today on gb news i'm dawn neesom quite clearly not, babe. she's much more gorgeous standing in for the lovely aforementioned bed. i hope you've had a lovely christmas. just sitting on your sofa eating leftovers. still want chocolate .7 but today want a chocolate? but today we're talking safety in britain as a prime minister promises to make our streets and homes less threatening. plus, we'll be covering more travel chaos. it's never ending as the strikes continue . border force workers continue. border force workers are out walking out today at uk airport until new year's eve . airport until new year's eve. all that and more after a look at the latest news . thank you,

at the latest news. thank you, john. good morning. it's coming up to 10:01. rhiannon jones in the gb newsroom. the government says there are no plans to introduce mandatory covid tests for visitors from china. beijing announced it would reopen borders next week and the country's ongoing covid surge has sparked concern . china is has sparked concern. china is reporting around 5000 cases a day, but analysts claim numbers are being undercounted . the us are being undercounted. the us has become the latest country to impose mandatory testing on travellers from china . russia travellers from china. russia has reportedly fired over 120 missiles at ukraine this morning, targeting a number of cities across the country . at cities across the country. at least three people have been wounded in the capital. cave ukraine's air force says the attacks involved sea and air based cruise missiles fired from all directions. 90% of the western city of lviv is reported

be without power, affecting pubuc be without power, affecting public transport and water suppues. public transport and water supplies . meanwhile, public transport and water supplies. meanwhile, vladimir putin could be unseated by his own generals if ukraine continues to make gains in its successful counter—offensive. that's according to the former head of the british army. speaking to gb news, general lord richard dannatt said strategic losses and rapidly falling morale could see the russian leaders and forced removal . but lord dannatt removal. but lord dannatt insists it's vital the us, uk and other allies continue to supply ukraine with western weapons . it's important that the weapons. it's important that the european countries do well as you're looking a bit wobbly. importantly, european countries stay behind, but really important that uncle sam stays behind that's behind ukraine. that's absolutely critical because the sophisticated weaponry that's going is the game changer. going in is the game changer. police say a third arrest has been made in connection with the fatal shooting of elle edwards killed outside a pub on christmas eve in wirral. merseyside police says a 31 year old man from tranmere has been

arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. a man and a woman who were previously arrested are still being questioned by officers . the questioned by officers. the deadly stone that's been sweeping across northern america killing at least 60 people, is now bringing wet and windy weather to the uk . the met weather to the uk. the met office says the knock on effect of america's bomb cyclone will be spells of unsettled weather over the next 7 to 10 days. it's issued a yellow alert for heavy rain tomorrow for much of scotland , warning of flooding scotland, warning of flooding and travel disruption . the and travel disruption. the department for health says a new £1 million fund could see up to a thousand new to suffer later installed across england. it's part of government efforts to support the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease community use can apply for the money showing the life saving devices will be placed in areas most in need and a new report claims the government won't meet its target if cutting down the number of smokers in

england . cancer research uk says england. cancer research uk says 8% of people will call themselves a smoker by 2030. that's despite ambitious plans for england to become smoke free by then. the charity says while progress has slowed , it could progress has slowed, it could take an extra nine years to get to that point . elsewhere, ten to that point. elsewhere, ten people have been killed and dozens injured in a huge fire at a cambodian hotel casino . that's a cambodian hotel casino. that's according to local media. the blaze started at around midnight on wednesday at the grand diamond city casino on the border with thailand. police say around 400 people were in the building when it caught fire. authorities are still working to determine the cause of the blaze . and tennis star novak djokovic is back in australia nearly a year after being deported over his stance on the covid 19 vaccination. the 21 time grand slam champion was ordered out of the country for breaking covid restrictions. he was initially banned from re—entering for three years, but last month the

australian government granted him a travel visa. is set to open his 2023 tennis season next week in adelaide . what happened? week in adelaide. what happened? 12 months ago was not easy for, you know, for me, for my family team, anybody who's close to me andifs team, anybody who's close to me and it's obviously disappointing to leave the country like that. it's a country where i've had tremendous success in my career, particularly in melbourne. you know , by far my most successful know, by far my most successful grand slam, one of nine times and you know, adelaide as i said, 15 years ago, was one of the first professional tournaments that won i this is gb news will bring you more as it happens now though is back to talk .

talk. good morning and welcome to bev turner. today on gb news news. as you may have spotted, i'm not sure if you bev turner i'm dawn neesom i'm standing in for the lovely bear for the next few hours. and coming up today, the prime minister has vowed to make britain's streets a safer . britain's streets a safer. following a spate of shocking christmas violence is he up to the task? what i hear from an undercover cop and boris johnson. love him. i loathe him, mom. i will be taking a look back on his time in the prime minister hotseat as recent conservative polls suggest he might just be more popular than rishi sunak. i don't. plus, from continuing strikes by the uk border force. yes, again, to the latest woke label for the bbc, we'd be running you through today's newspapers. some of them are even quite fun and don't forget to email me at gbviews@gbnews.uk uk or tweet me at gb news. just as we running a twitter poll too asking do you feel safe on britain's streets .

feel safe on britain's streets. now the prime minister yes. remember him? i think we've still got the same one this morning. has pledged to make britain's streets safer following of violent following a series of violent crimes which took place over the christmas . labour are for christmas period. labour are for once in agreement with the tories declaring themselves today as the party of law and vowing to crack down on crime . i vowing to crack down on crime. i think they've had a previous prime minister say that, haven't they? and with new research finding nearly 2 million reports of anti social behaviour have been left unattended over the past three years. cynic might have a big job on his hands and today it's a pleasure. an absolute pleasure to be joined by peter blakesley, a former scotland yard detective and undercover cop. and of course, my lovely panel, a political commentator, danny kelly, and a broadcaster and a rent—a—car. thank you so much for joining broadcaster and a rent—a—car. thank you so much forjoining me this morning. tracking you away from the cities and the leftover

quality streets. we all i've done halfway. will been good. done it halfway. will been good. there's nothing left over. no, no, even the really horrible no, no. even the really horrible ones at the bottom that no one likes are gone there. oh no, i eat all of them as well. that's all about me . some of our. it's all about me. some of our. it's been it's been . it's been one of been it's been. it's been one of those mornings, right. okay. so this morning you crime reported suffering a new wave of missile strikes from air and sea with presidential adviser saying more than 120 warheads had been launched across the country . the launched across the country. the attack comes after the former head of the british army islamist exquisite told gb news that fragmentation could be unseated by his generals unless russia manages to a war in his favour. speaking speaking exclusively to giving news lord richard dunne it insecurity and why it was vital to the us and other allies can steer you stay the course supplying ukraine with state of the art weapons .

for the better part of a year. ukraine main has been under relentless russian bombardment from missile strikes to tank in artillery fire as russian forces push to consolidate their gains. what . but in recent months what. but in recent months against seemingly insurmountable odds, the ukrainians have been pushing back a counter offensive, making key gains . offensive, making key gains. chief among them recapturing the strategically important southern city of hirshon , caught up in city of hirshon, caught up in the former head of the british army believes if ukraine can

keep up that momentum in the months ahead , then the russian months ahead, then the russian president could find it increasingly difficult to cling on to power . i increasingly difficult to cling on to power. i could see a set of circumstances where the russian military morale would collapse. when you've lost the will to win, when you've decided you're defeated in your own head, then you will lose. and of course, if that was to happen, that's a game changer. i think we would see a change of regime in kremlin. think we would in the kremlin. i think we would see out . there's no see putin out. there's no doubting the bravery and resolve of the ukrainians , but it's of the ukrainians, but it's sophisticated western supplied weapons system that's helped give them the edge in many of their encounters with russian forces . lord dannatt says it's forces. lord dannatt says it's absolutely vital that the us in particular stands firm in its support of ukraine. yes, it's important that the european countries do well as you're looking a bit wobbly, important european countries stay behind, but really important that uncle

sam stays ukraine. that's sam stays behind ukraine. that's absolutely critical because the sophisticated that's sophisticated weaponry that's going in is the game changer. also key is to continue to issue of the training of ukrainian volunteers, particularly by britain and poland. that's going to place the team—mates at the front to and show that depends. yeah pulled out as we previously did at around 10,000 ukrainians are being trained in the uk before returning home to take up the fight . in before returning home to take up the fight. in the months ahead, ukraine has to keep up the momentum and continue making gains in its counter offensive . gains in its counter offensive. its state team to push russia out of all ukrainian territory. defence analysts lieutenant colonel stuart crawford believes recapture in crimea would guarantee either victory. he or she who controls the crimea or

holds the crimea basically controls the black sea out of the entrance to the sea of azov . if the ukrainians managed to take crimea, that might be the point at which they are prepared to negotiate for peace . in to negotiate for peace. in recent months , russia has recent months, russia has stepped up its strikes on key civilian infrastructure . russia civilian infrastructure. russia heaping even more misery on ukraine's population. sadly it is a grim pattern . the more is a grim pattern. the more military success ukraine enjoys on the battlefield , the more its on the battlefield, the more its beleaguered towns and cities will suffer. the effects of increased russian bombardment . increased russian bombardment. mark white . gb news rye. okay mark white. gb news rye. okay depressing , frankly. a report depressing, frankly. a report there about an ongoing situation. but we are going to come back to the uk now and back to the safety on our own streets. obviously we're not

suffering as those in ukraine and thoughts with them this this time of year. but my panel is peter blakeslee, former scotland yard detective and undercover cop and of course, my lovely panel cop and of course, my lovely panel, political commentator danny kelly broadcaster and danny kelly and broadcaster and rent—a—car . now, all us here rent—a—car. now, all of us here and we have the papers spread out in front of us this morning. and papers, the daily and two papers, the daily express, has pledge to make britain's streets safer . and on britain's streets safer. and on the other side , we have the the other side, we have the times as labour are now the party of law and order vowing to combat anti—social behaviour. peter i'm going to come to you first. you're the expert on this both parties now are talking about the explosion of crime , about the explosion of crime, horrific crime. we have witnessed over the christmas penod. witnessed over the christmas period . i mean, we've had two period. i mean, we've had two young people , elle edwards and young people, elle edwards and cody fisher, lost their lives going out for a night in the nightclub, night and guns. we've had a 40 year old stabbed in a shopping centre. it's just it's just been horrific news over

christmas. and now both parties are coming out. they are the party that's going to tackle this. what do you make of what both of them said this morning ? both of them said this morning? i wish these words would come true , but sadly, this type of true, but sadly, this type of british policing is now, quite frankly , so catastrophic in many frankly, so catastrophic in many regards. and that's borne out by the number of police services that are in special measures. yeah. and quite frankly , some yeah. and quite frankly, some senior police leadership which actually sanctions and embraces waving flags, painting police cars and this other kind of nonsense, which really has nothing to do with the fundamental core aspects of policing, which is keeping the streets safe, preventing crime. and when crime is committed, investigating it. and if anybody is in any doubt about that not being done, let us recall yesterday's headline . of

yesterday's headline. of 1,145,000 crime of theft and burglary not being investigated. it's just not. and we've also on top of that, we've got right around prosecution rates at an all time low, 1.6. that's astonishing . burglary, 6. astonishing. burglary, 6. robbery 4. i mean, that's a million thefts unsolved . and he million thefts unsolved. and he just said, i mean, but, you know, labour coming out today and this is steve reed, the shadow justice secretary, saying they are going to almost deploy they are going to almost deploy the new zealand method, which is sort of like a bit softly, softly, beginning . well, social softly, beginning. well, social services getting involved in anti—social crime at the beginning. now, do you think that would help stopping people who indulging in anti—social behaviour going on to become the more hardened criminals, or do you think that's the right attitude from labour at the moment there's an esteemed kind of theory on crime and policing called windows theory called the broken windows theory that emanated from america and was really pushed very hard back in the day in new york in particular. and that was if you

