if you are delivering by royal mail, you have got until the zist royal mail, you have got until the 21stear, what is the biggest time of year, what is the biggest challenge getting these parcels delivered on time? it is the preparation — parcels delivered on time? it is the preparation we _ parcels delivered on time? it is the preparation we have _ parcels delivered on time? it is the preparation we have in _ parcels delivered on time? it is the preparation we have in the - parcels delivered on time? it is the preparation we have in the run-up. j preparation we have in the run—up. we open in the summer, we started our peak planning earlier in the year, we have troubled the amount of staff we have had peaking us —— —— trebled the amount of staff we had during the peak period. 701 location in addition to seven or 800 people permanently here. is there a sudden build—up, if there a sudden spike in the amount of parcels you have to process here or does it build up slowly in the weeks and months leading up to december? initially it builds u- leading up to december? initially it builds up slowl

but royal mail insists this is not happening. we are not prioritising parcels over letters.y rapidly. so a big focus on making sure we can cope with that growth in parcels we have across the network. people might be sending fewer letters and cards than ever, but to the person receiving them, they can really matter. zoe conway, bbc news. two movies went head to head in the summer — so perhaps it's no suprise that barbie and oppenheimer lead the nominations at the golden globe awards. the globes have attracted controversy in recent years, due to allegations of corruption and a lack of diversity within its membership. will this year buck the trend? david sillito reports. welcome to the golden globe awards! the golden globes, the funnier, more unruly cousin to the oscars, is at the moment trying to reinvent itself after a scandal over a lack of diversity. there's also another problem for awards shows — a lack of viewers. in recent years, as the gap between critical acclaim and box office success has grown, tv audiences have turned off. however, this year, something's changed. hi

i'm not surprised that this royal mail you know, royal mail news, you know, the greedy they've greedyey've been ripping for last ripping off workers for the last couple just not surprised. >> well, yes, you're a trade unionist and you don't you don't think their terms and conditions are they now. they are now. >> they are now. they are now. now, their now, the cwu have ended their strike good strike action and got a good deal strike action and got a good deal, but they've been ripping them for years. the problem them off for years. the problem is with is the problem with you suggesting that you just suggesting that you can just send merry send your auntie a sort of merry christmas right? christmas text, right? >> is that no effort has gone into it you three into that. it took you three seconds. yeah. whereas as if you do a card, had to write do a card, you've had to write it, to put some it, you've had to put some thoughts had to thoughts on paper, you've had to go buy a stamp and you've go and buy a stamp and you've got in a letterbox. it got to put it in a letterbox. it means care.

um, royal mail are saying this is not illegal, but a postal worker in southampton described how leaving but he said it definitely happened . royal it definitely happened. royal mail not illegal or mail say it's not illegal or against the law to clear parcels before letters when necessary , before letters when necessary, so they're kind of trying to justify it. i think it's really interesting. before christmas, we that parcels are we know that parcels are actually more valuable to them to deliver . so it received £4.8 to deliver. so it received £4.8 billion in revenue from parcels last year. sorry, this is really quite dull stuff. but it's but it's interesting in a way. quite dull stuff. but it's but it's interesting in a way . and it's interesting in a way. and they got 3.7 billion from letters. so it's obviously more valuable to them to deliver parcels rather than bother with letters. but people need letters. but people need letters. people need important correspondence , you know. correspondence, you know. >> so when you buy your stamps you don't think, well, i'm just going to give yo

royal mail says. singing post boxes. royal mail says . royal mail says special says.ial post boxes are placed in london. swansea glasgow and belfast and respond to post with festive tunes. respond to post with festive tunes . this includes jingle tunes. this includes jingle bells . we wish you a merry bells. we wish you a merry christmas and deck the halls . christmas and deck the halls. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on your digital tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. and now it's back to cameron and . pip it's back to cameron and. pip >> good morning. plenty of you have been getting in touch so far . we've got a lot to talk far. we've got a lot to talk about. far. we've got a lot to talk about . let's hear what people about. let's hear what people have been saying . have been saying. >> yeah, bernard says, why do we always give billions for other countries to combat climate change? of course, we've been talking a lot about cop 28 conference in dubai this morning where the and the prime where th

i am at the royal mail new massive hub in daventry. i will have the last posting dates for you. the premier league. things are looking much quieter today. most places dry with a few showers around. all the weather details throughout the programme. it's monday, the 11th of december. rishi sunak will appear before the covid inquiry today, where he'll face questions about the decisions he made as chancellor during the pandemic. those decisions are expected to include his eat out to help out scheme, which aimed to revive the hospitality trade in the summer of 2020 with cut—price meals and has since been blamed for increasing covid deaths.

