so much for your company. and we have got a packed coming up have got a packed show coming up for is what's for you. so this is what's coming the hour to coming up in the next hour to kick off, going to be kick off, we're going to be asking what made asking you what you made of bods asking you what you made of boris johnson . he gave evidence boris johnson. he gave evidence at the covid inquiry this week. the former prime minister, he actually emotional during actually became emotional during his testimony. >> as you see, we often forget that he almost died of covid himself. so it's whether you believe his tears are genuine or not. >> yeah. were they genuine tears or were they crocker style tears.7 let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com winter wonderland has appointed four children as their board of directors this year, made up of roles including the chief magic officer and director of thrills. >> we're going to be going down to hyde park later to meet some of those brilliant kids. they've got some incredible stories. this segment . this is a great segment. >> really, special >> yeah, really, really special story. make sure you tune in story. do make sure you tune in for that. we're going to for that. plus, we're going to be big debate of be tackling the big debate of this £169. 50. it's a lot this week, £169. 50. it's a lot of money today, isn't it.7 especially in a cost of living crisis. this is the new bbc licence fee from april. we're

asking this morning, do you think worth the money? lots think it's worth the money? lots of people would say you get quite a lot for that. others saying shouldn't bound saying you shouldn't be bound to pay saying you shouldn't be bound to pay interestingly enough, pay it. interestingly enough, i've completely different i've got a completely different opinion i had opinion today to what i had two days ago. >> so that'll be it's going to be interesting see what be interesting to see what people okay, we'll be going people say. okay, we'll be going into former into the jungle with my former campmate, who campmate, jennie bond, who i absolutely love to discuss all things as very things down under as our very own nigel makes it into the final four. now the is, final four. now the question is, who's to be the king or who's going to be the king or queen of the jungle? >> yeah, exactly . and don't >> yeah, exactly. and don't forget this show is nothing without you . we love to hear without you. we love to hear from you, don't we, pete? so we do do get in touch. vaiews@gbnews.com. yeah because remember, this show is based on what you guys think, not what we think. >> although we have our own opinions, we have our own opinions, we have our own opinions and we like to think we're always right. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> before we do anything else, though, sanchez says all though, tatiana sanchez says all your headlines. she is

your news headlines. here she is i >> -- >> peter, thank you very much. and good morning. 10:02. this is the latest. the former immigration minister has warned the prime minister's rwanda bill does not go far enough. writing in the daily telegraph, robert jenrick says the plan will result in only shambolic, half filled deportation flights. it comes as the times reports the rwanda legislation has been given only a 50% best chance of successfully getting flies off the ground next year. successfully getting flies off the ground next year . yesterday the ground next year. yesterday it emerged the government has already invested £240 million into relocating migrants. greater manchester conservative chairman stephen carlton—woods says the stakes are high for the prime minister >> and i think that rishi feels as though he might have egg on his face if he doesn't proceed with it . and it's all right. with it. and it's all right. people say , oh well, the law, people say, oh well, the law, the we should sort of line your ducks up first to make sure that you, you know, you're going to get court. i get it through a court. but as i said earlier, untested law .

said earlier, it's untested law. so going to be an so there's always going to be an interpretation of that in a different way. we've seen judges across the country have different interpreted versions of this anyway . of this anyway. >> police are investing , >> police are investing, awaiting a possible hate crime after a jewish woman was violently assaulted and robbed in north london. a warning the following video contains distressing images, footage of the attack has been circulating on social media. of the 20 year old woman walked along rostrevor avenue in stamford hill on thursday afternoon to two women approached her from behind . she approached her from behind. she tried to evade them by crossing the road. when the assailants pull her to the ground, kicking and punching her. the metropolitan police says it's keeping an open mind about the motive for the attack. the victim was left bruised, but she didn't need to to hospital. didn't need to go to hospital. all the united states vetoed a un security council demand for an immediate ceasefire in gaza . an immediate ceasefire in gaza. there were 13 votes in favour, whilst britain chose to abstain from voting as 1 in 5 permanent

council members. the us has the power to veto any resolution an they stood alongside israel, saying the proposed resolution would only plant the seeds for the next war. three elderly people have died after a large fire broke out at a hospital in tivoli near rome. the blaze started on an underground floor of the san giovanni evangelista hospital . the flames reaching hospital. the flames reaching the emergency room and the intensive care unit. thick smoke forced 200 patients to also be evacuated to another ward. among them, several children and a pregnant woman. a fourth body was found in the mortuary, but that victim was believed to have died before the fire broke out . died before the fire broke out. members of multiple unions are meeting to argue against anti—strike laws after 18 months of industrial action. hundreds of industrial action. hundreds of thousands of workers have taken action over pay and conditions. it's as regulation begins to ensure minimum levels of service came into force yesterday. this is the first

time in 40 years the tuc have assembled a special national conference. now court documents have revealed the late queen wanted the duke and duchess of sussex to contain you being given adequate security , even given adequate security, even after stepping back from royal duties. an extract from a letter written by the late queen's private secretary, sir edward young stated it's imperative that the family continues to be provided with effective security. in a statement, read out in court on prince harry's behalf , sir out in court on prince harry's behalf, sir harry said he felt forced to leave the uk after the security he had had been downgraded . he is suing downgraded. he is suing associated newspapers limited over an article written in february last year about his legal challenge against the home office following a decision to change his security arrangements . hollywood star ryan o'neal has died peacefully, peacefully at the age of 82. the american actor is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed 1970 romance love story that movie is considered by the american film

institute to be among the top ten most romantic movies of all time. his son, patrick announced the news on social media, saying his father was a hollywood legend. full stop now brace yourselves. as gale force winds and the heavy rain batter the uk this weekend, the met office says the midlands of northern england and northern ireland will see gusts of up to 70mph. wind speeds will increase in the west throughout this morning, then across other areas through then across other areas through the afternoon before easily slowing from the west into this evening. homes and businesses may also experience flooding as up to 80mm of rain is to fall in some parts of the country with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker. by simply saying play gb news now back to peter, andre and ellie costello .

costello. >> thanks, tatiana. right, later on, we're going to be joined by a very special group of children . i'm really excited about this. >> yeah, me too. this our favourite story in the show today, winter wonderland in london has a new board of directors and they are very, very special people. we're going to be going live to hyde park to meet hugely important meet these hugely important people. magic officer people. the chief magic officer and director of thrills included . so you won't want to miss that. >> yeah, we'll be meeting them at 10:30. now let's move on to the big story of this week, shall we? >> boris johnson , the former pm >> boris johnson, the former pm at the covid inquiry. >> right. so what did you make of his performance? he did become emotional all on the first day. i think a lot of people forget what he himself went through the disease. went through with the disease. so interesting see so it'd be interesting to see what yeah, well, what you think. yeah, well, i definitely did. >> i mean, i was listening to him at covid the him at the covid inquiry on the radio talking at the radio and he was talking at the time about his time in icu. and you do forget that he was in intensive it was intensive care. i mean, it was touch at one point. do touch and go at one point. i do think. but not all of you were buying expressions of

buying his expressions of remorse. so going to be remorse. so we're going to be talking that this morning. talking about that this morning. we've armstrong here on we've got alex armstrong here on the with and alex, just the sofa with us. and alex, just before to let's before we come to you, let's just remind of what just remind ourselves of what bofis just remind ourselves of what boris said at the boris johnson said at the inquiry this week. >> know why your phone >> do you know why your phone was missing those 5000 odd whatsapps? >> i don't know the exact reason, but it looks as though it's something to do with the app it's something to do with the app going down and then coming up again . but somehow app going down and then coming up again. but somehow. app going down and then coming up again. but somehow . not up again. but somehow. not i understand . and the feelings of understand. and the feelings of these victims and their families. and i am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss and the suffering of those victims. and their families . all i'm and their families. all i'm trying to tell you in a nutshell and the nhs , thank god, did an and the nhs, thank god, did an amazing job and helped me survive . but i knew from that

survive. but i knew from that experience what an appalling disease this is. >> that's boris johnson, former prime minister, giving evidence at the covid inquiry this week . at the covid inquiry this week. alex armstrong joins us now on the sofa. he's a political commentator for alex. what did you make of boris johnson's answers at the covid inquiry ? answers at the covid inquiry? >> i think it was really humanising moment for boris, and i know a lot people watching . i know a lot of people watching. it covid. i had it went through covid. i had covid . it's horrendous. covid twice. it's horrendous. i can't imagine what it's like for a lot people who had it and a lot of people who had it and just get that quite just seeing him get that quite emotional. haven't emotional. you know, we haven't seen side of him for a long seen that side of him for a long time. think since he was prime time. i think since he was prime minister. it was very professional. come professional. so seeing him come out with emotion was was out with that emotion was was quite my opinion. quite touching in my opinion. i know a lot of people disagree, but, think it's but, you know, i think it's difficult when you're having the whole to whole thing pinned on you to not feel a sense of responsibility and to and i think for people watching it, it must have been quite emotional for them a lot of them lost loved ones. and boris, as you said, he was in icu himself. so it was really

quite a powerful, powerful moment. i it will be the moment. i think it will be the one away from one thing people take away from the will be boris the whole inquiry will be boris boris's there. but boris's time on there. but but yeah, i do. i do. i did feel very emotional watching i did about you think? i was quite struck by the >> i was quite struck by the emotion as well. but i think i had forgotten really his own battle with covid and i found that actually did find that quite moving, that he was getting choked up at his experience. it must have been quite scary if we just take him as not as a as a human and not as a politician then being politician. then being in icu feeling was touch feeling as though it was touch and whether you're going to and go. whether you're going to survive or not, and also survive or not, and then also trying country at trying to lead the country at the time. i think it was the same time. i think it was the same time. i think it was the first time i'd actually taken that board how taken that on board as how difficult that must have been as a human. >> yeah, and it's easy to see things hindsight. might things in hindsight. you might say, obvious what say, well, it was obvious what was what was wrong, was right and what was wrong, but think don't know that but i think you don't know that until through it. until you've been through it. it's really it's really difficult to not have some emotion for someone who went through it. i mean, you said you had it twice, right? i had it four times. times. three four times. four times. three times after i vaccinated ,

times after i was vaccinated, which bizarre. but it which was bizarre. but i had it four times. and you know, you think about when you've been through all, you've lost through it all, you've lost someone or you've, you had someone or you've, you know, had someone or you've, you know, had someone who you're going someone in icu who you're going to have a different view on it. and a different emotion. so in that yes, there are that side, yes, but there are people saying sort of people saying that he sort of rehearsed and i mean, he rehearsed it. and i mean, he definitely it definitely going to rehearse it right mean, you've got millions >> i mean, you've got millions of you. don't of people watching you. i don't think from your think that takes away from your natural response. i think there maybe little bit of bit maybe was a little bit of a bit of the whatsapp of nonsense with the whatsapp stuff. know i've had stuff. you know, i've i've had relatively good with technology, so much so i don't know how much i believe those whatsapp messages went but , you know, on went missing, but, you know, on the human of things, the human side of things, i think really hard. think it was really hard. obviously heckled as obviously he got heckled as well. don't know if you saw that. be that. i mean, that must be difficult. you know, you know, you're getting millions of people you and people listening to you and you're by people you're getting heckled by people who've loved ones. who've lost their loved ones. i think that's tough. who've lost their loved ones. i thiri. that's tough. who've lost their loved ones. i thiri do at's tough. who've lost their loved ones. i thiri do think ugh. who've lost their loved ones. i thiri do think it's. who've lost their loved ones. i thiri do think it's really >> i do think it's really important that important to reflect that actually, was actually, that he was being heckled there were heckled in the room. there were families, grieving who families, grieving families who went quietly held up went in and very quietly held up placards they placards placards and they were placards and their families, and photos of their families, loved they lost during loved ones that they lost during covid. and on the placards it

says they can't hear your apology . and we do need to apology. and we do need to remember those people, don't we? who apology is who for them, an apology is neven who for them, an apology is never, ever going to be enough . never, ever going to be enough. >> not. i think that's >> no, it's not. i think that's exactly right. and, you know, when a loved one, when you've lost a loved one, no, no apology is ever going to make up that, is it? make up for that, is it? >> i mean, okay. let's it >> i mean, okay. so let's put it say fact someone say for the fact someone else was going to be in power at that time, who would have got everything right? maybe they would of the would have got some of the things that didn't get things that boris didn't get right. but there would have right. but but there would have been other things would been other things they would have got wrong. i mean, it was a first time this had ever happened. right. is is happened. right. so it is it is difficult to sort of pin everything on just on just one person. >> yeah, it's unprecedented, isn't were no there isn't it? there were no there was rulebook. there was was no rulebook. there was no playbook how to do this. and playbook on how to do this. and anyone been in anyone who's ever been in government tell government or politics will tell you same there's it's you the same thing. there's it's always chaotic. and think what always chaotic. and i think what this inquiry is doing is really focusing on the politicians and not what happened and not really on what happened and what we could have done better as a country and what we could do. whole inquiry do. now with this whole inquiry is us a lot of money. is costing us a lot of money.

