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stewart this christmas eve, for the next 2 hours, i'll be keeping you company on tv and radio with the stories that really matter all over the country. plenty coming up, we'll be speaking to a veteran about the armed forces of christmas . the armed forces of christmas. we'll have the latest on the rail strikes across the country and we'll even talking about ethnically christmas ethnically diverse christmas ornaments. but first, here's the news with assumption . colvin. news with assumption. colvin. thank you. good afternoon. this is the latest from the gb newsroom family is driving home for the festive period face travel disruption with severe on the roads due to train strikes today. travellers heading abroad are also being warned of delays . border force officials walk out for a second day disruption at uk airports was brought under control yesterday as military stepped in to replace on strike. meanwhile scotland's rail operator is warning strike starting today will severely limit services with people being

advised only travel if absolutely necessary . meanwhile absolutely necessary. meanwhile this disruption to christmas deliveries for many has workers represented by their communication workers union continue to walk off the job over pay jobs and conditions. royal mail employees began their industrial action on friday ahead of christmas. the acting general secretary of the cwg told gb news he hopes the will help the mail service strive the future. members are very angry about the way they're being treated by royal mail. people don't take strike action lightly. people don't want to lose pay. they want to actually be at work serving the customer. but the overwhelming massive feedback from the customers, they support their they support their royal mail workers. they understand that the strikes not just about being greedy is about actually having a future service and ensuring this great royal mail service, it's been there for 500 years, continues to thrive and grow in the future . thrive and grow in the future. at least 12 people are thought

to have died as the heavy storm sweeps across parts of the us. a number of fatalities have involved road traffic accidents , including a pile up in ohio that reportedly killed at least two motorists. several also injured. temperatures plunged as low as —45 degrees in some areas , with around 200 million people under weather warnings. the storm is forecast to develop into what's being described as a bomb cyclone, bringing with it heavy snow . members of the heavy snow. members of the kurdish community in paris that gathering this morning at the scene , a shooting which left scene, a shooting which left a woman and two men dead and several injured . yesterday several injured. yesterday protesters clashed with police near the near where the attack happened. near the near where the attack happened . the french president happened. the french president called the incident a heinous attack on the kurdish . a 69 year attack on the kurdish. a 69 year old man who was already known to police is in custody . paris police is in custody. paris based columnist for the

telegraph anne—elisabeth moutet told gb news the paper traitor doesn't fit the terrorist portrayed. 69 years old. he's a former army co—driver. he lived in a flat alone in the centre of his own 90 year old. father's says that he's crazy. he collected guns and managed to get some in france , the gun laws get some in france, the gun laws are very strict and he came of one of the time in jail. are very strict and he came of one of the time in jail . only one of the time in jail. only two weeks ago. and that was already for attacking accounts of migrants . all of this points of migrants. all of this points to a racist murder . the us to a racist murder. the us congress has passed a £37 billion damage and the aid bill for ukraine. the record military follows president vladimir zelenskyy's visit to washington on wednesday. his first foreign trip since the start of russia's invasion. the bill, which was passed only hours before the midnight deadline, was hotly

contested by concern set of republicans who raised about the level of us support for. ukraine forecasters are predicting a white christmas for the highlands, with unsettled weather for the rest of the uk. the met office has put a yellow warning for snow ice in place for most the highlands running from tomorrow night until 6 pm. on boxing day. meanwhile downpours are forecast in most other places over the christmas weekend . the environment agency weekend. the environment agency has issued 66 alerts for possible flooding in england . possible flooding in england. the rising of living has forced more than two pubs in england and to close each month. this year. and to close each month. this year . property group outa says year. property group outa says the overall number of pubs has gone by almost 400 since last year as they struggle with soaring energy costs, rising food prices and a decreasing demand as well as staffing issues. but the figure was 13% lower than in 2021. the nhs is

warning parents about the risks of swallowing toy parts as an increase has seen more children admitted to hospital . the latest admitted to hospital. the latest data shows , the number of data shows, the number of children having consumed a small object has doubled over the last ten years to almost 230. doctors are concerned about penny sized batteries that make part of several household items like festive lights and television remotes . this is gb news will remotes. this is gb news will you? remotes. this is gb news will you.7 more remotes. this is gb news will you? more news as it happens. now it's back to calvin . now it's back to calvin. welcome to the show. now, on christmas eve, midnight mass is a big part of the festive calendar for christians. with thousands gathering at churches across britain this evening to reflect on the sacrifices made by jesus . but numbers may be by jesus. but numbers may be declining with census data this november showing that england

and wales are now minus christian countries less than half the population. 27.5 million people describe themselves as christian, which is 5.5 million fewer than in 2011. there was also a big increase in the proportion of people. they have no religion at all. our yorkshire reporter riley joins us now at selby abbey with a priest who believes that christianity is still here to staying in england . and who to staying in england. and who are you with ? good afternoon. are you with? good afternoon. yes, i'm here with reverend down thomas . don, yes, i'm here with reverend down thomas. don, we yes, i'm here with reverend down thomas . don, we heard yes, i'm here with reverend down thomas. don, we heard in november christianity is in decline . and with people not decline. and with people not saying that they're, christian, less than half the population of england and wales. what do you make of that decline? i don't think many of us in the church were that surprised by the figure. i think it's in line with we've been seeing in with what we've been seeing in our practise anyway . there's our practise anyway. there's obviously been news of people reaching out and exploring their faith over the covid period , but faith over the covid period, but i think really it's a challenge

for us as a church to think about how we reach people at this time and you'll see a lot more people this time of year than you do normally . more people this time of year than you do normally. midnight mass coming up this evening as well as some of the services. is it that brings people to the church at this time of year? think it's still a part of people's tradition and we're expecting to be quite busy here this evening. we've got the archbishop day, archbishop of york coming day, and that will get and i'm sure that will get people involved . i think there's people involved. i think there's something about this time of year that people still connect it with the church. so we'll see a few more. and it's a privilege to welcome them. and you mentioned covid we're also going through a cost of living crisis , as you know. how can faith support people through this? i think my faith has given a feeling that i'm a part of something a bit bigger. it gives a language for me to explain connection to myself , connection connection to myself, connection to others, and connection nature as well as connection with god .

as well as connection with god. so i think it's helpful . and so i think it's helpful. and what is the christmas message that you'll be spreading? for me, the christmas message is that god's delight sits in being with us. god wants to be with us so much that he sent that little baby boy jesus into a family, experiencing a challenging economic time and, that that's where god wanted to be . god where god wanted to be. god wants to be with us. it's just a question of how we reach back. thank you . so that's the thank you. so that's the christmas message here from selby abbey . and there'll be a selby abbey. and there'll be a lot of people gathering here this evening for midnight mass for. thank you. and i wonder if you could ask the reverend, how is he planning to counter the covid and the number of people who have dropped off, sadly, since the last couple of and lockdown, etc. church numbers seem to be a few other sort of sizes at this point . is it going sizes at this point. is it going to come about that so calvin's just mentioned, we touched on covid and the real decline in numbers of people coming to

church because of that. have you got a plan to sort of counter that to get more people in? for me, number bears in the pews are a small measure . what makes the a small measure. what makes the church successful? it's not all about the numbers coming through the door. for me, what is important is how we reach out, how we walk alongside people , how we walk alongside people, where they are, and how we develop those relationships . my develop those relationships. my belief is that if those relationships are meaningful and authentic , then numbers in authentic, then numbers in church will follow. the challenge is for us to reach out and you do lot in the community, don't you? go to coffee shops, you've got food banks. you do a lot to spread the message in the area. yeah, we're part of the warm welcome in the area as well as trying to help with cost of living . and that's not just the living. and that's not just the job. that's a alongside other churches in the area as well as of the public spaces . it's of the public spaces. it's trying to work in partnership think is really important. thank you and i think kelvin's got one

more question via i've i was goodi more question via i've i was good i think i'll join you in your prayers for growth in faith as well as growth in numbers. i think fantastic in think that's fantastic in regards to we this week a regards to we saw this week a woman in the uk been woman in the uk has been arrested for praying silently in woman in the uk has been arrehead.or praying silently in woman in the uk has been arrehead. i'draying silently in woman in the uk has been arrehead. i'd just1g silently in woman in the uk has been arrehead. i'd just like lently in woman in the uk has been arrehead. i'd just like to tly in woman in the uk has been arrehead. i'd just like to give| her head. i'd just like to give you opportunity to say you the opportunity to say something that while you something about that while you on the fact. sir calvin's on the fact. yes, sir calvin's just said i don't know if you heard about it, but there was a woman arrested for praying, silent lee in the street. would you like to make a comment on that. i couldn't possibly comment without knowing exactly what was involved at the time. it's not something i'm aware of and i wouldn't feel comfortable commenting. not a problem at all. thank you, dan. and merry christmas from selby . thank you christmas from selby. thank you both very much . and happy both very much. and happy christmas to you, too . i will christmas to you, too. i will add my $0.02 to that. i think never appropriate to be banned from praying anywhere in the country and we should always celebrate faith no celebrate people's faith no matter is. but like matter what it is. but i'd like to your thoughts. please to hear your thoughts. please email news at. sorry email gb news at. sorry vaiews@gbnews.uk or . tweet us

vaiews@gbnews.uk or. tweet us at gb news and let us know what you think about what we've been talking about today . the talking about today. the christmas season is typically a tough period military tough period for our military heroes who have returned from their deployment to help fight this. government announced this. the government announced new to help end new measures to help end veterans sleeping rough by 2023. the scheme , called operation the scheme, called operation fortitude enable veterans at risk of homelessness to access supportive housing and wraparound specialist care in health accommodation and education. joining me in the studio is the sas trooper, phil campion . big phil and his dog campion. big phil and his dog and dog meat dog. it's christmas . how are you doing? yeah, thank you for coming along and having a support couple. can you tell us what is the support like for veterans this time of year at christmas? i'm it very much depends on who you are. it really doesn't . how ingrained really doesn't. how ingrained with the system you still are and all that sort of stuff. i know there's a lot of people now, they're probably not receiving the support, the support. no there's no support. there's no there's no real system place. well, i'd

real system in place. well, i'd like see it change slightly like to see it change slightly when i'd when you leave. i'd like a probationary system in place whereby can dip back whereby you can dip back in, back you for back out as you like for a number of years, because at the moment it seems to me that some people are allowed to. it's not that cares. it'sjust that no one cares. it's just that no one cares. it's just that you don't the first that if you don't make the first move, won't be caught. move, you won't be caught. okay. now, was some sort of now, if there was some sort of system where maybe this all just happen again, just happen every now and again, just to people know that you were to let people know that you were safe secure then. a lot of safe and secure then. a lot of people go unnoticed and. obviously, are obviously, you know, there are homeless there, homeless veterans out there, which really which my heart. it really does. so not people don't so it's not that people don't care, they're falling care, but they're falling through cracks. think with through the cracks. i think with all cracks, i think, all of the cracks, i think, unfortunately, there's a lot other stuff gets prioritised before sometimes, before veterans sometimes, which perhaps shouldn't. perhaps maybe it shouldn't. i'm not more not saying other things are more important, there's nothing important, but there's nothing more man fall more important than a man fall for country. as far as i'm for his country. as far as i'm concerned. do not mean so, you know, thought said know, i thought vinnie said a complete of care when you complete lack of care when you say people dropping through say people are dropping through holes those holes holes in that and those holes shouldn't really shouldn't be there, they really shouldn't. me about shouldn't. can you tell me about the mental health of some of our veterans during christmas? okay look, tough time. it's

