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To calm those very real nerves . A major report into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard is due to be published later on this morning. Looking at whether chances to identify her murderer, Wayne Couzens were missed. More than 9000 Heart Disease related deaths could be prevented if all restaurants put calories on their menus. Thats according to a study. But does it put you off . Ladies, theres no need to wait for a man to propose. It is , of course, a leap year, and according to new research, 1 in 4 women are prepared to get down on one knee. Were asking this morning, would you. Morning, would you. I cant even get down on my knees with my knees and in the sport this morning, no major surprises in the fa cup last night, but Manchester United drew liverpool in the quarter finals. Andy murray may carry on playing until after the olympics and englands final test against india will be at the foot of the himalayas. Good morning. It will feel much chillier by the end of the day, and there is a chance of some snow for some of us tomorrow. You can find out all the details with me a little later on. Im Ellie Costello. Im Ellie Costello. Good morning, im pip tomson, and is breakfast on gb news and this is breakfast on gb news i now it is lam now it is the 29th of february, which means its a leap year. Pip, youre going to be getting down on one knee today. Absolutely not. I would only get down on one knee. As i said, ellie, if it was to pick up my lipstick, which had fallen on the floor, pauls already said that he he cant even get down down on one knee, which me down on one knee, which gave me a giggle. At 6 00 in the morning. Oh dear. But there are going to women it. Apparently to be women doing it. Apparently 1 women would get on 1 in 4 women would get down on one and propose to their one knee and propose to their other half. Would that be you . Like monica and its just like monica and chandler in friends, it . Chandler in friends, isnt it . When proposed to him in when he she proposed to him in the youll know what the apartment. Youll know what im about. If your im talking about. Yes, if your friends fan. Nothing wrong with it. For it. It. Go for it. Oh, yeah. No, it wouldnt be me, though. I wouldnt be doing that. Well, you you already got a ring your finger. Ring on your finger. Dont need to worry i dont i dont need to worry about that. Wouldnt be about that. But i wouldnt be getting on one knee for getting down on one knee for anybody. Let know what anybody. But let us know what you at home. Are you you think at home. Are you a woman whos perhaps waiting on a fing . Woman whos perhaps waiting on a ring . Put ring . Are you going to put things in your own hands today . Let know think. Let us know what you think. Vaiews gbnews. Com. To our vaiews gbnews. Com. Now to our top morning. And top story this morning. And prince set to appeal prince harry is set to appeal a High Court Ruling that found the government acted lawfully High Court Ruling that found the gover revoking acted lawfully High Court Ruling that found the gover revoking his cted lawfully High Court Ruling that found the gover revoking his right. Awfully High Court Ruling that found the gover revoking his right to fully when revoking his right to automatic protection Automatic Police protection in the uk. Duke of sussex the duke of sussex could have to more than £1 million in to pay more than £1 million in legal bills. Now he took the government. Im sorry, ellie, he took the government to court back february claiming back in february 2020, claiming he significant security he faced significant Security Threats whilst in the uk. Threats whilst in the uk. Well, joining us now is former royal butler grant harrold, very good morning to you grant. What do you make of you grant. What do you make of all of this. All of this. Yeah. Good morning ladies. Uh yeah. Good morning ladies. Uh well ive obviously been reading and hearing about the uh, and hearing about the news uh, and hearing about the news uh, and with whats happening, and with whats been happening, im not hugely surprised with the outcome. Um, i do understand the outcome. Um, i do understand what hes trying to say. Obviously being a former Senior Member of the royal family, he feels that he should have the same security because just because hes no longer a Senior Member of the royal family, it doesnt mean say those doesnt mean to say those threats stop. He threats suddenly stop. But he has been a senior has no longer been a Senior Member the royal family. Member of the royal family. Obviously household obviously the Royal Household are along with are looking at, uh, along with the police. Theyre looking are looking at, uh, along with th of the royal family , is the risk of the royal family, is the risk to him not the same as it was . In fact, could it be argued its even greater because of what he wrote in his memoir, spare about the taliban , about spare about the taliban, about the action he took against the taliban . Taliban . Um, absolutely. I mean, i um, absolutely. I mean, i completely hear what hes saying because, you know , the reality because, you know, the reality is, is were saying that even though hes stepped back, it doesnt change who he is. It doesnt change who he is. It doesnt change who he is. It doesnt change the fact that his, you know, his his father is the king his grandmother was the queen. You know, it didnt change any of that. And if somebody to for whatever somebody decided to for whatever reason, uh, try to have a go at a member of the royal family, hes not a sitting target, but potentially not got the potentially hes not got the same say as his same security. Say as his brother and his sister in law. So he is obviously arguing that he and there is he should have it. And there is an there. But again, i an argument there. But again, i think of people will think a lot of people will understand from the Royal Household the met side that household and the met side that this and without this costs money and without getting its this costs money and without gettthe its this costs money and without gettthe cheapest its this costs money and without gettthe cheapest thing its this costs money and without gettthe cheapest thing having not the cheapest thing having this kind of security. So there is a reason for them saying you cant have so cant have that. So shame theres ground theres not a middle ground somewhere there. And i dont know ground know what that middle ground would just to quickly would be. But just to quickly mention when was in, mention that when harry was in, for the uk recently, for example, in the uk recently, you would noticed was you would have noticed there was a security around him. A lot of security around him. Obviously saw him when he was obviously we saw him when he was off see his father. He will off to see his father. He will get protection. Thats get that protection. Thats entitled when hes in entitled to him when hes in those kind of environments. But i problem hes i think the problem is if hes in uk doing his own thing, in the uk doing his own thing, thats where this comes into question. Is where his question. This is where then his security is not the same as when hes with other of the hes with other members of the royal family you think prince and how do you think prince harry will reacting this . Harry will be reacting to this . Because that he is because we understand that he is set to appeal. But we did get some insight, didnt we, that some insight, didnt we, in that 52 ruling yesterday say 52 page ruling yesterday say that harry had that apparently prince harry had demanded the name of the demanded to know the name of the person who was person in government who was responsible decision. Responsible for this decision. Well, that indicates that hes hes angry this. Yeah hes very angry about this. Yeah the i remember, harry the thing i remember, harry and one of the things i, you know, i think ive always said the whole way along, sit on the whole way along, i sit on the whole way along, i sit on the and a lot of these the fence and a lot of these kind of debates between what goes on harry. I goes on with harry. But i remember harry being somebody that liked his that was always i liked his character. Liked the fact character. I liked the fact that he didnt take nonsense. He he didnt take any nonsense. He stood up for himself. Thats something i always used to witness. Adult, uh, witness. And as an adult, uh, and with his wife and and obviously with his wife and children, feels very children, he feels very protective. That is why protective. Im sure that is why he angry and wants to know he feels angry and wants to know the the person. It is, the name of the person. It is, as you said, this is this is him. Angry. He to him. Very angry. He wants to know who is. He probably know who it is. He probably wants hold them responsible. Wants to hold them responsible. And that god and you can guarantee that god forbid. Something ever forbid. But if something ever did happen, those are the people hell holding responsible hell be holding responsible because this is what hell be holding responsible be yeah. Although think at the yeah. Although i think at the time, got into the time, um, when we got into the nitty of what happened nitty gritty of what happened there, was a suggestion there, there was a suggestion that maybe facts had been that maybe the facts had been slightly by prince harry. Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely. But i think this is the dont want to the thing hes, i dont want to say at straws, but i say clutching at straws, but i think trying to look at think he is trying to look at anything thats in anything thats happened in recent years evidence to kind recent years as evidence to kind of say not evidence, of try to say not as evidence, but side to say, this is but for his side to say, this is why that protection. And why i need that protection. And look, say, i understand look, i as i say, i understand that. I mean, im ive got a few friends that are quite well known and you know, risk known and you know, this risk for all them as well. You for all of them as well. You know, theres another member of the family that i work the royal family that i work with i know, uh, she has with that i know, uh, she has absolutely no royal protection. With that i know, uh, she has absolu aly no royal protection. With that i know, uh, she has absolu a trickyoyal protection. With that i know, uh, she has absolu a tricky one. Protection. With that i know, uh, she has absolu a tricky one. Andection. With that i know, uh, she has absolu a tricky one. And of on. So its a tricky one. And of course, mentioned, the course, as i mentioned, the royal and the they Royal Household and the they wont take it lightly. They will take seriously. But theyre take this seriously. But theyre also trying to make the right decision family, decision based on the family, based on them, and also based on what us, the taxpayer, you know, whats on for us because whats going on for us because obviously say. And obviously we have a say. And i think therell lot of think therell be a lot of people out there who potentially will that he no will feel that, that he has no longer entitled that longer entitled to that protection. Yeah. Longer entitled to that prolction. Yeah. Longer entitled to that proi mean, eah. Longer entitled to that proi mean, ifah. Longer entitled to that proi mean, if he wants the i mean, if he wants the protection, he can have it, but we have pay for it. We shouldnt have to pay for it. Absolutely. And that absolutely. And i think that is something. He was kind is something. Again, he was kind of at initially when he of hinting at initially when he said he would pay for it, for it. Did a little bit it. And when i did a little bit of into obviously of research into it, obviously you pay of research into it, obviously you pay for it. And you you cant pay for it. And i think thats where maybe again, he felt that he can hit the wall because i think he thought that i it every be happy i can pay for it every be happy straightforward and simple. But as he could do it, it as i said, if he could do it, it means that you or i could we could all do it. And thats not really what why the system is there. Well, its not over. He is appealing. Yeah. Certainly is. Grant harrold see you harrold really good to see you this morning. You so much this morning. Thank you so much for your company. Thank you. Thank you much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Do let us know what you and do let us know what you think that. Do you think that think of that. Do you think that prince harry have home prince harry should have Home Office Protection when office Police Protection when hes uk . He says hes here in the uk . He says its necessary keep him and its necessary to keep him and meghan and also his meghan safe and also his children. Saying cant children. He was saying he cant currently them safe if they currently keep them safe if they come here uk, so let us come here to the uk, so let us know what you think. Gb views at gb com the Prime Minister gb news. Com the Prime Minister is is is warning that the uk is descending rule, descending into mob rule, as he tells police to use their powers to from threats. To protect mps from threats. Well, comes after a £31 well, this comes after a £31 million Security Package was announced to provide politicians with to liaise with dedicated police to liaise with dedicated police to liaise with concerns as well. Yesterday we spoke to lord wollny on how he feels about the current safety mps. Current safety of mps. You know we all understand the value of protest, but actually what is happening a lot out in certainly in the way that peoples certainly peoples homes are being encircled , homes are being encircled, peoples offices being encircled. Its not actually about trying to change peoples minds. Its about trying to intimidate them. And thats not okay. Well, were joined now by gb news Political Correspondent olivia utley, who is live for us in westminster. A very good morning to you, olivia. So mps morning to you, olivia. So mps safety very firmly in the safety is very firmly in the spotlight this week, isnt it . And now we have quite tough rhetoric really from the Prime Minister well absolutely. It feels as though there are two sides, if you like, emerging on this issue. There are those , like the issue. There are those, like the Prime Minister who believe that mps safety is a very, very real concern and should be a top priority for parliament. It was revealed earlier this week that there are three female mps who now have to have Close Protection , something thats protection, something thats normally only offered to those in the highest roles in government. The defence secretary and the home secretary. And obviously last week we saw Lindsay Hoyle making an unimpressive parliamentary decision with the aim of keeping mps safe. So there are those who really believe that this is a very real problem. Meanwhile, there are some mps and Stella Creasy was on gb news yesterday essentially saying, and im paraphrasing a bit here, that at times the threat to mps is overblown. She says that she feels absolutely safe in her constituency of walthamstow , and constituency of walthamstow, and if she didnt feel safe, she wouldnt even live there. But this is an issue which is going to keep rumbling on, especially with the general election round the corner in this country. Its a very open democracy. Mps are very visible to the public, particularly in the run up to an election , and that is why we election, and that is why we have had mps in the last few years, in the last eight years, come under attack. So this is something which the Prime Minister will be talking a lot about right now. What hes done is hes pledged £31 million package towards mps security and hes introduced a seven point police plan. One of the measures police plan. One of the measures in that plan is that mps will get a named Police Officer who they can speak to about their security concerns. Interestingly another issue which the Prime Minister has raised here is essentially hes been reminding the police of the powers that they already have. Hes told they already have. Hes told them that they have adequate powers under an act 2001 criminal act to, uh, to go to , criminal act to, uh, to go to, uh, a protest at mps houses and to break them up. So this isnt just about throwing more money at the problem. Its also about at the problem. Its also about telling Police Exactly what they should be doing. I think that over the next few months, were likely to see some tension between the government and the police over mp safety. We saw police over mp safety. We saw something similar over those palestinian protests when Suella Braverman and the then home secretary had to remind police of their powers , and i think of their powers, and i think were going to see something similar again in the run up to the election. This issue is the election. This issue is very, much in the very, very much in the spotlight, and there are plenty of mps who are deeply concerned. Of mps who are deeply concerned. As the scenes that we saw in the house of commons last week prove i and i m hm and i think its the tory mp, mike freer, isnt it, that, says he wears a stab vest. Uh when he is out working as an mp. But is out working as an mp. But there are some groups , such as there are some groups, such as amnesty. I think it there are some groups, such as amnesty. I think it is there are some groups, such as amnesty. I think it is amnesty amnesty. I think it is Amnesty International today that is saying the Prime Minister is wildly exaggerating the issue. Wildly exaggerating the issue. Well, exactly. And i think thats , thats thats the divide thats, thats thats the divide thats, thats thats the divide that were seeing emerging just in in recent days and weeks , in in recent days and weeks, really, there is this divide between those who tend to be on the left broad brush stroke here, but tend to be on the left, who feel that this issue is being overexaggerated and that actually the problem that we should be focusing on is the issues such as islamophobia, such as Community Tensions. These people worry that talking about the those perceived threats to mps could end up inflaming Community Tensions, which were already there and which were already there and which weve seen over the last few weeks during the pro palestinian protests , come pro palestinian protests, come to the foreground. Meanwhile there are those like mike freer, mike freer has he was the intended victim of david amess killer , actually, and he is now killer, actually, and he is now standing down as an mp after a string of basically very near misses his Constituency Office was set on fire last year. He says that the threat to mps is very , very real indeed. So this very, very real indeed. So this is an issue which is splitting the house of commons. And because of that, i dont think its likely to go away any time soon. This is going to rumble on and potentially it could get pretty toxic before the general election. Political correspondent olivia utley, thank you. Thank you. Now , a major report into the now, a major report into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving metro Police Officer is due to be published this morning. Its part of a Public Inquiry which has been looking at whether chances to identify her murderer , Wayne Couzens, as a murderer, Wayne Couzens, as a danger to women before he attacked her. Whether those chances were missed, well , the chances were missed, well, the former met Police Officer was given whole time for her murder. Gb news is home and security editor mark white reports. Editor mark white reports. Reporter it was a horrific, senseless crime that sparked widespread revulsion and fuelled a nationwide debate on womens safety. The abduction , rape and the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard was all the more shocking given the man responsible should have been someone she could trust to keep her safe. The revelation that the killer, Wayne Couzens, was a serving Police Firearms officer plunged the metropolitan police into crisis with serious questions over whether the force missed signs of earlier offending behaviour. Missed signs of earlier offending behaviour. That crisis offending behaviour. That crisis intensified in the autumn of 2021, with the arrest and then subsequent conviction of another metropolitan Police Officer, David Carrick , a serial rapist David Carrick, a serial rapist who assaulted 12 separate women. Who assaulted 12 separate women. Carrick was attached to the same armed unit as Wayne Couzens, responsible for guarding westminster. Downing street and other highly sensitive sites like cousins, carrick had a history of complaints in his case dating back 20 years, but he still passed multiple vetting checks. I look back on my time within the met and it was over 30 odd years. Um, and there wasnt anything like this going on at all. Nothing. So something has clearly changed. Something has gone wrong recruitment , gone wrong with the recruitment, the training, the vetting , the the training, the vetting, the supervision of Police Officers within policing and within the met. So fundamentally, its something gone wrong with the mets structure and how officers are looked at. Do you know why sarah is no examining both the winged cousins and David Carrick cases . The angiolini inquiry has focussed on the potential missed opportunities to identify the offending behaviour at a much earlier stage. For cousins that included incidents of indecent exposure in kent in 2015 and again in the months before Sarah Everards murder. The david everards murder. The David Carrick joined the met police in 2001. He was later investigated over an allegation of Domestic Abuse in 2002. Despite this, and abuse in 2002. Despite this, and a string of multiple other complaints against him, he was recertified to remain as an armed Police Officer. Without armed Police Officer. Without doubt, the angiolini report will make very uncomfortable reading for the metropolitan police and the service as a whole. Across the service as a whole. Across the service as a whole. Across the uk, forces say they have tightened their vetting procedures and are now reviewing past vetting decisions. On all past vetting decisions. On all currently serving officers in an attempt to ensure those who have no right to hold such a position of trust are booted out of the service. Mark white, gb news. And that long awaited report will be published. We understand will be published. We understand this morning. Now, new research has found that nearly 80 of veterans dont feel that the general pubuc dont feel that the general public recognised them enough for serving their country. Thats just 40 of those surveyed have said they are regretful. Over the family time they have missed whilst serving well. Falklands war veteran simon weston joins us now very good morning to you and do you think there is an appreciation of the sacrifices made by veterans, by the general public . I think theres appreciation of service this, but the fact is veterans largely dont walk around with a banner saying that they served. But there are there they served. But there are there are moments when people feel that through their service , they that through their service, they have missed a lot of family time, a lot of opportunities to have shared moments. And when we miss those , um, you cant get miss those, um, you cant get them back. Uh, but there isnt there isnt enough appreciation from the greater body of the country , um, for people who have country, um, for people who have done so much, who have given so, so much , um, you know, and when so much, um, you know, and when you see the lack of recognition in so many different areas, you know, and its sporadic, its a bit like a Postcode Lottery as to what you get from your local authority as to, um , the Greater Authority as to, um, the greater government, you know , its government, you know, its sometimes we feel were only recognised on november the 11th, um, because thats politically expedient for them. Um, but for expedient for them. Um, but for the rest of us, you know, we feel like were only important. And every now and again when we needit and every now and again when we need it or when we wanted to be needed, um, so,. You know , the needed, um, so,. You know, the point of having, um, recognition cards and having recognition with these discounts , its with these discounts, its a quiet recognition. Its a quiet, quiet recognition. Its a quiet, um, way of showing that we are relevant and we are valid and were valid for our service. You know, its very hard to make up for the damage thats done to a lot of bodies and minds. But at the end of the day, having some sort of recognition, it does go some way to saying what you did was worth the sacrifice, was worth your time. Um, you can worth your time. Um, you can never completely find the validation, but at the end of the day, we have to have something. I think, um, not everybody walks around with a little white badge saying they were a british veteran in simon can you just give us a little bit more insight on on what serving in the armed forces, what the impact was for you and on family life and how how, uh, how long a period you would have been away from home and. Yeah, what the effect was on you psychologically. I was very you psychologically. I was very fortunate that i was i was a very young man when i got injured. So i was just short of my 21st birthday. Um, so largely i was engaged at the time, but being away and being, um, larger single for most of my career , it single for most of my career, it wasnt such a problem. Um, you wasnt such a problem. Um, you know, because i was still having the wild time being one of the lads and Everything Else. My lads and Everything Else. My time away from people came, uh , time away from people came, uh, from being in hospital for so many years because i spent so many years because i spent so many years because i spent so many years with Reconstructive Surgery and, um, infection and all the problems that came with the burns and plastics world where your skin fell off. Um, so thats where my real time away from family and people that i love him. Um, and i find that love him. Um, and i find that when i talk to people who have children, thats the biggest regret is that theyre away from their their children. They arent able to influence their children as much as they would have liked over a long period. And a lot of that gets left, uh, largely to the women in the family to bring up the children. And its almost sort of absent father, but theyre not they want to be there. And i suppose modern Technology Allows Service People to keep up with the family right now because theyre able to do zoom calls and do the internet thing. So you do get to see them. But theres a thing about, you know , when your, your about, you know, when your, your child falls down, scrapes their knee, and if they need a cuddle or as we say in wales, they need a crutch. You know, you need to be there. Um, and its also when theyve done well in sport or done well in school, and you want to be able to recognise that praise when they that and praise them when they need chastise when need praising and chastise when they that as well. They need that as well. You know, theres much know, theres, theres so much to involved and, and to being involved and, and veterans sacrifice all that and they do it willingly. But you know, they do it without sometimes a lot of recognition. And they certainly dont get paid a great deal. The pay scales in the military are woefully inadequate compared to other areas of active service in the civilian protectorate. So being able to be recognised and to be acknowledged and to find your validation in just the recognition of these veterans cards that are out there, is absolutely so important because. Absolutely so important because. As people find that theyre valued, theyre relevant , you valued, theyre relevant, you know, and if you look in life , know, and if you look in life, most people who feel , um, like most people who feel, um, like theyre not achieving a great deal theyre not achieving a great deal, its because theyve not really discovered their relevance or they havent been made relevant by the people who employ them. And um, this is about the aftermath, really. You know, veterans can, you know, people who serve can get cards, but people whove left and you see all these men marching on tv, right now with their medals and their uniforms, and theyre standing so great and so proud. And you look at the ages of a lot of them. Theyre proud to have done what theyve done. But at the end of the day, we would like to be acknowledged. And, you know, were not looking for huge parades. And to be clapped huge parades. And to be clapped and cheered every time. Would you like the recognition to take simon . Its just a simon . Itsjust a simple its just a simple acknowledgement from the authorities. Authorities. You know, people have been promised , so much, since promised so, so much, um, since they hospitals, even they closed the hospitals, even you know, we were promised. Oh, you know, we were promised. Oh, you will be right at the top of the tree to be treated for whatever ailments you have, because we used to have military hospitals, we no longer have them. We dont priority. Them. So we dont get priority. We get looked at with we dont get looked at with a specially when youre ill, when youre injured, when you have a problem and i know these to be a fact. | problem and i know these to be a fact. I was in hospital just before christmas and, uh, and i was in a waiting room till 3 00 in the morning just to even get a bed. And that was in a, in a toilet. Um, so you know, there is no real recognition. Theres lots of words and rhetoric, but being counted as are just looking to make savings. They looking to make savings. They looking to make savings. They look for a peace dividend. And look for a peace dividend. And the peace dividend never comes because unfortunately, theres always somebody somewhere in the world doesnt want to let world who doesnt want to let everybody just get on with their lives in the way that they should allowed to. And thats should be allowed to. And thats why Service People exist is to try people cant try to help people who cant help themselves they meet help themselves when they meet an and we only want an aggressor. And we only want acknowledgement for that , by the acknowledgement for that, by the way, we are treated, way, that we are treated, because weve given our best. Isnt right that everybody because weve given our best. Isnt getsjht that everybody because weve given our best. Isnt gets to that everybody because weve given our best. Isnt gets to give everybody because weve given our best. Isnt gets to give userybody because weve given our best. Isnt gets to give us theirjy because weve given our best. Isnt gets to give us their best . Else gets to give us their best . You know, weve not let people down. You know, therell always be individuals that do. But on the whole, the greater body of people who serve this country , people who serve this country, they do their very best and they give absolutely everything. And give absolutely everything. And i think that whatever we can do is correct. Simon, im afraid we have run out of time, but we are so grateful for your service and we are so, so grateful for your sacrifice. And were grateful to talk to you as well this morning. Its always a pleasure. Thank very thats thank you very much. Thats falklands veteran falklands war veteran simon weston, and he makes such a, you know, an important point know, such an important point about it not just be one about it should not just be one day a year on Remembrance Day that we remember their service. Yeah. He always speaks so well, doesnt he. Let us know what doesnt he. Do let us know what you think about that. You you think about that. Do you think that veterans should be front queue when it comes front of the queue when it comes to treatment . Thats to hospital treatment . Thats quite point, quite an interesting point, isnt let us know what isnt it . Do let us know what you think. Gb views at gb news. Com. Time now for your news. Com. But time now for your weather annie shuttleworth. Weather with annie shuttleworth. Hello. Good morning. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update with from the update with me, annie from the met will persist met office. Rain will persist across southeastern areas through today behind through today and behind it well sunshine and blustery well see sunshine and blustery showers. Its quite blustery across through this across scotland through this morning , particularly the morning, particularly across the northern the western Northern Isles and the western isles. Force winds are isles. Some Gale Force Winds are expected through the rest of the day, so a very windy and unsettled day come. Unsettled day to come. Elsewhere, though, parts elsewhere, though, across parts of ireland of scotland, Northern Ireland into england into wales and Central England it will turn a bit brighter as the day goes on. Theres the day goes on. But theres also a risk of some quite heavy downpours as well. It will feel much than the past couple much colder than the past couple of the far southeast. Of days to the far southeast. Yes, it be yes, its milder, but it will be wet and cloudy through much of the that rain will persist the day. That rain will persist across the far southeast through this evening, but it will slowly turn clearer turn drier and clearer throughout the night, so clear skies will develop for many areas through the first part of the night likely see the night will likely see a frost across many areas of scotland, england as scotland, Northern England as well northeastern areas well as some northeastern areas of could see of england. And we could see some and fog by tomorrow some mist and fog by tomorrow morning across the morning. But across the southwest wet weather will southwest some wet weather will arrive the early hours of arrive by the early hours of friday. That will turn to snow over ground of wales as over the high ground of wales as well as Northern Areas of england, potentially into parts of ireland and northern of Northern Ireland and northern scotland as well. If that rain does push further north and it will be feeling much colder wherever you are on friday well see some blustery showers as well. Moving in across many southern areas. We could see some sleety stuff falling over the moors too, so a chillier feeling day and a rather unsettled end the week. Unsettled end to the week. Do stay with us here on breakfast. Plenty more still to come. Well be going through the papers, of course, plus immigration rates in Northern Ireland. Theyve almost doubled. Apparently well be bringing you the details next. Welcome back to breakfast with Ellie Costello and pip tomson now theres a major search continuing this morning in the engush continuing this morning in the English Channel with reports that at least three bodies have been pulled from the water while the migration issue is also a big topic in Northern Ireland, where the immigration rate has doubled over the last decade, which has started cause which has started to cause tensions within the community there, as immigration statistics are set to be released today , are set to be released today, our northern reporter our Northern Ireland reporter dougie , has this report. Dougie beattie, has this report. At the end of april 2023, irelands immigration was up by 31 and over a decade , northern 31 and over a decade, Northern Irelands has doubled , with irelands has doubled, with south belfast being the most diverse. Tracy kelly is a dup diverse. Tracy kelly is a dup belfast city councillor who deals with the issues in this area on a daily basis. Over the last few years its changed dramatically. Um, ive grown up in this community and ive seen a massive change, um, especially with regards to our schools and our houses and, and doctors appointments, etc. Um, communities are really struggling with these issues. And id say over the last 3 to 4 years, especially since covid, its got dramatically worse. Many in these hyginus states depend on Family Support , with depend on Family Support, with up to four generations living within streets of one another. Waiting lists for social housing in south belfast is now over 2500. Some immigrants that have already been housed in contracted units is over 1000. We have working class communities like sandy row, like the donegall pass, who who are blending in with others , who are blending in with others, who are coming here to work and live and mix. But there is also an issue when theres too many people who cant get housed, that seems to be the main issue that i deal with when people in their own community who have been born and reared here have to move away because theres a lack of housing a wee bit housing that causes a wee bit of resentment and unfortunately, that sometimes that resentment resentment and unfortunately, th going|etimes that resentment resentment and unfortunately, th going to mes that resentment resentment and unfortunately, th going to people at resentment resentment and unfortunately, th going to people at reshave ent is going to people who have migrated is going to people who have miggiven Northern Irelands given Northern Irelands troubled past, the conversation around immigration was never on the agenda. But when youre deaung the agenda. But when youre dealing with communities that are still struggling with their own history, identity and culture, and even global alliances, is it wise to introduce those that are seeking a new way of life with their own culture and traditions , to culture and traditions, to working class and post conflict areas . Takiora mukun rep areas . Takiora mukun rep presents the African Community of Northern Ireland. I would presume most 99 of Asylum Seekers or migrants , um, and seekers or migrants, um, and refugees coming to this part of the world would have very little knowledge about the internal, uh , dynamics in Northern Ireland. So you find out its almost like youre thrown in the deep water to have the cognisance to say here, i need to pick up that. Im living on a peace line. And, um, these guys dont like those guys. And maybe these like those guys. And maybe these guys can tolerate me. And those ones wont. You dont have any idea of that. Itll take you up to ten years to get a real sense of that. Because remember, your focussed on trying to rebuild your life to avoid further tensions. Tensions. Should government be looking at the placement of those refugees and migrants . Dougie refugees and migrants . Dougie beattie gb news is south belfast well , there is a question now well, there is a question now lets talk sport. Lets talk sport. Were going to go through all the latest stories this morning with broadcaster paul coyte. I with broadcaster paul coyte. I was going to have a laugh and say you know what . You know last time that happenedi you know last time that happened i got really upset. I thought, a e you just thought again for a moment. Is kind catchy. It is kind of catchy. It is kind of catchy. Go there . Yeah. Shall i go there . Yeah. Shall i go there . Yeah. Coyote. Yeah we wont forget that. Um paul. Coyote. Coyote. Coyote. Coyote. Yeah , yeah. Anything. Yeah, yeah. Or anything. Magic fa cup. Um, uh, magic of the fa cup. Um, uh, there was magic , there was no magic, unfortunately, yesterday. Not a lot although you lot of magic. Although you actually had a good night. Yeah. If a chelsea fan, you if youre a chelsea fan, you probably it was quite probably think it was quite magical the last magical because it was the last minute winner that chelsea minute winner there that chelsea came and beat leeds came through and beat leeds three gallagher, three two and conor gallagher, but there was all the but the thing there was all the talk what gary neville talk about what gary neville said calling said at the weekend, calling chelsea the blue billion pound bottle jobs after which is always nice, which was after the liverpool game. So Mauricio Liverpool game. So Mauricio Pochettino Chelsea Pochettino was the chelsea manager and know he tried manager and it you know he tried to take it lightly he to take it lightly but he obviously wasnt happy obviously wasnt very happy about fact after about it. And the fact after they managed leeds they beat managed to beat leeds in the last minute. And he said with all my love to gary, its not fair to use this type of word a that is a team word for a team that is a team thatis word for a team that is a team that is so brave talking about his team and a club thats always showing that it fights for things. But leeds in for big things. But leeds are in a youre in the championship and they quite liverpool. So they werent quite liverpool. So whether bravery and all whether it shows bravery and all that stuff , i dont really know. That stuff, i dont really know. But anyway, theyre through to the so was the next round. So that was probably best there was yesterday. Yeah. Were any were yeah. Were there any were there shock results. There any shock results. Really because there werent really because were fifth round. So were at the fifth round. So theres not really chance chances of many shocks. Wolves beat they scored beat brighton. They scored after 80s game. There was 80s of the game. There was nothing else then. Um Manchester United which united beat forest which which is a bit turgid to be honest with you. That game uh liverpool beat southampton three nil. Its the kids again. So theyre the 18 and 19 year olds are for 18 and 19 year olds are out for jurgen who was in with jurgen klopp, who was in with a chance of just winning four things out on things here in going out on a high. Yeah, really. Absolutely so quarterfinals. The so the quarterfinals. So the draw quarterfinals were draw for the quarterfinals were made wolves made as well. So its wolves versus man united will versus coventry. Man united will play versus coventry. Man united will play which be play liverpool which will be quite a chelsea against quite a tie chelsea against leicester city. And Manchester City play newcastle. So the city will play newcastle. So the couple weeks until those are couple of weeks until those are played couple of weeks until those are pla um Christian Horner waking up um Christian Horner waking up a very relieved man in bahrain this morning. Yeah i mean its a bizarre oneisnt yeah i mean its a bizarre one isnt it. Because we know the this happened about the story. This happened about 2 or 3 weeks ago about Christian Horner he was accused. Homer and he was accused. Theres there, of theres christian there, um, of this. Well, theres this internal investigation to behaviour towards a female colleague. We dont know who it is. We dont know what he was accused of doing. Um, everything accused of doing. Um, everything has been kept very confidential around this. Which then makes me wonder why did we hear anything about it in the first place . If theyre being so careful about keeping it quiet. So i just keeping it quiet. So i just think theres more to the story. I mentioned to you a couple of weeks ago when this was all breaking within red bull. I think theres power struggles within red bull. The racing , uh, within red bull. The racing, uh, the racing side of it. Obviously theyre really, really theyre doing really, really well. The champions and well. Theyre the champions and Christian Horner runs it. I just find it. It just doesnt tie up properly. You know the female involved apparently is still involved apparently is still involved in the theres involved in the team. Theres a huge investigation. It was hours huge investigation. It was hours and hours evidence that he and hours of evidence that he was given. Now red bull is was given. But now red bull is saying yeah, theres nothing to answer. Red bull is answer. They said red bull is confident investigation answer. They said red bull is conibeen investigation answer. They said red bull is conibeen fair, investigation answer. They said red bull is conibeen fair, rigorous stigation answer. They said red bull is conibeen fair, rigorous andition has been fair, rigorous and impartial , has been fair, rigorous and impartial, and nothing going impartial, and nothing is going to made public. So why did it to be made public. So why did it come out in the first place . And who it . Who led it . The opening of the the opening race of the season is this weekend in bahrain. Hes to bahrain. Surely hes going to get asked about it. Course he will. And hes of course he will. And hes been about it because when been asked about it because when they release car, it was the they release the car, it was the first thing. And red bull said, theres off theres questions which are off limits. Can ask anything limits. You can ask anything about the car, dont ask anything about the inquiry. And obviously anything about the inquiry. And obvigot. Y question, ive got a question, tell me about going hes about whats going on. But hes going to asked about it going to be asked about it constantly. And theres all the other well, other teams are saying, well, look, as f1 is concerned, look, as far as f1 is concerned, we need more transparency. This is not good enough. We need to know more. Whether more is know more. So whether more is going out and whether going to come out and whether this the story. This is the end of the story. I really dont know. But when something as big as this breaks with so Little Information thats coming from thats actually coming from the team, as theres team, it feels as if theres Something Else thats going on. Will be interesting to see it will be interesting to see whether he addresses it. Imagine he would after you imagine he would after all of this . Yeah, i mean, it in his yeah, i mean, is it in his best interest to, you know, to best interest to, you know, to be to say, well, actually, be able to say, well, actually, this is kind what he did . This is kind of what he did . The phrase . Is that the phrase . Is that the phrase . Its very its a, its a yes, its very its a, its a very strange one. So well, well keep an eye on that. Isnt quite strange what isnt quite so strange is andy murray hinting at retirement. I cant believe thats huge surprise. It . Thats a huge surprise. Is it . Not a huge surprise. No, its not a huge surprise. Weve talking about for weve been talking about it for so about four years for, so long. About four years for, you its since. No, no, you know, its since. No, no, since i had high hopes. Know wimbledon did, im i know wimbledon did, but im just temper them. Just trying to temper them. Trying you im just trying to let you know this is. No, youre letting me down gently. But he played in dubai and he won game the other day, and, won a game the other day, and, um, but then he was beaten in the open. Uh, hugo. Hugo the dubai open. Uh, hugo. Hugo um, there you go bear. Um he um, there you go on. Bear. Um he lost six two, six four in the second round. So then he was asked again because hes i dont know getting asked more know whos getting asked more questions whether questions about whether its andy retirement or andy murray retirement or whether Christian Horner whether its Christian Horner about. About this situation. And really understandably and he really understandably does like keep being asked does not like keep being asked this. Mean, heard him in the this. I mean, i heard him in the press conference he press conference because he doesnt it, doesnt because he hates it, because he playing. Because he loves playing. He doesnt want he he doesnt want to quit. He doesnt to forced to doesnt want to be forced to quit. He knows that its quit. But he knows that its coming. Its coming close. So now about the now hes talking about the olympics saying, id olympics and saying, well, id like the like to play on until the olympics. Firstly, is he olympics. But firstly, is he going to be chosen to play in the because hes going going to be chosen to play in th you know what id love it if he did it. How old he . How old is he . How old is he . Hes 36. Hes 36. 37 going on 58, 59. No, hes hes hes not hes 30. Hes still quite young. You can till youre 40 right. Can play till youre 40 right. Well i mean we look at look at like that was at people like federer that was playing till 40. And then we look at djokovic, whos the same age. Whos just about the same age. But you know, any sports but its you know, any sports person ive spoken and they person ive spoken to and they know says thing, know their brain says one thing, but is often saying, but the body is often saying, you what, i cant continue you know what, i cant continue to play. Yeah, but thats why ive decided to give up playing professional tennis as well, because decided. Because ive decided. Your knees. No, its your knees. No, its your knees. My knees. Yeah, thats its my knees. Yeah, thats the problem. Yeah but im still praying a revival. Praying for a revival. Weve seen it before. I think we it again. I think we could see it again. I think its big im gonna stay its a big year. Im gonna stay positive. Paul coyte, i hope so, ihope i hope so. Thanks, paul coyte. Oh, cheap i its going to catch me later on. Ill get you back now, would you eat cereal for dinner to save money . I quite like cereal for dinner. Sometimes really . Really . Yeah, i do, frostys okay. Yeah, i do, frostys okay. Well dissect that. Ellie very shortly. Were talking about it in the papers. Stay with us. Gb news with ellie and. Pip. Welcome back to breakfast with ellie and pip. It is the 29th of february, which means it is a leap year. And you may be proposing. If youre a lady, you may be proposing to your your other half today. Because this is the day you can do it. Were asking, is that going to this is that going to be you this morning . Uh, judy says, i dont know would could propose know if i would or could propose to man on leap year. Thats to a man on leap year. Thats just much work on my just too much work on my birthday. Happy birthday to birthday. Say happy birthday to you, judy. And count your and do you count your birthday years . Birthday every four years . Would keep you because that would keep you very wouldnt it . Because that would keep you venof wouldnt it . Because that would keep you venof course. Ouldnt it . Of course. Of course. Very young. Thats the way to do it, judy. Us know if you do it, judy. Let us know if you do it, judy. Let us know if you do end up being a baby. Youd be about what would you be or something . Be like 16 or something . Thats the way do it. Ian, this is lovely. Good morning. I said to the lady of my dreams, if you dont propose to me today, you will have to wait another four years. We will be our 44th year of be celebrating our 44th year of marriage this august. Be celebrating our 44th year of ma well, this august. Be celebrating our 44th year of ma well, congratulations, ian. Well, congratulations, ian. That 44 as that is amazing. 44 years as helen agrees with us. Helen and darby agrees with us. Uh, says, no would uh, she says, no way would i propose, let alone get on propose, let alone get down on one she says im one knee. Never she says im already and my husband already married and my husband was one who proposed. Call was the one who proposed. Call me but i believe me old fashioned, but i believe chivalry exist. Chivalry should still exist. Exactly. The same. I exactly. I think the same. I think the only things think one of the only things that men have to do right in this world is propose and proposed your fiance down on proposed your fiance get down on one he did. Then we had one knee. He did. Then we had nice music playing. He have to stay how long did he have to stay down there . How long did he have to stay dov he here . How long did he have to stay dov he had . How long did he have to stay dov he had a little speech he had a little speech prepared. Impressed. Prepared. I was quite impressed. This is nice. And ill have everybody know i said before everybody know i said yes before i the ring. I saw the ring. Now thats impressive, ellie. Now thats impressive, ellie. Impressive. Well done. Thats impressive. Well done. And bit of a panic. And then i had a bit of a panic. I was like, no, what if its i was like, oh no, what if its a horrible ring . It wasnt, a horrible ring . But it wasnt, so fine. So its fine. Well, and then you would have said no, no, i cant take it back. Can you . Um, but no, it was all, all wonderful. But yes. Let us would you propose on a us know. Would you propose on a leap would you like leap year . Um, would you like to be proposed to. If youre a man, let us know. Gb views gb news. Com lets take a look at some of the newspaper front pages. The male leads rishi sunak male leads with rishi sunak telling chiefs get telling Police Chiefs to get tough imposing tough with protesters imposing mob britain a mob rule in britain amid a growing pro palestine growing row over pro palestine marches review to marches in the largest review to date ultra pro, foods date of ultra pro, west foods warns of 32 damaging effects. Warns of 32 damaging effects. Thats the headline on the front of the guardian, and the telegraph leads , with jeremy telegraph leads, with jeremy hunt considering scrapping non dom status to fund tax cuts for millions. And the mirror for millions. And the mirror leads with a warning from the shadow chancellor saying that if labour wins the next election , labour wins the next election, it will inherit the worst economic challenge since the second world war. Well, joining us to go through whats making the news this morning is Deputy Editor of spiked, frazer myers and gp and medical writer doctor renee hoenderkamp. Really good renee hoenderkamp. Really good to see you both. This morning, frazer. Start with this frazer. Lets start with this story on the front page of the guardian, shall we . This caught my eye this morning. Overseas student numbers drop. Perhaps not uh, not student numbers drop. Perhaps notuh, not a big surprise, given uh, not a big surprise, given that the government has been tightening on student visas. Now, you know, we all love to see International Students come here. Its great that young people and experience the people come and experience the uk. And its great for young british people go abroad. British people to go abroad. I think, travel broadens think, you know, travel broadens the i think its the mind, but i think its been a bit open secret in a bit of an open secret in recent years that universities are running something ponzi are running something of a ponzi scheme are really scheme or people are really buying rather than an buying a visa rather than an education. A lot the time education. A lot of the time when theyre coming from abroad. Um, was a huge number of um, there was a huge number of people, in the past couple people, uh, in the past couple of years bringing dependents. People, uh, in the past couple of years bri students pendents. People, uh, in the past couple of years bri students d01dents. People, uh, in the past couple of years bri students do notts. People, uh, in the past couple of years bri students do not want now, most students do not want their families anywhere near them when they attend university. Mature students, would they mature . Mature students might. But theres , you know, a large theres, you know, a large number, a much larger number of than than would seem normal. And so there has been been so there has been a been a crackdown. And now were seeing the that with a drop the results of that with a drop in 33, which is actually a very, very big drop. Um, as youd expect. Um universities are coming out. Theyre very angry about this, but thats because they get their money from, you know, foreign students. Some universities will charge up to £22,000 a year to, uh , to £22,000 a year to, uh, to foreign students, to overseas students, whereas theyre only allowed to charge just above £9,000 to a british born student. And thats had all kinds of distorting effects on education. I mean, the times a couple of weeks ago ran stories about how universities were essentially, you know, letting in, uh, foreign students on grades with d and things like that. You know, sometimes not even them any conditions even giving them any conditions on offer where british on the offer where british students would be expected to get as. So you get all as. So clearly, you know, the market in education has really distorted things. Its created problems not only in education but also in immigration and something we really need to rethink. Really need to rethink. Doctor renee is it damage doing to the uk economy . Do you think . Think . No, i dont think so. I think we only need to look at where the uk economy has gone over the last years. When weve seen last 20 years. When weve seen this cataclysmic in of this cataclysmic rise in all of the immigration and the our immigration and our students in, the uk students coming in, and the uk economy is stagnant, so not economy is stagnant, so its not adding economy. And i adding to the economy. And i think what it is doing is detracting education detracting from our Education System , and nobodys system, and nobodys shining a light on what were doing in our universities. And why they are now focussed on finances now only focussed on finances rather than outcomes. We are no longer the envy of the world when it comes to education. We need to turn the light inward. Need to turn the light inward. Are going to see well, we are going to see shortly fees british shortly fees for british students go up. If were seeing the rate of International Students come down by 33, i mean, its going to have to, isnt it . Or perhaps we to or perhaps we need to streamline universities streamline our universities who used with very used to work very well with very good results on £3,000 a year and less overseas students. So and less overseas students. So whats gone wrong . Whats happened that they can no longer deliver first class education deliver a first class education for £9,000 . Well vice chancellors are on Something Like £200,000, arent they . At each university . At each university . Yeah, exactly. Yeah, exactly. And theyre rewarded essentially just for bringing in more students for building more fancy new buildings. I think, fancy new buildings. I think, you know, thats a lot where a lot of the money goes rather than on teaching, because certainly, lot of certainly, yes, theres a lot of money going around higher education. Lecturers being education. Our lecturers being paid not. Paid well, certainly not. I mean, you know, theres mean, there, you know, theres a strike every year, quite understandably them. Understandably from them. Renee, i want to mhm. Um, renee, i want to just to, to this story just jump to, to this story because we mentioned it earlier and i find this really interesting thing about the £3 million a year boss of kelloggs saying those of us struggling with the cost of living crisis could save a few quid by eating cereal for dinner. Yeah. I mean , how healthy and yeah. I mean, how healthy and nutritious is eating cereal for dinner . Well, i as you, as you know, dont think its healthy to eat it for breakfast. So i certainly wouldnt advocate eating it for dinner. You know, breakfast are loaded Breakfast Cereals are loaded with sugar. Theres no nutritional value in them at all. And we shouldnt be feeding this rubbish. The this rubbish. But this is the point, isnt it . Its one thing to have an omelette dinner, you omelette for dinner, which you would breakfast, which would have for breakfast, which i frequently, but. But i do quite frequently, but. But eggs much better for you. Eggs are much better for you. Course. And youve yes, of course. And youve cooked from scratch. Not cooked it from scratch. Its not processed. Its a good, healthy meal. Completely advocate meal. Id completely advocate for omelettes dinner. For eating omelettes for dinner. I is quite ironic on i mean, this is quite ironic on a where are talking about a day where we are