i >> -- >> hello . good afternoon, and >> hello. good afternoon, and welcome to dougie beattie news on tv, online and on digital radio. merry christmas to all of you. and from all of us here at gb news. i'm nana akua. thank you so much forjoining me. it's boxing day. i presume you probably your presents probably opened your presents on christmas does that christmas day. nobody does that anymore. next few anymore. so for the next few hours be keeping you hours i'll be keeping you company tv, and on company on tv, online and on digital radio, keeping you up to date with the stories that really matter to you. so coming date with the stories that realthisiatter to you. so coming date with the stories that realthis hour, to you. so coming date with the stories that realthis hour, campaignersming date with the stories that realthis hour, campaigners areg up, this hour, campaigners are warning tighten up warning labour not to tighten up laws around fox hunting . we're laws around fox hunting. we're heafing laws around fox hunting. we're hearing from gb news nigel farage, who's getting involved with the boxing day tradition now. it's one of the busiest days of the year. our high streets are busy, bustling with shoppers as they make the most of the boxing sales. we'll of the boxing day sales. we'll be live to lead.

be crossing live to lead. see what, what.7 they're all what, uh, what.7 they're all getting up to there and a very royal christmas . i'll be looking royal christmas. i'll be looking back at how the royals celebrated christmas and the surprise reappearance of fergie. yes, ferguson just duchess yes, sarah ferguson just duchess of york. uh do get in touch as even of york. uh do get in touch as ever. the usual way. vaiews@gbnews.com. or tweet me at gb news. but first, let's get your latest news with sophia . your latest news with sophia. >> thank you nana. it's 3:00. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb news room . storm garrett will news room. storm garrett will bfing news room. storm garrett will bring wind , rain and snow across bring wind, rain and snow across the uk overnight. the met office has issued several yellow weather warnings from midnight into the early hours of thursday, ahead of the post—christmas travel gusts between 50 to 70mph will sweep across the country, with high ground and exposed coasts being hit the hardest. most of england

and wales will see torrential rain, whereas the peaks of scotland and northern the isles are likely snow . a are likely to see some snow. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in croydon. 27 year old michael patrick afonso picciotto died after being attacked and stabbed by a group of men in thornton heath on tuesday, the 19th of december. the investigation is ongoing and a 22 year old remains in custody . the met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward . for have been held come forward. for have been held in a murder probe after a man was stabbed in east london on boxing day, the met police said. officers were called to reports of a stabbing on cranford street in hackney on december the 26th. a 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and died from his injuries. two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder . they 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. they remain in police custody and a crime scene is in place . russia has

scene is in place. russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a ukrainian attack on a black sea port, which killed one and injured several more. the airstrike took place at fedosya in russian occupied crimea early this morning. the head of the ukrainian air force confirmed its warplanes hit the russian landing ship . defence secretary landing ship. defence secretary grant shapps welcomes claims ukraine destroyed the ship, saying it's a sign the war has not reached a stalemate . but not reached a stalemate. but russian defence minister sergei shoigu says forces have stopped ukraine's counteroffensive and are now pushing forward on all fronts . marks and spencer and fronts. marks and spencer and john lewis are among major retailers who have opted to remain closed this boxing day. traditionally the day after christmas is one of the busiest shopping days of the year, with this year expected to be the biggest wicks biggest in five years. wicks pets at home and home bargains , pets at home and home bargains, as well as major supermarkets aldi , iceland and the majority aldi, iceland and the majority of waitrose stores will also not open . more than three open today. more than three quarters of people are expected to do the majority of their

shopping online instead. ceo of british retailers andrew goodacre says businesses will be hoping people spend more . hoping people spend more. >> it has been such a difficult year for so many. as i said, and now is the time to eke out every last penny we can from shoppers out there. people who can afford hopefully to spend that little bit more. um, at this time of yean bit more. um, at this time of year, uh, and, and i think every business will be looking to do that and i think you know, fingers crossed every business succeeds in what they want to do and what they want to achieve in the next seven days. >> labour has been warned to stay away from traditional boxing day foxhunt parades ahead of the next general election . of the next general election. open countryside campaigners have told the party end its have told the party to end its running attack on rural communities. they say sir keir starmer risks igniting a toxic culture war if his party repeats past attacks on rural life. foxhunting was banned in england and wales in 2004. however labour has vowed to crack down

on all hunts . countryside on all hunts. countryside alliance chief executive tim bonner says if sir keir chooses to tighten legislation further , to tighten legislation further, there will be a fight and this really isn't about foxes and this debate never really has been. >> it's about people and it's about the fact that there are elements animal rights elements of the animal rights movement elements the of movement and elements of the of the political left. the labour party , who cannot the party, who cannot cope with the fact that hunts still exist, that they are still meeting today, that tens of thousands of people will be out to people will be going out to support . and think it support them. and so i think it was frankly , that we're was bizarre, frankly, that we're that thinking again that we're really thinking again about legislate about going back to legislate further on this issue, but have no doubt if they do, there'll be a fight . queen camilla has a fight. queen camilla has hosted afternoon tea at windsor castle for a girl with a brain tumour. >> the little girl, who has spent most of her life on chemotherapy , sang a christmas chemotherapy, sang a christmas song and gave the queen a handmade ring when she was invited. olivia taylor has a brain tumour which has left her blind , but she leapt up say blind, but she leapt up to say hello majesty , as met hello your majesty, as she met queen camilla. the seven year old also tried her very first

cup of tea, which was poured by the . queen. this is gb news the. queen. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . nana. >> thank you sophia . it's fast >> thank you sophia. it's fast approaching six minutes after 3:00. this is a gb news as we are the people's channel. i'm nana akua. let's kick things off with this story now. labour are running of boxing day running scared of boxing day hunters as tens of thousands of people turn out for their local hunt countryside campaigners are urging sir keir starmer to stop the party's usual election attack on rural life. now the sport was banned in england and wales back in 2004 by tony blair's government, but the tradition continues with dogs chasing the centre of a fox rather than the animal itself. that's sort of how they got

round it now . the countryside round it now. the countryside alliance chief executive tim bonner says if sir keir chooses to tighten legislation further , to tighten legislation further, there will be a fight . right. so there will be a fight. right. so joining us from a hunt in lewes is gb news reporter jeff moody. jeff so talk to me about the hunt. what is the atmosphere like there .7 like there? >> well, the hunt finished a couple of hours ago. >> it took place just behind me here on the south downs, but they met at around 10:00 this morning the centre of lewes. morning in the centre of lewes. now they normally meet at 11:00 on boxing day, but they found out when they went to apply for the for a road closure for the meet. they found out that the protest hours had got in first and they'd closed the roads in lewes for what they call a wheelbarrow race to raise money for local food banks here in lewes. so for a while the hunt was stymied a little because they couldn't get their usual space. but they booked themselves in for an hour earlier, and that then made the hunt. the anti—hunt protesters

cancelled their demonstration because they felt that a wheelbarrow race in the middle of crowds with horses and hounds wasn't a good way to protest. but the protesters were there. they were out in force . still, they were out in force. still, some of them with balaclavas on. there was a little bit of a scuffle, some fisticuffs at one point as well, but the hunt did win through the hunt did set off as normal just a little bit earlier . as normal just a little bit earlier. it's amazing, isn't it, nana that it's been 20 years. i remember it so clearly. if you're as old and decrepit as me, you remember it well. 20 years ago. the amount of newsprint , the amount of newsprint, the amount of articles , the amount of articles, the amount of parliamentary time that went into that ban . and it was one of into that ban. and it was one of the first major policies of tony blair's new labour new britain government. right from 1997. they were pushing this agenda and at the time nana it was very interesting. the countryside alliance were the first real pro

west group to rise up against tony blair. i mean, there were others that followed in years to to, come, but the first major test of his leadership, to, come, but the first major test of his leadership , the test of his leadership, the first major opposition to his leadership, came from the countryside alliance, who said, look, you're going to decimate our communities. if this ban goes through, you're going to decimate rural areas , you're decimate rural areas, you're going to close down villages . so going to close down villages. so much trade relies on this so much, um, public goodwill relies on this. we'll have to put all our dogs down, all the hounds down. there was a real sense that the countryside alliance were very fearful of what could come . what? i spoke to somebody come. what? i spoke to somebody from the hunt. this morning that said to um , actually, it said to me, um, actually, it didn't come to all that. they got it wrong. they managed to work the quite successfully, work the ban quite successfully, and it hasn't led to that decimation of rural communities that they were talking about back then. they've managed to work within the law , um, but work within the law, um, but with a few little loopholes . with a few little loopholes. that has meant that they've been able to carry on doing what

they're doing in a legal way. and they actually said to me that welcome , the that they welcome, um, the protesters they protesters because wherever they go on hunt there are go on any hunt there are protesters there filming everything they do, ready to try and report them. and they say they actually welcome that because keep them on the because it does keep them on the straight narrow. it provides straight and narrow. it provides proof that they're to proof that they're keeping to the letter of the law. and they were me that there were telling me that there have been prosecutions been hardly any prosecutions over this 20 year period, which they say proof that they are they say is proof that they are sticking to the law . obviously, sticking to the law. obviously, the protesters a different the protesters have a different view they this is view, and they say that this is proof that the police are turning eye to what's turning a blind eye to what's going but those loopholes, i going on. but those loopholes, i think, are particularly interesting because they've made they've managed, they have helped the hunt to survive these 20 years. but of course , we now 20 years. but of course, we now face the very real prospect of a labour government within the next year. and we're hearing already that the labour party is looking to try and look at those loopholes and see whether they can close them up and tighten the law so that the hunt doesn't

go ahead at all. and the hunt, the countryside alliance and the hunts across the country are saying , look, we've worked so saying, look, we've worked so hard , hard in the last 20 years hard, hard in the last 20 years to adjust what we do, to adapt what we do to become within the framework of the law . um, and framework of the law. um, and then here they are facing possibly more , more battles to possibly more, more battles to come . so it's a worrying time come. so it's a worrying time for the countryside alliance . for the countryside alliance. it's a worrying time for the hunt, too, as the prospect of a labour government becomes a even labour government becomes a ever, ever more promise on the horizon. if you like . but one horizon. if you like. but one very, very vocal al hunt supporter, somebody that loves the hunt, knowing him like i do, he probably likes it for the sherry more than anything else. but that is nigel farage, who has spent the day at a hunt in kent. >> i'll see you here every year. i'm why does this matter to you? because it's an english

tradition and we should be proud of it. >> they're not doing anything. >> they're not doing anything. >> we do it because it's a sport . it's countryside and . it's a countryside sport. and that's what. this is what we do in countryside . and it's in the countryside. and it's everything, isn't it? >> it's not just the horses, it's the people . it's the hunt it's the people. it's the hunt staff, the kennels , because, staff, the kennels, because, well, we want wanted to come see you, nigel, and to support the hunt as well. >> so. >> so. >> yeah. and what makes you feel the hunt matters ? the hunt matters? >> it's english. um, natural . >> it's english. um, natural. um, and down to earth, i suppose. is the reams of it. yeah. >> we've got some younger people here. what's brought you along today? >> to see you to and see the hunt? it's a nice british occasion. out mulled occasion. come out some mulled wine tea . wine and some tea. >> it's really a social >> you see, it's really a social event. this is country people getting together , having a great getting together, having a great day . day out. >> it's interesting what nigel was just saying there about talking to younger people. because that's something that i noficed because that's something that i noticed are an noticed today. there are an awful lot of younger people out supporting which is supporting the hunt, which is something years you something that 20 years ago you wouldn't really have thought was

possible. lot . it was possible. it was a lot. it was a lot than the image of the lot older than the image of the hunt was , was sort of, you know, hunt was, was sort of, you know, old grand white men. um but the reality of it now , now is very reality of it now, now is very different. it is something that seems to unite the community, get people out in force, very much today. the people lining the streets were in favour of that hunt. they wanted it to continue , but of course they continue, but of course they want it to continue without the slaughter of animals. that's the issue. that's the thing that issue. and that's the thing that will become more and more prominent . i will become more and more prominent. i think as we will become more and more prominent . i think as we get prominent. i think as as we get nearer to the general election and afterwards , how is labour and afterwards, how is labour going to tighten on the loopholes . there, tighten the loopholes. there, tighten the legislation up whilst also keeping the hunt alive ? and as keeping the hunt alive? and as we said right at the beginning , we said right at the beginning, to prevent another culture war that nobody really wants to fight because it was really quite bitter last time. 20 years ago, it was a really big deal. >> well, theresa may was also somebody who supported the fox hunting, and i remember as part

of one of her, uh, leadership manifesto pledges, she'd put it in. but the issue she had said was that actually the other methods of culling foxes, because fox hunting is one of those methods . it was one of those methods. it was one of those methods. it was one of those are and these are legal methods are lethal baiting , methods are lethal baiting, trapping, shooting den fumigation den destruction and exclusion. fencing which is her her argument was that actually other ways of culling foxes that are far more cruel, um , and i'm are far more cruel, um, and i'm just wondering, was there a sense that now the hunt has sort of changed? so it's the scent of the fox ? are they still killing the fox? are they still killing the fox? are they still killing the foxes, though? the foxes still killed . still get killed. >> well, interestingly enough, what you were saying about theresa may, another, another politician that has come out in favour of the hunt is tony blair himself , favour of the hunt is tony blair himself, tony blair. that led the whole movement back then to get rid of hunting, has said that he regards that as one of the mistakes of his the worst mistakes of his premiership. banning hunting . he premiership. banning hunting. he has that yes, he has since said that yes, he understands stands the issues a

lot better than he then . um, lot better than he did then. um, are they still being killed ? are they still being killed? that depends on who you talk to . that depends on who you talk to. i mean, i ask somebody from the hunt morning. look, hunt this morning. i said, look, what you say when someone what do you say when someone says you , um, this is cruel? says to you, um, this is cruel? and he says, well, it's not cruel because we're not killing any foxes . now, they are very any foxes. now, they are very adamant that they are staying within the law. but of course, the protesters are constantly trying to find footage of foxes being mauled to death. and it is true that, you know, it does happenin true that, you know, it does happen in places. it's not a foolproof system . you know, if foolproof system. you know, if you've got a load of hounds , a you've got a load of hounds, a pack of hounds out on a scent, and then they come across, they might well be following the scent, if then see scent, but if they then see a real fox, you can't really say to them, no, don't do that. it's against the law. so there is a sort of grey to it, but sort of grey area to it, but certainly it is cleaned up over the last 20 years. certainly it's not like it was back then . it's not like it was back then. it's a very different beast now .

it's a very different beast now. but yes, that that is the argument isn't it, that that how else do you tame foxes? people in the country side have a very different view of animals than than a lot of townsfolk do, don't they? you know , we sort of don't they? you know, we sort of think of them as beatrix potter characters in a way, you know, cute, fluffy animals where as in the countryside, you know. well, they're their to , job well, they're their to, job well, they're their to, job well, they're more keep on top of the pest control, isn't it? >> they're more part of the environment they're they're >> they're more part of the envircusedit they're they're >> they're more part of the envircused to they're they're >> they're more part of the envircused to them re they're >> they're more part of the envircused to them re th

