as harry london has been named as harry pitman . the 16 year old was pitman. the 16 year old was pronounced dead shortly before midnight in primrose hill, a popular viewpoint where families had gathered to watch the fireworks. mel has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in police custody . officers have police custody. officers have said primrose hill was particularly busy at that time of the incident . a woman accused of the incident. a woman accused of the incident. a woman accused of murdering . two of her of murdering. two of her children in the united states has appeared in a british court. kimber lee, siegler's nine year old daughter and seven year old son dead a son were found dead in a residential property in colorado along with her old along with her 11 year old daughter, who was but daughter, who was injured but alive. daughter, who was injured but auve.the daughter, who was injured but alive. the woman initially collaborated with the investigation, but later reported she disappeared and an arrest warrant was issued for a murder. charges she escaped to the uk and was apprehended by the uk and was apprehended by the national crime agency in west london, almost 30,000 migrants crossed the channel to britain in small boats last year . that's down by almost a third on the number of crossings from 2022, although it's the second

largest total since numbers were first published six years ago. no attempts to cross the channel have taken place since mid—december because of bad weather, and thousands gathered on the streets of central london today to ring in the new year. with . mbappe crossing get away with. mbappe crossing get away from me, the one and only pop singer chesney hawkes greeted spectators along the two mile route with dancers and brass bands, families even witnessed a brief invasion by gangnam style . brief invasion by gangnam style. superstar . the 2024 parade, superstar. the 2024 parade, which started in 1987, marched from green park to the palace of westminster . from green park to the palace of westminster. this is from green park to the palace of westminster . this is gb from green park to the palace of westminster. this is gb news on tv online on your smart speaker. i'll be back with more news in the top of the hour .

the top of the hour. >> happy new year one and all and welcome to mark dolan tonight . in and welcome to mark dolan tonight. in my big opinion, my vision for britain in 2024. whatever happens, it's going to be a year to remember in the big story . do new year's resolutions story. do new year's resolutions work .7 who better to ask than tv work? who better to ask than tv star channel four's queen of clean , kim woodburn? who's going clean, kim woodburn? who's going to give the whole nation a rousing pep talk as we embark on the next 12 months? it's election year that's going to be the only story in town. when will it happen? and who wins? i'll be asking. tv news icon john sergeant . and at ten, my john sergeant. and at ten, my punst john sergeant. and at ten, my pundits predict the new year. author and journalist emma woolf tv starjunaid author and journalist emma woolf tv star junaid ahmed author and journalist emma woolf tv starjunaid ahmed and gb news icon bev turner plus , the most icon bev turner plus, the most important part of the show your emails. i asked for you to send me your wishes for 2024 before christmas. i'll be reading some of those out throughout the

programme, and this show has a golden even stricter golden rule it's even stricter for we don't do boring . for 2024. we don't do boring. not on watch. i just won't not on my watch. i just won't have it. a big two hours to come. a big celebration of the new year and we start with my big opinion . it's funny, isn't big opinion. it's funny, isn't it? all we want for the new year is a return to the good old days to take back what we've lost in 2024. we want to be able to crack a joke and not worry that someone will be offended or triggered, or that it will see us landing in hot water with colleagues or friends. we want an economy that works for people who work where it pays to get up in the morning and put in a shift and not see our money eviscerated by inflation. tax the cost of putting petrol in your car , or the cost of keeping your car, or the cost of keeping a roof over your head. now january the first is always a clean slate , a chance to zero clean slate, a chance to zero out the scoreboard and start again . the new year is a new again. the new year is a new chapter, a new start, whilst its

consequences are still being felt , the pandemic is a good felt, the pandemic is a good couple of years behind us and britain is on the road to recovery. it was a sweet victory for this country to notice that we avoided recession , even we avoided recession, even though the prophets of doom at the imf predicted that there would be a whole recession for the of 2023. meanwhile the whole of 2023. meanwhile germany and the eurozone languished in the red . even the languished in the red. even the guardian newspaper have admitted that brexit hasn't been the disaster. it was painted as with exports to the eu and the rest of the world at record highs , of the world at record highs, investment into britain higher than germany, france and italy combined and the uk leapfrogging france to number eight in the world for manufacturing . so much world for manufacturing. so much for the idea that we don't make anything anymore. so whilst this new year is still going to be hard and bring challenges, we are but not broken and are scarred but not broken and it's are scarred but not broken and wsfime are scarred but not broken and it's time to kick on. inflation is expected to fall further, which is the ultimate tax cut and interest rates should nudge

down next year. as i predicted way back in 2022, it was an unfair opinion then, but then i . unfair opinion then, but then i. specially as in those forget about politicians this coming yean about politicians this coming year, it's people power that will us through . so there's will see us through. so there's bugger all difference between labour and tories these labour and the tories these days. so it's our mindset as days. and so it's our mindset as brits that will be the making of us. we have a productive dynamic , diverse and creative country , , diverse and creative country, and in 2024, it's time to put our talents to good use. this year we've got to tackle the 5 million people of working age, 5 million people of working age, 5 million people of working age, 5 million people not active in the economy so they can make their contribution and make something of their lives. it's time to get more people back to the office and boost productivity. and it's time to believe in britain and its vast potential . whether you its vast potential. whether you love it or hate it, the uk has pretty much shrugged off its departure from the eu without any great drama and we now have the sovereignty and the

politicians have the levers to pull to take britain to the next level . the national debt is now level. the national debt is now over £2 trillion. it's got to come down. we've got a deficit where more is going out than comes in. that's got to stop. 2024 is the year when we have to wake up and smell the coffee, just like your average british household . and the country too, household. and the country too, must live within its means. household. and the country too, must live within its means . now, must live within its means. now, how do you do that ? well, you do how do you do that? well, you do that in two ways by going for growth and controlling public spending , which means tough spending, which means tough choices . it spending, which means tough choices. it means a smaller state, lower taxes, and a more productive economy. national income is how we pay for the nhs , for policing and for schools, not that borrowed billions for the next generation. on to face the next generation. on to face the boats have to stop too, because they are an economic national security and humanitarian disaster. the goal should be zero illegal crossings , zero. hopefully that's a figure that politicians can

remember and be judged by. we've also got to tackle the elephant in the room. legal net migration , which was almost 700,000 in the year ending june 2023. the goal should be 100 k, tops per year until britain's infrastructure. whether it's school places , transport or school places, transport or housing, has been able to catch up. plus there's the small matter of a general election. the tories are likely going to lose regrew and hopefully find a philosophy and a backbone, and labour will get five years to have a go . now, whilst i have have a go. now, whilst i have well reported doubts about keir starmer's character and his fitness to be prime minister there is an inescapable sense that the tories don't deserve to be in power. it may be someone else's turn to bugger things up. if starmer gets the top job, i will wish him well and support his efforts. but i'm not optimistic at the moment. choosing between the tories and labouris choosing between the tories and labour is like choosing your

favourite kray twin. but in the end, perhaps a change might be cleansing , almost healing for cleansing, almost healing for the country thanks to the wild and in my view, completely failed. experiment of lockdowns and efforts to stop a respiratory virus. the cupboard is now bare. britain is broke , is now bare. britain is broke, which means a labour government, particularly under a moderate figure like starmer, isn't nearly the threat that it might once been. i still prefer once have been. i still prefer sunak. i think he edges it over starmer as the best potential ceo of the country. but his party is badly tainted, which could ultimately do for him. and i think that's a shame. but who knows ? there are a lot of knows? there are a lot of potential tory voters out there and i've never actually met a keir starmer fan. hung parliament narrow tory majority stranger things have happened in the end , whether it's the the end, whether it's the politicians or us, the great british public. it is all to play british public. it is all to play for in 2024. it's going to be a year of opportunity , of be a year of opportunity, of high drama and of excitement .

high drama and of excitement. life, as you know, is what you make of it. i think 2024 will be the year where britain begins to repair , to recover and to repair, to recover and to reinvent history tells us we've doneit reinvent history tells us we've done it before and we'll do it again in 2023. the best for many was to survive well in 2024. it's time to thrive. so happy new year one and all. wishing you a year of wealth, health, joy, you a year of wealth, health, joy, friendship, family and happiness. let's make 2024 one to remember this time for all the right reasons. so reacting to the first big opinion of 2024, author and journalist emma woolf tv star junaid ahmed and gb news icon bev turner. bev, let me start with you. are you optimistic

about 2024? >> no, i'm deeply pessimistic about 2024, but i am interested in 2024. i think particularly from a politics point of view, 2024 we've got an election in this country probably , probably. this country probably, probably. and we're going to have an american election, of course, in november as well. so there is so much change, change that is going to happen in 2024. and i think you hit the nail on the head actually in your monologue, mark, lot the issues mark, about a lot of the issues that facing as a country, that we're facing as a country, getting is getting people back to work is a huge issue country. we huge issue in this country. we are still in the hangover of lockdowns regardless you lockdowns regardless of what you think we're going to be sat through covid through more torturous covid inquiry in the next inquiry stuff in the next year. um, we're going to probably be drowning in green agenda drowning in the green agenda again, and prediction is again, and my prediction is going be a massive pandemic going to be a massive pandemic of cyber attack. of a cyber attack. >> oh, well, johnny , >> oh, dear. well, johnny, appraisal on the first of new year on the 1st of january, i think i need another glass of wine just to take edge that. >> think you do, emma. that. >> whatk you do, emma. that. >> what aboutdo, emma. that. >> what about wokeryna. that. >> what about wokery political correctness this year? is it going to a thing? going to be a big thing? >> it's either going >> uh, i think it's either going to know, to die a you know, a catastrophic just catastrophic death or it's just

going carry on. i'm with bev. going to carry on. i'm with bev. unfortunately i don't we unfortunately i don't feel we should day . we should on new year's day. we should on new year's day. we should always feel optimistic. i don't optimistic don't feel very optimistic for 2024. going to 2024. i think we're going to have more nonsense. i in have more nonsense. i loved in your monologue when you said 2023, in 2023, the best for many was to survive . in 2024, it's was to survive. in 2024, it's time to thrive. i think, you know, the pandemic , it did such know, the pandemic, it did such horrific long time damage. but we've got to move on. we've got to put it behind us. the economy . i don't feel i don't i don't feel optimistic at all the feel optimistic at all about the economy . interesting. obviously economy. interesting. obviously from point of view, from a political point of view, i think i think the right are going to catastrophically split. and i think we'll probably end up with a labour government of some . you know, it's going some shape. you know, it's going to nasty , angry to be a messy, nasty, angry election. well look, junaid, you've had a successful career in tv by being a very positive person. >> that's one of the central themes of my big opinion is we've got to crack on. the glass has full. let's has got to be half full. let's do this. >> yeah. mean, i'm actually >> yeah. i mean, i'm actually really looking forward to 2024. >> yeah. i mean, i'm actually r> yeah. i mean, i'm actually r> yeah. i mean, i'm actually r> yeah. i mean, i'm actually r

start off with the positive attitude. yeah i mean don't get me around me wrong, we can't beat around the so much going the bush. there's so much going on going on in politics and what's going on in politics and what's going on right now. i just on in the uk right now. i just i'm hoping for a better 2024. and you know what, i think my biggest the biggest prediction for the year is , mark, going to go in is, mark, you're going to go in the you're going to the jungle, you're going to follow feel follow nigel. and i feel like you're the jungle. >> you've gone mad. >> you've gone mad. >> they can't afford me. >> they definitely can't. he has no weight lose. you can't go no weight to lose. you can't go in the jungle. >> exactly right. think you >> exactly right. i think you should everything you do should embrace everything you do in years. >> i love one thing. go on >> i love that one thing. go on then. bottom shots. then. no bottom shots. >> . well, you'd >> never, never. well, you'd have to be able to see it first. you'd need a telephoto lens. uh. fascinating stuff. listen, fascinating stuff. well, listen, uh, you those the uh, there you go. those are the views of my brilliant pundit tonight. more to come. tonight. lots more to come. don't go anywhere. this is mark dolan

michael portillo, gb news. britain's new . channel. welcome britain's new. channel. welcome back to the show. >> happy new year one and all. now, just before christmas, i asked you on air whether you could me via email your could offer me via email your hopes for 2024. so here's what you told me a couple of weeks back. tricia says, i hope that the boats and other illegal means of crossing the english channel are stopped and are all illegally arrived persons who return to france. this is their problem, not ours. we are an island with borders. well, we used to be tricia, didn't we? how about this from dan? no more boats. peace and boats. scott. peace and happiness for mankind is a nice one and one to truly hope for. however i'll start with control

of our borders pronto. mario a general election. and nigel says peace could be regularly have the british democrats on gb news also marjorie taylor greene and senator ted cruz as well. brilliant stuff. well, look, thank you so much for that. more of your wishes for 2024 to come. but it is that time of the year when people go around with a list of new year's resolutions all very well meaning , but most all very well meaning, but most of us have run out of steam by mid january, so do new year's resolutions work or not? and can you think of anything worse than dry january? what is the best way to start the year? who better to ask than tv star and channel four's queen of clean, kim woodburn? kim. happy new year! kim woodburn? kim. happy new year i as do new year's year! as do new year's resolutions work well , can i say resolutions work well, can i say happy new year to all the viewers as i had a wonderful new year's eve . year's eve. >> i hope you did my loves well, you do the resolutions you know what do the resolutions work? well usually not because

we start off so sort of like the diet i'm going to lose £20. i oh what i, i'm going to be nicer to people. oh please. i'm going to be nicer to people. i'm going to be nicer to people. i'm going to be more tolerant. no, you're not i'm going to sort of, you know , i'm going to sort of, you know, go you know what? we start off well—meaning, but honestly , my well—meaning, but honestly, my a few of us keep our resolutions . few of us keep our resolutions. a few of us, the ones that do have got more willpower than most of us. good luck to you . most of us. good luck to you. most of us don't dare. simple as that. >> well, what drinking? >> well, what about drinking? because for many people it's dry. january are you going to go dry. january are you going to go dry this year? kim >> well, i'm going to say yes. might shock you. mark i don't dnnk might shock you. mark i don't drink much at all, dear. my spill. >> you don't. you don't need it. >> you don't. you don't need it. >> no, honestly . no. >> you don't. you don't need it. >> no, honestly. no. do >> you don't. you don't need it. >> no, honestly . no. do you know >> no, honestly. no. do you know what i don't drink much at all. i really don't , um, but i think i really don't, um, but i think if people look, drink in moderation, if you know, you're overdoing it, please try to stop. one is so costly . yeah.