talking about how bad processed food is for you health wise, because, you know, is processed know, this, this is processed food at best. These boxes food at its best. These boxes are designed to entice children in, to encourage them to have a sweet tooth and to feed them nothing which benefits their body. What an insult from a man who has made billions from harming Peoples Health. Im disgusted by it, i really am. Well, hes just trying to sell a few more kelloggs cornflakes, isnt he . You know, getting people to eat them for dinner as well as breakfast. He has a point, though, doesnt he . I mean, it is cheap, isnt it . If youre for isnt it . If youre looking for a cheap meal that fills a whole cereal. Right . Cereal. Is that right . Dont it fills hole. Thats the problem. Its not filling, is it . Its not filling. And all of the Research Shows actually the Research Shows us actually that protein fills you up for longer better ahead of longer and better ahead of carbs. Know, you can carbs. So, you know, you can give children protein instead of kelloggs. Cook kelloggs. Or you could cook them which is solid them an omelette, which is solid protein, or you could even actually just give them Something Like , you know, some Something Like, you know, some salad and some avocado with a bit of fish. Now these things sound like theyre expensive. Sound like theyre expensive. Well, avocado is not cheap. Well, avocado is not cheap. Well, avocado is not cheap. Theyre not cheap. But if you buy things over a period of time and divide them up, then a and then divide them up, then a meal be cheap. But, meal can be quite cheap. But, you i just think that you know, i just think that were porridge. We were relying porridge. We talked youre talked about porridge. If youre going to them anything, going to give them anything, give some porridge. Give them some plain porridge. If them if you want to give them a cereal for dinner. But what it does, is it gets back to does, is it all gets back to education. We need to be teaching kids teaching our kids about nutrition school. Need to nutrition at school. We need to be them how to cook. We be teaching them how to cook. We need teaching them how need to be teaching them how to batch, cook and freeze things and and this isnt it. And prepare. And this isnt it. Grabbing the grabbing a box out of the cupboard and tipping a whole heap sugar a plate is heap of sugar into a plate is easy, its not healthy. Easy, but its not healthy. Can i just say one thing about kelloggs cornflakes so people know do people know people may know do people know why they were founded . What the purpose of kelloggs was . So the John Harvey Kellogg was a hardcore christian, believed in clean living, abstinence , clean living, abstinence, temperance and all that. And he believed that the plainness of its deliberately designed to be bland. He really believed that the blandness would help young boys to stop touching themselves. He thought it would. It thought would lower it thought it would lower peoples passions. Okay no, i neveri peoples passions. Okay no, i never i never knew that one. But thanks for filling us in on that. I mean, firstly, we know children get hyperactive when they have sugar. Lots of them. So im sure its changed a lot. I dont think the original version had, and i am prepared to this man does not to bet that this man does not feed children cereals. Feed his children cereals. No thats true. No thats true. I mean, hes talking about it, cereal for dinner, it, you know, cereal for dinner, being on trend. Well not being on trend. Well im not sure about that. A bit of a i i think hes a bit of a i mean, i just find this absolutely crackers. Well, fraser, in very fraser, this links in very nicely, it really with nicely, doesnt it really with the front page today the guardian front page today its warnings ultra its warnings about ultra processed food kind of stating the obvious. It would seem. The obvious. It would seem. Yeah. I mean some of the things its saying, things like protein bars, drinks , protein bars, fizzy drinks, ready food, um, ready meals, fast food, um, kelloggs kelloggs kelloggs cornflakes, kelloggs cornflakes very cornflakes. Theyre not very good you. Mm. Um, i mean, good for you. Mm. Um, i mean, its going bit further than its going a bit further than that. Its saying that some of these foods lead to a 50 these foods can lead to a 50 rise uh, increases of cancer rise in, uh, increases of cancer and of cardiovascular and risks of cardiovascular disease, is quite serious. Disease, which is quite serious. Um know, its um i think, you know, its obviously important to worry about contents of food. About the contents of our food. We all want to eat more healthily. Then healthily. But then what concerns me is not so much the research, but then the recommendations talking recommendations theyre talking about, essentially about, you know, essentially introducing tobacco style , uh, introducing tobacco style, uh, controls on food. Now, you know, anyone who has tried to its a packet of cigarettes. I think its now gone up to £16. Uh, i dont fancy buying a ready meal for £16. And i dont think that would be, uh, particularly good for, you know, families who are struggling. So, you know. Yes. Struggling. So, you know. Yes. You know, we want healthier food. We want to have healthier diets. But but but could there be something in that, though . If you got to pay more for you have got to pay more for a ready meal that is ultra processed, to it is processed, it is going to it is going to make you eat more healthy. The data on supermarkets nudging people towards this rubbish food is really clear that people actually respond to nudgesin that people actually respond to nudges in supermarkets in in a really strong way. So be that directing them down certain aisles by offers by buy one, get one free, that kind of thing. So my i agree with fraser that we shouldnt be banning things, but maybe what we should be doing is nudging people towards healthy food. So by two avocados and get one free, you know, so expensive avocados. But all of this has to come back to educating. If somebody doesnt know , if somebody doesnt know, know how to cook an omelette. And i know that sounds trite, but lots of these kids wont know how to cook an omelette. We need to teach them is that schools, parenting . Schools, or is that parenting . Both. Its both. Its both. We used have, you know, we used to have, you know, home at school. Home economics at school. You know, when i was a girl, which was many centuries ago, we had home were Home Economics and we were taught how to cook. We need to be that. Good be doing that. Its no good having where we tell having lessons where we tell them about the nutrition of food. To be practical. Food. It needs to be practical. This you this. You this is how you do this. You know . This is why ultra know . And this is why ultra processed food is bad. And this is this isnt a surprise. This story theres already story to me. Theres already been data to show that even been good data to show that even if factor that people if you factor out that people who ultra processed food may who eat ultra processed food may also other things like also do other things like smoking not smoking and drinking and not exercise. Even when you take exercise. Even when you take that into account , that ultra, that into account, that ultra, ultra processed food eating has a linear relationship with cancer rates. This stuff gives you cancer , but in moderation. You cancer, but in moderation. Im asking for myself, really, but in moderation. In a big bag of crisps which i like when theyre on offer. When theyre on offer. Thats not going to harm me , thats not going to harm me, is it . See, look, everything in moderation, even moderation. I always say that, of course, you know, if im on a plane and they give me a bag of crisps, im going to eat it. Youre not going to say no. Youre not going to say no. I always ask for another lot as well. Terrible well, fraser renee really good to you. Be with us good to see you. Be with us throughout the program. Uh, lets look now at your lets take a look now at your weather shuttleworth. Weather with annie shuttleworth. Brighter outlook with boxt a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello good morning. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie, from the met office. Rain will persist across southeastern areas through today, behind it will see today, and behind it will see sunshine blustery showers. Sunshine and blustery showers. Its quite blustery across scotland through this morning, particularly across the Northern Isles and the western isles. Some force are some Gale Force Winds are expected through the rest the expected through the rest of the day, very and day, so a very windy and unsettled day to come. Elsewhere, though , across parts unsettled day to come. El scotland,hough , across parts unsettled day to come. Elrscotland, Northern Cross parts unsettled day to come. Elrscotland, Northern Ireland rts of scotland, Northern Ireland into wales and Central England it will turn bit brighter into wales and Central England it wdaern bit brighter into wales and Central England it wday goes bit brighter into wales and Central England it wday goes on. Brighter into wales and Central England it wday goes on. Brigitheres the day goes on. But theres also a risk of some quite heavy downpours as well, and well feel colder than the past feel much colder than the past couple of days to the far southeast yes, milder, but southeast. Yes, its milder, but it wet and cloudy it will be wet and cloudy through much of the day. That rain will persist across the far southeast through this evening, but it will slowly drier but it will slowly turn drier and clearer throughout the night, so clear skies will develop many areas through develop for many areas through the part of night will the first part of the night will likely see a frost across many areas of scotland, Northern England, some england, as well as some northeastern england. Northeastern areas of england. And see some mist and and we could see some mist and fog morning. But fog by tomorrow morning. But across the southwest some wet weather will arrive by the early hours of friday. That will turn to over the high ground of to snow over the high ground of wales, as as Northern Areas wales, as well as Northern Areas of england, into of england, potentially into parts of Northern Ireland and northern scotland as well. If that rain does push further north and it will be feeling much colder wherever you are on friday, well see some blustery showers as well. Moving in across southern areas. We across many southern areas. We could see some sleety stuff falling over the moors too, so a chillier feeling day and a rather unsettled end to the week that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on. Gb news in 2024. On. Gb news in 2024. Gb news is britains election channel, so join me tom harwood for the rochdale by election result from midnight through to 6 am. Well discover the twists and turns of the most unpredictable by election in a long time. Long time. You should be celebrating. I slept during it, you know, and from 6 am. Friday, join Michael Portillo on gb news breakfast for his take on the results. Gb news britains election. Channel good morning. Its 7 00 on good morning. Its 7 00 on thursday. The 29th of february. Its a leap year today. Prince harry could face more than £1 million in legal bills after losing a high Court Challenge over his right to Automatic Police protection in the uk. Police protection in the uk. Actually about trying to change peoples minds. Its about trying to intimidate them and thats not okay. Politicians expressed concern over their safety as rishi sunak vows to crack down on mob rule. Vows to crack down on mob rule. Yes, the Prime Minister has pledged £31 million to put towards mps securing 80. But will it be enough to calm those very real nerves . A major report very real nerves . A major report into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard is due to be published later this morning. Looking at whether chances to identify her murderer, Wayne Couzens were missed. More than 9000 Heart Disease related deaths could be prevented if all restaurants put calories on their menus. Thats according to a study. But would that put you off . Ladies, theres no need to wait for a man to propose because of course, its a leap yeah because of course, its a leap year. And according to new research, 1 in 4 women are prepared to get down on one knee. So prepared to get down on one knee. So were asking is that you . You . And in the sport this morning chelsea, wolves, Manchester United and liverpool will all go through to the quarter final of the fa cup. Red bulls Christian Horner is cleared of the f1 horner is cleared out of the f1 openerin horner is cleared out of the f1 opener in bahrain. And could andy murray say goodbye to tennis an olympic medal . Tennis with an olympic medal . Good morning. It will feel much chillier by the end of the day, and there is a chance of some snow for some of us tomorrow. Can find out all tomorrow. You can find out all the details with me a little later on. Morning. Ellie good morning. Im Ellie Costello. Good morning, im tomson, good morning, im pip tomson, and on gb news and this is breakfast on gb news. Now loads of you getting in touch this morning. Thank you so much for your company. Somebody has beenin for your company. Somebody has been in contact steph good morning to you steph says great to both this morning. To see you both this morning. But i thought but where is stephen . I thought he already married surely he was already married so surely hes propose today. Hes not off to propose today. He might be renewing his vows. Well well well hes off on a very romantic trip with his husband. So maybe he is this weekend. Hes north. Its his very hes in up north. Its his very big birthday tomorrow. The big five so hes up north with five zero. So hes up north with his family and then hes going to paris with his husband next week. So hes going to be very busy. Think hes got two weeks busy. I think hes got two weeks off work well deserved. Its off work but well deserved. Its a for him. A nice break for him. Sure loving all that detail. Youve just i dont think he minds. I dont think he minds. But happy birthday for tomorrow, steve. Yeah. Yeah. Happy birthday, mr dixon. Uh, paul happy birthday, mr dixon. Uh, paul, will you say id like to wish my husband alan, a very happy birthday today. He turns 14. Wrote this. 14 years 14. Yes, he wrote this. 14 years old paul, you need old today. Hey, paul, you need to email again and clarify what youre on about. Is he 41 . Maybe hes 4041. That would make more sense. But happy birthday to alan. Um, from paul and loads of you are getting in touch on a leap year as well. Brian is very keen for someone to proposed him today. Ladies, if any of you fancy it. 29th of february. Of course its a yean 29th of february. Of course its a year, so can do that. A leap year, so you can do that. Uh, says hed love it if uh, brian says hed love it if a woman proposed to him. He says hes too single, so hed really like a proposal. All. There like a proposal. All. So there you up for you go, ladies. Brians up for it. If you are. Get in touch with us. Well pass the messages on matchmake this morning. Good, wouldnt that would be good, wouldnt it . And loads of it . Nice, romantic. And loads of lovely coming on lovely emails coming in on veterans. Of course , a new veterans. Of course, a new findings today saying that , findings out today saying that, um, many veterans. I think its two as though two and three feel as though theyre respected or theyre not respected or appreciate for the appreciate enough for the sacrifices they make. Uh, sacrifices that they make. Uh, bob spain says uk should bob in spain says the uk should treat its veterans like the usa does respect. Does with the utmost respect. And peter, good morning. And peter, good morning. Youre in cyprus and, uh, you make a similar point actually, where you say, its a shame we dont respect the sacrifice pnces dont respect the sacrifice prices that veterans deserve in the us. They still have military hospitals , and people are openly hospitals, and people are openly grateful for their service. Yes. Jack says they should have their own hospitals, houses and a proper good pension because thats something that simon weston was talking about, wasnt was it actually wasnt it . Was it actually salaries he salaries salaries . He says the salaries dont reflect the work and the sacrifices that that our veterans make. Yeah well thank you for all your thoughts this morning. Them thoughts this morning. Keep them coming in gbviews gbnews. Com. Parents could be fined up now parents could be fined up to £160 for their childrens unauthorised absences under new government regulations to combat truancy. Well, were now joined truancy. Well, were now joined by schools minister damian hinds. Very good morning to you, mr hinds. So tell us a bit more about these plans to improve attendance in schools. Well you attendance in schools. Well you mentioned the changes in fixed penalty notices and making those consistent across the country. How they are deployed. Thats one of half a dozen Different Things that we are doing today. Were halfway through the school yeah were halfway through the school year. Its time to take year. Its a good time to take stock refresh and go further stock and refresh and go further with what weve doing on with what weve been doing on attendance ever since covid, School Attendance has been down somewhat actually. Its somewhat. Actually. Its improving again now through the somewhat. Actually. Its improworkagain now through the somewhat. Actually. Its improwork ofain now through the somewhat. Actually. Its improwork of schoolsthrough the somewhat. Actually. Its improwork of schools and|gh the great work of schools and others. But we do need to go further and make sure that we get right back to those levels of School Attendance that we were having habitually before the pandemic, attendance had improved a great deal, actually, between 2010 the and the between 2010 and the and the onset of covid, and we need to get back to those those kinds of levels, because being in school is so important for so many reasons. These fines, theyre going up from 60 to £80, so up by £20 if theyre paid within 21 days and then theyre going up by £40 from 120 to £160, if theyre paid in 28 days. Now this sounds like quite a punishment based approach , and im wondering if, approach, and im wondering if, if thats the right way to do it, to punish people because some people have very Important Reasons for missing school. Its not just because, you know, theyre skipping it and having a laugh. There are some Serious Mental Health issues going on amongst children since the pandemic. Pandemic. Sukh just to be clear, the fines arent fines are not about that. The fixed penalty notices are only for unauthorised absence and only over a certain threshold. Its not about being of course, being off school with sickness. As i say, its one of a number of Different Things that we are that we are doing today. But to just be clear, the i mean, you talk about it being a punishment approach. I mean, the fines are there to be a deterrent. Of course, thats what what penalties are what thats what penalties are for. Hasnt gone up for. The amount hasnt gone up actually years. Actually for over ten years. Its been £60 since 2012. Its going to go up from 60 to £80 if you it promptly. And then you pay it promptly. And then both the 80 double, if both the 60 or the 80 double, if you dont 21 days, you dont pay within 21 days, that is, you know, is a common sort with fines, but sort of approach with fines, but its meant a deterrent. We its meant to be a deterrent. We dont want people paying dont really want people paying these at all. Want these fines at all. We want children to be in school. As i say, its only this is only for unauthorised and only say, its only this is only for unauaiorised and only say, its only this is only for unaua certain and only say, its only this is only for unaua certain threshold. D only say, its only this is only for unaua certain threshold. We1ly over a certain threshold. We talk about youve had talk about if youve had unauthorised absence ten unauthorised absence of ten sessions more in a ten week sessions or more in a ten week period, a session is half a day. So effectively one whole week so so effectively one whole week in, ten of unauthorised in, in ten of unauthorised absence. That is when these absence. That is when these fixed penalty notices would be would be considered. Would be considered. Do think it is enough of do you think it is enough of a deterrent though . Because i have spoken to a number of parents recently who talk about the of living, and they say the cost of living, and they say the cost of living, and they say the way that their children the only way that their children can get a holiday in a year is if they take them out tum if they take them out during tum time. And they also talk about time. And they also talk about the pandemic , and they that the pandemic, and they say that not having their children in school every single day has changed way that they changed the way that they perceive absence at schools. Perceive absence at schools. They dont see having their children in school every single day as imperative. Is that something that youve noticed , something that youve noticed, and do you think this will be enough deterrent to stop enough of a deterrent to stop that look . So it is correct that for some families, not for everybody , but for some families, there have been those changes of, of perception and as what were doing on the fixed penalty notices for extended unauthorised absence , thats unauthorised absence, thats only of the things that we only one of the things that we are today. One of only one of the things that we are things today. One of only one of the things that we are things were today. One of only one of the things that we are things were workingz ne of only one of the things that we are things were working on, of the things were working on, actually, about actually, we talk about a support first approach. You know, work with families know, schools work with families to childrens attendance is to get childrens attendance is up. Having Sensitive Conversations if there are particular, you know, issues around a childs special needs or perhaps some anxiety or Something Like that. And schools do brilliant work in this area. None of that is to do with is to do with fines. The fines are when you have, as i say, an extended unauthorised absence. And i do think its important that we have that we have that we have that that we have that we have that that we have that there as, as a deterrent because it is really important being in school. You know, i hear what you say about some say, well, made us say, oh, well, covid made us think, well, maybe its not as important to in every day. Important to be in every day. It is. Is an absolutely is. There is an absolutely a discernible effect on how children do at school. Know, children do at school. You know, what so on. What they attain on and so on. Even with relatively small amounts of , even with relatively small amounts of, of even with relatively small amounts of , of absence. Even with relatively small amounts of, of absence. And then, of course, theres not being with your friends and taking part in the sport at school, nor the extra curricular activities and the activities and all the other things involves. So things that school involves. So of every child at some of course, every child at some point going off school point is going to be off school sick. Happens to any sick. That happens to any child dunng sick. That happens to any child during course their during the course of their schooling its this schooling, but its this avoidable absence that we really, really want to work on and get that message out there that you can be in school, that if you can be in school, absolutely, you should be. And just before let you go, mr just before we let you go, mr haynes did to talk to haynes, i did want to talk to you about the issue of mps safety very much in spotlight. This week. You ever felt this week. Have you ever felt unsafe work and do you unsafe at work and do you welcome this £31 million package in order to protect mps in this Election Year . Election year . Well, i think what its really important to protect our democracy thats not just members of parliament, of course, but it includes members of have of parliament. We have a Representative Democracy , and Representative Democracy, and its important that that its really important that that can its business, that can go about its business, that individuals about their individuals can go about their business. Their business. And by the way, their Staff Members and families without out fear. So i do think its right that it there is this there is this focus. The Police Obviously do fantastic work and were all are all very were all we are all very grateful to them. And yes, i do welcome that that that that focus the minister focus that the Prime Minister has brought protecting our has brought to protecting our democracy , our democratic democracy, our democratic process democratic process and democratic participation. Ocean. Participation. Ocean. Standing in and youre standing in westminster now. How should westminster now. How should people be able to protest in that area outside side, the seat of democracy . We of democracy . We look, people do can and do protests. Regular and having having protests is a part of its part of a free society. Its part of a its part of a democracy. There are always questions in a free society about how you how you balance that right to protest , that that right to protest, that right to be heard with other peoples rights, to go about their daily business, and also, of course, making sure that it doesnt become overwhelming to people. It doesnt become intimidatory to people as well. Those are the police are operationally independent, quite rightly so. Its a great strength of our country. But but these are some of the questions that have to be have to be grappled with. Is rishi sunak right when he says theres a growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule . I mean, thats a very strong statement to make. A very strong statement to make. Look, hes absolutely right to say that, to say that, yes, there are people who who try to bnng there are people who who try to bring to bear this sort of intimidatory approach, including on elected representatives, but not only and obviously as a free society that we value very much our liberal democracy. We cant allow that. We cant allow that to happen. As i say, look, the police, police rightly are, are operationally independent. But these are some of the decisions that you do have to be made in terms of getting that balance right. Yes. There must be a right. Yes. There must be a right to protest and there is a right to protest and there is a right to protest and there is a right to protest. It does draw on an awful lot of policing resource to do that, but we also need to make sure that we dont get to a situation. And obviously seen in obviously we have seen in parliament, just in the last, in the last week so, um, some of the last week or so, um, some of the last week or so, um, some of the some of the manifestation of when we start to talk about, uh, fear, fear of threats, fear, fear, fear of threats, fear, fear of, of action taken against individuals in the democratic system itself, having an effect on that democratic system. And on that democratic system. And we cannot have that because we are a representative liberal democracy. We must be able to democracy. We must be able to have debate and to and to be able to vote in that system, which is what weve been elected by people to do. Okay damian hinds, really good to see you this morning. Thank you so much for your time. Well, as we just mentioned there, the Prime Minister is warning that the uk is descending into mob rule as hes telling police to use their powers to protect mps from threats. Well, this comes after a £31 million Security Package, which was announced to provide politicians with dedicated police to liaise with over safety concerns. Safety concerns. Yesterday we spoke to lord walney on how he feels about the current safety of mps to actually having a clear need for that to be offered to some members of parliament facing facing threats and we should not be prepared to put up with the level of threat and coercion that that represents. Yes, to those individuals. But also to our whole democratic system. You know, we all system. You know, we all understand the value of protest, but actually, what is happening along it in certainly in the way that peoples certainly peoples homes are being encircled , homes are being encircled, peoples offices being encircled. Its not actually about trying to change peoples minds. Its about trying to intimidate them. And thats not okay. And it worries me that there actually there hasnt been a uniform application or too often. Think police at the often. I think the police at the moment we dont want to moment think we dont want to inflame situation warning inflame the situation by warning people unless they move on, people that unless they move on, they will be arrested. But they will be arrested. But actually that also needs to be deterrent there. Need deterrent in there. People need to know what is acceptable and what crosses a line, and that isnt clear at the moment. In one answer to that is to make the less threatening, the protest less threatening, because mean , people are not because i mean, people are not making up. Can see the making this up. You can see the level often of , of, um, level often of, of, um, intimidation that is intended on, on this. On, on this. Well, were joined now by gb news Political Correspondent olivia utley , who joins us live olivia utley, who joins us live now from westminster. Olivia utley, who joins us live now from westminster. Very