here is david lammy.— terrorist organisations. here is david lammy.id lammy. hts as it's now been called, are _ is david lammy. hts as it's now been called, are also _ is david lammy. hts as it's now been called, are also a - been called, are also a proscribed terrorist organisation in the uk, as an alias of al-qaeda. that should rightly make us cautious. das far, hts has offered reassurances to minorities in aleppo, hama, and damascus. we willjudge hts by their actions, monitoring closely and how they and other parties to this conflict treat civilians in the areas they control. ribal al—assad is the first cousin of former president bashar al—assad and lives in exile in london. he fell out with his cousin who he claims tried to have him killed. speaking to the my colleague martha kearneysarah montegue against taking hts off the list of terrorist organisations. speaking to the my colleague sarah montegue against taking hts off the list of terrorist organisations. the hts, which is a grouping of the groups of islamichhadis, they are led by al nousra fro

said backin that is what david lammy said back in february 23 in his speech, protecting natural. —— national defence. and if labour announces after its china audit announces after its china audit a clear strategy and its business, academia, government know where we are going, that would be a major step on avoiding some of the misinterpretations and arguments we might have with the chinese, because at the moment, they will push as far as they can, not knowing where our red lines are. so we need to delineate them. we our red lines are. so we need to delineate them.— to delineate them. we have delivered — to delineate them. we have delivered there, _ to delineate them. we have delivered there, charles - delivered there, charles parton. thank you for being here in the programme. —— have to leave it there. a bbc world service investigation has found that steven bartlett is amplifying harmful health misinformation on his top podcast, diary of a ceo. starting as a business podcast, there has been a noticeable shift towards health. over 15 recent episodes, an average of 1a harmful claim

studio: david lammy making a statement on syria, describing it as a moment of danger and opportunity.ay goodbye and to viewers around the world, but for viewers in the world, but for viewers in the uk now, you can watch this. assad's victims can be found all over the world. many have found sanctuary here and the uk over the years. including a film—maker who said, there is now hope for syrians to get their country back. uk stands by syrians like that, by assad's victims across the world, in the face of the uncertainty and new changes, we will secure the uk against terrorism and illegal migration whilst helping syrians to achieve a betterfuture. i commend this statement to the house. . house. priti patel. i am grateful _ house. priti patel. i am grateful to _ house. priti patel. i am grateful to the - house. priti patel. i am grateful to the foreign | grateful to the foreign secretary for his statement. few will shed any tears for the removal of this vile tyrant from office. he bears responsibility for countless deaths, torture of his opponents, the use of chemical weapons and repressio

i have told david lammy i am having a lucky break, that is not wasted.l media influencer, andrew tate, and his brother tristan. a court was told that the pair failed to pay any tax on £21—million of revenue from their online businesses. the brothers are facing a series of criminal allegations in romania, including human trafficking. andrew tate is also accused of rape. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani is following the story. andrew tate is a self—proclaimed misogynist. i know that�*s a weird thing to say, but that is the lifestyle and cod philosophy he promotes. he promotes a version of hyper masculinity, and linked to that are a lot of online get rich schemes. he and his brother tristan encourage people to sign up, subscribe to their online university to make money, courses in how to be a real man, how to basically generate wealth from the internet. but there�*s also online pornography in there as well. and critically, they are facing allegations in romania, where they�*ve been based since 2017, that they�*ve been involved in alleged hu

david lammy saying uk officials will meet the syrian interim authorities.o flee the country to russia — in his first comments since the fall of damascus eight days ago. that statement put on telegram, though it is not clear who currently controls it or whether he wrote it. the deposed president said he never intended to leave our russia editor, steve rosenberg gave us more details. i'm just going through the statement now. yeah, these are purported to be his first comments since assad was forced to flee. they amount basically to an attempt to justify his actions and a denial that he abandoned syria. the statement says that he had remained in damascus until the early hours of sunday, december the 8th. but then he'd moved to the russian air base, the khmeimim air base in latakia, after which it became clear, according to the statement, that the final positions of the syrian army had fallen. then, he says, the russian air base came under attack from drones that moscow, he says, decided on an immediate evacuation and that he moved to russia. he says, "at no poi

