coming up in my niggle at four, i take on sadiq khan as our labour mayor. he is apparently set to receive a knighthood in the new year's honours list. sir sadiq there taking the mic, but do you think he should be knighted? i've got to pull up on asking you just that. then storm derek has claimed its first victim, a man in his 40s, has died after a tree fell onto his van whilst he was driving on a dual carriageway. millions have been warned to stay indoors as the government's risk to life alert came into force . then. in my came into force. then. in my great british debate, i'm asking you do you trust labour not to raise taxes? sir keir starmer failed to rule out more tax rises despite chancellor rachel reeves lin yu ting introducing the largest tax raising budget in recent history and saying that she wouldn't be coming back for more in difficult conversations, daniel wing, whose life changed forever when his mum was murdered 30 years ago, will tell us about his story. he's now determined to finding out the truth about the tragedy that has shaped his past, an

but also with sadiq khan, i think there's something slightly more ephemeral, intangible about being a good or a bad mayor. and khanis being a good or a bad mayor. and khan is so controversial he has failed to bring one of the world's great cities together. there are an awful lot of people who feel he's a divisive character. he often seems bad tempered, high handed, with certain interviewers and so on and in various. do you want to meet this? no, no no no, he's not a warm guy and he's focusing constantly on this kind of diversity thing. >> yet at the same time, arguably you've got these marches going on every week under his watch and also really quite unnecessarily aggressive rhetoric towards donald trump, which obviously not surprising that he feels that way, but it seems unnecessary, i think, as the mayor of a of a what do you think about that, i suppose? >> well, you know, diplomacy is important. i mean, the mayoral title, it's interesting. he's not a fun guy, like at least bofis not a fun guy, like at least boris johnson. i don't think he was a good pm, but he was a good mayor. he w

the mayor of london sadiq khan has also been knighted for his political and public service and said hed". the actor stephen fry was awarded for his work on mental health awareness and the environment. 800m champion keely hodgkinson, who receives an mbe, is one of several medallists to be honoured following the summer games in paris. and four sub—postmasters — who received wrongful convictions as part of the post office scandal — have also been given obes. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. they were once the hollywood power couple with the nickname brangelina. well, now eight years after they separated brad pitt and angelina jolie have reached a divorce settlement. a lawyer for the actress confirmed the pair had managed to "come to a deal". so far his lawyers have not publicly commented. let me take you to those amazing pictures from the top of the hour from sydney. australia has ushered in its new year with focus on the harbour bridge. london will try to rival it later. the city followed new zealand and other pacific island nations to be first into 2025. people in a

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says he's truly humbled to receive a knighthood for political and publica and three other former sub—postmaster is wrongly accused of taking money from the post office in the horizon scandal have been made 0bes for their campaigning work. we 0bes for their campaigning work. - applied more pressure to get the award sooner rather than later. in the world of entertainment, 0scar—nominated actor carey mulligan, coronation street and last tango in halifax star anne reid, and happy valley's sarah lancashire have all been made cbes for services to drama. keely hodgkinson! olympic gold medallist and bbc sports personality of the year keely hodgkinson says it's amazing to be made an mbe. most of those being honoured aren't in the public eye. neurosurgeon who performed landmark surgery on a woman while she played the violin is made an mbe. and don't are still said she is overwhelmed to be recognised for her efforts to raise awareness of brain injuries in sport. this year poss my oldest recipient is 103—year—old world war ii recipient is 103—year—old world war i! pil

the mayor of london sadiq khan has also been knighted for his political and public service and said hey was awarded for his work on mental health awareness and the environment. 800m champion keely hodgkinson — who receives an mbe — is one of several medallists to be honoured following the summer games in paris. and four sub—postmasters — who received wrongful convictions as part of the post office scandal — have also been given obes. the singer and tv presenter myleene klass is also amongst those being honoured today — myleene has been appointed an mbe for services to women's health, miscarriage awareness and to charity. she has shared her experience of miscarriage and campaigned for better treatment for women who have experienced this loss. let's listen to a clip from an interview she gave in 2021. recognise this, let us talk about it. recognise these women let them talk about their pain. if you compare it to the same level of trauma and ptsd as a soldier returning from afghanistan, you wouldn't expect anyone to go through this level of pain. we are now all so much more aware of what

