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The former home secretary, Suella Braverman , has blasted Suella Braverman, has blasted anti jewish behaviour in britain let let us know your thoughts this morning on all our talking points. The huw edwards one is tncky. Points. The huw edwards one is tricky. He hasnt been found tricky. He hasnt been found guilty of anything. Lets remember that hes currently resting in an institute, as far as we know, for support with his Mental Health, which is why he cant. The argument is, how long do you go on paying him 430 k a year . Contracts when . You go on paying him 430 k a year . Right. 1tracts when . You go on paying him 430 k a year . Right. So cts when . You go on paying him 430 k a year . Right. So thats when . You go on paying him 430 k a year . Right. So thats another . You go on paying him 430 k a ye� millionlt. So thats another . You go on paying him 430 k a ye� million forso thats another . You go on paying him 430 k a ye� million for doing s another . You go on paying him 430 k a ye� million for doing nothing. Er . £1 million for doing nothing. £9 million of your money at home. Of course it does seem wrong, but really, should a man who is struggling with his Mental Health not be paid his salary because then he would take the bbc to court and they might end up paying him more. What a mess. Gb views at gb news. Com is the email address. That and a lot more. First though, latest news though, the very latest news with francis. With sam francis. Bev and ben thank you very much. Good morning from the gb newsroom. Itsjust much. Good morning from the gb newsroom. Its just gone half past nine and leading the news this morning. Aid workers from here britain and australia here in britain and australia are seven people are among seven people understood to have been killed in an ngo has described as in what an ngo has described as an israeli airstrike in gaza. An israeli airstrike in gaza. They were travelling in two armoured cars marked with the world central kitchen logo, and coordinated their movements with the Defence Forces, the Israeli Defence forces, others understand, the Israeli Defence forces, others palestiniansderstand, the Israeli Defence forces, others palestiniansderstpeople include palestinians and people from. Israel from the us and poland. Israel says it is now conducting a thorough review of that incident, and the Foreign Office here in the uk its aware here in the uk says its aware of reports. The australian of those reports. The australian prime anthony Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has confirmed the death of a 44 year old Australian Aid worker and said he expects to see full accountability for their deaths. Accountability for their deaths. We certainly have already contacted the Israeli Government directly. We are contacting the israeli ambassador, to ask for, accountable city here, the truth is that that this is beyond, beyond any reasonable circumstances. Someone going about providing aid and humanity , an assistance should lose their life. Their life. Well, as weve been hearing this morning, the Prime Minister is now backing jk rowling after she criticised a new hate crime law in scotland. It came into force yesterday and outlaws hatred against people on certain grounds , including age, grounds, including age, disability, sexuality and people who are transgender. But the author says the law risks silencing genuine debate on issues around gender and womens rights. Rishi sunak backs those concerns. He says that people concerns. He says that people should not be criminalised for stating simple facts on biology , stating simple facts on biology, and labour has today launched a new campaign that it calls the cost of chaos, aimed at exposing the governments economic policies in the lead up to the next election. The Campaign Next election. The campaign website, which goes live today, aims to show the cost of decisions made by the government like scrapping parts of the hs2 rail project. Sir Keir Starmers party, though, claims the government spent more than government has spent more than £8 on what calls £8 billion on what he calls wasted projects. Under rishi sunaks leadership, the government in response, says that the website is a waste of time and called on labour to devote more attention to setting out its own plans as. Devote more attention to setting out its own plans as. Those are out its own plans as. Those are the latest headlines from gb the latest headlines from the gb newsroom for now, you can of course sign up to gb news alerts. Just the code on alerts. Just scan the code on your gb news. Your screen or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now though , com slash alerts. Now though, its back to ben and. Bev. Its back to ben and. Bev. All right good morning. Its 934. Welcome to britains newsroom on gb news with me bev turner and ben leo sitting in for Andrew Pierce is on his easter holidays. Yes. Welcome back. Hope you had a Pleasant Bank holiday weekend. Was your easter as was your easter just as pleasant . I like ive been pleasant . I feel like ive been hit by a this morning. Pleasant . I feel like ive been hit you this morning. Pleasant . I feel like ive been hit you tithisforning. Pleasant . I feel like ive been hit you tithisfornilof our you know, this lack of our sleep. Feel like ive got two sleep. I feel like ive got two of like ive got jet of us. I feel like ive got jet lag. We had a lovely weekend. Family weekend, big birthdays, wonderful. Chocolate. Family weekend, big birthdays, wonder you chocolate. Family weekend, big birthdays, wonder you looking, hocolate. Family weekend, big birthdays, wonder you looking, hocolaand are you looking, bright and vibrant to go . Are you looking, bright and vibrifeeling to go . Are you looking, bright and vibrifeeling. To go . Are you looking, bright and vibrifeeling. It, to go . Are you looking, bright and vibrifeeling. It, but to go . Are you looking, bright and vibrifeeling. It, but here to go . Are you looking, bright and vibrifeeling. It, but here we jo . Are you looking, bright and vibrifeeling. It, but here we go. Not feeling. It, but here we go. Lets go. Lets go. Okay, right. Lets crack on with our first story. The Scottish Governments new hate crime and public order act has come and its come into effect, and its caused stir its first caused a huge stir in its first 24 hours. Nato. Prime minister, rishi so the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, said that people so the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, not said that people so the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, not be d that people so the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, not be criminalised; should not be criminalised for stating biology stating simple facts on biology as rowling in her as he backed jk rowling in her criticism new scottish hate criticism of new scottish hate crime laws. W scotlands first minister, humza the humza yousaf, has insisted the law empower victims of law will empower victims of hatred public hatred whilst maintaining public freedom. Freedom of expression. So are snp successfully so are the snp successfully tackling prejudice here . Are they protecting enough people of, with certain characteristics . I think this is a potentially tyrannical. Piece a potentially tyrannical. Piece of legislation. Lets discuss it now with lgbtq activist Peter Tatchell and womens rights activist eva comrie. Good morning to you both, peter. Just explain us this is a good explain to us why this is a good piece. It a good piece of piece. Is it a good piece of legislation . Fact, in your legislation . In fact, in your opinion . Opinion . Well, the aim of the legislation is to protect people against hate. And that is a good against hate. And that is a good thing, because hate can be very damaging to people both psychologically and emotionally. And course, physically, we and of course, physically, we have clear, though , that have to be clear, though, that this legislation merely extends the race hate laws to other protected characteristics like the hatred based on, religion, disability. Age, sexuality and disability. Age, sexuality and so on. What it doesnt do is extend it to women who are victims of hate , or travelling victims of hate, or travelling communities who are also victims of hate. So i think on that score, the legislation shows support. I dont shores fort shores short. I dont shores falls short. I dont understand why the Scottish Government hasnt in particular included within this included women within this legislation. Now it says that it will extend protection to women under a new misogyny bill, but that a long time that has been a long time coming, and would the coming, and i would urge the Scottish Government to speed up the legislation of that misogyny bill and id also just question why should women be excluded from a comprehensive hate crime law and protected in a separate law . Separate is not equal. Law . Separate is not equal. Women should have been included in that legislation that came into force yesterday. And of course, there should be the new, wider, broader bill as well. Eva , woman to woman. I dont eva, woman to woman. I dont feel like i necessarily want to be included on this bill. I can choose to be offended if somebody say some mean words to me, or i can choose not to be offended, cant i . Well, the difficulty that we have here with this legislation is that although peter is absolutely correct in saying that to protect that we have to protect everybody, particularly everybody, but particularly minorities against hate, there is no evidence in scotland that hate crime is on the rise. In fact, contrary to what our first minister, humza yousaf, said yesterday, the latest hate crime figures for scotland show generally a decrease , so one generally a decrease, so one would whether there is would question whether there is any for legislation at any need for this legislation at all. If there is a need for this legislation , then women legislation, then women certainly should be protected because at the moment, under this new law, men who choose to cross dress are protected, women are not. And that really is a pretty awful set of circumstances, especially when we promised law against we were promised a law against misogyny, thus remains misogyny, which thus far remains. In the aether. May i suggest that both of you that this this point about protecting womens rights is a bit of herring . What does bit of a red herring . What does hate mean . Its such a flimsy, vague these i mean, vague word these days. I mean, what peter . What are vague word these days. I mean, whatalking peter . What are vague word these days. I mean, whatalking about . er . What are you talking about . Well, that is one of well, well, that is one of the other the the other flaws in the legislation. In he words, key legislation. In he words, key concepts like hate, prejudice, malice and ill will, all of which are words in the legislation they are not defined, so theyre open to different interpretations by different interpretations by different people. Now, it does say that this will depend on the interpretation by a reasonable person. An but even reasonable person. An but even reasonable people have different ideas about what constitutes hate. Well, peter, the speech, there are some free speech protections. It does say that the legislation will not prohibit discussion or criticism of issues. And it also includes the right to shock, disturb or offend. So those are some offend. So those are some safeguards. And thats thats good. Thats progress. But again its all down to interpretation ian. And its all down to interpretation ian. And we know from other legislation like the public order act with its clause about harassment, alarm and distress, that those are often interpreted very differently by Different Police officers, different Crown Prosecution Service staff and by different so it does different judges. So it does leave a bit of a question mark about how exactly this law will be enforced. But i want to emphasise that plan to cut down on hate is a good thing. And what is hate . Youre saying it again. What do you mean, hate . It means so many Different Things to different people. This word hate is deliberately vague because its going to be used in a way to silence free speech. Thats what opponents of this, this, this legislation are saying. What does hate mean . Youve said this legislation are saying. Wagain,es hate mean . Youve said this legislation are saying. Wagain,es hiyou nean . Youve said this legislation are saying. Wagain,es hiyou know, youve said this legislation are saying. Wagain,es hiyou know, whate said it again, but you know, what does mean . It again, but you know, what doewell,iean . It again, but you know, what doewell, ian . It again, but you know, what doewell, i just explained to you well, i just explained to you that i mean, that you didnt really i mean, if if i, if i say to you, if i if i, if i say to you, peter man united are rubbish, are going to that are you going to is that hateful . Em w w e me to, to the, can you report me to, to the, to the Scottish Police for that. The legislation no, because the legislation says it will not an says that it will not be an offence criticism. To offence to make criticism. To discuss an issue or to shock disturb. So if i, if i say trans women are men, is that hateful. No, no, thats thats thats an opinion and that is protected under the legislation. Its this its this idea of stirring up hate either, isnt it . That is concerning. Because it . That is concerning. Because if somebody would deem what bens just said to not just be hateful, but to be encouraging, to be stirring up hatred that is so subjective , love. And it so subjective, love. And it isnt going to stop people having hateful thoughts. I quite like to know who hates who, and i quite like people to feel free to express who they hate. And then i know what im dealing with. 9 know that a lot of well, we know that a lot of women, particularly public women, particularly in public life, to life, are subjected to horrendous organised hate campaigns, on campaigns, particularly on social media, vile, hateful things. I mean, using words i cant use on on this programme. Sure, you know, those kinds of that kind of harassment, that kind of sustained harassment against women, using vituperative. And sensationalist vituperative. And sensationalist and really vicious language over and really vicious language over a sustained period that, to me, would constitute hate. But even beyond mere criticism or discussion of an issue. Eva, come in on that. Hang on, peter , i just want hang on, peter, i just want to hear from eva. Peter. Just eva. Eva to hear from eva. Peter. Just eva. Eva comrie. Just just comment on that if you would. Well, the legislation often refers to conduct that is threatening or abusive or insulting, so person is insulting, so that a person is able claim that they have able to claim that they have been insulted and unfortunately, the legislation enables anonymous reports to be made and for people to have non hate crime incidents recorded against them without their knowledge or consent. I think youll be aware that has already happened that that has already happened to the msp murdo fraser. So i, as a woman who supports scottish independence, find it quite distasteful that unfortunately im on the same side as murdo fraser, one of scotlands most famous or infamous unionist msps. So there are innumerable difficulties thrown up by this legislation , not the least of legislation, not the least of which is that women simply are not only not protected, women are now hugely concerned about vexatious complaints, such as complaints for simply saying that trans women are in fact male. So a colleague of mine, sally hughes , yesterday went to sally hughes, yesterday went to the Police Office in perth where she used to work. Shes a retired cop and she posed some questions asking for advice and guidance in respect of what sentences were now able to use and which had now become banned. The Police Officer who dealt with her explained that Police Scotland are in the course of hiring hate crime advisers. Now thats news to us. We dont know from where these hate crime advisers have come in. Are they internal appointments . Are they new jobs to be created . Despite new jobs to be created . Despite the fact that the police in scotland claim that they are underfund . Did they do have underfund . Did they do not have enough to deal with enough officers to deal with current of crimes, let current substance of crimes, let alone deal with hate crime . Now im not suggesting that we minimise the issue of hate crime , but i think we should say is put it in context, in the year 2022 to 2023, throughout scotland, there were less than 6000 reports of hate crime. Now, those reports do not necessarily lead to convictions, but the population is 5. 5 million. Hate crime is not the worst or most awful type of crime. On the political agenda in scotland today, but its the one that is attracting attention. And i wonder why that is when, as ive said earlier, the figures are actually slightly improving. Yet to hear some scottish politicians speak, youd think we were living in a hate filled, hate fuelled country when were quite, quite the opposite, thank you both so much. Lgbtq activist Peter Tatchell and womens rights activist eva comrie. Let us what you comrie. Let us know what you think at home gbviews gbnews. Com i want to know how you become a hate crime advisor. I mean, honestly, this whole thing, this whole piece of legislation, the Snp Humza Yousaf they sound like a bunch of 16 year olds creating , you know, creating some, some play , you know, creating some, some play politics in their sixth form, the protected characteristics because characteristics now because originally it attributable originally it was attributable to sexual to race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity. If you are intersex , there if you are intersex, there are the and as we discussed there, women arent in this. Im there, women arent in this. Im all right with that. I dont think we need necessarily for the government to be getting involved. Says involved. If somebody says something me on the something mean about me on the internet, much the internet, its pretty much the only who arent there only people who arent in there are men. Are straight white men. Well, thats they say well, thats because they say that they are the biggest perpetrators of hate crime. And by way , hate and hatred by the way, hate and hatred means nothing. And the thing is absolutely nothing. Ultimately, once everybody is included in this, we just have to be nice to each other, dont we . Do you know what . Well, yeah, but but most people most but but most people are. Most people are thoroughly decent, normal people. Some people have different opinions, some people think the opinions of their opponents wrong. Opponents are simply wrong. Theres from theres a select few from a certain demographic think certain demographic who think that anyone who holds a different inherently different opinion is inherently evil. Thats problem, evil. And thats the problem, that violence. That words are violence. Are violence. Words are not violence. Violence is violence. Up violence is violence. Right . Up next, former home secretary, next, the former home secretary, suella isnt pulling Suella Braverman, isnt pulling her punches again. She says that shes of the shes ashamed of the anti semitism britain. Yeah, anti semitism in britain. Yeah, and this comes 48 hours notice after the swastika row happened in london. So walk with me because i can point these people out to you. Again, i was told when and again, i was told when i asked that a swastika was not necessarily anti semitic or disruptive order. Disruptive to public order. Right me i everything needs to be taken in it . In context, doesnt it . Well, the met insists that that video is part of a wider ten minute interaction. Id actually quite like to defend that Police Officer with britains newsroom gb news. For good morning. 