hunt says only economic jeremy hunt says only economic stooges would talk britain down and we are in for a great 2024. i'll be asking a finance expert if he is right. right. and i'll be asking a finance expert if he is right . right. and in my if he is right. right. and in my take at ten, unfortunately, i'm bringing you a bit of rage with a moan about the palestinian marches . but there will also be marches. but there will also be plenty of festive fun. as befits this time of year, with my brilliant panel. this time of year, with my brilliant panel . two hours of brilliant panel. two hours of big opinion , big debate and big big opinion, big debate and big entertainment coming your way. settle down with a glass of something nice. i'll see you after the news with ray anderson i >> -- >> cheers. josh good evening. our top stories from the gb news room. police are urging drivers to take extra care on the roads following a number of collisions in the past 24 hours in northumbria . there's an appeal northumbria. there's an appeal for witnesses after two teenagers were killed in a crash

in cramlington and a 35 year old man has been arrested in oldham in greater manchester, after a 42 year old woman and her 15 year old son died in another incident. while millions of motorists have been on the roads this weekend with the met office warning of the risk of flying debns warning of the risk of flying debris and power cuts too, as wind gusts get up to 70 miles an hourin wind gusts get up to 70 miles an hour in parts of scotland and northern england, many rail passengers have also faced delays in dealing with delays and cancellations due to engineering works . the number of engineering works. the number of people shopping this christmas eve is down by 20.6% when compared to last year. that's according to the latest data analysis. experts say that the cost of living crisis and sunday trading hours are to blame for the fall. high streets saw the biggest decline, down 14.8. however retail parks actually saw an increase in shoppers, up 6.7. well, tomorrow is set to be the warmest christmas day in

more than a century, with the met office saying that temperatures will reach 14 or even 15 degrees. imagine that . even 15 degrees. imagine that. that's after 15.3 was recorded at heathrow and cippenham in berkshire today, making it the warmest christmas eve in over 20 years. it means that a white christmas has been ruled out for most of the country , apart from most of the country, apart from northern scotland , ineos northern scotland, ineos chairman sirjim ratcliffe vows chairman sir jim ratcliffe vows to return man united to the very top of english, european and world football after agreeing a deal to buy 25% of the club . deal to buy 25% of the club. billionaire sirjim, deal to buy 25% of the club. billionaire sir jim, who's billionaire sirjim, who's a lifelong supporter of man u, says he's pleased that a deal has been done and he hopes to unlock the club's full potential. the move will see around £236 million pumped into manuel . the deal also includes manuel. the deal also includes responsibility for the management of its operations , management of its operations, and father christmas has been delivering well over 3 billion presents to children around the

world. we should be able to now see, live footage of the norad santa tracker . that's the feed santa tracker. that's the feed there. the north american aerospace defence command is monitoring his movements, and it shows that he's just finished delivering presents in the central african republic . it's central african republic. it's due to arrive in the uk just after midnight . this is gb news after midnight. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get straight back to josh . straight back to josh. >> welcome to mark dolan tonight with me, josh howie. come up on this christmas eve special . this christmas eve special. first, my big opinion someone travels thousands of miles just to throw an egg at gb news. people don't have to agree with everything that we say. that's the point. but i think we are providing a vital forum in the

big story. jeremy hunt says that britain has turned a corner economically , and only a scrooge economically, and only a scrooge would talk us down. finance expert jasmine birtles is going to tell us if she agrees . myself to tell us if she agrees. myself and my pundits are going to discuss the big stories of the day, including a dodgy joke about a date rape drug by home secretary james cleverly . should secretary james cleverly. should he resign . and in my take at he resign. and in my take at ten, i'm going to get a bit angry and ask if it's right for the pro—palestinian activists to try ruin christmas. i think try and ruin christmas. i think you can guess what my answer is . you can guess what my answer is. first things first, let me introduce the brilliant guests who've come on these balmy who've come out on these balmy christmas eve to join us in the studio and studio we have campaigner and author chris wild broadcast . author chris wild broadcast. a comedian and old friend, sajida kersey and yosef david, political commentator and social worker, as well as the big topics they will be telling us about their christmas nightmares. i'm guessing with yosef it'll be a hanukkah nightmare. plus, the most important part of the show your

emails. let us know what you think. gb views at gbillionews.com. mark has a golden rule we won't be breaking it tonight. we all have to hold hands. no, that's not it. we don't do boring and two big hours to come. then so let us start with my big opinion . okay start with my big opinion. okay now check this clip out that somebody put on instagram learning there is a fox news in . london >> apostasy brookside . who . >> apostasy brookside. who. >> apostasy brookside. who. >> wow , someone hates this >> wow, someone hates this channel so much as someone who no doubt has never watched a second of what we do here that they travelled across the ocean to throw an egg.

>> i mean, it's so misguided and stupid, but it's also very telling as to how some people view public discourse nowadays. if you don't like what someone's saying, throw an egg. now, for most of us tomorrow entails one of the trickiest navigate of the trickiest to navigate quagmires calendar year. quagmires of the calendar year. the family christmas dinner. forget not mentioning the drama when auntie sue didn't buy presents for your brother's stepkids, when your mother in stepkids, or when your mother in law drank on medication and groped washing groped you during the washing up. it. nowadays, more up. i'm over it. nowadays, more and more , it seems that the old and more, it seems that the old adage applies you should never discuss religion and politics in polite now firstly, i'm polite society. now firstly, i'm sure jesus wouldn't getting sure jesus wouldn't mind getting a his birthday. mazel a mention on his birthday. mazel tov but point family is tov! but the point is, family is not polite society. just look at the animals my lot turn into when the roast potatoes emerge. still a few years ago, in the aftermath of the 2019 general election , my sister put out election, my sister put out a message on the family whatsapp group that she was banning any mention of politics at the christmas lunch she was hosting that year now, to which i informed her the turkey wasn't

the that could get the only thing that could get stuffed. and i were stuffed. my wife and i were still emotionally bruised from fighting corbynites and their supporters, turned out supporters, some who turned out to and neighbours and to be friends and neighbours and even a few family the wake of even a few family in the wake of losing and my place amongst losing work and my place amongst the community good the community of the good culminated in violent threats made against me, i vowed to never , never, ever again let never, never, ever again let anyone ever shut me down. and now here were my loved ones, trying to do precisely that. in the end, we all had a family powwow on zoom. everyone got to calmly ish explain their positions. a few tears were shed , misunderstandings were sorted , , misunderstandings were sorted, compromises made. christmas dinner ended up being delicious and we had a great visit until my dad and i both got a bit drunk and started screaming at each other insisted each other because he insisted on language on using inappropriate language in front of my which in front of my kids, which ironically resulted using ironically resulted in me using much language . the point much worse language. the point is, think it's not being able is, i think it's not being able to talk about politics nowadays, even with your family, especially with your family. thatis especially with your family. that is partly responsible for bringing us to this very toxic place in our society where

rather than listen, people will throw eggs. now, of course , throw eggs. now, of course, there are others that will say it's the chicken and the egg, but toxic politics is what got us here. although ironically , us here. although ironically, most of those people are unlikely to ever come this unlikely to ever come on this channel we talk it channel so we can talk it through. now, i'm sure some of you family you will be around family members who think that members tomorrow who think that this is this channel's existence is wrong, even evil. very nice people have come up to me in the street to say how much they love gb and how much they gb news, and how much they appreciate its existence, but they keep it a secret appreciate its existence, but they they keep it a secret appreciate its existence, but they they watchep it a secret appreciate its existence, but they they watch us.t a secret appreciate its existence, but they they watch us. andecret appreciate its existence, but they they watch us. and aret appreciate its existence, but they they watch us. and a few that they watch us. and a few days ago i had an old, uh, friend admonishing me friend drunkenly admonishing me for even on here and how for even being on here and how disappointed he was in me. but i'll you what i told him i'll tell you what i told him with swear words and with less swear words and slurring our bubbles, be they on social media or our friendship groups are destroying us, that thatis groups are destroying us, that that is why gb news exists. that is why it needs to exist to pop the bubbles. just like a family christmas dinner can pop the

bubble. there's a reason why the higher ups here make a big deal about the people who work at gb news. and you, our audience, all being a family. it's the reason why the channel one most loved media brand of the year, what we're not trying to do is create just another bubble . we're not just another bubble. we're not fox news . instead we're creating fox news. instead we're creating a family because with family you talk and you listen . family talk and you listen. family means that you don't have to agree about everything or even anything . but still, you can say anything. but still, you can say your piece and still you can be heard. now when i'm in the office back there before the show, the channel plays in the background , or i'm driving background, or when i'm driving with the radio. there with gb news on the radio. there are loads opinions make are loads of opinions that make me slap my head in me shake or even slap my head in incredulousness. sometimes i talk back to the empty air and i bet i have listed the same exasperated reaction over the last two years from many of you. and i'm not under any illusions that the majority of you will probably vote differently in the

upcoming election, and that's fine. yeah yes, i still would have remain . fine. yeah yes, i still would have remain. i'm still fine. yeah yes, i still would have remain . i'm still not have voted remain. i'm still not a trump supporter. i still think that zero is needed. still that net zero is needed. i still think necessary . think immigration is necessary. but also i have listened to those i wouldn't have been able to before. i understand the factors better for brexit and agree with the necessity to solve them , if not the solution. solve them, if not the solution. i understand the danger of the largest democracy in the world behaving in a non—democratic manner. i understand the route to net zero should be more flexible and transparent, and i think we need to control our borders to ensure our values are compatible with those who would join us, and to not have our generosity exploited. the channels critics argue that we stoke divisiveness. i'd argue it's the exact opposite. the real danger is when people don't feel heard, when we wail against the walls of our bubbles and only hear back echoes . if all only hear back echoes. if all you ever do is preach to the converted, you convert no one. we have to pop our bubbles. then

maybe we can find consensus , maybe we can find consensus, compromise, and common ground. we need to have this space to be able to talk to and listen like we have with our family. what do you think? vaiews@gbnews.com. i'll get your email shortly , but first, your email shortly, but first, let's hear from tonight's top pundits. the enigmatic campaigner and author chris wilde. there replaceable broadcaster and comedian sajeela kersh, and lovable political commentator and social worker yosef david. now you're all here on the channel. uh, do you think that the channel actually helps pubuc that the channel actually helps public cohesion, or do you think it polarises people more? >> i kind of agree with you in the terms of the family thing . the terms of the family thing. like, i thought that was quite nice because i've always felt nice. >> come quite nice. >> come on. quite nice. >> come on. quite nice. >> than that. no, no, no. >> more than that. no, no, no. like i've only

like i mean hello. i've only just started . let carry just started. let me carry on. let continue . um, it is a let me continue. um, it is a family vibe when you get here. like, i don't know what the naysayers think, that you come in and, you we have doing in and, you know, we have doing battle and stuff and kung fu and jiu jitsu whatever to try and get studio because of jiu jitsu whatever to try and getthese studio because of jiu jitsu whatever to try and getthese haterino because of jiu jitsu whatever to try and getthese haters around.jse of jiu jitsu whatever to try and getthese haters around. and»f all these haters around. and it's that at all. it's it's not like that at all. it's really lovely. the teams are lovely the screen, you lovely behind the screen, you know, is first know, and everyone is on first name terms, which i really like. um, is lovely . uh, um, it's it is lovely. uh, though i would disagree that it's like my family because my family , nobody listens. we just family, nobody listens. we just talk each other. talk over each other. >> yeah. i mean, yeah, chris, i mean, you're politically on the left, i think. is that right to say. yeah. mean, do you get say. yeah. i mean, do you get any from coming? no. any grief from coming? no. absolutely to give any grief from coming? no. abs

i'm going to agree i'm not always going to agree with what gb news and what they put that freedom put out there, but that freedom of a reason. of speech is there for a reason. they've been open and they've always been open and really to come really welcoming for me to come on here point my points of on here and point my points of view i've always view out, and i've always been respected and i respect people back and that's works. back and that's how it works. i think platform back and that's how it works. i think you've platform back and that's how it works. i think you've got platform back and that's how it works. i think you've got a)latform back and that's how it works. i think you've got a diverse where you've got a diverse panel where you've got a diverse panel, have those panel, you can have those debates, they're not. debates, but they're not. they're debates. they're not evil debates. they're not evil debates. they're not evil debates. they're not they're debates they're not they're not debates which be which are going to be disrespectful. we're talking which are going to be disres|things. we're talking which are going to be disres|things. we're are, .ing which are going to be disres|things. we're are, you about things which are, you know, behind know, we talk about behind closed and think that closed doors. and i think that for gb news does, it for me, what gb news does, it gives you that and that gives you that space. and that flexibility express those flexibility to express those opinions flexibility to express those ophlons flexibility to express those oplii mean, yousef, do you agree? >> i mean, yousef, do you agree? i mean, you fought in the 2019 election famously against i mean, you fought in the 2019 electionthatously against i mean, you fought in the 2019 electionthat greatagainst i mean, you fought in the 2019 electionthat great footage corbyn. that great footage of you behind and your you standing behind him and your wonderful eyebrows at work? yeah. there well, so it's incredibly important in public discourse to be heard , but it's discourse to be heard, but it's equally important to listen to things that you don't agree with. and that's why gb news is so important that it's allowed popular debates that were marginalised to come to the forefront. it's allowed communities that traditionally

