grant shapps is a- ointed jumping outside. grant shapps is appointed as _ jumping outside.ed as the new defence i appointed as the new defence secretary, and promises to continue supporting ukraine. tropical storm idalia leaves a trail of destruction after heading up the us east coast. hello, i'm maryam moshiri. welcome to bbc news now. we start in south africa, where more than 70 people, including several children, have died in a fire at a five—storey block of flats in johannesburg. the emergency services said the building, in the city's former business district, had been abandoned and was used by homeless people. officials said many bodies were found pressed against a closed security gate. dozens of people were injured, and rushed to hospital. the cause has not yet been established. south african president cyril ramaphosa, said it was a

grant shapps is the _ shapps and to you first. grant shapps is the go _ shapps and to you first. _ shapps and to you first. grant shapps is the go to person, . shapps and to you first. grant i shapps is the go to person, isn't shapps is the go to person, isn�*t he. he has been moved around very frequently between jobs. he. he has been moved around very frequently betweenjobs. he is a great survivor. he is incredibly political. one thing i think a question that has been heard i have been speaking to defence people todayisisit been speaking to defence people today is is it the right fit? ben wallace rubs a lot of people the wrong way. even zelensky the wrong way by asking him to be grateful for british help but he did know his defence policy. and he was very convinced about what you wanted to say. grant shapps, you get much more of a sense of an operator someone there to represent the opinion of rishi sunak. so that has been a bit of a shock but i have to say defence people really happy. the thought ben wallace was too outspoken and now they probably will say grant shapps will be t

writing on x, formerly twitter, mr shapps says: so let's take a closer look at grant shapps�* rise. mp has been a fixture in the upper reaches of the conservative party for more than a decade. he moves into his next post from being energy secretary — focussing on energy security and bringing down the cost of bills. and while he did very briefly serve as home secretary, before the resignation of liz truss, he is best known for his time as transport secretary — a role he is known to have enjoyed. he built a reputation as a reliable media performer. he was regularly sent out to defend the government during periods of crisis — under the former prime minister borisjohnson. so what will does the uk's defence community make of mr shapps�* appointment? let's start with grant shapps, how much other surprises this announcement? his much other surprises this announcement? , . ,. ., , announcement? his name is certainly never really — announcement? his name is certainly never really in — announcement? his name is certainly never really in the _ announcement? his name is certainly never really i

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grant shapps moves over. seen as trusted, loyal allies for rishi sunak to have around the cabinet table. there have been options available for him to do a wider reshuffle, huge speculation of who is going where, lots of pieces of the puzzle to move. in the event that the prime minister does a major reshuffle,... this is going to be rishi sunak readying for the coming yearin rishi sunak readying for the coming year in the lead up to the next general election.— year in the lead up to the next general election. year in the lead up to the next eneral election. ., ., ~ ., general election. you talk about the aeneral general election. you talk about the general election, _ general election. you talk about the general election, what _ general election. you talk about the general election, what have - general election. you talk about the general election, what have we - general election. you talk about the general election, what have we had | general election, what have we had from the opposition parties for the anno

shapps appointment. grant shapps beanng appointment.rant shapps bearing he's never , ever bearing in mind he's never, ever held a ministerial portfolio . go held a ministerial portfolio. go anywhere near the ministry of defence . what does he know about it? >> well, good question. >> well, good question. >> ben wallace to going be an >> ben wallace is to going be an incredibly act follow . incredibly tough act to follow. and think to put it mildly, and i think to put it mildly, because it's such a complex department, you know, this is going to be a very steep learning curve for grant shapps . he's got a number of really tough issues to deal with. firstly is taking over in the middle of the war in ukraine in which we're very heavily involved in supporting the ukrainians . secondly, the system ukrainians. secondly, the system of defence procurement, of buying equipment for the armed forces is broken. the defence committee concluded that recently. so did the public accounts committee has been for years. yeah, but it's years. mark yeah, but

this was grant shapps . will... this was grant shapps visitin: will.... this was grant shapps visiting ukraine's last - will... this was grant shapps visiting ukraine's last week l will... this was grant shapps| visiting ukraine's last week in will... this was grant shapps - visiting ukraine's last week in his old job as energy secretary. this morning, he pledged that backing for ukraine would continue, but he will face questions soon about what exactly that means in practice. he replaces ben wallace at the ministry of defence. he is quitting parliament and chose to stand down from government. but listen to this warning in his resignation letter. i genuinely believe that over the next decade the world will get more insecure and more unstable, and after years of fighting hard for the defence budget, he added, we must not return to the days when defence was viewed as a discretionary spend by government and savings were achieved by hollowing out. the big ruestion achieved by hollowing out. the big question here _ achieved by hollowing out. the big question

