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Place down. Ill be dealing with them in no Uncertain Terms at ten, and you wont want to miss it. So two hours of big opinion, big debate, and big entertaining. But ill see you after the News Headlines and Aaron Armstrong. Thanks, mark. Good evening to you from the gb newsroom sainsburys has been unable to fulfil the vast majority of todays online deliveries because of technical issues. Contactless in store Contactless Payments in store were also affected, leaving thousands of customers either unable to buy groceries or having for cash having to queue for cash machines. Having to queue for cash machines. Sainsburys says it was caused overnight was caused by an overnight software update. Tesco software update. Tesco experienced similar problems but on a smaller scale. Both chains on a smaller scale. Both chains have apologised to customers and say unrelated issues have say the unrelated issues have been resolved. Vaughan gething been resolved. Vaughan gething has been elected as the next welsh labour leader in the new first minister of wales. He will become the first black leader of any european country. Become the first black leader of any european country. Mr gething won a narrow contest against his only rival jeremy miles, taking 51. 7 of the vote. Hes expected to be confirmed as first minister on wednesday, when a vote will take place in the senate, and he will replace Mark Drakeford, who has held the post since 2018. It means no uk nafion since 2018. It means no uk nation will be led by a white male for the First Time Since devolution began in the late 1990s. Today we turn a page in the book of our nations history , a book of our nations history, a history that we write together , history that we write together, not just because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country , but because a country, but because a generational dial has jumped to like ken and jane. Devolution is not something that i have had to get used to or to adapt to, or to apologise for. Devolution. Welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities is in my blood. Humza yousaf has called on snp members to make history in the general election by making scotland tory free. Addressing the partys campaign, council in perth, scotlands first minister claimed most of the countrys seats will be a straight fight between the snp and the conservative party. He warned the campaign wont be easy though, saying our opponents will throw everything at us. The prize for scotland is not just this constituency. We have just this constituency. We have the opportunity to ensure that scotland is tory free, not. Not a single tory mp left in scotland. Delegates that is definitely a prize worth fighting for. Draghi Union Ireland have retained the six nations championship after beating scotland 1713, in dublin. A try from dan sheehan gave ireland a76 lead at half time, and another try in the second half from Andrew Porter looked to have given them breathing space, but through have given them breathing space, but to through have given them breathing space, but to set through have given them breathing space, but to set up through have given them breathing space, but to set up ahrough have given them breathing space, but to set up a nervy| hugh jones to set up a nervy finish. Ireland hung on though, to win back to back titles and their captain peter omahony, lifting trophy in what may lifting the trophy in what may have been his last match for his country. The other game or country. In the other game or the later game, today france are leading england right now at half time by 16 points to ten. More on all of our stories with our gb news alerts. Scan the qr our gb news alerts. Scan the qr code on your screen right now or go our website back to. Mark. Go to our website back to. Mark. Thanks, aaron. Welcome to mark dolan tonight, in my big opinion, princess catherine and the royal photo story that just wont go away. Plus its a developing story tonight as tomorrows sunday times exclusively reveal that the prince and princess of wales will reveal all about catherines Health Issues after easter. Ill get instant reaction from the queen of royal reporting Kinsey Schofield in the big story, wales are to have, as youve just heard, their first black first minister. But will Vaughan Gething undo the damage caused by Mark Drakeford . Also is rishi sunak about to be sensationally replaced as pm . Ill be asking a former member of the senedd and ex tory mp Neil Hamilton. My ex tory mp Neil Hamilton. My mark meets guest is one of britains brightest comedy stars. The popular actress from the inbetweeners , the it crowd the inbetweeners, the it crowd for weddings and casualty beunda for weddings and casualty Belinda Stewart wilson. It might take a ten. Sheffield university today hosted an event entitled how do you solve a problem . Like gb news . Ill be dealing with the Sinister Forces that would love to close this place down in no Uncertain Terms at ten. You wont want to miss it. Weve got tomorrows front pages at 1030 sharp, with three top pundits who havent been told what to say and who dont follow the script tonight. Claire pearsall diana moran and sajeela qureshi. Diana moran and sajeela qureshi. Yes, folks, its ladies night. Or should i say star style saturday. Plus, supermarkets in crisis today. Technical issues have seen millions of brits lose their sainsburys and tesco onune their sainsburys and tesco Online Grocery deliveries, with branches of sainsburys descending into utter chaos as bosses tackle an it meltdown. Just whats gone wrong at two of britains biggest supermarkets and the most important part of the show, your emails, they come straight to my laptop mark at gbnews. Com. And this show has a golden rule we dont do boring. Golden rule we dont do boring. Not on my watch. I just wont have it. A big two hours to come. Mark dolan tonight is your perfect saturday night in, so why dont you uncork a bottle of something french or italian , something french or italian, grab a beer or fire up the kettle and lets get to work. And we start with my big opinion. Oh, dear. The halo has slipped. Or is it the crown . Lady diana was the peoples princess. Kate middleton was the perfect princess, a discreet, devoted wife, a caring mother, a dutiful pubuc wife, a caring mother, a dutiful public servant. Since she entered the royal family, she really hasnt put a foot wrong. Really hasnt put a foot wrong. But its all come crashing down with this wildly photoshopped mothers day image. Ive got to say before, the veracity of this image was brought into question. Image was brought into question. It was already raising eyebrows, with many including the excellent broadcaster Julia Hartley brewer , noticing that hartley brewer, noticing that catherine was not wearing her wedding or engagement ring. Now, wedding or engagement ring. Now, this was a significant official portrait, an image of members of the royal family on mothering sunday. Do you not think she would have put her rings on for that for long time now, there that for a long time now, there has wild and frankly, nasty has been wild and frankly, nasty onune has been wild and frankly, nasty online speculation about her and williams. Ive got no williams marriage. Ive got no doubt they are blissfully happy, and william is a doting and loyal husband. But a ringless loyal husband. But a ringless photograph of his wife on mothers day will be a field day for those seeking to characterise this marriage as having a problem. In my view, thats the body thats nonsense. The body language between the couple in pubuc language between the couple in public and the Smiling Faces of their three happy children would suggest waleses are fine. Suggest the waleses are fine. But the gossip mongers and conspiracy theorists , far from conspiracy theorists, far from being silenced by this image, have now been handed an early christmas present. Once it was revealed that several major News Agencies pulled the photograph over concerns it had been doctored and manipulated , a doctored and manipulated, a perfunctory message on twitter from catherine herself confirms that she, like many amateur photographers , likes to photographers, likes to experiment with editing, and she apologised for any confusion caused. Now, i dont know about you, but i certainly brightened up pictures of myself and the family improved the contrast and tried to make my kids more attractive , fighting a losing attractive, fighting a losing battle on that one. But this photoshop fail was bizarre, just the scale of it alone. Why were there so many trees outside in full bloom in march . Part of full bloom in march . Part of princess charlottes wrist is missing. In fact, the photograph is thought to feature as many as 16 inconsistencies, including Prince George missing a foot. Surely a unique physical characteristic like that would have come to public attention by now. The single footed prince and some are even suggesting that princess catherine has an adams apple. But i seriously doubt shes the first trans royal. But if the palace have nothing to hide, they should pubush nothing to hide, they should publish the original photograph, which were told was taken by william. But i doubt they ever william. But i doubt they ever will, which is why the story will, which is why the story will now enter conspiratorial folklore forevermore. In the end, theres a lesson for the royal family and for all public figures. Be straight with us. You take a photograph of the family or mothers day and you pubush family or mothers day and you publish very fact that publish it. The very fact that this was doctored so this image was doctored so comprehensively problem for comprehensively is a problem for a monarchy that wants to be seen as authentic, real, credible and down to earth. Meanwhile, the questions where is kate and whats going on with her health will only get louder. Now, if you want my honest view , i dont you want my honest view, i dont think that catherine sat for that photograph. Its my view. The whole thing was knocked up on a computer because poor kate is not well enough for such a photo opportunity, which is why they should never have released they should never have released the photo in the first place. Whether its real or not, its been a pantomime, an insult to the publics intelligence , and the publics intelligence, and catherines first pr disaster. Frank i think that she should be left in peace to recover and to get well. We didnt need this photo and this airbrushed pr nonsense. And to the palace think that were that stupid. This saga has been a sorry one for the royal family and the rumours about kates health and the waleses marriage will only intensify and from now on, how can we believe a photograph thats been released by the palace . Or a statement thats been made . All that matters is been made . All that matters is catherines health and her recovery. Everything else is just hot air. But this story is going nowhere. A fake image creates the sense of a fake family and a fake monarchy. They family and a fake monarchy. They say the camera never lies. If only that was true of the royal family. Weve just had a snapshot into what theyre really like. Sorry folks, really like. Sorry folks, i dont think catherine posed for that photo. Thats my view. I could well be wrong, but whats your view, mark at gbnews. Com. Ill get to your email shortly. Ill get to your email shortly. But first, tonights top pundits, and im delighted to welcome , in no particular order. Welcome, in no particular order. Im very excited to have with me diana moran, journalist, fitness expert and model. Weve got expert and model. Weve got former government adviser and political commentator , claire political commentator, Claire Pearsall and broadcaster, comedian , playwright and woman comedian, playwright and woman about town. The one and only sajeela kersh. What a dream team tonight. Well, look folks, lets sink our teeth into this one. Diana moran. To great see you. Do you think that photograph is kosher . Because i dont think catherine posed for it. Youve actually really surprised me with what youve just said , because i had thought just said, because i had thought that william had taken it, and i was going to say what a lot of nonsense this all is, because i take a lot of photographs , and i take a lot of photographs, and i love photoshopping them and doing all sorts of things. And i probably you dont need to. Youre perfect. Youre perfect. And i probably know youre diana moran. Me . No no. Me . No no. Just other less attractive members of the family of members i im lam im always taking photos and im always doing things with them. And thats what i thought. Them. And thats what i thought. Until youve just said that , until youve just said that, that you dont think she was even there. Even there. I think that this image is such a botched job that it raises fundamental questions about whether it happened in the first place, and i think its a matter of National Interest that we find out. And thats why i think, diana, that the palace should the original should publish the original photograph. Photograph. Well, if there was an original photograph, sounds as if there were lots of photographs from what youre saying that have all got put together. Together. Sajeela kersh im no conspiracy theorist, but i think that whats happened in the last week has raised more questions than its answered. Luckily for you, i am a little bit. I love a good little bit. I love a good conspiracy. Well, theres many ways you can look at this. So the fact, like princess diana, if you remember, she used to send like little messages through photos. Remember that photo of her in front of the taj mahal . Most romantic, you know, place in the world. And shes there alone. Initially , when there alone. And initially, when you see the no ring, of course, like think, is she like you think, oh, is she trying to us something . And trying to tell us something . And then look all then you look at all the terrible botch theres terrible botch up jobs. Theres like some stunts done by prince louis fingers , which i louis with his fingers, which i dont know how hes got into those positions, as you say. All the little things. The other little, little things. Know is his piano all we know is his piano playing behind him. Playing days are behind him. Exactly. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, exactly. About george and what about paul george with by the way . With one foot, by the way . One foot. They kept that quiet. But, you know, hes hopping mad about it. Thing is, like, its too the thing is, like, its too many the press many mistakes. I blame the press office. Care if she office. I dont care if she posed it or not. Thats not posed for it or not. Thats not the issue. Was that the issue. Now, why was that allowed go out as was or allowed to go out as it was or is it because shes a princess . And so im doing my own photos, by the way, if that is your result, stop giving the photos. But i think its the press office fault. Why do they let it out . Claire pearsall if the palace were not so pr focussed, they would have just left well alone. The message have been the message would have been clear. Not well. Clear. Catherine is not well. Shes an shes recovering from an operation. Decision operation. The decision to pretend everythings all good shows back on the road. Heres the family smiling on a sunday. That, to me, was their mistake. Whether image or whether the image is real or not. Yeah absolutely is. And you have to the palace or to question why the palace or why, and princess of why, the prince and princess of wales poor pr wales have got such a poor pr team behind them because anybody would seen. If youre would have seen. If youre suggesting that catherine is very unwell, shes not back on royal duties. Why put the photograph out . Yeah. Why bother doing it if shes not doing royal duties . You dont need to pubush royal duties . You dont need to publish a photograph. It was mothers you could have put mothers day. You could have put up message saying to up a little message saying to all or those who all the mothers or those who feel mother to a feel like theyre a mother to a child. Happy mothers day. Put a little picture of a daffodil. Little picture of a daffodil. Whatever might you dont whatever it might be. You dont need to these to need to go to these lengths to put which put something out there, which we talking about we now have been talking about for couple for the last couple of weeks now. How. G y no evidence that ive got no evidence that catherine not pose that catherine did not pose for that photograph. Course, the photograph. Of course, the palace that she palace will be clear that she did for the photo, they did pose for the photo, and they just of the just messed up with some of the editing. And said shes an editing. And she said shes an amateur. Your view . Amateur. Whats your view . Do you that is kosher . You think that image is kosher . Think it is, i really i dont think it is, i really dont. The more you look at it. I when i first it, i mean, when i first saw it, i just thought, oh, what a lovely photograph. Was nice. Photograph. That was very nice. And start to notice the and then you start to notice the inconsistencies you think, inconsistencies and you think, this are these people this is awful. Are these people actually at the actually in the same room at the same time . Because it doesnt feel are, but always, feel like they are, but always, always this is what happens, whether its in politics, whether its in politics, whether in showbiz , the whether its in showbiz, the cover up is what gets you in the end. Yeah. Most definitely. Look folks, your view . Me folks, whats your view . Let me know thoughts on this. Its know your thoughts on this. Its a massive story and its not going anywhere. Mark at gbnews. Com. Now weve been conducting an exclusive mark dolan tonight peoples poll. Should the palace come clean about princess catherines health, i will reveal the results next. Plus, in the big story, wales are to have their first black first minister. But will vaughan undo the will Vaughan Gething undo the damage caused by Mark Drakeford . Plus is rishi sunak about to be sensationally replaced as pm . Ill be asking a former member of the senate and ex tory mp Neil Hamilton. Hes next. Youre watching mark dolan tonight on gb news. Well, i didnt think catherine posed for that photograph. Her posed for that photograph. Her health is the priority, but i think the palace have made a ridiculous mistake by putting out what proved to be a very flawed and, questionable image. While the results are, i should say, the emails are coming in thick and fast, cath says mark, i agree with you. Catherine did not pose for this photograph. I think was pressured to think she was pressured to release a photograph because shes poorly. To stop the shes poorly. And to stop the gossip. Its made things so gossip. But its made things so much worse. Her much worse. Where are her advisors . Feel very sorry for advisors . I feel very sorry for her, says mark, being 100 her, alan says mark, being 100 a royalist who served my country. Who the hell cares . Start talking seriously about the state of todays politics. Chickens, ferrets and a possible lame duck waiting to take over. Charlotte says youre all like vultures around carcase. Leave vultures around a carcase. Leave the woman alone, alfie the poor woman alone, alfie says. Sake, give it says. For goodness sake, give it a rest, mark. Youre not being clever, just nasty. I liked you up until now, but dot dot, dot, there you go. Im on the naughty step with alfie and a few of you, so keep those opinions coming. This show is the home of diverse opinions. Let me have diverse opinions. Let me have yours mark at gbnews. Com now today at Sheffield University they had a debate. How do you they had a debate. How do you solve a problem like gb news . Ill be tackling that issue and those that would like to shut us down in my take at ten. You wont want to miss it, but folks, weve been conducting a mark dolan tonight peoples poll. Weve been asking should the palace come clean about princess catherines health . Well, of you say no , no, well, 50, 56 of you say no, no, and 43 say yes. So well, 50, 56 of you say no, no, and 43 say yes. So there you and 43 say yes. So there you go. A majority saying leave the poor woman alone. Its time now for the big story. Poor woman alone. Its time now for the big story. And vaughan for the big story. And Vaughan Gething has been announced as waless first minister after winning the welsh labour leadership contest, his first first black man to occupied the post after beating jeremy miles, the education minister, winning 51. 7 of the vote. And hes made history as the first black leader, not just in the uk but the whole of europe. Heres what he had to say earlier. Winning the next general election could fundamentally change what we are able to do, not to have to constantly manage with less year on, year on year, not to consider tackling the extraordinarily difficult choices that youre making in reducing errors that youve never wanted to, but actually the opportunity to talk about a future where theres hope. Well, congratulations to him. Its a huge achievement. Well, congratulations to him. Its a huge achievement. But will he do better than the outgoing first minister, Mark Drakeford , who has received drakeford, who has received criticism for 20 mile an hour zones across wales . Environmental policies affecting welsh farmers and what some see as an excessive response to the covid 19 pandemic. Well, to get reaction to this news, im delighted to welcome Neil Hamilton, former member of the senate, with ukip. Hi, neil, your reaction to this appointment . Is it good news for wales . Good heavens no, of course not, you know, nothings going to change whatsoever. I Vaughan Gething is an arrogant fat cat lefty lawyer whos a fully paid up member of the labour tribe and he inhabits a high place on the Mount Olympus of moral superiority, from where he looks down on the ordinary peasants, who dont know whats best for them. Whereas he does, you know, he was in charge of the Health Service in wales during covid. He wanted to go harder and longer and faster in the lockdowns than the uk government did. And he made all these rules restricting people in whether they could go out of doors and so on, and yet was exposed in due course for having a lunch on a park bench with his own children, showing a great, message to the rest of the country. And wales is a basket case economy. You know, the 20 case economy. You know, the 20 mile an hour zones are really a metaphor for the whole of the welsh economy. Really. Wales is in the slow lane. Its gone backwards relative to the rest of the united since of the United Kingdom. Since devolution in 1999, because theyve had labour theyve always had a labour government. You know, its government. You know, its really just a paler version of nonh really just a paler version of north korea without kim jong ils successes. Well, neil, if labour are doing such a bad job in wales, why do they keep being re elected by the welsh people . Re elected by the welsh people . Well, when i was a member of the senate, they got half the seats on a third release because of the way the electoral system works and theyre propped up by their implied their little helpers, implied camry worse than camry or even worse than they are. Dont why wales is are. I dont know why wales is so to this miasma of so wedded to this miasma of failure, which has engulfed the country, and which is why i wanted to leave wales. Ive been brought up there as a young person. I could see no hope except by leaving all thats happened since devolution is its just built a wall around wales, behind which its now imprisoned by the limitations of a socialist mentality. So this is a tragedy for wales, and i just wish that the welsh people would wake up to it. Well, of course welsh labour would argue theyve been delivering whether delivering for wales, whether its service, its Health Service, covid pandemic and the economy. And they would argue that their Popular Support suggests theyre doing the right thing. But neil, lets talk about the whole of the uk now. Could britain be on the uk now. Could britain be on the verge of having yet another prime speculation Prime Minister . With speculation that senior tory backbenchers are planning a coup against rishi sunak and installing Penny Mordaunt as leader of the house as an emergency Prime Minister, your reaction to this story . Do your reaction to this story . Do you think its got legs . Well, im sure penny mortons got better legs than this story. Shes certainly got great hair and she knows how to carry a broadsword, but unfortunately shes going to be decapitated at the end of the year in the general election. But shes going to lose her seat in portsmouth north, so it will be short sweet she does short and sweet if she does replace replace sunak , do replace replace rishi sunak, do you that rishi sunak days you think that rishi sunak days are numbered . The tories face an existential crisis, dont they . In november, likely october or november, most likely. Do you think . I mean, you know those tory backbenchers, youve been one of them. Do you think theyll act . They remove theyll act . Will they remove sunak, think . Sunak, do you think . Think its extremely i think its extremely unlikely, and i lived through the major years , 1992 to 97. It the major years, 1992 to 97. It was quite clear from september 1992, when britain was humiliatingly ejected from the Exchange Rate mechanism, and we fell off the opinion polls, in a sort of cliff edge fall and never recovered. What was going to happen in 1997, when john redwood stood against john major in 1995, major resigned the leadership provoke a leadership election. His slogan was no change, no chance. And thats what it proved to be. And unless the tories change, its not just a question of personalities or hairstyles or or general looks. Its a question of policy. Introducing a policy of hope, credibility and optimism that isnt going to happen because the people who currently run the tory party in parliament have been selected by a process that David Cameron introduced when he was Prime Minister back in 2010 to centralise control of candidate selection in central office. So theyre all clones of people like him and hes in government again now. I mean, if there was ever an indication of there was ever an indication of the moral bankruptcy and political bankruptcy of the government, it is that they couldnt find anybody better to be foreign secretary. The man who destabilised libya, libya and, a great part of the middle east in conjunction with the american president at the time and has contributed towards the catastrophe which is going on there now. The tories have just lost the plot. They have to be picked out in a massive rout, and they need to be reconstructed along true conservative lines. The trouble is, overwhelmingly, the tories in parliament are really social democrats and centrists. Theyre democrats and centrists. Theyre not really tories. And until they can reconnect with their political roots, theyre never going to make any progress , going to make any progress, neil, before you go briefly, if you can, ive got something of a milestone tomorrow. Its the 17th of march, Saint Patricks day. Its my 17th of march, Saint Patricks day. Its my birthday, and its the five zero. Can you the big five zero. Can you believe it . But i think youve celebrated significant celebrated a significant milestone yourself. I think on the 9th of march last week, you turned 75. So first of all, happy birthday. Happy 75th. What is your secret . Is your secret . You look about 40, but my secret is my wife, of course, who keeps me happy. And, keeps me well fed, and calms me down when i get too excited about things, so, so thats, meant that ive been able to maintain my vigour over all these years, so, and, so, you know, i can give you some private lessons if you like, brilliant stuff, neil, look, you look splendid. And i hope you had a great birthday. Well catch up soon. My thanks to the current leader of ukip, ex tory mp and member of the senate with ukip Neil Hamilton, listen, let me tell you, the welsh labour are very popular in wales. The tories havent got a sniff. The lib dems havent got a sniff. Mark drakeford and this a sniff. Mark drakeford and this new first minister seem to be doing something right. And of course, labour will be confident of electoral success when the election happens, whether its in october or november. Are you living in wales . Are you happy with the performance of welsh labour . Let me know your thoughts. Marco gb news. Com but next up have we lost the art of raising children properly . Ill be asking former sun columnist and tv psychologist doctor pam spurr, whos written an anti woke book especially for children, which aims to teach them resilience and independence. Doctor pam is not pulling her punches about the state of modern parenting, and she next. Well. Big reaction on email to my conversation with Neil Hamilton about the possibility that rishi sunak could be removed from number 10. To be replaced by Penny Mordaunt, how about this . Says kevin . Hi, mark. Yes. Penny may prove to be a gold sovereign, albeit too late. Rishi out now. Okay. There you go. Well, look. Oh and by the way, just one final thought on the catherine