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Warm anywhere today, however, warmer weather is on the way for wednesday and thursday. Join me wednesday and thursday. Join me later for a full forecast. Later for a full forecast. Good morning to you. Im stephen dixon. And im Ellie Costello and this is breakfast on gb news. Now. Do you wake up feeling at one with nature or are you irritated by the dawn. 7 because if youre by the dawn. 7 because if youre up at this time of day, you probably hear the dawn chorus. Does that drive you mad. 7 because it shouldnt. If it does, it shouldnt do because its in several the papers this several of the papers this morning. But research has found that places that dont have as much birdsong, people , al, are much birdsong, people, al, are more likely to be admitted to hospital with Mental Health problems. Really. 7 really. So its very really . Really. So its very good for you. The sound is good good for you. The sound is good for your Mental Health. It is actually good for reducing anxiety and mood disorders. So reducing anxiety and mood disorders. So listening to reducing anxiety and mood disorders. So listening to the disorders. So listening to the birds is good for the soul. We sort of knew it, but its now theyve proved it. I dont really like that soundin i dont really like that sound in the morning, though. What . Especially when youre trying to well , when what . Especially when youre trying to well, when im trying to sleep well, when im trying to sleep well, when im trying to sleep well, when im trying to have a lie in that is the most at most annoying sound. The birds. And you cant do anything about it either. No theyre just there. Youve just got to let it wash over you and know its doing good. Doing you some good. Yeah, thats probably what i need do. But when i am away need to do. But when i am away in the country, gone away for the weekend whatever, its the weekend or whatever, its the weekend or whatever, its the stillness. Yes. The the stillness. Yes. In the mornings. Nice. Mornings. Its quite nice. You dont in london really dont get that in london really dont get that in london really do oh no, i suppose not. Well, oh no, i suppose not. Well, i dont live in. Do you get lovely birdsong. Do you get lovely birdsong. I do. Weve got loads of birds in the garden so its. Its lovely. And it doesnt drive you mad . And it doesnt drive you mad . I love the birdsong. No, i love the birdsong. Maybe older thing, maybe its getting older thing, but love the birdsong. But i love the birdsong. It depends the yeah, well, it depends on the sound squawking less. Sound when its squawking less. So. Yeah so. Yeah magpies, itd be if its magpies, itd be a problem. Yeah that would be problem. On the theme of wildlife, theres a new study out today about foxes. Do you like foxes . I do like foxes. I do like foxes. Apparently urban foxes well, apparently urban foxes because, hear because, you know, you hear about foxes who are about those city foxes who are really they go through really bold and they go through the not scared the bins and theyre not scared of human beings anymore. Apparently research out apparently this new research out today says urban are today says that urban foxes are actually no cunning. Actually no more cunning. Theyre lazy. And theyre just a bit lazy. And thats why you see coming thats why you see them coming right up to humans up right up to humans or going up to look for food. To the bins to look for food. They want to scavenge for they dont want to scavenge for their food anymore. Theyre just lazy. Well, why not . Well, why not . Well, why not . If theyre not brave, theyre not brave cunning, theyre if theyre not brave, theyre not brave or cunning, theyre if theyre not brave, theyre not brave or cunning, just re if theyre not brave, theyre not brave or cunning, just lazy if theyre not brave, theyre noh, rave or cunning, just lazy if theyre not brave, theyre noh, and or cunning, just lazy if theyre not brave, theyre noh, and the unning, just lazy if theyre not brave, theyre noh, and the country just lazy if theyre not brave, theyre noh, and the country just lare. Oh, and the country foxes are a little bit cleverer or a bit more willing to hunt for their food. It would seem they have no choice. Well, yeah, thats true. Well, yeah, thats true. Thats true. Exactly. Mind you, urban foxes always look really skinny. Really skinny. Well, probably cant well, they probably cant find food. Find any food. Oh, its not right. Oh, no, its not right. Oh, no, its not right. I actually really like i actually do really like foxes. Theyre very foxes. I think theyre very cute. Thats probably cute. Sorry thats probably going really lots going to really annoy lots of you. Do youre city dwellers. Yeah. Yeah. And they can be a blight on lots of households, i think. Especially if you own chickens. But theyre very but i do think theyre very cute. Do you like i love cute. The fox do you like i love a fox. Would you feed a local fox if i had one to feed . All right, i would, yeah. All right, i would, yeah. I know lots of people that feed their their local foxes do get in touch on those stories or any of stories that were any of the stories that were talking about today. Vaiews gbnews. Com i expect youll have now, i expect youll have something say about this one. Something to say about this one. 20 migrants who were to be moved onto the bibby stockholm barge in portland have had those transfer years cancelled after lawyers from a Refugee Group claim they had Mental Health concerns and that some of them were scared of water. So in total , only 15 people so in total, only 15 people were moved onto the barge yesterday, even though it has a capacity of 500. So the government is still housing over 50,000 migrants in Hotels Across the country at the cost of £2. 2 billion a year, which is triple what it spends on homelessness. What it spends on homelessness. Well, our reporter jeff moody is in portland and hes asked some young people there what they think about it all. No fear. Refugees are welcome here. Anyone doesnt agree . Anyone doesnt agree . Anyone doesnt agree . I dont agree with it. I dont agree with it. What dont you agree with them all coming here . Its about a bunch of random men coming here. Its putting us in risk and its putting our island in risk. Why are there no women coming here . And why is there no. Why is there no. Wheres the kids if theyre if theyre getting kicked out of their country, why arent kids and getting kicked and women also getting kicked out . Is it all men . Out . And why is it all men . Yeah, well, different people, like agree, some like some people agree, some people dont. Its like a massive split. And were going to go in earlier because to have to go in earlier because our parents going to be our parents are going to be worried for us and theyre to going make just been going make us. Weve just been allowed till 10 00 now. Its allowed out till 10 00 now. Its going to be half nine again. Well bosher a reporter well stefan bosher is a reporter for politico and he joins us in the studio this morning. Good to see you. Good really good to see you. Good morning to you. So what do you morning to you. So what do you make then . Just 15 make of this then . Just 15 asylum actually making Asylum Seekers actually making it bibby stockholm it onto the bibby stockholm yesterday , after yesterday after delay, after delay i know its delay after delay. I know its becoming ever more farcical. The governments attempt to try house the 50,000, the try to house the 50,000, the 50,000 people who are on the backlog the who are backlog at the moment, who are needing to be processed in this country, people who have, you know, asylum. Have know, seeking asylum. But have come boats on the come here through boats on the channel. And it seems that this latest scheme try to get latest scheme to try to get people on barges house people people on barges to house people on barges, a time is on barges, 500 at a time is going at a snails pace, only 15 a day. So, i mean, at this rate, i think that theyre not going to very it really to get very far. And it really does show the problem. The government trying find government has in trying to find places to actually house these people. Mean, and it is one people. I mean, and it is one that really does blow both parties because have parties because labour have also said would barges said that they would use barges in i think in government. So i think theres lack ideas all theres a lack of ideas on all fronts at moment. Fronts at the moment. Well, i mean, but were well, look, i mean, but were now in this farcical situation. I mean thankfully Suella Braverman going to braverman says shes going to crack lawyers are crack down on lawyers who are sort bending rules, sort of bending the rules, breaking really to try breaking the rules really to try and all work. And she and make all this work. And she says as as we hear that says that as as we hear that some of these migrants or Asylum Seekers havent gone on to the barge because despite the fact they crossed the channel to get here, theyre afraid of water. Yeah, thats right. And that was reason 20 people was the reason why 20 people didnt get on to the barge yesterday. There was expected 35. Only 15 many claims 35. Only 15 went on many claims at the last minute from lawyers saying that they they have fears and psychological issues going on. Water after coming across on channel boats and it is you know , another example of some lawyers trying to disrupt the process for whatever reason. I mean, there was a recent daily mail expose showing that some lawyers. 0ne lawyer in particular was caught in a sting and advising clients to lie, basically to extend their asylum claims. So the government is now coming out with ways to try to crack down on these sort of practises and, you know, one of the political sort of advantages is you know, potential is that, you know, potential advantages is theyre trying to tie the labour party and to keir starmer with this, he has a background in human rights law and think that people will and they think that people will not it he is teamed with not like it if he is teamed with these sort of practises weve just touched i mean, weve just touched there the Charity Groups and there on the Charity Groups and there on the Charity Groups and the lawyers are supporting there on the Charity Groups and the lavipeople are supporting there on the Charity Groups and the lavipeople whoa supporting there on the Charity Groups and the lavi people who wont orting there on the Charity Groups and the lavi people who wont be ng the 20 people who wont be joining the bibby stockholm just yet. Them have a fear of yet. Some of them have a fear of water. Do you think this could turn into another messy legal battle where we see the back and forth lawyers, the forth between the lawyers, the Charity Groups and the home office . I mean, weve seen it before, rwanda, when before, havent we . Rwanda, when the was actually on the the plane was actually on the runway at one point . Thats and we still thats right. And we still havent any flights havent had any flights to rwanda. Probably wont at rwanda. And we probably wont at this the next election this point for the next election because it is up in the because it is caught up in the courts. I think absolutely thats happen thats what will happen here. And the government and i think that the government can use it to a political advantage to the next advantage and go to the next election say, weve tried to election to say, weve tried to do things, were being do all these things, were being disrupted know, their disrupted by, you know, their words they were words that they say that were being by a cabal of being disrupted by a cabal of lefty by labour lefty lawyers, by the labour party and other campaigners. Party and by other campaigners. Let on with the job and, let us get on with the job and, you know, actually solve this problem 10,000 people coming problem of 10,000 people coming here boat. But at the here a year by boat. But at the moment, the actual willing to supply Practical Solutions is lacking. Lacking. So were in this situation where obviously were trying to rehouse these people on a barge , but none of this is actually going to stop, is stopping the people getting here in the first place. I mean, we need a double edged approach, dont we . We do. And the government have put a lot more money to in trying to enforce boats coming across with the french government. And i think that that is the key. The key thing, its going more key thing, its going to be more engagement french engagement with our french partners, more engagement with the to stop the people the eu to try to stop the people smugglers letting these boats come first place, because come in the first place, because at moment it seems like at the moment it seems like a trade thats been very, very much going without any sort of repercussions in france or or if there is , then there is really there is, then there is really not enough to stop these massive amounts of people coming over by boat. And its were seeing, you know, more stories of people being turned back by people smugglers people smugglers smugglers or people smugglers who to people who are willing to throw people off boats. So i think that law off boats. So i think that Law Enforcement certainly needed. Yeah. Whats your reaction on to those boxes . We just heard there from jeff moody speaking to young people in portland, those teenagers ears seem to divide that group, some of them saying refugees are welcome. And then refugees are welcome. And then there a young there there was a young girl there saying she doesnt understand why men, why theres why its just men, why theres no children first. No women and children first. Sorry about to say its a different mean, different story. Look, i mean, kids , i think for these sort of kids, i think for these sort of things often pick up opinions from their and i think from their parents. And i think im these communities, im sure in these communities, opinion very divided. I think opinion is very divided. I think we the whole range of we have the whole range of opinion. Person, opinion. 0ne people, one person, young theyre welcome young man saying theyre welcome here, another person saying theyre worried. Theyre quite worried. The fact that theyre all coming. And that theyre all men coming. And the that is, is because the reason that is, is because it predominantly who do it is predominantly men who do come these voyages come over on these awful voyages because, of them because, you know, many of them either for economic reasons or for genuine refugee reasons, are trying to find a better life for them their families. So that them and their families. So that is also obviously a concern for people in the in the area in terms of women and their safety. I and not to say i mean, and thats not to say that, know, because theyre that, you know, because theyre migrants, any less safe. Migrants, theyre any less safe. But i think the idea of a lot of young men coming over and having that people young men coming over and having that not people young men coming over and having that not feel people young men coming over and having that not feel the people young men coming over and having that not feel the safest. People may not feel the safest. Why that were still why is it that were still not a point where we can not at a point where we can process . I know weve got a lot more people coming in than weve had previously, we had previously, but why are we not processing a lot not processing this a lot faster . Think its the faster . I think its just the sheer amount numbers and the sheer amount of numbers and the cost take to process cost it would take to process them at rate. Them at such a rate. I mean, im from australia where we had similar a similar political battles Many Political battles over many years amount of people political battles over many year came amount of people political battles over many year came over|mount of people political battles over many year came over by unt of people political battles over many year came over by boatf people political battles over many year came over by boat was ople who came over by boat was a fraction compared to the uk seeing. And were seeing, you know, a year. Know, tens of thousands a year. And a time where the and at a time where the government trying to have government is trying to have a penod government is trying to have a period Fiscal Consolidation period of Fiscal Consolidation and less on government and spend less on government outlays, know, it is a very outlays, you know, it is a very difficult thing to do. Okay. Stefan good to okay. Stefan bosher, good to see this morning. Thanks see you this morning. Thanks very much indeed. You very much. Now, thank you very much. For now, unless youve been living under thank you very much. For now, unless itsve been living under thank you very much. For now, unless its beeneen living under thank you very much. For now, unless its been veryving under thank you very much. For now, unless its been very wet,under a rock, its been very wet, hasnt 0h, awful. Its been hasnt it . Oh, awful. Its been very miserable. And the met office has recorded the sixth wettest july on record, which has left the nations farmers desperate for dry weather in order to harvest crops. Yet this time of the year is crucial for grain harvests, especially when the rising cost of electricity is making drying crops even more expensive. Well, our National Reporter Theo Chikomba has been to meet some farmers, hoping for dry weather sooner rather than later i after weeks of dry weather and high temperatures , heavy and high temperatures, heavy rain has been causing and high temperatures, heavy they grow year, theyve been grappling with contrasting conditions , a with contrasting conditions, a lack of rainfall. Last year and here we are, surplus of rainfall. All that is surplus of rainfall. All that is making a big implication to us in that the grain is or the grains are suffering with the amount of water is that its very soon going to be shooting in the air and starting to grow raining like it is at the moment. It will take two days dry, sunny weather before we will be dry enough so that we can harvest it. Well, according to the met office, the uk saw its wettest july since 2009 and they saw records of around 140. 1mm of rain. And this of course has rain. And this of course has caused delays for farmers across the uk when it comes to harvesting , the uk when it comes to harvesting, its hard to the uk when it comes to harvesting , its hard to believe harvesting, its hard to believe that this is august as this time last year the uk was experience seeing heatwaves with parts of the country reaching 40 c. The odd weather patterns have attributes of Climate Change, something were having to get used to over in norfolk at the houston hall farm. Drought and heatwaves last year allowed a rapid completion in of cereals harvest. This rapid completion in of cereals harvest. This year its been the opposite. Extreme weather is opposite. Extreme weather is something they say they are having to work around. Having to work around. So last year we had a water bowser following the combine to every field because we were absolutely scared stiff that we were going to catch fire. So we were going to catch fire. So we were cutting wheat and barley at 32 degrees and 38 degrees c and obviously everything is tinder dry. This year. Sometimes were struggling to get to the field because the tracks are so muddy and that is the extreme. In only 12 months of change, intermittent showers and rainstorms have forced combine harvesters to be repeatedly parked up on standby , waiting parked up on standby, waiting for grain in the field to dry. Many farmers are eagerly anticipating forecast of dry weather to resume their work. Theo chikomba. Gb news. Theo chikomba. Gb news. Well, lets talk to farmer jamie blackett, who joins us now. Jamie, its good to see you this morning. I mean, this is so grim for farmers, isnt it . I mean , the problem is what on mean, the problem is what on earth can anyone do about it . Earth can anyone do about it . Well, theres nothing much you can do, unfortunately, about the weather. And ive been on the weather. And ive been on this planet nearly 60 years and always involved with farming in one way or another. And its actually nothing new at and you just have to go with it. I mean, we im sure like many farmers, i have various years ingrained on my in my head of terrible harvests. 1985 was terrible for us and nearly bankrupt my father, 2012 nearly bankrupted me. And i just pray this isnt me. And i just pray this isnt going to be like one of those. Weve actually diverted. So were not completely reliant on cereal crops now, but we do have some spring barley, some spring malting barley and some potatoes for mccains chips for mcdonalds that im just praying that the weather clears up so that we can weather clears up so that we can we can get them. But the other half of the farm is now a dairy. And of course, the cows love this weather because, you know, the grass is growing really well. So it sort of springs and swings and roundabouts for us. So in terms of the potatoes that youre hoping to get out and harvest, how does it feel then when you look out the window and you just keep seeing this down . Well this rain pelting down . Well well, worrying. But we are still luckily about three weeks away from when we need to get them. So and, you know, hopefully it might clear up, but a wet potato harvest is what every farmer dreads because it can it can then really impact the soils for several years to come. And really make a make a big mess and make it hard to then grow the following crop. And we grow cash crops over the winter here after the spring crops to graze sheep on. And if we get late putting those in then that has an impact on the next seasons profitability. And next seasons profitability. And so the potatoes are the one were really worried about. But i think we just have to reflect that in some ways were quite lucky. This is the sort of weather that that caused the potato famines in ireland and scotland in the 1840s. And of course then they couldnt do anything about the potato blight. They didnt have the, the chemicals that we have the smart chemicals that we have now harvest in those days now and harvest in those days took a lot longer these days if you get a Weather Window with the big machinery now you can get in and have a good chance of getting it and you can do something about drying it, drying the cereals, which of course in those days they couldnt do. So in many ways we are quite blessed really. But is there a sense that i mean, do you have some frustration with the green lobby who perhaps are wanting to limit access to some of this Newer Technology at times . Technology at times . Well, that is a frustration. I mean, were a regenerative farm here. We try and use as little artificial fertiliser and sprays as possible and gene editing is the way ahead because that would allow for a blight resistant potatoes to be grown that dont need chemicals to keep them healthy. And if we can if we can get to that stage, that will be much better for the life in the soil and therefore also for insects and birds and all the wildflowers on the estate that that are affected by, by spraying too much. By, by spraying too much. Okay, jamie, look, its really good to see you. Lets keep our fingers crossed for a better outlook over the next few weeks. Thanks very much indeed. Thank you. I do think we forget how tough it is for farmers actually with this sort of its either too hot or too wet one way or another. And for times like this, it must be so disheartened. Stunning. Disheartened. Stunning. 0h, disheartened. Stunning. Oh, it must be. And if you think last summer they had the wildfire threat, didnt they . It was so hot, searing hot. I mean, the crops were probably a fear of dying then as well, but for totally different reason. Totally different reason. So but of course, its bad news for us as well, because if we have a limited harvest, news for us as well, because if we have a limited harvest , then we have a limited harvest, then pnces we have a limited harvest, then prices go up , we have a limited harvest, then prices go up, dont we have a limited harvest, then prices go up , dont they . Prices go up, dont they . Thats true. Thats true. Thats true. So, you know, we need to keep everything crossed with the farmers and all the work theyre doing at the moment. Very interesting. I thought, as there, as you were saying there, history quickly that this would have a problem. Have been a big problem. You know, weather conditions know, similar weather conditions to you know, in part caused to what you know, in part caused the irish famine and the scottish in 1840s. Scottish famine in the 1840s. This kind of weather lead to potato blight doesnt happen anymore thankfully. And down to anymore, thankfully. And down to chemicals. But thats really interesting that this is this is the sort of thing that would would have an issue with with the harvest later on not that long ago. Not that long ago. And heres one for you. You and heres one for you. You know, theres all the controversy over liz truss and her resignation honours list, considering shed only been in the job 40 odd days, whatever it was. Anyway. Shes 14 gongs. Was. Anyway. Shes 14 gongs. Shes given out. 0h was. Anyway. Shes 14 gongs. Shes given out. Oh yeah. Order of the wet lettuce, the daily stars calling it, which is, you know, a bit, a bit, a stars calling it, which is, you know, a bit, a bit , a little bit know, a bit, a bit, a little bit nasty isnt it . But anyway, apparently some people are so embarrassed that theyve been offered these, theyve turned them down. And i think i would. Would and i think i would. Would you . I and i think i would. Would you . I think i would , yeah. If you . I think i would, yeah. If i was given it by somebody who was in their post, i dont even think it was 30 or 40 days was it . I dont know. It wasnt very long. It wasnt very long. Essentially theres one gong for days that she for every three days that she was office, youd just be was in office, youd just be a bit like ours. All right. Thanks. Ill wait the next round. Well, would you . You might not get another chance, though. Think id be like. All i think id be like. All right, liz, dont thanks right, liz, dont worry. Thanks for the thought, but all for the thought, but its all right. About would you right. What about you . Would you take take it. Take it . Yeah take it. I think id take it. Especially it especially if it was a knighthood. 0h, especially if it was a knighthood. Oh, yeah, id take it. That would be nice, wouldnt it . I mean, you take it. You would would if it was actually on the daily kos de mEllie Costello. It just sound good. To be fair. Um, yeah, theres nothing like a day. Yeah, but by order of the wet lettuce, this is the trouble. Quite have the same ring to it, does it . It doesnt quite. No i dont think the official title. Think thats the official title. No, no, no. Anyway, talking things all being arable and after being wet and arable and after talking ago, talking to jamie a moment ago, lets the weathers lets see what the weathers going to do for you right now. Heres a that warm feeling inside boxt boilers. Inside from boxt boilers. Sponsors on proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news morning im alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. Its going to get a bit warmer over the next few days, but still on the cool side today with a north south split still and damp across the south, rain and damp across the south, rain and has been trickling and drizzle has been trickling in start to the in and murky old start to the day around of south day around the coast of south wales and south west england. That drizzle is heading that rain and drizzle is heading up midlands up towards the midlands and things clouding over over south east england and east anglia light rain anglia too, with some light rain trickling here at times this trickling in here at times this afternoon. Northern england, trickling in here at times this afternoonireland,arn england, trickling in here at times this afternoonireland, southern 1d, Northern Ireland, southern Central Scotland mostly a fine day , a showers in the day, just a few showers in the far northeast where its still quite temperatures still quite breezy. Temperatures still mostly average for the mostly below average for the time of year. Struggling to reach 20 celsius. Now there will still be some of that rain around this evening. Of course, parts of midlands, east parts of the midlands, east anglia and the south east could even be odd heavy, a of even be the odd heavy, a bit of rain a time, but it does rain for a time, but it does tend to ebb away and most places will be clear with light winds across central southern across central and southern scotland a chilly across central and southern sconight a chilly across central and southern sco night actually. A chilly across central and southern sco night actually. Temperatures all night actually. Temperatures well single figures well down into single figures in the countryside most places the countryside and most places starting 10 or 11 celsius on starting at 10 or 11 celsius on wednesday. But it is going to be a warmer with a bit more a warmer day with a bit more sunshine we are to sunshine around. We are going to see temperatures now. It see temperatures rising now. It will be cloudy, suspect, will be quite cloudy, i suspect, tomorrow across Northern Ireland with here and with a little rain here and quite murky again with mist and sea around the coasts for sea fog around the coasts for the west. But many central and eastern areas will see some sunshine and we are going to start see temperatures rising start to see temperatures rising as widely over 20 as well more widely over 20 celsius wednesday and warmer celsius on wednesday and warmer still on thursday. Still on thursday. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. See, i wasnt paying attention to alex light on the honzon attention to alex light on the horizon for jamie. There is sunshine coming 25 degrees. Manju was up in scotland, didnt see the weather in scotland. I didnt see any of it. I wasnt. Scotland. I didnt see any of it. Iwasnt. I scotland. I didnt see any of it. I wasnt. I was busy. It was busy gossiping to me. It was busy gossiping to me. You . But apparently werent you . But apparently its to be yeah. Its going to be lovely. Yeah. Coming up. Nice. Thats coming up. Very nice. Thats what we like to hear. Coming up. Very nice. Thats whtyeah,like to hear. Coming up. Very nice. Thats whtyeah, thats hear. Coming up. Very nice. Thats whtyeah, thats what we like to yeah, thats what we like to do. Tuned for that nice do. Stay tuned for that nice weather us as weather and stay with us as well, were going to well, because were going to be going through the sport with. Aidan magee 625. Still to come on todays program, at 6 45, well talk to the lord chancellor, alex chalk. As the government housed just 15 migrants on the bibby stockholm barge in port island, and at 710, its a battle for buses. Locals are up in arms, as figures show. Rural bus routes in england have declined by 50 over the last decade. Over the last decade. So wed love to hear from you on any of that or anything you want to talk about this morning. Actually, gb views gbnews. Com we decide the company, dont we . Do. 0n bus routes. You know, do. On bus routes. You know, theyve been what i dont get with bus routes is that the story about the number of routes dropping significantly has been going on for decades. Yes. So going on for decades. Yes. So compared to what there must have been like when i was growing up, there must be hardly any buses now. I feel like there were more buses, though, you were buses, though, when you were growing probably. Probably growing up. Probably. Probably back olden days. Back in the olden days. I feel like buses are few and far now. Yeah especially far between now. Yeah especially if you live outside of london. I think theres a bus service. Well where im from, every hour i is that 5mm hm is that what it is . Is that what it is . Yeah. Its not good enough, is it . Its not really. And if you miss that, its just. Its the worst feeling. Ive been there many let us know how many a time. Do let us know how your bus service is, where you live. Does it exist . How often are these buses coming . Let are these buses coming . Do let us vaiews gbnews. Com. Us know. Vaiews gbnews. Com. A through. Lets have a look through. Blah blah blah blah. Start blah blah blah blah blah. Start that again. Lets look through all sport morning with all the sport this morning with aidan good morning. Good morning. Good see you. Good good to see you. Good good to see you. Lets talk money. We lets talk money. Should we what is not enough for harry kane . £86 million. It would appear. Dont forget, this is a player who is drifting into the last year of his contract. This is the last chance tottenham will have to realise any value on their most saleable asset. Are they just being greedy . Are they just being greedy . Are they just being greedy . No. I think the real issue is that for all the for all the cash we can discuss in despatches here, hes probably worth more to them just playing next season , which is a good next season, which is a good thing in a way. You know, it means that not everything is valued in pounds and pence. If he stays at the team, if he stays in the team next season. I think that when you consider that each premier league place is worth probably about £9 million, even million. Million, maybe even £11 million. Now, given money now, given the given the money involved broadcast involved in the broadcast deal, there is an economic sorry, an economic argument for keeping him so third 3 3 bids the kane kane camp have said that they want it resolved by by sunday and thats when tottenham kick off their season against brentford he holds all the cards here but i dont think they are near enough in terms of valuation. I think tottenham want £100 million here and still Bayern Munich are 14 million below that. But at what point does harry kane say, well, im not really going to perform for you next season because he clearly wants to go. I dont think he necessarily does want to go. I think wants to go. I dont think he wants to go. I he likes spurs. I think i think he likes spurs. I think he wants to stay. I think the problem is tottenham wont sell him at this stage english Club Tottenham wont sell him at this stage its english Club Tottenham wont sell him at this stage its very english Club Tottenham wont sell him at this stage its very embarrassing because its very embarrassing if and scores if he comes back and scores a hat trick for man united or man city next season, city dont need anyway because need him anyway because theyve got so tottenham want got haaland. So tottenham want him of out of the out of him out of the out of the out of england mean its a good england by i mean its a good solution would go to solution there he would go to bayern with the hope Bayern Munich with the hope of winning the Champions League this side thats one no this is a side thats one no side won. The champions side has won. The Champions League barcelona. League more than than barcelona. So more than bayern so more than more than Bayern Munich barcelona munich outside of barcelona and real last 20 real madrid. In the last 20 years. So thats the reason hes going there. So much going there. Its not so much the title, but losing the german title, but losing your captain. Does it your england captain. Does it say much about your ambition . Surely club, you surely if youre a big club, you fight hard to keep him. That would my view. Would be my view. Okay. Should talk okay. Should we talk about chloe kelly . Her. Keep your we love her. Keep your often we see at games sometimes. See her at games sometimes. Shes yeah shes indeed. Yeah like she seems like she seems like she seems like a nice girl. Yeah, she is. Yeah. She also takes a very good penalty because forget that well. Because i forget that as well. England against england are up against it. Yesterday they laboured to a goalless against nigeria goalless draw against nigeria three minutes from time. Lauren james off. Lauren james three minutes from time. Lauren jamithe off. Lauren james three minutes from time. Lauren jamithe star off. Lauren james three minutes from time. Lauren jamithe star of off. Lauren james three minutes from time. Lauren jamithe star of the lauren james three minutes from time. Lauren jamithe star of the thirden james three minutes from time. Lauren jamithe star of the third game es was the star of the third game in stage, scoring two in the group stage, scoring two goals, creating three. Having a goals, creating three. Having a goal disallowed the same goal disallowed wasnt the same story felt the story yesterday and i felt the tvs coverage was a bit kind tvs tv coverage was a bit kind to her. Actually it was very petulant, kick out. Was petulant, kick out. It was reminiscent of David Beckham petulant, kick out. It was remirin ent of David Beckham petulant, kick out. It was remirin ent onow, d beckham petulant, kick out. It was remirin ent onow, d dont1am petulant, kick out. It was remirin ent onow, d dont want back in 1998. Now, i dont want to get back to the era of players being vilified the way beckham was back then, but i think she was due a bit more criticism yesterday for what she did she put her side did because she put her her side in perilous situation. They in a perilous situation. They needed brave the in needed to brave the storm in extra nigeria very extra time. Nigeria were very impressive took a penalty impressive and it took a penalty shoot for them to get shoot out for them to get through. Now, if you look at it holistically, englands four through. Now, if you look at it holistic so y, englands four through. Now, if you look at it holistic so far,1glands four through. Now, if you look at it holistic so far, not nds four through. Now, if you look at it holistic so far, not withstanding games so far, not withstanding the performance china, the performance against china, theyve been very ordinary in those games and those other three games and they have raise the for the have to raise it for the for the next game, which looks like its going against jamaica. Going to be against jamaica. Having that, the usa are having said that, the usa are out, brazil are out, canada are out. Up for out. Its opening up for england. They can get it england. If they can get it together in the remaining remaining weeks days of the remaining weeks or days of the tournament, theyll tournament, i think theyll go on and win it. Yeah, we need to be dazzled by their performances though. Well, mediocre. Well, you meant mediocre. I mean. Meant thats what i mean. You meant to you go. It to get stronger as you go. It looks they peaking in looks as if they were peaking in the of the group looks as if they were peaking in the against of the group looks as if they were peaking in the against china1e group looks as if they were peaking in the against china and oup looks as if they were peaking in the against china and then stage against china and then they performance like they produce a performance like that. Get that. Its not easy. You get these teams are dogged and these teams who are dogged and resistant they england resistant and they know england are side theyre going are a top side and theyre going to difficult for you. To make it difficult for you. The thing, suppose, to make it difficult for you. The is1ing, suppose, to make it difficult for you. The is that suppose, to make it difficult for you. The is that theyre se, to make it difficult for you. The is that theyre three. Stephen, is that theyre three. Yeah. Stephen, is that theyre three. But yeah. Stephen, is that theyre three. But penalties. Ah. Stephen, is that theyre three. But penalties. Im with you. You seen barely even you want to be seen barely even with you want to be seen barely even witiso at least theyre least there. Well theres that, there is that. We talk about maguire. Maguire. So he yeah. Harry maguire. So he is. Needs is. Hes somebody who needs a move. Struggling at move. Hes struggling at manchester hes almost Manchester United. Hes almost becoming a lampoon figure. Hes tripping hes tripping over the ball. Hes hes possession, hes cumbersome in possession, but just needs a move but i think he just needs a move out of manchester i out of Manchester United. I think £30 think west ham have bid £30 million. Scott million. They also, after scott mctominay, the Scotland International well the midfielder as well they want the two think might two of them. I think 75 might get get players but get might get both players but harry needs to Harry Maguire certainly needs to rebuild his and at the rebuild his career. And at the age with not long left age of 30 with not too long left i year left on his i think one year left on his contract, maybe two years left on contract. Think £30 on his contract. I think £30 million that recommends million at that age recommends a represents a good deal. And i think be getting think west ham would be getting a good player. Shame. You know, a good player. Been shame. You know, a good player. Been suchame. You know, a good player. Been suchame. Yorhesyw, hes been such a well, hes great england, player great for england, a good player in especially in many respects, especially particularly in many respects, especially parti thats what i mean. And so side. Thats what i mean. And so you need to be playing when youre million youre looking at 50 million plus them compared to plus for two of them compared to what seeing for other what youre seeing for other players at minute, think players at the minute, i think i dont united will accept that. I think they want want i think they want they want a bit a bit more. I mean bit they want a bit more. I mean mctominay is still his prime. Mctominay is still in his prime. Hes younger. Maguire hes a bit younger. Maguire will just he needs to just i think he just needs to move pressure move and hell be less pressure playing ham united. Playing for west ham united. Theyve won just a trophy. 0f theyve won just a trophy. Of course declan course theyve lost declan rice. They bit they do have a little bit of a leadership gap there as well. And players leave big and you do see players leave big clubs may not is such a difficult to for. The difficult club to play for. The pressures as pressures on. Theyre not as successful so that successful as they were. So that bnngs successful as they were. So that brings pressure brings even more pressure and so when go to somewhere like when they go to somewhere like west theres little bit west ham, theres a little bit of spotlight on them of less of a spotlight on them compared youre playing of less of a spotlight on them conliverpool youre playing of less of a spotlight on them conliverpool y0|unitedying for liverpool man united and you can there. For liverpool man united and you can0h, there. For liverpool man united and you can0h, i there. For liverpool man united and you can0h, i feel there. For liverpool man united and you can0h, i feel tr sorry for liverpool man united and you can0h, i feel trsorry for oh, i feel a bit sorry for him. I do. Well, you might want to tell you you wages. You when i tell you his wages. Whats 200 week. Does he . Hes a right crack on with it. He can cry in his very large mansion. He can cry in his very large ma now. He can cry in his very large ma now. Now. Now. 0h, anthony. 0h, anthony. 0h, anthony. Joshua. Yes. I mean, a lot of pressure on him at the moment because hes not been performing brilliantly. No, hasnt for brilliantly. No, he hasnt for a while. Hasnt now. While. He hasnt now. Opponents been taken his opponents been taken away dillian away from him because Dillian Whyte adverse away from him because Dillian Whyte with adverse away from him because Dillian Whyte with his adverse away from him because Dillian Whyte with his drugserse away from him because Dillian Whyte with his drugs tests. Finding with his drugs tests. But theyre having to find but now theyre having to find a replacement with seven days notice. Now that puts his ajs opponent in a little bit of jeopardy. In a way, yes. Theyll get wade in, theyll get paid. But you have seven days to prepare for fight like that. Prepare for a fight like that. Its not. And no, its not fair. They cant. A. But they cant. Theres a whole that two whole show that the, oh, two people bought tickets. The people have bought tickets. The main now is main event has been is now is now but theres a whole now at risk. But theres a whole undercard that needs to go ahead. They need an ahead. So they need to find an opponent. Think i was opponent. I think if i was a betting man, its going to be announced morning around betting man, its going to be annou11 00. Morning around betting man, its going to be annou11 00. We morning around betting man, its going to be annou11 00. We morningeddie|d about 11 00. We believe eddie hearn come forward hearn is going to come forward and to be. And say who is going to be. I think going to be derek think its going to be derek chisora. I think hes been knocking around. Hes been he fought relatively recently. Me against be a big payday, thatll be a big payday, presumably for him because hed been like that and been drafted in like that and its saving the whole event. Therell quid. Therell be a few extra quid. Well, name is price, well, his name is price, i would suggest. Theres would suggest. I mean theres been zhang coming in, been talk of zhang coming in, maybe as but those maybe hrgovic as well, but those guys have up with other guys have tied up with other deals theyre deals and i think theyre too, theyre, in deals and i think theyre too, theyitheyre in deals and i think theyre too, theyitheyre doing in deals and i think theyre too, theyitheyre doing already in deals and i think theyre too, theyitheyre doing already. In what theyre doing already. Joshua doesnt have any other plans. Also hasnt fought plans. Also aj hasnt fought chisora before, so its not like were seeing a second or third fight. I dont rate fight. I mean, i dont rate chisora at all. I think hes a flat he beats flat track bully. He beats anyone. Ranked as anyone. Hes ranked lower as soon fights. Whos soon as he fights. Anyone whos any up well short any good, he comes up well short. But i think i think if i was a betting man, hed be the name. Okay. Okay. Okay. You are a betting man. You are a betting man. Not. Yes. Im not. Yes. Calls himself mr well, he calls himself mr mcgee. Dont you . I got the england score i do. I got the england score yesterday. Ive got the wrong england penalties. England on penalties. Hayden, youve got many wrong in sat there. In your time. Sat over there. My crystal ive lost my crystal ball. You ive actually you know that. Ive actually lost ball. I cant lost my crystal ball. I cant find dear. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. There you go. Well, there you go. Well, there you go. First world. First world. If anyone can see into. See into the future as to when im going one, thatd going to get an next one, thatd be yeah. Okay great stuff. Yeah. Okay great stuff. Yeah. Okay great stuff. Aiden, thanks very much indeed. For you indeed. Still to come for you this morning, the government indeed. Still to come for you this rtoning, the government indeed. Still to come for you this rtoningcrooked vernment indeed. Still to come for you this rtoningcrooked immigrants vows to jail crooked immigrants. Lawyers. Yes. Well be discussing that with the lord chancellor, alex chalk. Do with us. Youre. So do stay with us. Youre watching gb news, britains news channel morning to you. 636 on the bibby stockholm issue, andrew has been in touch. I dont know if youre joking or not. Andrew to be fair, he says theres a local resident. Im pleased that our region is offering safe and secure accommodation to these brave young men. Not brave , i brave young men. Not brave, i dont know. But he says it will be good for our local economy too. As the owner of a cash only hand cash only Hand Car Wash , hand cash only Hand Car Wash, ill hopefully be able to offer some work to migrants as i struggle to find local people to cover my vacancies. This is cover my vacancies. This is where i wonder if youre joking or not because illegal. Or not because thats illegal. They cant work. No, andrew so i say, i dont know if youre joking or not on that one. Im not sure. And the government is also clamping down on that, arent they . Announced yesterday they . They announced yesterday theyre going triple on theyre going to triple fines on people illegal people who do allow Illegal Migrants work. So do be migrants to work. So do be careful with that one. Andrew neil says, i ask when neil says, could i ask when border force go and rescue the migrants small boats in migrants in the small boats in the then happens the channel, what then happens to boats . Were to the actual boats . They were in . Recovered and in . Are they recovered and destroyed , recovered sold, destroyed, recovered and sold, or left in the or are they just left in the channel . Well, neil, i have been down many a time and down to dover many a time and im not sure what happens after this, but they go into something im not sure what happens after this, bithe 1ey go into something im not sure what happens after this, bithe graveyardy something im not sure what happens after this, bithe graveyard and nething im not sure what happens after this, bithe graveyard and itsiing called the graveyard and its just these dinghies kind of just all these dinghies kind of stacked to the stacked up and its just to the side the port in dover. And i side of the port in dover. And i imagine then they are destroyed because not in because many of them are not in a very suitable condition once they certainly they arrive here, certainly wouldnt in the channel. Wouldnt be left in the channel. Its one the busiest its one of the busiest waterways on the planet. Stacked up no, but they are stacked up in the in something called the graveyard. Its very strange graveyard. Its very strange sight, actually, to see them. There you go. So many of them. There you go. So many of them. There go. See you there you go. See if you want a question answered. There you go. See if you want a questi0|misswered. There you go. See if you want a questi0|miss costello. Ask miss costello. Ask miss costello. She knows on the ground. Yes i you give you the i can give you give you the scoop. But thank you so much for scoop. But thank you so much for your them your viewers. Do keep them coming were bringing coming in. Now were bringing you to date with the papers you up to date with the papers thisyeah, with the yeah, start with the telegraph. That tory mps telegraph. Has that tory mps revolt ban on oil as senior revolt over ban on oil as Senior Tories warn its going to cost them votes in rural communities. Wages forecast to ease rising wages forecast to ease cost of living pain. Thats on the front page of the times as average pay is about to start rising faster than inflation for the first time in more than a yeah i yeah i dont know how they know that, but it sounds good. The mail has gone with the home secretarys war crooked secretarys war on crooked migration lawyers Suella Braverman will unveil an Anti Corruption plan that will improve the way intelligence is gathered on what theyre calling rogue solicitors. The front page of the guardian has gone with air pollution , helping to drive pollution, helping to drive a surge in antibiotic resistance that poses a threat to human health worldwide. Health worldwide. And the i has a level grades marked down no exceptions for teachers strikes as students are going to miss out on top grades next week. Im so sort of torn next week. Im so sort of torn down over because you know the results tend to get better and better every year. Better every year. Its got out of hand, isnt it . I think its got a bit out of hand. I mean, its you know, its tough for the students involved. Last year, 51 of results were an a or a star, 50, isnt it . Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Thats not so it cant carry on that way. But it just it just seem as though this year they may start to come back down. Okay, lets have a look. Okay, lets have a look. A student . A student . No, no, no. Lets look at the. The papers in a bit more detail then morning detail then this morning with andy mclean. Andy jones and Nicola Mclean. Good morning both and see good morning to you both and see you, start the you, andy, lets start with the telegraph looking at telegraph. Should we looking at this . Tory mp revolt on a ban on this . Tory mp revolt on a ban on on oil for central heating . Absolutely. Absolutely. And all of these tory revolts are in countryside constituencies and they know their constituent. Its the their constituent. Its the government is talking about banning oil boilers. 1. 7 million homes have an oil boiler. Many of them in rural communities. The reason why typically people have an oil boiler is because theyre not attached to the grid and they get gas. So they and they cant get gas. So they have oil boiler. The have an oil boiler. The government wants to them government wants to drive them towards pumps by towards having heat pumps by 2026. Ban towards having heat pumps by 2026. Ban on new Oil Boiler Sales by 2026. Many countryside mps are pushing against this. Mps are pushing against this. George eustice, former environment secretary in the cabinet under Boris Johnson , i cabinet under Boris Johnson, i believe, says this is ulez for rural communities. Obviously the ulez has proven a big election issue in places like uxbridge on the outskirts of london, and its obviously been a big push back there. People saying that they believe in the green initiatives, but thats taking it far. And also, you know, it too far. And also, you know, as those 1. 7 million homes, many of them in rural communities, will saying , what are their will be saying, what are their options . Do we have weve got heat which really heat pumps which are really expensive necessarily expensive and dont necessarily work. Criticism of heat work. Lots of criticism of heat pumps. What else do you want to us have . Be fair , i know nothing to be fair, i know nothing about environment pumps, but they must be blooming well work. Otherwise, why are the people being told to get one . The jury is out on the long term effects of this of a lot of these products. And if youve got an oil boiler thats worked for you in your community for centuries , not centuries, but, centuries, not centuries, but, you know, awful long time, you know, an awful long time, youre a bit like, well, is it more it better for the more is it better for the environment to get of them . Environment to get rid of them . Is effective to get is it Cost Effective to get rid of ill tell what, of them . And ill tell you what, if in of those rural if youre in one of those rural homes on farm away from homes on a farm miles away from anywhere, you want to make sure your working because your heating is working because it can perilous if it it can be perilous if it doesnt. We get these doesnt. When we get these horribleits upfront cost but its the upfront cost with all this, isnt with all of this, isnt it . I mean, spoke to a farmer mean, we just spoke to a farmer there, ago who was there, a few minutes ago who was talking challenges on there, a few minutes ago who was tefarm. Challenges on there, a few minutes ago who was tefarm. I challenges on there, a few minutes ago who was tefarm. I mean, challenges on there, a few minutes ago who was tefarm. I mean, itslallenges on there, a few minutes ago who was tefarm. I mean, its almostes on there, a few minutes ago who was tefarm. I mean, its almost the] a farm. I mean, its almost the last farming last thing that these farming communities need. You had that exactly. You had that gentleman talking about price wars, etcetera. Cost wars, etcetera, etcetera. Cost of living crisis. 0h, wars, etcetera, etcetera. Cost of living crisis. Oh, its of living crisis. Oh, its awful. And you get these things coming completely out of the blue. A legislative, legislative legacy relative swish of the pen in westminster. And you suddenly looking at a few grand extra costs. Yeah well i mean thats thats the problem we used to have an oil an oil system back at home. Yeah. Yeah. Fill it up nice and toasty. Fill it up nice and toasty. It was toasty. But because the problem is, it does cost a lot when you have to lot of money when you have to have oil tank filled up have the oil tank filled up again. Wow. So sort of pay again. Wow. So you sort of pay it go. Of it all out in one go. But of course, once its its course, once its full, its going you a while. Going to last you a while. Nicholas, look nicholas, should we look at crooked lawyers in the crooked migration lawyers in the daily mail . So Suella Braverman has yes. So Suella Braverman has announced that shes to going clamp down on crooked immigration lawyers who are charging up to 10,000 to create fake asylums. And shes saying fake asylums. And shes saying that shes really going to crack down on it and she wants to see the worst offenders go to jail for up to 14 years. I did this story a couple of weeks ago on here when the mail had done the, um, the leak. And she seems like um, the leak. And she seems like shes going to really crack down on it, which is obviously massive. Massively important massive. Massively important because allowing people to obviously people that should be here is fine. Were not were not saying that. But you know, coming up with stories and telling people how to be here illegally is not is not great. No. I mean, this this is the no. I mean, this this is the issue isnt it, that we dont know when it comes to these lawyers at the moment, its hard to know what is what what is sort of all within the letter of the law and what isnt anymore. This is its tricky , isnt this is its tricky, isnt it . So it seems like, you know, shes going to shes going to go for this hammer and tong and hopefully, as you say , its hard hopefully, as you say, its hard to know what is in the letter of the law. But shes going to. Do you think this is the lawyers fault that they are crooked and theyre kind of twisting the system . 