But environmental campaigners are furious, calling it a reckless decision. The first space in the uk where people will be able to take their own Illegal Drugs gets the go ahead in glasgow. And the american soldier travis king, who fled to north korea injuly, is back in us custody after being expelled by pyongyang. Good evening. Gb news has suspended both laurence fox and its late night presenter dan wootton over sexist comments mr fox made about a journalist on dan wootton� s programme last night. Laurence fox had been speaking about ava evans, the Political Correspondent who reports for the joe website. Heres what he said. Show me a single self respecting man that would like to climb into bed with that woman, ever ever who wasnt an incel, who wasnt a cucked little incel. In their statement, gb news said that exchange was completely unacceptable. After watching the segment, ava evans tweeted that she felt physically sick. The host dan wootton said, having looked at the footage, he could see. Which is odd because laurence fox then released a whatsapp exchange in which mr wootton seems to indicate he was highly amused at how they were freaking out in the gallery. Maybe some of them were. But at least one producer had been told ahead of the show what laurence fox was going to say. He shared another screenshot, which details in an email exchange what his thoughts were, although he did not use some of the offensive language he later used on the show. The journalist in question, ava evans, has been speaking to the bbc� s newscast. Apology accepted . I dont. Look, letsjust see how the Investigation Goes because obviously, if everything reverts back to normal. Im also really interested to see how the ofcom Investigation Goes. Id like to see what they make of it. I mean, as far as i understand, there have been quite a lot of complaints. I mean, talking about social media, most people saw this clip last night, not on gb news when it was broadcast, but when you tweeted the clip of it. Hmm. Why did you want to do that . Well, it got sent to me. I had it sent by someone who actually appeared on the panel. And i wasnt going to do anything about it and i was going to bed and then i thought, no, thats. Thats absolutely repulsive. And why on earth should i take that secret of his now to sleep with me . Its, you know, it needed to be called out. And its also the first, you know, its one of the many things that laurence fox has said about female journalists in the last couple of years. You know, a colleague, Journalist Colleague of mine, he once asked her what colour her knickers were. Or she claims he did. I mean, i actually do think that he went full, yeah, i did say that on twitter. And then theres, you know, marina purkiss, whos a brilliant commentator. Hes also made jibes at her before, asking, you know, who on earth would want this woman to be their girlfriend . That kind of narrative, itjust. What i dont understand is pick at the arguments, attack the opinion, but when it goes to someones body and theirappearance, itsjust, itsjust disgusting. What happens to your phone after you put it to the side and tried to go to sleep . Well, i actually did go to sleep. Right. That was the problem. And then i woke up this morning terrified. Because . There was a lot there. A lot there. I have never, ever woken up to a Push Notification with my name on it before, which i did have this morning. And i also woke up to your brilliant radio programming. And that was on the bulletin. And that really, really frightened me. Hmm. Ive never had that before. Ofcom also released a statement on x, saying. We will come back to ofcoms role in this in a second. We can speak to the author and journalist kate wills. Good to see you, thank you for coming on the programme. Gb news does pride itself as being the free speech station. There is clearly a limit to what is acceptable and this goes far beyond it. , acceptable and this goes far beyond it. ,. , ~ acceptable and this goes far beyond it. Yeah, it always like to toke by close to the it. Yeah, it always like to toke by close to the line it. Yeah, it always like to toke by close to the line and it. Yeah, it always like to toke by close to the line and be it. Yeah, it always like to toke by i close to the line and be provocative and controversial, but, clearly, this was a new low, even for gb news, and it is shocking, really, not only for this incident but it speaks to a wider trend for misogyny being almost acceptable. Speaks to a wider trend for misogyny being almost acceptable. Yeah, there is an issue more being almost acceptable. Yeah, there is an issue more broadly being almost acceptable. Yeah, there is an issue more broadly in being almost acceptable. Yeah, there is an issue more broadly in the is an issue more broadly in the industry, but im keen to know what your experience has been gb news, because you have appeared on some of their programmes of. I because you have appeared on some of their programmes of. Their programmes of. I have, yeah. And i think their programmes of. I have, yeah. And i think it