hello. you're with gb news live and i'm tonia buxton and here's what's coming up. the new year is rung in around the world. we'll bring you pictures from east and west and throughout the uk and in just a few minutes, we'll be joining some swimmers who are celebrating the arrival of 2023 by tweeting at chilling out in the north sea . of 2023 by tweeting at chilling out in the north sea. is it a time of new year and new you.7 well, time of new year and new you? well, we've got personal trainer darren martinek in the studio telling us the best ways to realise your exercise goals this yeah realise your exercise goals this year. plus those of those in

charge of dishing out the new year's honours have warned don't pay year's honours have warned don't pay professionals to put together an application on your behalf. he'd no such thing . but behalf. he'd no such thing. but we've tracked down one man who offers the service and he says he can increase your chances of getting an award by six times. and the border force strike has come to an end, finally. but new restrictions for travelling , for restrictions for travelling, for people travelling from china are coming in and once again it's in the name of the dreaded covid. travel journalist simon calder will be in the studio here to explain . all but before all of explain. all but before all of that, here's the latest news with bethany . tanya, thank you. with bethany. tanya, thank you. good afternoon. it's 12:01. i'm bethany elsey with your top stories from the gb newsroom. and some breaking news in the last few minutes. official figures show nearly 46,000 migrants crossed the english channel to the uk this year. the

last crossings took place on christmas day when 90 people made the voyage from france on to small boats. it brings the total number for the year to 45,756. well, prime minister rishi sunak has promised to bnngin rishi sunak has promised to bring in legislation this year to make it clear to those who enter the country illegally that they won't be allowed to stay . they won't be allowed to stay. pope francis has paid his respects to his predecessor whilst addressing worshippers at the vatican this morning . pope the vatican this morning. pope benedict xvi, died within the vatican city at the age of 95. tomorrow morning, his body will be brought to saint peter's basilica, where people will be able to pay their respects. he will lie in state there for three days until his funeral on the 5th of january. pope francis told worshippers to keep the former pontiff in their prayers and effectively . so really, when and effectively. so really, when jordan roy bonanno . dear jordan roy bonanno. dear brothers and sisters, good day and happy new year. trinity you

know, i know at the beginning of the new year is entrusted to mary most holy, whom we celebrate today as mother of god at this time , let us invoke her at this time, let us invoke her intercession , especially for intercession, especially for pope emeritus benedict xvi, who left this world yesterday morning . to let us all join morning. to let us all join together with one heart and one soul. and thanking god for the gift of this faithful servant of the gospel and of the church . the gospel and of the church. celebrations to mark the start of 2023 have taken place across the nation , including in central the nation, including in central london, where a crowd of more than 100,000 gathered to watch the new year fireworks display . the new year fireworks display. london's mayor says the 12 minute display, which is the first since the start of the

pandemic, is the biggest in europe. the sold out show featured a tribute to the late queen elizabeth, highlighted the lionesses heroes win and showed solidarity with ukraine. and despite the rain, there was similar scenes in edinburgh as revellers packed the streets to enjoy the first full hulkamania celebrations in three years. but it was a much quieter affair in scarborough , thanks to thor, the scarborough, thanks to thor, the arctic walrus, the yorkshire county cancelled its new year firework fix to avoid causing him any distress. he was spotted in the town's hall there and it's thought to be the first one ever seen in the county. he since moved on and experts say he was likely just taking a break before the long journey north. in his new year message to ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy says he hopes the war with russia will end this year. he spoke as missiles rained down in and around the capital kyiv ukraine's armed forces says russia has launched more than 31 missiles and 12 airstrikes set

targets across the country. overnight curfew ranging from 7 pm. to midnight. it made celebrations for the start of the year impossible in public spaces . president zelenskyy spaces. president zelenskyy vowed to continue his country's fight until victory . vowed to continue his country's fight until victory. in the heights, 80 would roll call let this year be the year of return . the return of our people. warriors to their families. captives to their homes. return of our lands. the temporarily occupied ones will become free forever. return to normal life, to happy moments without curfew, to happy moments without curfew, to earthly joys . without air to earthly joys. without air raids. return of what was stolen from us. the childhood of our children . the peaceful age of children. the peaceful age of our parents . the archbishop of our parents. the archbishop of canterbury is urging the government to tackle what he calls the country's broken social care system. justin welby used his new year message to say care homes are struggling to cover energy bills and retain staff. he's called on everyone

to rise to the challenge of repairing the present system. the government says social care was made a priority in last month's autumn budget, pledging £7.5 billion in support over the next two years. two men have been charged with the murder of a non—league footballer who was stabbed to death in birmingham on boxing day . 23 year old cody on boxing day. 23 year old cody fisher was attacked at a nightclub in digbeth . 21 year nightclub in digbeth. 21 year old cammy carpenter and 22 year old cammy carpenter and 22 year old remi gordon will appear before magistrates on monday and from today, more than 4600 bus routes across england will have face capped at £2 for a single trip . more than 130 operators trip. more than 130 operators outside of london have joined in the scheme, which will last until the end of march. the cap is being paid for with a £60 million government fund . europe million government fund. europe to date on gb news. we'll bring you more news as it happens. now let's get back to tommy .

let's get back to tommy. welcome to gb news live. it beganin welcome to gb news live. it began in new zealand , in japan, began in new zealand, in japan, and the first day of the new year has finally reached the western united states. all around the world, 2023 was ushered in with fireworks and celebrating. here in the uk we welcomed it in with a spectacular fireworks display in london celebrating love and unity . the show included unity. the show included tributes to the late queen and a message of support for ukraine. our national reporter theo chikomba has been speaking to some of the people and about what they thought of 2020 to their hopes for the new year. celebrating the new year in style. thousands made their way into central london to catch a

glimpse of this display, which returned after two years off. they joined many who'd made the trip from all corners of the uk and the world holiday seasons often give families the chance to recuperate and enjoy quality time like this. to recuperate and enjoy quality time like this . 2022 was a mixed time like this. 2022 was a mixed bag for millions across the country . some found new country. some found new opportunities and others went through challenging times . you through challenging times. you know, 2022 has been tough for a lot of people. and, you know, for me , i think it was, you know for me, i think it was, you know , the same struggles as everybody. but persevere and to be able to come to this amazing city, to see the new year's eve fireworks tonight and the ability to travel all again and to see the world and meet new people and looking forward to more of that in 2023. as a country , we've celebrated country, we've celebrated together and we've also mourned as a nation with a new year. it creates an opportunity to take on new challenges, but also to live a new chapter . yeah, making

live a new chapter. yeah, making more memories ? yeah having a more memories? yeah having a smile on your face, i think. yeah well, smile. i was happy just as a joke, so. yeah, definitely. yeah. lots of happy, smiling . contagious. yeah i'm smiling. contagious. yeah i'm from canada . vancouver. i used from canada. vancouver. i used to live in south africa and now i'm celebrating new year and christmas in in london and the new year. we're looking forward to more love spread in the world and peace in travel and great landmarks . already, some have landmarks. already, some have started the year as they mean to go on for and others, it's a journey that begins today in what could be an exciting year. theo chikomba . gb news. i'll be theo chikomba. gb news. i'll be joined throughout the show by author and journalist laura dodsworth. happy new year. happy new year. did you do something interesting for new year's eve ? interesting for new year's eve? it depends how you define interesting . anybody below the

interesting. anybody below the age of 40 is going to take my new year's eve was completely tragic, but i think had a great time. the you know, the time for big blow—out year's is big blow—out new year's eves is behind i like to start the behind me. i like to start the yeah behind me. i like to start the year. i mean go on so had year. i mean to go on so had a romantic meal lovely food, champagne and a game of scrabble . so trying to find my brain . so i'm trying to find my brain . it sounds absolutely perfect. you did the first you know, when i did the first time ever , because you time ever, because laura, you know know that know me and you know that i struggle fomo missing it struggle with fomo missing it all. so i did already have tickets, books. i went out for supper with friends hoping supper with some friends hoping to new year and come to ring in the new year and come straight home. bed ready for today. i at 1030. i had my today. i left at 1030. i had my bed left. you know what i'm going to do? what? laura would do. come, home, go to bed do. come, come home, go to bed and my brain ready for and have my brain ready for a kind of good show this morning. and we've got lots of things to talk about now. one of the things that we were discussing before was our new year's resolutions. are yours? resolutions. what are yours? okay i make new year's resolutions every . i love resolutions every. i love writing new year's resolutions and lists. so the top item this

yearis and lists. so the top item this year is learn to shoot a gun . i year is learn to shoot a gun. i really i really fancy this great outdoors pursuits it refines your skills of concentration. i'm very outdoorsy. i love the idea of shooting a meal to eat my own food. so crazy . new my own food. so crazy. new year's resolution list starts with learning to shoot. and then, you know , normal ones, then, you know, normal ones, like focusing on family work , like focusing on family work, fitness, diet , you know, those fitness, diet, you know, those those resolutions , you just have those resolutions, you just have to refresh every year to keep them going. but i tell you what, an unusual new year's resolution laura has learning to shoot and eat what she shoot. well, you know, why she is she know, that's why she is who she is. but here's one hangover cure. you might not have thought of. smith in east yorkshire. yorkshire are heading for hornsea for a new year's day dip in the sea. it's set to be a chilly start to 2023, but it's all in aid of a good cause. the organisers hornsea inshore rescue are raising funds for the charity which helps to keep people safe at sea. our reporter

anna riley joins us now at the business. hello, anna. i've actually got fomo because i love it. i love kind of ice baths and cold swimming. so i'm jealous. how are you doing that ? good how are you doing that? good afternoon and happy new year. well, it's certainly a cold one, but congratulations to these ladies and all the other hundreds of swimmers that have come out today to raise money for hornsea inshore rescue and i'm joined by jill. she's one of the members of hornsea rescue. and i've got to say, ladies , and i've got to say, ladies, aunfie and i've got to say, ladies, auntie mermaids, you all look fantastic. you do really well. turned out. what was it like out there in the water? it was rough . very rough today. yeah yeah. we wouldn't normally have swim on a day like today because we're very much we're very aware of the safety aspect of going in and swimming the sea . so we and swimming in the sea. so we wouldn't normally swim today. but it's special day but obviously it's a special day today. raising money for today. we're raising money for the are the inshore rescue. they are absolutely amazing the work they

do. they do all our safety talks and we support them by fundraising for them . so, yes, fundraising for them. so, yes, certainly dorset off the cobwebs. so and how did you do whilst women don't you. that's what your group does. yes yes. we swim in the sea mainly if we go anywhere else and there's a referral relay or something that we can swim in. yeah, we'll get in a swim . looking fantastic in a swim. looking fantastic while you do it. thank you, ladies. i know you want to get warmed up. we've also got a leprechaun in the car and a hair as well. don't know if he can say, but he looks great. there's been some fantastic costumes and a great turn out all in aid of charity . and what better to do charity. and what better to do on new year day for these people here than take a swim in the north, say i'll have to join them next year . thank you. and them next year. thank you. and i'll be joining them, too. i love that. well, hopefully , love that. well, hopefully, though, those guys in a fight with another swimmer, just a few miles further up the coast, with another swimmer, just a few miles further up the coast , this miles further up the coast, this arctic north popped up in the

harbour. scarborough the local council was forced to cancel last year's new year's eve celebrations thanks to the unexpected visitor who has now continued his ocean travels . continued his ocean travels. you're with gb news live. and coming up, we'll discuss your new year's fitness goals. see you in a few minutes. right after the weather .

now if you're still hung over from last night's celebration, there's no better cure than a nice greasy breakfast. not sure that's true, but gb news southwest correspondent geoff moody is in the pioneers with weather spoons in barnstable, serving up exactly that. geoff how is that full english i can see going down in the . north

see going down in the. north when. all right. i thought this was a really great gig, tony, when i was given this gig. but i've been eating fry ups and drinking hangover cure since 8:00 this morning and it's starting to wear a little bit heavy on me, if i'm honest. but yes, everybody in the country is waking up much hung over waking up pretty much hung over and reaching for the and they're all reaching for the full english good cup of full english and a good cup of coffee. apparently, to coffee. but i apparently, sad to say , the experts are telling us say, the experts are telling us this doesn't help in the slightest, nor does hair of the dog be lovely of a mary , dog be lovely of a mary, wouldn't it? and give yourself the hair of the dog so you can go again. and all it does is make you drunk again. it doesn't cure a hangover, just makes you not care so much. so what does cure a hangover? well the experts are quite dull on this one. really? they're saying the best thing do is to drink best thing to do is to drink water drink and eat water, drink water and eat pasta. it's the complex carbohydrates that we need . but carbohydrates that we need. but there is one old wives tale that actually does work according to

the experts. and that involves a raw egg. i'll be doing this all morning. no wonder i feel a bit sick. so what you do is you take a glass of orange juice . you a glass of orange juice. you crack an egg into it. a glass of orange juice. you crack an egg into it . all that crack an egg into it. all that old side. i've got it. according to my fry up and after water. another one. and then you stir it in. oh, it's got everywhere. oh there. and you give it a little taste . well, now it's little taste. well, now it's finished. and closes . and that finished. and closes. and that is a really good way to cure a hangoven is a really good way to cure a hangover. if you can get through it . best thing to do, though , is it. best thing to do, though, is really not to drink and to be honest with you, as a nutritionist, i'm not entirely sure that's right. but on the other end of the spectrum , other end of the spectrum, millions of people will be recommitting to a new lifestyle to match the new year and pledging to lose some weight. so the extra pounds they put on

over christmas . joining us now over christmas. joining us now in the studio is personal trainer darren marsh, black . so, trainer darren marsh, black. so, darren, we all know that people want to get fit, don't they , want to get fit, don't they, over the new year and kind of they think, oh, i've got i've picked out over january, they think, oh, i've got i've picked out overjanuary, i'm going to get fit. january is want do it? what do want to do it? what do you suggest they honestly, to be suggest they do? honestly, to be fair, doesn't really fair, new year doesn't really have year that you have to be the new year that you start. could be any time. could be christmas summer. it's when you depend on drops. so the first thing you need to do is be honest with yourself. start something that's sustainable. don't say i'm going go to the don't say i'm going to go to the gym times a week and you gym five times a week and you can only have time for one. so honesty, speak yourself. and what recommend highly. what i recommend highly. i always tell people, start with a cloth or personal trainer , try cloth or personal trainer, try to extract some motivation , some to extract some motivation, some energy from somebody else before you start to look for it within yourself . yeah, completely. yourself. yeah, completely. i think one of the things that people think can't afford people think is i can't afford to go to a gym when i can't afford to get a trainer. but actually, really what you can't afford is to get ill. so you can

just whatever you can afford. just do whatever you can afford. but think classes the but i think classes are the best. know, i've been best. and you know, i've been training 30 i used to training for 30 years. i used to be competitive bodybuilder be a competitive bodybuilder years ago and i just got fed up of till i met you. and of training till i met you. and what is it? tell us. because i know what it is that you do that just it just brings joy to my life. so what is it that you do? brings people back all the time? how can i say i can't really put. it's not really one thing, but we're going to put an umbrella and call it the martial arts okay. yeah. so arts force. yeah. okay. yeah. so what is we of kind of what we do is we kind of kind of extract your energy, marinate it with my personality, and project it back you . so if, however it back to you. so if, however you feel in a kind of like take that, put a little bit of spice on it and serve it back to you. so i mean, you've got to come and join me one day when i'm training with darren. what he doesis training with darren. what he does is he i mean, i didn't know about basement music . i wasn't about basement music. i wasn't a basement music person till i met him. but then he puts on this crazy music and we just end up

kind of dancing, and the hour goes. kind of dancing, and the hour goes . and actually, we've been goes. and actually, we've been doing some pretty serious exercise moves. yeah, and we get through it. so what did your runner. aren't you laura? yeah i like running, but i don't do very long distance because, you know, as you get older, it's not so good knees and hips. so good on the knees and hips. but i don't run so much for fitness is literally for pleasure. i really, really enjoy being nature running. i don't run a running machine that's run on a running machine that's really but like really tedious, but i like the gym. doing some weights gym. i think doing some weights is isn't it? working on is good, isn't it? working on your muscle tone? it's good for it's hormones. your muscle tone? it's good for it's good hormones. your muscle tone? it's good for it's good for hormones. your muscle tone? it's good for it's good for you. hormones. your muscle tone? it's good for it's good for you. bone ones. your muscle tone? it's good for it's good for you. bone health it's good for you. bone health is good everything. so i is good for everything. so i like a workout. but what i really love is dancing. so. david kitchen dancing, obviously. but not exactly obviously. but it's not exactly a so what sounds a workout. so what you do sounds really fun. i think i think really good fun. i think i think a that includes dance a class that includes dance would fun. i might would be really fun. i might look this year. oh, look at that for this year. oh, i've to hold you to that. so i've got to hold you to that. so would you would you, you suggest people do who they know people do who really they know they to do something they need to do something to help themselves can't help themselves but they can't get do you think get motivated. what do you think is in fitness? as is the first step in fitness? as i said, the first step is want to stay within yourself. so your

