and with the met office 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

eve in over 20 years. it means a white christmas has been ruled out for most of the country , out for most of the country, apart from northern scotland , apart from northern scotland, ineos chairman sir jim ratcliffe is vowing to return man united to the very top of the english, european and world football after agreeing a deal to buy 25% of the club. the billionaire, who's a lifelong supporter of the team, says he's pleased that a deal has been done and hopes to unlock the club's full potential. the move will see around £236 million pumped into man united . the deal also man united. the deal also includes responsibility for the management of its operations , management of its operations, fees and father christmas has delivered well over 4 billion presents to children around the world. now he should be able to see, live, feed now of the norad santa tracker. this the north american aerospace defence command. they've been monitoring his movements very closely and it shows that he's just finished delivering presents in algeria and is now heading to tunisia.

but don't worry, we won't be left out. he's due to arrive in the united kingdom just after midnight. kids, if you're midnight. so, kids, if you're still up, get to bed . this is gb still up, get to bed. this is gb views across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's time for our headliners . our headliners. happy christmas eve and welcome to headliners. >> i'm andrew doyle. there are no newspapers tomorrow, so what's the point of the show? well we thought we'd recap the biggest and biggest stories of 2023, and joining me in this endeavour are two men for whom christmas means so that they are here so much that they are here instead of with their families. so louis schaefer and josh howie. mean, we are your so louis schaefer and josh howie. now, mean, we are your so louis schaefer and josh howie. now, let's|n, we are your so louis schaefer and josh howie. now, let's facee are your so louis schaefer and josh howie. now, let's face it. re your family now, let's face it. >> yeah , well, if you knew my >> yeah, well, if you knew my family, you wouldn't want to be with them. >> you've taken >> quite. you've taken this opportunity avoid them,

opportunity to avoid them, in fact. well i had work because fact. well i had to work because doyle me doyle told me to. >> louis is >> that's basically, louis is like uncle . who my family like my uncle. who my family wouldn't let me be alone in the same room with. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> and you know what it is. you're the younger brother who thinks than the thinks he's smarter than the older brother. me. >> kick off >> okay, well, let's kick off the show. >> mom loves him more. so . >> whose mom loves him more. so. as i say, i thought for this headliners, we would go back to the main stories throughout 2023, were quite 2023, and there were quite a lot of ones. of big ones. >> let's go back to first. >> let's go back to may first. and of course was the and of course it was the coronation of king charles. louis, i know you have lots of thoughts about the royal family. try to keep it festive and upbeat. your usual upbeat. don't do your usual curmudgeonly anti—monarchy thing. >> okay, i'll say nice things about it. yeah, he's a lucky guy . he he outlived his mother. i mean, i thought she was gonna like she was. she was holding on for dear life, hoping to live one day longer than that guy. >> she did very well. and i think he. yes, he was preparing for most of his life this. for most of his life for this. but now he's king. and you're

happy about that? yeah. >> and then like. it's like >> and then it's like. it's like i reading saw i remember reading a poem. i saw a ago , andrew, about a poem years ago, andrew, about a poem years ago, andrew, about a guy who waited till he was a couple, his older couple who waited till they were old, waited till they were old, waited till they was just the right time before they got married. yes, but they like married. yes, but they were like ancient. was pointless ancient. and it was pointless because were about their because they were about in their 30s. they and 30s. no, they were like. and that's like prince charles. he like king charles now, king charles, did you enjoy the coronation? >> josh, did you see any of that? >> well, we were talking about this, uh, couple ago, this, uh, a couple of days ago, and was like, when's he and i was like, when's he getting coronated? >> he's. that the verb >> yeah, he's. is that the verb to to coronation? to coronate to coronation? >> , i think crown . to crown >> yeah, i think crown. to crown is. could it be just one of those days where i had a terrible hangover and i didn't wake till a certain point? wake up till a certain point? uh, i don't, you know, it's so weird back news weird that looking back on news like so like this, because we're so immersed within it. yeah, that to take a step back, you're just like, well, happened this yeah >> e am i? >> or how old am i? >> or how old am i? >> is going on? >> what is going on? >> what is going on? >> it feels like a long time ago. it feels like this year has

dragged. there's been lot of dragged. there's been a lot of stuff going on. >> it's been. >> it's been. >> no it has. it's been an amazing year schaefer, amazing year for louis schaefer, for louis schaefer. louis schaefer is this is unprecedented. >> and course to >> yes. and of course we got to make show with john cleese. yeah. >> that was the people out >> that was and the people out there watching john cleese there were watching john cleese tonight andrew. well, tonight with louis andrew. well, with schaefer andrew. tonight with louis andrew. well, with and schaefer andrew. tonight with louis andrew. well, with and schaeferand andrew. tonight with louis andrew. well, with and schaeferand youirew. tonight with louis andrew. well, with and schaeferand you came yeah. and uh, and, and you came across well. you got people across very well. you got people are negative about are very negative about you. they particularly your they are particularly your followers twitter. followers on twitter. >> it's a nightmare. >> i know it's a nightmare. >> i know it's a nightmare. >> fan base the worst >> his fan base are the worst fan yeah. they're just fan base. yeah. they're just like, want louis. and like, all i want is louis. and why being rude to why are you being so rude to louis whatever? it's because louis or whatever? it's because we him. don't him? we know him. you don't know him? if you knew him, you would be rude him. rude to him. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> you don't to work with >> you don't have to work with him. difficult human him. he's a very difficult human being. gave being. well, they really. i gave him an act of him this job as an act of charity. more than anything. but we're on now a we're going to move on now to a story october. story from october. now, obviously, was a huge story obviously, this was a huge story this year. it's very it's obviously horrific and horrible. this year. it's very it's obviousd01orrific and horrible. this year. it's very it's obvious do forrifi to nd horrible. this year. it's very it's obvious do forrifi to coverrrible. this year. it's very it's obvious do forrifi to cover it.»le. this year. it's very it's obviousd01orrifito cover it. it. but we do have to cover it. it was pogrom israeli civilians. >> give the story to josh to do. >> give the story to josh to do. >> to give it to >> i am going to give it to josh. yeah, because i'm josh with thoughts about this. >> it is sensitive.

>> it is sensitive. >> the story that i actually know. come from know. i've just come off from a two hour show. this two hour live show. this is something can actually something i can actually talk about. i do remember. about. yes, i do remember. >> josh, what do think? >> josh, what do you think? i can't about can't wait, he can't talk about it. let's think it. let's, let's let's think about this though. it. let's, let's let's think abo now is though. it. let's, let's let's think abo now obviously terrorist group >> now obviously terrorist group hamas appalling hamas commit this appalling atrocity. over a thousand people killed. me has been killed. now what for me has been most in the aftermath most impactful in the aftermath of this is the which the of this is the way in which the left completely and left has completely imploded and open on open anti—semitism expressed on the streets. excuse making for an atrocity , uh, the equivalent an atrocity, uh, the equivalent of holocaust denial in real time. people basically saying, oh, we didn't really happen, or where's the evidence? the evidence because hamas evidence is there because hamas were thing and were filming the whole thing and boasting coming boasting about it and coming from the left, coming from feminist organisations? >> . uh, and it's like to the >> yes. uh, and it's like to the see this kind of cognitive dissonance as it's, as you say in real time, is quite horrific. now, i've been shocking, actually. i've been, you know, i'm a lefty and i've been fighting the far left . yeah, uh, fighting the far left. yeah, uh, for years now. that's kind of in a roundabout way. what got me to got me on here. but but, um, to see it, as you say, now, being

exposed and, uh, and to josh, though, you know, you've had run ins with corbynites in the past or corbynistas or whatever you wanna call them, but even surely, did you, even did surely, did you, but even did you expect some of the things that seen over the past? that we've seen over the past? >> because it has >> like, because it has genuinely surprised me. there's like million jews in the like 15 million jews in the world. >> f when we're world. >> when we're arguing >> and so when we're arguing onune >> and so when we're arguing online you know, >> and so when we're arguing onlinewe're you know, >> and so when we're arguing onlinewe're arguing you know, >> and so when we're arguing onlinewe're arguing againstiow, >> and so when we're arguing onlinewe're arguing against the we're we're arguing against the few jews that are arguing online are so vastly outnumbered. yes. uh, it's crazy. and, you know, today this thing happened. i didn't talk about it earlier, but there's a skate park near where i grew up, which i skated a few times out. i was not very good. had written , good. and someone had written, uh, jews . they're evil. uh, banned jews. they're evil. as in graffiti . proper graffiti. as in graffiti. proper graffiti. yeah. that just, you know, the skate world is a very inclusive world where it's all about. it's for it's for, you know, for, for outsiders to kind of fit in. and it's all about how well you skate. it's a meritocracy on that like, that kind that way to see, like, that kind of of hatred. that way to see, like, that kind of i of hatred. that way to see, like, that kind of i think hatred. that way to see, like, that kind of i think it'sred. that way to see, like, that kind of i think it's been a real eye

