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Newsroom. The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has hit a record high of 7. 68 million. Its the highest number since records began in august two thousand and seven. Earlier, the government announced the nhs will receive. £200 million to will receive. £200 million to help the service in the coming winter. Labour says the monies are sticking plaster, but the Prime Minister says the government is trying to improve waiting times. Waiting times. Well winter is always a challenging time for the nhs and this year we started planning for winter earlier than ever before. Today were announcing before. Today were announcing £200 million, which will go to the nhs to help build extra capacity and resilience for this winter season, making sure that patients can care that patients can get the care that they need. Earlier this year, we also announced the long term workforce plan , making sure that workforce plan, making sure that for the first time we train more doctors and dentists doctors and nurses and dentists here in the uk, but also the work were doing to improve nhs performance , which results performance, which the results today is delivering for today show is delivering for patients big improvements patients with big improvements in ambulance times and a e times since the winter. Since the winter. Sir keir starmer says he will seek an eu wide returns agreement for those who cross the channel and come to the uk illegally. The labour leader says the deal may involve a quid pro quo of accepting migrants from the bloc. Sir keir and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper are in eus at an eus policing body. Reunion europol in the hague. Shadow cabinet minister Nick Thomas Symonds told gb news labour wants to bnng told gb news labour wants to bring net migration down there are countries now where the government could be fast tracking people through the asylum system so that they can be deported. They can be doing that now instead , we have a backlog in instead, we have a backlog in the asylum system of over 170,000 people that that is a lack of control. Thats what lack of control. Thats what this government is presiding oven this government is presiding over. And frankly, after 13 years, they ought to be sorting it out. It out. The Health Secretary, Steve Barclay , has accused sir keir of barclay, has accused sir keir of giving up control. Were taking tougher action. We want to also, through our rwanda policy, have a very clear deterrent there. And thats before the courts and what keir starmer again wants to do is give up control of immigration, sign up to quotas that are decided by the eu and remove the deterrent that rwanda would provide alongside the return agreements that we put in place i three met Police Officers will face a Misconduct Hearing for their role in the strip search of child. Q the incident took place at a school in hackney in december 2020. Its alleged the three officers didnt follow procedure for and that they discriminated against child. Q due to her race and genden child. Q due to her race and gender, the met says the incident should never have happened. Incident should never have happened. But the met police has happened. But the met police has paid damages to two women arrested at a london vigil for Sarah Everard , Patsy Stevenson Sarah Everard, Patsy Stevenson and Dania Al Obeid took legal action against the force over their arrests at a protest dunng their arrests at a protest during covid restrictions as hundreds of people attended the vigil in march 2021 to pay their respects to ms everard, who was kidnapped , raped and murdered by kidnapped, raped and murdered by a Police Officer , Wayne Couzens. A Police Officer, Wayne Couzens. He was sentenced to a whole life term. The uk governments to term. The uk governments to introduce marthas rule in hospitals across england, allowing patients to seek a Second Opinion if their concerns are ignored. Its named after a 13 year old girl, martha, who tragically died due to a missed diagnosis. She passed away in 2021 from sepsis. A coroner has 2021 from sepsis. A coroner has ruled she might have survived with earlier intervention action. Health secretary Steve Barclay says hes committed to the swift implementation of the rule, particularly in paediatric paediatric cases. Casualties paediatric cases. Casualties could have been avoided in libya if the country had a functional Weather Service. Thats the message from the head of the World Meteorological organisation. At least. 5300 organisation. At least. 5300 people are known to have died after storm daniel hit the coastal city of derna rescue operations have been complicated by political fractures in the country , which has experienced country, which has experienced conflict for more than a decade. The uk government says it will provide an assistance package worth up to £1 million back here. House prices declined in august at their fastest rate since 2009. Thats according to Royal Institution of chartered surveyors. It says a majority of property professionals are reporting declines, largely due to high mortgage rates. New buyer inquiries also also continue to fall as is rents. Meanwhile, while they continue to rise and the westminster dog of the year award has been presented to mims davis and her dog tj bazball duffield and her cavalier king charles spaniel, paco has picked up the sir david amess pawb award in memory of the late conservative mp. He was the late conservative mp. He was a staunch advocate of the competition and campaigned for dog welfare. The tory mp was fatally stabbed in october 2021 at a constituency surgery in essex as. And if youre essex as. And if youre listening on radio, id say those images are well worth a watch. This is gb news across the uk on tv and your current Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by simply saying play gb news. Now its back over to mark and. Pip rhiannon. And. Pip rhiannon. Thank you and welcome back to the live desk where labours leader, sir keir starmer, is in the hague seeking a provisional security arrangement with the eu, which he says would allow a Labour Government to smash the people smuggling gangs. He says they should be treated on a par with terrorists, but the home secretary, Suella Braverman, says any future deal with the eu would allow the uk to become what she says a dumping ground for migrants. Lets speak to our home and security editor, mark white. Hi to you, mark. Lets lets analyse this a little bit more. Is keir starmer trying to put a big dividing line now then between him and what the tories want to do . Thats exactly what hes trying to do. He wants to ensure that whatever and however effective it might be by the labour policy , is different to labour policy, is different to the conservative policies. So its clear that the route he wants to go through , as you wants to go through, as you know, if labour get into power, is to try to encourage the National Crime agency and other investigative agencies to go after the people smugglers. So on the Law Enforcement side of things and he also wants to strengthen cooperation with the European Union with a view to trying to get some kind of a returns agreement. Yeah, which downing street in the last few moments has said that it was open to a returns deal with the eu but would not accept a quota of migrants in exchange. Farage. Exchange. Farage. I dont even know what that means because theres no way that you would get a returns agreement with the European Union accepting a quota union without accepting a quota of migrants in return. What is in it for the European Union . He says he wants to put all this on on the same footing as terrorism , and hes gone to terrorism, and hes gone to speak to this outfit called europol. What is europol . Because we normally are familiar with interpol in terms of policing on the ground. I mean, is there this crack team to actually go after the migrant gangs . Gangs . Not quite right. Its not a Law Enforcement agency in the sort of how you would normally understand it in terms of investigating and being able to sort of arrest people. It has no executive powers , has no powers executive powers, has no powers of arrest or investigation. So its backroom bureaucrats. It is its intelligence sharing i its about bringing greater levels of cooperation between Law Enforcement agencies. Right across europe and beyond. And in across europe and beyond. And in that it across europe and beyond. And in thatitis across europe and beyond. And in that it is effective. It helps that it is effective. It helps share some very Important Information on ongoing investigations. So it is of use investigations. So it is of use in that sense , but also what in that sense, but also what appears to be significant from what sir Keir Starmers plan is, is that this rwanda plan would be buried. Yes. I mean , he said be buried. Yes. I mean, he said that for a while, that the Labour Government it if that is what we see at the end of the day would scrap a rwanda deal because they feel that its cruel and inhumane gain. So you wouldnt get a rwanda deal. Cruel and inhumane gain. So you wouldnt get a rwanda deal. And wouldnt get a rwanda deal. And so its only the conservative evs that are pushing ahead with the rwanda deal, which is absolutely pivotal to the way in which the conservatives see their policy of trying to deal with the small boat crisis. Its with the small boat crisis. Its all about declaring those that come across the channel as illegal immigrants, denying the vast majority of them the right to claim asylum and those that cant be returned to their home country because we dont have a returns agreement with them that could afghanistan , could be iran or afghanistan, syria and the like. They would be sent to rwanda. That is the plan. If they ever get it off the ground. Yeah. The Prime Minister has been speaking on this today. I mean, they are sticking to line, they are sticking to this line, stop boats. Whereas is stop the boats. Whereas is clearly starmer is going, you know, the gangs. How know, stop the gangs. How different that approach would be on the ground. On the ground. Well, i im not sure that it would be massively different because the National Crime agency anyway, is very significantly involved in the fight against people smuggling gangs on the other side of the channel gangs on the other side of the channel, there have been 700 and uh, arrests in the last couple of years related to people smuggling operations. So so yeah, there might be a bit more money, there might be, you know, a political onus on to concentrate even more on that fight. They have got other priorities as well, such as deaung priorities as well, such as dealing with International Drug dealing. So they would need to be more in the way of resources for the National Crime agency. And i think that would be coming from a Labour Government. We have see the Prime Minister have to see the Prime Minister has to what has been responding to what labour has said today. Has been responding to what labour has said today. Rishi labour has said today. Rishi sunak speaking in north devon. This is what he said. Keir starmer spent all of this year voting against our stop the boats bill, the toughest legislation that any government has passed to tackle illegal migration in. I think he spent most of last year voting against a previous which against a previous bill which has led to almost 700 has since then led to almost 700 arrests related to organised immigration crime. So i dont immigration crime. So i dont think its credible that he really wants to grip this problem his plans today seem problem and his plans today seem to to saying we to amount to saying that we might day accept a 100,000 might one day accept a 100,000 eu migrants every year. That doesnt seem like a credible plan to me to stop the boats. Plan to me to stop the boats. Meanwhile, we are getting on and delivering. For the first time delivering. For the First Time Ever this year, the number of small arrivals is down by small boat arrivals is down by almost fifth. The number of almost a fifth. The number of Illegal Migrants crossing from albania down by 90. Weve got albania is down by 90. Weve got a plan. The plan is delivering. A plan. The plan is delivering. And im determined to stop the boats. Boats. When we talk about starmer with this phrase smash the gangs. What is our intelligence about 7. What is our intelligence about . How many gangs, how many people are involved and how sophisticated they are . Well they are they have become much more sophisticated. Tends to be controlled and it tends to be controlled by kurdish gangs at the moment in cooperation for most of the time with other criminal networks. So theyre the kind of networks. So theyre the kind of facilitators that do the actual organised thing around the camps, get the boats, get people into them, but they work in conjunction with other organised crime groups in various countries. And yeah, theyre countries. And yeah, theyre very well established and the problem is its a bit like the fight against International Drug running. You know, its running. You know, its a massive, massive issue that countries all around the world have grappled with for generations now and have never really made any significant impact. And they have successes impact. And they have successes from time to time. Big, major drugs, busts. From time to time. Big, major drugs, busts. But of from time to time. Big, major drugs, busts. But of course, you drugs, busts. But of course, you know, the drug dealers build that into their model anyway. They accept a certain number of losses. And of course , you take losses. And of course, you take one big gang out, another goes in, and theyre making more money from people smuggling. They are from drug smuggling. They are from drug smuggling. Very, very they are. Its a very, very lucrative so quick lucrative business. So quick calculation in from ukip, if you get about 60 on a boat as theyre averaging at the moment, £3,000 per head is. 180,000. £3,000 per head is. 180,000. There you go, 180,000. Thats just one boat trip. It costs about maybe £10,000 to get the boat , the outboard engine, the boat, the outboard engine, the boat, the outboard engine, the boat itself, and to transport it and then keep it deals, arent they , these two for one deals they, these two for one deals they, these two for one deals they often. Well, yeah. I mean its not necessarily 3000 for them all. Some get a reduced rate if they go and work for the gangs when they get to the uk. Gangs when they get to the uk. But yeah , its very, very but yeah, its very, very lucrative because thats, as you say, 180,000 potentially for one boat. Well, you can get a easily, you know, 5 to 10 boats in a day. In a day. Mark, thank you for that. Mark, thank you for that. Lets just update you, sir keir starmer describing the governments response to his plans to seek closer cooperation with eu as nonsense, while with the eu as nonsense, while sir also preparing to sir keir also preparing to travel montreal. Were being travel to montreal. Were being told, then to meet told, and then paris to meet what has described what labour has described as progressive World Leaders. So is he preparing for his moment on the world stage . Lets speak to our correspondent our Political Correspondent olivia utley olivier. Being olivia utley olivier. Hes being seen be addressing all these seen to be addressing all these issues. At the same time. It issues. At the same time. It seems. Yeah yes, he is. And in particular, this trip to paris to visit Emmanuel Macron is a huge pr coup for the leader of the opposition. The french president has never before met an Opposition Leader unless that Opposition Leader comes from a very similar sort of centrist persuasion as macron himself. Of centrist persuasion as macron himself. Now, its not surprising that keir starmer asked for this meeting with Emmanuel Macron of course, he wants to be seen as going out and meeting all our allies on and meeting all of our allies on the world stage. It makes him seem like statesman and like a seem like a statesman and like a leader waiting. But the fact leader in waiting. But the fact that macron agreed to it is really quite significant. It suggests that perhaps Emmanuel Macron and maybe other eu leaders who are gearing up for a Labour Government in the uk, the conservatives are hoping that any sort of gain that keir starmer gets from this visit to paris , any sort of electoral paris, any sort of electoral feeling at home that keir starmer is now the Prime Minister in waiting, will be mitigated by the fact that keir starmer wants to introduce this new immigration deal which conservatives argue would essentially mean handing handing immigration policy back over to the European Union. It would involve taking in a quota of eu migrants who come to the eu in exchange for sending migrants whod come over illegally across the channel back to the eu. Now the channel back to the eu. Now the conservatives are criticising this very harshly and theyre hoping perhaps that they can reignite that idea that they can reignite that idea that the conservatives and the conservatives only are the party of brexit, but of course, as mark mentioned, a few months ago, rishi sunak was saying that he would like to make an immigration with the eu. So immigration deal with the eu. So itll to see itll be interesting to see whether not that line holds. Whether or not that line holds. In the short term, though , this in the short term, though, this this visit to paris is very, very significant and really good news for starmer. News for keir starmer. So meeting Justin Trudeau as well , i so meeting Justin Trudeau as well, i mean, like you say, wanting to appear as a Prime Minister in waiting, sort of strutting on the world stage , strutting on the world stage, that meeting with biden that he would like, though that is still proving quite elusive because it rarely happens. Rarely happens. Exactly. It will be very difficult for keir starmer to meet with biden, but hes really hoping that he can make that happen. The hoping that he can make that happen. The labour party has been has praised the green subsidies plan that america has come up with under President Biden and is sort of hoping , it biden and is sort of hoping, it sounds like, to implement something quite similar in the uk. Were labour to be elected in the next election in keir starmer would love to have that meeting. It would look good in terms of elevating his standing on the world stage. Biden is on the world stage. Biden is still proving resistant and of course there might be some difficulties for keir starmer and having that meeting in terms of what the electorate making of it at President Biden it at home. President biden isnt hugely popular with the uk electorate and its possible that it could do more harm than good. At the moment its all good. But at the moment its all very biden not good. But at the moment its all ven agreed biden not good. But at the moment its all ven agreed to biden not good. But at the moment its all venagreed to a biden not good. But at the moment its all venagreed to a meeting, not good. But at the moment its all venagreed to a meeting, sorot yet agreed to a meeting, so were waiting to see. Okay, olivia utley to talking us from westminster. Thanks so much. Much. Coming king and queen coming up, the king and queen reaffirmed the uks support for libya after their catastrophic floods. The latest estimate up to 20,000 may have died, including many children. Well be speaking to unicef shortly. Be speaking to unicef shortly. The temperatures rising. The temperatures rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello again. Low pressures hello again. Low pressures bnng hello again. Low pressures bring some blustery , windy bring some blustery, windy weather across northern parts. Weather across northern parts. Whilst in the south we have some warmer air across us with a bit of rain in between. Thats because we have this front lying across us. You can see it trying to push a little bit further southwards today, southwards through today, but not progress as not making much progress as a result. It is going to be quite a cloudy, wet picture across the central slice of the uk, a central slice of the uk, a central parts of england and into heavy bursts into wales. Some heavy bursts over welsh mountains to the over the welsh mountains to the south of this were seeing quite a deal of sunshine and with a good deal of sunshine and with that warm air mentioned, that warm air i mentioned, temperatures a little above temperatures a little bit above average the time year, average for the time of year, perhaps higher perhaps a touch higher than yesterday, around 24 or 25 yesterday, highs around 24 or 25 celsius cooler further north. And windy still with risk of and windy still with the risk of some coastal gales and 1 or 2 showers dotted around parts of scotland and Northern Ireland. Perhaps through the end of the day, this of rain is day, this band of rain is gradually going to push its way northwards into more northern parts northern northwards into more northern parts and northern northwards into more northern parts and southern thern northwards into more northern parts and southern scotland. Ireland and southern scotland. The winds in the north will gradually start to ease, clearing away, but staying blustery for and blustery for orkney and shetland, temperatures may be a touch down night for touch down to last night for some places. Could get into single figures across some southern parts, which is markedly recent markedly cooler than recent nights morning. Nights through friday morning. Then this front going then this front not going anywhere, particularly fast. So staying cloudy and across staying cloudy and wet across parts ireland, parts of Northern Ireland, southern and the far southern scotland and the far north of england. A few showers across the far north. Meanwhile, across the far north. Meanwhile, across central southern parts of england lots of fine england and wales, lots of fine sunny be and sunny weather to be had and temperatures perhaps a touch higher for by by higher than today for some by by the temperatures rising. Boxt solar the proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news the peoples. Channel welcome back to the live desk. The king and queen have reaffirmed uk support for libya following the catastroph floods in the country which could have killed now estimates say 20,000 people. The king and queen say theyre desperately saddened. Theyre desperately saddened. Well, the uk government announcing support of up to £1 million. The International Relief effort continuing into a fourth day with italy sending its military personnel and medical supplies aboard a ship. Authorities now fear outbreak of disease from the standing water and, of course, the number of dead as well. Meanwhile , the uns meanwhile, the uns meteorological branch says the number killed could have been avoided with functional weather warnings in the country. Lets get more now with the communication manager at unicef, ricardo perez. Ricardo, clearly this is a massive effort for all these agencies, given the numbers weve been told. And you know, the unpalatable fact is, i gather one of the urgent needs is for body bags, a number of body bags because of the dead. Body bags because of the dead. Thanks for having me. Indeed. The situation is catastrophic. And as usual, with such weather events and climatic shocks, children are at the sharp end of any impact that comes out beyond the immediate risks of death and injury. The floods that come injury. The floods that come after , as weve seen in libya , after, as weve seen in libya, especially in the derna area, put children at increased risk of Waterborne Diseases dehydration, malnutrition and even exposure to abuse and violence as they get separated from their families. From their families. It can be very hard to explain how catastrophic this is to people. You know , living at to people. You know, living at home here in the uk, where libya might seem a long way away, but it is horrific, isnt it . There are bodies piling up on beaches, peoples homes and belongings strewn everywhere. I just read strewn everywhere. I just read an astonishing fact that said 1. 5 Million Tonnes of water was released at once when these dams burst. Burst. Indeed , for libya, this indeed, for libya, this disaster is somewhat impressive, unprecedented. Were talking unprecedented. Were talking about the affected areas where communities have been slowly recovering from decades of conflict and were on their way to recovery and now theres this massive setback for them. We know a growing number of children and families are in desperate need of humanitarian or humanitarian assistance. As you said , there are bodies you said, there are bodies floating around. This presents floating around. This presents severe Public Health risks. Obviously including for children. We have heard of significant damage to numerous homes, hospitals , schools and homes, hospitals, schools and other essential infrastructure. Children are really, really suffering a lot from this, and they are the sharp end, as i said, with many risks associated to floods that go beyond the Immediate Impact. Clearly , there are political clearly, there are political difficulties for all the agencies. Ricardo, bearing in mind that the governments in tripoli , this is the eastern tripoli, this is the eastern area with a separate it group of people controlling it. Whats the reports that youre getting back from your people on the ground about how theyre managing to get any kind of command and control structure to get people to the right places with the right things. With the right things. Listen, weve been on standby from the onset of this disaster as it happened in morocco as well. Unicef has deployed staff on the ground to support the country office. We have pre positioned supplies , eyes on pre positioned supplies, eyes on responding to the urgent needs of children on the ground and to give them shelter, safe drinking water, medical supplies and family tracing. And this is what unicef knows how to do. And this unicef knows how to do. And this is what were focusing on. Yeah. And how much strain is yeah. And how much strain is there on unicef and others, beanng there on unicef and others, bearing in mind that we had the earthquake morocco just days earthquake in morocco just days beforehand , i mean, huge demand beforehand, i mean, huge demand on on International Aid and generosity. We absolutely these generosity. We absolutely these two disasters came one after the other. It caught the countries, the communities , cities, the communities, cities, the families, civilians , everybody families, civilians, everybody off guard. These are things that happen every now and then. And for libya, especially , this is a for libya, especially, this is a very, very new, um, you know, outcome of events. Its, it is outcome of events. Its, it is complicated, but this is what unicef is good at. This is what we know how to do. We remain steady and strong to support any humanitarian needs on the ground and the government here in the uk is has announced this initial package of up to a million does say its ready to provide more support. How quickly ready or not is that aid getting through at the moment . Because it has been challenging. Challenging. Absolutely. Access remains a challenge. The reports were getting from the ground is of roads completely flooded. Um, you know , blockages on on on key you know, blockages on on on key channels for humanitarian support because of the collapsing of buildings and infrastructure. So access remains quite difficult. The remains quite difficult. The closest airport at the moment for humanitarian supplies to arrive is in benghazi, which is about 300km away from from the affected area. So these are affected area. So these are risks and these are challenges, but weve been there before. The un has responded to this before. Unicef is used to pushing through the lack of access and making sure we work around the clock to overcome these challenges. Challenges. Ricardo yes , your expertise. Ricardo yes, your expertise. Thank you very much indeed. And of course, well keep people updated with your and red cross and others helping with that huge effort. Thank you very much, indeed. Latest were getting indeed from libya is that the attorney general has now been asked by senior politicians to an urgent politicians to launch an urgent inquiry because of reports that local officials had imposed a curfew on the night of the storm, meaning many were still in their buildings when the two dams collapsed. And more than dams collapsed. And more than that, of course, as we get it coming up, will bluebird make it home . The latest on the legal battle to return Donald Campbells record breaking boat. Thats coming up in a moment. First, with first, the headlines with rhiannon. Rhiannon. Mark, thank you. Its exactly 1230. Your top stories from the newsroom. The number of people newsroom. The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has hit a record high of 7. 68 million. Its the highest number since records began in august two thousand and seven. Earlier, the government announced the nhs will receive £200 million to help the service in the coming winter. But labours referred to the money as a sticking plaster. Sir keir starmer says hell seek an eu wide return agreement for those who cross the channel and come to the uk illegally. The labour leader says the deal may involve a quid pro quo of accepting migrants from the bloc. Sir keir and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper met with the eus policing body europol in the hague. This morning. House prices declined in august at their fastest rate since 2009. Thats according to the Royal Institution of chartered surveyor. As it says, the surveyor. As it says, the majority of property professionals are reporting declines, largely due to high mortgage rates. New buyer mortgage rates. New buyer enquiries also show continued to fall. And a westminster dog of fall. And a westminster dog of the year award has been presented to mims davis and her dog tj. Rosie duffield and her cavalier king charles spaniel. Paco has picked up the sir david amess public vote award. Its in memory of the late conservative mp. Sir david was a staunch mp. Sir david was a staunch advocate of the competition and campaigned demand for dog welfare. And you can get more on welfare. And you can get more on all of those stories, including those great images of that dog award by visiting our website, gbviews gbnews. Com well worth a visit. I can tell you. Britains news. Channel and welcome back to the live desk now, 22 years this week , desk now, 22 years this week, the celebrated record breaker Donald Campbell was laid to rest on the banks of Coniston Water in the lake district. On the banks of Coniston Water in the lake district. His body and his iconic bluebird record breaking boat had been recovered from the lake after the catastrophic crash back in 1967. Now a legal battle is being launched to bring bluebird home, returning the rebuilt craft to its spiritual home on coniston in the towns Ruskin Museum has launched a crowdfunding appeal to fund the move. But not everyone agrees. Our north west of england, reporter sophie reaper has the story. 250 to 60 into the kilometre. Still a giant of the 50s and 60s achieve having seven water speed records a new world record and the only man to ever break the land and water speed record in the same calendar year. Donald campbell was untouchable. But in january of 1967, tragedy struck. 1967, tragedy struck. A call came down from reception , and as im walking up reception, and as im walking up the steps into the reception, i thought, who would be phoning me this time of the morning . And this time of the morning . And i had a premonition. I knew in the pit of my stomach something had happened to my dad as bluebird crashed , donald was killed crashed, donald was killed instantly , but to this day hes instantly, but to this day hes still remembered as the speed ace who brought global attention to the tiny village of coniston. I just feel him all around this place. I think the village does as well, and that goes on, of course, to the reason why its so important that we get bluebird bluebird home immediately after the accident, that bluebird sank to the bottom of the lake. Then after almost three decades, had passed by. Gina campbell was contacted by diver bill smith. In 1996, bill and bill smith. In 1996, bill and his dive team began their search for bluebird. Then in 2001, the main section of the boats hull was recovered and donalds body was recovered and donalds body was brought back to land. And he was brought back to land. And he was brought back to land. And he was then finally laid to rest in coniston cemetery. After that, the Bluebird Project was established in an attempt to restore that once legendary vessel back to its former glory. However once the restoration was complete , it thats when the complete, it thats when the legal issues began. Over the years, it was agreed in all varying stages that bluebird would remain in the care of the Bluebird Project that was always the understanding and now the museum is trying to kick us out without bid. Without a bid. Nowhere it written down. Nowhere is it written down. The Bluebird Project will be thrown empty handed. So thrown out empty handed. So weve been saying 2018, weve been saying since 2018, come down. Weve been saying since 2018, comwrote down. Weve been saying since 2018, comwrote that down. Down. Weve been saying since 2018, comwrote that down. Youiown. Weve been saying since 2018, comwrote that down. You wrote you wrote that down. You wrote the down. We need to get the other down. We need to get a new the table and new deal on the table and theyve just said no. February of this year, the in february of this year, the ruskin coniston served Ruskin Museum in coniston served legal papers bill smith and legal papers to bill smith and the Bluebird Project. It was agreed in 2006 by deed of gift from the Campbell Family to the museum. That bill would lead a restoration at no cost to the museum will. That restoration is all but complete. And really, all but complete. And really, wed like to see it back here because that was the agreement and that was what everybody was working towards. It was put in working towards. It was put in the Museum System to be saved for the nation. It wasnt supposed mans supposed to be one mans personal train set in 2019, a Draft Agreement was put forward that would have seen bluebird housed in the museum for nine months of the year and cared for by the Bluebird Project for the remaining three. However , unable to come to an however, unable to come to an agreement , it thats where agreement, it thats where negotiations has stopped. Donald would say there was a deal done there was a lot of charitable elements to it. And the final charitable element to me should be put in the boat, in the museum. This boat should be out on the water. It should be run. It should be run by the Bluebird Project nurtured project who nurtured it and loved and willed back to loved it and willed it back to life years and the rest life for 20 years and the rest of the time it should be on display a museum. Thats what display in a museum. Thats what the will with the public sees. I will go with what gina and the public sees. I will go with whemuseum gina and the public sees. I will go with whemuseum ought gina and the public sees. I will go with th museum ought to gina and the public sees. I will go with whemuseum ought to be a and the public sees. I will go with whemuseum ought to be big1d the museum ought to be big enough to do likewise. Go speed unlimited. Donald campbell. All ways, said stays with the said skipper stays with the boat. Now all parties boat. But now all parties involve stand on the precipice of a legal battle to decide the future of bluebird k7. An sophie future of bluebird k7. An sophie reaper gb news whose im very glad to say we can i speak to Donald Campbells nephew, don wales, who is himself a world speed record breaker . Speed record breaker . Don, thank you for your time just to pick up on that line. So for you, skipper stays with the boat. Thats what donald said to your mum. Basically said, if anything happens to me, skip stays with the boat. Stays with the boat. Yes, well, good afternoon to you both, and thanks for this time. We always understood from my mother that skipper and boat stayed together. Skipper and craft stayed together and we always wanted to a to uphold those wishes of my uncle. Yes. So where does this leave you now . Because i gather this has been going for. On well, basically since the boat was brought back to the surface. I mean, its been a difficult time for all concerned. For all concerned. Yes, it has been a very long story. Its been 25 years or more. And its basically a story more. And its basically a story of broken trust, in my opinion. We were trying to do the right thing by donating the boat to a museum in the knowledge that it would be restored by bill smith. He willingly agreed to do it voluntarily , at no cost to the voluntarily, at no cost to the museum , and when finished, it museum, and when finished, it would be presented to the museum and placed in there. The idea of running it in the early days didnt seem likely, but now that its finished and now that it has run, we all agree that it should run. On coniston. Despite should run. On coniston. Despite what mr smith says and the museum and the family are quite happy to see that boat run again on coniston and who knows where else but it has to be in the museum. It cant be held by one person. It cant be held to ransom by one person. Its far too important of an iconic item and yeah, needs to be in the museum for the public to see as and when they want to. Not at the behest of someone else whos got it under lock and key because just to just to explain to people, bill smith, hes based in the north east of england, isnt he . Which is quite a long way from coniston. Its the other side of the pennines. Absolutely. Yes. Its in newcastle and yeah, the wrong side of the country. His team have have have restored it. Theres no argument there. And theres no argument there. And it just needs to be in the museum. Um, why is he holding on museum. Um, why is he holding on to it. Its museum. Um, why is he holding on to it. Its just it beggars belief. If there was no belief. If there was no agreement that i am aware of that the Bluebird Project was always going to be the one to control it, that was never an agreement or discussed. And this agreement or discussed. And this is something that has sort of crept into negotiations at a later date and my family and the museum team want the boat in the museum team want the boat in the museum and we can run it on coniston and who knows who will look after it. But at the moment, mr smith has dug his heels in so much that we cant really negotiate with him. Im afraid the museum itself is launching now, this crowdfunding process, trying to get £50,000. So the lawyers inevitably will be licking their lips. I will be licking their lips. I guess im just wondering what your uncle Donald Campbell would have made of all this. Have made of all this. Well, its difficult to say what he would