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sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . news. >> welcome back. it's fast approaching 22 minutes after 3:00. this is a gb news. merry christmas to you all. it's boxing day, of course i'm nana akua. boxing day, of course i'm nana akua . we're live on tv, online akua. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. don't forget as well you can download the gb news app and check out all the programmes on the channel. coming up though. did king charles far when king charles go too far when addressing the nation with his eco friendly, driven speech ? uh, eco friendly, driven speech? uh, countryside campaigners are warning labour not to attack rural life . the next general rural life. the next general election , with tens of thousands election, with tens of thousands of people taking part in their local boxing day fox hunt today , local boxing day fox hunt today, countryside alliance chief executive tim bonner is warning vote hungry sir keir starmer not tight not to tighten legislation around the sport . fox hunting around the sport. fox hunting was banned in england and wales back in 2004 by tony blair's government , but the tradition

government, but the tradition continues with dogs chasing the scent of a fox rather than the animal itself. scent of a fox rather than the animal itself . but animal rights animal itself. but animal rights organisations argue it still causes harm to wildlife, so to discuss the political implications as political commentator benedict spence benedict, are you somebody who do you approve of? fox hunting ? do you approve of? fox hunting? >> i don't think it's necessary to hunt foxes with dogs . to hunt foxes with dogs. >> um, i think that the tradition around it is very important, and i think it's slightly misunderstood. there's this idea that it's entirely sort of something that's done at the behest of toffs in red coats, on top of horses, whereas actually it's bit of a social actually it's a bit of a social level. the level. review from the countryside, am , you countryside, like i am, you know, something that know, that it's something that actually think the phrase actually is. i think the phrase leveller is the key thing here. you know, it's not, uh, something that sets people apart . and therefore i think that it's seen far more. it should be seen far more through the prism of, class warfare, if of, um, rural class warfare, if you like, from the urban, rather than actually trying to do anything to improve anything in

the countryside. and i also happen to think that when it comes things like animal comes to things like animal welfare, isn't that welfare, this simply isn't that important in the grand scheme of things. people will say justifiably so, that foxes will still get caught up in trail hunting. and that does happen. it's very sad when it does happen. um, know , i like happen. um, you know, i like foxes. when i'm back in foxes. i have when i'm back in london, i have a couple of foxes that are in my garden that i've raised pups . um, raised since they were pups. um, i like to see them being i don't like to see them being hunted, also wild hunted, but they are also wild animals. they they kill animals. they they do kill things in the state of nature. that's fine. they're apex that's fine. they're the apex predators. they're at top of predators. they're at the top of the when it the food chain. but when it comes like livestock, comes to things like livestock, there have to be ways of stopping them from getting in and your and killing all of your chickens. and that means that they be they are going to have to be killed i think killed somehow. and i think it's rather you rather interesting that, you know, we sort of look at it entirely prism entirely through the prism of people on, on, horses chasing people on, on, on horses chasing them with hounds and think that that's barbaric but you that's barbaric. but if you say attack fox with a baseball bat attack a fox with a baseball bat in your kimono, well, won't in your kimono, well, you won't be for that's be charged for that. that's absolutely be charged for that. that's abscbecome an internet meme. just become an internet meme. uh, there is a double uh, so there is a double standard at play here, and i think labour would be foolish to

pursue because just pursue it, because i just don't think that important electorate. >> well, people argue >> well, some people might argue that is more that it actually is more actually crueller some of the other methods of killing foxes. anyway like legal baiting, trapping, , den trapping, shooting, den fumigation, den destruction , fumigation, den destruction, exclusion fencing. these are the other ways that foxes would be killed . but i hear you that killed. but i hear you that i find it interesting when theresa may focussed on it when she was going for going for the tory leadership again , it was leadership again, it was interesting that one of the reasons why people felt that she lost ground was because it wasn't really that relevant to most people. feel that most people. do you feel that laboun most people. do you feel that labour, as you said, it doesn't affect that many but affect that many people, but it does show the sort of does sort of show the sort of colours of labour because why are bothering with this? are they bothering with this? there's they there's way more things they could focusing on. could be focusing on. >> easy crime if you >> it's an easy crime if you like to pursue , because the like to pursue, because the people committing it are quite literally sat horses wearing people committing it are quite liteicoats.3t horseswearing people committing it are quite liteicoats. everybody s wearing people committing it are quite liteicoats. everybody canearing people committing it are quite liteicoats. everybody can seeg red coats. everybody can see them from a very long distance . them from a very long distance. and i think it does make some activists , tory, uh, labour activists, tory, uh, labour activists, tory, uh, labour activists, feel good about themselves. it makes them feel like they're making a difference

. but the reality is, if you were to ask people, you know, in the grand of crimes that were to ask people, you know, in the currently of crimes that were to ask people, you know, in the currently spiralling; that were to ask people, you know, in the currently spiralling out it are currently spiralling out of control this country, control in this country, where does rank in of does this rank in terms of affecting most people would affecting you most people would probably include it on probably not even include it on their list. they wouldn't think of is those of it. so it is one of those things labour sort of things where labour can sort of appeal roots and appeal to their grass roots and say, tough on say, yes, we're getting tough on this without this tory pastime without actually doing anything because it's not going to really add much to the police's much more to the police's workload in the countryside , workload in the countryside, where a lot of crime already goes on, uh, unsolved anyway, simply is the difficult simply as is the difficult nature rural criminality , nature of rural criminality, it's an easy thing for them to say, look, we've made a change. we've a difference. we're we've made a difference. we're standing we've made a difference. we're standinrather we've made a difference. we're standin rather than the tory person rather than the tory toff. whereas most people out in the are out there the countryside are out there going, really going, well, it didn't really affect and it affect me before and it certainly doesn't affect me now. so wonderful. uh, but, you know, it's to do than tackling it's easier to do than tackling crime in inner cities, it crime in inner cities, put it that well, it just very >> mhm. well, it just seems very odd that some of these political parties focus so heavily, heavily on look, don't heavily on it. look, i don't like killed, but like animals being killed, but the where they are the a fox hunting where they are now saying, well it's not so

much a doesn't much that a fox doesn't get killed. don't whether much that a fox doesn't get kille do don't whether much that a fox doesn't get kille do definitely whether much that a fox doesn't get kille do definitely ornhether much that a fox doesn't get kille do definitely or don't, r much that a fox doesn't get kille do definitely or don't, but they do definitely or don't, but they do definitely or don't, but they have changed the parameters. so it is scent parameters. so it is the scent of the fox rather than the animal they're animal itself. but now they're saying it's the damage that it causes countryside but saying it's the damage that it causcould countryside but saying it's the damage that it causcould co that,;ide but saying it's the damage that it causcould co that, well, but saying it's the damage that it causcould co that, well, the you could argue that, well, the countryside sort of to countryside is sort of meant to be used and in some be sort of used and, and in some way surely this would actually in some way help the countryside. i don't like the idea being idea of foxes and things being killed, that just life killed, but is that just life and nature as it is? >> i'm afraid. and nature as it is? >> i'm afraid . you know, animals >> i'm afraid. you know, animals do eat each other. they do kill each other and, you know, trying to reduce of to reduce the amount of fox attacks livestock is fine. attacks on livestock is fine. and, know, you do to and, you know, you do need to keep check. and keep the numbers in check. and again, to the urban again, go back to the urban example. everybody knows that there foxes example. everybody knows that th

nowadays around the, the prolyou know, the dangerous dog, uh, you know, the dangerous dog, but actually dangerous dogs are sort of very much in vogue across of them, across the board, a lot of them, because used for, you because they're used for, you know, animals or for know, baiting animals or for hunting or things that they shouldn't anyway . and shouldn't be hunting anyway. and to police don't to be honest, the police don't really pursue that again, because it's not as visible as fox hunting is. so you know, there's lots of damage done there's lots of damage is done to ecosystems wildlife to ecosystems and to wildlife across the countryside, it across the countryside, and it simply solved because simply never gets solved because it's this is it's very difficult to this is an easy win. that's the way to look it. and i think if you look at it. and i think if you were looking to of solve were looking to sort of solve issues around animal cruelty, were looking to sort of solve issu know,jnd animal cruelty, were looking to sort of solve issu know, baiting,1al cruelty, were looking to sort of solve issu know, baiting, coursing y, were looking to sort of solve issu know, baiting, coursing , you know, baiting, coursing, trapping, that sort of thing, that's something that's certainly something you could focus on, but also just closer to home, things like factory you do a lot factory farming. you do a lot more improved standards more of you improved standards in our abattoirs and our farms , in our abattoirs and our farms, uh, for animal welfare than by banning few people banning a few people in red coats from chasing the coats on horses from chasing the scent a fox rather than an scent of a fox rather than an actual scent of a fox rather than an actllal scent of a fox rather than an act|| would, as you said, you >> i would, as you said, you mentioned xl bully dogs. if mentioned the xl bully dogs. if the labour had come out the labour party had come out with with with something to do with people having mean, having those dogs. i mean, i know rishi sunak has come out with with to with the policy with regard to you able to buy one or you not being able to buy one or whatever it is, but , you not being able to buy one or whatever it is, but, you you not being able to buy one or whatever it is, but , you know, whatever it is, but, you know,

the person , the general the normal person, the general public, really aren't focussed on these issues. and i wonder why these political uh, why these political parties, uh, the labour party aren't alone in this. the tory party do this as well. are these well. but why are these political on political parties focus on issues really affect such issues that really affect such a small minority of people? if you asked me, i wouldn't be talking about fox hunting at all unless this story has come out and i wonder whether our viewers are interested in it as well . but interested in it as well. but have you ever been on a hunt yourself ? yourself? >> i've not been on a fox hunt. no um, i've gone shooting. i'm you know, birds, that sort of thing. uh, plenty of times, and i've lots fishing. but i've done lots of fishing. but for hunters for some reason, the fox hunters neven for some reason, the fox hunters never. never really never. it's never really appealed actually, in the appealed to me. actually, in the same way that those do. you know, you go fishing know, if you go fishing for a salmon, you'll you go salmon, you'll eat it. you go shooting pheasants and partridges, them partridges, you'll eat them a fox. for not me. um, fox. it's just for not me. um, i went to watch the boxing day huntin went to watch the boxing day hunt in the the town near me. hunt in the in the town near me. watch set off. and was watch them set off. and that was fine. it's a little bit of tradition. who tradition. lots of people who don't particularly, you know, enjoy riding enjoy the aspect of riding or hunting themselves will go and they'll have some mulled wine

and no, and they'll watch it. but no, it's sport, if you it's one it's one sport, if you like . that's you to like. that's what you want to call actually hasn't call it. that actually hasn't ever because i ever appealed to me because i don't it's quite don't feel it's quite as practical , say, a shooting or practical as, say, a shooting or fishing . fishing. >> yeah, i just one thing that doesn't appeal to me at all, actually. benedict. listen, benedict. spence, thank so benedict. spence, thank you so much. a pleasure to talk much. always a pleasure to talk to spencer. to you. that's benedict spencer. that's thinks . what do that's what he thinks. what do you have you been that's what he thinks. what do y(fox have you been that's what he thinks. what do y(fox hunt?have you been that's what he thinks. what do y(fox hunt? isve you been that's what he thinks. what do y(fox hunt? is there! been that's what he thinks. what do y(fox hunt? is there any been that's what he thinks. what do y(fox hunt? is there any realan a fox hunt? is there any real point to it? do you think that the labour party are onto something, or do you think we should talking about should be just talking about things that affect, i'd say, most population that most of the population that probably tiny probably affects tiny, tiny proportion of people who actually it . but listen, stay actually do it. but listen, stay tuned. it'sjust actually do it. but listen, stay tuned. it's just gone 30 minutes after so it's 3:30. after 3:00, so it's 3:30. there's loads still come there's loads more still to come between now and for. up next are the traditional boxing day sales a the past as two big a thing of the past as two big high street names decide to have an extra day it worth an extra day off. is it worth splashing the cash? but first, let's get your latest news with sophia wenzler.

>> nana. >> nana. >> thank you very much. it's 330. this is the latest from the gb news room. >> a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in croydon, 27 year old michael patrick afonso de soto died after being attacked and stabbed by a group of men in thornton heath on tuesday, the 19th of december. >> the investigation is ongoing and a 22 year old remains in custody . the met police are custody. the met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward . information to come forward. russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a ukrainian attack on a black sea port, which killed one and injured several others. >> the head of the ukrainian air force has confirmed that its warplanes hit the russian landing ship. defence secretary grant shapps welcomes claims ukraine destroyed the ship, saying it's a sign the war has not reached a stalemate. >> russia was. >> russia was. >> defence minister says forces have stopped ukraine's counteroffensive and are now pushing on all fronts

pushing forward on all fronts and rats are driving car owners nuts as a record number of pest related breakdowns are reported this year. why is and mechanical belts are the nibble of choice for vermin nesting under the bonnets of vehicles sheltering from the cold? the rac said it was called out to 303 incidents of animal damage in the first 11 months of this year. drivers are being warned that rodents can be attracted to vehicles left unused for long periods or with food inside or nearby. unused for long periods or with food inside or nearby . you can food inside or nearby. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gbnews.com . gbnews.com. >> thank you. tatiana, 32 minutes after 3:00. now have you ever been have you been enjoying the boxing day sales? i did christmas day burn too big a hole in your pocket. retailers are expecting many high streets to remain quiet today after

major names like marks and spencers and john lewis decided to have an extra day off. but for the shops that are opening, they're expecting a drop in sales with the cost of living crisis continuing to impact households across the uk . so households across the uk. so joining me now is the former adviser to the bank of england, roger roger. hello happy roger gewolb roger. hello happy christmas to you, roger. >> did you christmas. you look very christmassy . very christmassy. >> thank you. did you get any nice presents? >> a couple of nice >> yes, i got a couple of nice presents i did, thank you. yes >> and how was your shopping experience ? did you. are you experience? did you. are you somebody goes shopping somebody who goes shopping really early, buys everything or waits day sales waits till the boxing day sales to rest ? to get the rest? >> uh, no. pretty much early. i think the boxing day sales are becoming , uh, more and more like becoming, uh, more and more like black friday, where the prices really , uh, are not a savings. really, uh, are not a savings. um, some stores, some online offers are actually quite a rip offers are actually quite a rip off and a scam. so i don't pursue those really . pursue those really. >> you know, i used to buy my

kids stuff because every other christmas we swap over who has the children and so because i wouldn't see them at christmas, iused wouldn't see them at christmas, i used to wait till after the till after christmas and buy their but their presents in the sale. but it seems lot of people aren't it seems a lot of people aren't going to the shops . going out anymore to the shops. uh, why do you think there's been a sort of change in the way people do things ? people do things? >> well, i mean, certainly the internet is the biggest factor . internet is the biggest factor. it's just so much easier to shop online. there's so much more choice . uh, the prices are choice. uh, the prices are better , the delivery options are better, the delivery options are better, the delivery options are better . um, people do better, the delivery options are better. um, people do miss going into a store and being with other people and mingling and having a cup of tea and a scone and chatting with the shop assistants and staff and all that. but i think the internet probably outweighs it a bit. if you're in a rush or you have a lot of things to do, like prepare for a family christmas and then new year. um, so i think the internet has taken a

lot away from the high street , lot away from the high street, although there's some interesting smaller things as as you know, that have opened up that are attracting people. um, but , you know, just like, just but, you know, just like, just like you can stream on your computer or your telly at home, it's still fun to go to the cinema and mix with everybody and see things on a big screen. um so i don't think i don't think either will ever disappear . yeah, yeah. >> no, no. and we don't want them suspect of them to, but i suspect some of them to, but i suspect some of the retailers who have over the retailers who have shut over these this today. so m&s and all some of those big retailers are probably quite glad about that because surely it would be saving them quite a bit of money. the fixed that money. the fixed costs that they would normally have to fork out on of those may well be on some of those may well be lower respects, or would lower in some respects, or would they stay the same? so it wouldn't make much wouldn't really make much difference ? difference? >> i'm not. yeah. i mean there's probably not that much of an economic difference. they're very good at positioning what they need in order to make the margin . i they need in order to make the margin. i just think this has been a very fraught year. times

are tough . they probably want to are tough. they probably want to give staff bit of a give their staff a bit of a break, a bit of a rest. um, and, give their staff a bit of a breéknow, it of a rest. um, and, give their staff a bit of a breéknow, thena rest. um, and, give their staff a bit of a breéknow, then , rest. um, and, give their staff a bit of a breéknow, then , uh,. um, and, give their staff a bit of a breé know, then , uh, these and, you know, then, uh, these protesters have tried to close oxford street, so the additional security costs , the risk of harm security costs, the risk of harm to, to people in the store, the risk of terrorist activities. i mean, it seems strange saying that at a christmas sale, but, um, i can understand them closing it, and i think i think for those two giants, m&s and john lewis, to do so is not a badidea john lewis, to do so is not a bad idea at all. i i think it's probably a welcome thing , and probably a welcome thing, and there's still enough other places that are open that people who want to enjoy a good boxing day sale, uh, can do so yeah, the there's still enough places they can, still enough places they can, still enough places they can, still enough places they can come at five in the morning and camp out until the doors open . doors open. >> do you think that covid as well has been another major game changer where people, especially . i think what i did notice, a lot of people saying, look, i'm

not going to go and see grandma, whoever, because i'm feeling whoever, because i'm not feeling that great. whereas i think people would have gone anyway if they felt that bad. but they hadn't felt that bad. but nowadays we're more we're more considerate. do you think covid has been one of those things as well way well that has changed the way we do it to do things when it comes to shopping christmas, i think shopping at christmas, i think it has. >> i think it was, but i don't think it has quite the effect now it did sure. mm um, now that it did for sure. mm um, i mean, it's more of an excuse, you know, than , than, um, a you know, than, than, um, a reason often now i think. yeah yeah. >> you think a lot of people said , oh i can't come, come, said, oh i can't come, come, come to your house because i've got covid, so i'm not going to come over and everyone goes, oh yeah, don't worry yeah, that's fine. don't worry about but some people might about it. but some people might actually be staying away from the worries the shops because of worries about not catching things. and do think we've become bit do you think we've become a bit more , a bit you know, more, a bit more? you know, aware now of, of those things and are to prepared behave in a different way ? different way? >> i think knowing yeah, i think you're right. i think knowing that covid is around , we are that covid is around, we are always going to be mindful of

going places with large crowds , going places with large crowds, uh, more so than we were. and yet, you know, i mean, i might walk into a crowded place and 90, walk into a crowded place and go, ooh, you know, this is a lot of people here, but, i mean , i of people here, but, i mean, i probably wouldn't even think about it if i went to the cinema and sat in giant to watch and sat in a giant imax to watch and sat in a giant imax to watch a film , so. or got on an a film, so. or got on an aeroplane or a train or something. it's there, but something. so it's there, but it's kind of , something. so it's there, but it's kind of, uh, you something. so it's there, but it's kind of , uh, you know, something. so it's there, but it's kind of, uh, you know, kind of on and off. i don't think it's the threat. certainly not the threat that it was a year or two ago. >> so what kind of a year has it been then for retailers overall ? been then for retailers overall? has it been a good boxing day and the whole year as a whole is it has it has it has it been a good year. >> well i think i think if you talk about retailers you really got to start breaking it down into segments and products and demographics and geography. i think if you ignore all that gritty detail in which you'll see some things up, some things

down, i think overall it's not been a great year. down, i think overall it's not been a great year . there have been a great year. there have been a great year. there have been so many disruptions, so many interruptions . and i think many interruptions. and i think the main thing is that the government has hit, uh, the british public with so many hurdles to having a good year , hurdles to having a good year, um, putting people in the situation of being really tight with, with their money. i mean , with, with their money. i mean, as i've been saying for a while, if the government is taking so much money from you in tax and the banks are taking so much from you in interest, how in the world can you have growth? so i think it's been not quite the annus horribilis that her late majesty had, but i think it's been a pretty terrible year for british businesses who've seen their costs of doing business with borrowed funds grow 14 times and the same for british consumers, where something like