>> i think it's been a real eye openen >> i think it's been a real eye opener, think since, you know, opener, i think since, you know, it's not just that stuff like that. you've seen, uh, you know, jewish to close, jewish schools having to close, you've threats , you've you've seen open threats, you've seen lots of graffiti of seen like lots of graffiti of that kind. and louis, it sort of got to the point where you think, is this really britain in 2023? and know, these 2023? and you know, and these are the people to be are the people who claim to be opposed espouse opposed to fascism, espouse being anti—jewish sentiment. they don't see the, the cognitive dissonance. there because at the same time, this is happening and i'm going to say something maybe i shouldn't say something maybe i shouldn't say is that is i actually feel sorry for the palestinians. >> well, no, that's and i feel sorry. no, that's no, that's not controversial. >> we all feel sorry for people caught up in war. >> and no, not it's not that they're caught up in world war. they're in such a horrible position. that position. i'm not saying that they should what they they should have done what they should and should have done. and it justifies you know me. justifies that, you know me. i don't at the don't believe that. but at the same back is they same time, their back is they i don't know where they can go. >> think we have draw >> well, i think we have to draw a distinction between palestinians and hamas. >> think we do. palestinians and hamas. >> and think we do. palestinians and hamas. >> and no, think we do.

palestinians and hamas. >> and no, i think we do. palestinians and hamas. >> and no, i do think we do. palestinians and hamas. >> and no, i do not hink we do. palestinians and hamas. >> and no, i do not thinkve do. palestinians and hamas. >> and no, i do not think we to. >> and no, i do not think we do. i think we really palestinians are they're in a bad position. >> there is hated there. they're coming up a very fast second for most hated group of people. >> you though, louis, >> are you aware, though, louis, that the worst that that hamas are the worst thing ever happen to the thing to ever happen to the palestinian people? they don't represent you know, when represent the you know, when i agree, i understand that the palestinian in palestinian people voted them in in what did in 2005. yeah. but then what did hamas do? murdered the opposition, members opposition, murdered the members of ? yeah. you know, and of fatah? yeah. you know, and have taken the aid from from have taken all the aid from from various countries and just spent it rockets and tunnels. this it on rockets and tunnels. this is not on themselves. >> i know that. >> i know that. >> and they're living in and they're qatar. they're >> and they're living in and the billionaires. qatar. they're >> and they're living in and the billionaires. yeah,'. they're >> and they're living in and the billionaires. yeah, butey're >> and they're living in and the billionaires. yeah, but but; all billionaires. yeah, but but if eliminate every single if you eliminate every single person who supports supports hamas, not make the hamas, you will not make the palestinians in any better position than they than they've been. >> $— >> i'm not advocating eliminating. no, i'm just saying. but if you did, if you did, these did, the fact is these i'm defending palestinians . i can't defending palestinians. i can't believe i'm doing this. >> look, there are of course, there are innocent palestinians out . out there. >> no, not what i'm >> no, that's not what i'm saying. saying saying. i'm saying the palestinians, as a group of people are are are are hated so

much who by by the saudis , by much who by by the saudis, by the jordanians, by the lebanese. that's because when the palestinian people went into those countries, they have tended to cause social upheaval in lebanon, in jordan and whatnot . whatnot. >> we do have to move on because we've got lots of stories to get through. in march, we had the resignation of scotland's longest serving and first ever female first minister, nicola sturgeon. this a sturgeon. now, louis, this was a bit wasn't bit of a shock, wasn't it, because yeah , invincible. >> yes . >> yes. >> yes. >> do you know what i mean? she felt you just couldn't felt like you just couldn't couldn't her and couldn't bring her down. and there actually , i think there she is actually, i think she's a tear. or maybe she's shedding a tear. or maybe she's shedding a tear. or maybe she's just, no, probably not she's just, uh. no, probably not capable but. capable of that, but. >> well, girls, girls do shed tears do cry. tears and, uh, they do cry. >> doesn't they're >> that doesn't mean they're weak. cried , weak. margaret thatcher cried, and she was greatest prime and she was the greatest prime minister country has minister of this country has ever had. i don't know that's ever had. i don't know if that's true. do you think of that? >> mean, particularly as that >> i mean, particularly as that headune >> i mean, particularly as that headline in the daily telegraph >> i mean, particularly as that headsturgeone daily telegraph >> i mean, particularly as that headsturgeon brought'elegraph says sturgeon brought down by trans it mean, there trans row, it was i mean, there were other issues, weren't they going with, with i think going on with, with i think it was think it was, i think

was i think no, it was, i think it was part of it. i think. >> can i just speak? josh. yes. sorry. i think, i think it was a in her. can speak about this in her. i can speak about this because my children are half scottish and i've spent i've spent life in spent a year of my life in scotland. that that scottish scotland. is that that scottish vote is vote there, dad? is that scottish like a scots? but scottish sheep like a scots? but not. no, i don't believe that. scottish sheep like a scots? but not.but i don't believe that. scottish sheep like a scots? but not. but lhisli’i'l believe that. scottish sheep like a scots? but not. but this woman, eve that. scottish sheep like a scots? but not. but this woman, nicola:. but but this woman, nicola sturgeon . i think at the she . sturgeon. i think at the she. she's she i didn't like her. no i didn't like her. >> she was so she was so. well that's why that's the most important issue. yeah. >> but they loved her. >> but they loved her. >> that's the point of scotland. >> that's the point of scotland. >> they absolutely adored her. >> they absolutely adored her. >> people, a lot of >> not a lot of people, a lot of people. did. i mean, the thing >> they did. i mean, the thing about lewis is it's very interesting because, know, interesting because, you know, when was power, when alex salmond was in power, uh, a real momentum uh, there was a real momentum towards scottish towards the scottish independence towards the scottish independe|course, many people >> and of course, so many people support single >> and of course, so many people suppo they single >> and of course, so many people suppo they want single >> and of course, so many people suppo they want an single >> and of course, so many people suppo they want an independent issue. they want an independent scotland. they're nationalists. right nicola right yeah. but then nicola sturgeon right yeah. but then nicola stlallon other mad on all of these other mad policies like let's put men in women's male rape, male women's prisons, male rape, male rapists women's prisons, rapists in women's prisons, covid policies which which were way much

way more insane, much more strict. she's seen a decline strict. and she's seen a decline now support for an now in support for an independent scotland. she's actually brought the whole ethos of the snp backwards. right. but i would say i don't know if it's her much as they've close. >> they were in power and they showed everybody that they were pretty so pretty useless. yeah. so you have failing up there, have a failing nhs up there, failing educational system. >> you know what we need up there. we need it not to be a one party state. we need to have another or at least one another party or at least one other so there is other party, so that there is some kind of opposition so that the railroading some kind of opposition so that the policies railroading some kind of opposition so that the policies thatailroading some kind of opposition so that the policies thatailroipublic through policies that the public do not want. >> that's probably what's >> well, that's probably what's going happen the going to happen with the next election. >> who are you? >> who are you? >> andrew, to say what they should there? i am should have up there? i am the voice scottish british voice of the scottish british person, the voice of scotland, because bruce freedom, bruce devlin so devlin is your friend. so because so and i've because of that, so and i've performed at the edinburgh fringe on ten different years so did yeah. so i met you up there. >> yeah. so i met you up there. >> yeah. so i met you up there. >> you were nicer back then. you weren't bitter. weren't so bitter. >> fatter. >> fatter. >> i famous like a fame. >> i wasn't famous like a fame. you famous. you made me famous. >> i about was. >> i think about fatty was. >> i think about fatty was. >> when i first met >> he was fatty when i first met him. wouldn't say fat.

