Its 3 00. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Huge crowds are the gb newsroom. Huge crowds are marching through Central London and glasgow demonstrating against the war in gaza. Thousands of people taking part in the Palestine Solidarity Campaign protest, demanding an immediate ceasefire in london. The gathering has reached the us embassy, where a stage has been set up for speeches. Earlier, officers warned a robust plan is in place to tackle hate crime after the Counter Terror sa said the capital has become a no go zone for jews. The capital has become a no go zone forjews. The met police zone for jews. The met police says the protests in london have cost the force more than £32 million over the past five months. The meanwhile, the head of Foreign Affairs committee has accused israel of blocking aid, getting into gaza humanitarian suppues getting into gaza humanitarian supplies are being airdropped as the crisis in the region deepens. A ship carrying aid is also said to be ready to
Tonight, those who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes will no longer have their living costs docked from their compensation payments. New compensation payments. New guidance issued by justice secretary alex chalk comes into immediate effect. As of today. It follows the controversy sparked by the jailing of Andrew Malkinson , who spent 17 years malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. Donald trump has not commit. Donald trump has targeted the federal judge assigned to the case, charging him with seeking to overturn the 2020 president ial election. In 2020 president ial election. In a social media post, trump said , social media post, trump said, there is no way i can get a fair trial with the judge assigned , trial with the judge assigned, and no formal request has been filed with the court. Well, it comes as a lawyer for donald trump says that the former president was simply exercising trump says that the former pre rightt was simply exercising tru
Night of it. First, the headlines with rory smith. Headlines with rory smith. Thank you very much. Leo the first Asylum Seekers are to be housed on the bibby stockholm barge in the coming days. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says around 50 people will enter the vessel in Portland Port in dorset. This week. Mrjenrick Portland Port in dorset. This week. Mr jenrick says Portland Port in dorset. This week. Mrjenrick says increasing week. Mr jenrick says increasing the numbers on the barge to the capacity of around 500 is still the plan. Thats despite concerns from the Fire Brigades Union over the vessel initially designed to house around 200 people. Meanwhile the shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock says a Labour Government would still have to house migrants in barges for short penods migrants in barges for short periods while tackling the backlog of asylum cases. A Labour Government would also continue to place Asylum Seekers in former military bases for up to six months. In o
Increased use of private providers . Is it the thin end of the wedge as far as you see it, the start of the Slippery Slope towards full privatisation that some people really worry about . Let us know. There is the phone number, nhs weights, that is what we are doing. Is private cure . Lets get the news headlines. The worlds oceans have had their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change. Scientists say the average Surface Temperature reached 20. 96 celsius this week, surpassing the previous high set in 2016. The government are set out plans to expand the use of the private sector to tackle the nhs backlog in england. 30 new Community Diagnostic Centres are being set up, eight of which will be run privately. The sector already carries out hundreds of thousands of treatments for the Health Service each year, but it says it has the capacity to do around 30 more. Five people who were arrested after an anti fossil fuels protest at the home of the Prime Min
Tonight is that the home secretary has told mps, Police Officers will be automatically suspended if theyre charged with certain criminal offences. The comments came after the Sarah Everard inquiry found Wayne Couzens should never have been a police officer. He killed the 33 year old in south london in march 2021. Her family says she died because she would never have got into a strangers car if he hadnt been a police officer. The if he hadnt been a police officer. The inquiry chair lady elish angiolini, warned without radical overhaul of policing practices and culture, theres nothing to stop another cousins operating in plain sight. Hotels operating in plain sight. Hotels housing, Asylum Seekers are costing the taxpayer £15 million a day, with labour accusing the government of blowing its £1 billion budget. Treasury figures suggest the home office spent £4. 3 suggest the home office spent £43 billion more than budgeted on asylum accommodation last year. On asylum accommodation last