lucy, thank you and i hope ou have moment. lucy, thank you and i hope you have a — moment.christmas. - from giant glowing figures in colombia to spinning projections in australia, the world's cities are embracing christmas. have a look at some of the best sights across the world. music plays. stay with us, plenty more coming up on bbc news. hello. the winds have been howling across northern britain today. and in the south of the country it has been one of the mildest christmas eves on record. temperatures have exceeded 15 celsius. and we may have beaten records, as well, but the met office will verify that in due course. here is the forecast, then, for the night. still some wet weather out towards the west and the south, winds easing in scotland and northern england. pretty chilly here in the highlands, close to freezing, but look how mild it is elsewhere, 8—12 celsius. now, to sum up christmas day, it is going to be overall cloudy with outbreaks of rain and very mild indeed. if there is any chance of a white christmas, it is going to happen across the scottish highlands. i

lucy williamson, bbc news.turning to other news now, the pogue's front man has died at the age of 65. he was discharged from hospital last week after being treated for in cap a lightest. he fronted the band from 1982 until the band broke up into any 14. ey are best known for their christmas hit song "fairytale of new york." david cilento reports. >> ♪ there was christmas eve, babe in the truck tank an old man said to me ♪ ♪ >> happy christmas, i pray god it is our last. a bleak drink song duet about lives gone wrong is not your normal christmas classic. but it was a trademark. >> ♪ i turned my face away and dreamed about you ♪ >>'s band the pogue's, brought a rambunctious attitude to irish folk. born out of his years in the london punk scene, shane hooligan, as he called himself, won a literary scholarship to public school. >> ♪ as i wandered down the long lonesome highway ♪ reporter: he was behind it all a writer, a rare talent. he created beauty and poetry out of hard lives and harder drinking. something he u

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lucy never lanned goodbye to the tree. lucy never planned to _ goodbye to the tree.lucy never planned to do the painting - goodbye to the tree. lucy never planned to do the painting but l goodbye to the tree. lucy never i planned to do the painting but she was inundated with requests after the tree was felled. lucy and her team made a pledge, they plant a tree for every print sold. but they were amazed by the response. with the money from the prince lucy is going to buy 1500 trees. now she's looking for somewhere to plant them. centre stage would ultimately be sycamore tree, recko replica of it. it's land that is very natural space, that beautiful space to come and enjoy. for space, that beautiful space to come and en'o . ., ., , ., , ., and en'oy. for more stories from across and enjoy. for more stories from across the _ and enjoy. for more stories from across the uk — and enjoy. for more stories from across the uk head _ and enjoy. for more stories from across the uk head to _ and enjoy. for more stories from across the uk head to the - and enjoy. for more stories

lucy molly will be back with me to discuss that in 60 seconds. to discuss that in 60 seconds. s right! plans start at $25 per line guaranteed for 3 years. only on verizon. having triplets is... -amazing -expensive. so, we switched to the bargain detergent, but we ended up using three times as much and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back with tide, and the clothes are clean again. do 3x the laundry and get a tide clean. it's got to be tide. >> when congress returns in the new year, it's facing along to do list. among the most urgent of unfinished businesstang action on 2 looming funding deadlines. one on january 19th, and another on february 2nd. and yet, house republicans are spending their energy ramping up their baseless impeachment inquiry into president biden. even though they haven't produced any evidence that biden has committed a crime. you know that pesky high crimes and misdemeanors thing. so why are they continuing the charade? well, they don't really have anything else to run on. they certainly can't attack p

lucy cooke has been documenting the strange lives of sloths for 15 years.ica, where as we first reported in september, scientists are making new discoveries about a creature that's turned survival of the fittest upside down. >> this is an area where there are lots of sloths, so we have that on our side. >> reporter: the first thing we learned about sloths is that it's hard to spot them in the wild. we were warned to keep our eyes on the ground for poisonous snakes as lucy cooke scanned the tree tops. the sloth is a master of disguise. it blends into the canopy and can easily be mistaken for a tuft of leaves. >> they tend to hunker down when it rains, so making it even harder to see them. >> reporter: our luck improved on the beach. >> oh! there's one up there. she's in the nook of the tree, looking a bit like a termite hump. and she's hunched over, so what we're looking at is her back. >> reporter: that is not the side 69 sloth we went all the way to central america to see, so lucy cooke took us to an animal sanctuary to get a better view of the two species

