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Mortgage holders as its hiked Interest Rates for the 14th consecutive time. Well is this the peak and when will they start to come down . Well find out. Out. And the gb news exclusive, Charlie Peters has been investigating the London Hospital chaplain who used his annual leave to visit taliban leaders in afghanistan. Leaders in afghanistan. So today were asking you what do you think about greenpeace scaling the roof of the Prime Ministers house . What do you make of it . Do let us know. Gb views at cbnnews. Com. But first, lets cbnnews. Com. But first, lets get a news bulletin with Rhiannon Jones. Get a news bulletin with Rhiannon Jones. Thank you, ellie. Good morning. Its 931. Your top stories from the newsroom. Top stories from the newsroom. The private sector is being called on to help clear the nhs backlog and cut record high waiting lists. 13 new Community Diagnostic Centres will be opened across england to carry out hundreds of thousands of scans, checks and tests. Eight of the new facilities will be operated by independent companies, but services will be free to patients. Five will be run by the nhs. The latest figures show waiting lists almost hit 7. 5 million at the end of may. Thats the highest since records began. Liberal democrat mp for Edinburgh West Christine Jardine says the Prime Minister should have acted soonen sooner. Soonen why didnt they do something before they were strikes . Why didnt they do something to support the tens of thousands of staff in the nhs whove been pushed to breaking point by three years of covid waiting lists . All of that at the resource. Was there. It was resource. Was there. It was available to the nhs to use. Why didnt he use it before . Now thatis didnt he use it before . Now that is what annoys me and that, you know, if there is something there that is possible to help people to cut back waiting lists, should have been lists, he should have been looking lists, he should have been loo donald trump , whos been donald trump, whos been accused of trying to overturn the 2020 president ial election result, has pleaded not guilty. Result, has pleaded not guilty. The former us president appeared in court to answer four charges, which include conspiracy to defraud the us. Prosecutors say his actions were an unprecedented effort to undermine the pillars of american democracy. Mr trump described it as a witch hunt to derail his white house campaign. Hes currently the front runner for the 2024 republican president ial nomination. When you look at whats happening , this is a persecution happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america , for this is the america, for this is the persecution of the person thats leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary. And leading biden by a lot. Republican primary. And leading biden by a lot. So if you cant biden by a lot. So if you cant beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. We cant let this happen in america. This happen in america. Five activists involved in a stunt at the Prime Ministers house in North Yorkshire have been released on bail. Four of them who scaled the property and draped black fabric over his home where arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and pubuc of causing criminal damage and public nuisance. Rishi sunak public nuisance. Rishi sunak wasnt home. Hes currently on houday wasnt home. Hes currently on holiday with his family in california. The group was protesting against the Prime Ministers decision to grant new nonh ministers decision to grant new north sea oil and gas licences. North sea oil and gas licences. Us and the mayor of london has announced plans to expand the ulez scrappage scheme. All londoners with a non compliant car will now be able to apply for a grant of up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle critic say the changes are too little or too late. It comes after labour leader sir keir starmer urged sadiq khan to reflect on the ulez expansion following the partys byelection loss in uxbndge partys byelection loss in uxbridge last month. And you can uxbridge last month. And you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews. Com now, though, its back to ellen. Back to ellen. Martin welcome back. The time is 935. You are watching britains newsroom. And today we want to hear from you about your thoughts on greenpeace scaling the roof of the Prime Ministers yorkshire home. Now, nobody was at home at the time as the sunak family are on holiday in the united states. But they did occupy the roof for several hours and greenpeace posted this video on twitter from rishi sunak rooftop. Sunak rooftop. Im on the roof of the Prime Ministers house. Were all here because rishi sunak has opened the door for a new drilling frenzy in the north sea. This will be a disaster for the climate and it wont. Climate and it wont. Well, the greenpeace activists use ladders to get onto rishis roof and then unfurled oil black fabric down the side of the £2 million mansion. Five people were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and public nuisance. They have since been released on pending further released on bail pending further enquiries. Enquiries. What do you make of it . What do you make of it . Martin an martin i think its an absolute outrage. I really think wherever your political alliances you cant be alliances lie, you cant be going to peoples homes, especially when they have kids. And theres been a huge trend of burglars targeting footballers when theyre away. And now we when theyre away. And now we know rishis away. The Prime Minister hes few quid. Minister hes worth a few quid. His worth a few quid. His missus is worth a few quid. Ithink his missus is worth a few quid. I think theyll be bad guys out there thinking. Lets go round rishis it. Theres rishis pad and rob it. Theres going huge security going to be a huge security implication terms implication for this in terms of National Security and his personal security. I think theyre bang out of order. Well, the principle of well, its the principle of it, isnt because i think it, isnt it . Because i think many , most people respect it, isnt it . Because i think marright , most people respect it, isnt it . Because i think marright to , most people respect it, isnt it . Because i think marright to peacefulpeople respect it, isnt it . Because i think marright to peaceful protest respect it, isnt it . Because i think marright to peaceful protest aspect the right to peaceful protest as long as youre not blocking anybody from getting hospital anybody from getting to hospital or roads, Just Stop Oil or blocking roads, Just Stop Oil or blocking roads, Just Stop Oil or whoever the group may be. Greenpeace, they would be allowed to protest outside an office or perhaps even on the street. But its Something Different when is a persons different when it is a persons home, and especially a persons home, and especially a persons home where there are children usually. So thats what doesnt sit right with, i think, many, many people. And we saw before when protesters targeted Jacob Rees Mogg at his home and was shouting at his kids and then another mob went to his somerset abode and vandalised it. I think its a step too far and i think its a step too far and i think its a step too far and i think its a sorry state of the political discourse in this nafion political discourse in this nation that those on the liberal left think the direct homes, the targeting like this is somehow now on the menu. I think its a step way too far. Well, do let us know what you think. Do you think it is step think. Do you think it is a step too do care . I know too far . Do you care . I know that some people that there are some people saying, nobody was in, saying, look, nobody was in, nobody was hurt. Doesnt look nobody was hurt. It doesnt look as been any as though theres been any criminal really criminal damage. Doesnt really matter. Let us know what matter. So do let us know what you vaiews gbnews. Com we you think. Vaiews gbnews. 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Yeah, and its fair to say they didnt like it up him. They certainly didnt. So stay tuned that. They certainly didnt. So staj okay. D that. They certainly didnt. So stajokay. Now that. They certainly didnt. So stajokay. Now further pressure okay. Now further pressure has mortgage has been placed on mortgage holders decision holders following the decision by england to hike by the bank of england to hike interest once again. Is it Interest Rates once again. Is it yet another bid to get inflation under control . But is the 14th consecutive rise in a row . But in a good sign for the Prime Minister, the bank said it expects the government to meet its promise to halve inflation by the end of the year. Well shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has labelled the latest rise in Interest Rates as a hammer blow for working people, which did not need to happen. Well , lets talk about the well, lets talk about the very real human impact of this Interest Rate decision. Were joined now by founder of dads House Charity and foodbank billy mcgranaghan. Really good to see you this morning. Mcgranaghan. Really good to see you this morning. I mcgranaghan. Really good to see you this morning. I mean, how you this morning. I mean, how did you respond to that Interest Rate rise yesterday . Tell us how rate rise yesterday . Tell us how thats going to impact the people that you work with. Well, thats going to impact a dad who is probably a certain dad who is probably gone through family breakdown and is paying a mortgage and is still paying rent. And his new accommodation where weve got one dad whos actually gave up his new accommodation to move into his office because he cant afford to maintain the mortgage in the family home and maintain the rent to the landlord that he just moved in. And hes now using our food bank that the mother doesnt know about, you know, so theres so many different aspects of the Interest Rate that really, really hurts families all over the uk. And the phone calls that we get is pretty incredible. And we get is pretty incredible. And we got six heartbreaking telephone calls yesterday from from dads who are suicide because they genuinely have no idea to what do next. You know, ive got one dad who drives to manchester every second saturday and he cant afford petrol. You know , so its Interest Rates. Know, so its Interest Rates. Its the gas, the electric, you know , the food prices were know, the food prices were seeing everything. And ive never seen anything like it. You know. So i think weve been in recession for such a long time with the families that weve helped in our food bank. But now its hitting the middle classes like never before, you know, so its cascading down where the really, really they find it difficult to reach out and ask for help. And when they come to dads house, its a safe its a safe space for them. But we also help mums as well and families , help mums as well and families, you know, but its something thatis you know, but its something that is hitting everyone hard , that is hitting everyone hard, you know . So. Billy give us an indication if you can. Its a 14 consecutive Interest Rate rise. It feels Interest Rate rise. It feels like an endless cycle of pain since the pandemic. How have you typically seen the demands for your service at dads house increase in terms of the volume of approaches youve had . Well, i mean, weve helped over 60,000 families since lockdown covid we were open seven days a week and weve had to cut that back to five days a week. But within the food bank element, theres also a wellbeing element, you know, because Food Insecurity , many because Food Insecurity, many people are really shy about asking for help. You know , so we asking for help. You know, so we have yoga , we have guitar have yoga, we have guitar lessons that starts on tuesday, a jamming session for dads and kids. Weve got football night. Kids. Weve got football night. So when dads do come into dads house to find out, we have a food bank where they might not know that weve had a food bank and that helps the cost financially. When they do get the kids, you know, at the weekends. And its so important that theres no embarrassment. And we dont believe in a voucher system, you know, and so they come, they have a coffee, have a little chat, get the guitar out, you know, have a wee sing song , guitar out, you know, have a wee sing song, you guitar out, you know, have a wee sing song , you know, guitar out, you know, have a wee sing song, you know, and some dads as i said, theyre in tears, you know, because they dont what to do next, you dont know what to do next, you know, and theres a huge sense of shame, isnt there . Which wrong, it which is wrong, but it exists. Theres a barrier to reaching facilitate shows reaching out to facilitate shows like dads house, how do you break that mould . Because i know for men in particular, you know, you and i have worked together before. Done a great deal before. Weve done a great deal of work around of that male of work around sort of that male pride barrier. You pride as a barrier. How do you help sort of break that down help to sort of break that down and its okay to be and say, look, its okay to be to be weak, its to okay ask for help . Well, are working charity, well, we are working charity, you and were so different you know, and were so different where we have breakfast clubs. You know, we have lunch clubs for mums and dads. So when someone walks into to our office, everything is there, you know, yoga mats are on the floor, you know, the guitars are in, in the corner. The blokes react to yoga mats on the floor and most of them like me doing a downward dog you dont want to see. Honestly, i am absolutely useless. And annabel, she loves it. Shes a yogi , but its it. Shes a yogi, but its something that theres a warmth in dads house, you know, because we have so many different projects, you know, and weve got family law clinics, as i said, football, you know, and that was injured yesterday. So ive done a sir alex moment last night managing and im not a good manager. I want you to pick you up on the point that you made a little bit earlier about it hurting the middle class for the first time and it being like nothing youve seen before. These are men that are coming you who are are coming to you now who are potentially owners and have potentially home owners and have jobs still theyre jobs and still theyre struggling to put food on the table. Well, weve got dads who are wage of maybe 40 to are on on a wage of maybe 40 to 90,000 a year. So the more you earn, the more your expenses are, you know, so no one thinks your marriage is going to break down, you know , so we meet dads who you know, so we meet dads who are absolutely responsive model for the children, for the for their the kids mum, you know, because its not all anger or you know, youve got youve got dads who still love their ex you know , and the friends. Dads who still love their ex you know , and the friends. But pride know, and the friends. But pride kicks in when financially you cant afford things. So a lot of our dads are actually maxed out. They cant use their credit card or debit cards anymore. They just simply dont have it, you know . So we get parents calling us because theyre really concerned about their son, you know, or well get the kids mum calling us because theyre concerned about their former partner. Thats how thats how different we are. Were a family charity. Charity. Yeah. How can people find you if there are people watching and listening today and theyre finding in very finding themselves in very difficult stances . Difficult circum stances . Google dads house just just google dads house and also twitter, instagram. And and also twitter, instagram. And whats really important is that were trying to raise £100,000 and weve managed to raise just under £55,000. So so keep donating, keep coming, keep supporting single dads and families and kids because cause its really important that that family unit Stay Together , you family unit Stay Together, you know, and be a happy family unit i yeah, well, really, really good to see you this morning, billy. Thank you so much for coming. Shining a light really, on the very human impact all on the very human impact on all of tremendous. Of this tremendous. It really hits home, ali. And it really hits home, ali. You i think in our you know how i think in our minds, oh, minds, most people think, oh, food theyre people food banks, theyre for people at of the scale. Home at the bottom of the scale. Home owners, businessmen, fathers , owners, businessmen, fathers, ordinary, trying to keep their Families Together to do the right thing. You know, these Interest Rates have very, very real very impact. So, real and very human impact. So, billy, know, hats to billy, you know, hats off to you, friend , for doing you, my friend, for doing excellent work. Cheers okay. Lets move now to our next lets move on now to our next story. Lets go across the pond now president now because former us President Donald Trump remained defiant yesterday as he pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Yes, hes charged with conspiracy to defraud the us obstruction of an official proceeding and against the rights of citizens, he told reporters that it was merely the persecution of a political opponent. Opponent. Well, thank you very much. This is a very sad day for america. And it was also very sad driving through washington , sad driving through washington, dc and seeing the filth and the decay when you look at whats happening this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. This is the persecution america. This is the persecution of the person thats leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary. And leading biden by a lot. In the republican primary. And leading biden by a lot. So if leading biden by a lot. So if you cant beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. We cant let this happen in america. Thank you very much, america. Thank you very much, everybody. You want defiant till the end . Well, here to unpack it now with us is us political analyst eric hamm, live from washington. Hello to you, eric. And i believe youve been staying up all to us on gb news. All night to join us on gb news. So you for your diligence so thank you for your diligence so defiant. A very sad day for america. If they if they cant america. If they if they cant beat you, they persecute you or they prosecute you. So hes saying the same old thing. Can you just give us a frame work of where were at, how got to where were at, how we got to this place . And where do you think to go . Think this is going to go . Well, this has been two years in the making that donald trump was looking at or staring down the possible barrel of an indictment for what took place on january 6th. That day has arrived and what we saw was a streamlined indictment that host donald trump accountable for obstructing an official proceeding as well as conspiring to do so. Now, donald trump will to do so. Now, donald