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said he was "truly humbled" to be awarded a knighthood.made a dame. one of the rarest awards goes to the novelist sir kazuo ishiguro. he is made a companion of honour, a select group which is limited to 65 people at any one time. before we go, let's remind you of our top stories. today both involving south korea. 0ne involving south korea. one where we can see protests outside the presidential residence where protesters and supporters of president yoon have been gathering to make their voices known about the imminent arrest warrant that has been issued, and a possible arrest willie will be following this story, as well as thejeju air crash. stay with us for more. goodbye. hello there. there's going to be a lot of wet, windy and cold weather to come over the new year, but the focus today remains on this amber rain warning that we have from the met office. and within this area, there are already a number of severe flood warnings on rivers. it's been very wet in scotland, some snow melt adding to that as well. the rain turns more showery in m

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says he's "truly humbled" to receive a knighthood for political andlic service. seema misra and three other former subpostmasters wrongly accused of taking money from the post office in the horizon scandal have been made obes for their campaigning work. she hopes that the award will help them in their fight for the proper compensation they think they deserve. the fight is still on, so fingers crossed with the award and everything, it will put more pressure as well to get it sooner rather than later. in the world of entertainment, oscar—nominated actor carey mulligan, coronation street and last tango in halifax star anne reid and happy valley's sarah lancashire have all been made cbes for services to drama. keely hodgkinson! olympic gold medallist and bbc sports personality of the year keely hodgkinson says it's amazing to be made an mbe. not so loud. most of those being honoured aren't in the public eye. neurosurgeon professor keyoumars ashkan, who performed landmark surgery on a woman while she played the violin, is made an mbe. as is dawn astle, who

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said he was "truly humbled" to be awarded a knighthood.rarest awards goes to the novelist sir kazuo ishiguro. he is made a companion of honour, a select group which is limited to 65 people at any one time. before we go... india has launched a rocket to carry out its first space—docking mission. the rocket blasted off with two small spacecrafts to test the docking manoeuvre. india hopes to become only the fourth country with such technology, after russia, the us and china. prime minister narendra modi has previously announced plans to send a person to the moon by twenty—forty. to the moon by 2040. stay with us here on bbc news. i'll have more for you at the top the hour. see you then. hello there. there's going to be a lot of wet, windy and cold weather to come over the new year, but the focus today remains on this amber rain warning that we have from the met office. and within this area, there are already a number of severe flood warnings on rivers. it's been very wet in scotland, some snow melt adding to that as well. the rain turns more

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said he was "truly humbled" to be awarded a knighthood, while the labours goes to the novelist sir kazuo ishiguro. he is made a companion of honour, a select group which is limited to 65 people at any one time. congratulations to all of them. thank you for your company here on bbc news. see you again soon. hello there. there's going to be a lot of wet, windy and cold weather to come over the new year, but the focus today remains on this amber rain warning that we have from the met office. and within this area, there are already a number of severe flood warnings on rivers. it's been very wet in scotland, some snow melt adding to that as well. the rain turns more showery in mainland scotland. some wetter weather heads to the northern isles with snow in shetland, and this band of rain clears through southern scotland, northern ireland into england and wales. to the south, it's dry. a windier day, though, particularly across this part of the country, but it is a southwesterly wind, so it's lifting the temperatures to 11 or 12 degrees, except in the far north o

the mayor of london sadiq khan has also been knighted for his political and public service and said heded for his work on mental health awareness and the environment. 800m champion keely hodgkinson, who receives an mbe, is one of several medallists to be honoured following the summer games in paris. and four sub—postmasters, who received wrongful convictions as part of the post office scandal have also been given obes with me now is our enterntainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. 0n the front and back pages today, gareth southgate. yes. today, gareth southgate. yes, the former _ today, gareth southgate. yes, the former england _ today, gareth southgate. 1&1: the former england manager led the former england manager led the men's team to back—to—back consecutive euros finals and has been given a knighthood but it's notjust has been given a knighthood but it's not just for has been given a knighthood but it's notjust for his work with the football team, it's also for some of his work off the pitch, particularly with the princes trust.— princes trust. and it's also arise sir— princes trust

sadiq khan about what we can expect to see tonight?e has just been knighted so i wasn't sure how exactly to address him should i call you mayor or sir? i'm not sure what to do right now. congratulations to you. >> bless you. thank you. very kind. >> this is a happy new year celebration. london is prepared for a very long time. it's going to be epic, i understand. tell me about the preparations and what it's going to be like tonight. >> look, i know that you've got views from across the globe watching this. i don't want to offend any friends overseas, but we will have in london the greatest fireworks across the globe. we've been working on this since july. there's been a team working with me on the soundtrack. we have more than 125,000 fireworks. we've got a great lights display we've had since the 27th of december. a 32 person crew working on setting up the fireworks tonight. there will be 12 minutes long. it's a message of hope as a message. will we show the world that this is a city for everyone? >> but tell me, can you give us a spo