photograph debate. That was the topic of my big opinion. I dont think catherine posed for that image. Thats my view. I make no apologies saying that, apologies for saying that, because i think that if the palace sharing images which palace are sharing images which are fake, need to know. But are fake, we need to know. But jills not happy. Many of you, ive got to say, are not happy that im pursuing this line of inquiry, jill says. Im disappointed and surprised that you carry on with you thought fit to carry on with the controversy. Just the photograph controversy. Just take deep breath and let go. Take a deep breath and let go. Give them some peace. Jill. Thank you for that and very appreciative that youve, youve said it as you see it. Lots more to come. But next up with the news this week that the nhs are to ban the prescribing of puberty blockers to children in england is the woke tide turning and our children finally receiving the protection they need, and the innocent childhood thatis need, and the innocent childhood that is surely in their best interests. Well, my next guest interests. Well, my next guest certainly hopes so. So she is the best selling author, psychologist and former columnist at the sun newspaper. Doctor pam spurr, whose new book aims to teach children the importance of hard work and independence. The book is called either the bear and the magic snowflake, and its out now. Snowflake, and its out now. Doctor pam, welcome to mark dolan tonight. Hello, darling. Dolan tonight. Hello, darling. So good to see you. So good to see you. We go back a couple of decades, which is actually amazing because you look the same. I dont know look same. I dont know if you look using photoshop using princess kates photoshop or all the time. There you go. All the time. There you go. All the time. There you go. Want to talk about listen, i want to talk about how the has changed since how the world has changed since we worked together, but, we last worked together, but, im get to story of im going to get to the story of the in a moment. Why did the book in a moment. Why did you need to write the you feel the need to write the book the first book in the first place . I started well, i started writing childrens stories after the birth first granddaughter birth of my first granddaughter seven all of the seven years ago, and all of the stories been writing have stories ive been writing have of messages would, i guess, of messages that would, i guess, people are old people would say are Old Fashioned but think our fashioned. But i think our our new need them, you new fashion, we need them, you know, courage and facing know, about courage and facing challenges your family and challenges and your family and how important it is. And so either the bear was the one that i finally got sold to a publisher , and it took a long publisher, and it took a long time because everybody sees me as she writes self help, she does self help books. You know, shes not a childrens author. So it was quite a struggle to finally find someone. Also, we know that theres an awful lot of Political Correctness within publishing. Now youve got sensitivity readers. Some would say that publishing is sort of riven with woke ideology , but so was the woke ideology, but so was the messaging of your book a problem in terms of selling it . Well, i dont know, because when you turn down by a publisher, they usually dont say why. And the easy answer was to my agent, was she writes for adults. So it would be very hard to place her in the childrens market. Finally, i found a publisher who had a much more independent spirit. Independent spirit. And of course, the magic snowflake. Is that sort of snowflake. Is that a sort of ironic to woke people being ironic nod to woke people being a bit snowflakey . You can say that. No, its actually there is a magic snowflake in the book that helps eva find her courage. Well, yeah, well , lets talk well, yeah, well, lets talk about that then. Its a wonderful character and really nicely illustrated as well. What are the key messages of the book . Well, the key message is listen to your parents because eva is a rambunctious little bear who goes off on adventures and gets herself in a spot of bother, and she regrets not listening to her parents. But she finds the courage and she digs deep, finds the Self Reliance all those qualities that we need to teach children. They dont need quiet spaces and safe spaces for every emotion they have. They need to emotion they have. They need to learn that they can do it and they can move forward. And thats what eva the bear does. Thats what eva the bear does. And i think the book is aimed at children. Anything from what, six, seven, eight, nine, ten years of age . Well, certainly there. Well, its certainly there. The ones who can read start to read themselves, its read it themselves, but its also good. Had one review on also good. I had one review on amazon year amazon who said his five year old and it wasnt too old loved it and it wasnt too scary a five year old. 3 or scary for a five year old. 3 or 4 year old even could be read too, because eva does get trapped in snow. Trapped in the snow. Yeah, so what are your thoughts about some of the things being to things that are being said to children in an setting children in an academic setting these the children in these days . The children in primary being asked, are Primary School being asked, are you boy or girl today . You a boy or a girl today . Well, im appalled. And i wish the new consultation wish with the new consultation that keegan has put out, that Gillian Keegan has put out, that Gillian Keegan has put out, that we would get some concrete , that we would get some concrete, you know, opinions that shes shes been asking for peoples opinions that will agree with the fact that no child should be trans behind their parents back child should not be taught gender ideology. But thats a big problem because the 2019 Relationship Sex and Health Education act has it in there that they need to learn about gender identity. Its going to be a huge fight to get that out of the schools, because children dont need labels. They dont need to choose from 110 genders. They just are a boy or a girl, and they have a unique personality , does not have to be personality, does not have to be put in a little box that oh, if he likes ballet, then he must be a little girl. Or if she likes toy soldiers, she must be a little boy. No, any child can play little boy. No, any child can play with whatever they want to. Of course , many in the of course, many in the classroom and elsewhere would say that children need to understand about the changing world, and that if you establish the idea that people identify by different or genders, different genders or genders, that actually youre helping those children to be empathetic and to understand how the world is changing. Do you take that argument . Do you take that argument . I would challenge that and say you empathy is important. Children learn empathy , children need to learn empathy, respect those good traits. Respect all those good traits. They not need to be fed an they do not need to be fed an ideology that is factual , as, ideology that is factual, as, say, greek mythology is factual because theyre being taught at school. In some cases, that a boy becomes a girl and now shes the girl. And you challenge that thesis that i absolutely challenge that. And im afraid in childrens publishing , and im afraid in childrens publishing, as we were saying, like, theres the highly talented author and poet rachel rooney, and shes been kind of drummed out of it because she wrote a book about celebrate your body , dont change your your body, dont change your body, celebrate your body. So the good authors are getting sort of drummed out, i dont know whats going to happen to me, but, you know, well see. And all these who and then all these ones who believe in gender, ideology, ideology getting, know, ideology are getting, you know, tons. Tons of sales. Okay. Celebrate your body. Well, tell you that, ive well, let me tell you that, ive been celebrating my body for years now. And pam , stay with us years now. And pam, stay with us because ive got my top pundits with me tonight. Diana moran, with me tonight. Diana moran, cecilia curci, and the wonderful Claire Pearsall clare, what do you think about this book . Its called either the bear and the magic snowflake. Would you read magic snowflake. Would you read it to your kids if they were small enough . I think probably would. I i think i probably would. I think that looks at think anything that looks at children and giving them independence and resilience has got to be a good thing, you need to understand that children will be sad at times. They will be angry. They be sad at times. They will be angry. They will be upset. Be sad at times. They will be angry. They will be upset. They angry. They will be upset. They will be happy. And thats will be happy. And thats absolutely fine. As long as you realise that, you can tell them its absolutely fine. But equally its fine to be bored or cross, you know , things that cross, you know, things that dont necessarily look positive on the outside. You can actually on the outside. You can actually teach children an awful lot. I mean, im not the greatest parent in the world, but i think that my son has grown up to be independent and resilient and turning into a all well rounded, teenagen turning into a all well rounded, teenager. But i think it is incredibly difficult when the messages that theyre being given in schools are watered down. And mustnt do things , down. And you mustnt do things, and you must look at every side of an argument. I think you should encourage some vibrant thinking, debate and have thinking, some debate and have differing opinions and be allowed to do that and explore those subjects. Sajeela have we lost the art of parenting in this country . I think parenting is actually just changed, i think were two ready to give in to childrens whims, because we think were helping them. We live in helping them. We live in a disposable culture where if something is broken, well get them something new. That wasnt my experience growing up. If you my experience growing up. If you got one thing you know, if youve got a you got youve got a toy, you got a doll, broke it. You wouldnt doll, you broke it. You wouldnt get but were get another one. But were constantly giving them things, and that giving in to and that means giving in to their well. Like you their whims as well. Like you know, i think its a strange phenomenon children arent phenomenon where children arent happy they are. Even phenomenon where children arent happall they are. Even phenomenon where children arent happall this they are. Even phenomenon where children arent happall this , they are. Even phenomenon where children arent happall this , i they are. Even phenomenon where children arent happall this , i think,are. Even phenomenon where children arent happall this , i think, youeven with all this, i think, you know, it doesnt matter what social background youre from. We spoil them in many different ways, and giving in to child when they say, hey, i want to be my niece whos 13 at her school. They children that identify they have children that identify as different animals and the collectively theyre called furries. Cant believe this. Furries. I cant believe this. Its like, why that indulged . Its like, why is that indulged . Thats. So yeah, thats ridiculous. So yeah, i think thats good books, a great idea. I think children should be independent. Yeah, they should be up to, to, know , be brought up to, to, you know, challenge that challenge things and know that people differently. People think differently. Yeah. The furries, they should be brushed out of the classroom, diana moran can you compare how you were raised as a child to how children are being raised in 2024 . Well, im smiling away as im listening to all this going on because im 84, but ive got sons in their 60s, and also grandchildren in their 30s. I have to quickly add, i loved reading books to them. They had masses of books , the more we masses of books, the more we could read, the better. And we could read, the better. And we learnt in that way. There wasnt all the complications that there seemed to be this day and age, and we had fun reading , seemed to be this day and age, and we had fun reading, or we had sadness or we had adventure , had sadness or we had adventure, and hopefully all of them have learnt from all of those experiences that theyve read about, pam, im going to give my viewers and listeners details of the book in just a second, but is the woke tide turning . Are we going to go back to normal ever . Going to go back to normal ever . Well, i think the word woke has been so diluted that almost now we dont even know what it means. I think definitely the tide is turning because with the puberty blocker decision this week from the nhs, that is good news with the with the schools consultation. We hope some good consultation. We hope some good news will come from that. I think people are waking up that they want their children to just think people are waking up that the safe nt their children to just think people are waking up that the safe and|eir children to just think people are waking up that thesafe and happyldren to just think people are waking up that thesafe and happy. Iren to just think people are waking up that thesafe and happy. Me to just think people are waking up that thesafe and happy. Me as just think people are waking up that thesafe and happy. Me as aist think people are waking up that thesafe and happy. Me as a boy be safe and happy. Me as a boy or a girl and not worry about all this other stuff. Okay, well of course, many people would argue that children need to learn about the fact that there are trans people out there because society is changing. And of course, we know that trans people are some of the most, picked on and abused in our society. So its all about opinions. Whats yours mark gbnews. Com delighted mark at gbnews. Com im delighted to say that even the bear and the magic snowflake by doctor pam spurr looks to be a brilliant read and an almost certain bestseller. Its out certain bestseller. Its out now, perfect for any child of any really up until nine, any age really up until nine, ten, 11. Read it to them, then they can read it for themselves. Or you could read it to the woke people in your life. Many of whom grown adults. My thanks whom are grown adults. My thanks to pam coming whom are grown adults. My thanks to you pam coming whom are grown adults. My thanks to you wont pam coming whom are grown adults. My thanks to you wont want coming whom are grown adults. My thanks to you wont want to coming