look, it's a tough time. it's a family time, know, when you family time, you know, when you have emotional period have an emotional period of whatever emotion can whatever kind of emotion is, can reignite whatever emotions reignite whatever those emotions were giving those were that are giving you those health makes it health problems. and it makes it very some people. and very hard for some people. and if that being on if you compound that by being on your having other hardships your own, having other hardships to contend with as it to contend with as well, it makes it very difficult. you know, i know, anyone know, and i you know, anyone should somebody should be should have somebody who be able reach who they would be able to reach out you know, and that would out to, you know, and that would do be my aim is do it. that would be my aim is everybody who leaves forces everybody who leaves the forces has continue support and has to continue support and feels they can the feels that they can tap the doon feels that they can tap the door. and he's only one. and i guess that some of them feel that they can't all they're too proud whatever not proud to or whatever do not mean. needs to be mean. but this needs to be instilled the soldiers while instilled in the soldiers while they're this they're still serving. this needs when you leave, we needs to say when you leave, we don't the door. weren't don't shut the door. you weren't just a number. thanks very much for your service. and it's not in many but where they do in many cases, but where they do lose is, where they're just lose them is, where they're just allowed away. so what allowed to drift away. so what do you feel the government do you feel about the government pulling military try pulling the military to help try the good thing. the strikes? is a good thing. you up, you the you signed up, you saw on the dotted line. i've covered other people's my time people's work during my time in the you if i went

the military. you know if i went down visit the troops last down to visit the troops last week, i met some good top men and, women supporting, you know, the and actually the ambulance. and actually that's exemplary . you that's who was exemplary. you know, even to learn know, we might even get to learn something know? something here, you know? i mean, looking mean, sadly, we're looking forward something forward to doing something new. you challenge. and you know, another challenge. and i one of the not so i would take one of the not so i'm single, i'll be in the block, i'll be drinking. i'm i'm out and i'm something gin. out here and i'm something gin. i there are i mean so you know there are actually will never change you know they know that you know by signing the dotted you signing on the dotted line you know might some point know that you might some point as something slightly what as a do something slightly what you by you know so you signed up for by you know so part i think the part and parcel when i think the attitude extremely good of the soldiers and service people i saw the valley barracks saw down at the valley barracks week a lot of our followers and a of our viewers have been a lot of our viewers have been saying on twitter on social media that it seems that veterans are being outed in favour who favour of illegal immigrants who are supported and are being housed, supported and paid for by money. that the paid for by money. is that the case ? does it feel like there's case? does it feel like there's an imbalance? i'm sure. if an imbalance? i'm sure. look if you the homeless squad you were the homeless squad here, the homeless squad, here, if the homeless squad, you're someone who sees a homeless then homeless squatting and then you see someone who perhaps in your

view not fit the criteria view does not fit the criteria certainly the certainly doesn't fit the criteria front that criteria in front of that person. then going to say person. then you're going to say something. you're going to feel a off because you know that. a bit off because you know that. the is, i don't believe the fact is, i don't believe service person should be left in the cold. any service person should about the medical should be left about the medical care they need. know, care that they need. you know, if got mental health, if they have got mental health, they come to front of they should come to the front of they should come to the front of the some people the queue every some people might that do to might argue that they do come to the of the queue, but i'd the front of the queue, but i'd say, look, we need to grab these ones. we don't need to let them drift. we need them where identify into fold identify grab them into the fold have they can go have somewhere where they can go at have have an at the military, have a have an arm a branch is open that's arm or a branch is open that's like probationary one that like a probationary one that says, for the of says, you know for the rest of the time on this you've got somewhere to go. do not mean because it is a family to us people military consider people in military to consider it family know some people it a family you know some people that's that that's the only family that go i don't think say thank you don't think we say thank you enough. very enough. i know it's very american, to use american, but i'd like to use this opportunity just to thank our servicemen for being well. well, really our servicemen for being well. welldo really our servicemen for being well. welldo that. really our servicemen for being well. welldo that. honestly, really will do that. honestly, i thanking the troops everywhere i go. and go. you know also thanks and i don't it you know don't ask for it you know but

it's nice get that pat on the back sometimes a thankless is about happy about face. yeah so happy christmas thank christmas you and happy. thank you all you for having me. all servicemen women we have servicemen and women and we have much come the show much more to come on the show today including at the

break welcome back. i am the reverend calvin covering for alistair stuart . you've been emailing on stuart. you've been emailing on some views . let's have a look at some views. let's have a look at what you've been saying . john what you've been saying. john says, as it has been shown, that our military have done better our military have done a better job at the borders than border force have previously . force have done previously. maybe their maybe it's time for their functions part of our functions to become part of our militaries responsibilities. they at the they should be paid at the current but come under current rate, but come under king's regulations and ready king's regulations and be ready for operations as all for military operations as all others army, royal navy and others in army, royal navy and royal force. i'm veteran . royal air force. i'm a veteran. ten service the royal ten years service in the royal air , and i know all boys air force, and i know all boys and uniform could do a and girls in uniform could do a far better job. and girls in uniform could do a far betterjob. merry and girls in uniform could do a far better job. merry christmas thank john. thank you for that, john. i think always to think it's always good to support for all services. was support for all services. it was great to have big phil on here previously. it's been interesting they interesting in that they can fill role, they jump in fill the role, they can jump in and and perhaps we need

and get done and perhaps we need to look at increasing the service goes on service rate and what goes on there the military stepping there with the military stepping in strikers in when these strikers try to cripple let's cripple country. right. let's move on to the sport because christmas a big time for sport and the premier league returns to action on boxing day after a break from the cup . break from the world cup. joining sports joining me now is sports broadcaster and writer aidan magee through the magee to take us through the biggest stories . aiden, biggest sports stories. aiden, what's going on in the back pages? good morning to you. first father. yeah we first of all, father. yeah we touched on it earlier on of set. didn't know we were talking about. didn't know we were talking about . now, this is didn't know we were talking about. now, this is a guy didn't know we were talking about . now, this is a guy who about. now, this is a guy who kalvin phillips is the fact footballer. yes. right it's not one. take through the one. but i'll take through the see the story here. he played 54 minutes for manchester city. he got move last summer. got a big move last summer. leeds to manchester city . £45 leeds to manchester city. £45 million. he's 554 minutes of football because he shouldering shoulder injury he had had surgery recently as october i surgery as recently as october i think was he an opening think was he played an opening day season didn't go day of the season he didn't go selected for world cup. now selected for the world cup. now had for england had been a stalwart for england in previous cup when in the previous world cup when i. was only 27 but he i. i still was only 27 but he performed gareth southgate performed well gareth southgate he and some

he got picked and some people think he was a bit although he's done well before, he hasn't played so what's played much football. so what's he cup now? he doing in the world cup now? he substitute he played two substitute appearances for england, wales and last couple and senegal in the last couple of and yet he comes back to training the week or training in the last week or last or so. last week, last few days or so. last week, i imagine. pep guardiola, his manager, manchester yesterday i imagine. pep guardiola, his manélook, iianchester yesterday i imagine. pep guardiola, his manélook, he chester yesterday i imagine. pep guardiola, his manélook, he chesasked;terday i imagine. pep guardiola, his manélook, he ches asked whyay i imagine. pep guardiola, his manélook, he ches asked why if said, look, he was asked why if he's be available and said, look, he was asked why if he'said be available and said, look, he was asked why if he'said alwayse available and said, look, he was asked why if he'said always notfailable and said, look, he was asked why if he'said always not fit.|ble and said, look, he was asked why if he'said always not fit. and and said, look, he was asked why if he'said always not fit. and they he said always not fit. and they said, with him? said, oh, what's wrong with him? because i thought it might be a recurrence of a shoulder injury, but not fit. in but no, he's not fit. as in he's overweight not in overweight he's come back not in shape now, shape to play football. now, when fat, have to put when you say fat, we have to put it in context here. fat for a footballer might mean a pound or two i'm sure he can footballer might mean a pound or two we i'm sure he can footballer might mean a pound or two we get i'm sure he can footballer might mean a pound or two we get rid i'm sure he can footballer might mean a pound or two we get rid ithatjre he can footballer might mean a pound or two we get rid ithat overa can footballer might mean a pound or two we get rid ithat over a:an but we get rid of that over a penod but we get rid of that over a period of the problem period of time the problem manchester hiatus manchester city with this hiatus the season the middle of the season everyone's stockpile of everyone's got to stockpile of fixtures of fixtures fixtures a backlog of fixtures after now resuming on boxing and the i've eight the city. i think i've got eight games over weeks that's games in just over weeks that's a in football terms and it a lot in football terms and it really is. it's a of really is. it's a lot of minutes. going to minutes. are they going to need people callum robinson? people like callum robinson? he's back. he's going to be coming back. robinson not playing robinson i'm not i'm not playing football. high up from football. how high up from kalvin phillips ? so yeah. so kalvin phillips? so yeah. so

again, they need him badly in him as part of this squad and but what you saw there, sean, he wasn't around, thought wasn't just sat around, thought that was training that was what he was training and well, that was that was as well. that was question they well. that was a question they seemed guardiola seemed to people. guardiola seems explain seems to be at a loss to explain why he'd come back in why exactly he'd come back in in bad dont why exactly he'd come back in in bad don't know how bad shape. so we don't know how much over. we that much he was over. we that there's evidence there's no evidence he was breaking scales anything breaking the scales or anything like nonetheless it's like that. but nonetheless it's it much for the it doesn't say much for the regime that they were running with heat over there as with all that heat over there as well. imagine, is quite well. you imagine, is quite difficult to on like the difficult to put on the like the studio. exactly. i know studio. yeah, exactly. i know they to right. they never seem to get it right. i in the morning i think in the in the morning it's cold. it gets it's very cold. it gets progressively hot. but if you your right now so your turkey in here right now so it's i just wonder though was was it necessary for his manager to shame him like that? you know , not maybe he's just , i'm not sure. maybe he's just giving nudge. him giving a friendly nudge. get him to shape. yeah to get back into shape. yeah probably. probably put a fat probably. i probably put a fat shaming to me about shaming note to tell me about your christmas . are you doing. your christmas. are you doing. i i'm so. i'm working tomorrow morning. i'm to i'm going to catch a midnight tonight. i was watching a segment earlier on. i find the midnight mass is

sometimes spoilt by a few drunks coming to the church so that might come into a finish of the puppets 11 and make the went to church member service been church member service has been disrupted child and then disrupted as a child and then there'll be the a year crew there'll be the once a year crew you know i mean not they're not the regulars not not the regulars i'm, not i'm not saying be should saying people should be should be only be excluded because only come once but mean, it's once a year. but i mean, it's quite when judges quite an edifying when judges have to stop have have security to stop drunks getting in. so i don't know mentioned by know if that's been mentioned by anybody, but it has been a problem at our church, the pansh problem at our church, the parish church i've been over parish church i've been to over last whatever i'll last 25, 30 years, whatever i'll going we call that going to 6:00 mass. we call that the children's we at the children's so that we at like church in bromley like my local church in bromley or go open session or maybe go to an open session haven't quite but haven't decided quite yet but haven't decided quite yet but have there early these haven't decided quite yet but have because 1ere early these haven't decided quite yet but have because there's ly these haven't decided quite yet but have because there's a these haven't decided quite yet but have because there's a the queue days because there's a big queue and tomorrow morning i'm and then tomorrow morning i'm work 21st christmas work i'm doing my 21st christmas day a row don't want to day in a row so i don't want to break record you know that's break the record you know that's the then you after about the then you home after about 12:00 christmas doesn't get 12:00 and christmas doesn't get going day no going until 2 pm. got day no i'm brothers my sister i'm brothers and my sister in laws the afternoon then laws in the afternoon and then evening mine evening they're coming to mine for festive christmas menu. for my festive christmas menu. i don't if you can see they go don't if you can see out they go i'll you a flavour of i'll give you a flavour of what's flavour. got what's at flavour. if i've got festive, one puff pastry volume