good morning to you, olivia. You just heard damian hinds talking there about the issue mps safety. About the issue of mps safety. Its very much been in the spotlight, hasnt it, for the past or so. Now we have past week or so. And now we have this tough rhetoric from this very tough rhetoric from the Prime Minister well, absolutely. Weve got well, absolutely. Weve got tough rhetoric from the Prime Minister and theres money behind it too. Theres a £31 million package that the pm is offering to support mp, protect. Offering to support mp, protect. Hes also devised a seven point policing plan whereby mps will have a named Police Representative who they can talk to about any policing concerns and hes told forces to make sure that adequate protection is in place for any events involving mps leading up to the general election. One thing that i thought was very interesting about what the Prime Minister has been saying is i think theres a sort of thinly veiled tension between the government and the police about this. Quite and the police about this. Quite a lot of the Prime Ministers tough rhetoric on this is about reminding the police of the powers that they already have. Hes essentially nudging the police into making sure that protests outside an mps house, for example, are broken down. He is having to remind them that thatis is having to remind them that that is considered intimidation , that is considered intimidation, intimidatory behaviour under the law. And i think thats something that were going to see quite a lot in the months ahead. The see quite a lot in the months ahead. The government pushing pressure on the police to make sure that they are safe. Another issue here is there is a certain tension between in the between mps themselves on this issue. There are plenty of mps, both labour and conservatives, who are deeply, deeply worried about the threat to their own security. Mike freer for example, conservative mp for barnet, is actually standing down at the next general election because because of worries about his safety and the safety of his family, his Constituency Office was burnt down last year and he was also so the first intended victim of david amess killer. He is very worried about the threat to mps and speaks out about it openly. Meanwhile, there are other mps Stella Creasy from labour among them. But there are more too, who say that the worries about the threat to mps are actually exaggerated and they think that actually islamophobia Community Tensions is what the government should be concentrating on. And i think that to that tension is going to become more and more apparent as we lead up to the general election. As damian hinds said there, we in britain have this sort of open, Representative Democracy. Mps Representative Democracy. Mps speak to their constituents every friday. They have those constituency surgeries and thats a great strength of the british democracy. But it also leaves our parliamentary representatives representing resentatives more open than others across the to world the intimidatory tactics from those who might wish to harm them. So this issue is very, very serious and it is only going to get more so as mps become more and more visible on the campaign trail before this general election. Yeah , absolutely. Political yeah, absolutely. Political correspondent olivia utley, thank you. And she mentioned the tory mp mike freer there. And tory mp mike freer there. And his comments are really interesting because hes saying, yes, more security. Absolutely. We welcome it. But its not actually going to tackle the root cause of why this is happening and why do people feel emboldened to attack members of parliament and demonstrate outside their homes and intimidate their families . Intimidate their families . Yeah, and hes stepping down at the next general election, isnt he, because of threats to his own safety, wearing a stab vest when hes out and about in his constituent . See, and his constituent . See, and i think his Constituency Office was set on fire. Was was actually set on fire. Was a few months ago. So hes been through an awful lot. Um, do let us what you what think us know what you what you think of views at gb news. Com , of that gb views at gb news. Com, a into the rape and a major report into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Police Officer is due to be published this morning. Yes, its part of a Public Inquiry which has been looking at whether chances to identify her Wayne Couzens, as her murderer, Wayne Couzens, as a women, were missed. A danger to women, were missed. The former met Police Officer was given a whole time for was given a whole life time for the murder. Was given a whole life time for the murder. Gb news home and the murder. Gb news is home and security editor mark white reports. It was a horrific, reports. It was a horrific, senseless crime that sparked widespread revulsion and fuelled a nationwide debate on womens safety after the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard was all the more shocking given the man responsible should have been someone she could trust to keep her safe. Her safe. The revelation that the killer, Wayne Couzens, was a serving Police Firearms officer, plus urged the metropolitan police into crime office with serious questions over whether the force missed signs of earlier offending behaviour. That crisis intensified in the autumn of 2021, with the arrest and then subsequent conviction of another metropolitan Police Officer , David Carrick. A serial officer, David Carrick. A serial rapist who assaulted 12 separate women in carrick, was attached to the same armed unit as Wayne Couzens was responsible for guarding westminster downing street and other highly sensitive sites like cousins, carrick had a history of complaints in his case dating back 20 years, but he still passed multiple vetting checks. Passed multiple vetting checks. As i look back on my time within the met and it was over 30 odd years, um, and there wasnt anything like this going on at all. Nothing. So something has clearly changed. Something has clearly changed. Something has gone with the has gone wrong with the recruitment , the training, the recruitment, the training, the vetting , the supervision of vetting, the supervision of Police Officers within policing and within the met. So fundamentally, its something gone wrong with the mets structure and how officers are looked at. Sunak the us area is now examining both the wayne cousins and David Carrick cases. The angiolini inquiry has focussed on the potential missed opportunities to identify the offending behaviour at a much earlier stage. For cousins that included incidents of indecent exposure in kent in 2015 and again in the months before the Sarah Everard murder. David Sarah Everard murder. David carrick joined the met police in 2001. He was later investigated over an allegation of Domestic Abuse in 2002. Despite this, and abuse in 2002. Despite this, and a string of multiple other complaints against him , he was complaints against him, he was recertified to remain as an armed Police Officer for without doubt , the angiolini report will doubt, the angiolini report will make very uncomfortable reading for the metropolitan police and the service as a whole. Across the service as a whole. Across the service as a whole. Across the uk, forces say they have tightened their vetting procedures and are now reviewing past vetting decisions on all currently serving officers in an attempt to ensure those who have no right to hold such a position of trust are booted out of the service. Mark white, gb news, is i and that long awaited report is out today. Right. Lets get is out today. Right. Lets get you with the forecast. Heres annie shuttleworth. Annie shuttleworth. Hello. Good morning. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. Rain will persist across southeastern areas through today. And behind it will see sunshine and blustery showers as its quite blustery across scotland through this morning, particularly across the Northern Isles and the western isles. Gale force winds are isles. Some Gale Force Winds are expected through of the expected through the rest of the day, so a very windy and unsettled day to come elsewhere, though of scotland, though across parts of scotland, northern wales Northern Ireland into wales and central will a Central England it will turn a bit brighter as the day goes on. But theres also a risk of some quite downpours as well, quite heavy downpours as well, and much colder than and well feel much colder than the of to the the past couple of days to the far southeast. Yes, milder, far southeast. Yes, its milder, but be wet and cloudy but it will be wet and cloudy through much of day and that through much of the day and that rain will persist across the far southeast through this evening. But will slowly turn drier but it will slowly turn drier and throughout the and clearer throughout the night, so clear skies will develop for many areas through the part of the night, the first part of the night, with a across with likely see a frost across many scotland. Northern many areas of scotland. Northern england, some england, as well as some northeastern england. Northeastern areas of england. And we could see some mist and fog tomorrow but fog by tomorrow morning. But across southwest some wet across the southwest some wet weather will arrive by the early hours of friday. That will turn to snow over the ground of to snow over the high ground of wales, well as Northern Areas wales, as well as Northern Areas of england, potentially into parts northern and parts of Northern Ireland and northern scotland as well. If that rain does push further north and it will be feeling much colder wherever you are on friday well see some blustery showers as well , moving in showers as well, moving in across many southern areas and we could see some sleety stuff falling over the moors too. So a chillier feeling day and a rather unsettled end to the week i now would you like to see calories on menus at restaurants 7 calories on menus at restaurants . I dont like eggs. It puts me off having a burger. Well, you already see them, dont you . Yes, in big, big places. I think if theres more than so many employees, they have to show them. So your fast food restaurants, i think theyre always listed hate it, theyre always listed i hate it, yes , so do yes, so do i. We agreed on that one. Let us know what you think because were going to be debating that one next. Welcome back to breakfast with ellie and pip. And wed like to start with an apology because weve been silly sausage this morning. It is, of course , the morning. It is, of course, the 29th february, which 29th of february, which means its a leap year. And we were talking earlier, werent we, about if youre born about birthdays. If youre born on day, would just on this day, would you just celebrate birthday every celebrate your birthday every four and youd four years . Right. And youd age a more slowly. A lot more slowly. We actually said so we actually said this. So we actually said this. And then long yes we did. And then not long after that, we read out an email from paul wishing his husband, alan happy birthday, alan a very happy birthday, saying he turns 14. And were like , huh . And we were like, huh . And we were like, huh . Were like, what do you want about must have that wrong. Were like, what do you want abo um, must have that wrong. Were like, what do you want abo um, butht have that wrong. Were like, what do you want abo um, but thenive that wrong. Were like, what do you want abo um, but then alisont wrong. Were like, what do you want aboum, but then alison andyng. Were like, what do you want aboum, but then alison and many um, but then alison and many others have emailed in making a fantastic point, is the fantastic point, which is the point made actually, point that we made actually, earlier which earlier this morning, which is that only had 14 birthdays that hes only had 14 birthdays because hes born on the 29th of february. Of course, meaning hes actually, you know what . I blame the fact that in this cup is mug is water. Yeah. And i need more caffeine. Yeah need a lot more caffeine. Yeah already on the uptake already slow on the uptake there, werent we . Got me so happy 56th birthday. Is it to alan. It is to. Yeah to alan. Yes. Alan. Yeah to alan. Yes. Alan. Alan from paul and, uh. Anne. Morning youre telling us that its your sister and brother in laws 64th wedding anniversary . Laws 64th wedding anniversary . Me . Congratulations. Im not sure youve left their names, though. I would love to be lovely to have their names. Uh, karen, were all matchmaking this morning, 29th of february. We were asking if youre a lady. Are you to youre a lady. Are you going to be your other be proposing to your other halves today . Karen is going to throw a single man into the mix. Paul throw a single man into the mix. Paul, we need a picture of paul. I think karen paul would like someone to propose to him today. Uh, single and says it uh, he is single and says it would be nice to meet someone again. So paul we had again. So paul and we had somebody in earlier men who somebody else in earlier men who are very for a lady proposing are very up for a lady proposing to them says sees the to them today says sees the opportunity. Yeah. We also have a happy and we also have a happy birthday mention, uh, to anna, who is a very loyal viewer. Good morning to you, anna. And many happy returns of the day. Oh, happy birthday to you. Oh, happy birthday to you. What are the special birthday . The 29th of february . Yeah, it is, isnt it . Yeah. Yeah. What . What . How many people are born on the of february . The 29th of february . Amazing. Yeah anyway, its amazing. Yeah anyway, no. 110. No. Yeah. Do keep yeah. Do keep getting in touch. So lovely to hear yeah. Do keep getting in touciyou. Lovely to hear yeah. Do keep getting in touciyou. This ovely to hear yeah. Do keep getting in touciyou. This morning. 1ear yeah. Do keep getting in touciyou. This morning. Aar yeah. Do keep getting in touciyou. This morning. A study, from you. This morning. A study, a new study has shown that more than 9000 Heart Disease related deaths prevented if all deaths could be prevented if all restaurants put calories on their menus. Now, currently 25 of people in england are said to be obese, with scientists expecting the trend to worsen over time. Trend to worsen over time. Well, according to the lancet, if all food outlets across the country cooperated with putting calories on their menus, it could reduce the number of people who live with the disease. Joining us to discuss this is Mental Health ambassador samantha crilly, who says calories should not be on menus and the former presenter of fat families , steve miller, of fat families, steve miller, who disagrees. Great to see you both. Thanks for joining us on breakfast. So forjoining us on breakfast. So lets start with you, samantha. Lets start with you, samantha. Youre very clear. These calories should not be put on menus. Why why do you say that . Um, i mean, im a part time personal trainer, so i do understand it from both aspects. I train people who want to lose weight, but also i specialise in people with eating disorders. So so it feels like theyve tried to tackle one issue but really disregards the other. So people that are suffering from anorexia, orthorexia for their whole life is trying to get away from calories in recovery and a big part of them in recovery is going, going out for dinner and not looking at the calories. So having it kind of shoved in their is really difficult their face is really difficult for them. Um so i mean, an opfion for them. Um so i mean, an option could be to have one with calories and one without calories. Mhm um, so you choose which menu you want. Yeah, possibly. Yeah, possibly. But i do think for people with eating disorders which is rising, um, its the worst thing they could have done um for them and their recovery and, and even just focusing on calories in general for younger kids , i general for younger kids, i think its making them obsessed at a very early age, rather than looking at food for just at a very early age, rather than looking at food forjust being looking at food for just being real food. Um so yeah, thats thats my view on that. Thats my view on that. Steve, what do you make of this . Do you think it could be triggering for people with eating disorders and also triggering for younger children . Thats thinks as thats what samantha thinks as well. Talk to a lot people i talk to a lot of people with eating disorders, and they get when talk get very angry when we talk about because about things like this, because they this is very superficial. An eating disorder is often triggered by the socialisation process and genetics. So i think we need to park that one. Were talking about putting in in, in very small character on a, on a menu. How many calories are in a certain dish to help people. Um, along the way so that they can manage their weight, which i think is very constructive. I think is very constructive. I mean, at the end of the day, you know, in the uk we are gargantuan gannets, im afraid, and we do need to stop, look and listen just little bit more. Listen just a little bit more. And i think on a menu just having the calories there just to give us guidance. I think were being drama queens, quite frankly, if we its going frankly, if we think its going to of people to to create loads of people to have eating disorder the have an eating disorder for, the other thing would say is other thing i would say is arguably actually obesity is an eating disorder. And. With 25 eating disorder. And. With 25 of the population now very, very fat, maybe we need these sorts of measures. We need to be more in peoples face about it. And get them to stop. Look and listen. Now very final point before i hand back to you if i can, um, the university of liverpool have also said here that if we dont have any calorie guidance by the year 2041, 830, it could result in 830,000 deaths. Now how do they get that estimation . I dont know, but that is very, very concerning. So i think weve got concerning. So i think weve got to just calm down a little bit about it. And actually not patronise people with eating disorder. Yes. Support them. But lets not patronise them because actually its a much deeper issue than calories on a menu. Yeah, but but you could also say calm down about it and not put all the menus. Put calories all over the menus. I mean, some people, you i mean, for some people, you know, they want to eat guilt free. Samantha and i get the point. If you were going, say, to a restaurant five nights a week to eat , to a restaurant five nights a week to eat, yeah, then i can see it would be a problem. But for a lot of people going out, its a treat to go out for dinner. So they want to be able to go out to relax and not feel all this anxiety because its like, my goodness, i cant like, oh my goodness, i cant have those fish and chips because its 1200 calories. Exactly and are suffering from and if you are suffering from obesity, i think you obesity, you would. I think you need to from home. You need to start from home. You need to start from home. You need cook from home. Need need to cook from home. You need to fresh. Youre not going to cook fresh. Youre not going to cook fresh. Youre not going to be eating out five nights a week. Youre going to be cooking at home. When you do eat at home. And when you do eat out, will be a treat. It will out, it will be a treat. It will be a guilt free treat. So so i just think having calories just dont think having calories on solve it. On menus is going to solve it. Its a lot deeper issue. Um and steve isnt isnt it about learning more about nutrition rather flipping calories . Rather than flipping calories . Because there are good calories, calories calories, higher calories doesnt necessarily doesnt actually necessarily mean bad. Yeah mean its bad. Yeah oh well, its typical of three slender sensations this morning, im afraid. I mean, its all right for you three looking fabulous like you do, but youve got to remember, there are a lot of people and a lot of people will be watching this programme thinking to themselves, i just want some guidance. And i want practical guidance. And i want practical guidance. I want to know if im having i dont know, fish and chips or gammon and pineapple and chips, how many calories are in it . Were talking about a tiny, tiny little , little tiny, tiny little, little mention of how many calories. Mention of how many calories. And i do think we are really overblowing this one. I really do. Itsjust overblowing this one. I really do. Its just a tool in the to box help people know its not going to solve the obesity problem. Of course its not. But it is one thing to help people along the way. And weve got to be more honest about it. Okay . Im afraid we are out of time. But steve and samantha, really good to see you both this morning. Thank you so much for your views that. Do let us your views on that. Do let us know your opinion. Love to know your opinion. Wed love to know your opinion. Wed love to know gbviews gbnews. Com suggest samantha suggested, wasnt a bad one give people a choice. One about give people a choice. They can have menu with or they can have a menu with or without calories displayed. Without the calories displayed. Well, the restaurants that do it far, i believe thats the it so far, i believe thats the opfion it so far, i believe thats the option the moment, isnt it . Option at the moment, isnt it . For chains that do it already . I think some of them do it. Yeah, i think of them yeah, yeah, i think some of them do. You said, its do. But like you said, its about nutrition. Some some dishes are higher but they dishes are higher fat but they might they might a might be higher. They might be a lot more nutritious. So its about looking at food not just as but as hinckley. As a calorie but as hinckley. Yeah. As food yeah. As as food being nutritious well. Yeah. And nutritious as well. Yeah. And not just having a of sweets not just having a bag of sweets thats 100 calories and not just having a bag of sweets thats100 calories and dodging the fruit nut butter. That the fruit and nut butter. That might be a little bit more, but and if youre going out for a meal as a treat, which you do once isit meal as a treat, which you do once is it really once in a while, is it really going to cause you huge issues . I know , what do you i dont know, what do you think, paul . I think fa cup, thats what i think. Think. Do you look at calories on menus . Well ill be absolutely honest with you. Slimming. Slimming. Be absolutely honest ill be absolutely honest with people with you. I know young people that have had terrible problems with seeing calories and especially on menus. I think honestly, its very , very honestly, its very, very dangerous really to put it on. I feel very strongly about that. I know, i know people that have looked at the been young people that have looked at it and obviously it goes all ages that have looked at it. The first thing they look at is calories. And when you talk about eating disorders worry. Disorders, its a real worry. And i think its awful that they go on. I think its exacerbated. I really do the issue, hasnt it . I mean, i remember being at school with with girls would school with with girls who would who would, know, look at who would, you know, look at a packet crisps look at packet of crisps and look at what calories were, all what the calories were, all that, that print it is. That, all that fine print it is. Anyway, thing they anyway, the first thing they look okay, but you are here look for. Okay, but you are here to talk, sport. I will do. Well. Weve got football. The fa cup fifth round is so were going is concluded, so were going towards quarter andy towards the quarter finals. Andy murray getting fed up murray is really getting fed up with about with being asked about his future. Well about it future. So well talk about it a little bit later. Welcome back. Welcome back. Welcome back. Welcome back. Hope you having your kelloggs cornflakes. Cornflakes. Yes. Or not your shreddies or your weetabix. In fact thats what we need this morning, ellie. And we do well. Well, according to renee hoenderkamp, we need porridge instead. Much healthier. Through now lets go through all the latest who latest sports news. Someone who eats every day. Eats his weetabix every day. Broadcaster paul coyte. My grandad me weetabix grandad used to do me weetabix and what he used to do instead he mash them all up first, he would mash them all up first, put milk. Put hot milk. Milk . Yes. Lovely. But. Hot milk . Yes. Lovely. But. But push the push it all to one side. You have milk on one side and they need to have the weetabix all crushed up on the other. So its almost like a dam and then would take little and then i would take a little bit so you get a little bit of that. So you get a little bit of that. So you get a little bit of that. So you get a little bit of crunchy a little bit bit of crunchy with a little bit of soft and the milk as well, with bit of sugar on the top. With a bit of sugar on the top. Im actually water. When im thats actually water. When im thats actually water. When im about think thats. Yeah. Should we go brekkie afterwards. Yeah make our weetabix this morning old granddad charlies weetabix. Well of those. Um well do one of those. Um ill through f. A ill go through a little f. A cup. Like the way when you cup. Um, i like the way when you get the proper people that are reading results, and can reading the results, and you can always what the other team always tell what the other team got know . So, for example, got you know . So, for example, if Chelsea Leeds if i went chelsea three, leeds united its enough to united nil two, its enough to write. Well, you got the idea. Definitely the hampshire wanderers brighton nil definitely the hampshire wa nil rers brighton nil definitely the hampshire wa nil there brighton nil definitely the hampshire wa nil there you brighton nil definitely the hampshire wa nil there you go brighton nil definitely the hampshire wa nil there you go nottingham nil nil there you go nottingham forest. Nil Manchester United one and liverpool three. Southampton. No nil. Yeah youre right. Okay ill try to throw you. But you were still right anyway. Um, so there the results from yesterday, the quarter final. That is wolves versus final. So that is wolves versus coventry Manchester United versus which would be versus liverpool which would be very interesting. Versus very interesting. Chelsea versus leicester. Uh Manchester City versus newcastle. So there the quarter finals of the fa cup whistle stop tour. Quarter finals of the fa cup wh very stop tour. Andy murray very good. And andy murray doesnt us to talk about doesnt want us to talk about his retirement. Yeah he does. Yeah he does. You know i think just you know i think hes just fed with it because thats fed up with it because thats all anybody wants know. Every all anybody wants to know. Every time each game that time is because each game that he like this he loses, its like surely this is end. And when are you is the end. And when are you going to retire personally, i think going to be one more think its going to be one more wimbledon. Um, was asked wimbledon. Um, he was asked again, you can see the again, see if you can see the angerin again, see if you can see the anger in eyes. This is what anger in his eyes. This is what he said when asked about he said when he was asked about his retirement yesterday after losing in dubai. Not going to play im likely not going to play past the summer. Um you know, i get asked about it after every single match that i play, every single match that i play, every single tournament that i play. Um, and its, im bored of the question. Um to be honest. Um, question. Um to be honest. Um, and yeah , im not going to talk and yeah, im not going to talk more about that. Um between that and whenever the time comes for me to stop. But yeah, i dont plan on playing much better. So thats the andy murray version of going to you just stop asking me for crying out loud. What do you want . What do you want . Im bored of the question. Which . Which is . Fair enough. I do. I do love andy murray. I mean, hes so monotone, isnt he . I love him, i think hes a fantastic i think hes a great advert for sport. I think hes a fantastic fella. People knock him. I think hes hes probably our hes great and hes probably our greatest i would greatest ever sportsman. I would go fan greatest ever sportsman. I would go far. Would you . I really go that far. Would you . I really would, you wimbledon twice would, you know, wimbledon twice won the olympics in 2012 won gold in the olympics in 2012 and so hes going and rio in 2016. So hes going to seems likely that he wants to it seems likely that he wants to it seems likely that he wants to an olympic medal, but to win an olympic medal, but then i. Then again so do i. Dont we all. Yeah. Dont we all. Yeah. Dont we all. Should hang though. He should hang on though. Its a big year if he can. It is get to paris, get to wimbledon and then. And then goodbye. And then goodbye. And then goodbye. And want finish on and you want him to finish on a you . A high, dont you . As well. This is the worry. As well. This is the worry. Thats what i dont want it to do. You want to see a decline . This is where i feel the decline. Weve got time for a little cycling skis. Cycling on skis. Have time . Quickly. Do we have time . Quickly. Theyre saying quickly. At have have a look at this. Have a look this. Is amazing. Look at this. This is amazing. Um, fabio. Fabio. Winner um, fabio. Winner fabio. Winner is cyclist. And decided is a cyclist. And hes decided to take probably ski areas to take probably the ski areas downhill in downhill run at kitzbuhel in austria. But hes not on skis. Hes on a bicycle. Hes actually on a bicycle. Oh, incredible. Oh, incredible. Is crazy. Hes got this is crazy. Hes got spikes wheels, spikes on the wheels, which obviously keeps going there. Obviously keeps him going there. Its downhill run its