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Not just he will board by Party Members at the conservative conference. Well, this week, shadow cabinet minister Jonathan Ashworth and wes streeting couldnt help but mention our very own gb news presenter either. And now farage is waltzing his way back into the tory party with trust. Braverman rees mogg farage calling the shots. Calling the shots. The conservative party dances to the tune of nigel farage. Now were going to be discussing that with Christopher Hope and also sycamore stump, the world famous sycamore gap tree from Hadrians Wall will be removed today after it was felled in an act of vandalism. Well explain how the operation will work before 10 am. Im absolutely baffled and intrigued by that Sycamore Tree story. What are your theories . Vaiews gbnews. Com is the email address. Get in touch with me throughout the show. First, though, here is your very latest news with rhiannon jones. News with rhiannon jones. Beth thank you. Good morning. Its 932. Your top stories from the newsroom. The us secretary the newsroom. The us secretary of state has arrived in israel to try and secure the release of more than 100 people being held hostage by hamas in gaza. Antony hostage by hamas in gaza. Antony blinken is meeting with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya , yahoo and the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Hell also hold discussions with us allies in the region to try and prevent a wider war. Anthony blinken says israel will get everything it needs to defend itself if the United States has israels back. We have the back of the israeli people. We have their back today. Well have it tomorrow. We will have it every day. We stand resolutely against terrorism. We seen the almost undescribable acts committed by hamas against israeli men , women hamas against israeli men, women and children every day were learning more. And children every day were learning more. And it is simply learning more. And it is simply heartbreaking. Not since isis heartbreaking. Not since isis have we seen this kind of depravity. Depravity. The uk economy grew by 0. 2 in august. Thats according to the office for national statistics. The chancellor says statistics. The chancellor says the economy is more resilient than expected with the uk growing faster than france and germany since the pandemic. Germany since the pandemic. Jeremy hunt also says, though the latest growth figure is a good sign, tackling inflation must remain the governments priority. Judge is in england priority. Judge is in england and wales are being told to postpone jail sentences for some offenders because prisons are too crowded, according to a report in the times. Some could include those found guilty of burglary and rape. The Judicial Office office declined to comment on the report. It comes after the government said it plans to rent prison spaces from Foreign Countries in an effort to address chronic overcrowding. And you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website , gbnews. Com. Now, website, gb news. Com. Now, though, website, gbnews. Com. Now, though, its back over to. Though, its back over to. Bev its 934. Thank you very much for joining me on britains forjoining me on britains newsroom this morning. So how israeli volunteers are helping to support operations and to support the operations and efforts to send basic supplies to the frontline. Gb News Reporter Charlie Peters has the very latest. Very latest. At a Convention Centre in tel aviv, volunteers are rushing to supply an army in need. Last week, many of the people here were protest ousting the government. Now they have come together to face an existential threat to israel. This room is the control centre where incoming information is gathered. People here say they are desperate to support. However they can just volunteer. They can just volunteer. Do whatever i can. I just want not to be in all the pressure and all the things and do things that i can to help anyone. We are Packaging Supplies for soldiers , for people from next soldiers, for people from next to gaza that they need. They to gaza that they need. They need supplies. Weve just left the Operations Centre here at the tel aviv Convention Centre. Were now moving into the distribution centre. All sorts of packing is going on. You can see empty cardboard boxes here to my right. This is where people are gathering supplies needed for the soldiers and the civilians coming up from the south of israel and also those still fighting hamas on the front lines. This is essentially front lines. This is essentially a drive through distribution centre. The cars come in with centre. The cars come in with goods , they get dropped off and goods, they get dropped off and then everybody organising here, all the packers will then collect them, put them into cardboard boxes and then they go back on different trucks and get sent to wherever theyre needed. Civilians need these goods and so do soldiers. Theyre being so do soldiers. Theyre being sent down into southern israel on the front lines around the gaza the idf is gaza envelope where the idf is now gathering hundreds of thousands of troops for a likely Ground Invasion into gaza. But Ground Invasion into gaza. But this Convention Hall isnt just for supplies in this area. Volunteers are helping inform families about dead loved ones. Families about dead loved ones. This here is the Operations Room for missing persons. It is significantly larger than the room for those confirmed dead. Everybody here is working day and night to for search people missing since the war started on saturday morning. Hundreds if not thousands of missing persons have been reported since then and people are calling in constantly to search for them. Everyone here is working to help achieve that. After the army was achieve that. After the army was caught by surprise on saturday, these volunteers hope that their support can make a difference in the fight against hamas. Charlie peters gb news israel well, were also going to be going live to charlie this morning dunng live to charlie this morning during the show to find out what has happened overnight. Now, weve had two major wars in two years. First, ukraine and now the middle east. Were joined by middle east expert joined now by middle east expert Major General chip chapman and former defence former army officer and defence analyst, Lieutenant Colonel stewart crawford. Morning, stewart crawford. Good morning, gentlemen. Thank you so much for gentlemen. Thank you so much for joining us. Let me start with you, Major General chip chapman. Events on saturday. Events unfolded on saturday. First of all, give me your because we havent heard from you since. Give me your analysis of what you thought was happening on saturday morning and extraordinary it and also how extraordinary it was Israeli Defences, was that the Israeli Defences, which normally watertight, which are normally watertight, were not. Well, of course there was strategic pre emption by the hamas group and there was an absolute strategic intelligence failure. But absolute strategic intelligence failure. But i think you absolute strategic intelligence failure. But i think you have to failure. But i think you have to realise that israel has always had a plan to deal with this and their operational concept is from 2020 called the operational concept for victory of 2020 momentum multi year plan that actually doesnt describe hamas and hezbollah as guerrilla or terrorist organisations. It it terrorist organisations. It it describes them as a diffuse rocket based terror armies and thatis rocket based terror armies and that is what they are. So the first objective after securing the border is to absolutely destroy the rocket launch and storage sites of hamas , which storage sites of hamas, which they would do in the north were hezbollah to intervene. I mean, hezbollah to intervene. I mean, the big difference this time from previous operations comes in the original statement by netanyahu that this is not a round its not an operation , round its not an operation, this is war and its israeli. This is war and its israeli. Now, get to dictate how long this lasts. So hamas might dictate when it started. They dont get to dictate when it finishes. Finishes. Okay. If i can come to you, we think weve just lost our picture. If we can come if i can come to you, Lieutenant Colonel stewart crawford. Have we lost our exit . Hes still there. Okay. Stewart chip was saying. When does this end . Now. Is when does this end . Now. It is way early to say at the way too early to say at the moment. But what do think moment. But what do you think happens next . Yes. Good morning. Well, as yes. Good morning. Well, as ive been writing recently, i think that the israelis, the government and the military have a window of opportunity in which the world will not be to worried or concerned about the operation that they have to take to winkle out the hamas militants and terrorists. But thats not going terrorists. But thats not going to be very long. Maybe a fortnight, maybe a few weeks. I fortnight, maybe a few weeks. I think that they will invade the gaza or the gaza strip, as we used to call it, and try and eliminate hamas. Used to call it, and try and eliminate hamas. But i think we eliminate hamas. But i think we have to remember that that gaza actually exists on two levels above ground. Its the civilian level and below ground in the tunnels. And bunkers. Its the hamas level and its the latter which the israelis have to tackle. And tackle quickly. Tackle. And tackle quickly. Okay. Chip chapman , if i if i okay. Chip chapman, if i if i can ask you , what do you expect can ask you, what do you expect from a America Today . From a America Today . Well, the unequivocal support of america is really there for a deterrence posture and deterrence posture and deterrence is capability multiplied by signalling, multiplied by signalling, multiplied by signalling, multiplied by your resolve. And the idea of that is to stop both hezbollah intervening and iran intervening and of course, to try and use their offices to try and do something about the hostages. Now, this is absolutely a new thing. And one of the objectives of hamas is to sort of a theory of victory is to get all the palestinian Prisoners Released out. Now, of course, the leader of hamas in gazais course, the leader of hamas in gaza is himself someone who was released from prison when the israelis released the thousand people for one of their own. That was gilad shalit a few years ago. This is a really complicated factor because 130 dead hostages would be a really stunning blow for israel. I dont think that will caveat too much what they do because this is absolutely existential from the israeli point of view. The israeli point of view. Stewart theres a huge amount of very violent rhetoric actually occurring at the moment. Weve got joe biden , the moment. Weve got joe biden, the president of america, saying this is an act of evil politicians are united in condemning the violence. Thats happening. But how much diplomacy he will be going on behind and the scenes in a situation like this as well. Situation like this as well. I mean, the quick answer to thatis i mean, the quick answer to that is lots, actually, because when the fighting dies down, which it will eventually be, and when the anger dies down, which it will eventually, then diplomacy will bring this matter to a conclusion. At what stage we will be physically on the ground and in terms of fighting is hard to hard to know. But we know already that egypt and qatar and no doubt the us and various other countries are trying very hard diplomatically behind the scenes , not publicly, behind the scenes, not publicly, to bring this matter to a quick resolution before or it becomes the armageddon that we all fear that it might be. What does that look like, chip . If it becomes armageddon, i want what i want to reflect on is the best Case Scenario. But i feel like i cant have you here without discussing what might be the worst Case Scenario. If this escalates, what does that look like . Well escalation is really to do with red lines. So you need to know what the red lines of each side are. So worst case really is the intervention of iran and iran would mean missile attacks from attacks from lebanon through hezbollah , who iran have really hezbollah, who iran have really sponsored attacks from yemen through the houthis with their drones and missiles , which iran drones and missiles, which iran have sponsored , and fighters have sponsored, and fighters crossing the border from syria. Theres a number of militias there which theyve sponsored shia militias actually from both afghanistan and pakistan. So the worst case is israel attacks iran now from what the americans and the israelis have said, the iranian hand doesnt seem to be present in terms of being the strategic enabler for this attack. Now, of course, they were in terms making sure that these things happen. So thats these things happen. So thats the worst case from that. Hezbollah would enter the war if israel invade gaza. And i think they will. So at the moment, the israelis are going through what we call the joint prioritised target list of looking at hamas and military targets and exclusive use or dual use targets. And taking on the subterranean bunkers using Machine Learning power of computing and geo intelligence from satellites. Once thats done, you know , the preparation done, you know, the preparation of the battlefield , then an of the battlefield, then an invasion will take place. If the invasion will take place. If the us intervenes, intervene in the war on the Northern Front to keep hezbollah off that will also bring in the houthis from yemen who will conduct drone and missile attacks. Missile attacks. Okay. Thank you , gentlemen. Okay. Thank you, gentlemen. Okay. Thank you, gentlemen. Chip chapman and Stuart Crawford there. I want to bring in richard tice to reflect on that. Look, richard , neither you that. Look, richard, neither you nor i are middle east political experts. Those guys are the military experts. Im still military experts. Im still unclear about where this would become the worst and best Case Scenario. I cant see a best Case Scenario at the moment. Case scenario at the moment. Its really interesting listening to those experts about particularly the worst Case Scenario, because youve got youve got two wars within gaza itself. Youve got the above ground war and youve then got the tunnel war, this huge network of tunnels and then youve got the deliberate destabilisation efforts by the likes of iran and hezbollah. And likes of iran and hezbollah. And its very interesting. The us is having this naval deterrence with their carrier fleet essentially nearby in order to try and prevent this growing into a massive regional conflict because as your guest was saying there, that is the thats the armageddon scenario. Having said that, theres a very interesting piece today by tim collins in the mail on the sort of the upside scenario , using the upside scenario, using the diplomacy and trying to, in a sense , obviously, israel is sense, obviously, israel is going to have its going to have to respond. But, for example, to respond. But, for example, what tim collins argues, would it be possible to get an arrangement where fatah , who arrangement where fatah, who used to be involved in the gaza back pre 2005, could they get back pre 2005, could they get back involved in running gaza rather than hamas completely controlling it and that that might in some way be the least worst option . Thats thats almost the best Case Scenario that ive heard so far. Its a problem is its this is fighting about not just land and identity. Its about religion. It is about issues which go back hundreds , if not thousands of hundreds, if not thousands of years. And i have a very, very dark feeling about this scenario because like you say, i cannot see what will happen. I thought see what will happen. I thought tony blairs statement was interesting yesterday, and id love to know what you made of make of this. He said yesterday the as the full nature of the barbarity and disgusting savagery clear with the becomes clear with the perpetrators , i know full well perpetrators, i know full well will result only in grief will result not only in grief and tragedy for israelis, but also of gaza. It also for the people of gaza. It becomes also that decades becomes clear also that decades of conventional western diplomacy around the Israeli Palestinian issue will need to be fundamentally rethought. Rethought. Short and lets remember, of course, tony blair was a middle east special envoy. Thats right. For many, many years. So he knows how hard it is. And i think that is fascinating. But in a sense that reinforces what ive just said, fatah, they essentially control and run the west bank, hamas control and run in a brutal way. Gaza and i think you are going to have to look at completely different opfions look at completely different options because othennise the risks of this degenerating into a whole middle eastern regional conflict. And heres the thing. Conflict. And heres the thing. There are many, many militias and groups there who want disable ization. They actually want this to get worse. That suits them. And thats thats just a whole different we cant understand that in the west. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. All right. Thank were going to go to Arlene Foster in just a moment, but were just trying to get arlene on the line. Were looking at live pictures here of gaza. Weve got our reporter, Charlie Peters, who is out there and be bringing us some and who will be bringing us some live there as we go live reports from there as we go throughout the show. Throughout the show. So just go on again, bev, on this. Youve also got the issue of what do israel do within the laws of war. Everybody is saying theyve got the right to defend themselves, which of course, is absolutely right. Equally, youve got the un, youve got even us saying that even the us is saying that theyve to theyve got to theyve got to theyve got to respond and uphold the laws of war. And i think that is a key thing that will be part of the diplomacy that was touched on behind the scenes to make sure because if is it if israel because if rail is it if israel essentially go too far in the in international terms, then when they start to lose the huge amount of support that theyve got at the moment and this is the huge risk we can understand. I touched on it yesterday, if this happened in london, a thousand people dead on the streets of london, we would all be wanting huge revenge, utter fury. Wed have all known people and lost people and loved ones. Youd be saying, i want revenge. And yet youve somehow got to try and contain this. Try and contain this. I absolutely. And i think obviously we all know that israel has a right to defend itself from that absolute unprecedented attack on civilians at the weekend. But i do wonder why at the time, like this, we arent having any sort of statement, which is calling for any sort of comprehensive peace plan , asking for an peace plan, asking for an immediate ceasefire whilst all of those parties who have vested interests are somehow brought around the table. But i know i sound very naive in these situations. I think i think its way too early. I mean, just given the gravity of whats happened, the absolute depravity of what we know is a matter of fact that, you know, israel want has to have its right to defend itself. And the other thing is, is there have been these hamas fighters still essentially in israel killing people days after we thought that actually it was over. Thought that actually it was over. It wasnt. And the over. It wasnt. And the hundreds of them that were into the kibbutz and things. So, you know, the dangers are still present. The rockets are still pounng present. The rockets are still pouring in from gaza. And this does its not like its just does not its not like its just stopped. And now we can have a ceasefire. No, no. This has got a long way to play out, hasnt it . And also, we didnt even touch what might mean touch on what this might mean for in this country, for security in this country, for security in this country, for people who are living here. And dealing with that and we will be dealing with that as the show goes on. Now as well as the show goes on. Now moving on. So the government are going set out plans today to going to set out plans today to restrict vapes. So restrict disposable vapes. So theyre targeted at theyre no longer targeted at children a topic we children. And this is a topic we discuss lots of times. I know that lots of parents and grandparents there feel grandparents out there feel quite strongly about this. Now, grandparents out there feel quite sithegly about this. Now, grandparents out there feel quite sithe proposals his. Now, grandparents out there feel quite sithe proposals are now, among the proposals are restricting shops, restricting their sale in shops, clamping flavours clamping down on sweet flavours and packaging and higher and bright packaging and higher prices. To gb prices. So lets go now to gb news. Reporter Catherine Forster for us at westminster to bring us the latest. So, catherine, is this what rishi sunak was talking about in his speech at the conservative Party Conference this . Conference this . Well, theres two things going on here. Theres a joint eight week consultation being launched. Its got two aspects. First of all is the crackdown on vaping. Now its illegal to sell vapes to under 18, but we know , vapes to under 18, but we know, dont we, that they are often targeted at children disposable vapes and sort of sweet flavours attract of packaging. So the government wants to crack down on that , restrict the sale of on that, restrict the sale of those pot , possibly ban the sale those pot, possibly ban the sale of disposable vapes. Thats also in in the mix. And on the spot fines for people that sell them to under 18 because the number of children trying vapes has tripled in the last three years. The second part of this consultation is what rishi sunak was talking about in his speech at Conference Last Week that is raising the minimum age at which you can legally buy cigarettes by a year every year, similar to what theyve done in new zealand, so that somebody whos 14 today will never in their life be able to legally buy Tobacco Products , even if Tobacco Products, even if theyre 40, 50, 60 or 70. The aim ultimately, of course, is to stop smoking complete fully. And this is something that rishi sunakis this is something that rishi sunak is very keen on. Theyre very well aware that the cost to the nhs is massive, the cost to wider society. But a figure here £17 billion a year. So this is something rishi sunak feels strongly about. So two prongs by saying the legal age of smoking to stop young people ever smoking from 14 and 14 year olds and under ever smoking and also cracking down on the appeal of vapes to children. Vapes to children. Okay. All right. Thank you very much, Catherine Catherine force there in westminster. Richard, this is a good news story, trying to do something about vaping in kids. Yes, it is. But once again, the government is floundering. The government is floundering. Its issuing a consultation. Its issuing a consultation. Noidea its issuing a consultation. No idea how long this is going to take. Dozens and dozens of pages look what have you pages and look what have you think least Labour Party Think at least the labour party wes hes saying hes wes streeting hes saying hes coming down like a tonne of bricks. He looks as though hes being and the being decisive and the government again government once again floundering they do floundering and when they do make the prime make a decision, the Prime Minister oh, were going make a decision, the prime misorter oh, were going make a decision, the prime misort of oh, were going make a decision, the prime misort of ban oh, were going make a decision, the prime misort of ban anybody going make a decision, the prime misort of ban anybody under] make a decision, the prime misort of ban anybody under the to sort of ban anybody under the age 14 from smoking ever age of 14 from smoking ever again. Unworkable again. A completely unworkable proposal over the next half a century. And you think whos advising these people . How can you come up with such nonsense . How do you feel . Because, of course, when they try to clamp down on these Vaping Companies from marketing them for children, doubt Vaping Companies from marketing them will hildren, doubt Vaping Companies from marketing them will then en, doubt Vaping Companies from marketing them will then be doubt Vaping Companies from marketing them will then be a doubt Vaping Companies from marketing them will then be a legal t there will then be a legal challenge from the Vaping Companies its up companies who will say its up to if we want to sell them in to us if we want to sell them in tutti frutti flavour. Thats nothing to do with you. Rishi sunak. But im interested as well on the with stop. Well on the with the stop. Whats of whats your position in terms of the state with preventing the nanny state with preventing what some point will be what at some point there will be grown who will be grown adults who will not be allowed cigarettes and allowed to buy cigarettes and thats allowed to buy cigarettes and tha its absolutely even just its absolutely even just saying it makes me smile. Saying it makes me smile. Makes me furious. I dont it makes me furious. I dont smoke. I hate smoking. I hate the smell. Smoke. I hate smoking. I hate the butzll. Smoke. I hate smoking. I hate the but its absolutely absurd. But its absolutely absurd. Its unworkable. How can anybody be utterly stupid to come up be so utterly stupid to come up with proposal . And with such a proposal . And wheres governments wheres the governments conviction . These conviction . All these consultations . Their own consultations . Wheres their own belief, their own principle, their saying thats right. Their own saying thats right. Thats wrong. Were going to do whats. And it seems that whats right. And it seems that the and put the individual at the and put the individual at the centre discussions. The centre of those discussions. Also say now in the i would also say now in the next few moments, going to next few moments, were going to be gb News Reporter be hearing from gb News Reporter charlie aviv as Charlie Peters in tel aviv as the death toll surpasses the gaza death toll surpasses 1200. Dont go anywhere. 1200. Dont go anywhere. Very good morning to hello very good morning to you. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update brought to you met im alex you by the met office. Im alex burkill whilst today is burkill and whilst today is looking largely dry with the best of the sunshine in the north, do have some wet north, we do have some wet weather more weather arriving later on. More on a second. At the on that in a second. At the moment weve got a cloudy picture many southern picture across many southern areas some outbreaks areas with some outbreaks of rain, clearing rain, but most of that clearing away after a touch away further north after a touch of first thing, it is of frost. First thing, it is going to be largely bright, plenty of sunshine across northern northern Northern Ireland and Northern England some england in particular, and some sunny scotland sunny spells across scotland too. Also the risk a few too. But also the risk of a few showers, particularly towards too. But also the risk of a few shofars, particularly towards too. But also the risk of a few shofars, pariorkney towards too. But also the risk of a few shofars, pariorkney and ards the far north orkney and shetland, especially temperatures down a temperatures will be down a little bit compared to yesterday , the south, with , especially in the south, with quite cloud around quite a bit of cloud around getting high teens getting into the high teens celsius. Then as we go through this overnight, this evening and overnight, we are be attacked from are going to be attacked from two sides. We have a low pressure towards pressure system towards the north will bring a north and that will bring a spell showery across spell of showery rain across parts of scotland. But its in the we have swathe of the south. We have a swathe of very weather that will very wet weather that will spread much england spread across much of england and bringing heavy and wales, bringing some heavy rain head through the rain as we head through the Early Morning early hours of friday morning because and the because of the cloud and the rain, temperatures arent going to drop as much as they did last night. Especially night. So especially in the north, be as north, its not going to be as chilly as we go through friday itself. Then a very wet picture across england and across much of england and wales. Could some wales. There could be some flooding disruption to flooding and some disruption to travel. So do watch out for some heavy even some intense heavy rain and even some intense downpours across most southern counties, north, counties, too. Further north, across and northern across scotland and Northern Ireland. A showery picture, ireland. Its a showery picture, blustery times, thats blustery at times, and thats going edge off those going to take the edge off those temperatures and theyre likely going to take the edge off those te|be5ratures and theyre likely going to take the edge off those te|be neares and theyre likely going to take the edge off those te|be near normaltheyre likely going to take the edge off those te|be near normal for re likely going to take the edge off those te|be near normal for the likely going to take the edge off those te|be near normal for the time to be near normal for the time of year. But turning colder into this and more this weekend as more and more awful human stories emerge from the middle east. Were going to be crossing over to tel aviv to speak to our reporter on the ground, Charlie Peters. This is britains channel its 10 am. On thursday, the 12th of october. This is britains newsroom on gb news. With me bev turner. And im joined in the studio this morning by the leader of reform uk and gb news presenter richard tice. So leading headlines tice. So leading the headlines this morning, of course, crushing the enemy. The israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to wipe hamas off the face of the earth as he puts gaza under total siege, stopping food and fuel reaching the enclave of 2. 3 million people. Health secretary Steve Barclay refused to commit aid or a civilian corridor to gaza that israel is able to defend itself from the most appalling attacks that it is faced. But alongside that , the uk but alongside that, the uk has a proud record in terms of its overseas aid. We are major its overseas aid. We are major donors. 10 of the aid through donors. 10 of the aid through the United Nations and the foreign secretary is in israel discussing these issues as we stand with them in the face of the catastrophic events that theyve faced closer to home labour tax cuts. Sir keir starmer told gb news that he wants to cut taxes for working people if the party wins the next general election. The next general election. Id like the overall board burden particular on working people to come down, but obviously we will operate of course, and always within our fiscal rules crack down on vaping today the government will set out plans for how it intends to restrict disposable vapes so that they are no longer targeted at children. Well have the latest on that. And farage mania continues. Last week, he was adored by Party Members at the conservative conference and this week shadow cabinet ministers Jonathan Ashworth and wes streeting could not help but mention the gb news presenter either. And now farage is waltz in his way back into the tory party with truss braverman rees mogg farage calling the shots. Farage calling the shots. The conservative party dance to the tune of nigel farage. Now. For its fascinating to me that they say that as though thats a bad thing. You only have to walk down the high street with nigel farage to see the reception he gets from the public. Very different to reception he gets in british media. Let in the british media. Let me know your thoughts this morning. Were go and check the were going to go and check the emails while we emails while you read. While we have news from rihanna. Im have the news from rihanna. Im going to go read them gb going to go and read them gb news at gb views. Com. News at gb views. Com. Good morning. Its coming up good morning. Its coming up to 10 02. Your top stories from the newsroom. The us secretary the newsroom. The us secretary of state has arrived in israel to try and secure the release of more than 100 people being held hostage by hamas in gaza. Hostage by hamas in gaza. Anthony blinkens meeting with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Hell also hold discussion with us allies in the region to try to prevent a wider war from breaking out. Anthony blinken says israel will get everything it needs to defend itself if the United States has israels back. We have the back of the israeli people. We have their back today. Well have it tomorrow. We will have it every day. We stand resolutely against terrorism. Weve seen the almost undescribable acts committed by hamas against israeli men , women hamas against israeli men, women and children every day were learning more. And children every day were learning more. And it is simply learning more. And it is simply heartbreaking. Not since isis heartbreaking. Not since isis have we seen this kind of depravity. No decision has been made on an expected ground incursion into gaza. But israels military into gaza. But israels military says it is preparing for it. They say gunmen are still attempting to infiltrate israel by sea following a barrage of attacks on gaza overnight, targeting an elite faction of hamas. Targeting an elite faction of hamas. Netanyahu targeting an elite faction of hamas. Netanyahu appeared targeting an elite faction of hamas. Netanyahu appeared on Israeli Television last night alongside opposing figure benny gantz to announce the formation of an emergency , a unity of an emergency, a unity government. The military says more than 1300 israelis have been killed since saturday, including adding over 200 soldiers. Meanwhile, israels military spokesperson has confirmed hamas are holding at least 97 people hostage. Israel least 97 people hostage. Israel has also massed tanks and soldiers on its northern border with lebanon, trading fire with hezbollah. The iranian backed terrorist group has threatened to intervene in the israel hamas war by opening a second front in the conflict. It a move which the conflict. It a move which would escalate the situation. Would escalate the situation. And if youre watching us on tv, these are live images from gaza where you can see as were watching now , no new airstrikes watching now, no new airstrikes coming in as we watch those live images. Officials in gaza, though , say 1200 people have though, say 1200 people have been killed with more than 5500 people wounded. As israels people wounded. As israels continuing its siege of the gaza strip, leaving its 2. 3 million population without food, water and electricity. The uns human and electricity. The uns human rights chief says blockades that endanger the lives of civilians are prohibited under international law. When asked about the siege, Health Secretary Steve Barclay declined to condemn it. We stand with israel. Thats why the foreign secretary was in israel yesterday. Hey, being israel yesterday. Hey, being clear in our unequipped vocal support of israels right to defend themselves from these most appalling terrorist atrocity that theyve faced. Of course , civilian casualties need course, civilian casualties need to be minimised, and thats what the foreign secretary was clear about yesterday. But it is the about yesterday. But it is the case that israel needs to be able to defend itself from these attacks to rescue the hostages that are being taken and to deter future attacks of the sort that weve seen in. Meanwhile, back here in the uk, incidents of anti semitism have increased by more than 300 since hamas attack on israel. Thats according to the Community Security trust , thats according to the Community Security trust, which recorded 89 incidents in just four days. So far this month. They included assaults , damage they included assaults, damage to jewish property and abusive behaviour. It comes after the home secretary warned protesting with palestinian flags could amount to a public order offence if its deemed to be in support short of terrorism. And in other short of terrorism. And in other news, to some breaking news now. Ex formula one boss, Bernie Ecclestone , has pleaded guilty ecclestone, has pleaded guilty to fraud. A warning. The following contains flashing images. If youre watching us on television, he appeared at Londons Southwark crown court this morning after failing to declare more than 400 million of overseas assets to the government. Thats pounds. The government. Thats pounds. The billionaire turns 93 later this month. Hed been due to face trial in november after hed previously denied the charge. This is a developing story and we will, of course, bring you more on that as we get it. And staying here in the uk, the uk economy grew by 0. 