Transcripts For GBN Christmas 20240706

Merry christmas, Merry Christmas to you both. Merry christmas to you both. Merry christmas to you both. Merry christmas to all our viewers and listeners. There listeners. And there was a present last night for Manchester United fans. Or was it James Radcliffe of enos fame completing his 25 takeover of the club that was announced last night . Be analysing that night . Well be analysing that later on this hour and later on throughout the day. Meanwhile, for chelsea, there misery at for chelsea, there was misery at molineux they went down to molineux as they went down to wolves. Oh, and Greg Dewhurst has christmas weather good has your christmas weather good morning and Merry Christmas. Morning and Merry Christmas. Will it be a White Christmas or a wet christmas . Find out in the forecast coming up soon. Yes. Well, this morning we yes. Well, this morning we want to know what youre up to. Okay so have the kids got you up. Merry Christmas Everybody. I hope santa has already been for you. So hope santa has already been for you. So we want to see pictures of you all opening your presents. All right. And as well some nativity pictures. The more embarrassing, the better. Embarrassing, the better. All right. Weve got some of our own to show you later on in the show. You wont want to miss it, particularly patrick. Yes, well, there we go. Gb views and gb news. Com. If views us and gb news. Com. If you want to embarrass yourself and others, there we go. Yes of course. Views rgv yes of course. Gb views rgv news. Them. In. News. Get them. In. Well, now christmas is a time for family, for friends , and for family, for friends, and apparently as well for speeches. Yes of course, while we await the kings speech, which well be bringing to you by 3 00 on gb news, well revisit some of the christmas messages sent by our political leaders over the Christmas Period. Well, first up is the Prime Minister, rishi sunak , whos offered a promise sunak, whos offered a promise of a Brighter Future in his christmas message while thanking frontline and key workers for their service over the christmas penod. Period. Happy Christmas Everyone. Its that magical time of the year again when so many of us are looking forward to all the joy are looking forward to all the joy and togetherness of tomorrow. But just before then, i want to take a moment to thank all those who will be sacrificing their christmases this year in their christmases this year in the service of others. The the service of others. The people working in our nhs and our Police Forces and in our amazing armed forces to remember those facing a difficult time here and in many places around the world, and to reflect on the christian values at the heart of this celebration of christs birth. Because christmas is a time of peace, joy, compassion , time of peace, joy, compassion, a time of hope and a promise of a time of hope and a promise of a better world. And today, as we look ahead, lets keep that promise of a Brighter Future burning into the new year. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing for the festivities, i wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year. New year. Merry christmas to rishi sunak Merry Christmas his family. Yes, this dropped a little bit later. Yesterday. Didnt it . Than the other leaders. It did came sort of at about 9 00. Was it about that 930 actually maybe. Was a bit late, out of bed, bless him. But you know, saying that its obviously a christmas and a christian ceremony, which i think is quite a nice touch. I think is quite a nice touch. And thanking frontline key workers and our armed forces as well. If you are in the armed forces, if you are a key worker and youre busy hard at it today, you very, very much today, thank you very, very much. Get your. Make sure you get your pictures in as well. Its pictures coming in as well. Its nice updated with what nice to keep updated with what youre to, but he wasnt the youre up to, but he wasnt the only political leader was he who was giving a message was giving us a message yesterday . Was giving us a message yesterd. He wasnt at all. It was no, he wasnt at all. It was sir keir starmer who also released christmas released his 2023 christmas message, highlighting the optimism provides optimism christmas provides through families rekindling, sharing and joy. Lets take a listen. Listen. As communities across britain gather together for a period of faith and festivities, i want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas throughout the 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 for christians the world over. This is a time to rejoice in the birth of jesus christ, gods son. The birth of jesus christ, gods son. The birth of jesus christ bnngs son. The birth of jesus christ brings light into our world and reminds us that in times of darkness and despair, hope, love, and peace are always worth advocating for. Charity humility and selflessness Takes Centre Stage in the christmas story and this season serves as a reminder that these qualities should be a Guiding Light for all of us dunng Guiding Light for all of us during the holidays. Many of you will be serving your community and our country and i want to thank our ever dedicated nhs staff working around the clock to keep us healthy. 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. Its a silent night in the background. Posties. Posties. Posties. Yes, he was taking quite a few boxes of political bingo there , wasnt he . But there was there, wasnt he . But there was yet another christmas video for us, wasnt there . Christmas messages coming in from a variety of different political leaders, including liberal democrat leader sir ed davey, Merry Christmas from everyone at the liberal democrats. The liberal democrats. It is such a joyous time of the year. Ive enjoyed watching the year. Ive enjoyed watching the Christmas Spirit spread across the country , watching across the country, watching Christmas Trees pop up all around the lights, making the darker evenings sparkle. Its darker evenings sparkle. Its a time when we can come together with friends and family to sing, to eat, give and receive presents and thank god for the grace and blessings we have to celebrate in our life. Christmas time gives us a chance to reflect on the past year, whilst looking forward to a new one. As i look to the future, i pray that we welcome a year of kindness and peace. Although christmas is a joyous time for so many , it may also bring added so many, it may also bring added pressures for some. So i want to send my love and prayers to those caring for loved ones over christmas. You are Unsung Heroes christmas. You are Unsung Heroes of our Health System and christmas is a time when your acts of kindness and care are felt even more. We hold in our hearts those less fortunate than ourselves and those who this year are without loved ones. Over christmas , whether through over christmas, whether through loss or the conflicts in ukraine, the middle east. If you are missing family and friends at your christmas table, youre in my thoughts. So from my family to yours , i wish you family to yours, i wish you a very Merry Christmas. Filled with peace, love and joy. With peace, love and joy. You know what . I really like . That one from sir ed davey speaking about carers because there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people looking after relatives and friends and they dont always get recognised. So i think that was actually very sweet. But we like a bit of competition on Christmas Day, so let us know which one it for you. Which one did it for you. Yeah us know which one yeah, let us know which one did it for you. Exactly. So well, we have also and this is very important. Weve been tracking santas flight around the world as he delivers gifts for christmas. And i believe hes currently over the united states. Hes now hes made it to oklahoma. Emma, who is in south dakota earlier now hes in oklahoma. I really hope that santa managed to make it round to your house this year. If you are watching or listening on your radio or getting us on youtube, etcetera, make sure that you get in touch with all your christmas family pictures for us. Gb views. At gb news. Com. Were obviously here. We will. Children of the city of oklahoma receiving their gifts now isnt it . Its heartwarming. It is heartwarming. We could track santa so make sure that you do get in touch with all your pictures, because were going to go to them throughout the course of show. We are a the course of the show. We are a family here at news, so we family here at gb news, so we want to be as much as a part of it as possible. Now, what would yes. Now, what would a british christmas be without the royals annual royals making their annual appearance or of appearance at sandringham or of course, kings which course, the kings speech, which comes course, the kings speech, which con so course, the kings speech, which conso throughout the morning so throughout the morning were to be talking about were going to be talking about what royals up what exactly the royals are up to today, how charles is breaking tradition with his christmas introducing christmas message by introducing a living tree in the a Sustainable Living tree in the background, unlike the one weve got here. Oh, with sustainable baubles, sustainable baubles, crucially, which is very important indeed. Now the royal family may well have already exchanged gifts , have already exchanged gifts, apparently, for them. Protocol is to Exchange Gifts on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day stockings , right. But the formal stockings, right. But the formal exchange of gifts happens the night before, i think. I think thats why continental, isnt it . Yeah, it is quite continental. Yeah. Its not uncommon around the continent to have big celebration on have your big celebration on Christmas Eve. Of course. So yes , the royal family doing that. But we will be going live to sandringham a little bit later on in the show. Hopefully we can catch the royals going the catch the royals going into the Church Service, and can have catch the royals going into the chit h service, and can have catch the royals going into the chit of;ervice, and can have catch the royals going into the chit of avice, and can have catch the royals going into the chit of a chat and can have catch the royals going into the chit of a chat about can have catch the royals going into the chit of a chat about that have a bit of a chat about that. Were be joined by were going to be joined by michael cole as well. The royal correspondent whos to correspondent whos going to be letting all what the letting us all know what the royals will be doing now and all of we have of that stuff. But we have also been away for some been plugging away for some nativity pictures now very shortly , youre be shortly, youre going to be getting chance, the chance, getting the chance, the chance, the the the chance to see the opportunity see me as a very opportunity to see me as a very young child making a fool of myself during a nativity performance. Performance. Before that, if you think but before that, if you think hes now, just hes got Chubby Cheeks now, just just till you uh, just wait till you see. Uh, patrick as a as a little one. Yes, indeed. But most of us probably have seen a nativity over christmas at some point in our lives , but a few of them our lives, but a few of them would feature a real baby. And animals. Yes, few of them in a barn in the guildford countryside. Each yean the guildford countryside. Each year, thousands of people flock to watch the christmas story. To watch the christmas story. Lisa hartle went along to take a look for us this , the son of god look for us this, the son of god has come to save his people. Has come to save his people. What began as a family celebration of christmas 30 years ago has grown into one of the biggest nativity plays in europe. In a barn with animals and even a real baby. The story of the birth of jesus is performed in front of thousands of people every year. Many of the queen, as they charlotte de calais , is the producer of the calais, is the producer of the show. After her dad started the tradition three decades ago, i. I suppose this is trying to make christmas the first christmas as real as possible, andifs christmas as real as possible, and its not about spending money, its about a journey that mary and joseph, as a young couple, had to take. And we follow them on their journey. Follow them on their journey. Um, and it was sort of a political thing, you know, the romans were telling everybody to go and be counted and, and, you know, were still counting people coming over the channel today. So its the same thing with just 2000 years on. They have a baby for every performance , and for every performance, and charlotte recruits them from unlikely places. I meet people unlikely places. I meet people in the supermarket and i see theyve got a baby and i say, would you like to be in a nativity play . But to have a real baby really makes a difference. Even if he cries all the way or she cries all the way through, its really matter. You know, babies do. How joseph, the babys coming. Babys coming. Each performance begins outside as mary, joseph and the donkey walk the road to bethlehem before entering the stable to see baby jesus. 60 people make up the cast and crew, all volunteers, with many returning year after year to take part. Carrie anne bexley plays mary this year. I dont know just everything with this show. Audience love. I think its not what other shows are like because you get the whole outside parts. They dont expect to have the animals they didnt expect to have a real baby, and then to come into a real life barn to watch the nativity scene. Its just its nativity scene. Its just its different. Theres no other play different. Theres no other play like it. I dont think of it with a west end producer directing the show. Directing the show. The quality is high excellency king herod, this is real life. This isnt just words from 2000 years ago written on a bonng 2000 years ago written on a boring page. Its real. People and real things happening in their lives. And thats what their lives. And thats what people take away with them. The reality of it, the immediacy of it and the freshness to it. Its completely fresh. Its happening now. Its completely fresh. Its happening now. Its happening in front of me. Me. That is the star that will show us the way. There are Wonderful Group of people in the thing. Its like a real church. People come from every denomination. There are baptists. There are roman catholics, there are church of england. There are non believers here. But when they come together to tell the gospel story, a wonderful feeling story, its a wonderful feeling of comradeship and theatre. You get that anyway, dont you . The get that anyway, dont you . The lovey dovey thing. But here its a lovey dovey with the love of god involved in it. Its super special. It really is quite an special. It really is quite an experience to be involved. I recommend it for you. Recommend it for you. After three decades of bringing one of the most told stories to life , the family stories to life, the family behind the wintershall nativity hope they can do so. For many christmases to come. Lisa hartle, gb news, guildford. Hartle, gb news, guildford. Wow thank you lisa what a fantastic spectacle that was. Should we have a look at some other stories coming into the newsroom today . Okay, so it is Christmas Day. Yes. Happy Christmas Everybody. People world are people across the world are coming to celebrate coming together to celebrate Christmas Presents , christmas gifting presents, cooking christmas dinners or or well, on a beach in australia. Well, on a beach in australia. There i think, goodness me. There i think, goodness me. All right. For some well, families in the uk have been left sirius two as they blast supermarkets for their rancid turkeys after finding them slimy , rotten or inedible. , rotten or inedible. You wouldnt want that, would you . Shoppers who ordered their turkeys weeks ago have been left heartbroken to find that they are disgusting. Within days of are disgusting. Within days of bringing it home. Sorry, i shouldnt laugh, i shouldnt laugh, that is pretty rubbish. If youve ordered a turkey weeks in advance and then it turns up and its, uh, rancid. It. Yeah. You dont want that. Christmas is ruined. Just get a takeaway instead. Get a takeaway. Traditional takeaway. The traditional Christmas Indian takeaway. Anyway the archbishop anyway meanwhile, the archbishop of be of canterbury will be highlighting suffering highlighting the suffering of children up the children caught up in the israel hamas war in his Christmas Day sermon as political leaders continue to call sustainable ceasefire i yes, and britain has been tipped for the hottest christmas in more than a century. The met office is saying the uk will be damp and windy. However, the temperature could reach higher 14 c. Nothing like what we just saw from bondi beach. There though. Unfortunately i heard even 15 degrees. Wow. Degrees. Wow. Well, youve all been getting in touch already. Early risers. In touch already. Early risers. Thank you very, very much. Gb views or gb news. Com now remember we want to get some pictures of you opening presents with your or whatever with your family or whatever youre we go to youre up to. But shall we go to john . John hope, my wife john . John says hope, my wife likes the new belt and bag. I got her for christmas. Keeps that old vacuum cleaner going for another year. There we go. Look at my face, john. Look at my face, john. Yeah. You know, i know. There we are. So , uh, libby says we are. Okay, so, uh, libby says Merry Christmas to you all at gb news. Its fab to spend the morning with emily and patrick. Its fab to spend the morning with you as well, libby. So thank you very, much. Yes, thank you very, very much. Yes, davids already also written in in brixham. I dont know which he says, i dont know which is more emily smile or is more amazing. Emily smile or patricks jumper. This is, oh, yes. Well, this is, um, the of course. Im the jumper. Of course. Im thinking i shouldnt have gone for though for horizontal lines, though i do you look bit. Do think you look a bit. Well, know, everyone well, you know, everyone packs their pounds on a little bit christmas. Bit over christmas. Think ive done i dont think ive done myself here, myself any favours here, patrick. Myself any favours here, pat youre myself any favours here, patyoure looking good. Isnt youre looking good. Isnt he . Good. Let know if he . Looking good. Let us know if you patricks looking you think patricks looking good. Gb views at gb com good. Gb views at gb news. Com um, goes on to say um, but david goes on to say its just me and the cats today, so it will be peaceful. No family for merry family chaos for me. Merry christmas you both. Merry christmas to you both. Merry christmas to you both. Merry christmas too, david. Christmas to you both. Merry chr nowns too, david. Christmas to you both. Merry chr now im too, david. Christmas to you both. Merry chr now im hearing, david. Christmas to you both. Merry chr now im hearing idavid. Christmas to you both. Merry chr now im hearing i think that now im hearing i think that we have a couple of we might have a couple of pictures. Have we bring some pictures. Have we to bring some people pictures. Have we to bring some peooh, thats and thats you. Oh, thats me and thats you. Oh, thats me and thats you. So. Okay. All right. So that is these are pictures of emily and i when we were younger. Thats me meeting claus thats me meeting santa claus in lapland. Far the christmas. Lapland. So far the christmas. Emily, is that you in emily, i think. Is that you in there oh, there somewhere . Oh god. Oh, theyve montage. Oh, yeah. This is all you . This is all you . Thats me at my childhood home. There enjoying christmas and performing. So reason and performing. So the reason why showing that , and why we are showing that, and much as well, is because we much more as well, is because we really, really want to see your old School Nativity pictures. So dust them off, them out of dust them off, get them out of the attic, send gb views the attic, send them in gb views and gbnews. Com. Also, nativities are quite creative these days. Theres all sorts of characters lobster as well. Theres quite, um , quite a well. Theres quite, um, quite a problematic picture of me , um, problematic picture of me, um, dressed as a red indian from a School Nativity which cancelled , School Nativity which cancelled, which finally cancelled. I mean, i will inevitable be cancelled for something ive donein cancelled for something ive done in the past, whether or not thats it, im not sure, but it could could be, but we do could be. It could be, but we do want to hear. I almost hope its that. I almost hope its that. Yeah, there we go. Yeah, there we go. Better than something worse, i guess. Get your i guess. Shall we get your weather with greg weather update with Greg Dewhurst . Lets go for it. There. Im greg hello there. Im Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. Well, its mild, wet and breezy across much of the uk this Christmas Day and there is the risk of some snow across the scottish mountains too. Some early brightness for eastern parts of england, north east scotland, but generally a lot of cloud as we move through the day. Rain across day. Outbreaks of rain across england wales, which will england and wales, which will turn increasingly heavy the turn increasingly heavy in the west. Then, this rain west. And then, as this rain bumps the Higher Ground of bumps into the Higher Ground of scotland, we could see 5 to 10cm of snow above 300m. So officially making it a White Christmas. But for many of us it will be mild, breezy and grey. Some glimmers of sunshine for Northern Ireland. Temperatures still above average for the time of year. This rain across england and wales slowly pushes its way south eastwards through the clear during the evening, clear during the early and also rain and early hours and also rain and snow across scotland moves out into the north sea, which means as we move into the early hours of boxing day, many places becoming dry, lengthy clear spells and temperatures lower than they been of late, than they have been of late, getting close to freezing in the countryside. A touch of frost and across northern scotland and ice across northern scotland. So it means a sunnier start for many. A drier start for boxing day. Plenty of blue boxing day. Plenty of blue skies, the risk of a few showers largely around the coast and also quite frequent across northern scotland, but staying dry for the vast majority. 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In couple of games later on. In fact, hour, actually, fact, this hour, actually, were going the games early. Going to start the games early. Doors arent we, here . And of course, all of your latest sports stories with aidan magee. Thats. Next well, a very happy christmas if youre just joining us now, its if youre just joining us now, wsfime if youre just joining us now, its time to go through all the latest sporting news. Uh, the broad caster aidan magee is here with us today, a very , very with us today, a very, very Merry Christmas to you both. Merry christmas, merry, Merry Christmas. Aiden. Its a present to have you here the studio. You here in the studio. Thanks very much indeed. I love know that. Love it. You know that. You i like the jumper as you know i like the jumper as well. What it . Its queens well. What is it . Its queens park rangers, so its the team ive uh, nearly ive supported for, uh, nearly 40 years. We in action at millwall we were in action at millwall tomorrow. Are going there . Tomorrow. Are we going there . And getting hammered. And ill be getting hammered. And ill be getting hammered. And team. Yeah and so will my team. Yeah i know, ive got a corporate arrangement, so, uh, so millwall, you know, probably not. Everyones boxing not. Not everyones ideal boxing day. Its fairly local to me and but its fairly local to me and qpr playing there. So its a Family Tradition for us. Think as a manchester well i think as a Manchester United i might have had an united fan i might have had an early Christmas Present or something. Bang on christmas something. So bang on Christmas Present. Explain. Something. So bang on christmas pre well, explain. Something. So bang on christmas pre well, mean, plain. Something. So bang on christmas pre well, mean, listen, well, look, i mean, listen, weve about this for, for weve known about this for, for a while. Ineos british a while. The ineos british billionaire, sir ratcliffe. Billionaire, sir Jim Ratcliffe. Its that we see its quite rare that we see a british takeover. Football clubs these as these days, especially ones as big Manchester Uniteds big as Manchester Uniteds not a full hes buying full takeover. Hes buying 25 of the club. It was announced last night or confirmed last night. Still be night. It still needs to be ratified, uh, by, by by the premier league confirmed premier league and confirmed and everything that will happen within six weeks. We think. But hes control football hes taking control of football operations. At operations. Now let me look at some numbers. I mean, some of the numbers. I mean, its his stake 25, its worth his stake of 25, which give him some voting which will give him some Voting Rights and seats on rights as well. And two seats on the board will be worth £1. 03 billion. For context, this is how big manchester is, how big Manchester United is, right . The glazers right . In 2005, the glazers bought for £798 bought the club for £798 million. They the whole million. They bought the whole thing what thing for less than what ratcliffe for 25 of ratcliffe is paying for 25 of the its quite the club. I think its quite expedient for the glazers. I think the super league announcement told us something last various people last week because various people have said to me on this desk, do the want sell the glazers really want to sell this its taken them 13 this club . Its taken them 13 months to get that that portion of the out of the of the of the club out of the doon i of the of the club out of the door. I think they were door. Well, i think they were waiting on the reason they want to you know, for to be in the club, you know, for 75 of it is because the super league could easily happen and theyre going be in. Theyre going to be quids in. Yeah. About old yeah. The thing about old trafford as well, you know how its apparently its falling apart. Go there quite apart. I mean i go there quite regularly. Im not a united fan but there on business but i do go there on business and the stadium is a little bit in disrepair. Supposedly ive not of not really seen much evidence of that. That ratcliffe that. One thing that ratcliffe has pledged is £236 million for an immediate investment to the improvement of the of the stadium, glazers were stadium, but the glazers were waiting to waiting on the super league to happen because there was a central fund that is available. So grants effectively to a multi billion organisation so grants effectively to a m|for billion organisation so grants effectively to a m|for ,billion organisation so grants effectively to a m|for , United Organisation so grants effectively to a m|for , united for organisation to for, united for Infrastructure Projects like doing stadium. So thats doing up the stadium. So thats why delaying. Why they were delaying. Theres a huge in tray, patrick, you know, that have know, the problems that have gone pitch in the last gone on on the pitch in the last well, last ten years really, well, the last ten years really, theres loads of players, loads of to in out. Of players to come in and out. But yeah, hes a lifelong fan. Sir james ratcliffe, he has sirjames ratcliffe, he has experienced in football before with was with nice in france. There was an cycling as an experience in cycling as well. Over the team. Well. He took over the team. Team sky contract back in. I think it was about 2016, but he tried buy chelsea last tried to buy chelsea last year as well. Shouldnt forget that. Talking of chelsea, wolves beat, did indeed. Beat, they did indeed. I mean listen, youre chelsea is project. Apparently is a project. Apparently chelsea arent projects arent used to projects in the last years. Theres last 20 years. If theres a problem, theres a quick fix. Get some money spent. Now theyve spending of theyve been spending loads of money, dont seem to be money, but they dont seem to be making much progress the making much progress on the pitch. Them pitch. Wolves by beating them yesterday, on points pitch. Wolves by beating them yestechelsea on points pitch. Wolves by beating them yestechelsea yesterday. 1 points pitch. Wolves by beating them yestechelsea yesterday. Theyre with chelsea yesterday. Theyre level on points with bournemouth 10th as 10th in the table now. As projects its not going very projects go, its not going very well. First well. There were the first mumblings last night on on, on radio on other media of radio and on other media of people wanting people supporters wanting pochettino out. Theyre getting a with this project, a bit fed up with this project, a bit fed up with this project, a project sees a project, any project that sees you lag your rivals. You lag behind your rivals. I mean, theyre making man united look, now. Look, look successful right now. Its job. They lost. Its an awful job. They lost. They lost two one to, uh, to wolves. They were very, very clever yesterday. Didnt clever yesterday. They didnt have but they have much of the ball, but they looked. Are too looked. Chelsea are too predictable. Oneil, their predictable. Gary oneil, their manager, very manager, who is a very, very bright guy, ex qpr player. And he around formation. Bright guy, ex qpr player. And he looked around formation. Bright guy, ex qpr player. And he looked about formation. Bright guy, ex qpr player. And he looked about whatformation. Bright guy, ex qpr player. And he looked about what they |tion. Bright guy, ex qpr player. And he looked about what they were he looked about what they were going and he foresaw going to do and he foresaw everything and it was a brilliant for them. Patrick lovely. Lovely. Whats coming up and whats coming up tomorrow . Uh, not a full tomorrow . Uh, not a full programme, weve five programme, but weve got five games list here. Now, games on on my list here. Now, what happens around . I mean, we thought it was controversially controversial yesterday that chelsea wolves on chelsea had to go to wolves on christmas especially it Christmas Eve, especially as it was, know, the travel was, you know, with the travel chaos as we expected. Chaos as well as we expected. But tried. But the fixtures are tried. Theres an effort to make to keep the fixtures as local as possible, but it doesnt really work that. The work like that. Emily and the premier that no premier league know that no matter club goes, matter where any club goes, theyre fill out their theyre going to fill out their allocation for away such as allocation for away fans such as the of football in the popularity of football in this age, nottingham this day and age, Nottingham Forest face a 1230 jaunt to newcastle. Newcastle is forest face a 1230 jaunt to n good;tle. Newcastle is forest face a 1230 jaunt to n good night newcastle is forest face a 1230 jaunt to n good night out newcastle is forest face a 1230 jaunt to n good night out the castle is forest face a 1230 jaunt to n good night out the weekend. A good night out on the weekend. Not sure theres much going on on boxing day evening. No. No, indeed no. No, indeed no. Look, aiden, um. So were look, aiden, we, um. So were about weve been keeping about were weve been keeping track santa for a little track of santa for a little while. And, hes hes while. Right. And, um, hes hes now, believe, mexico. Now, i believe, over mexico. I think ive been to so i think ive been to mexico. Have good. Okay. Lovely. Have you . Good. Okay. Lovely. So why santa right so thats why santa is right now. I just to now. And again, i just want to say everybody, hope santa say to everybody, i hope santa was generous for you this was very generous for you this yeah was very generous for you this year. Make youre sending year. Make sure youre sending your the present your pictures of the present openings morning. Views your pictures of the present op gb 1gs morning. Views your pictures of the present op gb news morning. Views your pictures of the present op gb news dot orning. Views your pictures of the present op gb news dot com. 3. Views your pictures of the present op gb news dot com. But views your pictures of the present op gb news dot com. But aidens or gb news dot com. But aiden right here in the studio. Emily and wed get you and i thought wed get you a Little Something. Goodness me, we packed it oh, goodness me, we packed it up. So youre joking, arent you . Got my name on you . Its always got my name on it. We your name on it and we wrote your name on it and we wrapped it in newspaper. I wrote wrote i wrote a song. I wrote a song about mexico once. Oh, well, more. Its more of rap. Ah, well, maybe we can get that later. Oh goodness me. What have you got . Oh, fantastic. So got . Oh, fantastic. Thanks so much. Up. The much. Hold them up. Show the world. Oh, goodness me, theres a pair of slippers and i think. Did havent made did you make. You havent made these themselves by yourself, patrick, have he. Absolutely. Absolutely. Lets show other side no. Lets show the other side of thats nice. Ten and of him. Wow thats nice. Ten and a half. Well, are, theyre well, they are, theyre stretchy though, they . Stretchy though, arent they . Theyre stretchy. Wonderful. And theyre stretchy. Got wonderful. And theyre stretchy. Got im nderful. And theyre stretchy. Got im going l. And theyre stretchy. Got im going l. Iwear theyve got im going to wear them tonight. On the bottom it. Grip on the bottom of it. Grip on the bottom of it. Crocheted with your you crocheted them with your own hands i did. Of most thats one of my most treasured possessions. Thanks very wear very much. Im going to wear them tonight aidan magee christmas. Well indeed. Aidan christmas. We|is indeed. Aidan christmas. We|is christmas aidan christmas. We|is christmas is aidan christmas. We|is christmas is aican magee is christmas is quite an internationally renowned event. I wouldnt well, yeah, i wouldnt say that. Mean, its well known in that. I mean, its well known in bromley. That. I mean, its well known in browell, in bromley, well, its big in bromley, although biggest although bromley is the biggest london of london borough, so kind of international. Absolutely. Now youre sampling youre going to be sampling a little show youre going to be sampling a littleyour show youre going to be sampling a littleyour Christmas Show youre going to be sampling a littleyour christmas menurow youre going to be sampling a littleyour christmas menu with us your your christmas menu with us arent you. The menu but yeah, not the entire menu but i in some soup for you. Yeah, not the entire menu but i got n some soup for you. Yeah, not the entire menu but i got bombe soup for you. Yeah, not the entire menu but i got bomb disposal� r you. Yeah, not the entire menu but i got bomb disposal experts weve got bomb disposal experts on taste on standby for the taste explosion going explosion that were going to experience explosion that were going to experiiand tell what, table. And ill tell you what, i slaved last ive slaved over it last night. Ive got videos that i got the videos to prove that i made scratch. Made everything from scratch. All the ingredients are very, very which all the ingredients are very, very remain which all the ingredients are very, very remain nameless. hich all the ingredients are very, very remain nameless. But| all the ingredients are very, very remain nameless. But ill shall remain nameless. But ill tell you are tell you what you lot are going to lovely. Lovely. Youve got the youve got all the ingredients needed. Everything. Everything i got excellent. Everything i got and you what. You and ill tell you what. You just. Just listen. Ill let you go discovery go on a voyage of discovery in terms of taste and just. You tell me and the tell me. You tell me and the viewers think of it. Tell me. You tell me and the vieiare think of it. Tell me. You tell me and the vieiare well think of it. Tell me. You tell me and the vieiare well thinkworry are we . Well dont worry about are we . Well dont worry aboim looking forward to that. Are we . Well dont worry abo getting;ing forward to that. Are we . Well dont worry abo getting a g forward to that. Are we . Well dont worry abo getting a bit rward to that. Are we . Well dont worry abo getting a bit hungry, that. Im getting a bit hungry, actually. Call me superman. Oh, great. You can expect more this later the more on this later on in the show. This show. Its just gone. 631 this is christmas breakfast gbd is christmas breakfast on gbd with me, Patrick Emily. With me, patrick and emily. Reminder now of top reminder now of your top stories. Yes families in the uk have been left furious as they blast supermarket kits for their rancid turkeys after finding them slimy, rotten and inedible. Oh no. Shoppers have ordered oh no. Shoppers have ordered their turkeys weeks ago, have been left heartbroken to find that they are in a disgusting way, just inedible. So these are all pictures from people online of those horrible turkeys. I mean, good grief, that would that would ruin the day. That would ruin the day. Ruin the day. It would ruin the day. It would ruin the day. That would look that well, that would look at that doing men. Well, that would look at that doiinow men. Well, that would look at that doiinow britain men. Well, that would look at that doiinow britain has men. Well, that would look at that doiinow britain has beenien. Well, that would look at that doiinow britain has been tipped now britain has been tipped for the hottest christmas in more than a century. The met office is saying the uk will be damp and windy. However, its always damp and windy. The uk will be how it is most years at this time of year, but the temperature could reach a high of 14 degrees. All right. Okay, so it will be hotter than normal. Yes, yes. yes, yes. And prince louis has once again delighted royal watchers at the princess of waless Christmas Eve carol concert. Fans spotted the Young Princes face light up after spotting famous actor Jim Broadbent at famous actorJim Broadbent at the carol concert, which aired last night. Prince louis, a fan of mr broadbent there , apparently who broadbent there, apparently who knew . Definitely not the song, knew . Definitely not the song, but i love louis. I absolutely love him. I think when he went completely feral at the jubilee , completely feral at the jubilee, that just cracked me right up. But now, today being. One but now, with today being. One of the happiest days of the yean of the happiest days of the year, well see you in a sec. Year, well see you in a sec. Yes, well , thank you very much. Yes, well, thank you very much. Everybody whos been sending in your wonderful emails so far. Were going go them were going to go to them shortly. Pictures in shortly. Some great pictures in the absolutely. Want the inbox. Absolutely. We want to christmas to see your christmas celebrations. Its celebrations. Okay. But its important to remember that today is very, very happy day. The is a very, very happy day. The happiest year for happiest day of the year for many. But its all too easy to forget for some christmas forget that for some christmas can bring financial and emotional stress. Yes. So this morning we will be thinking of the charities and appeals that make christmas that bit magical for families bit more magical for families who may otherwise go without sophie reaper has this report for us. Christmas a time for giving. Giving. But what if the most wonderful time of the year is simply out of your budget in warrington , the christmas appeal warrington, the christmas appeal is to here help, ensuring that today everyone is part of the festive parties. To think of a child without presents at christmas, you know, makes me sad. Anybody i talk to as well, you know, we all, we all need to share christmas. So if theres anything that we can do as a to Community Come together and that each together and do that for each other, were other, then thats what were here figures show here for. Recent figures show that over 4 million children in the uk are living below the poverty line , and if families poverty line, and if families are struggling to choose between heating and eating, Christmas Presents may well be a foregone conclusion. Conclusion. Fusion. Fusion. What i like to do is kind of walk a mile in their shoes. Imagine. Imagine waking up christmas know Christmas Morning. You know youve friends, you know, youve got friends, you know, and getting and theyre all getting presents and theyre all getting presents and that hasnt, and youre the one that hasnt, you the magic be you know, so the magic should be shared, experienced shared, it should be experienced by but of course , christmas but of course, christmas isnt about the presents up isnt just about the presents up and down the country. Many people may have been unable to afford a traditional christmas dinner this year. Thats where the food bank element of the appeal comes in. This time of year is difficult for everybody. Um and obviously our guests tend to have even less disposable income. We will be buying gifts for our loved ones. We will be our loved ones. We will be buying a christmas dinner. Our loved ones. We will be buying a christmas dinner. We buying a christmas dinner. We will be buying the chocolates and things and the crisps and the things that for take that we tend to for take granted. Those things are granted. But those things are a lot more difficult to come for. By lot more difficult to come for. By a lot of our guests at this food bank, theyre typically seeing around 30 to 40 families every single day. But at this time of year , the but at this time of year, the number of people through the door has skyrocketed. With 1 in 5 having never used a food bank before. Before. So many people are feeling isolated and theyre feeling scared. Theyre feeling alone scared. Theyre feeling alone and i think just the fact that we can provide, um, that christmas dinner for a lot of people, its literally just somewhere to come. Its a warm space. They, you know, they can sit, we can talk to them , and we sit, we can talk to them, and we can also help signpost them to other services so that maybe the new year is looking a little brighter and a little bit more optimistic for them. Thanks to the work of groups like the Warrington Christmas appeal this december 25th. Even those who are struggling will have woken up to find theyve been visited by santa claus, sophia ipp gb news. Yes, absolutely. Well, look, yes, absolutely. Well, look, if you are struggling a bit out there at the moment, then just keep things gb news and well do our to you up. And keep things gb news and well do our the you up. And keep things gb news and well do our the ways you up. And keep things gb news and well do our the ways that up. And keep things gb news and well do our the ways that we. And keep things gb news and well do our the ways that we can|d one of the ways that we can cheer is by showing cheer you up is by showing you some pictures of some embarrassing pictures of emily i when little. Emily and i when we were little. Okay, theres thats emily. Okay, so theres thats emily. Oh, little shepherd , thats oh, little shepherd, thats me in an igloo. There we are. Yes. And i went to when i was younger. I went to lapland to see father christmas and, uh. How many layers are you wearing there . A lot of theres a lot of layers. Theres a lot it was absolutely freezing. And thats , uh, prancing and thats, uh, me prancing around in a funny christmas hat. So the reason why were doing all of this is your big baggy shorts. Looks shorts. My massive. It looks like. It looks i was ahead like. It looks like i was ahead of , and i was wearing a of my time, and i was wearing a wearing skirt. Wearing a skirt. It does actually, yes. It does actually, yes. No , it was, uh, it was uh, no, it was, uh, it was still 90s. So that wasnt still the 90s. So that wasnt happening. Loads of have happening. Now loads of you have been course been getting in touch. Of course paups been getting in touch. Of course pauls been in touch now. Paul pauls been in touch now. Paul is in bethlehem now. Okay. He says, watching you from bethlehem. He lives five minutes away from where jesus was born. Uh, can you say happy christmas to family and friends in carlisle . Absolutely me. Happy christmas to family and friends in carlisle. He says he has a problem this year because theres no sprouts. He cant find them anywhere. But he has got picture near got a picture of himself near a Nativity Church , which we will Nativity Church, which we will be screens be bringing to your screens very, very shortly. So many lovely emails coming in well , so many lovely emails coming in well, wishing us in saying, well, wishing us a Merry Christmas, which is rather nice. Also thanking us for coming Christmas Day. Coming in on Christmas Day. Well, absolutely love to be well, we absolutely love to be here. Definitely. Here. Yeah, definitely. First its actually the first christmas together. Christmas weve had together. True actually. Yeah, its true actually. Its. Its true. Its quite nice. Its quite nice. So youll heading youll so youll be heading youll be north after this. Be heading up north after this. Back home. I will be driving back home. Home for christmas . Yes, i will be going back up to be going. Going back up to cheshire near manchester. So look, coming in look, keep your emails coming in gb views and gb news. Com we want and your family want to see you and your family celebrating Christmas Morning. We see old activity celebrating Christmas Morning. We itd see old activity celebrating Christmas Morning. We itd bee old activity celebrating Christmas Morning. We itd be greatld activity celebrating Christmas Morning. We itd be greatld sharety scenes. Itd be great to share Christmas Day with you. So cooking scenes. Christmas day with you. So cooling scenes. Christmas day with you. So cooling s think the volume in the i think the volume in the kitchen would have gone. The language would have would have hit the roof. Youre right. I mean, its stressful as is , especially stressful as it is, especially if cooking for numerous if youre cooking for numerous guests. Yeah. Um, so a rancid turkey might send you over the edge. I think thats a bit over there. You imagine a Christmas Morning. The kids have got you up early. Its already chaos. Thats turkey and thats you open the turkey and its thats you open the turkey and ifs and thats you open the turkey and its and thats its bright green and thats when all goes, it . When it just all goes, isnt it . But to come. But look at still to come. Blankets , im sure pigs in blankets, im sure will be fine. Ive lot of them. If ive had a lot of them. If the turkeys off. Anyway, andrew eborn the eborn will be here with the latest edition fake fat. Latest edition of fake or fat. Now were getting the christmas games in early doors, right . We want to play along with you. Hes facts, some hes got some some facts, some fake ones. Thats. Next. A very happy christmas to you from gb news. Now it is time for a very, very special christmas edition of andrew ebans fake or fact. Merry christmas , oh Merry Christmas. And can i say what a joy it is . I think this is our third christmas together because we always cover this sort of story andifs always cover this sort of story and its rather like a mr. And mrs. Isnt it. Come on. Mrs. Now, isnt it. Come on. Yeah i love it. So next year youre already a limbering up. Your christmas a your first christmas as a married couple. Next year hopefully that is true. Hopefully oh that is hopefully oh is that right . Is this breaking news. Its got to hopefully oh is that right . Is thi good. King news. Its got to be good. Hopefully you dont get sick of me. I think more likely of me. I think its more likely to other way round. To be the other way round. That right . So what oh, is that right . So what weve been doing is , uh, a weve been doing is, uh, a regular andrew regular series of andrew vaughns we vaughns fake or fact where we look , uh, look at news stories, uh, because drowning in a because were drowning in a sea of , most of which of information, most of which is false. Thought do false. And i thought wed do a rather one for rather special one for christmas. Start this christmas. And well start this off. Your favourite off. I mean, your favourite Christmas Songs. This is scoring. At the scoring. Theres prizes at the end what are end as well. What are your favourite songs . Favourite Christmas Songs . Oh, i like driving home for christmas. Christmas. Oh, very. Oh, very. Whos it by . Whos it by . I dont know, is it a thriller . Thriller . It is. Chris rear that one. Absolutely very good. Well ill give you a point that. But give you a point for that. But actually well. Actually emily sang so well. There. There we go. Ones one of my favourite ones one of my favourite songs apart from the pogues, like the pogues, i must say i like the old bells. Old classic jingle bells. Bells a classic. Oh jingle bells a classic. Um, really just before um, pogues is really just before we the pogues. I mean, we leave the pogues. I mean, Kirsty Mccoll shane briley. Kirsty mccoll and shane briley. Brilliant song that for me, i thought was going be thought it was going be christmas number one, didnt you . Given the especially given the fact that had his that hes recently had his funeral, the big funeral, etc. The big celebration of life that took place. Place. Great. Absolutely. You great. Absolutely. But you said bells as yeah, said jingle bells as well. Yeah, well, you you well, i can tell you that you are absolutely wrong. So im are absolutely wrong. So im going to give a point to him and ill tell you why youre wrong. Its christmas song. What its not a christmas song. What jingle a christmas jingle bells is not a christmas song. Who wrote song. Do you know who wrote it . To santa it in santa to santa wrote it in his spare time. And he was santa anneliese, born in patara, who was born in a what we call modern turkey. Is a what we call modern turkey. Is santa really interesting . No, its no, its a its actually no, its a wonderful. Ive got picture wonderful. Ive got a picture of him glorious him here. This is the glorious chap it , and him here. This is the glorious chap it, and name chap who wrote it, and his name is james, lord pierpont. Can we put him up first . Slide, please . This is what he looks like. And he wrote it. There he is. And he looked glorious. What a glorious beard. Do think . Beard. What do you think . Him . Can i make him . Can i make him . Well, a lovely lady. So . So what . Happened . What. 18 what . What happened . What. 18 andrew doyle i bet im here. Im here all week. 1850. He wrote it here all week. 1850. He wrote it and theres a bit of a dispute as to where about he did it, apparently. And theyve got a little plaque of this. Theres a little plaque of this. Theres a little called the simpson tavern in massachusetts, in medford in massachusetts, and they plaque. So we they put up this plaque. So we have of the plaque, have a picture of the plaque, and picture the and we have a picture of the plaque. They plaque. This is what they did. But as to but theres a dispute as to whether it was actually whether or not it was actually there. Bells composed. There. So jingle bells composed. Here what it says in 1850, in here is what it says in 1850, in this pub is basically what it was. And theres a little bit of a dispute because basically its 19 high street in Medford Square and actually its whats now the district. I care the parking is available. You can go and visit this plaque. And what happened is basically he didnt do it for christmas , but he did it for christmas, but he did it for thanksgiving. Are and if you actually listen to the lyrics, there no reference at all to there is no reference at all to christmas. Theres no reference at all to december. And its all to do with thanksgiving. And his to do with thanksgiving. And his father was a pastor and what . It was so popular that he sang it almost as beautifully as emily would thats what would sing it. And thats what he did. So it is currently two nil till. Well, ill give you 1. 