the hardest downhill run for the radio. Its the hardest downhill run foyou the radio. Its the hardest downhill run foyou can the radio. Its the hardest downhill run foyou can just the radio. Its the hardest downhill run foyou can just imagine; radio. Its the hardest downhill run foyou can just imagine someone if you can just imagine someone going uh, down a going on a bicycle, uh, down a downhill run and what downhill run. And thats what you look at this. Its you see. And look at this. Its just. Of course they just incredible. Of course they get they get around. Are we get they get around. Are we talking about 80, 90 miles an hour . Skiers go. And then on a bike, i mean , it gives me the bike, i mean, it gives me the heebie jeebies. That might have made that might have just made some their weetabix some people bring their weetabix back some people bring their weetabix bac do you think some people bring their weetabix bacdo you think so . Do you think so . Do you think so . Do you think so . Do you think its great . Do you think its great . Its great. Its great. Video. Need your weetabix its great. Be deo. Need your weetabix its great. Be able need your weetabix its great. Be able to need your weetabix its great. Be able to do zed your weetabix its great. Be able to do that. Yur weetabix to be able to do that. You know i think you do. Yeah to be able to do that. Y0|straight think you do. Yeah to be able to do that. Y0|straight overk you do. Yeah to be able to do that. Y0|straight over the u do. Yeah handlebars. Id be rubbish. Id be rubbish. You wouldnt. Oh i would. You wouldnt. Oh i would. About those what about those three wheelers. Tricycle. Wheelers. You got a tricycle. Have a little tricycle. I need Something Like yeah i need Something Like you need stabilisers. With stabilisers. Tricycle with stabilisers. Thats all the help i can i need all the help i can get. Yeah. You wont me get. Yeah. You wont catch me doing time soon. Thank doing that any time soon. Thank you. Lots fun. You. Paul coyte. Lots of fun. Still to come. Stay with us. Were going to be talking about why west play banned were going to be talking about why people play banned were going to be talking about why people from ay banned were going to be talking about why people from two banned were going to be talking about why people from two of banned were going to be talking about why people from two of its1ned white people from two of its shows. Thats next the papers shows. Thats next in the papers. Is i welcome back. You are. Welcome back. You are. Welcome back. You are. One voice was a bit high there. I think its leapt an octave. Welcome back. Had a weetabix welcome back. Had a weetabix welcome back. You are watching and listening to breakfast with ellie pip. Ellie and pip. Excited to be im just excited to be here with and vice versa. May with me and vice versa. May i say were also very excited to be joined by deputy of be joined by Deputy Editor of spiked, fraser myers and gb views gb, your gb news, french gp yes and medical writer doctor renee hoenderkamp. Very to good see you both today. Um, lets start fraser, shall we, with black only nights in the daily mail. Whats this all about . Yeah. So this is a play in the west end called slave play. Its got Kit Harington from game of thrones in it. And what theyre proposing is to do a couple of nights where they will only invite black people to attend. Um its called a blackout event. And the idea is blackout event. And the idea is that it will avoid something which is allegedly harmful, called the white gaze. Now, this is surprisingly not the first time this has happened. Um, in time this has happened. Um, in londons theatres. There was a londons theatres. There was a play londons theatres. There was a play a couple of years ago where the, um, essentially the producers insisted that only black people should attend in the audience and i just find this absolutely extraordinary. I this absolutely extraordinary. I mean, were basically introduced a kind of soft form of segregation in but justified in kind of woke anti racist terms and, and, you know, if you look into the us where this problem is much further advanced, you see things like in universities, there are black only graduation events and black only dormitories and black only. And you think this is going down a very dark path . Well, i just i just wonder, especially at the current time, where everything feels so febrile and so polarised , its febrile and so polarised, its just not the right tone. I think so, and again, you know, the justification is always that apparently. And i always that apparently. And i just, i just find this mind blowing that people can say this with a straight face. They say that black audiences will react differently to white audiences. I these are so these are i mean, these are so these are racially essentially racial essentialist ideas that we thought wed banished. And they are now become progressive. They you know, thats what worries me. Well, just to offer some balance on this, the playwright. I dont actually right. Um, i dont actually have his name now, but his have his name right now, but his surname harris. Hes spoken surname is harris. Hes spoken to press this, saying surname is harris. Hes spoken to excited this, saying surname is harris. Hes spoken to excited this his, saying surname is harris. Hes spoken to excited this prospectig surname is harris. Hes spoken to excited this prospect , hes excited by this prospect, but he says it is a necessity. But he says it is a necessity. You have to radically invite black people with these initiatives. You have to initiatives. You have to specifically say you are invited in order to welcome them in. And he says it creates a private and safe space for black theatregoers goers to experience productions that explore complex, nuanced , race related complex, nuanced, race related issues in our current climate. Issues in our current climate. I think if we were to say were going to have a jewish only night at this theatre, there would be protests outside, there would be protests outside, the theatre would get shut down. Nobody accept that. The nobody would accept that. The same if we said there was a white night. This is the only acceptable form of racism. Now we can be racist against white people and jewish people, but Everything Else is not acceptable. Diversity , acceptable. And diversity, inclusion and equality is actually driving the opposite. You know, we are actually not including people this is a completely non inclusive audience. It is achieving exactly what it doesnt want to do. And london is probably the most diverse city that we have in the country. This isnt needed. Its divisive. And i say this as the mother of a mixed race child, this is completely wrong. Is there any point in people saying, as in the view that fraser just told us saying, as in the view that fraserjust told us about in fraser just told us about in that black audience members will respond differently than white audience members because because of their lived experience , of their lived experience, perhaps of racism , potentially. Perhaps of racism, potentially. The play is called slave play. So theres obviously a very , you know, difficult topic very, you know, difficult topic that its tackling. But if we that its tackling. But if we are ever going to achieve the Multicultural Society that we are told constantly is the best thing that we can possibly have, we dont do it by dividing society. We okay, okay. Society. We okay, okay. Its an interesting thing. It is an interesting one. Ill be good to know if its sold out. Good to know if its sold out. Uh renee. Lets have a look at this one show. Its totally different, but also in the daily mail. Uh, young people are falling out of love with wedding traditions. How sad. I mean , look, im how sad. I mean, look, im probably the wrong person to ask because im not a young person. Because im not a young person. Person. And i actually think that one of the things that is really sad that lost in really sad that weve lost in society , is chivalry, roles. Society is, is chivalry, roles. You know, families marry age. And i would like to think that this is just nonsense. And young people yearn to be proposed to and have doors open for them. And i think it might be quite exciting that your partner is going to go and talk to your dad about getting married to you. I find all of that very romantic. So do you not do you not find it just completely archaic . Of a father giving the idea of a father giving his daughter away, even if shes already cohabited with her partner for years anyway. But we all know me at times. It does feel a bit. But no father in the world is going to say no, is he . We know that. We know. Its just a ritual. Just something ritual. Its just something thats you know, just thats happening. You know, just as walks down as your father walks you down the aisle. You i think the aisle. You know, i think these are just rituals that women used to think would be really romantic. And youre really romantic. And youre going to do it. Did your partner ask your father . He did. Yeah and he got down on one knee. And i like all of that. I like it, too. And i like the idea of parents. I think im going both parents just going to ask both parents just because bit of modern because thats a bit of a modern twist. Walk down the twist. Um, to walk me down the aisle. So theres this. Nice. Because youre modernising bit. Modernising it a bit. Mum was, yeah, because my mum was, well, really to, to well, central really to, to growing so i think thats growing up. So i think thats quite important. Think it quite important. But i think it is interesting how, is really interesting how, how younger perhaps younger people are perhaps falling these, falling out of love with these, these traditional customs. Apparently 54 of people now think that the brides father shouldnt pay for the wedding. Shouldnt pay for the wedding. Yeah. Caught my eye. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yeah. And im sure lots of bndes yeah. And im sure lots of brides fathers are very, very, very relieved. Relieved to hear that, because the wedding is obviously a massive, massive cost. A massive, massive cost. I mean, you can see that some things you know, that things are, um, you know, that whats whats interesting is that the that people that the things that people dont outdated are the dont think are outdated are the things that are just more ritualistic. 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No, we havent even talked about not sure about that. Im not sure if i promise to obey. The wedding mean no, the wedding vows. I mean not your husband. Of not to obey your husband. Of course. Oh, yeah. No, do the wedding. No, ill do the wedding. No, ill do the wedding. I i think if you varne, i think i think if you make to obey. Make promising to obey. 25 of people make promising to obey. Its 25 of people make promising to obey. Its outdated f people make promising to obey. Its outdated to eople make promising to obey. Its outdated to promise think its outdated to promise to oh, oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. In wedding vows, im in in the wedding vows, im in the 25. No, were out of time, im afraid. Would you believe too much youre in the much fun . But youre back in the next and fraser, next hour. Renee and fraser, thank much. The weather. That warm feeling inside from boxt of weather on boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news is. Hello gb news is. Hello good morning. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. Rain will persist across southeastern areas through today, behind it will today, and behind it will see sunshine and blustery showers. Sunshine and blustery showers. Its quite blustery across scotland through this morning, particularly northern particularly across the Northern Isles and the western isles. Some force are some Gale Force Winds are expected rest of the expected through the rest of the day, windy and unsettled day, so very windy and unsettled day, so very windy and unsettled day to elsewhere, though day to come elsewhere, though across parts of scotland, northern into wales and Northern Ireland into wales and central it will turn a Central England it will turn a bit as the goes on. Bit brighter as the day goes on. But theres a risk of some but theres also a risk of some quite heavy downpours as well, and feel much colder than and well feel much colder than the past couple of days to the far southeast. Yes, its milder, but will and cloudy but it will be wet and cloudy through much of the day. That rain will persist across the far southeast through this evening, but will turn drier but it will slowly turn drier and throughout the and clearer throughout the night, so clear skies will develop for many areas through the the night, the first part of the night, well likely see a frost across many areas of scotland, Northern England as well as some northeastern areas england, northeastern areas of england, and see some mist and and we could see some mist and fog morning. But fog by tomorrow morning. But across the southwest, some wet weather will arrive by the early hours friday. Will turn hours of friday. That will turn to over the high ground of to snow over the high ground of wales as well as Northern Areas of potentially into of england, potentially into parts Northern Ireland and parts of Northern Ireland and northern scotland as well. If that rain does push further north and it will be feeling much colder wherever you are on friday well see some blustery showers as well. Moving in across many southern areas. We could see some sleety stuff falling over the moors too, so a chillier feeling day and a rather unsettled end to the week i a a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news in 2024. Gb news is britains election channel, so join me tom harwood for the rochdale by Election Results from midnight through to 6 am. Well discover the twists and turns of the most unpredictable by election in a long time that should be celebrated. I slept during it, you know , i slept during it, you know, and from 6 am. Friday, join Michael Portillo on gb news breakfast for his take on the results. Gb news britains election. After losing a high Court Challenge over his right to automate Police Protection in the uk. Our royal correspondent the uk. Our royal correspondent Cameron Walker has the latest. Well, a bitter blow for prince harry yesterday , but he prince harry yesterday, but he does plan to appeal. So the does plan to appeal. So the battle is not over for him. More news shortly actually, about trying to change peoples minds. Its about trying to intimidate them. And thats not okay. Politicians expressed concern over their safety as rishi sunak vows to crack down on mob rule. Vows to crack down on mob rule. Yes, the Prime Minister has pledged £31 million to put towards mps security. But will it be enough to calm the very real nerves of parliamentarians . Find out more with me. Very sooii. 500. Soon. Major report into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard is due to be published later this morning. It will look at whether chances to identify her murderer, Wayne Couzens, were missed. And oh, who loves it . Who and oh, who loves it . Who loves fish and chips . Well, the National Fish and chips awards were held in a ceremony in london last night. Fierce competition, but were meeting the winners this morning, ladies , theres no need to wait for a man to propose because of course, its 29th of february. It is a leap year. And according to new research, 1 in 4 women are to prepared get down on one knee. So are you one of them . Them . Im actually on one knee right now in the sport this morning. Red bull principal Christian Horner is cleared in time for the bahrain grand prix. Chelsea show that theyre not blue. Billion pound bottle jobs, and england will play the final test in india at the foot of the himalayas. Good morning. It will feel much chillier by the end of the day, and there is a chance of some snow for some of us tomorrow. You can find out all the details with me a little later on. Im Ellie Costello. Good morning. And a very good morning to you. Pip tomson, and this is you. Im pip tomson, and this is breakfast news. Breakfast on gb news. Happy leap year if thats a thing. 29th of february. Today were talking about women proposing to men. And would you do it, jackie has been in touch. Good morning to you. Saying i propose to my husband, 14 years ago on leap day. Leap day like that. As he said he would only marry me if i proposed to him. Weve already been together for 15 years. At the time. 14 years on, were still together and we have beautiful children. Have three beautiful children. Lovely. Uh, les. Oh thats lovely. Uh, les. Good morning. My wife barbara has her 17th birthday today. And every time a grandchild passed her, they celebrate. Oh, thats nice tradition. At least were with the times now. We were getting very confused, and. Yeah, somebody said they were 14 years old earlier, didnt they . Yeah, we couldnt work that one out, but it obviously they celebrate it obviously they only celebrate because our because we havent had our shreddies ellie. Why. Yes. Thats why. Thats why. Yes. Thats why. And trying to find im and im trying to find im determined find ill determined to find this. Ill find it. Well you do that and ill have look. Ill have a look. Its a gentleman whos 92 years old today who we must wish happy birthday find that birthday to. So i will find that message. Yeah. Had loads of lovely weve had loads of lovely messages about birthdays weve had loads of lovely nthinkjes about birthdays weve had loads of lovely nthink there out birthdays weve had loads of lovely nthink there are birthdays weve had loads of lovely nthink there are a rthdays weve had loads of lovely nthink there are a lotiays weve had loads of lovely nthink there are a lot ofs i think there are a lot of birthdays. Of people are birthdays. Lots of people are shocked cornflakes how shocked about cornflakes and how unhealthy they are. Renee hoenderkamp has told us off this morning theyre full morning saying theyre full of bad fish bad talking about fish and chips. Ee f are sorry renee. Later we are sorry renee. Later we are sorry renee. But amy says cereals are um, but amy says cereals are one the foods driving people one of the foods driving people to resistance, leading to insulin resistance, leading to insulin resistance, leading to so amys to an obesity problem. So amys not of them either. Not a fan of them either. Also, whats getting you going is calories on menus, as should restaurants display display them. Steve, you say you display them. Steve, you say you dont go to restaurants to lose weight unless its some of weight unless its some kind of health establishment. However, i should that i am should like to know that i am eating british food. Eating british food. Ah, okay. Yeah, a lot of people like eat, uh, local food. Jane. Yep. Thinks its a good jane. Yep. Thinks its a good idea to add calories on a menu. It would be good to have the fat and sugar content added to rid. And sugar content added to rid. Really . For me, i would like to see more vegan dishes. Well i do agree with with vegan dishes and vegetarian dishes. I think there should be a bigger choice. But fat and sugar content . No way. I dont need to know, do you . Well, i dont think so. Anyway. Catherine says it is not restaurants responsibilities anyway. Catherine says it is not resta overweight onsibilities anyway. Catherine says it is not resta overweight people ties anyway. Catherine says it is not resta overweight people make help overweight people make healthy decisions people need help overweight people make hetake decisions people need help overweight people make hetake their;ions people need help overweight people make hetake their own people need help overweight people make hetake their own responsibility i and jane, good morning. Last thing you want to do if you go out for a meal is check calories. You think a dopey calories. You think its a dopey idea . Im with you. Gin. Absolutely. Yeah. Well keep those views coming in any of the things coming in on any of the things that we are talking about today. Specifically, a year. Would that we are talking about today. Speylikeilly, a year. Would that we are talking about today. Speylike to , a year. Would that we are talking about today. Speylike to be year. Would that we are talking about today. Speylike to be proposed. Would that we are talking about today. Speylike to be proposed. Iwby. D you like to be proposed to by a lady or if you are a lady today or if you are a woman, would you propose to a man let us know. Man today . Let us know. Vaiews gbnews. Com. Now to our top story and prince harry is set to appeal a High Court Ruling that found the government had acted lawfully when revoking his right to Automatic Police protection here in the uk. The duke of sussex could be made to fork out a Million Poundsin made to fork out a Million Pounds in legal bills. He took pounds in legal bills. He took the government to court back in february 2020, he faced february 2020, claiming he faced significant Security Threats while in the uk. Well, joining us now is our royal correspondent, Cameron Walker. Very royal correspondent, Cameron Walker. Very good morning to you, cameron. And this is a blow for prince harry isnt it. Yeah it absolutely is. The judges uh, ruling came out yesterday morning and he agreed with the home office that ravetchs decision, which is the committee which made the decision back in 2020 when harry stood back as a working royal to change the level of Police Protection which he got , uh, was protection which he got, uh, was not unlawful. It was not irrational. And they made the decision, uh, kind of perhaps in good will. Now, prince harry disagrees with that because, as you say , he is appealing. The you say, he is appealing. The mail is reporting today and it says in the judgement that prince harry demanded to know who on that committee made that decision. I think for many people its not one person making the decision. Ravec, making the decision. Ravec, which is the Home Office Committee that made the decision, is made up of senior Police Officers, government officials and members of the Royal Household. Now prince harrys lawyers argued during the three day trial in december that there was some kind of prejudice in that, um, in that committee because he was not getting on very well with Senior Members of the Royal Household, which he has made quite clear in his memoir , spare. So, for his memoir, spare. So, for example, sir edward young, whos the late queens private secretary, of secretary, part of that committee, did not committee, uh, did not particularly get on with prince harry, according to prince harry. So that was prince harrys argument over the course of a judge disagreed and said that ravec entitled to make that ravec were entitled to make the did. The decision. They did. Does it stand, though, where does it stand, though, on okay, hes on the fact that, okay, hes hes a senior royal. Hes hes not a senior royal. Hes stepped away, but his father is still the king. So therefore does risk him still does the risk to him still remain the same . Well, theres a common misconception that prince harry has zero security when hes in the uk. That is not the case. The home office decides on a case by case basis. If prince harry warrants Police Protections, for example, when he came to the uk for the he came back to the uk for the queens funeral, the coronation and even last minutes when he came back. Excuse me to see the king following the cancer diagnosis, he did some form diagnosis, he did have some form of protection , but what of Police Protection, but what the decision made was made in 2020 did was take away his automatic rights to 24 over seven armed Police Protection. Seven armed Police Protection. So its done on a case by case bafis so its done on a case by case basis and prince harry has to give 28 days to the home office before he comes back to the uk so they can organise that Police Protection in, uh, prince harrys lawyer kind of disagrees, though they cited an instance back in 2021 where prince harry attended the wellchild claims wellchild awards and he claims he chased by paparazzi he was chased by paparazzi because he didnt have Police Outriders and things that. Outriders and things like that. So there some disputes in so there are some disputes in the Court Documents. Prince harry also argues that hes actually in more danger than princess diana. His mother was. He was clearly tragically killed in the car crash in paris. Just about to raise i was just about to raise that point with you, cameron. His argument, put forward by lawyers, quite an emotive lawyers, was quite an emotive one, really . Talks one, wasnt it, really . He talks about mother, princess about his mother, princess diana, talks about diana, and he also talks about his doesnt his children saying he doesnt feel they would be feel as though they would be safe if they came here to the uk. Yeah, he absolutely does. And princess diana, when she died in the car crash, it the paris car crash, it obviously her Police Obviously also had her Police Protection had protection taken away. She had a private bodyguard, prince harry argues when the argues that in 2023, when the trial was happening, theres more extremism , theres more more extremism, theres more racism because his wife is mixed race. Thats the argument that harry so therefore he is harry made. So therefore he is more of a target than his mother was. His lawyers was. Thats what his lawyers argued in court. And he does say that he doesnt feel he can bnng that he doesnt feel he can bring children to the uk bring his children to the uk because he doesnt he thinks because he he doesnt he thinks theyre not going to struggle with the sense that he with this in the sense that he wrote things his book about wrote things in his book about his time in the army , uh, his time in the army, uh, shooting members of the taliban didnt he . He was very open about that. If hes so worried about his security , why did he put it in security, why did he put it in a book . Well, that is a very well, and that is a very legitimate argument. I think many people are making. And of course, judge ruling, many people are making. And of courzthat judge ruling, many people are making. And of courzthat the|dge ruling, many people are making. And of courzthat the home ruling, many people are making. And of courzthat the home office , many people are making. And of courzthat the home office were said that the home office were entitled to the decision. Entitled to make the decision. They and prince harry they did. And prince harry is, as say, fifth in line to the as you say, fifth in line to the throne. He is never going to be in a situation where he has zero Police Protection in the uk, but it is because ultimately its taxpayers money were talking about here. So do you. Should taxpayers ask the British Public to pay for a member of the royal family who is not a working royal anymore , um, for their 24 royal anymore, um, for their 24 seven Police Protection and the judges ruling says that that simply is not the case anymore. Its a good question. Its a difficult one, isnt it . Because his father is still the king. Yeah yeah, its a difficult one. Cameron walker, always very good you. Thank you. Good to see you. Thank you. Thank you indeed. Now the Prime Minister is warning that uk minister is warning that the uk is into mob rule as is descending into mob rule as he tells police to use their powers to protect mps from threats. Well , this comes after a £31 well, this comes after a £31 million Security Package was announced to provide politicians with a dedicated Police Liaison officer who they can contact over safety concerns. Well, lord walney has spoken exclusively to gb news presenter Gloria De Piero and this is what he said. It is clear that i think most mps are fearful of their safety. Are they right to be scared . Are they right to be scared . Are they right to be scared . Im afraid they. I think they are right to be deeply cautious about the Security Threat that they are facing and the situation has unfortunately worsened. I think, considerably since we were in the since we were in the house of commons. There is a level of menace that is felt by many members of parliament. But i mean, lets not forget that we have had two mps. Our friend jo cox, sir david amess, who have been murdered by extremists, one far right, one violent islamist in recent years, weve had another sitting mp, sir Stephen Timms , sitting mp, sir Stephen Timms, who was who was stabbed. And who was who was stabbed. And theres a fourth who had an assassination. Assassination attempt thwarted. So the threat is real. And on a day to day level , i is real. And on a day to day level, i think mps are feeling it much more significant only so the extra level of protection thats been announced by the government this week , its very government this week, its very welcome , but i think we should welcome, but i think we should take a step back and think that, you know, a lot of this money is clearly going on, the kind of Close Protection that for decades now has really only been needed to be offered to very senior ministers , in particular, senior ministers, in particular, jobs in particular, high profile roles like the home secretary, the defence secretary, and now youre actually having a clear need for that to be offered to some members of parliament facing facing threats and we should not be prepared to put up with the level of threat and coercion that that would present. Yes, to those individuals , but. Yes, to those individuals, but also to our whole democratic system. There is protection that is offered to senior people. And what you are seeing is the expansion of that. I mean, i think realistically were not probably going to get to the idea of, you know , a copper idea of, you know, a copper outside the home of every of every mp. The money should follow the threat. We should not follow the threat. We should not be thinking of this in terms of there is a budget