this is breakfast with eamonn holmes and ellie costello . holmes and ellie costello. >> a shocking insight into the state of the nhs revealed, as new estimates suggest more than 250 patients a week die needlessly because of long waits i >> -- >>a >> a smiling king greets crowds as he begins his return to royal dufies as he begins his return to royal duties at windsor castle .

duties at windsor castle. >> thousands of households across the country are set to be better off as a raft of economic policies come into force bad weather, engineering work and a bank holiday means it's likely to be travel chaos for millions as they return home from easter. >> today and in the sport this morning. >> just to let you know, there's going to be absolutely no april fools nonsense with me whatsoever. so just to let you know that liverpool drew seven all with brighton and manchester city managed to beat arsenal 16 nil. >> there. good morning. today we've got outbreaks of rain. we've also got some heavy showers, perhaps thundery as well, but there'll also be some sunshine. find out all the weather details coming up . soon. weather details coming up. soon. >> so king charles has returned to royal duties, attending the

easter service at windsor castle yesterday? >> yes. after the service, the king spoke to the crowds gathered outside saint george's chapel gathered outside saint george's chapel, accompanied by queen camilla, now the prince and princess of wales. >> they weren't there following the revelation last week that the revelation last week that the of wales has the princess of wales has a cancer diagnosis. they were on a private holiday at sandringham. >> well, former butler to king charles ii, grant harrold joins us now. very good to see you this morning, grant. and it was heartening, wasn't it, a positive to see the king positive sign to see the king not only a walkabout, but not only doing a walkabout, but also hands with people ? also shaking hands with people? >> good morning. good morning eamonn. i mean, it eamonn. absolutely i mean, it was wonderful to see because obviously we know he's going through the treatment just now. he back on a lot of the he has cut back on a lot of the pubuc he has cut back on a lot of the public duties. we see what goes on behind scenes. obviously on behind the scenes. obviously at with his at the palace with his engagements and his meetings, but him actually back but to see him actually back doing a public attending doing a public duty, attending the and as you said, the service and as you said, meeting well—wishers and even having a laugh and having a bit of a laugh and a joke with them was really nice to see. and think it's given a to see. and i think it's given a

lot of people, again, encouragement and hope that he is. doing well. encouragement and hope that he is. thought| well. encouragement and hope that he is. thought hezll. encouragement and hope that he is. thought he looked well. encouragement and hope that he is. �*did|ght he looked well. encouragement and hope that he is. �*did you he looked well. encouragement and hope that he is. �*did you think?(ed well. what did you think? >> i thought he him and >> i thought he did him and i thought i thought he looked under the second thought, he under the second i thought, he looks really well and i see the fact that kind joke fact that he's kind of joke and laugh. think that's laugh. and i always think that's quite good sign because i'm quite a good sign because i'm sure, you from my time sure, you know, from my time working humour was one working there, humour was one of the big parts of the job. the big, big parts of the job. and see that he's still got and to see that he's still got that humour is fantastic and really important. and sure really important. and i'm sure the queen was happy for the queen was equally happy for her have her husband back her to have her husband back at her to have her husband back at her do mean, the papers >> do you? i mean, the papers are describing this as step are describing this as a step back into public life this morning. you think that's the morning. do you think that's the case, or do you think he was just dipping his toe in, so to speak? >>i speak? >> i think you're i think >> i think you're really i think it's in the twin. it's kind it's dip in the twin. it's kind of shown all that. he is of shown us all that. he is still there. he's very much carrying on his normal. he's, you doing the duties, as you know, doing the duties, as you'd a king, most you know, doing the duties, as yo itd a king, most you know, doing the duties, as yo it is a king, most you know, doing the duties, as yo it is behind a king, most you know, doing the duties, as yo it is behind closed], most you know, doing the duties, as yo it is behind closed doors.nost of it is behind closed doors. and that's quite simply and that's just quite simply because as i'm sure because obviously, as i'm sure we're with treatment we're aware, with the treatment he's having, you know, obviously doing catching anything or doing some catching anything or getting he's just getting anything. so he's just

being mean, being cautious. i mean, the reality is is somebody who reality is this is somebody who he's graft. he's hard he's a real graft. he's a hard worker. he not like the worker. he will not like the fact that he's not able to be with public. he really won't with the public. he really won't like it behind like that. and doing it behind closed doing closed doors, he's doing what he's suppose. but this he's told, i suppose. but this is something he'll be glad that he's actually done. and it's possible might seem possible that we might seem a little more of this going little bit more of this going forward, he forward, as hopefully as he continues to improve. >> looking at the >> yeah, i'm looking at the daily here this morning. daily mail here this morning. they have a subheadline which says camilla state says did camilla have state sanitiser standby? i mean , sanitiser on standby? i mean, the point being for them, when you're getting treatment the way the king is, is getting your immune system can be weakened. and it wouldn't be advisable to , and it wouldn't be advisable to, you know, shake hands, rub shoulders with the general public, which is exactly what he did. exactly. >> i mean, it was interesting to see him doing this. and you can guarantee. absolutely. i mean, i'm sure when he goes into the church, they'll make sure his hands are clean. i mean, that's something even the late queen, you know, was always very careful it for obvious careful when it just for obvious reasons comes germs. reasons when it comes to germs.

but he just but again, i think he just wanted to show that he is still getting on with the duty. and he's afraid. you he's not. he's not afraid. you know, a man of very know, this is a man of very little frightens i think little frightens him. so i think he's shown the world he's not afraid this he's he's afraid of this and he's he's fighting it. and he's obviously going hopefully, willing, going to hopefully, god willing, he's a full he's going to make a full recovery. but at the same time, he wants out there and he wants to go out there and just carry on as would just carry on as he would normally go in shaking hands. and want us to show that and you want us to show that he's still kind doing he's still kind on doing the duty be duty that he's supposed to be doing, except grant, he doing, but except grant, he can't in every can't carry on in every department the way he perhaps would like be. would would like to be. >> you know, him, you worked for him. and what he him. and what would he be missing what he missing doing and what would he be time with? be filling his time with? >> it's very much the walkabouts when you see them kind of public engagements, which eamonn as you as you're both aware, there's many i mean, these diaries are planned to 9 months in advance planned 6 to 9 months in advance and they're quite full on. i mean, it's something you wouldn't ever wish you would never wish do the kind of never wish to do the kind of dufies never wish to do the kind of duties that have to do and never wish to do the kind of dutifact�*nat have to do and never wish to do the kind of dutifact is: have to do and never wish to do the kind of dutifact is scaled|ave to do and never wish to do the kind of dutifact is scaled backo do and never wish to do the kind of dutifact is scaled back into and never wish to do the kind of dutifact is scaled back in that d the fact is scaled back in that he won't like it. what will he

turn his hand to? very much what we're seeing behind closed doors. he carries with his doors. he still carries with his meetings, audiences. he's meetings, his audiences. he's still lot of work as king. still got a lot of work as king. you know, still documents to be signed held. signed and meetings to be held. and have. and discussions to have. and he'll be all of he'll still be doing all of that. we've seen some of that. so by no means will have so he by no means will have slowed down. i'd like to think that not working as late. that he's not working as late. i remember working very late into the long gone the night, long after i'd gone to before i was to bed and been up before i was even and about. and i'd like even up and about. and i'd like to think that maybe he's he's kind cut back those kind kind of cut back on those kind of late nights and early starts so that at least it's more so that at least it's a bit more kind sensible for him, kind of sensible hours for him, especially the fact he's especially with the fact he's also this treatment. but also having this treatment. but you've admire him. you've got to admire him. i mean, someday, you know, mid 70s, know, he's only just 70s, you know, he's only just taken job on in the last taken this job on in the last few years. he's now fighting, this disease and as this horrific disease and as many other people this horrific disease and as ma|but other people this horrific disease and as ma|but he's other people this horrific disease and as ma|but he's also other people this horrific disease and as ma|but he's also having)eople this horrific disease and as ma|but he's also having to ple this horrific disease and as ma|but he's also having to do do, but he's also having to do it front of the world. so i, it in front of the world. so i, you know, you've got to admire the let's hope he's looking >> well, let's hope he's looking after himself, say, and after himself, as you say, and not those, those late not having those, those late nights, i was quite struck by

his maundy thursday message last week. religious the king week. and how religious the king is. already is. i mean, we already knew that, think his show of that, but i think his show of faith really quite obvious faith was really quite obvious over . and that's over the weekend. and that's something he had common with something he had in common with his as well. didn't something he had in common with his it as well. didn't something he had in common with his it probably as well. didn't something he had in common with his it probably meant l. didn't something he had in common with his it probably meant so)idn't something he had in common with his it probably meant so much to he? it probably meant so much to be at the easter sunday be there at the easter sunday service . service. >> f- f— >> for him it does. and obviously wasn't the maundy service. queen service. obviously the queen stood but religion stood in for him, but religion is important to i'm is very important to him. i'm sure you're both aware that even at which somewhere at highgrove, which is somewhere that is his his that he classes, is his his sanctuary, has got a little sanctuary, he has got a little a little sanctuary, a little chapel there in the grounds. and it's been it's been created to any faith can worship there doesn't matter what faith, religion you everybody can wash up there. it's very private to him. it's only friends and close family that go there. but religion a very big part of religion is a very big part of his life. and as you mentioned, it very, very important to it was very, very important to his as well. and, his late mother as well. and, you so the king takes you know, so the king takes that very so fact very seriously. and so the fact he's this message out, you he's put this message out, you know, this is this is know, again, this is this is some kind carry on his some kind of carry on his mother's if you like. and, mother's work, if you like. and, and show him that when it comes

to all the legends, you to legend, all the legends, you know, it's something that he very about know, it's something that he very supports about know, it's something that he verysupports and about know, it's something that he verysupports and showingrt know, it's something that he verysupports and showing that and supports and is showing that and supports and is showing that and especially and demonstrated that especially since becoming king. >> fran, appreciate it. >> fran, really appreciate it. thanks perspective, thanks for your perspective, your overall look at your take, your overall look at things. thank you and happy bank houday things. thank you and happy bank holiday to you. happy easter. absolutely april fool's absolutely happy april fool's day, all those things. >> all the above. thanks, grant. >> all the above. thanks, grant. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thank you, thank you. bye >> thank you, thank you. bye >> i can't stand april fools day i >> neither can i. >> neither can i. >> it's moronic. oh it's fine , >> it's moronic. oh it's fine, it's fine if you're, you know, if you're five years of age and somebody plays a trick on you, whatever it is, you think ho ho ho. that's very funny. but what i can't stand are news programs that that put out stuff that purports to be real. and people say, fell for that. well, you say, i fell for that. well, you should fall for it because you're being given it by credible people who are paid to deliver truthful and should deliver truthful news and should be be trusted. and we'll be should be trusted. and we'll end not being trusted. if we end up not being trusted. if we were part in the likes were to take part in the likes of that. no, i wish this was an april fool that i was giving you

today and of living and today and the cost of living and the calling today. miserable monday and mobile the calling today. miserable mondayup and mobile the calling today. miserable mondayup by and mobile the calling today. miserable mondayup by 8. and mobile the calling today. miserable mondayup by 8. council�*nobile the calling today. miserable mondayup by 8. council tax ile the calling today. miserable mondayup by 8. council tax up phones up by 8. council tax up by 5.1. water bills 6. tv licence fee 6.6% or £10.50. nhs dentist up 4. that's if you can get one, stamps up to £1, 35 first class and 85 second class and so there are a few things down i'm trying to find them. vehicle taxes up, what else is up. so we've got , vehicle taxes up, what else is up. so we've got, national insurance down by 2% to 8, may save you about £450 a year. energy price cap down by £238. to 1690, living wage. well, it's going up £11.44. not that that's going up £11.44. not that that's going to make you retire and the minimum wage for those aged 18 to 20, up to £8 60 or 14.8,

well, the government's giving some cash boosts aren't they, to, to households today. >> so they're saying that people are going to be better off, on average £3,850 better off a year , as much or much. give me that again. £3,580, £3,850. better off as a result of these economic policies coming into force today. but as you say, on the other hand, all those other things, all those other bills are skyrocketing. >> not even counting food >> that's not even counting food inflation. goodness knows inflation. and goodness knows which down, is it? which isn't coming down, is it? >> not in the shops, not yet i >> -- >> no, no. but, anyway, shocking new report from the royal college of emergency medicine has said that more than 250 patients a week may have died needlessly. this is just in england last year due to waits in a&e for a hospital bed. >> yes, nhs data for england shows more than 1.5 million patients waited 12 hours or more

in major emergency departments last year. >> political commentator peter spencer joins us now. and >> political commentator peter spencerjoins us now. and i hope you're well, peter, because i wouldn't want you wouldn't want to see you passing away in some hospital corridor . hospital corridor. >> oh, yeah, a couple of minutes anyway. >> yeah, it is. anyway. >> yeah, it is . it is >> yeah, it is. it is unbelievable though, what they can away with, know, you can get away with, you know, you come you're at your most come when you're at your most vulnerable a&e and, and they vulnerable to a&e and, and they say, well, just wait there for seven weeks and we'll try and find you a bed . find you a bed. >> well, absolutely. i mean, there's i have to say there are a couple of leading health think tanks produced a report a few days ago which suggested that that satisfaction with the nhs is now at a historic low. only a quarter of the population believe that it is actually working, which suggests to me that it could well be a number one issue come the election, when ever that is, and it is little surprise when you consider this kind of backdrop

that the conservative party, which has been running the country for the last 14 years, supposedly is in such dire straits when it comes to the polls . there was a survation polls. there was a survation survey, a couple of days ago which suggested that that they would actually lose to such a catastrophic sorry, i start that word again. catastrophic extent that there would be fewer than a hundred tory mps after the election . and indeed, rishi election. and indeed, rishi sunak himself and his chancellor , jeremy hunt, could well lose their seats . and so, i mean, you their seats. and so, i mean, you look at a situation like the health service, which is something thing. i mean, lady bracknell wisely remarked in the importance of being earnest, health is the primary duty of life and in this respect very clearly, the government is letting the nation down and it is little surprise that, in the view of so many people, the

tories are toast. >> i think you're right, peter, that this this is going to shock many people this morning. it's on the front page of many of the papers. it is going to be an election issue this year, but how can it possibly be fixed? >> is a very good question, >> that is a very good question, ellie. and is that at this ellie. and that is that at this point, sir keir starmer, the labour leader, he's directly into view and he's he's engaged into view and he's he's engaged in in his local election campaign and as a as a dress rehearsal for the real thing. of course, he's engaged in damage , course, he's engaged in damage, in expectation management on a, on an industrial scale. he's said things like , okay, local said things like, okay, local authority services, which are in authority services, which are in a pretty rubbish state right now. well, he can't just turn the taps on. and most certainly up until now, it's been all very well and good to say how rubbish the tories are, but then you then ask the question, well, how exactly do you plan to fix it? i mean, the, the only a couple of

points i'd make here, one of which is the fact that, of course, he's keeping his powder as dry as he possibly can, because if he comes up with some brilliant wheeze, it's within the bounds of possibility that the bounds of possibility that the tories will nick the idea and the other point is that, you know, he's, he's he's actually got to do he's got to have his thinking cap sort of jammed so firmly over his head when he works out exactly what he is going to do, because i can envisage a situation where he gets in with a stonking majority. everyone says , right, majority. everyone says, right, labour party is going to save, save the nation and within months people are going to be saying, yeah, but the waiting lists are still just as long and everything is just as everything is still just as rubbish. potholes are just rubbish. the potholes are just as which, which, as deep, which, which, which projects the very distinct possibility that his honeymoon penod possibility that his honeymoon period with the voters could well turn out to be nasty, brutish and short. as someone once said, we're hanging , we're once said, we're hanging, we're pegging once said, we're hanging, we're pegging this story to, figures that have been released for the

nhs in england. >> but this also applies to northern ireland, to scotland, to wales as well, where these waiting lists are all just as dire. >> yes, absolutely. yeah, yeah . >> yes, absolutely. yeah, yeah. i mean there's, there's i mean there are strong arguments that say that the nhs should be run in a more efficient way, but underneath that there's the small point of the fact that it needs more resources , it needs needs more resources, it needs more money. and i mean , you more money. and i mean, you know, at very least, starmer has made it clear that he'll ditch the rwanda scheme, which will at least save half £1 billion. that's a start. but he's going to find an awful lot more. i mean, and it's a question at this point. well over the over the coming months where he is going to put his focus. the coming months where he is going to put his focus . and it going to put his focus. and it would surprise me if he doesn't tilt very strongly in the direction of the nhs and make that an absolute priority when it comes to money. any resources thinking peter , thank you very

thinking peter, thank you very much indeed. >> quite a depressing picture there. thank you, if you've got a story that you might want to tell us. well, it's not as depressing as that. i doubt you will have. but, you know, staff, no matter what your job is within the nhs, people work very hard and they they do it very well on, on the resources that they do have. but the idea that anybody in a serious condition should have to wait in a corridor for a bed is ridiculous. >> yeah, it's a very sad state of affairs, isn't it? should always got me the covid. >> and they made all these hospitals. what were they called? >> the nightingale . >> the nightingale. >> the nightingale. >> nightingale? the very person. and, did you ever see anybody in them? >> no, i don't think they opened them up everywhere and then didn't use them. >> another waste of money, let's have a look at some of the other stories coming into the newsroom on this monday morning. >> childcare plans come into >> new childcare plans come into force today. eligible parents and carers of two year olds will

now be entitled to 15 hours of funded childcare week. it's funded childcare a week. it's the first part of an £8 billion package, announced at the 2023 budget that the government hopes will support working parents. however, the labour party have criticised the government, saying they have a pledge without a plan . without a plan. >> in scotland, controversial new hate crime laws will come into effect from today, first past in 2021. the act has consolidated existing hate crime legislation and created a new offence for threatening or abusive behaviour and tended to stir up hatred based on prejudice . however, the prejudice. however, the legislation has raised concerns about a threat to free speech, with prominent critics including jk rowling, joe rogan and elon musk . musk. >> anti—government musk. >> anti —government protests musk. >> anti—government protests have broken out in jerusalem in a series of planned demonstrations until tuesday , tens of thousands until tuesday, tens of thousands of people were calling on the government to reach a ceasefire deal to free the dozens of

hostages held in gaza by hamas. protesters are also calling on the government to hold an early election, which is not due to happen until the spring of 2026. >> so i've just been looking this up. april fool's day, occurring on april the 1st each yean occurring on april the 1st each year, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures , though its exact cultures, though its exact origins remain a mystery. maybe that's a joke. april fool's day traditions include playing hoaxes or practical jokes, and others often yelling april fool's at the end of the clue at the end. at the end to clue. in the end. at the end to clue. in the subject of an april fool's day prank, do you not find things on that you take off the internet? they're always written by people who can't write. >> yeah, or written a really weird way that you speak. >> that's a weird read. that's a weird way. so, what we used to say april fools is dead and gone, and you're a fool for

carrying on. if you did that tomorrow. did you never hear that? >> oh , no, i never heard that one. >> aren't you not meant to do it after midday? or have i made that up? >> you've made that up okay the whole day. maybe that's an april. >> whole day is the 1st of april. >> i thought you could only do it till midday. have you ever been the victim of a prank? >> really. just stupid, >> not really. just stupid, aren't they? >> they are stupid. >> they are stupid. >> i once came home from lectures at university. walked into when we were in into my. it was when we were in halls. get a little halls. so you just get a little bedroom. into my bedroom bedroom. walked into my bedroom and wrapped and my friend said wrapped everything bedroom, everything in the bedroom, including bed in tin foil including the bed in tin foil and tin foil. >> everything everywhere. >> everything everywhere. >> what age was this person? >> what age was this person? >> well, was 1819 at the time, >> well, i was 1819 at the time, so there would been the so there would have been the same everything my toothbrush, my my pencils. my toothpaste, all my pencils. >> was he, like, subnormal? >> but was he, like, subnormal? >> but was he, like, subnormal? >> was a group of >> well, there was a group of them. it. them. they all did it. >> subnormal. yeah. >> they're all subnormal. yeah. all subnormal. >> think thought it was >> i think they thought it was really funny, it took me ages to get rid of all that tin foil would have cost them a fortune as well. >> well, maybe. >> well, maybe. >> maybe proved wrong. maybe