him. he was. i wouldn't say fat. i would say i wouldn't say corpulent would corpulent or anything. i would say plump. the thing say nicely plump. and the thing is you. >> would like him? >> would you like him? >> would you like him? >> were when you were >> you were nicer when you were plump. think that's plump. and i think that's because cocky. because you've become cocky. because these women online because all these women online are of are sending you messages of desire. now it's gone to desire. and you now it's gone to your i can see it. you your head and i can see it. you are now completely egotistical. you of you think you're some kind of sex what see? sex symbol? you see what i see? what yeah, that kind of. what i mean? yeah, that kind of. that's talking is. that's what i'm talking is. >> hair went white, you >> when his hair went white, you need gain some weight. need to gain some weight. >> case could made because >> or case could be made because i'm eating much meat. it's i'm eating so much meat. it's risen. level. risen. my testosterone level. i'm guys. i'm not gay like you guys. >> well, don't know. >> well, well, i don't know. >> well, well, i don't know. >> i mean, do think >> i mean, do you think your wife you? wife regrets leaving you? >> getting >> oh, now it's getting personal. did that question. personal. we did that question. >> come on. »- >> come on. >> well, i'm i'm just >> well, i'm just i'm just remembering the when she left. >> you like what you look like, but look you. like >> you like what you look like, bli look you. like >> you like what you look like, bli was look you. like >> you like what you look like, bli was her,< you. like >> you like what you look like, bli was her, i'd you. like >> you like what you look like, bli was her, i'd yo like, like if i was her, i'd be like, i left too soon. yeah, you should. >> god, that's so nice. >> give a kiss. >> josh, give me a kiss. >> josh, give me a kiss. >> i'm not really. >> i'm not really. >> are going that? uh, >> are we going to do that? uh, no. let's move on quickly before it too x—rated in here. it gets too x—rated in here. we're to this. we're going to go on to this. this high profile resignation. now, this time, this happened in june. all remember now, this time, this happened in june.prime all remember

now, this time, this happened in june.prime minister remember this. prime minister boris johnson stood down. josh, what do you think? how was that? >> seven months ago? >> seven months ago? >> was that six months ago, stephen? >> six months. it feels really like. >> it feels like another year. yeah. that's not half year. so yeah. that's not half a year. so yes. johnson announces he yes. boris johnson announces he quits over partygate . yeah. quits over partygate. yeah. >> what do you think of it? >> what do you think of it? >> i mean, now we've had what, six prime ministers since then. >> keeps changing doesn't it. >> it keeps changing doesn't it. now the about this, josh, >> it keeps changing doesn't it. noyou e about this, josh, >> it keeps changing doesn't it. noyou know, about this, josh, >> it keeps changing doesn't it. noyou know, he )out this, josh, >> it keeps changing doesn't it. noyou know, he was this, josh, >> it keeps changing doesn't it. noyou know, he was pushedh, >> it keeps changing doesn't it. noyou know, he was pushed out is, you know, he was pushed out actually. really too not much with think was with partygate i think was because chris situation. >> was nail in there. >> that was the nail in there. >> that was the nail in there. >> the thing that sort >> that was the thing that sort of. does suddenly of. but it does still suddenly there's avalanche of there's this avalanche of resignations people. >> see >> it's crazy to see it happening real time as well. happening in real time as well. yeah. to him clinging on. yeah. to see him clinging on. i mean, he was going mean, it felt like he was going to in march whatever, to go back in march or whatever, like part or even like the whole part or even before, this stuff really before, like this stuff really started out there. it was started coming out there. it was just incessant just like incessant more information, just like incessant more inf0|then on, just like incessant more inf0|then it, just like incessant more inf0|then it was just that final. and then it was just that final. it was like, it's like the greatest, the greatest shape greatest, um, the greatest shape or the or whatever. yeah, yeah. not the great when the italian great escape when the italian job. so when like the job. so when it's like on the pocket one bird pocket and then that one bird that just on it that chris pincher is just on it and tumbles up. and then it all tumbles up. >> just final thought

>> so just one final thought from louis. what do you make? were of boris johnson? were you a fan of boris johnson? i remember, know i can't remember, um, i know because he didn't because because he didn't believe supposed believe what he was supposed to believe. is what happens when >> and this is what happens when you don't believe stuff. people. you kicked because of you get kicked out because of small he did not. small little things. he did not. he he believed brexit, he said he believed in brexit, but knows? he said, you but who knows? and he said, you know, didn't believe know, he didn't really believe in covid thing. in the covid thing. >> what happened in the >> look what happened in the aftermath. truss aftermath. he had liz truss for about and then we about a day. yeah and then we have sunak. it hasn't been have rishi sunak. it hasn't been really for the really successful for the tories. really successful for the tori no but really successful for the torino but but when you believe >> no but but when you believe something will have, you something you will have, you will be a leader and you will have following. okay. will be a leader and you will havwell,llowing. okay. will be a leader and you will havwell, there's. okay. will be a leader and you will havwell, there's az)kay. will be a leader and you will havwell, there's a very quotable >> well, there's a very quotable moment schaffer. >> well, there's a very quotable mome he's schaffer. >> well, there's a very quotable mome he's of schaffer. >> well, there's a very quotable mome he's of aphorisms. there he's full of aphorisms. very that is it for part very good. that is it for part one. but return after the one. but do return after the break. we'll continue going through all of the major stories of 2023.

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josh , uh, let's kick off this josh, uh, let's kick off this section with a major story from mid—july. now, now, nigel farage obtained a 40 page dossier from coots detailing the reasons why the bank had decided in march to close his accounts, and this eventually led to the resignation of dame alison rose , resignation of dame alison rose, the chief executive of natwest group. the owners of coots. lewis's was a major story, wasn't it? and of course , you wasn't it? and of course, you know, quite close to home. nigel is channel yeah. very is on the channel yeah. very interesting. i mean, he's the story from the telegraph bank. boss farage over boss says sorry to farage over accounts, really wasn't accounts, but it really wasn't good it did kind good enough. and it did kind of confirm, there confirm, didn't it, that there is a politicisation of a lot of confirm, didn't it, that there is amajor, isation of a lot of confirm, didn't it, that there is amajor, major of a lot of confirm, didn't it, that there is a major, major institutions, our major, major institutions, including the banks who who including the banks who will who will, deploy five you will, you know, deploy five you of services if they don't agree with what think. with what you think. >> it scary, but >> well, it was scary, but i think this was this was think think this was this was i think not was it was the fight not a it was it was the fight back. yeah. because was he back. yeah. because it was he said, he said, you know what a sorry isn't good enough. is sorry isn't good enough. this is wrong. for the first time, wrong. and for the first time, i think the british people have done their moment done they've had their moment almost. which the bud light

almost. yes. which the bud light moment where they just said , no, moment where they just said, no, this is wrong. >> and they didn't. >> and they didn't. >> even people who don't like , >> even people who don't like, uh, nigel's politics were coming out actually, sorry, out and saying, actually, sorry, this not good because this is not good enough because it's the banks. is it? it's not just the banks. is it? i this is this sort of i mean, this is this is sort of spreading the spreading out all over the place, us all. place, affect us all. >> and i think people finally saw this the virus saw that, that this is the virus has into our own lives has spread into our own lives here. yeah. there's banking here. yeah. there's no banking thing. you cannot function without a bank account nowadays. yeah be his yeah so for him to be for his opinions, it laid out so opinions, to see it laid out so black and white. but you say that this like where people that this is like where people even don't agree with nigel even who don't agree with nigel politically stepped up. that's true. were it was true. but there were it was amazing to see people also still because they hate him so much. still siding with the banks. and certainly like far left people. and you're like, you're on the side of big bank here. yeah. because you hate this guy so much. >> i saw some mainstream comedians. >> oh yeah? yeah. >> oh yeah? yeah. >> no friends of ours. i'm just like, crazy, know? like, you're crazy, you know? >> nothing history. do you >> nothing of history. do you not this leads? not know where this leads? i mean, what happened having mean, what happened to having a pluralistic can pluralistic society where we can all and we might, you

all disagree and we might, you know, each other's know, dislike each other's opinions, can have opinions, but we can have the debate . we can have the debate. we can have the argument. you and i agree on nothing, louis, but we get on generally. all right. maybe not. but you know, my point is we as i've said and is the i've said this and this is the end the year, i'm going to end of the year, i'm going to say maybe the last time, maybe next say maybe the last time, maybe nexi won't there's a war. >> i won't say there's a war. and are on team world and the banks are on team world side fighting side and they're fighting against farage, is against nigel farage, which is team gb. >> okay. well you always talk about world and i think about team world and i think your new year's resolution should be to using that should be to stop using that phrase, with new should be to stop using that phrase, why with new should be to stop using that phrase, why don't with new should be to stop using that phrase, why don't you new should be to stop using that phrase, why don't you try|ew globalism? >> you need a new catchphrase. >> you need a new catchphrase. >> globalism sounds too anti—jewish. what are you doing now? just now? i'm just saying. just saying. a new saying. come up with a new phrase i'm saying. team phrase for what i'm saying. team world, or maybe team world is the to go. the right way to go. >> tweet louis schaefer. >> tweet at louis schaefer. >> tweet at louis schaefer. >> some please. >> give him some ideas, please. because catchphrase. >> sick of it, too. yeah, >> i am sick of it, too. yeah, it's got old. >> yeah. onto august >> frankly. yeah. onto august now, uh, although this story has been dominating headlines been dominating the headlines throughout the throughout 2023, this was the issue boats crisis. issue of the small boats crisis. and in august, there was a bombshell leak that revealed