whom are grown adults. My thanks to you wont want to missyming whom are grown adults. My thanks to you wont want to miss thisg up. You wont want to miss this in my take a ten. Sheffield university hosted an event university today hosted an event entitled how do you solve a problem like gb news . Ill be reacting shortly, but first my mark meets guest is one of britains brightest comedy stars. The popular actress from the inbetweeners, the it crowd for weddings casualty, for weddings and casualty, beunda for weddings and casualty, Belinda Stewart wilson brings the lolls next. Coming up in my take at ten Sheffield University today hosted an event entitled how do you solve a problem like gb news . Ill be dealing with the Sinister Forces that would love to close us down in no Uncertain Terms ten. Wont want to terms at ten. You wont want to miss first, mark meets. Miss it. But first, mark meets. And tonight, one of the most versatile actresses on tv , the versatile actresses on tv, the star of many sitcoms, including the it crowd and the inbetweeners , as well as bbc inbetweeners, as well as bbc drama hits like ordinary lies and the long running medical soap drama casualty. Belinda Stuart Wilson well, belindas latest project is on the big screen with the heist rom com licensed to love a ukraine and British Comedy which will be out in cinemas tomorrow. In Odeon Cinemas tomorrow. Beunda in Odeon Cinemas tomorrow. Belinda Stewart Wilson welcome to dolan tonight. To mark dolan tonight. Thank you very much for having me. Well get to the movie in just a moment. But you had an interesting childhood, daughter of officer of a British Army Officer family. Spent years on the family. Spent many years on the move you settled the move before you settled in the uk your childhood uk. So how did your childhood shape that you are . Shape the person that you are . Well, i went to a lot of different schools, in sort of quick succession , so probably quick succession, so probably learnt to make friends quite easily. I think was probably the i think that was probably the biggest bonus. About the acting . And how about the acting . What what gave you that bug, i went to a boarding school. When went to a boarding school. When i was about seven, and we did the new girls play, and i remember getting on stage and i think i was playing hiawatha, and said to myself, i and i. Q and i said to myself, i feel at home. Feel at home feel at home. I feel at home here. And, when i up, i here. And, when i grow up, i want actress. And want to be an actress. And i kind of just about pulled that off. Yeah. I mean, going to boarding at seven. Boarding school at seven. Or curse, yeah, its blessing or curse, yeah, its both bit both. Both a bit of both. When youre its quite, hard when youre that young because you cant tie your own shoelaces and you get in trouble. Ive got a lot for that. But, you do again, learn to make friends. Become to make friends. You become very independent, but, you know, youre from your youre taken away from your family and your pets if youve got and your mates and got them and your mates and stuff. Quite. Stuff. So its quite. Because your family was is it because your family was still and was still on the move and it was better for to be at boarding better for you to be at boarding school . Probably. School . Yes, probably. Put that way. Lets lets put it that way. Lets lets put it that way. Yeah, lets lets say that, listen, youve done so Much Television satirical listen, youve done so much televibroken satirical listen, youve done so much televibroken news, satirical listen, youve done so much televibroken news, satcrowd, show broken news, the it crowd, of inbetweeners, of course, the inbetweeners, i think producer gregs think actually, producer gregs been watching in between been busy watching in between his clips all afternoon, laughing head but he laughing his head off, but he told most of it cant broadcast. Its so rude. Its so rude. Its very naughty , which i its very naughty, which i love. Found, think, love. But we found, i think, a broadly acceptable take broadly acceptable clip. Take a listen. Listen. Sorry, i didnt realise you had friends round. Hello, boys. Hi, mrs. Mackenzie. Hello. All right. I see youre enjoying wills new wii. Its called a wii. Its pretty neat, isnt it . Its the only computer game ever only computer game ive ever been able to play. Would a game now, would you like a game now, mrs. Mackenzie . Im not very good. Oh, no, im not very good. Even will can beat me. You must be terrible. Well, ill give you some tips with this one. The trick is to bounce around a is it . Oh, yeah. Is it . Oh, yeah. Is it . Oh, yeah. You really need to bounce up and maybe give it a okay, maybe ill give it a quick game. You definitely wont, no, you definitely wont, hysterical you you hysterical stuff. You you couldnt a lot of couldnt really make a lot of what in that now, could you . I you . I dont think it would get commission now. Its so racy i yeah. I mean, is that is that a good thing or a bad thing . I mean, are we getting a little bit too sort nervous bit too sort of nervous about offending you offending people, or do you think right things think its right that things have changed and. Just glad it had well, im just glad it had its the sun and the fact its time in the sun and the fact its changed isnt really, really to me. Really up to me. No. Well thats it exactly. Well, comedy well, its an absolute comedy classic. Which, classic. And, speaking of which, i done of i mean, youve done lots of these sorts of things. For example, had small role in example, you had a small role in four weddings and a funeral when you making film. Did you were making that film. Did you were making that film. Did you you do you know what you are you not do you know what on your wikipedia , apparently on your wikipedia, apparently you were Wedding Singer on you were a Wedding Singer on that. No. E who does that . Is do you know who does that . Is nicola. Actress called nicola. Shes an actress called nicola. Shes an actress called nicola. Right. Nicola walker, this this tells me. I think we used to look like wikipedia is quite an unreliable source of information. So were going to strike that one from, from the court. But listen, what about then you did do quite a long stint in casualty. I did about ten episodes i think, or something. Im fascinated by shows like that. How it works real that. How it works a real production line. Yeah a machine its yeah, its a machine and its moving got youve got moving and youve got youve got to keep up with it and it doesnt stop and its fast , but doesnt stop and its fast, but its also they do pay a lot of attention to detail. And i do think, you know, they care about it. Its not just, you know bish bash bosh. No definitely which is no definitely not. Which is why been successful for so no definitely not. Which is why whatan successful for so no definitely not. Which is why whatan slofessful for so no definitely not. Which is why whatan slofessfulexcite long. What sort of parts excite you . Sort of you . What is the sort of character drawn to . Character youre drawn to . Do love playing comedy i do love playing comedy parts and something with a bit of grit. I like doing both. I love doing drama. I love doing comedy. And if you can combine the two love doing things the two and love doing things like love all like romcoms, i love all that stuff. Mean, ideally i think stuff. I mean, ideally i think id be in rom coms back to back. Yeah, mean, we were talking yeah, i mean, we were talking just before came air about just before we came on air about when started because when they started because i thought allen thought maybe it was woody allen with but with things like annie hall, but youd goes back further. Youd say it goes back further. I say, know, billy i would say, you know, billy wilder, like it wilder, you know, some like it hot. The apartment, seven year itch, monroe stuff, all itch, Marilyn Monroe stuff, all of that. You know, oddball comedy theyre comedy stuff, which is theyre all comedies, really . All romantic comedies, really . We just had the yeah. And we just had the oscars past. What is it . Oscars just past. What is it . What is your overview of the oscars . Does it still matter . What do you think of awards ceremonies . Ive sort of lost lost interest awards ceremony. Interest in awards ceremony. Its isnt it . Its quite healthy, isnt it . Yeah what . To have lost interest. Yeah, because its all very fake , isnt it . Fake, isnt it . I just dont feel very comfortable watching them anymore. Think i used anymore. Im not. I think i used to when i was little, used to to when i was little, i used to sort you know, you stayed up sort of, you know, you stayed up late watch oscars because late to watch the oscars because there it all there was an america, and it all felt exciting. And felt very exciting. Yeah. And youd that will be youd think one day that will be me. Frankly, im sort of me. But frankly, im sort of its not me, and thats okay. Thats a healthy i think thats a healthy thing. Found bit of a thing. I found it a bit of a yawn fest this year. Lets talk about the new movie. Its called license heres the license to love. Heres the poster. Gregs going to poster. I think gregs going to fire all ukrainian fire that one up, all ukrainian direction Production Team who left nothing. Left the country with nothing. What left the country with nothing. Wh yeah , and the crew were yeah, and the crew were extraordinary, and a lot of them had their homes. Theyd had lost their homes. Theyd been didnt been bombed, they didnt have anywhere. They anywhere. And they were. They were such cheerful, upbeat were such a cheerful, upbeat bunch you didnt. Bunch of people. You didnt. I didnt any of them didnt hear any of them complain. Were very sort of complain. They were very sort of matter about it and very matter of fact about it and very accepting what was going accepting of what was going on. But, were extraordinary but, they were an extraordinary bunch. Lovely, bunch. They really lovely, lovely group of people with really production that really good production on that film. So fun to do. And its out tomorrow. Tomorrow. It is out tomorrow, i think. But it was really good fun. Yeah, it was really, really how long it how long it long does it how long does it take to movie that . Take to make a movie like that . Well, there for well, i, we were out there for a couple weeks. Yeah. And couple of weeks. Yeah. And i think im not sure long it think im not sure how long it took that, but yeah, took around that, but yeah, they, got that probably they, they got that probably shot casualty. Shot more quickly than casualty. Well listen shot more quickly than casualty. A well listen shot more quickly than casualty. A treat well listen shot more quickly than casualty. A treat to well listen shot more quickly than casualty. A treat to weyou sten shot more quickly than casualty. A treat to weyou in. 1 such a treat to have you in. You so much for having thank you so much for having me years. Me watching you for years. And well be watching you. Whats next for you . Have you goti am very, very busy with i am very, very busy with lots things the pipeline. Lots of things in the pipeline. Yeah. Listen. Yeah. Thats good. Well, listen. Should really, so you should be really, really always. Really fantastic. Always. Especially in comedy, which we can agree. Hardest thing can all agree. The hardest thing to me tell you, belinda to do, let me tell you, belinda and should know, coming up in and i should know, coming up in the tomorrows the 10 00 hour, tomorrows papers the press and papers hot off the press and tonights top pundits, plus sheffield tonights top pundits, plus sheffie an entitled do hosted an event entitled how do you problem like gb you solve a problem like gb news . Ill be reacting in no Uncertain Terms next. That is about five minutes away. Dont go anywhere. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on. Gb news. On. Gb news. Good evening. Welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. So its been a cloudy and wet afternoon for many of us, all due to an area of low pressure thats been moving its way towards the uk through the rest of saturday and will push way north and will push its way north and eastwards tonight eastwards overnight tonight and into of sunday. This into the start of sunday. This will heavy rain and will bring some heavy rain and has brought some heavy has already brought some heavy rain, particularly to of rain, particularly to parts of southern could even southern scotland. We could even see some snow across the hills and overnight and the early and overnight and into the early hours further hours of sunday. Some further heavy pushes up from the heavy rain pushes up from the southwest , affecting parts of southwest, affecting parts of england and wales. All england and wales. Under all that and rain it will be a that cloud and rain it will be a very mild night, temperatures not dropping below 10 or 11 not dropping much below 10 or 11 degrees, north there degrees, but further north there will some brighter and will be some brighter spells and that temperatures to that will allow temperatures to drop single figures drop into the low single figures. A chilly for northern. So a chilly start for Northern Ireland of Scotland Ireland and parts of scotland with widespread with some sunshine widespread across these regions in the morning the morning through through the afternoon, though, that band of rain pushes its way eastwards, so sunshine developing so some sunshine developing for much and later much of england and wales later as there will be some as well. There will be some showers bubbling up through the afternoon. They could be quite heavy another heavy in places, but another very temperatures as very mild day. Temperatures as high 16 or 17 degrees across high as 16 or 17 degrees across the south and even for scotland, we the double we could see in the double figures. We could see in the double figures. Monday, a band of rain situated across the uk pushes its way eastwards, leaving a dner its way eastwards, leaving a drier day for most of us. Plenty of sunshine through the rest of the morning, but for Northern Ireland, turning much cloudier as we head into the afternoon with rain arriving, with that heavy rain arriving, it does then remain unsettled through much of next week, with temperatures above temperatures widely above average year, average for the time of year, perhaps 16 or 17. It looks things are it looks like things are heating boxt boilers heating up. Boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. It is 10 00 on television. On radio and online. In the United Kingdom and across the world. This is mark