Have your company, the Islamic State, targeting football. Now Christmas Markets. Were more familiar with that. But the football this is new territory. Big games both tonight and tomorrow nights being targeted at in spain. Theyve up 2000 extra National Guards on the streets of barcelona a tense atmosphere spain on four out of five on the terror alert list. Will the same come to britain . Well have a full update on that. I want to hear from you. And theres a new way to get in touch with us. Im logged on so you can interact directly with me. Be nice, send your me. Please be nice, send your views post comments by views and post your comments by visiting gbnews. Com. Forward visiting gb news. Com. Forward slash essay visiting gbnews. Com. Forward slash essay. But before all slash your essay. But before all of that, its time for your latest News Headlines and its sophia wenzler. Thanks, martin. Good afternoon. Its 3 01. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your wenzler in the gb newsroom. Your top story this hour. Police say they have arrested a suspect in a Murder Investigation after a mother was stabbed to death while pushing her baby in a pram. 27 year old cole suma akhtar died after being stabbed in westgate in bradford. Police then launched a manhunt to search for a suspect. A 25 year old man has now been arrested on suspicion of murder. Meanwhile, the met police has referred itself to the independent Police Watchdog after a woman was stabbed to death in Central London. The victim was discovered dead, having suffered multiple stab wounds in her home near hyde park. Scotland yard said officers contacted on said officers were contacted on sunday by friends of the woman, who were concerned about her welfare. It was not until the welfare. It was not until the next day that Police Forced entry into the womans home. The met say they are working met police say they are working 24 over seven to identify and arrest whoever may be responsible for the attack. A 20 responsible for the attack. A 20 year old man has been released on bail pending further enquiries by Police Investigating the discovery of a human torso wrapped in plastic. Greater Manchester Police had arrested the man on suspicion of murder at the weekend after the discovery at a salford nature reserve. A Major Incident team of detectives and specialist units are continuing to search kersal wetlands, with divers and search dogs being deployed. Lead search dogs being deployed. Lead campaigner and former subpostmaster alan bates has told the horizon it inquiry. Subpostmaster alan bates has told the horizon it inquiry. The told the horizon it inquiry. The post office spent 23 years attempting to discredit and silence him. The inquiry has been probing the circumstances that led the post office to wrongly prosecute more than 900 subpostmasters, caused by errors in the Horizon Software system. Mr bates is giving his version of events ahead of appearances by Senior Executives from the post office and fujitsu, which built the Computer Software at the heart of the scandal and honzon the heart of the scandal and horizon came in. I think i was quite positive about it because i knew what technology and these sorts of systems could do, so i was quite positive, but i found it a bit frustrating once the system was installed and we were operating , installed and we were operating, i found there were many shortcomings in the system, and knowing what these systems could do, it just seemed a bit of a lost opportunity. Lost opportunity. Labour are set to announce a new crackdown on tax avoiders today in a bid to help fund the nhs shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves will pledge to raise over £5 billion per year, which labour would use to tackle nhs waiting lists and fund free school clubs. The School Breakfast clubs. The party has said it will also raise 2. 6 billion over the next parliament by closing loopholes in the governments plans to aboush in the governments plans to abolish exemptions for non doms. Abolish exemptions for non doms. Shadow financial secretary james murray says its wrong that some people are getting away without paying people are getting away without paying what they owe our plans today to crack down on that tax avoidance and to get that money into the public purse because you know, when people right across britain are paying more and more tax, we think its wrong that a minority are getting without paying what getting away without paying what they owe. Weve been setting out for a number about ending number of years about ending non dom tax status. The government to government said they wanted to follow after years of follow our lead after years of saying they wouldnt, but theyre loopholes theyre leaving open loopholes in means that people in that which means that people can paying of can avoid paying hundreds of millions tax. So we millions of pounds of tax. So we want to close those loopholes. But a broader but thats part of a broader approach investment hmrc. Approach to investment in hmrc. In other news, more than 200 people have been evacuated in west sussex after the river arun burst its banks. South east burst its banks. South east Ambulance Service helped evacuate and rescue around 180 people from a holiday park. One person was taken to hospital with signs of hypothermia. West with signs of hypothermia. West Sussex County council said water levels have not yet receded, warning that flooding may increase throughout the day. It increase throughout the day. It said those who have been evacuated remain displaced. The evacuated remain displaced. The floods are also affecting roads and Rail Services across the south and into wales , and south and into wales, and european footballs governing body has insisted that all of this weeks Champions League quarter finals will go ahead as planned, despite an Islamic StateTerror Threat. Arsenal state Terror Threat. Arsenal hosts Bayern Munich at the emirates stadium tonight, while Manchester City are in action away to real madrid. The spanish and french governments have both stated that they will raise levels of security, with 2000 extra officers deployed in madrid. Islamic state has claimed responsibility for the attack. Last month on a moscow concert hall that killed at least 143 people. And for the latest story, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gbnews. Com alerts. Now its back to. Martin. To. Martin. Thank you sofia. Now we start todays show with the Islamic State threats against football grounds where arsenal and Manchester City are playing later this evening. A media outlet supporting the Islamic State group issued a threat to the grounds that are hosting the four Champions League quarter finals both tonight and tomorrow. European footballs governing body, uefa , says all governing body, uefa, says all four games will, however , still four games will, however, still go ahead. Well, im joined now by gb news home and security editor marc white. Marc, welcome to the show. So, marc, islamic to the show. So, marc, Islamic State, we are well used to them targeting Christmas Markets. And of course, we saw in the tragic moscow concert. But football this is something very new. How credible are these threats. Credible are these threats. Well its something certainly that the authorities