>> coming up in this saturday night showdown , should the night showdown, should the police investigate .7 if you think police investigate? if you think melissa poulton looks like a man wearing a wig , is gary lineker wearing a wig, is gary lineker really is kind and cheering as his lefty do gooding tweets suggest or is he a massive fraud and we finally found evidence of that systemic racism. we've heard so much about. but it's against white men. this is your saturday night showdown discussing tonight's topics, my

brilliant panel joining me tonight are diane spencer, andrew eborn, and the legendary dj neil fox. let's get your latest news headlines first from elizabeth callahan . elizabeth callahan. >> thank thank you leo, and good evening. i'm elizabeth callahan in the gb newsroom. the uk and italy have agreed to finance a plan to return migrants to tunisia , as the prime minister tunisia, as the prime minister warned that illegal migration could overwhelm european countries. rishi sunak addressed a crowd of italian conservative tvs in rome today after meeting italian prime minister giorgio meloni. the agreement will see the two countries assist and the voluntary return of migrants currently stuck in tunisia. the prime minister says it's now more important than ever to tackle illegal migration. >> even if we do not tackle this problem, the numbers will only grow. it will overwhelm film our countries and our capacity to help those who actually need our

help those who actually need our help the most . the cost of help the most. the cost of accommodating these people will anger our citizens , who won't anger our citizens, who won't understand why their money should have to be spent on deaung should have to be spent on dealing with the consequences of this evil trade. it will destroy the public's faith , not just in the public's faith, not just in us as politicians , but in our us as politicians, but in our very systems of government . very systems of government. >> meanwhile, a second migrant has died after another small boat emergency in the channel it comes after a separate incident in which a sudanese national died off dunkirk this morning . died off dunkirk this morning. another two migrants are missing after that rescue, where a small boat carrying more than 60 people got into difficulty . the people got into difficulty. the israeli prime minister has said the country will do everything to bring its hostages home. benjamin netanyahu , who was benjamin netanyahu, who was speaking a day after three israeli hostages were mistakenly killed in gaza as they were holding up a white flag. yo yotam haim, samir tal, alka and alon shamriz were killed after

being misidentified as a threat. the israeli defence force has called it a tragic event that happened due to the nature of the conflict . police in norwich the conflict. police in norwich say there is no indication of third party involvement after a body was recovered in the search for missing woman gaynor lord. that's after authorities carried out a post—mortem examination . out a post—mortem examination. norfolk police say the body will be formally identified tomorrow . be formally identified tomorrow. a royal navy destroyer has shot down a suspected attack drone targeting merchant. merchant shipping in the red sea. defence secretary grant shapps said hms diamond hit the target overnight with a sea viper missile. the ship recently arrived in the region as part of an effort to increase maritime security , and increase maritime security, and a large copper rooster has been hoisted onto the roof of notre dame cathedral in paris. the golden weathervane was blessed by the archbishop of paris, a milestone in the race to

complete the restoration of the landmark building . the cathedral landmark building. the cathedral was severely damaged by a fire in april 2019, sending the old rooster crashing to the ground . rooster crashing to the ground. it will now be displayed as part of the new notre dame museum . of the new notre dame museum. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on digital tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's bachelier . bachelier. >> thank you elizabeth . and >> thank you elizabeth. and welcome to the saturday night showdown. now when you look at this picture, what do you see? is this a man in a wig or is this a real natural woman? this is green party politician and trans woman melissa poulton. apparently the green party don't mind using plastic when it's for dodgy wigs . according to dodgy wigs. according to poulton, the green party and gender ideologists . poulton is gender ideologists. poulton is a real woman , a proud trans real woman, a proud trans lesbian , no less, and anyone who

lesbian, no less, and anyone who thinks otherwise is a transphobic bigot. but according to my eyes, poulton is a bloke in a wig and a cheap frock or possibly a gorilla that's been shaved and stuck in a wig and a frock. but they don't look anything like any woman i've ever seen. and i'm from dumfries. poulton's political rival, the mp for redditch, rachel maclean , who is a real rachel maclean, who is a real woman, kicked up a fuss last week when she shared a post on twitter referring to poulton as a man who wears a wig. twitter referring to poulton as a man who wears a wig . well, the a man who wears a wig. well, the greens don't know what a woman is . my worcestershire is. my worcestershire neighbours, the people of bromsgrove, do , mclean bromsgrove, certainly do, mclean added. melissa poulton then appeared on the bbc to condemn rachel mclean. let's have a listen. >> without a shadow of a doubt, there is a transphobic comment. it's dog whistling , um, at the it's dog whistling, um, at the finest. you know, it's gaslighting. it's everything . by gaslighting. it's everything. by attacking a minority , um, attacking a minority, um, minority group is just. yeah, you know, it's just it's a shame

i >> -- >> ish. 5mm >> ish. there's a faith painter, poulton accused rachel of gaslighting . wait a minute. gaslighting. wait a minute. who's really gaslighting ? who who's really gaslighting? who here? i'm feeling pretty gaslit myself at the moment of being forced to pretend that poulton is a woman. why am i having to do poulton's transition in my head? it's not transition . my head? it's not my transition. my brain is already busy trying to remember where i put my car keys and what the capital of burkina faso is. i don't have spare capacity to perform the mental gymnastics required to pretend a dumpy . bloke is a woman, just dumpy. bloke is a woman, just because he's put on a clown wig. if to transition , fair if you want to transition, fair play if you want to transition, fair play but your play to you, but it's your transition. it's up to to transition. it's up to you to convince me. and it can be done. look at blaire white, born a male, but now a convincing trans woman. there's no excuse . you've woman. there's no excuse. you've got to put the work in. melissa poulton is claiming to be melissa poulton . claiming to be melissa poulton. claiming to be a woman the equivalent of me a woman is the equivalent of me claiming to be a brain surgeon , claiming to be a brain surgeon, because i know how to a because i know how to use a knife . rachel wasn't

knife and fork. rachel wasn't just transphobic and just accused of transphobic and gaslighting. she was reported to the police for misgendering, which is a hate crime. apparently this is very sinister in the soviet union, people were forced to pay lip service to all kinds of lies under threat of imprisonment. kinds of lies under threat of imprisonment . and now the imprisonment. and now the supposedly free world is making its citizens do the same as george orwell wrote in 1984, the party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. it was their final, most essential command . and now keir essential command. and now keir starmers labour have plans to introduce two year jail sentences for anyone guilty of the hate crime of misgendering. so anyone who says that melissa is a man in the wig will be hauled off to the gulag. 1984 was written as a warning of the dangers of totalitarian government, but our ruling class seemed to be using it as an instruction manual. it's an inqu instruction manual. it's an insult to genuine trans women who put more effort in than just chucking a pink wig on sideways, and who probably just want to get on with their lives without

having a spotlight shone on them. the negative them. and the negative associations of people like poulton. and what what are the motives of this green party candidate? poulton is a supporter of the 5050 parliament campaign . that's a campaign to campaign. that's a campaign to include increase female representation in parliament to 50. could melissa poulton be gaming the system by pretending to be a woman to have more of a chance of getting political power ? whatever poulton's power? whatever poulton's motives , he ain't a lady. it motives, he ain't a lady. it definitely should not be a crime to say that any more than it's a crime to say that the sky is blue or water is wet . and if blue or water is wet. and if anyone's offended by that , well, anyone's offended by that, well, i'm a real woman , a proud trans i'm a real woman, a proud trans lesbian myself. jake, meet . i am lesbian myself. jake, meet. i am joined tonight by the brilliant comedian diane spencer , the comedian diane spencer, the lawyer and top quality broadcaster andrew eborn. legendary dj and presenter neil