950. We have got some Great Stories for you this morning. But first, a former home secretary Suella Braverman says that she is ashamed by the levels of anti semitism in britain. And the uk should not row back on its support for israel. With swastika yeah, and with the swastika over im sure over the weekend, im sure youve video with the youve seen that video with the policeman. Have we lost control of streets . Do the jewish of our streets . Do the Jewish Community were community feel safe . Were joined chairman of joined now by chairman of National Jewish assembly gary ltns. Gary. Do the ltns. Good morning, gary. Do the jewish people feel safe in this country . Get straight country . Then lets get straight to it. I think many of them dont quite frankly, i think the levels of anti semitism have risen catastrophically since the 7th of october. Weve seen examples in hospitals, in schools , in universities, in schools, in universities, in businesses of jews being discriminated against. And worst of all, these marches that take place regularly every saturday, which Suella Braverman would have banned if shed had the opportunity to do, are helping to hatred across the country. We had this incident over the weekend, gary, on these protests that were seeing every single weekend, pro palestinian. Ian. Weekend, pro palestinian. Ian. And there was a conversation between a protester , a between a protester, a pro israel protester. We assume , pro israel protester. We assume, and one of the Police Officers. Were just going to have a quick look at it to remind ourselves what happened. Id like to walk with because can point with me because i can point these to you. These people out to you. Again, i was when and again, i was told when i asked that a swastika was not necessarily anti semitic or disruptive order. Necessarily anti semitic or dis|thate order. Necessarily anti semitic or dis|thate seem der. To me. Everything needs taken everything needs to be taken within the context, doesnt it . But a context of why. But its a context of why. Why it . Why does it . Does swastika need context . What exactly are you . What exactly are you . So this was the moment this jewish lady complained about seeing placards of swastika. Seeing placards of a swastika. She complained to a policeman who stood there swirling his coffee, swigging his coffee, and said, everything needs to be taken in context. What did he mean by that . Do you think im here . Im not sure he actually knew what he meant by it, but i think the context was a hate march. The context was hatred of jews, hatred of israel. And if anyone hatred of israel. And if anyone thinks that the context could be different, then theyre not watching properly. This is not the context of a hindu wedding, because in the hindu religion, the swastika can be used in a favourable manner, but not in this case whatsoever. What needs to be done is we should follow germany in outlawing the use of the swastika completely and making it a criminal offence to do so. In these circumstances. Do so. In these circumstances. You see, i was quite reassured by hearing that Police Officer say that, gary, because too often we leap to a conclusion and a symbol, as you say, can have different meanings in a very even that symbol in different contexts. But was it different contexts. But was it therefore just that that Police Officer didnt quite understand the context of the march , do you think . I think thats quite possible. The context of the march was blindingly obvious, though to most of us, and there is, of course, i dont want to sort of pick on an individual Police Officer. But there is the issue officer. But there is the issue of training and making sure that all Police Officers are fit for purpose in terms of doing their jobs. And this means education on certain basic issues like what a swastika is like the holocaust, and like other instances of anti semitism. Im wondering how well trained that particular Police Officer was andindeed particular Police Officer was and indeed so many of his colleagues. I think youre being very generous there, saying he needs retraining. Weve seen week upon week october, these week since october, these marches , people singing from the marches, people singing from the river to the sea, carrying a placard saying Houthi Rebels turn around. You turn those ships around. You know, youre being very, very generous there. And in actual fact , whether you agree with fact, whether you agree with people like Tommy Robinson or not, pounced upon by not, he was pounced upon by scores scores of officers scores and scores of officers for breakfast in cafe, for having breakfast in a cafe, and, it may make of and, you know, it may make of that what you will, but it seems to be as Suella Braverman is saying, theres one rule for one and one rule for another. And she said in her piece today that shed actually have banned those marches wasnt sacked marches if she wasnt sacked initially. Initially. Im not being generous. We see marches are blatant see these marches are blatant cases of jew hatred. I am being generous to an individual officer because i dont think its right to pick on an individual officer. Yeah but i would there would say categorically, there is were running. Is no doubt were running. Were running out of time, unfortunately, but much unfortunately, but very much appreciate with us, appreciate you being with us, scotland the clip Scotland Yard have said the clip is a short excerpt from a ten minute conversation. During the full conversation , the officer full conversation, the officer establishes that the woman the person concerned had person was concerned about had already been for already been arrested for a pubuc already been arrested for a public offence in relation public order offence in relation to placard. Dont go to that placard. Dont go anywhere. Weve got lot anywhere. Weve still got a lot more to come. Gb news. A brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on. Solar, sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello. Good morning. Welcome hello. Good morning. Welcome to your latest gb news weather. Weve got rain across scotland through much of the day ahead. Elsewhere some bright spells, some heavy showers in places but it will feel warm, particularly in the south. So looking at the details we can see this weather front stuck across scotland through day, giving through the day, giving outbreaks rain, particularly outbreaks of rain, particularly across parts. Elsewhere across eastern parts. Elsewhere across eastern parts. Elsewhere across the uk. Its a mixture of some bright or sunny spells, a scattering of showers, some of them but not quite as them heavy but not quite as widespread as recent days, and some persistent rain coming some more persistent rain coming into southwest later. Into the southwest later. Temperatures getting into double figures 15 to 16 celsius and the best of the sunshine, but still cold across scotland. Here 7 or 8 degrees as we move through into this evening time, we see this area of rain slowly push its way northwards as the next area of low pressure starts to move in. During the early hours, we continue to see some outbreaks of rain across scotland for most by the end of the night. A mixed picture rain and cloud and temperatures generally 5 to 10 celsius from north to south. So its a wet picture with low pressure moving in from the southwest through wednesday morning. This slowly pushes its way north eastwards, so everywhere seeing various amounts cloud, some outbreaks amounts of cloud, some outbreaks of rain which could be heavy at times. But the cloud should break up behind it and well start to see some sunnier skies trying move in from the trying to move in from the southwest ahead next southwest ahead of the next system, temperatures system, and temperatures again cold the north to around cold in the north up to around 15 in the south. That warm feeling inside from boxt boiler as sponsors of weather on gb news. 10 am. On tuesday. The 2nd of april. This is britains newsroom on gb news with me. Bev turner and ben leo in for Andrew Pierce. Very good morning to you. Now rishi sunak. Hes thrown his support jk rowling and support behind jk rowling and her battle against scotlands new shes new hate crime law. Shes challenged the police to arrest her. Her Union Jack Flag. Another woke rebrand of the british flag. Team gbs Union British flag. Team gbs union jack has turned pink and purple on a supporters flag for the Paris Olympics. Apparently this is going to be a rebrand and what do you make of it . Oh, but its diverse, bev, dont you know whos leftie salary, hefty salary, more like an leftie, some would argue, despite being taken off air last yean despite being taken off air last year, the bbcs huw edwards is still expected be highest still expected to be the highest paid the annual still expected to be the highest paid list the annual still expected to be the highest paid list is the annual still expected to be the highest paid list is imminentlye annual salary list is imminently revealed and childcare rollout today. Parents are set to receive more support in the governments new funding package. Is it enough . The government says this will save parents nearly £7,000 a yeah save parents nearly £7,000 a year. If youve got a two year old, youll qualify for 15 hours Free Childcare from today. But Free Childcare from today. But will you be able to get a place and some good news . Shop Price Inflation eased to its lowest rate since december 2021. Is your weekly shop now becoming cheaper . Let us know. Lots of your emails coming in already this morning. Keep them coming gbviews gbnews. Com. First though, your very latest headunes though, your very latest headlines with sam francis. Beth and ben, thank you very much. And good morning to you. Its just coming up to 10 02. The headlines this hour , aid the headlines this hour, aid workers from here in britain and australia are among seven people understood to have been killed in gaza by what an ngo has described as an israeli air strike. The group were travelling in two armoured cars marked with the charity logo of world central kitchen and coordinated their movements with the Israeli Defence forces. We understand others killed include palestinians and people from the us and from poland. Israel says it is now conducting a thorough review of that incident and the Foreign Office here in the uk also says it is aware of those reports. The australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has confirmed the death of an Australian Aid worker and said he expects to see full accountability for the deaths. We certainly have already contacted the Israeli Government directly. We are contacting the israeli ambassador to ask for accountability here, the truth is that that this is beyond, beyond any reasonable circumstances. Someone going about providing aid and humanitarian assistance should lose their life here in the uk. The Prime Minister is backing jk rowling after she criticised a new hate crime law in scotland. That law came into effect yesterday and outlaws hatred against people on certain grounds, including age, disability, sexuality and people who are transgender. But the who are transgender. But the author says the law risks silencing genuine debate on issues around gender and womens rights. Rishi sunak has backed those concerns. He says that people should not be criminalised for stating simple facts on biology. Well shadow minister pat mcfadden told gb news this morning that labour has no plans to introduce any similar hate crime laws if it wins the next election. We want proper enforcement of the anti hate crime laws that are there and make sure that the right penalties are in place to protect people. Were not planning to legislate for new crimes in this area, and i dont think jk rowling should be arrested. Meanwhile, labour has launched a new campaign it calls the cost of chaos , aimed at the cost of chaos, aimed at exposing the governments economic policies in the lead up to the next election. The campaigns website, which is now live , aims to show the cost of live, aims to show the cost of decisions made by the government like scrapping part of the hs2 rail project. Sir Keir Starmers party is claiming the government to spend than £8 billion on to spend more than £8 billion on what he calls wasted projects under rishi sunaks leadership. The government, though, says the website is a waste of time and theyve called on labour to devote more attention to setting out plans. Prices devote more attention to setting out plans. Prices in the out its own plans. Prices in the shops are rising at slower rates than for the last two years. Thats according to new figures. In march, shop prices were up 1. 3, slowing from 2. 5 the month before. The British Retail Consortium has said that discounts on popular easter treats and essentials, and promotions on electricals and clothing have helped to keep the pnces clothing have helped to keep the prices down. Economic adviser vicky price told gb news that pnces vicky price told gb news that prices have actually been coming down for some time, but its not been reflected on the shelves. Been reflected on the shelves. Costs are still reasonably high for supermarket hits. They had to pay a lot more in terms of wages, still some transport costs and so on. But overall i think we could have expected by now to see prices falling rather than just inflation falling. And thatis than just inflation falling. And that is something which i think we need to be looking at for the future as well. The cost of a postage stamp is going up again from today, as royal mail moves to address a drop in demand, a first class stamp will set you back £1. 35. Thats a rise of £0. 10. And its the same increase for second class, which now costs £0. 85. 12 months ago, a first class stamp cost just £0. 95. Its the fourth price rise in two years and comes after warnings that lower demand for postage is pushing up costs for royal mail. Adidas costs for royal mail. Adidas says that it will block any german football shirts featuring the number 44, amid concerns over a resemblance to the ss nazi symbol. The new kits were launched last month ahead of germany hosting the european championship, but a historian flagged similarities with the logo for ss, which was a nazi Paramilitary Organisation. The countrys Football Association said it didnt spot the similarities when the design was approved, but it will be approved, but it will now be changed. And finally, before we head back to ben and bev. Tiktok is launching a new video feed dedicated to science , dedicated to science, technology, engineering and maths for young people. The feature will collate some of the 15 million educational videos already on the platform, from experts studying or working in those fields. Users under the age of 18 will have that new feed activated by default on their accounts. Content creators are hoping the feed will inspire younger users to consider careers in science and technology. But it comes amid technology. But it comes amid concerns over the chinese governments influence over the apps content. With the us moving to ban the app unless its sold , those are the its sold, those are the headunes its sold, those are the headlines more in the next half houn headlines more in the next half hour. You can, of course, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the code on your screen, or go to gbnews. Com alerts. To gbnews. Com alerts. 