i'm peter andre, good morning, i'm peter andre, alongside the wonderful ellie costello, and this is saturday morning life. >> yes really good to have your company with us this morning. we're going to jump start your weekend with an action packed show. >> yeah, we've all been gripped by the itv drama alan bates versus the post office, but questions remain how will all these postmasters be cleared and what is next? yeah, we know lots of you are angry about that . of you are angry about that. >> love island all stars. it's a new series. it starts on monday and quite a worrying trend has ansen and quite a worrying trend has arisen with young girls trying to get the love island look they've been taking diet pills. do we need to be worried about this? with children watching the new series of love island? >> yeah, and apparently as young as ten well. so we'll go into as ten as well. so we'll go into that. great friend, the that. my great friend, the superstar chef aldo superstar italian chef aldo zilli, cooking up a zilli, will be cooking up a storm with ellie and i as he celebrates 40 years in the business and shares hot tips business and shares his hot tips for veganuary . yes.

business and shares his hot tips for veganuary . yes . we can't for veganuary. yes. we can't wait for that. >> it's an absolutely jam packed show, isn't it? and this show is nothing without you. we want to hear your opinion on all of the stories we talking stories that we are talking about today. get in touch about today. do get in touch with try and with us. we're going to try and read as many as we can. the read out as many as we can. the address is gbviews@gbnews.com >> but before we do anything else, aaron armstrong has all your news headlines. >> thank you very much. very good morning to you aaron armstrong here in the gb newsroom, the united states has carried out attack against carried out a new attack against houthi rebels in yemen. it comes a day after britain and the us launched dozens of strikes on the backed group's the iran backed group's positions, houthis have positions, as the houthis have vowed continue targeting vowed to continue targeting ships the red to show ships in the red sea to show their for palestinians their support for palestinians in gaza. defence secretary grant shapps has warned. iran to ensure its proxies cease and desist because, in his words , desist because, in his words, the world is running out of patience . military analyst sean patience. military analyst sean bell says america's strike was strategic , focusing on specific strategic, focusing on specific sites the us unilaterally did

the strike last night. >> its either that following yesterday, the houthis launched another missile almost as a an act of petulance and it looks either in response to that the us has struck this radar site or after the strikes on thursday night battle damage assessment. they will have looked and said, ah, one of the radar sites is still survive the attack and therefore they decided to use uss carney to use another tomahawk missile to actually take it out. it does seem be take it out. it does seem to be a very surgical measured response, and is a unilateral response, and it is a unilateral response, and it is a unilateral response . last night, tax response. last night, tax experts say the post office could be facing insolvency for failing to pay up to £100 million in tax. >> they say the company claimed £934 million of tax relief on compensation paid to branch managers caught up in the honzon managers caught up in the horizon scandal . tax policy horizon scandal. tax policy associates , a non profit associates, a non profit organisation, has described the practice as outrageous and potentially unlawful. the post

office says its financial information is appropriate and accurate . hundreds of staff were accurate. hundreds of staff were convicted after faulty software made it appear money was missing from their branches. lawyer nigel hudgell, a, represented some of the post's submasters . some of the post's submasters. >> we've got an it system that clearly was flawed, but people made decisions on the back of that. so those people need to be held to account. i think we've seen some people come out this week, some high profile individuals expressed regret individuals has expressed regret individuals has expressed regret in instances apologised, in some instances apologised, you know, gestures around handing back honours . i think handing back honours. i think the feeling within the people that i speak to is some of this is rather late in the day. it's forced . the first channel forced. the first channel migrants of the year have arrived in dover. >> border force intercepted a vessel carrying around 50 people this morning. it's vessel carrying around 50 people this morning . it's the first this morning. it's the first small boat crossing since the 16th of december, the longest penod 16th of december, the longest period without any migrant arrivals for almost four years. it's thought bad weather has deterred more people from making the dangerous journey . a huge

the dangerous journey. a huge police presence is expected as pro palestinian protesters march through central london later. they've warned demonstrators, though they'll face arrest if they intentionally push the limit on placards and slogans. thousands of people are expected to gather around lunchtime as part of a global day of for action palestinians. the metropolitan police says forces from outside the capital will also be on duty , and parts of also be on duty, and parts of the uk are set for more snow and subzero temperatures this weekend. the met office has issued yellow weather warnings for much of the north of scotland from midnight until monday . it says it will be monday. it says it will be cloudy and cool across england and wales, but temperatures could reach as low as minus four degrees in northern scotland. there's also a warning of travel disruption affecting roads and railways . this is gb news. we're railways. this is gb news. we're on tv, on digital radio and on your smart. speaker two that's it for the moment. now it's over to ellie and pete .

to ellie and pete. >> the us has carried out a new attack on houthi site in yemen. this comes a day after wider attacks led by the us and the uk on thursday evening. >> yes, the houthis have vowed that the us and the uk air strikes will not go without punishment or retaliation. well, joining us now to discuss what this means for us in britain and what the impact on this will be on international relations is. gb news reporter charlie peters. charlie, really good to see you this morning. lots of people getting in touch and emailing and saying why are we getting involved? why are the british getting involved in the red sea? >> first foremost, >> well, first and foremost, it's to defend the freedom of maritime through the maritime navigation through the red and into the suez canal. red sea and into the suez canal. >> this is the most crucial shipping route and transit route for the goods that we buy and sell europe. of sell across europe. but of course, particularly in britain, that's main focus for the that's the main focus for the royal but also they're royal navy, but also they're just defending their assets in the with a destroyer and

the region with a destroyer and a in the red sea and hms a frigate in the red sea and hms diamond has come under attack several times in area. so several times in the area. so first and foremost, really, it's that defence of the freedom of navigation, those economic transfers far east, transfers from the far east, east asia into europe, but also, crucially , it's a matter of self crucially, it's a matter of self defence. it's about keeping hms diamond clear and safe in the water because for so many days now there have been repeated final warnings from the us, from the uk and from that maritime coalition in the red sea. if you keep launching those drones and missile attacks after the houthis have been doing since october, then we will have to respond well , those final respond well, those final warnings finally reached their crescendo two days ago, but as we've seen , that attack hasn't we've seen, that attack hasn't necessarily stopped the houthi capabilities and responses are ongoing. i mean , obviously this ongoing. i mean, obviously this has been going on for a while, but we're a lot of people are only hearing about this for the first time now. >> i mean, it's a very worrying situation. what do you think is >> i mean, it's a very worrying situatito. what do you think is >> i mean, it's a very worrying situatito happenio you think is >> i mean, it's a very worrying situatito happen fromr think is >> i mean, it's a very worrying situatito happen from here k is >> i mean, it's a very worrying situatito happen from here where going to happen from here where do you think this could go?

>> well, the us and the uk have said that their strikes are limited but significant. they are strikes. they are surgical air strikes. they launch maybe 80 tomahawk launch maybe some 80 tomahawk missiles from um, destroyers missiles from um, the destroyers and jets cyprus. and also some jets from cyprus. the flew down from the raf flew down from um the eastern mediterranean. it's quite now. the quite a limited attack now. the houthi who have been in houthi rebels, who have been in yemen operating almost in power since 2015, they endured a significant bombing campaign from saudi arabia from 2015. hundreds of warplanes, hundreds of thousands of troops. so this is no ragtag militia that's just going to fall over at a few missiles fired by the us and the uk. it's almost certainly the case that they're going to continue their naval blockade in the red sea , because a lot of the red sea, because a lot of the red sea, because a lot of the assets that they're using are very light, they're very agile, frankly, they're agile, quite frankly, they're resistant of bombing resistant to the kind of bombing that done so far. we're that we've done so far. we're destroyed $20,000 drones with a missile attack that could cost half a billion dollars. that's an estimated cost that i've seen from security experts from the attack. we saw two nights ago. now, clearly that's not sustainable. so i think

troublingly strategy and troublingly for strategy and defence analysts, both in the pentagon and in whitehall, they're almost certainly very conscious that these attacks will continue because you can't destroy all of those assets . and destroy all of those assets. and we also need to be conscious of the ground in yemen. it's a mountainous country. these people could hide very effectively. the shia militia, they're backed by iran. again, they're backed by iran. again, they're not a ragtag mob. these are serious , well—trained are serious, well—trained warriors who've been fighting very effectively against the largest arab coalition of militaries for the best part of a decade. and if people think that one night of tomahawk missiles and a few jets from the raf are going to stop them, well, i think they're going to see quite another alternative panning out very it's a panning out very soon. it's a very and well, very very stressful and well, very disturbing situation because of course will have an impact course that will have an impact on inflation could have an on inflation that could have an impact oil prices. this impact on the oil prices. this is probably biggest test is probably the biggest test that uk and the us has faced that the uk and the us has faced in the middle east since that withdrawal from afghanistan and it's clear that they're it's not clear that they're really to it just

really able to match it just right now. really able to match it just rigiyeah,. really able to match it just rigiyeah, it's very worrying >> yeah, it's a very worrying situation. charlie thank situation. charlie peters, thank you us up to speed you for bringing us up to speed on is developing on what is a developing situation in the red sea. thank you much i want to you very much indeed. i want to bnng you very much indeed. i want to bring armstrong, bring in alex armstrong, now political and friend political commentator and friend of program. add of the program. may i add welcome this morning. and we're going going through going to be going through some of the week of the stories of the week really with you. and of course, we've about the post we've got to talk about the post office scandal and the latest line really, it's from the post office. it's in the guardian today saying that the post office lawyers can't work late, and they can't work weekends, and they can't work weekends, and therefore it's going to take and therefore it's going to take a little bit longer to get to the truth of this, it is unbelievable. >> but my goodness, if this hasn't gone on long enough, i mean, it's this we're talking decades at point, these decades at this point, these poor victims, you guys have poor victims, you guys must have seen drama or at least seen the itv drama or at least some clips yes and some clips of it. yes and i think that really brings to life the stories of those who've been seriously affected by this innocent people. let's remember. and now the lawyers are saying they even only work they can't even not only work weekends, can't even work weekends, but can't even work late. they're just going late. maybe they're just going

home clocking off. i home at 5:00 and clocking off. i think that's really shocking. and i know that the parliamentary affairs committee and others are going to be holding them accountable on this, we really have to get this, but we really have to get this, but we really have to get this done. i passed the legislation often get get that those convictions overturned and let's see some some, some justice being served and real justice, i mean, you think about these people that have suffered for years and some of them will never get their lives back. >> um, we know some of >> yeah. um, we know some of them taken their lives, but them had taken their lives, but also, people have also, you know, people have suffered years. so then you suffered for years. so then you wonder, uh, what is enough wonder, uh, what money is enough in compensation ? what's going to in compensation? what's going to bnng in compensation? what's going to bring years that bring back all those years that they've and all the, the they've lost and all the, the fear that they had from the pubuc fear that they had from the public and people, you know, judging yeah, a judging them and yeah, it's a terrible situation. >> can't price on it. really. >> you can't. i mean , someone >> you can't. i mean, someone was a victim the other day in the papers saying she's lost so much money. not not from much money. not not just from the scandal the horizon the scandal of the horizon scandal but also losing scandal itself, but also losing business, not being able to work, stuck home, work, being stuck at home, essentially becoming hermits. and it's absolutely horrendous.

and it's absolutely horrendous. and to say that these well—paid lawyers can't just put a few extra hours in to get this done. i'm sure the post office wants to resolve. >> well, you would think the post office wants an end of this debacle. you'd you know, we debacle. you'd want you know, we know reputation means know that reputation means so much post office. they much to the post office. they are or have been in the past, one most trusted brands one of the most trusted brands in britain. you would think they'd want the right they'd want to do the right thing the postmasters, but it thing by the postmasters, but it doesn't. though doesn't. it seems as though there's this culture of delay. >> this it's >> yeah, this, this it's negligence, it? it's negligence, isn't it? it's negligence. and you know, i think well, would have think as well, people would have seen interviews over the think as well, people would have seerfew interviews over the think as well, people would have seerfew daysviews over the think as well, people would have seerfew days withs over the think as well, people would have seerfew days with several1e last few days with several politicians the politicians now coming to the forefront ed davey forefront of this ed davey obviously coming under a lot of pressure now paula vennells pressure now that paula vennells has in, she of has handed a cbe in, she sort of deau has handed a cbe in, she sort of dealt with, think from the dealt with, i think from the public's perspective, ed davey, you postal affairs you know, postal affairs minister affairs minister, post office, affairs minister, highly responsible in this whole scandal, this in this whole scandal, basically refusing apologise . basically refusing to apologise. he's saying it's an apology, but it's of not apology and it's sort of not an apology and didn't meet alan bates, did he? >> not at all. >> not at all. >> exactly. so this sort of

stuff is really agitating the public. and i think politicians and people working at the post office very, you know, well, well compensated people and people are highly have a lot of authority in this matter , should authority in this matter, should just start saying we're sorry . just start saying we're sorry. we made lot of mistakes . we we made a lot of mistakes. we need rectify that. and that's need to rectify that. and that's all public want to see. all the public want to see. >> can see why everyone's >> you can see why everyone's getting angry and angry and the more this goes on, the more it's, you know, yeah, gone it's, you know, yeah, it's gone on enough. on long enough. >> gone, >> everybody up, it's gone, it's gone decades. it's cost gone on for decades. it's cost people lives. it's cost people their lives. it's cost the post office, its reputation. what used to be one of the most highly regarded institutions in this quite, this country? um, quite, quite frankly, think i think people frankly, i think i think people want this to be over and they want this to be over and they want see justice. want to see justice. >> yeah, i think think you're >> yeah, i think i think you're right. you'll have a view on this gbviews@gbnews.com. do let us we'll out as many us know. we'll read out as many as the as we can throughout the programme. charlie, programme. um, okay, charlie, stay stay this one stay stay in for this one because i think we'll have an opinion on this well. this is opinion on this as well. this is the best boozer in the united kingdom. it been named. it's kingdom. it has been named. it's tamworth year tamworth tap for a second year in won this, um,

in a row. it's won this, um, it's a community up brewery it's a community pop up brewery apparently. now we all know we love pubs in this country. love our pubs in this country. what makes the perfect pub for you ? oh, yeah. you? oh, yeah. >> you see, i'd love to go. i was reading about it and was just reading about it and this great, doesn't it? this looks great, doesn't it? i mean , so, so one of the reasons mean, so, so one of the reasons they've won this award from, from uh, is because of from camra, uh, is because of their community engagement. they they don't just serve beer and pints , but they're out there pints, but they're out there getting people in doing activities, having engagements with the elderly community. they're doing a lot of amazing things. and for a pop up pub that's been around forjust a that's been around for just a few years, that's an amazing example to set. i'd love to see more of across the country. more of that across the country. >> community you. >> so it's community for you. that community feel in the pub. >> so it's community for you. thathat'snunity feel in the pub. >> so it's community for you. thathat's whatl feel in the pub. >> so it's community for you. thathat's what pubs in the pub. >> so it's community for you. thathat's what pubs in tall3ub. >> that's what pubs are all about, isn't it? yeah, we can dnnk about, isn't it? yeah, we can drink anywhere, but i think when you go to a pub it's, it's about the there, it's about the atmosphere there, it's about the atmosphere there, it's about the there and if you the people in there and if you go to a good you when go to a good pub, you know, when you, you're there. you, you know you're there. >> not forget, you know, >> let's not forget, you know, through covid this through covid there was this whole fear pubs shutting whole fear of pubs shutting down. that whole whole fear of pubs shutting down that that whole

