but before we get started, let's get your latest news with sophia wenzler . news with sophia wenzler. >> nana. thank you. good afternoon . afternoon. >> it's 3:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . in the gb newsroom. >> a conservative mp has accused his local water company of being incompetent after supplies were contaminated by parasites. the number of confirmed cases of crypto spyridium in the brixham area have more than doubled to 46. the mp for totnes says southwest water's response to the outbreak has been inadequate and has put people's health at risk. the firm says it's now cleaning a water tank where the parasites were found . meanwhile, parasites were found. meanwhile, olympian dame kelly holmes has joined protesters today demonstrating about poor water quality. 37 protests are taking place in places including brighton, falmouth and edinburgh . water companies say they're spending more than £14 billion this year to protect waterways in england and wales. but campaigners emma jackson and emma pattinson are demanding tougher action. >> we want you to do something about t

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.itain's economy is in a worse state than many people think . in a worse state than many people think. in a speech in london a short time ago, rachel reeves said the conservative government were gaslighting the british people. >> the conservatives are gaslighting the british public, they say. we've turned a corner and they ask people to stick with the conservative party but it is those very conservatives who are set to leave the average household £870 worse off through stealth taxes and increases in council tax . the prime minister council tax. the prime minister claims that he is delivering for the country , but the british the country, but the british people did not order what this prime minister is delivering . prime minister is delivering. >> talks will resume in cairo today after israel rejected a ceasefire proposal that was accepted by the hamas terror group. israel's prime minister says the terms of the agreement are far from meeting its core demands . are far from meeting its co

latest headlines now with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> bev. thank you. it's 1131. >> bev.e've just been hearing, a spanish brazilian national has appeared in court charged with the murder of schoolboy daniel anjorin in north—east london. marcus aurelio arduini monzo unsew, from newham in london, is also charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of grievous bodily harm. the prosecution alleges the defendant was armed with a samurai sword. daniel was fatally injured as he walked to school on tuesday morning . four school on tuesday morning. four other people, including two police officers, were injured . police officers, were injured. former deputy first minister john swinney has confirmed he's running to succeed humza yousaf, as both snp leader and scotland's first minister. if successful, it will be the second time mr swinney, who was deputy first minister for more than eight years under nicola sturgeon, has led his party. he previously held the post between 2000 and 2004, 711 people were detected crossing the english channel on wednesday, the highest numb

but before all of that, it's your headlines and it's sophia wenzler. >> martin. thank you. 2. i'm sophia afternoon. it's 4:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . a 73 wenzler in the gb newsroom. a 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in bangkok. >> airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. more than 50 people were hurt, seven of them critically. >> after sustaining head injuries. singapore airlines confirmed there were 211 passengers and 18 crew on board. the prime minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration dunng the issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria. rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the european commission to tighten migration policy. speaking exclusively to gb news, the prime minister says the numbers prove progress is being made in stopping the small boats and thousands

i'm sophia wenzler afternoon. it's12:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the dutch act has been newsroom. the dutch act has been kicked out of eurovision song contest grand final. the european broadcasting union says us klein won't compete, while swedish police investigate a complaint of inappropriate behaviour by a female member of the production crew. meanwhile security has been tightened ahead of tonight's show following pro—palestinian demonstrations. demonstrators have been rallying against israel's participation in the event , with the country's eden event, with the country's eden golan qualifying for tonight's show . she's among the leading show. she's among the leading contenders to win, but bookmakers have placed croatia's baby lasagna as favourite . baby lasagna as favourite. here's what some of the fans had to say i understand it, i personally disagree with their involvement and a lot of the stuff that's happened in the past 24 hours, generally in eurovision, like with the possible disqualification of the dutch representative or the videos comin

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the wenzler in the gb newsroom.hould back him if they want the rwanda deportation scheme to succeed , but concedes flights

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. thousands of people can now safely drink their tap water again following a parasite outbreak south west water has today reduced the boil water notice in the brixham area following all clear test results. the number of confirmed cases of cryptosporidium in the brixham area is 46, but the water company has confirmed it is now safe for around 14,500 households in the ahlsten supply area to use their tap water as normal, but they're still advising around 2500 properties in hillhead upper parts of brixham and kingswear to continue to boil their drinking water before consuming it. meanwhile olympian dame kelly holmes has joined protesters today demonstrating about poor water quality. 37 protests are taking place in places including brighton, falmouth and edinburgh. water companies say they're spending more than £14 billion this year to protect waterways in england and wales. but campaigners emma jackson and emma pattinson are demanding tougher action. >> we want you to do something about th