and david lammy hit it off.as before they found out that labour had actually sent people over to try and help the harris campaign. but trump's children, most interestingly enough, are not forgiving lammy because of his previous tweets calling trump a tyrant, a woman hating, neo—nazi sympathising sociopath. which is not great. what do we what's the lesson from this children? don't, you know, potentially call potential leaders of the free world names? >> no, it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter what name you call donald trump. the fact is very naive. the fact is that the starmer labour government is completely at odds with everything that donald trump stands for right now. >> adam to the sunday telegraph and angela rayner has plans for your second home. and she's someone who knows what to do with the second home. >> i mean, they've all got to remember. yeah. so yeah, this is from the telegraph. how labour could soon force you to rent out your empty home. but there'll be no heating if you're a pensioner. labour is

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next to him is the foreign secretary, david lammy.am palace and speak to my colleague, kasia madera. you join us at buckingham palace wherejust you join us at buckingham palace where just further down the mall... because there is a sir keir starmer, and him, this is his first royal state visit as the leader of the united kingdom as prime minister, so for him, a critical trip, a critical moment because he would like to build those relations with qatar, important in terms of we know that qatar already has billions of pounds worth of wealth invested in the uk, so no doubt sir keir starmer wants to build on that, and that is what these state visits are all about. it is that soft diplomacy, red carpet diplomacy, the pomp and ceremony that these royal state visits really bring about when it comes to building ties, building those bilateral relations between countries, between the united kingdom and between the united kingdom and between countries such as qatar. obviously, there is controversy when it comes to qatar itself, we know that when

president choi sang—mok said — chinese president xijinping said — here in the uk, foreign secretary david lammyan chancellor olaf scholz wrote — and if you want to find out more about this story you can head to the bbc news website were you can follow our live page for all the latest updates and developments. protestors have again taken to the streets of the georgian capital tbilisi with the swearing—in of the country's controversial new president, mikheil kavelashvili. there have been weeks of demonstrations against his governing georgian dream party and its victory in the recent disputed elections. the new president is a former manchester city footballer and also a hardline critic of the west. the four main opposition groups have rejected him over fears he will move georgia closer to russia, and they've boycotted parliament. they insist that the elections held in october were rigged. on saturday, thousands of protesters in georgia formed a human chain in the capital, tbilisi, to mark a month of daily pro—europe demonstrations. similar rallies have been held in other towns and cities across th

. >> let's give david lammy some respect and call him david lammy., be polite to trump or donald trump if you want to be the first name on his first visit to europe has been to france , not to the uk. france, not to the uk. >> and okay, there's a special reason for going there with notre dame and everything else. and congratulations to the french, by the way, for rebuilding notre dame. it's fantastic to see it back in its state. it is now. but i mean, he's going to meet macron. he'll probably meet other world leaders. prince william with due respect, is not a politician. he is there to say hello. i'm a nice person and to generate that kind of soft power. but he's not a politician. he can't discuss political matters with trump. that's not his duty to do that. so we're already behind the curve with with macron now in terms of the and yes, he likes he liked the queen. he definitely liked the queen. president trump when he was in office. you saw him looking at he didn't like her but he didn't like i think it's actually really great that prince william's

chinese president xi jinping said — here in the uk, foreign secretary david lammy wrote on x — "deeplyhe plane crash and german chancellor olaf scholz wrote — let's speak to terry tozer, a former airline pilot and author of the book confessions of an airline pilot: why planes crash. what are your thoughts about the causes of this crash in south korea?— the causes of this crash in south korea? hello. well, i think the — south korea? hello. well, i think the theory _ south korea? hello. well, i think the theory that - south korea? hello. well, i think the theory that this i south korea? hello. well, i. think the theory that this was caused by a bird strike is pretty flawed, really. there appears to have been a bird strike and it looked from some of the video footage to have affected the right—hand engine, but that should not have caused any major problem. these aircraft flight perfectly well on one engine. obviously, we don't know what else happened, but the thing that doesn't add up but the thing that doesn't add up is why this aircraft was on the runway without any undercarriage and tr