21 to emily. Keep going. 1. 21 to emily. Keep going. Fantastic. All right. Second fact, taufik. Okay, so jingle fact, taufik. Okay, so jingle bells. We said , is jingle bells bells. We said, is jingle bells the first ever song to be played in space . In space . Oh, gosh. In space . Oh, gosh. First ever song to be played in space. Why would it be the first ever song played space and ever song played in space and why why would it why would it . Why would it be jingle bells . I mean, its topical, suppose. It topical, i suppose. So maybe it is um. Go on. Are you going to topical, i suppose. So maybe it is yes go on. Are you going to topical, i suppose. So maybe it is yes go on. Emily, u going to topical, i suppose. So maybe it is yes go on. Emily, im ing to topical, i suppose. So maybe it is yes go on. Emily, im going go . Yes or no . Emily, im going to. To go. No, youre going to go. No, no, youre going to go. No, no, youre going to go. No, no, youre going to go. No, ill make it interesting. Ill go. Youre pl p true. Youre going to go true. Can tell true. Okay, well, i can tell you that patrick is absolutely right. Was the very first right. It was the very first song. Oh, he tricked me. And ill tell you what, it was december 16th, 1965. There december the 16th, 1965. There are two astronauts, a guy called tom stafford and wally schirra, and they were basically up there and they were basically up there and we have recording every and we have a recording every expense is very good. Can we play expense is very good. Can we play recording , please . Im play the recording, please . Im working them hard in the gallery. Listen gallery. Arent we all listen to this . Roger houston and gemini this . Roger houston and gemini seven, this is gemini six. Uh, we have an object. Looks like a satellite. Right. Uh, like a satellite. Right. Uh, going from north to south, probably at a polar orbit. Uh, hes in a very low trajectory, travelling from north to south and has a very high fineness ratio. It looks like it might even be a stage. Very low. Looks like maybe its , uh, stand by like maybe its, uh, stand by one, but looks like hes trying to signal something wow isnt that good . Isnt that good . So what they say so. Oh, look at you singing. I cant help it. At you singing. I cant help it. 1965. That was. And it was a bit garbled, a bit tricky getting the reception down there like mobile phones , isnt it . There mobile phones, isnt it . There he was on his nokia early he was on his nokia the early version. We have an object. It version. We have an object. It looks going looks like a satellite going from south, probably a from north to south, probably a polar. Very low. Looks polar orbit. Very low. Looks like he might be going to re enter were re enter soon. So they were saying spotting santa re enter soon. So they were saying which spotting santa re enter soon. So they were sayingwhich is spotting santa re enter soon. So they were sayingwhich is amazing. ] santa re enter soon. So they were sayingwhich is amazing. And|ta claus, which is amazing. And then these astronauts, one then these two astronauts, one of them had taken up his harmonica, they strapped of them had taken up his hathe nica, they strapped of them had taken up his hathe side they strapped of them had taken up his hathe side of they strapped of them had taken up his hathe side of their1ey strapped of them had taken up his hathe side of their thingrapped of them had taken up his hathe side of their thing withed to the side of their thing with dental floss so could stay in dental floss so it could stay in them, float around. One them, wouldnt float around. One person harmonica , the person had their harmonica, the other their bells, other person had their bells, and rang it. You go and they rang it. And you can go and they rang it. And you can go and harmonica and the and see those harmonica and the bells and the national air and space museum. Um, uh, thats where weve where they are. I think weve got picture those well. Got a picture of those as well. So there thats your so there we are. Thats your harmonica. Original harmonica. That was the original harmonica which was used for playing jingle bells. And this is bells look is what the actual bells look like. There you go. Oh. Yeah. So you expecting yeah. So are you expecting something more dramatic . Something a bit more dramatic . Wouldnt . Wouldnt you . Small harmonica . So, a rather small harmonica . So, a rather small harmonica . Yeah. Thank you. Its the weather. I i would, i would work on that basis. Its dangerous up there. I mean i am just amazed that they even managed to send anything to space back in the day. It was when you think about the fact that weve just had to cancel hs2. Yes, you know, and they end up, you know, what year was that, 1965. So december 1965. And the great thing is there were two of them. There were two different bits of pieces. They and they basically side for basically went side by side for about five hours. And thats what they sort of turned around and did, which glorious. And did, which was glorious. So that that that was a little prank that they i thought it they played. Well. I thought it was rather wasnt was rather fun, wasnt it . Absolutely. Was rather fun, wasnt it . Was. Bsolutely. Was rather fun, wasnt it . Was. Bsowezly. Was rather fun, wasnt it . Was. Bsowe have time it was. Do we have time for one oh in this section. It was. Do we have time for one okay. Oh in this section. It was. Do we have time for one okay. Oh in thisrudolph the okay okay. Rudolph, rudolph the red nosed reindeer. The last one. Rudolph the nosed one. Okay. Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. He was originally going called reginald. Going to be called reginald. Is that true . Is that true . Is that true . I mean, the thing is , when i mean, the thing is, when you look at the other names of the reindeer. Right . Reginald wouldnt be that out of place. No, it wouldnt be that reginald the red nosed reindeer. Right. Im going to sing it. Come on, lets hear you. Reginald. The red nose reindeer. Okay, im going to say true. True . Why going to say true. True . Why not . Emily. False. Well, i can tell you false. Well, i can tell you that emily, you are absolutely wrong. Uh, because he was. It wrong. Uh, because he was. It was true. So what . He was robert. Robert l may was the illustrator. He was in illinois in 1939. And basically it was done for montgomery ward, where a department store. And every year they used to give out these colouring books and theyd say, well, hang about, were losing colouring books and theyd say, well, hangof out, were losing colouring books and theyd say, well, hangof out, wewe losing colouring books and theyd say, well, hangof out, wewe should colouring books and theyd say, well, up|gof out, wewe should colouring books and theyd say, well, up to f out, wewe should colouring books and theyd say, well, up to being wewe should colouring books and theyd say, well, up to being copywritersld colouring books and theyd say, well, up to being copywriters. I come up to being copywriters. Were going to come with our were going to come up with our own design so they invented rudolph reindeer. Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. And were and originally there were complaints he shouldnt complaints that he shouldnt have red because they have a red nose because they were people might were worried that people might think. You know, think hes alcoholic. You know, 2 to 2 months. Too much of the eggnog for rudolph. But they eggnog for rudolph. But they looked at that sort of stuff and he was inspired. Actually, he got a few pictures of rudolph, i think, you them as think, as you pull them up as well, so can see some the well, so you can see some of the early him. Is early ones of him. So this is on that basis. He was that sort of basis. But he was inspired the very inspired and thats the very first he wrote there. First book which he wrote there. And l may in 1939, and robert l may in 1939, theres robert , hes got that is theres robert, hes got that is that lovely . There you go. And that lovely . There you go. And this is what we always remember this is what we always remember this well. And this is what we always remember thi was well. And this is what we always remember thi was inspired well. And this is what we always remember thi was inspired by well. And this is what we always remember thi was inspired by avell. And this is what we always remember thi was inspired by a ferdinand he was inspired by a ferdinand the from 1936. Do you the bull from 1936. Do you remember ferdinand bull remember ferdinand the bull there we go. Well, okay. He was by munro leaf and drawings by robert lawson. And actually that was the first book which was allowed in, uh, russia. Oh, allowed in, uh, russia. Oh, yeah. So they sort of turned around and gave special permission. It was the first permission. It was the first non communist book. Could permission. It was the first non because ist book. Could permission. It was the first non because ferdinand could permission. It was the first non because ferdinand red ould permission. It was the first non because ferdinand red ragd have because ferdinand red rag to bull, red to to a bull, you had red flag to a bull, guess. But it worked on bull, i guess. But it worked on that basis. But in nazi germany, they burnt the books, was they burnt the books, which was not but thats what happened. Andrew, can i just say thank you . You really have elevated things here all ready and we will be hearing from you. Well be coming back, i can tell be coming back, but i can tell you neck and neck at the moment. So the scores will you so the scores will tell you a little bit neck. Little bit. Bit neck. Win . Patrick or who will win . Patrick or me. Who will win . Patrick or me. I might let well, you know i might let you in. Its christmas, it is christmas um, was christmas now. Um, andrew was of course, reference course, making reference to rudolph. Can actually rudolph. There we can actually see live now how rudolph is getting cant we . Because getting on, cant we . Because were tracking santa , his flight were tracking santa, his flight around the world. Where is he . Hes currently in the city of white ming in the united states. White ming in the united states. So the little children of wyoming will be absolutely delighted when they wake up, because their presents are safely arriving. Now so there you go. Well keep an eye on that. Absolutely. I do hope that santa was very generous for you this year. Make sure you all this year. Make sure you get all your in your pressie picks in gbviews gbnews. Com. We want to involve you much possible, involve you as much as possible, but. Now todays the day. But now. Now todays the day. Its the biggest feast of the yeah its the biggest feast of the year. Its set to be cooked in households across the country, but new Research Suggests that our dinner traditions our christmas dinner traditions are starting to change, with everything mac and cheese everything from mac and cheese to chips. Chips chips, chips. Not sure about race . Not sure about race . Not sure about race . Not sure about that. Well theyve all got a place on some peoples plates this year. Yes. Oh west peoples plates this year. Yes. Oh West Midlands reporter carson has been reporter jack carson has been finding more. Its the finding out more. Its the ultimate roast dinner. And on Christmas Day the pressure is on to cook a feast fit for a king. But from traditions to modern twists, a recent incident print survey found the look of our christmas dinner and how were spending our money on christmas. Food is changing. Food Price Inflation changing. Food Price Inflation was down to 9. 2 in november. Thats the lowest since may last yean thats the lowest since may last year, and the survey found with increased costs , a quarter of us increased costs, a quarter of us will be making the most of loyalty schemes and shopping somewhere normal. Somewhere cheaper than normal. However when it comes to the food eating , 81 of brits food were eating, 81 of brits will be having gravy and 78 adding stuffing, carrots topped the list as the most sought after vegetable for Marketing Manager craig wassell. The Research Also threw up a few surprises. The 1 in 10 brits actually are having chips this christmas on their on their christmas dinner, and i, you know, personally find that alarming. Personally find that alarming. Um, im sure that many of us would you know cranberry sauce is like a staple christmas. You is like a staple christmas. You know, on every christmas dinner, its one of the things that i look most forward to. But in the research , what what what weve research, what what what weve seen is that actually cranberry sauce, wasnt what, sauce, you know, wasnt what, what the rest of the uk was having. Mayonnaise , having. So ketchup, mayonnaise, garlic mayonnaise and even mustard , um, on a christmas mustard, um, on a christmas dinner, which, you know, i think should be a crime to be honest, around two thirds are around two thirds of us are sticking with more sticking with the more traditional turkey, but a quarter either lamb or quarter having either lamb or pork roast potatoes are the Firm Favourite on peoples christmas dinner plates this year , with dinner plates this year, with 86 of us said to enjoy them. But what else . Here at Birminghams Christmas market are people going to be having . Are people going to be having . With the traditional i stick with the traditional christmas the christmas turkey, all the trimmings, blankets , trimmings, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes, all the vegetables , nice bottle of wine, vegetables, nice bottle of wine, bottle of fizz, a few drinks, christmas pudding , everything. Christmas pudding, everything. What you go for then . What do you go for then . Meat wise, you go turkey or turkey . Beef. Sometimes turkey . Beef. Sometimes lamb, but mainly turkey and beef. Yeah. Always turkey , you yeah. Always turkey, you know. And pigs and blankets and roast potatoes. No sprouts. Cant stand them. Beef , turkey. And ive got beef, turkey. And ive got some duck. Um the vegetables were luckily at the moment some of the shops, the low brand shops, theyre selling their vegetables off at a reasonable, cheap price with higher prices this year , a big proportion of this year, a big proportion of us will be shopping around for our food. But when it comes to whats being served up for christmas being served up for a christmas lunch, still the lunch, tradition still leads the way. Jack carson gb news way. Jack carson gb news birmingham. Birmingham. There you go. Anything goes , there you go. Anything goes, anything goes. Literally lots of christmas standards. Now, we christmas standards. Now, we have asking for pictures of have been asking for pictures of all sorts of things from you, your pets, opening presents, trees, your family nativity scenes. Thank you very much for sending them over. So what have we got . Heres what weve got in our our christmas bag okay, so Merry Christmas patrick and emily. This is from carolyn spending Christmas Day with our son johnny and his lovely dog luna. Oh, that must be luna. That is luna. I hope so. Oh, that must be luna. That is luna. I hope so. Lyrics is luna. I hope so. Lyrics written in. He says this is my daughters puppy. Mango in plymouth. I know a dog called mango. Its a nice name, isnt it . It is , in it is , it in it is , it is. It . It is , it is. Mandy says it is, it is. Mandy says santa been to my house. Oh, wow. Santa been to my house. Oh, wow. Happy 63rd birthday to me too. Oh okay. All right. Mandy, happy, happy , happy 63rd happy, happy, happy 63rd birthday to you. And weve been birthday to you. And weve been getting some ones in as well. These are coming in thick and fast. This is my favourite bit of the show, right . Ive been coming and coming in thick and fast and theres one were going to play in houn theres one were going to play in hour. Somebody in the next hour. If somebody first and first christmas out there and were be showing you were going to be showing you a lovely picture a Little Christmas yes christmas baby. Yes well ben surrey, hes also well ben in surrey, hes also written he says im going well ben in surrey, hes also wriazn he says im going well ben in surrey, hes also wria run he says im going well ben in surrey, hes also wria run he saeverybodyig well ben in surrey, hes also wria run he saeverybody wakes well ben in surrey, hes also wri i run he saeverybody wakes well ben in surrey, hes also wri i hope he saeverybody wakes well ben in surrey, hes also wri i hope youaeverybody wakes well ben in surrey, hes also wri i hope youaeveour dy wakes well ben in surrey, hes also wri i hope youaeveour tree vakes up. I hope you like our tree putting us to shame. I didnt putting us to shame. I didnt manage a run this morning before we run this we got here. No, no. Run this morning. Perhaps tomorrow, boxing. Boxing day. Absolutely. Well, um, ben , absolutely. Well, um, ben, thank you very, very much for sending all of that in. And thank everybody. Really, thank you, everybody. Really, its lovely. What were its so lovely. What were desperate to see some your desperate to see is some of your nativity pictures we to nativity pictures we want to see pictures because think pictures of, because i think everyone will be waking up now. Pictures of, because i think everyon little be waking up now. Pictures of, because i think everyon little babieszing up now. Pictures of, because i think everyon little babies enjoyingow. Any little babies enjoying their christmas . Their first christmas . That would nice. Would be rather nice. Be sweet. Weve that would be sweet. Weve had those in had a few of those in in the inbox. Them in inbox. Well get them for you in the next hour as well, because we be as much a part of we want to be as much a part of your are of your christmas as you are of ours. So gb views gb com ours. So gb views gb news. Com thank you everybody whos been getting you getting in touch. We wish you a very, christmas. Very, very Merry Christmas. Weve heck of lot coming weve got a heck of a lot coming your hour as we your way in the next hour as we got. Well, were going to be talking royals. What got. Well, were going to be tallthey royals. What got. Well, were going to be tallthey doing royals. What got. Well, were going to be tallthey doing forroyals. What got. Well, were going to be tallthey doing for christmas. Ll are they doing for christmas. Were having were going to be having a little whats going on were going to be having a litsandra. Whats going on at sandra. Weve got i want to see and weve got i want to see the three little ones. Yes george. We might get a sneak well we might get a sneak peek of them because weve a peek of them because weve got a camera church camera outside the, the church that to. So that they all go to. So hopefully bringing you that they all go to. So h hello there , im greg hello there, im Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. Its mild, wet and breezy across much of the uk this Christmas Day and there is the risk of some snow across the scottish mountains too. Some early brightness for eastern parts of england, north east scotland, but generally a lot of cloud as we move through the day. Outbreaks rain across england outbreaks of rain across england and wales, which will turn increasingly heavy the west. And wales, which will turn increthen,ly heavy the west. And wales, which will turn increthen, as1eavy the west. And wales, which will turn increthen, as thisy the west. And wales, which will turn increthen, as this rainthe west. And wales, which will turn increthen, as this rain bumpst. And then, as this rain bumps into Higher Ground of into the Higher Ground of scotland, could see 5 to 10cm scotland, we could see 5 to 10cm of snow above 300m. So officially making it a White Christmas. But for many of us it will be mild, breezy and grey. Some glimmers of sunshine for Northern Ireland, temperatures still above average for the time of year. This rain across england and wales slowly pushes its way south eastwards through the evening, clearing during the early hours and also rain and snow across scotland moves out into the north sea, which means as we move into the early hours of day, places of boxing day, many places becoming dry, lengthy clear spells temperatures was spells and temperatures was lower than it had been of late , lower than it had been of late, getting to freezing the getting close to freezing in the countryside and a touch of frost andice countryside and a touch of frost and ice across northern scotland. So means a sunnier scotland. So it means a sunnier start for many. A drier start for day , plenty of blue for boxing day, plenty of blue skies, the risk of a few showers largely around the coast and also quite frequent across northern scotland, but staying dry for the vast majority. But later on in the day, cloud and rain moves in across the Far Southwest , temperatures lower southwest, temperatures lower than been a little than they have been a little nearer to average. Nearer to average. A brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Day. Good morning. Good morning. Its 7 00 on monday, the 25th of december, so Merry Christmas to you all and welcome to gb views christmas breakfast with me, Patrick Christys and emily carver. Yes, a very happy christmas to you. Now. Today is set to be the warmest Christmas Day in more than a century. The the warmest Christmas Day in more than a century. The met more than a century. The met office says temperatures should reach 14 or even 15 degrees. Get out the sun screen. Well, that means that if youve got a White Christmas, then youre incredibly lucky. Then youre incredibly lucky. But its been ruled out for most of the country. But dont let that from fun. That stop you from having fun. Send in your wonderful send us in your wonderful christmas family pictures and a shout out as well to julia , who shout out as well to julia, who sent us in some wonderful mince pies. So there go. Sent us in some wonderful mince pie� yes, there go. Sent us in some wonderful mince pie� yes, thank go. Sent us in some wonderful mince pie� yes, thank you go. Sent us in some wonderful mince pie� yes, thank you very much yes, thank you very much indeed, julia. Now, weve also been tracking santas flight around the world. Hes delivering gifts, of course, for christmas. Hes currently just over minneapolis in the united states. There you go. Wow. Well done. Santa wow. Well done. Santa cracking on nicely. Cracking on nicely. Were also recognising , nicely. Were also recognising, though, what could be a tough day for many struggling families across uk. So we want to across the uk. So we want to give a shout out to you people. Maybe youve to rely on food maybe youve had to rely on food banks happy banks to get by. So happy christmas to all of you and those of your own. Those of you on your own. You to make were here for you to make the that bit more cheerful the day. That bit more cheerful and and queen are set and the king and queen are set to christmas with, of to celebrate christmas with, of course, other members of the royal sandringham royal family at sandringham house. King charless christmas message also be broadcast message will also be broadcast at 3 00. Well bringing that at 3 00. Well be bringing that to you on gb news. Well, aidan magee is in the studio as well. The nicest smelling man in television with your sport. Whats on . Oh, thanks very indeed. Oh, thanks very much indeed. You christmas, oh, thanks very much indeed. You all. Christmas, oh, thanks very much indeed. You all. There christmas, oh, thanks very much indeed. You all. There was ristmas, oh, thanks very much indeed. You all. There was an mas, oh, thanks very much indeed. You all. There was an early one and all. There was an early Christmas Present as for Christmas Present as well for Manchester United. Or is it . Manchester united. Or is it . Well analysing that later on well be analysing that later on and the morning. But and throughout the morning. But sir Jim Ratcliffe completed his sirJim Ratcliffe completed his 25 takeover of united last night. Meanwhile, for chelsea there was misery at molineux. More later and weve also got the weather with Greg Dewhurst. The weather with Greg Dewhurst. Good morning and Merry Christmas. Will it be a White Christmas. Will it be a White Christmas or a wet christmas . Find out in the forecast coming up soon. Well, this morning we want to know what are you up to . All right. Im really been very nosy, curious. Nosy, curious. Lets say we want to know what youre doing. Are you cooking . Have you got guests over . Have you got lots of animals . Are you all on your own animals . Are you all on your own with the telly on . What are you doing . Know. Had doing . Let us know. Weve had loads of lovely coming in. Were h h to get to those were going to get to those shortly. And gb news. Shortly. Gb views and gb news. Com and yes, i would like to just say thank you again to juua just say thank you again to julia merrick, who sent in some lovely mince pies for us. I already ate mine in the break. Im going to eat mine now. Haha. Haha. Haha. Thats lovely that absolutely delicious. I was hoping that that sting would be a bit longer , so we would be a bit longer, so we have a chance to do the whole do the whole pie a oner. The whole mince pie in a oner. But mince pies. But they homemade mince pies. Actually tried ive never actually tried myself mince myself to make homemade mince pies. Have you patrick . No, i will be. It will be an absolute disaster, wouldnt it. We all know how i would be in the kitchen. Itd be flour everywhere. Be pastry everywhere. Thered be pastry everywhere. Thered be pastry everywhere. Ended everywhere. And i ended up ordering it in. Me tell you little let me tell you a Little Something about because something about patrick, because i quite now. Something about patrick, because i um. Quite now. Something about patrick, because i um. Hesuite now. Something about patrick, because i um. Hes he now. Something about patrick, because i um. Hes he likes now. Something about patrick, because i um. Hes he likes to now. Something about patrick, because i um. Hes he likes to cook. He, um. Hes he likes to cook. He, um. Hes he likes to cook. He likes to spend some time in the kitchen and experiment. Yeah, he starts to make a very nice dish, and then something about you, you just get a bit excitable and start flinging in things that dont really belong. Things that dont really belong. Yeah, belong in the dish. So it can get a bit, uh, cluttered. Can get a bit, uh, cluttered. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, its a good job. Its a good job. Im not making a christmas dinner. A good job. Im not making a christmas dinner. Especially christmas dinner. Especially considering this considering that apparently this year loads of peoples christmas dinners ruined. Ruined dinners have been ruined. Ruined because turkeys have been because rancid turkeys have been turning up. Were talk turning up. Were going to talk about on about this a little bit later on because, um , supposedly people about this a little bit later on becausetheir , supposedly people about this a little bit later on becausetheir turkeyssedly people about this a little bit later on becausetheir turkeys weeks eople about this a little bit later on becausetheir turkeys weeks ago e ordered their turkeys weeks ago in advance. Then they turn up and theyre theyre bright green, but it would be very hard to tell whether or not id ordered a rancid turkey or whether or not id just ruined it. And ive seen people complaining social complaining about this on social media tagging media or, you know, tagging the supermarket in question. Supermarket ticket in question. But ah, the supermarkets not going to be able do anything going to be able to do anything now it . Now is it . No. Now is it . And dont now is it . And n now is it . And do they . Now is it . Abe do they . Now is it . Abe honest. 1t do they . Lets be honest. Do care for no im sure they do care for no one wants bad press. Wow. It happens every year for corporation. For faceless corporation. Faceless corporations. There we well, anyway we do we go. Well, look. Anyway we do obviously go to go to your turkey not rancid. Turkey is not rancid. Oh yes, indeed. Oh yes, indeed. Well, were going go a well, were going to go to a lot christmas lot of your christmas peckish, so coming so make sure you get them coming in gbviews gbnews. Com. But christmas is a time to share with ones. Embrace the with loved ones. Embrace the warmth festive warmth of what the Festive Season is about, by season is all about, all by taking part in years of tradition that weve built up over time. Tis the season for mince yes, tis the season for mince pies and bright lights, but where did Christmas Markets first begin . And why do we watch pantomimes every year around the festive period . Festive period . Well, we are joined now by historian and licensed lay minister for the church of england. Its martin whittaker. Hey. Morning. Merry christmas martin. Merry christmas. How are you. Merry christmas, Merry Christmas im very well. Thank you. On this, um, bright and you. On this, um, bright and early Christmas Morning. It isnt very bright here at the moment, but im sure itll be lovely as the day goes on. Yes sorry for getting you up. Quite so early. At least its after seven. At least its after seven. You go. Now seven. So there you go. Now where should we start . Should we start markets . Start with Christmas Markets . Why do we have them . When did they are they an english they begin . Are they an english thing . Come from . Thing . Where do they come from . Well basically christmas is an amalgamation of quite a lot of traditions over the years. As you know, obviously its deeply rooted in the Christian Faith , the belief in as faith, the belief in as christians will be declaring today and celebrating today that gods own son came into the world at bethlehem. But thats 2000 years of history and tradition and a lot of the things that we currently have today , they came into their today, they came into their particular form, um , in the particular form, um, in the latter half of the 19th century. Dillian whyte century , christmas Dillian Whyte century, Christmas Day was having a little bit of a problem. Um, there had been problem. Um, there had been a factory act in 1833 that said that workers could only have one day off at christmas, which was Christmas Day , and that really Christmas Day, and that really did for the days of did for the 12 days of christmas, because of course, in the period , everything the medieval period, everything started and started on Christmas Day and then ran for 12 days afterwards. You know, the famous days of you know, the famous 12 days of christmas people are aware you know, the famous 12 days of ch and1as people are aware you know, the famous 12 days of ch and culminated ple are aware you know, the famous 12 days of ch and culminated on are aware you know, the famous 12 days of ch and culminated on the aware you know, the famous 12 days of ch and culminated on the 6th|re you know, the famous 12 days of ch and culminated on the 6th of of and culminated on the 6th of january, epiphany , when people january, epiphany, when people celebrated the coming of the wise men. Um, celebrated the coming of the wise men. Um, but that celebrated the coming of the wise men. Um, but that was wise men. Um, but that was a real problem. And then the factory put a stop to that, factory act put a stop to that, and people began that and people began to think that maybe christmas didnt have a future in 1830s 1840s, future in the 1830s and 1840s, but in the 1840s, there was a big push back and the push back started in many ways, because Queen Victorias husband, albert , brought to the royal family a number of german traditions that we now take very much for granted. So, for example, the first Christmas Tree appear in 1841, the first christmas cards. Thats an invention in this country appear in 1843. And there are a number of pushbacks for example, we find that in 1843, um, Charles Dickens publishes a christmas carol, which is a defence of christmas. Lets not let christmas decline. And so in the second half of the 19th century, we start to see a number of traditions emerge and come together in this country. Come together in this country. So, for example , father so, for example, father christmas, who wed known in this country for a long time, who wears cloak and is green who wears a cloak and is green in the 17th century, he he appears from about the 1850s onwards, and hes an import from new york, where dutch settlers have taken the belief in saint nicholas, santa claus, okay, um, to new york. And he comes back in that form here. A lot of people say hes red and white because of kokako. The, um. Because of kokako. The, um. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Martins. Lines. Martins. Lines. Martins. Lines. Okay, well , well leave okay, well, well leave martin there. Unfortunately , but that is unfortunately, but that is martin wittich there. Who is a licensed minister for the church of england. I know that theres licensed minister for the church of englara. I know that theres licensed minister for the church of englara. I kofw that theres licensed minister for the church of englara. I kof imports1eres licensed minister for the church of englara. I kof imports now; a theres a lot of imports now from all around the world in terms christmas terms of the christmas traditions. Mean, become traditions. I mean, its become incredibly commercialised, traditions. I mean, its become incrediit . Commercialised, traditions. I mean, its become incredi it . Christmas. Ilised, traditions. I mean, its become incredi it . Christmas. Ill5 course hasnt it . Christmas. Of course it know, all about it has. You know, its all about presents lot of people. Presents for a lot of people. Its not to at its important not to forget at church talking Church Services, etc. Talking of Church Services, etc. Talking of Church Services, etc. Talking of Church Services, one of the most famous ones that we will see everis famous ones that we will see ever is what our royal family do. In terms of sandringham. Were also going to be bringing you the kings as well. The kings speech as well. Yes. Yes. What traditions are they breaking . Expect breaking . When can we expect them to arrive for the Christmas Day service . Well find out. Day service . Well find out. Weve got one man who can tell us everything we need to know. It is the royal biographer extra senior commentator michael cole. Thank you very much for joining us from your home in suffolk. This morning. Good morning to you. And a very happy christmas. Michael good morning emily. Good morning patrick. Merry christmas to you. Like good children everywhere. Im very pleased to be up early in the morning on Christmas Day to see you undressed so smartly. I must say, michael, youre looking great. I think he sleeps in a suit. I think he sleeps in a suit. Well, you know, this is the only way i can be polite and give a compliment to all your viewers by being dressed beautifully. I dont have wonderful sweaters like that. So this is sweaters like that. So this is the best i can do. Below the desk, youll find some blue jeans and trainers, but up here im. Oh no, youve revealed your secret. Secret. Youve revealed your secret. Well, at least youre wearing trousers. Yeah, unlike me, people do it in, you know, in their underpants. Underpants. Couldnt names. Now we couldnt name names. Now look, lets get back on track here. Okay. What are the here. Michael okay. What are the royal to be doing royal family going to be doing today . All the royal clans today . Well all the royal clans have gathered at sandringham. Have gathered at sandringham. Theyre all there last night there was a black tie dinner. And referring back to your previous guest at the german tradition is to Exchange Gifts at that night on Christmas Eve. By at that night on Christmas Eve. By nacton. And that is what they by nacton. And that is what they did last night. By nacton. And that is what they did last night. But the jokier did last night. But the jokier gifts of the furniture, gifts, the broody gifts, the better. And obviously there was a lovely evening there and its a very tight fit at, uh, sandringham house this year because , uh, in house this year because, uh, in earlier years, after Christmas Day, when she was still duchess of cornwall, uh, Queen Camilla used to go off to her house in wiltshire , um, and with her wiltshire, um, and with her family. But wiltshire, um, and with her family. But all her family are there this year. Her grandchildren and her children and so on. So, um, its going to be quite a different sort of christmas , as you say, the royal christmas, as you say, the royal family will be going and there they are from an earlier year to Saint Mary Magdalene Church , Saint Mary Magdalene Church, which is within the grounds of, of sandringham house. I used to cover that in the 60s and the 70s and the 80s, and in those days there used to be perhaps a couple of dozen, uh, royal supporters there. But now its a major event. People drive from all over the country just to see them to church. I think that them go to church. I think that was the diana effect in was partly the diana effect in the 1980s started to go there. And then, of course, therell be a wonderful christmas dinner. Uh, there will be probably, in fact, almost certainly be having a norfolk turkey down here in suffolk. I shall be having a suffolk. I shall be having a suffolk turkey from yew tree farm , by the way. I just thought farm, by the way. I just thought id give them a shout out. And id give them a shout out. And and my, my darling daughter, our darling daughter and her children. Uh, come with, uh, with teddy, the tibetan terrier. Theyll be here for lunch and theyre staying a few days. How long were they going to stay . Well, we know that is not well, we dont know that is not to be determined quite yet anyway. Its uh, like everybody else were enjoying this. Um, its a its a family time. Its a time for families to get together. Unfortunately uh, the duke and duchess of sussex obviously didnt get that memo about families coming together. And im quite sure there will be a little sadness , uh, a little sadness, uh, particularly by the king, that he wont be seeing his grandchildren. Grandchildren. Uh, that is a real shame. You know, michael, it is a real shame cant be shame that they cant be together. Together. Totally, totally. And i think , you know, christmas is a time for getting together. I dont know whether theres going to be any phone calls or any attempts at being in touch , but i somehow at being in touch, but i somehow doubt it. Uh, theyve made their their life there. It is a great shame. Im sure that will hurt the king deeply. Uh, obviously, the king deeply. Uh, obviously, he loves his younger son. Uh very much, and would want nothing more than reconciliation, because we all want that at this time of the yeah want that at this time of the year. Yeah well, i just want to let our viewers and listeners know that weve got a camera outside sandringham. Were going to be going to later so we hopefully catch later on. So we hopefully catch the royals theyre on their the royals as theyre on their way church. The thing way into church. The other thing that going doing that were going to be doing here at 3 is the here at gb news at 3 pm. Is the kings speech the second one evehi kings speech the second one ever, i believe hes making history this year because hes doing it in front of a living tree. And hes and hes hes got sustainable baubles , michael, sustainable baubles, michael, which, you know, is an important thing. Mind blowing. Yeah yeah. Mind blowing. Yeah yeah. This was, uh, this was recorded earlier this month at, uh, buckingham palace. But as you say , uh, a Christmas Tree in you say, uh, a Christmas Tree in a pot which will then be planted somewhere else and, uh, sustainable baubles, uh, including dried oranges. There we are. We see, with Victoria Memorial behind him and, uh, in his speech, of course, it wouldnt be charles if there wasnt a lot of mentions of the environment. Global warming and other themes which are very close to his heart and of which he, of course, he was been, uh, a well respected pioneer around the world. And im quite sure in his speech reflect upon, his speech hell reflect upon, uh, the, the Climate Conference in dubai, at which he made a very good speech and very well received. That was , of course, received. That was, of course, written by himself as indeed will be his address this afternoon, his christmas speech. Im sure theyll also well , i im sure theyll also well, i would suspect that he would reflect upon two very successful state visits to germany and then to france, and some deft footwork, some deft diplomacy. Footwork, some deft diplomacy. Uh, during the visit to, uh, to kenya. Michael is he is he a very religious . Religious . Do you know, does he have faith like his mother . Is he. Faith like his mother . Is he. Yeah. How religious is he as a man . Yes he is, yes , he is. He he yes he is, yes, he is. He he he yes he is, yes, he is. He he he believes deeply. Uh, he has faith as indeed as you say. His mother did know