Good morning. Its 930 on good morning. Its 930 on thursday, the 28th of september. This is britains newsroom on gb news. With me, Andrew Pierce and emily carver. It is lawless britain. The community in south london are grieving the loss of a 15 Year Old Girl who was stabbed to death in her School Uniform. A 17 year old boy has been arrested. This is every parents worst nightmare. And i know the nightmare. And i know the officers who responded this morning along with our Emergency Service colleagues, are devastated at the victims death i that was the local police chief superintendent Andy Brittain , and government brittain, and government minister Richard Holden has told gb news breakfast they are not ruling out a massive ramping up of stop and search powers to tackle knife crime. Tackle knife crime. Im certainly not against that. Weve got there are powers there and local Police Forces can use them when necessary. When there are issues on the ground. We need to get these ground. We need
Escalate. The row over hs2 continues as Senior Tories warn against axing the rail project. But rishi sunakis the rail project. But rishi sunak is said to be alarmed that the final bill could be over £100 billion and sick. Note britain sick leave has soared to its highest level in more than a decade. Are we getting lazy or are we just prioritising our own health . More than ever before . Know the answer to that. Answer to that. Its interesting. Its interesting , isnt it, andrew, interesting, isnt it, andrew, that in the Public Sector its almost double the rate it is. It is because in the private sector people have to work very hard because you dont get well. That you just lose its more that you just lose your job, wouldnt you . You would would. Anyway. Would you would. Well, anyway. Course covid, i think, and of course covid, i think, has it far worse. Has made it far worse. Well get well get indeed. Well get well get the that later. The reasons behind that later. We us we will. Email
Refugee. Shes saying its too easy, especially for people who claim to be a member of the Lgbt Community or indeed a woman. They should not, in her views, have an automatic right to asylum. This is going to be barnstorming. Its going to be standing on the world stage in washington, teeing off on illegal migration, Asylum Seekers at half seekers and refugees at half past three, we have all the build up , all controversy build up, all the controversy and reaction. With me and all the reaction. With me patrick. Gb news. Patrick christys on. Gb news. Yeah i dont take your eyes off it because like i said, weve got all that controversy, all the reaction and all the build up coming your way. Gb views of gb views. Com. Do you feel know feel from what we already know about braverman is about what Suella Braverman is likely things that likely to say, those things that ive there ive outlined there that actually do british actually we do have a british home secretary who wants to be world the world
Coming up for you this tuesday lunchtime. The rhetoric versus the reality. Home secretary in washington calling for a Major Overhaul of the uns Refugee Convention. But were on the island of lampedusa, where in the more than the last week alone, more than 11,000 people arrived 11,000 more people have arrived trying europe. Trying to enter europe. Davey looks to win sir ed davey looks to win over tory voters over disenfranchised tory voters as lib dem as he closes the lib dem conference with a speech targeting government targeting the government over health economy. Health and the economy. Were live bournemouth. Health and the economy. Were live eye30urnemouth. Health and the economy. Were live eye30urnemcfigures. Health and the economy. Were liveeyesournemcfigures. Is eye watering figures. Is ofwat will ofwat says utilities will have to million back bill to pay £114 million back to bill payers after failing to meet their on pollution their key targets on pollution leakage supply. Leaka
Gbnews. Com. But now its time for the news of the day with polly middlehurst. Polly middlehurst. Jacob, thank you. And good evening to you. Well, the top story tonight is that the metropolitan police has launched an investigation after receiving an investigation after receiving a number of sex offence allegations against the comedian russell brand. The force saying the cases are not recent and no arrests have been made. It arrests have been made. It follows an investigation by channel fours dispatches. The times and the sunday times. The comedian denies all the accusations against him. Accusations against him. Thousands of passengers could have their flights cancelled or delayed after London Gatwick airport introduced just a temporary limit on flights. Its after an outbreak of coronavirus amongst air Traffic Control staff. Therell be a limit of 800 flights a day until sunday, which includes both departure and arrival flights. Now, also and arrival flights. Now, also in the news today,