Law in the next few days, and people on flights to rwanda by early june. Ill bring you more shortly. Shortly. Okay. The first of four criminal trials against donald trump begins today in new york as he faces charges over hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. Daniels. And our debate at seven this morning with more than 11 million sick notes issued last yean million sick notes issued last year, well be discussing whether we need a crackdown. Whether we need a crackdown. And it is sport this morning in golf, Scottie Scheffler gets his second green jacket in five attempts as he wins the masters. Arsenal and liverpool get a little bit wobbly in the title race. And in germany, the first new champions that arent Bayern Munich for a very long time, its been a breezy and showery start to the morning, but there will be some sunshine on offer this afternoon. Join me later for the full forecast with all the details. And were all still talking about those drone attacks in israel on saturday night. World leaders now calling for calm after israel vowed revenge against iran. Against iran. The us has told israel it wont participate in any retaliatory air strikes. On saturday night, around 300 missiles were dispatched by iran, 99 of which israel says were brought down before entering the country. Okay, the Prime Minister here, rishi sunak, yesterday confirmed britains involvement in shooting down many of those missiles is what he had to say. I can confirm that our planes did shoot down a number of iranian attack drones. I dont want to pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of our pilots flying into the face of danger. Of danger. Well, joining us now in the studio to discuss this and much more, the implications of all of this defence editor of the Evening Standard, robert fox. Robert, people say, i mean, and you can take all of this with a pinch of salt. 99 of these drones were shot down, were they . Did any hit targets . I think about 8 or 9 did, maybe up to a dozen at most. They were a very mixed bag. There were drones. There were there were drones. There were cruise missiles which travel very slowly. And i or 2, very slowly. And i or 2, strategic , missiles, quite strategic, missiles, quite serious stuff. It all looks serious stuff. It all looks a bit orchestrated to me that everybody knew it was going to happen. Even the us commander who had flown in to help israel did react against a possible attack, which they knew was coming from iran , left almost coming from iran, left almost hours before it happened, pretty confident that things were going to be all right. Confident that things were going to be all right. And iran has to be all right. And iran has got thousands of these things left. Still everybody is looking around and drawing lessons from it. Israel will certainly strike back, but being israel, i think they wont strike back in a very obvious way. And i would think targeted assassination rather than a big ground attack. Thats interesting. I suppose the comments from President Biden that this biden overnight that take this as the fact that they as a win. The fact that they intercepted so these intercepted so many of these missiles, i mean, they havent necessarily that well missiles, i mean, they havent ne israelily that well missiles, i mean, they havent ne israel. Y that well missiles, i mean, they havent neisrael. Those that well missiles, i mean, they havent neisrael. Those comments. Well missiles, i mean, they havent neisrael. Those comments. But in israel. Those comments. But do you think that, you know, in that cabinet room, theyll that war cabinet room, theyll be buy at our be saying, lets buy at our time. Be careful with iran time. Lets be careful with iran this the same as hamas in this is not the same as hamas in terms of an enemy. What has happened that its actually happened is that its actually got benjamin got the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, lot of the netanyahu, out of a lot of the problems that he was facing. It was alleged that he was facing a divided cabinet, as well as people in the knesset, ramping up opposition to him. Demonstrations now one of the critics, former chief of staff benny gantz , leader of the benny gantz, leader of the opposition. But in the war cabinet, absolutely solid with netanyahu, had been talking about elections later this year. I think that thats off and Benjamin Netanyahu now obviously must feel that he can do what he likes in in gaza and that that is going to be the problem. Now, rafah , the refugee situation. Rafah, the refugee situation. Yes, hes got a lot of cards in his hands. Again, america now has to face the problem of rearming israel. They did fire away a lot of stuff. I dont want to be too nerdy about this, but if you go into iron dome, it isnt just iron dome. Theres a thing called arrow three. A lot of it is joint american Israeli Technology , and the development technology, and the development of the iron dome defence system is being done as in is really being done as much in america as being done in america as its being done in israel. So theres going to be a big bill there. But curiously, its a bill that congress can unite around and it cant unite around rearming or resupplying, restocking desperately needed ukraine, right . Why is iran involved in this . Why is iran involved in this . What whos irked iran . And how is israel irked iran so much . Well, its always been there because as the ayatollahs from the beginning, 1979 is that, you know, that they are against the zionist state and they and they want to get rid of it. That is the point of support for hamas. Theyve helped them. Theyve trained them, but theyre not buddy, buddy, you have to be very careful about this. And not enough of the differences have been emphasised , hamas is arab, been emphasised, hamas is arab, hamas is sunni. Iran is predominantly persian and azeri and shia and there are lots of dogs that didnt bark in this one because although they got involved minimally, emphasis