that the government expected the crisis to last until at least 2028, when that are likely to still be here, right ? still be here, right? >> probably. >> probably. >> but but that's okay, because labour claim they've got all the answers to the small boats. well that's it. >> does anybody? of course they don't. yeah. for don't. dear france. yeah. for 480 you can actually don't. dear france. yeah. for 480 the you can actually don't. dear france. yeah. for 480 the yorsoan actually don't. dear france. yeah. for 480 the yorso we'rejally don't. dear france. yeah. for 480 the yorso we're giving stop the boats. so we're giving them millions. yeah. them hundreds of millions. yeah. it they're doing it turns out they're not doing a lot. they're microwaves lot. they're buying microwaves and cleaning products or something. they're not actually doing doing now. doing what they're doing now. belgium interestingly, did manage to stop the boats. and they strict about it. they got very strict about it. whereas they you know, whereas france, they you know, for health and safety reasons is what they're they can't what they're saying. they can't step obviously we giving step in. but obviously we giving british money to sort british taxpayers money to sort this out, what are they spending on like baguettes or who you know what if french. but yeah what they on? what do they spend it on? garlic. bunch of bunch of onions. >> but but uh, it's a real issue. >> this is not going away. the small boats thing i would say is the most visible . the most visible. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> uh, element of this idea of, uh, controlling our migration to

this country , uh, seeing people this country, uh, seeing people coming off these boats now within there are going to be genuine asylum seekers, women and children, particularly coming from war zones and whatnot. but but the big but, of course, there are also opportunists and economic migrants. >> there's also i mean, a significant majority of those people coming in are young men. yes. >> and young men from there. and at the time there were a lot of albanians. when this story was going on. >> there's no war albania, no >> there's no war in albania, no war yet albania is not a is a safe as it's not on the safe country as it's not on the red list. so obviously this is a problem. think problem. it's weird to think that nation should that an island nation should find themselves in this situation, but well, the problem is much on mainland europe. yeah, the interesting >> yeah, but the interesting thing is, i wonder if, just like we've seen the trans issue we've seen with the trans issue with other issues, if with various other issues, if the narrative wheel the wheel, the narrative wheel is turning the overton window. yeah. terms of to talk about yeah. in terms of to talk about this stuff doesn't necessarily automatically make you a bigot straight away. which of course it did a few years ago. >> now that's the problem, isn't it, louis? >> you know, a lot of people

>> so, you know, a lot of people have said we shouldn't be able to a debate this to have a debate about this because a good side and because there is a good side and a actually, all a bad side actually, as with all issues, element of issues, there's an element of nuance. and i don't know why i'm asking because nuance. and i don't know why i'm ask not because nuance. and i don't know why i'm ask not concept because nuance. and i don't know why i'm ask not concept with because nuance. and i don't know why i'm ask not concept with which :ause it's not a concept with which you're but tell us for you're familiar, but tell us for your anyway. you're familiar, but tell us for your againstnnyway. you're familiar, but tell us for your against nuance. this, >> i'm against nuance. this, i mean, you're against nuance. >> this is a country we i >> it's this is a country we i don't anybody my flat. don't want anybody in my flat. you flat, i'm going you come into my flat, i'm going to brains out. if i to blow your brains out. if i had a gun. >> you're so american. that's such american. such an american. >> american thing you either you. >> two, two options here. >> either put e either put >> you either put up a wall to prevent people coming in of prevent people from coming in of some kind of wall, or you're, you're talking about your it about you're talking about your it abo how are you going to build >> how are you going to build a wall in the, in your flat so you can't build wall. can't build a wall. >> you do is you >> so what you do is you you intercept the boats. yeah and then you do things to those boats. so that people don't want to come back. >> well, i daren't ask what you mean by that, but it's going to be more american. >> could perform a gig to them. yeah, yeah. >> go out there. >> go out there. >> yeah. go out there on a dinghy. could be. dinghy. that could be. >> of your to stand up

>> do some of your to stand up deterrent and they'll turn back fun myself. fun of myself. >> something to be >> but but something needs to be done. sit there and say done. if you sit there and say there's we do. there's nothing we can do. >> the years that you >> you know the years that you used remember used to run that gig. remember you do that gig in you used to do that gig in leicester square? >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> and it was and basically >> and it was you and basically a of tourists that you'd a bunch of tourists that you'd conned yeah. conned in there. yeah. immigration down those years. >> yeah. good tactic, actually. >> i think you should bring that back. ah, louis, very back. ah, louis, it was a very good your i'm against nuance. >> f- nuance. >> that's that's the new >> that's, that's that's the new one. quotable. you know one. that's quotable. you know what it what they've tried nuance. it didn't rewatch the is >> going to rewatch the is nuance truth the truth is nuance the truth is the truth is that something needs to be done right. >> there go. right. >> there m >> there we go. well, sticking with remember with august, you'll remember this was story this one. this was the story about facing four about donald trump facing four charges claims that charges over claims that he attempted to overturn the 2020 election. lewis , i'm going election. ian lewis, i'm going to you on because you to go to you on this because you hate and, you know, hate nuance. and, you know, there's nuance there's no room for nuance in this of debate. there's no room for nuance in thisno, of debate. there's no room for nuance in thisno, there iebate. there's no room for nuance in thisno, there isn'tz. there's no room for nuance in thisno, there isn't any room for >> no, there isn't any room for nuance. the guy hasn't been convicted and convicted of anything. and until he well, i guess try he gets well, i guess they try to of something. and to convict him of something. and then actually, this this case is like cases the country. like cases across the country. they're trying to bring him down because afraid of because they are so afraid of donald trump and are you a fan

of trump? you know what? of donald trump? you know what? every single day i become more and a fan donald. and more a fan of donald. really. i hate to say it, i didn't him in york. didn't like him in new york. i'm a native yorker. i knew him a native new yorker. i knew him 40 ago. everybody knew him 40 years ago. everybody knew him in and he was like a in new york, and he was like a dirt in new york. dirt bag in new york. >> you knew him personally? dirt bag in new york. >> you well, him personally? dirt bag in new york. >> you well, iknewzrsonally? dirt bag in new york. >> you well, iknew people 1? dirt bag in new york. >> you well, iknew people who >> uh, well, i knew people who knew him. i saw i, i, i was in the real estate business for a very wouldn't say i was very short. i wouldn't say i was in the business, i a job in the business, but i had a job in the business, but i had a job in estate. in real estate. >> new york is quite >> i suppose new york is quite a small place. people know small place. most people know each well in a way, each other, know well in a way, in a way, from the real estate thing. >> he wasn't respected. he was a guy- >> he wasn't respected. he was a guy. he came queens. he was guy. he came from queens. he was like queens. he like a schlub from queens. he wasn't like he wasn't like even the was. was the top. he was. he was basically bozo. but. basically a bozo. but. >> but the thing is, everyone basically a bozo. but. >> ithinke thing is, everyone basically a bozo. but. >> ithinke thithat, everyone basically a bozo. but. >> ithink e thi that they're»ne you think that that they're trying whatever means trying to use whatever means necessary prevent him from necessary to prevent him from running. up running. he might even end up running. he might even end up running yeah mean, running in prison. yeah i mean, what think this, what do you think about this, josh? had josh? because we just had the story the colorado thing. story about the colorado thing. you trying to you know, they're trying to literally cannot even you know, they're trying to literalli cannot even you know, they're trying to literalli don't cannot even you know, they're trying to literalli don't thinkiot even you know, they're trying to literalli don't think the even you know, they're trying to literalli don't think the supreme stand. i don't think the supreme court are going with that. court are going to go with that. are well considering that are they? well considering that he's three he's personally placed three of those >> yeah. >> yeah. >> also, don't you feel it