i am here, lucy! very good. i said you _ very much. i am here, lucy!. i am here, lucy! very good, i said you were frozen, - very much. i am here, lucy! very i good, i said you were frozen, maybe in other senses. good to have you on. we were hearing from the sdlp and the ulster unionist party, saying everybody was waiting for the dup but they say they will not be held to a calendar before christmas. can you talk us through what the dup are saying on this? the can you talk us through what the dup are saying on this?— are saying on this? the real issue for the dup _ are saying on this? the real issue forthe dup is— are saying on this? the real issue for the dup is brexit, _ are saying on this? the real issuej for the dup is brexit, essentially. and the post—brexit trading arrangements. it is important to say that the dup supported brexit, but the decisions afterwards they are not happy with. essentially, when goods are coming in from other parts of the united kingdom into northern ireland, they have to undergo checks. the dup says that is meaning they are

luci; to stay connected to the tree. lucy never planned _ to stay connected to the tree.o the tree. lucy never planned to do _ to stay connected to the tree. lucy never planned to do the _ to stay connected to the tree. lucy never planned to do the painting, but was inundated with requests after the tree was felled. her team made a pledge, they were amazed by the response. with many from the prince, she is going to bite 1500 trees, and is now looking for somewhere to plant them. the centre stare somewhere to plant them. the centre sta . e would somewhere to plant them. the centre stage would ultimately _ somewhere to plant them. the centre stage would ultimately be _ somewhere to plant them. the centre stage would ultimately be a _ somewhere to plant them. the centre stage would ultimately be a sycamorej stage would ultimately be a sycamore tree, a replica of it. it's my dream to create this beautiful woodland thatis to create this beautiful woodland that is very natural space, beautiful space for people to come and and enjoy. for beautiful space for people to come and an

lucy. so why asteroids? why now? what has happened to generate this interest in asteroids, not just from the united states but from other countries around the world? >> well, lucy was launched years ago. psyche has been in the planning and the just launched a month ago, and is going to an asteroid datacenter between mars and jupiter. lucy that's on its way from years ago is going to an asteroid belt that one of the group of asteroids that it's probably thousands if not millions precedes jupiter in its orbit, at another group is right behind jupiter in its orbit. and lucy is going to look at those and is going to determine what they are made of. the other is going specifically to a metallic asteroid were as this one was a stony asteroid. at all of these are giving as clues. the question is why is this asteroid -- is all happening up at his been in the works for years and years because these are the clues as to how we develop and ultimately as tim said, how we develop life here on this planet. >> thank you. >> how did

lucy: why not?arisa guthrie: lucille ball was always trying to emancipate hersrself from t the wife and the hohomemaker rorole. bob saget: and every time she gets the opportunity, somethining goes awrwry. jaleel white: lucille ball was fearless in her physical comedy. you know, women were supposed to be demure anand dainty a and in theheir place.. tim allen: lucille ball was one of my favorites for titiming her b bits. desi: what do you think you're doing? well? jennifer armstrong: i love lucy became a phenomenon instantly. lorrainene ali: whwhen you thk about the era that lucille ball came up in, and what she was able to achieve it's astounding. dedesi: hey! i i'm a fafather, i'm m a father! tom gilbert: when lucy and ricky had a baby, it was like huge. it was the highest-rated show of the series. it changed the dynamic because all of a sudden it became centered around the family unit. i think i love lucy was the big bang of the family sitcom. marisa guthrie: then the family moved to the suburbs...

hello, i'm lucy grey.ior doctors in england are about to start a three—day strike in a dispute over pay. the medical director of nhs england has warned the walk—out will cause huge disruption. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs's most busy periods. sharon barbour reports. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhlagh is a surgical registrar. he's already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patient in the accident and emergency department, and i can't examine them in a room because there's no space, and so they're on a trolley in the corridor, it's not right. and when you see how little it seems the government values us, again that is a real blow to many doctors�* morale. we're not asking for a huge pay rise. what we're asking for is our pay to stop being cut and to reverse the pay cuts we'v

that's right, lucy. this list was controversial - lucy.al before it was published. labour and the liberal democrats had been calling for a rishi sunak to block its publication and said that it shouldn't be allowed. we had there from labourfrontbencherjohn ashworth in my report but we have also been hearing from the liberal democrats, they have described this list is shameless and say that it's an insult to people who they say are still reeling from the mini budget which took place under liz truss's premiership. since this list was published, it seems to have reignited some of the course of a wider constitutional reform that we have often heard from campaigners but it certainly seems to have re—sparked the debate around this. we have heard from groups like the electoral reform society who have long been arguing for a gross form of the house of lords and they say that this latest list show that the system is rotten and needs to be changed now. we have also heard from the institute for government think tank, doctor hannah white one of the dir