on finger food, you on so it's finger food, you know, tasting know, it's like a tasting menu almost cheese almost ham and cheese croquettes. mozzarella croquettes. some also mozzarella arancini. is not arancini. and she is not chelsea's new signing, by the way. then the berries royal way. and then the berries royal cocktail. i the detail cocktail. i love the detail you've into . well, the you've got into. well, the cocktails are interesting because couple because i trialled them a couple of just had dry run, of days ago. i just had dry run, but i was actually wet run, i guess, isn't it? that's. but i've i've never done i've tried it. i've never done it before. tasted thursday it before. tasted it on thursday i it wednesday that i think it was wednesday that tasted we've got tasted really good. we've got one our on one member of our families on veg right? seems so year. we got a one. she's a non—alcoholic one. she's watching. excited. a non—alcoholic one. she's watc after excited. a non—alcoholic one. she's watc after that excited. a non—alcoholic one. she's watc after that selection excited. a non—alcoholic one. she's watc after that selection of:ited. and after that selection of personalised galaxy rice crispy all chocolates are available all the chocolates are available everyone from everyone has to be vacated from the premises 2130. so i've the premises by 2130. so i've got work. i'm your family would appreciate you appreciate i love it. you mentioned what i'm going mentioned mass is what i'm going to i'm to be to midnight mass i'm going to be deacon the first time deacon ing for the first time this fantastic because this year. fantastic because i know for solid. it will be know for a solid. yes it will be in i'm of in something. i'm kind of way that'll fantastic. tell that'll be fantastic. tell me about the boxing about the, you know, the boxing the as well before we erm. the darts as well before we erm. yeah, while the darts yeah, the darts while the darts who. it's world, pdc world who. it's the world, pdc world championships. year championships. this time of year we after we get the bdo version after christmas . we get the bdo version after christmas. this again bit like christmas. this again a bit like the cup is a hiatus in the

the world cup is a hiatus in the middle. we've got the cups, i think it's around a quarter finals. i think before before finals. i think is before before christmas and it resumes in the 27th. the issue here, the 27th. now the issue is here, the number of competitors in the field was increased in 2019 so about 90 it's now increased 148. that's a big it just dilutes the why is that at the lower end well i think there are a few reasons for it i think i mean for example they want they want to include the ones including ukrainian for sake of course ukrainian for the sake of course they do a ukrainian he wasn't up to and said won't be to scratch and said he won't be in but he was wiped out. in future, but he was wiped out. you're of whitewash you're seeing a lot of whitewash games early rounds, games in the early rounds, which dilutes people dilutes the quality people paying dilutes the quality people paying that paying good money to see that not their not just through their subscriptions satellite not just through their subscrijalso; satellite not just through their subscrijalso through satellite not just through their subscrijalso through toningite not just through their subscrijalso through toning up tv, but also through toning up the eyes on the palace and paying the eyes on the palace and paying for tickets, etc. so it's a bigger tournament. it the quality slightly. i still it'll be good quality after christmas because the good players will still get through to the to the latter rounds proper christmas sports what it i mean. well sports is what it i mean. well you know some people say it's not sport would argue it not a sport would argue that it is that can you is a shame then that can you know. that so peter

know. no i like that so peter writes that in that he's a champion from from last year and it resumes christmas got some good friends working be good friends working there'll be hope see myself hope fans going to see it myself but real be fair to but it's a real know be fair to the broadcasters run the broadcasters who run it they've made christmas they've made it into a christmas tradition it would be much tradition that it would be much of tradition. when of a christmas tradition. when i was a child. but very was when i was a child. but very much now love thank you much is now love that. thank you very have a good very much. sports, have a good christmas you. well, coming christmas to you. well, coming by mate. have a by christmas, mate. let's have a look. more of look. a couple more of your views been sending views that you've been sending in. says, hi, gb news in. linda says, hi, gb news i wish you all happy christmas and new love channel. new year. love this channel. it's how british it's great how the british people views. people can add their views. i have channel on most have your channel on most days and all like of and you all feel like part of all your brilliant all family. keep your brilliant the best linda. oh you, linda. that's very good. very kind, very sweet. happy christmas to you to . now you and your family, to. now let's if you've ever let's move on if you've ever christmas wasn't all you thought it would be spare a thought for those may not see another in those who may not see another in northern the children to lapland took a planeload of children with terminal and life threatening conditions to see father christmas and our reporter doug beattie went along

to find out more encompassing the balance . what fun it is to the balance. what fun it is to something sleigh christmas gifts can come in many forms and for families that are part of a child with terminal or life threatening illnesses , a getaway threatening illnesses, a getaway to a land of innocence snow and make believe may just be the ticket. i means ever son really. to be honest . we have never been to be honest. we have never been in a family like this before, so it's going to be magical. in a family like this before, so it's going to be magical . yeah. it's going to be magical. yeah. so it's the first time that they've spent time away to share fresh holiday ? yeah alan was fresh holiday? yeah alan was diagnosed with brain tumour, so we had been through a whole year of chemo, radiation and i rang and am we've come to the end of it and the nurses say tell us that the nominator and that's how we got here . the wait is how we got here. the wait is finally over this privately

chartered jet me will fly these children to lapland for the magic of christmas to meet santa . i'm going to see some time air. and what are you going to ask for? a pleasant i'm going to ask for? a pleasant i'm going to ask for? a pleasant i'm going to ask for like a given monitor. now i'd like to know from my bedroom where such a journey medical experience be on hand and mark rowlands is the medical director and explains this of the situation . these children the situation. these children are sick i mean, they are life limiters and terminal some of these kids might never see santa claus again. so this is big, big trip. but you name it they've had everything liver transplants, heart transplants , transplants, heart transplants, bone marrow transplants still a lot of them under a lot of a lot of care and treatment at the moment. they're all stabilised . moment. they're all stabilised. we've all had the go ahead from individual consultants that they're to go and we want to

they're fit to go and we want to make sure that they have a great day . even the flight crew have a day. even the flight crew have a soft spot for this trip . and soft spot for this trip. and captain john rowland is no different. oh, it's wonderful to see all the kids going away, to see all the kids going away, to see father christmas. they're really excited. so i love doing these flights . the landscape and these flights. the landscape and climate here are very different and that gives the families an opportunity to sample some new experiences . the highlight of experiences. the highlight of the day is the 1 to 1 with santa and his face for children was very clear how long should it be before they go to sleep on christmas eve? on eve? it could be very good if they can go and sleep about at least at 9:00 in the evening. yeah and then if they have a fireplace so that they have a fireplace so that they should check up that they have no fire in the fireplace on christmas eve , the whole christmas eve, the whole experience may be a lot to put into one day. but the children

this plane need specific medical support and time is of the essence but for most it's a day that dreams will be real and memories me it to give it a gb news thank doug about you. absolutely love that. so wholesome. thank you. coming up gb news presenter gloria de piero who goes to a community in her latest glory are meets. but first here's your latest news touch. first here's your latest news touch . on kelvin. thank you. touch. on kelvin. thank you. this is the latest from the gb newsroom protesters have clashed again with police in paris as a vigil was being held at the scene of a shooting which left a woman and two men dead and several others . these now the several others. these now the live pictures from paris appear to be using tear gas to disperse the crowd . it's after riots the crowd. it's after riots broke out yesterday in the wake of the attack . members of the

of the attack. members of the kurdish community have been gathering this morning close to where the incident happened. a 69 year old man who was already known to police is in custody . known to police is in custody. this is a developing story and we'll bring you more on it as we get it . family is driving home get it. family is driving home for the festive period face. travel disruption with severe traffic on the road due to train strikes . travellers heading strikes. travellers heading abroad are also being warned of delays as border officials walk out for a second day, disrupt uk airports was brought under control yesterday as the military stepped in to replace workers on strike. meanwhile, scotland's operator is warning strike starting today will severely limit services . with severely limit services. with people being advised to only travel if absolutely necessary necessary . meanwhile, this necessary. meanwhile, this disruption to christmas deliveries for many as workers represented by the workers union continue to walk off the job over pay jobs and conditions. royal mail employees began

industrial action on friday ahead of christmas . at least 12 ahead of christmas. at least 12 people are thought to have as a heavy storm sweeps across parts of the us a number of fatalities have involved road traffic accidents , including a pile up accidents, including a pile up in ohio that reportedly killed at least two motorists. several were also . temperatures plunged were also. temperatures plunged as as —45 degrees in some areas with around hundred million people under . weather warnings. people under. weather warnings. the storm is forecast to develop into what's being described as a bomb cyclone bringing with it heavy, blinding snow . and heavy, blinding snow. and forecasters are predicting white christmas for the highlands with onset weather for the rest of the uk . the met office has put a the uk. the met office has put a yellow warning for snow and ice in place for most the highlands running from tomorrow night until 6 pm. on boxing day. meanwhile downpours are forecast in most other places over the christmas weekend . the christmas weekend. the environment agency has issued 66

alerts for possible flooding in england , tv, online and dab england, tv, online and dab radio. this is. gb news. looking ahead to afternoon and the uk is looking mixed with plenty of sunny weather towards the southeast and more changeable elsewhere. let's take a look at the details starting off in scotland here . the off in scotland here. the earlier rain and hail, snow will become confined to the northern. heavy showery rain in the west. best of any sunshine east across northern. there will be plenty of outbreaks of showery rain. these could turn and perhaps thundery later on hail possible whilst the afternoon will start dry and bright in the north—west of england , a spell of heavy of england, a spell of heavy rain is likely later with hail and lightning for some will be a similar for much of wales. we can expect some fine weather for a time before a band of rain

pushes through. likely turning at times. meanwhile in the east midlands, the weather should fine through the afternoon with plenty of winter sunshine , plenty of winter sunshine, perhaps not feeling as mild as dunng perhaps not feeling as mild as during recent days, with highs of around nine celsius. if a similar picture as we look across east here too, we can expect dry and mostly sunny afternoon . temperatures may just afternoon. temperatures may just about scrape into double digits , somewhat cloudier towards the south coast with some showers pushing through though. these should be relatively few and between. it will be mild here with highs of around 12 celsius. a band of intense rain will push eastwards this evening, bringing the risk of hail and thunder. and that is how the weather is up for the rest of the day .