you 100 you know, topping up 100 million. think we're million. so i think we're starting get into this sort million. so i think we're stiattackingiet into this sort million. so i think we're stiattacking and|to this sort million. so i think we're stiattacking and attackingrt of attacking and attacking politicians rather than attacking happened. attacking what really happened. and i think for boris, and so i do i think for boris, this is a really hard thing to relive. and i, i really feel the pubuc relive. and i, i really feel the public are going to start to see a different side to him. you know, he i think he's at a really good job the really good job under the circumstance, liz. >> you've got the other >> i mean, you've got the other side of too, yes, the side of it, too, where, yes, the lockdown to lockdown is may have worked to help the vulnerable, but then you had other of you had the other side of it where became where mental health became a huge sitting huge problem. people sitting their gcses . you know, my son their gcses. you know, my son was sitting it through that time and the difficulty of that domestic abuse, all these other things that were just becoming huge on the other side . so we're huge on the other side. so we're trying to solve one problem and then on the other side, there's all problems all these other problems emerging . emerging. >> yeah. and i think the public want that. i want want to hear about that. i want to it. i want to hear to hear about it. i want to hear what we could do better. i know i i've four younger i have i've got four younger brothers really i know brothers and i really i know they struggle during the they really struggle during the lockdown. they had to do all their zoom. i hate their lessons on zoom. i hate zoom. can only imagine what zoom. so i can only imagine what

it's kids who've it's like for those kids who've got lower attention sit got lower attention spans to sit there day, you there and do that all day, you know, them . know, feel for them. >> yeah. and it is interesting. i you there about i mean, you talk there about already 100 already we're topping 100 million inquiry. million on this covid inquiry. lots say that lots of people would say that money better spent money would be better spent trying to fix the damage, as you say, towards who say, pete, towards those who have mental health have suffered with mental health and as have suffered with mental health a|result as have suffered with mental health a|result of as have suffered with mental health a|result of the as have suffered with mental health a|result of the lockdowns. as have suffered with mental health a|result of the lockdowns. look, a result of the lockdowns. look, also on the sofa. we've got charlie and the charlie rowley and the broadcaster coach and broadcaster life coach and author trent hughes. so authorjenni trent hughes. so charlie rowley, i want to come to you first, because you were the former adviser to michael gove , who has gove, who also has given evidence at the covid inquiry. so what your opinion on on so what is your opinion on on the inquiry so far? i mean, it's been going for on a very long time and it's cost over 100 million. do you think it's worth it? >> yes, i in- >> yes, i do. it? >> yes, i do. and in— >> yes, i do. and i it? >> yes, i do. and i think it's look , it's due to run until look, it's due to run until about 2026. so we've got a bit of a way go in this inquiry. of a way to go in this inquiry. but look for the but i think look for the families people have families and people that have lost and for lost their lives and for everybody were talking everybody that you were talking about, suffered about, people that suffered mental people about, people that suffered men had people about, people that suffered men had do people about, people that suffered men had do their people about, people that suffered men had do their lessonsle about, people that suffered men had do their lessons on who had to do their lessons on on zoom and are still feeling the effects of the catch up

there. people who were self—employed, businesses, people weren't able to do people who weren't able to do their day to day jobs, who have been and found it just being locked down. you know, families of changed of broken up people of changed in themselves . so i think in themselves. so i think there's a whole a piece of work that needs to happen to make sure that we get to the bottom of the decisions that were taken that were wrong, decisions that were taken where the processes that were in place were not sufficient enough to make the right decisions. the personality , as we've seen through all the whatsapp which you whatsapp messages, which are you know, incredible, actually, you know, incredible, actually, you know, they fall way below the standard that's expected of anybody in public life, particularly you're serving particularly if you're serving at highest level. and so all at the highest level. and so all of things, it's a cocktail of those things, it's a cocktail of those things, it's a cocktail of confusion . and you know, of confusion. and you know, disaster basically if you get the wrong decision because of all of those factors. but that's why the inquiry, i think, is so important. and i think, look, you know, credit to hugo keith, the that's leading this the kc, that's leading this whole thing , who is who is box

whole thing, who is who is box office, if you ask me, he's brilliant on it. >> he's absolutely brilliant to watch . watch. >> but he is absolutely holding the right people to account, including michael gove. right. he last he said he was on the stand last week week, matt week. boris this week, matt hancock has come back, hancock has to come back, i think again . and we've got rishi think again. and we've got rishi monday , prime minister next week monday, prime minister next week who the chancellor monday, prime minister next week withe the chancellor monday, prime minister next week withe that the chancellor monday, prime minister next week withe that introduced1cellor at the time that introduced schemes like eat out to help out the furlough scheme, things that were deemed very good. but have they detrimental effect? they had a detrimental effect? we'll have to wait and see. >> you've segwayed >> charlie, you've segwayed us so beautifully on the next eat out to out because of out to help out because of course going be course rishi sunak going to be giving on monday. course rishi sunak going to be giving what on monday. course rishi sunak going to be giving what do on monday. course rishi sunak going to be giving what do you monday. course rishi sunak going to be giving what do you make ay. course rishi sunak going to be giving what do you make of what jenny, what do you make of what you've so far and what do you've heard so far and what do you've heard so far and what do you think we can from you think we can expect from rishi sunak on monday? >> been absolutely, >> well, i have been absolutely, you everybody is watching. you know, everybody is watching. i'm celebrity. i'm listening i'm a celebrity. i'm listening to this. i'm the only person i actually haven't listened to was michael gove . i have. i've michael gove. i have. i've always had a bit of a soft spot for boris. so i thought he

handled himself very well. i think that in comparison to people like matt hancock, which if i didn't live on a boat in warwickshire, i would have been down there with a placard and he really annoyed me. i thought that boris was actually quite honest because he said , and i honest because he said, and i don't remember , i don't know. don't remember, i don't know. i thought maybe this and in retrospect i was wrong. and i actually thought he handled himself really , really well . himself really, really well. what do i and as far as whatsapp 9°, what do i and as far as whatsapp go, i am not a whatsapp fan, but have you ever looked back on your own whatsapp? >> i would any of us want our whatsapp being no , we just wouldn't. >> the abuse i've had from ellie on whatsapp is unbelievable . oh on whatsapp is unbelievable. oh whatsapp, you know, diagrams. >> we were all talking filled pictures of miscellaneous body

parts . parts. >> yeah. nobody wants to share their your whatsapp sounds great. >> i want to get in on that. >> i want to get in on that. >> i'm sorry but yeah. now what do i expect from from rishi on monday ? monday? >> i right now rishi is on my naughty step getting a piece of coal for christmas list over rwanda. so i'm going to be watching gleefully on monday to watching gleefully on monday to watch him try to tap dance his way out of eat out to help out. which was because when i first heard it, i honestly thought it was a joke. they must be kidding. eat people are going to go out. everybody's going to get as sick again. this is the stupidest thing i've ever heard of. >> okay, so. well, we want to know more about your whatsapp messages . in the meantime, messages later. in the meantime, i want to talk to you about christmas cards. jenny. right. so apparently people aren't writing anymore. writing christmas cards anymore. do because writing christmas cards anymore. do new because writing christmas cards anymore. do new technology because writing christmas cards anymore. do new technology ? because writing christmas cards anymore. do new technology ? erg iecguse writing christmas cards anymore. do new technology ? erg and|se writing christmas cards anymore. do new technology ? erg and what of new technology? erg and what do think the reason is for this? >> well, funnily enough, when i

first moved here from america 30 years ago, i had a christmas card list of 500 and i used to hand make the cards technology came along, started doing that, and then this year i said, nope, i'm going to go back to making christmas cards and then the royal mail raised their price. so it's now £1 something to send a card. that's what i think is killing cards. >> is it postage, charlie, or do you think it's something else? have we got lazy in ourselves? >> well , nobody ever have we got lazy in ourselves? >> well, nobody ever sends me a christmas card anyway. i wouldn't a christmas card list 501. >> yes , exactly. >> yes, exactly. >> yes, exactly. >> to be the one. >> they're all whatsapp now. well, we've heard about your ones. yeah yeah. >> interestingly enough, i remember my dad telling me just when he used to have to write letters because dad's 90 now. and he said that when he would write letters his parents and write letters to his parents and it would take, it was it would take, i think it was a three turnaround before he

three month turnaround before he got a reply. and how far we've come from that, obviously there's something special about reading books from a book or writing cards. there's something special about that . my wife special about that. my wife would more likely to that . would be more likely to do that. i'd be the type that would send a message. guess a whatsapp message. so i guess i guess, times are guess, you know, times are changing, they but are guess, you know, times are cha missing they but are guess, you know, times are chamissing the they but are guess, you know, times are cha missing the traditioniut are guess, you know, times are chamissing the tradition of are we missing the tradition of facetime now, don't you? >> how would in >> that's how you would get in contact facetime. >> that's how you would get in conlact facetime. >> that's how you would get in coni mean, ztime. >> that's how you would get in coni mean, tone. >> that's how you would get in coni mean, to be honest, my mum. >> i mean, to be honest, my mum. right, going use phone right, i'm going to use my phone here example. when i, here for an example. when i, when ring my mum, she's still when i ring my mum, she's still can't the hang of this can't get the hang of this right. so all see top right. so all i see is the top of her head. i say, mum, lift the phone up, lift phone the phone up, lift the phone up so see your so she's so i can see your head. so she's going, huh? >> that's a word. tilt. that's great. >> so you know, it is hard, but. but you're right. it's like my dad through covid he said dad said through covid he said with facetime, it was a way of us being next to each other without wear a mask, without having to wear a mask, which was you which was. which was a, you know, an interesting of know, an interesting way of looking at it. >> very lucky with >> we are very lucky with technology now, aren't we? i mean, certainly use facetime mean, i certainly use facetime and uke mean, i certainly use facetime and like we and whatsapp, but i feel like we have art, haven't we, have lost the art, haven't we, of and writing letters

of writing and writing letters and christmas cards? would of writing and writing letters and still christmas cards? would of writing and writing letters and still do hristmas cards? would of writing and writing letters and still do it?;tmas cards? would of writing and writing letters and still do it? alexi cards? would of writing and writing letters and still do it? alex no,ds? would don't. >> i have to admit it. i only do don't. >:forhave to admit it. i only do don't. >:for a|ve to admit it. i only do don't. >:for a very» admit it. i only do don't. >:for a very select: it. i only do don't. >:for a very select few, only do don't. >:for a very select few, like! do it for a very select few, like my parents, grandparents. but my parents, my grandparents. but you know what? i got there was really year. i got really bizarre last year. i got an card that was an email christmas card that was like video was like all like a video and it was like all these animated ones and on these animated ones and stuff on it. like, what is it. and i was just like, what is this like, this this bonkers? like, this is nuts, it was funny, nuts, but it was it was funny, at you know, so i think at least, you know, so i think people are finding new ways to send and to do this send cards and to do this christmas themed more, christmas themed stuff more, more, the day i more, more in the modern day i think yeah. think creative. yeah. >> got so >> also postage has got so expensive a pack of expensive i bought a pack of first stamps. the other expensive i bought a pack of first i stamps. the other expensive i bought a pack of first i can'ttamps. the other expensive i bought a pack of first i can't remember other expensive i bought a pack of first i can't remember hower expensive i bought a pack of first i can't remember how many day. i can't remember how many they a pack. it like they were in a pack. it was like £12. yeah. couldn't believe it. and i was like, that's and i was like, well, that's why you why don't you don't send i mean, why don't you don't send i mean, why don't you go economy class then? >> class. >> first class. >> first class. >> particularly different. >> yeah, they are. >> yeah, they are. >> are. >> they are. >> they are. >> it's not. it's not that different. it'sjust >> it's not. it's not that different. it's just a couple of different. it's just a couple of different. yeah >> so you might as well as long as you're not sending presents by every. >> i think everything be >> i think everything will be fine know. >> i think everything will be fineyeah.> yeah. >> yeah. >> but you have touched on something because writing something because i writing a card something more card and writing something more thoughtful than because we're on

whatsapp. >> we're on absolutely . >> we're on absolutely. >> we're on absolutely. >> do i have over the last >> but i do i have over the last few started a christmas few years started a christmas calls . so do christmas eve. calls. so i do on christmas eve. i just pick ten, five, ten people who i haven't spoken to for a good while i just want for a good while who i just want to reach out to. and in the hope that anything that they're not doing anything christmas eve, i'll just drop them and just say, hey, them a call and just say, hey, how's going? and it can be how's it going? and it can be a friend university that friend from university that you've to for a while you've not spoken to for a while and just of but it's and it's just a sort of but it's and it's just a sort of but it's a ukip them out of a hat, like a lucky dip. i think about them lucky dip. i do think about them before that i just before some people that i just discount . but there discount immediately. but there are others who i will. i'll add you to the list. this year. >> this is my phone number. thank you . but it's so wonderful thank you. but it's so wonderful to see you all. >> thank you so much . alex, >> thank you so much. alex, charlie, jenny and good to be with us throughout the program. >> thanks, guys. right coming up, we're bringing you the latest from the jungle. and latest news from the jungle. and we're is we're asking you if the bbc is really worth the money. you may be i think . yeah. be surprised what i think. yeah. >> you've changed your mind,

haven't the past haven't you, in the past few days? >> ? hours, because >> within 24 hours, because i did why. >> within 24 hours, because i did that's why. >> within 24 hours, because i did that's what why. >> within 24 hours, because i did that's what it why. >> within 24 hours, because i did that's what it is. why. >> within 24 hours, because i did that's what it is. yeah. >> that's what it is. yeah. well, do you stay tuned for that ? me? ellie costello ? you with me? ellie costello and my new friend and co—presenter gb co—presenter peter andre on gb news, britain's new .