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . a 73 wenzler in the gb newsroom.a 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in bangkok. airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. more than 50 people were hurt, seven of them critically. after sustaining head injuries. singapore airlines confirmed there were 18 crew and 211 passengers on board, 47 of which were from the united kingdom . were from the united kingdom. the prime minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration dunng the issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria. rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the european commission to tighten migration policy. speaking exclusively to gb news, the prime minister says the numbers prove progress is being made in stopping small boats and thousands of illegal migrants are being returned to oth

. >> but before we do anything else, sophia wenzler has all your news headlines . your news headlines>> ben. thank you. good morning . >> ben. thank you. good morning. it's 10:01. i'm sophia >> ben. thank you. good morning. it's10:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . as the us in the gb newsroom. as the us says, israel may have broken international law in its use of american supplied weapons in gaza. american supplied weapons in gaza . the state department says gaza. the state department says it's reasonable to assess that they've been used in ways that are inconsistent with israel's obligations. it stopped short of a definitive assessment, saying the chaos of war made it difficult to verify alleged violations. the document also noted hamas uses civilian infrastructure for military purposes and civilians as human shields. the findings come as israel warns residents in rafah to evacuate more areas of the city. a police officer has been shot in the leg with a crossbow in buckinghamshire . the officer in buckinghamshire. the officer was responding to reports of a stabbing in high

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the wenzler in the gb newsroom.r keir starmer describing the scheme as an absolute waste of money. the party leader, who's in kent, says he wants to create a border security command to tackle the small boat crisis. sir keir unveiled proposals for stronger new counter—terror powers that will effectively treat people smugglers like terrorists. his plans will be supported by around 1000 additional officers recruited by m15. labour says it'll spend £75 million if it wins the general election. the equivalent of what would have been spent sending migrants to rwanda for a year. >> britain can do better, labour will do better. we will end this farce. we will restore serious government to our borders and tackle this problem at source and replace the rwanda policy permanently. and today we launch our plan to do that. a new approach to small boat crossings that will secure britain's borders, prevent the exploitation by tackling it upstream and smash the criminal smuggling gangs. >> the uk is no longer in recession. the office

before all of that, folks, it's the headlines with sophia wenzler. >> richard. thank you. good morning. it's 11:02. i'm sophia morning. it's11:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . wenzler in the gb newsroom. >> chancellor jeremy hunt has vowed to compensate victims for the infected blood scandal with a £10 billion package. hunt claimed it was part of a fulfilling a promise he made to a constituent who died after contracting hepatitis c. the scandal has been the subject of the biggest ever public inquiry in the uk , after tens of in the uk, after tens of thousands of people were infected with contaminated blood and blood products . infected with contaminated blood and blood products. nhs infected with contaminated blood and blood products . nhs staff and blood products. nhs staff will be told to work evenings and weekends under labour plans to slash waiting lists. hospitals would be asked to share staff and pool waiting lists as part of a £1.1 billion drive, providing an extra 40,000 appointments a week. shadow health secretary wes streeting also promised to protect w

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.ster says voters should back him if they want the rwanda deportation scheme to succeed , but concedes scheme to succeed, but concedes flights won't get off the ground before the general election. >> rishi sunak also says he's putting the economy and global security at the heart of his campaign. >> it comes as political party leaders begin six weeks of trying to win votes after it was announced polls would open on the 4th of july. the timing of the 4th of july. the timing of the announcement came as a surprise to some, with labour polling 20 points ahead, kicking off the conservatives campaign this morning, rishi sunak claimed labour would do absolutely nothing to stop the boats. >> everyone else is starting to agree with my approach, which is bold. the one person that doesn't is keir starmer. that's a choice at this election . he a choice at this election. he thinks that we should just offer an amnesty to illegal migrants to make us a soft touch of europe. it would make us a magnet for