trump will have to actually go to trial on this issue , too. And we know this issue, too. And we know that there are many people waiting in the wings. And of waiting in the wings. And of course, we saw perhaps some of the most biggest news was Donald Trumps own former Vice President , trumps own former Vice President , mike trumps own former Vice President , mike pence, saying president , mike pence, saying that he believes not only that donald trump is not fit to hold office again, but that he endangered himself. And it looks as pence himself is as though mike pence himself is preparing to be a possible star witness in the trial against donald trump. How much of that do you think, though . I mean, dont forget pence standing forget that pence is standing as an opponent against trump. The judge assigned to this case was appointed by barack obama and the media seem still seem very stacked against donald trump. This doesnt seem to be impacting his popularity. In fact, it seems to be going up. Desantis is going off a cliff and his funding is going up. Will this make any will any of this make any difference . Difference . Not at all. Politically what we see is, in fact, donald trump himself said, you know, he hes hoping for at least one more indictment because that will secure him the nomination for the republican president ial party. And so what were seeing here is donald trump is using these these indictments and these these indictments and these criminal investigate actions as rocket fuel for his candidacy. He he has changed the candidacy. He he has changed the narrative that now he is the victim of a political weaponization, taking place by his opponent, joe biden. And it is working with his base. He is seen as more favourable now than at any point from when he launched his his candidacy. And hes leading the vaunted money race as well. Race as well. I mean, we are in the most astonished watching situation, arent we, eric, where with 2024 is going to see a number of these trials in washington, new york and in florida. And President Trump, President Trump at the same time running a president ial campaign. I mean, president ial campaign. I mean, we could even see him pardoning himself from prison. Himself from prison. Well , here himself from prison. Well, here is where this could get interesting. Donald could get interesting. Donald trump is facing both state crimes as well as federal crimes. And for the federal crimes. And for the federal crimes many believe that if he is elected, he will be able to pardon himself or somehow find a way to get out of those federal crimes. However, if he is found guilty of any of those state crimes, he will have to be held to account for those because there is no federal pardon that will allow him to get away from that. Will allow him to get away from that. So he is will allow him to get away from that. So he is still will allow him to get away from that. So he is still facing will allow him to get away from that. So he is still facing and staring down some very serious legal trouble. And were told that fani willis, the attorney , that fani willis, the attorney, the District Attorney in georgia, is getting closer and closer to a potential indictment. And we have to remember, thats the one investigation where donald trump has attempted at least twice to try to actually remove her from that investigation. And no other investigation. And no other instance has donald trump tried to remove or prosecute her from an investigation into himself. It was very interesting , it was very interesting, eric, as part of trumps speech , he had a bit of a dig at the state of washington dc. The filth, the decay, the broken buildings, the graffiti. See, buildings, the graffiti. See, this is not the place that i left. Its a very sight. This is not the place that i left. Its a very sight. Can left. Its a very sad sight. Can you do a quick fact check . Because you live there . Is that what like . What its actually like . Well , i what its actually like . Well, i have to what its actually like . Well , i have to say, while dc well, i have to say, while dc certainly has its pluses , he was certainly has its pluses, he was not exactly wrong. However, i do not exactly wrong. However, i do believe that where he was travelling through , he may not travelling through, he may not have seen some of the things that he was actually talking about. Really interesting in all of this that joe biden is staying very, very quiet. Very, very quiet. Well, thats i think , par for well, thats i think, par for the course. Joe biden is the president of the united states. We know technically he is he is at the helm of the justice department. And so i think what youre seeing here is joe biden and Many Democrats trying to lay low and stay out of this and let the prosecutors and let the criminal course, the criminal investigation, take its own course. And this is going to be a matter forjuries in course. And this is going to be a matter for juries in these respective jurisdictions to actually weigh whether or not donald trump is guilty or innocent in these crimes that hes been charged with. And eric, one final point, the timing of this, not only is designed he would say, to damage his chances in the primaries, although that doesnt seem to be working. But also, is this a smokescreen run away from the story of hunter biden and his guilty plea and joe bidens involvement in this . So does this have the feeling of a fantastically well timed smokescreen mean no , no, not at smokescreen mean no, no, not at all. In fact , we know that even in fact, we know that even before hunter biden became a story , you know, there was story, you know, there was investigations going on into january 6th. And remember , january 6th. And remember, already more than a thousand people have been not only charged, but found guilty of crimes relating to january 6th as well. And we know , of course, as well. And we know, of course, fani willis, the prosecutor in georgia has been investigating this case even before joe biden officially took the helm of the white house. Okay, eric hammer, thank you very much for joining okay, eric hammer, thank you very much forjoining us live from washington. And again, thank you for staying up throughout the night to be with us news. Excellent us here on gb news. Excellent analysis. Us here on gb news. Excellent anathank you very much. Thank you very much. Absolutely astonishing situation. Is crazy to situation. Its it is crazy to see it from across the pond. I mean, its going to be one heck of a president ial race no matter who think is right or wrong. Who you think is right or wrong. What a pantomime, what a circus going to be for political journalists us, ali. Its journalists like us, ali. Its going be solid. Going to be solid. Gold almost makes our politics look quite normal. Yeah, boring. Calm in comparison. Will have an comparison. You will have an opinion on that. Donald trump opinion on that. Donald trump pleading not guilty to those charges. Do let us know what you think. Is it a witch hunt or is this justice . Do leszno gbviews gbnews. Com lots of you getting in touch though, on greenpeace and im scaling the Prime Ministers roof yesterday. Yeah. And the greenpeace is really divided people as youd expect. Balanced view on gb news. Theres some, some people here support of greenpeace, here in support of greenpeace, including think what including louis. I think what greenpeace has done is very clever. Despite greenpeace has done is very clever. Despite being clever. Despite it being extreme, getting extreme, they are getting exactly the Media Attention they want. Raising awareness want. Its raising awareness about government , what they want. Its raising awareness abo this government, what they want. Its raising awareness abo this week. Zrnment , what they want. Its raising awareness abo this week. And ent , what they want. Its raising awareness abo this week. And as , what they want. Its raising awareness abothis week. And as donald they did this week. And as donald trump is good trump says, any press is good press. Yes simon says rishi is inflicting pain on everyones house. Hes responsible for everybodys well being. Whats wrong with going to his house . Yeah , and heres a really yeah, and heres a really interesting one, michael, whos a former greenpeace activist himself, is saying further to yesterdays incident at the pms home yesterday, can i just say that this action was illegal and therefore result in therefore should result in criminal proceedings really , criminal proceedings really, really interesting. Keep those views coming in on that. Vaiews gbnews. Com but do stay us because a gb news stay with us because a gb news exclusive coming up where an exclusive is coming up where an muslim has been Muslim Chaplain has been photographed meeting with taliban ministers in afghanistan. This is britains newsroom on gb news choose a brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news sponsors of weather on. Gb news morning , alex deakin here with morning, alex deakin here with your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. Some wet and windy weather again returning tonight and tomorrow. Ahead of that, many places today. But places dry and bright today. But not everywhere. We do have a fair bit of cloud around this morning outbreaks morning and some outbreaks of rain parts of rain over northeastern parts of england. And well continue to see showers over Eastern England through heavy ones through the day. Some heavy ones are possible, even the odd are possible, maybe even the odd rumble of thunder. For many, rumble of thunder. But for many, certainly out west, itll be a much drier, much brighter day than weve been used to. And with lighter winds, itll probably warmer probably feel quite a bit warmer as even as well, even though temperatures are still only around actually still around or actually still slightly below average the slightly below average for the time teens, time of year. High teens, low 20s. The winds wont remain 20s. The winds wont remain lighter for longer. However, theyre going to strengthen overnight. And here comes the rain moving into Northern Ireland this evening. Ireland through this evening. Then west wales. Then spreading to west wales. Southwest england and southwest scotland, england. By scotland, northwest england. By the end of the night, the winds really picking up around these western dawn, parts of western coasts by dawn, parts of the east and northern parts of scotland may well stay dry through the night. Actually through the night. And actually northern scotland will generally through the night. And actually northern tomorrow. Will generally through the night. And actually northern tomorrow. But generally through the night. And actually northern tomorrow. But elsewhere stay dry tomorrow. But elsewhere its a bit of a wet and windy while start in places very gusty winds in wales and southwest england , we may well see some england, we may well see some brighter skies here through the afternoon cheer up in afternoon and it may cheer up in Northern Ireland, but were quite rain quite concerned about the rain really up in northern really building up in Northern Ireland as we go through the day. Have a weather day. So we do have a weather warning for that rain day. So we do have a weather warniand for that rain day. So we do have a weather warniand for for that rain day. So we do have a weather warniand for the for that rain day. So we do have a weather warniand for the strength ain day. So we do have a weather warniand for the strength ofi here. And for the strength of the across of wales the wind across parts of wales and southwest england. For more details warnings, details on the weather warnings, see office website. See the met office website. A brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. On. Gb news. Now then, lee anderson here join me on gb news on my new show, the real world, every friday at 7 pm. Where real people get to meet those in power and hold them to account every week well be hearing your views from up and down the country. In the real world. Join me at 7 00 on gb news. Britains news channel good morning. Its 10 00 channel good morning. Its10 00 on friday. The 4th of august. This is britains newsroom on gb news with Martin Daubney and me, Ellie Costello. Heres whats Ellie Costello. Heres whats coming up today. Coming up on todays show, the bank of england has heaped further misery and pressure on mortgage holders as its hiked Interest Rates for the 14th consec time. When will consec ecutive time. When will they ever come back down . Greenpeace has launched a major security row after they invaded the Prime Ministers personal home in North Yorkshire. They say the protest was over the governments decision to grant new oil and gas licences in the north sea. Were asking you. Have they crossed the line . And amazon 7 and amazon workers are experiencing the biggest day of industrial action in the tech firms history. Thats according to the gmb union. Firms history. Thats according to the gmb union. Well be to the gmb union. Well be speaking to jack carson, whos on the picket line. On the picket line. So today were asking for your reaction to greenpeace activis. Its scaling the roof activis. Its scaling the roof of the Prime Ministers house in yorkshire. Do you care . Do you yorkshire. Do you care . Do you think it matters or do you think theyve overstepped the mark . Do let us know. Vaiews gbnews. Uk com. But first lets get a news bulletin with Rhiannon Jones. Bulletin with Rhiannon Jones. Ali thank you. Good morning. Its 10 01 good morning. Its10 01 oclock. Your top stories from the gp newsroom. The private the gp newsroom. The private sector is being called on to help clear the nhs backlog and cut record high waiting lists. 13 new Community Diagnostic Centres will be opened across england to carry out hundreds of thousands of scans, checks and tests. Eight of the new facilities will be operated by independent companies, but services will be free to patients. Five will be run by the nhs. The latest figures show the nhs. The latest figures show waiting lists almost hit 7. 5 million at the end of may. The highest since records began. Liberal democrat mp for Edinburgh West Christine Jardine says the pm should have acted sooner. Soonen why didnt they do something before they were strikes . Why didnt they do something to support the tens of thousands of staff in the nhs whove been pushed to breaking point by three years of covid waiting lists . All of that. The resource was there. It was available to the nhs to use. Why didnt he use it before now . Thats what use it before now . Thats what annoys me. And that, you know, annoys me. And that, you know, if there is something there thats possible to help people to cut back waiting lists. He should have been looking at this sooner. Soonen donald trump, whos been accused of trying to overturn the 2020 president ial election result , has the 2020 president ial election result, has pleaded the 2020 president ial election result , has pleaded not the 2020 president ial election result, has pleaded not guilty. Result, has pleaded not guilty. The former us president appeared in court to answer four charges, which include conspiracy to defraud the us. Prosecutors say his actions were an unprecedented effort to undermine the pillars of american democracy. Mr trump described it as a witch hunt to derail his white house campaign. Hes currently the front runner for the 2024 republican president nomination. President nomination. When you look at whats happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. This is the persecution of the person thats leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot. So if you cant beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute , persecute him or you prosecute, shoot him. We cant let this happenin shoot him. We cant let this happen in america. Happen in america. Well, back here, planned strike action for this weekend by British Airways staff has been cancelled after a significant pay deal was reached. Unite union has agreed a pay reached. Unite union has agreed a pay increase that sees around 24,000 employees receive a 13. 1 rise over 18 months, plus a £1,000 one off payment. The industrial action had been due to start at Gatwick Airport today and last until august the 8th. People are being charged up to four times more for Airport Parking if they pay on arrival rather than in advance. Consumer rather than in advance. Consumer group, which looked at prices at 16 airport car parks , revealing 16 airport car parks, revealing what it calls a serious financial sting. It compared costs for a week stay in mid august , paid for on the day mid august, paid for on the day with those booked four months earlier. The largest price gap was at Manchester Airport, where paying was at Manchester Airport, where paying on arrival costs over £400. Instead of £95 when booked in advance. A mother and in advance. A mother and stepfather are due to be sentenced for the murder of a ten month old baby. Jacob crouch ten month old baby. Jacob crouch was found dead in his cot at his derbyshire home in december 2020. Hed suffered 39 rib fractures, visible bruises and several internal injuries. Craig crouch was convicted on wednesday of murder and three counts of Child Cruelty. The counts of Child Cruelty. The babys mother, gemma barton , was babys mother, gemma barton, was also found guilty of Child Cruelty and causing or allowing the babys death. Five activists the babys death. Five activists involved in a stunt at the Prime Ministers house in North Yorkshire have been released on bail. Four of them who scaled the property and draped black fabnc the property and draped black fabric over his home were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and public nuisance. S rishi sunak wasnt nuisance. S rishi sunak wasnt home at the time. Hes currently on holiday with his family in california. The group was california. The group was protesting against the Prime Ministers decision to grant new nonh ministers decision to grant new north sea oil and gas licences and the mayor of london has announced plans to expand the ulez scrappage scheme. All londoners with a non compliant car will now be able to apply for a grant of up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle. Critics replace their vehicle. Critics say the changes are too little, too late and it comes after labour leader sir keir starmer urged sadiq khan to reflect on the ulez expansion following the partys byelection loss in uxbndge partys byelection loss in uxbridge last month. This is gb uxbridge last month. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its back to ellie and. Ellie and. Martin welcome back. Its 10 06. Welcome back. Its10 06. This is britains newsroom and loads of you getting in touch with your reaction to greenpeace activists scaled the Prime Ministers roof at his home in yorkshire. Thank you so much to all of you for getting in touch. Viv says there are now two young girls who would have seen the images of people creeping around on the roof of their house. Bedtime be a time of bedtime could now be a time of fear in case these people come back. This shows yet again that these people think about nothing but themselves and its time that they were stopped. Yeah. Michael centrepoint and early. Hes former greenpeace early. Hes a former greenpeace activist. He sent another one in and hes saying this. I suggest that the greenpeace that the women in the greenpeace hq she knew about hq who claim that she knew about it should also charged with it should also be charged with the same offence under the joint entropy prize. Laws hit them where it hurts financially. Im a former greenpeace activist and i to stop the dumping of i helped to stop the dumping of toxic waste the north sea of toxic waste in the north sea of teesside. But this is utter teesside. But this is utter madness and not in the Public Interest of the people. Karen says she believes in greenpeace and started donating to their cause in march , but to their cause in march, but shes cancelled her direct debit today. She says what they did yesterday is beyond belief and i cannot support that kind of action. It is totally unacceptable. So crossed a line for karen. Yeah. And finally here, clive is saying greenpeace, greenpeace has been upstaged by Just Stop Oil. So they had to go and do something to get the high ground, not the high ground, but to get publicity back. This to get the publicity back. This is egos , jealousy and is about egos, jealousy and donations, not about oil and nor the planet. Strong views that keep them, please. Coming in. Yes, please do. Okay. Next story now. Its further misery for homeowners as the bank of england raised the base rate of interest for the 14th consecutive time in a row yesterday, bringing it up to 5. 25, attempted to get inflation under control. The bank assures us its one step closer to fulfilling government pledges to halve inflation by the end of the year. Well, joining us now to discuss this is gb News Business and economics editor liam halligan. Good morning to you, liam. They didnt listen to your liam. They didnt listen to your advice, did they . They didnt freeze. It by a freeze. They have upped it by a quarter of a they have the 14th Interest Rate rise in row, highest rate rise in a row, the highest since april 2008. And if you take yesterdays Interest Rate rise, youve got £200,000 mortgage on a 25 year term. It means if youre on a variable rate just from yesterdays rate rise, youll be paying an extra 30 odd quid a month. So 3 to £400 more a year , which is £400 more a year, which is proper money for any family. £400 more a year, which is proper money for any family. And proper money for any family. And thats just yesterdays rise. Thats just yesterdays rise. And weve had 14 of them. So thats why a lot of people are feeling this mortgage misery are savers. Course. They are savers. Of course. They are getting of the rate rises getting some of the rate rises passed on, though and passed on, though mps and ministers had to point the ministers have had to point the finger banks say move it finger at banks to say move it and passing these rate and start passing these rate rises onto savers. Rises onto savers. Now, liam, ordinarily, of course , Interest Rates are used course, Interest Rates are used as a blunt weapon to stop spiralling spend. But were not spiralling spend. But were not spending through being reckless this time. Through this time. Its through necessity on fuel, on food, on mortgages , on everything, and mortgages, on everything, and a second point, i know youve been talking about it for a long time now. Is the bank of england partly to blame for this . After all, they printed £4,895 billion in quantitative easing during the pandemic. They pumped money in kale surprise. In the system. Kale surprise. People it. The bank of people spent it. The bank of england started this death spiral. Well, i think a lot of people are a bit bemused that the bank of england keeps raising Interest Rates because it takes months, for the months, even years, for the interest impact to fully to Interest Rate impact to fully to feed through into the domestic economy. So given that theyve already raised rates so many times, why dont they just wait and see what happens rather than imposing more and more pain . So in view , yeah, they late in my view, yeah, they were late to raising Interest Rates. To start raising Interest Rates. All the major Central Banks in the were because they were the world were because they were all nonsense , saying all talking nonsense, saying inflation would be transitory when actually its turned out to be really persistent. So be really, really persistent. So i think they late to i do think they were late to start raising and i think now theyre late to finish raising because theyre trying to reimpose their themselves and try and repair their shattered credibility. Thats what compounding their error. But on your broader point, i agree with your broader point, i agree with you completely. So look , we had you completely. So look, we had lots of so called quantitative easing, which is printing money, not actual notes and coins, but increasing the Central Banks balances, which they can then give to the commercial banks. Give to the commercial banks. And that happened from 2009 after the Global Financial crisis for about a decade. And it wasnt inherently inflationary because it stayed within the financial system. It just boosted the prices of stocks and bonds and real estate in certain postcodes where lots of bankers live, frankly. And that had ripple effects. But this that we did during the this qe that we did during the pandemic was very, very different that money different because that money that was created went straight into furlough schemes. It went straight into business support loans. It went straight into the Bank Ordinary people Bank Accounts of ordinary people , all and ordinary firms. And thats it is proving thats why it is proving inflationary. Think the inflationary. So i think the bank of england has been wrong on andi bank of england has been wrong on and i also think on its timing. And i also think the of england did too the bank of england did too much, qe , quantitative much, too qe, quantitative easing long now ive easing for too long now ive been saying this for over a year. Ive been criticising qe for a decade and partly because of my writing and others, there have now been parliamentary inquiries into qe, but its just gradually seeping into the sort of bull headed establishments psyche that some of us more seemingly heretical economists may be right. It may be that qe is really inflationary and doing it dunng really inflationary and doing it during lockdown to the extent that we did was a mistake. And it may be that the bank of england was wrong, wrong, wrong to keep saying inflation would be if they to be transitory. If they want to rebuild credibility, be transitory. If they want to rebuil some credibility, be transitory. If they want to rebuil some adviceility, be transitory. If they want to rebuil some advice they have heres some advice they can have for if they want to for free, right . If they want to rebuild their credibility, they need start acknowledging need to start acknowledging their mistakes , not just saying, their mistakes, not just saying, oh, we can always learn lessons, but acknowledge specific mistake x and then Financial Markets will start taking you seriously i is there some hope here, liam , that we have now reached the peak of the base rate . We know that inflation is coming down, albeit slowly. Will this now start to come down as well . Well, thats the 64 million question, isnt it, ellie . And it may be that Interest Rates have peaked. I certainly hope so. Fingers and toes crossed a lot now depends on the next inflation number thats in mid august, august the 16th. That will be coming out. The last inflation number, as you know, was 7. 9. That was in june , down from 8. 7 in may. So a significant reduction , but significant reduction, but thats still almost four times the bank of englands 2 target, 7. 9 inflation in the eurozone is averaging five and a half. In the states, its three. So we are now an outlier. But if the next inflation number, the july number, which comes out in mid august , is significantly mid august, is significantly lower , if it starts with a five lower, if it starts with a five or a six, then it may be that the bank of england, at its next Interest Rate meeting, will have the guts, the courage and the intellectual kind of grit to say not just fulfil what futures markets are saying, but to say, you know what we think weve gone far enough. Were going to wait and see. They have wait and see. They should have done or 4 months ago, but done that 3 or 4 months ago, but better than if they better late than never. If they do next month. Superb do it next month. Superb liam halligan, youve well, liam halligan, youve certainly weetabix this certainly had your weetabix this morning. Thank you for that. That be that was superb. Should be listening all along. Maybe we wouldnt be in this mess. Thank you very much. Much, thank you very much, liam. Now, has turned now, the government has turned to private sector capacity in a bid waiting lists. Us bid to cut nhs waiting lists. Us 13 new Community Diagnostic Centres across centres will be opened across england to carry an england to carry out an additional 742,000 scans checks and tests per year. Eight of the new facilities will be operated by the private sector, although services will be free to patients and five will be run by the nhs. Yeah. Figures released last month revealed nhs waiting lists stood at a whopping 7. 47 million at the end of may, the highest number since records began in two thousand and seven. Well, lets go live now to the department of health to discuss this with gb news Political Correspondent olivia utley. Good morning to you, utley. Good morning to you, olivia. Really good to see you this morning. So tell us a bit more about governments more now about the governments plans. Its a really interesting plan. This its rishi sunak newest attempt to crush these waiting lists as we will remember, one of his five priorities that hes been talking about so much ever since he became leader last summer was to cut nhs waiting lists. And he really so far isnt doing too well on that one. As you mentioned, there waiting lists are up to nearly 7. 5 million and dont show any signs of going down any time soon. So this new plan to use some of that free capacity in the private sector to treat nhs patients is his latest plot to really get control over this. What i find so interesting about this is the extent to which the sort of general dialogue about the nhs has shifted in recent months and years. Once upon a months and years. Once upon a time and it really wasnt very long ago the conservatives werent ever prepared to use the word private in relation to the nhs because labour would come down really hard on them and say this is classic tories. Down really hard on them and say this is classic tories. What this is classic tories. What they want to do is privatise the nhs, our nhs. We love our nhs privatisation will destroy it. Well, that conversation has really shifted since keir starmer became leader and since wes streeting became the Shadow Health secretary. In response to the conservatives proposal today to open these eight new private diagnostic centres wes streeting the Shadow Health secretarys only reply was, well, labour would have done it sooner if labour had been in power , these labour had been in power, these diagnostic centres would have been open for longer and 330,000 new patients would have been treated. And that to me is treated. And that to me is fascinating because it shows that the public conversation about the nhs has changed. Talking about privatisation within the nhs, using private capacity , although of course capacity, although of course these diagnostic centres would still be free at the point of use for nhs patients. The fact that we can even talk about privatisation within the nhs shows that the conversation is opening up and it makes it low hanging fruit for both labour and the conservatives come the next election. Next election. Okay, olivia utley thank you for that fantastic update. For that fantastic update. Now amazon workers are experiencing the biggest day of industrial action in the tech firms history. Thats according to the gmb union. Yeah and a dispute over pay the next backs over 1000 staff to participate. Over 1000 staff to participate. This comes as yesterday marked exactly one year since the walkouts at amazon , where the walkouts at amazon, where workers were offered a £0. 35 per hour pay rise a pittance. Well, gb news West Midlands reporter jack carson joins us live now from coventry. Really good to see you this morning, jack. This is the biggest day of industrial action in amazons history. Tell us more. History. Tell us more. Yeah, its quite a significant today because, of course, you remember back in january, i covered the first amazon strike that was here at the Coventry Fulfilment Centre , the Coventry Fulfilment Centre, and since then ive been talking to the gmb union who are the union in dispute with amazon in here about whether actually this is going to gain any momentum, but with the news of course that now rugeley in staffordshire, the fulfilment centre, there is also now striking today. They began their strike yesterday , began their strike yesterday, but today of course coventry and rugeley are now combined. It is quite significant. I was quite significant. I was speaking to the union this morning. They believe morning. They believe that theyre gaining momentum theyre now gaining momentum with dispute with amazon. With this dispute with amazon. Of course they in dispute of course they are in dispute mainly over pay. Amazon that mainly over pay. Amazon say that they pay their workers they do pay their workers between 10 and £12 an hour. Most of them are above the National Living wage and have all kinds of benefits. Of benefits. Well, hes gone. Well, hes gone. Oh, it looks as though we might have just lost connection with jack carson we will with jack carson there. We will try re establish that with try and re establish that with him. Jack carson, can you hear us . Jacks back. Jacks back. Jacks back. Yes, i can hear you. Wonderful. Just take us away. You were saying speaking to the so speaking to the gmb union, this morning when they were here, rallying today , they very here, rallying today, they very much the case that although amazon do offer things like private medical insurance, like amazon discounts, they said they wont pay the bills of their Union Members and actually they prefer to have that pay rise that the gmb union are demanding of £15 an hour. But there are no negotiations between the gmb union and amazon for this dispute. And it was only june that they all voted with the majority and got the numbers to be able to continue this dispute well into december and possibly further into next year as well. So this dispute looking like it could go on for a long time. And of course, with that momentum that the gmb say with of course, getting rugeley and staffordshire also go on staffordshire to also go out on strike well. They believe it strike as well. They believe it could soon that could not it could be soon that we more nationwide side we see more nationwide side workers go out and join the picket lines. But we did ask amazon comment this amazon for a comment on this latest of strike action latest round of strike action and a spokesperson for them said that regularly review pay that we regularly review our pay to offer competitive to ensure we offer competitive wages and benefits. And they say in than year, minimum wages and benefits. And they say in has han year, minimum wages and benefits. And they say in has risen year, minimum wages and benefits. And they say in has risen byear, minimum wages and benefits. And they say in has risen by 10. Minimum wages and benefits. And they say in has risen by 10. And ninimum wages and benefits. And they say in has risen by 10. And since um pay has risen by 10. And since 2018, 37, they say we work hard to provide great benefits, a positive Work Environment and excellent career opportunities. And these are just some of the reasons that people want to come and work for amazon. But without those negotiations and the union here and looking judging by the hundreds people marched hundreds of people that marched here on the on the rally this morning, this dispute is not going anywhere time. Going anywhere for some time. Okay. Carson, thank you okay. Jack carson, thank you so bringing that so much for bringing us that update coventry. Update from coventry. Still to come in, a gb news exclusive, Charlie Peters has been investigating the London Hospital chaplain uses hospital chaplain who uses annual leave to visit taliban leaders in afghanistan. Leaders in afghanistan. The temperatures rising in boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hi there. Its Aidan Mcgivern here with the forecast from the met office for gb news is fine for many of us today. Met office for gb news is fine for many of us today. Largely for many of us today. Largely cloudy with some heavy showers in the east, especially east anglia and the south east thats where low pressure is pulling away. But a ridge of High Pressure arriving in the west to bnng pressure arriving in the west to bring largely dry conditions before saturdays weather moves in. More on that in a moment. But really the most active weather for the afternoon is across these eastern parts of england, really from the pennines into the Peak District , east anglia and the south east. Some heavy , slow south east. Some heavy, slow moving showers could cause some impacts in or spots. Impacts in 1 or 2 spots. Otherwise for many places, its dry. A few showers for scotland, mostly and temperatures mostly light and temperatures where we get some sunny spells across wales in the southwest, reaching 21 celsius, then into the evening, its dry at first with a few clear spells. The with a few clear spells. The showers in the east tending to ease for a time, but the next system moves in, bringing a spell of particularly heavy rain for Northern Ireland that could cause some issues , especially cause some issues, especially around some southern counties and a strengthening wind. Now, of course , that will keep of course, that will keep temperatures from falling far overnight, mean an overnight, but it does mean an unsettled start to the weekend. Unsettled start to the weekend. Wet and windy. Unseasonable conditions across much of england and wales, particularly around south and around coasts of south and southwest england, gusts of 60, 65 miles an hour. So could be some real issues for people with Outdoor Activities or camping, for example , and feeling very for example, and feeling very cold where that rain and wind continues. Continues. The temperatures rising , boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news news welcome back. Its 1025 now. We have a gb news exclusive for you. An