merry almost christmas. it had our names on it. how cool. makes me feel special and grateful to be here. the stockings made me think of it. my sweet mother, 91 years old, make as stocking for every member of our family with our names on it. she just got a great grand baby, cooper, she made one for hip. it s her first great grand baby and we have the new edition, sarah, to our family because my nephew got married and i talked to her last night. i m like what are you doing, mom? i m furiously working on the stockings. the clock is ticking. nicole: i love the holidays because it s all about family being together and reminiscing about old traditions making new traditions. will: i saw this internet meme my wife shared with me from instagram and said whatever it is you re doing, whatever it is you do, i don t know what you do for christmas, that is what your kids will do. so in, you think about, i don t know that we really have that big of traditions but we do every year. wha
griff: tree is up and stockings are hung and we re two days from christmas in the spirit filled stockings. i like christmas trees and presents. nicole: we like stockings over the mantle. griff: my parents would do like candy and fruit and one surprise gift that was thoughtful. it s good stuff. nicole: i do socks for all my kids and husband in the stocking plus candy. they count on that . will: my parents had the stocking game nailed down. the trick, so the problem, of course, i got to be careful because i don t know who s watching right now. december 24th is difficult. christmas eve is difficult. you have a nice dinner, you have a few drinks and there s a lot of work to do. then you re up late and then the problem is that you have to get up early the next morning because there s people read db of interaural go and kids ragaini ready to go and my parents used the stocking as a time delay mechanician and it would be delivered to your door and had something to look at and go t
o say can you see by the dawn s early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: welcome to new york city on december 23rd. merry christmas. your photos, national anthem, they get better as they go. i love the photo of the back of the pickup bed, the desert, slightly outdone by you in your robes the week leading up to christmas. we got griff jenkins and doctor nicole sapphire with us. nicole:you guys are looking very festive. griff:you get to this part of the year and it is just special. in new york, it is crowded which is frustrating the week before christmas.
good morning. it is the start of the meteorological some this thursday. the weather this week is looking settled. at times there will be some cloud. there will also be some sunshine. mostly dry. but also at times a chilly breeze in the far and east of england. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 29th of may. our main story. turkey s president, recep tayyip erdogan, has secured another five years in power after winning the country s most important election in years. mr erdogan appealed for national unity as he celebrated victory last night over his opponent kemal kilicdaroglu, who declared the result unfair. our correspondent aruna iyengar has this report. cheering. ecstatic erdogan supporters outside the presidential palace in ankara last night. earlier in the day, the president had sung to the crowd and recited a poem. this erdogan supporter says, bye bye mr kemal. thank god, islam has won. translation: we are very happy. full ofjoy- - i can t ev
1991 and 2011. the high court has ruled prince harry was the victim of phone hacking and has been awarded more than £1a0,000 in damages. the mirror group newspaper has issued a statement today. it said the group apologises unreservedly for where historical wrongdoing took place, and prince harry by his lawyer has said today is a great day for truth as well as accountability. let s get more now on charities warning that millions of people might need to borrow to pay essential bills during the festive season. concerns have been heightened by an increase in the energy price cap in the new year. the government says targeted payments have helped ease the burden. live now to brighton to talk to alfie stirling chief economist at the joseph rowntree foundation. thank you for being here. put it in context, how does the level of debt people in now compared to last year? one of the big problems we are seeing is the level of debt has been slowly declining, that s because abe is as