deal with low level crime, you can't prevent so much more serious crime being committed. and there is some credibility to that. unfortunately our police are doing so much social work, a mental health book at the moment that they really aren't deploying the resources like they should do to the core principles of policing . and that principles of policing. and that is part of the reason why they've got themselves into such a tangle and is a major factor in why so many people on the streets of britain , quite streets of britain, quite frankly, do not feel safe . so frankly, do not feel safe. so how have we got to this stage piece? i mean, you've got a wealth of experience in this. how have we got to the stage where if a woman puts something out on twitter about being a woman, she will have four police officers turn up a door, potentially arresting her for thinking the wrong thing . and thinking the wrong thing. and yet, you report a burglary , yet, if you report a burglary, you're given a crime reference number at best, which which is, quite frankly, appalling. now, in fairness , police forces have in fairness, police forces have pledged to visit the scene of every domestic burglary, but the

office of the goes to that crime scene must be experienced enough . must have been taught well enough to know what to look for . otherwise it just becomes yet another tick box exercise. this is the thing we are going to go and see. someone is reporting a burglary , but we won't burglary, but we won't necessarily catch the burglar or anything. well, in greater manchester, where stephen watson, the chief constable there, who managed to drag there, who has managed to drag that force out of special measures and he was really a pioneer in terms of go and investigate every burglary. guess what's happened? arrest rates have increased by 52. now, who would have thought that that is actually a crime you might stand a chance of solving it. so what is stopping? what do we need to see now? i know what i want to say, to be honest with you. i want to see more cops on the beat. you know what? i think we had this conversation last time. i still remember the name of local cop in eastlands

of the local cop in eastlands and harding. name oh, and pc harding. his name was oh, the kids him. we wasn't the kids knew him. we wasn't scared of him. we respected him. so i don't see a from one so i don't see a cop from one day to next walking the day to the next walking the beat. police stations, beat. now police stations, i mean, even go and mean, how do you even go and talk to anyone at a police station these days? you don't you phone almost like a co handung you phone almost like a co handling centre. are, you handling centre. so why are, you know, is ordinary cops on know, this is ordinary cops on the hard. they the beat are working hard. they are the front of this. are at the front line of this. they the ones going towards they are the ones going towards dangen they are the ones going towards danger. we're we're going away from get that this isn't from it. i get that this isn't how got ordinary cops on how we got the ordinary cops on the is having a go at the the beat. is having a go at the system a bit like system again. it's a bit like the system seems to be the nhs. the system seems to be failing. i mean, all the cops, if you taught them too much red tape, they want be out there tape, they want to be out there nicking well, don't nicking criminals as well, don't they? much. they? thank you very much. remembering many brilliant remembering the many brilliant frontline met at women frontline cops i met at a women that a terrific job that do it, do a terrific job given the constrictions under which they are operating. but these issues have been these systemic issues have been around for a long time . these systemic issues have been around for a longtime. but around for a long time. but there's a bit of a problem with so many the senior police so many of the senior police officers who have climbed that greasy power of promotion in the last 20 years or so. and i've

done very, very little time on the frontline , rolling around on the frontline, rolling around on pavements with burglars and robbers of all the people and all of that, because quite frankly, they don't like all of that. they'd rather sit behind a desk and punt that's around all the paper. now the senior officers, they look back on my era of policing and go, all of it was bad and they can do that with some justification, but not complete justification because a lot of what was done in those days was actually good, particularly the fact that the streets were a hostile environment for criminals, that was one aspect of our policing that we were good at because we patrolled the streets . officers patrolled the streets. officers worked their beats, and of course, sadly , that has all been course, sadly, that has all been lost now because they're dealing with mental health crisis paperwork. much of the other stuff which you have absolutely nailed it, which is wrong, but these i.t systems, it's 2022. they should have been sorted

out. death codes ago, not years ago and so much more that could be fixed if there was a collective will to say , policing collective will to say, policing in the past, some of that is very good policing in the future is what we'll need to do . come is what we'll need to do. come together, listen to people who know what they're talking about rather than the senior officers who prowl the corridors of power and want to go to downing street in order that they can get the king's policemen, they'll get a knighthood, a damehood, and are more about self—service than publics . absolutely. well, sir, publics. absolutely. well, sir, please, i'll bring the panel in quickly on this one. i can see you bursting say something you bursting to say something nannder you bursting to say something narinder useful narinder which is not useful dunng narinder which is not useful during time. but what do you think about what and the think about what rishi and the labour party said today? i agree that , you know, love to see that, you know, i'd love to see this happen . however, do this happen. however, do you think has become more think crime has become more sophisticated and it's harder to catch crime these days and criminals? not. i know you criminals? it's not. i know you saying no. being stopped in a nightclub isn't that sophisticated. i know, but. but what is because. what i'm saying is because. because you're saying that in

the past that was good the past that there was good stuff. there's stuff does stuff. there's the stuff does need rectified. we do need need to be rectified. we do need to the part that used to to rectify the part that used to happen. there's a happen. policing. there's been a lot problem the police lot of problem with the police and haven't things and haven't done things correctly. made a lot of correctly. they've made a lot of mistakes has been done mistakes and a lot has been done to rectify. for example , the to rectify. for example, the rampant racism that used to exist shamefully back in my day. and with regards to your note about sophisticated crime , it's about sophisticated crime, it's more sophisticated . so crime more sophisticated. so crime onune more sophisticated. so crime online crime was not a thing in my day. exactly there is a lot of expertise within policing, tackling that now . and but of tackling that now. and but of course, it could all be improved. let's just. danny would like to get a word in here. i'm sure. of course. good morning. the reason we're talking about this is because of the two horrific murders, a stabbing on a nightclub dance floor, as i understand . and floor, as i understand. and there's lots of anecdotal evidence from people who went to that nightclub. the security was just appalling. you know, people were walking in. they weren't having their pockets checked. then other thing, the then the other poor thing, the poor 26 year old beautiful girl

with whole life ahead of her with her whole life ahead of her in liverpool and equally stunning personality, as i understand and in crossfire, the reason we're talking about this is because it's happened over the festive period as a scouser living in the midlands, working in london, stabbings happened a lot in london and they happen a lot in london and they happen a lot in london and they happen a lot in big cities. but disproportion certainly from my perspective, they happen a lot in london. we're talking about it because it's at the festive period. what are they going to do about rest of the year? do about the rest of the year? have put anything have they put anything substantial? what are they saying getting a grip on saying about getting a grip on crime? i think stopping the london. what about the crime london. but what about the crime in course . where in liverpool? of course. where are coming from? are they getting coming from? well, about oh, well, i get confused about oh, i have getting a bottle of have trouble getting a bottle of water into a club occasionally. and we're walking water into a club occasionally. and and we're walking water into a club occasionally. and and knives. 'alking water into a club occasionally. and and knives. what? with guns and knives. what? look, liverpool . well liverpool look, liverpool. well liverpool is, is the port city where all the drugs come in predominantly. peter an expert this. and peter is an expert on this. and if control the source of if you can control the source of drugs, control the drugs, you can control the distribution drugs and your distribution of drugs and your own personal wealth. and in order that, you have order to do that, you have

rivals. that's why there rivals. and that's why there are so half of the so many guns. but half of the tour is actually said. is tour is actually said. this is what going to do. boris what we're going to do. boris johnson, one of his achievements. i know he he achievements. i know he said he wanted more cops. he wanted 20,000 more cops. he actually there's actually i think there's about 14, more on the 14, 15,000 more bobbies on the beat. that the shortfall beat. so is that the shortfall or missed the 5000 and then or we missed the 5000 and then it's going to be a safer place? can just say i'm fortunate we can i just say i'm fortunate we have you can always have two. you you can always just the ranger. it's a just sign the ranger. it's a gift. have. you can say gift. you have. but you can say after the break after this after the break and after this break, boris johnson be break, could boris johnson be more i call him more popular than i call him prime you after prime minister? see you after this. already said, this. as i've already said, short .

break bofis break boris johnson , a name that's boris johnson, a name that's definitely has marmite like tendencies , all the very last tendencies, all the very last quality straight in the bottom that no one likes but whatever you might think of him, he

definitely made an impact during his three years in number 10, leading a during a global pandemic and europe's first war in decades . pandemic and europe's first war in decades. in pandemic and europe's first war in decades . in july, tory mps in decades. in july, tory mps sealed his fate by deserting him in their droves. sealed his fate by deserting him in their droves . yet, according in their droves. yet, according to a new poll of the same conservative members , he remains conservative members, he remains more popular than current pm rishi sunak . where has he been, rishi sunak. where has he been, by the way? alex our political reporter. catherine foster takes a look back at the boris johnson's 2022 . just two years johnson's 2022. just two years earlier, johnson had won an 80 seat majority on his promise to get brexit done . but 2022 began get brexit done. but 2022 began badly with the latest partygate revelation was the most shocking yet. number ten staff had parted with suitcases of wine. the night before, the queen sat alone at prince philip's funeral , the prime minister apologised to her majesty for the behaviour of his staff . tory grandee david

of his staff. tory grandee david davis was scathing. he was not there too long. for all the good you have done in the name of god, go partygate took a back seat when russia invaded ukraine in february and johnson led the west response in offering strong support to volodymyr zelenskyy in ukraine. the beleaguered british prime minister became a hero back home in april . he was hero back home in april. he was fined by police for breaking lockdown rules by attending a brief birthday gathering in june 2020. today i've received a fixed penalty notice from the metropolitan police. let me say immediately that i've paid the fine and i once again offer a full apology . in may, sue grey's full apology. in may, sue grey's long awaited report into lockdown gatherings was finally published . it was . the published. it was. the conservatives did terribly in local elections and lost by elections both to labour and the lib dems . many tory mps had had

lib dems. many tory mps had had enough. lib dems. many tory mps had had enough . a confidence vote enough. a confidence vote followed on the 6th of june. i can announce the parliamentary party does . on uneasy truce party does. on uneasy truce ensued until deputy chief whip crispin archer was suspended for sexual misconduct and downing street's ever changing recollections of what johnson had known and when became too much for mps to bear. health secretary sajid javid resigned first followed minutes later by chancellor rishi sunak . the chancellor rishi sunak. the following day . ministers following day. ministers resigned faster than johnson could replace them on july the seventh, he admitted defeat and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. but them's the breaks . yes, he channelled arnold schwarzenegger in his final pmqs. hasta la vista, baby .

