From beyond the biosphere and how novembers election could be determined by an ancient american see a little more coming up in todays going underground but 1st after the u. S. A medically supported by the Russian Military slammed Boris Johnsons response to the corona virus pandemic britain faces the prospect of millions now infected because the Prime Ministers aborted a herd immunity policy for more lets go straight to the former president of the u. K. Faculty of Public Health Professor John ashton who joins me now via skype from denton the Yorkshire Dales john thanks so much for coming on so jump officials have used the lack of ventilators to a contrast of the countrys responses to coronavirus this week were supposed to get 30 new ventilators manufactured with much trumpeting by miss sadies and mclaren will they make a big difference to what were now facing here in britain im afraid the desperate shortage of ventilators has to be considered alongside the faily its hasta shortage oh. P
Well get reaction to the way number ten has dealt with it. Also on the programme, a Ship Carrying Aid for palestinians has left cyprus, but how are they going to move that aid, when the american pontoon for gaza is still 30 days away . And are uk pet Owners Overpaying for vet bills. The Competition And Markets Authority says it has identified multiple concerns about drug pricing and the monopilisation of vetinary practices. Good evening. The british businessman frank hester has given the Conservative Party £10 million. Last night the Guardian Newspaper published minutes of a Company Meeting in 2019 in which he told colleagues that looking at diane abbott made you want to hate All Black Women and that the mp should be shot. His spokesman has said mr hester admits to being rude about diane abbott in a private meeting several years ago but says his criticsim had nothing to do with her gender nor the colour of her skin. The bbc has not heard a recording of the comments so we cannot verify
Or not, banking leaders have said that the term should not be used because it is well, racist. Are they right or is this just the woke mob throwing its toys out of the pram . Once again . Do out of the pram . Once again . Do get in touch. Send us your thoughts on gbviews gbnews. Com or at gb news. But or tweet me at gb news. But first, lets get the news headunes first, lets get the News Headlines rory. Headlines with rory. Thank you very much, emily. Those who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes will no longer have the living costs docked from their compensation payments. This new guidance payments. This new guidance issued by justice secretary alex chalk comes into immediate effect today say it follows the controversy sparked by the jailing of Andrew Malkinson , who jailing of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. He voiced his concerns that expenses may be deducted from his compensation , prompting his compensation, prompting downing str
Than yesterday. Heres rachel ayers from the met office. Ayers from the met office. It was an unsettled start to the weekend with storm anthony crossing the uk, but it looks like a drier and brighter second half for us across the uk. Join me later for a full forecast with all the details. Well its lovely to be with you today. Im anne diamond. Im anne diamond. And im Martin Daubney and this breakfast on. Gb news. This is breakfast on. Gb news. So you have been a sunbed hugger . Well not only that, anne. I must confess, i deploy my children like fagin. I send them children like fagin. I send them down early towels on sunbeds before breakfast, and i even direct them from the balcony. No, not that yet. That great. So isend no, not that yet. That great. So i send the kids down because they wake at the crack of dawn and theyre penalty for that is go and get me a lounger. I must confess i do it, but i see. Thats not so bad in that what youre doing is just claiming your right early. But would y