sadiq khan is due to attend people s question time in wandsworth next thursday — with ticket holderson could take place "safely and securely for attendees and participants". tower hamlets council is offering £175 to some of its residents to help towards winter fuel payments. it's the latest london council to assist pensioners who narrowly missed out on the benefit which was withdrawn by the government in their autumn budget. the removal of the payment for around 10 million people was to help cover what the chancellor called a £22 billion pound black hole in the public finances. a designer based in north london is making underwear out of seaweed and eucalyptus. the material helps women deal with issues post surgery — including cancer treatment — who are struggling with sensitive skin. alexander clementine studied bio—chemistry and since starting his sustainable fashion brand, he's discovered there's a huge demand for his underwear made from this rather unlikely material. we began receiving reviews from people that were experiencing menopause, perimenopause, breast cancer, nerve damage

london mayor sadiq khan is going to be knighted. rhaps the king could use a machete or a zombie knife instead of the ceremonial sword, so that sadiq can feel right at home. mayor khan has overseen a 20% increase in knife and gun crime in the capital. it's just as well, though, that sadiq said that he'd do everything within his power to cut, stop and search. he wanted to make women feel safe in london. >> my name is sidique khan. i am the mayor of london. just three things we're doing to tackle violence against women and girls. we're tackling the behaviour of perpetrators, which is really important. more police. >> well, here's the reality, sadiq. there is one rape every hourin sadiq. there is one rape every hour in the capital. he gave away about £1 million to diversify the public realm. grants of up to 25,000 are being made available for community led groups that wish to remove and replace street names, building names, memorials in their area that reference figures responsible for slavery and other events of oppression and coloniali

and this honour for sir sadiq khan, as we would now refer to him as.t's very controversial. >> it is controversial. the conservatives are furious that keir starmer has decided to hand sadiq khan a knighthood. they're saying that, as you rightly pointed out, their knife crime in under his tenure has gone in 2016 through to now has gone up 50%. and then that he doesn't and he's seen excuse me 71% increase in the portion of council tax on the mayoral precept. that's the bit that you pay precept. that's the bit that you pay just for the mayor. plus you've got the ulez scheme which was introduced, which of course has hit the poorest motorists the hardest because they've had to upgrade their cars in order to upgrade their cars in order to make sure that they're they are compliant with the new rules set by sadiq khan. i think what keir starmer has done is basically offered the mayor of london a consolation prize. he was expected to make it into his cabinet, but of course that hasn't happened. ironically, it's his deputy, sadiq khan's deputy, when she was for

do you think sir sadiq khan has got a certain ring to it, ben?> yeah, well, i mean, i don't know what that ring is, but i did a tweet earlier on today saying that i wasn't shocked by his knighthood. after all, tony blair got a knighthood and tony blair got a knighthood and tony blair was, in my view, guilty of not just being an awful prime minister and doing huge. to this country. he launched what i would call an illegal war and is guilty of crimes against humanity. we all naturally are worried about the death toll in gaza, but the death toll that the united states and the united kingdom jointly delivered in iraq on an illegal premise that they had weapons that they could get to the united kingdom within 45 minutes was absolutely horrendous. i think it was pushing a million people. so we shouldn't be surprised when someone who hasn't actually done anything particularly remarkable is given a knighthood. i say i would say sadiq khan absolutely does not deserve one. obviously knife crime is up. as you've mentioned the ulez thing 61% increase in knif

