now, i'm joined tonight here in maidstone by gb news own bev turner. bev, welcome to the program . to the program. and joe phillips, paddy ashdown's former press secretary and a regular on this show. and joe local and a local. absolutely. and i think you'll agree. you know we don't always see eye to eye on global warming or other issues like that. but you always get a fair say here, don't you? >> absolutely. and we do agree on some things like pr we do, we do. >> gosh, you could knock me down with a feather. joe, what are your reflections on the year? >> well, as you said, nigel, i mean, it has been a momentous year politically. i don't think any of us can forget the rather tragic sight of rishi sunak standing outside downing street looking like a seal, you know, and you sort of think, really? a man who can't even think about getting an umbrella and he's calling an election. why? well, we know why he'd had enough. and of course, the astonishing turnaround of trump in america, you know, he was not looking like he was going to win. and i think if there are winners and losers, one of

now, i'm joined tonight here in maidstone by gb news own bev turner. bev, welcome to the program.s, paddy ashdown's former press secretary and a regular on this show. and joe local and a local. absolutely. and i think you'll agree. you know we don't always see eye to eye on global warming or other issues like that. but you always get a fair say here, don't you? absolutely. >> and we do agree on some things like pr we do, we do. >> gosh, you could knock me down with a feather. joe, what are your reflections on the year? >> well, as you said, nigel, i mean, it has been a momentous year politically. i don't think any of us can forget the rather tragic sight of rishi sunak standing outside downing street looking like a seal, you know, and you sort of think, really? a man who can't even think about getting an umbrella and he's calling an election. why? well, we know why he'd had enough. and of course, the astonishing turnaround of trump in america, you know, he was not looking like he was going to win. and i think if there are winners and losers, one of the biggest losers, one of the b

this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and miriam cates, who's standing in for bev turner. >> well, prince andrew is urged to go into hiding this christmas over his connections to the alleged chinese spy. the identity of the accused man is currently being kept secret, but reform mps are threatening to name him in parliament and the prime minister. >> sir keir starmer's international diplomatic tour continues as he looks to form closer ties with norway and estonia to build partnerships on green energy and defence. >> yes, the prime minister on a two day trip talking about security, energy security and defence. i will bring you more from a very windy norway shortly. >> and the foreign secretary, david lammy, has announced a £50 million aid package for vulnerable syrians after the fall of president assad. meanwhile, lammy says diplomatic talks are open with the syrian rebels who toppled the assad regime. >> hts remains a proscribed organisation, but we can have diplomatic contact and so we do have diplomatic contact . have diplomatic contact. >> and are we seeing a seismic shift

britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> good morning. so the government refuses to compensate women born in the 1950s who were not aware of state pension changes. this is the waspi women they are vowing to fight on. here is the work and pensions secretary, liz kendall. >> the government does not believe paying a flat rate to all women, at a cost of up to £10.5 billion, would be a fair or proportionate use of taxpayers money. >> so that's another betrayal of pensioners. a new report says police must be better prepared for violence on our streets, as it's revealed they missed warning signs before the riots this summer. after the southport killings, more on that to come. >> nigel farage has met elon musk at donald trump's mar—a—lago residence as the world's richest man looks set to bankroll reform uk. are we going to witness a political revolution? >> i'm breaking this morning. inflation has risen to 2.6%, up from 2.3%. don't worry though, the chancellor says it's in line with other developed nations. >> and with a new year comes a new set

this is britain's newsroom with me, bev turner and matt goodwin in for andrew pierce. >> the prime minister will set out his ambitions for the next phase of government, but immigration will not be on the list of top priorities . list of top priorities. >> we're going to be talking to olivia about that in just a moment. fat jabs rollout. the nhs denies millions access to the weight loss drug mounjaro , the weight loss drug mounjaro, over fears that they're going to be overwhelmed by the demand, with some people then having to wait 12 years for it. >> as crystal palace captain mark gay, he faces no action from the fa for writing a religious message on his rainbow armband. do we need to keep inclusivity drives like taking the knee? rainbows and armbands out of football any moment now. >> the mother of 28 year old emily de—man. she's the only remaining british hostage being held captive in hamas. she's going to speak. her mother is going to speak. her mother is going to speak to a press conference for the first time. >> au revoir, michel barnier. france descends into political chaos, where prim

this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and miriam cates who's in for bev turner. >> well, it's the church of england in crisis. the archbishop of york is refusing calls to resign, as he's criticised over his handling of a sex abuse case. more on that to come. >> i'm going to random new pressure to take concerns about china more seriously as the government is warned. the alleged spy yang tingbao, great mates of prince andrew, is not a lone wolf . lone wolf. >> and has prince andrew been exiled? the duke of york will miss sandringham christmas celebrations with the royal family following embarrassment over his links to the chinese spy over his links to the chinese spy scandal. >> the father and stepmother of ten year old sara sharif will be sentenced today for her brutal murder as the government steps up, protection for the most vulnerable children. while parents lose the automatic right to home education and national insurance rises in chancellor rachel reeves budget is putting charities at risk as children's hospices reveal they'll be taking a £5 million annual hit. >> as fundi