dolan tonight in my take atten. Sheffield university today hosted an event entitled how do you solve a problem like gb news . Ill be dealing with the sinister voi forces that would love to close this place down, and ill be dealing with in no Uncertain Terms in just a few minutes time. How do you solve a problem like gb news . Ill give you the answer plus a developing story tonight as tomorrows sunday times exclusively reveal that the prince and princess of wales will reveal all about katherines Health Issues straight after easter , ill get straight after easter, ill get instant reaction from the queen of royal reporting, Kinsey Schofield, live from hollywood, california. Plus tomorrows california. Plus tomorrows newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonights top pundits. So a packed show mark dolan tonight is your perfect saturday night in crack open a bottle of beer, maybe a guinness. Its Saint Patricks day tomorrow or fire up the kettle. Lets get to work. How do you solve a problem like news . Ill be answering like gb news . Ill be answering that the headlines from that after the headlines from someone problems someone that has no problems whatsoever. Aaron armstrong. Whatsoever. Aaron arm strong. Whatsoever. Aaron armstrong. Thank you mark. I admire your confidence. It is 10 01. Very good evening to you from the gb newsroom. Sainsburys has been newsroom. Sainsburys has been unable to fulfil the vast majority of todays online deliveries because of technical issues. Contact loss payments in store were also affected, leaving thousands of customers either unable to buy groceries or having to queue for cash machines. Sainsburys says it was caused by an overnight software update. Tesco experienced similar problems but on a smaller scale. Both chains have apologised to the customers and say the unrelated issues have now been resolved. The man elected as the new first minister of wales, has described his victory as a page in the book of our nations history. Evan gething will become the first black leader of any european country. He won a narrow contest against his only rival, jeremy miles, to win the welsh labour leadership race, taking 51 of the vote. Hes expected to be confirmed as first minister on wednesday , first minister on wednesday, when a vote will take place in the senate and hell replace Mark Drakeford, who has held the post since 2018. It means no uk nafion post since 2018. It means no uk nation will be led by a white male the First Time Since male for the First Time Since devolution began the late devolution began in the late 1990s. Devolution began in the late 199 today we turn a devolution began in the late 199today we turn a page in the today we turn a page in the book of our nations history , a book of our nations history, a history that we write together , history that we write together, not just because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country , but because a country, but because a generational dial has jumped to like ken and jane. Devolution is not something that i have had to get used to or to adapt to, or to apologise for. Devolution. Welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities is in my blood now. There are plenty of problems on the roads. Earlier drivers on the m25 have been dealing with major disruption as unprecedented caused unprecedented closures caused significant motor significant delays. Motor supported miles of tailbacks on the approach to the five mile closure between junctions ten and 11 in surrey. Its the first time the m20 has been closed dunng time the m20 has been closed during the day since it opened in 1986, and it will remain shut until 6 am. On monday morning for bridge repairs. Finally to rugby union, ireland have retained the six nations championship after beating scotland 1713 in dublin. A dan sheehan scored a try to give ireland a 67. To six lead at half time. Another try in the second half from Andrew Porter looked to have given ireland some breathing space. Scotland did hit back through hugh jones to make it nervy at the end, but ireland hung on to win back to back titles. Theres the captain, peter omahony, lifting the. It may well have the trophy. It may well have been his last match for his country and in the last few minutes france won an entertaining game in paris, beating england 3331 to finish second. You can sign up to gb news alerts for the latest on our stories. Scan the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now its back to. Mark. To. Mark. Thanks to my good friend Aaron Armstrong , who returns in Aaron Armstrong, who returns in an hours time. Welcome to mark dolan tonight. Its a busy one. A developing story this evening as tomorrows sunday times exclusively reveals that the prince and princess of wales will reveal all about catherines Health Issues after easter. Thats right. Theyre going to come clean, folks. Easter. Thats right. Theyre going to come clean, folks. Ill get instant reaction from the queen of royal reporting, Kinsey Schofield, live from hollywood, california. Plus tomorrows newspaper front pages and live reaction in the studio from tonights top pundits this evening, former government adviser Claire Pearsall, the Green Goddess herself, broadcaster diana moran, and comedian and broadcaster sir gyles curci. Plus, theyll be nominating their headline heroes and back page zeros. A packed hour to come. Mark dolan, tonight is your perfect saturday night those papers are night in those papers are coming. But first, my take at ten. An event took place at the excellent. University of excellent. University of sheffield today, organised by a group called the Media Reform Coalition, a name so dystopian it would have George Orwell turning in his sleep. The event was simply entitled how do you solve a problem like gb news . As how do you solve a problem like gb news . Theres a lot to unpick there. First of all, what does problem mean . Is it a problem to offer a different view on the big stories of the day and the issues facing this country . Is it a problem to do that differently, like here on mark dolan tonight with a bit of opinion, some fiery debate and a splash of humour . Is that a problem . Is it a problem to debate immigration which saw the best part of three quarters of a Million People enter the country last year, something that even the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, says is too much . Justin welby, says is too much . Is it a problem to debate british history in a balanced light, rather than characterising it as something to be ashamed of . Is it a problem to have a channel which is unapologetic , patriotic and is unapologetic, patriotic and considers our countrys past to be complex and flawed but ultimately glorious . Havent we ultimately glorious . Havent we given the world the industrial revolution, free market economics, which have lifted billions of people out of poverty and shown the world what democracy looks like with the mother of all parliaments with the help of the allies, didnt. The help of the allies, didnt. We defeat fascism in two world wars . And werent we the first to end the evil crime of slavery at huge financial, military and human problem to human cost . Is it a problem to stress the importance of human biology when looking at how our society is structured and organised, and without which actual women will lose their hard won sex based rights . Is it a problem to see both the challenges and, dare i say it, yes, the benefits of brexit. Well none of this sounds like a problem to me. So what is the problem . Well, its talking shops like this group in sheffield, or an egregious advertising ban which seeks to starve this project of funding many powerful people and organisations. The elite, if you like , the establishment, cannot like, the establishment, cannot bear this place because were widening the debates around a whole range of issues which they thought they had stitched up. But the north london inspired liberal consensus is no more. As demonstrated by both the brexit result in 2016 and Boris Johnsons victory in 2019, which he sadly squandered. And whilst he sadly squandered. And whilst im no cheerleader of his, donald trump will confound the establishment all over again when he likely re enters the white house in november, the likes of this panel in sheffield are threatened by the rise of gb news. Why would an innovative small new channel made up of talented and diverse journalists and broadcasters , producing 24 and broadcasters, producing 24 hours of balanced daily political debate, be such a threat . Well, because we tackle some of the orthodoxies that ive mentioned, we dare to reflect wider Public Opinion in our content and we aim to give you a voice. They dont like that. Lets look at the other word in this events title solve. How do you solve a problem like gb news . That word contains within it the implication that this channel should be dealt with in some way. Would that involve crushing overregulation so as to make channel more so as to make the channel more vanilla than haagen dazs ice cream . Would solving the problem like gb news, involve closing the place down . Well, of course, thats what many dream of. Why else do the champagne swilling, chattering classes gloat at and even encourage the aforementioned ad boycott . Dont aforementioned ad boycott . Dont forget the moment our fabulous head of sales was heckled at an Advertising Industry event for working for the peoples channel. Working for you. Take a listen to how she. Behaves and catch up. Catch up. Not. Not. Not. A talented and highly effective young woman heckled by drunken blokes at an awards bash. Charming. Dont forget ex sky news star adam boulton calling for this place to be shut down on bbc newsnight in a debate which, surprise, surprise, was not balanced. Not one person present speaking up for the channel. Fair play to the brilliant former boss of sky news. However, john riley, who said the ad boycott is wrong. Hes absolutely right and its an affront to democracy. How an affront to democracy. How ironic, therefore, that this group should be called media for democracy when the tenor of their debate seems to be about shutting down debate before this place existed, with 1 or 2 notable exceptions , including my notable exceptions, including my old mates at talk radio and latterly talk tv , plus the mail, latterly talk tv, plus the mail, the telegraph and the express. Weve largely had one note coverage from the other news outlets , whether it was the outlets, whether it was the madness of covid lockdowns, vaccine tyranny , brexit, the vaccine tyranny, brexit, the culture wars, october the 7th and so much more , these folks in and so much more, these folks in sheffield are discussing the idea that gb news is a problem, but theyre the ones with the problem because gb news is not going anywhere. If you cancel the peoples channel, you cancel the peoples channel, you cancel the people and thats not going to happen. Not on my watch. I just wont have it. To happen. Not on my watch. I just wont have it. How do you solve a problem like gb news . Let me know your thoughts. Mark at gbnews. Com. Ill get to your email shortly. But first, my top punst email shortly. But first, my top pundits tonight very excited to have political commentator and former government adviser Claire Pearsall. We also have the Green Goddess herself, model and broadcaster diana moran and comedian writer. Broadcaster diana moran and comedian writer. And all round comedian writer. And all round legend sir geila curci. Folks taking me longer and longer to get across that studio because im showing my age. 50 im showing my age. Im 50 tomorrow, so, you please , please. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Know i only look folks. I know i only look 49 folks. Listen, do start . Listen, where do we start . Sevilla how do you solve listen, where do we start . S the murdoch papers, problems with the murdoch papers, problems with, you know, the tabloids versus so thats thats right. Critique is fine. Theres nothing wrong with is nothing wrong with that, is there a problem with gb news, i think criticism i think, you know, gb news could actually be better. It was sold to me when i first started here with that. You have left right. And in you have left right. And in between views and we have the discussion and that was great. That was i loved the idea, but the reality is that if you watch a programming over the day , and a programming over the day, and i do love your show because you do show different bias, youre not scared of three strong women for unlike other shows. For a start. Unlike other shows. But you know, it is changed because you see the because when you see the programming the whole day, its all the same. Its all the same , all the same. Its all the same, and it can be divisive. In my opinion. It can. Theres a theres a hell of a lot of islamophobia going on here dressed other things , dressed up as other things, which want to address which you might want to address as a channel, we talk as a channel, you know, we talk about muslim vote. I dont about the muslim vote. I dont agree with that. But actually, you muslim you probably lose the muslim viewership if you know, you dont address that , racism is dont address that, racism is never addressed never really addressed properly here. Watching here. I was watching the Programme Today and just Programme Today and its just brushed but brushed under the carpet, but what about whataboutery . Whataboutery. So, you know, of course , just like we criticise course, just like we criticise when ive been on the show before, the bbc and their bias, you have to accept gb news has got a right wing bias. Im not actually a fan of politicians becoming presenters. I could go on and on and on, but i also want to say the benefits, which is like people like me to come on this show, on your show specifically and get to say, well, dont with that. Well, i dont agree with that. L, well, i dont agree with that. I, know, and i think its i, you know, and i think its important because i am an ardent lefty. I am a bit woke. And all those things that people dont approve of on the right. But its important to have that balance. Think give balance. And i think you do give that pearsall magic that Claire Pearsall the magic of news and hopefully this of gb news and hopefully this programme is that sevilla can say that and by the way, im sure theres lots in what shes had to say. By the way, im more than happy that this debate happened in sheffield. Certainly in sheffield. I certainly wouldnt not to wouldnt want that debate not to happen. The happen. Im just looking at the question, you a question, how do you solve a problem with gb news . And it tells that there is an agenda tells me that there is an