and it's mr shapps's morning. and it's mr shapps's fifth cabinet post in a year.s take you through the list. back in september 22nd, he was transport secretary but shunted off, then back the next month as home secretary . but just for six home secretary. but just for six days and the same month he became business secretary then on to february 23rd, he became energy security secretary. and today he moved from that job to become i'm the new defence secretary. well what's he got in his in—tray? well, first of all, the former head of the british army, lord dannatt, asserting that he knows very little about defence. but mr shapps has already reaffirmed the mod support for ukraine in their, quote, fight against putin's barbaric invasion. emily thornberry , labour's shadow thornberry, labour's shadow attorney general, spoke to journalists earlier today. this is what she had to say. >> i think that it doesn't matter how often they reshuffle the jobs or rishi sunak finds another mate to help and to give another mate to help and to give a new job to. the fact is they are ju

easy is the fact that grant shapps with a fair amount of political— shapps with a fair amount of politicalitical acumen and expertise and in the us, — political acumen and expertise and in the us, this conversation around american _ in the us, this conversation around american support for ukraine has become _ american support for ukraine has become politicised, as everything else is, _ become politicised, as everything else is, so— become politicised, as everything else is, so understanding the politics— else is, so understanding the politics of why continuing american support— politics of why continuing american suapori is— politics of why continuing american support is important, that is a case that we _ support is important, that is a case that we need to be made to republicans, because republicans are split on_ republicans, because republicans are split on the question of whether us support— split on the question of whether us support for ukraine should continue and what _ support for ukraine should continue and what level, and you saw the split _ and what level, and you saw the split

writing on social media mr shapps said... so let's take a closer look at grant shapps' rise. mp has been a fixture in the upper reaches of the conservative party for more than a decade. he moves into his next post from being energy secretary, focussing on energy security, and bringing down the cost of bills. and while he did very briefly serve as home secretary, before the resignation of liz truss as prime minister, he is best known for his time as transport secretary, a role he is known to have enjoyed. he built a reputation as a reliable media performer, regularly sent out to defend the government during periods of crisis under the former prime minister borisjohnson. let's bring in katy balls, political editor of the spectator. i guess this was pretty much a surprise for many people who watch the political scene. what do you make of it? ml the political scene. what do you make of it?— the political scene. what do you make of it? �* , , ., make of it? all the signs were that rishi sunak — make of it? all the signs were that rishi sunak want _ make of it? all the signs were t

mr shapps has previously held a number of other cabinet positions. election. let's go to downing street and speak to... our correspondent expect there is someone — to... our correspondent expect there is someone arriving _ to... our correspondent expect there is someone arriving at _ to... our correspondent expect w- is someone arriving at downing street as we speak, it is damian hinds, who has knocked on the door of number ten. we know that grant shapps has moved across from energy security to become the new defence secretary, sweeping very eagle eyed as to who is coming out of downing street. we have seen already the current childcare minister, cliff eugenio, going into downing street. it is widely expected she will fill the vacancy left behind by grant shapps. damian hinds hasjust gone into number ten behind me, perhaps he is in line for the position that claire coutinho has left as childcare minister. there has been a lot of speculation about when rishi sunak was going to do this, there was talk about the reshuffle even before parliament broke up

grant shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary.re he�*s been replaced by claire coutinho, who is now transport secretary. mr shapps succeeds ben wallace, who has resigned and is standing down from parliament at the next general election. writing on x, formerly twitter, mr shapps said: professor michael clarke is the former director of the royal united services institute think tank. he was asked how the the uk�*s defence community could react to the appointment of grant shapps as the new defence secretary. i think they shrug their shoulders and say, well, this makes no real difference. we all know nothing is going to change until the election and whoever is elected next time round will have to grip defence in a different way. and the fact is, you know, we have defence ambitions which are above our level of preparedness to fund it. the government always assumes that the public don�*t want to spend more than about 2% of our gdp on defence. in reality, the public never gets asked about this. i think the public might have a different vi

