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Council tax, while those living in the and the west of in the north and the west of england are facing the biggest challenges. Well be speaking to the Taxpayers Alliance. Taxpayers alliance. Plus, they are tremendous popular with celebrities such as lady gaga and the actor hugh jackman. Were talking about the French Bulldog. But is it time French Bulldog. But is it time to stop buying dogs with such extreme features that theyre struggling to breathe . Well be discussing this and so much more. Now, though, your headunes more. Now, though, your headlines with paul hawkins. Headlines with paul hawkins. Good afternoon. Its just gone midday. Im paul hawkins with the latest from the gb newsroom. The Prime Minister newsroom. The Prime Minister claims todays fall in inflation shows his plan is working. Price rises are continuing to slow due to falls in the cost of food and energy. Latest figures from the energy. Latest figures from the office for National Statistics found Consumer Price index inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july for june he was 7. 9. Its now the lowest rate since february last yeah lowest rate since february last year. However, the governments preferred measure of inflation cpi does not include housing costs like mortgage payments. The bank of england will decide whether to raise Interest Rates or not on september the 21st. Chief secretary to the treasury, john glenn, says the government are on track to half inflation by the end of the year. Todays significant drop to the lowest rate of increase since february last year is welcome news. But i dont want to say were complacent in government because it wont be a Straight Line path necessarily, but we are on track to get to halve inflation by the end of the year, 3 by this time next yeah the year, 3 by this time next year. And then to on 2, which is the long term target that weve always wanted the bank of england to get back to next years rise in regulated rail fares in england will be below 9. Regulated fares cover roughly 45 of journeys, including season tickets. The government p99s season tickets. The government pegs regulated rail fare rises to the Retail Prices. Index measure of inflation or rpi , measure of inflation or rpi, which is higher than cpi. Fares which is higher than cpi. Fares will rise from next march. House will rise from next march. House pnces will rise from next march. House prices have continued to slow across the uk in the 12 months to june. Figures from the ons to june. Figures from the ons show house price growth of 1. 7 compared to 1. 8 in the year to may. House prices are growing fastest in the north east of england, 4. 7 in the year to june. London house prices have actually fallen over the same penod actually fallen over the same period by nought point 6. Gb news can reveal more than 500 people on board several small boats have been taken to dover harbour, pushing the number of migrants arrivals by small boats past 17,000. This year, our Homeland Security editor mark white is in dover with the latest for us. Mark we. Well, border force had some very real concerns that today was going to be very significant day of migrant activity in the channel because weve had so much bad weather of late. Today much bad weather of late. Today is a Weather Window of relatively calm conditions out in the channel. And it was 330 this morning, the first Border Force Vessel arrived here with about 50 migrants on board. And then early in the morning from about six, we got a real surge in small boat crossings with three Border Force Vessels , three Border Force Vessels, three Border Force Vessels, three lifeboats, all picking up the occupants of eight small boats. So we believe that up to 500 people have now crossed so far today. Were expecting far today. Were expecting because these conditions are likely to remain calm, that there will be another surge of small boats coming later in the day. Thank you, mark. Thats our Homeland Security editor, mark waugh. Well have more on this with martin and pip in just a moment. But wildfires continue moment. But wildfires continue to blaze across the mediterranean in both france and the canary islands. This was the situation last night on the side of a mountain in tenerife. Of a mountain in tenerife. Nearby villages were evacuated. Nearby villages were evacuated. By nearby villages were evacuated. By this morning, the fire had already devastated about 320 acres. This is near the mount tabor volcano. Thats spains tabor volcano. Thats spains highest peak , nigel farage is highest peak, nigel farage is urging the transport secretary to block the expansion of the ultra low emission zone ulez to the outskirts of london. He says mark harper could use section 143 of the Greater London Authority Act to block the expansion. Londons ulez will be expansion. Londons ulez will be extended to the whole of london on august 29th. Anyone whos interested in bidding for the collapsed retailer wilko has until the end of today to put in an offer. The high street chain fell into Administration Last week , 12,500 jobs across 400 week, 12,500 jobs across 400 stores are in jeopardy. Today is stores are in jeopardy. Today is the deadline set by administrators for the first round of offers in england are 1 0 up in their world cup semi final against australia, with the games only goal so far coming in the 36th minute, sending england fans delirious at this fan zone in south. At this fan zone in south. London england, the current european champions are the favourites to win the world cup. Australia, however, are the only team to have beaten england under coach wiegman the under coach Sarina Wiegman the lionesses 45 minutes away from reaching their first ever World Cup Final. Second half has cup final. The second half has just got underway. They are now just got underway. They are now into the 48th minute. Still. England won , australia nil. This england won, australia nil. This is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news now back to martyn and. Pip thanks very much paul. And. Pip thanks very much paul. Now lets delve into our top story today. Inflation dropping to 6. 8, the lowest figure for 17 months. Its been driven by a fall in energy bills and an easing in food Price Inflation. Lets get more now from our business and economics editor Liam Halligan, who called this correct yesterday. Mystic liam , correct yesterday. Mystic liam, give us the lowdown. Give us the lowdown. Theres light at the end of the tunnel or is there . Thats certainly what rishi sunak and jeremy hunt are saying. Inflation is falling , said the inflation is falling, said the Prime Minister this morning. But were not at the finish line and were not at the finish line and we must stick to our plans. Were not at the finish line and we must stick to our plans. So we must stick to our plans. So what are these Inflation Numbers . We know that the Consumer Price index headline inflation, it was up 7. 9 in june 2023 and it was up 6. 8 in july. We still way above the july. We still way above the bank of englands 2 target, but steady progress towards lower inflation. We do have in this country the highest inflation in the g7 advanced industrial countries are 6. 8, compares to july inflation of 5. 3 in the eurozone and just 3. 2 in the us, where energy is much, much cheaper. Us, where energy is much, much cheaper. Food price us, where energy is much, much cheaper. Food price is us, where energy is much, much cheaper. Food price is down, but cheaper. Food price is down, but its still a major problem. Its still a major problem. 17. 3 during the year to june. Thats what the basket of food will have cost you more, but its 14. 8 will have cost you more, but its14. 8 during the year to july. A significant reduction, but still much, much higher than it should be. Many economists focus on something called core inflation, including economists on the bank of Englands Monetary Policy Committee that remains stubbornly high until changed between june and july , changed between june and july, still at 6. 9. But i tell the economists on the mpc to focus instead on produce a Price Inflation thats the cost of the inputs that firms need to make the goods and services that they then sell to us. Producer Price Inflation is now actually negative minus. Inflation is now actually negative minus. 2. 9 inflation is now actually negative minus. 2. 9 in june and minus 3. 3 in july. Yes, thats right. The inputs that firms right. The inputs that firms use, the price of those are actually falling. So surely actually falling. So surely those costs reductions should at some stage be passed on to us. So what will the bank of england do when it meets again on the 21st of september . Weve had all those Interest Rate rises since we came out of covid lockdown, 14 of them in a row. Were now at 5. 25. It strikes me that this reduction in inflation isnt enough to stop the Monetary Policy committee from raising rates again later this month. Rates again later this month. These rate rises, theyre good news for savers. If youve got some cash stashed in a bank, if eventually the high street banks can and will pass on those rate rises to you and it may be even though the bank of england has got to raise Interest Rates again, that the Mortgage Companies start lowering them because theyre sensing that Interest Rates will soon peak and they then be lower in and they will then be lower in the future. So we are still an inflation nation here in the uk are inflation is still high. We must stick to our plan. Its working, says the Prime Minister and the chancellor. But will it and the chancellor. But will it work quickly enough . Work quickly enough . And that is the big question. What do others think . Well, despite inflation coming down, shadow chancellor rachel reeves, as you might expect, is still critical, pointing out that its no real victory as she says, after 13 years of economic chaos and incompetence under the conservative, working people are worse off with Higher Energy bills and prices in the shops. Labours plan to build a Strong Economy will make working People Better off by boosting growth, improving Living Standards and cutting household bills. Well liam, has she got point . Shes definitely got a point. Look, inflation is still too high in this country. Look, inflation is still too high in this country. As i just high in this country. As i just showed you there at the video, all our inflation compares to 3. 2 in the states, 6. 8 here. Why why . The main reason is Energy Prices, even though Lower Energy Prices, even though Lower Energy Prices, even though Lower Energy Prices in particular the lowering of the Ofgem Energy Price cap, thats contributed to this fall in headline inflation in the uk, in america , firms, in the uk, in america, firms, households, theyre their energy costs per unit, their electricity costs per unit , just electricity costs per unit, just one third of what they are here in the uk. Thats a major reason why our inflation is still high. So when we hear that this inflation has come down today, does that mean for the average person they are going to be person that they are going to be left money their left with more money in their pocket . Pocket . Okay. It depends on their income. Now, we know from yesterday that wages are going up faster than they have at any time in the last 20 years, and the Public Sector wages went up 9. 6 during the three months april , may 9. 6 during the three months april, may and june compared to that same quarter, that same three month period. Pip back in 2022. So if youre lucky enough to have had a wage rise in the pubuc to have had a wage rise in the Public Sector , your wage rise is Public Sector, your wage rise is now beating inflation. So thats what we call a real terms increase in your wages and across the economy as well. The average wage average wages went up average wage average wages went p by average wage average wages went up by 8. 2, which again is higher than this latest inflation number. But the trouble with averages, pip, is that many people dont live in the average. They live at either extreme. Many, many people, particularly those working part time in the gig economy , maybe who have to gig economy, maybe who have to work casually for extra cash. They wont have got pay rises and their cash is then being depleted by inflation and still by 6. 8 inflation, which as i say, is much lower than it was, but still chunky. And its worth pointing out liam labour analysis of ons figures today show that people are actually £350 worse off a month because of stubborn prices on food, transport, fuel. So on food, transport, fuel. So theres a seven times higher riding for food prices than a year ago. 14. 9. So it looks good on paper, but in terms of pounds and pence in the pocket, people are still feeling the pinch. And thats before your predicted Interest Rate again in september. I still think this food Price Inflation number is i use this word advisedly, outrageous. Outrageous. I really do. I you know , im i really do. I you know, im meant to be an analytical guy. I try to be i dont just use a word like that for no reason for 15 food Price Inflation. I live outside london. Many of my mates i meet in the pub at the weekend. Theyre farmers. They tell me fertiliser prices have come down. Fuel prices have come down for them. They tell me the pnces for them. They tell me the prices theyre getting off the supermarkets are coming down because costs are because the farmers costs are coming are we seeing those coming down. Are we seeing those price not just lower Price Reductions not just lower Price Reductions not just lower price rises, not just a falling through inflation, actual through Price Inflation, actual reductions in our supermarkets . No, were not the supermarkets will deny wrongdoing , but id will deny wrongdoing, but id like to see ministers not imposing price caps. Id like to see them publicly calling out supermarkets , not just a, you supermarkets, not just a, you know, friendly cup of tea in downing but your downing street, but show us your margins properly, calling them out we need to get the out because we need to get the cost of living crisis under control. Were a step closer to control. Were a step closer to that today, but by no means there yet. And core inflation, which is when you strip out the energy pnces when you strip out the Energy Prices and food, isnt it . Thats right. That is still what they call very sticky. Thats stuck. Ive got a bit of a stuck. Ive got a bit of a problem with this. You know, im a trained statistician. I was a professional economist before i got into the media game. And i worry about this concept of core inflation. I really do. It is, as you say, pip rightly inflation. If you strip out food prices, Energy Prices, and also some inputs, imports , stuff that some inputs, imports, stuff that comes in from abroad, stuff that can the price of it can swing around depending on Exchange Rates different rates between Different Countries you know whats countries. But you know whats the point in looking at inflation where people dont eat, they drive they eat, they dont drive cars, they dont do in the dont because they do in the real world. Im im much more interested in producer Price Inflation. Ive highlight that consistently on gb news producer pnces. Consistently on gb news Producer Prices. Inflation is now prices. Inflation is now negative. Producer input prices are coming down. We need to see those reductions passed on because theyre passed on. If you have a healthy, competitive economy, theyre not passed on when the economy isnt competitive, when firms are colluding and doing things that they shouldnt do again , im not they shouldnt do again, im not accusing anybody in particular of illegality. Im looking from a birds eye view and im saying a birds eye view and im saying a lot of these prices in the shops, they shouldnt now be rising less slowly. They should rising less slowly. They should actually be falling theyre not. Okay. Liam on that note, thank you very much. This is thank you very much. This is potentially good news for the Prime Minister whos hoping to meet his pledge to halve inflation by the end of the yeah inflation by the end of the year. We can go to downing street and get the latest with our Political Correspondent, catherine forster. So is the Prime Minister to going meet that target . Does it make it more likely today, catherine, or is it actually all this out of his hands . His hands . Well, certainly a good day for rishi sunak. Hes looking quite perky , hes looking quite perky, isnt he . Out and about in leicester with this big fall in inflation to 6. 8. They now think that halving it by the end of the year to just over five is eminently achievable, although it is expected to go up slightly next month. And bodies such as the institute for fiscal studies are saying that because of core inflation, its quite possible that they will still miss this target. And of course , ultimately, and of course, ultimately, although rishi sunak has sort of taken ownership of inflation, its not really up to the government as it is. Explain the responsibility of the bank of england. The bank of england. Now, when they made this pledge, they thought that it was a dead cert that inflation would fall. And then, of course, its fall. And then, of course, its proved rather stickier than they hoped. Proved rather stickier than they hoped. But this is one of the hoped. But this is one of the five pledge. And those were made in january. Now at that point, a lot of people said, oh, these are not very exciting. These are very unambitious. The thinking was they would make them, they would achieve them. Then they would achieve them. Then they would announce five more. But looking at the five pledges now, just over half way through the year , rishi sunak is pretty much year, rishi sunak is pretty much in trouble with most of them. Okay inflation may be halved by the end of the year. The economy is not in recession at the moment, but cutting the national debt. It was 2. 2 trillion when he came in. Its now up to 2. 6 trillion, cutting the waiting lists, as weve heard , theyve lists, as weve heard, theyve hit a record 7. 6 Million People waiting to start treatment, largely , of course, influenced largely, of course, influenced by the ongoing doctor strikes and then there is what i guess was always the hardest stopping the boats. There is absolutely no sign of that at all, is there . Last week was boats week on the governments credit was pretty much a pr disaster with the bibby stockholm and then the deaths of six afghan migrants in the channel at the weekend and as weve heard from mark white today down on the south coast , today down on the south coast, literally hundreds of people making the crossing while the weather is calm. So rishi sunak weather is calm. So rishi sunak back from his holiday, back from his first holiday in five years with a spring in his step. Im not sure how long thats going to last a quick question. Labour are quick to pour scorn on this. Of course. Today theyve analysed ons figures showing people are £350 a month worse off. So inflation drops sound great on paper, but what people really care about or the pounds and the pence in their pockets. But do you expect labour to be attacking the tories over this today . Oh yes , absolutely. And both rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, and Angela Rayner , the deputy leader, have rayner, the deputy leader, have come out and pointed to what they refer to as 13 years of conservative chaos. Angela has said has been a decade of low growth , low pay and high taxes. Growth, low pay and high taxes. And of course since the financial crisis, our productivity has been pretty dire. Our wages are pretty much dire. Our wages are pretty much at the same level now for real wages as they were in 2008. I think there are only rising very marginally now and taxes are at a 70 year high. So i think this is to going be a central message. We are going to hear labour focusing on over and over again before the next election. Do you feel better than when the conservative came to power . And as weve heard with those figures, £300 a month more in cost for the average family in the last year . They think that many, many people are going to say they answer is no. And of course, inflation is falling. But prices are still rising. But prices are still rising. Theyre just rising. Not quite as quickly. Okay catherine force, thank you for that update. There from downing street. And i think thats what this comes down to. People care about whats in their purses and their pockets. These figures might sound great, but many, many people managing. People are just about managing. And it sounds like exactly. And it sounds like theyre not to notice theyre just not going to notice it. I think its three over 3 million low income families. Its not going to make a blind bit of difference to them and more Mortgage Rates, as Liam Halligan down the halligan says, coming down the line rising in september. Line up to rising in september. I that its going to i think that its going to get much worse before people feel off. Okay. Feel better off. Okay okay. Moving english rail moving on now. English rail fares are set to increase next yeah fares are set to increase next year, low inflation. But how year, but low inflation. But how much rise by . Much will they rise by . Well, lets now with our lets find out more now with our london reporter hartle. Lets find out more now with our lontheyeporter hartle. Lets find out more now with our lonthey didnt hartle. Lets find out more now with our lonthey didnt cut hartle. Lets find out more now with our lonthey didnt cut usiartle. Lets find out more now with our lonthey didnt cut us off. E. Lets find out more now with our lonthey didnt cut us off so they didnt cut us off so i take that. Hi, lisa. So whats the latest on the fare rises . Good for news commuters. Commuters. Hello. Well, we dont exactly know how much rail fares will be going up by next year. But what we do know is that the government have said it wont be it will be rather below 9. So why 9 . Well, thats the retail price index, 12 months to july. Price index, 12 months to july. Ministers did a similar thing last year , rising the train last year, rising the train fares for this year below inflation, but it was still a 5. 