their programmes of. I have, yeah. And | think it is their programmes of. I have, yeah. And i think it is really and i think it is really interesting to think, all the people involved in this incident, the presenter dan wootton is the most high profile, but there would have been numerous producers and directors and people in the gallery who did nothing during this exchange, and they did not even apologise until complaints flooded in. It is quite startling to think what wouldve happened if a guest had said something racist or something homophobic. You like to think that would have been immediately apologised for. Where does that come immediately apologised for. Where does that come from . Immediately apologised for. Where does that come from . Where immediately apologised for. Where does that come from . Where does. Immediately apologised for. Where i does that come from . Where does what come from, does that come from . Where does what come from. Sorry . Does that come from . Where does what come from, sorry . Where does that come from . Where does what come from, sorry . Where does does that come from . Where does what come from, sorry . Where does that come from, sorry . Where does that attitude come come from, sorry . Where does that attitude come from, come from, sorry . Where does that attitude come from, that come from, sorry . Where does that attitude come from, that bravado, l attitude come from, that bravado, maybe even verging on misogyny, within the programme . Where does that come from . I within the programme . Where does that come from . That come from . I think unfortunately, that come from . I think unfortunately, it that come from . I think unfortunately, it is that come from . I think unfortunately, it is widespread across the media. It has definitely happens to me appearing not only on gb news but on other broadcasters too, and it is notjust the media. Look at how we treat female mps in politics, look at how we treat high profile women in many different industries. Youll see this kind of casual misogyny and objectification across the board. This casual misogyny and obectification across the boardh across the board. This is a really bi test across the board. This is a really big test for across the board. This is a really big test for ofcom across the board. This is a really big test for ofcom from across the board. This is a really big test for ofcom from the big test for ofcom from the regulator. Lots of people attacking them today. Let me read you what michael said. They are a leaderless, pointless institution, among other words, who by their inactivity are doing huge damage to bridge broadcasting. Do you think gb news has been emboldened by the inaction of the regulator . Has been emboldened by the inaction of the regulator . Of the regulator . British broadcasting. Of the regulator . British broadcasting. Yeah, of the regulator . British broadcasting. Yeah, i of the regulator . British broadcasting. Yeah, ithink| of the regulator . British i broadcasting. Yeah, i think it of the regulator . British broadcasting. Yeah, i think it is a lot of factors, isnt it . It does not seem to have much power or threat to it, certainly, and i think is ratings chasing at the end of the day. They know that people like laurence fox have a huge following, troublingly, and that people like to watch this kind of controversy, and when i was a guest on gb news, even an innocuous comment by the host that i was an attractive girl, it is like, i am not a woman, and a. That i was an attractive girl, it is like, i am nota woman, and a. To like, i am not a woman, and a. To ou call like, i am not a woman, and a. To you callthat out . Like, i am not a woman, and a. To you call that out . Yeah, like, i am not a woman, and a. To| you call that out . Yeah, absolutely, on the shove you call that out . Yeah, absolutely, on the show. And you call that out . Yeah, absolutely, on the show. And what you call that out . Yeah, absolutely, on the show. And what was you call that out . Yeah, absolutely, on the show. And what was the on the show. And what was the reaction of on the show. And what was the reaction of gb on the show. And what was the reaction of gb news . On the show. And what was the reaction of gb news . It on the show. And what was the reaction of gb news . It was i on the show. And what was the reaction of gb news . It was a l reaction of gb news . It was a goodnatured reaction of gb news . It was a goodnatured exchange. Reaction of gb news . It was a goodnatured exchange. I reaction of gb news . It was a | goodnatured exchange. I was good natured exchange. I was actually there to discuss whether women like to be damsels in distress, this whole idea of infinite lies women and calling them girls was something we were talking about, but he was saying, you are an attractive girl, but ive heard that even from women too, unconsciously who are using this language or really focusing on womens appearance in a way that they never would with men. Hahn appearance in a way that they never would with men. Appearance in a way that