be thinking or he would say, but the man that i knew as a six year old, his word pretty much was his bond. Um, arguably some sponsors might say otherwise, but. He arguably some sponsors might say otherwise, but. He did everything for britain and the idea that one man is controlling his boat effectively stealing it in in some ways, um, that it should be in the museum. He would want the public to see it. He wouldnt want one person to be in control of it, and he would want the people to see it marvel at such a wonderful machine that is also a a testament to British Engineering thing in the 50s and 60s and his team. We should just add , of we should just add, of course, that bill smith would contest can contest that and say , as hes indicated, its the pubuc , as hes indicated, its the public that decides on it. But clearly the lawyers will now have the final say, it seems. Well yes, we dont want to go to court because theyre the only people that will get wealthy out of it. Its a small museum. They need to raise this money on the gofundme page. Definitely um, andifs gofundme page. Definitely um, and its just such a shame that its got to this really, um , i its got to this really, um, i disagree with him that hes saying that the British Public are supporting him. I there is a very small handful of his team who are supporting him. But you look at the comments on the gofundme page and on various websites, the majority , the vast websites, the majority, the vast majority of people are saying this boat needs to be in a museum for all to see at any time, and they want to see it run on coniston as we all do. But mr smiths saying its never to going run again on coniston unless he runs. It is just not correct. Don, as ever , thank you very don, as ever, thank you very much indeed. As we reflect , much indeed. As we reflect, never a dull moment in the bluebird story, of course. Thanks very much for updating us. And course, well see us. And of course, well see what with that legal case. Now, theyre all barking mad at westminster, but we knew that, didnt we . But they are particularly barking mad today because the Westminster Dog Show has returned in partnership with the kennel club and dogs trust, who let the dogs out . They did. Sir david arness and the public spelt pa bell. Yes presented to Rosie Duffield and in memory of david amess of course, the cavalier king charles spaniel. Course, the cavalier king charles spaniel. Paco course, the cavalier king charles spaniel. Paco in memory of, of course, the former conservative mp, a staunch advocate for the competition. Well, Catherine Forster Political Correspondent caught up with rosie and paco moments before their their victory was announced. Announced. So Rosie Duffield, youre here with a lovely paco. Tell us a bit about your dog. Hes just completely adorable. Obviously, im biased. Obviously, im biased. Hes nearly nine and hes the most loving and fun and friendly dog. Hes never in a bad mood, never about anything never complains about anything at all, puts up with being in the car quite lot moving the car quite a lot and moving around between the agency in london. Hes just always london. But hes just always just lovely and joyful to be around. He seems lovely and calm and sirens and everything going off. And what do you think are the biggest issues around Animal Welfare and pet ownership at the moment . Moment . There are so many and because im a chair of the appg on dog welfare, i get involved in lots and lots of emails at the moment about the xl bullies issue. So theres always issues. You think should what do you think should happen dogs really , happen with those dogs really, really tricky. Need to have lots more we need to have lots more conversation and a lot more, a lot evidence because the lot more evidence because the breed legislation breed specific legislation is really for purpose and really not fit for purpose and it sort of masks the larger problem , i think. Problem, i think. And the dangerous dog act never dangerous dog dog act never really a stop to those really put a stop to those incidents which is its a 30 year old bit of legislation. We definitely need to rethink it or make some amendments in my opinion. A of opinion. And i talk to a lot of experts on this. We just need more conversations and then something happen. And something has to happen. And theres about homeless theres issues about Homeless People with dogs and how much it enhances their lives and people needing dogs to go into their rented accommodation. Were rented accommodation. Were trying to do something about that through parliament. Theres so many things and dogs just so many things and dogs are just such a huge part of british life, arent they . They are all very good luck to you and to paco in the competition. Thank you very much. You. Much. Thank you. Oh, paco, lovely cavalier king. Impressive rosette as well , impressive rosette as well, wasnt he . You dont see that apart from on the gorgeous Catherine Forster is at westminster catherine we saw some pictures as well earlier. Did i see Rosie Duffield crawling through a doggy tunnel . A doggy cylinder, which was which was quite fun. I wish i wish id been there. Ive done a bit of that myself in my time. Have you got any dogs there with you . Please say yes. You . Please say yes. Sadly, no. Theyve all gone sadly, no. Theyve all gone home for some lunch, for some water and a long lie down because its really quite hot here. And there was lots of water, lots of treats, but basically there were a couple of dozen mps came down with their dogs. They were doing all sorts of things. They each had five minutes with the judges. They were doing a agility courses. As you may have seen, all sorts of things. And this is a competition. Its a real highlight in the westminster calendar. Highlight in the westminster calendar. Its been going on for about 25 years. It was cancelled last year because of the death of the queen. There was also a break during covid, but theres lots of dog lovers in westminster just the same as westminsterjust the same as round the country. In fact, theres about 11 million brits now, 11 million dogs pardon me , now, 11 million dogs pardon me, in britain that nearly a third of people have a dog and its an event hosted by the dogs trust and the kennel club. And the and the kennel club. And the theme this year was responsible pet ownership. So obviously , pet ownership. So obviously, with those horrific attacks at the weekend , a lot of focus now the weekend, a lot of focus now on so called dangerous dogs and the protections that are or are not in place for them, but also mps really just being themselves out and about, not party political. They get a bad rap, dont they . But they were here mingling , dont they . But they were here mingling, all comparing notes and for once it wasnt about the mps, and for once it wasnt about the mp5, it and for once it wasnt about the mps, it was about their canine companions and the joy and pleasure that they bring. So a really positive day down here at westminster and there was another competition and we will be bringing you a little interview with mims davies and her dog tj that won that in the next hour. Catherine, just to reflect , catherine, just to reflect, though, that it was about one particular mps. David amess of course done in his course, and much done in his memory. Memory. Yes, absolutely. So the yes, absolutely. So the pubuc yes, absolutely. So the public vote and voted on by the public. But paul w yes, that was a new category thats been brought in in memory of the late sir david amess, who of course was tragically murdered in a constituency surgery, a couple of years ago. He was a massive champion of welfare for animals and animal causes. Champion of welfare for animals and animal causes. So a really and animal causes. So a really nice recognition that his name is remembered here, catherine, was there any sign of the Prime Minister, by any chance, or maybe not because hes in north devon, but he does have a lovely labrador called nova. Yes, nova labrador called nova. Yes, nova was not here, but theres a fashion for dogs in number 10 and number 11 at the moment, isnt there, Boris Johnson, of course, had dinner who had come from a welsh puppy farm. He was notoriously badly behaved. He used to wee in all sorts of places in downing street that he shouldnt. And rishi sunak, i spoke to him a few months ago about this and said whether his lovely Labrador Nova was better behaved. He told me that it was a pretty low bar to be better behaved than dylan, but the chancellor, jeremy hunt, also has a labrador. We did expect him down here. Im not quite sure what happens, but he didnt appean sure what happens, but he didnt appear. And sajid javid when he was chancellor there was a dog in number 11 then too. So lots of dogs in number 10 and number 11. Sadly they were a bit too busy to bring them down just for today. Catherine, thank you for that. More from you, of course, a little later. Thanks very much indeed. A bit of sports news to finish with the mum of Harry Maguire , england manchester maguire, england and Manchester United defender this morning attacking as attacking what she described as disgrace, totally disgrace, wasteful and totally unacceptable endured by unacceptable abuse endured by her son. Yeah, she posted on instagram that tough to see son that it was tough to see her son get out for criticism get singled out for criticism and just to put you in the picture, this is to all do with the scotland fans who jeered the united defender was united defender when he was brought tuesday brought off the bench on tuesday night. She said as a mum, seeing night. She said as a mum, seeing the level of negative and abusive which my is abusive comments which my son is receiving fans, receiving from some fans, punst receiving from some fans, pundits and the media is disgraceful and totally unacceptable to any walk of life. Never mind someone who works his for and his socks off for club and country. Country. Yeah, of course. The fans jeered every time he touched the ball and especially when he scored an own goal. Should we just mentioned that very quickly anyway so mum anyway, there we are. So mum coming to the defence of an england defender. There we go. Plenty more to come in this next houn plenty more to come in this next hour. Well have the latest from westminster. Apart from the westminster. Apart from the dogs, of course, plenty of politics well. Stay politics still as well. Stay with here on the live desk , with us here on the live desk, that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. Proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello again. Low pressures bnng hello again. Low pressures bring some blustery, windy weather across northern parts whilst in the south we have some warm air across us with a bit of rain in between. Thats because rain in between. Thats because we have this front lying across us. You can see it trying to push little further push a little bit further southwards through today. But not making progress as not making much progress as a result. Is going to be quite result. It is going to be quite a picture across the a cloudy, wet picture across the central slice of the uk, a central slice of the uk, a central parts of england and into some heavy bursts into wales. Some heavy bursts over the welsh mountains to the south this were seeing quite south of this were seeing quite a good of sunshine and with a good deal of sunshine and with that mentioned, that warm air i mentioned, temperatures a little bit above average for the time of year, perhaps a touch higher than yesterday. Highs around 25 yesterday. Highs around 24 or 25 celsius further north celsius cooler. Further north and with the risk of and windy still with the risk of some coastal gales and 1 or 2 showers dotted around parts of scotland and Northern Ireland. Perhaps through the of the perhaps through the end of the day of is day, this band of rain is gradually going to push its way northwards into more northern parts england, northern parts of england, Northern Ireland scotland. Ireland and southern scotland. The in the north will the winds in the north will gradually ease , gradually start to ease, clearing staying clearing away, but staying blustery for orkney and shetland, may be a shetland, temperatures may be a touch down to last night for some places. Could get into single figures across some southern parts, which is markedly recent markedly cooler than recent nights through friday morning. Then this front not going anywhere, particularly so anywhere, particularly fast. So staying across staying cloudy and wet across parts of Northern Ireland, southern scotland far southern scotland and the far north england. Few showers north of england. A few showers across meanwhile, across the far north. Meanwhile, across the far north. Meanwhile, across central southern parts of england lots of fine england and wales, lots of fine sunny weather to be had and temperatures perhaps a touch higher for some by. Higher than today for some by. 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The Police Officer, who says his killing of an ira terrorist back in 1991 has led to a lifetime of troubles. Despite six investigations clearing his action. We have a gb news exclusive with will bluebird make it back home. The crowdfunding legal battle to return Donald Campbells iconic record breaking boat to its spiritual home on Coniston Water. We hear from the Campbell Family. Family. And how westminster has gone barking mad, which many of you would say is no different from usual. But this time it is the dogs. Well be taking you live to the westminster the dog of the year awards before we start, heres your latest headlines with rhiannon. Rhiannon. Thanks, pip. Good afternoon. Its just gone 1 00. Your top stories from the gb newsroom. The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has hit a record high of 7. 68 million. Its the highest number since records began in august two thousand and seven. Earlier the government announced the nhs will receive £200 million to help the service in the coming winter. Labour says the money is a sticking plaster , but the a sticking plaster, but the Prime Minister says the government is trying to improve waiting times as well. Winter is always a challenging time for the nhs and this year we started planning for winter earlier than ever before. Today were announcing before. Today were announcing £200 million, which will go to the to help build extra the nhs to help build extra capacity resilience this capacity and resilience for this winter season, making sure that patients can get care that patients can get the care that they need. Earlier this year, we they need. Earlier this year, we also announced the long term workforce making that workforce plan, making sure that for first time we train more for the first time we train more doctors nurses and dentists doctors and nurses and dentists here in the uk. But also the work were doing to improve nhs performance, which the results today show is delivering for patients with big improvements in ambulance times and a e times since the winter sir keir starmer says hell seek an eu wide returns agreement for those who cross the channel and come to the uk illegally. The labour leader says the deal may involve a quid pro quo of accepting migrants from the bloc. Sir keir and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper met with the eus police sing body europol in the hague this morning. Shadow cabinet minister Nick Thomas Symonds told gb news labour want to bring net migration down there are countries now where the government could be fast tracking people through the asylum system so that they can be deported or they can be doing that now instead. That now instead. Should we have a backlog in the asylum system of over 107 80,000 people . That is a lack of control. Thats what this government is presiding over. And frankly, after 13 years, they ought to be sorting it out i meanwhile, the Health Secretary, Steve Barclay , has secretary, Steve Barclay, has accused sir keir of giving up control. Were taking tougher action. We want to also go through our rwanda policy, have a very clear deterrent there, and thats before the courts and what keir starmer again wants to do is give up control of immigration, sign up to quotas that are decided by the eu and remove the deterrent that rwanda would provide alongside the return agreements that we put in place i three met Police Officers will face a Misconduct Hearing for their role in the strip search of child. Q the incident took place at a school in hackney in december 2020. Its alleged the three officers didnt follow procedure and that they discriminated against child. Q due to her race and genden child. Q due to her race and gender, the met says the incident should never have happened and meanwhile the met police has paid damages to two women arrested at a london vigil for Sarah Everard. Patsy stevenson and danielle bate took legal action against the force over their arrests at a protest dunng over their arrests at a protest during covid restrictions as hundreds of people attended the vigil in march 2021 to pay their respects to ms everard, who was kidnapped , raped and murdered by kidnapped, raped and murdered by Police Officer Wayne Couzens. He was sentenced to a whole life term. The uk government is to term. The uk government is to introduce marthas rule in hospitals across england , hospitals across england, allowing patients to seek a Second Opinion if their concern are ignored. Its named after 13 year old martha, who tragically died due to a missed diagnosis. She passed away in 2021 from sepsis and a coroner ruled she might have survived with earlier intervention. Health secretary Steve Barclay says hes committed to the swift implementation of the rule, particularly in paediatric cases. Casualties could have been avoided in libya if the country had a functional Weather Service. Thats the message from the head of the World Meteorological organisation. At least. 5300 people are known to least. 