9 increase. That was the higher increase in train fares in a decade. Obviously before the pandemic. How the in a decade. Obviously before the pandemic. How the government the pandemic. How the government used to work out train fare increases for the next years, they would take that retail price index and add 1 and that would come into force in the following january. A department for transport spokesman said well continue to protect passengers from cost of living pressures. Any increase will be pressures. Any increase will be delayed until march , temporarily delayed until march, temporarily freezing fares for passengers for january and february as the forjanuary and february as the government continues with its plan to halve inflation. So ive been speaking to some of the commuters here at waterloo this morning, and this is what they had to say. I think the personally , i i think the personally, i think they should be frozen because the cost of living has been very high salaries been very high and salaries havent gone up to much. Of course , i am concerned. Ive course, i am concerned. Ive seen my salary shrink in the last 15 years and so, yes, its making a big difference , not making a big difference, not ideal for us commuters and its already pretty expensive for us to be getting in and out of london and the more that youre going into the office as well, the more that were going to be paying the more that were going to be paying each week to get here. So yeah, not ideal at all. So yeah, not ideal at all. I mean, i think obviously the context right now is everyones being every year being squeezed, but every year the go up and the the train fares go up and the service doesnt improve. At on the if you look at on the continent and the other services, seem be able services, they seem to be able to do it much better for less. I dont always understand why. Its always commuter, the its always the commuter, the cost has to bear that cost that has to bear that burden its not something burden and its not something thats not thats going away. Its not something that every year, something that stops every year, every have find every year. People have to find more. More. So the government havent announced yet what that price increase will be next year, but we do know it will come into force from march. But all they are saying is that its going to be a very difficult decision to make. Make. Okay. That sounds a little ominous on ominous , at least the ominous on ominous, at least the hartle. Thank you very much for that update. Do stay with us here on the live desk on gb news. Well be talking about more than 17,000 migrants crossing the channels since the start of this year. At least 500 of them arrived in dover harbour earlier today. Its probably partly due to the good weather at the moment. Heres your latest forecast now that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers proud sponsors of weather on news. Hi there. News. Hi there. Its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. A couple of fine days coming up today. Dry for most sunny spells, odd shower, mostly affecting scotland for much of the uk. Its affecting scotland for much of the uk. Its high affecting scotland for much of the uk. Its High Pressure at the uk. Its High Pressure at the uk. Its High Pressure at the moment. The uk. Its High Pressure at the moment. Not something the uk. Its High Pressure at the moment. Not something weve the moment. Not something weve seen often during the last couple of months, but nevertheless that High Pressure is here for a few days and as a result its settled down. There will be a fair amount of cloud around the cloudier skies will be across northern parts of britain and across central and northern scotland in particular. Some showers around further south across england, wales, northern ireland. Many showers will be very isolated for the vast majority, its dry. Therell be some sunshine coming through itll be warm 24 to through and itll be warm 24 to 27. In the south, high teens , 27. In the south, high teens, low 20s in the north, then into the evening, then showers do disappear under clear skies , disappear under clear skies, especially across southern and western parts. Well see a few western parts. Well see a few fog patches form and therell be some low cloud creeping in from the north sea. So a bit of misty ness about first thing thursday, but its not a cold start. Temperatures staying around the low to mid teens in places. Then we begin things with some low clouds, some mist, some fog. Clouds, some mist, some fog. Itll take some time. During the first few hours of the day for that to lift. But eventually the cloud will bubble up once again and well see. I think most places dry. But the odd shower for scotland otherwise in any sunny spells, 24 to 26 in the south, high teens, low 20s in the north. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. Proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news like all weather on. Gb news like all families , we have arguments families, we have arguments every now and then, but actually we agree on what the mission of gb news uses. And thats the most fundamentally important thing. Jeebus provides the kind of platform that lets all voices be heard. We dont hold back. Were heard. We dont hold back. Were free to say what we really think. Just because some people who live in a tiny little westminster bubble think that their particular story is important. Thats not the most important. 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Channel britains news. Channel welcome back. Gb news can welcome back. Gb news can reveal that the uk border force and maritime authorities are on red alert as multiple small migrant boats have been spotted in the English Channel today. More than 17,000 migrants have crossed the channel since the start of 2023, with at least 500 of them arrived in dover harbour this morning. Joining us harbour this morning. Joining us live from dover is gb news home and security editor mark white. Mark how much of this then today is down to the weather, which looks absolutely glorious and therefore means very calm seas . Therefore means very calm seas . Yeah, theres no doubt. I yeah, theres no doubt. I think its all down to the weather for the surge because what youve had so much really in recent months are conditions which are just not really conducive to pushing these flimsy, small boats out into the middle of the channel. So, yes, every day that the weather kind of breaks and you get some flat calm or at least reason , calm calm or at least reason, calm conditions out in the channel, its never really flat calm. There are always , you know, there are always, you know, strong running tides. The week from these big cargo vessels and other vessels that plough this very busy shipping lane and just waves even on supposed flat, calm days. So the when it does get to the point where its not as difficult there, then you get these boats being pushed across and thats what were seeing today is very sunny here in dover harbour. But actually out in the channel. As i say, its still a little bit choppy. The winds are picking up. And we had this surge started really about 6 am. Before that. Even though at 330 in the morning, we had the Border Force Catamaran , one the Border Force Catamaran, one of the Border Force Vessels into dover harbour with 50 people on board that theyve taken off a small boat. Then after six, small boat. Then after six, thats when sighting after sighting was being reported by a lot of the passing shipping as well. The border force spotter planes were out there , as well planes were out there, as well as various vessels and it got to as various vessels and it got to a point where actually there were so many sightings that the lifeboats had to come in to help out border force. So we had dover lifeboat, ramsgate lifeboat and dungeness lifeboat all launched as well. So we calculate at least two each small boats that have been intercepted and the occupants taken to dover harbour and to dungeness. Its around about 500 dungeness. Its around about 500 people and weve noticed as well that a very worrying trend that the people smugglers have adopted, which is crammed even more people on these boats, at least for of the eight boats that we know of today, had up to 65 people on board the vessels. And thats why , of course, when and thats why, of course, when that happens, we see people ending up in the water. Yeah, mark, its only four days since that disasterjust days since that disaster just four miles off the coast of france and yet still overlaid and vessels are coming. The bibby stockholm disaster , the bibby stockholm disaster, the only boat they managed to stop. Weve passed 100,000 mark illegals walking out of raf bases complaining about the conditions. Inside £500 million conditions. Inside £500 million to the french. Feels like were throwing bad money after good 20 of French Police on holiday is it finally feeling this is the week when the government completely lost control of our borders . Borders . Well , borders . Well, certainly last week was i think , a very difficult week i think, a very difficult week for them because it was supposed to be their small boats week. Will it clearly was, but for all the wrong reasons. Will it clearly was, but for all the wrong reasons. Instead of talking about what they wanted us to talk about, which was a success, is of putting the first migrants onto the bibby stockholm. Well, a few days stockholm. Well, a few days later they were pulled off. Also talking about the new deal with turkey. Well, of course, that was overwhelmed by very busy days. Was overwhelmed by very busy days. Multiple rescues ending on days. Multiple rescues ending on saturday with that tragedy and six people dying in the channel. I just want to give you as we speak to you, a shot down into the harbour. Youll see that were at a period in, as we expected today of a bit of a lull in activity. So down there, well show you two of the Border Force Catamaran beds that are tied up at the moment. Having an unloaded the people that they had picked up from small boats out in the channel, they are just waiting for other tasking. So there are a couple of Border Force Vessels out in the channel. The lifeboats are back in at the moment. What you get, of course, is a surge in the morning, taking advantage the peoples smugglers that is taking advantage of the tidal conditions. And then theres conditions. And then theres usually a lull during the day and it starts to pick up as we move towards the early evening. Again so we think as i say, about 500. So far today, but every expected nation that later in the day that number will increase inefficiently. Increase inefficiently. Okay, mark white, thank you. With all the latest air from dover on what looks like being a record breaking day. Record breaking day. Yeah, the Prime Ministers words stopped the boats sounding increasingly hollow as every week goes by on a sound like king canute , you know, trying to king canute, you know, trying to shout at a tidy simply cannot control. I just wonder how long voters patience is going to carry on. I really do. Well we will be talking about that more and more as over the coming months. Now were also talking today about inflation. It has fallen, but what does that actually mean for you . Is it good news . Well for you . Is it good news . Well be talking about all that after your headlines with paul hawkins i 1232. 1232. Im m 1232. Im paul hawkins with the latest from the gb newsroom room. The Prime Minister claims todays fall in inflation shows his plan is working. Price rises are continuing to slow due to falls in the cost of food and energy. Latest figures from the office for National Statistics found Consumer Price index inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july. Inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july. For 6. 8 in the year to july. For june he was 7. 9. Now the lowest rate since february last year. House prices have continued to slow across the uk in the 12 months to june. Figures from the months to june. Figures from the ons show house price growth of 1. 7 compared to 1. 8 in the year to may. House prices are growing fastest in the north east of england, 4. 7 in the year to june. London house pnces the year to june. London house prices have actually fallen over the same period by nought point 6. Gb news can reveal more than 500 people on board several small boats have been taken to dover harbour, pushing the number of migrants arrivals by small boats past 17,000 this yeah small boats past 17,000 this year. Uk border force are on red alert as they expect an extremely busy day of migrants activity. And a thrilling world activity. And a thrilling world cup semi final in sydney, england are now leading 2 1. Lauren hemp has just scored in the 71st minute after muscling the 71st minute after muscling the Australian Defence and slotting past the keeper. Earlier, england took the lead through this 36 minute strike from ella toone watched by england fans in south. London england fans in south. London australia equalised through an incredible 63rd minute strike from sam kerr outside the box after picking up the ball in her own half. Its currently 1 1 in the 76th minute. You can get more on all their stories by visiting our website. Gb news. Com. Households have internet access. For example, not everybody has internet access. Welcome back to internet access. Welcome back to the live desk on gb news. Labour are claiming that families are worse off after the economic chaos under the conservatives and even if the Prime Minister meets his target to halve inflation, families will still be over £300 a month poorer. But how is the ongoing cost of living crisis affecting you . Well, lets cross now to South West England reporter jeff moody, whos joined by our Peoples Panel. Hi, geoff. Several people staying down there. Hello. Yes, i am. Hello. Well, im here at the cool beans cafe in bideford. Weve managed to get a bit of a crowd going, so come and meet everybody. Hello . And weve got coffees too, which im glad that was sadly last time. Im sadly lacking last time. Im dermot. Conservative dermot. Youre a conservative councillor down here and a Business Owner to what do you think this inflation rise means to you . To you . Well, thankfully , the well, thankfully, the inflation is starting to decrease. Decrease. As you see today, its slowly starting to decrease. But what its meant for me is that you find it really hard as a Business Owner. You go in to work the inflation prices, its been in the materials been put in the materials through roof at moment. Through the roof at the moment. So a curve, but weve got so we got a curve, but weve got to try and drop it back down there. Im a devon county councillor. Ive got to say the government not spending much government not spending so much is to do it, but is the right way to do it, but ive wished government just ive wished the government just be the public. Were be honest with the public. Were recouping that recouping the money that we spent during this spent during covid. All this money made up money money is printed, made up money printed away. Now to me, dont give billions of pounds abroad to when youve to Foreign Countries when youve got put your house in got to put your own house in order if we done that , order first. If we done that, invest our own uk economy. Invest into our own uk economy. Stop giving the money away. This is money away to is our money you given away to make up and central bank. You make it up and central bank. You know youve the bank of know youve got the bank of england more responsible. England be more responsible. I dont responsible. Dont think theyre responsible. Very much, okay. Thank you very much, jane. Hearing a lot down jane. Were hearing a lot down here in the southwest about the housing crisis, particularly in cornwall, with second homes and landlords, etcetera. Whats it landlords, etcetera. Whats it like down here . Well, it is a problem with second homes. Its no doubt about it. And its also causing difficulty for people to get affordable rented properties. So that people to get affordable rented properties. So that is quite a concern down here because its predominantly a tourist area. So a lot of people do have second homes that they rent out. Homes that they rent out. Jane, you were saying earlier , sorry, not jane, pat, you were saying earlier on that you feel that bideford has changed over the years. What do you mean by that . That . The town centre is lost. Its sort of community feel. It needs sort of community feel. It needs a little bit of tlc. And i know a little bit of tlc. And i know the town council and i working really hard to try and bring that back in. I have been here, my children were born here. So 50 years ago, we used to come into town and it was vibrant. Theres a lot of Good Businesses around , but i think they would around, but i think they would be helped if we could get a little bit more input. Tidying little bit more input. Tidying up the town at the town centre , up the town at the town centre, bringing the people back in and of course encouraging our pannier which is a pannier market, which is a beautiful building. But in accessible for a lot of people. Accessible for a lot of people. And we talk about Good Businesses, you run Good Businesses, you run a Good Businesses, you run a Good Business you . Web Design Business dont you . A web design company. That doing at the moment . Since the new financial so since the new Financial Year ive definitely businesses down and obviously with customers in many different industries. And the biggest problem they is the Energy Problem they have is the Energy Prices. And now speaking to a customer yesterday and theres still 4 or 5 times the cost of what they were in 2020, which, you know , the sales have you know, the sales have increased. The profit increased. But the Profit Margins down and theyre margins are down and theyre working. So, i mean, you working harder. So, i mean, you know, to get grips know, they need to get grips with energy and have with the energy costs and have a real plan, not just for today or tomorrow, for the next ten years. How are we going to control energy price market . Control the energy price market . I this is a problem that i mean, this is a problem that everybody seems to face, dont they, that theyre working a hell of a lot harder than they used to for much less reward. Thats very true. Thats very true. This is the problem with inflation. Inflation is a really big enemy and it really has to be overcome. And unfortunately , be overcome. And unfortunately, its not pain free and there are difficult decisions that have to be made in relation to it. Difficult decisions that have to be made in relation to it. And be made in relation to it. And this is a long term problem. What is happening at the moment, its going in the right direction and hopefully its going to continue there. I endorse what dermot has said. The bank of england came in too late. They have got a lot of answers to when it comes to Mortgage Rates and Interest Rates. They came in too late. What we need to do is to bring down Interest Rates , down Interest Rates, particularly mortgages, which will help the housing problem down here. Do you think the bank of england will do that and if so, how quickly do you think theyll do that . E do that . Theyre going to my fear is theyre going to put the bank rate again this put up the bank rate again this month and it may take may month and it may take the may increase it another two months. They need to look at what the americans are doing. They increased it and increase and increased it and increase it and increased it and increase it and increase it there. Their inflation rate is falling. What needs to happen now is need needs to happen now is they need to follow that to help householders and, you know, the pubuc householders and, you know, the public generally and businesses by reducing the Interest Rates. By reducing the Interest Rates. What about, pat, lets just turn to you. What about the way that people are reacting . What people are feeling down here . Because you know, we were heanng because you know, we were hearing from andrew, you know, that everybody is such offering in terms of working much harder and getting less reward. What does that do to Peoples Mental Health down here, do you think . Well, its very disturbing. In actual fact , i dont know how in actual fact, i dont know how were going to solve the thing. Were going to solve the thing. You know, the National Health services is overcome with Everything Else and Mental Health seems to be the poor relation. But we do need to work relation. But we do need to work on that. And but i think we need to try and make sure that we give people a purpose. This is where i think weve gone. Like i said to you, the family and the community are very important and they should be the ones that are bringing all this together. Im sure that would help with everybodys Mental Health. Get back the feel of the community, get people working together. Thats what we need to be doing. And unless do that, we are and unless we do that, we are going keep suffering. All going to keep suffering. All this Mental Health issue, the support sadly lacking. Okay, support is sadly lacking. Okay, guys support is sadly lacking. Okay, guys , thank you very much. Guys, thank you very much. Lets get another round of coffees. Well be back in about an hours time talking to the residents of bideford to find out what they make of the days news. For back to you. News. But for now, back to you. You, geoff. Really oh, thank you, geoff. Really good such a range of good to hear such a range of views from people. Please ever so geoff, you for so much, geoff, wont you for coming news to talk to us coming on gb news to talk to us about yeah. About that. Yeah. You want common sense, and if you want common sense, if you want the beating heart of britain, talk to real people. And they were excellent, lovely. Britain, talk to real people. And aszy were excellent, lovely. Britain, talk to real people. And aszy iwez excellent, lovely. Britain, talk to real people. And aszy iwe wereellent, lovely. Britain, talk to real people. And aszy we were saying, vely. Britain, talk to real people. And aszy we were saying, your. And as as we were saying, you know, people feeling know, people theyre not feeling the in their their the difference in their in their purses, pockets. Purses, their pockets. Theyre still holed up. Theyre still feeling