fox . diane i legendary dj and presenter neil fox. diane i should probably be arrested for many things. should seeing melissa is a man in a wig be one of them? no, definitely not. >> you should be able to have your own opinion . i've been your own opinion. i've been called worse than that . and you called worse than that. and you know, everybody has sort of the ability to call other people names and everybody has the ability to say things like , uh, ability to say things like, uh, ginger, carrot head and i guess stuff like that. >> why can't mel p? >> why can't mel p? >> we would say like mel p it's like the old spice. >> absolutely . you were you were >> absolutely. you were you were you were on that basis is coming i >> -- >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so you . think, uh, melissa. >> so you. think, uh, melissa. mel p could have been a spice. >> i think she's very convincing. i think you're being totally thought totally unfair. and i thought you pretty hot in that you were pretty hot in that little, wig well . and little, little wig as well. and this about this this is what i love about this sort of stuff. but also, i'm peter tatchell to his credit. he came look , mel p, peter tatchell to his credit. he carhe look , mel p, peter tatchell to his credit. he carhe should look , mel p, peter tatchell to his credit. he carhe should probably)k , mel p, peter tatchell to his credit. he carhe should probably callviel p, peter tatchell to his credit. he carhe should probably call her,3, as he should probably call her, was there trying to get more women involved with politics. so

she was there on behalf of women on that of basis. she was there on behalf of women on that comef basis. she was there on behalf of women on that come on. isis. she was there on behalf of women on that come on. |simean, like >> but come on. i mean, like neil, to you on this. neil, i'll come to you on this. >> i mean, she's she's saying we need but need more women in politics. but then as a then she's identified as a woman. so sort creating woman. so she's sort of creating a space for herself to then step into . yeah. or himself. into. yeah. or himself. >> the thing , i into. yeah. or himself. >> the thing, i mean, >> the whole thing, i mean, sadly, slightly insane. sadly, is slightly insane. >> and i'm trying so >> and i'm trying to be so impartial and sort of a modern about this. but when you said five pinter, it didn't honestly , five pinter, it didn't honestly, the bowlers i was holding it together until that point and then i did really laugh, but it's i can't believe really that this is has got to the level. it's got to the actually the sort neighbouring mp got sort of neighbouring mp got reported to the police . now they reported to the police. now they have to let's be fair , the have to let's be fair, the police thrown and police have thrown this out and said . there's no said this ridiculous. there's no crime here they're crime gone on here and they're not going to investigate any not going to investigate it any further. as non—crime hate incident. >> so these do stay on people's records. >> they do. and you talk about we're going to look and talk about later about about it later as well, about the high degree civility. the high degree of civility. and you around . and you sort of turn around. and actually respect all sides. you sort of turn around. and actuit's respect all sides. you sort of turn around. and actu it's not)ect all sides.

you sort of turn around. and actuit's not just all sides. you sort of turn around. and actuit's not just about sides. you sort of turn around. and actuit's not just about thezs. and it's not just about the people who trans and so on and so forth. there has to be respect there. we on respect there. and we can so on and respect and so forth, but also respect for people who were born as a woman you to woman and you need to turn around so around on that sort of basis. so people need to laugh about this. we take all we don't want to take away all sense you're sense of humour because you're five point was the best line all night and i worked. think you night and i worked. i think you have to work on vodka . have to work on a vodka. i imagine, and you have to work your you have to work on that premise. but i think respect is key, but it's respect for all parties in the conversation , ian. >> and also, i mean, i guess respect is important to some people . uh, i don't think so people. uh, i don't think so myself, but we seem to be legislating for feelings over, over basic facts and also creating dangerous spaces under under the self id laws that are supported by labour, supported by the snp , supported by by by the snp, supported by by people in the conservatives as well. anybody can be a woman just by saying they're a woman. anybody can be a man just by saying that saying they're a man. and that means that, you know, in scotland , uh, male sex criminals scotland, uh, male sex criminals can be placed in female prisons, which is obviously, you know,

they've got a loophole, they've got an incentive to do that, to get access to those spaces. >> you can plug the loophole by saying, you woman saying, are you a woman with a hole ? because you hole or a pole? because you could could work. i guess could you could work. i guess i just try to be helpful here, legal talk, because that's a legal talk, because that's a legal tum . i'm coming as a legal tum. i'm coming as a lawyer here. i think definitions are helpful. >> n loophole , i >> yeah. when i said loophole, i didn't i didn't think it was going mistaken euphemism. >> sometimes scottish euphemism for . for genitalia. >> but that is i mean, i'm not that's not a dumfries termen . that's not a dumfries termen. >> you're telling me okay, have you got a sore loophole . you got a sore loophole. >> no it's not, but i mean, this is, this is we're legislating . is, this is we're legislating. we're putting the feelings of , we're putting the feelings of, of trans people or people who say that they're trans because this is the real thing. not this is the real thing. it's not genuine know, genuine trans people. you know, the there's, uh, i can't remember his name, but placed in a in a female prison. yeah, yeah i >> -- >> it's le parisien. >> it's le parisien. >> yeah. isla bryson . >> yeah. isla bryson. >> yeah. isla bryson. >> isla bryson. yeah. adam. something >> adam. something? >> adam. something? >> yeah, definitely . adam. yeah. >> yeah, definitely. adam. yeah. the is, is that it's also

the point is, is that it's also like, with the 5050 campaign, there feels like there's an element of queue jumping here with mel p because not only was melanie unsuccessful helpful when she was in a previous political party, she not only changed genders, she also changed genders, she also changed political parties . so changed political parties. so she and the tories or he was he in the tories? he was. he was in the tories and now he's in the green. >> and i actually i think she's actually very, very clever because how many people are talking about her, which they wouldn't do normally . and it's wouldn't do normally. and it's p.t. barnum, the great showman , p.t. barnum, the great showman, who always said, if you want to draw and draw a crowd, start a fight. and how many column inches how many blood vessels are being burst by the as a result of these the media as a result of these glorious wigs? i love it. >> i bought that from i love it, it's from her own line. >> right ? >> is that right? >> is that right? >> she's that. >> so she's launched that. >> so she's launched that. >> convincing , by >> it was very convincing, by the way. >> really, t'— the way. >> really, we yeah. >> i mean, really, we yeah. moment it was like , where's leo, moment it was like, where's leo, where's and i was down to a four pointer with him. >> so i can you absolutely .

