>> it's 9 pm. i'm ben leo. tonight named and pictured the nine year old boy killed in the german christmas market attack. his broken mother begs andre didn't do anything to anybody. why him.7 just didn't do anything to anybody. why him? just why. it comes as german authorities face serious allegations. they were warned of the attacker's history by saudi intelligence. so why didn't they act? also tonight, did you say to people who say, yeah, happy holidays and winter market, we need to be more inclusive. >> people are entitled to their opinion, but we also should respect tradition. and that is of course, everywhere. >> is christmas being erased from so—called winter wonder lights to winter markets? why is there no mention of the word christmas or even jesus in the engush christmas or even jesus in the english capital and in the gb news exclusive, one of the country's most dangerous female terrorists who bought her husband a knife in an is terror plot and practised stabbing attacks on a dummy, has been freed from jail. tonight's esteemed panel are ready to go, and they're not short of christmas cheer either. i'm joined by conservative peer and

former adviser to boris johnson, lord colville, ranger, head of comms at popular conservatism and anas sarwar rees—mogg and former labour special adviser paul richards. and what happens when the home secretary donned a christmas hat and handed out mince pies? >> well, would you like one? no. all right. no, you're not going to win next time. i hope you're out. next time. >> what? a panel full of experience and charm. big show coming up. but first, your news headunes coming up. but first, your news headlines with sophia wenzler. >> ben. thank you. it'sjust >> ben. thank you. it's just gone. 9:00. your top story from the gb newsroom. tributes have been paid to nine year old andre gleisner, who was killed in the german christmas market attack on friday evening. in a tribute

on friday evening. in a tribute on social media, his mother, desiree gleisner, called him my little teddy bear and said will always live in our hearts. the attack left five people dead and over 200 injured, after a driver used an emergency vehicle lane to plough into the christmas market in magdeburg. german authorities are coming under fire after warnings about the suspect were reportedly received 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. in other news, yvette cooper has been attacked by an angry voter who branded her two faced for handing out mince pies while pensioners are freezing to

death. >> that is so two faced. inspire you? nice tradition. no no no, give me a blanket. because the freezing to death, the freezing freezing to death, the freezing freezing of the home secretary was told she would be better off donating blankets to elderly people while dishing out the treats during a visit to west yorkshire. >> in the confrontation, captured on camera and shared on social media, the voter tells mrs. cooper she should heat the mince pies up to keep freezing pensioners warm after labour cut their winter fuel payments. household shopping bills are set to rise by up to £i.4 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 toward cutting waste and boosting recycling, with the government promising 21,000 jobs in the sector and strong winds are continuing, causing travel chaos in parts of the uk as millions of people travel ahead of christmas. the aa predicts 21.3 million drivers will have hit the road today, capping off a weekend of record breaking traffic. yellow weather warnings for gales are in place, adding to the strain grounding 100 flights at heathrow and stopping a number of p&o ferry services. the met office is warning of continued disruption and even power cuts into tonight. meanwhile, emergency services have rushed to belfast city airport this evening after a plane crash landed onto the runway. it says britain continues to be battered by 82 mile per hour winds. the airport's runway was closed this afternoon after the aer lingus plane suffered an emergency incident while performing a hard

landing during the stormy weather. no one was believed to have been seriously hurt. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to ben 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 evening. hope you're well. thanks for your company tonight. i wanted to share with you the picture of the nine year old boy brutally killed at the german christmas market on friday by, quite frankly, a nutter from the middle east who shouldn't have even been in germany. this is andre gleisner. he was one of at least five people who died, while more than 200 others were injured when the man's car ploughed into crowds in magdeburg on friday evening. his mother, desiree gleisner, said in a post on facebook let my little teddy bear fly around the world again. andre didn't do

anything to anyone. he was only with us on earth for nine years. why you? why? i don't understand. now you're with grandma and grandpa in heaven. they missed you very much. as we miss you here now, you will always live on in our hearts. i promise you that. one of the mother's work colleagues wrote on the page that andre was so looking forward to christmas, but will never be able to unwrap his presents. she added with his cheerful smile and his zest for life. andre leaves a big gap in the hearts of his family, friends and all those who knew him. so behind the headlines, the debates, the numbers, the conjecture. little boys like andre are the human story behind the debate surrounding uncontrolled mass migration. i wish his family well. let's get the thoughts of my panel tonight. conservative peer and former adviser to boris johnson, lord kulveer, ranger, head of comms at popular conservatism and auntie ata rees—mogg and the

former labour special adviser paul richards. good morning to you all. merry christmas. very happy to see you all. hello. hi, ben. sorry to start the show on such a sombre note, but i just wanted to convey, as i said, the human story behind this massive debate on migration, illegal migration, uncontrolled mass, illegal migration. your thoughts? kulveer ranger on this poor little boy. and what should happen now in terms of the west's response to the migration problem? >> well, firstly, on andre glaser, you know, as a father of two young boys, it does, you know, viscerally upset you when you hear these stories. and i know everybody gets upset, but when you've got your own young children, you can directly relate to what that family must be feeling right now. you know, it's very challenging. i know you've got young children. >> to be honest, i nearly lost it just then. but thankfully, it's hard. >> it's hard. and then we have to step back and go, right. what can we do here? obviously we have to take this tragedy and

work out what's gone on in this issue. but germany has its own problems, like a lot of european countries have had with the numbers of migrants coming in and how the integration into a very mature society and accepting society. we have to accepting society. we have to accept that germans are a very accepting society in the modern, in the modern era. but what is it? what's the right kind of way of getting people that will move into a company to acclimatise, to be part of that country? now, we don't know, and i don't think we don't know, and i don't think we understand yet. what was the motivation behind the individual, this doctor who has done this heinous act. you know, we know there can be mental health issues, we can be all kinds of issues. but we do need to understand is this about a lack of integration? although he'd been there, i think 20 years as a doctor. so it might be more complex issue, but it's undoubted that there is a challenge for all european

countries on the levels of migration coming in, and how do we get a better way of handling that? >> and does it does it matter really, what his motives or intentions were, whether he was pro—islam, anti—islam, whether he liked elon musk or not, the guy shouldn't have been there in the 1504 00:09:15,5