grant shapps, welwyn the shapps, welwyn hatfield in the south. mp, now a junior mp in education in all in the south south they've lost a senior person apart from rishi sunak being of course a richmond mp for yorkshire. but ben a northerner though. well let's , let's, let's not doubt let's, let's, let's not doubt that. but let's say, you know, ben wallace was the was this kind of standard bearer for the nonh kind of standard bearer for the north and fought the corner he's gone replaced by three mps in the south—east that is concerning tory mps one who sent me a text saying northern mps are pretty angry on the whatsapp groups and losing the most senior in the senior northern in the government in the government northerner in the government. maybe government. it feels like maybe in the dean's criticism was right. interesting you right. now. interesting you recall letter from the weekend. >> that absolutely. nadine >> that is absolutely. nadine dorries yeah, yeah, dorries actually, yeah, yeah, yeah. you've been so yeah. because you've been so it's off

enter then grant shapps — the government's utility man has another newjob.t of many uniformed companions for grant shapps, as he left downing street and headed for the ministry of defence. what is your first priority? first of all i will get my feet in the door and pay tribute to my predecessor, i think. he is talking about this man, ben wallace, the former soldier turned defence secretary who had done the job for four years under three prime ministers. in his resignation letter he wrote: "i genuinely believe that over the next decade the world will get "more insecure and more unstable." he also said: "we must not return to the days where defence was viewed "as a discretionary spend by government and savings "were achieved by hollowing out." is grant shapps just going to be a political appointee, whose primary task if you like will be to support the prime minister in cabinet? or is he going to really understand the needs of defence? grant shapps's replacement as energy secretary is claire coutinho, a long—standing ally of the prime minister. it is a huge pro

writing on x, formerly twitter, mr shapps said...apps's appointment with a degree of scepticism. grant shapps's appointment here's a former chief of the general staff of the british army, lord dannatt. the big question here is, is grant shappsjust going to be a political appointee whose primary task, if you like, will be to support the prime ministerand cabinet? minister in cabinet? or is he really going to understand the needs of defence? if he believes that defence needs greater funding, as ben wallace did, will he be willing to enter that discussion within cabinet, with the chancellor, with the treasury, and argue the toss for greater resources for defence? because that is what the ministry of defence needs. for more on this, let's bring in frank gardner, our security correspondent. a hugely important job a hugely importantjob this, and it comes with really massive challenges, no bigger than what is going on in ukraine? yes. challenges, no bigger than what is going on in ukraine?— challenges, no bigger than what is going on in ukr

by grant shapps.urt hearing tomorrow in washington. this is the court building where we've got confirmation that the heanng got confirmation that the hearing will be at 4:00. that is washington time. that's about 9:00 in the evening. london time. but we still don't know whether he will appear in person or on a virtual video link, we assume from mar—a—lago in florida, although a lot of commentators have observed he's made the most of his previous court appearances . of course, court appearances. of course, that's to do with the concealment of documents, secret documents and alleged hush money payments to stormy daniels, the former star. she now calls herself . but clearly this is former star. she now calls herself. but clearly this is a lot more serious this time around . around. >> absolutely. and there are three criminal cases going on now against donald trump . this now against donald trump. this is the court that he will appear at at 9:00. our time tomorrow. jack smith, the special counsel, has sai

so i think to put grant shapps in the role right now has surprised some.er a couple of more issues. stay with us. stay with us here stay with us. we will be back in the next few minutes before latest headlines. —— with all the latest. hello there. low pressure and its weather fronts brought a rather cloudy, damp day to many central, southern and western parts of the uk. quite a bit of sunshine though across scotland and north—east england. as we head into friday, this area of low pressure will be weakening, fizzling out and conditions will be improving. as we head into the weekend, into next week, high pressure will bring dry, sunny, warm weather for many of us. so these weather fronts then continue to bring outbreaks of rain through the evening and overnight we could see an area of thundery rain move through the channel. may just graze southern counties of england certainly wet nights in store for the channel islands. further north, rather cloudy with some patchy light rain and drizzle. quite a mild night in the south but under clear skies in scotland. it

grant shapps is appointed defence secretary and promises to continue the uk's support for ukraine. more now on the news that rishi sunak has reshuffled his cabinet for what is expected to be the last time before the next election. let's the next election. go back to larissa. wejust briefly let's go back to larissa. we just briefly ran out of time and that previous segment but i went to pick up previous segment but i went to pick up on some things that we were talking about, ben wallace, a former soldier, his credentials are not just with the war in ukraine, but also as someone who is very much involved in terms of afghanistan, the interpreters, you've written a book about that. bring us up—to—date on what is happening there. i liaise on what is happening there. i have been campaigning _ on what is happening there. i have been campaigning for— on what is happening there. i have been campaigning for years - on what is happening there. i have been campaigning for years now, i been campaigning for years now, 2015, for the british government to change its policy on afghan interpreters a