>> but also, don't you feel it might little bit unconstitutional? >> not if he has broken >> well, not if he has broken the law and the law in the as part of constitution. it's part of their constitution. it's very who, uh, very clear that someone who, uh, who, uh, causes insurrection in any stand for public any form cannot stand for public office. comes. i office. now, the debate comes. i don't to get all boring don't want to get all boring with my lack of with nuance with my lack of with my nuance here. dirty word. do you want. but, , exactly. but the but, uh, yeah, exactly. but the fact is that there is a argument as to whether what happened on january sixth was a riot or whether was an insurrection, whether it was an insurrection, and whether he was where the legalities, whether he was convicted of it, which he hasn't been. >> t— been. >> eventually going >> and it's eventually going to have go to the supreme court have to go to the supreme court anyway, because it's anyway, because it because it's not and dried thing. and i not a cut and dried thing. and i guarantee you it's law guarantee you it's the law of unintended guarantee you it's the law of uninttexas talking about now, texas is talking about taking biden off of the ballot. >> yeah, of course they'll they'll they'll be it'll be back and forth. there'll be all sorts. >> but british people don't understand the american political system. you've got 50 states. have 50 states. they all have 50 different . yeah. and different rules. yeah. and so one fight and think we're one can fight and i think we're headed america. headed towards america. >> actually a film >> there's actually a film coming out all about that. yeah yeah. >> we're heading for a national divorce. >> it'd be great, but i'm not

there. >> i think good idea. >> i think it's a good idea. >> i think it's a good idea. >> on 2nd september now >> anyway, on 2nd september now and, uh, a headline from the telegraph militant doctors union plan the nhs to its plan to bring the nhs to its knees during three day walkouts. josh yes. many stories throughout the about about throughout the year about about a of striking. a year of striking. >> because of course >> striking because of course inflation went up massively. people's wages didn't although they sort of did . and now they sort of did. and now actually they're higher than they because inflation has they were because inflation has come down. yeah. to fair come down. yeah. but to be fair to doctors, um , they haven't to the doctors, um, they haven't had increases in real time had pay increases in real time that real terms of money, they're getting paid a lot less than they were 20 years ago. >> but do you think that when it comes essential public comes to essential public services is that should services is that people should be to strike? be able to strike? >> is this is it, >> well, this is this is it, isn't it's the right of isn't it? it's the right of people to have health care to survive and the right of people to paid for their work. yes. to be paid for their work. yes. and so you have two competing rights you stand, louis? on >> where do you stand, louis? on the doctor. doctors be the doctor. should doctors be striking? be striking? >> the problem is, is when >> um, the problem is, is when the are basically the doctors are basically working enterprise, working for a state enterprise, which is the nhs. >> america in lots

>> they. i'm in america in lots of places in america. you can't go you work. go on strike if you work. >> this isn't america, louis. >> this isn't america, louis. >> i know wish it were. >> and i know you wish it were. >> and i know you wish it were. >> america is better. let's be honest. always to honest. you always come back to this of america is this this idea of america is this perfect and is perfect place and it is imperfect, it's closer imperfect, but it's a lot closer to perfection. but. but whether that's the point or not, point is of all doctors in this is 95% of all doctors in this country are superfluous or are doing harm . we could get on with 5. >> no. again because you always say this, that you don't need to go to see a doctor, and i go to the doctor. what are you meant to do? >> em— w symptoms? is the >> google your symptoms? is the worst you can do. worst thing that you can do. >> no, doctors are good. doctors are good. break a leg, you are good. you break a leg, you need on are good. you break a leg, you need or, you need a doctor. but you or, you know, a minor know, maybe a few minor surgeries. end, when surgeries. but at the end, when all the chickens are plucked, the most important thing is to stay by an all stay healthy by eating an all meat a skewing , maybe. stay healthy by eating an all meat a skewing, maybe. is meat diet, a skewing, maybe. is that the word a skewing ? that the word a skewing? >> shoeing? >> eschewing a shoeing? >> eschewing a shoeing? >> shoeing carbs, a >> yeah, a shoeing carbs, a shoeing sugar and toxic seed oil. >> okay, well, that's your nutritional message for the yean nutritional message for the year, josh is. and you look despairing. >> 95% of the doctors, they're lovely people. i got the best

doctors in the world. i'm doctors in the world. josh i'm gonna the last word gonna let you have the last word on because , uh, can on this one, because, uh, can you counter that? you counter any of that? >> can counter yes. eat >> can you counter it? yes. eat just vegetables. >> there we go . >> there we go. >> there we go. >> let it be said that we >> never let it be said that we are show which are not a balanced show which represent all sides of the argument. that's all we got time for in this section, but do join us more highlights of 2023. us for more highlights of 2023. in

radio. >> welcome back to headliners i'm andrew doyle, and we're taking you through the top stories of 2023, because there are no newspapers on christmas day to look at. and let's start this section with a story that came out in june. this was a scandal about phillip schofield . scandal about phillip schofield. >> josh, can it really have been june? >> because it was june was june. >> because it was june was june. >> . okay, well, phillip >> wow. okay, well, phillip schofield , uh, it came out that, schofield, uh, it came out that, uh, he'd been having relations with a younger man. not illegal. uh, and, uh, and he, he hadn't

told. >> he hadn't told people. >> he hadn't told people. >> i think people he and that guy worked for, for, uh, the, the for the i never, i never got this was on the front covers. >> this was like the whole witness all over the place. yeah. >> i never understood why it was any of our business. i just didn't. these are two consenting adults. with adults. got nothing to do with us. think people felt betrayed. >> i think people felt betrayed. uh, i'm not saying that. no, no, i agree. i don't think that's right, because i think. but i feel like they felt there feel like they felt that there was exploitative was something exploitative. or it was something exploitative. or h been was something exploitative. or it been homophobia . it could have been homophobia. >> mean, who knows? but >> yeah. i mean, who knows? but i thought actually i just thought i actually thought like the thought it was weird, like the extent of it. i get that people are gossip celebrity are into gossip and celebrity gossip. that. but, gossip. okay, i get that. but, you i say thing you know, can i say one thing before louis steps in here with his nuanced take? his new, nuanced take? >> is i don't think >> yeah. um is i don't think i think be underappreciate think you may be underappreciate the that phillip schofield the role that phillip schofield plays genuinely. plays in our lives. genuinely. yeah you know, he was a tv presenter when i was a kid. he has literally been on our screens for 30, 40 years. yes, he is part of the fabric of britain. yeah, but do people

expect celebrities to be just morally pure? >> and, you know, i think if he'd have been having an affair with goat, i think with gordon the goat, i think his somewhat morally pure. >> that's i'm saying. >> that's what i'm saying. i think josh is right. think i think josh is right. >> all the it's a very similar situation louis schaefer. situation to louis schaefer. all the there loved the women out there loved phillip schofield and they didn't want to. first of all, they didn't want to think that he's he's with somebody with a guy with else . guy or even with anybody else. >> but when he came out, everyone was supportive. everyone was very supportive. they, meant everyone was very supportive. they, he meant meant everyone was very supportive. they, he meant to meant everyone was very supportive. they, he meant to beeant everyone was very supportive. they, he meant to be because because he meant to be because you can supportive if because you can be supportive if because all women are thinking, all the women are thinking, well, not well, at least it's not with another girl. >> people out there >> like when people out there know , know that louis schaefer know, know that louis schaefer has girlfriend . yeah, okay. know, know that louis schaefer has heartsznd . yeah, okay. know, know that louis schaefer has hearts are. yeah, okay. know, know that louis schaefer has hearts are broken okay. know, know that louis schaefer has hearts are broken now. their hearts are broken now. that's why i have to keep it secret. >> and what about when you come out? going be even w0 i'se. woi'se. >> worse. >> no, don't worse. » n0, >> no, i don't think it's going to because. because to be worse because. because women think, well, he'll to be worse because. because wo my| think, well, he'll to be worse because. because wo my best think, well, he'll to be worse because. because wo my best friend well, he'll to be worse because. because wo my best friend andl, he'll to be worse because. because wo my best friend and we e'll to be worse because. because wo my best friend and we can be my best friend and we can hang out. >> and when have scheduled? >> and when have you scheduled? you're coming thing. we you're coming out thing. are we going february? going to do that in february? well around then when will it help career, andrew. help my career, andrew. >> i think around then, >> well, i think around then, i think would would think i think it would it would elevate this soon