whole fear of pubs shutting down that just that whole whole fear of pubs shutting down that just kept that whole whole fear of pubs shutting down that just kept building whole story that just kept building and building and it was it was a really difficult it's really difficult time. so it's nice have some good news. nice to have some good news. nice see pubs doing well. nice to see pubs doing well. >> definitely. charlie, what makes you. makes a good boozer for you. oh it's easy. it's so easy. >> telly, one jukebox, one >> one telly, one jukebox, one pool table and a wide selection of lagers. okay. more of lagers. okay. any more attainment any more? attainment for you? any more? any than that and it's over. >> oven >> dan oven >> drink over. >> drink over. >> kill. >> kill. >> so do you like a traditional. you you call them a sort of halfway house? >> i don't want to go >> i suppose. i don't want to go all all down the traditional route of, know, wood route of, you know, wood fire because watch the because i want to watch the sport now and again. right sport every now and again. right yeah. a yeah. right. and, uh, but a jukebox, i is a crucial jukebox, i think is a crucial touch. you see them in london? boozers but when go out of boozers but when you go out of town, miss that. town, you miss that. >> you know, it's >> i think, you know, it's really sad. i think seen really sad. i think we've seen the very the resurgence of very, very bourgeois places. and bourgeois pub style places. and whilst every bourgeois pub style places. and whil and every bourgeois pub style places. and whil and then, every bourgeois pub style places. and whil and then, you every bourgeois pub style places. and whil and then, you know, ery bourgeois pub style places. and whil and then, you know, we all now and then, you know, we all like a bit of the finer things i do just the do really love the just the traditional pub, you know, i just, i just love i don't eat at a i don't want to served a pub, i don't want to be served lunch on a stop. a pub, i don't want to be served lunchor a stop. a pub, i don't want to be served luncho for stop. a pub, i don't want to be served luncho for the�*. a pub, i don't want to be served luncho for the food gastropub. a pub, i don't want to be served luni go for the food gastropub. a pub, i don't want to be served luni rememberfood gastropub. a pub, i don't want to be served luni remember a od gastropub. a pub, i don't want to be served luni remember a gastropub,jb. >> i remember a gastropub, not my thing as a kid. >> it was pubs were completely different, you know, you

wouldn't go there to eat. i mean, it not thing. but mean, it was not a thing. but now. yeah, i guess, but you must go for the food now. i do love a bit of food because you don't drink, bit of food because you don't drirnow, don't drink anymore. >> now, i don't drink anymore. >> now, i don't drink anymore. >> doesn't mean i don't >> but that doesn't mean i don't appreciate that appreciate being in that atmosphere. appreciate being in that atr atmosphere about appreciate being in that atratmosphere about that's. appreciate being in that atr sorosphere about that's. appreciate being in that atr so whatare about that's. appreciate being in that atr so what would�*ut that's. appreciate being in that atr so what would do that's. appreciate being in that atr so what would do itthat's. appreciate being in that atr so what would do it for:'s. >> so what would do it for you then? what would be a good pub? >> so what would do it for you then?makes,/ould be a good pub? >> so what would do it for you then?makes, i uld be a good pub? >> so what would do it for you then?makes, i think; a good pub? >> so what would do it for you then?makes, i think all good pub? >> so what would do it for you then?makes, i think all ofod pub? >> so what would do it for you then?makes, i think all of the ub? above. >> i think, you know, maybe not the pub, but the lagers as much pub, but i just a bit like type just like it's a bit like a type of everything. it's, of food. it's everything. it's, it's atmosphere it's it's the atmosphere and it's very jukebox would kill, would >> the jukebox would kill, would kill don't kill it off for me. i don't think listen to that in think i could listen to that in the pub. that's that's the only thing i eat. thing i would eat. >> but in the past, my local has won the absolute dream. >> yeah, yeah. no, it's vital. it's would be karaoke for you. >> you man went m want someone >> you don't want someone putting middle putting it on in the middle of the on weekday, but the afternoon on a weekday, but generally speaking, yeah, they're they old classics? yeah. >> old classics. absolutely yeah. >> oldi:lassics. absolutely yeah. >> old i :lassic i. absolutely yeah. >> old i :lassic| think lutely yeah. >> old i :lassic| think lu�*anyone >> no i don't i think if anyone started be started singing karaoke i'd be out you wouldn't out the door. you wouldn't catch me listening to that. um, look a bit of point turn here. bit of a two point turn here. obviously very news obviously very, very sad news this sven—goran obviously very, very sad news this um, sven—goran obviously very, very sad news this um, s\75 —goran obviously very, very sad news this um, s\75 years n obviously very, very sad news this um, s\75 years old, eriksson. um, just 75 years old, i got one year i believe. only got one year to live very, sad live now. so it's very, very sad news. eureka has news. but uh, eureka johnson has been speaking out about sven—goran . alex, do sven—goran eriksson. alex, do you to tell us more

you want to tell us a bit more about this? >> yeah. is a very, very >> yeah. this is a very, very strange circumstances. strange set of circumstances. obviously, all all know obviously, we all we all know sven—goran that , sven—goran eriksson from that, that smashing team that that a star smashing team that he had with david beckham and others , and eureka put up a others, um, and eureka put up a post. obviously they were they were lovers. they were together for and clearly for a period of time and clearly it didn't go very well. and it didn't end very well for the two of she up a post on of them. she put up a post on instagram and in that post she said , oh, look at me, how young said, oh, look at me, how young i am. blah blah blah. and then she psa . i'm not i am. blah blah blah. and then she psa. i'm not going to she put psa. i'm not going to say anything sven , but he say anything about sven, but he wasn't a decent person . wasn't a decent person. >> very odd. >> very odd. >> just i know things happen in relationships. we've all everyone's had a bad relationship at one point in their lives, but to publicly say that about someone who's just said, i'm probably die said, i'm probably going to die in year and to do it the same in a year and to do it the same day that he said it, that day that he said it, it that for me quite and i know me is quite shocking. and i know ulrika i and i kind ulrika and i and i kind of wonder you kind that she wonder you kind of hope that she didn't mean it like that. >> that's what you kind of hope. but reading it but then you're reading it thinking have said thinking, why have you said that? and what's behind it? i

mean, i found that really uncomfortable read. mean, i found that really uncyeah,table read. mean, i found that really uncyeah, i|ble read. mean, i found that really uncyeah, i think read. mean, i found that really uncyeah, i think like d. mean, i found that really uncyeah, i think like i said, >> yeah, i think like i said, all of us have had bad relationships. to put it out relationships. but to put it out there maybe there so publicly, i think maybe back in the day when there was a break up, the papers might have been interested that story. been interested in that story. but of diagnosis and but because of his diagnosis and he's got kids and a family, i just it's out of touch . just think it's out of touch. um, what's phrase? um, what's that phrase? >> nothing to >> if you've got nothing nice to say, anything at all. say, don't say anything at all. that's what my mother would tell me. i think might apply me. and i think this might apply to eureka . well, yes. maybe in to eureka. well, yes. maybe in this situation is very, very sad news about sven—goran eriksson . news about sven—goran eriksson. and, uh, what are your and, uh, charlie, what are your memories eriksson? and, uh, charlie, what are your mermusti eriksson? and, uh, charlie, what are your mermusti watched eriksson? and, uh, charlie, what are your mermusti watched eribeing? you must have watched him being manager england. yeah sad news. >> well, i was born in sweden, so i have a. yeah, a youthful fascination with, uh, a&e footballing legends . no, sorry. footballing legends. no, sorry. moved england very shortly moved to england very shortly afterwards. i could i could hope that was sweden . i could order a that was sweden. i could order a cinnamon bun if i needed to, and but but hey , we need but but hey, we need traditional, you know, they're all they're all english speakers there is delight. there too, which is a delight. um, yeah, all of those um, but yeah, all of those kind of joyous, youthful memories of

almost glory will almost footballing glory will be, well, forever. the memory that he leaves with us. yeah. >> i mean, for so many of us, he is synonymous , didn't he, with is synonymous, didn't he, with with england and it was my first memory of england , a proper memory of an england, a proper big when was big england game when i was really old enough to understand it it. it and appreciate it. >> so i remember there was the song eriksson song the sven—goran eriksson side, song ? sven. sven. >> i'm not going to sing it. go on, it, do it! on, do it, do it! >> please make that. >> please don't make me do that. i'll. it down >> please don't make me do that. i'll.my it down >> please don't make me do that. i'll.my friends. it down >> please don't make me do that. i'll.my friends. he's down >> please don't make me do that. i'll.my friends. he's aown >> please don't make me do that. i'll.my friends. he's a lovely geezen >> but don't forget that he's from sweden. >> that's it. there you go. are you for the karaoke? you ready for the karaoke? in the good the pub? but you know, good memories, opinion. the pub? but you know, good memorie�*memories. inion. >> good memories. >> good memories. >> think we've time >> good memories. >> for think we've time >> good memories. >> for thisink we've time >> good memories. >> for this lastve've time >> good memories. >> for this last story time >> good memories. >> for this last story in time >> good memories. >> for this last story in the1e just for this last story in the sun . um, it's a picture. story. sun. um, it's a picture. story. ihope sun. um, it's a picture. story. i hope got it . sun. um, it's a picture. story. i hope got it. um, i want i hope we've got it. um, i want to make tea . to make tea. >> i this, this is one of >> i love this, this is one of pete's ones he chose this morning. uh, queen star freddie >> uh, queen star freddie mercury . has >> uh, queen star freddie mercury. has appeared mercury. he has appeared on a teaspoon. we picture teaspoon. have we got a picture of this ? of this? >> um, you usually jesus >> um, you usually see jesus appearing? yes. >> you read my mind, but he is the jesus of music . that is uncanny. >> to be fair, what i'd really love to see is people write in and give us some quotes of one

of his songs. >> um, so we've obviously got i want to make tea. that's brilliant . want to make tea. that's brilliant. but is there any others can of? i'm others that we can think of? i'm not put you all on not going to put you all on the spot now, please, if you can write that'd be write in and tell us, that'd be great. that though. great. i love that though. >> see, have you ever >> when you see, have you ever had that when something you had that when something like you see mary piece see the virgin mary on a piece of mean, of toast or something? i mean, it it? if it does happen, doesn't it? if we get if we get this picture up again, that is uncanny. if you're listening on the radio, it his it is freddie mercury in his kind pose, iconic pose. >> yeah, it's the pose. but on the back of a teaspoon, if you hadnt the back of a teaspoon, if you hadn't said freddie mercury, my thought gone michael thought would have gone michael shanks why. shanks jackson i don't know why. yeah i also that mj eyes of yeah i also see that mj eyes of the . the beholder. >> okay, i'm seeing the virgin mary oil . mary on virgin olive oil. >> that would be good. actually. we should keep extra we should all keep our extra virgin we should all keep our extra virgwe should all keep our eyes >> we should all keep our eyes peeled on that. >> good one, pete. we'll ignore that apparently it was a that one. apparently it was a watermark. was water spot . watermark. it was water spot. there you go. incredible. isn't it really to see you it? well, really good to see you both, alex and charlie. thank you so much for through you so much for going through some the some of the stories of the papers some of the stories of the papright. coming up as love >> right. coming up as love island all—stars hits our screens on monday, the fake

bacon cosmetic surgery inquiries may start shooting up now. do we need worry about our kids need to worry about our kids tuning watch it? tuning in to watch it? >> yeah, and it's serious, isn't it? we've got girls as it? because we've got girls as young taking pills . young as ten taking diet pills. is it because they want to look like the stars of love island? do know you think like the stars of love island? do going|ow you think like the stars of love island? do going tor you think like the stars of love island? do going to be you think like the stars of love island? do going to be speaking. nk like the stars of love island? do veryth be speaking. nk like the stars of love island? do very scary.e speaking. nk like the stars of love island? do very scary. we're(ing. nk yeah. very scary. we're going to be leading harley be speaking to a leading harley street take on street surgeon for his take on this we're also going to be this. and we're also going to be cooking up a storm with aldo zilli he celebrates 40 years zilli as he celebrates 40 years in the industry. it's a packed show. you don't want miss it. show. you don't want to miss it. but let's the

that i knew had dewbs& co weeknights . from six. weeknights. from six. >> welcome back. now next monday, itv2 will launch love island all stars as a show cast with glamorous 20 somethings. this has been linked to something known as the love island effect, where young people watching to look into the book tweakments cosmetic procedures such boat fillers procedures such as boat fillers and body makeovers. it's becoming a thing. >> yeah, it really is . >> yeah, it really is. >> yeah, it really is. >> and the former love islander liberty poole hit out just last month, saying it was a dangerous celebrity surgery trend and she encouraged her fans to embrace their natural beauty instead. while joining us now to discuss the latest trends is leading harley street hair transplant surgery doctor raja, who is leading surgeon. very good to see you this morning, doctor raja. now we do know about the love island effect. we talk about it quite often with a new series starting on monday. have you seen an increase in young

men coming to you looking for a hair transplant ? good morning hair transplant? good morning ellie, and thank you for having me. >> firstly, yeah, i mean, this is something that i've been on and discussed before. perhaps too early at the moment to see that effect is usually, you know, some sort lag after the know, some sort of lag after the show has been cast and finishes, but certainly we see this, uh, effect. it has on particularly younger population of men and women. and in my practice as a hair transplant surgeon, certainly tend to see that reflect in the way people are more about their more concerned about their appearance . appearance. >> mean, know, they call >> i mean, you know, they call it love island effect, it the love island effect, but it the love island effect, but it is a social media it really is a social media effect. i mean, it's really taking over, isn't it? it's almost like the digital version of person becoming more of the person is becoming more popular than the person , if you popular than the person, if you know what i mean. you know, by image, by what we're creating . image, by what we're creating. >> so yeah , certainly i've seen >> so yeah, certainly i've seen over the past few years is, you know, gradually it's got worse. um, you know, people are more and more obsessed about the finer minute details , and people

finer minute details, and people tend to forget, you know, when it comes to things like surgery, uh, there's, you know, it's never perfect. we can always try our to create our best to create an improvement . but you to be improvement. but you have to be realistic expectations . and realistic with expectations. and that rule applies with that same rule applies with cosmetic surgery, with botox and fillers. and one of the reasons we're increasingly concerned is, you know, the unregulated practices that are taking place in the uk , uh, which now there's in the uk, uh, which now there's legislation , you know, for the legislation, you know, for the sort of, um, aesthetic side of it. as a hair transplant it. but as a hair transplant surgeon , continually working it. but as a hair transplant surgemy , continually working it. but as a hair transplant surgemy colleagues ually working it. but as a hair transplant surgemy colleagues to lly working it. but as a hair transplant surgemy colleagues to improve 1g with my colleagues to improve the, know, the the, uh, you know, the legislation that we have in place. >> i mean, but many would say that came all too that legislation came all too late were , especially late and there were, especially if we if we look at the aesthetics industry, there were girls as young as 16, 17 going to backstreet clinics and being injected by anybody with this sort of filler . sort of filler. >> so there are still great concerns about that, aren't there? i mean , when it comes to there? i mean, when it comes to young people , and if a young young people, and if a young person was to come in, see you for a consultation , what sort of

for a consultation, what sort of advice would you give them? would you see it as a positive that they're perhaps trying to improve themselves and improve their , or do you have their image, or, or do you have to quite careful, really, to be quite careful, really, about the advice that you give them? >> think it's very, very >> i think it's very, very difficult sometimes because , you difficult sometimes because, you know, you have people who are dead on on getting hair dead set on on getting a hair transplant, perhaps, and they might the best candidate. might not be the best candidate. they be suitable, they might not be suitable, particularly they might not be suitable, particul because chances people, because the chances of them hair them losing more hair aggressively so aggressively are much higher. so you know, we have a very stringent vetting process, but unfortunately of other unfortunately a lot of the other clinics clinics or clinics or lower end clinics or as you referred to, backstreet clinics, they do exist for hair transplant well. so they'll transplant as well. so they'll often ahead and do these often go ahead and do these procedures and these procedures and leave these young, in a very young, uh, people in a very difficult position . um, you difficult position. um, you know, one of the barriers for them somebody them to access somebody like myself is perhaps the consultation fees or the surgery might too expensive . and i'm might be too expensive. and i'm now working with a brand called manual to make that more accessible to the general accessible to, to the general population make ethical population and make it ethical and fair. we're always and fair. so we're always working improve working to try and improve things . things. >> yeah. i mean, you know, as a