stop. one is so costly. yeah. and with the way things are going today , where are you going today, where are you getting the money from? and when you around you see people walking around smoking know, get smoking and you know, they get benefits and you think, well, not all of them get benefits , not all of them get benefits, some do. and you think, how are you affording a pack of cigarettes for £20, dear, when you're working? you're not working? but as i say, people smoke , say, i not all people smoke, some are working and i say try to manage yourself better. also, my lovely, if you've got nothing to do, clean your house, clean your house. i'm sick of going to house that are grubby. dear robbie . well, some filthy dear robbie. well, some filthy dear and you wouldn't sit on that. you'd rather go in the garden. >> well, well, it's interesting that you say that, kim. what are the telltale signs of a dirty house? >> oh, lord. well use the toilet. first of all, my lovely , toilet. first of all, my lovely, and you'll see the faeces on the toilet seat. hard and dry. you'll see the toilet stain . and you'll see the toilet stain. and inside would be the outside of the toilet, with men in. because

why you men ? pebbledash is why you men? pebbledash is beyond me . why can you men not beyond me. why can you men not hold your bits in your hand and aim down the loo ? why you pebble aim down the loo? why you pebble dashing the bathroom room? no, i said, why don't you let a people i'm sorry piece. not a dirty word. although it . why can't you word. although it. why can't you pee straight, dear ? oh, you know pee straight, dear? oh, you know what? why don't you? this is a plan. lift up the seat. hope you're listening to me. because you're listening to me. because you do it. mark, i know, lift up the seat. sit on the seat and put your private bits in the toilet bowl. and you compete your heart's content. it wouldn't go anywhere. have you thought of that? you men. >> well, you're right . you're >> well, you're right. you're right to point this out. men are absolute disgusting. and i'm not going to defend my half of the species. did you know that in austria tradition for the austria it's a tradition for the men be ordered to sit down men to be ordered to sit down when they have a wee in certain houses? you approve houses? would you approve of that? a rule, i, i certainly that? as a rule, i, i certainly would . would. >> oh, mark, you wouldn't have to ask me twice why do men. and

i'll tell you what annoys me. oh, us women are sick of this . oh, us women are sick of this. these communal toilets. dear where you've got to use a toilet , a man's used, i use what? i had to go. i was dying to go and i had to go the other day that i was filming. and actually. i had to go the other day that i was filming. and actually . and was filming. and actually. and it was male and female . and you it was male and female. and you sat it was soaking wet. they should not have communal toilets for male and female. if you're going to pee, you're not. i don't want you peeing in my toilet. it's disgusting. can i put your foot? >> yeah. can i apologise to anyone that's having a late dinner ? maybe some turkey dinner? maybe some turkey sandwiches . but listen, i think sandwiches. but listen, i think kim, it's nice to start the new year with a bit of, quite literally, toilet humour. and can i ask you about the new year 7 can i ask you about the new year ? are you optimistic for 2020? for kim? >> are you know what? i'm >> are do you know what? i'm quite a serious note. i'll tell you. do you know what i'd love to see happen? i you know, i'd like to see us. all the people

in this country go back to the health and safety we used to have, with no question. let me tell you what i mean. we have a very poor nhs now. we can't get appointments there are people dying because they can't get surgery. it's wrong. we used to have a super nhs. just you know, we had a little girl, we'd gone through the war and it started . through the war and it started. it was wonderful. i also want us to have safety. we no longer have it in this country. we have a new police and police force. we have no law and order. i would love to see. i want you're going to call. i don't care if you think i'm awful. people i'm. it's tough. get on with it. i'd like see more prisons. three like to see more prisons. three times the police officers very strong sentences . when i was strong sentences. when i was a kid. you did not hear a policeman told you. do the other. i'm not going into the language. yeah, you wouldn't dare speak to a policeman like that. you wouldn't dare because

if you did, you'd be locked up . if you did, you'd be locked up. people are treated policemen like filth. our government, we are weak. weak. they will not build extra prisons to off sentences for them all. and don't put them in prison or feed them on steaks and let them exercise . booths put them four exercise. booths put them four to a cell. i'm sorry. i'm very angry about all this . my husband angry about all this. my husband was a big sir. my first husband was a big sir. my first husband was a big sir. my first husband was a police. i've had two policemen for husbands and it was very different then . today was very different then. today my husband will say to me, i would not join the police force. now the way it is. for heaven's sake , home office, do something sake, home office, do something to restore law and order. stop these people cursing and kicking police officers and then being let out next morning with a breakfast. we are stupid. you're stupid . i live breakfast. we are stupid. you're stupid. i live in a breakfast. we are stupid. you're stupid . i live in a dangerous stupid. i live in a dangerous country . you've got. it's due to country. you've got. it's due to you, for heaven's sake. and also the health system. now look , we

the health system. now look, we want doctors who want nurses . of want doctors who want nurses. of course we don't. we don't pay them enough. so what they do is when they train a lot of them go abroad where they'll get twice the money. can you blame them? can you seriously blame them ? can you seriously blame them? and yet we're now employing nurses from abroad and doctors, and we're allowing them to come into this country and these you can bring my husband or my wife and my three children. i'll come over to your country and i'll nurse. and we say, you come in. we're short of nurses . what do we're short of nurses. what do you think that's costing us in this country? what do you think it's costing to support the nurse or the doctor and the family of 3 or 4. how can you tell me we're saving money? pay our nurses and doctors more . we our nurses and doctors more. we treasure them and treasure the police force because without health and safety, which we don't have, this country , we don't have, this country, we have nothing. and that's my opinion . opinion. >> well, listen, kim, you mustn't apologise for your views because they are shared by many .

because they are shared by many. of my viewers and listeners and i think you've raised a lot of important issues for the country. i know it's going to be a good 2024 because you're going to of it. kim i do hope to be part of it. kim i do hope that going be that you're going to be a regular feature on mark dolan tonight 12 months. tonight for the next 12 months. can now as a star can i sign you up now as a star regular on the show? will you sign deal ? sign that deal? >> yes, i will do that. but listen, mark, i'd love to be a regular on the show. you know, i'd love to, but listen , dear. i'd love to, but listen, dear. uh, what are you and i getting together here? i mean, you promised me you. you know, i'm on a permanent promise with you, dear. on a permanent promise with you, dear . and i can have a date or dear. and i can have a date or something. we could make something. and we could make sweet mean, i 81 sweet music. dear i mean, i 81 years experienced , dear. i mean, years experienced, dear. i mean, you die with a smile on your face, love. uh, um. >> yes, i the problem. i've got is if i meet you in the flesh, i couldn't be held responsible for my own actions. kim >> oh, dear, oh, dear. >> oh, dear, oh, dear. >> i'm not complaining. >> oh, dear, oh, dear. >> i'm not complaining . oh, i >> i'm not complaining. oh, i feel free, dear, i feel good. oh

stop. you're teasing me again . stop. you're teasing me again. >> kim. kim, i'll be taking you up on your invitation. i do hope that husband of yours is not too strong and muscular. the brilliant happy brilliant kim woodburn. happy new year, darling, we'll see new year, darling, and we'll see you soon. brilliant you really soon. brilliant stuff. well, coming it's stuff. well, coming up, it's election year. that's going to be the only in for be the only story in town for 2024, will the election 2024, when will the election happen and who wins ? i'll be happen and who wins? i'll be asking. tv news legend jon sargeant

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news .

news. >> this is very exciting. this is a new year's resolution, a hope for 2024 from steve who says why can't we all just get along and accept that we've got different viewpoints? amen to that. well, this year is a big one for politics, both in the uk. with a general election looming, and in the united states . so let's not that. states. so let's not do that. intro exactly. we need to john. sergeant intro, don't . we? sergeant intro, don't. we? apologies everyone. that's there. we are brilliant . i'll there. we are brilliant. i'll pick that up and i'll do that email again. yeah. pick that up and i'll do that email again. yeah . welcome back email again. yeah. welcome back to the show. happy new year one. and all. i've been asking for your wishes for 2024. i asked for these just before christmas, and, uh, this is from steve, who said, i hope that we can all just get along the new year just get along in the new year and that we have and accept that we have different views, that different views, but that doesn't have to fall doesn't mean we have to fall out. that . well, here in

out. amen to that. well, here in the uk, the big story of the yearis the uk, the big story of the year is clearly going to be a general election, the first since 2019. we have labour already won it. are we looking at a hung parliament or an unlikely tory win? sat next to me is the only man that can possibly know. tv news legend john sergeant john shall we start with a slightly easier question ? the date of the next question? the date of the next election ? what's the date? election? what's the date? >> no, that's not at all. >> no, that's not at all. >> no, that's not at all. >> no, it looks quite simple , >> no, it looks quite simple, you think? well, play it long and that you could do it right up to the end of the year. and in fact, january next year is the absolute cut off. but and then you have to go. so you've done your five years and that's it. so there's no there's nothing the government can do. and of that because they and because of that because they want to have the element of surprise and say, look, we're going to the country. it's much better if they can choose the better if they can to choose the date . so frequently recent date. so frequently in recent years it's been after four years. so already we're sort of right in the zone. now at any

point you could say, well, natural terme , we're now going natural terme, we're now going to an election and it wouldn't be let's run to the country. so there are really two possibilities. one is the spring and the other one, i think is the autumn . the autumn. >> well, indeed. i mean, if they don't to like don't like going to vote, like voting winter , right? voting in the winter, right? well, if they they well, i mean, if they if they wait till october, november or january, they look like a hostage i've been of hostage to fortune. i've been of the that sunak should go to the view that sunak should go to the view that sunak should go to the country in may, because that way owning it. i think the way he's owning it. i think the message is a very confident one, which i'm going to go early. which is i'm going to go early. that's how committed i am to my vision country. vision for this country. >> you see, if >> yeah. but then you see, if the the opinion polls are the if the opinion polls are saying you might be brilliant, you might be you know, you might feel confident, feel terribly confident, but you're and feel terribly confident, but you'was and feel terribly confident, but you'was always and feel terribly confident, but you'was always the and feel terribly confident, but you'was always the argument. this was always the argument. i mean, it's the argument when gordon prime minister. gordon brown was prime minister. oh only gone in the oh if only he'd gone in the october instead of the next spring. well, sure, callaghan of course, in 78 and callaghan and yes , 78 to 79. but. but and yes, 78 to 79. but. but and everyone says oh that was a mistake. but he'd have lost in

the autumn, so there's no point being wonderfully clever and losing , it? mean, it losing, isn't it? i mean, it really everything depends on you've to try and make sure you've got to try and make sure that you've done everything you can now, the advantage, can to win. now, the advantage, i think, of an early election would be to say, now, look, we've not cleared up boats. we've not cleared up the boats. question we want to stop the boats. we're committed to this question we want to stop the boats but 're committed to this question we want to stop the boats but we committed to this question we want to stop the boats but we can't itted to this question we want to stop the boats but we can't wrap to this question we want to stop the boats but we can't wrap it this question we want to stop the boats but we can't wrap it alls plan. but we can't wrap it all up. no flights are going to leave until the election anyway. probably there's going to be an argument with the lawyers. it's going take appeals, going to take time, appeals, the law. why not go law. so why not? why not go soon? soon and say, soon? relatively soon and say, well , okay, we've not finished well, okay, we've not finished this, but if you want to us to finish the job, don't let labour ruin it. now that's an old cry in elections. you know , make in elections. you know, make sure that you, as you say , you sure that you, as you say, you take the decision. you do it. so there is a temptation . if you there is a temptation. if you can get to that position , can get to that position, particularly if you think your position on this subject is going get or no better. going to get worse or no better. so you know, it's all sort of and in the end, people just say, oh, look, this is the last year