nhs Muslim Chaplain has you. An nhs Muslim Chaplain has been photographed meeting with taliban ministers on a charity trip to afghanistan. Yes, on a delegation of muslim ministers. The chaplain met with the talibans foreign minister, Justice Minister and the minister vice and virtue. Well, joining us now to discuss his exclusive is gb news Investigative Reporter Charlie Peters. Charlie, an extra ordinary way for somebody from the nhs and a chaplain to spend their summer vacation. Why the heck did he do that. Heck did he do that. Yeah, its not quite cornwall or southern europe, is it . Its or southern europe, is it . Its more like. Well, he says its a charity trip to kabul. More like. Well, he says its a charity trip to kabul. Thats charity trip to kabul. Thats the claim made by the charity. The claim made by the charity. Hes working with human aid and advocacy. Now, when i spoke to this charity before we ran the story last night, they told us nothing. But after we published, nothing. But after we published, they they reaffirmed that it was a charity trip. And a charity trip. And interestingly, the charity said that they used examples of the recent visit by tobias ellwood, the tory mp, to sort of justify their own outreach program. Um, their own outreach program. Um, now, mr suleyman ghani, the chaplain on his website, on his fundraiser, he said that he was raising money for a hospital and for a what he called a vocation Skills Institute for women. Of course, women have different rights in afghanistan than they do in the rest of the world. Now it wasnt just a charity trip , it wasnt just a charity trip, though, because gb news has seen footage as youve just seen on your screens of members of the delegation meeting with senior taliban ministers in kabul, including the foreign minister, a mr. Amir muttaqi , who led the a mr. Amir muttaqi, who led the propaganda operation before the invasion in 2001. He was said to have led a huge jihad buddhist publication system routine. So a very controversial figure, you might say, for an chaplain to be meeting. But it wasnt just him, meeting. But it wasnt just him, as youve heard in the intro. He also met with the talibans chief justice, Sheikh Abdul Hakim haqqani , who runs the hakim haqqani, who runs the Supreme Court in kabul. Mr haqqani is facing eu sanctions due to his responsibility for rolling back rights for women and girls in afghanistan. Weve also seen public floggings, executions and the arbitrary detention of political opponents. But you know, despite all of those details , the most all of those details, the most alarming section that i found in my report was that the Supreme Court released a statement in the local dialect, pashtun, where they claimed that the british delegation expressed that british muslims are very happy with the rule of the Islamic Emirates in afghanistan and pray for its survival. And whats more, they claimed that the delegation said that they saw the Islamic Emirate of afghanistan as a role model for shana afghanistan as a role model for sharia based rule. Now, this is sharia based rule. Now, this is obviously very clear, supportive comments. And when i reached out comments. And when i reached out to mr ghani, the charity , and to mr ghani, the charity, and other members of the delegation, they didnt respond. Charlie peters, thank you for bringing this story to our attention. Ellie, its an astonishing thing to do, to cosy up to the taliban and praise sharia law. They have no womens rights. The they have no womens rights. The fact they have a justice secretary makes a mockery. They dont have a system of justice. They floggings. Its they have floggings. Its a barbed eric regime. The hell barbed eric regime. Why the hell he would choose to do that . It just beggars belief for me. Yeah. And an nhs chaplain, as and as an nhs chaplain, as well, you will have an opinion on at do let us know on that at home. Do let us know what make that. That what you make of that. Is that something really concerns something that really concerns you . Particularly you . Are you . Not particularly fast . Do know. Fast . Do let us know. Vaiews gbnews. Com, but they will certainly be some safeguarding questions, wont there , at that hospital. There, at that hospital. It makes you wonder if he shares their beliefs hes shares their beliefs and hes a pubuc shares their beliefs and hes a public hes working for public servant. Hes working for a public body. The nhs meant to be apolitical. I think theres going be a lot of questions that will about will be asked about that. Think youre now, i think youre right. Now, the five greenpeace activists who scaling who were arrested after scaling the roof of Prime Minister rishi sunaks home in North Yorkshire yesterday have been released on bail. Bail. So follow on from this. Greenpeace and six gb news ben leo went to the charitys headquarters to confront them over their yesterday. Over their actions yesterday. And lets take a look at how they reacted. Thanks for having us. Was that your idea to invade . That your idea to invade . Invited. First of all, rishi invited. First of all, we werent invited. Oh, ironic. You were you oh, how ironic. You were you ianed oh, how ironic. You were you invited to rishi sunaks house thishes the Prime Minister of hes the Prime Minister of the he represents the country and he represents excellent stuff. Excellent stuff. And were joined now by the man himself, ben leo. So, ben, what do make of greenpeaces what do you make of greenpeaces reaction tell us reaction to you and tell us about amazingly plush about their amazingly plush office, very swanky offices , office, very swanky offices, islington, north london home of jeremy corbyn. Lots of money, lots of trust fund dwellers mingling around that neck of the woods. But yeah, be honest, only yeah, to be honest, the only thing we can conclude from my little of their little gatecrashing of their office is what bunch of office is what a bunch of hypocrites. Im saying i wasnt hypocrites. Im saying i wasnt ianed hypocrites. Im saying i wasnt invited having seen what they did that morning. To rishi sunak , lost on them , the irony wasnt lost on them. I had a bit of fun. I roamed around their office, went up a couple to couple of floors, spoke to staff, myself cup of tea staff, made myself a cup of tea. Their credit, the two. And to their credit, the two directors invite me in directors did invite me in for a chat, which youll see later on in the show. But yeah, it was good fun. But also its important when they do stunts like this, which are, in my opinion and also a lot of viewers agree with this as well, is pale on over the is beyond the pale on over the mark. Its important that do mark. Its important that we do hold account in this way. Yeah, and hats off to them really. Youre to really. If youre going to pull a like that to actually a stunt like that to actually sit down and talk to you about it point it because theres no point doing unless willing doing it unless youre willing to to account. To actually be held to account. Yeah, i guess so. Mean, to yeah, i guess so. I mean, to be honest, would have be honest, it would have been a very if theyd got very bad look if theyd got their got on their their backs up, got on their hind and tried kick me hind legs and tried to kick me out. I they essentially out. So i think they essentially cornered its important to cornered them. Its important to say invite in. Say that they did invite me in. I receptionist opened the i the receptionist opened the door and she said , come and have door and she said, come and have a or available. But i took a seat or available. But i took it upon myself to, yeah, make my own way upstairs and and own way upstairs and try and find own way upstairs and try and fin and did they make of and what did they make of your questioning to them . Your your questioning to them . Ben weve viewer ben because weve had a viewer get in touch talking about the two little girls rishi sunak daughters, shes concerned daughters, and shes concerned that they will have seen images of these as intruders essentially the roof of their essentially on the roof of their house and will now terrified house and will now be terrified about going bed at night. About going to bed at night. A very good point, and its a very good point, and its something i was also thinking because when thinking about because when i was i was burgled. Was about 16, i was burgled. I had a couple men break into had a couple of men break into our into my and the our house, into my room and the psychology of knowing someones been your private been in your home, your private family to family home, which is meant to be a sanctuary doesnt be a sanctuary that doesnt leave speak to any leave you and you speak to any crime psychologist crime expert or psychologist and agree now , if agree with that. Even now, if i hear outside or the hear a sound outside or the light goes off at night, im peenng light goes off at night, im peering window god peering out the window so god knows what rishi sunak two young kids think in america kids will think in america watching seeing watching this on tv, seeing people trampling people have been trampling all over their it beggars belief. Superb bang. Well continue this conversation well this conversation later on. Well done for holding greenpeace this conversation later on. Well do account. Yr holding greenpeace this conversation later on. Well do account. Excellent greenpeace this conversation later on. Well do account. Excellent stuff. Peace to account. Excellent stuff. Loved it. Thank you very much. Yeah. Well at that full well be looking at that full report little report from ben a little bit later. Still come , well later. But still to come, well be talking about how i could be the answer to the nhs radiologist workforce crisis. Thats after your morning news with rhiannon. With rhiannon. Thank you, ali. Its 1032, your top stories from the newsroom. The private sector is newsroom. The private sector is being called upon to help clear the backlog and cut record high waiting lists. 13 new Community Diagnostic Centres will be opened across england to carry out hundreds of thousands of scans, checks and tests. X eight scans, checks and tests. X eight will be operated by independent companies, but services will be free to patients. Five will be run by the nhs. Free to patients. Five will be run by the nhs. The latest run by the nhs. The latest figures show waiting lists almost hit 7. 5 million at the end of may, the highest since records began. Plans strike records began. Plans strike action for this weekend by British Airways staff has been cancelled after a significant pay cancelled after a significant pay deal has been reached. Unite union has agreed a pay increase that sees around 24,000 employees receive a 13. 1 rise over 18 months, plus a £1,000 one off payment. But the industrial action had been due to start at Gatwick Airport today and was meant to last until august. The eighth. Five until august. The eighth. Five activists involved in a stunt at the Prime Ministers house in nonh the Prime Ministers house in North Yorkshire have been released on bail. Four of them who scaled the property and draped black fabric over his home, were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and pubuc of causing criminal damage and public nuisance. Rishi sunak wasnt home at the time. Hes currently on holiday with his family in california. The group was protesting against the Prime Ministers decision to grant new nonh ministers decision to grant new north sea oil and gas licences. North sea oil and gas licences. And the mayor of london has announced plans to expand the ulez scrap scheme. All londoners with a non compliant car will now be able to apply for a grant of up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle. Critics say the changes vehicle. Critics say the changes are too little, too late and it comes after labour leader sir keir starmer urged sadiq khan to reflect on the ulez expansion following the partys byelection loss in uxbridge last month. And loss in uxbridge last month. 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Former us President Donald Trump remained defiant yesterday as pleaded not guilty to the as he pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Yes, hes charged with conspiracy defraud us conspiracy to defraud the us obstruction of an official proceeding and against the rights of citizens. He told rights of citizens. He told reporters that it was merely the persecution of a political opponent. Opponent. Well, thank you very much. This is a very sad day for america and it was also very sad driving through washington, dc and seeing the filth and the decay. When you look at whats decay. When you look at whats happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america , for this is the america, for this is the persecution of the person thats leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary. And leading biden by a lot. Republican primary. And leading biden by a lot. So if you cant biden by a lot. So if you cant beat him, you persist. Shoot him beat him, you persist. Shoot him or you prosecute him. We cant let this happen in america. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Well, defiant as ever. And were joined now by washington correspondent at the times , correspondent at the times, alistair dawber, live from washington. Good morning to you, alison. It must be very early there or maybe its good night. Lets talk about outlines of lets talk about the outlines of the case. Defiant as ever. Hes saying its a persecution, not a prosecution. His popularity seems to be going up. Will any of this make any difference . Of this make any difference . It may well not. Donald trump , as you said, has got a huge lead in the polls among Republican Voters ahead of the primaries next year. And then ultimately the us general election. And so he hes general election. And so he hes using this as a as an example of how the deep state is trying to stop him coming back to office, trying to stop his supporters us from from from having their man on the ballot next year. From from from having their man on the ballot next year. And on the ballot next year. And prosecutors on the other hand, say hes hes guilty of some very serious crimes relating to the last election. So over the next sort of 12, 18 months or so, weve got weve got a very interesting time here in the states. How much is there in how much truth is there in the claims from trump and his team this is Political Team that this is political persecution . Theres no way he could have a free trial, of course, because the Justice System is politicised in the us. They also point to the timing, dont they . Saying that its taken two and a half years to even bring these charges . Even bring these charges . Well, i mean, he thats his argument. The Justice Systems argument, the justice departments argument is that hes done some very serious things. Hes hes done some very serious things. Hes guilty of some very serious offences and its up to a jury and it will be a jury of ordinary people here in dc that judge him. That gets the crux of judge him. That gets the crux of the argument. And the republican the argument. And the Republican Donald Trump says its an example of the weaponization of the state and how its been used against him. And its taken two and a half years. But investigations do take two and a half years. The argument now moves really to the timing of moves on really to the timing of the he to put the the trial. He wants to put the trial so that its after trial back. So that its after the election next year. The the election next year. The prosecutors want it to happen before. So got, i think, before. So weve got, i think, weeks , perhaps months of weeks, perhaps months of argument over the details of the trial when happens. And trial and when it happens. And how the election next how it affects the election next year how it affects the election next yeaand final proof that and alice, a final proof that american politics is the greatest circus on earth. As you say, this may not even come to trial before the president ial election. If hes found election. And even if hes found guilty, he could become president and pardon himself theoretically , thats true. Theoretically, thats true. We dont know. Its unprecedented. And like you say, unprecedented. And like you say, its a circus. Its it keeps us all on our toes. But well well well see next year. Its one of five cases hes currently involved in. So we could have him on the campaign trail one minute and then the next minute in a courtroom. And, you know, theres nothing to say that even if were to be sent to prison, if he were to be sent to prison, he couldnt stand and he could be elected from prison. Of extraordinary state of affairs. Washington affairs. Alex dauber, washington correspondent affairs. Alex dauber, washington correspondfor joining affairs. Alex dauber, washington correspondforjoining live thank you for joining us live from washington. Much appreciated. Appreciated. Extraordinary of extraordinary state of affairs is right. I mean, 2024 is going to be a busy year for donald trump and its certainly not going to be boring for the rest of us. I cant wait. I just circus whatever for whatever you think for journalists, to be fantastic. Yeah, thats very, very true. Its us busy, its going to keep us busy, isnt its going keep isnt it . Its going to keep us on our do your views on our toes. Do keep your views coming any of stories coming in on any of the stories that weve talking about that weve been talking about today, trump, today, whether its trump, whether its greenpeace, gbviews gbnews. Com. Its gbviews gbnews. Com. But its time to go through the papers now morning now and joining us this morning is deputy comment the is deputy comment editor at the Daily Telegraph , annabelle Daily Telegraph, Annabelle Denham former labour mp denham and former labour mp stephen pound. Really good to stephen pound. Really good to see you both this morning. Thank see you both this morning. Thank you for your company. Annabel lets start with you. And were sticking theme the sticking with the theme of the trump times. Yes, trump trial in the times. Yes, thats right. Course, is him being of course, this is him being defined as anybody could expect, anything different from the former us president. Hes pleaded not guilty to these charges against him. Its an extraordinary display moment this week in a man who has controversy following him wherever he goes. You know, theres generally a rule that all political careers end in failure. You rise and your eyes and your eyes, and then you fall and your eyes, and then you fall and your eyes, and then you fall and you tend to go away quietly. As many of our former Prime Ministers but not ministers have done, but not this is not the case with donald trump. How many people could have in 2020 that have believed back in 2020 that he would be front runner for he would be the front runner for the republican nomination in 2024 . I mean, everything every twist and turn to me at least, seems