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.e first tory campaign rally after confirming a 4th of july general election in a statement outside downing

headlines and sophia wenzler. >> mark, thank you from the gb newsroom at 9:00. your top story this hour. the israeli military says it's recovered another body today after the bodies of three israeli hostages were recovered from gaza on friday. it comes as a member of israel's three man war cabinet, benny gantz, has threatened to resign from the government if it does not adopt a new plan for the war in gaza. israel says it believes 100 hostages are still alive . their hostages are still alive. their families of hostages have been holding a news conference in tel aviv calling for their return. >> the war must be stopped at once and the hostages must be rescued. war cabinet members stop the expansion of the rafah operation and secure a hostage release deal. now our family members are being raped in captivity. >> they are being starved and tortured. why do you allow netanyahu to continue sabotaging the hostage release deal negotiations? why do you remain silent in the face of his actions? why do you not come out and tell the public, as galant has done , how netanyah

i'm sophia wenzler afternoon. it's1:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.he first migrants set to be deported to rwanda have been detained. the home office said a series of operations took place across the country this week, with more activity due to be carried out in the coming weeks. officials have not yet said how many people have been detained or where they were taken into custody. it comes ahead of the government's bid to get flights off the ground by july, after the safety of rwanda act became law last week . meanwhile, more law last week. meanwhile, more than 1500 small boat migrants have crossed the english channel in just over a week, gb news can reveal . after several more boats reveal. after several more boats were intercepted in uk waters today, a boat load of around 70 migrants were taken to dover harbour by lifeboat in the early hours this morning. so far today, around 250 people have been taken to the border force migrant processing centre in doven migrant processing centre in dover. official figures for yesterday reveal that 268 migrants arr

i'm sophia wenzler afternoon. it's12:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . breaking news now a newsroom. breaking news now a moroccan asylum seeker has been sentenced to 44 years in 52 days for murdering a pensioner in an attack motivated by the conflict in gaza. as you've been hearing, ahmed ali stabbed 70 year old terence carney, six times in hartlepool in what was intended as revenge for the israel—hamas conflict. he told police the attack, a week after the hamas attacks on israel , was for the attacks on israel, was for the people of gaza, and he had wanted to kill more victims. ali kadi was also found guilty of the attempted murder of his housemate, who had been attacked before the fatal stabbing of mr carney . in other news, the carney. in other news, the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has declined to give a cast iron guarantee of tax cuts while insisting the tax burden would go down under a future conservative government but he warns that labour will be forced to raise taxes to pay for their spending pledges. as he reiterated his own commitment to eliminati

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines.hancellor says britain's economy is in a worse state than many people think . in a worse state than many people think. in a speech in london earlier, rachel reeves said the conservative government isn't being honest with voters . being honest with voters. >> the conservatives are gaslighting the british public. they say . we've turned a corner they say. we've turned a corner and they ask people to stick with the conservative party, but it is those very conservatives who are set to leave the average household £870 worse off through stealth, taxes and increases in council tax . the prime minister council tax. the prime minister claims that he is delivering for the country, but the british people did not order what this prime minister is delivering. >> house prices have largely plateaued for the first part of the year. that's according to a new report from halifax. the price of an average british home rose by 0.1% in april after falling by 0.9% in march, the lender says the data reflects

i'm sophia wenzler afternoon. it's12:02. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the rwanda asylum newsroom. the rwanda asylum policy will end under labour, with sir keir starmer describing the scheme as an absolute waste of money. the party leader, who's in kent, says he wants to create a border security command to tackle the small boat crisis. sir keir unveiled proposals for stronger new counter—terror powers that will effectively treat people smugglers like terrorists. it will be supported by around 1000 additional officers recruited by m15 . officers recruited by m15. labour says it will spend £75 million on the plan if it wins the general election, the equivalent of what would have been spent sending migrants to rwanda for a year. >> britain can do better. labour will do better. we will end this farce. we will restore serious government to our borders and tackle this problem at source and replace the rwanda policy permanently . and today we launch permanently. and today we launch our plan to do that , a new our plan to do that, a new approach to small boat cr

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines.y's win in the blackpool south by—election is seismic. labour's chris webb took the seat, beating conservative david jones in second following a by—election caused by the resignation of tory scott benton. sir keir suggested it's time to call a general election. >> it is, of course , the most >> it is, of course, the most important election results in the sense that it's a direct message to the prime minister, because this is a parliamentary seat, that's a 26% swing. that's a huge swing , seat, that's a 26% swing. that's a huge swing, and it's seat, that's a 26% swing. that's a huge swing , and it's the fifth a huge swing, and it's the fifth swing of over 20% in by elections that we've had in recent months and years. so it's not a one off. there's no denying that the mood of the country now is for change. and i think it's for the prime minister to allow the country to express that change. now in a general election. labour has made huge gains in local elections across england and wales ,

