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Iranian strike that could come in the next 48 hours. The state of california could make it legal for workers to ignore messages from their bosses after hours. So should we follow suit . An 89 year old care home resident makes her teenage dreams come true by getting her first tattoo. So were asking , first tattoo. So were asking, can you be too old to get inked . Good morning. Its all eyes on the grand national this afternoon on the track. Organisers insist theres still a small risk of fatalities to horses off it. Security has been ramped up to fend off protesters. Will be live from aintree throughout the morning. Marked contrasts in our weather across the uk today. Warm and bright for some, blustery and showery for others. Ill have the full details in the forecast coming up shortly. Morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon and im Ellie Costello, and this is breakfast on. Gb news. Breakfast on. Gb news. I come bearing good news. I come bearing good news. Oh, well, good. We need some of that in this world for the ladies out there watching, tell me and some gentlemen as well. Well, it could be good news for gentlemen, actually. Oh, for gentlemen, actually. Oh, there you go. What is it . High heels. Yeah are good for you. Why . This is in the sun this morning. It gives you a good workout. And this is to according scientists, who says people who wear high heels, to improve their looks. But improve their looks. But actually, it does more. It makes your ankles and calves tougher. It makes your leg muscles more powerful and more efficient, and it makes it easier. Powerful and more efficient, and it makes it easier. So if you it makes it easier. So if you wear high heels for 1500 steps for 99 days, then youve got the benefits of the last walking aboutin benefits of the last walking about in normal shoes for ages. And apparently it says, men could benefit from wearing them too. You could. But i always thought, have you ever worn high heels . No, i wear high heels for just for the fun. I i do like a boot, though. I like a cowboy boot. Or do you a boot with a big. Yeah. I mean, i have got a pair of cowboy boots. And do they have a little heel on . They do have a cowboy boots. Have got quite a big heel on do they. But the problem is where can you wear them . I bought them when bootleg jeans were a thing. When bootleg jeans were a thing. Oh right. Yeah. Oh right. Yeah. But obviously were just now that theyve gone of that theyve gone out of fashion. So need to take you fashion. So we need to take you to a Country Music to like, a Country Music festival or something. Yeah. Festival or something. Oh, yeah. Id love that. Come taylor with me come to taylor swift with me in summer. You can them in the summer. You can wear them then. All right then, then. Oh yeah. All right then, because in the market a because im in the market for a pair boots for that pair of cowboy boots for that exact reason. Oh, right. And but this is great because im this story is great because im always in heels. Always heels. You are always in heels. You are always in heels. And have a long day in and when i have a long day in heels, really hurts. If heels, it really hurts. If youve worn heels, im youve ever not worn heels, im telling now, theyre telling you now, theyre very painful, so that makes sense, because doing workout. Because im doing a workout. Damaged your feet. Well, em feet. Well, if you wear them well, yes. If you wear them too small, you can get bunions and things. But i thought just yeah, but i thought it just i thought i thought, dont think thought i thought, i dont think the very good, it . Thought i thought, i dont think the yeah, very good, it . Thought i thought, i dont think the yeah, but very good, it . Thought i thought, i dont think the yeah, but itary good, it . Thought i thought, i dont think the yeah, but it is good, it . Thought i thought, i dont think the yeah, but it is definitely t . Thought i thought, i dont think the yeah, but it is definitely a yeah, but it is definitely a workout i wore the last time i had very long day in heels. Had a very long day in heels. Was year, and i wore was ascot last year, and i wore them whole its them for the whole day. Its kind until p. M, them for the whole day. Its kind until pm, and them for the whole day. Its kind in until pm, and them for the whole day. Its kind in so until pm, and them for the whole day. Its kind in so muchitil pm, and them for the whole day. Its kind in so much pain pm, and them for the whole day. Its kind in so much pain for], and them for the whole day. Its kind in so much pain for daysi afterwards. Yeah, see, i dont see how that can be. Tottering around, youre tottering around, arent this. But is the but this. But this is the writing in the of writing in the journal of applied physiology, and professor suki suki saying, habitually wearing high heeled footwear habitually wearing high heeled footmuscles, and leg muscles, tendons and improves. Improves walking economy. Well, i think thats a so there you go. So i think that makes sense. Its not bad. You do. Youre doing yourself a favour. And so they recommend men wear them too. Im not getting pair too. But im not getting a pair of stilettos because youve got your which were your cowboy boots, which were going use out of. Your cowboy boots, which were goiidont use out of. Your cowboy boots, which were goiidont panic. Use out of. Your cowboy boots, which were goiidont panic. Also,a out of. Your cowboy boots, which were goiidont panic. Also, youve f. Dont panic. Also, youve really the side down. Really let the side down. I wanted to tell you this morning oh yes. Because oh have i why, yes. Because youve had a big birthday this yeah youve had a big birthday this year. Sorry tell everyone, year. Sorry to tell everyone, but a big birthday this but hes had a big birthday this yeah but hes had a big birthday this year. And where your party year. And where was your party and why wasnt i invited . Well, i just had a Little Family do. Well, exactly. Youve let side so youve let the side down. So posh. Beckham, beckham , posh. Beckham, Victoria Beckham, shes five. Oh, shes turning the big five. Oh, right. Shes saying right. Yeah. And shes saying one enough. Need one party isnt enough. You need two. Big and only two. Oh big ones. And you only had little soiree. Had a little soiree. She can afford it though, can she . Presumably. Sure. You have two big for two parties. Im two big for two big parties. Im not a party person i dont like. No. You said yesterday you said too im old for parties i dont like. Well, ive never liked parties. When i a young parties. Even when i was a young man, liked parties. So man, i never liked parties. So its just. Man, i never liked parties. So itsjust. I like to have man, i never liked parties. So its just. I like to have spent birthdays. I like to just spend with the family. You prefer a small meal . An you prefer a small meal . An intimate meal . Yeah. 20 of us. And he had a harpist. And he had a harpist. Very posh. Its a harpist who played at our wedding, which was actually romantic. Actually very romantic. Yeah, yeah. I thought. Yeah, yeah. So yeah , i feel like youve let the yeah, i feel like youve let the side down. Oh, i do apologise. Ive big party ive had a big party right. If youd to well, if youd like to organise for maybe for organise one for me, maybe for the next big birthday, maybe thatll retirement party. Thatll be my retirement party. Oh, yeah. There you go. And then you can have your big you can have your two big parties right. Parties done right. Sorted. Im glad discussed that. Im glad let the im glad i didnt let the side we want to hear from side down. We want to hear from you morning you, you this morning whether you, you this morning whether you, you those you know, want to get those heels or thing in the heels on or first thing in the morning whether you want morning or whether you want to plan party anything plan a huge party or anything else talk about this else you want to talk about this morning. Theres way else you want to talk about this m youre going to be across it. Im just logging in now. Oh, people talking about tattoos already. Malcolm likes our colour selection. Anton deck. Colour selection. Anton deck. You can do your own name. You can do your own name. You can do your own name. Come on, it says i have too much self respect to get a tattoo. So whether, if you can tattoo. So whether, if you can be too old to get a tattoo. And be too old to get a tattoo. And lots coming through about Angela Rayner as well, which is interesting because thats our main story this morning. Certainly angela certainly is. Yes. Angela rayner shell down if rayner says shell step down if its that its determined that she committed a criminal offence over her tax affairs. Its all over her tax affairs. Its all over the sale of her Council House in stockport a decade ago , house in stockport a decade ago, questions have been asked about whether she paid the right amount of tax and if it was, at the time, her main home. Well, in a statement, she said the questions relate said the questions raised relate to time before she was an mp to a time before she was an mp and she has taken expert tax and legal advice. Well, sir keir starmer says labour welcomes the investigation. We welcome this investigation. We welcome this investigation because it will allow a line to be drawn in relation to this matter. Relation to this matter. I am fully confident that Angela Rayner has not broken the rules. She will cooperate with the investigation , as you would the investigation, as you would expect, and its really a matter for the police. For the police. Joining us now is political author owen bennett. Good to see you this morning. Owen. And this is just something that is not going away for the labour party. Going away for the labour party. Exactly. And the thing is, it could have gone away, right . If Angela Rayner was so confident shed wrong had shed done nothing wrong and had this, watertight legal this, this watertight legal advice, have published advice, shed have published this on day one, then it would have gone away, would have been a non story. I mean, i know she was you ill show was saying, you know, ill show you me mine to you yours if you show me mine to members government in members of the government in terms of their legal advice. But why that . Why not say, why not do that . Why not say, heres mine now on, heres mine now, now come on, ive you out the ive called you guys out the fact that she hasnt done this has allowed this to rumble and rumble and rumble. And when something you something rumbles on, what you generally get is you get people who arent even into who arent even that into politics. Hearing about politics. Start hearing about it. What get is the kind it. And what you get is the kind of tone set , it. And what you get is the kind of tone set, an image is of a tone is set, an image is set, then it sort set, and then it sort of becomes, regardless almost becomes, regardless of almost whether you did anything wrong or becomes this or not, there becomes this nofion or not, there becomes this notion you at least try to notion that you at least try to do something or you were do something wrong, or you were deceptive you werent deceptive or you werent anything completely anything other than completely honest. I think thats a honest. And i think thats a problem for someone like angela raynen problem for someone like Angela Rayner, been used by the rayner, who has been used by the labour party because her labour party because of her background as a kind of authentic voice of the working class , attack, particularly class to, attack, particularly bofis class to, attack, particularly Boris Johnson over partygate and matters of that ilk. So i think this is a huge problem for her, not just the substance of whats happened, but also the way its been handled by the labour party i well, yes, m well, yes, i think a lot of people would agree with you on that. However, the fact shes come out and said, you know, if im, if im if its found that ive done anything wrong. Well, ive done anything wrong. Well, in a, in a criminal sense, we have clarify, i will go which have to clarify, i will go which would imply at least that shes got a lot of confidence that she really hasnt done anything wrong. Wrong. Yes. And you just heard the clip there from keir starmer. He was pretty robust, wasnt he . Saying hes very confident. Shes nothing wrong. Shes done nothing wrong. I dont think people would be coming saying that if coming out and saying that if they absolutely sure, they werent absolutely sure, theres two issues at theres sort of two issues at play, there . Theres the play, isnt there . Theres the Capital Gains tax issue and then theres the was she registered to vote at the wrong address . I think the second of those issues, i think due to the time thats passed, not thats passed, im not sure therell action that therell be any action in that regard. Capital gains tax, regard. The Capital Gains tax, it might be that they say that, you chefs will pay the you know, chefs will pay the money and shell write the check and look, happy money and shell write the check an do look, happy money and shell write the check an do this look, happy money and shell write the check an do this because minutes and talking about Angela Rayner as his best friend. Do you think that delay suggests that perhaps this isnt going down quite so well in labour hq, and they are about this . And they are worried about this . Im sure labour hq are furious. Youve rachel furious. Youve got rachel reeves, shadow chancellor, reeves, the shadow chancellor, whos the centre of, whos made the centre point of, labours economic plans going into the election about clamping down on people who, you know, on tax loopholes. Thats where shes trying to the money shes trying to find the money that tories have sort of that the tories have sort of taken changing the taken away from changing the rules labour taken away from changing the ruletrying labour taken away from changing the ruletrying to labour taken away from changing the ruletrying to fight labour taken away from changing the ruletrying to fight this labour are trying to fight this battle over how people should pay their taxes. And if youve got your deputy leader , who theres deputy leader, who theres questions around, then it makes it very, very difficult because every press conference is going to be okay. Well, ive got this conversation deputy conversation with the deputy leader the leader about, making sure the right is paid, we know that right tax is paid, we know that keir and starmer and angela keir and keir starmer and Angela Rayner are not, are not bosom buddies. So maybe thats why keir starmer hasnt come out full throttle earlier on. But now hes come out and hes really nailed himself to this. You know , he nailed his colours you know, he nailed his colours to the on one that he to the mast on this one that he believes done nothing believes shes done nothing wrong. Very, very wrong. Hes very, very confident. Notice confident. Although i did notice in interviews you confident. Although i did notice in im interviews you confident. Although i did notice in im confidentviews you confident. Although i did notice in im confident in ws you said im confident in the answers. Rayner has given answers. Angela rayner has given me, give slight me, which does give me a slight little of room there. Little bit of wiggle room there. Just if she has just saying. Look, if she has done told me, shes done what shes told me, shes done, theres no problem. If she hasnt, course is hasnt, then of course there is a problem. A problem. Yeah, well, well, its understandable himself understandable to give himself a little bit of wiggle room on that. It begs the question, though, this had been anyone though, if this had been anyone else the the shadow else in the cabinet, the shadow cabinet, would they have been persuaded to step down, you know, take a back seat or whatever . I mean, the issue with whatever . I mean, the issue with Angela Rayner is they say they might not be bosom buddies, might not be bosom buddies, might not be bosom buddies, might not get along with her that a but shes that well, in a sense. But shes the one person he cant get rid of. Of. Yes. I of. Yes. I mean, of. Yes. I mean, due of. Yes. I mean, due to of. Yes. I mean, due to the rules around the labour party , shes around the labour party, shes voted in as deputy leader. She has own, sort of backing in has her own, sort of backing in that regard. You know, the relationship between, rayner and starmer is very reminiscent of blair and prescott. If tony blair and prescott. If tony blair was is seen as this lawyer , this figure who was perhaps not of the Labour Movement , not of the Labour Movement, instinctively. And then you had John Prescott there , who could John Prescott there, who could be the voice of the north of the working class. And thats very much the role that Angela Rayner fits. Its and its a fits. And its and its a formula know, formula that, you know, proved to got labour to work. Youve got new labour into think that that into power. So i think that that keir starmer understands why he needs Angela Rayner there. Because she communicate in because she can communicate in ways perhaps members ways which perhaps other members of cabinet and keir of the shadow cabinet and keir starmer so there starmer himself cant. So there is a thing about, you know, theres a slight sort of roy keane element to this, that you love like on your love a person like this on your team, now and then you team, but every now and then you accept theyre going pick accept theyre going to pick up accept theyre going to pick up a yeah. Well a yellow card or two. Yeah. Well perhaps , well perhaps keir perhaps, well perhaps keir starmer should have out starmer should have come out with a, angela will be angela line, which is what, tony blair always said about John Prescott isnt it. Well, john will be john, and, and accept it for that. So its not going to wash with this, is it . No. Well, its not going anywhere, is it, owen bennett . Good to you this morning. Good to see you this morning. Thank much indeed. Thank you very much indeed. , Angela Rayner has said well, Angela Rayner has said ive repeatedly said i would welcome the chance to sit down with appropriate authorities with the appropriate authorities , including the police and hmrc, to out the facts and draw a to set out the facts and draw a line under this matter. I am completely confident ive followed the rules at all times. Ive always said that integrity and accountability are important in politics. Thats why its important that this is urgently looked at in dependently and without political interference. Without political interference. S now washington is deploying extra military assets near israel amid reports that iran is preparing to launch a missile attack in the next 48 hours. Well, it comes after two iranian generals were killed in an airstrike in syria, an attack that tehran has blamed on the Israeli Defence force. Israeli defence force. Well, irans Supreme Leader issued a chilling warning that israel will be punished, as one of his advisers claimed that no israeli embassies are safe. Lets talk to defence editor at the evening standard, robert fox. Morning, robert. Is this inevitable now . I hate to use the word inevitable, but the temperature has gone up, quite considerably over the past ten, 12, 14 hours, particularly as the news cycle was closing down, in the evening in america, that its interesting that just prior to that, bidens team had been suggesting that there were back channels. They were talking to tehran , and theyd asked them to tehran, and theyd asked them to delay, and there seemed to be, even the israeli commentary suggesting strategic patience, which means were holding off for a bit. Then suddenly it has changed. Weve heard that these assets, by the way, unspecified, the americans are observing very tight operational secrecy. I suspect theres a further Carrier Group on the way moving up into the mediterranean. And by the way , cyprus will be by the way, cyprus will be involved because the thing they seem worried about now is, seem to be worried about now is, as said in the introduction, as you said in the introduction, as you said in the introduction, a missile strike. Look, we havent been having missile strikes , weve been having strikes, weve been having rocket and there were lots of rockets from hezbollah, the proxy in South Lebanon , into proxy in South Lebanon, into northern israel. But then there was an ominous upgrade yesterday in that theyre using these sophisticated drones that weve seen, deployed in ukraine by the russians, iranian. And theyre Getting Better and better. Theres a lot of improvement which has taken western, western observers by surprise, dropping bombs, small bombs and must be an unspoken fear that the air defence system very famous, one of the best, most effective in world arms, the iron dome could be overwhelmed, could be swamped. And thats why america has made it absolutely clear that theyre right behind israel. The commander, Central Command , hes gone in and said command, hes gone in and said that he will direct operations if there are direct attacks. What do you think a strike could look like . I mean, were being told that its going to happenin being told that its going to happen in next 20, 24 to 48 happen in the next 20, 24 to 48 hours. Would we know that . Hours. How would we know that . Why would we have such a specific time frame . And then what do you think those strikes would look like . Are we talking about military targets . Were talking about civilian. Talking israeli were talking Israeli Intelligence, which has been very specific. The reason very specific. And the reason why sorry to go back up again, why sorry to go back up again, why they killed Mohammed Assad today, as well as the other commanders, particularly he commanders, but particularly he andifs commanders, but particularly he and its quite clear from the briefings from Israeli Intelligence, from shin bet as well as mossad , that he is well as mossad, that he is thought to have been the man who said, yes, sorry , im holding up said, yes, sorry, im holding up my thumb to hamas. Go ahead. My thumb to hamas. Go ahead. With the massacre of october the 7th, the Netanyahu Coalition government is specifically blaming him. So this is its going to be reciprocal. So the going to be reciprocal. So the Supreme Leader, ali khamenei , Supreme Leader, ali khamenei, the grand ayatollah, has the ayatollah has said it will be embassies that is now looking less likely. The really nightmare scenario is a strike on an israeli city. Then it will be war. Well, yes. I mean, this is thats when the americans will come in to defend israel and at that point, is it just going to escalate . I mean, because this is the this is the huge concern. I have to say, when i heard this, i just thought theyre going to go for a big a big civilian strike. And then all hell breaks loose. Well, the day before yesterday, know , we were yesterday, as you know, we were the defence editors and correspondents were down at porton down looking at the direct Energy Weapons for o dragonfire. And we talked to grant shapps there and he was absolutely on the record and he was very clear. He said, i dont want to go on. He said, why . Why iran . He said, all roads in this lead tehran. Thats a quote lead to tehran. Thats a quote from him. And the other thing that he was very cool about and very he is very very calm about, he is very worried calculation. Worried about miss calculation. And thats your, thats your problem, stephen, that you realise that there playing, were jiggling around, as you say. You know , massive, rocket say. You know, massive, rocket attacks which theyve been doing for a long time. So theyve more or less had to empty out whole parts of northern israel. Now were getting explosive drones , were getting explosive drones, those missiles, you see, even hamas doesnt use missiles. But if its a big missile and its probably wouldnt be launched from South Lebanon, could be launched from as far away, as far away as iran itself, then were in it. And that could be that could be the strange game of brinkmanship going wrong. What concern me is i think the military know what theyre in for. And the military even in in iran, know how far they go. Iran, know how far they can go. Iran, know how far they can go. I dont think that the council of supreme guidance, i dont think that the as it were, mullah power fully appreciates how dangerous it is. Okay, robert, good to see you. Thank okay, robert, good to see you. Thank you. Thank you very much. I could talk to robert all day. Its really very concerning. Yeah, very interesting as well what biden had to say. Joe biden in the us. Dodi what was his message to iran . Dont dont do it. Im not message to iran . Dont dont do it. Im not sure if message to iran . Dont dont do it. Im not sure if thats going it. Im not sure if thats going to be Strong Enough rhetoric to stop. Its very direct, though. Its very direct, though. You know what . Politicians are normally a more fluffy are normally a bit more fluffy around the edges, arent they . But well , we have to but on this, well, we have to hope pray that doesnt hope and pray that it doesnt happen. Actually right. Itd be a much wider regional conflict, wouldnt it . Yeah. Right. Yeah. All right. Its 6 20. Lets have a look at of other stories at some of the other stories heading this heading into the newsroom this morning. Heading into the newsroom this mo and|. Has been ranked and gatwick has been ranked britains airport for britains Worst Airport for flight data from the flight delays. Data from the Civil Authority shows Civil Aviation authority shows departures were nearly 27 minutes behind schedule on average in 2023. Luton airport had the second poorest record, with an average delay of almost 23 minutes, and in third place was manchester airport. At almost 22 minutes. Social media giant meta, under fire for lowering the minimum age for whatsapp from 16 to 13. Campaigners say the move is tone deaf and irresponsible. Meta says the change brings the apps age limit in line with most countries , and giorgio most countries, and Giorgio Armani has paid tribute to fellow italian Fashion Designer and true artist Roberto Cavalli , and true artist Roberto Cavalli, who has died aged 83. Cavalli reportedly died at his home in florence after a long illness. The fashion guru long illness. The fashion guru founded his company in 1975, quickly becoming known for his animal print designs. What is it about these Fashion Designers . Oh, i mean, no offence. You know, if youre no offence. You know, if youre a Fashion Designer, they all have a certain look. Have a certain look. Oh, its a great look. Oh, its a great look. Have you seen emily in paris . Yes and theres a Fashion Designer they get it. Designer there. And they get it. They it absolutely right in they nail it absolutely right in how he looks. But they all look the that age. Theres the same at that age. Theres something i quite like it. Slightly unusual, slightly eccentric. Their creator says they are eccentric. They are creative types and somewhat creative. A types and somewhat creative. A mile off, cant you . Yeah, yeah, i suppose so. You she and great hair. Very trendy. Very trendy. And yes, im smart. And yes, im smart. Im definitely not a creative as far as that goes. Neither am i. Neither am i. But anyway, there you go. But anyway, there you go. But anyway, there you go. But i admire creatives. But i admire creatives. Do you . Yeah. Do you . Yeah. Yeah. Wish i was a bit more yeah. I wish i was a bit more creative. Yeah. Oh. Oh, well , creative. Yeah. Oh. Oh, well, cant be everything. No. Now, heres an interesting one for you. This will probably get you talking. The weathers getting warmer. Of course, so and it wont course, so it will. And it wont be were in festival season. Are you going to get your cowboy boots out . Oh, well , yeah. Go to cowboy boots out . Oh, well, yeah. Go to a festival. Beer, tents, music and as you would expect, huge queues for the toilet. For the toilet. Always in the womens toilets as well. Its an age old problem for women who invariably find they spend more queuing for they spend more time queuing for they spend more time queuing for the they do at the the loo than they do at the event enter women event itself. Enter two women from bristol who have invented what they say is a revolution in female toilets. Who better to send to check it than our south west of it out than our south west of england reporterjeff it out than our south west of england reporter jeff moody . Yes , its all right for us yes, its all right for us blokes. Blokes. We can be in and out of the loos in a matter of seconds, but not so for women. Not so for women. Its very frustrating having to queue, seeing men coming and going, and we have to wait to go in here, also, theres a thing about men can just do it and not have to sit on anything or hover in an uncomfortable position. Introducing hazel and amber. After spending too much of their lives in lieu queues, theyve invented a toilet that lets women spend a penny as quickly as you can. Say, ladies urinal. Urinal. And so we were really propelled forwards by women saying this must happen. So we made prototypes, we gained investment, we manufactured the product in the uk , and then we product in the uk, and then we started, we actually launched in 2022 at glastonbury. So that was like we went to the most influential event. So it would trickle down to all the other events trickling down. Is the key to the success of the girls invention. But im not sure im the best one to explain all this. Lets ask a festival goer who is their number one fan, but recently i went to Glastonbury Festival a couple of years ago and they had these these new pickle pickles, i think theyre called. And theyre more of a cabin. Theyre very comfortable to be able to squat down and theyre just a much better setup. No paper, cardboard bits that can go horribly wrong and much less margin for error, its really nice. Its in a big open space. So everyones kind of chatting away about how brilliant this is , that weve got a new innovation to help us go to the toilet without getting dirty and queuing everything. Yeah , queuing and everything. So yeah, it is a really, really nice experience. I wish they had them more often. Ive ever more often. Ive only ever seen them Glastonbury Festival. Them at Glastonbury Festival. I really need to pee. I really need to pee. Its called pickle equal rights for people that pee and the girls think with a change of mindset. This could make them flush. Flush. Its almost, driven by ease of use because instead of going for a 30 minute toilet queue, you can use a pickle and youre in and out. Its almost driven by convenience, is the word i was going for. Its the id go for to its the word id go for to this writes itself. This script writes itself. We did actually just win the best toilet of the year award and it felt good. Dream come true. Blunderbuss. Yeah, it is very funny. My parents do say, i never thought youd be going into this, full time advert, but. Okay, but, you know, it isnt just a toilet. It is this movement is this whole movement movements, though, are an entirely different matter. The pickle is only set up for tinkles. The girls are now looking for investment abroad and hope their invention will keep them engaged for years to come. Jeff moody talking toilets come. Jeff moody talking toilets for gb news pop it in the bin provided. Provided. Yeah, im not sure im sold on that one. Well, we didnt really get to see one, only what was in that cartoony advert thing. I think we got the idea. I think we got the idea. You sort of get the idea. You sort of get the idea. Squat, squat. Squat, squat. Well, look, its quick and easy. Oh , yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Im not sure id be sold on that one, but, the queuing is bad. Ill say that much. Well, you know, i dont know what it is about women. I think we must spend too much time faffing in the loo. The mens queue is neven the loo. The mens queue is never, long. Its never, never that long. Its always the women. What do we get up to . I dont know, maybe we talk too long in the loo, but it does. It is a problem that needs solving. Im sure that is solving. Im not sure that is the answer. Well, well, thats not well, no. Well, thats not what i wouldnt know. No. Gbnews. Com tuc right now. Gbnews. Com tuc right now. Aidan mcgivern has the weather. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello. Very good morning to you. Welcome to the latest forecast from the met office. Therell be some fine weather in the south and the east today, with even a few sunny with even a few warm sunny spells elsewhere. Its going to be increasingly blustery and increasingly showery. Some low increasingly showery. Some low cloud at first across western parts, and weve got this area of moving northern and of rain moving into northern and western well as western england, as well as wales , and thatll tend to wales, and thatll tend to fizzle as we go into the afternoon as it approaches the midlands. Scotland afternoon as it approaches the midinorthern scotland afternoon as it approaches the midinorthern will tland afternoon as it approaches the midinorthern will be nd and Northern Ireland will be very unsettled with gusty wind, areas rain followed areas of rain followed by showers and sunny spells. Some of these showers will be lively but of all that, east but ahead of all that, east anglia and the south east keep the spells and highs of 19 the sunny spells and highs of 19 or 20 into the evening, or 20 celsius into the evening, and the showers and longer spells of rain tend. To push spells of rain tend. 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Please check the closing time if listenluck on demand. Please check the closing time if listenluck i on demand. Good luck loads of you talking about these loos. How are they . How are they . Jane says squat toilets are used worldwide. Many countries used worldwide. Many countries use them. Theyre also used in india. Helen louise says says squatting a hole in the ground is nothing new. Croatia and italy have been doing this for a millennia, well, yes , yes, millennia, well, yes, yes, Christopher Townsend says have you got any happy and uplifting news this morning . Well, weve been talking about big birthdays and big birthday parties. Quite a few of you have been in touch with that. Victoria beckham that. So Victoria Beckham is saying shes about turn the saying shes about to turn the big doesnt she look big five. Oh, doesnt she look great, shes saying one party isnt two. So isnt enough. She needs two. So i said, stephen set the team down because youve just had a big birthday. Down because youve just had a big iiirthday. Down because youve just had a big i didnty. Down because youve just had a big i didnt have any. I didnt have any. I didnt have any. There was no Big Birthday Party to had. Sorry. Party to be had. No, sorry. You did fancy dinner. Did have a nice, fancy dinner. Yeah, was dinner party . Yeah, that was nice. Anyway, look. To nice. Anyway, look. Still to come . National come . Its grand national day today. A cheery. A cheery. Yeah, right at 632. Time for the sport with aiden. Good morning. Of course. One big story today. Is there . Is there . Is there . Giddy up, giddy up. Yeah, exactly. Well, look, i mean, there are issues on and off the track here. I mean, i remember a time when not so long ago, actually, when the the focus actually, when the all the focus around race would be about around the race would be about the riders, the the runners, the riders, the odds, all the horses the runners, the riders, the oddswere all the horses the runners, the riders, the oddswere going|ll the horses the runners, the riders, the oddswere going to the horses the runners, the riders, the oddswere going to break rses the runners, the riders, the oddswere going to break records that were going to break records and outsiders, etc. Who and all the outsiders, etc. Who might cause, a shock or and all the outsiders, etc. Who might land cause, a shock or and all the outsiders, etc. Who might land windfall shock or and all the outsiders, etc. Who might land windfall forock or maybe land a windfall for somebody account somebody in their bank account on but on national day. But increasingly years increasingly in recent years its horse safety. Its been about horse safety. Its been about protesters off the track as well. Merseyside the track as well. Merseyside police have promised a ring of steel around the racecourse , and steel around the racecourse, and animal rising said last week that the Animal Welfare charity , that the Animal Welfare charity, they said that they wouldnt be disrupting years race as disrupting this years race as they because they they did last year because they felt, and i think they made a reasonable point here actually, they theyve they felt theyve already started conversation started a conversation around horse. Safety. So this is horse. Horse safety. So this is the 176th edition of the race. Were underway at 4 00 this afternoon, £516,000 for the winning winning rider as well. Right. So there are these concerns. Yes. So what have they done about it . Quite a few different changes actually. Stephen. So they have introduced a standing start. So that will reduce the reduce the run up to the first fence which has also been brought back as well. So it means the horse will not have as much time to build up speed in order to take the first theyll reduce up speed in order to take the first of theyll reduce up speed in order to take the first of the heyll reduce up speed in order to take the first of the heights reduce up speed in order to take the first of the heights of reduce up speed in order to take the first of the heights of the jce up speed in order to take the first of the heights of the of� some of the heights of the of the fences as well. Theyve reduced the number of horses from down to sorry. Down from 40 down to 32. Sorry. Down to 30 for the start. Time has also been brought forward early by about an hour and a quarter, just because that ensures better likelihood of a softer ground or better ground, which is safer for the horses as well. So there have been changes, changes made. Have been changes, changes made. Ive doubted a moment ive never doubted for a moment that in horse that those involved in horse racing other racing have had anything other than horses in than the welfare of horses in the uppermost in their mind, but there are still concerns on and off the track. Yeah, lots of people talking about the masters as well. They are indeed. Well, its been interesting day yesterday. I to talk about tiger woods i want to talk about tiger woods because consecutive because for the 24th Consecutive Year hit way cut. Year, he hit the half way cut. That a record . Is that a record . Is that a record . Is that a record . I think it is a record. Yeah, i think it is a record. Yeah. It was previously held by fred couples i believe. And somebody else on 23. So thats absolutely outstanding from him. He time he hasnt. The last time he didnt cut the at didnt make the cut at the at augusta for the masters. He was an amateur. And its a great quote yesterday because he was battling a sandstorm. Been battling a sandstorm. Its been very the very inclement weather over the last of as well. It last couple of days as well. It was yesterday. This was day two yesterday. This is his this very his i think this is very relatable. This quote, said, relatable. This quote, he said, im im really hungry. Im tired and im really hungry. Im tired and im really hungry. I with some food and i could do with some food and some. Weve all felt some caffeine. Weve all felt like that at certain times, havent we. Yeah, but the every morning. Yeah, but the top at the moment scottie top three at the moment scottie scheffler, dechambeau and scheffler, Bryson Dechambeau and max scheffler, Bryson Dechambeau and ma but Bryson Dechambeau but Bryson Dechambeau is interesting live interesting because hes a live golfer and it was thought that he bit undercooked he might be a bit undercooked because have not been because they dont have not been competing as often as some of the who still on the on the guys who are still on the on the guys who are still on the on the dp tour, tiger woods the guys who are still on the on the now. Dp tour, tiger woods the guys who are still on the on the now. So tour, tiger woods the guys who are still on the on the now. So hes, tiger woods the guys who are still on the on the now. So hes doner woods the guys who are still on the on the now. So hes done doingis is 48 now. So hes done doing well to keep in contention. Tommy fleetwood in terms of the british interest, is a little bit further back, as is danny willett, rory mcilroy not faring particularly well. Hes four oven particularly well. Hes four over. 77. And again it over. He shot 77. And again it looks like the psychological hurdle is still there. He hasnt won a major now in ten years. He hasnt been able to add to the four. Hes won previously and its hes going its the 10th year hes going for grand slam. This for his the grand slam. And this is the only one he hasnt won. And just doesnt seem be and he just doesnt seem to be able that , that able to surmount that, that particular hurdle of yet. But able to surmount that, that partnever hurdle of yet. But able to surmount that, that part never know. Of yet. But able to surmount that, that partnever know. Hesf yet. But able to surmount that, that partnever know. Hes still. But you never know. Hes still young. Have time . Young. Yeah have we got time . Im going look at, im going to. Yes. Look at, chelsea and their feet. Because theres all this. I dont know what you call it now. Fair play. Financial fair play. Oh this is all in with it. Yeah, yeah. £75 million. Chelsea paid out to football agents and intermediaries. Yeah. As intermediaries. The known as intermediaries. Some good friends of mine who are and, theyve are football agents and, theyve made they are football agents and, theyve macwell, theyre they are football agents and, theyve macwell, theyre officially they do . Well, theyre officially referred intermediaries referred to as intermediaries now and thats i think that was a stipulation. But yeah , a fifa stipulation. But yeah, £75 million. I mean, look, the more you spend, the more you pay on i you know, on agents. I mean, you know, they sometimes, they are vilified sometimes, but they are vilified sometimes, but the ones who pay the clubs are the ones who pay the clubs are the ones who pay the money and its absolutely for birds. If anyone thinks for the birds. If anyone thinks that old footballer that a 21 year old footballer can negotiations with can go into negotiations with multi billionaires like todd boehly without some kind of professional representation, its simply wont happen. Its up the clubs, what they pay. Up to the clubs, what they pay. Its the agent to its up to the agent to negotiate can get out negotiate what they can get out of i think there are of the deal. I think there are bigger problems in football in relation to where spend our relation to where we spend our money. Mean, look at the fees relation to where we spend our m it certainly is. Yeah. All right aiden , thank you all right aiden, thank you very much indeed. And ill tell you these female toilets you what these female toilets have you going. They really have got you going. They really have, heels. Have, as have high heels. Debbie. Yes, just one from debbie. Debbie big bird. Im enjoying the names. Yes. She says its going to stink. No, thanks. Its a good point. No, thanks. Its a good point. All i can say to you, debbie, is well, welcome to our world. Thats what urinals are like. Oh, is it . It stinks, doesnt it . Yes. Disgusting. Oh oh, you have to know when you have to pay. No, no. You pay no victorian mainline stations. You have to pay mainline stations. You have to pay out these days. I just 20. Oh, i just duck 20. Oh, i just duck 20. The thing do, i do. The thing you do, i do. I never any cash. Never have any cash. 20. 20. Sorry, guys. And i duck unden sorry, guys. And i duck under. Get with it. Under. I get away with it. No, youve got. No, but youve got. No, but youve got. Your cards now. You can use your cards now. You can use your cards iiow. Can you. Oh can you. Oh can you. You go. Ive got no oh there you go. Ive got no excuse now. Excuse how. Excuse now. Yeah, but no. Welcome to a mans yeah, but no. Welcome to a ma i s yeah, but no. Welcome to a ma i dont want to in a mans world. Oh suit yourself. Oh suit yourself. Cant have it all ways. You cant have it all ways. Oh, linda, quality or not, linda j i recommend the shibui. J says i recommend the shibui. Car, i always keep it in my car, just case. Youve got to just in case. When youve got to 90, just in case. When youve got to go, go. Is shibui . Oh, ive seen those advertised, you know, like those saturday. Dont saturday magazines. I dont know, on you know, ill explain it on the you show in break. Show me in the break. Im show me in the break. Going im show me in the break. Going to im show me in the break. Going to show im show me in the break. Going to show you im show me in the break. Going to show you right] show me in the break. Going to show you right, not going to show you right, were going to about gordon were going to hear about Gordon Ramsays kitchen ramsays latest kitchen nightmare i weve lam weve just been looking up the shibui because youve never heard of them. Never heard of heard of them. Never heard of one . Never seen one at google. If know a bit more, if you want to know a bit more, if you want to know a bit more, i ill be using one i dont think ill be using one any but anyway, funny any time soon. But anyway, funny , talking about that , weve been talking about that because morning , weve been talking about that beca|which morning , weve been talking about that beca|which is morning , weve been talking about that beca|which is a morning , weve been talking about that beca|which is a showmorning , weve been talking about that beca|which is a show afterng , weve been talking about that beca|which is a show after us live, which is a show after us at the inventor of the at 10 am, the inventor of the shibui is on the show. Its going to be on the show. Who knew . And the best part is name. Is her name. Dont the mickey out of her. Sorry. P its samantha. Samantha fountain , the adventurer. You fountain, the adventurer. You cant make up, can you . Fantastic. So you dont want to miss that. To miss that. Honestly, talk about a weird coincidence, but there you go. Coincidence, but there you go. Right . Time for the newspapers. At 641, the telegraph says Angela Rayner will step down as a deputy leader of the labour party if found guilty over a house row. The times says that sir keir starmer is under renewed pressure after the police opened an investigation into labours deputy leader. The guardian reveals the Prime Minister has been urged to launch an inquiry after the cruel prosecution of unpaid carers. The independent leads with the nhs chiefs saying that they must stamp out a surge in sex assaults on staff. And the independent has jeremy hunt saying the governments ready to cut taxes and bet on growth in the run up to an election. To an election. Well, joining us now to go through the papers this morning is Showbiz Reporter Stephanie Takyi political takyi and Political Editor for huffpost schofield. Huffpost uk, Kevin Schofield. Good to see you both this morning. And kevin, were still talking about the honey trap sex scandal, arent we . On the front page of time, instead page of the time, but instead its chinese spies. Its from chinese spies. Yeah. Yeah. So honey trap stories are all the rage at the moment, and every paper, i think is trying to get their own angle on it, obviously, im. But this is about a curious story because, its saying basically that, spies are being targeted by honey traps in china. But i would be surprised if they werent. I mean, thats the whole. Well, yeah. Isnt it . I mean , thats surely its a well mean, thats surely its a well known fact. It says theres a little sidebar that says its this tactic was formulated for the honey traps in the sixth century. So its been gone for known for being gone on for quite a while, and it also says that none of the attempts that they referred to in the story were successful, because obviously the Intelligence Services train their spies to look out for attractive women coming up to them in bars and trying to own well, they wish. Trying to own well, they wish. Well, i mean, i think with all these things, we, we, we all have this outrage, dont we . When people try, honey traps or people do this, or we find a spy or theyre outraged and we or theyre all outraged and we do it to other countries. Yeah. Well, exactly. Mean , because they do i mean, because and they do it works. I mean, because and they do it thats works. I mean, because and they do it thats why orks. Gone thats why its been gone since century, you since the sixth century, you know, it usually know, because men and it usually is men are stupid when it comes to like that. You know, to things like that. You know, its good to get your enemy. So, so, yeah, i mean, its a its a reasonably interesting story, but say, its like bit but as i say, its like a bit like, is catholic, like, pope is catholic, you know, that of know, its not that much of a surprise , is it, that spies are surprise, is it, that spies are being by from being targeted by spies from other countries . , should we have a look yeah, should we have a look at the Roberto Cavalli . I have at the Roberto Cavalli . I have to say, im not familiar with this gentleman, but im not a, you know. You know, his prints. Yeah. You know, his prints. Yeah. You know, his prints. Yeah. You would, fashion has lost one of its greatest. Because when you say Roberto Cavalli, there is just this image , a there is just this image, a plethora of images that come up of print design. So, of animal print design. So, like, he first founded his house in 1970, and since then, hes hes styled some amazing icons from brigitte bardot, sophia loren down to naomi campbell. And, you know , when we think of and, you know, when we think of like, fashion, he is definitely one of the ones that was at the top of game. And i think top of his game. And i think what it is about Roberto Cavalli is that his designs stood the test of time, but as well he was a than life character , right . He certainly was. Im just showing steven and kevin some of the designs here. It is. A lot of leopard print is how you describe it. And then you also have just a renaissance paintings and things he did because did come. He did because he did come. From a family of he came from a family of artists, so he much got artists, so he very much got that. You see, im looking at what looks like a very lightweight slip dress, its. Yeah, slip on dress, and its. Yeah, £2,000. Yeah. Slip on dress, and its. Yeah, £2,� and yeah. Slip on dress, and its. Yeah, £2,� and yeeworth every pound. I and its worth every pound. I think. Really. And its worth every pound. I think. Really. Yeah. Think think. Really. Yeah. I think because designs do once, because his designs do once, once you invest in a Roberto Cavalli piece, i do think it lasts in your wardrobe for a very long time. So i can imagine a lot of the fash pack are going to be mourning his death today. He leaves behind six children and he welcomed one just last yeah and he welcomed one just last year. Really . Yes. Yep yep yep. Oh, that makes going sad. That is sad. Yeah. Thats sad 83. Yeah. Think of the kids. Yeah he wont have a noise. Well therell be minted. Therell be, therell be none. That makes soften the blow a little bit i suppose. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, dear, kevin, wed better talk a bit of Angela Rayner, telegraph and the times this morning. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, what do you make of all of this. Well, the obviously tried to stick their head in the sand and hopeit stick their head in the sand and hope it goes away , and its not hope it goes away, and its not going away. And now we have to stress , obviously, Angela Rayner stress, obviously, Angela Rayner insists that shes not done anything wrong, that shes got legal advice and tax advice was that everything that she done everything properly. Has been reluctant properly. But has been reluctant to show that evidence or show that advice that that she received. Now, as i say, the received. Now, as i say, the line all along has insisted that shes done nothing wrong. And its a smear. Its a tory smear. Theres nothing to see here that theyre targeting me because im a working class single mother, as was, and, you know, she wasnt at the time , though, was she . No. Well, married. No. Well, married. Yeah. Well, yeah, thats. Well, thats the whole. Thats the kind of crux of the story, isnt it . But clearly, labour strategists have decided that tactic now tactic is not working. So now theyve upped the ante by saying that she will quit if shes found guilty now, or if shes found guilty now, or if shes found to have done anything wrong was the same wrong now. And this was the same tactic you tactic employed, if you remember, keir starmer over remember, by keir starmer over the remember beergate when he was accused of breaking covid lockdown. Yeah. So that was lockdown. Yeah. So that was another one that the tories really ran very hard with because they thought that they might actually get him over that. Turned out the police that. It turned out the police took action, he took no further action, so he obviously still leader. So you know, this is high stakes stuff for Angela Rayner. The one thing i think that has helped her to a certain extent is its such a complicated story. Yes it is. Its not really hard to cut through. And the other ill ask you about cut through. Do you think this is what people are talking about down the think so. For the i dont think so. For the very we, you know, very reason that we, you know, we see all youve seen this story about rayner. Oh story about Angela Rayner. Oh whats you try whats that . And then you try and and people just, and explain it and people just, you talking you know, Start Talking about its ward. You know, Start Talking about its no, ward. You know, Start Talking about its no, taxard. You know, Start Talking about its no, tax law, the no, its tax law, the stupidity it all. Stupidity of it all. Frankly , in sense if frankly, in the sense that if i was Angela Rayner, i would either just pay the money. Yeah. Because youre not telling me she cant find £1,500. £1,500. Yeah. £1,500. Yeah. So pay the money or you know, shes release release the, the tax advice shes been given and she says its got personal information about her children. Redacts that easily done. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Redact that and publish the rest. And then its end of. Yeah. And its the that yeah. And its the fact that that hasnt been done. That just hasnt been done. Well thats the problem because think because because i think basically this emanated basically so this story emanated from of her written from a biography of her written by lord ashcroft, former tory party chair , treasurer, now, party chair, treasurer, now, this this came out recently, maybe the last month or two. And in that there is a lengthy statement from her reacting to the comments. Now, they were obviously would have gone to a long, long time ago when the book was being written. And that is locked her into is almost locked her into a position. You know, that as weve said, its always been about ive done wrong. About ive done nothing wrong. Its above the book, all its all above the book, all above and you have above board, and you just have to take on it. So to take my word on it. So theres no its difficult for her to back on that without her to roll back on that without being accused of a of a u turn. But youre right, would be but youre right, it would be much easy. And were not much more easy. And were not talking of here. Talking millions of pounds here. Its £1,500. And think people its £1,500. And i think people would fair play to would have said fair play to you. Made little you. You know, you made a little mistake, rectified it mistake, but youve rectified it in terms of paying back the money. Lets just move on. I dont think it would have been, but because failed to but its because it, failed to answer question and just let answer the question and just let it continue. And it it may well be, in the grand scheme of things, a relatively minor mistake that shes made. If she has made a mistake. But the fact that its been going on and on on makes people think, hang on a minute, maybe theres more to this meets the this than actually meets the eye. Worse it eye. So it looks worse than it actually and i think the actually is. And i think the thing angela the thing with Angela Rayner, the reason a reason why its turned into a bigger story is because shes always been someone whos been very to criticise the very quick to criticise the conservatives, was very quick to criticise the consejohnson was very quick to criticise the consejohnson or was very quick to criticise the consejohnson or anything was Boris Johnson or anything theyve done wrong. Shes been quite a vocal person. So now i think the person. So now i think the tories have just seen this as a way in for them to also make sure that shes been made an example of whether she will actually quit, if is found actually quit, if she is found of anything wrong. I doubt it very much, but she says she will. It was bad news for labour if she does have to, obviously, because its not a good look if you lose your deputy leader. But the her to be very the plan was for her to be very prominent general prominent in the general election alongside Election Campaign, alongside keir starmer rachel reeves. Keir starmer and rachel reeves. So has to so obviously if she has to resign in disgrace, then, you know, a real blow to the know, its a real blow to the Election Campaign. Well, we shall see. Well, we shall see. She, she says shes done nothing wrong. And i mean, just just to sort of go through the gist of what she says in her statement. She says she wants to sit down with the authorities and draw a line under and completely draw a line under under matter, and shes glad under the matter, and shes glad that its being looked at independently without any political interference, which is, you know, fair enough. And we will now, i mean, frankly, weve just got to wait and see now. How. Now. Yeah. Thats all you can do. Yeah. Thats all you can do. We do. Stephanie, lets talk about shall we . About Gordon Ramsay, shall we . And gang of squatters have and a gang of squatters have invaded one of his restaurants. A happy bunny right invaded one of his restaurants. Becausea happy bunny right invaded one of his restaurants. Because he appy bunny right invaded one of his restaurants. Because he has bunny right invaded one of his restaurants. Because he has ayunny right invaded one of his restaurants. Because he has a £13y right invaded one of his restaurants. Because he has a £13 million now because he has a £13 million pub. Well, he did well. And the regents park in Central London, which has been taken over by six professional squatters earlier this week, gordon tried to phone the police. He did phone the police to try evict them, which has proven very difficult now because these squatters are actually legal actually threatening legal action its now action and saying that its now their property. And if anyone tries to trespass it, they will take legal action. So cant work. Its really bad actually, but they they do have some squatters rights and so its quite annoying for gordon because he was actually in the midst of selling this property over which he cant do at the moment. So in Central London right now, theres a group of squatters whove taken over gordons pub. So i dont understand squatters. Squatters rights. Well, i thought you had to be in a property for ten years before you could claim squatters, right . Their is really. Is right . Is that right . Is that right . Thats what thought it was. Thats what i thought it was. Thats what i thought it was. Would make sense, one that would make sense, wouldnt their that one of their legs that theyre standing theyre theyre standing on is theyre saying was not saying the property was not designed before the designed or adapted before the time entry into the time of their entry into the property as a place to live. So again, that goes over my head. But, so they clearly know what theyre on about doing their research. Well, professional well, the professional squatters and theyve put a nofice squatters and theyve put a notice know, if squatters and theyve put a noti do know, if squatters and theyve put a noti do try know, if squatters and theyve put a noti do try and know, if squatters and theyve put a noti do try and trespass, ow, if squatters and theyve put a noti do try and trespass, youf you do try and trespass, you know, they threaten legal know, they will threaten legal action. But dont know with action. But i dont know with what theyre to what money theyre going to take legal action. What money theyre going to take leg yeah. On. Yeah. Yeah. I wonder become i wonder how you become a professional squatter. Bit of career choice. £30 million pub near regents park. Its a nice spot to find. Park. Its a nice spot to find. Yeah, thats true, thats true. Probably have their it probably have their eye on it for a while. Probably have their eye on it for well, le. Probably have their eye on it for well, they could well well, they could well have done ifs well, they could well have done its that, done heck, its worrying that, lets look at the lets have a look at the guardian. Should we . Whats this about . The prosecution of carers about . The prosecution of carers 7 about . The prosecution of carers . The Prime Minister is jumping on. Yeah, so this is , a story yeah, so this is, a story that the guardian uncovered yesterday. I think it was , whereby i think it was, whereby people who are carers, inadvertently, cross an earnings threshold and then the dwp come after them to basically repay the carers allowance that theyve received. Now, in most of these cases, people , as of these cases, people, as i say, its inadvertent that they mistakenly they might take on a part time job, for instance. Yeah, and because they get carers allowance, they end up being tax liable. Well, no, they end up having a well being helped massive to helped with massive bills to repay allowance. So repay the whole allowance. So theyve got one. Theyve got one case here of poor case study here of this poor woman who, was told that she owed them £11,292, 75, which shes been looking after. Her daughter, who is on the autistic spectrum, has a range of medical problems anyway. So while she also had a part time job, this woman in tesco and despite her best efforts, she would occasionally , go over the occasionally, go over the earnings threshold, which is £127 a week. If you earn more than that, then you dont get the carers. What i dont understand with that carers allowance that is carers, carers allowance wouldnt have been given to her. It given to her daughter. Well, exactly. Well, exactly. To then pay for the carer. To then pay for the carer. Well quite. But they come after her because shes the one basically whos, whos ultimately receiving the money. Thats a disgrace it oh thats a disgrace as it turns out here, that she had only it was £800 or in only i think it was £800 or in total she received. Total she had received. Gone over the threshold shed gone over the threshold by £800 over the course of three, and a half years, £800. And she said, well, ill repay the £800. And dwp said, no, we dont want that. We want their living grand carers allowance. Ridiculous. Thats ridiculous. Thats ridiculous. So this poor woman is, you know, understandably distraught. Know, understandably distraught. And shes not the only one. So that is hard. So that is hard. It is heartless , like most of it is heartless, like most of these carers dont have enough financial anyway. They Financial Support anyway. They then the trust, you know, the people are supposed be people that are supposed to be you them you know, help support them financially and absolutely take them further. And theyve been told that theyll have a criminal record unless back. They unless they pay it back. They get shes had get taken to court. So shes had this has had to, this poor woman has had to, agree it at £60 agree to repay it at £60 a month, which means it should be 73 by the time its repaid in 2035. And she says, im going to have to keep working. Id let them. Id go to court. Id let them, because i cant jury. Cant imagine any jury. Actually, i wouldnt have thought so through. And no , you know, the and but no, you know, the follow story here that follow up story here is that theyve former , home theyve got former, home secretary or former tory work and pensions secretaries iain duncan smith, alan johnson, david blunkett, all on board, saying this is a disgrace. So hopefully enough political pressure and i know it might be different for different people, but in this case £800, you dont even whatever your even have even whatever your salary is, if you earn in additional work under £1,000 in additional work under £1,000 in a financial year, you dont even have to declare it. Have to declare it. No, no, youd have to pay tax on that. Yeah. So why then would £800 on that affect over over three half years, three three and a half years, three and years mean makes no and a half years i mean makes no sense and a half years i mean makes no sen no. So yeah its an you no. So yeah its an and you would think in the dwp the Civil Servants would be like hang on a minute. Yeah. Why are we pursuing woman this minute. Yeah. Why are we pursuirwhen. Woman this minute. Yeah. Why are we pursuirwhen. Yeah. N this minute. Yeah. Why are we pursuirwhen. Yeah. You this minute. Yeah. Why are we pursuirwhen. Yeah. You know, she money when. Yeah. You know, she clearly isnt. Know, a heartless is the you know, a heartless is the right heartless. Right word is heartless. So that gets sorted out. So that gets sorted out. Kevin and stephanie, thank you indeed. You in kevin and stephanie, thank you next indeed. You in kevin and stephanie, thank you next hour. Indeed. You in kevin and stephanie, thank you next hour. And aed. You in kevin and stephanie, thank you next hour. And aidan you in the next hour. And Aidan Mcgivern has weather for mcgivern now has the weather for you. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello. Very good morning to you. Welcome to the latest forecast from the met office. Therell be some fine weather in the south and the east today, with even a few warm sunny spells elsewhere. Its going to be increasingly blustery and increasingly showery. Some low cloud at first across western parts, and weve got this area of rain moving into northern and western england as well as wales. Tend to wales. And thatll tend to fizzle as we go into the afternoon as it approaches the midlands. Meanwhile, scotland midlands. Meanwhile, scotland and Northern Ireland will be very gusty wind , very unsettled with gusty wind, areas of rain followed by showers spells. Some showers and sunny spells. Some of showers will be lively, of these showers will be lively, but ahead that, east but ahead of all that, east anglia and the south east keep the sunny spells and highs of 19 or 20 celsius into the evening, and the showers and longer spells of rain tend to push eastwards and actually it turns mostly dry once again across england and wales, eastern scotland as well. Showers continuing for much of the rest of scotland, as well as Northern Ireland, along with a gusty wind where weve got lighter winds elsewhere. Its going to be a chilly night, certainly a cold night with the last few night compared with the last few nights, with temperatures dipping celsius in dipping below five celsius in places. Start to places. But a bright start to the day on sunday, weve got plenty of sunshine for england, wales, southern and eastern scotland. Word wales, southern and eastern sc across word wales, southern and eastern sc across central word wales, southern and eastern sc across central and word wales, southern and eastern sc across central and western ord go across central and western scotland, as well as parts of Northern Ireland. And then those showers develop more widely across the rest of scotland into northern england. Parts of wales stays towards stays bright, though, towards the south east. Here well have highs of 15 celsius. Feeling cooler but pleasant enough. Cooler but pleasant enough. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers. Sponsors of boxt boilers. Sponsors of weather on gb news. Good morning to you. 7 00 saturday. The 13th of april. Today, the deputy labour leader, Angela Rayner, promises to step down if shes found to have committed a criminal offence. Which, of course, she denies. Which, of course, she denies. Sir keir starmer says hes confident she hasnt broken any rules. Im satisfied with the answers that she has given repeatedly now on this she will cooperate with the investigation. As you would expect , washington deploys expect, washington deploys additional military assets to the middle east over the threat of an iranian strike that could come in the next 48 hours. In california, theyre making it legal for workers to ignore messages from their bosses sent after hours. So should we follow suit . An 89 year old care home resident makes her teenage dream come true by getting her first tattoo this morning. Were tattoo this morning. Were asking, can you be too old to getinked asking, can you be too old to get inked . Getinked . Good morning. The grand national is fast approaching, but the rspca has called for an investigation after two horses died on ladies day yesterday. 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So bertie pool has just said, lay off angela, but tony d has replied, just lock her up. Job done. So we havent done anything wrong. As far as we know, youre innocent until proven guilty, which is very important for all of us, but as i say, if the documentation clears it, why was it not released ages ago . Yeah, just just get on with it. Yeah, well, she says shes completely confident. Shes followed all the rules. And said and the labour party have said they until were they support her. So until were told otherwise, they seem quite determined on that fact. Oh, just clarification, because a few of you are getting in touch about carers allowance. Were just doing that story papers. Now because story in the papers. Now because i well, allowance i said, well, carers allowance goes being cared goes to the person being cared for. Apparently, no. Two of you, oh. Scattergood patricia and i all get in touch. The last few seconds. Carers allowance goes to the carer attendance allowance. Thats what i was thinking of, because my grandma got attendance allowance. Got that attendance allowance. Goes person then goes to the person to then provide to pay for things provide for to pay for things like a carer, so there you go. So its anyway the idea that people are getting carers allowance, but then over earning allowance, but then over earning a few quid over the limit of what youre then legally allowed to earn, and theyre trying to claw it all back, just doesnt seem right. No, it doesnt at all. No, it doesnt at all. Were talking about Gordon Ramsays squatted in. Ramsays pub being squatted in. Yes. Yes. And theyre claiming squatters all the squatters rights and all the rest of it. Tom says if the squatters can take legal action, if anyone trespasses in what theyre now viewing as their property, then surely Gordon Ramsay has the same rights. Yes. And somebody else has written i cant find right written which i cant find right now, saying, just send gordon in to sort them out. When hes quite feisty, isnt he . He is. If can sort it it if anyone can sort it out, it would be gordon. Would be gordon. Can you sort of think, how could for could he be done for trespassing . Property could he be done for tre owns . |g . Property could he be done for tre owns . |g dont property could he be done for tre owns . |g dont know. Operty could he be done for tre owns . |g dont know. Itsty could he be done for tre owns . |g dont know. Its very he owns . I dont know. Its very difficult. I mean, you couldnt difficult. I mean, you couldnt do it. Youre a landlord, you do it. If youre a landlord, you cant barge cant just barge in. Just go in. You cant just go in. You cant just go in. Have got right to so people have got a right to privacy. Theyre privacy. But if theyre squatters, a right squatters, do they have a right to dont understand to privacy . I dont understand squatters, right . Dont, i honestly no, i dont, i honestly thought you had to be in the building for ten years in order to claim squatters. Right. Us know if you right. But let us know if you if actually know anything if you actually know anything about be about that, that would be very helpful and were helpful right now. And were also Victoria Beckham is because Victoria Beckham is turning this yeah same as you. Same age as you. Same age as you. There go. You see. Well there you go. You see. Well there you go. You see. Oh, and dont you look great as she, shes older as does she, shes shes older than david. Yes. Than david. Oh, yes. David. Yes. I whos david . David i was like, whos david . David beckham, yes. Is beckham, right, yes. She is by two years. Beckham, right, yes. She is by tonou rs. Beckham, right, yes. She is by tonou see, hes a toyboy. You see, hes a toyboy. He is. She looks great. He is. But she looks great. And said that shes not and she said that shes not having party. Shes having and she said that shes not havibig party. Shes having and she said that shes not havibig ones. |rty. Shes having and she said that shes not havibig ones. So shes having and she said that shes not havibig ones. So ishes having and she said that shes not havibig ones. So i said having and she said that shes not havibig ones. So i said stephen, two big ones. So i said stephen, hed let the team down because hes the big oh, hes turned the big five. Oh, and been no party in and theres been no big party in sight, has there . No, im a big party person. Well, but hq little voice. Well, but hq little voice. Stokes has been in touch saying good morning to you both. I have a party arrange for this year for 80th, daughter for my 80th, and my daughter is 50. Having western theme. Oh , with country and western oh, with country and Western Group barbecue. Group and a barbecue. Really looking forward to im really looking forward to it. Its in june. My. Oh, we see now that sounds good. 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Also, the first time ive logged in this morning, i wasnt brave before, so, scott brave enough before, so, scott says i my short length says i love my short length cowboy boots, and im going to be buying a full length pair in the because you were the future because you were talking cowboy boots. Talking about your cowboy boots. Wear them but what do you wear them with . My oh, now this is but what do you wear them witissue my oh, now this is but what do you wear them witissue for my oh, now this is but what do you wear them witissue for you oh, now this is but what do you wear them witissue for you theniow this is but what do you wear them witissue for you then god,his is but what do you wear them witissue for you then god, some an issue for you then god, some of to be going. Of you are going to be going. What on if what is he going on about . If you wear bootleg jeans you cant wear bootleg jeans because fashionable because theyre not fashionable now, cowboy now, how do you wear your cowboy boots . Because you cant shove boots . Because you cant shove them your but then do them in yourjeans. But then do you jeans . Its you put you put yourjeans . Its very youve got your very obvious. If youve got your trousers the boots. Trousers inside the boots. No, you cant that. No, you cant do that. No, you cant do that. No, you cant do that. No, cant do that. So no, no, no, cant do that. So ia no, no, no, cant do that. So i a line there so i dont i draw a line there so i dont know im meant to them. Know how im meant to wear them. Think to wait so i think you have to wait for flares to come back. And for the flares to come back. And then mean, as then if not shorts, i mean, as a girl, a dress like a girl, id wear a dress like a short dress. Could get away with that. Yeah, obviously, but im not wearing and boots. Wearing shorts and cowboy boots. Can laughable can you imagine how laughable that be . That would be . Well, you could go along to scott tripps western party. Oh, no. No. H k little boys. Stokes party in june. Yeah, youve got the outfits, ken. Oh, its from the outfits, ken. Oh, its from ken. Ken, yeah. Well, you know, ken. Ken, yeah. Well, you know, there you go. Anyway, if you want to get involved in this sort of conversation and have your on anything you like, your say on anything you like, gb dorsay is all gb news commun dorsay is all the details we are proud to be gb news the peoples channel. And as you know, we always love to hear your views. Now theres a new way of getting in touch with us at gbnews. Com your say or by commenting. You can be part of a live conversation and join our gb news community. You can even talk to me bev turner, or any of the members of the gb news family. Simply go to gbnews. Com your say. Gbnews. Com your say. So thats how you do it and wed love to hear from you this morning. Now to our top story this morning. And Angela Rayner says shell step down if shes if its determined that she committed a criminal offence over her tax affairs, its over. The sale of her Council House in stockport a decade ago now, questions have been asked about whether she paid the right amount of tax and if it was her main home at the time. Well, she said, the questions raised relate to a time before she was an mp and shes taken expert tax and legal advice. Sir keir starmer says he supports her. We welcome this investigation because it will allow a line to because it will allow a line to be drawn in relation to this matter. I am fully confident that Angela Rayner has not broken the rules. She will broken the rules. She will cooperate with the investigation as you would expect , cooperate with the investigation as you would expect, and its really a matter for the police. Really a matter for the police. All right. Oh, sorry. All right. Oh, sorry. Go on. No. You go. Oh, go on then. Ill talk to former labour adviser kevin maher was both desperate to chat to you, kevin, on this one. This is one of those typical political situations , isnt it, where its situations, isnt it, where its a small issue actually , in the a small issue actually, in the great scheme of things, this is small fry , but its just the small fry, but its just the fact there has been no clarity from anybody. From anybody. Youre right, it is often these, these kind of slightly obscure issues which, which cause politicians big, big problems. Its you know, Angela Rayneris problems. Its you know, Angela Rayner is certainly not the first to realise that actually the interrogation of, of aspects of your private affairs is actually very, very difficult to deal with because, i mean, you know, for any politician, it cuts you to the quick when youre talking about issues related your personal related to your personal affairs, personal finances, affairs, your personal finances, your all all your family life and all the all the of it. So its very the rest of it. So its very difficult to deal now. Now, difficult to deal with now. Now, this has trundling as this has been trundling along as a several weeks. A story for several weeks. Theres a new, biography of Angela Rayner, which apparently is uncovered, this, this, this allegation that she wasnt allegation that, that she wasnt resident, in the property that she said she was resident in for electoral purposes. And thats what the police , greater what the police, Greater Manchester police have said yesterday that are going to yesterday that they are going to invite it now. I mean, it bears saying that Angela Rayner is strenuously denying that shes done anything she done anything wrong. And she said night, which said obviously last night, which is bombshell really, is quite a bombshell really, that quit, if she that that shell quit, if she is, found guilty. No, no. I think what tends to happen in these situations is that your colleagues at this colleagues look at this situation and start to think, is there something in this . If there something in this . If there is, im going to start to sort of delicately kind of inch away from you, and leave you kind of slightly on your own. That isnt happening, with angela keir starmer has Angela Rayner, keir starmer has been, i think, pretty straightforward in backing up his deputy all the way, as, as have other members of the shadow cabinet and other mps have spoken to labour mps as well, who who like Angela Rayner and think whether whether think that whether whether anybody else likes Angela Rayner or not, shes a pretty straight shooter, shes pretty shooter, and shes pretty effective, as an opposition politician. And, you know, for that reason, they think that a lot of this is, is a is a cooked up Smear Campaign against her. And its politically motivated. Thats the thats the kind of the , i think, within, the mood, i think, within, within the labour tribe, which is you know, ive looked is that, you know, ive looked ive looked this morning to try and figures for the number and find figures for the number of prosecuted for similar of people prosecuted for similar offences. It offences. Now, ive only done it for ten minutes internet. For ten minutes on the internet. So, i stand to be so, so, you know, i stand to be corrected , but i find very corrected, but i cant find very much so. So whether much at all. So. So whether anything actually ever happens with never convicted anything actually ever happens wicharges never convicted anything actually ever happens wicharges are never convicted anything actually ever happens wicharges are evener convicted anything actually ever happens wicharges are even ever1victed anything actually ever happens wicharges are even ever brought or charges are even ever brought i think is a moot point. In i think is a moot point. But in politics its all about its all about perception. And the conservatives are fairly gleeful this morning that they they this morning that they can they can around that the can go around saying that the deputy leader of the labour party is under Police Investigation. I think thats what really. What this is about, really. Mean, kevin, youve said i mean, kevin, as youve said , the party have come out , the labour party have come out in has sir in support, as has sir keir starmer. Starmer. F e you think this is but how do you think this is going behind closed doors. Going down behind closed doors. Because Angela Rayner is sir keir hand woman. Keir starmers right hand woman. She was meant to be front and centre in this general Election Campaign pain. They must be quite that a quite concerned that this is a story that isnt going away. It isnt. I mean, in a sense, i mean, its high stakes stuff because of course, once the Police Announce theyre going to investigate you, one of two things happens. Either they bnng things happens. Either they bring or they dont bring charges or they dont bnng bring charges or they dont bring charges. And if they bring charges , you know, its bad news charges, you know, its bad news for Angela Rayner. If they for Angela Rayner. But if they dont , and, you know, and dont, and, you know, and i would, i wouldnt i would never bet on these, on these situations. But it would strike me the of evidence me that the balance of evidence would things are would suggest these things are fairly to prove, that fairly difficult to prove, that if charges are not brought, i think Angela Rayner can hold her head up high. And i think i think the conservatives will will her a big will will owe her a big apology because of money because a lot of public money will wasted will have been wasted for nothing. Yes. Will have been wasted for nothing. Yes. Except well, that well, yes. Except well, that bnngsin well, yes. Except well, that brings in my next point to a sense. Theres she could have killed this straight away. I mean, does it does it raise questions about her in public life because she refused to kill this straight away . She could this straight away . She could have released the tax advice. She got redacted. Any personal she got redacted. Any personal stuff about the kids or whatever that shes raised that could be in there, and this would have gone away. If shes nothing to hide, it would have gone away. Hide, it would have gone away. And it hasnt. She hasnt done that. So, i mean, shes wasted the public money hasnt she. Well, its one its one of these kind of chewing gum on the bottom of your shoe kind of issues really, that its just very, very persistent. And of very, very persistent. And of course, this story has gained kind a lot you know , kind of a lot of, you know, terminal velocity, like, terminal velocity, if you like, over of weeks, over the last couple of weeks, because easter and its because its easter and its pretty in terms pretty quiet in terms of domestic stuff , but domestic political stuff, but but its very difficult to prove a and in a sense, if a negative. And in a sense, if people have got allegations that Angela Rayner has done something wrong, you know, take them to the. Thats, thats the authorities. Thats, thats the authorities. Thats, thats the thats the place where and ultimately now this whats ultimately now this is whats happening. You know, not in happening. You know, its not in a to her to prove her a sense up to her to prove her innocence against against charges politically charges which may be politically motivated. And its and as i motivated. And its and as i say, its very difficult when these issues are about you personally. It doesnt matter what what what party badge youve you know, i do youve got on you know, i do have some sympathy for anybody in these in politics in the in these situations, because ultimately politics , politics does not prosper when, when we fight in the gutter. And im afraid thats thats whats going on here. You the going on here. You know, the tenor conservative tenor of the conservative partys, to the police partys, response to the police and the announcement of the Police Investigation yesterday , Police Investigation yesterday, i think, fairly unwise, that i think, was fairly unwise, that they be fairly gleeful they seem to be fairly gleeful about this, which i, i think kind of shows what what the motivation here is. Kevin maher, good to okay. Kevin maher, good to see you this morning. Thank you very much indeed. I mean, quite kevins quite right. It normally isnt up to anyone prove a negative , but anyone to prove a negative, but i think if youre in public life and politically and especially in political life, perhaps you do just have to accept that is what you have to do. And this what you have to do. And this could have been resolved more quickly , anyway, angela lorraine quickly, anyway, angela lorraine has released a full statement. She said, ive repeatedly said id welcome the chance to sit down with the appropriate authorities, including the police and set out the police and hmrc, to set out the facts and draw a line under this. Im completely confident ive followed the rules at all times. Ive always said integrity and accountability are important in politics, and thats why its important that this is urgently looked at in dependently and without political interference. This. Political interference. This. Now washington is deploying extra military assets near israel amid reports that iran is preparing to launch a missile attack in the next 48 hours. Well, this comes after two iranian generals were killed in an airstrike in syria, an attack that tehran has blamed on the Israeli Defence force. Well , Israeli Defence force. Well, irans Supreme Leader issued a chilling warning that israel will be punished as one of his advisors claimed that no israeli embassies are safe. Earlier, we spoke to the defence editor for the evening standard, robert fox. Standard, robert fox. I hate to use the word inevitable, but the temperature has gone up , inevitable, but the temperature has gone up, quite considerably over the past ten, 12, 14 hours, particularly as the news cycle was closing down, in the evening in america , that its in america, that its interesting that just prior to that , interesting that just prior to that, bidens team had been suggesting that there were back channels. They were talking to tehran, and theyd asked them to delay. And there seemed to be, delay. And there seemed to be, even the israeli commentary suggesting strategic patience, which means were holding off for a bit. Then suddenly it has changed. Weve heard that these assets, by the way, unspecified. Assets, by the way, unspecified. The americans are observing very tight operational secrecy. I tight operational secrecy. I suspect theres a further Carrier Group on the way moving up into the mediterranean. And by the way, cyprus will be involved because the thing they seem to be worried now is, seem to be worried about now is, as you said in the introduction, as you said in the introduction, a missile strike. Look, we havent been having missile strikes. Weve been having rocket. And there were lots of rocket. And there were lots of rockets from hezbollah , the rockets from hezbollah, the proxy in South Lebanon, into northern israel. But then there was an ominous upgrade yesterday , today, in that theyre using these sophisticated drones that weve seen, deployed in ukraine by the russians, iranian. And theyre Getting Better and better. Theres a lot of improvement which has taken western, western observers by surprise, dropping bombs , small surprise, dropping bombs, small bombs, and must be an unspoken fear that the air defence system very famous, one of the best, most effective in world arms, the iron dome could be overwhelmed, could be swamped. Overwhelmed, could be swamped. And thats why americas made it absolutely clear that theyre right behind israel. The commander, Central Command. Hes gonein commander, Central Command. Hes gone in and said that he will direct operations if there are direct operations if there are direct attacks. What do you think a strike could look like . I mean, were being told that its going to happenin being told that its going to happen in the next 20, 24 to 48 hours. Would we know that . Hours. How would we know that . Why would we have a why would we have such a specific frame and then specific time frame and then what do you think those strikes would are talking would look like . Are we talking about military targets . Were talking about military targets . Were taliwere talking israeli were talking Israeli Intelligence, which has been very specific and the reason why sorry to go back up again, why they killed Mohammed Zahawi as well as the other commanders, but particularly he and its quite clear from the briefings from , Israeli Intelligence from from, Israeli Intelligence from shin bet as well as mossad, that he is thought to have been the man who said, yes, sorry, im holding up my thumb to hamas. Man who said, yes, sorry, im holding up my thumb to hamas. Go holding up my thumb to hamas. Go ahead. With the massacre of october the 7th, the Netanyahu Coalition government is specifically blaming him. So this is its going to be reciprocal. The Supreme Leader, ali khamenei, the grand ayatollah, has set the ayatollah has said it will be embassies thatis has said it will be embassies that is now looking less likely. The really nightmare scenario is a strike on an israeli city. Thenit a strike on an israeli city. Then it will be war. Well, yes. Well, yes. Well, yes. I mean, this is thats when the americans will come in to defend israel. And at that point, is it just going to escalate . I mean, because this is the this is the huge concern. I have to say, when i heard this, i just when i heard this, ijust thought theyre going to go for a a big civilian strike and a big a big civilian strike and then all hell breaks loose. The day before well, the day before yesterday , as you know, were yesterday, as you know, we were the defence editors and correspondents were down at porton down looking at the direct Energy Weapons 0 dragonfire. And we talked to grant shapps there and he was absolutely on the record and he was very clear. He said, i dont want to go on. He said, why . Why iran . He said, all roads in this lead to tehran. Thats a quote from him. And the other thing that he was very cool about and very about, is very very calm about, he is very worried about miscalculation. And thats your, thats your problem, stephen, that you realise that theyre playing with jiggling around, as you say, you know , massive, rocket say, you know, massive, rocket attacks , which theyve been attacks, which theyve been doing for a long time. So theyve more or less had to empty out whole parts of northern were northern israel. Now were getting drones, getting explosive drones, missiles. You see, even hamas doesnt use missiles. But if its a big missile and its probably wouldnt be launched from South Lebanon, could be launched from afar, away as far away as iran itself. Then were in it. Well, its fascinating in it. Well, its fascinating and hugely concerning. No, its really concerning and interesting that joe biden said dont to iran. That was his message to iran. Dont do it. Is message to iran. Dont do it. Is that rhetoric going to be Strong Enough . I mean, as you said, it enough . I mean, as you said, it was no nonsense rhetoric. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. But is that going to be enough to stop what robert fox says is probably inevitable . Says is probably the inevitable . Whether the well, its the whether the ayatollah, robert was saying ayatollah, as robert was saying there, whether the ayatollah realises just what this would lead to. I mean, heaven , said lead to. I mean, heaven, said bob, youd think they they think they would. But i mean it would just be panda monium because the minute israel gets involved to start defending america starts getting involved to defend israel. Yeah then america becomes a target and all i mean oh this could be you dont even want to think about it do you . A big conflict. A big conflict. Yeah. So ill tell you what. Yeah. So ill tell you what. Keep your fingers crossed. And if you go to Church Tomorrow morning, in mind. Yeah. Morning, bear it in mind. Yeah. And, know, because its and, you know, because its things things like things like its things like this which are properly worrying, actually. Well , the United States has well, the United States has now restricted travel for its Embassy Personnel in israel, amid fears of an attack by iran. They feel as though it is imminent. Yeah. Out of abundance imminent. Yeah. Out of abundance of caution. Thats what theyve said in a statement, as we will, of course, keep you abreast of all of that and hopefully no more developments. No, hopefully not. No, hopefully not. But do let us know what you think about that. Gbnews. Com your say. Gbnews. Com your say. Now, post office now, former post Office Managing Director alan cooke has said he deeply regrets sending an email where he accused subpostmasters subbies as he called them of having their handsin called them of having their hands in the till. Yes, the email in question was sent in 2009, where he described the horizon it system as stable and reliable. Well, we now know that more than 900 subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted due to the faulty software. Faulty software. Well, joining us now is National Officer of the Communication Workers Union andy fury. Good to see you this morning andy. I mean it is just awful to hear the rhetoric, the comments made by senior people in the post office. As we now know in hindsight, the truth of what was really happening with the horizon it system. It comes after we also heard this week about a senior person at the post office celebrating a pregnant woman who was sent to prison over shortfalls in her accounts. Its difficult to heahisnt accounts. Its difficult to hear, isnt it . Well, i think this comes to the very hub of the cultural problems of the post office. So those two examples, youve got the former managing director of the former managing director of the post office, alan cooke, who whos claiming that postmasters have got their hands in the till and then youve got his, successor, dave smith, who is then, you know, saying that, you know, its just outrageous, really. I mean, its part of the dna, the culture. Its toxic at the very top of the company, and then it flows all the way down to everybody else, including the Investigation Team. So, i mean, these two people are very, very culpable for their actions , and culpable for their actions, and they are to blame as much as, many of the other senior people, including Paula Vennells in this travesty of justice, does it add anything to it when someone like alan cooke says , i wasnt aware alan cooke says, i wasnt aware that the post office was bringing even capable of bringing even capable of bringing their own prosecutions, i wasnt aware of the complexity of what was going on, but he says thats my fault. I you know, he did acknowledge he should have looked into it further. Now, look, it doesnt help anybody out. Now but at least hes not trying to pass the buck. The buck. Well, i knew alan very well when he was in post. And, you know, i take that as a sincere position that hes, hes hes given in his evidence the fact remains, though, he was an exceptionally well paid Senior Leader of the post office, and he should have known better. He should have known better. Its inconceivable that the Senior Leader of the post office was ignorant to the fact that his team, his managers, were pursuing vigorously, private prosecutions against postmasters. I mean, it just just beggars belief, to be perfectly honest, because its been known by everybody in the post office that the internal Investigation Team has those powers, i mean, alan cooke, who said the subbies with their hand in the till. He says now that is an expression that he would regret for the rest of his life. And apologised to the and he has apologised to the subpostmasters that he was talking about. Do you think for those subpostmaster heirs and subpostmistresses, an apology is enough . Enough . No. Absolutely not. I mean, look , theres definitely been a look, theres definitely been a conspiracy, where people were trying to cover up the truth. They allowed people to go to be taken to court, prosecuted on on some occasions, imprisoned when they knew there was bugs , they they knew there was bugs, they knew there was flaws and they knew there was flaws and they knew there was Remote Access from from the fujitsu, head office. So no apologies are fine, but they dont go far enough , they need to sort out enough, they need to sort out all these compensation schemes, but you see, heres the point. Once alan cooke realised that they could do internal prosecutions and that that was happening to the scale, it was he should have brought a stop to it and called for an internal investigation. Didnt. It and called for an internal investigation. Didnt. He was investigation. He didnt. He was investigation. He didnt. He was in post for another year. And those prosecutions continued , those prosecutions continued, andy, weve got to leave it there. But its really good to talk to you. Thanks very much indeed. Thank talk to you. Thanks very much indeed. Thank ill tell indeed. Thank you. And ill tell you mean. I think i think you what i mean. I think i think apologies matter. They matter , but no, they do matter, but theyre not enough. People made but other people have made this point. Theyre apologising this point. Theyre apologising at an investigation. They at an investigation. They havent apologised. And weve known theres been a problem now for a long time , they havent for a long time, they havent apologised until theyve sort of had. Yeah, if that had to apologise. Yeah, if that makes any sense. That pregnant lady that and that pregnant lady that we spoke about earlier, i mean, she has said she doesnt accept any apology. She cant forgive. No, she says shes just looking ahead to that compensation deal which she hasnt yet got. But for her, an apology just doesnt doesnt do half as much as it, as it needs to do for her. The post office, fujitsu and in the interim, the government needs to put their hand in their pockets and get this, get these people paid. So substantially. Yeah. Absolutely shocking. Its a scandal , absolutely shocking. Its a scandal, isnt absolutely shocking. Its a scandal , isnt it . Scandal, isnt it . It really is. Let us know what you think. Gbnews. Com slash your say youve got the hang of that now i do now. Yeah. Excellent yeah. Excellent right. Lets what all right. Lets see what the weathers with aidan weathers going to do with Aidan Mcgivern. Looks like things are heating up. Boxt boilers. Sponsors of weather on gb news is. Weather on gb news is. Hello. Very good morning to you. Welcome to the latest forecast from the met office. Therell be some fine weather in the south and the east today, with even a warm, sunny with even a few warm, sunny spells elsewhere. Its going to be increasingly blustery and increasingly showery. Some low cloud at first across western parts and weve got this area of rain moving into northern and western england, as well as wales. That will to wales. And that will tend to fizzle go the fizzle as we go into the afternoon as approaches the afternoon as it approaches the midlands. Meanwhile, scotland and Northern Ireland will be very unsettled with gusty wind. Areas followed by areas of rain followed by showers and sunny spells. Some of will be lively of these showers will be lively but ahead of all that, east anglia and the south east keep the sunny spells and of 19 the sunny spells and highs of 19 or 20 celsius into the evening, and the showers and longer spells of rain tend to push eastwards. And actually it turns mostly dry once again across england and wales. Eastern scotland as well. Showers continuing for much the rest continuing for much of the rest of scotland, as well as Northern Ireland, along with a gusty wind where weve got lighter winds elsewhere, its going be elsewhere, its going to be a chilly night, certainly cold chilly night, certainly a cold night the few night compared with the last few nights temperatures dipping nights with temperatures dipping below five celsius in places but nights with temperatures dipping b 7 oh well . Oh well why not . Oh well why not . Its on gbnews. Com your say , its on gbnews. Com your say, nick f says morning stephen and ellie anneliese a member and isa member. Very good to, says morning stephen and ellie just to say youre a perfect way to start the day. Oh, love the way you chat. And dont take yourselves too seriously, but then yourself very seriously. He then yourself very seriously. He does take himself. No, just not at all. But then switches straight to uber professional mode for discussing serious subjects. By the way, there we go. Did you get around to making those mini egg cookies, ellie . Oh yes she did. And i have to say, they were very, very, very nice. And also a quick one because were talking. Oh, you didnt finish that story, very story, did you . You moved very swiftly did. Story, did you . You moved very swi yeah. Did. Story, did you . You moved very swi yeah. Come. Story, did you . You moved very swi yeah. Come on, tell the story i she brought me two in at one to take home to my much better half , i to take home to my much better half, i ate to take home to my much better half , i ate both of them to take home to my much better half, i ate both of them in the studio , and he doesnt know studio, and he doesnt know about it within minutes. Well, he does now. Yeah well, he does now. Yeah might still be asleep. Might still be asleep. Anyway, it was a testament to how yummy you thought they were. So you on now. So ill let you get on now. Really, going to talk really, were going to talk about tattooed. About getting tattooed. Is it too get tattooed too old to get tattooed when youre in your. Dont know when youre in i dont know when youre in a care home. I dont know when youre in a car what age . I dont know, a lady got her first lady of 89 has got her first tattoo, were debating tattoo, so were debating that in but basil figura has in a bit. But basil figura has beenin in a bit. But basil figura has been in touch saying, im and been in touch saying, im 65 and ive getting my ive just finished getting my first sleeve completed. Beautifully done. Feel beautifully done. Makes me feel great. Youre never too old to express yourself. Couldnt agree more, basil. Quite right. Quite right. Lovely. Yeah. Get in touch with us on that topic. Yeah, you could spend a bit of money on tattoos if you win. Oh, yes. Our biggest giveaway of the far , because you the year so far, because you have in cash. Thats have £10,000 in cash. 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Full terms and Privacy Notice at gbnews. Com. Forward slash win please check the listening the closing time if listening or watching luck i watching on demand. Good luck no, no. No, no. Best of luck to you on that one, still to come, should we have a legal right to completely ignore our bosses if they contact us after work . Sounds good to me. Well debate that in now, workers in california could become the first in the United States to get a legal right to ignore their boss. After office hours. Hours. Yes. Employees would be able to ignore all calls, texts, and emails from their employers. And were asking this morning, should britain do the same . Sounds heavenly. Doesnt star. Ryan mark parsons joins us now , along with broadcaster and now, along with broadcaster and relationship coach fahima mahomed. Good to see you both mahomed. Good to see you both this morning. Good to see you, bnan. This morning. Good to see you, brian. Mark, whats going on . Brian. Mark, whats going on . Should i mean this sounds lovely and sensible and gives us all the chance for a good work life balance. No , no i disagree. I think no, no i disagree. I think its a thing to work all its a great thing to work all the i was just malta, the time. I was just in malta, i was getting was on holiday, was getting i was on holiday, i was getting i was on holiday, i was my 24th was celebrating my 24th birthday. Birthday. Thank birthday. Happy birthday. Thank you i was having you very much. And i was having the best time, but i was getting calls from work. I was getting calls to go on shows, and i loved it. Think people loved it. And i think people should working outside should embrace working outside of working hours. Youre young. Yes, but youre young. Yes, but youre young. Well, so what . I mean, you need to step it up, then. If need to step it up, then. If youre if youre slightly older and think this comes with a and i think this comes with a host of issues, first of all, Small Businesses are already struggling with a lot of restrictions. Imagine enforced these regulations. It just adds to stifling their growth and their competitiveness. I think we need to be supporting people in allowing them to work the hours they want to work. Instead of placing all these rules on of placing all of these rules on them. A total overreach. Them. Its a total overreach. We need to be stepping up, stepping up. Stepping up. Yeah. Now, i understand what youre saying. In certain industries, call for it. Industries, do call for it. However, studying neuroscience and psychology and just with my Second Degree and coaching clients and working in the city, when was in my early and when i was in my early 20s, and now coaching burn now coaching clients who burn out so it is really out very easily. So it is really important for the brain to be able to maintain homeostasis so that we can have that optimal level. And you might not feel it now, but trust me, when you get older or even in a very young age, you will burn out if you continue in that way because its not healthy for your its really not healthy for your mind, body and even physically. So what youre saying we so what youre saying is we need youve got to be need to point. Youve got to be able off. Absolutely. Able to switch off. Absolutely. Fact, brain actually in fact, the brain actually works when switch works better when you do switch off that time and off and you allow that time and even with sleep and all these Business People and gurus will have this great have all of this great advice. But the i know when i but in the end, i know when i coach clients who are in coach these clients who are in high and whatever coach these clients who are in hi may and whatever coach these clients who are in hi may be, and whatever coach these clients who are in hi may be, and and whatever coach these clients who are in hi may be, and the and whatever coach these clients who are in hi may be, and the actual atever it may be, and the actual consequences is dire, think how good you could be if youd actually enjoyed that holiday. Im not experiencing any of that. I think if you enjoy work, ultimately, if you enjoy work and you enjoy what you do, im assuming enjoy you assuming you guys enjoy what you do. Calls from do. Youd love to get calls from the bosses and gb news and we have need have to switch off. I still need a nap. Right . Right . Exactly. Exactly. Its great. And look, i think its great. And look, it comes with a host of issues. Number one, how are you going to enforce this bill is enforce it . This bill is currently being proposed in california. To california. 100 is a threat to businesses. Negligible businesses. Thats so negligible , they dont even care if theyre going to get fined a hundred that they hundred people so that they dont have to rely on just, you know, particular people with only amount only having a small amount of pool take that on. Pool to actually take that on. But the thing is, ability what about they go at home . They they go on holiday, they can switch does, switch off. It really does, you know, impact your relationships. It health. It impacts your health. It impacts. Look at the impacts. Look at the practicalities and the logistics of enforcing this, because long if youve got a thousand employees and theyre working around world, are you around the world, how are you going these personal going to enforce these personal hours operating from hours when youre operating from different time zones . Its just life. Too difficult. Its too difficult. Its too difficult. Just like when you but thats just like when you switch off most people, most people companies, switch off most people, most pylotle companies, switch off most people, most pilot of companies, switch off most people, most pilot of organisations panies, switch off most people, most pilot of organisations d0|ies, switch off most people, most pilot of organisations do have a lot of organisations do have lots offices lots of International Offices and theyre working from different time zones. Were talking about so if were talking about large would so if were talking about lar operating would so if were talking about laroperating california ould so if were talking about lar operating california for d be operating in california for of course, thats applicable to those its not those companies, but its not saying , is it you cant email, saying, is it you cant email, call or text. Its just saying as an employee, youve got the right to ignore it. You have the right to ignore it. But there is a caveat where if theres an emergency, the Company Actually get in company can actually get in touch with the employee, and if they violate that rule three times, they get fined 100 at least. I mean, whats that to a massive organisation . Its so negligible. I think if youre actually going to enforce this, you need to have larger fines. But i think great thing. But i think its a great thing. Just embrace outside of just embrace working outside of your personal time. Not like said. Give not like i said. Give yourself a years. Youll be yourself a few years. Youll be coming from coming to coaching from me because burnt out. Coming to coaching from me becchoose burnt out. Coming to coaching from me becchoose a burnt out. Coming to coaching from me becchoose a job burnt out. Coming to coaching from me becchoose a job that nt out. Coming to coaching from me becchoose a job that nt 0|love. Choose a job that you love. Thats what say. Thats what i say. What do you think about out of would you of Office Messages . Would you put you go to put them on when you go to malta, example . Malta, for example . Didnt put anything no, i didnt put anything on. I said, well, actually as normal. Yeah, absolutely. I think anything think if i were to put anything on, i think say im in on, i think id say im in malta. Call me any time malta. Please call me any time im probably by the pool. Im in the sunshine. Give me call. The sunshine. Give me a call. Heres my number. Heres my email. Dial me up. Heres my number. Heres my em i l. Dial me up. Heres my number. Heres my em i think dial me up. Heres my number. Heres my em i think youre dial me up. Heres my number. Heres my em i think youre bonkers. E up. Really . You have family youve you have family and youve got an actual life outside of work. Then it would actually be. I do have an actual life. I just enjoy what i do. Thats what im saying. Maybe finally what . I find a job that you enjoy. I actually got a job i actually have got a job that enjoy. That i enjoy. You dont to be enjoying it. Absolutely do. But i maybe embrace outside, maintain, embrace it outside, i maintain, i exercise, i meditate, i exercise, i travel. Seem p seem sad in your you seem very sad in your job. Very happy job. Job. Im very happy in my job. Believe not sad. Believe me, i am not sad. Believe me, i am not sad. Look, love working and look, i love working and i love working and i love working and healthy and im and im very healthy and im twice your age. Well, there go. Oh, well, there you go. Oh, well, there you go. There go. Right. Well, there you go. Right. Lovely shall leave it there. We shall leave it there. We shall leave it there. Say, youre all entitled as i say, youre all entitled to your views. I think you might change yours right, mark . Maybe. Maybe when as old maybe. Maybe when im as old as guys. As you guys. Oh. Oh. But oh. But to oh. But to be oh. But to be fair oh. But to be fair , oh. But to be fair , youve oh. But to be fair, youve got a world to go for. Well, i do, i do have a long time. Yeah, im the oldest. Yeah, im the oldest. Im the oldest one. Give im the oldest one. And give it years. It another six years. Like, me youd be like, leave me alone. Yeah. Right on saturday. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Welcome. Oh, welcome. Oh, welcome. You have an opinion on you will have an opinion on that one. Tell me the address. Gbnews. Com your say. Gbnews. Com your say. There you go. There you go. Well, there you go. Well, its there you go. Well, its nice to be young and enthusiastic. Well, yes. And the passion is good. And the passion is good. For that. Very thank you for that. Very good. Right. F right. Grand national its the grand national today. All the tips today. Aidans got all the tips plus the other sports plus all the other sports for you. Minute. Still just calming down from that last debate. That last debate. Very lively. Very lively. Jane mardell says wait until he gets older. Thats ryan mark parsons. No experience of life at 24. I enjoy the enthusiasm, though , yes. A clash of though, yes. A clash of generations, says stephen warden. That was there. Well, you know, its good to be young and enthusiastic. I cant knock that. No, and just one on tattoos, because this made me laugh. Because this made me laugh. David says. My wife, on hearing about the 89 year old getting a tattoo for first time. She tattoo for the first time. She says regret it when shes says shell regret it when shes older. But says shell regret it when shes older. But you says shell regret it when shes older. But you enjoy that. Older. But you enjoy that. Very good, very good, very good. Aidens got the sport. Good morning. Good morning. Im the most tattooed footballer in the game. About 15 years ago. Well, i thought it was. Anyway, a guy called darren curry. I went to his house and my the world days. We my news of the world days. We did all photos and everything. And are did all photos and everything. And the are did all photos and everything. And the most are did all photos and everything. And the most tattooed are did all photos and everything. And the most tattooed footballer did all photos and everything. Anthee most tattooed footballer did all photos and everything. Anthe country . Ittooed footballer did all photos and everything. Anthe country . And ad footballer did all photos and everything. Anthe country . And ad 1saidaller did all photos and everything. Anthe country . And ad 1said to er in the country . And he said to me, do i know . Me, how the hell do i know . Thats a good point, isnt it . But how would you know . But how would you know . Left a permanent yeah, but he left a permanent mark the game, thats sure. Oh for sure. Oh for sure. Get off theres one big get off now. Theres one big story in town. Absolutely. Weve absolutely. Yeah. Weve got the grand National Later the 176th grand National Later today. Aintree starting at 4 00. 16 fences, four and a half miles. Huge controversy , though, miles. Huge controversy, though, surrounding the build up to this race. Like ive never seen before, i have to say. I mean, it was fairly , fairly recent it was fairly, fairly recent event that, you know, wed look back on and or look ahead to back on and say or look ahead to and to ourselves, well, you and say to ourselves, well, you know, the winners . Know, what about the winners . What about the tips . What about the riders . What about the horses . A few horses . Who can win us a few quid . The narrative has quid . But the narrative has switched markedly switched quite markedly in recent towards animal recent years towards animal safety, animal rising said last week the Animal Welfare charity or a pressure group. Rather, they said that they would not be disturbing years race. Disturbing this years race. They started they feel theyve started a conversation enough around this, this point. Having said that, Merseyside Police have promised a ring steel the track a ring of steel around the track beyond that, were talking about last night or yesterday we had ladies day. We saw two fatalities. The rspca have called on the British Horse Racing Association to launch an investigation into that. So theres just controversy wherever you and i just wherever you go. And i just wonder whether theres a future for this, this for for this, for this race for much, much longer. For this, for this race for much, much longer. How long much, for much longer. How long before sponsors please no, i agree, i agree im with you. Agree, no, i agree im with you. But i just look at sponsors and think, how long before it becomes a toxic event which they cant, dont feel they get cant, dont feel they can get involved because involved in because certain organisations on involved in because certain organ not ons on involved in because certain organ not to; on involved in because certain organ not to not on involved in because certain organ not to not to on involved in because certain organ not to not to advertise. Them not to not to advertise. Thats what but thats what i fear. But nonetheless, is a nonetheless, there is still a race place. Im going to race taking place. Im going to say my tip now, actually. And oh, remember the rules for my tips as well, right . You if i get them right, ill remind you of and well cut up and of them and well cut it up and well, play them tomorrow well, well play them tomorrow if in then we if they dont come in then we dont dont mention dont we dont mention them again. But going for again. Okay. But im going for 50 gooley. Thats 50 to 1. Glenn gooley. Thats the i found. The one i found. Gooley gooley. Glenn gooley when gooley. Glenn gooley when gooley. This glenn. Yeah, im riding this glenn. Glenn gilhooley. Glenn yeah, not glenn gooley. Yeah, its not one mates had it. One of my mates had it. Thank you. Right. Thank you. Right. Thank you. It. Right. Love it. Right. Love it. Right. Gooley gooley len gooley glenn gooley confidence in which you corrected me. Bully cor scrambler is cor xl bully cor scrambler is the favourite. Hes this. This horse going be the horse is going to be one of the ganguly. That could be one of the to win back to back. The few to win it back to back. Following the footsteps of following in the footsteps of red rum. Look it should be a red rum. So look it should be a fantastic race. Still were hoping, were hoping. But as i say, just martin controversy these days. Sadly, yeah. Okay, aidan, were out of time. Oh, no. Time. Oh, no. Sorry. Sorry. Ganguly you , watcher, ganguly to you, watcher, right. Weve got the papers heading your way in just a moment. Go anywhere i its time exam its time for the papers now. Its time for the papers now. Stephanie takyi and Kevin Schofield are here. Good morning. Both. All right. Kevin liz truss was not happy with her downing street flat, according to the daily mail. Thank heavens she didnt have to stay in it. Thats true. Thats true. Yes. Yeah, well, fortunately for tory party kicked for her, the tory party kicked her out before things too her out before things got too bad her. Yeah. She was only bad for her. Yeah. She was only there for 44 days, but shes managed to get a book deal out of unsurprisingly and, so of it. Unsurprisingly and, so thats been serialised in the daily mail. And among her complaints about the flat above number 11, where she very briefly lived, she says that the place was infested with fleas, which she suggests was down to bofis which she suggests was down to boris and carries dog, dylan, which isnt true. There was no conclusive evidence, but, you know, putting two and two together. There was a dog here not so long ago. So whole together. There was a dog here not schadg ago. So whole together. There was a dog here not sc had tongo. So whole together. There was a dog here not sc had to be so whole together. There was a dog here not sc had to be sprayed whole together. There was a dog here not sc had to be sprayed with; place had to be sprayed with flea killer , and she spent flea killer, and she spent several weeks itching. Oh. Yeah, maybe thats why. Maybe she. Maybe thats why. Maybe she. Thats why she looks. Ive never known a Prime Minister look. So uncomfortable in a role. Yeah, i know some of you may like it. Its. Shes just never looked comfortable. Never looked comfortable. It wasnt a great fit in many ways. But youre right. She did always seem a bit, kind of out of really . Yeah but, no, of place. Really . Yeah but, no, i mean, she just been the flea infestation. Well, that might i mean, she just been the flea infestbeen. Well, that might i mean, she just been the flea infestbeen her,. L, that might i mean, she just been the flea infestbeen her, but1at might i mean, she just been the flea infestbeen her, but shes. ]ht i mean, she just been the flea infestbeen her, but shes. She have been her, but shes. She complains everything. Complains about everything. The megaphones protesters. Megaphones from protesters. Whitehouse, have you that whitehouse, have you heard that all day and night, all hours of the day and night, the on guards chimed the clock on horse guards chimed every an hour. Every quarter of an hour. It kept her awake at night, and said she to organise and she said she had to organise her own and makeup appointments. How can she respected imagine the countrys having to organise your own hair and makeup appointments . Yeah. Yeah. Does she sound out of touch with this, do you think . Stephanie, i was just reading. She felt like she was being prisoner in this flat. I flat. i i think from the get go, she was of her depth and i think was out of her depth and i think she realise all that she didnt realise all that comes with being the Prime Minister this country. And minister of this country. And its those where its one of those things where be you wish for. Be careful what you wish for. And i think for her she just had this opener of what it is to this eye opener of what it is to be at number 10. Yeah, but shes not going quietly, you know. No she hasnt. She still has the political career. So. And one thing like about liz is that thing i like about liz is that despite all the criticism, she still manages speak her truth still manages to speak her truth and shes still a public figure. So kudos to her in that sense. As much as the tories would probably like her to go away and shut up, or certainly the Prime Minister would her to minister would like her to because shes in the because every time shes in the papers, party. Papers, labour throw a party. They just oh yeah, they try to remind the public of liz truss this is what happens. Its good for them. Definitely, we for them. Definitely, can we have look the rspcas . Have a look at the rspcas . Stephanie, i like the rspca. Stephanie, i like the rspca. Yeah, ive always been a supporter. You know, i like to protect animals, but they say we cant kill snails. Yeah. So theyve just released a new video over the top. It really is. Theyve just top. It really is. Theyve just released a new video which has been branded because been branded woke because theyre doing a rebrand, for this hear a aretha this video, you hear a Aretha Franklins respect, but its got images of such as someone killing a spider with a newspaper , someone stepping on a newspaper, someone stepping on a snail, which they are all saying is animal cruelty. A lot of critics are coming out and saying, actually, you know, the rspca are going away from what theyre supposed to be doing, which is concentrating on the welfare domestic animals. But welfare of domestic animals. But the chris sherwood, the executive, chris sherwood, hes saying actually, every animal deserves respect and deserves to have a fulfilling life, but its so hard if youre trying to, you know, if you accidentally step on a stone, well, if you do it accidentally, you cant be, then dont feel bad. Bad. If i do that and you hear it crunch or you terrible, you crunch or you feel terrible, you do for killing a spider do feel bad for killing a spider in your room. I am going to im sorry. I am going to whack i not want. Whack it. I do not want. Actually. Might actually. People might come after me. Sorry, just after me. Sorry, but i just dont like in my room. Dont like them in my room. Have to say, i did yeah, i have to say, i did let out of the window. Let one out of the window. Did thats kirsty did you . Thats why kirsty gallacher. No, was, i, i gallacher. Yeah, no, i was, i, i dont them. Dont like them. Yeah, i try it if theyre really big. Yeah i maybe use a bit of toilet roll or something to pick them up. Id rather have it on my hand and then ill. Ill try to not kill them. I just get sometimes all over the place while im sleeping, so im like. Anyway. Im just like. Anyway. Apparently you eat like well, apparently you eat like seven a year or something. Or is it seven in your lifetime . That sounds like seven a yeah e yeab e e tbeyjust yeah, yeah, because they just crawl mouth. Crawl into your mouth. Trying to yeah. I am trying to readdress relationship with readdress my relationship with animals, week saw readdress my relationship with anin documentary week saw readdress my relationship with anindocumentary. Week saw readdress my relationship with anindocumentary. I week saw readdress my relationship with anindocumentary. I couldk saw readdress my relationship with anindocumentary. I could neverv this documentary. I could never go vegan. And then you see some horrific scenes of how people treat animals. So i do think you do. Youre re addressing it respecting them. Yeah. Okay. Well theres a thought you can get in touch on that one if you would like to gbnews. Com yoursay, kevin. Very stephanie, thank you very much indeed. Aidan mcgivern now has weather. Has your weather. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Hello. Very good morning to you. Welcome to the latest forecast from the met office. Therell be some fine weather in the south and the east today, with even a few warm sunny spells elsewhere. Its going to be increasingly blustery and increasingly showery. Some low cloud at first across western parts , and weve got this area parts, and weve got this area of rain moving into northern and western england as well as wales. And thatll tend to fizzle go into the fizzle as we go into the afternoon it approaches the afternoon as it approaches the midlands. Scotland midlands. Meanwhile, scotland and Northern Ireland will be very unsettled, with wind very unsettled, with gusty wind areas of rain followed by showers and sunny spells. Some of showers will be lively, of these showers will be lively, but that, but ahead of all that, east anglia the southeast keep anglia and the southeast keep the sunny spells and highs of 19 or 20 celsius into the evening, and the showers and longer spells of rain tend to push eastwards. And actually it turns mostly dry once again across england and wales, eastern scotland as well. Showers continuing for much of the rest of scotland, as well as Northern Ireland, along with a gusty wind where weve got lighter winds elsewhere, going to be a elsewhere, its going to be a chilly night, certainly a cold elsewhere, its going to be a chilly comparedtainly a cold elsewhere, its going to be a chilly compared with a cold elsewhere, its going to be a chilly compared with the old elsewhere, its going to be a chilly compared with the last few night compared with the last few nights, with temperatures dipping below five celsius in places. Start to places. But a bright start to the day on sunday, weve got plenty of sunshine for england, wales , southern and eastern wales, southern and eastern scotland. Showers the scotland. Showers from the word go across central and western scotland, as well as parts of Northern Ireland. And then those showers develop more widely across rest scotland into across the rest of scotland into northern england. Of wales northern england. Parts of wales stays towards the stays bright, though towards the southeast. Here well have highs of 15 celsius. Feeling cooler but pleasant enough. But pleasant enough. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsor. Ease of weather on the defence, something she denies. Sir keir starmer says hes confident she hasnt broken any rules. Any rules. Im satisfied with the answers that she has given repeatedly now on this, she will cooperate with the investigation. As you would expect , washington deploys expect, washington deploys additional military assets to the middle east over the threat of an iranian strike that could come in the next 48 hours. The state of california could make it legal for workers to ignore messages from their boss after hours. Were asking today if britain should follow suit. If britain should follow suit. An 89 year old care home resident makes her teenage dreams come true by getting her first tattoo. But were asking this morning, can you be too old to get inked . To get inked . And its one of the big sporting calendar days at aintree with the grand national. Sophie reaper is there for us today. A historic race at a historic racecourse. The countdown to the racecourse. The countdown to the grand national is well and truly on. Well be bringing you all the atmosphere here from aintree i what a wonderful hat. Anyway, away from aintree, its another huge weekend of sport. Tottenham travel to newcastle in the 1230 premier League Showdown and in golf its been called the tiger feet. Tiger woods sets a record by making the halfway cut for the 24th Consecutive Year at the augusta masters , marked augusta masters, marked contrasts in our weather across the uk today. Warm and bright for some blustery and showery for others. Ill have the full details in the forecast coming up shortly. Good morning to you. Good morning to you. Good morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon and im Ellie Costello, and this is breakfast on gb news. What are people saying, miss costello . Because my computer has just crashed. Oh, well, thats not good, is it . No. Debbie. Big bird really enjoying these names. Says if you get a tattoo at 20, youve still got it as 70, so it doesnt make any difference. Surely when you get it. Well isnt your skin thinner when youre older . I would worry about how painful it would be and also what it would look like on older skin. Well, it doesnt matter as long as its all about the joy. No, its all about the joy of having it. And if youve got too many people, get tattoos and theyre a for a whim, and theyre out of a for a whim, and then of course, youve got to live with it. Youve got to get if youre going to get a tattoo, youve got to be something you want. Wants at 89, want. This lady wants it at 89, so why wow i took anne so why not . Wow i took anne diamond of this parish. You did take anne diamond. I took anne diamond to get her first tattoo. You did. Well i got my first tattoo at the same time we went together. Did you . Yeah. Now i didnt know that. I thought you were tattooed for years. No. So it was about 7 or 8 years ago. Thats so cute. So we went and had them done together. Yeah. Oh, so there you go. Yeah. Oh, so there you go. And id use both. Thought about a long time before. About it for a long time before. Yeah. About it for a long time before. Yeawe fancied one and we we both fancied one and we got it done towcester. Got it done in towcester. It always surprises me that both of you have got tattoos, i think. I dont know why people are always very surprised at my tattoos. Ive got. Yeah, its got a few tattoos, very tattooed. Its all here. Its all here. Oh well actually this arm actually. Theres, theres actually. Oh theres, theres none on this harp at all. But thanks for anyway. Get idea. Thanks for anyway. Ive get idea. Thanks for anyway. Ive got idea. Thanks for anyway. Ive got themiea. Thanks for anyway. Ive got them all over now. Oh, yeah. Ive got one here. Would you say theyre addictive . I can see how they would get addictive. I quite fancy some more, actually. Is in case you see, this is in case youve got to make youre youve got to make sure youre getting know, youre getting the, you know, youre getting the, you know, youre getting something you want getting something that you want to i wonder what getting something that you want to lady i wonder what getting something that you want to lady the vonder what getting something that you want to lady the vonyyearhat getting something that you want to lady the vonyyear old. That lady got. The 89 year old. Got a snoopy oh, she got a snoopy a snoopy, snoopy. You know, the cartoon character. Do know the snoopy character. Thats she had. Character. Snoopy . She had. Character. Snoopy . Sh im id. Character. Snoopy . Sh im not sure snoopy . Yeah. Im not sure about that one. It. Why not . 89 . Do she wants it. Why not . 89 . Do what you like. Anyway, were debating that little later debating that a little bit later on because weve got someone on who you shouldnt who thinks you shouldnt kill and spiders thinks and just on the spiders thinks you really make me laugh on this forum. Just talking about were just talking about spiders. Was, i was spiders. And i was, i was suggesting, think theres suggesting, i think theres seven your lifetime. Suggesting, i think theres sever be your lifetime. Suggesting, i think theres severbe in your lifetime. Suggesting, i think theres severbe in your your lifetime. Suggesting, i think theres sever be in your lifetime. Time. Suggesting, i think theres severbe in your lifetime. Climb must be in your lifetime. Climb into mouth youre into your mouth and youre sleeping browns. Be sleeping at charlie browns. Be in touch saying, id like to know the know whos sitting up in the dark watching seven spiders a year lifetime being eaten year or a lifetime being eaten by sleepers. But ellie knows by sleepers. But ellie knows about. Yeah, i imagine someone just sat there with a torch. Thats a very good point. How do we know that could be total lies . Yeah, and david says , thanks, yeah, and david says, thanks, ellie. I was eating my porridge when you mentioned eating the spiders. Thanks for that. Porridge is not very tasty now. Yeah, especially if its a crunchy porridge. Sorry. Anyway , there you go. If you anyway, there you go. If you want to get in touch. And actually, a lot of you getting in touch on serious stuff, but actually its quite nice to have actually its quite nice to have a bit lighter as well. A bit of lighter chat as well. Oh, need it. We need the oh, we need it. We need the light shade, so you light and shade, anyway, so you go gbnews. Com your say and go to gbnews. Com your say and then heres all the details. Are proud to be gb news we are proud to be gb news the peoples channel. And as you know, always love to hear know, we always love to hear your now a new your views. Now theres a new way getting in touch with us way of getting in touch with us at gbnews. Com your say by commenting, you can be part of a live conversation and join our gb news community. You can even talk to me bev turner or any of the members of the gb news family. Simply go to gbnews. Com your say. Gbnews. Com your say. Oh, and, livvy wilkes says, you look like youre off to the races today. Oh. Do we . Oh, were not. Well, id be in a much bigger hat. Would i be in a hat to start with . Actually, if i was off to the races. Yeah. Do. Youve been to yeah. You do. Youve been to the races before . I have. You had a that looked like had a bag that looked like a glitter disco glitter ball. I see a disco ball, a disco ball. Ooh. Times. And ooh, ooh. Good times. And shoes that look like little cinderella anyway cinderella slippers. Anyway sophie reaper looks fabulous this going to be this morning. Im going to be heanng in this morning. Im going to be hearing in a few hearing from her in a few minutes. Shes got lovely big blue somebodys blue fascinator. Somebodys been in looks fabulous. She does look fabulous. She does look fabulous. Now lost because but ive now lost it because theres of you theres just so many of you getting in touch. Get that dressed up for work. Does making special does shes making a special effort its effort today. I know, its great. Catherine white wow, wow oh Catherine White wow, wow wow. Wonderful this wow. Sophie looks wonderful this morning. There you go, should we talk our story this morning . We better crack on with it, havent about havent we . Its all about Angela Deputy Angela Rayner, the labour deputy leader. Has leader. She will say she has said she will step if its said she will step down if its determined that shes committed a criminal offence over her tax affairs. All over the sale of a Council House in stockport, a decade ago. So questions being asked about whether she paid the right amount of tax, all based on whether or not it was her main home. Yes. Well, in a statement, Angela Rayner said the questions raised relate to a time before she was an mp and shes taken expert tax and legal advice. Sir expert tax and legal advice. Sir keir starmer says labour welcomes the investigation. Welcomes the investigation. Well, lets get the thoughts now of former special adviser to michael gove. Charlie rowley michael gove. Charlie rowley good see you this morning good to see you this morning charlie. Morning. And this charlie. Good morning. And this is just not going away is it for the party. Its become the labour party. Its become somewhat of a headache. The rain around rumbles yes. The rain around rumbles on and on doesnt it. Ive had lots of time to think about that. Yes. All that chatter of the being inked by anne diamond gave me enough time to think of a probably few a few things. Probably a few slightly things slightly more interesting things myself to say this morning. Is this a storm in a teacup, or does does this have a serious point to it . Do you it point to it . Do you think it could . Big implications. Got huge i think its got huge implications, actually. Know implications, actually. I know its, a that labour party its, a story that labour party are prepared just are quite prepared to just sort of you know, away and think of you know, wish away and think its, thats being its, something thats being fanned by the tories. But its all fairness and, you all about fairness and, you know, if you are an incoming government or you want to be seen as an incoming government that does things differently from past , you that does things differently from past, you want to from the past, you want to be transparent. To be transparent. You want to be open, want be straight open, you want to be straight with public. When these with the public. When these kinds questions are asked. Kinds of questions are asked. And the reality is, even if it is found that Angela Rayner has done something wrong where she hasnt paid Capital Gains tax on the sale of her right to buy home a policy, by the way, which she opposed. So theres a level of hypocrisy there. But, you know, its a rule. Its a rule for us. And, and well, it sounds like Angela Rayner didnt understand either some of the rules were going on. Rules that were going on. Watch going for thats my watch going up for some reason. Then, you know, but then, you know, whether its electoral where she its the electoral law where she was registered in two different properties, she properties, whether she was claiming single persons benefit , benefit , a discount, a housing benefit discount brother discount when her brother was allegedly at one of the allegedly staying at one of the properties. Theres so many things in this story things wrapped up in this story where are questions to ask where there are questions to ask to dismiss it, to simply just dismiss it, i think has been an error of judgement on behalf of angela rayneh judgement on behalf of Angela Rayner, not least of all because shes had to allow every other shadow cabinet minister thats appeared on your brilliant Breakfast Programme to just be asked questions about angela rayneh asked questions about Angela Rayner, rather than focusing on the the labour party the issues that the Labour Party Want to talk about. The issues that the labour party wari to talk about. The issues that the labour party wari mean, about. The issues that the labour party wari mean, itsout. The issues that the labour party wari mean, its at. The issues that the labour party wari mean, its a lot of people i mean, its a lot of people saying, you know, im getting in touch saying, i mean, its split between sort of lock her up and leave alone. Really. The leave her alone. Really. The issue is the problem with this issue is the problem with this is and what i think damages her reputation is that even if it is found that she has done nothing wrong at all, she could have cleared this up ages ago. Cleared this up ages ago. Totally. Totally, totally. And, you know , again, it will be and, you know, again, it will be raising questions about the labour party operation. You know, sir keir starmer has staked his reputation on being the former director of Public Prosecutions and yet has failed to even look at the advice that angela has received. Hes given her, what he described as her full support and his full support to her, but even if, you know, i would have thought that hed want to look at that advice. And if he concludes differently to what Angela Rayneris differently to what Angela Rayner is saying, where shes saying that shes taken advice and though shes and she feels as though shes done if the done nothing wrong. If the leader the labour party felt leader of the labour party felt otherwise, have otherwise, then she could have easily to say, well, easily come out to say, well, i interpreted it in one particular way. My boss, the of the way. My boss, the leader of the labour has interpreted it labour party, has interpreted it in different way. In a slightly different way. He needs slightly more probably in a slightly different way. He need angela, |tly more probably in a slightly different way. He needangela, and nore probably in a slightly different way. He needangela, and im probably in a slightly different way. He needangela, and im tacklingy than angela, and im tackling the being open about the issue. Im being open about it with the public. It would be a small to pay, or its a small fee to pay, or if its Capital Gains she Capital Gains tax that she hasnt which the hasnt paid, which is the allegation, you could easily say, mistake. My say, ive made a mistake. My life complicated. Im life is quite complicated. Im paying life is quite complicated. Im paying it back versus all the other issues that you may hear about other politicians not paying about other politicians not paying tax at she paying their tax at all. She could owned she could could have owned it. She could have it. She could have dealt with it. She could have dealt with it. She could have got more respect have actually got more respect from public by open from the public by being open and and transparent, and honest and transparent, which claim. The which is what they claim. The labour are claiming that labour party are claiming that they want to be, as a government, more transparent, more it just allows more open. And so it just allows there to be the question of a cover up. And its always a cover up. And its always a cover up. And its always a cover up, never the crime that gets you in the end. The problem is though, that its a its a stick theyve given theyve given the tories a stick to beat the labour party with in an Election Year. And so theyre not going to let go of that, are they. I mean thats the problem. Theyre quite right when they say, well the tories are all this. Are jumping all over this. Well of course they are. Right too, as well quite right too, as youd expect , but not least of youd expect, but not least of all because Angela Rayner, at any given opportunity, has called of called for a series of conservative ministers to resign at opportunity. It at the first opportunity. So it just it smacks of hypocrisy. It hasnt been handled in terms of communications in the right way and the most serious thing about it, i think, which doesnt always get, the limelight, is that if the labour party are going to come into government, she would not only be the deputy Prime Minister, but she has another role shadow secretary another role as shadow secretary of the department for of state for the department for levelling up, housing and communities, as the allegations labelled do labelled against her are to do with housing. Obviously paying Capital Gains tax, opposing the right to buy a home that she bought in the first place, claiming single persons discount, allegedly when her brother living of brother was living in one of those properties being a those properties and being a victim being a convicted victim of or being a convicted potentially of electoral fraud. When she would be the secretary of state running the department that oversees all of those areas. So it is, im afraid, a very, very difficult situation for her. And i think the labour party have somehow, you know, felt as though that they can just whack this away as its sort of a wing media. Sort of a right wing media. Story and not something that they should actually front up because it is now cutting through very much to the public. Okay charlie, well see you a little bit later on for now. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you very much indeed. Angela rayner, who is the deputy leader of the labour party, has given this party, has given us this statement, ive statement, saying, ive repeatedly said i would welcome the sit down with the the chance to sit down with the appropriate authorities, including and hmrc, including the police and hmrc, to out facts draw to set out the facts and draw a line this matter. Im line under this matter. Im completely confident ive followed at all times. Followed the rules at all times. Ive always said that integrity and accountability are important in politics. Thats why its important that this is urgently looked at independently and without political interference. Right . Its the grand national today. Lets head up there to aintree. Should we cause sophie reaper is looking fantastic this morning. Ready to roll . It looks like youre going to have a great day, sophie. Well, very good morning to you both. I hope that is indeed the case. The weather as it stands is holding out for us. Theyre just getting ready over there now. Of course, less than eight hours now until the historic grand national will be run. Were here at aintree, and joining is one of the joining me now is one of the jockeys who will running in jockeys who will be running in this grand national. This years grand national. Patrick good patrick mullins, very good morning thank you so morning to you. Thank you so much us. Talk to me much forjoining us. Talk to me about this years race. I know youve run in the national before, but talk about before, but talk to me about this year, and what this year, your horse and what you your will like. E e like. Well, ride stattler yeah well, i ride stattler and had a win together two and we had a win together two years ago cheltenham, so we years ago in cheltenham, so we know her well, know watching her very well, look , obviously the is look, obviously all the rain is a of a negative for a little bit of a negative for him, hes a fantastic him, but hes a fantastic jumper. And you know, i think hes be a great spin hes going to be a great spin in, really cant in, in the race. I really cant wait for it. Talk me about aintree in talk to me about aintree in the grand national. Obviously there are other very very famous horse races, but is there Something Special something particularly special about in the grand about running in the grand national aintree, is, i national at aintree, there is, i mean, is the pinnacle of, mean, this is the pinnacle of, of sport, you know, its, of our sport, you know, its, its unique course. Theres no its unique course. Theres no other course like this in the world, you know, the history behind is a race that behind it. This is a race that started in the late 1800s. I think liverpool england think liverpool and england should proud of the should be very proud of the tradition, i would tradition, you know, i would have in the sport and have grown up in the sport and watching black white videos watching black and white videos of you of red rum and crisp and, you know, reading horses know, reading about horses winning at troytown, the first irish winner. And back in the early 1900s. Its just theres nothing like in nothing else quite like it in our sport. Our sport. You can tell when you speak about its something you about it that its something you really we were really passionate about. We were speaking on, speaking just before we came on, actually, said to you, actually, and i said to you, didnt youre quite tall didnt i, that youre quite tall for so is it that for a jockey. So what is it that made you want to get into it . Talk to me a bit about your history, father my history, well, my father and my grandfather and both grandfather both road and both trained aunts trained horses and my aunts and uncles, and ride. Its all uncles, train and ride. Its all our family. We do. Our family. Its what we do. Its lifestyle. And you its our lifestyle. And you know, father won the national know, my father won the national in 2005 with hedgehunter. And hes eight runners this hes got eight runners this yeah hes got eight runners this year. And i think maybe we have two ones with very good chances. Mister incredible and meeting of the so hopefully the waters, so hopefully we might to get number two might be able to get number two on the board. Sounds like racings absolutely in your blood, what do you think we should be expecting here at aintree today . Do you think the crowds will be really getting behind riders really getting behind the riders , yeah. Every we come , yeah. Look, every time we come to you know, the city to liverpool, you know, the city embraces braces, jockeys and trainers and everyone. So well. We love coming here. Its great fun, great racing. Theres fun, its great racing. Theres great prize and you know, great prize money, and you know, every come here, every year you come here, theres history is made. So i know theres a few changes this year , theres less runners and year, theres less runners and the start is a bit closer. But i dont think thatll away dont think thatll take away from race. Think thats from the race. I think thats just race evolving. And just the race evolving. And i think be a great day out. Think itll be a great day out. Brilliant. Thank you much. Brilliant. Thank you so much. And we you the and of course we wish you the best luck gbnews. Thank you and of course we wish you the be� much uck gbnews. Thank you and of course we wish you the be� much for gbnews. Thank you and of course we wish you the be� much for yournews. Thank you and of course we wish you the be� much for your time. Thank you and of course we wish you the be� much for your time. We nk you and of course we wish you the be� much for your time. We willou so much for your time. We will be bringing you all of the latest of course, latest atmosphere. Of course, its rather quiet aintree latest atmosphere. Of course, its now, rather quiet aintree latest atmosphere. Of course, its now, butar quiet aintree latest atmosphere. Of course, its now, but asjuiet aintree latest atmosphere. Of course, its now, but as thet aintree latest atmosphere. Of course, its now, but as the punters right now, but as the punters start be start to arrive well be bringing the atmosphere bringing you all the atmosphere here from aintree, wonderful stuff, blue. Sophy, stuff, beautiful in blue. Sophy, thank much. Thank you so much. Now on to more serious matters for you this morning because washington is deploying more military assets near israel amid reports that iran is preparing to launch a missile attack, potentially in the next two days. Well, this comes after two iranian generals were killed in an air strike in syria, an attack that tehran has blamed on the Israel Defence force. Well, irans Supreme Leader issued a chilling warning that israel will be punished as one of his advisors claimed that no israeli embassies are safe. Well, earlier we spoke to defence editor for the evening standard, robert fox. His word inevitable, but the temperature has gone up. Quite considerably over the past 1012, 14 hours, particularly as the news cycle was closing down, the evening in america that its interesting that just prior to that , interesting that just prior to that, bidens team had been suggesting that there were backchannels. They were talking to tehran, and theyd asked them to tehran, and theyd asked them to delay. And there seemed to to delay. And there seemed to be, even the israeli commentary suggesting strategic patience, which means were holding off for a bit. Then suddenly it has changed. Weve heard that these assets, by the way, unspecified. Assets, by the way, unspecified. The americans are observing very tight operational secrecy. I tight operational secrecy. I suspect theres a further Carrier Group on the way moving up into the mediterranean. And by way, cyprus will be by the way, cyprus will be involved the thing they involved because the thing they seem to be about now is, seem to be worried about now is, as said in the introduction, as you said in the introduction, as you said in the introduction, a missile strike. Look, we havent been having missile strikes. Weve been having rocket , there were lots of rocket, there were lots of rockets from hezbollah , the rockets from hezbollah, the proxy in South Lebanon, into northern israel. But then there was an ominous upgrade yesterday in that theyre using these sophisticated drones that weve seen, deployed in ukraine by the russians, iranian. And theyre Getting Better and better. Theres a lot of improvement which has taken western, western observers by surprise, dropping bombs , small bombs, and must be bombs, small bombs, and must be an unspoken fear that the air defence system very famous, one of the best, most effective in world arms, the iron dome could be overwhelmed, could be swamped. And thats why americas made it absolutely clear that theyre right behind israel. The commander, Central Command. Hes gonein commander, Central Command. Hes gone in and said that he will direct operations if there are direct operations if there are direct attacks. What do you think a strike could look like . I mean, were being told that its going to happenin being told that its going to happen in the next 20, 24 to 48 hours. How would we know that . Why would we have such a specific time frame . Then specific time frame . And then what think those strikes what do you think those strikes would like . Talking would look like . Are we talking about were about military targets . Were talking about military targets . Were taliwere talking israeli were talking Israeli Intelligence, which has been very specific. And the reason why sorry to go back up again, why sorry to go back up again, why they killed mohammed aslef today, as well as the other commanders, but particularly he andifs commanders, but particularly he and its quite clear from the briefings from Israeli Intelligence, from shin bet as well as mossad , that he is well as mossad, that he is thought to have been the man who said, yes, sorry, im holding up my thumb to hamas. Go ahead. My thumb to hamas. Go ahead. With the massacre of october the 7th, the Netanyahu Coalition government is specifically blaming him. So this is its going to be reciprocal. All going to be reciprocal. All that more on that throughout the morning. Of course. Now lets have a look at the weather for you with aidan. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Hello. Very good morning to you. Welcome to the latest forecast from the met office. Therell be some fine weather in the south and the east today, with even a few warm, sunny spells elsewhere. Its going to be increasingly blustery and increasingly showery. Some low cloud at first across western parts, and weve got this area of rain moving into northern and western england, well western england, as well as wales. And thatll tend to wales. And thatll tend to fizzle as we go into the afternoon. And as it approaches the meanwhile, the midlands. Meanwhile, scotland and Northern Ireland will unsettled with will be very unsettled with gusty areas of rain gusty wind, areas of rain followed showers and sunny followed by showers and sunny spells. Some of these showers will lively but ahead of all will be lively but ahead of all that, east anglia and the south east keep sunny spells and east keep the sunny spells and highs of 19 or 20 celsius into the evening, and the showers and longer spells of rain tend to push eastwards and actually it turns mostly dry once again across england and wales, eastern scotland as well. Showers continuing for much of the rest of scotland, as well as Northern Ireland, along with a gusty wind where weve got lighter winds elsewhere, its going to be a chilly night, certainly a cold night compared with the last few nights, with temperatures dipping below five celsius places. But bright celsius in places. But a bright start day on sunday, start to the day on sunday, weve got plenty of sunshine for england, wales, southern and eastern scotland. Showers from the go across central and the word go across central and western scotland, as well as parts of Northern Ireland, and then those showers more then those showers develop more widely of widely across the rest of scotland northern england. Scotland into northern england. Parts of stays bright, parts of wales stays bright, though south east though towards the south east here well have highs of 15 celsius. Feeling cooler but pleasant enough. A brighter outlook with boxt solar for sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Well, its time for our biggest giveaway of the year so far. Your chance to win £10,000 in cash, Luxury Travel items and a 2025 greek cruise worth £10,000. Its a big prize package , isnt it, its worth package, isnt it, its worth about. Youre doing your maths. Youre doing your maths. £20,000. Very good. And it could be yours. Heres how variety cruises have been sailing since 1942. And thanks to them, you could set sail in 2025. 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Were going to at 825, i at 825, | just at 825, i just want to bring you some breaking news. And a Major Incident has been declared in a Shopping Centre in sydney. After reports that multiple people have been stabbed. While sydney resident adrian falk joins us now. Adrian, what do we understand has happened . Yes. Good morning. Yes. Good morning. Unfortunately, this afternoon here in sydney, its been a sunny day outdoors, but inside theres been terror in a Shopping Centre. Westfield bondi. Unfortunately, weve heard theres been an attack. Now, theres been an attack. Now, i dont know if its been deemed a terror attack as of yet, four people have been dead and, announced dead, including a nine month old baby taking to an emergency room , i believe emergency room, i believe allegedly the mother of that baby has been announced dead as well , which baby has been announced dead as well, which is very unfortunate. People running everywhere seeing horrendous footage. These types of scenes, you know , people of scenes, you know, people associate normally in the middle east, which shouldnt have been there. People need to stand up and take note that this type of terror is not okay. And and, you know, its horrendous , also know, its horrendous, also reports of, of shots being fired, adrian, were hearing but that that might be down to the police dealing with a suspect. Have you heard anything on that on that front . Yeah, ive seen photos of the suspect Walking Around with a massive knife and then people, you know, running in fear, even , you know, running in fear, even, you know, running in fear, even, you know, running in fear, even, you know, reports actively that one no junction, which is literally just metres away, that is still an active scene. Theres Police Helicopters flying around as we speak. And the whole, you know, the whole of australia. And i think the world is waking up to tragic news that unfortunately, these types of terrorist scenes can be happening in anyones backyard at any time. And this is something that the world needs to stand up and take note of. I mean, adrian, weve just seen across our screens tiktoks, panic, tiktoks being made of people evacuating that Shopping Centre for this. This is a saturday afternoon in sydney, isnt it . Lots of people would have been out just shopping with their friends and family. You can only imagine the scenes of panic inside that that Shopping Centre. Its literally a place i frequent many times a day. My office where i work from is situated metres from westfield bondi. Its packed with gyms, bondi. Its packed with gyms, School Kids Day is the first day of School Holidays here in sydney as well. So young kids, sydney as well. So young kids, teenagers, families are just out and about enjoying their daily lives and fortunately they shouldnt be confronted with these scenes of terror having ive heard, you know, family , ive heard, you know, family, friends, was just metres away where the where the attacker was actually shot. So, you know, the post Traumatic Stress disorder of so many involved, its not just the casualties, but the aftermath and what this is going to play on Peoples Mental Health is horrendous. I it certainly will have a big effect on anyone involved involved in this. What what can you tell us about the threat, the Terror Threat levels in australia at the moment . I mean, was was there a sense that people were on alert for something or has this come absolutely out of the blue . Look, i think since, the 7th of october attacks are definitely here in the eastern suburbs, weve, felt an increased threat amongst, i guess , the community and whats guess, the community and whats going on. Even though we seem so far away as we know, eric can strike anywhere. And its really sad to see that this is now may have happened. And you know, even whether this may not be deemed a terrorist attack or not. Even deemed a terrorist attack or not. Even so, that the level of threat that currently is happening within our community is horrendous. And i dont think is horrendous. And i dont think anyone or any culture or any religion should ever have to put up with this. No, absolutely not, adrian, good to see you this morning, thank you very much indeed. Thanks for the update on that. Thanks for the update on that. Thank you. We will keep you across that. But obviously, as it was, weve youve got to be clear with this sort of thing happens. We dont know if this was a terror attack at this stage. We dont know what the motive was. We understand from the police that they have shot someone to be the someone they believe to be the perpetrator but perpetrator of this. But there are reports that people are reports that four people have died a result of this have died as a result of this knife attack at the westfield bondl knife attack at the westfield bondi. So hugely disturbing. And bondi. So hugely disturbing. And that information will be coming through. Well get more and bnng through. Well get more and bring it to you as soon as we get our hands on that. Yeah, break. Dear me, loads of you are getting in touch on. On whats going on in australia. Were going on in australia. Were going to get , going on in australia. Were going to get, as much information on that as we can. At the moment, it looks like four people have died. And it also so seems that police may have shot the person behind this attack as well. So the westfield Shopping Centre in bondi, bondi corner, i think they call it, hugely , hugely disturbing, but hugely, hugely disturbing, but obviously very, very early , obviously very, very early, early days on that. But we believe there are four fatalities so far. But we will of course bring you more information as soon as we get it. Yes, it. Yes, we it. Yes, we certainly will. Aidan magee is with us now to run through all of the sports news. Theres one big story in town, which, of course, the grand national. Aden. Yeah, and ive not remembered. Ive not. I cant recall ellie as much of a fuss around one race, which certainly doesnt concern whats actually going field of play, going on on the field of play, my tip , though, is going to be my tip, though, is going to be glen gully for those who are interested, 50 1, i think you interested, 50 to 1, i think you said you got 66 1 on one of said you got 66 to 1 on one of these. F one and one of the six for one and one of the sites, and youre gonna have a flutter, apparently so ive been told. Oh, i dont i wouldnt know a place about to be fair. No, its quite easy on no, no, its quite easy on online, but, no, but in terms of whats rising whats going on, animal rising said the said last week theyre the animal pressure group. Animal welfare pressure group. They not going they said theyre not going to disturb they believe disturb the race. They believe they of they generated enough of a conversation around and conversation around this, and i think probably made a think theyve probably made a good on that. But the good point on that. But the winner gets £516,000. This is the 176 race. Its 400. Its 4. 5 miles long. And were underway at aintree. So were at 4 00 at, aintree. So were looking ahead to that one in a big, big way. The rspca, though , big, big way. The rspca, though, have called for an investigation because there were two deaths on ladies day yesterday to fatalities of horses. The fatalities of horses. And the organisers today have said that, yes, theyve, theyve done as much as they can to, to mitigate any kind of losses. But there are no guarantees in, in the sport and well just have to see what plays out. Yeah, yeah we will. Should we talk about Emma Raducanu. Yeah its about time we spoke about Emma Raducanu, i think, isnt there. Yeah there is. She was a brilliant comeback victory against garcia the against Caroline Garcia in the billie king now, this Billie Jean King cup. Now, this isnt biggest, cup trophy isnt the biggest, cup trophy you award. You win in in you can award. You can win in in tennis, its not a major. Its not even the davis cup. But nonetheless, you came from behind to do the business. And, you know , its two and a half you know, its two and a half years now since she recorded that slam win in flushing that maiden slam win in flushing meadows in york in back in meadows in new york in back in september 2021. She was 17 years old at the time. She did not even drop a set. Stephen, that was an extraordinary feat that we really speak about we dont really speak about enough. But the time since enough. But in the time since shes been beset by injuries, there have been criticisms that she has engaged too much in media activity, perhaps even enjoyed the spotlight. Im sure that counter that. That she would counter that. And i you have to look at i think you also have to look at what mentally or psychologically, when psychologically, it can do when you achieve that level of success such young age. Success at such a young age. Yeah. That. Yeah. I mean, i yeah. Is that. Yeah. I mean, i think thats a fair point. I think thats a fair point. I think thats a fair point as well. I think we now understand more about than we did more about that now than we did maybe ten years ago. Maybe five, ten years ago. But ive clung the fact that ive also clung to the fact that the talent is clearly there. You cannot unless you are cannot do that unless you are a genuine top level elite contender. I think back to pete sampras won the sampras back in 1990, he won the us didnt win anything us open. He didnt win anything again three years because he again for three years because he had make some some changes to had to make some some changes to his game. Different problems his game. So different problems than talking about than what were talking about with raducanu. With Emma Raducanu. But nonetheless unusual for nonetheless its not unusual for a stand out to through, a stand out act to come through, achieve a stand out act to come through, achithen repeat it again for but then not repeat it again for 2 or 3 years after that. So thats what were hoping with Emma Raducanu and this the Emma Raducanu and this is the first quite a while that first time in quite a while that ive her achieve something ive seen her achieve something great court. Lets hope great on the court. Lets hope it continues. Well, shes still very young. Theres time. Theres lots of time. Doubt, without oh, without doubt, without doubt. Tennis these days, doubt. And in tennis these days, i seen certainly i mean, weve seen it certainly in mens section. And in the mens section. Weve and in the mens section. Weve and in womens as well, players in the womens as well, players are on until theyre are going on until theyre touching there you go. So ancient. Ancient. So ancient. Ancient. All right, aidan, thank you very much indeed. Cheers. Thank you. Now, still to come, paris gets taste of come, paris gets a taste of delicious i wonder delicious english pies. I wonder what that. What they make of that. I dont tell you i dont know, ill tell you in a minute. Time for a bit of politics. We are in an Election Year. Of course. So lets talk to shadow levelling up minister jim levelling up ministerjim mcmahon, who joins us now. Very good to see you this morning. Look, can we kick off . I know theres lots of to talk theres lots of things to talk about, but can we kick off with your deputy leader angela rayneh is your deputy leader Angela Rayner. Is in some rayner. Because this is in some respects a teacup. Respects a storm in a teacup. But the problem seems to be the fact that she could have cleared this up months ago and didnt. Is it . Was that a mistake . Do you think . You think . Well, i think angela had been transparent from the offset. She had answered the questions that have been put to her on every occasion , as all of us as have occasion, as all of us as have been out on the airwaves and the question has been posed, and obviously now we, are looking at the Police Investigation. We hope going to conclude hope thats going to conclude sooner. And my sooner than later. And my expectation that wont expectation is that it wont find, wrongdoing. It should find, any wrongdoing. It should draw a line under this because, as you referred to, i think a lot of people will see this as a storm in a teacup. But there is a contradiction, really, that people want politicians to act in the public interest, to act with and weve been in the public interest, to act with clear and weve been in the public interest, to act with clear that and weve been in the public interest, to act with clear that overveve been in the public interest, to act with clear that over thee been in the public interest, to act with clear that over the lasten in the public interest, to act with clear that over the last 14 very clear that over the last 14 years, tories have eroded years, the tories have eroded standards in public life. Theyve eroded trust in politics, want people politics, and they want people to that all politicians to believe that all politicians are and this are the same. And so this attempt to throw mud to drag us all into the gutter is part of that cynical attempt, i that very cynical attempt, i think, undermine politics think, to undermine politics more broadly, which is why angela has taken the moral high ground on this. And i think she does no high ground. Does no moral high ground. Fine. And you can say shes been transparent and shes answered and she answered the questions and she hasnt from that. So hasnt shied away from that. So fair to her on that front. Fair play to her on that front. But the point is shes she said she advice, she received expert advice, expert tax advice expert legal and tax advice release it. I mean, you can redact bits if it involves your children or people or exes or anything else. Redact that information, but release what you given. At least then we you were given. At least then we know where playing know where were playing from. A matter well, its a matter for individuals about they individuals about whether they choose or not to release private tax advice and i know that i dont need to see it. The matter for me looks minor , clearly, you for me looks minor, clearly, you know, theres interest in it. And questions get asked, and and the questions get asked, and thats why the thats why we answer the questions. But, you know, people will to the polling will be going to the polling stations a of only a stations in a matter of only a few weeks , and theyll be making few weeks, and theyll be making decisions about their local pubuc decisions about their local public you know , the Public Services. You know, the state of the roads, the state of the whether they can the local park, whether they can get to good public get access to good Public Services nhs. Whats Services Like the nhs. Whats the their local the condition of their local School Quality of school and the quality of education provided within education thats provided within it . Are big issues that it . These are big issues that are people on top of the are facing people on top of the cost of living crisis, where people still people are really still struggling ends meet struggling to make ends meet and pay you struggling to make ends meet and pay you eyewatering pay in, you know, eyewatering amounts interest amounts in mortgage Interest Payments of the payments as a result of the conservatives mismanagement of the these are the economy. And so these are the economy. And so these are the big issues that country the big issues that the country are grappling and they are grappling with, and they expect be expect politicians to be addressing them. Youre absolutely yeah, well, youre absolutely right. Requires right. But all that requires money, requires to pay money, which requires us to pay the taxes , doesnt it . The right taxes, doesnt it . And should absolutely. And people should pay absolutely. And people should pay their fair amount of tax. And we expect that , but to be and we expect that, but to be absolutely clear on this as far as i can see, there is no wrong doing. Isnt working class people. And angela is a working class champion , a decent woman, class champion, a decent woman, working class people work hard. Working class people work hard. They keep their head down, they play they keep their head down, they play fair, and they do whats required of them. But what we dont have are teams of expensive accountants behind us, telling us move our telling us how to move our incomes offshore the cayman incomes offshore into the cayman islands. We to do the best islands. We try to do the best that we can and angela has always done that. So i have no issue at all with coming on here and saying how much, you know, we support angela, that we dont believe that this is the type of issue that is being made. And theres reason and one theres one reason and one reason only why this is blowing up. And reason only why this is blowing up. And its because the conservatives know that as a decent working woman from decent working class woman from the she was born the estate where she was born and raised, coming into the house commons, the for house of commons, making the for case in her case investment in her communities, shes a real communities, that shes a real risk them. Thats the risk to them. Thats the only reason were getting reason why were getting embroiled circular embroiled in this circular debate about what is, in the end, quite a minor issue as far as im concerned. But its optics, it . Optics, isnt it . This looks like in its what this looks like in an weve got an Election Year. And weve got to ourselves, this is to remind ourselves, this is a woman that called publicly for bofis woman that called publicly for boris resign, whos Boris Johnson to resign, whos asked number of tory mps asked for a number of tory mps to publish their tax affairs. But she wont publish her own tax advice, legal advice that she completely exonerates she says completely exonerates her. She says completely exonerates heh do she says completely exonerates her. Do you think that she does look like a hypocrite to the electorate . Not at all. Theres a world of difference between saying to the chancellor of the exchequer, if you benefited from any offshore arrangements or tax avoidance schemes, you ought to declare thats pretty declare them. Thats pretty obvious most working people. Obvious to most working people. The chancellor should do that, and the Prime Minister as well. And the issues that and those are the issues that were raised on the issue were being raised on the issue of boris frankly, i am of Boris Johnson. Frankly, i am staggered the two are being staggered that the two are being put side. Boris johnson put side by side. Boris johnson dunng put side by side. Boris johnson during global pandemic, when during a global pandemic, when we all sacrifices in we were all making sacrifices in terms loved ones that we terms of the loved ones that we didnt people were didnt see when people were dying mass rate every dying at a mass rate every single having single day was busy having parties in downing street. The photographic evidence was there. He to rights, witness he was bang to rights, witness statements were there, and he rocked up to parliament to mislead parliament. The idea that near that that is anywhere near comparable with the issue that were talking about with angela rayneh were talking about with Angela Rayner, frankly, is for the birds. The issue with this, and i can tell you getting a bit frustrated by it, and i bet she is too. The problem is, i mean, youd understand from our perspective and indeed from the perspective and indeed from the perspective who perspective of people who are watching listening watching and listening now, is that sort of just let that you cant sort of just let this go. You cant we cant say, well, right, just just get well, all right, just just get on it, know, until we on with it, you know, until we get a clear answer, which now is going to come from, from the police, it seem, weve police, it would seem, weve still to look at it, havent still got to look at it, havent we . Youd understand that. And youre no. And listen, youre absolutely right to ask the question, and hopefully youll know time the know that every time the question been asked. An question has been asked. An answer has been provided by angela repeatedly and angela herself, repeatedly and by countless that by countless frontbenchers that have on the airwaves to have come on the airwaves to answer the question. We dont want questions like this at all, because we do believe that transparency in politics is important in terms of rebuilding trust in politics. But thats exactly why angela has welcomed the Police Investigation. How many tories would welcome a Police Investigation the Police Investigation when the reason welcoming reason why were welcoming it is that do want draw a line that we do want to draw a line under this and talk about the that we do want to draw a line undissues and talk about the that we do want to draw a line undissues and are. About the that we do want to draw a line undissues and are facing the country. All right. One of those all right. And one of those issues, i know you wanted to raise it today. And sometimes when Political Parties when you when Political Parties put out a press release, we dont really to talk about dont really want to talk about that its not very that because its not very relevant people. This is relevant to most people. This is actually about potholes, actually its about potholes, youre about youre very concerned about potholes, arent you . And frankly, most of most of us. Us. Well, for a number of reasons, really. I mean, even if youre not a motorist, you know, we look down the road and it looks tatty. It looks uncared for. Its a symbol of decline in a way. Frankly, after 14 years is quite symbolic. And people dont like the places where they care about where theyre invested cells and invested in their cells and their to be treated their families to be treated with type of disrespect. With that type of disrespect. But motorist, if you but if youre a motorist, if you own van that youve invested own a van that youve invested in, takes to and in, that takes you to work and your that your vehicles damaged, that you cant thats cant get to work, thats a direct hit on your livelihood. If youve worked hard for a car for family and its damaged for your family and its damaged , thats direct cost to you , thats a direct cost to you that shouldnt have bear. That you shouldnt have to bear. If motorcyclist or a if youre a motorcyclist or a cyclist potentially could cyclist that potentially could be threatening. If you go be life threatening. If you go over a pothole and it becomes fatal. And so, know, people fatal. And so, you know, people have expect that the have a right to expect that the government would not allow that type deterioration the type of deterioration into the billions over 14 billions of pounds over 14 years. The reason why we are where are is because year where we are now is because year after year, the tories have failed invest those failed to invest in those frontline that frontline Public Services that people taxes for. But people pay their taxes for. But this is about councils, isnt it . And about funding of councils. What the labour party do to fix that, because we know thats been problematic in recent months. Yeah. Well i wont go into the complexities of council finance, but headline finance, but a headline Level Councils doing and more councils are doing more and more for less and less. Theyve got far more social care responsibilities. Of course, people are living longer, which is news. But they need care is good news. But they need care in rage that costs money in all the rage that costs money and is very expensive to administer. That falls on administer. And that falls on local child local councils. Child safeguarding big issue and safeguarding is a big issue and a issue that councils a growing issue that councils need respond to, and the cost need to respond to, and the cost to with that is increasing to deal with that is increasing all time, including all the time, including placements private sector placements in the private sector and homelessness and also the homelessness crisis. How many people crisis. Just how many people cant a secure home and are cant get a secure home and are faced temporary faced with temporary accommodation and that cost then goes to the local council. So all those competing factors, means frontline means that the Frontline Services that people do rely on are being degraded every single year because government year because the government havent underlying havent addressed the underlying faults in Public Services. And in the end, people will find and youll see this when you get your tax bill, that your council tax bill, that youre paying and for youre paying more and more for less and less, and its just not on. Okay, jim mcmahon, weve got to it there. But we to leave it there. But we appreciate your transparency today. Thank you very much indeed. Stephanie indeed. Thank you. And Stephanie Takyi and Kevin Schofield are here take us through the here to take us through the papers. Actually lot papers. Its actually on a lot of the pages this morning. Of the front pages this morning. Kevin, did you reckon to kevin, what did you reckon to what shadow minister had to say . Well, i think you hit the nail on the head when you said that was clearly getting that he was clearly getting frustrated that is frustrated by it. And that is the frustration, think, that the frustration, i think, that labour right labour are experiencing right now. Middle now. Theyre in the middle of a local Election Campaign. They want talking about things want to be talking about things like potholes all other like potholes and all the other issues people , you know, issues that people, you know, affect about the local affect them about the local authority but the angela authority areas. But the Angela Rayner thing is dominating it. It wont go away. And that is why we saw this last night where she changed strategy to say that she changed strategy to say that she will quit if the police find that shes guilty any that shes guilty of any wrongdoing. I can wrongdoing. So. So yeah, i can understand why labour are desperate to make this story go away. But the way they make it go is answer the go away is to answer the questions which are remaining outstanding. Yeah you make stephanie, what do you make of it . Well, i think, you know, well, i just think, you know, its everythings up grabs its everythings up for grabs in terms like going in terms of like who is going to win Election Year and win this election this year and the are going to the conservatives are going to do best to, you know, do their best to, you know, criticise labour with such scandals. Apparent scandals. Well, apparent scandals. Well, apparent scandals concerning scandals like this concerning Angela Rayner. And i think its for her. Shes very quick to criticise people. So i think its just, you know, people are now taking their turn and taking their shots at her. But again there are issues which we should they should be focused on and unfortunately they cant focus on that due to things like this , on that due to things like this, okay, lets lighten things up a bit as were entering the last few minutes. Stephanie. Yeah. Victoria who is about Victoria Beckham, who is about to turn 50, the big five. Oh, spice. Posh. Yeah. Well if people think shes going to do a spice girls reunions, apparently thats not going to be happening. And shes actually going for something more subdued for her celebrations. Shes doing parties. But on two doing two parties. But on two parties, only two, but on the actual day, shes just going to have a small, intimate, private dinner. And then a second one that she and then the second one will be a sit down dinner for 40 people, where apparently theyre going to be drinking wine that costs about £3,000. But i think its been quite good to see the evolution of Victoria Beckham over the years from a spice girl to marrying david beckham, to now owning a successful business. So i think in that sense, posh has become a bit of a british icon. Some may say, well, yeah, she has in her own way, hasnt she . Well, all power to her elbow, kevin. Absolutely, yes. Absolutely, yes. Shes older than you, well, is she i mean, were talking months. October. Im 50, so. Yeah all that generation, theyre all getting old and youre going youre going to have a big party, well, my wife wants me to have a big party. Yeah. Good. Yeah. Im not really a big a big party. No. You like me . Yeah no. You like me . Yeah no. Have some quiet. Have some quiet. Yeah. Dont like being the yeah. I dont like being the centre of attention. Youd rather have dinner youd rather have a dinner like maybe nice dinner, like posh . Maybe a nice dinner, maybe not. Bottles of wine . Any 3000 bottles of wine . 10,000 of wine . Not 10,000 bottles of wine . Not unless the lottery in the unless i win the lottery in the next six months. Maybe you should head to paris. Yeah. Paris. Have an english pie. Well. Cuisine absolutely have an english pie. Well. Cui� vie. Absolutely have an english pie. Well. Cui� vie. I absolutely have an english pie. Well. Cui� vie. I mean, absolutely have an english pie. Well. Cui� vie. I mean, this,. Olutely have an english pie. Well. Cui� vie. I mean, this, its ely vie. I mean, this, its tempting, actually. So the french famously not big fans french famously are not big fans of but the man of british cuisine, but the man who jamie oliver has nicknamed the pie king. Calum franklin has opened a british brasserie in the heart of paris called public house. Theres a painting, i think it is of it, and it does look like a bit like a pub, actually, from the outside, seven things like scotch eggs, braised beef pie, fish and chips, sticky Toffee Pudding , a chips, sticky Toffee Pudding, a little posh versions, right little bit posh versions, right enough french , to see enough to the french, to see whether it will go down. Well, that scotch egg looks really good. If youre listening on the radio. That does look very posh looking. Scotch egg and a sticky Toffee Pudding well. Toffee pudding as well. Are quite proud of the french are quite proud of their culinary skills, so i just i know how this is going i dont know how this is going to go down for them, to be honest. I know theyve always been english food been critics of english food trying food trying to brand our food as greasy. I he has got greasy. So i think he has got a tough job on his hands. Theyll be queuing up for a scotch egg or even a fancy one. I love a scotch egg. I love a scotch egg. Oh me too, but they do like the pastry, dont they . Yeah. Maybe you could win them over with a pie. Pie . Pie . Maybe with some french ingredients. Maybe he needs to do of both. Oh, do an amalgamation of both. Oh, maybe. Em em oh, no. Go on, lets keep it sensible, stephanie, lets have a look. Were down to a quick look. Were down to about can we have a look about 40s. Can we have a look at, that queen b at, the impact that Queen B Beyonce having fashion . Beyonce is having on fashion . Theres been apparently, theres been a surge wearing double surge of people wearing double denim. To beyonces new denim. Thanks to beyonces new rebrands as a cowgirl, so basically, levi have seen that their footfall of customers coming into their shops have increased since she released a song called levi jeans. So it is the power of queen beyonce, isnt it . Well, maybe its the power of Stephen Dixon. Yes, you were talking about your cowboy boots earlier. Well , yes. Your cowboy boots earlier. Well, yes. Yeah. Do you have cowboy boots . He does . Yes. Hes not sure how to style them. Yeah. Yeah. I dont know how to wear them because i havent got your bootleg jeans in there. Ill buy you some. Oh, you have to have those. I because you want them tucked in you dont want them tucked in the boot. The cowboy boot. You cant have that happening. I said, women can get away with that. Shorts yeah. Chaps. Little denim shorts. Yeah. Lets it there, you two. Its been a pleasure. Its been a pleasure. Thank you, thank you. Looks like things are heating up. Boilers sponsors of up. Boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. Hello. Very good morning to you. Welcome to the latest you. Welcome to the latest forecast from the met office. Therell be some fine weather in the south and the east today, with even a few warm, sunny spells elsewhere. Its going to be increasingly blustery and increasingly showery. Some low cloud at first across western parts, and weve got this area of rain moving into northern and western england as well as wales, and thatll tend to fizzle go into the fizzle as we go into the afternoon it approaches the afternoon as it approaches the midlands. Scotland midlands. Meanwhile, scotland and ireland will and Northern Ireland will be very with gusty very unsettled, with gusty wind areas of rain followed by showers and spells. Some showers and sunny spells. Some of showers will be lively, of these showers will be lively, but that, east but ahead of all that, east anglia and the southeast keep the sunny spells and highs of 19 or 20 celsius. Its the evening and the showers and longer spells of rain tend to push eastwards and actually it turns mostly dry once again across england and wales. Eastern scotland as well. Showers continuing for much of the rest of scotland, as well as Northern Ireland, along with a gusty wind where weve got lighter winds elsewhere, its going to be a chilly night. Certainly a cold night compared with the last few nights temperatures dipping nights with temperatures dipping below celsius places. Below five celsius in places. But bright start to the day on but a bright start to the day on sunday, weve got plenty of sunshine for england, wales, southern eastern scotland. Southern and eastern scotland. Showers go across showers from the word go across central and western scotland, as well parts of northern well as parts of Northern Ireland. And then those showers develop more widely across the rest of scotland northern rest of scotland into northern england. Wales stays england. Parts of wales stays bright, though towards the southeast. Here well have highs of feeling cooler of 15 celsius. Feeling cooler but enough. But pleasant enough. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news. Good morning. 9 00. Saturday, the 13th of april. Today, a Major Incident declared in a Shopping Centre in sydney. After reports multiple people have been stabbed. Been stabbed. I didnt see him properly. I was running, but. Its just. It was running, but. Its just. It was insane. It was insanity. I wasnt expecting it. Wasnt expecting it. Well, police in sydney have. Well, police in sydney have. Confirmed that one man has been shot dead by police. Multiple shot dead by police. Multiple other people stabbed, including a nine month old baby. A nine month old baby. Deputy labour leader Angela Rayner promises to step down if she is found to have committed a criminal offence, something she denies. Sir keir starmer says he is confident that she hasnt broken any rules. Im satisfied with the answers that she has given repeatedly now on this she will cooperate with the investigation. As you would expect. Expect. Washington deploys additional military assets to the middle east over the threat of an iranian strike that could come in the next 48 hours. The state of california could make it legal for workers to ignore messages from their bosses after hours. So were asking this morning, should britain follow suit . And an 89 year old care home resident has made her teenage dreams come true by getting a tattoo . Were asking, can you too be old to get inked . Too be old to get inked . And its one of the big sporting calendar days. The aintree today with the famous grand national. Our reporter sophie reaper is there for us. Preparations are now well underway as we are just hours away from the famous grand national. Well have all the latest here at aintree. Marked contrasts in our weather across the uk today. Warm and bright for some blustery and showery for others. Ill have the full details in the forecast coming up shortly. Morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon and im Ellie Costello and this is breakfast on. This is breakfast on. Gb news. All right. Were starting with breaking news this morning and a Major Incident declared in a Shopping Centre in sydney after reports that multiple people have been stabbed. Well, gb news home and security editor mark white joins us now. Very concerning news out of sydney. Mark, what do we understand has happened . Understand has happened . Well, a Critical Incident has now been declared by police in sydney. Its still very much an ongoing incident in that they still dont know that all of the attackers in this incident have been accounted for. They are confirming that one man has been shot dead by police. There are shot dead by police. There are multiple people that have been stabbed. Sadly including a nine month old baby. I was listening month old baby. I was listening to some of the reports and i witnessed it. Spoke to nine news in australia as he came out of the westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, saying that he had cared for this baby for a while. A mother and the baby had while. A mother and the baby had been stabbed, by an attacker. They came towards him. The mother handed the baby. He did his best to stem the bleeding on the baby, he said, until the paramedics arrived , we are paramedics arrived, we are heanng paramedics arrived, we are hearing of potentially multiple fatalities, but that is not yet confirmed by the police. As you can understand, panic and confusion in this main Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction. This centre in Bondi Junction. This is what some of those who were caught up in these events told us earlier. I didnt see him properly , i i didnt see him properly, i was running, but, its just it was running, but, its just it was insane. It was insanity. I wasnt expecting it. Wasnt expecting it. Some guy running around stabbing people seems pretty random. Probably a terrorist random. Probably a terrorist attack. We saw all these people running towards us, and then we heard a shot. And as i say, that search of the westfield Shopping Centre still very much underway. What still very much underway. What the police have to do with these armed units is go effectively shop by shop, because there will be people hiding in place in these shops very worried that this incident might not be over. So theyve got to search this building of multiple shops shot by shop, to try to ensure that they have accounted for all those involved in the attacks. There are some cctv images that have been posted on social media purporting to show the alleged attacker, he looked to be a man, possibly in his, 30s to 40s, with a beard, swarthy complexion, wearing a football shirt and a pair of shorts and very clearly on the cctv image, carrying a large knife. Carrying a large knife. What do we know, mark, about the sort of Terror Threat, Security Threat level that australia was operating under . Australia was operating under . Well, australia operates a five level Terror Threat assessment just like the uk. They have different , terminology they have different, terminology for the threat levels , and where for the threat levels, and where we are at the moment, certain is the very top rung of the ladder, which effectively means that a terrorist attack is underway or imminent, we are at the Second Lowest position, actually in australia at the moment, at the possible level, meaning that there are elements in australia that would be willing to carry out an attack. And it is possible that might happen, but not necessarily very likely. And thatis not necessarily very likely. And that is one rung below where we are in the uk in our Terror Threat level. We are currently at substantial, meaning that a Terror Threat , terror attack is Terror Threat, terror attack is likely, now, it may be that in the coming hours, that terrorist threat is reassessed. If they have established a terrorist motive to this particular attack, were not getting reports out, suggesting that this individual , was shouting. This individual, was shouting. We often hear, especially in these , multiple knife attacks these, multiple knife attacks that, quite often , the that, quite often, the perpetrator shouts slogans like allahu akbar and are like, there have been no reports that ive seen so far suggesting that it doesnt mean that that didnt happen, but in the fullness of time, clearly , the police in time, clearly, the police in australia will give us an indication of just exactly what the motivation for this attack was , but absolutely horrific. As was, but absolutely horrific. As i say, multiple people stabbed. Theres, again, video thats on social media, quite disturbing in nature, showing people in the Shopping Centre bent down over people lying on the ground giving cpr when people are clearly giving, cpr, those individuals are not in a good place at all, and as i say, although its not been confirmed by the police, there are reports of multiple fatalities. What about the impact over here, mark . Its i mean, its half a world away. Obviously, the problem is, as as you well know, that whether this was an organised, coordinated terror attack or simply a lone wolf or even someone who wasnt, well, i mean, we just dont know at this stage. But these sort of incidents do tragically inspire others. Dont they . Others. Dont they . They absolutely do, we live in very worrying times at the moment because of the fact that we are seeing, a resurgence in the way in which the terror group isis, isil , daesh, group isis, isil, daesh, whatever you want to call them, that emanated , of course, out of that emanated, of course, out of iraq and syria, was largely degraded by Coalition Forces , a degraded by Coalition Forces, a few years back, but has been regrouping both in syria and iraq and further afield in particularly in afghanistan. Isis k the khorasan group, is at the moment thought to be behind the moment thought to be behind the terrorist attack at that theatre and Shopping Centre in moscow last month, is also believed to have been behind threats to target Champions League quarterfinal games, that took place in spain , france and took place in spain, france and the uk, just during the week in which there was clearly a lot of concern about what might happen there, and factor into that the ongoing conflict in gaza, which the police and Security Services in many countries have said could well be a trigger for extremists. Willing to enact that extremism in a violent way, so Security Services and police right around the country and right around the country and right around, the world are on high alert at the moment for the potential of, terrorist activity and terrorist attacks. As i say, weve got to always caveat this with the fact that there is no indication yet as to what the motivation for these attacks, in sydney, in the Bondi Junction area of sydney, were but clearly very worrying for people , in new very worrying for people, in New South Wales at the moment as they watch these scenes and a very active scene in sydney, with that area sealed off as those specialist Firearms Officers continue their job of trying to ensure that everyone thats injured clearly, has been accounted for, but also that they make sure that whoever was responsible for this attack, if it was a lone individual, thats the only person, if there are others involved, thats clearly what theyre hunting for at the moment. Okay. Mark for now. Thank you. Now, marks going to keep us up to date on that throughout the course of the day here on gb news. Now, Angela Rayner says shell step down if its determined that she committed a criminal offence over her tax affairs. Its all over the sale of Council House in of her Council House in stockport ago , and stockport a decade ago, and questions have been asked about whether she paid the right amount of tax and was her amount of tax and if it was her main home at the time. In a statement, she well, in a statement, she said the questions raised relate to time before she was an mp to a time before she was an mp and shes taken expert tax and legal advice. Sir keir starmer says labour welcomes the investigation. We welcome this investigation because it will allow a line to because it will allow a line to be drawn in relation to this matter. I am fully confident that Angela Rayner has not broken the rules. She will cooperate with the investigation, as you would expect, and its really a matter for the police. For the police. The thoughts now of former special adviser to michael gove, charlie rowley. This is a real headache for the labour party, isnt it . Charlie and its not going anywhere. Youre absolutely right. And questions continue be questions will continue to be asked Angela Rayner, of the asked of Angela Rayner, of the way which been handled way in which its been handled by leadership the labour party. Sir keir starmer there saying he has a confidence in angela rayneh he has a confidence in Angela Rayner. Has not been rayner. But has not been prepared to look at the advice himself, allowed this story himself, has allowed this story to and run, has been a to run and run, which has been a huge distraction for them. I would have thought in the run up to the local elections , because to the local elections, because why you think . Why do you think . Me, but why you forgive me, but why do you think hasnt looked at the think he hasnt looked at the advice . Mean, hes someone who advice . I mean, hes someone who would advice would understand that advice better most of us. Better than most of us. And thats the exactly. And thats the question, you would have question, because you would have thought found something thought if hed found something within advice or that within that legal advice or that tax at angela says tax advice at Angela Rayner says that received, and if hed that shes received, and if hed come a different conclusion come to a different conclusion to then would been to her, then it would have been perfectly within his right to say, well, angela, say, well, hold on, angela, i think you might be a problem here and you need to front here and you now need to front it and own the story and say that it was a difference of opinion. But you are now paying back some money if need to back some money if you need to pay back some money if you need to pay that Capital Gains tax back or back or whether you are or tax back or whether you are had committed any other offence , had committed any other offence, just apologise and the story can can on. But the fact that can move on. But the fact that that hasnt happened, i think shows that he probably doesnt want get involved, probably want to get involved, probably just there something just in case there is something not right. And hes therefore able distance himself to say, able to distance himself to say, well, never to the well, i never looked to the advice. I trusted angela in full faith. There something faith. And if there is something obviously faith. And if there is something obviouslor hell take further decided or hell take further action should it be needed. Well, on that point, very interesting he hes interesting that he said hes confident in the answers that angela has given me. Hes Angela Rayner has given me. Hes allowing himself that wiggle room there, isnt with that . Room there, isnt he . With that . Is. But he, which is he is. But he, which is interesting because you would have thought, you know, the comparisons made or comparisons have been made or angela has tried to make Angela Rayner has tried to make the between that the comparisons between that with issue issue of with her issue and the issue of nadine you remember, Nadine Zahawi. If you remember, he chancellor time he was chancellor at the time and had some hmrc issues and he had some hmrc issues himself. Now rishi the himself. Now rishi sunak, the Prime Minister criticised Prime Minister was criticised for the length of time it might have come to have taken to come to a conclusion that Nadine Zahawi couldnt in post. But the couldnt remain in post. But the difference rishi sunak, the difference is, rishi sunak, the prime said. Ive asked Prime Minister said. Ive asked for that report will for a report. That report will land on my desk. I will look at it and i will make the decision. And he ultimately did. Now, the criticism the of time criticism of the length of time that is one thing, but he that took is one thing, but he actually took decision actually took that decision himself. Upon himself himself. He took it upon himself to, to leadership and to, to, to show leadership and to, to, to show leadership and to he was to make sure that he was bringing integrity to the government. Starmer has government. Sir keir starmer has just nothing to do with the just want nothing to do with the angela i think Angela Rayner case. And i think he looked even he would have looked Even Stronger leader to be able stronger as a leader to be able to say yes, im looking into it and if i find that there is anything contrary to what anything wrong, contrary to what angela has then Angela Rayner has said, then obviously the obviously he would take the appropriate action that appropriate action and that could asking her step could be asking her to step down something already something that shes already said would do today. Yeah. Well, now the fact that she said that you could look at that and well, shes clearly very and go, well, shes clearly very confident shes to be confident that shes going to be all all of this. And all right in all of this. And she may very frustrated that she may be very frustrated that shes nothing wrong. Its shes done nothing wrong. Its all cleared legal all been cleared by the legal and tax experts. Its and so do and tax experts. Its and so do they have a point in saying which have done. Well, this which they have done. Well, this is this mudslinging is frankly this is mudslinging by the tories in the run up to general , very by the tories in the run up to general, very important by the tories in the run up to general , very important local general, very important local and then general elections. And then general elections. I dont think so. No, because its about integrity. Its about integrity and its about hypocrisy. You know, angela has been the very first, i think, labour politician to out of the traps to ask for others to resign should there be any kind of, suggestion of wrongdoing, not even conclusive wrongdoing, but just the suggestion. Shes the first to call for ministers to resign. So youd expect that to resign. So youd expect that to be something thats label against that shes in against her now that shes in the limelight herself, but the reality is, you know, the police are looking into it. You know, stockport council, where she was a former employee. This is where the case will started, are looking themselves. The looking into it themselves. The fact police the fact that the police dropped the case picking it up again case and now picking it up again shows they didnt shows perhaps that they didnt do job in the first do a thorough job in the first place. And there is no political pressure put on the police. The police they police are independent and they are pick this up are deciding to pick this up again because the said again because the police said there nothing there was nothing to investigate. It was after and then it was after political pressure from tory political pressure from a tory that theyve it. Well that theyve reopened it. Well i mean, if youre the victim of a burglary and the police turn up and say, oh, sorry, you know, we cant do anything about it, youre perfectly entitled to write the police say, write to the police and say, well, hang actually, you well, hang on, actually, you know, neighbour next door, know, my neighbour next door, my neighbour got a neighbour opposite has got a ringo doorbell something. Ringo doorbell or something. Evidence. Could there is evidence. Could you please police please follow up . And the police are able to look at it to are then able to look at it to again choose to. In this again if they choose to. In this particular case, police particular case, the police perhaps do thorough perhaps didnt do as thorough job as might have wanted to job as they might have wanted to have because obviously a have done because obviously a letter from, right, the letter from, your right, the conservative james, daily, conservative mp, james, daily, daily james daly for bury, he wrote to the police to say that i think they need to look into it again. And the police have obviously concluded internally that there might be a case to answer because they didnt ask the right questions in the first place. Perhaps neighbours, place. Perhaps of neighbours, perhaps that perhaps of other people that would well. And would know angela well. And thats decided to thats why theyve decided to reopen investigation. Reopen the investigation. Okay. Rowley, thank you charlie rowley, thank you very thank well, very much. Thank you. Well, Angela Rayner given us this Angela Rayner has given us this statement. Says, statement. She says, ive repeatedly welcome repeatedly said i would welcome the down with the the chance to sit down with the appropriate authorities, including and hmrc, including the police and hmrc, to set out the facts and draw a line matter. Im line under this matter. Im completely ive completely confident ive followed rules at all times. Followed the rules at all times. Ive always said integrity ive always said that integrity and accountability and accountability are important in politics. Why its politics. Thats why its important that this is urgently looked at independently and without political interference. Okay , well keep a close eye okay, well keep a close eye on that. In the meantime, lets tell you about the biggest giveaway of the year so far. You could win £10,000 in cash. Luxury travel items and a greek cruise next year worth ten grand. Yeah, its worth £20,000. Well done. Well done. And it could be yours. Heres how you can win. 