wholly unexpected. And i dont think anybody could say where were going to go from here. And thats the whole thing about it. Stephen coming to you now , if you cant beat them, now, if you cant beat them, then you persecute them. And if you cant do that, you prosecute them. Come on, come on. Once again, not. Not only rattling his sabre, rattling his collection. Collection. Im as someone whose im sorry. As someone whose political career actually started failure and actually started in failure and actually went , i have a certain went downhill, i have a certain degree empathy but degree of empathy here. But look, talked about the look, you talked about the circus the moves on, circus when the circus moves on, it leaves a pile of it usually leaves a pile of elephant it. And i elephant dung behind it. And i think is pretty foul. What think this is pretty foul. What hes actually hes done is its actually a cunning so and so because by cunning old so and so because by insulting Single Person insulting every Single Person living washington, dc , you living in washington, dc, you know, by describing the place in the he hes pretty much the way he did, hes pretty much guaranteed could then guaranteed that he could then challenge jury that ever challenge any jury that ever gets you hear he gets it. Did you hear what he said . Weirdest thing said . But the weirdest thing about trump business about this whole trump business is the trumps president ial is that the trumps president ial four very four years was actually very good for the economy. America did very well in that. Did actually very well in that. Four you four years. Just makes you wonder whether , you know, what wonder whether, you know, what the president the role of the president actually is. Joe biden is actually is. Joe biden is actually doing extremely well at the terms of the the present time in terms of the economy, inflation economy, in terms of inflation reduction, not in terms of reduction, maybe not in terms of climbing but the climbing up stairs, but the reality is, if you can honestly if you say its a circus, it is a circus, a its a a circus, but its a its a circus of horrors, in my opinion, a real circus of horrors. And anna, is quite so and anna, what is quite so astonishing us here in astonishing to us here in britain is that these indictments , theres three at indictments, theres three at the moment, potentially a fourth coming. Well, they coming from georgia. Well, they only seem to to only seem to add to his popularity katie. Popularity, katie. Absolutely extraordinary its absolutely extraordinary. I dont think we know for sure on the strength of his voter base, but we believe it to be around 40, 45. Now, that is not 50. But nonetheless , its 50. But nonetheless, its looking likely that he will indeed secure the nomination. He is 37 points ahead of his nearest rival , is 37 points ahead of his nearest rival, ron is 37 points ahead of his nearest rival , ron desantis, nearest rival, ron desantis, Whose Campaign gain seems to be going from bad to worse. I dont think that any of the other can debates and what is a very crowded field at the moment is polling at more than 6. Many of them are on less than 1. So it really does look like trump is the front runner, that none of this is really hurting him, that we could find ourselves in the most extraordinary situation where for president from where he runs for president from jail, like eugene debs did over 100 years ago. And nothing really seems to be able to touch him. Itsjust really seems to be able to touch him. Its just its staggering to us here in britain. And i wonder if they even want or expect to get a prosecution. Is the process the prosecution. Is the process the punishment . Prosecution. Is the process the punishment . They just want to try and damage him because hes the frontrunner. Thats what he would say. Its not working. Would say. Its not working. Hes out there by a mile in front. I dont think theyve got any choice. Have i mean, choice. They have to. I mean, the debs precedent , i the eugene debs precedent, i mean, because mayor curley govern boston from dannemora prison in c wing until truman pardoned him. But, you know, this this happened before. This this has happened before. But honesty, when you see but in all honesty, when you see people pence suddenly people like mike pence suddenly appear as the soul probity appear as the soul of probity and decency on, theyre actually saying, up saying, look, we cant put up with then i think with this anymore, then i think that numbers turn and that the numbers will turn and i think they will change. But dont forget, donald trump famously shoot famously said he could shoot someone avenue and someone dead on fifth avenue and nobody his, know, nobody would mind his, you know, his supporters would say the person committed there person committed suicide. There does be an element of does seem to be an element of that about him. Think that about him. But i think there when theres there comes a point when theres a tipping point. And i think people really get it. People really and truly get it. I know. Im not i mean, i dont know. Im not american. Im not there. But to me, its becoming me, its just becoming nauseating. Sorry. Nauseating. Im sorry. It is. Well, a lot of well, i know a lot of americans going vote americans are going to vote trump lets trump anyway. Thats that. Lets move on your move on. Stephen, on to your story the telegraph front story from the telegraph front page. Uk era of cheap food page. The uk era of cheap food is over. Did ever stop . Is over. Did it ever stop . Well , im is over. Did it ever stop . Well, im not entirely sure where the cheap food it where the cheap food was. It certainly way, certainly wasnt around my way, but interestingly , most of the but interestingly, most of the supermarkets, if youve got a sort of a two tier or a three tier system when it comes to food retail, youve got the big supermarkets sainsburys, supermarkets at sainsburys, waitrose, then youve got the littles low cost and waitrose, then youve got the littleyouve low cost and waitrose, then youve got the littleyouve got ow cost and waitrose, then youve got the littleyouve got ow cost few then youve got the last few corner shops, big corner shops, the big supermarkets my are supermarkets around my way are actually reducing price actually reducing the price of milk the low cost milk and bread. But the low cost ones, the lidls and that or needles that they insist on calling cant because their calling it cant because their margins what margins are so tight. What i think is coming to an end and i actually sincerely hope is coming to an end is the insanity of flying into martos. Amanda lucero avocados from peru and ecuadon lucero avocados from peru and ecuador, you know , this could ecuador, you know, this could actually be what we need to a certain extent to support british farming, british dairy farming, british Vegetable Farming, british Vegetable Farming and actually british arable , because thats farming and actually british arablwe , because thats farming and actually british arablwe need , because thats farming and actually british arablwe need to because thats farming and actually british arablwe need to have. Se thats farming and actually british arablwe need to have. Thenits farming and actually british arablwe need to have. Then we what we need to have. Then we can actually control the prices. But the moment we have this but at the moment we have this ridiculous situation where youre vegetables from youre flying in vegetables from kenya. What in gods kenya. I mean, what in gods name is all that about . But again, stephen, but then again, stephen, people of the people on your side of the political like to political spectrum would like to fly from abroad fly in people from abroad to pick fruit and pick british fruit and vegetables, them decent vegetables, pay them a decent wage, with decent wage, provide them with decent working people working conditions, and people will. Will pick vegetables. Theyll pluck turnips at dawn if they if the money is right. If they if the money is right. Have a look at well, lets have a look at what is arguably the story of the day, which is greenpeace scaling the Prime Ministers roof in yorkshire. And theyve now been released on bail. Its just i mean, i find this story unbelievable and i worry that were moving now towards some kind of two tier legal or criminal system. Look at the fact that barristers are no longer going with the taxi rank system. In certain cases, they dont want to be prosecuting people like Just Stop Oil or Extinction Rebellion protesters. And its starting to feel as though there might be one rule for those who seem to believe that there arent going to on the right seem to believe that there aren� of|oing to on the right seem to believe that there aren� of history. On the right seem to believe that there aren� of history. Those the right seem to believe that there aren� of history. Those who ight side of history. Those who believe are pursuing believe that they are pursuing noble and that the ends noble causes and that the ends justify the means and everybody else , which to me sets an else, which to me sets an extremely dangerous precedent. Extremely dangerous precedent. But i was horrified to see that greenpeace had scaled the Prime Ministers private residence. Ministers private residence. Imagine if his children had been there, you know, as it turns out, of course, theyre in calif for they had the audacity to film this. That doesnt seem to be any sense of remorse any sense that perhaps theyve theyve a line. And as theyve crossed a line. And as i say, i think that we are now on very dangerous worrying ground. But these greenpeace people are so agonisingly middle class. They tapped on the door and they said, in . You know, said, is anybody in . You know, we any trouble. We dont cause any trouble. But look, didnt he look, you know, why didnt he have housekeeper or have the housekeeper there or somebody there . But the thing when having at when everybody is having a go at the police in North Yorkshire, do you think they really want to have officers . You have four Police Officers . You know, front, one at know, one at the front, one at the back, one at the drive and one know standby, know, one know standby, you know, doing just doing their nothing, just sitting im sitting around waiting. Im sorry. Sunak sorry. I think that sunak himself to actually have himself has to actually have some particular some say in this particular matter. For north matter. And as for North Yorkshire, have they got so little so crime little crime and so little crime and officers that and so many Police Officers that they could actually put four police there do nothing . But hang stephen. As but hang on, stephen. As a former yourself former elected official yourself , how would you feel if a mob turned up your is that turned up at your house . Is that a line to follow, you know, protest at 10 downing street. But have they got the right but how have they got the right to on somebodys home . To intrude on somebodys home . They absolutely no right they have absolutely no right at it happened to me at all. And it happened to me once when, you know, once or twice when, you know, occasionally as being once or twice when, you know, oc the nally as being once or twice when, you know, oc the wrong as being once or twice when, you know, oc the wrong of as being once or twice when, you know, oc the wrong of historying once or twice when, you know, oc the wrong of history and on the wrong side of history and people up. But, you people would turn up. But, you know, gave thick know, my son gave him a thick ear, but thats here nor ear, but thats neither here nor there. I mean, it happened there. But i mean, it happened with harriet harman. Do you remember had the fathers remember when we had the fathers for on the roof forjustice up on the roof dressed as superman . Says, dressed up as superman . It says, look, point and i think dressed up as superman . It says, loo news point and i think dressed up as superman . It says, loo news mentioned|d i think dressed up as superman . It says, loo news mentioned it i think dressed up as superman . It says, loo news mentioned it earlier on gb news mentioned it earlier on today about people whod actually homes broken. Actually had their homes broken. You sense of actually you know, that sense of actually invasion and that you feel you know, that sense of actually inva it n and that you feel you know, that sense of actually invait n terriblethat you feel you know, that sense of actually invait n terrible and you feel you know, that sense of actually invait n terrible and for| feel you know, that sense of actually invait n terrible and for all feel and it is terrible and for all this sort of, you know, whinging middle class know are we middle class you know are we doing the doing it for the good of the planet . Im sorry. Those two girls are going to come back to that little that house. Theres two little girls to say, girls and theyre going to say, have been in our and have they been in our house . And its upset them. Its going to upset them. I absolutely guarantee that. And i think, greenpeace think, you know, greenpeace should actually look at themselves someday themselves in the mirror someday and say, are we actually furthering or we furthering the cause or are we knocking back . Furthering the cause or are we knobutg back . Furthering the cause or are we kno but also3ack . Furthering the cause or are we kno but also you . Furthering the cause or are we kno but also you have to ask what but also you have to ask what the cause is because theyre vehemently oppose to the conservative government maximum vehemently oppose to the conservyoutz government maximum vehemently oppose to the conservyout ourvernment maximum vehemently oppose to the conservyout our oil1ment maximum vehemently oppose to the conservyout our oil and|t maximum vehemently oppose to the conservyout our oil and gas. Iximum maxing out our oil and gas. Theyre issuing new licences. Well, to me this seems wholly reasonable. This isnt a watering down of net zero commitments. If anything, you know, im in favour of a low carbon transition, but i dont think we should have arbitrary targets. Nonetheless, the conservative is conservative government is absolutely committed to that, but we are in an Energy Crisis and what we are attempting to do and what we are attempting to do and what we are attempting to do and what the government is attempting to do is increase the supply of in order to supply of energy in order to bnng supply of energy in order to bring down, in order to bring costs down, in order to enhance our energy security. And enhance our energy security. And this are so firmly this is what they are so firmly opposed to. Of course , the opposed to. And of course, the alternative that theyre trying to present groups like Just Stop Oil is one which would cause misery on an absolutely enormous scale. What we have to do is be a realistic about how we are going to decarbonise in the most effective , Cost Effective and effective, Cost Effective and smooth way, and that is not by allowing these people to disrupt such a point that the government goes with their wishes. Goes with their wishes. Do you think they cycled to castle sunak . Not with all of that equipment. Equipment. Going to say, i was just going to say, i bet they drove on a four before, didnt they . Depended oil. Didnt they . Yeah depended oil. Didnt they . Yeah , depended oil. Didnt they . Yeah , that. Epended oil. Yeah, that. Yeah, that. Well. There are going to be questions running on cheese. Or is there arent was it or is there arent going questions today. Going to be questions today. Stephen. But exactly that, stephen. But also questions because also security questions because many will to id many people will be able to id the location the prime the location of the Prime Ministers right. Ministers house. Right. That in the well talk about that in the next hour. W w we certainly will be so. Thank stephen. Thank you, thank you, stephen. Thank you, annabel will be with in annabel will be with us in the next were going annabel will be with us in the ne be were going annabel will be with us in the ne be speaking were going annabel will be with us in the ne be speaking to were going annabel will be with us in the ne be speaking to formere going to be speaking to former Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley security bleksley about the Security Risks now facing politician following scaling of following greenpeace scaling of rishi sunak house. This is britains newsroom looks like things are heating up. Boxed boilers proud sponsors up. Boxed boilers proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Of weather on. Gb news. Hi there. Its Aidan Mcgivern hi there. Its Aidan Mcgivern here with the forecast from the met office for gb news. Fine. For many of us today , largely for many of us today, largely cloudy with some heavy showers in the east, especially east anglia and the southeast. Thats where low pressure is pulling away. But a ridge of High Pressure arriving in the west to bnng pressure arriving in the west to bring largely dry conditions before saturdays weather moves in. More on that in a moment. But really, the most active weather for the afternoon is across these eastern parts of england and really from the pennines into the Peak District, east anglia and the south east some heavy, slow moving showers could cause some impacts in 1 or 2 otherwise for many 2 spots. Otherwise for many places, its dry. A few showers for scotland, mostly light and temperatures where we get some sunny spells across in the sunny spells across wales in the southwest, reaching 21 celsius, then into the evening, its dry at first with a few clear spells. The showers in the east tending to ease for a time. Spells. The showers in the east tending to ease for a time. But tending to ease for a time. But the next system moves in, bringing a spell of particularly heavy rain for Northern Ireland that could cause some issues, especially around some southern counties, and a strengthening wind. Now, of course, that will keep temperatures from falling far it does mean far overnight, but it does mean an unsettled start to the weekend. Wet and windy. Unseasonable conditions across much of england and wales, particularly around coasts of South Southwest england , south and southwest england, gusts of 60, 65 miles an hour. So could be some real issues for people with Outdoor Activities or camping , for example, and or camping, for example, and feeling very cold where that rain and wind continues as. Looks like things are heating up i boxed boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news as i then lee anderson here join me on gb news on my new show , the real news on my new show, the real world. Every friday at 7 pm. Where real people get to meet those in power and hold them to account every week well be hearing your views from up and down the country. In the real world. Join me at 7 00 on good morning. Its 11 am. On friday, may the 4th of august. This is britains newsroom with Martin Daubney and me, Ellie Costello. Daubney and me, Ellie Costello. Heres whats coming up today. And greenpeace has sparked a major security row after they scaled the roof of rishi sunak , scaled the roof of rishi sunak, nonh scaled the roof of rishi sunak, North Yorkshire North Yorkshire home in a protest over the expansion of north sea oil and gas drilling. Well, were going gas drilling. Well, were going to ask how on earth was this allowed to happen . Allowed to happen . A pilot study in surrey has found that Artificial Intelligence in the Health Service may be crucial in speeding up diagnosis. Could this help the nhs overcome a radiologist workforce crisis at and which has revealed that holidaymaker hackers this summer could be paying more for Airport Parking charges if they pay on the day . Have you found youve been pred have you found youve been ripped off for Airport Parking . Stay tuned. Well talk to travel expert, the legend, simon calder i we have been inundated with your emails and your views on greenpeace. This morning. Have they gone too far or have they lost the public with this one after scaling the roof of the Prime Ministers house in yorkshire . Let us know what you yorkshire . Let us know what you think. Vaiews gbnews. Com. But first, lets get a news bulletin with. Rihanna with. Rihanna thanks, ellie. Good morning. Its 11 01. Your thanks, ellie. Good morning. Its11 01. Your top thanks, ellie. Good morning. Its 11 01. Your top stories its11 01. Your top stories from the newsroom. The private sector is being called upon to help clear the nhs backlog and cut record high waiting lists. 