hts, remains a proscribed terrorist organisation in the uk, but the country's foreign secretary, david lammyritish diplomats have nevertheless established contact, saying officials would deal with the group, "where we have to". mr lammy also announced the uk would contribute a further £50 million, that's $63 million, in aid for syrians in the middle east. well, the celebrations in damascus after the fall of assad stand in stark contrast to the mood in the iranian capital, where leaders are grappling with the sudden loss of their most important arab ally. the fall of bashar al—assad's regime marks the end of a four—decade partnership that cost tehran tens of billion dollars and formed the cornerstone of its regional strategy. public criticism of that investment is now emerging across iranian society, even from those who long supported it. for more, i spoke to alex vatanka, director of the iran program at the middle east institute here in washington. the whole world has been watching the recent events in syria and they have been talking about what this says about the allies of bashar al—assad,

but the country's foreign secretary, david lammy, says british diplomats have established contact withth the group "where we have to". inside the country, syrians now face the challenge of overcoming the past, and rebuilding for the future, as our international editor jeremy bowen reports. driving through the gates of sednaya prison was the journey no syrian wanted to take. many didn't come out alive. now the prison has been broken open, like the country, and on sednaya's forbidding hill outside damascus, there are signs in the prison yard of how far syria has come in just a week. volunteers are here to try to preserve sednaya's records. it looks as if someone tried to destroy what was done here. when dictators and their henchmen fall, making sure they don't take the truth with them is a big part of a betterfuture. it's slow work. runaway! yeah. a runaway guard. in sednaya's cell corridors, you can see how hard it will be to mend the country assad broke. families come here searching for those they've lost. it is estimated more than 100,000 people disappeared since 2011, after being det

hts — remains a proscribed terrorist organisation in the uk, but the country's foreign secretary, david lammy have nevertheless established contact with the group, saying officials would deal with the group "where we have to". therefore in addition to the logistics, insecurity poses a major hindrance humanitarian aid in certain areas. the un envoy for syria says he supports lifting sanctions on the country, a week after bashar al—assad was outsted by islamist rebels. geir pedersen is on his first visit to damascus since mr assad fled, amid international efforts to support a smooth transition of power. he urged justice, not revenge — and called for increased a delegation from qatar has also been in the russia — which was a backer of assad — has evacuated some of its diplomatic staff. the main rebel group — hts — remains a proscribed terrorist the main rebel group — hts — remain making :ribed terrorist the main rebel group — hts — remain making ofled terrorist the main rebel group — hts — remain making of what rrorist around making of what appears to be a failure for the regime? there are basic

here in the uk, foreign secretary david lammy wrote on x — "deeply saddened by news of the plane crashn south korea. my heartfelt condolences go out... to the people of south korea and thailand, and all those that have lost loved ones." and german chancellor olaf scholz wrote — "we have received the terrible news of a plane crash in south korea with many fatalities... our condolences go out to the families of those killed in the crash and we wish those injured a speedy recovery." live to our seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie. talk us through what the authorities have said about what could have caused this. there are still so many questions about this crash and so much that doesn't make sense. if you have seen the videos, you have this video of the plane landing on the runway at the speed without the wheels down and then it's kids along the runway until it overshoots the runway until it overshoots the runway until it overshoots the runway and crashes into the perimeter wall, we are just in front of the perimeter wall now and you might be able to make out behind me but i know is dark a