>> so i can tell you absolutely. >> so i can tell you absolutely. >> if i'd worn a kilt as well. >> if i'd worn a kilt as well. >> just . >> just. >> just. >> yeah, just stop it. >> yeah, just stop it. >> fully there. but i >> i'd be fully there. but i mean, think gender mean, do you think gender ideology has jumped the shark? and thing and this is this is the thing that's really sort of illuminating the sort madness illuminating the sort of madness of it. dan >> well, go on, you go. >> well, go on, you go. >> no, no, please, no , i was >> no, no, please, no, i was going thing going to say the whole thing has got of hand. going to say the whole thing has goti of hand. going to say the whole thing has goti othisnd. going to say the whole thing has goti othisnd slightly >> i mean, this is slightly insane. and please stop using the p because it just. the tum, mel p because it just. i don't want to think of . i don't want to think of. i don't want to think of mel as one of the spice girls, and it's just spice would just which spice would she be? it's confusing . it's all getting too confusing. but look, it's just gone too far. i mean, j.k. rowling , of far. i mean, j.k. rowling, of course, who was so in the press over all of these matters over the last couple of years. you kind go as a proud woman kind of go as a proud woman who's, as she has always said, tried to defend women's rights and, you know, you kind of thing. neighbouring and, you know, you kind of thin she neighbouring and, you know, you kind of thinshe says neighbouring and, you know, you kind of thinshe says it'seighbouring and, you know, you kind of thinshe says it's beenouring and, you know, you kind of thinshe says it's been hard; try, she says it's been hard enough female for so many enough being female for so many years. do we really have to have this as another thing thrown in there as well? all i'm trying to do is defend and do is defend women and potentially get more women into

parliament. >> what's really sad as well is that we can't have the discussions , the threats against discussions, the threats against jk rowling as in bowling, because that's yeah , and the because that's yeah, and the threats her as a result threats against her as a result of issues . we of just raising issues. we should have a world you should have a world where you can about issues, can talk about issues, and that's problem i've that's the biggest problem i've got and taking the got with this. and taking the humour out of things. need humour out of things. you need to . that's to laugh at yourself. that's your and your starting point. and actually some great actually there's some great people we would respect. we people who we would respect. we expect, want expect, however, they want to identify . that's great. some identify. that's great. get some tips and other tips on how you dress and other bits and pieces. maybe that's the issue. have bits and pieces. maybe that's the p issue. have bits and pieces. maybe that's the p could issue. have bits and pieces. maybe that's the p could lookre. have bits and pieces. maybe that's the p could look like have the mel p could look like a fantastic woman. uh, given a bit of assistance , wise words and of assistance, wise words and compassion . compassion. >> eight words there from andrew eborn . right. how would you like eborn. right. how would you like to win £10,000 cash brand new tech and shopping vouchers. i thought that's what cash was. well you could be the winner of our very first great british giveaway . here's all the details giveaway. here's all the details of how you could make those prizes. yours >> this is your chance to win cash, treats and tech in our very first great british giveaway . there's a totally tax

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it's time for kerster blast where i'll run through three big stories with my panel and get them to choose the winners and losers of the week. and we'll them to choose the winners and lose|show he week. and we'll them to choose the winners and lose|show you/eek. and we'll them to choose the winners and lose|show you what and we'll them to choose the winners and lose|show you what happens. them to choose the winners and lose|show you what happens when also show you what happens when this lady tried to get down with the .

radio. >> welcome back to the saturday night showdown with me leo kearse. now let's see what happened to that lady who tried to quite literally get down with the kids . he to quite literally get down with the kids. he she there's no laughing at me . so for anybody laughing at me. so for anybody listening on radio that was, uh , listening on radio that was, uh, that was a woman who jumped into, you know, the big foam block pits that looked like immense uh, jumped in

immense fun. uh, she jumped in and she did not come back out. that is, i think she's i think she's in china. that she's currently in china. that is, she's still travelling through the earth's mantle . um, through the earth's mantle. um, have you have you been to one of those? >> i have, because that's an indoor centre. indoor gymnastics centre. >> right. and allowed >> right. and you're allowed to do gymnastics, which do adult gymnastics, which is great you get knee great until you get knee problems but they have problems like me. but they have these massive foam pits, which are fabulous. and you know are fabulous. and do you know what i can understand why she sunk? because as well, not being fair to her, you have to treat it like quicksand. once you're in. unless you're quite physically strong , right? you physically strong, right? you have of. can't get out. >> and so do you see skeletons at the bottom? >> sure are , you know, >> i'm sure there are, you know, dead people down at the bottom of the foam pit. but i've never swum . right. swum down that far. right. >> well, time now for >> well, it's time now for cursed or blessed me and my brilliant panel will look at three big stories and decide who are the week's winners and who three big stories and decide who are the losers; winners and who three big stories and decide who are the losers ?vinners and who three big stories and decide who are the losers ? who rs and who three big stories and decide who are the losers ? who will|d who three big stories and decide who are the losers ? who will get ho three big stories and decide who are the losers ? who will get the are the losers? who will get the prize. saturday night showdown glitter ball, and who will skulk off into night unrewarded off into the night unrewarded where else to start? but with

prince harry? it's not been a great for the duke of great year for the duke of sussex, but he enjoyed rare sussex, but he enjoyed a rare win on friday, awarded over £140,000 in damages in a privacy case launched against mirror group newspapers for phone hacking. the hackers have countersued, saying that listening to hours of prince harry moaning about how he hates the press constituted abuse in the press constituted abuse in the workplace . now andrew is the workplace. now andrew is prince harry cursed or blessed? >> well, i think this is a win for him. probably one of the few people country probably, people in the country probably, probably people in the country probably, proforyly people in the country probably, profor harry. i think he does. up for harry. i think he does. i think glorious stuff think he does. glorious stuff with invictus games and so on and in and so forth. i was actually in court with him during part of this so heard some of this trial, so i heard some of the evidence there's some the evidence and there's some really important things. and the evidence and there's some really morgan, nt things. and the evidence and there's some reallymorgan, he things. and the evidence and there's some reallymorgan, he hasjs. and the evidence and there's some reallymorgan, he has comej the evidence and there's some reallymorgan, he has come out as piers morgan, he has come out as well. he's got his own views and well. he's got his own views and we publicly about his we know publicly about his battle with harry. yeah. and he said he categorically said he was asked to be a witness. was never asked to be a witness. he asked on either he was never asked on either side. he was willing would have done there. he also confirmed that , ever that he's never, ever, ever hacked anybody's phone or suggested anybody's . he has

suggested anybody's. he has minions to do it for him, but he did . i checking this did. and i was checking this because absolutely make because i wanted absolutely make it he's got a book it sure on this he's got a book called insider, is called the insider, which is published in july 2004, and this is piers morgan. and if i've got it here, there's a little quote in here which, which he basically says , um, but somebody basically says, um, but somebody suggested that people suggested today that people might listening mobile might be listening to my mobile phone messages. apparently, if you don't change the security code every phone comes code that every phone comes with, anyone can call your with, then anyone can call your number. and if you don't answer, tap in the four digit code to hear all your messages. i'll change just in case. but it change mine just in case. but it makes wonder how many public makes me wonder how many public figures and celebrities are aware of little trick. aware of this little trick. well, there are lot well, apparently there are a lot of in the wings. of people waiting in the wings. >> there another 80 people >> there are another 80 people waiting sue mirror group waiting to sue mirror group newspapers and obviously other , newspapers and obviously other, uh, newspaper firms. uh, other newspaper firms. news international people, uh, the daily mail , the people behind daily mail, the people behind the getting , uh, the daily mail are getting, uh, have been involved in various cases as well. so i mean, this is something that presents an existential threat to a lot of these newspapers. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> does. i » yeah. — >>-does. i mean, » yeah.— >>-does. i mean, i know >> yeah. >> does. i mean, i know of >> no it does. i mean, i know of people been hacked and

