i've got kelvin mackenzie and james schneider. lots for us to get stuck into. but before we do, let's cross live for the 6:00 news headlines. >> good afternoon. it's 6:01. i'm joe casper in the newsroom. sir keir starmer has insisted he would not have done anything differently if he were to start his tenure as prime minister again. he has been facing questions from senior mps and government departments at the liaison committee this afternoon. the questioning focused on the state of the uk economy, potential trade deals for the country, housebuilding targets and the need for a ceasefire in gaza. at the end, prime minister, the prime minister was asked if he could if he would do anything differently following criticism for decisions including denying waspi women compensation, imposing new inheritance tax measures on farmers and the cuts to winter fuel payments. >> no, we had to do tough stuff. we're getting on with it and i'm very pleased to be delivering and delivering from a position of power rather than going around the division lobbies, losing every night. i'

the former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, and the journalist and author michael crick.s even and author michael crick. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let ntaxpayers almost £1,200 of taxpayers money on two ministerial folders. that's according to official figures. it comes as chancellor rachel reeves has today launched a crackdown on government waste. the department for culture, media and sport bought the folders at a cost of £594 each from luxury leather goods manufacturer barrow, hepburn and gale, which also supplies the royal family. meanwhile, folders are available in the house of commons shop for £30. the alleged killer of a us health insurance boss has tussled with police officers as they were escorting him to court. luigi mangione, in handcuffs, shouted to reporters outside the pennsylvania courthouse, completely out of touch and inqu completely out of touch and insult to the intelligence of the american people and experience. with murder. after unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson was gunned down i

i'll also be joined by my most pugnacious panel, the former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, and the author and journalist michael craig. as even journalist michael craig. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views. mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with lewis mckenzie. >> thank you very much , jacob. >> thank you very much, jacob. good evening. it's just after 8:00. here are your latest headunes 8:00. here are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom . headlines from the gb newsroom. south korea's president says he will lift martial law he placed on the country after parliament votes to block the order in a surprise live television address earlier this evening, yoon suk yeol said the move was necessary to remove pro—north korea elements and safeguard the country's constitution. it comes as the president accused the nation's opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathising with north korea and paralysing the government with anti—state activities . with anti —state activities. these with anti—stat

the former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, and the journalist and author michael crick.s even and author michael crick. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views, mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with sophia wenzler. >> jacob. thank you. good evening. it'sjust >> jacob. thank you. good evening. it's just gone. 8:00 your top story from the gb newsroom. the uk and germany have reached a landmark deal to tackle migrant smuggling. germany has agreed to tighten laws, making it easier to prosecute smugglers behind small boat crossings to the uk. the deal also focuses on intelligence sharing and removing smuggling content from social media to disrupt criminal networks. independent mp iqbal mohammed has spoken out against a proposed ban on first cousin marriages in the uk, calling the move unnecessary and unenforceable. speaking in the commons, mr mohammed acknowledged the health risks but stressed the need for a cultural shift, not legislation, to address the issue. he did condemn forced marriages an

i'll also be joined by my most pugnacious panel, the former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, and the author and journalist michael craig. as even journalist michael craig. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views. mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with lewis mckenzie. >> thank you very much , jacob. >> thank you very much, jacob. good evening. it's just after 8:00. here are your latest headunes 8:00. here are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom . headlines from the gb newsroom. south korea's president says he will lift martial law he placed on the country after will lift martial law he placed on the country ahis crotch says he pressed his crotch against her while filming on a different programme. his lawyers have strongly denied he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature. this comes as two christmas masterchef specials have been pulled from the bbc's festive line—up. we'll of course, update you on that developing story as it comes through on gb news this evening. now, sir keir starme

i'll also be joined by my most pugnacious panel, former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, and thealist and broadcaster matthew stadlen. as even broadcaster matthew stadlen. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with sophia wenzler. >> jacob. thank you. it's just gone. 8:00 these are your headunes gone. 8:00 these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. sarah sharif's father and stepmother have been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of their ten year old daughter following years of horrific abuse, irfan sharif was handed a minimum of 40 years in prison, while bineesh batus received 33 years. her uncle, faisal malik was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death. sarah was hooded, burned and beaten during a campaign of torture that lasted two years before her body was found at the family home in surrey. in 2013. nigel farage is back in the uk after meeting with elon musk at donald trump's mar a lago resort. the reform uk leader was joined by

correspondent at the times, aubrey allegretti, and my panel of the former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzieourse, and former labour political adviser susie stride. welcome both, aubrey, to you. first, you were in the room with me. what was the point of today? >> well, really, i think keir starmer has struggled since he got into to office give definition to some of his grand plans. he's talked about, you know, a generational sort of change that he wants to institute. but really, he knows that in five years the electorate are going to come calling and they're not going to ask, you know, is britain a clean energy superpower yet? they're going to ask, have you reduced my bills and other things like that? so he's trying to put sort of meat on the bones of his plans, give them specific metrics that they can measure him against. and i'm told this is all inspired by the sort of new zealand model where they have a website of about 8 or 9 sort of pledges, and you can track, you can go on and look at how the graph moves, sort of day by day, based on how well the government is doing against each measur