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . wenzler in the gb newsroom.ur coming out of mallorca. four people have been killed and at least 17 injured after a building collapsed on the spanish island. that's according to emergency services , as local to emergency services, as local media is reporting, the two story building was a restaurant on a beach. spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, said he was monitoring the situation closely, and his government would be ready to deploy all the means and personnel that are necessary . in other news, the necessary. in other news, the government is looking to pass key bills before parliament dissolves. the prime minister's flagship, smoking bill looks set to be shelved, whilst legislation to pay compensation to victims of the post office horizon scandal has passed. it comes as political party leaders begin six weeks of trying to win votes after it was announced . votes after it was announced. polls will open on the 4th of july, kicking off the conservatives campaign this morning, rishi sunak claimed labour would do

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the wenzler in the gb newsroom. the prime minister says voters should back him if they want the rwanda deportation scheme to succeed , but concedes flights succeed, but concedes flights won't get off the ground before the general election. rishi sunak also says he's putting the economy and global security at the heart of his campaign. it comes as political party leaders begin six weeks of trying to win votes after it was announced. polls will open on the 4th of july, kicking off the conservatives campaign this morning, rishi sunak claimed labour would do absolutely nothing to stop the boats . nothing to stop the boats. >> everyone else is starting to agree with my approach, which is bold. the one person that doesn't is keir starmer. that's a choice that this election, he thinks that we should just offer an amnesty to illegal migrants to make us a soft touch of europe. it would make us a magnet for thousands of migrants coming from everywhere. so that's the choice at this election . do you think my plan election. do

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your headlines the met police chief, sir mark rowley, has said a female police officer came close to losing her hand after a 14 year old boy was killed and four others injured in a sword attack in north—east london. video has emerged showing the moment police arrested the man wielding a sword. officers cornered him at a property bringing the suspect to the ground with a three separate taser discharge as he's been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 14 year old boy. the 36 year old suspect is now in hospital, police saying they've been unable to interview him due to his condition . former met police his condition. former met police detective peter bleksley drew parallels with the nottingham attack and urged police to look into the suspect's background . into the suspect's background. the fact a failed asylum seeker volunteered to go to rwanda is positive development, as it shows the country is safe, the business secretary has told gb news. kemi badenoch confirmed t

it must be an election year before all of that, let's get the news with sophia wenzler. >> nigel. thank you. good evening. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom, a 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in bangkok. airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. more than 50 people were hurt , seven of them critically, hurt, seven of them critically, after sustaining head injuries. singapore airlines confirmed there were 18 crew and 211 passengers on board. 47 were from the uk . the prime minister from the uk. the prime minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria, rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the european commission to tighten migration policy. speaking exclusively to gb news, the prime minister says the numbers prove progress is being made in stopping small boats and thousands of

i'm sophia wenzler and the gb newsroom. your top story this hour. the israeli military says it's recovered another body today after three bodies of three israeli hostages were recovered from gaza on friday. it comes as a member of israel's three man war cabinet, benny gantz, has threatened to resign from the government if it does not adopt a new plan for the war in gaza. israel says it believes 100 hostages are still alive. their families of hostages have been holding a news conference in tel aviv calling for their return. >> the war must be stopped at once and the hostages must be rescued. war cabinet members stop the expansion of the rafah operation and secure a hostage release deal. >> now our family members are being raped in captivity. they are being starved and tortured. why do you allow netanyahu to continue sabotaging the hostage release deal negotiations .7 why release deal negotiations? why do you remain silent in the face of his actions? why do you not come out and tell the public, as galant has done, how netanyahu tirelessly takes action

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the wenzler in the gb newsroom.fter labour made significant gains. it comes after labour also won the by—election in blackpool south. labour's chris webb took the seat, beating conservative david jones in second following a by—election caused by the resignation of tory scott benton, rishi sunak accepted that the results were less than ideal. ideal >> obviously it's disappointing to lose good, hard working conservative councillors and i'm grateful to them for all their service in local government, keeping council tax low and delivering services for local people. i am focused completely on the job at hand that's delivering for people across the country . if you just look at country. if you just look at what we're doing in the last week or so alone, a £900 tax cut, hitting people's pay slips, the first failed asylum seeker off to rwanda , the reform uk off to rwanda, the reform uk candidate, mark butcher, came third, just 117 votes behind the conservatives. >> reform party leader richard tice told gb news the party is

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.ian national has appeared in court charged with the murder of schoolboy daniel anjorin in north—east london. marcos aurelio arduini monzo, from newham in london, is also charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of grievous bodily harm. the prosecution alleges the defendant was armed with a samurai sword . daniel was samurai sword. daniel was fatally injured as he walked to school on tuesday morning. four other people, including two police officers, were injured . police officers, were injured. 711 people were detected crossing the english channel on wednesday, the highest number on a single day so far this year, according to home office figures . it brings the total number who've crossed so far this year to nearly 8300. that's 34% higher than the total at the same point last year. former deputy first minister john swinney has confirmed he's running to succeed humza yousaf as both snp leader and scotland's first minister. if successful, it will be the second time mr sw

it must be an election year before all of that, let's get the news with sophia wenzler. >> nigel. in the gb newsroom, a 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in bangkok. airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. more than 50 people were hurt , seven of them critically, hurt, seven of them critically, after sustaining head injuries. singapore airlines confirmed there were 18 crew and 211 passengers on board. 47 were from the uk . the prime minister from the uk. the prime minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria, rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the european commission to tighten migration policy. speaking exclusively to gb news, the prime minister says the numbers prove progress is being made in stopping small boats and thousands of illegal migrants are being returned to other

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom and as you've just been hearing, the prime minister, rishi sunaklection for the 4th of july. but now, in other news, uk inflation has fallen to the lowest level in nearly three years in april, dnven nearly three years in april, driven by lower gas and electricity prices. the latest figures show. inflation dropped to 2.3% last month, but people in birmingham say they're still struggling to make ends meet. >> i think it's propaganda to go in the shops and that the prices that they're either going up or you're getting less for your money. so i'm not seeing where the inflation is actually hitting . we can do a lot better, hitting. we can do a lot better, can't we? >> as as people, we are feeling the pinch at the moment, aren't we? we all are. >> i think the prices have increased so much over the past 24 months. the fact that they're coming, they're slowing down is a good thing. but ultimately, people's disposable income just isn't there . isn't there. >> and some breaking news in the last hour, one person has died in a mudslide on the edge of the nonh

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.wing a parasite outbreak south west water has today reduced the boil water notice in the brixham area following all clear test results. the number of confirmed cases of cryptosporidium in the brixham area is 46, but the water company has confirmed it is now safe for around

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom.e first tory campaign rally after confirming a 4th of july general election in a statement outside downing street today, rishi sunak made the surprise announcement and urged the nafion announcement and urged the nation to stick with him over sir keir starmer addressing tory party supporters and his cabinet at london's excel centre a short while ago, he took aim at the labour leader on the 5th of july. >> either keir starmer or i will be prime minister and he has shown time and time again that he will take the easy way out and do anything to get power. if he was happy to abandon all the promises that he made to become labour leader once he got the job, how can you know that he wouldn't do exactly the same thing if he were to become prime minister? we conservatives have got a clear plan with bold action to secure our future board. so let's take that message and that vision of a secure future to every corner of our united kingdom. and let's show labour that the british people will never be

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. line with the labour party. he warns that labour party. he warns that labour will be forced to raise taxes to pay for their spending pledges. as he reiterated his own commitment to eliminating national insurance . speaking national insurance. speaking a short while ago in london, the chancellor accused his shadow, rachel reeves, of resorting to playground politics with her criticism of high levels of taxation on uk households. >> it comes to labour policies on jobs and welfare reform and tax. the difference , if they are tax. the difference, if they are elected, will be profound and damaging for every family in the country. labour like to criticise recent tax rises, thinking people don't know what caused them. the furlough scheme, the energy price guarantee and billions of pounds in cost of living support. but labour supported those policies , labour supported those policies, which is why it is playground to politics use those tax rises to distract, debate from the biggest divide in b

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour.he prime minister has admitted flights carrying migrants to rwanda will not take off before the general election in july. but he says the scheme will continue if he's re—elected. it comes as political party leaders begin six weeks of trying to win votes after it was announced polls will open on the 4th of july, kicking off the conservatives campaign this morning, rishi sunak claimed labour would do absolutely nothing to stop the boats. >> everyone else is starting to agree with my approach, which is bold. the one person that doesn't is keir starmer. that's a choice at this election . he a choice at this election. he thinks that we should just offer an amnesty to illegal migrants to make us a soft touch of europe. it would make us a magnet for thousands of migrants coming from everywhere. so that's the choice at this election. do you think my plan is the right one? do you think i'm the one that's taking bold action to secure our borders and to stop the boats? or do you think he's going

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. first is some breaking newsroom.v are reporting the iranian president has been involved in an accident while travelling in a helicopter. there are limited details at this stage, but one media outlet suggests the aircraft made what's being described as a hard landing . described as a hard landing. president ibrahim raeisi was a passenger in one helicopter, which was travelling in a group of three. and we'll bring you more on that as we get it here in the uk. the chancellor has vowed to compensate victims for the infected blood scandal with a £10 billion package. jeremy hunt claimed it was part of fulfilling a promise he made to a constituent who died after contracting hepatitis c, the scandal has been the subject of the biggest ever public inquiry in the uk, after tens of thousands of people were infected with contaminated blood and blood products . infected with contaminated blood and blood products. nhs infected with contaminated blood and blood products . nhs staff and blood products. nhs staff will be told to work

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the wenzler in the gb newsroom. shadow chancellor says britain's economy is in a worse state than many people think. in a speech in london earlier, rachel reeves said the conservative government isn't being honest with voters. >> the conservatives are gaslighting the british public. they say we've turned a corner and they ask people to stick with the conservative party but it is those very conservatives who are set to leave the average household £870 worse off through stealth taxes and increases in council tax . the prime minister council tax. the prime minister claims that he is delivering for the country , but the british the country, but the british people did not order what this prime minister is delivering . prime minister is delivering. >> downing street has declined to blame a specific state or actor for a cyber attack on the ministry of defence . that's ministry of defence. that's despite earlier reports suggesting china was the prime suspect. it's after a massive hacking attack compromised bank details and

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom , the wenzler in the gb newsroom, the first migrants set to beported to rwanda have been detained. the home office says a series of operations took place across the country this week, with more due to be carried out in the coming weeks. officials have not yet said how many people have been detained, or were they where they were taken into custody. it comes ahead of the government's bid to get flights off the ground by july, after the safety rwanda act became law last week . meanwhile, became law last week. meanwhile, more than 1700 small migrants have boats have crossed the migrants have crossed the channelin migrants have crossed the channel in small boats. this week , gb news can reveal, after week, gb news can reveal, after several more boats were intercepted in the uk waters today, a boat load of around 70 migrants was taken to dover harbour by lifeboat in the early hours of this morning. so far today, around 400 people have been taken to the border force migrant processing centre, official figures for yesterday reveal 268 migrants arrived in

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom and as you've been hearing, the prime minister has announced aelection. in a statement outside downing street, rishi sunak said he had met with the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the royal family has postponed engagements which may appear to divert attention or distract from the election campaign. mr sunak made the surprise announcement after a day of speculation and urged the nafion day of speculation and urged the nation to stick with him over sir keir starmer. >> and we will have a general election on the 4th of july. this election will take place at a time . when the world is more a time. when the world is more dangerous than it has been since the end of the cold war. >> meanwhile, the labour leader, keir starmer, responded to the announcement, saying the election is the moment the country has been waiting for night. >> the prime minister has finally announced the next general election , a moment the general election, a moment the country needs and has been waiting for . waiting for. >> and liberal democrats leader sir ed davey

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom and as you've just been hearing, the prime minister, rishi sunak, has now confirmed a general election for the 4th of july. but now, in other news, uk inflation has fallen to the lowest level in nearly three years in april, dnven nearly three years in april, driven by lower gas and electricity prices. the latest figures show. inflation dropped to 2.3% last month, but people in birmingham say they're still struggling to make ends meet. >> i think it's propaganda to go in the shops and that the prices that they're either going up or you're getting less for your money. so i'm not seeing where the inflation is actually hitting . we can do a lot better, hitting. we can do a lot better, can't we.7 >> can't we? >> as as people, we are feeling the pinch at the moment, aren't we? we all are. >> i think the prices have increased so much over the past 24 months. the fact that they're coming, they're slowing down is a good thing. but ultimately, people's disposable income just isn't there . isn't there. >> and some breaking news in the last hour, one person ha

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom and as you've just been hearing, the prime minister, rishi sunak