>> maybe proved me wrong. maybe something funny something hilariously funny has happened on on 4th. happened to you on on april 4th. it's worth and i'm just it's worth doing. and i'm just not getting let us know. not getting it. let us know. also, us know. i mean , i'm also, let us know. i mean, i'm talking bills soaring talking about bills soaring today. got a government today. we've got a government minister very shortly, minister coming up very shortly, and tell us why and he's going to tell us why you're all going to better you're all going to be better off. yes. just bathing in it, bathing in richness. today, money's coming your way today andifs money's coming your way today and it's going to change your life. yeah well, we'll see. we'll see what he's got on offer there . and you tell us if you there. and you tell us if you think it's going to make a difference to you. is it a miserable monday or is it like a big payday to you? in various respects, yeah. >> do let us know. now it's the easter bank holiday. and as tradition follows, people have been visiting local markets to celebrate arrival of spring. celebrate the arrival of spring. >> and just before the long weekend, east yorkshire held its first ever young traders market to people under 30. to encourage people under 30. that's why young. to get that's why they're young. to get started in markets and trade in their local towns. >> yes, well, our reporter anna riley was at the event and has

the story for us. west bananas. pick it out . pick it out. >> markets are the heartbeat of many british towns. >> are you fresh veg chill puddings for £3. >> strawberry , seedless grapes >> strawberry, seedless grapes and apple. >> but they must attract young people if they are to survive. that's why the national market traders federation are supporting the next generation of market stallholders through their young trader of the year competition in the average age of market traders is about 55, which as an industry, we need more young people and they're coming in. >> this is the 12th year we're doing this campaign. it is working, but we've got to keep doing this. we've got to keep fresh blood coming in. young traders bring young shoppers and it's just great the industry it's just great for the industry all for little all around. for little investment can be their own boss, something they're boss, have something they're proud and they expand proud of and they can expand them. loads of them. there's loads of businesses there that businesses out there that started market trading, started off as market trading, even of tesco's, so even the likes of tesco's, so it's little steps. we start at the bottom, work your way up and you know could be the next

you know you could be the next alan sugar. >> the first young traders market been held east market has been held in east yorkshire to boost business for entrepreneurs aged between 16 and stallholder in and 30. these stallholder in beverley appreciate the platform that the event has given them. >> can make it seem a little bit , old fashioned, yes, but now we've got younger people coming down. we can really develop them and make the high street that little bit more interesting for the youth. >> it's a lot better if you have to grind out the hours, work in markets like these in the rain and the wind and the snow, and i think it gives you more of a love for it. >> i think that's what's really good about young traders and doing markets. it's very supportive. it's not i mean it is competition, but people is a competition, but people don't feel like don't really feel like that. i think it's nice to boost each other. >> most market places are run by council, who have been their pubuc council, who have been their public custodians since victorian times, but obviously important, for important, particularly for rural create rural areas, to create employment opportunities and obviously self—employment and starting business is starting your own business is a great way to do that. >> and so any way that we can

help as a council through our economic development and business services to business support services to encourage people do encourage younger people to do that start business that and to start their business here riding is here in the east riding is obviously we'd encourage. >> without the customers, >> and without the customers, traders, just traders, young or old just wouldn't exist . wouldn't exist. >> farmer fruit like to buy my plants from independent people i want to see alive. i want to see people come to beverley and okay, online has its place. but if we keep doing online, we shant any if we keep doing online, we shan't any independent shan't have any independent trader. have this and trader. we shan't have this and that be a a sad thing. that will be a such a sad thing. >> the winner of the national young traders market competition >> the winner of the national yourbe'raders market competition >> the winner of the national yourbe announced (et competition >> the winner of the national yourbe announced in competition >> the winner of the national yourbe announced in august. tion will be announced in august. anna riley gb news. >> thank you, anna. so young traders bring young shoppers is the theory there? and i hope thatis the theory there? and i hope that is the case. i remember when i was young and you know, he had no prospect of earning any money and you needed to get money. and i always with me and my brother brian, would always think of things to do, like cut people's grass, cut people's hedges, their cars . car. hedges, clean their cars. car. car washing was quite labour

intensive , but it was, it was intensive, but it was, it was quite good. you always got whatever it was, a five or whatever it was, a five or whatever for doing it like a young entrepreneur. >> well, what else do you do? >> well, what else do you do? >> well, what else do you do? >> well, that's all you can do, isn't it? >> e“- isn't it? >> agree with you. when, >> yeah. i agree with you. when, you lot of people will you know, a lot of people will say, oh, there's no work or there's no people always there's no time. people always want somewhere. they want driven somewhere. they always want somebody to do their laborious tasks for them. you know, emptying laborious tasks for them. you know, or emptying laborious tasks for them. you know, or clearing|ptying laborious tasks for them. you know, or clearing out ng their bins or clearing out a room their garage or whatever room or their garage or whatever it happens to be. and washing cars, as i say, is always there. it happens to be. and washing carzyeah, say, is always there. it happens to be. and washing carzyeah, it's, is always there. it happens to be. and washing carzyeah, it's good ways there. it happens to be. and washing carzyeah, it's good for's there. it happens to be. and washing carzyeah, it's good for kidszre. it happens to be. and washing carzyeah, it's good for kids as >> yeah, it's good for kids as well, it? to learn the well, isn't it? to learn the value of money. >> but but that's real skill >> but but that's a real skill they have in terms you know, they have in terms of, you know, being counter somewhere being behind a counter somewhere and someone, this a and saying to someone, this is a good price, this is a good deal. okay, i'll a deal on okay, i'll cut you a deal on this. and, you know, buy two of them and you'll get x amount off and whatever. so good luck. anybody trying do anybody who's trying to do it. yeah. has said. yeah. has to be said. >> it's a good idea. >> it's a good idea. >> buy if you mean if you >> i'd buy if you mean if you were serving me in a shop, i'd be a for it, renee. i'd be a sucker for it, renee. i'd say yes. whatever >> see, i'd be useless in a >> you see, i'd be useless in a shop. i'd be giving away

everything, so wouldn't, i everything, so i wouldn't, i would, away would, i'd be giving away everything free. would. everything for free. would. >> like, could drive >> it'd be like, could you drive a hard bargain? >> it'd be i'd be standing >> it'd be cuz i'd be standing there and there'd be like one person there. and then you'd be beside like 50 beside me and there'd be like 50 queuing up there. >> that. imagine us >> all for that. imagine us running shop. it'd be chaos. running a shop. it'd be chaos. absolute chaos. we'll be talking to too long. no, to everyone for too long. no, i wouldn't get anything done. >> think it'd be chaos. >> i don't think it'd be chaos. >> i don't think it'd be chaos. >> no. okay, maybe then we can do weather. do that. then the weather. >> going to be >> is the weather going to be chaos now? probably, yes. i heard yesterday going to heard yesterday we were going to be in sunshine. i didn't be bathed in sunshine. i didn't see today you're going see it, but today you're going to wet upon. pack your to be wet upon. pack your brolly. >> yeah. yes >> yeah. yes >> anyway, here's greg. good morning. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello. good morning. welcome to your latest weather. over the next few days it does remain unsettled. we do have rain pushing north today , heavy pushing north today, heavy showers following, but there will be some warm sunshine. we

can divide the country into three today. cloud and rain across this central swathe of the uk. quite a cold feeling day to the north of this fairly cloudy, some bright skies and enter the of this , a enter the south of this, a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. some them scattered showers. some of them will heavy with some hail and will be heavy with some hail and thunder in there too. could be some local disruption. if you are under this of are stuck under this area of cloud and it'll be quite cloud and rain, it'll be quite cold. seven eight cold. temperatures seven eight degrees, sunnier degrees, but in any sunnier breaks could highs around breaks we could see highs around 13 15 degrees. so not feeling 13 to 15 degrees. so not feeling too bad the sunshine as we too bad in the sunshine as we move through into the evening time. further showers across england and wales. perhaps some longer spells of rain along the south coast. for time this south coast. for a time this area rain continues to push area of rain continues to push its way northwards into scotland. ireland also scotland. northern ireland also seeing of rain seeing some spells of rain dunng seeing some spells of rain during hours, some during the early hours, some clear spells in between winds fall light. we could see 1 or 2 mist and fog patches developing. temperatures lower temperatures a little lower compared late, but still compared to of late, but still largely above freezing. and then it's a day. on tuesday. it's a mixed day. on tuesday. we'll see a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. the showers taking their time to

bubble up, some of them on the heavy side but many heavy side at times, but many places across england and wales staying though turning staying dry though turning cloudy. across cloudy. very cloudy across parts of here well . of scotland here as well. outbreaks of rain through the day. snow possible too day. some hill snow possible too , and temperatures or 7 here. , and temperatures 6 or 7 here. elsewhere 13 or 14 on. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> now the bad news, good news and bad news. the bad news is the great british giveaway ended last friday. the good news is what? ellie? >> there's another one. >> there's another one. >> whoa! >> whoa! >> it's our biggest giveaway of the year. so far. actually, this is a good thing. yeah. >> why? how much cash? >> why? how much cash? >> there's £10,000 on greek >> there's £10,000 on a greek cruise two. and then would cruise for two. and then would have been to £10,000 plus. >> then a cruise. yeah, plus a cruise ten. don't have to pay for the cruise. >> out of the ten grand is another ten k on top. so 20 k in

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or over. lines closed at 5 pm. on the 26th of april. full terms and privacy notice at gbnews.com forward slash win. please check the closing time if listening or watching on demand. good luck . watching on demand. good luck. >> brilliant. yes, good start to the day and the month and everything else. absolutely good month and a festival in, in ancient rome was called hilaria . ancient rome was called hilaria. hilarious and hilarious. >> sound very hilarious . >> sound very hilarious. >> sound very hilarious. >> it's the latin for joyful, right? okay. and historians have unked right? okay. and historians have linked april fool's day to this festival . hilaria so it was festival. hilaria so it was celebrate in ancient rome. i bet you they were lying, bursting their little sides with hilaria and everything that was going on there. jim. >> what? this makes sense, doesn't it? mother nature fooling people with changing, unpredictable weather. get unpredictable weather. i can get on board with that. yeah. >> nothing's changed there. >> nothing's changed there. >> changed there, right. >> nothing's changed with the sport paul coyte sport today. but paul coyte reporting on all of that and a few things

next. okay. paul's here. he's got the latest sport after what was a busy weekend, we're back to, premier league action. thank goodness. god, i honestly. international football. i can't stand it . international football. i can't stand it. bores me. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> what's that? can't. standard us. that's that's a bit of a. >> i know what you say. what you're saying is you prefer a tournament, but when it's friendlies and then you've got all the hurly burly of, oh, by the way, i've never used that phrase before. how did that go down? hurly burly of the premier league. >> there's hurly burly and there's hurly burly. >> there's hurly burly and there's he's|rly burly. >> there's hurly burly and there's he's there. rly. >> there's hurly burly and there's he's there. who's she >> oh he's there. who's she then. no, not familiar with her. >> her. there's a song. >> her. there's a song. >> it's a hurly girly hurly girly man. that's the hurdy gurdy isn't it? the hurdy gurdy man, isn't it? the hurdy gurdy man, isn't it? the hurdy gurdy the hurdy gurdy man. gurdy man. the hurdy gurdy man. >> gurdy, gurdy. >> gurdy, gurdy. >> you start getting into >> gurdy, gurdy. >> netherlandsrt getting into >> gurdy, gurdy. >> netherlandsrt ge'the] into >> gurdy, gurdy. >> netherlandsrt ge'the hurdy gurdy. oh, yeah. yeah. oh >> oh, yeah. yeah. oh >> oh, yeah. yeah. oh >> so anyway, back to the hurdy gurdy the hurdy gurdy. gurdy and the hurdy gurdy. well, let hurly burly city.

let me say the hurly burly city. >> arsenal. right. yes, man city. arsenal i sat and watched that. yes. that shows you how dull day dull my day was. >> so what's that. and nil nil. it i thought arsenal, i it ends, i thought arsenal, i mean city, city city. and but i thought arsenal neutralised them very well. >> it's that phrase, isn't it? they cancelled each other out, but really arsenal went up there instead of thinking we're going to go and win, we're going to go up there and not lose. that's what the game was all about. manchester city most the manchester city had most of the possession, which possession, didn't they? which we hear about possession we often hear about possession and around but and statistics around that. but the only thing that really matters is how many goals they score and they didn't. well, that's because haaland was neutralised. was neutralised. neutralised. he was neutralised. absolutely so was it was absolutely so it was it was a good job done by arsenal. they're going to come away. they're going to come away. they're happy with the result because they got beaten four one. they never win up at the etihad so it's a good result for them. i prefer to see teams go out and try and win it, but then again, you know, i'll put my hands up and if that's works out

for them and they're thinking, hands up and if that's works out for ththis and they're thinking, hands up and if that's works out for ththisanrtheay're thinking, hands up and if that's works out for ththisanrthe best thinking, hands up and if that's works out for ththisanrthe best thing ng, well, this is the best thing we that us. played that suits us. and played against manchester in that against manchester city in that fashion. then there you go. that's so nil nil. that's it. so nil nil. >> you know, if the >> and i think you know, if the truth told, would have truth be told, city would have settled a draw as well. settled for a draw as well. >> i think they don't lose. well, we're looking at the table in liverpool. talk about in liverpool. we'll talk about in liverpool. we'll talk about in a second. liverpool are top of arsenal 65, manchester of 67. arsenal 65, manchester city one nil city 64. brighton were one nil up liverpool at anfield up against liverpool at anfield after 87 seconds. but again you don't want to score too early. you don't want to score too early. them yeah and that's it. you think well sometimes it's not a good idea to score quite so early, by the way. by the way. you know you're talking about , april fool's jokes way. you know you're talking about, april fool's jokes and things played on april fools. i had a sporting april fool that was played on me once. although it wasn't april i was playing. i was given one professional game in my life ever to play for peterborough united against aston villa. >> and isn't the april >> and this isn't the april fools. no, this is true. >> this is i mean, it was an april fool, probably for most of

the watching, but i was the crowd watching, but i was given the chance do this for given the chance to do this for the so said, well the manager. so he said, well would want to play 20 would you want to play 20 minutes. yes. so anyway, so minutes. said yes. so anyway, so i went the changing room i went into the changing room and they would do, they'd and what they would do, they'd leave. i've never really leave. see, i've never really experienced you get your experienced this. you get your shirt, shorts, your shirt, your shorts, your pants, your everything all your socks, everything is all nicely your socks, everything is all nic< my mum to your socks, everything is all nic> my mum used to do that for me. >> that's nice. well, that's what do professionally, but what they do professionally, but i she didn't spray regex in i bet she didn't spray regex in your did she? your pants, did she? >> she she didn't that. >> no, she she didn't do that. >> no, she she didn't do that. >> so anyway, i put the pants on. this is true. so i've gone out to warm up and i'm thinking, god, is so. eyes were god, this is so. my eyes were watering, didn't say watering, but i didn't say anything i thought that anything because i thought that maybe was normal. they maybe that was normal. and they do warm you up. so i was do it to warm you up. so i was like, tears running like, there were tears running down never said down my eyes. i never said a word, i was in agony for the word, but i was in agony for the whole thing. >> what position did you play? >> what position did you play? >> i played it was supposed to be right but it was probably. >> yeah, my friend, i got to say goodbye to you. >> know fair. >> i know that's fair. >> i know that's fair. >> well, you that's not an >> well, you know, that's not an stories me for april fools. stories of me for april fools. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm so sorry. >>— >> i'm so sorry. >> we've we've had a government

minister that's popped up. >> okay. >> okay. >> miserable >> yes. miserable monday or boost for households. well, we're that now. we're talking about that now. a business kevin business minister, kevin hollinrake to see you this hollinrake good to see you this morning. so wanted to talk to morning. so i wanted to talk to you because you're here to talk about cash boost to people about the cash boost to people on april the the households on april the 1st, the households are to be, on average, are going to be, on average, about £3,000 better but but about £3,000 better off. but but how is all of that when you how true is all of that when you actually look at many things that are rising today, we've got broadband and mobile phone bills up council up by 5, up by 8. council tax up by 5, water bills up by an average of 6. is it miserable monday or is it all just and it actually all just doom and gloom ? gloom? >> well, i think it is really a good day for 22. 7 >> well, i think it is really a good day for 22.7 million people, £1,800 a year better off if you're on the national living wage . so really good news if you wage. so really good news if you look at where the national living wage was in 2010, about 2000 £10,000 higher today and about 35% increase even after taking into account all those things you mentioned inflation basically. so really good news. >> yeah, i think i think the

thing is, kevin, people don't feel it. and you say it's really good news, but it's not enough to make a huge difference year on year for people. i mean, you'll recognise it's tough. it's it continues to be tough. you try and do what you do. but then people i think people complain a lot because they think they're giving us that back, but then they're taxing us in some other way. >> well, i don't know about you, eamonn, but £1,800 a year is a lot of for money some people, £150 a month. so it will make a real difference for people. and of course it's tough. we understand that. that's why the government stepped in to the tune of about £100 billion to help with cost of living support for things like energy prices and sure people in lower and making sure people in lower income households got an extra £900 a year in their in their accounts to try and help them through that difficult time. we understand been difficult, through that difficult time. we undthingsi been difficult, through that difficult time. we undthingsi improving.:ult,see but things are improving. we see the corner the economy turning a corner this we'll see interest this year. we'll see interest rates dropping, taxes dropping. this year. we'll see interest rat course,3ing, taxes dropping. this year. we'll see interest rat course, £900 axes dropping. this year. we'll see interest ratcourse, £900 a es dropping. this year. we'll see interest ratcourse, £900 a yearopping. this year. we'll see interest ratcourse, £900 a year foring. this year. we'll see interest rat course, £900 a year for the of course, £900 a year for the

average person in terms of tax reductions with the national insurance cuts. so all those things are all good news to people. of course there's more to do, but things really are turning a corner. >> well, and then you look broadband mobile chargers , broadband mobile phone chargers, council tax, water bills, the tv licence fee , dentistry, stamps , licence fee, dentistry, stamps, vehicle tax. you know, again i'm not necessarily blaming you on this, but there is a lot for people to absorb and almost this this money that you're talking about will be absorbed straight away . away. >> i don't think it's a case of that. it's in real terms, 35% increase in real terms versus 2010. and the most important thing we set out to do that the prime minister set out to do was to tackle inflation, which is driving some of those price increases. if you remember, just over inflation was over a year ago, inflation was over a year ago, inflation was over 11.1. it's today , over 11, 11.1. it's down today, just over three and about 3.5. and by the end , within a few

and by the end, within a few months, according to the office of responsibility , we of budget responsibility, we will be back to 2. that's that's months ahead of when it was supposed to get to that level. so we are seeing things turn around in terms of moderation of price increases. but crucially, this really big increase the this really big increase in the national living which is a national living wage, which is a massive boost to lots people. massive boost to lots of people. we've got one the highest we've got one of the highest national living wages now the national living wages now in the developed world. so really, really a lot of really good news for a lot of people. it's part on the back of our, our commitment to get a higher wage, higher skilled economy. and hasn't economy. and, and this hasn't cost jobs, 4.2 million more people in work than there were in 2010, and 1.2 million fewer people out of work. so really good news all the way around . good news all the way around. >> and i'll tell you what isn't good news. it's that long waits in a&e are killing 250 people every single week. these are new figures compiled by the royal college of emergency medicine, which is out today, is on the front page of many of the newspapers . shocking statistics. newspapers. shocking statistics. kevin, needlessly kevin, people are needlessly dying in this country every

single what's your single week. what's your reaction story ? reaction to that story? >> yeah, i mean, it's not what you want to see at all, but we are seeing progress. we put record amounts the nhs . record amounts into the nhs. there are now 110,000 more doctors and nurses working in the nhs than they were back in 2010. real terms increase in funding in the nhs since over the last five years. but you've seen this rising demand, you know, an 8% rise in demand in terms of attendances and admissions into the a&e. these are, these are it's a demand side problem and it's the same in every corner of the united kingdom and in other countries as well. so we're putting those extra but of extra resources in. but of course huge pressure on course there is huge pressure on the system. >> system. kevin, >> yeah, the system. kevin, i mean, you to be returned mean, if you were to be returned in the general election, the system is something you'd have to continually look at, adapt and change. do you think there is one big thing that we will have to get used to in the nhs so that we have to tweak, to make it more efficient ? make it more efficient? >> of course, we need to make it

more efficient. and we've got a plan for that. but but the most of the problems of the nhs are caused by increased demand. and, and the reason one thing is driving that is we're all living longer and our treatments are more comprehensive, more costly . more comprehensive, more costly. so we have to continue to put more and more resources into the nhs. but you're right to say we want the service to be more efficient as well, but we are seeing extra resources and seeing those extra resources and we've seen the backlog caused by covid, but again, on covid, of course. but again, on top that, you've seen the two top of that, you've seen the two year lists been year waiting lists have been eradicated. 90% the people eradicated. 90% of the people waiting or more for waiting 18 months or more for operations have been those have been eradicated too. so we are getting on top of it. but it's tough and we've seen strikes over the last year which haven't helped. but, but we will get on top this, but we have got top of this, but we have got a demand side problem and we will have some years come. have some years to come. >> support >> your child care support package starting to be rolled package is starting to be rolled out today. we're talking to the labour a little bit later labour party a little bit later on. they're saying that this is a childcare pledge a a childcare pledge without a plan many nurseries plan, saying that many nurseries are go bust because