were ignored to be given a voice . so when people say that gb news has has dirtied the waters or the discourse, they couldn't be more wrong. >> what it's allowed is for people who maybe wouldn't have been given the opportunity to have a media platform to come here and to share their views. >> and actually, i think that's the reason why traditional media is so concerned regard to is so concerned with regard to the person who threw the egg . the person who threw the egg. unfortunately, we live in a society that rewards idiocy with attention, but that social media, that's instagram, isn't it? >> that guy's doing it for, for likes. and you're right. >> but that's the way we're going . this media is becoming going. this media is becoming ever more prominent. going. this media is becoming ever more prominent . and for ever more prominent. and for this, this chap who thought it was a good idea to come and throw an egg at at the public broadcaster, probably broadcaster, he should probably reflect as to as to if that's something which which is helpful in way it's going to in any way or if it's going to just him likes. yeah. well, just give him likes. yeah. well, it doesn't any it certainly doesn't push any dialogue . i mean, dialogue further. i mean, sajeela do you think that things have become less toxic, more

toxic ? i mean, arguably, as toxic? i mean, arguably, as yusef was saying there, it's people not having a voice that led to things like brexit. >> oh, i agree, i agree. like when you, when you, when you, when you, when you, when you, when you, when you, when you, when you reasons as well. >> but there are also i agree when you, when you silence people um it's a recipe for disaster. >> but i mean, i'm not saying i agree the content like agree with all the content like yourself you in your yourself or you said in your monologue , i don't agree with yourself or you said in your motheigue , i don't agree with yourself or you said in your mothe content.on't agree with yourself or you said in your mothe content.on't know, with all the content. you know, sometimes i'm sometimes when i listen, i'm like, i like someone like, what? but i like someone like, what? but i like someone like know, the like mark, you know, come on the show. me address that. show. he lets me address that. and that's we don't get that anywhere else. you don't get like saying, you like someone saying, look, you don't what we're don't agree with what we're saying, what have you to saying, but what have you got to saying, but what have you got to say and say in response to that? and that's space that you that's that's a space that you wouldn't any other. wouldn't have in any other. >> agree you. but it's >> i agree with you. but it's also same as like also the same as like universities way we're also the same as like univerforward way we're also the same as like univerforward about way we're also the same as like univerforward about way so a're going forward about it's so important these debates. important to have these debates. it's to be this, to it's so important to be this, to have a division as well, because that's only way you get any that's the only way you get any positive outcomes in these kind that's the only way you get any posbutz outcomes in these kind that's the only way you get any posbut it'stcomes in these kind that's the only way you get any posbut it's also es in these kind that's the only way you get any posbut it's also how these kind that's the only way you get any posbut it's also how you;e kind that's the only way you get any posbut it's also how you comei of. but it's also how you come up with your own opinions. >> course, contrast to >> of course, in contrast to other people. mean, you other people. i mean, do you guys politics with your guys talk politics with your with around

with your family around the dinner absolutely do dinner table? i absolutely do politician very much so. and for us, it's something that that we enjoy talking about. and i think maybe it's not so controversial because we tend to share the same opinions. think what you same opinions. i think what you were describing that there same opinions. i think what you were some bing that there same opinions. i think what you were some very that there same opinions. i think what you were some very disparate ere were some very disparate opinions . yeah. and that would opinions. yeah. and that would that bubble but that would bubble over. but i actually think that family is where should share your most where you should share your most intimate opinions. that's where you should have that to and fro . you should have that to and fro. yeah. be a safe space. yeah. it should be a safe space. and what's happened recently is that we've become so entrenched in our ideologies. yeah family meetings and gatherings have the potential for real arguments. um what we need is to come to a realisation that you can share , realisation that you can share, um, you know, love with someone who has a very different opinion to you. have to share society to you. we have to share society with people who have very different opinions to us. and for me, coming on this show , for me, coming on this show, i've interacted with more left wingers, more people who are avidly in the centre then i would have otherwise. and i

think that it's provided an opportunity to learn. if we think about when we change our opinions, it's usually when we've come across somebody who's really felt very strongly and argued a of course, very argued a point, of course, very well. yeah, yeah. so it's well. yeah, yeah, yeah. so it's about yeah. is about growth. yeah. life is about growth. yeah. life is about growth. yeah. life is about growth . absolutely. i about growth. absolutely. i mean, you've been on the channel since the beginning. really. yeah. noticed? because yeah. have you noticed? because one noticed is one thing i've noticed is there's definitely less uh, frankly, just less hate frankly, there's just less hate out there anyway. i mean , i'm out there anyway. i mean, i'm getting it from other people, but the point is that when i came the before, it came on the channel before, it felt if you if you said an felt like if you if you said an opinion that disagree opinion that people disagree with, bonkers, with, people would go bonkers, whereas now think people are whereas now i think people are willing listen and go, okay, willing to listen and go, okay, that person's got that opinion, that person's. that's different. >> is the >> well, point at hand is the transbay, know , um, i transbay, which, you know, um, i mean, obviously, andrew, i'm very grateful that andrew doyle got the channel and that got me on the channel and that was that was such a toxic , thick was that was such a toxic, thick conversation. it was like, why? why have we shut everyone down? we can't talk about this . and as we can't talk about this. and as a woman, it was like, why we're all talking amongst ourselves

and as you say, like safe space and as you say, like safe space and families , but like minded and families, but like minded people, like we're all saying these things, but one is these things, but no one is giving voice a public giving that voice on a public platform. did platform. and i guess that did happen. it did , it did. and happen. it did, it did. and talking about families like , talking about families like, obviously when i'm on, you know, my watch, um, my family watch, um, unbelievably , a lot of the asian unbelievably, a lot of the asian community, believe it or not, what do watch they what they do watch it and they oh, i really found that interesting that so—and—so said this, i like they said interesting that so—and—so said this,i i like they said interesting that so—and—so said this,i iwhat they said interesting that so—and—so said this,i iwhat that they said interesting that so—and—so said this,i iwhat that said. said interesting that so—and—so said this,i iwhat that said. and and i like what that said. and so might not have watched so they might not have watched normally, they're normally, but when they're watching also watching it, they're also changing way they're changing the way that they're thinking. and you said you've not had any hate like like you obviously , you know, you get the obviously, you know, you get the i'm so disappointed. obviously, you know, you get the i'm so disappointed . and i i'm so disappointed. and i actually makes me more resolute . actually makes me more resolute. it's like, you know, don't tell me what to do . like i make my me what to do. like i make my own decision. the fact that i'm an adult female, i can make my own decisions. >> i think we've all >> well, i think we've all decided that we're pretty great. uh, was a very serious uh, that was a very serious start. we're going to a bit start. we're going to get a bit sillier on. uh, right. we sillier later on. uh, right. we have amazing prizes that have three amazing prizes that are guaranteed won by one

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right. your listening to gb news radio . radio. >> it's time now for the big story. and tonight we are talking big money with fears that britain is on the brink of a potential recession. chancellor jeremy a potential recession. chancellorjeremy hunt has chancellor jeremy hunt has delivered some festive cheer by insisting that britons can look forward to a brighter year ahead and that decisive action taken by the government means that britain has turned a corner. by the government means that britain has turned a corner . but britain has turned a corner. but have we to discuss this? i'm joined by founder of money magpie, jasmine birtles. hello jasmine. >> hello there are things genuinely looking up for next yeah >> or is this jeremy hunt trying to put a positive spin on things? >> well, they do it every year . >> well, they do it every year. you know, whoever it is, whether it's the prime minister or in this case, the chancellor. every year round about time, they year round about this time, they say going to a great say it's going to be a great yeah say it's going to be a great year. is. look at year. no, really, it is. look at all things

all the marvellous things that we've you he's we've done. and, you know, he's got much of the got a point that much of the economy is about confidence . it economy is about confidence. it really is if and we've been heanng really is if and we've been hearing this from retailers, they want to see more confidence in consumers, confidence that they will be able to pay for purchases. so they'll go around. so the more confident there is, it's a self—fulfilling prophecy . it's a self—fulfilling prophecy. we however , jeremy hunt himself we however, jeremy hunt himself and this government has done everything they possibly could. it seems to me to dampen down our economy . we certainly, when our economy. we certainly, when it comes to tax , we are more way it comes to tax, we are more way more taxed now than they were . more taxed now than they were. we were just five years ago. it's horrendous . we have a big it's horrendous. we have a big problem with interest rates when it comes to borrowing. and this is already affecting mortgages. it's affecting the housing market and it's certainly affecting businesses . um, and affecting businesses. um, and what i've been saying for a little while now is that i personally am more concerned about recession than i am about

inflation, and i am concerned that that the bank of england and the government generally seem to be obsessed with bringing down inflation down. whereas really, to my mind, the main problem, the big bugbear that's sort of coming up potentially is recession . potentially is recession. >> i mean, linking to that , i >> i mean, linking to that, i mean, it's been reported that this year's christmas eve, the, uh, shop footfall is down about 30% compared to last year. do you think that the economy has really hit retail outlets this christmas ? how do you think christmas? how do you think that's going to impact the economy next year? yes >> i mean, to be honest, it's not a surprise cause there's been a concern from retailers about this. and i'm on my side is a sort of consumer facing journalist that i talk about investing and also sort of consumer issues. i investing and also sort of consumer issues . i know that consumer issues. i know that there's been a lot of talk about doing second hand christmases , doing second hand christmases, free stuff for christmas. people saying, i'm not going to buy anything . so, you know, and anything. so, you know, and

again , people like me have kids, again, people like me have kids, by the way, i just want to make sure with a lot of kids. no. and you know, people like me are encouraging consumers, not to spend too much because it's been a tough year. it's looking like it's going to be another, um, interest hinckley tough year. but i think what this does is and again, from from my side as being interested in business, um, it means that probably in january, february, we are going to see some more names falling. falling apart , um, high street falling apart, um, high street names, potentially going under, um, because that does happen. as you know, sometimes it's in a january that we see a few names just crashing . just crashing. >> would you dare to name any or would that lead to legal repercussions ? repercussions? >> exactly. it could lead to repercussions , right? you know, repercussions, right? you know, doing the opposite of jeremy hunt saying, ooh, this could be bad.soi hunt saying, ooh, this could be bad. so i don't want to. i don't want to jinx it. um, but i think it's just being, you know, it's worth being aware that that could happen. >> uh, also , it was

>> sure. and, uh, also, it was announced friday that, uh, announced on friday that, uh, train ticket fares are to rise by 4.9% in march next year. uh, that's an increase that's expected to exceed inflation. what do you think, jasmine? is it is it fair to do you get it? is it fair anyway? are we getting ripped off? it always feels like we're getting ripped off. >> i do get it now. i didn't get it just then. you're absolutely right. no i don't think it's fair. i mean, really, we need it. we need the hole in the it. like we need the hole in the head. know, another head. you know, it's yet another rise. seeing rises rise. and we keep seeing rises everywhere. i mean, i was just talking just the other day about car insurance, which in some cases have gone, has up cases have gone, has gone up by 50, five, zero, and and it 50, five, zero, 50. and and it just feels as, as a consumer that everywhere you look prices are going up and you do wonder why with some of them you can think, well, it's food restaurants. yeah, i can see that. that's that's kind of understandable. that is as you say, fair. but with rail tickets every year they're going up and yet at the same time the service

we get is worse and we don't have an option either, because , have an option either, because, well, we're told that we should be using , uh, public transport be using, uh, public transport for you know, net zero. and, you know , being good to the planet know, being good to the planet and all that . and then it and all that. and then it becomes it's already dodi too expensive for many of us, and they're just making it even more expensive. so do we do? go expensive. so what do we do? go to you can't. those are to cars or you can't. those are expensive as well. so it feels as though we're being forced to stay indoors for whatever reason. >> yeah. no, it's the same old story. but i mean, do you have any tips? you're obviously you're an expert tips to save us money. tips to make us money, tips for things to buy in the new year. the sale is going to be then, unfortunately. i be good then, unfortunately. i mean, exploit mean, i don't want to exploit the too but if the retailers too much, but if they have a lot of extra stock, does mean there's to does that mean there's going to be out there? be some real bargains out there? >> i think there will be actually , yes. seen i'm actually, yes. i've seen i'm sure the high sure you've seen on the high street already . sale signs street already. the sale signs are there. i saw some a are up there. i saw some a couple of days ago . um, online. couple of days ago. um, online. there loads of sales as there are loads of sales as well. hate to say it, but

well. i hate to say it, but christmas day , christmas day christmas day, christmas day itself is one of the busiest shopping days online, which i feel i find a bit sad to be honest. but, um, you know, a lot of people are going there. then on tuesday they'll be going into the high street, wednesday onto the high street, wednesday onto the there will, as the high street. there will, as you say, there will be a lot of bargains, it's the usual bargains, but it's the usual rule. buy it just because rule. don't buy it just because it's a bargain. only buy it if it's a bargain. only buy it if it's something you would have bought otherwise, and you're just getting a cheapie. you're getting a good discount and you need to know what it would have been, um, it was, you know, been, um, if it was, you know, the full price. be the full price. so. so be careful with the sales and also watch your purse . there's a watch your purse. there's a whole lot of sale times . that is whole lot of sale times. that is a great time for fraudsters , a great time for fraudsters, pickpockets, online fraudsters is on the high street. fraudsters so you have to be very careful. there and when it comes to making money, there are loads of ways. and to just blow my own trumpet here on my website money magpie.com, we have hundreds ways have literally hundreds of ways that can make money. but that people can make money. but the first thing i think in