lack of motivation and attack that than force that first rather than force yourself to in an environment yourself to be in an environment that uncomfortable. yourself to be in an environment that yeah. uncomfortable. yourself to be in an environment that yeah. honestly>rtable. yourself to be in an environment that yeah. honestly,table. yourself to be in an environment that yeah. honestly , with. yeah. yeah. so honestly, with yourself the first thing. so yourself is the first thing. so second thing suggest is if second thing i'd suggest is if you're with being you're struggling with being yourself out somebody. yourself, reach out to somebody. if have a friend go if you don't have a friend to go to the with. as i said, the to the gym with. as i said, the good thing to do is tap into a class, tap into an objective person, trainer, just person, will trainer, just trying extract some energy trying to extract some energy from someone else before you. as i look within i said, you look within yourself. and secondly, yourself. yeah and secondly, start something that's sustainable. i mean, don't sustainable. yeah, i mean, don't i think what sense it to find is that a lot of people say, right, that's it. every day i'm going to gym and set themselves to gym and they set themselves up that's what up for failure and that's what it you're setting yourself it is. you're setting yourself unrealistic goals. i'd say start with just a week, twice with just one day a week, twice a week. some people actually struggle the door. my struggle to go for the door. my trick is, look, you see trick is, look, when you see that, though, don't cassidy that, though, i don't cassidy just once just walk through it. once you close behind your close it behind you, your journey started. you can only go forward don't forward from that. don't want. it's walk take it one it's like walk in, take it one step at a time. yeah. so do you get a lot of new clients in january? we do. we get a

january? yeah, we do. we get a lot of new clients in january. do they stay with you till february? well, this is the key here. we me 1 to 1, here. when we have me 1 to 1, most them tend to stay. i'm most of them tend to stay. i'm sorry that, but that's the sorry about that, but that's the truth. yeah, well, we're in truth. yeah, well, when we're in a a gym environment, a more a gym environment, i think they kind like, tend think they kind of, like, tend to go with whatever society or the gym does. the gyms always the gym does. so the gyms always tend to empty towards tend to empty out towards february, january. february, march, january. everyone's just everyone's in there. yeah. just happens . and then is it happens all over. and then is it the same the summer when the same before the summer when everyone's to in everyone's trying to get in shape? it's always days, shape? it's always before days, a people need to go a time where people need to go on holiday good to two on holiday or look good to two or three weeks the actual or three weeks before the actual date everyone rushes to date is when everyone rushes to the yeah really the gym. yeah well, really you're need a minimum. you're not. you need a minimum. minimum training program. minimum for training program. should weeks for should be at least 12 weeks for your mum's salary. you the same. do you just get fit for summer or you? do know what do or do you? do you know what do you secret of my you know? the secret of my success consistent. success is i'm consistent. i never have really big goal. never have a really big goal. i never have a really big goal. i never i've never wanted to be a triathlete. i don't want to run a marathon. not aiming to a marathon. i'm not aiming to look a certain have been look a certain way. i have been consistent most of adult consistent for most of my adult life. and yeah, it's funny what you say about gym january

you say about the gym in january because sound because i'm going to sound really grumpy now. i do not like the gym january and i'm like, the gym in january and i'm like, get yeah, i'm going get out my gym. yeah, i'm going to be here in march. just hurry up. come on, get over this. which know mean so you which i know sounds mean so you should encouraging everyone should be encouraging everyone to a personal to be fit. i had a personal trainer once just for six weeks. it really short term it was like a really short term investment because it does it is a more. yeah, not a little bit more. yeah, i'm not saying it, it hasn't tried. it's too but it's out of too expensive, but it's out of my budget. but i did it for six weeks to get fixed, fitted weeks to get me fixed, fitted i've been. yeah but i've ever been. yeah but something found really something i found works really well alternative to well as an alternative to personal there can personal trainer. if there can be thing, a competitive be such a thing, a competitive is go with a friend. because i find if i go with a friend who is quite into fitness, then we motivate each so for motivate each other. so for instance, press ups and instance, i hate press ups and planks. everywhere. planks. i hate them everywhere. i've couple friends that i've got a couple friends that really them. if i go really like them. so if i go with one of those friends, they'll really make do it. they'll really make me do it. i think what it's trying to think that's what it's trying to say is you push is you get someone to come with and try someone to come with you and try and i mean, one of my one and say, i mean, one of my one of new year's resolutions are of my new year's resolutions are and, is that, you

and, you know, this is that, you know, i'm going to be mid—fifties my next birthday will the will take me into the mid—fifties. and i am determined not an lady's not to have an old lady's bottom. the things bottom. so one of the things that do i know think it's that i do i know you think it's funny, but it's a big thing. i don't want an old ladies phone. so one of the things that i do is i 50 whilst i brush is i do 50 squats whilst i brush my teeth. and i think that's if you do nothing else, that's one thing started to kind thing to get you started to kind of you it's quite of get you on. and it's quite hard actually. you have to work yourself up to 50 because when i first started could do first started i could only do ten. and you do 50. what ten. and then you do 50. what are have any other little are do you have any other little tips that that think tips like that that you think you doin tips like that that you think you do in your day that i you can do in your day that i use people moving? what i used to do is when i'm going to work or used to work before or we used to go to work before i was driving escalators up the stairs. yeah, i was used to stand up on them. always used stand up on them. i always used to walk, run up to not walk, run up the escalators matter how long escalators no matter how long they because my it they were. because in my head it felt was doing something felt like i was doing something that was for myself, understanding that if i got a understanding that if i got to a booth see a lift, i always booth and i see a lift, i always take the stairs, i neverjump into lift. little day to day

into lift. so little day to day things. when you're doing things. if when you're doing your chores, it fun, your house chores, make it fun, put on, dance of put some music on, dance of dancing yourself, make dancing to yourself, make it more and more more enjoyable and more energetic. and that's what the key i spent every bit key thing is. i spent every bit of that energy that you have, that insistence that energy insistence and the consistency because consistency is the key because you and people you know, one house and people do trick, it doesn't a do one trick, it doesn't build a house. you loads of bricks house. you need loads of bricks to get that wall. you've got to continuously the bricks and continuously lay the bricks and the is the same with the same is the same with fitness. yeah. you keep fitness. yeah. if you keep pushing, pushing, pushing, keep pushing, eventually you'll reach your goals. thought the 2023, goals. so i thought the 2023, when exercise, when when it comes to exercise, when it things like that, is it comes to things like that, is just even it's a tiny bit just do even if it's a tiny bit right even it's a time to do something every day. if you can't get a train, which i know is a luxury. luxury. yeah. is a luxury. is a luxury. yeah. then maybe like you said, then just maybe like you said, get someone to go get a friend, get someone to go with and that'll make all with you, and that'll make all the difference when they're just moving class. join moving on. or join a class. join a class. join us is a great idea because you can get very affordable classes now and then you've group you've got that kind of group environment and most small classes, as you said, over affordable. most classes are free, in class with free, but you're in a class with like people. you won't be like minded people. you won't be

the person in you the fittest person in there. you won't most unfit person. won't be the most unfit person. but have is anyone but what you will have is anyone with you know, combined with that, you know, combined energy better. but energy wanting to be better. but i think enjoyment is key for a lot of people see this as a punishment. like, oh, i've punishment. it's like, oh, i've got to be fit. if got to exercise to be fit. if you pick the exercise, you enjoy. yeah, work. and enjoy. yeah, not hard work. and i like the way you touch that. i like way you touch that like the way you touch that because fitness doesn't have to because fitness doesn't have to be people because of be a chore. people because of fitness for different reasons, someone strong, to someone to be strong, someone to be just want to be healthy, some just want to get from the chaos. i want get away from the chaos. i want to get away from the husband. so i want get away from the i want to get away from the wife. you know? on that note wife. you know? no, on that note that no. darren, thank very that no. darren, thank you very much. all know the new much. but we all know the new year's has now been year's honours list has now been made with the legend. made public with the legend. three including brian may three names, including brian may and many of the english women's football teams are getting awards well . also on the list awards as well. also on the list was jason love and who was the former royal aide and he was the one that raised allegations of bullying against meghan, the duchess of sussex . enough has duchess of sussex. enough has now made being made new tenant

of the royal victorian order by king charles. now this particular award is named bye bye bye king charles, which is really interesting . members, really interesting. members, members of the honours committee that chose that choose who have awards have criticised companies who claim to help people secure a nomination. so robertson on the sports honours committee, said the last thing people should do to secure an award for that nominee is to pay a professional to put together the application personally , i didn't application personally, i didn't know such a thing. even existed, but earlier i spoke to one such company called award intelligence who charge up to £4,900 for it. the ceo , mark £4,900 for it. the ceo, mark lewin slade, said many people don't feel confident enough to put together an application themselves, so i spoke. i spoke to him earlier and in a few come to him earlier and in a few come to us primarily for help in nominating their friends ,

nominating their friends, colleagues and family members for queen's on the nbs obes knighthoods. that kind of thing. they essentially come to us for two key reasons. firstly, to save themselves a lot of time, effort and aggravation . and effort and aggravation. and because it is a long time consuming process to do well , consuming process to do well, put it into context. we would spend about 100 to 150 hours on a typical nomination . a lot of a typical nomination. a lot of people just don't have that time to commit to it. the people just don't have that time to commit to it . the other to commit to it. the other reason they would come to us is to significantly increase the chances of success. so the average success rate is estimated to be about one in ten less successful, just 10. there are enough official government figures on that, but that's your educated guess. if you like, about our success rate is currently running at about two three. that's so you're about six and a half times more likely to succeed with our help . and we to succeed with our help. and we pride ourselves in britain on a very diverse society . some very diverse society. some people are dyslexic . perhaps

people are dyslexic. perhaps engushis people are dyslexic. perhaps english is not their first language. so if you're going to have a diverse society , you've have a diverse society, you've got to have an infrastructure in place to help and support people who need it and that's what we're doing. we try to make what we're doing. we try to make what we do is accessible as we can to as many people as we can. and they want the best chance of getting what their nominee richly deserves. and we always offer people a free, honest assessment , and we do it assessment, and we do it politely dissuade as many people as we possibly to go ahead . so as we possibly to go ahead. so it's not a case of telling everyone that brilliant and taking them on. they will discussing the honours list. we will do that in just a moment with laura. but first, joining us now to discuss is a royal expert, richard fitzwilliams. hello richard . hello. so the hello richard. hello. so the list is quite interesting and there's some interesting names on it . there certainly

there's some interesting names on it. there certainly are. i mean, you've got dave merrick quote the ping . do i know you quote the ping. do i know you have a some excellent actresses such as virginia mckenna as she gets dame ? well, we can rejoice gets dame? well, we can rejoice with dame de denise lewis . or with dame de denise lewis. or indeed so great some terry. and also said that about the role one should look to the artist of the other one to constitute shall x. but so yes , they've shall x. but so yes, they've spread it around in that respect . but what's very, very significant . firstly the there's significant. firstly the there's a lot of attention on the lionesses several of them for having tacked on those other team would i think, be excess if they are out of the ashes team once and a rugby team is a go. but it's difficult so far as the system is concerned, but certainly a certain number of boards to go round. i wanted to ask you about one particular award, which is jason knauf. he

was working with the royals and he was the person that raised the accusations of bullying against the duchess of sussex and prince charles awarded him his award . i mean, he was his award. i mean, he was greatly regarded , wasn't he? greatly regarded, wasn't he? he's greatly regarded within the royal circles . yes, that's i'm royal circles. yes, that's i'm proof of this. and it's very significant. he stands it working in this communications secretary to the cambridge news in 2015. then when they came out it became so—called fab four, also acting as communicator for the secretary for the duchess of sussex. and in 2018 he sent an email which to bullying actors which make signal very, very strongly denied. this email was sent reportedly to stop a case who was william's private secretary, and they didn't at that time take notice of it.

however subsequently, this was in march 2021, when the others when these bullying allegations surfaced again , there was an surfaced again, there was an internal inquiry into the in the palace into these allegations. and in june of year, it was announced that the palace would take note of the recommendation, that they wouldn't take it any further. i would mention that thatis further. i would mention that that is one aspect of this that could conceivably return an extremist to the sussexes . extremist to the sussexes. obviously, as we know . we know obviously, as we know. we know the royal family would inflict not to have to respond allegation, but the sussexes have made in the netflix docu to something and oxfam. we want the contents of it but in circumstances where they might just have considered the option

i'm not talking about not asking the agent fighting them that i'm talking up the possibility of moving iphones which is up for parliament if they were to lose touch. parliament if they were to lose touch . what about it gives an touch. what about it gives an set to the royal family that there's some sort of nuclear opfion there's some sort of nuclear option and that might mean they zooming report about the bullying allegations and it might also mean release those who are bound by non—disclosure agreement and allowing them to speak out on that would be very damaging . thank you so much, damaging. thank you so much, richard . that was very, very richard. that was very, very interesting to hear. thank you. in a few minutes, we'll be chatting to travel journalist simon calder about how strikes and covid could affect travel in the new year. but first, here's your news with bethany .

now, as four days of border force strike come to an end, ministers are warning that the union behind industrial action could escalate their plans for another strike to include sea ports. it's after the impact of the walkout on airports was muted by the successful deployment of the armed forces . deployment of the armed forces. simon calder joins us here to chat all things travel. so, simon, just how successful were the armed forces in averting any disruption from the border forces strike ? well, it is fair forces strike? well, it is fair to say that this strike, which ended actually in the early hours of yesterday morning , was hours of yesterday morning, was about the least effective strike that i've seen in the travel realm intended to disrupt operations. bear in mind that the government itself warned that there was going to be severe disruption . suella severe disruption. suella braverman the home secretary said you might want to

reconsider your christmas travel plans. easyjet said expect two hour waits. none of that materialised. but that was not because they were just kind of passing everyone through and not doing the proper checks were they because that's what they do because that's what that's trying that's what they're trying to say the unions are say is that the unions are trying there's quite trying to say there's quite a lot of think missing formation lot of i think missing formation going so let's just remember going on. so let's just remember what happens when you've got your yes, i've still your passport. yes, i've still got legacy new version. got the legacy new version. thank very indeed. so thank you very much indeed. so if you are able to use the e—gates, then what they did, the airports just put loads , loads airports just put loads, loads and loads of extra staff saying go on if you could possibly use the uk, that's fine . and all the the uk, that's fine. and all the e—gates is doing if you're from the uk, from the eu , from north the uk, from the eu, from north america, from a number of other countries, all it does it just slot in your it has a look at your face. i say sim. yeah, it probably is and it lets you through. so that's quite straightforward. if you're under 12, you're travelling with a family , with young people, you family, with young people, you can't do that. so the excellent

men and women of the army, the air force and the navy. then have a look at the passports and all they need to do really for british people is just say, oh, is that the person who's passport is? and if so, they let you through. what you do not get is anybody and in the coming week or . so is anybody and in the coming week or. so it's going to become a really significant with so many students into the uk and those decisions need to be made is this person you know do they have the right to travel to the uk? what's their record looking like? all those questions which have a proper professional and border force person needs to do, i think it was really just the timing of the strike meant that actually there were many needed cases. yes so do you think the peaks now, though, unions are going to kind of make things more difficult or are going to come up with different strikes? well, more strike action. so well, the more strike action. so they because this they all felt because this wasn't felt the one which would really make a difference in really make a difference is in calais. okay so you've got the

port and you've got eurotunnel and so—called and you've got so—called juxtaposed border controls and that means, well, we found out in the summer when you're travelling out to france, you've got french border police in kent and we had gridlock in july coming back in, you've got uk border force checking in calais. now if they decided they were going to go on strike then it would be a really serious issue because you just get the queues building up and that could be very difficult indeed. also at the eurostar terminal , at paris, the eurostar terminal, at paris, at fet for the trains direct to london. so i think that could have more of an impact than we've seen so far, though, frankly, if you wanted to have a disruptive strike, you would time it for this week when you've got all those students coming back in and the added bonus, of course, if the rail strikes , which are going to strikes, which are going to disrupt for travel anybody who like me depends on the railways

in the week ahead. so do you think they'll bring the army back in to do that? they it would be really tricky to do to put the uk army station them in france. i don't know how that phone call with emmanuel macron goes, but i don't suppose it goes, but i don't suppose it goes particularly well . and goes particularly well. and yeah, i that that would be the big worry. but actually we're going into quite a low travel spell and it won't be really till maybe the february half term, but otherwise easter you would have an opportunity to make a difference. so what do you feel about them using the army for this kind of border controls ? fantastic. yeah, well, controls? fantastic. yeah, well, i fantastic. i mean, it's just wonderful that the world is opened up again. i think holiday bookings are up this year, aren't they? which i take is quite an optimistic sign compared 2022. and the idea that the army can be drafted into alleviate the way through a strike, i think is brilliant news. well in terms of bookings