of this government. so do what you want to do. i mean, you know , yeah, know the expression , yeah, we know the expression from politics. from us politics. >> economy, stupid. but >> it's the economy, stupid. but i whether this year it's i wonder whether this year it's immigration stupid. >> well, it could be. and you see, there is a, the, the strongest dividing line between the conservatives and labour at the conservatives and labour at the moment is the conservatives are convinced they've got a plan as to to what do with the boats, which is rwanda . and labour have which is rwanda. and labour have not got that. they're not backing it, they're not supporting it. and so when the interviewers round say, interviewers turn round and say, well, labour do ? the well, what would labour do? the answer same answer is pretty much the same as the government doing as what the government are doing now, to after now, which is to chase after the, uh, the smugglers, the people smugglers to try and break their system in police terms, cooperate with the other countries. but you see, rwanda, for those people who are not following it inch by inch , you following it inch by inch, you think, oh, that'd be, you know, at least it's tough. at least it's right wing. at least it's tough. at least it's right wing . least it's at least it's tough. at least it's |of1t wing . least it's at least it's tough. at least it's |of decisive least it's at least it's tough. at least it's |of decisive . least it's at least it's tough. at least it's |of decisive . now, ;t it's at least it's tough. at least it's |of decisive . now, itit's at least it's tough. at least it's |of decisive . now, it may sort of decisive. now, it may not look like that in the spring, so i don't want to i

don't exaggerate the advantages spring, so i don't want to i do doingiggerate the advantages spring, so i don't want to i do doing this, ate the advantages spring, so i don't want to i do doing this, butthe advantages spring, so i don't want to i do doing this, but at advantages spring, so i don't want to i do doing this, but at leastntages spring, so i don't want to i do doing this, but at least ifages of doing this, but at least if they went early, they could say these are problems down the road. we understand there are problems, think are problems, but we think we are determined it through and determined to see it through and then the election. then fight the election. mentioning immigration as much as you can. i mean , it's look, as you can. i mean, it's look, this is a high gamble. don't get me wrong. this is not sort of oh, so you're saying that's what ought happen? all ought to happen? it's all simple. but they may simple. no, no, but they may just do that just be forced to do that because anything else might look weak . weak and pathetic. >> how presidential british >> how presidential is british politics in 2024? will this be the conservatives versus labour with some degree of influence from the lib dems and reform uk ? from the lib dems and reform uk? or is it starmer versus sunak? >> well, there's always an element of that. but i remember when margaret thatcher was fighting her, you know, the election which where she won and nobody had a woman prime minister before. and i thought, well, i'm not sure this isn't going to work. she wasn't very effective at prime minister's questions. as leader of the opposition. lot of opposition. so a lot of arguments. so you know, she's

the first woman. she's that the first woman. she's not that good. get it? but good. will she get it? but actually had worked out actually they had worked out their policy. and so the policy at was firm. she knew at that time was firm. she knew what she standing for a lot what she was standing for a lot of people knew that. and so in her own way, she was perfectly effective. she wasn't at effective. she wasn't as good at those despatch box as those of the despatch box as callaghan was because he was bluff. and, you know , tall. and bluff. and, you know, tall. and he was quite charismatic, good humoured good humoured in humoured and good humoured in charge, british, you know, charge, very british, you know, let's calm about and all let's be calm about this and all that stuff . um, but that sort of stuff. um, but she got and got right under got into it and got right under it, people thought, this got into it and got right under it seriouszople thought, this got into it and got right under it serious woman ought, this got into it and got right under it serious woman ough' serious a serious woman with serious policies . so i think the idea policies. so i think the idea that you can just have personalities and let them fight it out as if it's just a personality no , no, the personality contest, no, no, the joy personality contest, no, no, the joy of our system , is that what joy of our system, is that what you see and what you're seeing now is government of one kind now is a government of one kind or the other forming on both sides. so at the end of it, unlike when you have proportional representation where you don't know what the government will look like after the election, we know it's going to be either going to be a

conservative government, maybe with some support , or a labour with some support, or a labour government, maybe some government, maybe with some support. broadly speaking, government, maybe with some support knowbroadly speaking, government, maybe with some support know theirly speaking, government, maybe with some support know their programme. we will know their programme. what you to do about what are you going to do about health? you going do health? what are you going to do about this? all those questions will that's our system will be asked. that's our system and it means centre and it means that the centre ground incredibly important. ground is incredibly important. that's what's what happens. >> you mentioned policies and that ought to be, you know, every election should be a competition of ideas and the best being proposed . best policies being proposed. and that always and you say that that always generally around polling and you say that that always genebutl around polling and you say that that always gene but what around polling and you say that that always genebut what aboutround polling and you say that that always gene but what about sunak)olling and you say that that always gene but what about sunak theng day. but what about sunak then are sunak starmer? starmer has a dilemma , which is does he reveal dilemma, which is does he reveal any of his policies, or does he keep schtum and hope that the pubuc keep schtum and hope that the public will just choose labour because they're better than the tories ? tories? >> that's the gamble. you see, tories? >:he hat's the gamble. you see, tories? >:he takes he gamble. you see, tories? >:he takes too;amble. you see, tories? >:he takes too many, . you see, tories? >:he takes too many, if(ou see, if he takes too many, if he gives much detail, gives too much detail, it'll upset his backbenchers because they'll say, look, he's ruling out this. he's not giving much hope. it's extremely difficult. it's always a matter between sort of, i don't know, fear and hope. those are the those are two sides of the election battle , wherever it takes place. and i the hope is, look, for us the hope is, look, vote for us

and you this and give and we'll give you this and give you that or if you don't vote for us, you've lot . and for us, you've got that lot. and so hope versus fear so it's hope versus fear throughout the campaign. >> surely starmer will lean >> and surely starmer will lean in on the fear because whenever he's outlined his plans to stop the boats, for example, he's talked collaborating with talked about collaborating with our european counterparts, which of went down like a lead of course went down like a lead balloon. the possible idea of accepting 100,000 migrants a yearin accepting 100,000 migrants a year in a deal with brussels. so whenever you get the detail from starmer, that's a gamble. >> that is. and of course , he >> that is. and of course, he then oh, i. and then begins thinking, oh, i. and what does he do about money? you see, wants is see, what everybody wants is they always want lots of goodies. cuts in goodies. they want cuts in taxes, of course, and lots spent on the things they like health, education, the roads, potholes . education, the roads, potholes. all the rest of it. and as many of those things pile up on one side. and course, you can't side. and of course, you can't square the circle, but it's a it's an elaborate game. and this is it's a mistake, i think, is why it's a mistake, i think, to that because the to imagine that just because the polls moment are so polls at the moment are so obviously favour , obviously in labour's favour, it's a mistake to imagine it'll be exactly the same the

be exactly the same when the election would election comes, and it would take it would a colossal swing. >> plus we've got those sort of shy tory voters. i mean, how many are going to say to many people are going to say to an year in windcheater many people are going to say to an the 'ear in windcheater many people are going to say to an the street in windcheater many people are going to say to an the street that windcheater many people are going to say to an the street that they're heater on the street that they're voting tory? they might think they're would voting tory? they might think they'admit would voting tory? they might think they'admit so, would voting tory? they might think they'admit so, you ould voting tory? they might think they'admit so, you know, they admit to it? so, you know, we've had our fingers burnt in the past poll predictions, the past from poll predictions, haven't we? you're not a betting man. think john. man. i don't think john. but what dark horse what about the dark horse opfion? what about the dark horse option? the outside chance of a hung parliament? >> no, it's not, no it's >> no, no, no, it's not, no it's not.— >> no, no, no, it's not, no it's not. that's not outside chances. there's quite a good chance of that. so i mean you could if you're throwing your money at it, don't go an it, don't don't go for an outright maybe just say outright win. maybe just say look it could be either labour with no overall majority or the conservatives no overall majority. maybe that's what we're about. you're we're talking about. you're talking about the battle in the centre what centre ground. that's what happens all both happens. and remember, all both sides are looking at the same opinion poll data. so they're already to press hot buttons . already to press hot buttons. um, we could have we could have two elections in a year. >> john. >> john. >> we could do remember 1974, which was the first two

elections that i covered, um, very closely with ted heath as leader on both sides , him being leader on both sides, him being leader, prime minister and then leader, prime minister and then leader of the opposition. and his his argument was let the people decide who is running this country is it the unions or is it the government? so the reply from the public was, well, it's not you running the country, you i mean, it's country, you know, i mean, it's just and took people just sort of and it took people by surprise because it, it seemed so sort of well that'll sort it won't it. because the opinion polls are saying the unions were unpopular. you see you can be very careful about using the opinion polls. the kind yardstick, you know, if kind of yardstick, you know, if they're saying this, we do that therefore that doesn't work like that. >> i'm puzzled by labour's leader. i'll be honest. i know that the tories toxic that the tories are a toxic brand they've absolutely that the tories are a toxic brantthemselves e absolutely that the tories are a toxic brantthemselves inabsolutely that the tories are a toxic brantthemselves inabsofooty that the tories are a toxic brantthemselves inabso foot on shot themselves in the foot on more than one occasion in the last years, particularly last few years, particularly with so prime ministers with so many prime ministers in the but the last couple of years. but you've got sunak, who i think outside the brand, outside of the tory brand, is still respected figure. still quite a respected figure. i edges it as the best i think he edges it as the best potential ceo for the country

over starmer. i'm wondering whether voters will take the same view . but look at labour, same view. but look at labour, look of the detail. are look at some of the detail. are they going to stop boats? they going to stop the boats? given said given that starmer has said he'll axe rwanda policy even he'll axe the rwanda policy even if it works, are labour going to tackle inflation, given they'll be pressure spend money tackle inflation, given they'll be public pressure spend money tackle inflation, given they'll be public services spend money tackle inflation, given they'll be public services and jend money tackle inflation, given they'll be public services and give money tackle inflation, given they'll be public services and give outiey on public services and give out pay on public services and give out pay rises in the public sector? how on earth can labour be characterised as the answer to britain's problems? >> well, they can if rishi sunak has lost authority by then. if there's more shambles over immigration, more shambles over all sorts of things, maybe inflation will pick up again. i mean you get a mean, you then get into a position where you think, well, whatever happens, this lot, we've just got to see the back of them . and that can be a very of them. and that can be a very strong callaghan was strong force. when callaghan was right in the election campaign of 79, he said there are times when you do , you can't when whatever you do, you can't win. just you , you've had win. you just you, you've had it. you've sort of past your time and out you go. uh look, it changes every day. >> it's like the stock market. but at this moment in time, your gut feeling about the outcome of the election, you

the next election, what do you think labour 20 seats. think labour edge it 20 seats. >> labour. labour with a small majority would be my guess, but it's guess. john it's a wild guess. john >> always a treat. happy new year , mary and the boys year to you, mary and the boys and boys and i hope there's and the boys and i hope there's plenty sergeant in 2024 plenty of john sergeant in 2024 on tonight . okay on mark dolan tonight. okay folks, time for a quick break. i'll see you

welcome back to mark dolan tonight. let's take a look back at some of the highlights from 2023. you've had a bit of a skim read of the book. what are your first impressions? >> well , my first first impressions? >> well, my first impressions are i mean, this was a book that suddenly escaped the publishers and was sort of it sort of escaped into spain and leakier than a church roof . than a church roof. >> this book, isn't it? >> this book, isn't it? >> it was. but what's interesting here is a book that, you know, 1.5 million copies sold , you know, and the sold, you know, and the interviewer all of it's now gone throughout 77 territories throughout 77 territories throughout the world. i mean, i don't think there's ever been a

biography like it. yeah. um, and so, and read as so, yeah. and i've read it, as you said , as best and you said, as best i can. and there's a lot of history there about his military career , a lot about his military career, a lot about his military career, a lot about mother, and lot about his mother, and a lot about his mother, and a lot about etc, which about his early life, etc, which is, , readable. but of is, you know, readable. but of course, what everyone's picked up the information about his time in afghanistan . um, yeah. time in afghanistan. um, yeah. um, you know , the sort of um, you know, the sort of salacious stories about him losing his virginity in a sort of pub car park near his father's house in gloucestershire and so forth, which, you know , really i think which, you know, really i think is sort of doesn't do him any service. but i think particularly bad was, um, you particularly as bad was, um, you know, this notching up kills know, this notching up 25 kills in afghanistan. now a lot of noted , you know, royal sort of noted, you know, royal sort of military personnel both serving and, and retired have made you know, serious comments about that. know, serious comments about that . and i think that was that. and i think that was a huge and that would be a headache for you if he was in your care. >> now, if you were his bodyguard today, you'd have a problem with that, wouldn't you? >> well, i think i think well, i would have a problem and, you know, he's made know, the fact that he's made

that and in today's that statement and in today's climate , you know, we have climate, you know, we have people taliban , you people from the taliban, you know, making that. i mean, so social media is so social media today is so worldwide. it's so, so instant that that does pose a threat, in my view. and you know, other security advisers said exactly the same this week. and so and it's not just for him, it's for other members of the royal family and, and possibly other serving, know, and of serving, you know, and sort of retired military serving, you know, and sort of retwell, military serving, you know, and sort of retwell, because military serving, you know, and sort of retwell, because it military serving, you know, and sort of retwell, because it waslitary serving, you know, and sort of retwell, because it was quite as well, because it was quite a serious thing to sort of notch up your kills, know, as an up your kills, you know, as an army, in his case, an army officer, which is being condemned by colleagues and other senior military personnel. so i think that was a big mistake . the mark here mistake. but the point mark here is write a book is one is that to write a book is one thing, to suddenly have thing, but to suddenly not have somebody expertise is somebody with some expertise is to that copy with you to go through that copy with you and look, great read. and say, look, a great read. maybe you know, tell us about your life or whatever, but listen, this isn't a good idea. and are you sure you want to say that about brother? you that about your brother? you really this washing really want to air this washing publicly? i think that publicly? and i think had that happened, have happened, maybe we'd have had a different story here. yes.