guy, l >> yeah. i mean, you know, as a guy, i know that hair is something us guys when, when we heard about this sort of thing, everyone got excited thinking, if i get to point you know, if i get to the point you know, i haven't yet got to the point where i need something, but i, i've if i do get to i've always said if i do get to that why wouldn't you do that point, why wouldn't you do that? something like that . i that? something like that. i think what where the problem is, is just want is where people just want everything done. maybe unnecessary , you know, if you've unnecessary, you know, if you've if you've lost your hair and it really lacks your confidence and it you know, i can understand that. it you know, i can understand that . um, but it you know, i can understand that. um, but when talking that. um, but when we're talking about things about all the other things like fillers which of fillers and botox, which of course to the individual , course is up to the individual, but it's when going to but it's when they're going to young people and we're seeing someone as young as ten getting these, getting these treatments and stuff like that. i mean, that's that's absolutely dangerous . dangerous. >> oh, i certainly agree with that. i mean, we've all seen people where, you know, we might think perhaps they've had too much work done. and this is something all too something that's, uh, all too common. and unfortunately, the younger , particularly younger population, particularly younger population, particularly

young you know, in young women, um, you know, in the teens, are falling the late teens, are falling victim to this , um, so, you victim to this, um, so, you know, really trying to regulate that legislation, making the higher quality procedures more accessible is something that we as an industry , we try and as a as an industry, we try and focus on. but there's no hiding from it. we can't get away from this effect. it's not just love island, you know, we've seen that classically through the 90s with, you know, celebrities like yourself, peter, you know, people would look up to you and want to very much like you, want to look very much like you, you know, so that amplified want to look very much like you, you knovmorehat amplified want to look very much like you, you knovmore with amplified want to look very much like you, you know more with the|plified want to look very much like you, you know more with the effects of so much more with the effects of social media. and now it's you know, very apparent. and know, very, very apparent. and it comes through partners often, you , people come to and you know, people come to me and say, i was say, oh, you know, i was watching my watching this show with my partner they like this partner and they they like this celebrity. and i want look celebrity. and i want to look like person . and to make like this person. and to make somebody like somebody somebody look like somebody else, is always going else, you know, is always going to be a game that you're not going win it's very going to win because it's very difficult to do that. >> yeah. thank you so much, doctor raj. a really good to have thoughts topic have your thoughts on that topic because it is a worrying because it is a very worrying topic, isn't we were talking topic, isn't it? we were talking about we on

topic, isn't it? we were talking ab(today we on topic, isn't it? we were talking ab(today , we on topic, isn't it? we were talking ab(today , actually, we on topic, isn't it? we were talking ab(today , actually, because on air today, actually, because there was a story in the papers this week. i it in the this week. i think it was in the daily evening daily in the evening express. i think on think it might have been on the daily um 1 in girls, daily express. um 1 in 10 girls, young girls are taking diet daily express. um 1 in 10 girls, youn nowls are taking diet daily express. um 1 in 10 girls, youn now ,. are taking diet daily express. um 1 in 10 girls, youn now , 1are taking diet daily express. um 1 in 10 girls, youn now , 1 in taking diet daily express. um 1 in 10 girls, youn now , 1 in 10..ing diet daily express. um 1 in 10 girls, youn now , 1 in 10. andiiet daily express. um 1 in 10 girls, youn now , 1 in 10. and some of pills now, 1 in 10. and some of those girls, as you were saying, are just ten years old. >> so scary . >> so scary. >> so scary. >> isn't it just terrifying? >> isn't it just terrifying? >> that's them it. >> and that's them taking it. and there's ones that want and then there's ones that want to the surgery and want to do all the surgery and want to do all the surgery and want to do all the surgery and want to do this at that very young age. it's really, really age. and it's really, really worrying. a point that was worrying. well a point that was made very it's made that was very good is it's not new. this is not new where people like other people want to look like other people. i remember in the people. um, i remember in the 90s, i my done because 90s, i had my nose done because i'd on as a kid in i'd been picked on as a kid in australia so much for my big nose. oh and, um, and my curly hair, which is why i straighten it. i know it's. anyway, um, no, the reason i'm telling you this is i went to the surgeon is because i went to the surgeon and i said, can you make me look like robert downey jr? because robert downey jr was in those days, he was in films like only you. he was in back to the future. this is way before he became known for what he's known

now. i remember seeing now. and i remember seeing a side profile picture and i said, i nose just that , i want my nose just like that, so why people do it. so i can see why people do it. it's worrying when you're it's just worrying when you're very young. i mean, i was in my late 20s when i did that. yeah so really worrying . so it is really worrying. >> i think it is. and i think, i think sad. that think it is sad. i mean, that you wanted look somebody you wanted to look like somebody else saying else and like roger was saying though, isn't he? >> roger. >> roger. >> was all these >> roger was saying all these young girls who and want >> roger was saying all these yo lookjirls who and want >> roger was saying all these yo lookjirls somebody and want >> roger was saying all these yo lookjirls somebody antitrvant to look like somebody else, it is. it's so, so is. i just think it's so, so sad. i guess you're it's sad. i guess you're right. it's not always not new. there's always been this , but i think there this pressure, but i think there is additional pressure is this additional pressure now on younger generation. on the younger generation. >> we've >> but i think as parents we've got risks , got to take some risks, possibility to possibility and we've got to just keep telling them positive things . things. >> not always saying, you look amazing, beautiful. amazing, you look beautiful. it's looks . it's it's not just about looks. it's about, know , talking about about, you know, talking about other things. so they're not focussed , just not just a whole. focussed, just not just a whole. >> just image. no it's >> it's not just image. no it's so important. everything else isn't an isn't it really. you'll have an opinion at home. let isn't it really. you'll have an opiknow. at home. let isn't it really. you'll have an opiknow. vaiews@gbnews.com. but us know. vaiews@gbnews.com. but stay with us. coming up. we're going to be cooking up a storm with celebrity chef and your

friend zilli. he's friend aldo zilli. he's celebrating 40 years in the industry and he's going to share his tips for a tasty veganuary. if any of you are doing that, you can't mention gino d'acampo . you can't mention gino d'acampo. >> okay, that's the first question i'm gonna him question i'm gonna ask him anyway. >> trouble, aren't you ? >> 7- >> are you 7 >> are you still ? >> are you still trying to beat the belly? i haven't the christmas belly? i haven't taken my christmas tree down yet, but we'll talk about that later. we'll have the later. pete. we'll have the solution with two fitness experts. >> february i know well, february 1st. february the 1st. >> apparently , that's a thing in >> apparently, that's a thing in the studio. make you the studio. who will make you want gym for rest want to hit the gym for the rest of year rest of of this year and the rest of your life? >> apparently, know, your life? >> a you? ntly, know, have you? >> very good bellies gone?

sunday mornings from 930 on gb news . news. >> good morning. welcome back. the time is 1036 and you are watching saturday morning live with peter andre and me. ellie costello , thank you so much for costello, thank you so much for your company. >> very about this >> i am very excited about this because guest is a because our next guest is a friend of he's cooked for friend of mine. he's cooked for more most of us more celebrities than most of us have hot most have had hot dinners. most celebrities, by the way, my friend, as he cooked for me, let's talk about that in a minute. oh it's going to start something now. >> celebrity chef >> italian born celebrity chef aldo zilli is a former food writer the sun. he opened writer for the sun. he opened his first restaurant in london's sohoin his first restaurant in london's soho in the 1980s, and it quickly became a popular hotspot for celebrities , including queen for celebrities, including queen frontman freddie mercury and fellow pop star george michael. who you love, and supermodels kate moss and naomi campbell and

the beatles legend sir paul mccartney . mccartney. >> yeah, we're joined now by the legend himself to tell us more about his amazing career and what we can be doing to tuck into veganuary now. veganuary. this is a this is a big thing. a lot of people are divided by this. aldo, welcome to the show talk talk. what a pleasure. >> well, can i just say you two look so great. oh so do you, aldo. >> really good to have you with us. >> us. >> isn't it so great, peter? >> isn't it so great, peter? >> i've never seen you look so great. so >> so, aldo, let's. let's talk first and foremost about, um , first and foremost about, um, gino d'acampo. now i'm just let's just move into this. >> peter , you want fight >> peter, you want to fight right now ? right now? >> there's enough problems going on in the world, right? >> exactly. yeah. >> exactly. yeah. >> yeah. so veganism, >> yeah. um, so veganism, i mean, you know, there's a big there's big division on this . there's a big division on this. and before you're going to say why obviously a lot of people, when people started promoting vegan food, there was a lot of the processed stuff. so when people talked about vegan cheese or vegan , it was the processed

or vegan, it was the processed stuff. and so it tasted good. i mean, it's not good for you . it mean, it's not good for you. it wasn't great to taste. >> it's not for good you. and also better to eat fresh also it's better to eat fresh food. i always say to food. as i always say to everyone, if you're going to go vegan, cook your food, buy vegan, cook your own food, buy your own vegetables and, um, you know, don't have meat replacements , the, you know, you replacements, the, you know, you can buy anywhere , right? and you can buy anywhere, right? and you don't know what's packed in there. but when it comes to cheeses, uh , i'm lactose cheeses, uh, i'm lactose intolerant. now so, um. yeah, i only discovered that we're all lactose intolerant . lactose intolerant. >> i only find as a kid you'd you'd complain, and your mum would just slap you on the back of the head. >> yeah, well, my wife does that how. >> now. >> oh, so nothing's changed. at least she knows what's wrong. yeah i remember that. >> so basically, i found >> yeah. so basically, i found all these cheeses, um, from this great company. they send it to me and they taste really, really good. so. and i looked you look all the ingredients. well, you need to do when you, when you, before you eat anything that's

vegan, read the ingredients. you know, there's a, there's the they're very clear what they put in the food. and if there's ingredients that you're not too sure about, then i wouldn't touch them. >> well, i mean, it is amazing. i remember my first time i went to i said, right, we're going to try we're going to try two weeks being me and emily. and being vegan. me and emily. and did you. yeah we tried this. this a couple of years ago . this was a couple of years ago. and on the night we said it, the kids go to wagamamas kids wanted to go to wagamamas and i'll start and i said, oh, okay, i'll start tomorrow . and i went there and tomorrow. and i went there and they said, would like they said, would you like a vegan thought, oh, vegan menu? and i thought, oh, this interesting. there this is interesting. there you go. look. was go. i'll have a look. but i was not it . went not interested in doing it. went through it, ordered it, said , through it, ordered it, said, i'll try it. through it, ordered it, said, |'u try it. | through it, ordered it, said, i'll try it. i couldn't believe it. yummy? absolutely it. was it yummy? absolutely amazing thing. oh, yes. um, but i only lasted two weeks. i mean, i'm not a vegan. >> i'm not going vegan. >> i'm not going vegan. >> say. >> i was about to say. >> i was about to say. >> so not vegan ? >> so you're not vegan? >> so you're not vegan? >> it's just the >> but i'm just. it's just the lactose got. lactose problem i've got. >> we try some these, >> so can we try some of these, researched these cheeses. researched all these cheeses. >> truffle cheese >> so there's a truffle cheese there. cheese there. there's a blue cheese replacement . and also i brought replacement. and also i brought

some honey truffle honey some pear. some honey truffle honey some pear . and you know it's what you pear. and you know it's what you put with it as well. there's a brie their replacement. that's really good. do you want to try them ? them? >> yeah, we'll try it. so what's it replaced with? aldo. how >> there's not. oh sorry . >> there's not. oh sorry. there's not, there's not, there's um. um authors of um like coconut they use a lot of that. >> so it's not blends basically instead of dairy, they're non—vegan. >> you're selling this to us very, very well . very, very well. >> i don't know why i'm selling this to you to be honest, because not no for money because there's not no for money me. company pay me me. this company not pay me anything yet, you know. >> well, they hopefully will after know, as a dad , after this, you know, as a dad, i to tell dad jokes . so i have to tell dad jokes. so what did you hear about the plane ? that, um. plane? that, um. >> you're not eating >> i know you're not eating before time, just before certain time, but just try crashed. try that crashed. >> i have a cracker , please? aldo? >> you may. no one cares. i'm not even going to say no. >> come come on. >> come on then, come on. >> you've us up. >> come on then, come on. >> debris. us up. >> debris. >> debris. >> we get it done. >> here we go. get it done. >> here we go. get it done. >> was a classic was >> that was a classic one. was it? my eye on

it? yeah. i've got my eye on this is. this burrata. what's this? is. >> is this is this what? >> this is this is this what? >> this is this is this what? >> look. what look what aldo gave me. >> guys. hold on. he's trying to say this is what aldo >> guys. hold on. he's trying to say me. this is what aldo gave me. >> he's given. >> look what he's given. >> look what he's given. >> it's only >> ellie, look, it's only because and because i'm looking at you and you like you. you look like you. >> meant to be one of >> and he's meant to be one of my . my best friends. >> oh, no. is that? he's >> oh, no. what is that? he's trying to fatten me up here. >> you to me before we >> you said to me before we started that you don't want to >> you said to me before we starbefore|t you don't want to >> you said to me before we starbefore ayou don't want to >> you said to me before we starbefore a certain|'t want to >> you said to me before we starbefore a certain time.1t to >> you said to me before we starbefore a certain time. s0) eat before a certain time. so there you go. right. >> right, try this. >> all right, let me try this. this burrata. we this is vegan burrata. do we know vegan burrata know what's in the vegan burrata 7 know what's in the vegan burrata ? there's a coconut. there's, >> there's a coconut. there's, um , nut. there's, um . um, nut. there's, um. >> uh. god don't say too much until they pay. all right. here i go. >> i can't remember because they're paying me yet. they're not paying me yet. >> can i just say burrata? >> can i just say burrata? >> right. yeah for those who aren't italian . and we always aren't italian. and we always knew about mozzarella and it was cheese. >> yeah . a burro is butter in >> yeah. a burro is butter in italian . yeah. right. so it's italian. yeah. right. so it's a buttery mozzarella , basically. buttery mozzarella, basically. >> that's really good. >> that's really good. >> so, um, you know what the flavour of it and it's everywhere. now burrata has become the name burrata.