the foreign secretary, david lammy, says the uk has made diplomatic contact with the rebel group in syriant assad. hts remains a proscribed terrorist organisation — but mr lammy said officials would deal with the group "where we have to". hts remains a proscribed organisation, but we can have diplomatic contact, and so we do have diplomatic contact, as you would expect. we want to see a representative government, an inclusive government, we want to see chemical weapon stockpiles secured and not used, and we want to ensure that there is not continuing violence. and so, for all of those reasons, using all the channels that we have available — and those are diplomatic and, of course, intelligence—led channels — we seek to deal with hts when we have to. a week on from the fall of the regime our international editorjeremy bowen has been to the much feared sednaya jail on the outskirts of damascus, and looks at the challenges syria now faces. driving through the gates of sednaya prison was the journey no syrian wanted to take. many didn't come out alive. now the prison has been broken open, lik

foreign secretary, david lammy, announced the new emergency aid following talks injordan yeserday, alongsideropean union, the middle east, and the us, with the aim to build long—term stability across the middle east. the intervention comes a week after the collapse of the assad regime. hts remains a prescribed organisation but we can have diplomatic contact and so we do have diplomatic contact as you would expect. we want to see a representative government and an inclusive government. we want to see chemical weapons stockpile secured and not used and we want to ensure that there is not continuing violence and for all of those reasons, using all of the channels that we have available that are diplomatic and, of course, intelligence led channels, we seek to deal with hts where we have to. one of those welcoming the aid announcement is asif hussain, whose charity skt welfare has been operating in syria since 2012. it will go some way to supporting syrian civilians and alleviating the suffering of the syrians and since 2011, we have a number of different ways we help them through food distributi

hts — remains a proscribed terrorist organisation in the uk, but the country's foreign secretary, david lammylished contact with the group, saying officials would deal with the group "where we have to". mr lammy also announced the uk would contribute a further £50 million — that's $63 million — in aid for syrians in the middle east. a week on from the fall of the regime our international editorjeremy bowen looks at the challenge syrians face if they're to overcome the past, and rebuild for the future. driving through the gates of sednaya prison was the journey no syrian wanted to take. many didn't come out alive. now the prison has been broken open, like the country, and on sednaya's forbidding hill outside damascus, there are signs in the prison yard of how far syria has come in just a week. volunteers are here to try to preserve sednaya's records. it looks as if someone tried to destroy what was done here. when dictators and their henchmen fall, making sure they don't take the truth with them is a big part of a better future. it's slow work. runaway! yeah. a runaway guard. in sednaya's cell

foreign secretary, david lammy, announced the new emergency aid following talks injordan yeserday, alongside

. >> it was interesting hearing david lammy, the british foreign secretary, going into the nato meeting this morning and talking about the needing the need to spend more gdp on defense spending. this is of course, donald trump's principal commitment of nato in the past, that they don't spend enough. >> lamb is saying we do 2.3%. >> we need to go to 2.5. >> we need to see that across all nato nations. so it's clear there's already this effort to win on board. donald trump again when he gets into the white house but from a point of view of support for ukraine's membership of nato that really seems to be distant at the moment and you do get that sense that that nato members and ukraine are trying to cram in as much support as possible in the immediate term and this was one of the questions the mark rutte going into the meeting this morning from a ukrainian journalist saying, look, the foreign minister was here, he had dinner with you last night. he said, we've got these 19 critical energy infrastructure locations. they need this important vital air defense commitment. and can you give it?

but there's no doubt we know what labour thinks about the trump administration and david lammy.at the british people think about trump. i still think trump is a significant danger to the american country and to the keir starmers a danger to the british community, if i'm honest, given what he's done with chagos and china. >> well, there you go. you've just teed me up nicely there because, he says about what the brits think about donald trump before the end of the programme. we'll be looking at that election results over in the states and asking, what does that mean for the future of britain? you've just mentioned there starmer and his popularity after the break. it'd be rude, wouldn't it, not to look then at labour's first budget. what did you think to this? was you cheering on some of those measures. do you think that they've got their priorities right or not? we'll discuss after the hello there. welcome back everybody, to this christmas special of dewbs& co. jubilee tavern is of course still open. so i send my cheers to each and every single one of you. it's a treat to be spend