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and don't forget to keep sending in your emails to me and pete throughout the show today . throughout the show today. vaiews@gbnews.com this show is nothing without you and we do love to hear from you, don't we? so loads of you getting in touch on the covid inquiry boris johnson gave evidence this week. we what you made of we were asking what you made of it alan, good morning to it so far. alan, good morning to you . alan says the inquiry is you. alan says the inquiry is a joke. cost millions of pounds joke. it cost millions of pounds to boris did to achieve nothing. boris did a great job organising the supply of the vaccine and keeping us informed of events . no one else informed of events. no one else could have better. it was could have done better. it was an unknown says alan. an unknown situation, says alan. >> yeah, brian says hi, brian . >> yeah, brian says hi, brian. what do people well, brian didn't say hi. brian. what do people want? the disease was not selective. the only thing i think he did wrong was not to lock down, travel into the uk early enough. boris cannot be held responsible for everything . held responsible for everything. >> julie says that the covid inquiry is another witch hunt. we know mistakes were made, but spending all this money is crazy. we need to learn by it. so it never happens again. i mean, those running the covid

inquiry would say that's exactly why they're it. but yet why they're doing it. but yet over £100 million spent so far. do you let us know what you think about that? vaiews@gbnews.com do you keep your views coming in? lots of your views coming in? lots of you getting in touch on the bbc licence fee as well. so we're going to share some of those. but why are we talking about this? well, because it's this? pete well, because it's set rise next year from £159 set to rise next year from £159 to just over 169 a year. yeah, it's less than expected, but there are harsh penalties, including the possibility of jail for those who don't pay their bbc licence fee. so we are asking today is the bbc worth the money? and you have changed your mind on this in the past? have. >> i have. so before we hand over to you guys to get your opinion, we've got matthew stalden here and esther stanshall. but before we do that, want say yes. two that, i want to say yes. two days i was like, a days ago i was like, it's a complete money. it's complete waste of money. it's ridiculous . complete waste of money. it's ridiculous. there's complete waste of money. it's ridiculous . there's cost of ridiculous. there's the cost of living crisis. people having ridiculous. there's the cost of livpay.:risis. people having ridiculous. there's the cost of livpay. then people having ridiculous. there's the cost of livpay. then all�*ple having ridiculous. there's the cost of livpay. then all of; having ridiculous. there's the cost of livpay. then all of; sudden1g to pay. then all of a sudden i started looking at how much sky costs per month and how much

netflix costs per month. and i thought actually bbc's not just one. it's not just news, not just the news channels, documentaries , there's sports documentaries, there's sports channels, there's all that. so actually we really you're not paying actually we really you're not paying that much compared to some of the others, but i don't know. what are your thoughts, guys ? matthew, how are you guys? matthew, how are you doing? are you all right? yeah, very good to see you guys. >> good to be back. >> good to be back. >> have to your your back, matthew. >> i mean, worked at the >> i mean, we both worked at the bbc, didn't we? yeah, have bbc, didn't we? yeah, we have slightly different slants. >> absolutely. worked >> yeah, absolutely. so i worked there so i'm what there for ten years, so i'm what you would call what you would call staffer, is a bit call a staffer, which is a bit like lifer in jail. and and like a lifer in jail. and and you get, if you're at you get, if you're a staff at the get the the bbc, it means you get the pension, you get all that kind of there's a lot of of stuff. there's a lot of people that the bbc. i people that work at the bbc. i think bbc is a like think the bbc is a bit like a child that's in titled to money. it's been getting all this free money because it's money and now because it's always money, wants always had free money, it wants to on money. i to carry on having money. i think that should a think that it should be a choice. i mean, in choice. i mean, we're in a different world now. there's thousands channels. you don't different world now. there's thousto ds channels. you don't different world now. there's thousto watch :hannels. you don't different world now. there's thousto watch adverts. you don't

different world now. there's thousto watch adverts. yyouion't have to watch adverts if you don't to. really don't want to. i don't really think can justify think the bbc can justify putting people in jail if they don't pay. i think i believe in choice . would people choose to choice. would people choose to pay choice. would people choose to pay that? i don't know what messages you've got coming in, but would to pay £169 but would you choose to pay £169 a year? >> it does seem a lot of money. and one of the issues i have with it is that a single mum or a single dad living on a council estate , as far as i know, has to estate, as far as i know, has to pay estate, as far as i know, has to pay amount as someone pay the same amount as someone living mansion and somehow pay the same amount as someone living that ansion and somehow pay the same amount as someone living that couldi and somehow pay the same amount as someone living that could change mehow pay the same amount as someone living that could change and )w perhaps that could change and evolve because otherwise it's a sort of a regressive form of taxation . but there is so much taxation. but there is so much good about the bbc. i think it's absolutely fine to love a station like this. really engage with it, enjoy it, enjoy the diversity of views. a bit of a punch up from time to time, but having a national broadcaster that when it comes to news bends over doesn't always get right over doesn't always get it right . there are human beings at the heart this. of course, heart of all this. of course, but over backwards try but bends over backwards to try to i think that's to be impartial. i think that's very and as very valuable and taken as a whole . it is a wonderful british whole. it is a wonderful british

institution . i think institution. i think surprisingly lot people are surprisingly a lot of people are very of. very proud of. >> i mean, made a good point very proud of. >> i iabout made a good point very proud of. >> i iabout whatnade a good point very proud of. >> i iabout what yous a good point very proud of. >> i iabout what you said)od point very proud of. >> i iabout what you said about,nt there about what you said about, you different people from you know, different people from with different backgrounds and with different backgrounds and with different backgrounds and with different financial , you with different financial, you know, abilities to be able to pay know, abilities to be able to pay this. but that's the same with sky. that's the same with netflix . they don't tear that. netflix. they don't tear that. it's all one. so there's a point to be made there that actually actually all all subscribers are the same for everyone. >> so you can't watch sort of terrestrial tv unless you do have a licence. and so i think it seems to me there is a degree of unfairness in that. but, but, but it does offer a huge amount. it is good value for money. it's a sort of what is it, a coffee a week or something. when you think all the radio channels, think of all the radio channels, all channels, most all the tv channels, the most precious me and i'll precious thing to me and i'll shut up in a second. the most precious me is to have precious thing to me is to have a news service that we can really rely on. you know, you watch gb and have, as i watch gb news and you have, as i said, great diversity of views said, a great diversity of views and debates and

and it's really good debates and i on. but when it i love coming on. but when it comes to the sort of the hard core programmes, know, core news programmes, you know, the or whatever, the 10:00 news or whatever, i think we have have a national think we have to have a national broadcaster for that. as i say, it's absolute focus is impartiality. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> what do you make of that ? >> what do you make of that? because when i'm meeting people out about street, out and about on the street, i met two people in a restaurant this who news and this week who love gb news and said they don't want they don't watch. they don't watch bbc anymore love gb anymore because they love gb news so much they don't want to pay news so much they don't want to pay their bbc licence fee. but is the issue then, that is that the issue then, that it's mandatory? it is a mandatory tax in a way. i think it's good to plug gb news no, no, it's good to plug gb news no, “0, l it's good to plug gb news no, no, , look, it's got to be a no, look, look, it's got to be a choice . choice. >> surely it's got to be a choice. and then in terms of impartiality, um , i'm not 100% impartiality, um, i'm not 100% sure the bbc is actually now good competitive good enough and competitive enough to be able to justify . is enough to be able to justify. is it a choice? i think we need to give people the choice. would you choose to pay for it? because at moment, if you because at the moment, if you don't you put in prison. >> i was going to pick up on >> i was going to pick you up on that. think last that. actually. i think last year year before,

year or the year before, whenever it was single whenever it was not a single person jail as my person went to jail as my understanding. yes, it understanding. so look, yes, it is a criminal offence, is in theory a criminal offence, i think not pay your licence i think not to pay your licence fee, do people get sent fee, but do people get sent to jail? reality. jail? not in reality. >> it's a new era. it's >> i think it's a new era. it's a new time. live in the world a new time. we live in the world of we live the world of of ai. we live in the world of digital. children don't even know the bbc is these days . know what the bbc is these days. people people people have got tablets, people have platforms. people have got tablets, people have people platforms. people have got tablets, people have people don't)latforms. people have got tablets, people have people don't evenrms. people have got tablets, people have people don't even bother some people don't even bother watching television on a television . i know a lot of television. i know a lot of people that just watch stuff on ipads computers is it's ipads and computers is it's a new world out there. i don't think the bbc has caught up with it. i think the bbc is actually quite fashioned and finds quite old fashioned and it finds its difficult change. i its very difficult to change. i think change. think it needs to change. i guess the argument as guess there's the argument as well don't your well that if you don't pay your subscription netflix, you subscription to netflix, you can't watch it. >> so i guess if you don't pay, you can't watch tv. i know it sounds harsh, but like you said, people have got all these other means of watching things. now you can i know it's live, live streaming that you can't watch without the licence. so you have to have the licence to watch anything live. but anything

that's i think on demand you can't watch. but things like netflix and all you can netflix and all that you can watch the licence and watch without the licence and you the radio of you can listen to the radio of course, can't you. there are, there both sides. there are both sides. >> that there needs >> do you think that there needs to a different model? mean, to be a different model? i mean, you're about you're talking there about modernisation, having modernisation, perhaps having something an old something mandatory is an old fashioned of looking at fashioned way of looking at things. we be looking at things. should we be looking at something like netflix or an something like a netflix or an amazon your 6.99 a amazon where you pay your 6.99 a month is? i look, month or whatever it is? i look, i you can opt in or opt. i think you can opt in or opt. >> i think when it comes to drama and entertaining drama and fact and entertaining shows, shiny floor shows like strictly come dancing, although they're popular . they're very, very popular. there there is argument there is there is an argument that shouldn't be that we shouldn't actually be forced for that sort of forced to pay for that sort of stuff. be to opt stuff. we should be able to opt in opt out. it's the news in and opt out. it's the news thing i worry about. and of thing that i worry about. and of course , as said earlier, course, as i said earlier, people human beings and people are human beings and people are human beings and people their biases and people do have their biases and their unconscious but their unconscious biases. but i worked at the bbc for nine years in news and i can honestly say there was there were genuine, proper attempts . its to be proper attempts. its to be impartial . impartial. >> i do want to ask you to something. this is totally different, but it has happened

this week and it is relevant. i hope we can show this picture. this maryam she is a this is maryam moshiri. she is a bbc presenter. you may have seen this happen this week. she was messing around with her cameraman . she made a gesture, cameraman. she made a gesture, shall we say, towards the camera and her friend behind the camera . it was caught on camera . now . it was caught on camera. now the conservative party have taken a screenshot and used it to attack the labour party, saying this is labour when you ask for their plans to tackle a legal migration. now i want to ask you about this because as matthew, i know you've got an opinion . do you think that is opinion. do you think that is a professional way for the conservative party to behave on twitter? >> if you take that image in isolation, isolation, it shows that this conservative party that this conservative party that has been in power for 13, nearly 14 years, is simply unfit it for running the country. i thought it was disgraceful. the question i ask is, can you imagine any viewers watching today who are fans of margaret thatcher? and i wasn't can you imagine margaret thatcher signing that off? there is a

caveat and that is that labour have also been putting out some pretty dodgy attack ads . so it's pretty dodgy attack ads. so it's not just the tories and what i would caution against both parties is, is that we don't want this to be the dirtiest general election campaign ever. i mean, it might make for good headlines, it might quite fun headlines, it might be quite fun on want on some level, but we want to have dignity professionalism have dignity and professionalism . the you used, . that's the word you used, i think, our politics. think, in our politics. >> it could be way >> i mean, it could be her way of what she thinks of just saying what she thinks of just saying what she thinks of bbc licence. i mean, i of the bbc licence. i mean, i don't know. just saying. don't know. i'm just saying. >> got one point. if >> okay, i've got one point. if you worked in tv, which you have and worked in the bbc for and i've worked in the bbc for ten years, i've worked in fact dense as well . well, you know dense as well. well, you know that anywhere around that if you are anywhere around a a microphone, don't a camera or a microphone, don't do that don't want do anything that you don't want to be caught on camera because you gordon brown. you remember gordon brown. >> remember brown >> do you remember gordon brown when woman when he called that that woman who questions about who was raising questions about immigration? a big bigoted old woman or whatever he said in 2010 the microphone was 2010 because the microphone was still was a that might still on. that was a that might have labour election have lost labour that election happened bee gees as well. >> don't forget, happened >> don't forget, it happened with >> don't forget, it happened witishe said that disgusting

