of january are very happy 1st of january are very happy new year to you now skating on thin ice . nhs leaders warn that thin ice. nhs leaders warn that hospitals , gp surgeries and hospitals, gp surgeries and other services are in a highly vulnerable position. that's as junior doctors ready themselves for 144 consecutive hours of walkouts. kemi for leader, business secretary kemi badenoch is the favourite to become the next tory party leader. that's to according a poll of grassroots conservatives and japan's tsunami threat. japan has downgraded its major tsunami warning to less serious for the no two peninsula. however, locals are still advised to stay alert as the aftermath of over 50 earthquake that hit the area today continues . today continues. and a very happy new year to you. let me know what are your new year's resolution means? have you got any? apparently,

most of us don't actually make any. let alone stick to them. but let me know what you're planning differently planning to do differently this yeah planning to do differently this year. are perhaps a new year. if you are perhaps a new hobby, perhaps you're to hobby, perhaps you're going to be some iron the gym. be pumping some iron in the gym. perhaps nice like be pumping some iron in the gym. perhappeople nice like be pumping some iron in the gym. perhappeople a nice like be pumping some iron in the gym. perhappeople a compliment every giving people a compliment every now again. reconnect with now and again. reconnect with old friends, family , reading old friends, family, reading more, spending less time on your phone ? let me know what you're phone? let me know what you're going doing year going to be doing this year that's bit different that's a little bit different from 2023. vaiews@gbnews.com. but first, let's get the headunes but first, let's get the headlines with . aaron. headlines with. aaron. >> good afternoon to you. it's just after 12:00 i am aaron armstrong. emergency services in the ishikawa region of japan are responding to at least 30 reports of collapsed buildings after a major earthquake hit the area after a 7.6 magnitude quake hit central japan approximately 7 am. uk time , and no 7 am. uk time, and no casualties have yet been reported. but a government spokesman says it's understood people are trapped beneath the rubble . rubble. >> as of today.

>> as of today. >> at 6 pm, local time, there have been numerous calls to the emergency services and we have confirmed several incidents of collapsed homes following the earlier earthquake. >> we will continue to make all efforts to gather information in order to identify all injured persons. the specific details are currently unclear, but we have received reports of six individuals trapped by collapsed buildings in ishikawa prefecture. we do not have information on whether these injuries are related to the tsunami, but the details are currently being confirmed . currently being confirmed. >> japan's downgrade added a major tsunami warning to just tsunami warning in the noto region . evacuation orders are region. evacuation orders are still in place, though, for coastal areas after the massive earthquake, tens of thousands of people are without power . one people are without power. one metre high waves are already arriving, with authorities warning they could reach as high as five metres in height in the coming hours. the governments in nonh coming hours. the governments in north and south korea have issued similar advice. a country

from japan's meteorological agency . says more earthquakes agency. says more earthquakes are expected . are expected. >> kehoe estimates a major tsunami warning is in effect in noto, ishikawa prefecture. >> people near the shoreline and riverbanks please evacuate to higher ground. >> please be cautious of further earthquakes up to shindo seven, the highest rating on the japanese seismic scale for the next week, and in particular for the next 2 to 3 days. this is the next 2 to 3 days. this is the first major tsunami alert since the earthquake that occurred in the pacific ocean on march the 11th, 2011 date, with that, as we go through the afternoon here on gb news now, the number of channel crossings in 2023 has fallen by more than a third compared year. a third compared with last year. >> the last crossings of last year took place on the 16 of december , when 55 people made december, when 55 people made the journey from france in in one boat. bad weather conditions have prevented further attempts. the provisional annual total for the year is more than 29,000

british forces are prepared to respond to cargo ship attacks by houthi rebels in the red sea . houthi rebels in the red sea. defence secretary grant shapps says the uk will not hesitate to take direct action to protect the key shipping route. the iran backed houthis have targeted merchant recently , citing merchant ships recently, citing support for hamas in its war with israel. the us navy recently said it sank three rebel boats that had targeted a container ship in the region . container ship in the region. average household energy bills will now be almost £100 more expensive. the energy regulator has increased its price cap by 5% from today in response to rising wholesale prices. household are urged to submit metre readings as quickly as possible to ensure they're charged correctly off. gem says it's made it clear suppliers must identify and help those struggling with their bills . new struggling with their bills. new restriction on visa routes come into force today as the government attempts to tackle net migration . in now only net migration. in now only foreign students on postgraduate or government sponsored courses or government sponsored courses can or government sponsored courses can bring their families over.

the home secretary , james the home secretary, james cleverly, says the new ban will prevent people from manipulating the system and will reduce migration by tens of thousands. critics say though will hit critics say though it will hit university cities which rely on foreign student fees and could also uk's reputation also harm the uk's reputation internationally , eye tests may internationally, eye tests may be required for drivers over the age of 70. the automobile associations calling for mandatory screening after the number of licence holding drivers over the age of 90 doubled in the last decade , a doubled in the last decade, a record 153,000 britons in that age group hold a full driving licence, with no requirements for additional qualification or screenings . the aa wants drivers screenings. the aa wants drivers to be required to show evidence of eye tests once they reach 70, to improve road safety . we are to improve road safety. we are live for you across the uk, on tv, on digital radio. if you want us on your smart speaker, just say play gb news. that's it for the moment. for me .

for the moment. for me. >> right, well new year, same problems the nhs faces the longest national strike in its history. this week, when junior doctors walk out for six days from 7 am. this wednesday . now, from 7 am. this wednesday. now, health bosses have warned that the strike action will likely sink rishi sunak waiting list pledge . that's the pledge to pledge. that's the pledge to eliminate waits of longer than 65 weeks for operations and other procedures. by march . so other procedures. by march. so joining me now from westminster is gb news political correspondent, olivia utley. olivia, thank you very much for joining me. happy new year to you . uh, very stark warnings you. uh, very stark warnings coming from nhs leaders that areas of basic services within the nhs are skating on thin ice . the nhs are skating on thin ice. well absolutely. >> this is set to be the longest strike in nhs history. junior doctors are set to walk out for 144 consecutive hours and it ties in with the busiest week traditionally in the nhs

calendar. we've got huge bouts of seasonal flu, obviously , and of seasonal flu, obviously, and there's plenty of nhs staff off work anyway with with covid, so it's basically a perfect storm for the nhs. the chief of the nhs confederation, matthew n hs confederation, matthew taylor, nhs confederation, matthew taylor, has has urged for the strike to be cancelled and has said that if it if it can't be cancelled, then the bma must trust senior doctors when they say that they need junior doctors to be called off strike and they must allow those junior doctors to go into work if they are called into work. there is an agreement in place that if there is an emergency, doctors will be called back into work. but the very fact that the that matthew taylor is even having to tell the bma that senior doctors should be trusted on this is a pretty bad sign for the levels of trust now between the chiefs of trust now between the chiefs of the nhs and the bma , the of the nhs and the bma, the biggest nhs union. the problem, of course , is that this is set

of course, is that this is set to continue for the next seven days. uh are going to be very, very bad for the nhs. as matthew taylor has said , uh, the nhs taylor has said, uh, the nhs will be skating on thin ice, but but there is no end to this in sight. junior doctors are asking for a 35% pay rise. the government says that is simply impossible. they've offered an 8% pay rise. now that golf is just enormous. and how on earth it's ever going to be breached is still a bit of a mystery at the moment. 1.2 million appointments have been cancelled since december 2022, when these strikes first started, 86,000 appointments were pushed back from the four days of strikes last month . that just gives you last month. that just gives you anidea last month. that just gives you an idea of the scale of the problem. the idea that rishi sunakis problem. the idea that rishi sunak is going to meet his pledge to cut waiting lists is for the birds. pledge to cut waiting lists is for the birds . at this point, if for the birds. at this point, if anything, waiting lists are just going to get longer and longer with no sign of a breakthrough

in sight. between the government and those doctors unions. >> yes, because olivia, we seem to have heard from both the bma, from the union leaders and from victoria atkins, the health secretary, that they all want to negotiate . they all want to get negotiate. they all want to get round the table, but yet it doesn't seem to happen. and we have . well absolutely. >> they say they want to get round the table. there hasn't been an actual sit down meeting between , uh, the health between, uh, the health secretary and the bma in in recent weeks, perhaps there will be one in the coming months, perhaps after this strike, perhaps after this strike, perhaps that will participate in some sort of meet ing. but what difference really is that going to make ? they can negotiate. but to make? they can negotiate. but if you're negotiating from a position where you're trying to breach the gulf between 8% and 35, it's very, very hard to see how any kind of agreement can be made last year, of course, we saw the government agree all sorts of deals with various

pubuc sorts of deals with various public sector workers . a deal public sector workers. a deal was reached with with nurses , was reached with with nurses, for example. but the difference is that the gulf was just much , is that the gulf was just much, much, much smaller. nurses were calling for a rise, just a few percentage points above what the government was offering. so there was a lot of room for agreement this time round. it's very, very hard to see what can happen. very, very hard to see what can happen . doctors are saying that happen. doctors are saying that a rise of 35% would only put them back on the same pay as they were getting in real terms, in 2008. they say that inflation and years of pay freezes has meant that they are actually much, much worse off than they were. uh, almost, almost 20 years ago. now so how that is going to work out is, is a mystery. and while we wait , it's mystery. and while we wait, it's patients at home who are going to be bearing the brunt of this . to be bearing the brunt of this. >> yes, the junior doctors do seem be the most intransigent seem to be the most intransigent when it comes to pay demands out of all public sector workers. it seems. and just to reiterate it really nhs, the state of the nhs

is one of the top three issues among voters. nearly always, i believe it is now the second most important after the cost of living . this is a huge problem living. this is a huge problem for the conservative government >> yeah , this is an absolutely >> yeah, this is an absolutely huge problem and actually arguably this is the one of the rishi sunak's five pledges where he's most obviously most blatantly failing . he can say blatantly failing. he can say that although the economy isn't exactly growing right now, the obr have forecasts that by the latter half of this decade it will growing . he can say that will be growing. he can say that there is progress on stopping there is progress on stopping the although rwanda the boats, although the rwanda legislation isn't yet through. parliament. actually boat crossings down by 30. uh, crossings did go down by 30. uh, last year, but he cannot argue that nhs waiting lists are going down. they simply aren't going down. they simply aren't going down. a couple of months ago, they reached a record high of 7.7 million and obviously demand is well back to where it was before the pandemic. we are just going into the first real months

of the winter crisis period for the nhs and at the same time we are facing the longest doctor walkout in the nhs 75 year history . so it seems more and history. so it seems more and more unlikely that rishi sunak will make any progress at all on his pledge to cut nhs waiting lists. and, as you say, that is going to be very, very important for the country and the country will judge him on it. >> and besides, the real life consequences patients and consequences on patients and their families, those who are languishing on these waiting lists, of course makes it lists, of course it makes it much more difficult for rishi sunak his when it sunak to make his pledge when it comes to growing economy, comes to growing the economy, too many people out of work due too many people out of work due to long time sickness well. to long time sickness as well. thank much for your thank you very much for your time. news time. olivia utley gb news political correspondent. now in other news, japan's tsunami warning has been downgraded to less serious after having earlier issued a major tsunami warning after a series of strong earthquakes . warning after a series of strong earthquakes. buildings have collapsed tens of thousands of homes are without power and

locals are being advised to stay alert to any changes and follow instructions issued by authorities. i'm now joined by meteorologist john hammond. john, can you tell us the latest please ? please? >> well, the latest is that where the worst of the tsunami threat hopefully will be receding over the next, well, 3 or 4 days as earthquake activity begins to die down. >> but over the next 2 or 3 days, as you've mentioned, uh, tsunami warnings are at their highest level. so obviously the authorities are all over this and people will be paying attention to those warnings and taking the necessary action. but obviously, for large swathes of japan, the next 2 or 3 days are especially critical given the amount of earthquake activity that has been taking place over the last couple of days . the last couple of days. seismologists are pretty good at this. they have a feel for whether that earthquake activity is going to lessen or to intensify, and the consensus is that it intensify, and the consensus is thatitis intensify, and the consensus is that it is going to lessen. so i'm hopeful that towards the end

of this week, the tsunami warnings will begin to lesson from that top level, which we're at at the moment. and people can get back to their their normal way of life japan. but as i way of life in japan. but as i say, or 3 days say, the next 2 or 3 days are especially critical. >> tentatively , some good >> so tentatively, some good news coming out of japan. now, of course, there is a constant threat of earthquakes in japan. isn't there? there one of the most seismically active places in the entire world? that means they have one of the most sophisticated warning systems . sophisticated warning systems. >> they really do. i mean, thankfully , across the uk we thankfully, across the uk we have nothing like that. we get the odd tremor occasionally , uh, the odd tremor occasionally, uh, which makes the headlines, but, uh, you know, that's absolutely , uh, you know, that's absolutely, uh, you know, that's absolutely, uh, tiny compared to the huge tectonic forces which take place across, uh, easternmost parts of asia . it's across, uh, easternmost parts of asia. it's part of across, uh, easternmost parts of asia . it's part of the ring of asia. it's part of the ring of fire known as the ring of fire, which encircles the western pacific . and, you know, it's pacific. and, you know, it's very hard to sort of predict at longer ranges, uh, when these tsunamis , these earthquakes are

tsunamis, these earthquakes are going to flare up . going to flare up. >> but certainly once these the seismologists can see the whites of the eyes and start to get the seismic activity through on their metres, they then have a pretty good feel . pretty good feel. >> for how long? uh, that sort of peak in activity is going to last. in the footage last. you can see in the footage at moment of what's been at the moment of what's been going, the last going, going on over the last day is day or so, but there is confidence , uh, if we can confidence that, uh, if we can get through the next 2 or 3 days, then things will begin to die but in active die down. but we're in an active phase of seismic activity across this area of japan at the moment. so they'll be very wary for further flare ups later on in january. fingers crossed in january. but fingers crossed the worst will be over come the end of this week. >> and japanese >> and john, the japanese authorities the authorities were telling the japanese living in coastal areas to evacuate immediately. they were saying every minute counts. will those people still be evacuating , as you understand, evacuating, as you understand, or will there be some staying put? now >> uh, i think i think the, the large majority of the coastal population will be evacuating.