he is. He, of mother did know he is. He, of course, is head. Head of the church of england. So its rather convenient that he believes in god. Yes but he. But believes in god. Yes but he. But he does. He does. And thats why he does. He does. And thats why he does. He does. And thats why he was very , uh, very insistent he was very, uh, very insistent that the whole , uh, uh, that the whole, uh, uh, religious spirit side of the coronation was to be completed in full, as indeed it was. And what you know what the difference is, emily, this year, there we see it. The king is so there we see it. The king is so happy these days. I mean, ive been im five years older than he is. He was 75. So you can do the maths. Im 80. Ive watched him throughout his life. Michael. Sorry. Michael. Sorry. Michael. Sorry. Hang on a minute. Hang on minute. Youre 80. Youre 80. No, i dont buy that for a second. What moisturiser are you using . Using . Well, i, i promise you, patrick, its true. And i, i remember vividly my mother. I was five years old saying princess elizabeths had a baby boy and of course, we didnt even know what his name was. So ive observed and was. So ive observed him and written for more than written about him for more than 60 he was always 60 years, and he was always a little bit querulous. He was a little bit querulous. He was a little bit querulous. He was a little bit difficult. He was little bit difficult. He was a little bit difficult. He was a little doubtful. Uh, and he little bit difficult. He was a littl world didnt understand him, and he got frustrated about this. But since hes grown into the role , taken over the role, its role, taken over the role, its been the making of him. But its amazing. Thats what, 18 years of happy marriage life can do to you. Patrick i know, i know, this is very much on your mind. Uh, and he is completely hes a completely changed person. Hes smiling all the time. Hes laughing all the time. We will laughing all the time. We will see this in this documentary on boxing day of the rehearsals at the palace. I mean, it was the palace of varieties when things were going wrong, and hes always had a great sense of humour , but he was always humour, but he was always trapped in, in the goons era, when smart people like me had moved on to monty python and the only person who could really make him laugh was the queen mother. Well, of course she hasnt. Not not been with us since the beginning of the century. But camilla does make him laugh and hes very happy. Hes the merry monarch , you hes the merry monarch, you know. He really is. And hes enjoying his role. Enjoying his role. Lovely. Well, michael, can i just say thank you very much. You have brightened our Christmas Morning. Youve brightened the nations Christmas Morning. Youve done a tremendous to the people Tremendous Service to the people of as you always do. I of britain as you always do. I hope that you have a wonderful christmas raise a glass Christmas Day and raise a glass for us, wont you . And thank you for us, wont you . And thank you for everything that youve done for everything that youve done for a channel throughout for us as a channel throughout the year as well. Its the year as well. Michael. Its always a delight chatting to you. Very, you. So thank you very, very much, cole. Theyre brilliant. Please reveal your please do reveal your skincare routine please do skincare routine and please do tell us what moisturiser you use because hes 80 good grief. But um, there we go. Look. Just quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly. On. Quickly. Uh, peters been on. Hes shown a lovely picture. Were going to get your pictures on shortly. Gb views at news. On shortly. Gb views at gb news. Com. Parsnips already. Is he now . Is he now . Peter buttering peters. Peter is buttering some. Um. Maureens on some parsnips. Um. Maureens on happy christmas, patrick and emily and all here at emily and all the team here at gb very much. Gb news. Thank you very much. Great breakfast show. Love gb news. Thank you very much. Griyou. Reakfast show. Love gb news. Thank you very much. Griyou. And ast show. Love gb news. Thank you very much. Griyou. And the show. Love gb news. Thank you very much. Griyou. And the family, love gb news. Thank you very much. Griyou. And the family, maureen. To you. And the family, maureen. So keep them coming in. Russell the missus are russell and the missus are already their first, uh, already on their first, uh, cheeky glass of wine. Russell its 7 00 in russell. Russell its 7 00 in the morning. Ive got to wait at least till eight. Or if you go to an airport, russell, allowed drink russell, youre allowed to drink whenever want. Okay, so you whenever you want. Okay, so you know there rules at know what . There are no rules at an thank you. Heathrow. Thank you. At heathrow. Thank you. At heathrow. Way heathrow make your way to heathrow or wherever look, wherever you are. Anyway, look, weve santas weve been tracking santas flights world as he flights around the world as he delivers gifts for christmas. Where . Where he . Where is he now . Where is he . Cranbrook columbia. Cranbrook in british columbia. Wow. Wow. Look at him go. Well in santa. So i do hope that , uh, so i do hope that, uh, everybody managed to everybody out there managed to get a little visit from santa. Get a little visit from santa. And i can that you did, and i can tell that you did, because many of you are because so many of you are getting in touch with very happy looking opening their looking children, opening their Christmas Presents. Yeah. Christmas presents. Two yeah. Very Christmas Presents. Two yeah. Very large two very, very large stockings here that im looking at from susan. Hes definitely at from susan. Hes definitely been santas speed. Been santas speed. Santas been. Santas been. Were going to show your pictures later, so get yourself on telly. Vaiews gbnews. Com on the telly. Vaiews gbnews. Com and can wish you a happy and we can wish you a happy christmas in person. But now its christmas in person. But now wsfime christmas in person. But now its time to have a little look at some of the other stories coming into the newsroom. Yes the archbishop canterbury coming into the newsroom. Yes the. Usebishop canterbury coming into the newsroom. Yes the. Usebishchristmas erbury will use his Christmas Day sermon to highlight the suffering sermon to highlight the su the ng sermon to highlight the su the israel hamas war, in the israel hamas war, referring the birthplace of referring to the birthplace of jesus christ, welby will say the skies of bethlehem are full of fear rather angels fear rather than angels and glory. Soon to fear rather than angels and glory. Soon to be fear rather than angels and glory. Soon to be knighted, glory. Soon to be knighted, welby to much controversy. But there we go. Families in the uk there we go. Families in the uk have been left furious as they blast supermarkets for their rancid after finding rancid turkeys after finding them slimy, rotten and inedible. That thats the christmas nightmare that that one in particular. Grief. The smell of the kitchen. Although it wont smell worse than ours. Weve smell any worse than ours. Weve got stinky cheese. Got some stinky cheese. Horrendous cheese in the fridge at the moment. Anyway, shoppers who ordered their turkeys weeks ago left heartbroken ago have been left heartbroken to they are to find that they are disgusting. Luck. To find that they are d hope ting. Luck. To find that they are dhopeting. Managed luck. To find that they are dhopeting. Managed to luck. To find that they are dhopeting. Managed to sort. Uck. To find that they are dhopeting. Managed to sort it k. I hope you managed to sort it out. Get yourself a chinese as me. Get a chinese. There get yourself a chinese. There you advice and you go. Patricks advice and prince louis has once again delighted royal watchers at the princess of waless Christmas Eve carol concert. Fans spotted spotted the Young Princes face light up after spotting famous actor jim light up after spotting famous actorJim Broadbent at light up after spotting famous actor Jim Broadbent at the light up after spotting famous actorJim Broadbent at the carol actor Jim Broadbent at the carol concert, which aired last night. Showing your ignorance. Showing your ignorance. Patrick, who is Jim Broadbent just me now anyway. Fine. Carry on. Charles thats for sure. No apology there to Jim Broadbent. Ive googled you and you are indeed a very famous actor. Googled you and you are indeed a very famous actor. Lets get the very famous actor. Lets get the weather update now with Greg Dewhurst. Hello there , im greg hello there, im Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news forecast. Latest gb news weather forecast. Well, its mild, wet and breezy across much of the uk this Christmas Day and there is the risk of some snow across the scottish mountains too. Some early brightness for eastern parts of england, north east scotland , but generally a lot of scotland, but generally a lot of cloud move through cloud as we move through the day. Across day. Outbreaks of rain across england and wales, which will turn heavy in the turn increasingly heavy in the west. Then, as this rain west. And then, as this rain bumps into the ground of bumps into the Higher Ground of scotland , we could see 5 to 10 scotland, we could see 5 to 10 centimetre of snow above 300m. So officially making it a White Christmas. But for many of us it will be mild, breezy and grey. Some glimmers sunshine for some glimmers of sunshine for Northern Ireland, temperatures some glimmers of sunshine for nort above eland, temperatures some glimmers of sunshine for nort above averageemperatures some glimmers of sunshine for nort above average for eratures some glimmers of sunshine for nort above average for the ures some glimmers of sunshine for nort above average for the time still above average for the time of year. This rain across of year. This rain across england and wales slowly pushes its way south eastwards through the evening clearing during the early and rain and early hours and also rain and snow across scotland moves out into the north sea, which means as we move into the early hours of boxing day, many places becoming dry , lengthy clear becoming dry, lengthy clear spells temperatures lower spells and temperatures lower than they have been of late, getting close to freezing in the countryside , a touch of frost countryside, a touch of frost andice countryside, a touch of frost and ice across northern scotland. So it means a sunnier start for many. Drier start start for many. A drier start for boxing day. Plenty of blue skies, the risk of a few showers largely around the coast and also quite frequent across northern scotland , but staying northern scotland, but staying dry for the vast majority. But dry for the vast majority. But later on in the day, cloud and rain moves in across the far south west, temperatures lower than they have been a little nearer to average. Nearer to average. Well, there you go. Thats your christmas weather forecast. But how would you like to win £10,000 in cash . Brand new tech and shopping vouchers. Well, you could be the winner of our very first christmas. Great british giveaway. I can never say that its difficult isnt it . Giveaway. I can never say that its no,icult isnt it . Giveaway. I can never say that its no, wet isnt it . Giveaway. I can never say that its no, we cantt it . Giveaway. I can never say that its no, we cant enter it either , no, we cant enter it either, unfortunately, bit unfortunately, which is a bit annoying. Just you annoying. Thats just for you wonderful people. Were not allowed the allowed. Can you imagine the carnage . A gb news presenter carnage . If a gb news presenter won the Great British giveaway . I writes itself. I mean, grief, it writes itself. 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Shes working today to helping people with Mental Health difficulties as usual. Karen, a very, very happy christmas to you and thank you for that you do. For everything that you do. Yes, and barrys got a busy house. Uh sounds like a bit of a zoo, actually, he says in my house this christmas. Christmas we have two adults, seven children, 23 tarantulas. You wouldnt like that, would you . Wouldnt like that, would you . Seen a bit, barry . Not for me, mate. No. No. Six fish, two mice. You like mice . Three scorpions, a hamster mice . Three scorpions, a hamster and a kakariki. Where do you live, barry . Is. It is it the zoo . Is it the zoo . And let us know. Do you buy gifts for your Little Creatures . What do you. What do you get . What do you. What do you get . A tarantula . But anyway , there a tarantula . But anyway, there we shortly , very we go. Um. So shortly, very shortly, were going to be showing you of your showing you some of your wonderful so wonderful christmas pictures. So thank everyone thank you for everyone whos sending opening sending them in. Kids opening their presents. I mean, the inbox absolute their presents. I mean, the inbox and absolute their presents. I mean, the inbox and we absolute their presents. I mean, the inbox and we love solute their presents. I mean, the inbox and we love solhear from their presents. I mean, the inbozso and we love solhear from their presents. I mean, the inbozso vaiews gbnews. Ukfrom their presents. I mean, the inbozso vaiews gbnews. Uk. Om you. So vaiews gbnews. Uk. Com yes. You. So vaiews gbnews. Uk. Com yes. Uh, but are you also struggling to find something to binge watch over the festive period, apart from, of course, gb news christmas breakfast . Well have some suggestions for you shortly. The top films for christmas. Thats next Merry Christmas , merry, merry Merry Christmas, merry, Merry Christmas. Yes now weve been asking for all of your pictures from all sorts of things. And you have been delivering. So i wanted to give a quick nod to this gb views or gbnews. Com. Thats the email inbox. How are you celebrating christmas . Want to your families. To see you with your families. Martin in North Lincolnshire says its a special christmas. Oh , its a special christmas oh, its a special christmas this year as we wait for our first grandchild, milo , to come first grandchild, milo, to come for his first christmas dinner. Later, with his mum, laura. So milo is. Oh, and dad dan. So milo is. Oh, and dad dan. Sorry i didnt want to miss that off. Seven months old at a handful, so seven months old and already a tv superstar. You think that you what do you think that you make for a for a little baby . Maybe sort of puree up the, uh , maybe sort of puree up the, uh, the turkey and sprouts . Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I dont know, really. I mean, ive got very little experience with , but, um, i would with children, but, um, i would have could probably have thought you could probably mash up a roast potato, mash up, mash up a roast potato, turn it into Something Like called. Mashed called. On i dont know, mashed potato. Anna says, go on. Potato. But anna says, go on. Anna says, this my anna says, this is my gorgeous santiago gomez gorgeous grandson santiago gomez woodthorpe browne. Wow four weeks old. Only four weeks old. Resplendent in his little tiny christmas outfit. What a cutie. Christmas outfit. What a cutie. You can see the hand there for size and i just love laughing about santiago gomez. About santiago gomez. Woodthorpe browne is a funny name. Its a lovely mixture , isnt it . Absolutely wonderful name. Absolutely wonderful name. There we go. So keep those pictures coming in. Were going to go to throughout the course of the show. Vaiews gbnews. Com. But were going to be talking about christmas films now. And its always a difficult decision to know what to watch on the telly, isnt it . But one tradition that most people relish is sitting relish at christmas is sitting down with their loved ones to an absolute classic, dont they . Yes , we all the plot, yes, we all know the plot, the actors and yet the of the actors and yet the like of likes love actually and home likes of love actually and home alone get old, do they . Alone never get old, do they . Well, actually well, love actually actually divides. Some love divides people. Some people love it, dont like it. I it, some people dont like it. I like sleepless in seattle are a wonderful life for me, a wonderful life every single time. Although i did ask someone on twitter what their favourite christmas film was and he said Texas Chainsaw Massacre and i just want to know whether or not youre okay. Client. Just want to know whether or not youyeah,ay. Client. Just want to know whether or not youyeah, ir. Client. Just want to know whether or not youyeah, i dont1t. Just want to know whether or not youyeah, i dont think hes yeah, i dont think hes okay. Client out. Okay. Client out. Reach out. One man who knows all ins and outs reach out. One man who knows alichristmas ins and outs reach out. One man who knows aliChristmas Movies outs reach out. One man who knows aliChristmas Movies is outs reach out. One man who knows aliChristmas Movies is film its of Christmas Movies is Film Producer gurmit samra. Good morning. Happy christmas. Thank morning. Happy christmas. Thank you very, much for joining you very, very much for joining us. Are you . Us. How are you . Good morning guys. Merry christmas to you. Very well. Thank you so what have you got for then in terms of for us then in terms of christmas film classics and recommendations for people. You think most people what do you think most people will be watching . Will be watching . Goes to have to be um, my goes to have to be um, home alone , die hard. Um the home alone, die hard. Um the grinch, love actually and um, the holiday , oh, okay. The holiday, oh, okay. Holiday. The holiday is apparently what rishi sunak the Prime Minister watches with his, uh, little girls and his wife. Thats his favourite. Thats his favourite. Bless him. Bless him. Yeah. Bless him. Yeah. Bless him. Yeah. Bless him. He loves that one. He loves that one. Hes die hard, a christmas film , is it . Film, is it . Its good. It is. Its good. It is. Its that time of year where he goes to surprise his wife at a christmas party. Um, but i think everyone kind of sidesteps Christmas Day and starts rooting for that guy. Um, but no, its a great film. Um, definitely want to recommend for christmas. One i always to for christmas. Yes. Okay. And home alone. I must admit, i missed the boat a bit on home alone. Ive not seen it. Ive not seen it. I dont think so. But you know what . Its just as well. Because i think we might have a little clip of home alone that we remind people. We can play to remind people. Any second now, any second now, we will be showing. Oh, there we we will be showing. Oh, there we go. When the mccallister family left on their christmas vacation, did we miss them . Like. Like. No, you just made it. Yeah they forgot one small thing zooming into the sky. How many times did they leave the kid home alone as well as the kid home alone as well as the thing . Well, i think there are four. Well, i think there are four. Yeah , and. Yeah, and. Yeah, and. And affording everything as well. All the flights , all this well. All the flights, all this stuff. Anyway, um, so thats , stuff. Anyway, um, so thats, thats. Is that one of your top films . Films then . It its a great film. It is. Its a great film. Home alone. You know whats going to at every turn. Going to happen at every turn. But its a to definitely, but its a go to definitely, definitely our household christmas. Definitely you it definitely brings the you know, children christmas. Its know, children christmas. Its very special isnt it. Well, the glee in their eyes. But kermit have you watched some of the, um, questionable new movies out on on the likes of netflix . I on on the likes of netflix . I mean, there are some truly cheesy , cheesy american cheesy, cheesy American Christmas movies that, you know, you get ten minutes in and you think, hmm, im not sure about this. Maybe ill turn it off. Im a big fan of, like, the classics , especially british classics, especially british films. Um you know, the snowman are one that im really fond of. Uh, but love actually is one that i really enjoy. Um, uh, but love actually is one that i really enjoy. Um, but i think every Christmas Everyone knows what theyre going to watch , and its theres watch, and its theres Something Special about watching it when it comes it on tv as well. When it comes on. Um, but with the click of your fingers, i think can go your fingers, i think we can go back classics any time your fingers, i think we can go bacwant. Classics any time your fingers, i think we can go bacwant. And classics any time your fingers, i think we can go bacwant. And its;sics any time your fingers, i think we can go bacwant. And its a cs any time your fingers, i think we can go bacwant. And its a cs any that we want. And its a shame that we want. And its a shame that we disappointed. We want. And its a shame that we disapit inted. We want. And its a shame that we disapit is, ed. We want. And its a shame that we disapit is, al. We want. And its a shame that we disapit is, a little bit ah, here it is, a little bit of love, actually, you. This of love, actually, for you. This is an iconic film. Yes, it it actually. Yes, it it is actually. Yes, it it is actually. And , uh, hugh grant, of and, uh, hugh grant, of course , is in a role where hugh course, is in a role where hugh grant is, um, the oompa loompa in willy wonka, which has come out this year , isnt he . Out this year, isnt he . Hugh grant is the oompa loompa, and its absolutely hysterical. Really. All the adults in the cinema with pardon . 7 a 7 a lot of . A lot of people are enjoying that willy wonka. So yeah. Have you seen it yet . Have you seen it yet . Not yet. Ive been busy working, but, uh, fair enough. Good things about that. Thats good things about that. Thats a good thing. Good thing. What are you, uh, what are you busy working on at the moment . Then theres the hunt. Things were a handful of things were developing for both tv we released my tv and film. So we released my debut feature, gone, and, debut feature, get gone, and, uh, 2021. Um, but theres a handful of things that were working on for 2024. Wow. Good luck with wow. Good luck with everything ahead. Thank you very, very much for coming on and brightening our Christmas Morning with some cracking film suggestions there. Just to remind , pleasure. You remind people, pleasure. You take mate. All the best. Take care, mate. All the best. Gurmit samra christmas guys. Merry christmas to you. Merry christmas to you. So you mean to tell me that there is a film in which hugh grant doesnt hugh grant . Grant doesnt play hugh grant . On absolutely hilarious. Seriously , no. He brings his seriously, no. He brings his personal. Hes been doing that decades. His personality. He brings his personality. But funny. Not but it was quite funny. Im not sure room sure the children in the room quite why so many quite understood why so many adults laughing at adults were laughing so much at seeing hugh grant a little seeing hugh grant play a Little Orange creature would be better than him. Literally just playing the same film same character in every film that ever played. Same character in every film tha so ever played. Same character in every film tha so wantedlayed. Same character in every film tha so wanted to ed. Same character in every film tha so wanted to take to so i wanted to take you to that with my that film, but i went with my sister instead. Sister instead. Great time, probably we had a great time, probably because a bit angry about because i get a bit angry about hugh grant. But anyway, it is time through of the time to go through all of the latest news latest sporting news with broadcaster aidan magee here with us in the studio aiden whats whats cooking . Whats cooking . Whats cooking . Are you talking about my menu or are we talking about in sport . Oh hang on, can i ask you firstly, favourite firstly, your favourite Christmas Movie is. Well them an okay. Well two of them had an honourable last honourable mention in the last few like the few minutes. I quite like the houday few minutes. I quite like the holiday want to holiday because i dont want to take the fun out christmas at take the fun out of christmas at all, interested in all, but im interested in property always wondered property and i always wondered what like. What that property looked like. Its in its down. Sort of based in godalming, that godalming, woking, surrey. That kind. Funnily it kind of area. Funnily enough, it came a couple came up on the market a couple of and it wasnt as of years ago and it wasnt as much it would much as as i expected it would be, its a famous be, given that its a famous film, much film, it wasnt very much because very big. Because its not very big. Yeah, its big some it its not very big and some of it was adapted for the film. So some in the film some of it you saw in the film didnt actually doesnt actually exist so it exist in real life. So it was available a of bargain available at a kind of Bargain Basement available at a kind of bargain basem blown right. Where he lives. Sorry if ive blo i n right. Where he lives. Sorry if ive blo i n we right. Where he lives. Sorry if ive blo i n we dont ight. Where he lives. Sorry if ive blo i n we dont know i mean, we dont know where hugh of so, hugh grant lives. Of course. So, uh, go. Hugh grant lives. Of course. So, uh, hes go. Hugh grant lives. Of course. So, uh, hes not go. Hugh grant lives. Of course. So, uh, hes not here to defend hes not here to defend himself. Himself. Going allegedly whats going on . Allegedly anyway, um, so whats on anyway, um, so whats going on in the world of sport . The of well in the world of sport . Well look, overnight, massive news, because united had because Manchester United had a takeover not quite ratified. Takeover not quite ratified. Thats not going to happen for a few weeks yet when the premier league get their mitts through few weeks yet when the premier league all their mitts through few weeks yet when the premier league all their mitts through few weeks yet when the premier league all the paperwork. ugh few weeks yet when the premier league all the paperwork. Buti all the all the paperwork. But sir Jim Ratcliffe, manchester all the all the paperwork. But sir jim fan cliffe, manchester all the all the paperwork. But sir jim fan who , manchester all the all the paperwork. But sir jim fan who incidentallyter united fan who incidentally tried buy chelsea this time tried to buy chelsea this time last year, has agreed to buy a 25 stake in in your club, the biggest the World Biggest club in the world manchester about Manchester United, for about one. Over £1 one. Just a slither over £1 billion now. So for context , it billion now. So for context, it cost the glazers in 2005, £780 million and it was already very profitable. Club in fact, more profitable, more profitable back then than it is now. And they bought thing 780 then than it is now. And they bo798, thing 780 then than it is now. And they bo798, £90 thing 780 then than it is now. And they bo798, £90 millioniing 780 then than it is now. And they bo798, £90 million in] 780 then than it is now. And they bo798, £90 million in 2005. 30 or 798, £90 million in 2005. Thats how much. But over £1 billion is what it will set you back to buy. Just 25 of the club. So its going to be ratified in in, in, in january. But its been in the offing for a long time. They obviously didnt want it, didnt want a full i think there are full sale. I think there are issues behind behind full sale. I think there are isslas behind behind full sale. I think there are isslas the behind behind full sale. I think there are isslas the glazersd behind full sale. I think there are isslas the glazers i behind full sale. I think there are isslas the glazers i meanj it. I think the glazers i mean ive been asked many times on this, desk , are they this, on this desk, are they really in selling . Really interested in selling . I think hang on to think they want to hang on to win super created. Win the super league created. Reaction . Whats the fans reaction . Whats the fans reaction . Reaction the fans reaction has been very lukewarm. Many of them wanted they thought very lukewarm. Many of them wanonly they thought very lukewarm. Many of them wanonly way they thought very lukewarm. Many of them wan only way theyre hey thought very lukewarm. Many of them wanonly way theyre going iought very lukewarm. Many of them wanonly way theyre going to ght the only way theyre going to move from glazers in move on from the glazers in their is selling the their entirety is by selling the whole bid. Whole thing to the qatari bid. There very bid whole thing to the qatari bid. There by very bid whole thing to the qatari bid. There by sheikh very bid whole thing to the qatari bid. There by Sheikh Jassim bid whole thing to the qatari bid. There by Sheikh Jassim. Bid whole thing to the qatari bid. There by Sheikh Jassim. I bid whole thing to the qatari bid. There by Sheikh Jassim. I think made by Sheikh Jassim. I think it £6 billion another it was £6 billion plus another billion for the upgrade billion pounds for the upgrade of and the training of the stadium and the Training Ground another billion ground, and another billion pounds so pounds for player purchases. So that have been the one that would have been the one that would have been the one that wanted. Must that the supporters wanted. Must just they released a statement last. They said they last night. They said they had mixed feelings about the takeover, all will play out. Takeover, but all will play out. We aiden now this is what we aiden now this is what we want to know about. Want to know about. Yeah. Not really the sport as good are. Good as you are. Break we were just in the break we were just handed of paper with handed a sheet of paper with what appears to be a michelin star meal laid out. Well, a family festive evening with mr aidan magee. Whats this . Yeah, well , whats this . Yeah, well, look, patrick and i sat on the on this table last year, and its fair to say that my christmas menu. Christmas for the i hosted christmas for the first the evening. First time in the evening. So i go brothers go to my brothers and his family afternoon. In the family for the afternoon. In the evening about 7 00, not evening from about 7 00, not before. And they family before. And they the family come round serve a kind round and i serve a kind of a tasting menu, you like. My tasting menu, if you like. My famous soup is famous tomato and orange soup is on the menu. A huge on the menu. It was a huge success last year and the family said oh , hayden, are you said to me, oh, hayden, are you going come on, going to do it again . Come on, uncle hayden, dont let us down. I got busy i said, look, ive got a busy weekend. Ive got a busy few days but you know days of christmas. But you know what . Im going be for what . Im going to be there for you. Going my you. Im going to put my apron on, on. Youll see you. Im going to put my apron on, next on. Youll see you. Im going to put my apron on, next hour. On. Youll see you. Im going to put my apron on, next hour. And youll see you. Im going to put my apron on, next hour. And look, see you. Im going to put my apron on, next hour. And look, this you. Im going to put my apron on, he ll hour. And look, this you. Im going to put my apron on, he isiour. And look, this you. Im going to put my apron on, he isiour. And theresis you. Im going to put my apron on, rfantastic and theresis you. Im going to put my apron on, rfantastic optionseresis you. Im going to put my apron on, rfantastic optionserethe some fantastic options on the menu this the some fantastic options on the mentime this the some fantastic options on the mentime that this the some fantastic options on the mentime that the|is the some fantastic options on the mentime that the family|e some fantastic options on the mentime that the family will first time that the family will hear theyre hear the actual options. Theyre glued its grand glued to it. Its a grand reveal. Far as reveal. A grand reveal as far as theyre concerned. Were starting off well. Its not traditional were going starting off well. Its not traditiorthat were going starting off well. Its not traditiorthat in were going starting off well. Its not traditiorthat in the were going starting off well. Its not traditiorthat in the daytime. Ing to have that in the daytime. I think theres a chance to introduce bit introduce a little bit of International Cuisine in the evening. International evening. Im an international kind , you know, but kind of guy, you know, but i do have mean, can have rules. I mean, you can see the bottom of the rules at the bottom of there. The rules at the bottom of the there are rules. I read there are rules. Shall i read the so aidan magee is the rules out . So aidan magee is doing christmas menu for his doing a christmas menu for his family and at the family members. And at the bottom it, hes included some bottom of it, hes included some rules. Are the hosts. Rules. These are the hosts. Kindly request no glasses or containers be positioned on the rail of the pool table. Youve got to have rules, patrick. You dont want people running patrick. You dont want people runniranywhere else, anywhere them anywhere else, anywhere else . Thats fine. View else . Thats fine. Within view of its fine. Of the pool table. Its fine. Not it costs me a not on the rail. It costs me a few to vacate the premises few quid to vacate the premises by strictly professional. Strictly professional. Strictly professional. Im in here for a. M. Im in here for 5 am. Tomorrow. Ive got be up at 3 tomorrow. Ive got to be up at 3 am. Takes half an to am. It takes half an hour to do my year they am. It takes half an hour to do my abide year they am. It takes half an hour to do my abide thatar they am. It takes half an hour to do my abide that rule ey am. It takes half an hour to do my abide that rule. No didnt abide by that rule. No they didnt. They still they didnt. They were still there mean, there when i left. I mean, it was liberty, im was a complete liberty, if im honest with you. But ill be imposing be imposing that. Im going to be a stickler those today stickler for those rules today and also 2. 5 hours that theyre stickler for those rules today and a|to 2. 5 hours that theyre stickler for those rules today and a|to 2. Ethere, that theyre stickler for those rules today and a|to 2. Ethere, though. Eyre going to be there, though. Have to race youre going to have to race through i know, and through those. Yeah, i know, and theyre be theyre through those. Yeah, i know, and theyr mate, are you oh mate, what are you actually poor actually serving these poor or poor actually serving these poor or poo korean Style Chicken korean Style Chicken lollipops with a caramel glaze and onions, belly, and crispy onions, pork belly, square with a sticky barbecue glaze. Weve already mentioned my soup. Theres tempura prawns. Prawns sorry. Handmade with a traditional tempura butter accompanied by ponzu dip. MesoStyle Chicken skewers with satay style marinade and a satay style sauce. Finally all course is served with champagne. Other is served with champagne. Other beverage beverages are available on demand subject to availability. And i can tell you now theres plenty of availability in aidan magee christmas. Well, good stuff. So a little bit. Im jealous. Well, a little bit later on. Try to come next year. Well yeah its just its invitation only. Well we got , we get a little well we got, we get a little bit of a sneak preview here because aiden has been making some soup. Some soup. Some soup. Some of his apparently world famous spiced tomato and orange soup. So hes been going to be bringing that in for us later. And and i are going to be and emily and i are going to be making cocktails as weve making cocktails as well. Weve got recipes , so if got some cocktail recipes, so if you glued your screens you stay glued to your screens here can wow here on gb news, you can wow your relatives. Itll stuff your relatives. Itll be stuff that got in, that youve already got in, right . Probably so you can make it them today and they it for them today and they can go you that go, oh, where did you get that from . Just say you go, oh, where did you get that from . It just say you go, oh, where did you get that from . It up just say you go, oh, where did you get that from . It up all just say you go, oh, where did you get that from . It up all on just say you go, oh, where did you get that from . It up all on your say you go, oh, where did you get that from . It up all on your say ybut made it up all on your own. But well know. We will know. We gave that to you, aiden. Thank you much. You very, very much. You in a little while. See you in a little while. See you in a little while. Come. Have still to come. We have got benjamin and Connor Benjamin butterworth and Connor Tomlinson will be here with tomlinson who will be here with stories cannot miss stories that you cannot miss this Christmas Morning. There might a little of might be a little bit of fisticuffs. They dont really get yeah, they dont really get on well, it wouldnt on that well, so it wouldnt be christmas massive, christmas without a massive, catastrophic row, would so catastrophic row, would it . So its of your newspaper its all of your newspaper stuff. Yes. Well, if youll just joining us, a very happy christmas to you and your family. Now youve been sending in lots and lots of your festive scenes , festive pictures, lots scenes, festive pictures, lots of lovely emails weve received, and well be going to some of those pictures of your pets, of nativity, of your children, grandchild , children, your grandchild, children, your christmas set up essentially in just a in just a moment. Itsjust just a in just a moment. Its just as i was saying, its a lot of peoples first christmas. It is actually lot of it is actually a lot of babies. Babies. Yes indeed. Indeed. Yes indeed. Indeed. Those coming in gbviews gbnews. Com. A little seven month year old. Yes. So anyway, look joining yes. So anyway, look joining us to go through some of the News Headlines and actual news taking today is benjamin taking place today is Benjamin Butterworth. And political commentator Connor Tomlinson. Commentator Connor Tomlinson. Merry christmas chaps. First and foremost Merry Christmas. Well done mum and dad christmas. Well done mum and dad to separate the kids before we decide to fight. Course. Decide to fight. Of course. This get yes, well, this could get a bit although it would be bit frosty, although it would be the only thing thats bit the only thing thats a bit frosty outside the only thing thats a bit frostits outside the only thing thats a bit frostits here. Outside and its hot in here. But 14 degrees, were gonna were through were gonna whizz through some of arent we . Were gonna whizz through some of so, arent we . Were gonna whizz through some of so, benjamin, arent we . Were gonna whizz through some of so, benjamin, arent westart so, benjamin, shall we start with you . Youve gone for something in the daily mail. Is that nicholas that right . So is this Nicholas Witchell, who has been the witchell, who who has been the bbcs correspondent for bbcs royal correspondent for the last 25 years and is now moving on . You only imagine that he you can only imagine that he was holding that job was holding on to that job desperately until the desperately until until the queens death arrived, queens sad death arrived, because you wouldnt want to resign until that happened. But he moved and given he has moved on and hes given an interview discussing what it was hes talked a lot was like, and hes talked a lot about meghan, he about harry and meghan, and he criticises that criticises both sides of that story. He says that he would have thought meghan is intelligent enough to understand that the royal family were trying desperately, but there was an inescapable culture clash , he says. He says that he doesnt it about doesnt think it was about racism. He thinks its the racism. He thinks its about the fact that she was from california and they had such different cultures that they werent to make it work, werent able to make it work, but he also says he thinks but he also says that he thinks it was desperately sad for the late who so it late queen, who was so wanted it to , but that prince to work, but that Prince Charles, now king charles now this is a man that Nicholas Witchell and the now king are said to not get on terribly well. And he that really well. And he says that he really should more effort in should have put more effort in because prince harry because he thinks prince harry could from the could have been saved from the corner, now in. And corner, that hes now in. And why think nicholas why do you think Nicholas Witchell this . Witchell is saying all this . Well, left job. Hes well, hes left the job. Hes hes the bbc after two and hes left the bbc after two and a decades. And, you know, a half decades. And, you know, nobody has had a ringside seat to just about the most dramatic years , the most tumultuous years, the most tumultuous years. The royal family have had, besides the 90s, the Nicholas Witchell. So he has this exceptional insight. And of this exceptional insight. And of course at bbc he had to keep course at the bbc he had to keep his about this his opinions about this to himself long. Himself for so long. Oh gosh. Yes. I mean, they itching tell people real itching to tell people the real deal keeping deal. Bbc famously keeping their opinions themselves. Um, opinions to themselves. Um, connor just opinions to themselves. Um, connorjust quickly opinions to themselves. Um, connor just quickly your your view on that. You buy that view on that. Do you buy that from witchell . View on that. Do you buy that frori witchell . View on that. Do you buy that frori hate hell . View on that. Do you buy that frori hate to l . View on that. Do you buy that frori hate to be scrooge, but i hate to be a scrooge, but besides the pomp and ceremony of the last few years, the jubilee and the queens funeral and the coronation a coronation known as a celebration britishness, coronation known as a celebration britishness , im celebration of britishness, im kind exhausted with the royal kind of exhausted with the royal racism row stuff. I really would have hoped that if harry and meghan their meghan truly wanted their privacy, they wouldnt keep parading in front privacy, they wouldnt keep pa netflix in front privacy, they wouldnt keep pa netflix on in front privacy, they wouldnt keep pa netflix on oprah. In front privacy, they wouldnt keep pa netflix on oprah. Justfront of netflix on on oprah. Just leave them to and stop leave them to it and stop disparaging the dignity of the institution. Disparaging the dignity of the instituti0|sorry connor, but well, sorry connor, but apparently big things apparently there are big things to 2024. To come in 2024. Oh lord, harry and meghan, or just meghan. Maybe shes. Turning down offers left, and Centre Offers left, right and centre left , right offers left, right and centre left, right and centre. Connor, stick with you. Weve got a viral story here. It just viral story here. Now it just says headline christmas says here headline christmas turkey carnage. Come on. Yeah, well all of these photos youve been showing , have they , you would have thought they were halloween , not christmas. Have pretty youd have been pretty disappointed you had the disappointed if you had had the foresight pre planning foresight and the pre planning to well in to book your turkey well in advance your reputable advance at your reputable retailer, dashing retailer, rather than dashing out on Christmas Eve, and you get like get something that looks like the egg from alien. I mean, genuinely, its about facehuggers about to crawl out the , though i will i the back of it, though i will i will take issue. Patrick, you the back of it, though i will i wilsayke issue. Patrick, you the back of it, though i will i wilsay orderje. Patrick, you the back of it, though i will i wilsay order a. Patrick, you the back of it, though i will i wilsay order a takeaway you the back of it, though i will i wilsay order a takeaway on u do say order a takeaway on Christmas Day. Yeah all of the stories ive been hearing coming out about of the cycling delivery drivers, i might not want from those guys in want to order from those guys in case the take. Case theyre all on the take. Instead know, your instead i dont know, enjoy your enjoy your sprouts instead. Unless charles has never unless Prince Charles has never knowingly thats the worst way possible. Thats the worst one for me that i saw on your screens right now. If weve got radio listeners , if weve got radio listeners, im not sure im allowed to describe how that turkey looks, to be honest with you, over in a gutter after a night there gutter after a night out, there you done. Connor. Gutter after a night out, there you think done. Connor. Gutter after a night out, there you think idlone. Connor. Gutter after a night out, there you think idlon i think id be swapping from the radio seeing the tv to the radio after seeing that it looks revolting. Benjamin. That it looks revolting. Theresin. That it looks revolting. Theres in. Been that it looks revolting. Theresin. Been quite lot that it looks revolting. Stories s in. Been quite lot that it looks revolting. Stories of]. Been quite lot that it looks revolting. Stories of people n quite lot that it looks revolting. Stories of people whove lot of stories of people whove ordered from ordered in advance from a supermarket. And you how supermarket. And you know how sometimes products sometimes you get products swapped. Someone ordered swapped. Yes. So someone ordered a joint of ham, like a proper joint of ham and they got wafer thin slices that you put in a sandwich. Its not really what you is it . You want is it . You know, i really would you know, i really i would never online never risk it by ordering online for christmas because you cant mess but you know what . Mess that up. But you know what . I went on saturday i went shopping on saturday morning was so much more morning and it was so much more empty than i expected. So that suggests an awful more suggests an awful lot more people are doing this online rather in person. But, you rather than in person. But, you know, are other things know, there are other things you can is can have in japan. An it is traditional kfc on traditional to have a kfc on Christmas Day rather than to cook at many jewish families , cook at many jewish families, its a tradition to have a chinese. So patrick, is it . Yeah. Christmas eve, because yeah. On Christmas Eve, because theyre the only restaurants that tend to be open. Uh, so , that tend to be open. Uh, so, you know, that might be one for that tend to be open. Uh, so, you ipatrick, at might be one for that tend to be open. Uh, so, you ipatrick, younght be one for that tend to be open. Uh, so, you ipatrick, younght youyne for you. Patrick, you said you wanted chinese, wanted a chinese, a chinese, any place, any place, any place, any time, any place, any lunch or dinner. Um benjamin, ill stick no. Um benjamin, ill stick with you on this. No. Um benjamin, ill stick witiso3u on this. No. Um benjamin, ill stick witiso this1 this. No. Um benjamin, ill stick witiso this is his. No. Um benjamin, ill stick witiso this is ukraine so this is ukraine celebrating a first christmas on the 25th of december. Just talk us through this. So, ukraines Orthodox Church had been celebrating christmas, as the russians do , because the as the russians do, because the russians do. On the 7th of january for about the last hundred years. But as part of hundred years. But as part of their remit , hundred years. But as part of their remit, moving the consequences of the soviet empire of russian influence, they have decided this year that since september they moved to the same calendar that we in britain use, rather than the russian one. The julian calendar. And so this is their first Christmas Day, not ever. Because i think before recent russian influence, they used to celebrate it on Christmas Day before 100 years ago. But they have reverted to ours. So that is a significant change. It is. And it must be very strange because, you know, the cultural traditions of christmas are so strong. It must be very odd for a lot of ukrainians. But it shows obviously , the it also shows obviously, the strength of feeling that they do not want any reference to russian traditions in their life. No, indeed, connor , have you no, indeed, connor, have you got have you got strong views on that or do you want to skip a story ahead . That or do you want to skip a st0|oh head . That or do you want to skip a st0|oh no. D . That or do you want to skip a st0|oh no. I that or do you want to skip a st0|oh no. I was going to say, i oh no. I was going to say, i wonder if is part of wonder if this is part of the courting politicians courting of western politicians after American Jews have after the American Jews have voted not to give aid , after voted not to give aid, after rishi sunak has to announce rishi sunak has yet to announce these aid package a bunch of former defence secretaries came out yesterday and said we should give 2. 