there were members the west midlands members of the west midlands police bank who police inside thatoutside the barclays bank where there were tens and then later on, well over 100 protesters that were there , um, chanting were there, um, chanting the usual we see these usual chance that we see these palestine protests, um , palestine protests, um, particularly, uh, of course, things like from the river to the sea now with the metropolitan police, that certainly is a slogan which they , um, criticised and they . and , um, criticised and they. and they will in some cases make arrests for. but certainly the police presence at the protest this morning in birmingham and was nowhere the kind of was nowhere near the kind of police we've seen police presence that we've seen at of the protests at the likes of the protests down i spoke to down in london. but i spoke to the chairman of the west midlands , uh, palestine midlands, uh, palestine solidarity campaign , nadeem solidarity campaign, nadeem malik. here's what he told me. >> over 28,000 palestinians have been killed , over ten of them,

i spoke to the mayor of the west midlands a moment ago.in my life but when you apologise simply because of the faux outrage , that can never be right outrage, that can never be right andifs outrage, that can never be right and it's simply feeds the woke beast that lee anderson was right. paul scully was wrong . right. paul scully was wrong. there have been many, many more like that . here's here's a quick like that. here's here's a quick one, gary adds this lee should ditch the conservative party and move to reform . lee was right. move to reform. lee was right. sadiq khan has turned london into a dump and on no go areas. alan adds this i used to regularly go to brick lane market in london in the 1980s. that, of course, is in tower hamlets, but i wouldn't dare go there alone these days. that's really got you going . please really got you going. please keep them coming in. play more to come in the next hour, including all the latest on the lee anderson scam five days ago. started on this very show. we'll have loads more on that. i'm martin

an 18th century pub that was destroyed in a fire in the west midlands is set to be rebuilt.olished two days after the blaze last august, causing widespread outrage in the local area. an enforcement notice has been issued against the owner for its unlawful demolition . for its unlawful demolition. local authorities says the building will now be built back to what it was prior to the fire, and queen camilla is leading the royal family at memorial services for the late king constantine of greece, the prince of wales , who was due to prince of wales, who was due to deliver a reading at the service , has pulled out due to a personal matter . kensington personal matter. kensington palace didn't elaborate but confirmed the princess of wales, whose recovering from abdominal surgery is doing well. the king is also missing the service as he continues treatment for cancer. he continues treatment for cancer . and for the latest cancer. and for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. uncommon shirts. forest are going to get you

members of aslef at avanti west coast, east midlands railway and west midlands railway and west midlandsre walking out for 24 hours over pay and conditions. the action started earlier this week and will continue on monday . a ban on overtime will last until tuesday . therefore, many until tuesday. therefore, many people across the country and their journeys on the trains will be disrupted. aslef says the drivers have not had a pay rise for almost five years. the government says the union should accept last year's offer . if you accept last year's offer. if you want more on any of our stories, you can sign up to the alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. com slash alerts . now it's over to . nana. >> good afternoon. it's fast approaching six minutes after 3:00. this is gb news on tv, onune 3:00. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and it's time to mock the week and what a busy one it's been. it kicked off with martin bashir blaming is because i'm black guv. and apparent jealousy from his colleagues for his treatment by the bbc after

a3% of those have been reported from the west midlands, followed by 19% in the north west, 1a% in londonreas, vaccine uptake is below the crucial target of 95%, the level needed to stop measles from spreading. in many ways, vaccines are a victim of their own success. we know from the research that we've done in preparing for this campaign that parents may not feel that infection like measles is a real and present danger for their children because they're no longer common, because in general, vaccine uptake is high. so what we need to do is actually he needs his mmr. health officials say complacency, busy family lives and parents' lack of knowledge of the illnesses may also play a part. working with the nhs, they're now anxious to protect any children who've missed out, such as these in peterborough. we really don't know when we might get the measles or any other invisible diseases, and i think all parents should make it a priority for their kids to have these immunizations. it is important because it prevents people from diseases. and those diseases can also kill young children and adult