5300 people are known to have died after storm daniel hit the coastal city of derna. Rescue operations have been complicated by political fractures in the country, which has experienced conflict for more than a decade. And the uk more than a decade. And the uk government says it will provide an initial aid package worth up to £1 million. An initial aid package worth up to £1 million. House prices to £1 million. House prices decline and in august, at their fastest rate since 2009. Thats according to the Royal Institution of chartered surveyors. It says a majority of property professionals are reporting declines, largely due to high mortgage rates. New buyer enquiries also continued to fall. Rents, meanwhile, to fall. Rents, meanwhile, continue to rise and the westminster dog of the year award has been presented to min davis and her dog tj. Rosie davis and her dog tj. Rosie duffield and her cavalier king charles spaniel. Duffield and her cavalier king charles spaniel. Paco duffield and her cavalier king charles spaniel. Paco has picked up the sir david amess public vote award. Its in memory of the late conservative mp sir david was a staunch advocate of the competition and a tireless campaigner for dog welfare. The campaigner for dog welfare. The this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on Digital Radio tv in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now back over to mark and. Pip rhiannon. Thanks very much. Welcome back to the live desk with labours leader sir keir starmer in the hague today, seeking a provisional Security Agreement with the eu , which he says would with the eu, which he says would allow labour to smash the people smuggling gangs. As he says they should be treated on a par with terrorists. But Suella Braverman, the home secretary, says any future deal with the eu would turn uk into a dumping would turn the uk into a dumping ground for migrants. Well before we get on to that, our home secretary , mark white, is here secretary, mark white, is here and has some breaking news us. Us. Yeah , this is with regard to yeah, this is with regard to the italian island of lampedusa , full scale emergency now on that island as authorities there have been completely overwhelmed by by migrant arrivals here. You can see some of the 160 boats that have arrived in the last 48 hours, 8000 people. And Authorities Say there they have been completely overwhelmed and are unable to cope with the number of people that have arrived. Theyve come across from north africa to these kind of flimsy little fishing boats that have arrived in lampedusa, normal population of lampedusa is 6000. So youre talking 8000 whove arrived in just the last 48 hours, a prime example of the fact that its not just the uk thats having to deal with this issue in terms of trying to stop the yes. Also mark a the boats. Yes. But also mark a prime example of how any agreement that keir starmer reaches with the European Union for a returns agreement and of those coming across the channel where the European Union would agree to take some of them back would involve , if there is no would involve, if there is no doubt a quota and if a quarter means you need to take your share of how many people are coming into europe currently , coming into europe currently, europes southern borders are absolutely being inundated. This is these scenes in lampedusa are being repeated across greek islands and Spanish Islands as well. Lets be clear then. So some of these people arriving on these islands, they could then eventually be under the eu arrangement thats given to the uk, to house the majority of those arriving in these islands , basically go into the system, though some of them are housed in the camps that they have in the islands. But theres way too many for this, so theyll need to be taken to other parts. Mainland taken to other parts. Mainland italy itself. But we know that italy itself. But we know that the majority of those who land in Southern Europe make their way up to the more affluent countries in Northern Europe. Anyway, this , by the way, what anyway, this, by the way, what youre looking at at the moment is the inevitable consequence of some 8000 people just suddenly arriving on this island. Theyre arriving on this island. Theyre trying the authorities to keep them in a secure location down by the harbour there. But obviously , these people do not obviously, these people do not want to be corralled in there in the stifle wing heat in huge numbers. And theyre pushing numbers. And theyre pushing against the relatively small numbers of italian Law Enforcement on the island. Do we have any idea with the uk taking a quota of Asylum Seekers , this this deal that sir seekers, this this deal that sir keir might be prepared to do . Do keir might be prepared to do . Do we know how many that might involve . No. And that is the i guess, no. And that is the i guess, the question that is most worrying for those who would be concerned about a quota deal is we wouldnt really have any say. It would be done at eu level. Clearly early on, taking into account how many people have crossed into europe, how many Asylum Seekers there are, and it would be based on a proportion of distrib meted out to the countries in europe. So bigger sent back across the english channel. So well, yeah, but actually depending on how many come into europe, you could end up with a situation quite conceivably of actually having taken more people on the quota system than you might have crossed the channel and hes actually said that Suella Bravermans claim that the uk would be a dumping ground for 100,000 migrants each year was nonsense. But clearly what youre saying is it depends on the total number in of the the total number in terms of the ratio that how that works. You sign up to an agreement. Clearly its going to be dependent on how many people come europe now. Yeah. If dependent on how many people comhad europe now. Yeah. If dependent on how many people comhad a europe now. Yeah. If dependent on how many people comhad a yearpe now. Yeah. If dependent on how many people comhad a year in now. Yeah. If dependent on how many people comhad a year in which eah. If dependent on how many people com had a year in which actually you had a year in which actually not that many people crossed into europe, then the quota that you would be to take would you would be asked to take would be significantly lower. But we know the trend is for more and more people to cross into europe for a better life or for asylum , whatever the reason might be. The numbers are growing exponentially all the time. As i say , the situation in lampedusa say, the situation in lampedusa , lampedusa, lampedusa , dusa, lampedusa, lampedusa, dusa, thats it is being replicated in many parts of europes southern border. Proportion. Really, though, proportion. Really, though, does the uk take in less migrants than, say, france or germany or austria . Yes, i think that is true. And that is by probably virtue of the fact that europe , the uk of the fact that europe, the uk is an island, its not part of mainland europe. Its often easier for people to travel up and then claim asylum in the first relatively prosperous country they come to, which might be germany, or it might be france. So yes, in that sense. But of course then signing up to an agreement, which would mean even before the European Union would ever agree to that, wed have to take our quota, wed be tied in, and, you know, it would it would change from year to year depending on what the numbers are that are coming into europe. Well, quite a vicious sort of exchange of words between sir keir and Suella Braverman going on at the moment over this. But lets reflect to sir keir preparing to travel to montreal and paris to meet what the labour leader or labour party has described progressive has described as progressive world. World leaders. So is sir keir preparing for his moment on the world stage . His moment on the world stage . With labour riding high in the polls . Lets speak to our polls . Lets speak to our Political Correspondent at olivia utley, olivia , from what olivia utley, olivia, from what i understand, this meeting with president macron is actually president macron is actually president macron, who invited him, not the other way around. Him, not the other way around. As far as im aware, it was keir starmer who requested the meeting with president macron. But president macron agreed to it and that is very significant in itself. Its not surprising at all to have a leader of the opposition go to the french president , sitting french president , the sitting french president , the sitting french president , meeting president , and request a meeting. Keir starmer seem. It will make keir starmer seem like a statesman and a serious presence the world but presence on the world stage. But traditionally , in fact always traditionally, in fact always Emmanuel Macron has only agreed to meet with opposition World Leaders if they share his centre right persuasions. Now Emmanuel Macron has said that he doesnt share his politics with keir starmer. He said we are not socialists talking about his own en marche party, but he is prepared to meet keir starmer so that keir starmer can test out his ideas about eu migration and uk migration with the french president. Now, make no mistake , Keir Starmers team will be selling this as a big, big victory and it really is a pr coup for the labour leader. Opposition leaders often do meet with with with World Leaders when they visit their countries , but this one is very unusual because as i say, president macron hasnt really made a habit of it. It will really cement that impression. In the uk electorates mind that keir starmer is now the sort of Prime Minister in waiting, if you like. Word about then another visit to montreal to meet president trudeau in what labour is describing progressive of World Leaders, whatever that particularly means. But he wont get over the border to washington. It seems at the moment no. At the moment no. So this meeting in montreal of essentially left wing World Leaders, not surprising that that keir starmer has been ianed that keir starmer has been invited on that. But it does add to his list of World Leaders who hes been meeting. Hes had olaf schultz, hes meeting Emmanuel Macron. And now this gathering of progressive World Leaders, keir starmer really would like to get a meeting in with President Biden now , that isnt President Biden now, that isnt unprecedented. When barack obama visited the uk in 2009, he had a meeting with the then leader of the opposition, David Cameron , the opposition, David Cameron, on on when theres a state visit to the uk. The leader of the opposition is entitled to a meeting with the president. But in this case it wasnt a state visit and obama agreed to meet cameron anyway. Would biden do something similar for starmer remains to be seen. Yeah. Olivia im just going to throw something at you and a warning for our viewers and listeners that it is unparliamentary language , but unparliamentary language, but apparently the commons leader, Penny Mordaunt has just compared sir keir starmer to or has quote zero balls unquote , after he zero balls unquote, after he described, of course, rishi sunak as inaction. Man responding to shadow commons leader lucy business questions. Leader lucy business questions. Its all getting a bit personal, isnt it . Isnt it . It really is. It feels very much as though the gloves are coming off. Penny morton has a bit of a history of this using unparliamentary language in debates. Once she was dared by a debates. Once she was dared by a by a fellow navy officer to use an unparliamentary word a few times in a in a speech in parliament. And she stood up and did it. So perhaps this is isnt particularly surprising from her. But yes, there is a general feeling that gloves are coming off yesterdays pmqs was pretty dry, really. It was mostly more dry, really. It was mostly more of the same that weve heard before, was quite before, but it was quite interesting amount interesting to see the amount of noise backbench lawyers on noise that backbench lawyers on both sides of the house were making. Feel now as making. It does feel now as though we are in the lead up to a general election and that is when get personal. When things get personal. Thank you that olivia, thank you for that and do apologise the and we do apologise for the language by commons language used by the commons leader tut tut , leader Penny Mordaunt. Tut tut, the governments controversial Northern Ireland legacy bill is one step away from becoming law. Well, it offers a conditional amnesty to those accused of any killings during the 30 years of violence over british rule in Northern Ireland. And it stops any new court cases or inquests being held to a former special Branch Officer who shot dead an ira terrorist in 1991, argues that his life has been ruined by the continuing and relentless inquiries that have never found him guilty of murder. Well, hes now spoken exclusively to gb news, our Northern Ireland reporter Dougie Beattie has the details. Details. My name is officer b. I joined the royal ulster constabulary in the late 70s , constabulary in the late 70s, and i served in various stations around the border and west belfast before joining what was called for a which was a surveillance unit, was part of special branch and special operations branch. So i was operations branch. So i was a covert surveillance operator there for almost 11 years. I was going out to do an operation , a going out to do an operation, a Counter Terrorism operation against a man called colin marks. I wasnt privy to the full amount of intelligence or who the source was that wasnt for us. That was way above our pay scale. But the information was which came from a source within the ira that he was going to come to the Playing Field to the rear of Saint Patricks avenue that night, carrying a mark 12 mortar, and then fire it into a armoured. Police are army landrover, which was passing by colin marks brought this mortar to the driveway of a house on Saint Patricks avenue where he set it up to fire it against it, a Security Force vehicle so total and utter disregard for human life. And so thats what i was facing that night when i took up a position in a hedgerow on Saint Patricks avenue to cover a Playing Field when ever the issue came to arrest him and he bolted out through the hedge and into the field towards me. And into the field towards me. The republicans have often said , oh, well, he wasnt armed. He was armed. He was armed with a mark 12 mortar. Yes. He didnt have them on him that day. But most times when terrorists were doing that , they doing things like that, they carried additional firearms on them. And when you are involved in a shooting, you have literally you dont even have a second to a decision on. He second to make a decision on. He kept running towards me. I dropped the back of the weapon down, so it meant that the rounds would go over the top of his head. A far too warning shots, and he just kept coming and he was closing the distance and he was closing the distance and a five, he fired five further rounds, three of which hit him. One hit him in the hand hit him. One hit him in the hand , one hit him in the side of the ear on accident. The back of his neck, but actually never penetrated his skull. And the penetrated his skull. And the fatal round went through his abdomen. I went through four investigations as, first of all, a cid investigation. Then that a cid investigation. Then that file was passed with no recommendation of conviction by the dpp , the public prosecution. The dpp, the public prosecution. They found that there was no case grade with the police. Then case grade with the police. Then i was then interviewed by what was called complaints and discipline , which is like pony. Discipline, which is like pony. The ombudsman nowadays. They find no wrongdoing and what i did that night then in the inquest, so it was justifiable killing that night she roll on 25 years the Police Ombudsman, Northern Ireland then decided that they were going to investigate. Even it was exactly investigate. Even it was exactly the same that was said 25 years ago. And most of my anger is ago. And most of my anger is against the Police Ombudsman because , as for seven years on because, as for seven years on one month until the pps said there was no case. Ive been under this cloud for seven years and one month and its not pleasant. I live in fear for my life because during that period of time , Police Ombudsman and of time, Police Ombudsman and for me and the police is that all my details had been given to the solicitor practise whos representing the family a dossier of information that had my picture , that had my name , my picture, that had my name, they had my mobile phone number, they had my mobile phone number, they had my address, they had my company name. And where i worked. So ive gone through all my details being leaked. To a details being leaked. To a solicitors practise and within that solicitors practise individual keeps referring to me as a murderer. He did it recently on a news program or a media programme. He also , in media programme. He also, in a bio for the website for himself. He refers to the ruc murder of colin marks in april 1991. Thats completely contrary to what the pps decided because the pps decided in may of this year that there was no fresh evidence. But then immediately afterwards the solicitors practise working for the family are challenging the pps decision. So is it a case of theyll not be happy till they get what they want or do they want truth and april of this year that was seven years under investigation. An reinvestigation of me. Its now in the september and im now facing. My sixth and first facing. My sixth and first occasion if thats not vindictive or infectious, i dont understand. But i can tell dont understand. But i can tell you now and i look you in the eyes and say, i did not go out that night to kill anybody. That night to kill anybody. Dougie beattie with that exclusive interview there and that extra ordinary story of one mans store story in Northern Ireland, lets just bring you a little bit more on Penny Mordaunt, who has been speaking in the commons. Penny mordaunt, commons leader , and she has described leader, and she has described sir keir starmer as having quote and we apologise for the language zero balls and has also compared him to beach ken. Now this is in response to sir keir starmer having a pop at rishi sunak at pmqs yesterday, calling him inaction man. So there is a little bit of a theme emerging here. Mark yeah, this is coming from business questions. Just to remind you that she is the commons leader here, but to give you the full quote at a beach, ken stands for nothing on Shifting Sands in his flip flops, staring out to sea, doing nothing constructive to stop small boats or grow the economy. When we examine his weak record on Union Demands on Border Control and protecting the pubuc control and protecting the public and stopping small boats , we discover that like beach ken , he has zero balls. Ken, he has zero balls. Apologies again, but it is unparliamentary language by the commons leader who carried the ceremonial sword at the kings coronation. Penny mordaunt didnt think she had it in her penny for her thoughts that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on gb news hello again. Low pressures bring some blustery, windy weather across northern parts whilst in the south we have some warm air across us with a bit of rain in between. Thats because we have this front lying across us. You can see it trying to push a little bit further southwards through today, but not making much progress as a result. It is going quite a cloudy, wet going to be quite a cloudy, wet picture across central slice picture across the central slice of a central parts of of the uk, a central parts of england wales. Some england and into wales. Some heavy bursts the welsh heavy bursts over the welsh mountains to the south this mountains to the south of this were seeing a good deal were seeing quite a good deal of sunshine and with that warm air i mentioned, temperatures a little average for the little bit above average for the time of year, perhaps a touch higher yesterday, highs higher than yesterday, highs around 24 25 cooler around 24 or 25 celsius cooler further north. And windy still with of some coastal with the risk of some coastal gales and 1 or 2 showers dotted around parts of scotland and Northern Ireland. Perhaps through of the day, this through the end of the day, this band of rain is gradually going to its way northwards into to push its way northwards into more northern parts of england, northern and southern Northern Ireland and southern scotland. The winds in the north will start ease, will gradually start to ease, clearing away. But staying blustery orkney and blustery for orkney and shetland, temperatures may be a touch down to last night for some places. Get into some places. Could get into single figures across some southern is southern parts, which is markedly cooler than recent nights through friday morning. Then front not going then this front not going anywhere particularly fast. So staying and wet across staying cloudy and wet across parts Northern Ireland, parts of Northern Ireland, southern and far southern scotland and the far north england. A few showers north of england. A few showers across north. Meanwhile, across the far north. Meanwhile, across the far north. Meanwhile, across central southern of across central southern parts of england lots fine england and wales, lots of fine sunny weather be had and sunny weather to be had and temperatures a touch temperatures perhaps a touch higher today for some by by higher than today for some by by that warm feeling inside aid from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on britains news. Channel welcome back. Welcome back. Good afternoon. Its 130. Welcome back. Good afternoon. Its130. Im good afternoon. Its 130. Im rhiannon jones. Your top stories from the gb news newsroom. The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has hit a record high of 7. 