holed up. Theyre still feeling holed up. Theyre still feeling holed up. Theyre still feeling the pinch. And they and they still want more. And theyre about theyre all concerned about impending we said impending mortgage rate. We said earlier some some people over earlier by some some people over £300 less. £300 a month less. Well off. Yeah. Well off. Yeah. Sunak can can enjoy so rishi sunak can can enjoy his but are still his moment. But people are still feeling pinch now, feeling the pinch now, new analysis shown that in some analysis has shown that in some regions the people are regions of the uk people are spending talking about feeling the pinch. People spending than people are spending more than 10 average earnings on 10 of their average earnings on council tax. Yeah. Study conducted by yeah. The study conducted by the Taxpayers Alliance found yeah. The study conducted by the those ers alliance found yeah. The study conducted by the those livingliance found yeah. The study conducted by the those living in1ce found yeah. The study conducted by the those living in1ce north that those living in the north and west of england are and the west of england are facing biggest challenges. Facing the biggest challenges. For in places like for example, in places like devon, were been and devon, where were just been and nottingham residents paying nottingham residents are paying five times more of their Salaries Council than in salaries for council tax than in some londons boroughs. Some of londons boroughs. Now calls for there are now calls for a freeze on rates as the Taxpayer Alliance described the levy as an unsustainable burden with concerns that families are being heavily impacted by the increases. Increases. Well, joining us now is spokesman for the Taxpayers Alliance, jo vander jo. Thanks for joining us. Can you talk us forjoining us. Can you talk us through how the discrepancies are or breaking through and how they are disproportionately impacting worse off people across britain . Across britain . Yes, absolutely. Thank you for having me on. Of course, this research comes off the back of another very punishing Council Tax Rise across the country this year. And were now seeing the typical ban bill across the country exceeding £2,000. But think what most importantly it shows is that even though the general burden of council tax has gone up, even though the general burden of council tax has gone up , that of council tax has gone up, that burden is not spread evenly. Burden is not spread evenly. And were seeing massive discrepancies between places like west devon, nottingham, blackpool , which have very like west devon, nottingham, blackpool, which have very high council tax burdens compared to some of the much more affluent areas in london, such as wandsworth and westminster, where that burden is much less, less strenuous. So i think it really compounds this idea that there are different situations in different councils, but fundamentally that, you know, generally speaking, a lot less well off people are being heaviest by the Rising Council tax burden. Tax burden. Well, jo, how much of this is, for example, in london, the weighting there are so many people are living there, they can charge each individual less in more rural areas like devon. Of course, the theyre jacking it up more in places like nottingham. Of course there have been been scandals been there have been scandals around the they lost £38 around the fact they lost £38 million to robin hood energy. How much of this is kind of penniless council squeezing the pips penniless council squeezing the pips out of taxpayers for their own incompetence and overspending during lockdowns . Overspending during lockdowns . Well, this is the thing. There are weve lost. There are weve lost. It looks like we might have lost giovanna. Oh i think he was intercepting getting back nottingham city council. I mean, its ever such an interesting topic. This, isnt it . Because topic. This, isnt it . Because i was. I was topic. This, isnt it . Because i was. I was saying to you, is it partly because theyve got less funding from Central Government . Is that why theyre so high. Yeah. Oh theyre just trying to make up the money because dont during lockdowns dont forget, during lockdowns a lot their their money, lot of their their usual money, you know, parking fines, you know, like parking fines, things that just simply things like that just simply wasnt so the pot wasnt coming in. So, so the pot wasnt coming in. So, so the pot was running dry and ah, they penalise us now i think theres some merit in that. I really do. They theyve overspent and now theyre making us pay. Yeah. I mean, just looking at some figures in london, 5. 42 of wages go to Council Tax Bills in one part of london. But in the northeast, where generally lower income households, 8. 6, 6 of peoples salary goes towards Council Tax Bills. Thats such a big difference, isnt it . Yeah. Have we got joe back . We havent got joe back. Okay. But the point is , the poorest but the point is, the poorest are paying the most and its simply not fair. Theres inequality across the board. Inequality across the board. Okay, well, now were going to talk ulez , because nigel to talk ulez, because nigel farage is demanding transport secretary mark harper uses section 143 of the Greater London Authority Act of 1999 to block his controversial ulez expansion. Now, nigel argues that mark harper could use the section to stop its extension scheduled for the 29th of august. That hes calling detrimental to every county bordering Greater London. Yeah, and thats all of the surrounding counties, basically all having to pay to drive into london. And the stories have they overreached . Well, another area of the uk with a scheme aimed at tackling air pollution is glasgow, where 6000 penalty fines were issued last month for breaches of the scottish cities. New low emission zone, according to new figures, this is twice the number issued in june, the first month the scheme was brought in to tackle air pollution in the city centre. When it started operating. Well, when it started operating. Well, its us more now is gb news its tell us more now is gb news scotland reporter tony mcguire , scotland reporter tony mcguire, who us now from glasgow. Who joins us now from glasgow. Tony. And absolutely shocking rocketing of fines and fares. Hows this going down with the residents of glasgow and about ballooning, as you may expect. Ballooning, as you may expect. Now Glasgow City Council with the release of these figures, they were quite quick to point out that in june we had a bit of a bidding period where motorists who contravened the regulations of the easy heat in glasgow , of the easy heat in glasgow, they would only receive the first level fine, which was the flat rate of £60. However as we went into july , that bidding went into july, that bidding penod went into july, that bidding period is no more and now we see a doubling of consecutive fines for vehicles that breach the lsc. So avon comes in once or twice. The fine will go from 60 and then an additional fine of 120. So that has led to a total of a doubling of just shy of 6000 fines issued last month. Now before this was ruled out , now before this was ruled out, Glasgow City Council said that they shouldnt expect to make a whole lot of money from their scheme. However, were looking now at around £531,000 for the first two months and were already halfway through august. So a lot of questions being raised, not least by Opposition Group such as the Fightback Campaign heating glasgow, who say that the excuse of bettering the air quality in glasgow is a moot point because the air quality levels have been pretty fine over the last few years and theyve been Holding Steady at acceptable levels and they have accused the Glasgow City Council of really a money making exercise. Near glasgow, of exercise. Near glasgow, of course is the first of four major cities in scotland. Looking at a proposed sls, including abbott, edinburgh, aberdeen and dundee. However they will be learning from perhaps glasgow councils. Short sightedness as 600 of their vehicles are known. Compliance vehicles are known. Compliance and that actually includes 100 every last one of the Parking Enforcement uplift trucks and around 70 of the ban lorries. Around 70 of the ban lorries. Now that last one in sanitation as well as several street sweepers in the city that has a lot of people really concerned about perhaps some causes of infestation as rat numbers have actually been recorded as being on the rise over the last couple of years. And now there are questions that have been raised at home, how bad and how much worse that situation will get for residents. For residents. Okay. And some of the fines, tony, are simply astronomical. Its £480 per day for repeated breach for cars and light goods vehicles, £960 for a piece of fines, a single fine for buses and hgvs. It really, really and hgvs. It really, really feels like a sort of punitive scheme thats hammering motorists. And do you think theres any chance that this will be kicked back or is this now there to stay . Now there to stay . Well, if you call back to just about the end of may, there was a challenge to glasgow earlier in the Court Session in edinburgh. Now that failed. However, the Fightback Campaign here in glasgow has rumbled on and a lot of people are pointing to the fact that thats usually the first this is only the second phase, believe it or not, of this, in june 2024, next year , were going to see residents within the affected area of the low emissions in suddenly they are going to have to also comply whereas theyve been given a stay of up or a stay of following the rules up until next summer. So were going to see perhaps even more of a rise next summer. But as you see, thats doubling. Seems like, you know, for a lot of opposition to the lsc seems like punitive , as the lsc seems like punitive, as you say, going from 60 to 120 480. And of course, for those large vehicles named 60, tony mcguire in glasgow for us. Thank you very much. We do thank you very much. We do want to mention something vaguely important today. The said final, the semi final of the womens world cup , england, the womens world cup, england, are on the brink of winning. I think we can go to south london. Yeah and central under thats box port park in croydon where people are getting ready to leap on their feet. The latest score, martin, is were in injury time three one and were sick. Two minutes into injury time. Were waiting for the heroic moment there about to blow the whistle. There has been lots of injury time, though, in some of these games because of time wasting rules. Some of the games have running to ten minutes have been running to ten minutes of but it should be of injury time, but it should be over soon. Its 3 1 over very, very soon. Its 3 1 presently from presently heroic goals from eddie toone, lauren hemp and Alessia Russo. So we will we Alessia Russo. So we will we will stay on these pictures of the fans. The fans. It would be lovely to see the moment when they just go absolutely nuts. Absolutely nuts. And over in vauxhall there there are fixed, arent they, just waiting for them to do it. Over vauxhall, you see over in vauxhall, you can see lots fans, a lot of lots of matilda fans, a lot of aussies live in that part of london, so theyll be ready to drown one drown their sorrows. Three, one down, seven minutes of injury time now, unless theres a biblical miracle, it looks like that the that the lionesses are to going waltz past the matildas currently 3 1. They will then face spain in the final. Spain the most prolific scorers in the tournament. They beat sweden tournament. They beat sweden yesterday in a dramatic game. By no means will it be an easy final look there. Look, they think its all over. Starting to starting to get ready on the absolutely euphoric. I mean, what an achievement. Hang on, hang on. Is that a looks like it is at the moment. No , theyre through. No, theyre through. No, theyre through. Go on in englands women all through to the final of the world cup. They have beaten australia 3131. There was a late goal in the 86 minute from alexia russo to seal the deal. Can we go back to vauxhall and can we see some miserable aussies . I know we shouldnt gloat at this moment, but they if it was them but they would if it was them here we the aussies are here we go. The aussies are holding their in their holding their heads in their hands. Gloat at hands. We shouldnt gloat at this. Pick we really shouldnt because theyre hosts. Suspect theyre the hosts. I suspect theyre the hosts. I suspect they a little bit they were feeling a little bit cocky, theyve the cocky, but theyve hit the ground more more ground with a bump. More more about football and so much about the football and so much more after this break. The temperatures rising , boxt the temperatures rising, boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. On. Gb news. Hi there. Its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. A couple of fine days coming up today. Dry for most sunny spells onshore shower mostly affecting scots island. For much of the uk, its High Pressure at the moment , not uk, its High Pressure at the moment, not something uk, its High Pressure at the moment , not something weve seen moment, not something weve seen often during the last couple of months, but nevertheless that High Pressure is here for a few days as a result its days and as a result its settled down. There will be a fair amount of cloud around the cloudier skies will be across northern parts of britain and across central and northern scotland in particular. Some showers around further south across england, wales, northern ireland. Many showers will be very isolated for the vast majority, its dry. Therell be some sunshine coming through and itll be warm 24 to 27. In the south, high teens , low in south, high teens, low 20s in the north, then into the evening. Then he showers do disappear under clear skies , disappear under clear skies, especially across southern and western parts. Well see a few western parts. Well see a few fog patches form and therell be some low cloud creeping in from the north sea. So a bit of misty ness about first thing thursday, but its not a cold start. Temperatures staying around the low to mid teens in places. Then we begin things with some low clouds, some mist, some fog. Itll take some time during the first few hours of the day for that to lift. But eventually the cloud will bubble up once again and well see. I think most places dry. But the odd shower for scotland otherwise in any sunny spells, 24 to 26 in the south, high teens, low 20s in the north, the temperatures rising. Rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Or. Or or. Or or. Or or. Or or. 0r or. Or or. Or or. Or or. Or or. Or or. Where or or. Where good afternoon. It is 1 00, good afternoon. It is 1 00, and youre watching the live desk here on gb news with pip tomson and Martin Daubney coming up this wednesday lunchtime. And theyve done it. England fans are going wild box park as the lionesses are in the World Cup Final after after trouncing hosts aussie australia 3 1. The final is on sunday morning against spain. Its going to be against spain. Its going to be a tough match that one pip uk inflation fall sharply for the second month in a row. Chancellor jeremy hunt says the news shows the governments plan is working, but adds that we are not at the finish line. Liam halligan is here and were also live in north devon and gb news can reveal that more than 70,000 channel migrants have crossed illegally into the uk so far this year. The figure comes as authorities brought at least 500 migrants to dover harbour this morning on a very busy day of small boat activity. Were live at the port with our Homeland Security editor , mark white. Security editor, mark white. Plus , the cancelled comic. Plus, the cancelled comic. One of the writers behind father ted. And that is a story about ted. And that is a story about council tax. Ill tell you about this in a second. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. It is 1 01. Im paul hawkins with the latest from the gb newsroom. The Prime Minister newsroom. The Prime Minister claims todays fall in inflation shows his plan is working. Price shows his plan is working. Price rises are continuing to slow due to falls in the cost of food and energy. Latest figures from the office for National Statistics found Consumer Price index inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july. Inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july. For 6. 8 in the year to july. For june it was 7. 9. Its now the lowest rate since february last yeah lowest rate since february last year. However the governments preferred measure of inflation cpi does not include housing costs like mortgage payments. Costs like mortgage payments. The bank of england, england will decide whether to raise Interest Rates or not on september the 21st. Chief secretary to the treasury, john glenn, says the government are on track to half inflation by the end of the year. Todays significant drop to the lowest rate of increase since february last year is welcome news. But i dont want to say were complacent in government because it wont be a Straight Line path necessarily, but we are on track to get to halve inflation by the end of the year, 3 by this time next year. And then to on 2, which is the long term target that weve always wanted the bank of england to get back to neck next year. Rise in regulated rail fares in england will be below 9. Regulated fares cover roughly 45 of journeys, including season tickets. The government p99s season tickets. The government pegs regulated rail fare rises to the Retail Prices. Index measure of inflation or rpi , measure of inflation or rpi, which is higher than cpi. Fares which is higher than cpi. Fares will rise from next march. House will rise from next march. House pnces will rise from next march. House prices have continued to slow across the uk in the 12 months to june. Figures from the ons to june. Figures from the ons show house price growth of 1. 7 compared to 1. 8 in the year to may house prices are growing fastest in the north east of england, 4. 7 in the year to june. England, 4. 7 in the year to june. London house prices have june. London house prices have actually fallen over the same penod actually fallen over the same period by nought point 6. Gb news can reveal people smugglers have packed small boats with up to 65 people in each dinghy, which usually carry 50 people at Maximum Capacity , almost 500 Maximum Capacity, almost 500 people on board. Several small boats have already been taken to dover harbour, pushing the total number of migrants who have entered the country illegally to over 17,000. This year. In small boats, uk border force are on red alert as they expect an extremely busy day of migrant activity. Wildfires continue to activity. Wildfires continue to blaze across the mediterranean in both france and the canary islands. This was the situation islands. This was the situation last night on the side of a mountain in tenerife. Nearby mountain in tenerife. Nearby villages were evacuated. By this villages were evacuated. By this morning, the fire had already devastated roughly 320 acres near the mount taita volcano that spains higher peak nigel farage, is urging the transport secretary to block the expansion of the ultra low emission zone ulez to the outskirts of london. He says mark harper could use section 143 of the Greater London Authority Act to block the expansion. Londons ulez will be extended to the whole of london on august the 29th. Anyone whos interested in bidding for the collapsed retailer wilko has until the end of today to put in an offer. The high street chain fell into Administration Last week , 12,500 Administration Last week, 12,500 jobs across 400 stores are in jeopardy. Today is the deadline jeopardy. Today is the deadline set by administrators for the first round of offers in englands lionesses are through to their first ever World Cup Final after beating host australia 3 1 in sydney. Everton got englands first goal in the 36th minute, sending england fans delirious at this fanzone in south. London australia in south. London australia equalised through sam kerr in the second half, but lauren, hemp and millie bright put england 3 1 up. Theyll face spain in sunday morning. England 3 1 up. Theyll face spain in sunday morning. Final this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by playing by saying play gb news. Now back to martyn and. Pip now back to martyn and. Pip thanks very much paul. Well it is quite a moment because for the First Time Since 1966, an england team is into a football World Cup Final and its the women. Yeah, ive got to say, if you want something done properly, maybe get the lionesses on the job. Superb victory 3 1 against the aussies, against the matildas down under in sydney on their home turf. Absolutely excellent. Alessia russo got on excellent. Alessia russo got on the 86th minute. Lauren hemp in the 86th minute. Lauren hemp in the 71st minute had been 1 1 up to that point. England were fancied to win this game, but theyre now playing spain in the final. Spain, the most prolific scorers the tournament, scorers in the tournament, looking be an looking quite tasty, wont be an easy, tasty. Easy, very tasty. But this is what we were saying earlier. Spain are very good. Were not the winners yet, are we . Were not. They think its all over, but its not quite yet. But its a fantastic result. A real grudge match in the warm up. Earlier, the aussie fans were booing the lionesses i thought very unsporting, but lets face it. But no love lost between england and australia. No matter what the sport. No matter what the sport. These are the scenes in the uk. This is a box park in south uk. This is a box park in south london. The reaction as englands women reached that World Cup Final thats taking place on sunday. They send euphonc place on sunday. They send euphoric fans there. I cant see many aussies or if there are any, we cant see them because theyre standing very still. Theyre standing very still. Well, thats croydon. Thats basically thats a home turf. Thats england fans majority. We had pictures earlier from Vauxhall Vauxhall as an area of south london where a lot of aussies live, not so much celebration going on there. Pip theyve got their heads in their hands , but you know, they were hands, but you know, they were beaten the better team. And beaten by the better team. And despite the england have despite the fact england have picked of key picked up a couple of key injuries now a player injuries, we now have a player who can get back to the final who can get back to the final who had a red card. Yeah, weve had plenty of reaction now coming through to englands gary lineker englands victory. Gary lineker has posted on a ex saying its been a while after this semi final. Absolutely superb semi final. Absolutely superb performance. Former england performance. Former England Rugby player hugo monye, hes been full of praise as well. Hes tweeted, saying, hows about that . And was full of praise for lauren hemp. Yeah. And im surprised that gary lineker didnt say despite brexit, english word got through. This is not a day for politics. Martin come on. Were allowed to have a bit of fun. Lets keep it to the lets keep it to the sport. Interesting as well, actually, heanng interesting as well, actually, hearing from england fans on houdayin hearing from england fans on holiday in egypt and theyve been talking about how poll been talking about how the poll was because everybody was so quiet because everybody was so quiet because everybody was in their hotel rooms watching it. So all that fighting for the sunbeds that weve been hearing about over the last few days, youd have got by the by the pool got a sunbed by the by the pool today. Got a sunbed by the by the pool today. So those are those are today. So those are those are the latest scenes will obviously be more but be talking about that more but well englands women and well done to englands women and now we are going to talk something a lot more serious. Yes. Yes. On a sobering note, heres Liam Halligan, because inflation has dropped to 6. 