picket lines into the people that are pai d £5 a shift, which that are paid £5 a shift, which i think we all agreed earlier that that was the right thing to do. yeah. oh, yeah. so yeah, this is this is basically as channel you're watching gb news live. i'm mark longhurst and coming up this hour , three boys aged this hour, three boys aged eight, ten and 11 have died after being pulled from an icy lake in solihull on. four children were rescued by police and firefighters after falling through the ice at bob's park in kingshurst. they were taken to hospital in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest. police say the three could not be revived . a fourth age six is be revived. a fourth age six is still being treated . search still being treated. search operations continuing to

determine if there was anyone else in the water. emergency crews have told six people have been seen on the ice. we'll have the latest from the scene . uk the latest from the scene. uk economy will get worse before it gets better. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, as issued that warning after figures revealed the economy contracted . by 0.3% the economy contracted. by 0.3% between august and october. the economy contracted. by 0.3% between august and october . yet between august and october. yet more hard evidence that we're heading into recession. we've got the latest analysis from our economics editor liam halligan and the travel chaos is continuing across country with the cold weather biting, heavy andice the cold weather biting, heavy and ice has hit road rail and airports. let us know how your coping where you are. get in touch , gbviews@gbnews.uk . and of touch, gbviews@gbnews.uk. and of course, send us your pictures to . but first, the latest news headunes . but first, the latest news headlines with . tamsin park. headlines with. tamsin park. thank you and good afternoon . thank you and good afternoon. the gb newsroom. it's 12:01. three boys have died after being pulled from an icy lake in on

sunday afternoon . police say the sunday afternoon. police say the children who were eight, ten and 11 were in cardiac arrest when they came out of the water at babbs mill park in kingshurst . a babbs mill park in kingshurst. a fourth boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition in hospital. the children were reportedly playing on ice and had fallen through the west midlands fire service. as the search of the lake is continuing to establish if anyone else fell into the water. after reports that as many as six children may have been involved, hearts absolutely go out to the families and friends of the youngsters involved. but what we have to say thank you to the emergency services that were on the scene instantly and the people that went in clear that they went into the water , put they went into the water, put their own lives at risk as well . yellow warnings of fog and snow are still in place for much of the uk, causing widespread

travel disruption. it was the coldest night of the year so far , reaching below —15 degrees in aberdeen . however, most of the aberdeen. however, most of the difficulties been felt in the east and south of england. there are still significant delays across the rail network with southeast and trains telling people not to travel . gatwick people not to travel. gatwick and stansted have reopened after closing their runways on, leading to the cancellation of more than 100 flights. weather journalist nathan roe gave gb news his advice to drivers going on long carjourneys. when this on long car journeys. when this is going on is not a good idea. if you do have to do essential journeys, make sure you're prepared because if your car breaks down that it will be get cold in the car. not be able cold in the car. you not be able to heat it. so take blankets, take hot drinks, make sure you're and avoid you're prepared. try and avoid long, long journeys. i long, long, long journeys. i know it's difficult the know it's difficult because the trains strike all this trains are on strike all this week the are in week and the airports are in chaos. prepared if you're chaos. but be prepared if you're in car overnight in these in your car overnight in these temperatures, you need to be ready it. britain's economy ready for it. britain's economy grew and october, but grew september and october, but is shrunk over last

is still shrunk over the last three months. figures from the office national statistics show a point 5% increase in a nought point 5% increase in gdp in the month. shadow rachel reeves says the numbers the government's failure to grow economy. chancellor jeremy hunt economy. chancellorjeremy hunt has warned there's a tough road ahead. these figures confirm that this is a very challenging situation here and across the world and it will get worse before it gets better. but we have a plan that will more than halved inflation over next year. and if we stay the course, we can get back to the strong economic growth that we need . economic growth that we need. government ministers are holding an emergency cobra meeting later , a bid to minimise disruption from ongoing public sector strikes. the military and civil servants are being in case they need to step in for airport staff as they prepare to strike for eight days from the 23rd of december to new year's eve. the armed forces will be deployed to hospital as ambulance staff and paramedics walk out later this

month . the foreign secretary has month. the foreign secretary has vowed to forge new partnerships beyond the uk's traditional allies . in beyond the uk's traditional allies. in his first key beyond the uk's traditional allies . in his first key speech allies. in his first key speech in the role, james cleverly celebrated britain's traditional alliances . celebrated britain's traditional alliances. but promised to build relations with influential asian latin american and african countries. he said he'll make a long term effort to, maintain old friendships and build new ones beyond . the uk's allies. ones beyond. the uk's allies. the in the coming decades an ever greater share of the world economy and therefore the world's power will be in the hands. world's power will be in the hands . countries in asia , africa hands. countries in asia, africa , latin america that reality has been evident for some . but i am been evident for some. but i am convinced that british diplomacy has fully caught up . my goal is has fully caught up. my goal is to build on the work of my predecessors and ensure that we do catch up. and under me, that task has begun . meanwhile, the

task has begun. meanwhile, the international trade secretary will arrive in india later as the uk strives to restore a free trade deal. can be part anoc will meet indian ministers, business leaders in new delhi for the first formal round of talks since july. the negotiations are expected to focus on cutting tariffs and opportunities for uk financial and legal services . the and legal services. the government is still in the process negotiating a free trade agreement with india after the target , securing a agreement with india after the target, securing a deal by october was missed . the king and october was missed. the king and queen have revealed this year's christmas card . the photograph christmas card. the photograph was taken at the braemar royal highland just days before . the highland just days before. the queen's death . this is gb news queen's death. this is gb news will bring you more news as it happens. now back to .

happens. now back to. mark thomson . you very much indeed. thomson. you very much indeed. so in this post west midlands police confirming that three boys aged eight, ten and 11 have died after being pulled from that lake in solihull. a fourth boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition in hospital . critical condition in hospital. emergency services have been called to bob smith park in the kingshurst area of solihull in the west midlands yesterday. it was reported the children had been playing on the ice before falling through the surface into the lake. let's get more now on the lake. let's get more now on the midlands. carson, the west midlands. jack carson, who's and jack, clearly , who's there and jack, clearly, despite heroic efforts by, the public, police and firefighters get the youngsters out. it was just much for them . that's just much for them. that's exactly right, mark. when the police called at 2:36 pm. yesterday afternoon, the ambulance only took 7 minutes to get here. when they did arrived , a member of the police and members, the were already members, the public were already in trying rescue these in the lake trying rescue these four boys from it. for four were brought out of the lake and

given cpr. here they receive critical care. here on the scene and also in ambulance on the way. two were taken to birmingham heartlands hospital, two to birmingham children's hospital . but like you said in hospital. but like you said in the hour, west midlands the last hour, west midlands police confirming that three boys ten and eight boys aged 11, ten and eight after being to the after being rushed to the hospital, pulled from the hospital, being pulled from the water, be water, sadly could not be revived. police revived. and the police ambulance service and all the emergency services sending, their thoughts families , their thoughts to the families, like mentioned, a fourth boy like you mentioned, a fourth boy whose aged six, remains in a critical hospital critical condition in hospital and search of the lake are continuing. the latest continuing. the very latest is that kind of 20 that in the last kind of 20 minutes or so, we've police minutes or so, we've seen police on out on the lake still on a boat out on the lake still searching. witness reports yesterday suggested there might be mother, possibly be another mother, possibly children, that were involved in this incident. children, that were involved in this incident . and the search is this incident. and the search is ongoing to make sure that those people they are there can be found . yeah, clearly, given the found. yeah, clearly, given the conditions that may have to be a recovery rather than a rescue operation, we can see police behind you gather. there have been divers actually getting the water clearly with specialist

suits to prevent any kind of hypothermia. i gather one officer had to be taken away, suffering with hypothermia earlier . suffering with hypothermia earlier. yes. so lost lost night. crews continued into the night. crews continued into the night to continue this was initially a search and rescue operation, now branded a recovery operation. the area commander of the west midlands fire service saying that due to the ages of , the ages of the the ages of, the ages of the children involved in the temporary hours that this would no longer be a search and rescue operation when it came to this morning operation, morning in that operation, continue like mentioned, continue, like you mentioned, the officer that jumped the police officer that jumped into lake yesterday to try into the lake yesterday to try and save these boys has been taken with mild taken to hospital with mild hypothermia . he's expected to hypothermia. he's expected to make full recovery. but like make a full recovery. but like you say, divers here, people just making sure, if anything, make sure those witness make sure that those witness reports possible further reports of possible further children involved are not involved . and just to make sure involved. and just to make sure and get the facts right to make sure before this operation is concluded, expecting concluded, we are expecting a press the next

press conference within the next 25 minutes or so to some 25 minutes or so to get some more answers on what's going on here. for this, people here here. but for this, people here have started to come together, started lay flowers as started to lay flowers as and it's so devastating that it's a time of christmas when many of these have sadly passed these children have sadly passed away had the away would have already had the presence and their families ready to spend christmas with them. of it's the them. of course, it's the leading up to the final week before school leaves for christmas . that factor in christmas. so that factor in this makes this whole situation much more devastating. yeah, i mean absolutely awful. as you say , for the families and the say, for the families and the community there. we will have that news conference here on gb news. but clearly the warning also going out to children and parents not to go anywhere near any bodies of water at the moment. given that, though it may look, it's frozen to that ice can be quite thin thin . ice can be quite thin thin. exactly. it's very coal. it's the negative temperature today, mark. it's very cold. and that there's still a thin layer of ice on the lake that's refrozen overnight. but the police

warning ambulance, fire services, all emergency local politicians, the leader , politicians, the leader, birmingham city council has been here to pay his respects here at the scene and speak to the community and be of the community and be of the community coming together here and all reinforcing that same message that in these times of cold weather, under no circumstances should anyone going at all or any going near a lake at all or any kind of body of water that could well cause an accident like we've seen here. unfortunately yesterday. jack, thank very much for updating us. and as i said, we'll have that news conference from west midlands, of course, as it starts. thank you very. now let's move to other news with britain's economy actually growing. yes, growing 0.5% between september, on october, according to the office for national statistics . so will national statistics. so will activity being explained largely by an increase in spending with unplanned bank holiday? of course, following the queen's funeral. but economists predicting are still on course for that recession by the end of the year. the following after the year. the following after the figures being the chancellor, jeremy hunt , the chancellor, jeremy hunt, the economy will get worse before

things get better. economy will get worse before things get better . let's get things get better. let's get these figures confirmed that this is a very challenging economic situation here and across the world and it will get worse before it gets better. but we have a plan that will than halved inflation over next year. and if we stay the course, we can get back to the strong economic growth that we need . economic growth that we need. let's get more analysis with our economics and business editor with on the money . so good news, with on the money. so good news, but still bad news . with on the money. so good news, but still bad news. kind of good news. mark. i've got some graphics here and i'll walk through them now and gb news on the radio. just have to bear with during this. i'll explain everything. so in october we did see gdp rise, which is growth in the economy by half a percent. mean you see that there on the graphic . but mean you see that there on the graphic. but that was partly because in september gdp fell because in september gdp fell because we had the unfortunate

death of her majesty the queen. we have the extra holiday and a lot of people frankly slowing , lot of people frankly slowing, down a little bit. so we had growth in october. then between august and october as, a whole that's what we call the third quarter of the economy, the third three months, if you gdp actually fell . 0.3 percent. now, actually fell. 0.3 percent. now, some people if we look at the next graphic, think that that now means a recession is looming because the bank of england there, mark, is predicting for there, mark, is predicting for the final quarter of 2022, that's october , november, that's october, november, december. they that gdp is going to fall again , 0.3% to six to fall again, 0.3% to six festive quarters are falling. gdp that is textbook definition of a recession. so, yes, the headunes of a recession. so, yes, the headlines about that little growth uptick in october . but growth uptick in october. but the bigger picture is of a slowdown. but do the statistic give us any clue as to how we could claw ourselves out of this situation , what sort of areas situation, what sort of areas were actually growing in that small period mean? were people going out and spending money on

anything specifically? retail sales hold quite well sales did hold quite well against headlines for against the headlines for positive because the value of retail sales in november was up again. if you look at the fine print, the volume of retail sales are down. how can that be? that's because we were spending more panels pence . but more in panels and pence. but because inflation, the cost because of inflation, the cost of getting less of living we were getting less for all money. so the retailers are actually getting value, are actually getting less value, but it hasn't been a washout christmas at and there's still a way to go this is the first christmas we've had lockdown looming over us for a couple of years mark. yes, there are strikes they'll pay a very important part in the economic outlook, not just in december but in january. and i'd say for the whole of the first quarter of 2023. but this christmas , by of 2023. but this christmas, by no means look like looks like a wash out despite the strikes that we're seeing. okay. so we got jeremy hunt, the chancellor, saying, you know, it's going to get before it gets better. get worse before it gets better. but about but one does wonder about clearly hanging tough on all the industrial . they are letting the

industrial. they are letting the strikes ahead. would it actually benefit the country's economy to actually solve some of these disputes? so you get the economy, you get people back on the trains, you get them with money their pocket to spend money in their pocket to spend out on the streets. it depends how you solve it. mark, many people the people worry that if the government does cave and say, oh, yeah, the nurses can have 90, that' s £10 billion. oh yeah, 90, that's £10 billion. oh yeah, we can give a few billion pounds to train operating companies private , companies, and then private, companies, and then they can pay those rmt workers drivers , guards and other staff drivers, guards and other staff who are on strike . then yes, you who are on strike. then yes, you would get immediate growth uptick, but you get a lot more inflation if . the government has inflation if. the government has to borrow lots of money in order to borrow lots of money in order to make those payments . then you to make those payments. then you might get another school , the might get another school, the bond market like we had after mini budget. so this none of this easy economics is not easy , particularly growth is , particularly when growth is falling and what they've when they're talking about inflation, they're talking about inflation, they're talking about inflation, they're talking inflation becoming embedded. that's not just the government's the bank of because of england as well because obviously put cash back

obviously if you put cash back into system too quickly , it into the system too quickly, it really things up much. really stokes things up much. when we were last, we had the winter of discontent. mark in the 1970s, what we had then the late 1970s, what we had then was price spiral. so was a wage price spiral. so wages go up. that means inflation goes because that's firms costs . that's because the firms costs. that's because the government has to , you know, government has to, you know, spend more money on those wages in the public sector. then you get inflation going up, then you get inflation going up, then you get wages going up, more inflation, it becomes an endless increase things spiral. that's how inflation can get up to 2020 5% as it was in the 70 know you know it feels enough at 910 11. imagine if inflation was double, you'd have even less investment. and let's remind that the only weapon they've got to actually try and cope with that is a monetary policy interest rate policy, which could push stuff up and get inflation number up and get an inflation number on wednesday . this week, on wednesday. this week, i suspect it will be slightly less than the 11.1% we have at the moment. i think will be nearer

nine or 10. but don't hold me to that. and then the day after on thursday, we'll get an interest rate rise. and here's a tiny little bit of good news up . little bit of good news up. until very recently, everyone expecting or people were expecting or most people were expecting or most people were expecting really big, 75 expecting another really big, 75 bafis expecting another really big, 75 basis point increase like we had last year as well. it may now be half a percent, 50 basis points with the bank england slightly easing away from these big interest rate rises because it's sensing not least because the economy is slowing , that economy is slowing, that inflation may be inside a last, last thought . we've talked about last thought. we've talked about the oil price. i lots of fluctuations going we were hoping that it might start coming . we saw petrol prices coming. we saw petrol prices coming. we saw petrol prices coming down at the full but it's starting to stoke again. there's a problem with a pipeline out in states and canada that's a huge amount. there's a huge amount of geopolitics and logistics impacting the oil market at the moment. just last, opec plus , moment. just last, opec plus, that's the oil exporting cartel,

plus russia , they decided to plus russia, they decided to defy the west wild again by maintaining their production cuts . the world economy slowing cuts. the world economy slowing more . that suggests that oil more. that suggests that oil pfices more. that suggests that oil prices should come down. and yet the they've obviously been clamping down zero covid they're now those protect the clampdown because of all the protests that means chinese factories going to reopen again that means old is going up the markets suspected that that chinese demand will be out for a long time but people power protest power in china incredibly is now the hand of xi's authoritarian government and they that oil at a time when the market squeezing the market squeeze now suddenly you've got the world's biggest oil importer which is the world's second biggest suddenly biggest economy. suddenly there's more oil demand there's a lot more oil demand there's a lot more oil demand there thought . even there than we thought. even though world economy is though the world economy is slowing that demand slowing, that chinese demand coming and action of opec coming on and action of opec plus is keeping prices firm. good and bad news as ever. liam, thank you for that. and of

course , be reflecting later in course, be reflecting later in the week as those other statistics come out . coming up statistics come out. coming up this particular hour, we're more on the freezing cold. mark white, yes, he's got the right name for today is out and about for us. but let's take a short break now . night at 11:00. that's when comedians take you through the next day's news . leo kearse is next day's news. leo kearse is going to be on that one tonight at 11:00. thanks so much for watching free speech nation. see you next. goodbye looking ahead , tomorrow's weather and the uk is looking very cold with a severe frost freezing fog in places and some wintry showers. let's take a look at the details

across . wintry showers will across. wintry showers will continue tomorrow morning. most frequent around the coasts. further inland , it will be further inland, it will be a bitterly cold and icy start with a widespread frost disease is out there in the air and so on. so although you might affect the speed of transmission, you don't actually

affect the ultimate results in the end. i was pooh poohed that i voted against all these regulations when for five years i was a member of the welsh parliament. so i'll have party mp for birmingham perry barr see you shortly .