pmqs. hasta la vista, baby. thank you . come september, he thank you. come september, he met the queen and in his final speech , obliquely hinted at speech, obliquely hinted at a possible return like cincinnatus. i am returning to my plough . cincinnatus was a my plough. cincinnatus was a roman general who returned to office in his country's hour of need. office in his country's hour of need . later, liz truss's need. later, liz truss's premiership had imploded and the conservative party needed another leader. fast it couldn't be johnson , could it? as the be johnson, could it? as the calls to bring back boris grew, he raised back from his canbbean he raised back from his caribbean holiday and hit the phones. he and the favourite sunak met. but on the sunday night , johnson announced it was night, johnson announced it was not the right time and withdrew . since then, he's joined rebellions on onshore wind and says he will fight the next election . johnson has made over election. johnson has made over £1,000,000 for just four speeches. analysts say he could make 5 million a year. some

comfort, perhaps , for the man comfort, perhaps, for the man who wanted to be world king. catherine foster . who wanted to be world king. catherine foster. gb news. well, there you go, bozo . what do we there you go, bozo. what do we reckon will bring back to back so much? you know what i'm getting blubbering clown and people are still finding popular. i think the british pubuc popular. i think the british public to stop saying on the face, come on, anyone think it keir starmer they just love a personality in this country, which i love a personality. but he was no good. why is he more popular in the rishi sunak? i mean, going to say why. mean, i'm not going to say why. i really think. did you i really think. why did you really want to really think of them? because she's the next brown. and they nothing brown. no. yes and they nothing to few people to do with telling a few people . so which she said looks great. and i agree with you. where we see where is he going? and he hasn't sat down with the trade unions. he's been doing a rubbish job. but to prefer boris johnson over rishi sunak's. what's sunny? because he's what's sunny? is it because he's brown? i don't think so. brown? no, i don't think so. because well, from one because he's out. well, from one blubbering big clouds you go

back there . i quite like the guy back there. i quite like the guy . i know that you'll see the underneath, but i quite like the guy. he's a personality . whether guy. he's a personality. whether we as politics commentators with news junkies like it, we need to agree that people, the constituents go for personalities. you know, politics is about personalities, often about policies. now, i take it that maybe politically you're not a fan of boris johnson.i you're not a fan of boris johnson. i think he did his best. he got the vaccine roll out. that's was the only thing people keep coming back with. this is . that's the only thing this is. that's the only thing i know. no you're right. he did win a landslide election as well because he said he'd get brexit through. then didn't. because he said he'd get brexit through. then didn't . and through. then he didn't. and come you're not lying. he come on, you're not lying. he wrote the ukraine thing. i think he that as a bit of he used that as a bit of a smokescreen, a bit of a convenient smokescreen take convenient smokescreen to take the him in london, the heat off him in in london, in uk. that's why he was in the uk. that's why he was jetting off the time. maybe jetting off all the time. maybe just is still just thought, why is he still popular? then don't. i'm going i'm going to the break because.

because because i have to be completely neutral in this argument. it's right argument. it's like. right because after break, i'm because after the break, i'm going take you with this to going to take you with this to it's true. today's papers. that's after the news . good that's after the news. good morning. it's 1233. that's after the news. good morning. it's1233. i'm rhiannon jones in the gb newsroom. the government says there are no plans to introduce mandatory covid tests for visitors . china. covid tests for visitors. china. beijing announced it would reopen borders next week and the country's ongoing covid surge has sparked concern. china's reporting around 5000 cases a day. but analysts claim numbers are being undercounted . the us are being undercounted. the us has become the latest country to impose mandatory testing on travellers from china . russia travellers from china. russia has reportedly fired over 120 missiles at ukraine, targeting a number of cities across the country. at least three people have been wounded in the caphal have been wounded in the capital, kyiv, ukraine. air

force says the attacks involved sea and air based cruise missiles . sea and air based cruise missiles. 90% of sea and air based cruise missiles . 90% of the western missiles. 90% of the western city of lviv is reportedly without power . police say without power. police say a third arrest has been made in connection with the fatal shooting of elle edwards killed outside a pub in wirral on christmas eve. merseyside police say 31 year old man from tranmere has been arrested on suspicion of conspire to murder another man and a woman are still being questioned by officers . the deadly storm officers. the deadly storm that's been sweeping across nonh that's been sweeping across north america killing at least 60 people, is now bringing wet and windy weather to the uk. the met office says the knock on effect of the bomb cyclone will be spells of unsettled weather over the next 7 to 10 days. it's issued a alert for heavy rain tomorrow for much of scotland , tomorrow for much of scotland, warning of flooding and travel disruption and some breaking news just in in the last few minutes. police say a third man has been arrested . suspicion of

has been arrested. suspicion of murder as footballer cody fisher . star fisher was stabbed to death in a birmingham nightclub on boxing day. and we'll bring you more on that story as we get it. tv online and davey plus radio. this is gb news. don't go anywhere, dawn neesom. we'll be back in just a moment.

welcome back. i can't tell you what we've just been talking about during the break because. i'd have to tell you that to kick off this half of the programme we are going to bring you up to date on all of today's front pages. now obviously, my panel of these in panel have read all of these in full . yep. yep. she says, full. yep. yep. she says, looking at them very nervously. so we're going to kick off, i think actually with the telegraph. do you telegraph. lorraine, do you quite this story? the bbc quite like this story? the bbc on the front of the giant saying

it. bbc is going woke and rewriting irish history. bbc rewriting irish history. the bbc is rewriting british history to promote a woke agenda . now, promote a woke agenda. now, danny, i'm ex bbc they're in the now you oh god me that this isn't true is both this is a specific criticism of a series of documentaries quite understandably , people have got understandably, people have got around the world to highlight the evils of the british empire. now, now the critics for this article are saying that, okay , article are saying that, okay, yes, the data the uk, also great britain was guilty, but it also needed balancing with some positive stuff came out of it. why did it. well well, that's because we've had years and years and years of it not being balanced. why can we have it over? plenty of the way? we do need to be told the truth. so they don't mean well because they don't mean well because they just being truthful. well, okay. now bbc being well, i can speak more about that because the bbc is very inclusive and it's big on diversity wasn't that poor? like george floyd was

murdered in minnesota. the whole landscape, the media landscape changed completely and the bbc threw £100 million at diversity and inclusion and we noticed it on take a death for them to do that. well, hang on. let me come back. that. well, hang on. let me come back . so we that. well, hang on. let me come back. so we hear it on the radio . we can hear discernibly black voices. continuity announcers on bbc , on the bbc telly. we see it bbc, on the bbc telly. we see it on adverts, we see it, you know, representation. now the problem with bbc , my view is that is with the bbc, my view is that is it minority autocracy anymore it a minority autocracy anymore 7 it a minority autocracy anymore ? inclusion is great, but all those people, the best people for the jobs they all want, if they all the best people for the job and they didn't get the job because the white person. well job well both the best people can. ican job well both the best people can. i can that we do can. well i can tell that we do need yes okay. but at need diversity. yes okay. but at the the of the output. the cost of the of the output. now when i because of the quality i can qualify this. when i i was the only i left the bbc, i was the only freelancer and told freelancer and i was told a month before i got burned off, which the was the thing which by the way, was the thing that ever happened to me. because now i work for gb news. they said that. they said the

line too old, too white, line up is too old, too white, the too old and the listeners are too old and too now. they have too white now. they have now a very diverse line up and the figures have gone through the carpet. so that's i can tell carpet. so that's how i can tell you. we diverse. need to you. so we diverse. we need to get black and brown people off the the ratings up. the air to get the ratings up. well, thing is, pay for well, the thing is, we pay for the fee, so why should the licence fee, so why should we pay for something that isn't good? it has fair, good? because it has to be fair, which represent. yes. well, which we represent. yes. well, not well me. in not going well for me. right. in britain history, they're not britain history, but they're not mentioning things, mentioning the good things, although mentioning although they're mentioning sort of know, slavery of like, you know, slavery and all that. so we ended slavery. but that's one little thing we need anything like saying need anything that's like saying you chucked a bucket of water on a fire started. i don't buy that we ended slavery because we were the genesis we started slavery. but the article also the criticism of the television programme. it doesn't say that there was plenty of black people involved slavery well . involved with slavery as well. so whenever you you know, so whenever you you you know, it's not strictly true. we started it because. were started it because. there were lots african countries or lots of african countries or enslaved. seems to me you both seem want have this whole seem to want to have this whole history written. thank no on

history written. but thank no on was written i having said that once what i have said is once what i what i have said is that to the detriment of bbc outputs you can it's demonstrable the figures have gone through the carpet for local because of their local radio because of their insistence on diversity . so. so insistence on diversity. so. so there's fact and you see it on there's a fact and you see it on there's a fact and you see it on the telly and it's disproportionate. it's sometimes lavender. it's like you can see an advert break and every body is black. now that's that's not realistic. now we live in a country with different coloured skins. it's not just black and white. it's great white. why do we have people like with your skin colour, the advert or chinese or korean . well, look, chinese or korean. well, look, as in as a british asian in south asian, i do think there's less brown people in the all more black people. i do think that actually. but got to that actually. but we've got to stop somewhere. we need representation of all people. we really can't all really do. can't just be all white either. the views of all white, not saying white, though. i'm not saying that. an that. but when you have an advert full of black advert break full of black people, it's like watching nigerian television. oh my god, you can't i'm coming. nigerian television. oh my god, you going i'm coming. nigerian television. oh my god, you going . i'm coming. nigerian television. oh my god, you going . i'll i'm coming. nigerian television. oh my god, you going . i'll getm coming. nigerian television. oh my god, you going . i'll get you. ming. nigerian television. oh my god, you going . i'll get you. me g. nigerian television. oh my god, you going . i'll get you. me if i

i'm going. i'll get you. me if i if i saw an advert break full of chinese people, it would be like watching chinese television. but in nigeria in fact, if you were in nigeria , wouldn't see loads of white people. it's nigeria. it must be full of just all black people. it's nice and representative, but it's over representative. it's almost becoming ideological. that's my point. and i think it's not to stop the word ideological for fat and representative. it's not representative. it's not representative of what multicultural though multicultural britain is, though nicely only two extremist groups funded by the in south . go on. funded by the in south. go on. do you want a roll call made so extremist groups funded by the taxpayer but these is how can the government have a program called the prevent programme to de—radicalize and they're actually handing the money to extremist groups. now how can that be? well, the thing is with this actual report is report that it's been it's been been going on for a while and it's going on for a while and it's going to be redacted . this is a going to be redacted. this is a round going on in cabinet as to why we haven't seen yet. so around between the home secretary michael gove , the

secretary michael gove, the levelling up secretary and they are rallying over whether the name should be removed, about what groups of benefit financially from it. now we funded this report and we are now being not told what's actually in it, but reading between the lines and this is all leaked at the moment, it does appear to be that some of the money handed to prevent prevent clues in the title are terrorism has been handed out to people that actually promote in extreme views , mainly islamist extreme views, mainly islamist views . but also you get the views. but also you get the impression that maybe some far right groups as well. but is it right groups as well. but is it right that we are not being allowed access to this full report? we paid for it then that i should know. i think we put our rights and i think this is shocking that actually a group set up to de—radicalize actually went to extremist groups that's shocking. we need to identify the do. yeah, we need to keep yeah yeah because that will because you know why they have to keep quiet because it will lead to islamophobia and it could lead to tony. you name

those groups and they could get attacked. yeah. people in the far right you could get attacked and you could have terror attacks as if people could go and attack these groups. well, i'm not sure all the islamic groups you mentioned far right. well well, this is this is a taliban that says that that's far right. that's islamist . yes. far right. that's islamist. yes. this is for the rights of these you know, the people who hate muslims that far. right. of course, you . yeah, yeah, yeah. course, you. yeah, yeah, yeah. well english. that's subjective . yes. but the far right is not the islamist. so we're paying we're thrown millions of pounds of taxpayers cash, some of which is landing at the feet of these islamist groups. is that correct? well, we how they had referred to militant islamic islamist groups to and tried in the uk as legitimate resistance groups, said muslim members of the armed forces refuse orders. this is muslim members of the armed forces should refusal does yes oh well that's crazy.