1007 youre with ben liam in 1007 youre with ben liam in for Andrew Pierce and bev turner on britains newsroom. Loving that tiktok story by the way. Finally kids getting some decent content like they do. You know they do that in china. So in china, tiktok is nothing like we have in the west where its have it in the west where its silly stuff. They silly dances and stuff. They have education content and, you know,. Know, yes, science. Whether the kids are watching it or not, theyll just go back to videos of people with cats dancing around the garden. Right. Janice been touch. Right. Janice has been in touch. Morning, right. Janice has been in touch. Morni our union flag it is. Leave our union flag as it is. Weve lost our Saint Georges flag to the ridiculous colours for the english football team. This is, of course, this story. Its this year. Its olympic year. This year. Olympics in paris. Look at this. A pinky messed up union a purpley pinky messed up Union Jack Flag. Were going to be to talking one man who carried the flag at the olympics. A british hero later on in the show. So dont go anywhere. Clement says us english are already foreigners in our own country, those people trying country, and those people trying to change the flag are just proving says, as proving that. And john says, as a scot, my father and grandfather world wars a scot, my father and grrfightther world wars a scot, my father and grrfight for world wars a scot, my father and grrfight for my world wars a scot, my father and grrfight for my freedoms. Ld wars to fight for my freedoms. Theres way an unelected theres no way an unelected leader dictate to me leader is going to dictate to me and what can say in a free and what i can say in a free country, referring, think, to country, referring, i think, to humza the snps , hate speech. Thats right. And tina has said the issue, ive said on the same issue, ive never such claptrap in all never heard such claptrap in all my life. Im 78 and i will say what i like about who i like. The problem now, tina, is if you said something in scotland over the dinner table and somebody deemed that to have been stirring up hatred, they could anonymously report you to the police. And whether not there police. And whether or not there was of what you said was a victim of what you said that pursued. Im not that could be pursued. Im not even joking. That is what this looks like, duncan said. This is just poorly thought out just another poorly thought out piece of legislation from the snp government. Fit snp government. Theyre not fit for. David i for purpose. And david says, i would Peter Tatchell, who would say to Peter Tatchell, who we on this earlier, we interviewed on this earlier, if man enough to put if youre not man enough to put up the room idiots on up with the dark room idiots on social media spewing out their nastiness, social nastiness, dont go on social media, just grow up. Thats i mean when thats what i mean when i said, what does mean . Just said, what does hate mean . Just grow up. Its the stuff of 16 year sixth form poly physics year old sixth form poly physics room discussions. Cant hate it. It is you cant stop hate it. It is a normal and actually it is a necessary human emotion. Were meant to hate some things, some daysi meant to hate some things, some days i hate the stories we talk about on this show. Some days i hate what is happening in the world. And thats good because it motivate to change. It will motivate me to change. Very different to hating an individual. , very, individual. Of course, but very, very enacting that very different to enacting that hate in an act of physical violence against a person which should always be taken seriously. Hey, here, right now, thousands of parents are now able to access 15 free hours of childcare for their two year olds. Thats right, the full rollout rollout will be in place by september 2025, with 150,000 parents being able to benefit from it already. But is it enough . So were going to ask that very question now to gb news Political Correspondent katherine forster. Good morning to you. Thank forjoining to you. Thank you for joining us. It enough . And also, we us. Is it enough . And also, we were just discussing this off air. Apply your air. This wont apply if your partner home doesnt partner who is at home doesnt work well , this is for working work well, this is for working parents. Is it enough . Well, i think its worth saying that this is actually a really big deal. This is a huge expansion of Free Childcare. So from today, if youre working, if youve got a two year old, youll be qualified for 15 hours of Free Childcare a week from september. That goes down to babies from nine months and over. And by next september for all children nine months and older will qualify for 30 hours of Free Childcare. Right up until they start school. So the government is saying this is going to potentially save parents nearly £7,000 year. So is a big £7,000 a year. So it is a big deal £7,000 a year. So it is a big deal. But but theres a lot of question over whether people will qualify for this. But will they be able to get the places because the childcare sector is in crisis . They cant recruit the staff. Their costs have gone up. They say that the money that the government is giving them is nowhere near to covering their costs. So in fact , although the costs. So in fact, although the government are issuing codes, they think theyre giving out like 150,000 codes. When you take your code to your local provider, you may find that they are full and they have no spaces. Or they you may find that you will have to top that up. So it sounds like a huge deal and it is a huge deal, but i think theres going to be quite a lot of problems. Of problems. Im with those mps on this, including miriam cates, whove been arguing that what this legislation does takes Choice Legislation does is takes choice away from working parents. So should we for somebody you know, youve got your yours are still little ben. Youre still dealing with this but mine are now growing up now when mine were little, i lot of the little, i shared a lot of the childcare my mum and my childcare with my mum and my childcare with my mum and my childcare with my mum. It was my children. Wasnt childcare, children. I wasnt childcare, you was looking after my children. I wasnt childcare, you with was looking after my children. I wasnt childcare, you with vmothering after my children. I wasnt childcare, you with vmother andifter my children. I wasnt childcare, you with vmother and withmy children. I wasnt childcare, you with vmother and with my kids with my mother and with my husbands and often husbands mother and often working want that. Working parents want to do that. And this for me doesnt allow for that situation. I didnt want plonk my son in want to plonk my son in a nursery for six hours a day. I wanted him to be at home with various people. Do we have any response from any part of response from any other part of labour other party . How labour or any other party . How they this . Labour or any other party . How the well, this . Labour or any other party . How the well, the this . Labour or any other party . How the well, the government are well, the government are saying this is about giving a choice. Basically, theyre saying that cost of saying that the cost of childcare through the roof saying that the cost of chil sometimes are able to be at home with their children. I mean, labour got into a bit of bother last week, basically saying, well, were going to commit well, were not going to commit to completely. Need to to this completely. We need to see stacks up. The tories see if it stacks up. The tories are now using that as a labour are now using that as a labour are going to take £7,000 worth of childcare away from you. Attack line , and theres votes attack line, and theres votes in this, but the government are doing it because they want workers working, paying taxes , workers working, paying taxes, building the economy, as you rightly say. People like miriam kate saying, well, some parents want to take the time to stay at home with their children and they should have that choice too. The government could, for example , transfer, you know, the example, transfer, you know, the personal allowance of 12,500 pounds if they made it that you could, you could bunch those together and have those that would be a big benefit for mothers, particularly want to stay at home. I dont see that happening. Why are there such few nursery places . Because nurseries are some of the most lucrative businesses ive ever come across. The fees are extortionate, their overheads are a lot, but their their Profit Margins are massive. And i know that for a fact. I know people whove worked in nurseries, managed nurseries. Why paying people why arent they paying people nursery money . Nursery carers more money . Because they deserve more. Ive always if im paying always said it. If im paying someone to look after my kids, i want them to be paid whack. Want them to be paid top whack. I want best people. Why i want the best people. Why arent getting paid arent workers getting paid more . The more . And why isnt the government to government doing more to make sure nurseries paying sure that nurseries are paying their more . Sure that nurseries are paying the well, more . Sure that nurseries are paying the well, the more . Sure that nurseries are paying the well, the government will say well, the government will say theyve raised the National Living as of now, wont living wage as of now, wont they . But certainly its one of these sectors, people that these sectors, like people that work care , that work in social care, that frankly, you can earn more money if and a job in lidl if you go and get a job in lidl or another supermarket, youll get hourly rate. And get more as an hourly rate. And as you say, its so wrong. Its as you say, its so wrong. Its a really, really difficult and demanding but although some demanding job. But although some of the bosses of these nurseries will be making a lot, the people that look after your children are not getting a lot of money, and the nurseries themselves are saying the government are simply short changing us, not giving us enough because of course their costs have gone up like everybodys costs have gone up in last couple of years. So, in the last couple of years. So, its difficult, but its one thing announcing this, sounds thing announcing this, it sounds fabulous if, if you want to be working and you need to have that support, but im not convinced that there will be all these places that theyll be promising. Thank you. Catherine. Catherine forsyth, theyre let us if you are affected by us know if you are affected by this today. Vaiews gbnews. Com is the email address. I just think its such a stitch up that if your partner doesnt work, then youre not entitled to it. The thing well, this is the thing i think you should get a tax break because has chosen to because your wife has chosen to stay at home and look the stay at home and look after the children. Should be rewarded children. You should be rewarded for making still. Do nursery a couple of do go to nursery a couple of days a just the social days a week just for the social aspect. But its same aspect. Yeah but its same with everything if everything in this country. If you and do things by you work hard and do things by the get screwed the book, you get screwed for it. You get rewarded for it. You dont get rewarded for it. You dont get rewarded for it do you the look it anyway. Do you like the look of jack flag . Of this new Union Jack Flag . Its supporters of team gb its what supporters of team gb are being asked to fly at the paris this summer , nice Paris Olympics this summer, nice pinks not pinks and purples. Certainly not your Traditional Union jack. Well have more of after well have more of that after the break. Keep your views coming in. This is britains newsroom on gb news. Welcome back. Its 1018. Youre with ben leo in foundry. Pierce and bev turner on britains newsroom. Were joined now by gb newsroom. Were joined now by gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson and former to boris johnson, former adviser to boris johnson, lord colville ranger. Good morning you both. Morning to you both. Well, we were chatting already in the break about the biggest story of the day. This is scotland, scotlands hate crime act 2021, crime and public order act 2021, covid. Been debating covid. Theyve been debating this 21, and yet theyve this since 21, and yet theyve still come up with this piece of absolute nonsense leading to a potentially tyrannical , potentially tyrannical, tyrannical government in scotland. Its awful. And leading to the worlds best selling author, i think, or one of them at least. Yeah, jk rowling just making a mockery of the law by calling it out. And shes not in the country at the moment. Shes. Most of your viewers may have heard shes been tweeting saying, if this is the saying, well, if this is the law, going to say what i law, im going to say what i want to say and come and arrest me. Literally the me. Literally taunting the Scottish Police, who seem to be caughtin Scottish Police, who seem to be caught in middle of this caught in the middle of this political here, of political quagmire here, of whats now a crime and not a crime. And fact , how do they crime. And in fact, how do they describe non crime hate describe it . A non crime hate incident. Incident . A non crime hate incident. Nigel nelson what a Wonderful World we live in. It is kafkaesque. This whole thing. Kafkaesque. This whole thing. Because even if there is no victim here, if somebody is observing a conversation, they perceive that it could stir up hatred in the minds of a reasonable person. That person could be arrested for words. Nigel. Well, yes, they could, and thats absolutely right. And that, and weve seen this elsewhere, on a palestinian march, if the wrong symbol is used, if the wrong, the wrong thing is chanted words actually are an arrestable offence. What j. K. Rowling has done. Im not against her campaigning for single sex spaces for women. Single sex spaces for women. Thats fine. I think that that is absolutely right. Thats fine. I think that that is absolutely right. Shes taunting the police on the on these tweets, which i think is unnecessary. Shes being unnecessarily offensive. Really . Unnecessarily offensive. Really . Yeah. On the basis that shes perfectly entitled to say that a biological man cant be a woman. Biological man cant be a woman. Thats fine. And that wouldnt be covered under this new law to start attacking, ten well known transgender women. And the half of them are sex offenders and paedophiles. Offenders and paedophiles. Well, i mean, nigel, we should just explain this to the audience. If theyre not on twitter x, as called twitter or x, as its called now, response this act, now, in response to this act, j. K. Issued a thread of j. K. Rowling issued a thread of tweets. There was about 10 or 11 tweets. There was about 10 or 11 in which she gave individual case studies of predominantly sex offenders who are trans people, men who have been found guilty of rape, who were then wanted to be in a womens prison. She put all this and it was very sarcastically written. And then said, of course, these then she said, of course, these women. And at the end she women. And then at the end she said, course theyre not said, of course theyre not women. All men. And women. Theyre all men. Come and arrest think im wrong. But just to that, you but just to explain that, you know, what that know, do you know what that did by that . Said, by her doing that . She said, right. Scottish police either come and arrest me and well have court the have this out in court for the full farce it is on display full farce that it is on display for whole world, dont for the whole world, or dont arrest ill arrest me. And again, ill expose what farce this piece expose what a farce this piece of either of legislation is. Either way, she hit bulls eye and she has hit a bulls eye and exposed the snp. Humza. Useless, humza yousaf sorry. Slept the sun and. And the Scottish Police for what they are pushing an absolutely tyrannical, farcical piece of legislation. Well, i mean, whether the legislation itself is farcical or tyrannical remains to be seen about how its applied. And the about how its applied. And the point is that this bit of legislation is in place, that jk rowling is sailing quite close to the wind with her tweets. To the wind with her tweets. Yes. And on the basis of that, it is up to up to Police Scotland to decide whether or not they think an offence has been committed. The police dont been committed. The police dont want this law anyway. The last thing wouldnt want do want this law anyway. The last th actually wouldnt want do want this law anyway. The last th actually get|ldnt want do want this law anyway. The last th actually get involved1t do want this law anyway. The last th actually get involved in do want this law anyway. The last th actually get involved in allo is actually get involved in all this, theyve lumbered this, but theyve been lumbered with. If jk rowling wants with it. So if jk rowling wants to be arrested and the Police Discover this is against the current law, then that is what will happen. I think nigel, the point here is that j. K. Rowling is not lucky to be arrested. What shes doing is showing the law is an ass and shes demonstrating it. That that that despite the fact that theyve try and theyve taken years to try and come up with a sensible way of approaching this conversation, theyve left it open and they havent done what they should havent done what they should have done, which is protect people need protecting, such people who need protecting, such as women. Know we dont as women. And we know we dont need protecting. I do not need the protection. I know you were going say i know you were going to say that, but i didnt mean it in sort protect sort of. We need to protect women, but what we need to do is ensure when people ensure that when people are doing is damaging doing something that is damaging to people. So attacking to other people. So attacking women violence , not women and with violence, not word, the needs word, thats where the law needs to Strong Enough to to be Strong Enough to demonstrate it can do what it does here. What we have is a world people are now not world where people are now not allowed what they what allowed to say what they what they want to say. And i think that infringing on free, free speech is where the real problem occuis. Occurs. The point is, shes allowed to say what she to say. To say what she wants to say. The here is whether shes the issue here is whether shes allowed to attack individuals. Allowed to attack individuals. No. Well, its about whether it could be seen to be stirring up hatred. And thats the up hatred. And thats the phraseology of the act. Up hatred. And thats the pthes. Logy of the act. Up hatred. And thats the pthes. So, of the act. Up hatred. And thats the pthes. So, so, the act. Up hatred. And thats the pthes. So, so, so; act. Up hatred. And thats the pthes. So, so, so theres yes. So, so, so theres nothing wrong with her opinion that she has the that she has. She has the freedom to say, i believe a biological man cannot be a woman. Thats fine. That wouldnt contravene any laws. When she starts misgendering, trans women. And thats where she runs into dangen. And thats where she runs into danger. And the whole point of the law, the law is actually a bit, is a bit vague on this. So it would be interesting to have a test case in court to find out if it still works. Well, thats why i hope this why Police Scotland why i hope Police Scotland do arrest she arrest jk rowling because she take it all to take them, she take it all to court. It would all play out. It would be the trial of the century would expose, century and she would expose, as i saying, them and the snp i keep saying, them and the snp for that is. For the farce that it is. How you hate . You how do you stop hate . You cant people hating another cant stop people hating another person. Is a natural person. Hate is a natural human emotion. A good emotion. Sometimes its a good thing to have. You say this earlier, i heard you say this earlier, bevan. Agree what youre bevan. I agree with what youre saying depends what saying and it depends what kind of talking about. Saying and it depends what kind of kind talking about. Saying and it depends what kind of kind of talking about. Saying and it depends what kind of kind of society,1g about. Saying and it depends what kind of kind of society, whatyut. What kind of society, what freedoms we