are forced to go bust because they're able to actually they're not able to actually expand their and they're expand their offer. and they're saying you're threatening to crash the childcare system with this plan . this plan. >> well, again, this is really good news. it's 15 hours a week of childcare for parents of two year olds, and that goes down to nine months over the next year and rolls up to 30 years, 30 hours a week. really, really good news lots good news helps lots of households. worth about households. it's worth about £6,900 to the average household . £6,900 to the average household. really good news. we're confident the places are there. clear. it's a private sector thing again. so the private sector will expand to offer these places. but quite surprisingly labour have failed to meet our commitment or say they will meet our commitment in terms of that childcare offer. but we absolutely think it's the right thing to do. it's for good working households, it's good for people's average earnings and for economy. and it's good for the economy. so it's the right so all round it's the right thing do . thing to do. >> that's the business minister, kevin hollinrake. mr hollinrake , kevin hollinrake. mr hollinrake, thank you your time this thank you for your time this morning. appreciate says

morning. appreciate it. he says thank you. he says it's a good monday for many of you. national insurance is down by 2. and the national living wage is rising to 11.4 £0.04 an hour. and the energy price cap is down, the minimum wage for those aged 18 to 20 is up to £8.60 or by 14.8. and inflation linked benefits, such as those in universal credit, will also see increases of 6.7% from this month. is that going to make you feel better off? let us know we're back talking about the stories, making the news

next. dawn neesom and kriss akabusi here to discuss the stories making headlines today. and, in the sunday express. the mirror front page of the guardian as

well, king's easter speech. >> don look wasn't. yeah. regardless of what you think of royalty, before anyone starts having a go at me. wasn't it lovely? this is a family. having a go at me. wasn't it lovely? this is a family . you lovely? this is a family. you know. there's been. well, kate's got cancer. the king's got cancen got cancer. the king's got cancer, sarah ferguson's, been diagnosed again, so here he is. we know he's got cancer . now. we we know he's got cancer. now. we know he's having some form of treatment. we don't know what. there's a lot of speculation about whether it out in about whether it will be out in public. and the fact that he was there, was shaking hands, there, he was shaking hands, which weren't expecting. which we weren't expecting. he looked well. think, looked remarkably well. i think, you good him. he's you know, good for him. he's inherited sense duty, inherited mum's sense of duty, don't mean, i think don't you think? i mean, i think he determined to do it, to he was determined to do it, to be there. and i think he was determined to there as well determined to be there as well for because i think kate for kate, because i think kate and and the were and william and the kids were notably understandably and william and the kids were notably i understandably and william and the kids were notablyi think understandably and william and the kids were notablyi think itrnderstandably and william and the kids were notablyi think it wasrstandably and william and the kids were notablyi think it was it andably and william and the kids were notablyi think it was it was.bly so. but i think it was it was. i thought it was lovely. sorry, sorry. if you don't like the royals, but yeah, there you go. >> think it was really >> i think it was really heartening to him actually heartening to see him actually looking so well. and i think it was was for the crowds

was it was good for the crowds to see him. it's the first time we've seen him this year. >> yeah, well, yeah, i think the point been well >> yeah, well, yeah, i think the point his been well >> yeah, well, yeah, i think the point his sense| well >> yeah, well, yeah, i think the point his sense of well >> yeah, well, yeah, i think the point his sense of duty,ell >> yeah, well, yeah, i think the point his sense of duty, getting made, his sense of duty, getting back the horse, you know, back on the horse, you know, getting and doing it, we saw getting on and doing it, we saw we see him look very, very we could see him look very, very well, the crowd seemed to be very happy to be able to give their best wishes to him and the family. and, you know, we do wish him recovery very well. we don't really know what the cancer is. i mean, that was my thought when i saw him. he looked so well, i thought, well, what sort of cancer is it? was it very, very early stage if cancen it very, very early stage if cancer. i don't think there's any family in the country that hasn't been touched by the finger of cancer, and cancer can come with different stages. stage one is a lot more milder than stage four, obviously, but nonetheless , you could see a man nonetheless, you could see a man getting back to or a person, a human being getting back to work. and that was nice to see that. >> yeah, chris, the small boat situation, we've seen so many thousand already this year

arriving in the country of illegal migrants here. what is the criticism now of the small boats plan ? boats plan? >> so basically this is really the civil servants , sort of the civil servants, sort of saying that no one's getting on with it. there's no focus, insufficient staffing. we don't know what we're doing, no standard operating procedures. therefore no training, no idea. and they've given this red warning to rishi sunak that it's failing. well, tell us something that we didn't know, and it just begins to make a mockery of these five pledges that i'm giving you and your. >> we're going to have to get to the stage, chris. i mean, you look at these numbers and they are unsustainable. there's absolutely no doubt that they're unsustainable we're unsustainable and that we're going get to the going to have to get to the stage where europe and stage where we defy europe and any other remits there are on all of this. and you just round

up everybody arrives in the up everybody who arrives in the country you're very country say, you're very welcome. not going put welcome. we're not going to put you plane and we're putting you on a plane and we're putting you on a plane and we're putting you in rwanda. they can sort it out that end well. >> i don't that's the >> i don't think that's the i mean, incoming government mean, the incoming government renee so far year. it renee 6000 so far this year. it didn't come from government, though. they're thinking though. i think they're thinking about way, aren't they? different way, aren't they? they're stop they're suggesting that stop them at the source, stop the gangs. the trade that's gangs. and the trade that's happening at source. so they don't even get to the continent, don't even get to the continent, don't come into the channel and you haven't got to deal with it. so, you know, there are other ways of tackling. i actually think that the rwanda deal has been a red herring, and the government have sunk themselves . government have sunk themselves. it ain't going to happen. everyone knows it's not going to happen. and this is part and parcel of the problem. they're saying all of the attention saying that all of the attention this is the service. all this is the civil service. all the attention is on this all around the thing. it ain't happening. and therefore we're not other things that not looking at other things that should should happening. should be, should be happening. like what is the immigration policy tackling? >> other problem with >> the other problem with this is to implement it got many

is how to implement it got many very powerful civil servants who aren't elected, the aren't elected, by the way. they're to job, they're paid by us to do a job, don't want to happen . don't want it to happen. >> do you think that's stalling? >> do you think that's stalling? >> yeah, i do. well, i mean, the thing is, the problem here, we've got indecisive prime we've got an indecisive prime minister things we've got an indecisive prime minithe things we've got an indecisive prime minithe long things we've got an indecisive prime minithe long grass. things we've got an indecisive prime minithe long grass. he's�*iings into the long grass. he's delayed himself. know delayed it himself. we know there's going on with there's ping pong going on with there's ping pong going on with the between the house the underworld between the house of house of of lords and the house of commons, but rishi sunak himself said, look at after said, well, look at it after easter. on with easter. why just get on with it, you've civil servants? you've got civil servants? >> they get on with. >> that's the thing. >> that's the thing. >> there's nothing to get on with. but they delayed it. >> they delayed it. we will look at this bill after easter and it's like, no, get with it it's like, no, get on with it now. why are you even taking this? this important? this? is this important? get it sorted you've the sorted and then you've got the civil sticking civil servants sticking their oar intended, because oar in, no pun intended, because a lot of them don't want it to happen. very powerful. happen. they're very powerful. they're all working from home, but very powerful. and they're all working from home, bu�*it's very powerful. and they're all working from home, bu�*it's like' powerful. and they're all working from home, bu�*it's like nothinng. and they're all working from home, bu�*it's like nothing is and so it's just like nothing is happening. i don't even know happening. and i don't even know you're you know, you're talking about, you know, laboun you're talking about, you know, labour. know what labour. i don't even know what their well, their policy is. well, the devil's the details. where devil's in the details. where are the details? >> so maybe sunak actually

>> so maybe mr sunak actually realises he done and realises he can't be done and that an election that there might be an election coming towards the end the coming towards the end of the yeah coming towards the end of the year. it's going to be year. and it's not going to be my problem anyway. well, you know, and once labour are in certain the tories will certain key, the tories will have the kick have something to kick the kick them mean, i think with them about. i mean, i think with everything anyway, labour everything anyway, once labour get realise actually get in you'll realise actually it's more difficult when it's so much more difficult when you've feet the you've got your feet under the table than you're coming table than when you're coming from sidelines. from the sidelines. >> when he was >> rishi sunak, when he was chancellor, even agree chancellor, didn't even agree with any case, he thought chancellor, didn't even agree wiwas any case, he thought chancellor, didn't even agree wiwas a any case, he thought chancellor, didn't even agree wiwas a waste:ase, he thought chancellor, didn't even agree wiwas a waste of e, he thought chancellor, didn't even agree wiwas a waste of time.thought chancellor, didn't even agree wiwas a waste of time. sought chancellor, didn't even agree wiwas a waste of time. so and it was a waste of time. so and now politics for you. now it's politics for you. >> the thing that don. the >> but the thing that don. the point i'm trying to make is we cannot stop is going on. it cannot stop what is going on. it is overflowing and is just overflowing and somebody's something. somebody's got to do something. and breaking and if that involves breaking the somebody should the rules, somebody should have the rules, somebody should have the stand and do the bottle to stand up and do that and break the rules and say, you land here, just take say, you land in here, just take a step on that plane and we're going to fly you somewhere else. we it's legal or we don't care if it's legal or not. you're not staying this country. >> suella braverman was pretty much going down that route. wasn't she priti patel they wasn't she and priti patel they both down that route and both going down that route and yeah, that'll be okay until their guts on the their blood and guts on the other because know other side because you know actually you don't know

actually you just don't know whether infrastructure on whether the infrastructure on the really can take the other side really can take care an influx. care of an influx. >> got to do us. well, >> got to do with us. well, what's do us? what's that got to do with us? i mean, basically, if this was your house, right? and your front and garden and front garden and back garden and people setting up tents in people were setting up tents in your front garden, surely you'd be off turf. your front garden, surely you'd be but off turf. your front garden, surely you'd be but what off turf. your front garden, surely you'd be but what would turf. your front garden, surely you'd be but what would happen if you >> but what would happen if you if went up there you if you went up there and you chucked them outside, you would have knock knock, mr have knock knock knock, mr policeman. inland security. mr >> somebody an uprising in the country favour people country in favour of what people would doing. i think would actually be doing. i think now numbers are so now the numbers are so unsustainable people unsustainable that people have got say , well, in principle got to say, well, in principle i was against this, but actually we cannot keep on with this. we can't. our roads can't take it, our schools can't take it, our hospitals can't take it, we can't it. can't take it. >> and is illegal >> and this is illegal migration. got three migration. we've got three quarters million legal quarters of a million legal migration on top of it, which is the highest figures we've ever had. something's give . had. something's got to give. people aren't getting angry about that's the about it, eamonn. that's the thing. one's doing anything. >> okay. >> okay. >> do you think of this? if >> what do you think of this? if you've woken up and you've you've just woken up and you've got something about this

got something to say about this gb or gb news. com we'd gb views or gb news. com we'd love to hear from you. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i mean, this is another scandal here. more than 250 people each people in england are dying each week a long waits for week because of a long waits for a&e chris. week because of a long waits for a&iyeah, chris. week because of a long waits for a&iyeah, thisis. week because of a long waits for a&iyeah, this is this this >> yeah, this is this this really is. and we can we can roll up that number, but every single number is a person. yeah, a person that's dying and reading the article, it's not even the people that are dying in ambulances. it's just those who are in the corridors and on trolleys. beds. exactly and, you know, i've had this experience or about when i had this bleeding nose, uncontrolled bleeding nose, uncontrolled bleeding nose, uncontrolled bleeding nose and the i had to be looked at. after seven hours, the doctors came and stuck this thing up. my nose, and it was so painful. in the corridor, people walking past and you know, there's no dignity. and i tried to start from because very, very painful. it's undignified. so. yeah. so okay, i'm here to tell the tale . i'd rather be here to the tale. i'd rather be here to tell the tale than be one of the person who dies on a trolley.

but nonetheless, this is a crisis that's been there for a very long time. this again, it's nothing new. it's just coming to a head right now. because as your previous contributor , our, your previous contributor, our, the minister, mr hollinrake. yeah. said there's a massive yeah. he said there's a massive influx, a massive demand now for the services on a very creaky nhs. it is very worrying. >> and junior doctors have been on strike. how many times recently? ten times. >> and again, loads of viewers have emailed in saying surely that's having an impact on this as well. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> mr sunak again, i mean >> and mr sunak again, i mean he's gets hammered everywhere he's he gets hammered everywhere . he year he said he's . he last year he said he's going give a billion pound going to give a billion pound pledge to this issue. another thing he said he can't deliver on. >> and guys talking about banning things. that's eurovision i think next week. >> oh i don't know. >> oh i don't know. >> god knows. there's been a call that, the british representative , should boycott representative, should boycott eurovision to the show because israel is taking part. eurovision to the show because israel is taking part . and israel is taking part. and chris, you will have been down

this road with sport before . this road with sport before. yeah. should sport get involved in politics or should it be used as part of politics? what do you think? >> no, definitely. >> no, definitely. >> well, is a. it's an open >> well, this is a. it's an open letter from queers for palestine point number one. i don't even understand what queer means anymore. does it even anymore. what does it even define? it's group of define? and it's a group of people, mostly luvvies. it has define? and it's a group of pe be e, mostly luvvies. it has define? and it's a group of pe be said,istly luvvies. it has define? and it's a group of pe be said, signing/ies. it has define? and it's a group of pe be said, signing this it has define? and it's a group of pe be said, signing this open; to be said, signing this open letter , begging ollie, what's letter, begging ollie, what's his name? the eurovision representative. >> alexander. yeah, yeah, who's openly gay man, begging him not to go until israel is banned from the competition. fine. they're entitled to do that. no problem with that. ollie, quite rightly has responded and saying pretty much what you have said. no, let's try and keep the two issues separate. let's try and keep the separate from the keep the music separate from the politics, so i russia's already been banned. russia's already know. the slight difference is russia invaded a sovereign state. israel would defending itself against a terrorist organisation . now, regardless of organisation. now, regardless of what you think of how they're

doing it, i think that is the very fine difference. >> okay, again, let's just talk more about this next time when you're back in 40 minutes time. chris and dawn, for the moment. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. thank you, we look forward to seeing right now, seeing you. then right now, let's get weather update on let's get a weather update on this holiday . let's get a weather update on this holiday. if you're this bank holiday. if you're heading out and here's heading out and about, here's what expect. what to expect. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello. good morning. welcome to your latest weather. over the next few days it does remain unsettled. we do have rain pushing north today , heavy pushing north today, heavy showers following but there will be some warm sunshine. we can divide the country into three today. cloud and rain across this central swathe of the uk. quite a cold feeling day to the north of this fairly cloudy, some skies into the some bright skies and into the south of this a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. some of them be heavy with some of them will be heavy with some hail and thunder there

some hail and thunder in there too. could some local too. could be some local disruption if you are stuck under area of cloud and under this area of cloud and rain. it'll be quite cold. temperatures eight temperatures seven eight degrees, in any sunnier degrees, but in any sunnier breaks could highs around breaks we could see highs around 13 degrees. so not feeling 13 to 15 degrees. so not feeling too bad in the sunshine as we move through into the evening time. further showers across england and wales. perhaps some longer along the longer spells of rain along the south coast. time, this south coast. for a time, this area of continues to push area of rain continues to push its northwards into scotland area of rain continues to push itnorthern thwards into scotland area of rain continues to push itnorthern ireland! into scotland area of rain continues to push itnorthern ireland also scotland area of rain continues to push itnorthern ireland also seeing1d , northern ireland also seeing some during the some spells of rain during the early hours. some clear spells in between winds fallen light. we could see 1 or 2 mist and fog patches developing. temperatures a little lower compared to of late, but still above late, but still largely above freezing. and then it's a mixed day. tuesday. we'll see day. on tuesday. we'll see a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers, the showers taking their to bubble up, taking their time to bubble up, some them on the heavy side some of them on the heavy side at many places across at times, but many places across england and wales staying dry, though cloudy very though turning cloudy. very cloudy scotland cloudy across parts of scotland here outbreaks of rain here as well. outbreaks of rain through the day. some hill snow possible too, temperatures possible too, and temperatures 6 or here. elsewhere 13 or 14.

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gb news. >> good morning. it is just coming up to 7:00 on monday, the 1st of april. it's april fools, an easter bank holiday. >> monday it is. anything else? things >> i think it might be a few other things as well. but anyway, happy monday to you. >> okay. you're tuned into breakfast online, on television, on eamonn and ellie on radio with eamonn and ellie now shocking insight into the state of the nhs reveals new estimates suggest more than 250 patients a week die needlessly due to long waits in a&e . a due to long waits in a&e. a smiling king greets crowds as he begins his return to royal dufies begins his return to royal duties yesterday at windsor

castle, despite the government pledging households will be thousands of pounds better off. >> plenty of price rises are set to take force today, including the bbc licence fee will be debating that at 730. >> bad weather engineering work and a bank holiday means it's likely to be travel chaos for millions as they return home today. >> the controversial scottish hate crime bill comes into force from today as critics are ready to protest and a new culinary innovation combining two of your favourites wine and cheese too to good be true. >> we'll be looking at that later on. >> happy with the wine? not so much the cheese for me and the sport this morning. not the spectacle that we all hoped for as manchester city and arsenal cancelled each other out . cancelled each other out. liverpool are top of the premier league after beating brighton and this is not an april fool, but the most expensive sporting shorts are up for sale .

shorts are up for sale. >> good morning. today we've got outbreaks of rain. we've also got some heavy showers, perhaps thundery as well, but there'll also be some sunshine. find out all the weather details coming up . soon. up. soon. >> so here we are on april fools day. april fools day spread throughout britain during the 18th century. >> so 17 something or other and it spread specifically in scotland, where the tradition became a two day event, starting with hunting the gok. >> do you know what a gok is? >> do you know what a gok is? >> a bird. >> a bird. >> it's a bird and it is a cuckoo bird. that is the a word for cuckoo bird. a cuckoo is a symbol of foolery. and it was followed by tally day, which involved pranks played on people's derrieres such as pinning fake tails or kick me signs on them . it must have been

signs on them. it must have been hilarious to live in those times. >> did you used to have , pranks >> did you used to have, pranks at school? did you used to play pranks? >> pranks or pranks? >> pranks or pranks? >> how about your pants at school as well? >> yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. you used to play pranks on each other all the time. >> because boys are quite like that, they? yeah. that, aren't they? yeah. >> mean, fools day >> so, i mean, april fools day was there, but once was a big day there, but once you get ten, i think it's you get beyond ten, i think it's sort of the relevance of it isn't really there. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> all the companies. >> it's all the companies. you'll see it all this you'll see it all of this morning on your instagram and x and all those things. they do all they. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> it's be a long day. if >> it's gonna be a long day. if you don't like april fools, it will be coming up three will be coming up to three minutes past hour of 7:00 on minutes past the hour of 7:00 on this april day. now, this april fools day. now, easter travel disruption is going i'm afraid, going to continue. i'm afraid, as heavy rain is expected to disrupt more million disrupt more than 2 million journeys rain is coming >> okay, so the rain is coming back. the motoring organisation the predicts that 2 million the rac predicts that 2 million journeys come journeys will be made come today, roads will be today, but the roads will be jammed as planned. rail jammed packed as planned. rail engineering works across the country trains trying country means no trains trying to get many back from the long

weekend and well gb news, the south—east of england reporter ray allison is at euston station for us this morning. >> how's it looking there this morning? ray >> well, very, very heavily disrupted it has to be said. of course. this is one of london's biggest stations. means it sees around 9 million people pass through its doors every single yeah through its doors every single year. and due to that major engineering work, which has been taking place throughout this easter weekend, there are no trains in or out of euston today. that's except for london overground services. so some services for londoners here. but the routes affected are avanti west coast and london north western railway. so if you're travelling or wanting to travel to euston from birmingham, wolverhampton , liverpool, wolverhampton, liverpool, manchester, blackpool, lancaster, milton keynes , lancaster, milton keynes, northampton, coventry, crewe, glasgow and finally edinburgh, you are completely out of luck. there are no trains coming into

euston today. now of course there are some rail replacement busesin there are some rail replacement buses in place at some parts of the country. however, when you add that combine that into the problems we're going to be seeing at the footfall at the airports and of course the ferry delays and increased traffic on the motorways, in part due to the motorways, in part due to the fact that you can't get on some train services over this weekend. obviously today that is going to be a big problem for commuters. network rail has apologised and said that this maintenance and improvement work that they're carrying out is vital to keeping the railway running safely and improving performance . they're spending performance. they're spending around £135 million actually, this weekend to across the north west and central region. this is work on hs2 preparation , on work on hs2 preparation, on track improvements, drainage and the like. however we'll see the benefits of that in the future. but right now , for people trying but right now, for people trying to travel into euston, into london, from some of those areas, they are going to be