, yes, they are stronger than . , yes, they are stronger than. they were. people are paying a fortune more. and that's partly because the travel industry has kept a lid on capacity . so there kept a lid on capacity. so there are typically about sixth fewer people flying around . and yet people flying around. and yet the demand is the same as it was pre—covid. so guess what? the fares are going through the roof. yeah, it's just not fair. is it? it's just. i understand that the travel industry has really suffered, but i just think the population has really suffered. there was any suffered. and if there was any way that could travel way that we could keep travel down that people could have down so that people could have some oh, look, some joy travelling. oh, look, there's around and there's plenty of joy around and there's plenty of joy around and there be plenty of great, there will be plenty of great, great trips offer. as always, great trips on offer. as always, if to cut cost of if you want to cut the cost of travel, don't go during school holidays because that what holidays because that is what really makes difference . and really makes the difference. and it's , as i've done it's just that, as i've done before , we take children out of before, we take children out of school so we get a cheap. oh, no, absolutely no. that's mediaeval. and it's illegal. i think you just get fined . it's think you just get fined. it's not illegal. well, so , yes, it not illegal. well, so, yes, it is punishable with with a fixed penalty. let me put it like

that. no, i mean the answer is actually longer term to do what they do. for instance, in france, which is spread out the holidays and that spreads out the demand. yeah. now what's going on in china and what's going on in china and what's going on in china and what's going on with these restrictions currently sneaking back in again ? here we are back again, 2023. yesterday was actually years since the united nations world health organisation said china office has just heard that there's this new strain of something called happening in wuhan in china , and it's tied to wuhan in china, and it's tied to a seafood market there. anybody here we are back again with the restrictions clattering into place. so the whole number of countries are now coming up with restrictions against china. some of them are saying , restrictions against china. some of them are saying, as restrictions against china. some of them are saying , as the restrictions against china. some of them are saying, as the uk is, you're going to have to test before you're allowed on a plane into the uk . a lot of medical into the uk. a lot of medical people i speak to say she is not going to make much difference.

other countries, japan says right, if flying in from china, you're going to take a test. if that test is positive, you are going to be put in hotel quarantine for a week. now the uk say we're going to test one in five people on arrival at london heathrow and so i said, well, what happens if they're positive? and they said , well, positive? and they said, well, we would encourage them to stay clear of other people , but they clear of other people, but they can go wherever they want to . so can go wherever they want to. so it's a matter of what are your thoughts on this? it's ridiculous, isn't it, for an endemic virus? it's just it's just day. i can't just groundhog day. i can't believe that we're reintroducing testing for covid arrivals. you either do it properly and create a hermit kingdom. but we've seen what's happened to countries who did that. it catches up in the end, testing one in five is just a ridiculous sop. i think, to pubuc a ridiculous sop. i think, to public opinion. i think a lot of people don't trust whether china being honest about whatever the new variants are and the extent

of the cases and the dangers . of the cases and the dangers. there is this mistrust because of course, you know, that's that's rightly based on a lack of honesty at the beginning. and the world organisation the world health organisation did a handle on what did not have a handle on what was happening it looks was happening in china. it looks very unlikely to been anything to wet market. to do with the wet market. what's so ever i'm. but we know that testing one in five people is going to do nothing asking people to quarantine. well, you know hopefully trust people will be socially but the be socially responsible but the fact course, if you have, fact is, of course, if you have, you severe , you shouldn't you know, severe, you shouldn't be getting a anyway . be getting on a plane anyway. exactly. it's just common sense. there much gloom there was just so much gloom around. do gather, simon, around. but i do gather, simon, that some news that you've got some good news for us. well, yes, i think relatively speaking, i do. so we just had literally since 12 noon in the uk , which means that it's in the uk, which means that it's 2023 everywhere. i've just been able to conclude that this has been one of the of 2022 was one of the safest years ever for aviation. very sadly , hundred aviation. very sadly, hundred and 74 people lost their lives in six fatal accidents. then two

more involved people on the ground. but that death toll terrible though it is, represent one fatal accident every . 4.5 one fatal accident every. 4.5 million flights. and furthermore it's the same number of people i checked with the united nations as die on the roads worldwide in an hour and a quarter. so it just shows how incredibly safe aviation is and that's something i think we should celebrate this yeah i think we should celebrate this year. the second plane gets on a plane. celebrate enjoy life. simon, thank you very much . you simon, thank you very much. you coming back to home turf? and from today, thousands of bus journeys around britain will be available for just £2. journeys around britain will be available forjust £2. it's part available for just £2. it's part of a scheme to help beat the cost of living crisis off west midlands. journalist jack carlson joins us live. jack tell us some more . well get around us some more. well get around for £2. is the scheme that's come into effect today, 130 operators outside of london,

around 4600 passenger routes around 4600 passenger routes around just england are going to be available. i'm going to be available . get this off of available. get this off of a single fare for no more than £2. it's all part of a £6 billion government subsidy coming in from today until april to get people back , buses travelling people back, buses travelling around with the cost of living at a lot cheaper. cheaper, right . mark harper, the transport secretary saying it takes around a third of the average price of a third of the average price of a single ticket in the uk for cities. so average of aroun d £2, cities. so average of around £2, 84 more rural areas, it can be around 84 more rural areas, it can be aroun d £5. and mark harper also around £5. and mark harper also saying that he reckons it could take around 2 million cars off the road this year. obviously trying to help the environment in government's and in the government's view and also some clear some congestion around cities here in birmingham in weekdays at peak times , the in weekdays at peak times, the city can get very congested . and city can get very congested. and so by offering cheaper public , so by offering cheaper public, cheaper bus journeys , the idea cheaper bus journeys, the idea is to get more people into buses

and out of cars. however, in terms of the bus services, we know it's 4600. but the campaign for better transport in july published a report that said around about a quarter of bus routes in the uk had been axed in the last ten years and the confederation for passenger transport saying that they might not have an option but to cut more in april when things like the subsidy ends. their boss reckons that they could have, they might have to have reckons that they could have, they might have to hav e £250 they might have to have £250 million in order to plug the financial gap in this coming year , but that the subsidy will year, but that the subsidy will help get passengers back onto pubuc help get passengers back onto public transport after the coronavirus pandemic. public transport after the coronavirus pandemic . currently coronavirus pandemic. currently at the minute levels of passengers on buses are running around 80 to 85% to what they were from pre—pandemic levels. so this scheme, the idea is to get more people back onto buses at a cheaper price than they would pay before. to give you an example of how much could example of how much you could well saving some of the

well be saving some of the biggest saves are between leeds and where the usual price is aroun d £13. not now is a single around £13. not now is a single £2. lancaster in kendal works aroun d £12.50. believe it or around £12.50. believe it or not, it's £2 for single day and plymouth and exeter, which is £9.20. ding ding, ding. three times it's £9.20. ding ding, ding. three times it' s £2 for a single up times it's £2 for a single up until . so it's good news for until. so it's good news for people here in the new year trying to use buses and save every penny they can in the cost of living . the minute the of living. the minute the minister for buses, richard holton , said they want to try holton, said they want to try and move to a situation where they where they're not having to constantly subsidise and put money into these routes and they said get people back onto buses. so the idea is that when the subsidy ends in april because there are lot more people back there are a lot more people back on public transport, the bus company, the bus companies themselves can lower the prices . and so saving for . and so the saving for customers continues . you very customers continues. you very much. thank you . some good news, much. thank you. some good news, right ? oh, absolutely. and to be

