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Martin, thank you very much. The top stories this afternoon a 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. The plane was forced to make an Emergency Landing in bangkok. Airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. More than 50 people were hurt, seven of them critically. After sustaining head injuries. Singapore airlines confirmed there were 211 passengers and 18 crew on board. The Prime Minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria. Rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the European Commission to tighten migration policy. Speaking exclusively to gb news, the Prime Minister says the numbers proved progress is being made in stopping small boats and thousands of Illegal Migrants are being returned to other countries. Countries. The numbers are down by around a third. They were down by around a third last calendar year as well. So we are making year as well. So we are making progress. And just this year in fact, we have returned 10,000 people back to other countries. People back to other countries. Thats 2000 people more than we did last year. So that shows a progress were making. And including within that are 1700 Foreign National offenders. Again 400 more than last year. So yes , we are making progress. So yes, we are making progress. Of course, theres more to do. Ive been very clear that i wont stop until we have stopped the boats. Victims of the infected blood scandal will be given interim compensation payments of £210,000 for the most urgent cases , while the final scheme cases, while the final scheme becomes operational. Cabinet minister john glenn told parliament the initial payment will be given to People Living with the effects of contaminated blood within 90 days, starting in the summer. In its final report , the inquiry blamed report, the inquiry blamed failures on successive governments, the nhs and blood services. Since the 1970s, 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis through contaminated blood products and transfusions around 3000 have since died. John glenn apologised to victims and said the scheme will be flexible. The scheme will be flexible. Those who have been infected or affected as a result of this scandal will receive compensation to be Crystal Clear , if you have been directly or indirectly infected by nhs blood or blood products or tissue containing nato with hiv or hepatitis c, or have developed a chronic infection from blood contaminated with hepatitis b, you will be eligible to claim compensation under the scheme. Compensation under the scheme. A woman has died after a dog attack in a house in east london, with police seizing two xl bullies from the property. Xl bullies from the property. The metropolitan police says the victim was in her 50s. The incident happened yesterday afternoon. Officers say she was afternoon. Officers say she was pronounced dead at the scene in. The two registered dogs were seized after being contained in a room from the 1st of february. It became a criminal offence to own the xl bully breed in england and wales without an exemption certificate. The high exemption certificate. The high court has ruled that the regulations , which lowered the regulations, which lowered the threshold for police intervening in protests, were unlawful. Civil liberties. Group liberty brought legal action against the home office over protest regulations last year. The government measures lowered the threshold for what is considered serious disruption to community life. They also allowed Police Officers to take into account any relevant cumulative disruption of repeated protests. But in todays ruling, two judges ruled for the group, finding the home office acted outside of its powers , and the outside of its powers, and the high court has ruled that prince harry cannot broaden legal action against News Group Newspapers to include allegations against Rupert Murdoch, a judge has ruled the allegations against mr murdoch should not be allowed to be taken to trial, stating they added nothing material to the case. News Group Newspapers is accused of unlawful information gathering on prince harry since he was nine, which it denies. He was nine, which it denies. For the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now its back to. Mark. Now its back to. Mark. Thank you tatiana. Now we start this hour with a gb news exclusive and rishi sunak is sticking to his guns and says the rwanda plan is the best deterrent to stop Illegal Migrants coming to the uk. Deterrent to stop Illegal Migrants coming to the uk. Well, migrants coming to the uk. Well, the Prime Minister was in vienna this morning for talks with the austrian chancellor, karl nehammer. Mr sunak says as many as 15 eu Member States are preparing to follow britains lead on migration. Thats why our rwanda scheme is so important. We are pioneering something new, i said when i first got this job that where britain leads, others would follow when it comes to tackling illegal migration. And you can see that that is now clearly the case. And ive had very constructive dialogue today with the chancellor here in austria about what more we can do to Work Together and again, to lead this conversation in europe. As we are seeing others europe. As we are seeing others are seeing what we have seen, that the only way to fully solve this problem is to have a deterrent, make sure that you can remove people to a safe third country. Thats how you break this criminal gangs. It should be us that decide who come to our country and not them. Well, the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, was talked to gb news Political Correspondent Katherine Forster in vienna earlier today. And im delighted now to say she joins me back in the studio in westminster. Catherine, have you got a tardis 7 catherine, have you got a tardis . Anyway, great. Great work. And it has to be said credit where its due. Rishi sunak has had a good news day. Who would have thought 15 Member States of the European Union now want to emulate rwanda . Yes indeed. And there we were in vienna and the austrian chancellor, karl nehammer, lavishing him with praise, basically saying that britain is leading the way and that they need novel new ideas because the huge challenge of illegal migration across europe and 15 countries last week signed a letter basically saying we agree that this is a model that we should be looking at because what theyre currently doing is simply not working. So lauding praise on rishi sunak, yes, hes had a very good day today and also some figures that he revealed exclusively to us on gb news that already this year the government has returned 10,000 people back out of this country, which is 2000 more than we were at this point last year, and also 1700, Foreign National offenders is 400 up on last yeah offenders is 400 up on last year. So you know, okay, not a single flight has gone to rwanda , but the Prime Minister really did have a spring in his step. You know, nobodys gone. Theres you know, nobodys gone. Theres constant interventions from people in his own party. The polls are dire. And yet to talking him on the plane, talking him on the plane, talking to him in vienna, he genuinely seems energetic and upbeat. He genuinely seems to believe that he can still he can still do this. And excellent work, by the way. Well done. Youre getting there and getting back and giving us the full inside line. Thank you very much for doing that. Its an incredible state of affairs that Brexit Britain post Brexit Britain, setting the tempo, setting the rhythm for other european Member States looking to the uk for inspiration. And now theyre inspiration. And now theyre going to write to the European Commission in brussels. Ursula von der leyen is the president of the European Commission. Thats going to be a very interesting opening of an envelope. Yes, it really is. And, you know, this is great news for rishi sunak. Unfortunately for him, the plan seems to be more popular in europe than it does in the uk because so many people believe these flights are not going to take off. But he has said from july regular flights. So we will not have long to wait. And he said to us today, i wont stop until we have stopped the boats. The problem is, of course, theres going to be a general election. Things can always change, but if , general election. Things can always change, but if, as currently looks likely labour come in, then it will be out of his hands. And another thing he did say, and having a dig at laboun did say, and having a dig at labour, basically he was saying anyone who says that you can stop the boats without some sort of deterrent measure, like sending people to a third country, is not being straight with you. Catherine. This is a chess move. Perhaps nobody saw coming. I dont think anybody gbnews rishi sunak as has bet the house on rwanda working, as you said, could soon be out of power. A poll out today. Labour 20 points ahead for ten consecutive weeks. Thats the first time thats happened. So thats the first time thats happened. So keir starmer already said hes going to axe this plan on day one. And yet now 15 other Member States might say we want to stick with rwanda and sir keir starmer, a europhile. What a state of affairs it is. Amazing. And yes, as you say, keir starmer has said explicitly that if labour get into power, they will axe the scheme straight away. There will be no more flights now. I think if there are regular flights, of course its a big if, but if there are regular flights taking off of people to rwanda, if the rest of europe is starting to model this themselves, and i think its going to be politically quite difficult for starmer, then to come in and just go, no. And of course, you know , labour unveiled their know, labour unveiled their plans. This small boat command. Plans. This small boat command. But the government are saying, hang on, were already doing this stuff. Were already cracking down on the gangs, were already working across europe. So yeah, a good day for rishi sunak and likely to be another one tomorrow because inflation likely to come down to 2. So theyll be very happy with that. 2. So theyll be very happy with that. Also the imf good news that. Also the imf good news from the imf are growth projections. I think are up an astonishing because ursula von der lie in, of course , the der lie in, of course, the aforementioned ec president recently said that she favours a rwanda style scheme in her domestic politics. Perhaps britain was the first of the ladder, the pioneer on this plan. Now its catching on. Catherine. I always ask chris hope, the same question i want to ask you. You were up close and personal. You were looking rishi sunak in the eyeballs. You cant get a feeling of what that was like on television. Does he was like on television. Does he seem like a man whos confident and full of beans and still very much enjoying the job . Or can you detect that that weariness . You detect that that weariness . Honestly, of course, hes going to sort of put his best foot forward with journalists. But, you know, we were on a very small plane last night. There was only 14 people on the plane in total, had a chat with them going out, coming back. And in vienna, he genuinely seems upbeat. He genuinely seems to believe that he can still make a difference, and that its all to play difference, and that its all to play for. I find that quite incredible considering the polls. But he seems to have the energy. Yeah, and a boundless optimism. Katherine forster once again. Well done for against the vienna and back in time to bring me that news. Thank you very much. Much appreciated. Now, just after 3 30, well bring you catherine four fs full interview with rishi sunak. And its a cracker and theres plenty of coverage on our website, gbnews. Com. And youve helped to make it the Fastest Growing National News website in the country. So thank you very much. Country. So thank you very much. Moving on. Now, a 73 year old man, british man, died from a possible heart attack after flights from Heathrow Airport to singapore hit turbulence. Seven other people are critically injured. The Singapore Airlines flight was diverted to thailand, and our Homeland Security editor mark white, is across this story for us. Mark, welcome to the show. A hugely concerning story. A british man dead. What else do we know . Yeah, well, as the day has progressed , when weve been progressed, when weve been getting more in the way of details about this incident, the full significance of just what a card at 37,000ft has become apparent. We can show you some video that was shot just after the plane landed at the Main International airport in bangkok, and you can see the rescue services there using that backboard board to take one of the more seriously injured passengers out of the aircraft , passengers out of the aircraft, very gingerly moving them towards the exit of that aircraft where there was triage facilities on the tarmac outside. And were told that seven of those on board were critically injured. Some 23 others suffered moderate injuries and then about 30 or so suffered light injuries. 61 in total were injured and, of course, that 73 year Old British National died, it is believed he may have suffered a cardiac event, how related that was to the incident or any injuries, apart from that cardiac event, we dont know. At this stage. We can also show this stage. We can also show you, martin, some images. Weve just received, which shows, after the plane has been evacuated, you can see the absolute, carnage there inside the aircraft that really Severe Damage with parts of the inside of that aircraft hanging down, and of course , rubbish and and of course, rubbish and litter strewn all over the place from the turbulence that that aircraft encountered that caused such severe rattling where we think the plane itself plummeted in just the space of a minute or two, some 6000ft from 37,000ft down to 31,000ft. Now frightening flight radar and analysis of the area , which is analysis of the area, which is just near the bay of bengal, where this incident occurred, just as it enters sort of thai airspace. That is an area that is known for thunderstorms, is known for thunderstorm s, severe is known for thunderstorms, Severe Weather activity , but Severe Weather activity, but nothing really showing up in that area at the time that this event took place. So i think the working theory at the moment is it was probably clear air turbulence , which is something turbulence, which is something that the pilots cant see on their radars. Theres no real warning that theyre about to enter an area of clear air turbulence , but it can do such turbulence, but it can do such tremendous damage to an aircraft and those inside, especially if theyre not strapped into their seats. Yeah. Astonishing physics. There must have been terrifying for all involved. 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Now to the there all shook up. Now to the latest on the infected blood scandal. Yesterday, rishi sunak scandal. Yesterday, rishi sunak said the government would pay whatever it costs following the worst treatment disaster in the entire history of the nhs and today, Cabinet Office minister the paymaster, john glen, has told the commons he would write the checks to victims himself if he could. Well, im joined now by our Political Correspondent , by our Political Correspondent, olivia utley olivia. A day of huge emotion and significance yesterday, and theyve been good for their word. The very next for their word. The very next day. Theyve laid out details of the Compensation Scheme. Give us some details. Yeah. So we had that fulsome apology from rishi sunak in the house of commons yesterday, which is, of course, what so many victims of the scandal have been calling for in some cases for four decades. And today, as promised, we heard details of that Compensation Scheme. There will be interim payments for this Compensation Scheme from starting from 90 days from the summer. And those payments are thought to be worth up to about £200,000. And then the final payments, the full payments are expected to begin by the end of the year. Expected to begin by the end of the year. Thats what john glen said. So we did actually get a timeline on how long its going to all take, because that was the big question yesterday. Basically all ministers have said at the moment is that they will basically write a blank cheque for this. Jeremy hunt did a very moving interview with the sunday times at the weekend, where he actually apologised for himself and for other ministers over the past few decades for not doing enough. He said as health secretary, he wanted to act, but there were other pulls on the treasury Purse Strings and he decided to wait it out. As chancellor. He wants to as chancellor. He wants to redress that, he says, for the sake of a constituent of his who he spoke to about this and who unfortunately died of hepatitis b back in 2015. And so hunt has said that he will write a blank cheque. We dont know how much this is going to cost, its thought to be about £10 billion. But of course, it depends how many victims come forward. And its a hugely comprehensive package. Victims will be paid for five different categories for five different categories for social harm done to them, for social harm done to them, for physical harm done to them, for physical harm done to them, for loss of earnings. And so its very, very difficult to calculate at the moment how much its going to cost. Its going to be funded from borrowing. So it shouldnt affect what the chancellor is planning to do. If there is going to be another budget before the next election , budget before the next election, it will just be taken out of borrowing. And yeah, its a blank cheque, really. At last it feels as though these victims are finally getting justice. And yesterday in the studio , and yesterday in the studio, i was joined by sue, whod had hepatitis for many , many years hepatitis for many, many years without knowing. And louise, who last lost her father to hiv through a transmission and also, a solicitor who represents 1500 of those victims, will be rejoined by her late in the show. Her names danny, for her reaction on the details. Olivia, thank you very much. Excellent stuff as ever. Now, thank you very much. Excellent stuff as ever. Now, moving on to a shocking story. A dog owner has been mauled to death by her two registered xl bullies in the latest tragedy involving the controversial banned breed. A forensic tent was put up outside her home in hornchurch in east london. One investigations continue and the ban on xl bullies came into force at the end of last year. One Pressure Group says xl bullies, were responsible for a massive 44 of all dog attacks in 2023. So what do we do about this situation . Well, im now delighted to say im joined by helen hannah molloy, whos the head of dog behaviour in the Parliamentary Group for dog welfare. Thank you group for dog welfare. Thank you so much forjoining us. Another week, another bad news story about xl bullies. We hear constantly there. Theyre banned at the moment. What situation at the moment . What would you like to see happen to tackle this situation . It just seems to happen all the time. Well, its really difficult. Well, its really difficult. One because currently we have a huge number of dogs whove been banned under the scheme, many of them who have gone for exemption, and they arent 100 sure whether they in fact even are xl bullies. So obviously the breed was defined last year very quickly by defra before they put the ban in place , and now the ban in place, and now naturally, were starting to see a bit of a fall out of these dogs who realistically have got huge welfare needs. They need to be they need to be outside, they need to be off lead, in spaces and they cant be. And so we have lots of dogs who are quite frustrated and who arent getting the exercise necessarily, that they need at home. And i think theres a chance that these instances will get worse before they get better. So we need a much broader spectrum, approach to dealing with responsible dog ownership. I think in the uk, i think what we need to see is a new agency formed by the government, a bit like the dvla. We had the dog Licensing Agency and every dog owner was charged , say £100. We owner was charged, say £100. We would have £1. 