Before 9 30 last night, 18 year old Connor Lapworth and 15 year old Connor Lapworth and 15 year old corey mavin, both from blyth, died of their injuries after that crash. Their families after that crash. Their families are being supported by Police Liaison officers, but police are still asking for anyone with dash cam footage or who witnessed that crash to come forward. Now, in other news, today, millions are set to be on the roads today with the aa saying drivers can expect lengthy amounts of lengthy traffic jams as people travel to be with their families. The met office is warning flying debris and power cuts may disrupt those last minute getaway plans, as meteorologists are predicting wind gusts of up to 70 miles an houn wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour, hitting parts of scotland and Northern Areas of england. Rail services disrupted as well today , major london stations today, major london stations close for a few days. That includes euston , kings cross, includes euston, kings cross, paddington all having essential Engineering Works done. Travel editor lisa minot spoke to gb news earlier. She says careful planning is the answer. Services are going to be finishing much earlier than usual. The Northern Trains again having problems due to a number of staff available , to a number of staff available, so lots of trains being cancelled. There anyone whos looking to take a train today , looking to take a train today, please check you leave please check before you leave the house because things are not looking 100 great on the roads. Its going to be very busy. 21 million trips are being taken over this weekend as people head home weve home for christmas, and weve got crunch that. Got that lunch crunch that. Should be the one that youre trying to avoid. So between the hours of 12 and two, thats when motoring organisations say the roads are to be at their roads are going to be at their busiest. Now the minister busiest. Now the Prime Minister is people today to focus is urging people today to focus on of brighter on the promise of a Brighter Future. Address to the future. In his address to the nafion future. In his address to the nation this Christmas Eve , rishi nation this Christmas Eve, rishi sunak saying christmas is a time of hope, but its also important to remember those who are facing difficulties. He thanked nhs staff, police and the armed forces for sacrificing their time with their families over christmas in the service of others. His message coming after the latest round of strikes by Junior Doctors in england and plans for a strike in the new year beginning 3rd of january, 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 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 i new year sunak. Well, in his annual christmas message, the labour leader says the story of jesus is a reminder that in darker times, hope and love are always worth advocating for. Sir keir starmer said it is time to rejoice in the birth of jesus christ and rekindle bonds as families and friends share joy. He said he also thanked the nhs royal mail workers and the military for their work over the festive period. Praise as well the generosity of churches and charities as communities across britain gather together for a penod britain gather together for a period of faith and festivities. Period of faith and festivities. I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas throughout the Christmas Period, we see the bonds of kinship rekindled as families and friends share in the joy, the hope and the optimism that christmas provides i now, now, the home secretary has reiterated that the government is working as quickly as possible to stop small boat crossings. Speaking on a visit, a visit to Bedfordshire Police station, James Cleverly said the uk has reduced the number of Illegal Migrants reaching britain by a third. He said at a time when other european nations were seeing numbers increase. Im not going to aim for an arbitrary point in time. Were arbitrary point in time. Were working on this as quickly as possible. I visited the team of possible. I visited the team of Border Force Officials at Luton Airport earlier. Um who are returning people. To their returning people. To their countries of origins. The people who should not be here, the people who have come here illegally, we are sending them home. To make sure we home. We intend to make sure we get the legislation get the rwanda legislation through as quickly possible, through as quickly as possible, make have that deterrent make sure we have that deterrent and continue working the and continue working with the international with whom International Partners with whom we fantastic relationships. We have fantastic relationships. Thats James Cleverly and he has had to apologise today for joking about putting a rape drug in his wifes drinks. Just hours after announcing plans to crack down on drink spiking, after announcing plans to crack down on drink spiking , james down on drink spiking, James Cleverly reportedly joked about a little bit of rohypnol in his wifes drink every night, so she doesnt realise better men are out there. The comments, said to have been made at a downing street party which are normally off the record but the sunday mirror has broken convention and decided to report it now. The royal navy is deploying a warship to guyana as tensions grow with neighbouring venezuela. Hms trent will take part in joint exercises in the region as well with the mod confirming its all part of the governments defence diplomacy strategy. The uk, working with strategy. The uk, working with the south american nation to ensure its territorial integrity after a historical dispute with venezuela over minerals and oil. Venezuela over minerals and oil. His. Majesty the king will be his. Majesty the king will be delivering his second christmas message from a room decorated with a living Christmas Tree. For the first time, a photograph has been released. If youre watching on television, you can see ahead of tomorrows broadcast charles is broadcast that king charles is a long time environmental campaigner, so sustainable and natural ornaments , were told, natural ornaments, were told, are hanging from that tree, which will also be replanted at a later date. And a reminder you can see the kings speech right here on gb news 3 00 tomorrow afternoon, Christmas Day. Lets afternoon, Christmas Day. Lets take you live now to the progress of one very busy man. Today father christmas is on the move. We can report hes just left antarctica. He is, of course, delivering presents to children around the world right now. All the ones on the nice now. All the ones on the nice list. Of course. We understand. Hes on his way to new zealand. This live feed coming to us from the norad santa tracker. Thats the norad santa tracker. Thats the north American Aerospace defence command, who are protecting santa as he flies across the world delivering those all important presents. As those all important presents. As i said, he is on his way to new zealand. Norad tracking that annual trip since 1955. After one child phoned the command centre asking to know where santa was. Well, now you know. Santa was. Well, now you know. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news this is britains news channel. Britains news channel. Thank you very much polly. Im dawn neesom and ill be with you for the next three hours. And i have some very special christmas companions. Join me on the panel today. The broadcaster , Esther Stanhope former , Esther Stanhope and former labour laza. Labour adviser matthew laza. Thank you so much for joining me. Us looking lovely and festive. Esther yes, yes. yes, yes. Um, unfortunately someone didnt get the memo , did they . Didnt get the memo, did they . Uh, no, they didnt know. But uh, no, they didnt know. But you never know. We might find a bit of sparkle as the afternoon rolls on. Its a challenge tour. Well, you could you maybe got your sparkly underpants on or your sparkly underpants on or your sparkly underpants on or your sparkly socks. Absolutely. Absolutely. I, i thought we were on the bar didnt put the bar stool, so i didnt put the christmas socks on. I know, i know, were not on if you want one. Yes. Later. Well one. Yes. Later. Later well put it later. It on later. Not on the bar stool, were not on the bar stool, considering we actually have alcohol. Were having a more relaxed sort of down. Weve sort of sit down. Weve because is actually christmassy. Its exciting. Are you ready . Its exciting. Are you ready . Yes, im ready because i am, yes, im ready because i believe you said that. I believe you both said that. Only because i dont have to do very much. Because i go to friends. Because, all my friends. Because, uh, all my family australia. My family are in australia. My parents so Friends Family are in australia. My pare|after so Friends Family are in australia. My pare|after me. So Friends Family are in australia. My pare|after me. Fifth Friends Family are in australia. My pare|after me. Fifth christmas look after me. Fifth christmas i worked out. Weve had together. So basically in their hands, so im basically in their hands, so have do. No, so i dont have much to do. No, i dont have to cook. So. And they tomorrow theyve they and tomorrow theyve organised so having a walk organised it. So having a walk in between two. So meeting in between the two. So meeting at place walking. So were at one place walking. So were not allowed bring not even allowed to bring anything cant anything because we cant carry it walk. It on the three mile walk. My that sounds oh my god that sounds wonderful. About esther . Wonderful. How about you esther . Yeah. Well, its my are you. Yeah. Well, its my daughters birthday tomorrow. Shes we have shes going to be 18, so we have to celebration to have a double celebration every christmas. To have a double celebration every iwe stmas. To have a double celebration every iwestmas. Kind to have a double celebration every iwe stmas. Kind of so we have it kind of regimen. We have to spend an hour non festive. My hour with non festive. Oh my god. An hour of god. And we spend an hour of birthday time. You have, you know yeah. So you have, you know dedicated birthday time. We have dedicated birthdays. Im always by im always fascinated by people birthday on people have their birthday on christmas my Christmas Day because my birthday weeks birthday is exactly two weeks before daughter on the 11th before your daughter on the 11th of thats bad be and thats bad enough, to be honest and thats bad enough, to be horyes. Yes. Yes. Most people, especially the husband, like one presents husband, its like one presents all you all right, isnt it . You wouldnt if it was july. Wouldnt do that if it was july. Swap husband . Would you . Swap the husband . No. Exactly. Dont think no. Exactly. Dont you think christmas than Christmas Day is better than today, its not today, though . Because its not only one of the one of only one of one of the one of one of my friends hosting tomorrows hes tomorrows birthdays today. Hes french. Ive just sent his Bon Anniversaire gif. But my old boss, ed miliband, his boss, ed miliband, on his birthday on Christmas Eve as well. So even worse, well. So thats even worse, because everybodys running around not around getting ready. Its not a day. Day of preparation. Day. Its a day of preparation. Not yeah, not celebration. Yeah, no, thats true. Very busy day, it is a very busy day, obviously, at least tomorrow obviously, but at least tomorrow you time out. You can carve the time out. Youve got three yeah, but youve got three hours sit and relax watching us. Us. You dont have anything you dont have to do anything at okay . You at the moment, okay . Because you are nearly ready. Present in front of wrap a present in front of the telly. Pm; the telly. Be cooking. Ill be so i will be cooking. Ill be doing everything. Doing doing everything. Were doing everything doing everything. Were doing everytiyoure doing birthday cake so youre doing birthday cake and cake . And then christmas cake . Yes. Yeah, tell you. I cant i cant tell you. I cant tell you what birthday tell you what the birthday cakes. Course not. Cakes. No, no, of course not. No, were to be making no, but were going to be making the of the cake the main bit of the cake tonight. Weve already got all the go the christmas stuff ready to go tomorrow, wrapped two tomorrow, and weve wrapped two types the types of presents. Weve got the sparkly there sparkly Christmas Presents there and dont tell and then. Shh. Dont tell anyone. Other presents. A Little Something for got a Little Something for you. Yeah. Em, em so what do you do first . Do you the stuff first you do the birthday stuff first or no, we do the stockings. No, we do the stockings. No, we do the stockings. Thats. Ive thats that is thats. Ive got kids they have to do got two kids and they have to do stockings the and stockings in the morning and then then then breakfast and then its like, time. Then breakfast and then its likeoh time. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless time. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless her, time. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless her, i time. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless her, i do. |e. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless her, i do. I. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless her, i do. I guess oh bless her, i do. I guess new probably the new years eve is probably the worst year new worst day of the year or new years worst day of the year or new yaneah. Whenever weve got yeah. Whenever weve got hangovers, even worse. At least youre on youre opening champagne on new years youre opening champagne on new yearyears day probably the new years day is probably the absolute Christmas Day. Absolute worst. Christmas day. The christmas. The second worst christmas. Christmas second, Christmas Eve, the second, the worst, i think worst, second worst. I think christmas fun school, Christmas Day is fun school, though, could kind of go Christmas Day is fun school, th0|t01, could kind of go Christmas Day is fun school, th0|to the could kind of go Christmas Day is fun school, th0|to the pub could kind of go Christmas Day is fun school, th0|to the pub so ould kind of go Christmas Day is fun school, th0|to the pub so oul4daughtergo Christmas Day is fun school, th0|to the pub so oul4daughter is out to the pub so my daughter is turning out to the pub so my daughter is turrso; the time were so for the first time were going and find a pub going to try and find a pub open. I going to try and find a pub open. I think theres one pub near in near us in spitalfields in london be open london thats going to be open at 12 00. Shes going us london thats going to be open atpint. . Shes going us a pint. Thats so weird because because i nearly if i was going to that very to start the day in that very pub, coming to gb pub, if i wasnt coming to gb news the morning. So news in the morning. So we nearly because nearly had, by the way, because its wouldnt be . Because its. Because its. So youre an east londoner. Exactly. Yes. Right okay. We have got some music to listen to now as well. Another part of christmas is the music. Obviously the christmas one is always christmas number one is always a huge moment. Every december and this live this week we had a live performance. I cant believe we got this here on gb news of arguably one of the best christmas all time, Roy Christmas songs of all time, roy wood rock roll band wood and the rock and roll band performed it could be performed i wish it could be Christmas Every day on farage as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Can you believe it . Lets have a listen, shall we . Stand turn round. Stand up, turn round. Stand up, turn round. Roy would take it away. We. Roy would take it away. We. Roy would take it away. We. Wanted tom and ellie fryston. Wanted tom and ellie fryston. Where the church. Bright lights. Where the church. Bright lights. No where the church. Bright lights. N0 45 where the church. Bright lights. No 45 each round until. Five. Its funny. Because we are back its funny. Because we are back with the colour of your hair. But. You liked it dancing on the but. You liked it dancing on the cheeks. I love the way , the way, cheeks. I love the way, the way, the way. She could be Christmas Every day. But when the kids every day. But when the kids started singing on the bus stop that day. Oh, i wish it could be that day. Oh, i wish it could be christmas. Every day that day. Oh, i wish it could be christmas. Every day. So that day. Oh, i wish it could be christmas. Every day. So let the christmas. Every day. So let the bells ring now. Oh i. Love the bells ring now. Oh i. Love the one with a e you on the far left. The storm affected god, yeah , youve already changed my yeah, youve already changed my lviv every way. We without a lviv every way. We without a path to go. The fear of nato path to go. The fear of nato turn upon me so we live at five to the tsitsipas lord balfe me come on. Oh, i wish it could be christmas. Every day over the christmas. Every day over the kids start singing and then begins to play. One a, b, c begins to play. One a, b, c could be Christmas Every day. Could be Christmas Every day. Let the bells ring out for christmas. Are. You. Theres no bad. Brings the you. Theres no bad. Brings the snow , cyril. Snow, cyril. It is so brilliant, isnt it . And theres nothing like Christmas Music to really get you going, is there . Thats brilliant. But this is Christmas Eve, okay, so i want to know what youre up to. I want to see your pictures of your Christmas Tree. Dressed youve got tree. You dressed up. Youve got santas you santas jumper on. Have you dressed your pets up . I mean, we had dog pictures had some brilliant dog pictures the little dogs in the other day of little dogs in their cute little nativity outfits. Very simple get them outfits. Very simple to get them into a gb at gb news. Com into a gb views at gb news. Com so get loads them in because its all about you. This its all about you. This program. About me program. Its not about me sitting my sparkly sitting here in my sparkly jacket. About you what jacket. Its about you and what youre well. Because youre doing as well. Because its christmas folks. Its Christmas Eve folks. Now are studio are joining me in the studio to go some music. Go through some of the music. Weve wood there , weve just heard roy wood there, some christmas some of the other christmas showbiz of year , is the showbiz hits of the year, is the celebrity interviewer and lifestyle editor, suzanne baume. Suzanne thank you very much for joining us on Christmas Eve afternoon. Looking absolutely gorgeous and as well. Gorgeous and sparkly as well. Now its been a huge year for showbiz, hasnt it . I mean, theres some really , really big theres some really, really big stories. I mean, what do you stories. So i mean, what do you want Start Talking about . Want to start off talking about . I mean, well, ive been doing this job for years whats this job for years and whats actually me this actually stuck out for me this year the celebrity year is the celebrity documentaries. Documentaries. There are so many , um, i there are so many, um, i think kicking off with the beckham one, which i think was the most popular watch one on netflix. Um, i loved it. I watched it twice. I watched it the first time. I thought two football orientated for me. Ive football orientated for me. Ive got three boys and you know, my whole house is football, football. Then watched it football. I then watched it again and really, really loved it. I thought they came it. Um, and i thought they came across in a really good light. Did you . Now, i must admit, i obviously covered the story at the , and i interviewed the time, and i interviewed Rebecca Lewis at time as well. Wow. And i was watching it, and i thought initially i thought it was great and i thought it was great and i thought , you know, thought it was great and i thought, you know, and i came across really well. Yeah. Are you talking about that one bit with rebecca . Yeah yes. Yeah, i agree with he was a bit dismissive. Its like, know, all its like, you know, well all this hurt my wife very much and it wasnt all this exactly. It was wasnt it. Was you wasnt it. I agree with you just yeah i, i agree with you just on that. That was the one bit that kind of made me cringe and made me think that wasnt nice. But rest i really loved. But the rest i really loved. Good insight, wasnt it was a good insight, wasnt it . Fascinating it . A fascinating insight, really good insight. I mean, thereve been been the been so many. Theres been the coleen one, which Coleen Rooney one, which obviously the obviously on the back of the whole christie whole Wagatha Christie crazy legal i watched it legal law case. Um i watched it with an open mind because having sort of followed the legal battle, that was fascinating , battle, that was fascinating, wasnt it . Its own right. Its own right. Yeah. Um it was a bizarre legal battle, but i, i like the Coleen Rooney. Um, ive not watched it. I must admit, i did. I did enjoy it. I mean, i watched it, i think kind of when there was nothing else to watch, but i enjoyed it. I love the Robbie Williams one. I havent seen that one either. Okay. Was that the one where he was talking about his love life with his wife and the fact that, was that, yeah, but it was just a throwback to all old music. Throwback to all his old music. His story. You know, his story. I thought it was fascinating and what i liked about it, because ive with ive got this thing with celebrities, you know, theres often know, often a filter and, you know, a lot of fakeness comes with it. But opposite. But he was the opposite. He basically, up basically, you know, opened up about mental health, opens about his mental health, opens up and up about his struggles. And i think you know, when a think it makes, you know, when a celebrity does that, just celebrity does that, it just takes and shows takes the gloss off and shows theyre human beings. Takes the gloss off and shows theyre no,uman beings. Takes the gloss off and shows theyre no, absolutely. S. Takes the gloss off and shows theyre no, absolutely. And yeah. No, absolutely. And weve sad this weve had some sad losses this year havent we. Oh my gosh. Yes. I mean i think the matthew perry, i think the um, his death was really quite shocking. I mean, ive always watched friends and weve been having it on repeat now ever since that news. Um, and now coming to light how he died. Um, she. Sinead oconnor. Um, im she. Sinead oconnor. Um, im just trying to think who else, though. Tina turner. I mean, for me, i was a huge tina turner though. Tina turner. I mean, for me, when a huge tina turner though. Tina turner. I mean, for me, when tinage tina turner though. Tina turner. I mean, for me, when tina passed,turner though. Tina turner. I mean, for me, when tina passed,tuwas fan. When tina passed, i was like, and you know , like, wow. And you know, continues to her music. Um, continues to play her music. Um, and. Yeah, and Shane Macgowan and. Yeah, and Shane Macgowan and i was obviously we lost very recently from the pogues. Yeah. Were thinking that was going but it going to be number one, but it isnt. Absolutely. Yeah. Was yeah. Um, yeah. That was shocking well. Yeah. Um, not shocking as well. Yeah. Um, not so much royal stories this year. Last year when i was on your show, we did a lot on the royals. I think for me, im not a huge royal fan, but you just spoke a second ago, spoke about dogs a second ago, dressing up. I loved camillas dress. Um, at the kings coronation so for me, i think when were talking about the royals, the coronation. Royals, i love the coronation. Just refresh my memory. She had a beautiful white gown on and embroidered were embroidered at the bottom were two of rescue thats two of her rescue dogs. Thats right. Yes. And im not a fashion journalist, but for some reason, i just. That. And reason, i just. I into that. And loved the kings coronation actually, so i did. I must admit, susan, i was absolutely glued to did absolutely glued to her. I did it spite myself. I was it in spite of myself. I was watching for work, obviously, watching it for work, obviously, but i also thought shouldnt watching it for work, obviously, but i. Enjoyingght shouldnt watching it for work, obviously, but i. Enjoying this. Shouldnt watching it for work, obviously, but i. Enjoying this. Shoone|t watching it for work, obviously, but i pomping this. Shoone|t watching it for work, obviously, but ipomp andthis. Shoone|t watching it for work, obviously, but ipomp and ceremony1e|t watching it for work, obviously, but i pomp and ceremony like does pomp and ceremony like we do. Yeah, and even though it was a cut down version. Yeah, i just loved it. I loved seeing everyone wore. Loved seeing what everyone wore. Um, and my standout show of the yearis um, and my standout show of the year is this sort of drum roll, isnt it . Come on. Was im a celebrity because our very own nigel was in there. Yeah, exactly. Um, ive watched it exactly. Um, ive watched it forever. Ive watched it with my kids as as theyve grown up. And every year theyre like , who every year theyre like, who have interviewed on this have you interviewed on this show, mum . And normally im like, celebrity like, you know, as a celebrity interview, i have interviewed a handful of them this year. Josie, interviewed josie, ive interviewed i thought josie came across brilliantly. Came across brilliantly. She came across lovely, shes the lovely, didnt she . Shes the most and sam, most sweetest person. And sam, the i thought the winner i thought was phenomenal. The winner i thought was phenomenal. In fact, he deserved for me. One post on my instagram and dont normally, you know, and i dont normally, you know, comment even phone in or even comment or even phone in or even vote. Actually voted for sam. Vote. I actually voted for sam. Um which is the first time ive ever voted on a show ever. Um, thats a confession. Blimey. Yeah, i actually thought he didnt deserve my vote, but i thought he came across so well , um. Across so well, um. Loved the whole , you i just loved the whole, you know, just his personality , his know, just his personality, his character. I thought for kids that are struggling for, you know, people got adhd. Know, people that have got adhd. Yes. True very important. His struggles life and just being struggles to life and just being a energy because , you a ball of energy because, you know, you get celebrity. Know, often you get celebrity. In there and you know theyre bonng in there and you know theyre boring to watch. But he just gave that boost that i think was really and we have to mention talking of lets talk talking of balls, lets talk glitter other big reality tv the other big reality tv juggernaut, strictly come dancing, week juggernaut, strictly come dancyeah, week juggernaut, strictly come dancyeah, it week juggernaut, strictly come dancyeah, it like week juggernaut, strictly come dancyeah, it like lotek ago. Yeah, it feels like a lot longer already and we had the magnificent dowden. Magnificent amy dowden. Well, i was going to touch upon amy. Um, i, i mean , my upon amy. Um, i, i mean, my fathers a Breast Cancer specialist, whenever any specialist, so whenever any celebrity anyone gets breast celebrity or anyone gets Breast Cancer the news, you cancer and its on the news, you know, its, you know, know, and its, you know, headunes know, and its, you know, headlines and things, my heart goes out to them, obviously, especially because she is so young and beautiful and amazing at what she does. And the way she embraces life and documents whats going on. Yeah. Um, yeah , whats going on. Yeah. Um, yeah, i thought amys brilliant and i dont actually, i have to admit, im probably one of your viewers. I watch strictly viewers. I dont watch strictly that but amy, to me has that much, but amy, to me has just been incredible. Just been incredible. Its very popular, wasnt it . Thank you very much there for joining us that pleasure. Thank you for having me. Thank you for having me. Thank you for having me. Celebrity interview and lifestyle baume. Lifestyle editor suzanne baume. Now okay, we move on to food. Obviously because its christmas. And why wouldnt we, uh, roast potatoes, parsnips, brussels sprouts. Yeah. Brussels brussels sprouts. Yeah. Brussels sprouts again. Cranberry sauce, stuffing, gravy and stuffing, lashings of gravy and of course the main event turkey. We put so much and effort we put so much time and effort into christmas dinner into making christmas dinner dont the biggest dont we. One of the biggest meals year. Literally the meals of the year. Literally the biggest year. But do biggest meal of the year. But do you overboard on you ever go overboard on ingredients up with far you ever go overboard on ingrmuch s up with far you ever go overboard on ingrmuch food up with far you ever go overboard on ingrmuch food . Up with far you ever go overboard on ingrmuch food . Joiningwith far you ever go overboard on ingrmuch food . Joiningwith now too much food . Joining me now is chef barry vera to share with us his top tips on what to do with your leftovers. Uh, your christmas leftovers. Uh, barry, thank you very much for joining us. Happy Christmas Eve, i isnt it . Um well, i think, isnt it . Um well, okay. Now christmas dinner. Okay. There is always way too much food. So what are your top tips for these leftovers . What are we meant to do and what can you eat . Whats left over . Well, i think you can actually you can eat everything really. Really. And i think its just sometimes its been a little bit creative. Go creative. I mean, we all go back to know, having cold cuts to you know, having cold cuts the next mean, the next day. I mean, im a yorkshire man. So it was cold cuts bubble squeak cuts and bubble and squeak and pickles next but pickles the next day. But i think a little bit more creativity and making it a bit more family. You more fun for the family. You know people say know, quite often people say turkey dry. I, know, quite often people say turkey dry. I, i dont think turkey is dry. I, i dont think it needs to be. I think when youre roasting your turkey, getting enough butter under the skin, of maintains that skin, um, kind of maintains that moisture within, also and moisture within, but also and then obviously helps in within a day or two afterwards. So what youre using it for. There youre using it for. But there are a varying things. I mean , are a varying things. I mean, um, restaurant here, we um, at the restaurant here, we do a thing called shooter do a thing called a shooter sandwich, is actually sandwich, which is actually layers. Bread , layers. Its a loaf of bread, and we use beef. Um, but what we do is the caramelised onions and saute mushrooms and then grilled steak , and then we layer it all steak, and then we layer it all up with, um, horseradish and mustard. Could do this with mustard. You could do this with turkey. And then what we do is turkey. And then what we do is we pack it down, press it. It goes back to edwardian times , goes back to edwardian times, and instead maybe little bit and instead maybe a little bit of mustard, but more of a dijon mustard cranberry sauce and mustard and cranberry sauce and press and then you it press it and then you slice it and you fry it in a little and you just fry it in a little bit of butter, and then you have this beautiful, rich sandwich. You the you could do a, a toad in the hole, but using chipolatas and brussels sprouts, red onions and, and obviously turkey as well, dicing up the turkey. Um, my mum always used to make a really wonderful turkey soup. Um which was great. And then that would put pasta and, um , fresh would put pasta and, um, fresh tomatoes and vegetables and i suppose the list goes on. You know, youve got risotto, you know, youve got risotto, you know, where do you stop . But i think its also about utilising everything vegetables everything and the vegetables because we always too many because we always make too many vegetables many vegetables and too many potatoes. So why not make a pie like of a hodgepodge pie like a bit of a hodgepodge pie or like that . So what or Something Like that . So what about there are many ways you can it. Can do it. What about dreaded what about the dreaded brussels get brussels sprouts . So i often get taken i as kid brussels sprouts . So i often get takmy i as kid brussels sprouts . So i often get takmy mum i as kid brussels sprouts . So i often get takmy mum and as kid brussels sprouts . So i often get takmy mum and still as kid brussels sprouts . So i often get takmy mum and still now kid brussels sprouts . So i often get takmy mum and still now by d brussels sprouts . So i often get takmy mum and still now by my by my mum and still now by my mum, many, many decades on about brussels sprouts. Never ate them then. Im not going to eat them now and there are always left on the plate. So whats the best thing you can with i thing you can do with those . I mean, can you make them into soups like that . Mean, can you make them into sou um, like that . Mean, can you make them into sou um, neverike that . Mean, can you make them into sou um, never made at . Um, ive never made a soup with sprout, i with the brussels sprout, but i suppose you have cabbage soups and possibly and everything else. Possibly you , you you could, um, i think, you know, thing is, one, the know, the thing is, one, the main not overcooking main thing is not overcooking your sprouts. You know, main thing is not overcooking y0l always sprouts. You know, main thing is not overcooking y0lalways remember. You know, main thing is not overcooking y0lalways remember the u know, main thing is not overcooking y0lalways remember the u krdays we always remember the old days where boiled to death where there were boiled to death and was more puree. Yeah. You and it was more puree. Yeah. You meant put your um, meant you put your fork in, um, and, just just cook and, you know, just just cook them. So theres still little them. So theres still a little bit left in them, bit of crunch left in them, a little of texture and then i little bit of texture and then i then finish them like then finish them in like with crumbled and lardons crumbled chestnuts and lardons of pancetta and fry of bacon or pancetta and fry them in butter so you get some colour around the outside as well, fresh well, and maybe some fresh herbs, maybe chopped herbs, like maybe some chopped tarragon , some chopped parsley tarragon, some chopped parsley and you know, can be used, and you know, they can be used, um, well afterwards and um, quite well afterwards and they be regenerated as well. They can be regenerated as well. So you saute them as well so you can saute them as well and have enough texture and still have enough texture in there as well. That gives it a really lovely flavour. And adding the chestnut and the herbs as herbs and the bacon in there as well. Smoked bacon as we well. And smoked bacon as we make my mouth water. About the stuff you so what about the stuff you cant keep though , cant really keep over though, and eat sort of like, you know, for the next few days. Is there anything that come anything that should come with a warning eat on warning about, like eat it on the day then has to be, the day and then it has to be, you know , put in the you know, put in the bin basically, um, basically, i think its, um, many families sometimes roast more than one joint. Um, if youre bringing in Something Like pork especially, youve got to be careful, especially when reheating pork , especially when reheating pork, um, i mean, um, things like that. I mean, the rest of all is just the rest of it all is just making sure that once youve used. It, youve allowed it to used. It, youve allowed it to cool and you put it in the fridge and you store it properly, cover it in the fridge as well, because obviously your fridge motors fridge is running, the motors running, dry running, so its going to dry things as well. When you running, so its going to dry thing the as well. When you running, so its going to dry thing the fridgezll. When you running, so its going to dry thing the fridge door when you running, so its going to dry thing the fridge door the 1en you running, so its going to dry thing the fridge door the nextou open the fridge door the next morning, you all dried. Morning, you see it all dried. It doesnt appetising it doesnt look appetising and most actually most of the time it actually isnt. Then isnt. So you then end up wasting, of food. Wasting, uh, loads of food. And also sometimes when youre looking and youre looking at it and youre about to Start Cooking it, do you need that much do you keep it for that much or do you keep it for a days . Because, you a few more days . Because, you know, mostly off know, everybodys mostly off between probably , lets between now and probably, lets say, the 2nd or 3rd of january, theres of food have, theres plenty of food to have, just it out. Just you know, pace it out. Barry. Thank you very much. That was barry vieira chef there. Thank you for joining that was barry vieira chef there. Thank you forjoining us there. Thank you for joining us with some tips for with some great tips for leftover christmas dinner because be some. We because there will be some. We always too much food. Dont because there will be some. We alw. Um too much food. Dont because there will be some. We alw. Um too okay. Food. Dont because there will be some. We alw. Um too okay. There dont because there will be some. We alw. Um too okay. There are t we. Um right. Okay. There are loads more coming up on todays show. Weve got all the best sports news. Up next sports and showbiz news. Up next with magee hayley with aidan magee and hayley palmer. What palmer. And you should see what hayley dont go hayley is wearing. Dont go anywhere for one. All of anywhere for that one. All of that more come. Im that and much more to come. Im dawn are watching dawn neesom and you are watching and listening to gb news britains channel. Britains news channel. Hello there and Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. It is blustery out there, particularly across the northern half of the uk. Very strong gusts of 6070 miles an hour could lead to some travel disruption on this Christmas Eve , and its only Christmas Eve, and its only replaced by further areas of low pressure we move into pressure as we move into christmas. Plenty of isobars Christmas Day. Plenty of isobars on the chart indicating it stays windy for the rest of the evening time. Bluster high winds across of the uk, across much of the uk, particularly across northern scotland , these tending to ease scotland, these tending to ease overnight further outbreaks of rain southern of rain for southern parts of england wales. Skies england and wales. Clearer skies across and will allow a across scotland and will allow a touch of frost here. But for most cover, it will most of the cloud cover, it will be mild 5 to 12 celsius to start Christmas Day morning. We could see some brighter skies across central northern parts of england and also across northeast scotland for a time, but then cloudy for most as we move through the day itself. Outbreaks england outbreaks of rain across england and wales, which could be heavy at winds showery at times, brisk winds to showery rain across scotland, northern ireland, some of the rain falling as snow over the Higher Ground of scotland officially likely to be a white christmas. But for vast majority, mild but for the vast majority, mild and a wet christmas. 1213 celsius as a maximum temperature. The good news is , temperature. The good news is, though, it will be much drier and brighter on boxing day. Plenty sunny spells, wintry plenty of sunny spells, wintry showers across northern half showers across the northern half of scotland on a brisk northerly breeze here, and temperatures back to where they should be for the of but doesnt the time of year. But it doesnt last long as further wet and windy in for windy weather spreads in for wednesday peoples channel, britains news channel. U with gb news. The headlines this hour. Flying debris and power cuts could disrupt last minute getaway plans today, with weather forecasters warning of strong winds across roads. The strong winds across roads. The met office saying wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour could hit parts of scotland and Northern England. Rail services are disrupted as well. From london main euston, kings main stations euston, kings cross and paddington closed for essential Engineering Works and millions is due to be out on the roads today , with the aa saying roads today, with the aa saying drivers can expect lengthy drams as people travel to be with their families and with that extra traffic on the roads, police are urging people to take great care in Northumbria Police are appealing for witnesses after two teenagers died in cramlington last night and in lancashire theres been an arrest after a woman and a teenager died and a child was seriously injured in a car crash in oldham. Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam in oldham. Police are appealing for witn to ;es and dashcam in oldham. Police are appealing for witn to comed dashcam in oldham. Police are appealing for witn to come forwardam in oldham. Police are appealing for witn to come forward now. The footage to come forward now. The royal navy is deploying a warship to guyana as tensions grow with neighbouring venezuela. Hms trent will take part in joint exercises in the region , joint exercises in the region, the mod confirming its all part of the governments defence diplomacy strategy. The uk, diplomacy strategy. The uk, working with the south american nafion working with the south american nation to ensure its territorial integrity after a historical dispute with venezuela over minerals and oil and his majesty, the king, delivering his second christmas message from a room decorated with a living Christmas Tree for the very first time, a photograph released ahead of tomorrows broadcast. King charles, of broadcast. King charles, of course, a long terme environmental campaigner so sustainable and natural ornaments hanging from his tree, were told, and the tree itself will be replanted at a later date. Dont forget, of course. Date. Dont forget, of course. Quick reminder for you the kings speech will be live right here gb news Christmas Day 3 00. More on all those stories by heading to our website gbnews. Com. Gbnews. Com. Welcome back to gb news Christmas Eve on tv, online and on Digital Radio. Now i love this bit. Lots of you have been sending us your emails and this one is from matt. He sent his Christmas Tree in. Lets have a look one. Well actually look at this one. Well actually thats quite tasteful. Well thank you matt, that is quite tasteful. And also not just trees, but santas little helpers. This is steve. Helpers. This is from steve. Lets have a look at steves. Oh, its another christmas decoration. Right. Okay. Its got santas little helper there. Its actually got santa in it. The right now the real one. Right now we have a santas little and i a santas little helper, and i think anna. Thank think this is from anna. Thank you. Oh, look. Look. Wow thats you. Oh, look. Look. Wow thats lovely. Thats lovely. Thank you very much. Anna and ian has also got santas little helper. Oh, got santas little helper. Oh, look at that. Oh thats lovely. Look at that. Oh thats lovely. Thank you very much. And also one more from davina. I think we have do we. Oh, look. Very festive. Are the dogs always festive. Are the dogs always look sort of like, quite happy as well, dont they. Of that. As well, dont they. Of that. All right. Thank you very much. Keep though. You keep them coming in though. You know them. Uh gb know where to send them. Uh gb views at gb news. Com now, more festive fun coming up. Joining me the studio. And theyre me in the studio. And theyre being naughty already. Being very naughty already. Im not santa is going stop not sure santa is going to stop off with either of these two. Um, all um, to go through all the biggest story um, to go through all the bi sports story um, to go through all the bi sports broadcaster story um, to go through all the bi sports broadcaster aidan story is sports broadcaster aidan magee and entertainment reporter hayley palmer. Look at what hayley palmer. And look at what hayley palmer. And look at what hayley is wearing. I mean, how stunning does she look . She even has her own tinsel. I mean, ridiculous aiden like every other man on the show so far is really just not bothering. Yeah, thats not true. Thats not true. Thats not true. I well, go on. What . I well, go on. What . Sparkly . Well, nothing. Sparkly . Well, nothing. I ill rely on my i think ill rely on my personality for that. Well, thats not right. Well, thats not right. Right. Swiftly okay. Right. Moving swiftly on. No. You have a wonderful on. Um, no. You have a wonderful personality. And its a festive. Personality. And its a festive. Well, you might be on the show. Its a. its a. Yeah. Well, true. Yeah. No. Absolutely right. Who wants to who wants to kick off . Lets kick off with you because youve made hayley, be made an effort, hayley, to be honest, very much. Honest, thank you very much. Want to kick off actually, we want to kick off because for because weve got presents for you. Christmas. You. Oh, yeah. Merry christmas. Hey. Oh. Thank you. Up . Whats up . Whats up . Yeah. Oh, my god, that looks like more prosecco. Oh, yeah. Marvellous. Thank you. So were hoping you might share it out, but this is why i but yeah, we were. This is why i have her on the show with have used her on the show with you. Any way. You. Not expertise in any way. Right. Amongst yourself. You. Not expertise in any way. Ringust amongstyourself. You. Not expertise in any way. Ringust amieat;tyourself. You. Not expertise in any way. Ringust amieat chocolate. You. Not expertise in any way. Ringust amieat chocolate and im just gonna eat chocolate and drink. That. Drink. So shes doing that. You much. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Lets start with right. Okay, lets start with you,. Yes. So want to you, hayley. Yes. So i want to talk christmas comedy. Because talk christmas comedy. Because we all love a little comedy show inspired by aiden. Obviously inspired by obviously not inspired by aidan so i want to talk aidan magee. So i want to talk gavin. Gavin and stacey. I love gavin stacey because i was really hoping that they would bring another one out this yean would bring another one out this year, especially with james corden moving back uk. Corden moving back to the uk. This is it new i was like, this is it new Christmas Special . But thats not case. However, i do feel not the case. However, i do feel it should be a tradition where you just watch gavin and stacey in case, confess in any case, i must confess i had a brilliant discussion they had a brilliant discussion they had about Motorway Service stations that was right up my street because i know loads about stations. About Motorway Service stations. Surprised . Why am i not surprised . Why am i not surprised . Well, no, because to well, no, because i used to do year right in do 60,000 miles a year right in my back in the day. My in my car back in the day. But always i specialise in but i always i specialise in going the and speak to the going into the and speak to the staff at all these Service Going into the and speak to the staff at egive ese Service Going into the and speak to the staff at egive them� rvice going into the and speak to the staff at egive them� rv special stations. Give them a special fact about their service station. You go station. So for example you go to gate. The to cardiff gate. Thats the busiest service station the busiest service station in the country really country and they really they love that, especially around christmas when christmas time when its when its to learn new things. Knights must really fly past. Knights must really fly past. Needs a life he needs to get a life anyway. So gavin and stacey check also only check it out. Um, and also only fools and horses tonight. Theyve got a secrets and scandals show where theyre showing all the backstage gossip that happened, things behind the scenes , outtakes that you scenes, outtakes that you havent seen before and i think thats going to be awesome because i just love only fools and horses. You cant these classics. Fools and horses. Only fools and horses. Only fools and horses. Thats what mean. Cant only fools and horses. Partts what mean. Cant only fools and horses. Partts ourt mean. Cant only fools and horses. Partts our gangzan. Cant only fools and horses. Partts our gang if1. Cant only fools and horses. Partts our gang if you cant havent. Its the thing is, these no, its the thing is, these are stuff thats been around for years. Yeah. Wheres all the new stuff . Yeah, but i dont think the new stuff can compete. Think new stuff can compete. I think the old stuff is classic. Comedy now classic and make comedy now the way they made it, even ten years mind. Funny, years ago. Never mind. Funny, i watched the. Yeah, true. Absolutely. Watched the office absolutely. I watched the office earlier today. Earlier on today. Oh yeah, i would were probably would say there were probably 30 script. Would not go 30 of that script. Would not go to air today. Yeah. And its a huge shame. It really is. But you know, go. Yeah. You know, there we go. Yeah. Lets about um, well, lets talk about your now then. Whats your script now then. Whats whats in the script . Whats happening in the script . He doesnt have script. He doesnt have a script. He does all this tap dancing furiously sports furiously through the sports headlines. United. T e them yesterday, lets look at them yesterday, i please. Know, i think. Please. Yeah, i know, were there . You were. Were you there . Yes. You were. Okay. Well, look, man okay. Great. Well, look, man united , theyve had a wretched united, theyve had a wretched season they. Theyve united, theyve had a wretched season theyre they. Theyve united, theyve had a wretched season theyre breakingyve united, theyve had a wretched season theyre breaking alle broken. Theyre breaking all sorts now terms broken. Theyre breaking all sthink now terms broken. Theyre breaking all sthink theyve now terms broken. Theyre breaking all sthink theyve lostv terms broken. Theyre breaking all sthink theyve lost moreerms i think theyve lost more matches in a calendar year than they have since 1930. They have since about 1930. On man they have since about 1930. Fan on man they have since about 1930. Fan gets on man they have since about 1930. Fan gets out on man they have since about 1930. Fan gets out the on man they have since about 1930. Fan gets out the worlds man united fan gets out the worlds smallest violin. Smallest violin. Yeah, they do, they do. I mean, i cannot see erik mean, look, i cannot see erik ten hag lasting much into ten hag lasting too much into the youre going to ten hag lasting too much into the i youre going to ten hag lasting too much into the i think youre going to ten hag lasting too much into the i think ineosjre going to ten hag lasting too much into the i think ineos when ing to ten hag lasting too much into the i think ineos when theyo ten hag lasting too much into the i think ineos when they go see i think ineos when they go in, theyre taking 25 of the company. All sporting company. Thats all the sporting decisions. What do they decisions as well. What do they do. Make statement. Do. They make a statement. I think their first statement was im not sorry. Im just not sorry. If youre a man united fan watching, im sorry, but you just remind you your score. It was sort of like two nil to west ham. fi em fl so i think yeah, exactly. And so i think theyll make a statement theyll look to make a statement and does not the and i think he just does not the cut his jib doesnt say cut of his jib doesnt say Manchester Uniteds manager to me. Impressed last me. I wasnt impressed last season trophy and season when he won a trophy and qualified four, qualified for the top four, qualified for the champions league. To go league. I think hes going to go in and also, can in the new year. And also, can i mention moyes, your mention david moyes, your your manager . Absolutely manager . He was absolutely castigated on was it wednesday night when he night . I think it was when he went yeah. Went to anfield. Yeah. Quarterfinal the carabao quarterfinal of the carabao cup. They one. They made they lost five one. They made lots but the quid lots of changes. But the quid pro quo is that the weekend pro quo is that by the weekend you Manchester United three you beat Manchester United three points. People who points in the bag. People who say that he needs to go i think theyre absolutely wrong. I think tremendous job think hes done a tremendous job and was he was vindicated and he was he was vindicated yesterday by getting a convincing well he convincing win against well he moaned about managers so much. Do. Dont we. In football we do. So going be the so whats whats going to be the biggest watch over biggest game to watch over because its such a huge time for biggest because its such a huge time for to biggest because its such a huge time for to over biggest because its such a huge time for to over bigchristmas penod . I penod . I dont know what the biggest. I im going biggest. I mean im going to millwall qpr boxing day, so millwall v qpr on boxing day, so thats pretty big. Thats going to be pretty big. The biggest game well i said the biggest game well weve got, we got chelsea. Around chelsea are underway around about now, hugely controversial. The fact theyre playing wolves on thats the on Christmas Eve, thats the first Christmas EveChristmas Eve talk about this i want to talk about this because get head because i just cant get my head around. There was because i just cant get my head a|process there was because i just cant get my head a|process door, there was because i just cant get my head a|process door, the there was because i just cant get my head a|process door, the premiers a process next door, the premier league days league headquarters, two days ago, about ago, chelsea fans saying about the on the fact theyre playing on Christmas Eve for the first time in 28 years, theres been a premier league match. I think the last premier league match. I leeds the last premier league match. I leeds beaten the last premier league match. I leeds beaten Manchester Premier League match. I leedsthree en Manchester Premier League match. I leedsthree en ma to 1ester premier league match. I leedsthree en ma to 1este|so united by three goals to one, so nothing changes there, i suppose. Love suppose. United losing. I love that just seeing hashtag that just seeing the hashtag christmas that just seeing the hashtag christmeget yeah thats hashtag get stuff. Yeah thats right i right thats right. Well look i mean doing their mean chelsea were doing their bit as well. I mean theyve premier is the is bit as well. I mean theyve prerclubs is the is bit as well. I mean theyve prerclubs who is the is bit as well. I mean theyve prerclubs who is th this is the clubs who made this decision. Not decision. Dont forget its not the because i dont the police because i dont really know there to really know