>> she said that disgusting little man. it does happen. >> yeah, feel for her in >> yeah, i did feel for her in that do us know what that moment. do let us know what you make the tory party using you make of the tory party using that do you that image on twitter. do you think a laugh or do think it was just a laugh or do you think it wasn't very professional? do let us know. vaiews@gbnews.com. professional? do let us know. vaiev1really1ews.com. professional? do let us know. vaiev1 really1ews.con see you nesta, really good to see you this you very this you guys. thank you so very much say quickly, much. and just to say quickly, before get into our next before we get into our next story, wonderful story, we've got a wonderful story, we've got a wonderful story haven't story coming up, haven't we, with actress . with an amazing actress. >> oh, stephanie beecham. it's incredible because she's incredible because what she's done she's film based done is she's done a film based on subject that's very close on a subject that's very close to her heart, something very personal and can personal to her. and i can relate as i was relate to that as well. so i was very, very excited she was coming talk about it. coming on to talk about it. yeah, she'll tell you more later. >> $- later. >> towards the back end of >> yeah. towards the back end of this stay tuned for that. >> okay. this year, winter wonderland has appointed a board of keep the park in of directors to keep the park in check. it's made up of four check. now it's made up of four very important roles. we've got chief officer, candy chief magic officer, chief candy officer, director and officer, executive director and director of thrills. now, these very important positions are held by some amazing children who are all very passionate about their respective roles and

keeping things in order. >> well, i'm delighted to say that we are now joined by these special helpers live from hyde park. welcome to the show , all park. welcome to the show, all of you. so fabulous to see you all there. hope you're staying dry as well. betsy, let's start with you. give us a wave, betsy, just so i know which one we're talking to. betsy, give us a wave. hi, betsy. so you are ten years old and you are the chief magic officer at winter wonderland. this year. tell us, what's that role all about ? how what's that role all about? how do you make sure you have that festive cheer at winter wonderland . um, basically, just wonderland. um, basically, just keep people laughing and make sure they're happy with what they're doing here and make sure they're doing here and make sure they're having fun . they're having fun. >> i love that. all right. jackson director of thrills . jackson director of thrills. where are you? jackson jackson , where are you? jackson jackson, you're six years old, right? same age as my son. and he really is all about the thrills. what does it mean to you? you

obviously testing out the roller coasters. tell us tell us what you're doing . what are you doing ? >> ?- >> um, 7- >> um, i'm. 7_ >> um, i'm. i'm ? >> um, i'm. i'm doing 7 >> um, i'm. i'm doing today to the world record. >> and see, the rides are good and they're not really good. >> and is it fun? are you. are you having are you having the time of your life doing this? it's big responsibility . we it's a big responsibility. we enjoyed it to join it, to you see, like if they're really good and see if they're a little bit bad, well , you've sold it to me. bad, well, you've sold it to me. >> you've sold it very, very important job. kezia, i can see you in the back there. you've got a great job this year. the chief candy officer so you're in charge of all the sweets, i suppose, and you've got a very important job of taste testing just to make sure that

everything is up to scratch. what's your job all about? describe it to us. >> so i'm going to be making some sweet treats and testing them to make sure that they're great for everybody to try . great for everybody to try. >> and what makes a good, sweet to you, kezia? what are you looking for ? looking for? >> not too sweet, but sweet enough and overall it just enjoyable to eat. and what's your favourite ? your favourite? >> sweet. see, i can't handle anything sour. that wouldn't be. that wouldn't be for me. i'd be better with like a like a gummy sweet or something . sweet or something. >> i do like sour sweets, but i'd say my favourite sweet , i'm i'd say my favourite sweet, i'm not sure, but my favourite chocolate is either snickers or ferrero rocher. ooh do you like the nutty kezia ? the nutty kezia? >> a little bit nutty love that, right? >> romi? yeah romi, you're 11 years old and you have been given the job of executive ice director. now, just the word executive is pretty, pretty impressive. how do you feel about that ?

about that? >> um, i feel very good to try out the ice and see if the ice is good. and do you feel pressure , romi? pressure, romi? >> because there's lots and lots of children going to winter wonderland. do you feel like the pressure to make sure it's a really good experience for other children , or is it just a job children, or is it just a job that you really, really enjoy ? that you really, really enjoy? >> yeah, it is pressure , but i >> yeah, it is pressure, but i do feel like it's a job i really enjoy. oh, that's wonderful. >> and that's why you're executive . executive. >> that's why your executive love that. betsy i want to come back because you are so back to you because you are so special and people wouldn't know your backstory . me standing your backstory. me standing there with a wonderful smile on your face, but you have actually survived cancer, haven't you? and you are just ten years old and now you are making pyjamas for children who are going through chemotherapy. i mean, you are just amazing. tell us a little bit about why you wanted to help other children going through chemotherapy . we so well

through chemotherapy. we so well , obviously, i'm a cancer survivor, so i know how it feels in the hospital and stuff. >> so it's quite uncomfortable sometimes times and like you have to have like a either a picc line or any line to put your chemo and stuff through. so so you have to either take your arm out of your top or lift it up or that and for some people it's quite like unselected unsettling for them to do that. so i made pyjamas especially for that. so they open up so that you can just lay there and comfort. >> well you are a superstar. we need people like you in this world because not only you've been through it, but of course you're helping others. that is brilliant. so thank you very much, guys. you've all been so wonderful. well, i guess you've got get to your jobs, got to get back to your jobs, right? time's ticking. thank you very all of you.

very much, all of you. >> have a wonderful day. >> and have a wonderful day. take care. all day off, superstar. >> they are. they are, betsy. >> they are. they are, betsy. >> just incredible , isn't it? i >> just incredible, isn't it? i mean, going through so much and then inventing something to help other children are going other children who are going through . through cancer. >> people in >> there are great people in this there really right. >> good reminder, isn't absolutely >> we'll be joined by >> coming up, we'll be joined by my former campmate, who my former jungle campmate, who i love, jennie bond, to discuss all things down under. >> plus, we're going be going >> plus, we're going to be going back park, to winter back to hyde park, to winter wonderland the wonderland to hear all about the wonderful new board of directors there , all high achievers. there, all high achievers. >> in fact, none of them are over you're with saturday over 15. you're with saturday morning on .

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up don't hand up in prison if you don't hand over money. does over the money. that does sound really and never really harsh. yeah, and we never really harsh. yeah, and we never really that before, really went into that before, but sounds incredibly but that sounds incredibly harsh. what's that about? harsh. what's all that about? >> get into. yeah, >> so much to get into. yeah, it's difficult. it's really, really difficult. do those emails coming do you keep those emails coming in us any of the stories in to us on any of the stories that we're talking today? that we're talking about today? vaiews@gbnews.com. but we're going to take you down under now. not about, are now. we're not sure about, are you? not sure about that you? i'm not sure about that phrase, after very phrase, but after a very dramatic under, dramatic week down under, we thought was only right that thought it was only right that we into the goings on. so we delved into the goings on. so as well as taking a look back at it and of course, i believe this to be alongside your series. very myself , one of very good. save myself, one of the best series that we've had . the best series that we've had. because, pete, you were in the series in 2004 for i know that was a long 19 years ago. and of course, pete came second place. you did very, very well. >> but also someone that came into the final that was second. no, she third was actually my really good friend and fellow campmate jennie bond. she's going to give all her thoughts on this series. and of course, being a finalist. hi, jenny. you look lovely. look how festive

she looks. >> know. and look, >> i know. and look, we're coordinating as well. >> yeah, guys see >> yeah, you guys match. see it's right in the it's good that i'm right in the middle yeah anyway, middle here. yeah anyway, i wanted to ask you, jenny, first of all, welcome. what your of all, welcome. what are your thoughts? you've been thoughts? the final you've been there, experienced there, you've experienced it. you've smelt smells and had you've smelt the smells and had those feelings of that dreaming of that steak when you leave the jungle, what are your thoughts ? jungle, what are your thoughts? >> i've smelt the smells along with you. yes and don't you take my second place away from me, pete ? i second. you came pete? i came second. you came third. you're 20 years ago and we were together right at the end.do we were together right at the end. do you remember? we were just four of it was. it was just four of us. it was. it was brockett. and you and me and kerry . that's brockett. and you and me and kerry. that's right. and at this stage , do you remember? we were. stage, do you remember? we were. we were . well, we're pretty we were. well, we're pretty exhausted, but we were quite elated almost the elated to be almost at the final. and knew what was final. and we knew what was coming. think we knew was coming. i think we knew what was coming, is what they'll be coming, which is what they'll be thinking coming, which is what they'll be thinki|is the cyclone wasn't that which is the cyclone wasn't that fun? do you remember ? fun? do you remember? >> that was actually so much fun. i think when you get to that point, you? just that point, don't you? you just

so have gone that far. so elated to have gone that far. you just don't care at that point. you know, being a finalist is as good as winning. i think that's how we well, that's felt anyway . and that's how i felt anyway. and when you're watching it now, are you almost like feeling like you're there. yeah yeah, yeah, yeah we do. >> you and i just know how how it feels, how hungry you've been . and then you've got the prospect of a feast on the last night. do you remember? we you guys, you and kerry and i were given a feast on the. on the last night. and then i think individually, they can choose now. but then you had choose now. but then you had to choose for of us. and you for all three of us. and you chose a sort of murder for this . chose a sort of murder for this. you chose sausages , mash and you chose sausages, mash and gravy, which i thought, how do you remember that? would a seafood salad ? seafood salad? >> well, funny enough , jenny and >> well, funny enough, jenny and i want to ask you what you think about nigel and, you know, the full fineness , but i just wanted full fineness, but i just wanted to ask you, i remember thinking at moment how when i get at that moment how when i get out there, i want to eat the out of there, i want to eat the biggest burger could think of biggest burger i could think of

because for so because we'd been starved for so long people don't believe long and people don't believe it's you really do it's genuine. but you really do starve . and remember razor starve. and remember razor ruddock, how much weight he lost and he was really struggling with that. but anyway , and i with that. but anyway, and i remember getting out and only being able to have a quarter of a burger, that's how much our stomachs had shrunk. yeah when you now when you think you see now when you think that they're place where they're all at that place where they're all at that place where they're and they're just dreaming and wanting , you think wanting to get out, do you think that right finalists or the that the right finalists or the finalists are the right finalists? that's what i meant to say . to say. >> yeah. i mean, they're a really nice bunch this year. i have to say , i thought that have to say, i thought that nigel farage was a little bit bossy . boots well, actually, a bossy. boots well, actually, a lot bossy boots yesterday. i mean, he's been called to his face a jobsworth and he is bossy around the camp, which i don't think goes down very well. i don't think he's very sensitive to other people's feelings. i, i don't that he realised don't think that he realised that joe c really did want to do the trial last night, but he pushed himself forward saying, i'm doing it, i'm doing it. um,

so i thought he might get booted out last night actually, um, i don't know . i mean, out last night actually, um, i don't know. i mean, his political support may be such that in fact, he will be he might be the winner. but i think probably sam is going to get it, don't you? the child man . don't you? the child man. >> yeah. he has done really, really well this series, hasn't he? and jenny, it was. it was so emotional it last emotional watching it last night. watching my night. i was watching it with my sister. actually really sister. she was actually really crying, watching the campmates reunited with one special member of their family or in sam's case, his friend pete, who came along. that must be such an emotional moment after three weeks yourself no weeks by yourself and no contact, no texting, no phone calls. it must be a really beautiful moment for those campmates . campmates. >> it was very touching. >> it was it was very touching. i thought marvin , particularly i thought marvin, particularly in rochelle, was really lovely . in rochelle, was really lovely. and tony, the big bruising boxer, he's an absolute softie, isn't it? he really is. but we didn't get that moment. our loved ones weren't brought into the jungle, were they? >> no, that's true. jenny, thank you so much. always lovely to see you. and thanks again for

just being part of the rumble in the jungle. >> and she's got great memory as well. she remembers what you ordered on the last day, 19 years very impressive , years ago. very impressive, jenny. we do have that qr jenny. and we do have that qr code. do make sure you scan code. so do make sure you scan that next time it comes up on the screen, you get five free votes nigel. so if you want votes for nigel. so if you want to see him crowned king of the jungle, do that. do stay with us. be back at the top of us. we'll be back at the top of the hour. >> it looks like things are heating boilers heating up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello, welcome to your latest gb news weather. >> i'm ellie glaisyer. it was a very wet and windy start to saturday for most of us, but there is some sunshine on the way across the southern half of the uk. storm ellen though, has been named by irish met been named by the irish met service, bringing strongest service, bringing the strongest winds rain winds and the heaviest rain across republic ireland. winds and the heaviest rain acrothis republic ireland. winds and the heaviest rain acrothis spreading ireland. winds and the heaviest rain acrothis spreading its ireland. winds and the heaviest rain acrothis spreading its wayand. but this spreading its way across northern england and into parts . later this parts of scotland. later this afternoon, those strongest winds expected coasts , expected along irish sea coasts,