2 billion to spend on enforcement and education. And this is across the board in, you know, other countries such as europe. You need to be able to pass a test to own a dog. You need to be able to understand the basics of how to understand and read dog body language, how to handle dogs. And that is something i think we need to have as mandatory in this country. Do you think that is a price that, response dog owners will be prepared to pay . I mean, it seems like theyd be getting penalised for irresponsible owners. How would that go down with the vast majority of owners, would you believe . Yeah, its a good question. I think its a starting place for negotiation, really. Obviously theres lots of people, i think, who would have that fee subsidised by charity groups. And i think thats really important. But nevertheless, you know, we pay, you know, maybe £50 a month for dog insurance and thats to cover things like aggression and our veterinary bills. So i dont think its an unreasonable place to start when it comes to protecting, our country, you know, dog attacks. It was estimated to cost the nhs £777 million per year. That was before this spate of xl bully attacks. So i think its well worth the money. So thats a responsible plan for the future in the short term, what do we do about xl bullies . Because we have the ban in place, we have a public muzzle policy in place. Dont seem to be working, especially when these attacks, as in hornchurch, are taking place within the family home. Absolutely. And we knew that that was already happening. Actually, most of the dog attacks that we see in the data are happening at home. So what i would suggest for you, if youre a little bit concerned about it at home, is we can start to teach our dogs some impulse control. So make sure that youre teaching your dog things like sit and wait to open the front door, making sure that youre keeping your dog away from exciting trigger environments like when people come home or are going out into the back garden, and obviously making sure that youre giving your dog adequate exercise is going to be paramount. Does that work, though . With excel . But as the data is shocking, 70 of all deaths were the dogs. Is this breed 50 of all attacks on humans and other dogs . There is a common factor with this breed. To be honest with you, that data is not solid, so that data is pulled together from reports from facebook and social media. So actually the data that exists around dangerous dog bites really needs solidifying. And really needs solidifying. And were asking for a dog bite Data Collection form to be designed and distributed so that we can really act on that data effectively. Ball breeds are big effectively. Ball breeds are big and an interested in being outside and playing with toys. Theyre, you know, theyre weighty dogs. And of course , if weighty dogs. And of course, if triggered, they can do a lot of damage. But they, like every other dog, can have their basic welfare needs met by a really good and responsible leader. Sir, thanks forjoining us. Sir, thanks for joining us. Hannah molloy, whos the head of dog behaviour in the Parliamentary Group for dog welfare. Thanks for your time, pleasure, pleasure. Now theres lots more still to come between now and 4 00. In a few minutes time, ill bring you our exclusive full interview with the Prime Minister. Rishi sunak found out what hes had to say about illegal migration. But first, its your headlines and its sophia wenzler. Martin. Martin. Thank you. Thank you. Its 331. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom, a 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. London heathrow to singapore. The plane was forced to make an Emergency Landing in bangkok. An Emergency Landing in bangkok. Airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. More than 50 people were attack. More than 50 people were hurt, seven of them critically , hurt, seven of them critically, after sustaining head injuries. Singapore airlines confirmed there were 211 passengers and 18 crew on board. The Prime Minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria, rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the European Commission to tighten migration policy. Speaking exclusively to gb news, the Prime Minister says the numbers prove progress is being made in stopping small boats and thousands of Illegal Migrants are being returned to other countries. Countries. The numbers are down by around a third. They were down by around a third last calendar year as well. So we are making progress. And just this year, in fact, we have returned 10,000 people back to other countries. Thats 2000 people more than we did last year. So that shows the progress were making. And including within that are 1700 Foreign National offenders. Again, 400 more than last year. So yes , we are making progress. So yes, we are making progress. Of course, theres more to do. Ive been very clear that i wont stop until we have stopped the boats. The boats. Victims of the infected blood scandal will be given interim compensation payments of £210,000 for the most urgent cases, while the final scheme becomes operational. Cabinet Ministerjohn Glenn told parliament the initial payment will be given to People Living with the effects of contaminated blood within 90 days, starting in the summer. The inquiry, published its final report into the scandal yesterday, blaming failures on successive governments, the nhs and blood services. Since the and blood services. Since the 1970s, and blood services. Since the 19705, 30,000 and blood services. Since the 1970s, 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis through contaminated blood products and transfusions around 3000 have since died. And for 3000 have since died. And for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen , or go to qr code on your screen, or go to gb news. 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Slash your say by commenting. You can be part of a live conversation and join our gb news community. You can even talk to me, bev turner or any of the members of the gb news family. Simply go to gbnews. Com yoursay or say i welcome back. Your time is 337. Im Martin Daubney, and this is gb news. Now a gb news exclusive to bring you now. And exclusive to bring you now. And rishi sunak is sticking to his guns and saying that the rwanda plan is the best deterrent to stop Illegal Migrants coming to the uk. The Prime Minister is in vienna for talks with the austrian chancellor to seek european cooperation to crack down on illegal migration, stating where britain leads, others will follow. During the visit, he spoke exclusively to our Political Correspondent Katherine Forster. Prime minister, were here in vienna today. Youve been talking with the austrian chancellor. How how is what youre doing here going to help stop the boats . Because its not going terribly well at the moment, is it . Well its been good to be here in austria talking with chancellor nehammer about tackling illegal migration and the austrians share our view that tackling illegal migration is one of the great issues of our time. It requires urgent attention, and the only way to fully solve this problem is to embrace new, bold, Novel Solutions like the use of safe third countries for removal. Thats something that removal. Thats something that the austrians believe. And indeed, what weve just seen in the last few weeks is 15 eu countries actually all making the same point that thats what this this requires. Thats why our rwanda scheme is so important. We are pioneering something new. I said when i first got this job, that where britain leads, others would follow when it comes to tackling illegal migration. And you can see that that is now clearly the case. And ive had very constructive dialogue today with the chancellor here in austria about what more we can do to Work Together and again, to lead this conversation in europe, as we are seeing others are seeing what we have seen, that the only way to fully solve this problem is to have a deterrent and make sure that you can remove people to a safe third country. Thats how you break this. Criminal gangs. It should be us that decide who come to our country and not them. But Prime Minister, youve pledged to stop the boats very explicitly. So far this year. The numbers are up 35 on where we were last year. Nearly the numbers are up 35 on where we were last year. Nearly 10,000 we were last year. Nearly 10,000 people have made that crossing this year. Do you regret making that pledge . So ferm. Stop the boats because its impossible, isnt it . Certainly before the next election . No, its very important to me that we do stop the boats because its a basic matter of fairness. Its simply wrong that people are jumping the queue, coming to our country illegally, putting pressure on Public Services, undermining that sense of fairness thats so central to our National Character and perilously risking their lives in the process. And as weve seen, tragically, children have lost their lives being exploited by these criminal gangs. So i am absolutely convicted in my belief that the right thing to do is everything in our power to stop the boats. Thats why were stop the boats. Thats why were pioneering the rwanda scheme. And actually, over the past 12 months, if you look at the last 12 months, the numbers are down by around a third. They were down by around a third last calendar year as well. So we are making progress. Calendar year as well. So we are making progress. And just this making progress. And just this yeanin making progress. And just this year, in fact, we have returned 10,000 people back to other countries. Thats 2000 people more than we did last year. So that shows the progress were making. And including within that are 1700 Foreign National offenders. Again, 400 more than last year. So yes , we are making last year. So yes, we are making progress. Of course, theres more to do. Ive been very clear that i wont stop until we have stopped the boats. Thats why the rwanda scheme is so important. And as you can see from my conversations here in austria and whats coming out of multiple other European Countries, everyone else is seeing what weve seen that you must have somewhere to return people so you can have a proper deterrent, because thats the only way to fully solve this problem. Talking about rwanda, the home office seems to have lost a load of people that were earmarked for removal. People are going across into ireland, etc. And theres going to be legal challenges and some of your own ex ministers thinks youre never youre never going to get flights off the ground. Are you still saying youre going to get regular flights going to get regular flights going through the summer , and if going through the summer, and if so, how many people do you think you can send before the election . Well, i do believe that thats what we will do. And i set out very comprehensively all the preparations that weve put in place to make that possible this summer. Im not going to get into the specific operational detail because we dont want to compromise the integrity of those operations, but weve trained hundreds of caseworkers , secured an caseworkers, secured an airfield, booked planes, have escorts , identified the cohort. Escorts, identified the cohort. So all that work is ongoing so that we can not just get the first flight off in july, but then have a multiple rhythm of flights thereafter so that we can create the deterrent that we know is necessary to solving this problem. And lots of people will have their views on this, but im not going to apologise for doing something bold, for doing something novel and ambitious, because that is what is required to stop this problem. Anyone who says that you can stop the boats without Something Like this, without having somewhere to return people to if they come here illegally, is not being straight with the british public. Now, labour are very clear on this. Labour are very clear on this. They believe in giving people who have come here an illegal, come illegally an amnesty to stay. Right. They dont believe in returning people, they dont believe in a deterrent. Well, the rest of europe is clocking on that you need a deterrent. 15 eu countries just all signed a declaration a week or so ago, saying that you need to have returns to safe third countries, because thats the only way to stop the incentive for people to come. They recognise that weve led on that conversation. Its only the labour party who seem to think that thats not necessary. They dont care about stopping the boats, whereas im determined to do everything i can so that thats what we achieve. Figures for legal migration are out this thursday. It was three quarters of a million last time. Boris johnson pledged to get it below, what, 230,000 it was when they won that majority. And its not that majority. And its not going to get down to that. Its not really good enough, is it . On legal migration either. Yeah, the levels of legal migration that i inherited are just simply too high. And thats why ive taken more significant action than any Prime Minister in recent history to bring the levels down. Weve tackled student dependents , tackled student dependents, people abusing social care, visa. Weve raised the threshold of salaries that people need to earn before they come here. So theyre not undercutting british workers. And were already starting to see the impact of those changes. In the first three months of this year, the visas issued across our main visas issued across our main visa categories were down by a quarter, down by a quarter. That is a significant drop. It shows that our plan to bring illegal migration down is working. Theres more to come because more of our measures are kicking in thereafter. So people can be reassured that we have a plan. That plan is working. We will bnng that plan is working. We will bring these levels of illegal migration down because i believe, like many people, that they are simply too high and unsustainable. Finally, Prime Minister, big football match at the weekend. Southampton or leeds . One of them is going to the premier league. Youre a massive supporter of southampton. Which would you pick if you could choose southampton, going to the premier league or are you winning the next election . Winning the next election . Well, it was great to be at saint marys on on friday night with my family. It was a really special moment for the club, for the players, for the manager. In fact, the whole the whole city was celebrating. You know, ive never experienced an atmosphere like that at saint marys for years. It was really brilliant. Years. It was really brilliant. Im really delighted for everyone looking forward to sunday, hoping that che adams is fit and we can, you know, march back up to the premier league. Here we come. Prime minister, thanks so much for talking to us and thanks very much. Thank you. Thanks very much. Thank you. Well, that was the Prime Minister rishi sunak in vienna earlier on with our Political Correspondent Katherine Forster. And of course, well have more analysis on that interview throughout the show. First, a rishi sunak seems to have his tail in the air there. Now, prince harry suffered yet another humiliating defeat in the high court in his bid to sue the high court in his bid to sue the publisher of the Sun Newspaper. Well have more on that straight after