i am at the high court, where that wagatha christie dispute is back.h—profile libel battle against coleen rooney, which was around two years ago, and the general rule when things like this happen is the loser ends up paying most of the winner's legal costs, so rebekah vardy was asked to pay the legal costs for coleen rooney, and she was told to pay around 90% of those costs, and those were originally estimated to be around £540,000. the latest we are hearing is that has gone up to £1.8 million. that is the issue at stake here today. that is what being debated at this hearing this week. yesterday, when this debate was already going on, thejudge ruled that debate was already going on, the judge ruled that coleen rooney's lawyers did not mislead or commit misconduct over those legal costs but there are still other lines of debate that are being discussed, and that's going on today. there was also the headline grabbing claim around rebekah vardy�*s lawyers making that coleen rooney's lawyers, who were allegedly, they were saying, racked up high bills, five

in yet another twist in the wagatha christie case, rebekah vardy has been ordered to pay coleen rooneys following the high—profile legal case two years ago. barristers for the pair were back in court today in a dispute over legal fees. mrs vardy had sued mrs rooney for libel but lost the high court legal action and was ordered to pay 90% of her fees. our culture reporter, noor nanji, reports. it's exactly five years to the day since this viral social media post sparked a high profile libel battle, dubbed wagatha christie. coleen rooney accusing rebekah vardy of leaking private information about her to the press. people going behind your back and, you know, giving, delivering information, which is my information to deliver. if i wanted to do it, then it's down to me, but not for anyone else. the trial attracted huge attention when it reached court two years ago. vardy lost and was ordered to pay 90% of rooney's legal costs, which now stand at £1.8 million. this week, the dispute came back to the high court. although neither woman attended, this time. with vardy�*s lawyers seeking to red

they are hoping she's going to lift the lid on the wagatha christie scandal.he's going to be talking about wayne rooney and his affairs. i don't think she'll be doing any of that. no, she's very classy, lady. >> she's she's a smooth operator, isn't she? she's not going to be dishing the dirt on wayne and his dalliances with ladies of the night. and all that sort of thing. >> i don't think she will. she's remained tight lipped through everything. i mean, even at the wagatha christie trial, she said, i don't want to be here. i don't want to have this whole pubuc don't want to have this whole public show. so i don't know. but she doesn't need the money ehhen but she doesn't need the money either, does she , wayne? no. no either, does she, wayne? no. no chance, no chance a little bit. >> i know, i know her agent quite well. i've dealt with him many years. >> and why does she need an agent? she's just somebody's wife. she needs an agent to be wife. >> there's a lot. there's a lot of demand to speak to her. that's the thing i mean, everything, everything. we button

the metro wagatha christie and finally daily star. downing street was like a crack den. are your front pages. lewis. i want to get straight into it. what's on the mail? >> what's on the mail? russia is plotting mayhem in britain. so this is the daily mail. it's saying that this is the guy who's head of the mi. the m15 and in this country. yeah , the and in this country. yeah, the mis. well, and in this country. yeah, the m15. well, that's what it looks like. m15. well, that's what it looks uke.the m15. well, that's what it looks like. the mi 15. yeah. and he's the director general , ken the director general, ken mccallum. and he's got a hair. he's got the most amazing hair. it's like it's like something out of the 1930s. >> it doesn't look like he should be. did you see a photo of him? did you see him talking? yeah. >> it doesn't look like the head of the m15. yeah, it's. >> it's too much hair gel. >> it's too much hair gel. >> yeah, it's before they let people in. it's a it's a day. >> he looks 15, funnily enough. >> he looks 15, funnily enough. >> yeah. he looks horrib

in another legal battle, in the wake of their libel case two years ago that became known as wagatha christiead leaked private information about mrs rooney to the press, and ordered rebekah vardy to pay 90% of the legal costs. but that bill has reached more than £1.8m, and her lawyers are arguing that some of those costs are unreasonable. despite poor weather and an approaching hurricane, the european space agency has successfully launched a mission to study an asteroid system. it's all part of plans to protect the earth from any flying space rocks in the future, as pallab ghosh explains. go hera, go falcon, go spacex. on its way to an asteroid system 7 million miles away to develop a defence system to protect the earth from being hit by dangerous objects from outer space. it's to follow a nasa mission which tried to deliberately deflect an asteroid called dimorphos. nasa's dart spacecraft crashed into dimorphos two years ago. a telescope captured the dust and debris that was hurled into space. hera is on a two—yearjourney which takes it past mars and eventually to its destination. it's going