here, grant shapps has been appointed as the new uk defence secretary.sitions — including energy and transport secretary. he succeeds ben wallace, who has resigned and is standing down from parliament at the next general election. writing on social media, mr shapps said: as i get to work at defence headquarters, i am looking forward to working with the brave men and women...of our armed forces who defend our nation's security and continuing the uk's support for ukraine in theirfight against putin's barbaric invasion". some have reacted to grant shapps's appointment with a degree of scepticism. here's a former chief of the general staff of the british army, lord dannatt. the big question here is, is grant shapps just going to be a political appointee, where his primary task, if you like, will be to support the prime minister in cabinet, or is he going to really understand the needs of defence? and if he believes that defence needs greater funding, as ben wallace did, will he be willing to enter that discussion within cabinet, with the chancellor, with the

so let's take a closer look at grant shapps' rise.ield mp has been a fixture in the upper reaches of the conservative party for more than a decade. he moves into his next post from being energy secretary, focusing on energy security, and bringing down the cost of bills. and while he did very briefly serve as home secretary before the resignation of liz truss as prime minister, he is best known for his time as transport secretary, a role he is known to have enjoyed. as transport secretary, he built a reputation as a reliable media performer regularly sent out to defend the government during periods of crisis under the former prime minister borisjohnson. straight to downing street. our political correspondent leila nathoo is there. the reaction to this news, surprise? he wasn't one touted in the days before. ., ., , ., ., ., before. no, there had been a lot of speculation — before. no, there had been a lot of speculation as _ before. no, there had been a lot of speculation as to _ before. no, there had been a lot of speculation as to wh

enter then grant shapps — the government's utility man has another newjob.e first of many uniformed companions for grant shapps, as he left downing street and headed for the ministry of defence. what is your first priority? first of all i will get my feet in the door and pay tribute to my predecessor, i think. he is talking about this man, ben wallace, the former soldier turned defence secretary who had done the job for four years under three prime ministers. in his resignation letter he wrote: "i genuinely believe that over the next decade the world will get "more insecure and more unstable." he also said: "we must not return to the days where defence was viewed "as a discretionary spend by government and savings "were achieved by hollowing out." is grant shapps just going to be a political appointee, whose primary task if you like will be to support the prime minister in cabinet? or is he going to really understand the needs of defence? grant shapps's replacement as energy secretary is claire coutinho, a long—standing ally of the prime minister. it is a hu

enter then grant shapps — the government's utility man has another newjob.he first of many uniformed companions for grant shapps, as he left downing street and headed for the ministry of defence. what is your first priority? first of all, i will get my feet in the door and pay tribute to my predecessor, i think. he is talking about this man, ben wallace, the former soldier turned defence secretary, who had done thejob forfour years under three prime ministers. in his resignation letter he wrote: "i genuinely believe that over the next decade the world will get more insecure and more unstable." he also said: "we must not return to the days where defence was viewed as a discretionary spend by government and savings were achieved by hollowing out." this was a safety first reshuffle, limited in scale. i spoke earlier tojing—han tsung, professor of china and international studies at lancaster university. he reflected on how the new appointment might after uk—china relations. i think it depends on what kind ofjob you are doing. _ if you are more hawkish about chin

some have reacted to grant shapps's appointment with a degree of scepticism.nt frank gardner. ukraine is the military�*s main effort, but there are plenty of other challenges facing the new defence secretary. defence procurement is one, so in other words, the kind of securing the supply of new equipment, much of which is delayed or is running over budget. it's an absolute augean stables that every defence secretary has to try and grapple with. and i think when it comes to grant shapps, it all really depends on whether you want to see the glass half full or half empty. his detractors, of which there are many, say, "look, "this guy doesn't know the first thing about defence. "why are we putting somebody in there in charge of one "of the most important ministries in britain at a time when britain "is supporting a european ally in its war against russian invasion? "why are we putting in somebody in there who doesn't have any "military experience?" 0n the other side, that can be an advantage if the new defence secretary is prepared to listen to people. and he has g

grant shapps slow to respond. grant shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary following the resignation of ben wallace . resignation of ben wallace. after four years in the job, he says he wants to explore different opportunities and spend more time with his family in his resignation letter, mr wallace says the ministry of defence is back on the path to being once again world class education minister claire coutinho takes over as energy and net zero secretary, replacing shapps shadow attorney general emily thornberry says the changes are a temporary measure . measure. >> it really doesn't matter how many new jobs rishi sunak gives to his friends , it's still to his friends, it's still moving. the deck chairs . there's moving. the deck chairs. there's still a sinking ship. there's country really needs change and the only change that they're going to get is if we get a labour government and we get a labour government and we get a labour government and we get a labour government soon. >> junior doctors a

