so the uk could >> good morning. so the uk could be a threat from british jihadists as thousands of terrorists are released from syrian prisons. we have paused asylum decisions on cases from syria, while the home office reviews and monitors the current situation . situation. >> so that's the home secretary, yvette cooper, who says all decisions on syrian asylum claims have been paused as syrians took to the streets of central london and other cities to celebrate the collapse of assad's regime . assad's regime. >> a new deal has been struck between the uk and germany to stop people smuggling gangs, making it a clear criminal offence, as the home secretary says it will allow a better sharing of intelligence between nations. haven't we heard all that before? >> always been a criminal offence and the billionaire property tycoon nick candy, husband of the singer and actress holly valance, has defected from the tories to reform uk. he is the party's new treasurer. this is the man who spent 20 days a year in his £175 million penthouse flat at one

hyde park in london. very man of the people. >> the 26 year old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting of a health ceo in new york last week. the suspect was arrested whilst eating at a mcdonald's restaurant 280 miles away in pennsylvania . pennsylvania. >> and the veterans who took part in those nuclear tests in the 50s and 60s, who we've rather embraced on this program, are enjoying a christmas lunch together today. thanks to you, the gb news viewers and listeners and all the money you raise for them . raise for them. >> well, you might recognise the gentleman sitting beside me. we're joining brian and all the other nuclear test veterans for their christmas lunch here in command today. >> i'm looking forward to that. sam, though, with the latest nevi'meadlines. sam, though, with the latest nevi'meadlinesforward to that. and christmas party snubs. find >> i'm looking forward to that. and christmas party snubs. find out about the legal action civil out about the legal action civil servants can take if they're not servants can take if they're not ianed servants can take if they're not invited to the christmas work. ianed servants can take if they're not invited to the christmas work. do. you've never been to a gb do. you've never been to a gb news party, have you , andrew? news party, have you , andrew? news party, have you, andrew? >> i keep missing them. news party, have you, andrew? >> i keep missing them. >> i keep missing them. >> i'm not invited. >> i keep missing them. >> i'm not invited.

>> i'm not invited. >> i'm not suing, though. and >> i'm not invited. >> i'm not suing, though. and president elect donald trump has president elect donald trump has launched a new fragrance for launched a new fragrance for christmas. it's very romantic. christmas. it's very romantic. it's called fight, it's called fight, christmas. it's very romantic. it's called fight , fight, fight it's called fight, fight, fight christmas. it's very romantic. it's called fight , fight, fight it's called fight, fight, fight with the tagline a smell you with the tagline a smell you don't go on smell. a smell your don't go on smell. a smell your enemies can't resist. would you enemies can't resist. would you like to smell like donald trump? like to smell like donald trump? that's . that's . her cot that's. >> it's trump in a bottle. >> it's trump in a bottle. >> wow. it's $199 for men. and there's a scent for women. and it's apparently sold out already. he is brilliant. he is brilliant, isn't he? >> i really hope we can get some. we're trying to get some. get some so we can let you know what it smells like. >> i know, i'm not sure i want to wear it, but i'd like to try it. >> i'd like to too. right. there's a lot to get through. it's going to be a good show. this morning. we're here till midday. stick with us. here's sam, though, with the latest news headlines.

humphries, abducted from her cot just three hours after being born in 1994, passed away after battling a brain tumour. her kidnapping sparked a nationwide manhunt, ending 16 days later when she was found. abbie, who later moved to new zealand , later moved to new zealand, became a swimmer, flight attendant and it worker before her death, which comes just years after losing her mother to cancen years after losing her mother to cancer. her husband, carl has described her as beautiful and strong, saying she fought the illness with grace and with strength . in other news today, strength. in other news today, chancellor rachel reeves says every pound of taxpayers money will face scrutiny in a fresh spending review. the first zero based review in 17 years. she'll outline the approach alongside nhs workers today at maidstone hospital , nhs workers today at maidstone hospital, promising savings and efficiencies to focus on the government's plan for change. departments will be pushed to cut waste, aligning budgets with priorities set by prime minister sir keir starmer. the review kicks off as rachel reeves