want people to have. Look, ive grown up in an era where hate was racial. Of where hate was racial. Of course, where i was called the p word. I wont say it now. All the time growing up, even though im not, im a sikh, so i was miss religion, almost miss miss ancestry. That stuff was ancestry. All that stuff was thrown that was hate. Thrown at you that was hate. There was real hate between communities, between. We dont communities, between. We dont really have that now. If we have it, we call it out. So society has its own ways of calling these things out. Now, as soon as we start to get try to get laws into saying what people can and cannot say to each other, i think were edging into a very difficult word, especially where the police dont want to be wasting time type wasting their time on this type of non crime. There you go. But your boss so sunak has come out and he said i defend j. K. Rowlings right because biological sex matters. Im paraphrasing. He could have gone further. He should be going further. He should be going further. He further. He should be going further. He should be going further. He should be criticising the snp for this disgusting legislation. Why isnt he. Well, i think hes letting the snp sort of deal with its own problem that its made there. Hes made it quite clear that he doesnt agree with what theyre supporting jk rowling. It got him interested in gender identity act, though, didnt he . When they tried, when the snp tried to push through the snp tried to push through the gender identity got the gender identity act he got involved, unusually, involved, didnt he . Unusually, and overruled overruled him. And he overruled overruled him. Why cant he do that now . I think he you know hes got to let them. There is devolution here. There is a scottish parliament, theres a leader there. Some things are more important in decisions. To humza yousaf hes got to hes humza yousaf is own bed and hell is making his own bed and hell have lay in it. Have to lay in it. Some things more some things are more important, speech. Important, nigel. Free speech. Above need to fight above all else. We need to fight for that is a hill i will die upon. But, but, but free speech is not unlimited. And thats the point. It is. It should be. Its unconditional. Free speech should be. Then its not free speech. Well, free, free speech has got to the right to has got to be that the right to free means its got to be free speech means its got to be used responsibly. Free speech means its got to be useand;ponsibly. Free speech means its got to be useand so nsibly. Free speech means its got to be useand so weily. Free speech means its got to be useand so we put limits on the and so we put limits on the free speech. But who decides whats responsible . Who decides what . Responsible . Who decides what . Who offended . Responsible . Who decides what . Who the offended . Responsible . Who decides what . Who the thing. Offended . Responsible . Who decides what . Who the thing. Wellended . Responsible . Who decides what . Who the thing. Well initially thats the thing. Well initially we do. I mean, theres no reason. Reason to not offend somebody. But thats unjustifiable, but if thats unjustifiable, offence and thats in the gb news editorial charter, if its an unjustifiable offence, we shouldnt do it. And we should. We should actually police ourselves on this. So we should respect individuals, respect other peoples opinions , that other peoples opinions, that doesnt stop free speech, but it doesnt stop free speech, but it does mean you wield it in a way thatis does mean you wield it in a way that is responsible because thats the thats the duty we have that goes behind the rights. But isnt there a danger, though, if were outsourcing every free internal, moral, ethical decision to the state as individuals, were losing the ability to do that. Self policing, as youve just said. Well, say we take we go back to the to the, the, the act in scotland. I mean, what id imagine is most people will behave reasonably. I dont think the police be rushed off the police will be rushed off their think people their feet. I think people understand they wont do understand that they wont do it. But there are there are some people and this is where social media is coming. We all, we all get all know that get this. We all know that social people say things social media people say things theyre to theyre they wouldnt say to your face where dont your face where people dont police themselves and thats where the law has to step in. Thats ridiculous because i think it is just words, nigel. And if you dont want to read the words on twitter, dont go on twitter. On twitter. I think that youre right. I think that youre right. The issue of it being a non crime , you know, what is it . Non crime, you know, what is it . And i know i understand what nigel is saying about words matter and the influence of them and where they generate violence and where they generate violence and hate. And thats where we have where have to be have a line where we have to be clear about what were saying. But if theres a non crime definition, then why are we getting the law getting the police and the law involved . The involved . And thats the difficulty i think we difficulty here, and i think we have to work through just have to work through it. I just dont that the scottish dont think that the Scottish Government has got to the right dont think that the scottish gover yet. It has got to the right dont think that the scottish goveryet. Remember . The right place yet. Remember . Course, as ive said, of course, as ive said, i think its so important that we discuss this because do you know what was what else was interesting . I was driving yesterday driving back yesterday from chester a lot of chester and like a lot of people, i spent about 7 or 8 hours on a bank hours in the car on a bank houday hours in the car on a Bank Holiday Monday listening all hours in the car on a bank holispeech nday listening all hours in the car on a bank holispeechradiolistening all hours in the car on a bank holispeech radio stations, all hours in the car on a bank holispeech radio stations, and. L the speech radio stations, and we were the only channel giving this airtime that it this issue the airtime that it deserved. Speech deserved. Very few other speech radio really radio stations were really getting into this issue because maybe across the media, nigel, there isnt the same desire for freedom of expression. People freedom of expression. People are very happy with this kind of socially liberal virtue signalling, helping all of this along a lot of front pages this morning. I mean, the mail has splashed it. Its on the front of the times, big piece in the telegraph. So i mean, in the guardian, i havent actually looked at the guardian yet, but what i do, ill see if i can find it. Well, i can imagine that it wont be. You know, this is one of those issues where i think you the Old Fashioned you can apply the Old Fashioned right versus left perspective. Do and we to be and i think we have to be very about the state very careful about the state having thought control, speech control, were and control, where were heading and that and theres a real worry for those on the right about when you start seeing, you know, authoritarian laws coming in about non crimes. And nigel, im sure youll be equally concerned about those kinds of things. And in fact, as weve all said, where we know well struggle to enforce this and itll become an ass, the law will become an arse. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, were doing it anyway. The palestinian demonstrations have been an absolute weve absolute example of where weve had so you have had to police words. So you have from the river to the sea, where there is some dispute over whether thats always an anti semitic slogan. I dont anti semitic slogan. I dont think it always is, but it can be within context. We have we have the situation of the police, of the Police Officer who turned around to a jewish woman and said, oh, a swastika depends on the context. Well, the context was in a demonstration involving , demonstration involving, israelis and as a result of that, that context was then offensive and i would say anti semitic and therefore illegal. Yes. As was to the river, to the sea in every context it was used in those marches. No, because its being used as a way of describing something that people. No, no , it depends on. People. No, no, it depends on. Again, it depends on interpretation. Its the context. Its the context. Its the context. Its in the march. Well, the context would be if you were, chanting from to the chanting from the river to the sea a synagogue or a sea outside a synagogue or a jewish school. Context jewish school. The context of that would per se that would make it per se anti semitic on a march. He could mean Different Things from the river to the sea does not necessarily mean throwing all jews in israel into the sea. Gentlemen , i found this story gentlemen, i found this story about the scottish hate crime in the guardian. The guardian. Its made it onto page 11. Youll be pleased to know its in there, hidden in there. Nigel got there. Nigel got there. And actually, the way that its written is that yusef is defending it and standing by amid criticism, is amid a barrage of criticism, is how describing it . How theyre describing it . Yes. Do you what quite right. Do you know what yusef has said . He said those who nothing to hide unless yusef has said . He said those who behaviour ng to hide unless yusef has said . He said those who behaviourngthreatening,ess your behaviour is threatening, abusive or intends to stir up hatred, have to hatred, you have nothing to worry okay . Keep your worry about now, okay . Keep your mouth and obey. Its the mouth shut and obey. Its the equivalent of saying, if you dont care, why do you care about privacy if youve got nothing to hide . Talking of keeping your mouth shut, to do that now shut, weve got to do that now because waiting because sam francis is waiting very patiently. You, very patiently. Thank you, gentlemen, youll be back in a little heres sam with little while. Heres sam with the headlines. The latest headlines. Bev and ben, thank you very much. And good morning from the gb newsroom. Itsjust gone much. And good morning from the gb newsroom. Its just gone half ten. The top story this ten. And the top story this houn ten. And the top story this hour. Aid workers britain hour. 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Why . Why are the police stru� cctv] to this issue . Why . Why are the police stru� cctv footage this issue . Why . Why are the police stru� cctv footage on his issue . Why . Why are the police stru� cctv footage on my issue . Why . Why are the police stru� cctv footage on my street the cctv footage on my street Whatsapp Group every gb news. Welcome back. And now. Shock figures show that no car thief was caught in over 100 neighbourhoods in england and wales year. Neighbourhoods in england and wales year. About neighbourhoods in england and wales year. About 85 of wales last year. About 85 of around 336,000 vehicle crimes were closed without the thief being identified. So why are the police asleep behind the wheel or are they very. Good or are they very. Good well, joining us now is the president of the uk branch of the International Association of auto mike auto theft investigators, mike bnggs auto theft investigators, mike briggs. Mike. Briggs. Good morning mike. I mean, suppose if youd asked mean, i suppose if youd asked any how car crime any of us how much car crime gets would have gets solved, we would have thought there wasnt awful thought there wasnt an awful lot. Damning. Lot. But this is just damning. Its effectively decriminalised. Its effectively decriminalised. Good morning. Yes, its , theres good morning. Yes, its, theres a lot of issues around vehicle crime today. Its completely different to how it used to be in the 1990s, vehicle crime methods with the equipment available means that theres not really a lot for police to work on, and its a changing face every day with the equipment thats actually being used. So are you talking about specifically the radio antennas, which , for example, range rover which, for example, range rover and land rover have had problems with where thieves can unlock cars remotely from the comfort of their own car next to it, get into it and drive off. Well, that used to be the case with the range rovers , but case with the range rovers, but today range rover actually put in place a system that will actually not allow that. So the thief actually has to get on board the vehicle to, to actually take the vehicle. So Vehicle Manufacturers have worked, you know , consistently worked, you know, consistently hard against vehicle theft and its it takes us all to know about vehicle theft and the methods being used. What are people doing with cars . Theyre stealing these days . Mike. Where are they going . Well , all going . Well, all vehicles travel around the world, mostly without the owners of those vehicles. But they go on to either commit other crimes or pay for other crimes. You know, drugs, terrorism, human trafficking, things of that nature. And of course, youve then got the spare parts of the vehicles, so the vehicle will be broken up and then sold off in parts. And thats a global market. Are there any particular so are there any particular brands of car that are getting stolen more than others . I did mention mention land rover and range seem to range rover, but you seem to think that problem think they solved that problem because course, there was because of course, there was that story about the fact that big story about the fact that big story about the fact that premiums that insurance premiums for those vehicles had rocketed as a result issues theyd faced. Yeah, is the problem yeah, this is the problem with knowledge, so Everybody Needs to have a bit of knowledge on vehicle crime from policing the customer himself, the insurance industry, weve all got to play our part, so i think the number one vehicle being targeted at the moment was the ford fiesta. Yeah. And you dont ford fiesta. Yeah. And you dont really hear much about that, but its worth its weight in gold in parts. It doesnt matter whether its a left hand drive or a right hand drive. Theres a marketplace for these vehicles. Weve never had so much personal, privately owned cctv. Mike on driveways. Is there ever mike on driveways. Is there ever any point youre taking that to your local Police Station . If your local Police Station . If you can find one . Yeah, i hear what youre saying on that. Yeah, its very saying on that. Yeah, its very important that you get as much information as possible. And cctv footage really does help, you you may get a conviction from that, but it is really difficult for policing because there is no evidence of the theft. Its electronic theft. So youve got nothing left on the spot unless somebody gets stopped on their way to or from the incidents, because vehicle crime is not performed by one person, its a gang and it will normally be certain individuals will normally do certain tasks from the driver to the person operating the equipment, or the two people operating the equipment, depending on how it works so, know, its works. So, you know, its everybodys got know what to everybodys got to know what to look for. Mike, are the car and vehicle gps systems just redundant once they get nicked . Why cant we just trace their location , there just trace their location, there are a lot of different tracking systems out there , and some systems out there, and some systems out there, and some systems are really good, some systems are really good, some systems use new types of technology , other systems, the technology, other systems, the older systems can be blocked or jammed , and the equipment is jammed, and the equipment is available on the internet to actually do this. So, you know, we need to tighten up on everything. Everything. Mike, let me read this to you. So mike, let me read this to you. So this is the statement from the home office. Theyve said progress has been made in tackling vehicle related theft, which 18 since 2010. Which is down 18 since 2010. Weve also recently introduced provisions in the criminal justice bill to ban Electronic Devices used in vehicle theft. Your response to that statement . Your response to that statement . Well, that bill actually is a big step forward and will help police no end, which then goes on to help the customer whos trying to hang on to his vehicle. So that actually gives policing a bit more knowledge and a bit more power over individuals carrying certain items. Because if i was to go and steal a car with the equipment available today , you equipment available today, you know, and i was stopped, i could simply say, well, this is for my computer at home, right . Yeah, yeah. Computer at home, right . Yeah, yeah. And this bill would yeah. And this bill would actually go towards actually stopping me saying that because policing will be able to use additional powers over me to, to actually stop me in my tracks. Actually stop me in my tracks. Okay. All right. Thanks so much, mike. Fascinating. Mike briggs there. The, from the briggs there. The, from the International Association of auto theft investigators didnt know there was such. I want to know if its if its lacklustre cops. Are they not doing their jobs or is it just easier for, for, you know, car thieves and organised car thieves . Thats what it is. Its not just, you know, when i was growing up. Im older than you, ben, but when i was, you know, it might be drunk guy walking it might be a drunk guy walking home might home from the pub. He might try the and to just the door and happen to just hotwire it and drive off, you know. Now, on our street, know. But now, on our street, just a couple of nights ago, two motorbikes, two guys on each motorbikes, two guys on each motorbike 1 15 motorbike driving down, a 1 15 in checking every in the morning, checking every single car, car door came single car, every car door came across of our neighbours across one of our neighbours motorcycles , had one of motorcycles, had got on one of those angle things. A those angle grinder things. A shaved off the lock. My language , my vocabulary around car theft is not great. Took off the lock and then sped away with it. And then sped away with it. But they do that kind of thing in broad daylight as well, dont they . They dont care how many times. How many clips have you of with angle you seen of people with angle grinders bikes . Motorcycles. . Anyway, let us know right . Anyway, let us know your thoughts if youve been affected theft. Gb views affected by car theft. Gb views at news. Com. Up