>> good morning. hope you're well. i'm ben leo alongside miriam cates and this is saturday morning live. >> well it's great to have your company this morning and we've got a great show ahead of us. but first the headlines and last night's christmas market carnage has left four dead and over 80 injured after a car was driven into the crowd at a german christmas market. mark white has the latest. >> well, a child is among those who have been killed in this terrible atrocity that happened yesterday evening. german authorities are treating this as authorities are treating this as a deliberate ramming attack. >> not sure about you guys at home, but new research has shown that brits regularly feel guilty for putting ourselves first. tv personality and geordie shore star charlotte crosby will be here to share why we should prioritise self—care days. >> and, as sir keir starmer lines up, lord mandelson as britain's new ambassador to the us, we'll cross live to new york

to get reaction from nelson, aspen and as the big day looms, have you wrapped all of your christmas presents? >> gift wrapping expert jane means will join us to put me and miriam to the test live on air. who will be crowned champion? >> and we have all of the day's top stories with political correspondent of the spectator, james heale and journalist and broadcaster candice holdsworth. >> welcome to saturday morning live only on gb news. >> so, ben, i'm looking forward to going head to head with you later with this gift wrapping challenge. i think i've got quite a good chance, but have you wrapped anything yet? >> no, no, i haven't even finished my christmas shopping. ineed finished my christmas shopping. i need to rush out today and do the last minute bits. hopefully certain people aren't watching so they're not aware that i haven't yet bought any presents for them. but i think you'll you'll probably beat me in the

wrapping. well we'll see. >> i haven't wrapped anything yet either. i normally do it all on christmas eve, and i get those, you know, those kind of sticky tape bands on your arm where you can just rip it off. that does make it a lot easier. >> good idea, i think. anne diamond said for some reason, women are probably generally much better at wrapping than men. is that just because they do it more? the task force to them? >> it could be, but let us know what you think on your say. well, is that a sexist comment or is it just true? >> well, anne diamond said it, not me. anyway, let us know what you think. gbnews.com/yoursay. big two hours coming up. but first, your news headlines with sam francis. >> very good morning to you from the newsroom. it is just coming up to 10:03. well, let's start with an update on the situation in germany where we now know four people, including, sadly, a young child have died and at least 80 others injured, 40 of them seriously, after a car was dnven them seriously, after a car was driven through a christmas market at magdeburg in germany. the suspect, a 50 year old saudi doctor, has been arrested, but officials say that he is not

known as an islamic extremist. sir keir starmer has called the attack horrific and expressed solidarity with germany, while the foreign secretary, david lammy, has also offered support to his counterpart. the tragedy comes just eight years after a similar attack in berlin, where 13 people were killed. time is running out for pensioners here to claim pension credit and secure their winter fuel payment for this year at 2024 to 25, with the deadline now just hours away. online applications close at 11:59 pm. and phone lines will be open until 3:00 this afternoon for any last minute calls. around 760,000 pensioners could miss out, with the benefit topping up weekly incomes and unlocking extra support. well, the change announced by chancellor rachel reeves means that winter fuel payments now go to only those on means tested benefits, slashing recipients from 11.5 million to just 1.5 million pensioners. scrap staff

parking charges. that is the call from unions today, as new research has revealed that 1 in 4 nhs trusts in england have raised fees for patients, staff or both in the last two years. patients charities say the charges are unfairly penalising unwell people, while nhs leaders argue financial pressures leave trusts little choice but to charge the rises, often targeting city centre hospitals have seen earners pay more, while nhs staff collectively spent over £70 million on parking last year alone. unions say health workers are on their knees and need extra support, not extra costs, as they face the strain of chronic understaffing. the prince and princess of wales are funding a new program to tackle mental health challenges in rural communities in norfolk, partnering with norfolk and waveney mind. the two year pilot will provide counselling and targeted support for the 1500 residents around the sandringham estate, set to launch in 2025. the initiative will include

training for local employers to address issues like rural isolation and farming related pressures. it's hoped the project could become a blueprint for mental health support on other rural estates across the uk. crowds across the northern hemisphere have been gathering from the early hours this morning to get a sight of the winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. in london, there's just under eight hours of daylight today. sunrise was at 8:04. sunset at 3:53 pm. and even less for people further north. the solstice signals the return of longer days and is celebrated worldwide. from pagan yule festivals to modern traditions inspired by ancient customs. well, events at stonehenge are among the most iconic, with thousands there to witness the so—called rebirth of the sun and wet, windy and wild christmas travel plans for millions could be blown off course this weekend. yellow weather warnings for wind cover

much of the uk, with gusts of up to 80 miles an hour forecast for scotland and northern coastal areas. the met office says the road, rail and ferry disruption is likely as millions hit the roads for christmas, with friday next week expected to be the busiest travel day since records beganin busiest travel day since records began in 2010. showers could also bring snow and icy conditions to parts of scotland, with strong winds making sunday's journeys exhausting, according to the rac. winds, though, will ease by monday, but a mild and cloudy christmas is on the cards for most of us. those are the latest gb news headlines. i've always wanted to be a weather presenter. that was fantastic. now it's back to ben and miriam 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. >> very good morning to you at

home. thank you for your company this morning. i'm with miriam today. good morning to you. morning. it's my last saturday morning live. yeah. >> very sad. and my first. >> very sad. and my first. >> so good timing. ten months i've been in the hot seat here, but all changed from the new yeah but all changed from the new year. yeah. you've got your own show. yeah, yeah, yeah. exciting weekends. yeah. launching in the new year. it's an action packed show today, though. lots going on overnight. not least this the tragedy in germany, where four people have been killed and over 80 injured after that car drove into crowds at a german christmas market last night. >> well, the suspected attacker has been arrested at the scene and he is believed to be a 50 year old doctor from saudi arabia. >> images and videos circulating onune >> images and videos circulating online too disturbing to air. we must say show a car being driven at high speed right into the christmas market. it was absolutely packed with people and the vehicle appearing not to slow down. >> well, joining us now is gb news home and security editor mark white. mark very very disturbing scenes here. do we know any more about the attacker

and his motive? >> yeah, yeah. the attacker has been named in german media as taleb a. abdul rozen, we believe, or abdul mohsen. in germany, under german privacy laws, then never normally pubush laws, then never normally publish the full surname. but just the first letter. but we understand. his full name is abdul mohsen. he is a 50 year old, originally from saudi arabia, who arrived in germany in 2006 and claimed asylum, having fled saudi arabia wanted by the saudi authorities over allegations of rape and other criminal offences. however, the german authorities granted him refugee status in 2016 on human rights grounds and during that

time that he has been in germany, he has been working in a hospital, a hospital just 26 miles from the scene of this attack at that christmas market. and we're told that as far as german authorities are concerned, they are absolutely treating concerned,