. >> arise, sir sadiq khan , the >> arise, sir sadiq khan, the london mayor. labour mayor, looks set to receive a knighthood next year for his political and public service. or is it a reward for divisive politics.7 >> train travel turmoil trains delayed all across the country due to a nationwide fallout across four major lines, as passengers are to told get taxis, migrant hotel healthcare millions of pounds worth of taxpayer money is being spent to ensure migrants in hotels get the very best nhs check—ups more of that to come. the rise of reform uk nigel farage party overtakes labour in a national poll for the very first time. are they a force to be reckoned with at the next general election? they certainly think so . 50. >> so. >> meanwhile, farage clashed with labour minister jacqui smith, the presenter fiona bruce and alastair campbell on bbc last night. take a listen to him clashing with tory mp kevin hollinrake on immigration too. >> you haven't got a cat's chance in hell of winning the next general election. shame on you for what you've done. it was wilf

i mean it's not, it's, it's quite an honour isn't it. >> i mean i would, i would say that sadiq khan is a decent man, but i don't think he deserves a knighthood. i don't think that recognition of him being an essentially decent man means that he should be sir sadiq. and i think the honours system has it wrong. i think that ultimately you should recognise conspicuous achievement rather than just a sense of, oh, you're a nice bloke, it's time to make you a knight. >> olly alexander do you get the sense that all too often these honours are just handed out because you've done the certain amount of time in a certain job? for example, the network rail boss, he's been knighted despite delays, rising from 9.2 million minutes to 15.2 million minutes per year. if you're going to give state honours, there needs to be a reward attached to it for achievement, for performance, for doing something for great britain. >> i mean, that's absolutely appalling about the network rail boss. i didn't know that. i mean, i think that should be sacked, not knighted. i mean, i think most people who travel on our

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has also been knighted, sparking fury among some amid london's spiralling crime rate. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. the london mayor was also responsible for rolling out the controversial ulez scheme in greater london, which critics say hit the poorest workers the hardest. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. new zealand has ushered in the new year with a fireworks display in auckland. but as the world prepares to welcome in 2025, severe weather is set to hamper britain's new year's events. the edinburgh hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled due to weather conditions. the met office have issued amber weather warnings as snow, gales and up to five inches of rain are set to batter the uk this new year. two fireworks displays planned for 6 pm. and midnight in newcastle's quayside have been cancelled because of the weather, whi

sadiq khan, remember him? sir sadiq khan, remember him? sir sadiq khan, soon enough.od pressure. i tell you, he's the gift that keeps on giving. the london mayor has decided to ban an advert from the national farmers union. the people who keep our bellies full are now pubuc keep our bellies full are now public enemy number one for danng public enemy number one for daring to raise awareness about labour's family farm tax. but hold your horses. khan's transport for london. they're had no issue plastering the tube with ads from pensioner harm. starmer's assisted dying campaign. they had no problem with the vegan brigade being wall to wall, or even a controversial islamic preacher holding a briefcase full of burning us dollars and other political causes. they're all good, apparently, 1500 00:09

so he's worried election and things like that, which would be good because sadiq khan sadiq khan is likecentury russian tsar. the guy is just in forever. he just seems to be there forever. you can't get rid of him. so i think i'm okay with that, to be honest with you. and there's also one about chagos islands, where apparently russia's been meddling with it, sort of drumming up support for mauritius to just mess with the deal mauritius to just mess with the deal. i think the chagos thing is so funny because trump is having to tell us not to give away our own territory . he might away our own territory. he might have to step in to stop us being absolute idiots. i think it will get quashed by by trump's influence. >> yeah, and it's like trump stepped in to say, oh no, europe and the uk please maintain western liberal values of freedom of speech. you know, he's had to step in to stop us being communist and to stop us giving away our own territory. >> all right . let's take a look >> all right. let's take a look at the sunday times. nick, what have they got? >> yeah. so the times has dying.

and in what has been dubbed sir keir starmer's reward for failure, mayor of london sadiq khan has been knighted in the new year's honours. but why has khan, who loves decolonising things, agreed to become knight of the order of the british empire? plus, we'll be looking at some of the new year's eve celebrations across the country. they haven't all been cancelled. i'm hearing our reporters will be live on the scene and that's all to come this new year's eve after the latest headlines with sophia wenzler. >> emily. thank you. good evening. your headlines at 7:00. japan, australia and new zealand were the first to ring in the new year, with celebrations and fireworks displays. they were followed by hong kong and taiwan, who in the last few hours celebrated the new year. and thailand, vietnam and india have also rung in the new year in the past hour. but as world welcomes in 2025, severe weather is set to hamper britain's new year's events. the edinburgh hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled due to severe weather conditions. heavy rain and high winds are causing disruption in much of