are taking seriously. They cant afford not to. Of course, Islamic State, isis, isil , however you want to isis, isil, however you want to refer to them, are very adept at propaganda of making threats and never carrying through with those threats, but also they are responsible for instigating a number of terrorist attacks and also inspiring terrorist attacks across the globe. The terrorist organisation itself, youll remember, was very prominent from about 2015 onwards, carried out multiple attacks and inspired multiple attacks in europe. In france , in belgium, europe. In france, in belgium, germany, in the uk, especially around 2017. And its been largely dismantled in the likes of syria because of efforts by Coalition Forces there. But its still there, and what its never lost is the ability to continue pumping out the propaganda and inspiring others to carry out attacks. And one of the reasons the authorities will be taking this very seriously , as youll this very seriously, as youll remember, just last year, in october of last year, two swedish football fans at an international in brussels were shot dead in an islamist attack. Sporting venues we know have been targeted in the past. If we think back to the Islamic State and that attack on paris in 2015 at multiple locations around paris, one of the locations was the stade de france, a stadium which was hosting an International Football tournament. Three suicide bombers tried to gain entry to that stadium. Thankfully, they could not get inside and detonated their devices outside. Detonated their devices outside. So its a very serious threat and the French Interior minister, Gerald Darmanin , has minister, Gerald Darmanin, has said today that france is upping its security. His counterpart its security. His counterpart in, spain , of course, where they in, spain, of course, where they are hosting matches tonight with that Manchester City real madrid match tonight and then again tomorrow with athletic of madrid and, the, that team as well, thats taking place there that , thats taking place there that, match as well will get extra policing according to the spanish authorities. And then, as far as the uk is concerned, where weve had a statement now from Scotland Yard, from the metropolitan police confirming that there will be robust policing measures in place for the match at the emirates stadium involving Manchester City and Bayern Munich, that particular, match this evening will, of course, have enhanced policing operations that are visible. But what the police are visible. But what the police are telling us is that there will be extra security behind the scenes as well, liaising with the Security Services as they always do on such occasions. Any events and crowded places, martin, are always a potential heightened risk. So police out in force along with their Security Service counterparts in london, in madrid and in paris over the next two days. Superb great summary there. Marc white, thank you as ever. For now, the show goes on. Of course, well keep you updated on all the security measures at those matches as the show goes on. To a dramatic day at the on. Now to a dramatic day at the post Office Inquiry and alan bates , of course, who had his bates, of course, who had his story turned into an itv drama that catapulted the scandal into the public eye, has said the post office spent 23 years attempting to discredit and silence him. Well, im joined now by gb News National reporter theo chikomba. Theo, welcome to the show. This is the witness, if you like that everybody has been waiting for some dramatic testimony from mr bates. Whats been said today . Been said today . Yeah, well, alan bates has described himself as stubborn, saying thats a characteristic that led to him fighting for years, not only for himself, his family , but also for hundreds of family, but also for hundreds of subpostmasters and postmistresses right across the country. He worked in a post office in north wales up until the early 2000, and subsequently wanted to sort out this situation when he saw that there were issues with the it system, which had been introduced in his post office, and he was saying him and his colleagues attempted to call the helpline over 500 times, but they didnt get the support that they needed. And support that they needed. And then he was subsequently let go from his job, with only three months notice. Now, on why he has been campaigning for so long. This is what he had to say dunng long. This is what he had to say during the hearing today. Initially was because post initially it was because post office terminated my contract, given me three months notice and not giving me a reason for doing so, purely because in my belief is that it is. I kept raising problems and concerns over its honzon problems and concerns over its horizon system due to a number of faults id found over the years. Years. You tell us in your statement that you spent, that period of time seeking justice, accountability and redress for not just yourself and your wife , not just yourself and your wife, but also on behalf of a much wider group of people. Is that right . Yes. I did, where, once id started my individual Little Campaign in there, we found others along the way, and eventually we all joined up and so the fsa was born and onwards meant the campaign. Meant the campaign. As someone a leading and part of the campaign to fight for those who were accused of taking money, he says there were people who were recording around 30 to £40,000 as missing at their post office, and he was saying those people were afraid to even highlight it simply because they didnt know what would happen to them or their family previously. When weve been here, weve spoken to some of those subpostmasters and postmistresses , and they were postmistresses, and they were saying they were the heart of their people trusted their community. People trusted them and for this to happen to them, turned lives them, it turned their lives upside down. Now, bates is the first person to kick off this phase five of the inquiry, which is due to go on for some time into the summer. And weve also heard about how some of those people who were affected by this issue with the it system ended up in prison. Others have died in the time its taken to get justice. And so far, 95 convictions have been overturned. Now the hearing is continuing here in Central London this afternoon. London this afternoon. Thank you. Theo chikomba live from that hearing and well have more. Of course, throughout the show. Course, show. Alan bates, of course, many hero of the post many see as the hero of the post office scandal. Well get back to throughout show. You to that throughout the show. You get lots more coverage on that story, our story, of course, on our website, gbnews. Com. And youve helped fastest helped to make it the Fastest GrowingNational News website in the country. Thank very the country. So thank you very much. Now youre watching gb much. Now youre watching gb news and its for our news and its time for our biggest giveaway of the year so far. In fact, its your chance to win a ten grand prize in cold hard , tax free cash, luxury hard, tax free cash, Luxury Travel items, and a 2025 greek cruise also worth ten grand. 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