significantly affected and out of luck. >> okay. ray anderson, thank you so much for bringing us up to date there at london euston station. >> okay . if you have any travel >> okay. if you have any travel to report, get in touch with us this morning gbviews@gbnews.com. and don't make it an april fool. let's have a look at some other stories coming into the newsroom on this monday morning. >> childcare plans come >> and new childcare plans come into today . >> and new childcare plans come into today. eligible into force today. eligible parents and carers of two year olds will now be entitled to 15 hours of funded childcare a week. it's the first part of an £8 billion package announced that the 2023 budget that the government hopes will support working parents. however, the labour party have criticised the government, saying they have a pledge without a plan. >> the average household water and sewage bill is set to increase by 6% today. it comes as water companies are being accused of environmental vandalism by the lib dems , vandalism by the lib dems, amongst others, as they reveal there was an almost 50% rise in sewage discharges over the past

yeah >> anti—government yeah >> anti —government protests yeah >> anti—government protests have broken out in jerusalem in a series of planned demonstrations until tuesday, tens of thousands of people were urging the government to reach a ceasefire deal to free the dozens of hostages held in gaza by hamas . hostages held in gaza by hamas. they're also calling on the government to hold an early election , which is not due to election, which is not due to happen until the spring of 2026. scottish government's controversial new hate crime law comes into effect today. >> first passed in 2021, the act was consolidated existing hate crime legislation and created a new offence for threatening or abusive behaviour intended to stir up hatred based on prejudice . however, the prejudice. however, the legislation has raised concerns about a threat to free speech, with prominent critics including jk rowling , joe rogan and elon jk rowling, joe rogan and elon musk . musk. >> now we've been talking about

the easter travel disruption , 2 the easter travel disruption, 2 million journeys expected to be made today. but it's not just the trains where travel is expected. travel chaos is expected. travel chaos is expected today. those 2 million car journeys are expected to be taken today. so how is it looking on the roads? well, let's go to the m25 now. where? gb news reporter theo chikomba is there for us. how's it looking there? there. not too bad.by looking there? there. not too bad. by the looks of things . bad. by the looks of things. >> yeah, well, it's still very early. many people who are expected to be on the roads today will be getting into their cars already. some of them, we can see them here on the m25. now on a normal day, the m25 itself accounts for around 15% of all road users and around 200,000 people use the m25 every single day, and that's expected to be even more as many people are either returning back home following their easter getaway and others are going away actually, because this time of the year also coincides with school holidays , lots of

school holidays, lots of children around the country will now be off school for around two weeks. now, just to give you the latest update on the roads today, the m42 in warwickshire is closed southbound and junction ten and junction nine. so people are being advised to plan their journey in advance if plan theirjourney in advance if they are looking to use that route. so that is one area long. delays are also expected on the m5 towards somerset and on the m6 in cheshire and greater manchester. now the rac, the motoring company saying they were expecting around 14 million people on the roads throughout this easter holiday period. and that's set to be a continuing high today as it's one of the busiest days as people are travelling around the country. >> thanks, theo. appreciate it. lovely to see the sunrise coming up there. >> yeah, makes the difference . >> yeah, makes the difference. >> yeah, makes the difference. >> getting brighter at night and in the morning. nice lovely to see. >> very welcome. yeah. and hopefully it's nice weather as

well today. >> it doesn't look too bad out there does it. so far. >> apparently. oh don't pin your hopes on it. >> here's greg dewhurst. >> here's greg dewhurst. >> he'll put you in the picture. >> he'll put you in the picture. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello. good morning. welcome to your latest weather. over the next few days, it does remain unsettled . we do have rain unsettled. we do have rain pushing north today. heavy showers following, but there will be some warm sunshine. we can divide the country into three today. cloud and rain across this central swathe of the uk . quite a cold feeling the uk. quite a cold feeling day. to the north of this fairly cloudy , some bright skies and cloudy, some bright skies and into south of this a mixture into the south of this a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. will be showers. some of them will be heavy with some hail and thunder in there could be some in there too. could be some local disruption if you are stuck under area of cloud stuck under this area of cloud and it'll be quite cold. and rain, it'll be quite cold. temperatures eight temperatures seven eight degrees, any sunnier degrees, but in any sunnier breaks see highs around breaks we could see highs around 13 15 degrees. so not feeling 13 to 15 degrees. so not feeling too in sunshine as we

too bad in the sunshine as we move through into the evening time. further showers across england and wales. perhaps some longer rain along the longer spells of rain along the south coast. time, this south coast. for a time, this area rain continues to push area of rain continues to push its way northwards into scotland. ireland scotland. northern ireland also seeing some of rain seeing some spells of rain dunng seeing some spells of rain during early hours. some during the early hours. some clear in between winds clear spells in between winds fall light. we could see 1 or 2 mist and fog patches developing. temperatures a little lower compared of late, still compared to of late, but still largely freezing . and then largely above freezing. and then it's a mixed day. on tuesday. we'll see a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers, the showers their time to the showers taking their time to bubble some of them on the bubble up, some of them on the heavy side times, but many heavy side at times, but many places england and wales places across england and wales staying turning staying dry, though turning cloudy . very cloudy across parts cloudy. very cloudy across parts of as well. of scotland here as well. outbreaks rain through the outbreaks of rain through the day. hill snow possible day. some hill snow possible too, temperatures or too, and temperatures 6 or 7 here. elsewhere 13 or 14 in. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news.

>> and we're going to scotland now. new laws to tackle the harm caused by hatred and prejudice come into force. there today. this is the hate crime and pubuc this is the hate crime and public order act and it extends racial hatred, offence protections to people prejudiced against on the basis of their age, whatever all that means disability, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity. i think the more trouble with religious discrimination in scotland and any of those other things. but anyway, campaigners are expected to protest at the act outside scottish parliament today. >> well, let's cross live now to gb news scotland reporter tony maguire, who is in edinburgh for us. very good morning to you tony. as this bill comes into force today. but as we just heard, we are actually expecting protest. it's indeed. >> good morning to both of you. certainly we're going to see a protest during at 1:30 here today. now this this bill. is really can be traced all the way back to essentially the tail end of the last decade, where a

former justice secretary by the name of humza yousaf put this plan in motion for the hate crime and public order act. now, on paper, this bill is supposed to protect people with certain characteristics. and as you mentioned, there , extend the mentioned, there, extend the various protections in terms of race related hatred towards things like transgender identity , age, sexuality and so on. now understand why this is received. quite a lot of criticism over the years, you know, and that criticism has been stretched far reaching from the church who is concerned about how they can progress with various campaigning projects and around the church from police scotland, who only a few weeks ago had said publicly that they no longer had the resources to investigate every crime. however, they have committed to investigating every single report that is made against this

new act, which comes in today. quite a lot of concern has also been raised, by the gender critical feminist movement and of course, some of the more prolific members of that movement include jk rowling and joanna cherry qc , who is an snp joanna cherry qc, who is an snp mp down in westminster. joanna cherry qc, who is an snp mp down in westminster . they're mp down in westminster. they're concerned that there will be quite a large outpouring of malicious reports, in terms of people targeting perhaps just people targeting perhaps just people that they don't like. and of course the police would be forced to follow up on them. now it does seem to be humza yousaf on friday there he came out and said that any vexatious reports? you know, police scotland are no stranger to handling them. and actually in this case, it wouldn't be, any different. however, as we mentioned, at about half one today, there's going to be a huge protest outside holyrood where i am just now. that's organised by a

facebook group by, called glasgow cabbie , a faceless glasgow cabbie, a faceless organisation or a faceless member of facebook, but certainly carries quite a lot of weight up here when it comes to political activism, he was involved quite heavily around this time last year following the gender recognition reform bill and the various protests that came along with that. and we understand that today , a we understand that today, a pastor who actually had the pleasure of speaking to on saturday, he's going to be speaking at the protest today about the church's concerns. and we're also going to hear quite a bit, from for women scotland, who are obviously concerned that any of the points that they raise against the kind of transgender activism, activism and most, that there are going to be speaking today at the protests. so lots happening here today outside holyrood. >> what are you picking up, tony, as to the feeling on all of this, you talk about the taxi

protester there and the religious people and whatever , religious people and whatever, but it sounds increasingly like a police state. i mean, ella and i were talking here. you're not obviously allowed to have a view that's different than anybody else's. you're not allowed to express a view. it's going to lead to more timid, more bland people. it's like the way television is nowadays. you switch on. i could name all the programmes, but the presenters don't say anything. they're risk averse. there's no commentating on anything. it's just, averse. there's no commentating on anything. it'sjust, i mean , on anything. it'sjust, i mean, is it a better world? is it really a better world for all this legislation in? >> well, certainly i'm not the right person to answer that. but, you know, you don't want to take my word for him speaking to people in glasgow on saturday. you know, they said that everybody is just starting to get scared. they'll careful get scared. they'll be careful about what saying. about about what they're saying. you just you know, some people just calling outright maddening, calling it outright maddening, and certainly, you the and certainly, you know, the thing i've been thinking thing that i've been thinking about as well is, you know, we have one of the biggest arts festivals in the world here. and

over last decade, i've over the last decade, i've interviewed of interviewed hundreds of comedians who are part of that fringe festival, you know, and sometimes just to get bums on seats, as it were. you know, they'll look to the more risky humour, know, they'll have humour, you know, they'll have to about that . and to think twice about that. and there's to be a of there's going to be a lot of acts, at the festivals and indeed even just online and promotion, who are going have promotion, who are going to have to twice about how they to think twice about how they promote shows. gotcha, gotcha. >> and just before we leave you, tony, was just we had theo tony, i was just we had theo chikomba m25 before we chikomba on the m25 before we came to you. were the sun was rising the m25 and we see rising over the m25 and we see where you are . it's obviously 20 where you are. it's obviously 20 minutes or so behind , light minutes or so behind, light dawning anywhere else. i mean, that's the way you will have always known it in scotland, the way i knew it in belfast. we used to have to go at one stage they they didn't turn the clocks back and we had to go to school in the dark, the way it was. but there is a difference in light time there, isn't there? >> yes, there absolutely is . and

>> yes, there absolutely is. and you're right, it's about 20 minutes, as quite often, you know, especially in the winter months, you know, i'm keen to come out to the great british pubuc come out to the great british public on television as early as possible, but sometimes there are restrictions and indeed , i are restrictions and indeed, i mean, we've got a big overcast sky to contend with today as well . it certainly sky to contend with today as well. it certainly sounds like theo has won the lottery and the weather this morning. >> okay, mate, thank you very much have a good day much indeed. have a good day today. thank you much, no, today. thank you very much, no, but is the case, the but that is the case, the further north you go, the longer it takes to get brighter. but then at night, in the summer in scotland, it can be bright until 11:00 at night. >> lovely . when you're enjoying >> lovely. when you're enjoying a wine in the garden. yeah. you get that extra time? yeah. >> all that time. >> all that extra time. >> all that extra time. >> well, that works out right, talking about extra time. going on holiday sunshine and on a holiday and sunshine and nice things. here's our great british giveaway. >> may have already got >> yes, you may have already got a holiday booked this year, a holiday booked for this year, but about next year? but what about next year? >> well, it could be on us. you could win a bespoke greek cruise for our brand

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next. at your bbc licence fees going up today £169.50. and a lot of hoo ha about all of this , so hoo ha about all of this, so that's what we're going to talk about. i'm doing that now in the company of andrew allison. andrew is the chief executive of

the freedom association. and he's anti this rise. and there's denis macshane former labour mp and minister of state for europe . and dennis you think actually, all things considered at £169.50. and what we pay for the bbc is not bad value. >> indeed . >> indeed. >> indeed. >> indeed. >> i mean it's about 40 5pa day for that . we get an for that. we get an extraordinary world influencing organisation . i mean, things organisation. i mean, things come and go in politics in britain, but the bbc is probably, with the monarchy the most admired british institution around the world. i have to say i was a graduate trainee after a university, so i'm a little bit biased, but they fired me, so they just put it right. why did they just put it right. why did they fire every well, usual. yeah. so and it gives it represents a country brings a country together with with the monarchy to a large extent it does us football. it does us news. it drives people mad. it

drives me bad mad because it's very pro—brexit. it's a very anti—european outfit now. it always was beginning the day programme before 2016. it was like radio daily mail. people think the bbc was , you know, was think the bbc was, you know, was run by the guardian. i worked there as a current affairs producer as a kid. all they read was the daily telegraph and the daily mail. the guardians got long words and, you know, bbc guys aren't too good on long words. so in general it does sport wonderfully. it covers, i mean, the coverage of women's football on the bbc. there's no other broadcasting network in europe. i've just come back from france last night and no, europe, as you know, gives remote the same service as the bbc for so little . bbc for so little. >> okay, andrew, what would you say? having heard all that dennis had to say there. >> well, i don't even recognise that particular organisation. and the idea that the bbc is somehow pro—brexit. i think is for the birds. but for me it comes down to, to choice, if i

want to watch gb news news on a morning, i have to pay for the bbc because i have to pay a television licence to watch any form of live television. and i also think that it's clinging on to this analogue funding system in a digital world when i'm 53 years old now, and the only thing that i really watch live is, is news. it's sport and special events such as the coronation last year. but everything else i watch on demand and i watch very , very demand and i watch very, very little bbc content. but i do watch a lot of things on youtube, for example. so i think people should be allowed to have a choice. right? >> so you should be allowed to opt in or opt out. why can't he do that? dennis >> you can't do that. but most democracies , not america, to be democracies, not america, to be fair, which is often cited. i mean, the model is rupert murdoch, and we've seen what's happened under fox news to american democracy. here. we have some balance. and it's true in just about every other european, japan, other countries

, sometimes the licence fee comes on your electricity bill here. it's a straightforward fee. we pay once once a year. as i say, it's about 40 5pa day. just read me out. any newspaper here, any newspaper price in front of you, you've got them. there they are. >> £2.80. >> £2.80. >> that's right. i mean, i like reading the times every day. it's a darn sight more expensive than the bbc. instead of trashing it, we should be proud of britain . that's. that's what of britain. that's. that's what upsets me. all these people are anti bbc. are actually anti—british, right. >> you see dennis, that's rubbish . rubbish. >> oh come on, that's absolute rubbish. i'm not anti bbc, i'm just pro choice. i just want people be allowed to, to people to, to be allowed to, to make a decision on whether they want to, to fund the bbc or not. and it's all right seeing a £0.45 a day. but you know, that's £0.45 a day that i'm forced to pay for the bbc. whereas if i want to buy a copy of the times, you're right, it will cost £2.80. that's a decision that i can make. >> i don't drive a car. i'm

forced to pay for your motorways . mind because >> i don't mind that because i pay a >> i don't mind that because i pay a of a lot of money. my pay a heck of a lot of money. my a heck of a lot of money in fuel tank. >> don't let me tell you something. one thing i learned in bbc a long time ago in the bbc a long time ago before you were born. you're a very young man. i'm glad to see you on television. was cutting across are across what other people are saying radio is always saying on tv or radio is always a disaster for the person doing it. so i just make the point again . it is something around again. it is something around the which britain is best the world which britain is best known for, and the idea of defunding it, because that's what it is. defunding the police say the left defunding something else, say others. and you on the right say defund the bbc when it works . we need defund the works. we need defund the monarchy. some support for that on the left . monarchy. some support for that on the left. i'm monarchy. some support for that on the left . i'm sure it monarchy. some support for that on the left. i'm sure it is something britain should be proud of, and we should stop rubbishing it and saying that take away its core raison d'etre and the only way that we can fund it sensibly, to cover all the odds and sods they show. i don't watch 99% of bbc output ,

don't watch 99% of bbc output, but i'm glad it's there in wales, in scotland and local radio stations all over the world, correspondents reporting well, you just used a word there, local andrew, if i could just point out something, if you were to pay for the full sky package, which would also include netflix and full fibre broadband, it would cost you £456 a year and you're not getting anything local on that. >> nothing. and my worry is local journalism, local coverage of , you know, whether you live of, you know, whether you live in scotland, wales, northern ireland, england, regionally , ireland, england, regionally, nationally, whatever. and none of these other companies your netflixes, your disney, whatever care two hoots about what's going on locally . going on locally. >> well, i agree that they don't and local journalism does concern me. and i've got friends who worked in local bbc radio who worked in local bbc radio who have lost their presenting roles , but i think but it's all roles, but i think but it's all to do with priorities. local journalism could be funded through some form of central . through some form of central. central pot, funded through general taxation. that's that's

perfectly possible. well, it could be, and we could explore possibilities there, dennis, but but , paul. well, now you're but, paul. well, now you're talking over me, aren't you? but but you know, this this could be done. but the bbc is keen to pay £1.5 million a year thereabouts, to gary lineker for presenting a football, highlights package . football, highlights package. but it's willing to take away funding from from bbc local radio. so it's all about priorities. >> well, i don't object to that. i think we should all have a national vote once a year, and which bbc presenters we want to pay which bbc presenters we want to pay lots of to . money yeah, so pay lots of to. money yeah, so that would be a kick. they are tim davie make that. that would be quite a popular course. >> good proposal . denis macshane >> good proposal. denis macshane andrew allison thank you both very much indeed . you watching very much indeed. you watching and listening at home gb views or gb news. com let us know what you think. yeah. >> should the bbc licence be be axed? do let us know. do stay with us. coming up.

top of the english premier league. we're going to talk about that now with our paul coyte here. man city. arsenal. yesterday. the difference was, i just thought arsenal neutralised not just man city, but eric haaland. that was the big difference. >> erling. yeah. i mean, that's what they went up to do, wasn't it? you could see that they didn't go up there to try and win the game because they've been beaten. they've been soundly beaten every time they've and they've been up there and thought, okay, we'll defend. they defended really, really well. i mean well. but nil, nil i mean we all expected spectacle it expected a spectacle and it wasn't really that . wasn't really that. >> what does it tell us about the top of the table liverpool one yesterday and they sit top than arsenal. yeah. then city doesit than arsenal. yeah. then city does it make anything any clearer? >> i don't think it does. i was just thinking what can i work anything out from this . anything out from this. liverpool and 67 and arsenal on 65, manchester city on 64.