0r crooked and theyre kind of twisting the system . Or do you think it is just a weakness in the law that there are obviously these loopholes that people these loopholes that if people have story they have the right story and they say words , theyll be say the right words, theyll be able to stay here . I mean, thats tricky, isnt it . Because obviously theres loopholes in laws. But i loopholes in in laws. But i think that it is the lawyers fault. Mean , you know, when fault. I mean, you know, when i did this story a couple of weeks ago, know, theyre telling ago, you know, theyre telling lawyers people to lawyers are telling people to say that been sexually say that theyve been sexually abused. Say that theyve been sexually abused. Theyve been, you know , abused. Theyve been, you know, snot. It doesnt matter about loopholes. It was a horrific, horrific story , wasnt it . So horrific story, wasnt it . So id id say that this this will be a good thing. Be a good thing. But its not upholding professional standards, is it . Its getting into the law to lie. Yeah, essentially. No, thats true. Andy, lets no, thats true. Andy, lets look antibiotic resistance, look at antibiotic resistance, because this is i mean , hugely because this is i mean, hugely important. Obviously because the whole health of the planet is at risk here. Yet the guardian is saying its all linked to air pollution in or some of it at least is linked to air pollution. Yeah. Air pollution is helping to drive a surge in antibiotic resistance. This is according to resistance. This is according to a survey. And the word survey or study immediately set my alarm bells off. But this is a it seems like a proper serious longitude ordinal one. This is analysis from 100 countries across two decades. So you start to sort of think, well, its got a bit of weight behind it. Its got a bit of weight behind it. What it it says air what does it say . It says air pollution contain pollution particles contain antibiotic resistant properties, which can increase in wheezing and coughing in many cases. But critically, it increases our resistance to antibiotics. Now, antibiotics are given out to cure all sorts of different things, and its essential to pubuc things, and its essential to Public Health and personal health in this country. Public health and personal health in this country. And health in this country. And obviously, if were resistant to antibiotics , this spells a big antibiotics, this spells a big danger for all of us, although you cant get antibiotics if you go to the doctors, they never want to give them to you, do they . They actually act like you really, them. Like, really, really want them. Like, really . Yeah. You cant get antibiotics. Well i havent tried to get antibiotics recently. Is it quite difficult . Is it quite difficult . Is it quite difficult . I mean, i wouldnt want to have them, but ive got two children yeah, ive taken children and yeah, ive taken them know, clearly them and you know, clearly needed some antibiotics for like tonsils or whatever. And theyre like, you know, its viral. Like, no, you know, its viral. They will not give you antibiotics. Its so hard to get them. Yeah, i suppose thats, thats the doctors playing their role in all of this, isnt it . And saying try not to, not to get us too used to them. Absolutely. But as someone who you know my children have rarely had antibiotics, its not like im taking them. Ive not got munchausen syndrome. Im not taking them once a week for it. You know what i mean . If they need them. Need them, give them to them. Yeah. Nicola got a glimmer of hope. The yeah. Nicola got a glimmer of hope. The front page the hope. The front page of the times. Rising wages, we times. Right rising wages, we hope. Yes so wages are to rise faster than inflation for the first time in a year. So new inflation figures, which are due to be released next week, show a fall in Consumer Price index. From 7. 9 in june to about 6. 8. Its going to be people that are going to be people that are going to be people that are going to benefit the most, though, are going to be homeowners because mortgages and rent are going to go up. So it rent are going to go up. So it is a bit of a glimmer of hope, but then also not so much this is this is the problem with all of this, but quite what i dont understand is how do they predict how wages are going to go up . Yeah, thats what you said at the start. How do they know . Yeah, idea. So its know . Yeah, no idea. So its nice to see inflation coming down, isnt it . Its the right direction. Its the right direction. Yes. The of has yes. The bank of england has been hammering wages for a long time, it . Been time, hasnt it . Its been saying are going saying our wage rises are going up. A pay rise. Up. Dont ask for a pay rise. Dont, dont you dare ask for a pay dont, dont you dare ask for a pay because its ruining pay rise because its ruining the and all of this the economy and all of this sort of as says, of stuff. But as nicola says, there slight wage increase. There is a slight wage increase. Inflation coming down inflation is coming down slightly, is up slightly, but my mortgage is up for renewal next couple of months , i think. Is it . Im months, i think. Is it . Im very, very anxious about it. Whats it looking like now . What you fixed on i need to fix my mortgage broker. But moment i got an but at the moment i got an email i email from them saying that i was very immediately slightly terrified. Its moment terrified. Its that moment where a horrible bill, where you get a horrible bill, isnt and scared isnt it . And youre scared to open yeah. Was open it. Yeah yeah. It was a little bit like that. Open it. Yeah yeah. It was a littiweve ike that. Open it. Yeah yeah. It was a littiweve ike tlots of viewers in weve had lots of viewers in who fixed something who have fixed on Something Like 1, now up to six, 1, 2, and now going up to six, seven, you know. Yes, tripled. Seven, you know. Yes, tripled. So terrifying. Its a laughing a lot of extra money to find , though. I do notice that the Energy Companies are starting to introduce fixed terms for gas and electricity again. Now theyre coming. Theyre not theyre coming. Theyre not theyre coming. Theyre not theyre not particularly good deals. The ones ive seen , i deals. The ones ive seen, i have to say , sort of fixes you have to say, sort of fixes you and what you currently paying on variable. So if that variable is variable. So if that variable is going to drop, keep dropping, then youre going to be out of pocket on a fixed term deal. Its difficult to know what to do. Really hard if youve do. Its really hard if youve if youve been offered any of these deals , let us these new fixed deals, let us know. Gb views know. Gb views gbviews gbnews. Com. Be fascinating to know if youre tempted by that or not. The deals that youve got on offer at the moment. Hopefully it shows that were through the worst though. If these deals starting these fixed deals are starting to out the market, to come out onto the market, i suggest that were were through the worst of it, at least glimmer of hope on the horizon. We hope. Andy, nicola, weve got to leave there. Im afraid to leave it there. Im afraid because our because were going to our government was government round. But that was brilliant. The government round. But that was brillof|t. The government round. But that was brillof the the government round. But that was brillof the morning, theyou . Rest of the morning, arent you . Thank you very much. Lets talk government thank you very much. Now. Its talk government thank you very much. Now. Should government thank you very much. Now. Should we . Ernment thank you very much. Now. Should we . Werent thank you very much. Now. Should we . We can policy now. Should we . We can talk to the lord chancellor, alex chalk, who joins us from westminster. Very to see westminster. Very good to see you. This morning. Can we talk about the barge to begin with . What is going on . Houses, 500. Theres only 15 people on it. 20 people are scared of water, apparently. So now not going on it. I mean, it seems farcical, to be honest. To be honest. Well, look, we are doing absolutely everything we can to ensure that the huge cost that the british people are facing at the british people are facing at the moment, some £6 million a day on accommodation is brought down. And thats why the home office has secured this barge and we will do everything we properly and lawfully can to ensure that people come out of those Expensive Hotels onto the barge, we think is safe barge, which we think is safe and decent accommodation. So and decent accommodation. So that, yes, of course were fair to individuals, but weve also got fair to british got to be fair to the british people well, because they are people as well, because they are the ones are this the ones who are funding this and will do and thats why we will do everything we can ensure we everything we can to ensure we can more onto the can get more people onto the barges. Think youre barges. Yes, i think youre alluding there have barges. Yes, i think youre allud some there have barges. Yes, i think youre allud some legal there have barges. Yes, i think youre allud some legal challenges. e barges. Yes, i think youre allud some legal challenges. Well been some legal challenges. Well we those legal we will meet those legal challenges we do challenges and we will do everything address everything we can to address them, to the day and to them, to win the day and to ensure people get on ensure that more people get on that barge. But just so on the but just 15 so far on the bibby stockholm, i mean, its moving pace , isnt moving at a snails pace, isnt it . Its not doing anything to tackle huge backlog of tackle that huge backlog of 50,000 people, 50,000 migrants that are currently in hotels. That are currently in hotels. Its costing us £2. 2 billion a yeah its costing us £2. 2 billion a year. I mean, the system is broken, isnt it . Well theres broken, isnt it . Well theres a couple of things to say. First of all, in terms of the backlog that you referred to, that backlog coming down. So that backlog is coming down. So its by 17,000 over recent its down by 17,000 over recent weeks. The number of decisions up home office is up by 35. The home office is doubung up by 35. The home office is doubling the number of caseworkers. But of caseworkers. Et cetera. But of course, to get it course, weve got to get it down. This this barge sends course, weve got to get it d talking of sort of playing by the rules, whats going on with immigration lawyers and that so much so that the home secretary says wants to crack down and says she wants to crack down and send some of them jail if send some of them to jail if theyre if theyre misbehaving. Are talking about people are we talking about people blatantly breaking the law or explore writing loopholes in the law . What are we looking at here law . What are we looking at here right. Right. So this is really, really important. So we are launching today professional Enablers Task force, which is designed to ramp up our to to up our ability to hold to account , to bring to justice account, to bring to justice that minority of professional, particularly lawyers who abuse their position to break the law. Right. So this is really important. Were talking about a tiny minority, the overwhelming majority excellent job on majority do an excellent job on behalf of their clients. But where they literally stuff where they literally make stuff up dishonestly, use their position to try to aid and abet illegal migration, then its absolutely right that the regulator authorities come down on them like a tonne of bricks. So through enablers so through this prison Enablers Task transforming task force, we are transforming our bring people to our ability to bring people to account so additional account. So thats additional Training Office training within the home office to fraud, then to to identify fraud, then to report it the correct body report it to the correct body and then to support those bodies as by providing them with the evidence that they need to hold people to account. So, you know, most do a fantastic job, most lawyers do a fantastic job, but that dont arent but those that dont arent those that abuse their position and its very and act illegally. Its very important. The system comes down on a of bricks. On that like a tonne of bricks. Mean, talking about coming i mean, talking about coming down on them like a tonne of bricks. Mean, talking bricks. I mean, were talking about potentially serving a life sentence in prison these sentence in prison for these crooked lawyers that have been described on the front page of the daily mail. I mean, are you confident in that . Is that something that you are happy to back that life sentence . Because back that life sentence . Because rapists in this country can be sentenced for under five years in prison . Right in prison . Right so, you know, im a barrister by background and for the overwhelming majority of lawyers who do the right thing , they who do the right thing, they want to absolutely make sure that crooked lawyers are rooted out, root and branch. So its been a its been theres been life imprisonment for those who aid and abet illegal migration for many, many years. And yes, for many, many years. And yes, im absolutely comfortable that those who breach their professional duties, who act illegally should be convicted, punished and disgraced. Im entirely comfortable with that. And indeed, there are various agencies , whether its the agencies, whether its the office of Immigration Services commissioner , National Crime commissioner, the National Crime agency, they should all agency, the cps, they should all be their playing their be doing their playing their part rooting out illegal part in rooting out illegal practise. Professor nationals should not have some kind of immunity simply because theyre lawyers and i speak as one myself. They behave badly, if myself. If they behave badly, if they illegally , they they behave illegally, they deserve to account. Deserve to be held to account. Move on to a slightly can we move on to a slightly different the sort of different area . The sort of green agenda, if you like. And we know obviously the Prime Minister has made moves with these new oil and gas licences and all this sort of thing. What do make george do you make of what george eustice, former environment secretary, say about secretary, has had to say about oil and those people who use oil to heat their homes because theyre off the grid and theres a ban coming into force in three years and hes saying thats not fair. Its a ulez style disaster on on a sort of rural communities. I right. Communities. I right. Well, i mean, thats specific area part of portfolios is for a different a different part of government. I think what i can say is this we are absolutely committed to our green targets. Thats fine. You know, the 2030 about and so on. But about vehicles. And so on. But we are going to do so in a way thatis we are going to do so in a way that is proportionate and that is pragmatic. When, is pragmatic. So when, for example, issues is pragmatic. So when, for examehether issues is pragmatic. So when, for examehether we issues is pragmatic. So when, for examehether we should es is pragmatic. So when, for examehether we should have about whether we should have drilling licences in the north sea, absolutely right. We sea, its absolutely right. We should do that not just for energy but because, energy security, but because, by the greener thing the way, it is a greener thing to do. Those people who say , no, to do. Those people who say, no, no, you want to be no, no, what you want to be doing from doing is importing it from america from america or importing it from parts of africa, etcetera. Theyre not actually considering some carbon costs of some of the carbon costs of doing that. Its much more carbon intensive to do so in carbon intensive to do so. So in respect of the boiler, say, respect of the boiler, as i say, thats a for another thats a matter for another department. Were committed to the , but we are going to the targets, but we are going to do a way that is do so in a way that is proportionate fit and that takes account living account of the cost of living pressures people under. Pressures that people are under. I wanted to ask you mr talk i wanted to ask you about the gb News Campaign that were the moment. Were running at the moment. I hope with it. Hope youre familiar with it. Its dont kill cash. Its called dont kill cash. Its called dont kill cash. Its currently quarter of its currently on a quarter of a million signatures. People wanting to keep cash as legal tendeh wanting to keep cash as legal tender. Is that something that you support . You support . Yes , absolutely. And i am yes, absolutely. And i am aware of this gb News Campaign. Aware of this gb News Campaign. And i think i think youre absolutely right on this, because, look, there are some communities i mean, for whom cash remains extremely important, whether youre some older people, not all older people, of course, but some older and others. And older people and others. And access to cash is something that were absolutely committed to try to retain. So just because plenty of people are moving digitally , that doesnt mean digitally, that doesnt mean that people should be left behind or somehow stigmatised that people should be left behind otheynehow stigmatised that people should be left behind othey wantv stigmatised that people should be left behind othey want to tigmatised that people should be left behind othey want to continued because they want to continue using cash so that thats our position. Okay. Alex shaw lord okay. Alex shaw lord chancellor , good to see you this chancellor, good to see you this morning. Thank you very much indeed. And if you want to get involved in our campaign gb news. Com cash. Yes, slash cash. Thats right, isnt it . Yeah. We can get the qr code up for you a little bit later on in the programme, but keep signing. Ive got some really good on one and do Good Movement on that one and do get with your views get in touch with your views there. Chalkes there. On alex chalkes interview the lord interview with us. The lord chancellor really to hear chancellor, really good to hear your heres alex your views. Now heres alex deakin tuesday deakin with your tuesday forecast. Forecast. Looks like things are heating up. Boxed boilers, proud up. Boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news sponsors of weather on. Gb news morning im alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. Its going to get a bit warmer over the next few days, but still the cool side today but still on the cool side today with south split still with a north south split still and across the south, rain and damp across the south, rain and damp across the south, rain and been trickling and drizzle has been trickling in old start to the in and murky old start to the day coast of south day around the coast of south wales southwest england. Wales and southwest england. That rain drizzle is heading that rain and drizzle is heading up midlands and up towards the midlands and things over things clouding over over south east england east south east england and east anglia with some light rain anglia too, with some light rain trickling in here at times this afternoon. England. Afternoon. Northern england. Northern ireland, southern central mostly a fine Central Scotland mostly a fine day, just good morning. Its 7 00 on tuesday, the 8th of august. The transport of 20 migrants onto the bibby stockholm barge has been blocked at the 11th hour after some claimed they had a fear of water. Thats as the home office vows to crack down against immigration lawyers who exploit the system and could face life in jail if found guilty elsewhere. Its a battle for buses , its a battle for buses, according to labour figures , according to labour figures, local bus routes are under threat with stats showing the number of routes decreasing by 50 over the last decade. 50 over the last decade. And do we need a baby boom to save civilised nation . Figures show that fertility in england and wales has dropped to its lowest ever as People Struggle dunng lowest ever as People Struggle during the cost of living crisis i and of course , well have the and of course, well have the latest weather for you with alex. A grey one today across the south. Something a little brighter further north, but not warm anywhere today, however ever warmer weather is on the way for wednesday and thursday. Way for wednesday and thursday. Join me later for a full forecast. Forecast. Good morning. Im stephen dixon. And im Ellie Costello and this is breakfast on gb news. News. Were talking buses this morning. 0h, lots on buses today. 0h, lots on buses today. We knew wed get you going on buses. Sorry, i couldnt find mine, so i thought we could share. Share. Its terrible, you know, very grabby. Grabby. We can share. I love you. Really . Yeah. I love you, too. Okay. Linda says again. Ageism and decisions says again. Ageism and decisions made in london, where the kidults have masses of alternative transport cars. Theres no intelligent planning when it comes to rural transport. Free ride, though, has got a sort of a solution , he says. Sort of a solution, he says. I think local buses should follow places like hawes in yorkshire. Places like hawes in yorkshire. 0h, places like hawes in yorkshire. Oh, thats where they mate wensleydale 0h. Hawes that we could get on board with. Theres a great wednesday. You can go to the sort of wensleydale factory and you would story about would make the story about cheese know but. And cheese. No, i know but. And theyve like a thousand theyve got like a thousand different flavours of wensleydale. 0h wensleydale. Oh really . Oh really . Do it all. Theyve and they do it all. Theyve got a restaurant and things. Its fantastic. 0h, its fantastic. Oh, that sounds great. We need there. Maybe go on need to go there. Maybe go on the go on the bus. The bus, maybe go on the bus. In hawes, anyway, if you live in hawes, the buses are Community Owned and run very successfully , and run very successfully, though. Fred lives six miles outside blackpool. Ive just outside blackpool. Ive just been to blackpool the last time he used a bus was 17th of february 1972, which was his stag night. 0h february 1972, which was his stag night. Oh thats a night to remember. Stag night. Oh thats a night to remember. Get a bus in hawes and go and eat something at the well that sounds great the hawes factory. What do you call a cheesery cheesery cafe cheese. Cheesery cheesery cafe cheese. A cheese cafe. A cheese cafe. Lovely. Lovely. Sounds good. Sounds good. I was thinking back when i was kid. You had. We had was a kid. You had. We had ribble buses, which were like, privately then you had privately run, and then you had the which the corporate buses, which i presume were by council. Presume were run by the council. Thats the way were maybe thats the way were going, to maybe thats the way were goicommunity to maybe thats the way were goiCommunity Buses. To maybe thats the way were goiCommunity Buses. I to maybe thats the way were goiCommunity Buses. I went to maybe thats the way were goiCommunity Buses. I went down be Community Buses. I went down to dorset, think was last to dorset, i think it was last yeah to dorset, i think it was last year, been year year, might have been the year before, this lovely before, and it was this lovely man, believe name man, david, i believe his name was, won. Just man. If was, and he won. Just man. If youre listening, david, youre a legend. Just this man a legend. Just this one man campaigned keep the bus route campaigned to keep the bus route and worked. Up to and it worked. He stood up to the and now its the local council and now its Community Service along the Community Bus service along the jurassic coast. I believe if my memory serves me correctly, maybe thats where were going. Yeah, maybe. But what expect but what do they expect people to village im people to do . The village im from, of bus from, they got rid of the bus service. Really . So if you. If service. Really . So if you. If you lived in the village, you had to drive. There wasnt. There werent any buses , so there werent any buses, so youve got to drive. Well, its very difficult socially as well isnt it, if you go out for a nice you want to go out for a nice dnnk you want to go out for a nice drink and you live in the countryside, difficult drink and you live in the countrys taxi difficult drink and you live in the countrystaxi unless difficult drink and you live in the countrys taxi unless itsficult to get a taxi unless its pre booked. Theres not a bus pre booked. If theres not a bus service, what do you do . Yeah, you drive and not you just have to drive and not dnnk drink. Drink. Wn drink. I mean, not drink. Well, i mean, thats part of the problem as well. Thats part of the problem as well, isnt it . But keep well, isnt it . But do you keep your in buses your booze coming in on buses or indeed stories that indeed any of the stories that were today . Were talking about today . Vaiews gbnews. Com, used to vaiews gbnews. Com, we used to get massages, cars. Whats was get massages, cars. Whats was that . The taxi. What did you drink, marge . Yeah. Marge. Marge. Marges car. She only had the one car. She was a mondeo, but she was always behind it. Behind the squeezed in behind the steering it was like steering wheel. It was like an episode of league episode of the league of gentlemen when marge and her mom jabs or whatever it was called. Yeah. Marges cars. I dont yeah. Marges cars. I dont think she. Shes no longer with us. Marge . Yeah, us. Isnt marge . No, but. Yeah, well , what a us. Isnt marge . No, but. Yeah, well, what a legend, marge. Marge in her mondeo. Ive got a vision. She a old devil. She was a grumpy old devil. Was marge, was she . But you know, she got you there. Did you give her trouble . Did you her lip . You give her lip . Wouldnt dare. 0h, no, you wouldnt dare. Oh, you dare. You know, you wouldnt dare. You know, i bet someone like that you wouldnt dare. You know, i beyour someone like that you wouldnt dare. You know, i beyour community. Zone like that you wouldnt dare. You know, i beyour community. You like that you wouldnt dare. You know, i beyour community. You wouldnt in your community. You wouldnt dare give her lip. Shed dare give her lip. No. Shed throw out. Shed throw you throw you out. Shed throw you out halfway. Good if youre giving her lip. If youre giving her lip. Good on marge. Yeah. Good on you, marge. Yeah. Good on you, marge. Terrified marge. Yeah. Good on you, marge. Terri rest marge. Yeah. Good on you, marge. Terri rest youiarge. Yeah. Good on you, marge. Terri rest you anyway , on that god rest you anyway, on that note , we need something to smile about. Today we say this every day. We need something to smile about and have a bit of a giggle about. Because otherwise the world crazy world is just going crazy at the minute. Were minute. Birdsong please, were talking little talking about birdsong a little bit earlier. Mental health. Good for your Mental Health. Good for Mental Health. Good for your Mental Health. Birdsong we could do some birdsong playing in here because it gets a depressed think a bit depressed when you think about the migration problem , about the migration problem, which this country undoubtedly has now. The government is starting to tackle it, though, because its moved out. How many have we got in this country waiting to be processed . 50,000 over 55. 50,000 . 50,000 over 55. 50,000 . But anyway, the yeah. So but anyway, the governments made some moves and its moved 20 Illegal Migrants. But no, 15 actually 15 i beg your pardon. 15 because 20 others who were meant to be moving on to the bibby stockholm barge in portland, theyve had their transfers cancelled because lawyers from a Refugee Group claim they had Mental Health concerns and some of them were scared of water. Yeah, so as we say, only 15 people were actually moved onto the barge yesterday, even though it a capacity of 500 and it has a capacity of 500 and there are still over 50,000 migrants in Hotels Across the country at a cost of £2. 