talk to us about the west midlands _ liverpool areas. talk to us about the west midlands outbreak.ave a community champions programme and will work with schools, faith and community leaders to promote the vaccine and explain how safe it is and dispel myths then setting up pop—up clinics in the areas that really need it and encouraging people to see the gp. how quickly can it take effect? tt how quickly can it take effect? tit is remarkably quick. the vaccine works so well you can give it to people post exposure so if you get the vaccine within three days of exposure, you can use the vaccine as a sort of community therapy in the event of outbreak. it is a good vaccine, very safe. i think the message we need to get across, measles is a horrendously horrible disease. about one in five kids that catch it go into hospital and between one in a thousand and 5000 will get nk for lighters and die. what do parents need to do? icheck what do parents need to do? check the red book- _ what do parents need to do? check the red book. what _ what do parents need to do? check the red book. what if

hampton surgery in the west midlands was one of the very first to become veteran—friendly accredited. gp surgeries will log if a patient is a veteran and receive specialist training to help point veterans towards specialist support. we need to know someone is a veteran and we need to show an interest in the fact that they've served and just wonder if their condition could be as related as to their service. this programme will help take work away from gps because once they've recognised that someone has got a mental health problem, then there's a really good referral pathway that's going to help them. i don't know what it is, i don't think it's anything malign but, you know, i'm here so i might as well get it checked. tom served in afghanistan. as the taliban moves in, the west moves out. - when the taliban returned to power in 2021, he was watching from home and found himself struggling to cope. what i certainly hadn't realised, and i feel quite naive about it looking back now, but i hadn't realised that seeing these stories in the media about an environment that i'd known and i'd ser

there are no services on avanti west coast, east midlands, west midlands railway and london northwesterneam of british scientists and engineers with the british antarctic survey has arrived in antarctica to test a new drone. it could tell us more about how climate change is impacting the region. it s been designed to withstand harsh weather and could travel to remote parts of the continent. 0ur climate and science reporter georgina rannard reports. scientists are fighting to understand how climate change is altering antarctica. decades ago, they travelled by foot and paw, before taking to the air. but now, they need technology that works whatever the weather. this could be the answer — a new drone, tested not in antarctica but in eryri — also called snowdonia. we have a 700 litres payload bay. is that in here? yeah, i can show you. can we open it? wow! it's kind of like opening a car boot? yeah, pretty much. most of the sensors are actually going to fitted in here. it increases safety because you don't have a pilot on board, which means that you can bring this aircraft to more remote loc

members of aslef at avanti west coast at east midlands and west midlands railway are staging a 24 houralkout over pay and conditions . walkout over pay and conditions. the action started earlier this week. it will continue on monday, while a ban on overtime will last until tuesday , so will last until tuesday, so football attending league football fans attending league games across the country will be among those affected. aslef says drivers haven't had a pay rise for almost five years. the government, however , is urging government, however, is urging the union to accept an offer made last year and a senior conservative mp will stand down at the next general election for family reasons. sir bob neill served as a member of parliament since 2006, and was a junior minister in the coalition government under david cameron . government under david cameron. he joins a series of mps who have announced they won't contest the next election, which is expected to be held autumn is expected to be held in autumn . if you want the latest on our story, sign up to gb news alerts . you can do that by s

there are no services on avanti west coast, east midlands, west midlands railway and london northwesternefore they travel. the former prime minister of pakistan imran khan and his wife bushra bibi have beenjailed for seven years after a court ruled that their marriage was illegal and un—islamic. the case was brought by ms bibi's former husband, who accused her of not completing the mandatory waiting period required under sharia law before she married mr khan. this is the third custodial sentence mr khan has been handed this week. he had been sentenced to ia and ten years in prison for leaking national secrets and selling state gifts. mr khan's lawyers say he will appeal against all three rulings. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies is in islamabad with more details. this is the third jail sentence that imran khan has got in the course of a week. the backdrop to all of this is, of course, there are general election scheduled to be held this coming thursday. as you mention, he has had these previous two cases, the first he was given a ten—year jail sentence, the second ia, this one