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robinson standing in for alister stuart in her latest glorious meets episode , all gb news meets episode, all gb news presenter gloria de piero has gone to a community store where people go to top up their food shops as they deal with impact of the cost of living crisis . of the cost of living crisis. this is the evelyn community store in south london fo r £3.50 store in south london for £3.50 a week. local people can sign up and that entitles them to get extra to feed their families the essentials really but uses a place like this will of the four people are about to eat are in work. the other two have worked pretty much their lives and until pretty recently but are currently too sick to be in the workplace . do you know what ? let workplace. do you know what? let them tell their own stories . go them tell their own stories. go inside . we're roughly about inside. we're roughly about about same age . places like this

about same age. places like this didn't exist when women were most. yeah what would ? just chip most. yeah what would? just chip in as you feel. what your life like . if you weren't a member of like. if you weren't a member of this club where you pay like. if you weren't a member of this club where you pa y £3.50 this club where you pay £3.50 a week to top up your shopping, it would be a lot harder . it would would be a lot harder. it would be a lot harder, no doubt about it. i mean, that would be many things in your fridge, freezer and fridge and cupboard that you couldn't have. i mean, things are that. i mean, not are not that. i mean, it's not so on middlemore because so tough on middlemore because i don't children. to don't have children. i want to go homeless . now, don't have children. i want to go homeless. now, i'm go look at homeless. now, i'm not homeless. but, you know what? that was a year what? yeah, but that was a year i got it. so that's actually relevant now. that doesn't matter anymore. does matter relevant now. that doesn't m'all? anymore. does matter relevant now. that doesn't m'all? whatore. does matter relevant now. that doesn't m'all? what matterss matter relevant now. that doesn't m'all? what matters now? atter relevant now. that doesn't m'all? what matters now? the' at all? what matters now? the future i'm homeless now. future. so i'm not homeless now. i have children , so i don't have children, so my life's so bad . so i've got life's not so bad. so i've got no complaints . it's how. tell me no complaints. it's how. tell me how, how would you say both you and your husband are working full time? got five full time? you've got five children. how you them all children. how would you them all afford ? feed them all. you're

afford? feed them all. you're trying to better yourself as well. you're trying to get a new qualification to be an accountant. that accountant. i would say that life be impossible because life would be impossible because i mean, prior to this sort of beenin i mean, prior to this sort of been in debt and having to pay back like times where, i had child tax credit always having to pay back the child tax credit. i mean, i'm still paying back child tax credit because i had a child in nursery at some point and my husband was offered for three years. he lost his job. and during that time there was so much i, i must say that there were times at the beginning with my family , i was beginning with my family, i was grateful actually . so it's a grateful actually. so it's a bye, baby food with the credit card . so those times where when card. so those times where when you think that being grateful to have a credit card but to buy

food is not like going to buy something luxurious and nice boot pair of do you but just to buy food and i was grateful for that yeah right i'm telling you i can't tell you i cannot put a value to what it has done because not only at least it has reduced my food bill a lot . and reduced my food bill a lot. and then we, we get exposed to things that i personally wouldn't have gone to the shop to buy because i would not i cannot afford it. i would not go to a shop in waitrose we have things waitrose sometimes we have things from marks and spencer nicer, you know, which i would not gone to buy because i know cannot afford that. what was what would it be like if you didn't have the supply of foods you get from here? i'd probably be on baked beans on every day because , you know, luckily i because, you know, luckily i like bake and runs more than

others. yeah. i mean but not every. no, no , no. yeah, yeah, every. no, no, no. yeah, yeah, yeah, right. yeah yeah, yeah. it would be tough without the for you.so would be tough without the for you. so even work part time. yeah it helps top up my shopping as well because i'm find that i'm spending less in tesco's now than i was spending before because things are so expensive. yeah things . because things are so expensive. yeah things. the community star is a godsend. i've done well done with that . then for the done with that. then for the last four or five and i've used my life. it's done a lot for next year we get to the fruit and vegetables that we probably couldn't afford. so you know, the cost of food going to the supermarket, putting the heating on. yeah. how much do you worry about the heating on? do you have you have to. have to have to? you have to. we have to do i haven't put it on do it. oh, i haven't put it on so far. yeah. yeah just so far. yeah. yeah no she's just been haven't put it on been putting haven't put it on i mean since winter came. well i haven't and my central heating on and then obviously when i wanted to turn on the discovery wasn't working is very poor it

wasn't working is very poor it was really sad. but i still haven't turned on. but luckily i haven't turned on. but luckily i have this one oil fields projector. so that's i have in my sitting room so i'm warming my sitting room so i'm warming my sitting room so i'm warming my sitting room. i since it's got cold i really want my sitting room but then i'll have issue where i have mould . so issue where i have mould. so it's just going to get this winter because i'm not to heat the house. do you own your house? no, i'm in the council policy. so they do when summer comes, the winter comes the mould comes back again and so even with the heating , the mould even with the heating, the mould was there . so it's without was there. so it's without heating , it's just going to get heating, it's just going to get very bad . and she went in and very bad. and she went in and that's not right. so you you two have always voted otherwise for you two, basically not always . you two, basically not always. not just for good. most of the time, i figure if you fall, somebody was fighting for you and if it would make a

difference to your life, you would vote. yeah yeah, of would vote. yeah yeah, yeah. of course, people just financialized. they feel disillusioned . it's disillusioned. it's understandable people just understandable that people just like, what's the point? we'll put up? he's not going to make do . and what is the point? they do. and what is the point? they what is the point? you know, i mean. i could swear now, but i'm not going see but you know, i've had conversations with a couple of friends and i say they can't organise, organise the government call, organise a, an a brewery, you know they , they a brewery, you know they, they can't win be better off people like us we'd be better off . like us we'd be better off. yeah. people, you know, like you with your life experience. yeah exactly . to have a voice in exactly. to have a voice in decision some else, you know what decisions are made to help people who are struggling . so people who are struggling. so many people struggling with the cost of living. just want to cost of living. i just want to hopefully be here to watch my son grow up and live because he wants you in in a couple of years. does that make you feel that son's going pride that your son's going to pride for crowds hemispherical ? for crowds of hemispherical? because, pretty proud because, well, i'm pretty proud

of because got no of him. so because he's got no dad, i just want to hope that here to see him do that one thing i want to do that's really lovely. thank you thank but thank you so much . that was thank you so much. that was fascinating . thank you, gloria. fascinating. thank you, gloria. i think it's always important to have more normal people having normal views. and that's exactly what gb is now in a time what gb news is now in a time everyone and everything is racist , christmas is no racist, christmas is no exception . apparently some take exception. apparently some take offence at the idea of a white christmas to not worry. there are now ranges of ethnically christmas ornaments for people who want their trimmings to reflect them and although used as an to the festivities, they can help to open up difficult conversations on race and colour to some light on this topic, i'm joined by the social policy analyst and cultural writer, dr.

rakhi islam rakhi. but where are you really from ? one more really you really from? one more really from? well, calvin, i was born insulin family homes in a numbers the openness in north indian origin is not very difficult is it not need to be offended by that question thank you very much. i know you'll be straight with what do you straight with that. what do you think about multiculturalism? do you needs reining in to you think needs reining in to build social cohesion ? the good build social cohesion? the good of from ethnic and of brits from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds ? well, call cultural backgrounds? well, call when you ask a great i think it's been a difficult year most of multiculturalism we saw of the multiculturalism we saw the last two disorders primarily young muslim and hindu men in the city which is traditionally been heralded as a paragon of multicultural and interfaith relations . we've also seen the relations. we've also seen the publication of reports on group based sexual abuse where. public institutions prioritise racial sensitivities over the bread and

butter of protecting the most vulnerable. so i think that what we need to do we need to do with state sponsored multiculturalism in britain . we need to focus in britain. we need to focus more on shared values, mutual obugafion more on shared values, mutual obligation and sense of common purpose because too all often what i people prioritising is differ between a various groups in the uk as opposed to what we have in common absolute. and what i often see is people taking offence on behalf of other people. we see in the brighton university saying have a happy winter closure period instead of saying happy christmas because they're afraid of people that aren't christian. now you're not christian now i know you're not christian yourself and i see you a yourself and i see you in a christmas jumper, so taking christmas jumper, so i'm taking it. that you're it. on good faith that you're not word not offended by the word christmas. just shed some christmas. can we just shed some light that people light on this that people from other faiths other religions don't be offended by people don't tend be offended by people to have a faith or religion. well bit of we have a diversity of faiths. in my home town of

luton, i've never come across anyone. luton, i've never come across anyone . i haven't come across a anyone. i haven't come across a single non—christian who's by the greeting merry christmas . i the greeting merry christmas. i think much of this is complete . think much of this is complete. the imaginary and i think all too often you have i you say modern wing activists many of them suffering from a white saviour complex who think that ethnic and religious minorities in the uk to be constantly mollycoddled they fabricating their fabricating . and i think their fabricating. and i think what they're doing instead of cultivating social cohesion they're actually creating tensions between communities through activist endeavours . i'm through activist endeavours. i'm with you entirely mollycoddling that you speak of. it's actually a form of condescending, isn't it? because it's saying very . it? because it's saying very. yeah, it's seeing people and treating them differently based on their ethnicity. we saw the sussexes release a christmas card that said what was that joyous holiday season again , joyous holiday season again, every time i speak about this,

people say, you're making it up. calvert no one's trying to cancel but people are cancel christmas, but people are literally word literally taking the word christmas do christmas out of christmas. do you there's something you think there's something deeper just deeper this, or is it just people being people like being culture warriors stirring up that warriors and stirring up that don't exist ? well, i think that don't exist? well, i think that what we've seen in recent and this through the latest this came through the latest census data, calvin, is that there has a decline in christian identification in england and wales back in 2001 over seven in ten people living in england and wales identified as christian for the first time in the census. that's dropped under half of belief to 46.2% is the latest figures from the 2020 21 census. i do so there are there are certain groups in, society, political groups groups . there's political groups groups. there's one thing promoting secularism . one thing promoting secularism. but what i'm quite worried about is that this is growing comfort

when . it comes to anti—christian when. it comes to anti—christian sentiment. i think some of these groups that i referred to they're very protective when it comes to minority faiths living in england expressing the religious identity celebrating their festive tis but that that sort of freedom that sense of self creation isn't necessarily afforded to traditional christians . and i think that's christians. and i think that's a crying shame and that's a change. yeah, i agree. and i think obviously i hope you don't mind me saying that you are a muslim and i think you've been used as a scapegoat i think many people, these you call people, many of these you call that call them? i call that what you call them? i call the metropolitan liberals. but the metropolitan liberals. but the as the secularists will use you as an to , rid us of people an excuse to, rid us of people like say , don't want to be like me to say, don't want to be talking we want to talking about christ. we want to be talking about christmas because offend the because it might offend the muslim i think muslim minorities. and i think honestly, that's a shame and it's disgrace. it's a disgrace. and it's politicisation of all. politicisation of both of all. but i want to ask you specifically about the case that's about a lot that's been talked about a lot this week in that there has been

a wonderful called a lady, a wonderful lady called isabel arrested for isabel who is being arrested for praying , her head praying silently, her head within the bounds of a speech area . now, should it ever area. now, should it ever against the law to pray in your own head ? i'm amazed by that own head? i'm amazed by that story, if truth be in some ways in some people who won't be surprised because as . i there's surprised because as. i there's one thing it was promoting community through say sexual organisations but what we're seeing there that's just a fundamental lack of tolerance and also that that wall into growing perceptions that forms of religious expression quiet moments prayer in public religious minorities those freedoms and think that's actually a good thing but members of christian communities are not necessarily afforded

those freedoms . what you have is those freedoms. what you have is almost a two tier system which is developing, and i think that we should be very worried about that. absolutely. with you, as always the wonderful dr. ricky is on a happy christmas. happy christmas . is on a happy christmas. happy christmas. right. that's is on a happy christmas. happy christmas . right. that's what christmas. right. that's what it's all about. christmas. right. that's what it's all about . now, let's get it's all about. now, let's get to some of your views. andy wrote in to say, i want to express my appreciation to kelvin. our family are not at all religious, but we all enjoy his show much. it's good to see a different type of show with the different view. thank andy. that's very kind of you to say. i many people have been i think many people have been asking little asking for something a little bit but we've bit more religious, but we've been about doing on been so shy about doing it on tv, other channels tv, especially on other channels that mention edwin, that i won't mention, edwin, says calvin. people lost faith in church because the in the church because of the clergy they stand for clergy. they don't stand for anything and. look how they were when covid around. don't trust when covid around. i don't trust most them because. twist most of them because. they twist lots in the bible, but lots of things in the bible, but i cast myself as i still cast myself as a christian. that makes me sad to hear when it really does, and i can where you're can completely see where you're coming i clergy a lot