obviously, there will be emergency responders who will stay in, stay in place to, to deal with the very most acute of the conditions around the coast. but for most people, most members of the public, they are well versed in these sorts of evacuations . so i think that'll evacuations. so i think that'll be taking place apace as we speak. be taking place apace as we speak . uh, so that although you speak. uh, so that although you can't stop a tsunami, these sorts of seismic forces are unstoppable. uh, most people will be getting out of harm's way over the next few hours. yes because there was, of course, massive fears that this could replicate , uh, previous replicate, uh, previous earthquakes followed by tsunamis that we've seen in japan. yeah the skill, though, is much, much better. it's improved immensely over the last few years in terms of the response to these sorts of the response to these sorts of events. as i say, you can't control tsunamis. you can't control tsunamis. you can't control earthquakes. but what you can do is ensure that people get out of harm's way. so i think the death toll from recent tsunamis has been far less than it ago, because it was a generation ago, because of the ability to respond and

evade the worst of those hyam hyams along the coastal fringe. so, yes, the vast majority of people , uh, will be getting out people, uh, will be getting out of harm's way over the next few days. >> well, thank you very for days. >> vtimethank you very for days. >> vtime .iank you very days. >> vtime . john (ou very days. >> vtime . john hammond, for your time. john hammond, meteorologist happy meteorologist and a very happy new as well . all new year to you as well. all right. well, let's go live now to ross feingold, who is in taiwan . john ross, thank you taiwan. john ross, thank you very much for joining taiwan. john ross, thank you very much forjoining me. taiwan. john ross, thank you very much forjoining me . so how very much forjoining me. so how seriously is this being treated in east asia ? in east asia? >> a very seriously, people are , >> a very seriously, people are, you know, as your previous guest mentioned , people who live along mentioned, people who live along this so—called ring of fire, they're well aware of earthquake risk as well as tsunami risk. uh, also so to follow on uh, but also so to follow on what your previous guest said, the level of awareness and training as far as what to do in the aftermath of an earthquake, it does vary from country to country. frankly, i'm speaking from taiwan, where they're not as well trained or prepared as japan. and then the philippines , japan. and then the philippines, which also suffers from

earthquakes. they're probably not as well prepared or well trained as taiwan . taiwan is. trained as taiwan. taiwan is. but japan is very, very good at this . the but japan is very, very good at this. the earthquake drills that that even young students get in pubuc that even young students get in public school and the training that the safety authorities get, whether that's in the nuclear industry or the fire and rescue services, they're japan is very, very good at this. and that's why we see the near immediate, uh, word from the authorities that people should evacuate to higher ground, get away from the coast because the tsunami risk is very, very high in the aftermath of such a large earthquake. well so that's very interesting that children from a very young age are taught what to do warning goes out to do when a warning goes out and what to do if you're taken unawares . sure. and i think we unawares. sure. and i think we saw a little bit of that in some of the video footage you had of people shopping in supermarkets and they're very quick to realise that this is an earthquake. you know, they don't they don't take ted seconds to

figure out what's going on. they know right away that this an know right away that this is an earthquake and they know what to do. low ground or do. get low to the ground or ideally a doorway so ideally get into a doorway so that don't fall on top of that things don't fall on top of your again, it your head. uh, but but again, it just it these images do illustrate how well trained people in japan are. >> yes. and it's amazing to think that there have been 50 earthquakes short earthquakes in such a short penod earthquakes in such a short period of time in one country alone . also, we've seen warnings alone. also, we've seen warnings of large waves in other countries. so south korea or so, russia or so north korea do those still hold? do you know , those still hold? do you know, as far as i know , those still as far as i know, those still hold at the moment. >> just keeping in mind that the sea of japan , which separates sea of japan, which separates japan from the mainland asia from china, south korea, north korea , uh, it's a relatively korea, uh, it's a relatively closed area so that the waves could bounce back and forth , could bounce back and forth, although it's subject to other factors such as weather and the depths of the sea. but certainly the waves could travel to one side or the other. and that's also why the tsunami warning is expected to last several days in

japan. >> yes. and there was a huge international concern that this could could have and hopefully will as it stands, replicate will not as it stands, replicate previous earthquakes followed by tsunamis that we've seen in the region . region. >> that's right. so most famously, there was the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in japan. and of course, the boxing day earthquake and tsunami in southeast southeast asia in 2004, both of which caused an enormous amount of destruction and unfortunately, an enormous amount of loss of life. and for the 2011 earthquake in japan, it also caused the meltdown at the fukushima nuclear plant. so there's been a lot of questions about the safety of japan's nuclear facilities in the aftermath of today's earthquake. but up to now, the regulatory regulatory authorities in japan, they've emphasised that the nuclear facilities have not had any impact. >> okay. thank you very much indeed for your time. ross feingold, who is in taiwan and very year to you as very happy new year to you as well. now, after the break, we'll be discussing the growing

popularity of dry january. is it something that you would do? is it something that you're currently doing ? let me know

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these are live pictures we're going to from central london, where day where new year's day celebrations are taking place. look appears to look that that's what appears to be a marching band coming through central london. cheerleaders there's women in leotards . what more could you leotards. what more could you want? lots of celebration there. it looks like it's absolutely packed out. let me know how your celebrating new year's day. if you are. or perhaps you were celebrating quite a bit last night . although speaking to night. although speaking to people it seems like a lot of people it seems like a lot of people chose cosy night in to people chose a cosy night in to celebrate the new year. but there you go. there's central london, lots of crowds of people celebrating the new year 2024 marching band . look at that. marching band. look at that. well some people today might not be in the best shape to celebrate . there's nothing like celebrate. there's nothing like a new year's day hangover to make you reassess your drinking habhs make you reassess your drinking habits this year, almost 9 million people in the uk are planning to take a whole month off the drinking in january . so off the drinking in january. so here to give some of the benefits of binning the booze. some tips to stick with it is the founder of sober, claire

leon sylvester. thank you very much , leon. lots of people will much, leon. lots of people will be waking up this morning with a bit of a hangover, thinking, how could i start yet another year feeling absolutely rubbish . so feeling absolutely rubbish. so tell me, what are the benefits of just giving up the booze altogether . altogether. >> well, you know, just quickly, before we get into those benefits, i just want to say that it benefits, i just want to say thatitis benefits, i just want to say that it is so surreal to be here literally five and half years literally five and a half years ago ground zero ago, i was i was at ground zero and i destroyed my life through drinking alcohol. >> but the 100th time i was broke , i was —£2,000 in my bank broke, i was —£2,000 in my bank account in the overdraft , account in the overdraft, working in a restaurant. i'd destroyed my business and, um , destroyed my business and, um, man, it's just crazy. it's just crazy how quickly life can turn around. >> so alcohol was basically destroying your life and destroying your life and destroying your life and destroying your aspirations , destroying your aspirations, your motivation. were you really down in the dumps. for sure. >> you know, i drank for almost ten years and it was just like this complete roller coaster .

this complete roller coaster. uh, i tried to stop drinking on my own, i don't know, 100 times. right | my own, i don't know, 100 times. right i tried read, stopped drinking books. i tried going to aa meetings. had , uh, i'd aa meetings. i'd had, uh, i'd even church , and i even gone to church, and i begged god to help me. i dropped to knees uh, was the to my knees and, uh, it was the one that i knew one thing in my life that i knew that solve that that if i could solve that problem, dreams that if i could solve that probgoing dreams that if i could solve that probgoing become dreams was going to become a possibility. and, uh, yeah, possibility. um and, uh, yeah, five and a half years ago, um, it think dry it happened, and i think dry january. it's a great topic of conversation right now because this be the catalyst so conversation right now because this people |e catalyst so conversation right now because this people |e ca'arest so conversation right now because this people |e ca'are thinking of many people that are thinking of making change. making this change. >> what happened if >> and, leon, what happened if you ten years you were drinking for ten years every thing was going a bit wrong. you knew that quitting drinking change your life . drinking would change your life. how did you actually do it? what actually made you do it? if it wasn't aa? if it wasn't , other wasn't aa? if it wasn't, other people ? people? >> yeah, it's a great question. so you know, these things don't get me wrong, i'm not here to like, criticise any other program out there. these things are great. thing are all great. but the thing that needed to change that i knew i needed to change was the way viewed alcohol. was the way i viewed alcohol. my problem saw problem was that i always saw alcohol as something added alcohol as something that added value i it as value in my life. i saw it as something that created so many

benefits so many things benefits and so many good things . every time i . so every single time that i try drinking , it was try and stop drinking, it was like i was missing something. and when i i finally and when i when i finally shifted perspective to see shifted that perspective to see alcohol for what it is, if we boil its core, all it boil it down to its core, all it is a drug. highly is a drug. it's a highly addictive, drug that addictive, poisonous drug that really provides nothing for anybody . as soon as i saw it anybody. as soon as i saw it that way, it was like this flick of was just like, of a switch. i was just like, that i'm done. that is it? i'm done. uh, and you that's that that is it? i'm done. uh, and you that's thinking that that is it? i'm done. uh, and you that's thinking of at that is it? i'm done. uh, and you that's thinking of doing anybody that's thinking of doing dry this interview, what dry january this interview, what i would love to happen is they get the end of january and get to the end of january and they think back to this interview that they think back to this inteithev that they think back to this inteithe reason. that they think back to this inteithe reason. was that they think back to this inteithe reason. was the at was the reason. that was the reason all the way reason that got me all the way to of january. because to the end of january. because one promise one thing that i can promise you is , is only good happen is, is only good things happen as result of not drinking. and as a result of not drinking. and if you go all of january and you get to end january get to the end of january and you're the you're just like, that was the only good things happened. i mean, i just know for so many people when they stop drinking alcohol, their life, of their dreams well dreams becomes possible. well because a lot of for a lot of people , it's a huge part of people, it's a huge part of their social life and how they cope everyday stresses. cope with everyday stresses. >> isn't it? so how do you see

quitting drinking , even if it's quitting drinking, even if it's just for january? as gaining something rather than losing something? because a lot of people , they see their friends, people, they see their friends, they always they drink when they see their friends, they drink when family, they when they see their family, they dnnk when they see their family, they drink after work with their colleagues. how they colleagues. it's often how they bond with people. how do you see giving up alcohol as something positive to your life, rather than making it? well more boring ? well you know the reason why people see alcohol is something that adds value in their life. >> it lies in how we've been conditioned drug . at conditioned to see the drug. at the end of the day, we're born into that promotes this into a world that promotes this thing enhances into a world that promotes this thinlife enhances into a world that promotes this thinlife , enhances into a world that promotes this thinlife , right? enhances into a world that promotes this thinlife , right? we enhances into a world that promotes this thinlife , right? we turn enhances into a world that promotes this thinlife , right? we turn the|ances into a world that promotes this thinlife , right? we turn the tv:es our life, right? we turn the tv on and what do we see? we see somebody saying that wine drinkers live longer, right? then the on, and then we turn the movie on, and then favourite characters, then our favourite characters, they're relaxing drink . they're relaxing with the drink. then we've these , you know, then we've got these, you know, these celebrities, these athletes , these people that are athletes, these people that are making hundreds millions making hundreds of millions by promoting . when you promoting this drug. when you really boil it down to its core, what is alcohol right. it's ethanol. it's something that

does nothing and it's does nothing for you. and it's like once you see it that way, all the all the conditioning , all the all the conditioning, all the all the conditioning, all the all the conditioning, all the way that we've been told to see alcohol just kind of disappears. right? so then only you benefits . you don't you only get benefits. you don't get a single negative for removing your removing alcohol from your life. nothing happens . don't nothing bad ever happens. don't get me wrong , there are people get me wrong, there are people out that need medical out there that do need medical help, right? there are people out stopping drinking out there that stopping drinking it dangerous . dangerous. it can be dangerous. dangerous. i'm here to downplay that. i'm not here to downplay that. um, if and if that's you, um, and if and if that's you, then you might need to get medical help . but, man, kick medical help. but, man, kick starting your your , uh, starting your your your, uh, sober life with a dry january . sober life with a dry january. it's going to be awesome. >> know what, leon? um, >> but you know what, leon? um, my, uh , my family group my, uh, my family whatsapp group this morning, uh, all of my family are apparently embarking on dry january, so we'll see. we'll see how that goes. i think for a lot of people who don't want to quit alcohol altogether , want to quit alcohol altogether, um, limiting it to social occasions is probably a good idea. so you don't get stuck in a of, you know, drinking a rut of, you know, drinking alone because depressive alone because it's a depressive

after all, isn't it a depressant? but thank you very much for your time, lee and sylvester. i really appreciate it. and see you're it. and i see you're in thailand. the thailand. well i hope the weather's lovely. weather's rather lovely. uh, lovely leon. lovely to speak to you, leon. sylvester clear sylvester founder of sober clear . where are you going to be embarking on dry january. . where are you going to be embarking on dry january . i embarking on dry january. i mean, it probably is a good idea . i do like a drink every now and again , but, uh, let me know and again, but, uh, let me know if that's what you're going to be vaiews@gbnews.uk but be doing. vaiews@gbnews.uk but coming up, 16 year old luke littler continues his historic run in the world darts championships. we'll be live from ali pally as he gears up for his quarter final. but first, the news headlines with . aaron. >> it's just after 12:30. aaron. >> it'sjust after 12:30. i'm >> it's just after 12:30. i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. emergency services in japan are responding to reports of at least 30 collapsed buildings in multiple fires after a major earthquake . a 7.6 after a major earthquake. a 7.6 magnitude quake hit the noto region in the centre of the country at approximately 7 am.

uk time . no casualties have been uk time. no casualties have been reported yet, but a government spokesman believes people are trapped under the rubble as of today. >> at 6 pm. local time. there have been numerous calls to the emergency services and we have confirmed several incidents of collapsed homes following the earlier earthquake. we will continue to make all efforts to gather information in order to identify all injured persons. the specific details are currently unclear, but we have received reports of six individuals trapped by collapsed buildings in ishikawa prefecture. we do not have information on whether these injuries are related to the tsunami, but the details are currently being confirmed . currently being confirmed. >> the number of channel crossings . in 2023 has fallen by crossings. in 2023 has fallen by more than a third, compared with last year. now, the final crossings took place on the 16th of december, when 55 people made the journey from france in one boat. bad weather conditions have prevented any further attempts. provisional annual attempts. the provisional annual total for the year is more than

29,000. british forces are prepared to respond to cargo ship attacks by houthi rebels in the red sea . defence secretary the red sea. defence secretary grant shapps says the uk will not hesitate to take direct action to protect the key shipping route. the iran backed houthis have targeted merchant ships , hijacking some citing ships, hijacking some citing support for hamas in its war with israel . the us navy with israel. the us navy recently said it sank three rebel boats that had been targeting a container ship in the region . we'll. have a full the region. we'll. have a full bulletin at the top of the next houn bulletin at the top of the next hour, or there's more right now on our website, gbnews.com.