8 and he called it right, the lowest figure for 17 months. Its been dnven figure for 17 months. Its been driven by a fall in energy bills and an easing in food prices. And an easing in food prices. Inflation, yes. So Liam Halligan is here in the studio with on the money. The studio with on the money. Liam isnt it funny people england only gets a World Cup Finals when were outside the european union. Well , european union. Well, yeah, european union. Well , yeah, there we european union. Well, yeah, there we go. Well, yeah, there we go. A little bit of brexit anyway. So, so predictable. So so, so predictable. So predictable. Right what a game though. What a game though. What a game. Game. What a game. Game. What a game. Game. What a game. But we do. Weve got plenty of other things to talk well. So lets get talk about as well. So lets get back to the serious stuff. I know its unlike me to not want to about. No, i dont. Want to talk about. No, i dont. On the surface, this does sound positive, but maybe on the surface, this does sou so positive, but maybe on the surface, this does sou so muchositive, but maybe on the surface, this does sou so much whenz, but maybe on the surface, this does sou so much when you1t maybe on the surface, this does sou so much when you delve be on the surface, this does sou so much when you delve a bit deepeh liam i think thats a fair sum of where we are. Pip so ive got some little graphics here for you. I know you like a graphic, the graphic, so weve got the Consumer Price index. Thats the headune Consumer Price index. Thats the headline inflation. It went up by 7. 9 in june. From june 2022. This basket of goods. And it went up just 6. 8 in july. We got that figure this morning. Thats much, much lower , but thats much, much lower, but its still well above three times the bank of englands 2 target. Its also high as i show on the next graphic by international standards, because weve got the highest inflation in the g7. Still, the uk in the g7. Still, the uk inflation at 6. 8, as i said, across the eurozone, its 5. 3. In the us, its 3. 2. That is largely because in the eurozone mainland europe, they subsidise their Energy Prices to a much greater extent than here and also in the us, theyve got lots of cheap energy because of fracking, food Price Inflation is still, i think , unjustifiably is still, i think, unjustifiably high because we know input pnces high because we know input prices for Food Producers have been falling, not like not least fertiliser and fuel prices. You see there in june , 17. 3. Food see there in june, 17. 3. Food Price Inflation, it was 14. 8. In july. Its worth saying, by the july. Its worth saying, by the way, and this isnt a dig, thats just a fact. Food Price Inflation is higher across europe. So that is right, though. The price of some staples , the price of some staples, such as milk and bread, it ill come on let me finish the graphics, if i may. The other thing that i wanted to say, and i think this is really important and very few journalists look at this number, the Producer Price index. What is that that captures the prices of the inputs that firms need to produce and deliver the goods and services that they then sell to us. And producer Price Inflation isnt only falling, its gone negative. What does its gone negative. What does that mean . It means actual price of these inputs, whether its wholesale food, whether its timber , steel, whatever it is , timber, steel, whatever it is, theyre now falling in absolute terms. And what i would say is we arent seeing nearly enough passthrough of those falling input prices onto consumers. I think theres a mismatch between still high headline inflation, though. Its come down and actually negative producer Price Inflation. But in the end, those pnces inflation. But in the end, those prices will be passed through because competition between providers will eventually prevail. So if prices to produce are going down yet prices on the shelves are still high. Thats profiteering right there. Its okay. Im not accusing any particular firm of anything thats why im talking in the round. But you can see the headune round. But you can see the headline numbers a lot of firms would say yes, but we lost loads of money during lockdown. We of money during lockdown. We have to rebuild. Were investing in whatever it is. But i agree with you, martin. I think food pnces with you, martin. I think food prices should be coming down by now, not just less inflation and certainly not double digit inflation that weve still got. I think they should be coming down in absolute terms. And i think that would be great for a lot of a lot of a lot of families and households across the uk and ministers seem to agree with me because theyll brief the press. Oh, we got all the food retailing giants into downing street. We a proper downing street. We had a proper grown conversation. Dont do grown up conversation. Dont do in private if youre the minister and you know whats going on, say in public, you dont have to name particular companies but say, i think the supermarkets are , you know, supermarkets are, you know, being opportunist here. Being too opportunist here. I think we need to see prices fall. Theres nothing wrong with that. Indeed, that. And indeed, the competition and markets authority , our main of authority, our main sort of regulatory body in this is regulatory body in this area, is now doing investigations not in just just housebuilders, but also into some of the supermarkets. So if there isnt any profiteering going on or even any signs of profiteering, why are they doing the investigation . Investigation . Wheres the money going . And of analysis out today by of course, analysis out today by the labour party monthly bills are up £350 and are still going up £350 and particularly stubborn, as you keep liam, its food keep mentioning, liam, its food inflation. Times inflation. Its seven times higher than one year ago. Higher now than one year ago. But if the prices are coming but if, if the prices are coming down, arent we paying less . Down, why arent we paying less . What people about this . What can people do about this . Just just shop around, refuse to pay just just shop around, refuse to pay these . Weve seen weve seen well, weve seen weve seen the discounters, aldi, little, you to them. You know, fair play to them. Theyve big chunk of theyve taken a big chunk of market share. Know, tesco is market share. You know, tesco is still its still , you still the giant. Its still, you know, by far and away the most important supermarket in the uk in terms of market share. In terms of market share. Sainsburys is still up there as well, but the likes of waitrose have lost a bit of market share and aldi and lidl have gained a lot of market share with people going to the discounters, to going to the discounters, to going for, you know, super markets, own brands. And so on. And its the reason i hesitated about asked replying about staples , not only because we staples, not only because we wanted to do the graphics, also because quite a lot of those discount supermarkets will use staples like milk and bread is what we call loss leaders to get you through the door. You know, one of them, which i wont mention, but go there all the mention, but i go there all the time. They really cheap, time. They sell really cheap, fresh yeah. And that gets fresh meat. Yeah. And that gets you and youre you there. And when youre there, then youll end up buying all your other stuff. But hotel and air yeah, but hotel and air travel thats still going up. Travel thats still going up. Is still going up. That that is still going up. That is up. And its, you is still going up. And its, you know, hospital industry has know, the hospital industry has lost of money during lost a lot of money during lockdown. The Airline Industry obviously was massively shut down globally by lockdowns. So down globally by lockdowns. So there will be companies who are telling themselves, were not profiteering, were not price gouging. Were ensuring the gouging. Were ensuring the survival of our business. So there are always two sides to these stories. But i there are always two sides to these stories. But i think particularly on food, ive used some quite Strong Language there because i have looked closely at the situation and i do think some Food Retailers , im not some Food Retailers, im not naming names, some Food Retailers are taking advantage of a high price environment to push prices up further than falling input prices. Now would would would suggest they should be. Well, liam, you called it right this if youve got any lottery numbers. No i havent though. Heres heres Something Else id say just briefly. I do think the bank of england will raise Interest Rates again on the 21st of september this fall in inflation. It isnt a fall enough to convince the Monetary Policy committee that they can afford to not raise Interest Rates. Rates. Still tough times ahead. Thank you, Liam Halligan. As eveh thank you, Liam Halligan. As ever, excellent advice. Okay. Ever, excellent advice. Okay. Matt dronfield is the managing director of debt free advice , a director of debt free advice, a charity which gives free and expert advice to individuals with problem debt. Thanks for joining us on the show today. So what kind of people are you talking to at the moment . What kinds of difficulties are they facing . Were hearing about food and the basics become an increasing problem. More and more people are about more people are just about managing. Managing. Youre absolutely right. Debt youre absolutely right. Debt free advice has been providing our freedom. Partial advice for our freedom. Partial advice for more 17 years now. Our more than 17 years now. Our advisers have never been busier supporting people who are already working really, really hard. You know, often theres this idea or concept that people that need debt advice or are struggling financially is because theyre not working hard enough or theyre relying too much the state for benefits much on the state for benefits for our customers. That simply isnt the case. That simply isnt the case. Have seen really big we have seen a really big increase in what we refer to as our covid heroes, our teachers, our covid heroes, our teachers, our our supermarket our nurses, our supermarket workers, even that are already doing 40, 50 hours a week but are still struggling to meet their high living costs. And people come to us with so many debts. Now, two thirds of our customers are coming to us with a debt around their housing, be that their rent or their mortgage and indeed council tax. Were also seeing a massive increase in the number of people were having to refer to food banks. So the situation is really worrying. Really worrying. And then at the same time youve got the Prime Minister saying theres light at the end of the tunnel. But but for the people youre talking about, matt, its a very long tunnel. Matt, its a very long tunnel. Thats a question. If the lights at the end of the tunnel, where does the tunnel end . Because our customers have been struggling for years now and as i said, theyre already juggling multiple often multiple jobs. Theyre often doing childcare or looking after elderly relatives as well. Theres only so much our advisers can advise on. We can work with people to maximise their income, looking at benefits that somebody might be entitled to but not might not be claiming. There are also from the utility providers unknown grants that may be available through the trusts that they have that customers might be eligible to but are not widely known about. So our advisers can apply known about. So our advisers can apply for those grants on customers behalf. And what free customers behalf. And what free and impartial advice can also do is work with creditors , the is work with the creditors, the people you owe money to to, people that you owe money to to, negotiate payment plan or if negotiate a payment plan or if its that might not be in its debt that might not be in your name. We often see many customers that come to us when ex partner has taken out a line of credit in their name without their knowledge. We can negotiate on their behalf as well directly the creditors well directly with the creditors , permission to work , with their permission to work down those costs to make sure that paying what that you only paying back what you owe and youre paying back what to you to what is affordable to you to make sure that youve got enough to live on as well. Right Liam Halligan was matt Liam Halligan there was thought no light thought about theres no light at of tunnel in at the end of the tunnel in terms Interest Rate rises for terms of Interest Rate rises for mortgages homeowners. Im mortgages for homeowners. Im old the sort old enough to remember the sort of sky high rates of the 80s when repossessions started to become how many become a big issue. How many people will you say are coming to you with real concerns about being able to pay their rent or to pay their mortgage, and how much of an expansion have you seen so we have seen a massive increase since the beginning of this year. Weve seen a 65 increase in the number of people ringing our freephone helpline for that free and impartial advice. And two thirds of those are coming to us with debts relating to their housing costs. Even their mortgage or their rents. And as mortgage or their rents. And as much as banks are doing much as possible to support people who are mortgage customers in terms of being able to defer your payments or switch from a capital payment to an interest payment, there any payment, there isnt any protection that are protection for those that are renting , and landlords are very renting, and landlords are very likely , if not probably to pass likely, if not probably to pass those increased costs onto their tenants. So thats a concern for tenants. So thats a concern for the biggest chunk of the people that turn to ask for help around those that rent. Those that rent. Matt dronfield , managing matt dronfield, managing director of debt free advice , director of debt free advice, really appreciate your input this afternoon. Thanks so much. And i think thats one of the main things is that if you are struggling , talk to somebody. Do struggling, talk to somebody. Do not struggle alone. Yeah, because talking will help and then people will put you in touch with others and theyre always is help out there. Yeah. And there is that sort of sense of shame that ive failed. But thats the case. And. But thats not the case. And people been being pinched people have been being pinched at ends rising prices of at both ends by rising prices of food basics bills being food basics bills and also being squeeze Mortgage Rates. And food basics bills and also being squeeand Mortgage Rates. And food basics bills and also being squeeand moretgage rates. And food basics bills and also being squeeand more ordinarytes. And food basics bills and also being squeeand more ordinary people, more and more ordinary people, hard respectable more and more ordinary people, hard have aspectable more and more ordinary people, hard have beentable more and more ordinary people, hard have been dragged into taxpayers have been dragged into this conundrum. Theres nothing to be ashamed of about that. Absolutely we sound like your mother, dont yeah well, we do meet dont we . Yeah well, we do meet it, right . Do stay with us here on gb news. We will be live in dover the latest on the dover for the latest on the small boat crisis. Go small boat crisis. Dont go anywhere. Looks like things are anywhere. Looks like things are heating up. Heating up. Boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Of weather on. Gb news. Hi there. Its aidan magee here from the met office with the gb news forecast. A couple of fine days coming up today. Dry for most sunny spells, odd shower, most affecting scotland for much of the uk. Its High Pressure at the moment. Not something weve seen often dunng something weve seen often during the last couple of months, but nevertheless that High Pressure is here for a few days and as a result its settled down. There will be a fair amount of cloud around the cloudy skies will be across northern parts of britain and across central and northern scotland, in particular. Some showers around further south across england , wales, northern across england, wales, northern ireland, many showers will be very isolated for the vast majority , its dry. Therell be majority, its dry. Therell be some sunshine coming through and itll be warm. 24 to 27. In the south, high teens, low 20s in the north, then into the evening, then showers do disappear under clear skies, especially across southern and western parts. Well see a few fog patches form and therell be some low cloud creeping in from the north sea. So a bit of misty ness about first thing thursday, but its not a cold start. Temperatures staying around the low to mid teens in places. Then we begin things with some low clouds, some mist, some fog. Itll take some time during the first few hours of the day for that to lift. But eventually the cloud will bubble up once again and well see. I think most places dry. But the odd shower for scotland otherwise in any sunny spells, 24 to 26 in the south, high teens, low 20s in the north looks like things are heating up. Boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on. This evening. Gb news the people channel britains watching. Channel britains watching. Welcome back. Gb news can reveal that the uk border force and maritime authorities are on red alert as multiple small migrant boats have been spotted in the English Channel today. More than 17,000 migrants have crossed the channel since the start of this year, with almost 500 migrants arriving in dover harbour this morning. Dover harbour this morning. Well, joining us live now is from dover is gb news home and security editor mark white with the latest. Mark, were on course for a record breaking day in the channel whats the latest there . There . Well, weve got a bit of a lull at the moment, because what happens is that in the morning, the people smugglers take advantage of this sort of prevailing tide conditions and they push small boats out and they push small boats out and they did that to a very large degree this morning. Border degree this morning. Border force were prepared in the coming days for a number of red days. They call it effectively red alert status within the agency so that theyve got all of their assets in place to be able to cope with the surge. And we understand that at least eight small boats came across in that morning surge and what is likely to happen is that in the early evening, well probably get another few boats pushing off from france. This is the off from france. This is the first decent weather spell weve had really since the tragedy in french waters on saturday. When that dinghy was overcome. And migrants ended up in the water with six of them, at least drowning. And theres a real concern now thats being expressed by maritime agencies and border force about what the people smugglers are doing in terms of loading up these boats with increasing numbers of people. I mean, what we had in terms of the small boats crisis in the early years were these tiny dinghies that would come across and thered be about half across and thered be about half a dozen people in them. Then he used to park them out to a dozen or so, a few, you know, a year or so, a few, you know, a year or two after that, it was up to about 20 or so in the small boats. And the last year or two, 30, 40, and then 50 all of the time they just pushed the boundanes. Time they just pushed the boundaries. And the more people boundaries. And the more people they stuck on these boats than they stuck on these boats than the more precarious that journey is across the channel. And now they are north of 65 people on these dinghies, at least for of these dinghies, at least for of the dinghies that came in today. The counts that we did give a rough estimate of 65 on four of those eight dinghies that came across today that understandably is very concerning for those border force and other maritime agencies. Agencies. And mark, you might think that what happened on saturday might actually deter people, but it doesnt seem to, does it . Maybe it shakes them up a little bit or maybe they havent heard about it, but they still want to embark on what is even if the weather is good, it is still a perilous journey. Perilous journey. Yeah, i mean, its not going to really deter. I yeah, i mean, its not going to really deter. I dont think the people that are determined to get here remember, many of them