gb news new year's eve special. but we'll be back the day after that. if you're watching at 5 am, stay tuned for breakfast. very much for your company and have a very happy new year. happy new year. >> there will be a light breeze in the morning leading to a warm front. boxt heat pumps sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello there! good evening. welcome to your gb news weather update from the met office. as we head towards the new year's period, it's likely to be unsettled. outbreaks of rain and some strong winds too, with multiple met office warnings already in force. so do keep an eye on those if you're travelling around for any festivities. but otherwise, this evening we've got a warm front moving into cold air. so not only bringing outbreaks of rain, but also some snow across parts of scotland, mainly across hills. but we could also see some flurries to lower levels too, in these outbreaks of rain slowly edging their way into parts of northern ireland through into the scottish borders. it's going to be quite heavy and persistent at times, so a very wet morning to start new year's eve. elsewhere it's g

breakfast and have a good one. by kemi. >> there will be a light breeze in the morning leading to a warm front. boxt heat pumps sponsors of weather on gb newst gb news weather forecast. well, as we see at 2024, the weather certainly turning much more unsettled across the country as we approach new year itself. potentially be very windy for some of us. but before we get there, we still have this area of high pressure hanging on across the south, so maintaining the rather murky conditions here. but this cold front will continue to sink its way southwards. introducing something a little bit clearer. but for most of england and wales it is going to be another murky night. if you do have any travel plans, do allow some extra time for your journeys further north we have this band of rain across scotland that will be fairly heavy and persistent in places, and for most of us, it's not going to be a cold night by any means. temperatures not much lower than about 3 to 5 degrees. so we start sunday off on a fairly wet note for scotland, especially for western scotland. some heavy and persistent rain here, accompanied by a fairly keen breeze as well. m

put your feet up, give yourself a couple of hours and join us for gb news breakfast. we've got some real festive, fun and games coming up for you, and make sure you get in touch with us on your say, because i'm very keen to know just how you're spending your christmas eve. >> is this going to be a panicked mad rush? one are you going to take dawn's advice? please do and have that few hours. just a couple of hours. let us look after you for a bit and then you can turn to your families and those demands if they are running around, if you are running around, by the way, doing your last minute shopping, guess i'm going to be there as well. >> you can take us with us on the radio because we're on the radio. two. easy, easy. yeah, wherever you go, chill. you, aiden. you are you. you've got the look of a man that's got everything done. >> yeah, i'd say so, actually. you know what's what's quite beneficial when you buy stuff now and you think it might not be, you know, you might. you're thinking to yourself, actually, by the time christmas comes, i've done my shopping too ear

i'm stephen dixon and i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news breakfast.ight. >> paul coyte, i'm told, do not show any favouritism when it comes to sport whatsoever. so i'm just straight that i didn't give anything away, did i? >> man united fan will be upset. >> man united fan will be upset. >> yeah i was. it's when you go. i wasn't laughing at that. it was just. i was laughing at a joke. someone told me earlier, you know, when they do that and you know, when they do that and you go really completely neutral, unbiased broadcasting, that's what i'm all about. that's what i'm all about. >> yeah. i hadn't heard the result till you >> yeah. i hadn't heard the result till the weather is looking days, but the weather is looking increasingly windy. i'll have the full details coming up in the full details coming up in the forecast soon. >> it's just gone. 6:00. i'm stephen dixon and i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news breakfast. all right. >> paul coyte, i'm told, do not show any favouritism when it comes to sport whatsoever. so i'm just straight that i didn't gi

nigel farage spoke to cameron walker and myself on gb news breakfast this morning.re's what he had to say. congratulations, you have overtaken the tory party. or have you? >> well, i mean, the idea that the leader of his majesty's loyal opposition is accusing me of fraud is absolutely disgusting. she may be used to being in a party that lies to the british public. we are not. we put that digital tracker up a few days ago, showing every single person that goes online, gives us their postcode and pays us £25. we, even since we went through that number yesterday morning, the numbers are rocketing. we're another 5 or 6000 higher than we were when we went past the conservative party. and i know that kemi badenoch is well known for her aggression and for lashing out, but to accuse me of not understanding the digital age when i've got 5.5 million followers on social media and she's got fewer than a third of a million, frankly, was a bit rich. i'm sorry, but, you know, the truth is there is a massive, as cameron hinted a moment ago, the truth is , there is a very the truth

. >> i'm eamonn holmes, i'm isabel webster, and you're tuned in to gb news breakfast. >> well good morning isabel. we're like james bond this morning. we're talking about spies and they're all chinese these days. were there any chinese spies in the james bond films? there weren't. there weren't. i always thought russian spies. >> yes, i think so. those days i can't remember. everything was very careful on the russian. >> all about the chinese spies. >> all about the chinese spies. >> well, there was your job. >> well, there was your job. >> yes. yeah. he wasn't a spy, though, was he? >> no. >> no. >> he was just a killer. >> he was just a killer. >> he was just a killer. >> he could kill you with his hat. >> that's it. the one with the hat? >> yeah. there we go. well, the alleged identity, the identity of the alleged chinese spy could be named by mps. and they can do that because there's this thing called parliamentary privilege. >> yes. this means they won't be sued if they breach the anonymity order. at the moment, the alleged spy is known only as h6, having been described as having an u

i'm anne diamond, and this is gb news breakfast.t's interesting talking about pork pies on christmas day, because i am sitting next to somebody who's worked in a pork pie factory. >> i have. in fact, i owe a lot of my success to pork pie. oh. do you? such as it is. yeah. i worked at pork farms in nottingham as a kid, and it was 12 hour shifts packing pork pies so endlessly. and if you did 12 hours and you're still standing, a lot of people used to fall asleep while working. oh my goodness. you got an extra six. an extra four hours. 16 hours. i was clearing £800 a week. cash. wow. in 1990, as a student, i worked at the pork pie factory all summer. every summer. never took any time off. and guess what? never took a single penny out in student loans. >> oh, wow. >> oh, wow. >> work our way through uni. thanks to pork pie, that is. >> so you got. you got your fees paid for, though. don't forget, in that era, didn't you? >> i did, yeah. >> i did, yeah. >> yeah. an era. that era. >> i earned my crust. >> i earned my crust. >> oh, very nic

. >> 6:00 i'm cameron walker and i'm dawn neesom, and this is gb news breakfast. >> well, good morningo you on this. happy sunday. you know, i'm not surprised that it's 38% of new year's resolutions had to do with getting fit, because the gym is always packed in january. >> yeah, well, you went yesterday straight after the show. cameron was such a good person yesterday. he went straight after our breakfast show yesterday morning. straight to the gym. >> the thing is, we're very lucky because there's one downstairs in the basement. it's really good. aiden. yeah, and it means that if i went home first, there is no way i would leave there is no way i would leave the house again because i just fall asleep. so if i force myself to go on my way down to the car, then it's easier. >> you were very good. some of us went home and sat on a sofa and watched gavin and stacey finally watch gavin and stacey. >> but you were lucky because you had a second christmas, didn't you, yesterday? >> yeah, yeah. the husband did a second christmas day for us and went home and surprised me with a lovely christma

. >> i'm eamonn holmes, i'm isabel webster, and this is gb news breakfast. >> what do you mean you'rerning the lights on at christmas? >> no, no, i'm having terrible trouble with my lights. >> oh, you're having. you're all right. >> terrible trouble. this tree saga. >> i mean, it's been a week since we've got the tree. now the lights are going on. >> well, look, honestly, it takes us. it takes less time to get trafalgar square's tree. i mean, you are the one criticising trafalgar square's tree. i know, it's so ridiculous. it's taken a week, so finally got it done. so now outside i've got. because i had to buy all these lights because i couldn't get a refund on one set of lights and they said, well no we don't, we don't refund christmas stuff. so i said, well, i'll have to. i know i went to this place and i said, and they were the wrong coloured lights. and i said, look, can you change these? can i change them? no, we don't exchange or give refunds for christmas items. i'm like, why? >> legally they have to. >> legally they have to. >> well, that's what i was thinking is just an item.

and this is gb news breakfast. >> merry christmas to you. absolutely. we've had a revamp. >> yeah.yes. you'll see a lot of snowflakes and christmassy things from now on. it is the 1st of december, after all. and we're allowed to talk about christmas. although, i must say, if my sister is watching, she will be absolutely livid because she thinks it's just too to soon talk. christmas. >> oh, come on, it just isn't. it isn't. first day of your advent calendar today. >> that's true. it is. >> yeah, actually we're doing we'll play it to you later on. we're doing an online advent calendar and it's brilliant. the first one i retweeted it actually, if you want to have a look at it, it's on gb news. com, which is probably where you should go to have a look at it. with some lovely comments from a vicar. and it's just it's great. it's really nice. >> it's good to be a daily advent calendar. >> yeah, a daily advent sort of message. and it's just really, really nice. >> one of the things you'll be able to watch out for as well, i don't know if you've already noficed don't know if you've already