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the wenzler in the gb newsroom.l in inflation as a major moment for the uk economy, driven by lower gas and electricity prices. the latest figures show inflation dropped to 2.3% in april for the first time in nearly three years. it's fuelled speculation of a summer general election when urged to get on with it and call a vote during prime minister's questions , prime minister's questions, rishi sunak repeated his intentions, sticking to what he's previously said. >> spoiler alert there is going to be a general election in the second half of this year and at that moment the british people will, in fact see the truth about the honourable gentleman opposite me, because that will be the choice at the next election. mr speaker, a party thatis election. mr speaker, a party that is not able to say to the country what they would do, a party that would put at risk our hard earned economic stability, or the conservatives that are delivering a secure future for our united kingdom ? our united kingdom? >> labour's shadow chance

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour. who died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore, has been named as jeff kitchen. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in bangkok . emergency landing in bangkok. airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack . more than 50 people were attack. more than 50 people were hurt, seven of them critically, after sustaining head injuries. singapore airlines confirmed there were 18 crew and 211 passengers on board. 47 were from the uk. a former royal marine accused of spying for the hong kong intelligence service has died in unexplained circumstances in a park in berkshire . 37 year old matthew berkshire. 37 year old matthew trickett was charged with offences under the national security act earlier this month. police officers were called to grenfell park in maidenhead at around 5:15 pm. on sunday. a police cordon is in place as police cordon is in place as police continue to investigate the death, which is be

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . first, a recap of the newsroom.irst, a recap of the breaking news from manchester in the last hour where a teacher has been found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child . 30 year old rebecca jones child. 30 year old rebecca jones was already suspended from her job and on bail for having sex with a 15 year old when she began a sexual relationship with a second teenager aged 16, and became pregnant during her two week trial, the high court. the high school teacher told the court she craved attention and struggled following the breakdown of a nine year relationship, but denied the allegations against her. a moroccan asylum seeker has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 45 years for murdering a pensioner in an attack motivated by the conflict in gaza. ahmed al fayed stabbed 70 year old terence carney six times in hartlepool , in what was intended hartlepool, in what was intended as revenge for the israel—hamas conflict . but he told police the conflict. but he told police the attack, a week after

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour.he prime minister says voters should back him if they want the rwanda deportation scheme to succeed. but concedes flights won't get off the ground before the general election . rishi sunak general election. rishi sunak also says he's putting the economy and global security at the heart of his campaign. it comes as political party leaders begin six weeks of trying to win votes after it was announced. polls will open on the 4th of july. the timing of the announcement came as a surprise to some, with labour polling 20 points ahead, kicking off the conservatives campaign this morning, rishi sunak claimed labour would do absolutely nothing to stop the boats. >> everyone else is starting to agree with my approach, which is bold. the one person that doesn't is keir starmer. bold. the one person that doesn't is keir starmer . that's doesn't is keir starmer. that's a choice at this election. he thinks that we should just offer an amnesty to illegal migrants to make us the soft touch of europe.

i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. your top story this hour. newsroom.story this hour . the newsroom. your top story this hour. the prime minister has admitted flights carrying migrants will not take off before the general election in july. but he says the scheme will continue if he's re—elected. it comes as political party leaders begin six weeks of trying to win votes after it was announced polls will open on the 4th of july, kicking off the conservatives campaign this morning, rishi sunak claimed labour would do absolutely nothing to stop the boats. >> everyone else is starting to agree with my approach, which is bold. the one person that doesn't is keir starmer. that's a choice at this election . he a choice at this election. he thinks that we should just offer an amnesty to illegal migrants to make us a soft touch of europe. it would make us a magnet for thousands of migrants coming from everywhere. so that's the choice at this election. do you think my plan is the right one.7 do election. do you think my plan is the right one? do you think i'm the

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first, the news headlines and sophia wenzler. >> mark, thank you from the gb newsroom at 9:00.nother body today after the bodies of three israeli hostages were recovered from gaza on friday. it comes as a member of israel's three man war cabinet, benny gantz, has threatened to resign from the government if it does not adopt a new plan for the war in gaza. israel says it believes 100 hostages are still alive . their hostages are still alive. their families of hostages have been holding a news conference in tel aviv calling for their return. >> the war must be stopped at once and the hostages must be rescued. war cabinet members stop the expansion of the rafah operation and secure a hostage release deal. now our family members are being raped in captivity. >> they are being starved and tortured. why do you allow netanyahu to continue sabotaging the hostage release