they've all played the same amount of games. i think we've got what, 8 or 9 to go. i really don't know . i you know who's don't know. i you know who's your who's your. well where do your who's your. well where do you think it's going to go. >> i always thought city. yeah. i don't think, i don't think they're as good as they were last time. >> this is about the time of the year when city then just go unbeaten. >> but but i'm wondering they've had injury problems and whatever. >> but you look and they are just a machine. they play like a machine. they really do. but but you know liverpool have injuries. >> arsenal up i mean it's it is it's a three horse race and we'll just have to see how things go. but liverpool beat brighton yesterday. brighton scored very early to early. scored very very early to early. you know it's all really great. you know it's all really great. you think oh great. we've got a goal at anfield after 70s. >> man united have got liverpool next sunday. >> oh dear. yeah i mean oh what do you mean. oh dear. >> how things go. >> we'll see how things go. i mean man united weren't good against brentford in scotland, rangers celtic . against brentford in scotland, rangers celtic. next against brentford in scotland, rangers celtic . next week

rangers of celtic. next week they do celtic one point ahead. >> yes they are. they beat livingston three nil. we want to mention celtic because again thatis mention celtic because again that is a real battle on the top of the scottish premiership. celtic are on 74. rangers on 73. rangers still have a game in hand. old firm derby at the weekend, so always a ding dong andifs weekend, so always a ding dong and it's going to be another one as well, also talking of ding dongs arsenal and chelsea's women's game yesterday, was women's game yesterday, it was in the conti cup final, the continental cup final, which is which is the league cup final. now, there was one really worrying thing that happened. frida maanum , who plays for frida maanum, who plays for arsenal, collapsed on the pitch. we've seen too much of this, haven't we? i mean, the but anyway, there we are. and we don't know what happened. all we do, i mean, it's hugely worrying thing if any player , anybody thing if any player, anybody just collapses, but anyway, it was during stoppage time the arsenal of released a statement about that, saying frida's conscious. this was straight afterwards stable condition. she'll continue to be monitored closely a medical team , thank

closely by a medical team, thank goodness she's okay. we don't know more it . why? know any more about it. why? what have you. but she was okay. but emma hayes and jonas eidevall, the two managers of the sides. there was a bit of argy bargy between the two of them. so jonas , who is the them. so jonas, who is the arsenal manager, and emma hayes, legendary chelsea manager, going off to look after the american women's team , at the end of the women's team, at the end of the season. so there was a multiball problem . you know, when they get problem. you know, when they get the out quickly, if they the ball out quickly, if they want to the ball and so want to get the ball and so chelsea didn't want lots of balls . arsenal did. and then balls. arsenal did. and then when chelsea were losing, then they said, oh yeah, we want the ball on quickly. anyway, she accused eidevall of male aggression to he , treated aggression to how he, treated one of her players. he then accused her of being a bad loser. she pushed past him. it was all a bit of argy argy bargy. it was a bit of argy bargy. it was a bit of argy bargy that went on, but, the it was arsenal that won the game. >> won the cup 1975. >> won the cup 1975. >> indeed, in the early 70s, thrillers and manilla thriller

manilla. and this was muhammad ali against joe frazier. joe frazier third. i remember the excitement around it. why sit back in the news? >> you see shorts . it's his >> you see shorts. it's his shorts. it's muhammad ali's shorts. it's muhammad ali's shorts . there they are. there's shorts. there they are. there's the shorts. there were two. the two greatest muhammad ali fights eveh two greatest muhammad ali fights ever. everybody knows that. probably names as the rumble in the jungle, which was george foreman in kinshasa. >> he lost that one. >> he lost that one. >> yeah, that one though. he won that because that was the famous rope a dope and the rope a dope, which is where he soaked up a lot of punishment. and everybody thinks, what's going to happen? muhammad ali's going to get killed here and then soaked it up and then tired him out. he did the same thing in the thrilla in manilla against joe frazier. it was the third fight between of them. it's between the two of them. it's one the greatest fights of one of the greatest fights of all time. doubt for all time. without doubt for 1975. the shorts that he wore 1975. so the shorts that he wore in that actually up in that fight are actually up for how are they expected to >> how much are they expected to

go ellie? go for ellie? >> much would you pay for >> how much would you pay for muhammad shorts from 1975? muhammad ali's shorts from 1975? there was over this amazing thing. 1975. there was over a billion viewers and instead, obviously no satellite tv in those days, people went out to cinemas because they were beamed into cinemas. cinemas because they were beamed into cinemas . a billion viewers, into cinemas. a billion viewers, and it was 10 am. local time as well. so the time difference would work out, and it was like over 120 degrees in the ring. and it was just unbelievable. so anyway, back to the shorts i gave you some thinking time on the shorts. >> i wouldn't, part with a lot of cash for that. maybe £10, ten, £10 for a pair of shorts. >> and you want the boots as well. >> and the gloves and then. >> and the gloves and then. >> but crazy people would pay millions, right? >> they would pay millions. >> they would pay millions. >> mean, much money? >> yeah. i mean, how much money? >> yeah. i mean, how much money? >> looking at. $6 million. >> we're looking at. $6 million. 6 million, £5 million. £5 million. but they are legendary shorts . they're signed by ali as well. >> used shorts . would you wear >> used shorts. would you wear the shorts? no. >> you know what? they're probably they're probably the most expensive sporting shorts we've seen apart from these

ones. so apart from those, they're probably if you got rid of the strap which oh put the strap back on, not the jock strap. we mean, the thing along the bottom. but the thing is, though, is that they're much smaller than the ali shorts. >> the tiny shorts were the same. >> it was the style of those days. >> it was. >> it was. >> it was tell you what, i'm not being funny. >> or was i even wearing the shorts? >> i don't like briefs. >> i don't like briefs. >> yeah, i'm not being funny. >> yeah, i'm not being funny. >> but you've got better legs than muhammad ali. look at those. >> we'll have to. >> we'll have to. >> that has to come with a warning. next time you show that deah warning. next time you show that dear, dear, dear, dear, dear dear dear. >> so good. >> oh, that's so good. >> oh, that's so good. >> there we are. oh, gosh, this might be a bit hot under the collar there. >> eamonn, i've got to tell you, eamonn short shorts. >> thank thank very >> thank you. thank you very much. to come, much. now, still to come, we'll be looking what's making the be looking at what's making the news papers with dawn news in the papers with dawn neesom kaba. that's

next. welcome back. the time of 743. you are watching breakfast, and we're joined by dawn neesom and kriss akabusi to go through the newspapers with us this morning. and, dawn, shall we talk about eurovision, which is in the guardian this morning? >> yes. well, yeah, certainly. this is britain's eurovision competitor on saturday night, isn't it. it's, it's in may in malmo in sweden . malmo in sweden. >> oh right, right i think yeah. >> oh right, right i think yeah. >> so, obviously i'm an expert on eurovision, but i mean, oli is in with a chance of winning. it's actually quite a good tune, really, is he? >> we all. >> we all. >> we all. >> we always come in like this and we feel hopeful. >> well, is quite a good >> well, it is quite a good tune. i quite like it. it's a bit of a club style banger. okay, but but but but but but, there, there's a letter. an open letter gone into him, from, from 450 artists who are asking 450 queer artists who are asking for him to boycott the situation

because because israel are taking pla and the situation between israel and the genocide in, in gaza , so and he has quite in, in gaza, so and he has quite rightly responded that , music rightly responded that, music should be a unifying thing rather than a dividing thing. and we should be, you know , me and we should be, you know, me pulling out is not going to make a blind bit of difference to what israel are doing. so we should all be concentrating on working together to solve this situation. eurovision situation. but eurovision isn't the it. the vehicle to do it. >> it's meant to be non—political, isn't it? >> yeah, good luck with >> yeah, right. good luck with that is this i mean, that one. okay is this i mean, the bottom is we're the bottom line is we're probably going to win it probably not going to win it because we are the britain or uk and israel are certainly not going win it because no one's going to win it because no one's going to win it because no one's going for them, are going to vote for them, are they? no so but the whole thing is mean, it's 450, mostly is this i mean, it's 450, mostly luvvies. i don't even luvvies. ella, i don't even understand queer means understand what queer means anymore. understand the anymore. i understand the old thing, everyone be thing, but everyone can be queeh thing, but everyone can be queer. these days. they are. queer. these days. and they are. and just would like you. and i just would like you. right? and try be right? okay to go and try be queers palestine in queers for palestine in palestine . see how far you get.

palestine. see how far you get. and why don't we have queers against hamas who started this back the day by going into back in the day by going into israel? and as we know, raping and there are and murdering and there are still hostages. still 150 hostages. >> of feel if he >> well, i sort of feel if he doesn't go into this, chris and he loses, but no one else seems to lose . i would think if he to lose. i would think if he doesn't enter , so i'll just. i doesn't enter, so i'll just. i was just i'll get him ready for the next story. >> we're talking about eurovision. >> and if it should be. >> and if it should be. >> yeah. no look, look, look, i think what was said is this just like in sport, sport and politics don't mix music and politics don't mix music and politics don't mix music and politics don't mix, you know , politics don't mix, you know, war that's going on in gaza is awful, but it's got nothing to do with these guys singing on stage. so. so off you go. do you do you do your bit? and. let's hope someone votes for us. >> no. >> no. >> look what is going on in palestine is horrific. it needs to stop. i mean, it is just awful. so many people are losing their that no one's their lives that no one's arguing against that. no one's saying that's a thing

saying that. that's a good thing . alexander not . but will olly alexander not taking in the eurovision taking part in the eurovision make it make any difference? >> no, no , no. >> no, no, no. >>— >> no, no, no. >> chris, do you want to talk about council tax for a second homes. >> yes that's right. so michael gove wants to introduce this idea of second home owners. having an increase of 80% on their council tax for their second homes. >> well, see here's my question about this. where does that money go? who is it benefiting if anybody. well raise revenue for the councils, the local councils. >> so give the local councils opportunity to you know, you mentioned the previous one mentioned in the previous one about know, the about potholes. you know, the roads awful. i mean there roads are awful. i mean there are so many things many of our councils are going bankrupt. birmingham being a great example. year. so example. last year. so i understand the desire to sort of raise funds. but but this is also decimating the tory voters because of course most people with second homes may or may not want to be voting tory. and certainly sir iain duncan smith

thinks that this is definitely not a very good idea . but i was not a very good idea. but i was interested to read later on in the telegraph that actually mr gove might be planting a little seed that blows up when labour gets in, because it's not until april 2025, and you can imagine when it comes in april 2025, all of a sudden, voters not liking mr starmer and the tax rises that are going up. so i think it might be a little bit of slyness by mr gove thinking, i'm going to put a little exit bomb . yeah, to put a little exit bomb. yeah, chris, guy ritchie, the producer director, he's got a great series on netflix called the gentlemen. you're watching it early as well. >> aren't great series. >> aren't great series. >> i think it's very, very good, and as a result, >> i think it's very, very good, and as a result , the style from and as a result, the style from this show and shows like it are increasingly motivating people to emulate a sort of english upper class style caps and tweeds and all that sort of

thing, is that mostly it's not your stupid. i'm asking your opinion. >> would you wear tweed or a flat cap? oh oh, okay. >> he does. oh, did you see me coming in? no. haha. >> i mean it's a cave in and a lovely little flat cap tweed flat . flat. >> oh, absolutely. yeah. oh, absolutely. no, i love that sort of stuff. >> oh absolute golfing. are you pulling. are you pulling my proverbial. >> i'm not sure i would go that far. i would feel a bit to see a cap means something different to me. it's like flat cap, you know, it's like. >> no, but. >> no, but. >> so, i i've been wearing >> so, i mean, i've been wearing flat caps since i was 30, and i don't think a suit of cap. >> no. yeah. but i because i think it would it's like, you know, quintessential country gentleman i've worn at a cheltenham before and i'm not sure i like, i like, i love sure i like, i like, oh i love the old green and checked blazers and oh i love that stuff. oh i do, it's brilliant . stuff. oh i do, it's brilliant. >> well, don, what have you got to say on this? >> i actually given the date today, i'm slightly suspicious . yeah. >> no. oh you're good.

>> no. oh you're good. >> look at him. look look, look, look at him. look. he's very naughty. look at that smile . he naughty. look at that smile. he was pulling my chain. yeah >> no, you're pulling my chain, mate. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. i'll go with you, though. i was going with you. i was going with you. i love the idea that you've lost me. >> i'm. is this an april fools course? >> is an april fool's, mate. yeah of course. is an april. >> i don't know, i don't know, but, you know, i edited newspapers for a very long time, and it feels like the kind of april fool the guardian would do. >> oh, i mean, i like a man in a flat cap. >> i just want to say that. put that anything else? >> anything else is just a flat cap. >> tweed as well. >> tweed as well. >> tweed as well. >> tweed jacket, you see, if that if that's a spoof, it's not a very good one because it's very believable. >> it such a good >> yeah. it is such a good series. and with the people who star in they do set style star in it, they do set style and whatever, and they that and whatever, and they know that it true, but people it might be true, but people don't the time though, don't all the time though, because nothing because there's nothing new. >> done it >> i mean, people have done it all time. lot of black all the time. a lot of black guys worn flat and guys have worn flat caps and stuff, it's like

stuff, you know, it's like rocking reggae scene. rocking the reggae scene. >> heritage checks rocking the reggae scene. >> tweed, heritage checks rocking the reggae scene. >> tweed, heri'tailoringzks rocking the reggae scene. >> tweed, heri'tailoring and and tweed, sharp tailoring and expensive yeah, absolutely. >> actress came oh >> you actress came in. oh that's wonderful. that's what i thought. my thought. yeah he's pulling my chain just walked in like chain cos i just walked in like no no no no no. no [10 [10 [10 110. >>— no no no no no. >> oh dear. >> oh dear. >> this this one's caught >> dawn this this one's caught my national my eye. national trust has secretly their secretly made all of their scones. how you scones. scones depends how you pronounce that vegan. >> prefix pretty >> i'm going to prefix pretty much every story. >> reckon this is an >> do you reckon this is an april well it could be. april 4th? well it could be. >> i know, but this is >> i don't know, but this is page three of the daily mail and the headline says it's no joke. national trust secretly makes all scones vegan, all of its scones vegan, basically, you know, there have been a bit woke recently, haven't they, the national trust, but, they're using vegetable based spread instead of butter in the baking of the virtue signal signalling betrayal. according to some, this is daily mail, remember, and people aren't happy. it's got 280 cafes, and they are , got 280 cafes, and they are, failing to protect a piece of british heritage. it's just go and get over it. >> see, i don't care and taste the difference. well, i think if you can, then i do care. >> if you can't do what you

want. >> well, i mean, i don't know. >> well, i mean, i don't know. >> i haven't tried them, but i mean, you know. >> well, i'd very annoyed if >> well, i'd be very annoyed if this a spoof, this story, this is a spoof, this story, because, mean , people talk because, i mean, people talk about, mainstream news and believe in what's on the news or whatever it is. >> and i think this is very important that we, for instance, shouldn't be used vehicles to shouldn't be used as vehicles to peddle that isn't true and peddle stuff that isn't true and make that true all the peddle stuff that isn't true and makein that true all the peddle stuff that isn't true and makein a that true all the peddle stuff that isn't true and makein a long, true all the peddle stuff that isn't true and makein a long, long'ue all the peddle stuff that isn't true and makein a long, long time.l the time in a long, long time. >> i've worked on you. i hated april and when was april fools, and when i was editing, refused do them editing, i refused to do them for you know, i don't find for like, you know, i don't find them funny. >> i don't, that's the problem. >> i don't think they're funny at all. and with with the mad way at the moment, way the world is at the moment, it's difficult work it's really difficult to work out is fact or out what what is fact or fiction. in any case. >> right. >> right. >> we'll back our april >> we'll go back to our april fool see what fool correspondents, see what he's got now. >> is? >> what is? >> what is? >> well, i'm completely lost. >> well, i'm completely lost. >> have seen well so i >> have you seen this? well so i was in in next story, was all in in this next story, the nasa astronauts. i was absolutely in. absolutely all in. >> i'm thinking to myself, first time gone to the moon time we've gone to the moon since guys are going since 1972, these guys are going to . they're going to

to go there. they're going to have a lovely little greenhouse. they're going grow all these they're going to grow all these plants. i thought, is amazing. >> they're actually serious. >> they're actually serious. >> actually think about >> they actually think about cultivating so we haven't cultivating it. so we haven't got take vegetation got to take our vegetation up there go up there when our astronauts go up there. i looked dawn there. and then i looked at dawn going, and is going, yeah, and this is brilliant. and she looked at me like, mate. like, oh mate. >> ching ching ching. yeah >> ching ching ching ching. yeah i don't know. but look a great picture there. >> i mean, it's of a man on. >>— >> i mean, it's of a man on. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> she might give it away. >> she might give it away. >> yeah. matt damon, it's matt damon. exactly. i'm thinking i'm having some of that. yeah. >> i'm green, i'm as green as grass, mate. don't worry about that. yeah, i'm a botanist on the moon. >> and thought. yeah sounds >> and you thought. yeah sounds about right. >> mate. >> oh, mate. >> oh, mate. >> me. oh forget me. >> forget me. oh forget me. >> forget me. oh forget me. >> i'm easily done. >> i'm easily done. >> there are some real stories going up today. >> not one. >> not one. >> i'd appreciate it. yeah >> i'd appreciate it. yeah >> all your bills are going up today. especially your water bill, because the water companies are doing so well, aren't mean, the story aren't they? i mean, the story of the weekend was at thames water. who are the worst polluters of our our rivers and

our air? yeah. natural waterways, we're considering putting our bills up 40. otherwise they're going to go bankrupt , so it's otherwise they're going to go bankrupt, so it's a otherwise they're going to go bankrupt , so it's a start of the bankrupt, so it's a start of the new financial year, and that's why so many of our bills are going up. but the water companies are the one that's really going to get everyone today, boat today, because even the boat race weekend, what were race at the weekend, what were we talking about? yeah. >> the both those >> watch the watch both those boat races and see e coli in the water. one of the crew water. and one of the crew members talking about how members was talking about how they were ill as a result of that. >> oxford the losing >> b oxford the losing team. yeah stomach tummy aches. >> yeah that's embarrassing. that's a serious story. yeah. >> it's horrible. >> it's just it's horrible. >> it's just it's horrible. >> it's just it's horrible. >> it really is horrible. >> it really is horrible. >> but you know a suggestion for the water companies is stop saying paying people saying stop paying people bonuses and handing out dividends, concentrate dividends, etc, etc. concentrate on problem . on fixing the problem. >> yeah, that's invest in our water. >> yeah. that's why the water bills are going up. so much because need to invest in it. because we need to invest in it. well, yourself well, stop paying yourself so much well, stop paying yourself so mu wow. >> wow. >> em- em— 5 thanks very much >> okay, don, thanks very much indeed, you very indeed, chris. thank you very much you just next much indeed. if you just next time you come we'll just time you come back, we'll just do that are true.

do stories that are true. >> so. yes. >> yes. so. yes. >>— >> yes. so. yes. >> so god, that's so hard >> so my god, that's so hard though . that's a challenge though. that's a challenge today. >> it's the for it, i'm >> it's the day for it, i'm afraid. us know afraid. let us know your thoughts of stories thoughts on any of those stories we're about today, we're talking about today, especially and especially the waterways and thames gb thames water gb views at gb news. com okay. thames water gb views at gb ne\thezom okay. thames water gb views at gb ne\the time kay. thames water gb views at gb ne\the time is y. thames water gb views at gb ne\the time is six minutes to >> the time is six minutes to nine before 8:00. we're online. we're on tv, we're on your radio. and here with your weather greg dewhurst. good morning, greg. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello. good morning. welcome to your latest weather. over the next few days, it does remain unsettled . we do have rain unsettled. we do have rain pushing north today. heavy showers following, but there will be some warm sunshine. we can divide the country into three today. cloud and rain across this central swathe of the uk . quite a cold feeling the uk. quite a cold feeling day. to the north of this fairly cloudy , some bright skies and cloudy, some bright skies and into the south this a mixture into the south of this a mixture of sunny spells and scattered

showers. be showers. some of them will be heavy with hail and thunder heavy with some hail and thunder in there too. could some in there too. could be some local disruption you are local disruption if you are stuck under this area of cloud and it will be quite cold. and rain it will be quite cold. temperatures seven eight degrees, but in any sunnier breaks we could highs around breaks we could see highs around 13 degrees. so not feeling 13 to 15 degrees. so not feeling too bad in the sunshine as we move through into the evening time. further showers across england wales perhaps some england and wales perhaps some longer spells of rain along the south for time south coast. for a time this area of continues to push area of rain continues to push its northwards into its way northwards into scotland. ireland also scotland. northern ireland also seeing some of rain seeing some spells of rain dunng seeing some spells of rain during hours. some during the early hours. some clear spells in between winds fallen light. we could see 1 or 2 mist and fog patches developing. temperatures a little lower compared to of late, largely above late, but still largely above freezing. and then it's a mixed day. on tuesday. we'll see a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers, the showers taking their time to bubble up, some of them on the heavy side at times, but many places across england staying dry, england and wales staying dry, though turning cloudy. very cloudy scotland though turning cloudy. very clouras scotland though turning cloudy. very clouras well. scotland though turning cloudy. very clouras well. outbreakscotland though turning cloudy. very clouras well. outbreaks of land though turning cloudy. very clouras well. outbreaks of rain here as well. outbreaks of rain through the day. some hill snow possible and temperatures

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kevin hollinrake see the economy turning a corner this year. >> we'll see interest rates dropping, taxes dropping, of course, £900 a year for the average person in terms of tax reductions with the national insurance cuts. so all those things are all good news for people. of course there's more to do, but things really are turning a corner. >> but whether engineering work and a bank holiday means it's likely to be travel chaos for millions as they return home from the easter bank holiday weekend. today >> and we're also talking about the controversial scottish hate crime bill. it comes into force from today, as critics get ready to protest and a new culinary invention combining two of your favourite things wine and cheese i >> -- >> is it too good to be true? what are we looking at that later on today and in the sport? >> i don't like to be boring. i don't like to be a stick in the mud. but i hate april fools jokes. there's not going to be any in the sport whatsoever. so in the headlines, brighton beat

liverpool manchester liverpool ten nil, manchester city all with arsenal city drew seven all with arsenal and postecoglou will now and ange postecoglou will now take the new england take over as the new england manager euros. manager for the euros. >> morning. we've >> good morning. today we've got outbreaks rain . we've also outbreaks of rain. we've also got some heavy showers, perhaps thundery as well, but there'll also be some sunshine. find out all the weather details coming up . soon. up. soon. >> but on this bank holiday monday, monday we begin with easter travel disruption. >> yeah , it is continuing, i'm >> yeah, it is continuing, i'm afraid, as heavy rain is expected to disrupt more than 2 million journeys, the motoring organisation the rac predicts that 2 million journeys will be made today, but the roads will be jam packed as planned. >> rail engineering works across the country means no trains for many trying to get back after a long weekend . long weekend. >> well gb news is south—east of england. reporter ray addison is at euston station for us this morning, and gb news national

reporter theo chikomba is by the m25 in dartford for us. ray, let's start with you. lots of trains are not running at all today. how's it looking there at london euston? >> well, this is one of london's biggest train stations. around 25,000 people every single day on this concourse . however, i've on this concourse. however, i've just taken a walk around. at the moment. it's a complete ghost town. there's more people sleeping on the seating than there is actually getting on or off of trains. now, of course, that's due to this major engineering works which have been taking place over easter. no trains in or out of euston today up until 5 am. tomorrow morning . so it's going to morning. so it's going to continue to disrupt into tomorrow morning as well. that's apart from london overground services , particularly from services, particularly from watford junction platform nine. if you need to travel in from or to watford from euston every 15 minutes, but every other route ,

minutes, but every other route, you're out of luck. avanti west coast, london north western railway not operating to euston today, so these are destinations including birmingham, wolverhampton, liverpool all as far as crewe, glasgow and edinburgh as well. now of course, we have got some rail replacement buses in place, but theo will tell you about the travel disruption on the motorways. we've also got the extra footfall on the planes and airports as well and disruption with the ferries too. so it's all adding into this mix. network rail apologising they say that this sign of maintenance and improvement work is vital to keeping the railway running safely and improving performance. they're working on hs2 prep, they're also making improvements to tracks and strengthening bridges as well. all of those great ideas , i'm all of those great ideas, i'm sure. however, not little solace to commuters who can't get into london today to euston from those destinations. >> yes, indeed. ray addison ,