3 billion grant shapps wants of gdp go on wants 3 of gdp to go on military spending. So because we havent given them money havent given them the money yet, theyre yet, i wonder if theyre trying to still to say, hey, look, were still westernised. Do think . Westernised. Do you think . Dont forget and that forget about us guys. And that mariah carey song all i want for christmas is 7 billion in military aid is some fine. That was a subtle hint. That was. Yeah w e thats their yeah. They thats their thats eurovision entry thats their eurovision entry this isnt it. This year isnt it. Laugh. Did make me laugh. Did make me laugh. Were off to a flyer, chaps. Thank you very very much. Just stay for because stay with us for now because were go have were going to go and have a look some the wonderful look at some of the wonderful pictures viewers pictures that rgb news viewers and sending. And listeners have been sending. Um, so where are we were um, so where are we going . Were going orpington. He going to dean in orpington. He says, this is my son jamie attacking his pile of presents this christmas. Its definitely still dark. Its definitely still dark. Its definitely still dark. Its definitely still dark. Well happy christmas, jamie, and its great to see that santa has been. Its great to see that santa has been. He says hes huge been. He says that hes a huge fan of Patrick Emily bold to fan of patrick and emily bold to ask, but can my son and i come to your wedding . Oh my gosh. To your wedding . On my gosh. Well, its christmas. Well, its christmas. Yes. Well, if we make an exception for you , do you know, exception for you, do you know, we say no kids, but i think, we did say no kids, but i think, you know, jamie could be like a page boy or something. Page boy or something. Yeah. He could. Yeah. He could. Yeah, he if he yeah, if he brings, if he bnngs yeah, if he brings, if he brings us lots of presents. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Not to eat if you promise not to eat much the bills racking much because the bills racking up the moment. But anyway, up at the moment. But anyway, there forget, there we go. Dont forget, you can. Hey, go. Can. Why not . Hey, there we go. Oh, we go. Oh, here we go. You wish my dawn says could you wish my lovely dad noel a happy 87th birthday today . Yes, of course birthday today . Yes, of course we can. We can. We can. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. 87 years old on Christmas Day. Thank you, and Merry Christmas. Christmas. She says the perfect name as well. Noel. She says the perfect name as well. Noel. Noel . She says the perfect name as well. Noel. Noel . Yeah, yeah she says the perfect name as well. Noel. Noel . Yeah, yeah. Well. Noel. Noel . Yeah, yeah. Its not lost on him. Martin marie. Marie. Might be why he was called that. Paul. Oh, obviously. Paul. Oh, obviously. Yeah. Sorry sorry. Yeah. Sorry sorry. No, not not much. Arpus today. Martin. Marie archie and family say here is a picture of our Christmas Tree and jukebox. Our Christmas Tree and jukebox. Oh, i love that. Oh, i love that. Thats gorgeous. Thats gorgeous. Thats gorgeous. That is a very classy looking room, it . That is a very classy looking rooht it . That is a very classy looking rooht is. It . It is. It is. Got chandelier, got the chandelier, the beautiful tree, the beautiful Christmas Tree, the jukebox. Wonder whats on jukebox. I wonder whats on there. All want there. Maybe all i want for christmas. Christmas. Yeah, indeed. Got yeah, indeed. Have you got a favourite song, connor . W w oh, probably driving home for christmas. Christmas. Home christmas. Driving home for christmas. Driving home for christmas. Favourites. One of my favourites. Benjamin. Benjamin. You know year do you know this year its been the by been rocking around the tree by brenda it finally brenda lee because it finally got to number one after 60 years. She was 13 when she recorded it and it wasnt in the charts anywhere until the mid 90s. And i just loved that this old lady has finally got the recognition that she deserves. Shes probably thought youd be more a santa baby. Be more of a santa baby. Well , what be more of a santa baby. Well, what you and patrick listen to is up to you. Ive got weird. Ive got weird. Quick, lets go to somebody elses house now. And we have three christmas celebrations to fit in. All the family. Three christmas celebrations to fit in. All the family. Who is fit in. All the family. Who is this . Who is this . Last weekend . And the first last weekend . And the first of three. Its ruth. Ruth. Ruth. Sorry, ruth. That is ruth and sorry, ruth. That is ruth and her family. It looks like fun. Her family. It looks like fun. Well, it looks like on one well, it looks like her on one more, one more. Well, it looks like her on one mo quicke more. Well, it looks like her on one mo quicke morpauline says bit quick one. Pauline says a bit of for you. This is of a throwback for you. This is me on the left. Wow. 1953. When she was five, i didnt think she was on the right. Yeah, thats true. Yeah, thats true. Yeah, thats true. Oh, gosh. And you would know a thing or two about being on the right. Connor. To be fair, there we go. Um , look, weve got loads um, look, weve got loads more come now, what are we more to come now, what are we saying . More to come now, what are we say that other dont you . yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Got coming up what have we got coming up now, emily . Yes. Yes. What royal family what will the royal family be doing holiday doing over the Christmas Holiday . Be finding out more . We will be finding out more whats in sandringham . We will be finding out more whatyour in sandringham . We will be finding out more whatyour weather sandringham . We will be finding out more whatyour weather update|gham . We will be finding out more whatyour weather update withn after your weather update with greg that warm Greg Dewhurst. Yeah that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers i sponsors of weather on. Gb sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello there. Im Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. Well, its mild, wet forecast. Well, its mild, wet and breezy across much of the uk this Christmas Day. And there is the risk of some snow across the scottish mountains too. Some early brightness for eastern parts of england, north east scotland , but generally a lot of scotland, but generally a lot of cloud as we through the cloud as we move through the day. Outbreaks of rain across england wales, will england and wales, which will turn increasingly heavy in the west. Then, this rain west. And then, as this rain bumps Higher Ground of bumps into the Higher Ground of scotland, we could see 5 to 10cm of snow above 300m. So officially making it a White Christmas. Officially making it a White Christmas. But for many of us it will be mild breezy and grey. Some glimmers of sunshine for Northern Ireland, temperatures still above average for the time of year. This rain across england and wales slowly pushes its way south eastwards through the clearing during the the evening, clearing during the early and also rain and early hours and also rain and snow across scotland moves out into the north sea, which means as we move into the early hours of boxing day, many places becoming dry, clear becoming dry, lengthy clear spells temperatures lower spells and temperatures lower than they been of late , than they have been of late, getting freezing in the getting close to freezing in the countryside and a touch frost countryside and a touch of frost and across northern and ice across northern scotland. So it means a sunnier start for many. A drier start out for boxing day. Plenty of blue skies, the risk of a few showers largely around the coast and also quite frequent across northern scotland , but staying northern scotland, but staying dry for the vast majority. But dry for the vast majority. But later on in the day, cloud and rain moves in across the Far Southwest , temperatures lower southwest, temperatures lower than have been a little than they have been a little nearer average. That warm nearer to average. That warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsor of weather on. Degrees, so no chance of a White Christmas for any people. But uh, dont let that stop you having a good time. Of course. Send us all your christmas pictures. Weve got loads of them. Were going shortly. We want to see many you with want to see you many you with your families. You tucking into whatever tucking whatever youre tucking into. Lovely gb views lovely stuff so far. Gb views and com and gb news. Com and of course, weve yes. And of course, weve also been tracking santas flight around the world as he delivers gifts for christmas. Delivers gifts for christmas. Hes currently im just hearing hes just over San Francisco, california for the united states. There you go. Santa and san fran. You love santa and san fran. You love it. Hes making good progress. I hope he came round to your house earlier on. We are also recognising, though, what could be a very tough day for many people, either with loneliness or are struggling to do with the people, either with loneliness or arof;truggling to do with the people, either with loneliness or arof living ing to do with the people, either with loneliness or arof living crisis, do with the people, either with loneliness or arof living crisis, people the cost of living crisis, people relying we want relying on food banks. We want you know that were for you to know that were here for you. Just keep your telly on and we will be here with you all day on gb news. We will be here with you all day on wenews. We will be here with you all day on we will;. We will be here with you all day on we will indeed. The king we will indeed. And the king and are set to celebrate and queen are set to celebrate christmas of christmas with other members of the family at sandringham the royal family at sandringham house. King charless christmas message be broadcast message will also be broadcast at at 3 00. And of course , well at at 3 00. And of course, well be bringing that to you on gb news. We will. Im surely archie. Were going to be talking to the royal butler. Well give you an insight, an intimate insight into what the royal family will be getting up to today and what they eat, what do they eat . Drink . Drink . What do they drink when do they Exchange Gifts . Lots do they have stockings . Do they have stockings . They have stockings . Do they have stockings . Whats their Favourite Christmas Song . Kind of stuff. Song . All of that kind of stuff. So got all that coming so weve got all that coming your way and much, much more very shortly. But just very shortly. But shall we just check in your weather check in with your weather quickly . Think probably quickly . I think we probably should dewhurst. Should be Greg Dewhurst. Merry good morning and Merry Christmas. A White Christmas. Will it be a White Christmas. Will it be a White Christmas a wet christmas . Christmas or a wet christmas . Find out in the forecast coming up soon. Well, there we go. Now this morning we want to know what you are up to today. Are you working . You with your working . Are you with your family . Getting some family . Were getting some lovely and also lovely family shots in and also a of peoples first a lot of peoples first christmases out there. Views christmases out there. Gb views and dot com. We are and gb news dot com. We are going to showing you some going to be showing you some lovely christmas pictures very , lovely christmas pictures very, very shortly. Thank you very very shortly. Thank you very much, everybody whos been getting in touch. Its an absolute pleasure and delight to be sharing Christmas Morning with you. Donald says christmas with you. Donald says christmas is usually absolutely manic in our house with all our children grown up with their own families. Been very quiet families. Its been very quiet this uh, it will get this morning. Uh, it will get busier later as we are fortunate enough to have our families enough to have all our families close it makes close to us. Donald. It makes the of difference, doesnt the world of difference, doesnt it . Going back and forth it . People going back and forth all the so its nice if all the time. So its nice if you can have them together. If my family are i wonder if my family are still asleep or if theyre up raring go. It used be, you raring to go. It used to be, you know, when youre a child, of course you at about course you wake up at about 5 am. Or even earlier and try to get your presents. Yeah, that get your presents. Yeah, at that time. Gets later and time. But it gets later and later. A christmas lion. Ive been some ive been enjoying some of the pictures had of the pictures that weve had of youngsters up their youngsters opening up their Christmas Presents, im Christmas Presents, so im hoping be able show hoping we might be able to show a those shortly. Im a couple of those shortly. Im just to shout one more just going to shout out one more one here. So michael in one here. So michael and lisa in lancashire say you for lancashire say thank you for getting up early for your viewers. I hope you both get to celebrate well, as celebrate later. Well, as parents a teenage boy, we are parents of a teenage boy, we are waiting for him wake waiting for him to wake up. You go. Waiting for him to wake up. There you go. Waiting for him to wake up. There we| go. Waiting for him to wake up. There we go. Waiting for him to wake up. There we go. Typical teenageh there we go. Typical teenager. Theyll say, well, i hope and about now hope hes up and about now because sent that email because he sent that email a little while ago. But yes, ill be cheshire near be driving back to cheshire near manchester after this manchester later on after this show be tottering off show and youll be tottering off to north wont you . So to north london, wont you . So well going on indeed. Well be going on well, indeed. Be tottering tottering off. Be tottering off, tottering off. There look now, when there we go. So look now, when you think of christmas, you might all the family might think of all the Family Gatherings kings gatherings and the kings speech at kate and william as at 3 pm, or kate and william as they make a grand entrance at they make a grand entrance at the service. The sandringham service. Would christmas be so what would christmas be without family without without the royal family without the pomp and pageantry they bnng . The pomp and pageantry they bring . One man that can tell us all about the royals at christmas, and what they get up to is former royal butler Grant Harrold grant. Thank you very much indeed. Hoping can much indeed. Im hoping you can give insight into all the give us an insight into all the Little Secrets behind the scene. What it will be on the menu today. What it will be on the menu today. I want to know about the today. I want to know about the food. Oh, and merry, Merry Christmas. First and foremost, christmas. Merry christmas , good Merry Christmas, good morning, Merry Christmas to both of you. And im loving the jumper patrick. Thank you mate. Go on. So thank you mate. Go on. So what do we know. What do we know what do we know. What do we know that the royal family will be doing today . How will it all be shaping up . Whats nice about do you know whats nice about the royal family . The traditions today much the same as today are very much the same as it done the time of the it was done in the time of the late queens. So youll find that the day or less follows the the day more or less follows the same routine. Because thing same routine. Because the thing about family, they about the royal family, they like to traditions. And like to stick to traditions. And what that is the royal what i mean by that is the royal family. Traditionally, we have breakfast we then breakfast shortly. We will then see heading off to saint see them heading off to saint marys church. We understand the crowds since crowds have been growing since 4 am. When i say crowds, its am. And when i say crowds, its actually people. Its families and from the and estate workers from the sandringham all sandringham estate that all gather to be able gather well wishers to be able to them Merry Christmas to wish them a Merry Christmas and say hello to them. And then after theyll after the service, theyll head back , where they back to sandringham, where they will have a traditional turkey lunch just to give lunch. And then, just to give you of an insight after you a bit of an insight after that, have an that, they then have an afternoon which might afternoon tea, which might surprise and then afternoon tea, which might surprisyhave and then afternoon tea, which might surprisyhave the and then afternoon tea, which might surprisyhave the dinnerand then afternoon tea, which might surprisyhave the dinner in then afternoon tea, which might surprisyhave the dinner in then theyll have the dinner in the evening, which more of a evening, which is more of a buffet where they have whole buffet where they have a whole load of, uh, pork, salmon, turkey, beef, lot of turkey, beef, a whole lot of things. Right. Turkey, beef, a whole lot of things. Right. Which also things. All right. Which also means that the staff means that some of the staff can, get the evening off, can, can get the evening off, which quite a nice thing that which is quite a nice thing that they thats kind of they do. So thats a kind of outline generally will be outline generally what will be happening today. So like most of us, like most families, is lot about the food. And it is a bit of food. And i didnt mention presents purposely. And should mention purposely. And i should mention because delivering because santa will be delivering the hopefully the presents hopefully this morning will arrive for the morning that will arrive for the royal children, but the adults actually something slightly actually do something slightly different, actually do something slightly diffe goes the time of that goes back to the time of queen victoria, a german tradition where they exchange their yesterday. On their gifts yesterday. So on christmas , the royals Christmas Eve, when the royals all afternoon Christmas Eve, when the royals all round afternoon Christmas Eve, when the royals all round about afternoon Christmas Eve, when the royals all round about 4 00, ernoon Christmas Eve, when the royals all round about 4 00, uh, on Christmas Eve, when the royals all round about 4 00, uh, just tea round about 4 00, uh, just after till, during the teas, after the till, during the teas, when exchanged and after the till, during the teas, whegifts exchanged and after the till, during the teas, whegifts might anged and after the till, during the teas, whegifts might surprise and after the till, during the teas, whegifts might surprise you nd the gifts might surprise you because its not quite what a lot of people will be thinking. Oh, go on, what kind of kind of gifts are we talking about . You cant leave us hanging like that, right . Its very much kind of humorous dare i even say humorous fun. Dare i even say jokey kind kind of gifts and jokey kind of kind of gifts and one of the best examples , i one of the best examples, i think the late diana, princess of wales , uh, famously gave, of wales, uh, famously gave, i think it was some earrings or something to i think it was possibly princess margaret, and in return she was given tea in return she was given a tea towel probably a bit towel and was probably a bit kind shocked and quickly kind of shocked and quickly discovered the discovered that this is what the royals do. Because when youre the royal family, what do you give royal family . I mean, give the royal family . I mean, its impossible to its almost impossible to give things. Fun things. Its always kind of fun and humorous things that and kind of humorous things that they give each doesnt they give each other. It doesnt mean they dont give mean to say they dont give serious to each in serious gifts to each other in private. But far as this private. But as far as this gathering goes, its normally kind fun, jokey that kind of fun, jokey gifts that theyre given. Yeah absolutely. Just yeah, absolutely. Im just im to picture the im just trying to picture the turkey dinner followed by afternoon followed afternoon tea, followed by a buffet. I mean, that is quite buffet. I mean, that is quite literally day of kings literally a day of kings actually, and the king actually, isnt it . And the king will be giving his speech now. The is the kings speech is pre recorded, isnt it . So hell have had a bit of a time to have to have got that one in the bank. And, uh, i think hes going to focus a bit on the environment, isnt he . And sustainability, right . Sustainability, is that right . I think what theyre saying. And you saying. and and as you know, pedro, ill give a few insights before give you a few insights before we know until the we dont actually know until the actual uh, obviously actual speech, uh, obviously gets this afternoon. Gets broadcast this afternoon. But this is something but of course, this is something that always been passionate that hes always been passionate about. Weve about. And i think weve discussed this that as discussed this before, that as king, to step back a king, hes got to step back a little from some of these little bit from some of these things hes always been things that hes always been passionate about. But at the same time, hes not going to walk them. This is walk away from them. So this is an him to an opportunity for him to kind of raise this, if you like. And the other significant thing that i thought poignant is i thought is quite poignant is this photograph you can see just now uh, were now is actually just, uh, were outside, from outside, sorry. Inside from where the balcony we see where the balcony is that we see them famous public them make the famous public appearances and of course, on coronation where coronation day, thats where they stood. And ive actually beenin they stood. And ive actually been in that room myself. And its quite a kind of humble room, say that, room, if i can say that, considering some of the rooms in buckingham but thought buckingham palace. But i thought its quite its again, its quite significant. Hes picked this room the room because when they do the christmas message, like the late queen, they always pick the location. And theres a reason for behind for that. Uh, normally behind the they pick the reasons as to why they pick the reasons as to why they pick the rooms or locations the different rooms or locations we see them that use. We see them that they use. Okay. Um, could you give okay. Now um, could you give us an insight into, us a bit of an insight into, like, what kind time the like, what kind of time the royals up on christmas royals wake up on Christmas Morning what its like and morning and what its like and do you know, they do they do you know, do they do they have their their christmas breakfast bed or, you know, breakfast in bed or, you know, no, dont go on. No, i dont go on. No. Do you know. No. The thing of it, the royal family absolutely not. Absolutely not. Without making carson turn in his grave , uh, the royal family his grave, uh, the royal family are very much like the rest of us. I mean, the day kind of follows the same the rest of follows the same as the rest of us do. And the family do like to gather breakfast in the gather for breakfast in the dining room, most of us do. Dining room, like most of us do. Okay not quite the dining okay maybe not quite the dining room, but all kind of get up, room, but we all kind of get up, dont we . Have a breakfast dont we . And have a breakfast together. Can assure you, together. And i can assure you, patrick, will in patrick, they will not be in onesies in onesie. Do they dress up all the time, like at home . The nice thing about the royal family is theyre always, uh, probably the uh, not so much. Probably the younger the younger as we younger ones. The younger as we see dressed bit. But see dressed a little bit. But the royals, theyre always the older royals, theyre always kind slightly, um, kind of kind of slightly, um, kind of dressed because some people dressed up because some people say with lot of say to me, uh, with a lot of what do, i always of like what i do, i always kind of like to my, my tie and my jacket to have my, my tie and my jacket on and they ask me what i get it from. And quite simply, its when for the family, when you work for the family, you kind of follow their lead. You you kind of you know, you always kind of want like them. You try want to be like them. You try to, uh, youre kind of not to, uh, so youre kind of not letting the side in if you like. So think about it. They always kind of sort. Think about sorry, grant. Think about it. If family dont dress if the royal family dont dress up for Christmas Day, then what hope there of keeping hope is there of keeping standards in rest of the standards up in the rest of the country . Exactly, yeah. Standards up in the rest of the courdont exactly, yeah. Standards up in the rest of the courdont want exactly, yeah. Standards up in the rest of the courdont want decline. Y, yeah. Standards up in the rest of the courdont want decline in yeah. You dont want decline in exactly. But but i think i think i mean, emily, youd fit in beautifully. Amazed beautifully. Im amazed i actually been invited to actually havent been invited to sandringham, but you never know. Maybe next year. And patrick. Uh, yeah, think the jumper uh, yeah, i think the jumper would definitely raise a few eyebrows, sure youd eyebrows, but im sure youd still get in. Well, its funny you should say grant, because i will say that, grant, because i will actually changing actually be changing into something end of something smarter at the end of this hour. So there we go. I think, you know, this is a wake up thing. This you know, up thing. This is, you know, wake get your presents open wake up, get your presents open a bit later in the hour, well be well be going bit more formal. Graeme le saux he will just one royal, last one last true royal, one last question to you, grant. What you doing today . Um, what are you doing today . Apart talking apart from talking to us . Ive. Ive actually, um, come back to my homeland. Im actually scotland im actually in scotland for, for so ive come up for a few days, so ive come up here to, to escape from, from everything and having a very quiet uh, which quiet christmas. Uh, which is exactly it. Exactly how i like it. Well, god bless you, grant. Thank very much. Thank you very much. I see the fire in the background there. Lovely. I see the fire in the bacitsyund there. Lovely. I see the fire in the bacitsyu1littleere. Lovely. I see the fire in the bacitsyu1little bit lovely. I see the fire in the bacitsyu1little bit coldly. I see the fire in the bacitsyu1little bit cold up its a little bit cold up here. Yes, can imagine its a lot yes, i can imagine its a lot colder, but thank you very much for your time im very for your time and im very happy. Thank grant harold happy. Thank you. Grant harold there, royal butler. He there, former royal butler. He knows what its like. What a nice man is. Nice man he is. I think you love. I think you love. You wanted to hear that the royal family yeah. Were in their onesies breakfast onesies having breakfast in bed. No, its all quite formal. Yeah. Getting on it early. Doors there. Straight away. Thats rocks thats true. King. King rocks out of straight away. Out of bed straight away. Getting into the gnt. Getting stuck into the gnt. I dont but yes, we, uh. Dont know, but um, yes, we, uh. Were were checking back were good. Were checking back in sam you are not. In with sam zahawi. You are not. All right. Weve been tracking sensors flying around the world. He francisco last he was over San Francisco last time saw. Now in time we saw. Now hes in washington. Through washington. Hes flying through america, progress. America, making good progress. Literally flying well, quite literally flying through yes, through america, i suppose. Yes, quite delivering quite literally. Delivering presents good boys quite literally. Delivering presgirls good boys quite literally. Delivering presgirls in good boys quite literally. Delivering presgirls in the good boys quite literally. Delivering presgirls in the unitedd boys quite literally. Delivering presgirls in the united states. And girls in the united states. So there go. Thats what so there you go. Thats what hes um, now, both the hes doing. Um, now, both the Prime Minister rishi sunak, and the of the opposition, the leader of the opposition, sir as as sir keir starmer, as well as the liberal leader, ed liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, released davey, have released their christmas. Christmas messages. Yeah, messages are not yeah, the messages are not completely christmas and completely about christmas and clearly political clearly have some political undertones. Compiled undertones. So weve compiled its a mash up, its a its a mash up, right. Its a remix here. Basically what it means is that weve saved ourselves a few minutes of political leaders talking by chopping up all the best bits into one go, here we go. Christmas is a time of peace, joy, christmas is a time of peace, joy, compassion , a time of hope joy, compassion, a time of hope and a promise of a better world. And today , as we look ahead, and today, as we look ahead, lets keep that promise of a Brighter Future burning into the new year. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing for the festivities, i wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year new year as communities across britain gather together for a period of faith and festivities, i want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Merry christmas from everyone at the liberal democrats. It is such a joyous time of the year. Ive enjoyed watching the Christmas Spirit spread across the country , watching christmas the country, watching Christmas Trees pop up all around the lights making the darker evening sparkle. Its a time when we can sparkle. Its a time when we can come together with friends and family to sing, to eat, give and receive presents and thank god for the grace and blessings we have to celebrate in our life. Have to celebrate in our life. Well, theres our political leader. Christmas message remix for you and a man who knows a thing or two about political christmas message writing is former political adviser matthew laza matthew, do you have you written one of these . Yeah, i have, i have, you know, theyre a team effort. I mean, you know, they go for about different drafts and about 30 different drafts and sort its a bit like sort of its a bit like christmas specials, not ours, christmas tv specials, not ours, because were here but you because were here live. But you know, specials are know, those comedy specials are recorded with fake recorded in august with fake snow. Quite bad as snow. Its not quite as bad as that, theres certainly that, but theres certainly drawn by committee because drawn up by committee because first all, every political drawn up by committee because first has every political drawn up by committee because first has somebodytical does leader has somebody who does faith they have faith for them. So they have somebody liaises with somebody who who liaises with all faith all the different faith communities , making sure communities, um, making sure that gets that every Faith Community gets a no festival is a message that no festival is missed. And obviously, you know, um, is the big one. Um, christmas is the big one. The biggie, its a biggie. And they were, i think, at least two of them were mentioning overtly that it is a christian celebrate , which is nice. Celebrate, which is nice. Yeah. And that is very thats very interesting. I mean, so i worked for ed miliband when he was leader of the labour party. And obviously ed is a secular jew. Um, and so faith is not a big part of his life. So we decided to keep ours pretty general uh, know, general and, uh, you know, focussed the wider spirit of focussed on the wider spirit of christmas. Keir himself, for example, in the labour one, uh, isnt, particularly isnt, uh, particularly religious either , but he did religious either, but he did make very big point of talking make a very big point of talking about the religious message of christmas. And also , it looks to christmas. And also, it looks to me like it was filmed in a church. Yeah yeah, well, yes, indeed. What do you make of rishi sunak one . Because i mean, it was quite basic. Was nice , was quite basic. It was nice, but it was quite basic. Yeah. I mean, he has got the country to run, to be fair to him. Um, so, you know, by the time youve, you know, you know what tv shoots are like the what tv shoots are like by the time youve got to the church, you they fiddled with the you know, they fiddled with the lighting, feel he you know, they fiddled with the lighthe. Feel he you know, they fiddled with the lighthe country feel he you know, they fiddled with the lighthe country to feel he you know, they fiddled with the lighthe country to run,el he you know, they fiddled with the lighthe country to run, uh,ie you know, they fiddled with the lighthe country to run, uh, but had the country to run, uh, but it was the Standard Video message that you get from number 10. Whereas there was 10. Whereas keirs there was a lot production effort into lot of production effort into that. Know, theyd that. We saw you know, theyd obviously filming shots obviously been filming shots throughout the throughout december, handing the mince with the mince pies around with the senior etc. Of senior citizens, etc. But of course, what got to course, what youve got to remember, its not remember, patrick, is its not over you have over yet because you also have to the years message to issue the new years message and how you balance between the two is important. And two is quite important. And i think might see with think what you might see with keir specifically keir is that he specifically wanted make his christmas wanted to make his christmas message about the themes message more about the themes that come out of the religious story christmas and the new story of christmas and the new years one will be, i think, more overtly political. Because i guess its a yes, because i guess its a tncky yes, because i guess its a tricky balance, isnt it . Because sir starmer because sir keir starmer probably to stick the boot probably wants to stick the boot in a little bit, but then its not. Very good, not. Doesnt look very good, does absolutely. Overtly does it . No. Absolutely. Overtly political. Its interesting. Political. Its interesting. Not too religious s, uh, too much of the religious s, uh, element. Um, too much of the religious s, uh, element. Um, is too much of the religious s, uh, element. Um, is that because element. Um, is that because maybe he doesnt want to appear disingenuous , or is it more disingenuous, or is it more that, uh, you know, he just wants to be the big. Well, i think what you have to do, what you have to do is its difficult in british politics because, say, unlike in america, where, you know, being religious you religious is basically, you know, element of know, an essential element of being itd be very being in politics, itd be very hard if you werent. I didnt have faith to be in american politics. Biden is politics. I mean, joe biden is a very serious catholic. For example, in britain, example, whereas in britain, because dont like, know, because we dont like, you know, as Alastair Campbell famously said, you said, we dont do god. So you have religious element have to get a religious element in you have to nod to the christmas story without anyway coming sanctimonious. Christmas story without anyway cominggetting sanctimonious. Christmas story without anyway cominggetting thatanctimonious. Christmas story without anyway cominggetting that balance ious. So its getting that balance right. Issue. And right. Thats the issue. And what would doing what they would have been doing going all those going through in all those drafts december. Drafts throughout december. Its going absolutely. Well its going to big, big, big year of to be a big, big, big year of politics ahead, isnt it . And matthew, just with us matthew, you just stay with us for because were going matthew, you just stay with us forwhiz because were going matthew, you just stay with us forwhiz it because were going matthew, you just stay with us forwhiz it alongacause were going matthew, you just stay with us forwhiz it along fosze were going matthew, you just stay with us forwhiz it along for ae were going matthew, you just stay with us forwhiz it along for a second going to whiz it along for a second now. And its Christmas Day. Oh, in case you havent noticed. And many will be spending the many of you will be spending the day the week with your day or even the week with your family. Inevitably there yes, but inevitably there could be a few disagreements or even over even full blown arguments over all. All sorts of things. So if that unfortunately happens, do make happens, what can we do to make it as soon as possible . It go away as soon as possible . We nearly had an issue this morning when the went off morning when the alarm went off at joining us now is at 3 00. Joining us now is social behaviour and etiquette expert liz brewer. Can i just say looking spectacular . You say looking spectacular . You are. You are. Are. You are. Wow. Stuff. More sequins , the better. Um, so Christmas Day rouse always a bit of an issue, especially after a few sherries. Especially after a few sherries. So. So come on, talk us through the etiquette. Well, i do know that the royal family now ban monopoly. Monopoly. Really . Oh, yes. Really . Oh, yes. Really . Oh, yes. Youre not allowed to play monopoly. And that is you know, monopoly. And that is you know, and i know in our house too, weve now stopped playing monopoly because it always ends in tears. So you have to diffuse it and you have to try and avoid it. But when you do get families together, you know theres always going to be a bit of friction here and there. So you just hope that by the time, you know, theyre digging into the turkey whatever, that theyve turkey or whatever, that theyve calmed down and everythings fine. In crept out this fine. I in fact crept out this morning. Ive got to get back to do its usually at do stockings. Its usually at eight, but this time im doing it at nine. They dont even know ive gone. What sorry. Hang on a minute. Sorry. Hang on a minute. You snuck out. You snuck out. I snuck out in the rain. Yes. I snuck out in the rain. Yes. So your family normally get their stockings at eight . Its now 8 17. Theyre going to be waking up. No, theyre not, because my sister and brother in law have flown in from british columbia. They did that day before yesterday. Theyre jet lagged. Last night we did inappropriate carols with some neighbours outside died and they were inappropriate and they were hysterical. Wed had a really good dinner and quite a bit of sort of mulled wine, etc. This is great. So in actual fact, what were the inappropriate carols that i tried to sort of sneak off . I thought, i must get some sleep. Needless to say , some sleep. Needless to say, these plans always go by. The board scuppered slightly. Yeah, ive sort of. Im not. Not exactly dressed as i was last night. I made a bit of an effort this morning. Oh, you look fantastic. But what do you do . Um. What if theres someone um. What if theres someone whos just, you know, doesnt want to be there . Theyre a bit grumpy. Maybe a bit of a kevin. The teenager or someone older who. Who just doesnt particularly like christmas. And they just want to spoil it for everyone else. What you do . Everyone else. What do you do . You have to, you well, then you have to, you know, kick out. No, you know, kick them out. No, you dont them out, though. Dont kick them out, though. Its family christmas time. Like new you resolutions , new year. You make resolutions, youre hoping everybody comes together. You try and forget whats happened in the past. And if they are feeling a bit miserable. Um, i did notice last miserable. Um, i did notice last night somebody was talking disappearing, but i think that was because he was on to his girlfriend or something. But. But usually , um, you know, if but usually, um, you know, if somebody is in that mood, let them have their space, you know, theyll get over it and give them a good jug of hot grog or something. So dont pester them too much. Just leave them to it. Youve got to let it. Youve got, you know, family is are families. And theres always going to be ups and downs. And you just hope that the spirit of christmas is going to even it all out. Everybodys going to be christmasy. Are you a are you a because i agree with you completely. There about the after dinner games nightmare shocker. I hate them all. I really girard charades. Ill go for a bit of charades so ill go for a bit of charades so i dont want to be too much of a killer. Did a good clip of charades. Did a good clip of charades. That was fun. He did . Yes. Well done alex, but, um. But but but in general, are you a are you a games master or are you. I like a board game, but i think on Christmas Day they can dominate because take so dominate because they take so long. I mean, long. Dont they . I mean, monopoly can go for on hours and hours hours, youve hours and hours, but youve got a hours to fill up. A lot of hours to fill up. Well, you get up early because if youve got kids youre up at six. So youve got to you never believe it. But also of the traditions in also one of the traditions in our all get together our family, we all get together and a of us where and theres a lot of us where ever are in the world, they ever we are in the world, they go swimming, here, we will go swimming, are here, we will be at the serpent time before go swimming, are here, we will be allowedzrpent time before go swimming, are here, we will be allowed to ent time before go swimming, are here, we will be allowed to open� ne before go swimming, are here, we will be allowed to open the efore were allowed to open the present. So itll be, i dont know, 10 00 my brother in law will jog there. My poor daughter feels shes got to take part. My niece will begrudgingly go in the serpentine. Can you imagine . The serpentine. Can you imagine . So filthy and. Yeah. And there are the. Yeah. And there are the. There the professional swimmers who go in. And then theres us, and weve got our christmas hats. I mean , its christmas hats. I mean, its a bizarre group. Into your bikini , into your into your bikini, into your swimming cozzie. No , no. No, no. No, no. Trunks on. Yeah they are. They absolutely are. They absolutely are. I wonder if you can buy a christmas swimming costume, presumably in australia. You can, can. Can, you can. Can, you can. Yes. Yes. Ive done all that. Ive done all that. We did, we did, we did, we did christmas around the world earlier and are some did christmas around the world earliythereslnd are some did christmas around the world earliytheres not are some did christmas around the world earliytheres not you are some did christmas around the world earliytheres not you can some did christmas around the world earliytheres not you can buy1e did christmas around the world earliytheres not you can buy in well theres not you can buy in australian style swimming costume, but theres not a lot of in it. No budgie of material in it. No, no budgie smugglers they call them. Oh smugglers as they call them. Oh goodness. Exactly. Famously, mr Prime Minister australia to minister in australia used to like in his in his trunks. Well, and when we come back, matthew will joining matthew will be joining us wearing citizen wearing australian style citizen are you which after put up anyway. All right, all right. Anyway. All right, all right. Its all getting a bit out of hand now isnt it. But im having a fantastic christmas and ihope having a fantastic christmas and i hope you are too. Its lovely to be a part of it. Thank you matthew, thank you very much. Thank you. Where have you got to go back to now . Chelsea. Lovely. Its to chelsea. Lovely. Its terrace. Yes. Then itll all terrace. Yes. And then itll all start. Im to have to put start. Im going to have to put on my father christmas. You much for coming thank you so much for coming in early us on in so early to see us on Christmas Morning. Well be seeing seeing lot seeing well be seeing a lot more both you as well. More of both of you as well. Theres a heck of a lot still to come. Make sure you keep getting your pictures in. All right. Vaiews gbnews. Uk mom and kids. First