as part of the wagatha christie libel case between coleen rooney and rebekah vardy.formation to the press, it was ordered that she would have to pay 90% of rooney's legal costs, but now the battle rumbles on as questions are asked on both sides about which costs should reasonably be paid. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now. i'm sophie reaper more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> cheers! britannia wine club proudly sponsors the gb news financial report. >> but first, here's a quick look at today's markets. the pound will buy you $1.3102 and ,1.949. the price of gold is £2,021.52 per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 8,273.90 points. >> cheers britannia wine club proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . financial report. >> at noon good afternoon britain with emily and ben leo today. >> yes, tom is taking a day off, but ben leo will be with me . but ben leo will be with

vardy has been ordered to pay coleen rooney a further £100,000 following their high profile wagatha christie mrs. battle. mrs. vardy sued mrs. rooney for libel but lost the high court legal action in 2022. mrs. rooney had earlier accused mrs. rooney had earlier accused mrs. vardy of leaking her private information to the press, with wednesday marking the fifth anniversary of the viral social media post at the heart of the dispute . those are heart of the dispute. those are your top stories for now, but i'll be back in 30 minutes for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , or go to gbnews.com code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon britain. it is 2:09 now. the government squeeze on pensioners shows no sign of abating after it emerged that the chancellor is considering a cut to the tax free lump sum. savers can withdraw from their pensions. >> yes, the chancellor is reportedly considering such a move, following recommendations by two major think tanks that hopeit by two major think tank

vardy has been ordered to pay coleen rooney a further £100,000 following their high profile wagatha christiebel battle. mrs. mrs. vardy sued mrs. rooney for libel but lost the high court legal action in 2022. mrs. rooney had earlier accused mrs. vardy of leaking her private information to the press , with information to the press, with wednesday marking the fifth anniversary of the viral social media post at the heart of the dispute . those are the latest dispute. those are the latest headunes dispute. those are the latest headlines from the gb newsroom. i'm katie bowen. now let's go back to martin for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . gbnews.com forward slash alerts. >> now, very shortly we'll find out who will be the final two candidates to be the next conservative party leader. will tory mps play it safe and go for the centrist james cleverly? will they keep kemi badenoch in the race, or will they move to the race, or will they move to the right in to order try and eliminate the

and finally a cost hearing is taking place at the royal courts of justice today as part of the wagatha christiel case between coleen rooney and rebekah vardy . coleen rooney and rebekah vardy. following the ruling in 2022, which found vardy had leaked rooney's private information to the press, it was ordered that she would have to pay 90% of rooney's legal costs, but now the legal battle rumbles on as questions are asked on both sides about which costs should reasonably be paid . those are reasonably be paid. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now. i'm sophie reaper more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> okay. welcome back. this is good afternoon britain. it is just coming up to 12:08 now laboun just coming up to 12:08 now labour. they're approaching their first 100 days in office. and how much trouble is sir keir starmer and his government actually in number 10? they've been plunged into disarray as sue gray sensationally quit her role

. >> nina, the two wagatha christie idiots, coleen rooney and rebekah vardy.egos. and they do women no favours . no favours. >> so i might shock people with this . in my defence, i have, this. in my defence, i have, i think, gone for both bridget phillipson and rachel reeves. probably at least five times each in the last. in the last few weeks , and i back that few weeks, and i back that deservedly so. i could have very easily have gone for them again tonight. but i do think this wagatha christie thing that massively gets on my proverbials, you know, the idea, the legal bills, the cost, the time, the effort for no minibars for nothing, for no reason. so two wags can just go at each other in a court. honestly, just let it go. it's pathetic . let it go. it's pathetic. >> but also, if footballers weren't paid such ludicrously grotesque salaries, this would never happen or generate that money. >> they do generate . they'll be >> they do generate. they'll be fleeing the country too. >> so let's be honest, wayne rooney, you know, can no longer tell his missus to not