. >> it's just gone. 6:00 i'm stephen dixon and i'm anne diamond and this is gb news breakfast. good morning to you. i can understand why today is the day that most people put up a christmas tree, because if you left it till next weekend, it really would be too late. almost, wouldn't it? yeah, it sort of would be. >> my mum used to put them up on christmas eve. she just didn't like. oh, really? yeah. she didn't like it hanging around for ages. >> yeah. a lot of people do do that, particularly on the continent. yes. to say i don't know why, but. >> yeah, but do they leave it up longer for full 12 days? we don't know. >> that would be the thing. >> that would be the thing. >> do you extend your decking from germany or. or austria or the netherlands or something? i think a lot of people in those countries sort of drag. they get the christmas tree ready in the garden, and then they drag it indoors on christmas eve. >> yeah, yeah, that's weird. >> yeah, yeah, that's weird. >> do you extend your decks all round the property or around the house? because i just have a christmas room. >>

. >> it's just gone. 6:00 i'm stephen dixon and i'm anne diamond and this is gb news breakfast.s of people getting excited about the whole gavin and stacey thing. well, yeah, i never watched it. i missed that as kid. >> it was good. >> it was good. >> it was a phenomenon. >> it was a phenomenon. >> must have been good because everybody goes on about it, don't they? it was good. >> it was good. we actually i was round at my sister in laws yesterday, and she gave me the itinerary for christmas, and gavin and stacey based it around, around around that show. it's so important in their household. yeah. no, i like it. ihave household. yeah. no, i like it. i have a passing interest in it, but they've gone further. they're scheduling christmas around it, and i don't seem to feature much on the list, which is so funny, isn't it? >> yeah, no i did we did watch recently fat friends which, which actually most of the casts were in. so it was before gavin and stacey, but most of them were in fat friends. yeah. and that was that was a good show. all about a dieting club. spurred me on. >> and

it's just gone. 601 i'm isabel webster and i'm nana akua and this is gb news breakfast. we're still just adapting to our festive christmas intro there with the sparkles and this lovely set. whenever i walk in first thing in the morning, it's quite uplifting. all the presents and the trees. >> it's lovely, isn't it.7 it's lovely. >> have you got your tree up.7 >> have you got your tree up.7 >> no, not till this weekend. >> no, not till this weekend. >> i have actually, yeah. not till the sunday. have you got yours up.7 >> no. no. >> no. no. >> just me then? >> just me then? >> no, it's going to go. i don't buy trees. i don't have a christmas tree. >> i'm so last minute. i mean, i'm the person running around like a blue thingy. fly buying stuff on the 24th. >> no, so am i. to be honest, i really need to get my stuff together because, honestly, you two, you just sound like you're swearing between the two of you. >> it's like you're both of you are self—editing like a blue. i've got to get my act together. honestly, listen to you. it's supposed to be professionals. >> oh, we

and this is gb news breakfast. yeah, it's going to be a busy day today. are you going away? are you actually going to get behind the wheel and try and drive anywhere today? >> not today. it's a big weekend for parties. yeah, i'll be off with my family and parties. oh, you've got a family party? >> oh, yes. >> oh, yes. >> yes. you're driving around london. no trains on the thameslink today for a week. no trains on the trains. >> that's a really good day for it, isn't it? happy christmas day. yeah. what about this beard? >> mine. no no, no. tyson fury. yeah. look, i mean, i don't know whether it's gamesmanship or whether it's gamesmanship or whether it's gamesmanship or whether it's oleksandr usyk trying to create trouble on game on fight night when there isn't anything there. but fundamentally, the problem is tyson fury's beard. they're saying that it's backed up by the authorities here, that for two reasons. it could be a problem tonight. now he's grown it to probably a length that we haven't seen previously. >> yeah, it a bit of a somebody could it could catch. >> well it's