and you can you cant go cant go further than that. But i think what weve also got to do is reset the conversation about what is acceptable in terms of how we discuss issues with members of parliament and how people get their point of view across. Because i think we have got weve got this wrong, actually. And i say we i think particularly there has been in my concern is that people that come from our political tradition , we come from the tradition, we come from the left, we come from the labour party. We were all brought up in the in the in the tradition of protest. One way or another. I was taken by my mum on sea and marches in the in the 1980s. You know, we all understand the value protest , but actually value of protest, but actually what happening a lot in what is happening a lot in certainly in the way that peoples certainly peoples homes are being encircled, peoples offices being encircled. Its not actually about trying to change peoples minds. Its about trying to change peoples minds. Its about trying to intimidate them. Thats not okay. Thats lord walney speaking exclusively to Gloria De Piero. Exclusively to Gloria De Piero. Well, gb news Political Correspondent olivia utley joins us. Good morning, olivia. Very us. Good morning, olivia. Very strong words from rishi sunak. But this does seem to be an issue when it comes to, um , when issue when it comes to, um, when it comes to threats to mps. That does seem to be an issue which unhes does seem to be an issue which unites all parties. Is unites all parties. Is well, its certainly an issue which the Prime Minister is taking very seriously indeed. Hes promised £31 million to put towards mps securing in the run up to the election, and he has also proposed the seven point policing plan, whereby members of parliament will have a designated Police Officer who they can speak to if theyre worried about security concerns. I think the other thing, which its worth bringing up from that statement from the Prime Minister, is if you read between the lines a little bit, it sounds as though there might be a bit of tension between the government and the police on this issue. It sounds as though rishi sunak is sort of nudging the police, reminds police the police, reminds the police that they have the that they already have the powers to break up protests outside an mps house, for example, on the grounds that those protests could end up being intimidatory. Now this is something which weve seen before, that tension between the government and the police over protests. When Suella Braverman was home secretary , she and mark was home secretary, she and mark rowley seemed to be at loggerheads over whether or not some of those earlier pro palestinian protests should even be allowed to go ahead at all. And Suella Braverman wrote an open letter to the Police Commissioner reminding him of the powers that the police have so i think this is quite an interesting thing element of this story. It sounds as though the government wants the police to be tougher than theyre being at the moment. Another thing to bearin at the moment. Another thing to bear in mind is you say, quite rightly, pip, that parties are unhed rightly, pip, that parties are united about the threat to mps safety, and that is absolutely true. But in both parties, in all parties , there are those who all parties, there are those who actually think that the threat to mps is being overblown. We had Stella Creasy on on gb news yesterday saying that she felt absolutely safe in her constituency, that she has never felt unsafe and Amnesty International have said something similar. These are people who are more worried about tensions and about Community Tensions and a worry that mps talking about that threat to their safety could inflame Community Tensions and end up with rampant islamophobia in the uk. So theres a certain tension there as well. One way or another, though, this issue is not going to go away. We have a very open to go away. We have a very open Representative Democracy. Mps are on our streets , they do are on our streets, they do surgeries on fridays and in the run up to the election, theyll be even more visible. So if anything, this issue is just going to come more and more salient over the next few months i olivia utley there for us in westminster. Olivia utley there for us in westminster. Thank olivia utley there for us in westminster. Thank much westminster. Thank you very much indeed. Well, its quite mild out there. This morning, but its a bit dreary. Heres your weather with annie shuttleworth. Hello with annie shuttleworth. Hello good morning. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. Rain will persist across southeastern areas through today. Behind well see today. And behind it well see sunshine blustery showers. Sunshine and blustery showers. Its quite blustery across scotland through this morning, particularly northern particularly across the Northern Isles and the western isles. Some Gale Force Winds are expected of the expected through the rest of the day, so very windy and unsettled day, so very windy and unsettled day elsewhere, though day to come elsewhere, though across parts scotland, across parts of scotland, northern wales and Northern Ireland into wales and central it will turn Central England it will turn a bit brighter as the day goes on. But theres also a risk of some quite heavy downpours wars as well, well feel colder well, and well feel much colder than couple of days than the past couple of days to the far southeast. Its the far southeast. Yes, its milder, will be wet and milder, but it will be wet and cloudy through the day. Cloudy through much of the day. That rain will persist across the far southeast through this evening, but it will slowly turn dner evening, but it will slowly turn drier clearer throughout the drier and clearer throughout the night, skies will night, so clear skies will develop for many areas through the of night was the first part of the night was likely a frost across many likely see a frost across many areas of scotland, Northern England well some england as well as some northeastern areas of england, and see some mist and we could see some mist and fog tomorrow morning. But fog by tomorrow morning. But across southwest some wet across the southwest some wet weather will arrive by the early hours of friday. That will turn to over high ground of to snow over the high ground of wales well as areas wales as well as Northern Areas of england, potentially into parts Northern Ireland and parts of Northern Ireland and northern scotland as well. If that rain does push further north and it will be feeling much colder wherever you are on friday well see some blustery showers as well. Moving in across many southern areas. We could see some sleety stuff falling over the moors too, so a chillier feeling day and a rather unsettled end to the week i a afew a few minutes ago i was determined to find an email to wish somebody a very happy 92nd birthday, and i finally located it. Michael crean from crosby in liverpool , um, apparently lives liverpool, um, apparently lives on his own, still has all his mental faculties. This is from your son. So he can say all this and would be delighted to get a mention. So very happy 92nd birthday, michael. Yes , very happy birthday to yes, very happy birthday to you. Now do stay with us. You dont want to miss this. We are going to meet some of the winners of last nights National Fish and chip awards. We love a fish. Are they bring you some chippies in . Lets hope so. Stay with us. Stay with us. 2020 for a battleground year. 2020 for a battleground year. The year the nation decided as the parties gear up their campaign plans for the next general election , who will be general election, who will be left standing when the british people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives . Who will rise and who will fall . Lets find out together. Lets find out together. For every moment, the highs , for every moment, the highs, the lows, the twists and turns , the lows, the twists and turns, well be with you for every step of this journey. In 2024. Gbp news is britains election. Channel welcome back to breakfast now. There was a very, very , now. There was a very, very, very important Award Ceremony held in Central London last night. It was the National Fish and chip awards , recognising and chip awards, recognising excellence in the industry. Yes. And you can actually find out if your local chippy ranks among the best in britain. I think you can do that on the website, cant you . Yes, yes. So well tell you that in a little bit because i think mine will be up there just to say theyre the best. Ceremony in london best. But the ceremony in london included best included awards for best takeaway best restaurant included awards for best t. And nay best restaurant included awards for best t. And were best restaurant included awards for best t. And were very best restaurant included awards for best t. And were very pleased staurant included awards for best t. And were very pleased to urant included awards for best t. And were very pleased to say|t. And were very pleased to say that joined by the that we are joined by the president of the National Federation friers federation of fish, friers andrew the andrew cook, who hosted the awards night, and the awards last night, and the winners of the best takeaway that ryan and kim made a bit of a drum roll or something. Yes, the ship deck in south wales. So ryan and kimberly, lets start with you, man. Congratulations. With you, man. Congratulations. Thank you so much. Hows it feel . Its amazing thing. Its something that weve always worked for and i cant be proud of what weve achieved. Of what weve achieved. Itsjust of what weve achieved. Its just i of what weve achieved. Itsjust i dont think its its just i dont think its sunkin its just i dont think its sunk in for us. No, it hasnt been overwhelming. But. Yeah its great. Were in a small village. And to take a trophy village. And to take a trophy back to wales , um, i think its back to wales, um, i think its been going for 35 years now. The fish and chip awards to take it back to wales. And its only the third its ever come into wales. Its amazing. Its amazing. So for us, were proud of. Yeah. What makes your place . Ship deck best in fish and deck the best in the fish and chip business. So quality. All to do so quality. Its all to do with quality. And when you with the quality. And when you find keeping it find that quality is keeping it consistent customers consistent for your customers is. We put a lot of work, a is. So we put a lot of work, a lot effort our produce. Lot of effort into our produce. Um, staff training. Weve um, the staff training. Weve got a fantastic people got a fantastic team of people behind which wed never behind us, which wed never achieved without. Yeah , achieved this without. So yeah, its when we got good quality food, um, keeping consistent food, um, keeping it consistent and giving a good quality meal consistent is really word consistent is a really key word when comes to fish and chip when it comes to fish and chip shops. Because if someone has a soggy chip portion, they soggy chip or bad portion, they wont come back. No they wont. And i think keeping it consistent, the customer they customer knows what they get. And come through and every time they come through the um, including the doors, um, including our customer are customer service, our staff are very love very welcoming and we love a little chit chat with the customers and i think it just makes us who we are. There is talk these days about how expensive fish has become. Expensive fish has become. You know, cod and chips is a lot, a lot more expensive than it was in, you know, when i was a little girl, just out of interest. What what do you charge for . For a pea just under £10 for fish and chips. Um, yeah. The prices are reasonable. Yeah, yeah, we think its reasonable. And when you look at the key ingredient is fish is a quality product. Natural product. Um, product. Natural product. Um, potatoes, oils, flowers , etc. We potatoes, oils, flowers, etc. We think its a really good value for money meal. Mhm. Think its a really good value for money meal. Mhm. Um, and its really nutritious. Its really nutritious. Favourite do you put calories on your menu. Wed be talking about this. We dont at the moment is something we have looked at. Um we were discussing it with andrew earlier. I think if youre below the five outlets youre below the five outlets you havent got a display. You havent got a display. However, we going to put out however, we are going to put out food through the nutritional testing. Why might do why might you do it . Why might you do it . Because we think its um, because we think its a good point. Really good sell point. Really when people um , fish and chips people buy, um, fish and chips havent got as many calories as people expect. Because people would expect. Because when fry in when people when you fry in a fish chips in, in oil, fish and chips in, in oil, people think its natural, be really heavy and saturated in fat. But if youre frying at the right temperatures and youve got oils, got the right condition, oils, etc, the food is sealed. So etc, then the food is sealed. So the oil isnt actually getting into that product. And thats what makes. Yeah. So the calories are a lot less. Its one of the least calories in a takeaway. And fish is great for protein. Protein. Yeah. Yeah. Protein. Protein. Yeah. Yeah. Yes andrew. Um good morning. Morning. So how competitive was it . I mean , weve got a whole it . I mean, weve got a whole list here of the contenders. All oven list here of the contenders. All over. All over the country. I dont want to single any out, but was quite tough decision but it was quite tough decision making. It was. Very, very much so. Yeah, very, very much so. Weve got even an overseas category. So we have finalists for america. Category. So we have finalists for incredible merica. Category. So we have finalists for incredible aerica. Category. So we have finalists for incredible a fish. Category. So we have finalists for incredible a fish and chippy incredible a fish and chippy in vietnam. Yeah. Yeah yeah i didnt know the guy before. One of my School Friends friends of and friends was friends of his. And he touch with me when i he got in touch with me when i was up. So hes just was setting it up. So hes just a fantastic industry. Weve got great winners we have 15 great winners there. We have 15 categories. 660 categories. There were 660 people event, it was people at the event, so it was a fantastic event. But youre a bit horse, so you had a late night last little bit. Do you know what its so lovely speak you about lovely to speak to you about something positive something that is so positive and to celebrate the industry, because so often we talk to you about in the about the challenges in the Industry Energy prices industry and Energy Prices and the oil the cost of the cost of oil and the cost of fish. And were celebrating really a Great British tradition with are. With this. We are. Yeah, i think fish and chips has got a great story. Weve got great in it. I think great people in it. I think theres a lot positivity. Theres a lot of positivity. Young couples have come young couples that have come through industry. Ive known young couples that have come throufor industry. Ive known young couples that have come throufor quite dustry. Ive known young couples that have come throufor quite a|stry. Ive known young couples that have come throufor quite a few. Ive known young couples that have come throufor quite a few years. Nown young couples that have come throufor quite a few years. Hes ryan for quite a few years. Hes been through the young fish ryan for quite a few years. Hes beenprocess. The young fish ryan for quite a few years. Hes beenprocess. And young fish ryan for quite a few years. Hes beenprocess. And yeah, fish ryan for quite a few years. Hes beenprocess. And yeah, no,1 frier process. And yeah, no, its great that that its great to see that that process works and creates good operators theyve operators and theyve now got a year celebrate and represent year to celebrate and represent the and and down the industry. And up and down the industry. And up and down the country. The industry. And up and down the isyuntry. The industry. And up and down the is there still an abundance is there still an abundance of fish chip shops or, you of fish and chip shops or, you know, with cost of know, with, with the cost of living the economy as its been the pandemic, were forced the pandemic, were some forced to are they an to close or do they are they an exception everybody exception where everybody still wants their fish and chips on a friday or whatever . Friday night or whatever . Were still busy i think were still busy there shops that have there are some shops that have closed think closed and i think well probably few more claws, probably see a few more claws, but of the smaller shops, but some of the smaller shops, its more challenging. But the industry is still really popular. Chips will popular. Fish and chips will always think always survive. And i think weve, know, great weve, you know, with great people the people like this in the industry, were always going to have future. Have a bright future. And kimberley, just and ryan and kimberley, just before go, where is before we let you go, where is your trophy going and your wonderful award . Where you wonderful award . Where are you going going . Going to place it going . Top of our frying range. On top of our frying range. So in view for the so its right in view for the customers. Place to play with a pride of place to play with a few a others weve achieved few a few others weve achieved over the years. Yeah, but this is the biggest one. Weve been one. Thats what weve been aiming opening aiming for since opening and its achievement. Its so big achievement. Be very youre going to be very busy now, you . Youre going to be very busy noneah. You . Youre going to be very busy noneah. Yes. U . Yeah. Yes. Yeah. Yes. We cant wait to get back behind the fryer. Are you open today . Yeah. Today . Yeah we are. Yeah. Staff as well when we our staff as well when we when announced it we when they announced it um, we phoned staff and they were phoned the staff and they were just ecstatic. Go into other and do you go into other chippies their chippies and taste their fish and and yeah. Theyre and chips and go. Yeah. Theyre not as good as ours. Industry involved in the industry were involved in it. Were all friends, so we spend in spend a lot of time in other fish and help each fish chip shops and we help each other. A fish other. Um, we got a fish and chip quite local to us, chip shop quite local to us, which we support. They support us. Good its not a us. So its a good its not a competitive industry. We all support and support each other and we raising for fish raising the standards for fish and a rather and chips as as a whole, rather than competing other. Than competing with each other. People as oh, your lovely people as well. Winners. Oh, your lovely people as we lovely winners. Oh, your lovely people as we lovely meet winners. Oh, your lovely people as we lovely meet you. Winners. So lovely to meet you. Congratulations. Thank you. And lovely thank you so much and lovely to andrew. To see you, andrew. And a great event. It sounds like come year . Like can we come next year . Pleasure. Like can we come next year . Where pleasure. Like can we come next year . Where was pleasure. Like can we come next year . Where was ourasure. Like can we come next year . Where was our invite . Andrew where was our invite . Andrew some fish and and we wanted some fish and chips are in chips this morning. Are they in the post . W the post . Get some dropped yeah. Well get some dropped off for you. Thank you. Thank you. With elm thank you. Come. With still thank you. Come. Were with still thank you. Come. Were going still thank you. Come. Were going to still thank you. Come. Were going to be till to come. Were going to be having a look through the back pages friend paul pages with our friend paul coyte or ask . Thats or coyote, who you ask . Thats next. Gb breakfast next. This is gb news breakfast with and pip welcome back. You are watching and listening to breakfast with Ellie Costello and pip tomson, and its time to go through all the latest sports news with friend coyte , news with our friend paul coyte, whos here us. Whos here with us. Looking the still looking around for the fish its all very fish and chips. Its all very well did well bringing the cup. Did they not know maybe not bringing i know maybe hunters oh, dear. Not bringing i know maybe huranyway h, dear. Not bringing i know maybe huranyway , dear. Not bringing i know maybe huranyway , call r. Not bringing i know maybe huranyway , call for the sixth anyway, call for the sixth round of the fa cup has been made. I did a i was involved in a draw once when they do an fa draw once when they do an fa draw and often nowadays they have the big thing , that blowy have the big thing, that blowy thing like when you play bingo. Thing like when you play bingo. But they had these velvet bags and you go into fa headquarters. So i had to do this for the radio and id be saying the and that so and so theyve won it three times. Theyve done this. So anyway i was trying to take three times. Theyve done this. Scseriouslyi was trying to take three times. Theyve done this. Scseriouslyi wastheyig to take three times. Theyve done this. Scseriouslyi wasthey had take three times. Theyve done this. Scseriouslyi wasthey had thee it seriously and they had the two and then one two velvet bags and then one would out of one bag, would be drawn out of one bag, one be drawn of the one would be drawn out of the other. Was these other. There was all these rules. He said, touch the rules. He said, dont touch the balls. That. You balls. You mustnt do that. You mustnt that. And if a ball mustnt do that. And if a ball drops point and falls on drops at any point and falls on the have the floor, then they have to redraw they it very, redraw it. So they take it very, very seriously. You probably very seriously. So you probably know i trying know him. Me, i was trying to just little of fun just have a little bit of fun with just have a of with it and just have a bit of a laugh. Well kind of no, but i was i just of was just i was just sort of trying to it, but they trying to make it, but they would of my humour trying to make it, but they wou ii of my humour trying to make it, but they woui was of my humour trying to make it, but they woui was never of my humour trying to make it, but they woui was never asked my humour trying to make it, but they woui was never asked toy humour trying to make it, but they woui was never asked to do jmour and i was never asked to do a draw. Was never asked by the draw. I was never asked by the fa to draw again. Funny that. So anyway, a surprise. So anyway, i got a surprise. So anyway, i got a surprise. So anyway, then anyway, the quarter finals then have the fa have been announced so the fa cup, all the fifth round cup, after all the fifth round games yesterday. So wolves will play games yesterday. So wolves will play theres play coventry city. So theres a great for either wolves great chance for either wolves or Coventry Wembley or coventry to get to wembley for semi finals. For the semi finals. Midlands derby that one. Midlands derby that one. Uh, absolutely. Yeah. Uh, Manchester United versus liverpool. You liverpool going to be looking because they want to be looking because they want to something certainly for to win something certainly for jurgen klopp. And theyre still a quadruple which possible a quadruple which is possible which unlikely. A quadruple which is possible which unlikely. Um but which is unlikely. Um but with the theyve got the kids that theyve got theyre really well. So theyre playing really well. So theyre playing really well. So theyre at manchester theyre away at Manchester United, chelsea are home to leicester city, so chelsea scored last minute goal. Uh, scored a last minute goal. Uh, and their yesterday which and their game yesterday which was very close again. So theyre going to be playing leicester and Manchester City versus newcastle. Uh and manchester newcastle. Uh and Manchester City are going to clean city probably are going to clean up everything they now up everything because they now look as if theyre very look as if theyre doing very well. Time of well. Its always this time of the it was um, its the year and it was um, its been about madrid and been said about real madrid and some it comes some great teams when it comes to march. When to february, march. Thats when everything seems to align. And everything seems to align. And then they just win every game on then they just win every game on the street season. You know, its like runner. You know, its like a runner. You know, you just time the run and then that last 100m is when the sprint happens and is sprint happens and this is whats happened. Also in right but also theyre in the right head absolutely head space as well. Absolutely absolutely. Head space as well. Absolutely absolutywinners should talk about the winners should talk about Christian Horner. Sorry. Sorry. Right. Thats right. Elm em elm yeah. Red bull. Yes. Um on on the eve of the bahrain grand prix. Well he has been cleared the story weve been talking about this for a while. This internal investigation into his behaviour toward towards a female colleague, whether its control , feeling, um, situations control, feeling, um, situations andifsit control, feeling, um, situations and its it was it was all very bizarre and actually very vague. Bizarre and actually very vague. Everything that we were hearing about this not very much was said. And whats been said. Um, and whats been released from red bull is that red is confident that the red bull is confident that the investigation has been fair, rigorous and impartial. And thats it. Rigorous and impartial. And thats it. Nothing rigorous and impartial. And thats it. Nothing else rigorous and impartial. And thats it. Nothing else is going to be said. So its interesting that if it was so very much an internal investigation , then internal investigation, then that maybe anybody would have found out about it at all. But theres people certainly within red bull, in my opinion, that wanted this to come out and wanted this to come out and wanted Christian Horner out the way. It is we dont way. Now, who it is we dont know. And we dont even know who actually this actually features this investigation. Might be it investigation. There might be it might more come. Sure might be more to come. Im sure theres going more to come theres going to be more to come here just quickly. Everest yes. Tell yeah. Mount everest yes. Tell me whats what the story is here to do with Mount Everest . Well its more the himalayas. And this is cricket. This is and this is cricket. This is the test. Now, england the fifth test. Now, england have playing india and have have been playing india and have lost series three one. Now lost the series three one. Now look beautiful. Look at this. Beautiful. What a ground. What a ground. Beautiful setting for a test match. Uh, it says dharamsala , match. Uh, it says dharamsala, which is the foot of the himalayan. And thats where himalayan. And thats where theyre going to be playing the test. And this is next weekend. Its incredibly there its incredibly cold. There could mean, we know could be. I mean, we know obviously, being obviously, cricket being a summer sport, sleet and five degrees at the moment, which is little cold for cricket. Little cold for cricket. But can you play cricket. You but can you play cricket. You can in those conditions in the cold you can, but not when it starts to rain and snow. Thats when things are going to be tricky. Not that many people to play people actually get to play cricket rain snow. Cricket in the rain and snow. The is a little warmer, the forecast is a little warmer, by you know what . By the way, but you know what . If theyre if you lose and theyre expecting english to expecting 5000 english fans to go there because its just an amazing place go and watch amazing place to go and watch cricket. Where theyre amazing place to go and watch cricketo where theyre amazing place to go and watch cricketo play where theyre amazing place to go and watch cricketo play where the yre going to play the play. The fifth there at the foot of fifth test. There at the foot of the himalayas. Yeah you want ticket for that, you want a ticket for that, dont you . Absolutely. Great absolutely. What a great place to be. Definitely. Place to be. Paul|itely. Place to be. Paul coyte, very much. By fl fl t way, if you and if and by the way, if you and if you lose on the fourth day, then go everest maybe. You lose on the fourth day, then go i everest maybe. You lose on the fourth day, then go i did everest maybe. You lose on the fourth day, then go i did aeverest maybe. You lose on the fourth day, then go i did a trek st maybe. You lose on the fourth day, then go i did a trek once bee. Well, i did a trek once to everest camp. You not . Everest base camp. Did you not . Not of everest. I dont not the top of everest. I dont think manage think i could manage that, but i did Everest Base Camp and its one best things ive ever one of the best things ive ever done, see so done, really, because you see so many mountains and youre literally standing and literally standing there and youre pointing to the top of everest. Yeah. And it doesnt actually much higher actually look that much higher than, because its all than, you know, because its all its all perspective, isnt it . It very yeah. Its all perspective, isnt it . It then very yeah. Its all perspective, isnt it . It then you very yeah. Its all perspective, isnt it . It then you getry yeah. Its all perspective, isnt it . It then you get into yeah. Its all perspective, isnt it . It then you get into the ah. Its all perspective, isnt it . It then you get into the nitty and then you get into the nitty gritty and k2 over there. To everest there. You go to everest there. You go to everest there. Yeah. Everest. Thats maybe. Yeah. Everest. Thats maybe. Climb anything . Did do you climb anything . Did you any. You get to climb any. Not, not not like a proper. Well not like a crisp. Im impressed already. Im impressed already. So do you go over about. So do you go over about. So do you go over about. Over about ten days we did it over about ten days right. Um, we did it over about ten days right. Um, camped we did it over about ten days right. Um, camped most nights we did it over about ten days right. Um, camped most nights. Yeah. And it was incredible. The thing you have to worry about is, is the altitude. Sure. The sickness. So the sickness. So the sickness. Yeah. I luckily was okay, but sherpa thompson, you are. Its unbelievable. One foot front unbelievable. One foot in front of it was. Yeah. Best of the other. It was. Yeah. Best thing ive done. Were very impressed. Were very impressed. Were very impressed. We are very impressed. I cant get the top of Buckhurst Hill where live, alone hill where i live, let alone to do its unbelievable. Hill where i live, let alone to do ill its unbelievable. Hill where i live, let alone to do ill walk unbelievable. Hill where i live, let alone to do ill walk to believable. Hill where i live, let alone to do ill walk to the avable. Hill where i live, let alone to do ill walk to the avabof my ill walk to the top of my very want to see. Very impressed. I want to see. Look at now. It ill just look at you now. It was great adventure. It just was a great adventure. It just made me think of it. Seeing that wonderful cricket wonderful photo of the cricket ground. Told surprises. Oh, shes told surprises. Oh, shes told surprises. I know very. I know, i know very. Yeah. What think, horse . What do you think, dark horse . Yeah. As the case you are or. Yeah. As the case may never do may be in base camp. Never do anything great i love it. Oh, dean so did you, did you put the flag down there . No, but there is a spot with all the flags. The you your the spot where you have your photos but photos done and. Well, but actually cant spend too actually you cant spend too much time there because the much time there because of the altitude much time there because of the alti yeah. Thats yeah. Thats right. Yeah. Thats right. Well, need to see yeah, well, we need to see pictures now, pip. Ill find them. I want to know everything. Yeah well, do stay with us. Lots em. Weve got lots more coming up after or or weve got you all going on calories on menus. Tim says utter nonsense. I dont buy mcdonalds because its good for my waistline. My waistline. Uh, david says i think its a goodidea uh, david says i think its a good idea to have nutritional information on menus. We had a meal in cardiff last year, and one dessert no . Okay, im going one dessert no . Okay, im going to read this. I still cant quite believe it. One dessert on the menu had 3606 calories. What on earth was that . What on earth was that . Creme brulee. And 46. 