13 new Community Diagnostics centres will be opened across england to carry out hundreds of thousands of scans, checks and tests. Eight of the new facilities will be operated by independent companies , but independent companies, but services will be free to patients. Five will be run by the nhs. The latest figures show the nhs. The latest figures show waiting lists almost hit 7. 5 million at the end of may. Thats the highest since records began. Liberal democrat mp for admiral west Christine Jardine says the pm should have acted sooner. Soonen why didnt they do something before they were strikes . Why didnt they do something to support tens of thousands of support the tens of thousands of staff in the nhs whove been pushed to breaking point by three years of covid waiting lists . All of that. The resource was there, it was available to the nhs to use. Why didnt he use it before now . Thats what annoys me. And that if there is something there thats possible to help people to cut back waiting lists, he should have been looking at this sooner. Plans strike action for this weekend by British Airways staff has been cancelled after a significant pay deal has been reached. Unite union has agreed a pay increase that sees around 24,000 employees receive a 13. 1 rise over 18 months plus a £1,000 one off payment. The industrial action had been due to start at Gatwick Airport today and last. Gatwick airport today and last. Until august the 8th. Meanwhile, people are being charged up to four times more for Airport Parking if they pay on arrival rather than in advance. Consumer group, which. Looked at prices group, which. Looked at prices at 16 airport car parks reveal what it calls a serious financial sting. It compared costs for a weeks stay in mid august, paid for on the day with those booked for months earlier. The largest price gap was at Manchester Airport, where paying was at Manchester Airport, where paying on arrival cost over £400 instead of 95 when booked in advance. A mother and a step advance. A mother and a step father are due to be sentenced for the murder of a ten month old baby. Jacob crouch was found deadin old baby. Jacob crouch was found dead in his cot at his derbyshire home in december 2020. Hed suffered 39 rib fractures, visible bruises and several internal injuries as craig crouch was convicted on wednesday of murder and three counts of Child Cruelty. The counts of Child Cruelty. The babys mother, gemma barton , was babys mother, gemma barton, was also found guilty of Child Cruelty and causing or allowing his death. Five activists his death. Five activists involved in a stunt at the Prime Ministers house in North Yorkshire have been released on bail. Four of them who scaled the property and dropped black fabnc the property and dropped black fabric over his home, were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and causing pubuc criminal damage and causing public nuisance. Rishi sunak wasnt at home at the time. Hes currently on holiday with his family in california. The group was protesting against the Prime Ministers decision to grant new nonh ministers decision to grant new north sea oil and gas licences as the mayor of london has announced, plans to expand the ulez scrap sewage scheme, all londoners with a non compliant car will now be able to apply for a grant of up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle. Critics replace their vehicle. Critics say the changes are too little too late. It comes after labour leader sir keir starmer urged sadiq khan to reflect on the ulez expansion following the partys byelection loss in uxbndge partys byelection loss in uxbridge last month. Donald uxbridge last month. Donald trump, whos been accused of trying to overturn the 2020 president ial election result, has pleaded not guilty. The has pleaded not guilty. The former us president appeared in court to answer four charges, which include concealing to defraud the us. Prosecutors say defraud the us. Prosecutors say his actions were an unprecedented effort to undermine the pillars of american democracy. Mr trump described it as a witch hunt to derail his white house campaign. Hes currently the frontrunner for the 2024 republican president ial nomination. When you look at whats happening , this is a persecution happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america , for this is the america, for this is the persecution of the person thats leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary. And leading biden by a lot. Republican primary. And leading biden by a lot. So if you cant biden by a lot. So if you cant beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. We cant let this happen in america. This is gb news across the uk, on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio, and on your Smart Speaker by simply saying play gb news now its back to ellie and. Martin welcome back to britains newsroom. The time is 11 06. And newsroom. The time is 11 06. And now to our top story, the five greenpeace activists who were arrested after scaling the roof of Prime Minister rishi sunaks home in North Yorkshire yesterday. Have been released on bail. Yeah North Yorkshire Police Arrested the group after protesters climbed on the grade two listed manor house in kirkby, sigston and draped oil black fabric over the property, while mr sunak and his family are on holiday in california. Are on holiday in california. And lots of you have been getting in touch about this thorny topic, havent they . Else yes. Andrew says its astounding that the security is so lax at the Prime Ministers house. Then again, its a reflection of so many failures of our security, including our countrys borders. Yeah, mike adds , that goes to yeah, mike adds, that goes to show the dodgy security on his house a definite invitation for the future. Where on earth is the future. Where on earth is the security rishi sunak could have been set to fire or blown up devices could have been placed to detonate at any time. Doomsday scenario. From there, mike but hes got a point. Yeah. Joe says disgraceful behaviour by greenpeace. It doesnt matter that the family werent there. The fact that it happened could traumatise those children for the future and make them feel unsafe in their home. A final point from gary, who says greenpeace actions are not acceptable. However, it highlights just how useless our woke Police Forces are. A bit harsh there, gary, but anyway, we can talk about that right how. Now. Yeah, we absolutely can, because were joined by Scotland Yard detective, former Scotland Yard detective, former Scotland Yard Peter Bleksley yard detective Peter Bleksley and friend of the programme as well. Add, and peter, who well. May i add, and peter, who is to blame for this . How on is to blame for this . How on earth was this allowed to happen . I earth was this allowed to happen . I echo to a large extent what gary and mike have said. It was a major security breach. Undoubtedly, those who breach. Undoubtedly, those who are charged with protecting the Prime Minister in every aspect of his life should have had what in the industry we call an arrest, a Residential Security team at the premises. It wouldnt have needed to be many officers , maybe even as few as officers, maybe even as few as a pair. For example, that patrol inside and outside regularly, because apart from the explosive devices that your viewers have alluded to , what if it was alluded to, what if it was a foreign nation who wanted to get in there and bug the property , in there and bug the property, for example, to overhear the Prime Ministers phone calls . I know he doesnt live there very often, but his wife does and his children do. And whilst people might think that the kidnapping of president s children is something for hollywood movies in 1995, the slovakian president s grown up son was kidnapped. These things do kidnapped. These things do happen. Its a major breach and some people are going to be in deep water. Greenpeaces involvement in this, i mean, what youre talking about there, peter, is extremely serious. It goes beyond the realms of just being a publicity stunt to exposing a fracture , a fissure, a weakness fracture, a fissure, a weakness in the Prime Ministers personal security as somebody who understands how criminal gangs sense and seize upon fresh criminal initiatives we see often dont we, about footballers being targeted because their mansions are known to be vacant. Could this be the beginning of a worrying new trend where theyre targeting sitting Prime Ministers and politicians as well . Senior politicians , im sure, senior politicians, im sure, are going to be deeply alarmed by this. Of all political persuasions, people who have prominent profile in the public and yes, Football Players homes have undoubtedly been kept under surveillance by crooks. They do surveillance by crooks. They do this. Its part of their preparatory work before they actually burgle a place, go and do your recce, see what the movements are, if any. They movements are, if any. They discover when people are away on houday discover when people are away on holiday because they follow facebook posts. So because so many people knew the Prime Minister was going on holiday, im sure that is what in part inspired greenpeace. And so theres a message for us all here. You might want to go on holiday, you might want to post pretty pictures, you might want to tell the world via social media that youre getting on an aeroplane. Please dont. Yeah, really good advice there, peter. We understand that there, peter. We understand that the activists made it up onto the activists made it up onto the roof and about 6 am. Yesterday and the police were alerted at about 8 00. Now, nonh alerted at about 8 00. Now, North Yorkshire police have described their action as swift, but the protesters werent actually brought down from that rooftop until 1 00pm. Would you describe that as swift action . One man, swift is another man. Slack i would say. And. Slack i would say. And greenpeace have been very swift to say that they caused no damage. Theres a big Public Interest thing here. I know they were arrested and put in a cell and now theyve been bailed pending investigation. Theyre doesnt appear to be an obvious criminal offence at the moment. Theres a raft of laws that may or may not apply. There is, of course, a civil trespass. Course, a civil trespass. Whether the Prime Minister would want to pursue that as a civil matter , of course, would be matter, of course, would be something for him and his family to consider. Something for him and his family to consider. But if i had had the great misfortune fortune to have this case arrive on my desk as a detective , i would be as a detective, i would be sending people suitably trained to scour every inch of that property. Because if i to scour every inch of that property. Because if i found that a member of greenpeace is size ten and had gone through one roof tile and cracked it , size ten and had gone through one roof tile and cracked it, i would be doing my level best to gather enough evidence to charge somebody with criminal damage. Can i put it to you that weve seen in the past that environmental protesters used to break into airports at stansted and the law was swiftly changed because that was deemed a breach of an area of National Strategic importance. Is it time to do the same with with the residents locations of Prime Ministers . Should they be under a different part of the law and get special protection or is that way two tiered justice . Well, the legislators will pore over that, wont they, and come to any decision. Come to any decision. It is, of course, undoubted that the Prime Ministers residence is a matter of national importance. As you said, the bugging, i mean, its clearly a strategic weakness. Weakness. Oh, without a doubt. And whilst of course number 10 and chequers are guarded 24 over seven 365 days of the year, whether the Prime Minister is there or not, this house has to be looked at very , very be looked at very, very seriously in great depth. And i have to say those charts with the Prime Ministers security , the Prime Ministers security, if this is anything to go by, i wouldnt let them look after my goldfish if i had one. All right. All right. Peter bleksley, as always, very , very good to see you this very, very good to see you this morning. Thank you. Thank you so much for your analysis and expertise on that. Its hard to believe , isnt it . Up on that believe, isnt it . Up on that roof a. M, believe, isnt it . Up on that roof am, back down at roof at 6 am, back down at 1 pm. And its being described by nonh pm. And its being described by North Yorkshire police swift action. Astonishing, as you said , astonishing, as you said, thats about as swift as, i dont know, a slug. Yeah. Really, really is. Well, really, really is. Well, following from greenpeaces following on from greenpeaces anfics following on from greenpeaces antics yesterday, gb news sent our very own ben leo to hold them to account. Heres how it them to account. Heres how it went down. Your idea to invade rishi sunak. First of all, we werent ianed. Invited. Oh, how ironic were you ianed oh, how ironic were you invited to rishi sunaks house this morning . Hes the Prime Minister of the country. Im just going to make myself a tea, if thats all a cup of tea, if thats all right. Who thinks sunaks house invasion was a good idea . Anyone . What team do you guys work you press work in . Are you press marketing . Who is the giga brain that today . That invented that idea today . Youre paid 100 grand a year for ideas that. Are going ideas like that. Are you going to apologise youve to apologise for what youve done today . Should i apologise for up at not just the for turning up at not just the Prime Ministers a Prime Ministers house, a private mans home where he lives with family, doesnt lives with his family, doesnt matter, does it . Will answer. You speak . Matter, does it . Yeah. Answer. You speak . Matter, does it . Yeah. Defend you speak . Matter, does it . Yeah. Defend it. U speak . Yeah. Defend it. Yeah. Defend it. Yeah. Defend it. Yeah. It was a peaceful protest. Well, were joined now by ben lioba. Ben first of all, id like to say in the nicest possible way, i admire your balls , but can we just also say balls, but can we just also say i admire the greenpeace hq . It looked like the lap of luxury. In fact, john, one of our viewers has said the same after seeing greenpeace hq. Im now seeing greenpeace hq. Im now seeing where the donations seeing where all the donations go on top of the mega salaries for all its charity must people must be mad in donating to them. Ben so first of all, excellent work. Well done. We love it when work. Well done. We love it when power is held to account. How is your reception there and whats your reception there and whats your takeaway . Have they come out of this looking bad or do you think theyll treat this as a win . I think they had to. It would have been a very bad look of them to turf me out and say, you know, i mean, to be fair to the director, then arema forbid she did laugh when she said, did make me laugh when she said, you invited what you werent invited today. What are you doing here . And that for me the jackpot. You know, me was the jackpot. You know, having theyd done in the having what theyd done in the morning, thats, gross morning, thats, you know. Gross hypocrisy. Fair to hypocrisy. But to be fair to them, give them credit. Them, ill give them credit. They after toured the they did after i toured the offices and made myself of offices and made myself a cup of tea spoke their staff, tea and spoke to their staff, they invite me in and sat me they did invite me in and sat me down. We had a quick chat, as you but like i said, you saw there, but like i said, it have an even worse it would have been an even worse look if theyd turfed me out. The would have been the hypocrisy would have been staggering. What i do want to say about greenpeace they say about greenpeace is they should focusing more the should be focusing more on the stuff. Theyve been good at previously, dealing previously, which is dealing with mix the with plastic mix in the waterways, dealing with sewage in sea and our rivers. I in the sea and our rivers. I live brighton the live near brighton by the seaside and i cant go swimming in sea anymore because in the sea anymore because theyre pumping raw sewage out into every into the water almost every week. Guys at week. And these guys at greenpeace, of doing week. And these guys at greertheyre of doing week. And these guys at greertheyre good of doing week. And these guys at greertheyre good at,f doing week. And these guys at greertheyre good at, which; week. And these guys at greertheyre good at, which is what theyre good at, which is high brow environmental journalism, they to be journalism, they seem to be going route of just going down the route of Just Stop Oil trying to miff everyone off. I think need to off. And i think they need to get to basics and focus get back to basics and focus on what theyre good at. Our sense the huge our sense from the huge number coming in today number of emails coming in today is greenpeace lost the is that greenpeace have lost the pubuc is that greenpeace have lost the public on this one and there is actually great concern for the children rishi sunak two children in this rishi sunak two little girls and how this could potentially traumatise them. Potentially traumatise them. I mentioned a