january is to get some of your unwanted stuff, your unwanted presents or unwanted presents. i'm sure nobody has any unwanted presents, unwanted presents and other things, you know, stuff in your cupboards. it's a great time to declutter, put them on ebay , put them on etsy, put them ebay, put them on etsy, put them on gumtree, nextdoor.com, whatever . on gumtree, nextdoor.com, whatever. um, on gumtree, nextdoor.com, whatever . um, get on gumtree, nextdoor.com, whatever. um, get some cash in that way . and also over the, you that way. and also over the, you know, twixt miss basically tuesday onwards until the new yeah tuesday onwards until the new year. that sort of weird time when nothing happens and you wonder where everybody is. and unless of course , you're on the unless of course, you're on the high street shopping. but but twigg—smith is a great time to get on top of your finances. is, um, it's a good time to go through your bank statements, see any money going see if there's any money going out. shouldn't to , be um, out. that shouldn't to, be um, switch your insurance policies to have a look at if you can switch some, some other things, like , you know, gas and like, you know, gas and electricity, etc. and also a time to look at your pension statements , which nobody ever statements, which nobody ever does because they're awful letters, you know. but if you

can get a few of those things donein can get a few of those things done in that boring week, maybe in front of the telly , you could in front of the telly, you could potentially save £1,000. >> wow. i think i'll probably be deaung >> wow. i think i'll probably be dealing with a hangover , but i dealing with a hangover, but i will definitely try and see. well, i'll see what my mother in law buys me for christmas and whether i can get some money for it. uh, thank you so much, jasmine. lovely, lovely jasmine. have a lovely, lovely christmas. plans christmas. you got special plans tomorrow? have you got some wrapping do? tomorrow? have you got some wrai'mlg do? tomorrow? have you got some wrai'mlg be ? tomorrow? have you got some wrai'mlg be having >> i'm going to be having a lovely rest. that's what i'm going to have a nice, quiet time. nice resting time. um having, having what i consider to be proper christmas. um, with some celebration of the real christian values. that's what i'm going to do. my best at anyway. >> lovely. well, enjoy. and thank you so much for joining us. right. coming up with tonight's top pundits. is it time for santa to be a woman ? time for santa to be a woman? should the king's speech have political messaging? and is james cleverly facing the sack? i will be discussing all of this with my panel in a

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your emails. please keep them coming in, reacting now to the big of the day with big stories of the day with tonight's top pundits, campaigner chris campaigner and author chris wild, broadcaster and comedian sajeela yosef david, sajeela kurti and yosef david, political commentator and social worker . today, sarah vine wrote worker. today, sarah vine wrote in the daily mail questioning if christmas is mainly all women's work. why is santa a man? as we all know, sarah is the ex—wife of government minister michael gove, so maybe this is an insight into how christmas went down in their house. speaking of his santa right now, there , his santa right now, there, bosnia there, this is the live feed of the norad santa tracker. the north american aerospace defence command and he is monitoring their monitoring his movements. and it shows that he's right now he's just heading over venice. he's just left bosnia. so they've got all their presents. and he's his presents. and now he's on his way . lucky venetians, way to venice. lucky venetians, venice, venice , i don't know. venice, venice, i don't know. they've been tracking his annual trip, norad, since 1955. after one child phoned the command centre asking for santa's location . anyway, what do you

location. anyway, what do you all think ? should santa be all think? should santa be a woman? what do you think now, gina, you've got a special story here. we've heard about before the show. >> yes, i to play, um, >> yes, i got to play, um, a female santa, a few years back at the poodle comedy club. um, it was kind of big thing for adults, like for adult people to come along. and i played santa. i didn't, i mean , you know, i i didn't, i mean, you know, i didn't want to wear a white. so i said, look, i'm just going to wear dark beard. so i put wear a dark beard. so i put a dark far more dark beard up is far more authentic. yeah, far more authentic. yeah, far more authentic. i authentic. dark beard. i was a young santa, obviously young young santa, obviously a young santa , early santa, early santa. santa, early santa, early santa. and like, basically i just looked like a bin laden santa and having his adult men sitting on my come sit on my knees are what have you been a naughty boy ? >> 7- >> you 7— >> you know, 7_ >> you know, i ? >> you know, i was i was 7 >> you know, i was i was santa for years at my child's nursery. me and all the kids, i kept on being there and they would just spot because i had to wear my glasses. literally i glasses. i literally one year i didn't glasses and didn't wear my glasses and i couldn't anything. was couldn't see anything. it was just it it just falling over. it was. it was terrible. >> blind santa. that's where the disabled community. yeah.

>> eh e in your house, >> so yeah, in your house, i don't i mean, you're don't know. i mean, you're married you the married yourself, do you do the work? do you? i mean, obviously you don't celebrate christmas. i imagine i am actually single. um, you really saying i am i um, are you really saying i am i am, um, i always this assumption. >> he's like a young josh howie . >> he's like a young josh howie. look, what do you put together ? look, what do you put together? you just feel like we look the same, similar age or something? >> no, no. >> no, no. >> oh, no, he's very young. >> oh, no. no, he's very young. >> oh, no. no, he's very young. >> saying all jews >> are you saying that all jews look same? i don't know, look the same? i don't know, it's me. we've had bin laden santa comments yes , now santa comments and yes, now we're going with. yeah, you got to get yourself on jdate there. well, much. i'll well, thank you very much. i'll hook hook you up. hook you up. i'll hook you up. my cousin after the show. >> well steering >> yes. well steering the conversation back to back to santa. conversation back to back to sar um, no, conversation back to back to sarum, no, i think that every >> um, no, i think that every time a festival comes around , time a festival comes around, there's contingent of people there's a contingent of people who anything that's who want to bash anything that's traditional. i've said traditional. and as i've said before, they've gone for james bond. they've gone for doctor who, and now they're coming for santa. um, so i think we should we should keep our traditions in this and just for this country and just just for a serious quote that i love, uh, tradition is the answer to questions that we no longer

remember. and if you do away with the the question remember. and if you do away witareie the question remember. and if you do away witare sure the question remember. and if you do away witare sure to the question remember. and if you do away witare sure to come question remember. and if you do away witare sure to come back.tion remember. and if you do away witare sure to come back . on remember. and if you do away witare sure to come back . so we is, are sure to come back. so we need role models. we need need male role models. we need female female role models to. but santa male . and but let's keep santa male. and what do you think, chris? have you got a better than you got a better quote than that? no i'm just going to quote shakespeare, i've forgotten. shakespeare, but i've forgotten. >> do know what i'm >> now, do you know what i'm raising year old girl and raising a ten year old girl and it's and it's the world is changing. and just ideologies and just to these ideologies and culture differences, i just think certainly can be think it certainly can be whoever wants to he's whoever he wants to be. he's just this magical figure. they they, they want, want to they, they want, they want to be. but you know, in my house, my wife is , you know, mrs. my wife is, you know, mrs. claus, she's the one who does all the rapping. the all the rapping. she's the one who everything. of who does everything. i kind of hibernate because i'm just hibernate away because i'm just useless anyway, stuff like that. >> but i think that's what it comes down to. the is, i'm comes down to. the fact is, i'm a better yeah, yeah. and a better rapper. yeah, yeah. and i'm better cook, so that's why i'm a better cook, so that's why i'm a better cook, so that's why i it all. my brother i have to do it all. my brother in law doing all the cooking in law is doing all the cooking tomorrow, so he it every tomorrow, so he does it every yeah tomorrow, so he does it every year, really pride year, and he takes really pride in cooking the turkey and stuff. >> they're like, they're >> and they're like, they're great and my great team. my sister and my brother and all. but there's

been a shortage of santas this yeah been a shortage of santas this year, for some santa year, so i went for some santa gigs okay. they a gigs okay. because they pay a lot the way. and lot of money, by the way. and they were like, no, we only want white there's white male santas and there's a shortage you shortage of them. can you believe it's terrible. believe it? it's terrible. so guys there next year get guys out there next year get that gig going. >> growing beard. >> i'm growing the beard. >> i'm growing the beard. >> you got beard, got >> i'm growing the beard. >> beard.t beard, got the beard. >> uh, during annual address >> uh, during his annual address to the nation tomorrow, king charles's christmas speech is set a message about charles's christmas speech is set environment.1essage about charles's christmas speech is set environment. and|ge about charles's christmas speech is set environment. and it; about charles's christmas speech is set environment. and it seems the environment. and it seems that he has an eco friendly theme his pre—recorded theme to his pre—recorded speech. has been speech. an image has been released next released of him, stood next to a tree with roots intact tree with its roots still intact and sustainable decorations made from materials. so from recyclable materials. so what do you make of this? is there any harm in the king using his platform to address the environmentally , uh, concerned environmentally, uh, concerned issues ? or should the king's issues? or should the king's speech remain traditionally apolitical? what do you think, chris? >> no, i think giving that platform let him speak about the environment, because, you know, it's something ignore it's something we can't ignore for you know, we are killing for we you know, we are killing the environment . we are. you the environment. we are. you know, we're so focussed at the moment and all these other things which is affecting the political kind of environment

and war, and we forget about these really, really important issues, which he's always addressed , hasn't he? he's addressed, hasn't he? he's always been that kind of environmentalist and, you know, good for him. use that platform. do it, change the speech . why not? >> but do you think use of i mean, he's going to start off, um , start small and then next um, start small and then next year it's going to be like, you've all got to heat pumps you've all got to get heat pumps and he's breaking us in with these sustainable christmas decorations . i've read the decorations. i've read the article that that we're talking about here. and it does, um, state or intimate that he will be trying to get his message across by having this tree there. i don't think he'll be talking about it overtly . it's talking about it overtly. it's important that the royal family remains neutral. i think the royal family is as popular as it is because it's managed to remain neutral under the leadership of the queen, so leadership of the queen, and so king charles going to have to king charles is going to have to straddle a very careful line. but he's he's a man who has long standing views on the environment. i think we can expect that the queen would find ways of slipping in her views

very subtly . ways of slipping in her views very subtly. um, and we have a new king. i think we should support our king. i think the monarchy for me is, uh , integral monarchy for me is, uh, integral part of our culture. so, yes, he has to be careful about taking sides politically, but we should also give him a bit of rope to establish himself and his style as monarch . as monarch. >> yeah. bravo. interesting because i'm a completely kind of like having a different view on this. >> he's 70. when he got to the 70, right. 70. he got to the job. he's not going to change. so he's always talked about the environment. so he's always talked about the envi we've nt. to so he's always talked about the enviwe'vent. to get so he's always talked about the enviwe've nt. to get that so he's always talked about the envi we've nt. to get that that and we've got to get that that he's got his own thing kind of happening with what you're saying. think why not saying. yes and i think why not just say what he wants to say exactly. >> fair enough. he's the king. >> fair enough. he's the king. >> a hypocrite. >> he's a hypocrite. >> he's a hypocrite. >> there is. well, >> right? there is. well, i'm glad you're going to be watching tomorrow. >> james cleverly is today facing criticism for facing strong criticism for reportedly a reportedly making a joke at a private downing street function about spiking his wife's drink with is with rohypnol, which is otherwise as the date rape otherwise known as the date rape drug. it is alleged that he said that the ideal spouse someone that the ideal spouse of someone who is sedated so

who always mildly is sedated so she can never realise there are better men out there now. a spokesperson for the home secretary that secretary has said that he apologised meant to apologised for what was meant to be joke in what he be an ironic joke in what he understood to a private understood to be a private conversation big conversation. so the big question should james question is should james cleverly be sacked for this? what do you think? sajeela? >> was it a private conversation? it was a reception where they had political journalists attending and he's just made some, you know, suggestions for like spiking dnnks suggestions for like spiking drinks on that very day decides to make a joke. drinks on that very day decides to make a joke . fair enough. if to make a joke. fair enough. if you're in any other place , if you're in any other place, if even if it's an office party, you remember those office parties love having parties they used to love having years well, even years ago illegally? well, even if one of those, if it was one of those, it wasn't. it was. it was. it was in his state as as a as a politician that he said that he's not a comedian . and so he's not a comedian. and so making that people make not not only comedians be fired. no. i don't think he should be fired, but think it was it was wrong but i think it was it was wrong of to make a joke like that of him to make a joke like that on circumstances . on under those circumstances. yeah, but but i don't think he should be fired or told he's apologised and i think that's