>> of to >> a duty of care to harry himself, and the himself, his family and the wider public. due diligence and, uh, essentially, just as you say, fact checking a few things you talked about his early years, you were there for many of his early years . did you of his early years. did you recognise what he wrote about as to have been the truth ? to have been the truth? >> i think there was a lot there that was truthful, but i mean a lot he didn't include that was truthful, but i mean a lot! he didn't include that was truthful, but i mean a lot! mean, didn't include that was truthful, but i mean a lot! mean, i idn't include that was truthful, but i mean a lot! mean, i think nclude that was truthful, but i mean a lot! mean, i think whate that was truthful, but i mean a lot! mean, i think what was it. i mean, i think what was interesting two children and, interesting as two children and, you know, two young boys, they had extraordinary life had an extraordinary life together, you know, they were blissfully unaware the blissfully unaware of the unhappiness of the of their respective parents. of course . respective parents. of course. >> is the monarchy in >> so is the monarchy in terminal decline or will the forthcoming coronation save the royal family to debate this? i'm delighted to welcome royal expert, author, socialite and tv personality, lady colin campbell. hi lady colin campbell i >> -- >> hello, how are you ? >> hello, how are you? >> hello, how are you? >> i'm very well. wonderful to have you on the show. do you worry for the long terme future of our monarchy ?

of our monarchy? >> i do , i've been saying for >> i do, i've been saying for years that charles's idea of a slimmed down monarchy doesn't make sense . i know this because make sense. i know this because long before i was a writer , i long before i was a writer, i was a fundraiser for charity on paper and in fact, uh, the sunday express, when they did the top 40 fundraisers of charity , i think 1989, i was charity, i think 1989, i was number three. and you cannot have a slimmed down monarchy doing the work most of which is thankless and is unglamorous and, you know, is supporting minor charities that are never going to get into the media for or doing doing other basic work. for instance, going to schools, reward doing headmistresses for doing a wonderful job or going to hospitals , seeing nurses and

to hospitals, seeing nurses and patients. none of this gets reported . in 98% of the work reported. in 98% of the work that the average royal does is unreported. it's unglamorous , unreported. it's unglamorous, it's boring. it's dull, it's perfunctory. but it rewards people who who are essential to the fabric of this country and who are working for the well—being of this country. and if you do not have them doing that, you have a major problem across the board . and as for across the board. and as for charity itself, it's all about bums on seats. if you don't have a royal, it's much more difficult to get bums on seats. >> us news with the queen of us showbiz , royal and political showbiz, royal and political reporting kinsey schofield, my bestie on the other side of the pond. hi kinsey.

>> mark that tie is a lot. okay that tie requires some shades. i got very excited. >> i thought i had elton john on the show for a second, but we've got the far more gorgeous kinsey schofield, who boasts her own hair. um, can we talk about the duke and duchess of sussex and that coronation . in? that coronation. in? >> well , that coronation. in? >> well, we're calling them the duke and duchess of hash over here, because we're , you know, here, because we're, you know, they're they're talking a lot about drug use. and we're concerned about how they're how they got in, how at least prince harry got his visa. but yeah, there's a story circulating onune there's a story circulating online now that duke and online now that the duke and duchess of sussex want a special family moment. and they would like to appear on the balcony alongside king charles and queen consort camilla, prince william and catherine, the princess of wales, now , as you can imagine, wales, now, as you can imagine, royal watchers are none too thrilled about this. you know,

the duke and duchess of sussex did not appear on the balcony dunng did not appear on the balcony during the platinum jubilee. so it's, you know, interest that they would want to appear on the balcony for king charles's coronation and, you know, i have to tell you , if you're looking to tell you, if you're looking for a special family moment, thomas lives your the thomas markle lives in your the same time zone as you. all you have do is pick up the phone have to do is pick up the phone and meghan have to do is pick up the phone anc now meghan have to do is pick up the phone anc now week'ieghan have to do is pick up the phone anc now week when] have to do is pick up the phone anc now week when we speak, >> now every week when we speak, it's will they, won't they? sadly, that's about you and sadly, that's not about you and i because out of my i because you're out of my league. about whether harry league. but about whether harry and will attend the and meghan will attend the coronation do you think it's going to happen? will the pair appear ? appear? >> oh, i bet you they will, mark. it is. i think that they're both going to come because meghan wants that tiara moment . it's been a long time moment. it's been a long time since she's got to wear something sparkly on her head, and they need to remind the world they associated world that they are associated with family because, with the royal family because, as you know, that's their business. that has business. that is that that has become brand, their become their sole brand, their association with the royal

family. but i will say that family. um, but i will say that one of diana's friends , because one of diana's friends, because ihave one of diana's friends, because i have a blog and a podcast about princess diana to die for daily, one of diana's friends told me she hopes that they do not go and she does not believe they be on the balcony . they should be on the balcony. >> friends . and >> one of diana's friends. and what motivates that view do you think? what's behind it? >> she thinks that they have disrespected the monarchy and they too much. disrespected the monarchy and the okay too much. disrespected the monarchy and the okay folks,iuch. disrespected the monarchy and the okay folks, plenty more where >> okay folks, plenty more where that came from. i'll see you after the break. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on . solar, sponsors of weather on. gb news. >> hello there. good evening, i'm . jonathan autrey here for gb i'm. jonathan autrey here for gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. 2023 was a wetter than year the wetter than average year for the vast of us, and 2024 vast majority of us, and 2024 has started off on a relatively similar theme. we've got this band of rain sweeping its way across majority of the uk across the majority of the uk will falling snow over will start falling as snow over higher scotland, higher ground areas of scotland, as colder air as it pushes into the colder air ahead of it. some travel

disruption is possible overnight, winds overnight, with strong winds developing across southern coastal england and for coastal areas of england and for shetland and orkney as well . shetland and orkney as well. temperatures will temperatures in the south will be , dropping be relatively mild, dropping down 11 or 12 c, but down to around 11 or 12 c, but some is possible for some frost is possible for scotland. first thing on tuesday. that rain will tuesday. that band of rain will push way northwards, push its way northwards, eventually stalling across eventually stalling out across the northern over the far northern hours over southern areas should southern eastern areas should see some brighter spells developing holiday developing for the bank holiday here, rain on here, but there's more rain on the for england, wales, the cards for england, wales, perhaps into the far south—east of eventually of northern ireland, eventually spreading south of spreading into the far south of scotland well . so some scotland as well. so some localised flooding possible localised flooding is possible dunng localised flooding is possible during temperatures during tuesday, temperatures generally between 8 and generally ranging between 8 and 13 c but probably feeling colder due to the strength of the winds . one of those areas of low pressure does eventually clear its way towards its way off towards the continent, got another its way off towards the contthatt, got another its way off towards the contthatt, lingering got another its way off towards the contthatt, lingering tot another one that is lingering to northwest uk as we head northwest of the uk as we head into wednesday . may. still, with into wednesday. may. still, with some persistent rainfall for parts of shetland and orkney, with some strong gales here as well. further brisk westerly winds in showers for the winds pushing in showers for the rest uk. of those rest of the uk. most of those showers frequent the west and showers frequent in the west and heavy brighter

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turner. first, the headlines. >> good evening. it's 10:00. turner. first, the headlines. >> good evening. it's10:00. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom at least six people are dead after a huge earthquake rocked japan today . japan was rocked japan today. japan was hit by several earthquakes resulting in evacuations and tsunami warnings. emergency services have been responding to multiple fires and up to 30 collapsed buildings. after a 7.6 magnitude quake hit the centre of the country . tens of of the country. tens of thousands of people have been left without power and evacuation orders remain in place for coastal areas . place for coastal areas. although all tsunami warnings issued earlier today have been downgraded to an advisory . three downgraded to an advisory. three smaller tsunami waves have hit the coastline, but no damage has been reported nuclear power been reported from nuclear power plants along the of japan , plants along the sea of japan, an official from the country's meteorological agency says. more earthquakes expected . the earthquakes are expected. the teenage boy, who died after being stabbed on new year's eve in london, has been named as

harry pitman . the 16 year old harry pitman. the 16 year old was pronounced dead shortly before midnight in primrose hill , a popular viewpoint where families had gathered to watch the fireworks . a male has been the fireworks. a male has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in police custody, officers have said. primrose hill was particularly busy at the time of the incident . a the time of the incident. a woman accused of murdering two of her children in the united states has appeared in a british court . kimberly sinclar's, nine court. kimberly sinclar's, nine year old daughter and seven year old son were found dead in a residential property in colorado along with her 11 year old daughter, who was injured but alive. daughter, who was injured but auve.the daughter, who was injured but alive. the woman initially collaborated with the investigation, but later reportedly disappeared and an arrest warrant was issued for murder charges . she escaped the murder charges. she escaped the uk was apprehended by the uk and was apprehended by the national crime agency in west london. almost 30,000 migrants crossed the channel to britain in small boats last year. crossed the channel to britain in small boats last year . that's in small boats last year. that's down by almost a third on the number of crossings from 2022, although it's the second largest total since numbers were first

published six years ago. no attempts to cross the channel have taken place since mid—december because of bad weather, and thousands gathered on the streets of london today to ring in the new year. with . to ring in the new year. with. mbappe crossing . get away from mbappe crossing. get away from me , the one and only pop singer me, the one and only pop singer chesney hawkes greeted spectators along the two mile route with dancers and brass bands, families even witnessed a brief invasion . faux pas gundam brief invasion. faux pas gundam star . in the sky brief invasion. faux pas gundam star. in the sky . star. in the sky. >> whoa whoa whoa whoa . >> whoa whoa whoa whoa. >> whoa whoa whoa whoa. >> the 2024 parade, which started in 1987, marched from green park to the palace of westminster . green park to the palace of westminster. this is green park to the palace of westminster . this is gb green park to the palace of westminster. this is gb news on tv online, on dab+ radio. we'll have more at the top of the hour

i >> -- >> okay . folks, it is time now >> okay. folks, it is time now for my brilliant pundits to make their predictions for 2024. author and journalist emma woolf tv starjunaid author and journalist emma woolf tv star junaid ahmed author and journalist emma woolf tv starjunaid ahmed and gb news icon bev turner turner. okay, emma. your predictions. first of all, the world of royalty. harry and meghan . are they going to and meghan. are they going to hold it together this year? >> no, i think they're going to split. i think they're going to do way, split. i think they're going to d wow. i mean, that's a devastating verdict . what do you devastating verdict. what do you think for the sussexes 2024. think for the sussexes in 2024. they've their work out they've got their work cut out to rebuild brand, haven't they. >> yeah. n they. >> yeah. i don't think they >> yeah. but i don't think they can on like their charity was losing millions at the end of

this year 2023. i think that this year 2023. and i think that i'm with you emma. i'm not sure they're going to last the distance. think kate and wills distance. i think kate and wills will continue to win the battle of which they do every of pr, which they do every single by retaining a single time by retaining a dignified silence. that's what kate and wills will do. and i think harry and meghan are probably going to hit the skids. i to say it because you i hate to say it because you don't want marriage to fall don't want any marriage to fall apart, but think apart, but i think it's an inevitability , don't you? inevitability, don't you? >> well, listen, we know they've got we them to got lovely kids. we want them to be together . i got lovely kids. we want them to be together. i shouldn't be happy together. i shouldn't wish to split , wish any couple to split, junaid, those junaid, but do you think those two borrowed time ? two are on borrowed time? >> i mean, i, i love them both, i personally do, i'm a sucker for a good love story. i think they've been through so much publicly and everyone's been speaking it. i mean, i'm speaking about it. i mean, i'm hoping they can. who knows what's going to happen. but do what's going to happen. but i do love a good laugh. >> think are >> do you think there are pressures on marriage? pressures on that marriage? >> there's so much >> i think there's so much pressure. i think in the positions in, positions that they're in, everything that's happened in the media and everyone, everyone's about everyone's spoken about it. i think is lot of think there is a lot of pressure, but who knows. will trueand meghan positioning pressure, but who knows. will trueand don'tan positioning pressure, but who knows. will trueand don'tan pto tioning pressure, but who knows. will trueand don'tan pto moveg

pressure, but who knows. will true/americanan pto moveg pressure, but who knows. will true/american politics. moveg pressure, but who knows. will true/american politics. movso into american politics. yes. so she will be out and about this year an american election year with an american election coming working coming up. she will be working it behalf the democratic it on behalf of the democratic party and just watch what she does this year is my prediction. >> well, i'm hoping and praying they can keep joe biden alive, live that she never they can keep joe biden alive, live president1at she never they can keep joe biden alive, live president ,it she never they can keep joe biden alive, live president , put|e never they can keep joe biden alive, live president, put him ver they can keep joe biden alive, live president, put him in' becomes president, put him in a cryogenic chamber and keep him going because we cannot have president meghan markle , can we? president meghan markle, can we? >> not yet stranger things have happened. >> i'm here for it. i'm really like the others. >> i don't want to predict the end of a marriage. that's a really horrible, kind of nasty thing to do. but i genuinely think you are both, think that when you are both, both a couple have both sides of a couple have alienated all of their family, all of immediate family, all of their immediate family, there's something not right between them. there's something that not happy that they are that is not happy that they are not able to radiate happiness, that they are alienating all their friends, their family. their friends, all their family. >> predictions . does >> so more predictions. does keir become prime keir starmer become prime minister year? keir starmer become prime mir really? year? keir starmer become prime mirreally? painfully i think he >> really? painfully i think he probably does. but think it's probably does. but i think it's not going to be a straightforward election in any sense. to be sense. i think it's going to be one of contested , you