they say that david lammy's first meeting as foreign secretary was with the emiratis.an cornelius. so we'll be speaking to his family today and asking if you trust labour to fight for you if you get in trouble overseas. >> there was also that the other lad, who was accused of having a houday lad, who was accused of having a holiday romance with a 17 year old, he's now doing a year in the slammer in dubai. >> okay, that's harsh, isn't it horrible? >> oh. very harsh. yeah, right. just some breaking news coming in to the newsroom in the past couple of minutes. 609 illegal migrants arrived in the uk in nine small boats yesterday. so that's 609 illegal migrants arrived in the uk in nine small boats yesterday. that's the first arrivals for over a week. what was the weather like yesterday? it was quite calm and sedate, wasn't it? >> i can't remember, but i'm sure it was. yes. up next, a special christmas message for the 13th of advent. this is britain's newsroom on gb >> hello. welcome back. 1140. ben and mervyn with you on britain's newsroom. only on gb news. let's go back t

in october, foreign secretary david lammy visited china. he emphasised trade and investment.sia's military industrial complex, and warns that this risks damaging china's relationships with europe, which means there's a tension within the uk's approach to china. the articulation of common grounds by the foreign secretary does not disguise the fact that xi jinping's china is totally committed to support russia in the war in ukraine. put these issues together. the spy allegations, trade, human rights and ukraine, and we see a relationship that's necessary but difficult, and it's a focus for the government. in november keir starmer and president xi met and the government's begun an audit of uk china relations to assess what needs to change and to wrestle with a familiar question — how should a western democracy, like the uk do business with an authoritarian state like china ? there aren't any simple answers. malaysia's government says it has agreed to resume the search for a passengerjet that vanished 10 years ago — in one of aviation's greatest mysteries. malaysia airlines fligh

i find it astonishing that our foreign secretary, david lammy , didn't secretary, david lammy, didn'tere. i mean, it's comical, isn't it? he's as thick as mince, this bloke. >> seriously? >> seriously? >> well, but he. but he. well, it doesn't matter if he's here to defend himself. doesn't like the fact. the fact he does not know. you know that there have been paused . now, you mentioned been paused. now, you mentioned germany before. germany has a scheme now where people are giving syrians particularly were giving syrians particularly were giving temporary visas, which is which is a good idea. now you can't stop laughing at the thickest mince thing, can you ? thickest mince thing, can you? you can't get the vision out of your head, can you? or are you just laughing at me generally? >> no no no no , it's all good. >> no no no no, it's all good. i'm glad you drew more attention to it. but anyway. >> okay, okay. >> okay, okay. >> so you think. you think the best thing. >> i'm sorry. our foreign secretary. i'll take back the comment. our our foreign secretary should know whether whether

last month, the mauritius government that agreed the surrender deal with keir starmer and david lammywere defeated in a massive election landslide. and on monday this week, their new administration pulled the plug completely on the old government's agreement, instead demanding even more money from british taxpayers to secure a 99 year lease on diego garcia. up until now, the figure we've been asked to cough up by mauritius has been kept secret 100 million, 200 million. nobody knew. and starmer's government hasn't divulged. that was until today. tim shipman, the chief political commentator at the sunday times, and his colleague caroline wheeler this morning dropped a bombshell piece that finally exposed how much british taxpayers could be fleeced for in the process of giving up their own valuable territory. are you ready for this? the figure is £800 million a year, £800 million a year for as long as we want to keep the base, plus billions of pounds in reparations on top. reparations aside, that's a staggering total of £79 billion for a 99 year lease being given to a country who we're s

and what you just heard was a david lammy giving millions to the un agency accused of helping hamas.k, shouldn't labour just focus on helping people in britain also tonight. >> positive note i want to recognise and praise the incredible work going on in local churches and communities across the country to welcome the stranger as we strive towards better refugee integration in principles and in practice. >> well, the candidates for the new archbishop of canterbury are named. one of them took the knee. another one is accused of a sex abuse cover up. it is a rogues gallery. plus, i have a peculiar medical condition, which is that i don't sweat or i didn't sweat at the time. and now prince andrew is linked to a chinese spy. first epstein, now this. i think there's something very weird going on here. i'm going to speak to tom tugendhat about that. my panel this evening are the ex—tory mp anna firth, the director of the centre for migration and economic prosperity, stephen wolf, and the former labour party adviser matthew torbitt. oh, and this is a little bit nuts. okay, so there's a man t