68 million. Thats the highest number since records began in august two thousand and seven. Earlier, the government announced the nhs will receive £200 million to help the service in the coming winter. But labour says the money is simply a sticking plaster. Sir says the money is simply a sticking plaster. Sir keir starmer says he will seek an eu wide returns agreement for those who cross the channel and come to the uk illegally. The labour leader says the deal may involve a quid pro quo of accepting migrants from the bloc. Sir keir and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper met with the eus policing body europol in the hague this morning. Policing body europol in the hague this morning. Three met hague this morning. Three met Police Officers will face a Misconduct Hearing for their role in the strip search of child. Q the incident took place at a school in hackney in december 2020. Its alleged that the three officers didnt follow procedure and that they discriminate against child. Q due to her race and gender. The met says the incident should never have happened , and the met never have happened, and the met police has paid damages to two women arrested at a london vigil for Sarah Everard. 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The king and queen have reaffirmed uk support for libya following catastrophic floods in the country, saying they are desperately saddened as the number of people feared dead could hit 20,000. Rescue teams on the ground say theyve saved more than 300 missing people , including 13 missing people, including 13 children. Communication networks to have been restored in the worst hit part, the port of derna. And more relief on the way. Were just being to told German Air Force planes were just taken over or taken off, rather, hanover with aid on board. The damage is absolutely staggering and it follows the uk government announcing support worth up to £1 million. The International Relief effort is continuing into a fourth day. Well, earlier the communication manager, unicef, ricardo perez, told us about how the increased risk of disease was now a danger. It is catastrophic. And as it is catastrophic. And as usual, with such weather events and climatic shocks, children are at the sharp end of any impact that comes out beyond the immediate risks of death and injury. The floods that come injury. The floods that come after, as weve seen in libya, especially in the derna area, put children at increased risk of Waterborne Diseases dehydration, malnutrition and even exposure to abuse and violence as they get separated from their families. From their families. It can be very hard to explain how catastrophic this is to people, you know, living at home here in the uk where libya might seem a long way away, but it is horrific, isnt it . There are bodies piling up on beaches , peoples homes and belongings strewn everywhere. I just read an astonishing fact that said 1. 5 Million Tonnes of water was released at once when these dams burst. Burst. Indeed , for libya, this indeed, for libya, this disaster is somewhat impressive, unprecedented. And were talking unprecedented. And were talking about the affected areas where communities have been slowly recovering from decades of conflict and were on their way to recovery. And now now theres this massive setback for them. We know a growing number of children and families are in desperate need of humanitarian, humanitarian assistance. As you said, there are bodies floating around. This presents severe pubuc around. This presents severe Public Health risks, obviously, including for children. We have heard of significant damage to numerous homes, hospitals, schools and other essential infrastructure. Children are infrastructure. Children are really, really suffering a lot from this. And they are at the sharp end. As i said, with many risks associated to floods that go beyond the Immediate Impact and how much strain is there on unicef and others , bearing in unicef and others, bearing in mind that, you know, we had the earthquake in morocco just days beforehand. I mean, how huge demand on on International Aid and generosity. Absolutely these two disasters came one after the other. It caught the countries, the communities, the families , civilians, everybody families, civilians, everybody off guard. And these are things off guard. And these are things that happen every now and then. That happen every now and then. And for libya especially, this is a very , very new, you know, is a very, very new, you know, outcome of events. It is outcome of events. It is complicated, but this is what unicef is good at. This is what we know how to do. We remain we know how to do. We remain steady and strong to support any humanitarian needs on the ground i the government here in the uk has announced this initial package of up to a million does say its ready to provide more support. How quickly or not is that aid getting through at the moment . Because it has been moment . Because it has been challenging. In absolutely. Challenging. In absolutely. Access remains a challenge. The reports were getting from the ground is of roads completely flooded , you know, completely flooded, you know, block bridges on on on key channels for humanitarian support because of the collapsing of buildings and infrastructure. So access infrastructure. So access remains quite difficult. The closest airport at the moment for humanitarian supplies to arrive is in benghazi, which is about 300km away from from the affected area. So these are risks and these are challenges, but but weve been there before. The un has responded to this before. Unicef is used to pushing through the lack of access and making sure we work around the clock to overcome these challenges. These challenges. Updating us there on the latest situation in libya as the International Aid effort expands, lets bring you some breaking news were getting from Greater Manchester police with a reporter , ed hack of officers, reporter, ed hack of officers, personal details in what appears to be a cyber attack. To be a cyber attack. Yes, there is a statement thats just come in from the assistant chief constable of Greater Manchester police. Thats mcfarlane. And he thats colin mcfarlane. And he says we are aware of des we are aware of a ransomware says we are aware of a Ransomware Attack affecting a Third Party Supplier of various uk organisations, including Greater Manchester police, which holds some information on those employed by the force. At this employed by the force. At this stage its not believed this data includes financial information. We understand how information. We understand how concerning this is for our employees. So as we work to understand any impact on the force, we have contacted the information Commissioner Office and are doing everything we can to ensure employees are kept informed. Theyre questioned, questions are answered, and they feel supported. Well, hes gone on to say , hey, this is being on to say, hey, this is being treated extremely seriously with a nationally led criminal investigation into the attack. Investigation into the attack. No details as yet as to who may have launched this Ransomware Attack, where normally, of course, the system is frozen until some payment is made. But well bring you more as we get it from Greater Manchester police. Also coming up, will bluebird make it home . The latest on the legal battle to return Donald Campbells iconic record breaking boat to Coniston Water peoples. Channel welcome back. Now, 20 years ago this week, celebrated record breaker Donald Campbell was laid to rest on the banks of Coniston Water in the lake district. His body and his iconic bluebird record breaking boat had been recovered from the lake following its catastrophic crash back in 1967. Now legal battle is being launched to bring bluebird home to return the rebuilt craft to its spiritual home on coniston, the towns Ruskin Museum , the towns Ruskin Museum, launching a crowdfunding appeal to try and get the lawyers on board. But not everyone agrees. Board. But not everyone agrees. Our north west of england, reporter sophie reaper takes up the story 250 to 60 into the kilometre. Still a giant of the 50s and 60s achieving seven water speed records is a new world record and the only man to ever break the land and water speed record in the same calendar year. Donald campbell was untouchable. But in january of 1967, tragedy struck a call came down from reception , and as im from reception, and as im walking up the steps out into the reception , i thought, who the reception, i thought, who would be phoning me this time of the morning . And i had a premonition. I knew in the pit of my stomach something had happened to my dad as bluebird crashed, donald was killed instantly. But to this day hes still remembered as the speed ace who brought global attention to the tiny village of coniston. I just feel him all around this place. Feel him all around this place. I think the village does as well, and that goes on, of course, to the reason why its so important that we get a bluebird bluebird home immediately after the accident, bluebird sank to the bottom of the lake. Then after almost three decades, had passed by, Gina Campbell was contacted by diver bill smith. In 1996, bill and bill smith. In 1996, bill and his dive team began their search for bluebird. Then in in 2001, the main section of the boats hull was recovered and donalds body was brought back to land. Body was brought back to land. He was then finally laid to rest in coniston cemetery. After in coniston cemetery. After that, the Bluebird Project was established in an attempt to restore that once legendary vessel back to its former glory. However, once the restoration was complete, thats when the legal issues began. Legal issues began. Over the years, it was agreed in all varying stages that bluebird would remain in the care of the Bluebird Project. That was always the understanding, and now the museum is trying to kick us out without nowhere is it without a bid. Nowhere is it written the bluebird written down. The Bluebird Project be thrown out project would be thrown out empty handed so weve been saying 2018, you saying since 2018, come on, you wrote down. You wrote that wrote this down. You wrote that down. The other down. Down. You wrote the other down. We need to get a new deal on the table. Said no. Table. And theyve just said no. February this the in february of this year, the ruskin served Ruskin Museum in coniston served legal papers to smith and legal papers to bill smith and the Bluebird Project. The Bluebird Project. It was agreed in 2006 by deed of gift from the Campbell Family to the museum that bill would lead a restoration at no cost to the museum will. That restoration is all but complete. And really, wed like to see it back here because that was the agreement and that was what everybody was working towards. Everybody was working towards. It in the Museum System it was put in the Museum System to saved for the nation. It to be saved for the nation. It wasnt supposed be mans wasnt supposed to be one mans personal set in 2019, a personal train set in 2019, a Draft Agreement was put forward that would have seen bluebird housed in the museum for nine months of the year and cared for by the Bluebird Project for the remaining three dodi. However , ever unable to come however, ever unable to come to an agreement thats where negotiations stopped. Negotiations stopped. Donald would say there was a deal done. There was a lot of charitable elements to it and the final charitable element to me should be put in the boat, in the museum. This boat should be out on the water. It should be run. It should be run by the Bluebird Project who nurtured it and loved and willed it back to loved it and willed it back to life for 20 years and the rest of the should on of the time it should be on display museum thats what display in a museum thats what the public sees. I will go with display in a museum thats what the pthec sees. I will go with display in a museum thats what the pthe public i will go with display in a museum thats what the pthe public says. Go with display in a museum thats what the pthe public says. Gina ith display in a museum thats what the pthe public says. Gina and what the public says. Gina and the ought big the museum ought to be big enough likewise. Enough to do likewise. Go speed unlimited. Go speed unlimited. Campbell always Donald Campbell always said skipper with the boat. But skipper stays with the boat. But now all parties involved stand on the precipice of a legal battle to decide the future of bluebird k7 sophie reaper. Gb news now the Opening Weekend of the rugby world cup, sparking debate about the incas consistency in giving cards or penalties for head contact. Englands flanker tom curry, of course, handed a three game ban for his dangerous tackle against argentina. Against argentina. Player safety is seen as increasingly important when it comes to high impact sports, but is it worthy of a red card . And is it worthy of a red card . And how can rugby manage the risks of players getting concussed action . Well, joining us now, journalist and author of concussed sam peters. Sam, thanks very much indeed for joining us. And you know, were seeing these the impact assessments being carried out on many players. Of course, if theyve been in a dangerous or difficult tackle. But it seems the referee is are taking a slightly different approach from what they do then as as the penalty as such. Yeah penalty as such. Yeah i mean rugbys got itself into a bit of a mess to say the least. When it comes to head injuries and the book that ive written really is charting 20 years of my work covering this issue and i think the tackle issue and i think the tackle issue is obviously being highlighted at the moment in the world cup and its extremely difficult to referee. And i difficult to referee. And i think theres a much Bigger Picture here which rugby needs to address, which is the amount of exposure that the guys are getting training, the getting, contact training, the amount of games that theyre playing and the fact that they are coming back to play earlier in cases than they ever in many cases than they ever have the big have done. And thats the big picture here. I think high picture here. I think the high tackle piece is, is a is a little bit of a distraction for rugby. Some do you think that after this world cup, the rules of rugby will change . Yeah i think theyre constantly changing. Theyre constantly changing. I mean, they have done really since the game was first formalised in late 19th century, but clearly theres still a long way to go. Theres a lot of resistance within rugby. I kind of understand that, but i think the case for change hasnt really been made, that clearly the data shows that rugby is much more dangerous today than it the professional game than it was 30 years ago when it was an amateur and theres also a amateur game and theres also a much better understanding of the long that long term implications that repetitive head injuries that can cause significant problems. Can cause significant problems. Weve seen guys with dementia in their in their 40s, which is clearly unacceptable. All so clearly unacceptable. All so i think the rules will continue or the laws will continue to be evolved. But as i say, think evolved. But as i say, i think theres some easy wins, limit contact training, reduce the number of games the guys play, and then actually youre going to limit the overall exposure that face. That they face. Yeah, mean, there was even yeah, i mean, there was even discussion about of discussion about the use of skull caps, of course, which some wearing some forwards have been wearing for years. But then others for many years. But then others point whats happened in point to whats happened in american theyve american football where theyve literally hats, but literally got crash hats, but the still moves within that the head still moves within that helmet and the brain is still damaged. Damaged. Yeah, exactly right, mark. Theres no Silver Bullet here. I think everyones looking for a bit of Magic Technology thats going to suddenly mean we can just carry on as normal. It doesnt , to my knowledge. And as doesnt, to my knowledge. And as i say, ive been looking at this pretty closely for quite a long time. There a there isnt time. There isnt a there isnt a bullet. Skull caps or a Silver Bullet. Skull caps or scrum as youve described. Scrum caps, as youve described. Actually many make the actually in many cases make the issue worse because players think theyre somehow protected. Theres something called the sort of superhero effect. And as sort of superhero effect. And as you identified, american you rightly identified, american football well, concussion football, well, concussion happens whether guys are wearing helmets or not. The brain still rattles around inside the skull. And thats the thats the fundamental as we fundamental problem and is as we see these guys, training is one of the problems. Players are physically so the players are physically so much now. So when the much bigger now. So when the hits the tackles occur , you hits the tackles occur, you know, whole frame gets know, the whole frame gets jarred well. Jarred as well. Yeah, exactly right. I mean , yeah, exactly right. I mean, the guys have never been fitter, stronger , faster. Ive touched stronger, faster. Ive touched upon change that weve seen upon this change that weve seen in the sport in the 30 years since it went professional. It is radically different now. The is radically different now. The players playing players are literally playing for their mortgages. Theyre paying, for their mortgages. Theyre paying, their paying, playing for their their families support them. And families to support them. And its, you know, the commitment is absolutely extraordinary. And is absolutely extraordinary. And the physicality , the hits that the physicality, the hits that we see and the number of hits and the velocity and ferocity of those hits is completely different to 30 years ago. All the data supports that. Thats why changes are trying to be made that its absolutely right and proper that they should be looking for solutions here. And i support world rugby in a lot of what theyre doing. But as i say, i think the fundamental piece here is that there are always going to be concussions in rugby. I applaud the efforts to bring them down in matches, but theres some other areas of the of the game , notably the of the game, notably training, we could really training, where we could really radically protect players. Radically protect players. Is there a risk if you change, change it too much that you could actually just completely ruin the game . Well completely ruin the game . Well all the change has already happenedin all the change has already happened in the game and rugby always changes as rugby always evolves, but its evolved more rapidly in the last 30 years than at any other point. Than at any other point. So theres a lot of us who believe the game has been ruined by that change. Know, its by that change. You know, its too physical. Theres not enough emphasis skill and theres emphasis on skill and theres not on the pitch not enough space on the pitch and has radically altered and that has radically altered the way that rugby looks. So you know, that changes in many ways already happened. And what a lot of talking about are of us are talking about are putting checks balances of us are talking about are putt0|g checks balances of us are talking about are putto take checks balances of us are talking about are putto take it checks balances of us are talking about are putto take it back ks balances of us are talking about are putto take it back into balances of us are talking about are putto take it back into a balances of us are talking about are putto take it back into a bit lances on to take it back into a bit more of an acceptable level of risk. Essentially okay. Well, well await the rest of the world cup, of course, and wish all players well. But sam peters , journalist well. But sam peters, journalist and author of concussed, thanks very for joining and author of concussed, thanks very forjoining us on gb very much forjoining us on gb news. Youre with the live desk. Do stay with us. In the next houn do stay with us. In the next hour, well be returning to westminster. Penny mordaunt has verbally attacked sir keir starmer. Starmer. They Say Something very naughty. Then well, shall i say it . Well, shall i say it . Beach ken and Something Else besides. Well update you in besides. Well update you in a moment. Stay with us. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello again. Low pressures bnng hello again. Low pressures bring some blustery, windy weather across northern parts whilst in the south we have some warm air across us with a bit of rain in between. Thats because we have this front lying across us. You can see it trying to push a little bit further southwards through today, but not making much progress. As southwards through today, but n Northern Ireland. Perhaps through the end the day, this through the end of the day, this band of rain is gradually going to push its way northwards into more england, more northern parts of england, Northern Ireland southern Northern Ireland and southern scotland. The winds the north scotland. The winds in the north will start to ease, will gradually start to ease, clearing but staying clearing away, but staying blustery orkney blustery for orkney and shetland, may be a shetland, temperatures may be a touch down to last night for some places. Could get into single figures across some southern parts, which is markedly recent markedly cooler than recent nights through friday morning. Then front not going then this front not going anywhere particularly fast. So staying across staying cloudy and wet across parts of Northern Ireland, southern scotland far southern scotland and the far north of a few showers north of england. A few showers across far north. Meanwhile, across the far north. 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And well bnng financial information. And well bring you more on that story as we get it. The bring you more on that story as we get it. The number of bring you more on that story as we get it. The number of people we get it. The number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has hit a record high of 7. 68 million. Its the highest number since records began in august two thousand and seven. Earlier, the government announced the nhs will receive £200 million to help the service in the coming winter. Labour says the money is a sticking plaster, but the Prime Minister says the government is trying to improve waiting times. Waiting times. Well winter is always a challenging time for the nhs and this year weve started planning for winter than ever for winter earlier than ever before. Were announcing before. Today were announcing £200 million, which will go to the nhs to help build extra capacity and resilience for this winter season , making sure that winter season, making sure that patients can get care that patients can get the care that they need. Earlier this year , we they need. Earlier this year, we also the long term also announced the long term workforce , making sure that workforce plan, making sure that for train more for the first time we train more doctors and nurses and dentists here in the uk, but also the work were doing to improve nhs performance , which the results performance, which the results today show is delivering for patients with big improvements in ambulance times and a e times since the winter. Since the winter. Sir keir starmer says he will seek an eu wide returns agreement for those who cross the channel and come to the uk illegally. The labour leader says the deal may involve a quid pro quo of accept ing migrants from the bloc. Sir keir and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper met with the eus policing body europol in the hague this morning. Policing body europol in the hague this morning. Shadow hague this morning. Shadow cabinet minister Nick Thomas Symonds told gb news labour want to bring net migration down. There are countries now where the government could be fast tracking people through the asylum system so that they can be deported. Be deported. They can be doing that now instead we have a backlog in the asylum system of over 170,000 people that that is a lack of control. Thats what this control. Thats what this government is presiding over. And frankly, after 13 years, they ought to be sorting it out i well, Health Secretary Steve Barclay, meanwhile, has accused sir keir of giving up control. Were taking tougher action. We want to also, through our rwanda policy, have a very clear deterrent there. And thats before the courts. And what keir starmer again wants to do is give up control of immigration, sign up to quotas that are decided by the eu and remove the deterrent that rwanda would provide. And alongside the provide. And alongside the return agreements that we put in place , three met Police Officers place, three met Police Officers will face a Misconduct Hearing for their role in the strip search of child. Q the incident took place at a school in hackney in december 2020. Its alleged the three officers didnt follow procedure and that they discriminated against child. Q due to her race against child. Q due to her race and gender, the met says the incident should never have happened. Incident should never have happened. Casualty is could have happened. Casualty is could have been avoided in libya if the country had a function. All country had a function. All Weather Service thats the message from the head of the world meeting logical organisation at least. 5300 organisation at least. 5300 people are known to have died after storm daniel hit the coastal city of derna rescue operations have been complicated by political fractures in the country , which has experienced country, which has experienced conflict for more than a decade. The uk government says it will provide an initial aid package worth up to £1 million. House pnces worth up to £1 million. House prices declined in august at their fast rate since 2009. Thats according to the Royal Institution of chartered surveyors. It says a majority of surveyors. It says a majority of property professionals are reporting declines is largely due to high mortgage rates. New buyer inquiries also continue to fall. Rents meanwhile, continued to rise. And the westminster dog to rise. And the westminster dog of the year award has been presented to mims davis and her dog tj. Thank you so much, rosie dog tj. Thank you so much, Rosie Duffield and her cavalier king charles spaniel paco has picked up the sir david amess public vote award. Its in memory of vote award. Its in memory of the late conservative mp sir david was a staunch advocate of the competition and a tireless campaigner of dog welfare. This campaigner of dog welfare. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now its back over to mark and. Pip rhiannon. Thanks very much. Labours thanks very much. Labours leader, sir keir starmer , has leader, sir keir starmer, has beenin leader, sir keir starmer, has been in the hague today to seek a provisional Security Agreement with the eu, which he says would allow a Labour Government to smash the people smuggling gangs i well he says they should be treated on a par with terrorists. But home secretary Suella Braverman says any such deal with the eu would turn the uk a dumping ground for uk into a dumping ground for migrants. Lets get the latest news that we brought to you with some more migrants. 8000 indeed arriving on the italian island of lampedusa in the past 48 hours. Our home and security editor mark white bringing us this exclusive. And mark it ties in with what sir keir starmer is saying today because he suggesting all the indications may be there would be a quid pro quo, that the eu would require a son to take a quota of migrants elsewhere. If we sent boat people back effectively. Yeah. If keir starmer manages to get out, presumably, you know, assuming he gets into power, that is , and manages to power, that is, and manages to get a returns deal with the European Union, part of that would have to be a returns on a quarter. We would have to agree quarter. We would have to agree to take a percentage of those arriving in the European Union and at the moment they are seeing record levels of people that are arriving on the southern borders of europe in the likes of italy and the Spanish Islands. The greek islands. Weve counted these boats today on lampedusa, extraordinary 160 boats in the last two days, 8000 people, which is completely overwhelmed i the authorities in lampedusa , they are declaring it on the island an emergency. They are trying to get more in the way of help from the italian mainland and many of the people that are there will be transferred out to some of the bigger population centres in italy in the coming days. But for the moment they are trying to manage them in situ. And that island, which only has a population year round of around 6000 anyway, you can see some of the migrants there just trying to get over the fencing. There the authorities trying to keep them in, but they clearly dont want to be hemmed in to these areas and the stifling heat there, theyre pushing and there have been scenes of scuffles and violence against the italian authorities as theyre as theyre trying to push out. So some real concern and adding to the mix. Push out. So some real concern and adding to the mix. And the and adding to the mix. And the complicating factor here for is that germany has has decided that germany has has decided that its pulling out of an agreement whereby they agree to take a percentage of those arriving in italy because they say the italians now, of course , under a right wing government that came to power a few months back, they say that the italians are not playing the game really in playing their part in taking some of those migrants back to italy that theyre just happy to process them through italy and up into Northern Europe and i think you were warning earlier that the risk would be with this agreement is that, yes, we would be able to return people , but we be able to return people, but we could be taking in far more and not really have a choice in the number. Well, this is it. I mean, if you sign over into a sort of an agreement with the European Union , a quarter, then European Union, a quarter, then that quarter will rise or fall, depending on what the European Union decides in terms of what the number of migrants coming into europe is and what the fear divided division of these migrants into other European Countries should be. So some of the bigger countries like germany and france and the uk would take proportionately more than some of the smaller European Countries. European countries. I mean, we should reflect that. Sir Keir Starmers described Suella Braverman assertion that wed become a dumping ground for eu migrants as as nonsense. But lets just address what he has said about this issue of treating the people smugglers on the same bafis people smugglers on the same basis as terrorists. Hes gone to the hague today. Hes spoken by as being central to by europol as being central to this. Now what do we know about this . What would they actually do . Is this like boots on the ground European Police ground of more European Police forces . I mean, is forces . No i mean, europol is not a police force in that traditional sense. Traditional sense. It is a effectively a bureau that helps its Police Forces across europe to better coordinate and share intelligence. So that would be the involvement of europol that the involvement of europol that the uk would be able to sort of have greater levels of cooperation and data sharing in the fight against the people traffickers. So its clear that traffickers. So its clear that he wants to see a law enforced initiative boost in terms of what the National Crime agency is doing. I mean, the nca already is involved in going after the people smugglers, some 700 people smugglers or people are on people smuggling offences have been arrested in recent years, but obviously only keir starmer wants to see that increase least and he wants to see more effort to go after the people smugglers themselves. This is what Yvette Cooper as well. Shadow home secretary has consistently said is that its about targeting the smugglers and in many ways theyve spoken much more strongly about this than the government has in terms of tackling the smugglers and rather, theyre going for the other end, if you like. Other end, if you like. Yeah, well, i mean, to be fair to the government, they have spoken before about needing to after the people smugglers to go after the people smugglers and tackle well. And and to tackle them as well. And as say, the ncaa is doing as i say, the ncaa is doing that. It remains to be seen what more a Labour Government would do to, you know, funnel more resources into the nca to make them more effective in that fight against the people smugglers. But listen, its just smugglers. But listen, its just going to be like the fight out against International Drug against the International Drug drugs trade. It is an ongoing endeavour by countries all around the world. Its a global problem really huge has made no significant difference to the flow of drugs. Yes, they have their successes. You know, big drug busts and alike. But that international trade, because its so lucrative, continues , its so lucrative, continues, just like the people smuggling trade is so lucrative. It will trade is so lucrative. It will continue. Mark, thank you. Our home and security editor, a very home secretary. Yeah, a very observant viewer that called you home secretary. Just suella as welcome to that job. Just wait your turn. Yeah. Meanwhile sir keir starmer preparing to travel to montreal and paris to meet Justin Trudeau and paris to meet Justin Trudeau and macron , continuing and Emmanuel Macron, continuing to portray himself as a to try to portray himself as a Prime Minister in waiting. Prime minister in waiting. Hasnt worked, it seems, for the leader of the house, Penny Mordaunt, this afternoon she portrayed the labour leader as Something Else. Lets get the latest with our Political Correspondent olivia utley, because , olivia, were going to because, olivia, were going to leave to to describe what leave it to you to describe what she said. Well, yes. So she said. Well, yes. So keir she said. Well, yes. So keir starmer well, yes. So keir starmer has got this plan to go to paris next week to meet with Emmanuel Macron to talk about this plan that hes got to have an eu , uk that hes got to have an eu, uk migration deal. Now, this is a pretty big pr coup for labour. Emmanuel macron has met opposition World Leaders in the past , but he opposition World Leaders in the past, but he has only met those from what he calls his own political family. So other centrists. Now you might think centrists. Now you might think that keir starmer is a centrist, but Emmanuel Macron has said , we but Emmanuel Macron has said, we are not socialists, we are just meeting keir starmer so that he can air his ideas to us so that he can test his ideas. Labour is pretty pleased with this because it really does make keir starmer look like a statesman, a Prime Minister in waiting. But it seems to have rattled the conservative nerves quite a lot. Rishi sunak has said that his own relationship with Emmanuel Macron is very cordial. He talked about their bromance as it was termed, but they still seem to be quite annoyed in fact, today Penny Mordaunt used some really quite unparliamentary language to describe keir starmer. Lets have a listen to this , because i have a listen to this, because i think the labour leader is beach ken beach. Ken stands for nothing on Shifting Sands in his flip flops, staring out to sea, doing nothing constructive to stop small boats or grow the economy. And when we examine his weak record on Union Demands on Border Control, on protecting the public and stopping small boats, we discover that, like beach ken, he has zero balls. Was there an intake of breath or the speaker interrupting to say this is unparliamentary language . Because it 7 because it all follows, of course , pmqs where sir keir course, pmqs where sir keir accused the Prime Minister of being in action. Man. Yes, being in action. Man. Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. So pmqs yesterday was quite a dry affair overall. But the one thing that did come out of it was this new jibe that keir starmer has for rishi sunak in action. Man at the conservatives are worried about that. Theyre worried its going to worried that its going to stick. Sunak had those stick. Rishi sunak had those five promises that hes been talking about a lot since the beginning year , on beginning of this year, and on almost , hes not almost every metric, hes not doing that well. The doing that well. The conservatives are aware of that and they worry that inaction man will go down badly in the polls. So theyve got their own taught. Lets see if nobles keir will stick. To but just looking at stick. To but just looking at Penny Mordaunt, who of course was riding high after the coronation with the sword being held up high. I mean, i assume this may rise raise her standings on on the backbenches with the tories i i i would have thought so. I would have thought so. Penny mordaunt has a little bit of form when it comes to using unparliamentary language. Back when was defence secretary when she was defence secretary she was dared by by a friend in the navy. She of course used to be a navy to reserve use. Im not sure if im allowed to say it but an it on air, but an unparliamentary word in a speech in the house of commons. She did it and was was roundly applauded , i would say, by her, by her backbench friends. It shows that shes got sort of gumption , shes got sort of gumption, which of which is what lots of conservatives about her conservatives liked about her when she was in the when she was running in the leadership so, i leadership contest. So, yeah, i would this use of language would say this use of language and the fact that Penny Mordaunt has managed frame insult has managed to frame an insult for starmer , which really for keir starmer, which really sort the face of what sort of runs in the face of what he was saying about rishi sunak yesterday, pretty yesterday, will go down pretty well on the tory backbenches. Even wear pink at the she may even wear pink at the next pmqs. Who knows in terms of that barbie theme, but for the moment , thanks very much for moment, thanks very much for updating westminster updating us there in westminster , down a cartoon , were now going down a cartoon theme, arent they . Have. We could have. We could have. I think theyve been doing that a while. That for quite a while. We have next scooby doo . Yeah, well, it has been a bit of a dogfight. Of course, today i meanwhile, yeah, the annual. I see what you did there. I see what you did there. The annual Westminster Dog Show has returned and in fact parliament could be getting some new anneliese because the new mps anneliese because the cockapoo of work and pensions minister mims davies has clinched the title westminster dog of the year and its probably going to celebrate by getting a job at westminster. Yeah going to be allowed into ministerial meetings. So maybe some sense. Oh no, sir. David amiss public award , sir. David amiss public award, meanwhile, presented to Rosie Duffield , mp and her cavalier duffield, mp and her cavalier king charles spaniel paco all in member memory of the late conservative member of parliament, a staunch advocate, of course , of the competition. Of course, of the competition. Well, Catherine Forster Political Correspondent caught up with one of the victors, mims davies and tj with their moment on the podium. On the podium. Mims davies. On the podium. Mims davies. Congratulations mims davies. Congratulations to tj and to you for being westminster dog of the year competition. Its very hot. Hes been amazing. Why do you think he won . Whats so special about him . And also, why is this day important . Him . And also, why is this day important . Yeah, i couldnt be proud of him. Hes a country boy, this is bit of a bit boy, so this is a bit of a bit of to the system. Hes of a shock to the system. Hes been up on the this been up on the train this morning in the Ministerial Office here for while office and over here for a while won and out against some amazing other dogs. Very competitive. Other dogs. Very competitive. Ive said its been. But hes so well trained. Hes got a wonderful manner. And i know when people say youll never have a dog like it, thats this boy. He is so patient. Hes kind. Hes kind. Hes kind. He comes on fridays to constituency surgeries and he cuddles people who might need a little bit of support. Little bit of support. Well, Catherine Forster can join us from westminster. Catherine, this is what i wanted to check with you is about. Are dogs allowed allowed into parliament because we know what good therapy they are. I mean , good therapy they are. I mean, they might calm a few mps down like Penny Mordaunt, maybe you. Like Penny Mordaunt, maybe you. Yes, indeed they might. Well, yes, indeed they might. Well, talking to some mps earlier there i was asking that very question and strictly speaking, no , no, youre not allowed to no, no, youre not allowed to take your dog onto the parliamentary estate behind me, although certain mps have told me confidence that they occasionally do sneak them in and hope that they dont get pulled up. Certainly lots of workplaces , particularly since workplaces, particularly since the pandemic when so many people got dogs. I think theres now about 11 million dogs in the uk. A lot of workplaces have relaxed their rules. So theres plenty of places now that you can take your dog in with you. Can take your dog in with you. But so far , westminster is not but so far, westminster is not is not keeping up to date with that, we gather tjs prize. Im not sure whether youll be too impressed with it is to attend. Minister meetings. So does that mean he can get to whitehall even if he cant get to westminster. Well, lets wait and see. But certainly its a real positive day. The westminster dog of the year competition. Its been going for about 25 years. There was a break last year because the queen had died. There was also a break during covid. But it brings together a couple of dozen mps came along with their dogs from all Political Parties , the stars for once , are not , the stars for once, are not the mps. Its not really about them. Its about the dogs. So we them. Its about the dogs. So we had four Prize Winners in total. There was the competition judged by the judges from the dogs trust and the kennel club. Mims davies, or rather tj hancock , who i should say was hancock, who i should say was the winner of that one. And then there was the other prize. This was the public vote , spelt p, was the public vote, spelt p, a w , blick, and that is in the w, blick, and that is in the memory of sir david amess who of course was tragically murdered at a constituency surgery just a couple of years ago in southend. So a really nice thing in memory of him and were saying that the lady who succeeded him in that seat, anna firth , the new mp, is seat, anna firth, the new mp, is carrying on in his tradition of being a real champion for Animal Welfare. Shes bringing a bill forward called emilys law , and forward called emilys law, and thats to clamp down on dog on dog attacks. Those have risen spectacularly over the last few years. And then, of course, weve got the issue of dog attacks on people. We saw those horrific attacks at the weekend. So although its all very lovely and light and a bit fluffy down here, its a reminder, too. Theres lots of reminder, too. Theres lots of mps that are working, you know, behind the scenes for Animal Welfare and improving conditions for animals and thinking about pet owners as well. Pet owners as well. Catherine one dog that looked absent possibly because his dad was down in north devon was rishi sunak , a Labrador Nova rishi sunak, a Labrador Nova i think his name is. Is he causing as much chaos at number 10 as bofis as much chaos at number 10 as Boris Johnsons dog . Dylan did . Boris johnsons dog . Dylan did . No , apparently not. Rishi no, apparently not. Rishi sunak told me a few months ago that it was a pretty low bar to be better behaved than dylan. Dylan, of course, was Boris Johnsons. He came from a puppy farm. He was very small, very scruffy, a real character. He apparently was not terribly well trained and behaved quite disgracefully in many ways, so im told. But nova, this labrador that rishi sunak has got is a better behaved entirely. And i would imagine has been quite strictly trained. The chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, just next door to rishi sunak, also has a labrador and they were supposed to be down here. Im not quite sure what happened. We were looking forward seeing but forward to seeing poppy, but poppy forward to seeing poppy, but poppy was the one no show of the day, but plenty of lovely dogs here and plenty of mps also bringing rescue a dog and highlighting the very good work that the dogs trust does. That the dogs trust does. And indeed, catherine, thanks for updating us there on a sunny scene at west minster. Thanks very much indeed. Very much indeed. Coming up , very much indeed. Coming up, we are going to be joined by the worlds fastest window cleaner. How many windows are there in here . Dozens terry, terry turbo burrows. Were going to get him rather busy. Blink and youll miss it. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello again. As we head through the end of the week, we are going to see the weather front currently across front thats currently across the still lingering, whilst the uk still lingering, whilst by some warm, humid by the weekend some warm, humid air brings risk air brings the risk of thunderstorms. As looking the thunderstorms. As looking at the picture moment you picture at the moment you can see front that mentioned see that front that i mentioned and bringing and rain and its bringing cloud and rain across parts of Central England and at the moment. It is and wales at the moment. It is gradually going to start to push its way northwards go its way northwards as we go through this evening and overnight. Early hours overnight. So by the early hours of , quite a wet of friday morning, quite a wet picture across parts of Northern England, and england, southern scotland and Northern Ireland. The low pressure brought some pressure thats brought some windy scotland windy weather to scotland recently is clearing northwards, but windy for orkney and but staying windy for orkney and shetland. Temperatures will drop a bit lower than did a little bit lower than they did last few places. Low last night for a few places. Low single figures perhaps in scotland some single figures scotland and some single figures in south. So a wet picture in the south. So a wet picture across southern scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland first thing on friday morning. That front doesnt morning. And that front doesnt really particularly really go anywhere particularly fast could see fast. As a result, we could see some rainfall totals building up, across parts of up, particularly across parts of southern scotland. Towards the southern scotland. Towards the north. There will be a few showers meanwhile, north. There will be a few showe|central meanwhile, north. There will be a few showe|central southern nhile, north. There will be a few showe|central southern england across central southern england and wales, lots of fine sunny weather be and weather to be had and temperatures higher than temperatures a touch higher than today the mid today likely to get into the mid 20s go into saturday. And 20s as we go into saturday. And you can see that front really hasnt made much so hasnt made much progress. So still further rain building still some further rain building up, across parts of up, particularly across parts of southern scotland. And notice as well, already starting to see some pushing in from the some showers pushing in from the south. Because have south. Thats because we have some air and some high some humid air and some high temperatures. Temperatures peaking high peaking on saturday in the high 20s, bringing the risk some 20s, bringing the risk of some thunderstorms. Thunderstorms. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. Proud sponsors of weather on britains news. Channel earlier on gb news radio. Now 22. On gb news radio. Now 22. Lets just welcome you back to the live desk to update you with some more were getting from the United Nations on the situation in libya. They are situation in libya. They are just appealing for donors. Just now appealing for donors. For 71. 4 million. They say is needed to respond to what has been this catastrophe at this eastern port city of derna. Indications that could be up to 20,000 people, including many children whove been killed. And children whove been killed. And the latest estimates, some 250,000, a quarter of a million being impacted , having lost being impacted, having lost family, lost their homes, and literally with nothing left after this biblical flood that hit this city and there are warnings that without more help , the death toll there could rise to thousand 200 buildings. That have been identified so far through satellite analysis that have been hit by the flooding in the worst affected city of derna. The situation has been described as critical in many places. Whole families as you cant really get get to gnps you cant really get get to grips with it. But whole families washed away when these two dams burst. Earlier, the king and queen sending their thoughts desperately saddened , thoughts desperately saddened, they said, in contacting the administration here in Eastern Libya and saying the uk government was ready to support your needs. The uk Government Support at the moment of up to a million. But of course that may increase. And in terms of the International Effort International Aid effort to aircraft way from aircraft now on the way from germany with more help, well update of course, we get update you, of course, as we get the but time an the latest. But time now for an update the latest update on all the latest headunes update on all the latest headlines rhiannon. Headlines with rhiannon. Thank you, mark. Its 231. Your top stories from the newsroom. The personal details newsroom. The personal details of Greater Manchester Police Officers have been hacked in a cyber attack. Details like cyber attack. Details like identity badges and warrant cards, including names and photos, are thought to have been stolen. The force says its aware of the Ransomware Attack and treating it very seriously. And treating it very seriously. Its not believed at this stage that the data breach includes financial information. Around financial information. Around 1 in 7 brits are waiting for routine treatment from the nhs. New figures show 7. 68 Million People are currently on the list. Theres also been a rise in longer waits of a year or more. Longer waits of a year or more. Earlier, the government announced the nhs will receive £200 million to help the service in the coming winter. But labour says the moneys a sticking plaster and sir keir starmer says he will seek an eu wide returns agreement for those who cross the channel and come to the uk illegally. The labour leader says the deal may involve a quid pro quo of accepting migrants from the bloc. The home secretary has accused the labour leader of wanting to make britain a dumping ground for europes unwanted Illegal Migrants. And you can get more migrants. And you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website , gbnews. Com visiting our website, gbnews. Com i 22 years ago this week, the celebrated record breaker Donald Campbell was laid to rest on the banks of Coniston Water in the lake district. Banks of Coniston Water in the lake district. His body and his iconic bluebird record breaking boat being recovered from the lake after its catastrophic crash back in 1967. Now a legal battle is being launched to bring bluebird home, returning the rebuilt craft to its spiritual home on coniston, the towns Ruskin Museum has launched a crowdfunding appeal to help but not everyone agrees with it. Our north west of england, reporter sophie reaper has the story. Has the story. 250 to 60 into the kilometre still accelerating a giant of the 50s and 60s are achieving seven water speed records with a new world record and the only man to ever break the land and water speed record in the same calendar year. Donald campbell was untouchable. But in january of untouchable. But in january of 1967, tragedy struck a call came down from reception , and as im down from reception, and as im walking up the steps out into the reception , i thought, who the reception, i thought, who would be phoning me this time of the morning . And i had a premonition. I knew in the pit of my stomach something had happened to my dad as bluebird crashed, donald was killed instantly. But to this day hes still remembered as the speed ace who brought global attention to the tiny village of coniston. Tiny village of coniston. I just feel him all around this place , and i think the this place, and i think the village does as well. And that goes on, of course, to the reason why its so important that we get bluebird bluebird home immediately after the accident. Bluebird sank to the bottom of the lake. Then after almost of the lake. Then after almost three decades, had passed by. Gina campbell was contacted by diver bill smith. In 1996, bill diver bill smith. In 1996, bill and his dive team began their search for bluebird. Then and in 2001, the main section of the boats hull was recovered and donalds body was brought back to land. He was then finally to land. He was then finally laid to rest in coniston cemetery. After that, the cemetery. After that, the Bluebird Project was established in an attempt to restore that once legendary vessel back to its former glory. However, once its former glory. However, once the restoration was complete, thats when the legal issues began. Over the years, it was agreed in all varying stages that bluebird would remain in the care of the Bluebird Project. That was always the understanding. And now the museum is trying to us out museum is trying to kick us out without nowhere is it without a b nowhere is it written the bluebird written down. The Bluebird Project out empty written down. The Bluebird Project so out empty written down. The Bluebird Project so weve out empty written down. The Bluebird Project so weve been ut empty written down. The Bluebird Project so weve been saying ty handed, so weve been saying since 2018, come on, you wrote this down, you wrote that down. You other down. We you wrote the other down. Now we need deal on the need to get a new deal on the table. And theyve just said no. February this the in february of this year, the ruskin in coniston served Ruskin Museum in coniston served legal papers to bill smith and the Bluebird Project. The Bluebird Project. It was agreed in 2006 by deed of gift from the Campbell Family to the museum. That bill would lead a restoration at no cost to the museum. Will that restoration is all but complete and really, wed like to see you back here because that was the agreement and that was what everybody was working towards. It Museum System it was put in the Museum System to saved for the it to be saved for the nation. It wasnt to be one mans wasnt supposed to be one mans personal set in 2019, a personal train set in 2019, a Draft Agreement was put forward that would have seen bluebird housed in the museum for nine months of the year and cared for by the Bluebird Project for the remaining three d. However , were unable to come however, were unable to come to an agreement thats where negotiations stopped and donald would say there was a deal done. There was a lot of charitable elements to it. And the final charitable element to me should be put in the boat, in the museum. This boat should be out on the water. It should be run it should be run by bluebird should be run by the Bluebird Project who nurtured it and loved back to loved it and willed it back to life years and the rest life for 20 years and the rest of the time it should be on display museum. Thats what display in a museum. Thats what the. I will the public sees. I will go with what public says. And what the public says. Gina and the ought big the museum ought to be big enough speak unlimited. Donald campbell always said skipper stays with the boat. But skipper stays with the boat. But now all parties involved stand on the press. Now all parties involved stand on the press. Ipsis of a legal battle to decide the future of bluebird k7. Sophie ripa. Gb bluebird k7. Sophie ripa. Gb news still a matter of contention. Contention. Earlier, we spoke to the Campbell Family and Donald Campbells nephew, don wales, himself a record breaker who gave us his thoughts on this. Gave us his thoughts on this. It yes, it has been a very long story. Its been 25 years or more , and its basically or more, and its basically a story of broken trust, in my opinion. We were trying to do the right thing by donating the boat to a museum in the knowledge that it would be restored by bill smith. He willingly agreed to do it voluntarily , at no cost to the voluntarily, at no cost to the museum , and when finished, it museum, and when finished, it would be presented to the museum and placed in there. The idea of running it in the early days didnt seem likely, but now that its finished and now that it has run, we all agree that it should run. On coniston. Despite should run. On coniston. Despite what mr smith says , the museum what mr smith says, the museum and the family are quite happy to see that boat run again on coniston and who knows where else but it has to be in the museum. It cant be held by one person. It cant be held to ransom by one person. Its far too important of an iconic item. And yeah, needs to be in the museum for the to public see as and when they want to, not at the behest of someone else whos got it under lock and key. It got it under lock and key. It just needs to be in the museum. Why is he holding on to it . Its just it beggars belief. There was no agreement that i am aware of that. The Bluebird Project was always going to be the one to control it. That was never an to control it. That was never an agreement or discussed. This is agreement or discussed. This is something that has sort of crept into negotiations at a later date and my family and the museum team want the boat in the museum team want the boat in the museum and we can run it on coniston and who knows who will look after it. But at the moment, mr smith has dug his heels in so much that we cant really negotiate with him. Im afraid don wells giving us his thoughts a little earlier. Thoughts a little earlier. Coming up, were going to be joined by the fastest window cleaner in the world. I was hoping youd be here in the studio, then asked how studio, but then he asked how many windows were in here. And i think scared him off. So we think we scared him off. So we will be talking to him from somewhere tuned will be talking to him from sonthat. Are tuned will be talking to him from sonthat. Youre tuned will be talking to him from sonthat. Youre with tuned will be talking to him from sonthat. Youre with the tuned will be talking to him from sonthat. Youre with the live ed gb news radio. Oh, were updating you earlier on Donald Campbells record breaking exploits seven water speed records and a land speed record as well. Well, the guinness book of World Records 2024 hitting the shelves today , may. This years edition includes 2638 record achievement points, including the longest hair on a teenager. Including the longest hair on a teenager. For how long was that . Teenager. For how long was that . And the oldest competitive ninja athlete. The book loaded indeed with more than 80 of new and updated records , among them, 15 year old records, among them, 15 year old simon graham, i think who we saw there from birmingham bagging three world record titles for the most juggling catches in one minute and 5. 