coming from. i if clergy a lot of them did but if the clergy truly had faith they would never close their churches because. their faith is more their faith in god is more powerful their belief in powerful than their belief in the or the establishment or the or covid mosques or vaccines or covid or mosques or vaccines or anything . it's a great anything else. it's a great shame that they turned people away. mean, we saw today away. but i mean, we saw today on the channel oscar courage to stand for freedom of stand up for freedom of religion, to pray. religion, to freedom to pray. and shy about and they're very shy about doing so, great so, very reticent. it's great shame , christian. great name, shame, christian. great name, says mary christmas to calvin and the rest of the gb news team. i noticed calvin has a gaming laptop on his desk. does he any games under gaming laptop on his desk. does he tree any games under gaming laptop on his desk. does he tree for! games under gaming laptop on his desk. does he tree for tomorrow mes under gaming laptop on his desk. does he tree for tomorrow ?es under gaming laptop on his desk. does he tree for tomorrow ? a under gaming laptop on his desk. does he tree for tomorrow ? a keenr the tree for tomorrow? a keen eye, well spotted christian. it is a gaming laptop. i haven't played any games on it a long time. shamefully, do not have time. shamefully, i do not have the days, but used the time these days, but i used to think video gaming was a good relief. a good, stressful. thank you for i you for that. you for i thank you for that. i hope you're going some hope you're going to have some time to games this time to play some games this christmas. couple more christmas. just a couple more emails. thank for sending emails. thank you for sending these. by the way, we really these. and by the way, we really do appreciate harry says do appreciate it. harry says wishing christmas wishing you a merry christmas and 2023. i've been and a healthy 2023. i've been watching gb news the day. watching gb news the first day. a refreshing and balanced way of

presenting opinions . presenting news and opinions. calvin, are receiving plenty calvin, you are receiving plenty of support. a conservative woman . excellent. you've worked hard. thank you, harry, really do appreciate that well. appreciate that as well. conservative an conservative is an amazing outlet . check them out on the outlet. check them out on the internet if haven't before. internet if you haven't before. they've a of all they've just got a review of all of which goes of our christmas, which goes live show today, live after this show today, actually, tomorrow , actually, and again tomorrow, you are watching and listening to robinson lots more to calvin robinson. lots more coming show coming up on the show this afternoon. take afternoon. but first, let's take afternoon. but first, let's take a the weather. looking a look at the weather. looking ahead . and the uk is ahead to this. and the uk is looking with plenty of sunny weather , the southeast and more weather, the southeast and more changeable elsewhere. let's take a look at the details starting off in scotland here. the earlier rain and hail, snow will become confined to the northern. heavy showery rain in the west. best of any sunshine in east. across northern. there will be plenty of outbreaks of showery rain. these could turn heavy and perhaps thundery later on with hail possible whilst the afternoon will start dry and bright in the north—west of england. a spell of heavy rain is likely later with hail and

lightning for some it will be a similar story for much of wales. we can expect fine weather for a time before band of rain pushes through. likely turning thundery at times. meanwhile, in the east midlands. the weather should stay fine through the afternoon with plenty of winter sunshine. perhaps not feeling as mild as dunng perhaps not feeling as mild as during recent days, with highs of around nine celsius. it's a similar picture as we look across east anglia here too. we can a dry and mostly sunny . can a dry and mostly sunny. temperatures may just about scrape into double digits . scrape into double digits. somewhat cloudier towards the south coast with some showers pushing through, though these should be relatively few and far between. it will be mild here with highs of around 12 celsius. a band intense showery rain will push eastwards this evening, bringing the risk of hail and thunder and that is how the weather is shaping up for the rest of the day .

hello and welcome . i'm the hello and welcome. i'm the reverend calvin robinson in for allister stewart this christmas eve. lots more to come this houn eve. lots more to come this hour, including a heart warming report on ill children being flown to lapland meeting for the first time. but first, the news with talk to dr. sanchez . calvin with talk to dr. sanchez. calvin thank you. this is the latest from . the gb newsroom protesters from. the gb newsroom protesters clashed again with police in pans clashed again with police in paris as a vigil was being held at a kurdish cultural centre where gunman killed a woman and two men and left several others injured . well, these are live injured. well, these are live pictures from france now and police appear to be using tear gas to disperse the crowd. it's after riots broke out yesterday in the wake the attack. members

of the community have been gathering this morning close to where the incident happened. a nine year old man who was already known to police is in custody in relation to the shooting. paris based columnist for the telegraph told gb news the perpetrator doesn't fit the terrorist portrait 69 years old he's a former mc driver. he lived in a alone in the centre of paris . his lived in a alone in the centre of paris. his own 90 year old father says that he's crazy. he collected guns and managed to get some in france where the gun laws are very strict . he came of laws are very strict. he came of one of the time in jail only two weeks ago and that was already for attacking a camp of migrants . all of this points to a racist murder . . all of this points to a racist murder. families home for the festive period face. travel disruption with severe traffic on the roads due to train strikes today. travellers heading abroad are also being

warned of delays as border force officials walk out for a second day. disruption at uk airports was brought under control yesterday as the military stepped in to replace workers on strike. meanwhile, scotland rail operator is warning strike starting today will severely limit services with people being advised to only travel if absolutely necessary . meanwhile, absolutely necessary. meanwhile, there is disruption to deliveries for many, as postal workers represented by the communication workers union continue to walk off the job over , pay jobs and conditions. over, pay jobs and conditions. royal mail employees began their industrial action on friday in the head of christmas . the the head of christmas. the acting general secretary, the cw u, told gb news he hopes the action will help the service strive in the future . members strive in the future. members are very angry about way they're being treated by royal mail. people don't take strike action lightly . people don't want to lightly. people don't want to lose pay. they want actually be at serving the customer . at work serving the customer. but the overwhelming message feedback from the customer is

they support posting they support their royal mail workers. they understand that the strikes is not just about being read about actually having a future service and ensuring great royal mail service. it's been for 500 years continues to thrive and grow in the future . thrive and grow in the future. at least 12 people are thought to have died as the heavy storm sweeps across parts of the us. a number of fatalities have involved traffic accidents, including a pile up in ohio that reported killed at least two motorists. several were also injured. temperatures plunged as low as minus 45 degrees in some areas with around 200 million people under weather warnings . people under weather warnings. the storms forecast to develop into what's being described as a bomb , bringing with it heavy bomb, bringing with it heavy blinding snow. bomb, bringing with it heavy blinding snow . forecasters blinding snow. forecasters predicting a white christmas for the highlands. predicting a white christmas for the highlands . unsettled weather the highlands. unsettled weather for the rest of the uk. the met office has pushed a yellow warning for snow ice in place for most of the highlands , for most of the highlands, running from tomorrow night

until , 6 pm. running from tomorrow night until, 6 pm. on boxing day. meanwhile, downpours is a forecast in most other places the christmas weekend. environment agency has issued 66 alerts for possible flooding . alerts for possible flooding. england the rising cost living has forced more than 32 pubs. in england and wales to close each month. this year. property group atlas says the overall number of pubs has gone by almost 400 since last year. as they struggle , with soaring energy struggle, with soaring energy costs rising , food prices and a costs rising, food prices and a decreasing demand as well as staffing issues. but the figure was 13% lower than in 2021. the is warning parents the risks of swallowing toy parts as an increase seen more children admitted to . the latest data admitted to. the latest data shows the number of children having consumed a small object has doubled over the last ten years to almost 230 doctors are concerned about sized batteries that make up part of several household items like festive

lights and, tv remotes . household items like festive lights and, tv remotes. this gb news will bring you more news. it happens now. it's back to calvin calvin . calvin calvin. welcome back, prime minister rishi sunak has used his christmas to fight public servants . let's take a listen . servants. let's take a listen. hi is that chris? yes he said hi there. hi, chris. it's sunak. how are you ? well hello. oh, my how are you? well hello. oh, my . hi. is that nick? my name is rishi. oh, my goodness . no i'm rishi. oh, my goodness. no i'm british prime minister. i thought we'd give you a call to say thank you. sharon for the incredible job that you've done. it's a big surprise , it's such a big surprise, because i know played a really

important in helping provide dunng important in helping provide during the flooding that's happened recently and you did some extraordinary things. thank you for giving me this opportunity being on. is this appreciation means a lot and has taken by complete surprise as well. you guys are doing an incredible job for us and i know it's not easy both the length of time that you're away from your friends and family yet the lovely here will be in quite unique area here in south where we operate down antarctica, but we're quite in what we do during the survey work here in supporting british interests and scientific down there. although i was reading . have you guys i was reading. have you guys been playing some football along way as well? the yes chief grocery head. i'm not very well . one who lost seven one in the day right there . yeah. yeah. now day right there. yeah. yeah. now i've heard that you've taken a leading role in organise christmas is that right.

leading role in organise christmas is that right . yeah. christmas is that right. yeah. i'm a big fan of christmas. oh you and me both. yeah, i've been ferrying things in over the last few free the breaks to try and it as festive as possible on compound is a bit of a challenge well it's 40 degrees and then so i just wanted to say massive thank you i know the work you're doing particularly with al—shabab is so important thank and i will pass plus your best on to the compound residents you were working for in kyiv originally, is that right? and then you went to warsaw and now tel aviv. so you've been living in different this in three different places this year? absolutely. that's me. year? yes absolutely. that's me. it hard work . the solidarity it was hard work. the solidarity and the support of the you and with the support of the you know, of the senior leadership from me, from everyone else in government, can i just say and in thank you to you for all your hard work this year, just to say thank you for all the work you do and smartplay what you do is fantastic. it makes a big difference is and people need that extra bit of help. you know

we're delighted to fund work like yours and in particular this time of year is that it makes a big difference i just want to call and say thank you to you for that. but it means so much me get feedback and it much me to get feedback and it really does. and i hope you have a christmas. family a lovely christmas. your family too, else. and too, and everyone else. and thank you again. it in such shock yeah appreciate shock but yeah really appreciate . thanks chris take have a great christmas what's was that. oh my gosh i cringed so hard on it it broke a rib honestly. we're watching the prime minister work. why could he not just look at camera and wish all the at the camera and wish all the citizens of the united kingdom are happy christmas anyway? christmas time christmas is a time where families share a families reunite, share a delicious christmas meal together, gifts with together, and share gifts with family and friends. but the true meaning christmas in the meaning of christmas lies in the birth lord and saviour. birth of our lord and saviour. jesus christ. this is an important festival , christians. important festival, christians. so joining me now discuss is so joining me now to discuss is dr. gavin ashenden, the former chaplain to late majesty the chaplain to our late majesty the queen, to shed some light on it . first of all, welcome and happy christmas. dr. ashenden, i

understand you are going be understand you are going to be back on in just under an hour in the gb news christmas special. so to greater depth in so we'll go to greater depth in that for what did you that show. but for what did you make the pm's christmas make of the pm's christmas message ? hello, calvin. happy message? hello, calvin. happy christmas . message? hello, calvin. happy christmas. thank you very much for having me on. it's great to do this together. well, i guess i was annoyed and embarrassed by, know, go out of our by, you know, we go out of our way muslims eid way to wish muslims happy eid and the hindus happy diwali it's the birthday of jesus is too much to ask that since half the country is christian , we might country is christian, we might respect jesus in kind of way he's. but he's the most extreme ordinary figure in the whole of human history. it's utterly captivating. on people has captivating. his on people has done the most wonderful good. why would you ignore him? it why why would you ignore him? it just seems rude to me and a bit narrow minded . yeah. it was an narrow minded. yeah. it was an embarrassed christmas message, wasn't it? have you noticed a greater shift away from the word christmas university christmas with university celebrities and, politicians choosing instead to say happy holidays ? that's right . we holidays? that's right. we should really cool people out on