times. >> well, i think the actual mail my both my sister and my brother in law worked for the royal mailcause they've got an overload of mail that they've to get out by that they've got to get out by christmas. it because they christmas. so is it because they decided not to pay overtime staff? um, well , i decided not to pay overtime staff? um, well, i think one issue is that the parcels are a more profitable part of the business and therefore, yes, of course it is. they cost more money. that's it . and it costs money. that's it. and it costs more them or go more money to deliver them or go to the post when you're to the post office when you're out and a package that out and get a package that hasn't put enough money on the stamp on it. um, people still sending cards anymore? >> i haven't sent a card for years. >> i've few, although >> i've had a few, although a few friends given few of my friends have given up and actually , you know, and i've actually, you know, just email or a whatsapp. just got an email or a whatsapp. yeah, yeah, an whatsapp. >> yeah, you're right about it because it

times. >> well, i think the actual mail my both my sister and my brother in law worked for the royal mailuse they've got an overload of mail that they've to get out by that they've got to get out by christmas. it because they christmas. so is it because they decided not to pay overtime staff? um, well , i decided not to pay overtime staff? um, well, i think one issue is that the parcels are a more profitable part of the business and therefore, yes, of course it is. they cost more money. that's it . and it costs money. that's it. and it costs more them or go more money to deliver them or go to the post when you're to the post office when you're out and a package that out and get a package that hasn't put enough money on the stamp on it. um, people still sending cards anymore? >> i haven't sent a card for years. >> i've few, although >> i've had a few, although a few friends given few of my friends have given up and actually , you know, and i've actually, you know, just email or a whatsapp. just got an email or a whatsapp. yeah, yeah, an whatsapp. >> yeah, you're right about it because it's

he also thanked the nhs , royal mail thanked the nhs, royal mail workers and the military for their work period, praising the generosity to of churches and charities as communities across britain gather together for a period of faith and festivities . faith and festivities. >> i want to wish you all a very merry christmas throughout the christmas period, we see the bonds of kinship rekindled as families and friends share in the joy, the hope and the optimism that christmas provides i >> -- >> keir starmer, now the home secretary , has reiterated that secretary, has reiterated that the government is working as quickly as possible to stop small boat crossing . he's small boat crossing. he's speaking on a visit to bedfordshire police station . bedfordshire police station. james cleverly said the uk has reduced the number of illegal migrants reaching britain by a third at a time when other european nations are seeing numbers increase . numbers increase. >> i'm not going to aim for an arbitrary point in time. we're working on this as quickly as possible. i visited the team of border force off

live at royal mail. 0n monday's breakfast, ben will be live at a royal mail sorting office.nd you lose sense of where you are, the space that you have to be in, and it was unfortunate because now i cannot be next to my team on the touchline. but it is a decision that they made. if you look strictly at the rules, yes, we cannot do that. with two passionate managers leading to teams managers leading two teams playing at their best, they should be plenty more fireworks at villa park. nick parrott, bbc news. if arsenal lose or draw, liverpool could go top with a win at crystal palace. the palace manager roy hodgson is the premier league's elder statesman — now 76 years young — and counts liverpool among the many sides he's managed. his opposite number is an admirer, even if he won't be following hogson's example in his 705. he is an outstanding person, a really nice man. but actually, when i see him i always ask him, "what are you doing here still?" but he looks happy, he enjoys it, not so happy losing games but it comes with thejob. i couldn't respect him more. he was my inspir

veterans the nhs, royal mail, lovely . so the nhs, royal mail, lovely.o good. so hopefully he hasn't forgotten anyone. >> i wonder how rishi sunak will do. we'll be hearing from him later. >> do you think they time it so the labour leader goes first so that rishi sunak can go? i think that rishi sunak can go? i think that implies a level of organised patience. >> political don't have. >> ?- @ they just send them >> okay, so they just send them out whenever they fancy. yes. >> one that will be >> okay. one thing that will be on people's minds is of on many people's minds is of course, the with israel and course, the war with israel and hamas that's hamas as well. how that's affecting in the uk. we affecting us here in the uk. we saw yesterday hundreds of pro—palestinian protesters taking central london, didn't we? >> yes, oxford street , regent >> yes, oxford street, regent street, carnaby street, they seem to be targeting zara in particular, telling shoppers to boycott the brand. >> well, fashion giant zara was among those targets as emily was saying, th