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news. who's . news. who's. welcome back. >> it's 1237 now. before the break we heard from leon sylvester, who's a well turned his life around since he ditched the booze . lots of you have the booze. lots of you have written in actually many of you also had a bit of a problem with the old drink and have quit being sober . steve says he's being sober. steve says he's been sober for 30 years. he said he started at the age of around ten years. wow so he was drinking 30 years, then quit drinking for 30 years, then quit , and his life has very much improved . uh, derek stevens says improved. uh, derek stevens says i've. paul says i consider myself the luckiest person on earth. i used to have a really bad again , bad drink problem. and again, he's turned his life around. so lots of positive stories. others

of actually said , you of you have actually said, you know, nagging, have know, stop nagging, i'll have a dnnk know, stop nagging, i'll have a drink want there drink if i want one. so there you go. very different, uh, you go. two very different, uh, views but let me know views there. but let me know what think. what you think. vaiews@gbnews.uk tom. now, in other is a huge day other news, it is a huge day in the darts . 16 year old the world of darts. 16 year old luke littler is gearing up to face northern ireland's brendan dolan in the last eight at the pdc darts championships. pdc world darts championships. so after storming past five time world champion raymond van barneveld to reach the quarter finals, can fans sense further victory in the air? so let's dart over to alexandra palace and speak to our reporter theo chikomba theo , a big match ahead chikomba theo, a big match ahead i >> -- >> huge to say the least. uh, loads of fans have already arrived here. 3.2 people are going to be here today. majority of them we've spoken to will certainly be cheering . certainly be cheering. >> uh, luke littler on 16 years old. he was saying in his story in the last couple of days when he was just 18 months, and he was hearing music of some of his

idols, like phil or also idols, like phil taylor, or also known as phil the power taylor. >> um, and raymond van barneveld, who who's also , uh, barneveld, who who's also, uh, beaten to get to this stage. >> and today he will be taking on brendan dolan from northern ireland as part of the game today, which i believe started at 12:30. >> so just a few moments ago. >> so just a few moments ago. >> so just a few moments ago. >> so over 3000 people are here to cheer him on. >> but interestingly though, it's the outfits which make it really interesting. >> today we've seen people wearing priest outfits, wearing dart boards as part of their clothes and some other costumes which you can't really mention dunng which you can't really mention during the day. it's more for evening time . um, but certainly evening time. um, but certainly the mood here is extremely high. >> everyone's been looking forward to it today. >> a lot of those people, as you've just been about you've just been speaking about at new year celebrations, they were yesterday they've were out yesterday and they've made today . spoke to made it here today. we spoke to one gentleman and partner one gentleman and his partner just moments ago. just just a few moments ago. just arrived . she surprised him. she arrived. she surprised him. she bought him tickets and he said he shed tear knowing that he shed a tear and knowing that he shed a tear and knowing that he luke he was coming to watch luke

littler today so hugely exciting day for everyone who's come here. come here today to watch him. and there. fingers crossed that win today. that he'll win today. >> you very much . >> yes, thank you very much. theo chikomba there outside ally pally palace in north pally alexandra palace in north london. i must admit i would love see luke littler storm love to see luke littler storm to victory and take the world championships. thank you very much indeed. now it's now much indeed. now it's time now to to my panel, joining me to speak to my panel, joining me to speak to my panel, joining me to talk through some of the biggest stories of the day is former stephen pound former labour mp stephen pound and commentator and the conservative commentator benedict spence. >> did you really say dart over to the alexandra palace ? to the alexandra palace? >> i did, yes, and it wasn't in my autocue. of course, we're never going be maya when never going to be maya when you're like that. >> we? >> are we? >> em- 5 like the darts , stephen? >> oh, darts . >> oh, darts. >> oh, darts. >> yeah, i think it's absolutely amazing . i do like, obviously amazing. i do like, obviously everybody plays a bit of pub darts, extraordinary darts, but what's extraordinary about , people go about darts nowadays, people go there bears there dressed up as polar bears and leprechauns and, know, and leprechauns and, you know, creatures space. it's and leprechauns and, you know, creincredible space. it's and leprechauns and, you know, creincredible occasion. ace. it's and leprechauns and, you know, creincredible occasion. the it's an incredible occasion. the dutch, for some reason , i think dutch, for some reason, i think of as a sober lutheran people , of as a sober lutheran people, you know, playing total football. know, maybe

football. and you know, maybe sipping kippers , sipping the odd kippers, whatever is drink, but whatever it is they drink, but they take i mean, look at raymond van barneveld. talked raymond van barneveld. we talked about raymond van barneveld. we talked abouup raymond van barneveld. we talked abou up there and raymond van barneveld. we talked abouup there and it's amazing. turn up there and it's amazing. it's everybody's in fancy dress all waving these 180 signs. the darts is almost incidental. i mean, you're a bit of an arrows man aren't you? >> quite sporting >> it's quite a unique sporting event, it? >> it's quite a unique sporting eve it, it? >> it's quite a unique sporting eve it is. it? >> it's quite a unique sporting eve it is. i'mt? >> it's quite a unique sporting eveit is. i'm sure it's >> it is. i'm sure it's sporting. it's a sport of a sort. i think it's just a sort of very joyful occasion . the of very joyful occasion. the thing is, you can get behind almost anybody who's doing it, no what their no matter how what their character if they character is, no matter if they actually sports actually look like a sports person. been to person. and i've been trying to remember the quote of which darts player was who said he darts player it was who said he considered himself an athlete because gets on grandstand because he gets on grandstand or something that . i can't something like that. i can't remember see, remember which one it is. see, i remembered yeah remembered raymond bristow. yeah >> anyway, well, talking of things , moving on to something things, moving on to something a little less joyful , we started little less joyful, we started the show with doctor the show with the junior doctor strikes stephen another six days, 144 consecutive hours of strikes starting on wednesday morning. how do we come to a resolution? >> look, we can't go on like this. no, we simply can't. look,

we're at the worst of the we're at the worst time of the yeah we're at the worst time of the year. possible time. year. the worst possible time. there's cruelty , there's a certain cruelty, there's a certain viciousness, a certain about people certain nastiness about people who the strike action at who do take the strike action at this particular time of the yeah the this particular time of the year. the problem is, you year. now the problem is, you know, and that huge know, and i know that a huge numbers end up numbers of people would end up in there's no virus in hospital and there's no virus outbreak at the moment. look the idea is that a 35% pay rise, which basically goes back, god knows long and brings knows how long and brings everybody the same level. everybody up to the same level. it's is it's simply not on. inflation is falling . so you've got to falling. so you've got to actually realise that . the other actually realise that. the other thing you're a junior thing is, if you're a junior doctor, you're very, very doctor, you're on a very, very good progression , a very, good career progression, a very, very you're very good career path. you're going end you're not going to end up, you're not going to end up, you're not going starving by going to be starving by any means. so . means. so i think so. >> it's not mystery what >> it's not a mystery what you're be paid, you you're going to be paid, you know, up for the know, when you sign up for the job. uh , i guess job. but benedict, uh, i guess it's tricky though , isn't it? it's tricky though, isn't it? because the junior doctors , of because the junior doctors, of course, they continue to say that underpaid . but why that they're underpaid. but why do think that they are more do you think that they are more intransigent than other groups of public sector workers ? of public sector workers? >> i because feel and >> i think because they feel and they they can get away they know that they can get away with because we rely with it because we come to rely on service so

on the health service quite so much. are much. you know, they are essential and it's not essential workers and it's not something the government something that the government can and go to war something that the government can like and go to war something that the government can like they and go to war something that the government can like they are nd go to war something that the government can like they are train to war something that the government can like they are train drivers with like they are train drivers or more essential than teachers or more essential than teachers or nurses. >> nurses agreed to. >> nurses agreed to. >> well, absolutely. because a nurse can't do what a doctor can do. ultimately, cullen do. ultimately, pat cullen is just set. just now set. >> know , because the >> you know, because of the inflation, they're going to put inflation, they're going to put in the in another pay claim for the nurses. i think what you're nurses. but i think what you're saying that they're it saying is that they're doing it because yeah. because they can do it. yeah. and that's worrying and i think that's very worrying because that speak to because what does that speak to the psychology, problem, the the psychology, the problem, the problem is we because we've lionised the nhs and we've sort of deified it for a long time, and of as entirely of deified it for a long time, and of of as entirely of deified it for a long time, and of morally as entirely of deified it for a long time, and of morally as ething' of deified it for a long time, and of morally as ething . sort of a morally good thing. >> and that's to >> and i think that's to misunderstand that misunderstand why it is that people misunderstand why it is that peopldo because they want to don't do it because they want to necessarily save people's lives. they it because they do it because they recognise paid , well recognise it's a well paid, well respected profession. it's academically very stimulating. it's you know , you it's respectable, you know, you go university and you're sort go to university and you're sort of stood next to your flatmates. they're not, you know, sort of these wonderful sort angelic these wonderful sort of angelic figures. they're just people like out and like you who want to go out and make and they make a living, and they recognise doctor is recognise that being a doctor is a of doing that. a very good way of doing that. now when you're living in a

globalised it is globalised market where it is easier very of highly easier for very sort of highly skilled people to be plucked from countries, as from different countries, as we've to use to we've tried to use to our benefit when countries benefit, when countries like australia and canada are offering better terms. and offering you better terms. and people because people can see that because their fellow analysts trying their fellow analysts are trying to actively to poach, well, they're actively trying their fellow trying to poach their fellow anglers fellow anglers anglers or their fellow anglers for their countries. so it's not it's what's going for their countries. so it's not it's can what's going for their countries. so it's not it's can understand going for their countries. so it's not it's can understand why] on. you can understand why they're there and go, they're sitting there and go, well, why putting well, hang on, why am i putting up something that as up with something that isn't as good as i could get elsewhere? it sense it makes perfect sense in a marketized economy. >> the government >> so what should the government be with be doing then to deal with the more tendencies of some more militant tendencies of some of well i think of these unions? well i think these are separate issues. >> each is different >> each union is a different issue. the rmt, the other train drivers , units we can talk drivers, units we can talk about. this particular about. but on this particular well, the well, we just we heard from the tuc the other day, him tuc leader the other day, him saying everything saying that he'll do everything he with to these . he can with regards to these. new labour regulations on the minimum service levels, etc, etc. to, you know, help anyone who wants to strike. >> well , the battle is, i think >> well, the battle is, i think presumably that's you know, that's you pay the piper, you call the tune. that's you pay the piper, you call the i une. that's you pay the piper, you call the i think that's that's >> and i think that's that's what he's saying there. what what he's saying there. look, the reality if you look, the reality is that if you actually a look at the

actually have have a look at the present in industrial present situation in industrial relations this country , a lot relations in this country, a lot of it is based on a lack of communication victoria. communication in victoria. atkins, the present health secretary is a lot more conciliatory and a more conciliatory and a lot more emollient steve emollient than i think steve barclay him. barclay was before him. so, i mean, she's actually signalled a willingness to talk, but she's also look, honesty, also said, look, in all honesty, 35% is simply in untenable. so it's got to be, you know, churchill george, i mean, i've heard from the bma that they have said that they would, you know, accept a plan to get to 35. >> i mean , but would they accept >> i mean, but would they accept . the plan that was put to them? would it be a good enough plan? but i think the key is, but i think the key thing is, you we're of looking you know, we're sort of looking at the of the at this through the prism of the current the current government within the next probably next 12 months is probably going to government to be a different government, actually. to be a different government, actua saying it's going to party saying that it's going to do because do to alleviate this? because i don't it will get don't believe that it will get solved tories either solved under the tories either because sort of because of political sort of intransigence the intransigence or because the money there . but money simply isn't there. but what would the labour party do differently? doctors differently? would the doctors still strike under a still stay on strike under a labour government? wes streeting has of very vociferous

has been sort of very vociferous in isn't in saying the money isn't there for of the things we want to for all of the things we want to do. so i think that's very do. so i think that that's very interesting question, because that whether bma interesting question, because tha'pushing whether bma interesting question, because tha'pushing \strikeer bma interesting question, because tha'pushing \strike actionima are pushing this strike action for larger political goals than just pay rises for their members. >> but shall we move on? because kemi badenoch has been making news once again today because she's topped, at least by grassroots tories, to be the next leader . stephen. next leader. stephen. >> well, what's interesting, i'm a passionate reader of conservative home, i mean, i oh are you now? on absolute. aren't you paul goodman? very well indeed. who was the editor of it? was mp? we were it? who was an mp? we were at the time seminarian, the same time also a seminarian, i um, and i think, a good man. um, and this, this survey is actually about 671 people. and the most interesting factor to me is the write in candidate , because write in candidate, because there's somebody who actually got who's even got 18 votes who's not even a tory his name was, um, tory mp. his name was, um, farage nigel farage. >> yes. but out of the ones that can be the next tory leader, kemi badenoch came out top . kemi badenoch came out top. >> so she did indeed. and if you guess who you know, then you get suella braverman , you know,