another group hosted a summit figures who had engaged in hateful rhetoric against liberal and muslim minorities. hateful rhetoric against liberal and muslim minorities . well, and muslim minorities. well, yeah, unfortunately , in the yeah, unfortunately, in the mostly peaceful religion , you mostly peaceful religion, you have incredibly conservative views on a few. i'll give you great example. mosul the liverpool player. i mean, like i'm an to fight aids in africa . i'm an to fight aids in africa. this was a racist. i'm an to fight aids in africa. this was a racist . because i'm an to fight aids in africa. this was a racist. because he's proud that every christmas day he posts a photograph of his beautiful family. yes. with backdrop of a christmas tree. yes. and the amount of hate from . it's ridiculous, isn't that? yeah it's almost like there's a fatwa on his . yeah it's almost like there's a fatwa on his. but it yeah it's almost like there's a fatwa on his . but it is an fatwa on his. but it is an indian. i get some. they'll say, oh, my god, why do you mention something? indian did you do this? you so, so white. you. you talk. you get it awful. you look fabulous, by way. and your fabulous, by the way. and your fingernails painting the fingernails to painting show the problem fingernails problem is your fingernails clean? we have to talk about a bit about the strikes. i guess it would . what about the it would. what about the strikes? it wouldn't be christmas we have christmas if we didn't have a strike. this is the front page

of the times union chief. it's a matter of time before we think organise action. i'm old organise strike action. i'm old enough. not enough to remember the margaret the flying pickets that margaret thatcher banned where literally the flying pickets that margaret thethezr banned where literally the flying pickets that margaret thethe strikes ed where literally the flying pickets that margaret thethe strikes were |ere literally the flying pickets that margaret thethe strikes were calledzrally the flying pickets that margaret thethe strikes were called inlly all the strikes were called in 80 to cripple the country . so do 80 to cripple the country. so do we think that the fact that they are now trying to organise again is the way that the union should be going? is now political, more about bringing down the government and less about what the workers actually need. it is political. and i tell you what, they're in trouble. know that they're in trouble. i know that you're strike. yeah you're pro strike. yeah but labour even saying that 17 labour are even saying that 17 or 18. sorry the nurses are up to 19 on the labour even side. that's just out of reach and that's that's just ridiculous to start nine negotiate . they start at nine to negotiate. they know they're not going to get nine, even nine, but they're not even they're to win the they're not going to win the pubuc they're not going to win the public are they with 19. public over. are they with 19. well i did. and this is political at all. i think i'd like the british public like to think the british public are and they're not are honest and they're not lying. and they do just need that increase because that pay increase because actually they don't want the bmw, bedroom house. bmw, the five bedroom house. they survive. so they just trying to survive. so this political. this this isn't political. this is

about great british public about the great british public trying to survive and pay their bills in bills just to sort of live in crisis stories about co—ordination action co—ordination with strike action , political movement . , which is political movement. it is political. they're trying to bring down conservative to bring down the conservative government but government and they should, but the mean. but the the alternative. i mean. but the alternative is labour yet. but labour are already saying they're not going to give the nurses 90, but they'll give them something better than what they said. would you say was okay? i'd would about 12. i'd set i would say about 12. that's a total of 12% pay rise for i think 12. okay. but that's good. billions and billions and billions. but the government wasted billions have been happy not to talk about . i've got one not to talk about. i've got one final story . they want the 12 . final story. they want the 12. one final story. okay so let's have some fun. okay santa didn't go on strike. we all got christmas presents. some people got half used tens of deodorant and hairspray and so, yeah, it was me . so worst christmas was me. so worst christmas present you ever had. danny was a re gift of a tony soprano, a sopranos cookbook. i don't know

whether you watched the mafia classic seven on tv and it was a gift. the reason i know what your gift was because someone had said, happy christmas, doreen in it, and it would be purchased off ebay of my life. so bob, my name is daniel. my offered an iron because he says that would need a new eye. and you want an iron. and what did your offer? i might've your husband offer? i might've been is gave been whoever it is never gave a woman something with a on woman something with a plug on it for christmas. it's really not idea your health, not a good idea for your health, right? we have to move on from that one now. a talking of a controversial subject, the royals, mint has royals, the royal mint has unveiled its new collection of commemorative coins and king charles iii, still hard to say. the portrait isn't the only change. the nhs and the windrush generation are celebrated to and furious fans of duchess of sussex. yes, her again too branded the publisher a political racist , branded the publisher a political racist, demanded branded the publisher a political racist , demanded the political racist, demanded the out that organ apologise for, branding the role a narcissist and likening her to donald trump. i'm not seeing the join.

there are other right okay so joining me now to talk us through this law is a royal commentator, jenny bond. hello, lovely. thank you for joining commentator, jenny bond. hello, lovely. thank you forjoining us lovely. thank you for joining us this morning. lovely. thank you for joining us this morning . dragging yourself this morning. dragging yourself away from the city and the stilton and the quality street. i you were . so, jenny, i know you were. so, jenny, let's talk us through this . what let's talk us through this. what you want to start with the coins or meghan and harry? oh, the coins are interesting. i think there's something coins that are being brought out as you say. i would just about getting used to the idea of kings charles being on all coins and as of the new yean on all coins and as of the new year, all the new coins will have his profile on it. facing the other way to the queen's because every monarch, they change direction and as part of the commemorative coins , they're the commemorative coins, they're going to be brought out. yes, they're going to be celebrating they're going to be celebrating the work of the nhs and also the windrush generation, the 75th anniversary of the sailing of that ship. so i think , you know, that ship. so i think, you know, that's a little a little different again from king charles. they've always been

commemorative coins through the reign of elizabeth , but reign of elizabeth, but generally they have marks , exact generally they have marks, exact jubilees or winston churchill, great leaders. they did have one for the olympics and they one for the olympics and they one for the olympics and they one for the winning of the world cup, but nothing quite so socially conscious. i don't because the nhs and the windrush. jenny, how much would charles have had a say in this? i mean would he, would it have been his decision to include the nhs the windrush. would it be nhs in the windrush. would it be very he wasn't very rude if he wasn't consulted? i'm sure he must have been consulted about what kind of he wanted of commemorative coins he wanted and in of and it's very much in line of what he in his speech what he said in his speech christmas particularly pointing out the work of the nhs . yes, as out the work of the nhs. yes, as we know and very inclusive indeed.in we know and very inclusive indeed. in his speech of all religions and all cultures. and i think that's what we're going to see going forward into 2023. the royal family as a whole are going to concentrate on visits as much as possible to communities who are in need and to public service workers right . okay. which is which brings us

very neatly onto meghan and harry, who do as much as they can for charity and mention it endlessly, don't they? so what's this latest, meghan? mara about evidently politico which is a website, have branded racist and they're demanding an apology from them because they called her a narcissist. from them because they called her a narcissist . a narcissist her a narcissist. a narcissist can you talk us through this one, jenny ? well, yes , john. one, jenny? well, yes, john. advice, who contributes to politico, said that it was time for us to end all this ism, really, and said accused, i suppose , meghan markle, of being suppose, meghan markle, of being a narcissist and bracketed along with donald trump with you know, musk, with kanye west and one or two others, and i don't think harry and meghan have complained about it at all, but the sussex fans certainly have, and they're demanding an apology from the website . you know , i think i website. you know, i think i think perhaps it's unfortunate

to bracket meghan with others as the critics have are some are criminals and some are profoundly disliked, such as trump . i mean, i don't think trump. i mean, i don't think anyone would call the idea that trump was a bit of a narcissist, loved himself hugely, loves himself hugely. loved himself hugely, loves himself hugely . and maybe you himself hugely. and maybe you want accuse meghan of that as want to accuse meghan of that as well. i don't know. that's that's really another argument. but sussex supporters have but the sussex supporters have claimed that this is a racist remark , which you don't actually remark, which you don't actually get, because last time i looked, i mean, kanye west was definitely black . so, yeah, i definitely black. so, yeah, i don't know why they think it's racist, but it's rude , racist, but it's rude, certainly. and you say you say harry and meghan haven't complained. no. in so many words themselves. but i do notice one of the people is very vocal about being a racist attack about this being a racist attack on chris boosie, who on meghan is chris boosie, who is friend of meghan's and is a good friend of meghan's and was part of that was actually part of that netflix documentary . wasn't he netflix documentary. wasn't he defending meghan that one? defending meghan on that one? and is saying, you know, you and he is saying, you know, you know, you know west is an anti semi and markle's only offence is having defended defends

herself whilst being black so i do wonder how much they might have been allowing their friends to complain about their space. yeah. yeah that's true. he is very close to them and if he says that i'm sure it would be with their approval. there's been no official demand for an apology thus far, but clearly i think you're right there than very happy with what joe and viasat said. right. bringing and jenny, you they have jenny, do you they have exchanged christmas cards with the with charles and william this year . the with charles and william this year. wouldn't it be nice to think they were kind enough to think they were kind enough to do that? i mean, they preach kindness and compassion and empathy . and, you know, empathy. and, you know, i thought it the that was the opportunity for these this rift to be healed or the beginning of the healing of the rift. but it hasn't happened. would would have been lovely. it would have been lovely. christmas. thank you jenniferjoining you so much, jenniferjoining us. that's of our us. right. that's the end of our first out. it's flown past. thanks us. be

thanks forjoining us. i'll be right back with more after a short break. hello there. i'm there with . your weather update. there with. your weather update. it's a showers a day as rain clears towards the north, but it will be windy with gales . the will be windy with gales. the coast now temperatures typically will feel a bit fresh . cold in will feel a bit fresh. cold in the north. so you can see a squeeze on the ice bars. this system here is a band of showers which move across the country as we head through this afternoon . we head through this afternoon. and then as you can see through the next few hours, some brightest guys happening across much of england and wales. the showers are gathering across scotland, northern england, a few coming in across northern ireland and further showers, which frequent across which will be frequent across the of england and wales the south of england and wales as well as the west country . as well as the west country. blustery where if you are as blustery day where if you are as temperatures rise to around 6 to 10 degrees celsius feeling fresh in that wind now through this evening . also, the showers will evening. also, the showers will tend to ease the risk of ice towards the north as temperatures tumble . and then temperatures tumble. and then this next feature comes in. there's a rain warning for northern ireland and scotland with heavy rain , high

with some heavy rain, high rainfall snow on the rainfall totals, snow on the northern edge, a risk of ice towards the north and a fair amount of cloud across england and as we start the day on and wales as we start the day on friday through friday, the rain will gather across wales as well as country yet again . as the west country yet again. the across much of the rain stores across much of scotland . we'll some scotland. we'll see some clearance across clearance coming in across northern ireland through the morning, afternoon. morning, into the afternoon. but it wet lunchtime as the it is a wet lunchtime as the rain clears towards the east. a legacy of cloud behind perhaps some brighter skies and also showers, particularly across northern england, scotland, as well as northern. it's going to be a windy day. gusts along the coast reach miles an coast could reach 50 miles an hour around 40 miles hour inland around 40 miles an houn hour inland around 40 miles an hour, putting cold in the wind across more northern areas. and here's through here's your outlook through friday evening yet again, showery across the north, very windy across the far north with some severe gales for a time. and then as we head into a new year's eve, we'll see more rain arrive across more southern areas. another windy day, quieter new year's day, quieter on new year's day, although it will turn colder from the .

