>> good afternoon britain. it's midday on friday, the sist of january. on this day midday on friday, the 31st of january. on this day five years ago, britain finally left the european union. i'm christopher hope this is brexit day five. >> tonight we are leaving the european union. for many people, this is an astonishing moment of hope, a moment they thought would never come. >> it captured the attention of the nation and after years of arguments, wrangling slogans and

campaigns, at 11 pm. on the sist campaigns, at 11 pm. on the 31st of january 2020, brexit was done. borisjohnson 31st of january 2020, brexit was done. boris johnson claimed it was the dawn of a new era. >> proud of what i've done. i've been supported by a huge number of people and now we have a prime minister saying all of the right things and i wish boris johnson well. if he keeps his promises, we will get a brexit that will put us in a completely different place to the rest of europe. we have a great future ahead of us. >> so we have to make the case for the benefits of migration, the benefits of free movement. i want people in this country to be able to go and work abroad. >> what's it meant for you.7 what >> what's it meant for you? what was promised and what did we get? >> u pbrin ' gm 9 get? >> upbringing chaos. brexit has now been allowed to. >> be delivered. >> be delivered. >> what exactly are we benefiting from? >> this? >> this? >> apart from. rising costs. >> apart from. rising costs. >> in. >> in. >> food? >> food? >> too many for a taste. change it. to stop it. yeah. >> sore losers. >> sore losers. >> i would say so.

>> i would say so. >> i throughout the show we'll be live across the united kingdom. >> i am smoking a. no, not me him. that is the giant statue created by ray lonsdale. he is the artist and creator behind it. the statue overlooks the towns, commemorate fishermen lost at sea. i'm speaking to people here in north shields to find out whether it's thumbs up or thumbs for down brexit. >> and now. >> and now. >> join me from boston, the capital of brexit. 75% of the electorate here voted to leave the european union. the number one constituency in all of the uk. uncontrolled immigration was the burning issue at the ballot box, and i'm in a lithuanian language centre where they're teaching lithuanian immigrants to speak english. fantastic story, can't wait to do it. >> so did we take back control and did we get brexit done? don't miss a moment as we pick

through every significant moment of the biggest democratic event of the biggest democratic event of our lifetime. and i want to know, what were you doing five years ago on this historic day? this is me in a pub in westminster, hosting a very special edition of my podcast with three brexit heroes allison pearson from the telegraph, mark francois, of course of the erg and of course, that man himself, nigel farage, wearing a spectacular union jack tie. would you expect anything less but send me your pictures of where you were five years ago today, and how you are marking this moment in our national life. gbnews.com/yoursay we'll play life. gbnews.com/yoursay we'll play the best, most amusing, the great shots you'll send us throughout the show. a busy hour coming up, but now it's your news with aaron armstrong.

>> very good afternoon to you. let's get you up to date with the latest headlines. three judges who oversaw court proceedings involving sara sharif in the years before she was murdered can be named for the first time. judge alison raeside, judge peter nathan and judge sally williams were all involved in family court heanngs involved in family court hearings related to the ten year old between 2013 and 2019, the last of the three sets of proceedings saw sarah placed in the home of her father, irfan shanf the home of her father, irfan sharif, and her stepmother, bannau batool, who were jailed for life last year for her murder in 2023. the press was previously barred from reporting the names of the judges and other professionals involved in the case. a body has been recovered from the river dee in aberdeen, near where two missing sisters were last seen. henrietta and eliza hastie, who were triplets, moved to scotland from hungary and they were last seen on the 7th of january. at 2

am, a huge search was launched amid fears for their safety in freezing conditions. police were alerted this morning to a body in the river. it has since been recovered. investigators in the us have recovered the black boxes from the passenger plane, which collided with a us army helicopter yesterday, killing 67 people. a warning some flashing images are to come. well, officials hope the data will offer clues as to why the aircraft collided as the jet came in to land in washington, dc. a 40 bodies have been recovered. that means 27 people are still unaccounted for. and it has emerged that just 24 hours before yesterday's crash, another jet hours before yesterday's crash, anotherjet had hours before yesterday's crash, another jet had to hours before yesterday's crash, anotherjet had to abort its another jet had to abort its landing at reagan airport because of a helicopter coming close to its flight path. now, authorities are investigating. they're promising a report within 30 days. however, president trump has offered his assessment within hours. he's blamed diversity policies introduced under the biden and obama presidencies as a factor

in the disaster without providing evidence. >> the faa's website states they include hearing, vision, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability, and dwarfism. all qualify. the initiative is part of the faa's diversity and inclusion hiring plan, which says diversity is integral to achieving faa's mission of ensuring safe and efficient travel. i don't think so. 50. >> so. >> the government has pledged to invest an extra £100 million of funding for neighbourhood policing in england and wales. it's in addition to £100 million announced in december, which is in an effort to put 13,000 more police on the streets by 2029. thatis police on the streets by 2029. that is one of the government's central pledges. now the investment is scheduled for the next financial year, so from april, each police force will set out its plans to increase patrols by the early spring.

now, if your wine cellar or indeed your wine rack is running low, then you better get a move on because prices go up tomorrow. alcohol tax itself rises in line with rpi at 3.6%. however, a new tax on wines and spirits based on strength comes in at the same time. and that means the duty on a bottle of gin or scotch will rise by £0.32. wine at 14.5% abv will increase by £0.54. none of us have ever been as slow to pour a measure of whisky as the picture you've just watched. however, in a some relief to drinkers, duty on pints pulled in pubs will be cut by 1.7%, so that means a saving of a penny. three hostages, who are set to be released on saturday as part of the gaza ceasefire deal, have been named by hamas. they are keith segal, ofir calderon and yarden bilbays and now bilbays, who was taken alongside his wife

and two young sons on october the 7th. that's the man in your picture now is believed to be the only surviving member of his family. it follows the release of eight hostages yesterday amid chaotic scenes in khan younis in southern gaza. three israelis and five thai nationals were released in total. in exchange, 110 palestinians were released from israeli prisons, including 32 with life sentences. the princess of wales has followed the king and princess diana, both by becoming patron of ty hafan children's hospice near cardiff, where she spent time with children, families and staff. >> who. >> who. >> it was catherine's second engagement this week as she gradually returns to royal dufies gradually returns to royal duties at ty hafan, or haven house, is a hospice charity that helps around 400 families. princess kate confirmed earlier this month that she is now in remission from cancer, and some of the world's biggest music

stars have performed in la for a benefit concert to help the area recover from the devastating wildfires earlier this month. >> i'm high, but i'm grounded. i'm sane, but i'm overwhelmed. i'm sane, but i'm overwhelmed. i'm lost, but i'm hopeful. >> well, that's alanis morissette, among others. rod stewart, green day, katy perry, stevie nicks and sting. it was all to raise money for the devastation caused by those fast moving wildfires that also killed at least 25 people. some of the local acts born in the area performed two, like the red hot chilli peppers. proceeds will go towards rebuilding communities and preventing future fires. and that's it for the moment. i'll be back with more a little later this 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 aaron, and welcome

to brexit day five with me christopher hope. let's head straight to brexit land. boston, lincolnshire, the most eurosceptic town in britain, and speak to gb news presenter martin daubney. martin, what's the mood like where you. >> are shopping? >> are shopping? >> well, we've been around the town today and yes, >> well, we've been around th