members of aslef at avanti west coast east midlands railway and west midlands railway are staging a 24our walkout over pay and conditions. the strike started earlier this week and will continue on monday, while a ban on overtime will last until tuesday. football fans attending many league games will be amongst those affected. aslef says drivers haven't had a pay rise for almost five years, while the government is urging the union to accept an offer it made last year. the union to accept an offer it made last year . a senior made last year. a senior conservative mp will stand down at the next general election following his wife's health problems . following his wife's health problems. sir bob neill served as mp since 2006 and was a as an mp since 2006 and was a junior minister in the coalition government under david cameron. his wife, ann—louise suffered a stroke in 2019, with sir bob saying it's a tough road for her, but claims they both remain positive about it . sir bob joins positive about it. sir bob joins a series of mps who have announced their intention not to contest the next e

including 183 newly confirmed cases in the past four weeks. 43% of those have been reported from the west midlands10% in the east midlands. and in each of those areas, vaccine uptake is below the crucial target of 95%, the level needed to stop measles from spreading. in many ways, vaccines are a victim of their own success. we know from the research that we've done in preparing for this campaign that parents may not feel that infection like measles is a real and present danger for their children because they're no longer common, because in general, vaccine uptake is high. so what we need to do is actually he needs his mmr. health officials say complacency, busy family lives and parents' lack of knowledge of the illnesses may also play a part. working with the nhs, they're now anxious to protect any children who've missed out, such as these in peterborough. we really don't know when we might get the measles or any other invisible diseases, and i think all parents should make it a priority for their kids to have these immunizations. it is important because it prevents people from diseases. and those

you just watch this. ..and a west midlands landmark, was demolished. it was taken from us. just...thought would be here for the rest of our lives. and then suddenly it was gone. the public outcry over the fire and what the local authority has called an unauthorised demolition has barely died down in six months. but today came the news many were hoping for. ijust can't believe it. just can't believe it. the owners of this much—loved pub have been ordered by south staffordshire council to rebuild it back to what it was before the fire. we're alljust so elated and so excited and just so looking forward to what the future's going to bring. we've worked hard. we've kept this as much as possible in the news. we've kept on and kept the momentum going. are you confident that the crooked house will be restored are you confident that the crooked house will be restored to its former glory? i have always been confident, always said it must be. - you've heard the way in which the public i society's come together. six people have been arrested and remain on conditional bail in connection with th

katie day from the west midlands is the athletes leader — a formidable skier.er. it was well worth it. katie, thanks so much for your time. it's great to see you here at the end of the week in folgaria. now, before i came out here, people said, "keep an eye "on katie when she skis because she does something "special near the end when she roars." woo! katie roars what are you thinking when you're skiing out there? itjust releases the energy. the whole energy. i'm thinking, "let's get down there quick." it's just the whole experience of skiing in general, is... ..the energy. it's an electrifying experience out there. i get the impression, i think, katie, you're really proud to be on the athlete leadership team, is that right? 100% agree with you on that one, joseph. it's made a huge difference in my life. i've made lots of lovely friendships. it's also given me the key ingredients that i need in life. confidence, voice, a voice, friendship, fun, laughter, sportsmanship. what are the kind of challenges, do you think, that a lot of people with intellectual disabili

