Also coming up, the sting operation underway in wales. Police hunt for 14 stolen beehives. Is it a job for the beehives. Is it a job for the flying squad, as the beekeepers warn , the thefts are part of a warn, the thefts are part of a growing trend. Growing trend. First, lets get all your headunes first, lets get all your headlines now with rhiannon jones. Pitt thank you. Good afternoon. Its 12 01. Your top stories from the gb newsroom. Stories from the gb newsroom. The private sector is being called on to help clear the backlog and cut record high waiting lists. 13 new Community Diagnostic Centres will be opened across england to carry out hundreds of thousands of scans , checks and tests. Eight scans, checks and tests. Eight of the new facilities will be operated by independent companies , but services will be companies, but services will be free to patients. Five will be run by the nhs. Free to patients. Five will be run by the nhs. The latest run by the nhs. The latest figures show waiting lists almost hit 7. 5 million at the end of may, the highest since records began. Liberal democrat mp for Edinburgh WestChristine Jardine says the pm should have acted sooner. I didnt do something before they were strikes. Why didnt they were strikes. Why didnt they were strikes. Why didnt they do something to support the tens of thousands of staff in the nhs whove been pushed to breaking point by three years of covid waiting lists . All of that. The resource was there. It was available to the nhs to use. Why didnt he use it before now . Thats what annoys me. And now . Thats what annoys me. And that, you know, if there is something there thats possible to help people to cut back waiting lists, he should have been this sooner. Been looking at this sooner. A mother and stepfather are due to be sentenced for the murder of a ten month old baby. Murder of a ten month old baby. Jacob crouch was found dead in his cot at his derbyshire home in december 2020. Hed suffered 39 rib fractures, visible bruises and several internal injuries. Craig crouch was convicted on wednesday of murder and three counts of Child Cruelty. The babys mother, cruelty. The babys mother, gemma barton , was also found gemma barton, was also found guilty of Child Cruelty and causing or allowing his death plan planned strike action for this weekend by British Airways staff has been cancelled after a significant pay deal was reached. Unite union says the agreement means around 24,000 employees will receive a 13. 1 increase over 18 months, plus a £1,000 one off payment. Industrial action was due to start at Gatwick Airport today and last until tuesday. Meanwhile, people until tuesday. Meanwhile, people are being charged up to four times more for Airport Parking if they pay on arrival rather than in advance. Consumer group, than in advance. Consumer group, which looked at prices at 16 airport car parks, revealed sling what it calls a serious find initial sting. It compared costs for a week stay in mid august , paid for on the day mid august, paid for on the day with those booked four months earlier. The largest price gap was at Manchester Airport , where was at Manchester Airport, where paying was at Manchester Airport, where paying on arrival cost over £400 instead of 95 when booked in advance. The mayor of london has advance. The mayor of london has announced plans to expand and the ulez scrappage scheme. All the ulez scrappage scheme. All londoners with a non complete car will now be able to apply for a grant of up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle. Critics say the challenges, the changes rather, are too little, too late. It comes after labour leader sir keir starmer urged sadiq khan to reflect on the ulez expansion in following the partys by election loss in uxbndge partys by election loss in uxbridge last month. Five uxbridge last month. Five activists involved in a stunt at the Prime Ministers house in nonh the Prime Ministers house in North Yorkshire have been released on bail. Four of them who scaled the property and draped a black fabric over his home, were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and pubuc of causing criminal damage and public nuisance. Rishi sunak wasnt at home at the time. Hes currently on holiday with his family in california. The group was protesting against the Prime Ministers decision to grant new nonh ministers decision to grant new north sea oil and gas licences as elsewhere. Donald trump, whos been accused of trying to overturn the 2020 president ial election result, has pleaded not guilty. The former election result, has pleaded not guilty. The former us president appeared in court to answer four charges, which include conspiracy to defraud the us. Prosecutors say his actions were an unprecedented effort to undermine the pillars of american democracy. Mr trump american democracy. Mr trump described it as a witch hunt to derail his white house campaign. Hes currently the frontrunner for the 2024 republican president ial nomination. President ial nomination. When you look at whats happening, this is a persecution often of a political opponent. Often of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happenin this was never supposed to happen in america. This is the persecution of the person thats leading by very, very substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot. So if you cant beat him, you persecute him or you prosecute him. We cant let this happen in america. This happen in america. And