the royal mail strike was announced eight _ royal mail strike was announced eight weeks before christmasomer services representatives and made _ customer services representatives and made a massive investment in our phone _ and made a massive investment in our phone lines— and made a massive investment in our phone lines and in our chat bots, making _ phone lines and in our chat bots, making sure there is an answer to everyone — making sure there is an answer to everyone to — making sure there is an answer to everyone to people can get through if they— everyone to people can get through if they had — everyone to people can get through if they had problems.— if they had problems. ofcom, the regulator. — if they had problems. ofcom, the regulator, citizens _ if they had problems. ofcom, the regulator, citizens advice, - if they had problems. ofcom, the regulator, citizens advice, the i regulator, citizens advice, the consumer group, they still rate you as one of the worst, if not the worst delivery company. we have asked viewers for comments. it is clear there are plenty of people who love

royal mail workers for ensuring gifts, cards and special messages are received on time. steadfast commitment to our national security, which often means being away from loved ones. retail and hospitality workers for keeping us all well stocked. with christmas treats and the generosity of churches and charities providing a safe haven and support for those less fortunate , and for those for fortunate, and for those for whom christmas is a difficult time . on behalf of the labour time. on behalf of the labour party , i send my heartfelt party, i send my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all of you for what you do. happy christmas from my family to yours i >> -- >> good afternoon and a very merry christmas from the gb newsroom. i'm sam francis. the headunes newsroom. i'm sam francis. the headlines at one pope francis has described the children that are caught in conflicts across the globe as the little jesuses of today, as he condemned the ongoing war in gaza . delivering ongoing war in gaza. delivering his annual christmas day address from saint peter's balcony in the vatic

are service, the royal mail are prioritised buying parcels from amazon and the like over our letterss that a deterrent as well? >> alastair it really worrying big front page splash in the daily mail today about that and the parcel post is more important to them because it's more profitable. but frankly, the way the number of the other delivery companies like dhl and ipp behave , it's hardly ipp behave, it's hardly surprising . the thing that surprising. the thing that really worried me about this and it was discussed on gb news last week end, was that christmas cards are really important for many of the charities we got a card from an old friend of ours who sends us a christmas card every year saying this will be the last year that i do that we always used send a charity always used to send a charity card . he just wrote at the card. he just wrote at the bottom of it. in future , i will bottom of it. in future, i will be making a donation to a charity. well, that's great. i then phoned around a few of my charitable contacts and all of them said there's been a decline this year in the

he said he also thanked the nhs royal mail workers and the military for their work over the festive periodpraise as well the generosity of churches and charities as communities across britain gather together for a penod britain gather together for a period of faith and festivities . period of faith and festivities. >> i want to wish you all a very merry christmas throughout the christmas period, we see the bonds of kinship rekindled as families and friends share in the joy, the hope and the optimism that christmas provides i >> -- >> now, -_ >> now, the home secretary has reiterated that the government is working as quickly as possible to stop small boat crossings. speaking on a visit, a visit to bedfordshire police station, james cleverly said the uk has reduced the number of illegal migrants reaching britain by a third. he said at a time when other european nations were seeing numbers increase. >> i'm not going to aim for an arbitrary point in time . we're arbitrary point in time. we're working on this as quickly as possible . i visited the team of possible. i visited the team of border

and i'll tell you something else with royal mail, with the bags full of post and mail over this christmasm taylor doesn't get any mail through giving letters of non non. >> i'm brady graham taylor was the graham brady sorry where has where have standards in public life gone i just ask those gb news viewers watching today who are sort of traditional conservatives who remember margaret thatcher fondly i don't but lots of people do. >> can you imagine her saying yes to that sort of campaigning imagery now , i will caveat it imagery now, i will caveat it and say that labour have done some stuff themselves some pretty low stuff themselves and concerned as we all and i'm concerned as we all should be. i think as we head to the next election, it could be the next election, it could be the election ever seen. >> oh dear . seen. >> oh dear. right, get prepared, everybody . thank you very much. everybody. thank you very much. you're welcome. let's get the weather now . weather for you now. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar , our sponsors of weather solar, our sponsors of weather on . gb news mo

that, and then this year i said, nope, i'm going to go back to making christmas cards and then the royal mailprice. so it's now £1 something to send a card. that's what i think is killing cards. >> is it postage, charlie, or do you think it's something else? have we got lazy in ourselves? >> well , nobody ever have we got lazy in ourselves? >> well, nobody ever sends me a christmas card anyway. i wouldn't a christmas card list 501. >> yes , exactly. >> yes, exactly. >> yes, exactly. >> to be the one. >> they're all whatsapp now. well, we've heard about your ones. yeah yeah. >> interestingly enough, i remember my dad telling me just when he used to have to write letters because dad's 90 now. and he said that when he would write letters his parents and write letters to his parents and it would take, it was it would take, i think it was a three turnaround before he three month turnaround before he got a reply. and how far we've come from that, obviously there's something special about reading books from a book or writing cards. there's something special about that . my wife special about that. m