why. There needs to be eve football. Be Christmas Eve football. Because uh, because there are 364 days, uh, other year that you other days in the year that you can can you can can have, you can have you can schedule for. But schedule matches for. But chelsea bit. Chelsea are doing their bit. Theyre on coaches theyre laying on free coaches to a 1 00 to the supporters its a 1 00 kick so theyre going to kick off. So theyre going to get back in time. I would think its just not an ideal time to travel. Its i mean at least make it a local game. I think theres an argument for theres an argument now for christmas games and new years games local matches christmas games and new years ga be s local matches christmas games and new years ga be like local matches christmas games and new years ga be like you local matches christmas games and new years ga be like you loc like atches christmas games and new years ga be like you loc like a ches to be like you know, like a local yeah, theyre local derby. Yeah, theyre always going to be outliers because dont because the fixtures dont always but usually always marry up. But usually qpr play always marry up. But usually qpr play about christmas around about christmas time because local, because its relatively local, you minimises you know, it minimises the travelling the travelling and weve seen the state transport state of the transport infrastructure as well in the last few or recently. I last few years or recently. I mean, mess mean, its an absolute mess again door again today i was next door today. No trains of today. No trains out of paddington. Anyone to paddington. Anyone going home to the a bit stuck. The west country is a bit stuck. You do it. You cant do it. To travel. Yeah. No. You need to travel. Yeah. No. Absolutely hayley coming absolutely right. Hayley coming back christmas back to you. I mean, christmas films, as films, obviously, as well as sport if sport are another biggie. If youre get sort of like youre going to get sort of like slumped on a settee and youre not watching football, youre probably gonna watching. Not watching football, youre proyeah,gonna watching. Not watching football, youre pro yeah, gonnwontvatching. Not watching football, youre pro yeah, gonnwont be hing. Not watching football, youre pro yeah, gonnwont be me}. Yeah, that wont be me watching, obviously yeah, that wont be me watching,the obviously yeah, that wont be me watching,the wizard obviously yeah, that wont be me watching,the wizard ob oz. Sly yeah, that wont be me watching,the wizard ob� oz. Weve gb news the wizard of oz. Weve got uh, got bonnie and clyde, uh, Christmas Carol scrooge. Quite Christmas Carol scrooge. I quite like fashioned films. Christmas carol scrooge. I quite like everybodyishioned films. Christmas carol scrooge. I quite like everybodyishionethough. Christmas carol scrooge. I quite likeeverybodyishionethough. Dont everybody does, though. Dont they . Yeah, a new one. Thats they . Yeah, a new one. Thats the problem. Thats. The problem. Thats. What about the holiday . Its a holiday. And were talking about dawn and i were talking about this. Holiday last this. I watched the holiday last night. It is actually on today at doesnt like the holiday. I know people who doesnt like, the holiday. I know people who doesnt like the holiday. I know people who doesnt like watched the holiday. I know people who doesnt like watched itthe holiday. I know people who doesnt like watched it last|oliday. I know people who doesnt like watched it last night. I know people who doesnt like watched it last night. How i watched it last night. How can you like it . Dawn . Its can you not like it . Dawn . Its beautiful. Come beautiful. That has come up for sale about three years ago. Did it . It up sale. And about three years ago. Did it . It was up sale. And about three years ago. Did it . It was actually. Jp sale. And about three years ago. Did it . It was actually. Where ale. And about three years ago. Did it . It was actually. Where isa. And about three years ago. Did it . It was actually. Where is it . Nd it was actually. Where is it . Its down surrey. Down its down in surrey. Its down somewhere surrey. Down somewhere in surrey. Its down near godalming. Uh near sort of godalming. Uh guildford. Of guildford. That kind of neck of the as the woods. It wasnt as expensive thought. Know expensive as i thought. You know why . Actually why . Because its actually very small. Small. Small. Its very, very small. Id you can see it. Maybe. Id much prefer the la house. Ive got nice yeah. Got to say. Nice yeah, yeah. No, absolutely. No, absolutely. But also theres a programme no, absolutely. Tonighto theres a programme no, absolutely. Tonight 0 there britain� gramme no, absolutely. Tonight 0 there britain getnme on tonight called britain get singing now this is my cup of tea. Roman kemp cant sing can you. No, im saying death. But i like watch other are like to watch other people are you done . We can watch. Im saying. Yeah i like to watch other people sing. Of course i do. I like talent, uh, which you havent got. Um so it starts from love island , corey martin from love island, corey martin and eastenders , and theyre all and eastenders, and theyre all performing in groups now. I think this is good because you dont know sometimes that someone thats an actor in eastenders can sing. Usually they because they trained eastenders can sing. Usually th exactly. Quite exactly. But i think its quite fascinating to let them entertain me. Right. Okay. Well so football right. Okay. Well so football sport , singing everything here sport, singing everything here charleton covered. Thank you so much , yusuf. Thats aidan and much, yusuf. Thats aidan and hayley there. Um, yeah. Looking absolutely gorgeous. Well, one of them is, uh. Absolutely gorgeous. Well, one of them is, uh. Thanks. Thanks, dawn. Cheers. Cheers. Cheers. Youre watching and listening to gb news Christmas Eve with me. Dawn neesom. Lots more coming up on todays show. Well be revived. The age old be revived. The age old traditions of ghost stories on Christmas Eve. Plus, well get the lowdown on santas whereabouts soon with our National Reporter , theo National Reporter, theo chikomba. All of that and much , chikomba. All of that and much, much more to come, so dont go too kettle and too far. Put the kettle on and youre to gb news, youre listening to gb news, britains channel. Sunday mornings from 930 on gb news. News. Yeah. Welcome back to gb news Christmas Eve. Merry christmas britain with me dawn neesom on your tv online and on Digital Radio. Now, when you think of spooky stories around the festive season, the ghosts of christmas and christmas past, present and future Christmas Carol future from a Christmas Carol probably spring mind. But probably spring to mind. But traditionally , christmas was the traditionally, christmas was the ultimate to tell scary ultimate time to tell scary ghost. Historically, the ghost stories. Historically, the 12 days of christmas brought brought light to the darkness of midwinter months in the light and safety that this brought people would gather around their fires tell stories of fires to tell stories of supernatural horror. This supernatural horror. This tradition has mostly died out, but i wanted to bring it back for todays show because i do like story. So for todays show because i do like story. So im like a good ghost story. So im really pleased to be joined by richard cater, the ghost challenger who chilling challenger who has some chilling christmas. To share with christmas stories. To share with us. Richard, thank you so much for coming on on Christmas Eve. Thank you, dawn, for having me. Why do we tell each other ghost stories at christmas . Well, it really goes back, i believe, to, you know, when you think of this time of year, were midwinter were actually a midwinter winter solstice. So youre going back um, mean, they winter solstice. So youre going back thing, um, mean, they winter solstice. So youre going back thing, unthe mean, they winter solstice. So youre going back thing, unthemea|ofthey had a thing, uh, the ode of beowulf. Thats one of the beowulf. Um, thats one of the oldest stories ever. Oldest ghost stories ever. Probably composed in the eighth century. Probably composed in the eighth centhats yeah yeah. Thats like. Yeah yeah. Thats like. Yeah yeah. Also , youve got the and also, youve got the youve got the hunt, the wild hunt, which , um, is they believe hunt, which, um, is they believe its some like odin that would lead the hunt. And the hunt would consist of all these, um, spectral beings that were the undead. So i would say that that probably brought in the kind of winter idea of the undead. And made people think about that. Tommy yeah. For ghost stories. Really . Okay. Really . Okay. And obviously, we mentioned there in the intro that the most famous christmas ghost story ever obviously , um, charles ever is obviously, um, Charles Dickens a Christmas Carol. It is. Yeah. Um, so what do you make of that . Do you think that is a good ghost story . I think with Charles Dickens it was quite interesting because all his, a lot of his ghost all of his, a lot of his ghost stories a little bit like stories were a little bit like oliver twist as well. That he was trying to get over about the, um, the problems that around in the victorian days. So so when he was doing the story of scrooge, he was telling the story about how bad people are. You know how scrooge didnt look after his nephew. You know, his uncle and everything. So there was always kind of like a moral side to the story with, um, scrooge and Charles Dickens and in fact, it was in the victorian days that really ghost stories took off. They did like a good spooky story, didnt they . So whats the whats the spook . Want the whats the spook . If we want to ourselves this to indulge ourselves this christmas, whats the spookiest ghost youre. Ghost story that youre. Looked on, i looked ghost story that youre. A looked on, i looked ghost story that youre. A few looked on, i looked ghost story that youre. A few that ked on, i looked ghost story that youre. A few that are on, i looked ghost story that youre. A few that are a n, i looked ghost story that youre. A few that are a true. Ooked on a few that are a true stories, apparently around, uh , stories, apparently around, uh, christmas time, of course. Christmas time, of course. I know you might be slightly cynical, yourself cynical, richard. Yourself oh, yeah, am a little bit, oh, yeah, i am a little bit, but, um. But, um, theres one in, um. Charles channel c depot in stratford. And i know that the stratford. And i know that the grinning man apparently at. And its a former british rail employee. Employee . Um whos reported to seen a tall man wearing a cape and top hat standing by a hanger. He has a terrible grin and a mouth full of white teeth. So, um. And he immediately vanishes, as when people turn , turn up. But people turn, turn up. But actually, um , sandringham. Actually, um, sandringham. Sandringham house, uh, the royal family um, theyve had their, um, stories of ghosts there as well at christmas time. Thats where, um, kate and william normally spend christmas , yeah. , isnt it . Yeah, yeah. Apparently , um, ghost, and apparently, um, ghost, uh, cards is what . Uh, Christmas Cards is what . Ghost Christmas Cards. Ghost cards. Christmas cards. Christmas decorations. Theyve been moved. And one of the, uh, serve agents actually went down to get a bottle of wine at christmas time. And when he went downstairs, he saw the apparition of a former servant there. And he ran a mile. There. And he ran a mile. So apparently this was obviously before he drank the wine, before drank wine. Wine, before he drank the wine. And the story is that her majesty the queen, do majesty the queen, um, did do a service there to kind of get rid of any, um , the queen actually, of any, um, the queen actually, like, did, like an exorcism. Like, did, like an exorcism. Yeah. Wow. I didnt know that. Yeah its in a its in a book by one of the royal. Royal . Um, you know, people that know know knew what happened and apparently she did that. Wow. Have you ever personally experienced anything really spooky at christmas . Spooky at christmas . I have , yeah. I mean, ive i have, yeah. I mean, ive been left alone in some very strange places as, um. And i can remember being left alone in spirit inn, which is in wales and whats creepy about that place . Theyve got this mannequin. So youre walking past it, and if youre left alone there, you know, its windy outside the rain, everythings tapping on the window. And youre walking past window. And youre walking past this mannequin thinking eyes window. And youre walking past thisfollowing in thinking eyes window. And youre walking past thisfollowing you. Inking eyes window. And youre walking past thisfollowing you. And g eyes window. And youre walking past thisfollowing you. And i eyes window. And youre walking past thisfollowing you. And i can eyes are following you. And i can remember um, remember being in there and, um, apparent. The hangman supposed apparent. The hangman supposed to upstairs because to come from upstairs because what they got is a hangmans noose that goes stairs noose that goes over the stairs because to hang people because they used to hang people for sheep stealing and things like years ago. And like that. Years ago. And apparently he spoke to haunt the place and that particular evening, i can remember been there and i still to this day think it may have been just the wind and the rain on hindsight, but it was like something was coming up the steps towards me and i had to stop. So that was quite cool. Oh, that is spooky. Ive actually gone a bit cold there. Oh thank you very and is oh thank you very much. And is there particular good ghost there a particular good ghost story that we need to story on tv that we need to watch for . Watch out for . Think theres something on i think theres something on at the moment. I dont know whats i would whats on at the moment. I would probably stick a good, um, probably stick to a good, um, frankenstein story. Frankenstein horror story. Thats always recommend. Thats what i always recommend. Youre own heart, youre a man after my own heart, richard you so much richard case, thank you so much for us. For joining us. Spooky stories. Forjoining us. Spooky stories. Now a lovely spooky stories. Now father christmas the move. Father christmas is on the move. Well he will be a bit wriggle on and got world to and hes got a whole world to get making his get through. Hes now making his way from the north across way from the north pole across the deliver the world to deliver presents all Christmas Eve and all throughout Christmas Eve and night. More on. This is our night. With more on. This is our reporter chikomba. Theo, reporter theo chikomba. Theo, thank you very much for joining us. Is santa . Whats us. So where is santa . Whats whats the latest his whats the latest on his whereabouts . Whereabouts . Oh yes. Well good morning. Oh yes. Well good morning. Good afternoon to you actually. So santa is on the move. He so santa is on the move. He started lapland just a couple of hours ago now. And hes making his way towards russia at the moment. Hes been through australasia, new zealand in that area as well. Over 500 million area as well. Over 500 million presents have already been delivered. So normally , uh, delivered. So normally, uh, norad tracks whats happening in nonh norad tracks whats happening in north american airspace throughout the year. But just for today, everyone has their eyes on where santa is today. So what . Normally happens . Santa will go and deliver presents, uh, for Young Children between the hours of 9 pm. And midnight. And if you happen to be awake during that time, uh, hes sadly going to go to another house and then return back to yours. But Christmas Day is tomorrow. Everybody looking forward to that. Weve been seeing the last few days, people, um , looking forward and people, um, looking forward and counting down. But the day is almost here. But at the moment we have been seeing that tracker as were seeing on the screen at the hes heading the moment that hes heading towards russia. So some of you already got your presence already. Youre in already. Uh, if youre in a different part of the world, but if you havent yet, heres certainly making his way. And were keeping on that were keeping an eye on that throughout the afternoon. Throughout the afternoon. Very much , theo. Thank you very much, theo. Wow. That is , um, i could watch wow. That is, um, i could watch that all day. Im fascinated by maps. Its like, which part of the world is he over now . And im not quite sure hes coming to house. Youre not on the to your house. Youre not on the good list . No, youre not the to your house. Youre not on the good list. No, youre not the to your house. Youre not on the good list. Right. Ure not the to your house. Youre not on the good list. Right. Ure n you the good list. Right. Thank you very much, uh watching much, theo. Uh youre watching and to gb today and listening to gb news today with me. Neesom. Lots more with me. Dawn neesom. Lots more festive todays festive fun coming up on todays show. And show. Youre watching and listening so dont listening to gb news, so dont go anywhere britains news go anywhere. Britains news channel cup channel is right after your cup of youre making right now. Of tea youre making right now. I soon. I know, see you soon. Brighter with boxt a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello there im Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. It is blustery out there, particularly across the northern half of the uk. Very strong gusts of 6070 miles an hour could lead to some travel disruption on this Christmas Eve andifs disruption on this Christmas Eve and its only replaced by further areas of low pressure as we move into Christmas Day. Plenty of isobars on the chart indicating it stays windy for the rest of the evening time. Blustery winds across much of the uk , particularly across the uk, particularly across northern scotland. These tending to overnight further to ease overnight further outbreaks of rain for southern parts england and wales. Parts of england and wales. Clearer across scotland clearer skies across scotland will allow a touch of frost here, for most of the cloud here, but for most of the cloud cover will be mild, 5 to 12 cover it will be mild, 5 to 12 celsius to start Christmas Day morning. We could see some brighter skies across central northern parts of england and also across northeast scotland for but then cloudy for for a time, but then cloudy for most as we move through the day itself. Outbreaks of rain across england wales, could england and wales, which could be times. Brisk winds, be heavy at times. Brisk winds, two showery rain across scotland, northern ireland, some of the rain falling as snow over the scotland. The Higher Ground of scotland. Officially likely a white officially likely to be a white christmas, but for the vast majority, mild and a wet christmas. 1213 celsius as a maximum temperature. The good news is, though, it will be much dner news is, though, it will be much drier and brighter on boxing day. Plenty of sunny spells, wintry showers across the northern half of scotland on a brisk northerly breeze here and temperatures back to where they should for be the of year. Should for be the time of year. But doesnt long as but it doesnt last long as further weather further wet and windy weather spreads wednesday. Spreads in for wednesday. Looks like things are heating up boxt boilers sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Merry christmas britain im dawn neesom and for the next two hours im keeping you company on tv, online and on Digital Radio. You up to date ill keep you up to date on the stories really matter the stories that really matter to coming up this hour, to you. And coming up this hour, well discussing dos and well be discussing the dos and donts well be discussing the dos and donts around christmas donts around the christmas table year. Ouch. As we get table this year. Ouch. As we get a lesson in christmas etiquette, all gone. Im going to fail. I know now i love them or hate them. Another staple around the christmas table are crackers. These things. Um, but do you these things. Um, but do you ever bother to read the jokes inside . Were be talking more on this last christmas , i gave you this last christmas, i gave you my heart. My heart. But the very next day you gave it away. This is here to stay. Beyond the tears. Ill stay. Beyond the tears. Ill give it to someone special. Special. Oh special. Oh sorry. Sing along. And of sorry. Sing along. And of course, well be talking about the christmas number one. After three decades, wham has finally made it. But whats your Favourite Christmas Song . So so do get in touch. Send me your thoughts on gbviews gbnews. Com or message me on our socials. Or message me on our socials. Simple at. Gb news or message me on our socials. Simple at. Gb news but first. Dawn thank you. Well, the top story today. Weather forecasters are warning of strong winds today with flying debris and maybe even power cuts disrupting last minute christmas getaways. The met office says gusts of wind of up to 70 miles an hour are going to be blowing across scotland and northern parts of britain. Some Rail Services delayed as well. Major london stations closed today, including euston, kings cross and paddington, all for essential Engineering Works. Millions will be on the roads today. The aa is driving , says drivers can expect driving, says drivers can expect lengthy traffic jams as people travel to be with their families. Travel editor lisa mino advises careful Planning Services are going to be finishing much earlier than usual. Northern trains again having problems due to a number of staff availability, so lots of staff availability, so lots of trains being cancelled there. Anyone whos looking to take a train today please check before you the house because you leave the house because things are not looking 100 great roads. Going great on the roads. Its going to be very busy. 21 million trips are being taken over this weekend head home for weekend as people head home for christmas, weve got that christmas, and weve got that lunch crunch that should be the one that youre trying to avoid. So between hours 12 and so between the hours of 12 and two, motoring two, thats when motoring organisations say the roads are going to at busiest. Going to be at their busiest. And with that extra traffic on the roads, particularly around lunchtime, police urging people to take much greater care with their driving in northumbria today , police are appealing for today, police are appealing for witnesses after two teenagers lost lives in cramling ten lost their lives in cramling ten and in lancashire. Theres been and in lancashire. Theres been an arrest after woman and an arrest after a woman and a teenager died there and a child seriously hurt in a car crash in oldham. Police in both instances are asking for witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to come forward. Now the prime come forward. Now the Prime Minister has urged people to focus on the promise of a Brighter Future. In his address to the nation today, rishi sunak says christmas is a time of hope, but it is important to remember this Christmas Eve those who are facing difficulties. He thanked nhs difficulties. He thanked nhs staff , police and the armed staff, police and the armed forces for sacrifice , taking forces for sacrifice, taking time away from their families in the service of others and his message coming after the latest round of strikes by Junior Doctors in england ended yesterday. The longest walkout in nhs history. Though is due to begin on the 3rd of january. 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 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. Rishi sunak, well, in his annual christmas message, the labour leader sir keir starmer said the story of jesus christ was a reminder that in dark times, hope and love are always worth advocating for. Sir keir starmer saying its a time to rejoice in jesuss birth and rekindle bonds as families and friends share joy. He also thanked the nhs as well as royal mail workers and the military for their hard work over the festive period , and particularly festive period, and particularly singled out praise for the generosity of church and charities. Charities. 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. Throughout the 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 i well, in other news today, the home secretary has reiterated that the government is working as quickly as possible to stop small boat crossings. Speaking on a visit to Bedfordshire Police station, James Cleverly said the uk had reduced the number of Illegal Migrants reaching britain by a third at a time when other european nations were seeing an increase in numbers. Increase in numbers. Were not going to aim for an arbitrary point in time. Were arbitrary point in time. Were working on this as quickly as possible. I visited the team of Border Force Officials at Luton Airport earlier , um, who are airport earlier, um, who are returning people to their countries of origins. The people who should not be here, the people who have come here illegally. We are sending them home. Intend to make sure we home. We intend to make sure we get the rwanda legislation through as quickly as possible, make sure we have that deterrent and continue working with the International Partners with whom we relationships. We have fantastic relationships. Whos come in for cleverly, whos come in for some criticism today and had to apologise for joking about putting a rape drug in his wifes drink just hours after a government plan was announced to crack down on drink spiking , crack down on drink spiking, James Cleverly reportedly joked that he puts a little bit of rohypnolin that he puts a little bit of rohypnol in his wifes drink every night, so she doesnt realise there are better men out there. Were there. Well the comments were said privately said to have been made privately at a downing street reception thats normally the record , thats normally off the record, but the sunday has broken but the sunday mirror has broken convention and chosen report convention and chosen to report it. The royal navy is deploying it. The royal navy is deploying a warship to guyana as tensions grow with neighbouring venezuela. Hms trent will take part in joint exercises. While there, the mod confirming it is part of the mod confirming it is part of the governments defence diplomacy strategy. The uk, diplomacy strategy. The uk, working alongside the south american nation to ensure its territorial integrity after a historical dispute with venezuela, bubbled up again over minerals and oil. His majesty the king will be delivering his second christmas message tomorrow from a room decorated with a living Christmas Tree for the very first time, a photograph of the tree. If youre watching on television, youre watching on television, you can see has been released ahead of that broadcast tomorrow. King charles, of course, a. Long time environmental campaigner, so sustainable and natural ornaments, were told, hanging from his Christmas Tree, which will be replanted which itself will be replanted at a later date and a reminder you can see the kings speech live right here gb news 3 00 tomorrow, Christmas Day. Lets bnng tomorrow, Christmas Day. Lets bring you some live pictures now from from norad at father christmas. We understand still christmas. We understand still on the move. His journey delivering presents to children around the world. Well underway. He left antarctica about half an hour ago. He left antarctica about half an hour ago. Hes on his way to new zealand now , dropping those zealand now, dropping those presents across russia. Actually hes making good progress, isnt he . Live pictures coming to us from the north america Aerospace Defence command monitoring santas movements. Of course , as santas movements. Of course, as it does for us every year and as it does for us every year and as it has done since its 1955, when one curious child wanted to know where santa was and was told by norad, who , of course, protect norad, who, of course, protect santas journey across the world as he safely delivers those presents to the children that are on the nice list. Are you . Are on the nice list. Are you . This is gb news across the uk on tv , in your car, on digital tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news. This is britains news channel. Britains news channel. Thank you very much, polly. Right, lets get straight into todays topic, shall we . Now from falls, when putting up the Christmas Lights to burning yourself on the oven, trying to get out the turkey, injuries can easily happen around the Christmas Season. According to rospa, the Royal Society of prevention of accidents, around 80,000 people attend a e each year after having accidents whilst doing festive tasks. I ive got so many stories about whats gone horribly wrong here. Um, but ive also got other people who can talk about their horrible accidents as well with me discuss this is my me now to discuss this is my panel the broadcaster, panel of the broadcaster, stanhope , and former labour stanhope, and former labour adviser laza. Thank you adviser matthew laza. Thank you very much for joining adviser matthew laza. Thank you very much forjoining me on christmas both looking Christmas Eve. Um, both looking very healthy. Yeah. Ive got to tell you, just before we go on, i havent got sparkles, but martin has rung in to undo my top to say ive got to undo my top button. Doesnt it button. Oh, he doesnt like it without thats where martin. Right. Okay martin, youre a strange um, no, strange man. Um, but. No, that that much more christmassy. Festive. Festive. Relax it. Festive. Festive. Relax it. Festive . Yes. Any case, i was fascinated by this story. 