20% of people with mortgages nana have seen their mortgages increase by more than £1,000 a month. and all of this is, uh, at the almost whim of this government and administration, because it's completely unnecessary, because 14 rises and it did nothing to kerb inflation, as i've been predicting for well over a year, this kind of non consumer inflation will fall by itself . inflation will fall by itself. and it did start to fall by itself recently. but all those rises they're still keeping in place and they really really hurt people . and british hurt people. and british business. yeah >> well it would seem that way doesn't it. roger gewolb. thank you very much. um, it's just coming up to 20 minutes to 4:00. gb news award winning westminster reporter jack carson has checking in with has been checking in with charities as they deal with a tough holiday season. that's on the way. i'm nana akua. this is gb news, britain's news

with me. michael portillo, gb news. >> britain's news channel . >> britain's news channel. >> britain's news channel. >> are welcome back. if you're just resting on your sofa, relax , holding a nice glass of wine or something fizzy, we'll just stay with me because we're going to relax into the new year. of course i'll be here again on the weekend as usual, but if you've just joined me. welcome. i'm nana akua. this is gb news. we are the people's channel. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio now, coming up after four. can labour fix the rwanda plan ? now this is a thing

rwanda plan? now this is a thing because sir keir starmer's party is now considering an alternative to sending asylum seekers to the african nation of rwanda. um, instead they are talking about sending them somewhere else , but still somewhere else, but still sending them elsewhere, which is kind of odd because that didn't appear be one of their appear to be one of their policies until what would appear appear to be one of their poli(and jntil what would appear appear to be one of their poli(and then what would appear appear to be one of their poli(and then .hat would appear appear to be one of their poli(and then . willvould appear appear to be one of their poli(and then . will ukraine pear appear to be one of their poli(and then . will ukraine be|r now and then. will ukraine be able continue their fight able to continue their fight against without funding against russia without funding from the united states, that from the united states, as that is likely? may is looking? likely? that may happen. course, it's happen. but of course, it's christmas without it's never christmas without it's never christmas without it's never christmas without sitting down with the family and watching the kings speech. but as king charles celebrated his first full as monarch, he broke full year as monarch, he broke away from the template set away from the usual template set by his mother, queen elizabeth ii. remember what she said. never complain , never explain. never complain, never explain. instead reflecting on the instead of reflecting on the year he chose to lead an environmental charge, speaking in front of a sustainable tree. it's not just he called on the nafion it's not just he called on the nation to take better care of our planet earth. now, i don't disagree with him on that one, but he has two helicopters,

seven palaces, mostly empty. i mean , just just the thing. but mean, just just the thing. but to discuss how it went down with the public and, uh , it as royal the public and, uh, it as royal commentator richard fitzwilly says, richard nice to see you. i haven't spoken to you for a while. uh, what was your first impression of the king's speech >> well, i thought that it was very thoughtful. i thought he wove the various themes rather well. for example , he talked well. for example, he talked about those who were suffering hardship , about those who were suffering hardship, which was about those who were suffering hardship , which was clearly about those who were suffering hardship, which was clearly a reference to the cost of living crisis. you're right. of course. was the environment , although it was the environment, although it didn't dominate the speech in a way that i thought possibly might have given the build up . might have given the build up. uh, there was, of course , uh, uh, there was, of course, uh, the interfaith understanding and that, i think, was also one of the themes and also the way the royal family have worked this yean royal family have worked this year, with the emphasis , of year, with the emphasis, of course, on the coronation. so i.

yeah well, i mean, i love king charles. >> i think he's amazing and i love the royal family so, you know, you won't catch me dissing them for the they've done . them for the work they've done. but have been a lot of but there have been a lot of people commenting on the fact that a sustainable tree. well, i've got a sustainable tree. it's that had it's a plastic one that i've had for, about 20 years. the for, for about 20 years. the same that comes every same tree that comes up every time, that is good for the environment keeping time, that is good for the env sameent keeping time, that is good for the env same tree keeping time, that is good for the env same tree . keeping time, that is good for the env same tree . so keeping time, that is good for the env same tree . so i keeping time, that is good for the env same tree . so i don't

think we all agree where we would like to go, but i do think there's considerable debate on how to get there and what he has to be very careful to do. and obviously and has been in this speech , i mean, the link with speech, i mean, the link with the shepherds in the bible. and so forth was, well, it was creative . i mean, what to be creative. i mean, what to be very careful to do is to avoid parts of politics. and it's there that there's a danger because it's always thought, because it's always thought, because he was as campaigning prince of wales and did very well. the princes now the king's trust helping a million disadvantaged young people and also another nearly two dozen other charities. i mean, it was quite amazing, but he is i think, at heart, an activist . think, at heart, an activist. there's no question that he understands that this job is , in understands that this job is, in fact, to be advised and to encourage and warm . and as we encourage and warm. and as we saw with the ceremony , i mean, saw with the ceremony, i mean, not only with the coronation but

of course, the opening of parliament, trooping the colour and so forth, and trips abroad. i mean, he had success his in um, in france and of course in germany and in kenya. in more sobering circumstances. >> yeah , it would appear that >> yeah, it would appear that i think they've done a good job, but we also had sarah ferguson was , um, involved . i mean, we was, um, involved. i mean, we thought that we'd seen the last of sarah ferguson in terms of getting with royal getting involved with royal engagements she engagements and things, but she was she was there, wasn't was she was out there, wasn't she ? why they got her back on? >> well, i think i mean, bearing in mind that she, uh , had breast in mind that she, uh, had breast cancer and appears to have made a successful recovery, i do think it's linked to that . and think it's linked to that. and the fact that she there are not many supporters and with good reason of prince andrew, but she's been one of them and they though they're divorced, they cohabit and it would appear that the message is that after certainly some three decades since she was a disaster as a member of the royal family, when

she was actually active, now i think things are being looked at in a different way . certainly in a different way. certainly they wouldn't have been when the duke edinburgh was alive. duke of edinburgh was alive. that fact. but nonetheless, that is fact. but nonetheless, with the way things have changed and given the state of her health, i think that taking all that into account, that explains why she was that's and mary magdalene in sandringham and, you know, i mean , fair enough. you know, i mean, fair enough. in those circumstance cases, but they need more members to do stuff anyway, don't they? >> because it's all looking a bit anyway. richard bit thin anyway. richard fitzwilliams , thank so much . fitzwilliams, thank you so much. uh, this is gb news coming up to ten minutes to four as we talk about new research that's shown that one out of 167,000 charities in the uk, the majority get only 10% of the total donations and investment, as many community causes look to the year ahead , they are having the year ahead, they are having to having increasing worries about their financial security and what they can continue helping people in their local areas. well, our westminster reporter jack carson has been

finding out more from the homeless charity in birmingham. >> it's the season of giving and across the country many of us might be choosing to support charities with of charities with some of our christmas cash . despite small christmas cash. despite small charities making up 96% of the third sector funding for them has been declining for the last 20 years. of the 167,000 charities in the uk , the largest charities in the uk, the largest 7% received 90% of funding income, so we want to meet up with maureen in the new year to arrange a start date, if that's okay. >> kristy acton is the founder and ceo of standing tall, a charity in birmingham which supports homeless people back into work and i know of a lot of other charities who are really struggling at the moment . other charities who are really struggling at the moment. um, in the last sort of three, six months, because there are less grants , there are less funds grants, there are less funds around there are so many incredible charities, smaller charities who are having an amazing impact on some people's

lives and, um, you know, a small donation , um, to whether it's a donation, um, to whether it's a local charity or , um, you know, local charity or, um, you know, a smaller national charity , uh, a smaller national charity, uh, it really goes a long way to, to help charities like ours to keep our work going. >> one of those people standing taller, supported is tyler green, made homeless as a teenager and wants sofa surfing with family friends. he's now working in an engineering role with engineering specialist contractors to zika . he contractors to zika. he describes what his life was like before. >> it's like running a race with no shoes. you know? it's something you can get through. it's something that you can get past, but it's not easy. you know, there's a lot of challenges you face at the time, like not having your own space to just sit down and relax and chill . that's to just sit down and relax and chill. that's hard. a lot of people don't have a lot of people don't have a lot of people take it for granted . you people take it for granted. you know, your own bed . know, just having your own bed. little things big little things make a big difference . and without these difference. and without these smaller charities, you know, big

differences wouldn't happen . all differences wouldn't happen. all it took was one phone call or one conversation. my whole life changed from having nothing . changed from having nothing. >> the four is an organisation which provides support to grassroot causes and has already distributed £8.3 million worth of grants, ceo mary rose gunn says standing tall and tyler are just one of the many examples of how small charities can have a huge impact . huge impact. >> they have so many fantastic solutions and they are just not able to scale these solutions necessarily, because they don't have access to the investment of funding that they need to the skills and also to the networks. you know, christie , which is one you know, christie, which is one of the things that we do him of the things that we do for him , various , we introduce him to various different businesses that we know need . we're you know that we need. we're you know, about helping lift know, we're about helping lift up these social entrepreneurs and put them onto the next level for those charities working within communities, the season of giving is a boost. >> but securing long tum investment is a lifeline. they can't afford to lose . jack

can't afford to lose. jack carson gb news, birmingham . carson gb news, birmingham. >> well, we're coming up in the next hour. i'll be asking whether or not ukraine can withstand the increasing russian onslaught. stay tuned . plus, get onslaught. stay tuned. plus, get in touch in the usual way. vaiews@gbnews.com or tweet me at gb news. i'm nana akua . this at gb news. i'm nana akua. this is gb news, britain's news channel >>a channel >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsor of weather on . gb solar sponsor of weather on. gb news. hello there, i am greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather. >> low pressure is returning over the next 24 hours, bringing some very unsettled weather to pretty much most of the uk. today's area of high pressure moving away, we can see low pressure, tight isobars , very pressure, tight isobars, very strong winds across the country, outbreaks of heavy rain and snow for scotland too. and that system is already moving in this evening overnight across evening and overnight across south western pushing its south western areas, pushing its

way . gales way northeastward. gales developing coast, developing around the coast, heavy across northern heavy rain across northern ireland lead to some ireland could lead to some localised flooding by the end of the night. and as the rain bumps into colder air across the far north into southern north of england into southern scotland some snow scotland, we'll see some snow developing and temperatures england generally england and wales generally holding freezing. holding up well above freezing. some stretches scotland some icy stretches for scotland and further snow developing and then further snow developing as we move through the day on wednesday . for scotland, some wednesday. for scotland, some blizzards as well as the winds continue to strengthen for everybody . a very unsettled day. everybody. a very unsettled day. outbreaks of heavy rain making it quite tricky for travelling, especially on the roads. a lot of surface spray and some local flooding. temperatures a little academic 13 or 14 celsius. so very mild for the time of year, but feeling cool with those strong winds. it stays unsettled into thursday . blustery showers into thursday. blustery showers across the whole of the uk and some of those showers will be on the heavy side at times. two and it stays unsettled into the end of the week. and the weekend. two temperatures turning a little cooler .

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>> hello. good afternoon and welcome to gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. merry christmas, it's 4:00. i'm nana akua. christmas, it's 4:00. i'm nana akua . thank you so much for akua. thank you so much for joining me. this boxing day. now, for the next few hours, i'll be keeping you company on tv, and on digital radio. tv, online and on digital radio. i'll to date with i'll keep you up to date with all the stories that really matter you. coming up, matter to you. so coming up, this hour, according to reports today, labour are considering a scheme that would see asylum seeker claims processed elsewhere for a bit like the rwanda plan. of course , today is rwanda plan. of course, today is one of the busiest days of the year for our high as year for our high streets as shoppers make the most of boxing

day sales , we'll be crossing to day sales, we'll be crossing to leeds to see what shoppers are getting to there. plus, simon getting up to there. plus, simon calder how to avoid the post—christmas travel chaos that's coming up on the way and a very royal christmas. the royals are at sandringham. fergie was out there in force. maybe they're running out of members who could do this sort of thing, but we'll be discussing that . next well, you discussing that. next well, you can get in touch in the usual way. gb views at gbnews.com or tweet me at gb news. but first, let's get your latest news with tatiana . tatiana. >> nana. >> nana. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> 4:01. this is the latest from the gb newsroom storm garrett set to batter britain overnight, bringing strong wind, rain and snow . the met office has issued snow. the met office has issued several yellow weather warnings from midnight into the early

hours of on thursday , with gusts hours of on thursday, with gusts between 50 to 70mph will sweep across the country, with high ground and exposed coasts being hit the hardest. most of england and wales will see torrential rain, whereas the peaks of scotland and the northern isles are likely to see snow . a man are likely to see snow. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in croydon. 27 year old michael patrick afonso peixoto died after being attacked and stabbed by a group of men in thornton heath on tuesday, the 19th of december. the investigation is ongoing and a 22 year old remains in custody . 22 year old remains in custody. the met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward . four people have been forward. four people have been held in a murder probe after a man was stabbed in east london on boxing day, the met police says. officers were called to reports of a stabbing in cranworth street in hackney today. a 49 year old man was

found with stab wounds and later died from his injuries. two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder . arrested on suspicion of murder. they remain in police custody and a crime scene is in place . and a crime scene is in place. russia has confirmed . one of its russia has confirmed. one of its warships has been damaged in a ukrainian attack on a black sea port, which killed one and injured several others. the head of ukrainian air force of the ukrainian air force confirmed its warplanes hit the russian landing ship. defence secretary grant shapps has welcomed claims ukraine destroyed the ship, saying it's a sign the war has not reached a stalemate. russia's defence minister says forces have stopped ukraine's counter—offensive and are now pushing forward on all fronts . pushing forward on all fronts. marks and spencer's and john lewis are among major retailer who have opted to remain closed this boxing day. traditionally the day after christmas is one of the busiest shopping days. high streets, with this year

expected to be the biggest in five years. wickes pets at home and home bargains , as well as and home bargains, as well as major supermarkets aldi , iceland major supermarkets aldi, iceland and the majority of waitrose stores, will not open today. more than three quarters of people are expected to do the majority of their shopping online. instead, the ceo of british retailers, andrew goodacre , says businesses will goodacre, says businesses will be hoping that people spend more i >> -- >> it has been such a difficult year for so many, as i said, and now is the time to eke out every last penny we can from shoppers out there. people who can afford hopefully to spend that little bit more for um, at this time of year. bit more for um, at this time of year . uh, bit more for um, at this time of year. uh, and, and i think every business will be looking to do that and i think, you know, fingers every business fingers crossed every business succeeds what want to do succeeds in what they want to do and what they want to achieve in the seven the next seven days. >> the labour party has been warned to stay away from traditional boxing day fox hunt parades ahead of the next general election. countryside campaigners have told the to

party end what they call its running attack on rural communities . they say sir keir communities. they say sir keir starmer risks igniting a toxic culture war if his party repeats past attacks on rural life. fox hunting was banned in england and wales in 2004. however, labour has vowed to crack down on all hunts. countryside alliance chief executive tim bonner says if sir keir chooses to tighten legislation further, there will be a fight and this really isn't about foxes in this debate , never really has been. debate, never really has been. >> it's about people and it's about the fact that there are elements of the animal rights movement and elements of the of elements of the animal rights m0\politicalnd elements of the of elements of the animal rights m0\political left lements of the of elements of the animal rights m0\political left ,3ments of the of elements of the animal rights m0\political left , the 1ts of the of elements of the animal rights m0\political left , the labour�*ie of the political left, the labour party, cannot cope with the party, who cannot cope with the fact that hunts still exist , fact that hunts still exist, that they are still meeting today , that tens of thousands of today, that tens of thousands of people will be going out to support them. and i think it support them. and so i think it was we was bizarre, frankly, that we that we're really thinking again about back to legislate about going back to legislate further issue , but have further on this issue, but have no doubt if they do, there'll be a fight and finally, queen camilla has hosted afternoon tea