4g of creme brulee. And 46. 4g of fat and 61. 3g of sugar. Wow. Wow. Wow. Oh, that does make me feel a bit ill. Uh, wendy, calories on menus work for me. Uh, wendy, calories on menus work for me. Um. Uh, andy uh, wendy, calories on menus work for me. Um. Uh, andy says work for me. Um. Uh, andy says stay home and cook. Well, that stay home and cook. Well, that is simple as that. Sometimes you just want to go out for a meal where you can just sit and relax and have a glass of wine. Lets not get on to the calories in a glass of wine. Thats a whole other conversation as well. One yes. And that one either. Yes. And georgina restaurant georgina says, in our restaurant we have the calories on our onune we have the calories on our online menu , but not on our online menu, but not on our table if you need to table menu. Then if you need to view calories, you view the calories, you can access via website. Access it via the website. Thats maybe an interesting way of doing it. Uh, jane , just look of doing it. Uh, jane, just look how much sugar is pot of how much sugar is in a pot of low yoghurt, you will be shocked. Yeah, yeah. Full fat yoghurts. Way i think, rather. The way to go, i think, rather than the fat it all than the low fat stuff, it all comes into education, doesnt it . Which know which we know that renee handicapped very handicapped feels very passionately. Shes a passionately about. Shes a gp and writer. Joins us and medical writer. She joins us today to go through papers, today to go through the papers, as whos the as does fraser myers, whos the deputy spite and Deputy Editor of spite and renee. You renee. Well start with you on this calories renee. Well start with you on thi menus calories renee. Well start with you on thi menus. Calories renee. Well start with you on thi menus. This calories renee. Well start with you on thi menus. This is calories renee. Well start with you on thi menus. This is a calories renee. Well start with you on thi menus. This is a story,es renee. Well start with you on thi menus. This is a story, um, on menus. This is a story, um, in many of the papers today, actually, 9000 heart related Heart Disease related deaths could be prevented in england over the next two decades if all restaurants put calories on their menus. So firstly, i am going to say that i dont like modelling studies because theyre generally rubbish. We learnt that during covid, but i do actually like this story. I think calories on a menu , its think calories on a menu, its not, its not harmful and i know that people will argue about the eating disorders, but we have a far, far bigger problem with obesity than we do with an orexia or bulimia. Far bigger. Yeah. Um, which is going to cost Peoples Health in such a major way for me, it changes my behaviour im out to eat and behaviour if im out to eat and i see that theres a really juicy looking burger thats got 1700 calories, i wont have it. Its just too much. Its more than intake it just than my daily intake and it just makes make a different makes me make a different choice. Think weve choice. And i think weve demonstrated, as we said earlier, are nudged earlier, that people are nudged by things like this. I dont think its a bad thing at all. I think its a bad thing at all. I think its a bad thing at all. I think it might not be practicable for the small restaurants who need to do it, but i certainly dont have any kind objection to it. I think kind of objection to it. I think you say obesity is a worse problem than anorexia , but problem than anorexia, but anorexia is still an issue amongst a lot of a lot of people i well, surely we have to look after those people as well. And if they are going to be triggered on triggered by seeing calories on the menu, there needs to be a better way of doing it. But is this the same as but is this not the same as being offended by watching something a book . Being offended by watching son no,ing a book . Being offended by watching son no,ing this a book . Being offended by watching son no,ing this is a book . Being offended by watching son no,ing this is about ok . Being offended by watching son no,ing this is about your being offended by watching son no, its this is about your being offended by watching son no, its not is about your being offended by watching son no, its not about ut your health. Its not about being offended its two offended by something. Its two different. Well it is. Being triggered. Its being triggered. Its being triggered. Triggered. But being triggered. Yeah, but health anorexia a Serious Health and anorexia is a serious illness. Youre talking about illness. Youre talking about being because dont being offended because you dont like something youve seen on the serious the telly. Its a serious illness really dont see illness, but i really dont see why rest the rest society why the rest the rest of society has to be left alone to sort out the smallest problem. The smallest problem. The biggest problem for our country , for our Health Service country, for our Health Service here is obesity. Why it is going here is obesity. Why it is going to destroy the Health Service as we go forward more than it already is. Peoples Life Expectancy is now going down, down because of obesity. Down because of obesity. What do you think . What do you think . Well, um, you know, this plan is to, you know , basically, is to, you know, basically, i cant see the practicalities of small restaurants having to, you know, work out the calories of every dish. I mean, i get it, if youre mcdonalds or something because youve like, because youve got, like, a uniform procedure uniform uniform procedure and uniform ingredients across the whole country. But if youre just, you country. But if youre just, you know, a greasy spoon or something, youre going to really stuff really send your stuff off to the to it sampled to put the lab to get it sampled to put a on it. The other thing a calorie on it. The other thing is, i mean, you know, how often are people realistically eating out, as, you know, if its going to make a difference . Wouldnt that are that assume that people are eating or eating out every day or something . Dont something . Most people dont eat out . Know , day in, day out . Um, you know, day in, day out . Um, you know, day in, day out go, eat out for out you go, you eat out for a treat, i think you should treat, and i think you should be left if see calories on if you see calories on a menu, go a different menu, do you go for a different dish , or do you steer away from dish, or do you steer away from the calorie option . No. Dish, or do you steer away from the i calorie option . No. Dish, or do you steer away from the i just calorie option . No. Dish, or do you steer away from the i just gorie option . No. Dish, or do you steer away from the i just go on option . No. Dish, or do you steer away from the i just go on what n . No. Dish, or do you steer away from the i just go on what i . No. Dish, or do you steer away from the i just go on what i thinks . I just go on what i thinks going to be tastiest. So im going to be tastiest. So im going to be tastiest. So im going to enjoy them in the moment. And think, know, moment. And i think, you know, actually, you are just going actually, if you are just going out for meal with friends or out for a meal with friends or whatever or, you know, your whatever or, you know, with your partner just want to be partner or you just want to be able you able to enjoy yourself, you dont to think able to enjoy yourself, you dont health. To think able to enjoy yourself, you dont health. You to think able to enjoy yourself, you dont health. You know, nk able to enjoy yourself, you dont health. You know, can we about health. You know, can we not . Would nice if we not . It would be nice if we could some moments we could have some moments where we dont it, dont have to think about it, um, our health, can just um, our health, and we can just enjoy um, our health, and we can just enijeah. Yeah. Em em lifes for living, isnt it just, fraser, lets look at just, uh. Fraser, lets look at this story, shall we . The modern cockney daily star. Cockney daily star. Uh, yeah. So, uh , apparently uh, yeah. So, uh, apparently academics are saying you. No longer need to live within the confines of the bow bells to be a cockney anymore. Um, theyre a cockney anymore. Um, theyre talking about theres now a cockney diaspora and a wider cockney diaspora and a wider cockney dum is a word theyve coined , um, essentially, because coined, um, essentially, because , you know, london is changing. , you know, london is changing. London is becoming more multicultural. People who might multicultural. People who might have cockney roots , a lot of have cockney roots, a lot of them have sort of moved out to essex or places like that. But, i mean, im just sort of fascinated by it in general. You know, idea of a cockney know, this idea of a cockney diaspora or one thing it says is that cockney is kind that cockney ness is kind of more state mind or a more like a state of mind or a set of shared values, not just the accent and not about cockney rhyming slang. Yeah. And what would the shared values be . Workers, arent they . Yes. Ea resort defiance, resourcefulness and having a laugh is what it says. Humour. Yeah sense of humour. Yeah. Are there many cockneys now would say in east london now would you say in east london i so, in a gentrified i think so, in a very gentrified isnt yeah. So where i live i think so, in a very gentrified ierast yeah. So where i live i think so, in a very gentrified ierast london, where i live i think so, in a very gentrified ierast london, inrhere i live i think so, in a very gentrified ierast london, in bethnalve in east london, in bethnal green, theres about two cockney pubs left and the other pubs are being gentrified into bars. Yes. So its, its either, you know, first you kind of had lots of cockney people leave. Lots of cockney people leave. Um, and then, you know, its very heavy asian area and now its more hipsters are taking oven its more hipsters are taking over, uh, pushing out the asian people. So, you know , thats people. So, you know, thats what london is like, isnt it . Its process of its a constant process of churn. Always changing. Churn. And its always changing. Yeah. I think cockney is yeah. I do think cockney is im from essex. I think cockneys have all moved to essex and have all moved out to essex and thats where you find benfleet. Thats what they have. And thats what they have. And thats what they have. Uh, pie mash shops um, uh, pie mash shops everywhere. Yeah. Love pie. I am a cockney. Are you . love pie. I am a cockney. Are you . I was within the sound you . I was born within the sound of bells. I was born in bow of bow bells. I was born in bow hosphal of bow bells. I was born in bow hospital. Most family hospital. Um most of my family now benfleet as well, so now live in benfleet as well, so i vouch for point proven, i can vouch for point proven, but pie and mash , everyone but pie and mash, everyone should try it. Calories , doctor. Calories, calories, doctor. Calories, carbs on carbs. Ive never tried it. Ive never tried it. Ive never tried it. Ah. Is it good . Ah. Is it good . Yes. Yes. Yes. And whats in the sauce . And whats in the sauce . And whats in the sauce . Parsley. Parsley and the eel juice. Oh, no. How many calories, though . Dont know. Dont know. Dont know. Pie a mash very big. Pie a mash very big. The portion that mash. And the portion that mash. And you know that thats a good five. Pie and mash. Came about because again it was for the workers in the docks and it suppued workers in the docks and it supplied a fully nutritious meal with everything in it. Oh because david beckham, hes a big pie and mash fan, isnt he . Big pie and mash fan, isnt he . He often posts, he goes back home, doesnt he . And posts on his social media. He gets it delivered to him. Sometimes he doesnt now, sometimes he doesnt surprise me now, isnt he . I doubt eats it. Doubt posh eats it. No. Well, apparently youd be a fan of her. Shes very healthy. She has steamed fish and vegetables every single day. Has years. Has done for 20 years. Apparently thats the only meal shes eaten. Shes ever eaten. Saying she never shes ever eaten. From saying she never shes ever eaten. From that. ing she never deters from that. David was saying, that is my mate david. Yeah, that is actually a Mental Health issue, i think. Oh, you think the same oh, do you think the same meal every single day for 20 years. Disciplined years. Very disciplined and maybe very nice. You maybe cant be very nice. You know, up not eating, know, youd end up not eating, wouldnt i really wouldnt you . Well, i really dont broccoli dont want fish and broccoli today. E f somebody who would see, shes somebody who would not be helped by seeing calories on menu. Not be helped by seeing calories on well,|u. Not be helped by seeing calories on well, she wouldnt need to well, she wouldnt need to be, has the be, because she just has the same knows many same meal. She knows how many calories shes same meal. She knows how many caltiny; shes same meal. She knows how many caltiny as shes same meal. She knows how many caltiny as well, shes same meal. She knows how many caltiny as well, isnt shes same meal. She knows how many caltiny as well, isnt she . ;hes so tiny as well, isnt she . Yeah. Yeah. Um, school fines. Um, school fines. Should talk . We should we talk . Because we were earlier were talking about this earlier about. Um, and about absenteeism. Um, and parents miss a parents whose children miss a week or more of school face increased fines a government increased fines in a government drive absence. Drive to tackle absence. This is another one of those government which has Government Policies which has done improve the done nothing to improve the education of our children. In fact , since this was education of our children. In fact, since this was originally introduced some ten years ago, the educational standards for our children, the 11 year olds who cant read when they go up to Primary School have worse to Primary School have got worse and so its not and worse and worse. So its not working. So what do they do . They just increase the fine like that may make most of that may make it work. Most of the parents who get fined are taking their kids out so they can take them a holiday can take them on a holiday before holiday. Companies before the holiday. Companies push frankly, push the prices up. And frankly, as a parent, if ive got a £600 discount on my holiday versus a £60 fine. Hmm. Im going to go for the £60, suffer the fine. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. I mean, that does depend on the age of the child, doesnt it . If its a teenager about to sit exams, them sit their exams, taking them abroad but as a abroad on holiday, but as a responsible i wouldnt responsible parent, i wouldnt do that. And this is what it comes down parents that are down to. The parents that are responsible are the ones being fined and the long terme truanting kids who cant read are misbehaving, are going to get in trouble. Most likely are the ones that this doesnt affect because these parents are not going to pay the fines. They dont care. Yeah. Dont care. Yeah. Fraser, what do make uh, fraser, what do you make of an email in from louise of this . An email in from louise on saying regarding on this story saying regarding the fines. The School Absence fines. I think unfair what think its very unfair what about when the teachers strike . I have to take time i then have to take unpaid time off work. Can i find the schools off work. Can i find the schools back . Back . Yes. Yes. What do you make of that . Wouldnt you wouldnt that be nice . And, you know, lets not forget other know, lets not forget the other huge absence that children had, uh, recently during covid, schools were closed for months and months on end Online Learning was really not making up for that. So, you know, its up for that. So, you know, its very difficult the very difficult for the government was fine government to say it was fine for us to your kids out of for us to take your kids out of school months. If school for, for months. But if you take them off for a few days to to disneyland, then you to go to disneyland, then you are worst ever and are the worst parent ever and you also, its the pandemic but also, its the pandemic that of the that that caused some of the problems with absenteeism. Now because the Mental Health issues that some of these children now have and there are of have and there are tens of thousands of children, they call them ghost children that have simply disappeared from the school register. So it would be nice. Its really , really scary situation. Really, really scary situation. Um, im not seeing that the government is, you know, taking great measures. Great measures. Well, i think one of their plans is to have National Plans is to have a National Register , which which would help register, which which would help with that, which would definitely help. With that, which would def but ly help. With that, which would defbut i help. With that, which would defbut i think. With that, which would defbut i think its almost its but i think its almost its you cant they cant deal with the real problem. So theyre going actually perfectly going after actually perfectly decent parents who are just taking the odd day off, you know, for to save money, frankly. Yeah. Yeah. We in a cost of living we are in a cost of living crisis, we . Let us crisis, arent we . Do let us know what think about know what you think about that story. Have story. Lots of you have an opinion and this opinion on that. And this story as fraser. Prince as well. Fraser. Uh, prince harry, hes lost his legal battle , hasnt he . About, battle, hasnt he . About, uh, security. When he visits the uk . Poor harry, hes going yes. Poor harry, hes going to have to pay £1 million in costs after hes lost his, uh, his i mean , essentially, his case. I mean, essentially, is anyone thats surprised what hes really asking for is for his right to be looked after when hes on holiday. Because he doesnt here anymore. Doesnt live here anymore. Hes not. Know, hes left the not. You know, hes left the royal family not. You know, hes left the roy he family not. You know, hes left the roy he kind y not. You know, hes left the roy he kind of left the royal he kind of left the royal family. Is still son family. But he is still the son of king. So with that, of the king. And so with that, surely still comes a risk, think. What prince harry wants is to be able to have all of the perks of being a royal. He wants the fame, he wants the money. He wants security paid for. Wants the his security paid for. But he doesnt want to any but he doesnt want to take any of the responsibilities and the dufies of the responsibilities and the duties that it. And duties that come with it. And the case is interesting because, you know, prince harry made a load ludicrous claims that load of ludicrous claims that the he tried to say the government, he tried to say the government hasnt even considered be like considered what it would be like for to be attacked. Of for him to be attacked. Of course, had, um, theyve course, they had, um, theyve considered all things. Um, course, they had, um, theyve conssoered all things. Um, course, they had, um, theyve conssoered case things. Um, course, they had, um, theyve conssoered case was things. Um, course, they had, um, theyve conssoered case was thrown um, course, they had, um, theyve conssoered case was thrown out, course, they had, um, theyve conssoered case was thrown out , and so the case was thrown out, and so the case was thrown out, and thats why he has to pay not only fees, he has and thats why he has to pay not on pay fees, he has and thats why he has to pay not on pay the fees, he has and thats why he has to pay not on pay the home fees, he has and thats why he has to pay not on pay the home fees,fees1as and thats why he has to pay not on pay the home fees,fees as to pay the home office fees as well. It was, you know, it could well. It was, you know, it could have a lot money have cost us a lot of money just for have this for him to have these this lawsuit. But, every renee. Lawsuit. But, um, every renee. Yeah. I mean, look , i think yeah. I mean, look, i think this is just ridiculous. And i this is just ridiculous. And i think the fact that hes going to appeal smacks of desperation, smacks him wanting to keep smacks of him wanting to keep himself there in the public himself up there in the public eye. Think its eye. I also think its interesting in context of interesting in the context of all of the discussion around a reunion meeting with his family, because if he truly wants to reunite with the family, he wouldnt doing this kind of wouldnt be doing this kind of thing. Would dropping this thing. He would be dropping this and reuniting with his and then reuniting with his family, at which point they could sort it out. Well we also get a sense that hes very angry about this decision. There reports , um, in in there are reports, um, in in the papers this morning that hes name specifically hes asked the name specifically the name person whos the name of the person whos made its made this decision. Its not a man thats taking it. Well, no, not at all. I mean, one of the things is one of the things he said is kind of giving kind of kind of hes giving kind of contradictory evidence contradictory sort of evidence in hes saying, in a way, because hes saying, look , ive to pay for look, ive offered to pay for to, you know, some of the costs. But as court said, you but as the court said, well, you can for it yourself can either pay for it yourself or will pay for it. Or the taxpayer will pay for it. Theres no theres no happy medium. Just have medium. You cant just have a sort up private police sort of top up private police force, you know, because that would. Um, so which is would be crazy. Um, so which is it . Does he is he happy to pay for it himself, or is not . For it himself, or is he not . Question. Let well, thats a question. Let us you lets us know what you think. Lets have look weather for have a look at the weather for you. Looks like things are heating up. Boxt boilers is sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello. Good morning. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie from the met office. Rain will persist across southeastern areas through today, and behind it well sunshine and blustery well see sunshine and blustery showers. Its quite blustery showers. Its quite blustery across scotland through this morning , particularly the morning, particularly across the northern western Northern Isles and the western isles. Some force winds are isles. Some Gale Force Winds are expected rest the expected through the rest of the day, windy and unsettled day, so very windy and unsettled day, so very windy and unsettled day to come. Elsewhere, though, day to come. Elsewhere, though, across of scotland, across parts of scotland, Northern Ireland into wales and central turn Central England it will turn a bit as the day goes on. Bit brighter as the day goes on. But a risk of some but theres also a risk of some quite heavy downpours well , quite heavy downpours as well, and well feel much colder than the couple of days to the the past couple of days to the far southeast. Yes, its milder, but it will be wet and cloudy through much of the that through much of the day. That rain will persist across the far southeast through this evening, but will slowly drier but it will slowly turn drier and clearer throughout the night, clear skies will night, so clear skies will develop for areas through develop for many areas through the first part of the night will develop for many areas through the firsee art of the night will develop for many areas through the firsee arfrost he night will develop for many areas through the firsee arfrost across1t will develop for many areas through the firsee arfrost across many likely see a frost across many areas scotland, Northern Areas of scotland, Northern England, some england, as well as some northeastern england. Northeastern areas of england. And we could see some mist and fog tomorrow morning. But fog by tomorrow morning. But across the southwest wet across the southwest some wet weather will arrive by the early hours of friday. That will turn to over ground of to snow over the high ground of wales, as as Northern Areas wales, as well as Northern Areas of england, potentially into parts of Northern Ireland and northern scotland as well. If that rain does push further north it will be feeling north and it will be feeling much colder wherever you are on friday well see some blustery showers as well, moving in across many southern areas. We could see some sleety stuff falling over the moors too, so a chillier feeling day and a rather unsettled end to the week i a a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. In 2024, gb news is britains election channel, so join me tom harwood for the rochdale by Election Results from midnight through to 6 am. Well discover the twists and turns of the most unpredictable by election in a long time. By election in a long time. Thank you. Should be celebrating. I slept during it, you know, and from 6 am. Friday, join Michael Portillo on gb news for breakfast his take on the results. Gb news britains election. Channel good morning. Its 9 00 on thursday, the 29th of february. Today prince harry could face more than £1 million in legal bills after losing a high Court Challenge over his right to automatic protection. Police protection in the uk. Our royal correspondent Cameron Walker has the latest. A bitter blow for prince harry, but he is not giving up because he is going to be appealing that decision by the judge. So more detail shortly judge. So more detail shortly actually, about trying to change peoples minds. Its about trying to intimidate them and thats not okay. Politicians expressed concern over their safety as rishi sunak vows to crack down on what hes described as mob rule. Yes the described as mob rule. Yes the Prime Minister is taking this issue very seriously, promising £31 million to protect mps in the run up to the election. But will it be enough to hide those very real nerves . Those very real nerves . A major report into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard is due to be published later this morning. It will look at whether morning. It will look at whether chances to identify her murderer, Wayne Couzens were missed at. Ladies, there is no need to wait for a man to propose because its a leap year. According to new research, 1 in 4 of us women are prepared to get down on one knee. Would you . Get down on one knee. Would you . Good morning. It will feel good morning. It will feel much chillier by the end of the day. And there is a chance of some snow for some of us tomorrow. You can find all tomorrow. You can find out all the details a little the details with me a little later the details with me a little lategood morning. Im Ellie Costello. Good morning. Im pip tomson, and this is breakfast on gb news is. Is. It is