80,000 people going to a e christmas related accidents, right. Um. Related accidents, right. Um. Thatis related accidents, right. Um. That is 350 people each year injured by fairy lights alone. I can imagine. I can imagine. Yeah, fairy lights are kind of quite scary, especially a lot of quite scary, especially a lot of people have very old fairy lights, dont which is lights, dont they . Which is certainly as certainly not being tested as things offices, things have to be in offices, etc. You know, the fairy etc. Now you know, the fairy lights traditional. Lights are kind of traditional. Weve kids weve had them since our kids were , etc. Then they were little, etc. So then they dont theyre about dont realise that theyre about 40 years out of date and that the a dodgy. The wiring may be a bit dodgy. About getting on i think its about getting on a ladder because youre going, i think its about getting on a lnice. Because youre going, oh nice. Totally. Oh nice. Yeah. Otally. Yeah. Yeah. There. And our reach there. And our Christmas Tree nearly fell on top of me this year because its extra big. I dont why extra big. I dont know why weve such a Big Christmas weve got such a big Christmas Tree. Fairy tree. You couldnt get the fairy lights we lights around the tree. So we had here. All had to like. Its very hard to watch you put the ladder up against. Exactly. And a lot of people just. Oh just chair. Lets do just pull up a chair. Lets do it. Evidently 2. 6 it. Oh well, evidently 2. 6 million have fallen off Million People have fallen off chairs. Do chairs. Um, standing up to do the christmas. Its the christmas. I mean, its dangerous be dangerous out there, people. Be careful. Lights dangerous out there, people. Be caredangerous. Lights dangerous out there, people. Be caredangerous. Chairs ights are dangerous. Chairs are dangerous. Mean, whats dangerous. So, i mean, whats the mean, the worst one the worst . I mean, the worst one for me is, you know, the old, old glass baubles. Oh, Old Fashioned glass baubles. Oh, yes. Them are yes. Oh, most of them are plastic now, arent they . The old glass baubles Old Fashioned glass baubles you used to from woolworths. Used to get from woolworths. Remember, used to get from woolworths. Re be mber, used to get from woolworths. Re be mbe|um, theyd to be old. Um, and theyd regularly fall off tree, regularly fall off the tree, mainly because little kids mainly because we little kids running theyd running around and theyd shatter. So now all shatter. So now theyre all shatterproof and health and safety and running safety. And youre running around slippers on. Around with that slippers on. Ouch. Ouch. Is. It is. It is. Thats my. Thats my huge fear. Yeah yeah, thats my huge fear. Yeah yeah, thats my huge fear actually at home alone. Fear is actually at home alone. Puts the christmas he puts the christmas decorations, broken decorations, the broken christmas decorations. Yes, yes, christmas decorations. Yes, yes, yes. The robbers got no yes. So the robbers have got no like people them on the top like people put them on the top of, outside dont they. But glass, glass shards doing but glass, glass shards doing it. Fashioned it. Those Old Fashioned christmas baubles is a good idea for yeah for macaulay culkin. Yeah absolutely. So for good normal kids. Absolutely. Whats for good normal kids. Absolutely. Whats the good normal kids. Absolutely. Whats the worst normal kids. Absolutely. Whats the worst thing|l kids. Absolutely. Whats the worst thing thats so whats the worst thing thats ever happened to used to . Well, i always burn myself on the every single christmas, the oven every single christmas, and always , always, i and i nearly always, always, i always burn my tongue because ive tasted absolutely. Ive tasted absolutely. Its always. Its always. Theres no way a blanket or a its always. Of eres no way a blanket or a its always. Of gravy. I0 way a blanket or a bit of gravy. Yes. Pigs and blankets. Absolutely. Because its the molten isnt it. Well. Molten cheese. Isnt it. Well. Or the sausage, or the sausage or the sausage, but youve youve or the sausage or the sausage, but various youve youve or the sausage or the sausage, but various varietiesa youve or the sausage or the sausage, but various varieties of youve or the sausage or the sausage, but various varieties of things ve got various varieties of things wrapped. You just cant, cant get your hands off when you need to pause, not be gluttonous and make are of a make sure that they are of a sufficiently moderate temperature. Yes. Because, you temperature. Yes. Because, you know, because then because the rest of the Christmas Day, doesnt it . When youve nicked the blanket before doesnt it . When youve nicked the before blanket before doesnt it . When youve nicked the before blanieatenore you, before youve eaten anything straight off, straight off. Yeah. Um, and then youve got mouth for the rest of got a sore mouth for the rest of the day. Ive got to say, though, a funny so, know, funny story. So, you know, my daughter was born on Christmas Day, labour on day, so i was in labour on Christmas Eve, and the only way that other half could get that my other half could get into could that my other half could get into get could that my other half could get into get the could that my other half could get into get the hospital uld only get into the hospital via a e. And literally said it a e. And literally he said it was busiest. The a e. Was the busiest. The a e. Christmas eve because it was Christmas Eve because thats door thats thats the only door thats open, it . Thats the only door thats ope basically, thats the only door thats opebasically, Christmas Day, thats the only door thats opebas running Christmas Day, thats the only door thats ope bas running through1as day, he was running through a e and literally he was running through a e and literehad bottles in their heads. They had bottles in their heads. There were people with, you know, were know, fallen over. They were drunk drunken drunk. They were just drunken people with bits of people singing with bits of shard stuck in their limbs. Yeah. And especially as he came to the labour ward, this week, of course, gps are warning, you know, dont go to your gp. Um, all week. So never mind. Just christmas itself. Mind. Just Christmas Day itself. People take a bit of people need to take a bit of extra care because with this strike going strike as well, theres going to be going be be theres going to be less coverage than usual. The thing. Mean, this is the thing. I mean, the other the other big the other big issue and other big issue really. And this is that other big issue really. And this is that i might other big issue really. And this is is that i might other big issue really. And this is is champagne i might other big issue really. And this is is champagne corks. Ht other big issue really. And this is is champagne corks. Oh its have is champagne corks. Oh its the one thing im good at actually, the most actually, im the most impractical, klutzy person ever to matthew. Impractical, klutzy person ever to what1ew. Impractical, klutzy person ever to what they go on your oh, but what they go on your face, in your yeah yeah. Its the only thing i can do. Like im really, really like mr klutz, very klutz, but im actually very good. Is your your tip good. What is your your tip then . Right. Right. Just just just its just its just its just as and as and as and keep as twist and as and as and keep it key as possible. It all as low key as possible. You know, dont dont try and be theatrical. Right. You know, dont dont try and be theatricaland ht. You know, dont dont try and be theatricaland do you have do okay. And do you have a do you tea over it. You have a tea towel over it. Need to do. I dont need to do. I dont need to do. Good though oh thats a good idea though to out. To eat out. Yeah. Because its practice. Yeah. Because its practice. Yeah. Yeah. Going off but just very gentle. Just keep a firm grip and and just keep a firm grip and very gentle. Right. Okay statistic very gentle. Right. Okay um, statistic very gentle. Right. Okay um,i statistic very gentle. Right. Okay um, i love statistic very gentle. Right. Okay um, i love this. Statistic very gentle. Right. Okay um, i love this. 600,000 was um, i love this. 600,000 people burnt themselves people have burnt themselves roasting chestnuts. Im in may, 600,000 people still roast chestnuts. Chestnuts. Yeah. Its like really at home. Its the kind of thing, you know, on the fire in the oven. That was the only thing i didnt. They didnt explain it. Dont see chestnut you dont see chestnut sellers like we sellers on the street like we did we young. Did when i, when we was young. Did was a real young did we . But it was a real young back in but was a real back in 1887. But it was a real london roasted chestnuts london thing. Roasted chestnuts in the. They just had them. They just had them. Near. Oh near. Oh near. Dont roasted chestnuts but i dont roasted chestnuts explode id do they i think they do. Mm do. Oh my god no, dont stop the oh my god no, dont stop the chestnuts stop the chestnuts, the stop fairy the chestnuts. Stop the fairy lights. Be careful of the lights. Be careful of the baubles. Be smooth and then just be smooth and then youll safe. Just be smooth and then yoube safe. Just be smooth and then yoube schair. Be on a chair. Be on a chair. Right that happy note. Right on that happy note. Then youre going to then yeah. If youre going to open of champagne, open a bottle of champagne, invite matthew round. Obviously, hes the expert now were moving on. The most on. Christmas is one of the most celebrated the year, celebrated events of the year, and many traditions and and we have many traditions and customs. How do we do it customs. But how do we do it properly and what is the correct routine for Christmas Day here to help answer all these etiquette questions is consultant laura windsor. Laura thank you very much for joining us. Uh, this Christmas Eve. Happy Christmas Eve to you. Now, im about the im very confused about the right to do Christmas Day. Right way to do Christmas Day. I mean, do you open your presents in lunch . In the morning or after lunch . So how how should we do it properly . Well i think the most properly . Well i think the most important thing is the golden rule. Treat people as you would like to be treated yourself. So it doesnt really matter how you do things. What is important is that everybody has to feel comfortable and everyone has to be merry. And that means no overindulging , you know, on the overindulging, you know, on the on the vino. So there we are, a on the vino. So there we are, a glass there. Yeah. Glass there. Yeah. Mines glass there. Yeah. Mines slightly empty yeah. Mines slightly empty by now. Sorry um, so i mean, but i mean, sort of like, you know, i mean, sort of like, you know, i mean, sort of like, you know, i mean, posh people, i mean, like the royal family tend to open their presents after lunch. So really the correct so is that really the correct way . If we go back and look at the traditional christmas. The traditional christmas. Well, i think that the normally people would open them in the morning when they get up, that that is the traditional way. Of course, the royal family have their own traditions. It doesnt mean that we, we follow those, although at the same time, most of our manners are born from the royalty. We copied them, but the fact that we havent copied them just shows that i think everyone should open their presents whenever they want, and when i was a little girl, it was in the morning. What you try and stop kids actually opening presents in the morning if you know, if youre not sort of standing at the bottom your parents beds the bottom of your parents beds at the morning going, at 4 00 in the morning going, oh, wake oh, come on then wake up. The other the other and the other big, the other big have is, is how to big problem i have is, is how to dress on Christmas Day. I always have wafting have this fantasy of wafting around, you like im around, you know, like im looking dressed for looking now, like dressed for work, and gorgeous and work, sparkles and gorgeous and glamorous. End , i glamorous. But in the end, i just end up wearing a my pyjamas , basically. Is it necessary , basically. How is it necessary to dress up well again . To dress up well again . Again, its all about respecting others and making people feel comfortable. If everybody in the family is fine with wearing pyjamas, why not you . But if someone wants the family to look a little more smart , it the best thing to do smart, it the best thing to do is to actually tell the family a dress code in some way. So youd say smart casual or casual or pyjama. Its a pyjama party. So its up to its up to the family itself. Thats sensible actually. Yeah. And what about the time to eat lunch . Now we always eat our lunch quite late, but mostly because , well, we just we just because, well, we just we just dont be bothered to cook it in time, to be honest with you. So i mean, is it a 1 00 or is it a 3 00 or whats, whats the traditional time to eat your christmas dinner about from 2 00 to 3 00 in the afternoon . Is our to 3 00 in the afternoon . Is our finishing time for the kings speech . Obviously exactly. Thats very important. Yes. Oh, while hes important. Yes. Oh, while hes talking, you can you can be on your pudding , but its usually your pudding, but its usually around two. Okay. Which will be obviously live on gb news for anyone thats going to be watching it. And whats the worst etiquette sin you can commit on Christmas Day . sin you can commit on Christmas Day . I mean , obviously the big day . I mean, obviously the big problem some of us might have is, is drinking too much alcohol. Is that a no no . Alcohol. Is that a no no . Well , overindulgence alcohol. Is that a no no . Well, overindulgence in general is sort of frowned upon. General is sort of frowned upon. But i guess the alcohol is the worst because you can offend people. You can make people feel uncomfortable. And sometimes uncomfortable. And sometimes when we drink a lot, we dont realise what were saying and how its how its actually been been said. So try not to offend the family and laura of my final question, you know , everyone question, you know, everyone plays games on christmas. Day. Plays games on christmas. Day. Is it ever okay . Is it ever okay to refuse monopoly because you know youre still going to be playing it in the new year . It goes on that long . Whats wrong with playing monopoly . Monopoly . It goes on. It goes on forever. Is it okay to say im not going to play charades on monopoly . This christmas . Okay absolutely. You can do what you want. Just so long as everybody is in agreement and everyone is happy. Agreement and everyone is happy. Thats what christmas is about. Thinking about others and making others feel comfortable. Others feel comfortable. All brilliant. Thats a great. Thank you very much for joining us. Laura windsor, who is expert there. Is an etiquette expert there. Merry to you, laura. Merry christmas to you, laura. Thank much. Now now, thank you very much. Now now, um, you all at home. Um, back to you all at home. I asked earlier to send in pictures your christmas pictures of your Christmas Trees and santas little helpers, and theyve coming through theyve been coming through thick fast. I love these, thick and fast. I love these, keep coming in. So lets keep them coming in. So lets have shall um. Now, have a look, shall we . Um. Now, sontum sent her tree with sontum has sent her tree with gb news background. I love news in the background. I love that, is. Thats a that, that is. Thats a guaranteed way to get on here, by beautiful beautiful by the way. Beautiful Beautiful Tree the way , um, tree as well. By the way, um, and christine , i think were and christine, i think were coming to you now. Your lovely tree. Oh, that. Thats tree. Oh, look at that. Thats a very lovely hallway as well, christine as well. That looks very. And remarkably clean and tidy for this time of year. Uh, meanwhile , patrick, youve sent meanwhile, patrick, youve sent a picture of your beautiful dog. Oh, look. All festive. Going out oh, look. All festive. Going out for one of those Christmas Day walks, isnt it . Um, walks, isnt it . And, um, spencer and fiona have wished gb news a very Merry Christmas and sent a picture of their beautiful dogs to. Oh, look. Oh, beautiful dogs to. Oh, look. Oh, my god, they look. Handful. Oh, oh, that big one. Oh, oh, that big one. Look at that. Wow. Thats lovely right. Okay thank you so much. Uh, right from putting up Christmas Lights and decorating trees, having turkey and cranberry salisbury roast dinner, we have many different christmas traditions. But have you wondered where they all you ever wondered where they all actually come from . Martin whitlock is a historian and licensed lay minister for the church of england , who will church of england, who will hopefully be able to explain where some of our traditions started and we should still started and why we should still continue doing them. Uh, thank continue doing them. Uh, thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. Our, um, martin, now, where do we start . I mean, now, where do we start . I mean, presents, you know , seem to be presents, you know, seem to be the big thing on Christmas Day. Why do we give one another presents at christmas . Well, thats a very good question. Question. Um, i mean, in many ways, its sort of rooted in the concept that jesus is the gift of god to the world. Know, greatest gift you know, gods greatest gift mirror mirrored our gifts. Mirror in mirrored in our gifts. But interesting is this but whats interesting is this that until perhaps the 17th, that up until perhaps the 17th, 18th century gifts were always given at new year. So what we need to remember is at the moment were in the season of advent when were preparing for christmas. Nowadays, for us, christmas. Nowadays, for us, christmas. Nowadays, for us, christmas is the culmination of christmas. Nowadays, for us, chrievent,is the culmination of christmas. Nowadays, for us, chrievent, but|e culmination of christmas. Nowadays, for us, chrievent, but but,lmination of christmas. Nowadays, for us, chrievent, but but, um,ation of christmas. Nowadays, for us, chrievent, but but, um, right of christmas. Nowadays, for us, chrievent, but but, um, right in the event, but but, um, right in the event, but but, um, right in the middle ages into the early modern period, advent, the middle ages into the early modern period, advent , the month modern period, advent, the month beforehand is a preparation time. Then it all starts on Christmas Day and it runs for the days christmas. People the 12 days of christmas. People will songs and will remember from songs and things and then it culminates in epiphany, when the men gave epiphany, when the wise men gave their well their gifts to jesus. Well throughout the middle ages and in fact, particularly the tudor court. Had you been at the court of the eighth and youd of henry the eighth and youd given the gift on given henry the eighth a gift on christmas have Christmas Day, hed have wondered was, wondered what your problem was, because given on because your gifts were given on new years day. In the run up to epiphany. So its really only in the 19th century, as late as that, that gift giving shifted to Christmas Day itself. Quite to Christmas Day itself. Quite remarkable, isnt it . And nowadays, it completely, inextricably linked with Christmas Day. But that is a relative recent shift in the seasonal calendar. Thats amazing. So i mean, now people watch me going, oh, right, i can get presents on new years as well. Thank you years eve as well. Thank you very for and the very much for that. And the other big trees christmas other big is trees Christmas Trees. Weve just been discussing how dangerous fairy lights and baubles actually lights and baubles can actually be. Do we decorate our homes be. Why do we decorate our homes with Christmas Trees . With Christmas Trees . Know throughout the well, we know throughout the middle ages from churchwardens accounts that people were bringing into churches bringing greenery into churches to decorate them, and also into homes as well, right through the middle ages into the 17th and 18th century, as well. This happens well. Dies off happens as well. That dies off a little the end of little bit towards the end of the century. And the idea the 18th century. And the idea is of winter is greenery at a time of winter life time of death. You life at a time of death. You know the symbolism there of light greenery at this time , light and greenery at this time, and the concept that gods love comes the world comes into the world to transform so has kind of transform us. So it has kind of like theological reason like has a theological reason for as a cheering you for it as well as a cheering you up trees are up time. But the trees are relatively late. There wasnt relatively late. There wasnt a tradition in this country of putting trees until putting up Christmas Trees until the 19th century. We first record them in the manchester area in 1820s, 1830s, where there are significant number of german immigrants , and then in german immigrants, and then in the in the 1840s, albert the wife of Queen Victoria in 1841, i believe thats the first year they have this this celebration of victorian domesticity around a Christmas Tree. So a lot a Christmas Tree. So a lot happensin a Christmas Tree. So a lot happens in the 1840s because christmas had a bit of a problem with the industrial revolution. The factory act of 1833 said that you could only have one day off work at christmas , and that off work at christmas, and that was Christmas Day. But as was Christmas Day. But as you can imagine, that did for the 12 days pretty days of christmas pretty seriously. And by the 1830s seriously. And so by the 1830s and 40, people begin to wonder if christmas had a future. And then a there was then there was a there was a fight back in the 1840s. So its encouraged albert, the tree encouraged by albert, the tree then we have the then appears and we have the first christmas sent in first Christmas Card sent in 1843, although they dont become really popular until the 1860s and 1870s. And in 1843. Also dickens publishes a Christmas Carol, and he was part of this push back, saying christmas is great, its in decline. Weve great, its in decline. Weve got to fight back. So its from the middle years of the 19th century that this ancient ceremony of christmas finally really hits the mainstream. Really hits the mainstream. Stockings appear from the 1850s as well. Thats a german tradition. Um, we have father christmas from the 17th century. Hes hooded, but hes dressed in green. He appears in his classic red and white, perhaps in the 1860s, 1870s, as an import from america, where hes been taken to new york by dutch settlers who celebrate saint nicholas. Santa claus is nicholas. So theres this composite christmas that gets put together at the end of the 19th century. Christmas itself is ancient, but lots of the traditions happen. The first collections of carols start being put together in the 1870s. A carol is literally a song that accompanies a dance. It doesnt have to have anything to do with christmas at all, but theres an encouragement of hymn singing as well. First, big collections of carols in 1870s, so lots of things that we now think have gone centuries think have gone for on centuries about are actually about christmas are actually about christmas are actually about old, although about 150 years old, although theyve been added to an event which has been celebrated right through the middle ages , through the middle ages, literally hundreds literally for hundreds and hundreds years. But the hundreds of years. But the customs often not as old as customs are often not as old as we think they are. Thats amazing. And what about the final question . Because i could talk to you all day on this. Its fascinating. Feasting. Weve fascinating. The feasting. Weve already christmas already discussed christmas dinner, what you dinner, and you know what you can , because can do with leftovers, because we end eating we all always end up eating too much the idea feasts , much. The whole idea of feasts, ing and drinking around christmas. Whats the whats the background to that one . The medieval 12 days of christmas were all about celebration at the time of winter. You couldnt do an awful lot in agricultural year. It was in in agricultural year. It was wet and windy and and wet and windy and damp and muddy, was time take muddy, so it was a time to take off work that. There was off work from that. So there was a celebration of 12 days of a celebration of the 12 days of christmas, on christmas, culminating on january the epiphany. January the 6th, the epiphany. And that really frowned upon and that was really frowned upon by puritans. So in the 17th century, christmas was banned. Between 1655 and 1660 because there was far too much jollity going on, far much going on, far too much drunkenness , far too people drunkenness, far too much people going masked mumming they going around masked mumming they called some called called it. Some called themselves it themselves hobblers, and it seemed associated with seemed to be associated with inappropriate behaviour on the streets. When it then comes streets. So when it then comes back at end of 19th century, back at the end of 19th century, the