called the attack horrific and expressed solidarity with germany, while the foreign secretary, david lammyhas also offered support to his counterpart. the tragedy comes just eight years after a similar attack in berlin, where 13 people were killed. time is running out for pensioners here to claim pension credit and secure their winter fuel payment for this year at 2024 to 25, with the deadline now just hours away. online applications close at 11:59 pm. and phone lines will be open until 3:00 this afternoon for any last minute calls. around 760,000 pensioners could miss out, with the benefit topping up weekly incomes and unlocking extra support. well, the change announced by chancellor rachel reeves means that winter fuel payments now go to only those on means tested benefits, slashing recipients from 11.5 million to just 1.5 million pensioners. scrap staff parking charges. that is the call from unions today, as new research has revealed that 1 in 4 nhs trusts in england have raised fees for patients, staff or both in the last two years. patients charities say the charges are unfairly penal

but let's not forget our foreign secretary david lammy and his words, calling him a neo—nazi sociopathever it was. do you think that we can get trump onside? >> well, i think we can. and if anyone can, i think it's peter mandelson. he could charm the birds out of the trees. i don't know if you know him, but i mean, he's one of the most brilliant people. i think he's had a long record both in british parliament and in government, in the cabinet, of course, but also as a in trade in the eu, as a trade commissioner and in the house of lords and in private business. he's pro atlanticist. so he's never said anything bad about trump, as far as i can tell. he called him a bully and i think he called him. i think trump would rather like that. i think that would go down. that would be a compliment. and i think i can imagine him in a room with trump, and i imagine he would lay the flattery on with a trowel, you know, and he would really get on. well, i think this is a brilliant, brilliant appointment. >> well, i'd like to see him charm the birds out of the tree. >> i can actually imagine. i agre

detained in dubai previously said wakana planned to appeal the sentence and urged uk foreign secretary david lammy who is the family's mp in tottenham, to intervene. however, when asked about the case, the foreign secretary said people should follow the rules of other countries. he also said wakana had all the support available from uk officials. elsewhere, some of the largest police forces in the uk have seen a double spike in types of religious hate crime. in the past 18 months. numbers have jumped following the start of the hamas—israel conflict in autumn last year, and again following the summer riots. anti—semitic offences recorded by forces including greater manchester, west midlands and the metropolitan police rose sharply in the weeks following the outbreak of hostilities in the outbreak of hostilities in the middle east. the same forces then logged an increase in islamophobic offences in the wake of the stabbings in southport in july this year, and the subsequent violent disorder in towns and cities. the government says it was determined to stamp out the incidents, which they say spread b

because it's like david lammy, all right. can't be him. it's like there's a meeting anyone that hasn't called trump hitler, you know, keep your hands raised sort of thing. and then you have to get rid of everyone that's called him hitler. so mandelson is probably the least ridiculous choice, right.7 obviously be better if it was someone from reform or something. but that was never going to happen. >> somebody who could actually get something good to happen. and some people have criticised the choice of peter mandelson. novara media, i think, came out and criticised it, saying that peter mandelson has been to epstein island, but like they wouldn't have gone to epstein island if they got invited. i think anybody who got the chance to go on a private jet to like a fantasy island that looked like a james bond baddie lair with, you know, stephen hawking and bill clinton, you totally go there. >> so you are just to be clear, you're pro epstein island. i'm pro and you would have gone, no, i'm pro going to epstein island. >> i think the concept of