suella braverman, you know, coming down line. i mean, coming down the line. i mean, i think a pitch think she's made a good pitch and as tory and she's certainly as the tory party. think was it party. i mean, i think was it richard tice talked about the smoking the smoking ruins of the conservative party this morning . conservative party this morning. and smoking and i think when the smoking ruins are finally extinguished and has to be and the new building has to be constructed, smoking ruins , constructed, the smoking ruins, is that hyperbole? well i, i'm quoting richard tice. >> i think kemi badenoch would make a good candidate to be leader in the aftermath of a conservative party defeat. i don't think that she has the name recognition amongst tory members. fine. yes they love her. but we had that issue with liz truss where everybody thought, oh yes, this will be a fantastic everybody thought, oh yes, this will be a fantoutside everybody thought, oh yes, this will be a fantoutside was everybody thought, oh yes, this will be a fantoutside was sayingybody thought, oh yes, this will be a fantoutside was saying it)ody the outside was saying it absolutely won't be. but, you know, again, you see people like suella you know, suella braverman, you know, polling well. suella polling quite well. suella braverman you braverman is unelectable. you know, this, i'm afraid, is a problem the conservatives know, this, i'm afraid, is a problewhich the conservatives know, this, i'm afraid, is a problewhich is he conservatives know, this, i'm afraid, is a problewhich is if conservatives know, this, i'm afraid, is a problewhich is if onlyservatives know, this, i'm afraid, is a problewhich is if only we atives have, which is if only we would just shunt everything over to the absolutely the right. absolutely everything. then the public would just fall into line, which is rather similar to the corbynistas who said, if only we just everything just shunt everything to the left, then they'll see sense. you need a sort of modicum you do need a sort of a modicum of balance . i think kemi of balance. i think kemi badenoch is better candidate ,

badenoch is a better candidate, therefore, than the therefore, than some of the others. think she others. i just don't think she has recognition i think has the recognition yet. i think she would need the time to be installed leader and to build installed as leader and to build up so not much the same up that. so not much in the same way starmer well, way as keir starmer has. well, i wouldn't say transmitted his personality , but you know, she personality, but you know, she needs that little bit of time grounding. certainly we're grounding. certainly if we're talking about getting rid of sunak tum . sunak now in the short tum. absolutely it be a absolutely not. it would be a disaster . and better disaster. and is she better number three in the list. >> that's interesting >> and that's the interesting one. is penny >> and that's the interesting one. yeah is penny >> and that's the interesting one. yeah think is penny morden. yeah i think penny morden. yeah i think penny morden . come morden is no. come on. >> understand this >> i don't understand this fascination with penny mordaunt. >> i don't understand this fascinwhat with penny mordaunt. >> i don't understand this fascinwhat witr said ny mordaunt. >> i don't understand this fascinwhat witr said other»rdaunt. >> i don't understand this fascinwhat witr said other than1t. well, what she said other than that trans women are women. oh, wait. no that's not what i meant. she meant. and then she held a sword. yeah >> fight, >> i mean, come on, fight, fight, fight. look >> i mean, come on, fight, fight, boy. fight. look >> i mean, come on, fight, fight, boy. outside )ok >> i mean, come on, fight, fight, boy. outside .»k good boy. fight outside. >> no, she's got strong biceps . yeah. >> that's what you want from it. to be fair, historically speaking, that is what you wanted a leader. wanted from a leader. >> i, i think she she >> but i, i think she she reaches out beyond the conservative party. i think she's impressive. conservative party. i think she i. impressive. conservative party. i think shei. she impressive. conservative party. i think shei. she looksessive. conservative party. i think shei. she looks impressive. >> i think she looks impressive. i a very i don't think she's a very impressive speaker. well, she also made one the rudest also made one of the rudest speeches ever had in that, speeches have ever had in that, you her famous cock speech. >> no. on. >> no. go on. >> you know, she's in the >> well, you know, she's in the navy. she's wavy navy. navy. yeah, she's wavy navy. she's she was bit

she's hn.v.h and she was bit by a group midshipmen that by a group of midshipmen that she couldn't make a speech. she cock, you know, a 25 times. so she had a german debate and we saw on you know, the saw on the, you know, the conditions poultry conditions of british poultry farming, teddy morton and she and she did absolutely straight faced . and it was i have to say, faced. and it was i have to say, she has delivered some great statements in the, in the chamber of parliamentary time. may say dissociate myself may i say i dissociate myself from this? may i say i dissociate myself frorshe s? may i say i dissociate myself frorshe has had some great >> she has had some great retorts , but that's retorts to the snp, but that's not difficult. come on, not difficult, but it's quite interesting . yeah, it's quite interesting. yeah, it's quite interesting. yeah, it's quite interesting. kemi badenoch because . according to well, the because. according to well, the survey and the reports surrounding it, two years ago she was ranked 11th in the conservative home polling . so conservative home polling. so she really has had a dramatic turn in fortunes. there yeah. um, but do you think she's more known now, benedict for her, for trans issues? i think she she is for what she's been doing as business sex, which is not necessarily thing , seeing necessarily a bad thing, seeing as sort of creeping into as this is sort of creeping into the mainstream a lot more. >> lot people the mainstream a lot more. >> waking lot people the mainstream a lot more. >> waking what people the mainstream a lot more. >> waking what that ple are waking up to what that actually and takes,

are waking up to what that athink,' and takes, are waking up to what that athink, what and takes, are waking up to what that athink, what most.nd takes, are waking up to what that athink, what most people takes, i think, what most people would consider fairly rational, consider a fairly rational, sensible approach. so that's a good to make herself known good thing to make herself known about. needs about. somebody needs to make themselves known for what they stand this because stand for on this issue, because actually rather difficult stand for on this issue, because actu.often rather difficult stand for on this issue, because actu.often to 'ather difficult stand for on this issue, because actu.often to geter difficult stand for on this issue, because actu.often to get mpsficult stand for on this issue, because actu.often to get mps t01lt stand for on this issue, because actu.often to get mps to pin very often to get mps to pin them because they them down on this because they don't attacked. don't want to be attacked. that's . obviously, that's not enough. obviously, we will to see more. i think will need to see more. i think she was rather measured when it came of eu came to the bonfire of eu regulations, when she sort of faced down a lot eurosceptic faced down a lot of eurosceptic tory said , actually, tory mps and said, actually, no, we're get of we're not going to get rid of everything go everything we are going to go through what's through and see what's worth keeping. but that's not really the brings the sort of thing that brings you to sort public attention. you to sort of public attention. and she and again, that's why i say she doesn't through doesn't have the cut through yet. i think once public yet. i think once the public sees of her, they may be sees more of her, they may be inclined actually, inclined to think, actually, this has got this is somebody who has got their right is their head screwed on right is rather . but equally, is their head screwed on right is rath perhaps . but equally, is their head screwed on right is rath perhaps not but equally, is their head screwed on right is rath perhaps not optimistic.y, is she perhaps not optimistic enough? does she not try to sell stuff to people? because often people hear very good people want to hear very good things. want to pie things. they want to hear pie in the thinking, somebody things. they want to hear pie in the tells|inking, somebody things. they want to hear pie in the tells you ng, somebody things. they want to hear pie in the tells you ng, as mebody things. they want to hear pie in the tells you ng, as they»dy things. they want to hear pie in the and; you ng, as they»dy things. they want to hear pie in the and iyou ng, as they»dy things. they want to hear pie in the and i suspect as they»dy things. they want to hear pie in the and i suspect that's:hey»dy are. and i suspect that's probably who kemi badenoch probably more who kemi badenoch is didn't sell is a realist. she didn't sell the agreements that the world trade agreements that she made very well indeed. >> i thought, to be honest.

>> no, i thought, to be honest. you know, she's with you know, she's working with fairly poor materials. they're talking with talking about our deal with ecuador and vietnam and everything, that. she everything, like that. but she could that could have done more about that and better. and she could have done better. i take i think maybe i mean, i take you i think maybe she's her powder she's keeping her powder dry. i don't certainly we're >> yeah, i think certainly we're at of her political at the start of her political career. not sort of rushed career. she's not sort of rushed into quickly. unlike into things too quickly. unlike rishi sunak, think has rishi sunak, who i think has flown to the sun flown rather close to the sun rather got burned. rather quickly and got burned. so i think william hague, who. >> , having watched >> yeah, having watched and reported political reported on our political leaders christmas messages , leaders christmas messages, followed by their new year's messages , i think we might be in messages, i think we might be in need of a bit of a bit of charisma amiss. charisma wouldn't go amiss. >> but shall we move on? >> but shall we move on? >> move on another story? >> let rise. this one that >> let it rise. this is one that riz. this one wouldn't riz. this is one i wouldn't know. think . think i'm know. i don't think. i think i'm too for now, stephen. know. i don't think. i think i'm too stephen. now, stephen. know. i don't think. i think i'm too stephen. um ow, stephen. know. i don't think. i think i'm too stephen. um thisstephen. know. i don't think. i think i'm too stephen. um this is phen. know. i don't think. i think i'm too stephen. um this is a1en. know. i don't think. i think i'm too stephen. um this is a story but stephen. um this is a story that caught your eye. actually, this is the albanian crime boss who unbelievable only been who has unbelievable only been allowed to stay in the uk after, of course, claiming deportation breaches his human rights. >> i'm sorry. sometimes my blood boils . i mean, >> i'm sorry. sometimes my blood boils. i mean, i >> i'm sorry. sometimes my blood boils . i mean, i appreciate that boils. i mean, i appreciate that we're at the season of goodwill, and looking forward and we should be looking forward to panel of the new

to a glorious panel of the new yeah to a glorious panel of the new year. everybody got great resolutions, but to resolutions, but i have to say i am furious about this. even the albanian ministry is furious about this. this chap comes across here as an illegal immigrant, marries a person with a gets his, a british passport, gets his, gets citizenship , gets his british citizenship, dumps her, marries an albanian woman, has two children. then he launders £8 million worth of money. yeah. money laundering , money. yeah. money laundering, drug money. and so it's obviously he should be put in the boot of a car and driven straight back to tirana. yeah. >> jailed six >> so he was jailed for six years for smuggling million years for smuggling £8 million of the of his gang's profits out of the uk that he brought uk in suitcase that he brought on to planes using his british passport and i mean, never mind the poor woman who married first or never mind the two kids, but for his family life for some reason his family life trumps the safety and the security of this country. >> this country's safety has to come first. now benedict, is this issue in our judiciary this an issue in ourjudiciary or our law? or is it our law? >> because yesterday we were reporting on a sudanese isis fanatic being allowed to stay in this country. the judges ruled in his favour again because

going back to sudan would breach his human rights. >> i think a lot of it is down to interpretation . that's to interpretation. that's certainly a problem , but there's certainly a problem, but there's nothing interpretation can be solved by changing the law . solved by changing the law. ultimately, i think that would be faster than trying to change the make of the judiciary, the make up of the judiciary, which takes long which actually takes a very long time that's ultimately time. i think that's ultimately what it boils down to. but in the case of an albanian, it's always very amusing when a case of an albanian, usually a drug smuggler or a people smuggler, turns they are turns up because they are exceptional. gangs exceptional. these gangs at playing the laws of different european countries. you sort of go across and be it germany, be it it wherever it italy, be it wherever they are, firmly embedded. it italy, be it wherever they are, very nly embedded. it italy, be it wherever they are, verynly em atdded. it italy, be it wherever they are, very nly em at this. it italy, be it wherever they are, very nly em at this sort they're very smart at this sort of thing. and the problem part of the problem with this is, of course, doesn't course, albania doesn't necessarily want these people back. need to remember that back. we need to remember that because something because there this is something that is being exported. money is coming country, that is being exported. money is comirillicitly. country, that is being exported. money is comirillicitly. but country, that is being exported. money is comirillicitly. but these untry, that is being exported. money is comirillicitly. but these are y, okay, illicitly. but these are criminals who once a time criminals who once upon a time caused albania caused great damage to albania itself. they are out in itself. but now they are out in the rest of the world. the in the rest of the world. it's not necessarily in albania's say , even albania's interest to say, even if yes, this if they do admit, yes, this person back to person should come back to actually facilitate. i just

think of people listening think a lot of people listening to thinking, is it to this will be thinking, is it actually impossible deport actually impossible to deport criminals ? criminals? >> it's not impossible this >> it's not impossible in this country. though country. it feels as though it is. going is. sometimes we're going to have it there because have to leave it there because coming the january coming up is the january a health this year , or health choice. this new year, or is ? see you there. is it just nuts? see you there. you see? >> get me a sausage roll. someone . someone. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers sponsors of up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there. happy new year. i'm jonathan vautrey you here of your gb news weather forecast provided office. provided by the met office. the last of 2023 were last few months of 2023 were rather , and the start of rather wet, and the start of 2024 is picking up that theme 2024 is picking up on that theme because it's going to be a very wet to new year's day, with wet end to new year's day, with rain across much rain spreading in across much of england, northern ireland england, wales, northern ireland and into scotland for and eventually into scotland for the night. the second half of the night. that'll be pushing into colder air ahead it, it will be air ahead of it, so it will be falling snow over the higher air ahead of it, so it will be falling here.)w over the higher air ahead of it, so it will be falling here. )w ovwindy higher air ahead of it, so it will be falling here. )w ovwindy for her ground here. very windy for shetland and also shetland with gales and also

further across further coastal gales across southern areas of england overnight . we'll be quite mild overnight. we'll be quite mild in south, up in the south, holding up in double digit figures, but something scotland, something colder for scotland, with a patchy frost to kick off tuesday rain here tuesday morning. the rain here will slowly its way will slowly push its way northwards, lingering over the northern on the northern isles later on in the day. of eastern southern day. parts of eastern southern scotland could see some brighter conditions for the bank holiday here, a wet tuesday to here, but a very wet tuesday to come of england come for much of england and wales. uncertainty in wales. some uncertainty in regards to the track of regards to the exact track of this localised this rain, but some localised disruption possible through disruption is possible through the that rain the day because of that rain as well strong that well as the strong winds that will persisting again. will be persisting again. temperatures ranging between 7 and 13 c but feeling a bit colder if you are exposed to the wind. on wednesday , one area of colder if you are exposed to the winipressurednesday , one area of colder if you are exposed to the winipressure isesday , one area of colder if you are exposed to the winipressure is slowly one area of colder if you are exposed to the winipressure is slowly driftinga of low pressure is slowly drifting off continent, but off towards the continent, but we've still got this one lingering northwest of lingering to the northwest of the uk, this trailing the uk, and this trailing occluded front will continue to bnng occluded front will continue to bring outbreaks of rain, particularly for the northern isles. windy with isles. again, very windy with further gales here. elsewhere, it's of sunshine and it's a mixture of sunshine and showers, most showers, though showers, most frequent and heaviest in the west, in on a very brisk west, pushing in on a very brisk westerly . the winds and the westerly wind. the winds and the showers will ease down as showers will slowly ease down as we throughout second we head throughout the second half also half of the week, but it's also going by