royal mail to keep us healthy. royal mail workers for ensuring gifts, cards and special messages are received on time . military received on time. military personnel for their steadfast commitment to our national security, which often means being away from loved ones , being away from loved ones, retail and hospitality workers for keeping us all well stocked with christmas treats and food. the generosity of churches and charities providing a safe haven and support for those less fortunate , and for those for fortunate, and for those for whom christmas is a difficult time. on behalf of the labour party, i send my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all of you for what you do. happy christmas from my family to yours . yours. >> yes, well, a slightly better produced christmas video there, i think from keir starmer, but a very similar message. yet keir starmer on his estonia trip . starmer on his estonia trip. >> yes, in his military gear. lots of thanks to nhs workers. >> it's a silent night in the background. >> postie

many of these text messages claim to be from a delivery or courier service, such as royal mail or yodelsomebody, if they have not already received one of these texts. this is a perfect time of the year to do it. it is keeping track of parcels if they have got loads of gifts? what should you be looking out for? , ~ gifts? what should you be looking out for? , . ., ., out for? exactly. we are all exoecting _ out for? exactly. we are all exoecting a _ out for? exactly. we are all expecting a parcel. - out for? exactly. we are all expecting a parcel. and - out for? exactly. we are all expecting a parcel. and at. out for? exactly. we are all i expecting a parcel. and at the out for? exactly. we are all - expecting a parcel. and at the very least we are expecting the unexpected. it could be that an auntie has sent a something directly from amazon and we have missed it. fantastic opportunity, i don't want to miss out on that. what you need to miss out on that. what you need to look out for is an sms, a text message, sometimes even a whatsapp oran message, sometimes even a whatsapp or an e—mail

it's an incredibly busy time of year for the royal mail — and i'll be at a sorting office tomorrow.creen now — or drop us a line by email or on x. you know one of my friends did all her christmas shopping last month. got it all done. i her christmas shopping last month. got it all done.— got it all done. i don't know how the do got it all done. i don't know how they do it! _ got it all done. i don't know how they do it! we — got it all done. i don't know how they do it! we will _ got it all done. i don't know how they do it! we will be _ got it all done. i don't know how they do it! we will be back i got it all done. i don't know how they do it! we will be back with l got it all done. i don't know how i they do it! we will be back with the headfines they do it! we will be back with the headlines at _ they do it! we will be back with the headlines at seven _ they do it! we will be back with the headlines at seven but _ they do it! we will be back with the headlines at seven but now- they do it! we will be back with the headlines at seven but now it i they do it! we will be back with t

when it comes to parcels, people pretending be royal and pretending to be royal mail and saying, us £2.50he details, you give them the bank details, it takes a second and then it just takes a second and then you that you've been you realise that you've been taken mug course taken for a mug and of course they then your bank they then have your bank details. then have to details. so you then have to start things really start cancelling. things really quickly. don't, quickly. and if you don't, you're trouble. it might you're in trouble. or it might be romance fraud where someone be a romance fraud where someone is saying, you know, i do love you much, i want to over you so much, i want to come over to country you. can to the country to see you. can you help me with my fares? and of course, the person doesn't actually exist. moment actually exist. so at the moment 1 in 20 crimes are these advance fee fraud. and you ask the fee fraud. and if you ask the government what it's going to do about doesn't to about it, it doesn't seem to have idea. what we say have any idea. and what we say is is tha

introduced to new in—branch carriers addition in—branch carriers in addition to so you can now do to royal mailt you're no not a fan . you're no not a fan. >> not a fan. i've so many issues with every huge fan. so are you. yeah, we had a delivery to my mother. a christmas present. she'd ordered, and the delivery said, you know, here's your proof of delivery and it was a picture of it in the van andifs was a picture of it in the van and it's nowhere near the house. and can you get a refund? the retailer will refund it. they won't refund it. and every so it's down to the retailer turned up no every have classed it as they've classed it as lost but as you get your money back so no one's getting they can't get the money back. >> the thing is that yeah, selling online be quite selling online can be quite a daunting prospect, particularly particularly if you're doing it for first you've got for the first time. you've got all apps and all these different apps and websites you can sell on. websites that you can sell on. you've got all these different in—branch carriers, if you in—branch carriers, but i

but still to come, as prince harry loses his court case against the mail, we get the royal insight fromrmer bbc royal insight from former bbc royal correspondent jennie bond. but next clash, but up next in the clash, freedom fighter young freedom fighter toby young goes head with novara media's head to head with novara media's aaron bastani as the woke bristol university bans the so—called offensive of national anthem from graduation ceremonies. are we wrong to be proud of our country? and what does this mean for the future? stay weekend at 3 pm. on gb views, the people's channel, britain's news channel . news channel. >> well, we'll go straight in now with the clash . well, never now with the clash. well, never shying away from controversial moves. the now woke bristol university has sparked uproar after the national anthem has reportedly been scrapped from its graduation ceremonies. now historically, the russell group university had ended its graduation ceremonies with a student leading a rousing rendition of the national anthem. but it turns out the song was quietly axed from the cer

but still to come, as prince harry loses his court case against the mail, we get the royal insight frommer bbc royal insight from former bbc royal correspondent jennie bond. but next clash, but up next in the clash, freedom fighter young freedom fighter toby young goes head with novara media's head to head with novara media's aaron bastani as the woke bristol university bans the so—called offensive of national anthem from graduation ceremonies. are we wrong to be proud of our country? and what does this mean for the future? stay weekend at 3 pm. on gb views, the people's channel, britain's news channel . news channel. >> well, we'll go straight in now with the clash . well, never now with the clash. well, never shying away from controversial moves. the now woke bristol university has sparked uproar after the national anthem has reportedly been scrapped from its graduation ceremonies. now historically, the russell group university had ended its graduation ceremonies with a student leading a rousing rendition of the national anthem. but it turns out the song was quietly axed from the cere

royal stuff about today. i'm going to get stuck straight into it with charlotte griffiths, editor at large at the mail on sunday that sarah much. is it right that sarah ferguson aka fergie is going to get a royal funeral ? get a royal funeral? >> i think so because she is the mother of two of our princesses. she's currently performing quite an important duty , which is an important duty, which is keeping an eye on prince andrew, and they have this extraordinary arrangement where they're obviously divorced, but they live but they're not live together, but they're not back actually, you back together. but actually, you know, for all the mis mistakes andrew's made in terms of his car crash interview , and perhaps car crash interview, and perhaps the public is not entirely behind him. you know, he is at an incredibly low ebb at the moment. according to a lot of his friends. and she's performing a very important duty of after him and of sort of looking after him and keeping eye on him. and you keeping an eye on him. and you know, yeah, she's, know, know, yeah, she's, you know, the mother princesses mother to two of

that was a royal commentator, judyta de silva large of silva and editor at large of daily charlotte griffith . daily mail coming up, yes, there is a well, it's an exclusive, a big exclusive, actually, with nigel farage is no longer secret girlfriend lor ferrari. she was getting badgered by a lot of media outlets , but she decided media outlets, but she decided obviously , that gb news was the obviously, that gb news was the place to get her story out there. she's let loose on what it's like to live with nigel and her thoughts on his chances of being prime minister you won't want to miss that. she addresses a lot of rumours that been a lot of rumours that have been flying recently as well. flying around recently as well. there's taster of to there's a little taster of to what's come in that whatever , what's come in that whatever, you nigel goes. you know, if nigel goes. >> saying he is going to >> i'm not saying he is going to do yeah yeah. but he would do it. yeah yeah. but he would be. a good prime be. he would be a good prime minister. i would say that. be. he would be a good prime mirbutr. i would sa

royal author 0mid scobie gave evidence that mr morgan knew a 2002 story about kylie minogue came from voice mailss, said thejudge. this afternoon, piers morgan fought back. as i've consistently said for many years now, i've never hacked a phone or told anybody else to hack a phone. and nobody has produced any actual evidence to prove that i did. i wasn't called as a witness, it's important people to know this, for either side in the case, nor was i asked to provide any statement. i would very happily agreed to do either or both of those things had i asked. —— had i been asked. his former employers, mirror group newspapers, had earlier welcomed thejudgement as giving them clarity. "where historical wrongdoing took place," they said, "we apologise unreservedly, have taken full responsibility and paid appropriate compensation." this is a significant decision on a story from a different media age where the tabloids were read by millions and apparently all too often broke the law to get their exclusives. thejudge ruled hacking of prince harry's phone was modest, but it did go on. a senior royal hacke

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that was a royal commentator, judyta de silva large of silva and editor at large of daily charlotte griffith . daily mail there is a well, it's an exclusive, a big exclusive, actually, with nigel farage is no longer secret girlfriend lor ferrari. she was getting badgered by a lot of media outlets , but she decided media outlets, but she decided obviously , that gb news was the obviously, that gb news was the place to get her story out there. she's let loose on what it's like to live with nigel and her thoughts on his chances of being prime minister you won't want to miss that. she addresses a lot of rumours that been a lot of rumours that have been flying recently as well. flying around recently as well. there's taster of to there's a little taster of to what's come in that whatever , what's come in that whatever, you nigel goes. you know, if nigel goes. >> saying he is going to >> i'm not saying he is going to do yeah yeah. but he would do it. yeah yeah. but he would be. a good prime be. he would be a good prime minister. i would say that. be. he would be a good prime mirbutn i would say that. be. he wo

mail. justin welby will be admitted to the royal victorian order for his personal service to the monarchy .s to the monarchy. since he's already in the house of lords , already in the house of lords, why would he need a knighthood ? why would he need a knighthood? well, he played an important part in the coronation, saying he doesn't deserve acknowledgement. >> but you would have thought being in the lords is bigger than being a knight. so he's being awarded something else. that's the royal. >> i mean, it's not it's not given out very often. i think the last time it was given out was i think it's only been given out once before, and that was to somebody official over the queen coronation. coronation elizabeth. yes. yeah. yeah. so maybe you get maybe it's something you get and i him and king charles do i think him and king charles do have very good relationship. have a very good relationship. he's in the he's featured a lot in the documentary. yes >> boxing. i'm really looking forward absolutely. we shall >> boxing. i'm really looking fonfind absolutely. we shall >> boxing. i'm really lookin

mail. assisted dying turning. dying is the tide turning. guardian revealed huge rise in hostel admissions with malnutrition. telegraph royalat balmoral . the daily her days at balmoral. the daily express dame esther's plea this cruelty must stop i news christmas travel chaos, a storm and strike hit rail, roads, air and strike hit rail, roads, air and sea and the daily star. my willie's got dodi sausages and those were your front pages that is all we have time for. thank you to my guest, lewis schaffer and paul cox . there's his and paul cox. there's his calendar right there. we're going to be back tomorrow with andrew 11 pm. with andrew doyle at 11 pm. with nick dixon and stephen allen. if you're p.m, stay you're watching at 5 pm, stay tuned for breakfast. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers sponsor of up. boxt boilers sponsor of weather on gb news is . weather on gb news is. >> hello. very good evening to you. i'm alex burkill here with your latest gb news weather forecast. whilst there may be a bit of hill snow across northern parts through the next 24 hours or it's milder story or so, it's a milder story

harry to pay almost £50,000 to the publisher of the mail on sunday by the end of this month as part of a long running high court battle over libel. 0ur royalt prince harry's prince harry has been ordered to pay more than 48,00 pounds in a dispute over an article published in the mail on sunday about prince harry's private security when he is in the uk from the us, he says he has been libelled and he wants his lawyers to get the case thrown out, he told his lawyers last week, went to court and said that the libel claim need to be thrown out before it was heard. a judge said it needed to go to a full trial because they said that the case stood a prospect of being successfully defended by the newspaper group. we heard the case will be heard some time next summer, probably after next may and the costs we have heard about £48,000 will only be a small fraction of the overall legal costs of the overall case, and we are still waiting to hear whether prosecutor will come to london and give evidence. —— —— prince harry. she was a woman at the centre of one of the greatest acts of deception in the second world war, but hester leggatt�*s role was almo

mail on sunday's libel defence. prince harry has also claimed he was forced to step back from royal dufies forced to step back from royalties and leave for the us. an and we're live in county tipperary for the funeral of shane macgowan . shane macgowan. >> take a listen to this from just moments ago . choir was just moments ago. choir was singing galway bay and the bells were ringing of christmas day . were ringing of christmas day. >> oh, it's lovely to see. well, we'll be live in county tipperary for the funeral of shane macgowan, of course , the shane macgowan, of course, the legendary lead singer of the pogues , who passed away last pogues, who passed away last week, aged 65. the irish president's going to be in attendance, as well as johnny depp and the musician nick cave . depp and the musician nick cave. and on nigel farage in the jungle. >> we can't miss this. he got through another round of i'm a celebrity last night and is now in the final five. the top five. >> it's astonishing . could he do >> it's astonishing. could he do much better ? might he get ahead much better? might he get ahead of where matt hancock

mail. leo what are they going with? so they've got a nice picture of the royal family. >> laughing. >> they're laughing.accusation of racism, no doubt. but the big headline is the cruellest and most indefensible doctor strike yet. so junior doctors have announced the longest walkout in nhs history. i think they're walking out for three days in december before christmas . just when you know, christmas. just when you know, right middle of christmas right in the middle of christmas is is the busy time for is the is the busy time for hospitals. it's not just, you know, christmas parties and people falling over. it's what it says in the article, though. it's called really? right. it's cold. so people are getting their respiratory infections and all sort of stuff. and then all that sort of stuff. and then they're going to do days they're going to do six days in january, is i mean, that's january, which is i mean, that's an insane amount of time to basically down, know, basically shut down, you know, a huge chunk of the national health is health service. this is over a pay - health service. this is over a pay