the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan , is to be london, sadiq khan, is to be knighted in the new year's honours list. according to the financial times. he is expected to receive his award for political and public service. after almost two decades in frontline politics. other political recipients reportedly also include labour's emily thornberry, who will be made a dame, and the former conservative mayor of birmingham, andy street, who will be knighted. the financial times reports the list is yet to receive final sign off, though, from the prime minister and king charles. french president emmanuel macron insists he will stay on until the end of his mandate in 2027, in a national address held a day after politicians toppled his government led by michel barnier. he resigned as prime minister after the government was ousted in a no confidence vote, the first since 1962. 331 mps backed the motion sparked by his use of presidential powers, to push through a controversial ,60 billion budget without a vote. president emmanuel macron now faces the challenge of selecting a new prime minister from

the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan , is to be london, sadiq khan, is to be knighted in the new year'sonours list. according to the financial times. he is expected to receive his award for political and public service. after almost two decades in frontline politics. other political recipients reportedly also include labour's emily thornberry, who will be made a dame, and the former conservative mayor of birmingham, andy street, who will be knighted. the financial times reports the list is yet to receive final sign off, though, from the prime minister and king charles. french president emmanuel macron insists he will stay on until the end of his financial times. he is expected to receive his award for political and public service. after almost two decades in frontline politics. other political recipients reportedly also include labour's emily thornberry, who will be made a dame, and the former conservative mayor of birmingham, andy street, who will be knighted. the financial times reports the list is yet to receive final sign off, though, from the prime minister and king charles. french

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has also been knighted, sparking fury among some amid london's spirallingrime rates. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. the london mayor was also responsible for rolling out the controversial ulez scheme in greater london, which critics say hit the poorest workers the hardest. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq has said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. nigel farage has delivered his new year's message from blenheim palace, the birthplace of sir winston churchill. in his message to the nation, he speaks about why he jumped back into the political arena, becoming a grandfather, the optimism he has for the country and his belief that reform uk can make britain great again. but he fears we've been let down by previous governments for decades. >> you know the fish rots from the head down. we have been appallingly led in this country now for several decades. we are in socie

join us over the next hour to find out why people are upset that sadiq khan is being knighted. mean, it's not the worst thing that's been done with a long bladed weapon in sadiq khan's london. and also find out why we shouldn't use the term toxic masculinity anymore. i think it's because we know we're all going to go to war soon, so all the weak lefties who called us toxic masculinity suddenly need some toxic masculinity to do the fighting for them and find out how net zero is putting british soldiers at risk with electric vehicles. i mean, let's hope there are plenty of charging points in the trenches, and china gives us a four hour head start to charge our electric tanks. i'm leo kearse and tonight i've got jonathan kogan and adam coombes taking you through tomorrow's top stories. here we go. this is headliners . here we go. this is headliners. but before we go through sunday's news and headliners let's go to tonight's headlines with joe casper . with joe casper. >> very funny . good afternoon. >> very funny. good afternoon. good evening. it's 11:01 >> very funny. good aftern

the daily telegraph leads on comments from conservative chris philp about sadiq khan's knighthood. . the sun focuses on liam payne and the five people charged in connection with his death. the story quotes a friend of the 3i—year—old's family, who said it had been a "very difficult christmas" and "they now just want justice for their son". the daily mail's front page features a story about the theft ofjewellery and other high—value items worth more than £10 million from a home in north london. inside, we have different stories. you spotted one about snacks. everybody�*s favourite to talk about snacks. the star has a scientific survey being done by a professor, at the university college in london. he has tested the strength of crisps for dipping and discovered that tyrells ridged can carry 600 grams of dip, more than half a kilo of dip. that is my kind of crisp. before it snaps. dorito, 236 before they snap. what would be your dip of choice? now i know that, dip away. sour cream. for chunky crisps. everything. a bit of cranberry sauce left over. and crisps? absolutely. we remember pe

>> the westminster zara aleena yamal tam fry nadhim zahawi giles sadiq khan yamal musa qala acas took the words right out of my mouth. >> labour advertises council houses for people who can't speak english. what an absolute joke that is. >> plus, inflation numbers today show inflation at 2.6%. that is comparable to other countries around the world. >> yeah, rachel reeves has actually tanked the economy. inflation is up and a major shoe franchise has closed its stores and directly blamed her budget. >> also naive judges with our completely broken human rights laws, have given this man a right to live in the uk. >> the shadow justice minister, robert jenrick, discusses many things, including a turkish crime boss being the latest to be allowed to stay in britain because of the echr. and he up the workers pay up the workers. there'll be more train strikes over the festive period. will you be affected? on my panel tonight is the director of popular conservatives, mark littlewood, landlord and activist adam brooks and broadcaster extraordinaire nina myskow. oh, and can you tell me, please,