well, welcome back to gb news. and of course, we've just been updating on that horrendous news out of solihull that those three children have died after they fell into that like fourth still being treated in critical condition, a hospital. let's join our home affairs editor, sir mark white. no, no . at sir mark white. no, no. at primrose hill in, north london and marcus, lots of people enjoying the wintry scenes to a certain degree , getting the certain degree, getting the signs up. and a reminder with what's happened in the midlands how dangerous conditions are as well and even though these

surfaces may look frozen, clearly you don't know how the ice can be . you know. i mean, ice can be. you know. i mean, this time of year always brings , of course, a great deal of but the potential for tragedy as well as we saw it in solihull a terrible incident that unfolded and one of a number of that the emergency services told us about involve these leaks that are frozen over. but, you know we're not talking about subzero temperatures over many weeks where you can get a good thick covering on a leak are actually pretty thin layer these ice coverings and they just don't sustain the weight maybe of a younger child perhaps but the people that go on that ice , the people that go on that ice, the more potential there is for something really catastrophic to go wrong . wrong as we saw in go wrong. wrong as we saw in solihull yesterday , where i am

solihull yesterday, where i am at the moment, my kids in north london and primrose hill, as i say, it's great here. we've had the old we've been to aspen for our holidays brigade coming up with their skis and other sort of winter get up that they've been enjoying out here today they've been building snowmen and also sort throwing snowballs at each other the kind of things that you would just expect people to do to try to make the most this weather. but it's been causing a pretty horrendous chaos across . the south—east in chaos across. the south—east in particular around the m25 overnight for quite a few hours, hundreds of drivers trapped on various section of the m25 before the snow ploughs . the before the snow ploughs. the gritters could get to the to clear that. meanwhile, brutal to get the flowing again and not

just the m25 or the am to the m20 , the m11, all badly affected m20, the m11, all badly affected along with other sort of made routes in and around the south—east although temperatures were told are above freezing at the moment, they certainly don't like it and they will dip below freezing again this afternoon and on this evening and not, as you know, that brings with it the potential for ice is often a lot more dangerous because unlike snow, you can't really see the ice . many circumstances see the ice. many circumstances . and that is clearly pretty dangerous . you're driving or dangerous. you're driving or even just walking the pavement. and of course, at the being mark, that we've got these rails strikes for the rest of the week, so many people will to get out on the roads to, get to work and get about. out on the roads to, get to work and get about . and even though and get about. and even though the snow may stopped, as you saying temperatures saying the temperatures mean still problem ice on still got this problem of ice on plenty main routes.

still got this problem of ice on plenty main routes . yes, plenty of main routes. yes, indeed. plenty of main routes. yes, indeed . you mentioned the indeed. you mentioned the railways will. there's been quite a bit of a disruption on railway networks , the southeast railway networks, the southeast as well as the engineers who've been out carrying out the checks that they need to do. any time you get subs or conditions. so that's had a knock on effect . that's had a knock on effect. i'm just going to interrupt you because we've got west midlands police . the news conference just police. the news conference just starting on, the three children who've died . we're just going to who've died. we're just going to take you to solihull now to get the latest on that . we really .

to afternoon everybody thank you for coming here this afternoon to this press conference. my name is superintendent richard harris . i'm name is superintendent richard harris. i'm going to read to you a short statement and i'll hand you over to my colleague from the fire service , who will also the fire service, who will also read a short statement. and then we will take questions from yourselves . so, first and yourselves. so, first and foremost , on yourselves. so, first and foremost, on behalf of everybody in the community and on behalf of west midlands police, i would like to pass on our sympathies at this time , the tragic at this time, the tragic circumstance since yesterday afternoon , so close to christmas afternoon, so close to christmas time , and our sympathies with time, and our sympathies with the families who have lost loved onesin the families who have lost loved ones in this incident. i'd also like to say that are supporting the families . we have specially the families. we have specially trained officers are linking in with the families at this time

to offer them as much support as we possibly can . we've also we possibly can. we've also unkedin we possibly can. we've also linked in with the local schools which the children attended with within this area and the schools are also offering support to any pupils who may wish to receive support at this awful time . our support at this awful time. our officers were quick to respond at the scene yesterday afternoon and having worked very closely with colleagues from other emergency services , went into emergency services, went into the lake itself to help rescue the lake itself to help rescue the children and to try and assist them as quickly as we possibly could . we've worked possibly could. we've worked very closely with our colleagues in west midlands fire service and also in westminster ambulance service and has been a real joint effort . it is real joint effort. it is incredibly sad that we do not have any better news for you today. have any better news for you today . regarding yesterday today. regarding yesterday afternoon's incident . that's all

afternoon's incident. that's all ihave afternoon's incident. that's all i have to say at this moment in time and going to pass over to my colleague from the fire service and then we'll be open to take any questions. thank you, richard, we are deeply saddened by the death three boys who were rescued by our firefighters yesterday here at the lake in solihull . the boys the lake in solihull. the boys deaths are a tragedy . words and deaths are a tragedy. words and the thoughts and heartfelt sympathies of everyone here at west midlands fire service are with their families, friends and the wider community. at this distressing time . yesterday's distressing time. yesterday's incident is a stark reminder to us. all of the dangers of open , us. all of the dangers of open, especially during the winter months frozen lakes, ponds , months frozen lakes, ponds, canals and reservoirs can look picturesque , but they can be picturesque, but they can be lethal . and there are no greater lethal. and there are no greater warnings of this than yesterday's tragic events . we yesterday's tragic events. we would ask parents and carers to remind their children of the dangers of ice and why they must keep off it . please help us

keep off it. please help us avoid this from happening again . we will continue to work closely with our emergency colleagues and provide any that we can at the scene . again, we we can at the scene. again, we extend our heartfelt sympathies to everyone who has been affected by the boy's death . affected by the boy's death. thank you , tom, from sky news. thank you, tom, from sky news. can you just give us some information regarding the ongoing work here at the mine and, whether or not there are further people unaccounted for? so, yes yesterday evening, we had a number of different reports suggesting numbers , reports suggesting numbers, young people that may have been on the like those reports don't match children that were rescued . the lake yesterday, however we have to be 100% certain that there is no one else possibly in there is no one else possibly in the water at this time . it's the water at this time. it's important to stress, though , important to stress, though, that we've had no contact from suggesting that anybody else missing . but until

suggesting that anybody else missing. but until we're suggesting that anybody else missing . but until we're 100% missing. but until we're 100% certain we will be carried on searches throughout the course of today, i'll still drop lbc news . how long do you expect to news. how long do you expect to be here without warning? anything as long as it takes . anything as long as it takes. we've got specialist crews . we've got specialist crews. we've got specialist crews. we've got specialist equipment that's in the water that allows us to see what's in the water. so we'll be here for as long as it takes. we're absolutely certain there is no one left. superintendent ben from itv news, can you tell any more about the three boys surviving their relationship with a family with friends? can you tell us any more about at this moment in time, the families request? we're not going to go into those details as we're working very closely the family, support closely with the family, support them. imagine that them. as you can imagine that all family are ready , all when the family are ready, release those details. then we will all let you know . you keep will all let you know. you keep referring to family. are they from not going to from the same? i'm not going to be that one this moment be drawn that one at this moment in i think that in time. i think that the condition the boys , the other condition of the boys, the other the bones, he's still very poorly . and we'll keep you poorly. and we'll keep you advised on on his condition as

as it becomes clear to ourselves critical. yes he's been through the same tactics , which is close the same tactics, which is close to the we have been in touch with with the local schools. and again, at the family's request. we're not going to go into too much detail around names or the actual schools that the children went to. st anthony's . okay i'm went to. st anthony's. okay i'm not going to make a comment on that one at this time. i'm sure you'll understand the family's wishes. there are reports that one of the children went to rescue one to visit his life gone through the ice. are you able confirm again at this in able to confirm again at this in time? the families have asked us to not release any further details able details than what i'm able provide this morning. provide you this morning. right. as as families are , we'll be as as the families are, we'll be able release you some more able to release you some more information on it, you stupid question. . the family as you question. how. the family as you can . absolutely . also at this can. absolutely. also at this time year, it's on the run up to

christmas , so close to the event christmas, so close to the event itself also adds to that tragedy . as you can imagine. the families are absolutely devastated is why we're doing our very to support the families . and obviously, we're abiding by their requests at the moment to how much information that the families want us to make available to the media. so what to do everything we possibly can do to them. and i'm sure you'll understand that we are led by the family's wishes as to how much information that we can say at the moment, much information that we can say at the moment , the footage that at the moment, the footage that we initially went into the water to help schoolchildren and with the members the public as well and just how grateful those people so i'm for my understanding is yes police officers did go into into the water they were joined by other members of , the other emergency members of, the other emergency services, some of the officers went in waist deep . one of my went in waist deep. one of my officers, as was trying to punch through the ice to actually

rescue children themselves . that rescue children themselves. that officer and as a result of hudson mile was hypothermia yesterday . i hudson mile was hypothermia yesterday. i am hudson mile was hypothermia yesterday . i am pleased to say yesterday. i am pleased to say that he's been released from hospital and he's absolutely fine in relation to and i'm sure again, you'll understand we're still trying to work through all the details that that came into this last night. we've got quite a few witnesses that we need to we need to speak to and we're currently still working through that at the moment. i'd just like take this opportunity just really to make appeal that if really to make an appeal that if anybody any or saw any anybody has any or saw any events that took place yesterday afternoon leading up to this tragic incident, if afternoon leading up to this tragic incident , if they afternoon leading up to this tragic incident, if they could go on to our west midlands website, they're all contact details on their on how to get in touch with us. and then officers be in touch in due course . but we're still trying course. but we're still trying to piece together exactly what happened, leading up to these events . you in the process, you events. you in the process, you go in how they used . so as i say

go in how they used. so as i say , yesterday's incident is tragic and everybody within the fire service community will feel that they did everything they could under the circumstance is to get into the water to rescue the four boys and to bring them to the ambulance service that they could receive treatment . but you could receive treatment. but you will appreciate they are , you will appreciate they are, you know, deeply disappointed by the news that been told today. i think it sounds like the response was great. but inevitably it takes a lot of time for agencies that. can you give us an indication how badly children were in the water . but children were in the water. but ispoke children were in the water. but i spoke some. i don't have the answer to that question. the officers in the emergency arrived as quickly . we were arrived as quickly. we were informed and at that time the call which came into was was at 2:34 pm. so it was in minutes with the report coming in that we arrived at the scene. but the

exact time of the children exposing the water, i don't have that information at this time was on the scene if you then know how how long it took to be okay what happened how so. for the fire service . we arrived on the fire service. we arrived on the fire service. we arrived on the scene quickly . our the scene quickly. our colleagues in the police and ambulance service , it's quite ambulance service, it's quite a large lake and it did take some time in order to identify exactly where that point of entry . but as exactly where that point of entry. but as soon as that was established , firefighters established, firefighters entered the water alongside colleagues and members of the pubucin colleagues and members of the public in order to try and rescue as quickly as possible . rescue as quickly as possible. because when you went in on scene, you went in without the police fire safety equipment just straight in there. the officers went straight in. yes, we were. and without regard for their own safety , they they their own safety, they they entered the water in just a normal transition shoes, which is what i'm wearing today. so they went in as on what a very similar picture for the fire service. our initial crews that arrived on scene made their way straight into the water in their

normal firefighting kit. and then when specialist water rescue teams came along by entered the water, we different levels of ppe . do you have any levels of ppe. do you have any more information . there are no more information. there are no injuries to firefighters. i'll be made aware of . do you have be made aware of. do you have any more information on the members of the public who apparently rushed in to help? i don't know at this time . will don't know at this time. will such details come through? well, we'll you know. at this we'll let you know. but at this moment, sorry, i don't have moment, i'm sorry, i don't have that charter survive. that for the charter survive. the one to to the the first one to report to the lake, not again to the families request. i'm not going to go into actual details around children themselves on the condition . but as soon as the condition. but as soon as the family are happy for us release that we let you know. we'll that we will let you know. we'll try speak to children's try to speak to children's hospital . i'm not going to get hospital. i'm not going to get into the families request. we're not going to divulge which hospitals the children went to. yes, the children were by an aduu yes, the children were by an adult to the lake or that they were there unsupervised. again,

the families request i'm not going to release any information around until they're happy for us to release any further to us. no suggestion . at the moment. we no suggestion. at the moment. we from policing perspective, we our main concern is to support the families this tragic time. we're not currently looking at any any criminal. we're not currently looking at any any criminal . thank you . any any criminal. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you . thank you very much. thank you. it's a news conference with richard harris from , west richard harris from, west midlands police on the firefighters. the indications of the efforts that were made to rescue these children . rescue these children. superintendent harris indicating that the police officers had gonein that the police officers had gone in in their normal clothing. one officer trying to punch through the ice to get to the children, fire fighters also getting the water in their normal clothing before the specialist recovery unit arrived

, it had taken some time to establish that point of entry , establish that point of entry, but indications that the emergency services had been there within of the alarm raised and the call coming through and and the call coming through and a reaction, of course, both from police and the fire service that they were deeply saddened by the deaths the tragedy beyond words to the firefighters is an a stark reminder the dangers of open water at this time it can look picturesque the fire bfigade look picturesque the fire brigade but the lethal and a please for parents to help this not to happen again indications that the fourth child a six year old is very still very poorly said superintendent in hospital but we were hearing at the request of the families no further details being given about the children . let's return about the children. let's return now and speak to jack, our correspondent there . pretty correspondent there. pretty sobering details, john, but an indication of the well,

literally heroic efforts that both police and firefighters went through to get to these children . exactly, mark, as she children. exactly, mark, as she as you said, this was such an instant from the emergency services them stressing how quickly they got here and. we heard how quite literally officers who were in no protective equipment at all for the kind of temperature that that water was literally just charging the water, heroically punching . the ice is one of the punching. the ice is one of the is one of the phrases that was used to. describe how one of the officers was trying to rescue the children. and even when fire services got here, we heard how they straight in to they just went straight in to they just went straight in to the . it took them. we the water. it took them. we heard little bit of time to find out point of entry for those children under , the ice. children under, the ice. but once they'd found it, they worked quickly and tirelessly . worked quickly and tirelessly. they get those four they could get those four children out. and the heroic efforts, of course, the families wanting to keep a lot of the details of this understandably private now. and they will, i'm sure, will release their own statements in due course as we

find out more about and another point as well that thought was interesting from that conference , the fire service and the police have said are not going to continue this area just to make sure and confirm that those witness statements that we heard of the children possibly involved, that those children aren't somewhere still under the water and they will continue this until they are certain have other witnesses to make sure that they have the facts right. and superintendent richard harris saying that will be as long as it takes and the fact they're asking for public information that anyone who may witnessed to come forward and, give them a picture to try and establish how many people were there . and i guess, given the there. and i guess, given the circumstance is of the size of the lake and how cold it is this will actually be quite a operation to actually check every part of the lake . yeah every part of the lake. yeah yeah, exactly right. the west midlands saying to go in to the west midlands website, not

pilfer if you have any anything , if you were here, if you're a witness to this event, if you saw anything leading up to this to contact them in, order for them to be able to collect all them to be able to collect all the information so far for this, we know from hearing from the press conference this is not currently as currently being treated as a criminal . so criminal investigation. so they're just treating this in order right now to make sure that they can get as much of that they can get as much of that like search as quickly as possible possibly try and possible to possibly try and find the other if they were find out the other if they were involved. but if not just to make sure that the four children that have already been rescued , that have already been rescued, course passing away, course three sadly passing away, but only four children but they are only four children that were involved in this incident. about incident. we heard about the fourth child who's six, fourth child who's still six, still whose six years old, still in hospital , still whose six years old, still in hospital, a still whose six years old, still in hospital , a critical in hospital, a critical condition. and they can make a recovery . the officer who had recovery. the officer who had hypothermia , we heard he's not hypothermia, we heard he's not been released from hospital . been released from hospital. heroic officer seeing punching through the ice to try and rescue these . but the operation rescue these. but the operation here is going to continue for possibly the day in the next

