on israel on october the 7th, rishi sunak calls for an end to the war in gaza , while in the war in gaza, while in israel, the anniversary is being marked by protests against benjamin netanyahu as israelis demand the release of hostages held by hamas. storm kathleen sweeps across parts of the country, bringing strong winds, but also the warmest day of the year so far . year so far. >> and our debate at 720 this morning, facial recognition technology, has it changed society for the better or for the worse .7 the worse? >> good morning. after wins on the road for arsenal and manchester city, it's over to liverpool in the premier league title race as they make the short trip to old trafford this afternoon in scotland. meanwhile it's been billed as the biggest old clash in over a decade old firm clash in over a decade as at as rangers host celtic at midday. update you on midday. we'll also update you on the japanese grand prix from.

>> kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers through today. join me later for the full forecast with all details. forecast with all the details. >> to i'm stephen >> morning to you. i'm stephen dixon and i'm ellie costello and this is breakfast on gb news is. before we get into the serious stuff this morning, the daily star. i love the daily star. it's got some interesting stuff . it's got some interesting stuff. have you been to the supermarket lately? >> yeah. i'm there most days. >> yeah. i'm there most days. >> did you spot anything unusual? no no. well, apparently i in 10 ufo sightings in the uk, and there's quite a lot of them is in a supermarket car park. really? apparently so. oh so i don't know why. chris eccles, who's one of the people who spotted it. he lives in

rotherhithe in south london. yeah. there's my theory is all of the lights look like a kind of the lights look like a kind of giant landing site. >> oh, it's like a runway from above. >> oh, it's like a runway from above . yeah. above. yeah. >> so all these ufos are hovering over supermarkets. according >> well, have you ever spotted anything in the sky? >> no. sadly not. >> no. sadly not. >> oh, you'd actually like it as well. i'd love to welcome it. i would love to. he would. >> but if you've ever spotted a ufo, particularly in a car park of a supermarket, get in touch gb views at gb news. com it would be fascinating. it would be to hear from you. yeah, take it extremely seriously. it all extremely seriously. >> i need to look up more. >> maybe i need to look up more. i don't think i look up in the sky enough . sky enough. >> no. maybe not. >> no. maybe not. >> if i had my shopping, i'd be very so i'll keep >> if i had my shopping, i'd be veneyes so i'll keep >> if i had my shopping, i'd be veneyes peeled so i'll keep >> if i had my shopping, i'd be veneyes peeled for so i'll keep >> if i had my shopping, i'd be veneyes peeled for you ll keep >> if i had my shopping, i'd be veneyes peeled for you now.ep my eyes peeled for you now. >> there you go. it's a thing to do. it's a thing to do, anyway, away from all that to the serious stuff this morning, because is the 7th april. because it is the 7th of april. and that exactly six and that means exactly six months hamas attack on

months since the hamas attack on israel, where those hamas militants attacked military bases. militants attacked military bases . yes, but also those bases. yes, but also those communities there was a sort of party rave thing going on, just most dreadful event . most dreadful event. >> well, as you might remember, more than 1100 people were killed in the attack, with 250 people captured as hostages , people captured as hostages, with approximately 130 people still remaining in captivity. >> well, of course, that attack triggered what is now the ongoing military action in the gaza strip. as israel has vowed to destroy hamas . to destroy hamas. >> well, in marking the six month anniversary, the israeli prime minister is facing down protests in the streets, while rishi sunak has called for an end to the war. >> well, let's talk to political commentator peter spencer, who joins us now . morning to you, joins us now. morning to you, peter. i mean, it's remarkable that we are six months on from this , and the tide is turning this, and the tide is turning somewhat certainly within israel, isn't it? never mind what the likes of, of the white

house and number 10 are saying. >> absolutely. i mean , the white >> absolutely. i mean, the white house and number 10 and other western allies are very mindful of the fact that the hamas attack was the worst atrocity that israelis had suffered since the holocaust. but at the same time , subsequent to that, the time, subsequent to that, the death toll among palestinians, mainly women and children , is mainly women and children, is some 30 times the number of people who died in the hamas attack. and so there has been a growing sense of disquiet that this is starting to look like revenge, rather than resolution. and then on top of that, there is whatever the israelis say. there's evidence that that that they're not being very enthusiastic about letting aid get through. and again, there is that burgeoning sense of suspicion that just maybe , the

suspicion that just maybe, the israeli government is using starvation and disease as a weapon of war, war. and as a consequence of that , the tide consequence of that, the tide has, as you say, steve, been starting to turn . and then and starting to turn. and then and then the i think the tipping point comes with the, the slaughter of those seven, aid workers, three of whom, of course, were british and so the language is significantly hardening on both sides of the atlantic. it's worth noting , atlantic. it's worth noting, actually, that joe biden a couple of days ago did say that. look, support for israel is dependent on you guys being a little bit more careful about civilian casualties and rishi sunak, for his part, has, has, has called for a humanitarian pause. i mean, he's he went through the ritual thing of saying, look, we support israel's right to defend itself, blah, blah. but and then there was this big but, we are mindful

, he said. we are we are shocked and appalled by the civilian casualty toll. and also very we're straining every sinew to get aid in and implication being you guys aren't exactly helping. and so , so progressively the and so, so progressively the language again against benjamin netanyahu's prosecution of the war is hardening . war is hardening. >> and peter, what do you make of the scenes inside israel ? of the scenes inside israel? because we've seen a number of protests, haven't we, in the past few days, but they are growing in number, and we now believe there are 100,000 people on streets last night on the streets last night rallying against the government. they're hostage they're demanding a gaza hostage deal because i suppose to many people in israel, six months on, their goals of destroying hamas and rescuing the hostages still seem very far away. >> well, totally, very far away indeed. and i mean, the netanyahu government wasn't that popular even before all this

stuff happened. remember, it's a rather slipshod coalition of extreme right wingers and, is israel as a nation is not a right wing nation. and, sure. i think netanyahu his his response, this kind of the shock and awe response that he has prosecuted to the atrocities , he prosecuted to the atrocities, he clearly hasn't delivered the goodsin clearly hasn't delivered the goods in terms of spooking the hamas into handing back the hostages . and so, as you rightly hostages. and so, as you rightly say early, there is now mass protests in israel saying, look, you've called this wrong . and of you've called this wrong. and of course, the, the, the response to that from, from netanyahu seems to be to just dig his heels in yet further because his own political career is very much on the line here. >> what do we make, peter, of the intervention by boris johnson? out of politics, but never far away, of course , never far away, of course, saying it's totally wrong. the

idea that we should stop sending arms to israel, i mean, the argument being it's the only democracy within the region. it is an ally or a friend. and therefore we must continue to support , come what may. support, come what may. >> i mean, that's quite interesting because as biden has sort of been sort of saying, look , support from america is look, support from america is dependent on, on the, on the israelis, you know, reining back on, on slaughtering people wholesale. but he knows that he can't really pull the plug on israeli, on supplying weapons to the israelis because if they if the israelis because if they if the israelis because if they if the israeli state were to collapse , it leaves the, the, collapse, it leaves the, the, the field wide open for other states, which are very much hostile to the united states when it comes to the row within britain, it is to be noted, actually , that that the problem actually, that that the problem of israeli stroke , palestinian of israeli stroke, palestinian support is something that has bedevilled the labour party for

months. it's now spilling over into the conservative party. we had boris johnson saying, you know, look that just keep, keep it, keep it flowing guys. but we also had a clutch of tory peers, saying that and, and tory mps saying, look, you know , we want, saying, look, you know, we want, we want to sort of stop supplying these guys with arms because of the fact they're being too brutal with them. i mean, in actual fact, the amount the, the armaments that we supply is very small in the scheme of things is a very small proportion. but the symbolism matters. i just do note that in terms of the politics of it, what was a real what was a problem for, for keir starmer is increasingly looking like a problem for rishi sunak as well . problem for rishi sunak as well. >> okay, peter, thanks very much indeed. >> now over 100 flood alerts are in place as storm kathleen continues to cross parts of the northwest and the southwest of england, northern ireland,

scotland and wales. >> well, it's not just strong winds, rather confusingly, yesterday was also for some, the warmest day of the year so far. >> well, joining us now is senior meteorologist jim dale to tell us more. very good to see you this morning jim. so it is a confusing picture isn't it. we've seen storm kathleen causing destruction and parts of the country, but also the warmest day of the year so far for some. what was going on. yeah the two phases of spring or the two phases of kathleen, you might say, in the west, you're absolutely right. >> in terms of the of the winds, very strong winds, problems at airports, we saw , i mean, the airports, we saw, i mean, the maximum wind that i saw was it normally is at cairngorm summit, 101 miles an hour. but in, in the land of the living, we saw a 65 mile an hour gust, in north wales, and most people were most people in the west were seeing 50, 60 miles an hour. so, yeah,

it was worth noting it was worth being a yellow warning, and it was worth being a named storm. as for the other side of the coin . yeah, 21.4 degrees in coin. yeah, 21.4 degrees in lakenheath in, in suffolk and suffolk. so give or take around that 21 mark, a fairly wide spread. so 70 degrees t—shirt weather, the reason for that early is the air was coming from the south, all the way from the south. so started life down in the canaries, moved across, parts of spain, into france, through france and finally arrived in that sort of southeastern quarter. so yeah, it was a bit of a topsy turvy day , to say the least. but if day, to say the least. but if you think it was topsy turvy in terms of our country, then certainly in terms of germany, for example, and france , we got for example, and france, we got a 33.9 down in southwest france that wasn't a record, but nonetheless, it was extremely high. but what was a record was 30.1 degrees in holds back in,

germany , and the reason it was germany, and the reason it was a record was the fact that it was, first time it's reached 30.1 this early in the year over 30 degrees. so you can see there was some, some, some records being toppled by those temperatures, around europe , temperatures, around europe, does that give us any hope that we're going to get a decent summer? jim. >> yeah, there's always hope. stephen you've you've got to have hope to know. we've got to retain up. look, it will come i should say at this point, global temperatures continue to ramp continue to ramp virtually in every country. so make this absolutely clear. we've been slightly isolated in our northwest quadrant here. that's scandinavia ourselves and ireland and northwest france, seems like we've not seen a spnng seems like we've not seen a spring yet properly. apart from that little bit we saw yesterday. but other parts of the world. no, they're beating records left, right and centre. so i'll just give you one which came in yesterday. phuket in

thailand. phuket just below 40 degrees. just a point one below 40 all time record. and thailand is seeing all time record virtually, virtually every day for the last month somewhere around. so not just thailand, malaysia, some parts of africa , malaysia, some parts of africa, central, central, southern america. global warming continues. okay. jim good to see you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and you, thank you . >> and you, thank you. >> and you, thank you. >> well, it's a nice summer coming up. >> well, possibly potentially . >> well, possibly potentially. >> well, possibly potentially. >> see, i'm going to hold you to that wasn't a guarantee. >> wasn't a guarantee. he said it's on its way. but we had about one day of summer last yeah >> it was horrible, wasn't it? >> it was horrible, wasn't it? >> it was a really grim year last year. so i just want something happen. i want something nice to happen. i want the the to dry out. the i want the lawn to dry out. yes. absolutely. waterlogged. the lawn saturated. the lawn is saturated. >> lawn terrible. >> your lawn terrible. oh, no, it's terrible. it's absolutely terrible. >> want the lawn to dry out >> so i want the lawn to dry out and i want a nice bit. i want to

be able to have a barbecue, sit in garden. in the garden. >> not too much ask for, >> it's not too much to ask for, is it? >> like the fire pit? >> like the fire pit? >> yeah. he's got a it's like a love island villa in the back of his house. you've a fire pit. >> love island villa. >> love island villa. >> you just need a pool and you're, you're set. >> oh right. okay. yeah. plunge pool >> oh right. okay. yeah. plunge pool. jacuzzi. yeah, yeah. pool. yeah. jacuzzi. yeah, yeah. no. but would be. no, it'd be no. but it would be. no, it'd be lovely. i wanted to have a lovely. i just wanted to have a lovely. i just wanted to have a lovely sort of family. family nights garden. nights out in the garden. i know, be lovely. know, that'd be lovely. >> don't think it's asking for >> i don't think it's asking for a be honest. let's hope a lot, to be honest. let's hope so. fingers crossed that it's a warmer summer this year. yes, right. let's a right. at 6:14. let's take a look at some other stories coming the newsroom. coming into the newsroom. >> former defence >> and two former defence ministers have the uk has ministers have said the uk has failed prepare for a failed to prepare for war in a whole nation endeavour. the outgoing armed forces minister, james heappey, said in the sunday telegraph that only ministry of defence officials turned up to an exercise to prepare for wartime scenarios, which was meant for the whole of government . he called on government. he called on ministers to do more to prepare for conflict at a murder

investigation has been launched after a woman was fatally stabbed in bradford city centre yesterday , say police were yesterday, say police were called to westgate at the junction with drewton road after reports of a woman being stabbed by a man who then fled. >> the woman was taken to hospital where she later died , hospital where she later died, west yorkshire police have said. police urging anyone in the police are urging anyone in the area at the time, or with dash cam footage, get in contact cam footage, to get in contact with police. >> two planes on the tarmac at heathrow collided yesterday, causing damage their causing minor damage to their wings. was a virgin atlantic wings. it was a virgin atlantic 787. it was empty being towed from the stand at terminal three, clipping the wing tip of a british airways airbus, which had 100 people on board. the airline says while both airlines hopefully that they're carrying out a full and thorough investigation and italy's mount etna has been putting on a show this weekend blowing circles into the sicilian sky. >> look at that . >> look at that. >> look at that. >> that's amazing. the unusual phenomenon occurred as a new crater opened on the summit of

europe's largest active volcano. leading to this sight, the rings are made of gases and propelled by a circular vent in the volcano. it looks incredible . volcano. it looks incredible. >> smoke rings always cool. >> smoke rings always cool. >> it looks like smoke rings. >> it looks like smoke rings. >> well, yes, it is smoke rings, but you know the ones that come out of a pipe, but it comes out of a volcano, said, i just don't know how it happens. >> a perfect ring like that. >> a perfect ring like that. >> i just told you, didn't i? >> well , you i? >> well, you did well, sort of it is. >> but, you know, i'd like a more propelled by a circular ventin more propelled by a circular vent in the volcano. >> i'd like a more detailed explanation. oh, well, i'd have to scientist tell you to get a scientist to tell you about that. >> etna. i wonder if that means she's of a new she's on the verge of a new craters emerge. she's not going she's on the verge of a new crego s emerge. she's not going she's on the verge of a new crego again, ge. she's not going she's on the verge of a new crego again, is. she's not going she's on the verge of a new crego again, is she?�*s not going to go again, is she? >> well, i hope not. >> well, i hope not. >> last time she went, it was a big one. >> it was a big one. we could do without that, couldn't we? we've

got going on could. got enough going on if we could. oh, look amazing. look oh, it does look amazing. look at that. >> really clever. >> really clever. >> rings of smoke. >> perfect rings of smoke. >> perfect rings of smoke. >> the aliens. >> possibly the aliens. >> possibly the aliens. >> yes. >> possibly the aliens. >> that would explain something to with the aliens who've to do with the aliens who've gone sainsbury's car park. to do with the aliens who've gonethere sainsbury's car park. to do with the aliens who've gonethere they're ury's car park. to do with the aliens who've gonethere they're doing ar park. to do with the aliens who've gonethere they're doing some k. and there they're doing some hanging etna. it's hanging around mount etna. it's just phenomenal nature a just phenomenal. nature is a wonderful thing. it really is terrifying at times. there you go. incredible. if you're listening on the radio, get online, get on the gb news app and you can rewind us to that point, because it's definitely worth seeing . worth seeing. >> yeah, it really is. now the memorial arboretum arboretum in staffordshire has started a fundraising this month fundraising campaign this month to try and raise £45,000 to restore its shot at dawn memorial. >> yeah, it commemorates the hundreds of servicemen who died dunng hundreds of servicemen who died during world war i. they were court martialled and killed for crimes like desertion and cowardice. jack carson has the story in world war i, 309 soldiers from britain and the commonwealth were shot at dawn,

the majority killed for the likes of desertion, cowardice and sleeping at post. >> appearing at their court martial with no real opportunity for defence, these men were told they brought shame on their they had brought shame on their country and would be held in the highest disregard to discourage anyone else from doing the same. today it's widely recognised that many the soldiers were that many of the soldiers were likely suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. in 2001, the shot at dawn memorial was unveiled at the national memorial arboretum as a way to remember the hundreds who had been killed. now, more than 20 years on, the arboretum has launched a fundraising campaign to the preservation of to ensure the preservation of the mark ellis is the the site. mark ellis is the national memorial arboretum lead. >> it's a really important memorial here at the arboretum, a must see for very many of our visitors. so millions of pairs of feet of have walked around it and looked at it. but it's also in an area of site that gets a lot of flooding, particularly in recent times. we need to raise around £45,000 to renovate and restore the memorial ,

around £45,000 to renovate and restore the memorial, and to make sure that we can look after it for generations to come . the it for generations to come. the posts need replacing the ground needs, relaying and redoing in front of the statue are six conifer trees to represent the firing squad , aiming for the firing squad, aiming for the target around the statue's neck. >> andy d coleman is the sculptor behind the piece, obviously very young looking , obviously very young looking, the disc around his neck is actually a target . they used to actually a target. they used to either pin a piece of paper to them or have some sort of target for the firing squad to aim at, so it was over the top of the heart, you'll see that it's got no buttons , his epaulettes no buttons, his epaulettes fallen from his shoulder. part of the court martial would have been dishonourable discharge. so they'd been stripped of rank and insignia, his feet attracting this block. it's kind of a metaphor for the fact that he's trapped in a situation that he can't extricate himself from , can't extricate himself from, and then, obviously blindfolded, hands tied behind his back. >> the memorial sits on the eastern edge of the arboretum site, where it's the first to be

touched by the sun's rays . at touched by the sun's rays. at dawn on the 7th of november 2006, the british government agreed to give posthumous agreed to give a posthumous pardon executed for pardon to those executed for varying offences in the varying military offences in the first world war, one of those soldiers was 17 year old herbert burdon . he was part of the first burdon. he was part of the first battalion, northumberland fusiliers , and at 16 he had lied fusiliers, and at 16 he had lied that he was two years older so he could fight in the war. ten months later he was court martialled after leaving his post, reportedly to comfort a bereaved friend stationed nearby. officers considering nearby. the officers considering burdon's case, heard his unit had been orders to make had been issued orders to make for front before he for the front just before he went private burdon went missing. private burdon faced squad on the faced the firing squad on the 21st of july 1915. at 17, he was still too young to even officially be in his regiment. work begins on the memorial in early may, and, with the help of pubuc early may, and, with the help of public donations , the arboretum public donations, the arboretum hopes the memories of those shot at dawn can live on for decades to come. jack carson gb news, staffordshire .

staffordshire. >> it's a disgrace. >> it's a disgrace. >> it's a disgrace. >> it really is . >> it really is. >> it really is. >> when you look back at what i know, it was a different time, but honest to god, it's a disgrace what happened and these people need to be remembered. if you want to donate, you can do. you can go to just giving .com/ campaign, slash shot at dawn and you can do that . i'm still yet you can do that. i'm still yet to go to the arboretum memorial arboretum. really, really want to go. >> yeah, you should go , it's >> yeah, you should go, it's huge setup. there's all the different it looks, battles and things are marked there. really need to go. yeah >> pay respects. yeah. >> pay respects. yeah. >> looks. looks wonderful. should we have a look at the weather now with ellie? >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar. sponsors of weather on . solar. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. storm kathleen continues

to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers across the uk through today. and some blustery showers across the uk through today . those the uk through today. those showers, always heaviest in the west and staying particularly windy in those western areas. parts of northwestern scotland could see gusts of 60 to 70 miles an hour through the afternoon. south eastern parts of england definitely holding on to the best of the sunshine, but it's across western parts of england and wales and northern ireland too, that england and wales and northern irelan blustery too, that england and wales and northern irelan blustery showers>o, that england and wales and northern irelan blustery showers continue. england and wales and northern irelarcouldery showers continue. england and wales and northern irelarcould be showers continue. england and wales and northern irelarcould be showeheavytinue. england and wales and northern irelarcould be showeheavy in ue. they could be quite heavy in places, causing some localised flooding will another flooding and it will be another mild day . temperatures around 16 mild day. temperatures around 16 or but those strong or 17 degrees, but those strong southwesterly winds taking the edge off those temperatures through sunday evening showers continue to push their way eastwards. so turning a little dner eastwards. so turning a little drier central and drier across wales central and northern and northern parts of england, and the showers across northern ireland gradually ireland and scotland gradually ease hours to ease through the early hours to all eyes down towards the southwest, though, cloud increases as another area of low pressure pushes into southwestern of the uk southwestern parts of the uk through monday morning, staying mild temperatures mild here. temperatures around ten cooler ten degrees but a little cooler under the skies further under the clear skies further north. so for scotland and

northern ireland, quite a bright start to the morning, but that doesn't last long. this area of low pressure pushes its way northwards across the uk through monday that rain monday morning, that rain turning heavy turning particularly heavy across england, wales across southwest england, wales and into northern ireland and then into northern ireland through . southeast through the afternoon. southeast england holding on england still holding on to a bit of sunshine with some bit of sunshine and with some lighter here it will be lighter winds here it will be feeling a little more pleasant. temperatures still above temperatures still well above average, or 17. average, around 16 or 17. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> now it's our biggest giveaway of the year, so far. your chance to win a £10,000 greek cruise for two. and when we say a cruise, it is on a yacht. >> essentially fancy, fancy, fancy looking yacht. >> but that's not all. >> but that's not all. >> it's not. >> it's not. >> you can also have £10,000 in cash plus to just keep you going. a whole host of luxury travel gifts. yes your 2025 houday travel gifts. yes your 2025 holiday could be on us.