>> it's so popular , isn't it? >> it's so popular, isn't it? >> it's so popular, isn't it? >> it's so popular. and, you know that one that we serve. we saw so many different things and it's and it's really , really so it's and it's really, really so popular. i mean, people fry it. they do all sorts of things with the burrata. has become the new mozzarella , the new buffalo mozzarella, the new buffalo mozzarella, the new buffalo mozzarella, the new people don't even look at mozzarella anymore. they just for burrata. they just look for burrata. >> that's the >> yeah, because that's the popular isn't aldo ? popular one now, isn't it, aldo? >> sorry, my i've known >> sorry, my love. i've known you right? and you for years, right? yeah. and you for years, right? yeah. and you , you back in the 80s, you, you back in the 80s, i mean, your restaurant was the hub for everybody . george, hub for everybody. george, michael, freddie mercury, i mean, what was that like ? mean, what was that like? >> uh, well, i'm the youngest of nine children, and i. i came to this country at age 19, uh, after being homeless in germany. so i came here and i started working for an italian, uh, like a mafia boss in, in in soho , uh, a mafia boss in, in in soho, uh, sicilian. and uh, then he decided to retire , and he said,

decided to retire, and he said, do you want my restaurant? give me £500 a week. and that is it. really? yes. that is it. he said, i want to retire . i want said, i want to retire. i want you to take over this restaurant because you're so good at it . because you're so good at it. well, i took over and can you believe it? i couldn't even find sandra tomatoes in those days. it was so difficult to find ingredients . so i started ingredients. so i started bringing all the ingredients in. i put wild mushrooms on the menu. porcini now it sounds like really ? so, you know, extra really? so, you know, extra virgin olive oils, different olive oils . burrata wasn't even olive oils. burrata wasn't even thought of . so i started to thought of. so i started to bnng thought of. so i started to bring all these things in and celebrities , a—list of celebrities, a—list of celebrities, a—list of celebrities started coming in and i started pinching myself because, you know, when george michael came in, i'm like, really ? you know, he finished really? you know, he finished the one final concert and then came to me and i'm like, oh my god. >> i mean, aldo, you have been in the industry now for 40 years. i mean, just look at this table here. you've got all these incredible awards. i'm reading restauranteurs, restaurant of

incredible awards. i'm reading restyear,teurs, restaurant of incredible awards. i'm reading restyear,teurlegendsrant of incredible awards. i'm reading restyear,teurlegends oft of incredible awards. i'm reading restyear,teurlegends of the the year, the legends of the industry , the best chef industry award, the best chef 2022 they you've got all 2022 award. they you've got all these books that you have written. mean, you have done written. i mean, you have done it you've served it all. you've served celebrities. and still the passion there. passion is there. >> what's next? >> what's next? >> is next? >> what is next? >> what is next? me >> what is next? me and >> what is next? me and you travelling italy ? travelling around italy? >> well hang on, we've got to include the greek for include the greek islands for that well . so we've had this that as well. so we've had this thing for years about the greeks and let me tell and the italians. let me tell you what happened recently. aldo comes house. um, i said , comes to my house. um, i said, aldo, let me cook you pasta. so you're going to cook me pasta? i said, look, greeks cook said, yeah, look, greeks cook pasta too, right? we say pasta in australia . you say pasta, in australia. you say pasta, right? so i make him my pasta. he's looking judging. he doesn't say anything . oh, i said just say anything. oh, i said just eat it. he eats a whole bowl. by the way . telling me. telling eat it. he eats a whole bowl. by the way. telling me. telling me that it's not great while he's eating the whole thing went for seconds and he still . told me seconds and he still. told me it's not great. >> oh, aldo, you're being mean. >> oh, aldo, you're being mean. >> people ketch up in it. >> oh, aldo, you're being mean. >> no»ple ketch up in it. >> oh, aldo, you're being mean. >> no»ple not:h up in it. >> oh, aldo, you're being mean. >> no»ple not catchin it. >> oh, aldo, you're being mean. >> no»ple not catch up.. >> oh, aldo, you're being mean. >> no»ple not catch up. oh, >> no it's not catch up. oh, tomato puree. >> what do you mean, ketchup? a

couple tomato couple ketchup in it. tomato puree , butter chop. puree, butter chop. >> sorry. you can put a it's beautiful. >> no, peter, you're a great cook. >> as we know. now, you got. but ineed >> as we know. now, you got. but i need you to know i'll do. >> i need to take you to the country. >> although you are the best. >> although you are the best. >> and obviously you've got loads of books out. but let's just this one. the just talk about this one. the vegetarian one. it's the vegetarian one. it's the vegetarian one. >> and is if you read. if you >> and it is if you read. if you read the front line, there. >> i love this >> okay. go on. i love this i oh, this is quite impressive. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> nowadays vegetarian dishes are spectacular for people like me a meat free diet. me who enjoy a meat free diet. his cooking has given me years of pleasure . so paul of gastronomic pleasure. so paul mccartney come on. >> doesn't get much bigger than that. >> doesn't get much better than that. aldo, we're going to have to on show to get you back on the show because got much more because we've got so much more eating with you. eating to do with you. that truffle can, say, truffle cheese can, i just say, was favourite. that was was my favourite. that was amazing. take some home. >> that okay? >> is that okay? >> is that okay? >> yeah. yeah. of course. yeah. >> yeah. yeah. of course. yeah. >> the fromagerie you >> the fromagerie will send you whatever you want. peter, whatever you want. and, peter, don't the coffee tequila

don't forget the coffee tequila that i said i brought. >> just for you. >> just for you. >> look at that. >> look at that. >> i love that . thank you. you >> i love that. thank you. you know i love you, bro. >> i love you so much. >> aldo. it's so good to see you. you so much for you. thank you so much for coming program. coming on the program. >> . i'll back. coming on the program. >> you'll . i'll back. coming on the program. >> you'll back. �*ll back. coming on the program. >> you'll back. you back. coming on the program. >> you'll back. you certainly >> you'll be back. you certainly will now, past days, >> uh, now, in the past days, former manager former england manager sven—goran eriksson has tragically he has been tragically revealed he has been diagnosed terminal cancer diagnosed with terminal cancer and has around a year at most to live. >> yeah, it's really shocking news. the 75 year old swedish told a swedish radio station. p1 the shock news, after previously being in a good state of health. well, joining us now to discuss this is former england and man city star dan e mills, who played under sven. very good to see you this morning danny. i do wish it was in much better circumstances . i wish it was in much better circumstances. i mean, this must, must have been such shocking news for you . shocking news for you. >> yeah, i think it's very, very sad. um you know, what we've heard about, you know, the fact that he was out for a you know, a gentle jog or a little run , a gentle jog or a little run, uh, appears to have had you

know, several minor strokes. and off the back of that, obviously is children have taken him to hospital and he's received some absolutely devastating news that clearly was a complete shock. not just to him, to his family , not just to him, to his family, but to the whole football world as well . as well. >> what are your memories of sven—goran eriksson? because we all know him. i mean, he's synonymous with english football now , but what was he like as a now, but what was he like as a person ? as a man ? person? as a man? >> he was very, very different . >> he was very, very different. um, if you go back to, you know, the year that he managed him , the year that he managed him, um, and the that was at the um, and the era that was at the time , um, it was all about time, um, it was all about streaming , shouting, throwing streaming, shouting, throwing teacups , all those types of teacups, all those types of things. i don't remember sven ever raising his voice , let ever raising his voice, let alone shouting. he was very much in the arsene wenger mould of management, spoke very , very management, spoke very, very softly. his football knowledge was absolutely incredible .

was absolutely incredible. worked with some of the top clubs in the world. uh, a lot of the top players , uh, as well, the top players, uh, as well, spoke , i would say fluently five spoke, i would say fluently five languages. uh probably spoke 7 or 8, um, in bit part. you know, he was incredible. when i was at manchester city, he spoke to all the different players in their own language , uh, fluently, own language, uh, fluently, which incredible . but he was which was incredible. but he was a he was a very sort of soft, gentle , you know, he cared gentle man, you know, he cared and i think you still see that now at listen to some of the interviews that he's done. you know, and he's very sort of philosophical about, you know, his about what's next. his diagnosis about what's next. the fact that he said , look, it the fact that he said, look, it is it is. you know , i have is what it is. you know, i have to i have to deal to accept it. i have to deal with and i have to live with it, and i have to live every day to the best that i possibly can. hopefully you know, it's not a year . you know, know, it's not a year. you know, i've seen other people, you know, go on that have had terminal diagnosis to go on and live that. sadly we live longer than that. sadly we know go the other know that can also go the other way round, um, the fact that way round, um, in the fact that it can happen sooner. but i think he's been incredibly

brave, you know, out brave, you know, coming out about about uh, about it, speaking about it, uh, getting his life , getting on and living his life, i can imagine how this has affected his family, how has it affected his family, how has it affected you personally , being affected you personally, being someone that knew him well ? yes. someone that knew him well? yes. sven it gave my england debut. uh, you know, without him or who knows ? you know, what would have knows? you know, what would have happened? would i have played for england? played for england? would i have played in know, all in the world cup? you know, all those that you those great memories that you had know, sven was had? you know, sven, sven was a character. you know he will be polarised in some instances because of, you know, what happened during his football time. but also, let's be honest, he was a little bit of a character off the field as well . character off the field as well. um, you know, it wasn't shy of he wasn't shy. he was in the media. uh, possibly not for always the right reasons or not for footballing reasons. but that's how he was , you know, that's how he was, you know, although he was very, very quiet , you know, it was a huge personality . he incredible charm personality. he incredible charm that he had, um, you know, an aura and a power. yeah. it's just incredibly sad. um, because like i said, you know, for me

working with him at england, um, you know, gave me my, my opportunity, gave my chance, played biggest stage that played on the biggest stage that there ever is to play at. had faith in me. so to see him in this, you know, current situation , you know. yeah of situation, you know. yeah of course is very, very sad . course is very, very sad. >> it is very, very sad. and 75 is no age now is it really danny mills thank you so much for joining us. this morning and for speaking so fondly of sven—goran eriksson . as he has said, sven eriksson. as he has said, sven himself has has publicly done interviews just the most incredible attitude and let's hope he does have longer than a year. hope he does have longer than a year . um, but hope he does have longer than a year. um, but it is just desperately sad news, isn't it? so thank you to danny mills for his time there. >> it can be a struggle to >> now it can be a struggle to jump >> now it can be a struggle to jump back into exercise after an enjoyable festive but enjoyable festive period, but a gradual help you gradual return can help you stick to your fitness goals. >> uk report this week >> yes, a uk report this week has that three quarters of has found that three quarters of gym boosts in their gym goers report boosts in their mental well, joining us mental health. well, joining us now to their hot tips for now to share their hot tips for staying throughout the year , staying fit throughout the year, our personal trainers

our top personal trainers and fitness fitness experts, tamir grant and nadia low very good to see you this morning. samir and nadia. yeah, so i mean, when it comes to getting back in the gym, feel like it's lot gym, i do feel like it's a lot more a mental struggle more of a mental struggle than it physical one. is that it is a physical one. is that something that you hear quite often? >> w- f- f it's you just need >> yeah, 100. it's you just need to start from somewhere . i mean, to start from somewhere. i mean, i've said before to some of my clients that find a way that you can get into the gym where it's the night before you set out your gym wear, and you make sure that everything laid that you have everything laid out. just find easy steps to out. so just find easy steps to get into that point. get you into that point. don't think, okay, tomorrow going get you into that point. don't thigo okay, tomorrow going get you into that point. don't thigo okay, gym.row going get you into that point. don't thigo okay, gym. row a going get you into that point. don't thigo okay, gym.row a wayng get you into that point. don't thigo okay, gym.row a way to to go to the gym. find a way to get beforehand. helps to go to the gym. find a way to get get beforehand. helps to go to the gym. find a way to get get into forehand. helps to go to the gym. find a way to get get into it.ehand. helps you get into it. >> you know, back in the early days when we first when we were a lot younger , fitness was all a lot younger, fitness was all about looking certain way. and about looking a certain way. and i believe that as i really do believe that as time's gone on, it's more about how you feel. and then of course, the by—product is that you? good from it, but you? you look good from it, but it's how you feel. and there's so much focus. and the industry be about eating. you've got to

watch what you eat. this you've got to watch what you eat. that's so much focus on that. when be when actually should we not be encouraging get encouraging people to just get active and get fit and then they make better choices ? i mean, you make better choices? i mean, you might , but i mean at might disagree, but i mean at least to start them on that journey, it's a bit of journey, i think it's a bit of both because nowadays i think , both because nowadays i think, well, back in your with your well, back in your day with your abs , you know, there wasn't so abs, you know, there wasn't so much about i know, i know, i know, i had to bring it up at some point. >> think you may be >> um, i don't think you may be necessarily much on necessarily focussed so much on what you eating. i mean, what you were eating. i mean, you what to eat and what you knew what to eat and what not eat, now all not to eat, and now it's all about 20% exercise. so about 80% diet, 20% exercise. so so and there's also that famous phrase , you can't out train phrase, you can't out train a bad diet as well. so it's a bit of both. but like you said, sometimes times even if you're overweight or unfit in general, just doing exercise will actually extend your life expectancy by a significant amount . more expectancy by a significant amount. more so than expectancy by a significant amount . more so than actually amount. more so than actually eating healthily. so even you can actually eat quite healthily

and still exercise. but exercise doesn't have to be that dripping sweat. dying feeling like you're about to pass out. it can be as simple as a brisk 30 minute walk. yeah, absolutely . and walk. yeah, absolutely. and she's getting the heart rate up. what your advice? she's getting the heart rate up. wh because' advice? she's getting the heart rate up. wh because we advice? she's getting the heart rate up. wh because we focus ice? she's getting the heart rate up. wh because we focus so ? she's getting the heart rate up. wh because we focus so much on >> because we focus so much on exercise fitness. mean, exercise and fitness. i mean, january and know, gyms january and you know, the gyms are january with are packed in january with everybody trying give it everybody trying to give it a go. rarely do people go. but very rarely do people make lifestyle. do you make it a lifestyle. how do you make it a lifestyle. how do you make that switch. >> there's different things >> so there's different things that for example, if that you can do. for example, if you're someone that gets the tube work , and off a tube to work, try and get off a stop before and take that extra walk instead of taking walk into work instead of taking a lift, take the stairs . doesn't a lift, take the stairs. doesn't have and kill yourself have to be go and kill yourself in in the gym . there's in an hour in the gym. there's other ways that you can incorporate a healthy lifestyle within lifestyle so that within your lifestyle so that you do anyway. >> that's really good advice. >> that's really good advice. >> mean, it's it very >> yeah, i mean, it's it is very interesting. >> yeah, i mean, it's it is very inter> yeah, i mean, it's it is very inter< still i >> yeah, i mean, it's it is very inter> i still i guess i still go back this thing of like, if back to this thing of like, if we can really get people being active, like you said, even by these little steps that they take, end up generally take, they end up generally making better decisions. all round. and i just worry when

everyone just focuses you mustn't eat this, you mustn't eat that. and it's daunting for people because food is such a pleasure. activity pleasure. let's make activity a great for people and great pleasure for people and then they can make better choices. just opinion. choices. that's just my opinion. i not be so the way i might not be so the way i would approach it, because a lot of times people don't like going to the gym. >> i mean, the repetition. yeah, the atmosphere as well, especially men. especially i think for men. i mean, were speaking especially i think for men. i mean,before, were speaking especially i think for men. i mean,before, werlookinging about before, about looking a certain island certain way with love island and all of i think , um, all the rest of it. i think, um, sometimes not so important sometimes it's not so important to go to the gym it is to to go to the gym as it is to maybe it looks like things are heating boiler as heating up boxt boiler as sponsors of whether on . gb news. sponsors of whether on. gb news. >> hello there . i'm jonathan >> hello there. i'm jonathan vautrey here with your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. this weekend sees a change wind direction to more change in wind direction to more of a northerly flow. and with change in wind direction to more of a we herly flow. and with change in wind direction to more of a we will! flow. and with change in wind direction to more of a we will start'. and with change in wind direction to more of a we will start to .nd with change in wind direction to more of a we will start to see vith that, we will start to see arctic streaming across arctic air streaming down across the uk. ahead of that, we've got this cold front slowly sinking southwards. . is a fairly southwards. this. is a fairly weak feature, so you can see

there's hardly any rain on it. some light outbreaks of rain and drizzle though drizzle the south of it though it fairly cloudy it will be a fairly cloudy saturday, quite gloomy in places, that, places, but the north of that, though their way through along poking their way through along with showers pushing with some showers pushing into the scotland. brisk the far north of scotland. brisk winds across parts of the northern well . northern isles as well. temperatures around temperatures generally around where expect them where we'd actually expect them to the middle of january to be for the middle of january between seven eight degrees celsius, in the celsius, but quite cold in the south, though underneath all of that head that cloud, as we head overnight, front will overnight, that cold front will continue to push its way southward. some very southward. so again, some very light rain and light outbreaks of rain and drizzle , clearer spells in drizzle, a few clearer spells in the well. where the mixture as well. and where you see of those clearer you do see some of those clearer skies, patchy skies, we could see some patchy frost , as well as some frost overnight, as well as some mist and patches forming mist and fog patches forming temperatures where you're underneath the just underneath the cloud, just holding freezing holding up just above freezing around 1 or 2 c. again another rather cloudy day across southern areas on sunday. some brighter skies developing for northern ireland. northern england into parts of southern scotland. those showers, though, in are going to in the north, are now going to start snow across start falling as snow across areas scotland, areas of northern scotland, bringing well. bringing an ice risk as well. combined strong winds, combined with very strong winds, severe gales shetland , severe gales across shetland, the potential blizzards and