people who have been hacked and what taken on what have you and have taken on various news groups in the past. uh, look, for harry. it is a rare win, and people haven't uh, look, for harry. it is a rare manynd people haven't uh, look, for harry. it is a rare many good ople haven't uh, look, for harry. it is a rare many good thingsaven't uh, look, for harry. it is a rare many good things about him. said many good things about him. he was, know , a royal who he was, you know, a royal who was popular royal for was the most popular royal for a bit, in a way , before meghan bit, in a way, before meghan came along , the invictus games, came along, the invictus games, everything he'd done in the army, was fantastic stuff army, it was all fantastic stuff , real boys own stuff. and then it gone a bit peaked it all has gone a bit peaked on over years , but over the last few years, but let's honest. was a let's be honest. but it was a rare friday, although rare one on friday, although then i can understand why piers said what he said was yeah , on said what he said was yeah, on the one hand you don't like press , on the other press intrusion, on the other hand, to it hand, you're happily to do it and sort basically tell it, and sort of basically tell it, tell everything about your own family and what have now, family and what have you now, your and your dirty laundry. so and that's having that's what piers was having a go . but on the one go at him about. but on the one hand thatis hand of he was hacked. that is wrong. he won. >> yeah , i think this is >> so yeah, i think this is definitely win . definitely a win. >> so three for three is win >> so three for three is the win for nice for prince harry. and it's nice that actually his that he's actually earning his own money. isn't that good. yeah. how long do you think yeah. and how long do you think that'll in california . that'll last him in california. >> oh my it's two >> oh my god. it's like two trips . trips to sushi bar. >> think . also, it's, uh, it's

>> i think. also, it's, uh, it's cute because he turned up. he actually went to work, which he hasn't done for spotify or netflix . so isn't that nice? he netflix. so isn't that nice? he turned up and made some content and got paid for it. turned up and made some content ancand paid for it. turned up and made some content ancand andrew, it. turned up and made some content ancand andrew, it. turned up and made some content ancand andrew, i mean, as a >> and andrew, i mean, as a lawyer, are you worried about, uh, what could uh, you know what this could mean freedoms? mean for journalistic freedoms? >> because obviously journalists sometimes they're sometimes if they're doing investigative and i'm investigative reporting and i'm not is, not saying that this is, you know, harry's know, hacking prince harry's phone know, is phone is, you know, is a particularly good example of investigative reporting. but, you things, uh, you know, to uncover things, uh, you know, to uncover things, uh, you know, to uncover things, uh, you know, the watergate scandal or whatever. journalists sometimes have to bend the rules. >> well, i think the rules are there particular there for a very particular reason. absolutely. piers there for a very particular re warning absolutely. piers there for a very particular re warning abpeopley. piers there for a very particular re warning abpeople , piers there for a very particular re warning abpeople , and piers there for a very particular re warning abpeople , and that's is warning to people, and that's what it was in his book. if i got that right, he's made it clear hacked clear he has never hacked anybody's phone. he was warning people about that. and people about that. right. and it's that. the press it's not about that. the press are investigating are very good at investigating things. don't break the law to are very good at investigating thi it.;. don't break the law to are very good at investigating thi it. okay't break the law to do it. okay >> don't break the law. and that's for prince harry. that's a win for prince harry. next got bbc presenter next up, we've got bbc presenter gary lineker who's been waging a war on the government, signing a letter calling on them to scrap the rwanda plan and then mocking any mps who dare to question

him. the strangest thing is that lineker earns millions of pounds for doing barely any work , so for doing barely any work, so you might think he would identify with conservative mps . identify with conservative mps. uh, diane, is gary lineker cursed or blessed? >> i think he's cursed because, well, no , i do, because he the well, no, i do, because he the actual argument is not that he signed the letter, uh, in opposition to the rwanda bill. >> it's actually because he then decided personal and down decided to get personal and down and dirty on twitter with three mps, like he put up this photo of grant shapps with grant shapps multiple names. so and he offered lee anderson a job with walkers, which i think is the stupidest thing that gary lineker could have done by all means mess with the bbc because that will take a long time to unravel. don't mess with your sponson unravel. don't mess with your sponsor. you've just messed with walkers crisps . did walker insane? >> did walkers say anything about this? >> i think that they should. >> i think that they should. >> i think they're going get >> i think they're going to get very , oily and think very salty, oily and i think that they're going to, uh i mean i personally would i'd very

i personally would i'd be very annoyed if one of my star sponsors was doing this. and lineker untouchable . lineker thinks he's untouchable. yeah. which is why do all yeah. which is why he can do all of this. and comes before of this. and pride comes before a fall, so i think he's cursed. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and makes packet >> and he makes a packet from that . hey, that walkers deal. hey, i champion yeah. >> i mean , uh, gary lineker, he >> i mean, uh, gary lineker, he used this defence in court. >> um, he said my political activism, my tweets or his lawyers said on behalf of him, uh, mean that i'm not a regular bbc employee. and he managed to sort of weasel his way out of . sort of weasel his way out of. a £4.9 million tax case with with hmrc. >> it's very simple . and >> it's very simple. and actually he's right. the one thing we have to do is to weasel your way out of whatever. but the principle is this is that we have to get it right. and as you've he wasn't you've wisely said, he wasn't being told off because a breach of what said of policy for what he said about the the rwanda thing, the signing the rwanda thing, because that's because they said that's consistent with the policy. you're allowed he's non—news , you're allowed. he's a non—news, uh, presenter and therefore he's allowed to have his views. the complaint had is complaint that they had is calling man with a wig on, a

calling a man with a wig on, a man with a wig on. so it's basically and that's what they say, you have to treat people with a high. this is what they say. high degree say. the high degree of civility. and that's what civility. right? and that's what they're complaining and they're complaining about. and they're complaining about. and they're looking at it. so i think very think we have to be very, very clear to clear on that. he's allowed to say about say whatever he likes about rwanda. they're rwanda. that is what they're saying of basis. saying on that sort of basis. but to people , but you can't be rude to people, was not? was he not? >> three people was he not? >> he three people was he not? >> he out three people was he not? >> he out, three people was he not? >> he out , though?eople that he picked out, though? hadn't people basically hadn't those people basically given gary lineker some stick for actually sticking his neck out? right. so i guess he was just having a he was responding . just having a he was responding. he was responding in his own way. i mean, in way it's way. i mean, in a way i'm it's really actually did really good that he actually did come thought come out and say what he thought , because of course they all had come out and say what he thought , tsign se of course they all had come out and say what he thought , tsign a of course they all had come out and say what he thought , tsign a document they all had come out and say what he thought , tsign a document basically1ad to sign a document basically saying, to do saying, you're not allowed to do this, you're employee. so this, you're a bbc employee. so and you kind of go, well, okay, he can talk about sport, but i'm sure can talk anything sure he can talk about anything else. human being, else. he's a normal human being, a so a private citizen. right. so hopefully freedom of speech. but so i was worried might so i was worried that he might be . but he did come out be gagged. but he did come out and had for which and say, but he had for which he had been suspended, of course. so now was, suppose, just i so now he was, i suppose, just i suppose he could be antagonised