hello, iam lucy hello, i am lucy gray. hello, iam lucy gray. we hello, i am lucy gray.s health ministry says 165 palestinians have been killed and 250 injured in the past 2a hours as the israeli army hits targets across the territory. israeli tank fire and air strikes are continuing on khan younis in southern gaza, which israel sees as a stronghold of hamas, which is considered a terrorist organisation made many western governments. residents report intense gun battles between israeli troops and hamas fighters there. the israeli army says its troops have killed dozens of terrorists in gaza city. as ground operations drive tens of thousands of people to flee, there are also reports of an increased spread of diseases and the un is warning that the volume of aid reaching the country remains woefully inadequate. 0ur correspondent, yolande knell, sent us this update. there have been street battles, once again, very intense between israeli soldiers and hamas fighters in khan younis in the south of the gaza strip, seen as a stronghold of hamas.

so i'm really looking forward to the next few days the, the coastline of under lucy. it extends almost a 1000 kilometers. most of it along the mediterranean. i'm going to the under lucy and fishing village of luck, i let the modem for a dance state and i do see is the birthplace of flamenco and denser. unavailable also is one of his big stars and i'm getting a private show. the . 6 the . 6 disorder very nice, very, very, very impressive. what makes you dense with this big, big passion so that people really go to the t as we used to be our lives comp. i'm, we may have me from english to way too because you can dance very happy if i want to learn 2 steps. yeah. only to step 6. be very what, what, what are the steps that i can do is turn in the one that you listen before. so we do one with the faith 3 times with the day i take something and put it in my pocket. yeah. use taking oversee. i'm the i think you have to. yeah, i do. it's like your book talk, sorry. where you go with a lot of feelings and i still don't have this feeling at the main goal isn't just a dance, but

hello, i'm lucy hockings.elcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the leader of her mass, israel hermia is in gaza right now. israel's price didn't is ready for another humanitarian pause. after tuesdays vote was delayed. nearly 20,000 people are now reported to have been killed in gaza. 240 were taken hostage when hamas attacked israel on the 7th of october. we mentioned the un security council. the text has just been released of a draft resolution on the wall. it is going to be put to the un security council in a few hours�* time. it is all about the wording. the draft is very long, but the keys section talks about extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the gaza strip for a sufficient number of days to enable full rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access. it remains to be seen if this wedding will be accepted to the knighted states. an extended humanitarian pause, and corridors throughout the gaza strip. no mention of a ceasefire, do you think that me

let me begin by thanking congressman mike thompson and congresswoman hayes and congresswoman lucy mcbath and peoples of the task force for their important work throughout the years to address this necessary issue and thank other members of the house democratic caucus who have joined us here today. from the very beginning of the congress, house democrats have made clear that we are ready, willing and able to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues on any issue, including gun safety legislation in order to improve the quality of life of every day americans. but consistently throughout this congress, extreme maga republicans have refused to work with us to solve problems on behalf of hardworking american taxpayers. instead, the do-nothing republican congress has visited upon the american people chaos, dysfunction and extremism over and over and over again. 11 years ago, 20 innocent, precious first-grade students and six educators were murdered in cold blood. the country said, we must never allow it to happen again. but this year alone, there have been 635 mass shootings

i'm going to the under lucy and fishing village of luckily that the modem for a dance state under lucy is the birthplace of flamenco and denser and the bed below. so it's more of it's big stars and i'm getting a private show the . 6 the . 6 disorder very nice, very, very, very impressive. what makes you dense with this big, big passion so that people go to the t. uh, we used to be kind of our lives come on. we may have nice, i mean, going to way chris, chris. different because you can dance very happy also on your side, if i want to learn to steps, you only to step 6, the very systems what, what, what are the steps that i can do? so the reason is is that the one that you mentioned before? so we do one with the food 3 times with the day i take something and put it in my pocket. yeah. use taking over the yeah, i do. it's like, you know, both sides talk sorry. where you go with a lot of feeling and i still don't have to see the, the main goal isn't just the dance, but also the style of music with singing and different types of musical instruments . 2 what's this, especially something he s