agenda to place, to get rid of this place, or at least clip wings. Least clip its wings. The of the word its the use of the word problem. It a problem . Problem. Why is it a problem . Why having a channel why is having a news channel that potentially broadcasts some views dont like . Why views that you dont like . Why is problem . If youre at is that a problem . If youre at a you should a university, you should be there expand your knowledge. There to expand your knowledge. Youre to youre youre there to learn. Youre there up things that there to pick up things that will help you throughout the rest of your life. So if you cant debate something that you dont like, dont particularly like, then i think thats university think thats a university failing students. When i was at school, was always dragged school, i was always dragged into society to into the debating society to take the position that no one else wanted to do, which was always a really unpopular. But you now do at gb news. But you now do at gb news. Clearly, that was obviously my Stomping Ground at school, but was good. Good in the but it was good. Good in the fact that you had to learn that people werent always going to like what you had say, as like what you had to say, as long as say it with long as you say it with authority and youve learned long as you say it with auth itty and youve learned long as you say it with auth it and|d youve learned long as you say it with auth it and youve e learned long as you say it with auth it and youve researched from it and youve researched something, absolutely fine. Something, then absolutely fine. And talking about and i think talking about banning channel just is narrow banning a channel just is narrow minded. And you quite often find that the biggest critics of the channel have never watched it or have watched tiny bits of it, of one day. And as you were saying, there are different programmes throughout the day, and there clearly there are different positions given there are different voices on there, which i think is really good, but it is very, very difficult to keep a semblance of balance sometimes with the subjects when you have a lot of right wing views. Okay . Okay . I mean, look, lets straighten a few things out, diana. Of sheffield diana. First of all, Sheffield University did not participate in this discussion. It was simply that the venue at sussex at Sheffield University was used. The group are the Media Reform Coalition and theyre not saying they want to shut down gb news, they want to debate all the controversy that surrounds the controversy that surrounds the whats your view . The channel whats your view . My view is that having worked with the bbc, i was trained with the bbc all those years ago , and the bbc all those years ago, and its i admire the corporation , its i admire the corporation, dont get me wrong, but i just adore this channel gb news because its so open. You can because its so open. You can say what you feel. Youre not say what you feel. Youre not going to. Im not going to upset you. Youre not going to upset me. And as long as i dont swear and all the rest of it, i feel that i and all the rest of it, i feel thati can and all the rest of it, i feel that i can put my point of view across, which i think is wonderful. One criticism and you didnt mention it actually , i do didnt mention it actually, i do watch gb news a lot. I really enjoy it. I it taxes my brain very often and that i like, but i do find that there is a bit too much repetition in one day of those same exactly what i meant , of those same exactly what i meant, right . Thats exactly what i meant. Thats exactly what i meant. Fascinating. Well, look. Fascinating. Well, look. There you go. Im all ears, folks. What do you think . How do you solve a problem like gb news . Do you think the news . What do you think the message from this who message is from this group who are the media reform are called the Media Reform Coalition, what they think coalition, about what they think of this channel what the of this channel and what the establishment think of this place. Let me know your thoughts, because place thoughts, because this place belongs to you. Mark at gbnews. Com. But up, a gbnews. Com. But next up, a developing story tonight, as tomorrows sunday times exclusively that the exclusively revealed that the prince and princess of wales will reveal all about catherines Health Issues after easter. Ill be getting instant reaction from the queen of royal reporting, Kinsey Schofield live from next. How do you solve a problem like gb news . That was debated at Sheffield University today . Well, the emails are coming in thick and fast. Ill get to them at 1030 with the papers. But first, us news with the queen of american showbiz , royal and american showbiz, royal and political reporting. Kinsey schofield kinsey. Great to see schofield kinsey. Great to see you. What a week for the royals. Tell about this exclusive tell me about this exclusive from the from the sunday times. The waleses are going to spill the beans. Tell me more. Beans. Tell me more. Thats what were hearing. They absolutely just might. The times on sunday is reporting that the prince and princess of wales could address the mystery surrounding catherines health at an upcoming Public Engagement after easter. This is according to a close friend. They also say that the prince and princess of wales plan to be clear and more open about the princesss recovery from abdominal surgery. In the same piece, friends are concerned about the negative effects rumours circulating onune effects rumours circulating online could be having on the princesss recovery, adding additional stress that the palace has clearly, you know, tried to avoid, most definitely. Tried to avoid, most definitely. Clearly, you know, theres a debate about whether we have a right to know about catherines health. Whats your view . Because youre very supportive of the princess of wales. I mean, ive got viewers tonight saying theyre very disappointed with pursuing the with me, that im pursuing the photo story. I, you know , i, i am under i, you know, i, i am under the impression that she deserves her privacy. But i also, coming from a pr background, understand that something more than a tweet needed to happen after that photo fail. It was a mistake. It was an innocent, innocent, innocent mistake. We all photoshop our images. You know, mark, i just since ive been talking to you, ive taken away three of my chins. Im actually im very, very unattractive im very, a very unattractive person, but i think that it becomes a historical issue when you are a historical figure. This is the this is the queen going to be the queen one day. And like you, i. Not just and like you, i. Why not just auction off the original photo to a great cause . Make it a bigger story, make it a happy ending and make light of the subject. And in doing so, youre releasing a photo without truly without it being pressure from the media or the public, and youre elevating a great cause that means a lot to you, and you nip the whole thing in the bud. But what were seeing is the prince and princess of wales being, you know, i hate to use the word stubborn, but theyre in position be stubborn in a position to be stubborn because they are the most popular royals without a doubt. Well, absolutely. Well, absolutely. I mean, look, my view is are furious. A lot of them anyway. Trish says, mark, youre absolutely disgraceful the way youve harping on about the youve been harping on about the mothers it is a mothers day photo, it is a story is dividing opinion. Story which is dividing opinion. Do think meghan is enjoying do you think meghan is enjoying princess catherines first ever pr disaster . Pr disaster . I would hope that she wouldnt be enjoying it. But you know , she certainly taking know, she certainly taking advantage of it from marketing advantage of it from a marketing perspective. Even cnn here in the states, which has been notoriously critical of the monarchy, cited meghans launch being suspicious and ill timed while noting that catherine is about three times more popular than meghan. So i dont know if than meghan. So i dont know if shes relishing in it, but i, i do know that its clear shes taken advantage of it. Of course, meghan is entitled to launch her brand whenever she likes, and the sussexes would challenge the idea that the timing was coincidental. Why are timing was coincidental. Why are instagram picking on Catherine Kinsey . Kinsey . This is the wildest thing ive ever seen. I have never. I am a instagram junkie and never in my life have i seen a disclaimer saying that a photo has been edited. A photo is not the original photo , and were the original photo, and were seeing that now on the prince and princess of wales image. And princess of wales image. This is wild to me, mark, because instagram is a place where there are entire profiles dedicated. To i women that do dedicated. To i women that do not exist in real life. They monetise their whole platform and theyre just computers. Like its just a picture of somebody that you cannot see at walmart, but like, think about the but also like, think about the kardashians. Never seen kardashians. Ive never seen their there, and their real face on there, and i can that confidently. So it can say that confidently. So it does feel like instagram is picking of wales does feel like instagram is pickirive of wales does feel like instagram is pickirive personally of wales does feel like instagram is pickirive personally reachedales here. Ive personally reached out said, who made out to them and said, who made this and of course this decision and why . Of course im enough for anyone to im not big enough for anyone to respond, i do think that respond, but i do think that this is you know, kind of this is a, you know, kind of bullying in a way. Well, and think i tend to well, and i think i tend to agree you, lets talk about agree with you, lets talk about tucker carlson, probably tucker carlson, who is probably the famous news broadcaster the most famous news broadcaster in if not the world. He in america, if not the world. He recently interviewed Vladimir Putin in the kremlin. How has he got tied up in this photo gate scandal . Scandal . I it just gives you kind of anidea i it just gives you kind of an idea of how crazy this story has become, not only where you are, but here in the states. Tucker carlson his Team Tucker Carlson and his team received some outreach from an individual claiming to be the person that actually photoshopped the princess of waless image. They said they waless image. They said they wanted to take the heat off of catherine, so they wanted to give tucker an exclusive interview. Mark, give tucker an exclusive interfell. Mark, give tucker an exclusive interfell for mark, give tucker an exclusive interfell for it. Mark, give tucker an exclusive interfell for it. His mark, give tucker an exclusive interfell for it. His name mark, give tucker an exclusive interfell for it. His name is. Mark, they fell for it. His name is. Its a youtube prankster named joshua peters. While joshua peters. And while tuckers team did say, can you send us proof that you worked with the waleses all they did was get on photoshop and make up some fake paperwork. That actually you actually was ludicrous. If you read print, tucker went read the fine print, tucker went through the through the entire interview thankfully interview and thankfully somebody on his team recognised this they interview this guy. So they interview never aired. But it just goes to show that this is a story globally that everyone is so obsessed that mistakes obsessed with, that mistakes like this are being made, kinsey , i wish we had longer. Well catch up next week. My thanks to the queen of us. Showbiz, royal and political reporting. Kinsey schofield. Check out her schofield. Check out her brilliant website today for daily. Com and her podcast of the same name. Next up, tomorrows newspaper front pages with full pundh newspaper front pages with full pundit reaction. Lots to get welcome back. Small team today. Greg, ben and alister. Thank you for your hard work. Its time now for the papers. And we start now for the papers. And we start with the sunday mirror, geo breaks silence after row. Im gutted that amanda left. I thought wed win. Strictly pro says hes just a perfectionist. Of course. This was amanda abbington, whos an actress who quit strictly during rehearsals before theyd been eliminated from the show. But her dance partner says he thinks they could have won the mail on sunday. Now the ultimate guide to avoiding ultra processed food with doctor Michael Mosley. Well, i dont recommend much on this show, but can i just recommend doctor mosley . Recommend doctor Michael Mosley . Because. Hes a doctor and because. Hes a doctor and i read his book, the keto 800 fast keto 800 lost a load of weight, felt brilliant , hes great and felt brilliant, hes great and hes got a seven page Health Special in the mail on sunday, obviously, if youre going to change your diet, do consult your doctor. Also, princesss friends condemn cruel exploitation as paris tragedy photo promotes assisted dying. The headline diana crash used in vile euthanasia ad campaign. This is diana princess dianas crash used to sell the idea that you can take your own life. Also, an exclusive in the mail on sunday a devastating poll tories are heading for biggest defeat ever. The tories are heading for the worst defeat in the partys history, according to bombshell private polling seen by the mail on sunday. A Russian Missile threat to shapps on ukraine visit kate plans to be open with the public on health that is an exclusive from my pal roya nikkhah , who is my pal roya nikkhah, who is their royal editor, and its quite the scoop, a first for wales and europe. The first black first minister of wales, first black leader in europe. Full stop , intensive care full stop, intensive care ceiling collapses and hedge fund played for Boris Johnsons trip. Played for Boris Johnsons trip. The sunday express, now farage plots sunaks demise. Nigel farage gb news star is set for a dramatic return to frontline politics, in a move that could spell catastrophe for the tories. The brexit champion is being lined up to lead reform uks election charge and is said to be on a mission to finish off the conservatives and for the conservatives once and for all. Okay, where should we go next . So weve got the telegraph. Well done folks, mordaunt is a stalking horse for right wing tory rival, this, of course, is speculation about whether rishi sunak could be replaced , but sunak could be replaced, but well get more on that shortly. Observer now tories slam bonkers plot to topple sunak as chaos mounts. And meta expert instagram is