>> good afternoon and a very, very happy new year's eve to you. >> only one sleep until 2025, but still for today, it's 3 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show here on gb news. there's been a furious backlash to london mayor sadiq khan receiving a knighthood in the new year's honours list, pointing to spiralling knife crime and net zero policies that have hammered the working classes. has khan been rewarded for failure and with his no nonsense approach, reform mp rupert lowe has been heralded as 2024 rising star of british politics. on new year's eve, rupert will look back on his banger of a year in politics and look ahead to what promises to be non—stop fireworks in 2025, and nigel farage gives his new year's address from the

birthplace of winston churchill. what can we expect in the coming year from reform uk.7 and what can we expect in the coming year from reform uk? and truly a story here to restore faith in humanity. look at him. beautiful. on today's show, i'll be joined by two real life santa's little helpers, charlie, seven, and his sister molly, age four. this year, the inspiring brother and sister act decided to sell their old toys and donate their own christmas gifts to a local children's hospice. what a wonderful story that's all coming up in your next hour. and also, newly released national archive documents have revealed that tony blair repeatedly ignored warnings from his cabinet that opening britain to east europe would lead to uncontrolled migration. instead, blair opened the floodgates and paved the way for brexit. did blair betray britain? of the

show? always a pleasure to have you accompany. now, new years wouldn't be new years without there being a big old hoo ha about the new years honours list. but this year more than a few eyebrows have been raised. sidique khan, the godfather of ulez, the godfather, the overseer of spiralling knife crime in london, many saying he's been rewarded for failure. what about gareth gates? sorry gareth southgate, he didn't win anything yet. he's won a gong today. did he deserve it? all his nonsense about taking the knee and dear england. his letter about racism. he's a manager who brought politics into football should have been kicked out. well, he's been rewarded. let me know who you think should and perhaps shouldn't have got a new year's gong by getting in touch. gbnews.com/yoursay. but now here's your headlines and it's sophia wenzler. >> patrick. thank you. good afternoon. it'sjust >> patrick. thank you. good afternoon. it's just gone. 3:00. these are your headlines. new zealand has rung in the new year

with a fireworks display in auckland, closely followed by australia, who celebrated with fireworks over sydney harbour. but as the world prepares to welcome in 2025, severe weather is set to hamper britain's new year's events. the edinburgh hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled due to weather conditions. heavy rain and high winds are causing disruption in much of the country, with blizzards forecast in scotland and widespread cancellations of new year's eve events. almost every part of the uk is covered by at least one or multiple met office weather warnings. fireworks displays in newcastle's quayside have been cancelled, while blackpool and nonh cancelled, while blackpool and north yorkshire are also reporting cancellations. meanwhile, city hall in london says they're monitoring weather conditions ahead of the caphaps conditions ahead of the capital's annual new year's eve fireworks display this evening. former england football manager gareth southgate, actor stephen fry and gardener alan titchmarsh are among some of the famous

names included on this year's new year's honours list. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has also been knighted, sparking fury among some amid london's spiralling crime rates. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. the london mayor was also responsible for rolling out the controversial ulez scheme in greater london, which critics say hit the poorest workers the hardest. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq has said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. nigel farage has delivered his new year's message from blenheim palace, the birthplace of sir winston churchill. in his message to the nation, he speaks about why he jumped back into the political arena, becoming a grandfather, the optimism he has for the country and his belief that reform uk can make britain

great again. but he fears we've been let down by previous governments for decades. >> you know the fish rots from the head down. we have been appallingly led in this country now for several decades. we are in societal decline. we are in economic decline. most people are getting poorer. with every year that passes, we're losing any sense of national identity, and we're actually teaching kids at school that people like winston churchill, born in this palace, are bad people, and that our country's history is something to be ashamed of. >> in other news, new year's eve revellers in wales are being urged to drink sensibly to help the country's ambulance service, which has declared a critical incident after a huge increase incident after a huge increase in demand. the service said there were more than 340 calls waiting to be answered when the incident was declared last night. at the same time, more than half of the trust's ambulance vehicles were waiting to hand over patients outside

hospitals. wayne rooney has left his job as head coach of championship strugglers plymouth argyle. rooney and plymouth have mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect after a nine game winless run. the 39 year old former england captain oversaw just four league wins and suffered 13 defeats in 23 championship games. after taking charge of the pilgrims in may. now, teenage girls in the uk are more likely to get repeatedly drunk than their peers from almost anywhere else in europe. that's according to a new study. research by the oecd, cited in the times newspaper, shows that only those in hungary and denmark out drink british girls. the oecd report said that historically, teenage boys drank more than girls, but the reverse was now true in 12 european countries. experts say it could be down to a cultural shift. it is also thought that teenage girls are mirroring their

parents, as uk women binge drink more than their counterparts on the continent. and after eight years in one of the longest and most bitter divorces in hollywood history, brad pitt and angeuna hollywood history, brad pitt and angelina jolie have reached a settlement. 49 year old jolie and 61 year old pitt were one of hollywood's most prominent couples for 12 years. the two oscar winners, dubbed brangelina, have six children together. jolie filed for divorce in 2016 following a private jet flight from europe, dunng private jet flight from europe, during which she said pitt was abusive towards her and their children. while jolie's lawyers have said a divorce settlement has now been reached, it is unclear whether it will end a long running legal battle between the pair over a french vineyard. those are the latest gb news headlines. >> more in an hour 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.

>> thank you sophia. excellent as ever. now, reform mp rupert lowe has quickly risen to prominence, earning the title of 2024 rising star of british politics. known for his bold and outspoken views and his fearless stance on key issues. rupert has become a standout figure in today's political landscape, and he joins me in a moment to reflect on what has been a landmark year in his political career and share his insights and predictions for 2025, a year that's already shaping up to be full of non—stop fireworks and high stakes political drama. but first, nigel farage gave his new year's address from the birthplace of winston churchill earlier today. let's take a look. >> i got back involved with politics, took the leadership of reform uk, and i made one big promise. i said in that general election, albeit with four weeks

to go, we'd get millions of votes and we'd establish a bndgeheadin votes and we'd establish a bridgehead in parliament. well, thatis bridgehead in parliament. well, that is what we have done. and i think everybody acknowledges that. we're just a handful of mps. we've made a real impact over the course of these last six months, and everything we do is based on values, and those values are around the things that matter to us family, community and country. they're the things that got me back in politics. >> well, to look back on this year and to look forward into 2025, i'm now joined by the reform uk mp for great yarmouth, rupert lowe. rupert, a very happy new year to you. we're almost there. only one more sleep away. can i begin by asking you there? nigel farage talks about getting that bridgehead, about the values of reform. can i also ask you to share your experiences on what it's share your experi