enough. >> and he's apologised at joseph but also so, uh, we have to place this somewhat in context because it was their legislation , this government that he is putting to stop putting through to stop precisely surely its precisely this. surely its actions that matter actions that that matter more than a stupid joke. i think that was evidence that people in stressful situations , actions stressful situations, actions use inappropriate jokes as a kind of cathartic response to some extent. but you mentioned context. james cleverly is he comes across as incredibly devoted to his wife, who's been battling cancer, and he's documented this. i followed him, he's he does not come across as somebody who is in any way abuse his wife or drug her. he was clearly joking . and we need to clearly joking. and we need to ask. >> not a joke. >> not a joke. >> it's not a joke. it's not. it was it was a disgusting thing to say, but it was a disgusting joke. and. and what kind of society do we want to live in? you seasonal. society do we want to live in? youit's seasonal. society do we want to live in? youit's not seasonal. society do we want to live in? youit's not aboutisonal. society do we want to live in? youit's not about the al. society do we want to live in? youit's not about the joke. it's >> it's not about the joke. it's about his position. you don't use kind of lexicon that use that kind of lexicon in that position. rape not position. date rape is not a joke. it is not a joke. joke. no, it's it is not a joke. >> but he meant it in a humorous

way. i think he was trying to say, of course it's of course, date rape is not joke. but date rape is not a joke. but i think what he trying be think what he was trying to be was self—deprecating. that the only someone like him only way that someone like him would someone, know, would get someone, you know, he's make he's trying to make pay a distasteful is disabled. >> it's both those things. but at time, i think he did at the same time, i think he did the i mean , you know, he the right i mean, you know, he did the right things. like the right i mean, you know, he dmade right things. like the right i mean, you know, he dmade rightlikeigs. like the right i mean, you know, he dmade rightlike is. like the right i mean, you know, he dmade rightlike i said, like the right i mean, you know, he dmade rightlike i said, in> you don't use that kind of langu doesn't mean to say he's >> you don't use that kind of langto doesn't mean to say he's >> you don't use that kind of langto resign mean to say he's >> you don't use that kind of langto resign like, n to say he's >> you don't use that kind of langto resign like, i to say he's >> you don't use that kind of langto resign like, i mean, he's got to resign like, i mean, i agree, you comedians , we do all agree, you comedians, we do all the time, we that and we the time, we have that and we can sort of like, hey, can have that sort of like, hey, we're was a joke, we're a comedian. it was a joke, but in those tense moments, but he in those tense moments, yes, i agree with you that you but he in those tense moments, yesmakeree with you that you but he in those tense moments, yesmake those :h you that you but he in those tense moments, yesmake those jokes, that you but he in those tense moments, yesmake those jokes, but you but he in those tense moments, yesmake those jokes, but itou but he in those tense moments, yesmake those jokes, but it was do make those jokes, but it was the make at the the wrong joke to make at the wrong time. and he's apologised. >> ask guys you

>> i'll ask you guys this if you guys that in your guys can tell me that in your lives you've never said anything in that would have in private that would have you cancelled or get fired. >> do my whatsapp, i'll be >> oh, do my whatsapp, i'll be cancelled. left, right and centre . centre. >> t- t first date. no, >> cast the first date. no, i say public. say in public. >> no. >> well, no. >> well, no. >> but are you talking about greenrooms? anybody. greenrooms? if anybody. you guys. believe guys. you won't believe how evil i know. >> know , because course, >> i know, because of course, it's like you're what you your level of acceptable has level of what's acceptable has gone different level . gone to a different level. >> i mean, really dark. and the things that we say backstage, we might not say straight after a big , but that's i'm big thing, but that's what i'm trying say james trying to say is, james carville, you're welcome to come and join us. >> don't but do the >> don't do that, but do the open for and open mic circuit for years and years. up in my years. right. coming up in my take at ten, i'm going to have a bit of a moan about the pro—palestinian aka pro—hamas marches trying to ruin christmas. showbiz christmas. but next top showbiz journalist nelson aspen will be here to tell us about the biggest stories of the year and what we look forward to in

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tonight with me, josh howie . tonight with me, josh howie. what a year it has been in the entertainment world. we had barbie heimer, the summer where the release of two huge movies revived the cinema going experience for many. meanwhile, p0p experience for many. meanwhile, pop star taylor swift reached such a height of fame that she was named time magazine's person of year, an honour which has of the year, an honour which has previously reserved previously been reserved for presidents. business presidents. pope business tycoons and my favourite manipulated child, greta thunberg. and here to talk me through this year's hits and misses and to tell us what to look out for in 2024. it's the brilliant entertainment journalist and author nelson aspen . hello. welcome how are aspen. hello. welcome how are you ? you? >> thank you. thank you. season's greetings. it's been a terrific year. i'm very jolly. i'm going to get out of here and go see the tree at rockefeller centre as soon as we're done. because i'm here in new york city. to say, if one city. but i have to say, if one showbiz headline dominated above all others in 2023, it had to be the strike between the studios

and the writers and the actors . and the writers and the actors. the wga writers union and the sag—aftra actors union . it sag—aftra actors union. it paralysed not only the economy for the entertainment industry , for the entertainment industry, but it paralysed viewing habits . but it paralysed viewing habits. so we were we were shortchanged a lot of entertainment packages. that has come back. and as you mention , ed bernheimer , the mention, ed bernheimer, the combination weekend of barbie and oppenheimer , two polar and oppenheimer, two polar opposites kind of films , but opposites kind of films, but they brought in almost $2 billion worldwide. and that really did rejuvenate the movie industry. so those would be the dominating positive stories that they were able to work out. the strike, uh, even though it took a while and the fact that people are going back to the theatres and seeing quality films as well, but how is that going to affect next year? >> because imagining with no >> because i'm imagining with no tv made for what tv shows or films made for what was it, five months, six months? uh, that's going to have a knock on effect. are we just going to be watching repeats through 2024? >> there is so much in the pipeline you won't even notice

the viewer would not the average viewer would not even notice the shortfall . uh, even notice the shortfall. uh, so that's that's the good news. and i think what we're also going to see coming up very soon, the first week of the new yeah soon, the first week of the new year, fact, we're going year, in fact, we're going to see the resurgence of award see the resurgence of the award season, golden globes are season, the golden globes are back. they are being reimagined now that they've freed themselves from the hollywood foreign press . and we're going foreign press. and we're going to all award season to have all the award season glitz and glamour with quality films , and we're going see films, and we're going to see the maestro the the likes of maestro and the holdovers of the holdovers and killers of the flower moon. uh barbie, even we're going to see box office pleasure a lot of time as these award shows don't recognise the commercial successes, but they've they've sort of changed they've they've sort of changed the rules a little bit to include nominations for those crowd pleasers. and that will get more eyeballs onto the telecast, which will turn into ratings, and the shows will be better. even the granddaddy of all the sports events here in the states, the super bowl is going to be held in los angeles this year, and that will bring

on a whole hollywood level to the whole deal. you mentioned taylor swift earlier. it is her world. we're just living in her world. we're just living in her world. but the amount of success she has enjoyed this year commercially , culturally, uh, commercially, culturally, uh, you name it, she is. it's just she's taken over, including the billion dollars worth of sales from her tours from her recordings, a new boyfriend , as recordings, a new boyfriend, as you mentioned, time magazine's person of the year. and i don't want to say she's the winner of the year, but we all know she is. who's the loser of the year? this isn't necessarily my opinion, but according to the hollywood reporter, it's meghan markle and prince harry, so they didn't have quite the success they were hoping for with their podcasts. and other endeavours. but they're re—imagining themselves and we'll see if they have a happier 2024. and in, uh, 1 or 2 words, what's the film we've got to look out for? well, gosh , i don't know. i think,

gosh, i don't know. i think, maestro, for me personally, it's maestro. i don't necessarily like the crowd pleasers, but i am a music lover, so i'll go with that. bradley cooper for best actor . best actor. >> brilliant. thank you so much. thanks for joining >> brilliant. thank you so much. thanks forjoining us. have a lovely christmas coming up in thanks forjoining us. have a lovenextiristmas coming up in thanks forjoining us. have a lovenext hour. as coming up in thanks forjoining us. have a lovenext hour. my:oming up in thanks forjoining us. have a lovenext hour. my take|g up in thanks forjoining us. have a lovenext hour. my take on|p in thanks forjoining us. have a lovenext hour. my take on teni thanks forjoining us. have a lovenext hour. my take on ten on the next hour. my take on ten on the next hour. my take on ten on the pro—palestine protesters ruining christmas. plus comedian francine lewis will here for francine lewis will be here for some festive learn some festive fun. we'll learn how perfect how to cook the perfect christmas dinner and my panel will festive will reveal their festive nightmares . will reveal their festive nightmares. see you a moment. nightmares. see you in a moment. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers , sponsors of boxt boilers, sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> hello there , i'm greg >> hello there, i'm greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather. it's going to stay unsettled through the festive period, though it will turn calmer and drier as we move into boxing day. low pressure currently dominating the weather pattern, bringing further rain for many through christmas day. but a brief respite and that ridge of high pressure bringing dry , sunny pressure bringing dry, sunny weather for many on boxing day

this evening, a mixed picture out there. outbreaks of rain across southern counties of england showery rain england and wales, showery rain as northern as well northern ireland, northern between northern england in between clear under the clear clear spells under the clear skies of scotland, turning chilly tonight. some frost and ice elsewhere generally staying mild. and those winds just easing after what has been a very blustery and mild christmas eve. christmas day gets off to a bright start. a chilly start across northeast scotland. elsewhere generally quite cloudy and this out area of outbreaks of rain pushes north and eastwards across england and wales turning wales through the day, turning heavy times . rain wales through the day, turning heavy times. rain bumping wales through the day, turning hea\scotlandis . rain bumping wales through the day, turning hea\scotland will1ain bumping wales through the day, turning hea\scotland will turn)umping wales through the day, turning hea\scotland will turn to nping wales through the day, turning hea\scotland will turn to snow into scotland will turn to snow over the higher ground above, about 200m 5 to 10cm is possible , giving a white christmas here, but elsewhere wet christmas mild as well and breezy . temperatures as well and breezy. temperatures in figures after a cold in double figures after a cold start, boxing day morning it's looking much drier and brighter. plenty of sunny spells to come, but signs of the next weather system starting to move in across devon and cornwall, bringing outbreaks of rain here and temperatures a little lower for many but mild air returns as

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gb news. >> merry christmas britain okay, we're getting a bit ahead of ourselves. it's 10:00 we're getting a bit ahead of ourselves. it's10:00 on christmas eve on television and on radio and online in the united kingdom and across the world. is mark dolan world. this is mark dolan tonight me. howie in tonight with me. josh howie in my take at ten, i am going to have a bit of a moan about the pro—palestine marches. the hilarious francine lewis will be joining me shortly. we'll talk about the last bastion non—pc about the last bastion of non—pc humour pantomimes and superstar chef andrew hutton will be joining us to give him some, give us some of his much needed

tips on the all important christmas day meal . it's christmas day meal. it's a packed show, lots to get through. but first, the news with ray addison . with ray addison. >> thanks, josh. quite the intro . good evening to you. merry christmas . . good evening to you. merry christmas. our top . good evening to you. merry christmas . our top stories. christmas. our top stories. police are urging drivers to take extra care on the roads following a number of collisions in the past 24 hours in northumbria . there's an appeal northumbria. there's an appeal for witnesses after two teenagers were killed in a crash in cramlington and a 35 year old man has been arrested in oldham in greater manchester, after a 42 year old woman and her 15 year old son died in another incident. well, millions of motorists have been on the roads this weekend, with the met office warning of the risk of flying debris and power cuts too, as wind gusts get up to 70 miles an hour in parts of scotland and northern england , scotland and northern england, many rail passengers have also faced dealing with delays and cancellations due to engineering works . the number of people

works. the number of people shopping this christmas eve is down by 20.6% when compared to last year. that's according to the latest data analysis. experts say that the cost of living crisis and sunday trading hours are to blame for the fall. high street saw the biggest decline, down 14.8. however retail parks actually saw an increase in shoppers up . 6.7. increase in shoppers up. 6.7. well tomorrow is set to be the warmest christmas day in more than a century, with the met office saying that temperatures will reach 14 or even 1515 degrees. that's after 15.3 celsius was recorded at heathrow in berkshire today, making it the warmest christmas eve in over 20 years. it means a white christmas has been ruled out for most of the country. apart from northern scotland . ineos northern scotland. ineos chairman sirjim ratcliffe vows chairman sir jim ratcliffe vows to return man united to the very top of the english, european and world football two after agreeing a deal to buy 25% of

the club. billionaire sirjim, who's a lifelong supporter of manu, says he's pleased that a deal has been done and he hopes to unlock its full potential. the move will see around £236 million pumped into manu . it million pumped into manu. it also includes responsibility for the management of the club's operations . and father christmas operations. and father christmas has delivered well over 3 billion presents to children around the world so far. billion presents to children around the world so far . this is around the world so far. this is the live feed of the norad santa tracker . the north american tracker. the north american aerospace defence command is monitoring his movements very closely. it shows that he's just finished delivering presents in berlin in germany, and is now heading to alta in norway. but don't worry, we won't be left out. he's due to arrive in the uk just after midnight, so time for bed kids . uk just after midnight, so time for bed kids. this uk just after midnight, so time for bed kids . this is gb views for bed kids. this is gb views across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now let's get back to josh .