2 in august. Thats according to the office for national statistics. The for national statistics. The chancellor says its more resilient than expected with the uk growing faster than france and germany since the pandemic. Jeremy hunt also says the latest growth figure is a good sign , growth figure is a good sign, but that tackling inflation must remain the governments priority. He an. Judges in england and wales are being told to postpone jail sentences for some offenders because prisons are too crowded. And according to too crowded. And according to a report in the times, some could include those found guilty of burglary and even rape. The Judicial Office declined to comment on the report. It comes comment on the report. It comes after the government said it plans to rent prison spaces from Foreign Countries in an effort to address chronic overcrowding. This is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on digital on tv in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its back over to beth. Back over to beth. So more on that breaking news. Ex formula one boss, Bernie Ecclestone, has pleaded guilty to fraud. Just so that you know, there are flashing images in this footage. This was Bernie Ecclestone arriving at court in london, Southwark Crown court, southwark, crown court this morning after failing to declare more than £400 million of overseas assets to the government. And the billionaire, government. And the billionaire, of course, turns 93 later this month. Hed been due to face month. Hed been due to face trial in november after he previously denied the charge at richard tice. How is it possible richard tice. How is it possible to not declare 400 million reaching down the back pocket to see if i can find the odd 400 million . I mean, its just unbelievable what is going on. Supposedly hes hes now admitting that actually he did have £400 million. It seems , have £400 million. It seems, according to the bbc, in a trust in singapore. And he just happened to forget to declare it denied that he had it. And youre thinking what is going on here . Hes clearly in deep, deep trouble. Its baffling, isnt it . And you know what . Its just really sad when youve got someone who has that much wealth, that much personal wealth at the age of 93, having to now deal with it. How can you have that much wealth and not and want to fiddle the tax . Thats thats the bit i find out how much is enough. When is enough enough for some of these men . Well, clearly , clearly never just by clearly, clearly never just by this example and from from actually other very, very wealthy that i know, it wealthy people that i know, it becomes it it just becomes the whole being of just making ever more and its never enough. And it becomes almost like a competition between the billionaires. But it is quite , billionaires. But it is quite, quite extraordinary. And hes he achieved so much during his professional career , a growing professional career, a growing formula one and everything. And sure. Lots of enemies. Yeah sure. Lots of enemies. Yeah without question. But but yeah, its actually just sad when someone sort of declines into this and who knows where this game. Yeah, he , he may end up. Game. Yeah, he, he may end up. I mean he may end up in jail at the age of 93 if this is proven to be the case. Yeah. Yeah. Its, its absurd. Absolutely absurd. I used to work on formula one, actually, for itv years ago. So i have met Bernie Ecclestone and been amongst that environment and very, you know, right in the centre of the pit lanes. And in the paddock at formula one. And what he created was just the most remarkable combination of sport and business like nothing else. I mean, he he built the model of commercial business being collaborative, collaborating with top level elite sport. And actually many of the cars that we drive of are created because of the technology thats developed in formula one. And essentially he develops a whole industry, an industry of incredible entertainment, but also, say, technological also, as you say, Technological Progress because the research into those formula one cars years later jr ends up in our everyday cars on the street. And everyday cars on the street. And that actually is a sign of it. Its a real contribution to society. Yeah, and created so much joy and entertainment for people, so much value for himself. But also others. Huge part of , of the himself. But also others. Huge part of, of the whole motoring economy. Yeah. And yeah, just economy. Yeah. And yeah, just ending up going this way cant help himself. No, thats right. No, thats right. I never met floor. I never met floor. Its like a greek tragedy in it. The hubris, the fatal flaw of these characters. Right. Of these characters. Right. Moving 1200 people have lost moving on. 1200 people have lost their lives since hamas attacked israel on saturday. Remain israel on saturday. Many remain missing, feared dead or kidnapped. Were joined now by kidnapped. Were joined now by Hilary Freeman , whos family in Hilary Freeman, whos family in israel has been greatly affected. Good morning , hilary. Affected. Good morning, hilary. Thank you so much for joining us. Its very easy, actually , to us. Its very easy, actually, to forget the thousands of individual human stories which are at the centre of this when there are politicians. Sabre rattling and asking for whole areas to be crushed and obliterated. So i appreciate you joining me. Tell me whats happened to you. Whats whats your story . Your story . Well, my, my cousin, my mothers first cousin lives in israel and she actually lives on kibbutz kfar aza , which is the kibbutz kfar aza, which is the kibbutz, which has had the appalling massacre of all the images and the reports came out of earlier in the week. We knew of earlier in the week. We knew that she was on the kibbutz and on saturday we couldnt get in contact. We heard nothing. We waited. And all day sunday and finally on sunday afternoon, we learned that by some miracle , learned that by some miracle, she and her husband had been rescued whod theyd been holed up in a safe room for 30 hours. However her her son and his wife had come to visit that weekend with their children for a jewish festival. And the daughter in festival. And the daughter in law was tragically murdered. And law was tragically murdered. And we believe that it happened in front of the children and they all had to go into the safe room while the their mother was lying outside. And obviously that outside. And obviously that their friends and neighbours are their friends and neighbours are the people that youve seen whove been slaughtered. Whove been slaughtered. And im so sorry. Im so sorry. Hilary what a terrible state of affairs just for people who live here and dont understand. Will you just explain what a kibbutz is and why there would be necessity for a safe room . A safe room . Well, there are safe rooms. Well, there are safe rooms. Its not just a kibbutz is like a collective. Its a community tends to be they tend to have factories and farms. They were set up in the 1940s, the 1950s, at the beginning of the state of israel, when people were moving there and starting to build the country and the agriculture and the communities , basically the communities, basically little villages. But everybody little villages. But everybody in israel has safe rooms. And the tragedy of whats happened this last week is that the safe rooms were designed to protect people from bombs , not from people from bombs, not from people from bombs, not from people storming in. And a lot of them didnt have locks for that reason. And thats why so many people have been killed in their safe rooms and so a safe room would would be a reinforced room in the house, presumably built out of different materials like an air raid shelter. We would think of it, guess. So im not, you know, an expert on on that. So im not, you know, an expert on on that. I so im not, you know, an expert on on that. I dont expert on on that. I dont sorry. I dont know. Thats okay. But i sorry. I dont know. Thats okay. Buti mean, sorry. I dont know. Thats okay. But i mean, yeah. And youre saying. But they dont ordinarily have locks on them in the same way that an air shelter way that an air raid shelter here in world wouldnt here in world war ii wouldnt have had a lock on have wouldnt have had a lock on it because you wouldnt expect the ground attack. Yeah, exactly. And also , you know, if youve and also, you know, if youve got a lock and theres been a bomb, people cant get to bomb, people cant get in to rescue you. So idea is that rescue you. So the idea is that youre from raid youre safer from from a raid rather than from from terrorists actually coming in. So. So how are the family now . And. Well, my cousin is too traumatised to speak , so we traumatised to speak, so we dont know exactly the details of what happened. But everybody of what happened. But everybody everybody is devastated. And everybody is devastated. And its not just people. Its not its not just people. Its not just jewish people whove had direct experience of this, who have relatives whove been directly affected. Its directly affected. Its everybody, you know, everybody i know in this country has friends or relatives in israel. And we or relatives in israel. And we all feel absolutely devastated about whats happened. And about whats happened. And people are bursting into tears not sleeping. We just feel like, you know, it is an attack on jews. Its not an attack on israel. Its an attack on jewish people. Absolutely. 100. Would you say , hilary, before this attack say, hilary, before this attack at the weekend, that the israelis and the palestinians obviously not, were clearly not in a place without conflict, but there was a sort of period of relative quiet around the area and hence on that holiday, all of those israeli families were very much had their guard down. And well, actually, thats is not the case. I mean, the kibbutz has come under a rocket attack several times. Its always been vulnerable. Theres always been vulnerable. Theres always been vulnerable. Theres always been trouble in the area. Yeah. But i think what has happened this weekend and nobody quite knows exactly what happened yet and why this happened, but the security seems to have been removed from the kibbutz. The kibbutzim in that area, they didnt have high security that they normally would and should have had. And would and should have had. And this is one of the reasons why the terrorists were able to do what did. What they did. And do you have any idea, hilary, have speculated hilary, have you speculated at all why that might be . All as to why that might be . I believe that they were and i believe that they were taken somewhere else to protect something else. But again, i dont know the ins and the outs of that. People are questioning this now and saying there was a massive security failure. There was a massive intelligence failure. Yeah, very much so. Okay. Hilary journalist Hilary Freeman there, journalist whose is in israel. And whose family is in israel. And we send you our absolute sympathies and, you know, heartfelt , just sadness for you heartfelt, just sadness for you and your family and your community. Thank you forjoining community. Thank you for joining us so gb News Reporter Charlie Peters is in tel aviv for us this morning. Good morning, charlie. So you were live on gb charlie. So you were live on gb news late last night. How charlie. So you were live on gb news late last night. How are things this morning . Well, in the last hour in sderot , down in the south, sderot, down in the south, a rocket attack has been successfully launched by hamas terrorists. The local emergency terrorists. The local Emergency Services say that two at least two seriously wounded are there in the latest barrage of rocket attacks. This morning, the typical pattern seems to be of the last 5 or 6 days that overnight the gaza strip is bombarded heavily, hundreds of targeted hundreds of targets are hit by the Israeli Air Force and then in the morning, hamas come out of their underground bunkers and shelters and start to fire their rockets back into israeli airspace. Yesterday, they airspace. Yesterday, they launched successful rocket strikes on ashkelon and ashdod and some as far north as central tel aviv, where we are now. But tel aviv, where we are now. But the bulk of their focus is in southern israel, where they have been most successful in their attacks. We do know that forces are swarming on southern israel for a likely Ground Invasion, but the Israeli Defence forces are also trying to secure the northern border as they anticipate further intervention from lebanese hezbollah. It is an extremely complex battle space and where i am here in the Tel Aviv Expo Centre , volunteers Tel Aviv Expo Centre, volunteers are flocking in their thousands to make sure that all fronts of this conflict for the israelis are well supplied. People are bringing here everything that soldiers and civilians alike might need for the conflict. Were seeing clothing , boots, were seeing clothing, boots, hygiene kits , batteries, you hygiene kits, batteries, you name it. They are sending it all over the country. Over the country. Okay. All right. Thank you, charlie. We will be going back charlie. We will be going back to charlie of course, throughout the day here on gbn news. Youve been getting in touch this morning with some of your thoughts. Robert said what is thoughts. Robert said what is more important revenge is more important than revenge is to vulnerable to such to never be vulnerable to such evil again. This is israels main goal now , nicolas said, main goal now, nicolas said, give all the hostages back and gaza will be returned with its amenities. And brian says was amenities. And brian says was hamas thinking of the rules of war when they slaughtered women and children . Israel is and children . Israel is justified to destroy hamas and their supporters wherever they are. Keep your views coming. Are. Keep your views coming. Vaiews gbnews. Com. But still to come this morning, labour have made some pledges on housing taxes and the nhs. Will they be u turning on them too . This is britains news channel. The Camilla Tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on gb news. News. Very good morning. Its 1022. Very good morning. Its1022. Youre with britains newsroom on gb news with bev turner this morning. So the labour conference is all over up in liverpool. Labour made some pledges on housing taxes and the nhs sort of pledges. Sir keir starmer spoke to gb news Political Editor chris hope on how they would tackle the migration numbers. Of course were concerned about it. I think anybody would be concerned by a government thats lost control of the borders that has to be addressed and thats why we set out in terms that we have to smash the criminal gangs that are running this vile trade. Go back to my days director of public days as director of public prosecution. I did joint operations to smash terrorist gangs. I convinced that we gangs. I am convinced that we can smash the gangs that are running this vile, illegal immigration. What level are you happy with . Of the net number, 600,000 arrived in the 12 months to june last year. Im not going to pluck a number out of the sky. The tories do every well. They do, and then they miss it over and over again. And weve ended up with a situation where the is higher than its the number is higher than its ever been. Is ever been. But this is symptomatic, i think, of the last one of the last 13 years. One of the challenges that we down for challenges that we laid down for the yesterday tell us the tories yesterday is tell us what record because if what your record is, because if youve a record after 13 youve got a record after 13 years, you should telling the years, you should be telling the country it is. So thats country what it is. So thats why i contrast with our why i contrast them with our project , which is actually project, which is actually thats not just fix the country, lets go on this journey of national renewal. And cant national renewal. And i cant stress enough. Its stress it enough. Its a national journey. It is national journey. It is cross party. You know, those cross party. You know, those that have lost faith in the party, they are voting for are welcome to join us in this national project. Sir keir starmer also set out his policy on cutting tax for working people. Working people. I said competitive tax regime. Well, look, weve got the highest rates of tax that weve had since the Second World War under this government. So all weve got from this government is high tax and low growth, and that is the wrong recipe for the country. Competitive of course. But my focus is on growth and growing the economy and that will the tax burden come down . My speech will adapt the burden, come down on the labour. Id like the overall burden, particular to particular on working people to come obviously we will come down, but obviously we will operate course, and always operate of course, and always within our fiscal rules. Within our fiscal rules. People , all everybody working people, all everybody that pays taxes are working person isnt there. That doesnt make a lot of sense to me, right. Former cabinet minister news cabinet minister and gb news presenter esther joins us presenter esther mcvey joins us now. Dines, talk to you now. Esther dines, talk to you about what you think he about this. What do you think he means working people, means by working people, reducing the tax burden on working everybodys working people . Everybodys paying working people . Everybodys paying taxes, working. Paying taxes, working. Well, he couldnt describe yesterday on an interview what working class people, what working class people, what working people were so im not really sure that he knows. But you and i know people who go out, who work hard, who pay taxes, those are the people. But he did only say , i would like to he did only say, i would like to reduce taxes. He didnt say he was going to do it. Look, id like to play for the lionesses in the next world cup. Its not going to happen. Just like his tax cuts are not going to happen because hes actually now committing to more spending and this is what he criticised liz truss about unfunded tax cuts. Now they are going to be spending more and taxing more. But did you get any sense of where he would be spending more from the conference this week . Because it did sort of sound like hed just kind of spend everywhere, really, but there was no detail to any of it. You know, more police, a better schools, just just just sort of random dishing it out. I couldnt tie anything down specifically that would be different to where the conservatives would want to spend money. Well, there were a couple of things. So he did say that he was going to get to net zero quicker. They did make a 20 billion plus commitment for a green pledge. There was also a motion at the labour Party Conference to bring the hs2 back, which would be again, tens and tens of billions of pounds. So he has made commitments. So he has made commitments. And you think he would bring back hs2 too . I was surprised to hear him say that he would. Hear him say that he would. Well, he has first of all, he was against hs2 when it cost 38 billion. Now he seems to be for it that it could be costing 180 billion. Thats labour for you when its costing a lot before it when it was at a value for money price they werent you know given the immigration is so high on peoples priorities here and may very well determine the next election. Hes surprisingly weak on that topic, isnt