week to come to make that all of that lake is searched and superintendent harris indicating and one can just one fail to imagine what's happening in of the parents absolutely devastated said in the run up to christmas we know that one school has closed as well indications perhaps there were pupils there those details being withheld . what members of the withheld. what members of the local community that i gather that many have turning up with with flowers and so on. yes. so a few of the community turned up earlier on with some flowers. the community's gathered here now around the press conference to listen to answers from the police so far. and they're just together here. emergency services, as i was here in the media, have all been brought food and sandwich is the community coming together. and just reflecting on this this is a shock the leader of solihull council saying that this is not a lake which usually people try to go in in in, in in this kind of weather , you know, in the

of weather, you know, in the summer. it's a nature it's a nature. it's a nature reserve. it's a beautiful people it's a beautiful spot people like to to. this is like to come to. this is completely of ordinary completely out of the ordinary for this area. and so this community is shocked. but as always time, in these always do in this time, in these times devastating news, they times of devastating news, they come and and they come together and they and they come together and they and they come support each come together and support each other you said, one local other, like you said, one local primary school closing today. and going to be so many and it's going to be so many families in this area that will know these children. this is a close knit community. there's so many know many people here that just know each know, walk by each other, you know, walk by each other, you know, walk by each street, see each each other on street, see each other on dog walks, and they are all going to come together to support at, say, support each other at, say, christmas devastate waiting christmas to devastate waiting time families lose time for these families to lose their fourth their boys. yeah. and fourth little still critically little boy is still critically ill hospital as you saying ill in hospital as you saying just thank for just for the moment. thank for that. we'll be back to you. that. and we'll be back to you. of course with that search operation the lake . operation continue at the lake. well break away to other well let's break away to other now after what we've been heafing now after what we've been hearing and the latest trailer for the next three episodes of the harry and meghan netflix series has been released and it

looks as if the last three episodes may be far more contra based on the material in this latest trial. let's have a look and listen . and listen. doesn't appear to be working maybe because of the controversial material inside. who knows? well, let's speak to our royal correspondent walker joining us here in the studio . joining us here in the studio. so shocking that it won't in our system. no. and clearly the palace is both kensington and buckingham palace will be girding themselves , waiting for girding themselves, waiting for this, although the indications had been that for the previous episodes, no one had actually sat down and watched them. yes. well, if we look at, the first three episodes which were released on thursday, it got up to the point of harry and meghan's wedding in 2018. so this three episodes, which this final three episodes, which are thursday , is are going to be on thursday, is going to talk about harry meghan's decision to step back as working of the royal family,

the royals moved to california. so it's all those bombshell revelations to do with the sussex summits , negotiations sussex summits, negotiations with the other members of the royal family, the issue of security . and from this trailer, security. and from this trailer, it's pretty clear this is going to be a lot more incendiary than perhaps first episodes perhaps the first three episodes were. there's particular were. there's one particular quote which just going to read to because it's it it's to you, because it's it it's very it says , this is very important. it says, this is prince harry. they were happy to lie, to protect my brother. they were never willing tell the truth to protect us. but i think we can play it now. i think we've got that just bear us and just play this in just arrived with a that i wasn't being thrown to the wolves i was being fed to the wolves. they were actively recruiting people to disseminate decent . they're disseminate decent. they're happy to lie to protect my brother . they were never willing brother. they were never willing to tell the truth . protect us to tell the truth. protect us victims once again . it seems victims once again. it seems that that's the storyline. victims once again. now, from first looking at this trailer,

that particular line about willing to lie to protect my brother . the question willing to lie to protect my brother. the question is, willing to lie to protect my brother . the question is, who willing to lie to protect my brother. the question is, who is they in context? lying about what and lying about what's many perhaps would jump to the conclusion that it was the institution or , the british institution or, the british royal family, even a from the trailer. we don't get context on that, but is a difference here, which i believe we have screenshot of between what released on twitterjust 10 released on twitter just 10 minutes ago and what the subtitles read and what's been released on netflix websites themselves . now what i released on netflix websites themselves. now what i mean by thatis themselves. now what i mean by that is on twitter it quotes prince harry saying they were willing to lie to us on netflix. the read the british were willing to lie to protect prince william and all of this is significant of the variance, if you like, between some people say is established fact and what is being claimed in these documentaries . and we have , for documentaries. and we have, for instance, in terms the previous clips that seen shots showing

paparazzi from completely different occasions than than was associated with both harry and meghan, therefore veracity of what is being said is under scrutiny. exactly is certainly weakens the arguments from the first loss the trailers that were released when were using pictures of paparazzi which had absolutely nothing to do with harry and meghan there's clearly two sides to every story and i think we can't really question fact that harry and meghan genuinely believe what they feel . but clearly there is an issue here where we're only getting a half because we know that buckingham and kensington palace are not going to be responding to this trailer. are not going to be responding to this trailer . at least that's to this trailer. at least that's the official line i can imagine if as a particularly damaging trailer allegation, then they well respond. i think we've got this graphic now. that's not what we were , first of all. so what we were, first of all. so this is we're going to have to get rid the strap so we can get rid of the strap so we can read the subtitle titles. but this british media are happy to

lie to protect my brother . yes. lie to protect my brother. yes. and that is not prince harry says prince harry says were willing to lie to protect my brother. a very small point, but clearly in this netflix trailer is giving more context, but that's not actually what prince harry said. and just to touch on on the release of these last three episodes, which you had to sit through in a very comfy cinema seat. yes. however, there was immediately a challenge from the royal household . the netflix the royal household. the netflix claim at the beginning the slate said you we've contacted the royal household for comment they have declined to do so. and then we had the response, no, actually, we weren't contacted for comment, even though there was some phone , i think, to was some phone, i think, to kensington palace from a production company. yeah, it was a very small point from my understanding and email was sent to both buckingham and kensington palace from a third party production company, which was buckingham was unverified, say buckingham palace . kensington palace. my palace. kensington palace. my understanding, archewell understanding, both archewell productions , which is harry and

productions, which is harry and meghan's media of that company and themselves to try and verify unsolicited email address buckingham palace in kensington palace, my understanding did not receive response from either archewell or netflix and therefore did not to this production company . then of production company. then of course, this site comes on saying members of the royal family were unwilling to comment on the documentary. so clearly the household is disputing it. but netflix is saying were but netflix is saying they were contacted principally him has kept counsel these first kept his counsel on these first three episodes. will he so given what seems be a direct challenge just from we saw on screen then. yeah i it's going to be pretty hard for prince this week. i mean, clearly this is just a trailer, but that trailer has already released an extra bombshell , hasn't it? the queen bombshell, hasn't it? the queen sets precedence following the oprah interview of 2021, when meghan accused unnamed member of the family racism , the royal family of racism, accused house of accused clarence house of financially cutting him off, which was denied and etc, but the queen released a statement saying that recollections may

vary. that was a precedent. so i think if that is particularly allegations which this new trailer much alludes to. yeah it would not surprise me if there some kind of comment from buckingham palace or pushback was the phrase that was i think was the phrase that was i think was not originally so we shall. comment thank you for bringing us breaking news and we us that breaking news and we shall see what the response this is out later this week. is going out later this week. again fun three again thursday fun three episodes on thursday from the cinema yes, i will be now cinema seat. yes, i will be now reflect on plans for military staff and civil servants to cover for striking board air force staff at airports and ports. amongst the contingency measures to be discussed at a cobra today, the government confirming personnel and civil servants being trained to help cope with the planned strikes, including nurses, paramedics, rail workers and of course , rail workers and of course, those border force officials. let's get more with our political tom is joining us there outside a very snowy scene in darwin st with well bit of a frosty reception it seems all

these claims on pay that they're holding firm that they certainly are the government is sticking by line which is it's accepted the independent pay review bodies recommendation for pay rises. now these are pay rises that come in under inflation. but of course that the case that we're seeing across private sector and much of the rest of the economy as well . so the the economy as well. so the government's line is that it's accepted these independent pay review bodies recommendations for below inflation pay rises and that to pay double digits pay and that to pay double digits pay rises to these striking sectors would cost in the region of sectors would cost in the region 0 f £1,000 per household, per of £1,000 per household, per taxpaying and the government says it would embed which is due things currently stands to fall in the first part of next year. now on the side of the unions

they say this is a simple matter of fair this that in real terms people seeing their pay cuts as pfices people seeing their pay cuts as prices rise at a faster rates than pay is rising. so they are in cases asking for pay to match inflation in, some cases asking pay inflation in, some cases asking pay to go much further than inflation . nurses asking for pay inflation. nurses asking for pay rises in the region of 19% for a head above where inflation is. and it seem that these just two almost intractable positions here, the government wanting to avoid doing anything that might embed inflation in the medium to long term and these unions their workforces which are asking in many cases to keep their pay where it is and some are asking for a real terms rise as well. so where is this leading us? while it's leading to a winter, perhaps a winter of discontent and some describing it in the media sector after sector choose to strike whether . it's those

to strike whether. it's those working in the whether it's those on the border force, whether it's those in the nhs nurses, ambulance drivers, paramedic checks, all the rest of it. we all seeing a really tficky of it. we all seeing a really tricky over this christmas pefiod tricky over this christmas period we're seeing the next few weeks going to be a real challenge just for largest ics in this country and that's this cobra meeting this afternoon is all about . tom, thank you very all about. tom, thank you very much indeed for that . and of much indeed for that. and of course, we'll see what emerges from that. cobra in terms of those preparations for the army on the civil servants moment. thanks much. but let's move thanks very much. but let's move to a sunnier scene . the world to a sunnier scene. the world cup still on. and after england's quarterfinal exit at the french the hands of the french questions being asked, of course, southgate , course, about gareth southgate, whether on. well, whether he'll stay on. well, speaking the game said speaking after the game he said he would review and reflect before whether to on. before deciding whether to on. but now he's saying he's conflicted his future conflicted about his future having large parts of the last 18 months a difficult . let's get 18 months a difficult. let's get

the latest from doha and our reporter there, paul hawkins . reporter there, paul hawkins. paul reporter there, paul hawkins. paul, clearly things are sort of sinking in a bit for him . yeah, sinking in a bit for him. yeah, a little bit. it's a period of, as he said after the game market separated out for reflection and he needs to work out what he wants to do because he said that he large parts of the last eight months very difficult and that he was conflicted about future and what he means by that is okay. played well okay. england played well against france they went out against france and they went out in quarterfinal, against france and they went out in quarter final, was in the quarter final, which was technically a worst in the previous world cup, they did previous world cup, but they did play previous world cup, but they did play the world play well against the world champions. that, they champions. but before that, they drew three and lost three and will relegate it from their nafions will relegate it from their nations league group. so there was a lot of criticism around. and then the crowd at the time, they were beaten for now by hungary chants. you don't know what you're doing and probably he's referring to moments he's referring to those moments when difficult when he talks about difficult periods. he's been boss since 2016, six into 2016, so with six years into tenure now, so it's understandable why he would have doubts about the future. but most england fans spoke to said

they do want stick with him. they do want to stick with him. they want stay on as they do want him to stay on as england manager. remember, he's won knock out games in the won six knock out games in the past six years. that's as many as in the previous as england won in the previous eight years before he manager. so that's why england fans want to stick with him. the fa will be hoping to convince there be hoping to convince him there are two voices saying are one or two voices saying perhaps faa should move perhaps the faa should move gareth up to board gareth southgate up to board level then look for a new level and then look for a new manager . but level and then look for a new manager. but the level and then look for a new manager . but the majority manager. but the majority consensusis manager. but the majority consensus is look, we to stick with gareth southgate is england manager. the team of course left yesterday might have yesterday and you might have seen pitches about dave seen a few pitches about dave the he's also on his way home dave the he's adopted by dave the he's been adopted by the team it that the england team it was that there but certainly in there hotel but certainly in terms of the football action here people are looking forward to semi final tomorrow. to the semi final tomorrow. argentina taking croatia, lionel messi , his quest to become messi, his quest to become a world winner against croatia who know small side through to their second successive world semi—final. and then, of course wednesday you've got the big one, morocco , france and all the

one, morocco, france and all the flags still flying high there. paul flags still flying high there. paul, as ever, thanks for updating us in doha. latest on the world cup, of course, throughout the afternoon. also coming up, we'll be reflecting on that from solly hull. on that news from solly hull. with three children having died after falling through the ice, an emergency operation still continuing that to establish if there are any more people still under ice, don't go and we will have all the latest for you after this .

it's 10:00. and it's10:00. and this is mark it's 10:00. and this is mark dolan's tonight's my mark meets guest is the popular and respected former lib dem leader tim farron . he tells his respected former lib dem leader think there was talk of cash. yeah. and there was also £100,000 worth of holiday is dished out as a hell of a holiday. yeah my guys usually think caravan parks and you can stay a caravan park for three years or four times. but i mean,

this years or four times. but i mean, a widespread frost, a very cold and widely frosty morning . and widely frosty morning. northern ireland, with patches of freezing fog that may cause some travel disruption in tomorrow morning. a mostly dry start tomorrow for northern england , though, with some england, though, with some patches of freezing fog as well as icy stretches on, roads and break hello good afternoon. it's 1:00. hello good afternoon. it's1:00. i'm tamsin roberts in the gb newsroom. three boys have died after being pulled from an icy lake in on sunday afternoon .

lake in on sunday afternoon. police say the children who were eight, ten and 11 were in cardiac when they came out of the water at babbs mill park in kingshurst , a fourth boy, aged kingshurst, a fourth boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition in hospital. one police officer was treated for hypothermia after trying to punch through ice to reach the children. they taken to hospital but have since been released. the west midlands fire service says the search of the lake is continuing to establish if anyone else fell into the water. we are deeply saddened by the death of three boys who were rescued by our firefighters this yesterday. here are the lake in solihull . the deaths are solihull. the deaths are a tragedy beyond words and the thoughts and heartfelt sympathies of . everyone here at sympathies of. everyone here at west midlands fire service with their families, friends and the wider communities at this distressing. frozen lakes , distressing. frozen lakes, ponds, canals and reservoirs can look picturesque . but they can look picturesque. but they can be lethal . and there are no

be lethal. and there are no greater warnings of this than yesterday's tragic events events . yellow warnings of ice, fog and snow are still in place for much of the uk, causing widespread travel . it was the widespread travel. it was the coldest night of the year so far reaching below —15 degrees in aberdeenshire . however, most of aberdeenshire. however, most of the difficulties have been felt in the east and south of england. there are still significant across the rail network, with south eastern trains telling people not to travel. gatwick is state have reopened after their runways on sunday, leading to the cancellation of more than 100 flights. weather nathan roe gave gb news his advice to drivers going on long car when this is going on long car when this is going on long car when this is going on is not a good idea if you do have to do essential journeys, make sure you're prepared because if your car breaks down, remember that will be in the car. you will be get cold in the car. you will not able it. so take not be able to it. so take blankets, take hot drinks, make sure and sure you're prepared, try and avoid long, journeys. avoid long, long journeys. i know because the know it's difficult because the trains on strike all this trains are on strike all this week and. the airports are in

chaos, but be prepared if you're in overnight in these in your car overnight in these temperatures, to temperatures, you need to be ready britain's economy ready for it. britain's economy grew and october figures grew between and october figures from the office for national statistics show 0.5% increase in gdp in the month. however, it is still shrunk over the last three months. shadow chancellor reeves says the numbers underline the government's failure to grow the economy. chancellor jeremy hunt warned economy. chancellorjeremy hunt warned there's a tough road ahead. warned there's a tough road ahead . these figures confirm ahead. these figures confirm this is a very challenging economic situation here and the world and will get worse before it gets better . but we have a it gets better. but we have a plan that will more than halved inflation over the next year. and if we stay the course , we and if we stay the course, we can get back to the strong economic growth that we need . economic growth that we need. the foreign secretary has vowed to forge new partnerships beyond the uk's traditional allies . in the uk's traditional allies. in his first key speech in the role cleverly celebrated britain's traditional alliances. but to build relations with influential

asian latin and african countries . he said he'll make countries. he said he'll make a long term effort to maintain old friendships and build new ones beyond the allies in in the coming decades. an ever greater share of the economy and the world's power will be in the hands of countries in asia, africa , latin america . that africa, latin america. that reality has been evident for some time. but i am not convinced the british diplomacy has fully caught up. my goal is to build on the work of my predecessors and ensure that we do catch up . and under me, that do catch up. and under me, that task has begun . meanwhile, the task has begun. meanwhile, the internation trade secretary will arrive in india as the uk strives to restore a free trade deal strives to restore a free trade deal. campbell tonight will meet indian ministers and business leaders in new delhi for the first formal round of talks since . the negotiations are since. the negotiations are expected to focus on cutting tariffs and opportunities for uk

financial and legal services . financial and legal services. the government is still in the process negotiating a free trade agreement after the target of securing a deal by october was missed . the second trial of the missed. the second trial of the duke and duchess of sussex's docu series has been released with the couple, the british media of lying to protect harry's brother . the documentary harry's brother. the documentary features the couple's first hand account personal archive videos and interviews with , friends, and interviews with, friends, which were all filmed before the queen's death. the final three episodes will be released on thursday . i wasn't being thrown thursday. i wasn't being thrown to the wolves . i was thursday. i wasn't being thrown to the wolves. i was being fed to the wolves. i was being fed to the wolves. they actively recruiting people , disseminate recruiting people, disseminate disinformation . they're happy to disinformation. they're happy to lie to protect my brother . they lie to protect my brother. they were never willing to tell the truth, to protect us . this is gb truth, to protect us. this is gb news will bring you more news as it happens. now it's to .

