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Beating hosts australia, spain are up next in the final on. Sunday its going to be an incredibly exciting game. The first time that the womens team have ever been to the final , the have ever been to the final, the first time that an English Football Team has been to the final, of course, since 1966. But the big question now and the question that we want to ask you at home is, should there be a bank holiday declared if england win the labour party. 7 the lib dems are calling for it as well. The government is resisting it. But what do you think . Yeah do let. Us very but what do you think . Yeah do let. Us very good morning to you. It is 931. Im Aaron Armstrong in the newsroom. Armstrong in the newsroom. Students are getting their a level results across the country , waking up to hopefully country, waking up to hopefully good results and results have largely returned to pre covid levels. The proportion of candidates receiving top grades, though, an a or a star, has fallen by almost 10 from last yeah fallen by almost 10 from last year. But remains higher than before the pandemic. The overall before the pandemic. The overall pass rate is 97. 3. Thats the lowest figure , though, since lowest figure, though, since 2008. Grades are based on teachers predictions in 2020 and 2021, the number of students accepted for a place at university is down 2. 6 from last yeah university is down 2. 6 from last year. But up by 15 on 2019. Gb year. But up by 15 on 2019. Gb news. Dont kill cash petition is being delivered to the chancellor later this afternoon. Jeremy hunt will receive more than 270,000 signatures on behalf of viewers and listeners who have joined the campaign. Who have joined the campaign. The letter is calling on the government to protect the status of cash as legal tender and a widely accepted form of payment until at least 2050. 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Thatis of our stories on our website. That is gbnews. Com. That is gb news. Com. That is gbnews. Com. A very good morning to you. This is britains newsroom here on gb news. And were very happy to have your company this morning. My names tom harwood and this is Ellie Costello. Yes, were very, very happy to have your company this morning. And of course, were not over that game. Yesterday, the lionesses what the lionesses wow, what a performance. Us know. Are performance. Let us know. Are you forward sunday you looking forward to sunday and the question this morning we have to you is if the lionesses win, which i think they will, its a given. Yeah. Should we dont it. No, no, no. Its dont jinx it. No, no, no. Its about its about about manifesting. Its about being confident youve to being confident. Youve got to speak. You hope comes speak. What what you hope comes into existence. Its going to happen. Should we then have a bank to celebrate . Bank holiday to celebrate . Absolutely. The answer to absolutely. Is the answer to that. El e e e we look at the that. We look at the number or if we look at the number of weve had so many Bank Holidays already this year and one of things that the bank one of the things that the bank of and the ons and all of england and the ons and all of england and the ons and all of these organisations said of england and the ons and all of that e organisations said of england and the ons and all of that e orgaweations said of england and the ons and all ofthate orgaweationsbank said is that when we have Bank Holidays, economic output goes down. We skirted a recession the last time we had too many Bank Holidays in a single quarter. Is it, is it worth skirting recession to have a bank holiday when the is on sunday morning . Weve got all of sunday to celebrate you need monday to celebrate but you need monday to recover least another day to recover at least another day to recover. And people will be in the pubs. Were going to be contributing the economy a contributing to the economy in a whole different way. People will be celebrating. And tom, the last were a world cup last time we were in a World Cup Final, womens or mens final, womens team or mens team was 1966. People, not team was 1966. Many people, not even lifetime. Must even in their lifetime. We must celebrate must have a we celebrate and we must have a we must celebrate. Celebrate and we must have a we mu absolutely. Celebrate and we must have a we mu absolutely. That doesnt absolutely. But that doesnt necessarily need necessarily mean we need an entire of productivity i i i think it does. I think thats exactly what requires i gb views at gb news. Com join the debate. Divided us. Sure now gb its divided us. Sure now gb news is set to deliver a petition to the chancellor, jeremy this afternoon jeremy hunt, this afternoon on behalf over 270,000 viewers behalf of over 270,000 viewers and listeners for you at home who have joined our dont kill Cash Campaign with more than 5 million adults in britain still relying on cash, the letter calls for laws to protect its status as legal tender. As a widely accepted means of payment until at least 2050. Yes, well, lets speak now to gb news economics and Business Editor Liam Halligan, who joins us live from the Albert Embankment this morning next with giant inflatable pig. Good morning to you in the pig, liam. Tell us why youre there. Tell us why youre there. Morning, elie. And i agree with you about the bank holiday. Are giant inflatable gb news dont kill cash pig as yet unnamed. Were going to come to that. What do we call this pig in a moment. But were going to need to update those news bulletins because just in the last half hour, weve added 5000 more signatures to our gb news dont kill Cash Campaign. You dont kill Cash Campaign. You can put your name on that petition by going to gb news. Com forward slash cash and pressing the button. There. Pressing the button. There. Eight 285,000 names weve. Have eight 285,000 names weve. Have lost connection to Liam Halligan. Weve just overridden liam by pointing out this petition here. Its taken precedence because thats the petition page that we can see. Lets bring back liam. Can see. Lets bring back liam. Sorry, we overrode your video there by pointing everyone to where they can find this petition. Liam, should we should petition. Liam, should we should we go back to you and your giant inflate double pig . Inflate double pig . So we indeed , tom, we have so we indeed, tom, we have just broken through 285,000 signatures. Gb news viewers and listeners now backing this campaign in droves. Lets get to 300,000 before myself and other gbs news presenters go to downing street and hand in that petition to the chancellor at number 11. Because what we are campaigning for is to not kill cash. So many of you have written to us, so many of you have got in touch via email to say that youre concerned. Its more and more difficult to use cash. Many shops no longer taking cash. Banks are withdrawing their services from many high streets. People increasingly living a long way away from banks. People need away from banks. People need cash in their daily lives. 10 of homes, tom and elly dont have regular access to the internet. They cant shop online. Over a Million People dont have bank accounts. They dont have bank accounts. They dont have bank accounts. They dont have debit cards. They cant tap to pay. They need cash. Its a very, very important aspect of our economy. Our culture, our society. Thats why culture, our society. Thats why we are campaigning today to not kill cash. 285,000 signatures and counting. Lets get to and counting. Lets get to 300,000 by today. Lunchtime im well, liam, weve got to ask you, what are what are the suggestions to name this giant inflatable pig that youre standing beside . Standing beside . Well, ill tell you what. This upcoming World Cup Final on sunday, its to going be hotly contested, but so is the competition to name this inflatable pig. Weve had some brilliant suggestions from gb news viewers and listeners. Weve had dosh , weve had peggy, weve had dosh, weve had peggy, juue weve had dosh, weve had peggy, julie says penny sixpence or tuppence. Wendy says prue, as in tuppence. Wendy says prue, as in prudence. Irene says trotter. Prudence. Irene says trotter. Grant says sterling as in pound, sterling, clare in a very, very clever acronyms suggests truffle pig clever acronyms suggests truffle pig reference theyre truffle stands for tackling regulations unfair to our financial future legislate for everybody. Brian legislate for everybody. Brian suggests johnny cash a lot of people are suggesting nigel i dont know where they get that name from. Perhaps we could rig up our inflatable pig with a little cigar. How about our pig with monocle . Jacob rees mogg with a monocle . Jacob rees mogg , i have ask quickly , says , i have to ask quickly, says Andrew Quigley , says andrew gb Andrew Quigley, says andrew gb news viewers and listeners , let news viewers and listeners, let it never be said. They are not innovative. They are not wordsmiths. Quickly quigley says. Andrew pig , muck, pig says. Andrew pig, muck, pig face, says john bill, as in pound , i guess, says dennis, pound, i guess, says dennis, crackling , says len. But i have crackling, says len. But i have to say, frank is the current frontrunner. I dont mind my idea of sterling dosh being knocked off because frank says pound hog. Its a good one, pound hog. Its a good one, dont you . Dont you . Aint nothing but a pound hole. Aint nothing. Yeah, youre youre you get it because its all hogs. Pounds he pounds inside. Pounds he pounds inside. Pounds he pounds inside. Thank you so much for bringing us up. That has given us so in the petition much laughter in the studio right now. To liam and now. Well be back to liam and indeed to liams pig later on whether whether Jacob Rees Mogg, i think Jacob Rees Mogg tickled us. Yeah, well, although i think before, before i heard that i was leaning towards tuppence, i thought that was tuppence was lovely. And i also like penny the pig, and i also like penny the pig, penny, penny pound, you know, theres lot to be done know, theres a lot to be done there. You those names there. Do you keep those names coming in . Because that is brilliant. Yes, brilliant. All of your suggestions graciously appreciated. Gbviews gbnews. Com. Appreciated. Gbviews tonews. Com. Appreciated. Gbviews to the s. Com. Appreciated. Gbviews to the other. Appreciated. Gbviews to the other big but back to the other big news today. England news story of today. The england womens has reached womens team has reached the world final. World cup final. Yes, they now take on spain on sunday. A real battle of europe. Well, were pleased to be joined by the broadcaster paul coates and paul. Yes, i suppose coates and paul. Yes, i suppose on one on one respect, we know that our team has been so good. They won the euros to some extent. Youre not going to have a go about a bank holiday again with me. Where are we going . I was i would just say we sort of expected this, didnt we . Oh, no. Oh, no. Its a world cup. You can its a world cup. You can never expect anything. You cant never expect anything. You cant ever expect anything in tournament football, especially international football. Now so, yes, we won the euros, but we hadnt yes, we won the euros, but we hadnt been that great coming into these. And also, you look at some of the other teams, theyve gone by the wayside. Youve got united states, youve got the united states, you historically the best you know, historically the best football female team the football female team in the world that theres ever been. Theyve more than theyve won it more times than anybody gone. Anybody else. Theyve gone. Youve france have gone youve got france have gone brazil and japan, former winners as well. So its like weve just as well. So its like weve just kept slowly through and without making too much fuss and now weve got to the now weve got through the semi final and the final. And also the other point ive been making a lot and that is momentum thing about tournament. I think i mentioned it you guys its it to you guys before, its about momentum its about about momentum and its about timing its just like timing it, right . Its just like its like race as well. Its its like a race as well. Its as long as you get the timing right. If youre running 1500 metres, going to fly metres, youre going to fly off at the start else youre at the start or else youre going to die at the end. And thats the way theyve done it and theyre timed it brilliantly. Best brilliantly. The best they played, thought, yesterday played, i thought, was yesterday and a walk in and now spain. Its a walk in the park. Well, lets hope so. Good for you, walker. Lets hope us back lets hope so. Take us back to did you make to yesterday. What did you make of that game . Because it was nerve wracking. Of that game . Because it was neritsvracking. Of that game . Because it was neritsvrackirwracking. The its nerve wracking. The thing difficult to thing is, its very difficult to watch games when you watch these games when you when you support a side because you cant look at it objectively and sort looking and sort of looking at it and thinking, are because thinking, well, are we because its so tense and this is how it was. But i thought what was very good about england is how calm they were. Now, we went ahead with an amazing goal and then went into half time, 1 0 up, then 1 1. And thats the time often that everybodys going to start thinking , oh, here we go. Start thinking, oh, here we go. This is where its going to go wrong. Australia beat us in april. They beat gb in the olympics. So theres settles to score and its almost like theyre theyre the bogey team. But calm and then went on and then two more british way dont you think just keep calm and carry on it really is it very is a british way. You know you can keep using that if you like. I usually take that if you like. I usually take that doing sports that okay. Im doing sports analysis now. I know. Fantastic. I know. Fantastic. Youre on the money your youre on the money made your day with you. Day by agreeing with you. Actually you are absolutely right. And you it will be and you think it will be a walk in the park on sunday. Now, lets be honest. Its not going to be a walk in the park because i dont want to say that, but i am extremely confident win. Confident that we will win. I thought australia was going to be the hardest test, only be the hardest test, not only because of team but also because of the team but also because of the team but also because the crowd and the because of the crowd and the fact being played in fact that its being played in Sydney Australia really sydney and australia have really bought it does bought into this and it does make difference. All the stuff make a difference. All the stuff about the 13th the 12th about the 13th or the 12th player the 13th player, player and the 13th player, the more are, it will more fans there are, it will then a team on then inspire a team on the pitch. It make pitch. It does make a difference, but england dealt with it brilliantly. Spain have had in their camp with had problems in their camp with the hes had arguments the manager. Hes had arguments with players. There are players that play for him. That refuse to play for him. Back september. Some back in september. Some are back, some arent. Its not a happy camp to be in. They lost. They lost 4 0 earlier on in the tournament. I just think we are tournament. I just think we are the best side there. And you mentioned we just play to our as we should. Well be okay. You mentioned that the troubles with spain and their manager, it that sarina manager, it seems that sarina wiegman, england manager, wiegman, the england manager, has managing this just has just been managing this just so, so well. Yeah how does that dynamic work . Dynamic work . Shes its the fourth final that shes shes had in a row because she was the netherlands manager as well of course with the euros, theres just something about her. We were talking Harry Redknapp talking to Harry Redknapp just about and this about half an hour ago and this is im always is something im always interested in management. How much is football much of it is football knowledge . It is knowledge . How much of it is actually management of players and how well and how deal and how well and how they deal with because especially with people . Because especially these , a lot of these days, you know, a lot of footballers, a lot sports footballers, a lot of sports people and people in in showbiz is delicate flowers and you is very delicate flowers and you have handle egos very have to handle egos very carefully. She does that carefully. So she does that brilliant. Its close brilliant. Its a very Close Knit Group of players as well, which also makes a difference because you can sometimes have some of the great teams, but there are groups, theres chues there are groups, theres cliques amongst them. But when cliques amongst them. But when everybody is very close together, which really seems to be the case, thats got a lot to do with it as well. Theyre great players. Theyre very close. Im at 6 0 now. Close. Im looking at 6 0 now. Tom, got i really very tom, we got i really am very covered. I mean , obviously this covered. I mean, obviously this could come back and bite we could come back and bite us. We cant take for granted. No cant take it for granted. No complaints, way that we will complaints, no way that we will therell be no complacency. The therell be no complacency. The americans, after they won, just before they got knocked out over celebrating and its like, oh, were going to win. Celebrating and its like, oh, were going to win. You know, were going to win. You know, were going to win. You know, were the best side and were the best in the world. And then they came a cropper. We celebrate it. And then straight down tunnel onto the next down the tunnel onto the next game. And impressed by game. And im very impressed by the theyre handling and the way theyre handling it and the way theyre handling it and the next two days is the prep in the next two days is going to really, really going to be really, really important, isnt it . Are going to get how are they going to get themselves in the right frame of mind theyll be ready. I i think theyll be ready. I really do. A lot of the prep comes before the tournament, but over next couple days, over the next couple of days, theyll light training. Theyll just be light training. Theyll for it. They theyll be ready for it. They know theyre expecting a know what theyre expecting a lot work has been lot of the hard work has been done hopefully can. Done now. Hopefully they can. I mean, i sound like a sound like a but go out and play a cliche, but go out and play and yourself and hopefully and enjoy yourself and hopefully sunday morning everythings going to be terrific. See the thing is, it was weird because the viewing figures. Yeah saturday for that game were not as high as usually expected and ive now realised why its because you guys were on at the same time. So once youd then so you know the really annoying thing for me its very upset about im its a delight to cover for Camilla Tominey are amazing journalist who presents the sunday morning show but but it means that ill be covering for her show ill be presenting on this channel at the same time as the World Cup Final. As the World Cup Final. Right. Okay. Its im just not expecting. Its. Well, i mean , itll be nice way to mean, itll be a nice way to ease myself into cover ease myself into that cover presenting but i have i presenting stop. But i have i have stiff competition. Listen im going to be multi screening youll be you there well the lionesses the well have the lionesses on the other side flip over at other side just flip over at half time. All i ask what you thats all i ask what you should do right watch the should do right is watch the game silent. You can game on silent. You can use radio genius. Game on silent. You can use rad youenius. Game on silent. You can use rad you know what . Thats why you know what . Thats why thats the secret. Thats the secret. Thats the secret. Yes, thats right. Thats. Yes, thats right. Thats. Thats the brain that works. Excellent stuff. Well, very good. Thank you so much talking thank you so much for talking to your positivity as well. I absolutely believe that. And hopefully celebrate and hopefully well celebrate someone that someone well, manifest with that bank holiday time. Support bank holiday do . Of course i do. Im im hungry day at bank holiday. Im going to at the inbox in a going to look at the inbox in a second and it is going to be 99 pro bank holiday. Im well aware of have too of this we can never have too many was lovely isnt it many may was lovely isnt it like 3 3 holidays. Like 3 3 Bank Holidays. Theres week. We theres only one week. We didnt have one free money. Thats what i want to live in anyway. Top a level results in coaching. You. Thank you coaching. We love you. Thank you very top a level very much. Now top a level results wales and results in england, wales and Northern Ireland have fallen for a second year running with 27. 