he . He barely mentioned it in his speech at conference. And then when he was talking to our Political Editor there, Christopher Hope, he wouldnt commit to any sort of number. Well, he didnt mention it. And what we do know is that labour party voted seven times. Thats seven zero times against the illegal migration bill. What we do know is he wants to stop the rwanda deterrent. We also know that he wants to have some more safe routes to the uk and also negotiate with the eu to be part of their burden sharing commitment there for immigrants. So i think well see numbers go up. And youre right, he up. And youre right, he couldnt really talk about legal migration in the numbers there. No i think hes in a pickle and i think he can safely say he is about open borders and thats what would happen. I want to bnng what would happen. I want to bring richard tice in, esther, because when we were listening to starmer, theyre to keir starmer, theyre refusing any great refusing to talk in any great detail refusing to talk in any great detyou practically had your head you practically had your head in your hands. Well, i did, because he the one he did about was one thing he did talk about was building houses. One thing he did talk about was building houses. But one thing he did talk about was building houses. But the building more houses. But the need houses driven need for more houses is driven by quantity of legal by the huge quantity of legal migration. And yet he refuses to draw any form of link. Theres a really good piece in todays daily on this. If youve daily mail on this. If youve got plus people got a million plus people arriving in a year, guess what . Youre going to need another 3 or 400,000 homes for people to live in. And this this complete inability to put a real number on it in any way. He was embarrassed to talk to the Political Editor, chris hope, about this, just embarrassed. He wanted to get off the topic. Esther, were you surprised that there was no bounce in the polls for rishi sunak after the conservative Party Conference . Were. Well, i guess thats were. Well, i guess thats disappointing that he didnt. But i think as he delivers what he set out to do, i think he will. But remember, he did have a big bounce when he said were not going to follow those radical plus net zero timetable. He did get a 5 bounce from that. Now, remember, sir keir now is going against that and is going to do it quicker. So i think when people see that rishi is against those ulez schemes, against those tax on motorists and sir keir starmer is for it, i think you could see a balancing up. I think what people are doing at the moment, sir keir starmer is a blank canvas and people are painting on it what they want to see so young people might see houses but richard tice clearly says theyll probably for be people coming into the country as he bulldozers and ploughs up the green belt. So at the moment hes staying quiet hes staying very quiet and allowing people to paint on him. What they want to remember. This is the man who one moment was supporting corbyn, the next moment hes supporting blair. One moment hes going to get rid of tax fees. The next minute of tax fees. The next minute hes keeping it. Of tax fees. The next minute hes keeping it. One of tax fees. The next minute hes keeping it. One moment hes renationalising , the next moment renationalising, the next moment hes not. Id say , be very aware hes not. Id say, be very aware of what he actually does believe in. Okay. Esther mcvey, lovely to okay. Esther mcvey, lovely to see you. Thank you very much for joining us this morning. Right. Joining us this morning. Right. Moving on, walk of shame. Youre staying with me, richard tice. Youre not going anywhere. Im not saying goodbye you just not saying goodbye to you just yet. Now, walk of shame. Yet. Right now, walk of shame. Captain. Sir tom moores daughter confessed to daughter has confessed to pocketing £800,000 from books written by the nhs. Fundraising war veteran. Were going to be talking about that and also fail but not forgotten, the sycamore gap tree from Hadrians Wall will be removed today after it was felled in an act of vandalism. That and much more vandalism. That and much more after your mornings news with. Rihanna good morning. Its 1031. Rihanna good morning. Its1031. Your good morning. Its1031. Your top stories from the newsroom. Top stories from the newsroom. The us secretary of state has arrived in israel to try and secure the release of more than 100 people being held hostage by hamas in gaza. 100 people being held hostage by hamas in gaza. Antony blinkens hamas in gaza. Antony blinkens meeting with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Hell also hold discussions with us allies in the region to try and prevent a wider war. Anthony blinken says israel will get everything it needs to defend itself if the United States has israels back. We have the back of the israeli people. We have their back today. Well have it tomorrow. We will have it every day. We stand resolutely against terrorism. Weve seen the almost terrorism. Weve seen the almost undescribable acts committed by hamas against the israeli men, women and children. And every women and children. And every day were learning more and said it is simply heartbreaking. Not since isis have we seen this kind of depravity. The uk economy grew by 0. 2 in august. Thats according to the office for national statistics. The chancellor says the economys more resilient than expected, with the uk growing faster than france and germany since the pandemic. Jeremy hunt also says, though, though, the latest growth figures are good. Sign tax inflation must remain. The governments priority. Judges in governments priority. Judges in england and wales are being told to postpone jail sentences for some offenders because prisons are too crowded, according to a report in the times, some could include those found guilty of burglary and rape. The judicial burglary and rape. The Judicial Office declined to comment on the report. It comes after the government said it plans to rent pnson government said it plans to rent prison spaces from Foreign Countries in an effort to address chronic overcrowding. Address chronic overcrowding. And Bernie Ecclestone has pleaded guilty to fraud. A warning the following contains flashing images. Warning the following contains flashing images. The ex formula flashing images. The ex formula one boss will pay £652 million to the tax authorities. He to the tax authorities. He appeared at londons Southern Crown Court this morning. Thats crown court this morning. Thats after failing to declare more than £400 million of overseas assets to the government. The billionaire turns 93 later this month. Hed been due to face trial in november after hed previously denied the charge. Previously denied the charge. And you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews. Com. Direct website, gb news. Com. Direct bullion website, gbnews. Com. Direct bullion sponsors. The finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment. For gold and silver investment. Heres a quick snapshot of todays market. Its the pound will buy you 1. 2296 and ,1. 1575. The price of gold is £1,529. 37 per ounce. And the ftse 100 is at 7684 points. Direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news investments that matter. Investments that matter. Still to come this morning, the sycamore gap tree from Hadrians Wall will be removed today. May we have a reporter today. May we have a reporter there . We will have the latest there . We will have the latest live from northumberland. This is britains newsroom on gb news Patrick Christys weekdays from three on. News from three on. News good morning. Its 1038 from three on. News good morning. Its1038 with britains newsroom on gb news with bev turner this morning thing. I am i think were going to go now to the sycamore gap tree. My panel will be here in just a moment. The sycamore gap tree from Hadrians Wall will be removed today after it was felled in an act of vandalism. The stump, could generate the stump, which could generate new will be in new shoots, will be kept in place and currently behind place and is currently behind a protective barrier. So lets be joined reporter joined now by gb News Reporter tony mcguire northumberland. Tony mcguire in northumberland. Hi, was a and hi, tony. This was a sad and mysterious story. Sorry that mysterious story. Sorry that this really iconic tree where everybody woke up one morning and it had been felled to the ground. So tell us whats going on there today. I just say that this and good morning. Well , were quite a bit of this and good morning. Well, were quite a bit of a flurry of activity in the last half hour or so. The crane, which going to used to which is going to be used to remove of the trunk , has remove parts of the trunk, has just arrived and its just backing up the slope towards the tree behind me. And quite a lot of high vis vests and people overseeing the operation here. National trust told me yesterday that this is quite a big and complicated operation because of the terrain , because of the the terrain, because of the recent weather and indeed because that trunk is resting on a significant portion of Hadrians Wall, which is, of course , a site of great course, a site of great historical interest. So the trunk itself was too big to remove all in one go. So weve been hearing the wearing of chainsaws as they attempt to break off some of the branches and as they attempt to whittle down the trunk size to allow that crane to remove parts. And that crane to remove parts. And weve been told that while the preparations took quite a lot of time this morning, we may expected that. Now everyones on site and raring to go. Engines are revving on the crane and the various vehicles around me. And that actually we could see the next stage of this operation, the removal of those parts of wood can happen fairly quickly. Wood can happen fairly quickly. And its not all bad for news the tree. Of course, this was arguably the most photographed tree in britain. Heck, it even tree in britain. Heck, it even won the 2016 tree of the year. Won the 2016 tree of the year. But the stump itself, as you mentioned, there, which is behind the protective barrier , behind the protective barrier, its going to remain in situ, partly because its proximity to the remnants of Hadrians Wall. But also because the hope is that new shoots will form from that new shoots will form from that. That new shoots will form from that. And perhaps that new shoots will form from that. And perhaps while this is the end of one chapter for this iconic tree, that perhaps this new growth will start to begin a new growth will start to begin a new chapter. New chapter. Okay , thank you, tony. Tony okay, thank you, tony. Tony mcguire there in northumberland. Right im joined now in the studio by Carole Malone and matt stadler. Its a little bit crazy stadler. Its a little bit crazy here, as usual. Its a little bit cosy. Am i . Morning, matt. Know. Taking over from pierce and from richard or would not be happy about it. No, he wouldnt. No, he wouldnt. Youre both looking very smart, by the way. And your dark blue. We are, arent we . This was not coordinated. This was not coordinated. No. Had no. Had no. Sometimes if id known i was going close, i would going to be this close, i would have, you know. No, its fine. Dont worry. And. And richard tice staying us in tice is also staying with us in the right. Obviously the studio. Right. Obviously theres story town theres only one story in town at the moment. Is the at the moment. This is the terrible conflict in the middle east. And now this east. Israel and hamas. Now this has been brought closer to home, matt, terms the bbc matt, in terms of how the bbc are describing as are describing hamas not as terrorists and john simpson long time legendary bbc reporter , has time legendary bbc reporter, has made a statement about this on twitter, hasnt he . And hes been youve been discussing it with him. Yeah. So just so everyone knows, i was at the bbc working in news for about nine in bbc news for about nine years, about a decade ago. And im supporter of the bbc. Im a big supporter of the bbc. And i think they tried to get things right. I also personally know john simpson a little bit and have lot of respect for and have a lot of respect for him, but i have exchanged views with him on twitter because i think he and the bbc have got this wrong. I understand. Its this wrong. I understand. Its very complicated. I understand the tragic history of whats been going on in palestine and israel. I understand that the bbc tries desperately , bends bbc tries desperately, bends over backwards to try to be neutral. But if people come into israel and murder babies and rape women and take hostages and kill innocents , then they are kill innocents, then they are terrorists. And if those acts terrorists. And if those acts had happened in england or in america or in france, or if theyd been carried out by isis, theyd been carried out by isis, the bbc would have called them terrorists. Hamas are a terrorists. Hamas are a proscribed armed Terror Organisation in the uk. The bbc is the British Broadcast casting corporation and i think it should be brave enough to call a terrorist a terrorist. Well, lets look at what john simpson actually said on twitter, carol. He said british politicians should know perfectly well why the bbc avoids the word terrorist. And over the years, terrorist. And over the years, plenty of them have privately agreed it, calling someone agreed with it, calling someone agreed with it, calling someone a youre a terrorist means that youre taking ceasing to taking sides and ceasing to treat the situation with due impartiality. The bbcs job is to place the facts before its audience and let them decide what they think honestly and without ranting. Thats why in britain and throughout the world, nearly half billion world, nearly half a billion people watch, and read to people watch, listen and read to us. Always someone us. Theres always someone who would rant. Sorry, would like us to rant. Sorry, its what do. Not its not what we do. Were not asking them rant. Were asking them to rant. Were asking them to rant. Were asking them to call a spade spade. Were asking them for truth and balance. Thats what were asking for. And we dont get that bbc you that from the bbc anymore. You know, simpson i used know, this simpson i used to respect simpson hugely, know, this simpson i used to resp but simpson hugely, know, this simpson i used to resp but i simpson hugely, know, this simpson i used to resp but i dont. Pson hugely, know, this simpson i used to resp but i dont. Hes hugely, know, this simpson i used to resp but i dont. Hes livingr, know, this simpson i used to resp but i dont. Hes living in but. But i dont. Hes living in a world now. Hes living hes talking about the bbc in maybe 30 ago. Hes not talking 30 years ago. Hes not talking about today. Know, 30 years ago. Hes not talking abo bbc today. Know, 30 years ago. Hes not talking abo bbc shows today. Know, 30 years ago. Hes not talking abo bbc shows biasy. Know, 30 years ago. Hes not talking abo bbc shows bias all know, 30 years ago. Hes not talking abo bbc shows bias all of know, 30 years ago. Hes not talking abo bbc shows bias all of the n, the bbc shows bias all of the time. If wasnt so, this, time. If this wasnt so, this, you know, you could laugh at what said if this wasnt such what he said if this wasnt such a serious situation. The bbc now, major criticism of it now, the major criticism of it is that its not impartial, that its leaning. And we know its left leaning. And we know its left leaning. And we know it is pro palestinian. If you it is pro palestinian. If you listen to the reporting on saturday from various radio programs, they you know, israel was barely mentioned at all. Now, im not taking sides here. But when matt says when babies are beheaded, when women are raped, when old people are shot at bus stops, we have to call this terrorism. And simpson is a hypocrite because he has used the word terrorist to describe islamist people who do this kind of stuff. The terrorists who he has used that word to describe them. Could i just come back on that . Because while while i agree that simpson and the bbc are wrong, not to call these people terrorists, they are terrorists, i disagree with carol in her assertion that the bbc is pro palestinian in. I dont think it is. I think it tries very hard to be to be unbiased , biased with the unbiased, biased with the palestinian cause more than who has sympathy with with the israeli cause. And thats what we cant have from the bbc. Just on this question of sympathy for causes. Okay as we all know, its a deeply complicated history and its a deeply complicated present. My deeply complicated present. My grandparents survived the holocaust. They escaped just before the holocaust. They were jews in vienna. They were jews in vienna. They were refugees. That is my background. And im deeply proud of my heritage. What we saw in israel over the weekend were the savage acts of evil terrorists. Now, the question is what happens next . And when i see palestinian and im not saying its easy and im not saying that you dont get Collateral Damage in war, but when i see palestinian children dying and palestinian parents with their faces grieving , just as israeli grieving, just as israeli parents have , it breaks my parents have, it breaks my heart. And i call on israel to act proportion. And as the act proportion. And as the american the american politicians have done as well and have said, the rules of law, such as they are , have to be such as they are, have to be upheld. Carol, whenever you thing you said is, of course, we dont want to see any kids dying in any way, shape or form. But you know, what im seeing now in this country and i hate it, theres a narrative developing here and its like they asked for and it really shocks me for it and it really shocks me to you know, were to my core. You know, were seeing girls with bloodied legs and know happened to and we know whats happened to them asked for it. Them and they asked for it. Were women spat on were seeing women being spat on the trucks been the backs of trucks having been raped. For it. Were raped. They asked for it. Were seeing being killed. They seeing kids being killed. They asked no, didnt ask asked for no, they didnt ask for that. Know, this is for that. You know, this is what terrorists they attack terrorists do is they attack civilians. And is the wrong civilians. And that is the wrong thing to do. Know, let thing to do. You know, let palestine israel sort out their course. But not by killing kids to just just quickly to say on that, although there is a very wide context, its complicated and i think the far right Israeli Government has done a lot of very, very bad things. And i think the settler acts are acts of evil. And i use are acts of evil. And i use those words carefully. No no, no. This is important to say. Nonetheless, we have a big problem in this