it happens. now it's to. mark time and thank you very much indeed. so those boys aged eight, ten and 11 have died after being pulled the ice and that lake in solihull yesterday thought were playing on the surface before they fell through one six year old boy still in a critical condition in hospital midlands fire service have now switched from what they say is a search and rescue to a recovery operation at babbs mill park. emergency crews originally having been told it was children playing on the ice and the police say the search will continue for as long as it takes until they're certain no one else is the water. let's get more with . our west midlands more with. our west midlands reporter, jack carson, who's still at the scene and. jack, underlying even though they've not had any reports of any further children unaccounted for, continue to search the lake just to be absolutely sure, obviously, what's on. yes,

that's right. the police working those countless witness statements that they've had so far about. exactly happened here at that point of that incident. they said they received the call at 2:34 pm. and then within minutes there were officers here at the scene. one police officer literally just jumping in heroically along with reported members of the public, punching through the ice to , try and get through the ice to, try and get and get to these four children. but you're right, they are continuing the search to make sure that those witness statements have come in. they can prove them to either be wrong or . correct. obviously, wrong or. correct. obviously, this hoping here that these the four boys that were rescued , the four boys that were rescued, the only ones that were involved in this incident and there are no more devastating to come from this site , like you say, as long this site, like you say, as long as it takes. the west midlands police , they will keep searching police, they will keep searching this lake and that could go on for days because of the sheer size of it, in the sheer. of course logistical problems with the constant freezing weather here the those currently

starting to come . you might just starting to come. you might just be able over my shoulder, be able to see over my shoulder, some flowers by a tree where members of the public in this community here starting to community here are starting to come lots of very come together. lots of very upset people because this is such a close knit community. the fact a lot people here fact is, a lot of people here would pole, three would have known pole, three boys have been involved, boys that have been involved, sadly away . yeah. and sadly passed away. yeah. and superintendent harris superintendent richard harris saying that obviously the families absolutely devastated. the he used and at their the phrase he used and at their request being withheld about the children's identity. but also an indication about heroic efforts that those police and firefighters went through to get to the children. one police officer dressed just in kit punching his way through the ice to get to them . exactly right. to get to them. exactly right. described almost bare hand, bare . no, no gloves. note, no ppe . . no, no gloves. note, no ppe. it's all just running into that . like in his normal trousers. normal shoes, the fire service when they got here just literally minutes after the police did and as they started to collaborate, their efforts

they didn't wait until those specialist diver crews came . the specialist diver crews came. the specialist diver crews came. the specialist specialist equipped , specialist specialist equipped, they just went into the lake to try and find and get these four children out of it. members of the public as well . there's been the public as well. there's been some members of the community here that remember the incident yesterday that some had seen them on the and were questioning they were on the ice. one one reports that their son a shouted at these children to get off the ice. it was then that one of the one of their feet fell through theice one of their feet fell through the ice their friends that were on the bank when into the water. and then suddenly all four of them were in trouble. and those of the nearby, the police of the public nearby, the police that on scene just that arrived on the scene just a minute that call at 2:34 minute after that call at 2:34 pm, heroically , one pm, just going heroically, one of those police officers suffering with hypothermia who was taken to hospital night. they've been released and they've now been released and are expected to make a full recovery and we've still recovery. yes. and we've still got the other little six year old boy in critical condition in the hospital. an indication and again, of the awful conditions

and police now want anyone who may witness what was going on to get in them so they can piece together particularly after these initial reports of six children being seen the exactly this is one of the things they've had so many witness statements come in the police just now want to work out the facts of actually happened facts of actually what happened here they're not this as a criminal investigation all they just want anybody with information that may have been witnessed witnessing witnessed this event witnessing leading up to the possibly you know, an hour . if had know, half an hour. if they had seen children were seen how many children were around the time, around the lake at the time, they want to know any they just want to know any information can they can be absolutely of many absolutely sure of how many people in people were involved in this incident can know incident so they can know whether they to keep searching or not. you can go to the west midlands website is ways midlands police website is ways and there to be and links. there for you to be able to put in information able to put in your information as stoppers as well as well. crime stoppers as well . are so many . and there are so many countless ways of countless ways members of the pubuc countless ways members of the public if have any public that if you have any information, the west midlands police help, police saying know, just help, help and help with this, help us out and help with this, help us out and help with this, help with investigate

help us with this, investigate action, because could take action, because it could take days to really come to terms with find out the with and find out the circumstances of exactly what went on here. yeah indeed. jack, thank you very much . updating us thank you very much. updating us there at the scene. and just to reiterate that warning to from the fire brigade in that news conference to remind children and of course, and the parents the dangers of ice open water at this time of year. let's move on to other matters with the chancellor, jeremy hunt, warning that the uk economy will get worse before things better. latest figures revealing that the economy shrank further between august and october, however it did grow for one month by 0.5% between september and october , according to the and october, according to the office for national statistics . office for national statistics. the recent increase down to more spending at the time of the queen's funeral. that unplanned bank holiday, of course you remember. but that might only be . with economists predicting we're on course for that recession by the end of the year to subside current quarters, of course, of negative growth. well, as the figures were being

announced, the chelsea jeremy hunt said the economy will get worse before let's worse before recover. let's remind what he said. remind ourselves what he said. well these figures confirm that this is very challenging economic situation in here and across the world and it will get worse before it gets better. but we have a plan that will more than halve inflation over the next year. and if we stay the course , we can get back to the course, we can get back to the strong economic growth that we need. strong economic growth that we need . let's get more victoria need. let's get more victoria scholar joining need. let's get more victoria scholarjoining us once more ahead. scholarjoining us once more ahead . investments at ahead. investments at interactive investor victoria's have a thank you for running us through the figures. a bit of good news and bad news. first i guess we ought to acknowledge the bad. it's still a downward trend and heading perhaps for recession as we were saying that's too of negative growth. back to back. yeah it does look as though a recession still very much on the cards and we're looking at potentially the longest recession since records began back the 1920s. so throughout the whole of 2023 and

into 2024. but let say it was a bit of a mixed bag in terms of the report. we saw a pickup in october of half a percent, which was ahead of analysts expectation on swinging from a decline of 0.6% in september, which negatively impacted by the extra bank holiday day for , the extra bank holiday day for, the queen's funeral. and we saw strength in october from the services sector. thanks in particular car and motorbike repairs because we know that car sales have been on decline with the cost of living crisis and the cost of living crisis and the threat of the recession , the threat of the recession, which is squeezing household budgets. but then that's boosting services also saw that human health services was performing well. that's because of the government's boost program, which is trying encourage people to go out and get vaccines for covid. so we saw more demand in terms of health there. but like you say, to put it into broader context, the three monthly figures were

actually . so we are still seeing actually. so we are still seeing deteriorating economic outlook. yeah, i think construction was up as well, which is interesting. i mean, are there actually indications that perhaps are able to recover once things do get better that there still a bit resilience in the economy. yeah, i think again was another bright spot bright spot we saw the fourth consecutive increase that helped contribute to rise in gdp for october. i the biggest economic challenge that we're facing right now is inflation . i i think we've just inflation. i i think we've just lost the signal. i think victoria , victoria, we're just victoria, victoria, we're just going to try and re—establish . going to try and re—establish. just lost you for a moment. yeah. you're back you just froze, but you just saying about inflation, of course, this is particularly because particularly important because this being used the this is what's being used by the government. and jeremy hunt in particular against particular to argue against these being these pay increases being awarded . yes, that's i think awarded. yes, that's i think that inflation is really the big economic problem that we're

facing right now. that's why we've got the cost of living crisis. it means that everything's going up from food to fuel energy. and it's wages are struggling to outpace inflation . and that, like you inflation. and that, like you say, is creating a lot of uncertainty in the labour market causing industrial action and strike . so i think the is to get strike. so i think the is to get inflation back under control towards 2% which is the bank of england's target where it believes that price are stable and we can confidence in our economy from that point is where we need to then think about growing our economy. so i think once we can get a hold on price levels, then there could be some resilience starting to come back. okay. and then last , this back. okay. and then last, this is called the golden is obviously called the golden quarter where particularly the service industry pubs service industry, pubs and restaurants really make up for the rest of the year. given we've got this weather given we've got this weather given we've got this weather given we've got all the strikes, economists thinking that really this is going to be not too, too healthy . the lead up to healthy. the lead up to christmas . yeah, of course. this

christmas. yeah, of course. this is a critically important period seasonally around christmas is when we tend to see a boost for the retail sector. of course, with extra shopping and also pubs and restaurants tend to get a boost . well, with christmas a boost. well, with christmas parties. but unfortunately, we've seen a lot of those parties have been cancelled because of the strikes . so it because of the strikes. so it does feel , though, that boost, does feel, though, that boost, although we may it will probably be a bit smaller than previous years, but we are coming out of the pandemic. there's also years, but we are coming out of the pandemic . there's also the the pandemic. there's also the argument that people might want to enjoy their christmas, having not been able to do so in recent years and make make the best of it. indeed, victoria's thank you for that apologies for the break up in the signal what we got there thanks your analysis there thanks for your analysis as. now let's reflect on the latest migrant story. latest in the migrant story. with so far fewer than 100 of those who crossed the channel being arriving being arrested for arriving illegally in the uk under the new deterring them. that represents 0.3% we told of those who cross since the law changed

under the nationality and borders act passed earlier this created that new offensive. knowingly arriving without permission. let's get to bona with a refugee asylum rights director of amnesty international, director of amnesty international , steve valdes international, steve valdes simons joining us once . doesn't simons joining us once. doesn't appear to have really done the trick yet them . well it's i'm trick yet them. well it's i'm not sure what the trick is supposed to be i mean the government clearly wants to see less people claiming asylum in this country. it's not going achieve that particular trick given the fact that country receives relatively few people into its system as to other countries . in fact, the trick, countries. in fact, the trick, if you like , it might achieve, if you like, it might achieve, which would be truly dreadful, is more people coming to this country who don't tend our asylum system but go to ground because they are just terrified of the things the government is saying. it's going to do to them, despite the fact that it can't do most of these things to all of these people, which would

be truly atrociously expensive as well as harmful. but it's always just a few who get singled out to be treated often in wholly inappropriate and harmful ways. yeah but you will know that this was introduced to try and tackle the criminal gangs and the people smugglers who are obviously guilty of moving people across in non sort of way where this phrase knowingly arriving permission is clearly accepted by them . well, clearly accepted by them. well, we're told that that's what that is why it was introduced. that's what the ministers keep saying. but that doesn't really any sense, these powers, sense, does it? these powers, like so many of the powers that were brought in, don't tackle smugglers. they tackle the victims of smugglers. smugglers. they tackle the victims of smugglers . the smugglers. they tackle the victims of smugglers. the very people supposed . oddly, people supposed. oddly, government is concerned because they're making journeys that are dangerous to them . actually, dangerous to them. actually, we're interested in the people

who are exploited by smugglers, which is not good for those people, not good for us. we would be working with the french, this particular instance, to ensure that everybody can get safely in to an asylum system that would have to include many of these people doing so this side of the channel. we're not doing any that. and is that what amnesty international sees as the gaps to this there's still lack international coordination on that because course not just france suggestion is that it goes over into eastern europe with the organised crime gangs from there . oh absolutely. from there. oh absolutely. i mean we could see this all over the world if we like are dangerous journeys like this being in all sorts of places and i'm afraid nations don't cooperate largely for the purpose ensuring people's safety they cooperate to the extent that they do to simply trying push people back and leave responsable politics somewhere else. yeah that's not doing anything for people. safety it's not undermining at all huge business that smuggle is and

human traffickers are engaged in andifs human traffickers are engaged in and it's really costing an awful lot of money to do an awful lot of harm. indeed so steve valdes, simon says eva , thank you for simon says eva, thank you for bringing us the view there from amnesty international, uk and we'll keep assessing the numbers , of course, and what happens to these people when they arrive. thank you much indeed . thank you very much indeed. you're watching gb news live. ministers holding that emergency cobra meeting latest cobra meeting with the latest wave of strikes on the way. we'll see what they may decide for that . let's update you on for that. let's update you on the weather . i'm alex deakin the weather. i'm alex deakin with your latest weather updates. the wintry weather continues this week. icy still a bit of snow places but not a huge amount for most freezing fog . a more widespread issue . fog. a more widespread issue. there's a low pressure system surround in the uk, but actually not a lot going on for most areas. so as i say, we're not going to see too many snow showers. the main exception to that will be shetland where we will continue to see snow showers in. one or two showers coming in. one or two wintry showers western parts wintry showers for western parts of the east of

of scotland, the east of northern the old northern ireland, the old flurries the southeast. northern ireland, the old flur|mostly the southeast. northern ireland, the old flur|mostly it'sthe southeast. northern ireland, the old flur|mostly it's all southeast. northern ireland, the old flur|mostly it's all abouteast. but mostly it's all about the thick and freezing over thick and freezing fog over central and parts. central and eastern parts. england, poor england, some quite poor visibility in places. and of course, where we've had snow, it could icy. temperatures could turn icy. temperatures struggling to get much above freezing particularly freezing, particularly where it's sunny it's foggy, but some sunny spells southwest if we do spells to the southwest if we do get above freezing quite quickly this evening, temperatures will drop back down below freezing. there still some freezing there will still some freezing fog around here . parts of the fog around here. parts of the midlands and northern england , midlands and northern england, actually clearer conditions coming to the south—east. again, though, where we've had any snow or continue to see the odd or we continue to see the odd shower, it could be icy with temperatures dropping freezing well course scotland well below of course scotland —15 in some places, maybe as low as minus ten across the borders as minus ten across the borders as well. tomorrow, again, most just dry and cold, not as much fog around, but like it did, stay quite grey over parts of northern england. still some snow showers coming in over northern isles. the breeze picking up down to the southwest, quite a lot high southwest, quite a lot of high cloud here . and again, cloud here. and again,

temperatures struggling to get much above freezing feeling colder as the wind picks up. but actually temperatures getting up to or seven in the southwest to six or seven in the southwest late in the day as this next feature comes in. that's is worth keeping an eye on because that some wet weather into that bring some wet weather into the the cold the southwest hitting the cold air, for little air, the potential for a little bit snow parts of devon bit of snow for parts of devon and cornwall. so we need to keep our eyes on that. at the same time, further wintry showers coming the north and coming in across the north and the east. a wintry week. the east. it is a wintry week. some around and further some fog around and further snow and to come over the next and ice to come over the next few .

parliament. so i'll have a role in legislating for wales and on that basis i voted against everything that we would do more harm than good by trying to stop the tide coming in. new king

canute knew better than all this of well, welcome back. an emergency cobra meeting being held today over the latest strikes where businesses discussing using the military and civil servants to cover staff shortages , cover staff shortages, especially in the border force. but the government also saying armed forces to be drafted in to help the nhs when ambulance staff go on strike next week.

let's get the latest now that political reporter catherine who's outside downing and getting the indications from oliver dowden. catherine who's chairing meetings talking about a approach. they're really sort of starting to dig in in all of this. yes are. i was at the lobby briefing the last hour or so and the prime minister's spokesman was saying very firmly augned spokesman was saying very firmly aligned that hearing over and over again that the government has accepted all the recommendations , the independent recommendations, the independent pay recommendations, the independent pay review bodies on public sector and they feel clearly that they have done their bit. now, of course, many of those awards were given before inflation hit over 10. so they are now effectively real terms cuts in many cases. but yes, continue agency planning going on oliver dowden chancellor of the duchy of lancaster said, minister for the cabinet office