they never would with men. How would you like the station to would with men. How would you like the station to react, would with men. How would you like the station to react, then, would with men. How would you like the station to react, then, to would with men. How would you like the station to react, then, to what i the station to react, then, to what is done today . They have put two present is under suspension. I think those presenters present is under suspension. I think those presenters have present is under suspension. I think those presenters have to present is under suspension. I think those presenters have to be present is under suspension. I think those presenters have to be sacked | those presenters have to be sacked if they are going to make any clear or decisive stand on this. Not only for the staff who work at gb news. How can they expect to be a respected broadcaster when they have presenters talking in such a sickening and shocking way about women . If that had been accidentally recorded, a private conversation between them, that would have been bad enough. The fact that was broadcast live on air, with no comment, no apology, it. He is unrepentant comment, no apology, it. He is unrepentant. Foxes comment, no apology, it. He is unrepentant. Foxes unrepentant. Yes we did that several times today. Yeah, and i think, he loves the attention, he feeds off of the hate and the support that he gets, and so does gb news. To a certain extent. They love controversy and the provocation of it. So they will love the fact that theyre being talked about, but if they had any sense, they need to sacked them both. Imilli they need to sacked them both. Will ou no they need to sacked them both. Will you go back on the channel . I they need to sacked them both. Willj you go back on the channel . I would definitely think you go back on the channel . I would definitely think twice you go back on the channel . I would definitely think twice about it you go back on the channel . I would definitely think twice about it now. L definitely think twice about it now. Lets see what happens with the ofcom investigation and lets see what steps they take. I think it is really important a breadth of viewpoints are aired and things are not polarised, which is why i talk on right wing and left wing channels, and i think there is a place for that, but. Absolutely. Kate wills, place for that, but. Absolutely. Kate wills, lovely place for that, but. Absolutely. Kate wills, lovely to place for that, but. Absolutely. Kate wills, lovely to talk place for that, but. Absolutely. Kate wills, lovely to talk to place for that, but. Absolutely. Kate wills, lovely to talk to you. | kate wills, lovely to talk to you. Thank you for coming on the programme. Thank you for coming on the programme thank you for coming on the rouramme. ,. , ~ ,. , the uk government has approved new drilling in of the largest untapped oil and gas fields in british waters. Rosebank lies in the north sea, about 80 miles 130km west of shetland. Experts say it contains about 350 Million Barrels of oil. Production could start in 2026, with extraction continuing until at least 2030. Its thought about 69,000 barrels of oil could be produced every day. That would equate to about 8 of the uks total output. There would also be some natural gas, around 44 million cubic feet produced per day during the projects lifetime. The Energy SecretaryClaire Coutinho says. Here is the view of scotlands first minister humza yousaf, who opposes it. Well, this is the wrong decision to have been made. And i have expressed my concerns about rosebank going ahead for some time now. But i think most reasonable people are in our position. We dont think the tap should be turned off tomorrow. There shouldnt be a cliff edge. But neither is the north easts or scotlands future an Unlimited Oil and gas extraction. That is why we have invested £500 million in a just transition, to take workers of the north east from a fossil fuel industry, transitioning to a Renewables Net zero future. And that is one that i am committed to. And this latest development, i am afraid, is just another demonstration we know of the uk government rolling back on its own climate ambitions. The critics say most of the oil is the kind we dont refine and so will be exported and sold on the international markets. They argue that taxpayers will be subsidising Oil Companies to the tune of £4 billion money without seeing any improvement in their energy bills. Well, lets put some of that to alex grant. He is the Country Manager for equinor, the firm who operate the rosebank oil and gas field. Welcome to the programme. Thanks for havin me. Welcome to the programme. Thanks for having me lets welcome to the programme. Thanks for having me. Lets start welcome to the programme. Thanks for having me. Lets start with welcome to the programme. Thanks for having me. Lets start with that having me. Lets start with that oint. Having me. Lets start with that point will having me. Lets start with that point. 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