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I mean, he just hes off to the gym. He was telling us it makes him enjoy the gym at home in here, enjoy the workout. Get out. Hi, lets have a look at the for weather you with aidan. That warm feeling inside. And that warm feeling inside. And from boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on gb news. Hello. Very good morning to you. Welcome to the latest forecast from the met office. Therell be some fine weather in the south and the east today, with even a few warm, sunny spells elsewhere. Its going to be increasingly blustery and increasingly showery. Some low cloud at first across western parts, and weve got this area of rain moving into northern and western england as well as wales. Thatll tend to wales. And thatll tend to fizzle as we go into the afternoon as it approaches the midlands. Meanwhile, scotland and be and Northern Ireland will be very gusty wind , very unsettled with gusty wind, areas of rain followed by showers sunny spells. Some showers and sunny spells. Some of showers will be lively, of these showers will be lively, but of all that, east but ahead of all that, east anglia and the south east keep the sunny spells and highs 19 the sunny spells and highs of 19 or 20 into the evening, or 20 celsius into the evening, and the showers and longer spells of rain tend to push eastwards and actually it turns mostly dry once again across england and wales, eastern scotland as well. Showers continuing for much of the rest of scotland, as well as Northern Ireland, along with as Northern Ireland, along with a gusty wind where weve got lighter winds elsewhere. Its going to be a chilly night, certainly a cold night compared with the few nights, with the last few nights, with temperatures five temperatures dipping below five celsius a bright celsius in places. But a bright start the day on sunday, start to the day on sunday, weve got plenty of sunshine for england, wales, southern and eastern scotland. Showers from the central and the word go across central and western as well as western scotland, as well as parts ireland. And parts of Northern Ireland. And then develop more then those showers develop more widely of widely across the rest of scotland northern england. Scotland into northern england. Parts of wales stays bright, though the south east though towards the south east here well have highs of 15 celsius feeling cooler but pleasant enough. A brighter outlook boxt a brighter outlook with boxt solar for sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Were going to be live in aintree in just a moment because its the grand welcome back to breakfast. Today is the big race at aintree, the grand national at 4 00 this afternoon. All right. All right. So who better to send there than our most glamorous of northwest of england reporter sophie reaper. And does she sophie reaper. And boy, does she scrub well. Morning, sophie. Scrub up well. Morning, sophie. Very good morning. Thank you very much for that, steven. Thats just the ego boost i needed this morning, were here at aintree. Joining me now is the ceo of the jockey club, nevin truesdale. Hes going to talk to us about the todays events. Were getting close to the national. Its nearly the grand national. Its nearly time. Obviously, the ceo of time. Obviously, as the ceo of the club, you cant be the jockey club, you cant be too biased. Is there too biased. But is there Something Special about aintree and national . And the grand national . Morning, this is sophy, good morning, this is an special place on an incredibly special place on this race. I guess its an iconic race. Its actually, you know, one the know, i think its one of the biggest and best sporting events in , never mind in this country, never mind racing. You know, its got the magic fa cup, the magic of the fa cup, the prestige wimbledon, the prestige of wimbledon, the thrill british thrill of the british grand prix, know, rolled into thrill of the british grand prix, and know, rolled into thrill of the british grand prix, and itsw, rolled into thrill of the british grand prix, and its somethingd into thrill of the british grand prix, and its something the to one. And its something the nafion one. And its something the nation for. New nation really stops for. New design. I used say when he design. I used to say when he was presenting it years and years ago, its the day the nafion years ago, its the day the nation goes racing and the, you know, excitement know, the sense of excitement here this morning here as it builds this morning and comes life is and the site comes to life is palpable. And its one of the big jumps races the big jumps races that the jockeys, owners, trainers all want and immortality want to win and immortality awaits. Certainly corach rambler if can win two years in a if you can win two years in a row and become only the second horse win back to back since horse to win back to back since since rum so really looking since red rum so really looking forward fantastic for forward to it. Fantastic day for ayat nouri. Day for ayat nouri. Brilliant day for liverpool a city as well. Liverpool as a city as well. Its obviously a historic event. Is it 1839 it first started. Yeah thats right. Think this is 176th running i think this is 176th running and obviously evolved. Its and obviously its evolved. Its changed lot in that period, changed a lot in that period, but its always been one of the, you know, iconic sporting events. I think as guardians events. And i think as guardians of event, weve always of the event, weve always wanted evolve it, change wanted to evolve it, to change it, make sure that it, you it, to make sure that it, you know, that it that it moves with the times and but also that it retains sense of uniqueness retains its sense of uniqueness as and it a unique race as well. And it is a unique race even by racing standards. There arent races that go arent many, many races that go over fences, over these, these big fences, and our job has been always been and ourjob has been always been to evolve it, to change it. This year reduced the field year weve reduced the field size 34. That makes size from 40 to 34. That makes it safer, less scope for the horses to bump each other, especially on the first circuit. Weve the position weve changed the position from the so theyre the first fence, so theyre accelerating that into that slower closer to the slower 660 yards closer to the start, also weve changed start, and also weve changed the time. Thats less the start time. So thats less time the ground to dry out. The start time. So thats less tirite the ground to dry out. The start time. So thats less tirit happensground to dry out. The start time. So thats less tirit happens to und to dry out. The start time. So thats less tirit happens to bei to dry out. The start time. So thats less tirit happens to bei to dry softer, the horses are going slower. About evolving slower. Its all about evolving the make safer. Based the race to make it safer. Based on detailed Data Analysis of what from year to year, what happens from year to year, well, its rarely ever a warm day liverpool, it . Day in liverpool, is it . I we may be able to so i think we may be able to cross that off. You mentioned those obviously last those changes. Obviously last year the protests year we saw the protests by animal those animal rising. Do any of those changes have are anything changes have are they anything to those protests . To do with those protests . No, mean, ultimately, as i no, i mean, ultimately, as i said its our job to said earlier, its our job to evolve the race over time as we see fit. And done on, you see fit. And thats done on, you know, a five, ten year cycle. Its its not in its done and its not done in reaction anything reaction to anything that happened you know, happened last year. You know, the, the protests that happened last year broke the law. People are absolutely entitled their are absolutely entitled to their view horse racing is view on whether horse racing is a we believe a safe sport or not. We believe it very sport, safer it is a very safe sport, safer than ever been, and than its ever been, and probably sport that looks probably a sport that looks after superstar athletes after its superstar athletes better any other sport. You better than any other sport. You know, horses get five star know, these horses get five star treatment on and off track. Treatment on and off the track. You 99. 82 of horses treatment on and off the track. You go 99. 82 of horses treatment on and off the track. You go out 99. 82 of horses treatment on and off the track. You go out to 99. 82 of horses treatment on and off the track. You go out to race. 2 of horses treatment on and off the track. You go out to race andyf horses treatment on and off the track. You go out to race and come. Es that go out to race and come back perfectly safe and sound. And what happened last year was regrettable. What happened last year something we year was certainly something we dont to see repeated, but dont want to see repeated, but were ready for anything that might and will might happen, and we will respond on the day respond on the on the day accordingly. Accordingly. Finally, obviously, yesterday was day. I saw 45,000 was ladies day. I saw 45,000 people came down to aintree. What should be what should we be expecting today . Plenty of excitement on and off the track today. Weve weve got the fashion. Weve got the style awards. Weve got the, the red garden , plenty to do in red rum garden, plenty to do in between races and plenty to between the races and plenty to keep people amused, but also on the track, some fantastic racing. It looks a brilliantly set up, very open grand national and weve got six other brilliant races as well , so brilliant races as well, so plenty to enjoy and were really looking forward to it. Looking forward to it. Brilliant. Thank you so much for your time this morning. Less than seven to go now till than seven hours to go now till the grand national. Well be bringing you all the latest at hopefully a aintree. Hopefully a dry aintree. Oh fingers crossed, fingers crossed it stays dry for you, sophie. Thank you very much indeed. Id love to see, our ladies at the races. Oh, yeah. He at the races. Oh, yeah. He always make a real effort. Yeah, he just looks brilliant. Whereas he just looks brilliant. Whereas the fellas just shook a jacket on, dont they . And i bet you cant really do the same thing, can you . No, its not quite the same. Its nice to see. Yeah i love the racism. Yeah i love the racism. Getting all glammed up doesnt wonderful today doesnt she look wonderful today in does. Our in blue. She does. Does our sophie reaper very nice too. Its nice to have and its nice to have something forward to. Something to look forward to. I know lot of you put in touch know a lot of you put in touch saying, you know, its not anything to look forward to because of problems with the because of the problems with the horses. That was horses. I mean, that was addressed sophie her addressed by, by sophie and her guest then. Whether you guest just then. Whether you agree or not, of agree with that or not, of course, is another matter. But most forward to it most people look forward to it anyway. That anyway. Weve got, more on that coming throughout the day, coming up throughout the day, but were to be but of course were going to be back more on the breaking back with more on the breaking news. Dreadful of news. That dreadful news out of sydney, in a shopping sydney, an attack in a Shopping Centre. Its believed four centre. Its believed four people have died, a baby injured, the attacker. We think , injured, the attacker. We think, shot dead. But theres a lot more to uncover. Well talk to our, security editor in just all right. The breaking news this morning is that attack in sydney, where we now believe five people have died. An five people have died. An attack. Its reported by a man with a knife , and its believed with a knife, and its believed that someone has died. The a that someone has died. The a potential possible attacker has died as a result as well in all of this, but the details still a little bit sketchy. Yeah. A Major Incident has been declared in that Shopping Centre in sydney. Reports multiple people have been stabbed. At least five people stabbed. At least five people now believed to have been killed. Lets hear now from assistant commissioner anthony cook from New South Wales police i 3 10 this afternoon, a male walked into westfield Bondi Junction. He left the centre very shortly after and returned about 3 20 as he moved through the centre, he engaged with about nine people. It is clear that during that engagement he caused harm to those people. We believe by stabbing them with a weapon. He was carrying very weapon. He was carrying very clearly a range of reports were made of the incident. Police attended promptly. A single unit officer, inspector of police, was nearby, attended , went into was nearby, attended, went into the centre, directed by a range of people. She confronted the of people. She confronted the offender who had moved by this stage to level five. As she continued to walk quickly behind him to catch up with him , he him to catch up with him, he turned, faced her, raised a knife. Turned, faced her, raised a ane. She turned, faced her, raised a knife. She discharged a firearm and that person is now deceased. Im advised that there are five victims who are now deceased as a result of the actions of this offender. There are more than several other people who have been conveyed to hospital. A been conveyed to hospital. A number of those are in serious and or critical conditions at this stage, and i do not have further information in relation to, descriptions of those people. I know. One of them is a small child. As is the case in small child. As is the case in in these incidents, a Critical Incident has been declared and investigations in relation to the matter have commenced. And are continuing both at the scene and a number of hospitals in the nearby area. From preliminary nearby area. From preliminary inquiries, it would appear that this person has acted alone. I this person has acted alone. I am content that there is no continuing threat. Our police, continuing threat. Our police, as ive said, have commenced investigations into the matter which will continue through the evening. As i have said , i do evening. As i have said, i do not have details of victims who have been killed by this individual , have been killed by this individual, nor those who have been conveyed to hospital for treatment. So i cannot provide you further information in relation to them, only to say that very clearly our hearts go out to all of them, as they do to anyone touched by this terrible incident this afternoon. I do terrible incident this afternoon. I do not terrible incident this afternoon. I do not have information in relation to the offender. I do not know at this stage who he is. You would be. You would understand and this is quite raw. Inquiries are very new and we are continuing to make attempts to identify the offender in this matter. That is it for the moment in terms of information that i have for you, brent from New South Wales ambulance. Thank you, tony. Good evening everyone. Shortly after 3 00 today, New South Wales ambulance received multiple 000 calls for persons stabbed within westfield Bondi Junction. Weve responded a total of 40 resources to the scene who remain on scene. Scene who remain on scene. Still, that included a total of four medical teams New South Wales ambulance was assessed and transported eight eight patients to various facilities. Hospital facilities across sydney, and assessed a total of six patients who have been deemed deceased on scene. Thank you questions . Scene. Thank you questions . Yes. Yes. Im sorry i didnt catch that. Theres nothing that we are aware of at the scene that would indicate any motive or any ideology. Ideology. So are you ruling out terrorism at this stage . Were not ruling anything out. You said he went into the centre, went away and came back . Yes. What went on there . Do you know where he was . We do not know. Do we do not know. What i do know is he did enter the know is that he did enter the centre at 3 00. He left for a short period, returned at 320. And what is that weapon when its a knife some description. I dont have those particulars. Whats the period of time between when these attacks were first between when these attacks were firs between situation was between the situation was brought between the situation was bro this happened very, very this all happened very, very quickly. Officer was in the quickly. The officer was in the near vicinity, her near vicinity, attended on her own, guided to the location own, was guided to the location of offender by people who of the offender by people who were centre. And she took were in the centre. And she took the actions did saving the actions that she did saving a range of peoples lives. Did i hear you correctly before you said was an inspector . An said she was an inspector . An inspector . Thats right. Very Senior Police. Senior Police Senior police. A Senior Police officer. Go out officer. How did she go out alone . She was on her own. And how between when she how long between when she arrived on the scene . Till she had left. Till she had left. She engaged immediately on her arrival to the scene with the effect. Would you say you didnt shout anything or did . Was there any force . Pretty much shouting. I dont have any indication of any motivation coming from the senate, or you must appreciate things very raw at things are very, very raw at this we the very this stage. We are in the very early stages of investigations, tony. We heard we know theres one baby that has been stabbed. Of baby that has been stabbed. Of the five dead or the others injured, do you know if the remainder are adults or are there any other children . I dont have that detail at the moment. Im sorry. Have you ever seen anything like this in your career . This is a really difficult circumstance. No, its a very big crime scene here. Whats the Police Investigation going to be like over the next couple of days . A lengthy, lengthy and precise. Precise. There were reports of people still hiding in stores. There were reports of people still hiding in stores. Whats still hiding in stores. Whats the process now in terms of checking . We are. We are working through the crime scene to retain control and you would understand that. You know, first and this is about and foremost, this is about deaung and foremost, this is about dealing this terrible dealing with this terrible situation, sure that all situation, making sure that all people are safe and then working through and returning to normalcy. How do you know that he was innocent and turned back . Is that from cctv or did he interact with someone . From monitoring of cctv. No. From monitoring of cctv. Ladies gents, im sorry. Ladies and gents, im sorry. Its really difficult this its really difficult at this very stage to give more very early stage to give more information. Ill be briefing our shortly, and our executive shortly, and i understand there be understand that there will be further briefings later. A number of witnesses jumped in and tried assist some of in and tried to assist some of the victims. What do you have to say to some of those people who tried to help . Well, im not sure of the detail, but there are obviously people who become very brave in circumstances. Thanks, everybody. Circumstances. Thank ;, everybody. Circumstances. Thank you erybody. Circumstances. Thank you veryydy. Circumstances. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Well, that is assistant commissioner anthony cook from New South Wales police updating the press after that Shopping Centre stabbing in sydney, where its believed five people have now been killed. Well, lets talk to our security editor, mark white, who joins us now. I mean, one thing that i mean, obviously theyre scant on detail. Surprising , scant on detail. Not surprising, mark, but does seem like this mark, but it does seem like this was lone attacker. Was a lone wolf attacker. Yes. I think thats one of the most significant elements to come out is the fact that this person appears to have acted alone. So there is currently no wider threat in this incident, which is , from the policing which is, from the policing point of view, clearly good, and from the members of the public caught up in this as well, it means effectively weve gone from quick time reaction in which the police and Emergency Services are arriving, dealing with casualties, looking for possible attackers to now entering that more sort of protracted, slow Time Investigation into exactly what happened and who this individual was. And you heard from assistant commissioner cook there that as yet they have not, they say, established an identity. They have not yet established a motive. They say established a motive. They say there was nothing at the scene that theyve recovered that indicates a motivation. However, he is not, he said, at all, ruling out terrorism as a potential motive for this attack. It was a scene of absolute chaos, as you would imagine, when this individual entered that shopping mall. According to the assistant commissioner, about 3 20 in the afternoon and began stabbing multiple people. This is what multiple people. This is what some of the eyewitnesses told us about what they saw. About what they saw. I didnt see him properly. I was running, but, its just it was running, but, its just it was insane. It was insanity. I wasnt expecting it. Some guy running around stabbing people seems pretty random. Probably a terrorist attack. Attack. We saw all these people running towards us and then we heard a shot. Heard a shot. So what . The assistant commissioner said was really a confirmation of just how, concerned and significant , this concerned and significant, this incident was in terms of the number of people caught up and indeed dead. Wed heard initially about four. But of course, hes now confirming five people have died, other people, multiple individuals, he said, in hospital with serious or critical injuries, including a child, wed heard a nine month old baby who was being treated for stab injuries. Just utterly shocking. Shocking. On this, ill tell you what is clear, mark, from from social media and some of the stuff thats been portrayed thats been posted on there , there have been posted on there, there have been posted on there, there have been some real acts of bravery. Ive seen pictures of one man holding, holding the attacker back , back, on an escalator back, back, on an escalator using a you know, sort of like a long piece of metal and holding him back. I mean, stuff like that. In him back. I mean, stuff like that. In the midst of this sort of incident, stuff like that is quite remarkable. Quite remarkable. Yeah. And although its, you know, very dangerous for anybody to intervene in such situations, there will always be those brave individuals who are willing to put their own life on the line to save others. We saw it with the London Bridge attacks, when multiple attackers were on the loose there, with members of the pubuc loose there, with members of the public and Police Officers confronting those individuals with knives. And again, as you say, absolutely remarkable footage there on that escalator of the man whos picked up that object and is just using that to try and fight the attacker back on the stairs. And also images on the stairs. And also images that show this inspector , this that show this inspector, this lone policewoman, a senior officer who was on patrol and was the first to arrive on scene. She went up to the fifth level of the Shopping Centre, caught up with the attacker when he turned round. He raised his knife, came towards her. She opened fire. And again there are cctv images of her, leaning over this lifeless body, of the alleged attacker at that point. Alleged attacker at that point. So clearly, you know, very brave actions of a single officer to push forward as they do in such situations. As they know, times situations. As they know, times have changed where you try to negotiate with an attacker and talk them down, the modus operandi of terrorist attacks that weve seen in the past is to cause as much harm as possible, to kill and injure as many people as possible, so the police will push forward and try to deal with an individual as soon as they to can stop that person causing any more harm. And this is what this Police Inspector appears to have done here. Incredibly brave actions of this lone officer. Yeah, incredible acts of bravery. Mark white, do stay with us. Were going to go to a short break, and then well be back with you for more developments on this so, the breaking news this morning is that Critical Incident in sydney at the westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Centre, where there has been a knife attack and a number of fatalities. Lets talk to our security editor, mark white. Give us a full recap. Mark of what we know at this stage. What we know at this stage. Well, we heard in the press briefing a fairly lengthy and Detailed Press briefing , Detailed Press briefing, considering this incident really unfolded, not that long ago. Assistant commissioner cook from New South Wales Police Telling us that this attacker entered this westfield Shopping Centre at Bondi Junction in sydney, mid afternoon around about 3 00. He left. He came back in, according to the assistant commissioner, about 3 20 in the afternoon and began , according to the began, according to the assistant commissioner, to engage with a number of people. What he means is to stab multiple people. Now, the assistant commissioner said nine people, it appears, were stabbed. He has confirmed, sadly, our worst fears that five people have been killed by this knife attacker, multiple other people in hospital, some in critical condition, some in serious condition. So if nine people have been stabbed, then youve got four people, potentially in hospital. But these numbers often do change. Were still early on in the aftermath of this particular incident, the assistant commissioner confirmed that the first officer on scene , that the first officer on scene, was a Police Inspector, a female officer on her own who ran in to the westfield Shopping Centre, tried to get a handle on where this attacker was and managed to catch up with him on the fifth level of the westfield Shopping Centre. At that point, the man turned around, raised the knife and the officer opened fire. There are some images, on social media as well, of this officer in the immediate aftermath of this, bent over the lifeless body , of the alleged attacker, body, of the alleged attacker, and theres more, i mean, theres an awful lot of video thats coming out on social media, a lot of it just too graphic, to show you, sadly , but graphic, to show you, sadly, but the individual officer here, the inspector, is seen on this video clearly just moments after the, attack, having neutralised the attacker , giving cpr to one of attacker, giving cpr to one of the victims. So an incredibly brave officer doing what . Police officers are trained to do, which is to push forward and try to deal with the threat and ensure that no other people are killed or injured and multiple other people, not just this Police Officer showing acts of bravery , heading in and dealing bravery, heading in and dealing with casualty ses, trying to stem the blood flow. We heard from one man who was interviewed on nine news in australia, who said that he had been handed this nine month old baby by the mother of the child who had been stabbed. The baby had been stabbed. The baby had been stabbed. He tried to stem the blood flow until paramedics arrived at the scene. And arrived at the scene. And according to the assistant commissioner, it seems that that child is one of those seriously or critically injured in hospital at this hour, and the other Important Information to come out of that briefing from the assistant commissioner was with regard to the attacker. With regard to the attacker. They say they have not yet established a motive , if they established a motive, if they have identified him, they have not revealed any details on the identity of this man as yet. But the assistant commissioner was asked if he has ruled out terrorism as a potential motive. He said absolutely. We have not he said absolutely. We have not ruled anything out as a motive for this attack, although as yet they have found nothing at the scene, that gives an indication as to the motive for the attack. I mean, as you were just describing there, mark, we have seen in all of this the best of humanity at the worst of times. Weve also seen really panicked videos on social media of the moments where obviously shoppers out with their friends and their families are found out that there was an attack happening in that shopping mall. This is a saturday afternoon in sydney, wasnt it . I mean, this wasnt what anybody was expecting. What anybody was expecting. No, of course not. And this is sad , charlie, where we are in is sad, charlie, where we are in the modern world, where attackers who want to cause maximum harm to People Choose these crowded places, crowded places are always a potential risk. But of course, everybody wants to go about their normal everyday life. And the chances, everyday life. And the chances, we have to say, of being caught up in an attack are low. But it still, when you see incidents like this unfold, it brings it home to absolutely everyone. Many people, as their daily or weekend routine are out with their children in Shopping Centres. And we saw again some of the video that has come out that media have managed to get a hold of from some of the shops in the westfield Shopping Centre showing this alleged attacker running around with a knife and people scattering all around. And among the people, lots of children with their families. On children with their families. On a saturday afternoon in sydney, and so no surprise that families and so no surprise that families and young people should be caught up in in this in a popular Shopping Centre like the Westfield Centre in, bondi and on Bondi Junction , but as i say, on Bondi Junction, but as i say, with regard to other individuals who showed bravery, we saw the most amazing footage of a man standing at the top of an escalator. The escalator had been stopped , possibly by the been stopped, possibly by the man with the emergency stop. He got hold of one of these, bollards that they use at the top of the stairs when they closed them off, and they put the tape across the top of the stairs, that, just to try stairs, using that, just to try to push the attacker back. And from the short clip of video that we see, he certainly managed for a while to stop that attacker from going further up the escalator. So incredibly the escalator. So incredibly brave. But obviously, you know, also very dangerous taking on someone who is armed with a knife. This Police Officer knife. This Police Officer clearly was armed with a firearm , unable to deal with that threat. But when all youve got is some kind of, bollard, then you know, its very, very dangerous, but incredibly brave. Dangerous, but incredibly brave. Okay, mark, thank you very much indeed. Marks going to be keeping us abreast of things throughout the course of the morning here on gb news. But just to recap, that Critical Incident in sydney, an attacker, and, five people, its believed to have been dead. An unknown number being treated in hospital. Dreadful situation in australia. And therell be more on that developing news on saturday morning live, which is. Next. Morning live, which is. Next. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsored de man. Glad you are here on gb news. Glad you are here on gb news. Hello. Very good morning to you. Welcome to the latest forecast from the met office. There will be some fine weather in the south and the east today, with even a few warm sunny spells elsewhere. Its going to be increasingly blustery and increasingly showery. Some low cloud across western cloud at first across western parts , and weve got this area parts, and weve got this area of moving into northern and of rain moving into northern and western england as as western england as well as wales, and will tend to wales, and that will tend to fizzle we go into the fizzle as we go into the afternoon as approaches the afternoon as it approaches the midlands. Scotland midlands. Meanwhile, scotland and Northern Ireland will be very with gusty wind very unsettled, with gusty wind areas of rain followed by showers and sunny spells. Some of these showers will be lively, but ahead of all that, east anglia and the southeast keep the sunny spells highs of 19 the sunny spells and highs of 19 or into the evening. Or 20 celsius into the evening. And the showers and longer spells of rain tend to push eastward. And actually it turns mostly once again across mostly dry once again across england wales, Eastern England and wales, eastern scotland as well. Showers continuing of rest continuing for much of the rest of scotland, as northern of scotland, as well as Northern Ireland, with a gusty wind ireland, along with a gusty wind where got lighter winds where weve got lighter winds elsewhere, to be elsewhere, its going to be a chilly certainly a cold chilly night, certainly a cold night with the last few night compared with the last few nights, with temperatures dipping celsius in dipping below five celsius in places. Bright start to places. But a bright start to the day on sunday, weve got plenty of sunshine for england, wales, southern and eastern scotland. Showers the word scotland. Showers from the word go central and western go across central and western scotland, as well as parts of Northern Ireland. And then those showers develop more widely across the rest scotland into across the rest of scotland into northern of wales northern england. Parts of wales stays though towards stays bright, though towards the southeast. Highs southeast. Here well have highs of 15 celsius. Feeling cooler but enough. But pleasant enough. Looks like things are heating up. Boxt boilers as sponsors of weather on gb news. Very good morning to you. Im ben leo, alongside olivia utley. And this is saturday morning live. Great to have your company this morning. All our top stories coming today, including this bombshell breaking news from sydney of a Major Incident declared after reports that multiple people , including a multiple people, including a nine month old baby, have been stabbed in a Shopping Centre. We have all that and the rest of the days top stories with writer and commentator Candice Holdsworth and singer and tv personality ben ofoedu. Personality ben ofoedu. And its not long until the grand national, one of the most iconic horse races,