at windsor castle for a girl with a brain tumour. >> the little girl, who spent most of her life on chemotherapy, sang a christmas song and gave the queen a handmade ring when she was invited. olivia taylor has a brain tumour which has left her blind, but she leapt up to say hello your majesty, as she met queen camilla. the seven year old also tried her very first cup of tea, which was poured by the queen. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. now back to . nana. play gb news. now back to. nana. >> thank you tatiana . it's fast >> thank you tatiana. it's fast approaching seven minutes after 4:00. this is gb news. we are the people's channel. i'm nana akua now, away from the crystal festivities. after months of tory fumbling over rwanda . now

tory fumbling over rwanda. now it's labour's turn to try and come up with an alternative plan . so, according to the reports today , labour are considering today, labour are considering a migration scheme that would see asylum seekers claims processed elsewhere for. hold on a minute. so keir starmer, i'm pretty sure he referred to the plans of rwanda as a gimmick. hang on a minute. so will migration be the big political battle of 2024? well, i'm joined by political columnist for the sun, trevor kavanagh. trevor, thank you so much for joining kavanagh. trevor, thank you so much forjoining me. merry christmas to you as well. did you have a good christmas ? thank you have a good christmas? thank you. did a very quiet one, but you. i did a very quiet one, but just what i liked . oh good good just what i liked. oh good good good right. trevor, what you good right. trevor, what do you think a keir think of this? it's a keir starmer appears be suggesting starmer appears to be suggesting that he may his party may instigate a scheme that is similar to rwanda in that processing for asylum seekers could be offshore for. yes >> i think the key word in that sentence was appears, which is always the case with keir starmer. >> one minute he's saying one thing and very next moment he's

doing precisely the opposite. >> um, in any event, he's more or less a revealed that whatever happens with labour, if it's in office regarding immigration, it will be done in tandem with the european union and the european union will dictate terms. >> in other words , how many they >> in other words, how many they will expect britain to take of illegal immigrants coming to europe generally. >> and we will pay for the privilege of them deciding this and what we do with them when they arrive and where they go. uh, keir starmer has been mute on this as on so many other things. >> um , because, you know, they >> um, because, you know, they have provided quite a bit of opposition towards the idea of processing in rwanda and there have been all sorts of name calling, not necessarily directly from the, from the labour party, but from those who support them, as well as the rwanda was a ridiculous notion . rwanda was a ridiculous notion. and yet now they are suggesting that they would they would go ahead with this. he i'm sure that he said that if rwanda went clear that he would reverse it

if into power. he did indeed. >> he said he would scrap the whole scheme . whole scheme. >> um, that's despite the fact that germany and austria and even united nations has used even the united nations has used rwanda and italy is now using albania as a an offshore sort of processing , uh, destination. um processing, uh, destination. um so what's the difference between rwanda, which i think is deemed to be a safe country and where one of the shadow, uh , tory, uh, one of the shadow, uh, tory, uh, labour mps is, uh, goes on houday labour mps is, uh, goes on holiday and organises, in fact , holiday and organises, in fact, houday holiday and organises, in fact, holiday trips to rwanda. yeah why is that not safe as well ? why is that not safe as well? >> um, it does, it does beg the question. i mean, for me, i'm not saying that anybody, you know, specifically is racist. i'm just saying that it does seem in my view , you as seem that, in my view, you as a black woman, looking at that, it seems that they're almost as though rwanda though they feel rwanda is uncivilised and not a place that people can sent . yet every people can be sent. yet every country you ever look at country that you ever look at will have some sort of negative thing that happened their thing that happened in their history that isn't wouldn't

history that isn't it wouldn't have been acceptable and isn't acceptable . and everybody acceptable. and everybody changes. i where do where do changes. so i where do where do you think the labour party will find themselves on this one? because it seems to me they're going to have to eventually crack offshore crack and have offshore processing . processing. >> well, i they will have >> well, i think they will have to do something because it's the number one issue outside the economy and the cost of living , economy and the cost of living, and the labour party has no answers to either of them so far. and this is, in my view, pure opposition , opportunism and pure opposition, opportunism and positioning for the general election, where all sorts of signals are given but without any definition to them . so we any definition to them. so we don't know exactly what keir starmer or the labour party will do on almost anything, whether it's defence, whether it's, um , it's defence, whether it's, um, the economy, whether it's immigration or on the national health service, we are leaping in the dark. if we vote for laboun in the dark. if we vote for labour, um, do you think that this sort of behaviour , because this sort of behaviour, because it's been repetitive all the time, he always he seems to just flip flop, which is how he got

the nickname, goes back and forth. >> do think forth. » no >> do you think that this has any actually affecting any chance of actually affecting his , um, prospects winning his, um, prospects of winning the next general election ? the next general election? >> i would hope so . uh, but i >> i would hope so. uh, but i fear not. i think that the trouble is that the concern voters are now. um, so unpopular that it's going to take a miracle of sorts to reverse the trend in the opinion polls. i think certain things are going the right way. for instance, the economy we are definitely going to feeling real benefits to start feeling real benefits from fall in inflation and from the fall in inflation and the subsequent tax cuts in the budget. i think certain things will happen. i think that rishi sunak has to do something visible on immigration, and i think that he will do it on rwanda. so these sort of things might encourage voters to think twice about, as i say, what is going to be a total leap in the dark if they vote labour. >> i think a lot of people i mean, me, i look at this and i'm concerned because i just feel i can't trust the man. one minute

he's saying one thing and calling something out to be terrible. and now it would appear actually going terrible. and now it would ap donr actually going terrible. and now it would ap do this actually going terrible. and now it would ap do this or actually going terrible. and now it would ap do this or do actually going terrible. and now it would ap do this or do somethingoing terrible. and now it would ap do this or do something very, to do this or do something very, very similar . and it does seem very similar. and it does seem a running theme throughout his leadership of this party. do you do you think that the real problem that the labour party have is not just his indecision, but also the fact that it's so divided and the control that the unions appear to have? because if we look at what's happening now, so many strikes, so many things going on and have things going on and labour have so masters that they need so many masters that they need to satisfy , i do and i think to satisfy, i do and i think that this will manifest itself, hopefully before the general election is called, which will probably be later rather than sooner. >> soonen >> um, i think that one of the things that we have got in the way of guessing what labour will do in office is what labour is doing in office in countries like wales and in cities like, um , london and in those examples um, london and in those examples andindeedin um, london and in those examples

and indeed in scotland, where the snp may not be labour, but it is a socialist party which spends and borrows rather than saves and, and pays the bills. and in all of these cases , wales and in all of these cases, wales in particular, the national health service is a disaster. the drug addiction problems , the the drug addiction problems, the crime rate and the general feeling of being told what to do by people who know better than you do. um, and even that is dwarfed again by what sadiq khan is doing in london, where i think he's actually rather spiteful , a politician who spiteful, a politician who simply sets out to punish people who are utterly innocent of any crime. motorists in particular, but is incompetent . on top of but is incompetent. on top of that, the fact that we have knife crime is running at literally several a day now , and literally several a day now, and the police are totally unable to cope , falls back into the lap of cope, falls back into the lap of the mayor of london. he is in charge or at least shares the responsibility for policing in the capital city. and it is

abysmal . abysmal. >> mhm, mhm. do you think that labour talking about fox hunting because that's what they're talking about. now do you feel that they're sort of trying to do tracked us or nothing to see here. nothing to see here. let's talk about something that's totally irrelevant whilst we now start ideas like start to agree that ideas like rwanda are actually quite a good one, trying rwanda are actually quite a good on do trying rwanda are actually quite a good on do some trying rwanda are actually quite a good on do some sort trying rwanda are actually quite a good ondo some sort thing trying rwanda are actually quite a good on do some sort thing where| to do some sort of thing where avert our eyes from, from some more flip flopping ? more flip flopping? >> i think when it comes to fox hunting, they simply can't help themselves. it's a class thing . themselves. it's a class thing. it is what they see as the posh people enjoying themselves, dressed up in hunting pink and the fact that a few foxes die or have died in the past before it was banned , uh, is incidental to was banned, uh, is incidental to their clamour and i think they're making a big mistake , as they're making a big mistake, as indeed, uh , keir starmer's indeed, uh, keir starmer's mentor tony blair and peter mandelson are trying to tell him. >> yeah, well , listen, thank you >> yeah, well, listen, thank you so much. lovely to talk to you, trevor. that's trevor kavanagh. he's a political columnist for the sun . and now, listen, some

the sun. and now, listen, some of you have been getting in touch. fox touch. margaret says about fox hunting vermin, hunting foxes of vermin, and they disease and over the they carry disease and over the years, fox hunting has kept rabies country . and rabies out of the country. and john says, in my opinion, fox hunting is amusement for the arrogant , pompous, rich hunting is amusement for the arrogant, pompous, rich and has no society . alan no place in our society. alan says, sums up tony blair. he thinks saving a few foxes is worse than murdering hundreds of thousands of people, and jeremy says i was anti fox anti—hunting until i married a farmer and found out what it was like to go into a field and see that many of our lambs had been killed by foxes. we'll keep all your thoughts coming gb views at gb news. been talking news. com we've been talking about labour about rwanda as well. labour apparently planning to do something . uh, we'll something similar. uh, we'll have more on all of the have lots more on all of the stories. there's plenty stories. uh, there's also plenty of coverage on our website, gbnews.com. you've helped us make it the fastest growing national news website in the country . but it's now time. of country. but it's now time. of course , for the great british course, for the great british giveaway. the very first on gb news chance to win some news your chance to win some lovely little treats. you've got

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despite the cost of living crisis, shoppers will spend apparently an average of . £253 apparently an average of. £253 each during this year's festive discount season. research have found this as they've done their studies, but how difficult or how significant is today in the british retail calendar ? well, british retail calendar? well, joining me live from the high street in leeds is gb news reporter anna riley . hey, anna, reporter anna riley. hey, anna, is it busy around where you are ? is it busy around where you are? >> good afternoon. nana. yes, it certainly is. it's been getting busier throughout the day, certainly compared to last year. i was in leeds again. certainly compared to last year. i was in leeds again . covering i was in leeds again. covering the boxing day sales are certainly a lot more footfall this year compared to last, and there's been a marked difference in the way that boxing day sales work. we know years ago, i don't know if you remember , people know if you remember, people used to pitch up their tents outside shops like next in the early hours of boxing day to get in those sales. when the doors opened at 6:00, certainly today, stalls have been opening later

in the day from between eight in the morning till 11 in the morning. lush seem to be a very popular store for people to be queuing up outside. i spoke to a couple in the queue. they'd been waiting for an hour and a half to get the 50% deals. there and this is what other people told me today about their boxing day shopping. >> really on boxing day and start my christmas shopping for next year . next year. >> well, we've got, uh , i bought >> well, we've got, uh, i bought my wife a coat for christmas . we my wife a coat for christmas. we brought it back to harvey nichols because it was too small and they've got no more. so we'll have to wait until the new year until we can, uh, replace it. and what do you make of these sales ? uh, i didn't get it these sales? uh, i didn't get it in sale , but we don't like in the sale, but we don't like going around the sales. it's too hectic. >> come for down one of the bigger fairy rolls . the bigger snow fairy rolls. the like we usually do like back there. we usually do it online, but thought we'd it online, but we thought we'd come early and come down bright and early and have store. so an hour have a look in store. so an hour and queuing. and a half queuing. >> discount that >> what is the discount that you'll be getting 50% on? >> everything christmas >> everything all the christmas stuff, all the seasonal stuff. so left from

so there's anything left from like halloween that'll all be 50% well. 50% off as well. >> brilliant. is it the >> brilliant. and is it the first come for first time you've come for boxing sales in store? boxing day sales in store? >> yeah. and what's made you come time? because come out this time? um, because usually when online, you usually when you're online, you can in your can be putting stuff in your basket you get the basket and then you get to the checkout sold checkout and everything's sold out. i'd come down. out. so i thought i'd come down. and i can get and that means i can get everything that i want . everything that i want. >> and that was a lot of what people were telling me, that they have been shopping online, but they do like that in store experience, that tactile , being experience, that tactile, being able to feel garments that they might want to buy or try them to on buying online, and on save, buying them online, and then having to them then maybe having to take them back and tomorrow may well be even busier. major stores like next haven't opened today . john next haven't opened today. john lewis haven't either . and m&s, lewis haven't either. and m&s, they're giving their staff the day off today for boxing day, so they'll be opening tomorrow . so. they'll be opening tomorrow. so. so we may see even more , even so we may see even more, even more so we may see even more, even more in the stores tomorrow with those big chains opening up . those big chains opening up. >> thank you anna anna riley there in leeds. i'm thinking though, anna a lot of people

probably thinking that they can't be bothered to go out . i'm can't be bothered to go out. i'm surprised, to be honest, that people are out there because i think about three quarters of the festive , the shoppers are the festive, the shoppers are actually staying at home now . actually staying at home now. now, you said it feels busier though. that's quite an interesting thing. um, is that how it feels? is it really? is it quite. because it looks quite quiet if i'm quiet where you are, if i'm honest . honest. >> certainly. in contrast to last boxing day , it did feel last boxing day, it did feel quite quiet. so this year compared to last, certainly did. and speaking to people , a lot of and speaking to people, a lot of them said that they asked for money this christmas so they could spend it, maybe could go out and spend it, maybe with the shops opening a little bit as if anybody's bit later as well. if anybody's got a bit of a sore head, this morning, they don't have to get got a bit of a sore head, this mosuper they don't have to get got a bit of a sore head, this mo super early don't have to get got a bit of a sore head, this mo super early to 1't have to get got a bit of a sore head, this mo super early to getiave to get got a bit of a sore head, this mo super early to get those get up super early to get those deals. so definitely busier than last year. know in london, last year. but i know in london, people street had said people on oxford street had said that they felt it was a lot quieter compared to last year. so maybe up north we want the bargains a little bit more than down south.

>> what was your best present this year then ? because i don't this year then? because i don't get very much because my kids are quite young. i give them money out and money then. then they go out and buy the money i've buy things, and the money i've given your given them. what was your best present . present. >> i love to read, so i got a new kindle that was probably my best gift. so yeah, i was quite pleased with that. i've got a nice necklace as well and my cat's got lots of presents. i don't have children, but my family brought my cats a lot of gifts so they enjoyed opening their gifts as well . their gifts as well. >> yeah, it's good, isn't >> yeah, it's all good, isn't it? very much at it? i didn't get very much at all. my little son me all. my little son made me a bauble wood, which bauble made out of wood, which is really actually, is really sweet, actually, that's reality christmas, is really sweet, actually, that'it? reality christmas, is really sweet, actually, that' it? myeality christmas, is really sweet, actually, that' it? my daughterzhristmas, is really sweet, actually, that' it? my daughter bought s, is really sweet, actually, that' it? my daughter bought me isn't it? my daughter bought me some slippers, which some nice slippers, which i which needed , that's which i've needed, so that's all good. riley , always good. anna riley, always a pleasure. thank you much for pleasure. thank you so much for joining right. well, it's joining me. right. well, it's time the time to go through all the latest sports news. uh, so we've got loads more still to come between now and 5:00. we'll be going through all of your latest football results in the premier league today . football results in the premier league today. had its first black referee in 15 years as sam

allison takes charge of sheffield united versus luton in a clash at the bottom of the table . so let's see what chris table. so let's see what chris skudder has to say about that. chris, thank you so much for joining me . so there's lots of . joining me. so there's lots of. there are lots of boxing day fixtures going on. i'm just not a person at all. a football person at all. >> yeah , it's all weeks non—stop >> yeah, it's all weeks non—stop football now isn't it. >> right through to the summer if you don't like it, too bad it's on all the time. but yeah, there's five matches today. um, and allison. and you mentioned sam allison. that's that that's a real eye catcher that because, know, because, you know, really extraordinaire that the last time we had a black referee in a premier league game was way back in 2008, 15 years ago . um, chap in 2008, 15 years ago. um, chap by the name of uriah renee, a lovely fella. i met him at the cup final last year and it felt like he hadn't been away. he was he was very unassuming and, you know, he was he was there know, he he was he was there pretty the start. pretty much from the start. ufiah pretty much from the start. uriah he retired and uriah um, but he retired and nobody replaced and a lot nobody replaced him. and a lot of questions as to why this has