feasting then celebrated. The feasting then is celebrated. But in a home way, in a but in a family home way, in a more familiar way, a more and more familiar way, a more and more disciplined cheap more disciplined way. Cheap turkeys starting arrive turkeys are starting to arrive from america. They replace the rather fatty, not terribly be a lot of meat on it. Goose so by the end of the 19th century, the turkeys come back in again and basically its become a more of a domestic scene in a rather more measured way to replace what sometimes some pretty what was sometimes some pretty boisterous activities during the 12 days christmas would have 12 days of christmas would have got very, very got the puritan very, very upset. The century. But upset. In the 17th century. But its been part of it all along. Thank you very much. Thats martin whitaker, historian and licensed lay minister of the church of england christmas england with all the christmas traditions. Thank you very much for and forjoining us. And Merry Christmas to you. Uh, right. Youre watching and listening to merry with me. Merry christmas britain with me. Dawn lots more coming up dawn neesom lots more coming up on show, including some on todays show, including some of the best christmas cracker jokes. Is of the best christmas cracker jokes. Is there of the best christmas cracker jokes. Is there such a of the best christmas cracker jokes. Is there such a thing . But lets take a look but first, lets take a look at what weathers doing. What the weathers doing. There and greg hello there and Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest news, weather latest gb news, weather forecast. Is blustery out forecast. It is blustery out there, particularly across the northern half of the uk. Very strong of 6070 an strong gusts of 6070 miles an hour to travel hour could lead to some travel disruption Christmas Eve, disruption this Christmas Eve, andifs disruption this Christmas Eve, and its only replaced by further areas of low pressure as we into christmas we move into Christmas Day. Plenty isobars on the chart plenty of isobars on the chart indicating that it stays windy for the rest of the evening time. Blustery winds across much of the uk, particularly across northern scotland, these tending to ease overnight. Further outbreaks of rain for southern parts of england wales. Parts of england and wales. Clearer skies across scotland will touch of frost here, will allow touch of frost here, but of the cloud cover but for most of the cloud cover it will be mild. 5 to 12 celsius to start Christmas Day morning we could see some brighter skies across central northern parts of england and also across northeast scotland for a time, but cloudy for most as we but then cloudy for most as we move through the day itself. Outbreaks of rain across england and could heavy and wales, which could be heavy at brisk winds, two at times. Brisk winds, two showery rain across scotland, northern ireland, some of the rain falling as snow over the Higher Ground of scotland officially likely to be a white christmas. The christmas. But for the vast majority be mild and wet majority be mild and a wet christmas 1213 celsius as a maximum temperature. The good news is , though, it will be much news is, though, it will be much dner news is, though, it will be much drier and brighter on boxing day. Plenty of sunny spells , day. Plenty of sunny spells, wintry showers across the northern half of scotland on a brisk northerly breeze here, and temperatures back to where they should be for the time of year. But it doesnt last long as further wet and windy weather spreads eamonn and isabel monday to thursdays from six till 930. The headlines from the gb newsroom weather forecasters are warning of strong winds sending flying debris across roads and the threat of some power cuts. Today that disrupting last minute christmas getaway plans for families. The met office saying wind gusts may hit scotland at up to 70 miles an houn scotland at up to 70 miles an hour. Northern england is affected, as well as the midlands, as well. And in terms midlands, as well. And in terms of rail travel, major for london Rail Terminals are closed completely today, including euston and kings cross and paddington. All having essential Engineering Works done there. Millions, though , on the roads millions, though, on the roads today, with the aa saying drivers can expect severe congestion and as many people are on the roads, police are urging people to take great care in northumbria, police are appealing for witnesses after two teenagers died in a three collision. Uh, car crash in cramlington last night and in lancashire there was an arrest after a woman and a teenager died and a child was seriously hurt in a car crash in oldham. In police are in both instances, police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage. Anyone with dash cam footage. Now the royal navy is deploying warship to guyana as tensions grow with neighbouring venezuela in south america, the hms trent taking part in joint exercises in the region , with the ministry in the region, with the ministry of defence, confirming it is part of the governments defence diplomacy strategy. The uk working with the south american nafion working with the south american nation to ensure its territorial integrity , it says after a integrity, it says after a historical dispute with venezuela over minerals and oil and his majesty the king, delivering his second christmas message tomorrow from a room decorated with a living Christmas Tree for the first time, king charles, a committed environmental campaigner so we understand sustainable and natural ornaments hanging from the royal tree, which itself will be replanted at a later date. But a reminder that kings date. But a reminder that kings message right here gb news tomorrow, Christmas Day at 3 00. Dont miss it more on all those stories by heading to our website. In the meantime, gb website. In the meantime, gb news dot com. Welcome back to a gb news was our saturday with me dawn neesom. Excuse me, im having a major coughing fit on your tv onune major coughing fit on your tv online and on Digital Radio now, apart from the food, a staple on the christmas dinner table is of course things at course crackers. These things at and water, obviously. Excuse me. And water, obviously. Excuse me. Now, um , we can. Sorry about now, um, we can. Sorry about that. Now, um, we can. Sorry about that. Theyre pulling each other that. Theyre pulling each other over there right now. If you are the winner after pulling the cracker, not only do you get a lovely hat and present, lovely paper hat and present, but get joy of but you also get the joy of reading out really cheesy reading out a really cheesy christmas joke , dont you . Now, christmas joke, dont you . Now, joining now comedian diane joining me now is comedian Diane Spencer discuss all things spencer to discuss all things christmas cracker jokes and looking very festive. There thank you very much for joining us, diane. No. Excuse me. My voice. Go. You might have to voice. Go. You might have to tell christmas jokes for the next ten minutes. Um, so what is it christmas jokes and it with christmas jokes and diane so awful . Diane . Why are they so awful . Oh, no, i mean, you say theyre awful, but theyre such a magical tradition. Magical tradition. I mean, christmas cracker jokes, they they have several elements to them. They need to be quick , because obviously you be quick, because obviously you dont want some kind of diatribe inside your cracker. They can be told by anyone. And isnt that told by anyone. And isnt that part of the magic . Because you just said that . Yes, we sit around the table and its like a question and an answer. Around the table and its like a question and an answer. And when question and an answer. And when you come to a christmas cracker, a laugh rarely happens. A groan a laugh rarely happens. A groan beui awful. That is exactly what you kind of want to go for, because a christmas cracker joke. It really relies on puns and wordplay. Wordplay. Uh, so you can either have something that sounds like something that sounds like Something Else, or perhaps you can add a word on and ive set up a little sort of a christmas punny quiz for you , dawn, punny quiz for you, dawn, because i thought youd be up for this. Um, so it has to have a very nervous. Youve got this, dawn. Ive got so much faith on you. Go on. Okay, so. Well, this is in okay, so. Well, this is in case any of our viewers want to start writing their own christmas crackers. I know that christmas crackers. I know that its kind of fashion to make its kind of the fashion to make your own and have your own stuff and have everything homemade, so youve got write the if youre got to write the jokes if youre going to the crackers. Going to make the crackers. Right. Start right. So were going to start with thats kind with the north pole. Thats kind of our christmas thing that of our our christmas thing that we want to include. So my question to you , right. So my question to you, dawn, what what is the animal that ruins santa garden . That ruins santa garden . I dont know, diana. What is i dont know, diana. What is the animal that ruins santa garden . Uh, no. Garden . Uh, no. No. No. No. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh, okay. Oh, okay. Yeah, ive asked for this. Havent i . Right. Okay. Go on. Yep no, youre good, youre good, youre good. Okay. So. So running on that right. So weve started with the nonh so weve started with the north pole and that was like a sound alike. Now were going to do one where were to add do one where were going to add a okay. A word okay. So its still with the north pole. So what is santa favourite sporting event. So what is santa favourite sporting event. Um um so what is santa favourite sporting event. Um um pollyvote sporting event. Um um pollyvote pole vault. Pole vault. Pole vaulting. Pole vaulting. Pole vault. Pole. Pole vault. Pole. Pole vault. Pole. North. Pole vault. Yes oh, north. Pole vault. Yes oh, yeah. He was telling us how he did it. It. I thankfully, i have my wonderful panel here. Esther and matthew. Esther was helping. I got one. Shes brilliant. Got that one. Shes brilliant. Um, on. Okay is there um, yeah. Go on. Okay is there more to come of this, diane . More to come of this, diane . A little bit. Oh yeah. A little bit. Oh yeah. Were on a roll. Were on a roll. Are you making your own christmas crackers . Something christmas crackers . Something you can is personalise them. You can do is personalise them. Now, dawn, your name is. Oh, its glorious. Its as oh, its glorious. Its as glorious as the sunrise because you have dawn. But also your surname. Neesom but also your surname. Neesom a beautiful word to work with. So lets start with something a bit feisty, because i know youre a little bit feisty. So im going, why did the moany snowflakes limp out of gb news . I, i dont know, diane. I, i dont know, diane. Go on. Go on. Because dawn neesom oh my god , tell im all too plausible. , tell im all too plausible. Oh, i got one. Oh, i got one. Hoping. Hoping. Hoping. Matthew. Here. Matthew. Here. Ive got one more. Um ive got one more. Um one more. Ready go on. Why should they open the champagne at gb news . Oh oh . Because dawn neesom. Oh oh . Because dawn neesom. Yes, she does. Yes, she does. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yeah, obviously, from additional reasons. If mums watching. Because its good for watching. Because its good for my cough. Mum, honestly. Thank you very much. Okay, so thats brilliant. Diane so can you, can you do a quick one for matthew lars or off the top of your head then our panellist. So matthew. So his matthew. Could be so his matthew. Could be shortened to matt. And whats his surname please. Lahza. Its not an easy lahza lahza. Its not an easy lahza because um. Oh um, um , do we need to get oh um, um, do we need to get more drinks at gb news . Yes, we do , because matthew likes a lot. Do, because matthew likes a lot. Okay, fine. Its not easy. I think its not easy. I think its not easy. I think that is brilliant. Thank you. Diana, thank you so much for joining thank you. Diana, thank you so much forjoining diana. Rather. Thank you so much for joining much forjoining diana. Rather. Thank you so much forjoining us today. And a very Merry Christmas was great christmas to you. That was great fun. Much. And fun. Thank you very much. And thank as well. Oh thank you used to as well. Oh right. Matt right back to right. And matt right back to you at home. Now ive got a few more of your pictures of your gorgeous please gorgeous living rooms. So please do in. Uh do keep them coming in. Uh gbviews gbnews. Com. And right. Gbviews gbnews. Com. And right. Okay. Lee says, oh, weve got some messages coming in as well. Oh my god. Oh, thats um, frankly scary. Uh, lee good. Frankly scary. Uh, lee good. Youre matching the wallpaper i i i know its good. Thats really not helping. I dont match wallpaper. Its match that wallpaper. Its lovely wallpaper. Its christmas time our three time at the tailors. Our three year tree year old keeps raiding tree decorations, so were not looking christmas looking too bad. Merry christmas. Davids living. Uh, meanwhile, davids living room. Jeff davids living room. There this great. I love the there this is great. I love the fact that youre all watching us on telly. Thank you much. On telly. Thank you so much. This guaranteed by the way, this is a guaranteed by the way, to your on telly. To get your pictures on telly. Is were on telly. Is to do it when were on telly. Um, david says Merry Christmas dawn. Love the show. Gb news is the best news channel. I would totally agree with that one. Thank you so much for those. Theyre brilliant. Really cheering with slight cheering me up with my slight cough. Obviously, uh, youre watching and listening to Merry Christmas with me. Dawn christmas britain with me. Dawn neesom lots more coming up on todays um, britains news todays show. Um, britains news channel news go too far through until 7 00 this evening. Gb news is the peoples. Channel. Welcome back to Merry Christmas britain with me. Dawn neesom on your tv, online and on Digital Radio now. Music is such a huge part of christmas. Isnt it . And a fair range of festive tunes to choose from. This years christmas number one has been revealed as whams last christmas. The song was released 39 years ago and has been a favourite for decades. Shirlie favourite for decades. Shirlie kemp spoke to ann and pip on breakfast about what its like to be christmas number one. Lets have a look. Last christmas i gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away. It away. Incredible. Incredible. Last christmas by wham is this years christmas number one. It has taken almost four decades, and if you look very closely at that video , somebody closely at that video, somebody you will see is shirlie kemp of pepsi and shirlie fame are great friends with George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley and it is wonderful to talk to you this morning, shirlie, and say mega, congratulations. Congratulations. Uh. Thank you. Morning pep. Morning and morning. Yeah. Morning and morning. Yeah. Really lovely. Really what a way to spend christmas because , uh, to spend christmas because, uh, you know, george loved his number one, so i know hes around. Its like a really lovely nod to him, and i can feel him smiling and so happy that hes got the christmas number one. Oh, she looks amazing , oh, she looks amazing, doesnt she . As well. Im really pleased for them. Now joining me is sarah robertson, showbiz commentator to talk about christmas number. Oh looking very festive as well. Looking gorgeous sarah sarah its amazing because everyone assumes that last christmas has been number one. And the fact that it never was is right. Wow. Its one of those wow moments. One of those wow moments. Yes. Hello there dawn. Thats yes. Hello there dawn. Thats correct. Its a real shame correct. Its a real shame actually, because when George Michael wrote that song, he actually wrote it to be a christmas number one. It was meant to be a christmas banger. But what happened was when it was released all decades was released all those decades ago, the post ago, he was pipped to the post by the, um, band aids. Dont they know its not christmas . And obviously that was the huge charity single. So going up against that, unfortunately, the timing terrible. Timing was just terrible. So theres been this campaign really since then to try really ever since then to try and get wham last christmas and get wham last christmas back to back to number one. Well to have the number one that it never got got and that it deserved the first time around. And its just bittersweet. Thats what Andrew Ridgeley was saying interviewed saying when he was interviewed about bittersweet that about it. Its bittersweet that george , unfortunately, very george, unfortunately, very sadly , has not been able to see sadly, has not been able to see that success because he would have absolute adored it and he would have been buzzing to see it. After all this time. Finally get to that deserved spot that it should have had. Its brilliant, isnt it . And of course, another another sad loss this year was Shane Macgowan from the pogues and a lot of people thought that our, um, fairytale of new york would be christmas number one this year. This year. Well, there was a campaign for that to actually take place , for that to actually take place, and unfortunately it didnt happen here. But in ireland it is the christmas number one in the irish charts, which is which is fitting as well, the irish charts, which is which is fitting as well , obviously, is fitting as well, obviously, given shanes Irish Heritage and the fact he was seen as an irish hero , um, massively so. Its hero, um, massively so. Its lovely that hes, hes received number one there again and i think thats a real tribute to him and also to the power of that song. But its a song again, like whams last christmas, the pogues fairytale of new york. Its my Favourite Christmas Song that im mariah carey and its something that stands the test of time because it was such a fantastic. The lyrics are just unbelievable, their poetry and Shane Macgowan was was a genius. He really was a songwriting genius. So hes hes got irish number one, which i think hed be happy with. And i think hed be happy with. And i think hed be happy with. And i think hed be more than happy for, for George Michael for and wham to take the, the british number one. I think youd say thats fine. Thats thats fine. Absolutely, of course absolutely, sir. Of course the other song that the other, the other song that is constantly us every is constantly with us every christmas carey. All i christmas is mariah carey. All i want christmas is you. Now, want for christmas is you. Now, i dont thats ever been i dont think thats ever been number one in this country ehhen number one in this country either. It . Either. Has it . No. But people think of it as no. But people think of it as well. They think of mariah, dont they , as mrs. Christmas. Dont they, as mrs. Christmas. She sort of becomes synonymous with christmas. They say when with christmas. They say when mariah says christmas has begun, then its the Christmas Season when mariah says it. And i think when mariah says it. And i think its because of the power of that song. But yet again, thats another one that people think just presume like they did with whams last christmas, that it was number one, because theyre songs that have stood the test of time and people know the lyrics to Mariah Careys when it comes everybody, know comes on. Everybody, you know loves up dance. Its loves to get up and dance. Its just feel good, good just got that feel good, good vibe it. But yet she just got that feel good, good vibe it. But yet she didnt vibe to it. But yet she didnt actually achieve that over over here. People love it. They here. But people love it. They know it. They love it. And its something thats, you know, gone from generation to generation. From generation to generation. So actually you think, well , so actually you think, well, really its number one really that important. If a song, you know, just stand the test of time as, as mariah does as mariah had as Shane Macgowan. Mariah had as Shane Macgowan. The pogues fairytale of new york as as as has whams last christmas actually. Do you do christmas actually. Do you do you really care about it being number one . What if its so, so loved , loved and thought of . Yes loved, loved and thought of . Yes i sir. Oh, sir. Oh, sarah, i think weve sir. Oh, sarah, i think weve lost you there, sweetheart. Sarah. Thank you very much for joining us. And a Merry Christmas you. Uh, right. Christmas to you. Uh, right. Okay. Lets talk to Esther Stanhope and matthew laza, who are me about are still with me about christmas number ones. First of all, whats your favourite esther . Esther . Christmas number one or Christmas Song . Yeah. Well thats christmas. Yeah. Well thats the it . You say the thing, isnt it . You say christmas it christmas number one, but it turns that i didnt realise turns out that i didnt realise that hadnt. That mariah hadnt. No. Yeah. No, no. Yeah. No, no. So do you know what kept so what do you know what kept that one spot that off . That number one spot when released is back in when its released is back in 1994. Now, how old do you feel now . And we were all very young at the time. What was it in 94 . What was it in 94 . It was east 17. Stay another day. I was gonna thats one of i was gonna say thats one of my because , you know, my favourites because, you know, east in east london. East 17. I live in east london. You live in east london and the other day they had a screen up in Spitalfields Market they other day they had a screen up in sstayfields market they other day they had a screen up in s stay now; market they other day they had a screen up in s stay now. Market they other day they had a screen up in s stay now. Oh, et they other day they had a screen up in sstay now. Oh, brilliant. Iey had stay now. Oh, brilliant. Its lovely, but im, im so pleased for last christmas though, because i think it is my favourite and im so glad its been number one. And i we just think, i and i mean we just think, i mean, know, wham george mean, you know, wham and George Michael a huge new michael have such a huge new generation of fans who werent even around when it was first released. Its like, you know, you goes you know, my friend goes and does michael vigil. Does the George Michael vigil. So year the so we will go every year on the and he wasnt even here when it was released. Thats was first released. Well thats the with the thing. He wasnt even with us. Its a new generation. Its a generation music number a new generation of music number one. Thing get what a new generation of music number one. Are hing get what a new generation of music number one. Are hing new get what a new generation of music number one. Are hing new christmasat what are the new christmas number ones . Mean, christmas i mean, christmas number ones. Phrase ones. Im using the phrase Christmas Songs. Ones. Im using the phrase chrsure. S songs. Because that ones. Im using the phrase chrfused. Songs. Because that ones. Im using the phrase chrfused on,1gs. Because that ones. Im using the phrase chrfused on, um, because that ones. Im using the phrase chrfused on, um, uh, ause that ones. Im using the phrase chrfused on, um, uh, strictly|at was used on, um, uh, strictly come dancing. Come dancing. Exactly. Exactly. But wasnt it all auto but wasnt it all very auto tune . It didnt quite have the same. So it was it was so funny. It was almost like had created was almost like i had created a christmas. Literally i love christmas. Its literally i love you. Love you share. But you. Share i love you share. But it was kind of. Yeah, it was like put into machine, it was kind of. Yeah, it was like its put into machine, it was kind of. Yeah, it was like its the into machine, it was kind of. Yeah, it was like its the death machine, it was kind of. Yeah, it was like its the death of machine, it was kind of. Yeah, it was like its the death of ma single but its the death of the single is issue, it . Is the issue, isnt it . Weve the sort because weve seen the sort of singles. All of decline of singles. Its all about now about album sales now and downloading whole and downloading the whole and downloading the whole and downloading that downloading the whole and dovy not. Ding that downloading the whole and dovynot. Its] that downloading the whole and dovy not. Its not that downloading the whole and dovy not. Its not the that downloading the whole and dovy not. Its not the same that its not. Its not the same thing its not. But thing that it was. Its not. But thank they thank goodness, whatever they were. Um, you know, the were called. Um, you know, the Ladbaby Ladbaby that about was it three, four years we had it. I dont even know. But at least at least this year they bowed out yeah out gracefully. Yeah so i wasnt really a fan. No im more a michael buble. Even though i like though its cheesy. I quite like the michael, the old swing. I like michael, i mean, think ultimately white mean, i think ultimately white christmas,is the is. Christmas is the is. Yeah, absolutely. Being. Yeah, absolutely. And being. Yeah, absolutely. And being. That. Yeah. Yeah weve got that. Weve frank weve got the whole um Frank Sinatra christmas album that king cole. Yeah. Yeah. My mums a massive Frank Sinatra fan growing up. So we had that every you know we had franks Christmas Every every yeah year. And you cant beat it. Dont i mean, im not even we dont i mean, im not even sure if christmas top of the pop5 sure if christmas top of the pops Christmas Day pops is on Christmas Day now, but remember it used to be but you remember it used to be like, upload the queens speech. Whole thing. Yeah, was thing. Yeah, was of those yeah, it was one of those absolute fixed points. Yes yeah. Round to find yeah. Gather round to find out number one out what christmas number one was. And we found out and now and now we found out three before and at least three days before and at least as we say, at least its a proper song and one proper song this year and one that the generations. Yeah. No, it is absolutely. I guess because streaming because everyones streaming things now. So youre not going out in we out to buy albums in the way we used to . No. We need someone to used to . No. We need someone to come up with a really, there needs something needs to be something because i think it brings people together, doesnt it . People with different musical tastes all year for 51 weeks of the comes to the year. But when it comes to christmas, you know, christmas, everybody you know, everybody unites around christmas tunes. So yeah, absolutely. A new one absolutely. We need a new one next know , i next year. John. You know, i dont really i mean, dont think really i mean, youve coughing already. Know got a cough. I know ive got a cough. I know ive got a cough. Know, i dont think it i you know, i dont think it matters number though. Matters about the number though. Its , you know, how we its all about, you know, how we feel because last feel about the song because last christmas there christmas its always there every christmas. Yeah. Does it matter number one . No. Matter if its number one . No. Do number one do we care about number one anymore . Fact, anymore . In fact, no. Its nice number one. But its nice number one. But its nice number one. Whats the actual official. Whats the actual official. Its the same yeah. No its still the same people. Its but people. Yeah, but its but i mean now its all, people. Yeah, but its but i me. Basically now its all, people. Yeah, but its but i me. Basically 99 w its all, people. Yeah, but its but i me. Basically 99 downloads its basically 99 downloads apart from a cool kids who apart from a few cool kids who buy it on vinyl. Actually has to come into you because your daughter is 18 tomorrow, because your daughter is 18 tonyeah. , yeah. Yeah. So how how the music so how how does the music cross the divide . The age gap in your household . I mean , do you your household . I mean, do you does she like the stuff you were talking about . You know what . You know, one of her favourite Christmas Songs you know what . You know, one of from avourite Christmas Songs you know what . You know, one of from avoteagles. Istmas songs you know what . You know, one of from avoteagles. Istmwow� ngs you know what . You know, one of from avoteagles. Istmwow. Gs is from the eagles. Oh, wow. Which is Eagles Christmas which is the eagles Christmas Song. She likes the really song. Um, she likes the really old vintage stuff as well as the new stuff as well. Shes she new stuff as well. Shes she likes 70s music. She likes michael. Well sing it. Well, michael. Well sing it. Well, she might groan a bit if we if we play michael buble. She loves Frank Sinatra, nat king cole. So we listen to, you know, music from all the eras. I think young kids now really like old music because, i mean, when you watch the video of last christmas, initially the shot of georges eyes, you just remember how hypnotic he as character. Hypnotic he was as a character. What his hair . What about his hair . Yeah, its got hair. The hair is jealous. Yeah is amazing. Im jealous. Yeah ever have your hair did you ever have your hair like that . Matthew had curtains. I oh, no, but i had curtains. I oh, ihugh no, but i had curtains. I oh, i hugh grant. No, but i had curtains. I oh, i hugh grant. Theres a picture of me standing behind tony blair with curtains and people dont recognise, realise recognise, dont realise its me. Goodness. Me. Oh my goodness. That. Right. Well leave that. Well debate there. Well leave that debate there. Thank you to my panel. Youre watching to merry watching and listening to Merry Christmas me dawn christmas brit with me dawn neesom. See what the neesom. Lets see what the weathers shall we . A brighter outlook with boxt solar , sponsors of weather on. Solar, sponsors of weather on. Gb news. Hello there. Im Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news weather forecast. It is blustery out there, particularly across the northern half of the uk. Very strong gusts of 6070 miles an hour could lead to some travel disruption this Christmas Eve, andifs disruption this Christmas Eve, and its only replaced by further areas of low pressure as we move Christmas Day. We move into Christmas Day. Plenty isobars on the chart plenty of isobars on the chart indicating it stays windy for the rest of the evening time. Blustery winds across much of the uk, particularly across northern scotland, these tending to ease overnight. Further outbreaks of rain for southern parts of england and wales. Clearer scotland clearer skies across scotland will allow a touch of frost here, for most of the cloud here, but for most of the cloud cover will mild 5 to 12 cover it will be mild 5 to 12 celsius to start Christmas Day morning, we could see some brighter skies across central northern parts of england and also across northeast scotland for a time, but then cloudy for most as we move through the day itself. Outbreaks across itself. Outbreaks of rain across england wales, could england and wales, which could be brisk winds be heavy at times. Brisk winds two for showery rain across scotland. Northern ireland, some scotland. Northern ireland, some of falling as snow over of the rain falling as snow over the Higher Ground scotland the Higher Ground of scotland officially to be a white officially likely to be a white christmas. But for the vast majority , mild and wet majority, mild and a wet christmas. 