night, july 4th, that was transformed into downing street for my colleagues laura kuenssberg and clive myrietant exit poll. big ben chimes. and, as big ben strikes ten, the exit poll is predicting a labour landslide. blimey, just take a look and take in those numbers! applause. teams of volunteers, the length and breadth of the country raced to count ballots. singing sweet caroline. the lib dems were delighted with their results, but from the conservatives... thank you to everybody and goodnight. - and from labour... we did it! cheering. the aftermath of georgia's election wasn't peaceful. the party georgian dream has governed there for the last 12 years, moving the country away from the european union and closer to russia. despite being accused of fraud by the opposition, the ruling party claimed victory in the autumn election. that's when the government said it was suspending talks onjoining the eu and people headed out onto the streets. over there, the riot police started moving in. they're slowly marching towards the protesters. riot police are in several areas, so they're closing in fro

i mean, it feels really as if clive myrie has been the de facto, the default, replacement following huw'sand talks have been under way for some time, which doesn't necessarily — around 18 months or so, i understand, potentially with tim davie, the bbc director general, involved as well, which doesn't necessarily bode well insofar as them being able to find a place for mishal, which has, you know, upset some staff because i think she is very, very highly regarded within the corporation. and, you know, i've had lots of messages this afternoon from people within the bbc who consider her departure to be quite a loss. you know... who do they...? alex, i'm interested. who do they blame for that loss? well, you know, ithink there is a sense... you know, they would have liked greater effort to have been put in to attempting to keep mishal to stay. now, we don't know the kinds of offers that were made, and what was put on the table for her~ — ultimately, she obviously decided that whatever was being offered wasn't quite right for her. there is the issue after such a prominent show as the today pro

clive myrie and have. yourself. a merry little christmas. merry christmas. merry christmas.hristmas. love. you. >> well, we started this program by looking backwards as some of the key points of the year. we've looked at the election, we've looked at the labour budget and looked at what that meant at the time and may mean going forward for the country. but of course, one of the most monumental moments of 2024 was the horrendous, horrendous situation which unfolded in southport, which saw the murder of three little girls, three innocent little girls. the only thing that they were doing were attending a taylor swift concert with their friends to learn the dance routines of their idol. we all know what happened next, but let's take a second to remind ourselves. >> arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after two children died during a ferocious knife attack in southport on merseyside today. nine other children have been injured in the attack. six of those are in a critical condition in hospital. they all sustained stab wounds. >> whether the truth is being withhel

let me tell you that clive myrie and the bbc will find tonight's take at ten uncomfortable viewing. in an hour, but very comfortable company tonight because we have a stellar line up of pundits, broadcaster and former conservative mp sir michael fabricant, former government minister and broadcaster edwina currie and a brand new star on mark dolan tonight. political commentator andy williams. so two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. don't miss that. take at ten. in an hour's time. be ready folks. but first, my big opinion. yes, folks, lots to get through. but we'll start with this. it is official gareth southgate is to receive a knighthood. i'm sorry, but did i miss something? did he win the world cup or the euros? no, he's won the woke cup, that's all. with eight years of virtue signalling, rainbow flags and cringeworthy political correctness. he has spent his time trying to make the world a better place, rather than making england a better team. this man, soon to receive the greatest honourin soon to receive the greatest honour in the land, has won precisely z

the bbc presenter clive myrie has apologised after failing to declare earnings of more than £145,000ts were made over a period of three years and three months, but mr myrie said he did not fill out the correct paperwork, apologising for what he called "several administrative issues". he says he will not take part in any more paid external events for the foreseeable future, apart from some pre—existing committments. georgia's health ministry says at least fifteen people were injured on the sixth consecutive night of anti—government protests, as police again used tear gas and water cannon. the georgian rights ombudsman has accused the police of torturing some of the 300 people detained since last thursday. scotland's last nuclear power station, and three others in england, will stay operational for longer than previously planned. edf energy says the sites in east lothian, hartlepool and lancashire will continue generating power to help bridge the gap until a new station opens in somerset in 2030. three rail operators will come under government control next year, as it tries to improve