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gb news. good afternoon britain. >> it is 1:00 on monday. the 1st of january. skating on thin ice.

nhs leaders warn that hospitals, gp surgeries and other services are in a highly vulnerable position. that's as junior doctors ready themselves for 144 consecutive hours of walkouts. kemi for leader business set kemi for leader business set kemi badenoch is the favourite to become the next tory party leader. that's according to a poll of grassroots conservatives . is she the woman for the job and britain's warning? defence secretary grant shapps says that britain is prepared to take direct action if attacks on commercial shipping by the houthi rebels in yemen continue . to. right and a question for you at home is veganism the way to lose weight this new year, or could it actually make you fatter? i ask because we're going to be debating that very question in in a few later on in the show. later on in the show, we'll have

someone who is a eater someone who is a meat eater versus , of course, a vegan to versus, of course, a vegan to battle it out. because i think sometimes it's very, very carb heavy. isn't it? all of this pre—packaged food that's supposed to be fake meat. could it actually make you fatter? or is it the way to be fit and healthy? we'll be healthy? this year we'll be debating later show, debating that later in the show, but with . aaron. >> it's a minute past one. very good afternoon to you. i'm aaron armstrong . emergency services in armstrong. emergency services in japan are responding to multiple fires up to 30 collapsed buildings after a major earthquake. a 7.6 magnitude quake hit the noto region in the centre of the country at approximately 7 am. uk time. no casualties have yet been reported, but a government spokesperson says it's understood people are trapped beneath the rubble . beneath the rubble. >> as of today at 6 pm. local time, there have been numerous calls to the emergency services and we have confirmed several incidents of collapsed homes

following the earlier earthquake. we will continue to make all efforts to gather information in order to identify all injured persons. the specific details are currently unclear, but we have received reports of six individuals trapped by collapsed buildings in ishikawa prefecture. we do not have information on whether these injuries are related to these injuries are related to the tsunami , but the details are the tsunami, but the details are currently being confirmed and evacuation orders remain in place for coastal areas . place for coastal areas. >> although a major tsunami warning has since been downgraded, one metre high waves are hitting the shoreline , with are hitting the shoreline, with authorities warning they could reach five metres in height in the coming hours. tens of thousands people have been thousands of people have been left an left without power, and an official from the country's meteorological says more meteorological agency says more earthquakes are expected . earthquakes are expected. british forces are prepared to respond to cargo ship attacks by houthi rebels in the red sea . houthi rebels in the red sea. defence secretary grant shapps says the uk won't hesitate to take direct action to protect the key shipping route. the iran backed houthis have targeted and

hijacked merchant ships, citing support for hamas in its war with israel . the us navy with israel. the us navy recently said it sank three rebel boats that had been targeting a container ship in the region . the number of the region. the number of channel crossings in 2023 has fallen by more than a third, compared with the previous year. the final crossings of the year took place on the 16th of december, when 55 people made the journey from france in one boat. bad weather, though , has boat. bad weather, though, has have prevented any further attempts. the provisional annual total for the year is more than 29,000. new estrictions on visa routes come into force today, as the government attempts to tackle net migration. now only foreign students on postgraduate or government sponsored courses can bring their families over the home secretary, james cleverly, says the new ban will prevent people from manipulating the system and it will reduce migration by tens of thousands. but critics say it will damage universities, which rely on foreign student fees and could also harm the uk's international

reputation . average household reputation. average household energy bills will now be almost £100 more expensive. the energy regulator has increased its price cap by 5% in response to rising wholesale prices . rising wholesale prices. households are urged to submit metre readings today , if metre readings today, if possible, to their supplier to ensure they aren't overcharged . ensure they aren't overcharged. ofgem says suppliers must identify . and help those who are identify. and help those who are struggling with their bills . struggling with their bills. what junior doctors are being urged to call off. what will be the longest strike in nhs history? confederation history? the nhs confederation says the six day strike, which is planned to start on wednesday, will put patients at serious risk. health wednesday, will put patients at serious risk . health leaders say serious risk. health leaders say industrial action will leave hospitals, gp surgeries and other services skating on very thin ice in what's usually the busiest week of the nhs year. the planned strike will amount to 144 consecutive hours of industrial action, the longest industrial action, the longest in the 75 year history of the health service . eye tests may be

health service. eye tests may be required for drivers over the age of 70. the automobile association is calling for mandatory screening after the number of licence holding drivers over the age of 90 doubled in the last decade, a record 153,000 britons in that age group held a full licence in november, with no requirements for additional qualification or screening. the aa wants drivers to be able to show evidence of regular eye tests once they reach 70, to improve road safety . this is gb news. we're on tv, on digital radio and on your smart speaker too. now back to . smart speaker too. now back to. emily. well it's a happy new year for kemi badenoch because a poll by conservativehome has suggested that she would be the favourite to succeed rishi sunak as conservative leader. >> 38% of respondents named her the business secretary as their preferred minister. penny mordaunt and also suella braverman were the only other current mps to get into double

figures as they achieved 23 and 14% respect. hinckley, a solid effort. so here to break this down for us is gb news political correspondent olivia utley . correspondent olivia utley. olivia kemi must be pleased . at olivia kemi must be pleased. at >> yeah. kemi must be very pleased. 38% turnout in that poll from conservative home is really pretty impressive for a sitting cabinet minister now it's a small poll from conservative home. it's i think just over 870 people. but it's an important poll. these are conservative members . they are conservative members. they are the people who will be picking the people who will be picking the next leader of the conservative party. and kemi badenoch is far and away above her nearest competitors, suella braverman and penny mordaunt. why why is penny so? why is kemi so popular this year? well, it seems as though she is beginning to do what many people thought was impossible and seems to be uniting the right and the left of the conservative party. we

saw just how deep the splits between those two halves of the party ran . at the end of the party ran. at the end of the last parliamentary tum , when the last parliamentary tum, when the rwanda was going through rwanda bill was going through parliament, and we saw the right of push against parliament, and we saw the right of bill, push against parliament, and we saw the right of bill, plof against parliament, and we saw the right of bill, plof them against parliament, and we saw the right of bill, plof them were|st the bill, many of them were threatening to vote bill threatening to vote the bill down at least amend in down or at least amend it. in its third reading report its third reading and report stage over the next couple of weeks, while on the left of the party, there also discontent party, there was also discontent at because they felt at the bill because they felt that went far, close that it went too far, too close to breaking international law . to breaking international law. kemi badenoch, however, has managed to sort of, uh, gain plaudits from both those sides on the right. she's popular because she's spoken out boldly and some would say bravely against some sort of some of the trans ideology, if you like. she's been the driving force behind reversing that gender recognition legislation in scotland , which would have scotland, which would have enabled anyone to change their gender without a certificate . gender without a certificate. she's also spoken up against gender self—identification in schools . that's got lots of the schools. that's got lots of the right of the party on side, but

on the other hand , as business on the other hand, as business secretary, she's been quite cautious about that idea to have a bonfire of brexit legislation. we were expecting an idea from bons we were expecting an idea from boris johnson for 4000 different bits of eu law to go up in flames on the 31st of december this year, kemi badenoch has chosen to take a slower approach to brexit. she's been speaking to brexit. she's been speaking to business leaders and has heard their concerns about uncertainty to business. if those laws were were simply disposed of at the end of 2023, so no, on the whole, she's managed to get some recognition both from the right and the left of the party that said, trying to reunite the conservative party after what everyone is assuming will be a election defeat will be a very, very tough task indeed. and i mean rather her than me in the job of conservative leader after the next election . next election. >> yes. now, if, uh, kemi were health secretary, would she be polling so? well, i'm talking

about junior strikes that are starting again on wednesday amongst junior doctors going on for 144 consecutive hours , six for 144 consecutive hours, six days. um this is really, really not what the government needs and what the rest of us, the public, need . public, need. >> absolutely. it's a huge headache for the government and very, very worrying indeed for the public. this is set to be the public. this is set to be the longest junior doctor walkout in nhs history , and it walkout in nhs history, and it comes at the busiest time for the nhs. literally, the busiest week in the nhs calendar. january is when we start to see the emergence of those seasonal illnesses. uh, flu. who is likely to dominate their headunesin likely to dominate their headlines in the coming weeks ? headlines in the coming weeks? we normally face an nhs winter crisis. no reason why this year should be any different. and there are staff shortages. any any way within the nhs because people are off ill with covid and the nhs confederation , led

and the nhs confederation, led by matthew taylor, has released a very, very stark warning to the bma. he's asked for the for the bma. he's asked for the for the strike to be called off or at the very least for the bma to take notice of senior doctors if they request that junior doctors be called off, strike and into work for an emergency. there is an agreement in place whereby junior doctors will be forced off the picket lines and into work. if emergencies break out. but the very fact that matthew taylor, the chief of the nhs confederation , is having to tell confederation, is having to tell the bma to take that agreement seriously , shows just how bad seriously, shows just how bad the relationship has become between the chiefs and the nhs and those , uh, those nhs us . between the chiefs and the nhs and those , uh, those nhs us. is and those, uh, those nhs us. is the other worry, of course, is that there is no end in sight to these strikes. the junior doctors asking for a 35% pay doctors are asking for a 35% pay rise, the rise, something that the government repeated and government has repeated over and over again impossible . over again is simply impossible. so yes, 144 hours of strikes in the coming week, but many, many

more in 2024. >> yes, a very worrying time for those in need of a treatment. and of course their families. thank you very much indeed. olivia utley gb news, political correspondent bringing us up to date . now, in other news, date now. now, in other news, veganuary has been a worldwide sensation . often. don't you sensation. often. don't you know, for the past few years people take up eating like a vegan for the entirety of january , a bit like dry january, january, a bit like dry january, but with veganism . um, this was but with veganism. um, this was dedicated changing public dedicated to changing public attitudes of veganism and also to encourage people to make the transition. but we're posing the question, is veganism really the healthiest option for 2024? we're now joined by animal rights activist joey carbstrong and the belly fat shaving expert himself , and the belly fat shaving expert himself, goodness me, former presenter of fat families steve miller, belly fat shaving expert . what on earth ? . what on earth? >> listen , i don't know where >> listen, i don't know where all these titles come from.

>> they call me all sorts of things , but i guess we're things, but i guess we're talking new year's talking about new year's resolutions and that sort of stuff . stuff. >> yes, are indeed. well >> yes, we are indeed. well steve, i'm going to start with joey because joey the vegan joey because joey is the vegan here. and joey, how long have you been a vegan and why do you think it's the best way to live a lifestyle . a healthy lifestyle. >> uh. thank you. i've been vegan for ten years, and, uh, just a first point to make is vegan. just a first point to make is vegan . veganism as a philosophy vegan. veganism as a philosophy is not actually about health. it's not a diet. it's not a weight program or something weight loss program or something we do for ourselves. it's something do something that we actually do for who are for the animal victims who are subjected horrifying subjected to horrifying treatments. so humans can commodify their bodies. it's basically , uh, about living basically, uh, about living a life avoids violating the life that avoids violating the rights animals, whether for rights of animals, whether for food, clothing, any food, clothing, or any other purpose. it just so happens purpose. but it just so happens that, according to the, uh, the largest body of nutrition professionals in the world, the academy nutrition and academy of nutrition and dietetics, well planned. dietetics, are well planned. vegan can be healthy for vegan diet can be healthy for all life cycle, all stages of the life cycle, including for athletes, pregnant women, and provides health benefits the prevention benefits for the prevention and treatment diseases. treatment of certain diseases. so the point is, if we can be

happy and healthy without doing this doing this to animals, doing horrifying things to animals, then wouldn't we? then why wouldn't we? >> be true that >> joey, it might be true that a lot vegans do do it for lot of vegans do do it for animal rights reasons, but there are quite a lot of people who go veganin are quite a lot of people who go vegan in order to lose weight. aren't ? well all the aren't there? well all the highest quality research does show that vegans tend to have a lower bmi , probably because of lower bmi, probably because of the water content fibre the water content and fibre content of plant foods. content of plant based foods. >> . the studies show we >> we do. the studies show we have a lower mortality and lower rates heart disease and rates of heart disease and canceh rates of heart disease and cancer. it's cancer. i don't think it's healthy. you can't be vegan vegans for health or weight loss. veganism is a philosophy that seeks to exclude exploitation of animals by, uh, the best way you can. so but yes, you can eat plant foods and it can aid in weight loss. yes, you can eat plant foods and it can aid in weight loss . but i it can aid in weight loss. but i think it's beside the point. i mean , the things are mean, the things that are happening main point. >> it's for you. it's >> it's a for you. it's for you. it's a philosophy much it it's a philosophy as much as it is a diet. steve, should we all quit the meat in to order shed a few of those, uh, christmas, new year pounds ? is steve there ?

year pounds? is steve there? >> yes. can you hear me? >> yeah . yep. first of all, uh, >> yeah. yep. first of all, uh, can i say i think joey's got a heart of gold , and i think he heart of gold, and i think he speaks for the animals beautifully. i actually live with a vegetarian for the reasons that joey explains . but reasons that joey explains. but i do like a bacon sarnie, especially when i've got a hangover, especially when i've got a hangover , like this morning. and hangover, like this morning. and it was literally the butter was dripping off my bread , and i put dripping off my bread, and i put the brown sauce on as well, and we do note that meat, you know, meat helps you meat is protein. it helps you feel full all that sort feel full and all of that sort of so when it comes to, of stuff. so when it comes to, uh , veganism, um , my vegan uh, veganism, um, my vegan friends, i have to be honest, they look very healthy . they are they look very healthy. they are very healthy. i should be disagreeing with joey here. i guess, but actually i think what he's saying makes actually a lot of sense. and when i go to the yorkshire dales and i'm walking and i see those little lambs , i and i see those little lambs, i tell you what, that created an aversion straight away. i will not eat lamb anymore, i can't.