2 billion a year, which is triple what the government spends on homeless. Homeless. Yes, well, our reporter geoff moodys been down in portland for a while now and he asked some what they some youths there what they think about it all. Hey, no fear. Refugees no, hey, no fear. Refugees are welcome here. Anyone doesnt agree . I dont agree with it. Agree . I dont agree with it. What dont you agree with them all coming here . Its about a bunch of random men coming here. Its putting us in risk and its putting our island in risk. In risk and its putting our island in risk. Why are there no island in risk. Why are there no women coming here . And why is there no. Why is there no. There no. Why is there no. Wheres the kids if theyre if theyre getting kicked out of their kids theyre getting kicked out of theiiwomen kids theyre getting kicked out of theiiwomen also kids theyre getting kicked out of theiiwomen also getting kids theyre getting kicked out of theiiwomen also getting kicked and women also getting kicked out . All men . Yeah out . And why is it all men . Yeah well, different people , like well, different people, like some people agree, some people dont. Its like a massive split. And were going to have to go dont. Its like a massive split. Aearlierre going to have to go dont. Its like a massive split. Aearlier because to have to go dont. Its like a massive split. Aearlier because our ave to go dont. Its like a massive split. Aearlier because our parentsio in earlier because our parents are worried for us are going to be worried for us and theyre going to make us. Weve just been allowed out till 10 00 going to be half 10 00 now. Its going to be half nine stefan bosher is a well, stefan bosher is a reporter for blisco and he joins us in studio morning. Us in the studio this morning. Good to see you. So not all aboard the bibby stockholm , just aboard the bibby stockholm, just 15 migrants. Its well, its farcical, isnt it really . It is i its lama its faintly ridiculous. Not quite giving getting to the 35, the lofty targets they set for themselves at the start of the day, as you said, there were a number legal challenges, number of legal challenges, which 20 people or 20 which meant that 20 people or 20 Asylum Seekers were not able to get on the boat to get on the boat due to a Campaign Group called care for calais. Putting in submissions calais. Putting in submissions saying that they, you know, the people who werent on the boat, the 20 people who werent on the boat, were had suffering boat, were had been suffering ptsd afraid of water ptsd and were afraid of water because of the trips theyd made over and we had, over the channel. And we had, you know, alex chalk, the justice secretary, talking to you, too, just and he you, too, just before. And he seemed upbeat. And i seemed relatively upbeat. And i think that, you know, the governments that governments position is that they are doing this to try to get costs for taxpayer get costs down for the taxpayer because the previous accommodation previous accommodation of having previous accommodation of having previous accommodation options sorry , of accommodation options sorry, of having people in hotels was so expensive that anything is better. If you cant get better. But if you cant get people onto the barges or get anywhere it seems like a anywhere else, it seems like a solution that isnt really working at this point. Working at this point. Right . This sounds cynical and youve got to be youve got to be a little bit careful. However, do we believe that these 20 people who were meant to have just been announced the day were meant to day they were meant to be getting they getting on the barge, that they have a fear of water . I have no idea. But it just seems odd that idea. But it just seems odd that that comes out the day theyre meant to be going there. Think these legal i think for these legal challenges when it challenges is when it when it involves Asylum Seekers. It often is last minute. We saw when the government tried to send planes to rwanda that were filled people who were who filled with people who were who did come over to this country on boat as a part of the governments proposed rwanda scheme them waiting scheme to put them in waiting camps there, that there were last minute challenges. And it last minute challenges. And it always is sort of at the very last where these things last minute where these things do happen and are thwarted do happen and plans are thwarted. And i think that the government, what they are trying to is theyre to to do is theyre trying to really crack down on lawyers. And is doing anything and anyone who is doing anything which which isnt which isnt which isnt basically within the legal framework. I we had a daily mail story just two weeks ago or a few weeks ago now showing one lawyer who was basically telling his to lie to stay in his clients to lie to stay in the thats the country. Now thats something government is now something the government is now very aware and trying to very much aware of and trying to crack through a task crack down through a new task force but to be force announced today. But to be honest, it is going to be difficult to police. And as you said , it shows difficulties said, it shows the difficulties of knowing if these challenges are or ever genuine. Are ever real or ever genuine. We know. We just dont know. What do you foresee in this situation . I mean, as you said in the previous hour, this is moving at a snails pace. Theres capacity of 500 people here. You think the here. Do you think the government, home office, government, the home office, will get will actually manage to get 500 people 0r will actually manage to get 500 people or you people on this boat . Or do you think culture of think this culture of obstruction that actually wont be possible . Be possible . Well well, theyre going to have to work through legal well well, theyre going to have and rk through legal well well, theyre going to have and itsthrough legal well well, theyre going to have and its going� n legal well well, theyre going to have and its going to legal well well, theyre going to have and its going to takegal well well, theyre going to have and its going to takegal well well, theyre going to have a longs going to takegal well well, theyre going to have a long time. G to takegal well well, theyre going to have a long time. G everyegal well well, theyre going to have a long time. G every time them a long time. If every time they try to get someone on the boat, going boat, theyre going to have these its to going a these cases, its to going be a longer and longer and longer process. And we before, we have, as you said before, 50,000 that people who 50,000 or around that people who do accommodation , who are do need accommodation, who are on Asylum Seeker backlog, on the Asylum Seeker backlog, thatis on the Asylum Seeker backlog, that is just a drop in the ocean. Even when they do get 500 on barge, thats still a very on a barge, thats still a very small percentage. So i think the key thing is that the government needs more caseworkers working on so they are processed on claims so they are processed quicker. Backlog does quicker. So the backlog does come government is come down and the government is also trying to stop also obviously trying to stop the problem at its root by trying to stop people smugglers, bringing from france. Okay, stefan , weve got to okay, stefan, weve got to leave it there. Good to see you this morning. Thanks very much, indeed. Chalk did say indeed. Mean alex chalk did say they home was they were the home office was recruiting people to for recruiting more people to for the processing. But clearly , you the processing. But clearly, you know, we want it doing quickly. Know, we want it doing quickly. We want it doing more quickly than its being done at the moment. Moment. Well, as you said in the last hour,it well, as you said in the last hour , it doesnt actually hour, it doesnt actually do anything tackle all people anything to tackle all people actually coming across the channel. These are just sticking plaster arent they . Channel. These are just sticking plaswere arent they . Channel. These are just sticking plaswere talkingrent they . Channel. These are just sticking plaswere talking about1ey . Channel. These are just sticking plaswere talking about 500 just were talking about 500 people. And thats at capacity at the moment. Were just talking 15. Thats nothing talking about 15. Thats nothing compared to the numbers that are currently in that backlog. 50,000 plus more coming over the channel every single year. Ive got a thought on that. Thatis ive got a thought on that. That is no gbviews gbnews. Com. Now lets talk buses, should we . Because the number of local bus routes in england has halved in the last 12 years, more than 8000 services have been cut. 8000 services have been cut. Thats despite the department for transport saying the government has invested £3. 5 billion since 2020. In order to back our buses. Back our buses. Well, the West Midlands has been the region hardest hit in england with more than two thirds of bus services lost since 2010. Jack carsons in birmingham for us this morning. I mean, thats a grim statistic, jack. Jack. It is shocking because, of course, we know that for a lot of places , especially in the of places, especially in the West Midlands, when youre looking at cities and a lot of commuters , but also out, as you commuters, but also out, as you mentioned in communities where a lot of particularly older people rely those buses to go to the rely on those buses to go to the shops or go and visit their friends and make sure they dont feel as isolated, it is shocking that in the last year, 2000 bus routes have been lost and it means an overall decline about of around 20. As you mentioned , of around 20. As you mentioned, since 2010, its a 50 decline, 8000 bus routes. And this 8000 bus routes. And this Research Today being announced from the labour party or coming as part of their essentially three step plan to reform the way that buses and bus Services Work in the uk. They say that their reform plan would allow commuters cities to take back control of their bus services. They would give all local transport authorities the power to extend the Franchise Services to extend the Franchise Services to every community and have the smaller local transport authorities support and be offered expert advice. But also interesting , they want to lift interesting, they want to lift the ban. The legal ban on the ban. The legal ban on municipal bus ownership. So this is all following a something thats gone on in Nottingham City Centre where its one of the most High Satisfaction bus services. Essentially services. Its essentially allowing kind of more local people to establish their own municipal bus network as well as they also want to lower the legal hurdles on franchise ing and end the kind of time and time delays and things that that might cause. But of course , the might cause. But of course, the governments saying that actually they are backing buses. They say march, they put in £300 million to support the services , although experts do say that this actually £90 million this is actually £90 million below the investment that was needed. 0f below the investment that was needed. Of course, know how needed. Of course, we know how hard were hit hard the bus services were hit dunng hard the bus services were hit during pandemic. Of during the pandemic. And of course, when had to stay course, when we all had to stay home. But of course, we do know the government get the government is trying to get people again. 0f people on the buses again. Of course, in january on new years day, announced the £2 bus day, they announced the £2 bus fare. Single for fare. We could get a single for £2. Theyve extended that scheme all the way into october. So all the way into october. So its clear that the government does have a focus buses. But does have a focus on buses. But labour that much labour is saying that much reform is needed and of course when it comes to people using the i mentioned, older the buses i mentioned, older people. When look people do. When you look at things cash and the way we things like cash and the way we pay things like cash and the way we pay course a lot pay for buses, of course a lot of service is pushing people of bus service is pushing people to use contactless first or buy tickets online first rather than using cash. And lots of bus providers that ive been looking at this morning it looks at at this morning when it looks at ways while can ways you can pay, while you can pay ways you can pay, while you can pay with lot of them pay with cash, a lot of them saying you need correct saying that you need the correct amount change because not all amount of change because not all buses carry the same amount buses now carry the same amount of change. Age according to labouh of change. Age according to labour, of course, the West Midlands here was the hardest hitting region. Louis hague who hey , who is the labours shadow hey, who is the labours shadow transport secretary, says that this decline in local this staggering decline in local bus services under this government short government is nothing short of vandalism against our communities and says millions of people lie on these essential services. But being left without a voice as routes are cut year after year. After year. Okay, jack, thanks very much indeed. Well joining us now this morning is kirsty hassell from save our bus campaign. Good morning to you, kirsty. Really good to have you with us this morning. I mean very worrying stats these are. So tell us about the bus service where you are. Where you are. So were from east tilbury, which is an isolated area within thurrock. Its cut off by two rail crossings and its got a its a growing borough with loads of large housing targets, local plans , lower thames crossing, plans, lower thames crossing, construction. Its been decided construction. Its been decided by Thurrock Council that the only bus, the 3. 74 that serves east tilbury , linford and west east tilbury, linford and west tilbury , as well as the number tilbury, as well as the number 11 that serves horndon on the hill and fobbing will have their funding removed even though their own application made by their own application made by the council under the grant for the council under the grant for the government scheme. Bcip the government scheme. Bcip actually states that both of these bus services are socially necessary. So these bus Services Provide a lifeline to many people within our community as well as students relying on this for attending further education. An older and elderly residents rely on these services to reach, train and bus stations, medical appointments, social events, avoid isolation. People rely on the bus service for employment, connecting with family and friends, leisure activities and the access would be lost. Without this service risking a negative impact on peoples Mental Health and wellbeing. And Mental Health and wellbeing. And the council have previously deemed these services as important enough spend important enough to spend section money improving section 106 money on improving the stops in these areas the bus stops in these areas which will now be unused and within many areas that ive mentioned, theres no safe pedestrian routes for other people to get into. Other areas of thorough because theyre connected rural lanes that connected by rural lanes that are without Street Lighting are busy without Street Lighting , suitable footpaths and no shelter bad weather. Shelter in the bad weather. These people are going to be completely cut off. How well used are these but how well used are these services . I mean, i know theres clearly people are going to say they need them, but are they actually being because actually being used because there ask, there is a question to ask, isnt there to say, well, if these buses were full on every journey , well, theyd just keep journey, well, theyd just keep going, they . Going, wouldnt they . Mean, they arent yeah. I mean, they arent a self sufficient bus service but theyre the only theres three services, three buses that are supported by council all in supported by the council all in our area and all the other buses are self sufficient. But all these people have contributed to these people have contributed to the community, you know, like elderly people receive their bus passes and now theyre not going to be to use them. You to be able to use them. You know, youve got people with special needs special Educational Needs that use get to college, use the bus to get to college, obviously gain that obviously to gain that independence, you couldnt access that on you access that on a train. You cant go to a train driver cant go up to a train driver and get some support if you need it. Bus, you know, it. Whereas on a bus, you know, on bus, you could to the on a bus, you could go up to the driver you know, im driver and say, you know, im lost , ive this. Dont lost, ive done this. I dont know do. Can you help lost, ive done this. I dont knovthese do. Can you help lost, ive done this. I dont knovthese people ian you help lost, ive done this. I dont knovthese people are you help lost, ive done this. I dont knovthese people are goingelp lost, ive done this. I dont knovthese people are going to be me . These people are going to be the people that are end up unemployed. Theyre not going to have opportunities have the same opportunities as other. Other people. And actually started and youve actually started a petition now, havent to petition now, havent you, to try bus service . Try and save your bus service . , yeah. Weve started we have, yeah. Weve started a petition and the deadline is on the 20th of september. But the Actual Service does get cut on the 2nd of september. Okay. And what what difference is it going to make then, do you think . I mean, because there is an argument and certainly you talk about people with with sort of access problems and i mean , access problems and i mean, theres an argument to say, well, if the if the council isnt going to subsidise the bus service and keep that running, then theyve got provide then theyve got to provide other of transport, other forms of transport, havent they . Course. Havent they . Of course. I mean, obviously some people are literally being completely cut off. So to walk to the station for them would, you know, take 40 minutes. But theres also the alternative where people cant access a train due to like personal mobility , disability mobility, disability accessibility or even finances, the train costs. So much more than the bus service. And than the bus service. And obviously people have had this service in their lives for many, many , many years. So if theyre many, many years. So if theyre not able to provide the service that we have now, then a suitable alternative needs to be arranged. Arranged. Okay. Hassall from okay. Kirsty hassall from save our bus service campaign. Thank you so much for your company morning. Youre welcome. Thank you. Thank you. You can sense the frustration, cant you , in frustration, cant you, in kirstys argument. Its frustration, cant you, in kirstys argument. Its there kirstys argument. Its there because it is that sort of thing. Well, what are you what are you meant to do . If youre well, especially if youre cut off Community Like kirsty describes. I mean, if you dont have the network around you and you dont have a bus, then you are isolated arent you. But it does boil down to money doesnt it. And if those buses are not self sufficient, if they havent got enough passengers to fund it properly , then what do you do . Properly, then what do you do . Would you be happy to pay your council tax for a bus service that you never use . Thats, you that you never use . Thats, you know, 30 miles away . But paying through your council tax to subsidise it, this is the problem. Its a problem. And i problem. Its a problem. And i dont know how you get around it, but ive certainly got a lot of sympathy shes saying. Yeah, well, a lot you yeah, well, a lot of you will have opinion one. So have an opinion on that one. So do with us. Do get in touch with us. Vaiews gbnews. Com. 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Now there will still be some of that rain around this evening across parts of the midlands, east anglia and around this evening across parts of tsouth east;, east anglia and around this evening across parts of tsouth east could anglia and around this evening across parts of tsouth east could evenia and around this evening across parts of tsouth east could evenia athe the south east could even be the odd heavy, of rain for a odd heavy, a bit of rain for a time, but does ebb time, but it does tend to ebb away most will be away and most places will be clear winds across clear with light winds across central and southern scotland. Central and southern scotland. Well be quite chilly all night actually. Temperatures well down into figures in the into single figures in the countryside and most places starting at 10 11 celsius on starting at 10 or 11 celsius on wednesday. But it is going to be a day a bit more a warmer day with a bit more sunshine are going to sunshine around. We are going to see temperatures rising now. It will quite i suspect, will be quite cloudy, i suspect, tomorrow Northern Ireland tomorrow across Northern Ireland with rain here and with a little rain here and quite again mist and quite murky again with mist and sea fog around the coasts for the west. But many central and eastern areas will see some sunshine and we are going to start to see temperatures rising as over 20 as well more widely over 20 celsius on wednesday and warmer still on thursday. Still on thursday. That warm feeling inside and from boxt boilers is proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Coming up for you on a planet where our population is increasing actually exponen at the moment, were hurtling towards 8 billion on the planet. Were asking do we need a baby boom to save civilisation because whatevers happening elsewhere, fertility in england and wales has dropped to an all time low. Well be finding out time low. Well be finding out whats going. 0n on 725 still to come for you today , millions of people have been overpaying for their mobile phones. Overpaying for their mobile phones. Those with networks phones. Those with networks overcharged long after contracts have ended. So you should stop paying have ended. So you should stop paying for the phone part of it. And just the price plan. So what and just the price plan. So what can we do about it . Well talk to a lawyer a little bit later on and then well be talking all things harry and meghan who have just signed multi million just signed a multi Million Pound netflix deal. Deja vu, pound netflix deal. Deja vu, doesnt it . Doesnt it . It does a bit. It does a bit. Anyway, anything you want to talk about . Get in touch, please. Gb views at cbnnews. Com. Just a quick one on buses. Bnng. Just a quick one on buses. Bring says in warrington the buses have gone from half hourly to hourly monday to saturday. Last. To hourly monday to saturday. Last. Bus, to hourly monday to saturday. Last. Bus, 6 10. I mean 6 10. Sadly enough. To time get you on from work. Never mind home from the pub, no service on sundays , the pub, no service on sundays, no trains on sundays. The pub, no service on sundays, no trains on sundays. Pathetic. No trains on sundays. Pathetic. So unless youre driving, you cant go anywhere on a sunday. Cant do anything, cant do anything. Anything. Yeah, its terrible. Yeah do keep those views coming in. Vaiews gbnews. Com. Now a new study shows fertility levels in women in england and wales has dropped to its lowest level on record. Well, it comes as britains birth rate is currently 1. 3 children per woman , which is way children per woman, which is way below the 2. 1 children required to replace the current population. So today were asking the question, do we need asking the question, do we need a baby boom in to order save civilisation . Civilisation . Well, Albie Amankona is the co founder of conservatives against racism and thinks that if we dont start having more children , life will change for children, life will change for the worse. The worse. Yes, ill be good to see you this morning. Look we have a problem. Um. 0h this morning. Look we have a problem. Um. Oh well, actually, problem. Um. Oh well, actually, as you can see, weve got akua and spencer joining us as well, who are a canadian couple on birth strike. Okay look , alby, birth strike. Okay look, alby, why do we need more . Because certainly weve got a growing population, havent we . Globally at least, dont we need fewer people . People . Well, so actually, the Un Population division estimates that by the end of the century, as in by 2100, the global population of humans will actually be declining. And thats because two thirds of the global population currently live in countries where the fertility rate is lower than 2. 1. Now, that 2. 1 number, which you noted earlier on, is what is called the rate of replacement , and the rate of replacement, and thatis the rate of replacement, and that is the number of children that is the number of children that each family needs to have to maintain the population at a certain level. Now, in the United Kingdom , the fertility United Kingdom, the fertility rate is lower than that in the whole western world, the fertility rate is lower than that. Fertility rate is lower than that. And what that means is that. And what that means is that. And what that means is that got ageing that weve got an ageing population a shrinking population and a shrinking labour force and it means that we have an economic position in this country and in many countries around the world which is simply unsafe , attainable is simply unsafe, attainable because there wont be enough people in work to be paying the taxes to fund the Public Services and especially the health and social care that older people need. Okay, aneurin spencer, were going to bring you in this going to bring you in at this point when alby some good point when alby makes some good points, he . Points, there doesnt he . You dont ageing population. Dont want an ageing population. I were hurtling towards i mean, were hurtling towards it here in the uk. Weve seen it in japan, havent we . I mean, the cost care alone, its, the cost of care alone, its, its staggering. Its staggering. Yes. The issue though, we yes. The issue though, we were concerned about is that its the population thats actually fuelling the Climate Change crisis. And when we say that its not just the population , the sheer numbers, population, the sheer numbers, its the global north. Theres people in the developed countries, its people that are consuming the most, that are fuelling the Climate Change crisis itself. So if we would crisis itself. So if we would actually sorry. Sorry, we would actually sorry. Sorry, we would actually sorry. Sorry, we would actually need a decrease in population, an industrial level, the planet can only sustain about 1. 5 billion people. I know that number sounds shockingly low, but that would actually be the type of number that wed need to get to as a Global Society to be able to sustain ourselves on this planet. Like ourselves on this planet. Like ourselves on this planet. Like our population actually has to come way down. Yeah, but isnt or else we have to give up technology and wed have to give up industrialisation. Yeah, but i mean, the only other. Other. But, but, spencer, that i mean , thats pandoras box, mean, thats pandoras box, isnt it. I mean, you know, we, were never going to get, were never going to get down to those levels and its no point wishing never going to get down to those lev couldd its no point wishing never going to get down to those lev could. Its no point wishing we could. Well , thats not necessarily well, thats not necessarily true. The planet if the planets not habitable to the point where we can sustain the numbers we have now , itll itll come down have now, itll itll come down naturally. It would just come down violently like, you know by nature and you to have actually youre on birthstrike so you to actually believe that it is selfish to have children. Tell us a bit more about that i well 5mm imam m well well in in terms of bringing more children into a situation that is currently be unstable when it comes to Climate Change, all the changes that are caused by, you know, whether or and rise in water levels so people who are currently being displayed , i currently being displayed, i believe, to according un, its 21 million a year. What is that going to look like demographically for the globe. Demographically for the globe. In 2021 or, or. Yeah 2021 . No, no. 2100. So you know, this is no. 2100. So you know, this is this is going to have a huge impact on on the next generation and the babies that were were planning on having right now you its okay let us get lets get alby whos been listening to all of that. How do you respond to all of that, alby . I mean, letsjust unpack i mean, lets just unpack some of that, what this couple have said is that the global population needs to be 1. 5 billion people. How do they propose we get the population to 1. 5 billion people within a timescale that they would be happy with . Do they want nuclear war . Do they want an asteroid to hit us . Because that would that is what would to happen in is what would need to happen in order for the population to be at these two at the level that these two would with. Lets talk would be happy with. Lets talk about standards , because about living standards, because they think that because about living standards, because th be having children at the rate of replacement, which is 2. 1. Just a final thought for you to agar and spencer , can i ask, to agar and spencer, can i ask, do you have health care . Yeah do you have health care . Yeah yes, we do. Yes, we do. Well, because my question would be if we if we need to reduce the population of the planet so quickly and so drastically , why have health drastically, why have health care we need if you be and i hate this sounds brutal, but if you became ill the natural you know you you should be dying off, shouldnt you know we dont think that it should be going that way. We think we should people should doing by choosing we think we should people sho toi doing by choosing we think we should people sho to reproduce by choosing we think we should people sho to reproduce until choosing we think we should people sho to reproduce until we osing we think we should people sho to reproduce until we getg we think we should people sho to reproduce until we get to not to reproduce until we get to a level that is sustainable. A level that is sustainable. Well, we dont think we should be people out. Be killing people out. Okay, well, look, its fascinating you both. Fascinating to talk to you both. I say, its i have to say, its a perspective ive not heard before. Akua spencer and before. But akua spencer and alby, very much indeed. Thank you very much for dating conversation. That couple there are on birthstrike 1. 