School say that gender is on a spectrum. And as the general spectrum. And as the General Medical Council removes all mentions of the word mother from a maternity document , mentions of the word mother from a maternity document, is gender ideology. Here to stay . Will this woke madness be with us forever . A Top International columnist weighs in as tonights newsmaker. So well be dealing newsmaker. So well be dealing with the Russell Brand story at 10 00 with some of the biggest names in the Entertainment Industry to hours of big opinion, big debates and a bit of entertainment along the way. Lots to get through. First, the news with ray addison. Thanks news with ray addison. Thanks mark, and good evening. Our top stories tonight. Well, as weve been hearing, the actor and comedian Russell Brand has been accused of rape , sexual has been accused of rape, Sexual Assaults and Emotional Abuse. Thats according to a report in the times. Now, a warning for those of you watching on television. The following footage contains flashing images as mr brand was greeted by cameras tonight as he arrived at londons troubadour wembley park theatre for his stand up show that started an hour late and comes just hours after the times reported allegations were made by four women relating to incidents which allegedly took place between 2006 and 2013. In a video posted online last night, brand pre emptively denied criminal allegations and insisted his relationships have always been consensual. Amidst this litany of astonish fishing, rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that i absolutely refuse suit these allegations pertain to the time when i was working in the mainstream, when i was in the newspapers all the time, when i was in the movies. And as ive written about extensively in my books, i was very, very promiscuous. Now, dunng very, very promiscuous. Now, during time promiscuity, during that time of promiscuity, the were the relationships i had were absolute always absolute, always consensual. I was always transparent about that. Then almost too transparent. Im being transparent. And im being transparent. And im being transparent about it now as well. America an xl bully. Dogs will not be culled. Thats despite the Prime Ministers promise to ban the breed by the end of the year. The uks top vet says an amnesty would be in place for those who already own the animals if they follow certain rules. A similar approach was taken in the 1990s when pit bulls were banned. But when pit bulls were banned. But meanwhile a man who was arrested in connection with a fatal dog attack in staffordshire has been released on conditional bail. Released on conditional bail. Ian price, who was 52, died after he was attacked by two dogs believed to be xl bullies. Police say a 30 year old man from the litchfield area has been interviewed. A number of times and now been released pending further inquiries. Times and now been released pending further inquiries. The pending further inquiries. The second teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after 14 year old Nathaniel Shani was fatally stabbed in manchester. Two boys, aged 13 and 14, are now in custody. Police were called to the incident last night on Tavistock Square. In response, Greater Manchester police imposed a section 60 order temporarily allowing them to have greater stop and search powers. And stop and search powers. And finally, Police Searching for a missing ex british soldier have been informed by ukrainian authorities that they have found authorities that they have found a body. 36 year old daniel burke a body. 36 year old daniel burke from south manchester was reported missing on the 16th of august. His family had not heard from him and they believed that he had travelled to Ukraine ForeignOffice Spokesperson saying that they are supporting the family. This is gb news the family. This is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news. Now lets get straight back to. Mark back to. Mark thanks , ray. Well see you in thanks, ray. Well see you in an hour. Welcome to mark dolan tonight in my big opinion, rishi sunakis tonight in my big opinion, rishi sunak is sticking with a ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, whether its 15 minute cities. Ulez 20 mile an hour zones or eye watering Parking Charges , its time to end the charges, its time to end the war on motorists. As princess annes former all girls school says that gender is on a spectrum. And as the general spectrum. And as the General Medical Council removes all mention of the word mother from a maternity document is gender ideology. Be here to stay will ideology. Be here to stay will this woke madness be with us forever . A Top International forever . A Top International columnist weighs in as tonights newsmaker. Or are the left wing newsmaker. Or are the left wing American Press turning on joe biden . Ill be asking the queen of us showbiz royal and political reporting Kinsey Schofield , live from the us. And schofield, live from the us. And after ten, ill be dealing with an extraordinary and shocking set of allegations against the comedian and actor Russell Brand. Allegations of a sexual nature which could destroy his career and shatter the world of showbiz. Well get reaction from key figures in the Entertainment Industry and bring you up to speed with the latest on this developing story. That is all after ten. Weve got tomorrows front pages at 1030 with three top pundits who havent been told what to say and who dont follow the script tonight, crystal begins. Ingrid tarrant and lisa mckenzie. Good luck and lisa mckenzie. Good luck telling biggins what to say tonight ill be asking the punst tonight ill be asking the pundits with offences through the roof, has shoplifting effectively been decriminalised . And can 16 year olds be trusted with the vote . And are marks and spencers right to bnng marks and spencers right to bring back paper carrier bags . Plus, the