2 of all grades marked in an a star or an a still seems quite high, doesnt it . It really does. Now, for those watching on television, were a tweet from rishi were seeing a tweet from rishi sunak, who is retweeting Jeremy Clarksons annual results day message of support. He always says he gets he got a c and two news and he up with his own news and he ends up with his own brewery some years. He says hes got ferrari. But got a ferrari. But its interesting rishi sunak interesting what rishi sunak has said here, that clarkson said here, that Jeremy Clarkson was the exception rather than the results. These the rule results. These important but not necessarily a deal its sort of deal breaker. Its a sort of a middle the road message there middle of the road message there from prime from our technocratic prime minister. Lets now get the minister. But lets now get the views of gb news presenter Arlene Foster , who joins now. Arlene foster, who joins us now. Obviously a huge day for students in Northern Ireland, arlene, but im particularly interested in how scotland , interested in how scotland, wales and Northern Ireland are not moderating the results as much as england is. The results are closer to where they were in the pandemic years, whereas england has really sort of tried to deal with this great inflation in a in a bigger way. Why is that . Why is that . Well , first of all, its good well, first of all, its good to be with you on this very important day. But i have to say this. It is important day levels. I agree with the prime minister. Of course, its an important day, but its not the end of the world if you dont get what you need because there are lots of other options out there and it was very interesting to listen to some of the experts on breakfast this morning on gb news talking about the fact that theres so many different routes for people nowadays and including those all important apprentices where people can earn as they learn. And im more and more coming to the position that whilst in the blair era it was education, education, education. No, it should all be about skills. So it should be skilled, skilled skills. And i think thats where we should be really focusing on. Yes, in terms of the great inflation which happened during those terrible years for students in 2020, 20, 21, 2022, the education secretary, Gillian Keegan , has decided that she keegan, has decided that she wants to deal with that. She wants to deal with that. She wants to deal with that. She wants to get back to normal and to make sure that a levels really mean what they say in wales and in Northern Ireland. They have said that they are moving towards that. However they arent fully there yet and that they hope to be in that position next year. So theyre taking a slower route back to normality. But of course this normality. But of course this has been a very difficult time because for a lot of young people , this is the first time people, this is the first time that theyve set an examination and thats a big thing for a lot of young people. But we have to get to the stage where people understand that a levels are meant to be challenging. Theyre meant to be challenging. Theyre meant tough. And azealia meant to be tough. And azealia said whilst theyve dropped off a from grade a little bit from the grade inflation, theyre still quite high theyre still above high and theyre still above pre pandemic level in england andindeed pre pandemic level in england and indeed right across the uk. And indeed right across the uk. And how much do you think thats affected the students . Arlene but this being their first exam experience, they didnt sit their gcses, of course. That was during lockdown. This would be the first time theyve been in that exam time theyve exam hall. First time theyve learnt revise properly learnt how to revise properly for that, close book for that, for that close book examination. Do you think that that may have hindered them in terms of their results. Terms of their results. Well, i very much hope that schools have been supporting those students and giving them techniques to revise. I find from my own children not gcse , from my own children not gcse, its difficult. They dont really know how to revise by the time they get to a levels, theres more of an understanding of how to revise. But of course that was all changed during the pandemic and therefore teachers really arent. Parents have to really arent. Parents have to try and intervene and give them support systems as to how to revise and how they need to set these exams. But i do have to say it is important that children set exams. It is important that we realise that a levels are a huge step up from gcses because they are preparing you then for the next step. If you then for the next step. If you choose to go down this road of university and university is a big change. Youre living independently, youre having to do everything on your own. And i thought it was interesting that some people were reporting that dropout from university has actually increased post the pandemic period because some children are struggling with universities because they didnt have that gradual step up to university courses. University courses. Well, arlene, its always a pleasure to have you on the program. Thank you so much for your perspective there. Of course, this is a results day thatis course, this is a results day that is affecting all corners of our United Kingdom. But lets cross reporter, jack cross over to our reporter, jack carson, at a sixth form carson, whos at a sixth form college jack, whats college in wales. Jack, whats going there . Going on there . Yeah, good morning to you both. Im here. College gwent in both. Im here. College gwent in wales, where students are coming here to celebrate their a level results. I here to celebrate their a level results. I didnt realise until i got here. Its very different with the results this year because you dont get that brown envelope you get envelope anymore. You get essentially them delivered to you on, on like a portal. You on, on, on like a portal. And with amy white, and im here with amy white, whos student here. Whos a student here. You managed to actually into managed to actually get into your this morning. Your results this morning. Theres few students theres been a few students here that able get that havent been able to get into but youve got your into them, but youve got your results. So your results. So what are your results. So what are your results and are you happy with what youve got . To be in computer i had to be in Computer Science and in a star in ict, which im really, really happy about seeing science about seeing as Computer Science is as an a level as is really hard as an a level as i out last year. But i did find out last year. But this year i did try a lot harder revising more, and it did work out in end and tell us out in the end and tell us because youre not going on to university, youre going to do an an apprenticeship. Where youre going so tell me where youre going for apprenticeship kind so tell me where youre going forhow apprenticeship kind so tell me where youre going forhow that renticeship kind so tell me where youre going forhow that experience kind so tell me where youre going forhow that experience was kind so tell me where youre going forhow that experience was and of how that experience was and what youre looking forward to about that. Well, applied for a four well, i applied for a four year apprenticeship at sony as a software located Software Engineer thats located in was really nice in pencoed. It was really nice receiving email. I got receiving the email. I got accepted its just accepted for that. Its just a big achievement and just big achievement and i just believe uni for me believe that uni wasnt for me and apprenticeship you and with an apprenticeship you get in the same get Work Experience in the same qualifications. So i thought that what right for me. That was what was right for me. Just finally, was and just finally, what was that like, you know, that experience like, you know, you done some exams. You said youve done some exams. Was that experience was it what was that experience like those . Like doing those . My first ever exam did, was my first ever exam i did, was it one in your turn and it was my one in your turn and then we went into lockdown. So i didnt get do any exams until didnt get to do any exams until my first year of a levels, and it a big reality, like it was like a big reality, like wake you dont know wake up because you dont know how revise anymore. Like you how to revise anymore. Like you dont understand what to do. And i that out year i did find that out last year was one my exams. I did have was one of my exams. I did have to reset year, but to reset this year, but obviously now understand from obviously i now understand from doing deal doing more exams how to deal with them. Amy, thanks so with them. Okay amy, thanks so much joining this much for joining us this morning. Much for joining us this mo thats much the picture thats very much the picture here at colleges the here at colleges across the country. Really good country. Okay jack, really good to see you this morning. And congratulations to as and congratulations to amy as well an well on what is such an important day and a lovely sunny day as well. Day there in wales as well. Well, still to absolutely. Well, still to come, more reaction to a levels and, course, world cup and, of course, the World Cup Final gb news. Dont kill final and gb news. Dont kill campaign, heading to campaign, of course, heading to downing street this afternoon. Well be back with and his well be back with liam and his giant britains giant pig. This is britains newsroom temperatures rising. W t p solar proud sponsors bob boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Of weather on. Gb news. Hello there, there. Good morning to you. Im Jonathan Vautrey here with your latest gb news Weather Forecast provided by the met office most of us can look forward to a relatively fine and dry day and there is a good dose of sunshine. Generally if you are further towards the west and the south first thing this morning. But a little stubborn cloud northeast stubborn cloud across northeast england will stubborn cloud across northeast engla|up will stubborn cloud across northeast engla|up we will stubborn cloud across northeast engla|up we head will stubborn cloud across northeast engla|up we head into will stubborn cloud across northeast engla|up we head into the ll break up as we head into the afternoon. Sunny afternoon. So more sunny intervals developing and if you do catch the sunshine, still feeling warm, 24, feeling pleasantly warm, 24, 26 c, inland , but 26 c, possible inland, but theres a bit more of a breeze around. So particularly for eastern it will eastern coastal areas, it will feel cooler compared to feel a touch cooler compared to yesterday overnight yesterday into the overnight penod yesterday into the overnight period well start to period as well. Well start to see cloud building again see the cloud building in again from sea, from from the north sea, from lincolnshire into eastern lincolnshire up into eastern scotland then much more scotland and then much more widespread building in widespread cloud building in from as well. So from the south west as well. So a bit more a mild night to a bit more of a mild night to come, generally around 13 to 15 c as our lows , the humidity 15 c as our lows, the humidity are beginning to build , as all are beginning to build, as all this rain begins to push in from the south west, some heavy outbreaks Northern Ireland, the south west, some heavy outbreeengland, rthern ireland, the south west, some heavy outbreeengland, perhapsaland, the south west, some heavy outbreeengland, perhaps some wales, england, perhaps some rumbles thunder in there as rumbles of thunder in there as well. It will peter out into the afternoon. So scotland turning to bit with some to stay that bit dry with some sunny intervals. And theres a bit slice from south wales bit of a slice from south wales into South West England where will as well. 26 c will turn dry it as well. 26 c as the max for today. But as i said, the humidity certainly building and theres further rain on the cards for the overnight period as area of overnight period as this area of low begins push its low pressure begins to push its way could provide way in and could provide a pretty to the pretty unsettled end to the working isobars squeezing working week isobars squeezing together to provide some together as well to provide some gusty enjoy gusty winds in places. Enjoy your day by by the temperatures rising boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news well. Good morning its 10 a. M. On thursday the 17th of august. This is britains newsroom on gb news with tom harwood and me, ellicott , hello. Coming up for ellicott, hello. Coming up for you today , gb news is taking the you today, gb news is taking the dont kill Cash Campaign to downing street this afternoon. Were almost 300,000 of you have signed the petition to ensure that cash remains as legal tender. 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Dont forget, you can see clips of these shows even full shows on the youtube channel. Just search gb news on youtube. Yes, and we do love to hear from you as well. Of course, were talking about the lionesses this morning after that incredible game yesterday. Looking ahead the final on looking ahead to the final on sunday. And were asking you if we win, which we will do we deserve a bank holiday . The deserve a bank holiday . The answer to that is yes. Im slightly delighted. Im slightly surprised. Ive had a peek inbox. More people peek in the inbox. More people agree no than agree with me. No more than that. I thought would no. But well to more of your views. Well get to more of your views. And of course, all these and of course, all of these stories after the headlines with Aaron Armstrong. Very good morning. It is 10 02. Aaron armstrong here in the gb newsroom. Now, students across much of the uk are waking up to their a level results, which have largely returned to pre covid levels. The proportion of candidates receiving top grades, thats an rna star has fallen by almost 10 from last year. And almost 18 from 2021. Its part of a plan to bring results back to pre pandemic levels during covid grades were based on Teacher Assessment. The fall in england, assessment. The fall in england, though, has been steeper than in wales. In Northern Ireland, where regulators dont plan to redress balance until 2024, redress the balance until 2024, and number students and the number of students accepted place at accepted for a place at university is down 2. 6 from last year. But Clare Marchant from ucas says the overall picture is positive. Picture is positive. 79 of students today are actually going to their first choice. University which is to be really celebrated. Its up around 5 in 2019, slightly down on last year, but thats what we expected is return to normal grading. So a day to celebrate, as you say, for them. Our job at as you say, for them. Ourjob at ucas is to support those that change their mind or indeed didnt quite get the grades they wanted. Wanted. Education secretary an education secretary Gillian Keegan, has confirmed a level grades are returning to normal, back to normal with pre pandemic grading code, university places and the access to university is still exactly the same as it was. So if they were going to if theyd have got a b and gone to university in 2019, theyll get a b and go to university in 2023. So all weve done is and this is really important because our exams, both gcses and a levels , are highly regarded a levels, are highly regarded across the world and we just want to make sure they keep that value. And obviously we needed to go back from teacher assessed grades that last grades and we did that last yeah grades and we did that last year. Now were back year. But now were going back to the normal grading system and that will make sure these that will make sure that these hold their value. One on labours one question on labours policy getting 50 of all policy of getting 50 of all students into university , the students into university, the shadow education secretary, bridget phillipson, told us young people should have choices. Education choices. Higher education secretary should make sure that under the next Labour Government its a big focus. Once again. I mean, that does mean sure that young mean making sure that young people go to people who want to go to University Get that opportunity to all people tend to do so and for all people tend to do so and for all people tend to about that number in to talk about that number in terms often far less terms of 50. Its often far less in places like sunderland where im an mp, where young people have opportunities. Its have those opportunities. Its about opportunities about the range of opportunities and young people and its about young people having choices about whats having real choices about whats best and best for them and apprenticeships and university, the work further study the world of work further study gb news dont kill cash petition is being delivered to the chancellor later today , jeremy chancellor later today, jeremy hunt will receive more than 270,000 signatures on behalf of viewers and listeners whove joined the campaign. Some live pictures there of the pig in front of westminster. The letter is calling on the government to protect the status of cash as legal tender and a widely accepted form of payment until at least 2050. Reform uk adviser ben habib says those who still use cash are being discriminated against. There are 5 Million People in this country who rely on cash trades, who dont have a bank account and credit cards and so on, and theyve been marginalised and theyre continually being marginalised. And if we move to a society where cash is discriminated against, where restaurants refuse to take it, shops refuse to take it in effect, that promise on the back of a £10 note and all other legal tender becomes a meaningless promise. Becomes a meaningless promise. Well have pictures, live pictures of the petition being handed to two downing street on gb news from 2 pm. Hundreds of firefighters in spain have been battling wildfires on tenerife. Authorities say, though, they are out of control. The fires, which broke out at a mountainous National Park on the island, spread seven square miles in 24 hours. The fire has expanded quickly across dry woodland near the mount tabor volcano that is spains highest peak. And that has hampered the efforts of the Emergency Services last week, a heat wave in the Canary Islands left many areas dry, heightening the risk of wildfires as the rest of europe also battles the effects of scorching temperatures. And over in temperatures. And over in canada, a similar picture, officials have ordered the evacuation of the Northwest Territories as wildfires threaten the town of hay river. Thousands of residents from the territory in towns are struggling because theyve been ravaged by flames. Canada is ensuring its worst wildfire season, enduring its worst wildfire season, i should say, with more than 1000 active fires burning across the country, including 230in the Northwest Territories. This is including 230in the Northwest Territories. This is gb news on tv, on Digital Radio and on your smart. Speaker two but now it is back to. Tom back to. Tom