the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, is to be knighted in the new year's honours list. that's to according the financial times. he's expected to receive his award for political and public service after almost two decades in frontline politics. other political recipients reportedly also include labour's emily thornberry, who will be made a dame, and the former conservative mayor of birmingham, andrew andy street, who will be knighted, the ft reports. the list is yet to receive final sign off, though, from the prime minister and king charles. french president emmanuel macron insists he will stay on until the end of his mandate in 2027. in a national address held a day after politicians toppled his government led by michel barnier. he resigned as prime minister after his government was ousted in a no confidence vote. the first since 1962. 331 mps backed the motion, sparked by his use of presidential powers, to push through a controversial ,60 billion budget without a vote. president emmanuel macron now faces the challenge of selecting a new prime minister from within a div

the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, is to be knighted in the new year's honours list, according to the financial times. he is expected to receive his award for political and public service after almost two decades in frontline politics. other political recipients include reportedly include, i should say , reportedly include, i should say, labour's emily thornberry, who will be made a dame and the former conservative mayor of birmingham, andy street, who will be knighted. the ft reports the list is yet to receive final sign off from the prime minister and king charles. a tsunami warning issued for northern california and oregon after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake quake struck off the coast, struck off the coast of ferndale has been cancelled. the earthquake was at a depth of around ten kilometres, which was shallow. according to the united states geological survey. some 4.7 million people in california and oregon were under the tsunami warning , which was due tsunami warning, which was due to hit at 1210 local time, but the alert was cancelled about ten minutes before. now tim

lords, who, you know, doesn't , wants to you know, doesn't, wants to decolonise things, or at least sadiq khanoes. they're all willing to accept these gongs, aren't they? yeah. very interesting. >> i'm delighted to say that we're actually going to be joined down the line now by nigel farage. nigel, good evening to you. good evening. good evening. right. tell us where you are. what do you do on new year's eve? >> i'm on the coast. i'm on the east coast. and i'm not >> i'm on

and arise sir sir sadiq khan, the labour london mayor, looks set to receive a knighthood next year for his political and pubuc year for his political and public service. or is it reward for divisive politics.7 and if you have not already been bogged down with a bug, you probably will be. oh great. thanks. according to nhs chiefs who warn of four more nasty viruses this winter. but just how worried should we be.7 doctor winter. but just how worried should we be? doctor ken aswani will be joining me to put that record straight . yes, that's the record straight. yes, that's the storm doesn't get you. the luck is going to get you, so you may as well just sit where you are nice and safe and keep me company for the next couple of hours. it's a good idea. you can put the kettle on in between the ad breaks if you want. and yeah, it is actually 3:00 and it is a friday afternoon. congratulations. you've made it. it is nearly christmas. are you ready ? because i want to hear ready? because i want to hear your christmas stories. because i can tell you i am not a lovely christmas trees behind me. i

and in some breaking news, the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, is to be knighted in the new year honours list. according to the financial times. he's expected to receive his award for political and pubuc his award for political and public service almost after almost two decades in frontline politics. other political recipients reportedly also include labour's emily thornberry, who will be made a dame, and the former conservative mayor of birmingham, andy street, who will be knighted, the ft reports. the list is yet to receive final sign off, though, from the prime minister and his majesty king charles the third. now french prime minister michel barnier, has resigned after his government was ousted in a no confidence vote, the first since 1962. 331 mp5 confidence vote, the first since 1962. 331 mps backed the motion , 1962. 331 mps backed the motion, sparked by his use of presidential powers to push through a controversial ,60 billion budget without a vote. despite the resignation, he will remain in office until a successor is appointed. president emmanuel macron now faces the cha

tonight on the show, sadiq khan is the worst night since the blitz. >> the fa is a woke political disaster. >> dai needs to die as white men are banned from our security services. >> the only the only change this country needs is a change of government. >> reject fascist trump, embrace the eu. >> it's 6 pm. and this is the saturday five. well, welcome to the saturday five. and a very good evening, my fellow storm battered brits and seekers of common sense . we storm through common sense. we storm through the headlines on this show with all the grace of a barn door caughtin all the grace of a barn door caught in dara's winds. i've been tossed about more times than a greg wallace innuendo tonight. biting the cold, the endless train delays and left wetter than the conservative party's benches . but i have made party's benches. but i have made it into the studio. so you know we're there and it's going to be brilliant, make no doubt about it. winds of 90mph were recorded on the welsh coast, which actually, coincidentally, my friends, was also the speed news listeners reached for their little re