right? oh, absolutely. and to be welcomed . my hope is that it welcomed. my hope is that it will actually tempt people to get out their cars. now, some of those excellent examples that jack gave , for instance, leeds jack gave, for instance, leeds to scarborough , lancaster to to scarborough, lancaster to kendal. to scarborough, lancaster to kendal . actually, all that kendal. actually, all that happenedis kendal. actually, all that happened is that plymouth , happened is that plymouth, exeter all happen is that people will switch from trains to buses because they're much, much cheapeh because they're much, much cheaper. it's got to get people out of their cars, and that's going to happen if you are going to have if you can guarantee reliable services, that's what people cherish in public. that's what it boils down to, is having a reliable and also, you know, it's till april . and for me, it's till april. and for me, april feels just round the corner. maybe if we're going to have you know, we've got a cost of lockdown crisis going on at the moment. i think it's going to than just april. it to last more than just april. it should go on for longer. well, what is doing, what germany is doing, unbelievably, probably in the next months is going next couple of months is going to right, fo r ,49 a month, to say, right, for ,49 a month, that' s £1.40 a day. you can that's £1.40 a day. you can travel anywhere in germany by buses, by trams , by city ferries

buses, by trams, by city ferries and by railways up to and including regional express trains. that is really going to make a lot of difference. but obviously it costs billions of euros to subsidise it. exactly. i mean, there's a magic money tree. so all of these subsidised pubuc tree. so all of these subsidised public transport schemes sound good, but it's we're paying for it. we pay for it with our money, our taxes. you know, i find a really way to get around my car . i find a really way to get around my car. i don't i don't go on strike where i live. i don't have very regular buses and consistently the easiest, cheapest fastest way for me to get around is in my car. so i don't find it very tempting. i think if you live in a city, you know, you're going from one side of a city to another. that's great. if you live in the suburbs like me, it is much harder. it's not it's not a great temptation at all. so do you resent having having you resent having this having your taxes for the subsidy? your taxes paid for the subsidy? not it works. no not really. not if it works. no not really. i don't. i don't begrudge it, but that sometimes these but i think that sometimes these benefits are sold to us as free and then not free. we pay for

them. i think that's the big thing across all all of these things isn't it? is that they're sold free. but there is sold to us as free. but there is no such thing free. we have no such thing as free. we have to pay for more. but i do welcome this. i think it's i think if it gets people out, i'm not even thinking about of not even thinking about out of their actually, i'm just their cars. actually, i'm just thinking more people thinking if it gets more people out because you know, they're not travelling because of the cost is cost of travelling. if this is going help alleviate that and going to help alleviate that and get out get people going out and travelling i think travelling a bit more, i think it's wonderful. there's, it's wonderful. so there's, there's, of good there's, there's lots of good news oh, there's cheaper news coming. oh, there's cheaper bus we've safest bus travel. we've got the safest fares that there are. so that's wonderful. well, we'll be back in minutes with more from in a few minutes with more from gb live. and be gb news live. and we'll be looking whether the looking at whether the hospitality can bounce hospitality industry can bounce back in 2023. but before that, here comes the weather . looking here comes the weather. looking ahead to today's weather and the uk is looking cold with rain and hail, snow over scotland. showers and bright spells elsewhere. the details, it'll be a mild and rather cloudy start to new year's day across southwest england. there'll be

some bright spells, but also some bright spells, but also some scattered locally. heavy, gusty showers. they'll be rather cloudy conditions across southeast england. to start the new year. some brighter spells are likely with the odd shower to brighten sunny spells will edgein to brighten sunny spells will edge in from the west, although still rather cloudy in the east. locally heavy, blustery showers in the west, too. it'll be a rather cloudy and windy start to the new year across the midlands and isolated heavy showers is possible in the west. a mild day for all with limited sunshine . for all with limited sunshine. showery rain will continue to slowly clear from the north. dher slowly clear from the north. drier further south with some brighter, sunny at times. mild for the time of year. but with a brisk southwestern breeze, patchy rain and hill snow will continue to gradually clear to the east. but it will remain mostly cloudy, with hill fog lingering . feeling chilly once lingering. feeling chilly once again, it'll be a mostly cloudy day to start the new year across northern ireland. there will also be some patchy , mostly also be some patchy, mostly light rain at times.

also be some patchy, mostly light rain at times . feeling light rain at times. feeling chilly once again . showers chilly once again. showers wintry in the north with bright or sunny spells for most . or sunny spells for most. further cloud and rain in the southeast . and that's your southeast. and that's your weather today . on tuesday , join weather today. on tuesday, join me on a quick saturday and sunday afternoon on tv news. expect fiery debate and passionate discussion as me and my panel tackle some of the biggest topics hitting the headlines. it's a place for everyone's opinion no one gets cancelled, but no one gets an easy ride . oh, audiences are easy ride. oh, audiences are ready for conversation , but a ready for conversation, but a fierce, frank and of course, fun. every saturday and sunday afternoon from 4 pm. on tv news , the people's channel. i'm committed so many. join me on gb news on sunday mornings for a politics show with personality on tv, radio and online gb news. the channel britain's news.

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industry can bounce back in 2023. and as we mourn the death of a british icon, we'll be by showbusiness reporter hayley palmer to look back on the legacy of dame vivienne westwood before that. here's the latest news right now . tanya thank you. news right now. tanya thank you. good afternoon. it's 1:01 news right now. tanya thank you. good afternoon. it's1:01 nine bethany elsey with your top stories from the gb newsroom. a record number of migrants, almost 46,000, crossed the engush almost 46,000, crossed the english channel to the uk in 2022. the last crossings took place on christmas day when 90 people made the journey from france on to small boats . it france on to small boats. it bnngs france on to small boats. it brings the total number for the year to 45,756. that's 60% higher than the figure for 2021, when more than 28,000 migrants crossed over . prime when more than 28,000 migrants crossed over. prime minister rishi sunak has to bring in new laws this year to make it clear to those who enter the country

illegally that they won't be allowed to stay . pope francis allowed to stay. pope francis paid his respects to his predecessor whilst addressing worshippers at the vatican this morning. pope benedict xvi, died within the vatican city at the age of 95. tomorrow morning , within the vatican city at the age of 95. tomorrow morning, his body will be brought to st peter's basilica where people will be able to pay their respects. he will lie in state there for three days until his funeral on the 5th of january. pope francis told worshippers to keep the former pontiff in their prayers and effectively , prayers and effectively, serenely . bongiorno, a bonanno . serenely. bongiorno, a bonanno. dear brothers and sisters , good dear brothers and sisters, good day and happy new year. he needs your de novo. i know there beginning of the new year is entrusted to mary most holy whom we celebrate today as mother of god at this time let us invoke her intercession, especially for pope emeritus benedict xvi, who left this world yesterday

morning . let us all join morning. let us all join together with one heart and one soulin together with one heart and one soul in thanking god for the gift of this faithful servant of the gospel and of the church . the gospel and of the church. celebrations to mark the start of 2023 have taken place across the nation , including in central the nation, including in central london, where a crowd of more than 100,000 gathered to watch the new year fireworks display . the new year fireworks display. london's mayor says the 12 minute display, which is the first since the start of the ten demick, is the biggest in europe. the sold out show featured a tribute to the late queen elizabeth. highlighted the lionesses euros win and showed solidarity with ukraine. despite the rain , there were similar the rain, there were similar scenes in edinburgh as revellers packed the streets to enjoy the first full hulk mini

celebrations in three years. but was a quiet affair in scarborough thanks to thor , the scarborough thanks to thor, the arctic walrus . the yorkshire arctic walrus. the yorkshire county cancelled its new year fireworks display to avoid causing him any distress. he was spotted in the town's harbour andifs spotted in the town's harbour and it's thought to be the first one ever seen in the county. he's since moved on and experts say he was probably just taking a break before a long journey . a break before a long journey. nonh a break before a long journey. north and the archbishop of canterbury is urging the government to tackle what he calls the country's broken social care system . justin welby social care system. justin welby used his new year message to say care homes are struggling to cover energy bills and retain staff. he's called on everyone to rise to . the challenge of to rise to. the challenge of repairing the present system. the government says social care was made a priority in last month's autumn budget, pledging £7.5 billion in support over the next two years. two men have been charged with the murder , a

been charged with the murder, a non—league footballer. he was stabbed to death in birmingham on. boxing day. 23 year old cody fisher was attacked at a nightclub in digbeth . 21 year nightclub in digbeth. 21 year old cammy carpenter and two year old cammy carpenter and two year old remi golden will appear before magistrates on monday . before magistrates on monday. and from today. more than 4600 bus routes across england will have fares capped at £2 for a single trip. more than 130 operators outside of london have joined in the scheme, which will last until the end of march . the last until the end of march. the cap is being paid for with a £60 million government fund . you're million government fund. you're up to date on gb news. we'll bnng up to date on gb news. we'll bring you more news as it happens. now it's back to tanya . happens. now it's back to tanya. welcome to gb news live. it beganin welcome to gb news live. it began in new zealand and japan and the first day of the new

year has finally reached the western united states. all around the world, 2023 was ushered in with fireworks and celebrating. here in the uk we welcomed it in with a spectacle , a fireworks display in london. celebrating love and unity . the celebrating love and unity. the show included tributes to the late queen and the message of support for ukraine. a national reporter, theo chikomba has been speaking to people about what they thought of 2020 to end their hopes to the new year. celebrating the new year in style. thousands made their way into central london to catch a glimpse of this display, which returned after two years off. they joined many who'd made the trip from all corners of the uk and the world holiday seasons often give families the chance to , recuperate and enjoy quality to, recuperate and enjoy quality time like this.