welcome back at 10 07 loads of you getting in touch with us this morning. Of you getting in touch with us this morning. So thank you so this morning. So thank you so much for your company. Of course, we are talking about the lionesses that fantastic display yesterday is, yesterday. And the question is, if win the final on sunday, if we win the final on sunday, do we deserve a bank holiday . I say yes. Tom says its not very say yes. Tom says its not very sensible. The way you phrased that. Do we deserve a bank holiday . Thats a leading quest in polling that would be determined as a leading question that wouldnt yougov wouldnt be allowed. Yougov wouldnt be allowed. Yougov would no. Should would never say that, no. Should there a bank the there be a bank holiday . The cold hug economic reality, in my view, it would just cost too view, is it would just cost too much gdp do. But daniel much gdp to do. But daniel disagree with me. Daniels written in to i think there written in to say i think there should be a bank holiday if the lionesses on to win the world cup. I agree with you, dan, and i do think if the men won, if the men had won the world cup, i dont think thered be a question. Of course wed have a bank holiday. Not sure. Im not sure. Im not sure. Peters been in touch okay. Peters been in touch saying, of course there should not bank holiday if the not be a bank holiday if the engush not be a bank holiday if the english win world cup. English women win the world cup. Its cringeworthy by its a cringeworthy idea by labour the liberal labour and the liberal democrats to votes. To try and win votes. And actually theres quite a few people saying no. Indeed, rob has written to in say no, no, no. Its easy for parties not in power to demand these things, but theyre very expensive affect our productivity. Yeah, just think this yeah, no, i just think this is a very boring who is a very boring approach. Who doesnt be in the pub . Doesnt want to be in the pub . David bank holiday. Should lionesses no, im lionesses win on sunday . No, im actually surprised actually genuinely surprised that here agree that so many people here agree with me. Em gm with me. If anyone actually lets see if anyone actually agrees with ellie, hang on. Agrees with you. Ellie, hang on. Stop now. Its all its all well and good asking for a bank holiday. However, for holiday. However, just for a moment, think about the Small Businesses around country moment, think about the small busiiare;es around country moment, think about the small busiiare struggling country moment, think about the small busiiare struggling survive. Who are struggling to survive. Dave agrees with dave dave completely agrees with me. Genuinely surprised here. No, now listen to me about that. We talk a lot about Great British pubs and the decline of them and how difficult it is to get people through the door. A bank holiday celebrating the lionesses, winning the world cup. Now imagine the scenes, oh, we go to anyway. We should go to the pub anyway. Think it would be i think it would be the right. We should. I think it would be the rigiweve should. I think it would be the rigiwe shouldild. I think it would be the rigiwe should go to work and at we should go to work and at lunchtime go to the pub and then go back to work. And then after work, to the pub. No you work, go back to the pub. No you can best of both can have the best of both worlds. Best both worlds. But worlds. Best of both worlds. But you know what . Someone whos got a very good brain for economics is and is our very own business and economics halligan, economics editor Liam Halligan, who live Albert Embankment who is live on Albert Embankment with inflatable pig. And who is live on Albert Embankment with we inflatable pig. And who is live on Albert Embankment with we get 1flatable pig. And who is live on Albert Embankment with we get to atable pig. And who is live on Albert Embankment with we get to dont pig. And who is live on Albert Embankment with we get to dont kill and who is live on Albert Embankment with we get to dont kill cash before we get to dont kill cash Liam Halligan, it is true, isnt it, do cost it, that Bank Holidays do cost the in terms of those the economy in terms of those growth statistics . Growth statistics . Tom, youre a clever bloke, but youve just asked me the kind of very leading question accused of posing exactly like that. Take that. Take that. Take that. No, i let lets lets see what happens. Lets win the game first. Of course, an incredible achievement for the lionesses to get there. And im sure the whole country will be rallying round. But look, thats sunday. This is today. And whats today . Its pound hog day. Thats . Its pound hog day. Thats what it is. A very good is the name is the name for the gb news dont kill cash pig that is currently at the top of my list. And heres some others. Julie says we should call our dont kill Cash Campaigning pig penny pincher. I like that. Keith says. What about lolly . As in money . I like that michael suggests ms moneypenny. Alan goes with wonga. Other loan goes with wonga. Other Loan Companies are available , James Companies are available, james says. Surely its got to be guinea, as in guinea pig. A guinea, of course , being an old guinea, of course, being an Old Fashioned word for a pound and a shilling lends suggests coin loin. But i still shilling lends suggests coin loin. But i still think pound hog is the one to beat unless we call it nigel and give it cigar. But look, my favourite one is Jacob Rees Mogg. Jacob rees mogg. Jacob rees mogg. Well then wed have to give the pig a little monocle. We are rapidly , we, we are we are rapidly, we, we are rapidly approaching 290,000 signatures. Keep those gb news news bulletins updated because we want to be at 300,000 by the time myself. Another gb news presenters go to downing street, go to number 11 and hand in that petition and in all seriousness, this is a campaign of enormous importance to millions of people. Why . Because 10 of uk households dont have regular access to the internet. Over access to the internet. Over a million uk households dont have anyone living in them. That has anyone living in them. That has a bank account. Many of us, many of the vulnerable, many of the elderly, they cant live with smartphones and debit cards and tap to pay. That isnt their world. They want to keep some cash. World. They want to keep some cash. And thats why were cash. And thats why were asking the British Government to legislate to make sure that cash is legal tender, that shops have to accept cash as legal tender at least until 2050. Theres a growing trend of shops that dont accept cash. They dont want the cash handling costs. Want the cash handling costs. Theres a growing trend, of course, of high street banks closing down their branches. Theres a growing trend of tech giants using our online purchasing behaviour cell, using those behavioural patterns to Marketing Companies who then bombard us incessantly with marketing Marketing Campaigns to buy stuff that we dont need. This is a serious campaign. We are moving to a Cashless Society as that shift happens, we need to be mindful of parts of society who want that shift to happen. More slowly. So were trying to focus the British Governments mind. Its an important point. Were down here at westminster , people going at westminster, people going past honking their support from their cars , people giving us their cars, people giving us thumbs up as they cycle past all kinds of londoners. And talking of londoners , another late bid of londoners, another late bid to name this pig is sausage , as to name this pig is sausage, as in ruffian london cockney rhyming slang sausage and mash cash. You heard it here first. Well, liam, thank you so much for not just the update on those numbers. Theres an Incredible Movement that has been created behind this petition. Almost behind this petition. Almost 290,000 signatures, but also, of course , the potential names for course, the potential names for this pig. I really enjoy hearing all of them. Liam, well be back to you later in the programme. Yeah, we are nearing those 300,000 signatures, so do keep signing that petition. As liam signing that petition. As liam says, we are moving towards a Cashless Society. Some would say Cashless Society. Some would say thats a good movement. Others thats a good movement. Others would say they still rely on cash. Do you . Let us know what you think . Gb views that gb news but some very sad breaking news for you now. The bbc is reporting that the bbc is reporting that the bbc is reporting that the bbc is reporting that tv host Michael Parkinson , who interviewed parkinson, who interviewed thousands of stars on his chat show, has died at the age of 88. Michael parkinson many would know as parky, wouldnt they . Known for his interview style, known for his smiles, a television presenter, radio presenter , author and journalist presenter, author and journalist has a wife and also leaves behind three children. Such a staple of interviews such a staple of broad casting life for so many years. Its a its a sad day, Michael Parkinson, to repeat, has died at the age of 88. Yeah but moving on to our main story today, england are through to the womens World Cup Final and engush the womens World Cup Final and english footballs first global final since 1966. The beloved squad beat co hosts australia 3 1 on their own turf in a gripping semi final on sunday. The lionesses will take on spain for a chance to take on the trophy amid some calls for a bank holiday to properly celebrate. Lets speak now to footballer chris harrop, who holds the all time record for most appearances in the womens super league. In the womens super league. Its really good to see you this morning. First of all, your reaction to that game yesterday, because it really was nerve wracking stuff , wasnt it . Wracking stuff, wasnt it . Especially when we were 1 1. Yeah and it was a really exciting game. Was coming up against australia. They were very good team with the likes of sam kerr. It was a home game for them, so the crowd was behind them. They had 12th man, but no, it was had the 12th man, but no, it was really impressive. England performed very well. Ive obviously watched them throughout tournament throughout the whole tournament and their and this was definitely their best performance far. So im best performance so far. So im just really chuffed for some of the ive with the girls ive played with previously in england. Set up the lucy bronze, whos the likes of lucy bronze, whos missed World Cup Final missed out on a World Cup Final for the last two world cup. So just really pleased and chuffed for the girls. Its such an incredible moment. You can sort of feel the country coming together around this. I wonder what this will do for womens sport moving forward. Of course, the euros were meant to be this big moment to sort of get more girls playing football in school. Will this only add to that campaign . This only add to that campaign . Definitely. The more success, the better. And the fact its all on tv and everyones tuned in to watch. You know, i was in a i was in a small village pub yesterday and it was amazing to see how many people of all different ages and genders had packed to watch the game. So packed in to watch the game. So yeah, to have a real yeah, its going to have a real positive impact the nation positive impact on the nation and more so the girls and even more so if the girls win on sunday. It says a lot, doesnt it, that we beat hosts australia yesterday on home turf with the crowd fully behind the australians and its the lionesses that came out victorious. Weve been playing really quite well, havent. We really quite well, havent. We yeah, very well. Certainly the last couple of games. Yeah, very well. Certainly the last couple of games. The the last couple of games. The first of the group games at first of the group games at first were a bit ropey , you first were a bit ropey, you know, seeing the lionesses win the euros last summer and knowing how well they played. I think the first couple of the games, maybe the girls were up to, own personal to, to their own personal standards. You know, the standards. But, you know, in the last games where the last couple of games where the performances really meant performances have really meant the be able to get the the most to be able to get the win, the girls have showed up, have been very resilient and just been scoring some fantastic goals. And it like ella goals. And it like of ella tunes goal yesterday was was brilliant hopefully more brilliant so hopefully more of the on sunday. How will the the same on sunday. How will the team be feeling i suppose its sort of this lull now between that spectacular victory yesterday and the final on sunday. It must be a nerve wracking time. How will the team sort of keep keep focussed on that game and make sure that they can continue their winning streak . Continue their winning streak . Well, theyll be doing analysis on the game yesterday, so theyll be looking back and having meetings around how they perform they did well, perform and what they did well, what could maybe improve perform and what they did well, wh. Sunday ould maybe improve perform and what they did well, wh. Sunday andi maybe improve perform and what they did well, wh. Sunday and then be improve perform and what they did well, wh. Sunday and then they1prove perform and what they did well, wh. Sunday and then they were; for sunday and then they were doing a recovery session today. I assume, you know, ice baths and all the nice things that come with that. Maybe nice come with that. Maybe a nice sauna and then theyll do analysis for the game against spain on sunday. So yeah, theyll be keeping busy , im theyll be keeping busy, im sure there therell be nervous, but theyre very focussed, you know, girls the camp know, the girls and the camp with serena will be just focussed this world cup focussed on this. This World Cup Final its going be final because its going to be the biggest in their lives. The biggest game in their lives. And what you make of and what do you make of serena wiegmans management style because been because she has been so successful , hasnt she, in terms successful, hasnt she, in terms of last year and now of the euros last year and now the performance were seeing from the lionesses in the world cup this year, a lot of people would is down in would say that is down in a large that one woman is for sure. I think obviously being within teams myself and having won tournaments and competitions is a lot of it relies on kind of the respect to the players have for the manager. If the manager is well respected and liked and you almost put in a bit more, more effort for not just for yourself for the coach yourself but for the coach as well. You see interviews well. And you see interviews with serena and shes very down to earth and just a very humble person. Shes enjoying the ride person. Shes enjoying the ride as much as everyone else. And on top shes a fantastic top of that, shes a fantastic coach as well. So yeah, its definitely a recipe for success when you have a coach that is well liked and respected. Well liked and respected. Yeah, absolutely. And were yeah, absolutely. And were going to were going to tease you now for a prediction. How do you now for a prediction. How do you think its going to go on sunday . Well, my prediction so far havent been great. Theyve always been england winning, but the scoreline hasnt been the same good as pharrell same as good as pharrell williams, getting all williams, whos been getting all her correct. But her predictions correct. But its be close and its going to be close and a good team. But ill go with 1 0 to england, 1 0 to england. But you think its going to be close . Very interesting. Okay be close . Very interesting. Okay really good to see you this morning. Thank you so much, chris. Best luck to the chris. And best of luck to the lionesses sunday as well. Lionesses on sunday as well. Absolutely built up. Had no absolutely built up. I had no idea theyd be doing ice baths. Thats, of course, they would that just what that athletes just shows what i know. Well up next will be know. Well up next will be returning to that very sad breaking news that Michael Parkinson has died. More on that after this. That warm feeling after this. That warm feeling inside from boxed bowyers proud sponsors of weather on. News. Sponsors of weather on. News. Hello there there. Good morning to you. Im Jonathan Vautrey here with your latest gb news forecast provided news Weather Forecast provided by the met office. Most of us can look forward to a relatively fine and dry day and there is a good dose of sunshine generally if are further towards the if you are further towards the west and south first thing west and the south first thing this but a little this morning. But a little stubborn cloud across northeast england will england into scotland that will break into the break up as we head into the afternoon. More sunny afternoon. So more sunny intervals developing. You intervals developing. And if you do catch sunshine, still do catch the sunshine, still feeling pleasantly 24, 26 feeling pleasantly warm, 24, 26 degree celsius possible inland, but a bit of but theres a bit more of a breeze around. So particularly for areas, it for eastern coastal areas, it will touch cooler will feel a touch cooler compared to yesterday into the overnight period well. Well overnight period as well. Well start the cloud build start to see the cloud build again and from north again and again from the north sea, lincolnshire up into sea, from lincolnshire up into eastern and then much eastern scotland and then much more building eastern scotland and then much m rumbles in as rumbles of thunder in there as well. It peter out into the well. It will peter out into the afternoon. So scotland tending to dry with some to stay that bit dry with some sunny and theres sunny intervals and theres a bit slice south wales bit of a slice from south wales into england where it into South West England where it will as well. 26 c will turn dry it as well. 26 c as the max for today. But as i said, the humidity is certainly building and theres further rain for the rain on the cards for the overnight period as this area of low pressure to push its low pressure begins to push its way and could provide pretty way in and could provide pretty unsettled end to the working week squeezing together week isobars squeezing together as provide some gusty as well to provide some gusty winds places enjoyed by. By winds in places enjoyed by. By that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news peoples channel. Britains watching. Watching. Good morning to you. Its 25 minutes past tenure with britains newsroom on gb news with Ellie Costello and tom harwood. Harwood. Now more on this breaking news that the bbc is reporting. News that the bbc is reporting. Tv host Michael Parkinson , who tv host Michael Parkinson, who interviewed thousands of stars on his chat show, has died aged 88. Well, our National Reporter paul hawkins joins us now in the studio. Good morning to you , studio. Good morning to you, paul studio. Good morning to you, paul. I mean, this is the death of a legendary tv host, isnt it . Yeah. Legend tv host, broadcaster, author. Broadcaster, author. Yeah. Hes hes a hes a broadcasting legend. And he he hes the master of the chat show really . Maybe only terry wogan. Really . Maybe only terry wogan. You can speak about in the same breath as well. And someone whos very well known, specially for his chat show called parky which ran for two seasons first in the i think it was the 70, and then it came back in the 80s on the bbc. Hes estimated to have interviewed over 2000 people, probably the most people, probably the two most famous. The news first famous. And when the news first broke morning, the first broke this morning, the first two sprung mind for me two that sprung to mind for me were famous interview with were that famous interview with muhammad in fact, he was muhammad ali. In fact, he was interviewing twice interviewing muhammad ali twice. Really incredible interviews. And that was part of his technique, which ill come on to probably the other famous interview, though, parky interview, though, from parky was was with rod was also when he was with rod hull and emu famously pecking him on these leg and grabbing him. Its fantastic bit of television, but yeah, he started out his yorkshire born, started out his yorkshire born, started out his yorkshire born, started out his life in newspapers, then moved to on radio, onto television. He also did stints television. He also did stints presenting the old Itv Breakfast show tv. Com as well. And really show tv. Com as well. And really his kind of laconic , warm style his kind of laconic, warm style of interviewing where he made the interview really a lot of interviewers fall into the trap of making it about themselves, but he didnt. He put the guests, the interviewee at the centre of it, and thats what brought out the best in him. And he will be very fondly remembered. Just a quick statement his family, by statement from his family, by the after the way. They say that after a brief illness, sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at last night the at his home last night in the company family. But yeah, company of his family. But yeah, many, tributes many, many, many tributes will be pouring forward today in tribute great man. Tribute to the great man. Fascinating style its such a fascinating style of interviewing. Its its of interviewing. Its more its more relaxed. It almost its sometimes described as sort of a warm ray of sunshine , getting warm ray of sunshine, getting people to sort of open rather people to sort of open up rather than howling than the battering, howling winds, sort of forced winds, that sort of forced people sort close down, people to sort of close down, i suppose he got more out of his interviewees by being open and generous. Yeah and making it really informal and conversational. If theyd been doing the interview in a pub , it would interview in a pub, it would have been exactly the same. And have been exactly the same. And that was part that was part of his of the art. Like i said, he honed his journalism in newspapers. He worked for the manchester guardian. I think it was to start with. Then he went on to the daily express, saw some military service during the suez crisis when he served two years doing national conscript. Years doing national conscript. And then from there he went to on tv and his and he will be best known for his tv chat show. Like i said, 2000 guests. Some of the worlds most famous people , also a massive cricket people, also a massive cricket fan as well , played people, also a massive cricket fan as well, played a people, also a massive cricket fan as well , played a little bit fan as well, played a little bit of cricket in the very, very early days with Geoffrey Boycott and a very proud yorkshireman. And a very proud yorkshireman. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Its such a loss, isnt its just such a loss, isnt it . As you say, a broadcasting legend. And ill always remember the Desert Island discs used to do. Later career of yeah, later in his career of course, but hawkins, thank you so much. Course, but hawkins, thank you soithank course, but hawkins, thank you so ithank you. And do get in thank you. And do get in touch with with your memories of sir Michael Parkinson. Very sad news he has news this morning that he has died age of 88. Died at the age of 88. Vaiews gbnews. Com. Wed to love hear your memories. Perhaps your favourite interview. That parky ever did. Do let us know. Well , back to ever did. Do let us know. Well, back to one of our other big stories today. Students across england, wales and Northern Ireland have been getting their a level results this morning. , top a level results in yes, top a level results in england , wales and northern england, wales and Northern Ireland have fallen for a second year running with 27. 2 of all grades marked at an a star or an a. A. Well, lets cross over to our reporter , will hollis, whos at reporter, will hollis, whos at the university of derby for us. And will, how are things there . And will, how are things there . Good morning. Yes, well, the good morning. Yes, well, the Clearing Team here at the university of derby have already taken hundreds of calls from applicants, students that got their a level results this morning, some of them maybe didnt do quite so well as they hoped others might have done even better. So theyre getting in touch with universities like this one here. So when they make that call to the clearing hotline, which hopefully is a way that they can get a place on a certain course, theyll come through to people like vish, youre manning the phones and youre manning the phones and youre also on the computers looking at different grades and seeing if peoples ucas points match up. What weve got this yearis match up. What weve got this year is a return to the grading system pre pandemic, so theres no longer that uplift. How does no longer that uplift. How does that actually affect job that actually affect the job that actually affect the job that here on the that youre doing here on the clearing hotline . Seeing were actually seeing a really busy phone line this yeah really busy phone line this year. Were seeing high tariff students, students that might missed out on that. That one grade. So it really grade subject. So it really doesnt matter, clearing is an opportunity for all students, all across the country. And then what kind of calls are you taking . Are people feeling a little bit stressed, a little bit tense, or do you find that with anybody thats going to be to going university 18 or even older, theyre actually older, that theyre actually just to take that older, that theyre actually just step . To take that next step . I think it is more excitement. Yes. There is always that nerves. You always feel it in belly, but is the in your belly, but it is the excitement. Its the rush of to going university. The going university. Its the experience that students are going get they might not going to get that they might not be to get just going be able to get with just going to or sixth form. This to college or sixth form. This yearis to college or sixth form. This year is a little bit different because got rid that because weve got rid of that uplift. Because weve got rid of that uplGillian Keegan, the education Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, thats right secretary, says thats the right thing do right youve thing to do right now. Youve done this before. You do a done this job before. You do a different the university, different job at the university, but every year you do clearing. Since describe for me since 2016. Just describe for me whats this atmosphere like and whats this atmosphere like and what you getting what does it mean to you getting to this and hopefully get to do this and hopefully get people onto course where they people onto a course where they might a three years or more might have a three years or more of fantastic time at your of a fantastic time at your university . Very much of buzz its very much of a buzz environment here at the university. Enjoy celebrating university. We enjoy celebrating the success stories. We are getting through the phones. We are always being positive. Theres always an option for students with us. So its always a great opportunity for people to come in. And whats different about this year because of things like the cost of living crisis, is that affecting peoples choices for what they might do for a course or where they might want to go to university . Yeah we do see effects of the cost of living crisis. Were actually seeing more local students come to us within the midlands, its a great to the midlands, so its a great to reach us a community, as reach us as a community, as derby university. Yes, we do derby university. So yes, we do see a few more students are coming to us. This is a packed out hall. You can probably see on tv occasionally a paddle will go up for people radio. You wont for people on radio. You wont get magic but if you get the magic of it, but if you have a problem, youre clearly an expert. If youve got an expert. But if youve got a problem, you cant answer a question. What do you do so that somebody can hopefully come over and lots of people on and help you . Lots of people on the here. Hundreds of the call line here. Hundreds of calls from calls taken already from students that to take that students that want to take that next step here at university. Well will, thank so much for well will, thank you so much for showing behind the showing us a bit behind the scenes what goes on on scenes there of what goes on on a day today. A day like today. Absolutely fascinating stuff. University that university of derby there that will a busy day the will this is a busy day for the Clearing Team. Think going to be a i think its going to be a busy for clearing that busy day for Clearing Teams that lots of universities up and down the country where students have missed grades or indeed missed those grades or indeed students who just want to sort of bit higher. Of maybe aim a bit higher. Maybe isnt just maybe clearing isnt just about whose missed grades about those whose missed grades could ways. Could go both ways. Emilys been in touch well, emilys been in touch saying i dont saying personally, i dont recommend you recommend clearing when you dont youre dont get the results youre expecting. Be expecting. It would be very difficult to swept up in difficult not to get swept up in all the chaos and you could just end up applying to any Old University in any course, university in any old course, she would be she says. My advice would be take the time, take a year out, work, travel and learn, then reapply with a fresh mind. So reapply it with a fresh mind. So a different there from a different view. There from emily. Touch. Well, still to come, is it time to declare war on golfers for amount of land that for the amount of land that theyre courses read one theyre courses use . I read one statistic more more statistic that showed more more land on golf courses in land is used on golf courses in this country than housing. Are you sure about that one . Ill double check. Yeah, i think its best at first. Lets have a look at todays headlines. Heres your news with Aaron Armstrong. Armstrong. It is 1033. Lets get you up to date with the headlines from the newsroom. Michael parkinson, the newsroom. Michael parkinson, sir Michael Parkinson, one of britains most celebrated broadcasters, has died at the age of 88, as reported by the bbc, the family confirmed that a statement to the corporation , statement to the corporation, which said after a brief illness, sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family. They have asked for privacy and time to grieve. The privacy and time to grieve. The presenter is best known for his conversational interviews with high profile guests like muhammad madonna and Billy Muhammad ali, madonna and Billy Connolly. Top a level results connolly. Top a level results have fallen for the second year in a row 27. 2 of all grades in england , wales and northern england, wales and Northern Ireland were marked a or a star. Thats down from almost 45 in 2021. Its part of a plan to bnng 2021. Its part of a plan to bring results back to pre pandemic levels during covid grades are based on Teacher Assessment. 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Were both right. Were both right. It were both right. It depends how the house. If you how you count the house. If you include garden, then youre right. More housing, more land right. More housing, more land as usual, housing. If you only look the footprint the look at the footprint of the houses though, then moorland is used golf courses. In fact. Used for golf courses. In fact. Well, agree one. Well, agree on that one. Well, agree on that one. Then weve got lots more to discuss coming up after this britains news. Channel good morning. Its 20 to 11. And this is britains newsroom on gb news. With me tom harwood and Ellie Costello. Now, 11,000 acres of land in greater london, the size of 42 football fields, or 671 Tennis Courts will be given away to golfers. Thats according to data from the ordnance survey. Data from the ordnance survey. Now, is this one of the reasons why londoners arent getting on the housing ladder . Well one man declaring war on golf is business and Technology Correspondent at the Evening Standard, simon hunt. Simon, why standard, simon hunt. Simon, why do you hate golf . Morning. Do you hate golf . Morning. Thanks very much. I should say thanks very much. I should say that the piece i wrote for the Evening Standard is a little bit tongue in cheek. I dont hate golfers. I dont want to declare war on them. I dont want to see some kind of immediate ban on golf or something as extreme as that. But what i am trying to do is attention an issue is draw attention to an issue which in which is very pressing in london, which is we have a housing crisis there of homes to go around , rents and house go around, rents and house pnces go around, rents and house prices have skyrocketed. People prices have skyrocketed. People on the middle incomes dont think they have a realistic prospect of getting on the housing ladder and given that such a huge amount of the land in london is used towards golfing, maybe we should consider how much of that is fair. Fair. I mean, how much do you think we need to look at as this is the answer to building on green land . Be that golf course or fields or Something Like that. I mean, we are a green and pleasant land, arent we . Thats what england is known for. Many people like living near golf courses and those beautiful manicured lawns. Courses and those beautiful manicured lawns. There courses and those beautiful manicured lawns. There is a benefit to that. Do you think that perhaps we should be looking at Something Like land density and using land that density and using the land that is built and just is already built on and just building upwards . Building upwards . Mean , i think i think its i mean, i think i think its not either or. I think its a question of both. But i mean, as far as golf courses are concerned and a lot of them are only green in the sort of literal sense and that they have lawns, but theyre not green in an sense. I mean, an environmental sense. I mean, they huge amounts of they consume huge amounts of water. And of course, historically, lot of them historically, a lot of them were created knocking down created by knocking down millions of trees. Created by knocking down millions of trees. And so millions of trees. And so actually, you could you could turn them into genuinely green places by rewilding, say, 50 or 60 of the land and then converting the remainder to housing. Is there a risk here that with this eye Catching Campaign , certainly provocative campaign, certainly provocative campaign, certainly provocative campaign, the people that might sort of be on the fence about whether or not theyre a nimby or a nimby, thats no. In my backyard or. Yes, in my backyard. Would would those people perhaps be turned off by campaigning like this when actually whats needed is to sort of bring people forward . If sort of bring people forward . If you want to sort of get more houses built . Yeah. I mean, houses built . Yeah. I mean, i you know, there was there was a bit of perhaps a bit of sensationalism in the piece. But, you know, i was trying to draw an attention to an important issue. I mean, i can important issue. I mean, i can completely respect concerns that people have if, you know, suddenly a Huge Development suddenly a Huge Development suddenly arrives in your in your backyard and in your and youre a bit worried about how its going to look and whether it will change your the your community and so on. But but i mean, there are always going to be a small subset of the population who are, you like population who are, if you like , nimbys and perhaps they will never be convinced. You know, theres only so much we can do to assuage their concerns. And there are much more pressing concerns who are concerns by people who are struggling to either get on the housing ladder or even struggling to find a place they can afford to run. Mean, lot of this is just i mean, a lot of this is just about a shortage of affordable housing, isnt it . Simon yeah, absolutely. And but its not necessarily the case that its about a shortage of space because, as i say, that if you add up the amount of golf courses in london, they are combined, they are larger than the size of two boroughs of hackney. So its not boroughs of hackney. So its not the case that we dont have the space to build these houses in london, these affordable houses. Its how were managing that space. Thats an incredible statistic. Two boroughs of hackney taken up by golf course, perhaps that actually does shift the calculations here. Its not saying get rid of every golf course. Its saying maybe 1 or 2 of these things could be put to better use. Its a really interesting conversation. Absolutely no. You, absolutely no. Thank you, simon hunt, starting hunt, for starting that conversation no people at conversation. No doubt people at home views. Gb views home will have views. Gb views was gbnews. Com is the address was at gbnews. Com is the address to into now as we were to write into now as we were just telling you a moment ago , just telling you a moment ago, very sad news has broken this morning that sir Michael Parkinson, of britains most parkinson, one of britains most celebrated broadcasters, has died at the age of 88. Well, Carole Malone is with us now and shes met the legendary broadcaster carol, just your memories of Michael Parkinson. You know what was fantastic about him . I mean, i interviewed him a couple of times and he was the worst person ever to interview because he was the journalist. And asked journalist. And if you asked a stupid question, he wasted no time in telling you was time in telling you it was a stupid question. He was terrified. Both and john terrified. Both him and John Humphrys i ever did because interviewers i ever did because there proper journalists and that fantastic as that was fantastic about him as an on television an interviewer on television because the biggest hollywood stars subjected themselves to interviews by him because they knew he wasnt trying to score points. They knew he genuinely wanted information. And, you wanted information. And, you know, people told him things that had never been said before. And i mean, i dont know whether you guys remember some of the people that he did interview. You know, he made Billy Connollys instance. Connollys career, for instance. He billy on every he had Billy Connolly on every three and it was three months. And it was fantastic. But he had people fantastic. And but he had people like had like muhammad ali only had Lauren Bacall. He had david niven. And they him stuff niven. And they told him stuff that had never told anybody that they had never told anybody else. And style of else. And that style of interview wasnt the norm at the time. It was it was a very different style, relaxed. Different style, more relaxed. It was relaxed in the sense. But like journalist, what like every good journalist, what he do, he and i used to he used to do, he and i used to recognise what he doing recognise what he was doing all the journalists, ask the time. Journalists, you ask three questions and three innocuous questions and then the fourth is the killer, where you have to open your soul and it kind of makes you feel, you know, the three soft questions make you feel and he was master of that. And what was a master of that. And what he also a master at was he he was also a master at was he did all his own research. He, you know, he wouldnt have a celebrity on talking about a book unless youd read it from cover and i dont just cover to cover. And i dont just mean hed read mean skim read unless hed read it cover to he used it from cover to cover. He used to spend week writing the to spend his week writing the notes for that weekend show. And so there wasnt. And, you know, ive so there wasnt. And, you know, pve the so there wasnt. And, you know, ive the time ive lost count of the time stars would to him, how did stars would say to him, how did you that because he you know that then . Because he had dug up stuff. He didnt just take from celebrity take stuff from celebrity magazines. Their magazines. He