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might be the time to do this. >> i'm going to 28. >> i'm going to 28. >> i'm going to 28. >> i'm gonna stop doing time checks. yeah, because i always get them wrong. you wish the mornings away, i do. >> i think you just see numbers. only you know what i'm only think. do you know what i'm gonna do add one to am gonna i do add add one to am i going what's number dyslexic called don't but you're called i don't know, but you're dyspraxic what dyscalculia. dyscalculia. >> oh what's dyspraxia then. >> oh what's dyspraxia then. >> oh what's dyspraxia then. >> oh that's a movement hand thing i think. >> oh i don't know. >> oh i don't know. >> anyway, i've got something i'm sure i'm self—diagnosing. there because keep getting it there because i keep getting it wrong morning. anyway, wrong every morning. anyway, it is six 2628 ministers reveal that almost 5 million people have called the nhs 111 helpline, but with dental problems over the last five years, data showing that's more than 3000 calls a day made on average. >> well, joining us now is dentist and founder of bespoke and smile academy doctor sam jethwa. good to see you. this morning doctor sam what's your reaction to this ? reaction to this? >> well, sadly i'm not surprised

. we've been on the show before talking about a very similar issue , and i think the important issue, and i think the important thing is that we can see that there's still a problem. you know, we've been talking about nhs dentistry for a while and how the number of patients requiring appointments doesn't quite match up with the amount of appointments available. and the needs of the public are getting higher and higher. in terms of the dental requirements, the study that we're talking about, the, the news that has come out about the nhs crisis , again, reiterates nhs crisis, again, reiterates the same things that we already know is that some people are having to resort to doing diy dentistry, which of course is should not be happening, and are having to seek dentistry elsewhere, either privately or even abroad. >> do we need to reassess who who's got access to nhs dentistry? because, i mean, i've got to say i know some people on very nice salaries who still have managed to get an nhs dentist, and you still think , dentist, and you still think, well, they could afford to, frankly, they could afford to go

private. so maybe they should be made to. >> yeah, that's a, that's a great point, stephen. you make because i think one of the things people don't always know is that nhs dentistry is actually a paid for service by patients. the only patients who receive free dentistry under the nhs are people who fit into certain government benefit criteria . yeah, and that isn't criteria. yeah, and that isn't an extensive list. so most people will be paying £30 ish or just under for a routine check—up 70 ish pounds for filling and it goes up to nearly £300, if not more for a higher ticket items. i think the question you raise is more of a societal issue. you know, we can apply that to all sorts of things , that are, that are, that things, that are, that are, that are paid for services , you know, are paid for services, you know, schooling, etc, should that happen, would it relieve pressure on the system? probably, yes. however the biggest problems are in the areas that have high needs and often in the high needs areas, there is a lack of supply of appointments, lack of dentists and the number of people

requiring care is huge. so requiring that care is huge. so possibly yes, it might relieve the pressure and allow some more appointments to be available, but not in the areas that but maybe not in the areas that actually the most. actually need it the most. >> have ever seen it quite >> have you ever seen it quite as bad as this? we've seen those videos and pictures , haven't we? videos and pictures, haven't we? of people queuing at 4:00 in of people queuing up at 4:00 in the in bristol in order the morning in bristol in order to sign up an nhs dentist, to sign up to an nhs dentist, and we're hearing of stories of people pulling own teeth people pulling their own teeth because they are just so desperate to get a dental appointment . appointment. >> but i've never seen us, for example , and other other example, and other other channels, discuss it as much as there have been over the past year or two, it's always been an issue. and these things don't happen overnight. there's been a problem since the pandemic in terms of staffing. lots of people have left the nhs, so dentists who were close to retirement, you know, they re—evaluated their lives just like most of us did during that time and decided this was the time and decided this was the time to leave. the pressure is growing on the system as a result of that, there are lots

of dentists who are burning out who aren't able to stay in the profession because they're having to see 30, 50 patients a day to diagnose, treat, get them out of pain, all this sort of thing on a routine basis every single day. that can't be sustainable for anyone, and then we have an issue of the lack of new dentists coming in and the, the time frame being such a long time frame from getting someone qualified, actually, in the system, because it does take five years of undergraduate training to train a dentist. so for to make a difference, for it to make a difference, it's going to a long time. it's going to take a long time. combined with that a number combined with that is a number of patients requiring treatment has there was, has gone up because there was, there's been a backlog and then you just have a supply and demand issue. it's as simple as that. becoming that. so it's, it's becoming more of an issue. the, the bristol, thing was quite interesting because, i mean, it got to the stage where they actually had to call the police to get people out of the queue. but that just shows how there hasn't been an nhs contract provided to dentists to open a

new nhs practice for years. and years and years, and that that's why there was a queue there. if there were more contracts available, maybe dentists would find premises , is would try and, find premises, is would try and, get people dentists in there to work. but even this reform that's been been, put forward by both parties is actually very similar, reforms , they are similar, reforms, they are supplying an extra 1.5 to 2 million appointments, a difficult to know where those appointments are going to be provided, in which clinics , who provided, in which clinics, who has the space, to do that? is part of the problem with the contract. >> and i mean, i really don't know, but if so many people are leaving to go private , that on leaving to go private, that on the on the dentist side is part of the issue that that the nhs dentists just aren't being compensated enough for the work they're doing . they're doing. >> i think it's not so much that, actually, i think it's about working conditions , the about working conditions, the and also the, the fact isn't that a lot are going private , a

that a lot are going private, a lot are retiring, and then new dentists aren't actually coming through quickly enough into the system, and there aren't enough of them. and then the supply is going up. so the demand is going up. dentists who are in up. but the dentists who are in the nhs, there was a study in 2021 that said that nearly 60% of 58% of dentists planned to leave the nhs, by five years time. now we're in 2024. now, i can probably guarantee that we haven't lost 60% of the nhs workforce , because a lot of workforce, because a lot of dentists just feel guilty doing that. dentists just feel guilty doing that . they want to provide care that. they want to provide care for their patients. they do whatever they can for as long as they can. unfortunately, people burn out and they can't stay in the system. providing more funding is only going to make a difference if they if it actually affects the lives of those dentists and therefore allows the best allows them to provide the best care the patients. that care for the patients. and that is be a much bigger is going to be a much bigger issue than throwing million, issue than throwing 200 million, as says, to the problem. as this says, to the problem. that's not going to solve anything. it's a it's a much, much bigger problem that's

probably been brewing for about 20 years, i think. >> okay. doctor sam jethwa from bespoke smile, thank you very much indeed. as always, it's good to see you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> it's a hugely worrying situation when the idea that people calling 111 because people are calling 111 because they are so desperate and they just can't get an appointment. >> yeah, but as we were saying yesterday, a sorry toothache is just one of those things you cannot ignore for now. there's something else going on with your body. you could you could ignore could some ignore it. you could take some painkillers, toothache. you would would your own would. you would pull your own teeth. would become that teeth. you would become that desperate painful. i've painful. pve had painful. i've had it. >> i've never had it. >> i've never had it. >> it's the worst shoots through your head. it's awful. >> yeah , awful. >> yeah, awful. >> yeah, awful. >> and you can understand why people do get that desperate. it's just it should not be happening. >> i do wonder if , if, if it >> i do wonder if, if, if it should all be means tested a bit more so that if you've, if you earn a certain amount of money, you cannot go to an nhs dentist. and i mean, i know it sounds a bit unfair because can all bit unfair because we can all say, we pay into the say, well, we pay into the

system, don't we? and obviously the more you earn, the more you pay the more you earn, the more you pay the system to then be pay into the system to then be sort of barred from using it. but not out of but i go private. not out of choice . it'sjust choice necessarily. it's just when finding a local dentist and there a private dentist and it is it costs a lot of money. yeah. it does. it does cost a lot of money. but i could not in all good conscience once go to an nhs dentist thinking i'm taking the place of someone who might not be able to afford to go to a private dentist when i can, and i couldn't. >> but some, some people would say to that that that's not your that's not your problem. that's not your, that's not your fault. that's not something. >> no, it's not my fault in that sense. but you sort think, sense. but you sort of think, well, afford to pay as well, if i can afford to pay as much as i, stings because it much as i, it stings because it really does sting. i mean, it's not like i can spend the money and doesn't and think, well, it doesn't matter. it matter. and i've matter. it does matter. and i've got to budget round it, but nevertheless, i can still afford to it. it's conscious to do it. it's very conscious when people well, when other people can't. well, i do feel that because as

do feel that because also as a type diabetic, i get i get type one diabetic, i get i get priority care really within the nhs . you know, i if i've got an nhs. you know, i if i've got an issue, i am seen, i get free prescriptions , pens and all the prescriptions, pens and all the rest of it. you know, i cost the nhs a lot of money. so in that sense, is it a way of sort of giving back by not taking something when you don't need to? >> i think that's very nice of you. i don't think there's many people out there that would do the same. >> oh, i don't know. i don't know. i think well, let us know. >> us know. would you do the >> let us know. would you do the same are you struggling same thing? are you struggling to get a dentist appointment where let us know. where you live? do let us know. gb views at gb news. com >> right. talking about people who nhs lot of money. who cost the nhs a lot of money. aidan you're as bad me aidan magee. you're as bad as me as a one, aren't you? as a type one, aren't you? >> those sensors are about three grand that we have our arm. grand that we have on our arm. >> know, you buy over >> you know, if you buy over a yeah >> you know, if you buy over a year, yes. oh, so i'm thinking of the pump. the pump is actually the is very actually the pump is very expensive. are expensive. so we do we are a drain nhs, no doubt about it. drain on nhs, no doubt about it. i i look for a check up i look for i look for a check up this for a dentist this week for a dentist appointment £70. so that's

appointment and £70. so that's for the first one. you get x rays with that because new rays with that because i'm a new patient, drop the patient, but you drop off the list. haven't seen an nhs list. if you haven't seen an nhs dentist for three years, you drop the list. dentist for three years, you dro yeah,:he list. dentist for three years, you dro yeah, yeah.t. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> so that's the difficulty. but i resent i really i don't resent it. i really don't something don't because it's not something you'd it's not you'd have. it's not it's not a weekly monthly payment weekly or monthly payment probably weekly or monthly payment prob.18y weekly or monthly payment prob.18 months. so got to next 18 months. so you've got to play next 18 months. so you've got to play the numbers game at the end of haven't yeah, of the day haven't you. yeah, yeah and do take yeah i think and we do take a lot the nhs. not joke. >> yeah, yeah we do, but we put our fair in as well. we put our fair bit in as well. we put our fair bit in as well. we put our share our fair share in. >> indeed. yeah we do. and >> we do indeed. yeah we do. and it's, it's the general warmth we bnng it's, it's the general warmth we bring to bring people when we go to the surgery it. surgery isn't it. >> get spotted when i'm surgery isn't it. >>the get spotted when i'm surgery isn't it. >>the dentist.et spotted when i'm at the dentist. >> you. yeah >> do you. yeah >> do you. yeah >> your always get >> excuse your teeth always get spotted. with the spotted. when i went in with the crown crown. and it was just like, oh, hello. >> anyway, fine. >> anyway, fine. >> my appointment >> no joke then. my appointment is 230 this week. is it really? yeah. was all had. yeah. just it was all they had. there you go. >> have >> right. let's have a look at brighton. well let's look at >> yeah. well look let's look at man first because. >> yeah. well look let's look at man they first because. >> yeah. well look let's look at man they fiwellzcause. >> yeah. well look let's look at man they fi well they e. >> yeah. well look let's look at man they fi well they were well they were well they were first the blocks because first out of the blocks because this race this is how the title race is working us. working now. it's over to us. over you. and over to you over to you. and it's a lot of pressure it's a hell of a lot of pressure at moment. not at the moment. they're not playing each other. this manchester city, arsenal, liverpool of the

liverpool for the rest of the season. about how season. so it's all about how they individual they do in their individual games. sprint the games. it's a sprint to the finish. this finish. we've not seen this probably i would probably since 1999, i would argue. out the argue. so first out of the blocks, behind blocks, manchester city behind after the pressure's they park, the pressure's on. they rattle they win rattle off four goals. they win four bruyne is four two. kevin de bruyne is hailed afterwards by pep guardiola incredible guardiola as an incredible player, the best player player, probably the best player in city's history. i in manchester city's history. i would important would argue his most important player in the premier league over years. you over the last five years. you could that to could even broaden that out to europe, beyond. europe, possibly even beyond. so then that then you're not telling me that arsenal to arsenal are going down to brighton not knowing what manchester of manchester city have done? of course top course they know that they top of arsenal then of the league. so arsenal then has a performance and has to produce a performance and they three goals has to produce a performance and they brighton ree goals has to produce a performance and they brighton ree ghove against brighton and hove albion. really tough against brighton and hove albi and really tough against brighton and hove albiand rehaven'tlgh against brighton and hove albi and rehaven't done trip and one they haven't done particularly in last particularly well at in the last few and few years, and they go and win three then liverpool three nil. and then liverpool today them. they're today it's over to them. they're looking at it now. >> top hold on hold >> they were top hold on hold on. sorry i'm getting on. just so sorry i'm getting carried with because carried away with it because because the because arsenal were top of the league . league. >> arsenal liverpool. league. >> arsenal wererpool. league. >> arsenal were aool. league. >> arsenal were a couple of days ago.then >> arsenal were a couple of days ago. then liverpool jumped over them and got top of the league. >> right. so >> yes that's right. and so yesterday. so has yesterday. so the lead has changed hands three times already. city went top already. man city went top yesterday with over to yesterday right with over to liverpool. arsenal then went top because weren't brighton because they weren't at brighton right but that's what

right i mean but that's what makes good. it's fantastic. makes it good. it's fantastic. i can't makes it good. it's fantastic. i cant up makes it good. it's fantastic. i can't up with it. can't keep up with it. >> every day. can't keep up with it. >> i every day. can't keep up with it. >> i to every day. can't keep up with it. >> i to speak day. can't keep up with it. >> i to speak aty. can't keep up with it. >> i to speak at 1000 miles >> i went to speak at 1000 miles an to not even on an hourjust to i'm not even on yesterday's not even yesterday's game. i'm not even on yesterday, as on today's game. yesterday, as yet. arsenal. won yet. but arsenal. arsenal won yesterday a great yesterday three nil and a great performance . and now liverpool. performance. and now liverpool. it's not just old it's not just any old performance have performance they're going have to produce. they lost at old trafford ago four trafford three weeks ago four three. out three. they were bullied out of that in extra time. they that game in extra time. they ran steam of the ran out of steam because of the number they've been number of games they've been playing got go to playing. they've got to go to old today and they've old trafford today and they've got a result and draw old trafford today and they've gcnot a result and draw old trafford today and they've gcnot good| result and draw old trafford today and they've gcnot good enough. nd draw old trafford today and they've gcnot good enough. theydraw old trafford today and they've gcnot good enough. they have old trafford today and they've gc not good enough. they have to is not good enough. they have to win if you look win to keep pace and if you look at if they win, are they at it, if they win, are they then back top. are. then back at the top. they are. yeah they are where we yeah they are. they are where we are time are yesterday. this time yesterday. i know are yesterday. this time yes'fun.iy. i know are yesterday. this time yes'fun. it's i know are yesterday. this time yes'fun. it's amazing. i know are yesterday. this time yes'fun. it's amazing. it'si know it's fun. it's amazing. it's amazing fun. and if you're manchester united you know you're there's a mentality problem there . they've they've you're there's a mentality probl�*ini there . they've they've you're there's a mentality probl�*ini thelead'hey've they've you're there's a mentality probl�*ini thelead deepe they've you're there's a mentality probl�*ini thelead deep into zy've you're there's a mentality probl�*ini thelead deep into added been in the lead deep into added time in both last two time in both their last two games. brentford games. they drew at brentford and london on on and then staying in london on on the thursday at chelsea they managed that four managed to lose that game four three. three two so three. there were three two so three. there were three two so three added and three two in added time. and then chelsea turned it around. so problem if so that's a mentality problem if you're but you're not seeing it out. but united are well capable of getting result. got

getting a result. they've got top against top players and against liverpool to liverpool they cannot afford to take lightly. take that game lightly. so who knows happen. knows what's going to happen. it's there's going to be it's 330. there's going to be a global audience hundreds global tv audience of hundreds of and it's of millions of people, and it's all and yeah, all eyes on that one. and yeah, all eyes on that one. and yeah, all to get to where we are at this time yesterday. >> yeah, yeah . >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> and we've got a big game >> and we've also got a big game today, firm derby. >> and we've also got a big game today, huge.:irm derby. >> and we've also got a big game today, huge. probablyy. >> and we've also got a big game today, huge. probably the >> yeah. huge. probably the biggest derby i would biggest old firm derby i would say about years. biggest old firm derby i would say going about years. biggest old firm derby i would say going to about years. biggest old firm derby i would say going to hearjt years. biggest old firm derby i would say going to hear fromlears. biggest old firm derby i would say going to hear from frank we're going to hear from frank mcavennie an firm mcavennie later on an old firm legend he was of the celtic legend of he was of the celtic persuasion but this persuasion actually. but this one is almost complicated. one is almost as complicated. celtic are a point ahead but rangers have a game in hand. if they win that game, that is today isn't their game in hand. but they win today, that but if they win today, that gives them a massive initiative and they've only and they haven't. they've only won since 2011, won one league title since 2011, so one sided. the so it's been very one sided. the problem for rangers is that they've they've been they've been they've been chalking up some good performances under philip clement since he took over before christmas, but they can't seem to win this old firm game. i how often do i i mean, how often do i talk about psychology? about mentality psychology? sometimes are sometimes certain opponents are difficult for certain managers and for brendan rodgers

particularly . so. celtic have particularly. so. celtic have been very good against rangers in the last few years. he hasn't always been there. he's at leicester few leicester obviously for a few years, that years, but before that he performed against performed very well against rangers really games rangers in the really big games and souness and it was graeme souness who said ago, he said about 20 years ago, he said. was manager of said. and he was manager of rangers, one, rangers, a very successful one, and perform in and he said how you perform in those matches against those four matches against rangers they rangers and against celtic, they are the key to deciding the title and i think that will go some way to deciding where that title going to end up the some way to deciding where that titleof going to end up the some way to deciding where that titleof the 1g to end up the some way to deciding where that title of the day, end up the some way to deciding where that title of the day, buti up the some way to deciding where that title of the day, but also the some way to deciding where that title of the day, but also 1the end of the day, but also at the end of the day, but also at the end end season. end at the end of the season. but noon off. but it's a high noon kick off. the scheduling very the scheduling has been very clever. that clever. they've made sure that the match is the rangers and celtic match is getting on it as getting as many eyes on it as possible. the midday kick off and got and obviously we've got the later but tottenham later games today, but tottenham are today well, are in action today as well, so it's feast football it's a good feast of football throughout it throughout the day, isn't it just quick the grand just a quick word on the grand prix? seen prix? yeah, from what we've seen so far max verstappen is leading. crash in leading. we've had a crash in the first the in the first, the first lap actually daniel actually involving daniel ricciardo and alex albon of williams going have williams not not going to have a massive impact on the race. i do think verstappen will win, but we're japanese grand we're seeing the japanese grand prix being brought through, brought forward to april to coincide with the with the blossom season, great.

blossom season, which is great. it's normally in it's normally it's normally in the autumn we'll how it the autumn and we'll see how it pans verstappen lost pans out. i mean verstappen lost the last the last race, so you're thinking it might be interesting, but he lost interesting, but he only lost one season. that one race last season. is that going blip last time out going to be a blip last time out . going just return to . is he going to just return to how christine horner's . is he going to just return to how interestingstine horner's . is he going to just return to how interesting storyhorner's . is he going to just return to how interesting story inrner's . is he going to just return to how interesting story in f1er's most interesting story in f1 at the moment? >> yeah, okay >> yeah yeah yeah, just okay aiden, you later in a bit. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> do stay with us. we're going to going through papers to be going through the papers next andy next with emma woolf and andy jones.

>> time for the newspapers. for you this morning . you this morning. >> yes. and the times leads with foreign secretary lord cameron warning that britain's support for israel is not unconditional. >> the sunday telegraph has james heappey, the former armed service minister, warning that the uk is failing to prepare itself for war. >> the observer says that lord david cameron warns of famine in

gaza as the royal navy is sent for aid. >> and the mail on sunday says angela rayner's tweets prove she's been lying about not breaking any rules over her property dealings . property dealings. >> well, joining us go through what's making the news this morning is writer journalist morning is writer and journalist andy wolfe, who andy jones and emma wolfe, who is morning as well. is with us this morning as well. emma. we'll start. >> you don't get a title. emma. what should we call you? >> emily i've got to. >> emily i've got to. >> wasn't there author, author, political commentator, commentator? >> broadcaster good >> broadcaster all round. good egg. think we'll start egg. yes, i think we'll start with you, shall we? >> and the story about angela raynerin >> and the story about angela rayner in the mail on sunday. >> well, this has been rumbling on. us for 43 days on. they tell us for 43 days now. loving this. now. they're loving this. i think this just proves what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. they've they've found a load of angela rayner's social media tweets back from 2010 2015. a quick summary for everybody who doesn't know she had two properties stockport. she properties in stockport. she alleged to be living in one. her new husband was living in the other . apparently there's

other. apparently there's some disparity between where her children , where children were registered, where she was registered on the electoral register. you're meant to at the property to be registered at the property where living, all where you're living, all of that. then property that. she then sold the property for £48,000 and for a profit of £48,000 and didn't pay capital gains tax, which because it was a primary property, she alleged . yeah, and property, she alleged. yeah, and i think the capital gains tax is alleged be around £1,500. so alleged to be around £1,500. so it's not a lot of money anyway . it's not a lot of money anyway. she has she's also angela rayneh she has she's also angela rayner, the deputy leader of the labour also has form labour party, is also has form for attacking others on their financial and on their financial probity and on their financial probity and on their financial affairs, specifically rishi wife . so this is rishi sunaks wife. so this is why i think she's under the spotlight at the moment . the spotlight at the moment. the mail on sunday have been trawling through her social media time. it's media posts from that time. it's actually quite amusing. they've gone through like looking at pictures found specific pictures they found specific cushions proved pictures they found specific cush she proved pictures they found specific cush she was proved pictures they found specific cush she was in proved pictures they found specific cush she was in this proved pictures they found specific cush she was in this house, ed pictures they found specific cushshe was in this house, or that she was in this house, or views from the garden that proved that she was in that house, and things like her saying, got home, the boys saying, just got home, the boys are home, you know, proving that. well, they say proving that. well, they say proving that she was in her husband's house, was there and house, she was living there and that much a sort of

that she was very much a sort of landlady place. landlady at the other place. there about there were only about a mile apart . anyway. this is apart. anyway. she is this is putting under putting keir starmer under a difficult position because what he said was, you know, i haven't seen the legal advice that she received the advice received from hmrc, the advice that want to release that she doesn't want to release into the public domain. i haven't but have full haven't seen it, but i have full faith in my in my colleague in angela so he's he's angela rayner. so he's he's facing that heat now and think facing that heat now and i think this the scrutiny this shows the kind of scrutiny that labour going to be that labour are going to be increasingly our increasingly facing as our party, probably party in government, they're used to government, they're not used to this. it's mostly been on the conservatives, but now the pressure is going to be on. she is the deputy. pressure is going to be on. she is tyeah,)uty. pressure is going to be on. she is tyeah, yeah yeah i'm not sure >> yeah, yeah yeah i'm not sure how much cut through this is getting with the electorate though that people getting with the electorate thorlike that people getting with the electorate thorlike squabbling that people getting with the electorate thorlike squabbling about)eople getting with the electorate thorlike squabbling about thisle are like squabbling about this in and like in their homes and things like that. >> e- e the talk down >> well, it's not the talk down the it? the pub is it? >> think , i, i think >> no, no, i think, i, i think when the investigation, when it's look at what it's starting to look at what cushion is in what house and she says, oh, i got home, says, oh, i just got home, i say, i've just got home, even if i'm on holiday, you know, i've just in. know what i just got in. do you know what i mean? think angela rayner mean? i do think angela rayner has about has questions to answer about this. been

this. i don't think she's been entirely transparent, but i'm not , pictures of a fairly not sure, pictures of a fairly normal looking house in stockport too badly when we stockport play too badly when we look you know, where look at sort of, you know, where current conservative politicians live . live. >> well, i think it's quite nice to see. >> it's quite nice, but it is. >> it's quite nice, but it is. >> it's quite nice, but it is. >> i think she it is the idea that she, you know, she's newly married. >> several children benefited from council house scheme. >> i think that's what people are getting her family, are getting with her family, which obviously make which is obviously doesn't make a you know, a sense of flipping, you know, the they live in one the sense that they live in one place then sell at profit place but then sell at a profit in another. place but then sell at a profit in ¢i|othehthat cuts through >> i think that cuts through with they know >> i think that cuts through with the they know >> i think that cuts through with the fact they know >> i think that cuts through with the fact that they know >> i think that cuts through with the fact that that ey know >> i think that cuts through with the fact that that the �*iow about the fact that that the right is , you right to buy scheme is, you know, available as was know, not as available as it was and all that. >> just tell you >> well, let's just tell you what is saying what the labor party is saying about they about all of this. they say angela husband mutually angela and her husband mutually decided to maintain their existing to reflect existing residence to reflect their family's circumstances, and they shared childcare responsibility. >> angela has always made clear that she also spent time at her husband's property when they had children, and got married, she was perfectly entitled to do so . was perfectly entitled to do so. that's from the labour party, andy, shall we take a look at

the sunday times front page? this from lord this is a warning from lord david cameron that britain's support for israel is not unconditional. >> absolutely. this comes after the awful deaths of the aid workers in a in a in a in a strike in israel. he's he's a firm that the support for israel is not unconditional. he talks about the tragic and avoidable. avoidable is the key word i think the hammers home here. and he says that israel needs to, you know, exercise more restraint and caution in these sort of strikes, he talks he reaffirms that the four principles of britain's involvement in that in the war over there is that hamas must release the hostages, to get aid. the second thing is to get aid. the second thing is to get aid to gaza. the uk is going to provide continues to provide leadership in the region and fourth, israel's right to self—defence. so he does say that they're going to continue to support israel, but it's not completely unconditional. this is a bit of a poke at netanyahu over the deaths of the aid

workers earlier on in this week. >> all right. and it's fair enough. we need to we need to hear things politicians hear things from our politicians on the on this. the answer is the question is . rather does it make question is. rather does it make the blindest bit of difference? >> does it to netanyahu? i think the increasing on the pressure is increasing on him. are him. you know, the us are calling seat. calling for an immediate seat. biden an biden has been calling for an immediate six immediate ceasefire. this is six months october the months on now, from october the 7th, as people were 7th, and as much as people were appalled the time, 7th, and as much as people were appememory the time, 7th, and as much as people were appememory of the time, 7th, and as much as people were appememory of octobertime, 7th, and as much as people were appememory of october the e, 7th, and as much as people were appememory of october the 7th, that memory of october the 7th, sadly, is fading and being replaced daily. i think the replaced daily. i think by the by sights seeing by the sights that we're seeing now, pointing out, now, it's worth pointing out, though, isn't it? >> this, >> with all of this, trying to trying it all out , if trying to balance it all out, if there's about hostages still there's about 130 hostages still missing, whether dead or alive , missing, whether dead or alive, and i'm afraid it's less likely that they're alive at the minute . they need to be returned. and if they returned , it would if they were returned, it would stop, would it? >> and just yesterday , the body >> and just yesterday, the body of an israeli hostage was returned from khan yunis, three months after he released a video pleading for his release. and i

think that is also going to increase pressure on the unpopular netanyahu in his own country. so i think support for him and from his people is shifting and internationally supporting this as well. >> yeah. well, what the people think is, is what's going to make a difference. >> and i think you're right, actually, emma, i think that was actually, emma, i think that was a because the a catalyst yesterday because the chants streets in israel chants in the streets in israel yesterday , we're sorry, yesterday were, we're sorry, lad, name of yesterday were, we're sorry, lad,hostage name of yesterday were, we're sorry, lad,hostage of name of yesterday were, we're sorry, lad,hostage of that name of yesterday were, we're sorry, lad,hostage of that body. of yesterday were, we're sorry, lad,hostage of that body. that: the hostage of that body. that was think was was found. i think that was a turning in israel turning point in israel yesterday , all right, emma, yesterday, all right, emma, let's have a look at the observer and unregulated observer now. and unregulated buy now, pay later deals are upsetting ministers. >> well , three years ago they >> well, three years ago they promised to crack down on these. do you remember the never never. my do you remember the never never. my nana. do you remember the never never. my oh na. do you remember the never never. my oh well buying stuff on the >> oh well buying stuff on the never never. >> liverpool used >> my liverpool nana used to call buying never call it buying on the never neveh call it buying on the never never. it's called never. anyway, it's now called sort but sort of buy now, pay later. but this has quadrupled since this market has quadrupled since 2020. now around 30 2020. it's now worth around 30 billion a year and obviously with cost of living, many consumers are now using kind of

buying on the never never for household essentials stuff that they actually need when they don't they miss don't pay, when they miss payments, they face spiralling costs, percentage costs, massive percentage increases on their loans, debt collectors, bailiffs , all of collectors, bailiffs, all of that very unpleasant stuff. it's all kind of pretty much unregulated and the fact that it's online, really online spending makes it even harder for people, i think, because they can the payday loan scandal all over again, they crack down on that with a 14,000% or whatever interest and all the rest of it. >> and then obviously something else has just along and else has just come along and filled the gap. >> look, this is the >> and look, we know this is the poorest . no one goes poorest people. no one goes and does and one does this for fun and no one does this for fun and no one does if are wealthy or does it if they are wealthy or if can afford it. know, if they can afford it. you know, apparently £1 out of every apparently £1, £1 out of every £7 online spent was buy now, pay later. >> really, in the first quarter of this year. >> and i think it's just so easy to click the most now because i don't use them . don't use them. >> but i still get chased around the internet by them. and every time i try and buy something, it's do you to later? it's do you want to pay later? do want later or pay

later? >> yeah, and get later? >> yeah, and i get offers sent from stores are also if you from stores that are also if you can't afford this, buy now, pay later. >> and it's too later. >> and it's all too easy, isn't it? mean, you'll when it? i mean, you'll see now when you buy you get you when you buy online, you get the your , your the chance to enter your, your details, details. and the chance to enter your, your detaiit, details. and the chance to enter your, your detaiit, oh, details. and the chance to enter your, your detaiit, oh, would ls. and the chance to enter your, your detaiit, oh, would you nd the chance to enter your, your detaiit, oh, would you like then it says, oh, would you like to over three to split this over three payments it'll 30 rather to split this over three payn100? it'll 30 rather than 100? >> i've done it. you can see why it's tempting. >> yeah, i've done it. i've done it. just because you say it came up and i just thought, oh, i'll try old fashioned, i think, >> i'm old fashioned, i think, no, to know what's no, i'd like to know what's going wouldn't going on. i just wouldn't want to that . to feel that. >> but it was i mean, it was, it was. makes sense. was was. it makes sense. it was interesting to try. didn't interesting to try. it didn't like you like like it because you felt like then something was hovering over you. and is it all being cleared and and also the and is it all being and also the ease we can do. ease which we can do. >> them. >> so many of them. >> so many of them. >> it took about 30s to get approved. >> you don't you don't . you >> you don't you don't. you surely can't keep on top of top of how much you owe all. >> yeah, it'd be very easy to lose it would very lose track. it would be very easy to lose track. i mean, i was right. it was just was all right. it was just coming credit card and coming off the credit card and i knew. i'd paying that coming off the credit card and i kne'but i'd paying that coming off the credit card and i kne'but say, i'd paying that coming off the credit card and i kne'but say, if'd paying that coming off the credit card and i kne'but say, if you paying that coming off the credit card and i kne'but say, if you default| that coming off the credit card and i kne'but say, if you default ,that coming off the credit card and i kne'but say, if you default , ifat off. but say, if you default, if

you default, you're then facing, you default, you're then facing, you you've got huge you know, then you've got a huge or nasty debt collectors all sorts. >> yeah. so are so many >> yeah. so there are so many citizens advice are calling for ministers crack yeah. ministers to crack down. yeah. >> not surprising. can we >> well not surprising. can we have, a quick look and just a quick look at psycho seagulls . quick look at psycho seagulls. >> yeah. another day, another day, another daily star front page. there is not a month that goes by without a daily star front page with a screaming seagull on the front. apparently a lady in northampton has reported to bbc radio that she saw a seagull sit and watch an entire 90 minute international football match while she was on houdayin football match while she was on holiday in france. i don't know why this is a front page bird. experts are claiming this fits in with their pattern of behaviour that seagulls are getting and more getting more and more intelligent, more of intelligent, mad, more aware of human . they know when human behaviours. they know when they know when the ice van they know when the ice cream van has and know where has arrived and they know where the shop is open. the chip shop is open. >> you go. who can >> well, there you go. who can blame , right? we're out of blame them, right? we're out of time. you we'll you time. you too. we'll see you a little on. let's have little bit later on. let's have a weather for you .

a look at the weather for you. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar, sponsors of weather on gb news . news. news. news. >> hello! welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. storm kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers across the today . those the uk through today. those showers, always heaviest in the west and staying particularly windy in those western areas. parts of northwestern scotland could see gusts of 60 to 70 miles an hour through the afternoon. southeastern parts of england definitely holding on to the the sunshine, but the best of the sunshine, but it's across western parts of england northern england and wales and northern ireland too, that ireland and scotland too, that those blustery showers continue. they quite in they could be quite heavy in places , causing some localised places, causing some localised flooding another flooding and it will be another mild temperatures around 16 mild day. temperatures around 16 or 17 degrees, but those strong southwesterly taking the southwesterly winds taking the edge off those temperatures through sunday evening. showers continue to push their way eastwards. turning little eastwards. so turning a little dner eastwards. so turning a little drier across wales central and northern england, northern parts of england, and the across northern

the showers across northern ireland and scotland gradually ease to ease through the early hours to all eyes down towards the southwest, though, cloud increases another area of low increases as another area of low pressure pushes into southwestern of the uk southwestern parts of the uk through monday morning, staying mild here. temperatures around ten but a cooler ten degrees but a little cooler under skies further under the clear skies further north. so for scotland and northern ireland, quite a bright start to the morning, but that doesn't long. area of doesn't last long. this area of low pressure pushes its way northwards across the uk through monday morning, that rain turning particularly heavy across wales turning particularly heavy acro then wales turning particularly heavy acro then northern wales turning particularly heavy acrothen northern irelandas and then into northern ireland through southeast through the afternoon. southeast england still holding on to a bit with some bit of sunshine and with some lighter here it be lighter winds here it will be feeling pleasant. feeling a little more pleasant. temperatures still well above average 16 or 17. average around 16 or 17. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of

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>> morning to you. it is 7:00 . >> morning to you. it is 7:00. sunday, the 7th of april. today it is six months since the hamas attack on israel. that was on october the 7th. the prime minister is calling now for an end to the war in gaza. >> while in israel, the anniversary is being marked by protests against benjamin netanyahu as israelis demand the release of hostages held by hamas , storm kathleen continues hamas, storm kathleen continues to sweep across parts of the country with strong winds, but also strangely , the warmest day also strangely, the warmest day of the year so far. also strangely, the warmest day of the year so far . and our of the year so far. and our debate at 720 this morning, facial recognition technology has it changed society for the better or for the worse ? better or for the worse? >> good morning. whatever the treble winners, manchester city can do, arsenal can do too. they seized the initiative in the title away title race by swatting away brighton amex top brighton at the amex to go top of the premier this of the premier league this afternoon. it's over to liverpool as they face manchester united at old trafford. also have

trafford. we'll also have updates from the japanese grand prix storm. >> kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers through today. join me later the full join me later for the full forecast with all the details. >> morning to you . >> morning to you. >> morning to you. >> i'm stephen dixon and i'm ellie costello and this is breakfast on . gb news. breakfast on. gb news. >> i can't help but laugh. i've had some technological issues. you think i've not been able to log on to our system, which is how we produce all the news and look at the scripts and all that sort of thing. >> which can i just say yes. shows what a professional you are. >> oh, give over. >> oh, give over. >> he hasn't had a laptop. he hasn't to system hasn't had access to the system for days. you've for several days. and you've managed if managed to do the show. now, if i this in front of managed to do the show. now, if i i this in front of managed to do the show. now, if i i don't this in front of managed to do the show. now, if i i don't know in front of managed to do the show. now, if i i don't know what nt of what me, i don't know what we'd what i'd come outwith. >> been interesting. >> it's been interesting. >> it's been interesting. >> i've just tried >> anyway, i've just tried to log now the people log in now because the it people have been looking yes so have been looking at it. yes so i try. and it's i thought i'd try. and it's logged it's marvellous ,

logged in. yes. it's marvellous, but you won't be to see but you won't be able to see from is from this. but the font is so tiny anything . tiny that i can't see anything. >> i can't. >>- >> i can't. >> yeah, i just said to him, it's like a little fairy laptop, even very vocals even the even the very vocals are this one. are helping with this one. >> you'd have to be close >> you'd have to be that close to see going on. to it to see what's going on. >> know how to alter that. >> you know, we're getting there. >> you know, we're getting the it. >> you know, we're getting the i�*. one at a time, >> you know, we're getting the istep one at a time, >> you know, we're getting the istep atyne at a time, >> you know, we're getting the istep at as at a time, >> you know, we're getting the istep at a time. at a time, >> you know, we're getting the istep at a time. by a time, one step at a time. by this time next week, what i'm doing. >> we need to speak the >> we need to speak to the genius how make genius people about how to make it bigger. >> think there until 9:00. >> oh, well, that must be nice. >> oh, well, that must be nice. >> lion on a sunday, >> so having a lion on a sunday, i know what that like. >> so i'm em have to, % have to, no, >> so i'm going to have to, no, can't thing. can't see a thing. >> and i've actually got 2020 vision, you know, laser. the eyelashes getting way . eyelashes not getting the way. >> hello. windscreen wipers or something . something. >> take off if there was a breeze. you want to be careful with kathleen outside with kathleen? >> yeah. can't see a thing. >> yeah. can't see a thing. >> sometimes wake and >> sometimes i wake up and they're yeah, stuck they're all, yeah, stuck together. anyway, we've been talking this morning. talking about ufos this morning. >> oh. because. >> oh. because. >> yeah. do you remember that ? >> yeah. do you remember that? yes, it was an hour ago, it's on the front page of the star,

isn't it? well, inside pages, inside pages of star that apparently people are spotting ufos in supermarket car parks . ufos in supermarket car parks. >> so 1 in 10 are seen in 1 in 10. >> exactly , jim says i think the >> exactly, jim says i think the star might be. might be onto something there, as i'm convinced i've seen a few aliens doing their shopping in asda. >> yeah, well, there you go, mal says. i've always had a telescope, spent many hours looking at the night sky, didn't ever see anything. however a few years ago, on a nice summer's day, i heard some aircraft flying around , looked up and saw flying around, looked up and saw a static in the sky. a silver ball static in the sky. 10s. later it shot off at speed. >> oh , which is interesting. >> oh, which is interesting. >> oh, which is interesting. >> i love these stories. do keep them coming in. yeah, ian says a few years ago i was closing my bedroom blinds upstairs and i looked towards a park which is near a ufo was definitely near me. a ufo was definitely hovering over the park. it was dark, the ufo was glowing. i dark, but the ufo was glowing. i ran to get my phone for a picture, but on my return it had gone. >> see, that's that's what you've got to be careful with.

you know, people are very sceptical , but it's when you know, people are very sceptical, but it's when you you know, people are very sceptical , but it's when you see sceptical, but it's when you see these things and there's footage from from fast jets, from fighter aircraft and things . fighter aircraft and things. they've spotted things which are sort of moving at either at tremendous speed that the car understand or the or they go from zero to hundreds of miles an hour, instant flee or change direction, you know, in a way that we can't. so it's stuff like that . are the ufos is it like that. are the ufos is it new technology we're developing? i don't know, yeah. >> is it drones? a lot of drones out there. >> drones can't do that though at the minute. >> drones can't do that though at tno, ninute. >> drones can't do that though at tno, ninuthey >> drones can't do that though at tno,ninuthey can hover , we've >> no, but they can hover, we've also been asking dentistry also been asking about dentistry because, the number of people calling one one, one with emergency dental problems have been so absolutely soaring because people just can't get in to see a dentist. silvana says most dentists don't want to work for the nhs anymore. they can earn more doing private practice, she went to the hygienist. it cost us £76, £76

for hygienist. >> yeah, it's about the same where i am. >> is it. >> is it. >> good grief , >> is it. >> good grief, i >> is it. >> good grief , i thought >> is it. >> good grief, i thought mine was expensive at 45. >> i think even nhs dentistry. >> i think even nhs dentistry. >> i'm very lucky to have a job with them since i was a baby , with them since i was a baby, but yeah, nhs pricing just in itself is very expensive, i think. >> yeah , i think check—ups are >> yeah, i think check—ups are about 30, £40, isn't it? >> nhs prices, val says hi stephen and ellie. my dentist recently went private and in conversation beforehand he admitted he'd actually only been qualified for two years. i'm sure they just go in for the money. i now have no dentist and i can't get one because i simply can't afford to go private, yeah. >> and pauline makes the point that many dentists are making even more money setting up clinics in the beauty business. >> and >> they're doing botox and fillers as well. fillers now as well. >> julie says it's a good point. if you're employed, if you have private health care with your

employer, which a lot of people do, and you look at your employee benefits, sometimes you get dentistry covered as well. it's always worth a look and it is worth a look, we get that actually we get dentists, do we? but it's when you look at the details, unless basically all your teeth are falling out, literally falling out , you sort literally falling out, you sort of it's not covered. >> oh, so we don't really get anything, so you can't get you. >> well. well, if you had an if you had a really horrific situation, it might pay for it. >> won't out your crown. >> no, no none of that's covered. and that i mean it's, it's a crowns one crown. it's going to cost me, about £750. >> oh. >> oh. >> ouch . that's an expensive toffee. >> i mean, stephen broke his crown on a toffee. on a toffee. >> if you missed that the other day on a toffee, which. >> put it, when they >> and when i put it, when they put the one back in that came out. well it wasn't a crown. it

was an inlay, but they're going to replace it with a crown, but even they've stuck it back on. but it's not good enough to last very long, so they've stuck it back on for now. but sticking it back on for now. but sticking it back on for now. but sticking it back on cost 150. oh, stop. and that was with a £100 discount. >> oh stephen. >> oh stephen. >> so it just costs a huge amount of money doesn't it. so i can understand why people are like i can't simply can't do it. the system is broken and i don't know how we fix it. >> i don't know either . >> i don't know either. >> i don't know either. >> i don't know, let's really have to get dental unless we all have to get dental unless we all have privately dental have to privately get dental insurance. the have to privately get dental insu forward. the have to privately get dental insu forward. move the have to privately get dental insu forward. move to the have to privately get dental insu forward. move to a the have to privately get dental insu forward. move to a us the have to privately get dental insu forward. move to a us styles system. >> you want to see that, do you? >> you want to see that, do you? >> well, not particularly, no, but might be the answer. >> well, do keep coming >> well, do keep reviews coming in on dentists or of the in on dentists or any of the stories talking about stories that we're talking about today. ufos do keep coming stories that we're talking about to

israeli military bases. >> and of course, israeli civilians. >> yes. well, you might remember , more than 1100 people were killed in that attack , with 250 killed in that attack, with 250 people captured as hostages , people captured as hostages, with approximately 130 of those remaining in captivity. >> well, hamas, the hamas attack triggered, of course, the ongoing military action in the gaza as israel tries to gaza strip as israel tries to destroy the terrorist group. >> well, let's speak now to political author owen bennett, who joins us now. good to see you this morning. owen, what are your reflections? six months on from the 7th of october? >> well, obviously, those attacks were just so horrific and so terrible by hamas. and i think we all anticipated, you know, there would be a huge , know, there would be a huge, counter strike from israel. i don't know if any of us really anticipated the six months on would be in this situation in terms of the humanitarian crisis in gaza and the fact that there doesn't seem to be an end. we get these rules , don't we, with

get these rules, don't we, with talks which seem to of talks which seem to be sort of us instigated, being held in cairo with hamas officials and people from the israeli government. and then they seem to break down. there seems to be points where they just can't get there. hostage there. we had the hostage releases and we releases a few months ago and we thought, going to be releases a few months ago and we th0|beginning going to be releases a few months ago and we th0|beginning of going to be releases a few months ago and we th0|beginning of the ioing to be releases a few months ago and we th0|beginning of the end. to be releases a few months ago and we th0|beginning of the end. but,e the beginning of the end. but, it doesn't seem that and it doesn't seem that way. and and what we're actually seeing is reilly's international is these reilly's international allies, the us, the uk, turkey on up the language on israel, trying to get them to row back and implement things like humanitarian pauses, as they're called . it doesn't seem to be called. it doesn't seem to be having as much of an influence as people perhaps thought. that's a reflection of, you know, netanyahu's make know, benjamin netanyahu's make up in the knesset there, the fact that he is, you know, propped up by a fairly, right wing there in the wing party there in the government. i think what's interesting is the israelis taking to streets , as we've taking to the streets, as we've seen as you're showing in your footage that's footage now, i think that's showing that israel is not homogeneous on this issue, that there are people who take different this different views on how this should with. i

should be dealt with. but i think everyone united think everyone is united in condemning the attacks that happened six months ago . happened six months ago. >> what do you mean? oh, sorry. >> what do you mean? oh, sorry. >> you carry on. >>— >> you carry on. >> no, i was i was just going to say people united say yes. people are united in condemning well condemning that attack. well most people are united in condemning but condemning the attack. but how then , how do we balance out both then, how do we balance out both on geopolitical scale? but on a geopolitical scale? but also, i guess, the israelis who are protesting as well, how would you balance out what point this this either does or has gone from, from from sort of retaliation to retribution ? retaliation to retribution? >> well, exactly. i mean, that's that's the line that many people are finding difficult to place. you have someone like boris johnson for example, you johnson for example, who, you know, mail know, wrote, in his daily mail article that, you know, it would be insane to stop arms sales. he attacked the foreign secretary, david cameron, and that's highlighting, know highlighting, you know, we know there's labour there's schisms in the labour party there's also there's schisms in the labour party in there's also there's schisms in the labour party in the there's also there's schisms in the labour party in the conservative schisms in the conservative party over this. so where that line is, like you said, between retaliation and perhaps going too it's a it's a line that

too far, it's a it's a line that is different for many people . is different for many people. but i think most people, accept that the lack of humanitarian aid getting into into gaza, is a absolutely. you know, huge, almost unforgivable problem , and almost unforgivable problem, and the thing is, what's the exit strategy is it that hamas has to release all the hostages , for release all the hostages, for this to, to be over? would there be a guarantee ? would israel be a guarantee? would israel say, no, that's not enough. you release hostages, but we want to destroy as viable destroy hamas as a viable military there's , if military option. if there's, if that isn't succeeded, that doesn't succeed. that doesn't happen to hamas claims some sort of victory, which would further rile up people, particularly on the israeli. right. so it's almost like, you know, there is almost like, you know, there is a lot of diplomacy in diplomacy. right? and i think that's one of the people who the things that people who approach a broad brush the things that people who appdiscovering a broad brush the things that people who appdiscovering that broad brush the things that people who appdiscovering that actually, ush are discovering that actually, it intricate than it is much more intricate than some people who come out with simple would have you simple answers would have you believe . believe. >> yeah, very complicated picture. >> owen bennett, thank you very

much this morning . much for your time this morning. >> now, more than 100 flood alerts are in place as storm kathleen continues to cross parts of the northwest and the southwest of england, northern ireland, scotland and wales. >> not just strong winds >> it's not just strong winds yesterday, which was quite confusing, wasn't it? it was also warmest day of the year also the warmest day of the year so far for many. >> earlier, spoke senior >> earlier, we spoke to senior meteorologist at the british weather dale . weather services, jim dale. >> i mean, the maximum wind that i saw was it normally is at cairngorm summit, 101 miles an houh cairngorm summit, 101 miles an hour. but in the land of the living , we saw a 65 hour. but in the land of the living, we saw a 65 mile an hour gust, in north wales , and most gust, in north wales, and most people, most people in the west were seeing 50, 60 miles an houh were seeing 50, 60 miles an hour. so, yeah, it was worth noting. was worth being noting. it was worth being a yellow warning, and it was worth being named storm, as for the being a named storm, as for the other side of the coin. yeah. 21.4 degrees in lakenheath in, in suffolk and suffolk. so give or take around that 21 mark, a fairly wide spread. so 70

degrees t shirt weather, the reason for that, ellie, is the air was coming from the south, all the way from the south. so started life down in the canaries, moved across, parts of spain, into france, through france, and finally arrived in that sort of southeastern quarter. so, yeah, it was a bit of a topsy turvy day to say the least. but if you think it was topsy turvy in terms of our country, then certainly in terms of germany , for example, and of germany, for example, and france, we got a 33.9 down in southwest france that wasn't a record, but nonetheless it was extremely high. but what was a record was 30.1 degrees in holds back in, germany. and the reason it was a record was the fact that it was , first time it's that it was, first time it's reached 30.1 this early in the yeah reached 30.1 this early in the year, over 30 degrees. so you can see there was some, some, some records being toppled by

those temperatures, around europe, i should say at this point, global temperatures continue to ramp, continue to ramp virtually in every country. so make this absolutely clear. we've been slightly isolated in our northwest quadrant here. that's scandinavia ourselves and ireland and northwest france, seems like we've not seen a spnng seems like we've not seen a spring yet properly. apart from that little bit we saw yesterday , but other parts of the world. no, they're beating no, they're they're beating records left, right and centre. so i'll just give you one which came in yesterday. puckett in, in thailand. phuket. just below 40 degrees. just a point one below 40 all time record. and thailand is seeing all time record virtually virtually every day for the last month somewhere around. so not just thailand and malaysia, some parts of africa, central , central, southern central, central, southern america, global warming continues , right? continues, right? >> it is 7:15. let's have a look

at some of the other stories heading into the newsroom this morning. >> and two former defence ministers said the uk has failed to prepare for war in a whole nafion to prepare for war in a whole nation endeavour. the outgoing armed forces minister, james heappey, revealed in the sunday telegraph today that only the ministry of defence officials turned up to an exercise to prepare for wartime scenarios, which was meant for the whole of government. he called on ministers to do more to prepare for conflict. >> a murder investigation has been launched after a woman was fatally stabbed in bradford city centre yesterday. police called to westgate after reports of a woman being stabbed by a man. west yorkshire police say she was taken to hospital where she later died and italy's mount etna volcano has been putting on a show this weekend, blowing circles into the sicilian sky. >> the unusual phenomenon occurred as a new crater opened on the summit of europe's largest active volcano, the fings

largest active volcano, the rings are made of gases and propelled by a circular vent in the volcano . the volcano. >> now the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire has started fundraising this month to try to raise £45,000 to restore the shot at dawn memorial. >> yes, in world war i, hundreds of servicemen were court martialled and killed for crimes such as desertion and cowardice. our west midlands reporter jack carson has the story. >> in world war i, 309 soldiers from britain and the commonwealth were shot at dawn, the majority killed for the likes of desertion, cowardice and sleeping at post, appearing at their court martial with no real opportunity for defence, these men were told they had brought shame on their country and would be held in the highest disregard discourage anyone disregard to discourage anyone else from doing the same. today

it's widely recognised that many of the soldiers were likely suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. in 2001, the shot at dawn memorial was unveiled at the national memorial arboretum as a way to remember the hundreds who had been killed. now, more than 20 years on, the arboretum has launched fundraising campaign launched a fundraising campaign to ensure the preservation of the site. mark ellis is the national memorial arboretum lead. >> it's a really important memorial here at the arboretum, a must see for very many of our visitors. so millions of pairs of feet of have walked round it and looked at it, but it's also in an area of site that gets a lot of flooding, particularly in recent times. we need to raise around £45,000 to renovate and restore the memorial, and to make sure that we can look after it for generations to come. the posts need replacing, the ground needs relaying and redoing. >> in front of the statue are six conifer trees to represent the firing squad , aiming for the the firing squad, aiming for the target around the statue's neck.

andy d coleman is the sculptor behind the piece. >> obviously very young looking, the disc around his neck is actually a target. they used to either pin a piece of paper to them, or have some sort of target for the firing squad to aim at, so it was over the top of the heart, you'll see that it's got no buttons. he's fallen from his shoulder . it's got no buttons. he's fallen from his shoulder. part of it's got no buttons. he's fallen from his shoulder . part of the from his shoulder. part of the court martial would have been dishonourable discharge, so they'd been stripped of rank and insignia , his feet are trapped insignia, his feet are trapped insignia, his feet are trapped in this block. it's kind of a metaphor for the fact that he's trapped in a situation that he can't extricate himself from, and then, obviously blindfolded , and then, obviously blindfolded, hands tied behind his back. >> the memorial sits on the eastern edge of the arboretum site, where it's the first to be touched by the sun's rays at dawn on the 7th of november, 2006, the british government agreed to give a posthumous pardon to those executed for varying military offences in the first world war. one of those soldiers was 17 year old herbert burdon. he was part of the first

battalion, northumberland fusiliers , and at 16 he had lied fusiliers, and at 16 he had lied that he was two years older, so he could fight in the war. ten months later he was court martialled after leaving his post, to comfort post, reportedly to comfort a bereaved friend stationed nearby. the officers, considering case, heard considering burden's case, heard his unit had been issued orders to make for the front just before he went missing, private burdon faced the firing squad on the 21st of july 1915. at 17, he was still too young to even officially regiment. officially be in his regiment. work begins on the memorial in early may and, with help of early may and, with the help of pubuc early may and, with the help of public donations, the arboretum hopes memories shot hopes the memories of those shot at can live on for decades at dawn can live on for decades to come. jack carson gb news, staffordshire . staffordshire. >> i think it's well worth helping that out, actually. yeah because these these young men need to be remembered . and i need to be remembered. and i mean, what? honestly, can you imagine that happening now? >> oh, no. >>- >> oh, no. >> it's so it does in some armies around world. but armies around the world. but it's absolute disgrace .

it's an absolute disgrace. >> no, there's just no understanding of things like ptsd . was there at the time? ptsd. was there at the time? >> no. >> no. >> and what these men were going through. yeah. so if you can donate and you'd like to , you donate and if you'd like to, you can go to justgiving.com forward slash , forward slash slash campaign, forward slash shot at dawn . right. shot at dawn. right. >> we've talked about the weird weather haven't we, with kathleen bringing wind, rain. but also height. well, she didn't bring the high temperatures , but some people temperatures, but some people had the best day of the year yesterday. it's all very odd. let's find out what today has got in store with ellie glaisyer i >> -- >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office storm kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers across the uk through today. those showers always heaviest in the west and staying particularly

windy in those western areas . windy in those western areas. parts of northwestern scotland could of 60 to 70 could see gusts of 60 to 70 miles an hour through the afternoon. southeastern parts of england definitely holding on to the sunshine, but the best of the sunshine, but it's across western parts of england northern england and wales and northern ireland too, that ireland and scotland too, that those blustery showers continue. they quite heavy they could be quite heavy in places , causing some localised places, causing some localised flooding another flooding and it will be another mild temperatures around 16 mild day. temperatures around 16 or 17 degrees, but those strong southwesterly taking the southwesterly winds taking the edge off those temperatures through sunday evening. showers continue to push their way eastwards. turning little eastwards. so turning a little dner eastwards. so turning a little drier across wales central and northern of england, northern parts of england, and the across northern the showers across northern ireland scotland gradually the showers across northern irelarthroughycotland gradually the showers across northern irelarthroughycotlearlyradually the showers across northern irelarthroughycotlearly hours ly the showers across northern irelarthroughycotlearly hours to ease through the early hours to all eyes down towards the southwest, though cloud increases another area of low increases as another area of low pressure pushes into southwestern parts of the uk through monday morning, staying mild temperatures around mild here. temperatures around ten but little cooler ten degrees but a little cooler under skies. further under the clear skies. further north. so for scotland and northern bright northern ireland, quite a bright start to the morning, but that doesn't last long. this area of low pushes its way low pressure pushes its way northwards uk through low pressure pushes its way

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time is 728. now. the metropolitan police's director of intelligence has said facial recognition technology has been a game changer for policing, triggering triggering the arrest of alleged criminals every two hours. >> yeah, but has this newfound technology permanently changed society? do we think? let's talk to former scotland yard detective bleksley and detective peter bleksley and broadcaster fahima mahomed. good to this morning, to see you both this morning, famer. what do you think? is this move for good or bad? this a move for good or bad? >> well, the metropolitan police has begun this facial recognition technology since 2016, and it has been used intermittently about, you know, various public spaces and events. however, you know, there's one notable case in the uk where facial recognition technology failed occurred dunng technology failed occurred during 2018 notting hill carnival , and the technology carnival, and the technology incorrectly identified thousands of innocent people as potential suspects. another case of that

technology failure was in the uk, with south wales police using that technology at the uefa champions league final in cardiff in two thousand and seven, and the system again misidentified thousands of individuals as potential, you know, suspects . and a lot of the know, suspects. and a lot of the studies were done, namely by the university of essex, found that facial recognition technology used by the metropolitan police had an error rate of up to 98, highlighting the significant shortcomings and risks associated with this implementation and in law enforcement. >> peter, what do you make of it? pima says there are shortcomings. this technology . shortcomings. this technology. >> yeah. the cases that faheem references are dated and the technology which the met announced yesterday and which they are triumphing has been refined, improved beyond recognition . forgive the pun. recognition. forgive the pun. from what it was just a handful of years ago, it is a source of great joy to be able to trumpet today. a wonderful policing

story. the police , both in south story. the police, both in south wales and the met have been extremely courageous in the development and the rollout of this technology, which will undoubtedly keep the public safer because it means wanted people will be taken off the streets. and having done all this with a lack of a regulatory framework, because parliament really dragged its heels on this, shows considerable courage, innovation and i applaud the police wholeheartedly. >> all right, so if the technology has changed for him, so it is much more reliable than it was before. is that all your objection is removed then all your concerns answered ? your concerns answered? >> no, because at the end of the day they're still privacy concerns. and there's wide use of facial recognition technology raises significant sort of concerns around the monitoring and the biometric data. and it can be distorted quite a lot as well with regards to, you know ,

well with regards to, you know, wearing facial masks, you know, sort of make up as well as, you know, with your face being using plastic surgery and also the bias and inaccuracy with facial recognition systems, with regards to particular identifying individuals with gendeh identifying individuals with gender, ethnicity, gender or ages leading to potential misidentifications and false positives. >> all that forgive me all that, all that sounds very complicated and i don't know if people are really going to latch on to that, but what people will latch on to is the idea of the privacy aspect and the idea that we're monitored and, you know, we will be seen even if we're perfectly innocent . but i've got to ask innocent. but i've got to ask you, faheem, do you have a mobile ? mobile? >> yes, i do, and so. >>— >> yes, i do, and so. >> so you're perfectly aware that whether it's apple or whether it's android, that they are tracking every single footstep you take? >> of course. but again, we don't know where this kind of information is going to go. the

regulations are still very limited . and which are the third limited. and which are the third parties and the policies that needs to still really sort of show who is really in charge of this, where there is real less trust in the policing at the moment anyways. so unfortunately, as much love unfortunately, as much as i love technology and it needs to, it's still in its infancy in order to improve its regulations and its actual policies around , the actual policies around, the privacy and not having sort of like, taking away the civil liberties as well as not having people feel that they're going to be monitored without their consent. >> what do you think of it? >> what do you think of it? >> peter bohemia's objections are shockingly outdated, and she really needs to bring herself up to speed with the version of this new technology. as rolled out this weekend . i'll give you out this weekend. i'll give you an example that comes from the director of intelligence that if, for example, and she called a man, dave is walking to the pub and he is captured on facial recognition technology, his image is immediately compared to

those people that feature on the wanted list. and if there is not a match, then once again, his image is almost instantaneously deleted. and for himars, you're shocking lack of knowledge with regards to the retention of data , i would to go and , i would urge you to go and speak information speak to the information commissioner's office, because you might be able to bring yourself speed and speak yourself up to speed and speak a little more accurately. >> it is not. it's not because i have a lack of knowledge. there is research out there recently to show that there is still concerns regards to the concerns with regards to the privacy, as well as it being a monetary sort of state, which we are going to be at. i totally agree that we do need technology to and it to help the policing, and it definitely needs to be up there. but my concern and a lot of you know, studies recently have shown that 55, even yougov shown that 55, even from yougov and many other research recently that has shown people have that has shown that people have concerns over 5% of the population with regards to their privacy, as well as not having the consent for it. so it just

needs a little bit more tweaking and updating with regards to that sort of policy and that side of things . but i'm not side of things. but i'm not saying that at the end the saying that at the end of the day, it shouldn't it day, it shouldn't be there. it just be a little bit just needs to be a little bit more with regards to more transparent with regards to how we can have that kind of consent , so that at the end of consent, so that at the end of the day, it's going to be used to public's interest . it to the public's interest. it more in the way more importantly in the way in which feel safe which that we feel safe ourselves, that our information is going to be safe. >> we've got to leave it there for gemma. peter, thank you both very indeed, i have to say, very much indeed, i have to say, i i well, believe i could, i could well, believe a yougov survey saying people have concerns about privacy. >> yes, i can do. >>— >> yes, i can do. >> but as peter says , it's like >> but as peter says, it's like if you're not, if you're not on that most wanted list and you don't match up to that, then you've nothing worry about, you've nothing to worry about, worry about. but i would also the people about the people concerned about privacy . phones, tracks? privacy. phones, tracks? >> absolutely everything, doesn't it? i mean, i don't have a problem with it. >> don't get me wrong. i'm not concerned what my phone is concerned about what my phone is tracking, have

tracking, but you only have to go an android go on. i'm. i'm an android user. you go google you only have to go onto google maps into maps and then you go into settings and you can see it bnngs settings and you can see it brings up calendar. you can go brings up a calendar. you can go back anywhere years and years and cuck back anywhere years and years and click on a date and years and click on a date and years and click on a date and it will tell you where you were, what you were doing, how far you walked, what venues you popped far you walked, what venues you popped it's all on there. >> scary really, isn't it? >> scary really, isn't it? >> well, it is a little bit scary, but it's like if you're going to get your knickers a going to get your knickers in a twist facial recognition , twist over facial recognition, then i would suggest you get your a twist over your knickers in a twist over this this has got this more because this has got real you. this more because this has got reaiyeah, you. this more because this has got reaiyeah, and you. this more because this has got reaiyeah, and we've you. this more because this has got reaiyeah, and we've all. this more because this has got reaiyeah, and we've all got one this more because this has got retthose, and we've all got one this more because this has got retthose, haven't�*ve all got one this more because this has got retthose, haven't we.|ll got one of those, haven't we. >> you know, just >> yeah. you know, i just saw, i think we, we get our priorities wrong. if something's , if wrong. if something's, if something's going to keep us safer and get hold of those people that we want to the police want to speak to. >> it's a bigger picture, isn't it? >> i think so , as in— >> i think so , as i say, i it? >> i think so , as i say, i don't >> i think so, as i say, i don't care about being tracked because i don't do anything to worry . i don't do anything to worry. i'm not worried about any of it. >> committed any crime, >> i'm committed any crime, so it's i not. neither have >> i have not. no, neither have l, >> i have not. no, neither have i, stay with still to

next. >> i was just randomly looking at my timeline. he's scaring a randomly picked a day. 11th of march, 2016. >> that is random . >> that is random. >> that is random. >> it's totally random. i went to tesco's and then i went to the co—op in dalton. >> and you went for a walk? >> and you went for a walk? >> i went for a walk. then i went to dalton leisure centre, which means i took my niece swimming. i swimming. oh that's cute. i mean, this , it's just all there. >> it's all there. >> it's all there. >> it's all there. >> i know the people get worried because he might be spotted by a police camera. i mean, it's terrifying. >> it's all the targeted ads. >> it's all the targeted ads. >> scare you'll >> does that scare you? you'll be. found i've been in be. i found that i've been in a department something. department store or something. i'll at something. i i'll be looking at something. i don't and don't even say anything. and then up for that product. >> and probably that >> and you probably know that i'm. oh, yeah. >> scary stuff. anyway, shall we take a look at the sports better had. >> i'm a sucker for that kind of stuff, you that. i stuff, you know that. yeah, i really am. >> em- >> what targeted ads. >> what targeted ads. >> yeah. without >> pardon. yeah. yeah without doubt. always buy doubt. yeah. but i always buy

stuff i'm stuff as well. i've been i'm the sort who this system's sort of person who this system's been invented for. >> me too. >> i know. me too. >>— >> i know. me too. >> fair, should talk >> to be fair, should we talk about man united? >> to be fair, should we talk aboyeah. n united? >> yeah. >> em- elm-l em" >> well, this game means for ten hag . hag. >> yeah, because it's we've focused on the liverpool angle so because they're in so much because they're in they're heavily embroiled the they're heavily embroiled in the title race. but this is a crucial game for manchester united well. beat united as well. they beat liverpool 433 ago the liverpool 433 weeks ago in the fa quarter so they've fa cup quarter final. so they've set . but this is a set down a marker. but this is a pivotal summer coming for pivotal summer coming up for manchester united. are they going to retain erik ten hag ineos sir james ratcliffe. they're already in the building. they're already in the building. they're cuts already. they're making cuts already. they're making cuts already. they're stopped according they're stopped staff according to morning to the sunday times this morning using . so the using private vehicles. so the bean counters are in are inside old they've got old trafford. they've got expenditure to think about. they're increasing they're thinking of increasing old trafford, the capacity that's going to take a lot of money. and also a money. and there's also a radical overhaul of the squad needed.that players like believe that players like anthony are still at the anthony martial are still at the club. happens marcus club. what happens with marcus rashford? realise their rashford? did they realise their their the of the player their the value of the player this trying sell this summer by trying to sell him on while he's still got some kind in the market? kind of value in the market? because moment body because at the moment his body

language he because at the moment his body langu'toe he because at the moment his body langu'to be he because at the moment his body langu'to be there. he because at the moment his body langu'to be there. do he because at the moment his body langu'to be there. do they he because at the moment his body langu'to be there. do they make wants to be there. do they make a management a change with the management structure a change with the management stru rid re a change with the management stru rid of hag? all get rid of ten hag? it's all it's in air at the it's all up in the air at the moment going help. it's all up in the air at the mor hag going help. it's all up in the air at the mor hag if going help. it's all up in the air at the mor hag if he going help. it's all up in the air at the mor hag if he canjoing help. it's all up in the air at the mor hag if he can get; help. it's all up in the air at the mor hag if he can get a help. it's all up in the air at the mor hag if he can get a result). ten hag if he can get a result today liverpool stop today against liverpool and stop them winning the league because them winning the league because the i wouldn't the last two games, i wouldn't say for say they've been disastrous for manchester say they've been disastrous for mtbrentford game at brentford in a game they should be winning. they took the lead added lead six minutes into added time. can't close that time. if you can't close that out when you're six minutes, your with with six minutes your head with with six minutes into minutes on your head with with six minutes intoclock, minutes on your head with with six minutes intoclock, then minutes on your head with with six minutes intoclock, then you've inutes on your head with with six minutes intoclock, then you've got es on the clock, then you've got a serious problem. if serious mentality problem. if you're three you're winning at chelsea three two, were two two, having been they were two nil got it back to nil down, they got it back to three they winning. three two and they were winning. going they going into added time and they still game still managed to lose the game against serious rival over against the serious rival over the chelsea, you've got the years. chelsea, you've got serious said , serious problems. as i said, mentally psychologically and that's endemic of a that's that's endemic of a malaise that sets in at the club over the last 11 years. so they can do something today. they can stop liverpool winning the league, they put a serious league, they can put a serious dentin league, they can put a serious dent in their challenge, dent in their title challenge, maybe a little bit maybe lift the mood a little bit and going into the and who knows going into the summit something and who knows going into the summit about. something and who knows going into the summit about. well, something and who knows going into the summit about. well, you �*nething and who knows going into the summit about. well, you never|g know. >> if ten hag gets his way, then arsenal the top of arsenal will stay at the top of the day. the league for another day. >> few