this. Im Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel welcome back. Its three. Its 348. Im Martin Daubney, and this is gb news. Now, at 4 00, ill bring you catherine four fs exclusive interview with rishi sunak. The interview with rishi sunak. The Prime Minister whos not taking a backward step when it comes to the rwanda plan. In fact, 15 other eu Member States now want a piece of it. Now, another day and another setback for prince harry. And this time, a judge has ruled that claims made against Rupert Murdoch as part of legal action against the publisher of the sun over allegations of unlawful information gathering, cannot be tested at trial. Im joined now tested at trial. Im joined now in the studio by gb news royal correspondent Cameron Walker. Another setback for prince harry talisman. Talisman. Yeah, i think its certainly a bit of a blow for prince harry. Its the latest litigation against News Group Newspapers. Thats the publisher of the Sun Newspaper and the now defunct news of the world over alleged unlawful information gathering, something which the news group denies. But prince harry was wanting to target allegations specifically against Rupert Murdoch. A number of other high profile executives now. News Group Newspaper have said that the primary aim of prince harry here was to give pubuchy prince harry here was to give publicity to these allegations against news Group Executives , against news Group Executives, which, as i said, they deny. The judge appeared to kind of agree with them this morning. In his ruling, mrJustice Fancourt rejected harrys application to include mr murdoch in this particular case. The trial, expected to be january 2025, and he said that it was the desire for claimants, i. E. Harry and the others involved in this case, to shoot at and i quote trophy targets to make these amendments, prince harry, we know , holds personal grudges know, holds personal grudges against a number of journalists. He sees that he believes that they invaded his privacy when he was a teenager and an early aduu was a teenager and an early adult as well. But he will see this as a blow, and its a very expensive blow. Its a lot of money here. But it isnt about money here. But it isnt about money for harry. He sees it as his lifes mission to hold powerful people to account. Powerful people to account. Actor hugh grant, for example. Similar similar thing. Actor hugh grant, for example. Similar similar thing. He similar similar thing. He decided to drop the case, take the money from the sun because the money from the sun because the legal bill was just getting too high. I think prince harry is going to stop at nothing. He wants his day at court in january 2025. He did actually win. On some of the judges rulings. He has created more amendments, which we will see play amendments, which we will see play out in january next year. Will he appear in the dock like he did with the mirror case for separate mirror case . Thats not ruled out. Superb. Cameron walker a superb update of another bad day for prince harry. And joining me now to discuss this further is a former royal correspondent michael cole. Michael, welcome to the show. So another bad day at the office for the ginger winger, as some people call him. And do you think it had been badly advised all along as Cameron Walker just said, Rupert Murdoch, the bogey man to many in this ongoing case. But a trophy target, the judge said, and hes knocked it all back. And hes knocked it all back. Good afternoon, martin, and good afternoon, cameron , the law good afternoon, cameron, the law is open to all of us, just like the ritz hotel. And its an extremely expensive process, particularly when youre paying your own costs, as prince harry is now, the prince of litigation has been back in the lists today. Here we see him at a previous case. Hes got several going. Its hard to keep up sometimes , but as cameron just sometimes, but as cameron just said, hes taking on the red top tabloids and the middle market tabloids and the middle market tabloids and the middle market tabloids and he wants to win the day, whether hes wise to do that, because you can burn through an awful lot of money very, very quickly. Reports say that he and his wife are worth half 1 billion. Thats 500 million. Whether thats true or not seems a very high figure to me. You can very, very quickly , me. You can very, very quickly, dissipate your fortune by investing too much in the law, you know, arbitrate, not litigate that used to be the motto of people who wanted to see a sensible way through the myriad passages of a very dense law, he today was definitely not backed by mr justice law, he today was definitely not backed by mrJustice Fancourt, as, as cameron said , he accused as, as cameron said, he accused prince harry of shooting at trophy targets. That is not just mr murdoch , who i ought to say mr murdoch, who i ought to say is 93 years old, but other former Senior Executives of news group, but the judge did allow the prince harry to widen the case to some extent by naming other journalists. But what mr Justice Fancourt did not allow was for prince harry to make allegations that his wifes privacy, Meghan Markles privacy was also, invaded by these newspapers, otherwise, said the judge. You know, were going to judge. You know, were going to be here forever. Hes got to have a slim, slim line case, and it will start, with in january. And i think to make it stick, i think prince harry will definitely be back in this country. Otherwise it would be hamlet, literally, without the prince. And the thing is about this, michael, it makes you wonder how much of this was driven by a tawdry encounter in a los angeles alleyway many years ago with hugh grant hacked off hugh, who seems to be driving this pursuit of Rupert Murdoch. In a nutshell, weve only got a few seconds. Seconds. Yeah. You remember that case . I think the ladys name was desire brown. Was it or Something Like that, or old hugh . I Something Like that, or old hugh . I know hugh, hes a very nice guy. Fulham supporter, i, he , he settled the case at the he, he settled the case at the end of the day. Everybodys got to settle the case. And wouldnt it be the more noble thing for a prince of the royal blood to actually step above all this and say, listen, weve all got to live together. Lets try and come together and find a sensible situation with leave it there, michael cole and Cameron Walker, thanks to both of you. Always a delight. Now stand by for an exclusive interview with rishi sunak. Hes told us that the rwanda plan is the best deterrent to stop Illegal Migrants coming to the uk. Im Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel now its your weather and its annie shuttleworth. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello. Good afternoon. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update. Heavy showers and a risk of thunderstorms continues for many areas through the rest of the afternoon and overnight. Tonight, the rain will likely turn much more persistent. Thats an area of low pressure and this frontal system has brought some very heavy rain to parts of europe thats going to move northwards into eastern areas of the uk throughout this evening and throughout this evening and through wednesday as well. But before then, a risk of some heavy showers and thunderstorms for parts of the west as well. Through the first part of this evening. And then that rain becomes more focused across eastern areas of england and Central England as well. Throughout this evening, where there are weather warnings in force, plenty of cloud around tonight, so its going to be another mild start to wednesday , another mild start to wednesday, but sunshine will be much more limited and its going to be a very wet day for some of us on wednesday. We do have weather warnings in force, particularly through the afternoon, and those last all the way through until thursday as well. But to start the day, there will be some brightness across Western Areas of scotland, but still some low cloud , drizzly rain hanging on cloud, drizzly rain hanging on across the east coast and then further south is where the heavy rain starts to move in across northeastern areas of england, parts of the midlands as well. So thats where the rain will be heaviest through rush hour, but that will spread northwards throughout the day and it will become particularly widespread and persistent for some areas, potentially parts of north wales. The midlands could see in excess of 100mm falling over the 24 hours between wednesday and thursday, so that could bring some flooding issues. Travel disruption as well, some flooding issues. Travel disruption as well , well into disruption as well, well into wednesday evening. Theres also some heavy rain expected for much of eastern scotland as well. Temperatures will be below par for the time of year. Thats because theres so much cloud and rain around, but it wont feel too bad across the south coast in any brightness. But theres a risk of thunderstorms here as well. Now that rain continues to pivot around and persist, its particularly as it pushes back into that north coast of wales where we could see some very heavy rain. It does turn a bit more showery by the end of thursday and into friday, and by saturday we could see temperatures returning above 20 degrees by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , inside from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on gb news. A very good afternoon to you. Its 4 pm. Welcome to the Martin Daubney show on gb news. And were broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk. On todays show, at last, theres been some fantastic news for rishi sunak on the rwanda bill. The Prime Minister was in is in austria today, where their chancellor held did his plan as pioneering. And now there are 15 other European Union Member States backing a similar plan for their nations. Well gb news was with the Prime Minister in vienna, and ill bring you our exclusive interview with Katherine Forster and a highly anticipated report into clamping down on political protests from the likes of Just Stop Oil has been published in the last hour, and ill be joined by the reports author, lord walney, whos the governments adviser on Political Violence and elvis fans are all shook up because gracelands is to be put up for auction after the kings daughter, lisa marie presley, allegedly took out a 3. 8 million loan against it. But a last ditch legal challenge could block the sale. Is it now or block the sale. Is it now or never to save the memphis mansion . And thats all coming up in your next hour. Mansion . And thats all coming up in your next hour. Both. The up in your next hour. Both. The show always a delight to have your company. Im sat in the studio with Katherine Forster just got back from vienna on a whistle stop tour interviewing the Prime Minister well show that interview in full. Its got to be said. Rishi sunak seems in good form. Heres a plot twist that i didnt see coming. I dont think anybody saw coming. Dont think anybody saw coming. The rwanda bill looked dead in the water, attacked from left, right and centre, and today we learned that not only austria but 15 other European Union Member States are writing to the European Commission president , of which, ursula von der elianne. And they want a rwanda style third country bill in their country. I didnt see it come in. Who did . Its an astonishing interview, and well have the full details and a chat with catherine after this. Get in touch with your views. Do you think rishi has had a good day at the office or can he just simply never stop the boats . Its gb news. Com forward slash your say. But before all of that, its your headlines and its sophia wenzler. Martin. Thank you. Good afternoon. Its 4 02. Im sophia afternoon. Its 4 02. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. A 73 wenzler in the gb newsroom. A 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. The plane was forced to make an Emergency Landing in bangkok. Airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. More than 50 people were hurt, seven of them critically. After sustaining head injuries. Singapore airlines confirmed there were 211 passengers and 18 crew on board. The Prime Minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration dunng the issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria. Rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the European Commission to tighten migration policy. Speaking exclusively to gb news, the Prime Minister says the numbers prove progress is being made in stopping the small boats and thousands of Illegal Migrants are being returned to other countries. Other countries. The numbers are down by around a third. They were down by around a third last calendar year as well. So we are making year as well. So we are making progress. And just this year in fact, we have returned 10,000 people back to other countries. People back to other countries. Thats 2000 people more than we did last year. So that shows a progress were making. And including within that are 1700 Foreign National offenders. Again 400 more than last year. So yes , we are making progress. So yes, we are making progress. Of course, theres more to do. Ive been very clear that i wont stop until we have stopped the boats. The boats. Prime minister rishi sunak speaking there now victims of the infected blood scandal will be given interim compensation payments of £210,000 for the most urgent cases, while the final scheme becomes operational. Cabinet minister john glen told parliament the initial payment will be given to People Living with the effects of contaminated blood within 90 days, starting in the summer. In its final report, the inquiry blamed failures on successive governments, the nhs and blood services. Since 1970s, 30,000 services. Since 1970s, 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis through contaminated blood products and transfusions. Around 3000 have transfusions. Around 3000 have since died. John glenn apologised to victims and said the scheme will be flexible. The scheme will be flexible. Those who have been infected or affected as a result of this scandal will receive compensation to be Crystal Clear , if you have been directly or indirectly infected by nhs blood or blood products or tissue contaminated with hiv or hepatitis c, or have developed a chronic infection from blood contaminated with hepatitis b, you will be eligible to claim compensation under the scheme. In other news, a woman has died after a dog attack in a house in east london with police seizing two xl bullies from the property. The metropolitan police says the victim was in her 50s and the incident happened yesterday. Officers say she was pronounced dead at the scene and the two registered dogs were seized after being contained in a room. From february the 1st, it became a criminal offence to own the xl bully breed in england and wales without an exemption certificate. Certificate. The high court has ruled that the regulations , which lowered the regulations, which lowered the regulations, which lowered the threshold for police intervening in protests were unlawful. Unlawful. Jul Civil Liberties group liberty, through legal action against the home office over protest regulations last year, the government measures lowered the government measures lowered the threshold for what is considered serious disruption to community life. They also community life. They also allowed Police Officers to take into account any relevant cumulative disruption of repeated protests. In todays ruling, two judges ruled for the group, finding the home office acted outside of its powers and the high court has ruled that prince harry cannot broaden legal action against News Group Newspapers to include allegations against Rupert Murdoch. A judge has ruled the allegations against mr murdoch should not be allowed to take him to trial, stating they added nothing material to the case. News Group Newspapers is accused of unlawful information gathering on prince harry since the age of nine, which it denies. And for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now its back to. Martin. Thank you sophia. Now we start this hour with a gb news exclusive and rishi sunak is sticking to his guns and says the rwanda plan is the best deterrent to stop Illegal Migrants coming to the uk. Will the Prime Minister was in vienna this morning for talks with the austrian chancellor karl nehammer. Mr sunak says as many as 51 eu Member States are now preparing to follow britains lead on migration. Lead on migration. Thats why our rwanda scheme is so important. We are pioneering something new, i said when i first got this job that where britain leads, others would follow when it comes to tackling illegal migration. And you can see that that is now clearly the case. And ive had very constructive dialogue today with the chancellor here in austria about what more we can do to Work Together and again to lead this conversation in europe, as we are seeing others are seeing what we have seen, that the only way to fully solve this problem is to have a deterrent. Make sure that you can remove people to a safe third country. Thats how you break this criminal gangs. It should be us that decide who come to our country and not them i well, rishi sunak was talking to gb news Political Correspondent catherine fort, and im delighted to say she joins me in the studio along with george eaton, whos a senior politics editor at the new statesman. Welcome to you both, catherine. Lets start with you cracking exclusive. Well done. You got there and back. Well done. You got there and back. Im well done. You got there and back. Im still well done. You got there and back. Im still convinced you back. Im still convinced you must have a tardis. But look, has to be said. Rishi must have a tardis. But look, has to be said. Rishi sunak has has to be said. Rishi sunak has had a good day and the plot twist nobody saw coming. Certainly not me. Is that 15 certainly not me. Is that 15 Member States, pan european Member States, pan european Member States, pan european Member States want a rwanda style plan as well. Style plan as well. Its quite something. This isnt it . Yes. 15 European Countries, including italy, cyprus , malta, greece, all on cyprus, malta, greece, all on the sharp end, of course, of the migration crisis, but also as far away as finland and denmark, have all collectively written a letter and saying that the current challenges are unsustainable and that theyve got to look at new ways to cope with this. And first and foremost, that involves safe third countries. So the austrian chancellor, karl nehammer, lauding praise on rishi sunak, saying that he is a pioneer for that. Britain with this rwanda plan is leading the way, quite something. And of course , this something. And of course, this is fabulous news for rishi sunak. Worth bearing in mind not a single migrant has been sent. I asked him in view of all the various legal challenges, the fact that the home office seemed to have lost a lot of people they had earmarked for rwanda, people going to ireland, etc, etc. And if he still convinced that flights are going to be going in the summer, and he said yes from july, regular flights throughout the summer wouldnt put a figure , wouldnt give us put a figure, wouldnt give us a figure. But he does seem to believe that this is going to work now. We wont have very long to find out. Now, just to prove that you were with the Prime Minister in vienna earlier on, we got some pictures on the screen. Because youre back so fast. I cant believe there you are in vienna earlier. And its fair to say you asked him pretty testing questions of the Prime Minister. You pointed out theres been a 35 increase year on year in those boats. 