christmas is families opening presents. I imagine youll be up now. Families opening presents. I imagin lets get the weather. Hello there. Im Greg Dewhurst your dewhurst and welcome to your latest news weather forecast. Latest gb news weather forecast. Well, its mild, wet and breezy across of the uk this across much of the uk this Christmas Day and there is the risk of some snow across the scottish mountains to some early brightness for eastern parts of england, north east scotland, but generally of cloud as but generally a lot of cloud as we move through the day. Outbreaks of rain across england and will turn and wales, which will turn increasingly in the west. And wales, which will turn increthen, ly in the west. And wales, which will turn increthen, as in the west. And wales, which will turn increthen, as this in the west. And wales, which will turn increthen, as this in bumpst. And then, as this rain bumps into the ground of into the Higher Ground of scotland, we could see 5 to 10cm of snow above 300m. So officially making it a White Christmas. But for many of us it will be mild, breezy and grey. Some glimmers of sunshine for Northern Ireland, temperatures still above average for the time of year. This across of year. This rain across england and wales slowly pushes its way south eastwards through the clearing during the the evening, clearing during the early and also rain and early hours and also rain and snow across scotland moves out into the north sea, which means as we move into the early hours of boxing day, many places becoming dry , lengthy clear becoming dry, lengthy clear spells temperatures lower spells and temperatures lower than it have been of late. Getting close freezing in the getting close to freezing in the countryside. A touch of frost countryside. A touch of frost andice countryside. A touch of frost and ice across northern scotland. So it means a sunnier start for many. A drier start for day. Plenty of blue for boxing day. Plenty of blue skies, the risk of a few showers largely around the coast and also quite frequent across northern scotland, but staying dry for the vast majority. But dry for the vast majority. But later on in the day, cloud and rain moves in across the Far Southwest. Temperatures lower than they have been a little nearer to average. Nearer to average. Hello. Thank you for being a big part of gb news news. Wed like to wish you and your loved ones a Christmas Season full of comfort and joy, as well as a peaceful and prosperous new year. From our family to yours, we are proud to be your channel. Merry christmas, happy christmas, Merry Christmas , christmas, Merry Christmas, happy christmas, Merry Christmas , Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. Christmas. Here on gb news the peoples channel. Merry christmas. Merry christmas. Finishing off that delicious mince pie okay there we go. Merry Christmas Everybody. Merry Christmas Everybody. Were certainly enjoying ourselves here. But weve been asking for pictures from you so we can share Christmas Day together. And we can share Christmas Day together. And mikes been on. Mike says this is my grandchild, mabels reaction to christmas this is lovely. Everything ive done this for three years in a row now. Normally were dominated by dogs and cats. Pictures which of course we do love. But this year weve seen a massive upsurge in people sharing their christmases sharing their first christmases with loved ones, etc. And this is an absolute stellar addition. So welcome to the world, mabel and happy christmas, an absolute cutie and matt and mary in weymouth. Theyve written in. They say this is our front room. This morning. Excellent. Were on the telly Christmas Tree. Telly. The Christmas Tree. Beautiful. Lots of presents, untouched , untouched. Untouched, untouched. I wonder if they still are. I wonder if they still are. I wonder if they still are. Because that was a little while ago, wasnt it . Yes it was, it was. Yes it was, it was. So talking about movies that, um, nice. And has um, very nice. And diane has also written she says, oh, also written in, she says, oh, these are beautiful these are my beautiful grandchildren, and oliver. Grandchildren, ava and oliver. Are those matching pyjamas very similar . Im not sure if theyre matching, but i like the stockings there on the on the wall. Um, just above the fireplace. Kind of a modern fireplace. Kind of a modern fireplace. Well done, well done. So everybody so happy christmas to everybody out. Out there. Also, may i just say weve received an email shaun, received an email from shaun, emma alfie and they say we emma and alfie and they say we write in all the time and never get a mention. So here we go. Youre getting a mention. Youre getting a mention. Theyre driving from devon to hampshire celebrate hampshire to celebrate christmas with badger and with their friends. Badger and jotty. They say we watched you two on telly at 6 am. When we got up, and now are listening in the car. Happy christmas. Weve got sean, emma and alfie. Uh, to say happy christmas to you there. So yes, Merry Christmas. Yes, very, very Merry Christmas. Now your now keep sending in your pictures. Keep sending it all in. Wed love to hear it from you. Gb views at gb news. Com home now christmas general comes much specials much anticipated tv specials eastenders has been teasing todays episode since february. Really gosh, how have i missed that . Anyway what else is there on the tv menu today . One woman who knows the very best of the pick is Showbiz Reporter stephanie takyi, whos back with us. Merry Christmas Morning, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. You always look amazing. You always look amazing. Dont you try. Its only one time of year. I want to bring the sequins and everything out by january will be back to black. Oh , bless. You know, looking oh, bless. You know, looking fantastic. Um, okay. What song . Fantastic. Um, okay. What song . Come on then. Well you know, we are all thinking about what the wheels doing for christmas, but this year was such a monumental year for charles because year for king charles because obviously was his coronation obviously it was his coronation documentary excited one documentary im excited about day is about tomorrow and boxing day is king charles the third. The coronation so its a behind the scenes documentary of all the run up to the coronation, and we are going to see king charles talking about it. Apparently he talking about it. Apparently he jokes about having sausage fingers with king, with Prince William on it. Obviously harry will not be making an appearance in it, but there is so much detail that has gone into this documentary. Its narrated by Helena Bonham carter , so i think Helena Bonham carter, so i think it will be quite good. Watch tomorrow on bbc one at 650. So weve got a little bit of it here. I think. There we go. It here. I think. There we go. Its almost like we planned it almost. We have asked to modify we have been asked to modify three crowns, the great to easy wear like that. Wear like that. And if you ever get lost, you just look confident and bow. You must have said this before i knew that. Yes, our first year winner. I laid them out. Won this race. You have been so thrilled, charles. Thats a really intimate insight. Actually, up close, we are very much beyond the crown. Its. Its good to see the its. Its good to see the royals actually just being natural in their own habitat towards the coronation, because it was such a big affair. It will be interesting to see the inside of what happened behind the scenes. 100 stephanie, grinch. 100 stephanie, the grinch. 100 stephanie, the grinch. Highest oh my gosh, its highest grossing christmas film of all time. All time 526 Million Worldwide and the animation is available to watch on netflix. Its the you know, there was the jim carrey version from 2000, but its the animated one that always grips people , and that is always grips people, and that is available on netflix to watch from now. And its a good family film as well. I really like the grinch. Youre not a fan, are you . I dont know, should we watch the trailer . Trailer . This is the animation. This is the animation. This is. Because im happy. This is. Because im happy. Clap along. Yeah you feel without a roof. Without a roof. Ill let you in the morning. Ill let you in the morning. My grandma took me to see the original grinch, so i have a soft spot for that film. I mean, i like the film anyway, but, um, its , uh. Yeah. Always brings its, uh. Yeah. Always brings back very, very happy memories of going to the cinema with my grandma. I love the grinch. I never get bored of it. And as youre saying, theres so many different versions of it. But this animated it just cuts this animated one, it just cuts across ages. Theres across all ages. And theres a definitely one to watch definitely a good one to watch over. Over christmas. Have we got . What else have we got . What else have we got . Got doctor who now in cut we got doctor who now in cut gutwa hes making his debut as the time lord. So hes the 15th time lord. So hes taking over from david tennant. Taking over from david tennant. So hes filling big boots. But so hes filling big boots. But you know, theres a lot of you know theres been a lot of conversation how hes going conversation and how hes going to hes going to do to do i think hes going to do amazing. Black amazing. Hes the first black doctor its going to be doctor who. So its going to be interesting spin he interesting to see what spin he puts it. Its going to be on puts on it. Its going to be on bbc one today at 555. All the fives , all but all the roads. Fives, all but all the roads. Its all about eastenders now. They broke soap history when they done a flash forward. Usually its about the flashbacks on soaps, but they from february, theyve been kind of hinting that a character is going to die in tonights special, so its going to be a whodunit. And theres seven whodunit. And theres seven characters who might get the chop tonight, so one of them might phil mitchell. Hang on might be phil mitchell. Hang on a minute , mitchell. A minute, mitchell. Hang on a minute. So its Christmas Day. Its a special. Christmas day. Its a special. Yeah. And the seven characters who might die. Who might die. Yes. Its happy Christmas Everyone on Albert Square on eastenders. Um, but its going eastenders. Um, but its going to be a whodunit and its definitely going to be a female. But the person whos going to go is going to be one man on the square tonight, thats going square tonight, and thats going to be on 945 on bbc one. I think weve got a trailer. On no, phil is legend. He cannot go is such a legend. He cannot go anywhere. Were going to play the no, were going to play the trailer a little bit later on in the show, so well bring that up then. Mitchells then. But Phil Mitchells been in it as long as ive been alive. I know, thats what makes i know, and thats what makes christmas interesting when it comes because they comes to soaps, because they bnng comes to soaps, because they bring storylines, bring out their best storylines, but always time to say but its always time to say goodbye someone last goodbye to someone like last yeah goodbye to someone like last year, goodbye to danny year, we said goodbye to danny dyer on eastenders, so it could be equally someone iconic as if by magic. Christmas miracle. Its a christmas miracle. Weve the eastenders trailer weve got the eastenders trailer amazing. Amazing. What kind of man loves like this. This. Oh whoa oh, hes cleaning the dirty work. Yeah. No t well, no. Why is yeah. No t well, no. Why is she doing that . Hey, could there be blood on the floor . I think its sharon. I think shes going to be a killer bride on the run. The thing is, its good because you cant defame a fictional character. No you cant. You can say whatever you want because. Say whatever you like. Say whatever you like. And it was definitely thank you, christmas very much. And it was definitely thank youandistmas very much. And it was definitely thank youandistmas christmas. Ch. And fabulous christmas. And fabulous christmas. You. Lovely. Now, how and you. Lovely. Now, how would you like win £10,000 in would you like to win £10,000 in cold brand tack cold hard cash . Brand new tack and shopping vouchers . Well, you could be the first winner could be the very first winner of very first Great British of our very first Great British giveaway. Heres all the details of how you can make those prizes yours. Time is ticking on your chance to become the very first winner of the Great British giveaway and grab cash, tech and a ton of treats. Theres a stunning £10,000 in tax free cash. Stunning £10,000 in tax free cash. What would you spend that cash. What would you spend that on . Well also give you a tech update with the very latest iphone 15 pro max. 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So should we go . So andrews been, um, doing some games for us. Yes. Havent you . And then i think well, uh, well do a aidens festive menu after that. So do you. We may even shuffle a little bit. We may even shuffle. We may even shuffle. Take my breath away. Theres that. I think theres a song here. Keep your broth right where it is. Is that right . Oh, where it is. Is that right . Oh, come on, i knew thered be a song. Lets crack on. Are you going to do a, uh. I can do a fact. Ill tell you what we started off. We left it with rudolph, didnt we . And we found out whos going to be reginald. Uh, claim from a number of places on social media. Thank here all media. Thank you. Were here all week. Claim on social media that all, depicted in all, all reindeer depicted in santa claus thing. A female reindeer. Is that true or false . Okay. Is it true , true or okay. Is it true, true or false . That all all santas reindeer are female . All santas reindeer are female . Theyre not. Are they . Its false because theres whats he called so i know he used to be called reginald. Hes now rudolph. Hes now rudolph. Yeah, well, rudolph, the bloke, for a start. Yeah. And theres a couple of blokes in there, isnt there. Theres a theres an old deeh theres a theres an old deer. Theres an old deer. No idea. And still no idea. And ones are there. And all the old ones are there. Sorry well ill tell you both saying youre both saying false. So youre both saying false. So youre both saying youre all three saying false. Youre all three of you are saying false. You join youre saying. Join false. Yeah. Youre saying. Well, tell you you well, i can tell you that you are absolutely wrong. And are all absolutely wrong. And the reason for this, the reason for female for this female Edinburgh University professors, Gerald Lincoln baird said, lincoln and david baird said, rudolph male, all rudolph cannot be a male, all the because female the other ones, because female deer the only ones who have deer are the only ones who have antlers christmas time. The antlers at christmas time. The male ones all drop off. Oh my god. So they did need help driving the sleigh though, didnt they . They oh, look at you with your sexist jokes. I love it. Sexist pagans. I i love it. Sexist pagans. I thank you, olga. Dont stand a chance. Well, heres heres a lovely one. Staying with nature. The wonderful nature theme. Theres been something spotted in canada. A really rare. I think weve got a picture of it. Somebody posted it. Its gone viral as they say about these things. And its a wonderful black and white cardinal. Theyre normally just white or red whatever it is , but this red or whatever it is, but this one is black or white. Do we have a picture of the cardinal . Look. Its glorious. Is it beautiful . Is it beautiful . Is it not stunning . Is it not stunning . And they havent seen one of these centuries. Liz. These for like centuries. Liz. So time for this so just in time for this christmas and everybody have posted this glorious. So the black Santa Cardinal black and white Santa Cardinal do fake . Do you think hes fake . Think hes i think hes i think hes i think hes fake. Wait think hes fake . Fake. Wait you think hes fake . And white. But but wait, red and white. But but wait, that might be a fake. How could it be fake . But you cant have it be a fake . But you cant have a fake bird. It be a fake . But you cant have a fel e bird. It be a fake . But you cant have a fel mean, exactly what do you reckon . Uh, well. Well well, im going go real. I think thats going to go real. I think thats a real. Going to go real. I think thats a emily, l. Going to go real. I think thats a emily, go down to you. Its. Emily, go down to you. Its. Emily, go down to you. Its. Ill go fake if hes going real, youre going fake. Going real well, i if hes going real well, i can tell you, you are can tell you, emily, you are absolutely if you pull it absolutely right. If you pull it up, it is a i generating. I talk about artificial intelligence. All of the time. The reason all of the time. And the reason you tell. And theres lots you can tell. And theres lots of and of these fake pictures. And thats whats to happen. Thats whats going to happen. You tell about the you can tell about the extremities. So you extremities. So if you look a bit closer youll see like for example claws, they sort of example the claws, they sort of blend into branch. So blend into the branch. So theyre quite perfect. And theyre not quite perfect. And you see things like you often see these things like remember and the remember the pope and the puffer. Know, they say the puffer. You know, they say the devil. Devil wears prada, devil. The devil wears prada, but a puffer. But the pope prefers a puffer. You remember and you might remember that one. And its about the fingers its always about the fingers and of stuff. So check and that sort of stuff. So check out tell you that out and i can tell you that obviously next year were going to have few elections around to have a few elections around the us, probably the world. In the us, probably in because we have to in the uk, because we have to before january or whatever it is. Um, listen out for lots of ai generated fake and so on ai generated fake news and so on and forth. We could be and so forth. We could be covering all that of covering all of that sort of stuff. Uh, we stuff. Interesting uh, do we have time one more . Are we have time for one more . Are we going to aidens stuff . Going to try aidens stuff . Aidens stuff, lets go to aidens stuff, and then well hopefully go. If we have time, well come back. Okay aiden, through now. Aiden, talk us through now. Last time you were in aidan magee sport. Magee normally does the sport. Uh, was running us through magee normally does the sport. Uh,christmas; running us through magee normally does the sport. Uh,christmas menu. 1g us through magee normally does the sport. Uh,christmas menu. Okay, hrough magee normally does the sport. Uh,christmas menu. Okay, soyugh his christmas menu. Okay, so what you got for us here what have you got for us here now . I i, patrick you, now . I i, patrick and you, emily, want take you on emily, want to take you on a journey. Oh, look at you. Youre a spiritual journey. Not even a physical a taste physical journey, but a taste journey. Of discovery, journey. A voyage of discovery, a journey. A voyage of discovery, 6 joy, journey. A voyage of discovery, a joy, a voyage of hope. And realisation. Realisation that a joy, a voyage of hope. And reali� isntr. Realisation that a joy, a voyage of hope. And reali� isnt just alisation that a joy, a voyage of hope. And reali� isnt just foration that a joy, a voyage of hope. And reali� isnt just for sustenance. Food isnt just for sustenance. Its to reinvigorate its also to reinvigorate our minds year. Its also to reinvigorate our minds year. And minds at this time of year. And i you, you see i present to you, you can see for the benefit of our our radio listeners, have christmas listeners, we have the christmas menu up on the screen menu up on up on the screen there. One of the items there are sick of six courses. If you include if you include drinks is the spiced tomato and orange soup. The kitchen soup. Ive been in the kitchen cooking up a storm. This is amazing, if i might say so myself. You can see the pictures there. Uh, of the ingredients being prepared. That was the coriander, the orange and the tomatoes. Now before i go through the ingredients, i want you to taste it, because otherwise i dont. Because we taste with our minds. I want you to with your with your to taste with your with your taste your taste buds, taste buds, your taste buds, taste buds, your taste go revolutionary taste buds go revolutionary for it. Some as it. Youve got some bread as well. It. Well. Just get it. Get involved. Yeah. Okay all right. Um. Um. Delicious. Delicious. That is really mate. That is really good, mate. That is really good, mate. Honestly is one of the that, honestly is one of the nicest soups ive ever had. Genuinely. People genuinely. And for people listening i am listening on radio, i am drinking a bloody lovely soup. Um, onions. Going tomato, cherries, im going tomato, cherries, orange, zest. Orange orange, orange zest. Orange juice. Zest its got a kick, hasnt it. Its got a kick, hasnt it. Tomato puree. Uh, i cant tomato puree. Mm. Uh, i cant read my handwriting there. Oh, yeah. Gourmet ketchup. Honey, you get the element of sweetness there. The cracked there. Youve got the cracked peppeh there. Youve got the cracked pepper. A pepper. The zest gives it a little bit bitterness towards little bit of bitterness towards the bitterness in my the end. No bitterness in my personality of course. Vegetable stock, flakes that stock, chilli flakes for that heat. Because the heat is important. Because sometimes youre serving things. Its busy. Cant get it to busy. You cant always get it to the temperature. The the optimum temperature. The chilli the heat. Chilli retains the heat. I love is it dances but what i love is it dances on different parts of your tongue, doesnt it . Because its a is a party in your andrew is a party in your mouth and its a party and everyones invited. Its a party, everyones invited and its tape. Got its a tape. Weve got bomb disposal on because disposal experts on site because i fear a taste explosion. I are seriously, pesto on top seriously, you got pesto on top of well . Im serving it of it as well . Im serving it with with seeded, seeded sourdough as well. I kept sourdough as well. I know i kept one one back. Youve one back, a dry one back. Youve got bread there well, but got the bread there as well, but its very seasonal. I normally its a very seasonal. I normally do chestnut, but i decided id do chestnut, but i decided id do something quite seasonal again this year. Its good again this year. Its a good colour, depth, its colour, its a good depth, its bold, romantic. Your bold, its romantic. Get your loved one around the table and share of this. Share a cup of this. Would swim you. I would swim in you. I would swim in you. Patricks finished. Patricks nearly finished. Patricks nearly finished. Yeah, ive finished it. Yeah, and want more. Actually and i want more. Actually throw more the break. Throw some more in the break. Throw some more in the break. What you think . Emily. What do you think . Andrew . Like it. I think i really like it. I think its divine iranian. See, we traditional see, we have a traditional menu, but also think, you menu, but i also think, you know, youre top chef and know, if youre a top chef and im thoughtful, a thoughtful, a top chef should yeah. You top chef should be. Yeah. You know, star. No. Not know, michelin star. No. Not quite. Waiting on quite. Im just waiting on my badge come the post. Badge to come through the post. But it should be a time of experimentation. We have the traditional stuff the traditional stuff in the afternoon. Family coming afternoon. My family is coming around evening. Around in the evening. We do have rules at the bottom of have some rules at the bottom of the well. The list as well. Yeah, there are rules at the bottom list. Very bottom of the list. Just very quickly, going to run you quickly, im going to run you through aidan magee through some of aidan magee rules, the host kind of rules, right. The host kind of request no glasses containers request no glasses or containers to of to be positioned on the rail of the they may they may be the pool. They may they may be family, but they cannot run amok. No, no guests are asked to vacate half past no, no guests are asked to vacatybut half past no, no guests are asked to vacatybut only half past no, no guests are asked to vacatybut only heat past nine, but they only arrive at seven. Unprofessional they have to have no to be out by 3 00. I have no deep down that theyre going to at east at least stay until the east Enders Christmas special. Theyre be there Enders Christmas special. Theyll be there Enders Christmas special. They|i get be there Enders Christmas special. They|i get up be there Enders Christmas special. They|i get up in be there Enders Christmas special. They|i get up in the be there Enders Christmas special. They|i get up in the morningere Enders Christmas special. They|i get up in the morning at 3 00. Please respect neighbours by keeping even care about that. That very good. That very good. Dont say that on the telly. No, no, certainly no, no, no, certainly not. No, there might be. Andrew, thank for well, andrew, thank you for your game. You. Youre your game. Thank you. Youre gonna you, gonna be hearing more from you, aidan. Thank you for that. Fantastic stick soup. Genuinely, really, really lovely. And also the crockery that was involved. Good . The crockery that was involved. Nice good . The crockery that was involved. Nice royalod . The crockery that was involved. Nice royal twist, too. A nice royal twist, too. I thought you were gonna make a mockery crockery and mockery of my crockery and mockery. Never. Mockery. The crockery . No never. Just reminder just a cheeky little reminder as well. Coming just a cheeky little reminder as weivaiews gbnews. Com. Ning in. Vaiews gbnews. Com. We want to see, um. If its peoples first or the little first christmas or the Little Christmas are christmas infants that you are sending lovely sending in. It is lovely that and opening opening the presents, are presents, etc. But next we are going rejoined benjamin going to be rejoined by Benjamin Butterworth tomlinson butterworth and Connor Tomlinson because were going to whizz you through newspaper. Through your newspaper. Basically. Through your newspaper. Basiyand. Need to the news. Now and we need to do the news. News. Well , a very well, a very happy christmas to you and your family. Joining us now is the journalist Benjamin Butterworth. And political commentator Connor Tomlinson. And we have a little tomlinson. And we have a little prezzie for you. Prezzie for you. Oh prezzie for you. On we do. Yes. Connor on we do. Yes. Connor okay. Wonderful love as you can see. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. So open them up because, um, as you do that and you reveal were going to be whizzing you through some of the, uh, newspaper weve it newspaper stories, weve got it being the hottest, the hottest christmas 1920. Christmas day since 1920. Are they are rather nice, arent they . They are. They are. And actually, im wearing odd socks. So really solves socks. So this really solves the problem. Course are. Problem. Of course you are. Doesnt me. That doesnt surprise me. No no, got you some um, so weve got you some socks. Wonderful sorry that socks. Yes. Wonderful sorry that its better, but , uh, socks. Yes. Wonderful sorry that its better, but, uh, im a its not better, but, uh, im a bit skimpy , so there you go. Bit skimpy, so there you go. Its all going on the weddings for a good cause. Its all going on the wedding. Youve that wedding. Now youve got that extra so extra guest to pay for, so theres not much budget left 100. To 100. So, connor, were going to start this is start with you. So this is supposed hottest supposed to be the hottest Christmas Day since 1920. Predictably, the yeah. And predictably, the excuse will be, oh, the worlds on fire. Dont we need to pay more un . More money towards the un . I mean , its exhausting. Its mean, its exhausting. Its predictable. Everything is blamed on a global apocalypse. Even the happiest day of the yeah even the happiest day of the year. Because everything has to be the message. Can we be about the message. Can we just the that our just enjoy the fact that our toes freezing toes arent freezing up . Well, mine now mine certainly wont be. Now thanks. ,i mine certainly wont be. Now thanks. , i bet thanks. No. So yeah, i bet connoh thanks. No. So yeah, i bet connor, you just shoehorned in a little political, uh, message into that. I think you probably just enjoy the 14 degree heat. Well, i, i agree, but you know that its going to be politicised no matter what it is. Yes. No, it is absolutely right. It will. Theyll use this. Weve just had hottest day, christmas had the hottest day, Christmas Day since 1920. You know, heres another ulez camera. Another ulez camera. Well, you know, we have an obsession with a White Christmas, actually , you can christmas, but actually, you can count your fingers the number count on your fingers the number of genuine White Christmases there england. At there has been in england. At least its a bit more common in scotland last 50 years. Scotland in the last 50 years. Its really a time its not really a snowy time of yeah its not really a snowy time of year, was , uh, it was year, but it was, uh, it was dickens that was obsessed with a White Christmas because when he was around, there was various volcanic eruptions that had caused world get quite caused the world to get quite cold christmases were cold and white. Christmases were very common back in 1800s. Very common back in the 1800s. And so thats where a lot of our cultural imagination of a White Christmas comes from. But actually, really is very actually, it really is very unusualin actually, it really is very unusual in this day and age. Yes, gets colder in yes, it gets much colder in january it . November yes, it gets much colder in janurather it . November yes, it gets much colder in janurather chilly it . November yes, it gets much colder in janu rather chilly. T . November was rather chilly. We had a nippy november. Benjamin gonna whizz us through here now. So james cleverly, home secretary , he is facing home secretary, he is facing calls. Yes. Calls to resign. Yes. Not very serious calls, but maybe its a serious question. Depends how you perceive it. But, um , after new laws around but, um, after new laws around spiking and tackling spiking were introduced , hes said to were introduced, hes said to have he admits to it. He he made a joke about spiking his wifes drink. Now now he didnt make it on television , in a studio or, on television, in a studio or, you know, a professional context. And people have said that this is unacceptable and that this is unacceptable and that he should and that he should resign. And i think , i mean, you know, some think, i mean, you know, some people will its a rather people will say its a rather misguided thing to joke about. And he a politician and, you and he is a politician and, you know, of land know, laws of the land are his responsibility. I kind of responsibility. But i kind of think that when we pick politics up on every little, slightly silly thing that they say in their then kind their life, then what kind of politicians we going to end politicians are we going to end up with . E w benjamin, youre giving him the doubt. Youre the benefit of the doubt. Youre giving minister. Giving a conservative minister. Christmas miracle, its a christmas miracle, emily. That is. What do you. You what do you. What do you reckon, colin . Weve frankly , i think weve all frankly, made behind closed made dark jokes behind closed doors. Im more frustrated with the governments absolute lack of anything of willingness to do anything on migration despite migration question. Despite continually to do so. Continually promising to do so. So im not that fussed about an edgy joke, frankly. Um i think he should get out of the job for a hell of a lot less. Yeah but maybe had been a victim a hell of a lot less. Yeah but m. Spiking had been a victim a hell of a lot less. Yeah but m. Spiking , had been a victim a hell of a lot less. Yeah but m. Spiking , yound been a victim a hell of a lot less. Yeah but m. Spiking , you might1a victim of spiking, you might think, well, family well, someone in my family actually so. Someone very actually was so. So someone very close to me at the needle in her arm after drink in arm after one drink collapsed in the police knocked the high street, police knocked on door at a. M. The high street, police knocked on door at am. In the on our door at 2 02 am. In the morning. Said, oh, morning. The hospital said, oh, we the drugs, we cant test for the drugs, even literally needle. So oh goodness. So oh my goodness. So oh my goodness. Well, i share your frustration genuinely though, about say about the government, i must say we another story we have time for another story very we have time for another story vehthis cannabis vapes that this cannabis vapes that connor. Conn0h oh yeah. Theyve been various adverts on tiktok for thc filled vape pens marketed to children about 25 of tiktoks user base are kids. Theres been this really disturbing trend as well, at least in my local area in the london boroughs, a bunch of, uh, gold stickers of cannabis leaves with codes on them. Its with qr codes on them. Its becoming increasingly weird that you can just order drugs online so childrens commissioner has come out and said, well, maybe we against we should take a stand against that. We should take a stand against tha benjamin, im benjamin, i mean, im unapologetically pro vape because think, you know, it because i think, you know, it doesnt Health Damage doesnt have the Health Damage of helped of a cigarette. And its helped a up, which a lot of people give up, which is for their health. Is really good for their health. But problem but there is a problem that, you know clearly know, people are clearly advertising at kids. In some cases, cannabis is obviously illegal. Uh i despise cannabis. The smell that you get in city centres and town centres is just intolerable. So i dont want any new ways for to spread it. No, you dont want a big plume go plume of that everywhere you go to be honest with you, its everywhere go at the moment to be honest with you, its evtermsere go at the moment to be honest with you, its evterms of go at the moment to be honest with you, its evterms of the go at the moment to be honest with you, its evterms of the smell, he moment to be honest with you, its evterms of the smell, isntioment to be honest with you, its evterms of the smell, isnt it . Ent in terms of the smell, isnt it . Um, right. Uh, thank you very much, chaps. Stuff there. Much, chaps. Great stuff there. Im squeeze in a im just going to squeeze in a quick picky, think, from quick picky, i think, from our wonderful listeners. Wonderful viewers and listeners. Gb gbnews. Com, gb views the gbnews. Com, this is martin determined to martin saying im determined to get patrick on the telly. Get my son patrick on the telly. Its funny that its only what my mum used to say. Seasons greetings from sunny malta. We love gb news breakfast. Well, we love gb news breakfast. Well, we love you too. So thank you very, very much. And um, cracking very much. And um, cracking choice of name as well. May i say yes . Do we have time for one more picture . No. On we dont. Well have more later on in the show. Of course we will. Thank you though. Weve got loads more in the next going to next hour. Okay, im going to change it to something a little bit formal. Think were bit more formal. I think were going you going to be giving you the latest showbiz. Whats on your telly . Talking telly . Were going to be talking about playing about the royal family playing some of course well some games. And of course well have weather. Have your weather. Things are heating looks like things are heating up. Boxt boiler is sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello there. Im Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. Latest gb news weather forecast. Well, its mild, wet and breezy across much of the uk this Christmas Day and there is the risk of some snow across the scottish mountains to some early brightness for eastern parts of england, north east scotland, but generally a lot of cloud as we move through the day. Outbreaks of across england outbreaks of rain across england and wales, which turn and wales, which will turn increasing heavy the west. Increasing heavy in the west. And as this rain and then, as this rain bumps into Higher Ground of into the Higher Ground of scotland, could see 5 to 10cm scotland, we could see 5 to 10cm of snow above 300m. So officially making it a White Christmas. But for many of us it will be mild breezy and grey. Some glimmers of sunshine for Northern Ireland, temperatures still above average for the time of year. This rain across england and wales slowly pushes its way south eastwards through the during the the evening clearing during the early hours and also rain and snow across scotland moves out into the north sea, which means as we move into the early hours of boxing day, many places becoming dry , lengthy clear becoming dry, lengthy clear spells temperatures lower spells and temperatures lower than it have been of late. Getting to freezing in the getting close to freezing in the countryside. Add a touch of countryside. Add a touch of frost ice across northern frost and ice across northern scotland, means a sunnier scotland, so it means a sunnier start for many. A drier start for boxing day. Plenty of blue for boxing day. Plenty of blue skies, the risk of a few showers largely around the coast and also quite frequent across northern scotland, but staying dry for the vast majority. 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Merry christmas to you all and welcome to gb views christmas breakfast with me Patrick Christys and emily carver. Youre looking nice today is said to be the warmest Christmas Day in more than a century. As the met office says temperatures should reach 14 or even 15 degrees and this means that a White Christmas has been ruled out for most of you. But dont let that stop you from having a little bit of fun. Send us in your christmas pictures of so many of you have gbviews gbnews. Com. Caitlin coming. W coming. Also been tracking we have also been tracking santa flight around the world as he gifts for christmas. He delivers gifts for christmas. Hes currently over the Pacific Ocean and he gifts for the fish. Yeah, motoring along, santas there. And were also recognising what could be a tough day many struggling tough day for many struggling families, people struggling a bit with loneliness as well. Right across the uk, people whove rely on banks whove had to rely on food banks , etc. So a little nod to them and the king queen are set and the king and queen are set to celebrate christmas with other the other members of the royal family sandringham house. Family at sandringham house. King charless christmas message also be broadcast message will also be broadcast at 3 00 afternoon. Well be at 3 00 this afternoon. Well be bringing on gb bringing that to you live on gb news. We will. And of course, aidan magee is here with all the latest sport. Aiden. Indeed. Here with all the latest sport. Aid good indeed. Here with all the latest sport. Aid good morning. Here with all the latest sport. Aid good morning everyone. Merry good morning everyone. Merry christmas one and you may christmas one and all. You may have noticed that ive been chefing this morning making some soup, theres some very soup, but theres also some very all sport on as all important sport going on as well. Early christmas well. An early Christmas Present perhaps united perhaps for Manchester United fans. Taken over of fans. They were taken over of sorts last night. 25 gone has gone to the ineos chairman, sir james ratcliffe. Well have more james ratcliffe. Well have more on that later on and well be looking ahead to all the boxing day fixtures later this hour. Thank you adam and Greg Dewhurst has your christmas weather. Good morning and Merry Christmas. Will it be a White Christmas. Will it be a White Christmas or a wet christmas . Find out in the forecast coming up soon. Well, this morning we want to know what youre up to, doesnt he . Yeah. Although, although i must admit, ive sold out. Right. And ive gone. Obviously, ive gone for the clip on tie. And is it not in the right place . Well i had what was it, a three minute break to get out of my Christmas Jumper and get into a full tux. So ive not done this properly and could fall this properly and it could fall off at any moment anyway, this morning want know what morning we want to know what youve up to today, youve been up to today, but more want to know more than that, we want to know if somebodys first if its somebodys first christmas your family. Can we christmas in your family. Can we get pictures of them opening the presents or near the Christmas Tree . Whats on your menu and your pictures when your nativity pictures for when your nativity pictures for when you emily you were young as well . Emily and i have got ours in there embarrassing but theyll embarrassing, but theyll be there gb views of gb there on the last gb views of gb news. T of Chubby Cheeks. Com lots of Chubby Cheeks. Thats sure. Thats for sure. Well all we have been asking for pictures, all morning, havent we . And you have delivered. Uh, we . And you have delivered. Uh, thank you for sending them over. Katrina sent one in. She says Merry Christmas. My son lives in tokyo and my daughter in law, mizuki cooks up a lovely dinner every year. Mizuki cooks up a lovely dinner every year. Better than fast every year. Better than any fast food restaurant. Look that. Food restaurant. Look at that. What see there . What can we see there . Wow. From japan. I mean, wow. So from japan. I mean, im not even going to guess because that i might end up offending there, i offending people there, but, i mean, looks mean, it looks wonderful. Looks like piece of meat there like a big piece of meat there at the bottom. Oh, and others, theres two plates mean, id eat it. Whatever it is, id eat it. Yes. Youd eat anything, yes. So youd eat anything, wouldnt you . Not that this is anything. This looks delicious. Seasonal yeah. Look says seasonal greetings family greetings from the dobson family. Christmas the dobson. Merry christmas to the dobson family. Family. Well, think weve got those pyjamas. We do. We do. Cosy. Cosy. Yeah, i think where yeah, i think i know where you got pjs from anyway. Go you got your pjs from anyway. Go on. On. On. Karen says this is my and karen says this is my seven year old granddaughter, sophie. With ruby. Ruby the sophie. With ruby. Is ruby the dog sophia. I think sophias dog is sophia. I think sophias the granddaughter. Ruby is the granddaughter. Yes. Ruby is the granddaughter. Yes. Ruby is the dog. Thats lovely picture. The dog. Thats lovely picture. Looks so cosy in that living room. Very nice picture. Looks so cosy in that living r001happyy nice picture. Looks so cosy in that living r001happy christmasrre. Looks so cosy in that living r001happy Christmas Everybody. Happy Christmas Everybody. There says is always there paula says this is always my gorgeous three month old grandson , abel. Grandson, abel. Interesting name. He had a mabel. No, we have an abel. Mabel. No, we have an abel. Weve had a mabel and an abel weve had a mabel and an abel. And, um, looking forward to the day with my to spending the day with my family too. Are you doing . What are you doing . What are you doing . What a cutie pie. Dressed up as, uh. What would you an as, uh. What would you say . An elf for christmas helper or elf for a christmas helper or whatever want to it. Whatever you want to call it. This bow is going this bow tie is not going to stay is it . We can see stay on. Is it . We can see a disaster here and work with it in the break. Okay. All right, well, look, its the big day, isnt it . With family around isnt it . With family all around you preparing for you must be busy preparing for the big dinner tonight. Its always to yes. Its always important to eat whilst eat healthy, though. Whilst enjoying all the festive food and mean, you. And drinks. I mean, you. Yeah, ive just had four chocolates so you there is chocolates so you know there is that, isnt there . But we can. We are here to help. If you do. If you are watching the waistline you want be waistline or you just want to be a healthier. Joining us is a bit healthier. Joining us is nutritionist price. Nutritionist monica price. Monica for now, very happy christmas to you. Firstly, thank good morning. Good morning. You scrub up very well. Patrick. May i say thank you very much. I can see this bow tie becoming a meme. I can see this bow tie becoming a meme. At some point becoming a meme. At some point its moving into a different postcode, but ill get it sorted in next break. Hopefully. In the next break. Hopefully. But how are happy christmas, but how are you happy christmas, merry to you and Merry Christmas to you both and everyone the at gb news. Can i just say before we go anywhere else . Its a wonderful day. So yeah, Merry Christmas to youso monica, the um, the so monica, the um, the traditional turkey vegetables, its healthy , isnt it . Its quite healthy, isnt it . Yes. The basics. Its all the its all the extras that sort of, uh , you know, rack up the of, uh, you know, rack up the calories. Calories. Thats exactly, exactly that , thats exactly, exactly that, emily. I mean, unfortunately, today most of us are going to consume about 6000 calories. Now, im not usually big on calories. I dont sort of calories. I dont sort of calorie count. And dont like calorie count. And i dont like to a nutritionist, its all to as a nutritionist, its all about, you know, just eating a good, balanced diet. Good, healthy, balanced diet. But, the is, but, you know, the problem is, is that, know, as you say, is that, you know, as you say, when have turkey, you know, when you have turkey, you know, its its high protein. Its low fat, its high protein. And all the other meats that we have very good for have are very, very good for you. Its all the extras you. But its all the extras that we its all these that we have. Its all these lovely desserts that we now have all the way we cook things. The oils that we use. So unfortunately, thats what racks up all the fats and sugars, which of course is going to make you feel very sluggish and all you feel very sluggish and all you want to do that lovely you want to do after that lovely christmas is just go christmas dinner is just go to the sofa and a quick nap. The sofa and have a quick nap. Oh, absolutely. No, its oh, absolutely. No, its a sight to behold, isnt it . Just families all konkow all out there just catching there on the sofa, just catching flies with their and all flies with