stories. this is headliners. top stories. this is headliners. but before tomorrow's news, let's get tonight's headlines with sophia hill. >> thanks, steve. a very good evening. it'sjust >> thanks, steve. a very 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. our top story yvette cooper is pledging to restore order and control to uk borders and asylum systems. the home secretary has been holding migration talks with her italian counterpart in rome in a bid to create stronger ina in a bid to create stronger cooperation against criminal rome in a bid to create stronger cooperation against criminal smuggler gangs. it comes as the smuggler gangs. it comes as the number of people crossing the number of people crossing the channelin number of people crossing the channel in small boats this year channelin number of people crossing the channel in small boats this year exceeded 34,000. that's a 19% exceeded 34,000. that's a 19% increase on the same point in increase on the same point in 2023. she says the government is 2023. she says the government is doubung 2023. she says the government is doubling down on illegal working doubung 2023. she says the government is doubling down on illegal working and new technology. and new technology. >> so announcing the much >> so announcing the much

stronger enforcement that we've stronger enforcement that we've been taking in the uk, including been taking in the uk, including over 13,000 returns since the over 13,000 returns since the election and a big increase in election and a big increase in enforcement on illegal working enforcement on illegal working and a wave of new technology, and a wave of new technology, biometrics and body worn cameras biometrics and body worn cameras that we're introducing into that we're introducing into immigration enforcement. because immigration enforcement. because the rules need to be respected the rules need to be respected and enforced. and enforced. >> five people have been killed >> five people have been killed in shootings in and around a in shootings in and around a migrant camp near dunkirk, migrant camp near dunkirk, according to french media. two according to french media. two migrants and two security agents migrants and two security agents are among those who have died in are among those who have died in loon—plage. a 22 year old man is loon—plage. a 22 year old man is said to have handed himself into said to have handed himself into a police station following the a police station following the incident. we'll bring you more incident. we'll bring you more on that as we can. now, the on that as we can. now, the chinese money linked prince chinese money linked prince andrew is now under andrew is now under investigation by m15 as more investigation by m15 as more details emerge about the details emerge about the embattled duke's connection to embattled duke's connection to an alleged spy. it's believed an alleged spy. it's believed prince andrew invited the man in prince andrew invited the man in question, described it as close confidant to buckingham palace, with their relationship reportedly dating back to 2012. question, the royal has now said he ceased all contact with the businessman

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prince andrew invited the man in que bath philharmonia carers the bath philharmonia carers choir at their christmas concert at the bath forum. the single was written by six young carers and has climbed the charts since its release, with all proceeds going to the carers trust and bath philharmonia. ed davey has even pledged he'll do a skydive if the single gets 10,000 downloads next week. those are the latest gb news headlines for now and that's me done for the day. but now it's time for headliners 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. >> hello and welcome to headliners, your first look at tomorrow's top stories with three comedians. before we dive in, let's have a look at what cressida and lewis will have to work with on sunday's front pages. the sunday times, andrew's chinese spy confidante, met two former prime ministers. one of them wasn't liz truss, so it really does count. observer pm condemned for allowing a new wave of slum housing. the sunday

express has. boris warns of keir brexit threats. the telegraph goes with chinese influencer at heart of whitehall. the mail on sunday has starmer surrender squad to undo brexit and the daily star sunday a room with a who. well that's i think that was well delivered, even if i do who. well that's i think that was well delivered, even if i do say so myself. but ignoring all say so myself. but ignoring all that into the actual important that into the actual important stuff. what are we starting with, stuff. what are we starting with, cressida.7 >> we're starting with the daily cressida? >> we're starting with the daily mail. what have they got, steve? mail. what have they got, steve? they say starmer's surrender they say starmer's surrender squad to undo brexit. you're squad to undo brexit. you're very close. >> i was put here. did you see very close. >> i was put here. did you see that happen? i did, i came out that happen? i did, i came out here and put me right here. so here and put me right here. so it's. >> it feels like he's not got it's. >> it feels like he's not got the email about the restraining the email about the restraining order. >> and i was looking at my order. >> and i was looking at my phone. it looked very phone. it looked very unprofessional. and i like it unprofessional. and i like it was me who suggested that we was me who suggested that we should get closer. closer? i should get closer. closer? i know that. know that. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> interesting. well, starmer's >> yeah. >> yeah. >> interesting. well, starmer's surrender squad to undo brexit. surrender squad to undo brexit. so apparently there's 100 civil so apparently there's 100 civil servants who've been put into a servants who've been put into a special squad. that doesn't special squad. that doesn't sound very political, does it? sound very political, does it? and they are likely to undo all and they are likely to undo all the freedoms that we're enjoying . the freedoms that we're enjoying .

the freedoms that we're enjoying. having had brexit, which is your the freedoms that we're enjoying. having had brexit, which is your favourite freedom? exactly, favourite freedom? exactly, exactly. steve, i don't know. exactly. steve, i don't know. this is like ross and rachel this is like ross and rachel isn't it? on again. off again. isn't it? on again. off again. us in the eu, it's never going us in the eu, to end. we're on a break. >> yeah. who was ross and rachel? ooh, no, i know i was making a joke. the point is, is that we voted to be out of brexit. but you know, what the labour is, is against brexit. that team world, they're totally against it. so you think they're going to put up with it. >> do you think we should have a trade deal with a trading bloc that's really nearby. >> i think we should. but that's not what brexit is. brexit is them controlling our lives, coming in and telling us what we should, whatever it is that they are doing. we don't like europe. that's what makes britain so great. it's the worst of both worlds. >> yeah, no, we never liked europe, even during the years mid 70s, all the way up to 2016 when the vote was. yeah, every punch line was something, something dot dot dot. >> the french, well, nearly half of us apparently liked europe, but just not half of us.

>> not half and half. half

isn't it? on again. off again. us in the elwe'll be bending over meanwhile, we'll be bending over backwards to have some sort of american meat. it's the same story, but for some reason we hate the europe one. we love the trump one. >> i think. i think what it is, is, is that is that even the brexit people are not against trade. they're in favour of trade. they're in favour of trade. they're in favour of trade. the people who are in favour of brexit. when this whole thing started, it was an economic thing. and then soon, slowly it became the fact is the french people are so arrogant. they think they know what's best, they think. >> and that's what we were saying all the way from the 70s through to 2016. the french are arrogant. yeah, she's got the good old days again. >> yeah. and it's hilarious coming from you that you think they're arrogant. >> well, do you know what? they were arrogant, though. the french, of course. they're meant to be arrogant. that what's what's the point of a french person who's not arrogant? is thatis person who's not arrogant? is that is that it's like an american who's not friendly? you know why? why hang out with americans who aren't friendly? amazing. this is so weird. we're so close to each other. the two of us. >> this is to the times. louis. what are they going with? oh,

the times. >> that's my favourite newspaper. well, not really, but i like it. it's got a lot of news. it's £3. i think it's £3.50. sunday times is £4. it's a lot of money. but 1534 00: