Desert. Were building up to a massive showdown in riyadh. Bit of a grey start in places this morning. Some mist and low cloud around, but that should clear most of us brightening up and warming up. Just watch out for i or 2 heavy showers across parts of the south. Join me later for a full weekend forecast. Good morning to you. Good morning to you. Im Ellie Costello and im anne diamond and this is breakfast on gb news. And welcome back and thank you. Its so good to see you. Thank you very much. Its lovely to be back. So good to have you back. And the viewers are so excited to see you as well, john andrews, before we even came on air, left us a message on gbnews. Com yoursay saying celebration time, come on, lets celebrate and is back with a big line of party emojis and good morning ellie as well, says john with a thumbs up and jan bs beenin with a thumbs up and jan bs been in touch a minute ago saying welcome back and so very happy again. It wasnt a world cruise that again. I always get
Can get on a pedalo these days, and its been a shocking six hours since ben leo was last on the channel so as per his contract, hes here as well and keeping order. We have two great guests, the gp and medical writer, doctor renee and the broadcaster and media commentator paula london. You know the drill. We each briefly know the drill. We each briefly give our view on an issue and then everyone weighs in and the fists are flying. And of course we want to know your views as well. Send your views and post your comments by visiting gbnews. Com yoursay but before we start tearing each other apart, it is saturday night news with sophia wenzler. Darren. Thank you. Good evening. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Thousands of people can now safely drink their tap water again following a parasite outbreak south west water has today reduced the boil water notice in the brixham area following all clear test results. The number of confirmed cases of cryptosporidium in the brixham area is 46, b
With sam. Very good afternoon to you. Im sam francis. Very good afternoon to you. Im sam francis. The headlines im sam francis. The headlines at 12 00 to israel first, where Israeli Forces say they believe 100 hostages are still alive in gaza after recovering the bodies of three israelis whod been captured by hamas. Israeli forces say theyve been battling hamas fighters in northern gaza overnight in some of the fiercest engagement since returning to the area a week ago in the south of the territory, militants have also been attacking tanks around rafah. Attacking tanks around rafah. Meanwhile, here in the uk, thousands are expected to to take the streets in the capital this lunchtime to protest about the war with hamas. Demonstrators from stop the war and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign are calling for an end to the conflict and a ban on arms sales from the uk to israel. A conservative mp has accused his local Water Company of being incompetent after supplies were contaminated by par
Per person in the country. So this these numbers today are not deserving of the victory lap that rishi sunak and jeremy hunt seem to want to go on. Rachel reeves there, speaking earlier this afternoon. Well, in other news, a psychotic ex prisoner who attacked and killed a grandfather has been handed an indefinite hospital order at the old bailey today. Thomas ohalloran was riding his mobility scooter in west london when lee byers stabbed him. The 87 year old suffered multiple stab wounds to his neck, his chest and his abdomen. Police say the motiveless attack has left his family shocked and horrified. Weve heard tonight that in northern ireland, a 37 year old man has been arrested in connection with what police have called a barbaric attack in the town of bushmills. Its after another man in his 20s was found nailed to a fence, leaving him with potentially life changing injuries. Police say the suspect has been detained under the terrorism act, and that their investigations are ongoing.
Makes me ashamed to be british. Get ready britain, here we go. Greta thunberg should stick to saving the turtles. Next. Saving the turtles. Next. Very good evening to you from the newsroom. Its just after 9 00. The top story tonight. The ringleader of an Armed Robbery in which a Police Officer was fatally shot has been jailed for life. 38 year old Sharon Beshenivsky was killed when she interrupted the raid in bradford nearly 20 years ago. Piran ditta khan, whos 75, fled to pakistan for three months after her death and spent 15 years on the run. Three other men are already in prison for beshenivsky murder. Prison for beshenivsky murder. Well, retired detective chief superintendent andy brennan described ditta khan as a violent man. The reason why hes here at 75 years of age is on the basis that he decided to flee the country in order to try and make good his escape and avoid being held responsible and accountable for his part in what had taken place. And lets be absolutely clear, he is