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focusing on a specific site, the us unilaterally did the strike last night. >> it's either that following yesterday, the houthis launched another missile almost as an act of petulance, and it looks either . in response to that, the either. in response to that, the us has struck this radar site or after the strikes on thursday night , battle after the strikes on thursday night, battle damage after the strikes on thursday night , battle damage assessment. night, battle damage assessment. they will have looked and said, ah, one of the radar sites is still survive the attack and therefore they decided to use uss carney to use another tomahawk missile to actually take it out. it does seem to be a very surgical, measured response, and it is a unilateral response, and it is a unilateral response . last night, response, and it is a unilateral response . last night , tax response. last night, tax experts say the post office could be facing insolvency for failing to pay up to £100 million in tax. >> they say the company . claimed >> they say the company. claimed £934 million of tax relief on compensation paid to branch managers caught up in the honzon managers caught up in the horizon scandal. tax policy associates and non profit organisations described the practice as outrageous and potentially unlawful. the post

office says its financial information is appropriate and accurate . hundreds of staff were accurate. hundreds of staff were convicted after faulty software made it appear money was missing from their branches . lawyer from their branches. lawyer nigel hugill represented some of the subpostmasters , says we've the subpostmasters, says we've got an it system that clearly was flawed, but people made decisions on the back of that , decisions on the back of that, so those people need to be held to account . to account. >> i think we've seen some people come out this week, some high individuals has high profile individuals has expressed some expressed regret in some instances apologised, you know, gestures around handing back honours . i gestures around handing back honours. i think the feeling within the people that i speak to is some of this is rather late in the day. it's forced . late in the day. it's forced. >> the first channel migrants of the year have arrived in dover. border force intercepted a vessel carrying around 50 people this morning. it's the first small boat crossing since the 16th of december. the longest penod 16th of december. the longest period without any migrant arrivals for almost four years. it's thought bad weather deterred more people from making the dangerous journey . a huge

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ellie. >> thanks , aaron. uh, the us has >> thanks, aaron. uh, the us has carried out a new attack on a houthi site in yemen. this comes a day after wider attacks led by the us and the uk. on thursday evening . evening. >> yes, the houthis have vowed that the us and the uk air strikes this week will not go without punishment or retaliation. well, joining us now to discuss what this means for us in britain and what the impact of this will be on international relations, is. gb news reporter charlie . peters, news reporter charlie. peters, really good to see you this morning, charlie. we're getting so many emails in this morning saying, are the british saying, why are the british armed forces getting involved in the red sea? >> well, since mid—december , >> well, since mid—december, britain key partner britain has been a key partner of prosperity. of operation prosperity. guardian this is a us led maritime coalition to protect shipping through the red sea into the suez canal and then into the suez canal and then into the suez canal and then into the eastern mediterranean. it is a key route for our trade, for goods and also for oil tankers, and it's down by 52% from mid—november. tankers, and it's down by 52% from mid—november . and that's from mid—november. and that's because these houthi rebels have

enacted an extremely successful naval blockade of the red sea by firing a mixture of so—called suicide drones , very cheap suicide drones, very cheap attack drones , and also slightly attack drones, and also slightly more high tech ballistic missiles and cruise . ship missiles and cruise. ship missiles and cruise. ship missiles onto both commercial shipping but also military assets. and so britain has been part of that international coalition to try and resist those attacks, protect shipping and also and doing so, prevent a severe inflationary rise to our economies, both in europe, but of course, also in the us . of course, also in the us. because if prices spike in europe, then more of those ships are going to want to come here instead. >> this is very, very worrying. and , it looks like it's and i mean, it looks like it's going to escalate. it doesn't look calm look like it's going to calm down where do you think it can go from here? >> well, quite frankly, the houthis time houthis are having the time of their a their lives. they are a relatively group the relatively small group in the iranian of influence in iranian sphere of influence in west asia . but they are taking west asia. but they are taking on the most powerful militaries in the world. and on a strategic level, they're winning . they are

level, they're winning. they are able to put so much pressure on the west to prevent that. shipping going through the red sea. they're doing so, they say, in order to support hamas in gaza and oppose the israeli invasion, there . and they are invasion, there. and they are putting that significant pressure on because they've proven that with limited assets, with they can with some drones, they can prevent ships from going through that crucial shipping platform . that crucial shipping platform. over a dozen shipping companies, some of the biggest the some of the biggest in the world, still refusing to go world, are still refusing to go through. quite frankly, they through. and quite frankly, they prove these houthis , they prove prove these houthis, they prove that win taking on these that they win by taking on these significant strikes. we saw on thursday firing, and thursday and still firing, and we in missile launched we saw in missile launched yesterday . some 80 nautical yesterday. some 80 nautical miles off the coast of aden onto a panama flagged ship carrying russian oil . they're still russian oil. they're still fighting. continue to fighting. they will continue to fight. this is the gravest challenge that western military planners . in the planners have faced. in the middle east for a significantly long time . long time. >> charlie peters, thank you so much for bringing up to speed much for bringing us up to speed on that developing situation in the you much the red sea. thank you very much

indeed. there wasn't a parliamentary before that parliamentary vote before that military action in the red sea, so know your so we'd like to know your opinion should there so we'd like to know your opiniibeen, should there so we'd like to know your opiniibeen, letshould there so we'd like to know your opiniibeen, let us uld there so we'd like to know your opiniibeen, let us knowiere so we'd like to know your opiniibeen, let us know what have been, do let us know what you think. vaiews@gbnews.com. loads of you getting in touch this morning. thank you so much for company . and amanda this morning. thank you so much for she's�*mpany . and amanda this morning. thank you so much for she's usually and amanda this morning. thank you so much for she's usually at1d amanda this morning. thank you so much for she's usually at work1anda this morning. thank you so much for she's usually at work1an ai says she's usually at work on a saturday, she's saturday, but today she's watching us. she says it's a lovely breath of fresh air and a good combination. loving the show. thank you so much, amanda and loads of you getting in touch. of course, on the post office scandal. i think there is so public anger really so much public anger really over this situation. um, so . uh, this this situation. um, so. uh, this is from somebody in devon who says, i don't think the british pubuc says, i don't think the british public will be satisfied until all responsible all those responsible are doing some time . some serious jail time. >> um, yeah. gareth says postmasters had their lives destroyed. not because of the mistake , because were mistake, but because they were tried when bosses tried and convicted when bosses knew truth. that the knew the truth. that the software and software was not secure. and i think a of think this is where a lot of people getting very angry. people are getting very angry. >> yes. and also, yeah, sorry. >> bill says they are playing for time, hoping that their problems will recede . problems will recede. >> and roger in chichester says

just heard your correspondents stating the post office made mistakes. i would rather say it was a corrupt organisation . was a corrupt organisation. >> yeah, there's a lot of anger out there towards the post office at the moment . let's office at the moment. let's bnngin office at the moment. let's bring in our panel today , shall bring in our panel today, shall we? this is nichi hodgson author , author broadcaster and , author and broadcaster and alex armstrong, political commentator. very good to see you both this morning . let's you both this morning. let's start office scandal start on the post office scandal , shall we? because is so , shall we? because there is so much public anger about this now, isn't there, nicky? it really seems to have caught on to the public's consciousness. it's been going on for the best part of three decades, it's part of three decades, but it's now off the back of this itv drama have really drama where people have really woken up to it. yeah, i mean, it just of beggars belief that just kind of beggars belief that something this disturbing could happen and so many people actually know the truth of what had on behind the scenes. had gone on behind the scenes. >> and nobody be held accountable it . i >> and nobody be held accountable it. i mean, i accountable for it. i mean, i think what is disturbing as well is the deal is you know, this was a the deal with horizon , owned fujitsu, with horizon, owned by fujitsu, was done in the 90s. it's when tony blair power and it tony blair was in power and it was also to with was it was also to do with bolster british japanese

bolster ing british japanese relations . now, i mean, bolster ing british japanese relations. now, i mean, this is possibly the worst pr japan have had ages . you know, had for ages. you know, considering our, our experience of it. i just, i kind of get of it. but i just, i kind of get the feeling that actually that was put before, you know , the, was put before, you know, the, the, the importance of building that relationship has been put before people's livelihoods, people's reputations and, and it's fantastic that this drama has brought it to the form that is the power of drama, maybe in the way that sometimes news doesn't have the impact. and i also shout to also just want to shout out to my catherine who's my friend catherine kelly, who's acting in the show. i actually acted with but acted at school with her, but she's she's the famous now. she's she's the famous one now. it's to see her do it's just lovely to see her do so well and, and she's really involved in kind of, you know, supporting getting involved in kind of, you know, supporas; getting involved in kind of, you know, suppor as well. getting justice as well. >> yeah . it's just a remarkable >> yeah. it's just a remarkable story . i think wouldn't story. i think people wouldn't believe been believe that this had been allowed quite so allowed to happen for quite so many interesting. you many years. interesting. you mentioned fujitsu because fujitsu have managed to keep very quiet amongst all of this. alex. >> yeah , they are the real story >> yeah, they are the real story here, aren't they? if we if we really it down who's really take it down to who's responsible is fujitsu responsible, it is fujitsu who,

if you again, if you've watched the clearly covered up the drama clearly had covered up a of things when it comes to a lot of things when it comes to this scandal, including saying they testing they had offline testing sites when they may have access when they may have had access actually to postmasters. uh computers . actually to postmasters. uh computers. um, what continuous surprises me is how much more information we're learning about this almost every day. obviously there was a big report yesterday that tony blair back all the way back in 1998, may have had information that the horizon system fit for purpose, system wasn't fit for purpose, where is this going to end? i mean, it's like a whole politico class of spanning two decades that may have known about this but something on it. >> well, charlie peters, our gb news reporter, we're very lucky to the sofa and to have on the sofa with us. and you've actually been covering this haven't this story this week, haven't you, had pleasure of >> i had the pleasure of watching yesterday watching the inquiry yesterday for some seven hours. they warned it warned at the beginning that it was very day warned at the beginning that it wainteraction very day warned at the beginning that it wainteraction with very day warned at the beginning that it wainteraction with the' day warned at the beginning that it wainteraction with the post day of interaction with the post office lawyer, chris jackson , office lawyer, chris jackson, but he actually started with an apology apologised due apology and he apologised due to the , in his words, the suboptimal, in his words, supply of documents to the inquiry. and i think people are

so frustrated. this has been going on since 2021. the public inquiry , and has so inquiry, and it has taken so long to through and long to get through it. and there being made there are allegations being made by inquiry's lawyers that by the inquiry's lawyers that they're failing to put forward they're failing to put forward the adequate documentation to let justice come forward. some 2.8% of over 400,000 documents have been supplied . in one case, have been supplied. in one case, 51 document was supplied , 51 document was supplied, duplicated 50 times and there are other several examples that were given yesterday, including one one case where a load of documents that were required for monday submitted late on monday were submitted late on friday so all lawyers friday night, so all the lawyers had suddenly them had to suddenly pore over them desperately to in for desperately to be in time for the inquiry. and well, it's good to think were saying to see. i think many were saying an at least at an apology for that, at least at this . this stage. >> but if think about people >> but if you think about people that affected that this has affected over many, years, some people many, many years, some people lost lives , some people lost their lives, some people are completely distraught by this and drama comes out. and this and a drama comes out. and what it does is it sheds a light and it starts to gain and we and now it starts to gain momentum . and there's momentum. and yes, there's the sense that they're now being heard . heard, which is amazing .

heard. heard, which is amazing. but the damage that's been done , but the damage that's been done, i mean, what compensation, what money could repay or give you back those years of betrayal , back those years of betrayal, those years of being criticised by people being stared at, losing jobs, losing houses , losing jobs, losing houses, losing jobs, losing houses, losing money. i mean, what what what amount would make people happy ? happy? >> it makes you think of the people go to prison wrongly people who go to prison wrongly convicted of murder. you know, those of but those kind of things. but they're they're behind bars for 30 years and they're released and almost of an and there's almost a kind of an awe humility from awe inspiring humility from those they don't those people that they don't feel a sense of anger and revenge. they've just to revenge. they've just had to accept suffering. it's revenge. they've just had to ac(appalling uffering. it's revenge. they've just had to ac(appalling situation, it's revenge. they've just had to ac(appalling situation, and:'s an appalling situation, and i think that comparison is apt. but but miserable nonetheless. >> it certainly is. >> yeah. no it certainly is. look, going to change tack look, we're going to change tack slightly because is a story slightly because this is a story in daily mail this morning, in the daily mail this morning, which has caught my eye. and nicky, i know it has you as well. it's about tipping an america's culture. and america's tipping culture. and apparently made its way apparently it's made its way over here. tell us a bit more . over here. tell us a bit more. >> yeah, mean, it's >> yeah, well, i mean, it's something noticing something i've been noticing actually the actually kind of creeping in the past of you know,

past couple of years, you know, with stuff, like with all the boring stuff, like getting and, uh, getting your nails done and, uh, tanning. probably know about getting your nails done and, uh, tann asi. probably know about getting your nails done and, uh, tann as well. probably know about getting your nails done and, uh, tann as well. ellie,bly know about getting your nails done and, uh, tann as well. ellie, all know about that as well. ellie, all of a sudden you're obliged to tip. and british people and the thing is, british people just rules just don't know what the rules are at all. i mean, actually, just don't know what the rules are wayll. i mean, actually, just don't know what the rules are wayll. i mbroughtually, that the way i was brought up is that it quite it was actually quite embarrassing to tip somebody because you were implying that they they they were kind of poor or they didn't they weren't getting paid properly. and, um, alex discovered that a discovered this morning that a tipping actually from, tipping actually comes from, uh, slave . three, basically, when slave. three, basically, when people weren't paid proper wages, they were tipped instead. so something's that so if something's got that kind of we just get of precedent, don't we just get rid it? it just so rid of it? it just seems so strange. >> f- 5 what? it's >> do you know what? it's interesting that because interesting you say that because it in it is awkward sometimes. so in my in my head, i tip when i'm in a restaurant , um, my head, i tip when i'm in a restaurant, um, or i'm receiving a treatment , which is a beauty treatment, which is actually quite lot. and i'll actually quite a lot. and i'll turn my on recently, and turn my head on recently, and i gave her £10, which was 10% of my hair colour. um, and she went, oh, you've given me too much and tried to give it back to me. and i was like, no, no, that's your tip. and i to that's your tip. and i had to kind explain. awkward, that's your tip. and i had to kind it?explain. awkward, that's your tip. and i had to kind it?e)know, awkward, that's your tip. and i had to kind it?e)know, aviwdsi’d, isn't it? i know, and i was like, maybe shouldn't have like, oh, maybe i shouldn't have given 10. i given her. that's just 10. i just thought people just thought that's what people did. it's very did. so i feel like it's very awkward. yeah, very. >> i think what