next, though, at gb news. Com. Up next, though, at gb news. Com. Up next, though, a former olympian is going a top former olympian is going to give us his thoughts on this new Union Jack Flag. And he carried flag at the olympics carried the flag at the olympics in beijing. Dont go anywhere. This is another day. Another woke. Rebrand of a flag. This time. Team gbs union jack has turned. Surprise, surprise. Pink and purple. Purple. At the moment, it seems to be that its on the supporters flag for the Paris Olympics. But of course, were yet to see the official kit. What is that going to look like . Well, one man who knows the of knows about the pride of carrying union flag is carrying the Union Jack Flag is olympian mark foster, and were looking at the picture of looking there at the picture of mark. That was in 2008 at the beijing olympics , mark joins us beijing olympics, mark joins us now. Mark, that was your fifth Olympic Games there when you were asked to carry the flag. That was an incredible achievement. How important is it to athletes when you pull on your olympic kit kit your kit, your olympic kit kit for the first time, covered in Union Jack Flags , i think its Union Jack Flags, i think its important. I mean, ultimately one of these things is we all, we all think about the union jack and represent our country. And it it looks the way it does. Red, white and blue. I always remember picking up every olympic go to a sort Olympic Games. You go to a sort of holding centre. Could have Olympic Games. You go to a sort of ho theg centre. Could have Olympic Games. You go to a sort of ho theg centre or could have Olympic Games. You go to a sort of ho theg centre or something; been the el sisi or something where athletes turn up where 500 gb athletes turn up and up your your t and you pick up your yourt shirts, your tracksuits, your swimsuits, everything. And its swimsuits, everything. And its one of those exciting moments that youre like, oh, what does the kit look like . Obviously that youre like, oh, what does the ki going like . Obviously that youre like, oh, what does the ki going liksee bviously that youre like, oh, what does the ki going liksee soonisly the were going to see soon what the kit looks im not kit looks like, and im not saying that that is going to be the flag there. Im all the olympic flag there. Im all for jazzing up a tracksuit , but forjazzing up a tracksuit, but i think the flag needs to remain the same. What did you make of the england football kit mark with the union . Sorry. The Saint Georges flag on the collar defaced , well, first of all, defaced, well, first of all, i thought there was a lot of fuss about such a little thing because it was only a tiny little tiny, little Saint Georges flag. Then i was like, but then again, i was like, well, a tiny little well, if its a tiny little thing, why doesnt it remain just the georges flag, thing, why doesnt it remain just there georges flag, thing, why doesnt it remain just there aaorges flag, thing, why doesnt it remain just there a notes flag, thing, why doesnt it remain just there a note inflag, thing, why doesnt it remain justthere a note in my, thing, why doesnt it remain justthere a note in my mind. But there was a note in my mind. There lot of fuss about there was a lot of fuss about something so small. Were all. Something so small. Were all. Theyre all sort of playing under Saint Georges flag still. And the Saint Georges flag has remained the same. Weve not changed but because joey changed that. But because joey bartram made such a fuss about it, sort of. I against it, i was sort of. I was against him, really, i. Yeah. Him, really, because i. Yeah. This the thing. It like, this is the thing. It is divisive, mark, isnt it, is so divisive, mark, isnt it, when symbols are played when these symbols are played around with and we were thinking here, it is unfathomable that say the american flag, the star spangled banner. If that was changed to the red to pink, the blue to purple, thered be such a patriotic sense sense of outrage. And yet we dont seem to have that. To have that. And why its why. Why is it . I was thinking this. I mean, its not the athletes or the general public have chosen to change the flag. Its obviously, im presuming adidas because theyre the kit sponsor and the British Olympic Association between the two of them, theyve come up something. Or is come up with something. Or is this just as you say, the fans flag . Well, if it is the fans flag, they probably wont buy it. Theyll just go and buy a load of union jacks and use what they traditionally use anyway. Yeah, well, been yeah, well, its been rebranded, described it. Rebranded, theyve described it. The company that have rebranded it it diverse it have called it a diverse design in system, and theyve said they wanted to push the colours to their limits. So colours to their limits. So obviously red, white and blue they say, is synonymous with Great Britain. But it is far from unique. They say with nafions from unique. They say with nations such as france and usa, theyre already sporting those colours , so we want to refresh colours, so we want to refresh it. So we, they said we it. And so we, they said we decided to embrace the colours and push the iconic red, white and push the iconic red, white and blue as far as we could. But they pushed the red to pink and they pushed the red to pink and they pushed the blue to purple. So just completely so that is just completely ridiculous. Fm ridiculous. Youre saying so is what youre saying here . A marketing thing. Here . Its a marketing thing. Yes. And also, is it one of these things that the fact that if brands do this, then we talk about it more so they get more coverage . I wouldnt have thought that was their motivation though, surely, because also surely, because theyve also said theyve said team gb said theyve received public feedback. That might all change after this morning. I that might all change after this morning. I hate to tell you this morning. I hate to tell you team gb because it is on mark the front page of the Sun Newspaper with the Headline Union joke. So clearly a lot of people in this country do take this seriously and it will have backfired on them. Backfired on them. I mean, just the first time ive sort of you sent me through this morning, its the first time i sort of seen the picture. Thats why i put glasses thats why i put my glasses on as because i couldnt on as well, because i couldnt really see it very, very well, it its so jazzed it isnt. I think its so jazzed up, if you look the up, though, if you look at the certain it, its not certain areas of it, its not just the one colours or just changed the one colours or the three colours together, its all bits well. All the background bits as well. Theres lots of swirls and other bits and pieces in it, and thats why of go, theyre thats why i kind of go, theyre not changing the union jack. The union stay the union jack is going to stay the same. Just some artistic same. That is just some artistic view wheres that view of, i mean, wheres that going present . Its not going to be present . Its not going to be present . Its not going be present when going to be present when athletes not athletes win medals. Its not going flag that goes athletes win medals. Its not goiris flag that goes athletes win medals. Its not goiris it . Flag that goes athletes win medals. Its not goiris it . Thats flag that goes athletes win medals. Its not goiris it . Thats not that goes athletes win medals. Its not goiris it . Thats not goingjoes athletes win medals. Its not goiris it . Thats not going to� s up, is it . Thats not going to have changed. And i think athletes, when theyre behind have changed. And i think ath|tracksuitsn theyre behind have changed. And i think ath|tracksuits themselves, |ind the tracksuits themselves, we dont theyre going dont know what theyre going to look dont think look like. And i dont think that changed an awful that would have changed an awful lot. The union jack lot. I mean, the union jack is still going remain union still going to remain the union jack. Not going to jack. Youre not going to displace union jack, dont displace the union jack, i dont believe some believe lets hope, mark, some people england people argued that the england football this Team Football kit and now this team gb flag has been gb supporters flag has been redesigned in a nod to the Lgbt Community. Whats your position on politics and sport . Should they ever mix , i think sometimes they ever mix, i think sometimes they do mix. I ever mix, i think sometimes they do mix. I think sports and politics do mix. And i mean, i think it shouldnt i think sport is a place where it should just bnng is a place where it should just bring people together in a im going to call sport a game because i, you know , i got into because i, you know, i got into swimming because it was my love and my passion. But it was a game, my became game, you know, my job became a game, you know, my job became a game racing against other people. And i think sports should but then should remain that way. But then again , if you look at the again, if you look at the invictus or the invictus games, but was thinking of the rugby but i was thinking of the Rugby World Cup with, the, in south africa that brought a nation together. So sport really does together. So sport really does bnng together. So sport really does bring people together. So it shouldnt be, shouldnt be used in a political way. But i think sometimes it is and i dont think athletes should be a lot of the time the athletes that go and represent their country at the olympics will be doing that, and on that, the olympics will be doing that, and they on that, the olympics will be doing that, and they wont on that, the olympics will be doing that, and they wont be on that, the olympics will be doing that, and they wont be focusedthat, the olympics will be doing that, and they wont be focused on , the olympics will be doing that, and they wont be focused on the flag. Yeah, theyll be focused on that and they be making a that and they wont be making a fuss the on fuss about whether the flag on their tracksuit not true their tracksuit is not the true british colours. British colours. No, but i believe and i havent seen the team gb kit and it will be out soon, that it will have a normal union jack on it, and this jazzed up one will be jazzed up one. Be the jazzed up one. Yeah, okay, yeah. Be the jazzed up one. Well, okay, yeah. Be the jazzed up one. Well they 1, yeah. Be the jazzed up one. Well they might. Be the jazzed up one. Well they might they be well they might they might be quickly it if it quickly revising it if it wasnt. Great to see you, wasnt. Mark. Great to see you, mark there. One of our mark foster there. One of our greatest all time olympians. Five olympics swimmer. Greatest all time olympians. Five olympics swimmer. Up five olympics as a swimmer. Up next, were going to go over to glasgow see anyones been glasgow to see if anyones been arrested for the new arrested for breaking the new hate crime laws. Dont go anywhere, news. Anywhere, gb news. Outlook with boxt a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello. Good morning. Welcome to your latest gb news weather. Weve got rain across scotland through much of the day ahead. Elsewhere, some bright spells, some heavy showers in places. But it will feel warm, particularly in the south. So looking at the details, we can see this weather front stuck across scotland through the day, giving outbreaks of rain, particularly across eastern parts. Across the uk. Parts. Elsewhere across the uk. Its a mixture of some bright or sunny spells , a scattering of sunny spells, a scattering of showers, some of them heavy but not quite as widespread as recent days, and some more persistent coming into the persistent rain coming into the southwest later. Temperatures getting into double figures 1516 celsius and the best of the sunshine. But still cold across scotland. Here 7 or 8 degrees as we move through into this evening time , we see this area evening time, we see this area of rain slowly push its way northwards as the next area of low pressure starts to move in. Dufing low pressure starts to move in. During the early hours we continue to see some outbreaks of rain across scotland. For of rain across scotland. For most by the end of the night, a mixed picture rain and cloud and temperatures generally 5 to 10 celsius from north to south. So its a wet picture with low pressure moving in from the southwest through wednesday morning. This slowly pushes its way eastwards so way north eastwards so everywhere seeing various amounts of cloud. Some outbreaks of rain which could be heavy at times, but the cloud should break up behind it and well start to see some sunnier skies trying to move in from the southwest ahead of the next system and temperatures again. Cold in the north up to around 15 the south. 15 in the south. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Way. 11 00 on tuesday, the 2nd of april. This is britains newsroom on gb news with me, bev turner and ben leo in for Andrew Pierce. Very good morning to you, rishi sunak. Hes thrown his support behind jk rowling and her battle against scotlands new crime law. Shes new hate crime law. Shes challenged police to arrest challenged the police to arrest her. If anyone has been her. I wonder if anyone has been arrested just yet. Arrested just yet. And hughes hefty salary, despite being taken off air last yean despite being taken off air last year, remember that the bbcs huw edwards is still expected to be the highest paid newsreader when the annual salary list is revealed. He makes a whopping £450,000 a year, not bad for some Union Jack Flag. Another woke rebrand of a flag. This time team gbs union jack has been turned pink and purple on a supporters flag for the Paris Olympics. The olympian Fatima Whitbread joins us shortly. Shortly. And trump gag order donald trump has been barred from criticising the daughter of the judge overseeing his criminal trial, after labelling her a trump hater and childcare rollouts. Rollouts. Parents are set to receive more support in the governments new funding package. We want to know is it enough these plans could save families nearly £7,000 a year. If youve got a two year old, you now qualify for 15 hours a week. But when you come to try and claim it, will that actually be a place . So i was giggling during that menu about trump. What whats happened . Hes been banned from criticising the judges daughter for being a trump hater. Sounds like an snp lord, isnt it hateful rhetoric, right . Let us know your thoughts. Vaiews gbnews. Com. First, though, more on all of those stories with sam francis. Stories with sam francis. Very good morning from the gb newsroom. Itsjust very good morning from the gb newsroom. Its just gone 11 00 and we start with latest and we start with the latest developments on incident in developments on the incident in gaza. Lord cameron has now gaza. Lord David Cameron has now called for a full and transparent explanation from israel after british and Australian Aid workers were among seven People Killed in an air strike. There the group were travelling in two armoured cars marked with the charity logo of world central kitchen. The ngo has claimed that israels Defence Forces carried out the attack despite coordinating their movements with the military. Others killed include military. Others killed include palestinians and people from the us and poland. The australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese , confirmed the death of an Australian Citizen and said he expects to see full accountability for the deaths. Accountability for the deaths. We certainly have already contacted the Israeli Government directly. We are contacting the israeli ambassador to ask for accountable reality here, the truth is that that this is beyond, beyond any reasonable circumstances. Someone going about providing aid and humanity , an assistance should lose their life. Their life. The Foreign Office says that it is aware of those reports from gaza and a spokesperson for the Israeli Defence forces has given a statement. In the last hour or so. He said it is reviewing the incident at the highest levels. The work of sukh is critical. They are the front lines of humanity. We will get to the humanity. We will get to the bottom of this and we will share our findings transparently. Our findings transparently. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister is backing jk rowling after she criticised a new hate crime law in scotland. It came into effect yesterday and outlaws hatred against people on certain grounds, including age, disability, sexuality and people who are transgender. But the who are transgender. But the author says that the law risks silencing genuine debate on issues around gender and womens rights. Rishi issues around gender and womens rights. Rishi sunak has backed those concerns. He says that people should not be criminalised for stating simple facts on biology. Shadow minister pat mcfadden told gb news this morning that labour has no plans to introduce any similar new hate crime laws if it wins the next election. It wins the next election. We want proper enforcement of the anti hate crime laws that are there and make sure that the right penalties are in place to protect people. Were not planning to legislate for new crimes in this area, and i dont think jk rowling should be arrested. In other news, adidas says it will block any german football shirts that feature the number 44 amid concerns over a resemblance to the ss nazi symbol. The new kits were launched last month, ahead of germany hosting the european championships in june and july, but a historian flagged similarities with the logo for the ss, which is a nazi Paramilitary Organisation in the countrys Football Association, says though it didnt spot the similarities when the design was approved. But it will now be changed. Prices in shops are rising at the slowest rate for two years. Thats according to new figures out this morning. In march, shop prices were up 1. 3, slowing from 2. 5 the month before. The British Retail Consortium says discounts on popular easter treats and essentials , and promotions on essentials, and promotions on electricals and clothing have helped to keep the prices down. Economic adviser vicky pryce told gb news this morning that pnces told gb news this morning that prices have actually been coming down for some time , but its not down for some time, but its not been reflected on the shelves. Costs are still reasonably high for supermarkets. They had to pay a lot more in terms of wages, still some transport costs and so on. But overall i think we could have expected by now to see prices falling rather than just inflation falling. And thatis than just inflation falling. And that is something which i think we need to be looking at for the future as well. The cost of a postage and the cost of a postage stamp is going up from today as royal mail moves to address a drop in demand, a first class stamp will set you back £1. 