their mouths and all of thats what i intend to of that. Thats what i intend to do a little bit later on. I think its important though, monica, just say to monica, isnt it to just say to people, eat healthily if people, okay, eat healthily if you can, eat healthily if you want lets honest, want to. But lets be honest, you know, everyones allowed a day off, arent they . Food wise . Yeah its. Thats it, i think. Patrick, what youve got to do is all about moderation and a healthy balance. So for instance, if youve just woken up youre youve just woken up and youre just have breakfast, just about to have breakfast, you going to you know that youre going to have meal later have a massive meal later on today everyone so so today or everyone does. So so have something just like a bowl of porridge maybe some of porridge or maybe some wholemeal with some maybe wholemeal toast with some maybe squashed banana or some peanut butter, you know, have some butter, or you know, have some eggs, some bacon , but, you know, eggs, some bacon, but, you know, have poached eggs or scrambled eggs and grill your bacon. As i say, lots of these things rack up sort of calories because up the sort of calories because of the that we cook things of the way that we cook things and thats the oils that we use. You know, we deep fat fry, for example, try to even when example, try to use even when youre cooking your roasties today, know, rapeseed today, you know, i use rapeseed oil on mine. And thats really good. It brings out all the flavour the potatoes and its flavour of the potatoes and its far less saturated fat than if youre cooking in other of youre cooking in other fats, of course. Also like youre cooking in other fats, of course like also like youre cooking in other fats, of course like people so like youre cooking in other fats, of course like people put ke youre cooking in other fats, of course like people put butter on things like people put butter on their vegetables, you know, you dont need to do that really. Youve all the other things youve got all the other things going so just steam your going on. So just steam your vegetables. Emilys looking at Patrick Patrick likes to patrick there. Patrick likes to add to his sprouts are a sprouts patrick, you dont need to. Youve got all the other lovely juices and flavours going on in your christmas dinner. Juices and flavours going on in your christmas dinner. And of your christmas dinner. And of course youve got alcohol as well. Which which, you know, well. Which which, you know, lots will be drinking lots of people will be drinking today. Im happy to say that today. And im happy to say that its champagne. Emily, drink its the champagne. Emily, drink a champagne. Why dont a glass of champagne. Why dont you . Because thats the you both . Because thats the one. Yes thats. Yeah, very low calorie. And its better. Yeah, calorie. And its better. Yeah, its a good one to drink. Just a word to anyone whos thinking palming emily thinking of palming emily off with a glass of prosecco. She will and she will call you will know and she will call you out it. So uh, so there you out for it. So uh, so there you go. Sound horrible. Well, no, not that much of a princess. The good things, one of the good things, though, interest though, monica, in the interest of sustainability, which everybody seems to be all about these the best thing about these days, the best thing about these days, the best thing about the is theres the christmas dinner is theres always leftover. You always leftover. So you basically dont basically double dinner. Dont you . Go the main dinner, you . So you go the main dinner, a little pause , an interlude, a little pause, an interlude, the intermission , and then and the intermission, and then and then youre back at it for round two and just end up, you two and you just end up, you know, chewing off the know, chewing the bones off the turkey. Thats. Turkey. Thats. You certainly do. But try and have some fruit, you know, and theres satsumas, theres clementines around. Theres apples. Know, tend to apples. You know, we tend to forget on this day, but forget fruit on this day, but thats good thing for thats a really good thing for you eat because it just aids you to eat because it just aids your digestion. It just gives your digestion. It just gives you little from the you a little break from all the heavy, lovely, uh, heavy, lovely, wonderful, uh, gooey puddings that were all going to be having. And that chocolate yule log, um, you know, which i should be having some later on as well. Some of that later on as well. So its all about what you do and try and for a little and then try and go for a little walk. You know, weve a very walk. You know, weve got a very mild today across the mild day today across the country. Seems. You country. It seems. So if you can, you know, maybe have a little rest and then everyone just go for a little just get out and go for a little walk, even if you go for a 30 minute walk, will do the minute walk, it will do the power good. And then you can power of good. And then you can come back home and then go straight to that straight back to that turkey. There go, patrick. Well, there you go, patrick. A of fruit, perhaps a grape a bit of fruit, perhaps a grape or two with cheese board. A bit of fruit, perhaps a grape or tyeah,th cheese board. A bit of fruit, perhaps a grape or tyeah, well cheese board. A bit of fruit, perhaps a grape or tyeah, well thatsese board. A bit of fruit, perhaps a grape or tyeah, well thats it. Board. A bit of fruit, perhaps a grape or tyeah, well thats it. I oard. A bit of fruit, perhaps a grape or tyeah, well thats it. I mean, yeah, well thats it. I mean, therell be some fig chutney so thatll thatll aid with the digestion. But monica, thank you very you being very much. Thank you for being such a good i hope you such a good sport. I hope you have a wonderful christmas. Take care. You too. You too. Thank much. Bye bye. Thank you so much. Bye bye. Thank you so much. Bye bye. Nutritionist monica price is. Nutritionist monica price is. Makes some good i mean, she makes some good points. Should not you points. We should not be, you know, stuffing our faces. But i think Christmas Day is acceptable. Yeah, well, mean, i think, acceptable. Mean, i, well, mean, i think, acceptable. Mean, to fell, mean, i think, acceptable. Mean, to be, mean, i think, acceptable. Mean, to be honestn, i think, acceptable. Mean, to be honest withhink, acceptable. Mean, to be honest with you, i i mean, to be honest with you, i always feel guilty. Guilt always feel guilty. I get guilt now lot. If i have, if now quite a lot. If i have, if i gawd, because i did lose a bit of weight recently and then i find dream boy, i find it very easy. Were being the key word there. Thank you very much. Um but it very easy to put but i find it very easy to put the back on so will be the weight back on so i will be gorging but then ill gorging today, but then ill have to mentally say to myself, look, youve got to have a few days off this, know, so days off this, you know, so there go. Theres there we go. But theres some other town. Not just other news in town. Not just whats your plate. Of course. Whats on your plate. Of course. And the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, starmer, the sunak, and keir starmer, the leader of the opposition, have released their christmas messages. Messages are not yes, the messages are not completely christmas or completely about christmas or not christmas. Not only about christmas. Have they clearly have a few political undertones. Lets take a listen. P p christmas is a time of peace, joy, christmas is a time of peace, joy, compassion a time of joy, compassion in a time of hope and a promise of a better world. And today, as we look ahead, lets that promise world. And today, as we look aheebrighter that promise world. And today, as we look ahee Brighter Futureiat promise world. And today, as we look ahee Brighter Future burningise of a Brighter Future burning into year. Wherever you into the new year. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing for the festivities. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year. As communities across britain gather together for a period of faith and festivities , i want to faith and festivities, i want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Merry christmas from everyone at the liberal democrats. Democrats. It is such a joyous time of the year. Ive enjoyed watching the year. Ive enjoyed watching the Christmas Spirit spread across the country, watching Christmas Trees pop up all around the lights, making the darker evenings sparkle. Its darker evenings sparkle. Its a time when we can come together with friends and family to sing to eat, give and receive presents and thank god for the grace and blessings we have to celebrate in our life. Celebrate in our life. Oh wow, that we go man who knows a thing or two about politics, christmas speeches and writing them for politicians is former political adviser matthew laza matthew. Thank you very much. So look, what do you make of the winter wishes there, do you think are they a bit disingenuous or do they actually mean. Well . Well, i think they mean well because i think its a time for remembering you know, remembering that you know, all politicians, their politicians, whatever their party, in party, are basically in politics, are to make the country better. Now, they may disagree how its done, disagree on how its done, but at is a to at christmas is a moment to remember that politics is actually, if i may say so, a noble trade. Despite you know, all know, the swings noble trade. Despite you know, all roundabouts , the swings noble trade. Despite you know, all roundabouts ultimatelyjs noble trade. Despite you know, all roundabouts ultimately its and roundabouts ultimately its about making the country which we all care about better. So yeah, think lets lets be yeah, i think lets lets be charitable them um, that charitable to them all. Um, that ultimately they do mean ultimately they do they do mean those words and they do use it themselves a moment of reflection. Should we did hear we should say we did hear from richard tice the leader from richard tice to the leader of reform, um, uk reform party. He, he delivered one he, he delivered a little one minute to, i guess minute speech to, i guess theyre pretty well. Theyre polling pretty well. What you make reform . What do you make of reform . Do think that theyre do you think that theyre going cause the tories a lot going to cause the tories a lot of disruption at the next election . Think election . Yeah, i think this i think reform are going to be a growing story. In the sunday papers we saw in the sunday papers yesterday theyre going to yesterday that theyre going to stand single tory stand against every single tory across so think across great britain. So i think that that will certainly not the Christmas Present that lots of tory mps wanted because although under our first past the post system, unlikely system, its quite unlikely that theyll get anybody elected because was because you because was because of, you know, have poll to know, they have to poll just to focus on particular constituencies theyll constituencies and theyll their support quite spread. Support is quite evenly spread. Its perfectly possible they might tories seats. Um, might cost the tories seats. Um, um, and make that if labour does get a majority, make that labour majority bigger than it would otherwise be. Majority bigger than it would oth yes. ;e be. Yes. Yes. It doesnt look like they have any intention to do any deals with some of the tory candidates. Theyre going candidates. So theyre not going to life easier. To make anyones life easier. No. When it comes to Political Parties anyway. No. When it comes to political parand anyway. No. When it comes to political parandanycourse, key and of course, the key thing well this in politics well see this year in politics is debates as we go up to is the debates as we go up to the election. Theres i was involved in the negotiation. Are they off . And they on are they off . And whether richards included in the they keep or not. The debates if they keep or not. Now to be. Yeah. Or now hell have to be. Yeah. Or richard or nigel reform. Richard or nigel from reform. And be a huge issue and that will be a huge issue coming up. And that will be a huge issue conwelljp. And that will be a huge issue conwell it. And that will be a huge issue conwell it will be, it will be, well it will be, it will be, i suspect. I mean, i dont want to put words in your mouth. I suspect it will be nigel, if it comes to the debate. Um, look, one of the big political stories doing was kind doing the rounds today was kind of the only one in a sense, really, not really, because theres not a lot are these in my lot else on. Are these in my view, quite ridiculous for view, quite ridiculous calls for james resign. James cleverly to resign. I dont know how you feel about that. The context is there that. What the context is there to a note of disagreement, to bring a note of disagreement, i think weve all, you i think i think weve all, you know, made off the remarks know, made off the cuff remarks which we might have regretted. I think this one really but i think this one really was, the pale. Was, uh, beyond the pale. I mean, hes becoming bit of mean, hes becoming a bit of a loose cannon. He got into trouble few weeks ago for his, trouble a few weeks ago for his, uh, on on microphone uh, caught on on microphone comments that comments about a labour mp that i was ridiculous to call i think was ridiculous to call for resignation over that. For his resignation over that. But when he described, um, or didnt describe a constituency with another mp, with a rude word of another mp, this different. The this is very different. The department launched department of justice launched a campaign know, campaign against, uh, you know, drug was it was drug spiking, etc. It was it was it was it was, it was a, it was a pretty dodgy joke. You have to realise its not in the Officers Mess now. Is the Officers Mess now. He is the home secretary. So. Yeah. But i mean, do you see where the calls. I dont think its just manufacture outrage by a left wing newspaper. Anyone sorry. Does anyone actually. Sorry. Does anyone actually. Sorry. Broken protocol here whos broken protocol here by, reporting by, you know, reporting something that theyve overheard . Uh you know, a private and the ultimate private event and the ultimate thing here is to get rid of thing here is to just get rid of another home secretary, it . Well, clearly, there is a political agenda behind but well, clearly, there is a pthink|l agenda behind but well, clearly, there is a pthink its,enda behind but well, clearly, there is a pthink its, youn behind but well, clearly, there is a pthink its, you know, d but well, clearly, there is a pthink its, you know, it but well, clearly, there is a pthink its, you know, it is but i think its, you know, it is based on hes fed the machine. Hes fed the attack machine against him with completely inappropriate comments. Yeah. Yeah. Well, im hes well, im sure hes regretting it. Hes not having a great yeah. Hes not having a great christmas before christmas having all these, uh, articles. Mean, theres yeah. I mean, i mean, theres plenty plenty of other plenty theres plenty of other things to criticise. Like, for example, you know, rowing all the rowing back on all of the immigration but there immigration promises, but there we go. Um, okay. So so whilst many of are enjoying our many of us are enjoying our christmas there are many Christmas Day, there are many who sacrificing who are sacrificing the festivities with their families to keep us safe. Yes, of course were talking about British Armed forces personnel in the uk and across the world. Theyre working tirelessly this christmas , tirelessly this christmas, nearly 7000 members of the army, navy and air force are spending christmas overseas this year. Well , joining us now is well, joining us now is Sergeant James lowry of the royal corps of signals in the british army. Live in bahrain. Firstly, very Merry Christmas and thank you. Thank you , thank and thank you. Thank you, thank you for everything that you do to keep us safe all throughout the year. To keep us safe all throughout the year. What are you doing over there for the big day today . Thank 7 thank you. . Thank you. Merry 7 thank you. Merry christmas to you too. Uh, so weve just been up this morning. Weve had some coffee with all the, uh, troops and, uh, yeah, were just having and, uh, yeah, were just having a bit of a Merry Christmas at the moment. Waiting for lunch. So have you spent christmas away from home before , or do away from home before, or do you, uh. Or is this your first year . Yeah. This is my first time. So ive been in the army 12 years now, and, uh, quite fortunate. This is my first time away, so. Ah. And presumably it might be the first of many as well. This is the kind of job that you sign up for. It can take you all around the world, cant it . What is what is christmas like in the armed forces in bahrain . Then so its pretty good here. Weve got a lot of, um, kind of stuff were doing today. So weve had coffee this morning. Uh, we had a quiz night last night, theres, night, and theres, um, festivities down for this evening having evening, so everyones having a good time. Good time. Uh, now , could i ask, uh, uh, now, could i ask, uh, james, if thats all right . Could you give us, if you want to, a little message for your family back here at home . What would you like to say to them . Would you like to say to them . Yes. Last time at home, ive been on facetime this morning and seen them presents. Its my wife, charlotte. Uh, my daughter penny, and my son sam. And then penny, and my son sam. And then our dog rosie, as well. Our dog rosie, as well. Oh, bless you all right, well, um, look, thank you very, very much for coming on the show and for everything that you do for us as well over there and, uh, elsewhere around the world. And, um , could i just ask as and, um, could i just ask as well . Um, one and, um, could i just ask as well . Um, one final one. Sorry. I know im running over time here a little bit, really, but, uh, what made you want to sign up to the armed forces . What was up to the armed forces . What was it . Uh, because its an incredibly brave thing to do. Incredibly brave thing to do. My, uh, my granddad served National Service in the royal corps of signals , uh, back in corps of signals, uh, back in the 60s. And that was kind of my motivation to join up. So it went from there. Went from there. Oh, good stuff , james. Well, oh, good stuff, james. Well, thank you. I couldnt quite make out what james was saying there, actually, but i think his Family History of your family in the military. There go, its military. So there you go, its granddad, etc. James, well well, look, james, well leave you to it. And again, just thank you very much thank you very, very much for everything do for us. Everything that you do for us. I hope you have a wonderful christmas and love to your family james family as well as Sergeant James lowry there. Thank you. Merry christmas in the british army. I like the Christmas Tree. Theyre traditions. Theyre keeping traditions. I just think its oh, lovely. I just think its really important. That really important. I know that his line wasnt too great there, which bit a shame, but which is a bit of a shame, but hey, hes dialling from hey, hes dialling in from bahrain. Give a nod bahrain. But just to give a nod to of our armed forces to all of our armed forces personnel, all around the world at the moment, is a by at the moment, it is a by product of, uh, probably one of the most difficult jobs the the most difficult jobs in the world, that you end world, isnt it, that you end up, know, from your up, you know, away from your families far flung families and in far flung corners of the world. So its important remember them important to remember them today, important to remember them tod yes, it is indeed. Now weve yes, it is indeed. Now weve got just coming in, the got pictures just coming in, the prince princess wales. Prince and princess of wales. Theyve new image of theyve shared a new image of prince princess prince george, Princess Charlotte prince louis. Charlotte and prince louis. There this like their there you go. This is like their formal family christmas photo, but just the three of them. But its just the three of them. Just three children. George just the three children. George charlotte louis. Charlotte and louis. They went for a strong black and white theme. Yeah, because their christmas , it must their actual christmas, it must have shot the same day have been shot on the same day because i think theyre wearing the things. Was. The same things. Yes. It was. Yes christmas photos yes um, their christmas photos as whole family was that as a whole family was was that kind of and white kind of black and white aesthetic . Like it, you like aesthetic . I like it, you like it . Nice m nice little pop of colour. Nice little pop of colour. A black and white im a bit black and white today, i . There we go. Today, arent i . There we go. Thats true. Thats true. Although i will getting although i will be getting this bow sorted in the this bow tie sorted in the break. I only had minutes break. I only had three minutes to put it on. If youre just joining now, we go. Joining us now, there we go. Well get it sorted. Anyway, lets get your weather update with name with Greg Dewhurst. Great name for there for a weatherman. There there, im greg hello there, im Greg Dewhurst welcome to your dewhurst and welcome to your latest news, weather latest gb news, weather forecast. Its mild, forecast. Well, its mild, wet and of the and breezy across much of the uk this day there is this Christmas Day and there is the some snow across the the risk of some snow across the scottish mountains. Two some early brightness for eastern parts north east parts of england, north east scotland, generally lot of scotland, but generally a lot of cloud move through cloud as we move through the day. Across day. Outbreaks of rain across england wales, which will england and wales, which will turn increasingly heavy in the west. Then, as this rain west. And then, as this rain bumps into the Higher Ground of scotland, see 5 to 10cm scotland, we could see 5 to 10cm of snow above 300m. So officially making it a White Christmas. But many of us it christmas. But for many of us it will mild, breezy and grey. Will be mild, breezy and grey. Some glimmers of sunshine for northern temperatures Northern Ireland, temperatures still above average for the time of year. This rain across england and wales slowly pushes its way south eastwards through the clearing during the the evening, clearing during the early hours also rain and early hours and also rain and snow across scotland moves out into the north sea, which means as we move the early hours as we move into the early hours of boxing day, many places becoming dry, long, lengthy clear spells temperatures clear spells and temperatures lower than it have been of late. Getting close to freezing in the countryside. Frost countryside. A touch of frost andice countryside. A touch of frost and ice across northern scotland. So it means a sunnier start for many, a drier start for boxing day. Plenty of blue skies, the risk of a few showers largely around the coast and also quite frequent across northern scotland , but staying northern scotland, but staying dry for the vast majority. But dry for the vast majority. But later on in the day, cloud and rain moves in across the Far Southwest. 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Thank you very much for joining us here on Christmas Day. Breakfast with me Patrick Christies and emily carver. Yes. Now weve been asking for of sorts of things. Weve been quite demanding, actually. We this christmas actually. We have this Christmas Morning. Have much actually. We have this christmas morni|to have much actually. We have this christmas morni|to and have much actually. We have this christmas morni|to and youre much actually. We have this christmas morni|to and youre sending ch listen to us and youre sending them in. So thank you, jessica says santas been first christmas. Charles. Christmas for armani. Charles. Oh, what a little cutie. The presence of bigger than her. Yeah. They are. We have been inundated with so many lovely, wonderful family snaps. The inbox at the moment gb views and gb views. Com joyful face. That was. Com joyful face. That was. Yes, its just the happiest place to be. Is all the emails that youre sending in and everything. Thank you for everything. So thank you for that. Weve got a little that. And weve got a little picture that alice has sent in. She says, heres a picture of my son tim and his little baby, nina. Oh son tim and his little baby, nina. On a little young family and thats, uh, their first christmas. So uh, many more, i hope. But thank you very much, everybody, for sending in these wonderful pictures. Keep them coming. We just want to have as much of a great christmas as we can with you. I cant stop smiling. I cant stop smiling. I cant stop smiling. I know i grinned normally, but mean, help it today. But i mean, cant help it today. Those are lovely photos. Thank you for sending them in. Think reason really why i think the reason really why you stop smiling you cant stop smiling is because what were because youve seen what were about next. About to do next. And im sat next to and because im sat next to such a handsome, bond esque man. Of we go. Such a handsome, bond esque man. Of well, we go. Such a handsome, bond esque man. Of well, so we go. Such a handsome, bond esque man. Of well, so this we go. Such a handsome, bond esque man. Of well, so this christmas, well, so this christmas, there are many of us who will love a tipple. Some love a tipple. And some cocktails, course. Love a tipple. And some coc yes. S, course. Love a tipple. And some cocyes , course. Love a tipple. And some coc yes , we course. Love a tipple. And some coc yes , we areirse. Love a tipple. And some coc yes , we are now joined love a tipple. And some cocyes , we are now joined by yes, we are now joined by dnnks yes, we are now joined by drinks helena nicklin. Drinks writer helena nicklin. To walk us whos going to walk us through how to make a fantastic cocktail. Morning. Thank through how to make a fantastic coclvery morning. Thank through how to make a fantastic coclvery muchmorning. Thank through how to make a fantastic coclvery much forning. Thank through how to make a fantastic coclvery much for taking hank through how to make a fantastic coclvery much for taking thek you very much for taking the time Christmas Day time out of your Christmas Day to us. So what are we going to help us. So what are we going to help us. So what are we going to today . Happy christmas, to make today . Happy christmas, happy christmas to you both. Well, its i love the fact that its very early. So this is that its very early. So this is quite a light cocktail, even though it doesnt sound like it. Its a snowflake margarita and looks like this. Looks like this. Oh looks like this. On very nice. Wow. On very nice. Wow. On very nice. Wow. Very nice. So weve got in front of us here. Were joined by the way, by aidan magee and matthew laza. Uh, never missing an excuse for absolutely , absolutely. Is there any reason . Okay so weve got some. Weve got the ingred currants here. We think so. Can we make it along with you if you talk us through it . Is that all right . Absolutely. Yeah sure. Im going mine and just sort going to sip mine and just sort of judge you afar. Of judge you from afar. There. There. There. Dont fall off your seat. So what does aiden need to do first . Okay , so first of all, we okay, so first of all, we need to make sure weve got all the right ingredients. So a premium silver tequila, some triple sek , some lime juice. Triple sek, some lime juice. Excellent and some unsweetened coconut milk. Oh, coconut milk. Oh, coconut milk. No. Weve got some desiccated coconut. Thats only good. Was there any coconut . Wow look, you know what . Weve got the booze. Which is the most important thing. No one thought we were going to pollute it with coconut milk. Were not animals, are. Yeah i must say it are. So. Yeah i must say it feels like it shouldnt work. But actually , it really does. But actually, it really does. But do you know what . Its going to be delicious without without the coconut milk . Yeah, it doesnt matter. Youve got to essentially make a margarita. Oh, lovely. Okay, what do we lovely. Okay, so what do we know . In first . I know . What goes in first . I mean, i think is all over mean, aiden, i think is all over this. Weve little bit of this. Weve got a little bit of a cocktail shaker as well. Oh, wow. Yeah. Um so lets, uh, lets get cracking, shall we . What we first . Whats what should we do first . Whats the order . Well, i you combine, first of all, tequila with the triple all, the tequila with the triple sec juice. You sec and the lime juice. You shove all in, its really shove it all in, its really into the shaker. Shove it all in, its really into the shaker. Id go 25, about 25 mils. Ill be free pounng about 25 mils. Ill be free pouring at about 25 mils of tequila , about 25 mils of the tequila, about 25 mils of the triple, as well. Triple, as well. There we go. There we go. Hey, im not sure if the measure is going to be exactly as advertised. He is making it for three people as well, so im making it for three people. Dont forget. Very clear for anyone at home right now whos thinking that, uh, bit uh, thinking were going a bit overboard. Yeah, weve problem. Ive got a problem, but its not this lime juice as well. Have you lime juice as well . Have you lime juice as well . Yeah, like lime juice too. Yeah. I yeah, like lime juice too. Yeah. I mean, are you pouring those straight into the glass. Im pouring them straight. Straight into the mixer. Were going shake them up in were going to shake them up in a how lime juice to a moment. How much lime juice to this . Well, mm mm well, about 30 mils. If you can. 30 mils. Can. Uh, 30 mils. Its not pouring that okay. Its not pouring that readily, going to readily, but im going to persevere because all have to persevere because we all have to suffer our and suffer for our art now and again, dont we . I love the smell. I love the smell. Yes. So yes. So so, helena, is this one of your personal favourites . Are your personal favourites . Are you fan the margarita in general . I love the margarita and oh, i love the margarita and its come back. You used to be that kind of sweet slushy stuff that kind of sweet slushy stuff that sort get in that you could sort of get in mexican restaurants. By the way. Im shaking now, by the way. Im shaking now, by the way. Not shaking in general, just shaking the mixer you were shaking margarita. Its not quite sophistic, havent they . Um like aiden. Are now . Um quite like aiden. Are i say . I gonna say . See what weve oh, lets see what weve got. Oh, i love this. I did this last yeah i love this. I did this last year, remember . So when, when do have the. So when, when do we have the. Weve gone for, uh, weve got, weve gone for, uh, desiccated cocoa nuts here. So not coconut milk. Have you put any bits of coconut . Any actual bits of coconut . Can pouring, the way . Yeah. Well, yes. Yeah. Well, yes. Basically the desiccated coconut is to rim the glass. So what do is youd pour what you would do is youd pour a the 666 like, which a bit of the 666 or like, which is orange liqueur onto is an orange liqueur onto a plate before you fill the glasses and then you and then you, you sprinkle the coconut onto a plate and then you twist the glass. And that gives it the nice coconutty rim instead of salt. Yes, because normally you have salt, dont you, helena . Which some people, yes, some people like, some people dont like. Like. Exactly. Thats why youve got the choice. Really. You can like if you like a salty margarita, then use a nice coarse salt so it looks like snow. You like coconut, use snow. You like coconut, use coconut mix the two. Coconut or you mix the two. Going great guns here. Im going great guns here. Ill tell you. Yeah. Making more. Aidens making more. Aidens making more. It is, because yeah. No, it is, because i dont know how much we meant to have theyre quite small have it. Theyre quite small portions and it portions at the moment, and it is christmas. Weve got to be generous. What helena was saying. Aiden . Yeah, just. Just before poured anything into before he poured anything into the this has the glass. Right. This ship has now sailed. We were now sailed. Okay. We were supposed some coconut supposed to put some coconut around the glass. Around the rim of the glass. Oh, i see, so no one told me that. Yeah. No. Well, you jumped the bit there. The gun a bit there. Yeah, i suppose so. Yeah, i suppose so. Sorry. I was thinking about. Sorry. I was thinking about. Anyway, we could maybe just now you you make make the, now if you if you make make the, uh, moist. Moist with uh, make it moist. Moist with a bit triple stack, i think bit of the triple stack, i think was the shout. Its not without making it messy. Im sorry that, mate. No one cares. No one cares. Thats fine. People cleaning thats fine. People are cleaning up just, um. Itll be up after us. Just, um. Itll be absolutely fine. There go. Absolutely fine. There we go. And leave over to you now. Okay, lets give it a go. Okay, lets give it a go. Its all coming together. Its all coming together. Helen, im terribly sorry. This is rather chaotic, this is this is rather chaotic, but think aidan doing but i think aidan is doing a very good job. And i dont. I lets just go. Lets just go. Well, theyre coming from you, i think hes doing you, patrick. I think hes doing a good job. Is he . Yeah. No. Youre brilliant. Thats good. Yeah, but thats good. Supposed in there, is but thats good. No,yposed in there, is but thats good. No, itysed in there, is but thats good. No, it is,j in there, is but thats good. No, it is,j is. In there, is it . No, it is, it is. Its meant to go on the side. But its meant youre meant to mix it up. Is that right, helena . What do you think . Whats your verdict . On. We havent not hang on. We havent were not finished i havent put finished yet, so i havent put the of it up. The rest of it up. Is that. Thats going to taste slightly different to mine. So diplomatically express it. So diplomatically express it. Rest. Oh, god. We can rest. Oh, god. We can rest. Dont worry. Good. Dont worry. Good. Dont worry. This is why we should have done a dry run of this right . Run. Done a dry run of this right . And, un. Done a dry run of this right . And, uh, and, well, maybe not. Maybe not, maybe not. Let aiden unleash on it. Well, the thing is, we didnt have ingredients. Thats have all the ingredients. Thats the a cocktail. Its not a cocktail. Its not a cocktail. Oh, yeah, the coconut milk is quite important um, yeah. Quite important here. Um, yeah. You think . Mean, what do you think . I mean, whats whats the verdict on that . Not that bad, it . That . Its not that bad, is it . I mean, ive seen ive had worse. Ive had worse in wetherspoons and going wetherspoons and im going to have wetherspoons and im going to havall right, all right, lets all right, all right, lets go. Im gonna a. Do you go. Im gonna have a. Do you want a taste of one that isnt covered in coconut . So. Yes. I think so. Yes. I think so. Ill take for the team. Ill take one for the team. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Will not turn any drink down. Will not turn any drink down. Cheers. So cheers. So cheers. Christmas, Merry Christmas, happy christmas, christmas. Merry christmas, happy chr sorry ;, christmas. Merry christmas, happy chr sorry ;, this. � istmas. Sorry about this. Sorry about this. Im we butchered your, im sorry we butchered your, uh, recipe there, um, im sorry we butchered your, uhleast recipe there, um, im sorry we butchered your, uhleast recfoundere, um, im sorry we butchered your, uhleast recfoundere, how um, im sorry we butchered your, uhleast recfoundere, how tor, at least we found out how to make it. It kind of works. It kind of works. Its quite. Its quite tasty, isnt it . Its quite tasty. Isnt it . If s quite tasty. Isnt it . If youve tasty. Isnt it . If youve tasttequila at if youve got tequila at home, youve triple sick home, if youve got triple sick at youve got cruciani coconut. Crucially, as it turned out, then youre going to able then youre going to be able to make delicious cocktail. Make this delicious cocktail. Yeah, got yeah, indeed. And have you got any favourites for any other little favourites for us . Quickly because us . Just, just quickly because weve obviously butchered that one. Are looking one. So if people are looking around their drinks cabinet at home other little. Yeah, i think embrace sherry. Sherry is really, really sherry is a really, really beautiful the beautiful drink when its the dry version of it, or even the sweet a cocktail. Use in sweet in a cocktail. Use that in a cocktail maraschino a cocktail with a maraschino cherry. Go retro. Actually really nice. Tart. Very really nice. Very tart. Very sweet. Nice. Helen, what about. What helen, what about. What about, um. What about bubbles . You know, i like bubbles in my cocktails. Would you. Would you cocktails. Would you. Would you have because have those as well . Because i tend to, like, give it, tend to tend to, like, give it, give a bit of effervescence to the yeah, absolutely. I think yeah, absolutely. I think anything could anything with bubbles, you could put shot of almost put on a little shot of almost anything in it. Usually white spirits work better. Yeah, a gin, cocktails you can make. I gin, cocktails you can make. I mean, there are bellinis as well as which is peach juice with prosecco , which really, prosecco, which is really, really lovely. You can the really lovely. Or you can the classic, course, is the classic, of course, is the bucks fizz where you put the you can either make champagne or cremant Maher Maaroufe you can either make champagne or cremaryeah mahermaaroufe you can either make champagne or cremaryeah what er maaroufe juices. Yeah what experimentation is key. Experimentation is key. Helena, whats your whats your tip for the percentages on bucks fizz . What should the bucks fizz . What should the proportions be between juice and fizz . Well i think its usually two parts fizz to one part juice. And id put the juice in first so you dont sort of kill all the bubbles, you know . And then that way you get a nice kind of gradation of colour as well. Thats interesting. Juice in first. Ill remember that. First. Ill remember that. Hello. Thank very much. Hello. Thank you very much. That drinks writer helena that is drinks writer helena nicklin. Who is going to nicklin. There who is going to have a fabulous christmas. And have a fabulous christmas. And thank doing your best. Thank you for doing your best. Frankly, working with what youve is like, its youve got is like, its like a load of naughty school kids here. The exception of here. With the exception of emily, no doubt ive got it right. Ill stick to soup. Ill stick to soup. Yes, aiden. Thank you very much. All right. Okay. Well, actually, is going to stay actually, aiden is going to stay with because its time with us now because its time for latest sporting for your latest sporting headlines, isnt it . So, aiden, whats on in the world of sport . Well, a Big Development last night world of manchester night in the world of Manchester United, biggest football united, the Biggest Football Club world. British club in the world. British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe billionaire sir Jim Ratcliffe has buy a 25 stake in has agreed to buy a 25 stake in the club. Weve known about this for time. Club, for quite some time. The club, in has been for sale. In fact, has been up for sale. Patrick, you know, for patrick, as you well know, for 13 in tray for him 13 months, a big in tray for him to get his teeth into. I think to get his teeth into. I think we have to ask questions about the future erik ten hag. The future of erik ten hag. Theyve matches theyve lost more matches in a calendar than i think they calendar year than i think they have since about 1930, before the its in the second world war. So its in my dealing with my experience of dealing with football the last Football Clubs. Over the last 22, years, ive seen lots of 22, 23 years, ive seen lots of owners now is owners coming in. Now this is what happens. They are what happens. Patrick. They are hugely areas hugely successful in other areas of walks or other of other walks of life or other areas of commerce. They think theyre that theyre going to transfer that success into football, and then they that these they find that these three, there these three big holes there are these three big holes where you put your money right, but you lose your money, quite frankly. Wages transfer frankly. Player wages transfer fees, agents fees. So success elsewhere doesnt always transfer into football. But you know what theyre going to give it a good go. And i think the first thing they want to do and ive seen this happen many times, go into a times, is that they go into a club. Make a statement. And club. They make a statement. And i think the victim of that statement erik hag statement might be erik ten hag because though, because who you get in, though, isnt it . Its thing isnt it . ns its one thing getting rid of erik but then youve got erik ten hag but then youve got to bring in someone but to bring in someone good, but then cant. Then you cant. Yeah, but do yeah, true. But then do you persevere who persevere with someone who keeps losing theyre losing games because theyre out of Champions League . Of the Champions League . Their league form has been poor. Theyve anyone decent theyve not been anyone decent this last season this season. I mean, last season they signs of progress. They showed signs of progress. They liverpool the they beat liverpool in the league, manchester they beat liverpool in the leag|they manchester they beat liverpool in the leag|they the manchester they beat liverpool in the leag|they the carabaoter city, they won the carabao cup of they qualify for of course, and they qualify for the Champions League this season. Like that. Season. Nothing like that. I mean of mine reported season. Nothing like that. I me another of mine reported season. Nothing like that. I me another channel he reported season. Nothing like that. I me another channel thateported season. Nothing like that. I me another channel that eightd for another channel that eight of dressing had given of the dressing room had given up they they up on him and they they responded by banning him. And responded by by banning him. And thats actions big club. I want know about the i want to know about the boxing horse racing. I want to know about the boxing what;e racing. I want to know about the boxing what i racing. I want to know about the boxing what i want|g. I want to know about the boxing what i want to know thats what i want to know about whats coming up tomorrow. The king george so weve got the king george the chase at kempton the sixth chase at kempton racing a huge tradition this racing a huge tradition in this country day, there are country on boxing day, there are meetings country. Meetings all over the country. At weve got meetings at fontwell park market raisin and aintree, my aintree, brave mans game is my tip for the King George Vi chase. Watch out for that. Tomorrow. What. Tomorrow. Ill tell you what. Ill deal with you. Right. Tomorrow. Ill tell you what. Ill get deal with you. Right. Tomorrow. Ill tell you what. Ill get itleal with you. Right. Tomorrow. Ill tell you what. Ill get it right,ith you. Right. Tomorrow. Ill tell you what. Ill get it right, illyou. Right. Tomorrow. Ill tell you what. Ill get it right, ill remind ht. If i get it right, ill remind you if i get it wrong, well talk about football. You if i get it wrong, well tallyeah,it football. You if i get it wrong, well tallyeah, good, all. Again, yeah, good, good again, i like if you are just i know if you are just joining us and youre wondering why on news, we have why here on gb news, we have a Sports Reporter dressed as a chef. So are we so not aidan magee with all of your sporting headunes magee with all of your sporting headlines . Look, thank you very, headlines . Look, thank you very, very much. And thank you. Uh matthew laza. As well. Pleasure. Matthew laza. As well. Pleasure. You came in, you got a free cocktail out. Exactly what more could one ask for . Therell be plenty green room. Plenty more in the green room. Its out of its getting rather out of terror its getting rather out of terrseven. Good thats generous. Seven. Good thats generous. Seven. Generous. Thought seven. Generous. I thought i thought about two. Yes, indeed. Look. Yes, indeed. Okay, look. Still weve got still to come . Weve got Benjamin Butterworth, weve got connor well. Connor tomlinson as well. Uh, they makers for the they are our news makers for the day. So theyre going to be whizzing at you all of your christmas headlines. And can i also say thank you, thank also just say thank you, thank you, you everybody who you, thank you to everybody who is whos getting is emailing in and whos getting in wonderful in touch with your wonderful pitch. Inundated, pitch. Weve been inundated, especially with first especially this year, with first christmases. The Little Christmases. So. The little babies, baby galore , its baby babies, baby galore, its baby galore, the new arrivals this yearin galore, the new arrivals this year in your wonderful families and just any youngsters as well opening their presents. So thank you. It really does mean the you. It really does mean the world to be able to share christmas with you. So keep them coming gb arab coming in. Gb views arab news. Com. Stay tuned. Happy christmas welcome back. Its 942 in the morning on Christmas Day. Of course. Now Christmas Day. Of course. Now while were while were recovering from a aidan magee latest attempt to make christmas cocktails, were going to go through some of the days headunes through some of the days headlines with journalist Benjamin Butterworth and the political commentator Colin Tomlinson , are with us tomlinson, who are back with us again. Go on. I had that cocktail that was very strong. That had more than i mean, that had more than enough in it. Had this enough tequila in it. I had this tiny and i couldnt take any more. Can you imagine an unbelievable of coconut can you imagine an unbe here, le of coconut can you imagine an unbe here, le the of coconut can you imagine an unbe here, le the way . F coconut can you imagine an unbe here, le the way . Just onut can you imagine an unbe here, le the way . Just so ut over here, by the way . Just so you know, it really is a White Christmas. Im glad you for that. Im glad you went for that. There