6 and then seven objects. Were told. But we have got a world record breaker here on gb news. And he is the fastest window cleaner in the world. And Guinness World record holder for the last 20 years. Terry turbo burrows , thank you for joining burrows, thank you for joining us. How quick are you then . Well , the world record is well, the world record is three windows. That is 45in by 45. That is 45in by 45. And you clean the seals as well. But just for that , its just but just for that, its just like 9. 14 seconds. So im averaging around about two seconds in a tiny bit per window and moving at the same time. Im actually being dubbed the usain bolt of Window Cleaning right. Right. Okay. Well, we got our stopwatches out. Terry, hang on. Let me just let me just get ready. Lets lets put you on your marks, okay . I see youve got your squeegee in your hand. And your squeegee in your hand. And its a bit like the George Formby song, this isnt it. So so. Ready, steady. So. Ready, steady. Yeah, go. Yeah, go. Yeah, go. Okay. And thats the kind of okay. And thats the kind of speed ill be doing on three windows on the competition. Windows. That was limey. Windows. That was limey. Windows. That was limey. That was less than five seconds. Terry i mean, we barely bunked seconds. Terry i mean, we barely blinked here. Im just. Im just. Thats it. Thats it. Im just looking at the technique, though. Its two hands at the same time. So hands at the same time. So youve got what . The rubber falls doing the squeegee immediately afterwards. Thats immediately afterwards. Thats the trick. Is it . The trick. Is it . Thats exactly right. Thats exactly right. I mean , when im doing these i mean, when im doing these competitions , my whole body is competitions, my whole body is doing different things. My left hand doing one my left hand is doing one thing, right hand is doing thing, my right hand is doing one thing, my right leg is doing something and my left leg Something Else and my left leg is doing completely Something Else because all the time you actually move in my body is actually move in my body is actually moving as well. So its im a bit like a octopus. Well, it sounds like it sounds like you have to be. You know, you talk about being the usain bolt of Window Cleaning. It sounds like you have to be pretty fit to do this. I mean, how many houses lets house. How this. I mean, how many houses lets houses house. How this. I mean, how many houses lets houses could house. How this. I mean, how many houses lets houses could you use. How this. I mean, how many houses lets houses could you doe. How many houses could you do in a day . Day . Oh, ive given up houses. I used to last time i did , i got used to last time i did, i got nicked. What happened . I got six nicked. What happened . I got six months rounded out. I dont do them. Im actually retired now. My them. Im actually retired now. My speciality is the speed Window Cleaning. Hence ive been, you know, all im all all my life. Yeah, but what terry makes a great window cleaner. I mean, how much of it . Because obviously you have to have a bit of kit with you. I mean, how much of your success would depend on, say, your pole, for example . Well, the extendable , i mean , you extendable thing, i mean, you know, when i was working at times , i used to have a lot of times, i used to have a lot of array of equipment, course, times, i used to have a lot of array oftheripment, course, times, i used to have a lot of array ofthe poleent, course, times, i used to have a lot of array ofthe pole sections urse, times, i used to have a lot of array ofthe pole sections are e, and all the pole sections are all important. And the water fed poles of todays industry , you know, if todays industry, you know, if you come to our cleaning shows, you come to our cleaning shows, you know, excel and at manchester, youll see the absolute array of wind cleaning equipment thats been around for years now. The wind cleaner is evolved so much , which let us evolved so much, which let us into the trade secret. Into the trade secret. Then. Is it just water or do you put a little bit of fairy liquid in there to mix it up to get that squeegee moving a bit. Faster well, its a bit of that, but its all in the wrist action as well. You see . Right. Okay. Im going to read you now the lyrics to a certain George Formbys when im cleaning windows now, i go cleaning windows now, i go cleaning windows now, i go cleaning windows to earn an honest bob for a nosey. Its an interesting job now. Its a job that suits me. A window cleaner. You would if you can see what you would be if you can see what i can see when im cleaning windows. Is, youre windows. The trouble is, youre going youre going windows. The trouble is, youre go miss youre going windows. The trouble is, youre go miss all youre going windows. The trouble is, youre go miss all that, youre going windows. The trouble is, youre go miss all that, arent going windows. The trouble is, youre go miss all that, arent you . G to miss all that, arent you . Oh, no. Oh, no. Ive seen it all. But thats for another time. I cant tell for another time. I cant tell you. There it is. You. There it is. The job of a window cleaner. You say its changed so much. I mean, how lucrative is it these days, terry . Days, terry . Well , it really days, terry . Well, it really is days, terry . Well , it really is lucrative. Well, it really is lucrative. It is. Because its become so much more professional now than years. I mean, when i first started, you know, the opportunities of today, theres so much training involved that gives you that and gives you gives you that and gives you gives you that validation that you are capable of what youre doing. I mean , were talking doing. I mean, were talking about people that go in high rise buildings in in cradles and things like that. So you have to get accredited with, you know, validation. These days to be able to do that. You know, that able to do that. You know, that sort of thing didnt happen too many times when i was , you know, many times when i was, you know, my age years ago. I mean, many times when i was, you know, my age years ago. I mean, im now 68 and retired. But, you know, things have come a long way , you know, a long way just way, you know, a long way just the last thought, of course, with those windows there, you got nice big panes of glass. Its not i guess like the old days when you used to have leaded lights and all that business deal with youn yeah, thats absolutely true. Um, you know, i used to work for my uncle when i first started out, when i was about 21. And, um, we used to do all those leaded windows as you say, like the houses of parliament was an absolute nightmare. Not that i did that, but things like that i did that, but things like that were. But the leaded windows used to do what we call three toilets. They used to have the cloth , a leather and the cloth, a leather and a scrim. So you had a three taller. But of course, you know, thats the window cleaners nightmare because these days you know, you use water fed poles these days, which has got proper treated water that you brush it all on. You rinse it all off and it dries absolutely spotless. It dries absolutely spotless. But apart from that, youll use your normal squeegee and applicator , which will do an applicator, which will do an absolute superb job as well. But what terry, very quickly , do you what terry, very quickly, do you clean the windows of your own house . See. Well i feel like it. See. Well i feel like it. See. Well i feel like it. I do. Yeah. Yeah i mean, i did today. Oh well done. Just for us. Because you knew you were going to be on the telly and we can see your Patio Furniture very clearly as a result. So congratulations. So congratulations. There. No smears there. No smears there. Anyway, great to see yeah. Anyway, great to see you in the record books once again, us again, thanks for sharing us with story and in action on with your story and in action on gb news. As former Prime Minister theresa may has published a new book called the abuse of power. The book discusses what she says were the imbalances and injustices of power that she came across during her time as Prime Minister for three years and home secretary for six. Well, of course, we may be expecting too, a book from a certain truss, maybe even expecting too, a book from a certaijohnson. ;s, maybe even expecting too, a book from a certaijohnson. But1aybe even expecting too, a book from a certaijohnson. But someonen expecting too, a book from a certaijohnson. But someone whos Boris Johnson. But someone whos already written on Boris Johnson , a biographer and historian, sir seldon can us sir Anthony Seldon can join us now. So how many prime now. So how many Prime Ministerial biographies can we cope with . Sir anthony well, cope with . Sir anthony well, a lot, apparently, but every more than we can possibly imagine. Every Prime Minister wants to write their own account of what happened to settle scores , stick happened to settle scores, stick the dagger into those who they think betrayed them. Tell them, think betrayed them. Tell them, tell the world what they should have done. But actually, you have done. But actually, you know, it doesnt really matter what really matters is how they did in office. Thats what really counts. And theres something very peculiar here about believing that you could be a second rate Prime Minister but write a first rate memoir in which you tell the world what you should have done if only people hadnt been so horrible or wretched so is that what its all about . Is securing their legacy rather than making a few bob after going out of office. Both of them. I mean, the job both of them. I mean, the job of Prime Minister is not well paid. Its paid less. Im talking from my school , paid. Its paid less. Im talking from my school, Epsom College here. The Prime Minister is paid less than than most state School Secondary heads. State School Secondary heads. And you can understand that and you can understand them wanting to write about their period in power. And i think that theresa mays book, in fact , is very mays book, in fact, is very good and should be read and thought about and not all of them have been good. Theyre them have been good. Theyre generally much better when theyre honest and admit mistakes rather than saying that they were , you know what . They they were, you know what . They were right about everything wrong. I think that doesnt do them or their readers any service at all. You can understand them wanting to make a bit of money, particularly if theyre going to go on and have a life of public service, use their office of the fact they were Prime Minister. That power and to go and do good in and contact to go and do good in the world. And i think its a good thing they do write prime books on their life , but it all books on their life, but it all goes wrong when they just they dont put the thought into being Prime Minister and you do wonder or some people will wonder through that front door. Sir anthony, sorry, your signals just breaking up a little bit. I just wanted to ask you about liz trusss memoir because, of course, shes going to have to delve a bit deeper than her time as Prime Minister. What she what a shame. Hes gone. But she is, mark . Is, isnt she, mark . Well, yes, an unfinished story chapter yet to story there. The chapter yet to be anthony be written, but sir Anthony Seldon, passed seldon, of course, has passed his on Boris Johnson. His judgement on Boris Johnson. Were waiting if he were still waiting to see if he a journalist of course, originally will be writing his memoir for the record. Memoir for the record. Very good reviews actually on theresa book. And people theresa mays book. And people are no , no, honestly are saying its no, no, honestly , shes been doing a lot of interviews and its been really, really interesting because shes talking about her focus isnt so much about her career. Its much about her career. Its about the scandal she had to deal with. Deal with. Yeah. People yeah. And some people unkindly suggesting liz trusss book be a pamphlet rather book might be a pamphlet rather than anyway , there we are. All than anyway, there we are. All that to come. Whats coming out that to come. Whats coming out next on news patrick next here on gb news patrick with you . Whats in store . Patrick . Patrick . Great show, guys. Thank you very that. Yes, loads. Very much for that. Yes, loads. Ive exclusive you, ive got an exclusive for you, which brits being which is about brits being forced live in an forced to live in an uninhabitable shipping container. Owners in ealing. I mean, its. Owners in ealing. I mean, its an absolute shocker. Im kind of blowing the lid off that one three till six. Im comparing that Keir Starmers eu migrant that to Keir Starmers eu migrant deal as well. What will this deal as well. What will this mean in terms of the numbers coming across . And have some coming across . And i have some footage for you of the latest migrant madness taking in migrant madness taking place in italy. Of course, italy. All of that of course, coming our way. Ill be discussing and have discussing all of that and have auens discussing all of that and have aliens landed because in mexico they appear to have revealed some alien carcases. Do you some alien carcases. Do you believe it . Im not sure i do. Were talking about all of that Patrick Christys coming away on gb news three till 6 pm. Dont miss. Miss it. The temperatures rising. The temperatures rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello again as we head through the end of the week, we are going to see the weather front thats currently across the lingering whilst by the uk still lingering whilst by the uk still lingering whilst by the weekend some warm, humid air bnngs the weekend some warm, humid air brings of thunderstorms brings the risk of thunderstorms. Looking at the picture at the moment, can see that front moment, you can see that front that mentioned that i mentioned and its bringing and across bringing cloud and rain across parts Central England and parts of Central England and wales at the moment. It is gradually start push gradually going to start to push its way northwards we go its way northwards as we go through and through this evening and overnight. Early hours overnight. So by the early hours of quite a wet of friday morning, quite a wet picture across parts of Northern England , southern scotland and england, southern scotland and Northern Ireland. The low pressure thats brought some windy scotland windy weather to scotland recently clearing northwards, recently is clearing northwards, but for orkney and but staying windy for orkney and shetland. Temperatures will drop a little bit lower than they did last for a few places. Low last night for a few places. Low single figures perhaps in scotland figures scotland and some single figures in the south. So a wet picture across southern scotland, northern and northern Northern England and Northern Ireland first thing on friday morning. Doesnt morning. And that front doesnt really go anywhere particularly fast. Really go anywhere particularly fast. As a result, we could see fast. As a result, we could see some rainfall totals building fast. As a result, we could see sonparticularlyytals building fast. As a result, we could see sonparticularlyytals blparts] fast. As a result, we could see sonparticularlyytals prarts of up, particularly across parts of southern scotland towards the north. There will be a few showers around. Meanwhile across central southern england and wales, lots fine sunny wales, lots of fine sunny weather had and weather to be had and temperatures higher than temperatures a touch higher than today. Into the today. Likely to get into the mid 20s as we go saturday. Mid 20s as we go into saturday. And see that front and you can see that front really much progress really hasnt made much progress. Still further rain. So still some further rain building up, particularly across parts of southern scotland. And nofice parts of southern scotland. And notice already starting notice as well, already starting to see showers pushing in to see some showers pushing in from the south. Thats because we some humid air some we have some humid air and some high temperatures high temperatures. Temperatures peaking the high peaking on saturday in the high 20s, the risk of some 20s, bringing the risk of some thunderstorm arms. Thunderstorm arms. The temperatures rising , boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on gb news. Its 3 pm. Its Patrick Christys. Its gb news. And is europe being invaded . Take europe being invaded . Take a look at this. 8000 arrivals in italy in the last couple of days. And it comes as sir keir starmer, the leader of the labour party, potentially on ex Prime Minister , is looking to do Prime Minister, is looking to do a deal with the eu. How many people would that see us take as part of a quota system . Some people say it could be 100,000. Some people say it could be 180,000. Well be delving into Keir Starmers eu migrant deal very, very shortly. But look much closer to home. Ive got an exclusive for you. It is absolutely unbelievable. Ive been to ealing, a labour run council. For what its worth , council. For what its worth, where weve got brits and legal migrants being forced to live in shipping containers. But infestations, sex workers on the site as well. Massive drug deaung site as well. Massive drug dealing and drug abuse from people not on that site coming into it. It will absolutely blow the lid of this. I cannot believe that weve got people forced to live in conditions like this. Wheres the human rights lawyers for them . Thats what i