happened, uh, done to happened, but, uh, well done to sam came through. sam ellison, who came through. he's been in the football league for three years, 2020. for a while, three years, 2020. he the football league he came into the football league and he's served his time there, and he's served his time there, and he's served his time there, and he's taking charge of and now he's taking charge of sheff versus luton today . sheff united versus luton today. uh they're playing now. uh they're playing right now. it's sheffield it's one nil to sheffield united. looked united. the last time i looked at minutes ago uh he at a couple of minutes ago uh he hasn't anybody off. don't hasn't sent anybody off. i don't think done think just yet. but he's done a really good job. um, you know, just this, just getting on with this, you know , the best referees the know, the best referees are the ones who um, the ones ones who don't see, um, the ones you none of this you don't notice. none of this var get it. var stuff. you get on with it. get players to play get the players to play the game. done great job game. and he's done a great job so done to him. so far so well done to him. but you know the question does remain why. know why. remain as to why. you know why. why few why have we had so few black referees long period of time? >> i find it interesting that people often ask that question when , if i look at it, um, so when, if i look at it, um, so one of my friends, she's a teacher, she went for, eventually went for a job as head and commented head teacher, and she commented that many black that there are not many black head her boss at head teachers and her boss at the time said, well, have you appued the time said, well, have you applied for the job? and i think sometimes look as sometimes we look at this as a broad and wonder why. sometimes we look at this as a broad and wonder why . but broad brush and wonder why. but one reasons could one of the big reasons could be that of black

that maybe lots of black people just applying for just aren't really applying for it for that it and aren't going for that particular job. it and aren't going for that particularjob. there particular job. there >> maybe particularjob. there >> maybe that's right. i mean, you look at the stats, um , in you look at the stats, um, in the premier league , there's 41% the premier league, there's 41% of the players are black in the champion in the championship. the football league 34. the football league is 34. i think figure at the think around that figure at the moment. um, and people are saying, okay, does that saying, okay, so why does that not into into coaching not translate into into coaching jobs or refereeing jobs ? um, now jobs or refereeing jobs? um, now the, uh, from the playing side, if you want to be a, if you want to be a coach, you've got to do all the badges. and as far as i'm aware, it's about four teen, 15% have played 15% of those who have played professionally, 15% of those who have played professionallcan then go on and players who can then go on and be a manager and um, so quite a few have. so when you when you translate the numbers, it doesn't really stack up. um, listen , you've got to apply for listen, you've got to apply for the jobs. there have been some good black managers. um, but, uh, you know, uh, the numbers are quite low. i mean, but that's different to a referee. >> so, yeah, i look at that and

i think, yeah, it is. why it's. >> yeah , maybe people don't see >> yeah, maybe people don't see it as quite , quite the career. it as quite, quite the career. >> um , i think sometimes you >> um, i think sometimes you know, they have their favourites i don't know, i think this , this i don't know, i think this, this is a breakthrough today and i think maybe we, uh, people will see it now as a profession because. yeah well, you know, refereeing, it's kind of. do you want to be a ref? i don't know, the not fantastic the money's not fantastic compared to being a coach or a player. but but, you player. um, so but but, you know, the fact remains , i mean, know, the fact remains, i mean, uh, the, the last, um, non—white white, uh, premier league officials all before, after ufiah officials all before, after uriah rennie was way back in 2010. and that was a person that ran the line who was from, um , a ran the line who was from, um, a sikh punjabi chap called jarnail singh, whose son, uh, bhupinder , singh, whose son, uh, bhupinder, uh, singh gill is now one of the linesmen in the premier league and has been around just came in this year, but there really aren't many. i think it's probably because it's not some see it as not attractive. you know, thing to do. but um, i

think pgmol who run the refereeing side, howard webb, are now, you know, i think actively trying to try to promote it, um, because, you know , listen, it's a, it's know, listen, it's a, it's a great thing to be involved in. well, maybe , maybe now, maybe how. >> now. >> others have seen somebody go before them who is black. they might maybe might consider it, but maybe some people just didn't want to do it's just do it. i mean, if you it's just like aren't many like saying there aren't many black female dustmen. black or women female dustmen. i don't want to be a dustman. listen, chris, it's good to talk to you. >> maybe that's right . maybe >> maybe that's right. maybe it's because people don't. people don't want to do it. >> know, um, people >> i don't know, um, some people might want to do anyway. might not want to do it anyway. listen, chris, i've got to to listen, chris, i've got to go to the news, will talk the news, but we will talk again. always again. uh, but, chris, always a pleasure. skudder. pleasure. that's chris skudder. uh, your latest uh, first, let's get your latest news tatiana sanchez . news with tatiana sanchez. >> nana. thank you very much. for 31, this is the latest from the gb newsroom storm garrett set to batter britain overnight, bringing strong wind, rain and snow. the met office has issued several yellow weather warnings

from into the early from midnight into the early hours on thursday . gusts between hours on thursday. gusts between 50 to 70mph will sweep across the country, with high ground and exposed coasts being hit the hardest. most of england and wales will see torrential rain , wales will see torrential rain, whereas the peaks of scotland and northern isles are and the northern isles are likely to see snow . four likely to see some snow. four people have been held in a murder probe after a man was stabbed in east london today. the met police say officers were called to reports of a stabbing on crown wood street in hackney, a 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and later died from his injuries. two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder . they and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. they remain in police custody and a crime scene is in place . russia has scene is in place. russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a ukrainian attack on a black sea port, which killed one and injured several others . the head of the several others. the head of the ukrainian air force confirms its

warplanes hit the russian landing ship. defence secretary grant welcomes claims grant shapps welcomes claims ukraine destroyed the ship, saying it's a sign the war has not reached a stalemate. russia as defence minister, says forces have stopped ukraine's counteroffensive and are now pushing forward on all fronts . pushing forward on all fronts. the and queen camilla has hosted afternoon tea at windsor castle for a girl with a brain tumour. the little girl, for a girl with a brain tumour. the little girl , who for a girl with a brain tumour. the little girl, who spent for a girl with a brain tumour. the little girl , who spent most the little girl, who spent most of her life on chemo therapy, sang a christmas song and gave the queen a handmade ring when she was invited. olivia . taylor she was invited. olivia. taylor has a brain tumour which has left her blind, but she let up to say hello. your majesty , as to say hello. your majesty, as she met the queen. the seven year old also tried her very first cup of tea, which the queen poured for. her for more on all of those stories, you can visit our website gbnews.com .

visit our website gbnews.com. >> thank you tatiana. welcome back. >> thank you tatiana. welcome back . this is gb news on tv, back. this is gb news on tv, onune back. this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua. it's fast approaching 34 minutes after 4:00. now coming up was the king's speech to political as his majesty leads an environmental charge in his christmas address . but away his christmas address. but away from the christmas festivities , from the christmas festivities, after months of tory fumbling over rwanda, now it's labour's turn to try to come up with an alternative plan. so will migration be the big political battle of 2024? i'm joined now by political commentator peter spencer . peter, by political commentator peter spencer. peter, happy christmas to you. nice to see you. very same to you, nana. thank you so much . right. so keir starmer has much. right. so keir starmer has finally laid one of his flip flops down and instead of and he's now confirming that labour may well consider a policy similar to rwanda by by that i mean , um, external processing . mean, um, external processing. what are your thoughts . what are your thoughts. >> well i had to make the point that a it is not altogether further confirmed that he's going to go this way, but at the

same time , his team are same time, his team are convinced that the general election will come sooner rather than later. so they got to come up with something when it comes to the plan that that being reported in multiple outlets , i reported in multiple outlets, i think it's worth pointing out that it think it's worth pointing out thatitis think it's worth pointing out that it is fundamentally different from the conservative rwanda plan in that the processing would be done by british officials as distinct from local officials in rwanda and if people are granted asylum , then they will be allowed to come to uk as opposed to the government scheme, which says actually they'll have to stay in rwanda or go somewhere else. they can't come to britain. so i think fundamentally think it is fundamentally different, and also because of the that it would be the fact that it would be british officials doing it, we wouldn't fall foul of international conventions and international conventions and international law in anything like the same way as the rwanda scheme. why would that be? >> just because just just out of

interest? why would that be? if british people are processing them in rwanda or wherever it is , that they would not fall foul of the other legal issues that they seem . to be falling foul they seem. to be falling foul of? now, i don't see why that would make a difference. >> don't get me into the nitpicking. and how angels nitpicking. and how many angels can dance because don't know can dance because you don't know the . the answer. >> you've got more. listen. you've got more detail on that plan than anyone else because that's you're reading all that's where you're reading all that. no, but seriously, why? why what difference does it make whether the person is british or from rwanda ? it's irrelevant, from rwanda? it's irrelevant, isn't why would that allow isn't it? why would that allow them to evade the legal issues ? them to evade the legal issues? >> well, the point about if it's being done in rwanda , we would being done in rwanda, we would come potentially against the european convention on human rights and in addition to that, the supreme court has already said luanda is not a safe country. and of course, now there is now a piece of legislation going through

parliament that says . well, parliament that says. well, yarbu, you smelly old judges, we say it is. it is a safe country. but again, they're they're in a complete minefield over rwanda policy. it has to be said that apart from the fears of breaching international obugafions. breaching international obligations . and breaking all obligations. and breaking all manner of different laws, what it has done is tear the conservative party in half and as we know, the legislation about saying rwanda is safe after all, is going to cause all manner of friction and disagreements within the conservative party over the coming months. and my suspicion is that when rishi sunak finally comes to write his political obituary , that's to say his obituary, that's to say his memoirs, he will say, my biggest goof was to go for the rwanda policy . in fact, what i'd say is policy. in fact, what i'd say is it's not so much rwanda , rwanda . it's not so much rwanda, rwanda. >> well, i think his biggest goof was their biggest goof. full stop was getting rid of

bofis full stop was getting rid of boris because he's not done much better of his political better in terms of his political caphal better in terms of his political capital. he hasn't particularly i capital. he hasn't particularly | , capital. he hasn't particularly i , there was no point if i mean, there was no point if you're to of you're going to get rid of a leader, expect them you're going to get rid of a lere r, expect them you're going to get rid of a lere r, aheadzxpect them you're going to get rid of a lere r, ahead thant them you're going to get rid of a lere r, ahead than notem to be further ahead than not further behind. but, um, coming back party in back to the labour party in rwanda, keir starmer called rwanda, keir starmer called rwanda and the plan of it a gimmick, though. so for him to consider or contemplate allegedly, that he similar allegedly, that he a similar system may be elsewhere does feel a bit flip floppy . feel a bit flip floppy. >> well, i mean , you never say >> well, i mean, you never say neverin >> well, i mean, you never say never in politics after all. um, but but no, i mean , he's also but but no, i mean, he's also he's applying that to a series of other initial moves that he has in mind, one of which is to treat those that the people smugglers not just as criminals, but as terrorists, in other words, to really clamp down hard on them. at the same time, he also says that he would spend a good deal more money on on getting more people to do the processing of the. >> did he mention where he was going to get the money from peter? did he mention where he's

going to get the money from? peter? did he mention where he's goinggoinget the money from? peter? did he mention where he's goinggoing to he money from? peter? did he mention where he's goinggoing to spend ney from? peter? did he mention where he's goinggoing to spend more.ym? peter? did he mention where he's goinggoing to spend more. that's he's going to spend more. that's that's great. well, i mean, that's great. but well, i mean, hang on a minute. >> about that, >> when we talk about that, i mean, british government is mean, the british government is already something already shelling out something like £300 million to rwanda. where are they getting that from? and that have to make from? and that i have to make that is that it would that point, is that it would only the surface the only scratch the surface of the number of, of illegal immigrants in this country. that's if it works at all. so i don't think money is, is an issue in all of this. >> but but you're the one that mentioned you said he's mentioned that you said he's going more money going to spend more money on it. this thing. if he's this is the thing. so if he's coming out with proposals which as the opposition, he needs to so people know what they're so that people know what they're going be for if they going to be voting for if they we know where he's we also want to know where he's going the money from. so going to get the money from. so the conservative have going to get the money from. so the con�*taken ve have going to get the money from. so the con�*taken the have going to get the money from. so the con�*taken the hafrom already taken the money from wherever they've taken it from. maybe budget, maybe the foreign aid budget, probably. i would that probably. but i would say that an opposition party needs to express, they're saying express, if they're saying more money where they're getting it from. i just wondered if he'd mentioned from. i just wondered if he'd mention> well, he hasn't because he hasn't actually specifically said how he's going to approach this subject . but i would also this subject. but i would also make the point that a great deal

of fuss is made and quite understandably , about the fact understandably, about the fact that very large numbers of asylum seekers have been housed in hotels or barges or whatever over a sustained period, costing an absolute fortune from the taxpayer. thank you very much. um, if you but these these applications could actually be processed in a matter of weeks instead of what is has been happening. something over a yeah happening. something over a year. well, it's not surprising you got people stacked up in hotels if they can't actually get their act together and make it . it happen. >> i hear you, but have >> well, i hear you, but we have got very politicised got a very politicised civil service seem to be service as well who seem to be going on a go slow because they don't really government don't really like the government in my view on in power. that's just my view on that were processing. that one. they were processing. i was nine applications i think it was nine applications a which absurd. a week, which is absurd. and a lot them working from lot of them were working from home. um, uh, peter spencer, thank to thank you so much. lovely to talk political talk to you. he's a political commentator. right. so what do you think? touch. gb you think? um, get in touch. gb views news. or tweet me views gb news. com or tweet me at gb news next up, can ukraine survive a russian onslaught with support from the united states? it says the us congress failed

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can stream the show live on youtube. but next up king charles. his speech now, did you listen to it? he delivered a very festive the very festive message to the nafion very festive message to the nation and commonwealth, standing beside a rich chantable christmas tree. look i've had a plastic one for many, many years and that is pretty good. i think that's but that's sustainable, but sustainable were sustainable decorations were also to show his support also used to show his support for environment. well for the environment. well joining royal joining me now is royal commentatorjudith joining me now is royal commentator judith judith. i thought it was judith herself. that's what i thought it was a judith. judith, sir, i know that we've got a tree between us, but what do you what do you think about that? he the sustainable christmas tree. his speech. very tiny, tiny about the tiny, tiny bit about the environment . tiny, tiny bit about the environment. but you may not. it was hidden in nicely . i was hidden in there nicely. i think to say, like think what i've got to say, like i do commend the team i personally do commend the team that put together the speech. >> and also >> the speechwriter and also whoever benesse at his delivery because what he finds himself in a position that great britain is part, you're part of the world. >> and what's going on is very universal ills when it comes to the climate, when it comes to

global conflict, you cannot be seen to just gloss over things because then it contributes to that perception of the royal family being out of touch . but family being out of touch. but you have to remain apolitical, so you do have to kind of coast over the topic to show that there is an awareness. but i'm not engaging . it is not my not engaging. it is not my place. don't think that i place. so don't think that i don't i know what don't care. i just know what position i occupy so as not position i must occupy so as not to step out of bounds. position i must occupy so as not to step out of bounds . and i to step out of bounds. and i think they navigated that well . think they navigated that well. because one thing i did notice is you look of is that when you look at all of the queen's speeches before , for the queen's speeches before, for what one thing that queen elizabeth was exceptional at doing very doing is that she was very business down the line, almost metronomic , but still managing metronomic, but still managing to be endearing , something that to be endearing, something that charles did that struck me . charles did that struck me. >> i studied >> is he because i studied speech and drama with lamda? >> and when you get like a piece of prose, too you're chill will >> and when you get like a piece of proit�*, too you're chill will >> and when you get like a piece of proit in do you're chill will >> and when you get like a piece of proit in markingschill will >> and when you get like a piece of proit in markings .1ill will >> and when you get like a piece of proit in markings. takeill >> and when you get like a piece of proit in markings. take your cover it in markings. take your breath here, go up here, light and shade intonation. breath here, go up here, light anc he ade intonation. breath here, go up here, light anc he knows onation. breath here, go up here, light anc he knows how on. breath here, go up here, light anc he knows how to. breath here, go up here, light anc he knows how to inflect his >> he knows how to inflect his vocal tone to show emotion , vocal tone to show emotion, which is something people would have always accused him of not

having . and in that speech, you having. and in that speech, you could tell that the things that matter to he would inflect matter to him, he would inflect more to show that he cared more, and delivery, rather and also delivery, rather than just , he would look down, just pause, he would look down, then look up as though he had a moment for quiet reflection. and this is something i've thought about. >> and now i'm saying it. >> and now i'm saying it. >> and now i'm saying it. >> and i just thought that he's played blinder because just >> and i just thought that he's playe colour�*ider because just >> and i just thought that he's playe colour toer because just >> and i just thought that he's playe colour to the ecause just >> and i just thought that he's playe colour to the speech just >> and i just thought that he's playe colour to the speech andt gives colour to the speech and makes it look more personal, as opposed to pre—prepared. well some people, though, listening to it, have thought, to it, may have thought, well, that's but you that's all very well, but you are talking about the environment flown via environment having flown via private jet to cop28 now i'm not going complain. i want going to complain. i don't want him. i'm not one those people him. i'm not one of those people that doing that. that minds people doing that. so i'm but going i'm all right. but you're going to conference via to a climate conference via private jet. then you come back , private jet. then you come back, you have two helicopters, seven palaces, and all the other rest of . those are of it. and those palaces are mostly empty with staff. and, you know , people might find you know, people might find it difficult to stomach messages about climate from him. it's about the climate from him. it's thatis about the climate from him. it's that is true. you've got to give merits to that argument. but what would you have him do should he travel on public

transport? then you quadruple the price security the price of his security because he's a public figure and also a target. >> there are just certain things he has to do and a certain way he has to do and a certain way he but also he has to function, but also you'll find that a lot of this, you'll find that a lot of this, you a lot of things can be you can carbon footprint. >> that's a scam. that's >> no, that's a scam. that's a complete scam. we know people do do yeah, it's a scam. do it. yeah, it's a scam. investing elsewhere . it's investing money elsewhere. it's a a scam. everyone a scam. it's a scam. everyone knows complete knows it's a complete scam. that's do . i've that's what they all do. i've asked my cab and you've done nothing of the sort. i will scam this much. >> he has been banging the drum for saving the environment longer than any most people for saving the environment longe and n any most people for saving the environment longe and he ny most people for saving the environment longe and he hasn't;t people for saving the environment longe and he hasn't changed his have. and he hasn't changed his tone or his enthusiasm . um, when tone or his enthusiasm. um, when you look at the work that he has done at highgrove, when you look you look at the work that he has dotheit highgrove, when you look you look at the work that he has dotheit highgprojects,3n you look you look at the work that he has dotheit highgprojects, you>u look at the all the projects, you don't that. he don't know about that. he invests even that invests in even things that i know personally, he know of personally, like he invests sustainable invests in fashion, sustainable fashion. many places fashion. he's in so many places that he doesn't sing about. that is why a lot people him is why a lot of people give him credit. give the credit. why would they give the key speech him? people in the key speech to him? people in the industry do give him credit. well i'm going the drum. well i'm going to bang the drum. >> to get on my