bit earlier today when was 16 i was today that when i was 16 i was unfortunately burgled. Had two unfortunately burgled. I had two men in my bedroom at three in the demanding know the morning demanding to know where my mums jewellery box was. Now. That doesnt was. Im 34 now. That doesnt leave you that kind of trauma to and psychological damage if at night time now i hear a sound outside or light goes on, im outside or a light goes on, im peenng outside or a light goes on, im peering im peering out the window. Im checking if its not burglars coming ransack the coming back to ransack the house. For rishi sunak two house. So for rishi sunak two young girls, i think there may be or 11 on holiday in be 10 or 11 on holiday in america watching their home, their sanctuary being invaded like that, being trampled on. Its astonishing. And by the way, im no massive fan of rishi sunak, but this was his first houdayin sunak, but this was his first holiday in four years. Wow thats what kind of message does that show to our politicians and the leader of the country that a man cant even have a break for a week away with his family without far left extremists breaking into his house . Yeah, we saw that before with jacob you know, his Jacob Rees Mogg, you know, his home was targeted. His children were shouted his somerset were shouted at his his somerset residence was vandalised by by far left protesters. Do you think when this starts happening, ben, its symptom of the rotten state of political discourse. We now have in britain, and particularly people from the conservative end of the spectrum seem to be anything is on the table. Its okay to on the table. Its okay to vandalise their homes, its okay to visit their homes when theyre when theyre on holiday. Clearly expose posing a Security Risk nationally and risk both nationally and personally. Is this just sinking too low . I think so. Think what i think so. I think what greenpeace did yesterday is beyond. It goes over beyond the pale. It goes over a line and, you know, if you want decent at quality politicians serving this country and working for their constituents , its you for their constituents, its you cant have them going around fearful that theyre going to be attacked even murdered. Like attacked or even murdered. Like the sir david amess was or, attacked or even murdered. Like the know, r david amess was or, attacked or even murdered. Like the know, manyd amess was or, attacked or even murdered. Like the know, many others. S was or, attacked or even murdered. Like the know, many others have; or, you know, many others have succumbed to you want to be working in a safe environment where you can focus on doing a good job and not worried that youre going to get extremists breaking into your or breaking into your house or accosting your children like this. Yeah. And ben, just briefly, lee, sunak lee, do you think rishi sunak will to consider moving will have to consider moving house this . Because there will have to consider moving housbe this . Because there will have to consider moving housbe peoples . Because there will have to consider moving housbe peoples . Becausbe here will have to consider moving housbe peoples . Becausbe able will be people that will be able to id where he lives now. He wont safe in his wont surely feel safe in his own home . I think so. And i think its a great. You want sunak to be focusing on on stopping the boats and improving the economy focusing on on stopping the boattacklingiproving the economy focusing on on stopping the boattackling inflation,1e economy focusing on on stopping the boattackling inflation, not conomy and tackling inflation, not having up and sell having to shut up shop and sell his because greenpeace having to shut up shop and sell his been3ecause greenpeace having to shut up shop and sell his been trampling eenpeace having to shut up shop and sell his been trampling all peace having to shut up shop and sell his been trampling all peac roof. And i would if that was my house, id have to sell an internet. Sleuths are so good these days. If you put a picture up of, say, a random street in ukraine, people within minutes, i dont know how theyd do it, but within minutes theyll identify the town, identify the street, the town, the quite the neighbourhood. So im quite sure just by the pictures sure that just by the pictures that were shown on the greenpeace stunt yesterday, people will be able to identify where he lives. Again, where he lives. And again, thats another massive headache for the police and much more money. To have to money. Are they going to have to spend protecting sunak protecting house, its wider protecting his house, its wider implications shop excessive. Ben leo great scoop and great advice there. Thank you very much for joining advice there. Thank you very much forjoining us today advice there. Thank you very much for joining us today on gbs newsroom. Now, do stay with us. Were going to be talking about Artificial Intelligence, which could to the nhs could be the answer to the nhs radiologist workforce source crisis. Crisis. The temperatures rising. The temperatures rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hi there. 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With me, Ellie Costello and Martin Daubney. On gb news. With me, Ellie Costello and Martin Daubney. And costello and Martin Daubney. And loads of you have been getting in touch this morning on our top story, which is, of course, the greenpeace protest that we saw yesterday with protesters actually getting onto the roof of the Prime Ministers home in yorkshire. And clive straight to the point personally, rather than talk them off the roof, i would have made sure that they stayed up there for at least seven days. But with zero media coverage, its a bit like a kind of strangeways prison roof sitting. Starve them out. Clive direct to the point. Yeah. Wells has been in touch yeah. Wells has been in touch and says , i would like to know and says, i would like to know why the greenpeace activists and says, i would like to know why released|peace activists and says, i would like to know why released onace activists and says, i would like to know why released on bail ctivists and says, i would like to know why released on bail. Tivists and says, i would like to know why released on bail. Whys and says, i would like to know why released on bail. Why were were released on bail. Why were they not charged that day . What further they need . Further evidence do they need . We were just speaking to Peter Bleksley, whos a former met Police Officer , and was Police Officer, and he was saying at moment, you can saying at the moment, you can perhaps at a civil claim perhaps look at a civil claim for trespass. But if he was in for trespass. But if he was in charge of the force in this instance, he would be looking very, very closely at those roof tiles. He said if a criminal damage, because then, of course , you could actually serve time. Yeah, slight bit of damage, yeah, the slight bit of damage, the slightest crack. Yeah, the slight bit of damage, the and htest crack. Yeah, the slight bit of damage, the and htest they. Yeah, the slight bit of damage, the and htest they can then throw and then they can then throw the at them pete, this the book at them and pete, this is funny point to not is the funny point to not mention this. I hope that the fabnc mention this. I hope that the fabric used by greenpeace for their cover. Their banners took cover. Rishis made pure rishis house was made of pure cotton and not synthetic, cotton and were not synthetic, such polyester, which are of such as polyester, which are of course on course based on oil. I mean, a lot of people yeah, i mean, a lot of people are to hypocrisy in are pointing to the hypocrisy in all this. We saw ben leo gb all of this. We saw ben leo gb news, a reporter at the headquarters greenpeace, headquarters for greenpeace, very in north very plush building in north london. Many people pointing to that in the middle of a cost of living crisis doesnt sit well with many people. Do you keep those views coming in . Vaiews gbnews. Com. Okay. To our next story now. Artificial intelligence could help the overcome help the nhs overcome a radiologist workforce crisis as experts have said, we must build trust in the technology being used in the health care service. Well, this comes after a pilot study in surrey found that i had the power to categorise normal chest x rays with a 99. 7 accuracy. See showing significant potential to speed up cancer diagnosis. And were joined now by senior Vice President and commercial head for the uk and eu at cure ai darren stevens. Top of the morning to you, darren. So we hear a lot about al sort of being doom and ai sort of being doom and disaster, but this seems like a great application of it, isnt it . Oh, absolutely. Good morning oh, absolutely. Good morning to both of you. Its great to be on the show and thank you. Thank you for having me on. Um, its a very exciting time for Artificial Intelligence in general medical general within the medical community in uk and the uk community in the uk and the uk is actually leading in this space work that doctor space and the work that doctor kumar colleagues have been kumar and colleagues have been involved frimley here is involved in in frimley here is again and building again assisting and Building Trust in the application of this technology right across the nhs to achieve the accuracy levels that have been achieved through this pilot study are an indication of the value that this technology can bring to, you know, a stretched workforce. The Royal College of radiologists estimate that by 2027 will have 40 deficit in in in radiologist numbers , which is in radiologist numbers, which is huge. So in radiologist numbers, which is huge. So we in this community, within the industry that im in, we want to ensure that we do more with the Precious Resource that we have. Yes, absolutely. I mean, the yes, absolutely. I mean, the potential is fantastic , potential is fantastic, especially when were talking about a wait list currently at the nhs of over 7 million people. I mean, this could really speed up the process of getting people diagnosed with cancer. Getting people diagnosed with cancer. So so it exactly it. Cancer. So so it exactly it. And if we can identify high nodules and indications of disease earlier in the patients pathway , its better for the pathway, its better for the patient, its better for the clinicians that are looking after those patients. And after those patients. And ultimately its better for the organisations themselves, the trust manage trust that are trying to manage these work lists. We cant on board radiologists and radiographers at the same pace that were seeing demand that were seeing the demand come for imaging. That were seeing the demand come for imaging. We come through for imaging. We need smarter and thats need to work smarter and thats how solutions that we how the solutions that we provide at cure can really assist the nhs. In terms of our assist the nhs. In terms of our story, were one of the most deployed Solutions Globally and we have a lot of experience in this space and i think a lot of people need to get beyond the hype and the myth associated with this technology. Our technology is a highly regulated medical device and something thatis medical device and something that is very to the contrary of whats out there in general media, right now in terms media, media right now in terms of some of the stories that were aware of. So were were all aware of. So were very of work that very proud of the work that were and the clinicians were doing and the clinicians that really pioneering that are really pioneering this. Darren, now im okay, darren, now im assuming that what happens here is that al is just fed thousands and thousands thousands of and thousands and thousands of images, which we know are images, some which we know are positive, some which we know are negative, the negative, and it learns the pattern of which is which. But heres the bigger question will this radiologists and this make radiologists and doctors redundant . Yeah no, not at all. We see it as an augmented augmenting their experience. So were doing more experience. So were doing more with the Precious Resource that we have. And really what you we have. And really what you will see is that it will become part of a modern delivery of Radiology Services right across the nhs and indeed globally. So the nhs and indeed globally. So its a situation of , you know, its a situation of, you know, many years ago i worked in pre analytical robotics and pathology, and when we introduced that a lot of people were up in arms that this is coming to replace us. Its going to take our jobs and quite the contrary, we have an opportunity here to provide new Career Pathways for clinicians to and give clinicians more time with the with the patients ultimate , the with the patients ultimate, alleviating them to do more of the multidisciplinary work that they really want to, to want to spend more time on. Do you see Artificial Intelligence being at the heart of the nhs in the future . Its an integral part future . Its an integral part and will be a key contributor to the success of us achieving the targets that we need to achieve holistically. And were also holistically. And were also seeing that were operating at a disease level. So its a high medical value as part of Precision Medicine so we can identify patients quicker, we can get them through to treatment quicker. And thats ultimately our aim, goal, ultimately our aim, our goal, our mission at cure is to touch the lives of a billion people and make healthcare accessible to people can. And to as many people as we can. And this is one such route. Well , this is one such route. Well, darren this is one such route. Well , darren stevens, this is one such route. Well, darren stevens, thank you us on britains you for joining us on britains newsroom. At last, its newsroom. And at last, its great story great to hear a positive story about use of ai. Thank you about the use of ai. Thank you very much for that. Yeah, great question yeah, and great question about doctors and about replacing doctors and radiologists, i think radiologists, because i think careful wish for. Yeah, careful what you wish for. Yeah, its what people its what many people worry about strike about with the hollywood strike at theyre worried. At the moment. Theyre worried. Theyre going to be replaced by ai. There ai. But darrens saying there this a helpful this is just a really helpful tool that thinks will tool that he thinks will actually central to the nhs actually be central to the nhs in the future. True. But many people know that at your most that when youre at your most vulnerable, cannot beat the vulnerable, you cannot beat the human. Human touch. Very, very true. No, thats very, very true. Do us what you make of do let us know what you make of that gb views that story. Gb views at gbnews. Com also, know if gbnews. Com also, let us know if you have been ripped by you have been ripped off by Airport Parking because it happens to a lot of us. And simon calder will tell us about how holidaymakers can save their money. Stay tuned. Money. Stay tuned. Good morning. Its 1132. Money. Stay tuned. Good morning. Its1132. Im Rhiannon Jones in the newsroom. Rhiannon jones in the newsroom. The private sector is being called on to help clear the nhs backlog and cut record high waiting lists. 13 new community waiting lists. 13 new Community Diagnostics centres will be opened across england to carry out hundreds of thousands of scans, checks and tests. Eight scans, checks and tests. Eight will be operated by independent companies, but services will be free to patients. Five will be run by the nhs. Free to patients. Five will be run by the nhs. The latest run by the nhs. The latest figures show waiting lists almost hit 7. 5 million at the end of may. Thats the highest since records began planned strike action for this weekend by British Airways staff has been cancelled after a significant pay deal was reached. 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As if our Summer Holidays havent already faced enough disruption this year, which has revealed that holiday makers could be paying more for their Airport Parking if they pay on the day. Yes. After an analysis of the price of parking at 16 different airports , they found a traveller airports, they found a traveller could expect to pay for a week stay in august on the day versus booking four months in advance. Booking four months in advance. The most expensive case found was paying as much as a whopping £583 for on the day. We took long bookings, whereas they could save up to £150 on average by booking in advance. Well, were joined now by travel journalist simon calder. Really good to see you this morning, simon. I mean, this is just common sense, is it not . If you leave it to the last minute, youre to going pay more. Youre to going pay more. Yes. But of course , it has yes. But of course, it has been such a disruptive summer, not least in terms of the way that weve seen rail strikes so frequent and so a lot of people will be in the position of thinking, oh, ill tell you what. Yeah, we will just pack everybody into the car and drive to the airport. Now, if you do that, in the case of Manchester Airport , you will be paying airport, you will be paying through the nose over four times more than if you booked it four months ahead. Youd be paying over £400. As you say , easily. Over £400. As you say, easily. Heathrow is the most expensive , heathrow is the most expensive, so you might as well buy a new car, frankly, for the sort of money that they are wanting. And also Birmingham Airport and Gatwick Airport, very expensive. If you just turn up on the day. Lots of ways of saving money, of course, besides simply booking in advance. Theres various schemes where you can sign up and become a member of a special subscription club. You can sometimes use points that youve earned from a supermarket to go towards Airport Parking and ultimately , though, bear in mind ultimately, though, bear in mind that driving your car there might not be the most sensible way to get there. If there is a train available. And yes, were train available. And yes, were in the middle of another aslef overtime ban. And so for instance, the Gatwick Express is suspended at the moment. But instance, the Gatwick Express is suspended at the moment. But but if there are trains running, thats a good option. Otherwise well, there are so many excellent Coach Services to airports these days. Thats my kind of normal go to you, simon many people are going on holiday with something that motorists are the cow. Are just the cash cow. I mean, it costs £5 just to drop people off at most airports. If not more , airports. Now, if not more, sidique khan about to expand sidique khan is about to expand to ulez, and that will be catching a lot of people going into heathrow outside of into heathrow from outside of greater london, £12. 