pandemic- labour has won the city of chester by election, retaining the seat and delivering a defeat for rishi sunak in his first electoral test as prime minister. samantha dixon has become the city s new mp with a majority of nearly 11,000. her party secured more than 61% of the vote. this year s christmas dinner will be 22% more expensive than it was last year, according to new research for the bbc. a basic christmas dinner comprising a frozen turkey, stuffing balls, sprouts, potatoes, chipolatas, gravy and mince pies for dessert will cost £30.03 this year. that s up by £5.36, with chipolatas seeing the steepest increase. at 7.10, we re going to bejoined by a chef. he s an expert in wasting less food, using less energy to cook it, and making meals go further.
coming up on today s show. the low waste chef max la manna will be here with some tips on how to reduce your food and fuel bills during the festive season. # we re walking in the air. a new arrangement of this christmas classic has been released to mark a0 years of walking in the air. we ll speak to the angelic voice behind the original hit, peter auty. and this chap was a mere 150 years old when that song was released. his name is jonathan. he s thought to be the world s oldest land animal. and we ll bejoining him for his 190th birthday celebrations.