using his, uh, employees once over again. the guy that might be the next dg, samir shah . be the next dg, samir shah. yeah, thank you very much indeed, sir. my learned colleague, he was saying . yeah, colleague, he was saying. yeah, i this slightly in i think this he's slightly in dodgy territory, but i don't think said was wrong. >> now i read that the other way. i read that, um, samir shah's interview because also, just to go back your previous just to go back to your previous point , just a group point, just because a group of politicians give you gyp on twitter , that doesn't mean that politicians give you gyp on twitshouldat doesn't mean that politicians give you gyp on twitshould respond�*t mean that politicians give you gyp on twitshould respond . mean that you should respond. >> ad. yes. you know, never feed the trolls . the trolls. >> those politicians >> and also those politicians are not held in place by that bbc policy. and i thought it was a bit dodgy that samir shah, dunng a bit dodgy that samir shah, during interview with the during his interview with the government, because let's remember that it's the government the bbc government that appoints the bbc director—general. yeah, he was going , oh director—general. yeah, he was going, oh yes. well, um, i think we should look at the policy . we we should look at the policy. we do. i get the job. >> if i get rid of gary lineker. >> if i get rid of gary lineker. >> wink. yes. so . you have to >> wink. yes. so. you have to have a bit of banter. >> i mean, come on, you cannot tell presenters, you can't engage you engage somebody rubbishes you know, you respond.

know, and you can't respond. you've there. you've just got to sit there. and was right one of and he was quite right on one of them. gary said them. what gary said is you should the rules because if should read the rules because if they him commenting on they criticise him commenting on rwanda, allowed to and rwanda, he's allowed to and they've confirmed that he was allowed to comment about, well, i'm over writing you, i think i think he's cursed. >> i he's cursed. >> i think he's cursed. yeah. >> i think he's cursed. yeah. >> to be this this >> he pretends to be this this walk , let's be socialist. >> oh, the government should do all stuff people. it's >> oh, the government should do all if stuff people. it's >> oh, the government should do all if stlpaid people. it's >> oh, the government should do all if stlpaid your3le. it's >> oh, the government should do all if stlpaid your taxes's >> oh, the government should do all if stlpaid your taxes like like if you paid your taxes like hmrc you to say. like hmrc asked you to say. like keeping that £4.9 million and pretending that you're you're a political activism is, you know , political activism is, you know, makes you not a regular bbc employee. if you gave the government £4.9 million, government that £4.9 million, they do all the things they could do all the things that you gary. anyway last that you want. gary. anyway last up in this week, course, the up in this week, of course, the blessed southwest airlines, who have for have hit the headlines for introducing a policy whereby overweight passengers get extra seats for free to accommodate their extra sized buttocks . the their extra sized buttocks. the usual suspects are up in arms accusing the airline of rewarding obesity . while rewarding obesity. while shrewder characters have started piling on the pounds ahead of their holiday to the usa next

year. their holiday to the usa next year . though, their holiday to the usa next year. though, neil, our southwest airlines cursed or blessed, i think they're absolutely insane to do this. >> honestly. really. do you know , look, you're a very tall human being, okay? >> so if you get on a plane, did you extra you get one that has extra legroom? no, not at all. legroom? no no, not at all. >> not all. >> not at all. >> not at all. >> sometimes . sometimes if >> well, sometimes. sometimes if i'm i say like, look i'm very nice, i say like, look at look at, look at the size at me. look at, look at the size of . of me. >> look at the circus freak you're cram into the you're trying to cram into the cigar you're trying to cram into the cig'please , can i have a seat >> please, can i have a seat with extra legroom? and sometimes they're and they with extra legroom? and sometbuts they're and they with extra legroom? and sometbuts th> um, yeah, i think it's crazy. what does it mean if they can actually have free seats ? there actually have free seats? there may be very tall people, but

they're also saying that people with that might with medical problems that might require two seats, they go, well, you need to buy another seat, right? >> people with medical >> so the people with medical problems will be consistent. >> yes. >> yes. >> people medical problems >> yes. >> pyt0)le medical problems >> yes. >> pyt0)le anotherical problems have to buy another seat. >> you >> but people who have, you know, through a life know, quite often through a life lifestyle know , lifestyle choice, you know, eating lots of doughnuts, not doing . us have doing any exercise. us have become . they get they get become obese. they get they get a free and seems a free seat. and that seems hugely so. >> elm e the system >> the way, the way the system works is works as i understand it, is you basically buy your two seats basically you buy your two seats first and then you can first of all, and then you can go first of all, and then you can 9° up first of all, and then you can go up to and you can waddle go up to them and you can waddle in and say, i'm a in and sort of say, look, i'm a bit i therefore i spelled bit big. i therefore i spelled out and other and out and the other one and you get . and so that's get a refund. and so that's how it it to me, i'm >> you don't give it to me, i'm going you. going to eat you. >> i'm going to eat all the crisps. no crisps. but gary lineker is no longer i give us longer to get so i give us another you another £5. so what are you going to do. you're on going to do. you're working on that . what that sort of principle. what i think should though, that sort of principle. what i think is should though, that sort of principle. what i think is a should though, that sort of principle. what i think is a greatyuld though, that sort of principle. what i think is a great policy. though, that sort of principle. what i think is a great policy. theyjh, which is a great policy. they should their should weigh people with their luggage. turn around . luggage. yes. you turn around. if you do on a helicopter, you work on that sort of basis. doesn't that make sense? should that doesn't that make sense? should tha yeah, that unfair ? >> yeah, but isn't that unfair? and i weigh >> yeah, but isn't that unfair? and but i weigh >> yeah, but isn't that unfair? and but it's i weigh >> yeah, but isn't that unfair? and but it's not i weigh >> yeah, but isn't that unfair? and but it's not because weigh >> yeah, but isn't that unfair? and but it's not because of, gh more, but it's not because of, well, have trouble

well, you, me, we'd have trouble and we have pay for legroom. >> i think you're right. >> so i think you're right. but do that's do you work on the base? that's why. to carry why. get somebody else to carry the . yeah, you work that the bag. yeah, you work on that sort the bag. yeah, you work on that so makes doesn't you it makes sense, doesn't it? you go helicopter , they put you go on a helicopter, they put you in work in a certain place, they work out the weight and so on and so forth. point saying forth. there's no point saying i've kilos here. i've got three extra kilos here. if carrying extra if i'm carrying an extra 40 kilos you've got to kilos here. yeah, you've got to work on premise. work on that premise. >> the way that >> yeah. also the way that they're measuring this is only by width, so they're not doing it by height, by eye or weight, just your width. >> so my theory is get a hula hoop and put it under your jumper so that you are purposefully wide. you can't put the seat down. you get a free seat whether you're skinny or not. wow diane has got this all worked out well. >> coming up next, it's time for multicultural corner as the latest drives for diversity and inclusion seem designed to actually exclude one specific group. can anyone guess what it is? plus, i'll reveal what happens when one woman had to resort to resort to win. attempting a spot of diy . why .

radio. on mark dolan tonight. >> in my big opinion, waleses first minister mark drakeford says goodbye and i say good riddance and why it's time for people to stop announcing they've got covid and get on with lives . in my take at with their lives. in my take at ten, my reaction to the duke of sussex's phone hacking victory sorry, harry, you're no victim. plus, my top panel and legendary dancer and personal kitty wayne sleep with live from nine. >> welcome back to the saturday night showdown with me, leo kearse and first things first, let's take another look at that diy and see what diy attempt and see what happened. next.