to josh. >> thanks, ray. i enjoy the christmas tie you have on. welcome to mark dolan tonight with me josh howie impressionist, funny woman and all round entertainer francine lewis joins me shortly. we'll be talking about pantomime and hopefully getting a few impressions out of her. make sure you stay to hear her. katie price we've got top chef andrew hutton giving us all his top tips to ensure you have a gaffe free christmas dinner. my panel tonight is political commentator and social workerjoseph david, broadcaster and comedian sir geila curci and campaigner and author chris wild. and they'll be nominating their greatest britons and union jackasses. it's a packed hour coming up, but first my take at ten. in the lead up to this christmas , one lead up to this christmas, one of the most popular memes that's been going around states that jesus was a palestinian. now of

course, jesus was a jew from judea. i'm sure there's a clue in there somewhere . jesus would in there somewhere. jesus would never have even heard of the word palestine because it was 100 years after his death at a jewish revolt led to the romans punishing the jews by kicking most of us out and renaming the area syria, palestine . and since area syria, palestine. and since then, there has never actually been a sovereign country called palestine . our facts are pesky palestine. our facts are pesky things to pro—hamas activists. there's another meme out there which asks how mary and joseph would make it to bethlehem on this night. through the present security the west bank. security walls in the west bank. what they, of course, fail to mention that a jewish mention is that as a jewish woman , mary would most likely woman, mary would most likely have been and kidnapped have been raped and kidnapped with western feminist organisations. with western feminist organisations . then totally organisations. then totally ignonng organisations. then totally ignoring joseph would have had his head cut off. now all of that activity is online. it doesn't affect the real world. or does it rival media organisations are making this big deal about how this year in bethlehem, christmas is supposedly cancelled with blame

predictably being directed at israel because of the israel gaza war, a war that israel did not start and what those media organisations always mysteriously fail to mention is how, because of islamist persecution , the number of persecution, the number of christian palestinians in bethlehem has decreased from 86% of the population to now just 10% in gaza. since hamas took overin 10% in gaza. since hamas took over in two thousand and seven. the 3500 christians are now to down 1000, and in israel, it's the only country in the middle east where the christian population has actually increased. and what about closer to home in the west? yesterday, pro—palestinian activists shut down the entrance of o'hara airport in chicago . just as airport in chicago. just as thousands of people are trying to get home to their families for christmas. and look at this clip from australia in melbourne, a christmas carol event was disrupted by activists storming the stage, ruining the hard work of the performers and marring a special evening out for families . and even closer to

for families. and even closer to home today. yesterday actually in london's oxford street, here we are , the now weekly outing of we are, the now weekly outing of islamist and far left crank succeeded in shutting down shops and preventing people from getting christmas shopping getting their christmas shopping done.the getting their christmas shopping done. the met police then had the temerity to post online that the temerity to post online that the march peaceful , as the march was peaceful, as though intimidating to though intimidating shops to close on one of their busiest days year somehow days of the year is somehow peaceful acceptable . what's peaceful and acceptable. what's even more insane is that that particular shop in the clip, zara has absolutely nothing to do with israel . it's a spanish do with israel. it's a spanish fashion company that i sometimes buy shorts from . activists have buy shorts from. activists have taken offence at an advertising campaign that they feel mocks tragic gazan civilian casualties . except the link is tenuous at best, not least because the ads were conceived and shot in the months before the pogrom against jews on october 7th. now, this isn't to say that there aren't any legitimate questions to ask about the conflict between israel and gaza is israel doing

everything it can to prevent civilian deaths? what's the best way of getting the hostages home? what does the future for gaza look like ? ask these gaza look like? ask these questions, sure, but don't lie. and in corporate terms that don't apply, like genocide and ethnic cleansing and apartheid. now here's a clip from yesterday in gaza . oh, wait, it was in gaza. oh, wait, it was actually turkey bombing kurdish positions . how strange to not positions. how strange to not see that on the news or being condemned by the islamists and the far left cranks. what a bunch of hypocrites. there happy to try and ruin christmas for everyone else. but they won't protest or post stuff when it's muslims killing muslims when hundreds of thousands were murdered in syria. i don't remember activists trying to shut down christmas. then and why not? because simply it didn't involve jews . so i'd like didn't involve jews. so i'd like to say to all these supposedly pro—palestinian activists and by the way, i consider myself

pro—palestinian. please it's christmas. leave jesus alone. and whilst you're at it, can you leave his people, the jews , leave his people, the jews, alone as well ? right. let's hear alone as well? right. let's hear from tonight's top pundits. yosef david, political commentator, social worker sevilla kirsch , broadcaster, sevilla kirsch, broadcaster, comedian chris wild, campaigner and author. now now let's go to gila , my friend. first we've had gila, my friend. first we've had some little for online there. >> i'm honey , who hurts you? who >> i'm honey, who hurts you? who huns >> i'm honey, who hurts you? who hurts you? >> well, who hurts you ? was it >> well, who hurts you? was it a muslim? was it? no no, because there's a lot of anti—islam mc like. >> i don't think there's any anti—islamic force. >> it is like beheadings and, well, these things did happen. >> rapes, you know, they didn't happen 7th. happen october 7th. >> talking about >> you're not talking about october 7th your monologue october 7th in your monologue because it twice and because i read it twice and i obviously i knew today i thought, lovely thought, josh, my old lovely friend, doesn't like some of thought, josh, my old lovely frieistuff doesn't like some of thought, josh, my old lovely frieistuff i'veesn't like some of thought, josh, my old lovely frieistuff i've said.like some of thought, josh, my old lovely frieistuff i've said. so some of thought, josh, my old lovely frieistuff i've said. so he'sie of the stuff i've said. so he's going to come in there with all

guns blazing with one of his monologues. right. and monologues. i knew it right. and it's christmas, it's it's fine. it's christmas, it's christmas. one's to christmas. no one's trying to cancel one's doing cancel christmas. no one's doing that. literally that. there are literally protests out there of protests out there of exactly people doing that , stopping people doing that, stopping people going home, stopping people stopping. you were pro—palestine, right? you just said were pro—palestine. said you were pro—palestine. yeah, doesn't i'm yeah, but that doesn't mean i'm going christmas for going to shut down christmas for everybody shut down christmas. >> nobody's shut down christmas. >> nobody's shut down christmas. >> which >> they're protesting, which is our in this our god damn right in this country. thank god to be able to protest wouldn't to protest and i wouldn't want to lose. don't think you want lose. and i don't think you want to lose that. >> i don't think anybody but what do is to what i don't want to do is to shut the right of people to shut down the right of people to enjoy festive period. enjoy the festive period. >> well literally did. >> well literally did. >> they >> that's what they were literally >> that's what they were lite projects protested >> projects protested for women's >> projects protested for w> how do you think shutting down zara is going to in any way help the palestinian people? >> doesn't. and i've got, you >> it doesn't. and i've got, you know, treading cautiously know, i'm treading cautiously here two i here because i want two things i want want children in gaza to want i want children in gaza to strip being murdered. want i want children in gaza to stripi being murdered.

want i want children in gaza to stripi want being murdered. want i want children in gaza to stripi want the ing murdered. want i want children in gaza to stripi want the israeli,rdered. want i want children in gaza to stripi want the israeli, uh,ad. and i want the israeli, uh, people come back people captives to come back home. i want two things want home. i want two things i want peace. yeah, pro human and peace. yeah, i'm pro human and people protesting . you know, i people protesting. you know, i have a ten year old girl who wants to go out and protest. she wants to go out and protest. she wants to go out and protest. she wants to show her her solidarity to the palestine and to the israelis well. and you're israelis as well. and you're right. not right. stopping christmas is not going to do anything. but unfortunately, we cannot we cannot eye to cannot turn a blind eye to what's happening at the moment with getting murdered. >> i mean, you know what you're saying but, saying about your daughter, but, you you go on these you know, when you go on these marches, no one is saying there are posters are no posters on these pro—palestinian saying pro—palestinian marches saying free, the hostages or free, uh, free. the hostages or saying hamas. uh, so stop firing 10,000 missiles now at israel. so it doesn't seem like a genuinely fair thing. i so it doesn't seem like a genuinely fairthing. i mean, you said it's not a fair thing. >> it's not a fair thing. when the idf are shooting , are the idf are shooting, are shooting a shooting, hostages are shooting hostages in their homes. >> but i have a word here. but the point is that we do live in a society where protest is a big

part of that society. it's integral to the way that we live our lives. um however, we should we should look at the nature of the protests. you mentioned . the protests. you mentioned. your daughter wants to advocate for the for the israeli hostages and for the palestinian children . there isn't such a protest. and the reason there isn't such a because these a protest is because these are partisan protests taking place, particularly on, on, on, on the sides of people who are advocating for palestinian rights is they're completely ignonng rights is they're completely ignoring the fact that there are two sides in this, uh, conflict and that both are in an incredibly difficult situation . incredibly difficult situation. the people marching aren't asking hamas to do anything that would limit the conflict. they're not using their platform to say, please return the hostages, because for all the bellicose language that comes from politicians , if the from israeli politicians, if the hostages released, would hostages were released, it would change facts the ground change the facts on the ground immediately and are immediately. and those are movements show any movements that didn't show any respect veterans. and respect to our veterans. and they marched and i don't they marched anyway. and i don't expect respect for expect them to show respect for christmas . and there's one more christmas. and there's one more point. i'll say on this is that when children are dying and i've

seen that are horrific seen things that are horrific and that i will never forget it with regard to what people are going but did going through in gaza. but did we just understand? did we just learn that war is horrific, that war hell , war learn that war is horrific, that war hell, war is learn that war is horrific, that war hell , war is awful, learn that war is horrific, that war hell, war is awful, and war is hell, war is awful, and hamas thought about hamas should have thought about it, they went and it, that before they went and butchered so murder butchered the people. so murder is one two wrongs don't make absolutely , absolutely. absolutely, absolutely. i understand but but understand that, but but but israel needs to be able to go in and hostages back and and get their hostages back and the protest completely ignore the protest completely ignore the fact that that this conflict was was precipitated by, by butchery . mhm. yeah. it's uh butchery. mhm. yeah. it's uh look, i, i appreciate it's a tncky look, i, i appreciate it's a tricky thing. it's an emotional thing for, for all of us i think, i mean and we are lucky enough here we are to be sitting in safety, relative safety. in safety, in relative safety. i guess for me it's just there is hypocrisy and maybe there's hypocrisy and maybe there's hypocrisy on both sides. i get that, know, but at the same that, you know, but at the same time of shutting time it's this thing of shutting down. there's a need. i understand that protests have an impact when they when they get attention. but to i don't see

that it helps any cause by shutting down, uh, family event out where they're all seeing christmas carols. >> well, it's interesting because it goes back to just stop and know we've done stop oil. and i know we've done shows where we've both shows together where we've both been angry just stop been angry about the just stop oil, i've really had oil, and i've really had to rethink you know, going rethink this as you know, going on these shows does right . and i on these shows does right. and i do our right to protest do think our right to protest has to be upheld above any discomfort that we feel as shoppers. we still get a christmas tomorrow, but you know, all those hostages , all know, all those hostages, all the people in gaza, the people who couldn't get to , they who couldn't get to, they couldn't get they couldn't get a hotel. they will get to them. it's an inconvenience because the airports were blocked with the airports were blocked with the airports. >> this is in chicago, at o'hare airport. blocked . airport. they were blocked. >> i don't about chicago. >> i don't know about chicago. i'm about london. >> i don't know about chicago. i'm more bout london. >> i don't know about chicago. i'm more than london. >> i don't know about chicago. i'm more than anidon. >> it's more than an inconvenience. but inconvenience. yeah, but it's ruining inconvenience. yeah, but it's ruirokay. okay so that's an >> okay. so. okay so that's an interesting point you raise because globally have because globally there have been marches all over the world, globally saying that what's happening, is israel is happening, what is israel is doing right now with netanyahu .

doing right now with netanyahu. i never pronounce his name . i can never pronounce his name. yeah. the end, man, what he's yeah. at the end, man, what he's doing that's doing is not right. and that's that's also you can't you can't be deaf to those those voices that are speaking out throughout the world and saying , this is the world and saying, this is this is wrong. i just also this is wrong. i just and also sympathising with the hostages, of young people sympathising with the hostages, of angry young people sympathising with the hostages, of angry . young people are angry. >> they're taking the streets >> they're taking to the streets because don't know because they don't know what else do, because else to do, because i think we're first we're watching this the first time we're a war or time we're watching a war or images on social media, images unfold on social media, and i'm not on twitter anymore because but because i got i got hacked, but i'm um , instagram and i've i'm on, um, instagram and i've never seen a dead body of a horror before in life. horror before in my life. >> every night, if i'm like, >> but every night, if i'm like, i to stop because it's like i had to stop because it's like these dead children and these aren't made up things . these are aren't made up things. these are things. this is real. this is really happening in time. really happening in real time. >> the one just having >> the one side just having things social things about social media because the same i because but at the same time, i don't someone your don't believe someone like your daughter necessarily seeing daughter necessarily is seeing the full story understanding the full story or understanding the full story or understanding the complexity of the historical complexity of the region the historical complexity of the reg i n think anybody cares >> i don't think anybody cares about the history right now. they care. they want, they they don't care. they want, they want. say these people want. i don't say these people aren't marching because they're

thinking history. thinking about the history. they're thinking right they're thinking about the right here, is here, right now. what is happening? my point is devastating. >> and i would say yourself, you might have seen the video of people protesting last week at zara, where they shut it down, where they were asked, where they were being asked, why are here? no one are you protesting here? no one had an answer. no, they've just been i've been on protests been told. i've been on protests my entire life. >> and people you always >> and people you would always get why you get people like, why are you here don't know, unity. here today? i don't know, unity. >> that's what you mentioned. >> that's what you mentioned. >> oil there. >> just stop oil right there. tactics have undoubtedly raised awareness , but they've also awareness, but they've also caused people to become entrenched and to really take issue with they're doing . issue with what they're doing. and want , um, issue with what they're doing. and want, um, others and if people want, um, others who outside of the movement who are outside of the movement to look in and think, oh, they've got a message which has utility, got value. it utility, it's got value. it don't, um, interrupt christmas celebrations. >> don't interrupt armistice day. >> you know , show respect. but i >> you know, show respect. but i understand where you're coming from, that people are angry. people want to go on the streets and to advocate for people who have no rights by what they can understand. but at same time understand. but at the same time , we can be balanced with this ,