>> well, another another few minutes. yeah. >> another way. it's changing, but they had a good day yesterday. >> oh, terrific. yeah. i mean, look, the pressure's as soon look, the pressure's on as soon as a triumvirate of as it's a, it's a triumvirate of as it's a, it's a triumvirate of a battle. moment we've as it's a, it's a triumvirate of a biseen moment we've as it's a, it's a triumvirate of a biseen this moment we've as it's a, it's a triumvirate of a biseen this i moment we've as it's a, it's a triumvirate of a biseen this i don't ent we've as it's a, it's a triumvirate of a biseen this i don't thinke've not seen this i don't think since memory and the since 1999 from memory and the pressure is on arsenal. they saw manchester city rattle off a42 win at crystal palace, having been just four been behind afterjust four minutes. and so they've got to go into brighton really tricky go into brighton a really tricky fixture, go into brighton a really tricky fixtu in recent years, and with in recent years, and they go and score three goals and go in and score three goals and they swat brighton, making they swat away brighton, making it wasn't it look very easy. it wasn't quite as easy that in terms quite as easy as that in terms of out on day, of how it played out on the day, but the result. they did but look at the result. they did their job. but look at the result. they did theirjob. and it goes to theirjob. and so it goes to liverpool and liverpool theirjob. and so it goes to live not)l and liverpool theirjob. and so it goes to livenot)l playingiliverpool theirjob. and so it goes to live not)l playing anybody.l theirjob. and so it goes to liv

triumvirate can get out and we'll we'll see you a little bit later. see you in a bit. >> thanks, adrian. >> thanks, adrian. >> you know, knows all the >> you know, he knows all the good does donald trump. >> you know, he knows all the goo he does donald trump. >> you know, he knows all the goo he knows donald trump. >> you know, he knows all the goo he knows alldonald trump. >> you know, he knows all the goo he knows alldontwords mp. >> you know, he knows all the goo he knows alldontwords .lp. >> he knows all the words. >> he knows all the words. >> do you stay with us? just a second. we're going to be looking papers with emma looking at the papers with emma woolf that's

next. >> it's 746. let's have a look at the front pages for you. quickly. we'll run through them. the times sunday times has the foreign secretary warning that britain's israel is britain's support for israel is not unconditional. >> telegraph ex >> the telegraph leads with ex armed services minister james heappey warning the uk is failing to prepare itself for war. >> the observer says lord cameron , the foreign secretary, cameron, the foreign secretary, is warning of famine in gaza. >> the mail on sunday says that angela rayner's tweets prove that she's been lying about not

breaking any rules over her property dealings. >> all right, let's see what writer journalist andy jones writer and journalist andy jones and author and political commentator woolf make of commentator emma woolf make of all of this, emma, let's have a look at the sunday times. should we drivers . here we go. we're we drivers. here we go. we're being stung for £2 billion a yeah >> it's a lot of money, now, the dealis >> it's a lot of money, now, the deal is on councils. they're not allowed to put up council tax at the moment . they're real the moment. they're under real pressure, meant pressure, but they're not meant to charges as a way to use parking charges as a way of filling their coffers. they're not to. they're not meant to. and they're not. they're parking charges, to they're not. they're parking chargup to they're not. they're parking chargup council to they're not. they're parking chargup council finances to they're not. they're parking chargup council finances. to prop up council finances. basically, drivers are being used as cows. in some used as cash cows. yeah. in some councils they're going up. parking charges are going up by 60. and i'm not a driver. i have no in the game. but this no skin in the game. but this seems outrageous, especially when at the state of when you look at the state of our roads, the state of the general kind you know, general kind of, you know, trying to get parking anywhere, trying to get parking anywhere, trying thing trying to even do that thing where on where you have to look on a thing, get smartphone out, thing, get your smartphone out, start order start ringing a number in order to parking . it all just to pay for parking. it all just seems a real mess, and yeah ,

seems a real mess, and so, yeah, drivers are being faced with with really, steep , with really, really steep, increases. you're probably a driver . driver. >> i'm not actually a lot of people. not a lot , >> i'm not actually a lot of people. not a lot, a >> i'm not actually a lot of people. not a lot , a lot of people. not a lot, a lot of people. not a lot, a lot of people in london. there's no point having a car because as you've just said, it's so expensive going anywhere, expensive of going anywhere, parking anywhere, so many new build don't have parking, build houses don't have parking, and you have park and you have to park on the street you've pay for street and you've got to pay for parking. the other parking. and also the other thing discussed by thing that's not discussed by these , who these councils, who simultaneously us simultaneously are telling us they're save the they're so desperate to save the high street, so desperate to save retail, desperate to save retail, so desperate to save retail, so desperate to save leisure. you go anywhere. you've got about £20 you've got to pay about £20 a day to park somewhere. and it's it the high streets. it decimates the high streets. another reason why people don't go the shops. it's another go to the shops. it's another reason people out. reason why people don't go out. >> and the thing >> yeah. and i think the thing about often it is about parking is often it is older disabled people older people or disabled people or or or people with children or people with heavy shopping who do town or do need to drive into town or drive to supermarket, you know, sort of big parks or sort of those big car parks or people who, who don't have decent public transport in london. >> we have tubes and >> we do have tubes and whatever, and we're going to be talking strike talking about the strike in a minute on strike. but often

minute on strike. but but often people drive. they do people have to drive. they do need their car. they rely on their car. so think these their car. so i think these these sort of doubly unfair. >> mean, i where >> i mean, i have to say, where i they haven't the i live, they haven't put the charges you charges up, but whereas you could it by every 15 minutes, could do it by every 15 minutes, now it's an hour time. now it's an hour at a time. >> yeah. drivers been >> yeah. drivers have been punished for council's mismanagement. punished for council's mismanegoing nt. because councils going bankrupt because they've been playing casino gambling budgets and gambling with their budgets and obviously restrictions from the government as well. they're now hitting over the head. hitting drivers over the head. and it's also other things like getting so, getting trapped in a box. so, you stop a box and you know, you stop on a box and they you with a fine, they hit you with a fine, you get fined for parking in the wrong two minutes to wrong place for two minutes to drop somewhere. seconds drop somewhere. two seconds to drop somewhere. two seconds to drop yeah, terrible. >> get parking tickets all the >> i get parking tickets all the time. might surprise time. do you? might surprise you, we've tiny things. you, but we've tiny things. well, i'm not a very good driver. >> you're a terrible driver. and i say that not in a misogynistic way. i've never way. that's what she. i've never seen a driver. that's what she always tells me. >> don't but got >> you don't want to. but i got a ticket the day for a ticket the other day for having a wheel up on having a part of a wheel up on a kerb . ridiculous that? kerb. how ridiculous is that? you think ridiculous. >> well , i do ridiculous. >> well, i do think it's ridiculous. >> i mean, there are >> i mean, come on, there are worse

>> i mean, come on, there are worand i dropped parcel into >> and i dropped a parcel into the office, was. the post office, and i was. i was in a it wasn't a parking bay, to be fair, but i was gone for about two minutes. >> it's amazing how good the cameras parking cameras are for parking violations, not for when violations, but not for when people graffiti people are doing graffiti or a crime or anything like that. >> well, they're quick get >> well, they're quick to get me. should stick to the me. andy, should we stick to the transport yet another me. andy, should we stick to the trans strike yet another me. andy, should we stick to the trans strike coming yet another me. andy, should we stick to the trans strike coming our'et another me. andy, should we stick to the trans strike coming our way? other train strike coming our way? >> yeah. so we'll go through this, this briefly , the train this, this briefly, the train strike tomorrow, it's going to affect chiltern, transpennine and northern, there's going to be limited service on great gwr. lner and heathrow express. but again, people, people's lives have been put on pause by a strike about a ban on overtime , strike about a ban on overtime, the strikes about. and there's huge discussion how huge discussion about how the hospital industry was savaged yesterday, 387 million. that's a knock on impact isn't it? yeah. i mean, so many people. poor lady on the radio heard talking about family holiday being about how a family holiday being cancelled because couldn't about how a family holiday being canytheed because couldn't about how a family holiday being canytheed beyacross couldn't about how a family holiday being canytheed beyacross the :ouldn't get the train across the country. a country. you know, it's a disaster for people. >> it's awful, isn't it? >> it's awful, isn't it? >> but apparently the tube strike is

off. >> yes, that's off for now. for now , i mean, till the next. now, i mean, till the next. >> well, take to your bikes , >> well, take to your bikes, take to your bike. >> do you cycle everywhere? >> do you cycle everywhere? >> everywhere. maybe i should take a leaf out of your book. >> yeah, but these >> well, yeah, but these potholes. honestly, the roads are i really. are an absolute state. i really. and pothole bore, but and i'm not a pothole bore, but i'm astonished. and i cycled through london and through the city of london and you opening up you just see craters opening up with, know, floods. then with, you know, floods. and then the tarmac cracks and then you have heavy goods vehicles building the new elizabeth line or the crossrail, whatever it is, the whole state of our roads are probably across the country. is really shocking? is it really shocking? >> i don't know whether you've only one those only got hit one of those potholes then suddenly only got hit one of those potholunder then suddenly only got hit one of those potholunder a then suddenly only got hit one of those potholunder a lorryhen suddenly only got hit one of those potholunder a lorry or] suddenly you're under a lorry or something. a really something. so it's a really serious not mine serious thing. that's not mine have their pelvises have broken their pelvises by cycling and over those. >> and then you try and swerve and you almost get by and you almost get hit by a truck. mean, really appalling. >> don't anyone would >> i don't know why anyone would cycle london. to be fair, cycle in london. to be fair, your bike get around. your bike is way to get around. >> faster than >> i'm often much faster than a bus that's sitting in traffic, or sitting in or a taxi that's sitting in traffic, car that's going traffic, or a car that's going million it really traffic, or a car that's going m direct. it really traffic, or a car that's going m direct. you it really traffic, or a car that's going m direct. you can it really traffic, or a car that's going m direct. you can get it really traffic, or a car that's going

m direct. you can get there ally quickly. >> yeah, yeah, i suppose it is, but it just seems so dangerous. i i'm not a fan. i hate it. i'm not a london fan. >> you're not, i'm not, you're not. >> neither is anyone that lives here. >> well , oh i here. >> well, oh i disagree. people will be in touch now saying i live i love london if you love it, great. but it's not for me. i'm boy now. ellie's i'm a country boy now. ellie's been for now been moaning for ages now because she's. she's wedding next year. saving. so it's so expensive. >> it is so expensive. >> it is so expensive. >> but. well i've got the problem solved. all right. emma's solved it for you. solved? yep >> tell me to denmark. cost you ,259. very quick, very easy. you hardly require any documentation. what you hardly require any docurto ntation. what you hardly require any docurtontatimarried what you hardly require any docurto ntatimarried in what you hardly require any docurto ntatimarried in denmark . need to get married in denmark. you need your id. you need proof that right be in that you have a right to be in denmark on that day. that's all evidence relationship denmark on that day. that's all evreal.:e relationship denmark on that day. that's all ev real. they'll relationship denmark on that day. that's all ev real. they'll take �*elationship denmark on that day. that's all evreal. they'll take pictureship is real. they'll take pictures of you guys hugging on whatsapp. that's a evidence that your relationship is real and then proof divorce or death if you proof of divorce or death if you have previous partners. very, very lot easier very simple. that's a lot easier for that. yeah. >> you could do it in a fortnight. >> you could do it in a fortlnjht. >> you could do it in a fortlnjhtfortnight you can do it. >> you could do it in a fortiit's fortnight you can do it.

>> you could do it in a fortiit's really, ht you can do it. >> you could do it in a fortiit's really, really can do it. >> you could do it in a fortiit's really, really popularit. and it's really, really popular because all levels because of all the levels of bureaucracy uk . bureaucracy in the uk. apparently and more people apparently more and more people are heading are uk citizens are heading to denmark and just getting hitched like simple. like that. very, very simple. >> over there. >> yeah, just over there. ceremony here? >> yeah, just over there. ceeres.1y here? >> yeah, just over there. ceeres. beautiful as isn't >> yes. beautiful as well, isn't it? copenhagen >> yeah. of course. yeah, yeah. denmark's a beautiful place. >> yeah i could be >> yeah, yeah i could be convinced by that. could you? >> yeah. mean, london >> yeah. i mean, london ceremonies so looking in ceremonies. so i am looking in london, but to get a london, to be fair, but to get a civil ceremony in like, marylebone chelsea marylebone town hall or chelsea town hall, it's £1,200. >> yeah. and that's for just the admin. sort of. yeah. the legal side. yeah, yeah. >> but mind you , i have to say, >> but mind you, i have to say, i mean, don't moan about the admin over here. >> i quite liked visits to >> i quite liked the visits to the office you the registrar's office where you have who you are. you have to prove who you are. you go through your individual interviews i quite interviews and all that. i quite like that because it's sort of proving are are proving that you are who you are andifsl proving that you are who you are and it's i oh, you were just so excited. i loved all that. yeah. do you know, do it a month before. two months before. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> when used to read >> yeah. >> the when used to read >> yeah. >> the band used to read >> yeah. >> the band in used to read >> yeah. >> the band in churchd to read >> yeah. >> the band in church and read out the band in church and things. it's the things. i think it's part of the part the up to it. part of the lead up to it. >> i it . >> yeah, i liked it. >> yeah, i liked it. >> yeah. >> yeah.

>> mean, cheap weddings are >> i mean, cheap weddings are good, it's expensive. good, but it's expensive. divorce is the real problem, isn't it? i mean, if there's any sort of quickie divorce was sort of quickie divorce that was £250, be a lot easier i >> -- >> yes. >> yes. >> i'm still thinking of myself. >> i'm still thinking of myself. >> i'm still thinking of myself. >> i'm not thinking of myself. i'm just saying that's what the detriment for so many do as what we discourage divorce . we can to discourage divorce. >> i think best thing about denmark is those cinnamon denmark is those huge cinnamon buns. denmark is those huge cinnamon buns . oh, really? yeah. buns. oh, really? yeah. >> oh, can't say i've had one of those. >> no, i haven't had one of those, but i'm just surprised it shows of bricks, you know, probably couple of euros. probably a couple of euros. >> . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> all right. >> all right. >> they well all need. >> i thought copenhagen was very expensive it expensive. i've. i thought it was expensive was an expensive city. >> cinnamon not >> not for cinnamon buns, not for cinnamon. married. >> see us booking booking. >> a cheap flight, a trip. yeah. there you go. >> i only need two weeks. >> i only need two weeks. >> yeah, i mean, not much for us to married. to get married. >> obviously . no, no, no, >> obviously. no, no, no, someone in touch someone did get in touch today and make couple. and say we make a lovely couple. yeah thanks indeed. yeah thanks very much indeed. >> wrong tree >> barking up the wrong tree with that one. >> yes. >> yes. >> and rinaldi, you very much. >> here's the weather.

>> here's the weather. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , sponsors of boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. storm kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers across the through today. those the uk through today. those showers, always heaviest in the west and staying particularly windy in those western areas. parts northwestern scotland parts of northwestern scotland could see gusts of 60 to 70 miles an hour through the afternoon. southeastern parts of england definitely holding on to the best of sunshine, the best of the sunshine, but it's western parts of it's across western parts of england and wales northern england and wales and northern ireland that ireland and scotland too, that those showers continue. those blustery showers continue. they be quite heavy they could be quite heavy in places, localised places, causing some localised flooding and it will be another mild temperatures around 16 mild day. temperatures around 16 or degrees, but those strong or 17 degrees, but those strong southwesterly taking the southwesterly winds taking the edge off those temperatures through sunday evening. showers continue to push their way eastwards. turning little eastwards. so turning a little dner eastwards. so turning a little drier across wales central and northern parts of england, and the showers across northern ireland and scotland gradually ease hours to

ease through the early hours to all eyes down towards the southwest, though, cloud increases another area of low increases as another area of low pressure pushes into southwestern of the uk southwestern parts of the uk through monday morning. staying mild around mild here. temperatures around ten degrees but a little cooler under the skies further under the clear skies further north. so for scotland and northern ireland, quite a bright start the morning, but that start to the morning, but that doesn't last long. this area of low pushes low pressure pushes its way northwards across the uk through mondayparticularly heavy turning particularly heavy across southwest england, wales and then into northern ireland through the afternoon. southeast england still holding on to a bit of sunshine and with some lighter here be lighter winds here it will be feeling pleasant . feeling a little more pleasant. temperatures above temperatures still well above average, around 16 or 17. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on

the prime minister, rishi sunak, is calling for an end to the war in gaza. >> meanwhile , in israel, the >> meanwhile, in israel, the anniversary is being marked by protests against benjamin netanyahu as israelis demand the release of hostages held by hamas. >> storm kathleen continues to sweep apart across parts of the country, bringing strong winds but also, strangely, the warmest day of the year. >> a new adaptation of roald dahps >> a new adaptation of roald dahl's the twits is causing a stir. we'll be debating whether we need to stop meddling with our classic literature . our classic literature. >> it's been billed as the biggest rangers vs celtic clash in more than a decade. we'll be heanng in more than a decade. we'll be hearing from an old firm legend ahead of that high noon showdown at ibrox . at ibrox. >> storm kathleen continues to bnng >> storm kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers through today. join me later for the full forecast with all the details. >> morning to you. i'm stephen

dixon and i'm ellie costello and this is breakfast on . this is breakfast on. gb news. we were talking about facial recognition technology in the last hour, debating whether it was a good thing or not. well, you've been in touch. beverly says. anything that can keep us safer should be explored . safer should be explored. >> and. yeah. and similarly, helen says yes, yes, yes, it's the best police tool of the day. thieves and murderers will think twice if their face is on camera, ray says , if you've camera, ray says, if you've nothing to hide, you've nothing to worry about. ryan says. i live in south wales. i hope it's kept on. i feel safer with this technology and any other technology and any other technology that identifies as criminals and especially terrorists. >> yeah, i'd agree with that. especially when it comes to pubuc especially when it comes to public transport. >> there is one voice of dissent we've got so far from ross who says, absolutely not. this isn't 1984, do keep your views coming

in on that one. you've also got them all going on ufos this morning, stephen. >> look, well, do you know what? people laugh about it, but how many have seen things? many of you have seen things? lots, and loads . lots, loads and loads and loads. wendy says i was driving over the dartford bridge with grandchildren , and there was a grandchildren, and there was a cigar shaped object with about eight windows. i didn't know what it was. and it just disappeared. we were annoyed because we didn't manage to get our phones out and take a picture, but there are witnesses. >> their grandchildren and wendy saw it. >> yes. yeah. you talk about cigar shaped objects as well as round and spherical objects as well. it's quite common. yeah. cigar ones. i find it so interesting, clive says many years ago i was walking home from my girlfriend's house. everything went quiet. i looked up at the stars and a large black shape slowly covered them and then moved on. >> oh , spooky. you see, i'd love >> oh, spooky. you see, i'd love to see something like that. >> yeah, you would , gillian

>> yeah, you would, gillian says, i think it will soon be more common to see a ufo than an nhs dentist, which i think actually could be right. there you go. keep your thoughts coming through and anything you want to talk about this morning. gb views gb news. >> com now to our top story this morning. today marks six months since hamas october the 7th attack against israel, where hamas militants attacked israeli military bases and also israeli civilians. >> well, you will remember that more than 1100 people were killed, 250 people taken as hostages and about 130 of those are still missing . are still missing. >> well, the hamas attack triggered the ongoing military action in the gaza strip as israel tries to destroy the group. >> well, political editor for huffpost uk, kevin schofield, joins us now. where are we at the minute, kevin, with all of this, because it's been an interesting six months, hasn't it, in the outrage in parliament over what happened, which is

slowly shifted now to real concern about how israel is, is behaving . behaving. >> yeah. good morning. yeah, i think there's definitely tension in behind the scenes in government, i think it's significant that this morning lord cameron, the foreign secretary, has written in the sunday times pointing out that the uk's support for israel is not unconditional, slightly stronger language than rishi sunak own message, in which he reiterates the uk government's support for israel and its, support for israel and its, support for israel and its, support for israel's right to defend itself, so i think clearly there is some sort of, discussion going on behind the scenes in government as to where perhaps the uk needs to draw a line. where obviously, as i say, they are supporting the israeli right to defend itself. however, we just saw a few days ago, uk aid workers being killed by, an israeli missile strike. so that

is definitely caused a lot of concern within government. and david cameron has been seen ever since he became foreign secretary, has been one of the more sceptical voices. i think where is concerned, where israel is concerned, although does support israel, where israel is concerned, athinkjh does support israel, where israel is concerned, athink he's does support israel, where israel is concerned, athink he's more support israel, where israel is concerned, athink he's more inclined israel, where israel is concerned, athink he's more inclined to ael, i think he's more inclined to point out where israel gets things wrong, how much do you think the killing of those aid workers has been? >> the tipping point in the changing of tone from the west ? changing of tone from the west? >> i mean, i think the tone had been shifting prior to that attack . there had been rising attack. there had been rising voices of scepticism, not just in britain , but in america as in britain, but in america as well. but certainly that has crystallised it and has become a focal point. i think, as for the west, maybe stop and think about where are the conflict is going and to what extent the west can continue to support israel in the way that it has up until now. i think it's also significant that nancy pelosi, who is, a real ally of joe biden, has added her name to

calls yesterday, for the us to stop arming israel. so that, i think, is quite a significant development as well. >> i mean, look, if one thing this highlights how difficult the situation is, the problem seems to be, kevin, that this is incredibly as we know, it's incredibly as we know, it's incredibly nuanced. it always has been in the middle east. it's an incredibly difficult situation . and yet the public in situation. and yet the public in in here and the united states and elsewhere seem to be either , and elsewhere seem to be either, you know, very pro—israeli or very pro palestinians. and there doesn't seem to be it's black and white. there's no grey involved in any of this. >> no, you're right, the voices on both sides of the extremes are very loud, and there is no , are very loud, and there is no, as you say, grey area meeting in the middle. compromise positions. it's either you're ehheh positions. it's either you're either, as you say, pro—israel or pro palestine. i think that makes it very difficult for

politicians . in particular, politicians. in particular, we've seen the labour party, see itself in another civil war over this . over the last six months, this. over the last six months, we've seen labour councillors resign over it. rebellions against keir starmer's position , against keir starmer's position, although labour's position has, you know, moved , some way, in you know, moved, some way, in the last six months as well. so yeah, it is i think that's what makes it much more difficult for politicians to strike a balance. but they do need to strike a balance if there is going to be some sort of resolution to this conflict, which unfortunately, it not right now, six it does not look right now, six months we're any months on, as if we're any closer to ending . closer to it, to ending. >> and, kevin, what do you make of the scenes that we're seeing >> and, kevin, what do you make of israel enes that we're seeing >> and, kevin, what do you make of israel ates that we're seeing >> and, kevin, what do you make of israel ates timoment?;eeing >> and, kevin, what do you make of israel ates timoment? 100,000 in israel at the moment? 100,000 people rallying people reportedly rallying against the government last night gaza hostage night demanding a gaza hostage deal night demanding a gaza hostage deal, because i suppose a lot of people inside israel, they, they they appear to be so far away from their objectives , which was from their objectives, which was to destroy hamas and to free the hostages .