will have crossed the mediterranean as well. And a very precarious potential journey there. And they will have come through many countries with a determination to get to the uk. This is the last leg. Yes, theres a risk , but in the yes, theres a risk, but in the totality of those that are crossing , their calculation is crossing, their calculation is the chances of them drowning are clearly relatively small and for the people smugglers, well, theres no way that theyre going to give up because it is a massive industry for them. They are making hundreds of millions of pounds in a good month in the engush of pounds in a good month in the English Channel. I just want to show you again a down at the harbour just gives you an indication of what border force is doing at the moment. These two catamarans. In fact, theres just one of them there now. The other one has moved out to a tasking. I think that vessel there carried , we think , about there carried, we think, about 65 or so people in a little earlier. And it is just waiting for things inevitably to get a bit busier again as the day progressed. But at the border progressed. But at the border force has got its vessels out there. But as with the situation last week on the busy days, we see that the rnli get called in because border force even today with four vessels out in the engush with four vessels out in the English Channel, cant actually cope with that. When you get 8 or 9 boats coming across at once. And so we had dover lifeboat out and we had ramsgate and we had dungeness lifeboat sides as well. So you can see that all of those agencies are involved. And then, of course , involved. And then, of course, theres the french side of things. And controversially, of course, this tactic or we of operating that they have, which is they wont intervene once the boats in the water, they say its too dangerous because the migrants dont want to get on their boat in the first place. If they tried to push them physically back, there could be, you know , tragic consequence you know, tragic consequence resulting from that. So they resulting from that. So they just escort them a shadow them at a distance until they get across to the uk waters. And of course, once they get to the 12 mile mark, thats when theyre picked up by a board of fours or by the lifeboats. Very controversial, of course, lots that would like to see the french just be a bit more robust and push them back because you know, the danger is already there. Six people died at the weekend and the maritime agencies tell us that last week they had six separate incidents. They responded to where migrants were in the water, where theyd fallen off these dinghies or had been swept off the dinghies by a wave. So clearly its dangerous out there anyway. Perhaps it makes clearly its dangerous out there anyway. Perhaps it makes more sense for the french authorities when they are close to shore and in relatively short , shallow in relatively short, Shallow Water to start pushing them back i okay, mark white, thank you for all that latest update live from dover. From dover. Lots more still to come, including adding would you pay cash for a cuddle . Cash for a cuddle . That is a serious question. That is a serious question. That is a serious question. Well be talking all about that very shortly. But first, here are the News Headlines with paul hawkins. Its 132. Paul hawkins. Its132. Im paul hawkins with the latest from the gb newsroom. The Prime Minister claims todays fall in inflation shows his plan is working. Price shows his plan is working. Price rises are continuing to slow due to falls in the cost of food and energy. The latest figures from the office for National Statistics found Consumer Price index inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july. Index inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july. For to 6. 8 in the year to july. For june was 7. 9. Its now the lowest rate since february last yeah lowest rate since february last year. The bank of england will decide whether to raise Interest Rates or not on september 21st, next years rise in regulated rail fares in england will be below 9. Regulated fares cover roughly 45 of journeys, including season tickets. The government pegs regulated rail fare rises to the Retail Prices. Index measure of inflation or rpi , which is higher than cpi rpi, which is higher than cpi fares will rise from next march. House prices have continued to slow across the uk in the 12 months to june. Figures from the months to june. Figures from the ons show house price growth of 1. 7 compared to 1. 8 in the year to may. House prices are growing fastest in the north east of england, 4. 7 in the year to june. London house the year to june. London house pnces the year to june. London house prices have actually fallen over the same period by nought point 6. Gb news can reveal people smugglers have packed small boats with up to 65 people per vessel, 15 more than the Maximum Capacity, almost 500 people on board. Several small boats have already been taken to dover harbour, pushing the total number of migrants whove entered the country illegally to over 17,000 this year. Uk border force are on red alert as they expect an extremely busy day of migrant activity and englands lionesses are through to their first ever World Cup Final after beating hosts australia 3 1 in sydney. Luton got englands first goal in the 36th minute as australia equalised through sam kerr in the second half. Lauren hemp and millie bright put england 3 1 up. Theyll face spain in sunday mornings. Final spain in sunday mornings. Final you can get more on all those stories via our website. Stories via our website. News. Com. News. Com. Dereck bullion sponsors the Financial Report on gb news for gold and silver investment. Gold and silver investment. Lets get a quick snapshot of todays markets. The pound will buy you 1. 27, four, 5 and ,1. 168. The price of gold is £1,494. 42 per ounce. And the ftse 100 at 7348 points. Direct bullion sponsors the Financial Report on news for physical Investment Company right through until 7 00 this evening. News the peoples. Channel i. Hello. Youre watching the live desk on gb news with Martin Daubney and pip tomson. Food Price Inflation has eased, but it still remains high as the cost of living crisis persists. But how are higher prices putting pressure on your Household Finances . And do any Household Finances . And do any of you have faith in the government and the bank of england to ease the burden . Well, lets cross now to our south west of england, reporter jeff moody joined by our jeff moody whos joined by our peoples hello to you Peoples Panel hello to you again, geoff. So are people again, geoff. So what are people telling down there in telling you down in there in nonh telling you down in there in norhow . How . How . Hello. Yes, im here in bideford outside the cool beans cafe , and weve got a bit of a cafe, and weve got a bit of a party going on here. Weve had plenty coffees and breakfast plenty of coffees and breakfast this and the sun is this morning and the sun is shining. Been very kind on shining. Its been very kind on us start us today. Dermot, lets start with you. Now. Youre a conservative councillor down here and an hour ago you were talking to me about your Small Business and how how hard things are at the moment. Traditionally the conservatives are regarded as the party of Small Business, arent they . Do you still think they are . They are . I do, 100. i do, 100. I do, 100. I still believe that the conservative party are for Small Business. If you look at tories and in general the Small Businesses around torridge, weve got more businesses coming through and more the self employed aspect of it. So many self employed people around this area. Now we are the logical party, the party i say conservative party would be you dont make the figures up. Its a hard line. Its black and white figures. You may not like the black and white figures that weve got at the moment, but its still the black white its still the black and white figures that all got go figures that weve all got to go by. If labour party by. Now, if its labour Party Liberal party, its great making figures up, but these figures dont when comes to dont match when it comes to proper now i proper accounts. Now im, i still 100 the still believe 100 the conservative small conservative party are for Small Businesses. Businesses. Fair to say many is it fair to say that many Small Business are suffering at the moment . The moment . I think like every business, inflation has hit them hard, but Small Businesses are really a holding their own in this particular economic environment. Youve only got to look at the employment figures. Weve got nearly the largest employment force that weve had and the situation is all right. It dropped, the unemployment rose a little bit last month, but its still very, very strong. That still very, very strong. That means that Small Business are holding their employ , their holding their employ, their employment force. Were also got a million vacancies in jobs. I mean, we need to fill those. And of course, we are finding that down here in tourism in the in the recreation industry, we need to be able to get more people and we need to train them up. And of course, that that factors in to housing them down here, which of course is a problem. Many pub owners wouldnt agree with you. Many pubs are having to shut down at the moment. Alarming number of moment. An Alarming Number of pubs per day, arent they . You problem with pubs is that if you are wet lead you are in difficulty. The real answer to that is that if youre only selling dnnks that if youre only selling drinks , its a very tough call. Drinks, its a very tough call. So basically if you look round the pubs that are really succeeding and holding their own, are those pubs that are serving food and theyre providing to a certain extent, particularly around here, entertainment. I can point to the joiners here in biddeford, 2 or 3 in appledore, where theyre actually have regular entertainment. Actually have regular entertainment. Thats the way entertainment. Thats the way forward. Youve got to improvise and thats what Small Business is doing. Is doing. But you were saying earlier on that biddeford feels very rundown now compared to it was before. But when i walk up and before. But when i walk up and down the street here, theres plenty of shops. They all seem to be doing a very good trade, dont they . There seems to be lots of lots of different types of stores along here. It doesnt seem to be run particularly run down at the moment. Down at the moment. Well, some of the buildings , well, some of the buildings, i mean, theres a big one just along the road here, which is very rundown. And that is sad to see for any of us that have lived here a long time. But i agree with my colleagues in a Small Businesses are the people that are actually keeping the town alive because they are the ones that are and theyre putting in a lot of effort because they need to. Its their living and therefore they are happy to do it. And weve lost a few of the Bigger Companies in the town which its quite sad in a way, because a lot of the people like the one, the old woolworths and that in the high street that i think did an awful good service for the town. We do good service for the town. We do need to encourage if you are the larger ones, we need, as i said earlier, we need theres no clothing shops or anything much in the town and that now but Everything Else, the Small Businesses are really keeping the town alive. The town alive. Thank you very much. Well be back in about an hours time. So if you happen to be in the north devon area near bideford, do come to the call beans cafe. The coffees are on gb news a superb thank you. Jeff moody, for all the latest there from north devon. You want common sense. You speak to the people. Moving on, nigel farage is demanding transport secretary mark harper uses section 143 of the Greater London Authority Act of 1999 to block his controversial ulez expansion. Nigel argues harper could use a section above to stop its extension scheduled for 29th of august that he is calling detrimental to every county bordering Greater London. Well, another area of the uk with a scheme at aimed at tackling air pollution is glasgow, now their sixth thousand penalty fines were issued last month for breaches of the scottish citys new low emission zone. According to new emission zone. According to new figures, thats twice the number issued in june , the first month issued in june, the first month the scheme to tackle air pollution in the city centre started operating. Tell us more started operating. Tell us more is gb news scotland reporter tony mcguire , who joins us from tony mcguire, who joins us from glasgow. This tony mcguire, who joins us from glasgow. This number of fines, its huge, tony. Is it because people are ignoring the rules or because they dont know about them . Them . And its kind of hard to gauge, i dare say quite a lot of the opposition today in glasgow would argue that it was the latter , that that this scheme latter, that that this scheme was rushed out for in order for glasgow to be first. Now way back in january, i spoke to unit section chief chairman for glasgow cabdrivers and that was very much his impression was that very little time for preparation was given in order to prepare for june the preparation was given in order to prepare forjune the 1st. So to prepare for june the 1st. So when that rolled out in june, the first Glasgow City Council had somewhat of a bedding period where any drivers who broke the regulations and they were issued with a £60 fine and it was only one pair of vehicle. However, then the start of july, that familiarisation period was no more and we saw starting to see that the consecutive doubling of fines as some vehicles and drivers continuously broke the limit. So £60 is your is your fine for a single breaking of the regulation to bring a non euro for or euro sex vehicle into the city limits but then that doubles. To 123 to 40 and that doubles. To 123 to 40 and so on. So what we really have seen is that actually some vehicles have been charged as much as 40, 80 for the small vehicles and for delivery vehicles and for delivery vehicles and for delivery vehicles and trucks and then for larger heavy goods, vehicles and buses that fine goes all the way up to £960. So you mentioned there the doubling of 3000 fines in june to 6000 in july. There the doubling of 3000 fines in june to 6000 in july. But in june to 6000 in july. But actually the financial sort of equivalent of that is about £175,000 in june. And. £356,000 £175,000 in june. And. £356,000 in july, showing a real doubling, which is more than half £1 million going towards the city council in the first couple of months of their scheme. So there are the council has a spokesperson has said that there is an expectation in that the mpd would have been a lower number. However, they are still seeing that the compliance, 90 of vehicles, as i have nothing to worry about as they pass in and out of glasgow city centre. But meanwhile of course Opposition Groups like the glasgow Fightback Campaign, they are saying that air pollution and glasgow have actually been acceptable levels for quite some time and that they are pointing the finger at the council for just this being a money making exercise. Exercise. Okay, tony. Tony maguire talking to us from glasgow. Talking to us from glasgow. Thanks very much for explaining all that. Now, were you are you all that. Now, were you are you a father of a fan of father ted . Yeah me, me, me, me, me. I certainly am. Yeah because ted writer Graham Linehan has had his comedy show cancelled due to concerns over his views on gender. The venue leith arches has said it was unaware of mr linehan booking and that he would now not be taking part as his views did not align with their overall values. Their overall values. Well, Graham Lennon is most famous for his work with the show for the ted. And lets remind ourselves now of that comedy classic dougal google. Comedy classic dougal google. Are you going over four miles an hour . Ted . Ted . Im doing fine. Im doing fine. Leave me alone. Are you doing over four . Oh, jed. Oh, jed. Oh, jed. No, i am. No, i am. no, i am. Dont listen to me. Theres a bomb on the milk float. Bomb . Right whos that for . No deliver to anyone. Its going to go off and kill you. That must have put it there because i got him sacked. When you go under four miles an hour, itll go off. The bomb will go off. Have you got that . Have you got that . Well, super serve. And whod have thought that the writer of that now be going on that show would now be going on to be called a fascist . Well, to be called a fascist . Well, joining us now is the comedian and news of and gb news presenter of headliners, a good pal of mine, leo leo here we are. Leo curse leo here we are. Comedy being normally comedy being cancelled normally countries north korea do countries like north korea do that. Countries like north korea do that. Can you tell countries like north korea do that. Can you tell us what particular faux faux pas that graham committed to get cancelled . Cancelled . So graham has been a big advocate. For gender realism. Advocate. For gender realism. So hes critical of trans ideology that wants to sterilise and maim gay and lesbian children. And he also stands up children. And he also stands up for womens for womens rights. He wants , you know, safe he wants, you know, safe spaces for women separated by biology , sex rather than what biology, sex rather than what pronouns theyve got in their twitter bio. So yeah, i mean, twitter bio. So yeah, i mean, hes been hes been a big, big advocate for that. I dont really understand why. I mean, hes a bloke. I mean, i think the, i think the gender ideologists are , are not super, ideologists are, are not super, but ive got other stuff to go on with. But yeah, for whatever reason, hes really, hes really sort of made that his mission and thats, got the backs and thats, thats got the backs up sort of the trans up of the sort of the trans rights activists and theyve complained to this venue whove immediately cancelled them. Its interesting, the and its interesting, the venue cancelled venue when the venue cancelled him , they said this is an him, they said this is an inclusive space, so were banning him. Its like thats not how inclusive he works. That means youre a discriminatory space. Its the opposite of being inclusive. Inclusive. And graham is now saying that he he is considering taking legal action unless that decision is reversed. I mean, how likely do you think he is to get an apology and for him to be able to perform . Able to perform . Weve seen this weve seen this already with joanna cherry, who was going to do a talk and an evening at the stand comedy venue. Venue. And i think that was that was either an edinburgh, glasgow. Um, and she was she was cancelled for similar reasons and, and then she, she , she sued and, and then she, she, she sued or she, she threatened legal action. Shes a, shes a lawyer. So there is precedent there for, for venues facing legal action if they discriminate against someone based on their protected beliefs which is whats happened to graham in this case, which is what happened to joanna cherry so yeah, i really hope, i mean, comedy unleashed who are putting on the, putting on the night . Um, you know, theyre, theyre behind theyre steadfast behind comedians theyll theyll support legal action and provide im sure im sure theyd provide funding you know theyve, theyve done things in the past to make sure that comedians arent arent silenced. So yeah , i think this venue could have could have jumped before it looked and could be in a lot of hot water. So leo, a lot of people on the liberal left would say cancel culture isnt real. And yet here we are in a grahams clearly being cancelled. It didnt lose lot cancelled. It didnt lose a lot of said only about of money he said only about £100. As a up comic £100. But as a stand up comic yourself, how do you sort of view this, kind of view this this, this kind of creeping the idea that creeping towards the idea that certain types of comedy is verboten . Isnt meant to verboten . Isnt comedy meant to be the last bastion where you can satirise and can satirise anybody and anything . Anything . Yeah, exactly. And comedy is yeah, exactly. And comedy is supposed to, you know , poke supposed to, you know, poke holes, poke, poke fun at the establishment author doxy. And you know what weve got at the moment is an established author establishment orthodoxy that says, oh yeah, if you change your pronouns, if you say youre a woman, then youre a woman. And obviously thats, thats right. For mocked. Right. For, for being mocked. Comedians should be and comedians should be questioning authority and questioning authority and questioning these rules. Thats exactly what comedy should should be doing. So for comedians to get cancelled like this and then other are coming out other comedians are coming out and actually supporting the cancellation. Couldnt believe it. Joke belfield mark lamarr, theyve out. Oh, yeah. Well theyve come out. Oh, yeah. Well this yeah, this. This is this is yeah, this. This is good. Like, you nuts . Good. Its like, are you nuts . Your turkeys voting for christmas . Youre saying oppressed . That christmas . Youre saying oppre you . That christmas . Youre saying oppre you . Something that1at when you Say Something that people is wrong , then you people think is wrong, then you know youre going get know youre going to get cancelled as well. The idea that youre always going to be on the right accepted opinion is as right of accepted opinion is as absolute nonsense as a comedian. Youre always, you know, is there a concern, leo, that the fans could turn on you, though, and if that did happen, then you might have to think about changing your content. Yeah, i changing your content. Yeah, i mean , if people dont want to mean, if people dont want to buy a ticket , let them not buy buy a ticket, let them not buy a ticket. I mean, Graham Lennons ticket. I mean, Graham Lennons show had sold out. So let those people be the judge. I mean, when comedians go up stage , when comedians go up on stage, we dont need moral arbiters. We dont need gatekeepers saying, oh, this persons allowed, this persons because persons not allowed because were front of an were performing in front of an audience buy