controversial social Media Influencer andrew tate has been released from house arrest in romania pending trial. He and his brother have been held in bucharest, charged with human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group. He denies the charges. Tate, who has the charges. Tate, who has British American citizenship, welcomed his release, saying the indictment is based on nothing and that truth is beginning to prevail. This is gb news across prevail. This is gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by simply saying play gb news now its back to mark and. Pip welcome back to the live desk on gb news. Now is this going to help cut waiting lists . The government has turned to private clinics. Its a move they think is to going help, but experts have warned that it does not fix the root of the problem. Indeed, the Nuffield Trust says that capacity will be boosted, but that the nhs must be provided with more resources to meet demand in the longer to meet the demand in the longer term. Our Political Correspondent olivia utley, now joins outside the Department Joins us outside the department of health. Olivia an indication there will be eight private Community Diagnostic Centres as they call them, to actually help with scans and checks and so on. But not a new idea because we remember tony blairs Labour Government back in 2003, introduced a similar idea. Well absolutely. And in fact, more recently than that, weve had labour coming up with a similar idea. Theres an interview with wes streeting when he became Shadow Health secretary last january saying that he would use private capacity in the nhs, where there is space to help cut waiting lists. So it does feel a bit as lists. So it does feel a bit as though this is an idea which sunak could have got from from laboun sunak could have got from from labour. That said, it is quite interesting how much the conversation around the use of private facilities within the nhs has moved on in the last sort of 4 or 5 years. Im old enough to remember the days underjeremy enough to remember the days under Jeremy Corbyn when even using the word private in nhs in the same sentence could get you hounded almost out of the labour party. And now we have wes streeting saying something very similar to what rishi sunak is saying now. And as you say , very saying now. And as you say, very similar to the offering that tony blair made in 2003. Olivia the waiting lists. Olivia the waiting lists. Stand at 7. 4, 7 Million People. It has been going up. Stand at 7. 4, 7 Million People. It has been going up. Is this enough to help eight units . Why not more . Eight i mean, eight units. Eight private units plus another five units. That will be run by the nhs. Another five units. That will be run by the nhs. Maria caulfield run by the nhs. Maria caulfield on her media round this morning, government minister said that eventually there would be more diagnostic centres. Theyre looking at creating 149 eventually, but just these 30 centres alone should be able to perform 750,000 more tests and scans per year than what weve got at the moment. So it is a step forward and it has been greeted , welcomed by most of the greeted, welcomed by most of the sort of health care community, although as you mentioned in your introduction there, the Nuffield Trust has said it wont your introduction there, the nuftold trust has said it wont your introduction there, the nufto the ust has said it wont your introduction there, the nufto the root1as said it wont your introduction there, the nufto the root of said it wont your introduction there, the nufto the root of thed it wont your introduction there, the nufto the root of the problem. Get to the root of the problem. On the whole, though, it does seem step forward and seem to be a step forward and not a too moment soon. One of rishi sunak five priorities that hes been talking about repeatedly, he said dont dog with bone. With these five with a bone. With these five priorities since became priorities since he became leader last september was to increase. It was to cut nhs increase. It was to cut nhs waiting lists. Well, he hasnt waiting lists. Well, he hasnt done very well, so far. As you say, theyre now at a record almost 7. 5 million. So this step really is necessary, but it could be, as labour is suggesting , too little too late. Suggesting, too little too late. Yeah. And olivia , where are yeah. And olivia, where are we on, on the industrial strategy , if we can call it strategy, if we can call it that . Because clearly rishi sunak was trying to blame the industrial action for the additional numbers on the waiting list and that really didnt go down very well, particularly as well. No, exactly. The doctors have said time and again that their strikes havent caused waiting lists to increase. But i think lists to increase. But i think quite a lot of people sitting at home will understand where rishi sunakis home will understand where rishi sunak is coming from. When you have doctors walking out of their hospitals for sort of days on end, then you can hardly expect nhs waiting lists to go down. It doesnt sound like were in breakthrough territory any time soon with the nhs strikes. We know that the government has reached deals with most other private Sector Workers , offering a sort of six, workers, offering a sort of six, six, 6. 