35. Thats a rise of £0. 10. And its the same increase for second class stamps, which now cost £0. 85. 12 months ago, a first class stamp cost just £0. 95. Its the fourth price rise in just two years and comes after warnings that lower demand for postage is pushing up costs for royal mail. For the latest royal mail. For the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the code on your screen, or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. News. Com slash alerts. Good morning. Its 1106. Good morning. Its1106. Youre with britains newsroom on gb news with bev turner and ben leo in for Andrew Pierce. Very good morning to you. Now, huw edwards, hes expected. Remember the hes remember him, by the way. Hes expected be as the expected to be named as the bbcs highest earning newsreader. A year on newsreader. Almost a year on from the nude images scandal that took him off air. So details of his six figure salary are set to be published in this summers annual report. This come months after this will come 12 months after he appeared screen. He last appeared on screen. Yes. And a spokesman for the bbc said as weve previously explained, well not provide a commentary on is an commentary on what is an internal employment process and wed urge people not to indulge in speculation. In speculation. Ian well, were going to indulge in that speculation because its taxpayers money and we doing so. Prime we dont mind doing so. Prime minister has said we dont mind doing so. Prime mini people has said we dont mind doing so. Prime mini people should has said we dont mind doing so. Prime mini people should not|s said we dont mind doing so. Prime mini people should not be aid that people should not be criminalised stating simple criminalised for stating simple facts on biology. I think were going to be talking about that in just a moment. Thats not the same issue, as huw edwards. But lets now scotland with lets go now to scotland with our reporter. Tony mcguire is in glasgow. Good morning tony. Weve been talking about this story all morning. This legislation came into effect yesterday on the 1st of april. One might have thought it was an april fools day joke because it is authoritarian is so authoritarian in its ambition. The idea that you could be having a private conversation over sunday lunch at home in the privacy of your own home, and if somebodys listening that conversation own home, and if somebodys listenirit that conversation own home, and if somebodys listenirit be|t conversation own home, and if somebodys listenirit be stirringrsation own home, and if somebodys listenirit be stirring up ion deems it to be stirring up hatred somebody of these hatred against somebody of these protected characteristics, the police could knock on the door. Police could knock on the door. Im not exaggerating, am i . Is anyone arrested yet . Anyone being arrested yet . Good morning. Well, i am certainly. Police scotland had put out a notice last night to say that, they are unable at this point to give a notice of how many people or how many reports have been made , or how reports have been made, or how many people have been approached directly. And i would wager that directly. And i would wager that probably no one has been arrested yet. And typically for legislation on this, we see some kind of settling in an adjustment period , and nobody adjustment period, and nobody more needs more adjustment than Police Scotland at the minute. Now they have been very vocal about their concerns for this. Theyre concerned that the nature of the bill will turn the pubuc nature of the bill will turn the public against them. They are concerned that their officers are already stretched to the limit. And of course, this bill limit. And of course, this bill is already in place. So this the new legislation began yesterday at midnight and over yesterday we saw protests spring up at holyrood. Hundreds of people holyrood. Hundreds of people arrived, all from different people. Now we had the family people. Now we had the family party, we had the alba party , party, we had the alba party, andindeed party, we had the alba party, and indeed we had pastors representing their communities across scotland. And all the while , people are still asking while, people are still asking these questions, which you mentioned there. What can i say . What can i not say . What is a hate crime . What can i say in my own home . And certainly that is something that the Equality Network have tried to tap into. They put out a post yesterday that said that a hate crime really has to make somebody feel unsafe. So what we saw from jk rowling yesterday in her mammoth 11 post twitter and tweet or post, that will probably be okay. As far as the legal quandary goes. Oh, okay. Quandary goes. Oh, okay. All right. Thank you tony. Tony mcguire there in scotland. Right. We got a bit confused there. We were talking about huw edwards initially and then we went to scotland. But lets go back to huw edwards its back to huw edwards who its been revealed is still been revealed today is still getting around 450 k a year getting paid around 450 k a year of licence payer cash, of licence fee payer cash, despite being suspended pending investigation over that nude images scandal with the young lad. Now look , hes not been found now look, hes not been found guilty of anything. He remains a free man. Theres no suggestion of any sort of criminal impropriety, lets say. But does he have an obligation, do you think . Does he have a moral imperative to say, stop my salary . Im not well enough to work, but hes not going to do that when hes paid 450 grand yeah so the problem is, lets just clarify why he wont and cant engagein clarify why he wont and cant engage in the bbcs investigation , because he says investigation, because he says that the incident has sparked a bout of mental illness, so the bbc cant conclude their investigation. They cant sack investigation. They cant sack him because if they sack someone whos mentally ill and something goes wrong, i mean, theyre in a world of trouble, so theyre in a rock and a hard place, yet hes still getting paid 430 odd a rock and a hard place, yet hea; still getting paid 430 odd a rock and a hard place, yet h happens. But it clearly needs sorting quite quickly. The other debate there is , the other debate there is, should he be allowed to avoid an investigation citing Mental Health . Is that just an easy way out . How do we know he is actually suffering Mental Health problems . I mean, if youve been publicly humiliated in that way and that storys been leaked as and that storys been leaked as a married man, that you were engaging the exchange engaging in the exchange of photographs , doubt be photographs, no doubt youd be stressed photographs, no doubt youd be strebuti photographs, no doubt youd be stre but do you know what i photographs, no doubt youd be strebut do you know what i mean . But do you know what i mean . Like, i think i think i think licence fee payers have a right to know exactly what going on to know exactly what is going on with edwards. And with huw edwards. And i think its on huw edwards his its on huw edwards and his lawyers his family and the lawyers and his family and the bbc bit more transparent. Let know think at let us know what you think at home. Vaiews gbnews. Com. Theresa has in touch theresa has got in touch about this flag. Going this olympic flag. Were going to little while to be talking in a little while to be talking in a little while to olympic athlete. To another olympic athlete. Theresa said. This is horrible. How can the National Flag be defaced and be allowed to get away with it . Everything that is british to be being british seems to be being undermined easter and undermined christmas, easter and now national symbol. Oh you now our national symbol. Oh you missed all that, didnt you . The gesture eggs did you get . Oh, no. I saw gesture eggs that was on thursday. Yeah, that was a heartwarming moment, wasnt it . I sincerely hope kathy says i sincerely hope the joke. Why do we the flag is a joke. Why do we have keep trying muck have to keep trying to muck around england great around with england and Great Britain . This. Britain . Just stop this. Stannis morning, and stannis said, morning, stan. Many stan. Lets see how many athletes have a tattoo. Athletes have that as a tattoo. After earlier after the games we spoke earlier to mark foster, five time olympic swimmer, and mark has the flag tattooed on his the olympic flag tattooed on his chest. Think it is. Chest. Actually, i think it is. Yeah it is. And the and the and the roses. Lot of olympic the roses. A lot of olympic athletes have olympic athletes do have the olympic flag oh, the ring flag as a tattoo. Oh, the ring may have purpley may not have the purpley squiggly one. Squiggly pinky bluey one. And sarah says just to provide some balance. No one had a problem with it in 2012 or 20 16 or 2020. So why now . So much fake outrage from the snowflakes . Its a good question, sarah. I think because it feels like and i dont like the feels i prefer facts over feels, but i guess it feels like just another example of where the majority i think of the population, are trying to hold on to and define a british identity and what that means, unashamedly and embarrassingly , to be british embarrassingly, to be british and one of the one of the few things we have is our Union Jack Flag. I mean, we do it beautifully here at gb news. Now, you might say this is a distortion , but this is mere distortion, but this is mere branding, right . Arent branding, right . But we arent stood on the podium at the olympics. Its still got the colours, youve red, youve got youve got the red, youve got the blue, purple the white and the blue, purple and know. Is it and pink, pink. You know. Is it and pink, pink. You know. Is it a nod . Is it a nod to the Lgbt Community . Is it about diversity and pride . Well, the Marketing Company and pride . Isell, the Marketing Company and pride . Is a, the Marketing Company and pride . Is a diversearketing company and pride . Is a diverse representation ny say is a diverse representation of was that word diverse . Thats what gets my spidey senses tingling. Well, up next, adidas says it is going to block any german football shirt featuring the number amid concerns that it number 44, amid concerns that it has a resemblance to the ss nazi symbol, come on, thats ridiculous, isnt it . If this is about context, if its a mistake, it doesnt isnt meant to in engender any harm or cause any upset. Is that really bad . Let us know. This is britains newsroom on. Gb news. 1117 on gb news. 1117 on britains gb news. 1117 on britains newsroom. Ben leo in for Andrew Pierce. And im joined by the lovely bev turner whos back from her easter break full of chocolate and a little too much and a little bit too much prosecco on a birthday weekend. Joined now by gb right. Were joined now by gb news political news senior political commentator nelson, former commentator nigel nelson, former adviser johnson, lord adviser to boris johnson, lord kelvin, kelvin in adviser to boris johnson, lord kelystudio. Kelvin in adviser to boris johnson, lord kelystudio. Right,� | in adviser to boris johnson, lord kelystudio. Right, gentlemen, the studio. Right, gentlemen, should start this german should we start with this german football nigel, football shirt story . Nigel, explain this to us. The german one. Well, we have two controversies. Running, running side by side. But the german controversy is that adidas has produced football shirts with the number 44 on them. But unfortunately, the way it looks is the old, nazi ss symbol. And as a result, adidas say, well, we didnt know what we were doing, that that wasnt the intention. But theyve now stopped selling those shirts to supporters. Thats just supporters. Thats just ridiculous, and next year might take over anyway, so it may be its adidas that made the team gb or are making the team gb kit right for the olympics . Yes, yes , they always have. Yes, yes, they always have. Yes, yes, they always have. Which is the second controversy. Covid should common sense prevail at a time like this . Its about intent. Surely with a symbol, is it intended to look like the ss symbol . It does look like the ss symbol and there is a problem with that. But the real problem here is adidas should be doing its Due Diligence on design before putting these things out there. And ive worked in industry where look at industry where we look at design, production, imagery, all of kind of stuff is it of that kind of stuff is it really matters what things look like. And when you look at these like. And when you look at these 44 symbol, it does look like an ss symbol. And i think there is a problem. So this isnt about people being overtly sensitive because we know these things matter. They can they can drive certain people to start becoming lightning rods for that kind of horrible undertone. So adidas needs to do better and it shouldnt just leave it to a last minute. Oh god, weve done this wrong. They should have. And it says something about whats on. Ben, youre whats going on. Ben, youre saying the gb shirt saying even with the gb shirt issue, there seems to be something about adidas Due Diligence isnt diligence on design that isnt working moment. Diligence on design that isnt wortheres moment. Diligence on design that isnt wortheres no moment. Diligence on design that isnt wortheres no suggestion, is theres no suggestion, is there, that this has been deliberate, nigel . , no, not at all. No, no, not at all. I mean, what theyre i mean, no, what theyre saying one realised until saying is no one realised until you about stages you think about how many stages of consideration Something Like that would go through, have pointed and said, oh, that pointed to it and said, oh, that looks a bit an ss symbol. Looks a bit like an ss symbol. You know what i bet but you know what idea . I bet theres a room of millennials who either dont what ss who either dont know what an ss symbol theyve got no symbol is because theyve got no understanding of history. Because, know, understanding of history. See because, know, understanding of history. See ofecause, know, understanding of history. See of corporates know, we see a lot of corporates junior and junior rising, you know, and theres ization thing theres a junior ization thing going senior people maybe going on. Senior people maybe not. Even the short not. So there even the short short instead short circuit instead of how people through authorisation people go through authorisation on these things, weve seen it happenin on these things, weve seen it happen in a lot of corporations. Happen in a lot of corporations. And thats how sometimes this kind can get through. Kind of thing can get through. If dont have a bit of grey if you dont have a bit of grey hair beard, love a bit hair or grey beard, love a bit of hair, then sometimes of grey hair, then sometimes these things happen. In germany yeah, i think in germany youd that actually it youd think that actually it would i mean, would be because, i mean, theres fuss germany theres such a fuss in germany about, say, swastika, which about, say, the swastika, which is think in is banned, youd think in germany theyd be really aware of something and of Something Like this, and maybe somebody in the room does think that it a problem, but think that it is a problem, but they they cant say it they feel they cant say it because of people like you calling clamps down on calling for more clamps down on free well, dont want free speech. Well, i dont want to see a clamp down on free speech, but im not sure having an ss symbol is actually part of the speech argument, but the free speech argument, but its good point about people its a good point about people being confident call being confident enough to call out things as out where they see things as being out where they see things as beiiyou know, must have you know, you must have experienced. Have the experienced. You must have the culture that enables people to say not. Say theyre not. Look at pandemic. Four look at the pandemic. Four years ago, most people thought a lot the going on lot of the things going on dunng lot of the things going on during and from during the pandemic and from governments during the pandemic and from governmenthere were too wrong, but there were too scared. They too scared of scared. They were too scared of losing their jobs and, know, losing their jobs and, you know, losing their jobs and, you know, losing status losing losing their jobs and, you know, losin friendsstatus losing losing their jobs and, you know, losin friends to tus losing losing their jobs and, you know, losin friends to speak losing losing their jobs and, you know, losin friends to speak out. Ing their friends to speak out. Were not quite come out and were not quite come out of hangover of that. Think of the hangover of that. I think people this, this, people are scared. This, this, this youre allowed this phrase, youre not allowed to really gained to say that really gained momentum, it, during that momentum, didnt it, during that penod momentum, didnt it, during that period right . Should we period of time, right . Should we do chat . Shall we do some cannabis chat . Shall we have a chat at you, bev . Shall we . Should it be legalised . Nigel. It has been in germany. Well, its been decriminalised. Sorry. Its an important distinction. Decriminalised. So amongst a number of other countries, portugal , for instance, now has portugal, for instance, now has decriminalised all drugs. So decriminalised all drugs. So cocaine, heroin. And the result there has been quite been quite promising that heroin addiction went down from 100,000 to 25,000 people. Hiv infection went down 90. So there have been some positives and some negatives. There have been issues over drug addicts outside schools. So its addicts outside schools. So its not been perfect there, the answer is i think we should look at decriminalising. Were not at decriminalising. Were not controlling it as a, as a criminal justice matter. And really drugs should be a Public Health matter. Covid why is it the tories think this is such a vote loser . Think this is such a vote loser . Because in actual fact, were so far behind a lot of the western world when it comes to cannabis. I wouldnt that, well, i wouldnt say that, ben. Think were that ben. I dont think were that far personally, ive far behind. And personally, ive always of the