, the area in the west midlands, the uk's health agency has reported cases in london, the north westnd the humber and east midlands. it's warning hundreds of thousands of children in england are unvaccinated against the disease and remain at risk of serious complications or even lifelong disabilities, figures show . the disabilities, figures show. the total number of cases since october has now risen to more than 500. in the united states, donald trump will become the first ever former president to stand trial on criminal charges , stand trial on criminal charges, and it will take place next month . a new york judge denied month. a new york judge denied his request to throw out a so—called hush money case, setting a trial date for the 25th of march. the case alleges he falsified business records related to a payment made to an aduh related to a payment made to an adult film star before the 2016 us election. mr trump says he hasn't committed a crime , and hasn't committed a crime, and here voters are casting their ballots in the final hours of two by elections, taking place in welling

and here in the hot spot city building in, in england's west midlands, the measles, mumps, and rubella or m m r vaccines is being dispensed to children at a pop up clinic. the current outbreak is growing fastest in excluded communities with post koby. vaccine hesitancy lingers and there's mistrust of the m. m. a job in particular because of decades old, discredited research linking it to autism. unfortunately, some years ago there was some nasty room is about it, which proved to be false. and we can talk about that later, but there is room, is that completely false and it is a very good vaccine and it is a very safe vaccine. some communities are more.

pending and measles is on the match again and here in the hot spot city building in, in england's west midlands. the measles, mumps, and rubella or m m r vaccine is being dispensed to children at a pop up clinic. the current outbreak is growing fastest and excluded communities with post koby vaccine hesitancy lingers and there's mistrust of the m m. a job in particular because of decades old, discredited research linking it to autism. unfortunately, some years ago there was some nasty reading as about it, which proved to be false. and we can talk about that later, but there is room, is that completely false and it is a very good vaccine and it is a very safe vaccine. some communities are more skeptical than others. here the u. k . is health security agency appeals to a group of moms incoming rooms, somali community, one with among the lowest vaccination rates. okay. this woman says her 2 sons most developed autism after receiving the job. and while the connection has been debunked, the injection is a co incidence. unfortunately, stories like hers are often amplified on social media informing th

the measles is on the match again and here in the hot spot city building in, in england's west midlands. the measles, mumps, and rubella or m m r vaccine is being dispensed to children at a pop up clinic. the current outbreak is growing fastest and excluded communities with post koby vaccine hesitancy lingers and there's mistrust of the m. m. a job in particular because of decades old. discredited research looking it's to autism. unfortunately, some years ago there was some nasty rooms about it which proved to be false. and we can talk about that later, but there is room, is that completely false and it is a very good vaccine and it is a very safe vaccine. some communities are more skeptical than others. here the u. k . is health security agency appeals to a group of moms in birmingham, somali community, one with among the lowest vaccination rates. okay. this woman says her 2 sons most developed autism after receiving the job. and while the connection has been debunked, the injection is a co incidence. unfortunately, stories like hers are often amplified on social media informing the wi

the number of confirmed cases of measles in the west midlands has doubled within three weeks, according is experiencing its worst outbreak of the disease in three decades — and it accounts for three quarters of all confirmed cases in england during this latest outbreak. vaccination rates have fallen in recent years. the first drone footage of the monkey on the run in the highlands has been released — strong winds today hampered the ongoing search but this is what was filmed yesterday by the thermal imaging drone. it spotted the japanese macack which escaped from a highland wildlife park at the weekend. it was seen just south of aviemore ? but evaded capture. you're live with bbc news. myanmar�*s miliaryjunta has extended a state of emergency for six more months, delaying the promised elections by another six months. the acting president said the extension was so that the junta could continue combating what he called "terrorists". myanmar�*s military government has been severely weakened by a series of victories scored by armed ethnic groups in recent months. live now to scot marciel, fo

after returning to wales to give birth, she fled to the west midlands.hink that it's easily going to be stopped. it's going to push more and more underground. for fozia rashid, a trip to pakistan to visit her dying grandparents also ended in a nightmare. i went to pakistan, and within two weeks... ..i was married. at the age of 16, she was held at gunpoint by her uncle, and forced into marrying her cousin. the stress of the incident caused permanent damage to her eyes. she was told, if she didn't go ahead, she and her family would be killed. so the option for me was... ..death or marriage. it wasn't of my choice. i was a child. when she returned to the uk, she told her parents what had happened, and they stood by her. i think if the... if the law was changed to say that you have to be at least 21 years of age to get married, that could only be a good thing. the government's forced marriage unit provided support for 302 cases in 2022. in almost one third of those, the victim is under 18 years old. but campaigners say increasing the minimum age isjust the