ticket. And audience who buy a ticket. And theyre theyre judge and theyre theyre the judge and jury. I worry about is the jury. What i worry about is the cancellation moving cancellation is now moving higher the chain. So tour, higher up the chain. So my tour, for example, cancelled for example, was cancelled before into before it was even booked into venues the venues just venues because the venues just immediately no. Venues because the venues just ierkay. Ely no. Venues because the venues just ierkay. Leo no. Venues because the venues just ierkay. Leo kearse excellent. Okay. Leo kearse excellent. Thank you. To leave it thank you. We have to leave it there. The best, mate. There. All the best, mate. And got a right of and we have got a right of reply from leith arches who says they not made aware of the they were not made aware of the line the show in advance. Line up of the show in advance. We decision to cancel we made the decision to cancel the we are an exclusive the show. We are an exclusive venue does not align venue and this does not align with our overall values. Well make of that what you will of inclusive venue is very different to probably yours or mine. We include you so long as mine. We include you so long as you dont agree with it, you disagree with us. Lots more to come here lots more still to come here on gb news. A brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. On. Gb news. Hi there. Its Aidan Mcgivern here from the met office with the gb news forecast. A couple of fine days coming up today. Dry for most sunny spells, odd shower, mostly affecting scotland for much of the uk. Its High Pressure at the moment, not something weve seen often during the last couple of months, but nevertheless that High Pressure is here for a few days and as a result its settled and there will be a fair amount of cloud around the cloudy skies will be across northern parts of britain and across central and northern scotland in particular. Some showers around further south across england, wales , northern across england, wales, northern ireland. Many showers will be very isolated. For the vast very isolated. For the vast majority, its dry. Therell be some sunshine coming through and itll be warm 24 to 27. In the south, teens, low 20s in south, high teens, low 20s in the north, then into the evening, then showers do disappear under clear skies , disappear under clear skies, especially across southern and western parts. Well see a few western parts. Well see a few fog patches form and therell be some low cloud creeping in from the north sea. So a bit of misty ness about first thing thursday, but its not a cold start. Temperatures staying around the low to mid teens in places. Then we begin things with some low clouds, some mist, some fog. Clouds, some mist, some fog. Itll take some time. During the first few hours of the day for that to lift. But eventually the cloud will bubble up once again and well see. I think most places dry. But the odd shower for scotland otherwise in any sunny spells, 24 to 26 in the south, high teens, low 20s in the north. A brighter outlook with boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Or. Or or. Or or. Or or. Or or. 0r or. Or or. Or or. Or or. Or or. Or. Or. Or or. Or or. Or or. Or or. Or. Way. Or. Way. Good afternoon. It is 2 00, and youre watching the live desk here on news with pip tomson and Martin Daubney coming up this wednesday afternoon. Yeah, theyve done it. England fans are going wild across the country as the majestic lionesses reach the World Cup Final, where theyll play World Cup Final, where theyll play on sunday and their play spain on sunday and their through after beating the host australia 3 1 they battered them the team manager three in a segment says its like shes living in a fairytale where youre not its happening uk inflation falls sharply for the second month in a row. Chancellor jeremy hunt says the news shows governments the news shows the governments plan working, but adds we are plan is working, but adds we are not at the finish line. Liam not at the finish line. Liam halligan is here in the studio. Well also be live in north devon and gb news can reveal that more than 17,000 channel migrants have crossed illegally into the uk so far. This year. The figure comes as authorities brought at least 500 migrants to dover harbour. 500 migrants to dover harbour. This morning. Were live at the port with a Homeland Security edhoh port with a Homeland Security editor, mark. Editor, mark. White plus, French Bulldogs , plus, French Bulldogs, british bulldogs, theyre among the most popular dog breeds, but now an Animal Welfare charity is urging people to avoid buying puppies with such exaggerated features. Well be telling you more. We want your views on this more. We want your views on this before we start, though, heres all your headlines with paul hawkins. Hawkins. Good afternoon. 2 01. Im paul hawkins in the gb newsroom. The Prime Minister claims todays fall in inflation shows his plan is working. Todays fall in inflation shows his plan is working. Price rises his plan is working. Price rises are continuing to slow due to falls in the cost of food and energy. The latest figures from the office for National Statistics found Consumer Price index inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july. Index inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july. For to 6. 8 in the year to july. For june it was 7. 9. Its now the lowest rate since february last year. Lowest rate since february last year. However, the governments year. However, the governments preferred measure of inflation cpi does not include housing costs like mortgage payments. Costs like mortgage payments. The bank of england will decide whether to raise Interest Rates or not on september 21st. The chief secretary to the treasury, john glenn , says the government john glenn, says the government are on track to half inflation by the end of the year. Todays significant drop to the lowest rate of increase since february last year is welcome news. But i dont want to say were complacent in government because it wont be a Straight Line path necessarily, but we are on track to get to halving inflation by the end of the year , 3 by this time next the year, 3 by this time next yeah the year, 3 by this time next year. And then on to 2, which is the long term target that weve always wanted the bank of england to get back to next years rise in regular rail fares in england will be below 9. Regulated fares cover roughly 45 of journeys, including season tickets. The government p99s season tickets. The government pegs regulated rail fare rises to the Retail Prices index measure of inflation, or rpi, which is higher than cpi. Fares will rise from next march. House will rise from next march. House pnces will rise from next march. House prices have continued to slow across the uk in the 12 months to june. Figures from the ons to june. Figures from the ons show house price growth of 1. 7 compared to 1. 8 in the year to may. House prices are growing fastest in the north east of england, 4. 7 in the year to june. London house prices have actually fallen over the same penod actually fallen over the same period by nought point 6. Gb news can reveal people smugglers have packed small boats with up to 65 people in each dinghy, which usually carries 50 people at Maximum Capacity , almost 500 at Maximum Capacity, almost 500 people on board, several small boats have already been taken to dover harbour, pushing the total number of migrants who have ever entered the country illegally by small boats to over 17,000 this yeah small boats to over 17,000 this year. Uk border force are on red alert as they expect an extremely busy day of migrants activity. Wildfires continue to activity. Wildfires continue to blaze across the mediterranean in both france and the canary islands. This was the situation last night on the side of a mountain in tenerife nearby villages were evacuated. By this villages were evacuated. By this morning, the fire had already devastated about 320 acres near the amount of volcano that spains highest peak. Nigel spains highest peak. Nigel farage is urging the transport secretary to block the expansion of the ultra low emissions on ulez to the outskirts of london. He says mark harper could use section 143 of the Greater London Authority Act to block the expansion. Londons ulez will be extended to the whole of london on august 29th. Anyone whos interested in bidding for the collapsed retailer wilko has until the end of today to put in an offer. The high street chain fell into Administration Last week, 12,500 jobs across 400 stores are in jeopardy. Today is stores are in jeopardy. Today is the deadline set by administrator for the first round of offers. And englands round of offers. And englands lionesses are through to their first ever World Cup Final after beating hosts australia 3 1 in sydney. Luton got englands first goal in the 36th minute. Australia equalised through sam kerr in the second half, but lauren hemp and Alessia Russo put england 3 1 up. Prince and princess of wales have congratulated the lionesses, calling it a phenomenal performance. England will face spain in sunday morning final. This is good news across the uk on tv in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by playing by saying play gb news now back to back to martin and. Pip and. Pip thanks very much, paul. Thanks very much, paul. Inflation has dropped to 6. 8. Thatis inflation has dropped to 6. 8. That is the lowest its been in the last 17 months. The fall has been driven by a reduction in energy bills and an easing in food Price Inflation. Lets get some experts analysis now with gb news economics and Business Editor Liam Halligan with on the money i theres light at the end of the tunnel or is there . Thats the tunnel or is there . Thats certainly what rishi sunak and jeremy hunt are saying. Inflation is falling, said the Prime Minister this morning. Inflation is falling, said the Prime Minister this morning. But were not at the finish line and were not at the finish line and we must stick to our plans. Were not at the finish line and we must stick to our plans. So we must stick to our plans. So what are these Inflation Numbers 7 what are these Inflation Numbers . We know that the Consumer Price index headline inflation, it was up 7. 9 in june 2023 and it was up 7. 9 in june 2023 and it was up 6. 8 in july. It was up 7. 9 in june 2023 and it was up 6. 8 in july. Still it was up 6. 8 in july. Still way above the bank of englands 2 target. But steady progress towards lower inflation. We do have in this country the highest inflation in the g7 advanced industrial countries. Asked 6. 8, compares to july inflation of 5. 3 in the eurozone and just 3. 2 in the us, where energy is much, much cheaper. Food 3. 2 in the us, where energy is much, much cheaper. Food price is down, but its still a major problem. 17. 3 during the year problem. 17. 3 during the year to june. Thats what the basket to june. Thats what the basket of food will have cost you more, but its 14. 8 during the year but its14. 8 during the year to july , a significant to july, a significant reduction. But still much, much higher than it should be. Many economists focus on something called core inflation, including economists on the bank of Englands Monetary Policy Committee that remains stubbornly high, unchanged between june and july, still at 6. 9. But i tell the economists on the mpc to focus instead on producer Price Inflation. Thats the cost of the input that firms need to make the goods and services that they then sell to us. Producer Price Inflation is now actually negative minus two point 9 in june and minus three point 9 in june and minus three point 3 in july. Yes, thats right. The inputs that firms use right. The inputs that firms use , the price of those are actually falling. So surely those cost reductions should at some stage be passed on to us. So what will the bank of england do when it meets again on the 21st of september . Weve had all those Interest Rate rises since we came out of covid lockdown for 18 of them in a row. Were now at 5. 25. It strikes me that this reduction in inflation isnt enough to stop the Monetary Policy committee from raising rates again later this month. These rate rises, theyre month. These rate rises, theyre good news for savers. If youve got some cash stashed in a bank, eventually the high street banks can and will pass on those rate rises to you. And it may be, even though the bank of england has got to raise Interest Rates again, that the Mortgage Companies start lowering them because theyre sensing that Interest Rates will soon peak and they will then be lower in the future. So we are still an inflation nation here in the uk are inflation is still high. We must stick to our plan. Its must stick to our plan. Its working, says the Prime Minister and the chancellor. But will it work quickly enough. Work quickly enough. Thanks, liam. Okay. Were joined now in the studio by Billy Macgregor and hes the founder of dads house, a charity and food bank. Billy great to see you as ever. Were hearing that inflation is going down, but its taking a take a long time to reach those out there. The members of the public. What kind people are coming to see kind of people are coming to see you specifically at dads house now . It must have changed more and more ordinary working class, hard people hard working people being dragged yeah seen dragged in. Yeah weve seen that. Well, may. all, that well, first of all, that house is classed. House is classed. Yes. Yes. So weve got as i mentioned before, when i was on a programme, dads who are on 40 to £9000 a year and where we are and the Chelsea Hammersmith and fulham , the rents are sky high. Fulham, the rents are sky high. Weve got dads who are not on a fixed mortgage. So their disposable income has went with the Interest Rates. They dont the Interest Rates. They dont have that, you know, so but that and also the family that are looking after the new rentals and new mortgage. You know thats are struggling families are struggling throughout the uk. You know well get calls and emails from local authorities throughout the uk on how to access any kind of benefits, you know, and actually how to access our food bank and in terms of the percentage increase, how big is the boom boom and people coming to see you since the cost of living crisis has kicked in . Oh, thats been 100. And especially during School Holidays , you know, weve seen holidays, you know, weve seen a huge increase and children coming along. Obviously with the parents to our office. And Child Poverty is rocketing out of control, especially in london just now, you know, because the schools are closed, theyre not getting lunch at school. Sometimes theyre going without breakfast. You know, so we see so many different kind of parents coming in who cant watch you in the holidays and they dont have that Family Network of live with your auntie or your uncle. You know , so or your uncle. You know, so theyre taking time off because there will be people watching billy who would think kensington i theres not going to be people needing food banks in kensington, but the reality, as youre explaining , is very, very youre explaining, is very, very different. And what sort of jobs do people do . Because there are people who are employed who are using the food banks. What sort ofjobs using the food banks. What sort of jobs are doing that of jobs are they doing that still mean they need to come in . Well mean, last week we had well i mean, last week we had two nurseries, School Teachers who you know , who just signed up, you know, and again, with the high rents where we are in west london, people need a food bank. No, not every week it would be 2 or 3 times a month just to top up what they have and what they havent got because mums and dads are actually going without food for 2 or 3 days a week, a month , or even running week, a month, or even running out of electric food at all for 2 or 3 days a month. And theyve gone without electric because theyre on prepayment metres and that private accommodation , the that private accommodation, the landlords , they put up the rent 7. 5. And do you have any trouble finding people to volunteer to help with the food banks because they need to work themselves at they need to work themselves at the moment . Yeah, well, were lucky that weve got the most amazing volunteer year that any charity could ever have. And actually one of our partners have just given us £12,000 for our lunch club, delancey and weve been partners with them for nearly six years now, you know, so thats going to help so many families who come for lunch and who need that practical support nutrition, lunch, food , you nutrition, lunch, food, you know, and just to have a chat with someone and say its to going be okay talking and billy , ive done a lot of work around mens Mental Health. You and i have worked together before on this and i know particularly that that that sense of pride, that sense of im failure if reach out for im a failure if i reach out for help, stoicism, that stiff help, that stoicism, that stiff upper a barrier, upper lip can be a barrier, particularly for men. How do you help to overcome that . What do you the men out there, you say to the men out there, fathers out there who want help but proud to ask . But theyre too proud to ask . I think the dads who are i think for the dads who are looking to the looking for help, go to the local to dads local authority, go to dads charities called dads house. You know, dads. Well get back know, email dads. Well get back in touch with you within a couple of hours, you know, and well chat. And if youre well have a chat. And if youre in london, come in west london or london, come and have a coffee. And weve got guitar lessons, weve got yoga , guitar lessons, weve got yoga, weve got breakfast clubs. You weve got breakfast clubs. You know, weve got so many different projects up and running seven days a week and football nights twice a week. And last week i think i mentioned i was doing my alex. Im not a good manager, so its a bit of a escapism for people away from away from the pressures of all this. Well, you know what is when people got problems as much people have got problems as much as its a huge problem , its as its a huge problem, its nice just to forget it for 20 minutes and get the guitar out and have a song, you know, or get on a yoga mat, you know, and its really important that dads realise that there is help out there, you know , and its there, you know, and its available and excellent inspiring work as ever at dads house. Thanks for joining house. Thanks forjoining us. Appreciate it. Rishi sunak believes his goal of halving inflation by the end of halving inflation by the end of the year is an ambitious target. So is todays fall a stroke of luck for the government . So lets cross to government . So lets cross to downing street and get the latest with our Political Correspondent catherine. Catherine does he sound as committed to this . Then. Committed to this . Then. Well, yes, its one of his five pledges, but its going to be difficult. Now, this is a good day for the Prime Minister apologies for the Prime Minister apologies for the pneumatic hammering in the back at the Foreign Office , but back at the Foreign Office, but good news that inflation has fallen quite significantly to 6. 8. They think that they will halve it from the ten or so halve it from the ten or so that it was at at the start of the year. By the end of the yeah the year. By the end of the year. But that is by no means a foregone conclusion because core inflation is remaining stuck at 6. 