5 billion for a global population with very sort of hurtling over 7 billion. Now how do you reduce it to that . I mean, in some respects, perhaps it would be a paradise with so few people, but i dont know how you do it, but then you see you see the negatives of that. With a population like japan , which is an ageing population, i , which is an ageing population, | , which is an ageing population, i , theyre literally dont i mean, theyre literally dont have enough to work and have enough people to work and theyve sector that theyve got a care sector that is crippling them. You dont is crippling them. So you dont want that either. Very difficult, isnt it . And youd to i mean, youd youd have to i mean, youd have to all to get birth licences and all that sort of thing. If youre going on that sort of level. And then it starts to get very hands made tale doesnt it . Yeah, does. Yeah, it does. Dystopian. Very dystopian. Very dystopian. Provoke a few i might provoke a few thoughts youve them. Vaiews gbnews. Com. Youre watching gb news britains news channel and a labour by election candidate is unmask worked as a greenpeace zealot. Well find out more zealot. Well find out more about that next 738 lets bring you up to date with the front pages this morning. In fact, well skip the front we . Lets front pages, should we . Lets ignore now and just ignore them for now and just talk papers in a bit talk through the papers in a bit more detail with tv personality Nicola Mclean and writer andy jones. Andy lets start with you. Should we looking at order of the lettuce, which is what theyre calling liz truss and her her resignation honours list , quite the same lettuce has been brought back on the front pages as was present for liz truss, 49 days in charge of government. Liz truss again, stories today about former Prime Minister liz truss has nominated for life peerages in 12 other honours that is an honour for every three days. In her end of term honours list. So again, it term honours list. So again, it bnngs term honours list. So again, it brings the question of where is the shame for these people . Why are these Prime Ministers one, theyve got such huge honours lists to do. Theyve got, you know, why is liz truss got an honours list. Its so long and were in this position where she wants to give four life peerages, knighthoods and one peerages, 12 knighthoods and one obe, including to a deputy cabinet minister that was a deputy person that was resistant in office. But 1 1 individual who was offered one of the offers says it would be humiliating to accept the award i well, you can understand it. Well, you can understand it. Well, you can understand it. Of life peerages awarded to four of those. We had this big discussion a few weeks ago with bofis discussion a few weeks ago with Boris Johnsons resignation list, where he was. I think charlotte was one. It Charlotte Owen was one. And it was she this was well, whats she done . This 20 something year girl 20 something Year Old Girl should life peerage. Should be given a life peerage. Yeah no, yeah no , its. Its tricky, isnt no, its. Its tricky, isnt it . Lets look at the daily it . Lets look at the daily mail. Nicola, should we. Yes, dave. Mail. Nicola, should we. Yes, dave. Dangerous dogs. Dave. Dangerous dogs. Dangerous dogs in the headunes dangerous dogs in the headlines a lot lately. Its headlines a lot lately. Its terrifying, isnt it . So as injuries soar by a third since 2018 and seven, people are mauled to death. This year alone , dog owners are so terrified by attacks by vicious bully type breeds that theyre buying pet armour and choosing to walk their dogs on treadmills. There their dogs on treadmills. There is a businessman called Bradley Davis who , after he read about davis who, after he read about the only way is essex star bobby norriss Yorkshire Terrier being mauled to death by a bully dog. He has come up with this pet armour, and while okay, great. I just dont understand why were allowed to buy dogs that that kill people and that, you know , kill people and that, you know, ive got a chihuahua. I know thats probably really cliche, but i get i know, but i adore him. Him. And do you get worried when im out . Terrified to walk him . I really am. Really am. Its not the i know some breeds are more aggressive than others, but its the owners. Others, but its the owners. Its and its the its the owners. And its the way trained. Mean, way theyre trained. I mean, trained to have an trained people want to have an aggressive dog, dont they . And thats the problem, i think sometimes. Think obviously and i think we can obviously have argument. And i think we can obviously have argument. But so have that argument. But so i grew up with staffordshire bull terriers and they were lovely dogs and they wasnt. But my view has always been since ive had children , is any dog can had children, is any dog can snap, cant it . Any dog can turn their animals. Yeah. And the way they communicate is to growl at you or to say, im not going to have a dog in my house that could do damage if my chihuahua gets annoyed with one of my children decides snap , children and decides to snap, whats that could whats the worst that could happen . And thats my happen . And thats thats my point. While i do agree point. So, yes, while i do agree with these sort of dogs with you, these sort of dogs that, you know, beautiful picture this and its picture of this dog and its absolutely stunning. But theres not hope that im not a hope in hell that im having sort of dog around having that sort of dog around my or my chihuahua. My children or my chihuahua. Fashionable and nicholas, so fashionable now, they . Mean, ive now, arent they . I mean, ive only started read only just started to read about them, it seem as though them, but it just seem as though theres breeders theres a demand like breeders are loads of money are making loads of money on these dogs. Absolutely. And, you know, these dogs. Abthatsly. And, you know, these dogs. Abthats another you know, these dogs. Abthats another thingznow, these dogs. Abthats another thing that thats thats another thing that we go down you know, stop we could go down you know, stop buying from breeders, buying dogs from breeders, rescue but yeah, i mean, rescue dogs. But yeah, i mean, theyre they theyre stunning dogs and they are popular. And, you know, are so popular. And, you know, they look impressive. If they look so impressive. But if ones down the street, ones walking down the street, im im crossing over , which i im im crossing over, which i hate to say, do we need to start looking dog licencing looking at dog licencing yes. Yes. Again, certainly in the instance very, big instance of very, very big potentially aggressive dogs. There was a case that we talked about show just a week about on this show just a week or where a child was or so ago where a child was killed a seven stone fighting killed by a seven stone fighting dog. And you think, well, how can anyone potentially fight off that of muscle anyway . And that size of muscle anyway . And also, when we talk about breeds, yes, its about training. Yes, yes, its about training. Yes, its how theyre its about how theyre socialised. Its the socialised. Yes, its about the owners. These owners. But some of these breeds, if you buy a guard dog, it an it guards the house like an alsatian potentially be alsatian can potentially be dangerous. With these dangerous. But with these fighting dogs, theyre to fighting dogs, theyre bred to fighting dogs, theyre bred to fight theyre bred be fight and theyre bred to be very particularly very aggressive, particularly in the excel the case of, for instance, excel bullies , which are bred to be bullies, which are bred to be attack dogs. And you cannot breed that. You cannot train that instinct out of that dog. So would why would so why would why would anybody one . Anybody want one . Well, i suppose what you say it stays. Stays. Is. And it stays. It stays. It is. And they are really popular and they do. I mean, you know, they do do. I mean, you know, they do look really beautiful. A dog look really beautiful. Im a dog lover. I just look really beautiful. Im a dog lover. Ijust honestly it lover. I just i honestly find it so. So baffling. I wouldnt go to someones house if thats the sort of dog i wouldnt take my children house if children to someones house if thats dog thats the sort of dog theyve got. Open about it. Got. Im quite open about it. Im, i dont mind if im, you know, i dont mind if i offend people. Theres you know, anything could happen. And as seven people mauled to death by dogs this year alone and you think we should have licencing. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, i dont think that we should own dogs like that. I dont we be allowed dont think we should be allowed to this. To own dogs like this. I really a case that if youre buying this type of youre buying ing this type of breed or breeds that , as you breed or breeds that, as you say, are bred to be attack dogs, you need to go to some sort of lesson or hold a specific licence, specific licence. But even even know, you know, even if you do go to lessons, you go to all the classes. As i say, you know, the dog might have an ear ache. You stroke it, its reaction going to be to its reaction is going to be to bite. And unfortunately, as i said, my chihuahua, if it bit you , nothings going to happen you, nothings going to happen to but this this to you. But but this this dog will you. Yeah. Will kill you. Yeah. 0ne will kill you. Yeah. One of the cases i covered as a journalist that who a journalist was that a guy who bought a dog , one of bought a pub, a dog, one of those ran the back those dogs ran the back of a pub, then killed his pub, and then he killed his child while after. And child a short while after. And you think, well, its very difficult that kind of difficult to police that kind of buying and purchasing when someone literally give buying and purchasing when sonlead literally give buying and purchasing when sonlead over literally give buying and purchasing when sonlead over and ally give buying and purchasing when sonlead over and say, give buying and purchasing when sonlead over and say, here ive buying and purchasing when sonlead over and say, here you go. But no , i think proper, but no, i think proper, proper licencing which you think would be easy with the chipping and everything now its easier to register to check dogs out and about and it should got to look at Something Like that. Its ridiculous. Yes. And im its ridiculous. Yes. And im a keen gardener, andy, what is the concern . And actually, ive just bought a load of roundup wheat. Have you . Yeah its really interesting. Theres been this bit so roundup say this is roundup weedkiller and dangerous potentially to do with roundup weedkiller. The of roundup weedkiller. The start of roundup says used safely for weedkiller. The start of roundup says than used safely for weedkiller. The start of roundup says than 40 used safely for weedkiller. The start of roundup says than 40 years. Afely for weedkiller. The start of roundup says than 40 years. Italy for weedkiller. The start of roundup says than 40 years. It passes more than 40 years. It passes all the tests etcetera. Biggest brands the uk. All the tests etcetera. Absolutely. brands the uk. All the tests etcetera. Absolutely. Itsinds the uk. All the tests etcetera. Absolutely. Its been the uk. Absolutely. Its been advertised all sorts of advertised on all sorts of television for many, years. Television for many, many years. Case of a farmer in north essex who noticed a lump under who said he noticed a lump under his he dismissed it for a his arm. He dismissed it for a while. Then he found out it was after months. Was after a few months. It was hodgkins sons lymphoma. Two other farmers who were using roundup weedkiller in area roundup weedkiller in that area also had the same condition. And theres this conversation theres this Big Conversation now, particularly about this product. This also product. And this has also happened in america, where Research Shows it can a product within it called glysophate. I think of glyphosate, glyphosate, glycine phosphate within it. So as you can damage blood cells, germ is imposing a ban. But uk officials currently arent concerned. Not saying this is attached to this particular product, but the number of blood cancers is rising around 14. 5 cases of new hodgkins, of non Hodgkin Lymphoma up 38 since the early 1990s. Theres got to be a difference between , you know, difference between, you know, people like me using it on the in the garden to farmers using a product where theyre using industrial amounts huge you know hundreds of tonnes of the stuff. Thats got to be a difference. Thats got to be a difference. There will be an exposure differential there. Sure but also if youre again, roundup, say their product is safe and i will stress that. But if you are using it on a farm, youre using it in a wider area, wide open space. If youre using it in a terraced garden and youve its it in a terraced garden and y bite its it in a terraced garden and y bit more its it in a terraced garden and y bit more enclosed its it in a terraced garden and y bit more enclosed and its it in a terraced garden and y bit more enclosed and youre a bit more enclosed and youre spritzing it about, then its more on your person more likely to be on your person and more likely to breathe in. More likely to be on your person artheres likely to breathe in. More likely to be on your person artheres likissue breathe in. More likely to be on your person artheres likissue around; in. If theres an issue around something that can potentially cause research it can cause Research Shows it can damage cells. Are there damage blood cells. Are there safer killing our weeds . Safer ways of killing our weeds . Obviously, with the position you want kill your weeds, it want to kill all your weeds, it has kill and destroy, doesnt has to kill and destroy, doesnt it, otherwise its has to kill and destroy, doesnt it, safe. Otherwise its has to kill and destroy, doesnt it, safe. So otherwise its has to kill and destroy, doesnt it, safe. So obviously� its has to kill and destroy, doesnt it, safe. So obviously it s not safe. And so obviously it has to be killing cells. But if it is an issue of health, perhaps we should look at it in different ways. Perhaps we should look at it in diff actually, s. Of perhaps we should look at it in diffactually, s. Of them perhaps we should look at it in diffactually,s. Of them force actually, some of them force growth. Growth really. Thats i need a bit of thats why i need a bit of that. Down, that. You put weedkiller down, you bit. You do a little bit. Weedkiller down if you put weedkiller down often youll see the weeds suddenly to grow really suddenly start to grow really quickly. 0h, suddenly start to grow really quickly. Oh, really . And it forces out of the forces it shoots them out of the ground. Ground. 0h, nicola, you a keen gardener . Im not. Ive never done a bit of gardening in my life. Bit of gardening in my life. Have you . No. I know my mother in law gardening and her in law loves gardening and her garden so beautiful. But garden looks so beautiful. But yeah. No, ive not got a very good Attention Span on. Maybe itd be good for me. A bit of itd be good for me. A bit of relaxation, very calming. Yeah. Relaxation, very calming. Yeah. Im not very. Ask the gardener in the. Ask the gardener in the. Yeah, im not a very calm person, maybe. No, no. I like to do more erratic things, you know , a bit life on the edge. , a bit of life on the edge. Like 0h, at the worst like yeah. Oh, im at the worst cleaner in the world. Yeah you know, i did. You know, when i married my husband, i sold him the dream. You know, i can cook, i can clean. I dont like doing any of no any of it. No 0h, any of it. No oh, come on. Oh, come on. I dont. I do it because i have to. Because he doesnt. Yeah, so i do do it. You know, i cook bake. But, cook every night. I bake. But, you , i bake with the kids you know, i bake with the kids and bake. Can be fun, you and bake. Baking can be fun, you know . But gardening . Yet. Know . But gardening . Not yet. Not now. Youll get there. Not now. Youll get there. Ill get there. Yeah, maybe im a bit too young. 0r ill get there. Yeah, maybe im a bit too young. Or the botox is making me look younger. Yeah e over 9 over , nicola. Give over, nicola. Give over, nicola. Lets have a look at showbiz , shall we . And the times. Its page this is strictly star page 11. This is strictly star has denied being transphobic. Tell us more. Yeah , this is an interesting yeah, this is an interesting one. So actress and strictly come dancing contestant Amanda Abbington has denied being transphobic after campaigner has called for the show to be boycotted after a series of tweets that she tweeted saying that she didnt think that drag shows were for babies or for two year olds. So she didnt believe that taking two year olds to drag show were drag artistry. Drag show were drag artistry. She has got nothing to do with the transition. Absolutely , totally agree. Absolutely, totally agree. And also , weve been taking our and also, weve been taking our children to panto for how many years where we have men dressed up as women. So me personally up as women. So me personally have no problem with my children seeing , um, have no problem with my children seeing, um, you have no problem with my children seeing , um, you know, have no problem with my children seeing, um, you know, a man dressed up as a woman. So im not saying that she should be cancelled. And im not saying, cancelled. And im not saying, you know, i hate this whole cancel thing theres cancel thing and theres something against Amanda Abbington, though, because even when announced away from when she was announced away from this particular there was this particular issue, there was stuff in the papers saying, oh, fans want to boycott the show because like her. Because they dont like her. Is everyone got a and why is everyone got a downer her . Downer on her . I didnt even know she i didnt even know who she was. I dont watch Downton Abbey and im not a strictly fan. So you know, i dont know why people dislike like her, but, you know, i dont know necessarily think that her tweet is necessary or right. Necessarily think that her tweet is necessary or right. And i is necessary or right. And i think that when you you do work for the bbc, maybe you should just be a bit more careful what youre tweeting and actually educate yourself a little bit better. Mean, dont really better. I mean, i dont really understand what the tweet was, particularly transphobic, but whilst i support nicolas opinion she her kids opinion that she lets her kids see whatever she wants, you know, having an opinion as a mum and saying, i dont think two year watch drag show. I thats particularly i think thats particularly outrageous. Is it . And think outrageous. Is it . And i think what is with these what happens is with these things is the moment someone calls you transphobic, anyone who considers himself as a left wing position then also decides to ban you without even looking at content or context of at the content or context of what actually said. We what youve actually said. We end this position where end up in this position where youre almost youre banned almost by association by one cast association or just by one cast stone rather than any sort of long term devious or nasty behaviour. Behaviour. I mean, i think shes saying that she didnt she doesnt want children seeing oversexualized shows. I think theres children seeing oversexualized shows. I think theres a difference thats a fair point. So i dont think you need to then maybe bring in the drag. Then maybe bring in the drag. You know, thats when thats when it becomes peoples issue , when it becomes peoples issue, which i then agree with. Yeah 0h which i then agree with. Yeah oh dear me. Theres always oh dear me. Theres always i dont know how much of it i believe around strictly because theres always these stories. When strictlys announced and i just think its theyre just getting headlines for strictly being a cynic are you. I am. I am. I am. I am. I am. I am. Andi lets have a look at a levels. Should we . Yeah, hes a levels. Should we . Yeah, hes in the i this morning. So if your child or indeed you yourself are getting a level results this year they say that the they arent going to take into account the industrial action so teachers tracks earlier on in the year impacted potentially exam results. Youre also on the back end of covid and all this other sort of stuff, cost of living crisis has not a great time to be not been a great time to be young going to young. They are not going to consider that when it consider any of that when it comes a level comes to a levels, a level results. Special results. Theres no special allowances at and they are. They are forewarning. This is the official government agency. Official government agency. Their full warning of harsher marking this year. And they say around 50,000 students are going to go from having an a i dont know how worked this know how theyve worked this out, students out, but around 50,000 students are having a out, but around 50,000 students ar student , that sounds really student, that sounds really harsh, but its not right that cant be right. Well, over half cant be right. Well, over half cant be right. Well, over half cant be the very best, can they . Yeah. I mean, an a and a star particularly are supposed to be the best of the best, and half of us cant. Half of them cant be the best of the not be the best of the best. Not that in way, be the best of the best. Not thatthey in way, be the best of the best. Not thatthey therell way, be the best of the best. Not thatthey therell be way, but they think therell be around as this year around 25 getting as this year. The other thing is. But also the other thing is theres coming from theres pressure coming in from universities harsher universities to have harsher marking a level because, well, lets be honest, its harder for a universities to sift through all the candidates if theyve all the candidates if theyve all got as and stars. And all got as and a stars. And youre well, we only want youre like, well, we only want the best of the best. Well, well, everybody fits. Well, this everybody fits. This cause chaos but this could cause chaos and results day then. If and results day then. Because if theyve places at theyve been offered places at university based those university based on those estimates of grades of as and as stars, if 25 fewer students are getting as and as stars as well, whats going to happen on results not going well, whats going to happen on resget. Not going well, whats going to happen on resget into not going well, whats going to happen on resget into uni not going well, whats going to happen on resget into uni. Not going to get into uni. Yeah, clearing is going to be very, very busy. Going to be busy, very, very busy. It . Going to be busy, isnt it . E e e theres been a huge and also theres been a huge i dont know the university i dont know what the university i dont know what the university i imagine it still would be extremely high, theres extremely high, but theres a lot students had lot of students whove had absolutely lot of students whove had ab universities last at universities over the last couple unable to couple of years, unable to go to attend lessons , unable leave attend lessons, unable to leave their dorms because of covid teacher strikes, lecturer strikes, not being able to get their grades at the end of it all. I definitely think theres all. I definitely think theres a case for of young people all. I definitely think theres a case had of young people all. I definitely think theres a case had a of young people all. I definitely think theres a case had a roughoung people all. I definitely think theres a case had a rough time people all. I definitely think theres a case had a rough time pe thee whove had a rough time in the education system. Whove had a rough time in the edliation system. Whove had a rough time in the edliation � istem. Whove had a rough time in the edliation � i do m. Whove had a rough time in the edliation � i do feel sorry for i think i do feel sorry for these students because these a level students because they have. W 5011 was son was doing gcse well, my son was doing gcse dunng well, my son was doing gcse during covid, which actually worked out okay for him because he got predicted grades and i think they were a lot better than what hed have done. So i always say to him, you lucked out. But yeah, i think its filtered down. My youngest was doing plus when it was home doing 11 plus when it was home schooling. I definitely wasnt equipped to be home schooling him to pass 11 plus. So, you know , its been for years now know, its been for years now isnt it, from covid that its just a knock on effect for these kids. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah i do feel for them. Yeah i do feel for them. Yeah i do feel for them. 0h, yeah i do feel for them. Oh, its a tricky one. Look were going to leave it there. Andy, nicola, thank you both very much indeed. Yeah. I mean, no one got as when i was doing a levels or very, very, very few people got an a. People got an a. Yeah. See, they were common. Not as common as were talking now. I mean, 51 is bonkers, isnt it . Yeah. Something has to be but i do feel for this be done. But i do feel for this cohort because they havent been well, exams well, they havent sat exams formally now when formally before and now when they theyre going to formally before and now when themarked theyre going to formally before and now when themarked down yre going to formally before and now when themarked down probably. To its be marked down probably. So its not , is it . Not good, is it . Us know if that affects let us know if that affects you. Gb views gbnews. Com in the meantime, lets see what the weathers for you weathers going to do for you with alex, the temperatures rising boxt solar probe sponsors of weather on. Gb news morning of weather on. Gb news morning im alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. Its going to get a bit warmer over the next few days, but still on the cool side today with north split still with a north south split still and south, rain and damp across the south, rain and damp across the south, rain and been trickling and drizzle has been trickling in old start to the in and murky old start to the day the coast of south day around the coast of south wales southwest england. Wales and southwest england. That and drizzle is heading that rain and drizzle is heading up the midlands up towards the midlands and things over over things clouding over over south east east south east england and east anglia too, some light rain anglia too, with some light rain trickling in here at times this afternoon. Northern england, afternoon. Northern england, northern southern Northern Ireland, southern Central Scotland fine Central Scotland mostly a fine day , just few showers in the day, just a few showers in the far northeast where its still quite temperatures still quite breezy. Temperatures still mostly average for the mostly below average for the time of year, struggling to reach 20 celsius. Now there will still be some of that rain around this evening. Of course, parts midlands, parts of the midlands, east anglia and the south east could even heavy , a bit of even be the odd heavy, a bit of rain for a time, it does rain for a time, but it does tend away and most places rain for a time, but it does tendbe away and most places rain for a time, but it does tendbe cleariway and most places rain for a time, but it does tendbe clear with and most places rain for a time, but it does tendbe clear with lightnost places rain for a time, but it does tendbe clear with light winds. Aces will be clear with light winds across central and southern scotland. Well be quite chilly scotland. Well be quite chilly all night actually. Temperatures well down into single figures in the and most places the countryside and most places starting at 10 or 11 celsius on wednesday. It is going to wednesday. But it is going to be a warmer a bit more a warmer day with a bit more sunshine around. We are going to see temperatures it see temperatures rising now. It will cloudy, i suspect, will be quite cloudy, i suspect, tomorrow northern tomorrow across Northern Ireland with rain here and with a little rain here and quite again with mist and quite murky again with mist and sea fog around the coasts for the west. But many central and eastern areas will some eastern areas will see some sunshine and we are going to start to see temperatures rising as well more widely over 20 celsius and warmer celsius on wednesday and warmer still on thursday. Still on thursday. The temperatures rising , boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. On. 0n on tuesday, the 8th of august. Today the transport of 20 migrants onto the bibby stockholm barge has been blocked because of a fear of water. But the home office says it is going to crack down against immigration lawyers who exploit the system. The system. And then well be talking all things harry and meghan whove just signed another multi Million Pound netflix deal i 0ne one man from london has gone just one step further to protest against sadiq khans ulez policies. Gone on Hunger Strike. Policies. Gone on Hunger Strike. Well bring you the details of that and well bring you your latest forecast. Latest forecast. A grey one today across the south. Something a little brighter further north. But not warm anywhere today , however, warm anywhere today, however, warmer weather is on the way for wednesday and thursday. Join me wednesday and thursday. Join me later for a full forecast. Later for a full forecast. Morning to you. Im stephen dixon. And im Ellie Costello and this is breakfast on gb news news. News. This whole heat pump issue has got you going because george eustice, the former environment secretary, has called for the government to ditch its plans to get rid of oil heating. But a lot of homes , particularly rural lot of homes, particularly rural homes, use, if theyre not on like a gas supply or whatever, and theyre meant to be about 20, 26, three years meant to be ditching that oil and going on heat pumps, which will cost them money just for the swap over which doesnt seem fair. And davids had an interesting because weve seen we dont really know a lot about heat. No, i dont really know too much about heat pumps. Yeah. David says heat pumps cannot match the heat of a gas match the heat output of a gas boiler oil boiler, which boiler or oil boiler, which means radiators warm, means radiators are warm, not hot. So youll means radiators are warm, not hot. So youll an hot. So youll need an additional source of heating to be especially if be comfortable, especially if you in a big house in the country. Its not good enough, is it . But elaine says heat pumps do work. Had for 15 years. Yeah , stephen says. Yeah, stephen says. Yeah, stephen says. I know a rural family who had a heat pump installed. It a heat pump installed. It appeared fail and engineer appeared to fail and engineer told them it was because of poorly insulated external walls. Cost an additional 25 grand to insulate the walls. But heat pumps do appear to work well, but only in well insulated cavity walled buildings. So cavity walled buildings. So thats Something Else got to take into account. But i mean, you want your home insulated anyway , to be fair. Anyway, to be fair. You do . Yeah, but for many people its the upfront cost, isnt it . I mean, if you want, i think theres a push to, to have these heat pumps in by 2026. Its not a lot of time really. If you think have you noticed everyones talking about them all a sudden and yet have you all of a sudden and yet have you heard anything from anybody . I anybody . I mean, a gas boiler i mean, ive got a gas boiler. I dont know if im meant to. We went to a gas boiler. Were probably not well, were probably not probably to switching probably meant to be switching oveh probably meant to be switching over. Into that. Over. We should look into that. No said anything. Lots of no one said anything. Lots of you touch about you getting in touch about dangerous dogs as well, because theres story in