10,000 so far. Rishi sunak cant stop the boats yet. He can. And he is sticking to his guns. To his guns. He is sticking to his guns. And when i said to him, its impossible. Youre not going to stop them, he just reiterated, and basically, i wont stop until we have stopped the boats. But the problem for him, of course, apart from the rwanda will it wont it happen is that the polls suggest that by the end of the year he will not be in downing street. Now, of course, things can change. But keir starmer has said very explicitly, if he comes to power, he will stop rwanda at the very beginning, even if its working. And the Prime Minister also saying to me, you know, anybody who comes along and says that they can stop this issue without using a third safe country, is not being straight with you. So i think it will be with you. So i think it will be politically difficult for starmer to stop it if it is working successfully, especially if countries in europe are supportive of it. But of course, it still hasnt happened. Were talking about it for two years, still hasnt happened yet. Still hasnt happened yet. Catherine, stick with us. This is an opportune moment now to turn to you, george eaton. So no one saw this plot twist coming. Really you know, it was seen that rwanda was dead in the water. No flights had taken off, apart from a one voluntary fella. Barely counts. And yet today, this dramatic plot twist. Italy, denmark, cyprus, greece , italy, denmark, cyprus, greece, malta, lithuania, finland, estonia, a Pan European Network of Member States agreeing with rishi sunak. And theyve written to the European Commission European Union Commission President ursula von der leyen , president ursula von der leyen, who domestically has also been campaigning for a rwanda style scheme in her native germany. Scheme in her native germany. Catherines point there if sir keir starmer is our next Prime Minister and he scraps this on day one, hes going against the tide of his beloved European Union. Yes so i think theres a key distinction here, which is that, immigration is a huge issue in europe as it is here. Its one reason why youve seen, for instance, a radical right leader like Giorgia Meloni elected in italy. But theres a difference between an offshore processing scheme and a deportation one. So in the case of austria, for instance, where rishi sunak was today , theyd have was today, theyd have applications processed offshore. But if theyre approved, then the individual could return to austria. And thats a key difference. And thats a key difference. Thats a key difference with rwanda, youre r deported. No, no questions asked. But as you say, labour recognised theres a vulnerability here, theyve said theyd introduced this Border Security command. Now, you could tell that that was a late addition. Sir keir starmer six pledges. Because youll remember labour had five missions. Its now six pledges. And whats the area theyve added immigration because they knew once rishi sunakis because they knew once rishi sunak is around a bill passed that that the government would have a chance to try and tell a different story on immigration. Labours core criticism remains that it only affects about 1 of arrivals for 600 million. Thats not a good deal. But the arrivals for 600 million. Thats not a good deal. But the key not a good deal. But the key question is does it really have any deterrent effect . I think thats but but more fundamentally, polls show labours more trusted than the conservatives on immigration. So its almost a question of even if the rwanda scheme does reduce crossings, will anyone trust the rishi sunak on this issue . Now well, catherine, that brings me neatly back to a point that you put to the Prime Minister today. And he said straight away hes very keen to get on the attack, as youd expect, saying that, sir keir starmer hasnt got a plan. He will scrap this one. We need a deterrent. This is pioneering. The only way to is pioneering. The only way to fully stop this is to have a deterrent with a direct quote from his interview with you politically , this will give politically, this will give rishi sunak now some clear blue water, wont it . Between his position and the labour partys position and the labour partys position is rather neatly forcing the labour partys hand on this. Yes. And were seeing this more and more, because for a long time a lot of people would say theres really very little to pick between conservatives and labour. I think we have seen these dividing lines start to come into focus. Also of course, the announcement on defence 2. 5 by 2030. Labour would like to do that. They say, yes, wed like to do it when conditions allow, but they wont be pinned down on a date. And you know, we saw a date. And you know, we saw rishi sunak last week trying to say, you know, its a very dangerous world. Stick with us. Youre safer with us. So we are seeing things begin to change. One thing that he did tell us exclusively on gb news, and obviously the figures are not going in the right direction for them this year. Didnt really want to discuss that, but they have returned 10,000 people this year , including 1700 foreign year, including 1700 Foreign National offenders. That is up considerably on where we were last year. So theyre keen to let that be known. And i have to say , it does feel talking to him say, it does feel talking to him yesterday and today, he does seem to believe that they can really make a difference now. Theyre not going to stop the boats. Lets face it, by the next election, theyre not. But he seems to believe that they can get the numbers down significantly. And you know , if significantly. And you know, if they can, im sure they will be rewarded for it. But of course, the danger is that none of this works out. And then theyve left themselves very vulnerable. Okay, catherine. Thank you. And george, finally to you, one of the labour partys clear differences is we will work with our european allies to ensure we have a robust immigration policy. Well, thats what rishi sunak is doing. Theres a clear plan here to work with 15 Member States, all in agreement with an idea that sir keir starmer seems dead against. Do you think, in a sense, rishi sunak today has cooked the goose of sir keir starmer . Well, its going to be fascinating to see where this debate goes under labour, there were some in the party who thought theyd have to keep the rwanda scheme after the bill was passed, and there was some debate about that. Now, keir starmer seemed to rule that out last week, but the last Labour Government did consider offshore processing the sort of thing that European Countries are discussing. Blair did. Yes, exactly. So, lets see if that idea comes back around, because what labour strategists are, immigration is a big political issue. The last Labour Government partly lost power because of immigration. They dont want to suffer the same fate. Excellent stuff. George eaton Katherine Forster cracking start to the hour and once again, a superb interview from catherine and you can see it on our website. Well have lots more analysis from what rishi sunak said about illegal immigration at 5 00. And as i just said, you can watch the full interview, go to gb news, youtube and facebook pages. A cracking Katherine Forster exclusive. Theres also plenty of coverage on our website gb news. Com youve helped to make it the Fastest Growing National News website in the country, so thank you very much. Moving on now. And a 73 year old british man died from a possible heart attack after a flight from Heathrow Airport to singapore hit turbulence. And seven other people are critically injured and the Singapore Airlines flight was diverted to thailand. And well, diverted to thailand. And well, for the latest on this story, im now joined by our home and security editor, mark white. Mark, whats the latest . What more do we know . More do we know . Well, as the day has progressed, weve got more information really, that just highlights what a serious event this was that unfolded at 37,000ft as this plane was about an hour or so from touching down in singapore. Weve got some a couple of bits of video that we want to show you. This is on the aircraft itself, just in the moments after it landed, having been diverted to the nearest International Airport after hitting this turbulence, a bangkok International Airport , bangkok International Airport, the Emergency Services boarded that aircraft , taking some of that aircraft, taking some of the injured out on backboards , the injured out on backboards, very gingerly moving them down the aisle and out of the emergency exit to those awaiting ambulances and triage areas. Just on the tarmac there. We also want to show you , martin, also want to show you, martin, some images in the aircraft. This is just taken after it has been evacuated. You can see the terrible damage that has been caused with lots of the gubbins effectively in the ceiling of that aircraft that has fallen down, damage to some of the overhead bins as well, where passengers that werent strapped into their seats were effectively thrown out of their seats into the air and smashed their heads against the overhead luggage bins. That is the cause. Luggage bins. That is the cause. Were told of a number of the injuries. Some 61 people in total were injured. The 73 year old man, we dont know what other injuries he suffered, but according to thai authorities, they believe that he had suffered a cardiac event that may well be related to other injuries. But seven of those who were injured are in a Critical Condition because of the head, neck and spinal injuries that they suffered. Some 23 others suffered moderate injuries. The suffered moderate injuries. The rest were more lightly injured. But an absolutely terrifying event that happened, as i say, at 37,000ft. Looking back at the weather conditions on the weather conditions on the weather radar off the area, it doesnt seem that there were much in the way of thunderstorms in the area. So the belief is that it may have hit a pocket of clear air turbulence, which of course they cant see on the weather radar. It just hits you all of a sudden again , mort all of a sudden again, mort white for that full update. And of course well cross to you with more throughout the show. And Singapore Airlines has offered its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. Thank you very much, mark white. Now its time now for our Great British giveaway. The biggest cash prize of the year weve ever given away. £20,000 that you can spend however you like. And its totally tax free. So you see every single penny of it. Youve got to be on it to win it. So hurry up because time is ticking. And heres how you could bag the lot. Could bag the lot. 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In just 12 months, its arrested hundreds of suspects and protected thousands of victims. Im Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel. Welcome back. Approaching 4 25. Im Martin Daubney , and this is gb news. Daubney, and this is gb news. Now, later in the show, ill cover a story very close to my heart. And the granddaughter of Elvis Presley is trying to stop the owner of graceland selling the owner of graceland selling the great mans memphis mansion before that, a dedicated Police Task Force set up to bring down child grooming gangs has supported Police Forces in england and wales to make hundreds of arrests in its first yeah hundreds of arrests in its first year. In the last 12 months alone, the crack team of expert investigators and analysts has helped police to arrest over 550 suspects, identify and protect over 4000 victims and build up robust cases to get justice for these appalling crimes. Well, joining me now is two News Reporter charlie peters. Charlie, what was the show . A subject very close to your heart. Of course. You authored grooming gangs, britains shame and indeed, in that documentary, charlie, you precisely recommended a task force of this nature. Its happened and its beanng nature. Its happened and its bearing fruit. Tell us more. It is bearing fruit, martin. And thats because its training so many officers across the country. Some 400 specialists have been embedded in the 47 local forces in england and wales. And thats crucial because what theyre doing is bringing that specialist understanding of dealing with group localised child sexual exploitation. We refer to it exploitation. We refer to it commonly as grooming gangs, but thats the official term used. And theyre also working with the National Crime agency. Britains fbi , who had such britains fbi, who had such a Significant Impact when dealing with the situation in rotherham. A couple of reports in the last two years have exposed how badly local forces have dealt with this crisis. The report in october 2022 looked at six areas. It found that local authorities and Police Forces werent using data properly and a report from the Police Watchdog in december of just last year found that 14 forces required improvement when it came to dealing with child sexual exploitation, and four were totally inadequate. Earlier today, i met with the safeguarding minister, laura farris , and i asked her about farris, and i asked her about a particular way that the government could go another step further, that is, to use the nationality and borders act to sanction countries that dont allow grooming gang abusers to be deported. For example, there are two grooming gang ringleaders in rochdale of pakistani origin who pakistan wont accept. Heres what laura wont accept. Heres what laura farris had to say. Id have to look into the details of which people they havent had. They havent accepted as returns. But it is a principle of our domestic law that if a person has a sentence of two years or longer and theyre not a british national, theyre not a british national, they qualify for automatic deportation following the conclusion of their sentence. So conclusion of their sentence. So the deportation of Foreign National offenders is embedded in our law. And from what youre saying, although i dont know the exact detail, yes, it sounds sensible. Well, last year we gave 55,000 visas to pakistan , but 55,000 visas to pakistan, but two ringleaders in rochdale remain in britain. Nine years after their deportation orders were issued. Very controversial were issued. Very controversial situation. But the government has a lever to change that. And now weve heard a minister today saying its sensible if they choose to go down that route. Can i be the shining a light on a vital topic . Well done. Holding power to account as our excellent thanks mate. Now excellent thanks mate. Now joining me now is shabnam chowdhury, whos the former Scotland Yard detective superintendent. Welcome to the show, shablam. You may well have heard the report there. An absolutely shocking finding that we dont have the power to deport people convicted of heinous crimes of sexual rape, grooming gang crimes to countries like pakistan because we dont have the power to send them back. Is it time, do you believe, to have new legislation to help us specifically deal with that . I think one of the issues here is that when, people are convicted, when those perpetrators are convicted , if perpetrators are convicted, if theyre not given a custodial sentence , for example, then the sentence, for example, then the likelihood of them being deported is going to be far more difficult for them. But i think that in terms of convictions, this, new, gangs taskforce for grooming gangs, they talk about, victims who dont necessarily always want to pursue the allegations. And therefore many of those perpetrators actually go, unchallenged within the court. Judicial process. Judicial process. What does happen is that the officers have significant information and intelligence on them in order to be able to pursue them in the future, but that does make it far more difficult. The powers are there. The law is there to ensure that deportations do take place. But there is a loophole in that if they dont get a significant sentence, then they will remain here from whichever nationality they are and shapps them. A fantastic year, though, for this dedicated grooming Gangs Task Force 400 officers, 42 Police Forces, 550 arrests, 4000 victims protected. And this is precisely the kind of targeted policing that we need in the uk. Yeah absolutely. And i think the key to success here is the fact that youve got the 43 forces, youve got the National Police Chiefs Council collaborate with partner agencies. But the fact is that when you have predators, what they do is they move around , they change they move around, they change their identity, they change their identity, they change their addresses, they change their addresses, they change their names, they change their appearances and so on. Even though some of these will be on the sex offenders register , its very difficult to register, its very difficult to monitor them because they have a medium , a high and a low risk factor. So Police Officers will not necessarily have contact with them. Its the onus is on those perpetrators to ensure that they inform police. But working collaboratively with analysts, with Police Forces across the uk, i think this is going to be some groundbreaking work for the future. But lets not get complacent about it. This is very early stages and i think its just the tip of the iceberg. Iceberg. Super bowl lviii eamonn chowdhury, thank you for joining us on the show. Always a pleasure to have your expertise. Thank you. Now still lots more to come between now and 5 00. In a few minutes time ill talk about sweeping measures to crack down on protests that have been proposed by the governments adviser on Political Violence, lord woolley. Ill be joined by him. But first, its your latest News Headlines and its sophia wenzler. Martin. Thank you. Its 431. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your headlines. A 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. The plane was forced to make an Emergency Landing in bangkok airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. More suffered a heart attack. More than 50 people were hurt, seven of them critically, after sustaining head injuries. Singapore airlines confirmed there were 211 passengers and 18 crew on board. The Prime Minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria. Rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the European Commission to tighten migration policy. Speaking exclusively to gb news, the Prime Minister says the numbers prove progress is being made in stopping small boats and thousands of Illegal Migrants are being returned to other countries. Countries. The numbers are down by around a third. They were down by around a third last calendar year as well. So we are making progress. And just this year, in progress. And just this year, in fact, we have returned 10,000 people back to other countries. Thats 2000 people more than we did last year. So that shows the progress were making and including within that are 1700 Foreign National offenders. Again, 400 more than last year. So yes , we are making progress. So yes, we are making progress. Of course, theres more to do. Ive been very clear that i wont stop until we have stopped the boats. Victims of the infected blood scandal will be given interim compensation payments of £210,000 for the most urgent cases , while the final scheme cases, while the final scheme becomes operational. Cabinet minister john glen told parliament the initial payment will be given to People Living with the effects of contaminated blood within 90 days, starting in the summer. The inquiry published its final report into the scandal yesterday, blaming failures on successive governments, the nhs and blood services. Since the 1970s, 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis through contaminated blood products and transfusions. Around 3000 have transfusions. Around 3000 have since died. And for the latest since died. And for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Common alerts. Common alerts. Thank you sophia. Now theres a new way to get in touch with us here gbnews. And heres bev turner with all of the details. We are proud to be gb news the peoples channel and as you know, we always love to hear your views. Now theres know, we always love to hear your views. Now theres a know, we always love to hear your views. Now theres a new your views. Now theres a new way of getting in touch with us gbnews. Com forward slash your say by commenting you can be part of a live conversation and join our gb news community. You can even talk to me, bev turner or any of the members of the gb news family. Simply go to gbnews. Com yoursay or say i earlier on breakfast. Earlier on breakfast. Does justice look like for you now . What would you like to see happen next . The apology was a good start, and i was there. And it felt heartfelt. And it was across the heartfelt. And it was across the board from all parties, which it needed to be. And how it is that there are people who are putting, protecting their own reputations, protecting the reputations, protecting the reputation of institutions above the public interest. It is a non native species thatis it is a non native species that is almost certainly now got itself established within the uk , a single nest could take out an entire honeybee hive. Can you drive a car, alex . Can you drive a car, alex . Yes i can, yeah. Are you old enough . Are you old enough . Im 33. Im 33. Im 33. Im more than capable. And from six, its breakfast on gb news. News. Welcome back. Your time is 438. Im Martin Daubney and this is gb news. Now, a lot of you been getting in touch. Gb news. Com forward slash. Your say is the way of doing that. And a load of. You have been talking about the infected blood scandal. Of course it broke that story yesterday. Later on in the show ill be talking to a solicitor who represents 1500 of those victims to ask her if she thinks that the Compensation Scheme has gone far enough. Will am has said this. Its not the government paying this money yet again. It will be us, the taxpayer, the people who caused this and made lots of money in doing it. Once again walk away scot free. Its an absolute joke. Well, william, it was pointed out to us earlier by catherine four fs, whod been with the Prime Minister today in vienna, that it would be a loan taken out, not, new taxes, but of course, even a loan is borrowing that is national debt. In the end, that is the responsibility of all of us on the same topic, nada says this. The usa provided the infected blood. They should pay the compensation. Its a great point. And thats a fair point. This was taken ostensibly widely from prisoners people. It wasnt screened and it came into the uk from america. Should there be a culpability in america . Its a fantastic point from you there. Nada. A second topic that youve been sending your emails on is that flight , of course, from that flight, of course, from heathrow to singapore, where sadly, a 73 year old british man died of a suspected cardiac arrest and i think 61 others injured. As the latest tally. You can see some dramatic video there gb news secured of the aftermath of a flight that simply plummeted thousands of feet in a matter of seconds , a feet in a matter of seconds, a minute, two minutes and richard adds this clear air turbulence can catch pilots out. I used to have vice passengers to remain seated with seatbelt fastened at all times. If youre not going to the toilet , then theres no to the toilet, then theres no reason to undo a seat belt. Richard there clearly used to be a pilot, and you know when that clear air turbulence strikes the plane, literally drops like a stone. And what often happens is, if youre not strapped in, you simply hit the top of the cabin. And on the same point, cabin. And on the same point, john had. John adds this point. John had. John adds this point. Some airlines recommend seatbelt wearing at all possible times. Wearing at all possible times. Why do they all not recommend this . Well, they do during those this . Well, they do during those penods this . Well, they do during those periods of turbulence. Clear air turbulence, of course, isnt the same as going into stormtable , same as going into stormtable, which can be seen on on on radar , on on satnav, on whatever it is they use. Part of my technical ignorance on that, but they can be detected ahead, whereas clear air turbulence, as mort white said, that simply can strike you in a matter of moments. Youre literally going to a huge pressure void, which means that the airline, the aircraft , can means that the airline, the aircraft, can plummet into the aether. Singapore airlines aether. Singapore airlines issued a full statement saying they wish the family of the deceased their condolences. Well have the latest on that story throughout the show. Someone has been in touch about rishi sunaks, trip to vienna, he was there with our Political Correspondent, Katherine Forster, and an astonishing revelation came out that 51 other European Union Member States now back a similar plan. In fact, theyre writing to the European Commission president , ursula von der leyen , who ursula von der leyen, who actually wants the same thing in her native germany. Shes shes campaigning for those tough elections, eu elections in a matter of weeks time. Early june immigration front and centre. And it seems that rishi sunak has had a fantastic news day. Who would have thought 51 European Union Member States would call the uk a pioneer on an offshore style plan like rwanda, and they now want the same. You couldnt make it up. Same. You couldnt make it up. So thanks for all your comments and ill move on now because in and ill move on now because in a few minutes ill bring you a gb news exclusive interview with rishi sunak. Im Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel im christopher hope, and im gloria de piero. Bringing you pmqs live here on gb news. Whenever parliament is in session on a wednesday at midday, well bring you a live coverage of Prime Ministers questions. Well be asking our viewers and listeners to submit the questions that they would like to put to the Prime Minister, and well put that to our panel of top politicians in our westminster studio. Thats pmqs live here on gb news. Britains election. Channel. Britains election. Channel. Britains election. Channel. Welcome back. Your time is 446. Im Martin Daubney and this is gb news now. 4 00 ill bring you catherine forsters exclusive interview with rishi sunak, whos not taking a backward step when it comes to the rwanda plan. So lets bring you that gb news exclusive. And rishi sunak is sticking to his guns. Rishi sunak is sticking to his guns. You havent got to wait guns. You havent got to wait for this because its coming now. Because he says that the rwanda plan is the best deterrent to stop Illegal Migrants from coming to the uk. And the Prime Minister spoke to our Political Correspondent Katherine Forster, earlier on today in vienna , where he held today in vienna, where he held talks with the austrian chancellor to seek european cooperation to crack down on illegal migration, stating that where britain leads, others will follow. Follow. Prime minister, were here in vienna today. Youve been talking with the austrian chancellor. How is what youre doing here going to help stop the boats . Because its not the boats . Because its not going terribly well at the moment, is it . Well, its been good to be here in austria talking with chancellor nehammer about tackling illegal migration and the austrians share our view that tackling illegal migration is one of the great issues of our time. It requires urgent attention, and the only way to fully solve this problem is to embrace new, bold, Novel Solutions like the use of safe third countries for removals. Third countries for removals. Thats something that the austrians believe, and indeed what weve just seen in the last few weeks is 15 eu countries actually all making the same point that thats what this this requires. Point that thats what this this requires. Thats point that thats what this this requires. Thats why point that thats what this this requires. Thats why our rwanda scheme is so important. We are pioneering something new. I said when i first got this job that where britain leads, others would follow when it comes to tackling illegal migration. And you can see that that is now clearly the case. And ive had very constructive dialogue today with the chancellor here in austria about what more we can do to Work Together and again, to lead this conversation in europe. As we are seeing others europe. As we are seeing others are seeing what we have seen, that the only way to fully solve this problem is to have a deterrent and make sure that you can remove people to a safe third country. Thats how you break this criminal gangs. It should be us that decide who comes to our country and not them. But Prime Minister, youve pledged to stop the boats very explicitly. So far this year. The numbers are up 35 on where we were last year. Nearly the numbers are up 35 on where we were last year. Nearly 10,000 we were last year. Nearly 10,000 people have made that crossing this year, do you regret making that pledge so ferm stop the boats because its impossible, isnt it . Certainly before the next election . No, its very important to me that we do stop the boats because its a basic matter of fairness. Its simply wrong that people are jumping the queue, coming to our country illegally, putting pressure on Public Services , undermining that sense services, undermining that sense of fairness. Thats so central to our National Character and perilously risking their lives in the process. And as weve seen, tragically, children have lost their lives being exploited by these criminal gangs. So i am absolutely convicted in my belief that the right thing to do is everything in our power to stop the boats. Thats why were pioneering the rwanda scheme. And actually over the past 12 months, if you look at the last 12 months, the numbers are down by around a third. They were down by around a third last calendar year as well. So we are making progress. Calendar year as well. So we are making progress. And just this making progress. And just this yeanin making progress. And just this year, in fact, we have returned 10,000 people back to other countries. Thats 2000 people more than we did last year. So that shows the progress were making and including within that are 1700 Foreign National offenders. Again, 400 more than last year. So yes , we are making last year. So yes, we are making progress. Of course, theres more to do. Ive been very clear that i wont stop until we have stopped the boats. Thats why the rwanda scheme is so important. And as you can see from my conversations here in austria and whats coming out of multiple other European Countries, everyone else is seeing what weve seen that you must have somewhere to return people so you can have a proper deterrent, because thats the only way to fully solve this problem. Talking about rwanda , the talking about rwanda, the home office seems to have lost a load of people that were earmarked for removal. People are going across into ireland, etc. And theres going to be legal challenges and some of your own ex ministers thinks youre never youre never going to get flights off the ground. Are you still saying youre going to get regular flights going to get regular flights going through the summer . And if going through the summer . And if so, how many people do you think you can send before the election . Well, i do believe that thats what we will do. And i set out very comprehensively all the preparations that weve put in place to make that possible this summer. Im not going to get into the specific operational detail because we dont want to compromise the integrity of those operations, but weve trained hundreds of caseworkers , secured an caseworkers, secured an airfield, booked planes, have escorts , identified the cohort. Escorts, identified the cohort. So all that work is ongoing so that we can not just get the first flight off in july, but then have a multiple rhythm of flights thereafter so that we can create the deterrent that we know is necessary to solving this problem. And lots of people will have their views on this, but im not going to apologise for doing something bold, for doing something novel and ambitious, because that is what is required to stop this problem. Anyone who says that you can stop the boats without Something Like this, without having somewhere to return people to if they come here illegally, is not being straight with the british public. Now, labour are very clear on this. They believe in giving people who have come here an illegal, come illegally an amnesty to stay. Right. They dont believe in returning people, they dont believe in a deterrent. Well, the rest of europe is clocking on that you need a deterrent. 