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>> yeah. thank you guys for your company. we've got a very, very busy show for you today. here's what's coming up right after the news headlines. what's coming up right after the nevwe're dlines. what's coming up right after the nevwe're going to revisit >> we're going to revisit boris johnson's emotional testimony to the covid inquiry. >> did he convince you or are there still questions for him to answer? yeah do let us know. >> we're also going to be joined by showbiz reporter stephanie techy through of the techy to go through all of the latest scandals in latest stories and scandals in the showbiz world. of course, we're going to be talking about shane macgowan's funeral, which was just beautiful tribute to was just a beautiful tribute to him, wasn't it? dancing the him, wasn't it? dancing in the aisles, singing of new york. >> it made you feel you're celebrating someone's life as opposed to it being a very sort of morbid funeral. and think of morbid funeral. and i think it was just a beautiful touch. >> yeah , it really, really, >> yeah, it really, really, really was. going be really was. we're going to be looking at that in detail. >> we're very happy to >> yeah. and we're very happy to be acting legend be joined by the acting legend stephanie to hear all stephanie beecham, to hear all about career and her latest about her career and her latest challenging is a must challenging role. this is a must

. see >> and we have been absolutely inundated with your emails this morning. we love hearing from you so do keep them coming in. gb views at gbnews.com >> but before we do anything else, a tatiana sanchez has all your news headlines . your news headlines. >> peter, thank you very much. and good morning. this is the latest from the newsroom . the latest from the newsroom. the liberal democrats are calling for an investigation to see whether the prime minister breached ministerial code by breached the ministerial code by failing to declare £100 million payment to rwanda . it was sent payment to rwanda. it was sent to kigali in april on top of the £140 million already paid. that bnngs £140 million already paid. that brings the total to 240 million. writing in the daily telegraph former immigration minister robert jenrick has warned that rishi sunak's rwanda bill doesn't go far enough. the times reports the rwanda legislation has been given only a 50% best chance of successfully getting flights off the ground next

yeah flights off the ground next year. greater manchester conservative chairman stephen carlton—woods says the stakes are high for rishi sunak. >> i think that rishi feels as though he might have egg on his face if he doesn't proceed with it . and it's all right, people it. and it's all right, people say, oh well, the law, the we should sort of line your ducks up first to make that you , up first to make sure that you, you you're going to get it you know, you're going to get it through as i said through a court. but as i said earlier, law. earlier, it's untested law. so there's going to be an there's always going to be an internal irritation of that in a different way. we've seen judges across the country have different interpretations of this anyway . police are this anyway. police are investigating a possible hate crime after a jewish woman was violently assaulted and robbed in north london. >> a warning, the following video contains distressing images for image of the attack has been circulating on social media. the 20 year old walking along roster avenue in stamford hill on thursday afternoon, two women approached her from behind. she tried to evade them by crossing the road when the assailants pull her to the

ground, kicking and punching her. the metropolitan police says it's keeping an open mind about the motive for the attack. the victim was left bruised but didn't need to go to hospital . didn't need to go to hospital. the united nations vetoed a un security council demand for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. there were 13 votes in favour whilst britain chose to abstain from voting as 1 in 5 permanent council members . the us has the council members. the us has the power to veto any resolution they stood alongside israel, saying the proposed resolution would only plant the seeds for the next war. three elderly people have died after a large fire broke out at a hospital in tivoli near rome . the blaze tivoli near rome. the blaze started on an underground floor on the san giovanni evangelista hosphal on the san giovanni evangelista hospital. the flames reaching the emergency room and the intensive care unit. thick smoke forced 20 patients to also be evacuated to another ward , among evacuated to another ward, among them, several children and a pregnant woman. a fourth body was found in the mortuary, but that victim was believed to have

died before the fire broke out . died before the fire broke out. members of multiple unions are meeting to argue against anti—strike laws after 18 months of industrial action, hundreds of industrial action, hundreds of thousands of workers have taken action over pay and conditions. it says regulations to ensure minimum levels of service came into force yesterday. this is the first time in 40 years the tuc have assembled a special national conference. this call . court conference. this call. court documents have revealed the late queen wanted the duke and duchess of sussex to continue being given adequate security, even after stepping back from royal duties. an extract from a letter written by the late queen's private secretary states. it's imperative that the family continues to be provided with effective security. in a statement, prince harry said he felt forced to leave the uk after the security he had had been downgraded. he's suing associated newspapers limited over an article about his legal challenge against the home office following a decision to change his security arrangements

. it's hollywood star ryan o'neal has died peacefully at the age of 82. the american actor , best known for his role actor, best known for his role in the critically acclaimed 19705 in the critically acclaimed 1970s romance love story . the 1970s romance love story. the movie is considered by the american film institute to be among the top ten most romantic movies of all time. his son patrick announced the news on social media, saying his father was a hollywood legend. full stop . and brace yourself , says stop. and brace yourself, says gale force winds and heavy rain as storm ellen batters the uk this weekend. the met office says the midlands, northern england and northern ireland will see gusts of up to 70mph. wind speeds will increase in the west throughout this morning, then across other areas through then across other areas through the before easing the afternoon before easing slowly from the west into this evening. homes and businesses may experience flooding as may also experience flooding as up to 80mm of rain is to fall in some parts of the country . up to 80mm of rain is to fall in some parts of the country. this is gb news across the uk on tv,

in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to peter and . ellie to peter and. ellie >> thanks, tatiana. now it's our favourite bit of the show we are having a delve into the inbox to have a look at what you've been emailing in. we'd love to hear from you, don't we? pete we absolutely do. >> right. i've robert here >> right. i've got robert here who's he says, i think who's pro bbc. he says, i think that the bbc licence good that the bbc licence is good value other streaming value for money. other streaming services went 40, whereas services went up by 40, whereas the licence fee has only gone up by after a two year freeze. by 9% after a two year freeze. it impossible to put it is impossible to put broadcast paywall , broadcast tv behind a paywall, so not feasible to make it so it is not feasible to make it a subscription service. most of the tv i watch is the bbc, but i also watch gb news breakfast and saturday live . yeah. yeah. saturday live. yeah. yeah. >> very important to say lots of you getting in touch on the bbc licence fee. it's dividing you all. suzy says there's no way we should be forced to pay huge amounts in a monthly membership fee we don't

fee for something that we don't want or use. i'd rather save the money, says . i already spend money, she says. i already spend nearly £100 a month on my chosen streaming services, so it does add up. >> it's a good point, yeah. jim morning, ellie. morning, peter. hi, jim. great to see you both. brightening and brightening up this morning much. yes. this morning so much. yes yes. to cards posted to traditional cards posted second class. you can put a whatsapp message on your mantel piece and look at it for heartwarming weeks. well, you can't put a whatsapp message on your mantelpiece and look at it. >> you can't. »- >> you can't. >> that's what my mum would say. >> you can't. >just|at's what my mum would say. >> you can't. >just realisedt my mum would say. >> you can't. >just realised that. mum would say. >> you can't. >just realised that. sorry,nould say. >> you can't. >just realised that. sorry, jim.d say. i just realised that. sorry, jim , but it's good point then you , but it's a good point then you might have out for weeks. >> it's a really, really good. >> it's a really, really good. >> we'd to see your >> we'd like to see your whatsapp mantelpiece whatsapp on the mantelpiece letting whatsapp on the mantelpiece letti'm just saying. >> i'm just saying. >> i'm just saying. >> so it's a really good time to invite in our panel now. really good to see you. this is jenny, charlie alex. they are all charlie and alex. they are all here with us this morning to discuss today's top stories. really, really good to see you all. charlie rowley is michael gove's special adviser gove's former special adviser and now a political commentator

and now a political commentator and jenni trent hughes, a broadcaster , life coach and broadcaster, life coach and author. so we're going to be going through some top stories with but alex, let's start with you. but alex, let's start with you. but alex, let's start with armstrong, with you. alex armstrong, who's also commentator. also a political commentator. we've inquiry this we've had the covid inquiry this week. boris johnson is being box office, hasn't it ? some would office, hasn't it? some would say those two days of him answering questions at the inquiry . how answering questions at the inquiry. how do you answering questions at the inquiry . how do you feel it's inquiry. how do you feel it's gone ? actually, before i get gone? actually, before i get into you, let's share a little clip of how it's gone. let's just remind ourselves of boris johnson and this week at the covid inquiry >> do you know why your phone was missing those 5000 odd whatsapps? >> i don't know the exact reason, but it looks as though it's something to do with the app it's something to do with the app going down and then then coming up again. app going down and then then coming up again . but somehow. coming up again. but somehow. not i understand . and the not i understand. and the feelings of these victims and their families. and i feelings of these victims and theirfamilies. and i am deeply

their families. and i am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss and the suffering of those victims. and their families . all victims. and their families. all i'm trying to tell you in a nutshell and the nhs , thank god, nutshell and the nhs, thank god, did an amazing job and helped me survive . but i knew from that survive. but i knew from that experience what an appalling disease this is. >> so alex armstrong , i mean, >> so alex armstrong, i mean, were you struck there by the emotion at the end of that clip talking about his own experience actually in icu ? actually in icu? >> yeah, it's quite a lot, isn't it, to have all this pressure piled on, you talking about your own personal experience? first of all, i know we spoke about this we've all some this earlier. we've all had some experience but then experience with covid. but then to have the response ability of everyone else on you everyone else laid on top of you as well. he comes across so as well. and he comes across so emotional when we watch that. and i think the public will it will resonate with a lot of the pubuc will resonate with a lot of the public and say, well, actually, that's a very human to that's a very human side to a man of man who is under a lot of pressure . i don't know how it

pressure. i don't know how it could he could have done any could how he could have done any better. is a this better. you know, this is a this is really, tough is a really, really tough time. covid extremely i can't covid it was extremely i can't imagine what the pressure is going this inquiry as going under this inquiry as well. going under this inquiry as welbut i mean, there are >> but i mean, there are families out there who have lost loved ones who who don't think that an apology will ever go far enough. it obviously bring enough. it obviously won't bring their back, but many their loved ones back, but many of them were actually visible at the back room. weren't the back of that room. weren't they placards saying they holding up placards saying they holding up placards saying they apology? they can't hear your apology? and divide people still, and he does divide people still, doesn't he, alex? i mean, just now into the inbox now dipping into the inbox again, that boris again, david says that boris helped him through covid, talking vaccine , talking about the vaccine, giving letting him giving him hope, letting him know was the know that the vaccine was on the way. says boris is way. but barry says boris is just man. whatever just one big con man. whatever he says cannot believed . he says cannot be believed. >> well, i just think this is it. isn't it embarrassing? always been a divisive figure. i mean, him or you mean, you either love him or you hate whether take hate him. and whether you take him words, watching the him for his words, watching the inquiry don't, you may inquiry or you don't, you may have mind up. have already made your mind up. frankly i think is good frankly see what i think is good about these inquiries? is it it, first politicians first of all, holds politicians accountable happened. accountable for what happened. and that. it's the and we have to do that. it's the right thing to do. but but i

think people to look at think i'd urge people to look at the human side of this. boris is a human he's not a robot. a human being. he's not a robot. and an extremely and it's and it's an extremely difficult thing to talk about. >> you know, the point >> i guess, you know, the point about saying whether you love >> i guess, you know, the point abotor;aying whether you love >> i guess, you know, the point abotor hate] whether you love >> i guess, you know, the point abotor hate him, ther you love >> i guess, you know, the point abotor hate him, the you love >> i guess, you know, the point abotor hate him, the bottom'e >> i guess, you know, the point abotor hate him, the bottom line him or hate him, the bottom line is would have been is that whoever would have been in power that time may have in power at that time may have got some things right, but would have also got some things wrong, maybe what maybe different things to what bofis maybe different things to what boris wrong right. but boris got wrong or right. but you know, it's a tough thing to do you when it's do when you when you're it's unprecedented. happened unprecedented. never happened before and dealing with before and you're dealing with it. easy now well, it. it's easy now to say, well, this was wrong and that was wrong and didn't and wrong and this didn't work and that didn't work. but at the time, you're you're time, i guess you're you're forced make decisions forced to make decisions and everything on is everything riding on you is pretty, but pretty, pretty tough. but i guess that's the as well. yeah. >> you know, we talk a lot , >> you know, we talk a lot, peter, you know, who peter, about, you know, who would right would have been the right prime minister was minister to do this and was bofis minister to do this and was boris the right prime minister at the time was at the right time or was the would someone theresa would if someone like theresa may have handled the pressure better, and listening better, you know, and listening to with george osborne better, you know, and listening to other with george osborne better, you know, and listening to other day vith george osborne better, you know, and listening to other day and george osborne better, you know, and listening to other day and heyrge osborne better, you know, and listening to other day and heyrge isayingz the other day and he was saying that under a lot of that boris under a lot of financial pressure at time financial pressure at the time as well because a big