>> for anybody listening on the radio, there was a woman doing some diy. >> she had a drill. it was obviously a tough drill, obviously a bit tough to drill, so she got a hammer out and started the drill into started hammering the drill into the wall, which is i mean, i don't know that shows it's like initiative , combination, initiative, combination, initiative, combination, initiative, initiative . it's good. >> i think finding tools . >> i think finding tools. >> i think finding tools. >> there's a touch of the sadist about you though , let's be about you though, let's be honest, so far there's honest, because so far there's been most of your been basically most of your clips are going to end with people hurt. they people getting hurt. they are. >> system to >> there was a good system to that, isn't it? >> tends to be people falling >> it tends to be people falling off . off stepladders. >> anyway, it's time for >> anyway, it's now time for culture corner or in this case, multicultural corner, because it's been another week where it seems like a for diversity it's been another week where it seerinclusion for diversity it's been another week where it seerinclusion simplyr diversity it's been another week where it seerinclusion simply meansity it's been another week where it seerinclusion simply means let's and inclusion simply means let's discuss hate against white men. the boss of insurance giant aviva , amanda blanc, says no aviva, amanda blanc, says no non—diverse hires are made at senior level without her having

signed off on them. is this fair ? white working class boys do worse than all other demographic groups at school, but if they do strive to achieve good marks, it's all for nothing. because woke ceos like a man that will stop them getting hired . stop them getting hired. meanwhile, over in boston , mayor meanwhile, over in boston, mayor michelle wu decided to host a christmas party intended only for electeds of colour. she then apologised , sized not for apologised, sized not for holding a racially segregate party, but because her aide sent the email to everyone. so the news got out. let's have a look at our apology . at our apology. >> i think we've we've had individual conversations with everyone so people understand that it was truly just an honest mistake that went out in in typing the email field and i look forward to celebrating with everyone at the holiday parties that we will have besides this one as well. so um, it is my intention that we can again be a city that lives our values and creates space for all kinds of

communities to come together . communities to come together. >> diane, i thought the diversity and inclusion was about not being racist. this seems pretty racist to me. >> i mean, i'd be a bit, i don't know. i mean, i don't personally work for the boston council. i'd be a little bit upset there be a little bit upset if there was definitely was a party, and i definitely wasn't invited. but wasn't invited. yeah, but you may you might work for aviva or wasn't invited. yeah, but you maymight. ight work for aviva or wasn't invited. yeah, but you ma'youlht. ight work for aviva or wasn't invited. yeah, but you ma'you mightt work for aviva or wasn't invited. yeah, but you ma'you might havek for aviva or wasn't invited. yeah, but you ma'you might have insurance or wasn't invited. yeah, but you ma'you might have insurance with >> you might have insurance with aviva. the thing with aviva aviva. now the thing with aviva is, . insurance already is is, is. insurance already is just not catastrophizing. >> it'sjust just not catastrophizing. >> it's just saying to people the worst could happen, give us money help. and so i money and we'll help. and so i don't like insurance. >> so you see it as gambling on bad . it is. bad luck. it is. >> like cursing >> it's almost like cursing yourself. right. but um, this woman , this is i'm not sure woman, this is i'm not sure you're legal to use for him. >> i'm not legal to drive . >> i'm not legal to drive. >> i'm not legal to drive. >> dan, you need insurance for certain things. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so it's a legal requirement? >> so it's a legal requirement? >> yeah . >> oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> petition for sure . um, so >> petition for sure. um, so this woman a blank , um, she said this woman a blank, um, she said sorry , a blank. amanda blank ? sorry, a blank. amanda blank? yeah. she's drawn a blank. she is the ceo. and she says that

she will only hire white men if she will only hire white men if she gets to vet them at the last opportunity . now, at first, she opportunity. now, at first, she said she's just using this for dating. >> oh , yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> take your top off. i'll vet. you know, maybe . what's going you know, maybe. what's going on. i said to andrew before the show, i said, well, you know, she said, it's to stop people from hiring their mate. from sort of hiring their mate. and then andrew made a very good point. said, but would point. he said, yes, but would she a wants to she do it to a man who wants to hire his mate? who's a woman? >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> you see, going >> you see, not going to do it. >> you see, not going to do it. >> pointed out i >> i also pointed out what i love because she's love is her name because she's amanda blank, which means white in french. and you're working on that principle. that sort of principle. what i also love about the one about boston is you've got their called, colour , called, uh, elected of colour, but obviously as it's american, there's no u in colour. see what but obviously as it's american, therethere u in colour. see what but obviously as it's american, therethere . in colour. see what i did there. >> too clever for clever. i like that. >> fine, fine. and we have other jokes. yeah it's gonna be good. interesting though, isn't it? >> yeah, but this, this is

surely just going to cause more resentment, more division in society. you know , if you're society. you know, if you're prioritising certain groups and then discriminate openly discriminating , bragging about, discriminating, bragging about, discriminating, bragging about, discriminating against, against white men, it doesn't come across very well, does it? >> have of >> i mean, i have a friend of mine an insurance mine who did run an insurance business at one point. he said they have , though, they really did have, though, trouble attract trouble trying to attract females, um, into their business. so they have, as an industry, tried to find ways of making it more attractive . and making it more attractive. and maybe this is her basically going, look, if you're going to make a senior hiring, can i have a look at it first to see if we've actually ticked all the boxes? yeah. so we don't just hire another bloke a public hire another bloke from a public school. maybe that's slightly defending her too much, i'm school. maybe that's slightly defe saying1er too much, i'm school. maybe that's slightly defesaying1er don'tuch, i'm school. maybe that's slightly defesaying1er don'tuch, the m just saying we don't know the whole story. the other one, though, from though, i mean, honestly, from boston, that of just boston, that kind of stuff just makes . partly because makes me sick. partly because i always i have always kind of go, i have a colour just to be colour too. i just happen to be my white. but my colour is white. yeah, but why something goes out as why when something goes out as pubuc why when something goes out as public her apology was public as that, her apology was slightly cringeworthy. i was like, my this getting like, oh my god, this is getting worse by the second. yeah, you should have gone, cocked up, worse by the second. yeah, you

sh0|sorryave gone, cocked up, worse by the second. yeah, you sh0|sorry .'e gone, cocked up, worse by the second. yeah, you sh0|sorry . it gone, cocked up, worse by the second. yeah, you sh0|sorry . it was�*, cocked up, worse by the second. yeah, you sh0|sorry . it was an cocked up, worse by the second. yeah, you sh0|sorry . it was an absolute), i'm sorry. it was an absolute mistake and it's always important to play devil's advocate to advocate because they're not to here themselves. advocate because they're not to herit's themselves. advocate because they're not to her it's thjustalves. advocate because they're not to herit's thjustalves. rush >> it's always just easy to rush in for aviva in there. i think for the aviva situation, to redress situation, you want to redress the balance. they need to the balance. if they need to make a 5050 hiring make sure it's a 5050 hiring across why does it across the sexes or why does it have to be 5053? could be 33. why is everything going be 5050? >> are they going that >> are they going to do that in oil do oil rigs? are they going to do that they're that in the military? they're going sewage workers. >> i tell you what, i believe, leah, that leah, what i believe is that it should be equal opportunities for and it should be for everybody. and it should be based meritocracy. yes that's based on meritocracy. yes that's the important thing. best person for job what should the important thing. best person forfor. job what should go for. >> incredibly important , >> this is incredibly important, and firm in and i'm a firm believer in meritocracy because what, um, i believe leo and i have seen on the is sometimes you the circuit is sometimes you will get a comic from a minority group who is pushed into a bill, and they are not ready for that position. and then what they do is they absolutely die in front of a crowd. they can't handle it. and they in like reinforce the idea of, oh, well, that person's not funny because, oh, please welcome leo's next guest .