launches phase two of the spending review later this afternoon. the billionaire nick candy is set to become reform uk's treasurer , accusing the uk's treasurer, accusing the conservatives of too many broken promises as he resigned his tory membership. candy, a close friend of nigel farage, called reform the future of british politics and vowed to raise funds to secure its success in the next general election. the property tycoon, married to actress holly valance, was pictured with donald trump and nigel farage at mar a lago in 2022. reform boosted by tory defections, has described candy's appointment as its latest coup ahead of may's local elections . latest coup ahead of may's local elections. hundreds of latest coup ahead of may's local elections . hundreds of tractors elections. hundreds of tractors are set to roll into westminster this week as farmers protest changes to agricultural inheritance tax. rally organisers say that october's budget proposal is a death knell for british farming, limiting 100% tax relief to the first 1 million of property. on wednesday , tractors from across wednesday, tractors from across the uk will line whitehall before a slow drive through

london's streets, with speeches demanding action. farmers are warning the tax changes threaten food security and the future of the industry in the uk, calling on the prime minister to rethink and dementia has become the leading cause of death in the uk , leading cause of death in the uk, with over 75,000 lives claimed in 2023. alzheimer's research uk is warning the crisis will only deepen , driven by the ageing deepen, driven by the ageing population, unless the government steps in. they say the charity is urging the government to use the ten year health plan to future proof nhs dementia services, and to ensure the condition doesn't remain a death sentence. the number of people currently living with dementia is set to soar to 1.4 million by 2040, putting immense pressure on families and public services. those are the latest headunes services. those are the latest headlines for now, a full round up at the top of the hour. now, though, it's over to andrew and bev for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign

up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com/alerts . gbnews.com/alerts. >> very good morning and welcome to britain's newsroom live across the uk on gb news with me, bev turner and andrew pierce. >> so the home secretary, yvette coopen >> so the home secretary, yvette cooper, has paused in common with all countries in europe actually all syrian asylum cases as fears grow that many jihadists in syrian jails could come back to britain. >> that's right after the collapse of bashar al assad's regime, there are concerns over who will be freed from these prisons in syria. think shemima bacon. prisons in syria. think shemima bacon . shamima. shamima is in is bacon. shamima. shamima is in is in a camp over there. isn't she? >> she's in the refugee camp. camp could be turned out. yeah she could. courts have twice rebuffed her attempts to come back here. and i certainly don't want her back. >> yeah, well, the prime minister said that britain and

its allies must be intensely focused on the transition to a new regime in syria, amid fears of a resurgent islamic state. >> let's talk to the former head of counter—terrorism at the mod major—general chip chapman chip. morning to you. of course, everyone is says great. the despot has gone, but assad. but we don't know what's taking its place. we know that the rebel leader, 20 years ago was steeped in the islamic state. al—qaeda. they say he's changed. how do we know ? know? >> well, you'll know by his actions, but certainly what he said in the last few days has been very encouraging. now, i followed jilani in the rts and its iterations for the last 14 years, really since 2017, we've said that they've gone local. that is, they're not global caliphates. so they have been focused on the new enemy, which was russia and getting rid of iran, which they saw as trying to impose a persian imperialism of the shia on the sunni people.

so that was their key mission to get rid of them. now , once that get rid of them. now, once that mission is achieved, they can have a new mission, but at the moment they seem to be inclusive in their rhetoric and look to say positive things. that could all change in terms of the prison thing, i don't think you'll see any . is jihadists you'll see any. is jihadists being released from any syrian prison? what we're really talking about is the complex tapestry in syria, where is prisoners are actually held by the sdf . that's the syrian the sdf. that's the syrian democratic the sdf. that's the syria