it if they're going to claim to be diverse and imagine that everything should be treated equally . everything should be treated equally. there's no harm that we can celebrate that . but it's can celebrate that. but it's equality for everybody except christians . it's respect for all christians. it's respect for all religious figures . jesus it's religious figures. jesus it's a favouring of institutions, but not the we should really tell people that the hypocrisy is unwelcome and it's unnecessary. there's so much to celebrate in christianity . it's the most christianity. it's the most wonderful faith and the most extraordinary experience . and it extraordinary experience. and it revolutionises society . why this revolutionises society. why this constant diminishment ? i think constant diminishment? i think it's because people are afraid of it . why indeed is this an of it. why indeed is this an american ization or is there something deeper behind it? i might suggest personally that they say the word christ, they can't say the word christ, that's they're avoiding that's why they're avoiding saying christmas . i'm one of my saying christmas. i'm one of my rules of thumb is one asks practical questions . first of practical questions. first of all of them theological questions afterwards. i think practically one of the things it

does is, is people are anxious about constrained in their personal preferences section . me personal preferences section. me particularly and the fact is christianity has a very strong , christianity has a very strong, powerful sexual ethic which is extremely good for society . when extremely good for society. when you get rid of it all, the evidence is society becomes more decadent. but the other thing is that we live in a spiritual battle and all that means think is that one can see the good and evil fighting against each other and, particularly in the human heart . and i think what it means heart. and i think what it means is that people are afraid of the good and there's sense that that somehow to mention jesus is only ever mentioned as a swear word. why is that why do you never heard people people using other religious figures names a swear word? why is it only i strongly suspect that this is part of the toxic ification of the soul and the people are being got out by evil and they simply don't know it. but they should listen to themselves and ask whether or not something's gone wrong that they only treat the name of

they can only treat the name of god, compassionate , the god, the compassionate, the kind, the forgiving, the loving, with, with surrounded by f—word and cursing . there's something and cursing. there's something spiritually wrong as well as as well as intellectually . so let's well as intellectually. so let's talk about the good. let's talk about the true meaning of christmas. can you summarise it for ? yes, i think i can i'm for us? yes, i think i can i'm being alive . a very strange being alive. a very strange business. what have doing here? where do we come from? where we going to is? so the first question is, is there intelligence behind the universe and what what tells us is, yes, there is the meaning in the universe instead of meaninglessness and chaos. universe instead of meaninglessness and chaos . yes, meaninglessness and chaos. yes, christmas says this meaning is the meaning. well, dispose it towards us or not. it could be like the like the norseman and vikings wagon where thor was really quite brutal. god says yes . the intelligent meaning is yes. the intelligent meaning is immensely well disposed towards us and, has come to find us, to love us , forgive us, and to love us, forgive us, and to remake us. for people struggling with sense of low self esteem

and wondering what they're doing in life , and particularly how in life, and particularly how they can overcome some ethical and psychological issues like like forgiveness and hope christmas has all the answers. jesus literally has all the answers human heart needs. but the problem is that people don't hear about it. they don't hear what he teaches . they they hear what he teaches. they they hear him only as a swear word. they don't read the gospels and the church been so bad and ashamed at telling people about who jesus is and how an experience of relationship with him can turn one's whole life . having turn one's whole life. having turned one's life around concerns society's life around. we can see this all the way through history. you're right. you're right. absolutely. but shouldn't get a victimhood complex this because we complex about this because we know that the christian faith thrives and thrives under persecution and now that we are a minority faith in this country intolerance in this country and intolerance towards christianity is growing. surely means that the surely that means that the country be returning to its country will be returning to its christian roots, it not? christian roots, will it not? well, the astonishing thing about the faith is that it's exploding all over the world. it's exploding in asia , in

it's exploding in asia, in china, in enormous numbers of christians in china and in africa . the only place it's africa. the only place it's having a hard time because it's being discriminated is europe and america . but the and america. but the extraordinary thing about christianity is it meets the needs of the human soul. and in fact the christians are persecuted. the more the presence of christ, who is absolutely lovely in terms of forgiving enemies and turning the other and always overcoming hopelessness with , hope becomes hopelessness with, hope becomes evident. so fact that we're under the cosh a little bit of the people are closing the sort of doors of opportunity to us and society simply means there's and society simply means there's a greater opportunity to talk about jesus, to honour him, to love him, serve him, and to love him, to serve him, and to reach people who live in reach out people who live in some kind of fog of darkness still, which involves not exactly self—hate, but but self—recrimination , the longing self—recrimination, the longing to be set free. and it's our job to be set free. and it's ourjob to be set free. and it's ourjob to tell them they can be set free. absolutely. and from our heavenly to our earthly king,

what values should king charles iiitake what values should king charles ill take on from his late mother 7 ill take on from his late mother ? well, i'm delighted that he wants to be caring for all that's a hospitable and broad minded and generous attitude . minded and generous attitude. but the faiths don't have the same values. and so ultimately we have to choose which one is better. his mother , a very vivid better. his mother, a very vivid experience of jesus, which marked her whole life and was was partly why she was such a vivacious and cheerful person, could so many people to her, so what, giles? i'd recommend very strongly is that he learn about his mother's with jesus, about her prayer , about the way she her prayer, about the way she put him first and the way in which she was not ashamed to be his disciple. even though she was a queen, he he could he could very well from learning from something of his mother's genuine , authentic and life, genuine, authentic and life, giving faith absolutely that has been. dr. gavin ashenden, thank you so much for your time today. ihope you so much for your time today. i hope we didn't keep you

midnight mass catch up with gavin gb news gavin ashenden on our gb news christmas at 2 pm. and christmas special at 2 pm. and tomorrow morning at 5 am. until 11 am. let's take a look at what you guys been saying does keep your views coming. email gbviews@gbnews.uk and tweet at gbp news. alister says is that the alister ? hi kelvin, the alister? hi kelvin, congratulations on your ordination . thank you for your ordination. thank you for your balanced views to you and all the others at gb news for defending the right to free speech for the people making the news interesting and the in—depth investigations into issues are the channels feral to report happy christmas to all and a new year to come kind regards alister. thank you very much for kind words alex. much for the kind words alex. i really appreciate that's really do appreciate it. that's the news, isn't it? the point of gb news, isn't it? free means that we talk free speech means that we talk about issues, not that about the issues, not just that we want to talk about the other channels will not discuss for certain political certain reasons, political reasons, mostly, john goes on to say people 2022, say, people say in 2022, christmas is irrelevant. the perfect answer is 20, 22 years since . what? merry christmas, since. what? merry christmas, calvin . thank you for keeping calvin. thank you for keeping the faith. brother john.

absolutely. i've understood the argument. it's 20, 22. how can you still believe christ? it's like, well, yes , 2022 years like, well, yes, 2022 years since the birth of christ. that's why i still believe in him. jones says if people come to live in a christian country, they should accept all faith, not be offended. absolutely, john. they don't to take on board of faith if don't board of faith if they don't want to, but they should certainly and certainly respect it and tolerate this crystal tolerate it less of this crystal phobia, another says phobia, please. another says father calvin welby . other father calvin welby. other archbishops have done a of harm to the church with their work wing behaviour. do you not agree 7 wing behaviour. do you not agree ? all i will say is that the archbishops , in fact the bishops archbishops, in fact the bishops have been very quiet on the issue of this lady being arrested , praying silently. arrested, praying silently. they'll talk about anything , they'll talk about anything, rwanda, you name it, but will they stand up for a christian who has been arrested for praying it ? we wait who has been arrested for praying it? we wait and who has been arrested for praying it ? we wait and see praying it? we wait and see plenty . more to come praying it? we wait and see plenty. more to come this afternoon on the show, including afternoon on the show, including a terminally ill a report on terminally ill children who were flown to lapland father lapland to meet father christmas. don't away .

welcome back. i am the reverend calvin robinson covering for alistair stewart . now, if you've alistair stewart. now, if you've ever thought christmas wasn't all you thought it would be spare a thought for those that may see another in northern ireland, the children to lapland trust took a planeload of children with terminal and life threatening conditions to. see father christmas. our reporter doug beattie went along to find out more in jingle bells, jingle all that . oh, what fun it is to all that. oh, what fun it is to ride open sleigh . christmas ride open sleigh. christmas gifts can come in many forms , gifts can come in many forms, and for families that are part a child with terminal , life child with terminal, life threatening illnesses , a getaway threatening illnesses, a getaway to a land of innocence, snow and make believe may just be ticket means since really to be honest,

we've never been in a family trip like this. we've never been in a family trip like this . so it's going to trip like this. so it's going to be magical . yeah. so it's the be magical. yeah. so it's the first time to see this first time away to see a fresh holiday . yeah alan was diagnosed with brain tumour, so we had been through a whole year of chemo and everything and we've come to the end of it and the nurses say, tell us of the nominator. and that's how got here. the wit finally over. there's privately chartered jet behind me . we'll chartered jet behind me. we'll fly these children to la land for the magic of christmas and to meet santa and got to see santa ha and what are you going to ask him for a pleasant i'm going to ask him for that to give him an monitor now i'd like to know from my bedroom for such a journey a medical experience must on hand a doctor. rowlands is the medical director and explains the seriousness of the

situation . these children are situation. these children are sick. i mean, they are limited and terminal. sick. i mean, they are limited and terminal . some of these kids and terminal. some of these kids might never santa claus again. so this is a big, big trip. but you name it, they've had everything liver transplants, heart transplant and bone marrow transplants still, and all of them under a lot of lot of care and treatment at moment, they're all stabilised and we've all had the go ahead from their individual consultants that they're fit to go. and we want to make sure that they have a great day . even the flight crew great day. even the flight crew have a soft spot for this trip . have a soft spot for this trip. and captain john rowland is no different . oh, it's wonderful to different. oh, it's wonderful to see all the kids going to see father christmas. they're really excited. so i love doing these flights . the landscape and flights. the landscape and climate here are very different . and that gives the families an opportunity to sample some new experiences . the highlight of experiences. the highlight of day is the 1 to 1 with santa and

his face for children was . very his face for children was. very clear how long should it be before they go to sleep on christmas eve? on christmas eve? it could be very good if . they it could be very good if. they can go and sleep about at least at 9:00 in the evening. yeah and then if they have a fireplace so that they should check up that they have no fire, the fireplace on christmas eve , the whole on christmas eve, the whole experience may be a lot to put into one day, but the children on this plane need specific support and time is of the essence . but for most it's a day essence. but for most it's a day that dreams will be and memories me to give it a gb news so i do that. me to give it a gb news so i do that . such a heart me to give it a gb news so i do that. such a heart warming video. thank you for that. doug beattie . now get ready for more beattie. now get ready for more travel chaos with families driving home for the festive penod driving home for the festive period being told to brace for

as further rail strikes kick in from 6 pm. network rail is advising passengers to travel today only if absolutely necessary saying most people should try to complete their journeys by 3 pm. in the latest strikes in the run up to christmas, border force staff as well as postal workers are also walking out over pay and work conditions. so they say the prime minister has apologised for the christmas travel disruption, but insists public sector pay must be controlled east reporter will hollis has the story . well, the advice the story. well, the advice today was from network rail to only travel if absolutely necessary . train operators are necessary. train operators are running severely limited service , says if they're running any services at all. nottingham train station where i am today is open, but a handful of trains have been going and out of it today. east midlands railway , today. east midlands railway, who operate the station here as well as stations in leicester derby and the routes in and out of cities in the east midlands. they're not running any services

whatsoever except a severely limited one between corby and st pancras into london. those are going to be stopping early, just like most trains. the advice, of course, today has been to finish your journeys by 3 pm. course, today has been to finish yourjourneys by 3 pm. because your journeys by 3 pm. because that's when most trains will terminate ahead of that rmt strike, which starts at 6 pm. there are of course other unions on strike for all the different reasons , depending on where you reasons, depending on where you are in the country. so it is going to be very and it has been very patchy throughout the whole of the day. of course , this is of the day. of course, this is to do with that pay dispute as well as conversations around conditions in the future of what work is going to be like. people that work at railway stations and on on trains for their careers , of course, it is one of careers, of course, it is one of the busiest travel days of the year and lots people are hoping to get home. whether to that's places around the country here in britain or maybe to places