minimally has bala allegedly the proxy. And it can be a pretty proxy. And it can be a pretty reluctant proxy at times of iran hasnt done that much , didnt go hasnt done that much, didnt go for a big assault, didnt go for a big attack on the northern cities. I mean, we hear about we saw the iron dome firing over tel aviv and jerusalem. Wasnt tel aviv and jerusalem. Wasnt there an attack on the really big port . The number three city, haifa . I dont think weve heard too much of the action. If there was, it was easily batted away. Was, it was easily batted away. Theres a lot of sucking of teeth, theres a bit of finger wagging. Dont do anything crazy like attacking into iran. Not that i think that they would. They will attack some bases. And i that you what i think that you know, what we actually the damascus actually saw in the damascus consulate on april the 1st, i want to ask kind of thing. Im asking you again, britains involvement in this. You see the Prime Minister coming on and talking about nothing. Basically, we cant confirm a number. Confirm he shot down a number. He can give us figures. Theyll know exactly how many they shot he can give us figures. Theyll know lifactly how many they shot he can give us figures. Theyll know iif any, how many they shot he can give us figures. Theyll know iif any, but many they shot he can give us figures. Theyll know iif any, but weve they shot he can give us figures. Theyll know iif any, but weve got ey shot he can give us figures. Theyll know iif any, but weve got the lot down, if any, but weve got the shadow defence secretary coming on the program in about an hours on the program in about an hours time. And, you know, labour will talk about an increased budget for the Defence Department here in the uk and our defence spending. What do we now need to do . Were being caught up in a number of conflicts, supplying equipment, supplying back up, whatever. What are we going to have to do as regards defence spending . Well, we saw what was going on. The well, we saw what was going on. The fireworks display over tel aviv and, and jerusalem. Weve got nothing like it. Look its up to you. Im doing your job for you. What . You asked john healey. Its not only thinking about defence, which they realise weve got to because cupboard very bad because the cupboard is very bad and got all kinds of and weve got all kinds of exotic coming over the horizon. Threats, particularly threats, cyber, particularly space, which is satellites, supply lines. Thats what the red sea has given. But what i think is so worrying for me, and i can say that my age, is that its they need to think about how they think about defence. Its not tanks and guns. Were not going to have a big army of 150,000 again, actually, we dont need one. And thats the that kind of innovative thinking that kind of innovative thinking that really has to be encouraged, because the kind of stuff that we saw over israel, itll all be out of date within two years. Youre going to need to renovate defence systems, be flexible to be see the enemy for what it is , and its not going what it is, and its not going to come in very obvious forms at time, and it wont come from enemy states necessarily. They will be malign actors, but there are lots of others out there up the spending. Well, thats right are lots of others out there up tiand ending. Well, thats right are lots of others out there up tiand i� nding. Well, thats right are lots of others out there up tiand i just g. Well, thats right are lots of others out there up tiand i just wanted thats right are lots of others out there up tiand i just wanted to ats right are lots of others out there up tiand i just wanted to ask right are lots of others out there up tiand i just wanted to ask yout , and i just wanted to ask you on that. I mean, therell be people listening and watching this this morning. Someone morning. Youll have someone in sheffield, morning. Youll have someone in sheffie right, i morning. Youll have someone in sheffieright, i hear robert going, right, what i hear robert fox morning saying, this fox this morning saying, is this going me a lot of money . Going to cost me a lot of money . Whats happening . This is an whats happening . And this is an escalation the middle east. Escalation in the middle east. Are there any implications are there any other implications for this country . I mean, for us in this country . I mean, if look the papers, some if you look at the papers, some of them saying were the of them saying were on the bnnk of them saying were on the brink war iii, how brink of world war iii, how worried people this worried should people be this monday morning . I think thats well, i think that thats a bit of lame thinking. Again, if you world iii because you say world war iii because it we a global of we are in a global contest of that, there no doubt about that, there is no doubt about it. You have to see, you it. And you have to see, you know, acting, whos not, know, whos acting, whos not, whos watching and whos whos really watching and whos not sorry, not not speaking. Sorry, thats not blah de blah. What is blah de blah de blah. What is china doing in all this . Absolutely critical to the whole iran middle east gulf story. Absolutely critical to the whole iran middle east gulf story. You iran middle east gulf story. You know, that theyve called for calm because , the iranians, calm because, the iranians, before all this seized a ship in the straits of hormuz and who relies almost more than anybody else on gas and energy coming out of the oil, coming out of the straits of hormuz, that is from the gulf, china. And this is where the moving parts are very important. How britain operates, how its going to think about it, im afraid to say on capital equipment, they will probably have to borrow on that because i think there are one. Theres all sorts of problems with the defence budget, by the way. The defence budget, by the way. The defence budget isnt as fancy as it looks. We go blah blah blah. 2. 1 2. 