1213 celsius as a christmas. 1213 celsius as a maximum temperature. For the maximum temperature. For the good news is, though, it will be much drier and brighter on boxing day. Plenty of sunny spells, wintry showers across the of scotland on the northern half of scotland on a brisk northerly breeze here, and temperatures back to where they should be for the time of yeah they should be for the time of year. It doesnt last long year. But it doesnt last long as wet and windy weather as further wet and windy weather spreads in wednesday, that spreads in for wednesday, that warm feeling inside from boxt boiler gb news Merry Christmas present. Im dawn neesom and for the next hour ill be keeping you company on tv, online and on Digital Radio. Coming up this hour with the king speech being a key part of Christmas Day , a key part of Christmas Day, well be taking look at what well be taking a look at what the up to this year, the royals are up to this year, and were from a reindeer and were hear from a reindeer owner feared he would be owner who feared he would be lonely christmas , but has lonely this christmas, but has managed to find a new friend for the big day. And of course , the big day. And of course, isnt christmas isnt the Christmas Period a great excuse to have a drink . Well have making some well have to be making some festive end the festive cocktails to end the show. Show. So please do get in touch. Send so please do get in touch. Send me your thoughts on gbviews gbnews. Com or message me on our socials. Were at gb news. But first heres the news with polly middlehurst. Dawn. With polly middlehurst. Dawn. Thank you. Well the top story from the gb newsroom today is that weather forecasters are warning of strong winds with flying debris perhaps, and even power cuts potentially disrupting last minute christmas getaways for families. The met office says wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour have hit parts of scotland already today. North england is affected and the midlands as well, and Rail Services have been delayed. London stations today closed euston, kings cross, paddington all closed for essential Engineering Works and as millions are on the road today, the aa is saying drivers can expect lengthy traffic jams as people travel to be with their families and with that extra traffic on the roads. Police are urging caution as well. In northumbria , theyre appealing northumbria, theyre appealing for witnesses after two teenagers lost their lives in cramlington in a collision last night. And in lancashire there night. And in lancashire there has been an arrest after a woman and a teenager died and a child was seriously injured in a car crash in oldham. Police in both instances are asking for witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to come forward. Now cam footage to come forward. Now both main Party Leaders may be at odds in parliament, but theyre united in spreading their festive cheer this year as they deliver their christmas messages to the nation. The Prime Minister has offered a promise of a Brighter Future while the labour leader, sir keir starmer, used his message to of jesus christ to say the story of jesus christ is a reminder that in dark times , hope and love are always worth advocating for. He joined rishi sunakin advocating for. He joined rishi sunak in thanking frontline and key workers , as well as the key workers, as well as the military, for service over military, for their service over the period. The Christmas Period. Christmas is a time of peace , christmas is a time of peace, joy, christmas is a time of peace, joy, compassion, 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. As communities across britain gather together for a penod britain gather together for a period of faith and festivities, i want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Merry christmas. Throughout the christmas penod throughout the Christmas Period , we see the bonds of period, we see the bonds of kinship rekindled and as families and friends share in the joy the hope and the optimism that christmas provides i now now the home secretary is in a spot of bother. Today hes had to apologise for joking a spot of bother. Today hes had to apologise forjoking about putting a so called rape drug in his wifes drink just hours after announcing government plans to crack down on drink spiking, James Cleverly was reportedly joking that he puts a little bit of rohypnol in his wifes drink every night, so she doesnt realise there are better men out there. The comments were said in private party in said in private at a party in downing street, normally off the record, but the sunday mirror has that convention and has broken that convention and chosen to report it. The royal chosen to report it. The royal navy is deploying a warship to guyana as tensions grow with neighbouring venezuela. The hms neighbouring venezuela. The hms trent due to take part in joint exercises in the region with the mod confirming its all part of the governments defence diplomacy strategy. The uk, diplomacy strategy. The uk, working in coalition with the south american nation to ensure its International Integrity after a historical dispute flared up again with venezuela over minerals and recently discovered oil. Now in london, discovered oil. Now in london, a second man has been arrested in connection with the removal of a banksy artwork. It was in south east london. As a matter of fact, the piece , which was a fact, the piece, which was a stop sign, covered with three military drone aircraft, was discovered at an intersection in peckham on friday. A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. People stood around filming as they took the artwork down. Another man in his 20s arrested yesterday. The pair bailed pending further enquiries as his majesty the king delivering his second christmas message and from a room decorated with a living Christmas Tree for the very first time, a photograph has been released ahead of tomorrows broadcast of king charles, whos a long time environmental advocate. So environmental advocate. So sustainable and natural ornaments, were told, are hanging from his Christmas Tree, which itself will be replanted at a later date. And a reminder at a later date. And a reminder you can see the kings speech here on gb news at 3 00 pm tomorrow, Christmas Day, of course. Lets bring you that all Important News on father christmas and the update. Lets take you live now to those pictures coming to us as santa makes his way, delivering presents to children around the world. He just left russia last time i spoke to you. We now understand hes on his way to japan. This is pictures coming to us live from the north American Aerospace defence command monitoring santa movements and defending him, protecting him as he drops those presents off across the world. Norad tracking that annual trip since 1955. After one curious child phoned the command centre in north america , wondering in north america, wondering where santa was. Well, now we where santa was. Well, now we know this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car , on uk on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your smart speaken Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker. This is britains news channel. Thank you very much, polly. Im sorry. Im fascinated by that. Santa tracker. Its just like im just standing. Where is he trying to work out where he is . Cant wait. So is . I cant wait. Its so exciting, isnt it . Thank you very. Lets get stuck into very much. Lets get stuck into todays topic , shall animals todays topic, shall we . Animals are frequently given as christmas but experts Christmas Presents, but experts say they should never be given carelessly as gifts to any one. Joining me now to give her take on pets as Christmas Present is Suzanne Norbury from the rspca. Suzanne norbury from the rspca. Suzanne norbury from the rspca. Suzanne it doesnt appear to be there. Suzanne. Yes. Thank you very much for joining there. Suzanne. Yes. Thank you very much forjoining us there. Suzanne. Yes. Thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. Now, weve seen over afternoon. Now, weve seen over the years the christmas campaigns, you know, a dog is for life, not just for christmas. Is it still a thing that people do try to give pets as Christmas Presents to one another . I think some people do. We know that animals make a really amazing addition to any family, but wed really recommend about against giving them as presents not just now at christmas, but any time of the yeah christmas, but any time of the year. Its really important that people really carefully consider whats involved. So we do find that people give presents pets as presents. So we hope to just encourage people to really think it through. And if they are looking for a pet to really consider adopting rather than shopping. Shopping. Right. When you say adopting, how does that work . What do you mean by that . Yeah. So as charity , the yeah. So as a charity, the rspca animals from rspca rescues animals from horrendous cruelty and neglect. Horrendous cruelty and neglect. At the moment were at a three year high for abandoned animals with more than 20,000 reports this year. So behind each of those, those numbers is an individual animal. They come into our rescue centres and they need someone to offer them that Second Chance. Once theyre ready to be adopted. So wed really encourage people to look on the rspca finder pet page , on the rspca finder pet page, find out how they can give those animals that Second Chance, and they can learn all about what they can learn all about what they need to make sure that theyre ready for bringing an animal so animal into their lives. So whether thats the cost of food, insurance , toys, bedding, insurance, toys, bedding, grooming , weve got calculators grooming, weve got calculators that give people an idea of whats involved , as well as whats involved, as well as having all those animals there that are really in need of their Second Chance right now. Such a good thats thats such a good advice. There is it mainly dogs . Were talking about because people sort of like, you know, the cute puppies, lovely for the kids on Christmas Day, or is it all sorts other animals as well . All sorts of animals, im afraid so. Weve seen abandoned snakes. Weve seen abandoned horses. Weve weve seen the horses. Weve weve seen the full spectrum of animals. It does to be and dogs does tend to be cats. And dogs that most commonly come into our care. Lot of the smaller care. But a lot of the smaller animals as well. So rabbits and guinea pigs, and perhaps when children those children get bored of those animals, they find themselves being abandoned or neglected and coming into the care of a charity like ours. And what advice would you give to people who are struggling to cope with, say, the cost of living crisis is biting everybody at the moment and there are people who, unfortunately feel can no unfortunately feel they can no longer look after pets. Longer look after their pets. What would you give to what advice would you give to them . Them . Thats right. So weve got lots again on the lots of advice. Again on the rspca weve got rspca website where weve got pet food banks offering people support with pet pet help in that sort of way. Also, advice on help with vet bills and different ways they can just make sure they keep their much loved pets with them. So if people go to on the cost of living pages rspca living pages on the rspca websites, they can find out a lot more about how how they can have that help and support out there well. As i say, there as well. And as i say, were at really time at were at a really tricky time at the seeing neglect the moment. Were seeing neglect and abandonment at a three and abandonment soar at a three year were asking year high, so were asking people to help us as a charity. Join the christmas rescue, find out how they can help animals at this time. And one way might be to offer one home as an to offer one a home as an adopted pet. As susan , i just i want to as susan, i just i want to ask on a personal level, you know, we see horrific know, we see some horrific stories, especially at this time of year , of animals that have of year, of animals that have been ill treated and abandoned. How you work when you you how do you work when you you work for a charity like the rspca . How do you cope with the rspca . How do you cope with the emotional impact of seeing exactly how badly some animals are treated . Are treated . Oh, theres some shocking stuff that happens out there. People will know from our prosecutions just how awful people can mistreat animals, but i the reward comes from i think the reward comes from seeing those that survive and recover. Having a happy and healthy home with owners. Healthy home with owners. Hopefully weve got lots of those happy endings where those animals whove really recovered, its transform native to see them. And thats what thats what keeps us all going as a charity. Seeing those animals that we can help and that were there for that we can give there for and that we can give that chance that Second Chance they desperately thats brilliant. And just a final bit of advice for people over the Christmas Period where youre sitting around christmas sitting around the christmas dinner got youve dinner table, youve got youve got got your dog sitting got youve got your dog sitting there for whatever you there begging for whatever you happen to be eating. Its really happen to be eating. Its really hard, isnt it . Not to sneak them some christmas food off the table, but i mean , how good is table, but i mean, how good is it for them to join in with the family christmas lunch . Family christmas lunch . It really depends. Theres things to be really careful of. So everything, everyone knows about onions and onion about perhaps onions and onion gravy chocolates and just gravy and chocolates and just the things that can cause some dangers. So the things that can cause some dangers. So again, on our website, weve got loads of advice there. Lot vets have advice there. A lot of vets have advice there. A lot of vets have advice on what you can give them. So perhaps the them. So perhaps a bit of the meats the turkeys avoiding them. So perhaps a bit of the meats stuff. Turkeys avoiding them. So perhaps a bit of the meats stuff. The eys avoiding them. So perhaps a bit of the meats stuff. The chocolate 1g the salty stuff. The chocolate and the raisins that could cause the damage, and just being aware that they do consume that if they do consume something, a close eye something, keeping a close eye on them and getting that veterinary help if you need it, i could be i appreciate it. It could be Christmas Day, could be Christmas Day, it could be boxing the guys the boxing day, but the guys in the veterinary profession do a brilliant and theyre brilliant job and theyre theyre if people theyre there to help if people need yeah need them. Yeah that people and im assuming that people will be working, caring for animals with the charity over the Christmas Period as well. So you just give us a paint a picture of what Christmas Day is like for the rspca. Like for the rspca. Yeah. Thats right. So its a really busy time for our guys. Theyre out 365 days a year rescuing animals as well as the ones that are in our centre. So. Ones that are in our centre. So. Its business as usual for our charity rescuers. Theyll be out there, whether thats rescuing wildlife, helping animals from neglect and in our rescue centres, will be centres, those animals will be given special day given that extra special day with it being christmas. But for our working teams, they do an amazing job and theyll be there making get making sure those animals get the. The care they need. Thats brilliant. Thank you so sarah roberts. So much. That is sarah roberts. Suzanne norbury, a spokesperson for the rspca. I thank you very for the rspca. I thank you very much for joining for the rspca. I thank you very much forjoining us. Afternoon much for joining us. Afternoon and Merry Christmas and you do and Merry Christmas and you do an amazing job. So please keep it up. Thank you very much. Now the grieving reindeer the owner of a grieving reindeer who seeking a new who has been seeking a new friend a christmas friend has had a christmas miracle , meaning the reindeer is miracle, meaning the reindeer is no longer lonely this christmas. No longer lonely this christmas. Susie ryan Animal Sanctuary owner, feared her reindeer. Sven would make himself ill when he was so lonely after his lifelong friend klaus passed away. After friend klaus passed away. After launching a fundraising appeal, she has now been able to bring over a new friend just in time for christmas. So lets go. To for christmas. So lets go. To our, um. Lets go over now to talk to our, um, susie. Right who is Animal Sanctuary owner in hull with a happy reindeer story for us. Susie tell us more about this story. It sounds lovely. This story. It sounds lovely. Hi. Yeah. So um. Hi. Yeah. So um. Yeah, its a really lovely story. Story. Um, unfortunately, we lost klaus this year and left sven on his own. Um, so we did a fundraiser for using justgiving and managed to raise the money to get him friend. And. And. And. And. And how did this happen . Where and wheres the friend from . I mean, tell us more now, right . Okay , so daisy came to us. Okay, so daisy came to us. Okay, so daisy came to us. She came from worcester. Um, she came from worcester. Um, so we set off. So wed raised the money and then we set off and went to collect her from worcester. And now shes here with us. And now shes here with us. And now shes here with us. And theyre very excellent. And theyre very happy , getting on happy together, getting on straight away. Oh, look at that. How lovely they and how lovely do they look . And theyre very happy together. Getting on beautifully. I mean, susie , i mean i mean, susie, i mean obviously you know, i know obviously i, you know, i know about santas, reindeers and i know about rudolph, but what reindeer actually as reindeer is actually like as animals , are they very sociable animals, are they very sociable creatures . Do they need that companionship . Companionship . Yeah, they absolutely do. Um, um, the herd animals. So theyre not used to being on their own. Um, so when we lost klaus, the first thing that we, you know, we had to do was to try and find sven soon as sven a friend as soon as possible. Can possible. Otherwise, they can become ill. Um but thankfully, we. We have. And what difference does it made to sven . Made to sven . Oh, hes a completely different. Different. Different creature. Different creature. We, um. Uh. Hes happy. We, um. Uh. Hes happy. We, um. Uh. Hes happy. I mean, he was getting a bit grumpy before, and he was piercing, showing that behaviour. Um, which which animals can show by piercing that, you know, theyre unhappy. Gone now. Thats all gone now. Thats all gone now. And done amazing. And hes done amazing. And hes done amazing. Oh thats brilliant. And how how reindeers in the oh thats brilliant. And how how they reindeers in the uk . They um, not that common. I think were one of the only places who have in east yorkshire that have reindeer. 12 months of the year on site. Um, theres a few more, um ,. Um, theres a few more, um, down, you know, down south from here and there is a, um, maintained wild herd in the cairngorms in scotland , but cairngorms in scotland, but theyre quite rare. Okay. And can people come along and meet your reindeer . Along and meet your reindeer . Yeah, absolutely. Yeah yeah, absolutely. Yeah we are open to the public as an education centre. We will be closing for um, we will be closing for our winter season from tonight. So tonights our last day and then well reopen in easter when you can come and see the reindeer and all our other wonderful rescue animals, which is do as well. Is what we do as well. Thats brilliant. And how oh, thats brilliant. And how do people touch with you . Do people get in touch with you . How find you . How do they find you . Got a website. Um, so weve got a website. Um, and also on facebook , and were also on facebook, little farm. Brilliant little haven farm. Brilliant thank you very much. And what special treats will you be giving to the reindeer this Christmas Day . Christmas day . Carrots. And uh, absolutely. Carrots. And the, like. A bit of parsnip as well. A bit of parsnip as well. A bit of parsnip as well. Um, so theyll be having lots of lots of food like that. But yeah, they need lots of carrots to keep them going, especially over the next hours. Over the next 24 hours. You very over the next 24 hours. Thats you very over the next 24 hours. Thats susie you very over the next 24 hours. Thats susie you vanimal much. Thats susie right. Animal sanctuary there. Much. Thats susie right. Animal sanctuyou there. Much. Thats susie right. Animal sanctuyou very there. Much. Thats susie right. Animal sanctuyou very much. There. Much. Thats susie right. Animal sanctuyou very much. And are. Much. Thats susie right. Animal sanctuyou very much. And merry thank you very much. And Merry Christmas lovely story. Its amazing isnt it . Its amazing isnt it . Isnt it . Isnt it . And thats so sad. He and thats so sad. When he was all on his but hes was all on his own. But now hes got somebody. But it does remind us know, is us that, you know, christmas is a time families, but also a time for families, but also people. Of people. Some people, a lot of people. Some people, a lot of people their and, people are on their own. And, you make that you you know, make sure that you knock door of a neighbour you know, make sure that you kn say, door of a neighbour you know, make sure that you kn say, you door of a neighbour you know, make sure that you kn say, you know,� of a neighbour you know, make sure that you kn say, you know, saya neighbour you know, make sure that you kn say, you know, say hell0|hbour you know, make sure that you kn say, you know, say hello in our or say, you know, say hello in the street even can make a difference, i think the street even can make a differe such i think the street even can make a differesuch an i think the street even can make a differesuch an important|k thats such an important message, esther, that thats such an important me do. Je, esther, that thats such an important me io. Je, esther, that thats such an important me i mean, esther, that thats such an important mei mean, its esther, that thats such an important me i mean, its not. Ther, that thats such an important mei mean, its not. Obviously i mean, its not. Obviously reindeer get lonely, but people get and of get lonely as well. And a lot of people are own at people are on their own at christmas, and sitting christmas, and were sitting around sparkly tops and hats and having it is having a lovely time. But it is important of other important to think of other people be on their people that might be on their own keep an eye out. Own and keep an eye out. Certainly on elderly relatives. Certainly on elderly relatives. Loneliness is, yeah, i think loneliness is, um , a major. I mean, its the um, a major. I mean, its the one day of the year, isnt it, that nowhere is open. You cant just go somewhere, the shop or whatever. Yeah, i think, and i think get worried about think people get worried about what theyre going to do on christmas i know people Christmas Day. So i know people that are kind of desperately trying friends trying to meet up with friends or go for dinner at this part, with of the family or with this part of the family or that the family. Youre that part of the family. Youre going yeah, absolutely. If people find and look, if people find exactly if people find themselves on their own this yeah