we go. Christmas chaos moving on from that right, going from that right, were going to whiz papers. Whiz through some of our papers. Where are we starting . Um, where are we starting . Benjamin weve look, all benjamin uh, weve got look, all ive a headline here is ive got is a headline here is undercover santa helps bust peruvian drug gang, right . I mean, that is the story. I mean, that is the story. You know, usually santa comes down the chimney, but in peru, he comes through the front door with a battering ram. Uh, so with a battering ram. Uh, so there drug there were, uh, these these drug gang, and they , the police gang, and they, the police decided to come in in santa hats. Santa outfit, the full santa outfit. I think weve got the video there. Uh, and broken with a sledgehammer to expose the drug gangs, which is a big problem in peru. So, you know, i think this will be a real present for the people of a problem in south america. Yeah. Problem in south america. Breaking yeah. Problem in south america. Breaking news. Uh, and look at that. If youre watching on television. So santa television. So its the santa claus comes in dressed claus copper comes in dressed like that, uh, and managed to arrest think been arrest them. I think theyd been deaung arrest them. I think theyd been dealing cannabis cocaine. Dealing in cannabis and cocaine. I and there they are. I think, uh, and there they are. They were arrested. So why you think , um, the so why do you think, um, the dress santa . Dress up . Why santa . Its christmas. Emily. Yeah, that sorry. Oh, that doesnt. Oh, sorry. Oh, sorry. Sorry. Im not even going to dignify that with an answer. That with an answer. Do you know what in this day and age, police getting the message out, the videos, they put big put online can have a big effect. You it can show effect. You know, it can show theyre doing their job. Can theyre doing theirjob. Can highlight are highlight to people that are doing illegalities that doing illegal illegalities that they do and, they shouldnt do it. And, you know, whole is know, the whole world is watching santa and his sledgehammer. True. Sledgehammer. Thats true. Many views has that so how many views has that got . Got . Millions those loads. Millions of those loads. Connor im whizzing over to connor im whizzing it over to you another headline. You now. Another headline. Hundreds formed giant hundreds of cars formed giant christmas in russias Christmas Tree in russias krasnoyarsk. Ask god bless you. Krasnoyarsk. Ask god bless you. Yeah, apparently got video of this as well. So this is a giant car cavalcade thats got all their lights on. Theyre trying to do something festive for a display, though out before though it was pointed out before we air that because we went on air that because russia following the russia are following the orthodox calendar, actually today day. Today isnt their Christmas Day. Their on their Christmas Day is on december the 7th, which rocketman actually january the 7th. Sorry, there we go. Which is actually christmas is actually the full christmas penod is actually the full Christmas Period orthodox period according to orthodox christianity. So theyre quite preliminary, but looks i think its important to get the overview of this, isnt it really. So theyve got this is supposed to be what a giant Christmas Tree is it. Yeah. Its quite difficult to tell at the moment honest moment because not to be honest with you, looks the with you, it looks like the m6. I think got lot of i think theyve got a lot of logistical. Uh logistical wines into war effort rather than into the war effort rather than this. But in that for this. But ive sat in that for hours previously just trying to get thats how many lanes hours previously just trying to get m25 thats how many lanes hours previously just trying to get m25 shoulds how many lanes hours previously just trying to get m25 should have many lanes hours previously just trying to get m25 should have. Many lanes hours previously just trying to get m25 should have. Yes,y lanes hours previously just trying to get m25 should have. Yes, yes. Es the m25 should have. Yes, yes. And theres a firework display as well. Um, lovely. I display as well. Um, lovely. I mean, its nice. It display as well. Um, lovely. I mean, its nice. It is display as well. Um, lovely. I mean, its nice. It is nice. Display as well. Um, lovely. I mean, its nice. It is nice. Um, so i was, i was going to say well done. Well done, russia. But i dont know if you can really say that these days. Can you. Yeah. Russias got russias got some amazing cultural exports. But its car. But im not sure its car. Christmas is no , no a bit Christmas Tree is no, no a bit of a fail there. Can you think if you had to sit in that for hours and hours just that you could get out, just so that you could get out, then and the then you get out and see the video like, it video and youre like, oh, it doesnt look doesnt even look like a Christmas Tree. Yeah. Yeah. I think the threat of if you dont your family dont will arrest your family will probably make you do it. Next year, try again next year, a sledgehammer on sledgehammer santa will be on the we can we the way to now. Can we can we do, um, benjamin, a bit of a sad story, really. The world the whole world is celebrating christmas, but not bethlehem. Tourism minister in so the tourism minister in palestine , uh, that as palestine has said, uh, that as you say, he said under unfortunately, this year were receiving christmas without tourists from around the world and without palestinians from other governments because of the war in gaza , because, of course, war in gaza, because, of course, bethlehem , uh, is affected by bethlehem, uh, is affected by this. And the pope francis also posted on twitter last night, he said, our hearts are in bethlehem , where the prince of bethlehem, where the prince of peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war and, you know, it is important to remember , you know, this is remember, you know, this is a day that is people feel in many different ways , but the place different ways, but the place where the story of jesus, you know, starts is in a terrible state at the moment. And whatever you think about the clash thats happened in the last two months, uh, the children that live there, that should be having the joy of Christmas Today are having that denied because of decisions by adults. I think its right adults. And i think its right to remember that. Right remember absolutely right to remember that we had, um, a man that. And we had, um, a man email in earlier from bethlehem. Did actually. Yes. I think we did actually. Yes. I think he was called paul, if youre not called paul, sorry, but thank very anyway, thank you very much. Anyway, emailed in from bethlehem and conn0h emailed in from bethlehem and connor. Know youre i think connor. I know youre i think im right in saying youre quite religious. Very religious. Meaning uh, practising meaning attempting catholics. My best. Okay ill do my best. Okay ill do my best. Okay there is a track of yeah. And there is a track of tragic irony, isnt there . Really . Which is the place where a lot of it began for some of the major religions, really is one of the most hotly contested, war torn places on earth. Christmas, you know about remembering the birth of jesus christ and tolerance and love and acceptance and all of this stuff. You know, currently rockets flying left, right and centre around there. Yeah. And also of the major religions currently in conflict over the holy land, christianity is not the one in the conflict. So it is quite literally caught in the crossfire. But this is one of the great difficulties of the its all parties the conflict. Its all parties believe that they have a storeyed and holy divine right to entitle the land. And so thats what makes negotiating any kind of ceasefire that everyone from the un to the conservative party are now calling for. Its a very fraught issue. I calling for. Its a very fraught issue. I dont see how its going to be resolved any time soon. conor , can i stick sadly, conor, can i stick with please, just ask with you, please, and just ask you the doctor who you about about the doctor who story . Story . We have a new doctor, am i right . Look im going to hold my hands up here. People are going to shout at their tv screens. I have never watched an episode of doctor what . Why do you doctor who. What . Why do you think it for you . Doctor who. What . Why do you thirum, it for you . Doctor who. What . Why do you thirum, just it for you . Doctor who. What . Why do you thirum, just because for you . Doctor who. What . Why do you thirum, just because its ou . Doctor who. What . Why do you thirum, just because its bonkers um, just because its bonkers and completely unrealistic and you what for me was you know what did it for me was once very quickly, i was working as a local journalist, and i had once very quickly, i was working as go. Ocal journalist, and i had once very quickly, i was working as go aroundjrnalist, and i had once very quickly, i was working as go around to alist, and i had once very quickly, i was working as go around to the , and i had once very quickly, i was working as go around to the uks i had once very quickly, i was working as go around to the uks thirdj to go around to the uks Third Largest collector doctor who material. So thats already scraping the bottom of the barrel there. Yeah, it was a two room or three council flat and one three room council flat and one of the room was full of doctor who memorabilia, and the other room was full of marilyn monroe. Memorable sophia it was memorable sophia right. It was not bit of a strange not a pleasant bit of a strange place, it me right off place, so it put me right off anyway. Go on. Anyway. Connor. Go on. Sounds like a small yeah, it sounds like a small flat, but bigger the inside. Flat, but bigger on the inside. Two joke. Two viewers will get that joke. Yeah, been yeah, so the show has been absolutely dreadful the last absolutely dreadful in the last few christmas few years. The christmas specials staple ever specials were a staple ever since david tennants debut in 2005. Now wow. I feel absolutely ancient. But the most recent 60th anniversary specials have been dire. Theyve screwed the continuity , and theyve cemented continuity, and theyve cemented the William Hartnell , the fact that William Hartnell, the fact that William Hartnell, the off in the doctor that started off in the doctor that started off in the no longer the the 60s, is no longer the doctor, the first doctor. We dont know it is. Dont even know who it is. They made black for made isaac newton black for lords sake. And then now lords sake. And then now theyve brand doctor and theyve got brand new doctor and ncuti sure ncuti gatwa. Im sure im mispronouncing his name, so i apologise and i just dont have much the series much hope for the new series Going Forward because old Going Forward because the old showrunner, davies, Going Forward because the old shov brought davies, Going Forward because the old shov brought it davies, Going Forward because the old shov brought it back davies, Going Forward because the old shov brought it back used vies, Going Forward because the old shov brought it back used to s, Going Forward because the old shov brought it back used to be that brought it back used to be a great writer has since come back and said, actually, we back and said, oh, actually, we cant have anymore cant have davros anymore because davros, being half man, half apparently half cyborg, apparently represents users. Represents all wheelchair users. So need to just have walk so we need to just have him walk around. Connor, you will know well, connor, you will know as as i that some of our as well as i do that some of our viewers that benjamin viewers say that Benjamin Butterworth wokeist butterworth is the wokeist man on news on gb news and i say, do you think about the gone. The way doctor whos gone. Look, emily, people call me the wokeist man in britain. And i please assume my i say, please dont assume my gendeh i say, please dont assume my gender. Are. Gender. You are. Oh well done. Well well done. Oh well done. Well well done. Thats one for christmas, cracker, i think. Are you are certainly a bit of a wokerati. Youre fabulous. You may have no gender, but youre fabulous. What i watched do you know what i watched the 60th anniversary episodes of doctor were written doctor who, which were written by davies , and by russell t davies, and i thought were fantastic. By russell t davies, and i tho ight were fantastic. By russell t davies, and i thoi had were fantastic. By russell t davies, and i thoi had stopped fantastic. By russell t davies, and i thoi had stopped watching. By russell t davies, and i thoi had stopped watching it at i had stopped watching it at christmas got really christmas because it got really boring, wasnt boring, you know . It just wasnt that of. But russell that impressed of. But russell t davies, you might think hes a woelki or whatever, hes an woelki or whatever, but hes an incredible writer and so im confident im going to confident that im going to watch or rewatch watch it tonight or rewatch it over next of days. Over the next couple of days. Its all about the script, isnt it . The script has to be good and im hoping that eastenders have nailed it. Eastenders are well, eastenders are christmas special. Eastenders are christmas special. Are their christmas special. Apparently someones dying. Apparently someones dying. Apparently eastenders apparently in eastenders someones always dying. Be pregnant. Or someone will be pregnant. Or probably someone will be pregnant. Or probatboth. Or both. Or both. Every year therell be a divorce. Divorce. Yeah, i know, but what was the first one . Youre not my mother , yes i am, yes, i am. Mother, yes i am, yes, i am. That was. That was one. I used to watch it religiously. Um, indeed. Um, indeed. Um, indeed. Um, okay. All right. Well, look, thank very much. And look, thank you very much. And youve threatening give look, thank you very much. And y0|some threatening give look, thank you very much. And y0|some presentstening give look, thank you very much. And y0|some presents foring give look, thank you very much. And y0|some presents for a; give look, thank you very much. And y0|some presents for a while,ye us some presents for a while, but i think out of time. But i think were out of time. Ive got a present for you, too. Oh, weve got presents for you, too. Still too. Well, luckily, weve still got hour and ten minutes on got an hour and ten minutes on this show, so im sure well do this show, so im sure well do this next one. Be this next one. Well be exchanging gifts. Make sure you keep wonderful pictures keep your wonderful pictures coming of lovely family coming in of your lovely family scenes we go, scenes. I, in fact, here we go, here go. Michelle. Is it here we go. Michelle. Is it michelle . No, this is my granddaughter , hattie, aged granddaughter, hattie, aged four, nativity yesterday. Four, at her nativity yesterday. Yes, nativity. Stephens church in blackpool. Wonderful part of the world and great to see our children taking part in that. So sweet. And thats what we wanted. We wanted a nativity pictures, but writtle in essex says here are our two beautiful grand children carly , four, grand children carly, aged four, and , aged just eight and ollie, aged just eight months. Oh, theyre having a cuddle the tree. Oh, isnt cuddle by the tree. Oh, isnt that sweet . Are well, i hope santa monica give everything that they ever wanted. Stephen in hull says this is our beautiful granddaughter, ava. Look at her. On opening up, she looks delighted with whatever that is. And im liking the little hair piece in there as well. Can i just say what a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful place to gb views inboxes at the moment it is full of family love as it should be. Uh maria in derbyshire. Now, what have we got Merry Christmas, she says, Merry Christmas, philip mayb met philip and mayb finally met after seven years. They made the Gingerbread House from scratch. Id like to know the story behind that if theyve met after seven years, i wonder what its been. Whats been happening . Been. Uh, whats been happening . Yeah. Dish details. Yeah. Dish the details. Yeah. Dish the details. They are cousins. Im no, they are cousins. Im guessing in our network. Theyre cousins. Great nanny is on granny. Says this is my granny. Nanny says this is my christmas festive food. So whats she got right . Smoked salmon and veg pie. Yes. Yorkshire puds. Yes, yes. Roast yorkshire puds. Yes, yes. Roast tatties. Yes. Well done. Now tatties. Yes. Well done. Now ill be round in about 20 minutes, granny and eat. So i will see you there. And we dont know where she is so you never know. She could be around the corner. Ill track her down. Ill track her down anyway. Right. Well, thats enough of that. Come. Has been that. Still to come. It has been quite across the uk this quite mild across the uk this christmas but could Christmas Morning, but could there be a little tiny chance of some snow in the next few days . Well find next. Some snow in the next few days . Weyes. 1d next. Yes. Yes. Make sure you stay tuned. Make sure you stay tuned. Like things are heating looks like things are heating up. Boilers sponsors of up. Boxt boilers sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Weather on. Gb news. Hello there im greg hello there im Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. Latest gb news weather forecast. Well, its mild, wet and breezy across much of the uk this Christmas Day and there is the risk of some snow across the scottish mountains too. Some early brightness for eastern parts of england, north east scotland , but generally a lot of scotland, but generally a lot of cloud as we move through the day. Outbreaks of rain across england and wales, which will turn increasingly heavy in the west. Then, this rain west. And then, as this rain bumps into the Higher Ground of scotland we could see 5 to scotland and we could see 5 to 10 centimetre of snow above 300m. Making it a 300m. So officially making it a White Christmas. But many of White Christmas. But for many of us it will be mild, breezy and grey. Some of sunshine grey. Some glimmers of sunshine for Northern Ireland, temperatures average temperatures still above average for the time of year. Temperatures still above average for the time of year. This rain for the time of year. This rain across england and wales slowly pushes its way south eastwards through the evening clearing dunng through the evening clearing during the early hours and also rain and snow across scotland moves out into the north sea, which means as we move into the early hours of boxing day, many places dry , lengthy places becoming dry, lengthy clear and temperatures clear spells and temperatures lower than it have been of late. Getting close to freezing in the countryside. A touch of frost countryside. A touch of frost andice countryside. A touch of frost and ice across northern scotland. So it means a sunnier start for many. Drier start start for many. A drier start for boxing day. Plenty of blue skies, the risk of a few showers largely around the coast and also quite frequent across northern scotland , but staying northern scotland, but staying dry for the vast majority. But dry for the vast majority. But later on in the day, cloud and rain moves in across the far south west, temperatures lower than they have been a little nearer to average , which looks nearer to average, which looks like things are heating up boxt boiler as sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello hello hello thank you for being a big part of gb news. Wed like to wish you and your loved ones Christmas Season full of comfort and joy, as well as a peaceful and prosperous new yeah from our family to yours , we from our family to yours, we are proud to be your channel. Merry christmas, happy christmas , Merry Christmas, christmas, Merry Christmas, happy christmas, Merry Christmas , Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. Christmas. Here on gb news the peoples channel. Merry christmas. Hello. Thank you for being a big part of gb news. Wed like to wish you and your loved ones a Christmas Season full of comfort and joy , season full of comfort and joy, as well as a peaceful and prosperous new year from our family to yours, we are proud to be your channel. Merry christmas , happy Merry Christmas, happy christmas, Merry Christmas , christmas, Merry Christmas, happy christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas here on gb news the peoples channel. Merry christmas thomas. Merry christmas thomas. Good morning. Its10 00 on good morning. Its10 00 on monday. The 25th of december. So Merry Christmas to you all and welcome to the final hour of gb news christmas breakfast with me, Patrick Christys and emily carver. I am feeling thoroughly festive. I hope you are too. I hope you are too. The cocktail. The cocktail. Well a little sip today is set to be the warmest Christmas Day in more than a century. Set to be the warmest Christmas Day in more than a century. As day in more than a century. As the met office says, temperatures should reach 14 or even 15 degrees. Balmy by. Yeah, this means a White Christmas has been ruled out for most of the country. But dont let that stop you from having fun. Us in your christmas fun. Send us in your christmas pics wherever want. So many pics wherever you want. So many of were loving of you have. Were loving all the shots views or gb news. Com keep them coming now weve also tracking santas weve also been tracking santas flight around the hes flight around the world. Hes delivering gifts for christmas. Hes currently heading back to the north pole , so hes the north pole, so hes delivered them all. So hes delivered. So santas well done santa. Well done, well done. Santas tracking efforts so far this year, mate. Tracking it. Tracking it. Hes really. Hes hes really pulled it out of the bag anyway. Also recognising and were also recognising what be a bit of a tough what could be a bit of a tough day for some people, whether its youre its loneliness, whether youre on struggling families on your own, struggling families across of had to across the uk, some of us had to rely on food banks to get by. Yeah, important to have a nod to them if you are feeling a little bit lonely as well. We are, of course here for you and the king and queen are set to celebrate christmas with other members of the royal at members of the royal family at sandringham members of the royal family at sandringlchristmas as charless christmas message as we going be we know by now, is going to be broadcast p. M. We know by now, is going to be broadcast pm. Yes, we will broadcast at 3 pm. Yes, we will be bringing that to live at be bringing that to you live at gb news, i am hoping that gb news, and i am hoping that were going to get a little sneaky peek the this sneaky peek of the royals this houh sneaky peek of the royals this hour, got a camera hour, because weve got a camera up outside sandringham on their way hopefully we way to church. So hopefully we can talk you through what theyre there. Theyre doing there. Charlotte, louis. George, charlotte, louis. Nice to see. Yeah. And aidan magee is also here with your sport. Yes. Merry christmas one and all. It is a bumper christmas of sport. Well be looking back on sport. Well be looking back on the Manchester United takeover. Well be looking to the well be looking ahead to the boxing fixtures in boxing day fixtures in the premier as well as all premier league as well as all the stay the days racing. Stay tuned. People who are look for the people who are just joining us. There is absolutely no whatsoever absolutely no context whatsoever as are a sports as to why you are a Sports Reporter dressed as a chef. Do you want to just very quickly explain . I made some soup this morning. Enjoyed it. I made some soup this mwas1g. Enjoyed it. I made some soup this mwas a. Enjoyed it. I made some soup this mwas a tasty enjoyed it. I made some soup this mwas a tasty explosion. Yed it. It was a tasty explosion. Everybody loved serving everybody loved it. Im serving it the just it tonight for the family. Just it was good, to be fair. It was good. All right. Is it going to be a White Christmas you are . A White Christmas where you are . Greg has your weather Greg Dewhurst has your weather good christmas i will it be a White Christmas or a wet christmas . Find out in the forecast coming up soon on this morning. We want to know what you are up to. Are you working . Are you with your family . We have been getting loads of first christmases, so newborns or people under year old people who are under a year old celebrating christmas. W w. Were very, very nosey, so please know what please do let us know what youre up to. Well reveal what were to later, and ill also were up to later, and ill also reveal that ive got a little gift that might make you laugh. Okay, good. I should probably try nip out and buy one in try to nip out and buy one in the news. Break but stations open. Dont worry, gb views at gb views is of course, the views. Com is of course, the email address. Touch. Weve loads get in touch. Weve got loads coming just heard coming for you. You just heard a bit of it there, but now is bit of it there, but now it is your headlines with sam. Happy christmas. Have. Christmas. Have. Patrick emily, thanks very much and Merry Christmas from the gb newsroom im sam francis. The headlines this hour pope francis has condemned what he called the futile logic of war, saying that christs message of peace was being drowned out in the very land where he was born. The pontiff used his Christmas Eve mass last night to speak out against the ongoing conflict in gaza. He said our hearts are in bethlehem, where the prince of peace has been rejected by the clash of arms. The palestinian minister of tourism said the city is celebrating christmas with sadness and sorrow after all, the festivities there have been cancelled and meanwhile the popes message comes as an airstrike on a refugee camp in central gaza has killed at least 68 people. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war after israel endured one of its worst days of losses in ukraine, is celebrating christmas on the 25th of november for the first time in a landmark change to the countrys traditions , the countrys traditions, the russian Orthodox Church usually observes christmas on the 7th of january, but this is the first time ukraine has moved away from that tradition. It comes as russias invasion of ukraine continues as kyivs air defences blocked 28 drone attacks and two missiles overnight, five civilians were killed here in the uk, a Murder Investigation is underway following the death of a 23 year old man in south wales. Police found the victim wales. Police found the victim at an address on Christmas Eve. At an address on Christmas Eve. Another 23 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. South wales police say its being treated as an isolated incident and that theyre not looking for any more suspects. Looking for any more suspects. The king and queen are marking Christmas Day with a with their family in norfolk, along with a Church Service this morning on their sandringham estate. The royal couple are expected to be joined prince and princess of joined by prince and princess of wales and their children. The wales and their children. The kings christmas message will be broadcast at 3 00 this afternoon and of course, well be bringing that to you live here on gb news christian leaders are using their christmas addresses to highlight whats happening in the middle east. The archbishop of canterbury is expected to use his Christmas Day sermon to highlight the suffering of children that are up children that are caught up in the israel hamas war , referring the israel hamas war, referring to birthplace of jesus. The israel hamas war, referring to birthplace of jesus. Hes to the birthplace of jesus. Hes expected to tell his congregation that the skies of bethlehem are of fear bethlehem are full of fear rather than angels and glory. Rather than angels and glory. Today is set to be the warmest Christmas Day in more than a century, with the met office expecting temperatures will reach 14 or even 15 degrees. Thats after 59. 3 was recorded at heathrow and chippenham in berkshire , or yesterday, making berkshire, or yesterday, making it the warmest Christmas Eve in over 20 years. And it does mean that a White Christmas has probably been ruled out for most of us across the country. Apart from those in northern scotland. Now if youre eating your christmas breakfast, you may want to turn away because shoppers have been slamming supermarkets after unwrapping their rotten turkeys just hours after christmas dinner before your christmas dinner, families who ordered their festive centrepieces weeks ago have been sharing pictures on social media of rotten, mouldy meat, claiming its not safe to eat food. Experts have been saying that its better to thaw your turkey in the fridge to avoid any spoiling. And for bigger birds , spoiling. And for bigger birds, make sure you allow plenty of time for it to defrost. Make sure you allow plenty of time for it to defrost. Families are being warned as well not to pour cooking fat down the sink this christmas to avoid flooding their homes. Tipping fat from a festive turkey, gravy or even coffee grounds down the sink can block sewer pipes, leading to flooding and homes and streets can have blocked pipes. It flooding and homes and streets can have blocked pipes. It comes after research has shown that more than a quarter of adults dispose of fats down the sink. Thames water and south west water are among those warning people to dispose of their festive carefully. And as festive fats carefully. And as youve been hearing, we have been tracking santas flight around the world as he delivers gifts for christmas. This is the live norad santa tracker. Hes live norad santa tracker. Hes arrived in the uk just after midnight, and so far hes delivered, we believe around 8 billion presents to homes across the globe. The north American Aerospace Space Defence command is monitoring his movements, and it shows hes just finished delivering presents in the midway atoll part of the united states. Hell then be heading back to the north pole to start preparing for yet you guessed it, next christmas. This is gb it, next christmas. This is gb news. For more, were on tv in your car on digital radio, and on your smart speaker. For now, though, Merry Christmas and more from patrick and. From patrick and. Emily now , now when you think of now, now when you think of christmas, you might think of all the Family Gathering around to watch the kings speech at 3 pm, which we will be bringing p. M, which we will be bringing to you live, or kate and william as make grand entrance at sandringham. You might think about that, but christmas be but what would christmas be without royals, the without the royals, without the pomp, without the pageantry, without it . Without it . So we are also getting pictures of the merry Madeleine Church in sandringham. So these are live shots from where the royal family have been pictured, appearing for the service. So as they come in and out of there, well be able to take that live for you. So thats that really famous church. See at church of mary there in Mary Madeleine there in sandringham, where the royal family always has their Christmas Day service. So well be keeping a close eye on that for you. Hopefully we dont miss anything, but we are these officers. Theyre keeping everyone safe. They look in good spirits, as it be, man who it should be, but a man who knows the royal family intimately, the intimately, okay, is the wonderful royal butler, wonderful former royal butler, grant harold grant lee. Lovely stuff. Great to have you on the show. A very Merry Christmas to you and yours. And so just talk to us a little bit, please, about what the royal family will be now, weve family will be doing. Now, weve just seen outside that just seen the outside of that church. Were its going to church. There were its going to go on in the royal family. Absolutely good morning and Merry Christmas to you both. Well obviously havent long obviously we havent got long now family make now until the royal family make their way to saint marys magdalene which on magdalene church, which is on the and just magdalene church, which is on th the likes of which we see up and down the country tree . Will there be anything that signifies that there be anything that signifies tha the only thing it signifies, the only thing it signifies, its royal family is just the fact youve got the royal family there. Be service like there. Itll be a service like any service , i think any other service, i think whats, whats i think whats interesting is i dont know if you this. The late queen you know this. The late queen used go service before used to go to a service before the service. It was kind of a private one. She used to go on her. I wonder, not her own. I did wonder, im not in i dont this, in the know. I dont know this, but wonder if the king but i did wonder if the king maybe follows that same tradition late mother tradition that his late mother did. The late did. But obviously the late queen, her son, very queen, like her son, very religious and faith, is very important to them. So its possible that the king has already been to service. And already been to a service. And this like his mother, already been to a service. And thislate like his mother, already been to a service. And thislate mother, e his mother, already been to a service. And thislate mother, sister,� nother, already been to a service. And thislate mother, sister, second his late mother, sister, second second so the late second service. So the late queen would go for a private service , and then the rest of service, and then the rest of the congregation would come. Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Absolutely much earlier in the mornings. Youre talking about 8 00 or something in the morning. Later wed go morning. And then later wed go back for a, for for the back for a, for a, for the pubuc back for a, for a, for the public for the public, one that we see them at. Um, we all get to see them at. Um, but as i mentioned, you know, with the, the, late queen with the, the, the late queen and with the family, religion is very to them. And i very important to them. And i know, the king when i know, i know the king when i work him, its equally as work for him, its equally as important him. Sure important to him. Im sure youre private youre aware on his own private estate, little a little estate, hes got little a Little Chapel on the grounds. Could you talk a little about talk to us a little bit about what like in what christmas dinner is like in the household , then . The royal household, then . So charles is going so king charles is going to be giving to the be giving his address to the nation. Pre record. It will nation. Hes pre record. It will go p. M. Be go out at 3 pm. Well be covering on gb covering that live here on gb news. Kind of got the gist news. Weve kind of got the gist of going to. Well, we of what is going to. Well, we think say anyway. Think he might say anyway. Theres going to be elements of sustainability. Um, hes going to the environment. To mention the environment. Hes got tree. We got a real Christmas Tree. So we kind of know that stuff. But grant, to know from grant, what i want to know from you is that clearly the you is that clearly said the goths, then. Of course, goths, then. But of course, royal former royal dont royal former royal butlers dont goss inside and goss goss. But the inside and the inside of what its like at dinner really scoop. Dinner really scoop. Then instead. Then instead. Werent you inside . Werent you inside . Yeah. Anyway, im so. So come on, talk to me about the dinner set up, mate. I think carson would be rolling in his grave, you know, have butlers. No. Have a great butlers. Um, no. The dinner. Its interesting. They have a lunch, which is very traditional. Like, just similar traditional. Like, just similar to were having. The to what were all having. The only difference, of course, theyve got, um, staff to theyve got, um, staff there to kind of but the actual kind of help, but the actual meal is similar to what were all meal. Turkey all having a turkey meal. Turkey christmas, uh, dinner. Probably three courses. Bet that three courses. The bet that you might aware of that in might not be aware of is that in the afternoon have an the afternoon they have an afternoon which a very afternoon tea, which is a very important royal way important part of the royal way of weve been of life. Again, weve been having afternoon teas for about 150 thanks to duchess 150 years, thanks to duchess anna bedford. So they anna maria of bedford. So they carry on this tradition, which theyll have 4 and 6. Theyll have between 4 and 6. Then theyll have the evening dnnks then theyll have the evening drinks then theyll have a drinks and then theyll have a buffet for dinner and buffet for dinner tonight. And the of, um, what . The buffet instead of, um, what . I that it means the i mean by that is it means the staff get night so staff can get the night off. So it kind of. Therell be it will be kind of. Therell be a few members of team there to kind lay everything up. And kind of lay everything up. And its spread, its a its a wonderful spread, which turkey which obviously has got turkey from understand pork. From what i understand is pork. The and lots of other the salmon and lots of other things. They do. Things. So thats what they do. But its also quite nice because from point view, working from my point of view, working for quite nice from my point of view, working for christmas quite nice from my point of view, working for Christmas Evening te nice from my point of view, working for Christmas Evening te niyou from my point of view, working foriyouve as evening te niyou from my point of view, working foriyouve got vening te niyou from my point of view, working foriyouve got the ng te niyou from my point of view, working foriyouve got the night niyou from my point of view, working foriyouve got the night niy as well. Ah yes, i can imagine. Thank you so much your time. Grant you so much for your time. Grant harrold, former royal butler. Have Merry Christmas. Have a very Merry Christmas. , little tiny dog. Oh, little tiny dog. Oh, little tiny dog. Im just going to mention, hopefully hope really hopefully the royal dog, the, uh, the Jack Russells will also get a Little Christmas treat today because im with with my little guy shin bet here. Be getting bet here. So hell be getting his later once his christmas meal later once his christmas meal later once his treat. Uh, its his christmas treat. Uh, its food really. Anything to do with food . Hes lots and lots of food. Just think you know that dog. Little does that dog know, right . That its currently sat on on the knee of a man who is friends with royalty. You know, friends with royalty. You know, that dogs got no blissfully unaware of what a superstar hes cosying up to there. But look, grant, thank you very much, i did. Oh, go on, carry on i did, i did, i did try to convince at one point the princess of wales to get a dachsie because the late queen used to have taxis and i did try to convince many years ago, uh, catherine to have a think they decided but i think they decided against it. Maybe one day. You know what i love you know what i would love one cant the one of those. We cant at the moment. One of those. We cant at the mom actually, one of those. We cant at the momactually, i would one of those. We cant at the mom actually, i would love one of those. We cant at the momactually, i would love one i actually, i would love one of a duck. I actually like corgis. I like corgis, and theyre kind of funny looking. I like corgis, and theyre kinyare funny looking. I like corgis, and theyre kinyare theyy looking. I like corgis, and theyre kinyare they still king. I like corgis, and theyre kinyare they still kingroyal . Are they still the royal . Are they still the royal . Royal dog, theyre still the royal dog, arent they . Corgis absolutely , definitely. And absolutely, definitely. And dorgis, which is a mix of dashes and corgis, which again, the late queen to have half late queen used to have half dash half corking. Dash and half corking. We found a happy medium tom, we found a happy medium there. Much. There. Thank you very much. How it. Thats thats how you do it. Thats thats how you do it. Well, Merry Christmas fire. Well, Merry Christmas fire. Christmas day. Um, enjoy your Christmas Day. Um, enjoy. Im sure youre going to take the dog out at some point, too, so have a lovely day. Arent harold former royal butler . Thank you mate. Well done. Lovely, lovely. I love that guy. Lovely, lovely. I love that guy. Such charming man. Such a charming man. Such a charming man. Very nice man. Very ah, a very nice man. Very nice. The job, wasnt he . He was. Yes, absolutely. Well, um, so before we get to some of your pictures from your wonderful days and, uh, first christmases, have christmases, etc. Which have been and theyre been flooding in, and theyre really well really lovely to see. So well show shortly. Today is show those shortly. But today is set to go down as the warmest Christmas Day years. Christmas day in years. Yesterday the yesterday registered as the hottest Christmas Eve since 1997. Why else happened in 1997 . We got a labour government. Coincidence i think not. Oh for goodness. Oh for goodness. Oh for goodness. So parts of the uk. Oh for goodness. So parts of the uk. Parts of so parts of the uk. Parts of the uk are set to reach the balmy heights of 14 degrees today. And i heard it was 50. And i heard it was 50. Well and uh, this year could still be unofficially White Christmas with snow likely to fall in northern scotland despite the milder weather across the rest of the country. Across the rest of the country. Yes. Yes. So here to tell us more is weather journalist so here to tell us more is weatherjournalist nathan row. Thank you very much indeed. And a christmas to and a happy christmas to you and merry, christmas. Merry, Merry Christmas. Both looking youre both looking fabulously festive this morning. And emily. Lovely to patrick and emily. Lovely to see you. Lovely, lovely to see you, nathan. Looking very lovely, lovely to see you, nathanyour looking very lovely, lovely to see you, nathanyour self. Yoking very lovely, lovely to see you, nathanyour self. So ng very lovely, lovely to see you, nathanyour self. So tellery lovely, lovely to see you, nathanyour self. So tell us smart. Your self. So tell us its the classic really isnt it . At least its the classic down south where we are. The sort of it really mild and maybe a bit of drizzle, a little bit of wind. It really is. And it looks like a spring morning outside sandringham. I was just looking at your pictures, wasnt it . Ive already had complaint ive already had a complaint from claus because he from santa claus because he couldnt pull across couldnt pull his sledge across britain because was no britain because there was no snow. Absolutely snow. And youre absolutely right. The only flurry were likely to get today, i think theyve actually had one, is up in the very far north of scotland, but scotland, over the hills. But elsewhere , as you mentioned, elsewhere, as you mentioned, weve warmest christmas weve had the warmest Christmas Eve since 1997, and were looking at today being one of the mildest Christmas Days for quite a long time. Wed have to beat 15. 