nonh good morning and welcome to bev turner today. obviously i'm not bev turner on gb news, but i'm actually doing this and i'm standing in for a lovely bird. today is having a well—deserved rest now before midday we are getting to the bottom of all britain's streets safe following a series violent incidents over christmas , she is vowing to christmas, she is vowing to crack down on crime, but will he succeed ? there's a lot of work succeed? there's a lot of work to be done and will your child be able to buy a house? there's hope for young buyers. finally as prices show signs of cooling down, maybe not so good for all of you as amongst others, but

that's a catch. all that and more after a look at the latest news news . good morning. it's news news. good morning. it's 11:01. i'm brown and jones in the gb newsroom. the government says there are no plans introduce mandatory covid tests for visitors from china. beijing announced it would reopen borders week and the country's ongoing surge has sparked concern . china is reporting concern. china is reporting around 5000 cases a day, but analysts claim numbers are being undercounted . the us has become undercounted. the us has become the latest country to impose mandatory testing on travellers from china . russia has from china. russia has reportedly fired over 120 missiles at ukraine, targeting a number of cities across the country. at least three people have been wounded in the caphal have been wounded in the capital, kyiv. ukraine's air force says the attacks involved see and air based cruise missiles fired from all directions. 90% of the western

city of lviv is reported without power, affecting public transport and water . meanwhile, transport and water. meanwhile, vladimir putin could be on cited by his own generals if ukraine continues to make gains in its successful offensive . if that's successful offensive. if that's according to the former head of the british army. speaking to gb news general lord richard dannatt says strategic losses and rapidly falling morale could see the russian leaders enforced . removal by lord dannatt . it's . removal by lord dannatt. it's vital the us, uk and other allies continue to supply ukraine with western weapons. it's important that the european countries do well as you're looking a bit wobbly. importantly, european countries stay behind , but really stay behind, but really important that uncle sam stays behind ukraine. that's absolutely because the absolutely critical because the sophisticated weaponry that's going in is the game changer. police say a third arrest has been made in connection with the fatal shooting of elle edwards killed outside a pub on christmas eve in wirral, merseyside . police say 31 year

merseyside. police say 31 year old man from tranmere has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder . a man and conspiracy to murder. a man and a woman who had previously arrested are still being questioned by officers . questioned by officers. meanwhile, a third man has also been arrested on suspicion of the murder of footballer cody fisher. that's according to police . mr. fisher was stabbed police. mr. fisher was stabbed to death in a birmingham nightclub on boxing day. west midlands police says a 22 year old man has been detained in london. he's the third person to be arrested on suspicion of murder . four be arrested on suspicion of murder. four others have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender offender. the home office says a border force official has been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences. same official was also detained . three other members of detained. three other members of immigration staff on suspicion of misconduct in office and conspiracy to steal. the home office says it expects high

standards its staff and has taken decisive action . meanwhile taken decisive action. meanwhile has been told british airways is no longer instructing its pilots to take on extra fuel deal with possible delays from strike at uk airports. a senior source has confirmed that passport control operations are running very smoothly at all six airports where around a thousand border force officers walked out. airlines were preparing for the possibility of huge queues on the ground, forcing aircraft to circle airports for long periods of time. have a ba has now cancelled its requirement for pilots of long haul flights to carry an extra hour's worth . a carry an extra hour's worth. a few . the deadly storm that's few. the deadly storm that's been sweeping across north america killing at least 60 people, is now bringing wet and windy weather to the uk . the met windy weather to the uk. the met office says the knock effect of america's bomb cyclone will be spells of unsettled weather over the next 7 to 10 days. it's

issued a yellow alert for heavy rain tomorrow for much of scotland. warning flooding and travel disruption . and tennis travel disruption. and tennis star novak djokovic . back in star novak djokovic. back in australia, nearly a year after being deported over his stance on the covid 19 vaccination. the 21 time grand slam champion was ordered out of the country for a breaking covid restrictions . he breaking covid restrictions. he was initially banned from for three years, but last month australian government granted him a travel visa is set to open his 2023 tennis's next week in adelaide . what happened 12 adelaide. what happened 12 months ago was not easy for, you know, for me and for my family team. anybody who was close to me and it's obviously disappointing to leave the country like that. it's a country like that. it's a country where i've had tremendous success in my career, particularly in melbourne. and you know, by far my most successful grand slam won it nine times and in adelaide, as i

said 15 years ago was one of the first professional tournaments that won i is gb news will bring you more as it happens. now though, it's back to bev turner today with don . today with don. good morning . today with don. good morning. i'm today with don. good morning . i'm dawn neesom good morning. i'm dawn neesom identifying as bev turner for the next hour . coming up today, the next hour. coming up today, a prime minister sunak pledges to make britain's streets, quote , safe for everybody . following , safe for everybody. following a series of horrific incidents over the festive period , i'll be over the festive period, i'll be asking if you feel safe on the uk streets. please have your say on this because it's such an important issue, isn't it? on our twitter poll and i'll be revealing the results soon. and our house prices finally starting to cool down and for all the wrong reasons , i'll be

all the wrong reasons, i'll be joined by a property expert discuss whether your family's home dreams could come true in 2023. and new new year. we're coming into diet season. we're giving up everything. fun, food , food with doing exercise. you know, some weight loss tips are plastered over. know, some weight loss tips are plastered over . the know, some weight loss tips are plastered over. the papers and social media constantly today. but health experts are warning us that fat weight loss schemes may be doing this more harm than good. so finish that last quality straight. yes, i am obsessed with quality street. all that and more . do stay with all that and more. do stay with us . now rishi us. now rishi sunak has said he is ready . put more people behind is ready. put more people behind bars in order to make the streets safe for everybody. the prime minister's pledge comes after a series of violent crimes over the christmas period. but are these just empty promises ,

are these just empty promises, i'm really happy to say now i'm going to be joined by a norman , going to be joined by a norman, retired police officer of 31 years and a founder of the law and order foundation and they are norman lovely . thank you so are norman lovely. thank you so much for joining are norman lovely. thank you so much forjoining us in this much for joining us in this weird between christmas new year penod weird between christmas new year period the hasn't been the happiest it has it now norman we've got two stories today we've got two stories today we've got two stories today we've got labour vowing to combat anti—social behaviour and sunak promising to make streets safer for us all. what do you make , first of all, of these two make, first of all, of these two stories and what what these people have said ? well, first of people have said? well, first of all, let me explain . i'm all, let me explain. i'm non—political . all, let me explain. i'm non—political. i'm probably one of britain's longest independent police and law and order campaigners for 43 years. so in answer to both stories head on is that as a serving police officer and, also as a law and order campaigner , i have heard order campaigner, i have heard the same story year and year out for 43 years. we promised by the

political party that same power, a tidal wave of reform and crackdowns, and by time the tidal wave hits the streets, it's no than a trickle. and some it's no than a trickle. and some it's invisible . it suits the it's invisible. it suits the headunes it's invisible. it suits the headlines at the time . but it's headlines at the time. but it's the police, the victims and the pubuc the police, the victims and the public that really know the truth . the police know that truth. the police know that they're in unenforceable. we don't need new we've got the laws. what we need the police officers, the victims of crime don't see police . they don't don't see police. they don't feel reassured. the public don't see the police. they feel safe. they don't share information. so really it's a circle that no political party in 43 years has been able to break. i've seen the prime minister today state that we need more street lighting and with street lighting and with street lighting and with street lighting and cctv , don't arrest lighting and cctv, don't arrest people , police officers do. and

people, police officers do. and who we need , you know. you know who we need, you know. you know what, you're so i mean, you know that the small amount of crime that the small amount of crime that i've personally experienced, nothing compares to what people go through. what some people go through. but the it wasn't working. so the key tv it wasn't working. so what i really want to see is i want to see bobbies on the beat. i want to see a police officer. i want to see a police officer. i can go . i want a police i can go. i want a police station that's open so i can go. i'll make a complaint. i don't want to phone a call centre. i don't want a crime reference number. i actually want to see the of your good self the likes of your good self actually there looking . actually out there looking. crooks will it be quality. but when you're absolutely right many people including of thousands of police officers would like to see theresa in the dock along the criminals 12 years ago crippled policing and the criminal justice system by reducing frontline police officers by 22,000 police officers, tens , thousands of officers, tens, thousands of backroom staff . as a result of backroom staff. as a result of that, you had less police officers dealing with with no

back up . and it was a failed day back up. and it was a failed day for the criminal element. nowadays you don't. and many people watching programme now will never see a police officer. i'm ashamed to state and i represent police . i'm the represent police. i'm the independent voice for them that really comes on programs like yours and tells you the truth. the themselves are in despair the public. never see them well happens when the public and never see the police . they lose never see the police. they lose faith. they lose confidence . faith. they lose confidence. they don't report crime . they they don't report crime. they don't make statements. they don't make statements. they don't attend court. and it's a result of that the streets become lawless . clearly we have become lawless. clearly we have got problems with gun crime . got problems with gun crime. britain, we have over 4000 gangs, upwards of hundred, mostly between and 20. we have 200 gangs in london . the streets 200 gangs in london. the streets for some of them are out of control in places like liverpool, manchester, birmingham and london . and the birmingham and london. and the only way to tackle these is to the police to get out on the

streets . we're out on the streets. we're out on the streets. we're out on the streets . we interact with the streets. we interact with the public. they talk to us. they feel reassured . they want to feel reassured. they want to tell us things that they otherwise wouldn't. we then go back and put on the intelligent forms, which means that we have control of the streets. if you want to know what my true belief to tackle law and order in britain is, and i call it law disorder now it's as well as recruiting back the 20,000 police officers that the police service have lost. we need to recruit 20,000 more police . we recruit 20,000 more police. we need to swamp the streets of britain, we need to put a hand out to the public to the communities, to shopkeepers. we need to regain the lost confidence , because if we don't confidence, because if we don't do that , all we're going to hit do that, all we're going to hit all and see is the same headunes. all and see is the same headlines . dreadful crime, headlines. dreadful crime, shooting a woman choke shoot in a choke. we must do more. we're

this, we're doing that. we're the other. the headlines are great. but when the headlines are gone , guess what? returns are gone, guess what? returns criminality and the streets are out of control. and i promise you this. i know the police have go hell over the last few years. they've dreadful headlines. well i meet the men and women that got families that joined the service to make society and they're as frustrated as the pubuc they're as frustrated as the public and victims of crime when they cannot do the jobs , take they cannot do the jobs, take they cannot do the jobs, take the handcuffs and shackles off of them them 20,000 more police officers and the criminal justice system stop releasing persistent offenders time time again with 30, 40 previous convictions because the police all they do is chase their tails and who loses is to the detriment of the public and victims of crime . brilliantly victims of crime. brilliantly said. thank you so much for. joining us this morning, norman , joining us this morning, norman a , joining us this morning, norman , a lot of sense spoken and a

lot of messages coming in in support of what you've just said. thank you. we'll let you get back to hopefully a happier festive period. now right. all morning we have been asking you feel safe on britain's streets via gb news poll on twitter. via our gb news poll on twitter. and so far , 2000 of you have and so far, 2000 of you have voted . 8% of you say no, you voted. 8% of you say no, you don't feel safe. just 22% say yes, you do feel safe . so it yes, you do feel safe. so it doesn't sound good, does it? i mean, you know, rishi and labour can say what they're saying, but it doesn't seem to be getting through. but please , your say at through. but please, your say at gb news loads of you have been getting in touch. some of those now john from lancashire share you say i know how to stop the current crime wave more police exactly what norman said armed and properly paid i'm not sure about the arm bit and instead of tying their hands together with paperwork and bureaucracy them onto the streets to do their job simple wish it was james until