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grant shapps has been appointed as the new uk defence secretary.including energy and transport secretary. he succeeds ben wallace, who has resigned and is standing down from parliament at the next general election. writing on social media, mr shapps said, "as i get to work at defence headquarters, i am looking forward to working with the brave men and women of our armed forces who defend our nation's security, and continuing the uk's support for ukraine in theirfight against putin's barbaric invasion." we will have more on that reshuffle on the programme in about ten minutes' time. let's change gears completely. police in norfolk, in nebraska, pulled over a car for having a huge bull standing in its passenger seat. the car had half of its roof cut off to fit the animal in. the man driving the car was given a warning by police, and was ordered to take the bull back home. let's talk live to the reporter who actually found the bull and at the car and filmed footage we have been showing you. andrew, welcome to the programme. you couldn't make it up! ye

grant shapps, who joins us now. >> mr shapps, it's always good to see you.l business, because i know you're meeting a lot of energy providers , energy, energy providers, energy, energy, industry leaders to get more investment to look at how we deal with net zero and things. but how does that tie in with what we've seen with these new licences ? because some new licences? because some people are saying, well, it might be necessary, but it's going inevitably push net going to inevitably push net zero back? >> yeah, well the answer is it won't. and yeah , you're right. won't. and yeah, you're right. i'm meeting today with a bunch of energy companies at number 10 who going to £100 who are going to invest £100 billion renewables . and billion in renewables. and that's great. everyone supports this country's transition to net zero. but you cannot get there by telling people we're simply going to stop using oil and gas . well, the only way to do that would be to tell people, don't put your gas boiler on, don't drive a petrol car and do that almost instantaneously u

for some ne in >> well and also shapps might be warconstituency for some of in >> well and also shappsreddie's just been talking about. he is one of the seats that is possibly underwater seats that is possibly unc freddie , let's seats that is possibly uncfreddie , let's let's go seats that is possibly unc freddie , let's let's go to >> freddie, let's let's go to the mail and they claim in this article that women enjoy writing lists i like a good list . lists i like a good list. >> i like a good list. we're both looking at lists at the moment. yes. which i'm finding very useful. but yes, apparently men and women both write lists. the research, this very detailed research both failed. but research from both failed. but but women take pleasure in it and men don't. that's what the evidence. i don't know. >> well, look, who am i to question the science? but i'll give you 12 reasons why i love a list . list. >> i love ticking things off and i love when i do my to do list. it is really for the experience. so you always write something that you know you can do immediately, so you can cross it

grant shapps ticks that box. a new secretary of defence.. also with us on our panel tonight andrew fisher, former director of policy for the labour party under jeremy corbyn, and lanhee chen, formerforeign policy adviser to mitt romney. one important part of grant shapps�* brief — the south china sea. we have a special report tonight on the united states joint exercises in the region.

so that's a dispute then between shapps and between the mayor of london. absolutely. comment from seniors in the party about that . in the party about that. regarding section article 143, the 1999 act, i must say i was very, very disappointed when i found that was being used as a reason, not to do anything. yeah i've been speaking to fairly senior mps today on that point because one of the things the government, if i might make so bold and make myself very unpopular, hasn't done particularly well hitherto is explain. mr harper's position. so that everybody can understand it hasn't done particularly well. >> i've no idea what it is and what they will say and what you will be seeing pr on about this is an explanation as to why they can't invoke that , which in can't invoke that, which in short runs to the fact that whilst part b and damage to neighbouring counties is filled , i'm told that the reason you can't invoke section a is because what khan has done doesn't run again against any existing policy because there isn't a policy. existing policy because there isn't a p

grant shapps's replacement as energy secretary is claire coutinho, a long—standing ally of the primeeady to tackle the global energy crisis, miss coutinho? it really doesn't matter how many newjobs rishi sunak gives to his friends, it is still moving the deck chairs. they are still a sinking ship. this country really needs change. defence secretary is always a big job but claire coutinho faces the tricky business of delivering the government's climate promises with some tory mps sceptical about the implications. taking a step back, this was a safety first reshuffle. loyalty in the prime minister prized and, yes, limited in scale. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. live now tojinghan zeng, professor of china and international studies at lancaster university. thank you so much forjoining us. i guess the war in ukraine will be high on the agenda, but also the uk china relationship will be quite important for his new portfolio. he has previously expressed mistrust of china while also saying the uk would welcome chinese investment for the right projects. 50 how do you see his appointm