think. >> it little bit more time. >> a bit more time. okay. you need more practice as well. yeah. you really know what yeah. you don't really know what you're respect. you're doing in that respect. >> okay. >> okay. >> an offer? >> okay. >> it's an offer? >> okay. >> it's absolutely. ? >> okay. >> it's absolutely. that's a threat offer in any way. threat not an offer in any way. louis schaefer that's a metoo movement. >> that's boss, clip >> if that's your boss, clip that that hr. that up. send that to hr. >> yeah, andrew has offered your imagination is running away with >> yeah, andrew has offered your ima now, on is running away with >> yeah, andrew has offered your ima now, louis. 'unning away with you now, louis. >> nothing like that will happen you now, louis. >>makeing like that will happen you now, louis. >>make melike that will happen you now, louis. >>make me gay. that will happen to make me gay. >> march >> okay, on to march now. >> okay, on to march now. >> than march of the day. >> worse than march of the day. very educated man. >> that would no >> announced that it would no longer. go to air with longer. it would go to air with no host, no pundits . and that no host, no pundits. and that was the bbc forced was after the bbc had forced gary lineker off the louis, gary lineker off the air. louis, do one? gary lineker off the air. louis, do i one? gary lineker off the air. louis, do i do one? gary lineker off the air. louis, do i do remember one? gary lineker off the air. louis, do i do remember this. ne? >> i do remember this. >> i do remember this. >> and it's. and the point is, is that is that gary lineker worked bbc, the bbc says worked for the bbc, the bbc says please don't make a big deal about you being left wing, because everybody who works here is . so we got to keep is left wing. so we got to keep it down we're left wing it down that we're left wing because because to because we because we have to collect british collect money from british people don't the left people who don't like the left wing bbc. wing ideologues of the bbc. >> well, the bbc is meant to be impartial. >> it's meant to be impartial, but it's the state propaganda network. one of the network. it is. it is one of the

three worst things about this country . okay. country. okay. >> and other ones are royal >> and the other ones are royal family >> w ew- w— >> royal family is the royal family. nhs and maybe the family. the nhs and maybe the nhs could be one of the best. >> i mean, basically all the things that britain, britain. >> yes, yes, things that >> yes, yes, all the things that make britain. >> things that make >> no. the things that make britain, britain are britain, britain, britain are good things. fact that the good things. the fact that the people are so ornery and difficult to deal with, that's the best. >> why did you point at me when you that? you said that? >> because you're and ornery. >> yes. >> yes. >> i haven't heard that word since reading huckleberry finn. yeah since reading huckleberry finn. yeawhenever the you to >> whenever the word you want to use, if it's coming from andrew and and and he reads like books and stuff, and he reads like books and stu�*i'm obstreperous, am i? >> i'm obstreperous, am i? >> i'm obstreperous, am i? >> are. >> you are. >> you are. >> you are cantankerous. kantanka >> yes. iconoclastic. >> yes. iconoclastic. >> truculent . truculent. >> truculent. truculent. >> truculent. truculent. >> obstreperous was saying to with your back. >> yeah, that's a condition. >> yeah, that's a condition. >> um. uh, josh , um, what >> yeah. um. uh, josh, um, what do you think? >> there was a story? yeah, there was a story somewhere. >> what do think of this >> what do you think of this story hasn't been story that hasn't been told? >> talking about lineker. >> do you think, by the way, that is a kind free that there is a kind of free speech issue here he should speech issue here that he should be say whatever likes

be able to say whatever he likes about whatever he likes? >> so. >> yeah, i guess so. >>— >> yeah, i guess so. >> but unless it's just whether they're being hypocrites as usual, that comes down they're being hypocrites as usit. , that comes down they're being hypocrites as usit. uh, that comes down they're being hypocrites as usit. uh, i'm at comes down they're being hypocrites as usit. uh, i'm not comes down they're being hypocrites as usit. uh, i'm not a comes down they're being hypocrites as usit. uh, i'm not a fanmes down they're being hypocrites as usit. uh, i'm not a fan of s down they're being hypocrites as usit. uh, i'm not a fan of the>wn to it. uh, i'm not a fan of the suv- to it. uh, i'm not a fan of the guy. think doesn't know guy. uh, i think he doesn't know the that he pontificates the issues that he pontificates about. he's a about. i think he's a footballer. talk about football. that's he knows. you that's what he knows. look, you should about should be able to talk about whatever want. of course. whatever you want. of course. >> can about >> like we can talk about football, know football, but we don't know anything it. football, but we don't know anybut,| it. football, but we don't know anybut, but it. football, but we don't know anybut, but butt. football, but we don't know anybut, but but certainly then >> but, but but certainly then expect come in and say expect people to come in and say you don't know what you're talking you don't know what you're taliyeah, exactly >> yeah, sure. exactly >> yeah, sure. exactly >> that's only reason >> no, that's the only reason this an issue is because this is an issue is because people a gun, people are forced to buy a gun, point to give money to bbc. point to give money to the bbc. it's taxed and the people have to get a licence. >> have >> just don't have a tv. >> just don't have a tv. >> you do, you they make >> no, you do, you do. they make a deal about it. they a big deal about it. if they want to watch us live on the air, have to it. air, they have to pay it. whether they watch the bbc or not. that's why they resent whether they watch the bbc or not.factthat's why they resent whether they watch the bbc or not.fact ifat's why they resent whether they watch the bbc or not.fact if garyrhy they resent whether they watch the bbc or not.fact if gary lineker resent whether they watch the bbc or not.fact if gary lineker worked the fact if gary lineker worked for some minor, tiny little for some like minor, tiny little station talk is no one, station like talk tv is no one, no one would care. but because it's the bbc ramming down their horrible i've got to pay my licence fee this year and i've always been very pro busy. >> used to for the bbc

>> i used to work for the bbc and all of that. yeah, uh, but but the stuff they're putting out, that some of that out, the fact that some of that money go to bbc money is going to go to bbc news, believe have behaved news, who i believe have behaved despicably few despicably over the last few months painful. despicably over the last few mo well, painful. despicably over the last few mo well, let'siainful. despicably over the last few mo well, let's move. despicably over the last few mo well, let's move on to a >> well, let's move on to a story from december . this was story from december. this was a bbc sports personality of the year award. this was quite a big deal year award. this was quite a big deal. josh what was this? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> mary up, up. sorry >> mary up, up. oops. sorry yeah, she's a goalkeeper. there she is . there she's got some big she is. there she's got some big she's got big tendons . yeah. and she's got big tendons. yeah. and look lifting up. normally look she's lifting up. normally when it goes to a woman they can't lift up the can't actually lift up the award. are you saying that award. so are you saying that women weaker. award. so are you saying that woryeah. weaker. >> yeah. >> em- 5 see that study >> yeah. >> see that study that >> did you see that study that came said, we have just came that said, oh we have just done study and it turns done this big study and it turns out uh, sex might actually out that, uh, sex might actually have, uh, an impact on sport. that was. >> yeah, know that was that >> yeah, i know that was that was shock. was a shock. >> was pretty busy. anyway. >> that was pretty busy. anyway. so sports so yes, she won bbc sports personality um, and personality of the year. um, and various people, i believe joe barton sutton kicked off and said, wait minute , is she said, wait a minute, is she really the sports personality here? because surely that would go to and not necessarily go to and it's not necessarily about being a woman or a man. you know, are lots of

you know, there are lots of female sports people who people know. i've never anna williams or whatever. >> yeah, but is the how is >> yeah, but how is the how is that award judged? know, that award judged? you know, sports the year? sports personality of the year? >> like it's >> well, it seems like it's judged here to according let's take boxes essentially. but take some boxes essentially. but what actually is it judged on what is actually is it judged on who's best personality. who's got the best personality. >> what. >> is that actually what. >> is that actually what. >> think them >> i don't think any of them have that's my point. >> it doesn't make any sense. yeah >> do you know i mean didn't yeah >> dofury. know i mean didn't yeah >> dofury. ohw i mean didn't yeah >> dofury. oh no. mean didn't yeah >> dofury. oh no. hean didn't yeah >> dofury. oh no. he didn't�*n't yeah >> dofury. oh no. he didn't win tyson fury. oh no. he didn't win it. right. >> yeah. well, were people >> yeah. well, there were people genuine. point went genuine. i think the point went out give it to out was like, give it to somebody who people know. and i don't they really this. >> e- e okay, we're this. >> okay, we're going >> well, okay, we're going to move because i want move on because we've got i want to get through the other stories. june this stories. in june of this year, we hancock back in the we had matt hancock back in the papers, time he papers, and this time he was being apologetic for his pandemic louis, pandemic planning. louis, i mean, hancock's basically mean, matt hancock's basically been all for been in the papers all year for various things, but this was, um, was an um, yeah, this was an interesting apology. interesting one. an apology. sorry grieving sorry is not enough. grieving families on hancock. >> no apologies. >> no apologies. >> because first all, it's >> because first of all, it's not wasn't a pandemic. it not it wasn't a pandemic. it was a panic or at best, you could say it was plandemic. say it was a plandemic. >> and this guy, by that >> i mean, and this guy, by that remark , what i wasn't