less than 48 hours later, the crooked house, a west midlands landmark, was demolished. britain's wonkiest inn. and yet that's not so. the clock is perfectly perpendicular, but everything else... due to its sloping floor and walls caused by subsidence due to mining in the area. you just watch this. its unique charm was captured in this bbc programme in 1974. it was taken from us, just ripped apart. 0ne of those places you thought it would be here for the rest- of our lives, and then suddenly it was gone _ it's why the public outcry over the fire and what the local authority has called an unauthorised demolition has barely died down in six months. but now the news many were hoping for. just can't believe it, just can't believe it. the owners of this much loved pub have been ordered by south staffordshire council to rebuild it back to what it was before the fire. i couldn't believe it when the group shared it all this morning, and we were all the same. none of us could type fast enough! we were alljust so elated and so excited and just so looking forward to what the future

west midlands, true.> andy street is an exception. >> andy street is an exception. >> you've got a labour pcc and a conservative mayor there are lots of examples of people splitting ballots on pcc splitting their ballots on pcc elections or council elections, and got give elections or council elections, and electorate got give elections or council elections, andelectorate creditt give elections or council elections, and electorate credit thatgive elections or council elections, and electorate credit that they the electorate credit that they can who want to vote can see who they want to vote for when it comes to policing and who they might want vote and who they might want to vote for issues. for on other issues. >> i am i shall >> well, i am afraid i shall never vote for tax increases, but much . um, but thank you very much. um, so news have also suggested news figures have also suggested that tax against shop that violence tax against shop workers are up by 50% over the last year, with roughly 1300 attac

a cold night under clear skies. west midlands. a cold night under clearskies. in west midlands. er and then washed into our waterways. and one campaign group is taking the government to court, accusing it of not doing enough to tackle the problem. here s our environment correspondentjonah fisher. if you pay £5 for a chicken at your local supermarket, itjust might come from here. these are a breed called ross 308. we're being shown round a chicken farm in herefordshire. there are about 28,000 birds in this shed. they arrived a day old and will spend their entire lives, that's 36 days, inside. everything is looked after for them. you've got all of their water delivered automatically. all of the feed is delivered automatically. i guess this is the reality of people wanting affordable, cheap chicken in their supermarkets. correct. i mean, we're providing a protein source for over 60 million people in this country. and we've got to do it, we've got to do it somehow. during their short lives, the chickens that live in this shed will altogether produce about a0 tonnes of chicken poo. no

midlands coming up. um, richie says i wouldn't like to see it in west sussex, where i live.ales, scotland or northern ireland. um well, i don't know. some people disagree with you on that. if you get the wrong personality in the role of mayor, can an area mayor, it can ruin an area rather than it . mm. rather than grow it. mm. >> i do think personality is very important. if you're going to mayor, adam says. to be a local mayor, adam says. i local devolution is i think local devolution is a good thing. the uk has the most centralised government among democratic but democratic countries. yeah, but sue very against it. she says sue is very against it. she says , uh, regional mayors are just another layer of politicians to waste taxpayer money. >> well, keep your thoughts coming that one. coming through on that one. clearly a little bit clearly you're a little bit divided on that. >> but that's all right. >> but but that's all right. >> but but that's all right. >> it's been debated . >> it's been debated. >> it's been debated. >> all views are welcome here. keep them coming in.