>> steve, are you saying, steve, are you saying the only are you saying that the only reason or reason you're not a vegan or a vegetarian because vegetarian is because you're a bit greedy ? bit greedy? >> oh, i'm really greedy with my meat. >> well , there you go. i, uh, >> well, there you go. i, uh, listen, i like , i like chicken, listen, i like, i like chicken, and i really like turkey, and i really like bacon. >> i love the texture. i love the taste . chicken makes me feel the taste. chicken makes me feel full. so. so if i'm if i'm wanting to kind of trim up a little bit myself , i'll just get little bit myself, i'll just get a you know, a wedge of chicken or ham or whatever. and i pack in that protein. it just, you know, it's very tasty. >> thanks. thanks, steve. joey, joey. that's true, isn't it ? um, joey. that's true, isn't it? um, meat provides a huge amount of protein in one go. yeah >> i'm not going to disagree that meat contains a large amount of protein and protein can satiate you help you can satiate you and help you lose weight . but there's lot can satiate you and help you lorplantght . but there's lot can satiate you and help you lorplant foodsiut there's lot can satiate you and help you lorplant foods that1ere's lot can satiate you and help you lorplant foods that contain lot of plant foods that contain a large protein too large amount of protein too high, plant protein high, higher plant protein plant foods beans and legumes foods like beans and legumes and, , tvp is a wonderful, uh, and, uh, tvp is a wonderful, uh, soya, uh, meat replacement

that's high in fibre and low in fat. i use it all the time. been vegan for years, trained , vegan for ten years, trained, uh, ran 100 k's in in one go, but i would, uh, steve, sounds like a really nice, compassionate it's compassionate man. and it's actually a fresh of breath, of fresh to air hear someone speak like animals. i'm not like this about animals. i'm not used but would . i used to this. um, but i would. i would implore you would encourage you, implore you to look my youtube channel to look at my youtube channel and gas chamber and look at my gas chamber investigation 90. it's 88, 88% of pigs are killed using co2 gas in this country. free range pigs as well. and they scream and suffer to death. and, it's, suffer to death. and, uh, it's, uh, in the 90, i think a high of 95% of our chickens are factory farmed this country. and they farmed in this country. and they they abject they live a lives of abject suffering. and it does it doesn't consistent with the doesn't seem consistent with the person that steve is. now, whether you like the taste or it's high in protein, the beside the point you can make vegan food and i just food taste amazing. and i just don't justifies what we don't think it justifies what we don't think it justifies what we do it's just. don't think it justifies what we do but it's just. don't think it justifies what we do but there just. don't think it justifies what we do but there does >> but joey there does seem to be there used to be a trend because there used to be a trend because there used to be popular influence be a lot of popular influence players who went on the vegan, went on the veganism , actually went on the veganism, actually turning back from it because

they felt that they weren't getting enough nutrients . they getting enough nutrients. they felt have felt maybe they didn't have enough . um, how can you enough energy. um, how can you replicate what we get from meat in, uh, you know, vegan food ? in, uh, you know, vegan food? >> that's a very good question. i think a lot of those people are just, uh, looking for attention. airheads or didn't plan correctly. plan their diet correctly. i mean, can have a you mean, you can you can have a you can you can do that with a meat based a of people can you can do that with a meat basecplan a of people can you can do that with a meat basecplan a meateople diet don't plan their meat based diet correctly. , really correctly. i mean, really veganism, healthy . veganism, you can be healthy. you can also, i'm not saying that you can't be healthy and include animal products, include some animal products, but i'm animal rights but i'm an animal rights activist the the day, but i'm an animal rights actiya.t the the day, but i'm an animal rights actiya.t oer the day, but i'm an animal rights actiya.t oer vegans,iay, but i'm an animal rights actiya.t oer vegans, they but i'm an animal rights actiya.t looking vegans, they they're looking for the limelight. they they didn't care about animals begin about the animals to begin with. so try. but about the animals to begin with. so but try. but about the animals to begin with. so but the try. but about the animals to begin with. so but the british try. but about the animals to begin with. so but the british dietetic|t but but the british dietetic association, the nhs , the association, the nhs, the academy of nutrition, dietetics , academy of nutrition, dietetics, the best available research that we have on this topic show that if you plan your diet correctly and you take a vitamin d supplement in a cloudy country, you include vitamin b12 you include a vitamin b12 supplements. very, very supplements. it's very, very easy. you live healthy . easy. you can live a healthy. happy life with less diseases as a vegan and not cause these

horrible, horrible treatment of animals at the same steve. >> steve has, uh, joey convinced you that, uh, to not put down the sandwiches year. the bacon sandwiches this year. new year's resolution list . new year's resolution list. >> i've got to be honest, i'm going are fine going to speakers are fine because i'm a straight talker. and to a large and i think i think to a large degree, to say he degree, i want to say yes, he has, i don't go back has, but i don't want to go back on it . i with a i live on it. and i live with a i live with that has the same with a partner that has the same kind morals and and kind of morals and ethics and all of stuff. the all of that sort of stuff. the problem i have when i try problem i have is when i try things like this, um , veggie things like this, um, veggie bacon and veggie veggie meat. it's not quite the same, but i tell you what would work. i tell you what would work if i was to watch some of those youtube videos , those before eating that videos, those before eating that gerry suggests. i think it would create an aversion for me against eating and being a greedy chops with a bacon butty or a chicken salad or whatever. so i think he raises a very good point. i'm very pro animal, you see, and i do actually often feel guilty when i'm stuffing. i don't know, piece of meat in my mouth. well there you go. >> riddled with guilt . steve.

>> riddled with guilt. steve. uh, this new year , thank you uh, this new year, thank you very for your time. steve very much for your time. steve miller and the animal rights activist carbstrong . thank activist joey carbstrong. thank you very that debate you very much for that debate there. i think steve might be convinced to down uh, convinced to put down the, uh, bacon would be bacon sandwich, but would you be would vegan? not for me, would you go vegan? not for me, i not for me. i did i don't think. not for me. i did try once, and it lasted a few try it once, and it lasted a few days, and that was for health because a bit of fad because it became a bit of a fad online. so i thought, i'll have a but no, it didn't online. so i thought, i'll have a out but no, it didn't online. so i thought, i'll have a out for but no, it didn't online. so i thought, i'll have a out for me.t no, it didn't online. so i thought, i'll have a out for me. but it didn't online. so i thought, i'll have a out for me. but it me 't online. so i thought, i'll have a out for me. but it me know turn out for me. but let me know if you're different now. in other tsunami other news, japan's tsunami warning been downgraded warning has been downgraded to less after having less serious after having earlier issued a major warning after a series of strong earthquakes. now, buildings have collapsed east. tens of thousands of homes are without power. are being advised power. locals are being advised to stay alert to any changes and follow instructions issued by authorities . as we're joined now authorities. as we're joined now by volcanologist and expert on natural disasters , doctor carmen natural disasters, doctor carmen solana . carmen, thank you very solana. carmen, thank you very much for joining solana. carmen, thank you very much forjoining me. now, of course, we had this . we had this course, we had this. we had this very warning from the very high warning from the japanese authorities that we could see this absolutely

massive tsunami on the japanese coast. it has now been downgraded , but we've seen downgraded, but we've seen a huge number of earthquakes . acas huge number of earthquakes. acas could we could japan still be at risk of very large waves, essentially , yeah, absolutely . essentially, yeah, absolutely. >> it is not only the earthquakes and the shaking of the ground. what is going to cause tsunami, but also remember that the area is very unstable and this is a coastal area. so you could have submarine tsunami as well as, sorry, submarine landslides that cause tsunami . landslides that cause tsunami. so all that east coast, sorry west coast of the of japan were tsunamis are a bit less frequent than on the um on the east one. there now in high alert. >> and carmen we know that japan has a very sophisticated warning system. it clearly kicked into action very quickly today. it's one of the most seismically active areas in the world. can

you tell me a bit about how japan has been able to have such a sophisticated warning system compared to other countries ? compared to other countries? >> well, of course , japan and >> well, of course, japan and the united states are probably the united states are probably the most, um , um, developed the most, um, um, developed countries. and . rich countries countries. and. rich countries prone to earthquakes, as we all probably will remember, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami . this one earthquake and tsunami. this one is also has been very shallow. not as large is 7.55, but as you very well said, there are lots of aftershocks. sometimes aftershocks are very large . aftershocks are very large. substantial earthquakes on their own. and because of this large number of earthquakes and the money they invest in research , money they invest in research, they they have all sort of sea buoys, for example , that are buoys, for example, that are going to detect anything that happens. going to detect anything that happens . they have all the happens. they have all the cameras and they have seismometers, not only on on land, but some of them are submarine and the warning system

people are very well prepared. people really know what to do dunng people really know what to do during this type of emergencies. they're told to go and they have been told in this occasion as well to high ground to well to go to high ground to evacuate areas that could be vulnerable. all the mapping they know very well , which are the know very well, which are the areas that if there a tsunami areas that if there is a tsunami , be, affected and , will be, um, affected and people also train regularly . people also train regularly. they learn it at schools as kids. they go to they do all sorts of drills. yes >> we heard that young children are drilled in from a very young age school and of course age at school and of course their parents as well. how to deal with earthquakes, how to deal with earthquakes, how to deal with earthquakes, how to deal with in the event of a tsunami . and of course, saw tsunami. and of course, we saw today authorities kicked today how the authorities kicked in immediately. today how the authorities kicked in immediately . warning, warning in immediately. warning, warning everyone on those coastal areas to as quickly as to evacuate as quickly as possible. they said, you know, every minute counts. so it seems like the people japan like the people of japan are very much, well , they know what very much, well, they know what to they ? thank you to do, don't they? thank you very your time, very much for your time, doctor carmen solana, who is a volcanologist and an expert on natural disasters . very good to natural disasters. very good to have time. appreciate it .

have your time. appreciate it. now the uk is ready to take direct action. that's what the defence secretary grant shapps , defence secretary grant shapps, has said in response to houthi rebels targeting foreign ships in the red sea, our reporter charlie peters will join us to explain all after this very

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news is. >> welcome back. it's126 on new year's day now. the defence secretary, grant shapps , has secretary, grant shapps, has issued a warning to the houthi rebels in yemen that britain is prepared to take direct action if attacks on commercial shipping continue. now the warning comes after the us navy destroyed three small boats attempting to board a container ship in the red sea over the weekend. joining to weekend. so joining us now to discuss escalating discuss this escalating situation our reporter, situation is our reporter, charlie peters . charlie, tell charlie peters. charlie, tell me, what is the significance of shapps comments ? shapps comments? >> well, the defence secretary warning this morning that britain was prepared to take direct and indeed firm action on the houthi rebels who are operating out of yemen. >> they're a iran backed group that have been engaging in a civil war with the internationally recognised government there and have shifted their capabilities towards targeting . israeli towards targeting. israeli flagged vessels. but also general commercial shipping passing through the red sea, particularly through the strait of hormuz in the south. >> some 12% of global oil

suppues >> some 12% of global oil supplies passing through that narrow naval passage . narrow naval passage. >> so the significance of the defence secretary's comments is such that this is a very precarious situation. and britain has been pushing on reducing its inflationary pressures. this is one of the key targets of rishi sunaks premiership . and if these premiership. and if these attacks continue to and commercial shipping continues to be intercepted by drone and missile attacks as they have been for the last three months, then this could put that domestic agenda at risk. one of the keys now to rishi sunak , the keys now to rishi sunak, anti—inflationary measures is what happens when the royal navy and the us navy operate in the gulf , and so and the us navy operate in the gulf, and so that is of significant concern to the government. >> over 100 drone and missile attacks year launched by the houthis since the war on october 7 between israel and hamas kicked off in the gaza strip. but there are many questions today about whether or not the royal navy and that us led

coalition has the capability and indeed the courage to really take on this issue, because if they do engage with strikes on they do engage with strikes on the houthi position inside yemen, those missile launch sites, there is risk of a direct confrontation with iran. >> and we do know that the many proxy groups that iran enjoys throughout the region on the so—called shia crescent from tehran through iraq and syria to beirut in lebanon, have been posturing, sometimes indirectly but often directly, against israel. since that conflict erupted. and so by targeting those missile launch sites directly with us and british missiles, that could escalate the confrontation and risk bringing more actors and more regional strife into play. but at the same time, many people this morning and security analysts that we've spoken to at gb news saying that they can't allow the situation to continue due some $34 billion of goods

were diverted 5000 miles away from the red sea routes before christmas, and 12 major international shipping companies continue to take that african detour due to the perceived risk to shipping . so it is a very to shipping. so it is a very precarious situation for britain and grant shapps today. precarious situation for britain and grant shapps today . but many and grant shapps today. but many people saying that the situation cannot continue while also balancing it delicately against the heightened risk from iran and charlie, how so far, how have iran responded? >> well , so have iran responded? >> well, so far have iran responded? >> well , so far there have iran responded? >> well, so far there has definitely been an increase in the houthi efforts since their first attack on october the 26th, which was intercepted by a us destroyer in the red sea. >> that escalation started with just drone attacks launched towards israel and then continued to israeli flagged ships and further onto any ship going to or from israeli ports. we've also seen them taking on commercial shipping more

directly. we heard in the intro, of course, that three small boats were destroyed by the us navy on sunday after they attempted to board a danish flagged commercial ship in the red sea. so it is understood by the security industry and particularly those in the maritime security industry, that iran has been heightening its suppues iran has been heightening its supplies towards the houthi rebels. and there are no ragtag militia. this is a group that has fought successfully a civil war against the internationally recognised government in yemen, beating off hundreds of billions of dollars of saudi arms in that fight. there's currently a frosty ceasefire between those two sides, but if this conflict escalates that also could erupt well , there you go. well, there you go. >> thank you very much. charlie peters, our gb news reporter. now, still to come, driving licence is held by people aged 90 or above who have doubled in ten years. now that sparked a call for mandatory eye tests to boost road safety. what do you

make to that? i'll be speaking about that and much more with my panel about that and much more with my panel. your headlines. panel. after your headlines. >> hi there it is. 132 aaron armstrong here with your headunesin armstrong here with your headlines in the gb newsroom. homes have collapsed in japan with residents evacuate amid tsunami warnings after a major earthquake hit the country . a earthquake hit the country. a 7.6 magnitude quake hit the noto region in the centre of japan at approximately 7 am. uk time. no casualties have yet been reported , but a government reported, but a government spokesperson says it's understood people are trapped understood people are trapped under the rubble as of today. >> at 6 pm. local time. under the rubble as of today. >> at 6 pm. local time . there >> at 6 pm. local time. there have been numerous calls to the emergency services and we have confirmed that several incidents of collapsed homes following the earlier earthquake, we will continue to make all efforts to gather information in order to identify all injured persons . identify all injured persons. the specific details are currently unclear , but we have currently unclear, but we have received reports of six

individuals trapped by collapsed buildings in ishikawa prefecture. we do not have information on whether these injuries are related to the tsunami, but the details are currently being confirmed . currently being confirmed. >> evacuation orders remain in place for coastal areas , place for coastal areas, although a major tsunami warning has since been downgraded , has since been downgraded, easing fears of waves up to five metres in height. tens of thousands of people, though, have been left without power and smaller tsunami waves have already hit the coastline . already hit the coastline. alerts remain in place in north and south korea, as well . and south korea, as well. japan's meteorological agency says further earthquakes are expected . the number of channel expected. the number of channel crossings in 2023 has fallen by more than a third, compared with the previous year, 55 people more than a third, compared with the prthe us year, 55 people more than a third, compared with the prthe us year, from eople more than a third, compared with the prthe us year, from france in made the journey from france in one boat on the 16th of december, in what was the final crossing of the year. bad weather conditions have prevented any further attempts. the annual total for the provisional annual total for the more than 29,000, the year is more than 29,000, and the one and only pop legend chesney hawkes can be heard

echoing through the capital today as thousands of people have been lining the streets to watch the new year's day parade, the two mile carnival through central london from green park . central london from green park. to the palace of westminster, start started in 1987. the dancers and live music from around the world be around the world will be performing as well as the 20 performing, as well as the 20 foot high balloon police officer, will keeping an officer, who will be keeping an eye . hey, you eye along the route. hey, you can get more on those stories or any other ones we've covered today on our website gbnews.com .