the papers theres a story in the papers this bullies. This morning about xl bullies. Apparently, very apparently, theyre a very popular the moment, but popular breed at the moment, but people are buying people in response are buying pet armour and taking their dogs for walks on treadmills. Theyre very terrified to go out for fear of a dog attack. Ians been in touch. Good morning to you, ian. Who says we belong to a dog club . All of our dogs have to have a muzzle on when walking outside of the kennels. That rule be brought all rule has to be brought in all around the country. And you have to agree to this before you to agree to this rule before you can your pet and be can register your pet and be granted a licence. A must can register your pet and be grantfora licence. A must can register your pet and be grantfor dog ance. A must can register your pet and be grantfor dog owners. A must can register your pet and be grantfor dog owners. Mostht can register your pet and be grantfor dog owners. Most times have for dog owners. Most times this is all down to the owner and not the dog. I mean, a very fair i mean, its a very fair point, ian, but of course with these dangerous dogs , its these dangerous dogs, its concerned what theyre concerned about what theyre doing in home as well, isnt doing in the home as well, isnt it particularly particularly it . Particularly particularly with young children. Yeah, but with young children. Yeah, but thats certainly solves part thats certainly it solves part of the problem. Nigel says all dogs can and will bite , only dogs can and will bite, but only certain the capacity certain breeds have the capacity city to kill. Why have them . Which i think is a fair point. I mean, thats what andy jones was saying in the paper review, that some of these dogs can weigh seven stone. I mean, its practically a person, isnt it . Yeah. Yeah. So pamela says, really so pamela says, im really angry the attitude about angry about the attitude about dogs. Not born dogs. Theyre not born dangerous. The problem is the owners no child should ever owners also no child should ever be left alone with a dog because even get scared. I mean, even dogs get scared. I mean, thats a a very fair point. Thats a its a very fair point. I think some the problem, i think some of the problem, though, pamela, is of though, pamela, is some of these dogs youre talking about, dogs that youre talking about, the all the rest the xl bullies and all the rest of it are being or have been bred to be vicious. Can you bred to be vicious. Can you train that out of them . I in essence, agree with what youre saying. Yeah. I think another question is who is breeding them . I mean, certainly in lockdown. You saw many people just breeding essentially as a money making scheme because you could puppies in lockdown could sell puppies in lockdown for more. Thousands and for so much more. Thousands and thousands of pounds per puppy. So is breeding them and do so who is breeding them and do they have the education really, and the tools . Are they equipped. To be breeders for these sorts of sorts of dogs . Because you have to say, i mean, im getting a dog. Were getting a yes, were getting three weeks to go three weeks. Were getting a ridgeback , which were getting a ridgeback, which are dogs. Theyre big, were getting a ridgeback, which are dogs. Theyre big, big are big dogs. Theyre big, big dogs. But i mean, these we have been to a breeder and these particular this particular breeder, there are they have a really lovely nature, these dogs and we went and spent some time with a whole host of her dogs and theyve got a really gentle nature. But if you can breed in a gentle nature , then presumably a gentle nature, then presumably you can breed in an aggressive nature with some other dogs. But then why would anybody want a dog with an aggressive nature . And not everybody is doing their Research Like you have. Their Research Like you have. Well, you know, youve been reading about it. Youve thoroughly youve youve thoroughly researched the breed and what they need. You know, youre they need. You know, youre a crosser. Youve been to see the litter, youve met the and litter, youve met the mum and dad. The breed, all dad. You like the breed, all that sorts things. As that sorts of things. But as andy was saying, i mean, andy jones was saying, i mean, there are people that just buy dogs around back of a pub dogs around the back of a pub with no research done. Is that what this is . And its not right is this and its not right is it . The question were so thats the question were asking morning. There asking this morning. Are there such a dangerous dog such a thing as a dangerous dog or is it just dangerous owners get in touch. Let us know. Gb views. The gbnews. Com. Now lawyers who coach illegal migrant to lie in order to get permission to stay in the uk could face a prison sentence as part of the governments plan to crack down on illegal migration. Well , this comes as the first well, this comes as the first group of migrants boarded the biggest bibby stockholm barge yesterday. Fifth 18 of them, 15 in 2020, were blocked from going on board by lawyers. Well, earlier we spoke to the lord chancellor who told us that the government has to be fair to india, all migrants as well as to the british people. To the british people. We are doing absolutely everything we can to ensure that the huge cost that the british people are facing at the moment, some £6 million a day on accommodation is brought down and thats why home office and thats why the home office has this barge and we has secured this barge and we will do everything we properly and lawfully can to ensure that people come out of those expensive onto the barge, Expensive Hotels onto the barge, which we think is safe and decent accommodation. So that, yes, of course were fair to individuals, but weve also got to fair to the british people to be fair to the british people as well. Lets talk to and lets talk to our Homeland Security editor, mark white, Portland Port white, whos in Portland Port for us this morning. Mark, whats latest in of whats the latest in terms of getting more people onto this blessed thing . Blessed thing . Well, its a process thats continuing, but not without its difficulties. It was widely briefed before yesterday that the first cohort that would arrive would be 50in strength. But of course , it was way short but of course, it was way short of that with 15 who eventually boarded and 20 of those refusing to get on board because of advice from their lawyers. Now advice from their lawyers. Now that will be the subject of some legal challenges, which again, just delays the whole process. We understand that the individuals who refused to get on yesterday for a variety of reasons, that their lawyers suggested made them ineligible and that it would be cruel and inhumane to put them on board this barge is understood that they have been sent further letters, letters telling them that they need to get on board that they need to get on board that barge by the end of today or face the prospect of the home office withdrawing support it. Now, im not entirely sure what that means because by law for the home office cannot leave an individual in Asylum Seeker destitute and homeless, whether they have some case in law , they have some case in law, because theyve clearly offered them accommodation on the barge and that accommodation on offer has not been accepted. Im not sure it would potentially have to be argued out in the court, but as i say, it just goes back at this perpetual sort of wheel that we seem to be just on all of the time. Every move that the government makes is subject to legal challenges by human rights groups, by lawyers , by groups, by lawyers, by representatives of these Asylum Seekers. Seekers. And mark, tell us more about i mean, alongside this, the government wants to crack down on lawyers who are essentially crooked. This on the front page of the daily mail this morning waging war on the crooked migration lawyers who are essentially helping people to claim asylum in this country. I think there is no doubt that in government circles and amongst those who support the governments plans to stop the boats, there is some real concern and a suspicion that there are groups who are helping these Asylum Seekers, channel migrants to game the system effectively and thats everything from the criminal gangs, the people smugglers who first offer their services to these people to the charities in northern france. And then on this side of the channel to many of the legal representatives there as well. Now, they would there as well. Now, they would argue, i am sure , that they are argue, i am sure, that they are just doing the very best they can to help people in the most horrific of circumstances. But there is concern that some, at least in helping those Asylum Seekers stand the best possible chance of being granted asylum in this country may well be stepping over the line and crossing into illegality. And crossing into illegality. And thats what this task force is about, made up of regulatory bodies of Law Enforcement and of Government Departments , to look Government Departments, to look at just how deep seated this problem amongst lawyers in particular might be. Okay. Mark for now, thanks very much indeed. Back to you a little bit later on. Lets talk to portia, whos in portland and is from the Campaign Group no to the barge. Portia, good to see you this morning. A lot of you this morning. A lot of people will have some sympathy with your position , ian, but with your position, ian, but others will say , well, is it others will say, well, is it nimbyism . I mean, these people nimbyism . I mean, these people have got to go somewhere for i can see the argument, absolutely. And it is not just us that are facing this problem. Theres are facing this problem. Theres little towns and cities all over the uk that are now in their own battles. And so its just i battles. And so its just i dont think any of the british pubuc dont think any of the British Public should have to deal with of this chaos, this incompetence from the government. So yeah , it from the government. So yeah, it might be a bit of a case of not in my backyard , but i dont in my backyard, but i dont think it should be in anybodys backyard. The British Public shouldnt have to pay for the incompetence of the Immigration Services over the last ten years and portia, youve been campaigning about this in the past few weeks. Whats your reaction to just 15 Asylum Seekers actually arriving on the barge yesterday . It looks like theres going to be legal challenges, concerns ing the others that were meant to be 50 coming on to that barge yesterday. Whats your reaction been to that news . And i understand that you didnt actually go down to the port yesterday to see those migrants head on to the barge . No we head on to the barge . No we didnt protest yesterday outside the port gates because we wanted to remind people that were not actually protesting against human beings that have been trafficked here or been encouraged to come here by a shoddy government. Shoddy government. Were not protesting those human beings. We are protesting the government, the port and the dorset council, and were protesting their plan. Were not going to try and get in the way or make things worse for the men that are arriving. Um, theres that are arriving. Um, theres been inconsistent information throughout this. So many changes is so many. Yes, were doing it. No, were not. Um and now theres only 15 men on the barge when was supposed to be 50. I think that says it all. Really um, some of them dont want to come on to the barge, some of them being prevented from , um , them being prevented from, um, um, getting on the barge by my human rights lawyers and people just. The migrants are completely refusing to step foot on there, and i cant really blame them , to be honest. Um blame them, to be honest. Um this is just, again, just the result of a really shoddy plan. But i guess the problem with this is and then some would say against your position is yes, you may very well have a point that this immigration system is not working correctly. Weve got not working correctly. Weve got this huge backlog. Its got to this huge backlog. Its got to be sorted out. But this huge backlog. Its got to be sorted out. But in this huge backlog. Its got to be sorted out. But in the be sorted out. But in the meantime , um, what do we do . Meantime, um, what do we do . Its costing £2. 2 billion a year to put people up in hotels. This at least is a cheaper option than is it cheaper though, because we dont know that. Um , we its not working. Because we dont know that. Um , we its not working. Its um, we its not working. Its not considered safe by the fire union. Theyre not even getting on the barge now. So is it really working . Is it really a solution . And we keep getting asked that. But its actually not the public British Publics um, its not their response ability to make these solutions. We vote people in to do this. We pay people to do this. So the solutions shouldnt come onto our soldiers, our shoulders. We our soldiers, our shoulders. We can say this is not working because we are from the local area. We know what we know what we can handle and what we cant handle. Um, but its not our its not our to job give a solution to this. We can say thats not going to work, but ultimately its up to the government and the home office to do something about that. Thats their job. Well, the government says this is saving money. The hotel bill every single day is £6 million. They say that this sends a message. The accommodation on the bibby stockholm barge is simple. Its not luxurious , but it is fit for not luxurious, but it is fit for purpose. Thats what they say. Purpose. Thats what they say. And it has met fire standards. So it is important to say that. But what are your concerns, porsche now Going Forward . I porsche now Going Forward . I mean, there are now people on the barge. It has passed those safety tests. Are you concerned that there will be the full 500, that there will be the full 500, that it will reach capacity . And what do you think that will mean for your community . Well, of course, if you were to just input 500 men into a very small community, were going to have issues. Were going to have issues. Were going to have problems. They tried to tell us at the beginning of this thing to expect it, you know, trouble that would from like that you would expect from like a do. Well so thats 500 a stag do. Well so thats 500 men at a stag do. I wouldnt like to go there, but theres going to be issues. Theres people being imported from different cultures and different languages. Um, again, it different cultures and different languages. Um, again, it might be simple and basic, but it still looks like a grenfell on water. Um, someone said to me the other day about the cladding looking very similar and that made my blood run cold. Um so basically i think it is just a cheap, easy way out that the government thought they could. They could get away with by dumping onto our homes, not just our homes all around the country. People have got this going on and, and, um, its not acceptable. So basically we acceptable. So basically we want, we want consultation. There was no consultation. We there was no consultation. We want, um , we want warned or even want, um, we want warned or even asked about this. Um, so its actually a lack of democracy, democracy to even have this idea abandoned about. Okay portia, good to talk to you this morning. Thanks very much indeed. Thanks very much indeed. Youve got to have some sympathy. Youve got to have some i mean, look, would you want it on your doorstep or and in your community . No, i dont suppose you would really. But suppose you would really. But what do you do . These people what do you do . These people have got to go somewhere whilst the process thing takes place. The speed of the processing is set for the purposes of this is a separate issue isnt it . Its a separate issue isnt it . Its got to be done. Its got to be sped up. Its got to be sorted out. But in the meantime, what do you do . Do you do . You yeah, i mean the hotel bill is astronomical, isnt it . And thats what the government is aware of, of course, heading into an election, they want to offer a cheaper alternative. Is this would you to see this it . Would you like to see barges around country, barges around the country, especially with the delays that weve around the bibby weve seen around the bibby stockholm , just 15 asylum stockholm, just 15 Asylum Seekers actually on that barge so far, it doesnt seem like its solution thats going to its a solution thats going to work. Does it value for money . Does it value for money . Be perfectly do to be perfectly honest, do you its a very you let us know . Its a very tncky you let us know . Its a very tricky one. I tell you what disturbs if, if porsche is disturbs me. If, if porsche is correct and they were told told, you know, just be aware. Its a bit like its going to be like a big stag party. Yeah, well, thats worrying for a local community. I mean, i can i really feel for people under those circumstances. As but what do you do about it . Well, we heard jeff moody , well, we heard jeff moody, didnt we, speaking to two young people there, one the young people there, one of the young women he spoke to voiced women that he spoke to voiced that concern. Said , im that that concern. She said, im a young woman. Im concerned about into this about 500 men moving into this small community. And if youve got a thought on that point, isnt it gb views gbnews. Com. Now to something which has got you all talking onune which has got you all talking online at least, and its overpaying for your mobile phone. Yes this is recent analysis from virgin media and 02, which has actually shown that many operators are continuing to charge customers for phones even after their contract has ended. After their contract has ended. Figures show the damage to the average phone owner is around £200 a year. Yeah. So how do we avoid all of this . Lets talk to consumer lawyer dean dunham. Dean good to see you this morning. So, look, lets clarify what were talking about. Its presumably people on contracts where theyre paying partly partly for airtime and partly partly for airtime and partly for the handset and what they keep paying for the handset even when its paid off. Yeah, thats absolutely right. So what happens is when you take out a bundled contract, it means that youre youve effectively loaned paying for the handset as well as the airtime. So the provider has given you a loan to buy that handset and youll have a fixed period. So perhaps it might be two years. Now whats happening here is that the end of the here is that at the end of the two year period, you are carrying paying for that carrying on paying for that handset you tell your handset unless you tell your provider that you want to stop, enter into a new tariff , a new enter into a new tariff, a new contract or you move away. And what virgin media 02 have discovered is that lots of people are just not doing that. Theyre not realising that their end of the contract or theyre just not bothering to change it. Obviously not realising that there carrying on, paying for that handset. That handset. So dean, how do we stop this from happening . I mean, people just need to be checking their phone contracts. Dont they . Look lets be lets say this first. Its not all about us stopping this happening. Really, what should be happening here is that be that the regulator should be stopping this from happening. Ofcom they should stepping in ofcom they should be stepping in saying not fair because saying this is not fair because we in this country, i tell consumers nearly every week weve got some of the best Consumer Protection laws in the world. But and at the heart of those Protection Laws is transparency. Are we being fair transparency. Are we being fair to consumers in this whole scenario goes against the grain. It doesnt do any of those things. It means that the providers are ignoring all of the laws, all of the principles that we have for Consumer Protections. So the regulator has to step in and stop it. Now, what should we do today . If you have a mobile phone contract, check that contract. See if youre at the end of your fixed term. Many people watching today will be, if you are , you must will be, if you are, you must get in contact with your provider. Stop the contract. Provider. Stop the contract. Enter into a new one or as virgin media are saying, go and switch. But the other thing that virgin media are saying, which is very good advice, is when you enter into a new contract, make sure you get whats called a split bill. Now, thats a bill where youre clearly told how much the Network Charges are. Each month and how much youre paying each month and how much youre paying for the handset thats transpired. Agency and thats transpired. Agency and thats whats not happening at the moment. But i do just want to say this as well. Anyone who is at of contract and who at the end of contract and who finds out that theyve paid, perhaps just said, the perhaps as you just said, the £200 extra that they shouldnt have paid. Firm view is have paid. My firm view is youre going to be entitled to that money back. No ones saying this. But as i say, the consumer laws we have in this country are good. And that means you can use those laws to claw that money back. You see what frustrates me in all of this is , is the companies all of this is, is the companies we lose track of when our contracts are running to an end. But the companies dont. They know exactly where, when it comes to an end. So is there not a legal obligation for them to then say, well, youve paid off then say, well, youve paid off the handsets or your bill is going to be halved . And if not, why not . Well, thank thank fully. There is now an obligation for the providers tell you for the providers to tell you that youre coming to the end of contract. But what they dont contract. But what they dont have next is say, by the have to do next is say, by the way, mr smith, youve now come to the end of contract and youre paying for something that to the end of contract and youalreadyg for something that to the end of contract and youalready own. Something that to the end of contract and youalready own. Iomething that to the end of contract and youalready own. I mean,� |g that to the end of contract and youalready own. I mean, it that you already own. I mean, it astonishes me that theyre allowed this. And my view allowed to do this. And my view is that if there was a case is that if there was a test case that went through the courts, these would lose the these providers would lose the case because you cannot charge someone for something theyve already paid for. I mean, imagine buying a car, reaching the end of your loan, period, and carrying on paying for the loan. It would never happen and it shouldnt be happening here. No , no, it shouldnt. Dean no, no, it shouldnt. Dean dunham really good to talk to you this morning. Thanks very much indeed. Thank you. I mean, there was meant to be a crackdown on this years ago , but crackdown on this years ago, but shocking thats still happening. Crackdown on this years ago, but smean,] thats still happening. Crackdown on this years ago, but smean, itsats still happening. Crackdown on this years ago, but s mean, its terrible happening. Crackdown on this years ago, but s mean, its terrible. 1appening. I mean, its terrible. That does remind me. I im coming to the end of my contract. In fact, i think its really happened. Should really happened. I should probably contract to probably look at my contract to take my own advice. Tell you what. Ill tell ill tell you what. Ill tell you. Well, tell you what i you. Well, ill tell you what i do. And its my trick to this is ihave do. And its my trick to this is i have a only contract. I have a sim only contract. Do you so buy the handset do you so you buy the handset outright the. Outright by the. I change the handset so when i change the handset by handset right now the by the handset out right now the problem that is course problem with that is of course that they cost upwards of £1,000. Now you know if you if youre going for one of the big makes youre looking at about £1,000. But you so you pay £1,000. But you pay so you pay it in a sum, it doesnt it in a lump sum, it doesnt cost any less if youre on cost you any less if youre on a contract, does it . It could be costing you more. Youve costing you more. But youve just got to pay it in one lump sum, least you avoid this. Sum, but least you avoid this. Take leaf out of your book. Take a leaf out of your book. Take a leaf out of your book. You avoid this. You avoid this. Agony aunt. He stevens up my agony aunt. He just fixes all of my life problems. So maybe ill do that next. I do try outright save, save, save i do try outright save, save, sav then can buy a i do try outright save, save, savthen can buy a handset then you can buy a handset outright. Yeah, but if thats happened to do us know. Gb views to you, do let us know. Gb views at gbnews. Com. If has , at gbnews. Com. And if it has, try and get your money back. As dean youre entitled to it. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. Look , dont go anywhere. Look, dont go anywhere. Were have a check on were going to have a check on the for now with alex. That warm feeling inside died from boxt boilers as proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news morning. Im alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. Its to going get a bit warmer over the next few days, but still on the next few days, but still on the cool side today with a north south split still damp across the rain and drizzle has the south, rain and drizzle has been trickling murky old been trickling in and murky old star the day around the coast star to the day around the coast of wales and southwest of south wales and southwest england. Rain drizzle england. That rain and drizzle is towards the is heading up towards the midlands and things clouding over england and over over south east england and east anglia too, with some light rain trickling here at times rain trickling in here at times this afternoon. Northern england, Northern Ireland, southern Central Scotland mostly a fine day, just a few showers in far northeast where its in the far northeast where its still temperatures still quite breezy. Temperatures still quite breezy. Temperatures still below average for still mostly below average for the time of year struggle to reach 20 celsius. Now there will still be some of that rain around this evening. Of course, parts of the midlands, east anglia and the south east could even odd, bit of even be the odd, heavier bit of rain a time. But it does rain for a time. But it does tend to away and most places tend to ebb away and most places will be clear with light winds across central and southern scotland. Well be quite a chilly night actually. Chilly all night actually. Temperatures well down into single the single figures in the countryside most places countryside and most places starting at 10 or 11 celsius on wednesday. But it is going to be a warmer day with a bit more sunshine around. We are going to see temperatures it see temperatures rising now. It will cloudy, i suspect, will be quite cloudy, i suspect, tomorrow northern tomorrow across Northern Ireland with rain here and with a little rain here and quite murky again with mist and sea coasts. Sea fog around the coasts. Further west. But central further west. But many central and areas will see some and eastern areas will see some sunshine and we are going to start to see temperatures rise easing more widely over easing as well more widely over 20 celsius on wednesday day. And warmer on thursday. Warmer still on thursday. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Youre watching gb news. Britains news channel. After the break, well be talking all things harry and meghan, who have just signed a multi Million Pound netflix deal. Behave. You dont want to miss very nearly, 830. Still to come , one man has still to come, one man has gone on Hunger Strike over the london mayors ulez is ultra low emission zone Expansion Scheme and says he wont eat for a week later in the program, well be joined by cage fighter alex reid i thats not thats elon musk but it is all related because hes going to talk us through that much anticipated fight between two tech giants, elon musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Its not going to happen, is it . Well , the end of the month, well, the end of the month, i think the 26th of august is in the diary. Whether it happens or not, i dont know. Send your thoughts through gbviews gbnews. Com. Gbviews gbnews. Com. We have been inundated with views this morning as tom, our producer , just said, the inboxes producer, just said, the inboxes are blown up. He said so many of you getting in touch this morning on the bibby stockholm franken teesside says this immigrant problem is getting wall to wall coverage when none was given to the north over decades , where towns have been decades, where towns have been mainly immigrant populated, many people dont speak english. This was one of the main reasons for the north to vote for brexit. It sharon from brighton says, can you answer a question for me . If i entered a country illegally with no passport, id be put in prison , in or returned be put in prison, in or returned 7 be put in prison, in or returned . Well, i dont know. If youd be put in prison, youd be returned home pretty quickly. So why do we not do this in the uk . Everyone says they are Asylum Seekers. Surely theyre illegal immigrants. Yeah well, i think immigrants. Yeah well, i think youre right. This is where the language gets difficult. Language gets difficult. Migrants Illegal Migrants, Asylum Seekers and they all do mean slightly different things. Mean slightly different things. Are we being too pc . Are we . I dont know. Maybe. Maybe we are. I dont know. Captain dont know. Maybe. Maybe we are. I dont know. Captain Jason Stevens says. Ive heard repeatedly our migrants are costing the uk taxpayers £6 million a day. However for no ones quoted the actual cost, which include benefits, health care, local services and human rights lawyers fees. Can someone rights lawyers fees. Can someone calculate the actual costs . Yeah, because the £6 million a day is for hotels is thats hotels only the rest of it. Its a fair point. Well be a lot more. And alain in birmingham says people are finding issues with the barge only because they dont want it in their town. My daughter and two grandchildren have been homeless for years have been homeless for two years now are staying in my now and they are staying in my one bedroom bungalow. Now and they are staying in my one bedroom bungalow. She would one bedroom bungalow. She would be grateful if she could get be so grateful if she could get a stay on a like that. A stay on a barge like that. A very fair point that its a very fair point that puts perspective, doesnt puts it in perspective, doesnt it . Keep your thoughts coming it . Keep your thoughts coming through gb views at gbnews. Com. Now the duke and duchess of sussex have signed a multi Million Pound deal for the rights to turn a best selling book into a netflix film. Yes, book into a netflix film. Yes, Archewell Productions will work with netflix to bring a meet me at the lake a love story about a couple who find love in their 30 is to the screens. Is to the screens. Well, joining us for more is the royal commentator and royal writer mike cole. Really good to see you this morning. What do we make of this new project then . Its almost like deja vu, isnt it . A new Netflix Series from the couple. Good morning, ellie. Good morning, stephen. Yeah, well , morning, stephen. Yeah, well, the duke and duchess of sussex are desperately seeking a second act in their amazing drama of their wonderful lives as theyve bashed the institution of monarchy and almost everyone in it thats old hat. Now, thats yesterdays news. So theyve got to come out of a new box. And thats very important in hollywood. So theyve cast themselves and there they are in all their loveliness as film producers. They bought this book, meet me at the lake. And as you say, there are echoes of their own lives in it, too. People in their 30s meet and fall in love. They both had traumatic childhoods. 0ne fall in love. They both had traumatic childhoods. One of them has lost a mother in a car crash. Theres talk of post natal depression, which i think megan suffered from. And theres talk of drug use. And of course you cant read spare the autobiography of the of the duke of sussex without references to smoking weed and using hallucinated substances at and sniffing cocaine. So its all there. I mean , nobody has ever there. I mean, nobody has ever accused prince harry of being a great reader. So imagine it was his wife who fastened upon this book, which was written by a journalist, turned author who lives in toronto , where, of lives in toronto, where, of course, the duchess used to live when she was in suits. And when she was in suits. And theres the book. Theres the cover of it. It did sell very well, but theyve paid quite a large sum, £3 million for the film rights of this story. Now, of course, it could be a great worldwide smash like love story. In 1973, you remember that film you were none of you were probably born or taking notice then. But i remember it. Or it may be a turkey and people in hollywood will tell us which one it is. But obviously they need a new act. They need something new. Theyre going to be behind the camera, not in front of it. And we shall just have to see, is this the new gone with the wind or is it not . Well, look, i dont know much about film production, michael , about film production, michael, ive got to be honest. But but have they got i mean , is. Archie have they got i mean, is. Archie well, productions got the facilities that the wherewithal to actually make a movie. To actually make a movie. I think its an extremely good question. I mean here are these two young people just getting into their 40s almost with the princess younger than his wife and theyre casting themselves as Darryl Darryl zanuck or Louis B Mayer or sam goldwyn, the great producers of the past. There is a skill, i imagine, having spent so many years. I think it was about seven on suits. Um, the, the duchess will know a little bit about film production, but is that enough . And of course it also the book features steamy sex, we are told. Well, there was a bit of that in suits when the duchess was playing this young legal intern or whatever she was paralegal. I think that was the expression used. So well have to see. I imagine therell be somebody there guiding their hand. But it is a very skilled business. I mean, of all the films that are ever made and theres a torrent of them, how many of them are actually successes . How many even make their money back . But even make their money back . But they need to make some they rather need to make some money because theyre burning through an awful lot. Stephen through an awful lot. Stephen because if youve got round the clock security at your hilltop fortress at montecito, you know, thats three shifts of burly men for 24 hours a day, 365 days a yeah for 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Of course, theyve made a tonne of money out of netflix , tonne of money out of netflix, and we mustnt forget that spare. His autobiography is the biggest selling autobiography thats ever been published. So theyve made money, but theyre certainly spending it. And you need to recoup. Yeah you do indeed. Michael, good to see you. Michael, good to see you. Thank you very much. Well, thank you very much. Well, they do need to find a new path, dont they . So perhaps this is it. Film production, as we say. Well have to wait and see. Do stay with us, though, because were going to talking about were going to be talking about a in uxbridge whos decided a man in uxbridge whos decided to go on Hunger Strike over the ultra emission zone in ultra low emission zone in london. Thats next on breakfast. Dont go lets go through the papers this morning with tv ality, Nicola Mclean and boring old writer andrew jones. Morning, writer andrew jones. Morning, you two. Morning. Morning. Morning. Its. Its. Its. I cant compete with nicola. I cant compete with nicola. Well, no, of course you cant. Why would i even try . Why would i even try . Well, theres no point. Literally no point. But we will start with you, andy. As a consolation prize, the times says was cuts its staff says zoom was cuts its staff back at the office. Yeah. Zoom, doom and gloom for zoom staff. So zoom the Video Messaging Service which weve all been using since it all work from home days live on it, dont we . Well, yeah. And we we . Well, sadly, yeah. And we theyve that all of theyve announced that all of their staff far from using zoom to work are actually going to work two in the office to work two days in the office to dragging them back the dragging them back in the office. Hardship office. They know the hardship so interact with each so they can interact with each other. Youve to say other. So youve got to say theres something a video theres something when a video messaging cant messaging company says you cant interact video interact properly on video messaging the time and they messaging all the time and they join google, amazon and ridesharing who Ridesharing Company lyft, who have dragged their staff back to the at least temporarily. The office at least temporarily. Google got a hotel in google have even got a hotel in california. So their staff can work a hotel room. They work from a hotel room. They even advertise it as roll out of bed, come downstairs, have breakfast, to work. Breakfast, and then go to work. Easy for some, isnt it . I mean, its weve turned its great that weve turned that to work in your that were able to work in your living room. A e gb news. Suella that were able to work in your livingexactly a e gb news. Suella that were able to work in your livingexactly a e youriews. Suella that were able to work in your livingexactly a e youriews. Sso. La look exactly like your home, so you can both work. Well, this is just where we live. Might as well. Yeah. Sleep under desk. Might as well. Yeah. Sleep uncgood desk. Might as well. Yeah. Sleep unc good to. Ask. Might as well. Yeah. Sleep unc good to. Yeah. Might as well. Yeah. Sleep uncgood to. Yeah. Good. Look good to. Yeah. Good. Look i mean, look, it makes absolute. Cannot live. Theres you cannot live. Theres advantages zoom, right . Or advantages to zoom, right . Or any conferencing. Any video conferencing. There are advantages. It is useful. Are advantages. It is useful. But we need people. We need to mix , dont we . Mix, dont we . Totally agree. And also , totally agree. And also, dont find with zoom like dont you find with zoom like theres a delay so you end up speaking over people and its like, my turn to speak . Is like, is it my turn to speak . Is it turn speak . It all it your turn to speak . It all becomes bit awkward. And so becomes a bit awkward. And so im definitely for, for im definitely one for, for coming in for rather than coming in for sure rather than doing over. Doing it over. Yeah. I find in person conversations so much easier than so that awkward start than zoom so that awkward start at the meeting when youve got to do the talk before you to do the small talk before you can actually get into the business. I mean, even zoom, i think they want their staff think if they want their staff back even they back in the office, even they know video messaging isnt know that video messaging isnt quite up to par and also, you know, even like doing this, you know, even like doing this, you know, ive zoom debates know, if ive done zoom debates oveh know, if ive done zoom debates over, know, shows like know, if ive done zoom debates overand know, shows like know, if ive done zoom debates overand knylike, shows like know, if ive done zoom debates overand knylike, you ows like know, if ive done zoom debates overand knylike, you know, e this and its like, you know, you can read peoples faces. I know if you guys need me to shut up, you know, because i can see by, by the look, you see by by, by the look, you know, know what i mean . Know, do you know what i mean . I presume over zoom. You presume its over zoom. You cant. Cant. You cant read cant. You cant. You cant read people. So i think, you know, yes, purpose , but yes, it serves a purpose, but its so much nicer to be with people. Youve just reminded me , youve just reminded me, actually, that ive got a Video Conference tonight at one tomorrow night and one on thursday night. Got a diary demand , weve got a diary on demand, but ive forgotten about that. A big demand. Theres theres a big demand. Theres a for these a big trade off for these companies, isnt it . Because an official a couple official Study Released a couple official Study Released a couple of months ago said that theres a in productivity a 10 drop in productivity with staff, sort of staff, 10 drop in sort of output. However, a lot of these companies will say, its companies will say, yes, its the 10 drop in output, but theyre office rent, theyre saving on office rent, theyre saving on office rent, theyre on security, theyre saving on security, theyre saving on security, theyre saving on heating bills. And living crisis. And of course, of living crisis. Its cheaper to have its certainly cheaper to have them home. So, them working from home. And so, okay, it for the okay, lets hear it for the girls in the sun. Nicola yeah, so this will be an unpopular opinion from me, i think so the sun has the girls on front page, quite rightly on the front page, quite rightly so, but the problem for me is the headline lionesses show hons the headline lionesses show lions how to do it. And i think its really sexist. How were trying to fight for equality. But if the headune fight for equality. But if the headline was the other way and it was the lions show the lionesses how to do it , it it was the lions show the lionesses how to do it, it would be uproar and this is where the pun pardon the pun. Yeah. And well, there you go. And this is where i have a problem with womens football. Absolutely unbelievable. Theyve made it through to the quarterfinals. And good for them. And its all and good for them. And its all brilliant. But you know , and brilliant. But you know, and laura james getting a red card for standing on the back of one of the nigeria players. You know , if that would have been one of the lions , that would have been the lions, that would have been front page and they would be berated. I just think that its, you know , the women and the men you know, the women and the men are being treated totally different. And its bothering me different. And its bothering me really bothering me. You know, the women want the same the women footballers want the same pay women footballers want the same pay as the men, but they dont generate the same income as the men because theyre not getting the amount of shirt sales. Theyre not getting the amount of, you know, spectator was there. So i think we need to keep it a bit more in perspective and, you know, yes, its unbelievable what theyre doing and im all for it. But i just dont like the that , just dont like the fact that, you know, were running down the men in to make the women seem better. Because if it was the other way around, it would be. Yeah. But then to be fair to the lionesses theyre not on an equal Playing Field here. Again, pardon pun , because they pardon the pun, because they dont have the same sort of attention. They dont the attention. They dont have the same of viewership. Theyre same sort of viewership. Theyre not same merchandise not getting the same merchandise sales. They sales. So, i mean, they they cant be compared to the men. Theyre not in the same. Theyre not even in the same. But are being. But they are being. So youre right. Youre completely right. But they are being men. So are being being men. So they are being they being compared. So they are being compared. So basically, what what the papers are trying to say is, oh, my god, the girls, the girls are better than the boys. They cant you cant compare them. Its not the will get the same thing. And i will get a lot hate for that. And im lot of hate for that. And im happy to do it because. Yes, exactly what youve just said there. Theyre an equal there. Theyre not on an equal playing because its different. They cant be compared. They cant be compared. Do think . Really, do you think . Really, do you think . Think youd make a good point. I think its a fair point that nicola i think that that nicola makes. I think that you improve the womens you dont improve the womens game by attacking the mens game, especially the mens game, especially when the mens team playing team arent even playing at the moment. Shouldnt even moment. And they shouldnt even be the story. Yeah, be mentioned in the story. Yeah, i the difficult with the i think the difficult with the womens regardless of womens game has, regardless of how promote, theres how much we promote, is theres so tribalism so much baked in tribalism already. When youre a mens football if youre a football sport, if youre a Manchester United football supporter, youre already watching games week. Watching 3 or 4 games a week. You to watch the you dont have time to watch the womens 0n of that. Womens game. On top of that. And so its a very saturated market. I the market. And i think the disappointing thing for womens football is great football is this great opportunity the cup. Opportunity with the world cup. They the audience they havent had the audience figures they wanted, they havent sponsorship havent had the sponsorship figures. They wanted, they havent tv licencing havent had the tv licencing figures. They wanted. Have a quick look, lets just have a quick look, andy, at i saw this straight. No, no, no, no. The buskeh busker was a more busker was a bit more interesting story. So a street cat bob, do remember cat named bob, do you remember this book . It was i do remember this. It was i do remember this. A heroine film as well, wasnt it . Absolutely. So a real absolutely. So it was a real touchy feely story of a heroin addict life was saved by addict whose life was saved by a cat bob. He was buskeh cat called bob. He was a buskeh he story. True story. He real life story. True story. And was he picked up by and he was he was picked up by the islington tribune, which is a local newspaper story, local newspaper. Wrote story newspaper. They wrote a story about was into about him. It was turned into a book which turned into a book which was turned into a film. Knew about james film. Everyone knew about james bowen the street cat named bowen and the street cat named bob. Made james bowen, who bob. It made james bowen, who was the busker whose life he said was saved by this characterful cat that we all fell £1 million. He fell in love with £1 million. He bought half £1 million house, which was called the cat, the house that bob built. And now hes because the hes saying because of the mortgage Mortgage Rates mortgage crisis, Mortgage Rates shot through the roof, he now cant afford own this home cant afford to own this home any he doing any longer. And he is doing a just, well, a money raising campaign for online financial assistance. Yeah, he got £1 assistance. Yeah, he got £1 million he spent. Why has he got a mortgage . Why has he got a mortgage . Well , why has he got a mortgage . Well, quite a mortgage. Well, quite a mortgage. He didnt have any he didnt have a job. There were several of these bob bob series books for kids, films, etcetera, etcetera. And films, etcetera, etcetera. And you where the rest of you do wonder where the rest of this money has gone. Bob if you want an update on bob, tragically was killed in a road accident. 0h, tragically was killed in a road accident. Oh, that is tragic, which is very sad. And james then fell back which is very sad. And james then drug fell back which is very sad. And james then drug use. Fell back which is very sad. And james thendrug use. But fell back which is very sad. And james thendrug use. But again,ell back which is very sad. And james thendrug use. But again, the ack into drug use. But again, the question is, oh my god, homelessness. Its not necessarily just about getting someone street. Its someone off the street. Its giving life tools and giving them the life tools and the skills then go out the life skills to then go out and a productive member of and be a productive member of society, pay your bills, do all the to day things that some the day to day things that some people impossible. People find impossible. No fair fight. No fair fight. Its an interesting story about the Mortgage Rates as well. Eu. E leave it there. Weve got to leave it there. Weve got to leave it there. Im afraid. Nicola, andy, good to you both. Good to see you both. Very much indeed. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you. British army veteran now, british army veteran pradeep has gone on hunger Pradeep Singh has gone on Hunger Strike the of strike over the mayor of londons use ulez Expansion Scheme. Stopped eating for scheme. He stopped eating for seven protest about the seven days to protest about the mayors Clean Air Tax scheme, which is set to expand right across the city. Well, our reporter paul hawkins joins us live now from uxbndge. Hawkins joins us live now from uxbridge. Good morning to you, uxbridge. Good morning to you, paul. I uxbridge. Good morning to you, paul. I mean, we know that uxbridge. Good morning to you, paul. I mean, we know that the paul. I mean, we know that the ultra low emission zone has been a controversial policy, but this is a protest gone one is a protest thats gone one step hasnt it . Yeah it has. And well talk to the protester in just a moment. Just a quick reminder, though, ulez ultra low emission zone. Its the area in Central London for high polluting zone where high polluting vehicles are charged £12. 50 a day to enter. And the mayor from august the 29th, despite a Court Challenge, a high Court Challenge will extend it. It is controversial , as you it. It is controversial, as you say, some saying that it costs labour a byelection victory here in uxbridge. Pradeep singh is the man whos on a Hunger Strike at the moment. Its day two. Lets find out how its going. Long pradeep, thanks for speaking to us. Really appreciate it. Thanks for speaking to gb news. Now dont appreciate it. Thanks for speakfor to gb news. Now dont appreciate it. Thanks for speakfor us. 3b news. Now dont appreciate it. Thanks for speakfor us. Itslews. Now dont appreciate it. Thanks for speakfor us. Its day. Now dont appreciate it. Thanks for speakfor us. Its day two. V dont appreciate it. Thanks for speakfor us. Its day two. First|t move for us. Its day two. First of all, how was last night . Was your first night right . No, night was my first no, last night was my first night. Started on a night. Yeah but i started on a sunday around 8 00, so. So you sunday around 8 00, so. So you can include sunday as well. Can include sunday as well. Sunday. And then the monday was second night. Its going to be the third day today. And the third night . Yeah. Why are you doing this . Why are you doing this . It is a im battling well, it is a im battling against a you know, the cost of living crisis. I started my fight last year. You know, with the rising cost of living. And the rising cost of living. And as we are already struggling, you know, and there is another burden on the people with the village. So it has a very big effect on the, you know, the peoples life, not only economically, emotionally as well. And also if you its well. And also if you its a discrimination to those who cannot afford to buy the or the upgrade, the new vehicle. Even if you want to upgrade according to the autotrader statics , to the autotrader statics, youre complying that vehicle will cost you around 18,000 plus. So for people on low wages, they cant upgrade ehheh wages, they cant upgrade either. So it is it is a discrimination and this is what im battling. This is what im im battling. This is what im fighting against. And youre a taxi driver, right . And so and so it would have a direct impact on your business. Youre saying . Yes, i cannot drive the, you know, the registered vehicle. I have at the moment just because of the ulez , because i cant of the ulez, because i cant enter into this area. It is before 4th september 2015. So its not only me, its , you its not only me, its, you know, its a lot of people are into the whether i live in redding. Yeah i dont live in this area but i come which means you wouldnt be eligible for the extended scrappage scheme because you live outside london. Yeah, i live outside london. Im not scheme not eligible for that scheme ehheh not eligible for that scheme either. Who are either. Even those who are living not all of them are living here, not all of them are eligible for that scheme. So it has a direct impact on me. And as i said , we a man is a social as i said, we a man is a social animals. We are living in a society. Its not about your society. Its not about your self only. Okay, all the societys problem is your problem. Well, well leave you to get back to it. I know were going to check in on you later this morning. Okay. Thanks for speaking to us on gb news breakfast. Thank very much. Breakfast. Thank you very much. I the scrappage scheme i mentioned the scrappage scheme there, extended. Just there, the extended. Well just step the step outside the tent. I mentioned the extended scrappage scheme way, the scheme there. By the way, the mayor that vehicles mayor says that all vehicles will the are non will be eligible for the are non ulez compliant £2,000 replacement and for motorbike its £1,000. And in a statement he said hes always been clear that expanding ulez to the whole of london was a difficult decision and not one he took lightly. But its a decision he remains committed seeing remains committed to seeing through. To through. Hes not prepared to step back, delay water down step back, delay or water down these this policy, which will not only save lives and protect childrens cleaning up childrens lungs by cleaning up our polluted air, but help to us fight the climate crisis. Fight the climate crisis. Okay, paul, thank you so much for bringing us that story from uxbridge. Wow. Okay. Wow. Okay. Wow. Okay. Lets get a check on the weather for you this morning. Heres alex. Looks like things are heating up. Boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news morning. Im alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. Its going to get a bit warmer over the next few days, but still on the next few days, but still on the cool side today with a north south split still and damp across the south, rain and drizzle trickling drizzle has been trickling in and start to day and murky old start to the day around the coast of south wales and southwest england. That rain and southwest england. That rain and up and drizzle is heading up towards midlands and things towards the midlands and things clouding south east clouding over over south east england and east anglia too, with light trickling with some light rain trickling in times this afternoon. In here at times this afternoon. Northern england, Northern Ireland, central ireland, southern Central Scotland mostly fine day, just scotland mostly a fine day, just a showers far a few showers in the far northeast. Were still quite breezy. Temperatures still mostly below average for the time of year. Struggling to reach 20 celsius. Now there will still be some of that rain around this evening. Of course, parts of the midlands, east anglia and south east could anglia and the south east could even heavier bit of even be the odd, heavier bit of rain a time. But it does rain for a time. But it does tend to ebb away and most places will with light winds will be clear with light winds across central and southern scotland, well be quite a chilly actually. Chilly all night actually. Temperatures down into temperatures well down into single the single figures in the countryside most places countryside and most places starting at 10 or 11 celsius on wednesday. It is going to be wednesday. But it is going to be a warmer day with a bit more sunshine around. We are going to see now. See temperatures rising now. It will quite cloudy, i suspect, will be quite cloudy, i suspect, tomorrow northern tomorrow across Northern Ireland with rain here and with a little rain here and quite murky again with mist and sea coasts for sea fog around the coasts for the west. But many central and eastern will see some eastern areas will see some sunshine and we are going to start see temperatures rising start to see temperatures rising as widely over 20 as well more widely over 20 celsius wednesday and warmer celsius on wednesday and warmer still on thursday. Still on thursday. Looks like things are heating up. Boxed boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news. So you getting in touch with us this morning on the bbc stockholm barge. 15 asylum stockholm barge. 15 Asylum Seekers are now on that barge. 20 of them were meant to be put on that barge yesterday but are now not doing so. There are legal challenges. They are citing Mental Health concerns , citing Mental Health concerns, as peter in middlesex has been in touch saying i wonder if those 20 people with Mental Health concerns still have Health Concerns would still have them they were those them if they were offered those five apartments five Star Apartments in chelmsford that white was chelmsford that mark white was talking about other day. Talking about the other day. Very doubt it. He says , very much doubt it. He says, yeah, i hate to i hate to agree with you in a way, because its a bit cynical, but i think youre probably right. He says, heres an idea. And he says, heres an idea. Why viewers and why not ask your viewers and listeners many would like to listeners how many would like to live on barge . I bet you live on that barge . I bet you get thousands of people who would than would prefer that rather than the they have. 0r the poor housing they have. Or rather than being homeless. Mean, for homeless yeah, i mean, for Homeless People country, many people in this country, many would love barge would love that barge accommodation. Its simple, but accommodation. Its simple, but its safe. Its been used as Student Accommodation in other countries and things. So yeah , why not . If and things. So yeah, why not . If as long as its clean and safe, its temporary housing. Whats the problem with it . Because People Living in the area dont want it there. Thats thats the other issue with all of that. Of course. And its always interesting to hear your thoughts, so keep them coming through. Gb gb news dot gb news. Good morning to you. Its 9 00 on tuesday, the 8th of august. Today the transport of 20 migrants onto the bibby stockholm barge has been blocked because some of them had a fear of water. But the home office says it will crack down against immigration lawyers who exploit the system. The system. Two of the worlds richest men are preparing to fight each other in a cage. Live in front of the whole world. Well be joined by cage fighter alex reid to talk us through the clash. To talk us through the clash. Beggars belief, doesnt it . Also coming up, of course, well have the full Weather Forecast for you with alex, a grey one today across the south. Something a little brighter further north, but not warm anywhere today, however , warmer anywhere today, however, warmer weather is on the way for wednesday and thursday. Join me wednesday and thursday. Join me later for a full forecast. Later for a full forecast. Good morning to you. Im good morning to you. Im stephen dixon. And im Ellie Costello and this is breakfast on gb news news. News. And we had a little debate earlier on about a baby boom. Earlier on about a baby boom. 0h, we did, yes. Yeah. 0h, we did, yes. Yeah. Forgot about that one. Forgot about that one. Yeah, its interesting. Its been a busy show. Its been a very busy show. And we talking about and we were talking about whether to have more whether we need to have more children the children to protect the population. Always 2. 