themselves on their own this year, just remember, as my mum used to say, its just another day. Yes, can have fun if day. So yes, you can have fun if its to work for you, but its going to work for you, but dont that, you know, dont like feel that, you know, being own is in way being on your own is in any way problematic. Its problematic. It isnt. Itsjust life. Yeah. Life. Sometimes yeah. Ive a who lost ive got a friend who lost his around this time his wife. Sadly around this time of year now of year and every year now religiously, works of year and every year now rela iously, works of year and every year now rela homeless works of year and every year now rela homeless thatsrks in a Homeless Centre thats brilliant. Yeah. Helps brilliant. Yeah. Um, to helps him and helps the him as well. And it helps the people is working and him as well. And it helps the peoplare is working and him as well. And it helps the peoplare manyking and him as well. And it helps the peoplare many ways and him as well. And it helps the peoplare many ways you and him as well. And it helps the peoplare many ways you can him as well. And it helps the pe also dont hard but and also dont be hard on yourself. Know, dont yourself. Dont, you know, dont make fun, make Christmas Day can be fun, but something but dont make it something thats if things are thats not fun if things are a bit for Christmas Day bit tough for you, Christmas Day is a difficult day navigate. Is a difficult day to navigate. Difficult i think its difficult if for the but also the lonely people, but its also difficult that have difficult for people that have to. Absolutely. Youre on your absolutely. If youre on your own, not own, remember, youre not a difficult family members, which some people have families, family in the morning, family in the i family in the morning, family in the mean, a lot of i mean, ive got a lot of friends that have stories of different families, different relatives. Some are going in, some going out. Its some are going out. So its a difficult round difficult day all round actually. Just do you your actually. Just do you do your own thing, even is own thing, even if that is on your just your own, just, you know, just make and self care. Make it about you and self care. But you are on your own, arent matthew . Arent you, matthew . Have any family. Arent you, matthew . And have any family. Arent you, matthew . And absolutely. Family. Arent you, matthew . And absolutely. But ly. No. And absolutely. But thats because spend thats great because i spend christmas uh, christmas with with, uh, you know, same of know, with the same group of friends for five years. Yeah, but, know, it but, you know, look, i it growing it was just me and growing up, it was just me and my of my family were my mum. Most of my family were in australia. You, sometimes in australia. And you, sometimes you youd think, in australia. And you, sometimes youwell, youd think, in australia. And you, sometimes youwell, know, youd think, in australia. And you, sometimes youwell, know, people think, in australia. And you, sometimes youwell, know, people have. Oh, well, you know, people have got table, got 50 people around the table, you christmas you know, for christmas dinner or not 50, but 15 maybe. And then think and i used then you think and i used to think, having think, oh, why arent we having christmas then christmas like that . And then you a very you think weve got a very special celebrating special day just celebrating what other. What we feel about each other. So there isnt, you know, the cornflake sort image so there isnt, you know, the co aflake sort image so there isnt, you know, the co a family. Sort image so there isnt, you know, the co a family. Sort you age so there isnt, you know, the co a family. Sort you we of a family. You know, you we see lots with christmas, see lots of ads with christmas, you christmas become you know, christmas ads become such dont such a big thing, dont they . With know, all to with you know, weve all got to have Christmas Day that looks with you know, weve all got to havethat. |ristmas day that looks with you know, weve all got to havethat. |ristr dontay that looks with you know, weve all got to havethat. |ristr dont yomat looks with you know, weve all got to havethat. |ristr dont you have oks like that. You dont you have a christmas for Christmas Day that works for you. Thats say. You. Thats what i say. Actually, thats an interesting you interesting point because you think christmas think some of the christmas adverts this year, adverts certainly this year, i mean, john lewis one is a is mean, the john lewis one is a is a question, isnt it. A point in question, isnt it. Where its a mum where its, its a, its a mum and her little and theres and her little boy and theres no doubt around. We dont know the got the reason why. And its got the venus flytrap which is a bit weird, that weird, but but its using that message not every family message that not every family comes as a nuclear family. I really yeah. I mean, i dont really know that many that are know that many families that are not normal. What is normal and, and all those Nuclear Families are 50 people around the table there there are tensions between seeing those people. Seeing those people. But just going back to what we talked about, posh presents, because i spend christmas we talked about, posh presents, beca family, spend christmas we talked about, posh presents, beca family, my spend christmas we talked about, posh presents, beca family, my friendthristmas we talked about, posh presents, beca family, my friends love mas we talked about, posh presents, becafthan, my friends love mas we talked about, posh presents, becafthan i my friends lovemas we talked about, posh presents, becafthan i do friends lovemas we talked about, posh presents, becafthan i do areends lovemas we talked about, posh presents, becafthan i do are sos lovemas we talked about, posh presents, becafthan i do are sos love its. Them than i do are so posh. Its a policy. So me, me a no presents policy. So me, me and my bestie were going. We went and secretly swapped presents the other day. Were going the going to open them in the morning before we go because its, so middle its, you know, its so middle class presents were all. Class when no presents were all. That being posh, that is a sign of being posh, isnt it . Is a bit middle that is a bit middle class, isnt we isnt it . That is so we secretly, you were weve secretly, you know, were weve got presents swap got our secret presents swap before class. Before showing your class. Absolutely invest before showing your class. Ab much ly invest before showing your class. Ab much emotion invest before showing your class. Ab much emotion in invest before showing your class. Ab much emotion in this invest before showing your class. Ab much emotion in this time st before showing your class. Ab much emotion in this time of so much emotion in this time of year and there is that pressure. You feel that if you havent got the right present, you havent got the right food. But i think basically message that basically the message is that its what you or its what makes you happy or makes your loved ones happy, and spending with one another spending time with one another surely is the important surely is the most important gift we can give another. Gift we can give one another. I stand the yeah, i cant stand the pressure. I i can be pressure. I mean, i can be a little humble. I be a little bit humble. I can be a bit humbug sometimes because bit of humbug sometimes because i think its it. W w especially with parents, its such. Such huge pressure. Yeah, a huge pressure. Yeah, its a huge pressure. Yeah, its a huge pressure. Its great. Hugs free its great. But hugs are free and theyre the best of and theyre the best gift of all. Oh free. Just lovely. I would oh free. Just lovely. I would go over and hug you now, but ive got a terrible cough. Its not contagious, by the way. I know sparkles might come off. Yeah sparkles off. Yeah my sparkles might scratch. Hug before scratch. Well have a hug before we for the for the we part for the for the celebrations, but i think cocktail the cocktails. Cocktail after the cocktails. But think so but i just think its so important people put important that people dont put pressure there important that people dont put presssuch there important that people dont put presssuch thing there important that people dont put presssuch thing right here isnt such thing as a right present. A present. There isnt such a thing as a right way it. Present. There isnt such a thing jokingght way it. Present. There isnt such a thing joking aside, it. Present. There isnt such a thing joking aside, there it. Present. There isnt such a thing joking aside, there isnt were joking aside, there isnt a time to have have your a right time to have have your meal or whatever. Just meal or whatever. Its just what makes you happy. And it should be a day for happiness. Makes you happy. And it should be andy for happiness. Makes you happy. And it should be and there|appiness. Makes you happy. And it should be and there|appi|such thing and there isnt such a thing as family dynamic as a right family dynamic ehheh as a right family dynamic either. I have either. Im from. I have a nuclear family. Im very lucky. Ive got two kids, know, ive got two kids, but you know, its it its not that easy holding it together. Together. No, no. And know, and the no, no. And you know, and the other there are other thing is there are Services People other thing is there are senfeeling people other thing is there are senfeeling pressureople are feeling the pressure tomorrow, online, tomorrow, you know, go online, seek obviously the seek out help. Obviously the samaritans are always there, but theres support as theres lots of other support as well when just well for people when it just gets can gets too much, which it can easily so youre never easily do. So youre never alone. Thats never alone. I think thats it. Never ever alone. I think thats it. Never eveand ill tell you where. And ill tell you where. Thats comes in thats where the radio comes in handy. Is handy. And obviously gb news is on the all the on the radio all over the Christmas Period. So if you are feeling lonely, just turn gb news here news on and were sitting here chatting. Touch , chatting. You can get in touch, you can send your. And im back in the morning anyway and emily. And im back in the morning anyyou and emily. And im back in the morning anyyou cant and emily. And im back in the morning anyyou cant get and emily. And im back in the morning anyyou cant get rid and emily. And im back in the morning anyyou cant get rid ofd emily. And im back in the morning anyyou cant get rid of me. 1ily. So you cant get rid of me. Not quite sure theyre selling well. Oh there. Selling it as well. Oh there. A hug . You know matthew, need a hug . You know where to come . Yeah, thats all could yeah, thats all i could do. Yeah, thats all i could do. Hugs champagne i could do hugs and champagne bottles. Thats thats bottles. Thats my. Thats my range of my skills. Im there actually. Im so there on Christmas Day with you, matthew. Great. Thank you there on Christmas Day with you, mattmuch. Great. Thank you there on Christmas Day with you, mattmuch. Uh, great. Thank you there on Christmas Day with you, mattmuch. Uh, nowat. Thank you there on Christmas Day with you, mattmuch. Uh, now back ank you there on Christmas Day with you, mattmuch. Uh, now back to< you there on Christmas Day with you, mattmuch. Uh, now back to you very much. Uh, now back to you at home. I asked earlier to send in pictures of your Christmas Trees and santa helpers. So, dawn, great name. Dawn. I love that dawn. Youre in malaysia though. Much more. Oh, look at that at hi dawn, Merry Christmas. A londoner watching gb big gb news in malaysia. The big tree is in the other room. You dont want to look at your trees. You want to look at the telly, dont you . Thats much, much fun. Much more, much more, more fun. Uh, chrissy uh, meanwhile, alan and chrissy wish at gb news a very wish everyone at gb news a very merry the same Merry Christmas and the same back to you well. That looks back to you as well. That looks very doesnt it . That very organised, doesnt it . That the presents actually bigger the presents are actually bigger than the tree . Just pointing that out there, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Um, right. Um, and oh, i love right. Okay um, and oh, i love this one. Uh, yeah. Thank you dawn, wishing you a very happy Christmas Denise christmas from ds and denise and sam up the hammers. Love that look at that. That is a top Christmas Tree. Um, meanwhile, Christmas Tree. Um, meanwhile, susan says Merry Christmas to all news and shes loving the all gb news and shes loving the show. Thats brilliant. Lets thank. Oh, another very smart tree. That is really nice. Tree. That is really nice. We just have a malaysia. Do you know about this tradition in japan . Have a kfc on Christmas Day. yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Its massive japan. Well, its massive in japan. People queue hours outside people queue for hours outside kfc i dont know, kfc in japan. Why . I dont know, it started. Fried it just started. Its a fried chicken. Obviously not a christian its not christian country, so its not quite day. Um, but its quite the same day. Um, but its like it is it is literally the biggest in japan. Kfc on biggest thing in japan. Kfc on christmas right . Okay that Christmas Day, right . Okay that sounds a bit old for me, right . For ashley and more okay. For ashley and more people, i think 60 of people are more than with the are more than happy with the takeaway Christmas Day now, takeaway on Christmas Day now, rather traditional. Takeaway on Christmas Day now, ratiwell, traditional. Takeaway on Christmas Day now, ratiwell, tyoutional. Takeaway on Christmas Day now, ratiwell, tyou hear. Takeaway on Christmas Day now, ratiwell, tyou hear that . Well, do you hear that . 3 Million People going swap Million People are going to swap the chips on the roast potatoes for chips on christmas chips . According to a survey, 3 million british households will be doing that this year. Thats wrong. I think its wrong. Im sorry. I mean, youve got put up with brussels sprouts. I think thats wrong. Youve got part of brussels youve got part of the brussels sprouts. Want. Youve got part of the brussels spr the devil. Ah, the food of the devil. You want kfc. You and agree on this. You and i agree on this. Esther well, she esther doesnt. Yeah, well, she can sprouts, evidently. Esther doesnt. Yeah, well, she can right. Routs, evidently. Esther doesnt. Yeah, well, she can right. Routsall idently. Esther doesnt. Yeah, well, she can right. Rout all ide|best right. But all the best analysis opinion the analysis and opinion on all the stories covering today. Go stories were covering today. Go to which to our website which is gbnews. Com um, you are watching and to Merry Christmas and listening to Merry Christmas britain me. Dawn neesom. Britain with me. Dawn neesom. And lots more coming up and theres lots more coming up on festive show, on todays festive show, including the best way deal including the best way to deal with annoying family members over Christmas Period. Over the Christmas Period. Sorry, uh, stay with sorry, darling. Uh, stay with that to hear more about that. All of that and much more to come. Youre watching and listening news britains listening to gb news britains news. Sunday mornings from 930 on gb news. News. Welcome back to gb news sunday with me dawn neesom on your tv , online and on digital your tv, online and on Digital Radio. Now this years royal christmas is expected to slightly break from tradition, as king charles has decided to expand his guest list, inviting the queens children to join in the queens children to join in the festivities at sandringham. The festivities at sandringham. The king is reportedly hurt at the prospect of not being able to spend christmas with his grandchildren , archie and grandchildren, archie and lilibet, though , so with me in lilibet, though, so with me in the studio to discuss the royal christmas in general is historian and broadcaster Rafe Heydel Mankoo ray. Thank you so Heydel Mankoo ray. Thank you so much for joining Heydel Mankoo ray. Thank you so much forjoining resplendent in much for joining resplendent in festive green looking gorgeous. Festive green looking gorgeous. Um, so im going to start with the kings speech. To be honest with you, because its all over the papers today. With you, because its all over the papers today. Hes standing in of this very whats the in front of this very whats the word . Um, very edible tree. Eco word . Um, very edible tree. Eco friendly. Eco friendly tree. Yes friendly. Eco friendly tree. Yes um, its got, um , well, bits of um, its got, um, well, bits of orange hung on it, basically. Thats what i mean. So. Yeah so tell us more about what we can expect from the kings speech, which you can watch on gb news at 3 00 tomorrow. Do tune news to yes. Do tune in on gb news to watch this. Yes. Do tune in on gb news to watits his. Yes. Do tune in on gb news to watits the 91st kings speech its the 91st kings speech every since 1932, when king every year since 1932, when king george the fifth delivered the first one televised since 1957 with her majesty. Um. And of with her majesty. Um. And of course, we dont really know the full content. We know that his majesty more than the queen actually has written this actually has really written this himself, only having it. Himself, with only having it. Uh, his having it run over by the private secretary with some input. So is much the input. So this is very much the kings personal message. Dangerous. Well, hes discovered actually quite late life that actually quite late in life that he works best when hes he actually works best when hes written he tries written something. And he tries to write as late as possible to write it as late as possible because finds off the cuff because he finds off the cuff remarks, suits him much better than pre scripted things , which than pre scripted things, which can, of course, go wrong. But we assume it wont. You know, last year was very much a tribute to his mother. This year, of course, living tree that his mother. This year, of cours< seeing iving tree that his mother. This year, of cours< seeing ivi|the ree that his mother. This year, of cours< seeing ivi|the images that were seeing in the images that were seeing in the images that we have so far suggest that the environment and sustainability will likely be one of the topics addressed. We know thats a big hobby horse of his and of course, hell be delivering it this from Buckingham Palace this year from Buckingham Palace rather from, say, windsor this year from Buckingham Palace rather that, say, windsor this year from Buckingham Palace rather that famous indsor this year from Buckingham Palace rather that famous balcony castle with that famous balcony behind him, which i think is a quiet nod to the coronation. And then this was year. Of then this was my year. Of course, remember that course, you all remember that balcony wearing balcony scene with me wearing the here i am, i am, i am the crown here i am, i am, i am your king. And you know other issues we can probably to issues we can probably expect to have. Of living have. Maybe the cost of living crisis. I suspect therell crisis. Uh, i suspect therell be some sort of reference to peace around the world. Given whats happening with, of course, gaza and with the course, in gaza and with the ukraine, also, of course, i ukraine, but also, of course, i think lot of stress also think a lot of stress also perhaps on family and unity. The royal to royal family always try to project togetherness project an image of togetherness and at time of year. And family at this time of year. But course recent years but of course in recent years thats become all the more important given certain developments that weve seen, which me to the which which brings me on to the fact that picture of him fact that the picture of him standing of his tree standing in front of his tree with the balcony in the background family pictures. Even the queen, god now, even the queen, god bless her, got in trouble , bless her, got in trouble, didnt for christmas didnt she, for her christmas broadcast , didnt she, for her christmas broadcast, and didnt she, for her christmas broadcast , and she the broadcast, and she had the family pictures people would family pictures and people would analyse were in analyse which pictures were in the background. And once there was of harry and was no picture of harry and meghan. Even she. So hes meghan. And so even she. So hes avoiding of that well , avoiding all of that as well, isnt he . Yeah, i think thats quite diplomatic. Analyse the people always analyse the background whos in, background to see whos in, whos not in. Its rather whos not, not in. Its rather like pictures the like those pictures on the kremlin would who kremlin when you would see who is and whos in is there and whos whos in favour, favour. Um, favour, whos not in favour. Um, and we know that the and of course we know that the reason that harry and meghan were omitted from the were omitted from one of the queens images because they queens images was because they wanted the direct line wanted to show the direct line of they trying wanted to show the direct line of streamline they trying wanted to show the direct line of streamline the monarchy ng wanted to show the direct line of streamline the monarchy. G wanted to show the direct line of streamline the monarchy. It to streamline the monarchy. It wasnt as wasnt done deliberately as a snub , although thats how it was snub, although thats how it was interpreted by sussexes. Interpreted by the sussexes. And this, is a much more this, i think, is a much more diplomatic way to about it. Diplomatic way to go about it. Have a nice window shot behind you instead of the usual. Very, very messy. So its very, very messy. So talking of the sussexes, you mentioned not me. Um, do we know what plans for christmas mentioned not me. Um, do we know whatis plans for christmas mentioned not me. Um, do we know what is there ans for christmas mentioned not me. Um, do we know whatis there any for christmas mentioned not me. Um, do we know whatis there any sign 1ristmas mentioned not me. Um, do we know whatis there any sign of;tmas are . Is there any sign of communication between the brothers, for example . William well, you know, given the given the formality of the christmases that grew that prince harry grew up in, i think much rather enjoys think hed much rather enjoys that sort of laid back, california style christmas perhaps, you know, just just having some some sliced and having some some sliced ham and so forth, rather than the usual turkey, they that turkey, because they have that on thanksgiving, of course, dont may be the very yeah. This may be the very last that theyre last year that theyre at montecito, that they want montecito, given that they want to and move to to up sticks and move to hollywood. Theyre hollywood. So whether theyre going spending it at going to be spending it at montecito with with meghans mother doria, or whether they want to go on holiday remains to be suppose they be seen. But i suppose they might spend their last might want to spend their last christmas at montecito if they are going to going away. Are going to be going away. But sad that you know but it is sad that you know the king wont be spending any time lilibet. Time with archie and lilibet. Is. Its but not it is. Its sad, but not unexpected course. But after unexpected of course. But after the book, endgame by, you know, Harry Meghans selfie stick harry and meghans selfie stick and omid i think and waiting omid scobie i think was inevitable that was all but inevitable that there no chance of a there was no chance of a reconciliation the short tum. Reconciliation in the short tum. But that, of but to make up for that, of course, we have a break with course, we now have a break with tradition where we have. The queen has invited children queen has invited her children and attend, and her grandchildren to attend, so many young so there will be many new young voices there, eight in total. New people coming to the to the festivities this year. So theyll certainly be no shortage of Young Children running around i i i would love them to. I would love to get the kids opinion on this must admit, because this tree. I must admit, because kids like sparkles christmas this tree. I must admit, because kids lthey . Arkles christmas this tree. I must admit, because kids lthey . Andes christmas this tree. I must admit, because kids lthey . And this christmas this tree. I must admit, because kids lthey . And this literallyas this tree. I must admit, because kidspinecones d this literallyas this tree. I must admit, because kidspinecones and s literallyas this tree. I must admit, because kidspinecones and bitserallyas this tree. I must admit, because kidspinecones and bits of llyas this tree. I must admit, because kidspinecones and bits of dried has pinecones and bits of dried orange. I think Buckingham Palace is quite sparkly anyway. Yeah, well, thank you quite sparkly anyway. Yeah, well,much, thank you quite sparkly anyway. Yeah, well,much, ray, thank you quite sparkly anyway. Yeah, well,much, ray, for thank you quite sparkly anyway. Yeah, well,much, ray, for th. One. Ou very much, ray, for that one. Now, up next, ill be now, coming up next, ill be getting hands few more getting my hands on a few more dnnksin getting my hands on a few more drinks in the liv christmas cocktail here the cocktail class here in the studio. Want miss studio. You dont want to miss this. See you in a this. Really . Uh, see you in a few minutes. Dont go too far. Lets just bring you some breaking news. Weve received within the last ten minutes or so. A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman a suspected hit and run woman in a suspected hit and run crash in essex. Marie theobald crash in essex. Marie theobald and her two dogs were killed. They were out walking their dogs on friday in chigwell. In a statement, her family have described her as a loving mother and daughter who would do anything thing for anyone. Anything thing for anyone. Meanwhile the met office says winds. And gusts of up to 70 winds. And gusts of up to 70 miles an hour have been hitting scotland , Northern England and scotland, Northern England and midlands today. Scotland, Northern England and midlands today. Major london midlands today. Major london rail stations are closed completely, including euston, kings cross and paddington , all kings cross and paddington, all closed for essential Engineering Works and the aa saying the extra millions of cars on the road means that drivers can expect severe congestion. A expect severe congestion. A second man has been arrested in connection with the removal of a banksy artwork in south east london. The piece , a stop sign london. The piece, a stop sign covered with three aircraft that look like military drones , was look like military drones, was discovered in peckham on friday. A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. Another man in his 20s was arrested yesterday and bailed pending further enquiries. And as youve been hearing, the king will deliver his second christmas message from a room decorated with a living Christmas Tree for the very first time, king charles, a long time environmental campaigner so sustainable and natural ornaments, were told, are hanging from his tree , which hanging from his tree, which itself will be replanted at a later date. And a reminder the kings speech will be live here on gb news tomorrow. 