we bring back random stop and search again a very thorny issue . the streets will not be safe. the criminals do not worry about being caught with weapons. and that seems be from what we've seen over the period the truth, doesn't it ? it's just it's just doesn't it? it's just it's just it's just absolutely horrific. i just. just quick reaction from you about this. just say, well, i think as a woman i'd say that 70% were women voters in the 22% who felt safe were probably men because there's a woman i've never felt safe. i've got a daughter. i would never allow her to go walk anywhere on the road my son can. so as women have never felt safe, dawn danny, you probably do for those . statistically, men are more likely to be a victim of violent crime on the streets than women. i wouldn't feel safe working, walking certain boroughs of walking in certain boroughs of london, example, where live london, for example, where live in leafy royal leamington spa and warwick. can walk around and warwick. i can walk around any , norman reminds me any time, norman reminds me about theresa may's disgraceful

decision hindsight to get rid of 20,000. he reminds me also the backroom stuff. so boris johnson's got 50,000. that was his pledge when he worked on his manifesto . so we need another manifesto. so we need another five years to get back to the disaster. this decision from theresa may. yeah, yeah. norman says we need another 20,000. on top that right? have to top of that, right? we have to move. to . on now to move. we have to. on now to another happy subject , the another happy subject, the ukraine. ukrainian officials are urging residents to evacuate from the city of kazan as forces stepped up mortar artillery attacks on the recently liberated southern ukrainian city. civilian infrastructure. and let's just keep thinking, these are just ordinary towns and cities like we have here by the they're not military targets . the civilian infrastructure came under fire throughout the country with ukraine saying this morning that 120 missiles had struck from air and sea . now struck from air and sea. now joined by robin , former sas joined by robin, former sas soldier and author. robin you so much for joining soldier and author. robin you so much forjoining us this morning much for joining us this morning

. if you could just bring us up to speed on what is happening overnight and what's happened this morning in the ukraine. i think it's important to remember that there's 120 that 120 missiles fired not hundred and 20 strikes. of those missiles have been shot down. hussan is the city that's been in the campaign right from the very beginning . the population's been beginning. the population's been reduced to quite dramatically . reduced to quite dramatically. it's very easy to play this off as a major russian strike , the as a major russian strike, the infrastructure. but its effect is very minimal and not in the strategic picture. it's not it's only indicative that the russians don't know what else to do . and i'm just looking at the do. and i'm just looking at the pictures and the i said in the intro, they that it's it is like our cities. i mean you know, these were living people, you know, like our lives they were going to bars are to restaurants are going to cafes they were in

houses and flats that we live in. and you look at these pictures and they're like, pictures now and they're like, our houses have been bombed and i know, we used to i think, you know, we used to see of the ukraine in this see a bit of the ukraine in this country the especially this country at the especially this time we've much time of year. we've got so much going in our place and surely going on in our place and surely that's what putin wants. but looking at these pictures, robyn, home. robyn, it brings it home. exactly the reality of exactly what the reality of life is like for people living in these the ukrainian these cities. yeah the ukrainian people are being incredibly strong , brave and courageous and strong, brave and courageous and fighting a war against a against an invader . and we're supporting an invader. and we're supporting them in that war. and they are they are they are proving much, much stronger than in russians expected . vladimir putin is now expected. vladimir putin is now like the bully that is confronted his opponent and now he's walk the other side of the street and starting to throw stones and he doesn't know what else to do. and he's telling you, i'll be back later with his mates. but he's losing this war militarily , economically and all militarily, economically and all that has to happen for this to

actually for this to be the outcome is for the western democracies to maintain their support, for and ukraine to stay behind the people, to accept the difficult the minor difficulties that we have to face in order in order to defeat this russian invader. order to defeat this russian invader . and order to defeat this russian invader. and if we do not order to defeat this russian invader . and if we do not defeat invader. and if we do not defeat them , it's only going to be a them, it's only going to be a matter of time before he takes courage from whatever gains he makes and comes back again. let's say it's finally stuff thrown . nine days of this thrown. nine days of this conflict now. that's what i mean. horsfall, former isis soldier and author, thank you so much for joining soldier and author, thank you so much forjoining us this much for joining us this morning. and obviously thoughts with all those people that are living in those appalling conditions , as you know, conditions, as you know, especially time year, especially this time of year, seem right . seem somewhat poignant right. coming up, if you dream of becoming a homeowner , 2023. you becoming a homeowner, 2023. you might just be in luck, but there's a catch to falling house pnces. there's a catch to falling house prices . we'll break that down prices. we'll break that down after . this .

oh, and welcome back . right to oh, and welcome back. right to the break. should we should show you what guys after the break it's hilarious right? sit down sit down you right. welcome back . 2022 has seen a massive increase rental prices and demand has been at a high with house hunters often having to compete to get the home of their dreams. but now, due to the recession, market has been predicted to call next year. now delighted as i do, i'm one of those people that sticks my head in the sand with this one. it's like i know where the mortgage is, but i don't look at it. so i joined in the studio by housing expert richard blanco . now, expert richard blanco. now, richard, what's happening? do i need to be brave enough to look at my mortgage details? i mean, is happening to the housing

market in 2023? well, i would never recommend burying your head know, head in the sand. i know, i know. i know. this idea is a low, but we are seeing the signs that the market's likely cool that the market's likely to cool next we've seen a 10% next year. so we've seen a 10% fall in mortgage approvals. also, halifax says that prices went down by 2.3% from october to november and they also went down in the previous month. so that's a bit of a trend . and that's a bit of a trend. and what's the are predicting, of course , of anything from 5 to course, of anything from 5 to 12% next year in terms of how it is nationwide or in cities or. that's a good question because, of course there's no one, a housing market. are lots of micro—markets all around the country that's a kind of average across country. i would put my money on sort of 6 to 8. i think that's quite likely. you know, house prices have been going since 2008 nine. and in some cases, so we're kind of 14, 15, 16 years on in the cycle . so 16 years on in the cycle. so many commentators are saying it's about time that the cycle did turn. the thing is, i mean,

as point out, richard , it has as point out, richard, it has been a lot of got used to relying on our house as our pension fund. we've got the house. we can always sell it and leave it to the kids. if times get really hard. but we can't rely on that anymore. and a lot of you know, a lot of the is and this is this morning will be of the where the viewing their house as their savings. and that is probably not good news for them this . morning is it then. them this. morning is it then. well, you know, if you're buying a live it long term, a house to live in it long term, you're to be for you're going to be there for five years plus. then this isn't something worry yes something to worry about. yes pfices something to worry about. yes prices fall a bit and then they go prices fall a bit and then they 9° up prices fall a bit and then they go up again. so, you know, in terms long term investments , terms of long term investments, then, you know, houses are still a pretty safe, right. best it's just if you've suddenly got move, perhaps because of a divorce , of course, you know , divorce, of course, you know, somebody a family member has passed away or something like that. if you're to move and buy as a difficult time in the market, then that's when the problem occurs. and the other problem occurs. and the other problem is that a lot of first

time buyers would thinking, time buyers would be thinking, well, to buy just well, i'm not going to buy just now if prices are going now because if prices are going to down, i'll wait until to slip down, i'll wait until they fall a and then i'll they fall a bit and then i'll buy. they're then to want buy. they're then likely to want to course is then to rent and of course is then going a shortage supply in going to a shortage of supply in the market. what we're the rental market. what we're also is landlords selling also seeing is landlords selling up way the up because of the way the government's taxing them. as i say, of when talk say, a lot of people, when talk about landlords, it's like gatland. lot of people are gatland. but a lot of people are they you know , people they are just, you know, people like my mum who, you know, when she dad, you know, she she lost my dad, you know, she was renting out house. she's was renting out her house. she's not a fat cat landlord. she was using live on basically using that to live on basically that so of people that money. so a lot of people are in that trap now, they're just landlords who just ordinary landlords who aren't people off, but aren't ripping people off, but their mortgage has gone up to increase prices. and what increase their prices. and what effect that having on the effect is that having on the market? absolutely lot of market? absolutely a lot of landlords one two landlords just have one or two properties know, a, properties and, you know, a, landlords running businesses landlords are running businesses really and just need to make a reasonable profit. many are reasonable profit. and many are very providing very reasonable profit. and many are very homes. providing very reasonable profit. and many are very homes. the providing very reasonable profit. and many are very homes. the problem1g very reasonable profit. and many are very homes. the problem is very reasonable profit. and many are very homes. the problem is that good homes. the problem is that their mortgages are going up substantially . the bank of substantially. the bank of england thinks that for million

mortgage holders we'll see hikes next year of about a third in their mortgage and then landlords are having to pass those extra costs to tenants . those extra costs to tenants. now, you know, i know quite a few landlords who perhaps got tenants are about to have a baby and so on. you know, they really do want to hike, rent up. so in many cases they are struggling and we are seeing some huge hikes unfortunately, because of the budget mortgages up to the mini budget mortgages up to over 6. and whilst lenders quick to put rates up, the ten take quite a while to bring them back again. so we are seeing mortgages at quite high rates. what advice would you give to any of the younger viewers? and this this morning about this is this morning about whether rent or to try and whether to rent or to try and find out. if they can get a mortgage and they will if you've got a rental property and you can afford the rent, i would say stay put because actually rents in properties with existing tenants are only going up by the usual of to 3. it's where usual sort of 2 to 3. it's where you actually move try to you actually move and try to rent property . but rent to another property. but you'll see rents go up quite a. if you're thinking of buying,

it's probably to hang on it's probably best to hang on really maybe year or so really for maybe a year or so until mortgage rates come until mortgage rates have come down again . we're hoping that down again. we're hoping that they peak the middle of they will peak in the middle of next year and hopefully you might little bit might get your a little bit cheaper what you pay. cheaper than what you might pay. i going say it's the i was going to say it's the light at the end of this tunnel. what can we actually think? maybe you know, this is maybe that you know, this is just rather than long just a blip rather than a long term thing? i think there is light at the end of the tunnel. dawn, think, as i say, dawn, are most think, as i say, interest peak the middle interest will peak in the middle of year. and lot of of next year. and a lot of commentators signalled, they will fall of six, seven, will see a fall of six, seven, 8% year. we're likely to 8% next year. we're likely to see recovering in 20, see prices recovering in 24, 20, 25. all okay . all right, 25. we're all okay. all right, gentlemen, please do say that. get on property ladder as soon as you can. because you can't always go by market predictions. this year. oh, they're this every year. oh, they're going or they're going going to go up or they're going to and if that was my to go down. and if that was my son first time buyer, son being a first time buyer, i think get on the market as soon as you can. but problem is, getting a mortgage. why is it so difficult? because difficult? that's because of affordability checks that lenders to employ when lenders have to employ when they're giving mortgages and

we'd all say that that's important. to important. they over lend to people. it's always very difficult to time market. and you're right in some sense say just buy when you're ready when . you can afford it when you find right property. but, find the right property. but, you all the indicators you know, for all the indicators nor indicators seem be nor the indicators do seem to be suggesting in prices next suggesting fall in prices next yeah suggesting fall in prices next year. i would why not? hang year. i would say. why not? hang on a bit of a bargain. so it's worth looking at auctions as well, because they are the place to see what's really, really happening in the market. it always happens there. first. be brave right don't stick your brave right and don't stick your head the it's really head in the sand. it's really not idea to have been not a good idea to have been told off. thank you very much for joining us. my pleasure. forjoining us. my pleasure. right the oh, right now after the break. oh, my this just carries my god. this this just carries on program . it carries on this program. it carries on giving. we back giving. should we bring back for. yes, that one will look at the former prime minister's tumultuous year. economists say the word after latest headlines with rhiannon . thank you, john. with rhiannon. thank you, john. good morning . it's 1130. with rhiannon. thank you, john. good morning . it's1130. your

good morning. it's1130. your top stories from the gb newsroom. the government says there are no plans to introduce mandatory covid tests for visitors from china. beijing it would reopen borders next week and the country's ongoing covid surge has sparked concern . china surge has sparked concern. china is reporting around 5000 cases a day. but analysts claim numbers are being . the us has become the are being. the us has become the latest country to impose mandatory testing on travellers from china . ukraine's military from china. ukraine's military says it's shot down 54 of the 69 missiles fired by russia in the latest wave of . air raid sirens latest wave of. air raid sirens heard across the country, including in the capital, kyiv. 90% of the western city of lviv is reported to be without power. affecting public transport and water supplies . a third man has water supplies. a third man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 23 year old cody fisher . the non—league football fisher. the non—league football star was stabbed death in a birmingham nightclub on boxing day. west midlands police says a