most important part of the show, your emails. They come the show, your emails. They come straight to my laptop mark at gbnews. Com and this show has a golden rule. We dont do boring. Not on my watch. I just wont have it. And lets be honest, tonight isnt going to be boring, is it . A big two hours to come. Happy saturday. One and all pop open something cold and fizzy from the fridge or fire up the kettle and lets get to work. The war on cars in this country is so organised and so comprehensive , it makes the comprehensive, it makes the conflict in ukraine even look like a minor scuffle. Why is the like a minor scuffle. Why is the motorcar such an affront to the authoritarian ones who now govern us . Well because it represents individual autonomy, freedom of movement , and it freedom of movement, and it represents fun , and none of that represents fun, and none of that will wash in the brave new world of climate communism, which is why its so disappointing that the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, has decided to stick to the bonkers target of banning the sale of new petrol and Diesel Engine cars by 2030. Even the eu, who have been drinking the climate kool aid for years now , climate kool aid for years now, have pushed the target back by five years following pressure from , you guessed it, the german from, you guessed it, the german car industry. No such luck here car industry. No such luck here in the uk where sunak is going to saddle hard pressed brits with the eye watering extra cost of an electric vehicle. The problem is when you buy one, it looks like a worse investment than a pool cue. For stevie wonder, the this is money website have revealed that used electric cars have seen their value drop by as much as 40 over three years with all 20 of the second hand cars that have seen the biggest drop in a year across all fuel types being evs. Ev stands for electric vehicles. The value doesnt hold and neither does the battery. Roger tall bloke who follows me on twitter said the following. On twitter said the following. He said i asked how much a replacement battery for a nissan leaf was after the eighth year or 100,000 miles elapsed. I was told i could not be told well, eventually i found out from a nissan dealer and the price of a new battery is £14,300 plus fitting plus vat. Unbelievable. Fitting plus vat. Unbelievable. So i will not be getting one of these cars. Theres no proper these cars. Theres no proper charging infrastructure. We have charging infrastructure. We have about 40,000 outlets at the moment. We need at least 300,000 when this ban comes into place. Whos going to pay for that . The whos going to pay for that . The cars are heavy, which means that when you brake, they emit more brake pad particles than a regular car into the air and the tyres shed harmful airborne material as well. Again exacerbated by the sheer mass of these electric vehicles. Some these electric vehicles. Some car parks may need to be reinforced to carry the weight of these machines. The Precious Minerals to put in these batteries are finite and are often acquired via modern day slavery in countries like the congo with teenage kids needs eep in orange mud for 12 hours a day, mining for lithium so that we can feel better about ourselves as we cruise to sainsburys in a tesla or a renault. Zoe now, full disclosure , i will not miss disclosure, i will not miss diesel in the long run. It was a catastrophic decision by the then chancellor gordon brown, to get us onto that filthy fuel when petrol is much cleaner and petrol engines are now so impressive when it comes to their emissions that i think they should be an option for consumers for the foreseeable future for alongside electric, let the market decide. What about this beauty . This is my glorious 13 year old toyota prius in astral black. Theres some concern that even this type of model may be banned by 2030 or failing that, 2035, how could you . This is a Great Machine you . This is a Great Machine that gets me around. Its a hybnd that gets me around. Its a hybrid with a small, efficient petrol engine. There i am mounting it with enthusiasm. Its all i mount these days. No range anxiety. I love this car. It gets into a few bumps and scrapes, but so does its owner. Scrapes, but so does its owner. Ulez, 51 minute cities congestion charges, petrol and diesel cars banned 20 mile an hour zones everywhere for pay per mile. I watering Parking Charges, needing a second mortgage to buy a permit outside your own home. It is time to end this war on the motorist. Driving a car isnt a privilege , its a human right. This policy to scrap diesel and petrol vehicles by 2030 is a car crash in slow motion for rishi sunak. I can tell that begins is jealous of my toyota prius very much more attractive than his bentley. Listen, what do you think . Is rishi sunak right to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030 . He would argue the government would argue green campaigners would argue that these cars are reliant on fossil fuels, which are linked to Climate Change and therefore weve got to show leadership and end their sale. But let me know your thoughts. Market gbnews. Com. Lets hear from my top pundits. Actor, comedian and absolute showbiz royalty. Absolute showbiz royalty. Christopher biggins, tv personality and broadcaster ingnd personality and broadcaster Ingrid Tarrant and academic dr. Lisa mckenzie. So christopher biggins, the eu have even pushed back by five years on this mad idea. Whats your reaction . Well, i think its a real problem. I mean, for instance , problem. I mean, for instance, our mayor is to blame, i think, for all the cars, the cars situation. Now, i think what they should do is completely ban every car in the country and then see how much money theyre going to lose because cars make them a lot of money and they theyre blase about. Its theyre blase about. Its ridiculous. These 20 mile limits are everywhere. Now, another