dug into their lives. And so and i think because the celebrities knew hed taken the time to do that , hed taken the time to do that, they respected him and in return gave him the stories that he was for. Going its really beautiful to heah its really beautiful to hear. You describe Michael Parkinson like that, because i think so many people would watch his interviews and feel like he had a certain magic or a certain way with people. He did do you think were struck his think you were struck by his lack because those lack of ego because those interviews were never about him. They were always about the guest and he had this ability guest. And he had this ability to allow that guest to really be themselves. Themselves. And you ever watched him and if you ever watched him when interviewing people, when he was interviewing people, he listening all he was listening, listening all the was intently the time. He was intently listening. Of listening. And a lot of interviewers now , i think you interviewers now, i think you could say to some interviewers now, know, i i just now, you know, i just i just fell a cliff yesterday, but fell off a cliff yesterday, but im and go fine and im fine. And theyd go fine and then on to next because then move on to the next because theyre not really listening and park stone genuinely park and stone was genuinely interested information. Interested in the information. And a terrible and he was also a terrible flirt. He was the most monumental flirt. I remember him doing it with Lauren Bacall and she actually said, youre flirting with me. And he kind of went and did it with helen went and he did it with helen moon. He got away with helen mirren. Was trying to say to mirren. He was trying to say to her that lot of her fame her that a lot of her fame wasnt just down her acting. Wasnt just down to her acting. It the fact that wore it was the fact that she wore very revealing clothes and showed and she showed her bosoms off. And she said him, are you trying to said to him, are you trying to say i use my bosoms . And he said, well, kind of, yes. And he got it because hed got away with it because hed been flirting her. The been flirting with her. And the one i saw, he never got one person i saw, he never got it years ago when he it was years ago when he interviewed meg ryan. And she he she was purposely being difficult and she was being horrible to him. And the stupid thing was she ended up looking like an idiot because nothing he had done or said was rude or intrusive or crossed line. But intrusive or crossed a line. But he did flirt with women. He thought he could flirt with, and he got more out of them, of couise. Course. Well, lets bring in Benjamin Butterworth now. Benjamin, what are your thoughts, reflections on the life of Michael Parkinson . You know, like everybody, watched him when i everybody, i watched him when i was and i remember was growing up, and i remember the when moved the ferrari when he moved from bbc itv and everyone was bbc to itv and everyone was furious. But having watched lots furious. But having watched lots of those interviews back, i watched the one with George Michael recently after George Michael recently after George Michael was sort of outed and hed had an incident in a public bathroom. He sat down with Michael Parkinson for the best part full hour. He got part of the full hour. He got the whole show and the way in which people like george which he got people like George Michael in that very sensitive situation to share situation to open up, to share their truth. But but not in a confessional way, not in the way that a publicist had written, written for them in advance , written for them in advance, which is what a lot of chat shows have find that shows have today. I find that quite remarkable. But other quite remarkable. But the other thing for from his thing that i long for from his show the fact that nowadays show is the fact that nowadays everyone they just everyone comes in and they just sort plonk their book down or sort of plonk their book down or plonk their film down, and its just about and they just all about that. And they ask you know, trite ask sort of, you know, trite questions. Whereas the questions. Whereas he got the person up and i think as person to open up and i think as a journalist, as an adult myself, just wonder how he did myself, i just wonder how he did it, it was a really it, because it was a really remarkable felt like remarkable skill. You felt like he your friend. He was your your friend. I think thats exactly what people felt like. And he was he was professional end, as was professional to the end, as i say, he was terrifying to i say, but he was terrifying to interviewers he would interviewers because he would know your know if youd done your research. At the times research. I mean, at the times i interviewed him, spent days interviewed him, i spent days before looking stuff because before looking up stuff because i i tripped up once hed i know if i tripped up once hed have hed be on your neck. Have me, hed be on your neck. Sharp sure. You know, sharp yeah, very sure. You know, do work . Do you work . Well, dont make him like that anymore. Well, andrew. Well, andrew. Something that what . Thats something that struck me, actually, when you were there theres were speaking. There is. Theres so journalists who so many journalists now who wouldnt put that research, wouldnt put in that research, who take the time to who wouldnt take the time to listen those that listen to all those skills that many weve lost really. Em w there were a lot of you know, there were a lot of people, a lot of interviewers now and i see it. They depend on the thats done for the research thats done for them which is all them in studio, which is all good. If youre a good. But if youre a journalist, you know how to get extra stuff, you know, especially had he had especially him. He had he had decades experience decades of experience of watching at watching people, looking at people. So, know, he people. So, you know, what he brought you brought to the table was, you know, also, i suppose that know, but also, i suppose that space that develop it. I wonder actually, if some of that might be coming back now with of podcast world, with sort of the podcast world, you get the long form, the sort of weve moved away from that in television sort of and television and sort of and i suppose on social media as well, everything fast, everything feels fast, everything feels fast, everything feels fast, everything feels short. But i suppose its a really interesting thats interesting sort of world thats opening up in podcasts. Well, say that, but the well, you say that, but the thing the parkinson thing about the parkinson sure was information was was you had the information was one the stuff you got the one thing. The stuff you got the glamour was another and you could it. You were there. Could see it. You were there. You could see, you know, all the women the hollywood stars women stars, the hollywood stars there you you were women stars, the hollywood stars there watching you were women stars, the hollywood stars there watching them. ou were women stars, the hollywood stars there watching them. ou wethink there watching them. And i think there watching them. And i think the podcast is great. You know, youre listening. Youre you know, maybe on know, you can maybe watch it on a thing. But but i just a zoom thing. But but i just think the great for him think the great thing for him was was that never was that it was that he never was that it was that he never was anything other than the bloke yorkshire, was bloke from yorkshire, which was fantastic. Was fantastic. And he was interviewing who interviewing these people who are multi millionaires and are mega multi millionaires and they at home with him, they felt at home with him, which is, if youre just which is, well, if youre just joined reacting to joined us, we are reacting to the that sir michael the news that sir Michael Parkinson at the of 88. We will continue to bring reaction throughout the reaction to you throughout the morning. But he was a legendary morning. But he was a legendary tv host, broadcasting legend. Tv host, a broadcasting legend. Many of you will have your own memories michael memories of sir Michael Parkinson. Share them with parkinson. Do share them with us. Vaiews gbnews. Com. But lets move on to the other big, big story of the day. Of course, who could have missed it yesterday . The england womens team through to that World Cup Final. Benjamin, your World Cup Final. Benjamin, your reaction . Which you know, im not usually a football fanatic. Not usually a football fanatic. You know, you surprise me surely that. Surely that. You know what i mean . It feels like they really god, you shouldnt say it should you . But it they really could it feels like they really could do because, you know, to beat do it because, you know, to beat australia co hosts of this event on soil, thats on home soil, thats pretty remarkable. Know, its remarkable. And you know, its not since 1966 that england has made it to a football World Cup Final. I think its i think im very optimistic. Its sunday morning. If im not mistaken, our time, that its going to happen. 11 a. M. Youll set your alarm. Ill set my alarm just after Camilla Tominey. Ill put the ill put. Did you know the terrible thing is actually going to holiday this weekend . To be on holiday this weekend . Im for we im standing in for her and we will be air during that big will be on air during that big warm up during that big. I dont i dont begrudge people who might have. Well youre doing an might have. Well youre doing an extra days work. Will you get a day off . Thats the question. Because i do work sundays as well. Theres this debate about whether therell be a bank houday whether therell be a bank holiday if we will. The labour party is calling you for it. The lib dems calling for it. Lib dems are calling for it. Rishi isnt. Rishi sunak isnt. Hes standing. Is this. Is this. Im with and ali on im with rishi and ali on this oh, you think there this one. Oh, you think there should be no, i think they shouldnt be. It should be if we had a holiday for every had a bank holiday for every incredible thing happened had a bank holiday for every in theyve achieved so much and it feels like these are now household in the that household names in the way that the football the england womens Football Team years team perhaps wasnt four years ago, say it, it feels ago, dare i say it, it feels like we have of entered like we have sort of entered a different sort of realm it different sort of realm when it comes to remember, in 1966 time when world cup was played, when the world cup was played, women couldnt play in competitive football. Then they werent mean, its werent allowed to. I mean, its only in recent years, i think the first world cup for women was be wrong. Was 1991. So i could be wrong. But anyway, it was back but anyway, it was around back then. Theyve incredibly then. So theyve done incredibly absolutely have absolutely well, we will have much reaction to all of much more reaction to all of these stories coming up. The cricketer Geoffrey Boycott us in the next boycott will join us in the next hour to the hour to pay tributes to the legend Michael Parkinson as well. Yes whos died at the age of 88. Thats very sad news this morning. Well be talking about that after this. That after this. The temperatures rising , boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. On. Gb news. Hello there, there. Good morning to you. Im Jonathan Vautrey here with your latest gb news Weather Forecast provided by the met office most of us can look forward to a relatively fine and dry day and there is a good dose of sunshine generally if you are further towards the west and the south first thing this morning. But a little stubborn cloud across northeast england into scotland that will break the break up as we head into the afternoon. Sunny afternoon. So more sunny intervals developing. If you intervals developing. And if you do sunshine, still intervals developing. And if you do pleasantlyiine, still intervals developing. And if you do pleasantly warm, ill intervals developing. And if you do pleasantly warm, 2420 feeling pleasantly warm, 2420 six possible six degrees celsius, possible inland, but theres a bit more of a breeze around. So particularly eastern particularly for eastern coastal areas, a touch areas, it will feel a touch cooler compared to yesterday into period as into the overnight period as well start see the well. Well start to see the cloud again. Again from cloud build again. Again from the north sea, from lincolnshire up into eastern scotland and then widespread then much more widespread cloud building south west then much more widespread cloud bu well. South west then much more widespread cloud bu well. So south west then much more widespread cloud bu well. So a south west then much more widespread cloud bu well. So a bit south west then much more widespread cloud bu well. So a bit moreyuth west then much more widespread cloud bu well. So a bit more ofh west then much more widespread cloud bu well. So a bit more of awest then much more widespread cloud bu well. So a bit more of a mild as well. So a bit more of a mild night come. Generally around night to come. Generally around 13 to 15 c as our lows. Night to come. Generally around 13 to 15 c as our lows. The 13 to 15 c as our lows. The humidity there beginning to build as all this rain begins to pushin build as all this rain begins to push in from the south west. Some heavy outbreaks for Northern Ireland, wales, england , perhaps rumbles of , perhaps some rumbles of thunder there well. It thunder in there as well. It will peter into the will peter out into the afternoon. Scotland tending afternoon. So scotland tending to that bit dry with some to stay that bit dry with some sunny intervals theres sunny intervals and theres a bit a slice south wales bit of a slice from south wales into england where it into southwest england where it will dry it as well, 26 c will turn dry it as well, 26 c as max for today. Will turn dry it as well, 26 c as max for today. But as as the max for today. But as i said, the humidity certainly building and theres further rain the rain on the cards for the overnight as this area of overnight period as this area of low pressure begins to push its way in and could provide a pretty unsettled end the pretty unsettled end to the working week squeezing working week isobars squeezing together provide some working week isobars squeezing togethinds provide some working week isobars squeezing togethinds in provide some working week isobars squeezing togethinds in places. Yvide some working week isobars squeezing togethinds in places. Enjoy;ome gusty winds in places. Enjoy your day. Bye bye. Your day. Bye bye. The temperatures rising , boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Well. Good morning. Its 11 a. M. On thursday, the 7th of august. This is britains newsroom on gb news with tom harwood and me, Ellie Costello coming up for you today , the coming up for you today, the interviewer of the stars. For decades, sir Michael Parkinson has died. Today aged 88. Well be remembering a True Television icon, his friend and fellow yorkshireman, sir Geoffrey Boycott will join us live. Live. The lionesses have done it. They have booked a place in the World Cup Final after beating hosts australia , spain are up hosts australia, spain are up next in the final on sunday. And today gb news is taking the dont kill Cash Campaign to downing street almost 300,000 of you have signed the petition to ensure that cash remains legal tenderin ensure that cash remains legal tender in this country until at least 2050. Dont forget , least 2050. Dont forget, theres still time to sign and its a huge morning for tens of thousands of students as its a level results day grades are expected to drop for a second year running after the pandemic led to a spike in top grades. Well have the very latest reaction from across the United Kingdom. Kingdom. And of course, we want your reaction to all that is going on today, particularly stories, memories perhaps many of you may have met or interacted with, sir Michael Parkinson, who was, of course, sadly died today. Gb views at gb news is the address i to get in touch, lets get a news bulletin now with Aaron Armstrong. Armstrong. Very good morning to you. It is 11 01. Im Aaron Armstrong in the gb newsroom. So Michael Parkinson, one of britains most celebrated broadcasters, has died at the age of 88, as reported by the bbc, the family confirmed in a statement to the corporation which said this after a brief illness , sir after a brief illness, sir michael passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family, and theyve asked for privacy and time to grieve. The presenter is time to grieve. The presenter is best known for his conversational interviews with high profile guests like muhammad ali, madonna and Billy Connolly. Top a level results connolly. Top a level results across england, wales and Northern Ireland have fallen almost back to pre pandemic levels. The proportion of candidates receiving top grades is down by almost 10 from last year and almost 18 from 2021. Around 73,000 fewer a or a stars have been awarded compared to last year as part of a plan to tackle grade inflation during covid, when results were based on Teacher Assessment, covid, when results were based on Teacher Assessment , the on Teacher Assessment, the number of students accepted for a place at university is also down by 2. 6 from 2022. But Clare Marchant from ucas says the overall picture is positive incentive of students today are actually going to their first choice university, which is to be really celebrated. Its up around 5 in 2019, slightly down on last year, but thats what we expected is return to normal grading. So a day to celebrate, as you say, for them. Our job at ucas is to for them. Ourjob at ucas is to support those that change their mind or indeed didnt quite get the grades they wanted. Well education secretary Gillian Keegan says students shouldnt be disappointed. Be disappointed. Anna has insisted that the changes are fair. University places and Good University places and the access to university is still exactly the same as it was. So if they were going to if theyd have got to be and gone to university in 2019, theyll get b and to go to University Get a, b and to go to university in 2023. So all weve done is and this is really important because our exams , both gcses because our exams, both gcses and a levels, are highly regarded across the world and we just want to make sure they keep that value and obviously we needed to go back from teacher assessed grades and we that assessed grades and we did that last year. But now were going back to the normal grading last year. But now were going back to and normal grading last year. But now were going back to and that|al grading sure system and that will make sure that these hold their value. Questioned on labours policy of getting 50 of all students into university , the shadow into university, the shadow education , bridget education secretary, bridget phillipson, told us its more important that young people have choices. If i were education secretary, id make sure that under the next Labour Government its a big focus once again. I mean that does mean making sure that young people who want to go to University Get that opportunity do and all opportunity to do so and for all people talk about that people tend to talk about that number in terms of 50, its often far less in places like sunderland where im an mp, where those where young people have those opportunities. About the opportunities. Its about the range opportunities its range of opportunities and its about having real about young people having real choices about whats best for them apprenticeship them and Apprenticeship University the world of work further study gb news dont kill cash petition will be delivered to the chancellor later today. Jeremy hunt will receive more than 289,000 signatures on behalf of viewers and listeners who have joined the campaign. And the letter is calling on the government to protect the status of cash as legal tender and a widely accepted form of payment until at least 2050. Reform uk adviser ben habib says those who still use cash are being discriminated against. You know, there are 5 Million People in this country who rely on cash trades who dont have bank account and credit cards and so on, and theyve been marginalised and they continue being marginalised. And if we move to a society where cash is discriminated against, where restaurants refuse to take it, shops refuse to take it, in effect, that promise on the back of a £10 note and all other legal tender becomes a meaningless promise. Meaningless promise. And you can watch the petition being handed to downing street that will be live on gb news from 2 pm. Now, authorities in tenerife say wildfires on the Spanish Island are out of control. Five villages on the northeast coast of the island have been evacuated as the fire spread some seven square miles in 24 hours. It broke out at a National Park near the mount tabor volcano that spains highest peak, which has hampered access for Emergency Services and thousands of canadians, have been evacuated from parts of the Northwest Territories, including the provincial capital, yellowknife, because of wildfires, canada is ensuring its worst season of fires , with its worst season of fires, with more than a thousand active burning across the country. 