22 year old man has been in london for others have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. police say a third arrest has been made in connection with the fatal shooting of alleged killed outside a pub in wirral on christmas eve. merseyside police says a 31 year old man from tranmere has been arrested on suspicion of conspire rac to murder. another man . women are murder. another man. women are still being questioned by. officers the deadly storm that's been sweeping across north america has killed at least 69 people, according to local media. and it's now bringing wet and windy weather to the uk. the met office says the knock on effect of the bomb cyclone be spells of unsettled weather over the next 7 to 10 days. it's issued a yellow alert for heavy rain tomorrow for much of scotland warning of , flooding scotland warning of, flooding and travel disruption . tv online and travel disruption. tv online under a b plus radio . this is gb

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bofis boris johnson is arguing there's no argument . one of the most no argument. one of the most divisive prime ministers in recent history is also undoubtedly one of the most popular . even after partygate in popular. even after partygate in this summer's mass exodus of tory mp saw him ousted downing street under a cloud and with some lovely wallpaper a according to a new poll of conservative members, he remains more popular than his successor. the latest one, that's rishi sunak. the latest one, that's rishi sunak . and our political sunak. and our political reporter catherine foster, has been this phenomenon and having a look at boris johnson's 2022

lucky her as a warning that our flashing images and boris coming up now . just two years earlier. up now. just two years earlier. johnson had won an 80 seat majority on his to get brexit done , but 2022 began badly. majority on his to get brexit done , but 2022 began badly . the done, but 2022 began badly. the latest partygate revelation was the most shocking yet number 10 staff who had parted with suitcases of wine . the night suitcases of wine. the night before, the queen sat alone at prince philip's funeral . the prince philip's funeral. the prime minister apologised . her prime minister apologised. her majesty for the behaviour of his staff. tory grandee david davis was scathing . you sat there too was scathing. you sat there too long for all the good you have donein long for all the good you have done in the name of god . done in the name of god. partygate took a back seat when russia invaded ukraine in february and johnson led the west response in offering strong to volodymyr zelenskyy in ukraine. the beleaguered british prime minister became a hero

back home in april. he was fined police for breaking lockdown rules by attending a brief birthday gathering in june 2020. today i've received a fixed penalty notice from the metropolitan . let me say metropolitan. let me say immediately that i've paid the fine and i once again offer a full apology . in may, sue grey's full apology. in may, sue grey's long awaited report into lockdown gatherings was finally published , but it was . the published, but it was. the conservatives did terribly in local elections and lost elections both to labour and the lib dems . many tory mps had had lib dems. many tory mps had had enough. lib dems. many tory mps had had enough . a confidence vote enough. a confidence vote followed on the 6th of june. i announce to the parliamentary party, does . on an uneasy truce party, does. on an uneasy truce ensued until deputy chief whip chris pincher was suspended for sexual misconduct and downing street's ever changing of what

johnson known and when became too much for employees bear. joining health secretary sajid javid, who resigned first followed minutes by chancellor rishi sunak the following day . rishi sunak the following day. ministers resigned faster than could replace them . on july the could replace them. on july the seventh, he admitted defeat and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up best job in the world. but them's the breaks . world. but them's the breaks. yes. jo, who channelled ? arnold yes. jo, who channelled? arnold schwarzenegger in his pmqs has to love each other, baby . thank to love each other, baby. thank you. coming september, he met the queen and in his final speech , obliquely hinted at a speech, obliquely hinted at a possible return like . possible return like. cincinnatus. i am to my plough . cincinnatus. i am to my plough. cincinnatus. i am to my plough. cincinnatus was a roman general who returned to office in his country's hour of need . later, country's hour of need. later, liz truss's premiership had

imploded and the conservative party needed another leader fast.it party needed another leader fast. it couldn't be johnson, could it ? as the to fast. it couldn't be johnson, could it? as the to bring fast. it couldn't be johnson, could it ? as the to bring back could it? as the to bring back bofis could it? as the to bring back boris grew , he raised back from boris grew, he raised back from his caribbean holiday and hit the phones . he and the favourite the phones. he and the favourite sunak. the phones. he and the favourite sunak . but on the sunday night, sunak. but on the sunday night, johnson announced it was not the right time and withdrew. johnson announced it was not the right time and withdrew . since right time and withdrew. since then, he's joined rebellions on onshore wind and says he will fight the next election . johnson fight the next election. johnson has made over fight the next election. johnson has made ove r £1,000,000 for has made over £1,000,000 for just four speeches. analysts say he could make 5 million a year. some comfort, perhaps, for the man who wanted to be world king. catherine foster gb news was right. well, that was what we call in the trade, boris johnson's package. and i'm just leaving that one there with you. i said i was not going to make that joke and i just did. sorry right. let's hear from our right. okay. let's hear from our wonderful panel on this one. earlier in the and danny kelly

still with me. i know it's a bit of a shock. what do you think . i of a shock. what do you think. i think it's a lie. if he was still here, would he win the next election for the tories? probably because that's how silly this british public are in living this big person. she doesn't really lie to parliament. he lied to the british public, and yet they still to lie. what did he tell to the british public? he told you of lies and he wanted you loads of lies and he wanted me to get done in parliament for some of thing where lied some kind of thing where he lied in prorogue parliament. in and they prorogue parliament. that's what lied to . correct. that's what lied to. correct. i'm not saying this is correct. your he lied to the your side. he lied to the british public. he did lie to the british public. name one of his well he he lied. his lies. well he lied. he lied. he did . there's so many lies. so he did. there's so many lies. so many of the queen. there's too many of the queen. there's too many convict at the top of the lying . well, you can't lying. well, you can't demonstrate. he's a liar. of us. you know , multiple times he's you know, multiple times he's lied to the police. well, i'll get you about that, too. get back to you about that, too. when lied about the when is he lied about the bowes—lyon? boris johnson's critics always say he's a liar . critics always say he's a liar. so. but you do know he's lied?

can't say no. i'm not asking you for one of his lies. i don't. he's lied to the british public. i think that he's maybe being overly ambitious , cautious with overly ambitious, cautious with the public. he's the british public. and he's overstretched potential overstretched at what potential 7 overstretched at what potential ? he could be the truth. no but the prime minister, he's made not overstretch. he's meant to not. he would be a great timeshare salesman. yeah but that doesn't mean that doesn't mean he's liar. but as a prime minister, we have to have actual truths and facts, not overstretch , doing anything just overstretch, doing anything just to just his defence. i don't often say this package he is, and his package he think in the end he is actually still under whether he deliberate . attlee whether he deliberate. attlee misled parliament that been concluded a lied the british pubuc concluded a lied the british public that this is all i just said it was ing he's a lie and britain fooled but with a good package lady if she said she said that's not me . i'm going to said that's not me. i'm going to move on now . he said the rise

move on now. he said the rise and fall and the rise and fall and fall and the rise and fall and fall. right. okay. moving swiftly on this morning, i'm going to kill the reindeer in a minute. i'm asking if you feel on britain's streets. there's a poll running on our gb news twitter over thousand votes and counting , 79% of you say no , counting, 79% of you say no, don't feel safe, which is really sad . 21% of you say, yes, you do sad. 21% of you say, yes, you do . and here's what you have to . . and here's what you have to. right, shaun , you say increase right, shaun, you say increase in police numbers back to pre austerity numbers is insufficient . the population has insufficient. the population has increased and crime has increased. we need more police, more prisons more deterrent sentences without . these we have sentences without. these we have lost exactly what norman said earlier on, wasn't it? meanwhile says laws need to change in many ways less paperwork for police , ways less paperwork for police, more police on the streets , more police on the streets, police knowing their own laws and, more police and more people getting locked up for crimes, not speech . right? well gosh,

not speech. right? well gosh, a lot of people agreeing with everything our experts have said that one as well. and it says more coppers, more criminals being nicked . let's move on. being nicked. let's move on. let's talk about the weather, shall we? because we're british. we do 2022. we'll be the uk's warmest year on record and the met office say the figures are laboun met office say the figures are labour. the climate crisis unfolding before us . the annual unfolding before us. the annual average temperature across the country this year is set to exceed the previous record set in 2014. i'm joined now by our southwest of england reporter geoff moody for more . good geoff moody for more. good morning. looks lovely and warm and sunny there. good morning, geoff . how is it you access it? geoff. how is it you access it? it looks fabulous. it's indeed quite fabulous in london as well . well, i mean, you're right on two counts. it's lovely and it's sunny. but it ain't warm. i'll tell you that for nothing. you don't need to be a weather forecaster to say that today it's not warm weather very much

outside the met office here in exeter, where right now they're dotting i's crossing the dotting the i's and crossing the t's their report, which t's on their report, which should out on the 1st of should be out on the 1st of january. that report is going to tell us this year, just tell us that this year, just gone, has been the warmest on gone, it has been the warmest on record. how is the warmest on record? you might ask. well, they've been they've been they've been they've been they've been they've been they've been recording these things since the the things since the 1800s. the early 1800s. but in fact, in england , they've been recording england, they've been recording these things since the 1600s. so they're saying that last year, this year is the warmest on record in 400 years. i mean, it was certainly very warm in july . we saw temperatures getting up to 40 degrees in places. we reported on that quite a lot here on gb news didn't we from reservoir and talking about hosepipe bans and droughts but they're saying that every single month apart from december this year has been above average when it comes to temperatures. so i doesn't remember the long hot and it seemed to last about a

week in my world and then it rained a lot and i still had a hosepipe ban. i live in london on the thames and they have a lot of issues with leaks as well. now, how much this is to do with the globe will warning warming, we're all going burn do with the globe will warning wahell g, we're all going burn do with the globe will warning wahell fire'e're all going burn do with the globe will warning wahell fire possiblyjoing burn do with the globe will warning wa hell fire possibly next burn do with the globe will warning wa hell fire possibly next weekirn in hell fire possibly next week . and how much is it just like weather . well i . and how much is it just like weather. well i don't think i can really answer that question very, very easily. it depends who you talk to, really. i mean, the met office are saying that the met office are saying that the top ten warmest years on record in the past 400 years have happened in the last years. so that's fact. you can take whichever way you want it. the national trust has got involved. they're saying this, is definitely global warming . definitely global warming. they're saying it's here to stay. we need to used to much dnen stay. we need to used to much drier, hotter summers. and also wetter and windy winters to. but it really depends on who you talk to . right. okay. we you can talk to. right. okay. we you can actually the question did you.