, has been coordinated in these throughout and not rishi sunak who be on a g7 call. so in throughout and not rishi sunak who be on a g7 call . so in the who be on a g7 call. so in the next hour or two there will be a cobra meeting with the home office . home secretary transport office. home secretary transport secretary , the defence secretary, the defence department and the health secretary out the specifics . we secretary out the specifics. we understand that there will be up to a thousand military personnel brought in to assist with border force because . of course they force because. of course they are striking and in helping paramedics and driving potentially . now i understand potentially. now i understand that they're not allowed to drive blue light cause so flashing sirens going through red lights except true but they will be basically taking some the less urgent calls. we were asking potentially lives could be lost as a result. asking potentially lives could be lost as a result . these be lost as a result. these paramedic strikes and of course,

the prime minister's spokesman wouldn't be drawn but did say that that would be very, very significant disruption this week. so very difficult time for the government . they don't want the government. they don't want to up their pay awards because don't want to embed inflation . don't want to embed inflation. they say that it would cost every household an additional thousand pounds. they say inflation is going to be half what it is now. hopefully by the middle of next. but difficult times , people bills rocketing , times, people bills rocketing, falling in real and people trying to go about their normal business. they struggle this week and worst of all, if you need an ambulance, you can't guarantee you necessarily that it will be there for you. yeah. and in particular, i mean, the army indicating they only be able to cover 10% of the cover for instance, given that they've got limited manpower as well. but that are hardening but it seems that are hardening . we've got the shadow health secretary wes streeting who's been on a to the list to hospital in stevenage with the

keir starmer calling of a betrayal of patients with a reckless and appalling stance on strikes taken by the government and calling steve the health secretary approach a complete joke . yes, well, labour joke. yes, well, labour obviously very keen to capitalise the chaos, which seems be enveloping the country as strikes begin. i say i was at as strikes begin. i say i was at a health event last thursday and wes streeting shadow health secretary did say then very that a labour government would not be able to give the nurses 19, that they are of course asking for ehhen they are of course asking for either, but that the they would talk. now, steve barclay , health talk. now, steve barclay, health secretary, has said that his dooris secretary, has said that his door is open, that he's happy to talk to the nursing unions , but talk to the nursing unions, but that what he is not prepared to do is talk about the specifics of . pay and do is talk about the specifics of. pay and pay is not the only issue by any means, but certainly a funder mental sticking point. so really do

seem to be at a stalemate. and the talked about legislation to strikes certainly look like coming in this side of christmas won't be of any help to preventing these strikes in the immediate . catherine, thank you immediate. catherine, thank you very indeed. and snow , the very indeed. and snow, the christmas tree , but a frosty christmas tree, but a frosty atmosphere perhaps inside number ten and indeed snow and ice hitting many across britain, still causing travel disruption , including flight and train cancellations . we'll have more cancellations. we'll have more on that and the weather in detail coming up after a news update . it's 130. detail coming up after a news update . it's130. i'm tamzin update. it's130. i'm tamzin roberts in the newsroom with the latest . three boys have died latest. three boys have died being pulled from an icy lake solihull on sunday afternoon . solihull on sunday afternoon. police say the children who were eight, ten and 11 were in cardiac when they were pulled out of the water . cardiac when they were pulled out of the water. babbs mill park in king's horse.

out of the water. babbs mill park in king's horse . a fourth park in king's horse. a fourth boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition in hospital . critical condition in hospital. one police officer was treated for miles hypothermia after trying to punch through the ice to reach the children. they were taken to hospital but have since been released. the west midlands fire service says the search the lake is continuing to if anyone else had fallen into the water. those reports don't match . the those reports don't match. the children that were rescued from the lake yesterday. however we have to be 100% certain that there is no one else possibly in there is no one else possibly in the water at this time. it's important to stress though, that we've had no contact from anybody suggesting that there's anybody suggesting that there's anybody missing. but until we're 100% certain we will be carried on searches throughout the course of today , yellow warnings course of today, yellow warnings of ice, fog and are still in place for. much of the uk causing widespread travel disruption. it was the coldest night of the year, so reaching

below —50 degrees in aberdeenshire . however, most of aberdeenshire. however, most of the difficulties been felt in the difficulties been felt in the east and south of england. there were still significant across the rail network work, with southeastern trains telling not to travel. gatwick and stansted have reopened after closing their runways on sunday, leading to the cancellation of more than 100 flights . the more than 100 flights. the second trailer of the duke and duchess of sussex's docu series has been released with the couple accusing british media of lying protect prince william . lying protect prince william. the documentary features the couple's hand account personal archive of videos and interviews with friends which were all filmed . the queen's death. the filmed. the queen's death. the final three episodes will be released on thursday being fed to the wolves tv, online and dab+ radio . this is. for weeks and it's important that i make that clear.

for weeks and it's important that i make that clear . this that i make that clear. this morning i spoke to the family liaison coordinator who described to me the feelings of those families. and i am really, really keen to ensure that everybody properly understands the emotions that they are currently going, going through . currently going, going through. so this is not going to happen quickly . it's so this is not going to happen quickly. it's going to happen carefully and it's going to happen sensitively . the man happen sensitively. the man accused of making the bomb that

caused the lockerbie disaster is now in the us custody. 270 people were killed when a device was detonate it on the pan am flight 103 in 1988. the justice department says libya and abu akila masood, who department says libya and abu this is just this this qatar , this is just this this qatar, this is just this this qatar, this doha world cup is completely shrouded in has been corruption by the sounds of it. is it linked the to the world cup around the world they want a good pr for the world cup which you know all way about. it might be an as icy stretches on, roads and pavements across wales. tomorrow

morning it will be cold, an icy with patches of mist and freezing fog. it will also be mostly dry, though there may be the odd shower for northern coasts , a mostly dry start coasts, a mostly dry start across the midlands . there may across the midlands. there may be the odd wintry shower the

gb news. welcome back to gb news and the weather still causing disruption across many parts of the country. many regions seeing between five and ten centimetres of snowfall will be met. office still has yellow warnings , ice, still has yellow warnings, ice, fog and snow in place . and last fog and snow in place. and last night, the coldest night of the year the coldest day since february 2021. temperatures . february 2021. temperatures. down to —15.7 celsius. we told in braemar in scotland , but in braemar in scotland, but forced airports close with runways being train services also suffering delays. but it's meant some pretty picturesque scenes . your pictures coming in. scenes. your pictures coming in. this is karyn and picture of dog alfie enjoying . the snow in the alfie enjoying. the snow in the garden with alfie's friend as well joining it. i think. meanwhile, this alison's picture of the cambrian in wales minus

seven celsius there but the splendid scene yvette and her dog fred going for a walk in the snow fred with his coat on very sensible pamela with this and her now white and grace sky in the distance as well . let's join the distance as well. let's join the distance as well. let's join the superbly named mark white. primrose hill in north london for us snow and another wintry scene. however we ought to reflect despite all the lovely, picturesque scenes that we're seeing, that there is obviously danger there, bearing in mind. what we've seen in solihull and the still going out to parents and children, to not go near any open or any sort of surface that they think might be ice and get into trouble as a result. they think might be ice and get into trouble as a result . yeah into trouble as a result. yeah i mean the last thing the emergency services want to do is put a dampener on those people that want to get out and enjoy the likes of fairly significant

snowfall for the south of england . it's covered much the england. it's covered much the south—east and here in primrose hill they've been out in force on their sledge making snowmen , on their sledge making snowmen, throwing snowballs and all the things all the fun that you enjoy. but there's a difference, obviously, between this and then heading out on to lakes and ponds onto the ice there because the fact is you know we don't get subzero temperatures for weeks end it could build significant thickness of ice on these lakes and ponds. significant thickness of ice on these lakes and ponds . and that these lakes and ponds. and that means you just can't really much weight at all. so it's very risky for anybody to go out onto theice risky for anybody to go out onto the ice and that's what the police emergency services are warning people to avoid. and of course, just taking care generally we're seeing people going up and down. primrose here very gingerly because the pavement is slippy as is

roadway. and what will happen of course, within an hour or two time? a it feels like it's subzero already, but it's not. it's about one or two celsius. and the snow has actually been melting here throughout the morning . but as we get into the morning. but as we get into the afternoon as the snow the sun falls then , we're going to get falls then, we're going to get freezing temperatures again mark and will bring ice on the pavements, on the roads , make it pavements, on the roads, make it much more treacherous, going , much more treacherous, going, people. and of course, we got much more treacherous, going, this position of the rail strike ahead this week. so many people will be trying to take to the roads to get to places and to get to work particularly so therefore these warnings are very apt and questions really again about how our transport network, not just on the roads but rail air as well. network, not just on the roads but rail air as well . yeah, i but rail air as well. yeah, i mean, we always get these questions at this time of year. something like this happens when you have snow event or a major ice event and claims that the

local authorities are not as prepared as they should be. but at the end of the day , i think, at the end of the day, i think, you know, for those in the south who don't experience conditions like this day in, day out, it's probably, you know understandable that they are not diverting huge resources for, a contingency that is very rarely called in to place when it does happen. it's obviously disruptive, but it's different north, of course, in the north of england and in scotland they deal with adverse weather much more regularly. you see the road network there are well—maintained because those crews have not as a significant part of their winter schedule . part of their winter schedule. but further south, it's not the case. and we are, i'm afraid , case. and we are, i'm afraid, have to put up with it. but what it does bring is chaos for those who are not used to it further south. and of course it brings lots of amusement to our viewers

who are further north, who see us struggling to cope with something that look upon as just nothing, to get a tall, excited . well said as a scots on primrose hill mark as ever, thank you very much indeed for joining us and updating us there . let's bring you some sad news coming through from press association reporting the death of the writer and satirist victor lewis smith, who's died at the age of 65 after a short illness that statement being issued by his public relations agency saying he died in brugge in belgium on saturday so a very sad news victor lewis smith dying at the age of 65 after a short illness . tributes, no short illness. tributes, no doubt will be coming in soon on that. now, let's head to cornwall from primrose hill . cornwall from primrose hill. it's to benefit four from a £360 million devolution deal under a new government. it would require local consent and parliamentary approval should give the county approval should give the county a locally mayor and a greater say a chance walk, badges,

buildings and several other areas. a southwest of england reporter geoff moody has the details for us . try telling details for us. try telling a man that part of england you get the same sneer as if you put cream first on your cream tea. the cornish say there are separate people in a separate land and it's about time those powers separation were made official and the government came to steal a march on labour's devolution plans. tethering devolution plans. tethering devolution to their own plans for levelling up . and they've for levelling up. and they've got a big idea for the south—west so they've sent levelling up. minister dehenna davison down to the duchy to explain . well it includes explain. well it includes a whole range of things. the first is a directly elected mayor so that the cornish people choose who leads them into negotiations right around country with government internationally to attract new investment . attract new investment. investment wort h £360 million. investment worth £360 million. the government is offering money for adult money for brownfield

regeneration, money for cornish heritage. but there's a catch. if the cornish want the cash, they'll need to sign up a mayor, too. and that's a layer of bureaucracy. many rather avoid like . councillor zoe fox, mayor like. councillor zoe fox, mayor camborne. we have a social care crisis and a cost of living crisis and a cost of living crisis . it's crisis and a cost of living crisis. it's going to hit businesses as well as people and there are just better things than imposing a five year term of a mayor basically to take charge of the council when people have elected their local councillors to up for them. it's an issue dividing opinion west of the border, the border with devon , that is. some are devon, that is. some are questioning the government's motives. there's no such thing as free cash. i like to know what it would mean for cornwall, why it will now say decided . why it will now say decided. talk about bring in a mare into cornwall . why is there an cornwall. why is there an ulterior motive to this? others

say why not? i think i think it's work for most regions. they have instigated a mad middle chip. so i think historically it's done quite well and if the population is large enough for the counties large enough, i guess it does warrant one to the council in consultation on whether to hold a referendum to let the cornish this isn't just about the politics it's about identity to . it goes to the identity to. it goes to the heart of issues that have been raised in cornwall for centuries. who the cornish. where do they from and where do they want to be ? i think all they want to be? i think all this stuff having been now in all it could be independent, but better so . we've got farming , better so. we've got farming, fishing. there are few who believe independence would be easy , but that's not stopping easy, but that's not stopping them trying . the question now them trying. the question now with an elected mayor, with devolved powers , satiate their devolved powers, satiate their desire for full independence or , will it ignite the flames of

separation? geoff . gb news with separation? geoff. gb news with some splendid seagull sound effects , took us right to down effects, took us right to down cornish coast that now let's head back to the states . a head back to the states. a trailer for the final three episodes of the harry and meghan netflix docu series being released . it seems that these released. it seems that these final three episodes may be far controversial based on the latest trailer. take a look and listen . i wasn't being thrown to listen. i wasn't being thrown to the wolves. i was being fed to the wolves. i was being fed to the wolves. i was being fed to the wolves. they were actively recruiting to disseminate disinformation . they're happy to disinformation. they're happy to protect my brother . they were protect my brother. they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us . so happy to lie to protect us. so happy to lie to protect us. so happy to lie to protect us. so happy to lie to protect my brother are fed to the wolves. the latest . let's the wolves. the latest. let's speak once more . royal speak once more. royal commentator richard fitzwilliams , who, of course, richard's saw the first three series or programmes in that particular series. it looks as if the sting may be in the tail. the sting

certainly is. but this trailer and you showed parts of it is absolutely extraordinary because they say in it, i quote security was being everyone in the world knew where we were at that sounds or appears to sound like perhaps even their lives might be in danger. and then meghan's sense that i wasn't just thrown to the wolves i was fed to the wolves and. then harry said they were willing to lie to protect my brother. but were not to tell the truth to protect us. who exactly ? they. it gives a great exactly? they. it gives a great deal of further than the media, which was the targets. a lot of make charges like this. they ought to back them up with . it's ought to back them up with. it's extremely serious what they're saying. and bizarre . i can only saying. and bizarre. i can only use that word. what else. could it mean that the that is some

sort plot to silence them in some way. and clearly the king and prince william kept their counsel after the first three programmes were released. one wonders whether this time something might have to be said to actually challenge the claims . you are absolutely right to leave on positive the toxic if you take them literally . but the you take them literally. but the problem is the royal family have a very serious dilemma. you can't possibly reply point by point to something especially after some of the charges said the first serious and most of the first serious and most of the issue dealing with the commonwealth, which was made out to be huge of a vampire model to more that which is absolute rubbish, i.e. that the british were using the commonwealth for commercial . that's that fact. commercial. that's that fact. then you'll to get a city to

follow person claims that it would appear. how could follow person claims that it would appear . how could they would appear. how could they possibly respond with statement? perhaps the queen it with some recollections may . so will they recollections may. so will they get her invitation to the coronation? what contact will they be with? mean the whole thing has just become . it's thing has just become. it's become something of a media circus, which was obviously what they were said they were to avoid. and therein lies the importance to these final three programmes, because it covers the flight from literally from the flight from literally from the uk to the us. the flight from literally from the uk to the us . and we do the uk to the us. and we do remember at the time they were talking about trying to establish privacy to lead a new life. and of course that now being called into question with all this publicity over. the series itself . well, the series series itself. well, the series was made by netflix from 15 hours that they would get with louella. it comes to privacy, of

course. they control to some extent, or they are obsessed with controlling what is said about the model written about them. they on oprah, they accused the palace of being in cahoots with some of those who were against them and doing enough to protect them. the point is, with all these charges , some of it will stick . charges, some of it will stick. and the problem is this program will go worldwide . now, if will go worldwide. now, if security was being pulled. that is a serious very serious charge . so they really i mean , the . so they really i mean, the extent of claiming something like that , what is the evidence like that, what is the evidence . what is the proof ? and, of . what is the proof? and, of course, the fact that it can be challenged as well. but let's perhaps on rather matters, at least for the royal household , least for the royal household, because the christmas card has been by the king and the queen consort not showing them at the braemar games. and we a sort of bittersweet if you like because it was just a few days before the death the queen elizabeth's death . indeed yes. and it was

death. indeed yes. and it was clearly chosen as a tribute to the who would have had her mobility issues permitted . being mobility issues permitted. being at the braemar game of several. but the highlight sergeant at balmoral and this this echoes and it also reminds us that this christmas royal family a family like any other family even if it is our first family will be for the loss of the queen and to put up before christmas which what i can only describe as a term they will sacrifice, which the sussexes have set up and then subsequent almost directly after was having harry memoirs back foisted on them on the 10th of january. it's an extraordinary funny old world as margaret thatcher once said. i think he's amongst other things. richard thank you very much indeed for