to, recuperate and enjoy quality time like this . 2022 was a mixed time like this. 2022 was a mixed bag for millions across the country . some found new country. some found new opportunities and others went through challenging times . as through challenging times. as you know, 2022 has been tough for a lot of people and you know for a lot of people and you know for me , i think it was, you know for me, i think it was, you know , the same struggles as everybody. but persevere. and to be able to come to this amazing city, to see the new year's eve fireworks and the ability to travel again and see the world and new people and looking forward to more of that in 2023. as country, we've celebrated together and we've also mourned as a nation with a new year. it creates an opportunity to take on new challenges , but also to on new challenges, but also to live a new chapter. yeah. making more memories. live a new chapter. yeah. making more memories . yeah i'm going to more memories. yeah i'm going to smile on office, i think . yeah, smile on office, i think. yeah, well, smile. i was happy jokes is a joke, so. yeah, definitely . yeah. lots of happy, smiling, contagious. yeah i'm from canada , vancouver. i used to live in

africa and now i'm celebrating year and christmas in in london and the year. we're looking forward to more love spread in the and peace and travel and great landmarks . already some great landmarks. already some have started the year as they mean to go on. and for others it's a journey that begins in what could be an exciting year theo chikomba . gb news. i'm theo chikomba. gb news. i'm joined again by author and journalist laura dodsworth . so journalist laura dodsworth. so are you optimistic for 2023? yes i always start every optimistic, but this year especially so because we've been through a really rough few years. that's what we talk about. i turned 50 this year. it's great. a big year. this year. it's great. a big year . and so if i don't make year. and so if i don't make this good, what year is to consolidate ? you know, for me consolidate? you know, for me personally . so i've got that personally. so i've got that kind of optimism about the i'm planning on having lots of fun. i don't think it's all good news

. you know, inflation's set to 19% in early 2023. you know, we're all noticing. we. yeah, we're all noticing. we. yeah, we're all noticing that food. i think the inflation was 16.5% over the last year. think the inflation was 16.5% over the last year . and so over the last year. and so there's lots kind of worries in there's lots kind of worries in the background . but generally i the background. but generally i feel optimistic and i think we have to find our pleasures where we can, whether it's just a cup of coffee with friends or something. you must find the joy in life. but one of the things that comes this time of year that comes up this time of year is honours list. now, i do is the honours list. now, i do fancy a dame. i do . and i fancy myself a dame. i do. and i gather a there's as gather there's a there's a as were in the were talking about in the earlier that there are earlier hour, that there are companies you can to companies that you can go to that will increase your likelihood an honours likelihood of getting an honours up to 6. you've got to pay over five grand to do so and sometimes more that so sometimes a lot more that so might be happening. year. might not be happening. year. but do think of the but what do you think of the honours list? no, think is honours list? no, i think it is cheating. get why cheating. i totally get why people but idea of people do it, but the idea of paying people do it, but the idea of paying put yourself for an paying to put yourself for an honour the opposite of honour is the opposite of honouh honour is the opposite of honour. it's dishonourable. no no, no. to those companies.

anyone who set up this company should be slightly ashamed. i'm not of that all. so not a fan of that at all. so i love the idea of an honour system. think fantastic system. i think it's fantastic and it really warm your and it can really warm your heart when see name that heart when you see a name that you and approve of on the you like and approve of on the list, especially for things like gallantry. so i love the honours list, is, gallantry. so i love the honours list, is, the list, except the thing is, the three that to my three words that come to my mind. these days about the honours search jemmy honours list are search jemmy savile. still savile. why are you still calling, because what ? yes, calling, sir? because what? yes, this is exactly point . this is exactly my point. because is that you because the thing is that you cannot revoke that posthumously. the knighthood is a living order, and it dies with the person . so, sure . sometimes they person. so, sure. sometimes they get it wrong . if he had to be, get it wrong. if he had to be, you know , if his vile sex had you know, if his vile sex had been uncovered while he was alive, the coat could have been stripped from him. but it isn't . i just this this picture him with the big cigar in his mouth , holding his knighthood medal, grinning. and it's a really haunting , grinning. and it's a really haunting, unpleasant image. i think that the whole honour system is a bit of a chum ocracy. exactly. and also a lot

people get get honours and they get this phantom stick thing for failure. yeah absolutely. so there's somebody there's somebody a name on there this year and i don't want to be about it, but it's david halpern and he got his honour for i think they're called the works centres . so that's within the centres. so that's within the civil service . it's about making civil service. it's about making evidence based decision making and policy making . great idea. and policy making. great idea. can't really begrudge him that. but he's also the head of the nudge. you know, the not just my arch nemesis as you know, the idea that the government has been running units to sibling anally unconsciously influence people i find really insidious and that disturbing disturbing to think that all governments are nudging us into thinking a certain way. yeah. so we're not, we stop thinking for ourselves and this man is being awarded for helping them do that. so he's list. so, you he's the honours list. so, you know, can see you know, you can see then you think, well, you know, just because he's put in 70 years in the civil service or whatever, i actually controversial

actually have a controversial thought think thought here that i don't think politicians or civil servants should because should get honours because they're it. they're they're too close to it. they're too to people that are too close to the people that are awarding it. do you know what? that's not idea, except it that's not a bad idea, except it is also important to award people and people for public service. and in should include in theory that should include politicians civil servants. politicians and civil servants. do who got do you know who has a got a damehood? yeah. and i think she should. j.k. rowling. yeah. so she has an honour. think it's called companion of honour, which services to which is for services to literature. great and she also has obe . but why doesn't she has an obe. but why doesn't she have damehood ? should do. have a damehood? she should do. you hundreds of you know, she's sold hundreds of millions books. she's one of millions of books. she's one of the most important figures , the most important figures, arguably in the in the arts world from this country. there's always film spinoffs. she's also contributed hundreds of millions to charity. and i can't help wondering if a lot the anti rowling central on social media and you the voices of her very ungrateful young cast. i'll just unpopular too towards her because she stood up for women's sex based and she gets called transphobe back. let's see if

j.k. rowling gets a damehood in the next couple of years. if she doesn't, there's something wrong. i think maybe. and i'll start a petition to get her that damehood. now with damehood. well you are now with gb news live. and coming up, we'll be joined by ellen miller asking whether hospital asking whether the hospital health bounce back health industry can bounce back in 2023. and i think that's something that we've got to help hospitality do. we've got to help hospital to bounce back. so coming up now is a quick.

welcome back to gb news live. the new energy price cap levels into effect today, rising . 4279 into effect today, rising. 4279 per year. however government's energy price guarantee schemes means typical bills will remain at 12 some 500 per year on

average until april, despite this scheme, research has shown more than three quarters of households in the uk will be pushed into fuel poverty this month . and anna riley has month. and anna riley has a report . kate johnson spends month. and anna riley has a report. kate johnson spends an average of report. kate johnson spends an average 0 f £10 a day on a average of £10 a day on a prepaid fuel , and she's one of prepaid fuel, and she's one of the millions of people in britain living in fuel . the mom britain living in fuel. the mom lives with her two children and partner in york. the family's only income is from universal credit , and only income is from universal credit, and they struggle to heat their home. it's got medical conditions. heat their home. it's got medical conditions . got five medical conditions. got five wheelchair life right . and if we wheelchair life right. and if we don't have the heating on, it's really painful at some point, a cop i walk at and the kids have got like additional needs and stuff so the heating is something we definitely do need. it for, but it's really, really cold and just ove r £100 for the cold and just over £100 for the week as it was too cold. lots

dunng week as it was too cold. lots during the day. despite government support, kate worried about rising costs of energy and price hikes have made quite a few contributions towards the fuel bills. but says it's still a drop in ocean. especially when you've got to have all every day for medical reasons. you've got to have all every day for medical reasons . so for medical reasons. so controlling the mould in the house so safe and solvent should be done because then it's going to keep increasing . that will to keep increasing. that will get to the point where people will have to choose. those are set in the cold after feature family . i'll set in the cold after feature family. i'll pay rent set in the cold after feature family . i'll pay rent the family. i'll pay rent the community food bank down the road from kate provides a lifeline for her family. it's run by john miguel, who feeds a hundred people a day, seven days a week from the shed , his house. a week from the shed, his house. and with the fuel bills rising , and with the fuel bills rising, john could only see the numbers of people he helps increasing . of people he helps increasing. it used to be food or heating.