230 of those are in the remote north west territories. This is north west territories. This is gb news on tv, on your radio and also on smart speaker. But now it is back to tom. Only it is back to tom. Only welcome back. This is welcome back. This is britains newsroom here on gb news. My name is tom harwood and im with Ellie Costello and lots of you have been reacting to that. Very sad news this morning that sir Michael Parkinson has died the age of 88. We asked died at the age of 88. We asked for your memories of sir Michael Parkinson, perhaps your favourite interviews. So many of favourite interviews. So many of you have been in touch this morning, so were going to share a few of andrews been in a few of those. Andrews been in touch saying when you people touch saying when you let people talk during interviews, they reveal more about themselves. And is something that sir and this is something that sir Michael Parkinson really understood his interviews with some of the most famous people on the planet were utterly brilliant , a on the planet were utterly brilliant, a truly great broadcaster , author and broadcaster, author and journalist and i also share his love of cricket. That was a huge part of his life. He used to play part of his life. He used to play regularly at barnsley cricket club, rip parky and pete from lanzarote has written in to say sad news today weve lost a leading journalist , michael leading journalist, Michael Parkinson, at the age of 88 years. He was undoubtedly a legend in his own lifetime. He was undoubtedly a legend in his own lifetime. I he was undoubtedly a legend in his own lifetime. I met he was undoubtedly a legend in his own lifetime. I met him in his own lifetime. I met him in a cricket context several times over in yorkshire and in london. He was immediately likeable and down to earth , likeable and down to earth, despite the many successes and achieved during his extraordinary life. Hell be extraordinary life. Hell be sorely missed. And that is something thats really coming across in these views. It is how likeable and how warm parky was. Many people, as you said earlier, felt as though parky was their friend. And i know whos and trevor says, i know whos a good age, but genuinely saddened to hear his passing. An to hear of his passing. An absolute legend, straight talking shows were talking man. His shows were brilliant. In peace and brilliant. Rest in peace and john has written in to say very sad news to hear of sir Michael Parkinsons death. Parkinsons death. He was a brilliant broadcaster and a talk show host, a legend , especially host, a true legend, especially liked chat show liked his own chat show parkinson plus also presenting. Parkinson plus also presenting. Give us clue for a while. My give us a clue for a while. My condolences his family condolences to his Family Friends on the sad loss and hes just added in his favourite interview, which was with tommy coopeh interview, which was with tommy cooper, who always made him laugh comedic timing laugh with great comedic timing and magic. Oh well, thats really lovely. Thank so much for those thank you so much for those tributes memories tributes and those memories there. Be talking to there. And we will be talking to Geoffrey Boycott, whos a cricketer, fellow proud cricketer, a fellow proud yorkshireman, of yorkshireman, and a friend of parky. Well to talking him parky. Well be to talking him a little bit later in the show. So dont miss that. But before we get to that, of course, england are through to their womens cup their first womens World Cup Final history and english final in history and english footballs first global final since 1966. Now the beloved squad beat co hosts australia 3 1 on their own turf in this gripping semi final yesterday. Yes. And on sunday, our lionesses will take on spain for a chance to take the trophy. A chance to take the trophy. Thats amid some calls for a bank holiday to properly celebrate, which i think absolutely needs to happen. Tom absolutely needs to happen. Tom does not agree. We wont go into that. We wont go into that today. So what impact has this International Team had on the next generation of female footballers . The lionesses of the future . Well, were joined in the studio now by youth coach at London Football talent centre, yalla latif, along with his co captains of the under 16 team, megan and sophie. Well, good morning to all three of you. Really good to have you in the studio. Sophie. Well start with you, shall we . Your reaction to that incredible game yesterday because that was nerve wracking stuff, wasnt it . The match was so i think the match was so tense to watch, especially after australia got their first goal because it was it was just such a tense match and you had no idea what was going to happen next. And after the second, after the after half time, australia came out like hungry for a goal and they pressed england. So much. I think it was really like scary to see. And did you keep the faith . Sophie or were you quite nervous . I was quite nervous, but i thought we could pull through, so im happy we did in the end and megan, how has all of the focus on womens football over the last 12 months plus really sort of changed how your your training, how perhaps youre seen by your friends or has it changed at all . I think it has changed somewhat. I think now womens football is being taken more seriously as a whole. And i seriously as a whole. And i think that its brought so many new people into the game and its brought so much respect towards womens football. And towards womens football. And yeah, now people think, okay, well, this can become somewhat like the mens and i just think its yeah, really, really. Thats so interesting that you felt that on the ground in the last 12 months or so. Is it something that you two would consider as a career in the future, being lioness and future, being a lioness and playing your country . Playing for your country . Yeah, definitely. I think the opportunity theres so much more opportunity theres so much more opportunity now and i think that just in general, more people watching the sport, more people watching the sport, more people watching the sport, more people watching the game and more people getting involved. So i think that theres more opportunity. Well, turning to you. Yes youve been training, youve been a coach. Youve been sort been a coach. Youve been sort of forming these teams. Has there been more interest now following the success of the lionesses . Lionesses . I think it definitely has been. I think just to echo what megan said and what sophie have said already, that the opportunities are increasing at rapid opportunities are increasing at rap and obviously the fa have put and obviously the fa have put a of funding into of a lot of funding into kind of growing the girls game and the female general. Female game in general. I think its really good to kind of get that, but its also given opportunities for given more opportunities for people didnt people that maybe didnt think there career or pathway there was a career or a pathway for the female game in for them in the female game in particular, or football as a whole. So definitely theres been a growth that. Think its growth in that. I think its just sure that we follow just making sure that we follow through with that. Right. Wm w right. Do you want to 5 do you want to see . So what do you want to see . I mean, if we win on sunday, i say when we went on sunday because its absolute we have its an absolute given. We have to about it like its to talk about it like its already happened. This is your manifesto were manifesting here this morning. Morning. I mean, this morning. Yes, we are in the morning. What are still in the morning. What would to see more would you like to see more funding on grassroot level . Funding on on grassroot level . Um definitely um i think theres definitely opportune communities there how. Now. I think theres enough opportunities. I think theres enough opporturthey. I think theres enough opporturthey get to continue funding they get to continue the more opportunities they will get. I think its the right level of guidance and support around definitely around it. So theres definitely an increase in coaches, definitely the number definitely increasing the number of there needs of players. I think there needs to maybe more diversity in to be maybe more diversity in terms pool of terms of the talent pool of players coming through as well as the coaches. But i think its just sure theres enough just making sure theres enough pathways players pathways not just for players but of the but for coaches. One of the biggest is trying to Biggest Challenges is trying to get coaches to buy into the get more coaches to buy into the female game because obviously historically female game because obviously historicallmore the mens female game because obviously histori was younger, yes, when i was younger, yes, definitely. My School Teachers when i was younger, yes, definittime,iy School Teachers when i was younger, yes, definittime,iy sci say, teachers when i was younger, yes, definittime,iy sci say, well,ers at the time, they say, well, they inducted me into a new team. They told me, okay, well, trial for this team , see if you trial for this team, see if you get in. And yeah, i sort of progressed there. Managed progressed from there. I managed to get into that team and thats where it sort of started off. But i was younger, like but when i was younger, like really mean, there really little, i mean, there werent many opportunities for girls was girls to play football. It was either football either play Grassroots Football with or nothing, and with boys or nothing, and i think thats where maybe we need to sort look at changing to sort of look at changing things up a bit, maybe introductory younger girls into football earlier on. I think thats why we need to improve. So if you watch your journey being with football, when i was youngeh being with football, when i was younger, it was kind of just school teams and like it got to the point where i was playing for two grassroots teams and it was kind of i was trying to take every opportunity i could to play every opportunity i could to play football because there just wasnt much anywhere else. And it was that when i could find like a team that was had , i find like a team that was had, i was willing to work with me and was willing to work with me and was willing to kind of push me to the next level, it was like for just grasp the opportunity and like the first thing i could do. But finding that team was that. Was that a challenge to sort find the right place to sort of find the right place to play, or are there all those opportunities that exist . Quite fortunate in that i was quite fortunate in that there , there there was like locally, there was a league for like a Grassroots League and so i was quite fortunate in that sense. But it was like, yeah , it was but it was like, yeah, it was kind of just find thing where i could play and where i fit into the team. The team. Im really interested to hear what you think about the lionesses as a squad because they really strike you as a really Friendly Group of girls that actually really get along with another. What do you with one another. What do you think of that . I think in Football Teams that that tends to be the norm. I mean, the girls that ive always played with, theyve always played with, theyve always been really , really nice always been really, really nice and everyone gets along because they have the same interest rate. Whereas at school, i think , well, maybe youre not like in a group of people with the same interests as you. But yeah, in a team youve got people that are striving towards achieving the same as you. And think same goal as you. And i think that brings everyone together really theres so much and yes, theres been so much discussion management and discussion about management and how crucial that has been , how crucial that has been, particularly for the lion lionesses over the last year and a half. Do you think thats been a half. Do you think thats been a crucial factor . I think definitely. I think you see, i think what you see, especially with serena coming in, is theres a different approaches. Winning approaches. Theres that winning mentality that shes bringing from experiences. From her previous experiences. And is definitely and i think that is definitely something theyve needed something that theyve needed and supported and its definitely supported them journey them in this journey so far. Initially to the euros initially going off to the euros and getting final. And now getting into the final. So think yes is the short so i think yes is the short answer to your question. Management is definitely a key part i think its part to it, but i think its just more specifically you just more specifically what you nofice just more specifically what you notice linking back notice and even linking back into megans just said is into what megans just said is that theyve all got a collective interest. Its shared interest, and i think serenas able of tap each able to kind of tap into each persons individual kind of goals as well. So i goals within that as well. So i think thats probably whats really helped. Do you think has been what do you think has been the to the lionesses the secret to the lionesses success . Been fantastic success . Has it been fantastic management . Lack management . Has it been the lack of ego and the friendship that megan touched upon there, is megan touched upon there, or is it different . It something entirely different . Everything that i think its everything that you but think one you just said, but i think one other thing is probably you just said, but i think one oth the most recent match. And i think captain millie bright, i think captain millie bright, i think that might just be my bias. I do not celebrate. Yeah, bias. I do not celebrate. Yeah, i think shes been fantastic as well. What about you, sophie . Yeah, i think that like to be honest, the whole team has been incredible. I think like georgia stanway has been like controlling the midfield and i think thats one of the reasons why were winning so many games is because shes so many games is because shes so aggressive on on and off the boat. So aggressive on on and off the boat. It means that were boat. It means that were winning in the midfield and were able to kind of just play like fluidly. Like fluidly. Now we have been having this entire conversation. Well, theres been a football ominous really perched upon the table in front of us. I might be told off for this by our producers, but i wonder if i wonder if either of you wanted to pop up and show or. Yes as well. If you wanted to show us any skills with the football, i think it would be great for you to do it well. There you go. Sophie there you go. Sophie there you go. Thats the good captain spirit there. Microphone there, pop spirit there. Microphoneone there, pop spirit there. Microphone in; there, pop spirit there. Microphone in youre, pop spirit there. Microphone in your pocket your microphone in your pocket there. What are you going great. And what are you going to and keep you up . To do for us and keep you up . His or something . Yeah, ill stick with that. What am i looking. Yeah. Yeah. Blame me if you break anything. Yeah, right about where you are. That good. Are. Yeah, that looks good. Go on. Spare go on. Spare hair tied up. Well, my hair tied up. Well, my hair tied up. Hey, whoa. Hey, whoa. Well, you can that, oh, well, you can do that, could you, tom . Definitely im so many of those so impressed. How many of those do you reckon could do . Do you reckon you could do . Think my records, like, i think my records, like, 105. Wow wow. Ive got an audible sigh of my ear that nothing i nothing was broken. Thank you so participating so much for participating in this. Absolute this. Its been an absolute treat to treat to talk to you all. Yes meghan and sophie, thank thank you so much. And yes. Thank you so much. And best on sunday as well. Best of luck on sunday as well. To lionesses. All to the lionesses. Were all behind and some behind you here. And some lionesses, the future as well. We can the generation we can see the next generation coming really, really coming up. Its really, really exciting stuff, isnt it . But still to come, stuff. But still to come, mark white, our Homeland Security us security editor, will join us live studio to discuss live in the studio to discuss the of Channel Crossings the amount of Channel Crossings and seized in and ships that were seized in dover go dover yesterday. Dont go anywhere im gb news radio. Im gb news radio. Welcome back. Its 1122. Youre with britains newsroom on gb news with tom harwood and me, Ellie Costello. Me, Ellie Costello. Now lets return to the situation in the channel. In the last 24 hours, 550 migrants have arrived in the uk via small boats. Our Homeland Security editor mark white was in dover yesterday and is with us in the studio now. Mark the big numbers coming across. Yes. Yes. And the authorities have been braced for the fact that because were entering a bit of a calm period, i say that i think theres going to be thunderstorms. Yesterday and its quite blowy in the channel today. Gives you the unpredictable nature of everything you nature of everything and how you try plan for it. But they did try to plan for it. But they did believe that over the coming days , theres going to be days, theres going to be windows in the weather where the migrants can come across the channel. And of course, they always do. So yesterday we had from very early in the morning, eight small boats in that morning surge. Then late at night, another two small boats that travelled effectively overnight. Theyve just arrived in very early this morning. Overnight. Theyve just arrived in very early this morning. So in very early this morning. So that takes the total in the past 24 hours to 550. And of course, we reported yesterday that the figures have now topped 17,000 for the year. So far. Thats so interesting that they are coming very Early Morning and late at night. Is that because there are more patrols in the daytime . Is that because its a busier shipping lane in the daytime . I think some of it is to do with the tidal conditions in the morning get the morning tide. Morning to get the morning tide. And you conditions and then you know, conditions can be favourable in the evening as well. Theyre looking always are sophisticated. Now, are very sophisticated. Now, these criminal gangs watching weather and tide conditions to get the optimum more moment to push off. And yes , some of it is push off. And yes, some of it is also down to the activity of the french. They come in for a lot of criticises, but they have stepped up patrols. They do intercept some of the boats before they get into the water and puncture them. But a lot of boats do get into the water. What we dont always see is they dont get to this 12 mile mark, which is the halfway mark across the channel where theyre then picked up controversy