57 pay rise, something similar has been offered to Junior Doctors, but the unions there are pushing for a 35 pay rise. Now, that might sound extraordinary and perhaps it is. But their argument is that actually their pay has been decreasing in real terms ever since the 2008 financial crash and a 35 pay rise would only restore them to where they were back in 2008. So theyre holding that line pretty firmly. The that line pretty firmly. The government is holding its line of sort of a 6. 5, possibly 7 pay of sort of a 6. 5, possibly 7 pay rise. And its hard to see how an agreement will be reached any time soon. And whatever the doctors say, it feels unlikely that these strikes will get nhs waiting lists down. Certainly, indeed. Olivia at the department of health, thanks very much indeed for updating us there. Now, the bank of england acknowledging that Interest Rates will need to stay longer order stay higher for longer in order to tackle inflation. Yesterdays latest hike of up to 5. 25 piling more pressure on households. Now, the Mental Health charity mind says that 48 of younger people say its damaging their wellbeing. But the government says it will stay the course to try to get inflation back under control. Chancellor jeremy hunt told control. Chancellorjeremy hunt told gb news that the latest o. 25 told gb news that the latest 0. 25 increase would help them reach their goals without the country falling into a recession. Any rise in Interest Rates is a worry for families with mortgages, for businesses with mortgages, for businesses with loans. With loans. But underneath that decision is a forecast that says that this time next year, inflation will be 2. 8 and we will have avoided a recession. And what the bank of england governor is saying is that we have a plan thatis saying is that we have a plan that is bringing down inflation solidly, robustly and consistently. So thats what the chancellor thinks. But many of course, are starting to question the approach taken by the bank and its governor, Andrew Bailey. Lets speak to chief economic adviser at the centre for Economic Business research, economic and business research, vicki previously vicki price, who has previously worked in government. Good afternoon , vicky. So was this afternoon, vicky. So was this Andrew Bailey right to do this . Many people were saying , many people were saying, including our own economics edhon including our own economics editor, Liam Halligan , that editor, Liam Halligan, that Interest Rates should have stayed at 5. But i have to say that i agree with liam in the sense that we dont really need a bigger increase right now in Interest Rates to calm the economy. The economy is already beginning to show signs of strain, particularly because of those mortgage increases that we have seen. Weve seen businesses, of course, having a real problem with their borrowing themselves. So borrowing costs themselves. So the is what does this the question is what does this extra Interest Rate increase do directly to control inflation . All the declines that we have seen so far have had nothing to do with what the bank of England National prices or energy food and so on. When we heard from Andrew Bailey yesterday , it was all bailey yesterday, it was all pretty dry stuff where he was going through all the facts and figures. But were now learning from mind and the direct consequence of all this in terms of the Mental Wellbeing of people, particularly 48, they say, of young masters, really starting to have an effect where they look towards their. Well, they look towards their. Well, lack of prospects, maybe this feeds into the conflict factor, doesnt it know that we dont have confidence in uk plc or the economy anymore . Economy anymore . Well, thats a real problem. Well, thats a real problem. If youve looked at the forecasts of the bank of england. I mean, first of all, i have to say that although, as i said, i agreed with liam, the reality the bank england reality is the bank of england had very little choice but to raise Interest Rates by the 0. 2 5 that did because the 5 that it did because the market expected if they market expected it. And if they hadnt market expected it. And if they hadnt the market would hadnt done it, the market would have whats going have worried as to whats going whats going but in terms of whats going on. But in terms of the pain, the interesting the of the pain, the interesting thing forecasts have thing is the forecasts that have come out for the bank of england, which suggests that this 0. 5 this year we might grow by 0. 5 next year, the same. Oh, its hardly anything to shout home about. That, were about. And after that, were probably going grow probably not to going grow by more 0. 25. Theyre very more than 0. 25. So theyre very pessimistic about growth of the economy. Suggests, therefore, pessimistic about growth of the econwe y. 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The other thing is and the other thing is, is what bit inflation is going what bit of inflation is going to come down because clearly theyre looking headline theyre looking at the headline figure, theyre also warning figure, but theyre also warning that price inflation, that food price inflation, which really people in the really does hit people in the pockets, to stay pockets, thats going to stay pretty of the pretty high because of the supply side problems. Well, supply side yes, well, supply side problems will seem to be rather peculiar the uk. Im talking peculiar to the uk. Im talking to greece right now. To you from greece right now. Greece inflation rate. Greece is an inflation rate. Strangely of just