hostages. >> yeah, absolutely. you know, we see rising concern in israel as to the tactics of the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. and you know, what the ultimate aim is, i mean, it's one thing to say that you're going to destroy hamas. it's much more difficult, as we're seeing, to actually do that. in reality, and the hostages, unfortunately, so many hostages are still being held captive, and we're no closer to achieving any sort of deal which would see their release. so it's a it's a pretty difficult situation at the moment. and it's unsurprising, i think, that benjamin netanyahu is coming under a lot of internal pressure, although i don't think there's any real suggestion his position is suggestion that his position is under imminent threat. under any imminent threat. >> thanks >> okay, kevin, for now, thanks very indeed . very much indeed. >> now, over 100 flood alerts are in place as storm kathleen continues to cross parts of the northwest and southwest of england, northern ireland, scotland and wales. >> it's not just the strong

winds though, because slightly weirdly, yesterday was also the warmest day of the year so far. >> well joining us now is meteorologist john kelly. good to see you this morning john. it was a very complicated picture yesterday wasn't it. >> yes. storm kathleen certainly creating a few problems in the north—west of the country in particular. but it's blowing everywhere and it's still blowing pretty strongly. this morning as well. i'm sure there are a few trampolines being blown fences blown over, a few garden fences coming well, because the coming down as well, because the winds fierce, winds are still pretty fierce, but you just alluded to the fact that yesterday was the warmest day the so far. it day of the year so far. it wasn't saying an awful lot. it only got to 21 degrees or so around about thetford in east anglia. record anglia. and, the record temperature that particular temperature for that particular date, which would be the 6th of april, occurred in 2011 when we got to 23.9 degrees in roughly the same area. so it didn't match that , it was pretty warm, match that, it was pretty warm, but of course, the wind was knocking it on the head to some degree. it didn't feel that great, actually. if you were in

the wind , out of the sunshine, the wind, out of the sunshine, it did feel a little bit on the chilly side. despite those higher and higher temperatures. and it certainly 21 degrees certainly wasn't, 21 degrees everywhere. most places got between degrees, between about 13 and 18 degrees, i and there were i would say. and there were still rain about as well. still some rain about as well. looking at the pictures now, if you're watching on television, you're watching on television, you choppy the sea you can see how choppy the sea was and very was yesterday. and it's very much the same today, because that kathleen is only just that storm kathleen is only just to northwest of the to the northwest of the hebrides. just easing hebrides. it's just easing slightly, still gusting slightly, but it's still gusting over miles hour in parts over 60 miles an hour in parts of northwest this morning. of the northwest this morning. >> so people are still >> yeah. so people are still going have to be careful, going to have to be careful, john, when are we going to start to see things getting better? is kathleen be the marking kathleen going to be the marking the storm season or the end of the storm season or is there more to come? >> it would be nice to think so, wouldn't it? and it certainly should be steven, shouldn't it? because the 11th since because this is the 11th since last autumn, think, that's last autumn, i think, and that's an lot of storms in in an awful lot of storms in in less than year, so we've, less than a year, so we've, we've fed up of all this, we've got fed up of all this, i have to say , there's somebody have to say, there's somebody the other day said it was, the weather was bonkers. well, i think absolutely think it is bonkers. absolutely

right. word. but right. it's the best word. but you wouldn't find it in the met glossary, it's been just very unsettled an awful unsettled for an awful long time, just seem to time, and we just can't seem to shake wind and rain, shake off the wind and the rain, particularly the which has particularly the rain, which has been different been incessant in different parts the country for the parts of the country for the past months we've seen past 18 months now. we've seen the wettest 18 month period on record, back to record, and that goes back to 1836, we've still got some 1836, now we've still got some more wind and rain to come in the next few days. it isn't going to be affecting all parts of the country at the same time. different areas will have still some brighter skies, some rather brighter skies, warmer, times, warmer, sunny breaks at times, but more to come. but there is more rain to come. and far as today is and as far as today is concerned, it is very showery. it looks like it will turn very chilly briefly on tuesday. some pretty strong winds coming in from the northwest on tuesday, so plunge to so temperatures will plunge to about 12 degrees most about 9 to 12 degrees for most of and still blowing a bit of us. and still blowing a bit of us. and still blowing a bit of a gale around the headlands in the north—west >> oh dear. there's not a lot to look forward to there. john are we? >> suppose we? >> suppose you we? >> suppose you fed up of talking to me, aren't you really? well, have you got any any hope for us

for the summer? >> are we going to have a nice warm summer ahead, well, that would be nice. i mean, i thought last year doing well because last year was doing well because we a beautiful june fact, we had a beautiful june in fact, last was the hottest june last june was the hottest june we've ever seen. then all we've ever seen. and then it all went didn't it? went belly up, didn't it? because august were because july and august were pretty the moment pretty rubbish. so at the moment you just cannot hang your hat on anything but you know, law of averages it's to stop averages says it's got to stop raining soon. always has done raining soon. it always has done before eventually before anyway. and eventually we're some decent we're going to have some decent weather. sure weather. i'm pretty sure there'll be talks of hosepipe bans by august. >> there will be. >> oh oh. there will be. >> oh oh. there will be. >> i was just going to say wettest months on record, wettest 18 months on record, guaranteed hosepipe the guaranteed hosepipe bans in the summer. the summer. yeah, it's always the way. good to see summer. yeah, it's always the way.this good to see summer. yeah, it's always the way.this morning.|ood to see summer. yeah, it's always the way.this morning. thankssee summer. yeah, it's always the way.this morning. thanks very you this morning. thanks very much indeed. thank you. why is it all anneliese it that we all anneliese hosepipe bans? it that we all anneliese hos because ns? don't have it that we all anneliese hosbecause ns? don't have any >> because we don't have any reservoirs this country. well reservoirs in this country. well that's reservoirs in this country. well tha you haven't built any. how >> you haven't built any. how long is it since we built reservoir? >> two years. >> two years. >> oh, and i know that you that off the top of your head. we talk about it quite a lot, don't we? so remember these we? so just remember these things, so since i've been things, yeah. so since i've been born than they born longer than that, they haven't in haven't built a reservoir in this country. >>

w- this country. >> in, haven't >> don't rub it in, haven't built a reservoir in this country. that's why we have hosepipe bans time. and hosepipe bans all the time. and we increasing population. >> we definitely to >> yeah, we definitely need to build reservoirs, build some more reservoirs, please. would be nice for please. that would be nice for all this blooming water go all this blooming water to go for kick. for a kick. >> there's shortage of water, >> there's no shortage of water, is well, getting to it, is there? well, getting to it, getting to is the problem. getting to it is the problem. >> aquifers are >> our aquifers are full. >> our aquifers are full. >> yes. there go. >> oh yes. there you go. >> oh yes. there you go. >> you know all the good words. >> you know all the good words. >> aquifer. >> aquifer. >> yes. >> yes. >> oh, yes, i've been doing >> oh, yes, yes, i've been doing this a while. >> you know what's a good >> do you know what's a good word it comes to all this word when it comes to all this sort of thing? you know, when it's quite dry and then it it's been, quite dry and then it suddenly and you go suddenly rains and you go outside smell. outside and you get that smell. >> petrichor. outside and you get that smell. >> pet right. outside and you get that smell. >> pet right . >> all right. >> all right. >> honestly, no point me being here. >> i know i just know all the good words. >> i do know all the good words. where did you get petrol? how did you know about petrichor? i thought i being, like, thought i was being, like, clever that. clever with that. >> no, actually just very clever. >> so. no, no, no. who knew? i think you might have even told me that one before. >> and i've just held on to it like a sponge. >> oh, are you, as you know.

>>— >> oh, are you, as you know. >> yeah. the other day, actually, you were teaching me words. exactly what we're words. that's exactly what we're doing this very show. doing on this very show. >> yes, we were. >>— >> yes, we were. >> yeah. what you teach me? >> yeah. what did you teach me? >> yeah. what did you teach me? >> the words? >> what were the two words? >> what were the two words? >> acquiesce. >> acquiesce. >> was something else. >> and there was something else. >> and there was something else. >> there was another one as well. but anyway, we there are some in your some serious gaps in your knowledge with words. >> you do petrichor, >> but you do know petrichor, which we will never use on. >> so enough. >> exactly. so enough. thank you. my knowledge. gaps you. gaps in my knowledge. gaps in knowledge. in your knowledge. >> of gaps in my >> oh, lots of gaps in my knowledge. that's i knowledge. yeah. that's true. i don't know a noun or a verb is. >> a verb is something . >> a verb is something. >> a verb is something. >> one of them's a doing word. but i don't know what all that means. >> an adjective is a descriptive word, my mother. >> a noun is a name. >>— >> a noun is a name. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> my mother has tried to tell a primary school teacher tried. has teach me these for has tried to teach me these for years now, will not go years now, and it will not go in. the reason it won't go in is because i was never taught that as a child at school. are you not? no, no. and the problem that led problems in french that to led problems in french as because we went to as well. because then we went to our french lessons. >> all they that's all >> that's all they that's all they about. >> that's all they that's all the it about. >> that's all they that's all the it was about. >> that's all they that's all the it was all, it. >> that's all they that's all the it was all, well, this is

>> it was all, well, this is a noun this verb. and noun and this is a verb. and this is a french to me. >> and the one is the one that i always remind. >> i'm always reminded of is she. and this. that's a past participle. >> oh, know, and it's just like. >> but we don't know what these are in english. we've never been taught it. and so it will not go into my head. now, as an adult, icannot into my head. now, as an adult, i cannot into my head. i cannot get it into my head. maybe you don't need to know it. you don't know. you just don't need to know. >> get along just fine. >> i did not have a i'll teach you, don't worry. classic education. that way. there you go. >> dowdales comprehensive hasn't done harm. done you any harm. >> you any harm? >> hasn't done you any harm? >> hasn't done you any harm? >> no. look at you. >> no. look at you. >> yeah. all right. 8:15. let's have a look at some of the key stories this morning. have a look at some of the key st0|and:his morning. have a look at some of the key st0|and two �*norning. have a look at some of the key st0|and two former]. have a look at some of the key st0|and two former defence >> and two former defence ministers the has ministers have said the uk has failed to prepare for a failed to prepare for war in a whole nation endeavour. the outgoing armed forces minister, james heappey, revealed the james heappey, revealed in the sunday telegraph that only ministry of defence officials turned up an exercise to turned up to an exercise to prepare for wartime scenarios, which was meant for the whole of government . government. >> a murder investigation has

been launched after a woman was stabbed in bradford city centre yesterday. police called to westgate after reports of an attack by a man who was then seen to flee at west yorkshire. police say the woman was taken to hospital where she later died , and italy's mount etna volcano has been putting on a show this weekend. >> blowing circles into the sicilian sky. the unusual phenomenon occurred as a new crater opened on the summit of europe's largest active volcano. the rings are made of gases and propelled by a circular vent in the volcano. >> i just love the fact we keep saying that smoking is made of gases , as opposed to what i gases, as opposed to what i know, i know, i know you're spelling it out for a very good i know, thank you. >> well, i am just reading what's in front of me.

>> i know she does. >> i know she does. >> she does. it's a disgrace. >> she does. it's a disgrace. >> frankly, it's actually very professional. >> she's very professional. can i say it's been a joy this weekend? >> oh, how's it look? he's being nice to me now. he's told me there's gaps in my knowledge. >> no, it's been really >> yeah. no, it's been really fun. it's been really nice. >> fun, too. i'm a >> i've had fun, too. i'm a slightly delirious. you might be picking up on that. >> day seven. >> she's on day seven. >> she's on day seven. >> day seven of 3 am. >>— >> day seven of 3 am. >> alarms. >> alarms. >> which is not for good the brain. >> it's not good for the soul. >> it's not good for the soul. >> no, but you are all good for the soul. >> oh. thank you. >> oh. thank you. >> and it's been a joy to be here. >> thanks very much indeed, there's a tenner in the post. let's have a look at the weather for you. is ellie. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. storm kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers across the uk through today. those showers, always heaviest in the west and staying particularly

windy in those western areas. parts of northwestern scotland could see gusts of 60 to 70 miles an hour through the afternoon. southeastern parts of england definitely holding on to the best of the sunshine, but it's across western parts of england wales and northern england and wales and northern ireland that ireland and scotland too, that those blustery showers continue. they heavy in they could be quite heavy in places, causing some localised flooding another flooding and it will be another mild temperatures around 16 mild day. temperatures around 16 or but those strong or 17 degrees, but those strong southwest winds taking edge southwest winds taking the edge off temperatures through off those temperatures through sunday evening. showers continue to push their way eastwards , so to push their way eastwards, so turning a little drier across wales central and northern parts of england and the showers across northern ireland and scotland gradually through scotland gradually ease through the to all eyes down the early hours to all eyes down towards though towards the southwest, though cloud increases , there's another towards the southwest, though clouroficreases , there's another towards the southwest, though clourof lownses , there's another towards the southwest, though clourof low pressure re's another towards the southwest, though clourof low pressure pushes ther towards the southwest, though clourof low pressure pushes into area of low pressure pushes into southwestern parts of the uk through monday staying through monday morning, staying mild around mild here. temperatures around ten degrees but a little cooler under the clear skies further north. so for scotland and northern quite a bright northern ireland, quite a bright start the morning, that start to the morning, but that doesn't long. this area of doesn't last long. this area of low pushes its way low pressure pushes its way northwards uk through

northwards across the uk through monday morning, northwards across the uk through monday morning , that rain monday morning, that rain turning heavy turning particularly heavy across england, wales across southwest england, wales and then into northern ireland through afternoon. southeast through the afternoon. southeast england still holding on to a bit of sunshine and with some lighter here it will be lighter winds here it will be feeling little more pleasant. feeling a little more pleasant. temperatures still well above average around or average around 16 or 17. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news . news. news. news. >> now it's our biggest giveaway of the year so far. your chance to win a £10,000 greek cruise for two, which looks very nice , for two, which looks very nice, doesn't it? but that's not it. >> no, it's not because you enjoy your holiday with £10,000 cash in your pocket and a whole host of luxury travel gifts. >> yes, your 2025 holiday could be on us. here's all the details you need to enter. >> you could win our biggest prize giveaway so far. first, there's an incredible £10,000 in tax free cash to spend however you like. plus, courtesy of

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app the beach. no cash. joined the app needed to pay , no phone app needed to pay, no phone reception. so by the time we managed to buy the ticket, we were 20 minutes late and for which we got a £60 fine. i'm a disabled pensioner , i would say disabled pensioner, i would say write to the council. >> surely you don't need to pay the ferry. >> it might be a private company. i complain to a private company. i complain to a private company very recently and it worked . worked. >> no, no. right. >> no, no. right. >> no. in fact, i paid for the parking. i paid for longer than i was there , like about five i was there, like about five hours longer than i was there in the end. but because it took me ages to get on the app and sort it out, and that's caught me out as well before, because you have to download the app, set up a password, rest password, username, all the rest takes minutes. takes you 20 minutes. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> write to the council. alan, and sharon says the only place in country where you have in the country where you have pubuc in the country where you have public transport comes public transport that comes anywhere is anywhere close to worthwhile is london. no london. the rest of us have no choice. we not have the choice. we do not have the pubuc choice. we do not have the public transport to speak of. >> that's true point. it's very true. yeah. >> keep your thoughts coming through that.

through on that. vaiews@gbnews.com. but still to come, meddling come, should we stop meddling with the classics? we'll tell you more in

now a roald dahl spin off has been slammed after celebrity authors using his characters were criticised for discriminate writing against disabilities. >> yes. authors greg james and chris smith have been accused of altruism after ableism. ableism? sorry. after planning to give a character a glass eye to make her look more disgusting . so is her look more disgusting. so is it time to stop meddling with classics, or is this an unnecessary pc brigade strike? >> let's talk to youtuber pearl davis and disability advocate and author v portland. good to see you both this morning, pearl, what do you think about this? is it's a difficult one. you don't want anyone who's got a glass eye to feel particularly

got at, do you? >> well, what i think is ridiculous is we keep seeing them put people in roles simply for having a disability or the colour of their skin, their gendehi colour of their skin, their gender. i think we have a problem in the media when we keep forcing people into storylines of classics. you know, it's one thing if these if people naturally come into storylines, but it's another thing when you are forcing it. i think people are tired of the woke agenda, you know, and you've seen it hit some of the big some of the big places like netflix, where people are just tired of watching it, what do you think , for me, as a disabled you think, for me, as a disabled person, i work with children a lot. isn't it awful that they don't get represented positively? you know, so i work with a lot of people, a lot of children with disability. and yes, you know, you could argue that they are putting it in just for effect. and certainly the fact that they're putting in a glass eye because it's disgusting and vile, that's awful. and it shouldn't be about that. i often say to the people,

i work with, it's who we are and what we do that matters. you know, this is just a fancy package, so we should be using their actions, not what they look like, not their disability to show them as evil. >> so i have a question for you. you said that we need representation in the media. i guess my question is, is why? you know, i have red hair that's less than 1% of the population and to me, i just never cared if i saw someone that looked like me in the media. i cared if the story was good. i cared if the if the movie was a good thing to watch . watch. >> then you are very rare as well as having wonderful red hair, but 11% of children in the uk are disabled . don't they uk are disabled. don't they deserve to be represented in the books? same as children of colour? well, they deserve to be represented. >> that's pushing an adult agenda onto children. when you're kid, you're really you're a kid, you're not really thinking about that stuff. thinking about all that stuff. you like children,

you know, like children, children are naturally innocent. they don't naturally really complain about the media representation. that's an adult issue, but it's not. >> so in my books, the main character has a visible difference, but the visible difference, but the visible difference is not part of the story, because i want everyone to see that we are more alike than we are different. but i've had several children come up to me and go, that's the first time i thought book was about me i thought a book was about me and because the child is disabled. >> what i is point >> what i mean is the point here, pearl, you can't see here, pearl, that you can't see the relevance because you've not been affected by it . whereas if been affected by it. whereas if you if you had had a disability or were, perhaps your sexual preferences weren't represent in the same way or whatever it might be, then, you know, you wouldn't perhaps buy into a love story. you'd never see a love story. you'd never see a love story that represents. no, i don't i don't think you should. >> i don't think you should teach children to be soft and that the world should cater to you. know, i have a lot of

you. you know, i have a lot of empathy. tough empathy. that's a tough situation but, you situation to be in. but, you know, again, my is when know, again, my issue is when they force characters to have disabilities is to have to be a certain race, be a certain certain race, to be a certain gendeh certain race, to be a certain gender, know, simply just to gender, you know, simply just to have the story. you have them in the story. you know, it comes naturally. know, if it comes naturally. that's thing. there's that's one thing. and there's been stories in the been stories and things in the media happens media where it happens naturally. issue is when naturally. but my issue is when it's forced, what do you think of that? >> we shouldn't. people with disabilities or any other minority part of us shouldn't be used to describe the story like paul said, you know, we shouldn't be putting it in just a oh, i don't have representation. i'll just drop a character in. however, we shouldn't be using used as shorthand for certain things. if you look at bond villains say nearly all of them are bald, fat, disabled, or disfigured. so children grow up seeing people that are different to them as evil and we're not. and you say about kindness and empathy, surely i don't i don't i don't see people that are different as

evil who like, you know, we always put these claims out there, but who's saying that? >> nobody. >> nobody. >> so i work with children. as i've said, i talk to children. i work with people with disabilities . and you said disabilities. and you said earlier about showing more kindness and more empathy, surely kind thing we surely the most kind thing we can do is include people to make everyone feel welcome, to help everybody feel represented, to help everybody feel that they're part of the society. excuse me. you've interrupted me twice now. to be here, to be able to be seen, to feel that they're a part of the society. because we all matter. and yes, you know, people are sometimes dropped in this whole thing with the doll stories. they had their place. yes. they're going to get rewritten, but it doesn't need to be rewritten in the same, same way with using disabled characteristics as shorthand . characteristics as shorthand. but it is important that disabled people , everyone, that disabled people, everyone, that everyone gets represented somewhere because we all matter. and that's the thing that m atters. matters. >> i don't think it's kind to

tell people that the world will cater to you forever, because it's setting yourself up for a life of disappointment. so, you know, i guess maybe we have different views on what particularly kind is. >> can i just on that one? is it is part of the problem that and i can see the point you're making pearl. but however , the making pearl. but however, the world has always catered to you because you're, you know, you're you're you're white, you're able bodied and all this, all these things which are considered normal if you like and are represented in the media, therefore you are catered for. so why shouldn't other people be if you if you ask the woke, you know, i've had a super hard life being a woman. >> my oppression is just crazy, you know? no i don't think that's it. i again, i think you are setting people up for failure when you tell them that their whole life, the media and everyone around them will cater to them because you know, life is going to hit you in the face

and is just not going to be and that is just not going to be the case. >> okay, look, we've got a final thought. start with thought. then v if we start with children, we have everyone children, if we have everyone represented in books from a very young age, they're going to grow up knowing that that's normal, that's okay. >> the world will become >> so the world will become kinder . the the world will kinder. the world the world will become accepting because become more accepting because they young that they know from a young age that if we're to everybody, if we're kinder to everybody, the world can only be good. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and i'm not in the business of selling dreams , so. of selling dreams, so. >> well, no. clearly not. no >> oh, well, no. clearly not. no pearl v, good to see you both. thank you very much indeed. if you've got any thoughts on that, do let us know. gb views. at gb news.com. >> still to come, we're going to be speaking to former celtic striker frank mcavennie with aidan

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on gb news. it's been billed as i said to steven just a few moments as the biggest old moments ago, as the biggest old firm clash in 12 years, is that is bit hyperbole firm clash in 12 years, is that is would bit hyperbole firm clash in 12 years, is that is would you bit hyperbole firm clash in 12 years, is that is would you say hyperbole firm clash in 12 years, is that is would you say that'serbole firm clash in 12 years, is that is would you say that's accurate or would you say that's accurate right now? >> well, i think it's the closest that rangers have got so far, many, many years. but, far, and many, many years. but, it's a it's a hard one to call because celtic have went there. they at ibrox before they beat them at ibrox before this season. they beat them at celtic park . but this season. they beat them at celtic park. but this is where so, so far ahead and all of a sudden rangers have caught up since the new manager come in, whether it's celtic drop points or rangers gaining on them, but it's a big one. it's massive, especially here in glasgow as you can imagine. >> what's the atmosphere like up there moment? then frank? there at the moment? then frank? because we've got big because there's we've got big matches down here over matches going on down here over yesterday and today, but a massive light being on shot massive light being shot on shot on game as of today, in the on that game as of today, in the last days, i imagine last few days, i imagine unfortunately everything celtic and here. and rangers up here. >> it's, you know, whether >> so it's, you know, whether it's one side of the of the city or the other, but, it's going to be interesting. it's an interesting one and i believe it's the only game it's on at