that. and will perhaps catch up with you on thursday if you can bear to sit another three episodes. of course thank you very much indeed for. episodes. of course thank you very much indeed for . thank you very much indeed for. thank you . the first parole hearing is be held in public today after the rules changed in july of this yeah rules changed in july of this year. previously, those hearings always private held in prisons as well with very limited access . well, today is for murder. russell coseley handed a life sentence for killing his wife, carol packman , in 1985. he's carol packman, in 1985. he's never revealed the location of her body as he tried to fake his own death to as part of an insurance scam to avoid the police freed from prison in 2020 after serving 23 years. however breached his licence conditions and was placed back in prison in november last year. let's speak now to tony jones. conservative police and crime commissioner for hampshire. police and crime commissioner for hampshire . donna, thank you for hampshire. donna, thank you very much indeed for time. is this part of the process of justice? not being just being done? but being seen to be done

as well ? yeah, well, i this is as well? yeah, well, i this is come from a number of poor decisions which the public perceive as poor decisions made by the parole board over recent times. we saw earlier this year the mother of baby p, tracey connolly, who was with 22 conditions attached to her parole . now, if somebody is parole. now, if somebody is thought at that much risk of committing harm to the public or to children, that they need to have 22 conditions to keep the pubuc have 22 conditions to keep the public safe, you could argue when i came on gb news the time and argued that perhaps that wasn't the right thing for the parole do. now, parole board to do. now, actually, government took actually, the government took umbrage decision around umbrage at that decision around tracey connolly. she was since recalled. then released recalled. she was then released again on parole. and i understand now back prison understand now back in prison again. this really is about again. but this really is about the government's to making justice more transparent. to becoming , you know, to being becoming, you know, to being tough on criminals. making for example, that people who commit serious violence and sexual offences are no longer in to apply offences are no longer in to apply for parole. 50% of the way

through their sentence. and i very much welcome that and i do welcome the same as that first murder case, the sentencing of a murder case, the sentencing of a murder case, the sentencing of a murder case that was televised . murder case that was televised. and now, as i say, we've today got first televised parole board heafing got first televised parole board hearing . and i think it's good hearing. and i think it's good for the public because they can now what is taken into now see what is taken into consideration people are consideration when people are making decisions. is making those decisions. yeah. is a danger. however, and this was an argument course over the whole issue of actually televising court proceedings . televising court proceedings. well, it becomes sensationalised when the details are released . when the details are released. well, perhaps . is that risk? well, perhaps. is that risk? yes. i do that. that is a key case. and particularly probably, you know , in the in the first you know, in the in the first 6 to 12 months. and when you have high profile offenders, i'm sure yes, i agree that there is a risk we could be it. but actually , time goes on. we've actually, time goes on. we've seen in america, for example, where they have been televised a criminal justice for years , that criminal justice for years, that it does then start to become the norm. but if you are a family member or a loved one of

somebody who was affected, killed, seriously injured or detriment by that particular offender, by that criminal , and offender, by that criminal, and you you therefore now will be able to have all of the information that the parole board are taking in to consideration before and whilst they're making that decision. and for, as i say, that's a really welcome thing. and as the national d to victim was across england wales today a good england and wales today a good day me it's a landmark day. day for me it's a landmark day. okay last thought could also okay and last thought could also concentrate the mind the concentrate the mind of the parole board themselves, knowing that all these details are going to public. undoubtedly to be made public. undoubtedly it's human nature. if you know that you got 65, 66 million people scrutinised in your decision, i think you undoubtedly brings that. but that's the whole point of living a democracy. that's the whole point of living in an open and transparent society. and as taxpayers being able have taxpayers being able to have a right to the information that our government are charged with and making those decisions on our so from my it brings our behalf. so from my it brings greater that is also greater scrutiny that is also a good thing. thanks for that. it looks as if you're joining from

southampton, which looks snow behind you, which is good news at least. so it is freezing cold in the cold, but . at least. so it is freezing cold in the cold, but. but at least. so it is freezing cold in the cold, but . but clear. in the cold, but. but clear. thank you very much indeed for your time here on gb news. once more. well, coming up. not so clear elsewhere . we'll have all clear elsewhere. we'll have all the latest for you on weather front. details for you coming up . i'm alex deakin . the latest . i'm alex deakin. the latest weather updates. the wintry continues this week. i conditions still a bit snow in places, but not a huge amount for most freezing . fog is more for most freezing. fog is more widespread . there's low pressure widespread. there's low pressure systems the uk but actually a lot going on for most areas. so as i say, we're not going to see too snow showers. the main exception to that will be shetland, where we will continue to see snow showers coming in. one or two wintry showers for western of scotland the western parts of scotland the east northern ireland. the east of northern ireland. the old across old flurries still across the southeast. it's all southeast. but mostly it's all the and freezing fog over the thick and freezing fog over central parts of central and eastern parts of england, some quite poor in places. and of course, where

we've had it could turn icy temperatures to get much above freezing, particularly where it's foggy. but some sunny spells down southwest if we spells down the southwest if we do get above freezing quite quickly this evening, temperatures will drop back down, freezing. there will still be freezing fog around parts of the midlands and northern england. but actually clearer conditions coming into the south—east. again, though, where we've any snow or we we've had any snow or we continue see odd shower, it continue see the odd shower, it could with temperatures could be with temperatures dropping below freezing well below course. scotland —15 in some places, maybe low as minus ten across the borders . well, ten across the borders. well, tomorrow, again , most places tomorrow, again, most places just dry and cold. it's not as much fog around, but like to stay quite grey over parts of northern england. still some snow showers coming in over the northern isles. the breeze picking up down to southwest picking up down to the southwest quite of high cloud here. quite a lot of high cloud here. and again, temperatures struggling to get much above freezing, feeling colder as the wind picks up. but actually temperatures getting up to six or seven in the southwest late in the day as this next feature

comes in. that's is worth keeping an eye on because that could bring some wet weather into southwest, the cold into the southwest, the cold air, a little air, the potential for, a little bit for parts of devon bit of snow for parts of devon and so need to keep and cornwall. so we need to keep our eyes on that at the same time. further wintry showers our eyes on that at the same time. flin1er wintry showers our eyes on that at the same time. flin1er winthe;howers our eyes on that at the same time. flin1erwinthe north 's our eyes on that at the same time. flin1erwinthe north and coming in across the north and the . so it is a wintry the east. so it is a wintry week. some fog around and further snow and ice to come over the next few days . meet people outside. they wouldn't go for a walk. walks and they've kind of interpreted things according to their sense of stress, really . it became of stress, really. it became almost like obsessive love. that's one point i'd like. and they're not in a vulnerable group. no, no, i could they're not in a vulnerable akila masood, who is believed to be the third conspirator of the

terrorist attack, will make an initial appearance in a federal court in washington . icy weather court in washington. icy weather conditions have been affecting flights with stansted airport forced to close the runway while it clears the snow. gatwick airport closed runway for 2 hours today with several flights cancelled or delayed as a result of freezing temperatures . travel of freezing temperatures. travel disruptions expected during of freezing temperatures. travel be an lgbt and migrant worker , be an lgbt and migrant worker, but this was the other way going about it is like, how about we

give you loads of money and you shut up and make us look good? and it does say bring them this this is bribes to criticise qatar. yes i get things i this is bribes to criticise be the odd wintry shower the far east. patches of , freezing fog east. patches of, freezing fog and icy stretches also make for difficult travelling . there may difficult travelling. there may be some isolated wintry across east anglia tomorrow . morning east anglia tomorrow. morning will also be a cold start with icy stretches on roads group. no, no, i could understand if they. these were

relatively young . not in relatively young. not in a vulnerable group. look, lots of people died. we have to remember that. and also the government's in fairness , they didn't know in fairness, they didn't know what they were dealing with. if, for example, they'd said, okay, let's not lockdown. and the opposite happened it's just going to . you're it's just going to. you're watching gb news live with me. mark longhurst. and coming up this hour , we'll have the latest this hour, we'll have the latest from solihull . well, police have from solihull. well, police have now confirmed three boys have died after following into a frozen lake there. we'll talk to the dangers of freezing conditions with a gp crisis and

has bracing itself for his first ever nursing strike as a cobra meeting going on with the government. while labour's the government approach an absolute joke we'll the very latest joke we'll have the very latest from westminster on the views too of . a leader. is it a too of. a union leader. is it a rare glimmer of good news? the economy growing by half a percent for the past month. liam's with us to read the tea leaves. but are we still heading for recession at the end of this? and send us your of the snow where you are . email us at snow where you are. email us at have a gb views at gb news dot uk and let us know how you're coping with the freezing conditions and the latest news headunes conditions and the latest news headlines with thompson . mark, headlines with thompson. mark, thank you. good afternoon from the gb newsroom. it's 2:01. three boys have died after falling through icy lake in solihull on. police say the children who were eight, ten and 11 were in cardiff arrest when they came out of the water . bob they came out of the water. bob smith park in kingshurst . a

smith park in kingshurst. a fourth boy, aged six, remains in a critical condition in hospital . one police officer was treated hypothermia after trying to punch through the ice to reach the children. they were taken to hospital but have since been released. the west midlands service says the search of the lake continuing to establish if else fell into water. we to be 100% certain that there is no one else possibly in water at this time. we it's important to stress, though, that we've had no contact from anybody suggesting that there's anybody else missing. but until we're 100% certain, we will be on searches throughout the course today. searches throughout the course today . yellow warnings of ice today. yellow warnings of ice and snow are still in place for much of the uk, causing widespread travel disruption. it was the coldest night of the year reaching below —15 degrees in aberdeen . however, most of in aberdeen. however, most of the difficulties have been felt in the east and south of england

. there are still significant delays . the rail network with delays. the rail network with trains telling people not to travel. gatwick and stands today have reopened after closing their runways on sunday, leading to the cancellation of more than 100 flights. what the journalists nathan roe gave gb news his to drivers . sorry we news his to drivers. sorry we haven't got nathan . i will get haven't got nathan. i will get him for you later on. other news, britain's economy grew between september and october . between september and october. figures from the office for national statistics show a 0.5% increase in gdp the month. however, it is still shrunk over the last three months. shadow chancellor rachel reeves says the numbers underline the government's failure to grow the economy . chancellor jeremy hunt economy. chancellorjeremy hunt has warned there's a tough road ahead. has warned there's a tough road ahead . these figures confirm ahead. these figures confirm this is a very challenging situation here and the world and. it will get worse before it gets better. but we have a plan

that will more than halved inflation over the next year. and if we stay the course, we can get back to the strong economic growth that we need . economic growth that we need. the foreign secretary has vowed to forge new partnerships beyond the uk's traditional allies. in his first key speech in the role , james cleverly celebrated britain's alliances but promised to build relations with influential asian, latin american and countries. he said make a long term effort to maintain friendships and build new ones . the uk's allies in the new ones. the uk's allies in the coming decades. and greater share of the world economy. and therefore the world's power will be in the hands of countries. asia, africa latin america . that asia, africa latin america. that reality has been evident for some time. but i not convinced the british has fully caught up. my the british has fully caught up. my goal is to build the work of my predecessors and ensure that we do catch up . and under me

we do catch up. and under me that , task has begun . meanwhile, that, task has begun. meanwhile, the international trade secretary will arrive in india later as the uk strives to restore a free trade deal . kemi restore a free trade deal. kemi badenoch will meet indian and business leaders in new delhi for the first formal round of talks july. the negotiations are expected to focus on cutting tariffs and opportunities for uk financial and legal services . financial and legal services. the government is still in the process of negotiating a free agreement with india after the target of securing a deal by october . cyber was missed . the october. cyber was missed. the second trainer at the duke and duchess of sussex's docu series has been released with prince accusing people of lying to protect his brother . it's not protect his brother. it's not clear who referring to. it was also heard saying that he wondered what would have happened if he hadn't left the royal family when he did . the royal family when he did. the trailer for the latest three episodes, which will be released on thursday, has been unveiled

after first set released after the first set was released last week. see that i wasn't last week. to see that i wasn't being thrown to the wolves , was being thrown to the wolves, was being thrown to the wolves, was being fed to the wolves. they actively recruiting people to disseminate disinformation . disseminate disinformation. they're happy to lie to protect my brother. they were never willing to tell the truth, to protect us us . this is gb news protect us us. this is gb news will bring you more news as it happens. and now, though, it's back to . back to. mark thomson. thank you very much indeed. subbing in some breaking news getting on this strike . i news getting on this strike. i want to margaret thatcher's former ministers, lord baker, who was education under margaret thatcher , said that the thatcher, said that the government should be agreeing to a compromise. 6 to 7% pay deal with strike in unions, he said that steve barclay, the health

secretary, should be speaking to nurses . i secretary, should be speaking to nurses. i hope secretary, should be speaking to nurses . i hope there secretary, should be speaking to nurses. i hope there might be some movement he towards a settlement around six or 7. that's the way to go quite frankly because protracted strikes in the public sector are going to hurt a lot of people way or another and reduce available. it's certainly the interests of the government. they should try and resolve this reasonably sensibly and reasonably sensibly and reasonably quickly . more reasonably quickly. more reaction to that as comes through. of course, you've heard it's been a cobra meeting going on in downing street to assess what they do to bolster all these various public services dufing these various public services during the strike action . now, during the strike action. now, let's return to that news about the three boys aged eight, ten and 11 who died after falling through the ice in that frozen lake in the west midlands. another six year old child said to be still very poorly in the hospital and emergency services are warning people to away are warning people to stay away from open water . after from any open water. after the tragic bob's mill tragic accident at bob's mill lake solihull . let's get the lake in solihull. let's get the latest with our west midlands , latest with our west midlands, jack carson, who's still at the scene and jack , just to update

scene and jack, just to update people, there is still an operation going on there because police can't certain police can't say for certain whether they may still be people in the water, given what eyewitnesses said at the time . eyewitnesses said at the time. exactly. so this is all part this of the same investigation here from the west midlands police. they've had quite a lot of witness statements in to them, all with slightly differing angles, differing stories of what people have seen. so they are still continuing this operation. it was initially night a search and rescue operation that's now been changed to recovery operation. changed to a recovery operation. and a while ago we saw a boat outwith. members of the fire service and police. the boat still looking . we're hearing still looking. we're hearing that they've got a thermal imaging camera through the water in order . try imaging camera through the water in order. try and scour this lake . it is a huge lake here. it lake. it is a huge lake here. it may not look how many people when came last and were when came last night and were witnesses to this are unaware how big this lake actually and so there's a lot of lake still to cover this operation will be ongoing for the next few days

but chiefs as the superintendent harris who's leading the police part of this saying that they will not stop and they'll do everything as as they can everything as much as they can to this operation and to continue this operation and use those witness statements to make sure that they've their make sure that they've got their facts right. there's still appealing for people to come forward information, forward with information, to go to midlands website to the west midlands website that a witness or that if you were a witness or even to the actual event itself , seen the boys , even had maybe seen the boys have now sadly passed away in the area on the same day to give them any information of how many people actually might have been involved in this incident. that is thing that the is the main thing that the police are now looking for, though currently not a though currently is not a criminal investigation. that criminal investigation. but that operation said, is still operation like said, is still ongoing try and see if there ongoing to try and see if there are any more people that sadly not found yet . and details not been found yet. and details from superintend harris at that news conference about the efforts made by both the police and firefighters to recover boys. we've been told up to police officers just dressed in ordinary uniform punch through the eyes to try to get to the

boys boys . exactly. so the boys boys. exactly. so the emergency services received the call at around 2:34 pm. we heard and minutes there was a police officer on the scene along with members of, police officer on the scene along with members of , the along with members of, the pubucin along with members of, the public in his normal just trousers, boots normal uniform without any further equipment just stormed into the lake, stormed into the ice to try and rescue these boys. one witness saw them punching through the ice with their bare hands. that police officer was taken to hospital last night, was treated for mild hypothermia . they've for mild hypothermia. they've now thankfully been released , now thankfully been released, are road to recovery . not are on the road to recovery. not really too sure about the condition. members of the public that go the that witnesses saw go into the ice. but when crews got ice. but even when crews got here, even mere seconds and here, just even mere seconds and minutes after the police arrived, even day before specialist divers got here just ran into the water to try and start this operation, we heard from the fire service at the press conference that it took them a little bit of time to identify where the crack in the ice had fallen through walls. but once they had it they put all of their resources as

quickly they could to getting those children out hang them those children out and hang them over to the ambulance services, who cpr here at the scene who then cpr here at the scene before the boys were taken away to hospital? of course, three of them, unfortunately passing away an ten and eight year old, a an 11, ten and eight year old, a six year old still critically ill. now in hospital . ill. we now hear in hospital. yeah, jack, thank you very much indeed for joining the yeah, jack, thank you very much indeed forjoining the solihull indeed for joining the solihull as say, is local members of as you say, is local members of the community to paying tributes and flowers and and bringing flowers and reflecting, of course, on these dangers conditions the dangers, these conditions at the moment. speak now to moment. well, let's speak now to dr. thomas, whose mental dr. lynn thomas, whose mental medical director at st johns , medical director at st johns, ambulance service . then, thank ambulance service. then, thank you very much indeed for your time. we just hearing there time. we were just hearing there about both those about efforts that both those firefighters and police had had through to try to get to the boys. through to try to get to the boys . and clearly time of the of boys. and clearly time of the of the essence. what should members of the public in these circum of the public do in these circum stances, do you think ? stances, do you think? obviously, it's an incredibly time for everybody particularly our thoughts are with the family . it is everybody's instinct to