15 eu countries just all signed a declaration a week or so ago saying that you need to have returns to safe third countries, because thats the only way to stop the incentive for people to come. They recognise that weve led on that conversation. Its only the labour party who seem to think that thats not necessary. They dont care about stopping the boats, whereas im determined to do everything i can so that thats what we achieve. Figures for legal migration are out this thursday. It was three quarters of a million last time Boris Johnson pledged to get it below , what, 230,000 it get it below, what, 230,000 it was when they won that majority. Was when they won that majority. And its not going to get down to that. Its not really good enough, is it . On legal migration either. Yeah. Yeah. The levels of legal migration that i inherited are just simply too high. And thats why ive taken, i think, more significant action than any Prime Minister in recent history to bring the levels down. Weve tackled student dependents, people abusing social care visa. Weve raised the threshold of salaries that people need to earn before they come here. So theyre not undercutting british workers. And were already starting to see the impact of those changes. In the first three months of this year, the visas issued across our main visa categories were down by a quarter, down by a quarter. That is a significant drop. It shows that our plan to bnng drop. It shows that our plan to bring illegal migration down is working. Theres more to come because more of our measures are kicking in thereafter. So people can be reassured that we have a plan. That plan is working. We will bring these levels of legal migration down because i believe, like many people, that they are simply too high and unsustainable. Finally, Prime Minister big football match at the weekend. Southampton or leeds . One of them is going to the premier league. Youre a massive league. Youre a massive supporter of southampton. Which would you pick if you could choose southampton, going to the premier league or are you winning the next election . Well, it was great to be at saint marys on on friday night with my family. It was a really special moment for the club, for the players, for the manager. In fact, the whole the whole city was celebrating, you know, never experienced an atmosphere like that at saint marys for years it was really brilliant. Im really delighted for everyone looking forward to sunday, hoping that che adams is fit and we can march back up to the premier league. Here we come. Prime minister, thanks so much for talking to us, andrew. Thanks very much. Thank you. Thanks very much. Thank you. Fantastic interview there. Katherine forster with the Prime Minister earlier on in vienna. Now stand by for an exclusive interview with lord wollny, whos the governments adviser on Political Violence. A new report out today, 300 pages, dnven report out today, 300 pages, driven by a boom in political extremism protests in britain. Extremism protests in britain. What can be done and who is to blame . All the recommendations blame . All the recommendations in that report next. Im Martin Daubney on gb news britains news channel. Now its your weather and its time for an shuttleworth. Shuttleworth. A brighter outlook with boxt solar , the sponsors of weather solar, the sponsors of weather on gb news. Hello. Good afternoon. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update. Heavy showers and a risk of thunderstorms continues for many areas through the rest of this afternoon and overnight. Tonight, the rain will likely turn much more persistent. Turn much more persistent. Thats an area of low pressure, and this frontal system has brought some very heavy rain to parts of europe thats going to move northwards into eastern areas of the uk throughout this evening. And through wednesday as well. But before then, a risk of some heavy showers and thunderstorms for parts of the west as well through the first part of this evening and then that rain becomes more focused across eastern areas of england and Central England as well. Throughout this evening, where there are weather warnings in force. Plenty of cloud around tonight, so its going to be another mild start to wednesday, but sunshine will be much more limited and its going to be a very wet day for some of us on wednesday. We do have weather warnings in force, particularly through the afternoon, and those last all the way through until thursday as well. But to start the day, there will be some brightness across Western Areas of scotland, but still some low cloud, drizzly rain hanging on across the east coast and then further south where the heavy rain starts to move in across northeastern areas of england, parts of the midlands as well. So thats where the rain will be heaviest through rush hour, but that will spread northwards throughout the day and will become particularly widespread and persistent for some areas , and persistent for some areas, potentially parts of north wales the midlands could see in excess of 100mm falling over the 24 hours between wednesday and thursday , so that could bring thursday, so that could bring some flooding issues. Travel disruption as well, some flooding issues. Travel disruption as well , well into disruption as well, well into wednesday evening. Theres also some heavy rain expected for much of eastern scotland as well. Temperatures will be below par for the time of year. Thats because theres so much cloud and rain around, but it wont feel too bad across the south coast in any brightness. But theres a risk of thunderstorms here as well. Now that rain continues to pivot around and persist, its particularly as it pushes back into that north coast of wales where we could see some very heavy rain. It see some very heavy rain. It does turn a bit more showery by the end of thursday and into friday, and by saturday we could see temperatures returning above 20 degrees by. Looks like things are heating up boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news. Hey. Good afternoon to you. Its 5 pm. And welcome to the Martin Daubney show on gb news. Broadcasting live from the heart of westminster all across the uk. On todays show , at last, uk. On todays show, at last, theres been some fantastic news for rishi sunak on the rwanda bill. The Prime Minister is in austria today , where the austria today, where the chancellor heralded the plan as pioneering , with 15 other eu pioneering, with 15 other eu Member States backing a similar plan for their nations. And gb news was there with the Prime Minister in vienna. And ill bnng minister in vienna. And ill bring you our exclusive interview later in the hour. Interview later in the hour. Next up, the horror flights from london to singapore. A british london to singapore. A british man has died and several other passengers have been injured dunng passengers have been injured during severe turbulence. Well have the details as they unfold on this. Developing stories , and on this. Developing stories, and ill also discuss a highly anticipated report into clamping down on political protests from the likes of Just Stop Oil. Ill be joined by the reports author, lord wollny, whos the governments adviser on Political Violence. And elvis fans , well, theyre all shook up fans, well, theyre all shook up because graceland is to be put up for auction after the kings daughter, lisa marie presley, took out a 3. 8 million loan against it. But a last ditch legal challenge could block the sale. Is it now or never to save the memphis mansion . Thats all coming up in your next hour. The memphis mansion . Thats all coming up in your next hour. Of coming up in your next hour. Of the show. Always a delight to have your company, as well as our exclusive interview with the Prime Minister, rishi sunak from vienna. Earlier on today, our correspondents, Katherine Forster, flew out there to be with the premier. Ill also shortly be talking to lord wollny. Hes the chief author of wollny. Hes the chief author of a new report into clamping down into political extremism in protests on british streets. Ive read the report, and theres a very controversial point im going to pick him up on. Weve seen a massive boom in anti semitism. Weve seen a huge boom in pro palestine protests. Weve seen politicians forced out of office by arson attacks, but they guests who lord wollny blames or the Prime Minister blames or the Prime Minister blames for this, you would not believe it. You have to stick around to find out who this is. Gbnews. Com yoursay get in touch with your points. But first its your headlines and its sophia wenzler. Martin. Thank you. Good afternoon. Its 5 02. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story this hour. A 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit with severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. London heathrow to singapore. The plane was forced to make an Emergency Landing in bangkok. Airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. More than 50 people were hurt. Seven of them critically, after sustaining head injuries. Singapore airlines confirmed there were 18 crew and 211 passengers on board, 47 were from the united kingdom. The from the united kingdom. The Prime Minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration dunng issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria. Rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the European Commission to tighten migration policy. Speaking exclusively to gb news, the Prime Minister says the numbers prove progress is being made in stopping small boats and thousands of Illegal Migrants are being returned to other countries. The numbers are down by around a third. They were down by around a third last calendar year as well. So we are making progress. And just this year, in fact, we have returned 10,000 people back to other countries. People back to other countries. Thats 2000 people more than we did last year. So that shows the progress were making. And including within that are 1700 Foreign National offenders. Again 400 more than last year. So yes , we are making progress. So yes, we are making progress. Of course, theres more to do. Ive been very clear that i wont stop until we have stopped the boats. Victims of the infected blood scandal will be given interim compensation payments of £210,000 for the most urgent cases , while the final scheme cases, while the final scheme becomes operational. Cabinet minister john glen told parliament the initial payment will be given to People Living with the effects of contaminated blood within 90 days, starting in the summer. In its final report, the inquiry blamed failures on successive governments , the nhs and blood governments, the nhs and blood services. Since the 1970s, 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis through contaminated blood products and transfusions. Around 3000 have since died. John glenn apologised to the victims and said the scheme will be flexible i those who have been infected or affected as a result of this scandal will receive compensation. Ocean to be compensation. Ocean to be Crystal Clear, if you have been directly or indirectly infected by nhs blood or blood products or tissue contaminated with hiv or tissue contaminated with hiv or hepatitis c, or have developed a chronic infection from blood contaminated with hepatitis b, you will be eligible to claim compensation under the scheme. Under the scheme. In other news, a woman has died after a dog attack in a house in east london, with police seizing two xl bullies from the property. The metropolitan police says the victim was in her 50s and the incident happened yesterday. Officers say she was pronounced dead at the scene and two registered dogs were seized after being contained in a room. From february the 1st. It became a criminal offence to own the xl bully breed in england and wales without an exemption certificate, the high court has ruled that the regulations, which lowered the threshold for police intervening in protests were unlawful. Civil Liberties Group liberty brought legal action against the home office over protest regulations last yeah over protest regulations last year. The government measures lowered the threshold for what is considered serious disruption to community life. They also allowed Police Officers to take into account any relevant cumulative disruption of repeated protests. In todays rulings, two judges ruled for the group, finding the home office acted outside of its powers. The high office acted outside of its powers. The high court has ruled that prince harry cannot broaden legal action against News Group Newspapers to include allegations against Rupert Murdoch, a judge has ruled. The allegations against mr murdoch should not be allowed to be taken to trial, stating they added nothing material to the case. News Group Newspapers is accused of unlawful information gathering on prince harry since the age of nine, which it denies. And for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now its back to. Martin. Now its back to. Martin. Thank you sophia. Now we start this hour , the gb news start this hour, the gb news exclusive and rishi sunak has been sticking to his guns and says that the rwanda plan is the best deterrent to stop Illegal Migrants coming to the uk. Well, the Prime Minister was in vienna this morning for talks with the austrian chancellor, karl nehammer. Mr sunak says as many as 15 European Union Member States are actually preparing to follow britains lead on migration. Thats why our rwanda scheme is so important. Thats why our rwanda scheme is so important. We are is so important. We are pioneering something new, i said when i first got this job that where britain leads, others would follow when it comes to tackling illegal migration. And you can see that that is now clearly the case. And ive had very constructive dialogue today with the chancellor here in austria about what more we can do to Work Together and again, to lead this conversation in europe, as we are seeing others are seeing what we have seen, that the only way to fully solve this problem is to have a deterrent, make sure that you can remove people to a safe third country. Thats how you break this criminal gangs. It should be us that decide who comes to our country and not them. Well, the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, was talked to gb news Political Correspondent Katherine Forster whos hotfooted it back from vienna to be with me in the series. So thank you very much for that. Weve got some pictures of you on the screen there with rishi sunakin on the screen there with rishi sunak in vienna, just to prove that you were there. You were there and back so quickly. I cant believe my eyes. Almost like youve got a tardis. On a serious note. I think its fair to say this is a good news day for the Prime Minister. Nobody saw it coming. The plot twist coming that despite the fact rwanda has been lambasted by his critics, now 15 European Union Member States, they want a slice of the action. They want to replicate the plan. Yeah, its extraordinary, isnt it . Because basically it gets bashed by all and sundry in the united kingdom. And of course, nobodys actually gone to rwanda apart from one volunteer yet. And yet in the volunteer yet. And yet in the European Union, it seems that we are setting an example. The are setting an example. The Prime Minister said were britain leads. Others will follow because here we had him in vienna with the austrian chancellor , karl nehammer, and chancellor, karl nehammer, and the chancellor was, you know, lauding rishi sunak with the rwanda scheme and saying that, you know, this is a model that they need to follow. And the countries that have have signed this letter are talking about migration, saying the current challenges are unsustainable. Challenges are unsustainable. They need to find new ways. First and foremost , for safe first and foremost, for safe third countries, the use of and the countries that have signed this range from people like italy , cyprus, malta, greece. Of italy, cyprus, malta, greece. Of course, these are countries at the absolute sharp end of the migration challenges. But right through to countries like finland and denmark too. So a real sort of consensus emerging across europe that what they are doing currently to try to stop crossings, people coming into europe in very large numbers. I mean, in italy, whats happening with us is nothing to whats happening in italy. That what theyre doing currently is simply not going to cut it. And so they are looking now to at processing people offshore. And its astonishing that those Member States are actually writing to the European Commission president. Thats ursula von der elianne, who now wants a similar scheme in her nafive wants a similar scheme in her native germany. Who would have thought that the tempo is being set by rishi sunak . And more to the point, sir keir starmer. If he gets into power, he says that hes going to axe it on day one. Yet now hes beloved European Union seems to back rishi sunak. Yes, and keir starmer has said he will scrap it if and when they come to power. He will get rid of it straight away. Now i think if and of course its a big if because no ones gone yet. But if as rishi sunak told me today, he believes that there will be regular flights going to rwanda from july through numbers of people start to go , then surely people start to go, then surely it will begin to act as a deterrent, which is the whole point of it, lets face it. And then for keir starmer to come in and get rid of that, i think politically that would be tricky. Just one other thing to note. These are figures that were given to us by the Prime Minister exclusively on returns figures. 