by border force or a lifeboat. You know, force or a lifeboat. You know, many of them actually just because theyve got very small outboard motors that are fast running tides in the channel it can be pretty choppy out there. So they end up turning back. And so they end up turning back. And we know that there were quite a few turn backs yesterday that just didnt make it, not because the french turned them, but they dont do that. But they just couldnt make it to this. Sorry to be facetious. Does that mean theres something in the home office is purported scheme put a wave machine in scheme to put a wave machine in the channel . Of course the channel . This, of course appeared of papers. Appeared in some of the papers. Its again and again. Its popped up again and again. Is is this thinking is there is this the thinking behind is there is this the thinking beiyeah, it its quite yeah, it its quite ludicrous. I mean, they dont need because actually need to do that because actually the channel can be pretty treacherous even when they see its flat calm. Its never really flat calm. Youll always get some wave activity. They get wakes as well from all of these parts shipping the big cargo vessels and oil tankers and other shipping that plough up and down the channel that create these huge, huge weeks in the can very quickly inundate one of these small boats, especially when now weve seen this trend of up to 65 people being crammed onto the boat. And were told onto the boat. And were told from the criminal gangs that the boats are a bit more sturdy now in response to tragedies that we saw over the last couple of years. However we had a tragedy again at the weekend because you can meet the boat that little bit more sturdy. But when you then park it out with 65 people, it doesnt take much to inundated and overturn it. And thats the fear, isnt it . Because historically it has been july and august when weve seen these high numbers of people crossing the channel and you talk about that Weather Window next week, looks like its set to very, very good its set to be very, very good weather. Do you think will weather. Do you think we will see high Risk Strategy of see that high Risk Strategy of these gangs packing these criminal gangs packing people dinghies to people into these dinghies to get many across as they can get as many across as they can in short space of time . In that short space of time . Yeah, theres no doubt that this sort Business Model for this sort of Business Model for the criminal gangs to put as the criminal gangs is to put as many board as many people on board as possible. They dont possible. Obviously, they dont want everybody drown because want everybody to drown because its their business, to its bad for their business, to put it bluntly. But they want to meet the maximum profit , so meet the maximum profit, so theyll push it right to the end. And theyre constantly , you end. And theyre constantly, you know, trying to see just how much these boats will take in terms of extra people on board. And, you know, from starting out 4 or 5 years ago, this particular crisis, when it first manifested, we had half a dozen, 12 or so on the boats. Then it went up to 20 or 30. And then in the last year or so it was 40 maximum of 50. And now as i see, its 65 and thats leading to tragedies. And we see that replicated, of course, elsewhere in the world with regular tragedies , tragedies in the tragedies, tragedies in the mediterranean. And reports today mediterranean. And reports today of another tragedy of the coast of another tragedy of the coast of africa where a migrant boat that was heading to spain with 100 people on board capsized weeks ago, apparently theyre only just finding out about this now, but 60 people miss presumed dead. Tragic. Dead. Tragic. Mark dead. Tragic. Mark white, thank you tragic. Mark white, thank you so much for bringing us the very latest. Fresh from dover. Its absolutely its just astonishing the more and more that we hear about it, it really is now the king of the chat show. So Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88, at the height of his fame in the 1970s and 1980s, millions of people tuned in every week to see him tease revelations out of the stars who shared his studio. Well, were shared his studio. Well, were also extremely privileged to be joined this morning by cricketer and fellow proud yorkshireman, sir Geoffrey Boycott. Good sir Geoffrey Boycott. Good morning to you, sir. Geoffrey, really good to have you with us. And do let us extend our condolences to you as a friend of sir Michael Parkinson for his very, very sad death at the age of 88. Please do tell us your memories of your friend parky. Well, it was the best chat show host, but i knew him originally. I arrived at barnsley cricket club. I was 15 years of age and he was a pretty good player. My account is standard. Yeah. Yeah. He got runs and the great dickie bird was there getting 50 every week and so theyve been lifelong friends of mine. But lifelong friends of mine. But michael went to on better things. He went on to writing and hes writing. Was full of stories about yorkshire , about stories about yorkshire, about barnsley football club, about Yorkshire Cricket Club and many about the people in the area, the mining community. And most of the stories came from his father and what michael did, he was clever enough to embellish them with great humour. And then he went on to tv and in tv he was the best chat show host because he listened to people. He listened not only ask questions, but he listened to them. And he actually liked them. And he actually liked them. In fact, he didnt like them. In fact, he didnt like them on the show unless he wanted to have them. And it never lost his yorkshire. He was never lost his yorkshire. He was brought up in cudworth where dorothy hyman, the great runner, was lived and died and michael was lived and died and michael was yorkshire in every way and he was the soul of yorkshire. You understood how we think, how we talk. And thats why hes able to write about Yorkshire People like me and make it funny, humorous. And he was good funny, humorous. And he was good at chat show because he liked people. As i say , he never he people. As i say, he never he never pretended to be something he wasnt. It was yorkshire through and through. Its a good cricketer, which is father said to him, yeah , i never played for to him, yeah, i never played for yorkshire because getting a yorkshire because getting a yorkshire cup was bigger. Yorkshire because getting a yorkshire cup was bigger. A yorkshire cup was bigger. A father thought than what michael achieved. And thats ridiculous. Michael was brilliant at what he did. He did. He will have touched so many millions of people across the country. His his interviews. Weve had so many letters in this morning about peoples favourites, interviews. But but i wonder if you have a particular favourite many memory of sir michael, perhaps behind the scenes , perhaps away from the scenes, perhaps away from the scenes, perhaps away from the glare of the public gaze . The glare of the public gaze . Oh, the best one i have is i was trying to get on a young man playing cricket for barnsley and then they dropped me one week for him and he went and got 100 against. How do you get. He was against. How do you get. He was a good player. And they all said, well , geoffrey was five said, well, geoffrey was five years younger than me. I was years younger than me. I was quite a young kid, but he tells me he makes it very funny when hes told it and it is true. It hes told it and it is true. It was a good trade, but you just laughed with him. I used to stay with him on the saturday night of a lords test match because in the early days we had a rest day on sunday and i seem to be the only northern playing. So all the lads in the team who lived in kent, surrey , lived in kent, surrey, middlesex, sussex all went home. And so i would be on my own. So he came to the cricket on a saturday with mary. Then he would take me home for dinner and then saturday, sunday mornings we would go cricket coaching in the field with his kids. They were all young and i remember that michaels father always made the three boys, three boys. Id play cricket, but but left handed. And when but but left handed. And when i asked him that, he said, but left. And his other big left. And his other big advantage , theyre the best advantage, theyre the best players. So Young Michael advantage, theyre the best players. So Young Michael junior must be 50 now. Hes only about 8 to 9, he says. But granddad, why . Why is geoffrey right why . Why is geoffrey right handed then . And the only time handed then . And the only time michael says, is his dad was speechless because i was a pretty good player at that time. It was just a lovely man. It looked cricket. He love looked cricket. He love laughter. They love people like kabir, you know. He would laugh about himself with the emote, you know , just just laugh. And you know, just just laugh. And that was a great. He never lost his humour , his warmth. Hes his humour, his warmth. Hes yorkshire in him. Thats made him great. Oh well sir Geoffrey Boycott. It is an absolute privilege to have you on the programme this morning. Thank you so much for speaking so warmly about your friend, the late sir Michael Parkinson. Thank you so much for your. Isnt that to your time. Isnt that lovely to be remembered as a lovely man who loved people and never lost their humour and their warmth. That a really beautiful that is a really beautiful tribute sir Geoffrey Boycott. Well, much more on reaction to the passing of sir Michael Parkinson and indeed other stories too , after your stories too, after your headunes stories too, after your headlines with Aaron Armstrong. Headlines with Aaron Armstrong. At 1133. Im Aaron Armstrong in the newsroom. Well, as youve been newsroom. Well, as youve been hearing, gb news can reveal 550 people have crossed the English Channel and ten small boats over the past 24 hours. It brings the number of migrants whove made the this year more the journey this year to more than a uk border force than 17,000. A uk border force yesterday spent the day on red alert during what they called an extremely busy time for asylum seekers. A significant surge in crossings is expected this weekend as weather conditions improve. Broadcaster sir michael improve. Broadcaster sir Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88. Sir michael became one of the countrys most famous faces through his long running chat show, parkinson. He interviewed some of worlds biggest some of the worlds biggest stars, including fred astaire, Lauren Bacall and muhammad ali. In a tv career spanning seven decades. A short statement from his family confirmed. Sir his family confirmed. Sir michael passed away last night at home with his family, and they have asked for privacy to grieve. Top level results across england, wales and Northern Ireland have fallen almost back to pre pandemic levels. The to pre pandemic levels. The proportion of candidates receiving top grades is down by almost 10 from last year and almost 10 from last year and almost 18 from 2021. Around. Almost 18 from 2021. Around. 73,000 fewer a or a stars have been awarded compared to last year as part of a plan to tackle grade inflation during covid, when results were based on Teacher Assessment. Gb news Teacher Assessment. Gb news dont kill cash petitions being delivered to the chancellor. 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Now, i know youve been missing ms moneypenny Jacob Rees Mogg. Penny the penny , the rees mogg. Penny the penny, the pig. All these. We will be back live with our inflatable gb news. Dont kill cash, pig with Liam Halligan and bev Turner Turner telling us all about it after this. After this. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. Proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello there. Ah good morning to you. Im Jonathan Vautrey here with your latest gb news Weather Forecast provided by the met office most of us can look forward to a relatively fine and dry day and there is a good dose of sunshine. Generally you of sunshine. Generally if you are the west and are further towards the west and the south first thing this morning. But stubborn morning. But a little stubborn cloud across northeast england into scotland that will up cloud across northeast england intwe otland that will up cloud across northeast england intwe otlanintoat will up cloud across northeast england int we otlaninto at w afternoon. as we head into the afternoon. So more sunny intervals developing. And catch developing. And if you do catch the sunshine, still feeling pleasantly warm, 24, 26 c, possible , but theres a possible inland, but theres a bit more of a breeze around. So particularly for eastern coastal areas, it will feel a touch cooler compared to yesterday into the overnight as into the overnight period as well. Well start to see the cloud build again again from cloud build again and again from the from lincolnshire the north sea, from lincolnshire up eastern scotland up into eastern scotland and then widespread cloud then much more widespread cloud building the south West Building in from the south west as so more of a mild as well. So a bit more of a mild night to come, generally around 13 to 15 c as our lows. Night to come, generally around 13 to 15 c as our lows. The 13 to 15 c as our lows. The humidity, though, beginning to build as all this rain begins to pushin build as all this rain begins to push in from the south west. Some heavy outbreaks for Northern Ireland, wales, england, rumbles england, perhaps some rumbles of thunder as well. It thunder in there as well. It will out into the will peter out into the afternoon. So scotland afternoon. So scotland tending to bit dry with some to stay that bit dry with some sunny intervals and theres a bit a slice from south wales bit of a slice from south wales into where into South West England where well as well , into South West England where well as well, 26 c well turn dry it as well, 26 c as the max for today. But as i said, the humidity is certainly building and theres further rain the cards for the rain on the cards for the overnight this area of overnight period as this area of low begins to push its low pressure begins to push its way in and could provide a pretty unsettled end to the working week isobars squeezing together some together as well to provide some gusty places. Enjoy gusty winds in places. Enjoy your bye bye. Your day. Bye bye. That warm feeling inside from boxed bowyers proud sponsors of weather on. Peoples. Channel good morning. Welcome back. It is 1142. Youre with britains newsroom on gb news with tom harwood and me, Ellie Costello and gb news is set to deliver a petition to the chancellor, jeremy hunt, this afternoon on behalf of over 280,000 viewers and listeners who have joined our dont kill Cash Campaign. Well, with more Cash Campaign. Well, with more than 5 million adults in britain still relying on cash, the letter calls for laws to protect its status as a legal tender and as a widely accepted means of payment until at least 2050. Well, lets speak now to gb news economics and Business Editor Liam Halligan and presenter bev turner, who join us with a giant inflatable pig on the Albert Embankment just opposite parliament. Now liam and bev, youre youre going to hop across the river in not too long. Whats this all about . Thats right. Were going to be delivering the petition to downing street this afternoon. Downing street this afternoon. A huge thank you to all the gb news viewers and listeners whove signed it. We are edging liam towards that 300,000 signatures, which is phenomenal i and i m and i think everybody has a different reason. Dont they, for thinking that we need to retain cash. For me, we need to retain cash. For me, its very much about having the freedom to transact without somebody always knowing what youre doing , whether that is a youre doing, whether that is a corporation whetherthat youre doing, whether that is a corporation whether that is corporation or whether that is the i think lose the government. I think we lose that peril. How that freedom our peril. How about . About you . Freedom issues are those freedom issues are really. We know the really important. We know the Big Companies to Big Tech Companies like to monitor all spending when we monitor all our spending when we do online, then sell do it online, they can then sell that behaviour here, if you that our behaviour here, if you like, the patterns what we do like, the patterns of what we do , market stuff to us , they can market stuff to us that we need, that we end that we dont need, that we end up buying cash that we up buying using cash that we cant afford. Its also the fact there are lots of particularly elderly people and there are lots income families lots of lower income families across the uk over a million that dont have bank accounts. That dont have bank accounts. They have access to the they dont have access to the internet homes in this internet. 10 of homes in this country dont have access to the internet. They cant online internet. They cant pay online even want to. And this even when they want to. And this is this campaign is about. Is what this campaign is about. Also, you know , kids and and also, you know, kids and teenagers , sometimes we dont teenagers, sometimes we dont want our children to go out with a card spend more money than a card and spend more money than maybe to. Maybe you want them to. Want to be able to give you want to be able to give them a of quid to go down them a couple of quid to go down to shop to buy an ice cream to the shop to buy an ice cream on day like this. And i think on a day like this. And i think the issue me, tom and ellie, the issue for me, tom and ellie, is that we havent discussed it as nation. There hasnt been as a nation. There hasnt been enough conversation this. Enough conversation around this. It through it kind of got rushed through under lockdown. And to under lockdown. And i want to see parliament this. See parliament debating this. I want to see the mps justify it to us. The fact that weve got over 100,000 signatures, almost 100,000 signatures, weve almost got signing got 300,000. Keep signing the petition cash petition gb news for cash because than 100. Because weve got more than 100. We Petition Parliament for a we can Petition Parliament for a debate and were to going do that were going petition that and were going to petition the ican that and were going to petition the i can see the chancellor. And i can see the chancellor. And i can see the treasury changing rules the treasury changing the rules as result this campaign. As a result of this campaign. You heard it here first. There you go. There you go. Thats a big, big statement. We catching up you. We will be catching up with you. Of throughout course of course, throughout the course of here on gb news. Both of the day here on gb news. Both liam, beth and, of course, their giant inflatable pig, penny liam, beth and, of course, their giant inflatable pig , penny the giant inflatable pig, penny the pig, Jacob Rees Mogg , whatever, ms money penny are so many different suggestions. Its been some of them now. But yeah, well, were joined now by Benjamin Butterworth alongside carol maloney, our lovely this morning. Lovely panel this morning. What do you make of our so what do you make of our campaign . Kill cats. Campaign . Dont kill cats. Its fantastic. I mean, no, its fantastic. I mean, you know, i. I hate going into shops and going to pay and shops now and going to pay and being told we dont pay cash. My automatic reactions. I want to automatic reactions. I want to say, well, im taking the stuff. Ive only got cash to make a choice. But it happens. You know, theres a big coffee shop chain wont take cash. And i dont whether its about dont know whether its about laziness they want to laziness that they dont want to have go to bank at the have to go to the bank at the end every day. Im not sure end of every day. Im not sure its that or whether they just end of every day. Im not sure its trwant whether they just end of every day. Im not sure its trwant to 1ether they just end of every day. Im not sure its trwant to dealr they just end of every day. Im not sure its trwant to deal