our political correspondent alex forsyth has been to dudley in the west midlands, where the party's beenow much it could split the tory vote. reform uk. have you heard of us? oh, no. do you want to? on a drizzly day in dudley, activists from reform uk are trying to get people to engage. this party has been around for a few years, but it's struggled to get traction. recently, though, it's been creeping up in the polls. i'm voting for you, mate. thank you very much. - it's trying to tap in to disillusionment with the political mainstream. i wouldn't say i'm a conservative because i'm not. and i wouldn't say i support labour because i don't support labour. so it's the other option. i think we do need another option. i am going to vote| for them this year. i think the reform needs a chance. the party says it's aiming at conservative and labour voters, but it's some on the tory right that are concerned, not least about its focus on levels of immigration and tax. here, though, there is scepticism. for me, there are questionable issues that on a moral front, i would have difficulty in actually

for now an 18th century pub that was destroyed in a suspected arson attack in the west midlands, mustuilt by order of the local council . order of the local council. britain's wonkiest pub, the crooked house, was quickly demolished just two days after the fire last august, but an enforcement notice has now been issued against the owners for its unlawful demolition . varne its unlawful demolition. varne and south staffordshire council is ordering it be rebuilt in its original state within three years. a police investigation into the fire that burnt it down continues, and anyone with information is urged to come forward . the hs2 project reached forward. the hs2 project reached a major milestone today with a tunnelling machine completing its ten mile journey under the chiltern hills. the 2000 tonne piece of equipment, nicknamed florence, was greeted with cheers as it broke through dirt and rocks at the site in buckinghamshire. it began its journey in may 2021 near rickmansworth in hertfordshire. on completion, it will be one of two tunnels used by trains travelling between london and bi

drivers who are members of aslef union at avanti west coast, east midlands railway and west midlands staging a 24 hour walkout over their pay and conditions. the action started earlier this week and will continue on monday. two while a ban on overtime will last until tuesday, aslef saying that drivers have not had a pay rise for almost five years, but the government is urging the union to accept an offer that was last year . union to accept an offer that was last year. for the was made last year. for the latest stories , you can sign up latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code that's on your screens right now, or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now let's get back to . neil. let's get back to. neil. >> french writer voltaire said those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities . atrocities. >> absurdity is the new normal , >> absurdity is the new normal, bringing atrocity that bit closer . we live in a world of closer. we live in a world of the absurd have done for years now. there must be a department of the absurd somewhere

you can west midlands as well. you can really sense it.,000 in total, up 50% in just a few years . while most are perfectly years. while most are perfectly legitimate and a valuable addition to the high street sources have told us that increasing numbers of barber shops are fronts for criminality . billions of pounds from the proceeds of crime are laundered through these businesses, which don't just employ illegal immigrant but are often involved in modern slavery, coercing and threatening victims of human trafficking to work for little to nothing. >> there is broader organised crime behind this. these sort of premises do not pop up overnight without money behind them, and it's important that we it's really important that we work such as work with agencies such as national agency, as national crime agency, such as policing as hmrc and other policing such as hmrc and other government departments, to ensure the weight ensure that the weight of all the government's is the government's powers is brought who brought to bear on those who seek to

but joining me now our west midlands now is our west midlands reporter, .rter, jack castle. john jack, thank you very much for joining me. it going? i'm joining me. how's it going? i'm just stood. you were in a spot of , a of of bother, uh, a couple of moments protests . moments ago in those protests. what's what's energy like what's what's the energy like now ? now? >> well, certainly it feels like, you know, the protests, particularly the shouts of certainly seem to be getting angner certainly seem to be getting angrier and angrier. we're doing this kind of lap of the birmingham city centre stopping off at keele locations that these protesters want to really make a point for particular. just a few moments ago, we're outside the mcdonald's. of course, we know the situation that's happened, particularly at mcdonald's here birmingham, mcdonald's here in birmingham, where, we saw mice in where, of course we saw mice in boxes thrown into some of boxes being thrown into some of those mcdonald's because of their protests . these palestine their protests. these p