10,000 people returned from this country back to where they came from to this point this year. Thats 2000 up on last year and including 1700 Foreign National offenders. So theyre taking that as progress, although i think it is worth saying the numbers crossing the channel this year compared to where they were this time last yeah where they were this time last year, are in fact up well, Katherine Forster year up with the larks. Youve been to vienna and back. Thank you very much for putting such a hard shift for gb news today. Thank you. Great stuff. Well, joining me now to discuss this is the Political Editor and economic commentator jamie jenkins. Jamie welcome to the show. We were just saying there the plot twist. Nobody saw coming was 15 European Union Member States. Now in agreement that a third country, offshore processing solution is the best, the European Union thinks that rishi sunak is showing the way. And theyre writing to ursula von der elianne to make their point clear. Did you see that coming . I didnt see that one coming, actually, martin. But as youve just been discussing there, this problem of kind of Illegal Migrants coming into the uk is quite a problem across the rest of europe as well. And many voters in many countries are getting kind of fed up with it as well. So they do need to do something in the European Union. Now, i think the critical thing there, i think in the piece that rishi sunak was just discussing in the interview that you had, he was still claiming that the number of small boat crossings were down. But if we do look at the figures for 2024 so far, if you take the first up to the well up until the last couple of days , weve almost hit 10,000 days, weve almost hit 10,000 crossings. Now thats up 35 on what we had this time last year. Now last year was a bit of a lower number, which he was at the time. He was praising himself by saying, im stopping the boats, but its still up about 12. Martin, on that Record Number that we saw in 2022. So if we carry on the way we are going, well end up with Record Numbers coming in. In this country. Whilst this rwanda plan is kind of murmuring underneath the surface. Yeah. And jamie, i wonder if those three little words stop. The boats may come back to haunt the Prime Minister. It was always going to be an impossible task, but nonetheless, we have a situation now , jamie, where 15 situation now, jamie, where 15 European Union Member States seem to be in agreement with the plan that sir keir starmer has already vowed to scrap on day one if he were to become the next Prime Minister, something of a quandary that its rishi sunak whos now the darling of the European Union Member States and not sir keir starmer. Yeah, and keir starmer is talking about new agreements with france. How many agreements have we done with france already . You know, none of those have worked. Hes talking about speeding up returns to save countries. Well, rishi sunak is talking about some of the numbers that theyve returned. But the challenge youve got here, martin, is to say these Record Numbers ultimately, i think we do need a europe wide approach because europe is acting as a magnet for all these illegal crossings. Theyre coming in. If we look at the data for kind of the most common nationalities that are coming into the europe and through europe , into the uk is afghans, europe, into the uk is afghans, iranians, turkish people. So i think ultimately you do need collective responsibility to sort this problem out. But the big challenge is martin will probably see, you know, over the weekend, if the weather is fine, well see two, 300 people coming in and how many planes are going to need to take off just to get a weeks worth of migrants back out of the uk . I dont think the rwanda plan is going to fix it ultimately, but it may act as a deterrent if you start seeing people who do come in deported quite quickly to be processed in a third safe country. A third safe country. Okay. Thank you very much for your insight. And thats a political and economic commentator. Political and economic commentator. Jamie jenkins, commentator. Jamie jenkins, thank you very much for joining me on gb news. Now, if you want to watch our full, exclusive interview with rishi sunak, then please go to gb news, youtube and facebook pages and youll find it there. And theres also plenty of coverage on our website gb news. Com and youve helped to make it the Fastest Growing National News website in the country. So thank you very much. Now, a 73 year old british man died from a possible heart attack after a flight from Heathrow Airport to singapore hit turbulence early today. Seven other people are believed to be critically injured , and to be critically injured, and the Singapore Airlines flight was diverted to thailand. Well, our Homeland Security editor, mark white, is across this story for us. Mark, a shocking story. Do we know do we have any Fresh Information on the latest . Information on the latest . Well, some more information about the timeline. Were told that the Singapore Airlines boeing 777 took off last night, about 10 15 or so from Heathrow Airport bound for singapore. It was ten hours into its flight when flying over the irrawaddy basin, which is just the mouth of that great river in myanmar. When it hits this clear air turbulence , we believe at turbulence, we believe at 37,000ft, causing very significant shaking to the aircraft and all of those injuries on board. The pilot declared a mid air emergency because of the injuries. And of course, the fatality rate dated to the 73 year old british man who were told suffered a cardiac event , but no further details on event, but no further details on any other injuries he may have suffered , and the plane then suffered, and the plane then diverted to the nearest International Airport, which was that International Airport in bangkok, thailand, with the Emergency Services. As you can see there on the tarmac, off the aircraft waiting for those people who were taken off the most seriously injured were taken off. First of all, on the backboards and then taken down to the awaiting medics in the triage area before being taken off to hospital. Seven of the injured. Were told, were reported to be in a Critical Condition in some 23 others in moderate condition, and the others were more lightly injured, were also told that with regard to the on going investigation, that looking at the rafe cars for that area at the rafe cars for that area at the time of this event didnt show anything in the way of really thunderstorm storms over this area, which could be known, of course , for lots of of course, for lots of thunderstorm activity. So the, they are looking at clear air turbulence , which of course turbulence, which of course would not show up on the radar screens of this boeing 777 as it was coming towards that area. Was coming towards that area. Okay. Thank you, mark white for the latest on this story. Of course, well cross back to you if anything else breaks. Thank if anything else breaks. Thank you very much. And are joined in the studio by the travel and aviation expert sally gething. Sally, welcome to the show. A tragic, accident , it seems tragic, accident, it seems Singapore Airlines has offered its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. Id like to ask you, sally, how common are these events we heard there from mark white . This clear air turbulence doesnt show up on a radar. Weve already heard from a pilot who got in touch with us, saying that he used to fly often. You simply cannot see these events coming, and therefore youre at the mercy, literally, of the elements and physics. Physics. It literally comes out of the blue. You can be looking out of the window for clear blue skies, but yet invisibly out there. The atmospheric conditions have changed and clear air turbulence tends to occur within a jet stream. Most airlines like to stream. Most airlines like to fly with the jet stream because theyre supported by it, and sometimes it reduces the travel times. Its become a Standard Operating Procedure for many airlines. But of course, the downside is that there are these incidents now. Its incredibly rare. The only fatality i could rare. The only fatality i could find on a commercial airliner dates back to the 1990s. In terms of fatality. Having said terms of fatality. Having said that, air turbulence, as most people watching today will realise, its very common. Most of us will have experienced it to a smaller or larger extent, and sadly, we can see from the images on our screens theres a carnage afterwards because of course, when the aircraft plummets, it believed to have plummeted three 6000ft in under two minutes. This is like free falling in the air. And as a consequence, of course, with all that gravity going, things that arent tethered down in the cabin, they just go up and they hit the top of the cabin as it goes into freefall. That would explain things, in a state of disarray across the inside of the cabin. And also, of course, people, people can be flung upwards. And thats why its so important to try and wear your seat belts. Yeah, absolutely. Anything, in short, that is not bolted down is going to be subject to the laws of gravity. So the aeroplane itself is stress tested as part of its manufacture. But of course human beings are a different kettle of fish altogether. Were much more vulnerable. And unfortunately, in these scenarios, somebody whos, more vulnerable perhaps could be any range of factors. And if theyre not firmly in their seat belt, then they could be potentially more at risk, which is the reason for such rules that we have by flight attendants to stay belted in your seat until otherwise. Your seat until otherwise. Yeah, a lot of people, like i say, like myself, i dont need to wear a seat belt. But of course, the very fact this is striking totally out of the blue with no prior warning, perhaps because of that clear air turbulence does show the need, doesit turbulence does show the need, does it not . Sadly get in to try and remain safely tethered at all times unless, for example, you go to the toilet. Yes. I mean, there are some bafic yes. I mean, there are some basic tips that you can follow to protect yourself. Obviously, the seat belt is the clear one, and on a long haul flight, even if the seat belt sign is off to keep yourself belted in, some experts say to try and find a seat in the centre of the aeroplane at the centre, might protect you to some extent. Obviously. Make sure everything is stowed away completely and, certainly in the seat in front of you and Pay Attention to at all times the cabin crew and if you can stay calm and also keep a hold of your precious small children if theyre sitting on your laps. I mean, ive flown that way before, and i just tend to hold on to them for dear life. Sally gethin, excellent advice. Thank you very much for joining us gethin, excellent advice. Thank you very much forjoining us on you very much for joining us on the show. As ever. Now, change the show. As ever. Now, change of gear now, because its time for the Great British giveaway and your chance to win £20,000 in cash tax free. This summer. What would you spend that money on . A dream holiday perhaps . Or get the garden done, or even treat your entire family well. You have to be hurry up as time is ticking on, its your chance to make it all yours. Its here. And heres how. Its the biggest cash prize weve given away to date. 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Good luck now there have been more Significant Developments in the infected blood scandal story today, and Cabinet Office minister john glen has told the commons he would write the checks to victims himself if he could. Ill speak to a solicitor who represents 1500 victims to see if that is adequate. Im see if that is adequate. Im Martin Daubney on gb news, britains news channel gsl welcome back. Your time is 527. Im Martin Daubney, and this is gb news now. Later this hour, ill cover a story very close to my heart. The grandfather of Elvis Presley. Hes trying to Elvis Presley. Hes trying to stop the owner of graceland selling the great mans home. Now, if youre out and about on the coast of southern cornwall last night, you might well be forgiven for thinking wed been invaded because the Royal Marines staged an amphibious beach landing. As they prepare to mark the 80th anniversary of d day. Now south west of england. Reporter jeff moody has england. Reporterjeff moody has this report. This report. On a sunny evening on a cornish beach. But somethings cornish beach. But somethings coming. Something the sunbathers arent expecting. The safety is the Biggest Issue here, and this is the most dangerous thing theyll do, because in reality, they would because in reality, they would be doing this at night on a foreign coast, or maybe onto some some rocks. So they need to slowly progress , start off in slowly progress, start off in the daylight without any equipment or weapons , and then equipment or weapons, and then move up to full tactical serials at night. At night. Until recently, major Andrew Atkinson was the officer commanding the Landing Craft squadron , the squadrons squadron, the squadrons training for its part in the d day commemorations in france. In a couple of weeks time, theyll retrace the steps of four seven commando sailing via portsmouth and landing on the 6th of june at gold beach in normandy. 6th of june at gold beach in normandy. The marines will talk to veterans in portsmouth and will meet the last surviving d day Landing Craft driver in france and while theyre on the way to france, their training still continues. Theres three still continues. Theres three distinct training courses taking place right now simultaneously one for sergeants, one for corporals and one for marines. Some of these men have been in training for eight years. Sergeant fraser is one of the instructors for today. Hes proud of the work his marines have achieved. Its just a method of inserting troops onto the ground. Weve got very different boats. Weve got aukus offshore raiding craft, lcvp, different craft. But this raiding craft, lcvp, different craft. But this is the base level mainly used for recces or you know, sneaky big stuff dropping lads on the ground. Its a routine training exercise, but one that holds a special significance in this anniversary year. I dont think the general pubuc i dont think the general public understands d day fully. I think most people think of d day and they just associate it with saving private ryan, and they dont realise how big the uks part was. Indeed, a of the 4000 ships, 80 were royal navy, two thirds of the Landing Craft were driven by Royal Marines. Were driven by Royal Marines. Over half the troops landed were british and her dominion canada. So britains the lead for d day. And in my humble opinion, its the greatest military achievement of all time. And its something the younger generations need to know. And theres only a few veterans left, so its important for us to remember their deeds before the there are no more training continues well into the night, and theyll return in a few days. When the surf is higher and the conditions more challenging. The conditions more challenging. Only then will they be ready to make the journey across the channel to france to take their place in the commemoration. Place in the commemoration. Lie ins jeff moody, gb news. What a magnificent sight now what a magnificent sight now theres lots more still to come between now and 6 00, and ill soon be joined by the governments adviser on Political Violence, lord walney , Political Violence, lord walney, who wants sweeping new changes in order to kerb the activities of groups like Just Stop Oil. Thats coming next. But first, its your headlines and its sophia wenzler. Martin. Thank you. Its 531. Im sofia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your headlines. A 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. The plane was forced to make an Emergency Landing in bangkok. Airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. More than 50 people were hurt , seven than 50 people were hurt, seven of them critically, after sustaining head injuries. Singapore airlines confirmed there are 211 passengers and 18 crew on board. The Prime Minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria. Rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the European Commission to tighten migration policy. Speaking exclusively exclusively to gb news, the Prime Minister says the numbers prove progress is being made in stopping small boats and thousands of Illegal Migrants are being returned to other countries. Other countries. The numbers are down by around a third. They were down by around a third last calendar year as well. So we are making progress. And just this year, in progress. And just this year, in fact, we have returned 10,000 people back to other countries. Thats 2000 people more than we did last year. So that shows the progress were making and including within that are 1700 Foreign National offenders. Again, 400 more than last year. So yes , we are making progress. So yes, we are making progress. Of course, theres more to do. Ive been very clear that i wont stop until we have stopped the boats. The boats. And victims of the infected blood scandal will be given interim compensation payments of £210,000 for the most urgent cases , while the final scheme cases, while the final scheme becomes operational. Cabinet minister john glen told parliament the initial payment will be given to People Living with the effects of contaminated blood within 90 days, starting in the summer. The inquiry published its final report into the scandal yesterday , blaming the scandal yesterday, blaming failures on successive governments. The nhs and blood services. Since the 1970s, 30,000 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis through contaminated blood products and transfusions. Around 3000 have since died. And for the latest since died. And for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Com alerts. Com alerts. Cheers cheers britannia wine club proudly sponsors the gb news Financial Report , and heres a quick report, and heres a quick snapshot of todays markets. Snapshot of todays markets. The pound will buy you 1. 2709 and ,1. 1708. The price of gold is £1,905. 