much further afield. and i this morning from a group of croatian croatian university students , croatian university students, their plans had been hampered just a little bit by these train strikes . i'm just a little bit by these train strikes. i'm going to manchester as well. i was supposed to take the train to sheffield and then from sheffield to manchester. but yeah, there is no train . so but yeah, there is no train. so now i have to grab an uber yeah i'm going home to croatia christmas. yeah i'm hoping to, to get home by christmas but we'll see i was supposed to catch a train to manchester to home for christmas to croatia. actually to visit our families but unfortunately we couldn't get train because of the strikes even we bought our tickets on the website . but it turned out the website. but it turned out not being any available trains to. well i'm a bit frustrated that the train isn't running especially because there was little notice that it's not going to go. i thought the strike would be affected. like from six onwards. that's at

least what we saw all. well, we need to find another solution. it's probably going to be an oven it's probably going to be an over. we know exactly that. we will see what we can and it is what it is. but i understand the situation. it definitely makes sense. it could have been planned out a bit better. so we don't get in this situation to arrive here not ask ourselves what would we do ? yes. and that what would we do? yes. and that group of said to me that they expect uber to manchester was going to cost them around 150 to £200 today. lots of people of course of have already make up made all the travel arrangements whether that means the getting out wherever they're from as early as possible earlier in the week or they've taken to the roads today, 17 million cars are expected to be on the roads, according to the aa. so that's expected to be quite congested depending on when you're travelling . midday is supposed travelling. midday is supposed to be the busiest time of day for travelling the roads according to the aa for

christmas eve. the other big one is of course coach services us national express here in nottingham. i've just been in there for a few moments and it looks like it's really busy. lots of people who have clearly come to the train station have then gone the local coach then gone to the local coach station to get from station to try get a coach from there instead . rail operators, there instead. rail operators, coach operators have said that they are putting on extra services and have putting services and have been putting on services for christmas on extra services for christmas eve. this strike is to continue. it doesn't seem that there's dispute negotiations that are going to be coming up that are going to be coming up that are going to be coming up that are going to fix this right now. and so as we do go into the new year when got strikes, we've when we've got strikes, we've got force strikes well got border force strikes as well as everything going as everything else that's going in the background with the and postal it seems that postal workers it seems that strikes as have been a big part of 2022 are going to continue way into 2023 . with us there in way into 2023. with us there in my county of nottingham, thank you very much for that. now let's have a look at what you

guys have been saying keep your views g—b views at views coming g—b views at gbnews.uk tweet at gb news gbnews.uk or tweet at gb news paul says compliments of the season and blessings to all at gb news this nice way of putting it. interesting story earlier, but can i clarify one thing? the church england is definitely in decline and will decline further due generational of appeal. due to generational of appeal. however, is this is only however, there is this is only one part of the story. pentecostal evangelical churches, including ours are bursting at the with a great age representation. our church alone 45 really young children and its youth group such as the growth worshippers in this sector of the christian the churches are establishing churches in order to cope with it and preach the gospel to more and more. that's the good news. please have a blessed christmas and new year. thank you for sharing some good news. paul. it is always to hean news. paul. it is always to hear, even though the establishment might in establishment church might be in decline popping up decline, churches are popping up and the gap that is much needed . paulis and the gap that is much needed . paul is this a different? paul the same? says, i don't the same? paul says, i don't have with praying have a problem with praying silently is a very silently anywhere is a very important part of my life. do we

now a thought force we must now have a thought force we must maintain freedom of thought and speech. maintain freedom of thought and speech . it is the so—called speech. it is the so—called unbeliever who doesn't like prayer. perhaps they realise it is very powerful. i'm with you there. they think powerful. there. they think is powerful. that's to stop it. that's why they try to stop it. last comment from julia, who says enjoying calvin on says really enjoying calvin on the us destroyer program and love champions . please love feel champions. please come. and more come. we have more and more calvin. well i'm with you on that one. more. more dogs on gb news, please. very good. here's the with . tatiana sanchez . the news with. tatiana sanchez. calvin, thank you. this is the latest from gb newsroom protesters clashed again with police in paris as the vigil was being held . a kurdish and being held. a kurdish and cultural centre where a gunman killed a woman and two men and left several others injured. police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. it's after riots broke out yesterday in the wake of the attack . members of the of the attack. members of the kurdish community have been

gathering this morning close to where the incident happened. a 69 year old man who was already known police is in custody in relation to the shooting . this relation to the shooting. this is a developing and we'll bring you more on this as we get it is driving home for the festive face travel disruption with severe traffic on the roads due to train strikes today. travellers heading abroad are also being warned of delays as border force officials walk out for a second day. disruption at uk airports was brought under control yesterday as the stepped in to replace workers strike. meanwhile, scotland's operators warning strike starting today will severely limit service says with people being advised only travel if absolutely . meanwhile travel if absolutely. meanwhile this disruption to christmas deliveries for many as postal workers represented by the communication workers union continue to walk off the job. overpaid jobs and conditions.

royal mail employees began industrial action on friday ahead of christmas , at least 19 ahead of christmas, at least 19 people are thought to have died as a heavy storm sweeps across of the us. a number of fatalities have involved road traffic accidents, including a pile in ohio that reportedly at least two motorists, several were also injured. temperatures plunged as low as —45 degrees in some areas with 200 million people under weather warnings . people under weather warnings. the storm is forecast to develop into what's being described as a bomb cyclone, bringing with it heavy, blinding snow . heavy, blinding snow. forecasters are predicting a white christmas for the highlands with unsettled weather for the rest of the uk, the met office has put a yellow warning for snow and ice in place for most of the highlands running from tomorrow night until 6 pm. on boxing day. meanwhile downpours are forecast in most other places over the christmas weekend. the environment agency

has issued 66 alerts for possible in england . tv, online possible in england. tv, online and dab pass radio. this is gb news news . looking ahead to and dab pass radio. this is gb news news. looking ahead to this afternoon and the uk looking mixed with plenty of sunny towards the southeast and changeable elsewhere. let's a look at the details starting off in scotland here, the earlier rain and hill snow will become confined . the northern isles confined. the northern isles heavy rain in the west. best any sunshine in east across northern ireland. there will be plenty of outbreaks of showery . these outbreaks of showery. these could turn heavy and perhaps thundery later on with hail possible whilst the afternoon start dry and bright in the north—west of england. a spell of heavy is likely later, with hail and lightning for some , it hail and lightning for some, it will be a similar story for of wales. we can expect fine weather for a time before band of rain pushes through. likely

turning thundery times. meanwhile the east midlands. the weather should stay fine through the afternoon with plenty of winter sunshine , perhaps not winter sunshine, perhaps not feeling as mild as during recent days, with highs of around nine celsius. it's a similar picture as we look across east anglia here too. we can expect a dry and mostly sunny . temperatures and mostly sunny. temperatures may just about scrape into double digits . somewhat cloudier double digits. somewhat cloudier towards the south coast with some showers pushing through, though these should be relatively few and far between. it will be mild here with highs of around 12 celsius. a band of intense showery rain will push eastwards. this evening, bringing the risk of hail and thunder. and that is how the weather shaping up for the rest of the day .

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calvin robinson covering alistair stuart. have you ever wanted to make a change? have you ever wanted to help your community? your mp can help , community? your mp can help, apparently. gloria de piero speaks to richard graham. mp and his two constituents are rosie and about how are working together to change the law on spiking . so today we're going to spiking. so today we're going to find out 21 year olds may see what works with her. for gloucester, richard graham to change something which discovered by by something which happened to say almost a year ago to the day of introduction . ago to the day of introduction. rosie as well so just tell us what happened to you almost a year ago the day. so i was out with a group of friends at university last night and was just a normal night out . the just a normal night out. the girls and i've got needle spiked basically in my arm and yeah .

basically in my arm and yeah. and in a club. yes so we were out in start two separate clubs that belong to same people. so you go to the first one, then you go to the first one, then you travel to the second one and we always pregent to save money stuff didn't have any out got to about 12 i think suddenly start to feel sick was sick in the club went outside to get fresh air and so i've collapsed a bit on the table . so it just be on the table. so it just be a feeling way too carried on. it was literally going all night to like four in the morning. and then, yeah, i woke up the next morning and found it on my arm. what did you find on your arm so it was like a circular bruise, like a pinprick in the middle and was the only thing on my arm that whenever no ever marks or bruises anything , it was by bruises or anything, it was by the here. so and then the back here. so and then simply tell your mum . yeah, i simply tell your mum. yeah, i rang and rang me and said rang my mum and rang me and said what do you think this is. and i said it looks like needle said it looks like a needle mark. maisie was

mark. and then maisie was almost, i think she was still in the throes of whatever had been put into her because she was quite relaxed about it at that point i would say, and then got more and more upset. i then went there trying to find out what to do and what stone and then so point you go through is terrible awful experience and was loads of chat about this in the news about the time that you got spikes particularly. yeah that's a universal student sort of really raising this issue. so at what point do you go and say your mp richard graham ? well, i your mp richard graham? well, i actually emailed richard to say what happened and just to say , what happened and just to say, what happened and just to say, what can we do? and i think my view on it and i think maisie would agree , was there was no would agree, was there was no help that point. and then it was looking at the next thing and the next thing. so, richard , me the next thing. so, richard, me from your of view, what happened? how did you when you saw this email, did you invite

rosie and maxine. i think it helped . i already knew rosie helped. i already knew rosie from the work been doing, raising funds for the homeless and so on. but in essence, as know so well, when an mp gets email of help from constituent, there are various different things you can do in this case through the story which you outlined very articulately at, some length it seemed to me that this was something i didn't know much about spiking . yeah, my much about spiking. yeah, my children are a bit older. much about spiking. yeah, my children are a bit older . they children are a bit older. they didn't really get the spiking problem, so i started doing some research on this and the more i looked into it, the more i came to the conclusion that there was a gap, law and that what we a gap, the law and that what we needed to do actually, apart from the constituency business to help maisie and to trying to help maisie and rosie was do something that was wider and important, was that when were thinking about how you might the law, how important was was maisie's personal experience to helping you to formulate a plan? it was absolutely because

without her anecdotal evidence plus the photograph that showed this was for real because there's been doubt in some government political circles as to whether the spiking by a needle has actually happened. there's very proven evidence of somebody being poisoned by a needle, and it's partly to do with the length of time between the act and then you like the body being analysed and so on. and so this was crucial me because it was the proof . i know because it was the proof. i know that reggie doesn't make things up, so that enable me to talk. people like the former lord chancellor buckland about, what these two existing laws were all about and how we could something that would make the offence spiking much wider and therefore inhibit people doing what had happened to maisie at university what stage are you at in changing the law that was

inspired by meeting your constituent ? maisie we made constituent? maisie we made pretty good progress . the then pretty good progress. the then home minister , rachel mcclain, home minister, rachel mcclain, came up to gloucester . home minister, rachel mcclain, came up to gloucester. i home minister, rachel mcclain, came up to gloucester . i saw came up to gloucester. i saw both rosie and maisie together feels quite about striking herself and was helped by another colleague who in fact had been spiked earlier her life too. and were working on getting a change. the law, which they hoped would come through in the new year since we've had the change of government and ministers with the new minister in the home office, sarah dines . i spoke to her last night. she's talking with suella braverman this week home secretary and i'm hoping that they will confirm whether the best way to tweak the existing and widen the scope or whether it needs something new and separate, which would take longer . so i separate, which would take longer. so i think probably a bit of secondary legislation in the jargon could do the job and it could be done relatively fast if there's the will to do it. and, you know, i'm not going to