. >> 6:00 i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. >> so in terms of christmas decorations, are we putting them up? i sort of feel like i am a little bit early. >> yeah, mine's been out for weeks. no weeks. >> seriously? >> seriously? >> yeah, yeah, they go up just after my birthday, so. kind of 20. >> your birthday's in august, 24th of november. >> yeah. so, no, not that crazy, right? the last week or so of november. >> so be honest. now we can do that side, which is all very exciting. which let me get the decorations out. get the box out. but then at what point do you start thinking, i really want to get these away now. so how early do you put them away? do you wait for 12th night desperate to pack them away? see? there you go. cos you're going early. so if you went a little later, then you could probably make it to 12th night. >> we took them down before new year last year and it was. and it was really nice. yes. felt fresh and everything. >> because you went too early. yeah. you went too early. >> see, i don't think you do it too early. when did you do it la

. >> 6:00 i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. >> i don't know why i'mn a laughing mood this morning. i'm giddy. >> are you delirious? >> are you delirious? >> it could be. yeah, yeah. utter hysteria. delirious? possibly. but, you know, we're going to be debating later on this should, you know, should you charge your guests? this is. i'm reading this article in the mail. >> oh. that's relevant. >> oh. that's relevant. >> yeah, that's something else. and this woman from last year, carla bellucci, charged her family £150 a head. and this yean family £150 a head. and this year, apparently, she's an internet personality. this year it's gone up to £200 a head, not including alcohol. >> what is she feeding them for, £200? go to a nice restaurant for that. >> why are they paying it? why? >> why are they paying it? why? >> why are they paying it? why? >> why are they going for a second year? >> yeah, just say no. >> yeah, just say no. >> well, because despite the fact she says we're in a cost of living crisis, clearly they're minted. clearly. and money is not a

. >> and this is gb news breakfast. good morning to you all. thank you for joining good morning to you all. thank you forjoining us on this good morning to you all. thank you for joining us on this very festive day. i've come basically dressed as well . i don't know dressed as well. i don't know what sparkly stowlawn quite conservative for you today there, or toning it down for christmas or liberace's older sister. yes, i like to identify as liberace's piano, even though you look million dollar, you're not entirely sure you're helping here. >> it's a lovely way, obviously, but thank you, boys, for making so much effort as well. >> i mean, we very boring. >> i mean, we very boring. >> well, we did think we'd dress it down a little bit just to make just to make just to make the star of the show shine. >> thank you very much. but are we ready? >> ready for christmas? not quite. to be perfectly honest, the studio is ready for christmas. yes. all the baubles gb news baubles as well. >> the elf on the shelf has moved. >> oh, yes we do. we do have an

. >> 601 i'm isabel webster and i'm ben leo and this is gb news breakfast. >> there we go. look at the new christmas set, folks. >> you know what? isn't it? it's pretty nice, isn't it? >> it's lovely. >> it's lovely. >> you know what? it's classy. it's classy. >> classy. i walked in, i thought ben has really pushed the boat out and got me lots of christmas presents. but all these boxes that are strewn around the set are empty, is it not? >> hold on, hold on. >> hold on, hold on. >> you mean you've looked inside the boxes? >> i had a look. you did, didn't you?i >> i had a look. you did, didn't you? i had a cheeky look just in case someone had got present, but. >> yeah, well, i'm on for two weeks, so hold your. hold your horses. >> that's my present in itself. well, it was touch and go whether or not it was going to be here myself today after the gb news christmas party last night, i was wedged in between camilla tominey and patrick christys and we had to get security because i was deep in mud. my car had to be pulled out. >> hold on. i thought you said you were going to get

i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. all right.his is where we do china in your hands , paul >> you know what? >> you know what? >> no. we better. >> no. we better. >> are you sure? well, i was just kidding. i was just going to take a deep breath. it's one of those songs where as we as we realised, you know, some of the words, but not all of them. no, but you can sort of foreign land, eyes wide and there's just the odd bit. >> you'll be fine in a bar. >> you'll be fine in a bar. >> it's. yes , sir. and on my >> it's. yes, sir. and on my own, away from anybody. yeah. >> i love, i mean, it's one of those just incredible songs. it was a huge song. >> massive sea, heart and soul was the first one. heart and soul than that. and then china in your hand was huge. and are we waiting for the follow up single now for i don't know what came after that , if anything, came after that, if anything, but but carol has just kept on going. >> yeah, she's she's absolutely incredible. yeah. so i'm very excited. we've got a good on the show later on. >