go out and to try and help and to try and get in the water. but you're making yourself a potential other casualty. so please, first things first down. i know nine get the experts . i know nine get the experts. come and help if you see something going water, something going in the water, see if can throw a device. see if you can throw a device. there might be a ring. it might be just a really long branch that you can push out to somebody to try and get them to grab hold of it so that you can try and pull back out of the water, sometimes lying flat on your belly , not going the your belly, not going all the way the ice because. you way on to the ice because. you don't become a casualty don't want to become a casualty yourself. yeah can yourself. yeah you can get further reach on it so that you can try and help. yeah of course. if you make yourself a casualty, adds difficulties course. if you make yourself a casthe y, adds difficulties course. if you make yourself a casthe emergencyifficulties course. if you make yourself a casthe emergency once. :ies for the emergency once. once they do reach scene. but then given what we heard about these boys who went into cardiac arrest, an indication just how cold the water is , do you then cold the water is, do you then try if you're there first at the scene to give any kind of cpr, what is the watchword? i it's doctor abc dangerous response

airway breathing circulation absolutely absolutely right the most important thing to start cpr in children it's really important if you know how to do that then . i'm sorry. we just that then. i'm sorry. we just lost you for a second there. the signal you're saying what we should be doing once we get there in terms of approaching it medically . so if there in terms of approaching it medically. so if in child, the most important thing is for you to try and do rescue breaths . so to try and do rescue breaths. so that's where you throw in and put some air into the lungs. but if you don't know how to do it, please start chest compression. but download adonai but again, a download adonai nine nine. first put your phone on speakerphone the on speakerphone and the pool handler help they'll handler will help you. they'll tell you need to do tell exactly what you need to do . important. and get . really important. try and get somebody , get some warm blankets somebody, get some warm blankets together for the casualty so that warm . and should you be that the warm. and should you be trying turn on their side as trying to turn on their side as well you give the cpr in well before you give the cpr in case ? they have swallowed water case? they have swallowed water to the water out. i to actually get the water out. i mean, people are bit confused mean, people are a bit confused about yeah you don't want

about that. yeah you don't want to do that if they're in cardiac , if they're not breathing normally, start doing to normally, just start doing to rescue breaths into the lungs. if you can. again, if you don't know how to do, please start chest compressions . they're chest compressions. they're really simple and everybody can do it. yeah and the advice for parents and dads and other people to the training to do this i mean all this early evening classes things that you can go to with st john ambulance to get expert advice absolutely there's of resources out there so if you go on to a website sdi .org uk you'll see where the nearest place is all for you to do courses. there's also some really useful advice on social media. can look at some youtube videos . there's an app it's free videos. there's an app it's free to download so that you can give it the information. best to be prepared. yeah ideally, i'd love everybody to do a face to face course, but at least if you've looked at the video. you'll know what do if you are confronted such a horrific incidents indeed

and of course the watch for don't go anywhere near open water in these circumstances and try to get the ice. but thank you for your advice. dr. lynn thomas, medical at st john ambulance service. thank you . ambulance service. thank you. and of course, we'll update you as we get more from solihull on that to operation continuing there . now an emergency cobra there. now an emergency cobra meeting is being scheduled to start within this hour over the latest strikes and indeed what the government will do to provide cover the two you see now warning workers are being pushed to breaking point. well, the minister is expected to discuss using the military and civil to cover for civil servants to cover for staff in the border staff shortages in the border force and also the nhs, with ambulance staff on strike next week , health secretary wes week, health secretary wes streeting asked about the situation earlier . steve barclay situation earlier. steve barclay the health secretary's reactions to the strikes has been a complete joke . to say that he's complete joke. to say that he's willing talk to the rcn about everything other than the issue they want to talk about. that's not serious it's not taking

action in unison up on that. i think reasonable offer to sit down just talk about pay if the government was willing to talk this week, there would be no strikes this week and so if strikes this week and so if strikes go ahead with all of the disruption we know that patients will suffer, patients will be blaming conservative ministers not poor nurses who just want a fair hearing what was wes streeting that speak not to our political reporter catherine foster who's still outside? well, i think you've moved now dead elsewhere in and clearly weather not helping things but catherine that not just the voices from labour but now former ministers of margaret thatcher no less lord baker saying that this is really perhaps the time that they do need to sit down and talk about a settlement around 6 to 7. he was saying , yes, he a settlement around 6 to 7. he was saying, yes, he has waded this and suggested that the really does have to move the government have been defending themselves on the grounds that they have accepted the

recommendations of the pay review bodies. but on many of those were made before inflation reached over 10. and so clearly the nurses are not to be awarded 19. the government has been adamant on that and also was treating the shadow health secretary has also said today that a labour government wouldn't be able to afford that either , but perhaps is some either, but perhaps is some middle ground between the current offering and inflation and of course the royal college of nursing offered at the weekend to suspend the nurses strikes if health secretary steve barclay down with them to talk about pay. he said he's happy meet with them, but he will not discuss . and so at the will not discuss. and so at the moment it looks like the strikes are on now i'm here at the cabinet office there will be a cobra meeting in the next hour . cobra meeting in the next hour. two at the home department, the defence department , transport defence department, transport department , health officials all department, health officials all be meeting to talk the logistics

of damage limitation measures, if you like. but government are putting in place now to try to mitigate some of the worst impacts of these strikes and probably around up to a thousand military personnel being drafted in to help border officials to help potentially driving ambulance although i understand they won't be to drive the blue light cause where the ambulance lights are flashing and skipping red lights, etc, the spokesman admitted that it is going to have a severe the paramedic strikes in particular wouldn't be drawn on lives being lost, of course, but a really desperate situation as this week many, many strikes are set to . and many strikes are set to. and this really does just feel like the beginning of incredibly difficult winter for the government. difficult for the people going on strikes. you can no doubt ill afford to lose the money and difficult for us

trying to go about our business and, especially worrying for anybody who might need an ambulance or might need nursing care over the next weeks. indeed, have we got any indication from the prime minister's spokesman why the prime minister is not chairing this and is all a doubt in the cabinet? secretary yes, well, rishi sunak, the prime minister is due to have a remote conference call at 3:00 this afternoon with other members of the g7 to discuss the situation in ukraine. but the prime minister's spokesman was keen stress in any event that contingency planning for strikes had been led throughout by oliver dowden, who has chancellor of the duchy of lancaster and also cabinet office minister. it have been specifically his job and so we shall see more . information will shall see more. information will be no doubt that some things that are still not clear there's going to be civil servants. also being involved. we don't know

numbers. we don't know exactly what departments they may be bought or into also we don't know the specific of the types of calls that ambulances will still cover. they'll certainly category one, which is basically immediate threat to life if somebody has had a heart attack and stopped breathing category two, that could be strokes. i suspect his heart attacks, which are still very very urgent, that is still far from clear. and in terms elderly people falling oven terms elderly people falling over, which is category again, very very worrying indeed , very very worrying indeed, catherine, the other cabinet office, thank for that. back to you. of course, as we get more that cobra meeting. well, catherine was referring there about that call on ukraine. about that g—7 call on ukraine. coming up, ukrainian forces saying they've struck one of the headquarters of russia's wag no mercenary group. also, operations resuming, we're told, at the black sea port of odesa. we'll have the latest with former president ukraine former president of ukraine coming after this break and

whether i'm alex deakin with your latest weather updates, the cold theme will continue throughout this week . further throughout this week. further issues with icy in places and a few snow flurries, although most will stay dry, there are low systems surrounding the uk, but actually across the country at the moment, not much in the way of rain, sleet or snow falling except of course northern heavy snow at the moment, parts of shetland and wintry weather will sink south towards the mainland as we go through the night. ice is the biggest concern across . is the biggest concern across. the south—east where we had snow last nights melting a little through the and then refreezing as temperatures drop down widely below freezing . also, fog below freezing. also, fog continues to be a problem across parts of the midlands and northern england thickening up again in some zones here. so murky here to start tuesday , murky here to start tuesday, still potentially icy across the southeast and snow showers coming in across northern scotland initially but then the day coming down into parts of south—east and perhaps northeast

england too. for many it is going be a dry day on tuesday turning brighter through the day across the midlands northern england, although some will stay murky. and where does murky. and where it does temperature going to get temperature is not going to get much freezing. even with much above freezing. even with a bit of brightness, we're looking at of three or for at highs of three or four for most, and then down to the southwest, little weather southwest, a little weather system bring system arriving now could bring some the south—west some snow across the south—west for during tuesday night. for time during tuesday night. some about how some uncertainty about how far it in and therefore how it gets in and therefore how much snow we gets to be much snow we gets likely to be rain across much of the channel miles. so staying damp here, but elsewhere , generally, another elsewhere, generally, another dry wednesday , but more dry day on wednesday, but more snow coming in across snow showers coming in across northern and course, parts of northern and of course, parts of south—east scotland and north—east england . for many, north—east england. for many, it's a sunny day on wednesday, but it will be cold once more. temperatures again struggling to get much above freezing, maybe three four across parts of three or four across parts of the south. the cold theme will continue throughout the rest of this week. and there are warnings in place to cover the ice the snow. check out the ice and the snow. check out the met website for more met office website for more details that .

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welcome back to gb news live . welcome back to gb news live. now ukrainian forces say they've managed strike one of the headquarters of russia's varna mercenary group . it's thought to mercenary group. it's thought to have been stationed at a hotel in the area which was hit with major losses we're told by the state sponsored fighters who act on the orders of the kremlin but fighting's also been raging in southern over the weekend russia targeting odesa but indications that they've not been able to resume at that black sea port. important of course for the grain exports. well today, foreign secretary james cleverly gave a speech outlining the future of uk's foreign policy, touching on the issue of the war in ukraine, saying that president putin was trying to turn time to the 19 century, consider for a moment the alternative world that vladimir

putin yearns for. the reason why his onslaught against ukraine offends . every fibre of my being offends. every fibre of my being is not simply that it's morally abhorrent , although of course it abhorrent, although of course it is , and it has nothing to do is, and it has nothing to do with the accident of geography that. putin is waging his war in europe . know what chills the europe. know what chills the blood is that he is prepared to destroy the laws that protect every nation and by extension , every nation and by extension, every nation and by extension, every person across the globe . every person across the globe. putin's goal is to turn back the clock to an era when might was right and big countries treat their neighbours prey. he is waging a 19th century war of imperial conquest , deliberately imperial conquest, deliberately debasing international utterly contemptuous of today's values. remarks of the foreign secretary

james cleverly , his thoughts. james cleverly, his thoughts. well, let's get the thoughts now . former president of ukraine petro poroshenko joining us once more from . ukraine. mr. more from. ukraine. mr. poroshenko, thanks for your time here on gb news. once more, just update people on the news that we're getting that odesa may have resumed operations. you've managed to reopen the port. so important, of course, for ukraine exports . first of all, ukraine exports. first of all, today is the 292 day of the putin's three day war and the attack of poaching on the object of critical energy infrastructure chains. now throughout the country lviv and kyiv odesa and, nikolayev is suffering from them. but we are much fighting for that. and we definitely can that the energy supply to our support is and we work hard to the renew of the energy supply. so the old

territory of their desert region now suffered the most from russian missiles attack . i want russian missiles attack. i want to tell you and confirm that i am just speaking with the our team members who is fighting in their assault brigade that . it their assault brigade that. it is very heavy fighting near but i can confirm that the missile attack is happening again . attack is happening again. bogner group who is a real terrorist and we definitely expect him that they're our partners will recognise bogner as a terroristic organisation and that's opening door for recognising russia is a sponsor of the terrorism you know what i'm talking about because in the year 2004 team a partner was among the dozens of thousands russian soldiers who is attacking . a yes. as a go . yeah. attacking. a yes. as a go. yeah. and of course the point being

made that the volga then under it seems the direct control of the kremlin and orders of the military commanders as a sort of terrorist government, as say. but they've also been responsible getting these iranian drones in action, which of course you so many with hitting the energy infrastructure . does your infrastructure. does your assault mean that maybe you can actually limit that threat now . actually limit that threat now. first of all, this is not true. there is a sole use in iranian drones is the limited because of the cold. this is not to and we is a witness the massive attack using their cruise missiles and iranian drones is still the object of ukraine every day and this is definitely the very dangerous union between russia and iran for attacking ukraine.

and this is definitely a danger for the whole world and together with the iranian drone using the cruise missiles and what i remind you that this is a b missiles. x 55. and i doubt that everybody i'm the stand that that we give it to russia as ukraine yeah after the condition of the budapest memorandum that's part of that is the ukrainian missiles when ukraine received the security guarantee from the whole world and now these missiles we and back to us and we bet situation definitely this is direct connection the kremlin this is direct response of putin and prigozhin who is a wagner commander. he is the right hand . putin visited the right hand. putin visited the most orphans and that's this is the responsibility of the top kremlin criminals. yeah and we

should work hard to create a tribunal for put putin behind and the boss in the hague and. the direct consequence as people have said that he's weaponized the weather. if like that those armaments have been targeting your your energy infrastructure . how is that coping at moment? how are you able to get power to people in these various regions 7 people in these various regions ? we speak in our now in kyiv i'm just returned from the regions and in now there is no electricity like you have here just based on the generator to have a possibility that the sky news viewer can see the direct tv the air from the kyiv and with that situation i think that the whole ukraine now is suffering from that together artillery fire we returned from here some few days ago . and here some few days ago. and right now , artillery and mortar

right now, artillery and mortar fire from the left of the deeper river, killing civilians to, civilians. and five killed and five is wounded just several hours ago . and this is the hours ago. and this is the situation . do not have a heating situation. do not have a heating , not have a electricity, do not have a fresh water. and people are living in disastrous condition because . russia is condition because. russia is opening the fire from the left bank of the area around. this is the situation throughout ukraine and again the how we can stop them with the closest way to the peace is more weapons ukraine we have before yesterday very successful ukrainian armed forces in topple and want to about 90 kilometres we are completely the russian people tell you to fight today we have a great success in luhansk be a long—range that's why we are

waiting for the long—range of to high accuracy long—range missile . this is the key the way to our victory and this is the only way how we can deploy denies europe defeat denies the world petro poroshenko president of ukraine thank you very much for joining us live in keeping on the situation we appreciate your time. thanks very much. thank you very much. and we'll update you, of course, as we get more, as we will on the situation. the of the ambulance staff strikes. first, let's get news update which comes . in mark, you it's which comes. in mark, you it's 234. here's the latest from the gb newsroom. three boys have died after falling through an icy lake in solihull sunday. police say the children who were eight, ten and 11 were in cardiac arrest when they were pulled from the water at babbs mill park in kings ust. a fourth boy, aged six, remains a critical condition in hospital.