uk has had diplomatic contact with the rebel group that toppled bashar al assad's regime, says david lammy, as he announced £50 million of humanitarian aid for vulnerable syrians across the middle east. it comes as the foreign office says the emergency support will be delivered through the un and ngo agencies, to the people in the country, as well as to refugees in lebanon and jordan. britain yesterday joined talks in aqaba, hosted by jordan and attended by ministers and delegates. £30 million will go to syria for food, shelter and emergency health care, while 10 million will go to world food programme in lebanon and 10 million to the un's refugee agency in jordan. >> we want to see a syrian led and a syrian owned future, and we want one that is representative and inclusive. thatis representative and inclusive. that is what partners in the region and allies, close allies signed up to yesterday. and that's what we'll be encouraging. >> in other news, close to a thousand people may have been killed after cyclone chido hit the french territory of mayotte in the indian ocean. the search for su

. >> and the foreign secretary, david lammy, has announced a £50 million aid package for vulnerable syriansafter 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 in british politics.7 a new poll suggests it's now a three horse race between one of the usual suspects, labour, the tories and reform uk. we're going to crunch the numbers . going to crunch the numbers. >> and in more bad news for sir keir, voters believe he's the worst prime minister in modern history. after five months in the job, is starmer's popularity on a downward trend, or can he turn it around? >> and do you have a nightmare? relative prince andrew's comes to mind. or argumentative siblings staying with you this christmas? because if so, we're going to bring you some top tips on how to stay sane over the festive period. withdraw the invitation. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> rel

foreign secretary david lammy has offered his heartfelt condolences to the people of south korea and thailand after a plane crash killed 179 people. two crew members have been rescued, but all other people are feared dead. the youngest victim was a three year old boy, according to local media outlets, and five of those killed were children under the age of ten. it's understood the boeing 737 800 jet was making a second attempt at a crash landing after its landing gear failed to open. the fire service says it believes a collision with birds and poor weather may be to blame. the azerbaijan airlines plane that crashed, killing 38 people, was damaged while over russia due to shooting from the ground. that's according to the country's president. president aliyev said he regretted that some circles in russia had tried to hush up the truth about the crash by sowing false narratives about the causes of it. it comes after russia's president, vladimir putin, apologised for what he called a tragic incident over russia, in which the azerbaijan airlines plane crashed after russian air defences we

let's start by listening to david lammy.ne of the announcements that he's had to say today. >> the prime minister has announced an additional £11 million of humanitarian support for syrians , seeing so many for syrians, seeing so many start to return to syria is a positive sign for their hopes for a better future. now that assad is gone, but a lot depends on what happens now . this flow on what happens now. this flow into syria could quickly become a flow back out and potentially increase the numbers using dangerous illegal migration routes to continental europe and the united kingdom. >> in another blank check. £11 million. i thought this country was skint, ladies and gents. anyway, look, the home secretary, yvette cooper, she also issuing an announcement today. take a listen. >> know that the situation in syria is moving extremely fast after the fall of the assad regime. we have seen some people returning to syria, but we also have a very fast moving situation that we need to closely monitor. and that is why, like germany,

do you want a sort of david lammy fellow? no, you've got somebody there. he was a european commissioner. i used to sit over across dinner parties with him and we were. he was extremely charming. we knew we disagreed on everything, and yet he's quite capable of dealing with people and treating them well in that, in those circumstances. and that's what you want from an ambassador. you don't want an ideologue. and he in those circumstances, he won't be nigel. >> and yet here we go again. mandelson said in 2019 that donald trump is a danger to the world, a little short of a white nationalist and a racist. but he did say he got a sneaking admiration for the president elect. but he did call him reckless and a danger and indeed, a senior gop strategist, chris la gaviota, said at the weekend. he said he called mandelson an absolute moron who should stay at home. he called him sad in that respect. could nigel farage be the kind of oil on the wheels, you think, to help this relationship get off to the best possible start? >> yes. is the short answer to that. i mean,