withy just end of every day. Im not sure its trwant to deal with cash dont want to deal with cash anymore. Its legal tender anymore. But its legal tender and allowed pay and we should be allowed to pay with and as liam quite with cash. And as liam quite rightly pointed out there, a lot of elderly people dont have bank a lot of people bank accounts, a lot of people on low incomes a on on low incomes and on a budget. Plan on what budget. They could plan on what theyre spend in a week theyre going to spend in a week with know where they with cash. They know where they are. Kind of know where i am are. I kind of know where i am with cash. So yeah, it really im if i could sign 20 times, 30 times, can i that . Times, can i do that . No, i think thats not allowed. That wouldnt then allowed. That wouldnt be then i wont then. I dont wont do that then. I dont think parliament would accept that. Make that. Benjamin, what do you make of campaign . Look, i dont that. Benjamin, what do you make of cashimpaign . Look, i dont that. Benjamin, what do you make of cash and ign . Look, i dont that. Benjamin, what do you make of cash and thatsook, i dont that. Benjamin, what do you make of cash and thats because nt that. Benjamin, what do you make of cash and thats because it use cash and thats because it makes much more sense to my makes much more sense to tap my phone, that it much phone, and that makes it much eafieh phone, and that makes it much easier. And i think these ideas that its some of top down that its some kind of top down conspiracy shift conspiracy thats tried to shift people away cash is not people away from cash is not true. The free market in true. Its the free market in action, right . Its easier action, right . Its much easier for tap their card. For people to tap their card. Even my late grandmother would tap her rather than use tap her card rather than use cash. Of the time. But cash. Most of the time. But i still think as a matter of principle, they shouldnt be allowed your £5 allowed to turn away your £5 note buy a cup of coffee, for note to buy a cup of coffee, for example. Right. Because that is legal coffee. Well, its legal coffee. Well, i mean, its almost there. Thomas almost there. Tom yes. Thomas can ask , i think fact that can i ask, i think the fact that its tender means that can i ask, i think the fact that its actually1der means that can i ask, i think the fact that its actually quite1eans that can i ask, i think the fact that its actually quite a ans that can i ask, i think the fact that its actually quite a big that its actually quite a big problem them turn it down problem for them to turn it down because its real money. You worked hard for it. You should be to buy whatever like be able to buy whatever you like at of every month. At the end of every month. You check your bank do you check your bank account to see whether everything tapped everything youve tapped is right or not . Text message i get a text message at 7 am, a dreaded message am, a dreaded text message which me my incomings and which tells me my incomings and outgoings previous outgoings from the previous few check hours because i wont have to read it because its the first i up to. But first thing i wake up to. But i do think thats something, you know, a pot of coins at know, i have a pot of coins at home now been there home which has now been there for while, but i have that for a while, but i have that because i think if everything goes wrong, all my income goes wrong, if all my income suddenly some suddenly disappears for some reason, however much reason, ive got however much money pot that could money in that pot that i could use to food if the worst use to buy food if the worst possible scenario happened. And i lot of people on i think for a lot of people on lower budgets pensioners, lower budgets or pensioners, thats approach they thats the kind of approach they think its much easier think about it. Its much easier to monitor your money. And im quite because have to monitor your money. And im quithese because have to monitor your money. And im quithese direct ecause have to monitor your money. And im quithese direct debitse have to monitor your money. And im quithese direct debits and have all these direct debits and things. I think that is part of it, that it makes easier to it, that it makes you easier to lose when you use digital lose track when you use digital money. I dont know. But then well, i dont know. But then other people would exactly other people would say exactly what said with the note what you just said with the note ification that Going Digital actually for you actually makes it easier for you to what youve got. To know what youve got. I think money budget i think money feels budget money more real when its money feels more real when its physical. But i found £10 in an old Christmas Card when i was moving home and thought, oh moving home and i thought, oh god, do with this . Oh, youre kidding. Youre sounding ridiculous. I did spend it. I do with it. What do i do with this . Thankfully, i went. I went i went to a supermarket. It was fine, was worried that fine, but i was worried that places wouldnt. Its places wouldnt. I think its wise. E e up in case it youre saving up in case it could all end tomorrow. Because i highly likely i do i think its highly likely i do have just sitting on a have some cash just sitting on a desk at home. Got some brazilian coins ive got some brazilian coins and a couple of us dollars as well. And i dont know when im going able to use the going to be able to use the brazilian airports to brazilian coins in airports to get trolleys, i try. Get the trolleys, because i try. Use euros. I try to use euros. I try to use euros. Thats i really do. You know what . I will try that next time on airport. Im going in september. Ill give it a go. But carol, you also want to talk about this story, this about this this story, this controversy been controversy really thats been bubbung do controversy really thats been bubbling do you bubbling up about what is do you face this is Bradley Cooper face its this is Bradley Cooper is making movie. Is making a movie. Hes starring and hes starring in and directing it. And its about the very composer, leonard very famous composer, Leonard Bernstein, was now bernstein, who was jewish. Now Bradley Cooper is making this film cooperation film with the full cooperation of bernsteins children, three children. Hes being children. But hes being criticised has used a criticised because he has used a prosthetic nose in the film to make his nose bigger, to make him look more like bernstein did. And hes been accused of the phrases jew face and theyre saying that its promoting the stereotype of jewish people and people are comparing it to blackface and. But i think the two entirely different things. Two entirely different things. The thing is, Bradley Cooper is an actor. His whole job is about playing people that hes not playing people that hes not playing other characters. He shouldnt be limited to playing , you know, white, christian, middle class characters, which is what he is in life. The whole point of an actor is you play, i suppose lots of people would say absolutely. People who arent jewish should be able to play jewish characters. People who arent gay be able to play gay should be able to play gay characters, rest of it. Characters, all the rest of it. But the prosthetic, but its the prosthetic, something about the words prosthetic just sort of it prosthetic nose, just sort of it makes uncomfortable. Makes me feel uncomfortable. But family have this is makes me feel uncomfortable. Kids. Family have this is makes me feel uncomfortable. Kids. Theynily have this is makes me feel uncomfortable. Kids. They put have this is makes me feel uncomfortable. Kids. They put oute this is makes me feel uncomfortable. Kids. They put out athis is his kids. They put out a statement that breaks our statement that it breaks our hearts see misinterpretation hearts to see misinterpretation and things of and misunderstand things of bradleys efforts. It happens to be Leonard Bernstein be true that Leonard Bernstein had big nose this is his had a nice big nose this is his family. And theyre saying and theyre perfectly fine with the fact he looks more fact that that he looks more like their dad with the nose than he does without it. You than he does without it. You cant you cant no matter how great an actor you are, you cant act a big nose. You cant act the face. So hes making himself look more like bernstein, who was actually a really handsome man. But what annoys me about all of this , annoys me about all of this, this is the permanently offended bngade this is the permanently offended brigade jumping on the bandwagon that theyve created. Should we throw this over to a member of the permanently offended brigade . Benjamin offended brigade . Benjamin butterworth joins us. And i suppose will have suppose you will have a different here. Mean, different view here. I mean, look, like this has look, it sounds like this has the of the people the support of the people involved. Should involved. And so that should matter we perceive it. Matter to how we perceive it. Right but the question really is that would have james corden that would you have james corden playing in playing Nelson Mandela in a biopic different . Biopic of his life different . I think people would think most people would recognise that even in a in a dignified way, in the context of acting, mimicking the looks of mandela blacking up basically would be inappropriate, do you think . No one would accept, even no matter how great an actor , no matter how great an actor, how much they could portray the essence of mandela, the physicality would be a boundary that most people would think inappropriate. But do you think what happens if there wasnt what what is Bradley Coopers film . And he wanted play the but wanted to play the part. But what if if they what happens if the if they auditioned a lot of jewish actors and they werent good enough . Should put enough . So should you put someone in whos not good enough because to be their religion. Someone in whos not good enough becbutz to be their religion. Someone in whos not good enough becbut ito be their religion. Someone in whos not good enough becbut i think their religion. Someone in whos not good enough becbut i think the r religion. Someone in whos not good enough becbut i think the problem. Someone in whos not good enough becbut i think the problem with but i think the problem with that argument is that, you know, for underrepresented for some underrepresented groups, disabled is probably a particular example. When they dont opportunities dont get the opportunities in the dont see the first place, you dont see a lot of that being lot of that talent being developed and coming through. You believing you dont see people believing they those they can go and have those roles. Dont think there roles. Now i dont think there are lots of jewish people who are lots of jewish people who are very influential in films, but that people should but i think that people should be youve got be aware of this. Youve got another one with helen mirren, whos former whos playing a former israeli president a film being made president in a film being made at the moment, and of at the moment, and lots of prominent jewish voices were not terribly that. Terribly impressed by that. Actors then they an actors job, then they have play part. They play have to play part. They play parts that people that parts that are people that arent them. Their job. Arent them. Thats their job. And a whole prosthetic and theres a whole prosthetic industry grown up around the Film Industry because of this very thing , because theyre very thing, because theyre trying actors resemble trying to make actors resemble the people that theyre playing so more convincing. So that theyre more convincing. You believe that . You dont believe in that . For a lot of these i think for a lot of these minority groups, when they dont get chance to play lot of get the chance to play a lot of other and then someone other roles, and then someone who has every advantage going can come in and take the can just come in and take the stories. Think thats a problem. Why are you talking about . Were about acting, were talking about acting, not minority groups. Its not about its about minority groups. Its not about minority groups. Its about portraying a character. But when you get, for example, series glee, which example, the series glee, which had a character in a wheelchair, the out, not the actor, it turns out, was not in a wheelchair. And actually, as a viewer, that makes me feel really isnt that really uncomfortable. Isnt that important, because in important, though . Because in glee some moments glee there are some moments sort of moments he gets of fantasy moments where he gets up dances and couldnt up and dances and you couldnt do with disabled look. Do that with a disabled look. The being happy high the idea of being happy at high school an absurd. You school is clearly an absurd. You know, never believe that. Know, ill never believe that. But, you know, i think audiences are towards because are moving towards that because theres authenticity theres an authenticity you expect this expect of the actors and this idea it is purely the idea that it is purely the acting ability that qualifies someone for a job is a nonsense. It is. If that were the case. Well, it . That were well, what is it . If that were the case, youd have more people like hollywood like me as hollywood heartthrobs. Like me as hollywood heasorrobs. Like me as hollywood heasorro it. Like me as hollywood heasorro it their religion that so is it their religion that determines suitability of determines the suitability of the jewish people . Determines the suitability of the itsish people . Determines the suitability of the itsish peopa . Determines the suitability of the itsish peopa religion, its not just a religion, though. Different. Its the though. Its different. Its the jewish people are a people, and there racism towards jews in there is racism towards jews in there is racism towards jews in the theyre or isnt towards the way theyre or isnt towards christians or youre forgetting the point of acting. The whole point of acting. Acting is about playing different characters and different characters and different people. You cant limit the talent pool , different people. You cant limit the talent pool, you different people. You cant limit the talent pool , you know, limit the talent pool, you know, so you know a persons race, the persons religion. Youve got to pick the best actor for the job. Its a fascinating discussion and there are lots and lots of heartfelt views on all sides. But weve run out of time on stage. We have Carole Malone, benjamin. We have so much. We have so much. Youve a delight. Thank youve been a delight. Thank you much. It you very much. And thats it from britains from today. From britains news from today. Are tomorrow . Are you back tomorrow . I am back tomorrow. Youre to off italy. I am. Im for the i am. Im off for the weekend. But up next, its the live desk pip tomson and live desk with pip tomson and martin and theyre here Martin Daubney and theyre here to about it. Good to tell us all about it. Good morning you. Morning to you. Good afternoon. Lots to come, including of tributes to including masses of tributes to broadcasting sir michael broadcasting legend sir Michael Parkinson. Own colleagues parkinson. Our own colleagues Eamonn Holmes and diamond are paying Eamonn Holmes and diamond are paying tribute in the last few minutes. Former cricket empire dickie bird has said there will never be a chat show host like him. He was the best. Dickie was a very close friend of michael. Plus, we have an exclusive footage dungeness of 65 footage from dungeness of 65 eagles ashore, being eagles piling ashore, being processed all aboard processed and all aboard a luxury coach the free hotel, luxury coach, the free hotel, within 90 minutes. Of course, live on the and of course, live on the show 2 on all star show at 2 pm. On all star presenters list from gb news will present our dont kill Cash Campaign to downing street. Thats right after the weather , the temperatures rising weather, the temperatures rising , boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news. Weather on gb news. Hello there there. Good morning to you. Im Jonathan Vautrey here with your latest gb news Weather Forecast provided by the met office most of us can look forward to a relatively fine and dry day and there is a good dose of sunshine generally if you are further towards the west and the south. First thing this morning. But a little stubborn across northeast stubborn cloud across northeast england that will england into scotland that will break into the break up as we head into the afternoon. More sunny afternoon. So more sunny intervals you intervals developing. And if you do sunshine, still do catch the sunshine, still feeling pleasantly warm, 24 to 26 degree celsius possible inland, but theres a bit more of a breeze around. So particularly for eastern coastal areas, will feel a touch areas, it will feel a touch cooler yesterday areas, it will feel a touch cooler overnight yesterday areas, it will feel a touch cooler overnight yeste asy into the overnight period as well. Well start to see the cloud build again. Again from the lincolnshire the north sea, from lincolnshire up scotland and up into eastern scotland and then much more widespread cloud building in from the south west as bit more of a mild as well. So a bit more of a mild night to come. Generally around 13 to 15 c as our lows. Night to come. Generally around 13 to 15 c as our lows. The 13 to 15 c as our lows. The humidity, though, beginning to build as all this rain begins to pushin build as all this rain begins to push in from the south west. Some outbreaks for some heavy outbreaks for Northern Ireland, wales, england, some rumbles of england, perhaps some rumbles of thunder there well. It thunder in there as well. It will peter out into the afternoon. So scotland tending to bit with some to stay that bit dry with some sunny and theres sunny intervals and theres a bit a slice from south wales bit of a slice from south wales into england where bit of a slice from south wales into turn england where bit of a slice from south wales into turn dry england where bit of a slice from south wales into turn dry it england where bit of a slice from south wales into turn dry it as ngland where bit of a slice from south wales into turn dry it as well1d where bit of a slice from south wales into turn dry it as well. I where bit of a slice from south wales into turn dry it as well. 26 cre will turn dry it as well. 26 c as the max for today. But as i said, the humidity is certainly building theres further building and theres further rain the cards the rain on the cards for the overnight period as this area of low its low pressure begins to push its way could provide pretty way in and could provide pretty unsettled end to the working week squeezing week isobars squeezing together as to provide some gusty as well to provide some gusty winds places. As well to provide some gusty winds places. Enjoy your day. Winds in places. Enjoy your day. Bye bye. Bye bye. The temperatures rising , boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on ben news weather. Weather. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. It is 12 pm. And youre watching the live desk here on gb news with pip tomson and Martin Daubney. The question people ask themselves about you and i think its out of their love for you is that they dont want you to go and getting hurt in the ring. We never got hurt. Its strange. Strange. You must have got hurt in the ring. Well, i mean, i saw you fight joe frazier. You didnt know you did. Very good actor. Know you did. Very good actor. Legendary broadcaster, sir Michael Parkinson dies at the age of 88. His final career spanned seven decades and saw him interview some of the worlds most famous people, including muhammad ali, Sir Elton John and madonna will pay tribute to this giant of british broadcasting and its a level results day for hundreds of thousands around the country, 79 of students bag a place at their first choice university. But the number of top level grades