country with the hard left. I couldnt support hard left. I couldnt support labour when Jeremy Corbyn was the leader and i find it absolutely despicable in the last few days , some of the last few days, some of the comments that have come out on social media from the hard left in this country who have not done enough, absolutely to condemn the acts of barbarity that we have seen are all those voices. Where are all the celebrity voices who on a normal day are condemning immigration, whatever . Where are they . Where is gary lineker . Where is whats her name . Her name . Emma thompson. Emma thompson. Emma thompson. Where emma thompson. Where is emma thompson. Where is the other one . Dame the actress . Judi dench. No, no , no, no, no, judi dench. No, no, no, no, no, no. Blonde. Whos the. Oh, helen mirren. Oh, helen mirren. No, no. Careful, guys. Theres not zero names. I know, but the thing about the bbc, theyve got the cover, as matt says, a says, you know, hamas is a proscribed terrorist organisation. What more cover does the bbc needin what more cover does the bbc need in order to do that . Youve got four cases whove written to ofcom asking them to investigate this. I mean, this is quite extra ordinary. Do you think he is an utter failure . But is it, is it that the bbc and im just playing devils advocate here, is it that the bbc wants to demonstrate empathy and sympathy for the civilian palestines to draw the distinction between them and hamas . Would they argue that hamas . Would they argue that they done that , have they . But they have done that. I dont look, i dont think thats a justification for calling a justification for not calling a justification for not calling a terrorist. A terrorist a terrorist. But what i will say is, although i think theyve got it badly this case, badly wrong in this case, i dont think it comes from a bad place. Yes, i do think that the bbc tries very, very hard. Whether its domestic politics. And sometimes it gets it wrong, whether domestic politics whether its domestic politics or internationally, it tries, tries to be unbiased criticism of the bbc for not being it gets criticised from both sides, from all sides. Does. It does. It does. Ludicrous for them to its ludicrous for them to say because say that right leaning because theyre not. Theyre clearly not. But does it . I would have thought whether i wonder whether carols point about the fact that as john simpson is talking almost of era , is it that as john simpson is talking alm this of era , is it that as john simpson is talking alm this is of era , is it that as john simpson is talking alm this is outdated,r , is it that as john simpson is talking alm this is outdated, director that this is outdated, director from the bbc i fully expected on saturday morning for there to be a meeting in the bbc and say this changes everything. We change and we change our language and we now describe very describe i will be very interested to see how ofcom responds to these cases. What 1 or 2 of them i know actually very well who have written to ofcom to complain about this. I want ofcom to act as quickly as it can, but it needs to. It needs to be thoughtful as well. And i would like actually to be an like actually there to be an internal investigation within the that its editorial the bbc so that its editorial standards , its editorial standards, its editorial guidelines are properly reviewed because they have to be fit for purpose. What is the fear . What fear do the bbc have, carol, of calling them terrorists . Who are they . Friday and of . I dont understand. All i can i dont understand. All i can say is the stuff that i have read today from various commentators the commentators who understand the situation, they better than situation, why they better than me . And they say that they are they pro pro palestinian they are pro pro palestinian leaning now. Now, rod liddle leaning now. Now, rod liddle wrote in his column lead on this today, and he said, if you had listened to various radio shows and he listened to lots of programmes on saturday and he said interviews he said the only interviews he heard were from palestinian women about how this was going to them. He you to affect them. He said, you know, want to if you want know, if you want to if you want to say youre balanced caller to say youre a balanced caller , want to say if you want , if you want to say if you want truth balance, you have to truth and balance, you have to talk and you have talk to both sides and you have to both sides. And to get both sides. And especially massacre had especially as the massacre had taken israel , well, you taken place in israel, well, you should be definitely covering taken place in israel, well, you shouland� definitely covering taken place in israel, well, you shouland it efinitely covering taken place in israel, well, you shouland it didntly covering taken place in israel, well, you shouland it didnt appearing taken place in israel, well, you shouland it didnt appear tol taken place in israel, well, you shouland it didnt appear to be that. And it didnt appear to be one of the grave problems in all of this is even if you are an Israeli Government, that i would say behind and support and say get behind and support and you wanted to do the humanitarian thing, if you take away those security fences from gaza, and that would be what i would certainly want ideally , would certainly want ideally, you have a bunch of terrorists running the place who want to drive the jews into the sea, which is why it is such an incredibly difficult situation because my heart bleeds for those million children in that strip, a million children who are caught between the Israeli Government and the wickedness of hamas. What about you as a as a jewish person living in this country, matt, how do you feel . I mean, do you feel unsafe here . Because lots of stuff that im reading today from mums who are who are thinking of taking their school, who their kids out of school, who are now growing up are terrified now of growing up in britain , my way in this britain, my way of living, life to live living, my life is to live without fear. Once you start i think once you start feeling im just talking feeling fear, im just talking personally. Im not belittling the others. Once you the fear of others. Once you start you start to the fear of others. Once you starlost. You start to the fear of others. Once you starlost. But you start to the fear of others. Once you starlost. But my you start to the fear of others. Once you starlost. But my heartstart to the fear of others. Once you starlost. But my heart goes to the fear of others. Once you starlost. But my heart goes out get lost. But my heart goes out to every single jew in this country who does feel vulnerable. And the idea that some schoolchildren have been advised by their school, not necessarily to wear blazers, or that if they dont their blazers, it dont wear their blazers, it would because would be understood because there attacks on there are fears of attacks on jewish children, sickens me to the core of my being. And we need and we absolutely need the police to take Single Police to take every single incident. Incident. Where are they extremely seriously. That woman who was in the mail today who was shouting , mail today who was shouting, shes in a restaurant and shes shouting, your people shouting, oh, your people are dead. Good a young girl barely a teenager talking to some jews in a restaurant, as you say. And saying, ha ha, your are your people dead . And its just grotesque. That a that is a grotesque that is a that is a grotesque failure of authorities, of failure of our authorities, of our respect , of failure of our authorities, of our respect, of our failure of our authorities, of our respect , of our belief failure of our authorities, of our respect, of our belief in who we are as a nation, as of humanity and this is the united kingdom. I mean, this is its a complete failure that that could be allowed to happen, that the jewish in this country jewish people in this country should be afraid. Jewish people in this country shocoulde afraid. Jewish people in this country shocould iafraid. Jewish people in this country shocould i telld. Jewish people in this country shocould i tell you a quick could i tell you a quick story as a jewish person on and my father is jewish. My grandparents, as i said, were jewish and i identify as jewish. Hitler would have had me out the door within seconds. So at moments like this, my jewish identity becomes stronger. Dunng identity becomes stronger. During the last conflict between palestine or palestinians and israel or hamas and israel, there was another demonstration at kensington high street, and i dont live far from there. I grew up around there and i was at a restaurant with my then girlfriend, now wife, and we saw a bunch of about 8 or 9 white engush a bunch of about 8 or 9 white english thugs was moving down the street with a stick quite soon after one of these pro palestine demonstrations. And i dont know whether they were involved or they were jumping on the bandwagon, but they said, were looking for jews. Wow. Wow. Wow. And i wanted to get up and remonstrate with them because thats who i am. And your girlfriend and my girlfriend dont that. Girlfriend said, dont do that. People twitter, of and people on twitter, of course, said, oh, course, mocked me and said, oh, yeah, your girlfriend yeah, of course your girlfriend said that. No i want to confront anti semitism when i find it. Very densely populated its a very densely populated area arabic area with the arab Arabic Community kensington high street. But i also want to say this, and is very, very important and this is very, very important. We are looking at a tiny minority say these minority of people who say these horrific things, who go on demonstrations , whipping up demonstrations, whipping up hatred. Is the british hatred. This is not the british muslim community. Okay. I think that is really okay. I think that is really important to point out. What did you make i dont know whether you make i dont know whether you donald said you saw what donald trump said and he said, you know, ive got 20s. Carol, well talk about this later. Not going this later. Youre not going anywhere, you . Come anywhere, are you . We will come to know your to this. Let us know your thoughts today well. Thoughts today as well. Vaiews gbnews. Com. Carroll thoughts today as well. Vairichard nnews. Com. Carroll thoughts today as well. Vairichard wills. Com. Carroll thoughts today as well. Vairichard will benm. Carroll thoughts today as well. Vairichard will be back carroll thoughts today as well. Vairichard will be back in carroll thoughts today as well. Vairichard will be back in justoll and richard will be back in just and richard will be back in just a while. But im asking you, have the labour party caught farage fever . Thats right. This farage fever . Thats right. This is britains newsroom on gb news, britains news channel hello. Very good morning to you. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update brought to you by the met office. Im alex burkill and whilst today is looking largely dry with the best in the best of the sunshine in the north, have some wet north, we do have some wet weather arriving later on. More on second. At the on that in a second. At the moment got cloudy moment weve got a cloudy picture many southern picture across many southern areas with some outbreaks of rain, that clearing areas with some outbreaks of rain, further that clearing areas with some outbreaks of rain, further north 1at clearing areas with some outbreaks of rain, further north 1at cleatouch away further north after a touch of frost. First thing, it is going to be largely bright. Plenty of sunshine across Northern Ireland and Northern England some england in particular, and some sunny spells across scotland too, risk of a few too, but also the risk of a few showers, particularly towards the and the far north orkney and shetland especially. Temperatures will be down a little bit compared to yesterday, in yesterday, especially in the south, quite bit of cloud south, with quite a bit of cloud around getting into the high teens celsius. We go teens celsius. Then as we go through evening and through this evening and overnight, to overnight, we are going to be attacked two sides. We have attacked from two sides. We have attacked from two sides. We have a pressure system towards a low pressure system towards the will bring the north and that will bring a spell showery rain across spell of showery rain across parts scotland. But its in parts of scotland. But its in the have a swathe of the south. We have a swathe of very wet weather that will spread across much of england very wet weather that will sprewales, ss much of england very wet weather that will sprewales, bringing of england very wet weather that will sprewales, bringing of engheavy and wales, bringing some heavy rain the rain as we head through the early of friday morning early hours of friday morning because of the cloud and the rain, temperatures arent going to as they did last to drop as much as they did last night. Especially the night. So especially in the north, going to be as north, its not going to be as chilly as we go through friday itself. A very wet picture itself. Then a very wet picture across of england across much of england and wales. Some wales. There could be some flooding disruption to flooding and some disruption to travel. For some travel. So do watch out for some heavy rain and even some intense downpours across most southern counties, further counties, too. Further north across scotland and Northern Ireland, picture, ireland, its a showery picture, blustery at and thats blustery at times. And thats going the edge those going to take the edge off those temperatures. Theyre likely temperatures. And theyre likely to for time to be near normal for the time of but turning colder where. Its 7 00 on thursday, where. Its 7 00 on thursday, the 12th of october for britains newsroom on gb news. Thanks for joining us. Britains newsroom on gb news. Thanks forjoining us. Im thanks for joining us. Im bev turner and ive got richard tice with me in the studio all morning. Weve just got a little condition. Its. Weve just got a little condition. Its. Not anime. The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to wipe hamas off the face of the earth as he puts gaza under total siege, stopping food and fuel reaching the enclave of 2. 3 million people. Health secretary Steve Barclay refused to commit aid or a civilian corridor to gaza that israel is able to defend itself from the most appalling attacks that it is faced. But alongside that, the uk has a proud record in terms of its overseas aid. We are major its overseas aid. We are major donors. 10 of the aid through donors. 10 of the aid through the United Nations and the foreign secretary is in israel discussing these issues as we stand with them in the face of the catastrophic events that theyve faced. Theyve faced. Okay, controversial plans to house Asylum Seekers at a carmarthenshire hotel have been dropped by the home office will speak with a local on what this decision means to him. And decision means to him. And farage mania continues. Decision means to him. And farage mania continues. Last farage mania continues. Last week, nigel was adored by Party Members at the conservative conference and this week shadow cabinet ministers Jonathan Ashworth and wes sweeting couldnt help but mention the gb news presenter either. News presenter either. Going to be discussing that farage effect with Christopher Hope gb news Political Editor in just a moment. Let us hope gb news Political Editor in just a moment. Let us know hope gb news Political Editor in just a moment. Let us know your thoughts this morning. Vaiews gbnews. Com. But first, the latest News Headlines the very latest News Headlines with rhiannon jones. With rhiannon jones. Good morning. Its 11 01. Good morning. Its11 01. Your top stories from the gb newsroom. The us secretary of newsroom. The us secretary of state has arrived in israel to try and secure the release of more than 100 people being held hostage by hamas in gaza. Antony hostage by hamas in gaza. Antony blinken is meeting with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Hell also hold discussions with us allies in the region to try and prevent a wider reach from breaking out. See, sorry, its under these circumstances, but thank you for vital medical supplies inside gaza are running out and the red cross says it wont be able to maintain pain. The civilian population for very long, the only remaining power station , stopped working power station, stopped working yesterday. Fuel supplies are also dwindling and could run out within hours. Israel is within hours. Israel is preparing for a grounding incursion into gaza, though the military says no decision has been made as of yet. The been made as of yet. The military says more than 1300 israeli boys have been killed since saturday, including over 200 soldiers. Meanwhile israels military spokespersons confirmed hamas are holding at least 97 people hostage. Israel least 97 people hostage. Israel has also massed tanks and soldiers on its northern border with lebanon, trading fire with hezbollah. The iranian backed terrorist group has threatened to intervene in the israel hamas war by opening a second front in the conflict. It a move which the conflict. It a move which could escalate the situation. Could escalate the situation. And these are live images from gaza. Airstrikes have continued throughout the morning. And if youre watching these live images on television , plumes of images on television, plumes of smoke continue to billow up into the air. There officials in gaza say 1200 people have been killed with more than 5500 wounded. And israels continuing its siege of the gaza strip, leaving its 2. 