thursdays from . six till 930. thursdays from. six till 930. >> welcome back. it's 138. before the break we were debating veganism, whether it is healthier, whether it could lead you to shedding the pounds. now, chris written in, he said can you please debate veganism honestly and truthfully? it's nothing to do with processed , nothing to do with processed, packaged fake meat. as a vegan and someone who hasn't eaten rotting corpses since 1973, i cook spaghetti bolognese, curry, chilli, shepherd's pie, mexican fajitas , all using vegan foods. fajitas, all using vegan foods. well there you go. good for you, juue well there you go. good for you, julie says. i've been vegetarian for over 50 years, lived my life in the country. i eat dairy free range, but i don't believe in forcing my views on others and

christine says tried it for six months, went straight back to the meat plant based food just doesn't the well, doesn't taste the same. well, there you go. divided the inbox gb views at news. com now how gb views at gb news. com now how old is too old to be in the driving seat? there have been numerous calls for mandatory eye tests as the number of drivers aged 90 plus has doubled in the last decade. so let's put that question to my panel. former labour mp stephen pound and conservative commentator benedict spence . now, perhaps benedict spence. now, perhaps you're too young. both of you, to comment only just in my case on this. but are you alarmed by the number of, uh, 90 year olds plus who are driving ? plus who are driving? >> i tell you what alarms me. it's the fact that if you actually predicated driving licences age, anybody under licences on age, anybody under the 25 probably the age of 25 probably wouldn't have because the have a licence because the majority caused majority of accidents are caused by age. whereas by people of your age. whereas people, people my age, we people, people of my age, we pootle the middle lane. pootle along in the middle lane. we middle. we know it's the middle. >> well, >> i'm not under 25. okay, well, thank you in the zone. >> but you know , but the middle >> but you know, but the middle lane residents association, which sort of pootle along quietly own quietly just minding our own business. and i think we have

some of the safest drivers. but what all about, what this really is all about, emily, that there are more 90 emily, is that there are more 90 year simple that. year olds now. simple as that. >> yeah, 150,000 is now the >> oh yeah, 150,000 is now the number drivers aged 90. is number of drivers aged 90. is that for concern ? yes. that cause for concern? yes. >> it's a terrifying thing that people so long. people are living so long. really. know, we ought really. you know, we ought to be doing driving. we doing something driving. we ought something by ought to be doing something by letting them drive. that's unfortunately the i tried the eyesight does begin wait. eyesight does begin to wait. >> does. >> it does. >> it does. >> think that this look , >> i think that this is look, nobody sort of nobody wants the state sort of rushing in and saying, do this, don't but ultimately it don't do that. but ultimately it is it's not just, is about safety. it's not just, you joke about it being you know, i joke about it being a thinning the a good way of thinning the population, the 90s population, letting the over 90s drive. not about drive. but it's not just about them. there people on them. there are other people on the roads, as you've just alluded to. some them alluded to. some of them are also under 25. and you, you also under 25. and when you, you know, when have a lot of know, when you have a lot of congestion and you have people who very who can't necessarily see very well, slows . well, the reaction time slows. it's not safe for everybody. so actually, i think that is actually, i think that this is one of things it's one of those things where it's a common thing, actually. common sense thing, actually. it's and safety it's their safety and our safety and driving a freedom . and driving is a is a freedom. >> and as you get older, it's the want to let the last thing you want to let go you don't go of. particularly you don't want public want to be relying on public transport. to be transport. you don't want to be relying relatives.

relying on family and relatives. you don't want relying on, you don't want to be relying on, on, you want to on, on anyone else. you want to be in car . be in your car. >> speaking on behalf the >> speaking on behalf of the geriatric community, may i say that enjoy riding on that we rather enjoy riding on buses you're buses and sitting? you're looking for 90 and say looking well for 90 and say hello . can i can we have a chat hello. can i can we have a chat anyway? well, look, i mean, there are more and more and i don't think the great don't think that's the great freedom that's necessary. i think here that freedom that's necessary. i thin do here that freedom that's necessary. i thin do automaticallyare that freedom that's necessary. i thin do automatically have that freedom that's necessary. i thin do automatically have your you do automatically have your driving checked driving test anyway checked anyway. thing is, anyway. so the thing is, my driving licence ran when driving licence ran out when i was something rather. and was 70 something rather. and i have then go and get an eye have to then go and get an eye test can get a new one. have to then go and get an eye tesit's can get a new one. have to then go and get an eye tesit's all can get a new one. have to then go and get an eye tesit's all sorted get a new one. have to then go and get an eye tesit's all sorted out.) new one. have to then go and get an eye tesit's all sorted out. it'sw one. have to then go and get an eye tesit's all sorted out. it's allne. so it's all sorted out. it's all fair but mean, fair and it's all but i mean, benedict, not for the first time makes it's all makes a good point. it's all very well. somebody the very well. somebody not for the first day, first time, twice in one day, one year. maybe. this it. no one year. maybe. this is it. no you know, you do hear about 90 year people driving the year old people driving the wrong the driving wrong way down the m1 or driving into living rooms into people's living rooms without knocking on the door. if they're car they're driving in, in their car and, you there and, you know, there are problems like that. you problems like that. so, you know, the system works. and i have to say , the last thing we have to say, the last thing we want to do is patronise people. absolutely. >> is the last thing we >> that is the last thing we want do. want to do. >> last thing we

>> i think the last thing we want them to drive want is for them to drive the wrong the motorway. wrong way up the motorway. yes. the . very good the second last thing. very good point in one show. my i'm on a roll is more important . roll is more important. >> shall we move on? because i like to squeeze in lots of the smaller stories in this part of the . now i want to move on the show. now i want to move on to the. they're just giggling away. archbishop of away. the archbishop of canterbury, urged canterbury, he has urged politicians not to treat their opponents as enemies , but fellow opponents as enemies, but fellow human beings. >> steven dream on baby. look, i'll tell you, every single wednesday morning in the 22 years i was in the house of commons, every single time we'd have before pmqs, before have meet before pmqs, before prime questions and prime minister's questions and the whips would say, no, we want more , more violence. we more noise, more violence. we want get there. yet, want to get in there. and yet, as soon as appear as soon as we appear on television, we've be television, no, we've got to be more respectful opponents television, no, we've got to be ane respectful opponents television, no, we've got to be ni mean, yectful opponents television, no, we've got to be ni mean, it's ul opponents television, no, we've got to be ni mean, it's one opponents television, no, we've got to be ni mean, it's one of opponents television, no, we've got to be ni mean, it's one of those onents . i mean, it's one of those things would like . i mean, it's one of those things but would like . i mean, it's one of those things but nobody would like . i mean, it's one of those things but nobody actuallyld like to do, but nobody actually does. but problem sir but i think the problem with sir welby , he, you know, recently welby, he, you know, recently knighted , recently ennobled is knighted, recently ennobled is that has a has form for that he has a has form for unfortunately interfering in things he doesn't know a great

deal about. and because in the church england, i can't church of england, i can't imagine they these imagine that they have these dreadful drag out dreadful knock down drag out fights. come think fights. actually, come to think of do. so, you know, of it, they do. so, you know, maybe should be looking at maybe he should be looking at his the his own opponents within the church his own opponents within the chuis1 justin place to >> is it justin welby's place to be telling our politicians how to he's a spiritual leader. >> he can say what he likes. i think ultimately though, this is actually reflects a problem in the church of england, which is that is a tendency from that there is a tendency from some clergy to some members of the clergy to just people to nice, and just urge people to be nice, and that any sort of voices are that if any sort of voices are raised you touch on any sort raised or you touch on any sort of subjects, that's of difficult subjects, that's not nice. and oh, no, no, of difficult subjects, that's notcan't nice. and oh, no, no, of difficult subjects, that's notcan't have�*. and oh, no, no, of difficult subjects, that's notcan't have�*. and oh, i), no, of difficult subjects, that's notcan't have�*. and oh, i think we can't have that. and i think that as i understand where that it's as i understand where this comes from. i think a lot of political rhetoric has been sort down slightly in sort of dragged down slightly in the last few years, but ultimately that's because the system, politicians in system, the politicians in general haven't been working quite as they are. i think justin welby would do a lot better to be sort of championing solid policy ideas rather than saying, solid policy ideas rather than say be , solid policy ideas rather than saybe nice solid policy ideas rather than say be nice to solid policy ideas rather than saybe nice to each that, all be nice to each other that, you has you know, that's ultimately has been driving a lot of public policy this policy for a long time in this country. because we country. this policy, because we need to people, this need to be nice to people, this policy because we need to be nice things

nice to people. how are things going? poorer going? well, we're all poorer from welby. from justin welby. >> plan from justin welby. >> we want a three point plan on how stop boats. nobody's. >> we want a three point plan on how doesn't boats. nobody's. >> we want a three point plan on how doesn't involve s. nobody's. >> we want a three point plan on how doesn't involve rwandaiy's. that doesn't involve rwanda deportation schemes. yes we need a house building plan too. and perhaps a policy plan to fix the nhs. >> well, there goes lambeth palace. but i mean , sadiq khan palace. but i mean, sadiq khan used to talk about kumbaya politics because, you know, the idea sort of. kev, the riven, the guitar. you know, i'm sorry that we bit more solid as that we need a bit more solid as far justin far as i'm concerned. justin welby a politician. he sits welby is a politician. he sits in house of lords. welby is a politician. he sits in house of lords . you know, in the house of lords. you know, he same power as anybody he has the same power as anybody else to make laws. he should else to make laws. so he should actually you else to make laws. so he should actualthis you else to make laws. so he should actualthis is you else to make laws. so he should actualthis is the you else to make laws. so he should actualthis is the rage you else to make laws. so he should actualthis is the rage of you know, this is the rage of canan know, this is the rage of caliban at seeing his own face in mirror. yeah is a he in the mirror. yeah he is a he is politician. is a politician. >> don't >> i mean, don't get me wrong, catholics sitting the sofa. >> i mean, don't get me wrong, catholdelighted the sofa. >> i mean, don't get me wrong, catholdelighted that he sofa. >> i mean, don't get me wrong, catholdelighted that the ofa. we're delighted that the archbishop has archbishop of canterbury has taken from the taken a step back from the previous rhetoric of some of the incumbents seat, it incumbents of the seat, but it is a hundred is a bit behind us for a hundred couple of years. we're doing so well, word, well, aren't we? oh, my word, we're society. we're accepted in society. >> bullet , i love it. >> 5 it. >> it's a bit of a strange one, isn't it? because we'd isn't it? because i think we'd all people all like it if people agreed more and managed more got on better and managed to be constructive in their

conversations, but it's , uh, conversations, but it's, uh, it's not very realistic , is it? it's not very realistic, is it? when we're so divided on absolute everything. >> have you read ian dale's book? why can't we just be nice to other? yet, to each other? i haven't yet, and i got to the second page and i well , what's the room ? >> called him up and said, no, it's like james o'brien's book how to be right. >> for heaven's sake! >> oh for heaven's sake! >> oh for heaven's sake! >> . >> hahaha. >> hahaha. >> well, we agree on >> well, at least we agree on that. >> well, at least we agree on that . just not even response. that. just not even a response. just a oh okay, well, we agree on that. >> move e move >> let's move on then. now a farmer has apparently revealed a new way get rid your new way to get rid of your christmas tree . um, lots of christmas tree. um, lots of people will be wanting to get rid of their christmas decorations . today, um, to decorations today. today, um, to start the new year afresh. apparently, you should feed your christmas tree to an alpaca. what's this about? >> this is fabulous story. this is . i >> this is fabulous story. this is. i mean, this. i don't know how found that is how she found out that alpaca is like, on on christmas like, chewing on on christmas trees, i mean, you know, trees, but i mean, you know, maybe they sort of leapt out of the fields and got stuck into some this some christmas trees, but this is wonderful. if this is absolutely wonderful. if this is absolutely wonderful. if this is answer, we can is the answer, then we can recycle christmas recycle all those christmas trees into prime alpaca manure