>> i think from what i understand, tips stands to understand, tips stands for to ensure service. i ensure prompt service. and i think which you think it think it was which you think it would ensure. but it's ensure would be ensure. but it's ensure and was like a and apparently it was like a contribution box outside places where you would put money in. and that was your insurance policy that would get good policy that you would get good service. have service. whereas now you have the treatment and then someone's standing waiting, waiting. standing there waiting, waiting. >> very awkward thing. >> it's a very awkward thing. it's so awkward. >> i if you've ever been >> i mean, if you've ever been to you have to consider to america, you have to consider that how that as part of your trip, how much spend much money you're going to spend on lot. do you on tips. and it's a lot. do you know really grinds my know what really grinds my gears? i'm sure everyone gears? and i'm sure everyone watching when watching will agree, is when you get and there's that get a bill and there's that charge at bottom which charge at the bottom which which you agreed to, but they you haven't agreed to, but they unless them i want that unless you tell them i want that taken off my bill, which is extremely awkward. it's on there anyway. i can't stand that awkward. >> i can't stand that awkward. when would then? when. when would you tip then? when. so restaurants a good so i think restaurants is a good place to tip you've had good place to tip if you've had good service , right? place to tip if you've had good senore , right? place to tip if you've had good senor again,t? place to tip if you've had good senor again, if you get >> or again, if you get a haircut, a good haircut from a barber , give nice tip. barber, give them a nice tip. but got to be for good but it's got to be for a good service. i wouldn't tip service. i wouldn't want to tip off and had service. i wouldn't want to tip offew and had service. i wouldn't want to tip offew of and had service. i wouldn't want to tip offew of those and had service. i wouldn't want to tip offew of those in and had service. i wouldn't want to tip offew of those in myj had service. i wouldn't want to tip offew of those in my time, had service. i wouldn't want to tip offew of those in my time, and a few of those in my time, and you want be you don't want it to be mandatory as well? absolutely.

it mandatory it should never be mandatory because employer's because that's the employer's job, properly. job, right? pay them properly. yes. tip yes. if you paid him a good tip for you now what? for the hair you got now what? >> it all off. >> just take it all off. >> just take it all off. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> charlie, what about you? well in new york restaurants, they put they like in put waiters they don't like in the section because the european section because they going tip. >> this is, uh, this is >> so this is, uh, this is a this is a cultural issue. >> got we've got to >> we've got to we've got to overcome . i think tipping >> we've got to we've got to overcome. i think tipping is fine. it's useful fine. i think it's a useful thing. it's great way thing. i think it's a great way of expressing. >> then what's enough and >> but then what's enough and what's not what's too much and what's not enough. etiquette. we some rules publishing >> we need some rules publishing that follow them. >> we need some rules publishing tha yeah. follow them. >> we need some rules publishing tha yeah. follow know,. >> we need some rules publishing thayeah. followknow,what >> we need some rules publishing tha yeah. follow know, what we >> yeah. and you know, what we really to crack down is really need to crack down is management dipping into tips of waiters management dipping into tips of waiand this is a huge legal >> and this is a huge legal problem have problem in the states. they have their entire law firms that base themselves around themselves entirely around deaung themselves entirely around dealing the issues of tips dealing with the issues of tips being distributed unequally between of house, back of between front of house, back of house and more troublingly people dipping hand people dipping their hand in that it's not good, is it? >> yeah, it's not good, is it? >> yeah, it's not good, is it? >> do stay with us, >> well, do stay with us, because the post because talking of the post office scandal, we've actually got exclusive live. got a gb news exclusive live. now, ex—deputy now, this is ex—deputy postmistress, von tracy . she has postmistress, von tracy. she has told gb news that she's going to stand against the lib dem leader, sir ed davey , at the

leader, sir ed davey, at the next general election . now, next general election. now, that's as he faces criticism over his role in the post office scandal. >> uh, let's get more on this and join our political correspondent, olivia utley. uh, olivia , you've been speaking to olivia, you've been speaking to yvonne this morning . yvonne this morning. >> hello. yes, i've been speaking to yvonne this morning. >> there is absolute fury among postmasters about the behaviour of ed davey. who was the minister for postal affairs between 2010 and 2012. he didn't respond to. he didn't agree to meet alan bates, the star of that itv drama. the champion of the postmasters. he said that there would be no purpose in a meeting and postmasters feel essentially that that he just didn't dig hard enough to find out what was going on. yvonne tracy is now standing against ed davey as an independent in his constituency of kingston and surbiton, and this is what she had to say when i spoke to her. >> i just saw, like many other people, the program about mr

bates versus the post office, and i was really sad first of all. but then really angry. and i thought these poor people, um , i thought these poor people, um, what can we do to help them get justice because they still haven't got justice? and, um, my own mp is ed davey in the constituent i live in, and i just think, um, i would have loved it if we could have got a subpostmaster who'd been affected by this to stand against ed davey. but i can understand that probably their confidence is not. and they probably are fed up to death with the government , etc. so i with the government, etc. so i thought , with the government, etc. so i thought, it's going to be me. i'm reluctantly doing it, but i feel i have to do something and this is all i can do. >> so you get a sense there of the real anger at ed davey among current and former post masters and postmistresses , yvonne is and postmistresses, yvonne is standing in the seat where ed davey has a majority of just over 10,000. we spoke about whether it was realistic for to

her actually win the seat, or whether she just wanted to put a dentin whether she just wanted to put a dent in davey's majority. her and her campaign team think that it is realistic that 10,000 majority she has isn't isn't sort of set in stone . ed davey sort of set in stone. ed davey lost the seat in 2015, only to win it back in 2017, and her feeling is that public outrage has reached such a pitch now on this issue that there's a real thirst to have someone in parliament with experience in a post office who is willing to speak up for postman voters and postmistresses . and that's why postmistresses. and that's why she's running, as she says reluctantly, this campaign . reluctantly, this campaign. >> okay, olivia utley there for us in new malden. >> okay, olivia utley there for us in new malden . thank you so us in new malden. thank you so much for bringing us that exclusive on the post office scandal, which just rolls on and on. nicky, what did you make of that? what did you make of yvonne? x sub postmistress yvonne? this x sub postmistress who is now going to stand in sir davey seat. i mean, you can feel the palpable anger, can't you, from her? >> absolutely. and like the >> absolutely. and just like the bravery for doing that. bravery actually for doing that. because you're not into

because if you're not into politics the sense of you've politics in the sense of you've never been involved in it and you really understand it, you don't really understand it, maybe i'm not saying that yvonne doesn't, but know, you're doesn't, but you know, you're not system not part of the system to stand up system means up against the system means a lot, especially when actually she's fighting a lot of she's fighting for a lot of other well. she's she's fighting for a lot of other you well. she's she's fighting for a lot of other you that.l. she's she's fighting for a lot of other you that she'se's she's fighting for a lot of other you that she's doing doing you feel that she's doing it than it for others rather than it's not know , it not self—serving. you know, it really justice. really is to get justice. >> experience of being >> and that experience of being a l >> and that experience of being a , well, that a subpostmistress, well, that would be very useful right now, would be very useful right now, would it not? would be very useful right now, wotand: not? would be very useful right now, wotand these are exactly >> and these are exactly the sort of people i want to see holding real holding public office, real people who know their local communities and can speak up for them. of the matter is, them. the fact of the matter is, ed should be that ed davey should be doing that and that's why and he's not. and that's why she's being she's standing. she's being compelled stand. i'm really compelled to stand. i'm really pleased. this is a great story, and got a and i actually think she's got a very this . very good shot at this. >> one of the things >> i think one of the things that about that was mentioned is about how it off. we all felt sad it started off. we all felt sad for what were hearing, that for what we were hearing, that very quickly turned to anger because then start to see because you then start to see the depth of how far, how huge this problem has been for years and how how it's really incensing the public more than anything else that's going on in the world.

>> anything else that's going on in this is the thing in britain. this is the thing people want talk about, and people want to talk about, and they see justice. if they want to see justice. and if that ordinary people, that means more ordinary people, more people from working in backgrounds, in public service, like post office, get like the post office, get involved hoping involved in politics. i'm hoping something good finally come something good can finally come of a story, of it. and that's a great story, in opinion, very in my opinion, and just very briefly, charlie, do you think this on this pressure will remain on sir ed because questions have ed davey because questions have been for him all been coming for him all week? >> in real trouble. been coming for him all week? >> there's in real trouble. been coming for him all week? >> there's there'strouble. been coming for him all week? >> there's there'str0ltwo been coming for him all week? >> tiabout there'str0ltwo been coming for him all week? >> tiabout it. there'str0ltwo been coming for him all week? >> tiabout it. and a'stroltwo been coming for him all week? >> tiabout it. and a' thinkwo been coming for him all week? >> tiabout it. and a' think there ways about it. and i think there are to this are so many elements to this story that are going to continue to haunt him as this continues. and , i mean, you can't and also, i mean, you can't expect a minister to be completely their completely on top of their portfolio and every single element the issue when element of the issue when they're in charge. but this story is so large, it's never going to go away , so long as going to go away, so long as he's leader of lib dems he's the leader of the lib dems and i bet he wishes he'd just met and i bet he wishes he'd just me'don't you think ? charlie >> don't you think? charlie peters nichi hodgson and alex armstrong , really good to see armstrong, really good to see you very much. you today. thank you very much. now do stay with us because you today. thank you very much. now do up,y with us because you today. thank you very much. now do up,y with going:ause you today. thank you very much. now do up,y with going t0|se you today. thank you very much. now do up,y with going to be coming up, we're going to be heanng hearing the incredible achievements old hearing the incredible achie'armstrong, old hearing the incredible achie'armstrong,who's old hearing the incredible achie'armstrong, who's completed louis armstrong, who's completed the continents challenge . the seven continents challenge. >> and stephanie takyi will be

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guest has done. and raised £40,000 in the process for charity . charity. >> yeah, it's an amazing story, isn't it? this is british explorer and adventurer louis alexander, who has conquered his final marathon in antarctica to complete his history making running the seven continents challenge . that means seven challenge. that means seven marathons in the most remote corners of the world. and it's all for the most incredible cause. it's alzheimer's research in honour of his grandfather, who very sadly lost his battle to dementia . and we have louis to dementia. and we have louis in the studio with us now. louis so pleased to have you in the studio with us. what an incredible challenge . talk us incredible challenge. talk us through it. what is the seven continents challenge ? continents challenge? >> well, thank you first of all for having me. this is a real pleasure. so i've just got back from antarctica three from antarctica about three weeks ago. so over the last 14 months a project to months i've been on a project to run in the most run seven marathons in the most remote world. and remote corners in the world. and as a global as you said, it's a global challenge for this global cause. and dementia. and it's all been for dementia. in grandfather and it's all been for dementia. in wow. grandfather and it's all been for dementia. in wow. mean,]randfather and it's all been for dementia. in wow. mean,]randfa her and it's all been for dementia. in wow. mean,]randfa massive >> wow. i mean, what a massive challenge you have run in

antarctica. we can see if you're listening on the radio. we can see louis there in antarctica with your goggles on. and what would call that, balaclava with your goggles on. and what wc snood? call that, balaclava with your goggles on. and what wc snood? itall that, balaclava with your goggles on. and what wc snood? it was1at, balaclava with your goggles on. and what wc snood? it was one balaclava with your goggles on. and what wc snood? it was one of.aclava with your goggles on. and what wc snood? it was one of the na with your goggles on. and what wc snood? it was one of the big or snood? it was one of the big challenges with antarctica is your skin. your exposed skin. >> so 20 minutes of exposed exposed skin could lead to frostbite. >> and i guess i guess coming frostbite. >> ahere guess i guess coming frostbite. >> ahere feels i guess coming frostbite. >> ahere feels i gusummerng frostbite. >> ahere feels i gu summer now frostbite. >> ahere feels i gusummer now . back here feels like summer now. >> quite >> it's okay. i'm quite acclimatised . yeah. which is acclimatised. yeah. which is great. but you know. unbelievable. >> and you did. you went to >> and you did. and you went to the outback as well. mean, the outback as well. i mean, these for sure. >> i mean, the contrast has been huge with this project. it's been contrast the weather, huge with this project. it's bee communities, the weather, huge with this project. it's bee communities, the wildlife.', the communities, the wildlife. if the outback, you if we look at the outback, you know, the know, i ran through the eucalyptus trees at sunrise, following footsteps following the footsteps of these kangaroos in the desert. temperatures were close to 40 degrees, you know, incredibly hot humid. i've had hot and humid. and then i've had a ones. the arctic, a few cold ones. the arctic, alaska , antarctica. last month . alaska, antarctica. last month. um, i've been very, very lucky and privileged to witness some um, i've been very, very lucky anthe ivileged to witness some um, i've been very, very lucky anthe mosted to witness some um, i've been very, very lucky anthe most incrediblezss some um, i've been very, very lucky anthe most incredible places|e um, i've been very, very lucky anthe most incredible places on earth. >> wow. i bet the scenery has been majestic on this been absolutely majestic on this challenge. how do you even begin to train for something like this? all those different kinds of elements. >> great question. well,

>> it's a great question. well, these marathons, >> it's a great question. well, these training marathons, >> it's a great question. well, these training can't1arathons, >> it's a great question. well, these training can't be |thons, >> it's a great question. well, these training can't be normal and my training can't be normal ehheh and my training can't be normal either. i've been often either. so i've been often training in coal chamber's hot chambers. being chambers. it's all about being as resistant as possible, as injury resistant as possible, because at the amazon because if we look at the amazon rainforest example , it rainforest as an example, it took three flights, 100 kilometre boat journey, two kayaks just to get to the start line. by time get line. so by the time you get there, you're fatigued, you're jet to be jet lagged. you need to be prepared injury resistant. prepared to be injury resistant. so that's been ultimate goal >> e! you've @ you've this >> obviously you've done this for incredible, incredible for an incredible, incredible cause. for an incredible, incredible cause . but what at what moment cause. but what at what moment do you think i'm going to do something that no one could think is possible ? um, because i think is possible? um, because i have to raise this awareness where you could you could have done a gofundme page , you could done a gofundme page, you could done a gofundme page, you could do bake sale, you could do do a bake sale, you could do anything. and what made you think , no, i'm going to really think, no, i'm going to really make my mark here. >> well , my life make my mark here. >> well, my life changed when i was 19 years old. i had my grandfather for reference. he was captain rick taylor. he served in the british for served in the british army for 38 served all around 38 years. he served all around the but was his 17 the world, but it was his 17 year against year long battle against dementia, ended dementia, which sadly ended his life. was 19, i had life. and when i was 19, i had one the greatest privileges