>> then i'm going to get on my private jet and sit one my private jet and sit in one of my palaces. teresa silva, thank private jet and sit in one of my palesos. teresa silva, thank private jet and sit in one of my palesos. teresmy silva, thank private jet and sit in one of my palesos. teresmy pleasure1ank private jet and sit in one of my palesos. teresmy pleasure .ii'ik private jet and sit in one of my palesos. teresmy pleasure . ha ha. you so much. my pleasure. ha ha. no, love the king. i love the no, i love the king. i love the royal family. so, you know. hey, listen, one those listen, i'm not one of those people. i mind long as people. i don't mind as long as you the environment. you look after the environment. like, no plastics in the like, as in no plastics in the river. thing, river. but as for the co2 thing, i'm i feel it's a bit i'm sorry, but i feel it's a bit of cash but what are of a cash grab. but what are your views that your thoughts? gb views that gb news um, tweet as news con um, tweet me now as well at gb news if you're just tuned in, i'm nana akua. we're well at gb news if you're just tuneon n, i'm nana akua. we're well at gb news if you're just tuneon n, i' onlinea akua. we're well at gb news if you're just tuneon n, i'online and ja. we're well at gb news if you're just tuneon n, i'online and on we're live on tv, online and on digital radio now. the uk government is welcoming ukraine's claims that they've destroyed a russian ship in crimea . the airstrike carried crimea. the airstrike carried out this morning targeted the black sea port of al fayed . i black sea port of al fayed. i can't say that if you do your echr, i think i've said it, our defence secretary grant shapps says that it shows has says that it shows the war has not reached a stalemate. but will ukraine be able to sustain these if the united these attacks if the united states supporting their states stops supporting their war as us congress war efforts? and as us congress fails to agree . on the $61 fails to agree. on the $61 billion package of aid ? so billion package of aid? so joining me now to discuss that is us political analyst eric

hamm. eric thank you very much for joining me. i want to hamm. eric thank you very much for joining me . i want to start forjoining me. i want to start by asking why is it that the united states are contemplating not stopping aid to ukraine? >> well, there are some members, particularly in the republican party, who believe that the united states has already provided an enormous amount of aid. and at this time, they believe that resources from the united states needs to be focussed elsewhere, particularly on the us southern border and so that's one of the many battles that's one of the many battles that we're seeing take place in congress right now, as this fight continues. there are , fight continues. there are, however, some even the senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell, a senior republican who actually believes that the united states does need to provide more aid , not less, to provide more aid, not less, to ukraine. hmm >> because there's also the argument with regard to israel as well . and it does feel that as well. and it does feel that the americans want to step away from that one, two. yeah

>> that's right. in fact, we know president biden put this foreign aid package on the table foreign aid package on the table for congress that included aid to ukraine, israel and the us southern border. but right now, what we have seen is most of the focus has been on the us southern border. in fact , the southern border. in fact, the senate actually delayed their their christmas recess to try to get a deal on funding for the us southern border, which they were unable to do. and so what we have seen here is on three of the most recalcitrant issues . the most recalcitrant issues. congress is unable to actually come to an agreement and we have to remember, when they return, not only do they have to focus on these three key issues, but they also have to focus on actually the government actually keeping the government funded heading into the funded and open heading into the next well of course, if next year. well of course, if they do withdraw their funding , they do withdraw their funding, then the war is pretty much over for ukraine. >> are finished pretty >> ukraine are finished pretty much how would that reflect on the global stage with russia? um, taking on that territory? because that's kind of where we would be. yeah it would be

catastrophic. >> and we know president biden has made clear that he wants to provide ukraine. and president zelenskyy with all the resources that he needs, and i suspect that he needs, and i suspect that he needs, and i suspect that he will find a way to carve out resources on his own to get them to ukraine. it probably won't be as robust as he would like. and of course , there will like. and of course, there will need to be some effort by republicans to actually come to an agreement. and i think they can, because we know many republicans want to see funding for the us southern border. and i think that's where we will see some of that trading. take place. us place. funding for the us southern border in exchange for funding for ukraine. >> we be if donald >> where would we be if donald trump was in power ? and where do trump was in power? and where do you think we'll be if he gets in? >> well , i in? >> well, i think we'd see a funding come to a complete halt for ukraine. i think , uh, we for ukraine. i think, uh, we would see a potential president trump who would be and actually

be supportive of efforts by vladimir putin in ukraine, which goes counter to what nato would like to see. and i think that would be a fight that we would possibly see between congress and the white house, if, in fact, donald trump were in office because its interesting, i suspect . i suspect. >> is there a feeling that had donald trump been in power and not joe biden, that this would never have happened ? never have happened? >> if you mean what never would have happened? you mean as in as in even israel? >> also ukraine? actually, >> and also ukraine? actually, either of those wars probably wouldn't have happened . wouldn't have happened. >> oh, no, i believe vladimir putin certainly would have gone into ukraine. i think the mistake vladimir putin made was not going into ukraine when donald trump was actually in office. uh, because we have seen joe biden actually, not only galvanise resources from the united states, but also nato and other european countries to support ukraine's efforts

against russia. and so i think that was a big mistake that vladimir putin made. and i think he's hoping that donald trump certainly gets back in office, as that would be much easier for him. >> you reckon , eric, thank you >> you reckon, eric, thank you very much. really good to talk to you. welcome aboard. this is gb the next hour, i'll gb news. in the next hour, i'll be sports be speaking to sports journalists historic journalists about the historic day the league. stay day in the premier league. stay tuned . i'm nana akua. tuned for that. i'm nana akua. this gb news has a brighter this is gb news has a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. >> hello there. >> i am greg dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather. low pressure is returning over the next 24 hours, bringing some very unsettled weather to pretty much most of the uk. today's area of high pressure moving away, we can see low pressure, tight isobars, very strong winds across the country, outbreaks of heavy rain and snow for scotland too. and that system is already moving in this evening and

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>> hello. good afternoon and welcome back merry christmas. if you just tuned in it's 5:00 at nana akua. thank you so much for joining me this boxing so joining me this boxing day. so for the next hour i'll be keeping you company. we've got lots to talk about the stories that matter to you now. fox hunting. lots of people gathered today in countryside for an today in the countryside for an annual boxing day hunt. do you think that should still go ahead? does it bother you? is it even part something you even part of something that you would the royals would consider? also, the royals 7 would consider? also, the royals ? it's very royal ? it's been a very royal christmas. i'll be finding out more with gavin ashenden then , more with gavin ashenden then, if you plan to travel anywhere . if you plan to travel anywhere. well, it's quite a bit of chaos.

i'm very excited to say that simon calder will be joining me live in studio give live in the studio to give you some you can avoid some tips on how you can avoid the post—christmas travel chaos . the post—christmas travel chaos. and finally, what what have you been watching on tv and how are you spending your boxing day? please get in touch. email gb views at gbnews.com or tweet me at . gb news. views at gbnews.com or tweet me at. gb news. but views at gbnews.com or tweet me at . gb news. but before that , at. gb news. but before that, let's get your latest news with tatiana . nana. tatiana. nana. >> thank you very much. 5:01. this is the latest from the gb newsroom storm garrett set to batter britain overnight, bringing strong wind, rain and snow. the met office has issued several yellow weather warnings from midnight into the early hours on thursday. gusts between 50 to 70mph will sweep across the country , with high ground the country, with high ground and exposed coasts being hit the hardest. most of england and

wales will see torrential rain, whereas the peaks of scotland and the northern isles are likely to see some snow . a man likely to see some snow. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in croydon 27 year old michael patrick afonso picciotto died after being attacked and stabbed by a group of men in thornton heath on tuesday , the thornton heath on tuesday, the 19th of december. the investigation is ongoing and a 22 year old remains in custody . 22 year old remains in custody. the met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward for. people have been held in a murder probe after a man was stabbed in east london today, the met police says officers were called to reports officers were called to reports of a stabbing on crown wood street in hackney. a 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and later from his and later died from his injuries. two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder . they 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. they remain in police custody and a crime scene is in place . russia has

scene is in place. russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a ukrainian attack on a black sea port, which killed one and injured several others . the head of the several others. the head of the ukrainian air force confirmed that its warplanes hit the russian landing ship. defence secretary grant shapps welcomes claims ukraine destroyed the ship , saying claims ukraine destroyed the ship, saying it's a sign the war has not reached a stalemate. russia's defence minister says forces have stopped ukraine's counter—offensive and are now pushing forward on all fronts . pushing forward on all fronts. marks and spencer's and john lewis are among major retailers who've opted to remain closed this boxing day. traditionally, the day after christmas is one of the busiest shopping days on the high streets, with this year expected to be the biggest in five years, with pets at home and home bargains , as well as and home bargains, as well as major supermarkets aldi , iceland major supermarkets aldi, iceland and the majority of waitrose stores will . not open today. stores will. not open today. more than three quarters of people are expected to do the majority of their shopping

online, instead, the ceo of british retailers, andrew goodacre, businesses will goodacre, says businesses will be people spend more . be hoping people spend more. >> it has been such a difficult year for so many. as i said, and now is the time to eke out every last penny we can from shoppers out there. people who can afford hopefully to spend that little bit more. um, at this time of yean bit more. um, at this time of year, and, and i think every year, uh, and, and i think every business will be looking to do that and i think, you know , that and i think, you know, fingers crossed every business succeeds want to do succeeds in what they want to do and what want achieve and what they want to achieve in the next seven days. >> labour has been warned to stay away from traditional boxing day fox hunt parades ahead of the next general election. countryside campaigners have told the party to end what they call its running attack on rural communities. they say sir keir starmer risks igniting a toxic culture war if his party repeats past attacks on rural life. fox hunting . was banned in england hunting. was banned in england and wales in 2004. however labour has vowed to crack down

on all hunts. countryside alliance chief executive tim bonner if sir keir chooses bonner says if sir keir chooses to tighten legislation further, there will be fight . there will be a fight. >> this really isn't about foxes and this debate never really has been. it's about people and it's about the fact that there are elements rights elements of the animal rights movement of the of movement and elements of the of the left , the labour the political left, the labour party, who cannot cope with the fact that hunt still exists , fact that hunt still exists, that they are still meeting today , that tens of thousands of today, that tens of thousands of people be out to people will be going out to support so i think it support them. um, so i think it was bizarre, frankly, that we that we're really thinking again about to legislate about going back to legislate further this issue , but have further on this issue, but have no doubt if they do, there'll be further on this issue, but have n

up to say hello. your majesty, as she met queen camilla. the seven year old also tried her very first cup of tea, which was poured by the . queen. this is gb poured by the. queen. this is gb news 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 back to . nana play gb news. now back to. nana >> thank you tatiana. it's fast approaching six minutes after 5:00. welcome on board. if you've just tuned in, i'm nana akua. we are live on tv , online akua. we are live on tv, online and on digital radio, but we're going to move a bit away from christmas right now because after months of tory fumbling over rwanda , now it's the labour over rwanda, now it's the labour party's turn to try to come up with an alternative plan , with an alternative plan, because if they because we keep asking if they don't like it. starmer don't like it. keir starmer called gimmick. don't like it. keir starmer called gimmick . what on called it a gimmick. what on earth could they consider doing ? earth could they consider doing? but according reports today, but according to reports today, labour are considering a migration that would see migration scheme that would see asylum seekers claims processed est somewhere else. yeah so will

migration be the big political battle of 2024? well, joining me now is the political editor of the express, david maddox . david the express, david maddox. david happy christmas. nice to see you now, david nana. >> how are you? >> how are you? >> i'm good. thank you. david, this shock horror keir starmer is now talking about process being externally . is this a being externally. is this a surprise to you ? hearing him now surprise to you? hearing him now appear to be touting this . appear to be touting this. >> well the problem is it's difficult to know what keir starmer actually believes in and what he would actually do. you know, he announces something and usually u—turns on it within 48 hours. so you know it. this seemed to be a very strange announcement , seemed to be a very strange announcement, having seemed to be a very strange announcement , having literally announcement, having literally opposed every measure to try and crack down on illegal immigration over the last two years. really. and uh, now they're talking about something that the conservatives discussed a while back and labour used to oppose this. uh, it's hard to

believe that his own party would allow him to do it, but it's also hard to believe that keir starmer himself would actually would actually this anyway. would actually do this anyway. um, because , um, a year or so um, because, um, a year or so ago . ago. >> so in april 2022, sir keir starmer, uh, criticised boris johnson and he called boris's plan to do this rwanda thing as a desperate attempt to distract the country from his lawbreaking . and he described the contentious plan as unworkable and extortionate. so it does seem incredulous that he will now be appearing to back something of a similar ilk. now be appearing to back something of a similar ilk . how something of a similar ilk. how credible is this particular report ? report? >> well, i mean , i have no doubt >> well, i mean, i have no doubt that labour have discussed this option. i mean, the problem is that their previous solution was to do a deal with european union, let brussels control illegal migration for us, and give us at least 100,000 extra illegal migrants. give us at least 100,000 extra illegal migrants . a year. not illegal migrants. a year. not that we'd already had enough. so

you know, it's as i say, it's difficult to know where he is on these things, but if he really is talking about offshore processing, you know, which i assume is another country, uh , assume is another country, uh, you know, which country would it be? i mean, clearly not rwanda, but but, uh, you know, if he's really talking about that, where is it going to be? and will he really do it? uh, it's hard to believe he would. >> well, he said that he would reverse the rwanda plan if it is, if it has gone through when or if he becomes the prime minister. but then if he's prepared to do offshoring anyway, then he might as well carry on with it, because we spend a fortune. >> the obvious >> well, maybe the obvious solution is to do deal with solution is to do a deal with france and let us, uh, process all the claims over there and leave them in france, or take them back to france . but, uh, them back to france. but, uh, nobody could doubt that france is a safe country. uh, although , is a safe country. uh, although, you know, there's a lot of question marks, actually, over whether rwanda , uh, you know, a whether rwanda, uh, you know, a lot of it is just prejudice

against an african country anyway. so i don't know. i mean, but you're right, in your first point, your initial point at the start of this is this is going to be a big issue of the year. he knows he's to somehow win he knows he's got to somehow win back those old red wall seats . back those old red wall seats. his old former safe labour seats . the conservatives know they've got to hold on to them if they stand any chance of staying in power might . creation is the power and might. creation is the big issue there, whether it's legal or illegal. frankly, it's not just for small boats . it's not just for small boats. it's also a fact that we let in 1.4 million people net legally in the last two years. well he referred to the sort of rwanda style as a gimmick, but actually in his party conference, he didn't mention immigration at all. >> he missed it out completely. so how serious do you think he is about this ? i think he it is is about this? i think he it is dawning on him that this is going to be the big issue. >> there are two big issues in this , uh, forthcoming election, this, uh, forthcoming election, and we know it's definitely going to be next year. it's the

economy, which is obviously the top issue, but immigration is now clearly the second issue. traditionally labour would go with, you know, however many days to save the nhs as well. they probably will do that. but they know that that's not going to be a game changer dealing with this. uh these small boats, it's illegal immigration crisis and it really is a serious crisis. it is actually going to be it. and you know, they've got a big lead in the polls at the moment, but it's a very soft lead. still, even with the struggles that rishi sunak is having. so you know, he's he's got to come up with some answers on this question and others. >> well, it's taken them long enough to accept that this is a serious issue. and for those of us who have been called far right and all sorts of names for dafing right and all sorts of names for daring point nigel daring to point it out, nigel farage particular, pointing farage in particular, pointing out situation, a of the out the situation, a lot of the established media were ignoring it, not mentioning it until it literally until they realised

