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
Actually. Be quite nice, but its not all plain sailing, particularly if you go to the costa sol. Apparently this costa del sol. Apparently this is in the mail this morning. Costa del sol. Apparently this is in the mail this morning. And is in the mail this morning. And i imagine you doing this i can imagine you doing this queuing for two hours to get a sunbed out. I would do that. Thats something id find myself doing. Look, that is the most british thing you have ever seen your life. People seen in your life. People have actually chairs to actually pulled up chairs to queue sunbed. Queue for a sunbed. I just think its sunlounger i it is hm it is crackers. But youd have to youd have to stay in the queue at your best to have a seat because then you can continue to get your tan on. Cant you just on yeah. Cant you just lie on the tan . Mean, i would just the tan . I mean, i would just lie on towel at that point. Lie on the towel at that point. Theres grass there. Whatever spot think its no
Also get some very interesting comments. The chancellor, jeremy hunt has made to gb news his Liam Halligan don trump is due to appear in court in washington , dc at 9 pm. Uk time facing four serious charges. And four serious charges. And joining me tonight on talking pints, star of radio and tv pat sharp will be here. But before all of that, lets get the news with polly middlehurst. With polly middlehurst. Nigel, thank you. Good evening. The top story tonight from the gb news room is that the bank of england has raised its Interest Rate for the 14th time row. Its increasing time in a row. Its increasing from 5 to 5. 25. Thats the highest base rate since 2008. The bank says it expects inflation to be halved by the end of the year. Thats one of the governments key targets. The increase puts pressure on borrowers , mortgage holders and borrowers, mortgage holders and households struggling with budgets. The chancellor, jeremy hunt , told the hunt, told gb news the governments plan, though,
Crisis in the channel gb views at gb views. Com is that email address . And just dont say address . Oh, and just dont say we you a bit of we dont give you a bit of variety as well. We have some stuff, believe it or not, on dancing chinese bears. Now your headlines with now its your headlines with. Ray thanks patrick. Good afternoon. 3 01. Heres the afternoon. 3 01. Heres the latest on our top story this houn latest on our top story this hour. Rishi sunak has been heckled by a publican after announcing an overhaul of alcohol duty. Alcohol duty. Prime minister. Oh, the irony that youre raising alcohol duty today as youre pulling a pint. The pm was touring a london beer festival after claiming the changes would benefit thousands of businesses. However, the of businesses. However, the british beer and Pub Association warns it will cost the industry an extra £225 million in tax. The new system focuses on taxing alcoholic drinks on their strength with duty on wine and vodka to rise. Rishi s
This privatising the nhs by stealth . Well be having that discussion and some figures out this week that 1. 4 Million People are obese, people that is cant get Life Insurance. Were asking is that right . Or some who can have to pay a lot, lot more . Well be speaking to steve miller, host of fat families, to see if he thinks its fair. And now i know its the biggest clue ever that you get in old. The Police Officers look young. But is this not more of the most ridiculous photo youve ever seen in your life . How young these Police Officers look . Are they too young . Are they to be of use at they going to be of any use at all fight breaks out . Were all if a fight breaks out . Were going to be speaking to a detective from the metropolitan police to see what he thinks about whether or not these Police Officers are too young, baby faced. And, of course , we baby faced. And, of course, we want to hear your views. So if you want to get involved in the show, email us your comments at gb views