>> yes, indeed. ray addison, thank you very much for that update. and theo chikomba is on the m25, just above the m25 in dartford. how's it looking there, theo? >> well, the roads are certainly picking up now. hundreds of cars are passing by here every few minutes. but today millions of people are expected to be travelling on the roads around the country. now here on the m25 near the dartford crossing, around 200,000 people passed through the m25, accounting for around 15% of all road users every single day . and on a day every single day. and on a day like today, during this easter break, many more people are expected to be on the roads and as ray was mentioning just a moment ago, many people will be travelling around the country, whether it's for sporting events and others simply returning home following getaway. following their easter getaway. but this week as well is when many families will be travelling around the country. as the school holidays are beginning

and schools all across the country set to be on break for around two weeks now, i can give you an update on the roads this morning. most of them are running smoothly, as we can see here in dartford , but on the m42 here in dartford, but on the m42 southbound between junction nine and ten there is a closure there in that area following a serious collision. we do understand that warwickshire police are in attendance and carrying out their investigations. now, of course, we about the course, we hear about the weather warnings we've heard for today here, though, the sun is out and normally when it's raining that contributes and we end up seeing slower traffic. but for now though, here in the south—east things are running smoothly and people are advised to check before they travel. just in case there are any road closures where they'll be travelling to today. >> yeah, good advice there. theo chikomba on the m25 and ray addison there for us at london euston station. thank you both very much indeed. >> well, we're supposed to be in british summer time. that

traffic tell different traffic will tell you different british summer time, perhaps more likely 12 hours of rain from spain set to empty beaches for a bank holiday washout. today there is a 400 mile wide band of rain which is moving up from the south and it will hit the midlands and, and south of the midlands and, and south of the midlands. that will lead to 122 flood alerts today. okay so that will add to all the trouble on the rails and on the roads are meant to be in the spring. >> and spring is sprung, the grass is green. >> i wonder where king charles has been. well, he was did he just come up with that? i just come up with that. that was really good. i'm a port and i don't know what. >> i certainly don't know it . >> i certainly don't know it. >> i certainly don't know it. >> king charles was at church yesterday, right? he returned to royal weekend, royal duties this weekend, attending service at attending the easter service at windsor castle yesterday. >> after the service, >> yes. and after the service, the spoke to the crowds the king spoke to the crowds gathered outside saint george's

chapel. he was accompanied by the queen well. the queen as well. >> well, the prince and princess of , they weren't there. of wales, they weren't there. they following the they followed us. following the revelation last week about the princess of wales illness . so princess of wales illness. so they a private family they are on a private family houday. holiday. >> well, earlier we spoke to the former butler to king charles ii, grant harold. >> he looks really well and i see the fact that he's kind of joking and laugh and i always think that's quite a good sign because i'm sure, you know, from my working there, humour my time working there, humour was big, big parts of was one of the big, big parts of the job. to see that he the job. and to see that he still got that humour is fantastic and really important and queen was and i'm sure the queen was equally for her have equally happy for her to have her husband back at her side again. it's kind of shown us all that he's that he is still there. he's very carrying his very much carrying on his normal. he's, you know, doing the duties as you'd expect of a king, but most of it is behind closed and just closed doors. and that's just quite simply obviously, quite simply because obviously, as aware, with as i'm sure we're aware, with the he's having, you the treatment he's having, you know, catching know, obviously doing, catching anything so anything or getting anything. so he's being cautious. he's just being cautious. i mean, reality is mean, the reality is this is somebody a real graft. somebody who he's a real graft. he's hard worker. he will not

he's a hard worker. he will not like the fact that he's not able to be with public. he really to be with the public. he really won't that. and it won't like that. and doing it behind closed doors, he's doing what he's told. i suppose, but this is something be glad this is something he'll be glad that actually done. and that he's actually done. and it's possible that see it's possible that we might see him little bit more of him doing a little bit more of this going hopefully this going forward, as hopefully as to improve. i as he continues to improve. i think he just wanted show think he just wanted to show that still getting that he is still getting on with the he's not he's not the duty and he's not he's not afraid. you know, this a man afraid. you know, this is a man that little frightens him. that very little frightens him. so i he's shown the world so i think he's shown the world he's afraid of this and he's he's not afraid of this and he's he's not afraid of this and he's he's fighting it and he's obviously to hopefully, obviously going to hopefully, god going god willing, he's going to make a full recovery. god willing, he's going to make a leell,overy. god willing, he's going to make a leell, you y. god willing, he's going to make a leell, you know, royal people, >> well, you know, royal people, they have estates, they have mansions, castles, mansions, they have castles, they of things as they have all sorts of things as well. king of entertainment , well. the king of entertainment, simon he has one as simon cowell, oh, he has one as well. does he in the well. oh does he in the cotswolds. oh does he. right. but do you know what. and i noficed i but do you know what. and i noticed i was out and noticed this. i was out and about at the weekend and i saw all little humps and hills all these little humps and hills everywhere, thought , everywhere, and i thought, goodness what's going on goodness me, what's going on there? and, what is going there? yeah. and, what is going on there? what are they called? what are those things that burrow into the ground that a

badgeh burrow into the ground that a badger, but no, not a badger , a badger, but no, not a badger, a mole, a mole. i am a mole and i live in a hole. yeah. what so i just come into my head. i was a mole and i live in a hole. >> i don't even have that . what? >> i don't even have that. what? the moles had made lots of mole hill. >> so simon cowell's got 80 acres in the cotswolds , right? acres in the cotswolds, right? yeah. and his moles are full of holes. his holes are full of moles. that's what it is. they're everywhere. and i imagine if that happened your imagine if that happened to your garden, do ? how garden, what would you do? how would you deal with the mole who lives in the hole? >> you have to whack mole. >> you have to the whack a mole. >> you have to the whack a mole. >> a mole? >> the whack a mole? >> the whack a mole? >> yeah, well, you'd have to whack mole. well, what do you. whack a mole. well, what do you. there be humane way of there must be a humane way of whacking a mole. whack in a mole? yeah, maybe you can scurry a mole away. >> but what do you do with all those appear in your back garden? >> and do you get rid of >> and how do you get rid of them? >> wouldn't be best with >> and i wouldn't be best with them. >> you a f— f you a friend of >> or are you a friend of nature, or do you get a shotgun or what happens? >> no. >> well, no. >> well, no. >> think there'd be people

>> you think there'd be people you and can come you can call and they can come sort your eradicators? yes. sort out your eradicators? yes. like pest control. sort out your eradicators? yes. likewell, st control. sort out your eradicators? yes. likewell, that ntrol. sort out your eradicators? yes. likewell, that means they kill >> well, that means they kill them out of the hole. them with oil out of the hole. >> yeah. you can't have holes, can you? >> not sort take them out. so >> not sort of take them out. so moles are sort blind, aren't moles are sort of blind, aren't they. yeah. >> yes they are. >> yes they are. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> can see. they can » yeah.— >>-can see. they can see >> they can see. they can see better in the dark they've >> they can see. they can see bettlikei the dark they've >> they can see. they can see bettlike whiskers, they've >> they can see. they can see bettlike whiskers, sensoryve got like whiskers, sensory receptors touch something. everything >> e seem em- em— >> and they, they seem to go for the nice houses. i don't think they're blind at all. >> because my size is >> that's because my size is have big and you notice have big gardens and you notice it oh well there you go. >> oh well there you go. >> oh well there you go. >> my producer, my >> that's my producer, my edhoh >> that's my producer, my editor. so interested in this. he me, bulletins next. >> move on. >> move on. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> he obviously the thing about him is he'll have a house. >> doesn't have a garden. >> doesn't have a garden. >> this won't affect him. it >> this won't affect him. no, it won't, maybe he's jealous. >> am i right, cooper? yeah >> am i right, cooper? yeah >> he's jealous. yeah, yeah. he didn't have a garden. >> didn't say it in >> he didn't say it in a friendly way. he said it in a shut up and freed. did you see him? >> well, i was enjoying a mole impression. enjoyed impression. and i also enjoyed the song. the mole song, the mouse song. the mole song, wherever was. the mouse song. the mole song, wheokay, was. the mouse song. the mole song, wheokay, here was. the mouse song. the mole song, wheokay, here is s. the mouse song. the mole song, wheokay, here is here is the

>> okay, here is here is the other juice. >> here's some otherjuice. >> here's some of the other news that got for you this that we've got for you this morning. new childcare are morning. new childcare plans are coming today. coming into force today. eligible and carers of eligible parents and carers of two will now be two year olds will now be entitled hours of funded entitled to 15 hours of funded childcare a week. >> first of an £8 >> it is the first part of an £8 billion announced the billion package announced in the 2023 the government 2023 budget that the government hopes support working hopes will support working parents. however, the labour party criticised party have criticised the government, a government, saying they have a pledge without plan . pledge without a plan. >> anti—government protests have broken out in jerusalem. it's a series of planned demonstrations until tuesday, tens of thousands were calling, urging the government to reach a ceasefire deal to free the dozens of hostages held in gaza by hamas protesters are also calling on the government to hold an early election, which is not due to happen until the spring of 2026. >> the scottish government's controversial new hate crime law will come into effect from today . first passed in 2021, the act has consolidated existing hate crime legislation and created a new offence for threatening or

abusive behaviour intended to stir up hatred based on prejudice. however, the legislation has raised concerns about a threat to free speech, with prominent critics including jk rowling, joe rogan and elon musk . musk. >> who is joe rogan ? >> who is joe rogan? >> who is joe rogan? >> podcaster. >> podcaster. >> is he? >> is he? >> he might be doing other things, but i know he's got a very successful podcast. he's one of the most listened to podcasts in the world. the american, he's a ufc yes commentator, podcaster, comedian, former comedian, actor and former television never heard of him. >> oh, and the average household water and sewage bill is set to rise. here's another increase . rise. here's another increase. 6% a year. and that happens from today. >> yes, this comes as the liberal democrats have accused water companies of committing environmental vandalism. the party's analysis has revealed that were 31,000 sewage that there were 31,000 sewage discharges in bathing areas last

yeah >> you know, i was watching a news report in northern ireland last week and it was all about volunteers who were unclogging . volunteers who were unclogging. the rivers leading into loch ness and loch ness had become covered in this green algae because because of what was in the water being poured in and whatever. but i think that's marvellous . whatever. but i think that's marvellous. but it's not up to those people to do the work of the utility companies, the water companies , they're being paid companies, they're being paid for it, being paid a pretty penny actually, up 6% today. but you know, to anybody who gets out there, collects litter, clears the roads of that sort of thing, unclog rivers and gets involved in environmental stuff are respect and applause to you. here's our south—west of england reporter, jeff moody. he's more on all of this. >> yes. just the sort of news we need to wake up to this morning. isn't it, water bills set to rise by an average of 6% across the whole of the country. that makes pretty depressing reading in certain areas , we're

in certain areas, we're expecting bills to go up by around £473 a year. well, wessex water and anglian water are at the top of the scale . their the top of the scale. their average bills are set to rise to around £558 a year, while customers in northumbria aren't doing so badly , that'll be the doing so badly, that'll be the lowest, rise up to £422. two. well the water companies are saying that these rises are necessary in order to make significant improvements to the water system. well, the improvement that everybody wants , of course, is for the water companies to stop pumping out raw sewage into the waters here in devon , 29 beaches have been in devon, 29 beaches have been on alert this weekend 29 beaches where it's been recommended people don't swim. one of those beachesis people don't swim. one of those beaches is here in instow, where plenty of people are out walking their dogs, but not many people have been braving the waters for

that very reason, we're hearing that very reason, we're hearing that those increases are coming into force now, and the water companies have said they will keep those increases until such a time as the work has been done. and if no work is done or no work is achieved, they will then look to lower those bills. well, the water companies are also saying if anybody has issues or problems paying those bills, they should contact their water provider and there is a guarantee in place that they won't install or force you to install a metre reader. they will work with you to try and make those payments. but there's a lot of people today, this weekend saying this really is the end of the line in terms of trust for the water companies. this is what some people have been saying over the weekend. >> it just feels like all the bills are going up at the minute. but like, i just didn't expect the water bill to increase quite so much as mine's almost doubled . and monthly what almost doubled. and monthly what i almost doubled. and monthly what l pay almost doubled. and monthly what i pay now, they're in it for

profit, and if they need the to raise bills to do the job that they're supposed to be doing in they're supposed to be doing in the first place, what have they been spending the money on up till now? >> i think the levels of sewage are absolutely outrageous, and the of investment by water the lack of investment by water companies disgraceful . companies is disgraceful. complete business complete lack of business business complete lack of business buswe;s complete lack of business buswe live in lancashire, we >> we live in lancashire, we have the river hodder and we do a of wild swimming. a lot of wild swimming. i can't wild the amount wild swim because of the amount of sewage in the canals. what's that about? >> i think should be back in >> i think it should be back in government control, public ownership . i think private ownership. i think private sector is just sucking the money out it . out of it. >> what if there was civil protest? what if we all said we're not paying our water bill? >> i wouldn't be surprised if it gets to that. i think people are so angry about this. >> i think they are really angry. but they need somebody, some figurehead, to fly the flag on this and organise this. feargal sharkey is very good on this. okay, so he is, isn't it? faecal sharkey? it is fair. it

is. yes, it's fergal , fergal is. yes, it's fergal, fergal from, from derry and he's really good. do you know who he is don't you. no you don't obviously you don't. he used to sing. who did he used to sing for cooper . for cooper. >> fergal sharkey. oh oh oh okay. yeah. he's the undertones. undertones singer. oh and he's been hitting out about all of this. >> it's hard to find a good. oh, yeah. >> good heart number one hit. here we go. in 1985. >> see, that was my time. >> see, that was my time. >> that was when it was before my time. he's a great man. >> he's a great man. the way he speaks out against these utility companies. and we need more people like him. it has to be said. >> yeah, we need to. i mean, we've got the dems talking we've got the lib dems talking today they would stop the today saying they would stop the raw dumping sewage into our raw dumping of sewage into our waterways. be allowed, waterways. shouldn't be allowed, shouldn't let shouldn't be allowed. let us know you think that one. know what you think on that one. >> there may be more >> and there may be more problems because there's problems today because there's going big downpours over going to be big downpours over the today greg the country. today we go to greg dewhurst. tell us more. dewhurst. greg, tell us more. >> brighter outlook boxt

>> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of on . gb news. >> hello. good morning . welcome >> hello. good morning. welcome to your latest weather. over the next few days it does remain unsettled. we do have rain pushing north today, heavy showers following but there will be some warm sunshine . we can be some warm sunshine. we can divide the country into three today. cloud and rain across this central swathe of the uk. quite a cold feeling day to the north of this fairly cloudy, some bright skies and then to the of this, a mixture of the south of this, a mixture of sunny spells scattered sunny spells and scattered showers. them will be showers. some of them will be heavy some hail and thunder heavy with some hail and thunder in there could in there too. could be some local if you are local disruption if you are stuck under area of cloud stuck under this area of cloud and rain. it'll be quite cold. temperatures seven eight degrees, but in any sunnier breaks we could see highs around 13 degrees. so feeling 13 to 15 degrees. so not feeling too bad in the sunshine as we move through into the evening time. showers across time. further showers across england and wales. perhaps some longer along the longer spells of rain along the south for a time, this south coast. for a time, this area of rain continues to push its northwards into

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good luck, well that's us. brilliant. that's brilliant. travel with us. experience. all the best at the top of the tree. again, a lot of reports out this morning from people who faced congestion, delays, far away airport in portugal was not good. a complete lack of staff. now i'm smiling at that because that's normally where i would go and it didn't i? >> oh well done. >> oh well done. >> well, at least you avoided that chaos. >> yeah, but there is going to be chaos on the roads. >> we're going to be hearing about that with our reporters. and we're also going to be talking wine and cheese in talking about wine and cheese in a can. does that sound good to you? combination. you? it's a good combination. >> wait a minute. >> wait a minute. >> the wine and it's the >> it's the wine and it's the cheese solid. or is it mixed in with is it wine ? with is it wine? >> i think it's like a cocktail. like a cheese flavoured wine. yeah >>i yeah >> i think we're going to find out next. anyway,

now. wine and cheese night just got easier. instead of making a cheese board and then finding yourself multiple bottles of wine, a british cheese and wine company has decided to blend the two. yes. blend wine and cheese to make the ultimate pairing . to make the ultimate pairing. >> how do they do that? could this be the future of wine and cheese? let's talk to jessica sommer. jess is the founder and ceo of mission grape, and she joins us now for a taste test of her wine cheese fusion in a can. what have you come up with? jessica >> good morning. so we have three stunning wines here, which ihave three stunning wines here, which i have blended with cheeses because cheese and wine pairing we know that works delicious combinations. but quite often people say to me they're not sure which cheese and wine go together. so i've just simplified that and made together. so i've just siieasier�*d that and made together. so i've just siieasier thant and made together. so i've just siieasier than ever and made together. so i've just siieasier than ever for and made together. so i've just siieasier than ever for youj made together. so i've just siieasier than ever for you t01ade it easier than ever for you to enjoy those wines. >> and this has never been done before. >> no, never been done before. but it works so beautifully because of that flavour combination and are the

combinations? >> i mean, just explain to people what wine goes with. >> i mean, just explain to peoyeah,hat wine goes with. >> i mean, just explain to peoyeah, sure.ine goes with. >> yeah, sure. >> yeah, sure. >> so you've got here, you've got sparkling chardonnay and then that's with nettlebed creamery is here. and creamery bix, which is here. and then also old vine then we also have old vine garnacha with quicks, cheddar cheese. >> can i open this and i can try it. >> yeah. yeah, absolutely. and then white lake cheese. then this is white lake cheese. driftwood. lovely. yeah so is driftwood. oh lovely. yeah so is this rose? this the rose? >> like rose so i'm going to >> i like rose so i'm going to try this one. what have you got over there. you've got white wine. >> yeah. eamonn sparkling chardonnay and nettlebed creamery. yeah. bix. yeah. >> and my one's a goat cheese. is it? >> it is goat's cheese. >> it is goat's cheese. >> yeah. rose and goat's cheese. >> yeah. rose and goat's cheese. >> goat's cheese. >> goat's cheese. >> i love goat cheese, i love i'ose. >> rose. >> so you open up for me? >> so you open up for me? >> yeah. yeah, because i've got nails, you see. >> and what you'll find as well is that the acidity in the wine really balances beautifully. the creamy cheeses. no. creamy cheeses. oh, no. >> it's ready. strong cheers. >> me okay. tillandsia oh it's warm. yeah >> what do you think of

pre—chilled it like i can taste the. >> the goat's cheese. it's kind of cutting through. >> yeah, it is, isn't it? >>— >> yeah, it is, isn't it? >> i'm not sure about that one. what do you think? do you like wine and eamonn? >> if you're lucky, you'll get some bits there as well. bits some bits in there as well. bits of cheese? yeah >> you might get. >> you might get. >> yeah, you do, might >> yeah, you might do, you might do. what's great about it as do. and what's great about it as well canned wines well is that canned wines obviously. so that is a much more sustainable option is more sustainable option and is better for planet too. better for the planet too. >> and can pack it for >> and you can pack it for a picnic. are getting picnic. yes. we are getting into brighter we. brighter days aren't we. >> yeah, absolutely >> yeah, yeah, absolutely perfect for picnics, and then obviously with a drink with alcohol it's a protein alcohol it's a, it's a protein added. so it's oh it's a better for you option as well. >> the cheese adds the protein element. >> yes exactly. >> yes exactly. >> these really popular >> and are these really popular with >> and are these really popular witithey're popular. so it's >> they're so popular. so it's only been released. but only just been released. but i've working this for i've been working on this for the few months and it's the last few months and it's amazing the reaction and the response we've been response that we've been getting for we've got pre—orders for it. and we've got pre—orders already for it. and we've got pre—orders alreyou're getting two for one, >> you're getting two for one, aren't you? you're getting a drink, and then it's the idea you you've i think you feel you've eaten. i think i'd to physically eat as i'd have to physically eat as well. >> yeah, you don't have to

>> yeah, well, you don't have to in this case. but what you can do, which seen do, do, which i've seen people do, is can have a cracker crumb. is you can have a cracker crumb. so you you know, on so you can, you know, on cocktails when you get a martini with yeah. you can do with no salt. yeah. you can do crackers outside. crackers around the outside. >> you crackers on the rim >> so you do crackers on the rim of glass or the glass. and of the glass or the glass. and then you have your, your wine and your cheese in the drink. >> now that is genius. >> now that is genius. >> to be crackers >> we don't have to be crackers to what you're telling me. >> you might to be a little >> you might have to be a little bit crackers, ethan, but, yeah. >> so can i ask you, even though the everything moulds the smell and everything moulds together you telling together here, are you telling us this? us the truth on this? >> i'm telling you a half >> so i'm telling you a half truth, eamonn. so, my truth, eamonn. so, so my business is mouse grape, and business is mouse and grape, and i'm cheese and wine pairing i'm a cheese and wine pairing expert. so i specialise in cheese wine paired hampers. cheese and wine paired hampers. so a little bit of an so this is a little bit of an april fool's joke, but the cheese pairings are real. so you can buy combinations in can buy these combinations in the april fool's hamper from mouse grape. mouse and grape. >> very understand what >> gotcha. very understand what you do, but there is, i think i'd it the way you would i'd prefer it the way you would do it. >> do you think so? >> do you think so? >> i do, i do. >>- >> i do, i do. >> do you think i'm not onto something then?

