>> it's 8 pm. on patrick christys tonight . christys tonight. >> out on the streets of night time and see about the gangs running around with machetes. because that's the stories i am hearing. >> i say in a respectful way. i think the tory candidates should stop watching the wire. we're not living in baltimore. >> record knife crime one rape every hour. shocking nightlife. sadiq khan has been given a knighthood for services to running our capital city into the ground. >> also tonight i am terrified. every day. i am constantly in my overdraft. i'm always worried that one crisis is just going to leave me homeless. >> public sector workers are almost twice as likely to take time off because of their mental health. are they skiving.7 >> and englishmen don't talk

about me. >> illegal immigration across the channel is up 25% on last yean the channel is up 25% on last year, and trans women are women. >> but in the prison context, there is no automatic right for a trans woman. >> there are contexts where a trans woman is not a woman. >> no there is. there is circumstances in which a trans woman will be housed in the male prison estate, revealed almost two thirds of male prisoners who say they're trans are sex offenders. >> plus, yes, we know the other lot made an absolute mess of it that labour and conservative are virtually the uni party. >> i knew how certain things might sound if they're not said properly, so i never have gaffes. >> reform lee anderson joins me live. do reform and the tories have to find a way to come together and. edinburgh,

newcastle, blackpool, the isle of wight, they've all cancelled their new year's eve celebrations because of a bit of wind. are we a bit too soft, do we think? on my panel tonight it's the broadcaster and columnist esther krakue, political commentator alex armstrong and ex—labour minister bill rammell. oh, and what's going on here, everybody? get ready. britain, here we go. the king should knight sadiq khan with a machete to make him feel at home. next. >> good evening. it's just gone. 8:00. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines from the gb

newsroom. dubai has just ushered in the new year with a spectacular firework display. japan, australia and new zealand were the first to ring in the new year, with celebrations followed by hong kong and taiwan. thailand and vietnam and india have also rung in the new yearin india have also rung in the new year in the last few hours. but as the world welcomes in 2025, severe weather is set to hamper britain's new year's events. the edinburgh hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled due to severe weather conditions. heavy rain and high winds are causing disruption in much of the country, with blizzards forecast in scotland and widespread travel disruption. fireworks displays in newcastle, blackpool and north yorkshire have all been cancelled. meanwhile, london has confirmed its annual new year's eve fireworks display will go ahead despite the weather concerns. sir sadiq khan has said criticism of his knighthood is not the last he will receive from the conservatives, unless they've done a new year's resolution.

the decision sparked fury among some amid his controversial ulez scheme and london's spiralling crime rate. 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. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. truly humbled to receive the honour . as the new year honour. as the new year approaches, britain's farmers are not giving up their fight against the inheritance rate. tonight, farmers all over the country will be lighting beacons showing solidarity with each other. so far, 2430 farmers have pledged to take part and that number is expected to grow. in other news, a woman who died after being set on fire inside a new york subway train has been identified by police as a 57 year old. inaya khawam, who was burned to death while apparently

sleeping in a subway car in brooklyn on sunday the 22nd of december. 33 year old sebastian zapata is accused of starting the blaze with a lighter. he allegedly fanned the flames with allegedly fanned the flames with a shirt and then watched the fire grow from a bench outside the subway car. and johnnie walker was has been described as a broadcasting legend following his death, aged 79. it comes two months after the radio presenter called time on his 58 year career because of. paris, who took over bbc radio two sounds of the 70s show after walker's retirement, announced his former colleagues death live on the station today. helen thomas, head of bbc radio two, described him as a much loved broadcasting legend, while the dj's wife has said she couldn't be more proud of her husband. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to patrick 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. london mayor sadiq khan is going to be knighted. perhaps the king could use a machete or a zombie knife instead of the ceremonial sword, so that sadiq can feel right at home. mayor khan has overseen a 20% increase in knife and gun crime in the capital. it's just as well, though, that sadiq said that he'd do everything within his power to cut, stop and search. he wanted to make women feel safe in london. >> my name is sidique khan. i am the mayor of london. just three things we're doing to tackle violence against women and girls. we're tackling the behaviour of perpetrators, which is really important. more police. >> well, here's the reality, sadiq. there is one rape every

hourin sadiq. there is one rape every hour in the capital. he gave away about £1 million to diversify the public realm. grants of up to 25,000 are being made available for community led groups that wish to remove and replace street names, building names, memorials in their area that reference figures responsible for slavery and other events of oppression and colonialism. well, i mean, he's big on the threat of the far right, isn't he? >> i'm really proud of what our police service has done, not just over the last 24 hours, but the last few weeks. yesterday, more than 1000 police officers are making sure our communities were safe from the threat of the far right. we know from across the country that they're trying to spread violence, racism and hatred. >> meanwhile, anti—semitism from the pro—palestine mob was just allowed to run amok, wasn't it?

get back, get back! well, he was very quiet about that. and, you know, i wonder why. well, he's never missed an opportunity to virtue signal. >> london is a place for everyone. where you are free to be. who you want to be. and love who you want to love. >> and he's protected all of our health by banning junk food adverts on the london underground, which included a comedian not being able to advertise his hot diggity dog toun advertise his hot diggity dog tour. but you can advertise literal death. yes you can. taking your own life? that's fine. and a radical preacher can advertise as well. great stuff, isn't it? ulez. he introduced ulez, which basically crippled motorists and raised about £322 million in fines. he promised there would be no strikes on his watch. apparently, there've been 140. oh, and he blocked a statue to our late queen in trafalgar

square in favour of a sculpture dedicated to dead trans sex workers. sadiq khan has been about as good for london as novichok is for the nervous system. his knighthood is a reward for failure. let's get our thoughts from our panel this evening. we are, of course, joined by journalist and broadcaster esther krakow. we've also got political commentator alex armstrong and former labour minister bill rammell, who i think is going to have his work cut out tonight. esther sadiq khan, a knighthood for failure. >> well, just in principle, i don't agree with giving sitting politicians a knighthood. it's inherently political, and i think it's the last thing that the labour party needs. i mean, at the moment the country just looks at the labour party as if you're one of their client groups, if you're a unionist, or if you're a union or if you're a train driver, you're fine. but if you're everything else, you're not. and i don't think this is a good look for the labour party in particular. i think if any one else, if any other politician, particularly a conservative politician, had sadiq khan's track record on london. s&p, every other party out there would be shouting it

from the rooftops about how much of a failure he's been. this is not a political issue. it's the reality. as a woman, i personally don't travel at night on the tube in london for various reasons. i have a young black brother who's 25, who's in black brother who's 2