there are no services on ava nti west coast, east coast midlands, west midlands railway and london northwesternn khan and his wife, bushra bibi, have each been sentenced to seven years in prison, after a court declared their marriage illegal. the court was set up inside the adiala jail where mr khan is already serving sentences for other cases. the court also fined them each half a million pakistani rupees — that's about 1,420 british pounds, or 1,800 us dollars. the verdict declared their marriage was un—islamic and illegal. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies is in islamabad with more details. this is the third jail sentence that imran khan has got in the course of a week. and the backdrop to all of this, of course, is that there are general elections that are scheduled to be held this coming thursday. as you mentioned, he's had these previous two cases. the first, he was given a ten—yearjail sentence. the second, 1a. this one, seven. now, we think that these are all running concurrently, at the same time, rather than adding on top of each other, but this is still a very lengthy period

clusters of measles cases are emerging across the uk way outside the original outbreak in the west midlandsnst the disease and remain there for at risk of serious complications or even lifelong disabilities , figures lifelong disabilities, figures show. the total number of cases since october has now risen to more than 500, and in the united states, donald trump will become the first ever us president to stand trial on criminal charges. next month, a new york judge denied his request to throw out a so—called hush money case, setting a trial date for the 25th of march. the case alleges he falsified business records related to a payment made to an aduh related to a payment made to an adult film star before the 2016 us election . mr trump says he us election. mr trump says he hasn't committed a crime . israel hasn't committed a crime. israel special forces say they've raided the biggest functioning hospital in gaza. video shows chaotic scenes inside the al—nasser hospital and people gathering in corridors filled with dust and smoke . israeli with dust and smoke. israeli forces said the search

reporterjack far, to speak to our west midlands reporter jack carson and were farmers and jack wereery , very angry. the channel, farmers have been very , very angry . yeah very, very angry. yeah >> of course, more protests, aren't they kicking off today in the likes of greece and greece and poland, with those farmers on the continent, certainly things a lot calmer. um, things a lot more calmer. um, here, particularly in the room, of lot the farmers of course, a lot of the farmers telling there where they are telling me there where they are aware, of course, that . rishi aware, of course, that. rishi sunakin aware, of course, that. rishi sunak in that room today very much also trying to get votes ahead of the inevitable general election this year. but he did come with promises, did come with commitments, of course, once to that once again, committing to that £2.4 worth support £2.4 billion worth of support financially farmers that he financially for farmers that he says he's committing to giving every single of that of every single penny of that of that money to farming, as he promi

. >> members of aslef at avanti west coast, east midlands railway and west midlands railway and west lway have been staging a 24 hour walkout over pay and conditions . the action started conditions. the action started earlier on this week and will continue on monday, while a ban on overtime will last until tuesday. aslef says that drivers have not had a pay rise for almost five years. meanwhile, the government is urging the union to accept an offer that they made last year. well, for they made last year. well, for the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen right now, or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now let's get back to . mark >> my thanks to ray addison, who returns in an hour's time. welcome to mark dolan. tonight, your perfect saturday night in in my big opinion , the scandal in my big opinion, the scandal of britain's potholes dangerous, unsightly and costing motorists millions in the big story. why is the alleged acid attacker still on the run.7 is someone protecting him.7 is still on the run? is someone protecting him? is he

city of the measles is on the march again and here in the hot spot city, the medium in england's west midlands, the measles, mumps, and rubella or m. m. r vaccines is being dispensed to children at a pop up clinic. the current outbreak is growing fastest and excluded communities with post koby vaccine hesitancy lingers and there's mistrust of the m. m. a job in particular because of decades old, discredited research linking it to autism. unfortunately, some years ago there was some nasty rumors about it which proved to be false. and we can talk about that later, but there is room, is that completely false and it is a very good vaccine and it is a very safe vaccine. some communities are more skeptical than others. here the u. k . is health security agency appeals to a group of moms in birmingham, somali community, one with among the lowest vaccination rates. okay. this woman says her 2 sons most developed autism after receiving the job. and while the connection has been debunked, the injection is a co incidence. unfortunately, stories like hers are often amplified on social media informing the