one of those contested, you know. can we close too know. can we can we close too close to call? close to call. but with with keir but we end up with with keir starmer 10. starmer in number 10. >> i see. so you don't think a bumper landslide. no >> no. >> no. >> interesting. and why do you say that. >> i think going to be a >> i think it's going to be a very low turnout. and i think it's to right going it's going to the right is going to over the place. and to split all over the place. and i think going don't i don't think it's going i don't think there's an upswell of, of support think support for labour, but i think they'll end up there. >> you say that? you >> why do you say that? you worry that keir starmer going worry that keir starmer is going to minister to become prime minister >> you say that without enthusiasm? >> because i don't know any of his. bereft of policies his. he seems bereft of policies the whole, the whole the whole the whole, the whole frontbench to pull frontbench makes me want to pull my out . i'm not my hair out. i'm not ideologically able to get behind i >> -- >> what you're worried about is that you don't know what you're getting with prime minister keir starmer. >> i've kind of know what we're getting, don't i'm not getting, and i don't i'm not looking it. getting, and i don't i'm not loo i ng it. getting, and i don't i'm not loo i ng like it. getting, and i don't i'm not loo i ng like the it. getting, and i don't i'm not loo i ng like the look of it. >> i don't like the look of it. i mean, you we'll see i mean, do you think we'll see if the job? if he gets the job? >> all, is going to >> first of all, is he going to win election? bev. win the election? bev. >> for me, the first >> the for me, the first question the election question is when is the election going be? and that will going to be? and that will make the deciding

the that will be the deciding factor. if rishi sunak feels there's not enough good news by may think there will may and i don't think there will be news may, he be enough good news by may, he could till the end of could push it till the end of the year. he might push it to january just january 2025. if he's just keeping everything crossed. the economy to pick up. economy is going to pick up. he's to the boats. he's going to stop the boats. he's going to stop the boats. he's going to improve the nhs. all could all of that. but then it could be a conservative win, and it might not be sunak in the might not be rishi sunak in the driving seat. if it goes to the end of this if you think end of this year. if you think about it might about that. yeah, it might be there might be, they might parachute else in parachute somebody else in because unpopular. you because he is so unpopular. you raise a good point. >> was autumn, there >> if it was autumn, there is time get letters in. time to get those letters in. there's the grassroots there's time for the grassroots membership actually vote, membership to actually vote, because few because we know it takes a few months, potentially 2025 of january. i mean, that's that's clinging on for dear life, isn't it? that's like what your girlfriend leave flat girlfriend won't leave the flat when dumped her. but you when you've dumped her. but you can you can the cds . can you can keeping the cds. >> the ice cracking >> you can hear the ice cracking beneath feet. beneath your feet. >> can. beneath your feet. >> no can. beneath your feet. >> no ,can. beneath your feet. >> no , i|n. beneath your feet. >> no , i never have. >> no, i never have. >> prime minister kemi . >> prime minister kemi. >> prime minister kemi. >> have prime minister >> we could have prime minister kemi by january behind would. >> would a new face at the top move the dial for the tories? >> i believe so, but i've been

saying that on britain's newsroom for the last few months, and every conservative politician we've had the politician we've had in the studio conservative studio and every conservative commentator we can't do commentator has said we can't do it, risk it. well, they it, we can't risk it. well, they can't it now, they can't risk it now, but they might year's time. might risk it in a year's time. >> do the tories rid of >> so do the tories get rid of rishi sunak before the public do? junaid >> i mean, to be fair, i'm on the fence with this one. i don't i'm it's a difficult one for me because everyone's got their own opinions and everyone's entitled to opinions. i just to their own opinions. i just don't i think don't know. personally, i think everyone's or everyone's you're either for or against and i'll be honest, i've everyone's you're either for or againsbeen i'll be honest, i've everyone's you're either for or againsbeen i'll to honest, i've everyone's you're either for or againsbeen i'll to be nest, i've everyone's you're either for or againsbeen i'll to be onit, i've everyone's you're either for or againsbeen i'll to be on the ve never been one to be on the fence, i think this fence, but i think on this occasion i'll sit back and occasion i'll just sit back and see say and do see, see what people say and do see, see, you think labour see, what do you think labour are win election are going to win the election though? >> do you think they're a shoo in? >> i don't, you know, i hear so many opinions and many different opinions and especially a especially like i'm from like a younger everyone younger generation and everyone has it in. they don't has don't rub it in. they don't normally hear other opinions. >> moisturise. normally hear other opinions. >> pardon. sturise. normally hear other opinions. >> pjustn. sturise. normally hear other opinions. >> pjust thoughte. normally hear other opinions. >> pjust thought you moisturise >> i just thought you moisturise six layers of foundation, a lot of moisturiser. >> that's what i look like. >> that's what i look like. >> don't worry. >> that's what i look like. >> we're worry. >> that's what i look like. >> we're getting all makeup >> we're getting all his makeup secrets later. >> i think. obviously like my

friendship friends, friendship and like my friends, it's like it's so split between like tories like labour. you it's so split between like torie you like labour. you it's so split between like torie you juste labour. you it's so split between like torie you just never»ur. you just, you just never know. >> do people like just, you just never know. >> age?!o people like just, you just never know. >> age?!o pec are like just, you just never know. >> age?!o pec are they like just, you just never know. >> age?!o pec are they saying;e just, you just never know. >> age?!o pecare they saying ? your age? what are they saying? >> you know, it's a difficult one because there's so many mixed and i think some mixed opinions and i think some of are for tories mixed opinions and i think some osome are for tories mixed opinions and i think some 0 some arare for tories mixed opinions and i think some osome arare all�*r tories mixed opinions and i think some osome arare all for)ries , some of them are all for laboun , some of them are all for labour. think more labour. and i think the more you kind into it, kind of dig deep into it, i think people my age, you don't really that deep into and really dig that deep into it and that's and i think that's the truth. and i think what's about that that's the truth. and i think what'sfact about that that's the truth. and i think what'sfact that about that that's the truth. and i think what'sfact that there about that that's the truth. and i think what'sfact that there is out that is the fact that there is no clear between them. is the fact that there is no cle.yeah, between them. is the fact that there is no cle.yeah, sure, etween them. is the fact that there is no cle.yeah, sure, because 1em. >> yeah, for sure, because that's your generation, like that's why your generation, like some like tories, some people like the tories, some people like the tories, some the labour, some people like the labour, because distinguish because you can't distinguish between the moment. and between them at the moment. and of forget reform of course, don't forget reform and yeah of course, don't forget reform and year. let's and give it another year. let's see are in a year's time. >> so they could have a solid 2024 and a massive 2025. >> here's another >> absolutely. here's another possibility. >> absolutely. here's another possibilitjin a year, because elections in a year, because rishi sunak could go to the country in may and the result could be inconclusive. and they could be inconclusive. and they could go back to the to the pubuc could go back to the to the public with another poll a couple of months down the line. that's not impossible. that happenedin that's not impossible. that happened in the 70s. >> mean inconclusive or >> do you mean inconclusive or you a hung parliament? you mean like a hung parliament? well, parliament, but well, then parliament, but we might government well, then parliament, but we might they government well, then parliament, but we might they weren't government well, then parliament, but we might they weren't able ernment where they weren't able to

actually coalition. where they weren't able to act|that coalition. where they weren't able to act|that is coalition. where they weren't able to act|that is always�*alition. where they weren't able to act|that is always possible that >> that is always possible that is mathematics . there is a messy mathematics. there could be two elections in a year . yeah. which i think would probably the country probably finish the country off for it? for good, wouldn't it? >> love but yeah. no, it >> i'd love it. but yeah. no, it would for off would finish us all for off good. it would. >> think >> but that's why i think they're at >> but that's why i think the) strategy at >> but that's why i think the) strategy it's at >> but that's why i think the) strategy it's going at >> but that's why i think the) strategy it's going to at >> but that's why i think the) strategy it's going to beat the strategy it's going to be all about when do they pull the trigger on election. that trigger on the election. that is going key thing this going to be the key thing this yeah going to be the key thing this year. where's tice year. and where's richard tice going might that going to be? it might be that richard tice of this does richard tice of this parish does play richard tice of this parish does play role in that. play some sort of role in that. >> he could be a kingmaker. absolutely he could be. a quick word, bev, on political correctness this coming year. wokery slow death? wokery will it die a slow death? >> well , i wokery will it die a slow death? >> well, i talk to wokery will it die a slow death? >> well , i talk to teenagers. >> well, i talk to my teenagers. ihave >> well, i talk to my teenagers. i have hope they to i have hope because they say to me, mummy , you know, all me, mummy, you know, it's all rubbish that when they say that a boy and a boy is a a girl is a boy and a boy is a girl, we don't believe any of that. so give me a little that. so they give me a little bit hope. bit of hope. >> are watching mark >> if you are watching mark dolan tonight on new year's day, >> if you are watching mark dola more ight on new year's day, >> if you are watching mark dola more igicome. ew year's day, >> if you are watching mark dola more igicome. ew ye go! day, lots more to come. don't go anywhere for a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news .

weather on gb news. >> hello there. good evening. i'm jonathan vautrey here for gb news weather forecast provided by the met office . 2023 was by the met office. 2023 was a wetter than average year for the vast majority of us, and 2024 has started off on a relatively similar theme. we've got this band of rain sweeping its way across the majority of the uk will start falling as snow over higher ground areas of scotland as into colder air as it pushes into the colder air ahead travel ahead of it. some travel disruption is possible overnight, with strong winds developing across southern coastal areas of england and for shetland orkney well. shetland and orkney as well. temperatures south will temperatures in the south will be relatively mild, dropping down 11 12 c, but some down to around 11 12 c, but some frost is possible for scotland. first on tuesday. that first thing on tuesday. that band of rain will its way band of rain will push its way northwards stalling northwards eventually stalling across northern isles across the far northern isles over eastern areas over southern eastern areas should see some brighter spells developing holiday developing for the bank holiday here, but more rain on here, but there's more rain on the england, wales the cards for england, wales perhaps south—east perhaps into the far south—east of northern ireland, eventually spreading far of spreading into the far south of scotland well. some scotland as well. so some localised flooding is possible dunng localised flooding is possible during tuesday. temperatures generally ranging between 8 and

13 c but probably feeling colder due to the strength of the winds. one of those areas of low pressure does eventually clear winds. one of those areas of low prewaye does eventually clear winds. one of those areas of low prewaye d(towardstually clear winds. one of those areas of low prewaye d(towards the ly clear its way off towards the continent, got another continent, but we've got another one lingering north one that is lingering to north west we into west of the uk as we head into wednesday. still, some wednesday. still, with some persistent rainfall for parts of shetland and orkney, some strong gales here as well. further brisk westerly winds pushing in showers for rest of the uk. showers for the rest of the uk. most of those showers frequent in the and heavy at times . in the west and heavy at times. some spells, perhaps some brighter spells, perhaps for eastern areas. showers turning fewer and further between as we head to the second half the week. but by that half of the week. but by that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on .

that i knew had dewbs& co weeknights from six. >> well, it was a very busy 2023 for mark dolan tonight. here is another highlight. to great have you in the studio. sohail. thank you in the studio. sohail. thank you for joining you in the studio. sohail. thank you forjoining us. how did you get sucked into being a hamas supporter? >> see, it started a very >> see, it started at a very young age. >> i was radicalised from the age six on, was um, which some people might find surprised thing you don't think of people being radicalised at such a young age, but i was, um, and i was raised with this hate filled ideology whereby i believed britain was the enemy. >> i believed that non—muslims are in a perpetual war against muslims. >> it's just the standard extremist islamist kind of ideology that i was just raised

in. >> was it family members or friends or people you didn't know that were grooming you in this way? >> it was my parents, in fact, um, they had themselves become extreme. >> yeah . >> yeah. >> yeah. >> uh, what did this group get you to do? i mean, did you actively participate in any way ? actively participate in any way? did you attend meetings ? what did you attend meetings? what was your what was your sort of role within this grouping? >> um, absolutely. i wasn't involved in any sort of group per se . i was always kind of on per se. i was always kind of on my own in, um . so i never my own in, um. so i never officially joined a group as such, but i believed entirely in the ideology . the ideology. >> and were you online reading materials and also, were you communicating with others online about your beliefs ? about your beliefs? >> yes, unfortunately. and i'm very ashamed to say so. um, i did have a role to play in, um, spreading this ideology . um, and spreading this ideology. um, and that's something that i will take with me to the grave. >> uh, how would that manifest itself in terms of you having spread ideology? spread the ideology? >> you do ? >> what did you do? >> what did you do?