9. The institute for fiscal studies had said that it may well not halve, and indeed its expected to rise next month. So expected to rise next month. So some good news for the government. Rishi sunak struggling with most of his pledges. So theyll take the good news wherever they can get it at the moment. Okay, catherine, so were going to have to leave it there. It sounds like keir starmer is trying a tonne on his way into number there noise number 10. There noise interference and interference on the back and lets on down. Okay, moving lets move on down. Okay, moving on england are through to on now. England are through to the world. The final of the world cup after their 3 1 victory australia and victory over hosts australia and will spain in sundays final. Our reporter jack carson was following the game at a pub today in brummie land. I can say that because thats where im from. Lets lets hear what jack . Jack has been seeing and hearing. So many celebrations. Hearing. So many celebrations. Well, england have done it. Theyre in a World Cup Final, a comprehensive victory against australia , beating the matildas australia, beating the matildas 3 1 and the lionesses got off to a great start in the first half. On the 36th minute, a thrown from rachel daly was kept in by lauren hemp and it was a lesser giarrusso who played the ball into the box for ella toone, who fired it in the top right fired it in to the top right corner. There was no stopping that much in the that one. And very much in the first it felt like there first half it felt like there was no stop ing england, 70 possession the possession for the team in the first and high first half and their High Pressure game much causing pressure game very much causing australia some problems, catching the ball in possession. Newman were times newman at times there were times where australia grew into the game the first half, game in the first half, particularly 30 particularly around the 30 minute made few good minute mark, made a few good chances for themselves. But englands backline staying englands backline been staying very millie very strong. The likes of millie bright and Alex Greenwood rising highest every ball they came highest for every ball they came into box. But the second into the box. But the second half was very much a different story. Sam kerr leading the team out , of course, for the first time. She started in this tournament and she drove the ball all the way from the from the from the halfway line to around 25 when took around 25 yards when she took a shot and it went into the top corner as well with mary earps not to keep that ball out not able to keep that ball out and suddenly it was 1 1. The whole crowd of a 70,000 of australian fans in that of the australian fans in that stadium team. You � team. You like the momentum you felt like the momentum might well be shifting. But this england team showing great strength to keep the score at 1 1. And then lauren hemp, who of scored in of course scored in the quarterfinal, its been a fantastic player for england in this tournament, capitalised on the and made the australia mistakes and made it that point it 2 1. And from that point onwards england defended valiantly and knew that they wanted to reach the World Cup Final for the first time. They knew how much they wanted it. And of course, unless you root has been a fantastic player as well for england, this tournament on the minute tournament on the 86th minute sealing make it 3 1. Sealing victory to make it 3 1. Sanna sealing victory to make it 3 1. Sarina wiegman has never lost a competitive game as england manager and that team and that strengthened that togetherness really showed in australia really showed out in australia with a crowd that was very much against them, booing every time against them, booing every time a went went against a decision went went against australia cheering loudly. Every time australia, youve got a decision to go their way. So against the crowd and against maybe the run of play, particularly in that second half, england still came of half, england still came out of top they face spain on top and they will face spain on sunday for their first World Cup Final. Final. Thanks for that, jack. And you the partisan crowd, you know the partisan crowd, daniel, they dont it up daniel, they dont like it up and they lost 3 1 anyway. The well, the tributes have poured in lionesses. The prince in for the lionesses. The prince and princess of wales and the princess of wales tweeted phenomenal tweeted what a phenomenal performance from the lionesses onto commiserate to onto the final commiserate to the matildas. You played brilliantly and been fantastic co host of this world cup. Actually , weve just we have actually, weve just we have heard actually in the last few moments that the prince of wales will travelling to the will not be travelling to the final australia. Im he final in australia. Im sure he will watching it though, will be watching it though, at home. Minister sunak home. Prime minister rishi sunak has saying has also paid tribute, saying what a performance lionesses just one more game to go bring on sunday day and labour leader sir keir starmer said come for on nominal semi final win from the lionesses World Cup Final. Here we come. Here we come. But before we start polishing the silverware just yet, spain are going to be very tough. Their prolific scorer. So dont their prolific scorer. So dont dont rule out a tough final thanks for riding on the parade marta very kind of you. Okay. After the break, how much would you pay after the break, how much would you pay for a cuddle . More on that soon. See you shortly. That warm feeling inside from boxed bowyers proud sponsors of weather on gb news. Hi there. A lot of fine weather around this afternoon. Not sure. Yes, but most places dry, warm, sunny spells as well. Not something weve been able to talk about much during recent weeks, but nevertheless , high weeks, but nevertheless, High Pressure. Another thing weve not mentioned much during the last six weeks or so that thats in charge. Light winds. Plenty in charge. Light winds. Plenty of fair weather cloud as we end the day. A few showers for northern scotland, for example. Odd shower elsewhere couldnt be ruled but most of these die ruled out, but most of these die away overnight and then clear spells few mist patches spells with a few mist patches forming some low cloud creeping into eastern otherwise into eastern areas. Otherwise clear spells and a relatively warm nights. Temperatures staying in the teens in the vast majority of places, although in the countryside perhaps dipping into the single figures. Fine into the single figures. So fine starts. Most places dry thursday starts. Most places dry thursday morning. Again, areas of cloud morning. Again, areas of cloud around some low cloud. First around some low cloud. First thing through the midlands, eastern england, eastern scotland, that scotland, for example. That cloud should lift and bubble up into cumulus and strata. Cumulus into cumulus and strata. Cumulus cloud. Fair weather. Cloud essentially. And the odd shower is still possible. Wales, the midlands , parts of scotland. But midlands, parts of scotland. But for the vast majority its dry, its warm 24 to 26 in the south. 20 to 22. In the north. A different story on friday. We start off with a lot more cloud and we start off with the potential for some thundery showers crossing the country from the southwest. That will impact temperatures. It wont feel quite as warm, but it will still feel humid. And then a thundery breakdown later on friday with some rain in friday with some heavy rain in places. Places. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers, proud sponsors of weather on. Weather on. This evening. News the peoples. Channel welcome back to the live desk. Now would you ever pay for a cuddle . Well, it could a cuddle . Well, it could drastically improve your Mental Health, especially as were told, 43 of adults with Mental Health illness say the long waits for nhs treatment have led to their Mental Health getting worse. Worse. So theres one form of treatment at cuddle therapy, which is actually on the rise. Which is actually on the rise. Our West Midlands reporter jack carson went to meet a professional to find out more and possibly have a cuddle. And possibly have a cuddle. Nearly two thirds of people say theyve experienced a Mental Health problem. Health problem. And the charity mind says 1. 6 Million People are now on the waiting list for treatment from Mental Health services. A stressful job. So isolation and financial problems are all factors which impact our Mental Health and people are turning to private therapy as a way to get the help they need. Natasha the help they need. Natasha wicks from coventry provides therapy to clients but with a difference. Natasha is difference. Natasha is a licenced cuddle professional and says her service is about providing people with physical support. Positive touch has been shown actually under an mri. Actually under an mri. Neuroscientists can see the brains orbitofrontal cortex actually releases the chemicals that are required to give us those feelings of wellbeing. So oxytocin and serotonin amongst others, all the dopamine , the others, all the dopamine, the happy hormones, theyre all released when we do that and it nurtures a feeling of well being, relaxation. Its well being, relaxation. Its been shown to lower your Blood Pressure , release anxiety, pressure, release anxiety, relieve pain even with the Science Behind a hug so positive, natasha believes the popularity of her therapy is on the rise. I think that we are going back to being more in touch with ourselves. If you think back to the sort of 80s and 90s, people didnt really talk about their problems. Thats not what their parents in the 50s were raised to do. And then it talking therapies sort of their way from of whittled their way over from the us at first we thought, the us and at first we thought, oh, sounds bit mumbo oh, that sounds a bit mumbo jumbo, dippy kind of thing jumbo, hippy dippy kind of thing. Think now the uk. But i think now in the uk especially since covid, people are more aware of how are very more aware of how important touch is and so absolutely, i just think its to going get bigger and bigger when it comes to her clients, natashas range from 18 to 80 year olds, both here in the uk and abroad. And abroad. But with people travelling from all over the world, whats the clients perspective on the benefits of a hug . This client, benefits of a hug . This client, who were calling ellie to keep her identity private, says she tried cuddle therapy when traditional methods of help werent improving her health. Really, its it has changed my life. My life. I reached out to natasha about why its over. A year ago now , and ive had a few now, and ive had a few different types of therapy in the past and nothings really worked for me. So i thought i wanted to give this a try. And from the first session i couldnt believe how much of a difference it had. It was almost like an immediate release. Difference it had. It was almost like an immediate release. Im very anxious person. Ive got very anxious person. Ive got quite severe anxiety and i can see every month when i come down how much its improving and how much of a difference there is with precious life throws at every one of us wrapping our arms around each other can have arms around each other can have a bigger impact on improving Mental Health than you might think. Jack carson gb news coventry i come on then , martin. Its come on then, martin. Its been a tough show. Im coming in. Lets see. Lets see if this works. Lets see if this makes me feel better. Actually see something. See something. All right, all right. All right, all right. Im staying in. Im staying in. There might be something in this. Fair, because it this. To be fair, because it does relax you, doesnt it . And im always a fan of. Yeah. Cuddung im always a fan of. Yeah. Cuddling my dogs. Im very relaxed. Im very relaxed. Im very relaxed. Im a bit more particular with people. Its funny because so its funny because i actually been cuddled by actually have been cuddled by professional. You did as well as the the way. That was the pro by the way. That was a good cuddle. Oh, thank you much. Oh, thank you very much. Oh, thank you very much. Does help you to feel but it does help you to feel relaxed. I dont know if id pay for one, though. Well, thats the thing isnt because think when because i always think when youre youre having hug youre when youre having a hug or got to be or a cuddle, theres got to be a bit of an emotional element to it, which dont me wrong, that was very nice, it wasnt was very nice, but it wasnt very emotional. Just sort of well, ive only just sort of started with this day. Started working with this day. Yeah yeah. Tomorrow we can yeah yeah. Maybe tomorrow we can revisit i think there revisit this, but i think there is thats all is something in it thats all tactile i think particularly tactile and i think particularly since many since lockdown, i think so many people sort of missed that, that kind of human contact thing. And i a great idea. I think its a great idea. I dont think me, i dont dont think its for me, i dont think i pay for a cuddle. I do have a misses at i get it have a misses at home. I get it for free. So im looking. Im sorry. Martins misses. I hope you didnt mind that. Just happening. Gb dont happening. Laughs gb news. Dont forget is running dont forget gb news is running dont kill campaign. Im not sure kill cash campaign. Im not sure this a huge amount go this has got a huge amount to go to do cuddling, but were to do with cuddling, but were telling it. Telling you about it. 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Well our Peoples Panel well be with our Peoples Panel after your headlines with paul hawkins. Hawkins. Thanks, martin. Its exactly 2. 30. Im paul hawkins with the latest from the gb newsroom. The Prime Minister claims todays fall in inflation shows his plan is working. Price rises are continuing to slow due to falls in the cost of food and energy. The latest figures from the office for National Statistics found Consumer Price index inflation or cpi , dropped to inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july. Inflation or cpi, dropped to 6. 8 in the year to july. For 6. 8 in the year to july. For june it was 7. 9. Its now the lowest rate since february last year. Lowest rate since february last year. The lowest rate since february last year. The bank of england will decide whether to raise Interest Rates or not on september 21st, next years rise in regulated rail fares in england will be below 9. Regulated fares cover roughly 45 of journeys, including season tickets , including season tickets, government pegs regulated rail fare rises to the Retail Prices ,index fare rises to the Retail Prices , index measure of inflation or rpi, which is higher than cpi. Rpi, which is higher than cpi. Fares will rise from next march. House prices have continued to slow across the uk in the 12 months to june. Figures from the months to june. Figures from the show house price growth of 1. 7 compared to 1. 8 in the year to may. House prices are growing fastest in the north east of england, 4. 7 in the year to june. England, 4. 7 in the year to june. London house prices have june. London house prices have actually fallen over the same penod actually fallen over the same period by nought point 6 gb news can reveal people smugglers have packed small boats with up to 65 people in each dinghy, which usually carry 50 people at Maximum Capacity. Almost 500 people on board, several small boats have already been taken to doveh boats have already been taken to dover, dover harbour, pushing the total number of migrants who have entered the country illegally by small boats to over 17,000. This year. Uk border force are on red alert as they expect an extremely busy day of migrant activity. In expect an extremely busy day of migrant activity. In englands lionesses are through to their first ever World Cup Final after beating hosts australia 3 1 in sydney. In getting englands first goal in the 36th minute, australia equalising through sam kerr in the second half, but lauren hemp and Alessia Russo put england 3 1 up, the prince and princess of wales have congratulated the lionesses calling it a phenomenal performance. England will face spain in sunday mornings. World cup final. And you can get more cup final. And you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, im gb news radio. Im gb news radio. Welcome im gb news radio. Welcome back to the live desk labour are claiming that families are worse off after 13 years of conservative rule , but conservative rule, but chancellor jeremy conservative rule, but chancellorjeremy hunt argues chancellor jeremy hunt argues that the Decisive Action the government has taken is working with inflation. At 6. 8 was still a long way off the bank of englands target of 2. So lets cross now to our South West England reporterjeff moody cross now to our South West England reporter jeff moody and get the take of our Peoples Panelin get the take of our Peoples Panel in north devon. Hello to you again, geoff. For the third time, what are people saying . Theyre down on the ground in nonh theyre down on the ground in north devon about todays inflation figures. Results can i call you back . Can i call you back . Can i call you back . Well, theres actually quite a positive mood in the air, to be honest here. I mean, partly thats because of the sunshine. But i think that the move from the bank of england has been welcomed. Ive got a new member welcomed. Ive got a new member in panel right now. Terry, in the panel right now. Terry, welcome to panel. Welcome to the panel. Afternoon. Afternoon. We were hearing just now from kenneth that everything feels very positive when it comes to Small Businesses , that you think Small Businesses, that you think Small Businesses, that you think Small Businesses, that you think Small Businesses are doing very well at the moment and that theyre actually the lifeblood of the high street, is that how you because you run you see it . Because you run a Small Business you were the Small Business and you were the former chairman of the fsb, werent you . Right. Thats correct thats right. Thats correct. I Small Businesses are. I think Small Businesses are struggling quite a lot, although theyre very busy. I think some of them are becoming busy fools. And with passive electric gas, etcetera. I think the one that really hurt the most was 92 extra an hour in wages. Really hurt the most was 92 extra an hour in wages. And the extra an hour in wages. And the now 12 at least import duty, which is affected our business colossally. We import every day colossally. We import every day of the week and to see a 12 increase on your price on top of. Started at £23,000 for a container is now £4,000 for a container. But it was £1,000. So the challenges are very, very difficult. And the only way difficult. And the only way really to compete is either to keep slashing prices or cut overheads. Well, youre going to overheads. Well, youre going to cut overheads so far then you cant run your business and you cant run your business and you cant just keep cutting prices without not making a profit. So the challenge is for Small Businesses, and i think its most of the Business People i still talk to, weve got we do uniform for a lot of shops and again, theyre all saying the same thing where theyre ordering maybe ten last year, theyre ordering six, sir. So thats not quite as positive a description as you were giving me an hour ago, is it . Well, i. I dont think that they havent been harmed by whats happenedin havent been harmed by whats happened in inflation and so forth. And i didnt make i made that point. But but i think that youve got to look at it from the point of view that what terry is saying is theyre not going bust. Theyre not closing up. Theyre carrying on. Theyve up. Theyre carrying on. Theyve had the benefit of the Covid Support during the lockdown, which has kept them going and kept the workforce going. We still are in the position where we have very high unemployment. Im not suggesting for one minute theyre not having difficulty , but theyre coming difficulty, but theyre coming through it. And that is the message really, that the public must realise and as inflation goes down, things will get so much better for them. Much better for them. Very positive message to end there. Were coming through it slowly but surely. Thank you slowly but surely. Thank you very much, gentlemen. Well be back in an hours time. So if you are in the neighbourhood and want to and give us your want to come and give us your opinion, were at the call beans cafe in bideford. If you cafe here in bideford. If you see it and youve been drinking a lot of coffee. Jeff, thank you ever so much for that. Please thank all for that. And please thank all the that with you the people that were with you today to that today contributing to that discussion gb now, discussion here on gb news. Now, lady them. The actor lady gaga has them. The actor hugh does, too. And hugh jackman does, too. And maybe you have one. Were talking about French Bulldogs. Talking about French Bulldogs. They are among some of the most popular dog breeds on the planet. Now, an Animal Welfare charity urging people not to charity is urging people not to buy dogs with such extreme features rescuing nearly features after rescuing nearly 40 of them. And many are suffering with Serious Health issues, arent they . Yeah, this can include issues with their eyes and breathing. I mean, look at the state of that poor darling. And its a result poor darling. And its a result of a type of extreme breeding where dogs are bred to have such extreme features, like the extra wrinkles you can see in that photo. But it leaves the dogs often needing urgent surgery. And they are so poorly and sadly, they are so poorly that they have to be put to sleep because their deformities are so bad. Well, joining us to tell us more about this is the founder of hope rescue , vanessa founder of hope rescue, vanessa wadden, and little lavender with you there. Vanessa, i know that you there. Vanessa, i know that you there. Vanessa, i know that you find this issue so, so upset , dont you . Tell us about the seizure of 38 dogs. I understand from one household. Thats right. We worked with Cardiff City Council and the dogs were seized under the Animal Welfare welfare act. Nearly all of them have come in with quite extreme health problems. You can probably see from lavender here who is my foster pup. Shes six months. You see nose rope you can see that nose rope theyre this real theyre breeding for this real extreme that it covers extreme nose rope that it covers their nostrils. They can hardly their nostrils. They can hardly breathe. It irritates their eyes. Most of the dogs coming in did have breathing problems. Theyre going need surgery theyre going to need surgery just to able to live life as just to be able to live life as a as normal dog. They also a as a normal dog. They also have problems with their eyes. They have problems, problems just a dog, just doing just being a dog, just doing normal dog things. Yeah. They just being a dog, just doing nor|out dog things. Yeah. They just being a dog, just doing nor|out ofg things. Yeah. They just being a dog, just doing nor|out of breath. ;. Yeah. They just being a dog, just doing nor|out of breath. Exercise hey just being a dog, just doing nor|out of breath. Exercise in,j get out of breath. Exercise in, they overheat , they have skin they overheat, they have skin conditions. And we really are conditions. And we really are urging the public not to buy these dogs anymore. Dont demand vanessa , what is the attraction vanessa, what is the attraction of French Bulldogs . Of French Bulldogs . I mean, obviously lavender is gorgeous. I i mean, obviously lavender is gorgeous. I love i mean, obviously lavender is gorgeous. I love all dogs. But gorgeous. I love all dogs. But why are French Bulldogs so especially popular . Because people pay stupid money for them and that is part of the problem. I think social media doesnt help. Theyre very much glamorised on social media. People think this look is actually cute, but i dont believe you can. You can even hear her breathing, even just holding her. Now her breathing is you know, you can hear how bad it is, but some people think thats cute and i think social media has gone a long to glamorising that long way to glamorising that weve celebrity showing weve got celebrity is showing their dogs on instagram and people think that thats the dog that they want to have and one of the issues as well or a big issue is unscrupulous breeders breeding them with all these Different Health issues. Different health issues. And also a lot of these dogs, they cant actually be bred give birth naturally , can they . So birth naturally, can they . So some of these dogs are coming through canine fertility clinics i thats lam hm thats right. Its a huge problem with with rogue breeders out there. If theres money to be made, then breeders will try and make it. And what the public and make it. And what the public are demanding , sadly, is they are demanding, sadly, is they like the exaggerated features. Like the exaggerated features. They want the pretty colours. They want the pretty colours. Some of these dogs actually had fluffy coats as well. Weve taken in French Bulldogs with no coats. Always trying to taken in French Bulldogs with no coats. Even always trying to taken in French Bulldogs with no coats. Even more vays trying to taken in French Bulldogs with no coats. Even more extreme1g to taken in French Bulldogs with no coats. Even more extreme features breed even more extreme features because thats where the money is. This is all about profit and breeding for what we say, wealth and not health. So what would you like to see done about this . Are you looking at things imprisonment at things such as imprisonment of unscrupulous breeders, or is it just about Public Awareness so people dont dogs like so people dont buy dogs like this in the first place . I think its a combination of things. Its a combination of things. So we certainly got to look at breed Standards Health at breed standards and health assessments, but then the kennel club you can see some of club show you can see some of the dogs on the screen. Thats why shes talked to bark at them so can look at improving the so we can look at improving the health ultimately, health of them. But ultimately, i need to enforce the i think we need to enforce the breeding regulations we need to introduce to breeds introduce fitness to breeds assessments. That takes assessments. But all that takes time. We really urge in the time. What we really urge in the pubuc time. What we really urge in the public to do right now is just not buy these dogs, dont feel the demand, go to a rescue. If you really want French Bulldog you really want a French Bulldog. Rescues are absolutely inundated with this breed right now. And if you cant get one now. And if you cant get one from a rescue, choose a different breed. Yeah. And vanessa , not that yeah. And vanessa, not that im offering because ive got three already, but. But is little lavender . Well and is she going to go to a good home . She will go to a home, but shed be rehomed under what we call our assisted adoption scheme. Shes old enough to scheme. Shes not old enough to have her surgery the moment. Have her surgery at the moment. She need surgery to improve she does need surgery to improve her breathing , but shes old her breathing, but shes not old enough, shell be adopted. Enough, so shell be adopted. And shell. Shell come and then shell. Shell come back to have her surgery with us when old enough. On when shes old enough. On vanessa, thank you so much for raising awareness of such an important issue. Important issue. And thank you to little lavender as well. Vanessa walden there and there from hope rescue. And thats what like to cuddle. Thats what i like to cuddle. Yeah martin oh, i see a dog. Well, but lavender was a superb specimen looking straight down lens the whole time. Down the lens the whole time. Could model. Good look, could be a dog model. Good look, get soon, okay. Onto the get well soon, okay. Onto the football now. Majestic england are the final of the are through to the final of the womens world cup. Goal from womens world cup. A goal from forward ella toone and the 36 minute gave england the lead at half time but a sensational equaliser in the 63rd minute from attacker sam kerr from australia attacker sam kerr pulled them level. However only eight later, lauren hemp eight minutes later, lauren hemp put the lead and put england back in the lead and russo things with russo finished things off with the send england the third to send england through to sundays final versus spain. Do i sound like a football . That great. That was great. Like well lets now i like that. Well lets now speak with our sports broadcaster, scudder, broadcaster, chris scudder, who is studio a is in the studio with a sensation at moment. A lot sensation at the moment. A lot of people were saying, of course, want the job course, if you want the job doing women, you need doing trust the women, you need to go out there. That was very good. That was very good. Oh, thanks, chris. Ill take that from you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Brummie, john. Fellow brummie, john. Fellow brummie, john. Yeah. A cuddle . Yeah. A cuddle . Yeah. Thanks. Thanks. It was fantastic. It was fantastic. How do it . How did they do it . How did they do it . Resilience. Men could resilience. The men could learn couldnt they . Learn from that, couldnt they . Experience because, you experience really . Because, you know, the aussies, had that know, the aussies, they had that you the men in the you saw england, the men in the past, theyve sort failed in past, theyve sort of failed in front their own fans, front of their own fans, you know . And i always thought yeah. And i always thought that work australia that it work against australia and did today. And it did today. Mean, said its i mean, everyone said its going be really hostile, going to be really hostile, which really in which you dont really get in the game. England the womens game. England quieten down and the quieten them right down and the look their faces the look on their faces as the aussies got beaten on home soil. The ashes . Remember the ashes . Remember the ashes . The netball couple remember the netball couple of well, theyre not going to do well, theyre not going to do it football as well. It in the football as well. Its all karma. Especially with the ashes. Yeah. Listen, i mean, they really badly wanted to yeah. Listen, i mean, they realthat. Badly wanted to yeah. Listen, i mean, they realthat. You badly wanted to yeah. Listen, i mean, they realthat. You know, wanted to yeah. Listen, i mean, they realthat. You know, the ted to yeah. Listen, i mean, they realthat. You know, the aussie win that. You know, the aussie is a real sports nation. We are as well. Probably the two biggest sports nations in the world, i would say. But, know, the you know, but, you know, the history rubs off on them from us, i but you know, they us, i think. But you know, they really to win. Really want to win. You saw what happened in the cricket. They really want to win. They really want to win. So to do it on their patch is pretty fantastic and do pretty fantastic and to do it pretty fantastic and to do it pretty easily as well. Thought love lost i thought no love lost between england, australia, no matter what the sporting event, no its the womens no matter if its the womens all but the final all the blokes. But the final looking to going looking on now is not to going be a pushover. Spain be any a pushover. Spain prolific they a prolific scorers. They had a really good game yesterday against and not against sweden and its not going pushover. Going to be a pushover. But experience is going no, but experience is going to count. I think, you know, england have been in two world cup semi finals, them. Japan, semi finals, lost them. Japan, you say the is really come semi finals, lost them. Japan, you saylast is really come semi finals, lost them. Japan, you saylast 3 is really come semi finals, lost them. Japan, you saylast 3 or is really come semi finals, lost them. Japan, you saylast 3 or 4 is really come semi finals, lost them. Japan, you saylast 3 or 4 years lly come semi finals, lost them. Japan, you saylast 3 or 4 years and ome on the last 3 or 4 years and youve seen the crowds. Ive been at games arsenal been at games at arsenal champions semi Year Champions League semi this year packed i mean the game packed you know i mean the game is really taken off and the spanish dont have that experience. Then their first experience. Then their first world cup 2015. They got world cup was 2015. They got knocked finished bottom of knocked out finished bottom of their group last world cup. They got the knockouts and lost to got to the knockouts and lost to the went on win it. The us who went on to win it. They are are moving very they are they are moving very quickly spain. A lot of their quickly in spain. A lot of their team come from barcelona who have Champions League a have won the Champions League a couple times, they dont couple of times, but they dont have experience. And as have the experience. And as i say, the biggest single thing for this world cup for for me in this world cup for england that resilience england has been that resilience as seen it when came as weve seen it when they came through penalties against through in the penalties against nigeria quarterfinal against colombia, they went a goal down and lot of english teams would and a lot of english teams would have came back. Lauren have folded, came back. Lauren hemp that equaliser and hemp scored that equaliser and they came through that one away game today in a supposed cauldron. So theyve got that cauldron. So theyve got that spirit that belief, and theyve won a tournament before. Theyve beaten spain as well. Euros, a couple of years ago, last summer, wasnt it . Ella toone scored in that game late. They were losing late goal went to extra time. They eventually won it and scored in the final. It two and scored in the final. She today. She scored today. Chris, how big a boost is and chris, how big a boost is this for womens football i mean to see englands women get to the final i mean, its the first final that england have reached, isnt it, since 1966 . It is, yeah. Funny you keep saying that. Funny you keep saying that. Sorry, i cant help. Sorry, i cant help. Lets be straight here. There are a lot of men who say the womens game is nowhere near the men. Thats true. You know, there years of there are light years of difference but, you difference of level, but, you know, youve got to take it on face value. The game all across the the womens game has the world, the womens game has been a lack of been hampered by a lack of opportunities to progress. Heres from 1921 the heres a quote from a 1921 the fa womens football for females. What was the word . Not suitable and should not be encouraged. That was in 1921, 50 years later, the ban was lifted in england and here we are 52 years later. Theyve got to the World Cup Final. But in other countries around the world, theyve been even further behind. Know, its in spain. So, you know, its in spain. Theyve only started theyve only just started playing the top level playing really at the top level. Thats why. But but. So thats thats why. But but youve seen the way its taken off and theres going to be mayhem by the weekend. The hysteria will be right there. Squads, have it okay, squads, lets have it then. The score going to okay, squads, lets have it therwhos the score going to okay, squads, lets have it therwhos going score going to okay, squads, lets have it therwhos going to re going to okay, squads, lets have it therwhos going to winjoing to okay, squads, lets have it therwhos going to win england be . Whos going to win england to on experience might go to to win on experience might go to pens, team is pens, but the spanish team is very of theyre quite young. They all come from the same club. So, i mean, its going to be headis club. So, i mean, its going to be head is right on be whoevers head is right on the think england have the day. I think england have got experience, but theyve got that experience, but theyve got that experience, but theyve got theyre a very talented team. Theyre coming team. Spain and theyre coming quickly. See if they quickly. So lets see if they win and win the win the euros and they win the world and they do on penalties. That would be three things that blokes can never get right. Come in, clutch, learn guys, learn, let me know. Okay. Up its patrick okay. Up next, its patrick christys, course. And youve okay. Up next, its patrick chrian s, course. And youve okay. Up next, its patrick chrian exciting rse. And youve okay. Up next, its patrick chrian exciting show. 1d youve okay. Up next, its patrick chrian exciting show. Andluve okay. Up next, its patrick chrian exciting show. And thee got an exciting show. And the man moment. Youve begged man of the moment. Youve begged an interview. Tell us more. Oh, yeah, absolutely right. Oh, yeah, absolutely right. Linehan is going to so Graham Linehan is going to be live on air. Be joining us live on air. Of course, was cancelled he, of course, was cancelled by edinburgh fringe. By the edinburgh fringe. Be hitting back hes going to be hitting back about that. Hes going to be hitting back abowe hat. A closer look at some we take a closer look at some of nonsense thats on of the nonsense thats on display the fringe. Of the nonsense thats on dis|and the fringe. Of the nonsense thats on dis|and obviouslnge. Of the nonsense thats on dis|and obviously reasons behind and obviously reasons behind why was cancelled for having why he was cancelled for having the controversial that the controversial view that women which is the women are women, which is the world living, unfortunately. Talking also going to be talking about latest from raaf about the latest from raaf wethersfield, a third wethersfield, apparently a third of that did of the migrants that we did house have now either house on there have now either been to live with relatives been sent to live with relatives already here the uk or already here in the uk or theyve been banned staying theyve been banned from staying there, i can there, which as far as i can tell is that were not tell me is that were not actually really allowed to house anyone at these bases. What waste of money. All of what a waste of money. All of thatis what a waste of money. All of that is in inflation. Some good what a waste of money. All of that iforj inflation. Some good what a waste of money. All of that ifor sunak. n. Some good what a waste of money. All of that ifor sunak. Is some good what a waste of money. All of that ifor sunak. Is he me good what a waste of money. All of that ifor sunak. Is he gettingd news for sunak. Is he getting the right . Weve got all the economy right . Weve got all of and we will of that, of course. And we will be about the lionesses of that, of course. And we will be a about the lionesses of that, of course. And we will be a triumph. T the lionesses of that, of course. And we will be a triumph. A he lionesses of that, of course. And we will be a triumph. A triumph. ;ses yes, a triumph. A triumph. Footballs coming home. Roof, baby. Weve back to the roof, baby. Weve got a bit of time to talk about that. Im fascinated by this because nobody wants them. I went linton news before went to linton on news before they to dump 500 went to linton on news before they men to dump 500 went to linton on news before they men on to dump 500 went to linton on news before they men on the to dump 500 went to linton on news before they men on the localsmp 500 went to linton on news before they men on the locals and300 young men on the locals and nobody wanted it. Theyre arguing about about the of arguing about about the terms of the years . The lease. Is it three years . Is it five years . And now theyre walking simply walking out and simply disappearing britain . Disappearing into britain . But well, they are, yeah. But also the latest home also as well, the latest Home Office Guidance is that also as well, the latest home ofyou guidance is that also as well, the latest home ofyou claim guidance is that also as well, the latest home ofyou claim t0|idance is that also as well, the latest home ofyou claim to be nce is that also as well, the latest home ofyou claim to be a e is that also as well, the latest home ofyou claim to be a victim at also as well, the latest home ofyou claim to be a victim of if you claim to be a victim of human people human trafficking, people smuggling, trauma or torture, which is basically everyone whos channel whos come across the channel thatis whos come across the channel that is what they are saying. And up to prove and its up to us to prove whether or not thats true. And its up to us to prove wh if you are claiming that you cannot housed a disused cannot be housed on a disused military or barge. Military base or a barge. Only people we so the only people that we would to get in military would be able to get in military bases are essentially bases or barges are essentially people volunteered people who volunteered to be deported. Right which is not going so what a waste going to happen. So what a waste of money. Were drilling down into and is, of into that. And there is, of course, red alert in course, the ongoing red alert in the well. White the channel as well. Mark white will joining for all that. Yeah, and weve seen already over five and theres a of over five and theres a bit of a lull but it will lull at the moment, but it will probably pick up again later on when the police knock when the French Police knock off because patrick, because at the moment, patrick, 20 gendarmes patrolling 20 of the gendarmes patrolling the beaches on holiday the beaches are on holiday because france. August. I do wonder in august. I do wonder whether theres more people coming channel because coming over the channel because have they down a little have they cracked down a little bit on people jumping on bit more on people jumping on lorries getting on the lorries and getting on the boats . Could that be possible . News yesterday was well, the news yesterday was that new route going well, the news yesterday was that santanderaw route going well, the news yesterday was that santander in route going well, the news yesterday was that santander in spain going well, the news yesterday was that santander in spain through from santander in spain through to portsmouth, that the human traffickers identified as a relatively easy to get relatively easy way to get yourself into britain. So we will have wait and see on will have to wait and see on that yeah. That one. Yeah. So thats how theyre yeah. So thats how theyre going on the going to be getting over on the ferries because of course theres in dover ferries because of course therethey in dover ferries because of course therethey built in dover ferries because of course therethey built all in dover ferries because of course therethey built all of in dover ferries because of course therethey built all of that dover when they built all of that barbed wire stopping the barbed wire fencing stopping the stowaways on. And stowaways are getting on. And of course a course criminals always find a way. Channel being the way. The channel being the latest. Crap latest. And some of the crap were coming in today. Were seeing coming in today. Pat, men on craft pat, 65 young men on craft design no more than design for no more than 50. Theyre now. Theyre like super dinghies now. Dangerous bending in the middle even disaster on saturday even after disaster on saturday when six perished. Theyre showing no signs of slowing down. No, absolutely no signs of slowing down. And crucially, were not taking and the french slowing down. And crucially, we notot taking and the french slowing down. And crucially, we not taking1g and the french slowing down. And crucially, we not taking either the french slowing down. And crucially, we not taking either anything h slowing down. And crucially, we jthe taking either anything h slowing down. And crucially, we jthe drasticzither anything h slowing down. And crucially, we jthe drastic actioanythingzh slowing down. And crucially, we jthe drastic action needed h like the drastic action needed. One have thought that one would have thought that after another deaths, after another spate of deaths, the that the thing that went underreported for was that underreported for me was that there seven other incidents there were seven other incidents of rescued from of people being rescued from actually quickly in the water. Yeah, ive been cuddling everybody today. Okay. Okay. You good luck for the show soon. Thank you. I was interested. Thank you. I was interested. Thank you. I was interested. Do you feel better . Do you feel better . Do you feel better . I enjoyed that. Yeah its a good job. I put a lot of aftershave on before i came here. Otherwise, you. Race off, here. Otherwise, you. Race off, the temperatures rising. The temperatures rising. Boxt solar proud sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hi there. A lot of fine weather around this afternoon. Hot shower, yes, but most places dry, warm, sunny spells as well. Its not something weve been able to talk about much during recent weeks, but nevertheless, High Pressure. Another thing High Pressure. Another thing weve not mentioned much during the last six weeks or so, thats in charge. Light winds , plenty in charge. Light winds, plenty of fair weather cloud as we end the day. A few showers for northern scotland, for example, odd shower elsewhere couldnt be ruled out. But most of these die away and then clear away overnight. And then clear spells few mist patches spells with a few mist patches forming some low cloud creeping into eastern areas. Otherwise clear spells and a relatively warm nights. Temperatures warm nights. Temperatures staying in the teens in the vast majority of places, although in the countryside perhaps dipping into the single figures. So fine starts places dry thursday starts most places dry thursday morning again , areas of cloud morning again, areas of cloud around some low cloud , first around some low cloud, first thing through the midlands, eastern england, eastern scotland, for example. That cloud should bubble up cloud should lift and bubble up into cumulus and strata. Into cumulus and strata. Cumulus, cloud, fairweather cloud essentially. And the odd shower is still possible. Wales, the midlands , parts of scotland. The midlands, parts of scotland. But for the vast majority its dry, its warm 24 to 26. 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And ive got an absolute cracker of a show coming up at the moment. There is a red alert on going in the channel mark whites got it i border force had feared that today would be an extremely busy day with an improvement in the weather conditions. And sure enough, throughout the day, the small boats have kept coming up to 500 people have crossed so far and this evening more are expected. Ill go to mark again very, very shortly. But raf wethersfield, that disused military base thats caused so much controversy, one third of the people that we housed on there have either been sent to go and live with their relatives whilst their application processed or told application is processed or told that we cant