>> so. >> i do think so. >> i do think so. >> no, i don't think so. >> no, i don't think so. >> i don't think so. but i'm wondering if any of you were fooled at home. did any you fooled at home. did any of you think actually trying think we were actually trying wine a can? do you wine and cheese in a can? do you like the sound of it? i think some people would actually, you know what the garnacha and the cheddar really nice. cheddar is actually really nice. >> actually. >> blended it actually. oh really? yeah. yeah. honestly, the you're joking. but you're not >> you're joking. but you're not joking. love to do it. joking. you love to do it. >> combinations together, >> the combinations together, like individual cheeses like of the individual cheeses and the wines, they work so beautifully. yeah. and the way that eat it as well, because that you eat it as well, because people don't know is that people often don't know is that you bite of the you should take a bite of the cheese, it in your mouth, cheese, hold it in your mouth, chew both together. so chew them both together. so blend in your mouth, then blend them in your mouth, then swallow the finish. swallow and it's in the finish. that to that combination comes to life, so might to on something. so you might be to on something. >> i'll tell you what. >> yeah, i'll tell you what. whoever made your cans have done a job as well. a very good job as well. >> that's kind of wine >> yeah, that's the kind of wine company. we've actually we've company. so we've actually we've made fake stickers. oh look. yeah. >> well we appreciate the effort. >> $- @ those come off and >> yeah. so those come off and then that's the real thing then and that's the real thing underneath thing. the underneath the real thing. the real underneath the real thing. the reaioh well look very good >> oh well it look very good jessica. thank you very much jessica. thank you very much

jessica who's her jessica summer, who's got her own and grape company. own mouse and grape company. >> that's the most cheese >> yeah, that's the most cheese and grape. >> yes , it's all about. >> yes, it's all about. >> yes, it's all about. >> now, do stay with us. >> now, do stay with us. >> dawn neesom. and kriss akabusi will be taking a look at what's making the news. >> that's next. >> that's next. >> right. we're done.

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at 835 with kriss akabusi and dawn neesom . really good to have dawn neesom. really good to have your company this morning, dawn. this is a huge relief because i ate loads of chocolate yesterday and apparently it's very good for you and may help you lose weight, right? >> okay, well. weight, right? >> or ay, well. weight, right? >> or is well. weight, right? >> or is thisl. weight, right? >> or is this another april fool? >> well, i'm just taking everything with pinch salt everything with a pinch of salt this don't think this this morning. i don't think this one yeah, i know who one is. yeah, i don't know who knows. one's in the mail, knows. this one's in the mail, and i think spotted there and i think i've spotted there april. chocolate, you've april. but chocolate, if you've stuffed your own bodyweight in easter eggs over the last few days, like i have me, some chocolate may help you shed weight. and it could boost your brain and protect from age related cognitive decline. this is if it is, it's not. >> it's not chocolate . we all >> it's not chocolate. we all know it's foul tasting chocolate. >> the proper dark , healthy >> the proper dark, healthy stuff, 75% cocoa. you're not helping here, mate. >> it's not the same. >> it's not the same. >> this is a study from eastern china, which has found that , as china, which has found that, as eamonn is quite rightly pointed out, somewhat dully , that the out, somewhat dully, that the healthy chocolate that hasn't got a lot of fat and sugar in

it, contains things that can, when eaten, actually, potentially prevent, various problems going wrong. and it won't. everything in moderation. people and it won't help you. it won't make you put on weight. and this study is in the journal of functional foods, also suggests it could be used to street treat a stroke and depression. >> so it's a nice story i'm reading here, nick witchell, the royal correspondent for the bbc, 70 years of age. and he had a retirement party over the weekend. and the nice thing, do you remember he and then prince charles? >> yeah. oh, god, i remember that. >> yeah. and charles said, remember he was miked in switzerland and he didn't with my boys when they were young, and he said, i can't bear that man . he said, he's awful. yeah, man. he said, he's awful. yeah, he did. he really is. man. he said, he's awful. yeah, he did. he really is . well, he he did. he really is. well, he sent a tape for a video at nick charles going away to, a nice ,

charles going away to, a nice, nice message between the two of them, isn't it? >> i mean, that was pretty famous , wasn't it? because the famous, wasn't it? because the boys sitting either side of him on skis bear on the skis bear him. >> can't bear him, i know, but anyway, happy retirement, nick. yeah. nice. yeah. very nice. >> exactly deserved. >> exactly what deserved. >> exactly what deserved. >> i've got some more good news about chocolate. >> yeah, someone sent me this at the weekend after i confessed to it. and yet another egg, chocolate comes from cocoa, which is a tree that makes it a plant. chocolate basically which is a tree that makes it a p|salad. chocolate basically a salad. >> basically vegan. >> it's basically vegan. >> it's basically vegan. >> exactly. at that rate. >> yeah, exactly. at that rate. >> yeah, exactly. at that rate. >> yeah. very good. >> yeah. very good. >> go it, chris. >> so go for it, chris. >>— >> so go for it, chris. >> this one's caught my eye, gen z, >> this one's caught my eye, gen z, gen z, however, you'd like to say it. yeah the rudest generation ever. yes, according to daily mail. yeah, it's a to the daily mail. yeah, it's a grandma, she's remains anonymous. she's 80. she's complaining about her kids. gen z, for those who don't know, between 12 and 27. at this moment in time, i wanted to kick back again this story initially because i've got a couple of youngsters myself. i've got a youngsters myself. i've got a young lady, she's 13 and i've got a young lady who's 16, young lady, she's 13 and i've got a young lady who's16, so they're square. they are gen z,

but they'll be very polite because you would. yeah, they are tough them if they are tough on them if they weren't. are very they are weren't. they are very they are very she says very polite. her when she says they're what she's they're not polite. what she's talking basically is that talking about basically is that they are self—centred. that that she's grandmother . for she's a grandmother. for example, a story of example, she tells a story of her grandson who's mid 20s, going to work , promised to come going to work, promised to come to see grandma. she's in all day. she's creating her food for him, and he can't be bothered to turn up because he's he's had a hard night and a hard day. so he doesn't turn up. and you know, she's emailed him, she's texted him, done all that sort of him, she's done all that sort of thing to make he's there thing to make sure he's there and doesn't turn up. which and he doesn't turn up. which and he doesn't turn up. which and grandma's point and i get from grandma's point of because when were of view because when we were children, no way, children, there was no way, there's no way you would, you know, not respond to, to grandma , article , and then the article goes on to that , you know, gen z, to say that, you know, gen z, the prince and princelings, the whole world has been revolved around them, quite solipsistic. they live their life in their phones and their tablets . phones and their tablets. >> just get straight, chris. what? what age groups? gen z

again , just 12 to 27 is gen z again, just 12 to 27 is gen z okay. >> but also what i wanted to say in their defence, they are also probably the most egalitarian neuro neuro diverse environment friendly, they are also accepting of all, all sorts of people. you know, when i was at school, i got . no, i won't even school, i got. no, i won't even go there, yeah. you know, you know, because because it was such a different world. we were so, so narrow, focused and they're very open minded. so yes, i do get it. i do get that it can be hard to get through you know, they are lost in their own little worlds. >> just teach them some manners. honestly you know, but they've got manners. honestly you know, but they've got they've s. honestly you know, but they've got they've got manners. if you >> they've got manners. if you if to them, they're if you speak to them, they're very polite, you know, they they respect the difference. but yes, of course, expect them of course, grandma expect them to turn up. they've not turned up because they're in their own little world. >> you think they're rude? >> do you think they're rude?

>> do you think they're rude? >> you they respect elders? >> no. i think they're doing a good defence there. i think there's a huge generation gap. there's generation there's always been a generation gap l there's always been a generation gap i think it's gap issue, but i think it's getting i think is getting bigger. i think there is an enormous of respect now an enormous lack of respect now between younger folk older between younger folk and older folk , and it works both ways. folk, and it works both ways. i mean, we're sneering at them, you know, you're lazy, you're work shy. you know that story we had the other day early where it's you know, lots of it's like, you know, lots of them think perfectly fine them think it's perfectly fine to not turn up for a job interview and not let the duvet days yeah. and days and yeah, yeah. and but also the same time, you know, also at the same time, you know, we're millionaires. we own we're all millionaires. we own our we'll never own our own homes, we'll never own our own homes, we'll never own our homes or that sort of our own homes or that sort of thing. so more hatred thing. so there's more hatred and than ever before. and division than ever before. >> i think it depends on how you've raised because we've you've been raised because we've been so granny is the been raised. so my granny is the matriarch our family. she's matriarch of our family. she's the what the boss. yeah. and what she says that's the way it is. >> that's very traditional, very traditional respect is nice to get don't i don't know how get but i don't i don't know how many other families like that. >> still, i think that is quite a traditional way. >> we brought up to respect a traditional way. >> elders. brought up to respect our elders. >> but but now. yeah, but now

with generation you have you with generation z you have you have a respect. it's not have to earn a respect. it's not naturally given because and i don't agree with this, but we have on them that have put so much on them that they actually believe that they actually do believe that their opinion is as important and as right as your own, despite the fact that you've got 60 years on this world and they've only had 12 or 20. so that's the challenge you're deaung that's the challenge you're dealing with. you have to earn the respect, you have to dialogue with them, and they will follow. if you lead and they can trust your example. >> just don't think that's the >> i just don't think that's the way it should be, you know, when i think when i worked with really senior superb broadcasters like john stapleton or desmond lynam or whatever it is, doesn't matter what programme i'd be doing if i'd been given the lead, the lead billing or whatever, i would just turn and say, john, you're the boss, you're in charge. des me. des lynam is a god. why would i ever think that i could in way supersede him? on in some way supersede him? on those things? and i find that there has to be an awareness that some people with their age

and their experience are better than you, and you're just going to have. >> because the difference eamonn is you were you weren't brought up to be entitled. you weren't treated as a little prince where everything you did was right. you're wrapped up in cotton wool. you actually were were brought up the old fashioned way. and that's the difference. and then you respect your elders. >> but on the other side, you would were working would you if you were working with digital native, you you with a digital native, you you might want to succeed, but they may have an insight into the technology and how it operates. >> okay, chris, i just got to cut across, you know, because we've got nick, nick thomas—symonds, and nick's the shadow minister without portfolio, and he's speaking to us from south—east wales, today and, today. nick, very good seeing you. labour. accusing the government of having a child care pledge. we've been reporting that in the show so far this morning. but do you think this this pledge comes without a plan? >> good morning eamonn. to good

join you as always, yes, it certainly does come without a plan. i mean, we have phase one, today which is talking about the 15 hours for, working parents of, all two year olds. but what we are hearing up and down the country is a lack of capacity, obviously, recruitment and retention problem in the early years, sector . so the government years, sector. so the government is announcing these entitlements , but then you find working parents up and down the country can't actually access them. now, of course , if labour is of course, if labour is privileged enough to form a government , we will stand by government, we will stand by these entitlements. we will not take these entitlements away or reduce them, but what we will do is put forward an actual way of accessing them, of making them a reality . dodi for everybody who reality. dodi for everybody who is entitled to them to do that. we've appointed sir david bell

very well respected across the early years sector, a former inspector of ofsted, to look at this system as to how we can actually reform it so that it can deliver on these entitlements. he started that work in october of last year so that at the election we can put forward not just honouring the entitlements of that. parents have been working, parents have been promised, but also how we can deliver them, too. >> nick, i wanted to ask you about water and sewage because bills for water are up on average 6% today. we heard over the weekend about thames water being in crisis and we've got, new stats from the liberal democrats today showing that sewage dumping is up by 47% in bathing spots around this country. this is a huge issue. this is a scandal across this country . how would the labour country. how would the labour party fix it? >> well, it is absolutely

appalling. and hear about sewage being pumped into our lakes, our rivers, our seas. it is absolutely disgusting, frankly. and the government should be ashamed what we would do if we are privileged enough to, form a government is to look at how this sector is regulated. so in relation to the companies themselves, we should have an opfion themselves, we should have an option available to us to prosecute individuals , to prosecute individuals, to subject individuals to criminal sanctions if they are in this way, persistently fouling our waterways, but also we need to look at the powers of the regulator . and frankly, the regulator. and frankly, the regulator. and frankly, the regulator should have power that if these sewage discharges are happening and continuing, if these sewage discharges are happening and continuing , they happening and continuing, they can withhold bonuses from the bosses. and in addition to that, we should look at putting companies into special measures,

actually making them clean up their filth. actually making them clean up theirfilth. because actually making them clean up their filth. because this is truly, truly shocking and that the government hasn't taken robust action as to their shame, we wanted to ask you as well about long waits in a&e killing 250 people every week. >> so on the front page of many of the papers today, i mean, talking about scandal, that's another scandal. people are dying needlessly in this country , waiting in corridors to get into a hospital bed . that into a hospital bed. that shouldn't be happening in this country . country. >> it's truly shocking to see those statistics in the media this morning. those statistics in the media this morning . and these are this morning. and these are people's lives . we have been people's lives. we have been warning about this and the dangerous situation in a&e for a lengthy period of time. now, this isn't a danger. the government has suddenly become aware of. it's happening, frankly, because of the lack of capacity that there now is in the national health service . and

the national health service. and our national health service, of course, needs reform , not least course, needs reform, not least to be focusing on prevent mission, not simply treatment of illnesses, but it also needs an immediate , correction of cash to immediate, correction of cash to be able to get doctors, nurses working those extra hours to really bring the waiting list down to double the number of scanners. and also, by the way, more broadly, to try to deal with the crisis in nhs dentistry that exists to try and create 700,000 new appointments. so this would be a real immediate priority for the next labour government if we're privileged to form one. and i really do worry the conservatives just don't understand the depth and scale they have , in scale of problem they have, in the national health service, shadow minister nick thomas—symonds, thank you very much indeed for your time this morning. >> we'll leave it there. thank you very much. >> stay with us, dawn. and chris. we'll be back with making the news. that's

next. we're with dawn, and we're with chris. and we're going to talk about a tory revolt. tell us more, christopher. >> yeah. so tory of the one nafion >> yeah. so tory of the one nation tories. i mean, both sides of the party. but the one nafion sides of the party. but the one nation tories are revolting against, a bill that was started by suella braverman when she was home secretary , which aims to home secretary, which aims to criminalise homelessness . now, criminalise homelessness. now, when you think about the homelessness, often many of the people that are homeless are insane addicts, ptsd soldiers, newly impoverished, runaway children in particular for looked after children. and most people don't sleep under bridges or in door wells on purpose. it's the last desperate act and the idea that you would criminalise them and that you would get our police

overstretched police force to , overstretched police force to, take them to jail. yes. please take them to jail. yes. please take me to jail if i'm homeless because i'd rather be in a nice, warm jail. finally, turn off grand. yeah, you'd be lucky i haven't got. i've not got two and a half pe. it seems ludicrous. ludicrous because use of resources people do not are not homeless on purpose. and the mark of society for me, a good society is not just on gdp , it's society is not just on gdp, it's not just on military might, but it's also how you look after people who cannot look after themselves . themselves. >> here's the thing, chris, with this story, right, how comes we can afford to spend millions of pounds a day putting illegal migrants who crossed the channel in boats, up in hotels , what, £7 in boats, up in hotels, what, £7 million a day? but we can't afford to put former army veterans in and look after them in hotels and youngsters who are, you know, in a care homes or have mental health issues because the migrants have lawyers on their side. wrong. it's completely wrong, isn't it? >> yeah, it is completely wrong.

>> yeah, it is completely wrong. >> i don't understand it well, but also every time we find another billion pounds to send to ukraine or wherever we are, i suppose the question i ask , but suppose the question i ask, but also, think problems around also, i think problems around the world aren't the whole world aren't necessarily our problems. >> i don't see why people sit and say, well, we should solve that or we should. >> but the counterargument to thatis >> but the counterargument to that is we started it all in the first place. we unsettled the middle east. i'm just saying that's what people to that that's what people say to that argument. dawn tell us about voice cloning i yeah. >> yeah. good story. very quickly. open a! is withholding a voice cloning tool from the pubuc a voice cloning tool from the public amid safety fears. writes a us company called it's a chat get thing and their voice engine program is being held back because it can in just 15 seconds snippet of your voice. and it can empower you. so it can sound exactly like you, ellie, which is frightening and dangerous when you think about it. unless you're a scouser , it. unless you're a scouser, because it really struggles with the accent . they've tried the scouse accent. they've tried to replicate our, paul o'grady

as ellie savage, they've tried to replicate his accent, and they just can't do it. so if you're a scouser, you're quids in. >> yeah, if your scouse, you're safe. >> yeah, yeah yeah i was going to try accent, but don't worry okay. >> diakite yeah it sounds like as well that's what accents are so good. >> this was so good that we say goodbye to you. >> thank you both dawn and chris. and we say hello. good morning greg. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers sponsors of up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello. good morning. welcome to your latest weather. over the next few days it does remain unsettled and we do have rain pushing north today. heavy showers following , but there showers following, but there will be some warm sunshine. we can divide the country into three today. cloud and rain across this central swathe of the uk. quite a cold feeling day to north this fairly to the north of this fairly cloudy, some bright skies and into of this a mixture

into the south of this a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. some will be showers. some of them will be heavy with some hail and thunder in too. could be some in there too. could be some local disruption. if are local disruption. if you are stuck under this area of cloud and it'll be cold. and rain, it'll be quite cold. temperatures seven eight degrees, sunnier degrees, but in any sunnier breaks see highs around breaks we could see highs around 13 degrees. not feeling 13 to 15 degrees. so not feeling too bad in the sunshine as we move through into the evening time . further showers across time. further showers across england and wales. perhaps some longer spells of rain along the south for a time, this south coast. for a time, this area of continues to push area of rain continues to push its way northwards into scotland, also scotland, northern ireland also seeing spells of rain seeing some spells of rain dunng seeing some spells of rain during the early hours. some clear spells in between winds fall light. we could see 1 or 2 mist and fog patches developing temperatures a little lower compared to of late, but still largely above freezing. and then it's mixed day on tuesday , it's a mixed day on tuesday, we'll see a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. the showers taking their time to bubble up, of them on the bubble up, some of them on the heavy side times, but many heavy side at times, but many places england and wales places across england and wales staying turning staying dry though turning cloudy. across cloudy. very cloudy across parts of here well . of scotland here as well. outbreaks of rain through the

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>> good morning. it's 9:00 on monday, the 1st of april. >> very nice to have you on board. breakfast with eamonn and ellie. >> a shocking insight into the state of the nhs reveals new estimates suggests more than 250 patients a week die needlessly due to long waits for beds in hospital . hospital. >> a smiling king greets crowds as he begins his return to royal dufies as he begins his return to royal duties at windsor castle yesterday , despite the yesterday, despite the government pledging households will be thousands of pounds better off, plenty of price rises are set to take force today. >> we spoke to business minister kevin hollinrake earlier to the economy turning a corner this year we'll see interest rates dropping, taxes dropping, of course, £900 a year for the average person in terms of tax reductions with the national insurance cuts. >> so all those things are all good news to people. of course there's more to do, but things really are turning a corner. >> bad weather, engineering work in a bank holiday means it's

likely to be travel chaos for millions of you today, the controversial scottish hate crime bill comes into force today as critics get ready to protest . protest. >> good morning. today we've got outbreaks of rain. we've also got some heavy showers, perhaps thundery as well, but there'll also be some sunshine. find out all the weather details coming up . soon. up. soon. >> so here we are in this bank houday >> so here we are in this bank holiday monday and easter travel disruption continuing. heavy rain predicted for today and that should disrupt more than 2 million of you who are journeying . journeying. >> yes, the rac predicts those 2 million carjourneys >> yes, the rac predicts those 2 million car journeys will be made this easter monday, but the roads are going to be jam packed as planned. rail engineering works across the country means no trains for many trying to get back after the long weekend . back after the long weekend. >> and let's go to gb news.