of the view always been of the of the view that we shouldnt decriminalise drugs. Think there is a war on drugs. I think there is a war on drugs. I think there is a war on drugs that people will debate. Yeah, i think even cannabis, because what seen it because from what ive seen it opens the pathway to other drugs. And as soon as you go down that slippery slope, i know there are some advantages as nigels highlighted, but portugal also portugal mixed view. Ive also seen the results in the us in certain states where decriminalisation of cannabis has happened. It isnt a panacea. It isnt the way that we think it will help us deal with this scourge of society, that alcohol is legal in this country and cannabis is not, but alcohol. Yes. Look, we can alcohol. Yes. Look, we can compare the two drugs, alcohol is not taking you down the pathway to heroin , but the pathway to heroin, but the pathway to heroin, but the pathway to heroin, but the pathway to alcoholism. Yes i agree, but. So we wouldnt deny. Addicts in this country are alcoholics rather than rather than drug addicts. So it seems odd to have a law whereby you ban one soft drug and allow another. Another. I think we can always have that debate and society where it is because alcohol is embedded in our society for hundreds of years and so forth. Years and so on and so forth. And if we were going to do it again, we might not do it. Although we did prohibition although we did see prohibition not in us, i think we not work in the us, i think we have prohibition cannabis have the prohibition of cannabis hasnt well, hasnt worked in the uk. Well, prohibition in prohibition hasnt worked in some of us states as well. Some of the us states as well. If look colorado, if you if you look at colorado, if you look if you look look at california, if you look at some the things that are at some of the things that are happening there, happening in the cities there, well, your measure well, what whats your measure of because have taken because colorado have taken in amounts of tax money in untold amounts of tax money that are, know, that the coffers are, you know, bursting at seams with, with. Yes, i went to denver a few years look at what years ago and had a look at what was there the was going on there and the implications that were for implications that there were for society for increased in homeless , more people homeless people, more people utilising homeless people, more people utilisirthat was leading them. As where that was leading them. As a society, i think its not the panacea, it doesnt end in a place where we can say, well, this works, lets go this way. So as youre saying, were not quite far behind the rest of the west world. I think the jurys out on this. What do need to west world. I think the jurys outisn this. What do need to west world. I think the jurys outis continue 1at do need to west world. I think the jurys outis continue the do need to west world. I think the jurys outis continue the crackdown, to do is continue the crackdown, continue the education young continue the education for young people of people about the implications of these think these drugs. And i think by decriminalising that doesnt set the right tone and the truth that the so called war on drugs has spectacularly failed. Yes. Yes. Well , i yes. Well, i think yes. Well , i think spectacular yes. Well, i think spectacular is theres a demand, theres a market, and therefore we continue to have to fight this thing. But but its the educational point, the damage. If we talk about the damage that alcohol does to peoples, to the health we have to talk health system, we have to talk about it in a similar way around drugs. I think that has gone away for a bit. We need to bring that back and we need to young people, and we need to for young people, particularly, other particularly, give them other things arent drugs, things to do that arent drugs, give give job give them sports, give them job opportunities, give them a reason want to get stoned reason not to want to get stoned at work drinking less. Nowadays are before. Nowadays they are before. Right . And thats not right . Because. And thats not because alcohol. Right . Because. And thats not becau because alcohol. Right . Because. And thats not becau because the alcohol. Right . Because. And thats not becau because the educational yeah, because the educational side of alcohol, the impact of it has worked. Think, you it has worked. I think, you know, of handling know, a similar way of handling drugs, should we talk drugs, right. Should we talk about this Union Jack Flag being distorted for the olympics . Nigel, it feels like a day of symbols, isnt it . Isnt it just. Yeah i cant say im hugely bothered about it, but my preference would be a proper union jack. I just think that if youre sending your National Team out, they should go in the National Colours. The National Colour is the union jack. And that should stay unmolested. Basically, i have to say i am slightly bothered about it because when we think about the olympics or International Events and we see the union jack , we and we see the union jack, we and we see the union jack, we and the rest of the world recognise that as Great Britain. If it doesnt look like the union jack, are we confusing ourselves and the rest of the world about who we are . Yeah, well, somebody from the website, the design website that have come up with this, the statement is, as with many sports brands, colour was a point of contention. I dont think it normally is. You normally go with the colour of the club or the country, right . Obviously red, white and blue is synonymous britain, synonymous with Great Britain, but from with but its far from unique with nafions but its far from unique with nations france and usa nations such as france and usa also sporting the same colours. Also sporting the same colours. Again, this feels like the Madness Committee meeting madness of a Committee Meeting where one has put their hand where no one has put their hand up and gone. Hang on a minute, the union doesnt like the union jack doesnt look like the union jack doesnt look like the flag. The french flag. Id this. Id like this. Id like this. We all know. Can all know we all know. We can all know the. Like to see would the. Id like to see what would happen france if they messed happen in france if they messed around with a tricolour. Us if the star or in the us if the star spangled. If, know the flag or in the us if the star sparchanged know the flag or in the us if the star sparchanged to know the flag or in the us if the star sparchanged to suchw the flag or in the us if the star sparchanged to such a the flag or in the us if the star sparchanged to such a degree; was changed to such a degree that recognise that people couldnt recognise it. Something it. I think theres something about you about artistic license. If you want interesting want to do Something Interesting on create funny logo, on shirts, create a funny logo, etc. Etc. The itself etc. Etc. But the flag itself needs to stay consistent because thats who we are. Is on a deeper level, is this on a deeper level, this wouldnt happen with any other weve already other country weve already identified that saudi arabia, china, just wouldnt china, it just wouldnt happen. Is this a sign what many is this a sign of what many people calling a deliberate people are calling a deliberate and gradual erasure of British Society . British identity and culture . Yeah, its a good challenge, ben, i hope not. I think we should have the debate. We should have the debate. We should discuss it. But there are certain fundamental rules that we need to retain respect in we need to retain and respect in our in our country. The our society. In our country. The flag should one them. Flag should be one of them. Lets have the debate. But lets come back to then recognising why important , what it why its important, what it means to us, what it means to the rest world, and why the rest of the world, and why it the same. It should remain the same. Really, it really it should remain the same. Like, really, it really it should remain the same. Like, nigel,ally, it really it should remain the same. Like, nigel, thatit really it should remain the same. Like, nigel, that thisilly feels like, nigel, that this country is becoming a bit of country is, is becoming a bit of a doormat in more ways than one. Weve got companies owned weve got Water Companies owned by pumping by foreign shareholders pumping filth into our seas. Id naturalise those so there are youve got youve got uncontrolled mass legal migration. Got a housing crisis, youve got a housing crisis, youve got tens of thousands of illegal crossing the Illegal Migrants crossing the channel. Then channel. Nothing works. Then theyre our theyre desecrating our christian traditions, then theyre desecrating our flag. It all kind of feels people are saying this is a deliberate, you know , push to. Know, push to. Id love to let you answer, but rishi sunak has to speak. Unfortunately so, gentlemen, just here. Sorry. Just stay right here. Im sorry. Nigel, rishi nigel, some breaking news. Rishi sunak to sunak has been speaking to reporters care reporters about his child care provision. What he provision. Lets hear what he had say. Had to say. Its a really positive week for the expansion of our child care offer to support families, giving them the choice of how to best juggle child care and their career. And were moving towards a system where working parents will 30 hours of free will have 30 hours of Free Childcare from the time that maternity ends at nine Maternity Leave ends at nine months for their little one, all the way to four years when they start this week, its start school this week, its being expanded to two year olds. Thats ive thats really positive. Ive been for been talking to families for whom make a big whom thats going to make a big difference. Fully funded the difference. We fully funded the programme increase rates programme and increase the rates that paying to nurseries, that were paying to nurseries, making that there more making sure that there are more childcare available , more childcare places available, more childcare places available, more childcare available and childcare places available, more chilfuture available and childcare places available, more chilfuture looksvailable and childcare places available, more chilfuture looks brighte and childcare places available, more chilfuture looks bright. And childcare places available, more chilfuture looks bright. And the future looks bright. And this is a really positive intervention which, when its fully out, will worth fully rolled out, will be worth around £7,000 support around £7,000 worth of support to parents. To working parents. And are these places guaranteed . Yes, these places. Yes, these places. So that was rishi sunak this morning, being very excited about care provision. About his child care provision. But kolvir it doesnt offer choice to parents. All its offering us is the choice, perhaps to put your kid in nursery. Some people want to pay a childminder or a granny or a Family Member to look after their children. I think youre right, bev, and ive got Young Children. I know the challenges that are involved the cost involved in this. The cost thats in this, but involved in this. The cost thatis in this, but involved in this. The cost thatis trying in this, but involved in this. The cost that is trying toin this, but involved in this. The cost that is trying to helps, but involved in this. The cost that is trying to help getting this is trying to help getting those 100, 150,000 more places available. And i think its also available. And i think its also part of the broader fiscal challenge and benefit that this Prime Minister and chancellor are to get in to the are trying to get in to the minds of the british public. This the unpaid carers leave the knee cut from 10 to 8. The increase the triple lock on pensioners. I increase the triple lock on pensioners. I know increase the triple lock on pensioners. I know we heard pensioners. I know we heard about fiscal drag. Theres a lot that theyre trying to do to show how theyre helping abroad , show how theyre helping abroad, Broad Spectrum of society fiscally, and i think thats why the Prime Minister wants more time to get these things embedded. And they are things embedded. And they are things that are helping people and will help their pockets. Help in their pockets. Plus lets is dealing lets not forget he is dealing with inflationary challenge with that inflationary challenge. He is helping bring that down. But not enough okay, but not enough childcare places, nigel. Thats the problem, what youve got to do is to make this system work. Youve got to youve got to make sure the childcare places are there, theyve there, that theyve got the staff look after them. And staff to look after them. And thats been the problem. So youve money thing, youve got the money thing, which. Ive the which i welcome. Ive got the money thing what you money thing going in. What you havent the places to go havent got is the places to go with needs proper organisation. Save the children. The charity been for charity has been calling for a childrens minister. Can you take that up with the boss . There isnt one. There isnt one. Well , you know, theres well, you know, theres a call for another minister. Think theres always i think theres always a question okay, where that question of okay, where is that role sitting the moment . And role sitting at the moment . And id across id expect it to sit across a number of different departments in those in terms of where those responsibilities used to have. One, we used to have a childrens you to childrens minister. You used to used the department of used to sit in the department of education, its about education, but then its about whether the dwp, whether its in also the dwp, because the department because a lot of the department for and, and because a for welfare and, and because a lot policies will come lot of the policies will come through there. To get this so you start to get this minister thats sort of cross cuts, i think lets focus cuts, which i think lets focus on lets get the on the policies. Lets get the right place. Right policies in place. Waiting for but sams waiting for us. But which government was under . Which government was that under . Who introduced the childcare minister . Do you remember childrens minister tim lawton, not care. Not child care. Minister was childrens minister was childrens when he was childrens minister when he was the education. The department of education. Is pm . And who is pm . And who is pm . Pm would be David Cameron then. E e e nigel. Thats okay. Thank you nigel. Thats why paid the big bucks why you get paid the big bucks to political. No, no at to be our political. No, no at all. Lets go to sam. Sam all. Right, lets go to sam. Sam francis headlines. Hes francis with the headlines. Hes waiting. Us. Waiting for. Us. Bev and ben, thank you very much. And good morning from the gb news room. Itsjust much. And good morning from the gb news room. Its just gone 11 30, and i want to start with some breaking news that were getting this morning out of finland, where we understand a child aged just 12 has been taken into custody after a child of the same age, also 12, has been killed in a Primary School shooting. Another three children, also 12, were wounded in that shooting at the Primary School outside helsinki. A Police Spokesperson has said that the victims have been taken to hospital, while the building was cordoned off this morning, the finnish Prime Minister has said that he is deeply shocked and saddened by the incident, and saddened by the incident, and that his thoughts are with the victims and their families. We will keep across that for you. Of course, throughout the rest of the day. Lord David Cameron says that israel must explain how seven aid workers, including a british citizen, were killed in an airstrike in gaza. The group were travelling in two armoured cars marked with the world central kitchen logo. That charity, the ngo has claimed that israels Defence Forces carried out the attack despite coordinating their movements with the military speaking moments ago, Prime Minister rishi sunak says there must be a transparent investigation. Shocked and saddened to hear the reported deaths of aid workers in gaza. Were urgently workers in gaza. Were urgently working to confirm all the details, but my thoughts right now with their friends and family, theyre doing fantastic work bringing alleviation to the suffering that many are experiencing in gaza. They should be praised and commended for what theyre doing. They need to be allowed to do that work unhindered and its incumbent on israel to make sure that can do that. And were that they can do that. And were asking to investigate that they can do that. And were askinhappened investigate that they can do that. And were askin happened urgently, te that they can do that. And were askin happened urgently, because what happened urgently, because clearly there questions that what happened urgently, because clear|to here questions that what happened urgently, because clear|to heranswered ;tions that what happened urgently, because clear|to heranswered. Ions that need to be answered. And the Prime Minister is also backing jk rowling after she criticised a new hate crime law in scotland. It came into law in scotland. It came into effect yesterday and outlaws hatred against people on certain grounds, including age, disability, sexuality and people who are transgender. But the author says the law risks silencing genuine debate on issues around gender and womens rights. Rishi sunak has backed her concerns , saying that people her concerns, saying that people should not be criminalised for stating simple facts on biology. Stating simple facts on biology. For the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Slash alerts. Up at noon it is good afternoon britain. Emily and tom afternoon britain. Emily and tom are here to tell us whats coming up on the show today. Guys got lots coming up. Good morning. Lots coming up, in guardian its been in the guardian today, its been reported a letter has been reported that a letter has been signed by 60 organisations, including the refugee council, including the refugee council, including law firms, to essentially calling on the government to introduce a ukraine style visa scheme for palestinians trapped in gaza. Now, theres quite a lot of detail on this. Theyre calling for visas so that people can perhaps reunite with Family Members in this country. And this is a question so far, the government have refused such a thing. First minister in thing. The first minister in humza wants such a scheme humza yousaf