please welcome leo's next guest. >> who was that? >> who was that? >> do you see what i mean? >> do you see what i mean? >> i absolutely and >> i absolutely do, and similarly with this diversity, equity, and inclusion, equity, equity and inclusion, you know, it creates the idea in people's minds that you know, people's minds that you know, people from this demographic or that demographic, they got people from this demographic or thatjob mographic, they got people from this demographic or thatjob because c, they got people from this demographic or thatjob because c, “their got people from this demographic or thatjob because c, “their , got people from this demographic or thatjob because c, “their , you ot the job because of their, you know, immutable characteristics. >> it's across other >> and we see it's across other areas the white areas as well. so the white house released their christmas video this week, which we've got a we're going a clip of. we're going to show briefly. . it was briefly. and it was made. it was made by dorrance dance . i know made by dorrance dance. i know it looks something it looks like something out of the games crossed with the hunger games crossed with the hunger games crossed with the clockwork orange . the clockwork orange. >> here we go. >> here we go. >> it's mit. i mean, it's, you know, it's quite, quite, quite a fun thing, although it's got slight, child catcher slight, you know, child catcher vibes, you vibes, which, you know, you might particularly might not particularly want to show, by by show, but it's made by by dorrance dance, which uh, are, uh, have a lot of discredited members who've espoused anti—semitic views , anti—white anti—semitic views, anti—white views, crazy ideas like abolishing prisons and defunding the police . uh, we've also seen the police. uh, we've also seen this this week as well. there's a film being is coming out.

they've launched the trailer called the american society of magical negroes. now yeah, that's a that's a that title made me, um , take a sharp intake made me, um, take a sharp intake of breath. we've got a clip of the trailer here. okay, here we go . go. >> so really understand this is yourself . yourself. >> what's the most dangerous animal on the planet? shark white people, when they feel uncomfortable . white people uncomfortable. white people feeling uncomfortable precedes a lot of bad stuff for us. that's why we fight white discomfort every day. because the happier they are, the safer we are . wow. they are, the safer we are. wow. >> so they're saying the most dangerous , the most dangerous dangerous, the most dangerous people are white people. when they feel uncomfortable. i mean, that makes me feel a bit uncomfortable, which apparently makes me dangerous. yeah. >> so >> i think you've got to be so careful about making these careful about making all these prejudices . careful about making all these prejudices. i think this is division works both ways, and that's why say need to that's why i say you need to have a society where you are blind to colour, race, creed, all that sort of stuff and that sort of principle. but getting

those prejudices and those petty prejudices and fuelling that is appalling. i can't believe i've just seen that. >> i literally can't believe i've was i've just seen that. that was that's awful. that was really bad . bad. >> i see it in the cinema, to be honest. i mean, this is what i'm going be spending £15 to get honest. i mean, this is what i'm grticket be spending £15 to get honest. i mean, this is what i'm grticket for. spending £15 to get a ticket for. >> wish show aticket for. ”up aticket for. nupof a ticket for. >.clip of morgan show a ticket for. >.clip of morgan freeman show a ticket for. >.clip of morgan freeman , show a ticket for. >.clip of morgan freeman , who's a clip of morgan freeman, who's the actor think such the actor who i think talks such sense sometimes he says the actor who i think talks such sense scto atimes he says the actor who i think talks such sense scto stopes he says the actor who i think talks such sense scto stop , he says the actor who i think talks such sense scto stop , uh, he says the actor who i think talks such sense scto stop , uh, racisme says the way to stop, uh, racism is to talking about racism. >> but when i see something like that, you go, if it was the other way around. oh, yeah. oh, my would bloody my god, there would be bloody riots. just people would be riots. it's just people would be in . in jail. >> anyway, after the break, we'll be covering the most important story of the day. what's the best way to tackle christmas hangovers ? and christmas party hangovers? and on the topic of christmas, we'll show you what when show you what happens when you combine a small indoor space and lots of sparklers. see you in a minute

welcome back to the . saturday welcome back to the. saturday night show down with me leo kearse now take look what kearse now take a look at what happened when one festive party took of christmas took the notion of christmas lights level . all . lights to the next level. all. no, not the alcohol . no, not the alcohol. >> one. um, so. no, not the alcohol. >> one. um, so . okay everybody >> one. um, so. okay everybody record that . and we'd like to apologise. >> right now for that swearing. it was meant to . we meant to it was meant to. we meant to play it was meant to. we meant to play it with there with no sound. we accidentally accidentally sound. we accidentally acci sound ly sound. we accidentally accisound .' sound. we accidentally accisound . so apologies the sound. so yeah, apologies for that. for that language. we're all thinking the same though, i mean, though, but worthy. i mean, i think, you know, can think, you know, i can understand that understand them using that language and that's, that's a worthy warning. you know, a lot of christmas trees, christmas

decorations, are quite decorations, they are quite flammable. and time for flammable. and it's a time for candles . candles. >> w- w“ >> can i suggest that if your christmas does light and >> can i suggest that if your chri have; does light and >> can i suggest that if your chri have; crowded light and >> can i suggest that if your chri have; crowded room,ht and >> can i suggest that if your chri have; crowded room, you 1d you have a crowded room, you don't brandy round everybody? don't brandy it round everybody? thatis don't brandy it round everybody? that is not the best way i do that , but there that is not the best way i do that, but there is a pattern in the videos you showed . it's the videos that you showed. it's all destruction, all death and destruction, isn't it ? it's extraordinary element it? it's extraordinary element of the show. >> like hard . of >> this is like the die hard. of new show. >> it is, isn't it? >> nobody died there apart. nobody apart from one nobody did die apart from one christmas nobody did die apart from one christm'christmas this is >> one christmas tree. this is the awards . said the darwin awards. as we said earlier . no, crazy. the darwin awards. as we said earlier. no, crazy. isn't it very dangerous , but don't have very dangerous, but don't have indoor fireworks because it's pretty dangerous on that. yes. >> yeah, absolutely . >> yeah, yeah yeah, absolutely. no. into the no. we need to delve into the most important issue of the night. how can you go out and get christmas without get drunk over christmas without getting a hangover? apparently some people even suffer from two day hangovers where they wake up two days after the drinking session and still feel the worse for wear. there's no harm in that, you might think. but one report people report suggested that people going into work caused going into work hungover caused the uk between 1.2 billion and

£1.4 billion each year in lost productive city. i mean, to be fair, that is a tiny amount compared to obesity , which costs compared to obesity, which costs us 100 billion. so maybe we should get, uh, we should get drunk instead of eating doughnuts. but if the mirror cancelled this year's christmas bash, maybe they can afford their legal bills. neil what are your tips for avoiding hangover ? your tips for avoiding hangover? you must have. you know, as a legendary have, legendary dj, you must have, you must must have got hammered >> you must have got hammered many what the weird. >> i actually try not to drink too much . that's a pretty good too much. that's a pretty good cure. but everyone always says if you have plenty of water before bed , isn't that before you go to bed, isn't that the if you the big cure? yeah. or if you wake the surely wake up the next day, surely it's got to fried bacon it's got to be fried egg, bacon sandwich with lots of brown sauce . sauce. >> no no no no no sauce. >> n0 110 110 110 110 ho. sauce. >> see �*io 110 110 110 ho. sauce. >> see ,) 110 110 110 ho. sauce. >> see , because i0 no. sauce. >> see , because your. sauce. >> see , because your body, you >> see, because your body, you flushed out a load of nutrients. and actually what you want to do to hangover quicker is to fix your hangover quicker is to fix your hangover quicker is to things . to have a nice salad. things. like beetroot, uh, things that are really good for the liver to kind all of your vitamins kind of get all of your vitamins going so . going through. that's so. >> i'm sorry. your hangover.