hello, i'm lucy hockings. russia has launched one of its biggest aerial attacks on ukraine since the war began, killing at least 18 people in a wave of deadly explosions across the country. president zelensky says 114 of 158 missiles and drones fired were shot down by ukrainian defences. ukraine's air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously". cities hit include kyiv, lviv in the west, odesa in the south, and dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. a maternity hospital and shopping mall were among buildings damaged and destroyed. meanwhile poland says an identified aerial object entered the nato country's airspace at hrubieszow overnight. a polish general says the object, which is likely to have been a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over polish territory, before returning to ukrainian territory. we'll get reaction from poland in a moment. but first, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports from kyiv. it is and always has been the whole of uk

lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.y just i can take you to that rally that lucyjust mentioned. here are life pictures of tel aviv, supporters and relatives of hostages holding this rally. several women are still in captivity. lucy mentioned the figure of that 20 women roughly that are still in gaza. also, roughly around 110. the idf update is. here is spokesperson peter lerner. from our perspective, we understand that this is going to be a long war, a war that is not bound by time as we see it. and indeed, the reality is one, where hamas have taken the last 16 years of their governance in order to build an extensive subterranean capability, an extensive rocket array, an extensive drone explosive drone capability. and this is the enemy that we are facing. 16 years of their governance in order to build an extensive subterranean capability, an extensive rocket array, an extensive drone explosive drone capability. and this is the enemy that we are facing. the type of combat that we are facing on the ground includes urban w

morning, lucy, thanks for having me. _ hopes up, i suppose. morning, lucy, thanks for having me.ng me. the news - hopes up, i suppose. morning, lucy, thanks for having me. the news that| thanks for having me. the news that bbc are reporting this morning is what i am here and, as well and it is what i was being told by sources over the weekend. that is that while these talks between the uk government and the dup are in the final stages, we do seem to be within the realms of when rather thanif within the realms of when rather than if and that is a significant development in these long—running talks. it has been put to me and the bbc has reported as well that the dup feels they are not quite there yet, they don't have enough time to get this done before christmas. why is that? the uk parliament, which would have to legislate and put law in place to action this, it rises tomorrow for christmas. not a lot of time, even if the dup and the government reached an agreement today. when it comes to that agreement, the dup and other parties are still looking for a bigger financial package fr

lucy, lucy, lucy, what did she give birth to, well, she gave birth, so what?d turns on fridays and yells constantly, which means it’s at you, uh-huh, lucy, what, how much is one 1 kg one child. carried some normal 3,500 more than 3,700 more than 3,900 throw another hundred i’ll say, what a fool, when to go home? yes, at least go now, when are you? i don’t know, i’m fine here too. what do you have in there? these are oranges. i bought this for you specially at the store. well done! i can't have citrus fruits. what can you buy? buy a fur coat, you can have a fur coat. oh-oh-oh, lucy, oh-oh-oh-oh! what's happened? now for a second it seemed to me that you, through all i see a crack, i'll see something like this. okay, i went to the store to get a fur coat, no, to get glue to seal the crack, at the same time i’ll go to the emergency room, i’ll find out who was born to me , the farm is remote, a former collective farm, we’ll raise it. so where is the chief engineer? i'm chief engineer novikov? why did i contact you? it would be better if you didn’t come, for every

next story , lucy vote at 7:00.ns to strike her off. but i ask you this as a child serial killer, why did she even get the right to a trial in the first place? surely letby should have been automatically struck off that nursing register and why are we seeing yet more evidence of two tier policing? well, we've all seen how pro—palestinian protesters can shout what they want in streets clamber over wall memorials, and there are no powers to intervene or arrests . and yet last night or arrests. and yet last night at trafalgar square, a guy with an israeli flag was told to take it down by a met cop. is this more evidence of two tiered policing from the met? all that to come in this next hour. policing from the met? all that to come in this next hour . with to come in this next hour. with just two hours to go until that crucial crunch vote in the commons. it's amazing, isn't it? it's hard to believe that four years ago today, the conservative party swept in with a whopping 80 seat majority to get brexit done. and now the

lucy to their family. lucy williamson to theirfamily.west bank speaking to people recently released and also hearing about their time in detention. we have come here to a village just outsidejenin. we've come to the house of mohammed, a teenager who was released from israeli jail this week. he says that israeli guards beat him and injured his hands. mohammed says both hands were fractured in the assault, eight days before his release. freed from jail on monday night, mohammed is still imprisoned by his injuries. needing help to eat, drink and go to the bathroom, he says — first from his fellow prisoners, now from his family. the happy reunion they expected rewritten on the faces of his relatives around the room. translation: they arranged us so the elderly prisoners - were put in the back and the young in the front. they took me and started beating me. i was trying to protect my head. and they were trying to break my legs and my hands. israel's prison service says mohammed was examined by a doctor before release and that his claims are f