remark, what i think wasn't planned, was it was been planned, it was it was been planned, it was it was been pla they to whip people >> they wanted to whip people into frenzy. wanted into a frenzy. they wanted people panic. disease people to panic. disease >> oh, thank there's no >> oh, thank god, there's no newspapers tomorrow because otherwise mirror. newspapers tomorrow because otisrwise mirror. newspapers tomorrow because otis gb;e mirror. newspapers tomorrow because otis gb;e says mirror. newspapers tomorrow because otis gb;e says that,1irror. newspapers tomorrow because otis gb;e says that, your. it is gb news% says that, you know, it is. >> it was the flu. and the flu is barely a disease . is barely a disease. >> it wasn't a flu because i had covid three times. >> and i can tell you it wasn't like having you had the. >> you told >> yeah, because you were told you die. that's you were going to die. that's what happened to me. i had it and i'm told going to die and i'm told i'm going to die and i'm told i'm going to die and you get a bit of a panic. you you know, you know, people, you know, people you know, people, you know, peoyeah. you know, people, you know, peo people actually you know, people, you know, peopeople actually died of this, >> people actually died of this, you that. you know that. >> my medical qualifications. yeah. are they? thousands yeah. what are they? thousands of youtube of hours of watching youtube thumbnails. of hours of watching youtube thum my ils. of hours of watching youtube thummy gp. of hours of watching youtube thu my y gp. of hours of watching youtube thu my gp p. of hours of watching youtube thu my gp doesn't do all of that. >> my gp doesn't do all of that. hasn't gone that effort. i'm hasn't gone to that effort. i'm going time going to go to you next time i've an ailment. i've got an ailment. >> should. yeah >> you should. yeah >> you should. yeah >> you should. yeah >> you be able to look at >> you should be able to look at how great look and the people how great i look and the people can good i look. i'm 66 can see how good i look. i'm 66 years old. i had used have years old. i had i used to have bleeding and psoriasis years old. i had i used to have bhad ing and psoriasis years old. i had i used to have bhadin sleep and psoriasis years old. i had i used to have bhad in sleep apnoea soriasis years old. i had i used to have bhad in sleep apnoea mask.; years old. i had i used to have bhad in sleep apnoea mask. i was i had a sleep apnoea mask. i was in stage three, a chronic kidney disease. i had gout, i had louis, are people louis, there are people who claim that homeopathy has saved

their just because it their life just because it happens doesn't their life just because it happethat doesn't their life just because it happethat it's doesn't their life just because it happethat it's a doesn't their life just because it happethat it's a generaloesn't mean that it's a general principle you apply principle you can apply across the board. >> because you better >> just because you look better now you back then now than you did back then doesn't i'm going to doesn't mean that i'm going to go time. got go to you next time. i've got athlete's foot. >> you should, me >> well, you should, and let me say something homeopathy. say something about homeopathy. okay? that that it's okay? is that is that it's probably than all probably better than all the vaccine they've been vaccine that they've been dishing have some >> okay, josh, let's have some balance i mean, >> okay, josh, let's have some ba|wase i mean, >> okay, josh, let's have some ba|was somewhat i mean, >> okay, josh, let's have some ba|was somewhat redeemed ean, >> okay, josh, let's have some ba|was somewhat redeemed byl, >> okay, josh, let's have some ba|was somewhat redeemed by the jungle. >> that was about it. and then this the whole point of having the, uh, this, um , you know, the the, uh, this, um, you know, the what is it called that you know, where they're having the meeting, they're going, they're dissecting what happened during covid what inquiry? the covid and what inquiry? the inquiry. yes, uh i'll be on inquiry. yes, yes. uh i'll be on tv for three hours. i'm slightly tired, but the whole point of the is so that when the inquiry is so that when things happen again, things like this happen again, the we're better the idea is that we're better prepared. what mistakes were made it. having made and what. that's it. having rubbish politicians . rubbish politicians. >> yes. >> yes. >> uh, and it says here, plan. pandemic plan. that the pandemic plan. that was the point. didn't stick to the point. they didn't stick to the plans. had no, they plans. they had no, they they had through it all. >> plans place. >> they had plans in place. >> they had plans in place.

>> panicked. they didn't >> they panicked. they didn't even they should even entertain. they should have had about idea had a discussion about the idea of, let's just shield the vulnerable, let everyone else get lives , keep get on with their lives, keep schools talking schools open. they were talking about , like papers, about effectively, like papers, please where you have to please society where you have to show your papers like really authority yeah. we authority on stuff. yeah. we should have been doing that should not have been doing that in memory. >> he doing? >> what was he doing? >> what was he doing? >> me . let me speak. sorry. >> let me. let me speak. sorry. i say in i just want to say that in memory memory memory as the way that memory works for yeah you could see works for me. yeah you could see it in real time at the time, as they went along with a narrative, the narrative was narrative, and the narrative was pushed the newspapers. pushed by the newspapers. and it's not that people didn't die. there course, there there were, of course, there were. vulnerable were. there were vulnerable people yes, but it was people dying. yes, but it was all consuming. they went all consuming. and they went immediately. they just took a left . no, it became left away. on no, we it became virtue signalling to where suddenly no one was listening to the science. there there's proof that they started doing stuff just because nicola sturgeon's doing scotland . they don't doing it in scotland. they don't want to look bad. >> this is the problem, isn't it? >> we knew that children weren't at risk. knew even at risk. we knew that even people of our age weren't really at risk. we that. now at risk. we knew that. we now know studies the masks know from studies that the masks did nothing. so we

did absolutely nothing. so we were metres. were told all two metres. >> so were told all of these. >> so we were told all of these. do those ridiculous do you remember those ridiculous situations go to the situations where you'd go to the restaurant you allowed restaurant and you were allowed to and with the to sit there and eat with the mask then if you wanted mask off, but then if you wanted to to to the toilet, to stand up to go to the toilet, you had to put mask on as you had to put the mask on as though the germs just of though the germs just sort of follow social decorum. follow this social decorum. ridiculous, thing was a lie. >> the whole thing was a lie. well, covid and well, the whole covid thing. and let me i want to say let me just i want to say something about matt something about this matt hancock. during midst something about this matt hathiszk. during midst something about this matt hathis thing, during midst something about this matt hathis thing, whenig midst something about this matt hathis thing, when there midst something about this matt hathis thing, when there was st of this thing, when there was a total that he was total lockdown that he was advocating, out and advocating, he went out and he had sex with his girlfriend. yes, which if he yes, he did okay, which if he thought this was as bad as thought that this was as bad as it was he putting it was then he was putting people's yes. people's lives at risk. yes. which him a potential which makes him a potential murderer. and he didn't, murderer. and if he didn't, potential potentially. >> i don't think that's fair, though. >> i don't think that's fair, because a lot of people were doing that of thing. because a lot of people were dolia that of thing. because a lot of people were dolia lot it of thing. because a lot of people were dolia lot of of thing. because a lot of people were dolia lot of people,|ing. because a lot of people were dolia lot of people, aig. because a lot of people were dolia lot of people, a lot of >> a lot of people, a lot of people were. and they and you know what, i think what know what, though, i think what i that fact that i will say is that the fact that we this disease with such we have this disease with such a low mortality rate, having this extreme response, lot of extreme response, a lot of people why? people were left thinking, why? >> going on? because and >> what's going on? because and that lot of that lewis, that drove a lot of people down. conspiracy theory rabbit you

rabbit holes like yourself. you are embodiment of what are the embodiment of what happened and i don't blame you because people looking because people were looking for an explanation. because people were looking for an thousands. because people were looking for an thousands of people out there >> thousands of people out there are watching but are watching this. but the second tens thousands, tens second tens of thousands, tens of thousands do us down of thousands don't do us down with >> yeah. >> em- e is. but let's say he >> honestly is. but let's say he let's say also ofcom's watching i'm sorry we do we are we are running out of time. >> we have to a break now. >> we have to go to a break now. don't tweet in and say i've been censoring actually don't tweet in and say i've been censcang actually don't tweet in and say i've been censca schedule actually don't tweet in and say i've been censca schedule to actually don't tweet in and say i've been censca schedule to actutoy have a schedule to keep to uh. there much to come. me, there is much more to come. me, lewis, there is much more to come for special christmas come for this special christmas eve headliners, eve edition of headliners, please don't anywhere, lewis

>> welcome back to headliners with me andrew doyle. >> this, of course, is our special christmas eve show. no newspapers on christmas day. so we're going through some of the top stories of 2023, and we're going kick this final going to kick off this final section going all the section by going all the way back daily back to january, when the daily mail reported that artificial intelligence could kill us all.

and there were lots of stories throughout the year, basically, along theme . lewis. along this same theme. lewis. >> yeah, i was saying the things that the that you can't believe, the things you see and it's things that you you see and it's getting i'm glad it's actually i don't know what i feel about it. >> well, do you think that we're going to be eliminated ultimately by robots that are learning to hate us? learning how to hate us? >> because absolutely >> because i have absolutely no doubt the world will doubt this is how the world will end. and when it happens, i'm going gloating you going to be gloating like you would going to be gloating like you woti don't it's going to >> i don't think it's going to be robots, but i do. oh, are you going to be gloating? >> i'll be saying, look, going to be gloating? >> i'lyou're saying, look, going to be gloating? >> i'lyou're going ying, look, going to be gloating? >> i'lyou're going ying, ldead. when you're going to be dead. >> no. when you're going to be dead. >> just before we all die, you know, people. know, so when people. >> you so. yeah >> yeah, i told you so. yeah that's exactly the scenario i'm talking about. >> can m talking about. >> can u >> but how can people be so all you is watch you have to do is watch dystopian films. just watch terminator part two and you will learn everything about what happens robots in charge. >> this is one more panic thing. they want panic like that they want us to panic like that film, that that horrible film that barack and michelle that barack obama and michelle obama produced called never leave the world. i don't know, the end of the world is here never.