is. It is a is. It is a leap year. Is. It is a leap year. Happy leap day. As someone coined it earlier. I day. As someone coined it earlier. I quite liked that. So im going to use it. Uh, matt, on the topic of women proposing on the topic of women proposing on this day, hes not very happy. He in this day and age,. He says, in this day and age, why traditionally why are women traditionally still for men to still waiting for men to propose . Surely in these days of equality, either person can and should propose. I dont agree should propose. I dont agree with you. There. There. There. Charles and sue say my wife sue proposed to me. She also suggested we marry on my birthday. To make it for easy me to remember anniversary date. Very, very clever. Very, very clever. Well, shes very kind to you, charles. Well say, sue. Very good. And loads of you getting in touch on prince harry. Hes obviously lost his legal battle to home office Police Protection. Uh, jane in sussex says prince harry says he feels he cant bnng harry says he feels he cant bring his children to the uk without Police Protection , as without Police Protection, as they wouldnt be safe to me , it they wouldnt be safe to me, it sounds like emotional blackmail. Sounds like emotional blackmail. Bill in glasgow, as far as im concerned, harry gave up all his rights when he openly said he not going to attend any he was not going to attend any more engagements , routes more royal engagements, routes and cew in fareham makes an interesting and cew in fareham makes an intesheing and cew in fareham makes an inteshe says surely a major she says surely a major factor in this decision as to whether we should provide prince harry is that he harry protection is that he expects 24 over seven armed Police Protection. This means he Police Protection. This means he seriously our police to seriously expects our police to possibly lay down their lives for him. When hes done nothing but trash this country. We dont but trash this country. We dont mince words there, sue. Do let us know what you make of that. That story. This is, of course, prince harry is set to appeal a High Court Ruling that found the government had acted lawfully when revoking his right to automate Police Protection in the uk. The uk. The duke of sussex could be made to fork out £1 million in legal bills. He took the legal bills. He took the government to court back in february 2020, he faced february 2020, claiming he faced significant Security Threats while in the uk. Lets speak now to our royal correspondent , lets speak now to our royal correspondent, Cameron Walker. Good morning to you , cameron. Good morning to you, cameron. And this is a blow for prince harry, isnt it . It absolutely is. And yeah, it absolutely is. And hes very strongly going to appeal this. He completely disagrees with the judgement which was handed down yesterday. The judge said concluded that the home office approach was not irrational nor procedurally unfair. Prince irrational nor procedurally unfair. Prince harry irrational nor procedurally unfair. Prince harry says that unfair. Prince harry says that the protection he does get now in the uk is inadequate and that is why he is appealing and he doesnt want. Hes not asking doesnt want. Hes not asking for preferential treatment, but he just wants kind of fair treatment. Is his argument. There is a myth that prince harry has zero Police Protection when hes in the uk. Harry has zero Police Protection when hes in the uk. A number of when hes in the uk. A number of gb news viewers have got in touch about that. That is not the case. What the home offices decision was back in 2020, when harry and meghan stood back as working of the royal working members of the royal family, instead of 24 family, was that instead of 24 over automatic arms over seven, automatic arms Police Protection, what he gets is basically decided on a case by case basis. When he returns to the uk. The home office describes it as a bespoke arrangement. So thats why we arrangement. So thats why we saw during the queens funeral and the coronation prince harry did a level of protection. Did have a level of protection. But prince harrys lawyers argued during the that argued during the trial that that protection inadequate that protection was inadequate and example of harry and cited the example of harry going to a wellchild awards ceremony back in 2021, where he alleges that his car, post awards, was chased by paparazzi because they did not have Police Outriders and a Police Escort his his own. He obviously pays in the United States for armed police , armed states for armed police, armed protection, sorry, armed protection, sorry, armed protection , not Police Protection, not Police Protection. In the us because they can carry guns in the us. But what his private us Security Team cant do when theyre in the uk is a carry guns and b have access to m15 intelligence, which clearly the metropolitan police would do. So its all still a little bit up in the air, but to cut a long story short, prince harry does have security here on a case by case basis. And this is being reported in different ways. As some people different ways. As some people are saying, this is scuppering his chances of reuniting and building better bonds with his family here. Others are saying no , no. If he really wanted to no, no. If he really wanted to build those bridges. No, no. If he really wanted to build those bridges. As he build those bridges. As he stopped pursuing this court action. Yeah. And in the long ruling, it says that harry kind of says that prince harry kind of demanded exactly demanded to know exactly who made decision in the home made the decision in the home office. Ravec, which used office. Now, ravec, which used to the royal and vip to be called the royal and vip executive committee, now executive committee, its now called else, which is called Something Else, which is the committee made this the committee that made this decision senior decision is made up of senior Police Officers, Senior Home Office officials, including the home secretary and Senior Members of the Royal Household. Now in prince harrys memoir, spare, he made it very clear that around the megxit time he did not get on with Senior Members of the Royal Household. In fact , in fact, it was quite in fact, in fact, it was quite there was lots of tensions. According to Court Documents , according to Court Documents, one of which was sir edward young , the queens, the late young, the queens, the late queens private secretary, who is part of ravec and prince harry, alleged during or his lawyers alleged during the court heanng lawyers alleged during the Court Hearing that there was some kind of prejudice the royal of prejudice and the Royal Household was influencing the decision of ravec when to change his arrangements. His security arrangements. Okay. His security arrangements. Camerony. His security arrangements. Cameron walker, very to good see morning. Thank you see you this morning. Thank you very much indeed. Minister is warning the Prime Minister is warning that the uk is descending into what he says is mob rule, as he tells police to use their powers to protect mps threats. To protect mps from threats. Yes, this comes after a £31 million Security Package was announced to provide politicians with a dedicated Police Liaison officer who they can contact over safety concerns. Well, gb news presenter Gloria De Piero has exclusively spoken to lord walney about this i ben jamal, hes the director of the palestine solidarity campaign, which is organised these weekly protests and his fear is the debate around mp safety is being used to conflate legitimate forms of peaceful protest with illegitimate and genuine threats to safety. Genuine threats to safety. I mean, one answer to that is to make the protest less threatening, because, i mean, people are not making this up. You can see the level often of , you can see the level often of, um, intimidation that is intended on, on this. I mean, ive been ive gone into a defence event recently where i had you everyone who ran the gauntlet was being shouted at, screamed at horrific things, said to them, microphone , said to them, microphone, megaphone in their face. And thatis megaphone in their face. And that is not about changing peoples minds. Look, the right to protest, the right to debate, the right to get your point across to your member of parliament is foundation parliament is a foundation of our. But what is our democracy. But what is happening often at the moment is not that its about an implied threat of menace and a big physical protest is only one way of many ways in which you can get your point across. Actually, get your point across. Actually, i think we need to reset the balance and remind people that if they want to change peoples minds, weve got an electorate, a process of elections to do that. And you can put yourself forward and you can win a majority. And if you cant get a majority. And if you cant get a majority of people to agree with you, its not really an acceptable subject to think you can menace people who are there to into doing what you want. And thats what we saw in the house of commons last week, and thats why a lot of people are thinking, hang on a minute, this isnt right. We need to isnt right. We need to reset the balance here. If we imagine a person or organisation who an mp is most at threat from, do you have any insight into that . Is it possible to paint a picture of who we should be worried about . Who is being radicalised, who might want to harm our democratically elected politicians . I would think, you know, a large majority of people who do turn up because they feel strongly, but theyre not part of any group. You know, theyre not part of any any organised political movement. But youve got a, i think, a significant strand within that, either in the leadership of the organisation or around the extreme edges. Um a sort of unholy alliance actually , of the unholy alliance actually, of the sort of far left protesters and, and with some alliances rs now towards Islamist Groups and the terms islamist. I think its really important to be precise about it. This is a this is not about it. This is a this is not a time for muslims. Its a time for a particular form of radical islam, which actually , um, is islam, which actually, um, is rejects the democratic process, wants to form a um , a caliphate wants to form a um, a caliphate in this country , in, in other in this country, in, in other countries. And actually, you, countries. And actually, you, you do have a conflation within parts of the protest movements that are happening at the moment that are happening at the moment that we shouldnt be relaxed about. Well, were joined now by gb news Political Correspondent olivia utley. We just heard lord walney there, speaking exclusively to Gloria De Piero, olivia and then weve got this tough rhetoric from rishi sunak telling Police Chiefs, time to end mob rule. And it is tough end mob rule. And it is tough words, isnt it . But he will feel as though its needed to quell this very real fear amongst some mps at the moment. Well, absolutely. Rishi sunak is clearly taking this issue really very seriously. Hes pledged £31 million to help with mps security in the run up to the election, and hes also giving police this gentle nudge, essentially reminding them of the powers that they have. Hes the powers that they have. Hes told them this morning that they are able under, uh , under the are able under, uh, under the law, to break up protests around an mps house. If those protests are seen to be intimidatory. Now this isnt the first time that the government has reminded the police of their own powers. Dufing police of their own powers. During the early palestinian protest, the home secretary seemed to be at loggerheads with mark rowley , the police mark rowley, the Police Commissioner, over the amount of power that the police had with the government reminding met power that the police had with th that the threat to mps is a bit overblown. Known. Stella creasy was yesterday , saying was on gb news yesterday, saying she felt completely she has always felt completely safe in constituency. Thats safe in her constituency. Thats another tension, which i think is going to rear its head over and over again in run up to and over again in the run up to this this is an issue this election. This is an issue which just is not going to go away. Our democracy is particularly open. We have mps Walking Around the streets, mps have surgeries on fridays where constituents can walk in and raise any issue with them. Thats seen by many as a strength of our democracy. But strength of our democracy. But in febrile times, like these, when mps are under threat, its also pretty risky and appropriate measures have to be put in place to make sure mps are safe. Are safe. Okay, okay, olivia utley, Political Correspondent. Thanks very much for that. Now, britains newsroom is coming up at 930. Andrew pierce and bev turner are here. Good good morning. And we did not coordinate our red, white and blue ladies, although it does work very, very well. But you two are coordinating. Its a leap year bev. Got any ideas today i may propose to Andrew Pierce today during the show. Its what hes been waiting. I think hes got his fingers crossed. And i say i wouldnt be very gallant and id say thank you, out. You, but no, thank settled out. Been secretly waiting hes been secretly waiting for all time. For it all this time. God, would be front page god, it would be front page news was a yes. Andrew. News if that was a yes. Andrew. Yeah. All the suppressed sexual tension. Yeah, thats what it yeah. Youre quite shocked my youre quite shocked to my partner. If youre watching and mine. If youre watching james, its not going to happen. Dont worry. Um. Right. What are dont worry. Um. Right. What are we talking about today . Weve got this, Wayne Couzens report. Big report. The independent report police got report into how the police got it wrong. All it so horribly wrong. All the red they were about this red flags they were about this terrible man who murdered Sarah Everard, murdered her everard, raped and murdered her three weekend. Three years this weekend. Amazing, . Oh, goodness. Three years this weekend. Aryou ng, . Oh, goodness. Three years this weekend. Aryou remember, . Oh, goodness. Three years this weekend. Aryou remember, inyh, goodness. Three years this weekend. Aryou remember, inyh, gfallouts. Three years this weekend. Aryou remember, inyh, gfallout , if you remember, in the fallout, the metropolitan Police Commissioner lost job. Commissioner lost her job. Yeah, but also, going be but also, were going to be asking, feel any more asking, do people feel any more confident any confident now to women feel any more police . More confident about the police . We theyre longer we know now theyre no longer allowed as allowed to operate as plainclothes own , but plainclothes on their own, but itll be interesting to see what else independent report else the independent report says. Else the independent report say um , what else have we got um, what else have we got this morning. Um, what else have we got this morning. Harry, weve this morning. Um, harry, weve got harry of course. The fallout youve about it a youve been talking about it a bit morning. Whether is bit this morning. Whether he is going is going to going to. Well he is going to appeal million appeal isnt he. Million pound costs. Have to pay. He costs. He might have to pay. He can afford it. Well hes won some cases recently. Some other cases recently. So think hes all right on so i think hes all right on that so i think hes all right on tha yeah. Can flog another yeah. He can flog another book family. Book slagging off his family. Like job for its almost like a job for him now isnt it . Just taking legal action. He gets some money and some more and then he has to pay some more and then he has to pay some more and as well. And hes angry as well. Demanding names of the hes demanding names of the people responsible people who are responsible for this decision. Its extraordinary. Court documents yeah. Bizarre Court Documents yesterday. Yeah figures. And immigration figures. Weve morning weve got out this morning dunng weve got out this morning during show. Well, 930 during our show. Well, 930 pretty much as you come off air and air, going and we come on air, were going to latest immigration. To have the latest immigration. Going about im also going to talk about the end play the play, the west end play starring famous the play, the west end play star|game famous the play, the west end play star|game of famous the play, the west end play star|game of thrones, famous the play, the west end play star|game of thrones, which|s the play, the west end play star|game of thrones, which two and game of thrones, which two nights a week will not any nights a week will not allow any white people in the audience. This. We mentioned this. We mentioned this. God, is that going to oh my god, is that going to cause trouble . And should cause trouble . And it should cause trouble . And it should cause imagine if they cause trouble. Imagine if they said only white people two nights a week. No, black people arent always. The play be arent always. The play would be closed well the closed down. Well the scriptwriter that is saying scriptwriter in that is saying we it a little bit earlier we did it a little bit earlier was saying necessary was saying its necessary in order welcome black people order to welcome black people into, theatre. Yeah, i into, well, the theatre. Yeah, i think its an outrage. Divisive. Its divisive. Its divisive. And discrimination in well, and discrimination in the current climate. Sure helpful im not sure how helpful it is. Is. Not is. Not helpful. It is not helpful. It is not helpful. Not all. We need not at all. We need to be bringing together. Bringing people together. Exactly. Not separating them based on Kit Harington should say, to the juicer. No, hes a big, big star and hes being dragged into a controversy that is unnecessary. Its outrageous. Yes. So that its outrageous. Yes. So that and also we were going to be talking about the fact that this trans killer , this trans woman trans killer, this trans woman killer, scarlett blake, is being put down on the statistics as a female criminal female murderer. He is even though prison, even though hes in a male prison in a male prison. What . What . Yeah. What . Explain that one yeah. What . Explain that one a little bit. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Woman. The bbc from trans woman. The bbc kept calling. Woman. Didnt even say that she was a trans woman in a male prison. But being going down in the we know going down in the books, we know jk rowling roof that one. She did good for her. She did good for her. Yeah. Yeah. Pat, show, thank you okay, pat, show, thank you very of you. Both of you. Both of you. Thank you very much. Thats coming up at 930. Still to come on according new on our show. According to new research, bear. On our show. According to new research, bear. 1 in research, could be bear. 1 in 4 women are prepared to propose was today year. Were was today on leap year. Were going to be discussing that next. It could be bev. Definitely wont andrew. This is gb wont be to andrew. This is gb news with elianne. Pip. Welcome back. Youre watching and listening to breakfast with ellie and pip. Now, as we have mentioned throughout the programme, it is a yean throughout the programme, it is a year, the 29th of a leap year, the 29th of february. So this means today is the you ladies out there the day for you ladies out there to propose. To propose. According to new research from guides for brides over 1 in 4 women. Have you got this , guys 4 women. Have you got this, guys for brides . No. I dont, 1 in 4 women have or would wait until a leap year to get down on one knee. Well, incredibly , it pays well, incredibly, it pays off. 88 of those women that take the plunge end up being successful. I suppose thats because you have four years to psych yourself up to do it. Its going to be. But then your relationship could be over by then , its then anyway. Well, yeah, its a risk, isnt it . Were joined by head at guys for head of strategy at guys for bndes head of strategy at guys for brides, nikita really brides, nikita thorne. Really good to see you, nikita. So so, uh, lots of women, then are going to be proposing today by the sounds of it. Yes, absolutely. It sounds like, um, out of the 27 of women who are happy to propose to their male partners 26 of those women are likely to propose today. So thats really exciting. Im hoping to see lots exciting. Im hoping to see lots and lots of posts about proposals today. Oh, nikita. And you obviously oh, nikita. And you obviously see it as a really positive thing for women to get down on one knee. Do you do you ever find that men would find it emasculating for women to, to propose to, to the man . Propose to, to the man . Well, i think from our , uh, well, i think from our, uh, from our respondents. Um we saw that there were only 15 of men that there were only 15 of men that said that they would say no to a proposal from their female partner. Um, to a proposal from their female partner. Um, and a small percentage of those men said that they would find it emasculating dating. Um, however , considering 88 success rate and, uh, the vast majority of men saying that they would accept that proposal, um, it does suggest that that is a minority viewpoint. So we are definitely moving in the direction of, um, of a positive view on that. View on that. Yeah. Is it not a little disappointing, yeah. Is it not a little disappointing , though, that in disappointing, though, that in 2024 were we are still having conversations about, you know, its a massive story that women might propose to their partners rather than the other way around i and i definitely see that. Yes. Um, but obviously if a woman should so want to, she can propose any day of the year that she would like to and i think its quite nice that this tradition is allowing people to have the courage to do that. Um, and i think its quite nice as well that it, um, people can feel that they can use this as a reason to propose to their partner , not just not just partner, not just not just because they love them , which because they love them, which would be the other reason. Would be the other reason. What do you think of the fact that some people are saying were losing tradition all of were losing tradition in all of this . We had story in the this . So we had a story in the papers were discussing papers that we were discussing a little bit earlier on that. Uh, lots people think lots of people now think that the brides shouldnt the brides father shouldnt pay for for example, or for the wedding for example, or the walk her the father shouldnt walk her down the do you think down the aisle. Do you think were way away down the aisle. Do you think werewhat way away down the aisle. Do you think werewhat is way away down the aisle. Do you think werewhat is traditionally away down the aisle. Do you think werewhat is traditionally and from what is traditionally and what was traditionally part of a wedding . Wedding . I think it really depends on the person and honestly, i personally believe that you can keep whatever traditions that you would like to for your wedding day. I think its a personal choice. Um, with that being said, a lot of people clearly do want to follow certain traditions , and there certain traditions, and there are traditions out there that people feel are ones that they would definitely like to happen. For example , at my wedding, for example, at my wedding, i really wanted my dad to walk me down so its down the aisle, so its definitely something that you would to personally, um, would want to personally, um, rather than something that has to be done. Did you propose to your husband or did he propose to you . 7 he 7 he proposed to me. I would, he proposed to me. I would, uh, i was one of those women that would prefer to be proposed to. But uh, its definitely one of those things that i think, um , ultimately, its your own personal decision. I know a few women in my life as well, that have proposed their partners and have proposed their partners and have been successful. So. Nikita, its a lovely hey, nikita, its a lovely transition. I am a little bit concerned that 15 of men in this survey admitted that theyd say no. Well i think 15 of men say no. Well i think 15 of men have said that they would say no in that, um , if the opportunity in that, um, if the opportunity arose. But with an 88 success rate being reported by the women, im not sure how many of those men in that situation have considered that before. Um, and ultimately as well, i think a lot of these couples who are in the process of getting married or being proposed to, um , have or being proposed to, um, have discussed what they would like with their partner. I mean, i certainly did. Yeah. Um, and i certainly did. Yeah. Um, and i think that you know, couples talk about this kind of thing before they even consider that next in their lives. Yeah. Next stage in their lives. Yeah. Communication is key. Nikita. Lovely today. Thank lovely to see you today. Thank you very much for your time. Good proposing you very much for your time. Good go proposing you very much for your time. Good go for proposing you very much for your time. Good go for it, proposing you very much for your time. Good go for it, ladies. Yposing today, go for it, ladies. A happy birthday if you and a happy birthday if you are a leapling well. And a happy birthday if you are yes,apling well. And a happy birthday if you are yes, yes,ig well. And a happy birthday if you are yes, yes, thats ell. From us yes, yes, thats all from us today. Britains newsroom. Up next by. Hello so good morning. Welcome to your latest gb news weather update with me, annie, from the met office. Rain will persist across southeastern areas through behind it through today, and behind it will see sunshine blustery will see sunshine and blustery showers. Its quite blustery across scotland through this morning, across the morning, particularly across the Northern Isles and the western isles. Force winds are isles. Some Gale Force Winds are expected the of the isles. Some Gale Force Winds are expe so d the of the isles. Some Gale Force Winds are expe so a the of the isles. Some Gale Force Winds are expe so a very the of the isles. Some Gale Force Winds are expe so a very theand of the day, so a very windy and unsettled day to come. Elsewhere, though , across parts elsewhere, though, across parts of scotland, Northern Ireland into central into wales and Central England it bit brighter as it will turn a bit brighter as the goes on. Theres the day goes on. But theres also a of some quite heavy also a risk of some quite heavy downpours as well. It will feel much colder than the past couple of days to the far southeast. Of days to the far southeast. Yes, its milder, but it will be wet and cloudy much of wet and cloudy through much of the. That rain will persist the day. That rain will persist across the far southeast through this evening, it will slowly this evening, but it will slowly turn and clearer turn drier and clearer throughout the night, so clear skies develop for many skies will develop for many areas through the first part of the night, with likely see a frost many areas of frost across many areas of scotland. England, as scotland. Northern england, as well as some northeastern areas of england. And could of england. And we could see some and fog by tomorrow some mist and fog by tomorrow morning. Across morning. But across the southwest some wet weather will arrive by the early hours of friday. That will turn to snow over the high ground wales, friday. That will turn to snow ov 2020 for gb news is britains election channel. So join me tom harwood for the rochdale by Election Results from midnight through to 6 am. Well discover the twists and turns of the most unpredictable by election in a long time. You should be celebrating. I slept during it, you know. And from 6 am. Friday, join Michael Portillo on gb news breakfast for his take on the results. Gb news britains election. Channel very good morning. Um, right, very good morning. Um, right, theres a big report out this morning about Wayne Couzens. Its going to reflect reflect badly on the metropolitan police. No doubt he was the metropolitan Police Killer who raped and murdered Sarah Everard which three years ago this which is three years ago this weekend. Metropolitan weekend. The metropolitan Police Commissioner if you remember also also prince harry thinks hes going to hes going to appeal against that ruling against protection against him on his Protection Officers and we think we might see prince out and see Prince William out and about, which will be very encouraging still encouraging because we still dont wasnt dont know why why he wasnt at that at windsor. That big event at windsor. Thats right. So Prince William will so yeah, Prince William will be out and about this morning. We bringing you as we will be bringing you that as well. Lot more. Well. Live and a lot more. And all over the and theyre all over the place nights a week place where two nights a week only black people can watch it. No true. No whites. Absolutely true. Can you it . I cant its its 930 on thursday. The 29th of february. Yes. Leap year day. Uh, this is britains newsroom on gb news with Andrew Pierce and bev turner. Dont get your hopes up for a proposal, mr p. Im praying that there isnt one. One. One. Now, the latest immigration statistics to statistics are about to be released the home Office Released from the home office this were going to this morning. Were going to have latest analysis have the very latest analysis on the including how many the data, including how many illegal have taken illegal crossings have taken place. Thats to the end of 2023. And the inquiry into Wayne Couzens will be released today, unveiling new information on the metropolitan Police Commissioner. Metropolitan Police Behaviour before Police Officers behaviour before he murdered sir