one of the greatest privileges in nan asked one of the greatest privileges in to nan asked one of the greatest privileges in to deliver nan asked one of the greatest privileges in to deliver the nan asked one of the greatest privileges in to deliver the eulogy an asked one of the greatest privileges in to deliver the eulogy an his ed me to deliver the eulogy at his funeral. and the truth is , 19 funeral. and the truth is, 19 years front of all years old, stood in front of all his friends. didn't his family and friends. i didn't know say, what you his family and friends. i didn't knowhen say, what you his family and friends. i didn't knowhen a say, what you his family and friends. i didn't knowhen a many, what you his family and friends. i didn't knowhen a man has1at you his family and friends. i didn't knowhen a man has given you his family and friends. i didn't knowhen a man has given his| say when a man has given his life his life to his country, to his family , and he sadly , you know, family, and he sadly, you know, his life's been lost through one of the most devastating illnesses world. so i illnesses in the world. so i stood there just stood up there and i just made a promise was support promise which was to support this dementia. promise which was to support this the dementia. promise which was to support this the day dementia. promise which was to support this the day we dementia. promise which was to support this the day we find|entia. promise which was to support this the day we find|e|cure and until the day we find a cure and good is for sure . good person, that is for sure. >> oh, that is moving and >> oh, that is so moving and that must really stayed that must have really stayed with promise ? yes. with you. that promise? yes. >> throughout my life . >> throughout this find my life. and it's been 4 or and you know, it's been 4 or 5 years now. i'm and years now. i'm 24 and i've climbed mountains , i've climbed a few mountains, i've swam i've just swam some oceans. i've just finished project. finished this running project. and week , which is and earlier this week, which is really exciting to talk you really exciting to talk to you because earlier this week on monday, 10 monday, i was at number 10 delivering yes delivering my open letter. yes >> tell us that because >> tell us about that because we've copy tell we've got a copy here. so tell us this. is an open us about this. this is an open letter that you delivered yourself the yourself to rishi sunak, the prime minister, and this isn't the one i delivered the one on monday. >> these the two spares. >> these are the two spares. but actually both for actually these were both for you.so actually these were both for you. so those have both to you. so those have both been to antarctica. they've got the passport stamp as you've just shown there. and as my challenges my challenges grow, so must my purpose. and early. well, last

yeari purpose. and early. well, last year i published an open letter to the prime minister addressing dementia diagnostics in the uk because it's so devastating. currently, 1 in 3 people in england with dementia are never formally , as formally diagnosed, which, as you know, is causing so many issues. getting you know, is causing so many issucare getting you know, is causing so many issu care they getting you know, is causing so many issucare they right:ting and the care they need right now and also life changing also means when life changing treatments available, treatments do become available, which could be 1 which we're hearing could be 1 to away. you know, there which we're hearing could be 1 to hope. away. you know, there which we're hearing could be 1 to hope. it away. you know, there which we're hearing could be 1 to hope. it means'ou know, there which we're hearing could be 1 to hope. it means people iv, there which we're hearing could be 1 to hope. it means people won't'e is hope. it means people won't get the treatments get access to the treatments they diagnostics is they deserve. so diagnostics is just this big, big just one part of this big, big issue that's i've been issue. and that's what i've been fighting issue. and that's what i've been fighti|is so important what you >> it is so important what you are doing now and such an important cause. your your grandfather would so very grandfather would be so very proud of and this proud of you. and this challenge, it doesn't challenge, i mean, it doesn't just affect the person who is suffering dementia . and we suffering with dementia. and we both we've both got both know because we've both got family members who are affected by affects the entire by it. it affects the entire family unit, doesn't it? just watching that person that you love so very much just start to lose their memory. >> you're absolutely right. it's devastating. and when i think about when i'm in those tough moments, you know , in the moments, you know, in the amazon, with amazon, i got hit with a rainstorm. wild rainstorm. i got chased by wild dogsin rainstorm. i got chased by wild dogs in the outback as well as

in desert . you know, that's in the desert. you know, that's what you think about. think what you think about. you think about what you think about. you think abo carer hours, the research. the carer hours, the research. you think about everyone who's fighting you know, fighting this fight. you know, this effort we're fighting this fight. you know, thisin effort we're fighting this fight. you know, thisin this effort we're fighting this fight. you know, thisin this together.: we're fighting this fight. you know, thisin this together. now, we're all in this together. now, obviously , i would say you don't obviously, i would say you don't need do anything your need to do anything else in your life for this because you've life now for this because you've not only written to the prime minister, it's a wonderful letter, by the way. >> um, and where you say it's in your power to offer to hope individuals diagnosed with dementia rather than a death sentence bold , because that's dementia rather than a death sen'keye bold , because that's dementia rather than a death sen'key pointold , because that's dementia rather than a death sen' key point that because that's dementia rather than a death sen' key point that youause that's dementia rather than a death sen' key point that you you that's dementia rather than a death sen' key point that you you wants the key point that you you want to bring him. where would you to bring to him. where would you go here were like, go from here if you were like, okay, that challenge. okay, i've done that challenge. what would be next? >> well, the truth is, this is just the beginning. and delivering delivering that letter , that was the letter on monday, that was the closure for this project . and closure for this project. and when i knocked on the door three times, was the end of the times, that was the end of the project truth it's project. but the truth is, it's not fight. and not the end of my fight. and i plan bigger, greater plan to go bigger, greater adventures greater plan to go bigger, greater adventlbecause greater plan to go bigger, greater adventlbecause this greater plan to go bigger, greater adventlbecause this is greater plan to go bigger, greater adventlbecause this is this'eater impact because this is this promise has defined my life , and promise has defined my life, and i'll until until the i'll support it until until the day we find it. >> what you could be >> what do you think could be next louis? or have you next for you, louis? or have you got to sit and think about it? you've sit plan.

you've got to sit and plan. >> already in >> i think plans are already in motion. a few ideas to motion. i've got a few ideas to pioneer some swims. so yeah, motion. i've got a few ideas to pionee are me swims. so yeah, motion. i've got a few ideas to pionee are exciting;wims. so yeah, motion. i've got a few ideas to pionee are exciting and s. so yeah, motion. i've got a few ideas to pionee are exciting and i so yeah, motion. i've got a few ideas to pionee are exciting and i thinkeah, things are exciting and i think this is the end of my running chapter for now. i've done last year or two years ago i did 17 marathons back to year or two years ago i did 17 mara forns back to year or two years ago i did 17 mara for the back to year or two years ago i did 17 mara for the 17 back to year or two years ago i did 17 mara for the 17 years back to year or two years ago i did 17 mara for the 17 years my:k to back for the 17 years my granddad lived with dementia, i've seven continents, i've done the seven continents, a think it's a few ultras, but i think it's time focus bit. time now to focus a little bit. maybe swimming. that's the goal >> louis, absolutely >> louis, you are absolutely incredible , isn't he just. incredible, isn't he just. >> and your grandfather would be incredible, isn't he just. >>very your grandfather would be incredible, isn't he just. >>very proudjrandfather would be incredible, isn't he just. >>very proud ofndfather would be incredible, isn't he just. >>very proud of youther would be incredible, isn't he just. >>very proud of you and would be incredible, isn't he just. >>very proud of you and doing be so very proud of you and doing it such incredible cause. it for such an incredible cause. >> good heart, >> you've got a good heart, mate. is. that's mate. honestly. that is. that's beautiful you're beautiful what you're doing. >> very much. that's >> thank you very much. that's what thank you so much. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> do stay with us. lots more to come show today . and come on the show today. and you'll illusions you'll be under no illusions later on as legion of imagination will be joining us. do you like that? >> i love that , yeah, but first, >> i love that, yeah, but first, let's get the news headlines with armstrong. just an with aaron armstrong. just an illusion . illusion. >> hi. it's 1132. illusion. >> hi. it's1132. i'm aaron armstrong, the united states has carried out a fresh attack against houthi rebels in yemen .

against houthi rebels in yemen. it comes a day after britain and the united states launched dozens of strikes on the iran backed group's positions , as the backed group's positions, as the houthis have vowed, though , to houthis have vowed, though, to continue targeting ships in the red sea to show their support for palestinians in gaza . the for palestinians in gaza. the defence secretary, grant shapps , defence secretary, grant shapps, has warned iran to ensure its proxies cease and desist because , in his words, the world is running out of patience . tax running out of patience. tax experts say the post office could be facing insolvency for failing to pay up to £100 million in tax. they say the company claimed £934 million of tax relief on compensation paid to branch managers, who were caught up in the horizon scandal. tax policy associates that's a non profit organisation .euanne that's a non profit organisation . elianne has described the practice outrageous and practice as outrageous and potentially unlawful , while the potentially unlawful, while the post office says its financial information is appropriate and accurate. the first channel migrants of the year have arrived in dover. border force intercepted a vessel carrying around 50 people this morning. it's the first small boat

crossing since the 16th of december, the longest period without any migrant arrivals for almost four years. it's thought bad weather has deterred more people from making the dangerous journey . and a big police journey. and a big police presence is expected in london later, with pro—palestine protesters set to march through the capital. they're warning demonstrators that they'll face arrest if they intentionally push the limit on placards and slogans . thousands are expected slogans. thousands are expected to gather here around lunchtime. it's part of a global day of action for palestine , says the action for palestine, says the met police says forces from outside the capital will also be on duty . i'll outside the capital will also be on duty. i'll be back with more at the top of the next hour or you can get more right now on our website, gbnews.com . thanks aaron. >> it's 1134. aaron. >> it's1134. thank aaron. >> it's 1134. thank you aaron. >> it's1134. thank you so aaron. >> it's 1134. thank you so much for your company this morning. loads of you emailing in. we were talking about gym were talking about the gym earlier and we often about earlier and we often talk about the january we. the gym in january don't we. we're talking to two experts

about it about how we make it a lifestyle. amy says the problem with most gym users is they are so locked into their phones that they don't communicate with anyone , they have no fun whilst anyone, they have no fun whilst they're gym and therefore they're at the gym and therefore that's stick to that's why they don't stick to it. set weight loss or it. never set a weight loss or body transformation goal, just for the sake of it. >> and ian says when it comes to fitness and gyms, we tend to concentrate on effects on concentrate on the effects on girls, there's girls, but i think there's a bigger issue with as well bigger issue with boys as well when to abusing when it comes to abusing steroids the body that steroids to get the body that they want, and it needs to be explored very, explored too. that is a very, very point. explored too. that is a very, vthery point. explored too. that is a very, vthery good1t. explored too. that is a very, vthery good point. you >> very good point. and you know, diet >> very good point. and you knowearlier diet >> very good point. and you knowearlier . diet >> very good point. and you knowearlier . and diet >> very good point. and you knowearlier . and there's diet >> very good point. and you knowearlier . and there's aiiet >> very good point. and you knowearlier . and there's a new pills earlier. and there's a new study week. think study out this week. i think it's it 1 in 10 young girls it's was it 1 in 10 young girls are pills. there are on diet pills. but there are young well taking diet pills. >> and some girls as young as ten. >> some girls is really scary stuff. >> really scary stuff . and you >> really scary stuff. and you know, it's thought that it comes from love island impact from love island and the impact of those kind shows on young of those kind of shows on young minds. but is it also to do with the parents, you know, should should parents feeding should parents be feeding positivity into their , their

positivity into their, their young children to say, look, it's not just about what you see on the inside. it matters in here as well. >> absolutely. here as well. >> absollyou've got your kids >> when you've got your kids around you, it's important not to amazing to always say you look amazing or i or you look beautiful. and i learnt this as i, as i, you know , as a parent, you get used to actually saying different things like, ah, you're so clever. i love the way you did that. >> and those >> you're kind. and it's those things that they stop focusing that the thing they're that the main thing that they're looking is , is what they look like. >> now. i think that's really, really important. sad. really important. that's sad. and a few post office and a few on the post office scandal as well . it's so much scandal as well. it's so much pubuc scandal as well. it's so much public about this story. public anger about this story. irene says it seems that fujitsu is the main criminal in this story. they are the tech company that, of course, rolled out the honzon that, of course, rolled out the horizon software, which is at the heart all this , irene the heart of all of this, irene says. the ones that says. they are the ones that never thousands of never returned. thousands of people money. >> and steve says it is worth highlighting that adam crozier, who is now the ceo of itv , was who is now the ceo of itv, was the ceo of the post office from 2003 to 2010, is that why his name has not showed up in any of

this ? this? >> yeah, very good question . do >> yeah, very good question. do keep those views coming in on any of the stories that we are talking about today. vaiews@gbnews.com. we're delighted now to have showbiz journalist with journalist stephanie takyi with us in the studio. hi >> morning. how are you? i've loved watching the show. can i say i loved all the issues you've been talking about . so important. >> oh, we've enjoyed this morning and you've got some fabulous stories lined up for us today. and it's the comeback of the gladiators. >> the gladiators are ready early. they are ready and back for action in the ultimate test of speed and strength. you know, gladiators first came on our screens in 1992, and it was on air till about 2000. and during that time, millions of us watched it. it was the ultimate saturday night show where you could just really get into it. and january, everyone's feeling a bit sluggish. but now this is a bit sluggish. but now this is a reboot and they there's 16 new gladiators and they'll be going up against contestants like ourselves who want to prove that they're just athletic , as you

they're just athletic, as you can see by these hunky and sassy babes here, they are a mixture of rugby players , olympians, of rugby players, olympians, swimmers, so it's going to be really good. it's going to be hosted by bradley walsh and his son barney. there will be some old school kind of games coming back like that. eliminate tiger, which which people which was a classic which people loved. but it will be new games andifs loved. but it will be new games and it's just going to be refreshing back refreshing to see this back on our now this was a our screens. now this was such a massive . massive show. >> do you think it will be anything like it was in its heyday? >>i heyday? >> i don't think so, but i think what it's got a chance to is they've got a chance to now connect with a new audience because, you know, fitness is a big for all us now . so big thing for all of us now. so i to see something like i think to see something like this it's this show where it's entertaining and it's got a lot of action, i think people will still but think still connect to it, but i think the of yesterday, the gladiators of yesterday, they became superstars in their own . so i think a lot of own right. so i think a lot of people going to be comparing people are going to be comparing whether up to the whether it can live up to the same of hype that the last same kind of hype that the last one had. >> do you ever the >> do you ever see the documentary on the gladiators?