so that's a dispute then between shapps and between the mayor of london. absolutely. comment from seniors in the party about that . in the party about that. regarding section article 143, the 1999 act, i must say i was very, very disappointed when i found that was being used as a reason, not to do anything. yeah i've been speaking to fairly senior mps today on that point because one of the things the government, if i might make so bold and make myself very unpopular, hasn't done particularly well hitherto is explain. mr harper's position. so that everybody can understand it hasn't done particularly well. >> i've no idea what it is and what they will say and what you will be seeing pr on about this is an explanation as to why they can't invoke that , which in can't invoke that, which in short runs to the fact that whilst part b and damage to neighbouring counties is filled , i'm told that the reason you can't invoke section a is because what khan has done doesn't run again against any existing policy because there isn't a policy. existing policy because there isn't a p

this is gb replacing shapps.b news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital radio and on car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to . play gb news. now it's back to. jacob the home affairs select committee has come up with a number of sensible suggestions in its recent report and recommendations, saying that addicts should receive treatment for the breaking of county lines , prescribing of drugs for addicts and medicinal cannabis also points out it's a mistake to classify drugs for political rather than safety reasons. >> highlight the fact it's quite interesting that the government tends to accept the advisory council on the misuse of drugs recommendations when they're to upgrade drugs categorisation. but are often reluctant to follow downgrade recommendations overall , it was a serious overall, it was a serious contribution to the debate and there is a genuine problem . look there is a genuine problem. look at this chart from th

holding talks with major energy companies at downing street later , grant downing street later, grant shappsill emphasise the government's commitment to home grown energy sources and support for north sea oil and gas. he's expected to encourage them to invest in renewables and carbon capture and storage projects . a capture and storage projects. a home office source has told gb news that migrants will not be moving into the bibby stockholm barge today . we understand it barge today. we understand it could now be next week before any asylum seekers arrive. the source also says the delay was not caused by fire safety concerns. rather, issues surround the health and safety of port workers . us and the of port workers. us and the government is set to publish police guidance on dealing with low level crimes. the code will allow first time offenders who admit their offence to receive cautions instead of court sentences . offences such as sentences. offences such as shoplifting and minor thefts are among those eligible but more serious offences like possession of bladed weapons will be excluded . t

minister grant shapps. government. minister grant shapps . we just wanted to take shapps.me of the other hidden motivations behind why some people might be opposing, frankly , not just the opposing, frankly, not just the bibby stockholm, but absolute everything when it comes to clamping down on the channel migrant crisis. and who better to do that than our home security editor mark white, who has got us this exclusive package , the first asylum package, the first asylum seekers should already have been on board the bbc stockholm barge, but once again, home office plans to place channel migrants in larger scale, more bafic migrants in larger scale, more basic accommodation centres. >> has been beset by delays and fierce opposition after fire service checks highlighted some safety concerns with the barge . safety concerns with the barge. the fire brigades union has now stepped into the row, claiming that the home office is adopting a reckless approach to the safety of asylum seekers . safety of asylum seekers. speaking on gb news today , the speaking on gb news today, the ene

. >> grant shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary following the resignation of ben wallace after four years in the job. he says he wants to explore different opportunities and spend more time with his family. in his resignation letter, mr wallace says the ministry of defence is back on the path to being once again world class education minister claire coutinho takes over as energy and net zero secretary, replacing shapps as and finally police officers will be automatically dismissed if they're found guilty of misconduct under the new government plans , senior government plans, senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and be able to sack rogue staff and be able to dismiss those who fail. vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as next spring. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . nigel now it's back to. nigel >> good evening. well it's always been a huge issue in british politics. it is, of course, the national health service,