, we can be balanced with this, you know, so there was there was 300,000 people on, on, on the streets of palestine. there was 100,000 people on the streets against anti—semitism. and there was a which at both was a march which looked at both sides. think had sides. and i think they had maybe 100 people there. the point we were allowing point is that we were allowing ourselves entrenched point is that we were allowing ourselvehave entrenched point is that we were allowing ourselvehave to entrenched point is that we were allowing ourselvehave to try. entrenched point is that we were allowing ourselvehave to try. ientrenched point is that we were allowing ourselvehave to try. i agree ched point is that we were allowing ourselvehave to try. i agree 100. and we have to try. i agree 100. try to empathise with with the other side, and we don't need a ceasefire. need peace. thank ceasefire. we need peace. thank you. okay >> also i just say, >> but also can i just say, well, we're talking about outside together outside about working together and communities like i do a lot of interfaith and i think of interfaith work. and i think that's us that's really important for us to and because to keep talking. and because what was really sad for me and i talked my show talked about it in my show before, watching friends before, is watching my friends and friends, kind and our friends, you know, kind of taking sides and being really like, on each other and of taking sides and being really like,being on each other and of taking sides and being really like,being and| each other and of taking sides and being really like,being and it'sch other and of taking sides and being really like,being and it's like, her and of taking sides and being really like,being and it's like, hang|d like being and it's like, hang on we're here in the on a minute. we're here in the uk, safe. we've got to uk, we're safe. we've got to stop on. it is an stop taking on. so it is an emotive , it is an emotive thing, emotive, it is an emotive thing, especially when you have children and women being killed in eyes social in front of our eyes on social media real but there's media in real time. but there's anidea i media in real time. but there's an idea i want to share. an idea that i want to share. >> chief said that we >> the chief rabbi said that we are in this country are well placed in this country

to peace to to export the idea of peace to the east. we've got we've the middle east. we've got we've got great opportunity here the middle east. we've got we've got theeat opportunity here the middle east. we've got we've got the communities.' here the middle east. we've got we've got the communities.' heron with the communities. get on right. part, the right. for the most part, the all communities in uk all the communities in the uk get on and we can show that this can work and can export it to can work and we can export it to the east this is an the middle east and this is an opportunity we have. but we opportunity that we have. but we need to look being need to look at being overly partisan ourselves partisan and allying ourselves with, with groups that only see one side. well, maybe we can have a little christmas miracle . have a little christmas miracle. very nice sir. thank you so much, guys. very. i know we're all emotive about this, but very respectful. and was the respectful. and that was the whole it's whole point coming up. it's impressionist and all round. funny francine lewis. she funny woman. francine lewis. she joins for a moment for some joins me for a moment for some festive pantomime chat. festive fun and pantomime chat. don't go away

with friends and family. that's in my view. earlier on gb news radio . radio. >> welcome back to mark dolan tonight with me. >> josh howie. it's time to bnng >> josh howie. it's time to bring a bit of festive cheer to proceedings. joining me now is britain's got talent finalist and impressionist, the brilliant francine lewis . she is currently francine lewis. she is currently

starring in beauty and the beast at the eric morecambe centre in harpenden. let's take a look when the last rose is gone , he when the last rose is gone, he will die. >> he . will oh my god . >> he. will oh my god. >> he. will oh my god. >> i look forward to the debate . >> i look forward to the debate. >> i look forward to the debate. >> why do you trust us in my castle ? castle? >> and francine joins me now, perfectly dressed for the occasion. good evening francine , occasion. good evening francine, how are you ? how are you? >> nice to you all. gb news. and the nation. merry christmas everybody . everybody. >> merry christmas. have you been performing today ? been performing today? >> i have, i've had two shows. i've been up since 630 this morning wrapping presents , morning wrapping presents, having that last panic and having that last panic and having a last minute panic bite. then realise no shops were open because it's sunday and i had to

because it's sunday and i had to be in the theatre by ten. so we have three shows yesterday, so oh my god. i'm like trying to keep my eyes open. oh well , you keep my eyes open. oh well, you were doing a good job. >> uh, there. makeup. how's the how's the pantomime going then ? how's the pantomime going then? >> it's going brilliantly . we've >> it's going brilliantly. we've had packed out audiences today. we had lorraine stanley on, um, come in from eastenders. we had lorraine stanley on, um, come in from eastenders . she come in from eastenders. she absolutely loved the show . it's absolutely loved the show. it's been fantastic. i mean, i'm loving it. i'm loving being an evil person. every single day. it's fantastic. do you think the pantomimes are making a bit of a comeback? i think so, i mean, i know they're always here, but it just feels like maybe they're , uh. >> it's not like they're going anywhere, but certainly post covid and people now returning to live entertainment, obviously through covid, there no through covid, there was no pantomimes . pantomimes. >> but i mean, i've been doing pantomime late 90s and pantomime since the late 90s and i absolutely love it. it's what christmas is about. i love just, you know, meeting . i love also you know, meeting. i love also like just meeting all the children after, but playing a

wicked part after playing princesses for years and snow white and it's really different because kids are so nervous to meet you and they almost want to look at you. and that's just because i'm an amazing actress, though. yeah yeah. >> of course. then they yeah, in real life they, they think you're going to cast a spell on them. a spell. yeah. and uh, you've been signing a book as well, think. is that right? well, i think. is that right? it's busy . it's pretty busy. >> there it is. my book. i play and i've been doing book signings and it's been just amazing meeting everybody and meeting children, seeing meeting the children, seeing people buying my books. it's absolute lovely. i just love it. can i ask you a question? nothing what can i say ? oh, yes. nothing what can i say? oh, yes. >> well, here we go. we've got some impressions now, i was going to ask if you, um, ever wear normal clothing . every wear normal clothing. every photo, every photo that we've seen of you is just. i'm just imagining your wardrobe . no imagining your wardrobe. no i don't i go, i have, um , a don't i go, i have, um, a different outfit, all different occasions , as you can see.

occgsloi'is, as you can see. >> occasions, as you can see. >> um , yeah. no, i was going >> um, yeah. no, i was going into the politics cause it has been reported in the mail that ticket sales have been slashed because i keep forgetting my lines. but that's not true. i just think they're script is and i want to make my own art. >> we've got a little naughty word, but i should point out that it was. it was katie price who said it. so you're totally fine. it wasn't you. uh, and, uh, so you've wrapped the presents. is that all? nearly done? how does it work in the lewis household? christmas day, all the presents are wrapped. >> to be very >> um, it used to be very different. when the kids were little, was magical. you little, it was so magical. you know, to . obviously, they know, i used to. obviously, they believed in father christmas. so the would by the bed. the sacks would be by the bed. >> father christmas was still travelling. he's nearly the travelling. he's nearly in the uk , so we're very excited about uk, so we're very excited about that. >> my santa satnav , you know, >> my santa satnav, you know, you know, we've had tradition . you know, we've had tradition. we always read the books towards the night before christmas. we had traditions . we put had little traditions. we put all the cat, the carrots and the

cookies out. but i don't get to do that anymore because the kids are older. so unfortunately we. >> how are they now? >> how old are they now? >> how old are they now? >> daughter's 21 my >> well, my daughter's 21 and my son's teen, so okay, it son's seven teen, so okay, so it would stranger if you would be a bit stranger if you were still reading christmas stories that would be a you stories to that would be a you must had them young. must have had them young. >> playing >> that's me playing a compliment you . uh, and what compliment to you. uh, and what comedians are going comedians are you going to be watching? yeah. and what watching? well yeah. and what comedians are going to be watching over the festive period. because i think for a lot of people, this is a time where they want together. where they want to get together. their have a laugh, where they want to get together. their the have a laugh, where they want to get together. their the classics.�* a laugh, watch the classics. >> definitely . i mean, i >> oh, definitely. i mean, i love i've always loved abfab. i love i've always loved abfab. i love a bit of jennifer saunders. i've heard of that. i think she's an absolute darling . she's an absolute darling. sweetie, darling, i love jennifer saunders, darling. um, i'll probably be watching all the reruns of only fools and horses and all those kind of things. um i love comedians like micky flanagan and russell kane. you know, we've got some great comedians . so, um, i was only comedians. so, um, i was only watching last night. um you know, the ten, nine out of ten

cats, whatever it's called. and they're just. everyone's just so funny, aren't they? and all the kids are brilliant. >> that they never asked me to do anyway. let's move on do it anyway. let's move on quickly. know how dare quickly. uh may i know how dare they. but you could probably. you're like ten comedians and one. they'd get good value for money. any , uh, christmas money. uh, any, uh, christmas disasters going to disasters we're going to be talking that later on. but talking about that later on. but any christmas disasters the any christmas disasters over the years that particularly stand out um talking of >> oh, yes. um talking of pantos, it was it was i was doing a panto in sunderland and when pantomimes had budgets, they used to fly us there and back , and i was being flown back back, and i was being flown back home. christmas and our plane , home. christmas and our plane, the weather was so bad we had to get off the plane and it was me. and i remember stuart miles, who did blue peter. i scared everybody on this plane. i was screaming, but they we ended up getting off the plane. we had nothing. christmas nothing. we had no christmas dinner organised nothing. so our landlord, where we were renting our digs from, we ended up with his family over christmas. it

was crazy. it was a disaster. but when i look back it was very funny . funny. >> that's it. so that's the life of actor, uh, life on the of an actor, uh, a life on the road and are you going to watch any of the little britain? i think they're also coming back this year. i'd be very interested to see they've interested to see if they've changed they're interested to see if they've chang to they're interested to see if they've changto sort they're interested to see if they've changto sort of they're interested to see if they've changto sort of make they're interested to see if they've changto sort of make it they're going to sort of make it a little bit pc, or if little bit more pc, or if they're going to really go for they're going to really go for the go for it, i hope they go for it. >> i mean, i think everyone's getting bit too now, i getting a bit too pc now, so i hope for it. and i've hope they go for it. and i've always been a massive fan of little britain, so yeah, i mean, it's having time to watch tv at christmas, you know, when christmas, you know, uh, when i'm, when it's christmas day, we're all just having a laugh playing games. i don't really watch lot of anymore . then watch a lot of tv anymore. then i'm back on panto, so i don't think i'm going to get to watch a lot of films or tv. this year. to honest, i do love my old to be honest, i do love my old films. i always love watching grease. i love watching annie , i grease. i love watching annie, i love old films. love all the old films. >> okay , basically anyone love all the old films. >> idony , basically anyone love all the old films. >> do an basically anyone love all the old films. >> do an impressionnyone love all the old films. >> do an impression of?1e can do an impression of? >> . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> is that frustrated with me?