3 00 Christmas Day. More on all those stories by heading to our website gb news. Com 7 00 this evening. Gb news the peoples. Peoples. Channel. This is Merry Christmas britain with me dawn neesom on your tv online and on Digital Radio. Now. Its the most wonderful time of the year. And ive got a gift for my wonderful gb news viewers right now with me in the studio is mixologist bnan me in the studio is mixologist brian levitow, who is here to show us how to make the best cocktails of this christmas so you can impress your family and friends preparation for new friends in preparation for new years eve as well. Obviously well , and the years eve as well. Obviously well, and the days years eve as well. Obviously well , and the days between. Well, and the days in between. Because christmas. Because its christmas. Why wouldnt its, wouldnt you . Uh. So now its, uh, joining me now is a founder and a mixologist express, brian lovato. Brian youve got an lovato. Brian youve got an amazing, impressive array of dnnksin amazing, impressive array of drinks in front of and implements and implements. Yes, absolutely. So what what what what cocktail are you going to start us off with . I mean, so this is one sounded quite sexy. The one it does. Yeah. Thats it. So this question. And it. So this is my question. And this is a christmas cocktail and its called under the mistletoe. Its called under the mistletoe. We like that one. We like that one already. We like that one already. Yeah. This is jim based. So should i proceed . Absolutely go on. Yeah. Fire away. Go on. Yeah. Fire away. So great. Im gonna add some. I feel like we should have some mistletoe. Not . Yes mistletoe. Yeah. Why not . Yes that will be all right. Mistletoe. Yeah. Why not . Yes that will be all right. Okay, that will be all right. Okay, so what im going to do with this cocktail, were going to have to shake all the ingredients. Right . Okay. Whoa. Whoa. You didnt expect that. All right. Right. Oh, you can be smooth. Oh, you can be smooth. Perfect. So im. Yeah. Id failed dismally. You start off with some gin. We start with some gin. Were going to add 50ml of gin. Gin. If youre listening on the radio, by the way , brian is radio, by the way, brian is actually pouring this in a way that most of us would. Its that most of us would. Its very, very moving hands around. And its brilliant. Its very , and its brilliant. Its very, very impressive. But you can also just pour it straight. Like also just pour it straight. Like most of us would do. You can measure it, but you know, that would be boring. No measure, no measuring on christmas. Thats right. No, no, thats right. No, no, thats right. So going to add and so were going to add some cranberry juice. About 100ml. So well say about 100ml. So well say about 100ml. Its like the film cocktail isnt it. Little bit. Isnt it. A little bit. Youre better looking than tom cruise. Yeah. Tom cruise. Yeah. Thank you. This one. Right. Thank you. This one. Right. So a little bit of, um , so a little bit of, um, elderflower cordial. Elderflower cordial. Just moving these down here for you. Oh, perfect. Actually, for you. Oh, perfect. Actually, im not. Im actually just moving the gin closer to me , moving the gin closer to me, which is . We thought that we didnt like say anything, so i added like to say anything, so i added some juice as well. Some lemon juice as well. And just a dash of grenadine to a little of the to give it a little bit of the colour. All right. Should it. That should be it. That should be it. All going to do is then all were going to do is shake the cocktail. Thats it. Okay. Anyone fancy thats it. Okay. Anyone fancy a shake . Pasta. I will, all right. I knew a girl who likes it. I knew a girl who likes it. It wont fall apart, will it . It wont fall apart, will it . Yeah. Just shake it like that. Great i got my assistant good. Very good. Ursa shake. Oh, yeah. Thats it. Thats it. All together. Hold it together. No im going. No no no no no no, its very solid. Oh great. So this is a traditional cocktail shaker that you can get in any, any supermarket or anywhere , like anywhere or online. Fine. Ive got this. This from bartles express. So you know, and the strainer youre using is being a philistine here. Could i use a tea strainer if i just have a tea strainer at home . To be honest, yes. You dont to be honest, yes. You dont need strainer you can just need a strainer or you can just use shaker and kind of do use the shaker and kind of do that just from into the that just from going into the glass. That will be perfectly fine. Or a sieve. Or a sieve. Or a sieve. Then were gonna add a marshmallow. Right. Marshmallow. Right. Well, can you can you just hold it up for the oh my god. Yeah. Can you just hold it up while youre doing this . So the camera can see it properly like that, yeah perfect. E were perfect. Were gonna burn i think were gonna burn a little bit, make more little bit, make it more christmassy, see. Little bit, make it more chr oh, assy, see. Little bit, make it more chr oh, assygod,ye. Little bit, make it more chr oh, assygod, thats oh, my god, thats incredible. If listening incredible. If youre listening on bnan incredible. If youre listening on brian now on the radio now, brian is now toasting a marshmallow that he has put top his cocktail. Has put on top of his cocktail. Its very impressive. I would have said we just hope the have now said we just hope the fire off. Yeah, fire alarm doesnt go off. Yeah, alcohol doesnt sound alcohol and fire doesnt sound like combination to me. Like a good combination to me. Oh, god, that is beautiful. Oh, my god, that is beautiful. All anyone wants to give a all anyone wants to give it a try . Try . a try . No, esther. Have a try. No, esther. Have a try. Yeah, ill okay. Not yeah, ill try. Okay. Im not going myself. Oh, oh, going to burn myself. Oh, oh, im gonna sit from the other side. Yeah, yeah, its got who gets the marshmallow. Do you want the marshmallow . Oh, yes. Thank you. Dawn would money . Oh, yes. Thank you. Dawn would im money . Oh, yes. Thank you. Dawn would im fine. Money . No. Im fine. No. Im fine. Lovely that. Its its a lovely that. Its very, fruity. Very, very fruity. Yeah thats gym based yeah. So thats a gym based one. Again under one. And its called again under the mistletoe. Under the mistletoe . Oh, well, your favourite, isnt think under isnt it, dawn . I think under the mistletoe. Isnt it, dawn . I think under the always oe. Isnt it, dawn . I think under the always go me. Dont always go with me. Dont worry. No matter what i will do. Thank you very much and thank you very much indeed. And its a little, uh, um, its got a little, uh, um, a little candy cane . Little candy cane. Candy cane . Thats word , isnt it . Candy thats the word, isnt it . Candy cane. These are the things you used the tree, arent used to hang on the tree, arent they . Much, they . Thank you very much, Prince Charles wouldnt have too much charles. Much sugar for Prince Charles. Its nice. Oh, its really nice. Oh, its really nice. Fresh , isnt it . Its really fresh, isnt it . Is cranberry juice that its really fresh, isnt it . Irknow cranberry juice that its really fresh, isnt it . Irknow balances erry juice that its really fresh, isnt it . Irknow balances the juice that its really fresh, isnt it . Irknow balances the gin e that its really fresh, isnt it . Irknow balances the gin out . |t its really fresh, isnt it . Irkno and lances the gin out . |t its really fresh, isnt it . Irkno and lance� time gin out . |t its really fresh, isnt it . Irkno and lance� time girday . |t its really fresh, isnt it . Irkno and lance� time girday should yeah and what time of day should you this on you be drinking this on christmas would a Christmas Day . What would be a good to drink . Good time to drink . Would say so just any time. I would say so just any time. Ah, i love that. I would say so just any time. Ah,i love that. I would say so just any time. Ah, i love that youre i would say so just any time. Ah,i love that youre a man. I love that youre a man. After my own hearts. Son after my own hearts. Sort of kind of breakfast. Its christmas. I have that for breakfast. Christmas is normally such a disaster. That is particularly so. Thats under the mistletoe. Where are you taking us next. Right. So mm hmm. Right. So mm hmm. Something in here . Something in here . Something in here . Something in here for sure. Something in here for sure. So do you like espresso martini . Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Yes, you do love it. Yes, you do love it. I dont like coffee, but i had an espresso martini the other day, and i really enjoyed it. Im the other day, and i really enjoyed it. Im the same. Other day, and i really enjoyed it. Im the same. Whats that it. Im the same. Whats that about . Know , anything about . I dont know, anything tastes vodka. Tastes good with vodka. Yes yes yes. So. Yes yes yes yes. So. Yes yes yes yes. Yeah. Right yeah. Right so were going to make one of those. However were going to add a little twist. So were going to make peppermint going to make a peppermint espresso martini just to it espresso martini just to make it a little more christmassy. A little bit more christmassy. Yeah a little bit more christmassy. Yaneah. Crikey yeah. Yeah. Crikey yeah. Yeah. Crikey yeah. Why not. Yeah. Lets give it a try. The key thing is ice. People dont never have enough ice in this country. The thing. No, this is the thing. Actually, ice maker. Only people have ice makers. Only people have ice makers. Our freezer, like yeah, our freezer, like everyones of year. Everyones at this time of year. Its so stuffed with stuff. Okay everyones at this time of year. Its so even d with stuff. Okay everyones at this time of year. Its so even know stuff. Okay everyones at this time of year. Its so even know what . Okay everyones at this time of year. Its so even know what half ay everyones at this time of year. Its so even know what half of i dont even know what half of it to be honest with you, it is, to be honest with you, but its ice, so make sure but its the ice, so make sure in last couple of hours in the last couple of hours of the and stock up on ice. Thats my one christmas right . F gonna f right . Gonna start with so were gonna start with vodka. Im gonna add 50ml of vodka. I love the way you just do that. Mhm. Brilliant mhm. Brilliant oh. And. Oh extra i will do oh. And. Oh extra i will do a little more but im just sitting down so. No no no thats fine. Absolutely okay. So were gonna add some coffee well. Just coffee liqueur as well. So just about it. About 20ml okay. Thats it. Should be enough a little should be enough for a little bit. The peppermint syrup i would say millilitres. Okay would say ten millilitres. Okay so just yeah it should be fine. So just yeah it should be fine. And then coffee. Oh again apologies if youre listening on the radio but brian just picked a bottle up and then literally threw it in the air. Youve got when you get home, youve got to have a look on youtube, you . Youre youtube, havent you . If youre listening youtube, havent you . If youre listecan] youtube, havent you . If youre listecan on the catch up you can on the website catch up later website. Later on the website. All this will be on there, all of this will be on there, um, for the perfect cocktails for christmas um, for the perfect cocktails for so � istmas um, for the perfect cocktails for so � istmargonna shake the so were gonna shake the cocktail them cocktail and to how make them all , so get ready for all right, so get ready for this. Ive got something special. Oh yes. So im gonna have our. Oh, i love those glasses. Oh, i love those glasses. Yeah, this is a glass. It all kind of. Oh, yeah. Thats what they were called. Ah, yeah. Its not martini, but martini is like no one use it anymore. Everyone just use the cup. It looks nicer. Its more premium. Is it true . Might not is it true . You might not even that those even know this . That those glasses were based on Marilyn Monroes breasts . Ive never heard that. No, absolutely. Absolutely. I did hear once. It might be true. Yeah, the way we used to true. Yeah, the way we used to appear on your Christmas Cards. Your gran sent you, didnt you . You know, the sort of. And its meant to be the best way to drink champagne ever, then. Way to drink champagne ever, the this is for champagne. It was this is for champagne. It was made for champagne. So, anyway, can hold it up, brian . Can you just hold it up, brian . Of course. See on camera of course. See it on camera properly. Ehm. Of course. See it on camera pro after ehm. Need do after this, i need to do Something Else. This is Something Else. So this is a surprise. Finished yet . Is surprise. Finished yet . This is obviously the candy. A candy cane, it a little cane, just to make it a little bit christmassy. Then bit more christmassy. And then ive else which ive got Something Else which im try as im going to let you try as well. Oh oh, god. Right. Okay. This is like a giant bubble. Bubble. This is. This is. Oh, that was a bubble of dry ice. No, no , its, um. What is ice. No, no, its, um. What is it . So this is a cloudy, aromatic bubble that you can put on the drinks. So this is flavoured with coffee, and you can go on the drink and. Yeah just make this is like a giant. You want to give it a try. You want to give it a try. Yeah. Yeah. Can you, can you hold it up again oh sorry. Of again brian. Oh sorry. Of course. Can see. Course. So we can see. Course. So we can see. So put in there. So i put that in there. So i put that in there. That like a giant bubble that is like a giant bubble on espresso martini. That is like a giant bubble on can spresso martini. That is like a giant bubble on can i resso martini. That is like a giant bubble on can i do ;so martini. That is like a giant bubble on can i do a martini. That is like a giant bubble on can i do a bubble i. That is like a giant bubble on can i do a bubble on bubble . Of course. Lets do it. Okay. Right. Ooh. Okay. Thats it. Right. Go ooh. Okay. Thats it. Right. Okay. Wow while esther is playing with the bubble machine. Machine. Wow. First try. Wow. First try. Thats amazing. Thats amazing. Thats amazing. I wasnt even able to do that. Im just gonna. That. Im just gonna. If youd like im just gonna. If youd like to try these cocktails at home, all the details are on the website, the way. But you website, by the way. But you might to win some to might want to win some money to afford them. And have got afford them. 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Full terms and Privacy Notice at gbnews. Com. Forward slash win. Gbnews. Com. Forward slash win. Good luck. Good luck. Right okay. Um, this is the if you this is the last cocktail that brian made for us, right . This is the espresso martini. What does it have a proper name for it though . This one. Its like not just peppermints. Martini. Press martini. Press martini. Espresso martini. Peppermint espresso martini. And a giant bubble , and it came with a giant bubble, which, ive burst which, naturally, ive burst because im a west ham fan. Thats what we do now, brian , thats what we do now, brian, thank you so for coming in thank you so much for coming in today. Know, christmas today. So you know, Christmas Day to be one of day seems to be the one day of the year it is acceptable the year where it is acceptable to the day a bucks to start the day with a bucks fizz. Is the correct fizz. Now, what is the correct way to make a bucks fizz . It sounds simple, but it is just orange juice and champagne. But is there . I mean , is there an is there . I mean, is there an amount you should put in . Yeah. No to be honest, is there is you can put just, uh, probably 20ml of the orange juice, but and then fill it up with the champagne. But to be honest, you can do it as or you can just forget the orange juice, which is even better. You. You. You. You. You really have met my husband. Youve been speaking to husband. Youve been speaking to him, havent you . Yeah. Yeah. Okay what . These are okay and what . I mean, these are lovely. Okay. What other lovely. Okay. Um, what other traditional cocktails that traditional cocktails are that that Christmas Day . That go with the Christmas Day . Lets see, i dont know. Um. Lets see, i dont know. I like to make them up myself. Right. To make them christmassy. Inever right. To make them christmassy. I never really. Okay, so if you were coming around tomorrow and you around my house tomorrow and you were invited, way, were invited, by the way, um, what make for what cocktail would you make for our lunch . Our christmas lunch . I would definitely make so i would definitely make you this , too. Thats lovely. You this, too. Thats lovely. All right. Ive got another one that ive made, this called the grinch. Know someone that could and i know someone that could suit that. Yeah , yeah, yeah, yeah, ill yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ill make it. That would rum and apple uqueuh that would rum and apple liqueur. Apple juice and lemon. Liqueur. Apple juice and lemon. Juice. I shake that, pour it into a glass. Little pineapple cherry. So its very green. So its very green. So its very green. Very green, very green. Very green, very green. Like gremlins. The film we were talking about where they end up liquid icing a little gremlin thing and its. Yeah im sorry, im off on a sorry, im going off on a tangent i obe too much. Tangent here. I obe too much. Were loving it. Were loving it. And us, whatever. And and trust us, whatever. And to round the day off to sort of like youre heading off. Youve had a marvellous day with the family. You havent managed to row too much. What is the classic cocktail finish the classic cocktail to finish the day with . This. This is a tough one. Whats your favourite to finish a day off . Um , um , id say a whisky sour i oh, oh, yeah. You finished coke . Oh, yeah. You finished coke . Yes. Yes. Still not too strong, you know. No, because hes still got the whisky the lemon juice. The whisky with the lemon juice. The. Lviv. The sugar. Lviv. A classic , isnt it . Thats a classic, isnt it . And feel quite sophisticated and you feel quite sophisticated drinking that you can. I would feel more sophisticated with an Old Fashioned, but, you know, that would strong me. So would be too strong for me. So what about my husbands favourite long island iced favourite is a Long Island Iced Tea now, purely because its got loads of alcohol in it. Thats not the way to approach no, approach cocktails, is it . No, no , no. Just so working that one no, no. Just so working that one out. Okay so what do we make panel out. Okay so what do we make panel. Whats your favourite one so far. Is it the, uh, espresso martini with our, um, peppermint or is it the, uh, under the mistletoe . I think the under the mistletoe is really. I like the cranberry. So christmassy. Cranberry. Its so christmassy. But theyre both have but theyre both great. Have their traditional. Tasted but when i tasted the espresso martini and had a bit of peppermint, reminded me of of peppermint, it reminded me of a match maker. Oh, taste christmas oh, the taste of christmas reminds me of christmas. It reminds me my grandma. Reminds me of christmas. It reryeah me my grandma. Reminds me of christmas. It reryeah me ory grandma. Reminds me of christmas. It reryeah me ory gr aftera. Yeah yeah yeah. Or the after eights. Yeah, after eight mints. The other the box of after other chocolates by chocolates are available. By the way, the after eights to way, the after eights used to get box and in the get in that box and in the little brown, um, paper wrappers. Youd always wrappers. Yes. And youd always think loads left and think there was loads left and people back. People put them back. Yeah. Yeah. Thats it. Theyre evil. Thats it. Theyre evil. Theyre evil. And you go in there and its like theyre just wrappers. Yeah, thats always so disappointing. This is giving us an insight into family here. Into the newsom family here. Absolutely yeah. En en en sorry about that. Um, so okay so going to im so i mean, what im going to im going to are you going to put all the recipes on the website . So viewers and our listeners so our viewers and our listeners can out how to make them can find out how to make them up. Indeed. Actually, thank you very much. What is the most popular cocktail country popular cocktail in this country at know, at the moment . Do you know, i mean, obviously youre an italian, a i think it italian, so its a i think it was espresso martini. Was espresso martini. Oh, really . Yeah. Theyre really big now i think. Yeah yeah, think i read that yeah, yeah, i think i read that somewhere. Somewhere. Think it was. Uh, yeah. I think it was. Uh, yeah. I think it was. Which do you get asked for most . Most . Passionfruit martini. Passionfruit martini. Oh , i dont like oh, i dont like passionfruit. So that wouldnt oh, i dont like parone|fruit. So that wouldnt oh, i dont like parone forit. So that wouldnt oh, i dont like parone for me. that wouldnt be one for me. What about Pornstar Martini . Thats the i didnt want thats the one. I didnt want to that. Oh shes noticed to say that. Oh shes noticed the name. Its the name of a. Its the name of a cocktail. We can say that. Name of a cocktail. We can say that. Yeah. Okay. And how do that. Yeah. Okay. And how do people get in touch with you or where were going to come and try your cocktails out. How does it work . So. Try your cocktails out. How does it vyso . So. Try your cocktails out. How does it vyso . S dont have a bar, so we dont have a bar, a physical but we have mobile physical bar, but we have mobile bars. If youre bars. So we if youre planning a Party Corporate party or an event, corporate events, come with a bar. Events, we do come with a bar. All the cocktails and the bartender we just you know, bartender and we just you know, get. Get everyone drunk. But that that sounds fine to me. And how long does it take you all the you to train to do all the mixology i mean, its so mixology stuff . I mean, its so impressive. Takes little bit. Yeah, yeah, yeah, youve got to learn all the to practice law, learn all the recipes to balance recipes, learn how to balance the and all the the cocktail and all the different making techniques. Different making techniques. Every cocktail has a different method and its like a degree course, isnt it . Thank you very much. Its good to have an expert tell me about it. Yeah so thank you very much. To mixologist express, bnan much. To mixologist express, brian you brian lovato, thank you very much joining us on christmas much for joining us on Christmas Eve. To my brilliant eve. And to my Brilliant Panel for company the for keeping me company for the last you. Last three hours. Thank you. And thank joining youve thank you for joining me. Youve been watching and listening to merry me. Merry christmas britain with me. Dawn dont dawn neesom hmm. Uh, but dont go because nana up go anywhere because nana is up next and we have to. Before we go to nana, we have to check what santa is up to. Where is he 7 what santa is up to. Where is he . Where is hes in china. . Where is he . Hes in china. Okay. I love this. I could okay. Yes, i love this. I could watch this all day and. Okay, santa is in china, so hes on his way. So make sure you are on the nice list, not the naughty list. So it just reminds me to wish you all a very, very Merry Christmas. Thank you for watching gb news is all over christmas break. So. And heres the weather by the way to find out whats happening. Thank you very much. Looks like things are heating very much. Looks like things are heabox very much. Looks like things are hea box spoilers, sponsors of box spoilers, sponsors of weather on gb news is. Hello weather on gb news is. Hello there and Greg Dewhurst and welcome to your latest gb news. Weather forecast. It is weather forecast. It is blustery out there, particularly across the northern half of the uk. Very strong gusts of 6070 miles an hour could lead to some travel this christmas miles an hour could lead to some traveand this christmas miles an hour could lead to some traveand its this christmas miles an hour could lead to some traveand its onlyhis christmas miles an hour could lead to some traveand its only replaced mas miles an hour could lead to some traveand its only replaced bys eve. And its only replaced by further areas of low pressure as we into Christmas Day. We move into Christmas Day. Plenty isobars on the chart plenty of isobars on the chart indicating it stays windy for the rest of the evening. Time blustery winds across much of the uk, particularly across northern scotland , these tending northern scotland, these tending to ease overnight further outbreaks of rain for southern parts england wales. Parts of england and wales. Clearer scotland clearer skies across scotland will allow a touch of frost here, but for most of the cloud cover mild 5 to 12 cover it will be mild 5 to 12 celsius to start Christmas Day morning, we could see some brighter skies across central northern parts of england and also across northeast scotland for a time, but then cloudy for most as we move through the day itself. Outbreaks of rain across england wales, could england and wales, which could be brisk winds be heavy at times. Brisk winds two for showery rain across scotland. Northern ireland, some scotland. Northern ireland, some of falling as snow over of the rain falling as snow over the Higher Ground of scotland officially likely to be a white christmas. But for the vast majority , mild and a wet majority, mild and a wet christmas. 1213 celsius as a christmas. 1213 celsius as a maximum temperature. For the maximum temperature. For the good news is, though, it will be much drier and brighter on boxing day. Plenty of sunny spells, wintry across spells, wintry showers across the northern half of scotland on a brisk northerly breeze here, and temperatures back to where they be the time of they should be for the time of yeah they should be for the time of year. It doesnt long year. But it doesnt last long as windy as further wet and windy weather spreads wednesday. Say spreads in for wednesday. Say that warm feeling inside from hello, good afternoon and welcome to gb news on tv, online and on Digital Radio im nana akua and for the next few hours me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines right now this all about opinion. This show is all about opinion. Its mine, its theirs. And of course its yours. Debating , discussing well be debating, discussing and we will disagree , and at times we will disagree, but no will be cancelled. But no one will be cancelled. So joining me in the next hour are former liberal democrat minister norman baker and also conservative peer lord moylan. Conservative peer lord moylan. But before we get started, lets get your latest news with polly middlehurst. Lets get your latest news with polly middlehurst. Nana. Thank you. Well, the top story from the jbb newsroom is that this risk of flying debris and power cuts today with weather forecasters. Warning weather forecasters. Warning conditions on the roads could disrupt last minute christmas getaways, the met office has said wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour has already hit parts of scotland and Northern Areas england, as as the areas of england, as well as the midlands , and passengers midlands, and rail passengers have make other plans have had to make other plans today, with delays and today, dealing with delays and cancellations. Particular at major london stations euston, kings cross and paddington all closed today for Engineering Works, so millions of people then on the roads and the aa saying drivers can expect a great deal of congestion as people