. >> i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. >> so here we are at last. breakfast show of the year. >> i know, and what a year it's been. >> it's been quite an interesting one, hasn't it? >> i'd say so. >> i'd say so. >> i mean, the election. oh, yeah. all the rest of it. two elections. two. >> two big elections. >> two big elections. >> two big elections. >> two big elections this year. manchester united and manchester city are both going down the pan. awful, awful. >> gary neville called man united, pound for pound, the worst club in the country yesterday. it's becoming a sport, isn't it? it's criticising man united but they don't help themselves. >> no they don't. they don't know what's going to happen in 2025 though man united. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> they're going to turn themselves around. >> look i don't know this. i think this guy's realising he's coming to the club. there's a world of difference between managing sporting lisbon and manchester united. how do you turn around? turn around something that big? it takes more than just one person, but the

. >> 6:00 i'm adam cherry, i'm nana akua and this is gb news breakfast. good morning.rench authorities confirmed three deaths yesterday morning following an incident off the coast at sangatte, near calais, in which 45 people were rescued after struggling to board a small boat bound for the uk. >> border security and asylum minister dame angela eagle said that ruthless criminals were responsible for overloading the boats. >> but who is really to blame? >> but who is really to blame? >> well, we're joined by deputy editor of spiked fraser myers. are the smuggling gangs to blame, or should they have been stopped by now? what do you reckon? >> well, it's the starmer's policy is to smash the gangs, but it looks like the gangs are smashing starmer. unfortunately, i think the issue here is that we all want to see enforcement of the law. we all want to see these criminal gangs brought to boot. but there doesn't seem to be any other policy on the other end that is essentially reducing the incentive to come over. i think, unfortunately, you know, tragedies like this happen becau

. >> i'm isabel webster and this is gb news breakfast. so here we are monday morning. we all made it through storm dara. it was no joke, was it.7 i was in a tent on saturday night at a party, and i thought, i'm going to be blown away. >> who decided to have a party in a tent on a saturday night in the middle of the storm? >> one of those semi—permanent marquees attached to a pub. so all the christmas parties that were being held more semi than permanent, i imagine. either way, i thought a tree was going to come through at any point. it was really frightening. you survived. we all survived. >> so what happened? did it collapse? did it come down? >> it carried on. but was it. yeah. every now and then there's a whoosh. and i thought, this is not funny. wow. this is how it's all going to end. >> i ate my words a bit at the weekend because on friday and saturday i was kind of questioning on air. on saturday morning, i was saying, is a red weather warning really necessary? is it nanny state? and then yesterday was really bad down south. >> even in the red warning area. >> ev

and nigel spoke to gb news breakfast this morning. here's what he had to say. >> congratulations, you have overtaken the tory party. or have you? >> well, i mean, the idea that the leader of his majesty's loyal opposition is accusing me of fraud is absolutely disgusting. she may be used to being in a party that lies to the british public. we are not. we put that digital tracker up a few days ago, showing every single person that goes online, gives us their postcode and pays us £25. we, even since we went through that number yesterday morning, the numbers are rocketing. we're another 5 or 6000 higher than we were when we went past the conservative party. and i know that kemi badenoch is well known for her aggression and for lashing out, but to accuse me of not understanding the digital age when i've got 5.5 million followers on social media and she's got fewer than a third of a million. frankly, was a bit rich. i'm sorry, but, you know, the truth is there is a massive, as cameron hinted a moment ago, the truth is there is a very big sh

. >> i'm isabel webster, and this is gb news breakfast. oh, tipping. it's awkward. i just find it's not very british. i find it's not very british. i find it's not very british. i find it really uncomfortable. i don't really like doing things when i don't really know exactly what the rules are. >> it depends how the service has been and also the tip. the tip, the recipient needs to have it for themselves. i don't like it for themselves. i don't like it when it's shared. >> no, but i feel like you're very american. like you love american concepts. yeah, like you just totally embrace the tipping thing. >> i got a friend i can't handle. i got a friend in america, and he's a he's a lovely fella. and we went over. the thing is, he's used to tipping for everything. and he lost his wallet. we went to a we were at a restaurant and he'd forgotten he'd he'd left his wallet there. so if this had happened to you and then you drive back to the restaurant, you'd go, oh, thank you very much, but no, he's taken the wallet. $10. thank you very much. because he'd forgotten everything