3 million population without food , water and electricity. The uns human rights chief says blockades that endanger the lives of civilians are prohibited under international law. When asked about the siege, Health Secretary Steve Barclay declined to comment. We stand with israel. Thats why the foreign secretary was in israel yesterday being clear in our unequivocal support of israels right to defend themselves from these most appalling terrorist atrocities that they faced. Of course , civilian casualties need course, civilian casualties need to be minimised, and thats what the foreign secretary was clear about yesterday. But it is the about yesterday. But it is the case that israel needs to be able to defend itself from these attacks to rescue the hostages that are being taken and to deter future attacks of the sort that weve seen in. Meanwhile, in the uk incident of anti semitism, have increased by more than 300 since hamass attack on israel. Thats according to the Community Security trust, which recorded 89 incidents in just four days so far this month. They include so far this month. They include assaults, damage to jewish property and abusive behaviour. It comes after the home secretary warned protesting with palestinian flags could amount to a public order offence if its deemed to be in support of terrorism. Bernie ecclestone has terrorism. Bernie ecclestone has pleaded guilty to fraud. A pleaded guilty to fraud. A warning. The following contains some flashing images. The ex formula one boss will pay £652 million to the tax authority. He appeared at Londons Southwark crown court this morning after failing to declare more than £400 million of overseas assets to the government. The billionaire turns 93 later this month. He turns 93 later this month. He had been due to face trial in november after hed previously denied the charge. An mp for the denied the charge. An mp for the Scottish National party has defected to the tories amid reports of a toxic and bullying culture in the partys westminster group. Lisa westminster group. Lisa camerons dramatic and unprecedented defection comes as she was facing a selection battle to be the candidate for a seat in the west of scotland. She says shes a victim of group bullying at westminster and has suffered panic attacks as a result. Prime minister rishi sunak says hes delighted ms cameron has joined the scottish conservatives. The russian conservatives. The russian president is in kyrgyzstan. His first trip abroad since the International Criminal court issued a warrant for his arrest. Hes wanted on suspicion of illegally deporting hundreds of children from ukraine, which the kremlin denies. Hes also due to visit china next week. Neither china nor kyrgyzstan are members of the icc. And the former of the icc. And the former barclays boss has been fined £1. 8 million for misleading the financial watchdog over the nature of his relationship with jeffrey epstein. The Financial Conduct Authority also banned jes staley from holding a senior position in the Financial Services industry. The fca says mr staley recklessly approved a letter sent by barclays to the regulator containing two misleading statements about his relationship with mr epstein. Relationship with mr epstein. This is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its back over to beth. Mania back over to beth. Mania good morning. Thank you for joining me. Good morning. Thank you for joining me. Im here on my own this morning, but ive also got richard tice. Here is my presenter friend whos helping me through the cave, keeping me on straight narrow, even on the straight and narrow, even brought me breakfast this morning. You . Brought me breakfast this morn christopher. You . Brought me breakfast this mornchristopher. Hope you . Brought me breakfast this mornchristopher. Hope i you . Brought me breakfast this mornchristopher. Hope i have sigh christopher. Hope i have expectations for you as well. Expectations for you as well. Christopher here with me Christopher Hope is here with me in the audience. We want to in the audience. Now we want to talk mania because talk about farage mania because of we were both at the of course, we were both at the conservative Party Conference and then he was mentioned again in the labour Party Conference this week. This is what a couple of mps said about him and of labour mps said about him and now waltzing his way now farage is waltzing his way back the tory party and back into the tory party and sooner too weak to stop him. Sooner too weak to stop him. But i tell you its the conservative partys future motto. Moil more risk , more motto. Moil more risk, more chaos with truss. Braverman chaos with truss. Braverman rees mogg farage calling the shots. The Concert Party dances to the tune of nigel farage now and the more they move to the right, the greater their threat to our nhs becomes. So that was Jonathan Ashworth and wes streeting chris. Every time i see any footage from the labour Party Conference, i think it is how good it is that they chose gb news branding and background. Yeah. Didnt they chose gb news branding and baciofound. Yeah. Didnt they chose gb news branding and baciofound stage . Didnt they chose gb news branding and baciofound stage . Iidnt they chose gb news branding and baciofound stage . I thinkhey just of their stage . I think that very, very sensible that was very, very sensible of them, frankly. Flattery is the imitation best form imitation is the best form of flattery. You. Right. Flattery. Thank you. Right. Nigel farage yes, i think they are wrong, to quote nigel, as somehow the kiss of death to the political party. We walked around with him in manchester. Hes mobbed by people everywhere he left, he he goes. But for the left, he symbolises this lurch the right. Hes the new thatcher in the old they would the old days, they would use the word thatcher from the word thatcher from from the final at the labour party final day at the labour Party Conference yesterday one conference yesterday to get one angry cross about her angry and cross about her behaviour during the 80s. Not everyone with with everyone agrees with with that, but as someone but the left see her as someone who know, destroyed who you know, destroyed the minds, the docks. But minds, dealt with the docks. But yeah, slightly my fault, by yeah, its slightly my fault, by the way, because i asked rishi sunak interview week sunak in an interview a week last night. Last month . Last tuesday night. Last month . Yeah would you another yeah would you accept another farage member . Said, farage as a member . And he said, were church. Didnt were a broad church. He didnt mean a crime drama, right . Mean were a crime drama, right . Itv were not going no itv were not going to. No murders just murders and deaths. Were just going to be accept him if he wants to join us, maybe. And thats whats triggered this kind of idea. I think. Nigel, i mean, you know better than i do. Richard but nigel this kind richard but nigel is this kind of symbol, isnt of. Of richard but nigel is this kind of sy|wing isnt of. Of richard but nigel is this kind of sy|wing politics. Of. Of richard but nigel is this kind of sy|wing politics. And of richard but nigel is this kind of sy|wing politics. And thats right wing politics. And thats why using him to, why the left are using him to, to, to beat up the tories. But think nigel would be but i think nigel would be the first to say that we dont have a right conservative have a right wing conservative party there isnt party at the moment. There isnt anything conservative about them, anything conservative about the we i think anything conservative about thewe i think many people we have a i think many people feel that its i call them con feel that its a i call them con socialists or social democrats, and that was nigels point. And maybe he was well maybe thats why he was so well received at their conference, maybe thats why he was so well received theresr conference, maybe thats why he was so well received theres just iference, maybe thats why he was so well received theres just a rence, maybe thats why he was so well received theres just a lacks, maybe thats why he was so well received theres just a lack of because theres just a lack of ideas, lack belief. Ideas, a lack of belief. Yeah. Yeah. The fear factor in the and the fear factor in the labour party extraordinary. Labour party is extraordinary. Interesting parallel you draw there, regard to there, chris, with regard to thatcher in the 80s. Yeah, totally , totally. And yeah, totally, totally. And i think what we saw yesterday, i was to interview keir was able to interview keir starmer end his starmer at the end of his conference yesterday and he talked taxes for talked about cutting taxes for working went working people. He went further than the pm would do. Rishi than even the pm would do. Rishi sunak, who meant to be a conservative, hes saying we would taxes. The would cut taxes. And the question now is whats the response the tory response there from the tory government . Because theyre saying an saying well cut inflation. An and is tax which and that is a tax cut, which i suppose it is not not really a tax cut in a political sense. Yeah, i mean, it is, starmer said, didnt he . We saw clip said, didnt he . We saw the clip earlier about he would cut taxes for keeps for working people. He keeps using working using this phrase working people. Does it mean . So working what does it mean . So working families is a term that gordon brown all the time, hard brown used all the time, hard working families, there working families, and there wasnt hard wasnt really we all feel hard working families. Hard working everyones a hard working family. A family. Youll find a billionaire will tell that billionaire will tell you that hes a working hes part of a hard working family. Doesnt really family. So it doesnt really apply, it . Thats right. Apply, does it . Thats right. Mean, i think i think there i mean, i think i think there probably dont know what they probably i dont know what they mean by that. They might mean those lower incomes and those on lower incomes and trying off trying to lift the burden off them. Wont be working class them. It wont be working class people will he . Would use that phrase nobody would use that phrase anymore. Not . Nobody would use that phrase any he re. Not . Nobody would use that phrase any he used not . Nobody would use that phrase any he used it not . Nobody would use that phrase any he used it innt . Nobody would use that phrase any he used it in his speech, he used it in his speech, didnt he . Did he . Oh, yeah. Three that term. Three times. He used that term. And asked him as a as and i asked him as a as a knight, how can you be working class . Is there problem here . Class . Is there a problem here . Because he doesnt like using the the house the term sir keir in the house of although he was of commons, although he was well, maybe, i know. Well, maybe, maybe i dont know. May drag anchor on touching may be a drag anchor on Touching Base these key base with these key, key demographic. But he got it, of course, being a very good director of public prosecutions. No always no problem there. He always says, were delighted says, my parents were delighted for less keen for me. Hes less keen on himself and whether if himself and i wonder whether if he hed give it he could, hed give it back. I didnt as as asking him didnt go as far as asking him that, i think its issue that, but i think its an issue for him. Do we reflected on the fact that rishi sunak did not get a bounce the polls the bounce in the polls after the conservative Party Conference . Of do you have any first of all, do you have any explanation as to why . It wasnt there was i think it wasnt there was no moment which they kind of no moment at which they kind of connect with with audience. Connect with with the audience. I 0, i mean, the speech earlier on, watering zero watering down the net zero targets did well. But targets that did well. But i always think these politicians my world is my question to the world is, is how are you making our viewers better off, feel better about you . Nothing there. You . And theres nothing there. Do know well, secondly, do we know yet starmer has yet whether keir starmer has come this conference with come out of this conference with more popularity . No polling yet. We know no polling yet. Again, very was a very again, it was very it was a very i speech really i mean, speech really a conservative have i conservative could have given. I mean, richard would mean, im sure richard would agree thought agree with that. I thought obviously on the tax raising measures schools, measures on private schools, adding and the adding vat to bills and the other measure on non doms, i think was thats what they think that was thats what they wouldnt i mean, wouldnt do othennise. I mean, building over building 1. 5 million homes over five the five years is really the governments target now. And its a third than theyre its a third more than theyre doing anyway. But theres important stat but theres an important stat here is focusing on here which no one is focusing on properties. My background, we havent 300,000 homes in a havent built 300,000 homes in a single year for 50 years. Its almost physically impossible without a radical reorganisation of the whole Planning System and a massive retraining and reskilling of people. So this is reskilling of people. So this is just frankly , they need to be just frankly, they need to be called out on this. Its just not possible. And the refusal to link the need for more housing with the fact that youve got complete open borders, mass migration from both the tory party and the labour party will do exactly as he wouldnt give you a number, would he . Well when you ask migration point when you ask the migration point 600, came here 600, 600,000 people came here net legally were allowed in by the government choices made by our allowed to our ministers allowed that to happen to june last yean and that puts pressure on services, as saying, services, as youre saying, richard. And i said, what number richard. And i said, what number are with . Are you happy with . Give you one, are you happy with . He . Give you one, would he . No, Suella Braverman told me on tens on october last year, tens of thousands that that was thousands a year that that was the number. Of course, thousands a year that that was the governmentnber. Of course, thousands a year that that was the governmentnber. Givewurse, thousands a year that that was the governmentnber. Give you , the government wont give you a number, this idea a number, but this idea of a number, but this idea of a number that youre happy with will issue of the next election. Doesnt he want to give . Why doesnt he want to give . Why does he not want to give you a who is he scared of a number who is he scared of alienating suggesting alienating by suggesting he might because its a hostage might put because its a hostage to fortune him . To fortune for him . He says hell pluck it from the air and he cant hit it. It was i think, when it came when cameron said it in 2010, 2011, i think damian green first said it as an immigration minister that he its he supported the idea. Its trying to get a target for for the the officials because the officials know what they officials dont know what they want either. So until have want either. So until you have this this top level number, what do what do Civil Servants know what theyre their policies . Is also, though , about is it also, though, about people british people who are non british ethnics are more likely to vote labour once they settle here . I dont know if its that. I dont know. Its that its more just keeping a numbers down and just keeping a numbers down and just trying a control just trying to have a control over the pressure on services so much. I think thats the issue. Okay. Thanks chris. All right. Moving on. Over 1200 israelis have lost their lives since hamas invasion of israel at the weekend and many remain missing, feared dead or kidnapped. Gb news is reporter Charlie Peters is in tel aviv for us. Good morning, charlie. Thank you for joining for us. Good morning, charlie. Thank you forjoining us for us. Good morning, charlie. Thank you for joining us this morning. What is the very latest morning. What is the very latest down there . I think people are particularly here are kind of anxious as more and more stories are emerging in the press about about been about the people who have been kidnapped out what might kidnapped out and what might happen , what happen to them, what negotiations might going on negotiations might be going on behind scenes. Behind the scenes. Well, in any situation like this , where there are hostages this, where there are hostages in a hostile area, most governments First Priority would to be recover them. But this is a very unique scenario. And it appears that the Israeli Governments First Priority is actually to destruction of hamas as and its military capability. As and its military capability. The hostages arent an afterthought , but theyre afterthought, but theyre certainly not the leading priority for the government. And the security establishment here. But as the government prioritises the move to secure its borders and all of the fronts both in the north and the south, and remove any remaining militants in the south, members of the civilians in israel are keen to step up and do that duty. Well, im here in central tel aviv in the Tel Aviv Expo Centre. Thousands have flocked to volunteer here and gain support for the government as it pushes fonnard its war effort. Just an hour ago, the former defence minister avigdor lieberman, was here. I think the state really recognises the civilian impact that this is having on the defence situation on the ground and theyre doing three things here. Theyre organising information coming in from the south and the north where missing persons and information about the latest atrocities conducted by those terrorists from saturday are coming in. Theyre distributing goods to sustain the war effort. Both in the north and the south. And using some technology and some facial recognition tech. Theyve got here. Theyre also hunting for missing persons. Theyre trying to establish where kidnapped people are. So actually a key part of the hostage situation is actually taking place by civilian volunteers here in central tel aviv. And later this afternoon, aviv. And later this afternoon, ill be speaking to them and finding out more about their effort to locate and hopefully save their missing allies. Save their missing allies. Okay. Thank you, charlie. Okay. Thank you, charlie. Charlie peters there in tel aviv. Richard you know, you look at charlie there on a sunny street in tel aviv, people going about their business. And its very to easy forget that absolute easy forget that the absolute obliteration of gaza is occurring just a few miles away. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And i think what weve got to do is look, what does this look like in a weeks time . In a months months months time . How many months will for israel to feel will it take for israel to feel that they have in a sense, they have dealt with hamas. I mean, have dealt with hamas. I mean, youve heard from netanyahu. He youve heard from netanyahu. He says he wants to kill every single fighter in hamas. And youve sort of got to assume that its impossible. And, well, were definitely creating the next generation of jihadis right now. Absolutely right. And so therefore , youve just got therefore, youve just got another war of attrition , a bit another war of attrition, a bit like the war of attrition in ukraine. I think this is what is terrifying. So many Senior Leaders and diplomats around the world is another huge regional conflict. And its almost worse conflict. And its almost worse here in the middle east where youve actually got other nafions youve actually got other nations who are deliberately trying to destabilise it. And i think that is the thats the sort of the cocktail that is so difficult to deal with , so difficult to deal with, so dangerous. Its like a bubbling up cauldron and trying to keep the lid on that in ways that, frankly, we havent it almost havent seen. Barely in our lifetime. This is as people have said, its the worst atrocities since the holocaust. Since the holocaust. Weve got Anthony Blinken at the us secretary of state has arrived in israel to have a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, israeli pm and Mahmoud Abbas, the palestinian president. How the palestinian president. How quickly do you think we will hear what they say from that . I am not optimistic that any lines are going to come out of that other than we dont have a solution right now. Other than we dont have a sol|no,1 right now. Other than we dont have a sol|no, thats now. Other than we dont have a sol|no, thats right. I guess no, thats right. I guess its a question of time before for some some serious leaders say the only way out of this is to look at something that is that involves the un involves a number of other. To really big number of other. To really big nafions number of other. To really big nations coming together and say actually weve got to solve weve got to try and solve this once and for all and come up with something completely different, because othennise , as different, because othennise, as tony blair earlier, this is tony blair said earlier, this is the it requires a complete different approach. Ive talked about the approach of from that article in the mail from fatah. Article in the mail from fatah. Could they get involved . Weve got to think completely different picture. Othennise just tens and tens , if not just tens and tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people over the next few months are to going die. The Gulf Cooperation Council as well. You cant help but feel should be somehow helping to. So thats what bahrain, kuwait, oman, qatar , saudi arabia and oman, qatar, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, emirates and im going to ask you another naive question. Is you another naive question. Is it possible to get those people around the table to have a conversation with netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas about coming to some sort of solution . Some sort of solution . I think thats really hard, really hard. I mean , lets really hard. I mean, lets remember that its only very recently that some of these nafions recently that some of these nations have actually theyve reached accords with with israel. I mean, this is incredibly recent. And lets incredibly recent. And lets remember, those nations are also now trying to keep their options open with regard to china and russia. So theres multiple different issues involved here. And they dont want to be seen to be overly tying themselves to one particular nation with oil wealth sitting beneath it all. And absolutely and literally. And absolutely and literally. And absolutely and literally. And whether we like it or not, the bottom line is money talks and there is huge wealth , talks and there is huge wealth, what i call energy treasure, that those nations have got the gulf nations, saudi and yeah, theyre looking around the world and theyre saying, where am i selling my wealth to my assets to . Thats what theyre focussed on. On. Okay. Thank you, richard, for okay. Thank you, richard, for now. So straddling park hotel in llanelli , am i saying that llanelli, am i saying that right . It is currently was due to house up to 241 Asylum Seekers, but the plans have been scrapped. This is people power. Youre with britains newsroom on gb news radio. Very good morning. Its 1124. Very good morning. Its1124. Thank very good morning. Its 1124. Thank you very good morning. Its1124. Thank you for joining me. This is britains newsroom on gb news with bev turner. Thank you. If youre listening at home on the radio as well, youve been getting in touch at home. Thanks for your messages. Kim says terrorist messages. Kim says a terrorist group once group is like a weapon. Once created, destroyed, created, it cannot be destroyed, only contained. Whilst only contained. Whilst i understand netanyahu wanting to blow hamas off the face of the earth, it will only wipe out all the leaving the civilians leaving very bitter relatives ripe bitter and angry relatives ripe for radicalisation and hamas will morph into something even worse. Look at what happened with isis. I couldnt agree more. And john says is more. Kim and john says hamas is a group of thugs a terrorist group of thugs protesting country should protesting this country should be a terrorist be treated as a terrorist support and such such, support and such and as such, strong measures should be introduced. Addition to introduced. And in addition to expelling from country expelling them from this country when possible , any students when possible, any students should get the same treatment and expelled from their universities and michael is asking, why are the police in the uk not clamping down heavily on support for these terrorists . On uk soil . On support for these terrorists . On uk soil . Keep your messages coming. Also we were discussing the fact that the bbc will still not call hamas a terrorist organisation and mike has said the bbc has lost its moral compass. We have not though, mike, so thank you for joining us here on gb news. Keep your messages coming gbviews gbnews. Com. So controversial plans to house Asylum Seekers at a carmarthenshire hotel have been dropped by the home office dudley park hotel in llanelli was due to house up to 241 people, a move that was opposed by the county council. Carmarthenshire council has said the home office had sent it written confirmation that the plan had been scrapped. Lets speak to kenneth resident gareth beer. Speak to kenneth resident gareth beer. Good speak to kenneth resident gareth beer. Good morning, speak to kenneth resident gareth beer. Good morning, gareth. So beer. Good morning, gareth. So just go back before we talk about this triumph. When was about this triumph. When was this hotel proposed used, and what was it going to mean for the community . Well, were exactly 102 days from when the Asylum Seekers were meant to move in. It was around the end of june. It was kind of declared a couple of weeks later, the 100 odd people were laid off in bletchley. But yeah, its 102 days and on the yeah, its102 days and on the 100th day everyone had a big party in you should have seen it. It was amazing because we had that news on exactly that day. And what kind of hotel is it . Whats it like . Whats it like . Its a four star hotel. Me and the wife have stayed there. Actually, its got copper baths. Its got en suite. Its a lovely place. Its iconic, if you like. Its a you know, lots of weddings are there. Its weddings are there. Its a fantastic hotel. Fantastic hotel. And what was the justification to the community from the home office . What how from the home office . What how was the information given to you and were you given any reason why this had to be in your in your area . Well it was just kind of thrown in to the area. There was no consultation that anyone was given. It was that anyone was given. It was just, you know, were taking over this hotel. The hotel was sold a few months back. You sold a few months back. You could, you know, go over the detail of that. But but it was just literally, you know, one minute you got 101 people working there. The next minute they are theyre no longer working there. It was just no consultation. And our elected representatives literally didnt want to know. And so what did you do . What did the local community do to stop project . Well it stop this project . Well it theres been hundreds of people there. We set up camp. You know, we set up camp. You know, there was day protests from the beginning. It was like maybe five, six, seven, eight of us there going in and then, you know, when we were staying overnight, i but, but the protests were literally i think thats how we run it by staying amazing. Well, richard tice is here in the studio with me. Richard, youre familiar with this particular hotel, arent you . Particular hotel, arent you . Tell us your reaction to this news. Yes. So i went down there actually twice to talk to the residents to understand what was going on, because actually, this is situation is very unique situation where one neighbours owned a one of the neighbours owned a part of the land, which was the access the hotel , and access s into the hotel, and there was basically a right of access by the hotel owners subject to hotel use, as i understand it. And there was a serious question about whether that was allowed. So thats where up and where they put the tents up and stayed there overnight for , i stayed there overnight for, i think, as gareth said, those 100 plus days and they were absolutely determined that this wouldnt happen. There were 1 or 2 stand offs. The police were involved, ultimately this is involved, but ultimately this is people power. The residents said , were not having this in llanelli and theyve won. And the home office has given way. And i think its a really significant moment that where where local residents and there are various other examples elsewhere where elsewhere in the country where people trying do the same people are trying to do the same. Will give huge heart,. And that will give huge heart, huge comfort actually huge comfort that that actually its worth the battle. Its huge comfort that that actually its w the the battle. Its huge comfort that that actually its w the fight. Rttle. Its huge comfort that that actually its w the fight. Its. Its huge comfort that that actually its w the fight. Its worth worth the fight. Its worth standing up for your community. And gareth, how were you delivered the that the delivered the news that the project cancelled . Project had been cancelled . Well, is it. There was well, this is it. There was lots of rumours going on on facebook and stuff like that and, and you know, i, i and a couple of other people phoned up the home office to find out the exactly what the situation was and they, and read the press release that they were no longer interested in using the stradey park hotel, which was kind of you heard it from the horses mouth then, but think, you know, going fonnard, protesters are not to going give up, not back up and give up, because i think , you know, weve won this battle. But we havent been of people are kind of just thinking about that. So do you think it might have just gone away for a while and they try again at some they will try again at some point in the next few months . And apparently this yes. And apparently this happenedin yes. And apparently this happened in ilfracombe, where a hotel was told they wouldnt be opening to migrants. And then a few days well, a few weeks later, it was 300 migrants in there. So it was you know, were not going to stand down any time soon because, you know , can you soon because, you know, can you trust them . I dont think so. Its actually encouraged profitable to the hotel is to take migrants. Profitable to the hotel is to take migrants. Sometimes the take migrants. Sometimes the government are paying more for the room than you would get if you were renting it out. Gareth to somebody like you and your missus for the weekend, are the hotel happy about this as well . Hotel happy about this as well . Well, the owners of the hotel are now actually advertising staff back to on reopen it as a hotel. Hotel. But us as residents are quite sceptical because, you know, theyve done work to the hotel. You know, theyve taken out the double beds, theyve taken out all the good furniture and theyve got the single bed ready for the migrant. So i cant see opening. As soon, to be honest. Wow. Okay gareth, well congratulations. And i guess , congratulations. And i guess, you know, keep up the fight for the community. Thank you. The community. Thank you. Llanelli resident gareth beer. Do you think they will just try again . I mean, so the hotel owners, i think i think on this one actually. Bev suspect home office bev i suspect the home office have learned the lesson and theyve actually theyve realised that actually theyve come up against a group of will allow of residents who will not allow this to happen. And i suspect thats thats it. Wow. I hope so. So. And the moral to this story, i suppose, is if you dont want these hotels full of migrants in your town, stand up for your community, stand up for your local residents. Were helped the they were helped by the property but people property issue. But look, people power, great thing. Property issue. But look, people povamazing. Great thing. Property issue. But look, people povamazing. Rightthing. Property issue. But look, people povamazing. Right still. Property issue. But look, people povamazing. Right still to come amazing. Right still to come this morning, were going to go live to press conference in live to a press conference in london for a british family. Members kidnapped from members of those kidnapped from israel as soon as it israel by hamas. As soon as it happens. And also , first happens. And also, first impressions. Do you buy more expensive wine for guests s than you do for yourself . That and much more after your mornings news with rhiannon jones. News with rhiannon jones. Thank you. Its coming up to 1132. Your top stories from the newsroom. The us secretary of newsroom. The us secretary of state has arrived in israel to try and secure the release of more than 100 people being held hostage by hamas in gaza. Anthony blinkens meeting with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the palestine president Mahmoud Abbas. Hell president Mahmoud Abbas. 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This is actually really, really significant because you might have expected her to go to Alex Salmonds alba party because obviously both alba and the snp , theyre the snp, theyre Pro Independence in scotland. Pro independence in scotland. The fact that shes gone to essentially to a Unionist Party and gone all the way over to the conservatives is its almost unprecedented , actually. It unprecedented, actually. It really is. And shes shes focussed on and this is very damaging for the leadership of the snp the bullying and toxic atmosphere in the snp westminster group, which is a pretty pretty serious allegation. It really is. Rishi sunak has said he was delighted to welcome her. He called it a brave and committed mp , but of course her mp, but of course her constituency agents will now have to wake up to realising that theyre represented by a conservative mp now who is a unionist and so shes come up with a sort of a slightly mealy mouthed, maybe a bit harsh, but a statement along the lines of that shes a health professional. She wants to focus on that and Health Issues across the four nations of the union. So shes trying to dance on a on a really difficult pin there because fundamentally if you as a constituent voted her in as a as a Pro Independence person, all of a sudden youve got exactly the opposite of what you wanted. And thats the really thing. Why didnt she go to alba . Itll be absolutely fascinating to get that that view also very damaging for the snp leadership. Humza yousaf really struggling on so many issues. I mean, he really has been given the ultimate hospital pass. First of all, with all the dramas and allegations for Nicola Sturgeon and then obviously over the conflict at in in israel. So yeah, hes just in in israel. So yeah, hes just another massive problem in his in tray for him which which hes not to going appreciate. Absolutely we are going to be taking a press conference live, i believe, for anybody that has hostages being held in israel and palestine, im just looking at some of the people who have been taken captive , richard. And been taken captive, richard. And it is just really, truly terrible. 150 people were taken captive when hamas launched a surprise attack at the weekend. Surprise attack at the weekend. Hamas said that its hidden them in safe places and tunnels within gaza. But there are other individuals, such as dieter hyman. She is 84. She was seen by a neighbour at the near kibbutz being led away by hamas gunmen. Shes a former social gunmen. Shes a former social worker there is ohad and vshalom. They were abducted vshalom. They were abducted from their kibbutz. According to their mother. She said that her daughter in law and two of her granddaughters managed to escape when five gunmen into when five gunmen burst into their but ohad year their home. But ohad and 12 year old ethan were taking this this list of captive captured individuals. Richard it just individuals. Richard itjust reads like a family Christmas Card list of grandparents because thats exactly what they are. They are families across the whole range of generations means from from grandparents to parents to children. And its parents to children. And its a huge list. And youve got this huge list. And youve got this push me pull you youve got israel now saying that theyre going to cut off all utilities , going to cut off all utilities, food, water, electricity until those those kidnapped people are returned to israel. And of course , hamas is saying the course, hamas is saying the opposite. And for this to be resolved will require some some very smart diplomacy at the highest level. And its what role i think the us plays. Highest level. And its what role i think the us plays. Okay. Role i think the us plays. Okay. We are going to go live to this press conference now where family members of british nationals taken from israel by hamas giving press hamas are giving a press conference, at least 130 hostages in the hands after hostages are in the hands after the invasion of israel last weekend. Noam sagi plays for sharon. Family members were kidnapped less this people that fought all their life. For fought all their life. For coexistence. And for good coexistence. And for good neighbouring relationship. If neighbouring relationship. If they will die for peace , they they will die for peace, they will take it. Will take it. If they will die for. Will take it. If they will die for. War if they will die for. War that will be another travesty. That will be another travesty. I want to take this opportunity to thank the most amazing people of britain , your ovennhelming britain, your ovennhelming support, well received and is so needed right now. I want also needed right now. I want also to thank the British Government for all that they do formerly and informally , to bring these informally, to bring these Beautiful People back home. Thank you. Thank you. Hello. My name is sharon hello. My name is sharon lipsitz. Im hello. My name is sharon lipsitz. Im i hello. My name is sharon lipsitz. Im i feel ive been lipsitz. Im i feel ive been hollow for the past few days , hollow for the past few days, but i feel that we are strong. I but i feel that we are strong. I feel that together were facing this thing. What were facing is this thing. What were facing is , is an act of such barbarity that it , is an act of such barbarity thatitis , is an act of such barbarity that it is asking us. It is coaxing us into hate , into rage, coaxing us into hate, into rage, in, into