couple of cities i noticed this week have grown to be be told rather to endure this 20 mile an houn rather to endure this 20 mile an hour, all residential roads and streets in wales. Streets in wales. I know. I know. I know. I mean, whats going on in wales. I cant wait. There must be terrifying drivers running around. Its just appalling what around. Its just appalling what theyre doing and you know, everything. I mean, ive got an everything. I mean, ive got an electric car. Ive had two electric car. Ive had two electric cars now, and i changed them because im worried about them because im worried about the battery situation , which is the battery situation, which is that was appalling. That guy who that was appalling. That guy who writes that thought, mr torben , writes that thought, mr torben, who i mean, i think who wrote in. I mean, i think its just 13,500 pounds for a new battery. Its ridiculous. New battery. Its ridiculous. Thats on an average car. Thats on an average car. You go to the bigger cars, its even more expensive. Is it really . Yes. Well, i mean, its i just think that we should get rid of every single car on this island and then and then see how they and observe what impact it would have on the economy because people in their cars delivering goods, getting to work, doing deals and of course, domestic stuff as well. Domestic stuff as well. Its part of life, isnt it . Its part of life, isnt it . Yes. Oh, yes. I mean, you have a very good point there begins what you forgot to mention, though, is the fires. Yes. Reinforced car parks, yes. The reinforced car parks, the charging points. We know were very, very low on those. But the fires , you cant put the but the fires, you cant put the fires out of those batteries. The fire brigade , because they the fire brigade, because they theyve got their own oxygen. So you cant snuff out normal fires would would be fed by the oxygen. So you can just put blankets over them and put the foam and everything. They just have burn out and theres have to burn out and theres a lot. Look at the ferry. About a month ago that was carrying evs and also norway. Now and things. Also in norway. Now ihave and things. Also in norway. Now i have to mention norway. Ive just back from there just come back from there and they the highest they are the have the highest uptake of evs in the world per capha. Uptake of evs in the world per capita. The statistics here, the capita. The statistics here, the sales in norway have gone down by 80 in 2022. Now theyre recognising that there are problems there. My brother and my siblings, they live there. Theyre saying very often when theres a massive traffic jam on theres a massive traffic jam on the road, theres one of two things be an accident things thatll be an accident and one that theyve got caught in accident and the batteries in an accident and the batteries have now theyre have run out and now theyre causing problems because they have be towed away. Have to wait to be towed away. Also, another thing the cold. Also, another thing is the cold. And now we get colder climates here. Well, we get all sorts of climates, which is fabulous. And it goes very often to 25 and more in the north of norway, even actually just on the outskirts of oslo, it can be 20. And the batteries dont do well in that they drain quicker. So youve got enormous problems and funnily enough, and youre saying about germany that theyre pushing it back by five years, but in interestingly, china and germany , we are the china and germany, we are the forerunners now. In fact, germany scores the highest in terms of Current Customer demand. Ed, isnt that interesting . Well, that is. And yet theyre going to theyre theyre extending it by another five years. But then a story in the in the mail this week, lisa, that volkswagen are laying off workers in electric factories i think 300 redundancy was announced this week that said these cars are reliant on fossil fuels. You know, regular petrol and diesel cars. Weve got to wean ourselves off the fossil fuel habit. Yeah , i mean, this is all yeah, i mean, this is all great for people to say when you live in a city thats got tubes, buses , trains, dls and buses, trains, dls and everything else, and a boat that goes down the thames that can take you to work or you come out of the south east and you know, unless theyre going to start putting proper public transport in proper infrastructure , not in proper infrastructure, not hs2, thats going nowhere and doing nothing. I mean, do we trust these people that cant do hs2 to take away peoples independence to get to work and provide them with public transport . Because i dont trust them . No, but you know what . I think its more sinister. Can i just Say Something . They last year they were talking about power which didnt happen. Power cuts, which didnt happen. But thats always been like a looming so what they can looming threat. So what they can do, because want to just do, because they do want to just close down stop us close this down and stop us going and having fun, switch going out and having fun, switch it off and just say, sorry, power you go. And power cut. There you go. And we are really double solution are really a double solution from Ingrid Tarrant. Are really a double solution frorwhatid tarrant. Are really a double solution frorwhatid tarrathink are you what do you think are you ready to go electric . The majority climate scientists ready to go electric . The majorthat climate scientists ready to go electric . The majorthat gettinge scientists ready to go electric . The majorthat getting rid ientists ready to go electric . The majorthat getting rid of 1tists ready to go electric . The majorthat getting rid of those think that getting rid of those petrol and diesel cars a good petrol and diesel cars is a good way getting temperatures way of getting temperatures down. Worried the down. Theyre worried the majority. But do you majority are