>> yes, i did , yes. hard >> yes, i did, yes. hard hitting. yes. some of them have gone to have amazing careers gone on to have amazing careers and have unfortunately and some have unfortunately fallen by the wayside. and i think that's always the kind of sad about these shows. sad thing about these shows. they do make them stars, and once the cameras rolling, once the cameras start rolling, you know what happens to you never know what happens to them. >> now , want to >> now, want to talk to you about winehouse . yeah, this about amy winehouse. yeah, this this biopic . yeah, yeah, a this new biopic. yeah, yeah, a bit controversial . tell us why bit controversial. tell us why it is. >> well, you know, it's been overlooked by amy's estate, which is including her dad . and which is including her dad. and so, you know, usually when the families with families are working with biopics, know, usually they biopics, you know, usually they kind control the narrative. kind of control the narrative. this week we've had the first look at trailer that's come look at the trailer that's come out and it's starring marisa abela . and there was a of abela. and there was a bit of drama about it because people there scenes that have there are some scenes that have been actual flat, been shot in amy's actual flat, which has left a bitter taste in people's mouth . i think, you people's mouth. i think, you know, it's kind of too much of art imitating life in that sense . but her dad has kind of given the go ahead for these things, and, you know, there's even like and, you know, there's even like a grave side shoot as well,

where amy was actually buried. so really is a bit close to so it really is a bit close to home. and this film is going to be coming out in april. home. and this film is going to be coming out in april . we've be coming out in april. we've seen the trailer. marisa abela, she's seems like she's going to do good job this do a really good job in this because amy because as we know, amy was a complex character, suffered a lot addictions, press lot of addictions, press intrusion . so to bring this to intrusion. so to bring this to life, you have to be a really skilled actor . and but amy was a skilled actor. and but amy was a prolific talent in this lifetime, so it will be amazing to see how this biopic comes across. >> yeah, you've had some people saying, oh, but she doesn't really look like her. yeah, but then you've got to think, if you if you look at the elvis. yeah. biopic saying, you biopic i remember saying, you know, when you grew up loving elvis. yeah no one's going to look like. >> gm- gm_- >> no, no, but actually, by the time halfway through >> no, no, but actually, by the timyfilm, halfway through >> no, no, but actually, by the timyfilm, were way through >> no, no, but actually, by the timyfilm, were way tohyugh >> no, no, but actually, by the timyfilm, were way toh my the film, you were like, oh my gosh, is that elvis? >> like an. and sometimes good acting will do that. you know, she's got the right elements when you her on when you when you see her on stage. looks like it's stage. yeah. it looks like it's her. yeah >> e w- w— >> no one's ever going to look like amy. only get like amy. you can only get someone going to imitate someone who's going to imitate her. thing these her. but the thing with these actors they everything

actors, they study everything about this person's life. so when they're on camera, they'll have mannerisms. when they're on camera, they'll have mannerisms . they'll have the mannerisms. they'll have the mannerisms. they'll have the, know, same kind of have the, you know, same kind of dialect when they're talking. so i a lot of critics are i guess a lot of critics are going to watching this biopic going to be watching this biopic to marisa can to see whether marisa abela can deliver . she's 27, the age deliver. she's 27, the same age which amy died. so i guess she can get into that kind of youthful spirit that amy had . youthful spirit that amy had. >> it's really difficult, isn't it, for these superstars that were by so many to have were loved by so many to have a film about them made . i don't film about them made. i don't know how i feel about it morally . i just think they haven't had any input in it. obviously they can't . yeah. but it's difficult can't. yeah. but it's difficult isn't it? it really does edges the line . the line. >> it is because then you think does become a money maker. does it become a money maker. because next one i was because the next one i was going to michael to talk about is michael jackson. week they've jackson. so this week they've announced his biopic will announced that his biopic will be coming on to screens next april , and be coming on to screens next april, and he's going to be played nephew , jafar played by his nephew, jafar jackson , who is the son of jackson, who is the son of jermaine jackson, who's michael's brother. again, michael's brother. and again, you of this like michael you think of this like michael died almost 20 years ago. died over almost 20 years ago.

and no, no, 15 years ago. and and so no, no, 15 years ago. and then you do think to yourself, would michael have wanted a biopic ? and there's biopic out there? and there's the family kind of given the the family are kind of given the go ahead for this. but people are is going are saying, is it going to concentrate controversial concentrate on the controversial sides of michael, including those allegations of child sex abuse? this is a man who had an amazing career for over 40 years, but you know, if the family are controlling the narrative , it's a bit of a hard narrative, it's a bit of a hard it's an interesting thing because michael jackson was the highest artist of all highest selling artist of all time, so anyone's going to have a on them in the music industry. >> that's the one. now just moving the subject to his nephew, if you don't mind. yes where it's interesting is that it makes sense because it's his nephew. right. so it's someone from the family. he does resemble michael. from the family. he does res he does. >> he does. >> but what michael jackson had >> he does. >> icertaint michael jackson had >> he does. >> icertain ismshael jackson had >> he does. >> icertain isms thatjackson had >> he does. >> icertain isms that are :son had >> he does. >> icertain isms that are reallyad was certain isms that are really almost impossible to emulate. and i would be really interested to see how how jafar can i mean, he's going to be amazing because he's going to be amazing because he's got he's got the blood

first inside. >> but peter, you've played michael on stage before i did. so how did you prepare for that? you know, i was a michael jackson fan from kid because jackson fan from a kid because at 16 we're seeing . at 16 we're seeing. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. well you know, it's. >> yeah. but you see, the thing is, for me as a kid at six years old in australia, the first album bought was off the album i ever bought was off the wall. six years old. i wall. yeah, at six years old. i say look at say my money's pete, look at this . this. >> e- e stop it, i love you. >> oh, stop it, i love you. >>— >> oh, stop it, i love you. >> you got the voice as well . >> you got the voice as well. >> you got the voice as well. >> i loved i, you know , his >> i loved i, you know, his music was was every reason why i wanted to get. >> yeah. industry as many artists are. >> so how do biopics make you feel then. >> obviously you're massive, >> obviously you're a massive, massive to massive fan when it comes to somebody like amy and like michael, had their own michael, who had their own issues and controversial things going on in their lives, how does make you feel? does it make you feel? >> yeah, i mean, look, you know, you have to touch on everything. >> you have to. i mean, is >> you have to. i mean, that is what is. what a biopic is. >> can't >> you can't. yeah. you can't sugarcoat everything, you sugarcoat over everything, you know. and when you are the biggest star in the world, there's also going to be what's there's also going to be what's the old saying? where there's a

hit, writ. oh, and it hit, there's a writ. oh, and it was this thing of whenever was this thing of like, whenever you've that level of you've had that level of success, there's going to be controversy . obviously, some are controversy. obviously, some are more of more extreme than others. of course, you have to cover course, but you have to cover it. you can't no, you can't it. you can't just no, you can't brush over that. >> and it wouldn't do justice to the watching it, the people who are watching it, because pull the wool because you can't pull the wool over over our eyes, like with over of over our eyes, like with amy, we knew the drug amy, we knew about the drug addictions with michael towards the of life. all those the end of their life. all those allegations did plague his career . so allegations did plague his career. so bring their career. so to them, bring their stories on screen and not add that it will just turn a lot of audiences off? >> well, i'd love to see is them go back to the beginning and talk about how their childhood go back to the beginning and talk to out how their childhood go back to the beginning and talk to affect»w their childhood go back to the beginning and talk to affect them ir childhood go back to the beginning and talk to affect them laterldhood go back to the beginning and talk to affect them laterldh> yeah, that would be wonderful. >> thank so much. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> for having in guys. >> thank you much . >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> coming it's no >> uh, coming up, it's no illusion . love this. illusion. we love doing this. one we'll be joined one day we'll be joined by legendary 80s soul singer lee john. excited john. i'm very excited about that. we'll sharing few that. we'll be sharing a few tunes together won't. tunes together. well we won't. that just on the autocue, that was just on the autocue, but i won't be sharing any tunes just lee will. >> we'd love to hear sing. >> we'd love to hear you sing.

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every weekend at 3 pm. on gb news the people's channel, britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> oh, welcome back to saturday morning live. i'm really excited. you are. we're gonna milk this next word because we've been doing it all along . we've been doing it all along. it's not an illusion. no, it's not. oh, inverted commas. it's not an illusion. no, it's not. oh, inverted commas . we are not. oh, inverted commas. we are joined now by one of the 80 soul superstar cars. i'm so excited about this . about this. >> yes, his band have sold well over 20 million records and has had hits in over 30 countries,

including in and out of love, flashback . just an illusion. we flashback. just an illusion. we like that one. uh, music and lights and the influential albums body talk . and now they albums body talk. and now they are about to embark on a major uk city tour starting this may. great great tunes. >> welcome to the show, lee john, lead singer of imagination . we've been singing your songs .we've been singing your songs all day . thank you. really happy all day. thank you. really happy to see you now. we've spoken years ago, but i'd never actually met you. i was supposed to write with you. >> ah , yeah, we were supposed to >> ah, yeah, we were supposed to write 90s when you were write in the 90s when you were on andi write in the 90s when you were on and i had on mushroom, and i had some songs had i songs that i had for you. i would successful. would have been successful. >> been , you >> you would have been, you know, you'd to sing like know, you'd be able to sing like me. it now. can we do it? we me. do it now. can we do it? we can. there's still time. there's still can. there's still time. there's stilmusic something that >> music is something that i think over think that crosses over to everybody . everybody. >> and long as you've got >> and as long as you've got good melodies. >> and as long as you've got good meland s. >> and as long as you've got good meland something that >> yeah. and something that stays your forever, you stays in your heart forever, you can keep it going. can still keep it going. >> oh, and you've absolutely still got it. i mean, looking back the now, we've been back at the 80s now, we've been talking morning. back at the 80s now, we've been talking says morning. back at the 80s now, we've been talking says same'ning. back at the 80s now, we've been talking says same thing, back at the 80s now, we've been talkingis says same thing, back at the 80s now, we've been talkingis whats same thing, back at the 80s now, we've been talkingis what a same thing, back at the 80s now, we've been talkingis what a legend.a thing, back at the 80s now, we've been talkingis what a legend. and 1g,

which is what a legend. and so many good tunes. yes what are your reflections now looking back at the 80s and just how big you ? you were? >> i had a great time. it was about because i grew about the work because i grew up in it was about in a family. when it was about the ethic and my mother the work ethic and my mother said, long as working, said, as long as you're working, be therefore i had >> and so therefore i had a situation . when i was 15, i was situation. when i was 15, i was signed to emi , but we didn't signed to emi, but we didn't have it was a duo. i was and we didn't success. so didn't have any success. so i think that gave me the willpower to say, i really need to learn about what i'm doing. so i played pubs and bingo halls and all over the country prior to imagination, i was a singing waiter for, um, i, you know, i was acting . i waiter for, um, i, you know, i was acting. i did all waiter for, um, i, you know, i was acting . i did all sorts of was acting. i did all sorts of different things learning the trade, which to me, when by the time imagination broke with body talk, the first single, i was ready, you know, because you used to play these the top ranked in peckham . and, ranked bingo in peckham. and, you know, there'd be people you know, there'd be 2000 people there. did the there. so by the time we did the dominion theatre, seven nights there, ready , baby. there, i was ready, baby. >> and the thing is, right. so you made really good point you made a really good point there was all about the there that it was all about the

work. so you're living this work. so so you're living this incredible life . everyone's incredible life. everyone's looking you thinking, oh looking up to you thinking, oh my know, ledge my gosh, this, you know, ledge and legends. legends. but you've got no time to this at got no time to process this at what point did you turn around and go , do you know what? i've and go, do you know what? i've just brick decade, you just had a brick decade, you know , obviously you've carried know, obviously you've carried on, but i'm talking specifically of the 80s. what point did of the 80s. at what point did you sit back we did some amazing. >> we made it, that kind of thing. yeah. um, i think, you know, when you're home in england , everybody and i, i've england, everybody and i, i've always had the same friends. leroy logan is one of my best mates, you know, he's they did a biography about his life and someone portrayed me in the film. tyrone huntley. so, um , i film. tyrone huntley. so, um, i would say to answer your question, when i went to spain and we were playing this huge bullfighting arena, and i looked up saw all these crowds, up and i saw all these crowds, and thinking , up and i saw all these crowds, and thinking, i'm not up and i saw all these crowds, and thinking , i'm not even and i'm thinking, i'm not even in england. i'm in spain. and these people are, you know, i thought , these people are, you know, i thought, mama, i've made you thought, mama, i've made it. you know, it's that kind of moment . know, it's that kind of moment. but i always had my family who kept me very grounded . you know,

kept me very grounded. you know, ihave kept me very grounded. you know, i have a funny story. kept me very grounded. you know, i have a funny story . when we i have a funny story. when we did top of the pops, i think it was i'd was music and lights. and i'd come my was in come home and my sister was in my i was really tired my house, and i was really tired . i'd put, you know how it is. you're all doing, you're there all day doing, you know, rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal. home and rehearsal. and i came home and she said, all right, put the kettle on. and i'm thinking in my mind, i'm thinking i'm a star. you know who i am. she said, put some toast in there. and just. i she and i said, i've just. i she said, boy, i don't care what you know. oh yeah. keep that outside. oh yeah. so i had that kind grounding and sometimes kind of grounding and sometimes we even discussed what we never even discussed what i did because it was about the work process. so and i was very much in my mind, an artist, not a celebrity for me, a celebrity these days in particular. you don't know what they do. but i was into the art about it. the costumes that we wore was all, you know, it was a very innovative time . you had loads innovative time. you had loads of coming from of designers coming from universities and colleges and stuff, so i was around that environment . the club scene was environment. the club scene was really rife . it was like, wow,

really rife. it was like, wow, it was a funk club soul scene . i it was a funk club soul scene. i was part of all that. we used to go to high street, kensington market was market and you know, it was great. everyone great. and everyone was different , so different and original, so celebrated for being so . celebrated for being so. >> yes. lee, you are still writing and you're still performing. you've got a tour in may. >> yes, i have a big tour in may. we're going to beat this the first time in ages. i'm looking forward to so much. looking forward to it so much. i don't know i'm going looking forward to it so much. i dowear know i'm going looking forward to it so much. i dowear stage i'm going looking forward to it so much. i dowear stage you going looking forward to it so much. i dowear stage you know? to wear on stage yet, you know? but the band starting but the band we're starting rehearsals of rehearsals at the ending of january, i'll be all over the january, so i'll be all over the country. get your tickets at country. so get your tickets at ww. dot lee john cleese . um, ww. dot lee john cleese. um, that's with three e's. lee john com and next february ? no, com um, and next february? no, next february, this february, i have a single an album have a single and an album single comes out valentine's day and the album comes out on the 23rd of february. and that's with from the group with bill sharpe from the group shakatak . shakatak. >> that brilliant. and before >> that is brilliant. and before we were talking we go, because you were talking about so much, just we go, because you were talking ab0|were so much, just we go, because you were talking ab0|were telling so much, just we go, because you were talking ab0|were telling meo much, just we go, because you were talking ab0|were telling me something;t you were telling me something before your so can before about your mother. so can you what? you just tell me what? >> mum, i, know , is >> well, my mum, i, you know, is celebrating. know , she's celebrating. i don't know, she's going to be 97 this year and she's been the secretary of the

saint for saint lucian association for many, and also many, many years. and she's also part of a community centre, the eclc and i want everybody, if you can, to make donations for the lclc, which is in turnpike lane. it's a centre that desperately needs help. the council us down. council have let us down. they've because of the covid situation . so the el tel seconds situation. so the el tel seconds left the eclc .org uk. please go there please. we need your funds. we need your help and come on tour out the touh >> thank you so much. really good to see you and thank you for your company at home as well. the weather you. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar of weather on . gb news. >> hello there i i'm jonathan >> hello there! i'm jonathan vautrey here with your gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. this weekend sees a change in wind direction to more of northerly flow, and with of a northerly flow, and with that, we will start to see arctic air streaming down across the uk. ahead of that, we've got this front slowly sinking this cold front slowly sinking southwards. a fairly southwards. this is a fairly weak feature, so you can see there's hardly any rain on it.

some outbreaks and some light outbreaks of rain and drizzle it, though drizzle the south of it, though it will be fairly cloudy it will be a fairly cloudy saturday, quite gloomy in places, north of that, places, but the north of that, though spells though some brighter spells poking their way through, along with into with some showers pushing into the scotland. brisk the far north of scotland. brisk winds across of winds across parts of the northern well . northern isles as well. temperatures generally around where actually expect them where we'd actually expect them to middle of january to be for middle of january between seven eight degrees celsius, the celsius, but quite cold in the south, though underneath of south, though underneath all of that , as we head that cloud, as we head overnight, that cold front will continue push way continue to push its way southward. very southward. so again, some very light outbreaks of rain and drizzle, spells in drizzle, a few clearer spells in the mixture as well. and where you do some of those clearer you do see some of those clearer skies, some patchy you do see some of those clearer skiesovernight, some patchy you do see some of those clearer skiesovernight, well1e patchy you do see some of those clearer skiesovernight, wellfejsome' frost overnight, as well as some mist fog forming mist and fog patches forming temperatures where you're underneath just underneath the cloud, just holding up just above freezing around 1 or 2 c. again another rather cloudy day across southern areas on sunday. some brighter skies developing for northern ireland. northern england into parts of southern scotland, though showers, though in the north, are now going to start across start falling as snow across areas northern scotland, areas of northern scotland, bringing an risk well. bringing an ice risk as well. combined very winds , combined with very strong winds, severe gales across shetland potential for blizzards and

drifting , temperatures drifting snow, temperatures falling that cold air falling down as that cold air pushesin falling down as that cold air pushes in from the north, stretching to all areas. as we head monday by. looks like head into monday by. looks like things are heating up . things are heating up. >> boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news as

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