as well because he'd taken a big pay as well because he'd taken a big pay had a going pay cut. so they had a lot going on. didn't ten cobra on. so why he didn't ten cobra meetings. i think, you know, meetings. so i think, you know, who have a better who would have done a better job? think there's a big job? i think there's a big question to there, but question to answer there, but we'll never and i think we'll never know. and i think this whole about we'll never know. and i think this inquiry. 'hole about we'll never know. and i think this inquiry. iole about we'll never know. and i think this inquiry. i hope about we'll never know. and i think this inquiry. i hope it about we'll never know. and i think this inquiry. i hope it giveth this inquiry. i hope it gives some comfort victims and some comfort to the victims and their families. >> we do is learn >> and all we can do is learn lessons, can't we do us know lessons, can't we do let us know what make of the covid what you make of the covid inquiry, you've heard so inquiry, what you've heard so far, what you're thinking about rishi evidence rishi sunak he's giving evidence on at gb news. on monday. gb views at gb news. >> the up with >> now the i came up with something really interesting about this is a complete, completely subject completely different subject here. no one's dancing here. but why no one's dancing at pop shows anymore? now, i don't if you've noticed this. >> why are you looking at me? >> why are you looking at me? >> am looking you? >> why am i looking at you? >> why am i looking at you? >> i no idea. do you dance >> i have no idea. do you dance at anybody tell you anything ? >> 7- >> yeah, 7_ >> yeah, i've ? >> yeah, i've read it on your whatsapp group. >> yeah? yeah, i've seen films of but you noticed, like, >> but have you noticed, like, you know, madonna? these are legends, that legends, beyonce, that are performing. you're not performing. and you you're not seeing . well, there might be a seeing. well, there might be a reason they don't dance to mine, but let's not even go there. the point i'm trying to make is i've noficed point i'm trying to make is i've noticed that a lot when i'm seeing shows that people

seeing these shows that people are watching like old are watching sort of like old theatre not allowed theatre where you're not allowed to you're not allowed to stand up, you're not allowed to stand up, you're not allowed to think the reason to. what do you think the reason is ? you it's because of is? do you think it's because of social media? they don't want to make shall i come to make themselves shall i come to you should i? if you're you first or should i? if you're laughing , i you first or should i? if you're laughing, i dance in the supermarket and i remember when i first when i first got married and moved here, i went to see eric clapton , who is, you know , yeah. >> amazing. >> amazing. >> and it was at the royal festival hall. and i'm there with my new nice little irish. well behaved husband. and eric clapton comes out on stage and ladies and gentlemen, eric clapton. and i go, wahi and i stand up and i'm. and all of a suddeni stand up and i'm. and all of a sudden i look around and i realise i am the only person standing up screaming . and my standing up screaming. and my husband is sitting there like this. >> oh, my god, oh, my god. >> i, i dance everywhere. i am 190 years old. i dance in the supermarket. i dance on the street. i dance everywhere . street. i dance everywhere. >> but jenny, do you feel like the minority ? do you feel as

though. >> oh, absolutely. minutely, yeah. >> do you think people are reserved? do you think british people are reserved or do you think it is the social media? >> first of all, that whole british reserve business i think is a nonsense. >> we'll just that >> but we'll just put that put that to one side. >> it's social media. it's social we are much pr social media. we are much pr people who are like you and i. i'm much older than you, but not you and i. not much. we were wild because we weren't followed around. we knew that we could do whatever we wanted to. >> and look, we can see peter on the now. the screen now. >> you tell . >> you didn't tell. >> you didn't tell. >> you've lots of people >> you've got lots of people dancing and moving grooving dancing and moving and grooving there. but i've noticed that there. but but i've noticed that a that it's different a lot, that it's different now. >> know, used to hold >> you know, people used to hold up remember, they used up candles. remember, they used to lighters, to hold up these lighters, sorry. now, of course, you sorry. and now, of course, you can't do that. so they hold up their and they're their phones and they're not actually they're actually watching. they're not engaging. actually watching. they're not eng show. actually watching. they're not eng show . the show. >> does that annoy you when you see people you can see see people i mean, you can see it you people just it now, can't you people just video when you're video showing you when you're looking audience? looking out onto the audience? does when all does that bother you when all you a sea phones? you see is just a sea of phones? >> no, i to be honest, i'm just

glad you played a video. i was i was all excited. i was we're talking about donna. >> talking about wrote >> we're talking about wrote me and like, i'll take and i'm like, yeah, i'll take this . this. >> no, just nice %— this. >> no, just nice to know >> no, it's just nice to know that that's happened that one thing that's happened since course , the since covid is, of course, the crowds bigger on on crowds have gotten bigger on on shows. know, people go out shows. you know, people go out a lot more, go and see these lot more, they go and see these things. have noticed things. but i have noticed a change, i think change, definitely. i think that's really interesting that you, on you, in your own experience on stage noticed people you, in your own experience on stagdancing.ioticed people you, in your own experience on stagdancing. yeah, people you, in your own experience on stagdancing. yeah, i'm people you, in your own experience on stagdancing. yeah, i'm settingyle are dancing. yeah, i'm setting myself huge criticism here. >> no, i think you're on to something about something by talking about people at my shows something. >> but yeah, interesting. >> but yeah, it is interesting. and the same, isn't it? and theatres the same, isn't it? >> charlie, you're. >> yeah. and charlie, you're. you're who must up you're someone who must be up for a boogie. know you for a boogie. if i know you like, do . like, i think i do. >> you're dancing exposed. that's it? yeah on a saturday morning . morning. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and i do know i do like a dance. i do like a dance. i might take a couple of sherbets, but i will get down and on the dance floor. but i think it's. i think it's an etiquette thing because there was that incident at the adele concert recently where there was one superfan who was up and shouting all the time

and sort of really excited. security came and stopped him and sort of told but adele and sort of told him. but adele stopped the whole show to say, you he's enjoying himself. you know, he's enjoying himself. he's having great yeah, he's having a great time. yeah, he's big fan of mine. he's a really big fan of mine. let fun. and let him have fun. yeah and i think a balance between, think there's a balance between, you you're sitting you know, if you're sitting behind then you might not behind that, then you might not behind that, then you might not be able the concert. be able to see the concert. we might enjoy it might not be able to enjoy it yourself. i mean, at theatre, i love to theatre, love going to the theatre, but i don't necessarily enjoy the person behind along to person behind humming along to yeah, no, not boulevard yeah, no, no, no, not boulevard off of media, a big sort of west end showstopper. and you've got you know mrs. kipps behind no altitude. it's not not the most enjoyable experience but so i do in theatres i do quite like just to enjoy the, the theatre on the stage. but i think if you're at a concert, i think, i think possibly because in theatre, obviously everything's a lot lower. >> the volume in concerts is so loud, you can't hear people singing and screaming. but, but you're right, in theatre, it's a really tricky one, that one, because you want to sing along. but then you sort of think, oh,

absolutely. but then you sort of think, oh, absoimean, this next story is >> i mean, this next story is kind of linked. interested kind of linked. very interested to on this. kind of linked. very interested to this on this. kind of linked. very interested to this is on this. kind of linked. very interested to this is a on this. kind of linked. very interested to this is a page on this. kind of linked. very interested to this is a page seven this. kind of linked. very interested to this is a page seven ofiis. kind of linked. very interested to this is a page seven of the so this is a page seven of the sun today. this is lust crazed women at magic mike. now, magic mike, you aren't familiar, is mike, if you aren't familiar, is how would you describe this? peter is mike and he's peter his name is mike and he's magic. peter his name is mike and he's mayand he's a stripper, >> and he's he's a stripper, right ? right? >> looks great. he's a >> he looks great. he's a stripper. >> em stripper. >> of ripped men you >> yeah. lots of ripped men you can imagine on the stage . can imagine on the stage. apparently lust crazed women are groping theatre staff at the magic mike live show . police magic mike live show. police have appealed for witnesses after groups of tipsy friends have poured at the strippers and the waiters. i mean , what do you the waiters. i mean, what do you make of this, alex? i don't know where to start with that. >> that's a i mean, it's fully loaded, right? but i mean, as long as they're not getting on the stage and, you know, going a bit too far on stage, think bit too far on stage, i think that's you know, that's a bit much. you know, look, i think people get a bit drunk, happen. drunk, things happen. and i don't don't like don't if the staff don't like it, obviously it shouldn't happen. right. you know , it happen. right. you know, it wouldn't men happen. right. you know, it woulydoing men happen. right. you know, it woulydoing it men happen. right. you know, it woulydoing it to men happen. right. you know, it woulydoing it to women. men happen. right. you know, it woulydoing it to women. so en happen. right. you know, it woulydoing it to women. so let's were doing it to women. so let's just clear . yeah.

just make that very clear. yeah. and think it should be the and i think it should be the same you've got to and i think it should be the same a you've got to and i think it should be the same a little you've got to and i think it should be the same a little bityu've got to and i think it should be the same a little bit of ye got to and i think it should be the same a little bit of respect» show a little bit of respect because those staff because i'm sure those staff must after a while. must get fed up after a while. >> do you think it's harmless fun do think this is a fun or do you think this is a bit different fun or do you think this is a bit i different fun or do you think this is a bit i thinkferent fun or do you think this is a bit i think it's nt fun or do you think this is a bit i think it's absolute >> i think it's absolute harmless fun. if you think i mean, it's happened. this is one thing happened thing i can say has happened many will many times where people will inappropriately well, inappropriately will just well, it's called have you had it's called in. have you had that lot in the past? times that a lot in the past? times have by way. times have changed, by the way. times have changed, by the way. times have i used get have changed. so i used to get girls up saying, i love girls coming up saying, i love you. come up and say, you. now they come up and say, oh loves you. oh my nan, my nan loves you. >> i don't. but but i will >> so i don't. but but i will say is that whenever that's happened, gone . happened, i've never gone. >> that's inappropriate. >> oh, that's inappropriate. i've thought , oh, they're i've always thought, oh, they're just fun. not just having fun. they're not doing malicious. not doing it malicious. now i'm not saying it's right because there's who will there's some people who will absolutely that. but absolutely not like that. but i've smiled a few times when it's happened to me. oh, you can't enjoy it . can't enjoy it. >> everyone loves a bit of attention, don't they? >> of fun, i think it >> it's a bit of fun, i think it depends how far it goes. >> right. you know, i have heard some bar staff. i've some some bar staff. i've got some friends have staff, friends who have bar staff, some horror they're friends who have bar staff, some horrcif they're friends who have bar staff, some horrcif it they're friends who have bar staff, some horrcif it happens they're friends who have bar staff, some horrcif it happens weekend like, if it happens weekend after it's going to

after weekend, it's going to gnnd after weekend, it's going to grind think it's grind you down. but i think it's a harmless fun every a bit of harmless fun every now and think it's a good point >> i think it's a good point that made, though, that that you've made, though, that you have it the you just couldn't have it the other around. i mean, if other way around. i mean, if that was happening to me, if i was on stage and i was being was up on stage and i was being clawed if that a clawed at if that was a man doing that me, be doing that to me, you'd be absolutely terrified, wouldn't you? it the you? you couldn't imagine it the other around. other way around. >> their pain >> well, i feel their pain because i can barely walk down oxford at stage. somebody at some stage. >> i know. >> i know. >> don't touch me. yeah >> please don't touch me. yeah i can move through the corridors of being hurt. of gb news without being hurt. now, true . yeah. now, that is true. yeah. >> possible to improve on perfection? >> let's just be honest here. you are definitely getting a christmas call this year. you are definitely getting a ctheah s call this year. you are definitely getting a ctheah , call this year. you are definitely getting a ctheah , iall this year. you are definitely getting a ctheah , i can't.; year. >> yeah, i can't. >> thank you . >> thank you. >> thank you. >> i can't. »- >> i can't. >> look, this is the story that got us talking, didn't it, pete, it's. >> it's been really quite an emotional viewing , hasn't it, in emotional viewing, hasn't it, in the past 24 hours or so? >> yeah . shane macgowan, >> yeah. shane macgowan, obviously, you know , seeing the obviously, you know, seeing the funeral and such a beautiful send off, it makes you wonder, you know, that we spend a lot of time at funerals , a lot of times time at funerals, a lot of times really difficult, really hard to deal with. people are so scared