5 into heathrow from outside of greater london, £125 to get him before even park. Isnt before they even park. Isnt this symptomatic of a this just symptomatic of a broader motorists . So broader war on motorists . So a cash cows are being milked dry . Cash cows are being milked dry . Well, thats certainly a very good way of looking at it. And i think a lot of motorists will feel very cheesed off. Yes, you in the case of heathrow. In the case of heathrow. Exactly. If your vehicle is not compliant with the ulez rules, then youll be paying to drive into that zone , even assuming it into that zone, even assuming it goes ahead later this month as planned. Youll also face that £5 drop off fee and highest drop off fee still in the country is £7 at stansty. And please dont do what i saw. One motoring do there early. One morning, which is drive up to the barrier, unload passengers plus luggage and then reverse out for hundreds of metres against the oncoming traffic. It is very oncoming traffic. It is very annoying. There are always, in annoying. There are always, in the case of these drop off locations , places where you are locations, places where you are able to stop and drop people off free of charge , but it will free of charge, but it will often involve a bit of a hike or indeed a bus from a long term parking facility. So yeah, well parking facility. So yeah, well its were in this position where Airline Passengers are still often getting a very good deal , but theyre partly getting deal, but theyre partly getting that because the airlines arent paying that because the airlines arent paying very much to the airports in terms of fees. And the airports understand obe are wanting to rack that up by taking a slice of everything you pay taking a slice of everything you pay for from parking to a cup of coffee. And of course , those coffee. And of course, those essential duty free purchases. Yes. I mean , weve always known i mean, weve always known that airports are expensive. Simon but why have the on the day car parking prices ramped up so much , are these car parking so much, are these car Parking Companies profiteering on the chaos that weve seen on the trains and people being desperate to park on the day you could certainly see it that way. But i would say its much more of a kind of distress purchase if you are if you know youre going on holiday and you havent booked in advance and maybe you were hoping the train would work and youve just seen that, for instance, tomorrow there no trains from there are no trains from anywhere in sussex to Gatwick Airport, which is highly inconvenient. That sorry, there inconvenient. That sorry, there are a couple of couple of routes which are open, but the main ones, places like brighton, east, eastbourne, hastings, no links to the airport. Well, thats just bad luck in that case, youve been the overtime ban has really hit those. But otherwise its a bit like when people are actually changing money at the airport. Yes thats about the most ridiculous thing you can do. You are going to get an absolutely diabolical rate. And indeed, typically, if i went to an airport and said, right, heres £100 change, its 2 and then change it back £2, i would expect to lose about half my money. So many other ways of organising your holiday finances in advance if you leave it to the airport, well, it looks as though youre seen as fair, fair game. Simon calder, thank you for that excellent update. And i, of course, will not be reversing hundreds of metres away from a barrier, although that does sound like a good plan, but we shouldnt do that. Youre very tempted, arent you, to save £5 by doing way to save £5 by doing it that way , right. Time through the its time to go through the papers joining us this papers now and joining us this morning deputy comment editor morning is deputy comment editor at annabel at the Daily Telegraph. Annabel denham, labour denham, and former labour mp stephen. Very good morning stephen pound. Very good morning to you both. Good morning to joining us. Us. And stephen, we touched there on ulez and sadiq khan expanding the ulez zone in london this is a story in the sun. Yeah, but whats extraordinary about this is that you know, we tend not to talk about ulez after uxbridge, which you lose was what we which is, you lose was what we were being told with on the doorstep. But look, sadiq khan has got this a conservative plan. If this is a conservative plan. If you remember, ulez was you remember, the ulez was originally brought in by the tories, boris tories, implemented by boris johnson. Sadiq has done johnson. But what sadiq has done is too fast, too is hes moved too fast, too forward , too quickly. But forward, too quickly. And but what extra ordinary about what is extra ordinary about this is, you know, i knew the man years and, you know, he man for years and, you know, he somehow found £500 million down the back of a sofa to actually beef up, you know, the scrappage scheme. Now, for the last year or so, weve been saying no, the scrappage scheme is generous because its targeted at people on benefits, people on universal credit. Now hes suddenly credit. And now hes suddenly managed sadiq , i managed to up it. Now sadiq, i have to say, sometimes he was a little bit short tempered when we to have to deal with we used to have to deal with him. And i just wonder what on earth feeling now earth he must be feeling now when labour party when all the labour Party Machine coming. Because machine are coming. Because what is why didnt you is going on here . Why didnt you mention this . 500 million before uxbndge . Mention this . 500 million before uxbridge . Really is uxbridge . Because its really is looking panic reaction. Looking like a panic reaction. Well, a u turn on well, because its a u turn on ulez, a disaster ulez, because it was a disaster in uxbridge on the doorstep. Almost cost them. Well, it it almost cost them. Well, it did them the by election did cost them the by election and the scrappage you and the scrappage scheme you allude on, allude to actually, come on, its leaf. It was only its a fig leaf. It was only available people benefits available to people on benefits who on universal credit, who were on universal credit, can to buy a tesla and can afford to buy a tesla and this scheme talking about this scheme hes talking about now car, seven now £2,000 for a car, seven grand van. Most evs are 20 grand for a van. Most evs are 20 grand. It was vans are 30 grand. It was most vans are 30 grand. It was most vans are 30 grand. It was hes forced grand. It was hes been forced into a compromise situation, but still the still aint going to cut the mustard. A tenth the mustard. Its a one tenth the value of a replacement car, which people dont really want. No, martin, youre absolutely right. Think mean, right. But i think i mean, my sons a sparky. Hes an electrician. Theres no way he could his gear around. Could carry all his gear around. And is specially and his van, which is specially adapted, £40,000. That adapted, costs £40,000. So that isnt scratch isnt going to scratch the surface. Even to going surface. Im not even to going touch on that. Touch the sides on that. But i think that the real problem weve got here is a complete failure to communicate. The most important is if you important fact is that if you drive was drive an ordinary car that was bought after 2005, youre not going have to pay thing going to have to pay the thing anyway. Looks like panic. Anyway. So it looks like panic. It like theres it looks like theres not a coherent thought going on here. And honest, it looks bad and to be honest, it looks bad news i think your news for everybody. I think your line cash cows being line about cash cows being milked too dry may actually resurface next few weeks. Yeah good, good. Yeah good,good. And yeah good, good. And annabel over to is a u turn by sadiq to you this is a u turn by sadiq on because hes worried, isnt it, the mayoralty coming it, that the mayoralty is coming up theres a weakness up next may theres a weakness in his strategy this ulez overreach. Hes panicking. Thats correct. I mean, i thats correct. I mean, i still imagine he feels as though hes in a strong position against the conservative candidate, susan hall, against the conservative candidate, susan hall , that hes candidate, susan hall, that hes got the support of londoners behind him. I dont think we should forget that in some quarters been very popular quarters hes been very popular mayor, despite what hes done with tfl blowing a hole in its finances, which is why why he introduced the ulez scheme , in introduced the ulez scheme, in my view, at least, to begin with. Despite this growing malaise around things like crime , despite his failure to build enough houses to such an extent that hes constantly suggesting that hes constantly suggesting that we impose rent controls despite the fact that anywhere that theyve been introduced , that theyve been introduced, theyve been a disaster. So, no, i you know, i think he hes in a difficult position now. This has obviously created a wedge between sadiq khan and keir starmer, who himself is under a lot of pressure to set out what the Labour Party Policy is on net zero. What what proposals is it going to be introducing . Lets not forget, it wasnt long ago that they scrapped their 20 billion, £28 billion prosperity plan, their green prosperity plan. So i think theres a lot of uncertainty out there at a time when weve had energy week, when weve had rishi sunak coming out and saying that hes going to be issuing more oil and gas licences. Is the tories saying that theyre very much on the side of motorists , which i the side of motorists, which i am slightly sceptical of, but labour pressure is now absolutely on labour, not least on. Okay, lets move on now. A bit of fun or is it manipulated . Truth a story in the guardian. Truth a story in the guardian. This is rishi sunak pouring a pint and pranksters made it look much worse than reality. There it is on the screen. You can see that there. So on left is that there. So on the left is the actual point that rishi that there. So on the left is the a zelenskyy last year there was a deepfake of him calling on soldiers to lay down their arms. You know, its interesting the threat that it potentially poses to democracy, the way in which this disrupting politics, not least at a time when the way that political campaigns are being run , has changed being run, has changed enormously over the last decade or so. We have moved on to social media, but were not entirely sure where the power lies, whether its being abused. And i think the government is really struggling to keep up with this on the regular side. So weve got the Online Safety bill that is trying to push through parliament, but thats extremely broad and wide ranging and presents all sorts of threats to free speech. And its taken so long for it to find its way onto the statute books. So how is it going to regulate ai . And youve got rishi, of course, saying that were going to be a world leader in it. Well, i think lets lets speak up for poor rishi. This is a man. This is a man whos never touched a drop of alcohol in his life. How can he be expected to pour decent pint . But the pour a decent pint . But the other is quite other thing what is quite sinister is erdogan at turkey. In elections, if you in the recent elections, if you remember, actually using remember, he was actually using deepfake theres deepfake films and theres a muharrem think who Muharrem Ince i think who was one candidates in one of the other candidates in that election. There was a sex tape released which, you know, he look and said, he took one look at and he said, right, im resigning. Im out of here. You know, implying that maybe we maybe it wasnt deepfake we dont theres a woman dont know. But theres a woman called clarke, called yvette clarke, a congresswoman in america, who was saying, was actually saying, i can hardly believe this, that anyone using for deepfake has to using ai for deepfake has to declare the now, declare it at the bottom. Now, can you imagine these in can you imagine these people in their bedrooms their darkened bedrooms tapping away middle the night away in the middle of the night saying, dear me, im going to saying, oh dear me, im going to have to declare that this is a fake think not. Fake one . I think not. Yeah, it is. Yeah, but it is. Yeah, but it is. I mean, thats an amusing example. Think can all example. I think we can all agree on that. But it can be sinister. It can be downright sinister. It can be downright sinister. And it is concerning to see a number of labour mps sharing that on twitter in that that picture on twitter in the few its almost the past few days. Its almost as theyre not even able as if theyre not even able to ascertain whether not ascertain whether or not something ascertain whether or not son karlng ascertain whether or not son karl turner distributed and karl turner distributed and i can kind of defend karl for what he did there, but i think isnt there isnt there some sort of an algorithm now where can an algorithm now where you can actually things an algorithm now where you can actlfaked things an algorithm now where you can actlfaked in things an algorithm now where you can actlfaked in that things an algorithm now where you can actlfaked in that way . Things an algorithm now where you can actlfaked in that way . Is hings are faked in that way . Is sometimes is flagged now on twitter should i say most people . Most people wont yeah, but most people wont be of that, though. And be aware of that, though. And there are legislate in all honesty, over honesty, is the technology over the before we the hill and far away before we in way by by the time the in any way by by the time the truths got its trousers on and lies around world lies halfway around the world and all that, its been retweeted a thousand times. I dont think we can. Stephen, quickly, arms quickly, on the time arms migration a mess migration nation its a mess halts move former halts migrants move to former raf know i dont raf base do you know i dont know happening but know whats happening to me but i read things like this and i say, what planet am i living on . They cant move people they they cant move people into base up into wethersfield. This base up into wethersfield. This base up in of two in yorkshire because of two things. Is that theres no things. One is that theres no Internet Connection. Theres a really you know, for really low wife, you know, for heavens were talking heavens sake, were talking about as opposed about people as opposed to being in throes utter in the throes of utter desperation. And going desperation. And theyre going to say, oh no, will to come and say, oh no, i will not be seeking asylum in england because no decent because there is no decent Internet Connection and the water connection. I mean, water supply connection. I mean, this this is where is it going to the ship . Was it the to end the ship . Was it the bibby stockholm, which i keep thinking of as the bibby stockholm . Stockholm . Stockholm . The bibby stockholm . Theyre its a fire theyre now saying its a fire risk. You know, when i think somebody said on gb news last week if it caught on fire, just dunk answer. Dunk it. Thats your answer. Wasnt a fire risk well, it wasnt a fire risk in germany where it was used for the purpose. It wasnt a the same purpose. It wasnt a fire risk in the netherlands, where it was used the same. Where it was used for the same. We going with this . Where are we going with this . Where are we going with this . For heavens sake . I mean, i think tents are perfectly reasonable but what we reasonable option, but what we need the back of all need to do at the back of all this is the that the this is the fact that the sclerotic, idle home sclerotic, hopeless, idle home office determine these office will not determine these cases. Sitting cases. So people are sitting around 2 or 3 years, keep your head down and you get your passport. Wrong. Passport. Thats wrong. Annabel, okay, stephen, annabel, youve this youve been fantastic this morning. Much for morning. Thank you so much for sorry talk over. You know, sorry to talk over. You know, dont was your story dont worry. That was your story on list. Its fine. Steve. On the list. Its fine. Steve. 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Its the mental crisis growing Mental Health crisis growing alongside rate alongside the Interest Rate hikes. Nearly one half of hikes. How nearly one half of young mortgage holders say mind are now suffering. And also well be looking at what could be a sting operation. Why police in wales are hunting for 14 beehives that have been stolen. Beehives that have been stolen. Is it a job for the flying squad . Latest weather for you now. . Latest weather for you now. A brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. On. Gb news. Hi there. Its Aidan Mcgivern hi there. Its Aidan Mcgivern here with the forecast from the met office for gb news. Fine. For many of us today , largely for many of us today, largely cloudy with some heavy showers in the east, especially east anglia and the south east. Thats where low pressure is pulling away. But a ridge of High Pressure arriving in the west to bring largely dry conditions before saturdays weather moves in. More on that in a moment. But really, the most active weather for the afternoon is across these eastern parts of england and really from the pennines into the Peak District, east anglia and the south east some heavy, slow showers could cause slow moving showers could cause some impacts in 1 or 2 spots. Otherwise, for many places, its dry. Showers for scotland, dry. A few showers for scotland, mostly light and temperatures where we get some sunny spells across in the southwest, across wales in the southwest, reaching 21 celsius. Then into the evening. Its dry at first the evening. Its dry at first with a few clear spells. The with a few clear spells. The showers in the east tending to ease for a time, but as the next system moves in, bringing a spell of particularly heavy rain for Northern Ireland, that could cause some issues, especially around some southern counties. And a strengthening wind. Now, of course, that will keep temperatures from falling far overnight, but it does mean an unsettled start to the weekend. Wet and windy. Unseasonable conditions across much of england and wales, particularly around and around coasts of south and southwest england, gusts of 60, 65 miles an hour. So could be some real issues for people with Outdoor Activities or camping, for example , and feeling very for example, and feeling very cold where that rain and wind continues. Continues. A brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Its 12 noon. Youre with a live desk here on gb news and coming up this friday lunchtime, a new cure for the nhs backlog will the governments initiative for more private clinics help solve the crisis, as even the Health Providers say waiting lists need longer term treatment 7 lists need longer term treatment . Mortgage meltdown. The Mental Health crisis thats growing alongside the Interest Rate hikes . 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