let go of this. and what does that how impulse is it that to you how impulse is it got from a terrible happened to you you contacted a member of parliament and they trying the law would you recommend other people go and see their mp if something bad has happened and there's a loophole the law. yeah i think the that at the i know i think the that at the minute not many people like people are just it and they don't realise the consequence is it not commonplace you're saying i'm speaking a place officer i'm speaking to a place officer and she was saying by of it it's more like a joke. i mean finding it funny , it's not like i don't it funny, it's not like i don't think many are going out with the intent to do secondary offences against these people. i get there in big groups of people probably and they're finding funny to do it to finding it funny to do it to other people . it's needles and other people. it's needles and other people. it's needles and other drinks. i think. i think with both the police are finding it we're both as so i think it that we're both as so i think the fact that will actually be that law very clear is a legal to do it and it'll be easier to convict then i think it's going

to deter people more and why is it important for that to be a specific law against this? because a legal right already of course you can't go round injecting people with some nonsense with things to alter their consciousness. yeah, it's illegal if you're doing it to inject poison into someone or for reasons of gratification . for reasons of gratification. but i don't think at the moment it is illegal just to push one of these short small needles into your arm, which you hardly feel, and i think that's the thing, as maisie was saying, this is about nudging behaviour, it's about sending a clear message. it ain't funny. it will land you in trouble. you'll have a criminal record. you won't be able to get a job easily and it's real difficult. it's going to be real difficult. you don't go there. that's you say don't go there. that's a really good the criminal record point. basic. we to point. so it's basic. we need to get tough make people realise get tough to make people realise that joke. it's that it's not a joke. it's really it could be really serious. it could be really serious. it could be really serious. it could be really serious consequences for really serious. it could be real if serious consequences for really serious. it could be real if you )us consequences for really serious. it could be real if you ifs consequences for really serious. it could be real if you if you 1sequences for really serious. it could be real if you if you do quences for really serious. it could be real if you if you do this ces for really serious. it could be realif you if you do this do for really serious. it could be realif you if you do this do you you if you if you do this do you . and it could have been a lot worse you goodness. well, i

think this is something that really upset me as a parent is that it changed maisie's view on what was a sensible thing to do on that evening. maisie is a sensible girl. she's and she's at typekit. when we get to 1:00 in the morning makes want to go home she wants go to bed she's had enough that maisie was up partying in her words until five 6:00 in the morning and her words to me were i would have done anything anyone me done anything anyone asked me to done anything anyone asked me to do and terrifies me because as a parent you know you your children up and you teach them to don't go with strangers. don't do this. you know, when younger but actually if you're inhibited and you've been given something don't know what you've been it change your been given and it change your mind if maisie have accepted to do with somebody would have given her consent but it have been her consent horrifying. so yeah it really is and as a parent that makes me go cold because how on earth would she ever go on to prove a court of

law. she didn't that she she it willingly consents and that's terrifying and that could have damaged for her rest of her life. you know it makes me quite emotional because i think it could change everything . and could change everything. and there's a lot of girls out there and boys out there that this has happened to. how are you and yourself after after a year change, you get nervous when you go out to a club. i'm a lot better now. yeah. the star of the from after it happened to probably couple of months ago i really struggled with anxiety and going out and had to come home early . and it has changed home early. and it has changed you. yeah i could cope in a big like all my close friends there. like i like i put on a brave face and i'm like, oh, i'm out with your friends, i'm having a good time, but all my all my close friends know they were blessed. so they blessed. they were so good. they were start to get were soon as i start to get a bit panicky, they were like, right, we're going home. it's fine, yeah, i've fine, but be fair. yeah, i've like race and been like recent race and i've been a better it's a while better but it's taken a while and see an example of my

and now we see an example of my cis people power through you on those green benches trying to change the law because of my and i think glory that is really the treat of being an mp that if somebody comes to with a what is a social issue there are times when you can do something about and if we can get a result out of this that over time shows that spiking particularly by injection but also by putting drugs drinks actually shrinks as a problem that's being reported to the police or not reported then at the margin. that is a really useful social change that means parents like rosie will not have this sort of nightmare as again, and students like can go out and have fun without having to worry about that risk. that's yeah, absolutely it seems so. everybody watching will just love wishing best and know that you'll keep fighting but may say your mp could get you a change

in the law. we wish it hadn't come to this. yeah but at least something good. good coming out of that. yeah. no, definitely. rosie. nice and richard. thank thank you. thank you . it's time thank you. thank you. it's time to reflect on those who have made a real in 2020 to this includes a mum of two kate wilson who won the hardest working festive feat competition for her dedication to coventry her best friends jenny nominated kate for all her hard work and this award is designed to honour people who truly deserve to put their feet. this christmas, kate joins , me now. hello, kate. joins, me now. hello, kate. happy christmas . you forjoining happy christmas. you for joining us . thank happy christmas. you for joining us. thank you. merry christmas . us. thank you. merry christmas. could you please tell us what is your charity and who started it 7 your charity and who started it ? so i started when i was working for another charity in coventry and i was seeing the need for clothes for a lot of people and there wasn't anywhere that you could send them to other than the charity. and if you're really struggling

economies, go to a charity shop . so started asking friends to . so i started asking friends to donate clothes and it's evolved to big charity with three members of staff supporting 2000 people a year. amazing. well, congratulations for nomination. why do you think you were nominated ? erm, i, i i'm, i've nominated? erm, i, i i'm, i've astounded by it. i really don't think a lot of people who work really hard, i could do without my amazing team that i'm on screen and it's not just me. there was a team of us doing so. i'm just very, very honoured to be and. get my lovely be nominated and. get my lovely hamper for let's look after my feet this christmas . lovely. and feet this christmas. lovely. and has the charity work been a it . has the charity work been a it. yeah we've supported . 1876 yeah we've supported. 1876 people this year with clothes parcels . 1147 of those of parcels. 1147 of those of children. so a lot need for kids clothes . lots of parents who clothes. lots of parents who can't afford for the kids to have coats . lots of schools

have coats. lots of schools contacted us saying kids are coming without socks or without appropriate underwear and they're bringing us said if you got some socks, you could bring it. you've got coats can drop off to us. it's absolutely heartbreaking. once you start to see the level of need there is in yeah do you think in the city. yeah do you think charities are being recognised enough this festive period . and enough this festive period. and i think a lot of people do give to charity at christmas first , to charity at christmas first, the nice thing in giving that have this month we could make such an impact to not just in coventry but across the midlands and maybe further . yeah. and is and maybe further. yeah. and is the cost living in crisis affecting you as a charity charity ? i and we have been down charity? i and we have been down donations recently. we did a massive appeal two weeks ago because we had about ten children waiting on clothes and we didn't have any at all. and i think more and more people are choosing to sell the second hand clothes, try and make some money back rather than give to charity

. but appreciate everyone . but we do appreciate everyone who can donate towards whether it's financially , whether it's financially, whether it's donating the second line clothing or new clothing as as we have had great success. so things an amazon wishlist , things like an amazon wishlist, people bought things and people have bought things and sent lovely well sent them to us lovely well congratulation again katy that's katy wilson clothing coventry well done and all your charity work and thank you very much and have a good christmas let's have a of your views a look a couple of your views emailed in to please please emailed in to say please please stop being critical of the primary . could you really do any primary. could you really do any better ? i thought religion was better? i thought religion was inclusive . could you cope with inclusive. could you cope with the constant haranguing the poor miners constantly getting ? miners constantly getting? religion is inclusive that does not mean that does not mean that everything goes quite the opposite actually. but no, i couldn't do better . opposite actually. but no, i couldn't do better. i'm not a politician. i haven't put myself up for election. i think it's quite up for election. i think it's quhe be up for election. i think it's quite be prime quite simple to be prime minister the minister ready to protect the borders protect people's freedoms the way. freedoms and get out the way. that's you've got to do , that's what you've got to do, keith god's love for keith says. god's love for everyone. merry christmas. what lovely message. thank you for that, keith bob email say.

that, keith bob email to say. can i be a christian based on my deeds.i can i be a christian based on my deeds. i believe in can i be a christian based on my deeds . i believe in the wisdom deeds. i believe in the wisdom and insights of jesus, but not in the miracles i see. the baptism, resurrection as metaphors with jesus rather than paul. metaphors with jesus rather than paul . many metaphors with jesus rather than paul. many thanks and best wishes . that's an interesting wishes. that's an interesting one. i don't think you can be with jesus if . you don't believe with jesus if. you don't believe in him and believe in miracles. you can believe whatever you like but call yourself like. but to call yourself christian, to christian, usually you have to believe resurrection for believe in the resurrection for eternal salvation. and you have to repent and follow christ. my recommendation would be read john's gospel and then back john's gospel and then come back to me know what you to me. let me know what you think. email. keith think. and i lost email. keith got in touch to say good afternoon, father kelvin. may i wish you and everyone associated with a very christmas and with a very merry christmas and a healthy and prosperous a happy, healthy and prosperous new year. the enormous overwhelming a life changing benefits of being a christian are not being and highlighted. thank for that, bob keith. thank you for that, bob keith. really do appreciate . hope you really do appreciate. hope you all a merry christmas. all have a merry christmas. coming christmas coming up next is the christmas special gb news. christmas special? all. have special? god bless you all. have a penod special? god bless you all. have a period and we'll see a christmas period and we'll see you bye bye . looking

you very soon. bye bye. looking ahead to this afternoon and the uk is looking mixed with of sunny weather towards the southeast and more changeable elsewhere. let's take a look at the details starting off in scotland here . the earlier rain scotland here. the earlier rain and hill snow will become confined to the northern isles . confined to the northern isles. heavy showery rain in the west at best of any sunshine in east. across northern ireland there will be plenty of outbreaks of rain. these could turn and perhaps thundery later with hail possible whilst the afternoon will start dry and bright in the north—west of england , the spell north—west of england, the spell of heavy rain is likely later with hail and lightning for it will be a similar for much of wales. we can expect some fine weather for a time before a band of rain pushes through. likely turning thundery times. meanwhile in the east midlands the weather should fine through the weather should fine through the afternoon with plenty of winter sunshine , perhaps not winter sunshine, perhaps not feeling as mild as during recent days, with highs of around nine celsius. it's a similar picture

as we look across east anglia here too. we expect a dry and mostly sunny . temperatures may mostly sunny. temperatures may about scrape into double digits . somewhat cloudier . the south . somewhat cloudier. the south coast with some showers pushing through , though these should be through, though these should be relatively few and far between. it will be here with highs of around 12 celsius. a band of intense showery rain will push eastwards this evening, bringing risk of hail and thunder. eastwards this evening, bringing risk of hail and thunder . and risk of hail and thunder. and thatis risk of hail and thunder. and that is how the weather is shaping up for the of the day. join me every sunday at 6 pm. for glory meets exclusive interviews. i'll finding out who are politicians are and what they really think. it's something you would never want anyone to suffer. i didn't know what channels there were be . i what channels there were be. i didn't think i'd be believed. i'm mystified . seven stabbed and i'm mystified. seven stabbed and i'm mystified. seven stabbed and i'm five for eight. my instincts was to sort of cover this up. i'm intrigued that i'm intrigued. that was a mistake. join every sunday at mistake. join me every sunday at 6 pm. on gb news. the people's channel. britain's.

channel good afternoon. it's 2:00. i'm tatiana sanchez . in the gb tatiana sanchez. in the gb newsroom protest as have clashed again with police in paris as the vigil was being held at a kurdish cultural centre where a gunman killed a woman and two men and left several others injured. police tear gas to disperse the. it's after riots broke out yesterday in the wake of the attack. members of the community have been gathering this morning close to where the incident happened . a 69 year old incident happened. a 69 year old man who was already known to police is in custody in relation to the shooting . this is a to the shooting. this is a developing story and we'll bring you more as we get it. 69 years

old.