18 per ounce, and the ftse 100 closed the day at 8416 points. Cheers britannia wine club proudly sponsors the gb news Financial Report. Financial report. Thank you sophia. Now theres been a load of you getting in touch with your essays throughout the show. Lets do a couple of those now. Now rishi sunak, the Prime Minister earlier on told our Political Correspondent Katherine Forster that there have been 10,000 returns of illegal immigrants, a 2000 increase year on year. But ive got to say, theres quite a bit of scepticism out there amongst you listening. James says this when rishi sunak says he returned 10,000 illegals. That strikes me as a complete lie. When rishi sunak says the boat numbers are down by a third. I think thats a lie. Forgive me for saying this. I forgive me for saying this. I think this isnt true. Well, thats what he told us face to face, and we have little reason to doubt it. But look , lets to doubt it. But look, lets have a conversation about it. Thats what we do on this show. And talking of which, join me now is my favourite part of the show. Its Michelle Dewberry, the queen of political prime time debate. Always a delight. Whats on your menu . Hello, martin. Well, of course i know imminently in your show youll be talking to lord walney. I want to look at his reports about Political Violence in this country. What on earth do we do about it . Hes got a 40 odd plan, a 40 odd point plan. I want to look at that. Also, michael gove, hes been speaking out today about things including the rise of anti semitism. So what is the answer to all of this . Also, never mind houses new towns. Thats what we need. Thats what we need. Really, do you know the cost of alcohol harm in this country . I cant even say it. Im just leaving the thought of the harm caused by alcohol, martin, it makes my mind go blank. But £27 billion. What do you think we do about this, then . This, then . Because who doesnt like a little tipple . But if you get out of control, you become, i dont know, reckless. Youre doing all kinds of stuff. You shouldnt be doing. And theres a bill attached to that. Should you be liable for that bill . Ive got the return of ben habib to my panel tonight and ella whelan, so theres lots for us to get stuck into. Superb loads on the main to get your teeth. You could do Michelle Dewberry dewbs co six till seven. Superb stuff. Thank you for joining till seven. Superb stuff. Thank you forjoining me now. New way to get in touch with us here gbnews. And heres bev turner with all the details. We are proud to be gb news the peoples channel. And as you know, we always to love hear your views. Now theres a new way of getting in touch with us at gbnews. Com yoursay by commenting , at gbnews. Com yoursay by commenting, you can be part of a live conversation and join our gb news community. You can even talk to me, bev turner or any of the members of the gb news family. Simply go to gb news comedy slash your say i welcome back. Its 539. Im Martin Daubney. This is gb news. Now, a new report has recommended sweeping measures to kerb protests like those held by. Just stop oil. And it comes from lord walney, the governments adviser on Political Violence. He wants a series of severe changes to , as series of severe changes to, as he puts it, protect our Democratic Values from intimidation, including a blanket ban on face coverings at protests. Well, im now joined by lord walney to discuss this report. Welcome to the show. Always a delight. So a 292 page report, significant in its breadth. What are the main breadth. What are the Main Findings and recommendations . Findings and recommendations . Hi martin, i think this is a moment for us to reset for us to understand that the political consensus over here, that that measures to, to make it more difficult to, police extreme protests are actually completely common sense in the minds of most of the public. It was really interesting doing polling for this review , and it showed for this review, and it showed that a big majority of the pubuc that a big majority of the public believe in the right to peaceful protest as you as you would expect, but equal or larger majorities. Absolutely abhor the way in which extreme protesters seek to break the law and, coerce and intimidate people and harass law makers to try to get their way. So we should be less relaxed about those kind of tactics. And i set out a number of measures which, if enacted, i think could help strike a better balance, allow people to protest peacefully. But be more effective in stopping the kind of illegal protests that can really make a mess of peoples lives. Okay, so before the report came out, the big headline was, youre planning to ban groups like Just Stop Oil . Did that come to pass . Have you recommended that in the report . Recommended that in the report . Ive recommended recommended that the government create a new mechanism that will allow them to look at extreme organisations who use criminal tactics as a matter of course, to try to get their way to be able to place restrictions on those organisations. So to make it more difficult, organisations. So to make it more difficult , for example, for more difficult, for example, for them to fundraise for them to advertise on social media, social media channels. Advertise on social media, social media channels. At the social media channels. At the moment, Just Stop Oil, for example, or or palestine action, they are committing , clearly they are committing, clearly criminal acts of either of sabotage or of obstructing roads. And those are offences and their activists can get arrested and charged, but the trials can take years to come through the, the system. And it clearly not providing a sufficient deterrent to stop this behaviour. So i think more needs to be done in that regard. Yeah okay. Lord walney, i spoke to an activist from Just Stop Oil yesterday and he put an allegation to me id like to put to you now , i feel i have to do to you now, i feel i have to do my journalistic duties. And he said that previously you have lobbied for an oil company, therefore , where does this therefore, where does this report have that agenda . Im report have that agenda . Im just asking you that question. Open ended. Open ended. No, my interests are are declared in parliament in the in the usual, usual way. But ive taken a great deal of time over this work. I mean, its, its 100,000 words. Its 41 recommendations, 41 recommendations. Its taken three years to produce. And ive polled ive done focus groups. Ive had a formal call for evidence. I have done a literature review. Ive commissioned economic piece of work. I think it is a thorough and independent and objective study , and i hope people will study, and i hope people will engage with it seriously. And engage with it seriously. And its no surprise to me, in truth, that that organisations who do, seek to break the law to try to get their way are not happy about the kind of recommendations that are being put forward. Okay. Its a long report. Ive been through it in as much detail as i could. Theres something that leapt out at me in the conclusion, and thats from the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, he says this i clued, i conclude, rather unsurprisingly , conclude, rather unsurprisingly, that there is a greater violent threat from the far right. Just would like to pick up on that point, because m15, 67 of terror attacks on their books since 2018, or islamist attacks, three quarters of all m15 cases are from islamists, the Batley Grammar School protest, that wasnt the far right. The anti semitism boom weve seen in britain since october seventh. That wasnt the far right. David amess was murdered, not by somebody from the far right, mike freer, forced out of politics by an arson attack that wasnt the far right. Just stop oil, presumably theyre not the far right. Do you think thats a fair and accurate conclusion . When we look at all the evidence in front of us . Well, im glad youve asked me about it, because what i say is that there is a greater threat from a relative threat from the violent threat from the far right than there is from the extreme left. And i think i do make the point that actually there is a significant greater violent threat from either of those ideologies, from from violent islamism , although violent islamism, although thats not been the focus of my study. But i make the point that actually, although there may be actually, although there may be a greater threat of violence from far right actors than those on the extreme left, there has been an under appreciation of the way in which extreme left groups can actually seek to undermine our our british institutions and subvert and coerce our democracy and hijack noble causes like the fight against Climate Change or anti racism with their far left agenda, and that we should do more to understand how those organisations work, the effective responses to them. And thats one of my recommendations to government. Okay thanks for joining to government. Okay thanks forjoining us on the thanks for joining us on the show. Lord walney, great to have you on the show. Thanks for your time. Appreciate it. Now moving on quickly to the latest on the infected blood scandal. Yesterday, rishi sunak said the government would pay whatever it costs following the worst treatment disaster in the entire history of the nhs and today, Cabinet Office minister john glen has told the government the commons he would write the checks to victims himself if he could. Well, im joined now by danny holliday. Shes a partner danny holliday. Shes a partner at collins solicitors who is working with 1500 individuals and their families whove been impacted by the scandal. In fact, danny, youre in the studio with me. So the studio with me. So the recommendations for compensation out today , interim payments, out today, interim payments, £210,000, and reports that some people could get as much as £2. 7 million. Are you happy with the recommendations that have come forward today from the paymaster general . General . This is a policy document thats up for discussion, and, were grateful to the, to the paymaster general for appointing, sir Robert Francis as the interim chair, as he has met a lot of the victims and has a has a good understanding of what the situation is. What the situation is. I think weve im afraid were going to have to cut this short, danny, because. Short, danny, because. Yeah. Danny. Hello. Your Internet Connection just isnt beanng Internet Connection just isnt bearing up. But look, thank you for all the work youve done. Thanks for getting involved in this. And well speak to you again, no doubt. Very soon. Now, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley is trying to stop the owner of graceland selling the great mans old home. Now, im a huge fan of the king and this has got me all shook up. I martin welcome back. Your time is 551. Im Martin Daubney on gb news. Ive been looking forward to this all day. Been looking forward to this all day. He been looking forward to this all day. He was known been looking forward to this all day. He was known as been looking forward to this all day. He was known as the been looking forward to this all day. He was known as the king. And at the height of his fame, elvis had a memphis home fitting for royalty. But now there are for royalty. But now there are fears that Elvis Presleys former home, graceland , is to be former home, graceland, is to be sold off to the highest bidder at auction. His granddaughter, actress riley keough, is attempting to stop the proposed sale because the property is at the centre of a huge business dispute over a loan taken out by lisa marie presley. Well, im joined now by elvis fan and impersonator mr scott. Elvis scott wokester. How are you really . Mr elvis . Really . Mr elvis . Well, its my middle name. Ill put it in years ago, when i, you know, i just wanted a middle name and i put it in. And then when i started doing the elvis act 21 years ago, ive used that as my stage name. Scott. Elvis. Scott. Elvis. Okay, ill let you have that. Now, this story is greatly concerned. Of course, graceland is open to the public at present as a tourist attraction. The as a tourist attraction. The place of the king is a pilgrimage to all of those who are fans of elvis. But this sale , this news will have elvis fans surely all shook up. Definitely. Yeah. Its a scam, you know, priscilla has put it out today that it is a scam. Scam. So whats actually happening . Because the rumour is it was. It was against a loan. Theres a rumour that the papers may be faked, but what fans really care aboutis faked, but what fans really care about is could this be sold to someone . Perhaps a private individual, which would mean it would be taken away from the adonng would be taken away from the adoring public and no longer would be a place of pilgrimage or able to be visited . No, itll always stay as a place of pilgrimage. And yeah, itll be the museum forever , ever and ever, you forever, ever and ever, you know, i only caught a little bit of the news earlier on when i went off to a gig. Ive actually just rushed home from a gig. Thats why im still in the outfit, but, yeah, its never going to be sold. I like your i like your optimistic attitude there. Can you give us a quick blast, please . Give us a quick blast of the king, as i mean, the gi uniform when i do a little bit of wooden heart. Yeah. Go on. Can you see . I love you . I love you . Please dont break my heart into. Thats the hard to do, cos into. Thats the hard to do, cos i dont have a wooden heart. Youre beautiful. And of course. And of course, the Elvis Presley in the gi joe outfit was very, very popular with the ladies. Maybe thats why youre donning that outfit now. Anyway, we have the ascot. Elvis was simply ran out of time. We have the ascot. Elvis was simply ran out of time. We have simply ran out of time. We have to have a little less conversation. But thank you very much for joining conversation. But thank you very much forjoining us on the show. Much for joining us on the show. An absolute delight. And thats all from me for now. I can sleep tight. Graceland. It appears , is tight. Graceland. It appears, is safe now. Dewbs co, of course, safe now. Dewbs co, of course, is up next. And dont forget to join us from 6 am. Tomorrow. Of course its breakfast with eamonn and isabel. Then its followed by britains newsroom at 930 with andrew and bev and then all drama with pmqs live at midday. And then, of course, midday. And then, of course, its tom and emily with good afternoon britain from 1 00. Ill be back tomorrow at three. Its my ugly mish. Ill be its my ugly mish. Ill be Martin Daubney. And this is gb news. Now its time for your weather and its annie shuttleworth. Shuttleworth. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello. Good afternoon. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update. Heavy showers and a risk of thunderstorms continues for many areas through the rest of this afternoon and overnight. Tonight, the rain will likely turn much more persistent. Thats an area of low pressure and this frontal system has brought some very heavy rain to parts of europe thats going to move northwards into eastern areas of the uk throughout this evening and throughout this evening and through wednesday as well. But before then, a risk of some heavy showers and thunderstorms for parts of the west as well. Through the first part of this evening. And then that rain becomes more focused across eastern areas of england and Central England as well. Throughout this evening, where there are weather warnings in force, plenty of cloud around tonight, so its going to be another mild start to wednesday , another mild start to wednesday, but sunshine will be much more limited and its going to be a very wet day for some of us on wednesday. We do have weather warnings in force, particularly through the afternoon, and those last all the way through until thursday as well. But to start the day, there will be some brightness across Western Areas of scotland, but still some low cloud, drizzly rain hanging on across the east coast and then further south is where the heavy rain starts to move in across northeastern areas of england, parts of the midlands as well. So thats where the rain will be heaviest through rush hour, but that will spread northwards throughout the day and it will become particularly widespread and persistent for some areas, potentially parts of north wales. The midlands could see in excess of 100mm falling over the 24 hours between wednesday and thursday, so that could bring some flooding issues. Travel disruption as well, some flooding issues. Travel disruption as well , well into disruption as well, well into wednesday evening. Theres also some heavy rain expected for much of eastern scotland as well. Temperatures will be below par for the time of year. Thats because theres so much cloud and rain around, but it wont feel too bad across the south coast in any brightness. But theres a risk of thunderstorms here as well. Now that rain continues to pivot around and persist, its particularly as it pushes back into that north coast of wales where we could see some very heavy rain. It does turn a bit more showery by the end of thursday and into friday, and by saturday we could see temperatures returning above 20 degrees by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , inside from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on you tell me, how on earth do you think we can achieve that . And according to angela rayner, she says, never mind the houses. What we need is brand new towns. What we need is brand new towns. Do you agree with that or not . And get this, everyone , alcohol and get this, everyone, alcohol harm is costing england a massive £27 billion a year. That stuff like crime and nhs treatment. So who should pay treatment. So who should pay that bill . Is it all of us, the general taxpayers . Or is it the drinkers and a generation of women have been told that they can have it all, but it wasnt actually all that true. Have those females been failed by feminism or. Those females been failed by feminism or. Not . Weve got all that to come and more before seven, but before we get stuck in, lets cross live for tonights latest News Headlines. Tonights latest News Headlines. Good evening. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. A 73 wenzler in the gb newsroom. A 73 year old british man has died after an aircraft was hit by severe turbulence on a flight from london heathrow to singapore. The plane was forced to make an Emergency Landing in bangkok. Airport officials believe the man may have suffered a heart attack. More than 50 people