wanting to destroy joy. And again , this senseless , and again, this senseless, horrific act of destruction that have taken on so much for me. But even more for my community. We these are the children that we all know. They are the children of our friends that we have grown together. These are the parents that have brought us together collectively. And im together collectively. And im here to speak on their behalf. Im here to be a voice i would like to be there and to have the survivors. I am here because there is work to do. We have we there is work to do. We have we are through the situation. The are through the situation. The situation is not over. There is hostages in gaza. My mum was hostages in gaza. My mum was taken out. She was kind of taken out. She was kind of disconnected from her oxygen in order to be loaded onto a motorbike or whatever it is. I dont know. This is not about dont know. This is not about who is right and who is wrong. Who is right and who is wrong. Yeah, my father spent his life fighting for peace. I yeah, my father spent his life fighting for peace. I am his daughter. We are all his children. When we ask for peace children. When we ask for peace , we ask to see the human within each of us. I am not here like norm for politics. I cannot care at this moment. I dont have the luxury of politics. We now need to act together to fight that hatred with love, with start with our own heart. We start by winning a weed that say no to the massacre and destruction solely for a story. I dont know solely for a story. I dont know how to say it. We have job to how to say it. We have job to do. We have these people to bnng do. We have these people to bring back. I call on any citizens. There are many arab friends that my father had that ihave friends that my father had that i have many muslims , many i have many muslims, many christians, many buddhists, many hindus. I dont care, come together. Lets get this. Lets together. Lets get this. Lets have some some hope in this. Lets bring this children home. My father would say, why do you bother with me . I am 83. I had a great life. My children and great life. My children and grandchildren are okay. Dont bother with me , bother with my bother with me, bother with my neighbours. Three children, one brother with your friend and daughter who is autistic. Bother daughter who is autistic. Bother with the babies and i ask you to bother with them too. They are not part of this. Not part of this. War thank you zara aleena. We will take questions now. Yes, please do. Bennett from sky news. Its bennett from sky news. Its now been five full days since your parents were taken. Your parents were taken. I just wonder, what are those . What of that period been like as you wait for news and also specifically to sharon , i also specifically to sharon, i understand both your parents require medication. How urgent is the need for their medication or does it mean i mean, you have to be a special sort of person to be a special sort of person to take an 85 year old woman out of her bed , arent you . Of her bed, arent you . She really you know, these are frail people. When the are frail people. When the videos first surfaced, there was a video in a very elderly woman on a kind of rickshaw being taken around gaza in her 90. And i looked at it and i thought, oh, my god, i dont know this woman. Shes from another kibbutz. You know, shes not someone know , only of course someone i know, only of course she was was my mothers she was she was my mothers friend. Yafa yafa adar. You know , i know her daughter. You friend. Yafa yafa adar. You know , i know her daughter. You know, i know her daughter. You know, we grow up together. We all know each other. I was there a month ago with noam sitting around having a drink. You know, this is horrific. I cannot speak for is horrific. I cannot speak for i because i is all of us. There are people that are there. You know , counting the bodies. You know, counting the bodies. You know, counting the bodies. You know, there are people that are there supporting the survivor. We together have experienced something that is so horrific we cannot contemplate. But we have a job to do now. And i am concentrating all of us are concentrating all of us are concentrating on the job at hand and the job is in the face of all of these bring these people back home. Theres mothers waiting for the children. These waiting for the children. These are my friends, children. These are my friends, children. These are my friends, children. These are my friends, children. These are my these mothers are me. Im are my these mothers are me. Im asking on their behalf, not on my behalf. Theres no i here. There is. We it wasnt against my father in particular or my friends daughter. And so theyre all our children and our. Parents and had to know them. That was the last five days. Been like waiting for news. I will echo sharon. I feel im in a luxury position to be able to sit here and worry and to be afraid or to have any emotion thinking about my 75 years old mom sitting somewhere in gaza, i need to know something. She has a imagine that will happen. Her. Parents that will happen. Her. Parents fled europe to protect their lives and she found herself now on the other side of the border, not even one generation. So no , not even one generation. So no, its heartbreaking. But we are its heartbreaking. But we are very, very resolve. Relieved and very, very resolve. Relieved and very, very resolve. Relieved and very clear what is it that we are focusing on . They need to be back home now and i say they im talking about civilians, especially every kid under 18, every elder person over 65 should never , ever in this world should never, ever in this world by any means. We accept that by any means. We accept that this is part of any negotiation or bargaining chip for what . So im in a luxury position. Im in a luxury position. So at least for now, we see. Have you heard any glimmers of hope over the past five days at all . And what is it right now that that is keeping you going, that that is keeping you going, thatis that that is keeping you going, that is keeping you some. Hope no, we didnt heard anything. If you mean about anything formal, the answer is no, we havent. We dont know. What havent. We dont know. What keeps us. Going what keeps me keeps us. Going what keeps me going . My son have 1 1 grandmother. I want him to be with. Her for his next birthday with. Her for his next birthday. What keeps me going is that every one of these people where you call them, you might look at the picture, their family. Its the picture, their family. Its people that wipe my bum when i was a baby. They teach me how to swim and how to do one plus one. I know each one of them. We grew up like that together. Its very, very Small Community from the age of six weeks till the age of 18, we grew up together. Age of 18, we grew up together. We saw each other more than we saw our parents, our brothers or brothers. This is how we grew up brothers. This is how we grew up. And you talk about over 80 people just from that community that been taken hostages. So that been taken hostages. So what keeps me going . I will do everything i can for them. Everything i can for them. How long . The same question to you. To you. I want to i am here because, you know, i have to face my friends and tell them that im doing my bit. We are all we got together for. I cant say that the government i mean , no, no the government i mean, no, no army came for eight hours. No no army came for eight hours. No no army came for eight hours. No no army came to save these people all. They were just out fending for themselves. And children and for themselves. And children and fathers and mothers and elderly. I think that there will be time to bury the dead. There will be time to. To decide what will be time to. To decide what to do with that place. Because i to do with that place. Because i spoke to my brother yesterday and he felt he did not see a for way us to go back there. You know, they have eradicated the place. This is a place that so much collective love has been pulled to. Its been it was so beautiful emotionally for people, for my family. The week people, for my family. The week before, my whole family were there. And we now have to fight there. And we now have to fight for those. We can still save. The place is gone. The dead are dead. The place is gone. The dead are dead. And somewhere in gaza dead. And somewhere in gaza there are children and mothers. There are children and mothers. And this is our fight now. And i and this is our fight now. And i need to do this fight. I need to give a voice. I rather i say it give a voice. I rather i say it again. I feel such a pull to go back to a lot and sit with our community, you know, as theyre just sitting there listening to their stories, to this horrific stories and brave story and children. My brother brought his three children, so they can swim together with those survivors , together with those survivors, others that have just gone through the most horrific, horrific thing. But im here to talk to you and to ask each person who believe that there is goodness in the world that believe that butchery is not something we accept. I dont accept it. Not from boko haram , accept it. Not from boko haram, and i dont accept it from isis. And i dont accept it from our neighbours. Yeah so at this point, thats what keeps me going. This need to be heard. Going. This need to be heard. And the distinction between isis and between hamas and the Palestinian People must now be absolutely clear , for i cannot absolutely clear, for i cannot believe what its like to be a palestinian at this point in, you know , over the last ten you know, over the last ten years, under that regime. They dont just come and wash over that tsunami of hate and go back home and be kind. So its just home and be kind. So its just we are the people of this region. You know, we need people to get this sorted. We need these people to come back. Home yeah. People to come back. Home yeah. Dodi seb gorka associated press. What have you heard . What have you heard . If youre just joining us on tv or radio, were taking footage from a Live Press Conference in london. These are the families of those individuals who have been kidnapped in israel. We just heanng kidnapped in israel. We just hearing there to sharon, her family, her parents were kidnapped. And we also heard from noam sagi. And kidnapped. And we also heard from noam sagi. And it is from noam sagi. And it is believed that his 74 year old father was abducted from sorry, his mother was abducted from her home in near in israel. This home in near in israel. This press conference will be continuing here on gb news, as we say, live from to london raise awareness of the of the kidnaps. Were also going to be kidnaps. Were also going to be taking imminently the Prime Minister of israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, us secretary netanyahu, and the us secretary of state, antony blinken, are going to give a joint press conference bring conference and we will bring that lets listen that to you. But lets listen here the families on here to the families living on here to the families living on her own , dealing with the grief her own, dealing with the grief of losing my dad. Just a year ago , snatched by just a year ago, snatched by people , men in their 20s or 30s people, men in their 20s or 30s and 40s who took kids as an elderly people as captive. We have no information. And since have no information. And since then we are together , working in then we are together, working in then we are together, working in the dark, trying to get as much as information, as much as you are. Yeah are. Yeah lucy nana from the bbc news. Now we met earlier this week. Im sorry theres been no further news in israel to. I wanted to ask you both , what do wanted to ask you both, what do you want the British Government to do in the International Community and do you think its right that the Israeli Government are saying that there is no water or electricity in gaza until the hostages have been released . Been released . I will answer that, lucy, because as you saw the pictures. Because as you saw the pictures , youve been in my house and i show you everything and you work for the bbc and i ask the bbc to call it for what it is to use human code and to call it for what it is, the hamas is an organisation that came to do one thing and one thing. Organisation that came to do one thing and one thing. Only and we thing and one thing. Only and we have that responsibility. What will happen in gaza next . Everybody knew and they have a year to plan this. So if you year to plan this. So if you want to protect your people, you have a year to do that. It didnt stop here right . I dont know. I dont know how to answer know. I dont know how to answer that because im not a politician. My ways of dealing with things are very different than what i see that is happening on the ground. I believe in humanity. You saw in believe in humanity. You saw in the video that i showed you, people come into the kibbutz and they take with them. Kids bike. They take with them. Kids bike. So someone believed that if you take the bike for his kid from the kibbutz to the other side, they believe that they will improve their quality of life. They believe in future one plus one equal two. What will happen in three days . Everybody knows whats the expectation . So whats the expectation . So whoever plan this operation had to plan also what will happen next . And i have no clue. I think weve all been in this living in we live here for many years, but we grew up in the region and we know how it works. Its just sad and heartbreaking. Escalation of violence that will all just include more generation and that thatis include more generation and that that is what what is the way out. So nuance is right now feels terrible. Terrible. I would like terrible. Terrible. I would like to add that at the moment my mom and dad are also there. You know , im not really you know, im not really going to tell you what i think is right and wrong. I i think that you know, they have shown that you know, they have shown that they have no mercy and we have to protect our people. I dont know. I have to protect our people. I dont know. I am have to protect our people. I dont know. I am not have to protect our people. I dont know. I am not a military person. Im not a politician. Person. Im not a politician. But but beyond that , we need to but but beyond that, we need to find a way for future. And i think. At the moment, its think. At the moment, its really, really just the fact that we cant do anything until the these elderly people and children are back. This is on message for me because we can sit here and we going to spend the rest of our life dealing with this atrocity. This is the defining moment of our life. You know, we have worked and our parents worked for, you know, our children. Everything we have done, theres nothing left. You know , all my parents life work , know, all my parents life work, its gone. Yeah we will do with that later. At the moment , its gone. Yeah we will do with that later. At the moment, at my friends daughter is autistic. Shes shes not very well to be kind of in very acute situation. She can hardly handle daily life. I want her out. She can hardly handle daily life. I want her out. The rest is. I want her out. The rest is just really the rest for me. And just really the rest for me. And once we solve this , we can start once we solve this, we can start looking at this horrendous atrocity. There will be changes atrocity. There will be changes because there were changes after 73 and there was changes after 2011. Its a moment of change. We have yet to really comprehend what took place , but now we are what took place, but now we are still in the event we are not after the event and in this event, these children and elderly must come back. Home elderly must come back. Home hello , marcella from france , hello, marcella from france, 24th february video. I just wanted to ask you , how much wanted to ask you, how much longer can your parents live without their medication . How the situation is , and also now the situation is, and also now that they dont have any electricity, water, food, what you i dont know what they have. You know , i keep telling my you know, i keep telling my son that they are very valuable asset and therefore our people are looking after them. I have are looking after them. I have no clue. But i have to somehow go for find a way through this reality. You know. My mom and reality. You know. My mom and dad, i would say , are incredibly dad, i would say, are incredibly strong people in their heart and in their will. The body, you know , my father was afraid now know, my father was afraid now for him to climb on a chair, let alone anything else. My moms backis alone anything else. My moms back is unwell. You know, i dont know if its dump. I dont know if its dusty. I dont spend my time thinking about it because it would explode. Because it would explode. Its hard. Its hard to. Its hard. Its hard to. I think we need to understand that they just transfer a care home into gaza. This is people with into gaza. This is people with cancen into gaza. This is people with cancer. This is people with dementia. This is people with dementia. This is people with parkinsons. Theyre not mobile. Parkinsons. Theyre not mobile. Actually they took them on the old mobility scooters all the way. And i think it was the longest trip they had for a long time. The reason we feel urgency time. The reason we feel urgency is because nature will do its course if we are not going to act quickly. If the International Community and the humanity and the human code and the human dial wont fall in a place that we say, stop this is outside of the lines of what is okay and what is not okay. They wont be here for too long. My mom is have severe allergies to every kind of dust. I know that her epipen and her inhalers are at home. I can send how many i want to the border. I dont know if it will reach her or not. And everyone , there is a case in everyone, there is a case in cells i keep on getting desperate pleas from people in israel. Mothers for kids. So can you please get someone from the red cross to get that medication for that child. My heart goes for that child. My heart goes out and i dont know what we can do from here, but i know there is so many good people. And is so many good people. And i must say in turkey, in qatar , must say in turkey, in qatar, theyre doing an amazing job, amazing job. Were not going to talk about them because we dont know them, but they will be our best hope that things will get to them and they will have some some hope to survive. And as sharon said, i believe that if they are assets, they will take care them. I am sure care of them. I am sure obviously, youre well aware of the threats made from hamas. The threats made from hamas. I just wonder if either of you believe that the response from the Israeli Government thus