>> for instance , >> so in college, for instance, i was very well known in the islamic society. and i convinced a lot of people to become extremists like me . i didn't extremists like me. i didn't kind of say anything about terrorism. it was there was no support for violence in terms of my convincing others , but it was my convincing others, but it was the rest of the extreme ideology that was what i was pushing. >> the idea that the west is the enemy. exactly. and that you were either a believer or an infidel. yes um, what are the goals of hamas given the fact that you were embedded in its ideology , if not proactively ideology, if not proactively within the group, but just the ideas of hamas? what is their goal? >> their goal is to eliminate israel, wipe it off the map . israel, wipe it off the map. they do not want any sort of negotiation. they do not want a two state solution . they don't two state solution. they don't want a solution at all. the only solution they are for is wiping israel off the map , solution they are for is wiping israel off the map, and that will involve genocide . uh, how

will involve genocide. uh, how much support do hamas have among palestinians? >> is that question even possible to answer? >> it's very difficult to answer because obviously you can't kind of study and do polling data in the gaza strip with hamas in charge, but from what i've seen and from what i've gleaned, um, especially from friends, uh, that live in the gaza strip, it is very widespread and what was the trigger that inspired you to walk away from this ideology? it was a number of things. um but chief among them , it was my chief among them, it was my understanding evolutionary biology , um, may sound strange. biology, um, may sound strange. >> they say science saved you. >> they say science saved you. >> science did indeed save me. um, but i realised that contradicted my entire ideology. um and i was forced then to change my entire world just unravelled because you learnt about the origins of humanity ? about the origins of humanity? >> yes, via nature and this

contradicted the theology . uh, contradicted the theology. uh, exactly. preached by by the likes of hamas. >> it wasn't just that, but there were other incidents, too, for instance, once i went to a jewish home, um, i was selling a computer to them and the little toddler they had, a little kid came up to me and suddenly just became attached to me. and the parents said , he wants to play parents said, he wants to play with you. so i was really young. i sat down and i started playing with his toy cars and his parents were looking on on what was happening and smiling. and i remember looking across at them and thinking, i hate them . um, and thinking, i hate them. um, but they don't hate me . in fact, but they don't hate me. in fact, they're trusting me with their child and that changed a lot for me. uh, whilst i do too, every night i will say that this guy is the king of the political monologue . monologue. >> those on the left consider him a dangerous grifter. sowing lies, division and hate. but his

fans on the right can't get enough of a broadcaster who they consider speaks truth to power stands up for traditional american values , and offers american values, and offers a critical and authentic commentary on this ever changing world. but notwithstanding his massive evening audience, the fox news network sensationally fired him in april of this year. why did they do that? what's next for him ? and what does his next for him? and what does his story tell us about the future of political discourse , not just of political discourse, not just in america but the uk and beyond? well, all of these questions are explored in a fascinating new biography simply called tucker. it's one of the most eagerly anticipated books of the year. its author , of the year. its author, journalist chadwick moore, joins me now . chadwick, welcome to me now. chadwick, welcome to mark dolan tonight. for those of my viewers and listeners who are not up to speed on tucker carlson, why is he such an influential figure in america and around the world? what does he do that other broadcasters don't ? dont? >> well, i mean, he's a rare

talent . talent. >> he's a once in a generation talent in the vein of rush limbaugh. it's really kind of the only person who compares , the only person who compares, you know, he's a conservative powerhouse. uh, he was the most watched cable news host in history at a time when i think he was sort of artificial , he was sort of artificial, propping up the relevance of and legitimacy of a lot of cable news shows and networks . uh, you news shows and networks. uh, you know, and he is, you know , he know, and he is, you know, he kind stumbled into kind of stumbled into television. came into this. television. he came into this. he's a very literary and he's a very literary guy, and he's i just he's someone who i think just deeply , has of deep, deeply, uh, has a lot of deep, uh, passions and concerns about this country. uh, you know, he covered on his covered things on his show. i saw in great. uh, saw in that, in that great. uh, uh , clips. you just float, uh, uh, clips. you just float, uh, just showed he had, you know, a bunch like, segments bunch of, like, animal segments and a big bunch of, like, animal segments and of a big bunch of, like, animal segments and of nature a big bunch of, like, animal segments and of nature and a big bunch of, like, animal segments and of nature and animals.)ig bunch of, like, animal segments and of nature and animals. uh, lover of nature and animals. uh, and he wouldn't cover something unless in unless he deeply believed in it. he to the front unless he deeply believed in it. he of to the front unless he deeply believed in it. he of the to the front unless he deeply believed in it. he of the new to the front unless he deeply believed in it. he of the new yorkie front unless he deeply believed in it. he of the new york timest unless he deeply believed in it. he of the new york times to page of the new york times to see what the news of the day was, basically everyone was, which basically everyone in cable but cable in this country does. but he decided news was. he he decided what the news was. he decided felt was decided what he felt was important, should decided what he felt was impo about. should decided what he felt was impo about. he should hear about. and he had a connection his audience connection with his audience that one else on that really no one else on television ever had and has

television has ever had and has has able to imitate since has been able to imitate since he left. you know, people really felt a deep connection to this man and that he was speaking for millions man and that he was speaking for milli and you mentioned voice. he is the predominant is the most predominant anti—woke voice in america , anti—woke voice in america, isn't he ? isn't he? >> yeah, absolutely. and he delivers that not with not just with facts and data and what have you, but with humour. i mean, he's a hilarious man as i spent a lot of time over the last year with him personally, and i was regular on his and i was a regular guest on his show it got pulled off and i was a regular guest on his shoair. it got pulled off and i was a regular guest on his shoair. and it got pulled off and i was a regular guest on his shoair. and he'syt pulled off and i was a regular guest on his shoair. and he's he'slled off the air. and he's he's absolutely , wickedly as absolutely, wickedly funny, as you imagine . uh, and, he you can imagine. uh, and, and he humiliates the left and he mocks him in way that really drives him in a way that really drives him in a way that really drives him being said , the him insane. that being said, the left needed tucker left kind of needed tucker carlson. get cancelled carlson. he didn't get cancelled because from the left, came because from the left, it came from uh, and, you from the right. uh, and, you know, left really hated him, from the right. uh, and, you knothe left really hated him, from the right. uh, and, you knothe right, really hated him, from the right. uh, and, you knothe right, rea republican 1], but the right, the republican establishment. feared establishment. absolutely feared him. were the ones him. they were the ones who really him to be quiet. really wanted him to be quiet. and they think they succeeded. of course, didn't. this of course, they didn't. but this is where today. well that

is where we are today. well that goes way to answering my goes some way to answering my next question. >> why he fired by fox news? next question. >:ichy he fired by fox news? next question. >>it because he fired by fox news? next question. >>it because foxired by fox news? next question. >>it because fox news/ fox news? is it because fox news themselves have gone woke ? well themselves have gone woke? well that's the $64 million question, or i should say 3.5 million viewer question. >> uh, fox news has still not given him official, uh, reason . given him official, uh, reason. uh, they have not told anyone. and technically, he's still an employee of fox. he's still getting paid. he's still under contract. they're paying to contract. they're paying him to be silent his contract be silent until his contract runs which just after runs out, which is just after the presidential election. the next presidential election. so almost inarguable so it seems almost inarguable that this was political . and you that this was political. and you can look to the fact that they're threatening him now because talking on twitter. because he's talking on twitter. they're send him cease they're trying to send him cease and desist. they also, in one fell laid off his entire fell swoop, laid off his entire team. this about 25 people. team. this was about 25 people. that's not, uh, common for cable news. these people are hired to work for a network, not for a show, but they completely purged the performing producer the highest performing producer in all of cable. so someone on whether it's on the board of

fox, whether it's the murdochs themselves, whether it's, uh, you of these massive you know, any of these massive corporations controlling corporations have controlling interests news corp wanted interests in news corp wanted him to be silent. they wanted him to be silent. they wanted him off air. that's what him off the air. and that's what they've to do. they've attempted to do. >> very >> the owner of a very successful restaurant in ireland, rhodes, became ireland, trevor rhodes, became a viral sensation after sending this tweet out, in which the restaurant owner said, call me old fashioned , but you're not old fashioned, but you're not allowed to use the ladies toilet in our restaurant. if you have a penis whilst there has been a predictable backlash from some quarters, is paul trevor has seen his eatery packed out ever since. in a recent interview , he since. in a recent interview, he has said who knew a tweet about a willy could fill your restaurant? well, i'm delighted to say that paul trevorjoins restaurant? well, i'm delighted to say that paul trevor joins me now. paul, congrats . uh, now. paul, congrats. uh, apparently you've never been so busy. well i tell you, millions spent on marketing over all the years. >> and you mentioned the word willy or penis in a tweet, and all of a sudden it fills your

restaurant. it's incredible. >> uh, what motivated you to send paul ? send the tweet, paul? >> well, there was actually there was a conference in town, uh, one the hotels , uh, uh, and one of the hotels, uh, and town is killarney here in county kerry. one of the most stunning locations find stunning locations you'll find anywhere and uh, anywhere in the world. and uh, it was basically saying it was a trans , uh, conference. they trans, uh, conference. and they said, want to remove said, listen, we want to remove ladies gents toilets ladies toilets and gents toilets from the signs on the doors, and ladies toilets and gents toilets frorwant signs on the doors, and ladies toilets and gents toilets frorwant to gns on the doors, and ladies toilets and gents toilets frorwant to just)n the doors, and ladies toilets and gents toilets frorwant to just callie doors, and ladies toilets and gents toilets frorwant to just call them rs, and we want to just call them toilets and, uh, so i'm a firm believer, ladies , toilets is believer, ladies, toilets is a safe space for ladies and girls. and turn around and i said, and i turn around and i said, well, that's, you know, you're guaranteed one thing when you come into trevor's is that if you do a penis, not you do have a penis, you're not getting ladies toilets . getting into my ladies toilets. >> was the >> okay? and what was the initial reaction paul? initial reaction? paul? >> i'll be honest with you, mark, i was amazed. i mean, look , mark, i was amazed. i mean, look i , mark, i was amazed. i mean, look , i have two tv shows on amazon prime. quite prime. i've got quite a prolific, uh, social media platform, and i knew that. i mean, look, i was going to draw a attention, but it a bit of attention, but put it this if i didn't get the this way, if i didn't get the negative comments, i was doing something wrong. um, so it started off the usual 1 or 2

kind of going, oh, you bigot, you of you transphobe all these kind of names. that's kind of what you transphobe all these kind of nanget that's kind of what you transphobe all these kind of nanget from hat's kind of what you transphobe all these kind of nanget from people nd of what you transphobe all these kind of nanget from people who: what you transphobe all these kind of nanget from people who lackt you transphobe all these kind of nanget from people who lack the you get from people who lack the intelligence to have intelligence to be able to have a all a debate with you. and then all of sudden, more of a sudden, more and more people saw what i was saying, and all of a sudden they people saw what i was saying, and sayingf a sudden they people saw what i was saying, and saying thankjden they people saw what i was saying, and saying thank you they people saw what i was saying, and saying thank you so ey started saying thank you so much. know, speaking much. uh, you know, for speaking out us. look out and for defending us. look like people, got like most people, mark, i've got my my mother, like most people, mark, i've got my got my mother, like most people, mark, i've got my got my my mother, like most people, mark, i've got my got my sister,ny mother, like most people, mark, i've got my got my sister, i've|other, like most people, mark, i've got my got my sister, i've gotar, like most people, mark, i've got my got my sister, i've got my i've got my sister, i've got my nieces, even mother law. nieces, even my mother in law. i love all way much to be love them all way too much to be able to make a scenario where potentially man put potentially a man can put on a dress , slap a little of dress, slap a little bit of lipstick on say, i'm a woman lipstick on and say, i'm a woman for the next hour or two, and walk the space, which walk into the safe space, which is toilets in is a toilets, ladies toilets in whatever or bar is a toilets, ladies toilets in winightclub or bar is a toilets, ladies toilets in winightclub or or bar is a toilets, ladies toilets in winightclub or something r bar is a toilets, ladies toilets in winightclub or something liker or nightclub or something like that. i said, during that. so i said, during covid, i'm industry was i'm from an industry that was shut the best of shut down for the best part of two years here two and a half, three years here in i said, the only in ireland. and i said, the only way you can debate something like this to the like this is to force the debate. come like this is to force the debwith come like this is to force the debwith something come like this is to force the debwith something as come like this is to force the debwith something as rash)me like this is to force the debwith something as rash ass out with something as rash as a tweet like then therefore tweet like that, then therefore we force the debate and here we are. talking on a massive are. we're talking on a massive tv show here in the uk about it. um, be just um, you know, men can't be just flippantly a ladies toilet. >> absolutely. right. and i'm sure you're not transphobic. i'm sure you're not transphobic. i'm

sure a very liberal chap. sure you're a very liberal chap. and you would take the view if someone wishes to identify by a different gender. good luck to them. but if you have a male physiology g if you're a biological male , you have no biological male, you have no place in the ladies restroom . place in the ladies restroom. >> and that's that's 100% right. and we got to force the debate on the fact that there are unfortunately, there are people out there will basically out there who will basically take advantage of a scenario of people are afraid to say something. so you could have the potential of a man that is potentially assault a woman or a young girl inside in the toilets , need address that , and we need to address that very so you can't. , and we need to address that very most so you can't. , and we need to address that very most people you can't. , and we need to address that very most people are can't. , and we need to address that very most people are afraid to and most people are afraid to say, because there is a backlash , course, going to be , of course, there's going to be an and normally an online backlash and normally it's johnny it's from somebody like johnny 4927 on twitter that has a picture of a goat as his profile picture, he's an picture, because he's an absolute that call absolute coward that will call you under the sun. you every name under the sun. but if stand up and say it, but if i stand up and say it, and then all of a sudden you have such fantastic have me on such a fantastic platform and have me on such a fantastic platfc people and have me on such a fantastic platfc people will and have me on such a fantastic platfc people will become nd more people will become confident to turn around more people will become confsay,t to turn around more people will become confsay, actually, to turn around more people will become confsay, actually, yourrn around more people will become confsay, actually, you know,und and say, actually, you know, this is anybody can just

this is true. anybody can just put on a dress, slap on a bit of lipstick, a little bit of mascara themselves mascara and call themselves a woman and themselves into woman and put themselves into that they that position where they could potentially seriously potentially assault or seriously harm a woman. and i'm not going to i'm not allow that to i'm not going to allow that to i'm not going to allow that to okay folks, time for to i'm not going to allow that thuick okay folks, time for to i'm not going to allow that thuick break. ay folks, time for

consistent. you're listening to gb news radio . gb news radio. >> welcome back to the show. it is that time of year when you start thinking about your body. you want to get in shape, you want to lose the christmas flab . want to lose the christmas flab. and there are lots of options. the atkins diet , low carb the atkins diet, low carb calorie , weight calorie counting, weight watchers. but do diets work? let's get the views of my top punst let's get the views of my top pundits tonight. author and journalist emma woolf tv star junaid ahmed and gb news very own, very svelte, very slimline bev turner. uh, in fact, you're all great specimens, perfect people to debate diets . junaid, people to debate diets. junaid, have you ever been on a diet ? have you ever been on a diet? yeah, loads. >> tried everything and everything, but i'm very much new year, new me, new start . go new year, new me, new start. go to the gym, start eating healthy