3 of gdp. Well, a lot of that goes on pensions , welfare. Its goes on pensions, welfare. Its just about allowed under the rules. But it doesnt mean to say were spending 2 of gdp on on defence, but its innovation thinking. But also the social offer. Its getting people in. Were not getting the recruits at the moment. Young people are not joining to the degree that we need. All three Armed Services are losing more than theyre recruiting each year. Yeah. You know, if youre watching or listening at home, maybe ex forces maybe you are ex forces yourself, why is that . Why are the Defence Services not attractive at all . I mean, i think i know the answer to that because youll get killed. Basically but, are they paying a 1 risk army . Its a one. I think its about a 0. 1 risk, but it is a risk thats in the contract. Youre dead right . Yeah, yeah. And gbnews. Com yoursay have your say because roberts going to be back again in an hours time. Yes. And well put your points observations to points and your observations to thank robert. Points and your observations to thank robert. Thank you thank you, robert. Thank you very much indeed, lets turn our attention to the rwanda bill, shall troubled bill back shall we . The troubled bill back in commons today as in the commons today as Parliament Resumes after the easter break, mps set to easter break, mps are set to consider amendments today from the lords. The house of lords. This comes after victoria now this comes after victoria atkins, secretary, atkins, health secretary, suggested the home office was ready to go in implementing the scheme and flights could take off. Her words within weeks. Well, lets get the thoughts of Political CorrespondentKatherine Forster. I mean, i hate to say it, but weve heard it all before, havent we, catherine . Yes. Good morning, eamonn and isabel. Well, we have heard it all before and it was two years ago yesterday day that the then Prime Minister, Boris Johnson , Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, first announced this scheme. They could never have imagined that two years on, not a single migrant would have been sent to rwanda. But that may be about to change and change in the coming weeks. The government is hopeful of getting people on flights at long last by by early june. Now parliament is back from recess today. Theyve been off for well over two and a half weeks, and there will be votes today , this there will be votes today, this evening in the house of commons on the amendments that the lords put forward, i imagine the government will attempt to ditch all of those. It will then go all of those. It will then go back to the house of lords for them to consider tomorrow, its likely that at some point this week, the lords will basically drop its opposition because ultimately it is a revising chamber. But it is not there to block government legislation. So block government legislation. So the government is hopeful of this bill getting royal assent soon. And then, obviously a bit to sort out , soon. And then, obviously a bit to sort out, but thinking they can get people on flights. One Sticking Point i should mention apart from the fact that there could well be further , further could well be further, further legal challenges, is they dont seem to have yet , worked out seem to have yet, worked out exactly what airline or what planes are going to take these people to rwanda because a number of commercial airlines have said, no, thank you very much. They dont really want to be associated with it. They think its not good for their. Rempe station, including Rwandan Airlines themselves selves, i think its quite likely that the raf may be prevailed upon. So we dont know yet how theyre going to get there, but the government. Yes. Hopeful that this very , very long saga, will this very, very long saga, will finally result in people to rwanda soon. Of course, the numbers likely to be quite low in the beginning. And one other point, the times reporting today , the government is looking very seriously at four other countries. Theyd like to potentially send channel migrants to. Those are armenia, ivory coast, costa rica and botswana. The negotiations with botswana. The negotiations with those countries have currently stalled until they see the rwandan scheme up and running. But thats something that might be revisited. Thank you catherine. Thank you very much indeed. In other news, the final victim of the stabbing attack at a Sydney Shopping Centre has been named as a chinese student. Police have said they will be investigating whether the Sydney Shopping Centre attacker intentionally targeted women, after five of the six killed were women. Were women. More than 250 survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing are taking legal action against m15. 22 people died in the explosion back in may 2017, and hundreds more were injured. Lawyers more were injured. Lawyers representing injured survivors confirmed theyve submitted a group claim after an inquiry found the bombing might have been prevented if m15 had acted on intelligence received in the months before the attack. Months before the attack. Liverpool is to fall silent later today, 35 years on from the Hillsborough Disaster , 97 the Hillsborough Disaster, 97 men, women and children died in the tragedy at the fa cup semi final between liverpool and Nottingham Forest today at 3 06 pm, the time the match was stopped, a minutes silence will be observed in Exchange Flags behind liverpool town hall. Right, were taking our attention across the pond to new york now. The first of four criminal trials involving donald trump is taking place, starting today. Okay, the former president , he faces charges related to what is termed hush money made to aduu is termed hush money made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. This was in 2016. The case marks the first criminal trial of a us ex president , as he continues his Campaign Soon to be republican nominee for president. Joining us now, former Nevada Republic