>> neven >> oh yeah. don't look up, don't look up. >> no, that's another one. that was yeah. but this is was horrible. yeah. but this is the one is saying we're the latest one is saying we're all but we know all going to die, but we know but seen ai sort of going but we've seen ai sort of going out of control and sort of how. >> josh wrong, am >> josh i'm not wrong, am i right? need to fear the right? we need to fear the robots aren't like the robot in short all cute and short circuit. all cute and cuddly, that becomes sentient . cuddly, that becomes sentient. they're like the robots in terminator . terminator. >> yeah, and not helping >> yeah, and we're not helping ourselves constantly testing ourselves by constantly testing it if it's going kill it to see if it's going to kill us. we're like, us. no, exactly. we're like, sort asking it loads. sort of going asking it loads. how you kill yeah. and how would you kill us? yeah. and they're like, oh, i wouldn't know. then lies. they're like, oh, i wouldn't knoso then lies. they're like, oh, i wouldn't knoso ti scientists they're like, oh, i wouldn't kno so ti scientists trying >> so these scientists trying to make dinosaurs again, just watch jurassic you jurassic park and then, you know, do that. know, not to do that. >> things in >> people colliding things in a hadron, whatever hell hadron, whatever the hell it's called. you what i mean, >> but you know what i mean, though, like. >> don't me i don't >> and don't tell me i don't understand science . >> and don't tell me i don't uncyes.3nd science . >> yes. >> yes. >> stephen allen, when you need him. >> e— him. >> you don't understand science. >> then right >> but then you're right not to understand >> but then you're right not to understarii far just seems >> well, i so far it just seems to be able to use it to spot plagiarists or commit plagiarism. >> yes. and to do photo or do like photorealistic with. like photorealistic images with. >> starts. >> that's where it starts. >> that's where it starts. >> fingers. right? that's how. >> that's what's the problem is

it's ideology behind is >> that's what's the problem is it's controlled gy behind is >> that's what's the problem is it's controlled by behind is >> that's what's the problem is it's controlled by teamd is >> that's what's the problem is it's controlled by team world. all controlled by team world. >> big, big. >> big, big. >> i don't want the world ai >> i don't want the world big al to over calculated to be taken over by calculated big ai. >> right. we're going to take a moment to look back the moment to look back on the notable of 2023. louis notable deaths of 2023. louis uh, who died this year ? uh, who died this year? >> uh , it doesn't say i don't >> uh, it doesn't say i don't have a notable. >> there's, uh, there was the guy who sung that song, >> there's, uh, there was the guy who sung that song , the song. >> you know, i was going to say what? >> can i interrupt you? because i forgot line. i forgot my line. >> okay ? >> okay? >> okay? >> i was expecting you to say people like matthew you people like matthew perry. you know, matthew perry, that was. >> i you expecting me >> i know you were expecting me to my career has died, but to say my career has died, but my career is taking off. to say my career has died, but my it|reer is taking off. to say my career has died, but my it|re1taking king off. to say my career has died, but my it|re1taking off.i off. to say my career has died, but my it|re1taking off. so f. to say my career has died, but my it|re1taking off. so we'll >> it is taking off. so we'll move to another let's move on to another story. let's have instead on a story have a look instead on a story from january. this was when a walrus arrived in scarborough. and the walruses don't generally go to scarborough, do they? lewis >> uh, well, maybe . no, they go >> uh, well, maybe. no, they go for the summer season or the time they go. >> they go for panto . >> they go for panto. >> they go for panto. >> wow. he's a big, big old beast as well, isn't it? >> i've been to scarborough and

it's a fantastic place to go to. it's if you love walruses. >> it's quite surreal as well. didn't they. didn't the local council firework council have a firework display for oh council have a firework display for on they for the cancelled it. on they cancelled it. >> it. cancelled it. >> oh it. cancelled it. >> oh i it. cancelled it. >> oh i thought they had it for the walrus. >> cancelled he >> no, they cancelled it. he rocked got a bit naughty, rocked up. he got a bit naughty, got a bit frisky with himself. >> and uh, and >> oh yeah. yeah. and uh, and then just slunk off then he just sort of slunk off in shame. >> yeah. after everyone had watched that's it. watched him. but that's it. that's look like that's what i look like afterwards. by the way. disgusted myself. afterwards. by the way. dis i jsted myself. afterwards. by the way. disi likei myself. afterwards. by the way. disi like his myself. afterwards. by the way. disi like his style..elf. >> i like his style. >> i like his style. >> he just sort of lay there. he didn't care that everyone was looking photos looking at him, taking photos like, whatever want. >> yeah, he's an exhibitionist. classic. >> but what are you, a fan of? walruses, uh i, uh, you walruses, lewis? uh i, uh, you know, i don't think you can cuddle them. >> i'm yet to see i yet to see one of those tubes. >> we actually don't have much time, so i did. can i ask time, so i did. can ijust ask what? what hell you what? what the hell are you wearing? i wasn't going to mention it is mention it, but it just it it is ridiculous. what do you think i'm wearing? >> santa. >> i'm santa. >> i'm santa. >> not santa, >> you are not santa, lewis. >> you are not santa, lewis. >> i presents deliver to >> i have presents to deliver to the many, to the good boys who are going to. going to get my

santa. lewis schaffer. >> been my dream >> this has always been my dream to on his lap, to sit on to sit on his lap, to sit on lewis schafer's lap . lewis schafer's lap. >> and what you what do you >> and what are you what do you say to me? lewis? >> that's not my phone. >> that's not my phone. >> no, what do you what >> no, you say, what do you what do for christmas? do you want for christmas? >> sitting. >> you're not sitting. >> you're not sitting. >> do want for >> what do you want for christmas? what do you want for christmas? what do you want for christmas? hope for the christmas? i hope for the sake of people to of the nation, for people to tune that you are tune in tomorrow, that you are not santa claus. >> not true. that's >> that is not true. that's all we've got time for. thanks to my guests. come and join us tomorrow, where be back. guests. come and join us tonsee w, where be back. guests. come and join us tonsee you�*here be back. guests. come and join us tonsee you then. be back. guests. come and join us tonsee you then. hey,e back. guests. come and join us tonsee you then. hey, didck. guests. come and join us tonsee you then. hey, did i1. guests. come and join us tonsee you then. hey, did i just >> see you then. hey, did i just that feeling inside died that warm feeling inside died from boxt boilers. >> of weather on gb >> sponsors of weather on gb news . news. >> 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 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 well northern ireland, northern england in between, clearer the clearer clearer spells under the clearer skies of scotland turning chilly tonight, ice 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 heavy at times. rain bumping into 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 in double figures after a cold start . 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

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television show . this is show? uh, we're filming a television show. this is a medieval castle , you silly man. medieval castle, you silly man. it's for singing and sword fighting . it's not for some fighting. it's not for some so—called television program, but we made arrangements . but we made arrangements. strange person. i am bored of you. you're your auntie . soiled you. you're your auntie. soiled her knickers and your mother was a vacuum cleaner. who her knickers and your mother was a vacuum cleaner . who let her knickers and your mother was a vacuum cleaner. who let us in? i spit on your gonads , you i spit on your gonads, you quarter witted son of a cabbage hunter . is quarter witted son of a cabbage hunter. is there someone else up there that i can speak to ? go there that i can speak to? go boil your bottom . can you throw boil your bottom. can you throw him off the ramparts , please? him off the ramparts, please? all right . now

all right. now. all right i >> -- >> all. well . i thought we were getting well. i thought we were getting hugh laurie second best. >> oh, well , stephen, um . >> oh, well, stephen, um. >> oh, well, stephen, um. >> fright . stephen. it is lovely >> fright. stephen. it is lovely to have you here, you silly man.

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