. by that. . and i live by that. >> you very , very >> well, you look very, very slim. you had success slim. so have you had success with the diets you've with any of the diets you've done? no. done? uh no. >> no , i mean, is there >> no, no, i mean, is there which ones have you tried? i mean, i do a lot of intermittent fasting. i've heard, obviously, that diet , there's that the cambridge diet, there's a i've like, tried , a few that i've like, tried, tried like dabbled into, but tried and like dabbled into, but i me personally, if i think for me personally, if i eat healthy and i go to the gym, i lose weight i want to i lose the weight i want to lose. kind of drastic lose. there's no kind of drastic measures. go but measures. i need to go down, but i do tend to do intermittent fasting a lot. fasting quite a lot. like i won't 2 pm, right? won't eat until 2 pm, right? >> us through it. >> so take us through it. intermittent fasting. it's been made by people made popular by people like doctor mosley. think made popular by people like docthe mosley. think made popular by people like docthe of mosley. think made popular by people like docthe of mo:800 think made popular by people like docthe of mo:800 diet,k it's the sort of fast 800 diet, which is . yeah. and then he had which is. yeah. and then he had the was it was the, the, the the was it was it the, the, the two three diet where you eat for a couple of days. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> something like that. yeah. >> something like that. yeah. >> something like that. yeah. >> so five, 353535343. >> so five, 353535343. >> what is intermittent fasting then explain it to us. >> so for me obviously i'm no nutritionist or anything like that. nutritionist or anything like that . i'm nutritionist or anything like that. i'm just a pretty nutritionist or anything like that . i'm just a pretty face. that. i'm just a pretty face. and i like to intermittent fast. for me it makes me feel good. so i will like potentially not wake

up like 7 am. in the up at like 7 am. in the morning, won't until morning, but i won't eat until like so that whole period like 2 pm. so that whole period of intermittent of time is like intermittent fasting, a black fasting, just maybe a black coffee that. coffee or something like that. nothing water, water, a nothing else. water, water, a lot of water i drink and are you not starving for those hours when eat? i but when you don't eat? i am, but i think about myself and what i've got, coming up. got, what i've got coming up. and to and if i'm filming, i want to make best. so for make sure i look my best. so for me, it's like the best way to kind of weight, be healthy, kind of lose weight, be healthy, but my and but also enjoy my diet and enjoy going i think going to the gym. and i think the idea of the intermittent fasting that you're fasting is that you're essentially obviously without food number hours. >> the insulin drops down, which is the fat storage hormone is the big fat storage hormone of . so longer of the body. and so the longer that insulin is low, the that your insulin is low, the more burning got . so more fat burning you've got. so it to work for people. and it seems to work for people. and it's this idea a window of it's this idea of a window of time , isn't it? so people time, isn't it? so some people will just eat for an eight hour window. so it might be sort of midday to 8 pm. is the window in which they eat, but they won't eat after eight and they won't eat before 12. >> i pretty much do that in >> so i pretty much do that in my life well. well my daily life as well. now. well there you i'm intermittent there you go. i'm intermittent fasting i won't eat fasting or not, i won't eat after p.m. fasting or not, i won't eat after pm. and is

after 8 pm. and what is the cambridge cambridge cambridge diet? the cambridge diet shakes. i'll diet is that shakes. so i'll have like shake breakfast. have like a shake for breakfast. a and then a a shake for lunch and then a tiny chicken salad tiny light chicken salad for dinner. that's the dinner. don't know if that's the best thing anyone. like just best thing for anyone. like just make if it's for make sure. obviously if it's for your and whatnot. but your body type and whatnot. but for me, sometimes can that. your body type and whatnot. but for |i'm sometimes can that. your body type and whatnot. but for |i'm six1etimes can that. your body type and whatnot. but for |i'm six1etintwo. can that. your body type and whatnot. but for |i'm six1etintwo. i'm that. your body type and whatnot. but for |i'm six1etintwo. i'm 27 that. but i'm six foot two. i'm 27 years old and it doesn't always work well. >> i love your vital statistics. let you, bev turner do let me tell you, bev turner do don't ask me my vital statistics. i've i've already googled yours . i've got i've got googled yours. i've got i've got them written down. but listen, do di at work. >> um, look, i think what i probably do, i'm lucky i was raised to have a very healthy relationship with food. my mum was home cooking all the time. healthy soups and cakes and stuff as well. but always home cooked swam. i had cooked and we swam. i had a sporty childhood, so i swam every that gave me a really every day. that gave me a really good foundation, and i'm lucky because similar vintage. because we're a similar vintage. >> were allowed to snack, >> we were not allowed to snack, were we? >> we were not allowed to snack, werno,3? >> we were not allowed to snack, werno, there was such thing >> no, there was no such thing as my mum just didn't. as snack, so my mum just didn't. we the we just didn't have it in the house. didn't biscuits. house. we didn't have biscuits. we'd didn't have house. we didn't have biscuits. we that. didn't have house. we didn't have biscuits. we that. um, didn't have house. we didn't have biscuits. we that. um, but didn't have house. we didn't have biscuits. we that. um, but i didn't have house. we didn't have biscuits. we that. um, but i think n't have house. we didn't have biscuits. we that. um, but i think what|ve house. we didn't have biscuits. we that. um, but i think what ie all that. um, but i think what i do probably is i'm sort of

mentally calibrating throughout the much moving the day. how much am i moving and much i eating ? so if and how much am i eating? so if i know that i'm going to have and i love my food and i love my booze, i know that i'm booze, and if i know that i'm going eating drinking going to be eating and drinking a do you know what going to be eating and drinking a going do you know what going to be eating and drinking a going to do you know what going to be eating and drinking a going to put you know what going to be eating and drinking a going to put my know what going to be eating and drinking a going to put my trainers hat going to be eating and drinking a going to put my trainers on? i'm going to put my trainers on? and in the shower, and before i jump in the shower, i'm to run round block i'm going to run round the block three just because i'm three times just because i'm going day. three times just because i'm gdon't day. three times just because i'm gdon't want day. three times just because i'm gdon't want to. day. three times just because i'm gdon't want to. i day. three times just because i'm gdon't want to. i don't day. to i don't want to. i don't want to be obsessive anything. be obsessive about anything. a little everything, little bit of everything, but get the most. get moving. that's the most. >> have have you tried diets? >> not you've ever needed >> not that you've ever needed it, ever tried it, but have you ever tried them? no, not as such, i them? um, no, not as such, i think. >> um, you know, i modelled when i was younger and there was a lot of pressure then to, to be thinner. i went thinner. and probably i went through some a time in my life where i was counting calories, but think there was but i think that was there was no was kind of no bad thing. i was kind of educating myself. so now when i'm well, that i'm going, okay, well, that latte probably be latte is probably going to be 150 probably 150 calories, and i'm probably doing now doing it subconsciously now because used to because i've kind of got used to doing got older. doing it as i've got older. but home and loads home cooking and drinking loads of water everything of water and everything in moderation , i would say it's moderation, i would say now it's very important. moderation, i would say now it's venlsmportant. moderation, i would say now it's venlsmpemma, that moderation, i would say now it's venlsmp emma, that say to >> is it, emma, that we say to our listeners that our viewers and listeners that if you're going to your if you're going to change your diet, you're to to if you're going to change your diet,weight,a to to if you're going to change your diet,weight, consultto to if you're going to change your diet,weight,consultto doctor

lose weight, consult your doctor because there are some crazy diets out there that can be very harmful to your health. but january is an opportunity to have of not just a new career , a have of not just a new career, a new lifestyle, but a new body. as well. >> yeah, i wouldn't say a new body, but a new start, a new fresh start for some people, that helpful. january that is really helpful. january the feels a fresh the first feels like a fresh start. i'm really glad, though, that bev's point of view that you had bev's point of view and then jenny's of view, and then jenny's point of view, because for me, because they have, just for me, encapsulate. i've written a lot about image and about dieting and body image and all of that, they've all of that, and they've encapsulated and forgive encapsulated to me and forgive me , a really unhealthy approach me, a really unhealthy approach to and a really healthy to dieting and a really healthy approach. and the reason it's unhealthy. your approach is that it's very binge crazy. so fasting, fasting, fasting. and then like, i'm 27 years then you're like, i'm 27 years old, six foot two. you need fuel. then your body needs food. and you're kind of and that's why you're kind of being trapped in that cycle. whereas bev talking whereas but what bev is talking about literally moving, about is literally just moving, being active throughout the day. so even blast so you don't even go and blast it the the gym for 60 it for the at the gym for 60 minutes. you just move the whole time. you go for a run , you you time. you go for a run, you you balance it and i think that's

what's really helpful. and the reason that i think people get caughtin reason that i think people get caught in the diet cycle is because try, say, five two, because they try, say, five two, that that we were that five two diet that we were talking about. if you starve yourself five days a week, you're go mad on the you're going to go mad on the second. on the sixth and seventh day because you're very, very hungry. moderation hungry. everything in moderation is absolutely the key. and if things aren't band, if chocolate, a little bit of cake, whatever. a glass wine whatever. a little glass of wine isn't banned. become isn't banned. it doesn't become this obsession. you don't up this obsession. you don't end up in the binge y binge binge eating cycle that many people do. >> you done diets? do. you done diets? because >> have you done diets? because most women, even if nearly died, >> have you done diets? because nnearlyymen, even if nearly died, >> have you done diets? because nnearly died. even if nearly died, i nearly died. >> i had anorexia for ten years, had anorexia for ten years. i had anorexia for ten years. i had anorexia for ten years. so have diet? well, yeah, have i done diet? well, yeah, kind you kind of like the diet where you just on fresh air and just live on fresh air and water. so yeah, it's incredibly important that people do get help if they feel they're trapped in that, in that kind of extreme, um, position. we extreme, um, position. and we know the eating disorders soared as the pandemic as a result of the pandemic because alone and because people are alone and they're obsessing and all of that unhealthy stuff. >> i always think try and tap

into your emotional relationships. food. yeah, we eat or to comfort or eat to reward or to comfort or control . control. >> oh, there you go. well, look, my three brilliant pundits whose bodies are collective temples, let tell you. um, can i just let me tell you. um, can i just put my two pennies worth in? let me reiterate any changes to your diet. your doctor . but diet. consult your doctor. but can i just tell you what i did? which is i getting which is that i was getting a bit a porker. i had the dad bit of a porker. i had the dad bod, i cut the carb right, got my right down, and bod, i cut the carb right, got ndid right down, and bod, i cut the carb right, got ndid basically right down, and bod, i cut the carb right, got ndid basically whatght down, and bod, i cut the carb right, got ndid basically what david mn, and i did basically what david unwin, the nhs gp recommends. you can google him. michael mosley's book, i think is excellent diet doctor.com is another useful resource and that is basically a low carb diet. it worked for me. i lost three stone, had loads of energy. but whatever you do, do take medical advice do stay safe . okay, advice and do stay safe. okay, lots more to come. this is mark dolan

welcome back to mark dolan tonight. let's take another trip down memory lane and a couple of highlights from 2023. congratulations on your survival. how close were you to death ? well mark, i don't really death? well mark, i don't really know . know. >> i think luck and, uh , the if >> i think luck and, uh, the if there is a is there is a god he was looking after me because it was looking after me because it was so close on many occasions that i should that my luck turned the right way. >> so it was a i've been telling this story now it's nearly 60 years since my shark attack,

and, uh, i've had to tell it so often i can relive it and remember most of the bits about it. so it's a, uh, it's got me a lot of free drinks around the world, i can tell you. right ali? >> so can you tell me about the terror of being attacked by one of these creatures ? the emotions of these creatures? the emotions as it's happening ? as it's happening? >> yeah, i was in the south australian spear fishing championships. >> there were 40 divers and we had to weigh in at two of each specie of fish. >> and spear fishing in those days was a fairly big thing, and hardly anybody had entered the sea and knew much about sharks. you know , in those days the best you know, in those days the best shark was a dead shark. >> and, uh , if you, uh, if know >> and, uh, if you, uh, if know every shark and there were so many hundreds, i see you've got a great white there on the on the screen now. and uh, it was amazing. we i had never seen one before. i swam well offshore