. >> i'm isabel webster, and you're tuned in to gb news breakfast.so we're talking about being on your phone when you're driving there. but what about being on your phone during something like your phone during something like your child's nativity? so we're both off to our children's nativity. >> oh, you're so lucky. i so miss it. >> yeah. do you have fond memories? >> i do, ijust loved memories? >> i do, i just loved it. and it wasn't just. i've still got old christmas card of my son joe when he was a shepherd. and it's just the sweetest. honestly, i can't think specifically about different things in it, but when you mention it, all of my heart melts immediately. >> joe had a good role as a shepherd. yes. oh, i see, my boy judeis shepherd. yes. oh, i see, my boy jude is one of about 40 angels. >> yeah, but he's only little. i think as they go further up. hold on. they get given the. >> you didn't take him aside and say this is not good enough. you need to act better next time. >> you must be joseph. >> you must be joseph. >> yes. >> yes. >> if you'r

. >> i'm eamonn holmes, i'm isabel webster, and this is gb news breakfast. >> well, gang, how are well this morning? feeling festive ? this morning? feeling festive? actually. looking festive. >> yes i know. well, slash a bit 805 have gone for the full american footballer. shoulder pads and the dallas hair. but anyway, i just thought we're having our christmas breakfast. christmas lunch today, so i thought i'd bring them. oh. >> are we? yes. >> well, i know you can't come, but everyone else is coming. >> hold on. we're not supposed to tell him about that. you were invited. >> obviously. top table. >> obviously. top table. >> no, i'm working today. >> no, i'm working today. >> you are? yeah, yeah. >> you are? yeah, yeah. >> so i'm feeling festive. if i was a battery, i'm like, 100% christmas. >> fully charged. bebe charged. wow. >> no, i'm not 100% christmas at all. no, 50%. >> not even not even . >> not even not even. >> not even not even. >> i don't know what my christmas will be or who will be in it. no. so i'm not. if i can get a bite, if i can get to the microwave and make my chr

. >> 6:00 i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. >> we had a dramaticterday. >> we did have a dramatic day yesterday, but it started really nicely, didn't it? you came to my house. >> i did. >> i did. >> made you a cup of tea? >> made you a cup of tea? >> yes. barry's. barry's my first barry's. it was all right. >> and it's good, isn't it? >> and it's good, isn't it? >> irish stuff. yeah, it is irish tea bags. >> and i was worried about making you a tea because stephen always requested a manly tea. manly tea? like a nice strong tea, don't you? yeah. so then i even panicked this morning. i said, do you think my tea was manly enough yesterday? >> it was very nice. he said he had a nice tour of the house. >> i did, yeah, you did. i did, yes, i was cleaning like a mad woman before you arrived. yeah. the floors were still wet. >> i should think so. after i'd mop. i did nearly walk off though. why? because i stood outside. i pressed the doorbell, rang the doorbell three times and nobody answered. i stood there outside for about ten minutes. >> i did establish

gb news breakfast spoke this morning to former head of royal protection dai davies. >> clearly he hasan extremely bad advisory group if indeed he relies on those, but i suspect he goes where he wants to go. and clearly the backdrop to this was that you and i were paying him for many, many years. and indeed, as a member of the royal family, we were paying for him anyway. but what i'm trying to say is he's used, i suspect, and i probably would allege, that he's used his backdrop of being our ambassador to actually ensure that he has contacts. and clearly it shows bad judgement yet again. >> in response to the duke of york's links to the alleged chinese spy, prince andrew's office said the duke of york followed advice from hmg and ceased all contact with the individual. after concerns were raised, the duke met the individual through official channels, with nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed, he is unable to comment further on matters relating to national security. meanwhile, uk's chinese embassy had this to say. some individuals in the uk are always eager to fabricate baseless