starmer has called the attack horrific and expressed solidarity with germany, while foreign secretary david lammy has offered support to his counterpart. the tragedy yesterday comes eight years after a similar attack in berlin, where 13 people were killed. well, our homeland security editor, mark white, has been looking into the lone attacker believed to be behind the incident in magdeburg. >> he is a 50 year old originally from saudi arabia, who arrived in germany in 2006 and claimed asylum, having fled saudi arabia wanted by the saudi authorities over allegations. >> apologies there. we'll try and get that clip to play a little bit later on for you. well, in other news, time is running out for pensioners to claim pension credit and secure their winter fuel payment for 2024 to 25, with the deadline just hours away. online applications closed just before midnight tonight and phone lines will be open until 315 this afternoon. around 760,000 pensioners could miss out, with the benefit topping up weekly incomes and unlocking extra support. the change, announced, of course, by chancellor rachel reeve

and in other news, the foreign secretary, david lammy, has announced a £50 million aid package for vulnerablesyrians after the fall of president assad. but should charity start at home, and should prince andrew uninvite himself from christmas festivities over his alleged links to a chinese spy.7 >> links to a chinese spy? >> it comes as keir starmer expresses his concern about the challenge posed by the chinese government. was this royal taking advantage? >> yes, you may have noticed that we've had a bit of a rebrand this monday morning. we are no longer. good afternoon britain, we are merry christmas britain. >> absolutely. it's feeling very christmassy. i feel like we're sort of very much running up to that, but it doesn't mean that the news stops, even though we now have a bit of snow up here on the up here on the branding, which is a remarkable. >> things always changing here. things are always changing here @gbnews. we never stay still. >> do we know you've got to, you've got to, you've got to move. and also and also having just returned from the united states of america where all of the

criticised for their previous comments about the president elect, including the foreign secretary, david lammyg trump a tyrant. >> well, with nigel farage, of course, touting himself as a conduh course, touting himself as a conduit between westminster and washington, labour are on the charm offensive, trying to make amends before the inauguration on january the 20th. >> well, we're joined now by deputy editor of spiked fraser myers. good to see you this morning. good morning. frazer. what do you make of this? obviously labour trying to smooth over any past criticisms of president trump? >> well, yeah. criticism, i think is putting it mildly. the current uk foreign secretary famously called donald trump a racist, nazi and kkk sympathiser, and even threatened to chain indicating starmer and reeves indicating that this is this is a big problem for us. but in canada and north of the border, it's already causing a political crisis. justin trudeau has lost his finance minister over this. so clearly, perhaps this is a sign that they're taking this threat seriously, that they need to launch a bit of a

miliband, sharon stone tribute act angela rayner or slavery reparations fan and donald trump troll david lammy hard to see any member of the cabinet that isn't an astonishing liability, and that's why last night's panel on this show speculated that if starmer were to go, his replacement would probably be even less popular. and now there's talk of a reboot that's right. a terrifying sequel to this labour government like the hangover part two, but worse. this new administration is proving to be the nightmare on downing street, made up of the good, the bad and the ugly, and it's embarked on a mission impossible, a bit like titanic . impossible, a bit like titanic. we know how this one ends. your reaction? are you excited about labour's reboot? can keir starmer turn this around and win back the confidence of the british people? let me know your thoughts gbnews.com/yoursay. first up, tonight's top pundits. we have former conservative mp michael fabricant. we also have the editor at large at the mail newspaper that is charlotte griffiths. mail on sunday, i should add, and television news legend mich

foreign secretary david lammy has offered his heartfelt condolences to the people of south korea and thailand. that's after a plane crash sadly killed 179 people. two crew members have been rescued, but all other people died in the incident. the youngest of those victims was just three years old, according to local media outlets, and five of those killed were children under the age of ten. it's understood the boeing 37737 800 jet rather was making a second attempt at a crash landing after its landing gear failed to open. well travel and aviation expert sally gethin has been speaking to us about the events that led to us about the events that led to that crash seems to have suffered a catastrophic bird strike, which might sound nothing in the scheme of things. >> but actually, when you consider the powerful engines on board, any bird strike is very critical in a case like this. and that triggered a chain of events where the pilots could not keep in control, they could not keep in control, they could not deploy the landing gear in time. and then they ran out of runway effectively. at t