mail. leo what are they going with? so they've got a nice picture of the royal family. >> laughing. >> they're laughing.accusation of racism, no doubt. but the big headline is the cruellest and most indefensible doctor strike yet. so junior doctors have announced the longest walkout in nhs history. i think they're walking out for three days in december before christmas . just when you know, christmas. just when you know, right middle of christmas right in the middle of christmas is is the busy time for is the is the busy time for hospitals. it's not just, you know, christmas parties and people falling over. it's what it says in the article, though. it's called really? right. it's cold. so people are getting their respiratory infections and all sort of stuff. and then all that sort of stuff. and then they're going to do days they're going to do six days in january, is i mean, that's january, which is i mean, that's an insane amount of time to basically down, know, basically shut down, you know, a huge chunk of the national health is health service. this is over a pay - health service. this is over a pay

translator of omid scobie's book end game, has told the mail online, and i quote as a translator, i translate what is in front of me the names of the royalsere in black and white. i did not add them . i white. i did not add them. i just did what i was paid to do. and that was translate the book from english into dutch . now from english into dutch. now this is curious , isn't it, this is curious, isn't it, because scobie has said, and i quote, i never submitted a book that had those names in it. so how on earth could these names of these alleged royal racist have ended up in the dutch translation , even if they translation, even if they weren't in the english? and can scobie really justify saying that the trans later made the error? can you believe? it probably sums up this sorry saga? hopefully we won't need to speak about this book anymore because it appears to be being widely discredits not just in the uk but across the world. and but what the farage it was the translators fault and she says no. who'd have thunk it anyway, that's that saga for now. a little later in the show, we're going to be speaking to somebody about this horrendous

royal news about today. prince harry took a knock in his ongoing libel against the ongoing libel case against the mail he was. he was ordered to pay nearly 50 to the to pay nearly 50 k to the british tabloid. now the duke is suing the paper over an article about his struggle for armed security in the uk, which he claims his reputation . claims damaged his reputation. however, the judge, mr justice nicklin, ruled against the prince, stating that the case should go to trial and with only 13 days to cough up the funds, this is hardly the christmas present that the petit prince was hoping for. ladies he joins me now alongside phil dampier. i will start with lady c, should harry cut his losses , do you harry cut his losses, do you think, and give up on his bitter battle with the british press? >> harry needs to not only cut his losses with this case, but with his attitude to the press , with his attitude to the press, as harry rarely is emotionally disturbed and of his own admission in despair, he has an addiction to litigation that's actually a legal category called vexatious litigant . but harry vexatious litig

royal news about today. prince harry took a knock in his ongoing libel against the ongoing libel case against the mail he was. he was ordered to pay nearly 50 to the to pay nearly 50 k to the british tabloid. now the duke is suing the paper over an article about his struggle for armed security in the uk, which he claims his reputation . claims damaged his reputation. however, the judge, mr justice nicklin, ruled against the prince, stating that the case should go to trial and with only 13 days to cough up the funds, this is hardly the christmas present that the petit prince was hoping for. ladies he joins me now alongside phil dampier. i will start with lady c, should harry cut his losses , do you harry cut his losses, do you think, and give up on his bitter battle with the british press? >> harry needs to not only cut his losses with this case, but with his attitude to the press , with his attitude to the press, as harry rarely is emotionally disturbed and of his own admission in despair, he has an addiction to litigation that's actually a legal category called vexatious litigant . but harry vexatious litig

the daily mail was phoning up saying, you've got any comment on the queen? yes. flying the royalforget i'm not going to quote on that. and i just said you could feel you could palpably feel the anger at the royal family because as constituted ed charles, who dumped diana pretty brutally, got off with an old girlfriend. okay. she didn't forget that. that's 30, 40 years, 30 years ago.the that's 30, 40 years, 30 years ago. the queen unable to respond to the grief of the nation . and to the grief of the nation. and i was actually politically frightened to be tony came out, talked about the people's princess and friends and the tory phobia. my god, this is his thatcher moment. this is his falklands moment. this is when he represents the nation. so yeah, but the queen did come out in the end. >> in the end, she gave that remarkable televised address >> in the end, she gave that remarishea televised address >> in the end, she gave that remarishe spoke ised address >> in the end, she gave that remarishe spoke both address >> in the end, she gave that remarishe spoke both asiress >> in th