they literally had to. why do you think it's taken sir keir starmer to acknowledge starmer so long to acknowledge that this is an issue ? that this is an issue? >> well, let's face it, he leads a party that doesn't believe in immigration control of any sort. uh, they think that anybody who talks about immigration an and trying to control immigration is racist is a fascist . and all the racist is a fascist. and all the other nasty names. yeah but they can they can dream up, uh, you know, i mean , working for the know, i mean, working for the daily express , we get this sort daily express, we get this sort of thing levelled at us all the time. we were , uh, we're in gb time. we were, uh, we're in gb news. i suspect we're virtually the only outlets saying anything about this for a long time. and, uh, you know , certainly nigel uh, you know, certainly nigel was out there spotting the small boats months before anybody else was willing to discuss it. and, you know, great credit to nigel, as ever. uh, for really being first on the issue, just as he was with banks and so forth . but was with banks and so forth. but it's, uh, you know , the problem it's, uh, you know, the problem is that it comes down to it is that labour believes in open borders. they would happily, uh,

bfingin borders. they would happily, uh, bring in as many people as they could, uh , they would give them could, uh, they would give them a right to vote properly, uh, to try and bolster their vote in future elections. i mean, that's maybe a cynical take, but we see it with a democrats, their allies in america as well . and, allies in america as well. and, uh, you know , it's hard to uh, you know, it's hard to believe that starmer would do anything other than actually, uh , open up the borders, whatever he's saying now, whatever plans he's saying now, whatever plans he's pretending to have, i mean , he's pretending to have, i mean, let's let's just literally just finish a piece on starmer's u—turns. let's remember, this is a guy who said that jeremy corbyn was his friend and was not anti—semitic and would make a great prime minister within a few months. uh, of becoming labour leader. he, uh , he says labour leader. he, uh, he says that jeremy corbyn has no right to be in the labour party and, uh, should never stand as a labour candidate again . it's labour candidate again. it's making changes to very quickly. >> but david, i've got about 20s left. so, um, would do you think

keir starmer's biggest u—turn is you said you've written a piece about it. i'll look forward to reading it. but biggest reading it. but his biggest u—turn, in your view? >> i genuinely think the i genuinely think the corbyn one is, but probably close to that is, but probably close to that is brexit. you know, where this is brexit. you know, where this is a man who tried to stop brexit and suddenly we have to believe that he won't reverse brexit, that he won't take us back into the eu. the single market customs union. don't market customs union. i don't believe personally . i know believe him personally. i know a lot of other people don't. yeah brilliant. >> david maddox thank you so much. really good to talk to you. forward to reading you. i look forward to reading that piece. uh, that david that piece. uh, that is david maddox. he is, of course, the political . political editor of the express. he's written a piece about sir keir starmer's u—turns , and i'm keir starmer's u—turns, and i'm looking to reading that. looking forward to reading that. but it's been a busy year for the as king charles the royal family as king charles ii the royal family as king charles i! first of ii embraces his first year of reign . in yesterday, king reign. in yesterday, king charles addressed the nation in his many surprised his speech, which many surprised it in fact pre—recorded. it was in fact pre—recorded. many were surprised, but i'm not surprised. isn't it always pre—recorded ? and tonight a pre—recorded? and tonight a special looking back special documentary looking back at king's coronation earlier at the king's coronation earlier this his insightful this year with his insightful comments from the queen's sister

, they are an extraordinary team and i think it's whether they've sort of had to fight to get there or whether it's just because through because they've been through a lot together and it's made them have a really strong bond. >> well, sir paul, sir. oh, don't . leave it so busy eating grass. >> what are you doing? >> what are you doing? >> i she loves eating grass. i think it's so green for the day. they're both huge walkers . very they're both huge walkers. very fit. both of them . that's how fit. both of them. that's how well—exercised her with her mad dogs. the last time she was in here, she found a mouse. i know she at the whole lot . horrible, she at the whole lot. horrible, awful creature reappeared a bit later. she is his rock . later. she is his rock. >> i mean, let's be honest , >> i mean, let's be honest, there's. it's like a real love story, isn't it? i mean, it had some tragedy in it, but eventually they found each other . so, you know, nobody can really criticise him for being with of his life. but with the love of his life. but what are views on on the

what are your views on on the king? did he do well joining me now is the former chaplain to queen gavin queen elizabeth, doctor gavin ashenden. gavin, thank you so much for joining ashenden. gavin, thank you so much forjoining me. merry christmas . much forjoining me. merry christmas. thank you so much. >> merry christmas nana. >> merry christmas nana. >> thank you gavin. now i'm going to ask you what how did you when heard you feel when you heard his speech were your speech and what were your initial it . initial thoughts of it. >> well, i have two reactions. they're opposite reactions . they're opposite reactions. >> my first reaction was if you treat it like a christmas present, the wrapping was stupendous. >> the delivery , the style and >> the delivery, the style and the appearance of it was really very good indeed. >> i mean, just top marks at every level. >> but when i looked at what was inside the present, although a great deal of work had been done to um, commendable to to make it, um, commendable to write across all the different constituencies, i thought he let three groups of people down, and it maybe it's just not possible to please everyone. i'm sure that's the case. um, but i but i thought in terms of the three areas were what is areas they were what is christmas? how the faiths christmas? how are the faiths getting on and the whole

ecological thing. and there the signals that he gave, i thought were me very unsatisfactory were for me very unsatisfactory really, because judith just said da silva, who is here, said that he executed the speech excellently. >> really? she thought he did a great job and connected what were the main things in it that made you talk, you know, what was it that made you think that for those issues? no, he for those three issues? no, he did . did. >> he mm- did. >> he do really good job. >> he did do a really good job. i completely agree with that. it's just on reflection, so, well, the one it was well, the first one was it was about christmas . yeah. um, he about christmas. yeah. um, he called, talked about jesus called, he talked about jesus coming serve people . coming to serve people. >> so this is this is really jesus social worker. >> now, it played in beautifully with he intended do , with what he intended to do, which was to congratulate an army of volunteers. but if you're a christian, you don't sing carols about jesus. the servant. you sing about jesus the saviour. he's come to save the saviour. he's come to save the world from his sin. this was a kind of demote ing of jesus, a really quite a serious kind. i mean, it's like calling mohammed a semi prophet or a quarter prophet the muslims be prophet. the muslims wouldn't be very . and

very pleased with this. and frankly, as a christian, i thought , no, frankly, as a christian, i thought, no, i can see frankly, as a christian, i thought , no, i can see why thought, no, i can see why you're using this aspect of jesus but we're . here to jesus life, but we're. here to celebrate the birth of the saviour. this isn't good enough. i'd like . you're the. you're the i'd like. you're the. you're the defender of the faith. i'd like you real faith . you to defend the real faith. not version of it . not a social work version of it. then there the elephant in then there came the elephant in the the in the room, which is the way in which religions are which the world religions are getting he set himself getting on. he has set himself out defender faith, out to be a defender of faith, but that's . too naive at the but that's. too naive at the moment. we have a real problem with the way in which islam is attacking judaism or christianity, calling for a genocide of the jews. only last night there was a terrible massacre christians in in massacre of christians in in northern nigeria , pakistan and northern nigeria, pakistan and nigeria. christians are having a terrible trouble. things aren't going very well in europe ehheh going very well in europe either. at christmas, um , but he either. at christmas, um, but he used the phrase the abrahamic faiths. now most people won't know, but this is a get out phrase is to suggest that we're all getting on awfully nicely. and we all, we're all just versions of the same thing, but actually you're going actually, if you're going to address problem , the address the problem, the enormously problem that

enormously serious problem that we have the way in which we have between the way in which the three faiths see each other , the three faiths see each other, you can't just do it by slipping that phrase in and then stepping back moving that was that phrase in and then stepping backwas moving that was that phrase in and then stepping backwas inadequate. that was that phrase in and then stepping backwas inadequate. tthe was that was inadequate. and the last thing of all was he used a very, fetching phrase that very, very fetching phrase that creation manifest ation of creation is a manifest ation of the . well, again, the the divine. well, again, the trouble is the whole ecology agenda has become a new religion. it's effective . it's religion. it's effective. it's a form of religious fundamentalism and the reason it wouldn't matter very much, except that the drive towards net zero is effectively becoming a form of worshipping the earth with some very serious consequences. the poor are getting poorer. i heard you say earlier on the whole carbon set aside is a conflict. it certainly is . and so if the it certainly is. and so if the king, he's perfectly entitled to be ecologically alert. we like that. be ecologically alert. we like that . just like you. i'm very that. just like you. i'm very upset about pollution. the plastics in the ocean, there are all kinds of things you can say, but not being aware as you're celebrating christmas that there's a huge movement to turn

ecology into an alternative religion. just putting it in as if it's a natural accompaniment. i just thought that was a bit naff. um, so here are three areas, each of which have their own own values . and own codes, their own values. and i . just i own codes, their own values. and i .just i thought own codes, their own values. and i . just i thought when you i. just i thought when you looked at them that really wasn't good enough. perfectly good paying good for people not paying much attention . brilliant attention. brilliant performance, brilliant presentation then. thank goodness we have a king. we want to keep presidents out of power . to keep presidents out of power. um, designed not to um, but. and designed not to offend anybody. but maybe you can't avoid offending people. maybe at some point you have to nail your colours to the mast. and, he didn't , um, and, um. and he didn't, um, although perhaps he nailed some colours to the mast because i think a lot of people are concerned he to talk concerned when he starts to talk about environmental issues, because almost because it almost feels almost like a cross over into politics, because, of course, net zero has become a very political thing . become a very political thing. i mean, i agree completely , i mean, i agree completely, i think that although at one level you can say prince charles has got a fantastic reputation for calling out the ecological

crisis for a time. and, you crisis for a long time. and, you know, fine . but there know, that's fine. but there are, there three know, that's fine. but there are, to there three know, that's fine. but there are, to the there three know, that's fine. but there are, to the ecological three know, that's fine. but there are, to the ecological crisisz know, that's fine. but there are, to the ecological crisis . views to the ecological crisis. one is the stupid one, which ignores and that's utterly ignores it. and that's utterly irresponsible. but of the two other views, one says once turned it into a form of fundamentalism. uh, and pretends that there is only one scientific view which just isn't true other i true, and the other which i hold, and think you may hold, and i think you you may be more with is more sympathetic with two, is that very complex that this is a very complex matter where you can't simply ram road through the sort of net zero policies we're being offered without some serious consequences. and again , but if consequences. and again, but if you're if you're the head of a state and you're going to talk about ecology, then then i mean, i'd like to see it done with more subtlety . more subtlety. >> yeah. well, listen, gavin, very to to you. um, very good to talk to you. um, you take care. and is gavin you take care. and that is gavin ashenden . thank you so much, ashenden. thank you so much, doctor gavin ashenden . well, 21 doctor gavin ashenden. well, 21 minutes after 5:00. what do you think ? was speech good? gb think? was this speech good? gb views that gb news. com. we'll read couple views that gb news. com. we'll retmoments couple views that gb news. com. we'll retmoments time, couple views that gb news. com. we'll retmoments time, but couple views that gb news. com. we'll retmoments time, but yoquple views that gb news. com. we'll retmoments time, but you could of moments time, but you could start year with ten start out your new year with ten grand cash and add a £500

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bfing >> oh, god. um, if i can just bring you where we are tonight . bring you where we are tonight. right. so we've got really heavy traffic in a number of cities. basically people just shopping and doing all their stuff, um, that we're over the next few days that should sort of dissipate . dissipate. >> but with the terrible weather that we've got, um, heading this way, we've already heard that logan air, the scottish airline, has ended all flights from shetland after noon tomorrow . shetland after noon tomorrow. >> and looking at the yellow warnings issued by the met office, the office they're going to be really tricky for airline passengers, particularly in the south southern part of england . south southern part of england. um, you've effectively got very strong winds coming in at an angle to the runway at heathrow and gatwick . which isn't great and gatwick. which isn't great if you're a pilot. so effectively gatwick airport , 25 effectively gatwick airport, 25 miles or so from the coast and the wind is coming straight up hitting the runway, which makes landings and take offs quite exciting, particularly the landing. so wouldn't surprise me

if we see, um, some delays and cancellations there . but pretty cancellations there. but pretty much wherever you're going, it's as we were before christmas , as we were before christmas, which is hope for the best. but be prepared for delays and disruption because the trains are pretty bad too. >> i mean, there are no trains on because i looked on national rail because my son, he was going and see his in—laws going to go and see his in—laws would have gone train. there would have gone by train. there were no . it skipped were no trains, no. it skipped the day. well, yeah. so so christmas we haven't had christmas day, we haven't had any all decades . any trains at all for decades. >> boxing day , um, we used to >> boxing day, um, we used to actually have quite a lot of trains and then they disappeared . um, they are coming back, but very slowly. so there is one london station. i've just actually been there. that's absolutely packed. loads of people coming in, going on intercity journeys . it's saint intercity journeys. it's saint pancras international , the hub pancras international, the hub for eurostar, so you can go anywhere you want on a long distance train from britain. as long as it's to france or belgium, as long as it's the netherlands britain, yes, netherlands in britain, yes, and, uh, you know, it's really interesting. you've got eurostar

absolutely the absolutely full pelt. all the trains really busy. but then the other train operators , they're other train operators, they're thameslink going to brighton and cambridge , um, east midlands cambridge, um, east midlands railway going to leicester, derby, nottingham , sheffield and derby, nottingham, sheffield and southeastern heading down towards kent and dover , towards kent and dover, canterbury and so on. they've got no trains at all, so it's completely mad. and tomorrow i can absolutely guarantee start up at whenever it is five. uh or six in the morning. first train is going to be absolutely packed because everybody wants to travel, because they haven't been able to for the last 72 hours. well since we come hours. well since we all come back it's an back to you because it's an important there's lots important story and there's lots more still come between now more still to come between now and be discussing and six, i'll be discussing labour as they warned not to attack rural life at the next general election. >> we'll be hearing from gb news presenter nigel farage, who's been in his local been taking part in his local boxing day hunt. but first, let's latest with let's get your latest news with tatiana . nana.

tatiana sanchez. nana. >> thank you very much. it's exactly 530. this is the latest from the gp newsroom storm garrett set to batter britain overnight, bringing strong wind, rain and snow. the met office has issued several yellow weather warnings from midnight into the early hours on thursday . gusts between 50 to 70mph will sweep across the country, with high ground and exposed coasts being hit the hardest. high ground and exposed coasts being hit the hardest . most of being hit the hardest. most of england and wales will see torrential rain, whereas the peaks of scotland and the northern isles are likely to see some snow . four people have been some snow. four people have been held in a murder probe after a man was stabbed in east london today. the met police say officers were called to reports officers were called to reports of a stabbing on cranworth street in hackney. a 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and later died from his injuries. two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. they remain in police custody and a crime scene is in place . russia has

scene is in place. russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a ukrainian attack on a black sea port, which killed one and injured several others. the head of the ukrainian air force confirmed its warplanes hit the russian landing ship defence secretary grant shapps welcomes claims ukraine destroyed the ship, saying it's a sign the war has not reached a stalemate . not reached a stalemate. russia's defence minister says forces have stopped ukraine's counteroffer of and are now pushing forward on all fronts , pushing forward on all fronts, and queen camilla has hosted afternoon tea at windsor castle for a girl with a brain tumour. the little girl, who spent most of her life on chemotherapy, sang a christmas song and gave the queen a handmade ring when she was invited . olivia taylor she was invited. olivia taylor has brain tumour which has has a brain tumour which has left her blind, but she leapt up to say hello. your majesty, as she met queen camilla. the seven year old also tried her very first cup of tea, which was poured by the queen. you can get

more on all of those stories by visiting our website gb news. com . com. >> so good afternoon. it's just coming up to 33 minutes after 5:00. i'm nana akua now. we were discussing the awkward travel situation in this country, and still with me is simon calder. um, we were talking about the rails, the railway network, which there's literally no trains today. people will be stuck in saint pancras, weren't they? because where are they going to get out from there? >> london underground >> well, the london underground is awful >> well, the london underground is taxis awful >> well, the london underground is taxis and awful >> well, the london underground is taxis and other awful >> well, the london underground is taxis and other higherful lot of taxis and other higher vehicles fantastically lot of taxis and other higher vehic work fantastically lot of taxis and other higher vehic work . fantastically lot of taxis and other higher vehic work . there tastically lot of taxis and other higher vehic work . there is;tically lot of taxis and other higher vehic work . there is actually a good work. there is actually a number of trains, um, running, but you wouldn't be able to connect them all. so there's some around scotland. indeed. it's the number it's the largest number of trains decades in trains for some decades in scotland are running. um between glasgow, edinburgh and outlying areas. you couldn't make an

intercity journey to aberdeen or inverness, though , around inverness, though, around liverpool mersey rail has got fairly coherent service. and then in london you've got kind of odd bits. tottenham hale , of odd bits. tottenham hale, which is on the underground to stansted airport , london stansted airport, london victoria to gatwick airport and brighton , and then a funny brighton, and then a funny little line from clapham junction around to stratford, but nothing very substantial. and clearly, uh, the there is demand out there. i know that because i've talked to the coach operators, express , operators, national express, flixbus, megabus. they say we're running a normal tuesday service and we're full. >> so what's the main reason? is it because it's a bank holiday? is it engineering works? is it? is it engineering works? is it? i don't know what is it? it's not strikes the finish. there's something for now. >> they've finished for something for now. >> we'veey've finished for something for now. >> we've gote finished for something for now. >> we've gote fcheapi for now. we've got a cheap strike coming in the, uh, first half coming up in the, uh, first half of january in london. and then i predict that the next train drivers strike will be on the 25th or the 27th of january. don't do anything about it yet.