. >> i'm isabel webster, and you're tuned into gb news breakfast. so still adapting to those christmas titles that we have there with snowflakes and everything. pretty feel good. very festive. feel good. inspiring. >> you inspired me. >> you inspired me. >> always inspired. love a bit of christmas. i nearly took my finger off, by the way, yesterday just to let you know, i was i was like dave allen. it would have been today. i've got this, i've got this, i've got this, i've got this, i've got this box for the tree. you know, when you get all these different clamps and things and then you can, but this one is great. it's box, it's a big box. and then you've got these two wooden things that slide in anyway , i'm things that slide in anyway, i'm trying to get the thing moving and so it wouldn't. and i've tried putting wd 40 down the side, but it's all wood. i've got my hand like that and it's gone like that. it was boom right in the middle. so in between there's the little bit where the tree goes in my finger was just in there and missed the thing, hone

. >> i'm warning you, i'm dawn neesom and i'm cameron walker and this is gb news breakfast. >> becauseody has a clue what day it is. do they? it's like i'm waking up every day going, what day is it? i've got no idea. but it's good, though, isn't it? saturday. >> it's good. yeah. it's that awkward time between christmas and new year where you're in your pyjamas, you're eating the leftover turkey and the chocolate. >> he's not in his pyjamas, by the way. no, he's got his slippers on. >> i know i've got my brogues on. i did manage to get dressed this morning and put on a tie. well, i've already complimented you on your suit. thank you. thank you very much. and also, funnily enough, me and ben leo have exactly the same suit. gb news presenter who seems to have the same taste. >> is that a good thing? >> is that a good thing? >> is that a good thing? >> i think you're sharing the same way. >> i think so, yeah. >> i think so, yeah. >> no, it's a decent style. >> no, it's a decent style. >> why not? oh. thank you. yeah. no, ben, leo is a lot taller than me. i don't think we would fit into the

it is just gone 6:00 i'm dawn neesom and i'm cameron walker and this is gb news breakfast. a fresh fire has broken out between reform ukip leader nigel farage and conservative leader kemi badenoch. >> yes, well, it follows the party claiming to have surpassed the total number of conservative party members, according to a digital tracker. >> but kemi badenoch has slammed the announcement as fake and issuing misleading figures. >> well, nigel farage has since hit back, accusing her of being bitter, upset and angry. >> meanwhile, in other political news, the government has been urged to move thousands of inmates to open prisons in efforts to deal with the overcrowding crisis. >> well, let's talk now to the political commentator peter spencen political commentator peter spencer. peter, welcome to gb news. so a bit of a twitter spat happening over the last 24 hours or so. who's right.7 >> it's very hard to tell who's right because of the fact that the tories don't keep a very clear record of their membership, and farage's side are only have only got a sort of are only have only

. >> 6:00 i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. >> i mean, i'm quiteppy for you to do a debate on the world cup. are you really? i am, i'm good. >> but no, you're not. >> but no, you're not. >> you're not bothered, have you? >> honestly, you see the stadiums? it's so dodgy. i mean, the whole thing is it's so old. i mean, really, i mean, the money, that's. it's all about fifa and their money. and of course, we know what it's like saudi arabia. >> and are they going to have to play >> and are they going to have to play it in winter. >> yeah. so they'll have to play it in january up there. >> yeah. again. yeah. >> yeah. again. yeah. >> that's going to cause trouble in january. >> she's doing a research for this debate. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> i heard it on the radio yesterday, actually. so i was i was across those christmas parties. >> yeah. why? why do we have office christmas parties for morale? well, it's not morale, is it? because it's always people just have to do the walk of shame and wear the dark glasses the next morning. and it's just kn

. >> i'm stephen dixon and i'm anne diamond, and this is gb news breakfast. >> do you fancy a fancy meal out? >> yeah, that'd be nice. >> yeah, that'd be nice. >> since it's coming up to christmas. well, i will tell you. >> fancy. >> fancy. >> it's fancy as you like, but what i wouldn't do is take you to a place called the london steakhouse company. >> that sounds all right. >> that sounds all right. >> it was. it was set up by marco, partly by marco pierre white. because as well as the fact that if you want a steak, it costs you about £93 for a steak. but on top of that, they charge £1.50 a head for napkins and tablecloths. >> what? yeah. are you allowed to take them home at the end of the day? >> this is. this is in the sun. so. so £1.50 per dinner, which covers the costs of table linens and napkins. i'd be saying i don't want a tablecloth. >> well, absolutely. >> well, absolutely. >> i'll bring my own napkin. thank you very much. >> i haven't heard of that before, though i'm not sure if it's the first time i've heard this. >> i mean, isn't that part of what you provide as restaurateur

