this show is all about now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours, broadcaster and journalist danny kelly, and also broadcast columnist lizzie cundy. the terrible two together. so coming up is rachel reeves the christmas grinch. i've got to pull up on x because after going after pensioners, farmers, businesses, she's now gone after charities after it was revealed that her budget tax grab means £0.45 in every pound donated to charity will now effectively go to the government. my pull up on x will ask you that question is rachel reeves the christmas grinch? cast a vote now and in the interview i'll be speaking to a waspi woman, kim raisi, after it was revealed this week that the labour government will not hand compensation to those affected. and she also has huge concerns over illegal migration. she lives on the kent coast, then,

in minimal diversity and inclusion. the drive that the chancellor has been urged to drop could cost the city an estimated £1 billion. we will discuss that, but also clickbait this anti. keir starmer parody song, which has reached number one in the download charts. but the bbc is refusing to play it. let's do it here now have a listen. it'll be freezing this christmas while keir starmers warm. and just so you know, every penny for that song will go to charity. although i think £0.45 in the pound may well go to the chancellor. but before we get started, let's get your latest news with sophia wenzler. >> nana. thank you. good afternoon. >> it's just gone . 3:00. these >> it's just gone. 3:00. these are your headlines. five people are your headlines. five people are dead and over 200 injured after a driver used an emergency vehicle lane to plough into a christmas market in magdeburg in

germany. german authorities are coming under fire after warnings about the suspect were reportedly received last year but deemed unspecific. chancellor olaf scholz and ministers faced angry hecklers dunng ministers faced angry hecklers during a visit to the site, as questions mount over security and how the attack could happen. social media giant x, owned by elon musk, is also being scrutinised for failing to act on the suspect's threatening posts before the attack. security has been ramped up across germany and the rest of europe, with armed police patrolling, festive events and christmas markets. meanwhile, some breaking news the nine year old boy killed in the attack on friday evening has been named as andre gleisner in a tribute on social media, his mother, desiree gleisner, wrote let my little teddy bear fly around the world again. andre didn't do anything to anyone. in other news, now labour's lucy powell

has admitted the economy is disappointing, likening the government's efforts to turning around a huge oil tanker. she says labour inherited unprecedented challenges, including falling living standards and underfunded public services. it comes after the office for national statistics reported the economy shrank by 0.1% in september and october, with no growth expected this quarter. the commons leader told gb news the government shares the public's frustration but insisted progress is being made. >> people voted for change at the election because the country was, let's face it, going to the suwannee. we had the economy tanking with living standards having fallen for the first time in a generation and public services absolutely on their knees with huge waiting lists in our nhs and elsewhere. so it's a bit like turning a really big oil tanker around. we've begun

to start moving it in the in the right direction. but there are many fundamental challenges facing the country. >> however, shadow housing secretary kevin hollinrake claims the situation is far worse under labour than the previous conservative government. >> the economy is tanking, as we know, business confidence has gone through the floor. family businesses are having to make difficult decisions in terms of their investment because of things like the business, property relief changes and the same with family farms. so you're seeing this right across the economy, why business confidence is dropping. and that's having a real world impact on our economy. >> now. household shopping bills are set to rise by up to £1.4 billion a year under a new grocery tax aimed at meeting the uk's net zero targets. the levy will charge businesses based on packaging materials, with costs largely passed to consumers, adding as much as £56 to annual bills. critics warn the scheme,

rolling out in 2025 will fuel inflation and impose red tape, while councils pocket the funds without lowering taxes. supporters argue it's a vital step towards cutting waste and boosting recycling, with the government promising 21,000 jobs in the sector, the bbc is under fire for refusing to air freezing this christmas, a parody of sir keir starmer about the withdrawal of winter fuel payments. despite its chart topping success, the track raising over £47,000 for age uk, has been labelled a victim of two tier broadcasting as critics point to past political songs like stand down margaret that were aired without issue. dean agan were aired without issue. dean agar, the singer behind the parody, plans to perform the song at parliament square on sunday in protest. the bbc insists its decisions reflect what our audience expect to hean what our audience expect to hear, denying claims of bias.

and archbishop of york stephen cottrell says he's deeply sorry over his handling of a priest at the centre of a sexual abuse case. david tudor was banned from ministry this year after admitting to serious abuse, but was twice reappointed to senior church roles while mr cottrell was bishop of chelmsford. the archbishop admits things could have been handled differently, but insists legal constraints prevented earlier action. bishop helen—ann hartley says it's impossible for him to remain in post, arguing survivors and safeguarding must come first. mr cottrell has pledged to push for independent safeguarding scrutiny in the church of england. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to nana 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. >> good afternoon. thank you for. it'sjust >> good afternoon. thank you for. it's just coming >> good afternoon. thank you for. it'sjust coming up >> good afternoon. thank you for. it's just coming up to eight minutes after 3:00. this is gb news. we're live on tv, onune is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. looks like i've got any clothes on i have actually. it's my christmas outfit. christmas outfit? i'll pull the arms up a bit. right. so we've got loads coming up. of course. overnight in germany, hundreds of protesters took to the streets calling for mass deportations following the massacre, which killed five people, including one child. and it comes as the saudi arabian government claim they repeatedly warned german authorities about the man suspected of driving a car into crowds. we will bring you the latest coming up then in the first great british debate this houn first great british debate this hour, i'm asking, should lord mandelson use nigel farage to win over donald trump? the reform leader and friend of president elect has offered to help the us ambassador to the uk

bndge help the us ambassador to the uk bridge the us and uk special relationship. so for the great british debate this hour, i'm asking should lord mandelson use nigel farage to win over donald trump? then worldview will cross live to tel aviv and have a chat with performer and mystifier uri geller, who believes that aliens gave jesus his power to perform miracles because the same thing happened to him, or we'll be speaking to him later to get the lowdown on that. and of course, he's got a christmas message for us. all of that coming up as even us. all of that coming up as ever. send me your thoughts, post your comments. gbnews.com/yoursay. right. so let's start with, of course, the devastating attack at a christmas market in germany, in the city of magdeburg. and overnight, hundreds of protesters took to the streets calling for mass deportations following the massacre, which killed five people and that also included a child. all of this,

as the saudi arabian government claimed that they had warned the german authorities about this man. and of course, we now see what happened. the suspect had been identified as a 50 year old saudi doctor that germany's interior minister says hold islamophobic views. well, joining me now are julian rachel ayers. i hope i said that right. he's the founder and editor in chief of news at nine. us how do you say your name? because that couldn't be here. >> but it's hopeless to pronounce for any english speaken pronounce for any english speaker. so you did very. you did fine. >> you did fine. very much. all right. so, julian, what what has happened? because apparently we're hearing now that the german authorities were warned about this particular man. is that true? and how do we know this? >> that is true. that came out of numerous investigations of his social media profile and people who used his social media profile and pe