and get it down my allotment. and it'll be absolutely wonderful. >> i mean, it's certainly it's a better solution hunter better solution than hunter s thompson's , which was to douse better solution than hunter s thoin3son's , which was to douse better solution than hunter s thoin kerosene'hich was to douse better solution than hunter s thoin kerosene and was to douse better solution than hunter s thoin kerosene and shove) douse better solution than hunter s thoin kerosene and shove itiouse better solution than hunter s thoin kerosene and shove it in|se his in kerosene and shove it in his in kerosene and shove it in his grate and set fire to it, which, he once and which, you know, he did once and then again. then was not able to do again. but, alpacas are but, you know, alpacas are exciting animals. people like to go them. they make go and stroke them. they make very actually very good wool. i'm actually sitting something sitting here with something with alpaca blend. it's good the alpaca blend. it's good for the environment . it's alpaca blend. it's good for the environment. it's you alpaca blend. it's good for the environment . it's you know, environment. it's you know, broadly speaking, not broadly speaking, i'm not opposed to this. i've often wondered what is the environmental growing wondered what is the envof nmental growing wondered what is the envof these :al growing wondered what is the envof these trees growing wondered what is the envof these trees a growing wondered what is the envof these trees a groring all of these trees for a year or two, them down and then two, chopping them down and then just them by side of just dumping them by the side of the to happen the road? it seems to happen in eaung the road? it seems to happen in ealing to say, you know, ealing, i have to say, you know, we trailblazers when it we are the trailblazers when it comes to recycling christmas trees comes to recycling christmas treewe up and then use >> we chop them up and then use it as on the on the allotments to, to make the pass . but what's to, to make the pass. but what's the difference in an alpaca and to, to make the pass. but what's tillama�*rence in an alpaca and to, to make the pass. but what's tillama ?�*nce in an alpaca and to, to make the pass. but what's tillama ? because| alpaca and to, to make the pass. but what's tillama ? because matthewrnd to, to make the pass. but what's tillama ? because matthew paris a llama? because matthew paris is always going about pet is always going on about his pet llamas. if alpacas and llamas llamas. so if alpacas and llamas are same and both are the same thing and they both like trees, like eating christmas trees, there's the solution. >> is peruvian ? >> which one is peruvian? >> which one is peruvian? >> uh, probably the llamas. >> uh, probably the llamas. >> that's the llama. so the alpaca is not peru and alpaca is not from peru and some. i don't well, gb

some. so i don't know. well, gb views news. views people write gb news. >> if you know the >> com if you know the difference llama and difference between a llama and an because we don't seem to. >> i've really dropped the ball there because it's quite a sad sight, isn't it, when you're on a residential road and it's horrible . horrible. >> a whole road full of dead trees. >> emily, what really, really depresses me is, you know, i'm a traditional 12th night. you keep your christmas trees up, keep your christmas trees up, keep your know , your christmas tree. you know, yesterday i actually saw christmas trees dumped by the side the in ealing . and side of the road in ealing. and that's tradition . that's depressing. no tradition. two levels. >> is rather. >> yeah, it is rather. >> yeah, it is rather. >> they do beautifully, >> but they do burn beautifully, though , as hunter. though, as hunter. >> hunter could attest, you . >> as hunter could attest, you. >> as hunter could attest, you. >> yours down >> have you taken yours down yet? either of you? >> absolutely . not when are you >> absolutely. not when are you supposed to keep it up? until. till 12th night. the 12th night, which is not yet. that go which is not yet. is that the go on catholic education? i know it's the 12th night, don't it's the 12th night, but i don't know what date that is. unfortunately >> i mean, that's. yes, january the eighth. >> okay. we've got to keep it. keep january 8th. keep it up till january the 8th. i some people take it down i know some people take it down the after christmas, you the day after christmas, you know, also . know, also. >> but they also them up

>> but they also put them up sometimes november, which sometimes in november, which is equally i mean, equally bizarre to me. i mean, when sunak put up ? when did rishi sunak put his up? 1st of or something. 1st of december or something. >> put it up as soon >> i think he put it up as soon as appeared. yeah, right. well, mem- % we discuss right. well, we discuss new >> well, before we discuss new year's , new year's eve resolutions, new year's eve resolutions, new year's let's go year's resolutions, let's go back to some live pictures from central london, where year's back to some live pictures from centcelebrationsnhere year's back to some live pictures from centcelebrations are 'e year's back to some live pictures from centcelebrations are taking year's day celebrations are taking place. there you go. a band playing there is the lord mayor's parade, the lord mayor's parade through central london, through the streets. we also saw some cheerleaders dancing around in . lots of music, lots in leotards. lots of music, lots of festivities, james heale activities paid for and sponsored by. >> it looks like whitehall that looks like whitehall going through . through. >> i've never joined through. >> i've neverjoined in with this. >> you've never marched in one of these? no, i've never marched in one of these. >> you, stephen. >> you've never you, stephen. >> you've never you, stephen. >> you've never you, stephen. >> you've been mayor >> you've never been the mayor of a london borough? >> not mayor >> no, sadly, not every mayor >> no, sadly, not every mayor >> i mean, when i was mayor of eaung >> i mean, when i was mayor of ealing and all the other mayors, we invited to new year's day ealing and all the other mayors, we and:ed to new year's day ealing and all the other mayors, we and we to new year's day ealing and all the other mayors, we and we havew year's day ealing and all the other mayors, we and we have to year's day ealing and all the other mayors, we and we have to turn; day ealing and all the other mayors, we and we have to turn up, y parade and we have to turn up, you know, chain they you know, the chain gang they used call because had you know, the chain gang they usethe call because had you know, the chain gang they usethe call gang.ause had you know, the chain gang they usethe call gang. well, had all the chain gang. well, the royal know . come royal flush. i don't know. come along. i have to say. what was

it , benedict? along. i have to say. what was it, benedict? not for along. i have to say. what was it , benedict? not for the first it, benedict? not for the first time, possibly time. time, possibly the third time. today an interesting today is made an interesting point. go. one of the point. here we go. one of the things my things that really boiled my blood was all that blood last night was all that sponsorship by the mayor of london sky. london stuff across the sky. yeah, i bet you some people on the back, sponsored by the mayor of london. look at at those of london. look at look at those those marching of london. look at look at those those there. marching of london. look at look at those those there. what's marching of london. look at look at those those there. what's on|rching of london. look at look at those those there. what's on the ng of london. look at look at those those there. what's on the back down there. what's on the back of uniform? down there. what's on the back of i uniform? down there. what's on the back of i ugoing ? they >> i was going to say they should football >> i was going to say they shou have football >> i was going to say they shou have sort football >> i was going to say they shou have sort of football >> i was going to say they shou have sort of splashed kits, have them sort of splashed across kits, have them sort of splashed achhe mayor the >> the mayor of london, the fireworks. a fireworks. so they annoyed you a little that mayor of little bit. well, that mayor of london presents. it exactly. london presents. was it exactly. he his name. sadiq he didn't use his name. sadiq khan say sadiq khan khan. he didn't say sadiq khan presents, probably wanted to. >> well, no, but it was all he had to wrestle wrestle had to wrestle him, to wrestle him that. well, him back from that. yeah, well, there's also that message underneath in underneath about diversity in london. , for heaven's sake. >> i think that's almost >> oh, i think that's almost legally mandated. now, you have to little stamp that says to have a little stamp that says diversity, equity, inclusion . it diversity, equity, inclusion. it goes everything. diversity, equity, inclusion. it goethank everything. diversity, equity, inclusion. it goethank sadiq. erything. diversity, equity, inclusion. it goethank sadiq. rightng. diversity, equity, inclusion. it goewellk sadiq. rightng. diversity, equity, inclusion. it goewell enough adiq. rightng. diversity, equity, inclusion. it goewell enough ofiq. rightng. diversity, equity, inclusion. it goewell enough of sadiqhtng. diversity, equity, inclusion. it goewell enough of sadiq khan. >> well enough of sadiq khan. what's year's resolution? >> hey. oh . oh oh remember was >> hey. oh. oh oh remember was it alan johnson? he said he thought that roger moore was a new year's resolution, not an actor . actor. >> stephen, what's your new year's resolution? you haven't

got one. clearly you haven't got to make more of those kind of jokes on television as the new year's resolution. >> hangovers , more movement. >> hangovers, more movement. >> hangovers, more movement. >> i'm not going. i don't know if you're going to do dry january. i'm not. but what i've got two grandchildren are got two grandchildren who are born couple of born in the last couple of months, year's months, and my new year's resolutions very little resolutions is to be very little to do with me. but yeah, but it's you, it ? it's nice for you, isn't it? >> no. >> no. >> what i want to do is actually be a good grandfather, and by doing so, actually good doing so, actually be a good citizen be a better citizen. i want to be a better person because heaven knows, i've in past . i've not been in the past. >> that's very self—aware of you and benedict. what about you? >> i can't say something wholesome, but that was just mine is to be on time more, not to sort keep producers at to sort of keep producers at television studios on edge by sort quite late, sort of turning up quite late, which that i or which is something that i may or may today . you may not have done today. you turned up minute turned up about one minute before go time . before go time. >> oh, was three minutes. before go time. >> oiminutesthree minutes. before go time. >> oiminutesthree ngo 1tes. before go time. >> oiminutesthree ngo time. before go time. >> iyiminutesthree ngo time. before go time. >> i was1utesthree ngo time. before go time. >> i was nervous,e ngo time. before go time. >> i was nervous, butgo time. before go time. >> i was nervous, butgo tiit e. before go time. >> i was nervous, butgo tiit was >> i was nervous, but no, it was all fine, uh, turn up all fine, but yes. uh, turn up on things, not get off on time for things, not get off comp'd. these are just a few of my not off covid. my news, not get off covid. >> there's year's >> well, there's a new year's resolution for broadcast

resolution for the broadcast haters among us. thank you very much. >> can you both just say hello to lottie arlo, my two new to lottie and arlo, my two new grandchildren, lottie and arlo? you'll because you you'll be watching because you are the future. and this station is future broadcasting. are the future. and this station is sofuture broadcasting. are the future. and this station is so smooth broadcasting. are the future. and this station is so smooth .broadcasting. >> so smooth. >> so smooth. >> that's very actually, >> that's very sweet. actually, stephen, you're lovely. fantastic contributor. all year . fantastic contributor. all year. yeah, well, the past year and it's all here. all here for the 12 hours. >> i think we've, i think we've actually got a little bit of time left, don't we. >> or are we going to the darts. we're to darts. we're going to the darts. excellent. at excellent. theo chikomba is at the in ali harbi ali the darts in ali harbi ali alexandra palace in north london. is he there? theo no, he may be. are excellent. theo. so tell me , luke littler for the tell me, luke littler for the win . win. >> yes. that's what more than 3000 fans are hoping for. his match should be starting in the next. we hope in the next half an hour or so. there's currently an hour or so. there's currently a match taking place at the moment, but the teenage sensation has been making the airwaves in the last couple of

weeks , particularly as a 16 year weeks, particularly as a 16 year old. everyone who's spoken to today say, when i was 16, i wasn't doing this. he's coming up against the biggest up against some of the biggest names comes to darts. names when it comes to darts. now, , if he wins now, of course, if he wins today, he'll be in the semi—final and today he's taking on brendan dolan from northern ireland and before today he beat raymond van barneveld, who's the five time world champion . now five time world champion. now for anyone who watches darts thatis for anyone who watches darts that is a big name. so if he's beaten him and he's playing brendan today and if he goes into the next round , certainly into the next round, certainly it's something a big achievement that he's been able to do. but this hasn't happened overnight. he's spoken about his story, having got into darts from a very young age. he's saying he first had interaction or interest in darts just from the age of 18 months and in around 5 or 6 years old. he was saying his dad was saying, let's put football aside, take on darts. seriously and since then, well, we see him today taking on some

of those big names and lots of people who love darts are all here celebrating and hoping that he's going to be going into that next round. but most interestingly, though, today we've seen lots of people in fancy dress costumes . we've seen fancy dress costumes. we've seen people dressed as priests , people dressed as priests, dartboards, um, fancy dress costumes from all different aspects of life. so very , very aspects of life. so very, very interesting. today we've been able to see some of those pictures, but fingers crossed that they're hoping he can take on that game today and going to the next round . the next round. >> thank you very much, theo chikomba. they're outside ally pally for the world championships in darts. well, there his parents there you go. his parents fostered his talent from a very, very , very young very, very young age. >> reckoned was >> he reckoned his brother was a better was. but better player than he was. but somebody was at that fancy dressing just keegan . i dressing just as kevin keegan. i think that's a bit rich, though, isn't it? is it kevin keegan? yeah, there's with yeah, there's a chap with a scouse you as is it? >> uh, distinguished , uh, >> uh, a distinguished, uh, footer? what would footer? i don't know what would i up last punch . i dress up for my last punch. >> usually for last day of >> usually for my last day of school, all supposed to school, we were all supposed to dress something for

dress up as something silly for our school photograph. and i did dress keegan as a dress up as kevin keegan as a photograph. you two are very aligned. i'm gonna say that photo will never see the light of but time say of day, but it's time to say thank you both. >> former labour mp stephen pound and the conservative commentator. benedict spence. you've been fabulous. the rough and the thank you for taking us through know, through all those, uh, you know, very we very miscellaneous stories we had all sorts. thank had there on all sorts. thank you very much for time. you very much for your time. that from me. but coming you very much for your time. thait's from me. but coming you very much for your time. thait's newom me. but coming you very much for your time. thait's new year's;. but coming you very much for your time. tha it's new year's dayt coming you very much for your time. tha it's new year's day with1ing up, it's new year's day with michael what could be michael portillo. what could be better ? better? >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers as sponsors of whether on gb news . whether on gb news. >> hello there. happy new year. i'm jonathan vautrey here of your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. the last few months of 2023 were rather wet and the start of 2024 is picking up on that theme because it's going to be a very wet to year's with wet end to new year's day with rain spreading in across much of england, wales, northern ireland

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>> good afternoon and happy new yeah >> good afternoon and happy new year. throughout 2023, it was my pleasure to interview scores of people on everything from food and drink to history, literature and drink to history, literature and politics. just before christmas, i had the special privilege to meet and interview the actress and dancer leslie caron. leslie, who grew up in wartime paris, was just 17 when performing in the french caphal performing in the french capital. she came to the attention of the established hollywood starjean kelly. she went on to have a glittering career at the very height of hollywood's golden age, dancing with kelly and in two movies with kelly and in two movies with fred astaire and mixing with fred astaire and mixing with some of the greatest cultural figures of the 20th century. during the hour in which we sat together, she told me about the privations of war, her gruelling training as a ballet dancer, her personal life and the brilliant minds with whom she shared love and

friendship . in