. >> 6:00 i'm stephen dixon and i'm anne diamond and this is gb news breakfast. >> and i'll tell you what, you know, because >> and i'll tell you what, you know, beca|control now have taken control now of damascus . damascus. >> and later on this morning, we're going to be joined by slate legend noddy holder and his wife susan, to tell us about a very special cause. they're raising for money. >> and the royal edinburgh military tattoo celebrates its 75th anniversary. and our reporter tony mcguire takes an exclusive , exclusive peek behind exclusive, exclusive peek behind the scenes of next year's show on a regular basis. >> keeping people in their seats with a moment of wow. so i'm to be pretty sure there's going to be something for everyone . something for everyone. >> good morning, west ham striker michail antonio is said to be in a stable, conscious and communicative condition in hospital following a car crash in essex yesterday afternoon. premier league club showed their support for the 34 not yes. that went for i mean, not not in the same sale. this was several years ago for fiv

telly started off of course in fantastic fashion by gb news christmas breakfast.ut then it managed to even get better than that, didn't it? so we're going to be reviewing all of that. we are going to be reviewing the king's speech. there was a bit of controversy about the king's speech, so it was quite nice and wholesome in the round, i think. but what did you make of his decision to go off that usual line, didn't we, about how diversity is our greatest strength? he mentioned the summer disorder as well. was he right to do that or should he have just ignored it? >> i think he could have left the summer disorder out. i don't see why we need to be reminded of that on christmas day. also. you know, it's just a couple of lines, isn't it? and it's such a complex issue. i don't know, maybe you could have left that one out a bit miserable. >> i suppose his argument would be he's the king for everyone, isn't he? he's the king for the entire. >> absolutely, absolutely. but a lot of things have happened this yeah lot of things have happened this year. yeah, a lot of things

. >> and this is gb news christmas breakfast. >> well, look. hey, very merry christmas, everybody.merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you, pat. good to see you. merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you. to you at home. >> becoming a fixture. this isn't it. on day three four years, four years in a row i've been doing the christmas breakfast, and it is an absolute pleasure. >> can i just say as well, because this is four years in a row. yes. wow. there you go. and this is our first christmas morning as a married couple, which is rather nice. so it's nice to mark the occasion. it's nice. it's nice to share it. absolutely. >> it's nice to share it. you know what? we are already being bombarded with lots of happy christmas. merry christmas messages on gbnews.com/yoursay. you're also wishing each other a merry christmas, which is rather nice. i feel like there's very much a community going on. >> absolutely. well, so look, we have been tracking father christmas flights around the world as he delivers gifts for christmas. i think we can maybe have a little look at where he is at the

stay tuned to gb news and to breakfast for more on this unfolding situation. >> for the very latest gbs direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> hello and welcome to headliners. this is tomorrow's stories with three comedians. before we dive in, let's have a quick look at what kerry and scott will have to work with on saturday's front pages. the express leads with king positive about return to full duties. the ai has uk's worst rail firms cancelling 800 trains a day ahead of travel, getaway, turmoil and storms. the mail has carnage at christmas market and the telegraph leads with the ivf pioneer. secret sperm donors and families torn apart. the times has boom in weight loss jabs and finally, the daily star. well, this is awkward. okay, so, kerry, let's start with the daily mail. >> we'll get to the lighter stuff. >> yeah , we will get through >> yeah, we will get through this first. >> this is not funny stuff. not really. no. it's awful. it's if anyone has been watching just the last few seconds will have seen as much as w

speaking while presenting his capital breakfast show, north said a big thank you and a massive shout out to rnli chiswick. those are the latest gb newsadlines. >> more in an 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. >> well he's back. nigel farage is just off the plane from mar—a—lago, where he's been meeting and mixing with the team around donald trump, the future president of the united states. last week, property tycoon nick candy joined the reform uk team as the party's treasurer, following reports that elon musk, the world's richest man, is looking at donating $100 million to reform uk. joining me now in the studio are our panel tonight, ranil jayawardena, the former conservative cabinet minister, and lord glasman. of course, the labour peer. to you first, ranil jayawardena, to what extent are your colleagues in parliament worried about this guy, nigel farage, and what he might do at the next election? >> well, look, i mean, i think nigel has succeeded in getting elected to parliament, which has long wanted to do big tick. and, you know,