to deal with things and then you see celebration life and see a celebration of life and you actually , what nice you think actually, what a nice way. you think actually, what a nice wayyeah. and we've got a clip, >> yeah. and we've got a clip, a nice way. we've got a of nice way. we've got a clip of this share you if you this to share with you if you haven't already seen it. this is shane macgowan's funeral . lately. >> just beautiful, isn't it? >> just beautiful, isn't it? >> as you just said , that is the >> as you just said, that is the way you want to go . a real way you want to go. a real celebration of life. it's actually it makes you teary, doesn't it? just watch it. it's tears of joy as well as obviously great sadness and jenny, i wanted to get your view on i've got irish on this because i've got irish family do think with shane family and i do think with shane macgowan, irish macgowan, obviously irish english, pogues , you feel english, the pogues, you feel

that irish culture coming through where they are just so open about death and so accepting really of all of our faiths ? faiths? >> well, also to the irish, it's a generalisation , blah blah a generalisation, blah blah blah. but they celebrate everything. yeah. with complete when you go to an irish wedding, if you've not changed your clothes four times and had at least five meals, then it's rubbish wedding, you know, and when, when my father in law died , it was an absolute it was a total celebration . yeah, that's total celebration. yeah, that's that's just how they are. if you're going to do it, if you're going to show up, show off. >> i mean, i was trying to look up why why we're so have this such fear of death and everything around it and what was interesting was they were saying that after the second world war, a lot of people all kind of wanted to put death behind them. they didn't want to deal it. and so at funerals deal with it. and so at funerals , a lot of them are very sort of morbid and very sombre, morbid and it's very sombre, sombre and emotional and difficult . but then when you see

difficult. but then when you see when you see funerals like this and you think, actually, you know what, celebrating the life, you just you just see it a different way. yeah, yeah, yeah. it's very it's very it's also very cultural, you it's very it's very it's also very cultural , you know, because very cultural, you know, because there's some because you go to a funeral here, everybody's in black. >> you go to a funeral in other countries, everyone's in white. some countries, everybody's in red. you know, it's all cultural i >> -- >> what did you make of the funeral yesterday? >> i thought it was beautiful. and just to say i lost my grandfather, we laid him to rest last week, actually. and this is such really beautiful such a really, really beautiful to that that clip there, to watch that that clip there, because was really because his funeral was really a lot that. real lot like that. a real celebration of his life. and even the actual religious part of it, which was very, very short, was all about him and his history, you know, from from world war ii all the way through to his later years. and so i think british people are think maybe british people are changing and changing their tone on that. and religious be religious ceremonies can be quite dampening. think a quite dampening. i think after a while. don't really get to while. they don't really get to who are. and shane who they are. and shane mcgowan's funeral is all about

him. a really, really good >> that's a really, really good way it. and just way of putting it. and just briefly with charlie, briefly with you, charlie, because of because we are running out of time talking some of time just talking with some of the the newsroom the producers in the newsroom there. just saying there. and tara was just saying she this going to she thinks this is going to change that change funerals, actually, that people feel people will see that and feel inspired celebrate life. do inspired to celebrate life. do you think it could have that power? >> definitely. think, look, >> definitely. i think, look, you not very good at you know, we're not very good at you're absolutely it's a you're absolutely right. it's a british inertia that we british sort of inertia that we have that we don't talk about things like bereavement. we don't death enough. don't talk about death enough. and the musicians and so to see the musicians there, enough, giving there, funny enough, giving it their a final off to their all as a final send off to shane they believed shane because they believed in him, him . and shane because they believed in him, him .and i shane because they believed in him, him . and i think him, they loved him. and i think every funeral should be just a celebration and can celebration of life. and you can all the person who's all get behind the person who's had a achievements, whoever had a huge achievements, whoever they , and celebrate their they are, and celebrate their life and give them good life and give them a good farewell. >> well said. >> yeah, well said. >> yeah, well said. >> gives me goosebumps. wonderful to all. alex, wonderful to see you all. alex, charlie jenny. thank you so charlie and jenny. thank you so much your thoughts all of much for your thoughts on all of those stories today. now those top stories today. now thousands pro—palestinian thousands of pro—palestinian protesters are marching in central london as they have been doing through saturday's the last few weeks. and they're

obviously demonstrating against the resumption of israel's bombing of gaza. but there has been mounting pressure on the met police to take stricter action against incidents of anti—semitism during the demonstrations . well, joining us demonstrations. well, joining us live now is gb news reporter jack jack carson. very good morning to you , jack. what is morning to you, jack. what is the latest there on the ground ? the latest there on the ground? oh, yeah . oh, yeah. >> good morning to you both. well, we're here, as you know, in the city of london where, of course, these protesters are now starting to gather. we are expecting thousands of these pro—palestine protests on the streets of london today . of streets of london today. of course, it's part of the palestine solidarity campaign's march to end the ceasefire. and they say end the war in gaza of course, that israel—hamas war has been going on for weeks. and of course, israel have started that ground offensive as well as now after those humanitare pauses, those pauses and that ceasefire after, of course, that hostage deal was struck between the two sides, that, of course, the two sides, that, of course, the bombing of gaza is now

continued and the idf continuing their campaign to try and, of course, find as many and root out those members of hamas out those those members of hamas within within gaza. so these palestine protesters as well. also, of course , emboldened also, of course, emboldened probably in their cause after that vote on the un security council. yes today were, of course, 13 out of the 15 members of the council did vote to support a ceasefire. the uk abstaining on that vote. but the us is a permanent member using its veto to of course keep up their support with israel. for those people here protesting today, they'll take that as a sign that their campaign very much needs continue. now it's much needs to continue. now it's just under two miles to the circuit here. we're going to end up in parliament square. and of course, metropolitan police, course, the metropolitan police, as have come as you mentioned, ali, have come under over their under some criticism over their handung under some criticism over their handling of some the handling of some of the protesters that that have ended up, you know, taking taking, you know, stands against war memorials and others . of course, memorials and others. of course, we know we've seen protections around the cenotaph, particularly again , is in particularly that, again, is in place today. now, the

place again today. now, the metropolitan police say that they've sector 12 of the they've put sector 12 of the pubuc they've put sector 12 of the public order act conditions with that as well. and of course, the protest today has to end . protest today has to end. speeches have to end by 4:00 pm. and of course, to help that dispersal of the protesters. this this event here today has to finish by 5:00 pm. >> okay, jack carson thank you so much for bringing us up to speed on the ground there in central london. >> now, coming up, we've got the legendary stephanie beacham, fantastic who is doing a fantastic actress who is doing a film that's very different for her. it's something very personal to her. it's a great, great story. and it's actually premiering tomorrow . premiering tomorrow. >> so we're going to be hearing all that. plus, we're all about that. plus, we're going to be answering all your questions on the week's and questions on the week's news and your so your comments as well. so do keep gb views at keep sending them in gb views at gbnews.com. saturday keep sending them in gb views at gbnews. live saturday keep sending them in gb views at gbnews. live on saturday keep sending them in gb views at gbnews. live on . saturday

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was a complete gentleman. i accompanied around . accompanied many artists around. thank you. thank you. thank you so for so much for that. >> that's really nice. listen again, he's too humble to read it peter always a it and peter was always a complete gentleman . he was truly complete gentleman. he was truly professional and a pleasure to work with. and read it if work with. and i will read it if you don't want it. won't read you don't want it. he won't read anything nice about himself, so i graham says. anything nice about himself, so i in graham says. anything nice about himself, so i in the graham says. anything nice about himself, so i in the 90sraham says. anything nice about himself, so i in the 90s i ham says. anything nice about himself, so i in the 90s i was says. anything nice about himself, so i in the 90s i was working back in the 90s i was working security . is it all your security. is it just all your former staff ? former staff? >> i've got a rent a crowd going. i've paying everyone going. i've been paying everyone very going. i've been paying everyone verthis great, graham says . >> this is great, graham says. back in the 90s i was working security pete's tour. security on pete's tour. mysterious . it was wild. mysterious girl. it was wild. i remember pete spear completely covered in messages written in lipstick with messages for pete. he was a delight to work for. humble, kind and fun. happy days . warm regards from graham. now how amazing are you as a person that these people work with you in the 90s and they still all have such fond memories of you and how lovely you are? >> my dad was always so strict and he always used to say to me, if you treat people nice, it doesn't mean you're going to

doesn't mean you're not going to fail, just means that fail, but it just means that you're likely to be kicked you're less likely to be kicked when you're down. and people will reach out a hand. when you're down. and people will you reach out a hand. when you're down. and people will you knowach out a hand. when you're down. and people will you know what? a hand. when you're down. and people will you know what? ia hand. when you're down. and people will you know what? i really. and you know what? i really appreciate that. appreciate people saying that. thank is so, so lovely . >> that is so, so lovely. >> thank you very much. anyway, we love that. so let us know all your thoughts, because your thoughts, please, because we that you we do love the fact that you guys are writing in all the topics that we're discussing today. you. today. we want to hear from you. it's not our views, it's your views. please, though we views. so please, even though we do we kind do give our views, but we kind of and keep very of try and keep it very balanced. go to vaiews@gbnews.uk. >> yeah. and also don't miss our special guest, which we're very excited beecham , excited for. stephanie beecham, the actress who is the incredible actress who is making the big making a return to the big screen. this weekend. that is coming up shortly. but first, let's news headlines let's get your news headlines with tatiana sanchez . with tatiana sanchez. >> ellie, thank you. this is the latest from the newsroom. the lib dems are calling for an investigation to see whether the prime minister breached the minister code by failing to declare £100 million payment to

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back to peter and . ellie back to peter and. ellie >> thanks, tatiana. it's time now for our weekly dose of showbiz news. and we're delighted to have showbiz journalist stephanie takyi with us. hi, stephanie . us. hi, stephanie. >> hello, guys. >> hello, guys. >> good morning . >> good morning. >> good morning. >> you look so festive. >> you look so festive. >> i feel like a christmas angel >> i feel like a christmas angel. the christmas angel. >> you do look like an angel. >> you do look like an angel. >> some festive joy or a snow lady. i will try like snow. lady snow, lady. >> man, i love that. i love that equality. >> yeah, equality. >> yeah, equality. >> loving that. okay. yeah benjamin zephaniah. i mean , so benjamin zephaniah. i mean, so sad. he died at age 65. now this is personal to you. you've been tweeting a lot about this. yeah >> when i think of authors who have really influenced me and inspired me. benjamin zephaniah was at the top of it talking about the black experiences . you about the black experiences. you know, we get we don't get many of those in this country. and he really was a titan of british literature and he'd done it in a

way that was so intelligent and thought you know , he thought provoking, you know, he really had the odds stacked against him. he left school at 14 with dyslexia , then to 14 with dyslexia, then to becoming a man whose work is featured in the national curriculum . we don't get many of curriculum. we don't get many of those in this country, and he should be celebrated . and he's should be celebrated. and he's someone who brought dub poetry into british tv . so we're into british tv. so we're talking about poetry mixed with reggae music. again, it's refreshing saying it's unique. and when i saw that he died after such a short battle with a brain tumour, it was really upsetting. but the thing about people, when artists like that 90, people, when artists like that go, they leave this incredible amount of body of work, which i think will just live on and be a part of his legacy. >> he's such a success story, isn't he? i mean, we were speaking about that, weren't we, before the show, pete? the fact that had dyslexia, said he that he had dyslexia, he said he could barely read or write himself went on to himself and then went on to become incredible become this incredible writer and also an and poet. and he's also an actor. and many people would recognise him. >> peaky blinders. he starred in

like 14 episodes of the show, and people do remember for and people do remember him for that. know him for that. if you don't know him for his poetry, then you knew him for peaky blinders his for peaky blinders and his classmates have out with so classmates have come out with so many he was many tributes saying he was intelligent was key intelligent and he was a key member of the family. intelligent and he was a key member of the family . so and one member of the family. so and one thing i liked about benjamin as well, he highlighted just well, he highlighted not just issues about race, but he recently spoke about male infertility, which not many men like talking about, but he actually had that. so he shone a light on that. and that's what i'm going to miss about him. that voice and it's incredible. >> yeah. it's the fact >> yeah. and it's great the fact that, there's a whole that, you know, there's a whole new that or new generation that may, may or may of him, know may not know of him, that know of yeah. they want of him now. yeah. and they want to his work, which is to discover his work, which is amazing. free. amazing. it should be free. >> art lives on. >> and art always lives on. >> and art always lives on. >> steph taylor swift now she's like money, money becoming a phenomenon, she is . phenomenon, right? she is. >> she always has been this week. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> but amongst swifty swifties , >> but amongst swifty swifties, i mean. >> but there are there are a lot of people in other countries >> but there are there are a lot of p> but there are there are a lot of p> but there are there are a lot of p> but there are there are a lot of p> but there are there are a lot of p

from music alone. i mean, this is this is something incredible. >> it's usually when we think about singers and artists, they have to diverse their portfolio because it's not just enough making money from music . but making money from music. but taylor swift, she's made £500 million just from her catalogue alone. music catalogue royalties , another 500 million this year. when she released her midnights album in the first week alone, 1.5 million units sold . this is 1.5 million units sold. this is not heard of like, you know, with the music industry at the moment. it's dying a horrible death where people cannot sustain an income as an artist. so to have taylor swift have that success is quite inspirational, but it shows her star power as a singer. taylor's music is just she's just an ultimate show woman in that sense. >> she is a show. >> she is a show. >> woman. steph i mean, you know how we feel about her, but she does seem unstoppable. i saw the most amazing clip of her this week. i don't know if you caught it as well. it's taylor speaking in i think it's bbc