and here is sadiq khan's london flipping heck . honestly, what flipping heck. honestly, what a shambles that is. what a shambles. get ready britain. here we go . here we go. i think it might be time for syrian refugees to go back home next. >> good evening. it's just gone. 9:00. these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. the prime minister has said britain and its allies must be intensely focused on the transition to a new regime in syria, amid fears of a resurgence of islamic state. it comes as the uk has paused all syrian asylum claims. it follows france, germany and austria saying they would pause decisions on asylum requests from syrian citizens until the political situation in the middle eastern country became clearer. speaking today, the home secretary , yvette cooper, home secretary, yvette cooper, confirmed the uk would be assessing the situation. >> know that the situation in syria is moving extremely fast after the fall of the assad regime. we have seen some people returning to syria, but we also have a very fast moving situation that we need to c

i mean, they're talking about sadiq khan, mayor of london, getting a knighthood.oris was mayor of london twice, got elected twice. he was the editor of the spectator. and that deserves a knighthood in itself. he's been an mp, he's been the foreign secretary and he was prime minister. yeah. and why isn't. >> and he ended the brexit deadlock. i mean, some people aren't happy with brexit. but he did break that impasse didn't he? >> and this is all because that honours committee which thought you were so lovely and has ignored me i am is just ignored me i am isjust a collection of i don't know what you'd call them to be polite, really. you know, the people who know what the rules are, the people who know who to be smart, to be nice to? >> well, i think that's right. and of course, many would argue, andy, that there are nurses and other people in the public sector who do a huge amount who probably deserve this kind of gong themselves. yeah. >> and i think lots of mbes and obes go to people who work in the private sector and make great contributions to charity and all o

elsewhere, sadiq khan gets the labour memo and launches a fresh offensive on british farmers by banning anti inheritance tax adverts on the london underground. tonight's panel are ready to go. i'm joined by the comedian aideen mcqueen, academic and political commentator doctor lisa mckenzie and communications adviser lynda duberly. and this is going to be awkward. donald trump has given awkward. donald trump has given a second state visit to the united kingdom. can you guess who he's going to be sat next to at dinner who've described him as, and , quote, a neo nazi as, and, quote, a neo nazi sympathising sociopath? >> you're going to struggle to find any politician who has not had things to say about donald trump. >> very good evening to you. hope you're well. the kemi badenoch reform row is much deeper than just membership numbers. first, your news headunes numbers. first, your news headlines with sam francis. >> very good evening from the newsroom. the top story tonight. well, russia's president vladimir putin has apologised to azerbaijan for a christmas day plane crash that killed, s

the london mayor, sir sadiq khan is there. he told us this year's theme is hope.l start letting people in at around 8pm and they will gather and wait for that 12 minute show. there will be music and more than 420 lights that will light up the sky. but it won't be 2025 until we hear the chimes of big ben at midnight.— ben at midnight. greg, i know that ou will ben at midnight. greg, i know that you will enjoy _ ben at midnight. greg, i know that you will enjoy it — ben at midnight. greg, i know that you will enjoy it and _ ben at midnight. greg, i know that you will enjoy it and your _ ben at midnight. greg, i know that you will enjoy it and your wrapped | you will enjoy it and your wrapped up. stay dry as well. let's speak to catriona renton, whojoins us from edinburgh. it is looking a little bit blowy? it is. it is still a little bit blowy. in fact, the yellow warning for wind 1406

the financial times is reporting that the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, is to receive a knighthoodew year's honours list. does he deserve it? ben ? what do does he deserve it? ben? what do you think? >> well, he deserves a lot of things and knighthood is not one of them. what for ? what is he of them. what for? what is he being given this knighthood? crossrail was late and over budget. knife crime in london is up. tfl doesn't work. it's basically bust and had to be rescued by the government. council taxes are going through the roof. police there aren't enough police on the streets in london. i mean, any metric you wish to choose about london? it's basically deteriorated over the last over his time in in office. i wouldn't give him anything. i'd be booting out of the office. i'd abolish the role of the mayoralty of london. >> bill, this is just convention, though. formality, isn't it? when a party gets into power . anybody elected? senior. power. anybody elected? senior. he's been elected for two terms. just gets an honour. >> well, let me just come back to ben. i mean, you know, th