wants such a scheme in so well be in scotland, so well be debating thats good debating whether thats a good idea. Idea. So are they calling for just the uk or are european the uk or are the European Countries . Uk, british countries . Well the uk, british organisations calling countries . Well the uk, british org britainyns calling countries . Well the uk, british org britain to calling countries . Well the uk, british org britain to step calling countries . Well the uk, british orgbritain to step up calling countries . Well the uk, british orgbritain to step up inalling countries . Well the uk, british orgbritain to step up in this] area. And its interesting because now that a brit has been killed in gaza, as we learn in a strike in gaza, as we learn in a strike in an aid convoy, this political pressure is mounting. And the question is, is it the right thing to do . And do we the right thing to do . And do we have, frankly, the facilities to enable such a scheme after, of course, over 100,000 people taken from ukraine, over 100,000 people taken from hong kong, tens of thousands of people from afghanistan. Varne the question afghanistan. Varne the question is, at what point do we say actually on the humanitarian front, this country gone as front, this country has gone as far as we can. Gaza a terror hotspot, would it be a National Security risk to have such a visa scheme coming into the uk at this time . Who cares when got who cares when weve got 40,000 boats across every 40,000 boats coming across every year . Throwing their year . People throwing their passports channel. Passports in the channel. It no one about national. One cares about national. A they want. They want a special they want a get them special in. They want a get them all special visa, visa scheme all in special visa, visa scheme burn visa scheme burn a special visa scheme for those tracks. Theres other big question. Dont give up, ben. Dont give up, ben. Im sorry. Mean, i think im sorry. I mean, i think hes exasperation. Hes hit peak exasperation. Quite the morning its been quite the morning here. Let tell you, thats security. National security has gone out four years ago. Oh no no no no, youre right. I mean, hes actually quite a lot of security in this country now going to now because were going to Police Important thing police the most important thing of is speech. Of all, which is speech. Gets us into our and this gets us into our other big story that were covering jk rowling covering today, will jk rowling be to prison for a series be sent to prison for a series of tweets challenging the Scottish Government and the Scottish Government and the Scottish Police force to arrest her for breaching this this new hate crime , act as it is now in hate crime, act as it is now in scotland. And a bigger question leading on from that, it wasnt just the snp that put this act into force in the scottish parliament. It was voted for a couple of years ago, not just by the snp or the scottish greens , the snp or the scottish greens, but the scottish lib dems and the Scottish Labour Party as well. So questions will those well. So questions will those parties , sister parties in the parties, sister parties in the rest of the United Kingdom pursue similar legislation at westminster . Do you get the feeling . Emily she wants jk rowling wants a court trial. It will be the court trial. It will be the trial of the century. Lets have this out. Lets have this ideology out. Facts in court. Would see that. Ben i would love to see that. Ben of course, i do not want her to be arrested. But if she were to be, she would put up a very strong defence and shed provide her own defence. Shes the perfect person. The finance do shes got the finance to do it, understands the it, and she understands the words. Anybodys to words. If anybodys going to take should jk take them, it should be jk rowling, from rowling, right . That all from midday. Still coming up midday. But still coming up were be talking to were going to be talking to fatima the Fatima Whitbread about the olympic and olympic british flag and inflation going down. Dont go anywhere i its 1140. Youre with ben its1140. Youre with ben leo for in Andrew Pierce on britains newsroom and bev turner. Now is the cost of living crisis finally easing inflation. In short, prices has dropped to its lowest level since december 2021 as shoppers cut down on spending. Cut down on spending. Well, figures show that the drop was driven by falling food costs and competition between retailers. It retailers. But how much does it affect the average british consumer . Liam halligan here consumer . Liam halligan is here to more for. Consumer . Liam halligan is here to more for. Us. Is that to explain more for. Us. Is that right . Liam is it because were spending were spending less . I dont think were spending less. Whats happening is this seems to me unofficial numbers, British Retail Consortium numbers. This isnt office for National Statistics or anything that provided by the government. This strikes me as the may i say, the beginning of the end of the cost of living crisis. Of course, lots of people are still suffering, prices are still going up, but prices during the year preliminary year to march, preliminary numbers from the British Retail Consortium, prices during the year march were up 1. 3, which year to march were up 1. 3, which is below the bank of englands 2 inflation target. If these unofficial numbers then translate into official numbers, then were looking at Interest Rate cuts soon. Lets just have a quick look at and on the money graphic. It wouldnt be on the money without a graphic, would it. Year to march shop it. So in the year to march shop prices, went up by just 1. 3. Thats the lowest rate of inflation since the end of 2011. Thats down from 2. 5 the month before, 5. 2 in february. The energy price cap, which comes in, at the beginning of this month, thats falling by 12 to £1,690 a year. Its another reason why, when the official inflation number comes out for march on the 17th of april, its likely to be relatively low. And thats why i think we can now say from june, thats when i think were going to get the first Interest Rate cut from 5. 25 of the money markets. Now agreeing with that, it seems as if the stars are aligning for lower Interest Rates. From june, there was talk. Wed get Something Like 4 or 5 Interest Rate cuts from the bank of england this year is that i dont think i dont think 4 or 5, ben, but maybe 2 or 3. Thats certainly the tories have been wanting that for a long time. Thats their only real Election Strategy to the extent have one, is to wait extent they have one, is to wait until there are 2 or 3 Interest Rate cuts by the end of this year and also hopefully they can get another tax cut in as they see it from september or october is, is it right, though, liam, to say that it doesnt mean that pnces to say that it doesnt mean that prices in the shops are going to come down, theyre just not going up as quick as it means dunng going up as quick as it means during the year to march, unofficially, prices up by unofficially, prices went up by just which is a very low just 1. 3, which is a very low rate of inflation. Its below the bank of englands 2 target. Think any of us whove done i think any of us whove done a of shopping in last a basket of shopping in the last year say that just cant year would say that just cant be true. Supermarkets just so our supermarkets just taking of fact taking advantage of the fact that we they were going higher. Well, so price gouging well, so some price gouging going within within that 1. 3 increase in prices, food prices over the last month have actually been coming down. Right. But we you know, food Price Inflation got up to 20 this time last year. So food pnces this time last year. So food prices have clearly been at the centre of this cost of living crisis, as have Energy Prices. You know , during this period, you know, during this period, transport prices in real terms in some cases have come down, you know, some service sector, industry costs have come down. But food and energy, the two real necessities of life , real necessities of life, theyve been at the centre of this cost of living crisis. But there are now signs that food pnces there are now signs that food prices are easing and energy pnces prices are easing and Energy Prices are easing and Energy Prices are easing and Energy Prices are easing too. Not least with their Ofgem Energy Price cap down from just the cap coming down from just the beginning of this week. But look, theres a long to go look, theres a long way to go and of households will and lots of households will still feel that theyre struggling. Okay, liam, thank you much okay, liam, thank you so much. Fatima whitbread. Still to come Fatima Whitbread is to be with us, ladies is going to be with us, ladies and to about and gentlemen, to talk about whether olympic its whether the olympic flag, its olympic course, should olympic year of course, should be white and blue with be red, white and blue with britains newsroom on gb news. So, another rebranding of a flag. Team gbs union jack has turned a little bit pink and a little bit purple. Yeah, and a supporters flag for the Paris Olympics this year. This is the design. Is it going to make the official kit . However were going to talk now to olympic legend. To olympic legend. She was also in im a celebrity contestant from 2011 Fatima Whitbread, but also Fatima Whitbread, but also fatima good morning. Its so lovely to see you. Lets just reflect a bit on your amazing achievements though as an olympian, because you were the first brit to hold a world record in a throwing event, you were the first woman to throw more than 250ft with your javelin. Youve got an mba and youve got this world record. Throw in 1986 european athletics championships. So you have worn that kit with pride. What would that kit with pride. What would you say if they gave you a kit to wear that had a flag on it that was not red, white or blue . Id have to ask, whats the meaning of the colours and why . Because jack was because the union jack was adopted 223 years ago in 19. In 1801. And the union jack is traditionally a symbol of, the National Pride and unity. I mean , lets lets look at it. I mean, the georgia flag is made up of the following. The george cross of england. Its also cross of england. Its also made. Saint Andrews Cross of scotland and Saint Patricks cross of ireland. So this makes up the union jack, the United Kingdom. So im not sure why they want to change it, because lets face it, when you look at the colours as well, red is symbolises bravery, strength and valour. White represents peace and honesty and blue represents, vigilance , justice, loyalty and vigilance, justice, loyalty and observance , yeah, but is there observance, yeah, but is there anything about what a pink squiggle represents . Fatima . Does it not really. Fatima . Does it not really. I mean, i was proud to stand on the, rostrum and see that union jack go up and, you know, i think its really a question that everybodys got to ask themselves is, what is the meaning of this change . Because it is. The union jack has been there for 223 years. Why change it now . So fatima, just intuitively, what do you interpret the meaning of this change to be . Because a lot of people are saying its a nod to maybe the lgbt yes Lgbt Community . Yes i mean, look, Lgbt Community is one thing. So too is if you want to get down to van tam this uk campaign, no organisation or no aid agency should be bigger or more important than the union jack itself. I mean, its a red, white and blue always has been. Its symbolic of what we nationalistic know of our country and embraces everything in a nationalistic framework. So why change it if that is the case . Well, any organisation or agency, it shouldnt be their logic. Fatima from the Design Company said that red, white and blue is obviously synonymous with Great Britain, but its far from unique because france and america have the same colours. So they decided to refresh them, change it, dont change ours. Im absolutely disgusted to think that theyve done it actually, without actually, you know, lets face it, its been it represents our late queen. It represents, you know, the everything that that embrace is whats good about our country. You know , as years have gone by, you know, as years have gone by, you know, and i feel strongly about that. I do think its, you know. No, no , no way should they know. No, no, no way should they have just gone ahead and changed the symbolic countrys colours. Its National Pride and unity. And, you know, as far as im concerned , have you spoken to concerned, have you spoken to any of your your fellow olympians about this . And also, additionally, do you get the feeling that our National Identity is being eroded away in various aspects . As you see, as years go by, theres Something Else that comes up or crops up, whether it be, you know, the, the lgbt, q or whether it be Something Else, you know, organisation or agencies. Its not about that. Its about our country. Its being proud to say we are Great Britain and red, white and blue has been that since 2223 years ago. 1801 so why change it . Why is there a need to change it just because of other countries . We are what we are. Were not supposed to try and, march into Something Else. You know, in order to be individual. We are an individual country. We have red, white and blue in our colours and thats the way it should stay. And i wonder its i do and i wonder if its i do wonder, fatima, if its a slightly a generational issue as well , because, you know, once well, because, you know, once you you feel you can you get older you feel you can assert your opinion in a situation and a lot of athletes particularly are quite young, arent they . Quite infantilized arent they . Quite infantilized often by the sports, particularly now, probably more so than they were even in your day. I cant imagine them pulling on the tracksuit and feeling can say feeling that they can say anything in the way that you would have done. No, course not. And lets no, of course not. And lets face it, our forefathers who went war us and fought went to war for us and fought for all the Different Things that we stand now in a that we stand for now in a generation that we are, you know, being before us, that shouldnt just be wiped out ehhehi shouldnt just be wiped out either. I mean, lets face it, at the end of the day, im proud to be British Union jack is what its all about for me. And National Pride and unity. And it should be those younger ones should be for those younger ones to the history of to be built on the history of what as a as a nation, are what we as a as a nation, are proud to be. And as i said, get behind me. Thank you, miss uk campaign for Young Children in the care system. I know youve spoken about it today and im doing every space camp for me thats get Online Support me fatmas campaign. Com. Fantastic. We will support you. And if you want to find that online ladies and gentlemen do Fatima Whitbread. So great to see you absolute British Legend there. That is it from britains newsroom today. Always nice to finish on a high isnt it. I feel a bit warm in my heart. Im going to be on jubes for michelle all this week, so ill see 6 00. Up next. Good see you at 6 00. Up next. Good afternoon britain tom and emily. Its nice to see a warm ending to your show. Perhaps a chilling start to ours is free speech under threat across the uk . Is j. K. Rowling speech under threat across the uk . Isj. K. Rowling under threat uk . Is j. K. Rowling under threat 7 uk . Is j. K. Rowling under threat . Yes. And should britain open its arms to Palestinian Refugees trapped in gaza . Well give you the details after the weather. Looks like things are heating up. Boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Hello. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update brought to you by the met office across some central southern parts. There will be a bit of sunshine tomorrow, but otherwise its looking pretty wet and theres some rain to come tonight as well. Thats because we area of low pressure we have an area of low pressure to southwest of and that to the southwest of us, and that is driving feature northwards is driving a feature northwards as we go through the rest of today. Ending the day across today. So ending the day across parts of Northern Ireland, northern dry Northern England on a mostly dry note. Rain in the southwest note. But rain in the southwest will feed its way across much of england. And into Northern England. Wales and into Northern Ireland some ireland overnight, with some persistent continuing persistent rain continuing across eastern parts of scotland, bringing a bit of hill snow the higher ground. Snow over the higher ground. Here, dropping here, temperatures not dropping much of us because of much for many of us because of the unsettled weather, although a frost possible a touch of frost is possible across the far north of scotland, many areas then waking up tomorrow morning to a pretty wet start staying wet across wet start and staying wet across northern parts, with some further, at times heavy and persistent rain further south, though a drier picture. Yes, there will be a few showers around, but we should also see some bright or sunny spells developing in any sunshine. Feeling pleasantly warm. Highs of around 16 celsius but colder further north and feeling it in the wet and the windy weather here later on as we go through tomorrow afternoon into the evening, a swathe of more persistent rain is going to affect parts of devon, cornwall and into south wales as well. Looking ahead through the rest of week and unsettled of the week and the unsettled picture remain. Fact, it picture does remain. In fact, it is turn very windy is likely to turn very windy by the end the week, but the end of the week, but temperatures could get to temperatures rising could get to 20 celsius by saturday. By that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , sponsors of weather on gb news. Good afternoon. Britain its 12 00 on tuesday, the 2nd of april. Rishi sunak has leapt to the defence of jk rowling after she dared the Scottish Police to arrest her over her views on transgender issues. Could jk rowling actually find herself behind bars under Humza Yousafs new hate crime laws . New hate crime laws . Total woke nonsense. Thats nigel farage slamming the team gb diverse rebrand of the union flag ahead of this summers olympics , but designers claim olympics, but designers claim theyre simply refreshing the colour palette. Colour palette. And huw edwards is expected to be named the bbcs highest paid newsreader. Despite being off for air eight months following his suspension over a sex pic scandal