. >> very good morning and welcome to britain's newsroom live across the uk on gb news with me, bev turnerand andrew pierce. >> so the home secretary, yvette coopen >> so the home secretary, yvette cooper, has paused in common with all countries in europe actually all syrian asylum cases as fears grow that many jihadists in syrian jails could come back to britain. >> that's right after the collapse of bashar al assad's regime, there are concerns over who will be freed from these prisons in syria. think shemima bacon. prisons in syria. think shemima bacon . shamima. shamima is in is bacon. shamima. shamima is in is in a camp over there. isn't she? >> she's in the refugee camp. camp could be turned out. yeah she could. courts have twice rebuffed her attempts to come back here. and i certainly don't want her back. >> yeah, well, the prime minister said that britain and its allies must be intensely focused on the transition to a new regime in syria, amid fears of a resurgent islamic state. >> let's talk to the former head of counter—terrorism at the mod major—general chip chapman chip. morning

now, though, it's back over to bev turner for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, signo news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to. >> gbnews.com/alerts. >> gbnews.com/alerts. >> very good morning. welcome to britain's newsroom live across the uk and in fact the world on gb news. it'sjust me the uk and in fact the world on gb news. it's just me this morning. bev and andrew has already left to go on his holidays. typical isn't it? so keep me company this morning, won't you? gbnews.com/yoursay. we're going to be showing actually this morning some of our our best bits, you might say throughout the year some moments of absolute professionalism, the kind of serious journalism that you've come to expect from me and andrew on occasion. so stay tuned for that. now britain's new ambassador to the us looks set to call on the help of reform uk leader nigel farage to help him win over donald trump's administration. but after lord mandelson said this in 2019, is there any hope of a uk and usa relationship with an american president who is little short of a white nationalist and ra

this is britain's newsroom with me , bev britain's newsroom with me, bev turner and miriam cates in for andrew pierce. well, furious farmers conservative leader kemi badenoch forces a vote to save family farms as farmers plan to protest again next week against labour's inheritance tax raid . labour's inheritance tax raid. >> well, more than half of the public, they say they would support the farmers if they decided to strike, as parliament sees that opposition day debate today. >> there's a prison capacity crisis. whitehall has ruled that prison spending plans are insufficient by at least £4 billion to meet demand, as the watchdog highlights the failings of the previous conservative government. and the qatari state visit the royal family welcomes the emir of qatar as he pledges to invest £1 billion in climate technology, but should we be rolling out the red carpet for the qataris at all.7 and rolling out the red carpet for the qataris at all? and is it a career ender? the president of south korea faces impeachment after an attempt to impose martial law in a chaotic 24 hours military rul

live across the uk with me, bev turner and patrick christys.andrew pierce takes a well—earned holiday. >> yes, indeed. well, mutiny is mounting now at the bbc after it's emerged that bosses knew of allegations of misconduct against gregg wallace dating back as far as 2012. it's a great talking point. this. >> it is a great talking point. >> it is a great talking point. >> it is a great talking point. >> i speak as a woman who's worked in all sorts of industries in tv , which weren't industries in tv, which weren't always particularly sympathetic, let's say, to women, and sometimes it did get a bit racy, especially in the world of sports. but i think there's a massive difference between the odd off coloured joke and actually being discriminatory against women or committing some sort of sexual offence. let's see what emma kennedy said. she was the actress who won celebrity masterchef in 2012. she said that she thought she saw a camera assistant , a female saw a camera assistant, a female camera assistant bend over, and gregg wallace , she said, w

this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and miriam cates is in for bev turner. >> well, there's a rebellion brewing within the labour ranks over the decision not to compensate the waspi women. take a listen to the veteran mp, diane abbott. >> we did promise them that we would give them justice. i understand the issue about the cost, but does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today? >> up to 100 labour mps could rebel against the decision to rule out spending up to £10 billion to compensate the waafs begum prime minister says it's unaffordable. >> i'm afraid to say the taxpayer simply can't afford the tens of billions of pounds in compensation when the evidence does show that 90% of those impacted did know about it, that's because of the state of our economy, and the cost of living just got more expensive. >> as water bills will rise by 36% over the next five years, while 60,000 homes are without water in southern england. is britain's water supply broken? >> and more than 50 members from the extended royal family will have their traditional pre—c

welcome to britain's newsroom live across the uk and the world on gb news with me, bev turner and andrew. >> good to have you back in the studio. it was a pretty remarkable demonstration yesterday. >> it was incredible yesterday. i was so pleased that i could be there because there were hundreds of furious farmers, actually thousands of farmers, but hundreds of tractors, let's say, descended on westminster to continue their protest against the government's changes to inheritance tax. it was honestly, genuinely an honour to be there. i couldn't not be there. and as long as these guys are protesting, i will be there. one person who stuck in my mind was this person. i was walking through central london. i just caught his eye. he wasn't a farmer, but he felt like he had to do something. here's what he said. just people going to work. they're not they're not part of the protest, but they just want to have their show, their appreciation for these people who work so hard. good morning. are you here with the protest? >> i am i don't even i don't i'm not even a farmer. >> amazing. so why are you

this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and bev turner. >> so good morning dai. another day. britain's intelligence services have launched a summer internship, but white british students are banned from applying. one mp says it is state sponsored racism . state sponsored racism. >> the american rappers jay—z and sean diddy combs have been accused of raping a 13 year old girl after the mtv video music awards two decades ago. jay—z has vigorously denied allegations and said his heart was broken for his wife, beyonce and their family. >> well guess what.7 prime ministers off on his jollies again. this time he's heading to saudi arabia for trade talks and to secure closer ties with the gulf state. well, that's marvellous, isn't it.7 >> and the chancellor, chancellor of the exchequer, rachel reeves, is pushing for a business like relationship with the eu today as she heads to off brussels, she declares there will be no chaos with the current government, unlike the previous one. >> and in the middle east, syrian dictator bashar al assad has fled to moscow after rebels seized power