1 population. It was always 2. 1 children. They used to have in the uk and now its gone down to 1. 6. And apparently thats causing problems. My concern is that the population of the planet is absolutely escalating. Yeah, so how do you balance that out . And dave says, no, we dont out . And dave says, no, we dont need a baby boom to protect civilisation. The World Population has risen quickly from 2. 7 billion to 8 billion and is forecast to rise to 10. 4 billion, and thats a problem. I think that is a problem. But then again, another couple we had on who are on a baby strike, they said that they wanted they thought the population could go down to 1. 5, 5 billion in. Now, how do you do that . No, exactly i we weve also been talking about dangerous dogs. This morning. Its the xl bullies. Theres a rise in people buying those. And in response, some those. And in response, some people are too scared to take their own dogs for a walk. Theyve been walking them on treadmills. Thats what weve been talking about this morning. Carolyns saying, carolyns been in touch saying, ive had staffordshire bull ive had a staffordshire bull terrier many years. I show terrier for many years. I show them at championship they them at championship level. They are loving, faithful are the most loving, faithful dogs, family you dogs, the best family dog you could ever blame the could have. Dont ever blame the dogs. The owners that are dogs. Its the owners that are the problem. Linda agrees. The problem. And linda agrees. She also has staffies she says she also has staffies andifs she says she also has staffies and its not the dogs that are dangerous. It is the owners. Yeah, well, i tend to agree. Yeah, well, i tend to agree. And these people whove got dogs cause problems for dogs that cause problems for linda fall under a certain type. Often the people who want to have an aggressive dog makes them look big and strong and all that sort of thing. Well, whats the answer . Well, whats the answer . Is that licencing . Do you need to go to classes before you buy a certain breed . I think you should be licenced i think you should be forced to go to classes which you have pay certain you have to pay for with certain breeds. If nothing else, thatll breeds. If nothing else, thatll stop some people from getting them. But im not going to pay them. But im not going to pay cost a lot of money, doesnt it . Because education is a lot of it, isnt it . Its understood finding the breed and i mean, if youve got small children, lots of time, perhaps it isnt of the time, perhaps it isnt appropriate large dog appropriate to have a large dog that seven stone. That weighs seven stone. No, maybe not. That weighs seven stone. Perhapsmaybe not. That weighs seven stone. Perhaps not be not. That weighs seven stone. Perhaps not the lot. That weighs seven stone. Perhaps not the best idea. Perhaps not the best idea. A quick one from hes just a quick one from rogeh hes just a quick one from roger. Its about family life in the uk. It says successive the uk. It says successive governments have not helped families to raise children. It families to raise children. It says, when i was my 20s, if says, when i was in my 20s, if you were about to marry, youd talk the boss and normally talk to the boss and normally you get a pay rise. You get a pay rise. Wow. Wow. Can you imagine . Can you can you imagine . Can you imagine . I got married last year. Im not having any children. Have a little you have a little conversation with your children, but you go. But there you go. 0h, but there you go. Oh, wow. Oh, wow. They get a pay rise for getting married. Wouldnt happen now, well, it wouldnt happen now, would probably it would it . It probably need it now than ever. Now more than ever. Quite nice. The cost of weddings. Lovely. Lovely idea. What a lovely idea. What a lovely idea. Its very nice, actually. But its very nice, actually. Very romantic. Have a quiet word with when we come out with the boss when we come out the studio. With the boss when we come out the itudio. With the boss when we come out thei think with the boss when we come out the i think youre with the boss when we come out thei think youre owed i think youre owed something, stephen. I think youre owed somedo,|g, stephen. I think youre owed some do, yeah. Ephen. I do, yeah. I do, yeah. 0h, i do, yeah. Oh, dear. Well if you experienced that in the experienced any of that in the good days, let us know. Vaiews gbnews. Com. Who coach now, lawyers who coach illegal to in order Illegal Migrants to lie in order to permission stay in the to get permission to stay in the uk could face a prison sentence as part the governments plan as part of the governments plan to crack down on illegal migration. Well, that news comes as the first group of migrants boarded the bibby stockholm yesterday say 15 people got on board but 20 didnt. They were blocked from going on board by lawyers. Well, earlier we spoke to the lord chancellor who told us that the government has to be fair to individual migrants as well as to the british people. To the british people. We doing absolutely we are doing absolutely everything we can to ensure that the huge cost that british the huge cost that the british people facing at the moment, people are facing at the moment, some £6 million a day on accommodation is brought down and thats why the office and thats why the home office has secured this barge and we will do everything we properly and lawfully can to ensure that people of those people come out of those Expensive Hotels onto the barge, which we think is safe and decent accommodation in so that, yes, of course were fair to individuals, weve also got individuals, but weve also got to the british people to be fair to the british people as well. As well. How would you say . I feel slightly sorry for the lord chancellor, chalk. Slightly sorry for the lord chaoh,. Lor, chalk. Slightly sorry for the lord chaoh, why chalk. Slightly sorry for the lord chaoh, why is chalk. Slightly sorry for the lord chaoh, why is that . Lk. Oh, why is that . Oh, why is that . Because doing the media because hes doing the media round, never round, which is never a particularly thing to particularly pleasant thing to do. His birthday today. Do. And its his birthday today. Happy birthday. Oh well, happy birthday. Oh well, happy birthday. We didnt talk. We didnt talk. Find out until after didnt find out until after hed the show. Otherwise hed been on the show. Otherwise i have something to i would have said something to him. Go. Anyway, him. But there you go. Anyway, lets our home and lets talk to our home and security editor, mark white, whos in portland us this whos in portland for us this morning. Going on morning. But whats going on with mark . 15 people with this, mark . Then 15 people on board. That leaves a lot of places still and the places still to fill. And the lawyers be having lawyers seem to be having a field day already. Yeah, and i think we can expect that more will arrive , if expect that more will arrive, if not today, certainly in the coming days as they try to move towards their goal of having up towards their goal of having up to 500 Asylum Seekers on this barge. But clearly, and i think we could have written the script beforehand, it was always going to be complicated by lawyers, by human rights groups, charities, other represent relatives of these asylums, putting in last minute interventions and thats what they did yesterday. They what they did yesterday. They advising their clients effectively not to board the buses to go to the bibby stockholm and 20 of those Asylum Seekers did just that. Now, i understand that they have all been issued with further notice is now from the home Office Warning them effectively that they have until the end of today to get back on that bibby stockholm barge or risk losing the support sort of the home office now , quite what that office now, quite what that means, we dont really know because clearly the home office has a legal duty to not allow any Asylum Seeker to become destitute and homeless. However they might have a case to argue that they have clearly offered accommodation on the bibby stockholm barge and if they dont take up that accommodation offer then thats up to them. But i think in arguing that all we can see is probably more more in the way of litigation, thats just going to string this whole process out even further. Process out even further. Okay, mark white live in portland for us. Thank you very much. Lets cross now to dr. Much. Lets cross now to dr. Mike jones, whos the executive director, director of migration watch. Good morning to you. Very watch. Good morning to you. Very good to see you this morning. So whats your reaction to the scenes at the bibby stockholm barge yesterday . Just 15 Asylum Seekers actually arriving onto the barge. Its got a capacity of 500 people. So this is moving at a snails pace, isnt it . It is indeed. I mean, the bbc, stockholm is accommodated. Bbc, stockholm is accommodated. Homeless people in germany, Asylum Seekers in the netherlands and its been used to House Construction workers off the coast of scotland off the coast of the shetland islands. So theres no reason why the stockholm cannot house Asylum Seekers. Does it surprise Asylum Seekers. Does it surprise me that this has moved at a snails pace . No, it doesnt. We snails pace . No, it doesnt. We live in a legalistic culture. Theres a culture of litigation and you know, these challenges are always going to be mounted and, you know, clearly , we and, you know, clearly, we i agree with the government that we should be housing Asylum Seekers in these alternative means of accommodation. But at the end of the day, its just about optics. Its a publicity stunt. Stunt. But but there is an issue here, mike, isnt there . And its not to say that all lawyers are doing a bad thing because obviously that isnt the case. But you get these these objections brought up and then everything grinds to a halt. Does the whole legal system here around what can be blocked and what cant need to be tightened up . I i think so, yes. Up . I i think so, yes. I mean, obviously , we passed i mean, obviously, we passed the human rights act in 1998. Were members of the council of europe, which means were subservient to the European Court of human rights. Subservient to the European Court of human rights. You know, court of human rights. You know, these are political decisions. And the conservative party should have reassessed the legal architecture that exists in the uk, and they havent. Um, you uk, and they havent. Um, you know, theyve gone forward with this plan, but they havent done their homework in advance. Okay. Dr. Mike jones, really okay. Dr. Mike jones, really good to see you this morning. Thank you so much for your time. Im sure you keep your thoughts coming through on that. Vaiews gbnews. Com. For vaiews gbnews. Com. Now for a yougov seen by gb news yougov poll seen by gb news suggests that the majority of us support a ban on the american xl bully breed of dog. Well, the xl bully is in the spotlight after it was responsible for nine out of the 21 fatal attacks on humans in the past two years. Well, lets talk to our Investigative Reporter charlie peters, as well as the academic lawrence newport. Good to see you both this morning. Charlie, you both this morning. Charlie, what do what do we know about all of this and the scandal, really of what is going on with some of these dogs . Well, we know that there are significant theres been a significant theres been a significant rise in attacks in the last few years. Since 2018, weve seen a rise from 16,000 annual attacks to 22,000 reported last year. And we also know that the government is concerned about this. Chris philip, the policing minister, said to lbc recently that while only representing a small portion, a tiny fraction, he said of the overall number of dogs, the xl bully breed is responsible for almost half of the dogs captured by the police. So clearly a vast kind of overrepresentation of issues with the police. However we also have reports from the mirror last week that the government is intending to act. And so the environment minister, lord benyon , told the lords that they benyon, told the lords that they had no plans to add the dog to the dangerous dogs act of 1991, which would see breeding outlawed. Right. Are we right to blame the breed here, though . Weve had series of emails from had a series of emails from viewers morning who said viewers in this morning who said its the dogs it its never the dogs fault. It is owners. We know is the owners. And we know dunng is the owners. And we know during we saw a surge during lockdown we saw a surge in Dog Ownership in this country. Is this just people who shouldnt breeding animals shouldnt be breeding animals shouldnt be breeding animals shouldnt animals , and shouldnt be owning animals, and they the reason why these they are the reason why these dogs to attack people. Dogs go on to attack people. Clear there are its clear that there are issues poor ownership, for issues with poor ownership, for sure. The figures within the sure. But the figures within the different breeds for attacks do seem to suggest that there is a particular problem with this breed as it is. And indeed as the polling that weve seen shows, the public seem to agree with that view. We still have 57 in favour of a ban on this breed, just 17 opposed, and a majority of all voters for all majority of all voters for all Major Political parties also supporting a ban. 69 of supporting a ban. 69 of conservatives, 67 of brexiteers. So clearly a serious amount of support for this ban and confusion, i believe , at and confusion, i believe, at government inaction. Lawrence , you commissioned lawrence, you commissioned this poll. I mean, why did you this poll. I mean, why did you why did you feel there was a need to look at this in more detail . Well, i so i ran about six months ago. I started to notice that there were a lot of reports of deaths and killings by one particular breed. The american bully. When i looked into it, i found that not only were there a huge number of deaths attributed to this breed, but it was the highest number of deaths weve seen really since began seen really since records began. And the in just a single. And the jump in just a single yeah. And the jump in just a single year. We went from maybe four deaths to ten inches a single year and nearly all of them were the american bully breed. Similar have similar attacks have dramatically increased. I dramatically increased. And i really to if , as the really wanted to see if, as the British Public also cognisant of this, is this something which they also and think, why is they also see and think, why is this happening . And why hasnt the acted . The government acted . I always think its interesting talking to academics because delve bits because you delve into the bits and bobs the rest of and bobs that the rest of us dont think of. We know why . Dont think of. Do we know why . Why is becoming it might only why it is becoming it might only be small percentage of be a very small percentage of dogs but why dogs in this country, but why are wanting it in the are people wanting it in the first place . I dont know. I think its i think there are many trends in dog breeds and it is advertised as a good Family Friendly dog , as a good Family Friendly dog, even though these are dogs bred from fighting stock pit bull stock in america and intensively bred for much larger muscle mass and size, theyre triple the size of a pit bull and they are largely inbred because theres not much breeding stock there are only a 30 year old breed. So these these dogs are marketed as if Family Friendly if theyre Family Friendly dogs. And people are buying and i think people are buying them. Often for quite a bit of money. And then finding thats not actually case. . Theres so much money i mean, theres so much money in it, isnt it . Which is one of the issues. I you touched the issues. I mean, you touched there inaction. There on government inaction. What can government do to what can the government do to actually stop this . Do you want to see dog licencing . Well at the moment, we have the dangerous dogs act, which allows the environment secretary to simply add a fighting breed dog to banned dogs list. To the banned dogs list. There is an argument these dogs should already technically be because banned not be banned because we banned not just but pit bull just pit bulls, but pit bull types and dogs are types. And these dogs are majority pit bull. For some reason, a loophole was reason, though, a loophole was used and they have been able to kind of go under the radar because government simply hasnt updated could updated the guidance. That could change today. They change literally today. They could that right now. Yeah could do that right now. Yeah within all this , though, it within all of this, though, it also boils to down the argument bad owners or bad dogs and you cant blame the you cant blame for the dogs for this, even if theyve been bred for this. Its all about the responsibility of owners to be careful about what theyre buying and be careful how they raise an animal. But, you know, dogs are bred for certain traits. And we know that, know, terrier is that, you know, a terrier is bred retrieve, but an bred to retrieve, but an american xl, what do you american bull xl, what do you think thats bred for . The clues sort of in the name. And i think sort of in the name. And i think a lot of people, especially those who have had their pets andifs those who have had their pets and its not just humans who have by this, have been hurt by this, obviously. Pets well have been hurt by this, obviyget y. Pets well have been hurt by this, obviyget mauled ts well have been hurt by this, obviyget mauled by well have been hurt by this, obviyget mauled by them l have been hurt by this, obviyget mauled by them are that get mauled by them are saying, why should we be forced to run the risk due to other peoples dogs . Yeah, look, fascinating yeah, well, look, fascinating to both. Charlie and to talk to you both. Charlie and lawrence very lawrence newport, thank you very much youve got much indeed. If youve got a view on that, get in touch. Gb views gbnews. Com. Terrifying. Really. Well, terrifying. Really. Thats marketed, thats been marketed, as lawrence family dog. Lawrence says, as a family dog. So bringing into lawrence says, as a family dog. So family bringing into lawrence says, as a family dog. So family homesjing into lawrence says, as a family dog. So family homes with nto lawrence says, as a family dog. So family homes with children their family homes with children around which is perhaps why weve these sorts of weve seen these sorts of statistics. Statistics. Research, do you do you research, do you Research Like stephen now dont make me out to be some some symbol of all the right things to do, because im not. To be fair, though, you have researched this very well. Hes getting a puppy in three weeks. And youre ridgeback and theyre big dog, but theyve theyre a big dog, but theyve got so got a lovely temperament. So there you go. Important do your Research Important to do your research so sure you do that. Now, so make sure you do that. Now, as you might have heard, two of the richest are the worlds richest men are preparing fight each other in preparing to fight each other in a live in front of the a cage. Live in front of the whole world. Weve whole world. Well, weve got a cage fighter who were going to talk in just a second. Break talk to in just a second. Break it for down us. Why is the gb news. Now a war of words has broken out between billionaire rivals Mark Zuckerberg and elon musk ahead of their real life cage fighting match. Yes, twitter boss elon musk, or ex, as its now called, said he would stream the face off on his site, prompting threads owner zuckerberg to suggest it streamed on a more reliable platform. Platform. So who better to break down this a real story than famed cage fighter alex reid , whos cage fighter alex reid, whos here. Good to see you this morning. Morning. Morning. Morning. See you. See you. When we talk about cage fighting, what are we actually on about . Yeah, good question, because you just asked it mixed you just asked me, is it mixed martial mma or cage martial arts, mma or cage fighting . Now, anybody who fighting . Now now, anybody who fights could be called fights in a cage could be called a fighter. Weve got a cage fighter. Like weve got tyson to fight the tyson fury agreed to fight the an ex heavyweight mma champion in a cage. But under boxing rules, is that a cage fight or is mma . Okay so, guys, have is it mma . Okay so, guys, have you ever watched an mma fight . Havent, no. I havent, no. I havent, no. I havent, no. I cant say i have. I cant say i have. Have you ever been in fight . No. So . No. So . No. So . No. Come on. No. Come on. Not with this face. Not with this face. Come on. Come on. But you do know who Mark Zuckerberg and elon musk are. And say this to be and i would say this has to be the fight in the history the biggest fight in the history of modern society. You think . Of modern society. Do you think . Yeah i its not like david yeah i mean, its not like david and goliath, but its everybodys going to be talking about it. Its going to be streamed is streamed everywhere. This is a big , big streamed everywhere. This is a big, big deal. Do you think it will but do you think it will actually happen . Actually think it will. I i actually think it will. I think it will. I look at i would i would favour more. I would say zuckerberg has the advantage because hes been training, whereas and hes a little bit youngeh whereas and hes a little bit younger, a little bit lighter. Hes doing his jiu jitsu. Theres four main disciplines in mma, jiu jitsu, boxing , mma, jiu jitsu, boxing, kickboxing and wrestling. So zuckerberg has already got an advantage , whereas musk has just advantage, whereas musk has just started training and he doesnt seem like hes taking it to seriously. Yeah, but i like him because hes like me a bit older and we still got something in us thats all right. So its all to play for elon musk and what sort of training do they need to be doing right now . Alex as i just said, they have to cover four have to cover the four disciplines boxing striking, wrestling, grappling. They have to theyre older. Theyre not to be theyre older. Theyre not elite level athletes. They theyve come into it quite new. So they have to be very careful not to over train. They have to not to over train. They have to have a great Strategic Team behind would love to behind them. I would love to train them because its very essential. Its all very well being great at jiu jiu jitsu, but you need to know when youre a bit older and you have you ever done martial arts . Ever done any martial arts . No. No. No. No. No. No. You guys train . Do you guys train . Do you guys train . No. No, i walk. No. No, i walk. No. No, i walk. So were hopeless. So were hopeless. So were hopeless. We are hopeless. We are hopeless. If you do some push ups, youre going to be a bit sore. Yeah. Yeah. So youve got to be careful. I carry the shopping. Im sore. Exactly. So youve got to. Youve got to build yourself up. The one thing about this, whether you call it a cage fight or mma, is that its always comes as brutal. Mean, comes across as brutal. I mean, it brutal. Rough it sounds brutal. How rough could get . Could it get . You know, ive been advocating this for years that its not brutal. Its i detest its not brutal. Its i detest violence. I left the army because i dont want to kill people. So to me, its two people. So to me, its two consenting adults playing a game. Its a bit rough. I try to take my opponents out without hurting thats the true hurting them. Thats the true mark of excellence to me. These two have real but these two have a real rivalry. So you think there rivalry. So do you think there could some inflicted on could be some pain inflicted on both sides . You know, theres you know, when theres rivalry, its for the rivalry, its great for the viewers. Its exciting. We all viewers. Its exciting. We all get behind it. You want to you want to get behind your guy who are are you rooting for . I, are you . Are you rooting for . I, i would actually for zuckerberg. I think i think would, too. I think i think i would, too. I think i think i would, too. Smart money is on and the smart money is on zuckerberg. But as i said, you can look and could get can look unfit and you could get a whos all looking tough a guy whos all looking tough and strong, but hes got no fight or hes got no fight experience or hes got no heart or will or guile. Its heart or will or guile. So its all about how you train and whats in here and whats in here. So although ive not trained musk but he might have some great attributes, he might be quite powerful. Who knows . Until ive seen him what hes like. But i would say, yeah, the smart money is on zuckerberg. Yeah. 0h, smart money is on zuckerberg. Yeah. Oh, well, we shall see. Yeah. Oh, well, we shall see. Well hold you to that. Alex, really good to you this really good to see you this morning. Thank you very much. Tell just tell him. Just tell him. Pick up the phone. Im here if want me to. All right. If they want me to. All right. For a very reasonable fee. For a very reasonable fee. Alex. To see thanks, alex. Good to see you. Were to going be you. Right. Were to going be back at 6 00 tomorrow, but britains is next britains newsroom is up next with bev and emily. Good morning. Thats right. Good morning. I have lovely emily carver have the lovely emily carver with me this morning. Andrew pierce. Get well soon, wont you . Were to talking you . Were going to be talking about immigration, of course, and the bibby stockholm. Weve got in portland, got mark white down in portland, Suella Braverman has come out fighting, saying that its all the those lefty the fault of those lefty lawyers. You wont believe lawyers. And you wont believe what khans latest line on what sadiq khans latest line on ulez let you in just a tick. The temperatures rising on boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Morning, im alex deakin and this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. Its going to get a bit warmer over the next few days, but still on the cool side today with a north south split still and damp across the south, rain and damp across the south, rain and has been trickling and drizzle has been trickling in murky to the day in and murky old star to the day around the coast of south wales and south west england. That rain heading up rain and drizzle is heading up towards things towards the midlands and things clouding over over south east england and anglia too, england and east anglia too, with light rain trickling with some light rain trickling in times. This in here at times. This afternoon. Northern england, Northern Ireland, southern Central Scotland, mostly a fine day, few showers in the day, just a few showers in the far northeast where still far northeast where its still quite breezy. Temperatures still mostly average for the mostly below average for the time of year, struggling to reach 20 celsius. Now there will still be some of that rain around this evening. Of course, parts of the midlands, east anglia the south east could anglia and the south east could even heavy bit of even be the odd heavy bit of rain a time. But it does rain for a time. But it does tend away and most places tend to ebb away and most places will clear light winds will be clear with light winds across and southern across central and southern scotland will be quite chilly all actually temperatures scotland will be quite chilly all down actually temperatures scotland will be quite chilly all down intonlly temperatures scotland will be quite chilly all down into singlenperatures scotland will be quite chilly all down into single figureses scotland will be quite chilly all down into single figures in well down into single figures in the and most places the countryside and most places starting at 10 or 11 celsius on wednesday. But it is going to be a warmer with a bit more a warmer day with a bit more sunshine around. Going to sunshine around. We are going to see temperatures now. See temperatures rising now. It will cloudy, i suspect will be quite cloudy, i suspect tomorrow across Northern Ireland with rain and with a little rain here and quite again mist and quite murky again with mist and sea around the coasts for sea fog around the coasts for the west. But many central and eastern areas will see some sunshine and we are going to start to see temperatures rise easing more widely easing as well more widely over 20 wednesday. And 20 celsius on wednesday. And warmer still on thursday. Warmer still on thursday. The temperatures rising , boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Its 930 on tuesday, the 8th of august. This is britains newsroom on gb news. With me bev turner and emily cover this morning. Yes, firstly, im scared of water. Thats the excuse being used by some Asylum Seekers to stop them boarding the bibby stockholm only of the stockholm as only 15 of the proposed 500 migrants spend their first night on the controversial this comes controversial barge. This comes as home secretary Suella Braverman launches a new task force to uncover what shes calling crooked lawyers. Calling crooked lawyers. As reports surfaced that some are lodging false asylum claims for money. Surely not an and bad news if youre reliant on the bus. According to labour figures, local bus routes are under threat. Statistics show the number of routes have decreased by 50 just over the last decade. Let us know if that impacts you. You. Get involved with the show this morning, wont you . Email us in the studio