Thank you very much, nana. Thank you very much, nana. Im rory smith in the gb newsroom. Newsroom. The met office is warning of possible danger to life as storm anthony batters parts of the uk. An amber warning is in place for southwestern parts of england and wales until 7 00 this evening. Strong winds could cause flying debris , power cuts cause flying debris, power cuts and travel disruption. And travel disruption. Meanwhile, a yellow weather warning for rain is in place for Northern Ireland with flooding possible. Weather journalist possible. Weather journalist nathan rao explains. And the nathan rao explains. And the conditions wind speeds of this storm. Storm anthony , are expected storm anthony, are expected to be around 75 mile per hour gusts on the coasts and 55mph inland. Its not the strongest storm that weve seen , but storm that weve seen, but because of the time of year , the because of the time of year, the leaves, the trees are all in full leaf and its holiday season. The
Growing at a slower rate for the past two months, but inflation remains at nearly 8 , four times higher than the official target. Hannah miller has this report. For father of two peter, sorting out the Family Finances is proving hard. He and his wife bought their first home using the help to buy scheme. But when their mortgage comes up for renewal early next year, theyll have to find an extra £750 a month in repayments. Somehow were supposed to spend less and find £750 extra a month to pay for that. So, you know, for many families, its a terrifying situation. If you have young families like ourselves who have been swayed into the Housing Market by government, whose advertised help to buy as an affordable scheme, right, when things become unaffordable, you cant simply turn around and say, thats your problem. A rise of 0. 25 Percentage Points would take the Bank Of Englands base rate to 5. 25 , the highest since april 2008. For someone with an average Tracker Mortgage of £200,000, tha
Says the death toll has now passed 7000 and they say that includes almost 3000 children. Meanwhile irans foreign minister has weighed into the conflict, claiming hamas is ready to release hostages and the world should support the release of 6000 palestinian prisoners. And that comes as the prisoners. And that comes as the arab nations released a joint Statement Today condemning what theyre describing as the forced displacement and collective punishment of palestine , as punishment of palestine, as israel maintains its only targeting the terrorist group hamas. Now, targeting the terrorist group hamas. Now, in other targeting the terrorist group hamas. Now, in other news today hamas. Now, in other news today in the United States, a manhunt is continuing after 18 people were killed by a gunman and 13 more left injured. Police in the more left injured. Police in the state of maine have named 40 year old robert card as a person of interest, describing him as armed and dangerous. The us army
Year old robert card as a person of interest, describing him as armed and dangerous. The us army armed and dangerous. The us army has confirmed that hes in the us army reserves. The shootings us army reserves. The shootings happenedin us army reserves. The shootings happened in at least two locations in the city of lewiston. In the us, president lewiston. In the us, President Joe Biden has responded, urging republican lawmakers to enact stronger gun controls. Today the stronger gun controls. Today the Prime Minister warned that Artificial Intelligence could threaten Human Extinction on the same scale as global pandemics or nuclear war. His comments came after touring Moorfields Eye Hospital in london, which uses ai eye hospital in london, which uses al to diagnose sight problems. As rishi sunak says, problems. As rishi sunak says, humanity could lose control of ai and criminals and terrorist groups could use it to spread fear and destruction. An hes fear and destruction. An hes also an
To hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me mail at gb news. But now its time for the news. For the news today with Aaron Armstrong. Today with Aaron Armstrong. Very good evening to you. Its Aaron Armstrong here in the gb newsroom. The Prime Minister has held talks with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in the saudi capital, riyadh. His latest stop in series of diplomatic in a series of diplomatic meetings the middle east. Meetings in the middle east. Rishi encouraged saudi rishi sunak encouraged saudi arabia to use its influence to support stability in the region. Support stability in the region. The pair agreed about the importance of avoiding any further escalation of the israel Hamas Conflict , further escalation of the israel Hamas Conflict, but further escalation of the israel Hamas Conflict , but the israel Hamas Conflict, but the Prime Minister will make further stops in the middle east. They are yet to be announced. Well, are yet to be announced. Well, earli