is that frustrating for your family, though? do you do you just go all the way? do you just talk all the way through each of the films and they're just like, shut to the film. >> they are actually, yeah, i do. i do. i always commentate through the film, you know, i'm like, god, even though through the film, you know, i'm like,seen god, even though through the film, you know, i'm like,seen it god, even though through the film, you know, i'm like,seen it like, even though through the film, you know, i'm like,seen it like tenen though through the film, you know, i'm like,seen it like ten times, gh i've seen it like ten times, i still it. i can't help it. still do it. i can't help it. >> well, imagine you're very >> well, i imagine you're very useful uh, dvd player >> well, i imagine you're very useful down uh, dvd player >> well, i imagine you're very useful down or. uh, dvd player >> well, i imagine you're very useful down or. uh,, dvd player >> well, i imagine you're very useful down or. uh, yeah player >> well, i imagine you're very useful down or. uh, yeah ,)layer definitely. >> you know what? message me and my erg want to wish you all at gb news a really merry christmas because you're all fabulous. jolly >> very good. well i wish i were. i'm the gc 42 out. >> absolutely love christmas. do you know what i made ? can't wait you know what i made? can't wait for new pair of gym gems. i can go to tesco's boxing day. it's the essex thing , do you know the essex thing, do you know what i mean? >> part of me is kind of tempted to ask you to just do an impression of me to finish the whole show. uh, but i don't know

if you can speak that public school . uh, that's what school posh. uh, that's what took me years to do, that i can do anything with my voice. >> i'm a genius. do you know what i mean? >> i'm getting that impression done. you much. done. well, thank you so much. >> loving it. >> really loving it. >> really loving it. >> thank you. and thank you for joining have a lovely joining us. have a lovely christmas your elder kids. christmas with your elder kids. and i hope the rest of the panto christmas with your elder kids. ara i hope the rest of the panto christmas with your elder kids. ara big)pe the rest of the panto christmas with your elder kids. ara big success'est of the panto christmas with your elder kids. ara big success as: of the panto christmas with your elder kids. ara big success as well. ie panto is a big success as well. >> thank you very much. merry christmas to you all. mwahi >> thank you very much. merry chrhi,1as to you all. mwahi >> thank you very much. merry chr hi, christmas all. mwahi >> thank you very much. merry chr hi, christmas by. mwahi >> thank you very much. merry chr hi, christmas by great.|i >> hi, christmas by great. >> hi, christmas by great. >> let's see what my panel reckon. i mean are you big pantomime fan? >> i love pantomime. have you beenin >> i love pantomime. have you been in a pantomime? no, i've tried so hard to get into pantomime. had, um, one pantomime. they had, um, one year had a bollywood year they had like a bollywood version pantomime at our art. version of pantomime at our art. and went for ugly sister. and i went for the ugly sister. they. they went so typecast itself . itself. >> sophia the christmas to look for the ugly sister had to go for the ugly sister had to go for the ugly sister had to go for the stepmom instead . for the stepmom instead. >> um, but i love, i love pantomime, i really love it all behind you. all that i love it nonsense and it pays well again. we should be doing panto as well

as santas. >> yeah, that's and >> yeah, well, that's it. and chris, come an acting chris, you come from an acting background yourself. that's my first. forgot to first. oh my god, i forgot to say you were. you're, you know each other. yeah. say you were. you're, you know eacwe:her. yeah. say you were. you're, you know eacwe know'eah. other. i'm >> we know each other. i'm sorry. first acting sorry. of course my first acting job, my first ever tv job was a touch of frost. and from touch of frost. and i went from touch to pantomime, and touch of frost to pantomime, and i grasping a debt i played jasper grasping a debt collector. i always remember i played jasper grasping a debt coll> it's not. i've never i've got to honest, i've never to to be honest, i've never been to the pantomime i feel the pantomime before. i feel like out. like i've missed out.

>> take the kids. >> i've got to take the kids. >> i've got to take the kids. >> the tradition goes till >> the tradition goes on till january, can still catch january, so you can still catch a date. >> that's it. yeah, yeah. any other so many. other pantos? there's so many. >> okay, look, i've >> that's it. okay, look, i've got honest, convinced got to be honest, i'm convinced i'm it. i'm going to i'm going to do it. i'm going to do when get a discount. do it when i get a discount. right then we have three right now. then we have three amazing are amazing prizes that are guaranteed to by one guaranteed to be won by one lucky our great lucky viewer in our great britain £10,000 britain giveaway, £10,000 cash, tech if you tech and vouchers. and if you haven't entered yet , not? haven't entered yet, why not? it's easy. here are all the it's so easy. here are all the details for another chance to win the iphone. >> the vouchers and £10,000 cash text gb win to 84 902. text cost £2 plus one standard network rate message or post your name and number two. rugby zero one, p.o. and number two. rugby zero one, po. box 8690, derby , dh1 nine, po. box 8690, derby, dh1 nine, double t, uk only. entrance must be 18 or over. lines close at 5 pm. on friday. the 5th of january. full terms and privacy nofice january. full terms and privacy notice at gbnews.com. forward slash win good luck . coming up,

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long now until the big day. and if you are in charge of preparing the christmas dinner, then you have come to the right place at this momentous time of yeah place at this momentous time of year. it is one thing you can't get wrong. but whether it's overcooking the turkey or having burnt potatoes , chef andrew burnt potatoes, chef andrew hutton has got your back and he joins me now . good evening andy. joins me now. good evening andy. >> how are we doing? josh i'm doing very well. >> you got your chef whites on there. have you been cooking today? well there's this non—stop prep, non—stop prep, 18 people tomorrow for lunch . wow. people tomorrow for lunch. wow. is that the problem with being a chefis is that the problem with being a chef is that people expect to come to yours ? come to yours? >> well , it's come to yours? >> well, it's all family. >> well, it's all family. >> it's all family. and that's what makes the christmas day, isn't it? >> absolutely. that your >> absolutely. now, is that your first for cooking christmas first tip for cooking christmas day is to do as much prep as you can. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i mean, tonight we've i've got my potatoes cooked my carrots, my parsnips. uh, the, the ham is glazed . the ham is glazed. >> um, the turkey's got to go in the oven in the morning. so is the oven in the morning. so is the beef , um, the oven in the morning. so is the beef, um, you the oven in the morning. so is the beef , um, you know, the

the beef, um, you know, the oysters have got to be shucked. uh yeah. uh, we go, we go, we go all out. wow. >> i really kind of wish i was related to you. now uh, so , uh. related to you. now uh, so, uh. all right, first of all, let's talk through the turkey, because this is the one thing that people seem to get most wrong. either underdoing it overdoing it? what what is the rule ? it? what what is the rule? >> the rule? i mean , uh, what >> the rule? i mean, uh, what i find is, is by by a turkey crown, which is just the white meat. um, you can also buy you can buy the legs separately. uh, but the crown, there's no waste . but the crown, there's no waste. um, you know, wrap it in a little bit of bacon so it doesn't dry out on top . um, doesn't dry out on top. um, coverit doesn't dry out on top. um, cover it to start with. and then when it gets, if you've got if you've got a kitchen probe, we're not a professionals. um, probe it when it gets to about 60 degrees. uncover it and then put it into just cover it on top . uh, that's that's all you need. you know? and the legs , need. you know? and the legs, um, i always cook them separately. anyway um, for

people that like the brown meat. um, but that's that's the secret to it. i think. >> now, is there anything more controversial than the best way to make a roast potato ? to make a roast potato? everybody has their special little techniques . what are little techniques. what are yours ? yours? >> right. so my spuds are already cooked. wow um. and don't don't be ashamed to overcook them and shake them in the pan . um, so, you know, you the pan. um, so, you know, you get them bits falling off of it. um and then the, the idea get that fat, really hot. whether it's goose fat, duck fat , i use it's goose fat, duck fat, i use lard. i mean lard or dripping . lard. i mean lard or dripping. um, get it really hot . put them um, get it really hot. put them in there, toss them around and then put them straight back in then put them straight back in the oven , you know, and just let the oven, you know, and just let just let the heat do the work . just let the heat do the work. okay. um, halfway through, just toss them through an and you'll get the crispy bits. you know, the people the things that people always love. >> so it's all about the crisp, uh, for you and for most people,

i love it a bit crispy, uh, salt and pepper as well. some seasoning. some people put garlic in all hard herbs in there. >> throw your rosemary, your thyme, um, even a big bulb of garlic. just cut it in half, put it in there as well. and just let, let let it do the work on its own. uh, you don't have to do anything. it's christmas day is simple. >> and my personal top tip is you can never have enough . and you can never have enough. and you'll eat them for the next few days , even if you're. yeah days, even if you're. yeah boxing day in this household is just as big as christmas day. >> it's leftovers . it's the it's >> it's leftovers. it's the it's the ham. the gammon that i even make a turkey curry. i know it's, uh. no, it's , you know, it's, uh. no, it's, you know, the thing that people always go turkey curry leftover, but, you know, from scratch , you know, know, from scratch, you know, don't buy any sauces. just just make the curry, you know, from all the spices and everything else . it's amazing this all the spices and everything else. it's amazing this time of year. else. it's amazing this time of year . it's else. it's amazing this time of year. it's all family get together. everyone help each other out in the kitchen at the

glass of wine . glass of wine. >> oh, right. okay. do you have. were you, uh, do you order them about or are you kind of like, uh, very sort of keep away . uh, very sort of keep away. >> listen, mate, i am left on my own . and the last is, i've been own. and the last is, i've been bed by six, 6:00. but this year i've been told off to drink in the mornings. uh, in the morning because. yeah. >> okay, this isn't this isn't your style. you're not going to go all the way through. now. that's true. >> i've got eggs benedict going, you know, at in the you know, at 9:00 in the morning. uh bucks fizz and everything else, you know, you know , my chefs are like, i, i, know, my chefs are like, i, i, you know what to get out of it. >> i agree to work tonight . so >> i agree to work tonight. so it's so i do know what it's like . one final question . brussels . one final question. brussels sprouts. yayi or nay? >> yay yay . >> yay yay. >> yay yay. >> i love sprouts . and they are >> i love sprouts. and they are we all throughout the year. um, and with bacon and chestnuts. um

don't overcook them in boiling water. crispy five minute water. second refresh them and then just toss them with bacon . just toss them with bacon. right. you know, give them a go. >> maybe not the bacon bit, but i'll try the other stuff out. thank you so much chef andy hutton. thank you so much for joining us. merry christmas. you yeah he's he's a yorkshire pudding or no. >> yorkshire pudding . >> yorkshire pudding. >> yorkshire pudding. >> got to go. yorkshire. >> oh i've got to go. yorkshire. yorkshire >> oh i've got to go. yorkshire. yoriyeah. yeah. >> yeah. yeah. >> yeah. yeah. >> keto. yeah take >> unless i'm on keto. yeah take care mate. thanks forjoining us.thank care mate. thanks forjoining us. thank you for your tips as well. have a great christmas. well let's see, my panel will be feasting on tomorrow. chris, are you in charge the kitchen? you in charge in the kitchen? >> am, i'm charge in >> yes i am, i'm in charge in the kitchen. my thing. the kitchen. that's my thing. i've just. tomorrow morning we're have salmon to we're going to have salmon to start i'll start with, and then i'll start on bit prosecco. i'll get on a bit of prosecco. i'll get potatoes then we're going potatoes ready. then we're going to and turkey. to have a beef and a turkey. wow. yeah. the double i've to have a beef and a turkey. wovtheeah. the double i've to have a beef and a turkey. wovthe we've the double i've to have a beef and a turkey. wovthe we've got the double i've to have a beef and a turkey. wovthe we've got the family�* i've got the we've got the family over cyprus. quite a big over from cyprus. so quite a big feast tomorrow . yes. over from cyprus. so quite a big fea�*yeah1orrow . yes. over from cyprus. so quite a big fea�*yeah lyrrow . yes. over from cyprus. so quite a big fea�*yeah i mean yes. over from cyprus. so quite a big fea�*yeah i mean that's you've got >> yeah i mean that's you've got a oven. a big enough oven. >> yeah. big enough oven.

>> yeah. got a big enough oven. yeah. yeah yeah. well um, yeah. yeah yeah. well but um, it's prepped. everything's yeah. yeah yeah. well but um, it's to repped. everything's yeah. yeah yeah. well but um, it's to repped. eyup'thing's yeah. yeah yeah. well but um, it's to repped. eyup ining's yeah. yeah yeah. well but um, it's to repped. eyup in the; ready to go. wake up in the morning crack on. morning and crack on. >> a, i mean, me , >> well that's a, i mean, me, not at all. but that's what i'll be doing when i get home about 1230 tonight. uh suella. what about all cooking tomorrow? >> no i'm to my sister's. >> no, i'm going to my sister's. so she's nick gibb. we'll have a big turkey . um, jamie oliver's big turkey. um, jamie oliver's to style my brother in law carves it really beautifully as well. an artist. that's wokester. >> sorry. he's an artist. >> sorry. he's an artist. >> he's an artist. and he's just. oh, yes. yes. we can't touch it. can't eat it. um, yeah . brussels sprouts a lot. everything. yeah all the all the all shebang. hats . all the shebang. chilli hats. uh, yeah. >> , yosef, in jewish edition >> now, yosef, in jewish edition , it's a chinese, uh, meal out for a lot of people. what do you. what are you going to do? so i think i probably will be going for takeaway tomorrow, get a spend the day going for takeaway tomorrow, get a the spend the day going for takeaway tomorrow, get a the family. spend the day going for takeaway tomorrow, get a the family. i've nd the day going for takeaway tomorrow, get a the family. i've got he day going for takeaway tomorrow, get a the family. i've got theiay with the family. i've got the benefit of not having to deal with all the family and the traditional stuff, which people have with on christmas, have to deal with on christmas, but have the day off and i can but i have the day off and i can have more of key have a bit more of a low key family celebration. yeah, well,

|, family celebration. yeah, well, i, my kids are just not going to let me get away. we did have this is the thing when you're jewish is like did jewish is that like we did hanukkah then . oh by hanukkah eight days, then. oh by the now it's christmas . the way, now it's christmas. give break. it'sjust the way, now it's christmas. give break. it's just like give me a break. it's just like my son. >> one chinese. i mean, that's actually we had when we were in canada. we had chinese or christmas day as well. yeah. i think that's. and he thinks that we should have chinese. and i was don't. was like, no i don't. >> well sort of a >> well it's sort of a it started i think america started i think in america american went over and it american jews went over and it was like place that was was like the one place that was open day, chinese food open christmas day, chinese food and then it's and that was it. and then it's become sort of that's the become that sort of that's the jewish i could compromise. become that sort of that's the jewchai.could compromise. become that sort of that's the jewchai.coul not. npromise. become that sort of that's the jekaay. oul not. npromise. become that sort of that's the jekaay. well, yt. npromise. become that sort of that's the jekaay. well, we promise. become that sort of that's the jekaay. well, we can 1ise. become that sort of that's the jekaay. well, we can do.. become that sort of that's the jekaay. well, we can do. i >> okay. well, we can do. i think you're just probably just let your sister do it, right? >> yeah, yeah. my no, >> yeah, yeah. my sister. no, no, brother law, my no, my brother in law, my brother in law is doing all the turkey does turkey and everything. he does all and um, turkey and everything. he does all doing and um, turkey and everything. he does all doing pavlova and um, turkey and everything. he does all doing pavlova and and um, turkey and everything. he does all doing pavlova and myi um, turkey and everything. he does all doing pavlova and my bread i'm doing pavlova and my bread sauce the best bread sauce. sauce is the best bread sauce. >> all right, you heard it there. eat bread there. nice let's eat her bread sauce. it's for sauce. coming up. it's time for our greatest, britain and our greatest, uh, britain and union. jackass and a few our union. jackass and a few of our panels . festive memories. see union. jackass and a few of our panyin . festive memories. see union. jackass and a few of our panyin a festive memories. see union. jackass and a few of our