so it's like it's very warm here now . so have we got another now. so have we got another beast, the east coming in? come on, answer this. in time for the new year, we got here. i can answer . new year, we got here. i can answer. well, funnily enough, they all predict that we have a beast from the east just around the corner. we're going to see temperatures plummet again in the coming weeks at beginning of january, right through to the middle of january. so, yep we're going to see a cold spell again . but the met office is keen to point out that even though saying this is to do with global warming towards climate change, it doesn't necessarily follow that every year will be hotter than the last year. but they are saying that 2023 will be considerably warmer than 2022. so probably this time next year i'll be standing on this very spot just as cold telling you that we've had the year on record , not just the sun , record, not just the sun, obviously didn't get your message, just got in and you sat . it looks like graham is well now. thank you so much. joining

us, geoff moody. thank you and thanks my thanks for not answering my questions. okay now as questions. right. okay now as 2023 approaches, experts have issued a warning against the new year new meme . oh, come on, we year new meme. oh, come on, we give up everything . that's fun, give up everything. that's fun, don't we? booze, food we take up running, learning a fine , etc. running, learning a fine, etc. claiming. but the fact it's right. you can't move for them at moment. it's like, do this, don't eat that doesn't either. but that's it may make you heavier the long run good news so the british dietetic association has hit out at quick fix loss solutions which can trigger periods yo—yo dieting, muscle loss and nutrition deficiencies . right so and next deficiencies. right so and next we have the lovely monica price joining . there you are, monica. joining. there you are, monica. hello gorgeous. fit and healthy .thank hello gorgeous. fit and healthy . thank you so much forjoining us . sure. you've . thank you so much forjoining us. sure. you've just . thank you so much forjoining us . sure. you've just been . thank you so much forjoining us. sure. you've just been for a ten mile jog and haven't been sitting on the settee with you, with your . yes, there is a theme with your. yes, there is a theme here. right. so now you are

going to advise us all on how to achieve our year goals achieve our new year goals responsibly and healthily. go for it , responsibly and healthily. go for it, monica. yes, okay, fine . hello, darling. everybody there in your studio this morning? yes. well new year is traditionally a time when we think about health. we about we want to take up new hobbies . and want to take up new hobbies. and these fad diets always come around. but this time of year. but as recent announcement but as this recent announcement from the british dietetic association said , you know, the association said, you know, the fat diets that we have are not good for you. yes. they're going to make you lose weight. absolutely. because the restrictive calories are usually down to around a thousand calories a day as opposed to two, two and a half thousand calories a day. so there's no doubt they're going to make you lose weight. it's an lose weight. but it's an unrealistic target because happens is when you come off of these diets, perhaps a week or two weeks of doing this diet, you're then going to start eating your normal pattern that you always do . and the weight you always do. and the weight will slowly creep home. so it's so in itself you're setting

yourself up to fail. so in itself you're setting yourself up to fail . so that's yourself up to fail. so that's why it's they've they've linked it to mental health because you know, the recent nhs survey on the mental health of children and young adults , young people and young adults, young people in the uk there's an alarming rise of mental health issues and so food is very much connected to that . so, you know, you do to that. so, you know, you do what you should do is just look at yourself , look at what you're at yourself, look at what you're eating and say to yourself, i'm going to moderate . you know, i'm going to moderate. you know, i'm going to moderate. you know, i'm going to moderate. you know, i'm going to look at what i'm eating unless a medical reason unless there's a medical reason for you not eat a certain for you to not eat a certain food , there is reason why you food, there is no reason why you can't have everything. just can't have everything. it's just the portion sizes and moderate enough so that you're not yourself silly with thousands of calories every day . so it is calories every day. so it is everything in moderation . monica everything in moderation. monica the other thing people vow to give up as soon as january arrives will possibly . the arrives will possibly. the second is alcohol . so now, i second is alcohol. so now, i mean, it's like know there are we all know there are heather and calories in alcohol so

what's the situation with with giving up the booze as well in january yeah it's a trojan war as you say it's very traditionally for people to even try to give us help or, even reduce what i say to , you know, reduce what i say to, you know, reduce what i say to, you know, red wine is actually been proven to be quite beneficial for you and of these diets . and in lots of these diets. either wine, is there , and either red wine, is there, and you'll be pleased to know that things champagne, things like champagne, for example, only 100 calories example, only have 100 calories per glass . it's actually very per glass. it's actually very low calories . so it's a win low in calories. so it's a win win. but again, it's about how much you're having. so take the best thing i can suggest to anyone that's watching and is thinking about changing their diet is to keep a diary the first thing i suggest to anybody that comes to me, write down everything you're eating and everything you're eating and everything drinking everything you're drinking within a week, make sure, it's over week, including a weekend in case you know you're working in case you know you're working in and that will in the week and then that will then tell and you'll be surprised sometimes how much alcohol you are consuming or how much different foods you're consuming. and then you can say to , you what? i'm going

to, do you know what? i'm going to, do you know what? i'm going to that change. and to make that change. and finally, monica, very word finally, monica, a very word about exercise regimes as well, as well as giving up booze and not anything nice . we not eating anything nice. we also then try and run marathons by the end of january. what advice would give people advice would you give to people about regimes ? i'd say about exercise regimes? i'd say to me again is too excessive if you're not used to exercising. there is no point in saying to yourself, i'm going to run a marathon. that's an unrealistic goal marathon. that's an unrealistic goal. unless really, really , goal. unless really, really, really determined to do something about it. however exercise should be informed of everything . it's not just about everything. it's not just about going to the gym . walking is going to the gym. walking is a really good exercise. very good for your heart. really good exercise. very good for your heart . you know, for your heart. you know, dancing is another good exercise , you know. so if you like salsa , take up salsa dancing, take up ballroom dancing, i always say to anybody that's looking to exercise there is absolutely no point taking up an exercise that you don't . so if you don't enjoy you don't. so if you don't enjoy going to the gym, that is no point in you wasting your time and money signing up for his prescription and then actually

doing nothing about it. so find something that you really love to do and then that will make you inclined to stick to it . you inclined to stick to it. brilliant. thank you so much for joining us this morning. great advice . and now we are all up to advice. and now we are all up to the champagne, but we are going to walk there least you are to walk there at least you are chuckling away down there, running a marathon by the end of january. the pennies drop. now i know why this fat guy to know why of us this fat guy to £95 down to look you should have all the wool cycled to talk about diets you know it's peculiar. ten years ago, i was full stone lighter in a boxing ring. oh for a charity white collar boxing match. and since that, you know what it is? because i met my and of course not in a boxing ring when you when you meet someone and you sort of stay in more and you you go an excuse excuse . and we've go an excuse excuse. and we've been married for a long time and, you know, we've got ourselves out of that. and think it's common sense. dawn, when people i always see the gym the

first in january, so many first week in january, so many people see them the people i never see them the second in january. it's second week in january. it's common less meat. no, common sense. eat less meat. no, no one sun. we know the common sense . it. why don't we sense. know it. but why don't we do it's not always that do it? it's not always that easy. it's not easy to have to make myself your bundle of energy . you can burn off energy. you can burn off calories by talking. who needs to go to the gym with a mouth? you know what? i get? get up. i do the hoover. i get up and make i make sure i move and yes all the time. yeah well just eat a little bit less. you don't have to eat until you're stuffed. just take of the pangs of hunger that but have a little bit that day. but have a little bit of hunger. it is quite of hunger. but it is quite difficult. and if you are you know if you do have a lot of weight to lose you can it does affect your mental health and you at it and think i you can look at it and think i just it. i'm to fail. just can't do it. i'm to fail. so you make reasons i go for a run all the time because it helps my mental health. i go for when back and i feel and when i come back and i feel and then can have my champagne. then i can have my champagne. and a that champagne and it's a pity that champagne got because it's got these calories because it's also the most dollars. yeah,

well, it's the most expensive. prosecco same prosecco surely has the same amount of calories. sorry but finally, have a new year's finally, do have a new year's resolution. both you're going to try and cut down on the booze if you want to drink a brilliant zero alcohol free, it's going to zero. tell the zero. you can't tell the difference. emphasising it is zero free credit on the way. mind some shouting screaming mind some shouting and screaming because the talking because that's what the talking on to get on twitter. i was hoping to get a that folks is why new a an and that folks is why new year's resolutions are a complete waste time, by the complete waste of time, by the way, it's not to, way, because it's not going to, is it? right we have come to an end of our show. oh it's end of our show. oh god, it's gone so fast . so thank you all gone so fast. so thank you all so much forjoining. i've really enjoyed being here in bed. enjoyed being here in the bed. it's a fun . so i'd it's been a huge fun. so i'd like to say thank you to india. it's a bit quiet this it's been a bit quiet this morning she'd be more morning, i think she'd be more outspoken you. thank outspoken than you. and thank you much, dani , for coming in you so much, dani, for coming in as great combination . i as well. a great combination. i really, enjoyed and really, really enjoyed it. and right. okay. well, coming up is gb news live with mark longhurst . but first we have the weather . hello there. i'm kind of there

with your weather update . a with your weather update. a showers today as rain clears towards the north, but it will be windy with gales along the coast . now, temperatures coast. now, temperatures typically will feel a bit fresh, cold the north. so you can see a squeeze on the ice of mars. this system. here is a band of showers move across the country as we head through this afternoon . and then as you can afternoon. and then as you can see through the next few hours, some brightest guys happening across much of england and wales. the showers are gathering across scotland, northern england, a coming in across northern ireland and further showers which will be frequent across the south of england , across the south of england, wales as as the west wales as well as the west country . blustery where if country. blustery day where if you are as temperatures rise to around 6 to 10 degrees celsius feeling fresh , that wind now feeling fresh, that wind now through this evening, the showers will tend to ease the risk of ice towards . the north risk of ice towards. the north as temperatures tumble . and then as temperatures tumble. and then this next feature comes in, there's a rain warning for northern and scotland with some heavy high rainfall totals. snow the northern edge, a risk of ice

towards north and a fair amounts of cloud across england and wales as we start the day on friday through friday, the rain will gather across wales as well as the west country yet again. the rain stores across much of scotland. we'll see some clearance coming in across northern through northern ireland through the morning afternoon. morning into the afternoon. but it lunchtime as the it is a wet lunchtime as the rain clears towards the east. a legacy of cloud behind . it legacy of cloud behind. it perhaps some brighter skies and. also showers particularly across northern england, scotland as well as northern ireland. it's going to be a windy day. gusts along reach 50 along the coast could reach 50 miles hour inland, 40 miles miles an hour inland, 40 miles an hour, putting cold the wind across more northern areas . and across more northern areas. and here's through here's your outlook through friday evening yet again, showery across the north. very windy across the far north with some severe gales for a time. and then as head into new year's eve , we'll see more rain arrive eve, we'll see more rain arrive across , more southern areas, across, more southern areas, another windy day , quieter on another windy day, quieter on new year's day, although it will turn colder from the north here on gb news live. we'll be keeping you in the picture, finding out what's happening

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