that's just my guess. um, but, yeah , it's really convenient for yeah, it's really convenient for the for network rail to have a block from kind of christmas eve at tea time to breakfast time on the 27th of december, because that allows it to get access to lots of railways . and if you that allows it to get access to lots odown/ays . and if you that allows it to get access to lots odown everything, you that allows it to get access to lots odown everything, then close down everything, then that's a smart move . that's quite a smart move. however, they've got a limited number of people who can actually work on the railways, and not too you could and so it's not too you could see a situation where they said, okay, well, we're going do okay, well, we're going to do lots of really important work on these we're to these lines, but we're going to keep but they keep these ones open. but they they tend not to do that . and they tend not to do that. and there's agreements. the there's lots of agreements. the drivers , the other people who drivers, the other people on who work railway were quite work on the railway were quite like off. and like boxing day off. and therefore if they that's part of their agreement, then that's that's what they will get. >> boxing day off or triple money or more money in general. >> i think if we if we had triple money, that would be good. just contrast good. but if i can just contrast it with pretty much every other continental country. um, yeah, they back services they might cut back services a bit christmas day. know,

bit on christmas day. you know, you wouldn't your you wouldn't have all your commuter services but commuter services running, but you'd have you'd be able to get around, to wherever you around, um, to wherever you needed to be during of the day. >> well, if you did want to get about now, because this is the bit where people almost don't have anything to do, and some people to get out from people want to get out from this country where is there to go? okay well, you can fly almost anywhere. >> i mean , the while the trains >> i mean, the while the trains have been stopping, the flights have been stopping, the flights have actually been continuing. we had the busiest christmas day ever yesterday for flights to and from the uk , and there's and from the uk, and there's plenty heading south. south. it's going to cost you a bit. i've been looking at flights, trying to get away , maybe trying to get away, maybe tomorrow. back on new tomorrow. coming back on new year's eve. um, or new year's day, and you're looking at the just for a basic seat to maybe somewhere like alicante , malaga, somewhere like alicante, malaga, possibly the canaries . um, possibly the canaries. um, you're going to have to, um , act you're going to have to, um, act fast, but you can might find a seat for £200 return, then you've got to sort out your accommodation when you get there. >> what would that normally be? £200. doesn't too bad.

£200. doesn't sound too bad. what would pay? what would you normally pay? >> mean for december, >> well, i mean for december, i mean, if you if you wait two weeks, you'd be able get it weeks, you'd be able to get it for or less . um, but at the for 100 or less. um, but at the moment, know, it's really moment, you know, it's really just is just seeing, seeing what is around . and is to be around. and there is going to be around. and there is going to be a surge in pricing coming a huge surge in pricing coming back, sort of from the start of the year . um, back, sort of from the start of the year. um, if you wanted the new year. um, if you wanted a package holiday very , very a package holiday very, very difficult. yes. from the first, next monday, 1st of january, there's plenty available in the kind of low 300 seconds, um, because people are having to come back before them. but going out before then is looking very, very expensive indeed . and if very expensive indeed. and if you if you want to be like so many brits in the canaries, well , you probably should have booked it. um, last january. >> what about cruises ? i want to >> what about cruises? i want to go on a cruise. >> yeah. oh >> yeah. oh >> are there any now sort of thing? >> yeah. the thing is, tend >> yeah. the thing is, they tend to year very to be this time of year very much caribbean , in the, much in the caribbean, in the, in south—east asia. um, the one area where actually i would be saying no, no, here's where

you've got to go is slightly off limits because that would be cruises through the red sea . so cruises through the red sea. so maybe going through through through the, uh, suez canal. but cruise lines have cut back loads of cruises because of the partly because of the war in israel and gaza and partly because of the houthi attacks on shipping pirates. >> that must be so . >> that must be so. >> that must be so. >> so probably if you if you got yourself out to abu dhabi or dubal yourself out to abu dhabi or dubai, you could probably find a cruise ship going from there , cruise ship going from there, but it wouldn't necessarily be a really exotic, um , trip, really exotic, um, trip, allowing you, for instance , to allowing you, for instance, to go to jordan and see the amazing wonders of petra . so, yeah. um wonders of petra. so, yeah. um at this stage, you've got the cafibbean at this stage, you've got the caribbean that's going to cost you an awful lot. um otherwise, yeah, probably the gulf, but, um, not not not a great picture at the moment because there's so much going on in the world, so you must have some top tips for 2020 it. 2020 for fast approaching it. oh, albania is absolutely top of my list. i was just there. um

it's a beautiful country size of wales on the adriatic between montenegro and greece. completely unspoiled. untouristy um, they've got wonderful beaches with nobody on them. the italian ones and the austrians and the are kind of gradually getting to , uh, to see them. but getting to, uh, to see them. but the great thing is access from the great thing is access from the uk is going to be easier than ever . we the uk is going to be easier than ever. we have already just started flights from edinburgh, manchester, stansted to tirana, the capital. um when i went out, there were four flights a day to and from luton. and you've also got birmingham and bristol coming into the mix. so to albania. >> albania is a lot of people coming here via dinghy to get to this country to leave their beautiful country ? beautiful country? >> well, i think probably the government um, would, would say that actually, no, we've got an agreement whereby we send albanian people back , but albanian people back, but whatever you think about albania from perhaps the aspect of, um,

migration , i would urge you to migration, i would urge you to go and see what this beautiful, welcoming country is like. if you go on holiday there. >> i love that simon calder , >> i love that simon calder, thank you so much. lovely to talk to so there we go. talk to you. so there we go. simon top travel expert. simon calder, top travel expert. uh 39 minutes after 5:00. this is a gp news now. the labour party are running scared of boxing day fox hunters as tens of thousands of people turn out for their local hunt countryside campaign . others are urging sir campaign. others are urging sir keir starmer to stop the party's usual election attack on rural life. now the sport was banned in england and wales back in 2004 by tony blair's government, but the tradition continues with dogs chasing the scent of a fox rather than the actual fox itself. so now the countryside alliance chief executive . tim alliance chief executive. tim bonner says if sir keir chooses to tighten legislation further , to tighten legislation further, there will be a fight . well, there will be a fight. well, let's hear what gb news very own nigel farage thinks about this . nigel farage thinks about this. he attended a fox hunt in kent earlier today. >> community which has had to

adapt to not really hunting but has still managed to maintain many of its traditions and remember , these days there are remember, these days there are big coming together of country people. we've got a beer tent over here, very good local brew coffees, burgers and it's a big social event. it's a big thing in people's calendar and it's all about people going out riding , all about people going out riding, seeing all about people going out riding , seeing the wonderful riding, seeing the wonderful dogs and actually having fun. and i get the feeling that pesa and others, what they really object to is people actually enjoying themselves . so i would enjoying themselves. so i would say very clearly , leave trail say very clearly, leave trail hunting alone . hunting alone. >> so that was nigel farage there. i'm nana akua this is gb news, britain's news channel still to come, we'll be discussing what's been on the telly and what's still to come with showbiz reporter sarah—louise

11 pm. only on gb news, the people's channel, britain's news channel. >> good afternoon. 45 minutes after 5:00. this is gb news we are the people's channel. a merry christmas and hope you're having a lovely boxing day. but how are you planning to spend your evening? i hope you've enjoyed the festive your evening? i hope you've enjoye and the festive your evening? i hope you've enjoye and aside the festive your evening? i hope you've enjoye and aside from he festive your evening? i hope you've enjoye and aside from the estive your evening? i hope you've enjoye and aside from the food, treats and aside from the food, tv specials are always hot on the menu for christmas audiences. but did they live up to expectations? this year? and what can we look forward to this evening? so joining me now is showbiz commentator sarah robertson . sarah, how are you? robertson. sarah, how are you? sarah. happy christmas .

sarah. happy christmas. >> happy christmas to you , nana. >> happy christmas to you, nana. you've been wearing some amazing dresses over this festive period . i'm loving your sartorial flair . i . i'm loving your sartorial flair. i have to say thank. . i'm loving your sartorial flair. i have to say thank . you. flair. i have to say thank. you. >> thank you sarah. and listen, what is worth watching? yesterday i watched bridesmaids. i think it's just called bridesmaids. it was just great. great movie. i haven't watched it years . it's hilarious. it for years. it's hilarious. what else is worth watching? obviously gb news, but you know, aside from us, well . tonight aside from us, well. tonight we're going to be seeing behind the scenes with king charles. >> the bbc have got this amazing documentary coming out all about behind the scenes of the coronation on king charles's first year. and i really do recommend it. it is must see viewing. you're going to see a very different side of king charles this evening, and it's just one of those really interesting , must watch type of interesting, must watch type of docu commentaries, because it shows different , um, docu commentaries, because it shows different, um, elements of the king, the royal family. it's a real sort of fly in the wall series of what it's like. and

then we hear from the princess royal then we hear from the princess royal, princess anne tonight. so that's what i'm going to be watching this evening. i'm going to tuning that and going to be tuning into that and going forward , because obviously we've forward, because obviously we've got quite a few days of pretty much nothingness . much nothingness. >> um, if you're not shopping, most online, most people shopping online, people aren't their people aren't leaving their homes, which is quite nice, really. else is there worth really. what else is there worth viewing ? maybe not tonight, but viewing? maybe not tonight, but across the next few days . across the next few days. >> well, yesterday really nana was the main one for all of the specials. that's the thing. like the specials were all sort of blasted out on christmas day to be honest. the viewing for the rest of the christmas festive pefiod rest of the christmas festive period is actually quite poor. i have to tell you. unfortunately, there's not a great deal. i mean, we've we saw the doctor who special , which was mean, we've we saw the doctor who special, which was which was on yesterday that did incredibly well. we saw the finale of ghosts. i think now main stream television. it's changed such a lot to how it used to be when we were younger and growing up. and you had your five channels and

you had your five channels and you sort of sat down and all the channels put on a really big show. now it's people are streaming, they're watching things like the crown that's just been on. it's just changed so much. so you're not getting those amazing specials now that you had and the ones that they do have, have, have all been out . it's pretty poor for the rest of the week. unfortunately. now what were your thoughts on doctor who ? doctor who? >> because i read a really great piece by chris stevenson in the daily mail today about his take on it, because all on it, because we were all concerned go awfully concerned it might go awfully woke, but did you get woke, but but did you get a chance to see it ? chance to see it? >> yes. and i was very impressed . that it wasn't woke at all. it's like they had actually listened to what people have been saying , the masses been saying, the masses and the critics, they've actually critics, and they've actually took of it. and was took notice of it. and it was fun it refreshing. adore fun. it was refreshing. i adore millie, who's his new sidekick. i interviewed her a few years ago when she was on when she was ago when she was on when she was a rising star in coronation street . i told her she was the street. i told her she was the

new jodie comer, the new kid on the block, and she has gone and she is shining in this. what a fantastic role for her to have beenin fantastic role for her to have been in corrie for a couple of years, then jumped to big years, then jumped to a big part like really does like this, which really does launch your acting career. launch your your acting career. so it was a breath of fresh air and i think doctor who they played it very cleverly with the new doctor with her. this is going attract a whole array going to attract a whole array of new fans and audiences to the show and just carry on that longevity . and it's celebrated longevity. and it's celebrated over 50 years. it's just going to keep on going. so i was impressed with that, and i really loved as well . the finale really loved as well. the finale of one of the best of ghosts was one of the best comedies we've seen. it's become a classic, and we watched that last night, the finale, it last night, the finale, and it was bittersweet . and it's was very bittersweet. and it's even got stars of the likes even got five stars of the likes of , and they're of the guardian, and they're very what they very particular. but what they give five stars to so. so that was really lovely. so we have had some nice , some nice things, had some nice, some nice things, but compared to previous years, i just remember growing up you, you were just glued . had

you were just glued. you had your the times and your copy of the radio times and your copy of the radio times and you were just glued. you would mark what you were going to watch . and it's just watch on tv. and it's just it's just same now . the soaps just not the same now. the soaps have changed as well . they don't have changed as well. they don't get big audiences that they get the big audiences that they used to get for the time used to get for the first time even used to get for the first time ever, for the first time ever, nana, um, coronation street and emmerdale have dropped out of the must watched top ten for christmas day. that's never, ever happened before in soap history. they've always been up there and they weren't in the top ten. eastenders just scraped in because they've been teasing this huge, crazy whodunit murder storyline for ten months. and so i think people thought, well, after ten months i have to watch it to find out. no after ten months i have to watch it to find out . no spoilers. not it to find out. no spoilers. not saying what it was, um, you know, to see what the finale was to that , but was shocking to that, but it was shocking that it that coronation street and emmerdale , that it's gone and emmerdale, that it's gone again . they're just losing the again. they're just losing the viewers . they're trying these viewers. they're trying these sort of different , trying to be sort of different, trying to be all things to all people , these all things to all people, these woke storylines. doesn't

woke storylines. and it doesn't wash . it doesn't with the wash. it doesn't wash with the people want to watch things people that want to watch things like to see the like that. they want to see the coronation street of old, where you fantastic humour you have fantastic humour between of blanche and between the likes of blanche and wendy, double i was there. obviously we don't have an kirkbride anymore, but all those great characters those great characters with those witty it's just gone witty one liners, it's just gone now and that's what i think people are craving because they've gone down this, this, this path . nana and it's this woke path. nana and it's just working very well. just not working very well. >> yeah, it's been woke, washed, frankly. but there's also news that little britain might be coming back . is that something coming back. is that something that should be? does that that we should be? does that feel that's true? do we know? >> is , but i don't i >> yes, it is, but i don't i don't think it's going to be like what we saw again because remember they came under such criticism when we had that whole political correct movement. a few years back. they were one of the shows that were were cancelled. um and you couldn't watch it anyway . you couldn't watch it anyway. you couldn't view it on, on bbc iplayer, even on youtube. if you have to

really search to find some clips. they've been so heavily censored . so i was amazed by censored. so i was amazed by that. but i think they will do it in such a tone down way . is it in such a tone down way. is it in such a tone down way. is it going to be like little britain? what we remember, i mean, it was 20 years ago that actually came on television actually came on our television screens. so much has screens. yeah so much has happened, so much has changed in television viewing from that time. but it is it is happening. matt lucas and . david walliams, matt lucas and. david walliams, they have reunited. they've started working together again . started working together again. i think after what happened with david walliams and britain's got talent , he david walliams and britain's got talent, he sort of david walliams and britain's got talent , he sort of left david walliams and britain's got talent, he sort of left under a bit of a cloud, didn't he? with with that. so, so he sort of gone back to his, his comedy roots so to speak. so i'm looking forward to that because i was a massive little britain i loved, little britain. loved, i loved little britain. >> it was my favourite. i hope they bring it back because, listen, took the mickey out listen, they took the mickey out of everybody. nobody got away with irony which with it. but it was irony which i loved. listen, sarah, it's a pleasure lovely pleasure to talk to you. lovely to you, sarah to speak to you, sarah robertson. showbiz

robertson. she's a tv showbiz expert. thank you so much . well, expert. thank you so much. well, crikey. listen, lots of you have been getting in touch with your views. you some of views. i'll read you some of them. on king charles them. now, mark on king charles says most underwhelming, says the most underwhelming, uninspiring speech. oh, dear. thanks for that, mark. uh, john says the speech seemed more like a church sermon. lecture in brackets to me. no warmth or compassion, just a rant about poor me. and you got and you lot get green . um, yeah. you see, get green. um, yeah. you see, i didn't think the green stuff would work out well for him. he shouldn't bother with it because this harry this is what happened with harry and started and meghan when she started going environment going on about the environment after private after they'd been taking private jets. i'm thinking that was jets. i'm thinking that that was curtains them he says, curtains for them and he says, lovely to see sarah the lovely to see sarah back in the royal fold . errors. that's royal fold. errors. that's meaning fergie . her errors in meaning fergie. her errors in the past fall into insignificance compared to harry and meghan's betrayal. well, perhaps they put some perspective on it . well, listen, perspective on it. well, listen, it's been a pleasure talking to you as ever. thank you so much for joining me this afternoon . for joining me this afternoon. i'm back at my usual time on

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