>> i'm sorry. your hangover. >> you've had a really good night the night before . you feel night the night before. you feel absolutely rough as a dog. the next have nice absolutely rough as a dog. the next and have nice absolutely rough as a dog. the next and beetroot have nice absolutely rough as a dog. the next and beetroot .|ave nice absolutely rough as a dog. the next and beetroot . ive nice absolutely rough as a dog. the next and beetroot . i want1ice absolutely rough as a dog. the next and beetroot . i want the salad and beetroot. i want the fried egg. >> but talking of dogs , there >> but talking of dogs, there was lemmy's advice about hair of dogs. he basically said lemmy from motorhead. lemmy from hogshead. what? >> he said he had some crazy hangovers his time. >> he said he had some crazy harwell,s his time. >> he said he had some crazy harwell,s his actually the >> he said he had some crazy har\to.l,s his actually the >> he said he had some crazy har\to.l,s hangoverlly the >> he said he had some crazy har\to.l,s hangover or the way to get a hangover or to avoid a hangover stop avoid a hangover is never stop drinking , avoid a hangover is never stop drinking, right? so he worked on that basis. that was his that sort of basis. that was his advice the advice to everybody. hair of the dog. are drunk now? >> and are you drunk right now? >> and are you drunk right now? >> no no not on my five >> no no no no no not on my five pinter. you know i'll keep going . it's always a thrill. >> yeah. i mean, i was i was interested to see that scientists are researching how to stop hangovers. i mean, i don't think there are better things research , uh, for things to research, uh, for scientists, but, i mean, they found a cure for covid. yes. pretty much straight. they had a vaccine within six months. where's for hangovers? >> yeah, well, it was it was targeted, wasn't it? we need to stop everybody everything . stop everybody doing everything. thing and focus on the hangover , thing and focus on the hangover, which is obviously, you know, the right and logical thing to

do in this current climate. and just focus just pause everything and focus on how we can cure hangovers. because coming. because christmas is coming. we've prepared. one because christmas is coming. we'vei prepared. one because christmas is coming. we'vei will prepared. one because christmas is coming. we'vei will isrepared. one because christmas is coming. we'vei will is lots'ed. one because christmas is coming. we'vei will is lots of. one thing i will say is lots of water and also the next day you want some soft lighting, you want some soft lighting, you want a blanket, a seat, you want your salad , you want your salad your salad, you want your salad and yeah, you want to just be very gentle with yourself . and very gentle with yourself. and my mate sarah, she always says pasta water. last thing before you bed . you'll be fine. you go to bed. you'll be fine. >> wokester. yeah well, >> also, i wokester. yeah well, straight mark dolan tonight. >> what have you got for us tonight, mark? >> well, leo, prince harry's phone has been hacked. clearly that's a very naughty to that's a very naughty thing to do. though , that do. i think, though, that the mirror get mirror journalists should get therapy listening dry therapy for listening to his dry vowel for so many years , and i'm vowel for so many years, and i'm not buying the victim card . not buying the victim card. plus, we've got my big opinion and our office christmas parties asking for trouble. we'll get the inside story on the gb news christmas party, which is happening right now. and the latest is i'm being told tom harwood has been arrested. so it was always on the cards.

>> mark. i could see that one coming a mile away. anyway thanks to my brilliant panel tonight, diane spencer, andrew eborn , and neil fox and uh , eborn, and neil fox and uh, please stay, stay tuned for mark dolan next and headliners on later tonight and see you again next week. here's your latest weather from jonathan gibbons . weather from jonathan gibbons. >> looks like things are heating up boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here with your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. rain warnings are in force across western scotland throughout this evening and overnight, potential for overnight, with potential for a month's worth of rain falling by the time we reach the of the the time we reach the end of the weekend . so do take here. weekend. so do take care here. elsewhere . it will be a drier elsewhere. it will be a drier night. still, some outbreaks of drizzle to watch out and the drizzle to watch out for and the cloud will also thickening cloud will also be thickening in where you hold on to a few clearer you see clearer spells. you might see the temperatures, the odd mist patch temperatures, perhaps six perhaps getting down into six seven celsius, seven degrees celsius, but elsewhere it will be an unseasonably mild night, not

falling much lower than 10 or 11 c falling much lower than 10 or 11 c for northern ireland and scotland . that rain ends scotland. that rain then ends place for western place still for western scotland. it will be persistent throughout the day on sunday. potential for flooding and transport , even some transport disruption, even some landslides amount of landslides due to this amount of rainfall. again, england and wales should stay drier, the cloud wanting to break its way wales should stay drier, the cloud wthe ng to break its way wales should stay drier, the cloud wthe afternoon k its way wales should stay drier, the cloud wthe afternoon , its way up into the afternoon, particularly to the eastern side of the country. temperatures here again 11 perhaps ranging into 13 c as we head into monday. that frontal system that is stuck across northern scotland will slowly drift its way southwards, now spreading more into northern ireland. northern england , parts of wales northern england, parts of wales as well. we'll turn into quite a drab, dreary and damp day for many . of us, the far south—east many. of us, the far south—east perhaps staying drier still with a fair amount cloud around , a fair amount of cloud around, but brighter pushing a fair amount of cloud around, but way brighter pushing a fair amount of cloud around, but way brigthe pushing a fair amount of cloud around, but way brigthe far pushing their way into the far north—west of scotland with a few , but also some few showers, but also some fresher . conditions, fresher and cooler. conditions, so temperatures will be falling their way off across northern areas of the uk as head areas of the uk as we head throughout . throughout next week. bye bye. >> brighter outlook with boxt >> a brighter outlook with boxt

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gb news. >> good evening. it's 9:00 on television, on radio and online in the united kingdom and across the world. this is mark dolan tonight in my opinion. welsh first minister mark drakeford says goodbye and i say good riddance and why it's time for people to stop announcing they've got covid and get on with their bloody lives . as my with their bloody lives. as my mark meets guest is one of the big stars of 90s pop music , a big stars of 90s pop music, a man who went from selling 6 million albums year worldwide million albums a year worldwide to booze and drugs. hell jemmy constable from the hugely popular boy band 911, tells his story shortly. meanwhile in the big story, with christmas around the corner, our pantomimes now outdated . we'll debate that with outdated. we'll debate that with two top panto stars live in the studio and