and look where the purple is concentrated — quite a lot in london, but also in the west midlands, in . one of the most direct levers the government has for levelling up, and it's got really bold, ambitious targets on some of these things, on health, education and economic development, the biggest lever it's got, the most direct lever, is local funding. and if you don't grasp that issue, are you really going to be able to deliver the levelling up agenda? michael gove did announce an additional £500 million of funding for local government last month, but experts say this is very unlikely to be sufficient to solve the problem, especially if the chancellor, in next week's budget, pencils in more cuts to public service spending, including on councils for the next parliament. there's a growing call for a fundamental overhaul of how councils are funded, including by reforming the regressive and severely outdated council tax system, and by creating a central government funding formula that fully takes into account the needs of different areas. neither of these things will be politically simpl

huge increase, and talking to the illegal enforcement team here, they've been ramping up in the west midlandsu can really sense it. you could sense the work they're doing and that work is across the is going to continue across the country . country. >> the number of barber shops has exploded. almost 18,000 in total, up 50% in just a few years . while most are perfectly years. while most are perfectly legitimate and a valuable addition to the high street, sources have told us that increasing numbers of barber shops are fronts for criminality . billions of pounds from the proceeds of crime are laundered through these businesses, which don't just employ illegal immigrants but are often involved in modern slavery, coercing and threatening victims of human trafficking to work for little to nothing . little to nothing. >> there is broader organised crime behind this. these sort of premises do not pop up overnight without them, and without money behind them, and it's really important that we work with agencies such as national agency such national crime agency, such as policing and other policing su

now an 18th century pub that was destroyed in a suspected arson attack in the west midlands, must beilt by order of the local council. britain's wonkiest pub, the crooked house, was quickly demolished just two days after the fire last august. an enforcement notice has now been issued against the owners for its unlawful demolition and south staffordshire council is ordering that it be rebuilt in its original state within three years. meanwhile, a police investigation into the fire that burned it down in the first place continues, and anyone with any information is urged to come forward . now the prince of wales forward. now the prince of wales has pulled out of a royal event to honour his late godfather because of what's being described as a personal matter. instead, queen camilla led the royal family during a memorial service for king constantine of greece . prince william had been greece. prince william had been due to deliver a reading at the service . kensington palace service. kensington palace hasn't elaborated , but has also hasn't elaborated, but has also confirmed the princes

northwest, more persistent showery rain develops across the channel islands, south west england, wales and eventually into the midlandsn. 7 to 11, our overall highs. so as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, it's here where the showers potentially could merge to longer spells of rain as it stays pretty unsettled. the wind direction there coming from a south—westerly, so a very mild direction and that is going to just push that milder air further north across the country. so it does mean that we could see temperatures perhaps into the mid—teens as we go through the middle part of the week. but it stays pretty unsettled for many of us. take care. live from london. this is bbc news. israel's prime minister insists he will press ahead with an offensive in rafah, where around one and a half million palestinians are sheltering. he says enough of the hostages are alive to justify it. nato hits back at remarks by donald trump — that he would encourage russia to attack any nato ally that fails to meet its financial obligations to the alliance. and the housing secretary michael gove promises that no—fault evictions will be b

the if a man, if somebody had said that zionists were controlling the mayor of birmingham or the west midlandsnds, you would say that was an example of an appalling example of anti—semitism. well this is the opposite to say that, um, the, the islamists, in other words, extreme. but but, but islamists and zionists are not the same. of course they're not the same. >> but it's important. and a it's bonkers. >> mean , if that was really >> i mean, if that was really the case, look, i don't believe sadiq khan is controlled by islamists . islamists. >> i of course, don't >> i of course, i don't think that trying to achieve that he was trying to achieve the effect he was. the same effect he was. >> was entirely your party >> it was entirely your party has been playing on this anti sadiq muslim thing for ever sadiq khan muslim thing for ever since zac goldsmith was running against him. >> i'd better bring gerry in because seems to me that, uh, because it seems to me that, uh, what, what lee was getting at was that we've had these marches and they're not being properly policed. the police aren't arrest