fuelling a rise in suicides. Last but not least, a suicides. Last but not least, a much needed smile from the daily star sunday men who wear old school under crackers make the best lovers, apparently. Whos a best lovers, apparently. Whos a cheeky boy then . Today why, oh why, oh why france . Yes indeed. Blokes who wear Old Fashioned y fronts are the hottest in bed. Its undeniable. Hottest in bed. Its undeniable. All because a poll of britains women assure us that it is true. Well, youll be relieved to hear im not wearing anything tonight. Tmi. They call that too much information. Of course. Im information. Of course. Im wearing marks and spencers briefs because i am patriotic. And marks and spencers is a Great British brand. And yes, theyre fresh. I had to, in case i go in an ambulance. My mother would be horrified if i didnt. Lets get reaction to the front pages from tonights top pundits. By the way, can i just say that wearing m s . But that im wearing m s . But tomorrow wearing next that im wearing m s . But tomdayw wearing next that im wearing m s . But tomday after wearing next that im wearing m s . But tomday after primark. Ng next that im wearing m s . But tom day after primark. Other. T the day after primark. Other supermarkets are available reacting to tomorrows front pages. Ive got political commentator and former adviser to claire to the government Claire Pearsall , model, journalist and pearsall, model, journalist and the Green Goddess herself, diana moran , and the brilliant moran, and the brilliant broadcaster, comedian actor broadcaster, comedian and actor sajeela curci. Lots of stories to get through. Lets have to get through. Lets have a look at this one. I mean, who could take their eyes off that headune . Could take their eyes off that headline . Clare nigel farage plots sunaks demise , but the plots sunaks demise, but the mood music is that rishi sunak , mood music is that rishi sunak, the Prime Minister, appears to be in fatal trouble. Be in fatal trouble. Well, its not a surprise. I think hes been in trouble pretty much since he took over. There wasnt much of a honeymoon penod there wasnt much of a honeymoon period when he came in after liz trusss 45 day experiment and hes not really made anybody come along with him on the journey of im not sure what it was, he actually wanted some kind of integrity and professionalism and it was all going to be wonderful. Well, the policies need to be there and unfortunately that hasnt happened. And he lacks a little bit of the sort of political nous that you need when youre in number 10. I think that we really have to question how good he is at politics, with the mistakes that are constantly being made. And somebody like being made. And somebody like nigel farage be massive , nigel farage will be a massive, problem to the conservative party. He is incredibly popular. Hes very clever at what he does, whether he really wants to go back in and be the face of reform remains to be seen. I think at the moment he is doing a pretty good job of that from outside of the party. Well, yes. Mean, are the express i mean, are the express guilty overselling this story guilty of overselling this story by suggesting that farage plots sunaks demise . I mean that would only be decisive if perhaps he became the leader of reform uk. Thats right. And you have to question whether he wants to do that. What really is in that for him . Because hes incredibly successful from the successful looking from the outside. He works well in outside. He works well in america. Hes very close with donald trump, so america. Hes very close with donald trump , so ability america. Hes very close with donald trump, so ability and donald trump, so his ability and his lay outside of one his skills lay outside of one particular political party. And i dont see what the benefit is to him. Ill come to the others in a moment. But you are a former government adviser, and i just want to ask you, i mean, yes, sunak hasnt really had much of a honeymoon period. You know, hell make approximately two years the next years by the time of the next election. But, is there a now a head of steam to get rid of him . Thats the question. I mean, this rumour goes around pretty much on a weekly basis. I dont buy it. And people that ive spoken to in westminster would be westminster just say it would be absolutely catastrophic, but its catastrophic already. What they to so what would they have to lose . Moran, do you think lose . Diana moran, do you think the should bite the the tories should bite the bullet . Its kitchen sink time, isnt it . W e mean, it certainly is. I mean, im not a political really, not a political animal, really, but i mean, you cant get away from the fact that they are trying to get rid of him at the moment, by fair means or foul. And i have to admit that farage is such a strong character, that he could probably, in, in a certain party, he could probably turn people like myself from one party to another. Right. Well, thats really interesting. I mean , the dilemma facing i mean, the dilemma facing nigel farage, diane, is diana is whether or not he stays with reform uk or does he wait for the tories to implode and then rescue the oldest party in the history of european democracy . History of european democracy . Oh my goodness. I hadnt really thought that hed do that i he hasnt ruled it out. He hasnt ruled it out. Lets watch this space because thats going to come to this in a second. But that is that is possible that nigel hasnt completely given up the idea of going back to the tories after the election, when theyve had an existential and rescuing existential defeat and rescuing the project. The whole project. But to that, hed okay. But to do that, hed have to become mp in the have to become an mp in the first so you have to be first place. So you have to be elected seat. So its not elected to a seat. So its not quite simple striding quite as simple as just striding in, shall take over. In, saying i shall take over. I mean, he he has the ability mean, yes, he he has the ability to whether he wants to go to do it whether he wants to go in be backbench opposition mp, in be a backbench opposition mp, which really hard work. Ive which is really hard work. Ive been opposition prior to 2010 been in opposition prior to 2010 andifs been in opposition prior to 2010 and its really difficult. So are we about to have a new Prime Minister . Do you know what what a great time. If youre a tory, like if youre if youre one of the mps, isnt it fantastic . Because everybody can have a go at being pm. I mean, everyone, i mean, you know , you can have it on you know, you can have it on your cv. So i mean, its going to be a few months, maybe in november, im october, when are we going have the election . We going to have the election . You know, we could be squeezing a few in. May is later in may still possible . Yes it is right. Yes it is right. You could also move the date of the local elections. So just because rishi sunak rules out an election 2nd may, election on the 2nd of may, the nominations elections nominations for local elections havent closed until the beginning of april. About that so sevilla, how about that story and let me get it, story in and let me get it, because its shocking for because its quite shocking for the minister he the Prime Minister whether he survives not. And this is in survives or not. And this is in the mail on sunday, an exclusive sevilla devastating poll. Tories sevilla devastating poll. Tories are heading for the biggest defeat in history. Okay, thats the one. Oh, the mail on sunday, devastating poll. Tories are heading for the biggest defeat ever. Poll. Tories are heading for the biggest defeat ever. Oh, biggest defeat ever. Oh, surprise. Of course. Oh, well, thats a shock. Shock, horror. Fame. Feign feigns fainting , fame. Feign feigns fainting, look, i think, we know theyre not going to. Theyre done. Right . We know that and they know it, but theyre kind of trying to make so much mess before they leave, you know, like when, when youre a student and you leave your digs and you crush biscuits in there because the you know, been a the landlords, you know, been a bit of a git, and thats what theyre of revealing a lot theyre kind of revealing a lot with these anecdotes. Theyre kind of revealing a lot witi sajeela. Inecdotes. Theyre kind of revealing a lot witisajeela. Yeah. Ytes. Sajeela. Yeah. Sajeela. Yeah. Well, thats what theyre doing. Think doing. But i do think liberal dems, they now . Dems, where are they right now . I ive heard from the i mean, ive not heard from the lib they could this lib dems. They could take this now because both the main parties, two parties, i think theyre dont know what theyre well, i dont know what theyre well, i dont know what they stand for. So id like to know because i think largely the problem think thats largely the problem is should be is that, yes, this should be prime for liberal prime territory for liberal democrats where are they . Prime territory for liberal democryunfortunately,they . Prime territory for liberal democryunfortunately, their theyre unfortunately, their policies bizarre. They policies are so bizarre. They dont know what they dont really know what they stand and dont have stand for, and they dont have a strong so theyre Strong Enough leader. So theyre not the local not coming through the local elections. Where they elections. Normally where they do well. And i think that were going independents or going to see independents or other parties coming through doing much better than they are. Course , you know, labour of course, you know, labour will argue the tories have made a horlicks of the last 14 years and frankly, its time for change. The snp would argue that theyre popular scotland change. The snp would argue that theydelivering pular scotland change. The snp would argue that theydelivering forar scotland change. The snp would argue that they delivering for the scotland change. The snp would argue that they delivering for the scottish d and delivering for the scottish people. Listen, its all about opinions and can i get your opinions and can i get your opinion on this one . Sevilla an exclusive in the sunday times. A great scoop from somebody ive worked with in the past who is roya nikkhah, their royal edhon roya nikkhah, their royal editor, princess kate, catherine plans to be open with the public on her health. Shes expected to speak about her recovery from surgery as she resumes public dufies surgery as she resumes public duties next month. Sources close to catherine, who has requested privacy since undergoing an abdominal operation in january, believed shell be clear believed that shell be clear and open about her health when she has fully recovered and may talk about it during an engagement. Talk about it during an engagement. Do we have a right to know about the princess of waless health . Theyre sending out really mixed messages so you send out a photo which you didnt need to do, but you sent out the photo, but now youre saying, look, it all will be relieved or relieved. Will be revealed, relieved. All will be revealed, all revealed after all will be revealed after easter. Why . After easter . Its like. Who jr all like. Its like who shot jr all over again . You mean . Its over again . Do you mean . Its like, do we have wait like, why do we have to wait till after end season . Till after end of season . Cliff hanger a season cliff hanger yeah, its a season cliff hanger yeah, its a season cliff hanger always cliff hanger but theyve always said until after april, this isnt new. True. She wasnt going to appear at all until after april. But dont send out the photo, well thats different. Were talking about her actually appearance. But you see, the problem with that photograph is it then established the debate about shes doing. About how shes doing. I said, in my and thats why i said, in my big opinion, they shouldnt have released the photo the first released the photo in the first place. Whether its real or not, if shes going to have privacy, then should have. Then privacy she should have. And the palace who and it was the palace who effectively brought this on themselves. Diana. Error of judgement it was an error of judgement on part, a very, very big error. Diana, do we have a right to know about the health of royals, the health of royals generally royal royal members of the family. No, i dont think any more than that. You have the right to know our health. Yes if know about our health. Yes if something wrong. I had something goes wrong. I had major problems when i was 47 and in the public i was in the pubuc in the public i was in the public eye, but i didnt want the public to know about it. So i disappeared for quite a long time to deal with my problem. And thats how i think many of us would want to do. I didnt want to give the press my what was going on, and therefore i dont think we should know too much about catherine. Agree with a large i agree with you to a large extent , but when it i agree with you to a large extent, but when it comes to the royals, they are the head of state. So i do think we do have a right to know if our future king ill, if our future queen king is ill, if our future queen if theres something serious. But flip side of but also on the flip side of that we if you tell us that is if we if you tell us which of course i know shes telling us after easter , it can telling us after easter, it can help other people in a similar situation , you know, but do, situation, you know, but i do, i do dont sort of think this do i dont sort of think this thing like youve got. Yes, you can a bit of privacy, can have a bit of privacy, but at end the day you you at the end of the day you you are the head of our, you know, country. We do have country. So we do have some right in right to know if youre in a dangerous hes got dangerous because hes got cancen dangerous because hes got cancer. Know what kind cancer. We dont know what kind of you know, we dont of cancer you know, we dont know we. But know what kate had. We. But okay, theyre going to tell us in in april. But i think that would be helpful. Whatever shes got to help other people in the similar situation. The problem the king did the problem that the king did have, cancer, the have, the prostate cancer, the prostate. Sorry procedure, procedure. Open about and procedure. He was open about and people benefited from that. People have benefited from that. Theyve gone to see their doctors and theyre people are talking more openly about it that hes now gone quiet on the next bit. Im quite happy about. Well, indeed. I mean, heres well, indeed. I mean, heres the question, claire, did the king open a can of worms by revealing his health in revealing his Health Status in such detail . And is