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New: GBN Tonight
Monday 31 August 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 37 of 60 min on news stories (61%)
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Home Office data published today revealed that children under five may have been forced into marriage in Britain, with 27 such cases referred to the government's forced marriage unit between 2021 and 2025. The figures showed that Pakistanis made up 41% of all cases, and 18% of cases involved victims lacking mental capacity to consent. The programme spoke to campaigner Dame Jasvinder Sanghera, who described her own forced marriage at age 14 and called for independent scrutiny and prosecutions under existing laws.
The BBC faced criticism for broadcasting a rap by Loyle Carner at the Reading Festival that included expletives and attacked Nigel Farage. The panel debated whether the BBC had breached impartiality, with some arguing the broadcaster should have edited the performance and others defending it as free speech. The discussion referenced a similar incident last year involving a chant about the IDF.
Kemi Badenoch reshuffled her shadow cabinet, replacing Mel Stride with Andrew Griffith as Shadow Chancellor, and making other changes including Tom Tugendhat as Shadow Foreign Secretary and Katie Lamb as Shadow Housing Secretary. Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to address Parliament tomorrow. Separately, the number of confirmed arrests on the first day of Notting Hill Carnival rose to 243, and the programme debated whether the event should be banned, with the carnival's chief executive calling it a victim of crime rather than a perpetrator.
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Claim Children under five among forced marriage cases, Home Office data shows
27 children aged 5 and under were referred to the forced marriage unit between 2021 and 2025.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 5:54-6:08
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Claim Children under five among forced marriage cases, Home Office data shows
40% of all forced marriage cases involved under-18s.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 6:38-6:55
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Claim Children under five among forced marriage cases, Home Office data shows
In 2025, 18% of forced marriage cases involved victims whose mental capacity to consent to marriage was in doubt.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 7:33-7:45
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Claim BBC faces bias claims over Loyle Carner rap at Reading Festival
The BBC apologised last year for live-streaming a Bob Vylan chant that included 'death to the IDF'.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 22:37-22:44
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Claim BBC faces bias claims over Loyle Carner rap at Reading Festival
The BBC would have censored the rap if it had attacked a left-wing politician like Andy Burnham.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 23:44-23:48
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Contested quote Badenoch reshuffles shadow cabinet, replacing Stride and Patel
Jubes and Kerr, only on GB News. Britain's news channel. Welcome back. It's been the Tory party bloodbath today here in Westminster as Kemi Badenoch has reshuffled her top team. But recall back in January 2025, the Tory leader pledged she would not reshuffle her shadow cabinets before next general election.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 33:34-33:46
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Charged quote Badenoch reshuffles shadow cabinet, replacing Stride and Patel
Welcome back. It's been the Tory party bloodbath today here in Westminster as Kemi Badenoch has reshuffled her top team. But recall back in January 2025, the Tory leader pledged she would not reshuffle her shadow cabinets before next general election. Well, that's aged like a milk. Let's cross now to our players.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 33:53-33:56
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Claim Badenoch reshuffles shadow cabinet, replacing Stride and Patel
Tom Tugendhat replaced Priti Patel as Shadow Foreign Secretary, Andrew Griffith became Shadow Chancellor, and Mel Stride returned to the backbenches.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 35:01-35:04
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Claim Badenoch reshuffles shadow cabinet, replacing Stride and Patel
Tom Tugendhat replaced Priti Patel as Shadow Foreign Secretary, Andrew Griffith became Shadow Chancellor, and Mel Stride returned to the backbenches.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 35:06-35:13
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Charged quote Badenoch reshuffles shadow cabinet, replacing Stride and Patel
Chris, let's come to you first. At long last, Andy Burnham set to break his silence as a reshuffle amongst the Tories. Nigel Farage is saying it's like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. On a serious point, some people are saying there should be a general election soon. What are the scores on the doors?
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 37:20-37:24
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Claim Record arrests at Notting Hill Carnival include handgun and death
Police made 169 arrests on the first day of the carnival.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 46:25-46:30
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Claim Record arrests at Notting Hill Carnival include handgun and death
Police made 169 arrests on the first day of the carnival.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 46:25-46:30
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Claim Record arrests at Notting Hill Carnival include handgun and death
Police described the carnival as overwhelmingly positive and celebratory.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 46:33-46:39
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Claim Record arrests at Notting Hill Carnival include handgun and death
There were 78 assaults on police at last year's Notting Hill Carnival.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 49:19-49:24
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Claim Record arrests at Notting Hill Carnival include handgun and death
There were 78 assaults on police at last year's Notting Hill Carnival.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 31 August 2026, 49:19-49:24
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