mail on sunday. >> nicholas now harry is excluded society from high society. >> wedding of the year. so this is a story again in the fallout of the royalft that has been going on. of course, for a few years now . harry and meghan are years now. harry and meghan are excluded from high society wedding of his childhood friend hugh grosvenor. wedding of his childhood friend hugh grosvenor . but william and hugh grosvenor. but william and kate are invited in. latest sign of royal rift between the two brothers as it's revealed, groom is archie's godfather. so this is archie's godfather. so this is the wedding of hugh grosvenor, the duke of westminster . and wedding is westminster. and wedding is scheduled for next june. but interestingly, hugh grosvenor was or is the godfather heir to both george prince george prince william's eldest and archie prince harry's son. yes >> and this is quite a snub. >> and this is quite a snub. >> the common friend, godfather and then isn't invited to the wedding. >> it doesn't mean he won't have to hire a suit. you know, it's expensive, isn't it, going to do weddings? >> they will save on carbon emissions. >>

mail on sunday. >> nicholas now harry is excluded society from high society. >> wedding of the year. so this is a story again in the fallout of the royalft that has been going on. of course, for a few years now . harry and meghan are years now. harry and meghan are excluded from high society wedding of his childhood friend hugh grosvenor. wedding of his childhood friend hugh grosvenor . but william and hugh grosvenor. but william and kate are invited in. latest sign of royal rift between the two brothers as it's revealed, groom is archie's godfather. so this is archie's godfather. so this is the wedding of hugh grosvenor, the duke of westminster . and wedding is westminster. and wedding is scheduled for next june. but interestingly, hugh grosvenor was or is the godfather heir to both george prince george prince william's eldest and archie prince harry's son. yes >> and this is quite a snub. >> and this is quite a snub. >> the common friend, godfather and then isn't invited to the wedding. >> it doesn't mean he won't have to hire a suit. you know, it's expensive, isn't it, going to do weddings? >> they will save on carbon emissions. >>

mail for reporting on security. so there's little doubt it's a campaign. and certainly we hear over two days, as you mentioned, he's the first royal since 1891, when edward ther in the witness box . that was pretty witness box. that was pretty uncomfortable in some, um, uh, parts of it. i think he will be back. so it is a campaign which combines a large number of elements. you could say what the sussexes say about privacy. there's a good deal of hypocrisy there. that is indeed a different debate , but this will different debate, but this will have a very, very profound effect on the press and as i say, there are a large number of others involved. there are four involved in this specific case. so we will wait and see and also see whether the verdict that mr justice fancourt , um, actually justice fancourt, um, actually hands down whether there are aspects to that that involve, for example , someone who was in for example, someone who was in at an executive at the mirror, this sort of thing. will piers morgan get a mention? he certainly did during the case. uh, there's a lot riding on this for harry and for the press. >> well, we'll find out later this morning

royal news now. prince harry is out a few quid. he's going to have to pay few quid. he's going to have to pay the mail on sunday.es. so the duke of sussex is suing associated associated newspapers limited over an article about his security arrangements. meanwhile, in stark contrast to the legal woes of harry the princess of wales and her children have been volunteering at a baby bank. this was in may. maidenhead ahead of christmas. have a look here. >> there's lots of people who give up their time and there are lots of volunteers who come and help out. and so you're the volunteers for this evening, right? >> are you ready ? >> are you ready? >> are you ready? >> what we would like you to do is try and choose some presents for some children who are similar age to you guys. so if you think about what you would like to play with, yeah, this is a guy . a big guy. >> wow . >> wow. >> wow. >> well , >> wow. >> well, seeing as we've just seen that footage, should we start with the good news? we're talking to the royal commentator jennie bond and a friend of the programme. very good morning. always see you, always lovel

mail. and you've had 1 or 2 imitation firearms . yes. in imitation firearms. yes. in northern ireland and other places , you've had people trying places, you've had people trying to attack the royals you have to make a balanced risk if you look in america, that's where he lives, is the crime rate and the violence rate is so out of scale to the uk, even without all of this, let me let me ask you, you talk about america and he obviously pays for armed protection there. >> you say he gets unarmed protection in here. is it possible that you can upgrade, that you can pay from the met? can you can pay the met to have armed protection ? armed protection? >> no, you can't. it would be setting a very bad precedent because if you give it to harry or anyone like harry of his status, where do you stop? and there's a finite number of officers, men and women , who officers, men and women, who are, in my opinion, are exceptional . they are great exceptional. they are great people. they do a hell of a good job and they keep people safe. and it uniquely in the and we do it uniquely in the british way without shaven heads and the rest of it. but yes, and all the rest of it. but yes, it's a balance