coleen rooney and rebekah vardy are resuming their legal battle after the so—called wagatha christieed it was substantially true that mrs vardy had leaked to the press private information about mrs rooney and ordered her to pay 90% of her costs. but rebekah vardy�*s lawyers are now claiming some of those costs are unreasonable. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is at the high court. what are mrs vardy�*s lawyers disputing? well, people may remember that rebekah vardy lost that high profile legal case against coleen rooney and the general rule in cases like this is the loser pays most of the winner's legal costs. in 2022 rebekah vardy was ordered to pay costs. the dispute is about that figure. coleen rooney said she is owed 1.8 million. rebekah vardy�*s side say that he didn't keep to a shed yule and they have included item that should not be include and in one claim they question whether one of mr rooney's lawyer staying at a five star hotel was reasonable. mrs vardy�*s team also say some of the hourly rates claimed by mrs rooney's lawyers should have been lower, as was the

of justice at the royal courts of justice at the royal courts of justice today as part of the wagatha christiebel case between coleen rooney and rebekah vardy. following the ruling in 2022, which found vardy had leaked rooney's private information to the press, it was ordered that she would have to pay 90% of rooney's legal costs . but now rooney's legal costs. but now the legal battle rumbles on as questions are asked on both sides about which costs she should reasonably have to pay. those are your latest gb news headlines. i'm will hollis with more stories in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> thank you will. now let's get cracking . now as sir keir cracking. now as sir keir starmer approaches 100 days in office as prime minister, has his labour government descended into absolute chaos when his chief of staff, sue gray, has called it a day as she quits her role over fears she had become a distraction. and let's now cross to gb news political editor chris

. >> wagatha christie has returned to court this time. £18 million during a court battle with rebekah vardy and, according to reports. coleen rooney's bill is said to include dinner, drinks and minibar costs at a five star hotel . at a five star hotel. >> are you a great minibar user? >> are you a great minibar user? >> no, because it's so expensive. i'd sooner get something from the bar in the hotel downstairs than use the minibar in the room. >> or something from the spa next door. yeah, well, bring it in. >> yeah, that's what you mean. >> yeah, that's what you mean. >> yeah, that's what you mean. >> yeah, yeah , but no, i it's >> yeah, yeah, but no, i it's the sweeties that get me in the. >> that's your vice. >> that's your vice. >> that's your vice. >> that's my vice. yeah. not the vodkas or anything. >> are they more expensive than in the bar downstairs? >> no, no. no idea. just happy to have them. >> it's when you find the tony chocolonely or whatever waiting for you. it's too much to resist, too much to resist. >> let's see if you

>> i don't you'd be surprised to hear he was telling me yesterday that we were talking about wagatha christietel minibar that you tell him. sorry, it's not the alcohol. which is where i would be going . which is where i would be going. >> kate. kate, you heard the description there from steve, and i just wondered from from your point of view. i mean, do your point of view. i mean, do you see yourself contributing to the degeneration of the community around you? you see, i see it differently. i'm not a dnnken see it differently. i'm not a drinker, but i realise i have worked in many pubs throughout the years and i think that they contribute a lot to society and bringing people together . and i bringing people together. and i think that loneliness and separation is an awful thing and you don't get them whilst you have establishments like yours. >> we are a social institution, that's what pubs are and i think when everyone's talking about binge drinkers, that is a very small minority. we are trying to penalise the responsible people of this country. we are all minority. >> kate. it's not a minor

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christys. tonight. i have got all of tomorrow's newspaper front pages, so let's do them. we start with the metro. oh, wagathanot some people should be allowed access to a money and b lawyers because millionaire wags coleen rooney and rebekah vardy are battling it out in court over the cost of water bottles in a hotel minibar. let it go, let it go. the i in a hotel minibar. let it go, let it go. the 1 m15 warns about iran plots on british soil. we touched on that a little bit earlier. in fact, a few minutes ago. yeah. let's go to the daily telegraph . chancellor looks at telegraph. chancellor looks at cut to pension withdrawals. so tax free lump sum may be £100,000 after recommendation from think tanks. so that could be a way of maybe trying to appease the pensioners. there's also a story here james cleverly sprints ahead in tory leadership race a man has never sprinted before in his life. it just says that that man has never sprinted before in his life. and gosh, i would never say such a thing. but james cleverly is surged into the lead as the conservative leadership race. so that's that's an interesting one