in 2013 and i think it's a bbc interview she's interview. yeah. and she's asked, know, you asked, you know, what are you hoping can achieve in ten hoping you can achieve in ten years and she's like, oh, years time? and she's like, oh, i doing something i hope i'm doing something creative like you. >> she's had no idea. >> and she's a billionaire. >> and she's a billionaire. >> and she's a billionaire. >> and that's thing. every >> and that's the thing. every once while we do get that once in a while we do get that artist of generation. you're artist of a generation. you're talking your adele's your talking about your adele's your beyonce taylor's where beyonce and your taylor's where they to cut through. so they manage to cut through. so many different generations and they still bring quality music. and once you produce that quality music, the fans will come. she's got her swifties come. and she's got her swifties and i think they will continue following taylor for the rest of her career. and she's a woman in her career. and she's a woman in her 30s, so just only her 30s, so she's just only beginning. her 30s, so she's just only bngeah,]. let's not come. her 30s, so she's just only beglet's 1. let's not come. her 30s, so she's just only beglet's not let's not come. her 30s, so she's just only beglet's not forget s not come. her 30s, so she's just only beglet's not forget there's)me. her 30s, so she's just only beglet's not forget there's some >> let's not forget there's some amazing there like amazing artists out there like rihanna, also billionaire, rihanna, who's also billionaire, but from other ventures . but it's from other ventures. >> had do that with lingerie. >> absolutely. i mean, >> yeah, absolutely. and i mean, which . you know, which is incredible. you know, she's she's a huge story she's she's a huge success story . it just through . but to do it just through music is you're bringing people that's so rare. >> but i hope it can be inspirational to other musicians out there because, you know, musicians have gone through covid. >> they've gone through so many

things. i hope could be things. so i hope this could be inspiring to them. >> that's good. >> no, that's good. >> no, that's good. >> steph, we've just gotten off time you about what we time to ask you about what we think important think is the most important story week really is the story of the week really is the loss shane macgowan , of loss of shane macgowan, of course, dreadfully sad , but course, so dreadfully sad, but also the most incredible irish funeral yesterday. let's just watch. it was amazing. incredibly emotional, but what a send off a send off. >> and we've had some some emails in emily saying my mum was irish when she knew she was dying. she organised her whole funeral from the from the undertakers as to where sorry to the who was in which car to paying the who was in which car to paying for a hotel function

room, hiring a dj and leaving money behind the bar. we partied from 1 pm. after the funeral to the early hours. so it's things like that that just show that, the early hours. so it's things like know,�*|at just show that, the early hours. so it's things like know, celebrating n that, the early hours. so it's things like know, celebrating life at, the early hours. so it's things like know, celebrating life is you know, celebrating life is such a good positive way to deal with bereavement . with bereavement. >> i couldn't agree with you more. peter i think, you know, funerals are so you know, they're very sad because you're saying goodbye to somebody . but saying goodbye to somebody. but at the same time, they should be at the same time, they should be a celebration. there should be the celebration life and the celebration of life and remembering them. i actually interviewed shane last year and he was so full of life and he did bring the stars out. so i'm not surprised to be seeing people johnny depp, people like johnny depp, bob geldof, cave there, because geldof, nick cave there, because it's testament to who he was. it's a testament to who he was. >> yeah, what an absolute incredible celebration of life. stephanie takyi thank you so much for having me. yeah. all of the showbiz stories today and just this email from anne on shane macgowan's funeral. he says, hi, peter and ellie. i believe funerals should be a celebration shane celebration of life like shane macgowan's funeral . and i've macgowan's funeral. and i've told family i don't told my family this. i don't want i will

want dark clothes worn. i will choose bright, happy hymns and maybe, maybe it will change funerals. now, maybe people will feel inspired to have just like that. >> thank you for being here and looking so festive. >> i'm just saying the festive spirit. >> coming up, we've got another stephanie , the legendary actress stephanie, the legendary actress , stephanie beecham. i'm excited about this . about this. >> yeah, me, she's got >> yeah, me, too. she's got special coming we special movie coming out and we can't all about it. can't wait to hear all about it. so will hear all about it so you will hear all about it after this short

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britain's news channel. >> good morning . welcome back. >> good morning. welcome back. the time is 1146. thank you so much for your company. now our next guest is an absolute legend of the screen . her name is of the screen. her name is stephanie beecham , best known stephanie beecham, best known for her roles in dynasty dynasty and the colbys. but now stephanie has taken on a new role in a movie that is totally different to what she's used to. >> stephanie takes on the character of peg, who has been diagnosed with alzheimer's in her new film, grey matter. yeah this new female led drama is a heartwarming drama with an all star cast about the impact of this horrible disease and the mental health impact on the whole family. >> so let's take a sneak peek . >> so let's take a sneak peek. >> so let's take a sneak peek. >> do you want to live to work today? >> no, i got fired yesterday . >> no, i got fired yesterday. okay. what what did you do? >> this tools closed . why do you >> this tools closed. why do you always think i did something?

the was not always right. that's all i'm saying. >> i don't think you can be sitting around the house all day. >> i wasn't going to. come on, chloe. >> push, push, push. >> push, push, push. >> you can come with me to nan's mom. >> maybe she's napping in the middle of the afternoon. >> it's what old people do, isn't it? what's your excuse, mom ? you doing here? it's mom? you doing here? it's tuesday . we go shopping. you're tuesday. we go shopping. you're forgetting things. i am not forgetting things. i am not forgetting things. i am not forgetting things . forgetting things. >> there's none. okay >> there's none. okay >> what do you know about alzheimer's , mrs. els . >> what do you know about alzheimer's , mrs. els. none. alzheimer's, mrs. els. none. what's that racket ? what's that racket? >> yeah , yeah, yeah . >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> well, stephanie beacham. welcome saturday morning. very, very good to have you with us on the program. >> lovely to be here. >> lovely to be here. >> what was filming grey matter like for you? it looks like a really gritty drama. very important one. it was a massive laughs and we had a great time and i adore the director , and i adore the director, arabella burfitt—dons, because

she's she's new at it and she has a vision that is she is so on the point all the time and it's a complete joy to work with people who are wanting badly to make a good film . make a good film. >> and it's a film personal to you too. can you just explain why you got into this? well for a start, peg, my character doesn't know she's getting alzheimer's , and she keeps alzheimer's, and she keeps denying that she has anything wrong. >> but she lets her snakes out. she keeps snakes , she lets her she keeps snakes, she lets her snakes out. she she forgets things. she leaves things cooking and her family get worried . and then she's worried. and then she's diagnosed with alzheimer's . and diagnosed with alzheimer's. and the descent is quite fast . just the descent is quite fast. just as it was with my father . there as it was with my father. there it is an awful disease. it's

usually diagnosed too late, and that's something that w for films and me, i'm a partnering up with a small and very powerful little alzheimer's charity called brace . yes. yeah. charity called brace. yes. yeah. because it is absolutely necessary that we diagnose dementia early. >> absolutely . >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> i didn't even know that dementia was the umbrella title and alzheimer's is just one of the diseases. now, obviously, each disease has to be treated differently . exactly. like differently. exactly. like cancer. differently. exactly. like cancer . yeah. but although it's cancer. yeah. but although it's the major, major killer in england of people. can you believe that? that's what dementia is. the major killer. there's only a fifth of the amount of money put into the research for it that there is

with cancer, because we've been living with the awfulness of cancer , it seems, for longer. cancer, it seems, for longer. but dementia is what is going to really make us happy. >> it's very cruel, very, very cruel. it's a very cruel disease i >> -- >> yeah, -_ >> yeah, my grandfather had dementia and watching his decline was one of the most painful things. i think for us as a family. how important it my father was, my father was a he. >> i think , knew that he was >> i think, knew that he was mentally descending . but being a mentally descending. but being a very bright and humorous man, he would, for example, if we were all in a cafe, all the family , all in a cafe, all the family, he would say, i am now taking orders and he would write things down. and we thought he was just playing waiter and being his normal. he couldn't have remembered from the table to the counter what everybody had asked for. it's incredibly sad. >> my mother is at the moment

suffering from vascular dementia and parkinson's. i am sue and i'm seeing the decline. and it really is it really is hard to almost i was so excited about you coming on because i think this film is going to do wonders for awareness and to say, actually, you're absolutely right, we need to get the diagnosis earlier and that diagnosis earlier and that diagnosis early. >> then find out what >> yeah. and then find out what sort of dementia it is . yeah. sort of dementia it is. yeah. and then we need to. but the last year or so there's a lot of medicines being developed and brace has got some very exciting things. there's an eeg cap, ekg . things. there's an eeg cap, ekg. i don't know, i'm but it's you're tested it. yeah. to see short term memory goes first and to see how bad it is and therefore what your path of hope for early help can be. finally,

of course, a cure. that's what we'll be aiming at. >> that's what we all hope and pray for. what is really important, i imagine. stephanie for you, is of course, capturing that person going through such a horrible disease and how debilitating that must be for that person . but also, i think that person. but also, i think the three of us talking today all by this disease, all impacted by this disease, not having it ourselves, 1 in 2, i not having it ourselves, 1 in 2, 1 in 2 people, 1 in 2 people will be impacted or are impacted did either because they get it or a family member gets it. >> everybody suffers. yeah. when that sort of illness that is not going to get better that is the terrible terrible thing seeing the descent isn't it? and like you mentioned, you know, it's cruel when you see them starting to lose memory. >> the short term goes first, but also the fact that you might think, oh, they look happy. i see mum sometimes and she's laughing. and i think , but laughing. and i think, but what's really going on in her

mind confusion. this is mind is confusion. and this is the thing that's so there's the loss is great for them not being able to do what they i think there's a stage which is really worrying for the patient . worrying for the patient. >> in the end, it is a ghastliness for the whole family , see. but i think hopefully she or rather this is what i think i experienced with my father. he was out of confusion. he was he was out of confusion. he was he was in another world. yeah, but we have to look after our people who are in another world. they they they could take several years before you lose them. that is a desperate drain on on the emotion and finance of everybody. we've got to get we've got to get this disease really tackled like we're doing with cancer now the film is i'm crying no i understand.

>> i mean, it's a really nice of you to come on and talk about it, but the film is fun. >> please, during it tomorrow, is that right? yes at the london film festival . and i'm tickled film festival. and i'm tickled pink that that should be the case. >> i've got it available for everyone to watch. >> it's coming. it's it will be on something. and i don't know. haven't been told what, but it's going to have a cinema release in the new year. yes. thank you so , so much, stephanie. so, so much, stephanie. >> very, very thank you. >> very, very thank you. >> i'm sorry. really passionate project. >> it's so important. thank you so much, stephanie. and thank you for your company. so much, stephanie. and thank you for your company . we'll be you for your company. we'll be back next week . hello. back next week. hello. >> welcome to your latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer . it was a very wet and windy start to saturday for most of us, but there is some sunshine on the way across the southern half of the uk storm. ellen though, has been named by the irish bringing the irish met service, bringing the strongest the heaviest irish met service, bringing the stroracross the heaviest irish met service, bringing the stroracross the the heaviest irish met service, bringing the stroracross the republic heaviest irish met service, bringing the stroracross the republic of aviest rain across the republic of ireland . but this its ireland. but this spreading its way england and way across northern england and into later into parts of scotland later this on those

this afternoon on those strongest expected along strongest winds expected along irish coast where we could irish sea coast where we could see gusts up to 70 miles an houn see gusts up to 70 miles an hour. this afternoon. and that heavy rainfall really heavy rainfall as well, really building across northern building up across northern ireland, england and ireland, northern england and into eastern scotland ireland, northern england and into this eastern scotland ireland, northern england and into this through scotland ireland, northern england and into this through thisland through this through this afternoon, the southern half of the generally staying sunnier the uk generally staying sunnier with temperatures around 13 or 14 degrees as we go through saturday evening. rain gradually bnngs saturday evening. rain gradually brings its way south and eastwards across the pennines and parts eastern and into parts of eastern england through into the early hours morning . this hours of sunday morning. this could some localised could bring some localised flooding to some parts through sunday . some strong sunday morning. some strong winds likely, but further winds to likely, but further south it will be turning brighter with some clear skies to on sunday morning. to start on sunday morning. temperatures here holding up above around 6 or above zero, around 6 or 7 degrees, but a little bit cooler just across scotland . a just across parts of scotland. a brighter start many of us on brighter start for many of us on sunday, though. but turning cloudy from the southwest as this of rain pushes and this band of rain pushes up and spreads its way north and eastwards day on eastwards through the day on sunday, some heavy rainfall totals falling on some totals again falling on some already very ground , but already very wet ground, but some spells across the some brighter spells across the very southwest and perhaps

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