one police officer was treated for mild after trying to punch theice for mild after trying to punch the ice to reach the children . the ice to reach the children. they were taken to hospital, but since been released. the west midlands fire service says the search of the lake is continuing to establish anyone else has fallen into the water . those fallen into the water. those reports don't match the children that were rescued the lake yesterday. however we have to be 100% certain that there is no one else and possibly in the water at this time. it's important to stress, though , important to stress, though, that we've had no contact from suggesting that anybody else missing. but until we're 100% certain we will be carried on searches throughout the course of today , warnings of ice, fog of today, warnings of ice, fog and snow are still in place for much of the uk, causing widespread travel disruption . it widespread travel disruption. it was the coldest night of the on sunday, reaching below minus degrees in aberdeenshire . degrees in aberdeenshire. however, most of the difficulties been felt in the

east and south of england. there are still significant delays across the rail network, with south eastern trains warning people not to travel. gatwick and stansted have reopened after closing their runways on sunday leading to cancellation of more than 100 flights. the second trailer of the duke and duchess of sussex's docu series has been with the couple accusing the media of lying to prince william. the documentary features personal archive videos and interviews with friends which were all filmed before the queen's death . the final three queen's death. the final three episodes will be released on thursday. i want tv online and dab+ this is . thursday. i want tv online and start with the positives. i'm very proud of the england football team. another strong tournament , this time a whisker

tournament, this time a whisker away from the semi—finals . the away from the semi—finals. the 11 outclassed by france and a referee who should have gone to specsavers and begrudge harry kane his penalty. miss. how many crucial penalties has he scored over the years to get us so far? a timely reminder that this extraordinary athlete is only human . he'll be back. and it was human. he'll be back. and it was a great team effort across the board with a manager who's taken

it further than previous incumbents and engendered a great team spirits in our wonderfully talented and diverse squad. wonderfully talented and diverse squad . but. wonderfully talented and diverse qatar. yes i get things i i'll take you on holiday and love is the qatar media. jazeera is constantly saying the israel's actually up so that whilst they are doing it themselves and have been doing for a while this isn't new or surprising . and it isn't new or surprising. and it does say for unnamed people and some they were icy stretches on roads potentially causing travel disruption during the rush hour overnight. wintry showers still unger overnight. wintry showers still linger in the far south—east of

england tomorrow morning. there may be some lying snow in places thaticy may be some lying snow in places that icy stretches may lead to travel delays cold with any gb news. welcome back to gb news live now update you on the strike picture of course. a cobra bounty going

on at the cabinet office as we to discuss the situation with the army and civil servants being brought in as potential coven being brought in as potential cover. meanwhile more than 1600 workers at the west midlands north north—east ambulance service trust striking. we told them the 21st of december unite saying that the action a stark warning to the government must to stem the crisis engulf the nhs. in other strike news, more than 500 workers at the housing charity now are going on strike until december the 18th. let's more now with kasab, who's national lead officer for, the unite union. thank forjoining us once more . it does seem the us once more. it does seem the government's digging in with this cobra meeting going on today, with it discussing what they say is a robust response to all this. good afternoon and a pleasure to be on the good we would reiterate that rather a robust response . what is robust response. what is necessary is negotiation and

just to show good faith. you only to look across the border to where our representatives that we are health workers all negotiating with the scottish government about a pay agreement in scotland. and we are relatively hopeful that we can get to an agreement. so can be done and proof is in 18 we've shown that we're willing to negotiate and we now need to sign from the government. yeah. and indeed the nurses achieved a deal north of the as well. i just wonder what you made of, of this intervention by lord baker. lord baker dorking, education secretary cassandra margaret thatcher, indicating that he thinks that protracted strikes in the public sector are going to hurt a lot of and reduce services available . i think the services available. i think the fact he recognises how serious the situation is at least one stage beyond where the

government is just seem to be sticking heads in the sand ostrich fashion. the reality is that we are taking limited action at the moment . it that we are taking limited action at the moment. it is sending a message we are to negotiate the impact of these strikes don't need to take place . that is the reality i don't we have to recognise that where we are at is trade unions saying just sit down and negotiate with us and talk us. for years that's been the problem in the nhs. yeah because the reality is that the pay review body is not fit for purpose and negotiations do not take. right. change that . not take. right. change that. let's start talking. i was going to put that to you. clearly the government's position that they believe there is this independent pay review body that has established what is fair and equitable . but the unions don't equitable. but the unions don't that. equitable. but the unions don't that . you know i don't know that. you know i don't know because the pay review body is not a negotiation and we've had

this debate with our reps in our members but the way the process works is you get to more evidence to the body. it makes recommendations. then the government decides whether it's going to implement them, although that's not negotiation . and the reality is it's working. you look at the recommendation that it's made. if you look at the timing, if you look at where we are now with inflation, it's working. it's clearly not fit for purpose. what we need to do now is in reality scrap that system and start just like what's happening in scotland on a case up. national lead officer for unite . thank you very much unite. thank you very much indeed. and of course, we'll see what emerges from that cobra meeting the government as well this afternoon. thanks for your time. now, let's reflect time. now, let's just reflect that we've the cold weather conditions continuing with the alerts still in place many regions having seen up to ten centimetres of snowfall . i think centimetres of snowfall. i think we've got a picture of a snow blanket in kent across tunbridge showing how extensive is. i

think most of the south is train services out of holt today and it's pretty but it's so great if you've got to try and get from a to b or to cope with conditions if you're out and about the yellow warnings for, ice, fog and snow still in place last night, the coldest night of the year since february 20, 21, —15.7 celsius in parts of that, speak to someone knows scotland very well in the minute as we just see a few pictures. this is cath sending us a picture of the canal which appears to be frozen over and that warning. don't go anywhere near open or try and get on the ice for obvious. david in hartlepool , his street david in hartlepool, his street covered in that blanket of snow. john with the neighbourhoods of london with the trees covered in a of snow and, of course, frost andice a of snow and, of course, frost and ice as well . how about and ice as well. how about primrose hill in north london , a primrose hill in north london, a man who is usually used to the

icy wastes of scotland. mark white joining us . mark, you were white joining us. mark, you were saying that even though the temperature is not quite below freezing, it feels a lot colder than it shows on the thermometer . yeah, i'll tell you , never . yeah, i'll tell you, never used to bother at all about the winters. when i was farther north in scotland, but 22 years down in london , i've become a down in london, i've become a real southern , i have to say. real southern, i have to say. and it does feel subzero here today and actually the lights starting to fade now. so within an hour or . so starting to fade now. so within an hour or. so we're probably going to be heading towards darkness and we know that with that will come the subzero temperatures . so all of the temperatures. so all of the snow, that's been melting throughout the day will turn to ice and that's going to make it treacherous underfoot for those walking on the pavement but also, of course, for the road users. and we've had multiple accidents reported throughout the day. there's a lot of videos

issued out you care to amuse yourself on social media of drivers who just can't cope with the snow and drive to those conditions instead they are just crashing into each all across the south the country not serious of if these are more significant in nature we know on the m25 last night mark were drivers who were caught out in for not many hours and so some sort substances before the snow ploughs and the gritters could get to them and clear off thought motorway again. the orvieto motorway a low the free flow of traffic. and the reason of course is simply we get calls on the whole because it is a kind of weather that we're used to that often in the south. so resource is to any significant degree aren't really plugged if you'll pardon the pun, to those

snow clearing operations, whereas course further north in the north of england and scotland they are because they deal with this kind of weather more regularly . most we've got more regularly. most we've got the problem by everything tonight and tomorrow and that's whenever we will be hitting the roads because of the train strikes . yeah, i mean it's not strikes. yeah, i mean it's not going to be a pleasant time all if you're a commuter throughout this week already today southeastern trains have experienced significant disruption. there was checks to place first thing in the morning for the subzero temperatures and the potential problems that that was causing to the network. they've been concern lots of the services and advise people not to travel . well, as you see, we to travel. well, as you see, we then get into the strike period

for train services. the airport ports have all also been disrupted with runways at stansted and gatwick closed for a while. knock effects there that are still being felt on this really of melting snow, then refreezing at night is something we've we're being told we should expect for quite a few days in this week before eventually things will start to warm up again. eventually things will start to warm up again . thank you very warm up again. thank you very much for updating us there on a pretty but cold scene , primrose pretty but cold scene, primrose hill. and we'll let you get back your sled. thank you very much . your sled. thank you very much. now the uk will get worse before it gets better . so said it gets better. so said chancellor jeremy it gets better. so said chancellorjeremy hunt. this morning. it follows signs of britain heading into recession. now, despite data from the office for , national statistics office for, national statistics showing the economy growing actually by nought point 5% for the month. september to october. economists putting that down to a temporary burst in spending

with the holiday bank weekend of . th with the holiday bank weekend of. th course, because of the queen's funeral. but we are still heading for quarter of negative growth. let's get analysis with liam halligan now. economics business editor with on money. no music , this time. but there no music, this time. but there we are. we would make. yeah exactly . is it pretty music at exactly. is it pretty music at the moment because it's so good and bad isn't it. jeremy hunt is right the chancellor saying the economy is in a tough time. there's a little bit of good news out of the office for national statistics data that came out this morning and i've got a graphic here that can spell it out because it might be a little bit confusing . so let a little bit confusing. so let me explain, so is an me explain, mark. so it is an october. if we can go to the graphic that gdp, that's the sum total. the total. all the all the transactions the economy was up 0.5% compared to the month before compared to september. but that was largely mark because in september , gdp was because in september, gdp was lower because of that bank

holiday. there might have been a bit of spending, but there was a lot less. so overall , bit of spending, but there was a lot less. so overall, bank houday lot less. so overall, bank holiday actually took away from gdp in september, which made the october number look good in relative terms . but the much relative terms. but the much more important statistic is they're at the bottom of the screen. between august in october compared to the august to october, the so—called third quarter of in 2021, gdp quarter of the year in 2021, gdp actually fell overall by 0.3. and if look on the next graphic that suggests that recession is looming, recession , when you looming, recession, when you have two successive causes of gdp falling , the bank of england gdp falling, the bank of england now is predicting in the final quarter of 2022, that's obviously october, november, december . obviously october, november, december. this is a prediction. gdp will fall by 0.3 percent. again there's your recession. those two successive quarters of negative growth. it's not just british thing, it's all america . the world's biggest economy has been in recession several months now . the bank of england months now. the bank of england is suggesting we could stay in recession, the economy contracting for some time yet,

although it's going to be long, they say. but perhaps not that deep. and are there any signs in that monthly figure where it actually up that actually ticked up with that bank holiday certain bank holiday that certain sectors economy perhaps sectors of the economy perhaps rather than we rather more robust than we thought be? industrial thought they be? industrial production is up despite ongoing chain difficulties we had as a result of lockdown . they still result of lockdown. they still haven't totally . the world haven't totally. the world economy hasn't properly rebooted. manufacturing was at its lowest point of any since the depths of lockdown mid 2020. there are few. there are signs that that's recovering as well. retail sales aren't doing badly they're up in money terms in terms of volume they're having is costing a lot more everything's costing a lot more. so there are signs of life. certainly unemployment quite low in this country. we're kind of middle of the pack. there's a lot of doom and gloom. but compared to all the other big economies in western world, economies in the western world, in not doing in particular, we're not doing to still taking a long danger, in my view, is the ongoing of fuel, not just because of this

snap, but more structural oil and gas and where are with because you've written about this in the telegraph with china being actually pivotal to this and clearly we saw the pump pfices and clearly we saw the pump prices fall the forecourts and people oh it's going to get a little bit bad oil started ticking back up again now what's going the ordinarily think mark that when world economy slows the demand for oil slows the price of oil comes down. there are two reasons why it's not coming down all much. it's still quite pricey 8080 $5 a barrel on some definitions . two reasons. some definitions. two reasons. the first reason is because while the world economy is slowing down, china's actually going to have a little growth spurt because it's easing some of those zero covid lockdown . so of those zero covid lockdown. so a lot of chinese are firing back up . right. and they use lots of up. right. and they use lots of energy. it's the world's biggest oil importer. the other while oil importer. the other while oil prices are staying firm, mark, is because of something called opec . plus the oil called opec. plus that's the oil exports cartel plus russia . they exports cartel plus russia. they these countries export vast amounts of oil. they don't to

see oil prices fall. so they deliver restricts their own supply in order to keep demand artificially high . yeah, they've artificially high. yeah, they've been doing it for years. they're it again now and it's interesting that despite the war interesting that despite the war in ukraine here in the uk, in the us , a lot of countries don't the us, a lot of countries don't see the world the way that we do. and america's angry the likes of the saudis and other opec members for restricting oil supply. now when they need a cheaper oil to get the western world out of recession and joe biden's appeals falling on deaf ears at the moment, it seems as even ears at the moment, it seems as ever. thank you for that analysis. we'll keep an eye on the figures coming the various figures coming through this week. well, through later this week. well, that might give an indication where with inflation, but where we are with inflation, but let's to doha get let's head to doha now to get the world cup and our the latest on world cup and our reporter there as reporter paul hawkins there as and paul it's not coming home but the team is coming on they're back home and reflection is for both gareth southgate and harry kane as a result of all up. a

we can hear some music hopefully you can us. i'm just saying that the team having returned home reflections . gareth southgate reflections. gareth southgate thank you i think correct now one step back. let me know know . yeah, absolutely . reflections . yeah, absolutely. reflections indeed.in . yeah, absolutely. reflections indeed. in fact , southgate has indeed. in fact, southgate has said he felt conflicted about his future , having found large his future, having found large parts of the last 18 months difficult . and what he means by difficult. and what he means by thatis difficult. and what he means by that is england's form running into this tournament was awful frankly they lost three and drew three in their nations league group. they then were relegated from the group and so that kind of criticism that he came in for because of their form finds on touchline booing him and saying you don't what you're doing you don't know what you're doing that's made about that's kind of made him about his and whether sees his decision and whether he sees how last two months the last how the last two months the last two years, i should say, of his contract, which would take him out to the end of the european championships in germany in two years are years time. so there are decisions to and at the decisions for him to and at the moment mulling them over. the moment mulling them over. in the meantime england in a period

meantime in england in a period of to cunningham of reflection due to cunningham saying do jubilee, i should say he's saying with the when he's saying with the team when it to supporting us but in terms of happening here at the world cup the fans are looking cup now the fans are looking forward semi—finals which forward to the semi—finals which starts tomorrow with starts off tomorrow with argentina taking on that argentina taking on croatia that should be good one to watch lionel messi will be a world cup winner that will put up with winner that will put him up with the greats, including maradona winner that will put him up with the pele.., including maradona winner that will put him up with the pele. or|cluding maradona winner that will put him up with the pele. or will ing maradona winner that will put him up with the pele. or will itg maradona winner that will put him up with the pele. or will it beiaradona winner that will put him up with the pele. or will it be the jona and pele. or will it be the underdogs? and then on wednesday we've got against morocco we've got france against morocco sorry huge historical ties. those two countries of course which gives an added spice to it. morocco huge underdogs. no one scored against them in this tournament . only tournament. they've only conceded and that was conceded one goal. and that was an goal. african sides an own goal. first african sides to semi—finals it's to reach the semi—finals it's incredible to think that morocco are two games away winning are two games away from winning the cup. yeah. and of the world cup. yeah. and of course, that would be a great giant killing actor. have you got time to tell us about dave the cut the extra member of the england's squad . no, the cut the extra member of the england's squad. no, i'm the cut the extra member of the england's squad . no, i'm afraid england's squad. no, i'm afraid we lost contact as well. but

paul, we lost contact as well. but paul , you for we lost contact as well. but paul, you for updating us there in doha. i can just reveal that dave the cat to join that england squad at hotel in qatar has also come back on the plane. maybe lucky mascot for them in preparations for the euros. we shall see. that's it from us for moment. we're back at 12 tomorrow. whether allowing, of course, patrick with you up until 6:00. but let's get that all important update on what the weather's going to do for the rest of the day. i'm alex deakin with your latest weather updates. cold theme will updates. the cold theme will continue further continue this week. further issues , with icy conditions in issues, with icy conditions in places and a few snow flurries , places and a few snow flurries, although most will stay dry, there are low pressure system surround in the uk, but i actually across the country at the moment not much in the way of rain sleet or snow falling except northern scotland. heavy snow at the moment because parts of shetland and wintry weather will sink south towards the mainland as we go through the night. ice is the biggest

concern across the south—east where we had last night's melting and little through the day and then really freezing as temperatures drop down widely below freezing . also fog below freezing. also fog continues to be a problem across parts of the midlands and northern, thickening up again in some here. so murky conditions to start tuesday. still icy across the southeast . snow across the southeast. snow showers coming in across northern scotland initially . but northern scotland initially. but then through the day coming down into parts of south scotland and perhaps north england, too. for many it is going to be a dry day on tuesday , turning brighter on tuesday, turning brighter through day across the midlands northern england, although some will stay murky and where it does is not to does temperature is not going to get freezing. even get much above freezing. even with bit brightness. we're with a bit of brightness. we're looking or four looking highs of three or four for and then down the for most. and then down to the south, a little weather system arriving potentially arriving that potentially could bfing arriving that potentially could bring across southwest bring some snow across southwest for time during night. for time during tuesday night. some about how it some uncertainty about how it gets in and therefore how much snow we get likely to be rain across of the channel so across much of the channel so staying here , elsewhere, staying damp here, elsewhere, it's generally another dry day

on wednesday, but more snow showers coming in across northern scotland and of course parts of scotland and parts of southeast scotland and northeast for . parts of southeast scotland and northeast for. many it's northeast england for. many it's a sunny day on wednesday . it a sunny day on wednesday. it will cold once more will be cold once more temperatures again struggling to get much freezing, maybe three or four across parts of the south. the cold theme will continue throughout the rest of this week and there are warnings in place to cover the ice and the snow. check out the met office website for more details on that .

travelling business class with my panel tonight. i mean, i've got the lucky first class and i'm coughing all of my germs onto them. it's not covid for what it's worth, but even it will if it was, maybe we just get on with it. let me know your thoughts. mark@gbnews.uk next thoughts. mark@gb news.uk next up, thoughts. mark@gbnews.uk next up, my malt meets guest is the widely liked and respected former leader of the lib dems, tim farron will talk about his career and what he thinks the lib dems can do at the next general election . but next up, general election. but next up, it's my take at ten and we've

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