12:00. so having lived down in london for long time, i know london for a long time, i know that that's the only one that people go and watch. so i'm hoping i'm really hoping it's a good game and it we're not talking about referees and var and all that come monday. so, i'm hoping it's a good game and everyone can enjoy it and hopefully get a victory. >> and where's the momentum at the moment, frank. because rangers have been in sizzling form in the league. they lost at home to motherwell i believe just a couple of months or few just a couple of months or a few weeks celtic failed to weeks back and celtic failed to take day. but take advantage that day. but celtic the upper hand in celtic have the upper hand in this particular of late, this particular fixture of late, don't they? >> they do, but i mean, >> well, they do, but i mean, i'm going to be honest with you, it's this, this is one of the phrase that, book goes out phrase that, form book goes out the this is nothing to the window, this is nothing to do with with form bits. that's the, the atmosphere. even though there's celtic supporters in there's no celtic supporters in there, at ibrox there, the atmosphere at ibrox will be, will be way hot and, and celtic can, can take it. they've proven they can go there and, and go there and win. and

i'm hoping that they get a result today . that'll be, it'll result today. that'll be, it'll be interesting. >> frank. you you didn't exactly keep your head back in 1987, did you . in that two two draw at you. in that two two draw at ibrox, when i think 3 or 4 of you were sent off that day, graham roberts was, was the man who went in goal, wasn't he, in that two two draw. what's the key, though, to victory? you've really got to keep a cool head on haven't you? on the day, haven't you? >> got to. mean, i'll >> you've got to. i mean, i'll never forget the manager said to me, he said to me, you know, don't involved minutes don't get involved in 14 minutes later off, listen, it later or kicked off, listen, it can, it can a spark can confuse it. and it's really of these it. and it's really one of these situations there's no game situations that there's no game like it. yeah. i don't that you're not really. can you explain why? it's just there's no game like it. i've never played in a game like it. the second game that i played against rangers was a lot better. obviously i had been through the first one and it was great and i just there's not a game like it in the world and next year is going to be different because the fans are

getting back in. they've done it. yeah, i was going to say that frank. >> that's that's going to be crucial next season. but as of today, it's a very one sided partisan crowd, isn't it. >> very one sided of course. and you know, coming going over to ibrox it's, it's going ibrox today and it's, it's going to 48, 50,000 fans against to be 48, 50,000 fans against the 11 boys and green and white. so it'll be interesting . but so it'll be interesting. but celtic have done it. they've doneit celtic have done it. they've done it this season before they went got a result one went there and got a result one nil against them at ibrox and hopefully we can do that again. >> listen frank very much >> listen frank thanks very much indeed joining us this indeed for joining us this morning. i say, reckon morning. as i say, we reckon it's probably biggest old it's probably the biggest old firm in around about 11 or firm game in around about 11 or 12 years. we you enjoy 12 years. so we hope you enjoy it. kick off it. it's a 12:00 kick off steven. it's going to be one steven. and it's going to be one of the most keenly anticipated games of the season. i would have thought because i say, have thought because as i say, there's something riding there's something really riding on this. >> yeah. no, going to be >> yeah. no, it's going to be it's and as well as that, it's well and as well as that, i'll tell you what. there's a lot riding on well. of course lot riding on as well. of course there's man united liverpool game. >> oh can i tell you a >> oh yeah. can i tell you a story about frank though before we move on to.

>> oh yeah. go on. because now that it's gone. >> n that it's gone. >> i know it's >> no. yeah. no i know it's funny. november 85th funny. back in november 85th i think played play off for think he played a play off for scotland down in australia. and he playing west ham at he was playing for west ham at the time. and west said to the time. and west ham said to him, you're coming back him, look, if you're coming back on the friday night heathrow, on the friday night to heathrow, stay because stay where you are because we're at day. he have at qpr next day. he can't have slept, slept. slept, he cannot have slept. that was the days when he'd that was in the days when he'd have go the other side have to go round the other side of the world to play a play off. he stepped plane he stepped off the plane to loftus the winner he stepped off the plane to lof'west the winner he stepped off the plane to lof'west ham the winner he stepped off the plane to lof'west ham united1e winner he stepped off the plane to lof'west ham united with nner he stepped off the plane to lof'west ham united with five for west ham united with five minutes it was minutes left to class. it was that. it was, it was and but yeah. on man united liverpool as i audience i say 100 million tv audience worldwide one. that's i say 100 million tv audience worlditoie one. that's i say 100 million tv audience worldito be one. that's i say 100 million tv audience worldito be absolutely that's i say 100 million tv audience worldito be absolutely enormous going to be absolutely enormous though. saying though. everyone's saying yeah, it's for it's a massive game for liverpool. but i liverpool. yeah it is, but i think it's just as big for manchester have to manchester united. they have to lay for next lay down a marker for next season that manager erik ten season and that manager erik ten hag impress owners. hag has to impress the owners. they're building hag has to impress the owners. thejthey're building hag has to impress the owners. thejthey're moving ing hag has to impress the owners. thejthey're moving and shaking. >> aidan's been em—l >> okay. aidan's been great to see morning. see you this morning. absolutely. very much absolutely. thank you very much indeed. with very shortly. >> do stay with us very shortly. emma andy jones will emma woolf and andy jones will be the biggest emma woolf and andy jones will be in the biggest emma woolf and andy jones will be in the the biggest emma woolf and andy jones will be in the sunday biggest emma woolf and andy jones will

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time to see what's in the papers this morning. with the journalist andy jones. and the author emma wolf. good morning to you both. good morning, i start with something which is a bit grim, actually, in the sunday express. emma. conviction rate rates for rape down now at 3. >> yeah. 3.- >> yeah. i 3.— >> yeah. i mean, 3. >> yeah. i mean, we've known for years that we've got a major problem with rape conviction and sort of prosecution in this country. a major review was launched in 2020, but it seems to have very had very little effect , in 2023, 67,000, sorry, effect, in 2023, 67,000, sorry, 68,000 rapes. and only 2000 of those led to convictions . those led to convictions. obviously, the problem is partly to do with court backlog . you to do with court backlog. you know, the endless evidence that you need, the fact that some police forces are not prioritising this, but also i think it's to do with the sort of lack of trust and confidence

in the police, especially amongst women in recent years. you when you when you find you know, when you when you find out that officers have been some rogue officers have been kind of sharing sending things sharing things, sending things around whatsapp as a woman around on whatsapp as a woman coming forward, talking about a sexual a rape puts sexual assault or a rape puts you in a very vulnerable position. so i think whole position. so i think the whole the whole landscape around rape and the process of and the whole the process of going through the reporting, the fact that for years, you know, many, victims just many, many victims are just waiting get any kind of waiting years to get any kind of action. so you're living with a kind of traumatic experience that's under court review that isn't going anywhere. >> balance this out? >> how do you balance this out? because what always worries me about i know about stories like this, i know you think this is perverse. it's looking at it from the wrong angle. is that the minute you say only 3% have got convictions , assumption , then there's an assumption that 97, i know, and obviously that's not true. no, because not every every valid. but every every claim is valid. but you expect you can't you would expect you can't expect 97% of people who claim they've been raped and making it up, because that's ridiculous. >> and they really wouldn't go

through . it's not a it's not through. it's not a it's not a process that you would welcome. and you're absolutely right. it doesn't mean are just doesn't mean that 97% are just being i think being thrown out. but i think that would expect to see that we would expect to see swifter action, more sensitive deaung swifter action, more sensitive dealing with this , not getting dealing with this, not getting stuck in years of court backlog. but then everything is getting stuck and also cases get stuck in and also cases get cancelled or moved. stuck in and also cases get canyoued or moved. stuck in and also cases get canyou build�*noved. stuck in and also cases get canyou build yourself up to >> you build yourself up to deliver evidence. both the accused the victim and it accused and the victim and it gets moved, it gets cancelled and you're waiting 18 months, two years and you can understand why people then of why people then you hear of people cases, people dropping the cases, don't you? people dropping the cases, don't youyou understand that >> you can understand that they've just had enough. >> it's a very tricky. these >> and it's a very tricky. these kinds crimes are very tricky kinds of crimes are very tricky because isn't always because there isn't always evidence, it's, evidence, especially if it's, you a few you know, if you'd waited a few weeks you've waited a month weeks or you've waited a month or something to terms or something to come to terms with it and then try and report it. and think response it. and i think the response that women, women, but all victims alleged are victims or alleged victims are getting very difficult. andy, getting is very difficult. andy, let's take a look at the sun on sunday shall we. and this is david lammy. he slammed labour colleagues have suggested they drop from their leaflets. >> yes. so unnamed. and it's a

good job they are unnamed in my opinion. unnamed mps have been suggesting labour get rid of the union jack on their campaigning leaflets. it's apparently doesn't down very well doesn't go down very well in certain areas. areas certain areas. certain areas they don't having the they don't like having the british on these leaflets. british flag on these leaflets. david has said is david lammy has said this is disgraceful. come out and disgraceful. he has come out and said he's immensely proud said that he's immensely proud to have the union jack, and it's absolutely imperative that it appears on all of their leaflet leaflets. he talks quite interestingly about how the union jack means so much to him. watching daley thompson, linford christie,black man, seeing black as as a black man, seeing black britons carry it to great success. it made him feel part of a union. that was it was a unifying factor. i find it really shameful that these unnamed mps are campaigning in this way. i find it really if how can you not have the flag of the union which you're seeking to represent in government, not even feature on your campaigning. be embarrassed to use it. yeah, yeah. and to actively campaign against using it, i find disgraceful. we really have to reclaim our flags

from, you know, the sort of far right groups . i really feel like right groups. i really feel like that they should be seen more in public, and they certainly should be on campaign literature for a party that wants to govern. >> it's just the weirdest thing that if you are patriotic, there is a good proportion of the of the population who assume you're racist. >> yeah. which is so perverse. really, really dislike that i don't get as worked up about the union jack as the union flag. sorry, as andy clearly is , about sorry, as andy clearly is, about nike changing the colours or whoever, whichever sports brand, you know, messing with the colours and things like that, it's quite a nice flag and i think people should be able to fly it, but i don't. it shouldn't, certainly shouldn't be seen as a as a racist symbol shouldn't, certainly shouldn't be see don't as a racist symbol shouldn't, certainly shouldn't be see don't geta racist symbol shouldn't, certainly shouldn't be see don't get this:ist symbol shouldn't, certainly shouldn't be see don't get this in symbol shouldn't, certainly shouldn't be see don't get this in otherol or you don't get this in other countries, you don't go to sweden people are you see sweden and people are you see the swedish everywhere. the swedish flag everywhere. >> so i think that's >> yeah. and so i think that's positive. having positive. i think having national identity really, national identity is really, really important of all our multiphased multi cultures. multiphased and multi cultures. i to have a flag

i think we have to have a flag and an idea of britishness that we're united behind. >> walking the dog the >> i was walking the dog the other what a house. and other day and what a house. and it had, the tricolour flying outside . and i was a bit miffed outside. and i was a bit miffed at that because i just thought, why? what i wouldn't if i was living in a foreign country , i living in a foreign country, i wouldn't fly that. that's just a bit disrespectful. >> and i think it is one of these.is >> and i think it is one of these. is it sweden or somewhere where you're not a denmark? i think you're not allowed to display any other flag in public places the danish places except for the danish flags. will know which places except for the danish flag it will know which places except for the danish flag it is will know which places except for the danish flag it is and will know which places except for the danish flag it is and i will know which places except for the danish flag it is and i probablyyw which places except for the danish flag it is and i probably got'hich one it is and i probably got that but there is that wrong. but there is a european country where you're not. >> it happens. yeah, yeah. >> emma, should we take a look at, boris johnson and his wife, carrie johnson? >> advice how to save a >> their advice on how to save a marriage keep the romance marriage or keep the romance alive? >> yeah, well, if you want to take sure we take advice, i'm not sure we want take advice, necessarily want to take advice, necessarily from johnson from carrie and boris johnson and samantha and or david and samantha cameron. but all do it. cameron. but they all do it. they date nights and they do date nights and apparently this is way to apparently this is the way to preserve save your marriage. preserve or save your marriage. so it's good advice ellie, so it's good advice for ellie, especially if have children. especially if you have children. >> i'd take advice off david >> i'd i'd take advice off david and cameron. yeah,

and samantha cameron. yeah, i don't i'd take. and don't know if i'd take. and i hate to say it, boris, i wouldn't relationship wouldn't take relationship advice. boris johnson well. >> apparently couples who regularly make time. i mean, it's kind of obvious this couples who make time for each other, couples who a break other, couples who get a break from the chaos of children, from all the chaos of children, couples go for or couples who go out for dinner or go or go to the go to the movies or go to the theatre or something, who spend time together once a week were happier their relationship . happier in their relationship. but because but surely that's because they're to they're making time to prioritise other. they're prioritise each other. they're getting a break from getting a bit of a break from whatever it home, and whatever it is at home, and they're having a nice time together. yeah. they would together. yeah. yes, they would be happier. >> . date nights and also >> yeah. date nights and also any, any even just a few. even if you can't to in if you can't afford to go out in this economy few hours where this economy a few hours where you the use your phone you ban the use of your phone and actually you converse with each other out walk, go each other out for a walk, go out for a walk. i feel like if you're in a relationship where you're in a relationship where you work from or you see you work from home or you see each other a lot, going out for dinner and then being set up as each can each other and talking can actually end up talking actually be, you end up talking about the problems you've about all the problems you've got and it's not got at home, and it's not romantic it's stressful, but romantic and it's stressful, but

actually and actually just going out and doing where out doing something where you're out and walking, even watching and about walking, even watching and about walking, even watching a and it gives you a movie, and it gives you something about something to talk about afterwards. that can be afterwards. i think that can be quite of headspace quite a bit of headspace as well. >> intentional? enjoyable, yeah. the you've made time the fact that you've made time for other, you've time for each other, you've made time that the relationship that you say the relationship matters. we're going to do something, it is. something, whatever it is. >> really >> yeah, i think it's really important have that, important just to have that, mind never had the mind you, i'd never had the whole night was, whole date night thing was, i never! whole date night thing was, i never i never knew really much about that. but now we have date. >> but also, i think it encourages people to spruce themselves up a bit. you know what put on a nice dress what i mean? put on a nice dress rather slobbing the rather than slobbing around the house, home house, working from home together. yeah, of being together. yeah, kind of being each husband. each other's husband. >> nice just to have >> it's just nice just to have that couple of hours of just going, we haven't kids, going, oh, we haven't got kids, obviously, you know, leave obviously, but, you know, leave the the cat the dog and the cat and everything well, everything else and well, the dog takes of work and it's dog takes a lot of work and it's just us. yeah but my big sister does that with her husband and she talk about the children. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> you know, you don't really escape it. so >> yeah, now, what's going >> no. yeah, now, what's going on homes under the hammer? on with homes under the hammer? >> what is going on in

>> well, what is it going on in homes in i thought it homes in hammer? i thought it was a genteel, easy was quite a genteel, easy program. a lot happened, but program. not a lot happened, but presenter dion has said presenter dion dublin has said that a lot of things that there are a lot of things that there are a lot of things that happen when they're going to auction properties, that happen when they're going to of auction properties, that happen when they're going to of whichn properties, that happen when they're going to of which are operties, that happen when they're going to of which are inerties, that happen when they're going to of which are in states of many of which are in states of various disrepair, including finding illicit marijuana farms, he into he said. these walked into different properties and smelled the strong smell of cannabis, forcing them to be unable to film in those rooms. you sort of think if you got a film, bbc film crew coming round, you deal with the cannabis plants you think you would think air out the rooms a bit, wouldn't you? well, yeah . well, yeah. >> so because we don't forget, these are meant to be these, these are meant to be these, these are meant to be these, these are filmed as as, homes up for auction . and look at this for auction. and look at this home, you know, let's see who's going to buy it. but of course, they only go and film it after someone's bought it. yeah jigsaw it together. slightly different. >> never this >> i've never seen this programme. so they know. >> know who owns it. >> so they know who owns it. >> so they know who owns it. >> it all auction homes? >> is it all auction homes? >> is it all auction homes? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> are they all in a state of disrepair or are they quite well? to an extent, yeah, usually.

>> then maybe that's why they've got the smell of. >> yeah, they're growing bit >> yeah, they're growing a bit of of marijuana to of growing a bit of marijuana to try get some extra money try and get some extra money because the house is in such disrepair. but don't disrepair. yeah, but we don't condone that. >> no, we do not condone that. >> no, we do not condone that. >> don't. did the >> don't. i did enjoy the headune >> don't. i did enjoy the headline which is headline of this piece which is hash attic. hash in the attic. >> yes, yes , beat me to it. >> yes, yes, beat me to it. >>— >> yes, yes, beat me to it. >> i like that very much, but it's the wrong show . that's it's the wrong show. that's a different show. >> come on, hash in the >> oh, come on, hash in the attic is a good hash in the attic. >> that was quite good. >> that was quite good. >> it is a good. it is a good one. but, just angela rippon do cash the attic, though. cash in the attic, though. i think does not a cash in. think angela does not a cash in. >> i'm at work when this is all going on. >> oh, it. >> oh, it. >> which ones are being home from school? was sick. >> which ones are being home fronreally?l? was sick. >> which ones are being home fron really? yeah. was sick. >> which ones are being home fron really? yeah. and nas sick. >> which ones are being home fron really? yeah. and it s sick. >> which ones are being home fron really? yeah. and it just k. oh, really? yeah. and it just made feel better watching the made me feel better watching the transformation. oh, right. used to i'd. to hope i'd. >> i always get terribly jealous when i that of, you when i see that kind of, you know, place in the sun. know, a place in the sun. >> all of that. you think, oh, i could just buy little could just buy a little villa, you always. they could just buy a little villa, you cost always. they could just buy a little villa, you cost about always. they could just buy a little villa, you cost about £10,000.hey could just buy a little villa, you cost about £10,000. yeah. always cost about £10,000. yeah. goodbye there. goodbye little villa there. >> wouldn't that be lovely? >> wouldn't that be lovely? >> you start to dream one day.

>> you start to dream one day. >> right thanks both. >> one day. right thanks both. been this been great to see you this morning. >> w- e very much. let's >> thank you very much. let's take a look at the weather now with ellie. take a look at the weather now witilooks. things are heating >> looks like things are heating up. boilers sponsors of up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. >> storm kathleen continues to bnng >> storm kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers across the uk through today. those showers, always heaviest in the west and staying particularly windy in those western areas. parts of northwestern scotland could see gusts of 60 to 70 miles. an hour through the afternoon. south eastern of england eastern parts of england definitely holding on to the best of the sunshine, but it's across western parts england across western parts of england and wales and northern ireland and wales and northern ireland and scotland that those and scotland too, that those blustery they blustery showers continue. they could heavy places, could be quite heavy in places, causing localised flooding could be quite heavy in places, causitg localised flooding could be quite heavy in places, causit will localised flooding could be quite heavy in places, causit will be localised flooding could be quite heavy in places, causit will be anotherd flooding could be quite heavy in places, causit will be another mildyding could be quite heavy in places, causit will be another mild day. and it will be another mild day. temperatures around 16 or 17 degrees, but those strong southwesterly the southwesterly winds taking the edge off those temperatures through sunday evening. showers continue to push their way eastwards, so turning a little dner eastwards, so turning a little drier across wales central and northern england and northern parts of england and

the showers across northern ireland gradually ireland and scotland gradually ease early hours to ease through the early hours to all eyes down towards the southwest, cloud southwest, though cloud increases as another area of low pressure into pressure pushes into southwestern parts of the uk through monday morning. staying mild temperatures around through monday morning. staying milydegrees emperatures around through monday morning. staying milydegrees empa'atures around through monday morning. staying milydegrees empa little; around through monday morning. staying milydegrees empa little coolerd ten degrees but a little cooler under the clear skies further north. so for scotland and northern ireland, quite a bright start the morning, but that start to the morning, but that doesn't long. this of doesn't last long. this area of low pressure its way low pressure pushes its way northwards the uk through northwards across the uk through monday morning. rain monday morning. that rain turning particularly heavy across wales across southwest england, wales and into northern ireland and then into northern ireland through the afternoon. southeast england, holding on to england, still holding on to a bit of sunshine and with some lighter winds here it will be feeling a little more pleasant. temperatures well above temperatures still well above average, or 17. average, around 16 or 17. >> in a brighter outlook, with boxt solar for sponsors of weather on

very good morning to you. 9:00 sunday, the 7th of april. today. it's six months since the hamas attack on israel. rishi sunak is calling for an end to the war in gaza. >> meanwhile, in israel, the anniversary is being marked by protests against benjamin netanyahu as israelis demand the release of hostages held by hamas. >> storm kathleen sweeping across parts of the country, still going strong winds today. oddly enough, yesterday it was the warmest day of the year, so far , and with scoop now on far, and with scoop now on netflix, we'll be looking at the royal fallout as prince andrew's infamous newsnight interview makes headlines again . makes headlines again. >> from kathleen continues to bnng >> from kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers through today. join me later for the full forecast with all the details. >> good morning to you. i'm stephen dixon and i'm ellie costello, and this is breakfast

on . gb news. on. gb news. parking charges. driving you mad because there's a piece in the papers this morning saying that councils just putting up the parking to fill their coffers , which fill their coffers, which they're not meant to do. mind you, it's, otisfield. uttlesford. there you go. do you know uttlesford? >> it's my neck of the woods, isn't it, in essex. >> essex. mary's there, she says uttlesford council has raised its charges by 100. i mean that's ridiculous . it's a lot. that's ridiculous. it's a lot. and mind you, there's a hospital issue. my sister geoff says my sister is getting cancer treatment in central bristol . treatment in central bristol. the parking costs £7 a time. if you can find a place. and because of the clean air charge , because of the clean air charge, if you go by taxi, which is four miles, it's £25 each way . so

miles, it's £25 each way. so £50, i mean, it's like it's ridiculous . ridiculous. >> i mean, hospital charges. there's a whole other separate issue, isn't it? i mean, it's an absolute scandal, especially if you're receiving long term treatment, something like cancer. >> canceh >>i canceh >> i mean, if you work >> i mean, well, if you work there, you don't get it for free. >> if you work there. doctors have to factor that in as well, almost impossible, it's really, really difficult. and on on what almost impossible, it's really, reallywas icult. and on on what almost impossible, it's really, reallywas saying,1d on on what almost impossible, it's really, reallywas saying, i! on on what almost impossible, it's really, reallywas saying, i oftenn what almost impossible, it's really, reallywas saying, i often think, mary was saying, i often think, what mean for the what does this mean for the businesses? coffee shops, businesses? the coffee shops, you small businesses you know, the small businesses that rely on people that actually rely on people coming town centre and coming into the town centre and parking because people just won't pay it? >> no . and why should you >> no, no. and why should you and why should you? it's. it's a it's a disgrace , actually. you it's a disgrace, actually. you want to if they had any sense these councils would take a hit for a short to reduce for a short time to reduce parking charges, and everyone would be like, oh, it's so cheap to go , let's. and they go, yeah, to go, let's. and they go, yeah, you get, you get more of a turn through. yeah. >> and you say you meet your friends for a coffee, go for a shop. >> local shops are do well. you probably get more cars. you probably get more cars. you probably make more money on the

parking. it parking. if you charge less, it makes difference, doesn't it? makes a difference, doesn't it? >> go to places if >> i won't go to places if i know the parking is a nightmare. yeah. makes a difference. yeah we be in charge, i we should just be in charge, i think, stephen, should be. we think, stephen, we should be. we should left in charge. should be left in charge. >> shouldn't be any. we >> we shouldn't be any. we should be. mind you, i wouldn't want a politician. should be. mind you, i wouldn't warno, a politician. >> no, no. >> no, no. >> can imagine? mean, you >> can you imagine? i mean, you can't right for doing wrong. can't do right for doing wrong. it doesn't who you it doesn't matter who who you think you. half the think supports you. half the country's you. it'sjust country's against you. it's just awful. it's it's much awful. no, it's much. it's much easier to sit the middle, i easier to sit in the middle, i think. now we're going to think. yeah, now we're going to talk with camilla talk politics with camilla tominey, couple of tominey, in just a couple of minutes ahead her show at minutes ahead of her show at 930. i just want to tell you 930. but i just want to tell you about the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire somewhere. i really want to go, my brother in law's named in there, and we really want to go and see the wall with his name on it. it's got all different segments for different, different battles and wars that they've quite they've been, so it's quite something. it's started something. but it's now started fundraising to try to raise £45,000 because it needs to restore the shot at dawn memorial.