that the such detail . And is that the problem that catherine now faces . Because the royals are oversharing . I dont think its oversharing. I think the king actually made the right decision, and it does help people. Somebody in the people. If somebody in the pubuc people. If somebody in the public eye has that conversation and encourages people to go and it encourages people to go and it encourages people to go and get their health checked, and get their health checked, and to be able to talk about those kind of issues, then fantastic. But his choice fantastic. But it was his choice to do unfortunately, with to do it, unfortunately, with this i do think youre this one. And i do think youre right. Weve had, right. Sajeela that weve had, you both ways. The you cant have it both ways. The palace said that the palace have said that the princess of wales is ill, and were not going to talk about it. You mustnt about it. And you mustnt talk about it. And you mustnt talk about it. Blanket ignore it. And well blanket ignore you. Theyre you. Yeah. And now theyre saying, we are going saying, oh, but we are going to release information. Release the information. Shes going come clean in a tell going to come clean in a tell all, you know, and heres a dodgy, heres a dodgy photo of her on mothers with her one her on mothers day with her one footed son george. Any idea what do you have any idea what when lost the foot, george. When he lost the foot, george. Because his because Prince George and his photograph does only have photograph only does only have one then the other one foot, and then the other little got twisted little lads got a twisted finger, piano finger, which means his piano playing behind him. Playing days are behind him. Well, arthritis. Were discussing arthritis how. Now. The junior arthritis. The junior arthritis. Yes. Yeah. Yes. Yeah. Which i suffer from talking about enough is enough. About absolute enough is enough. Enough is enough. And i think lots of viewers feel the same way. Got to say a quick bit way. Ive got to say a quick bit of showbiz. Gutted amanda of showbiz. Im gutted amanda left. I thought wed win. Now look, i dont watch strictly, but show the but this is a big show on the bbc. Abbington bbc. Amanda abbington is an actress. Diana moran, who left actress. Diana moran, who left the because , well, she was the show because, well, she was unwell and i think rather stressed by the experience. But her dance partner has said she shouldnt have left. We would have won. Well, have you done have won. Well, have you done strictly . I havent, no. I havent, no. Oh, you amazing candidate for that show. That show. What about you and robin . What about you and robin . Your friend you comes with you. But but listen, it is, an you. But but listen, it is, an interesting one, isnt it . These reality shows are very demanding, arent they . Just. And twists and turns of just. And twists and turns of peoples characters come out under the stress and strains of these things. Very interesting. These things. Very interesting. Yeah. Yeah. Sajeela have you done celebrity dance . Celebrity dance . I did lets dance for comic relief. Yes you did, and i wore gold lame hotpants, and ive got to say, ive got a decent pair of legs. Yeah, ive got some good legs. Yes. Yes. Yeah, i do, but i found it very stressful and i was practising the dance moves day and night. And i effectively, unintentionally, i recreated that from the full monty that scene from the full monty because i was queuing in a supermarket and i was doing the moves whilst i was in the line, and i realised when id done that, when you watch that film where the guy is practising, i think post office or think the post office or somewhere, because somewhere, and its because youre of forgetting youre so afraid of forgetting the dance moves. But anyway, shes that show. I her shes left that show. I wish her well. Nice and, well. Shes a nice lady. And, there you go. What could have there you go. What could have been, well, what been, as they say. Well, what will is the final part of will be is the final part of mark dolan tonight coming up. Supermarkets total chaos. What happened at sainsburys today . Happened at sainsburys today . Their online deliveries stopped. Branches in chaos. Tesco affected also will debate that. Plus more front pages. See you into. The. Zoom but i dont like. Zoom but i dont like. Oh, well, look at big reaction on email to my take at ten. A group in sheffield, at the university. Not the university itself, but the university itself, but the university hosted a debate about gb news. How do you solve a problem like gb news . Well, the emails in and emails are coming in thick and fast. Andy and jan. Hi guys, theyve said mark, i absolutely love gb news. I have it on the radio in the kitchen and youtube in the office. And believe it or not, even tune into not, i sometimes even tune into freeview. 236. Yes, indeed, i cant get enough of gb news. I was a bbc radio four listener for years. Then i found gb. It was like waking up. Its obvious why the establishment want you to shut down. Shame on them. Keep news youre keep it up gb news youre providing a service that no one else does. Andy and jan thank you for that. Norrie says the thrills are alive with the gb news fix. Thank you for that. Very creatively put. And last but not least, ernest says mark, the furore about kates photo is beyond belief and out of all proportion you should know we all know youre completely bald, yet choose to wear that yet you choose to wear that ludicrous wig which makes michael like zac Michael Fabricant look like zac efron. Ernest, thank for efron. Ernest, thank you for your email. Tell you, your email. Let me tell you, its all mine. Okay, listen, lets pundits, reaction lets get my pundits, reaction to meltdown at sainsburys. Who have had to cancel most of their onune have had to cancel most of their online deliveries today. The branches have been chaos as well. Tesco affected to a lesser extent. My local sainsburys was carnage today, with a queue going out the door. Claire, have you had a similar experience . Yes, theres two branches very near to me and theyre chip and pin systems went down and obviously people going obviously people were going out then get cash out of the cash then to get cash out of the cash machine, which ran out of cash. So they were abandoned trolleys and crying children all over the place. Crazy. Its i mean, it just goes you reliant we goes to show you how reliant we are these supermarkets. Are on these supermarkets. Sajeela, almost all of sajeela, all, almost all of sainsburys Online Grocery deliveries were cancelled. Terrible. Can you think of all of parties, the events that of the parties, the events that didnt because of that . Didnt happen because of that . , sainsburys, oh, sainsburys, sainsburys, sainsburys, come on. And you were out of blueberries. Oh, by the way, heres one point, it proves the importance of cash. Doesnt it, when these systems go down. Diana. Just. Yes yeah. Keep that cash in your pocket. You never know when youre going to need it. Keep it for a rainy day. Okay, folks. Well, lets get to your headline heroes and back page zeroes, and lets start with zeros, claire, with the zeros, please, claire, whos zero. Your whos your back . Page zero. Your loser of the day. This jonathan wade, loser of the day. Is this jonathan wade, loser of the day. Is the; jonathan wade, loser of the day. Is the national han wade, loser of the day. Is the national highways , who is the national highways project manager responsible for the current closure of the m25. The current closure of the m25. And that in itself is a problem. But also his comments were really quite blase and told people to go and play in the garden or perhaps go and decorate their bathroom this weekend. Oh, dont do that. Just be apologetic , tell everyone be apologetic, tell everyone its going to be better and move on. Dont try and tell me how to live life. Live my life. Definitely. Brilliantly most definitely. Brilliantly put, diana your back. Page zero. Zero cheltenham my zero is Cheltenham Festival, have festival, all of which i have been times. Changing been many, many times. Changing ladies day to style day. And why ladies day to style day. And why have they done that gender neutral green rebrand . I think thats disgusting. Im sure all of us ladies here, there are occasions when we like to be ladies. Put the hat on and all the rest of it and be feted by you chaps. Well, definitely. Well, its ladies night tonight or mark dolan tonight. Dont ladies night tonight or mark dolan tonight. Dont worry, its dolan tonight. Dont worry, its not style saturday. Not on my watch. Sajeela. I just wont watch. Sajeela. I just wont have it right. Sajeela your back. Page zero. Okay, so my back page zero is frank hester, the conservative party have lost any credence in my by defending this my eyes by defending this racist, misogynistic who thinks its to incite its acceptable to incite violence against a black woman just because hes bank rolling the tories . Thats not acceptable in my book, just to remind you, he said, diane abbott makes you want to hate all black women, not just one woman, all black women. She woman, all black women. She should be shot and given in the week weve been week that weve also been discussing extremism. What that is, it just makes me so angry. Horrible horrible appalling remarks. There are only a few seconds left, so pretty much name left, so pretty much the name and your headline and a reason for your headline hero claire. Is galloping duchamp who it is galloping duchamp who has won the gold cup at the Cheltenham Festival for the second time, and it was an amazing race, and he held on right to the end and a nose over , briefly. Lenny henry, lenny henry, epic 37 years hosting, red nose day, raising over £15 billion for comic relief and sevilla. And the question time audience on thursday in liverpool. Liverpool, you did us proud. Big, loud, angry slap from the good people of liverpool against, fiona. Bruce asked the audience about extremism. Well, look, thanks to my pundits, headliners is next tomorrow. Will rishi survive . See you nine. See you at nine. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , sponsors of boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Good evening. Welcome to your latest gb news weather from the met office. So its been a cloudy and wet afternoon for many of us, all due to an area of low pressure thats been moving its way towards the uk through rest of saturday and through the rest of saturday and will push its way north and eastwards overnight tonight and into this into the start of sunday. This will heavy and will bring some heavy rain and has brought some heavy has already brought some heavy rain, particularly parts rain, particularly to parts of southern could even southern scotland. We could even see some snow across the hills and and into early and overnight and into the early hours of some further hours of sunday. Some further heavy up from the heavy rain pushes up from the southwest , affecting parts of southwest, affecting parts of england and wales. Under all that cloud and rain it will be a very mild night, temperatures not dropping below 10 or 11 not dropping much below 10 or 11 degrees, north there degrees, but further north there will brighter and will be some brighter spells and that temperatures to that will allow temperatures to drop low single figures drop into the low single figures. A chilly start northern. So a chilly start for Northern Ireland of Scotland Ireland and parts of scotland with widespread with some sunshine widespread across these regions in the morning the afternoon, morning through the afternoon, though, that band of rain pushes its way eastward, some its way eastward, so some sunshine developing much of sunshine developing for much of england as well. Sunshine developing for much of engla|will as well. Sunshine developing for much of engla|will be as well. Sunshine developing for much of engla|will be some as well. Sunshine developing for much of engla|will be some showerswell. There will be some showers bubbung there will be some showers bubbling through the bubbling up through the afternoon. Quite afternoon. They could be quite heavy but another heavy in places, but another very temperatures as very mild day. Temperatures as high as 16 or 17 degrees across the south and even for scotland, we could see in the double figures monday , a band of rain figures monday, a band of rain situated across the uk pushes its way eastwards, leaving a dner its way eastwards, leaving a drier day for most of us. Plenty of sunshine through the rest of the morning but northern the morning but for Northern Ireland, turning much cloudier as the afternoon as we head into the afternoon with rain arriving, with that heavy rain arriving, it does then remain unsettled through of week, with through much of next week, with temperatures widely above average for the time of year, perhaps 16 or 17 on. Looks like things are heating up. Boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Good evening to you. Its 11 00. Im Aaron Armstrong in the gb newsroom. Senior tories have attempted to downplay claims of a conservative plot to replace rishi sunak as Prime Minister, with Penny Mordaunt. Minister, with Penny Mordaunt. Reports the mail and the reports in the mail and the telegraph on right telegraph say mps on the right of the party would like miss morton them into the morton to lead them into the next in an effort next election. In an effort to avoid, quote, catastrophic losses in the polls. Well, sir jacob rees mogg, a former business secretary has denounced the idea as madness and dame andrea jenkins, who has publicly backed installing a new leader before the election, denied knowledge anoint before the election, denied know mordaunt anoint before the election, denied knowmordaunt in anoint before the election, denied knowmordaunt in a anoint before the election, denied knowmordaunt in a coronation miss mordaunt in a coronation the move would mean a fourth leader party in just five leader of the party in just five years. Sainsburys has been unable to fulfil the vast majority of todays online deliveries because of technical issues. Contactless payments in issues. Contactless payments in store were also affected, leaving thousands of customers either unable to buy groceries or having to queue for cash machines. Sainsburys says it was caused by an overnight software update. Tesco experienced similar problems, but on a smaller scale. Both chains have apologised to customers and say the unrelated issues have now been resolved. The man elected as the new first minister of wales has described his victory as a page in the book of the nations history. Vaughan