trying to get a special fish called a dusky moorhen song, and i dived, holding my breath. i dived down in about 20m of water and i was just saw the fish i wanted and i was drift eating in with my gun in front of me and just. i knew i had that fish. i was so close and i was just about to squeeze the trigger when this huge thump and crash hit me in the chest, when this huge thump and crash hit me in the chest , knocked the hit me in the chest, knocked the gun out of my hand. the mask off my face, and i was held through the water faster than i'd ever swam before . first of all, i swam before. first of all, i thought i'd been hit by a train. i don't know, but that just ended my mind . and then ended my mind. and then i realised i was underwater and it had to be a giant shark . now. had to be a giant shark. now. i talked to a couple of the guys about what we could do to protect ourselves. so i gouged its eyes as much as i could and its eyes as much as i could and it seemed to let me go. and i pushed off. but my hand went in

its mouth right over its big white teeth, and i dragged them out, and i, before it could bite me again , i put my arms around me again, i put my arms around its body in a bear hug and held on so i couldn't bite me and then i realised i'm still 20m underwater, holding my breath and i'm going to drown. so i headed to the surface and i got up and took a one breath. and then i this memories that i have now of this big fish head coming towards me with big white teeth through pink water, which is all my blood and it's coming. and i thought, i have nothing to protect myself. what can i do? what i do? i kicked hard what can i do? i kicked as hard as i could and i kicked at the sharks head, but it turned and swallowed two fish that i had on a buoy and that was connected to my waist. and the shark grabbed that dive head and dragged me underwater again. so i'm spinning, spinning, spinning behind and the rope. and i'm trying to reach the rope with my good hand because my right hand

was badly mangled and i couldn't find the quick release . but a find the quick release. but a miracle happened . the line broke miracle happened. the line broke the shark had actually severed three quarters the way through the line when it bit me around the line when it bit me around the chest. so i managed to get to the surface . and another to the surface. and another miracle, a boat was coming over to look what all this red water was. and i came up in the middle of it. they dragged me in, raced me into hospital at, uh, speeds. the ambulance had two policemen, men with sirens on the front of it, and they stopped all the red lights and the doctor stitched me up and, uh , he, uh, he was me up and, uh, he, uh, he was quite pleased with himself that i survived . so, yeah, i mean, i survived. so, yeah, i mean, the medics , rodney, rodney, the the medics, rodney, rodney, the medics did a great job. >> this was in 1963. no disrespect, but they didn't have the technology or the expertise that we have now. did they? how long was your record operation ? long was your record operation? >> it was a 4 or

long was your record operation? >> itwasa4or5 long was your record operation? >> it was a 4 or 5 hour operation. somebody worked on my hand while the other guy worked on my chest and, uh, my lung. i had 29 stitches in my lung , on my chest and, uh, my lung. i had 29 stitches in my lung, and i asked the doctor how they went about it, which was quite interesting, really. he he was a bit of a dry doctor in his speech. bit of a dry doctor in his speech . and he said to me, well, speech. and he said to me, well, first of all, we put 29 stitches in the lung . there was a little in the lung. there was a little bit left over , so we gave it bit left over, so we gave it off, cut it off and gave it to the hospital. cat then he said , the hospital. cat then he said, we pulled in the, uh, the diaphragm and then we had to join up all of the ribs because every rib in your left side was broken . we joined up the ribs broken. we joined up the ribs and then the muscles and then, like any good plumber, he said, we covered in the hole and, uh, and then, uh, i think everybody prayed. and i managed to survive. >> well, look, i'm so glad you did. you're a wonderful man. after a long recovery, you faced your fears . you started the your fears. you started the rodney fox shark expeditions,

the world's only ocean floor shark cage experience. you established the fox shark research foundation with the aim of educating people about the importance of these animals for the ecosystem. and you advised on the movie jaws. it's been a privilege to have you on the show, rodney, keep on fighting. >> i was unconscious for perhaps a couple of minutes , right? a couple of minutes, right? >> but then i awoke as the train departed and crushed my arm above the elbow. i felt a flash of pain at that moment, but then all i could focus on was, how do i save myself this is not a great situation to be in, and i, i screamed for help and your screams were not heard. >> no . is that because people >> no. is that because people were not nearby or was the station noisy? do we know why you weren't heard? >> i, i don't know, it's an overground station where i was and, um, i, i asked about cctv

being watched. i thought cctv was being watched live . you was being watched live. you would expect, but it's not. um, i was given the excuse that, you know. oh we see so many thousands of feeds , no human can thousands of feeds, no human can watch that full time. and i thought in the day of artificial intelligence, you would think that that's a good use of it . that that's a good use of it. um, so, yeah, i spent 15 minutes on the tracks and i have white blonde hair, and i've got. i was wearing a neon pink coat . yeah, wearing a neon pink coat. yeah, it wasn't that late. it was about nine ish on a friday, which is not a late time, but it's clear to you that nobody noticed. >> you don't think that you were seen and people didn't act to you. or is that possible? >> don't think so. i think if >> i don't think so. i think if people would have seen me or heard, they would have raised the alarm. >> you lost your arm. >> you lost your arm. >> how long did it take for the next train to take your leg? >> um, that was within those 15 minutes. so the second train

came in and again , second came in and again, second opportunity here would have been to see me on the tracks, but the train driver did not see me. um, where again? you think? why why, why you're driving into a station. you look in front of you and on the side. um, i was there and clearly visible. >> well, i know that you feel very strongly, and i think rightly, you feel strongly that this was avoidable. all of these moments were avoidable, and we'll come to that. but um, i understand that it was thinking about your daughters kept understand that it was thinking ab0|goingr daughters kept understand that it was thinking ab0|going asaughters kept understand that it was thinking ab0|going as you ters kept understand that it was thinking ab0|going as you lay kept understand that it was thinking ab0|going as you lay on kept understand that it was thinking ab0|going as you lay on thezpt you going as you lay on the tracks. absolutely >> there's something really strange that happens when i knew i was in a very dangerous situation . i knew that i was situation. i knew that i was losing a lot of blood. i knew that i didn't have very long, and it was the thought of my children that really kept me going , and i children that really kept me going, and i really could see them in my mind's eye where they were like, mummy, what are you doing? you're supposed to be home and i guess it's a mother's

instinct that just gets you that hysterical strength or you really hang on. and i slowed down my heartbeat. i really tried not to panic because my instinct was if i panic, i'm going to lose more blood. >> extraordinary . and after 15 >> extraordinary. and after 15 minutes, the signal was raised. the alert was raised. someone did discover. >> you heard me because i didn't stop shouting for help. increasing louder and louder and louder . you know, you finally louder. you know, you finally heard after 15 minutes, but it took an hour for the rescue, the emergency services to arrive. yes and i think that there was a difficulty call being the right number, which to me is completely unbelievable . you completely unbelievable. you find somebody who's under a train, you call 999, there's no no doubt about that. but but apparently they were looking for numbers, calling the wrong numbers, calling the wrong numbers , people not answering. numbers, people not answering. and then they didn't find the

right person to turn off the power line. and so nobody could get to me have tfl , who operate get to me have tfl, who operate the london underground, taken responsible . responsible. >> have they said sorry they have not taken responsibility for what happened? >> um , as a matter of fact, they >> um, as a matter of fact, they have alleged at first that i was intoxicated and that perhaps i was wearing the wrong footwear, high heels , and that's why high heels, and that's why i didn't , um, pay attention enough didn't, um, pay attention enough and fell through the gap. and also so everywhere it says quite clearly , mind the gap. and so clearly, mind the gap. and so pushing the responsibility on the passenger to. and i thought that to be really unfair because they had no proof either way. you know, whether i was i wasn't intoxicated and i wore flat shoes. >> and if even if you were wearing high heels and even if you were intoxicated, that's not relevant. it's not relevant if you fall onto the tracks, surely that into remit responsibility. >> exactly . >> exactly. >> exactly. >> me. um, and what about the mayor, sadiq khan? i understand you've reached out to him . you've reached out to him. >> so, yes, via my mp, who is

keir starmer. i asked for. i've asked for a, you know, um, a meeting with the chair of tfl, which is sadiq khan, and i also wanted to meet with the commissioner of tfl , and both commissioner of tfl, and both have declined to speak to me . i have declined to speak to me. i know that you want lasting change to be the legacy of this. >> tell me about your petition . >> tell me about your petition. >> tell me about your petition. >> launched >> well, i've launched a petition change.org . org and petition on change.org. org and the here is for an inquiry the ask here is for an inquiry into the safety measures for tfl, for the london underground, because what shocks me the most is that they have tried to destroy this as a freak accident. when in fact, according to their own numbers, it happens to people more often than you think it does. 16 people a month are sustained severe injuries like mine or die i >> -- >> it's been a great show. thank you so much for watching. that's about all the time we've got, but i'll catch you soon. keep it

on. gb news >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hello there . good evening. >> hello there. good evening. i'm jonathan vautrey hoover gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. 2023 was a wetter than average year for the vast majority of us, and 2024 has started off on a relatively similar theme. we've got this band of rain sweeping its way across the majority of the uk will start falling as snow over higher ground scotland higher ground areas of scotland as into colder air as it pushes into colder air ahead some travel ahead of it. some travel disruption possible disruption is possible overnight, strong winds overnight, with strong winds developing southern developing across southern coastal of and for coastal areas of england and for shetland as well. shetland and orkney as well. temperatures in south will temperatures in the south will be relatively mild, dropping temperatures in the south will be relto vely mild, dropping temperatures in the south will be relto aroundld, dropping temperatures in the south will be relto around 11. dropping temperatures in the south will be relto around 1112 c,yping temperatures in the south will be relto around 1112 c, but] temperatures in the south will be relto around 1112 c, but some down to around 11 12 c, but some frost is possible for scotland first tuesday , that first thing on tuesday, that band of rain will push its way northwards, stalling northwards, eventually stalling across northern hours across the far northern hours over southern eastern areas should see some brighter spells developing bank holiday developing for the bank holiday here, but there's more rain on

the for england, wales, the cards for england, wales, perhaps into the far south—east of eventually of northern ireland. eventually spreading the south of spreading into the far south of scotland well. some scotland as well. so some localised is possible localised flooding is possible dunng localised flooding is possible during tuesday. temperatures generally ranging between 8 and 13 c but probably feeling colder due to the strength of the winds. one of those areas of low pressure does eventually clear winds. one of those areas of low prewaye does eventually clear winds. one of those areas of low prewaye d(towardstually clear winds. one of those areas of low prewaye d(towards the ly clear its way off towards the continent, another continent, but we've got another one to north one that is lingering to north west the uk as we head into west of the uk as we head into wednesday. some wednesday. still, with some persistent rainfall for parts of shetland orkney, some strong shetland and orkney, some strong gales here as well . there, the gales here as well. there, the brisk westerly winds pushing in showers for the rest of the uk. most of those showers frequent showers for the rest of the uk. m(theyf those showers frequent showers for the rest of the uk. m(the yf thozand lowers frequent showers for the rest of the uk. m(theyf thozand heavy frequent showers for the rest of the uk. m(theyf thozand heavy at�*quent showers for the rest of the uk. m(theyf thozand heavy at times . in the west and heavy at times. some brighter perhaps some brighter spells, perhaps for eastern areas. showers turning fewer and further between as we head through the second half of the week. but by. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . on gb news. >> big news, big debates , big >> big news, big debates, big opinion patrick christys . opinion patrick christys. tonight is the week's biggest show . every weekday, 9 to 11

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>> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the wenzler in the gb newsroom. the prime minister, rishi sunak , has prime minister, rishi sunak, has said britain stands ready to support japan after a major earthquakes rocked the country today. earthquakes rocked the country today . at least six people are today. at least six people are dead afterjapan was hit by dead after japan was hit by several earthquakes, resulting in evacuations and tsunami warnings . emergency services warnings. emergency services have been responding to multiple fires and up to 30 collapsed buildings after a 7.6 magnitude quake hit the centre of the country. tens of thousands of people have been left without power and evacuation orders remain in place for coastal areas . although all tsunami areas. although all tsunami warnings issued earlier today have been downgraded to an advisory. smaller tsunami waves have hit the coastline , but no have hit the coastline, but no damage has been reported from nuclear power plants along the sea of japan. an official from the country's meteorological

agency says. more earthquakes are expected . a teenage boy who are expected. a teenage boy who died after being stabbed on new year's eve in london has been named as harry pitman. the 16 year old was pronounced dead shortly before midnight in primrose hill, a popular viewpoint where families had gathered to watch the fireworks . gathered to watch the fireworks. a male has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in police custody. officers have said primrose hill was particularly busy at the time of the incident . a woman accused of the incident. a woman accused of murdering two of her children in the united states has appeared in a british court. kimberly sinclar's, nine year old daughter and seven year old son were dead in a residential were found dead in a residential property colorado along with property in colorado along with her 11 year old daughter, who was injured but alive. the woman initially collaborated with the investigation, later investigation, but later reportedly disappeared after an arrest warrant was issued for murder charges. she escaped to the uk and was apprehended by the uk and was apprehended by the national crime agency in west london on almost 30,000

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