>> good afternoon britain. it's 12:00 on monday the 30th of december. >> i'm tom harwood and i'm emily carver. >> mauritius has demanded £800 million from britain every year, plus billions of pounds in reparations as part of the chagos islands surrender deal. fresh reports suggest these costs could increase further still. could this be the worst dealin still. could this be the worst deal in political history? >> what a question. and gangs remain unsmashed. despite freezing temperatures, 1500 people have crossed the channel in small boats since christmas alone. now, as another three people perish making their way to the united kingdom. is it time to take drastic action and

the government plans to make the school curriculum more diverse by decolonising subjects, which has been branded too monocultural. >> while furious opponents claim changes could damage national cohesion simply by focusing on what divides us. >> and in other news, five people today have been charged in connection with the death of one direction star liam payne in argentina, including the star's hotel receptionist, head of security and one of his closest friends. we'll have the latest. >> well, welcome back to a full fledged week here at good afternoon britain, where we've returned to normality after christmas festivities. >> a bit sad, isn't it, that we're back to good afternoon britain instead of merry christmas britain. i know at least the world moves on. >> at least we still have the

christmas trees around us. you know, we've still got the set dressing, but. >> but i want to get rid of mine in my in my, in my home. >> you can't until the 5th of january to get rid of it. you mustn't. >> it's taking up far too much space. >> or is that because you've come dressed as the christmas tree yourself? >> all right. yeah. all right, tell us. tell us your exclusive. >> so, yes, politics still rages on despite the christmas festivities. i've been in contact with some people this morning who've told me that one of these campaign whatsapp groups from the conservative leadership campaign has stirred back into life this morning. for those watching on television, take a look at this screenshot. this is one of the one of the groups that popped up around the leadership election called conservatives for generic. now there's one of the people that were running this group telling all members that this is now becoming a discussion forum for activists, that this is becoming activists, that this is becoming a forum for people to talk about

all the different issues in politics. and there's a curious quote included in this too, saying supporters can collaborate and drive meaningful change. interesting. i must say that change. >> might that be the official new leader? >> well, i mean, that's open to be interpreted and interpreted, but i must say that the remnants of the official generic campaign have been in touch with me saying that this wasn't an officially run whatsapp group. robert jenrick this morning told me he hadn't heard of it. but i have to say that there are some members of this group that were on the official campaign, and it was quite an active group, and it has stirred back into life after the bumpy weekend for kemi badenoch. >> yeah, i mean, even without this and this does provide some evidence, doesn't it? even without this, i think it's pretty clear that robert jenrick does appear to be at least in campaign mode. he had his very well done political christmas message, didn't he? where he spoke about the conservative leadership campaign. it does seem as though, you know, he'd rather be in that position, wouldn't he? and he's certainly commenting on it. absolutely.

every political issue that comes up, he certainly isn't holding back. >> it's interesting. i mean, does this mean that there is a likely to be any challenge any time soon? i don't think so, but it certainly does mean that there's no point right now because it's four years off until the next election, right? yeah. although we do know how regicidal the conservatives can be. that's true. and there had been 1 or 2 whispers over the weekend about will kemi badenoch last the full 4 or 5 years. i think that's all a bit premature. i think people people just generally like to be organised, stay together, stay in communications. >> i'm not sure how much we can. membership ticker getting so much traction. yes. anyway, gbnews.com/yoursay please do get in touch on everything we're discussing, but let's get the headunes discussing, but let's get the headlines with tatiana. >> emily, thank you and good afternoon. the top stories french authorities confirmed three deaths yesterday morning following an incident off the coast of sangatte, near calais,

in which 45 people were rescued after struggling to board a small boat bound for the uk. a warning the following contains flashing images. border security and asylum minister dame angela eagle said that ruthless criminals were responsible for overloading the boats. it follows news that over 1900 migrants have crossed the channel since christmas. that's despite the government's promise to smash the gangs behind the crossings. 300 migrants crossed the channel illegally yesterday. the king has paid tribute to former us president jemmy carter, who has died at the age of 100. his majesty says it was with great sadness that i learned of the death of president carter. he was a committed public servant and devoted his life to promoting peace and human rights. his dedication and humility served as an inspiration to many, and i remember with great fondness his visit to the united kingdom in 1977. joe biden praised him as a man of principle, faith and humility, while donald trump stated americans owe him a debt

of gratitude. mr carter died peacefully at his home in georgia. elsewhere, south korea's acting president has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation system, as investigators work to identify victims and find out what caused the deadliest air disaster in the country. the king has paid tribute to the victims of the plane crash, which claimed the lives of 179 people. the jeju air passenger plane was carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway at muan international airport in south korea, the country's national fire agency said. 85 women, 84 men and ten others whose genders were not immediately identifiable, died in the fire at the airport around 180 miles south of seoul, emergency workers pulled two people, both crew members, to safety, and local health officials said they remain conscious. a british teenager sentenced to one year in prison in dubai after a holiday romance

with a 17 year old girl, has surrendered himself to authorities to begin his sentence, according to a campaign group. 18 year old marcus wakana was with his family in the united arab emirates when he met the girl, who is also from london and is now 18. he was arrested and charged after the girl's mother found their chats and pictures, and called the dubai police campaign group detained in dubai previously said wakana planned to appeal the sentence and urged uk foreign secretary david lammy, who is the family's mp in tottenham, to intervene. however, when asked about the case, the foreign secretary said people should follow the rules of other countries. he also said wakana had all the support available from uk officials. elsewhere, some of the largest police forces in the uk have seen a double spike in types of religious hate crime. in the past 18 months. numbers have jumped following the start of the hamas—israel conflict in autumn last year, and again following the summer riots. anti—semitic offences recorded

by forces including greater manchester, west midlands and the metropolitan police rose sharply in the weeks following the outbreak of hostilities in the outbreak of hostilities in the middle east. the same forces then logged an increase in islamophobic offences in the wake of the stabbings in southport in july this year, and the subsequent violent disorder in towns and cities. the government says it was determined to stamp out the incidents, which they say spread by a minority of people. in other news, gatwick airport says operations are returning to normal after four days of fog related flight restrictions. more than 20 flights planned for today were cancelled in advance, and passengers are being warned of delays throughout the day. a gatwick spokesperson earlier said temporary air traffic restrictions have been put in place and we apologise for any inconvenience. they've since said that passengers should still check the status of their flights with their airline, as there may be knock on impacts to there may be knock on impacts to the usual flying schedule. and weather warnings are in place for snow, wind and rain across

much of the uk on new year's day. yellow warnings are in place for northern ireland, northern england and parts of scotland from tomorrow before extending across much of the uk on wednesday. a series of warnings are in force and will last in some areas until 6 am. on the 2nd of january. the met office says there's on the 2n