. >> grant shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary following the resignation of ben wallace after four years in the job. he says he wants to explore different opportunities and spend more time with his family. in his resignation letter, mr wallace says the ministry of defence is back on the path to being once again world class education minister claire coutinho takes over as energy and net zero secretary, replacing shapps as and finally police officers will be automatically dismissed if they're found guilty of misconduct under the new government plans , senior government plans, senior officers will have more powers to sack rogue staff and be able to sack rogue staff and be able to dismiss those who fail. vetting checks. the government says the changes could be implemented as soon as next spring. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . nigel now it's back to. nigel >> good evening. well it's always been a huge issue in british politics. it is, of course, the national health service,

and so grant shapps , bless not.ps, bless his little cotton socks, says, oh well, of course tax cuts are in our dna . oh well, of course tax cuts are in our dna. but oh well, of course tax cuts are in our dna . but but like, oh well, of course tax cuts are in our dna. but but like, not today. well, you know, motherhood apple bring motherhood and apple pie. bring it he is being at least it on. it's he is being at least a bit honest, which is absolutely yeah, a bit unusual. otherwise sunak would bash him round the back of the head because he's been very, very firm on this point. because he's been very, very firnyes. this point. because he's been very, very firnyes. no, point. because he's been very, very firnyes. no, exactly . and the >> yes. no, exactly. and the office for budget responsibility , just in case you were worried about pennies in your , just in case you were worried about if pennies in your , just in case you were worried about if you nies in your , just in case you were worried about if you dos in your ,

the energy secretary, grant shapps , energy secretary, grant shapps, confirmed the move during a visitch was damaged by russian missiles. he says the plan will stop president putin from using energy as a weapon of war. india is hoping to make history by becoming the first nafion history by becoming the first nation to land near the moon's south pole. this afternoon . the south pole. this afternoon. the chandrayaan three is on a mission to hunt for water based ice, which scientists say could support human habitation on the satellite in the future. if the spacecraft is successful. india will be only the fourth country to have achieved a soft landing . you can get more on all of those stories. just visit our website, gbnews.com . website, gbnews.com. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . gold and silver investment. >> well, here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will buy you 1.26, seven, $5 and ,1.1718. the price of gold is £1,502.39 per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 7316 points. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance repor

grant shapps is appointed as the new uk defence secretary, and promises to continue supporting ukraineast of the us. hello, i�*m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let start with news just coming to us here at the bbc, because we�*re hearing that schools england must immediately shut buildings made with certain types of concrete that is prone to collapse until safety measures are put in place. that is expected to be announced by the government in the next little while. some schools will have to relocate children to other teaching spaces. more than 100 schools are being

education minister claire coutinho takes over as energy and net zero secretary, replacing shapps.he this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now it's back to dan . dan. ulez is fast proving to be one of the biggest deceptions in recent british political history. >> london's failed mayor, sadiq khan has swindled the science to introduce use a devastating and destructive £12.50 daily tax that will hit london's poorest the hardest as part of the labour party's forthcoming war on cars and the motorists, especially early. given this is a story far more serious than the partygate farce which successfully ousted boris johnson, thanks to the relentless obsession from the establishment media. so where is the rolling coverage on the ulez deception from the british bashing corporation ? where are bashing corporation? where are woke itv's special investigations into how the mayor has hoodwinked the public, pressuring scientists to cover up the facts? just imagine if a conservative lead

the uk has a new defence secretary — we'll ask how grant shapps will approach relations with china.ike a cock and bull story — we'll hear about the man pulled over for driving with a real life bull in the passenger seat. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the south african city ofjohannesburg where twelve children are among more than 70 people now known to have died after a fire in a tower block.

former transport secretary grant shapps is named as the new uk defence secretary.r moving up the us east coast. hello, i'm maryam moshiri, welcome to bbc news now, we start in south africa where more than 70 people including several children have died in a fire at a five—storey block of flats in johannesburg. the emergency services said the building, in the city's former business district, had been abandoned and was used by homeless people. officials said many bodies were found pressed against a closed security gate. dozens of people were injured, and rushed to hospital. it's been described as one of the worst fire incidents in the city's recent history. the head of the emergency services injohannesburg says the cause of the blaze is currently unclear. it's a high tech building an abandoned building.

it's part of a mini—reshuffle — and taking on mr shapps' former role of energy and net zero secretarynute deal to save the collapsed retailer wilko has fallen through. hundreds ofjob losses are expected to follow. the discount chain went into administration earlier this month — although for now its stores remain open. pricewaterhousecoopers is trying to find another buyer for the store. you're live with bbc news. the bbc has uncovered evidence that dozens of women were potentially groomed into online sex work by the influencer andrew tate's all—male society, the "war room". a documentary team has spoken to whistle blowers and alleged victims. they were given exclusive access to 12,000 pages of encrypted messages, which reveal the instructions given to war room members to make women gradually submit to their control. the directorjamie tarson and matt shay the reporter are with us. so you have investigated this all male society the war room, what did you discover? most people know andrew tate for his online content which has been called misogynistic but he also runs a secret all—male so

shapps being tight,t two, grant shapps being tight, pensions, getting bigger and too censorious welcome. your first look at sunday's newspapers . i'm andrew doyle and newspapers. i'm andrew doyle and i'm joined tonight by louis shaffer and nick dixon. so let's kick things off with the observer. louis, are you worried about staying warm this winter ? about staying warm this winter? >> i am not worried about it. i'm worried about paying for it. help uk energy bills. help with uk energy bills. unlikely. winter, according unlikely. this winter, according to grant shapps, who's the head of something in the government? i what department of something in the government? i head what department of something in the government? i head of,what department of something in the government? i head of, butt department of something in the government? i head of, but he's»artment of something in the government? i head of, but he's the nent he's head of, but he's the energy secretary. he says the government wants focus on government wants to focus on cutting inflation cutting taxes once inflation falls, is ac

shapps being tight,t two, grant shapps being tight, pensions, getting bigger and too censorious welcome. your first look at sunday's newspapers . i'm andrew doyle and newspapers. i'm andrew doyle and i'm joined tonight by louis shaffer and nick dixon. so let's kick things off with the observer. louis, are you worried about staying warm this winter ? about staying warm this winter? >> i am not worried about it. i'm worried about paying for it. help uk energy bills. help with uk energy bills. unlikely. winter, according unlikely. this winter, according to grant shapps, who's the head of something in the government? i what department of something in the government? i head what department of something in the government? i head of,what department of something in the government? i head of, butt department of something in the government? i head of, but he's»artment of something in the government? i head of, but he's the nent he's head of, but he's the energy secretary. he says the government wants focus on government wants to focus on cutting inflation cutting taxes once inflation falls, is ac

according to the announcement of the prime minister's office, iran shapp, who was in charge of the ministryof energy of this country , has been appointed as the minister of defense . no one was injured in the search and recovery operation there is a possibility of an increase in the number of dead and injured, but the cause of the fire has not yet been announced. from the launch of a new missile by north korea to the blackout of thousands of subscribers in the united states due to the storm, in the package of short international news, airstrikes in ukraine have split into two and a half. a civilian was killed and 13 were injured. the authorities of the republic of tunisia announced that more than 200 mortar shells, including cluster munitions and explosive drones , targeted the cities and towns of this region, causing damage to the infrastructure center and 24 houses. a russian missile hit the capital of ukraine and he announced that 2 people were killed and several were injured in these attacks. the european union's purchase of liquefied natural gas from russia has increased by 40% compare

prime minister rishi sunak and the energy security secretary grant shapps are meeting with energy industrynounced they were granted more than 100 new oil and gas licenses off the coast of scotland, a move critics claim it would drive a wrecking ball through the uk's climate commitments. meanwhile, at the consumer group which warrants out the number of people missing payments on essential household bills is as high as it was over the winter, when energy prices were at their peak. it says 2.4 million households missed at least one bill payment last month, according to their monthly online poll said that many people feared their financial situation would not get better over the next year. live now to harry kind from the consumer group which, who conducted the study. why are people still struggling to pay their bills? we why are people still struggling to pay their bills?— pay their bills? we have basically entered the _ pay their bills? we have basically entered the second _ pay their bills? we have basically entered the second year - pay their bills? we have basically entered the second year

the uk has a new defence secretary — we'll ask how grant shapps will approach relations with china.d over for driving with a real—life bull in the passenger seat. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the south african city ofjohannesburg, where 12 children are among more than 70 people now known to have died after a fire in a tower block.

and when it went to the department of transport grant, shapps rubber stamped it through and now they'veanding for them in the mayoral contest saying, i'm against ulez , i'll saying, i'm against ulez, i'll get rid of it. even on this , get rid of it. even on this, there's not great clarity, is there, or not great difference, there's not great clarity, is there, 0 betweenat difference, there's not great clarity, is there, 0 between the fference, there's not great clarity, is there, 0 between the two�*nce, there's not great clarity, is there, 0 between the two parties frankly, between the two parties and the extra point to that , and the extra point to that, nigel, is that mark harper has not stopped it. >> i mean, he has got in theory , some form of legal right to do so. as you revealed on your programme last week, he's not doing it. he's been told he can't do it by government lawyers, therefore can't lawyers, therefore he can't spend money spend taxpayers money doing something has prospect something which has no prospect of it may of success, even though it may have delayed the expansion