stories. this is headliners. but before tomorrow's news let's go to tonight's headlines. one last time with sophia hill. >> simon thank you. good evening. it'sjust >> simon thank you. good evening. it's just gone 11:00 i'm sophia hill with your latest headunes i'm sophia hill with your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. the top story this evening, 3 million people received an emergency alert from the government this afternoon after forecasters issued a rare red warning for wind as storm dara hits the uk . gusts of up to 90 hits the uk. gusts of up to 90 miles an hour are expected to batter parts of wales and the southwest of england, including cardiff, bristol and devon. the warning, in place from 3 am. tomorrow, calls for people to take care as flying debris and falling trees could pose a danger to life. an amber warning is also in place for the west coast of the uk, from scotland to cornwall and northern

ireland, with large waves and potential damage to homes and buildings. heavy rain and over 100 flood warnings are also in effect, only adding to the weekend's challenges. meteorologist john hammond spoke to us earlier and warned people not to underestimate how fast the weather will change, because the weather will change, because the weather will change, because the weather is set to turn nasty just about everywhere across the country, particularly, as you say, across western areas. >> all courtesy of storm dara, which is winding itself up now just to the west of the uk . it's just to the west of the uk. it's already bringing heavy rain across northern ireland and despite a fine day across many other areas that will change later on this afternoon into tonight. rain will sweep across all of us now in scotland, a farm has been placed under lockdown after a cow tested positive for atypical mad cow disease. >> the scottish government has imposed strict movement restrictions on affected animals, although it says there is no risk to public health and the cow did not enter the food chain. the case in dumfries and galloway was detected through routine surveillance, and investigations are now underway

to determine its origin. authorities have assured that the public that stringent control measures are in place to prevent any wider impact control measures are in place to prevent any widerhave|ct european farmers have consistently protested against the eu, mercosur deal, arguing it could lead to cheap imports of south and south american foods, especially beef, which they claim does not meet the eu's environmental and food safety standards . and the safety standards. and the princess of wales has made a rare public appearance with her family at westminster abbey for her annual christmas carol service this evening, her annual christmas carol service this evening , the royal service this evening, the royal couple walked into the historic abbey where they married in 2011 with their children, who stopped

at the kindness tree to hang messages on its branches in messages on its branches in dedication to someone who has dedication to someone who has supported them during their supported them during their lives. prince louis left a lives. prince louis left a touching christmas message to his grandparents inspired by his touching christmas message to his grandparents inspired by his mother's festive celebration. mother's festive celebration. this is the fourth time the this is the fourth time the princess has hosted the event in princess has hosted the event in celebration of the positive celebration of the positive qualities found in many and to qualities found in many and to bnng qualities found in many and to bnng qualities found in many and to bring festive cheer to the bring festive cheer to the caphal bring festive cheer to the caphal bring festive cheer to the capital. those are the latest gb capital. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm news headlines. for now, i'm sphere hill, but now it's time sphere hill, but now it's time for headliners for the very for headliners for the very latest gb news direct to your latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to in smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news dot com. >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> hello and welcome back to headliners, your first look at saturday's top stories with three comedians. but before we get stuck into the papers , let's get stuck into the papers, let's have a quick taste of what leo and nick will have to work with on saturday's front pages. so

the daily mail kicks us off. rachel reeves we can't boost uk defence without making cuts and a picture of princess kate there. the times m15 shifts focus from terrorists to rogue states the same princess. the independent starmer urged to not abandon victims of domestic abuse. the daily express caring kate's message of christmas hope she's made a hat trick, a weekender from the eye. labour drops nhs pledge to cut a&e waiting times to four hours. not a brilliant pledge even then. daily star yes boss. great idea boss, can i have a pay rise? pretty please boss. some tactics there for getting a rise. the mail then leo to kick us off. so the mail has rachel reeves. >> we can't boost uk defence without making cuts. >> maybe she could start with her own head. i'm not sure. but no, this is. this is her saying, you know, if we're going to boost defence to, i think two and a half or possibly even 3%

of gdp, which, you know, we kind of gdp, which, you know, we kind of need considering we're, we're heading for imminent war with russia heading for imminent war with russiéon, in your more spent on, in your view? more troops or more drones? or is there anything particular that there anything particular that the defence we lack at the moment? >> i mean, it really it really depends. i mean, what what threat? we've seen the western armies have been for prepared asymmetrical warfare for so long. we've decided, you know, we're not going to have any more sort of tank battles like we saw in world war i and world war ii. and then we saw in ukraine, it's right back to world war ii using using a lot of the same equipment as well from world war

ii. so, so yeah, i mean , it's ii. so, so yeah, i mean, it's interesting. it's almost like a interesting. it's almost like a complete revision of, of how, how we're going to be fighting. complete revision of, of how, how we're going to be fighting. and also there's a lot of new and also there's a lot of new technology, there's a lot of technology, there's a lot of drone technology, a lot of drone technology, a lot of technology that i also think, technology that i also think, you know, ukraine has revealed you know, ukraine has revealed that a war isn't just having a that a war isn't just having this stuff. so you can fight this stuff. so you can fight for, you know, a week wars go on for, you know, a week wars go on for, you know, a week wars go on for a long time. so you really for, you know, a week wars go on for a long time. so you really need to be thinking about you need to be thinking about you know, how are you going to know, how are you going to maintain a war economy. maintain a war economy. >> but it is also, i guess, a >> but it is also, i guess, a shop window, isn't it, for a of shop window, isn't it, for a of a bae systems, one of our most vital and profitable investments. >> i didn't think about the shop window element. that is, that is key. >> we've just basically got no money, have we? i mean, there's all these predictions were going to be poorer than poland in a few years. i mean, we've got this open border experiment. i'm quoting our prime minister, you know, open border experiment combined with benefit system. so of course we're not going to have any money. i mean, you could start by cutting benefits for everyone in the world. that would be one suggestion. we need our own doge. we need our own elon musk to come and cut our

government down. >> and it has to be said, although i am also obviously very much a hawk and in favour of a strong military, i think it raises morale generally. i like to see more marches and that sort of thing as to see more marches and that sort of thing with the uk with, with completely open borders, what would a military be fighting for? i mean, any trench is going to have a of a drawbridge over it that people can walk across and come and go as they please. >> well, that's why they've got to stick with the drones, i think, at least because they don't have to moralise them first of all. so the daily telegraph, nick telegraph has energy bills may rise in nuclear power push. >> so you may recall how our lack of nuclear power meant that our bills rose because putin could , you know, target our could, you know, target our energy prices. but now having nuclear power will make our

bills rise. so it's a kind of a flowchart where everything ends in less money in your pocket. a triangular flowchart with a sort of nuclear power thing . yeah. of nuclear power thing. yeah. because we all lead to more while they build these things. and also apparently our companies have the highest industrial electricity prices already in the europe or the world. >> terrifying chart that was in the ft a couple of days ago that everyone was the ft a coup