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welcome back to mark dolan tonight with me. josh howey. it is just over an hour until the big day, so what better time to celebrate by asking my panel if they have ever had any christmas disasters ? chris, any bad disasters? chris, any bad memories for you? or has it always been smooth sailing? >> no. never. never. smooth. smooth sailing . for me, it's smooth sailing. for me, it's always been alcohol problem. always been an alcohol problem. not personally , but i not not not personally, but i think one christmas eve had gone out, had got drunk and for some crazy, silly reason i invited everybody to the house on christmas day . i totally forgot christmas day. i totally forgot about it. and i'm living with my grandparents 4:00 in the grandparents about 4:00 in the afternoon. like an abundance of people turns up with gifts people just turns up with gifts and and my grandma was and stuff and my grandma was like, these people? and like, who are these people? and the is, i didn't know the thing is, i didn't even know who they just random who they were. just random people out and people who i'd met out and ianed people who i'd met out and invited back to invited them back to my grandma's, telling all, grandma's, telling them all, it's party,

it's a party christmas party, and there christmas party. >> but i did have a party or not. no, no, no, you said i was gonna call it my grandma called the police. >> i that's cool, because it's like jesus , he had loads of like jesus, he had loads of people turn but he didn't people turn up, but he didn't know either. >> unfortunately, was >> and unfortunately, chris was unable water into unable to turn the water into the necessary wine . and bread the necessary wine. and bread wasn't old enough yet. he hadn't learned. haven't learned that skill. what about you? skill. whegod. yut you? skill. whegod. so, iou? skill. whegod. so, um , uh, early >> oh, god. so, um, uh, early days, like , uh, we're talking days, like, uh, we're talking about, like, you know, immigrants, uh, assimilating and stuff. so. attempt to stuff. so. and our attempt to assimilate in the early days, my mum get, like, a turkey , mum would get, like, a turkey, but put tandoori spices on but she'd put tandoori spices on it, so. and it was just like . it, so. and it was just like. it's just more bland. mum, what are just. just bland food are you just. just bland food like else. um. and now like everybody else. um. and now we've perfected it, like, so, you getting pop on, you know, like getting a pop on, but one of the other things you've a hybrid. no, you've got, like a hybrid. no, no, proper like, it's like no, it's proper like, it's like we bay leaves inside we put the bay leaves inside and the that they, they the skin and so that they, they glisten it's all crispy. glisten when it's all crispy. the turkey outside . but yeah, the turkey outside. but yeah, growing up we had curried growing up we had like curried brussels sprouts you know, brussels sprouts and you know, everything curried everything was curried basically. was like oh ,

basically. and it was like oh, this is rubbish . this isn't christmas is rubbish. and we, we. yeah. anyway it's really embarrassing. but we found a box of something we thought were christmas decorations thought were christmas decor sures thought were christmas decor sure how christmas worked. quite sure how christmas worked. and then put like what we and then we put like what we thought were decorations because people think had things dangling and then hadn't realised that they were tampons. so any children watching this ? children watching this? >> that's a type of christmas bauble. yeah. christmas decoration . that's a good one. decoration. that's a good one. i hadnt decoration. that's a good one. i hadn't even thought about that. what a wonderful. i mean, they are designed really. i mean, you can paint scheme. >> yeah, they're very useful. um, brilliant. >> uh , what about you, >> and, uh, what about you, yosef? any hanukkah. so i. yes, i've got a hanukkah disaster, and, uh, we like the menorah, obviously. and the obviously. and you've got the candles lighting. we managed to set fire. wow. set our curtains on fire. wow. um, and that could have been really neighbour came really bad, but a neighbour came and just at the and got involved just at the last minute. and i think sometimes when these disasters happen, that's when you the happen, that's when you have the most experiences. and most memorable experiences. and i we to door i remember we went to next door and we had the hanukkah night

with it it was with them, and it was it was something really so these something really nice. so these are that memories are are the things that memories are made of actually, think made out of actually, i think when little bit when something goes a little bit wrong. uh, i'll tell wrong. yeah well, uh, i'll tell that to my tomorrow as the that to my son tomorrow as the switch that i bought him has not turned up. so i'll say, look, look at what you said. >> look what? >> look what? >> i laugh about this. he's gonna be funny. i'm sure his little ten year old self will be totally fine. yeah. >> oh, so i had not had some gifts turn up, and i was like, oh, please turn up before i left. but they hadn't. no. so. so guilty. can just bring up so guilty. can i just bring up one £40 cheaper? one thing about £40 cheaper? >> not worth the money >> it was not worth the money andifs >> it was not worth the money and it's more cheaper when you >> it was not worth the money andinto more cheaper when you >> it was not worth the money andinto thee cheaper when you >> it was not worth the money andinto the afteraper when you >> it was not worth the money andinto the after christmas you >> it was not worth the money andinto the after christmas .ou get into the after christmas. >> anyway, can i just raise up one issue about mistletoe very, very, because we've very, very quickly because we've got great britain got to do some great britain like miss it. you it, like i miss it. you miss it, want back it's. yeah, want it back because it's. yeah, i it back. why mistletoe i want it back. why is mistletoe being right now there's one >> well, right now there's one above and chris. right. above you. you and chris. right. it's time for our panel's greatest. britain's and union jackasses. chris is great britain nominee is kelly welsh .

britain nominee is kelly welsh. rebecca welsh, rebecca welsh. >> got to get the name right. yeah. brilliant. i think is yeah. brilliant. i think he is there. i this is there. i think this is a phenomenal story. we need it right now a female hero and especially when i'm raising a ten old girl. ten year old girl. >> very yes. and joseph's >> very good. yes. and joseph's greatest is alex greatest britain nominee is alex batty. man batty. he's the young man who ran from france to return ran away from france to return to his legal guardian in in the uk for a better life. okay and sevilla your greatest britain nominee is it's warm with last christmas finally number one after 39 years. >> it's what he would have wanted. george michael , who also wanted. george michael, who also died tomorrow. um, how many years now? 4 or 5 years ago now? um, but yeah , 39 years later and um, but yeah, 39 years later and it's one of my favourite songs of christmas. >> oh, no. i mean, it's the it's the quintessential love. >> it? i love it and >> it isn't it? i love it and it's great. >> and even my kids, even the little ones, the six year old, they're all just singing along and where you and you're like, where did you even learn but it sort of even learn that? but it sort of just permeates. yeah, the, the, the space not so much the space somehow not so much slayed yes slayed this year. yes >> soledar seems to be dying out , but wham is the is the one, the big one. >> and just any other favourites

of you guys go christmas? we don't really have hanukkah songs, do we? well not so much having a gay or whatever. >> i think mariah carey, my little , loves that one. little girl, loves that one. yeah, i mean, that's her favourite, yeah. favourite, isn't it? yeah. >> and out that you >> and finding out that you can't stand. >> can't her warbling. >> i can't stand her warbling. no oh. jonah, lewis . no oh. um. jonah, jonah lewis. um. i was at home for um. uh, wish i was at home for christmas. da ba da ba dum dum. >> that bit makes my heart. please sing again. right please never sing again. right that's why you didn't get that. so now today's great britain's, uh, winner is, of course. wham! yes uh, congratulations on finally making that number one spot. now, chris is a union jackass. nominee. isjames cleverly. yeah. fair enough. we talked about it earlier. i can see absolutely why you have made that decision. yousef . uh, that decision. uh, yousef. uh, union last nominee is union jack last nominee is baroness mone , who didn't baroness mone, who didn't declare her, um, her interests in the ppe company. that's a very nice way of putting it. well, and she. well, she she's done this, uh, prince andrew, prince andrew esque, uh, into view where she doesn't seem to understand why anybody is upset

and she doesn't think that she's done it's done anything wrong. and it's just unbecoming . so just entirely unbecoming. so you're incredible. and also, she's , oh, yeah, was not she's like, oh, yeah, i was not lying. but lied . gina, who is lying. but i lied. gina, who is yourjack lying. but i lied. gina, who is your jack carson god? >> bah humbug . uh, the >> bah humbug. uh, the government and rail, um, rail services are putting their pnces services are putting their prices up by 4.9. absolutely disgusting . disgusting. >> given rishi sunak, who we have on the screen. >> well, he's the government. he's the he's the. >> so for you, he is the representative. >> he's the representative of all that's wrong companies rishi do 2024 do better. do better 2024 do better. >> no i'm disgusted 4.9. it's outrageous . given that you can't outrageous. given that you can't even get into paddington. we couldn't have got into paddington by train today. disgusting. yeah she says to the person getting the cab home. getting the cab home. >> right. so today's union jack carson is for me. it's got to be michelle. mo there she is. uh, and, uh, yeah, i'm still pretty angry about the whole thing, to be honest. right that is me done. um thank you so much for joining us. it's literally it's

six minutes or so to christmas. so so merry christmas to all of you.thank so so merry christmas to all of you. thank you so much for joining us. i hope you enjoyed it. and we're very grateful to you being here. i'm going be you being here. i'm going to be back tomorrow. going be you being here. i'm going to be back �*uh,)rrow. going be you being here. i'm going to be back �*uh, also. going be you being here. i'm going to be back �*uh, also boxing ing be you being here. i'm going to be back �*uh, also boxing day be you being here. i'm going to be back �*uh, also boxing day ands you being here. i'm going to be back �*uh, also boxing day and we back. uh, also boxing day and we have headliners, uh, coming up at 11 pm. and uh, andrew doyle at 11 pm. and uh, andrew doyle at louis schaefer. and believe it or not, myself. so see you then. and thank you again for joining christmas everyone. >> merry christmas , merry christmas. >> he's my guest i'm so sorry. >> he's my guest i'm so sorry. >> thank you guys . go safely. >> thank you guys. go safely. thank you . thank you. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> hello there . i'm greg >> hello there. i'm greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather. it's going to stay unsettled through the festive period though it will turn calm and drier as we move into boxing day. low pressure currently dominating the weather pattern, bringing further rain for many through christmas day . but a brief

christmas day. but a brief respite and that ridge of high pressure bringing dry, sunny weather for many on boxing day this evening, a mixed picture out there. outbreaks of rain across southern counties of england and wales, showery rain as ireland, as well northern ireland, northern england in between clearing spells under the clearest of scotland. clearest skies of scotland. turning chilly tonight. some frost and ice elsewhere generally staying mild and those winds just easing after what has been a very blustery and mild christmas eve , christmas day christmas eve, christmas day gets off to a bright start. a chilly start across north—east scotland, elsewhere generally quite cloudy and this out area of outbreaks of rain pushes north and eastwards across england wales through the england and wales through the day, at times . day, turning heavy at times. rain bumping into scotland will turn the higher turn to snow over the higher ground about 200m 5 to ground above, about 200m 5 to 10cm is possible, giving a white christmas here. but elsewhere wet christmas mild as well and breezy temperatures in double figures after a cold start. boxing day morning, it's looking much drier and brighter , with much drier and brighter, with plenty of sunny spells to come, but signs of the next weather system starting to move in

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>> good evening i'm ray addison in the gb newsroom. headlines is up next. but first your news headunes. up next. but first your news headlines . police are urging headlines. police are urging drivers to take extra care on the roads following a number of collisions in the past 24 hours in northumbria . there's an in northumbria. there's an appeal for witnesses after two teenagers were killed in a crash in cramlington and a 35 year old man has been arrested in oldham in greater manchester, after a 42 year old woman and her 15 year old son died . in another year old son died. in another incident. millions of motorists have been on the roads this

weekend and with the met office warning of the risk of flying debns warning of the risk of flying debris and power cuts as wind gusts get up to 70 miles an hour in parts of scotland and northern england, many rail passengers have also faced deaung passengers have also faced dealing with delays and cancellations due to engineering works . the number of people works. the number of people shopping this christmas eve is down by 20.6% when compared to last year . that's according to last year. that's according to the latest data analysis . the latest data analysis. experts are saying that the cost of living crisis and sunday trading hours are to blame for the fall. high streets saw the biggest decline. that's down 14.8. however, retail parks actually saw an increase in shoppers, up 6.7. tomorrow is set to be the warmest christmas day in more than a century, with the met office saying that temperatures will reach 14 or even 15 degrees. that's after 15.3 celsius recorded at heathrow in middlesex today, making it the warmest christmas

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