>> yeah, some world war one, hundreds of servicemen were court martialled and killed for crimes such as desertion and cowardice. our west midlands reporter jack carson has the story sarah carter. >> in world war i, 309 soldiers from britain and the commonwealth were shot at dawn, the majority killed for the likes of desertion , cowardice likes of desertion, cowardice and sleeping at post. appearing at their court martial with no real opportunity for defence, these men were told they had brought shame on their country and would be held in the highest disregard to discourage anyone else from doing the same. today it's widely recognised that many of the soldiers were likely suffering post—traumatic suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. in 2001, the shot dawn memorial was shot at dawn memorial was unveiled at the national memorial arboretum as a way to remember the hundreds who had been killed. now, more than 20 years on, the arboretum has launched a fundraising campaign to the preservation of to ensure the preservation of the mark ellis is the the site. mark ellis is the national memorial arboretum lead. >> it's a really important

memorial here at the arboretum, a must see for very many of our visitors. so millions of pairs of feet of have walked round it and looked at it, but it's also in an area of site that gets a lot of flooding, particularly in recent times. we need to raise around £45,000 to renovate and restore the memorial, and to make sure that we can look after it for generations to come. the posts need replacing, the ground needs , relaying and redoing in needs, relaying and redoing in front of the statue are six conifer trees to represent the firing squad, aiming for the target around the statue's neck. >> andy dickerman is the sculptor behind the piece, obviously very young looking , obviously very young looking, the disc around his neck is actually a target . they used to actually a target. they used to either pin a piece of paper to them or have some sort of target for the firing squad to aim at, so it was over the top of the heart, you see that? it's got no buttons, his epaulettes fallen from his shoulder part of the court martial would have been dishonourable. discharge so they'd been stripped of rank and

insignia, his feet attracting this block. it's kind of a metaphor for the fact that he's trapped in a situation that he can't extricate himself from , can't extricate himself from, and then, obviously blindfolded, hands tied behind his back. >> the memorial sits on the eastern edge of the arboretum site, where it's the first to be touched by the sun's rays . at touched by the sun's rays. at dawn on the 7th of november, 2006, the british government agreed to give a posthumous pardon to those executed for varying military offences in the first world war, one of those soldiers was 17 year old herbert burdon. he was part of the first battalion, northumberland fusiliers , and at 16 he had lied fusiliers, and at 16 he had lied that he was two years older, so he could fight in the war. ten months later he was court martialled after leaving his post, reportedly to comfort a bereaved friend stationed nearby. the officers considering burdon's case, heard his unit had been issued orders to make for the front. just before he went missing, private burdon faced the firing squad on the 21st of july 1915. at 17, he was

still too young to even officially be in his regiment. work begins on the memorial in early may, and, with the help of pubuc early may, and, with the help of public donations, the arboretum hopes the memories of those shot at dawn can live on for decades to come. jack carson gb news, staffordshire . staffordshire. >> well, look, if that doesn't strike you, then i don't know what's wrong with you. really? what an awful thing that happened back then. and it's quite right that we are remembering and commemorating those men and boys involved in that. so if you want to help restore that memorial , that. so if you want to help restore that memorial, you can go to justgiving.com slash campaign . slash shot at dawn . campaign. slash shot at dawn. >> now our top story here on breakfast. we've been discussing the six month anniversary of the hamas attack on october the 7th. well, joining now joining us now ahead of her program at 930 is camilla tominey. and i'm sure this is something you're going to be discussing on your program

this morning. camilla >> well, spring has sprung in westminster despite storm kathleen, which is why i'm in daffodil yellow this morning for another fan packed 90 minutes of punchy politics, we're going to be speaking the deputy prime be speaking to the deputy prime minister, oliver dowden. this is going really interesting going to be a really interesting interview because, as ever, the sunday dominated sunday papers are dominated with stories about the tories misery. really, report to suggest really, even a report to suggest that rishi sunak is losing faith in his own ability to keep power , and that he's looking forward to the future and thinking about what might size up in what job he might size up in silicon valley. come post general election woes. so we'll ask oliver about that. ask oliver dowden about that. also of course, the row unfolding within the tory party about response to israel about the response to israel should arms sales be banned. it's interesting to see that the foreign secretary, david cameron, ruled that out cameron, hasn't ruled that out yet. some people think that his stance is a little bit shaky on israeli support. in fact, boris johnson's been very critical of david cameron his own mail david cameron in his own mail column , suggesting that the column, suggesting that the foreign secretary is taking too

many positions this issue. so many positions on this issue. so are we speaking to oliver dowden about bad poll ratings about that and bad poll ratings once for the tories, with once again for the tories, with the fast the may elections fast approaching, looks like it's going to be a very difficult may for the prime minister. i'll also speaking to tobias also be speaking to tobias ellwood. interested in ellwood. i'd be interested in his not on israel and his take not just on israel and ukraine, also the remarks ukraine, but also the remarks made sir alan duncan during made by sir alan duncan during the about the likes of lord the week about the likes of lord pollock and lord pickles and other supporting peers other israeli supporting peers in the house of lords. and he thinks that they have been pushing an extremist agenda. i'm wondering whether alan duncan might to removed from might need to be removed from the party because of his the tory party because of his comments. also be comments. i'll also be discussing, course, the honey discussing, of course, the honey trap that continues trap scandal that continues should remain as should william wragg remain as the vice chairman of the 1922 backbench committee when he's been giving away the private telephone numbers of some of his colleagues to what appear to be rogue agents. i'm also going to be speaking to julie bindel. you'll have noticed, guys, that the trans story is once again in the trans story is once again in the newspapers. the telegraph had interesting expose had a very interesting expose dunng had a very interesting expose during week, suggesting that

during the week, suggesting that primary including primary schools, including church of england primary schools, ignoring the schools, are ignoring the government's trans guidance and that teachers are affirming pupils as young as ten and nine who want to change gender without telling their parents. what's the point of the trans guidance if that's the case? juue guidance if that's the case? julie bindel has been a very vocal feminist on this issue and a key supporter of jk rowling. i'll also like to discuss with her the hate crime law in scotland, which is causing a lot of consternation consternation for humza yousaf and his party. i'll also be speaking to alexander larman about his book on the royal family. is the royal family in crisis? because of the cancer diagnosis of the king and kate? and of course, we'll from the left. i'm we'll hear from the left. i'm going be speaking to tony going to be speaking to tony blair's former political secretary, mctiernan, secretary, john mctiernan, to ask whether rayner ask him whether angela rayner still has a role to play in the party in the future. she's once again in a storm over the second home front page of the mail on sunday, saying she's lied sunday, saying that she's lied about back in about where she lived back in the should she deputy

the day. should she be deputy prime minister? should the time come? and more to come come? all that and more to come guys at 930. >> okay, thanks much, >> okay, thanks so much, camilla. i'm not going to say it i >> -- >> i'm not going to say it. what are you going? you all know what i'm thinking. you all know what i'm thinking. you all know what i'm thinking. you all know what i'm thinking. anyway, it's our biggest giveaway of the year so far. you could win a £10,000 far. and you could win a £10,000 greek cruise for two and a whole lot cash . lot of cash. >> yes, holiday cash, £10,000 worth and a whole host of luxury travel gifts too. so your 2025 houday travel gifts too. so your 2025 holiday could be on us. here's all the details you need to enter. >> you could win our biggest prize giveaway so far. first, there's an incredible £10,000 in tax free cash to spend however you like. plus, courtesy of variety cruises , a bespoke seven variety cruises, a bespoke seven night small boat cruise for two worth £10,000 with flights, meals, excursions and drinks included. your next holiday could be on us. choose any one of their 2025 greek adventures and find your home at sea. we'll

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the a few times, i have. so the lawn a few times, i have. so he back in that you he comes back in that you wouldn't believe how times wouldn't believe how many times i mop the kitchen floor. i have to mop the kitchen floor. >> i do facetime >> yes, well, when i do facetime you during the week you're you during the week now you're like, off the floor. like, rex off the floor. >> honestly, you know those adverts used to get for flash? i always used to laugh him. oh, always used to laugh at him. oh, flash the would walk in. flash and the dog would walk in. and really, it always flash and really, it was always flash on it, and that is what my floor is like now . when he comes in, is like now. when he comes in, it's just paw paw, paw paw it's just like paw paw, paw paw everywhere. so i have to get there. so now you're in, i have to get mop out constantly. to get the mop out constantly. >> you're constantly mopping. to get the mop out constantly. >> iou're constantly mopping. to get the mop out constantly. >> i ame constantly mopping. to get the mop out constantly. >> i am it's nstantly mopping. to get the mop out constantly. >> i am it's hard|tly mopping. to get the mop out constantly. >> i am it's hard work,opping. to get the mop out constantly. >> i am it's hard work, isn't g. >> i am it's hard work, isn't it? looking after this and the laundry . i it? looking after this and the laundry. i am like a i don't know how to describe it. i'm like a washer woman , on my days off. >> yeah. you're a good housewife, aren't you? >> i am, i am sort of a housewife in the week. yeah, yeah. very good. anyway, keeps everyone happy. >> that's right. he's more like a horse at this stage, isn't he? huge. >> should get him shod, look, we've got more to come for you.

including, have seen scoop including, have you seen scoop on what is she? last on netflix? what is she? last night, , yeah. night, actually, yeah. >> i'm glad you did. so we can compare notes. >> we can compare notes. you liked and. yes and no. sort liked it and. yes and no. sort of yes or

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cross parts of the northwest and southwest of england, northern ireland, scotland and wales . ireland, scotland and wales. >> but it's not just the strong winds because yesterday , winds because yesterday, slightly weirdly, was also the warmest day of the year so far. >> well, earlier we spoke to meteorologist john kettley queen, certainly creating a few problems in the north—west of the country in particular. >> it's blowing everywhere and it's still blowing pretty strongly this morning as well. i'm sure there are a few trampolines being blown over, a few fences coming down as few garden fences coming down as well winds are well, because the winds are still fierce, but you still pretty fierce, but you just alluded to the fact that yesterday was the warmest day of the year far . yesterday was the warmest day of the year far. it wasn't the year so far. it wasn't saying an awful it only got saying an awful lot. it only got to degrees or so around about to 21 degrees or so around about thetford anglia. and, thetford in east anglia. and, the temperature for that the record temperature for that particular date, which would be the 6th of april, occurred in 2011 when we got to 23.9 degrees in roughly the same area. so it didn't match that , it was pretty didn't match that, it was pretty warm, but of course, the wind was knocking it on the head to

some degree. it didn't feel that great, actually. if you were in the wind, out of the sunshine, it did feel a little bit on the chilly side despite those higher temperatures. and it certainly wasn't, everywhere. wasn't, 21 degrees everywhere. most got between about 13 most places got between about 13 and 18 degrees, i would say, and there were still some rain about as well. looking at the pictures now, if you're watching on television, you can see how choppy the was yesterday. choppy the sea was yesterday. and it's very much the same today, that today, because that storm kathleen just to the kathleen is only just to the northwest of the hebrides. it's just easing but it's just easing slightly, but it's still over 60 miles an still gusting over 60 miles an hour of the northwest hour in parts of the northwest this morning. >> yeah. are still >> yeah. so people are still going have be careful, going to have to be careful, john, going to start john, when are we going to start to see things getting better? is kathleen be the marking kathleen going to be the marking the of the storm season or the end of the storm season or is there more to come? >> it would be nice to think so, wouldn't certainly wouldn't it? and it certainly should shouldn't it? should be steven, shouldn't it? because the 11th since because this is the 11th since last autumn, i think, and that's an awful of storms in in an awful lot of storms in in less than a year, so we've, we've got fed up of all this. i have to say, there's somebody we've got fed up of all this. i hav otheray, there's somebody we've got fed up of all this. i hav other day here's somebody we've got fed up of all this. i hav other day here' itsomebody we've got fed up of all this. i hav other day here' it was, body we've got fed up of all this. i hav other day here' it was, they the other day said it was, the weather bonkers. well,

weather was bonkers. well, i think is bonkers. absolutely think it is bonkers. absolutely right. it's the best word. but you wouldn't in met you wouldn't find it in the met glossary, been just very glossary, it's been just very unsettled awful long time unsettled for an awful long time , we just can't seem to , and we just can't seem to shake the wind and the rain, shake off the wind and the rain, particularly which particularly the rain, which has been different been incessant in different parts country for parts of the country for the past 18 months we've seen past 18 months now. we've seen the 18 month period on the wettest 18 month period on record, and that goes back to 1836, now we've still got some more wind and rain to come in the next few days. it isn't going to be affecting all parts of country the same time. of the country at the same time. different areas will still different areas will have still some brighter skies. some rather brighter skies. warmer, breaks times, warmer, sunny breaks at times, but is more rain to come but there is more rain to come and as today is and as far as today is concerned, it is very showery. it looks will turn very it looks like it will turn very chilly briefly on tuesday . some chilly briefly on tuesday. some pretty strong winds coming in from northwest on tuesday, from the northwest on tuesday, so temperatures to so temperatures will plunge to about 9 to 12 degrees for most of us, and still blowing a bit of us, and still blowing a bit of a gale around the headlands in the north—west >> that's john kettley speaking to a little bit earlier . to us a little bit earlier. >> i love john kirtley. me too. voice of reason , trusted voice voice of reason, trusted voice from a famous voice as well.

>> you recognise that voice anywhere? >> oh, you would actually. it'll do with it. >> seems like a nice guy. >> seems like a nice guy. >> he always comes across as a really nice fella, doesn't he, smiley. there you go. nice now we watched, scoop last night. >> watched scoop, haven't we? >> watched scoop, haven't we? >> i didn't really want to watch it. >> i know you didn't. you said you weren't going to. >> yeah, but anyway, we did in the end last night, it was interesting because the, the build up. what is, an ordinary thing you do in newsrooms thing that you do in newsrooms into this great drama . and then into this great drama. and then it all a bit of a hoo ha it was all a bit of a hoo ha about that. but i thought it was very interesting because sam mcallister , who's the, the what? mcallister, who's the, the what? you call her guest bookings producer. yeah. who organised the interview ? she was behind the interview? she was behind the interview? she was behind the she's behind scoop . that's the she's behind scoop. that's it's hers, and it's, she's very it's hers, and it's, she's very it's makes newsnight come across very badly. and some of her colleagues in newsnight who don't like it very much and

emily maitlis, the interviewer , emily maitlis, the interviewer, comes across as a cold fish . comes across as a cold fish. >> she does really, doesn't she? of course, this is all about the scoop, which is the infamous prince andrew newsnight scoop, which is the infamous prince anisov newsnight scoop, which is the infamous prince aniso let'svsnight scoop, which is the infamous prince aniso let's getght scoop, which is the infamous prince aniso let's get the interview. so let's get the views, shall we? of charles rae at the royal correspondent who joins us now. good to see you this morning, charles. have you watched it? what did you make of it if you did? >> absolutely. with >> absolutely. and i agree with every word steve has just every word that steve has just said. thought it was said. i thought it was excellent. i thought it was a great programme. i thought the, the, i thought billie piper as sam mcallister was , was superb. sam mcallister was, was superb. and i think it showed the flaws in some bbc people that they are pompous , and you had a situation pompous, and you had a situation where there was a senior producer who was trying to put sam mcallister off, going after that , that interview because he that, that interview because he didn't think that she'd she'd do it . but that's, that's, that's it. but that's, that's, that's not in the journalist playbook . not in the journalist playbook. you always try your best to get

whatever story you're after. and i think it showed, very well . i think it showed, very well. yes, i agree, emily maitlis came across as quite a cold fish. i don't know emily maitlis. i've never i've never met her. so i don't know what she's like. i also have to say there's a there's an amazon programme which is being produced by emily maitlis of the same subject. it's a three parter, so it'll be interesting to how emily interesting to see how emily maitlis comes out of that one and how sam mcallister comes out of that one. >> yes. yeah, would imagine in >> yes. yeah, i would imagine in that maitlis will that one. emily maitlis will come the most come across as one of the most warm, generous and people warm, generous and lovely people you've i'll tell you you've ever known, i'll tell you what mean . but of course, what what i mean. but of course, what it's interesting because the focus on these people really, focus is on these people really, rather than, the prince andrew figure in all of this, i have to say, in terms of performance alone, rufus sewell was remarkable. i know there's i imagine prosthetics involved, but he looked and sounded the part. >> there was a there was a story not so long ago that he had a

prosthetic bottom fitted to, you know, to make him so rounded, but i have to say, i thought he was excellent. i thought he played, prince andrew, very , played, prince andrew, very, very well, i loved i loved the interaction with him and the bbc newsnight people , you know, when newsnight people, you know, when they were trying to set up the interview and he came out with that remarkable quote, i don't know why people are so obsessed about my friendship jeffrey about my friendship with jeffrey epstein. savile a epstein. i knew jimmy savile a lot better. and you just think, oh, why do you this sort of oh, god, why do you this sort of thing? >> oh, charles, i was watching that in a cinema, actually, when it came out and everybody gasped at that point. actually, it was unbelievable. look, charles, i'm afraid we have run out of time with you. i'm so sorry. it's so short. but thank you so much for your thoughts. >> and if you good to see you, charles. >> if you are interested in the back story of that back backstage story of that interview, we do recommend scoop on netflix. let us know on netflix. then let us know what you think, that is it from us we're back. us today. we're back. well, you're weekend. you're back next weekend. yes. so coming next? am i so are you coming up next? am i

probably, yeah. oh, you will be. be honest. camilla is up next. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello. welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. storm kathleen continues to bring some very strong winds and some blustery showers across the uk through today. those showers, always heaviest in the west and staying particularly windy in those western areas. parts northwestern scotland parts of northwestern scotland could see gusts of 60 to 70 miles an hour through the afternoon. southeastern parts of england definitely holding on to the best of the sunshine, but it's across western parts of england northern england and wales and northern ireland that ireland and scotland too, that those blustery showers continue. they quite heavy in they could be quite heavy in places, some localised places, causing some localised flooding and will be another flooding and it will be another mild temperatures around 16 mild day. temperatures around 16 or degrees, those strong or 17 degrees, but those strong southwesterly winds taking the edge those temperatures edge off those temperatures through sunday evening. showers continue to push their way eastwards. so a little eastwards. so turning a little dner eastwards. so turning a little drier wales central and drier across wales central and northern of england,

northern parts of england, and the showers across northern ireland gradually ireland and scotland gradually ease hours to ease through the early hours to all eyes down towards the southwest, cloud southwest, though, cloud increases another area of low increases as another area of low pressure pushes into southwestern of the uk southwestern parts of the uk through monday morning, staying mild temperatures around mild here. temperatures around ten degrees little cooler ten degrees but a little cooler under skies further under the clear skies further north. so for scotland and northern ireland, quite a bright start to the morning, but that doesn't last long. this area of low its way low pressure pushes its way northwards the uk through northwards across the uk through monday morning, that rain turning heavy turning particularly heavy across england, wales across southwest england, wales and then into northern ireland through . southeast through the afternoon. southeast england holding on to england still holding on to a bit of sunshine with some bit of sunshine and with some lighter winds here will be lighter winds here it will be feeling little more pleasant. feeling a little more pleasant. temperatures above temperatures still well above average around 16 17. average around 16 or 17. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on

gb news. >> good morning, and welcome to the camilla tominey show. i'm delighted to be back after a little cheeky easter week. awake in fuerteventura. very nice. it was two, but i have missed quite a lot because it was another busy week in westminster , busy week in westminster, bringing another of bringing another set of headaches government headaches for the government from trap. sexing from the honey trap. sexing affair to blue on blue attacks by sir ian allan duncan. i was going to say sir iain duncan smith, he wouldn't be responsible for on blue. responsible for blue on blue. can sunak the focus can rishi sunak bring the focus back his five point plan? back on his five point plan? i'll be asking deputy prime i'll be asking the deputy prime minister, dowden, his minister, oliver dowden, for his thoughts the turmoil thoughts on all the tory turmoil with the cabinet currently split on and prime on israel and former prime ministers david cameron and bons ministers david cameron and boris poles apart on boris johnson. poles apart on the i'll be asking former the issue, i'll be asking former foreign minister tobias ellwood whether still be whether we should still be selling arms to israel in light of the death this week of three british aid workers in gaza. i'll also be speaking to tony blair's former political secretary, john mctiernan. as the poll suggests, labour the latest poll suggests, labour is win mammoth