south east england reporter ray addison, ray, you are at euston station there is our station and there is our national reporter, theo chikomba and theo m2 five for you. let's take a look at the roads first. theo what are they like ? theo what are they like? >> yes. well, it's certainly clear that more people are getting into their cars and making their way to wherever they're going throughout the country. here on the m25, it's one of the busiest roads in the uk. normally on a day to day, around 200,000 people use this road , accounting for around 15% road, accounting for around 15% of all road users who use motorways on a daily basis. now, in just in terms of the latest updates at the moment, we've just heard of an update on the a1 m southbound on the junction 37. there's been a load spillage there, so there is some delays. if you are heading in that direction and on the m42 in warwickshire, there's been a serious collision there and the police are there investigating seeing what is happening. and

we're expecting roads to be open in the next couple of hours. but if you are heading in that direction, do expect delays now. the weather here in the southeast is quite decent at the moment. actually no rain at the moment. actually no rain at the moment as we know when there is rain we tend to see slower traffic , but at the moment traffic, but at the moment though things are running smoothly . but the advice is to smoothly. but the advice is to check before you travel. thank you theo and we go to the train tracks now and find out from geoff what is happening there. >> good morning my friend . >> good morning my friend. >> good morning my friend. >> well, this is london euston, obviously one of the busiest stations in london. normally 25,000 people on the concourse here every single day. but right now it's virtually a ghost town. just a handful of people and a handful of services, particularly if you want to go to watford junction, that's the only route that they're serving at the moment. that's every 15 minutes. but all of the other routes they normally do routes that they normally do every single day into the north—west the country have

north—west of the country have been that's been cancelled. so that's affecting avanti west coast affecting the avanti west coast and london northwestern railway lines to places such as birmingham, wolverhampton, liverpool, lancashire , milton liverpool, lancashire, milton keynes as well, and as far away as glasgow and edinburgh. and that's all the way until 5 am. tomorrow morning. so the first service will come into houston tomorrow about 5:35 am. also, disruption in other parts of the country between london liverpool street and colchester on the elizabeth line between paddington and stratford , abbey paddington and stratford, abbey wood and cardiff and carmarthen as well. there's major disruption on that route. >> thank you very much indeed, ray and theo ray at euston station. theo on the m25 and both are very good example of why i just would never venture outside the m25 today . outside the m25 today. >> this wouldn't outwith travel chaos, isn't it? and it's set to rain later as well. theo was just saying it's lovely and sunny, i don't think for long. no not for long. >> let's go to scotland. our new

laws to tackle the harm caused by hatred and prejudice come into in scotland today. into force in scotland today. >> yes, campaigners are expected to the though to protest the act, though outside scottish parliament outside the scottish parliament later let's cross later today. well, let's cross live to gb news scotland live now to gb news scotland reporter tony maguire, who in reporter tony maguire, who is in edinburgh to tell us more. very good morning to you tony. so this controversial bill comes into today. but we just into force today. but as we just heard, is going be heard, there is going to be protests this . protests this. >> indeed. good morning to you both. you know, and i feel obligated to tell viewers this is not an april fool's joke. this is a new law from the snp government. and really it was passed in 2021, but it's taken a bit of time to come to fruition to allow police to get everything in motion, as it were, and how to respond. so there is going to be a protest. this afternoon, because it's somewhat out of step of the usual snp progressive policies, with many saying that it's actually going to be a real challenge to freedom of speech. now the idea of the new law is

to extend the stirring up of racial hatred, and the laws against that to other characteristics. so any prejudices against age , sex, prejudices against age, sex, religion, transgender identity or variation in sex characteristics will come into focus . now this comes with a new focus. now this comes with a new offence as well threatening or abusive behaviour which is intended to stir up hatred. and altogether it's somewhat quite confusing, you know? and if you're sitting confused at home, you're sitting confused at home, you're not alone. i was out in glasgow over the weekend and i asked members of the public how they about this new law. they felt about this new law. >> i think it's silly. it should be arresting people that's actually dealing like real crimes saying stuff. you crimes and saying stuff. you know, people are sensitive, something that people are sensitive that, you know, sensitive in that, you know, and arresting people. >> absolutely crazy . >> that's absolutely crazy. >> that's absolutely crazy. >> that's absolutely crazy. >> that is it's mental, absolutely crazy . i am quite absolutely crazy. i am quite open. >> i say quite a lot of things i probably get into trouble for,

but you probably feel relaxed among friends, my friends and stuff. i you just can't be yourself at all. so i everybody's scared you're going to be going out and encouraging snitches and to go and snitches and people to go and speak about about people who speak up about about people who just having just happen, you know, having a private . private conversation. >> now, the gender critical feminist movement, >> now, the gender critical feminist movement , they have feminist movement, they have their concerns about malicious reporting . police scotland are reporting. police scotland are concerned that it will destroy trust in the police . and so trust in the police. and so there's going to be a lot of voices, sharing their opinions here at holyrood later . here at holyrood later. >> okay. tony mcguire there for us in edinburgh. thank you very much indeed, right. 9:30. britain's newsroom as usual. not as usual. ben leo and nana akua who will be presenting. very nice to see you both. >> good morning. how was your easter? >> yeah, lovely. >> yeah, lovely. >> what about yours, it was okay. yeah. >> just, you were here pretty much, weren't you? >> it's friday. saturday yeah. i managed to slip a few easter eggsin managed to slip a few easter eggs in yesterday. oh, good. >> that's what it was all about.

>> that's what it was all about. >> well, it has to done. >> well, it has to be done. or else. the point, exactly? else. what's the point, exactly? >> up on today's show? >> well, we are going to chat about some of the sewage because i know you've obviously seen it. you've probably don't know you've probably saw i don't know whether watched the boat whether you watched the boat race, some people whether you watched the boat rwatched some people whether you watched the boat rwatched watched some people i watched watched both and watched the men's and the women's and, just i looked women's one and, just i looked at and i thought, now that at it and i thought, now that everybody mentions it, whole everybody mentions it, the whole river is brown. >> not blue, it's not grey. >> it's not blue, it's not grey. >> it's not blue, it's not grey. >> what they said. they >> that's what they said. they said they saw floating logs going i'm being going past them. i'm being polite the logs. polite out of the logs. >> called it a log. >> i called it a log. >> i called it a log. >> yeah, well, don't the oxford team get very unwell? >> did? yes. >> they did? yes. >> they did? yes. >> so basing. >> so basing. >> they they did post race. >> they said they did post race. i mean, a of people were i mean, a lot of people were saying, you would that saying, well you would say that because but i've been because you lost. but i've been saying on this saying it for weeks on this channel that live by the coast channel that i live by the coast and know, amount of and you know, the amount of times been down to the sea times i've been down to the sea to and, you know, have a dip to try and, you know, have a dip or swim with my kids, not just, yeah, recently, but in recent years. you can't because years. and you can't because they pump filth. they just pump filth. >> smell it, can't you? >> you can smell it, can't you? >>— >> you can smell it, can't you? >> head down to the >> when you head down to the beach. >> when you head down to the beawell, mean, it's been. what

>> well, i mean, it's been. what is it, 3.6 million hours of raw sewage being pumped into our rivers, embarrassing. rivers, and it's embarrassing. the world would have the rest of the world would have watched you one watched that. and, you know, one of the panellists i spoke to yesterday lives saint yesterday who lives in saint lucia. lucky man. or is it grenada? somewhere nice, somewhere lovely. he basically said laughing somewhere lovely. he basically said to laughing somewhere lovely. he basically said to the laughing somewhere lovely. he basically said to the rest laughing somewhere lovely. he basically said to the rest of.aughing somewhere lovely. he basically said to the rest of the hing somewhere lovely. he basically said to the rest of the world stock to the rest of the world because this. even there they because of this. even there they are laughing. >> i think it's going be an >> i think it's going to be an election issue. >> never have thought >> i would never have thought that until few that that happened until a few years would never years ago. i just would never have where are you? in have thought, where are you? in the south coast, worthing, west sussex. brighton. sussex. yeah. or brighton. >> absolutely awful. >> absolutely awful. >> and it's for me. it's a damning indictment of where we are there's are as a country. there's nothing personifies where we nothing it personifies where we are literally swimming are a nation literally swimming in own filth. mean, in its own filth. i mean, i can't say any more than that. >> utility companies swimming in their wealth as well. their own wealth as well. i mean, their own wealth as well. i me yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> foreign companies, dhabi, >> foreign companies, abu dhabi, china, the profits china, all relishing the profits elsewhere show. not sure elsewhere on the show. not sure if saw video from the if you saw this video from the pro—palestine march at the weekend, a jewish lady complaining that there was a group swastika group carrying swastika placards, and the copper is standing swirling standing there swirling his coffee, saying , what you mean coffee, saying, what do you mean to about it? nothing to do.

to do about it? nothing to do. so to get stuck into so we're going to get stuck into that. got statement from that. we've got a statement from the as well, yeah, the met as well, but yeah, raising tensions that raising tensions amidst all that packed show. >> very much. >> thanks very much. >> thanks very much. >> a good one, guys. nice >> have a good one, guys. nice to you both. thank you very to see you both. thank you very much indeed. >> now, you have a holiday >> now, you may have a holiday booked this year, but what booked for this year, but what about next well, you could about next year? well, you could win cruise for win a bespoke greek cruise for two new giveaway. two in our brand new giveaway. not that , but are not 100. not only that, but are not 100. >> sorry, £10,000 in cash and a luxury gift package as well. you put it all together and you get our biggest giveaway so far. and here's how you could win with thanks to variety cruises , a thanks to variety cruises, a family company sailing since 1942, you have the chance to win a £10,000 seven night small boat cruise for two with flights, meals, excursions and drinks included . included. >> you'll be able to choose from any one of their 2025 greek adventures and explore greece like never before. plus, you'll also win £10,000 in tax free cash to make your summer sizzle, and we'll pack you off with

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to royal author commentator angela levin this morning about, isuppose angela levin this morning about, i suppose the main thing is easter, and the service yesterday and the fact that king charles was there with his wife, queen camilla. >> yes. well it was wonderful to see him. i got all watery eyed because i'm so keen on the royal family, and i thought it was such a shame he was so ill. but he looked much better . he looked he looked much better. he looked well. yeah, he looked much better. his eyes were sparkling and obviously extremely and he was obviously extremely happy there , what i felt happy to be there, what i felt was very strange was that he went afterwards to talk to the huge number of people who came to see him, and to shake hands with them. now, i think since, all these pandemic, that you don't want to shake hands with anyone , be very careful. and how anyone, be very careful. and how could they let him do that ? you could they let him do that? you know what happened about that sign, though, angela? >> that he's no able to shake hands? >> that's not. >> that's not. >> that's not wise for you, for me, for anybody. i mean, you're spreading mean , it's

spreading germs. i mean, it's not the point. >> if you spend all ages and you shake with them one after the other, somebody is about to get bound to something. bound to get something. >> angelo, i brought out my >> angelo, when i brought out my autobiography years ago, autobiography 17 years ago, i remember 70 or 17. >> okay. >> okay. >> and i went to all these shops all around the country, and i don't think i've ever been so, so ill. oh, people shaking hands with you at the wrong time of the year. people wiping their nose and shaking hands with you. it's asking for trouble. is. it's asking for trouble. it is. but the queen, if she she. i mean the previous queen. queen elizabeth ii. she always wore gloves, for instance. >> so did camilla. she had gloves on, but she shook hands with everybody , to make sure with everybody, to make sure that she didn't catch anything. but also thought it was rather but i also thought it was rather strange that they allowed him to do that, but actually, he couldn't sit to next his family. i would have thought that he could have sat near his family, but not shake all the hand. but, when somebody said, how are you? he said, i just obey my

instructions. and he looked and winked at camilla. and i thought, well, that's good. she will tell him, don't do this again. yeah. >> he is buoyed by the walkabouts, isn't he? he he loved it to see the crowds. >> he was back there again. that's what he likes to meet people. quick. >> you say that he looks . >> and you say that he looks. not everybody loves to see. we're go back time we're going to go back in time now is in now 2005. and this is in switzerland . and he was with, switzerland. and he was with, skiing and harry skiing and, and, anyway, the charles and the bbc's royal correspondent nicholas witchell, who retired yesterday. they had a party for him yesterday, and nick is 70 years of age, and the king thought didn't think he was being recorded. cameras were on him, but he didn't think he was being recorded. and he said , i being recorded. and he said, i can't bear that, man. he's so awful . he really is. awful. he really is. >> and that actually stayed with him, has stayed with him forever. that's what he's been known at, that king charles said that about him , but he sent a

that about him, but he sent a warm greetings that he would enjoy his, you know, his retirement. >> i think nick was quite touched by that. >> i bet he was very touched because at the end they made up, really, or at least king charles made up with him. yeah. >> hope nick has a very happy and retirement. that's excellent. >> how has queen camilla been through all of this? >> she's been absolutely wonderful up to the plate, hasn't she? hasn't been someone who wants to be in the spotlight, but she does the duty and she's very easy to talk to. and really does anything and she has really does anything she can for him. and the next thing that she might do, if he can't, if he's not well enough, is go to normandy for the 80th d—day where d—day celebration, where there'll be all sorts of leaders from all around the world. and she loves the military because her father talked about it a lot, and he won two huge awards dunng lot, and he won two huge awards during world war two for bravery. and, i think she would she would enjoy that. she, she

enjoys that. and i think she'd do it very well. he wants to go desperately. but again, you know, the trouble could take a lot out of him. i think he has to decide day by day, doesn't he? really? i was surprised that they said before that he was going, that he would go because he could wake up one day and feel really awful. but he's, he's he's really determined. and i think determination is a very good. yes. >> i could see why he would be determined. i mean, there will hardly be anybody alive who landed at the beaches of normandy. >> yes. >> yes. >> that's right, and this is probably the last year there would be such a thing. i don't really know. so i can see how, as ex—military man himself, as an ex—military man himself, that would be quite pleased that he would be quite pleased and quite happy. that he would be quite pleased anc heiite happy. that he would be quite pleased anc he wants )py. that he would be quite pleased anc he wants to '. that he would be quite pleased anc he wants to see the last few >> he wants to see the last few there. but i think camilla the queen, she would tell him a lot about it. if he can't go, i think he's got to be very careful about it. >> do you have any understanding of how he is feeling at the moment? angela? is he frustrated by?

>> yes, he's very frustrated. i've been told that he's absolutely fed up because, you know , his whole has been know, his whole life has been going meeting people, going out, meeting people, shaking , cracking jokes shaking hands, cracking jokes and actually seeing people and actually seeing how people are . that's all ages and all are. that's all ages and all types. that's what he likes to do. so it's a really, really difficult for him to just be at home. he's worked all the paperwork and seen one person coming or another, but it's actually just being meeting greeting. yeah, that's what he does to do all that sort of thing. now one of the problems is , is for the royal family. is, is for the royal family. next coming up is a 2027 when the invictus games could be done in the uk. that's going to be decided in the next month or two and take place in birmingham now . it's very difficult for the royal family. do they provide protection ? do they go and see protection? do they go and see it? do they support him and will william, who paid a lot of money with him , paid a lot of money with him, paid a lot of money for this to go to start off, the invictus games in 2014. would he

take part? so it's a very interesting. the other thing is that meghan has overtaken it and she makes her speeches and she stands in front and walks down and several people from canada, which is this year, have said to me, please stop it, please let let it happen because we don't want her doing it. she knows nothing about the military. so perhaps i think that she would have a stall where she could sell all her buns and cakes, buns and cakes and tablecloths and things like that, and everybody would be very happy that she was out of the way, and she could make a bit of money because she's not. there's a lot of people in page six of the new york times said that lots of people don't want to go in with her and pay the money to get it going, so it's going to be difficult. and they said waiting to see she should have got it done quickly. why you wanted you wanted to talk to us about one of, prince andrew's daughters, princess beatrice. yes i think this is very touching and very

important that she took on little boy called wolfie, who is now seven. that was her husband's child. and, she has her, his original mother, his birth mother said how happy she is with them because she's she's so endearing to him. she's been so endearing to him. she's been so lovely to him. it's got like two lots of family now. yes and that, you know, despite the divorce, they've been very generous and they haven't used him at all to make things difficult. and they thought this was brilliant, i think beatrice comes across as such a lovely person. you can see in all those pictures there. she's holding his hand the whole time. >> yes. and he looks very relaxed with him. not sort relaxed with him. she's not sort of holding it. come with me. and i think that's very touching. and more did and i think if more people did that because lot of people that because a lot of people divorcing make very difficult divorcing make it very difficult for i want them. for the children, i want them. no, you want them. i'm not talking about your father or your mother. no but this is done

so smoothly and i thought that was very nice to mention that. >> us to another point. ellie. ellie just talked about, you know, the extended families there whatever , the duties there and whatever, the duties on the members the royal on the members of the royal family are and at family who are still up and at it doing things , resources it and doing things, resources are are tight in terms of people, what do you think about somebody like princess eugenie or princess beatrice being involved in the ranks? >> well, princess eugenie says she's got a lot to do. two young children and she's working, i think with beatrice, she would be fine. she's very wise . and be fine. she's very wise. and she tried to stop her father from doing that terrible documentary . but, you know, will documentary. but, you know, will they tell harry? eugenie is very happy with harry, so i don't think it's going to happen. okay, angela. >> thanks very much indeed for running through events. all events. royal as they are up to date on this bank holiday monday. have a good rest of the day. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and you very much indeed.

thank you. and was so lovely to see the king yesterday, wasn't it? >> so we wish him well and i hope he's enjoying his easter celebrations after his first walkabout yesterday. first walkabout yesterday. the first one of this year, first one of this year. >> em- em— >> so whatever you're doing, if you're enough off you're lucky enough to be off today, have very good bank today, have a very good bank houday today, have a very good bank holiday thank you for holiday monday. thank you for your i'll be your company, ellie. and i'll be back tomorrow morning back again tomorrow morning from 6 to you then. 6 am. hope to see you then. >> bye bye. >> bye bye. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar, sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello. good morning. welcome to your latest weather. for over the next few days it does remain unsettled. we do have rain pushing north today. heavy showers there showers following, but there will be warm sunshine. we will be some warm sunshine. we can the country into can divide the country into three cloud and rain three today. cloud and rain across this central of across this central swathe of the uk. a cold feeling the uk. quite a cold feeling day. to the north of this fairly cloudy, bright skies cloudy, some bright skies and into south this a mixture into the south of this a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. of them be showers. some of them will be heavy some and thunder heavy with some hail and thunder in too. could be some

in there too. could be some local disruption . if you are local disruption. if you are stuck under area of cloud stuck under this area of cloud and it will be quite cold. and rain it will be quite cold. temperatures seven eight degrees, but in any sunnier breaks highs breaks we could see highs around 13 degrees. not feeling 13 to 15 degrees. so not feeling too bad in the sunshine as we move through into the evening time. further showers across england perhaps some england and wales. perhaps some longer spells of rain along the south coast. for time this south coast. for a time this area rain continues to push area of rain continues to push its northwards into its way northwards into scotland. also scotland. northern ireland also seeing of rain seeing some spells of rain dunng seeing some spells of rain during early hours, some during the early hours, some clear spells in between winds fallen light. we could see 1 or 2 mist and fog patches developing. temperatures a little compared to of little lower compared to of late, still largely above late, but still largely above freezing. and then it's a mixed day. tuesday. we'll see day. on tuesday. we'll see a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. the showers taking their time to bubble up, some of them on the heavy side at but many places across at times, but many places across england wales dry england and wales staying dry though cloudy. very though turning cloudy. very cloudy of scotland cloudy across parts of scotland here well . outbreaks of rain here as well. outbreaks of rain through hill snow through the day. some hill snow possible too , and temperatures possible too, and temperatures 6 or 7 here. elsewhere 13 or 14

in. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> good morning to you. hope you had a pleasant easter weekend . had a pleasant easter weekend. it's bank holiday today, so thank you so much for joining it's bank holiday today, so thank you so much forjoining me and nana on britain's newsroom. coming up on the show, a&e deaths, what is going on with the of our nhs and nana? the state of our nhs and nana? did see that video from the did you see that video from the palestine protest on saturday? unbelievable. refusing palestine protest on saturday? unbelanything refusing palestine protest on saturday? unbelanything swastika] to do anything about swastika placards?

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