lucy?he families we are coming from, parents are not able to take care of the children they have. for example, ifa certain family has a girl, is to send that girl into a marriage so that they can get something from the man. mostly young girls here in malawi get married at a tender age and to someone who is much older than theirage. so poverty is another reason why forced and early marriage happens here in malawi, especially in our communities. remember, you can send your comments, views or questions on... i wanted to speak with lucy after the show to ask her how attitudes, especially with older males, have been moved by the show. my father would say, "i can't spend my money. "i can't waste my money for a girl to go to school," just because he was seeing other girls in the same community who their fathers work tirelessly for them to go to school. but, at the end of the day, they ended up pregnant and getting married. yeah. so he is totally different from my mum. are those some of the attitud

first lady lucy hayes makes an appearance in "tasting history." >> guest: yes. lemonade lucy, she, probably didn't call herself that but many people did, probably in a little bit of a not nice manner. she was a teetotaler and was part of the prohibition movement years before prohibition went into effect but part of that temperance movement. and so she promoted lemonade as a way to get people to stop drinking alcohol. instead they could have lemonade. and so she and rutherford b. hayes made lemonade very often in the white house. it's an clear how onboard he was with his come but she seemed to be in charge when it came to the beverages at the white house so she got the nickname lemonade lucy. >> host: and on the opposite end of the spectrum was the one of the gin craze. >> guest: yes, very opposite end of the spectrum. so the london gin craze was a time in 18th century when so much gin was being consumed by the population in london, pints of june a day per person, that they essentially had to ban it. there were more gin outlets in london then there are in busines

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lucy and i were talking because lucy and linda and her mother came to visit that day as mother was leaving that afternoon one evening to go check herself into bethesda. and lucy said, i don't know why your mother just have somebody else. let us see the white house, because it's a real privilege to go back to the house and see the house after you've left. i've only been once and then allowed to go upstairs to my bedroom and see my bedroom of what it looks like now, who knows what it looks like now? but anyway, you don't normally to go upstairs into the family and so we were letting lucy and linda see their old rooms and and all of that and they unaware that mother was headed to bethesda naval hospital that afternoon, which i'm sure patty involved in right in that press release. and said to me, she goes, your mother was so gracious because she could have, you know, and said, but lucy, you and i now know how special it is to go back to the house. and why would my mother take that away from you. and and your mother. because it's unique experience and because my mother, lady bird, were also lon

suzanne says you and lucy are her angels. how does that feel being described as that?through... through a lot. darling. in this kind of care, you do create bonds — you create bonds with family. behind the laughter, john is often in pain. his cerebral palsy causes his body to stiffen and tense. warm water is a welcome relief. how is this different for you? how does it make you feel? happy. john would really benefit from using the hydrotherapy pool more, but without the carers, it's just not possible. can you understand why there's such a shortage? ican. one of the problems is they're a zero—hour contract, bills to pay and people need to earn money. just two each will do. suzanne battles arthritis. john's dad malcolm used to be able to help her. proper feast, isn't it? that all changed when the pandemic hit. i'll let you try it. the countless hours took their toll and his foot became infected. because i was looking after him itoo long and i never really goti the right care and it was too late. so, it wasn't... not the best time in my life. too late to save part of his le

lucy and i were talking because lucy and linda and her mother came to visit that day as mother was leaving that afternoon one evening to go check herself into bethesda. and lucy said, i don't know why your mother just have somebody else. let us see the white house, because it's a real privilege to go back to the house and see the house after you've left. i've only been once and then allowed to go upstairs to my bedroom and see my bedroom of what it looks like now, who knows what it looks like now? but anyway, you don't normally to go upstairs into the family and so we were letting lucy and linda see their old rooms and and all of that and they unaware that mother was headed to bethesda naval hospital that afternoon, which i'm sure patty involved in right in that press release. and said to me, she goes, your mother was so gracious because she could have, you know, and said, but lucy, you and i now know how special it is to go back to the house. and why would my mother take that away from you. and and your mother. because it's unique experience and because my mother, lady bird, were also lon

but, lucy, hunter biden, we seem to be talking about him more and more.t this counterpunching strategy now, but he'sal under indictment on -- also under indictment on tax charges, on gun charges. is he hurting his father? inevitably, at the very least it's a distraction, correct? >> i don't think hunter biden should be elected if president in 2024, howie. we should not elect hunter biden president. yes, it is a distraction. republicans are succeeding in making this a distraction d. howard: you're throwing him under the bus. >> hunter biden is not the case. hunter biden is not the candidate. [laughter] would he have gotten these kinds of contracts from burisma, these kind of -- without the entree of being joe biden's son? no, of course not. should joe biden have taken calls with hunter biden's business associates? no, obvious not. do those kinds of activities which seem like poor judgment calls mount to something that would justify an impeachment? we're going to learn. and i think what everyone will see is, no, they also do not. howard: well, we will see.

lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.i hostages were released by hamas and jonathan head has been to meet one of them. he was held with three israeli men who are mistakenly shot dead by the israel defense forces last week. he has been giving a picture of what they captivity was like. giving thanks for his escape. he's one of 23 thai hostages released by hamas last month. he was held in tunnels under gaza for 51 days, after being captured where hundreds of others, including most of his fellow thai farm workers, were killed. translation: i crouched down like that and i shouted - "thailand, thailand ! " but they kept beating me. all he could do was keep my face down. another guy trampled on me. i crawled under the bed to hide. i was about to text my wife to say i was being taken but then, they dragged me out by my leg. then began his long ordeal underground. made worse by the fact that he speaks no english and could not understand his captors or his fellow hostages. translation: during the first. two weeks, i was like a madm

lucy and her team made a pledge.hey were amazed by the response. with the money from the prints lucy is going to buy 1500 trees now. she's looking for somewhere to plant them. centre stage would ultimately be the sycamore tree. a replica of it. it's my dream to create this beautiful woodland that's very natural space. a beautiful space for people to come and visit and enjoy. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the serbian president says his party won a resounding victory in sunday's snap general election. final results are not due until later on monday, but within hours of polls closing, aleksandar vucic said he was confident his serbian progressive party had secured more than half of the 250 seats. a loose coalition of 15 opposition groups had united to challenge the party, which has been in power for more than a decade. live now to our balkans correspondent guy de launey, who's in belgrade. for those who don't know a lot about serbian politics, why was this

no, they don't tan you shut up . up. >> right, lucy , this was the >> right, lucy, this was the local somerset where i was given somerset, my dear. >> we're in somerset, and i was given the job of teaching an evening class , really? to the evening class, really? to the inmates. they came along, but they. they weren't that interested until i went one week and said, how about if we get one of you guys to sit here and i'll draw a portrait of you? oh i'll draw a portrait of you? oh i accumulated a portfolio of sketches which which i then took back home and i thought, i wonder if i could i'd sort of manipulate these individual sketches into to a give the effect of my class . oh. but it, effect of my class. oh. but it, it captured the absolute boredom of being in prison, although my class was in fact quite an entertaining sort of jolly atmosphere , for in reality , you atmosphere, for in reality, you know, i wasn't i was talking to somebody yesterday. >> it was telling me how enormously helpful it is for people in prison to get involved in artist stick pursuits, that it changes everything,

lucy, i would like to start with you.tart with vivek ramaswamy's claims that he would expand the muslim ban. lucy, he reminds me of those kids when we were growing up who would be bullied on the playground and then follow that same bully around in the hopes that they would like him. is he still auditioning light the others? >> i don't think that vivek is auditioning for the role of vice president. i think vivek is auditioning for a newsmax anchor role or a turning point u.s. a main stage speakership. this is a person who clearly is desperate for attention, desperate for fame. yes, he is going to continue to carry water for trump in the worst way. he's expanding that over window for trump so it becomes more and more acceptable for the presumptive republican nominee to say more and more extreme things. he's not a serious person. the most important thing is that we keep calling out these egregious things he is saying. >> i will note that donald trump said that vivek won that first -- congresswoman edwards, this week, we saw

karl says lucy let be.ou never know. she might be proven innocent. >> she's already been proven guilty . guilty. >> karl 14 times. karl 14 times. >> karl 14 times. karl 14 times. >> whole life sentences , which >> whole life sentences, which is more than just a full life. yeah >> so, yeah , so, so anyway, >> so, yeah, so, so anyway, there's this whole stupid inquiry going on today. should we strip her off her nursing credentials ? credentials? >> but she just let's just use some more taxpayers money on that. whilst the nhs is on its knees, we keep those thoughts coming. >> covid inquiry. waste of time. just my views. your views. welcome or welcome gbviews@gbnews.com or you can tweet at gb news. well done. >> okay, it's our top story this morning and the prime minister is fighting for his political future today as he battles to persuade a group of rebel tory mps to back his bill ahead of a key vote this evening . key vote this evening. >> we know very shortly see a group of these rebel mps accounts . account