6 to hit the record, and that was set in 1920. Im not sure if well quite get there, but if youre hoping for snow anywhere in the uk today, apart from over the hills of scotland, forget it. Youre more likely to need a t shirt and maybe no snow, no snow. No, im sorry, im trying to remember if i. I can remember one White Christmas when i was growing up. I think i was about 5 or 6, so. And that would have been. You went to lapland . You went to lapland . Uh, no. No, no, that was definitely, uh, definitely a White Christmas. Um, but nathan, you know, had storms the you know, we had storms the other that shut down, uh, other day that shut down, uh, trains. I think houston ground to a halt, didnt it . And everything. So, actually, to be everything. So, actually, to be honest with you, its probably a bit of, you know, light relief. Now it, to just have a bit now isnt it, to just have a bit of a bit of a mild christmas, now isnt it, to just have a bit ofbit a bit of a mild christmas, now isnt it, to just have a bit ofbit of3it of a mild christmas, now isnt it, to just have a bit ofbit of a of a mild christmas, now isnt it, to just have a bit ofbit of a mild mild christmas, now isnt it, to just have a bit ofbit of a mild christmas, mas, now isnt it, to just have a bit ofbit of a mild christmas, just, a bit of a mild christmas, just to point out it is going to turn a little bit more unsettled towards the week. Towards the middle of the week. Mean, you might get few i mean, you might get a few showers and of of showers and a bit of a bit of gusty today. Is gusty wind today. There is a warning out the middle of warning out for the middle of the wednesday, possibly the week wednesday, possibly when heading when people are heading back after Christmas Day and boxing day. Thats watch out. Day. So thats one to watch out. But really, from now until the run to years eve to new run up to new years eve to new yeah run up to new years eve to new year, is going mild and year, it is going to be mild and slightly with and slightly unsettled with wind and rain normal, it rain pretty normal, isnt it really, britain, really, for great britain, that sort of weather . Chance of sort of weather . No chance of anything in the anything wet and fluttery in the south next days. So south over the next few days. So if youre hoping for snow bad luck, to scotland or luck, head up to scotland or better luck next year. Just quick one with just just a quick one with you, does it ever mean you, nathan. Does it ever mean then if weve got a warmer december air that were going to get like a snow filled january , get like a snow filled january, orjust get like a snow filled january, or just weather not work like that, there are there are some areas of thought that suggest that. Are you hoping for snow . Patrick, have you got your sledge and your and your toboggan already . And youre disappointed because cant disappointed because you cant get it out this morning. Skis out. Ive got my skis out. Ive got my skis out. Promise. You. I cant i cant promise. You. I cant promise you. There are some hints of something coming slightly colder towards later january, but these are only hints. And as weve seen from talking about a White Christmas, ive been in your show lots and lots times over the past few lots of times over the past few weeks talking about White Christmases, one it is, christmases, and one day it is, and next day it isnt. And and the next day it isnt. And then changed minds then they changed their minds and we really cant tell more than days in than around 5 to 10 days in advance. For the advance. However for the meteorologists are looking at the of something the possibility of something slightly colder towards the middle to the end of january. So thatis middle to the end of january. So that is something were keeping our eyes on. But, um, i would be foolish. Patrick to promise you, snow, point in the next snow, at any point in the next few weeks. Few weeks. Do you know what that will come as a relief that, um, its going to stay quite mild till new eve, because lot of new years eve, because a lot of the people go out at new the time, people go out at new years eve and it ends up being absolutely biting, absolutely frost biting, freezing you freezing that time. And, you know, youre going out in know, if youre going out in your your party your little fancy in your Party Dresses you dont dresses and you know you dont want ice, ive got chilblains that will never wear that mini skirt thank very, very nathan, thank you very, very much. Row there. Thank much. Nathan. Row there. Thank you much. Christmas. You very much. Merry christmas. Whether yes, whether our weather guru. Yes, ive whether our weather guru. Yes, pve the whether our weather guru. Yes, ive the pins out one year. Ive got the pins out one year. Well do you really . Why, no. Why, no. Obviously not. You have to explain why. Didnt, thats not the no i didnt, thats not the way go. Anyway, it is, uh. Way i go. But anyway, it is, uh. Its christmas. Yeah, means its christmas. Yeah, that means turkey classic songs turkey day at camp classic songs didnt that. And so many didnt write that. And so many presents. Well, camp is in sort of metrosexual. Of metrosexual. Okay, but jolly good. Okay, but jolly good. Yeah. Nice. Yeah. Nice. Yeah, yeah. Does toys are arguably one of the most important parts of the day. So we have the owner of the London Toy Company, joel berkowitz, to talk all things toys. Thank you very much, joel. Youre looking extremely festive. Ah, very happy christmas to you. Lovely tree. Great hat, nice jumper and a glow up bus. A glow up bus. It looks that way. What have you got for us, merry . Go on. So these are actually our wooden toys that weve released, uh, this christmas. Uh, this christmas. Um, and its just had that research of kind of the traditional toys , and weve kind traditional toys, and weve kind of blended it with a bit more of a modern twist. So theyre night lights adults. May lights for kids and adults. May i lights for kids and adults. May | , lights for kids and adults. May i , have flying i say, uh, that have been flying off shelves christmas now . Well, this is quite an interesting setup that youve got. Sorry. Im just taking all of that in, actually. So what what kind of things have proved really, really popular this year and also as well, um, people can possibly get some stuff in the sales in a couple of days time if they need to. Absolutely. Well, absolutely, absolutely. Well, this year weve seen the, as i say, resurgence of kind of the retro toys. So things like wooden toys, which are making their comeback. But weve also seen some incredible sales from the likes of lego , uh, the new the likes of lego, uh, the new barbie film thats come out. Youve seen all the barbie merchandise and toys that have flown. Funko flown off the shelves. Um, funko pop had a huge, uh, bumper pop has had a huge, uh, bumper christmas. Pop has had a huge, uh, bumper christmas. Um, and very, very lucky for us, um, weve also had an incredible christmas, uh, you know, reaching kids all around the world. Um you know, the toy industry in the uk has surpassed, uh. £3. 6 billion this surpassed, uh. £3. 6 billion this year , with £1. 7 billion expected year, with £1. 7 billion expected to have been spent. Uh, this to have been spent. Uh, this christmas. Wow. Thats a huge amount of money. And greater growth. And greater growth. And greater growth. Now, joel, i cant help but nofice now, joel, i cant help but notice that you are in inverness. But youre the owner of the London Toy Company. Are you usually based in london . Is it a Family Business or. So were usually based in, in central london. Um, but i thought id come up to snowy inverness , a lovely snowy inverness, a lovely snowy scotland, but unfortunately this yearit scotland, but unfortunately this year it all seem to be so snowy out. Uh, here. Quite warm and mild, in fact. Uh, but but yes, thats, uh, thats normally why im in london, but. Yeah, just quickly. Joel. Look, i know its a business and very successful business and very successful business as well that you run, but it must be quite nice to know this christmas know that this Christmas Morning. Yeah. Children in not just children, but mostly children will have woken up and opened some of the things that your company has made and their little faces will have lit up. Were going to show some pictures, the way, very pictures, by the way, very shortly some people opening, shortly of some people opening, some children opening their presents. But presents. So it all ties in. But that must give you an immense, immense of joel. Now immense amount of joy. Joel. Now do you know what . When i founded this company in 2015, um, it was it was actually dunng um, it was it was actually during university. Um, it was it was actually during university. Um, and it was, uh, an incredible kind of journey to have gone through over the last, uh, 8 or 9 years or so. Um, and over the last, uh, 8 or 9 years or so. Um, and then over the last, uh, 8 or 9 years or so. Um, and then when you or so. Um, and then when you actually go into a shop and you see people buying, you know, toys off the shelf and you see them their it them giving to their kids, it gives that sense of gives you that real sense of fulfilment. Uh, and its just such a makes everything such a it makes everything worthwhile. Do worthwhile. So thats what we do it and the whole team, it for. And the whole team, i feel the same as well. Well joe. Happy well done joe. Happy christmas you mate. Happy christmas to you mate. Happy christmas to you mate. Happy christmas to you mate. Happy christmas to everybody. As christmas to everybody. There as well. Turkey well. Enjoy your turkey or whatever youre getting stuck into a rather mild inverness. Yeah, there you go. Thank yeah, but there you go. Thank you very much, joel berkowitz. Uh, who is the owner of the London Toy Company . Well, we are going to show some pictures now. Yes, we are some pictures now. Yes, we are good stuff. This is my favourite bit of the show. This. Um, so thank you very much for everybody whos been in everybody whos been getting in touch. Looking everybody whos been getting in touwell, looking everybody whos been getting in touwell, nosy. Looking everybody whos been getting in touwell, nosy. Yeah. King everybody whos been getting in touwell, nosy. Yeah. We| to. Well, were nosy. Yeah. We are a little bit nosy and we want to see what youre doing. Yeah. Lukes on whats yeah. So lukes been on whats happening nanny brennan. Shes this is nanny brennan. Shes patricks fan. On well, patricks biggest fan. On well, youre my. Im your biggest fan as well, nanny brand. So there you go. Dont got there. Dont got there. Thank you very much, chock. And for me to see and its hard for me to see a little hot chocolate and a biscuit. There we go. Hot chocolate and a biscuit biscuit. There we go. Isome ocolate and a biscuit biscuit. There we go. Isome festive and a biscuit biscuit. There we go. Isome festive pjs. A biscuit and some festive pjs. Well, Merry Christmas, nanny bran alan and sana. I think that says us. Yeah, there we go. They say happy christmas from us and our ten year old son kenzie. Theres kenzie, were enjoying some christmas sunshine in marrakesh. Oh, theyre. In marrakesh. Oh, theyre. Watching us all the way from marrakesh. Oh, thats. Theyve got fezzes on, havent they . Thats what that is, right. Thats. And matching pjs. Is that a christmas them Christmas Tree behind them though. There though. Theyve done well there havent i dont know havent they, to i dont know maybe. Maybe they christmas maybe. Maybe they have Christmas Trees in marrakesh. Marrakesh. They christmas in marrakesh. They obviously christmas in marrakesh. They ovaheyy christmas in marrakesh. They ovahey obviously have at least they obviously have at least one marrakesh. They obviously have at least oneso marrakesh. They obviously have at least oneso done. Marrakesh. They obviously have at least oneso done. Donnairrakesh. They obviously have at least oneso done. Donna and ash. They obviously have at least oneso done. Donna and john so well done. Donna and john say here we go. Our grandson noah. This is our grandson noah. Chilling, chilling this christmas one. He does look like hes chilling. Hes chilling. Well noah you legend. Well noah you legend. You know, he looks like he could be sat there for a little while just watching bit of gb while just watching a bit of gb news christmas breakfast. Why not . No worries. Hes waiting living the life hes waiting to be served. His dinner. Life. Yeah, to be served. His dinner. Just life. Yeah, to be served. His dinner. Just there. Life. Yeah, to be served. His dinner. Just there. Waiting. Yeah, to be served. His dinner. Just there. Waiting tozah, to be served. His dinner. Just there. Waiting to be, its just there. Waiting to be served. Dinner. Served. His dinner. Get glass like you at get a tiny glass like you at home. Yeah, a tiny glass of baby scotch on the go. On, feed me there. Come on, feed me a little bit of virgin eggnog. Hahaha. Oh well keep sending you pictures. Hahaha. Oh well keep sending you picright. We do really love all right. We do really love to final batch little all right. We do really love to later final batch little all right. We do really love to later on. 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And then, as this rain bumps into the higher of bumps into the Higher Ground of scotland, we could see 5 to 10cm of snow above 300m. So officially making it a White Christmas. But for many of us it will be mild, breezy and grey. Some glimmers of sunshine for Northern Ireland. Temperatures still above average for the time of this rain across of year. This rain across england and wales slowly pushes its way south eastwards through the clear during the the evening, clear during the early and also rain and early hours and also rain and snow across scotland moves out into the north sea, which means as we move into the early hours of boxing day, many places becoming dry, long, lengthy, clear spells and temperatures lower than they have been of late, getting close to freezing in the countryside. A touch of frost and ice across northern scotland. So it means a sunnier start for many. A drier start for boxing day. Plenty of blue skies, the risk of a few showers largely around the coast and also quite frequent across northern scotland, but staying dry the vast majority. But dry for the vast majority. But later cloud and later on in the day, cloud and rain in across the far rain moves in across the Far Southwest , temperatures lower southwest, temperatures lower than have been a little than they have been a little nearer to average. Nearer lo average. Nearer to average. Well, we were talking about toys earlier , so weve got toys earlier, so weve got a gift potentially for you. How would you like to win £10,000 cash . Brand new tech and shopping vouchers. Yeah. Sign me up, sign me up. Yeah. Sign me up, sign me up. Although not allowed, were not allowed. Just in case. One of us wins. And then. Can you imagine the headunes and then. Can you imagine the headlines after that . Gb news presenter wins ten grand in cash. Competition. But cash. Renowned competition. 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Yeah. So the steel and sons cup has been a firm festive fixture on the Northern Irish football calendar since 1895. Yes , were now joined by our yes, were now joined by our Northern Ireland reporter Dougie Beattie, who is at the stadium for us now. Dougie, are they getting ready to play . Yeah they getting ready to play . Yeah they are indeed. Welcome to seaview. This is welcome to seaview. This is the home of crusaders, the irish football, uh, league. Uh team. But its also the home of womens football in Northern Ireland. And today it is. It hosts the amateur league steel and sons cup. As you say. Its and sons cup. As you say. Its been played since the 1895. Hasnt missed a Christmas Day. Well, its missed two because of wars. But but here it is. It is the big boasting and bragging rights in the calendar. We have the green and white of crumlin star versus versus the black and yellow of komarek. Now these are provincial towns. Most of these fellas are postmen , builders, fellas are postmen, builders, electricians and theyre all here. I mean i was going to put a pair of shorts in the car and boots in case they needed me to. Come on, do no harm to have an old guy like me on the boat. But yes, i was also going to wear a santa suit, but that might have been picture might been a picture that might have stuck me haunted me stuck with me and haunted me forever. But that these towns, these football we these Football Clubs we have every single time news across the. The uk. Tn e ii enn dougie, i was just going to say know these say i didnt know we had these branded waterproofs. Branded gb news waterproofs. Its looking. Good its looking. Good ah, you have to be in the know. You have to be in the know. You have to be in the know. You have to be in the know. You see. Its all right for you to sit in the studio with your Christmas Jumpers. No, im out here in the freezing cold. I im out here in the freezing cold. I mean, weve got get cold. I mean, weve got to get something dont something along the line. Dont even coffee. But even get a cup of coffee. But yes, rec and crumlin yes, comber rec and crumlin star, both of are star, both of them are provincial like the provincial towns. And like the rest of the uk, every town will have Football Club of have a Football Club in it of amateur status and means an amateur status and it means an awful to those towns. Awful lot to those towns. I mean, theres been over a thousand tickets sold in comber already. Therell no turkey already. Therell be no turkey dinners because dinners there today because if they theyll celebrate they win it, theyll celebrate into the night. And if they lose it, well, theyll all be sitting over looking very over there. Turkey looking very distraught. But i caught up with a couple of the players earlier distraught. But i caught up with a cinple of the players earlier distraught. But i caught up with a cin the of the players earlier distraught. But i caught up with a cin the week, players earlier distraught. But i caught up with a cin the week, and ers earlier distraught. But i caught up with a cin the week, and thisearlier distraught. But i caught up with a cin the week, and this islier distraught. But i caught up with a cin the week, and this is what on in the week, and this is what they say. It means a hell they had to say. It means a hell of a lot, especially for the club and the fans and stuff. Weve ever, uh, first time weve ever, weve here, uh, beating weve ever got here, uh, beating the semis three times. So you nearly got there but just havent quite. But this time were here and were ready to go. I think the brunt of our team is the side of 30. So team is the wrong side of 30. So were sort of maybe thinking this the final chance this is maybe the final chance to finally try and get our hands on this trophy. But its just were working area. Were just a working class area. All myths, all together, all from the same community. A couple boys from west belfast, football will not mention names, but everybody is in it together. Ive come across one. The stevensons once, um, 94, 95. I believe it was. So its a its a brave while ago. We have we reached a final after but unfortunately um, we were on the wrong side of the result that day, but, um. Yeah, were were looking to repeat the, the 94, 95 season and bring it home. Weve seen the last couple of weeks the town has been the town itself has been absolutely buzzing. Um, shops , you know, buzzing. Um, shops, you know, the people. Its very rare that anyone in a tracksuit would walk through the town and not get a beep of the horn from someone, you know, everyones you know, every everyones looking it. Um, ever looking forward to it. Um, ever since semi final, been looking forward to it. Um, ever si debt semi final, been looking forward to it. Um, ever si debt in semi final, been looking forward to it. Um, ever si debt in the|i final, been looking forward to it. Um, ever si debt in the diaryal, been looking forward to it. Um, ever si debt in the diary that, been looking forward to it. Um, ever si debt in the diary that, youzn a debt in the diary that, you know, weve all been weve been looking to. Looking forward to. Well, there you go. Its all well, there you go. Its all set. Uh, its only now that the actual match itself will it be the older lads in crumlin star, or will it be the youth this fresher legs of cumber rack. So its crumlin star combo rack all kicks off at 11 00. And ive got to say this patrick ive got to say i, ive been with this is my third christmas with gb news and i. Its been great. Its been a great journey. Along the way great journey. But along the way ive got to say happy christmas great journey. But along the way ive fewto say happy christmas great journey. But along the way ive fewto say ibecauseristmas great journey. But along the way ive fewto say ibecause i;tmas great journey. But along the way ive fewto say ibecause i didnt to a few people because i didnt send cards. So to all send christmas cards. So to all the in behind the the boys in mcr behind the scenes, uh, femi said elizabeth and those as well that have looked after me so well , uh, looked after me so well, uh, happy christmas. On and bruce jobson and his family. Hes an old, uh, agricultural hack in the north east of england. The bruce, his wife helen, and red. Bruce, his wife helen, and red. Thank you so much. And have a happy christmas. Thank you. Thank you , thank thank you. Thank you, thank you. You. Anymore. No , of course. Oh thank you mate. Look, honestly , you light up look, honestly, you light up our shows, you are an absolute legend. That is stellar reporting Dougie Beattie that well be taking you to that football match. Doesnt want anything else. I love that crying. It makes anything else. I love that crying. It makes me. He makes me laugh. All right. In a good way. In a good way. Now, um, okay. Its time to go through even more sports news. Were going to whiz through this. Weve got aidan the aidan magee whos back in the studio with us, who is in explicably as chef . Explicably dressed as a chef . I was cooking earlier on, you know that. I cant just take the discard. All the all the paraphernalia, i . Paraphernalia, can i . You couldnt. That no, no, you couldnt. That would would be ridiculous. Wearing so im im wearing it. So im putting back on tonight. Putting it back on tonight. Okay. Whats, okay. Look, whats, uh. Okay. Look, whats, uh. Yeah, lets go through the boxing day fixtures tomorrow a bit controversial football this time eve showdown yesterday Christmas Eve showdown yesterday between wolves. Between chelsea and, uh, wolves. Chelsea lost that. Of course. But trying to but tomorrow theyre trying to keep it local because of the fact had to had to fact that chelsea had to had to travel it garnered quite travel and it garnered quite a few in the in the few headlines in the in the papers and elsewhere. But newcastle playing newcastle placing not playing nottingham at 1230, a bit Nottingham Forest at 1230, a bit of that for nottingham of a schlep that for Nottingham Forest fans heading up to newcastle kick off. Newcastle for an early kick off. Bournemouth. 3 00. Bournemouth. Fulham is at 3 00. Sheffield against luton Sheffield United against luton a real basement battle. Two sides that from championship that count from the championship last season. 3 00. We got last season. Thats 3 00. We got burnley the Burnley V Liverpool at 530, the biggest without biggest game tomorrow without a shadow doubt. Patrick, weve shadow of doubt. Patrick, weve mentioned united mentioned Manchester United earlier all the takeover earlier today. All the takeover paraphernalia, of paraphernalia, all the rest of it. Versus aston it. Man united versus aston villa if they lose villa at 8 00. If they lose that game serious trouble. Game hes in serious trouble. Erik especially with the erik ten hag especially with the onset of the new owners. No aiden. Whats hes no aiden. Whats a boxing day match like . Whats the ive the vibe like . Because ive never one on boxing. The vibe like . Because ive nevim one on boxing. The vibe like . Because ive nevim going one on boxing. The vibe like . Because ive nevim going to re on boxing. The vibe like . Because ive nevim going to millwall. Ing. Im going to millwall tomorrow actually. Im going to millwall toninrow actually. Im going to millwall toninrow all ually. Im going to millwall toninrow all wasy. Im going to millwall toninrow all was in waitrose in in fact, i was in waitrose in bromley buying all the all the ingredients soup last bromley buying all the all the ingre and s soup last bromley buying all the all the ingre and bromley soup last bromley buying all the all the ingre and bromley dave last bromley buying all the all the ingre and bromley dave or. T night and bromley dave or millwall. Came up and millwall. Dave came up to me and said, you telly, said, oh, seen you on telly, i love, love, love your love, i love, i love your updates. He was lying and so i said, ill see him at the den tomorrow going tomorrow because were going to millwall watch qpr. 1 pm. Millwall to watch qpr. 1 pm. After here i always go after ive been here i always go to football on boxing day, whether whether whether im working or whether its earlier its social. As i said earlier on, expect qpr get on, i expect qpr to get hammered. Have get hammered. I might have to get hammered. I might have to get hammerypeople are quite now people are quite sometimes quite critical of the millwall are they millwall fans. Are they all right . F f tastic. And w yeah, fans tastic. And ill tell news. Tell you what they love gb news. They of gb news. They love a bit of gb news. Absolutely fine. I if you know its tiny i am. If you know its tiny hizb ut tahrir gb you hizb ut tahrir at gb news you will ever praise the will only ever praise the millwall fans. Well, what was, you well, thats what i was, you know, listen, im im a qpr fan. They theyre our rivals but they are club. Are a superb club. Of people. The fracking bunch of people. The millwall well done millwall fans. Well done you very of a tip on very quickly a bit of a tip on the old horse racing. On. Yeah. Big important go on. Yeah. Big important meetings usual meetings tomorrow as usual on boxing the king boxing day weve got the king george chase at kempton. George vi chase at kempton. Braverman is my for braverman game is my tip for tomorrows race. Me on tomorrows race. Pick me up on that wins. If it that tomorrow. If it wins. If it doesnt, mention doesnt, dont ever mention it again as you live. Again for as long as you live. And got meetings at and weve got meetings at aintree raisin aintree market, raisin and fontwell but again, fontwell park. But again, a huge, huge day of racing. Stuff. Magee, wonderful stuff. Aidan magee, thank and thank thank you very much and thank you all you for entertaining us all morning variety morning with a variety of different your menu, different things. Your menu, your on books. Your soup, youre on the books. Theres made a cocktail badly. Do you not get my job at bucks your mind up. Bucks fizz . Making your mind up. Thats its song by thats a song. Its a song by bucks fizz. Thats a song. Its a song by bucno,izz. Thats a song. Its a song by bucno, irz. Thats a song. Its a song by bucno, i didnt know that. No, i didnt know that. No, i didnt know that. No, i get it. No, no, i didnt get it. No, i got it. It still didnt laugh, but there go. Okay. It still didnt laugh, but the all go. Okay. It still didnt laugh, but the all right, okay. It still didnt laugh, but the all right, so,|y. It still didnt laugh, but the all right, so, um, still to come. Still to come. Still to come. Benjamin butterworth Connor Tomlinson, they joined us because got proper because we weve got some proper news say Merry Christmas. Love you both. Love you both. Thank you to aiden. Thank you to aiden. Of thats really kind of you to say thats the buck. Youve been there us through and there for us through thick and thin. What . Okay all right. What . Okay all right. What . Okay we are doing the news. We are doing the news. I meant and cocktails. Okay. All right. The okay. All right. Im the only one not drinking. Ill you after not drinking. Ill see you after the. News well, a very happy christmas to you. Its 1043 well, a very happy christmas to you. Its1043 in well, a very happy christmas to you. Its 1043 in the morning and, uh, its last chance saloon to send in your pictures. Weve had so many of them, but were going to show a few more in just a moments time. But joining us to go through some of the days headunes to go through some of the days headlines first is the journalist Benjamin Butterworth and political commentator connor tomlin. So lets try and, uh, tomlin. So lets try and, uh, you know, avoid any last minute arguments with the family that weve got here today getting on very well. So far. So far. Been punching each weve been punching each other up in the green room. Its fine. Good its fine. Good be christmas it wouldnt be christmas without little benjamin , well without a little benjamin, well start you. Were going start with you. Were going to the blessed the times the church blessed us. Same be next. Uh, yeah. So its a lovely story, actually. Especially at christmas. A day christmas. You know, a day thats jesus and thats about jesus and christianity the church of christianity and the church of england has approved blessings of same sex marriage. And theyve one, which theyve had the first one, which was two female ministers from suffolk, uh, catherine bond and jane pierce. And they said that it really felt the world it really felt like the world was that the church, was healing, that the church, theyve their lives theyve spent their lives committed , that they could committed to, that they could then their then also have their relationship and these relationship blessed. And these arent anglicans, two arent just two anglicans, two female anglicans, but theyre two ministers in the church of england. They said they hope england. And they said they hope that lots more gay people will feel a part of the feel able to be a part of the church, and that events like christmas for them, because christmas are for them, because thats felt after thats how they felt after having i just having it blessed. And i just thought, day thought, especially on a day like a lovely like christmas, what a lovely story, connor. Its not exactly i mean, its not exactly biblically correct. So do biblically correct. So i do think this the church think this is the church straying away from its own explicit and i come explicit doctrine. And i come back the venerable fulton back to the venerable fulton sheen, church sheen, who says that the church which itself to the which weds itself to the concerns of this age, be concerns of this age, would be widowed in the next. But look, as a long suffering as a as a long suffering catholic, Catholic Church is doing thing. Catholic, Catholic Church is doin pope thing. Catholic, Catholic Church is doinpope said thing. Catholic, Catholic Church is doinpope said he thing. Catholic, Catholic Church is doinpope said he can hing. Catholic, Catholic Church is doinpope said he can give the pope said that he can give non liturgical same non liturgical blessings to same sex couples in sex couples and couples in irregular relation ships. I dont know what thats even meant mean. Most of my meant to mean. Most of my relationships meant to mean. Most of my relationsr so; meant to mean. Most of my relationsrso in short lived , irregular, so in short lived, not shock. Irregular, so in short lived, not now ock. Irregular, so in short lived, not now , k. Irregular, so in short lived, not now , connor, well stick with now, connor, well stick with you. Were going over to something thats in the bbc today um, well, previously we today. Um, well, previously we had rancid turkey. Some peoples had rancid turkey. Some peoples christmases were ruined by rancid turkeys. They they still turn it around. Well not if its gone off. No, no, some of those turkeys, some of those turkeys were green. Right. But, um, but now dodgy cheese. Yes. Between this cheese. Yes. Between this and aidans cocktails as well, people arent exactly having the best Christmas Morning. Um, apparently food standards apparently the Food Standards Authority has said that a series of cheeses. These are in the leicester family. All e leicester family. All have e coli and if youve bought any of these, you can get refund. These, you can get a refund. So these, you can get a refund. So the in question are the cheeses in question are creamy, mature and creamy, tasty, mature and smoked. And reminder those are cheeses names spice cheeses, not names of spice girls. Cheeses, not names of spice girlso well those are basically so well those are basically all the cheeses. And also when you said in the leicester family you meant the cheese variety of leicester, not just around leicester area, just around the leicester area, leicester gone off as an leicester has not gone off as an area. So leicester good, good, good point. Leicesters gone off unfortunately i mean the problem you know when they recall items. Um presumably not that. Many um presumably not that. Many people notice. Well yeah. And people notice. Well yeah. And theyve already consumed the food and the advice is this is going to be your christmas hampers. So therell be lots of people that it, that arent thinking about it, but want to get sick but you dont want to get sick at christmas. Its a terrible time. Um, no, the time. Um, but no, its the lancashire think lancashire cheeses, i think mature you pop mature lancashire. So if you pop off to Fortnum Mason for what you do. You think, i often do. Know, a perfect emily, you know, a perfect christmas no, but if you christmas hamper. No, but if you google lancashire, google mature lancashire, i dont what your search dont know what your search adverts will like after adverts will be like after that. No, no, leave that no, no, well leave that there family show. There as a family show. Shivers through beijing shivers through coldest on record. Coldest december on record. Benjamin. This is presumably benjamin. And this is presumably a contrast to the studio to the studio which is roasting. Yeah , it really is. Yeah, it really is. Yeah, it really is. Its a warm christmas here. Well, we were saying earlier on in the show about how White Christmases are incredibly unusual. Well, uh, and they have been in this been for about 150 years in this part the world. But beijing part of the world. But beijing is at minus ten today. Schools have been closed for weeks in parts of it. Japan is completely covered in snowfall. Uh, their Health Services have had to be closed down because its been so freezing. So you know, its not just a White Christmas. Its a its christmas in china i yeah. It 5mm yeah. It just makes me think about badly we deal with any about how badly we deal with any kind of weather here. I mean, its a running joke, isnt it . If theres a light dusting of its a running joke, isnt it . If therwhich ight dusting of its a running joke, isnt it . If therwhich there usting of its a running joke, isnt it . If therwhich there isntg of its a running joke, isnt it . If therwhich there isnt even in snow, which there isnt even in this country at the moment, apart maybe in, in the apart from maybe in, in the hills in scotland, everything gnnds hills in scotland, everything grinds doesnt it . Grinds to a halt, doesnt it . And at whats going on and you look at whats going on in suppose in china now, although i suppose you wonders with slave labouh this on that was, i was this on that i was, i was reading a lovely news item about a city in or a town siberia, a city in or a town in siberia, where really gets cold. Where it really gets cold. Forget minus ten, youre talking 40. Yeah yeah. Slightest drizzle and guo call their services off. Oh, well say clearly for all the Climate Change lobby out there that are going to use this story to their advantage, i mean, all of chinas coal fired power plants exactly warming of chinas coal fired power pla|place exactly warming of chinas coal fired power pla|place up,exactly warming of chinas coal fired power pla|place up, isactly warming of chinas coal fired power pla|place up, is it . Y warming of chinas coal fired power pla|place up, is it . So,3rming of chinas coal fired power pla|place up, is it . So, young the place up, is it . So, you know, just no, just throwing out. No, iin llillumi llllllrall no, that is true. And we are now going to do a little bit of gift giving. I think. So we all know that you at home have been exchanging etc. And weve exchanging gifts, etc. And weve been seeing so many wonderful pictures chance in pictures last chance to send in some pictures. Well be finishing the with a couple finishing the show with a couple of piggies. Um, firstly , of your piggies. Um, so firstly, connor bless connor has been sitting, bless him with these three presents in front for a while now. Front of him for a while now. I like theyve been i feel like theyve been hyped know, it could hyped up so you know, it could be disappointing. But hyped up so you know, it could be i disappointing. But hyped up so you know, it could be i heard ppointing. But hyped up so you know, it could be i heard ipointing. But hyped up so you know, it could be i heard i was ing. But hyped up so you know, it could be i heard i was on, but when i heard i was on, particularly with ben, i couldnt resist. But by you guys, a little ornament that reflects oh guys, a little ornament that refl here oh guys, a little ornament that refl here we oh guys, a little ornament that refl here we go. Oh no, here we go. So if i got these right. So, so if i got these right. So, so if i got these right. Right. So this one, this one should be for you. Me . Thank you. This ones for emily. Oh, passit you. This ones for emily. Oh, pass it along. Then this one pass it along. And then this one is the most suitable for ben. Thank very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Ticking. Okay. All its ticking. Okay. All right. We all just. Right. So should we all just. Well well all open. Lets open our personality. We personality. See . Here we go. This is, uh. Well, go on, ill say, um, because i thought with this station, calais, station, you down at calais, they turn boats around they turn the boats around sharpish, and obviously, youre the brings the most the person who brings the most magic station. The person who brings the most magic then station. The person who brings the most magic then ben, n. The person who brings the most magic then ben, i|. The person who brings the most magic then ben, i mean, if and then ben, i mean, ben, if you that just to you hold that up, just speak to us. Oh, what snow flake. Oh, i see what snow flake. Well done. Thats perfect. That oh, i see what snow flake. Wybrilliant. Thats perfect. That oh, i see what snow flake. Wybrilliant. Wells perfect. That oh, i see what snow flake. Wybrilliant. Well done. Ect. That oh, i see what snow flake. Wybrilliant. Well done. So. That is brilliant. Well done. So much. Thats lovely. Well, can i just say , i well, well, can i just say, i mean, playing into gender stereotypes am. Stereotypes here i am. I always the pretty, i always do the pretty, pretty girl angel, uh, in a pink skirt. How lovely. Skirt. How lovely. Lovely. Well done. Okay, well , um, unfortunately , shapps we , um, i unfortunately, shapps we gave you your socks earlier on, didnt we . And now we. Well, i didnt we . And now we. Well, i did get you other presents, obviously, emily, but youve had your your rain presents. I got you something, your your rain presents. I got you something , patrick. I got you something, patrick. Um, remember this, uh, this um, to remember this, uh, this weekend. Well, today, also weekend. Well, today, also presenting together on the gb news breakfast. Oh, lovely. So just something so we can remember , you know. Remember, you know. Okay. All right. Years to come. Come. Well do a little a quick opening here because im aware that to some of that we want to get to some of the pictures well. The peoples pictures as well. Oh, nice. Okay so this oh, this is nice. Okay so this is a picture from our our christmas promo. Thank you very christmas promo. Thank you very much for that. Much for that. Its a christmas. Its a picture from our christmas promo which you may have seen at home, but pull the most ugly faces but we pull the most ugly faces when when we leap onto our soap. Oh well. So i thought that was a nice little memory. If the president for now. Um, i got you a Little Something as well. Is, of course, well. Um, it is, of course, edible. There you go. Edible. So there you go. Thats very nice. Happy christmas. Like to emphasise, did just like to emphasise, i did get that. We dont get a more than that. We dont have reveal that was. Have to reveal what that was. Um, we go. Before the um, so there we go. Before the emails in. Emails start flooding in. Thank you. Thank you. You need to leave him, emily. Hes only got your chocolates. Yeah. Got more than yeah. All right. I got more than that. Anyway, right yeah. All right. I got more than thatuh, anyway, right yeah. All right. I got more than thatuh, we, anyway, right yeah. All right. I got more than thatuh, we, um, ay, right yeah. All right. I got more than thatuh, we, um, we right yeah. All right. I got more than thatuh, we, um, we have right yeah. All right. I got more than thatuh, we, um, we have just ght yeah. All right. I got more than thatuh, we, um, we have just got we, uh, we, um, we have just got something to rattle off there. A something to rattle off there. A couple have. We got a couple of pictures from our lovely, wonderful listeners. Wonderful viewers and listeners. Yes, on scrolling. Yes, we do keep on scrolling. All right, so thank yes. We. All right, so thank you for keeping us company throughout the course of this show. Were going for charles in skegness. Part of the skegness. Lovely part of the world. Beautiful elder world. Our beautiful elder granddaughter pippa had a few tears this morning in memory of her kitties. Pixie and edie. Oh, bless you. Sadly passed away earlier this year. Oh, okay. Well look happy christmas and hopefully we did manage to take your mind off that. Uh, a little bit there. Clearly there in spirit for her. Lawrence in leicester. Her. Lawrence in leicester. Watch out for the cheese. Watch out for the cheese. This is our granddaughter. Enids christmas and she enids first christmas and she looks like shes absolutely living the dream. Go back and just be so oh, to go back and just be so kind of caught up everything kind of caught up in everything like enid. Kind of caught up in everything likeenid. Happy christmas. First enid. Happy christmas. First christmas to enid. Were going. Sophie in west sussex. Christmas she says Merry Christmas from megan and william. I love the christmas pyjamas. I love the christmas pyjamas. Yeah. Yeah. Strong christmas pyjamas. And strong christmas pyjamas. And we actually had a genuine discussion on about discussion earlier on about whether or not we were going to do show in christmas do the whole show in christmas pjs, | do the whole show in christmas pjs, i think was pjs, but, uh, i think this was probably pjs, but, uh, i think this was pro we ly pjs, but, uh, i think this was pro we decided we should go, you we decided we should go, you know, instead. And know, black tie instead. And there we go. And James Sheffield meet there we go. Little ames sheffield meet there we go. Little emily. Sheffield meet there we go. Little emily. Oh, effield meet there we go. Little emily. Oh, there meet there we go. Little emily. Oh, there we set the little emily. Oh, there we go. Who just ripped her present open at high speed. Its little and large. Its little and large. Um, patrick, youre replaced. Presenter is here. The two. Emilys. Oh, my gosh. Well, emilys. Oh, my gosh. Well, there you go. I dont think i can have another emily in my life. Im afraid shes got some harry lego , i think. Harry potter lego, i think. There, there we weve there, uh, there we go. Weve got one more, got time for just one more, havent we, says here. Havent we, kelly says here. Is eleri delighted with the classic box . Rather than its contents . Its true, when i contents . Yes. Its true, when i was often the cheapest thing that the kids like, i always used to do that i always used to. I used to win my parents up massively. Theyd get me a really nice present. Id end up playing box or playing with the box or something that. So so there Something Like that. So so there we well, um, thank you very, we go. Well, um, thank you very, very much, connor. And for benjamin our benjamin as well, for being our wonderful newsmakers and giving benjamin as well, for being our w01yourul newsmakers and giving benjamin as well, for being our w01your christmasikers and giving benjamin as well, for being our w01your Christmas Morning giving pleasure. Merry christmas. Pleasure. It erry christmas. Pleasure. It erry a lristmas. Pleasure. Iterry a treat. 1s. It was a treat. It was a treat. And we will be, uh. Well, im jetting off now to manchester and im going off to see my parents. Yes, indeed. Yes, indeed. And my lovely siblings. And my lovely siblings. Well , thank you very much to well, thank you very much to everybody whos been tuning in over of Christmas Eve over the course of Christmas Eve breakfast day breakfast. Ive absolutely loved it. Ive absolutely loved it. Ive a really, really great ive had a really, really great time. Have as well. Time. I hope you have as well. And youre going to want and um, now youre going to want to tuned in because there to stay tuned in because there is much more come on the is a much more to come on the channel today. Were going to have a whole royal year in review with of course, of royal respondent. Oh yes, indeed. All right. So oh yes, indeed. All right. So and remember as well, weve got the kings speech here at 3 pm. So keep it gb news. This really is one stop shop for all is your one stop shop for all things wonderful and Christmas Today. Things wonderful and Christmas Today. Thank you very much from today. Thank you very much from our family to yours. And i hope you continue to have a wonderful christmas. God bless. Lets get your weather though. Now with Greg Dewhurst looks like things are heating up boxt boiler boilers, sponsors of weather on gb news. Gb news. Hello there, im Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. Well its mild wet and breezy across much of the uk this Christmas Day and there is the risk of some snow across the scottish mountains to some early brightness for eastern parts of england, north east scotland, but generally a lot of cloud as we move through the day. Outbreaks rain across england outbreaks of rain across england and wales , will turn and wales, which will turn increasingly in the west. Increasingly heavy in the west. And rain bumps and then, as this rain bumps into the Higher Ground of scotland, could see 5 to 10cm scotland, we could see 5 to 10cm of snow 300m. So of snow above 300m. So officially making it a White Christmas. But for many of us it will be mild, breezy and grey. Some glimmers of sunshine for Northern Ireland, temperatures still above average for the time of year. This rain across england and wales slowly pushes its way eastwards through its way south eastwards through the during the the evening clearing during the early hours and also rain and snow across scotland moves out into the north sea, which means as we move into the early hours of boxing day, places of boxing day, many places becoming dry , lengthy clear becoming dry, lengthy clear spells temperatures lower spells and temperatures lower than have been of late. Than it have been of late. Getting close to freezing the getting close to freezing in the countryside. A touch of frost countryside. A touch of frost andice countryside. A touch of frost and ice across northern scotland. So it means a sunnier start for many, a drier start for boxing day. Plenty of blue skies, the risk of a few showers largely around the coast and also quite frequent across northern scotland , but staying northern scotland, but staying dry for the vast majority. But dry for the vast majority. But later on in the day, cloud and rain moves in across the Far Southwest. Temperatures lower than they have been a little nearer to average. Looks like nearer to average. Looks like things are heating up. Things are heating up. Boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news as. Hello. Thank you for being a big part of gb news wed like to wish you and your loved ones a Christmas Season full of comfort and joy, as well as a peaceful and prosperous new year. From our family to yours, we are proud to be your channel. Merry christmas, happy christmas, Merry Christmas, happy christmas , merry happy christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas , christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas here on. Gb news Merry Christmas here on. Gb news the peoples channel. Merry christmas hello and welcome to a royal year and a Merry Christmas to you. My name is cameron walker. Im gb news royal correspondent. And over the next hour we will be delving into the royal calendar for 2023 with a whole host of experts and those who can give you insight into to the royal family with me throughout the show is former butler to king charles grant, harold and royal correspondent at the telegraph india mctaggart. But before all that, here is your latest News Headlines. Latest News Headlines. Good morning and a Merry Christmas from the gb newsroom. Im sam francis. The headlines at 11 pope francis has condemned what he called the futile logic of war, saying that christs message of peace was being drowned out in the very land where he was born. The pontiff used his Christmas Eve mass last night to speak out against the ongoing conflict in gaza. He said our hearts are in bethlehem, where the prince of peace has been rejected by the clash of arms. The palestinian minister of tourism said the city is celebrating christmas with sadness and sorrow after all, the festivities there have been cancelled and the popes message comes after an airstrike on a refugee camp in central gaza killed at least 78 people. Israeli Prime Minister