thank you to my guests, jo phillips and nigel nelson. we'll all be for our second review at 11:30.have been a white christmas, but it wasn't always a particularly bright christmas either. many of us have had large amounts of clouds to contend with. this is how it looked earlier on this boxing day from a weather watcher in derbyshire. and the next few days, more of the same on the way. mostly dry but often quite cloudy. high pressure is still with us, sitting down to the south. frontal systems dancing across the far north, the british isles, a little bit of patchy rain here. generally a west or south—westerly flow of air across the country. that continues to bring mild conditions. generally rather cloudy conditions through the night. some mist and murk and hill fog and drizzle. for southern england and the south of wales, as the sky clears a little bit through the night, it is going to turn it a bit chilly. towns and cities maybe three or 4 degrees. in the countryside, there could be a touch of frost. also something, a little clearer, building across the northeast of scotland. in th

with me are the political commentatorjo phillips, and nigel nelson, who is the political editor of the. most of tomorrow's front pages are now in. the financial times says retailers had little reason for cheer on boxing day, as the christmas sales season got off to a disappointing start. the telegraph says schools and parents are being urged to play their part in helping to preserve the environment, as the government is to double the 5p charge for plastic bags to 10p. the i also reports on the new 10p charge for plastic bags, and it adds that the public‘s use of plastic bags has fallen by almost 90% in three years. the daily mail reports that almost half of nhs hospitals in england have put up car parking fees, despite the government pledging to crack down on charges. the same story is covered in the mirror, which has campaigned on the issue. it says that some hospitals have even doubled their parking prices. the guardian claims that parents are abandoning attempts to maintain contact with their children because of deep cuts to legal aid which, it says, have caused disarray in family c

and at 11:30pm, we will be taking another look at the papers with our reviewers, jo phillips and nigel nelson. stay with us for that. good evening. president trump and first lady melania trump have made a surprise visit to us troops in iraq. the white house confirmed they travelled there unannounced late on christmas night to thank troops for their service, their success and their sacrifice. the president defended his decision to withdraw american forces from syria, a move which prompted his defence secretary, james mattis, to resign last week. chris buckler reports now from washington. president trump travelled with the first lady to iraq, to spread some christmas cheer and to thank troops for their service and sacrifice. we came to al asad to share our eternal gratitude for everything you do to keep america safe, strong and free. but, standing with us soldiers on foreign soil, it was inevitable he would be asked about what many claim is his increasingly isolationist foreign policy. last week, in a sudden and surprise decision, he announced that american forces would be leaving syria, causin

with me are the political commentator, jo phillips, and nigel nelson, who's the political editor of the being with us. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times says retailers had little reason for cheer on boxing day, as the christmas sales season got off to a disappointing start. the telegraph says schools and parents are being urged to play their part in helping to preserve the environment — as the government is to double the 5p charge for plastic bags to 10p. the daily mail reports that almost half of nhs hospitals in england have put up car parking fees, despite the government pledging to crackdown on charges. the same story is covered in the mirror, which has campaigned on the issue. it says that some hospitals have even doubled their parking prices. the guardian claims that parents are abandoning attempts to maintain contact with their children, because of deep cuts to legal aid which, it says, have caused disarray in family courts. and the times carries a warning from the defence secretary, gavin williamson, who is concerned about the apparent threat of

our guestsjoining ben brown tonight are the political commentator, jo phillips, and nigel nelson, who'sunday mirror, and sunday people. thousands of bargain hunters have been hitting the high street for the annual boxing day sales — with some starting to queue from as early as midnight to bag a deal. but the number of in—store customers around the uk fell for the third year in a row — according to analysts — though shoppers are still expected to spend around four billion pounds today. joe miller reports. prices slashed, bargains galore... it is yuletide ritual that stretches back decades and one that shoppers in cardiffjude in the early hours to perform. lured by the promise of bumper discounts, they turned out in their droves, from liverpool to belfast to gateshead. boxing day is great because you can decide what you want, from christmas presents, you can decide what will match them. boxing day is nice to come out and get some fresh air. millions more are expected to visit shopping centres across the country. but the starting gun for seasonal sales was fired a few weeks ago. black frid