now it's rent or mortgage . we've now it's rent or mortgage. we've gone. we've gone even further. basically so rent down here is going up on average of £400 a month . so that's from going up on average of £400 a month. so that's fro m £2 off month. so that's from £2 off your shopping bill. and heating everything . the fuel for your everything. the fuel for your car to go to work. so we do have a lot of here who do work , but a lot of here who do work, but they just don't earn enough money anymore. the catch my tail all the time and many a lot of people who have an indoor act catching up so when we get the wage or payment that meal it's just a vicious. with snow set to hit the uk this month the festivities of christmas feel long gone for people kate who will be wrapping warm and worrying about paying for the heating and the relief gb news york . and with those high costs york. and with those high costs still reeling from two years of

covid shutdowns , britain's covid shutdowns, britain's hospitality industry has taken battering. let's now to alan miller. he's the former chair of the night time industries associate and founder also of treatment in east london and now co—founder of the together association, which aims to bring people together , knocked down. people together, knocked down. so, alan, what can we do to help the hospitality now? well, i think one thing, tanya, is that actually your viewers and people that are watching and thinking about this can actually let their councillors know that hospitality should have late night extensions. there's no reason why things should close at 11 and 12 midnight and in fact, one of the ironies of london, suppose italy being an open city, as the mayor keeps saying, is that most things close to by am. that is a scandal . the opposite that we scandal. the opposite that we want the pressure and you know , want the pressure and you know, inflation and energy prices and all the things you said. we

actually lost over 15,000 venues dunng actually lost over 15,000 venues during lockdown . and many of us during lockdown. and many of us warned that the together declaration and others that what lockdowns would actually . not lockdowns would actually. not just the hospitality but all too small medium sized enterprises is an impact them . but one thing is an impact them. but one thing that still has not happened in britain is that we should be able to execute and something that actually came around a long time ago with the licencing act that we were allowed to have 24 hour licencing, but no councillors seem to want to implement it now if they're serious about we eating cities , serious about we eating cities, towns up and down the country. this should be a key thing and frankly , i helped set up a night frankly, i helped set up a night time economy commission with the mayor london , and it was mayor of london, and it was initially boris johnson of initially with boris johnson of mancity.com and we put in a whole task force and we put in measures to advice for it. and councillors in london and across the uk have absolutely not wanted to it. and in many ways unfortunately it's been the same rhetoric that we've seen around pubuc rhetoric that we've seen around public health that the public is

not to be trusted, it be let out late at night . you know, they late at night. you know, they have to be restricted and, limited. and actually we know that we light up our streets that we light up our streets that we light up our streets that we actually that's where we fall in love. that's when you cultural phenomenons exist, whether it's in food or music or dance or fashion. hoteling it's actually one of the most dynamic arenas that we've got nearly 70 billion per annum, 6% of a workforce. so one enormous thing that could be done is an application of late licencing a less restrictions, in my opinion . and do you do you think that that will increase the footfall because the football is not back yet? is it? since the pre—covid times footfall, people aren't going back into the restaurants, they're not going back into hospitality like they did before covid. you think having covid. so do you think by having a licences that might a late night licences that might help footfall as help increase the footfall as well as going shopping? yeah, yeah. well as going shopping? yeah, yeah . i mean, i think there's yeah. i mean, i think there's a number of things that have happened that the whole the cost of the cost of an average price

of the cost of an average price of a beer, london anywhere from 8 t 0 £10 is enormous. and 8 to £10 is enormous. and unfortunately the cost of lockdown costs of living crisis is having ramifications on everyone. but we need to be to find opportunities to generate more . and we've got some of the more. and we've got some of the most dynamic professional entrepreneurs and lighting and soundin entrepreneurs and lighting and sound in clubs and bars and food . you know, we should have more 24 hour night markets like they have in asia. and if you go to a bar alone or, you know, internation alley, you'll see intergenerational families out late at night enjoying food throughout the day and night. late at night enjoying food throughout the day and night . we throughout the day and night. we should be able to explore these opportunities and create options for people. but there's no getting away from the fact not to look back, but to say that when you shut down society and you impose limits and measures, even if you try and provide a little bit of money and actually a lot of money was provided hospitality the ramifications are going to be significant and

that's why beyond not just hospitality but collectively i think everyone's got to actually be able to say we need the pubuc be able to say we need the public at the heart of all of this. we need to be able to say, well, cities and our towns look like i'm one of the things i'm really concerned about on is that not just in licencing but actually around cities around uk, there's constant attempt uk, there's a constant attempt to law. i was to limit us and the law. i was talking earlier about why cars are important, but the 15 minute and the 20 minute that we and the 20 minute city that we see, traffic see, the low traffic neighbourhoods, whole ulez , neighbourhoods, the whole ulez, the expansion of that that the mayor is trying to do, even just one, did not want it before you carry on here, can i just also say i think this what leads on really that really nicely to this is that you, the co—founder of the together in which together association in which i'm the founding members i'm one of the founding members of as well. i'm very proud to be and you talking about the and you know, talking about the pubuc and you know, talking about the public are things public now, these are things that time that you talk about all time with that and get people's knowledge there. so how can knowledge out there. so how can people help themselves in this situation . well, i think it's

situation. well, i think it's really important that the public is at front and centre of things. tanya, today i that locally , regionally and locally, regionally and nationally should all have our voices heard. you know, there's sense sometimes that there's not much we can do, that there's just one flow of direction. but i actually, as you are with me, when we went to ten downing street and we delivered the petitions both against the vaccine and vaccine passports , vaccine and vaccine passports, 300,000 people, over 350,000. what we demonstrated is that when people actually stand up and have their voices heard and campaign and, you know , get campaign and, you know, get calls to action that their mps and councillors know let us know actually , activate things actually, activate things locally, get , get involved, you locally, get, get involved, you can have a difference. you can make a difference. your voice can be heard and it was in britain that we stopped the mandates . britain that we stopped the mandates. many people around the world said, don't think world said, we don't think you're to be able do you're going to be able to do that. but when that happened in britain, in specifically, see it fell everywhere else. and fell away everywhere else. and i think we take that think that we should take that as recognition . we can have a

as recognition. we can have a big impact and that's true big impact and that's also true about other areas we've seen we've seen that in the online bill, the free speech bill, in the free speech question that been pushback from together , others that have been together, others that have been saying we need to be able to have open debate, free speech is paramount. but we've now seen the twitter files and many other things how journalists and things, how journalists and doctors and citizens have been suppressed and restricted . we suppressed and restricted. we need to do that. we need to continue that. we have a range of areas . we're working on the of areas. we're working on the public. we're asking people to be involved. we have members and we have signatures raised and we have local and regional ambassadors. and we also are launching cabinet year launching a cabinet this year that will have a range of experts , different areas. so we experts, different areas. so we can continue with this. but that we've got some key areas that we're working on. one is the continuation to get the care workers reinstated and compensated . you just had compensated. you just had a piece on how you know, the care sector is in such a problematic situation . we lost 40,000 plus situation. we lost 40,000 plus care workers . so that's one

care workers. so that's one thing and that's we're carrying on with a really crucial thing we're doing is we're saying the pubuc we're doing is we're saying the public one one area that really impacts people on a to day basis is getting around, getting around locally and being able to do that . and then i'm sure do that. and then i'm sure that's laura was just talking about actually is keeping hold of our car or is quite important and keeping hold of our autonomy. yeah. i mean, it's, it's not, not the most fashionable of opinions at the moment, but i agree with alan completely about the 15 minute neighbourhoods and you know, having right to roam, you having the right to roam, you know, be free range, feel travel and hate to be stuck within and i'd hate to be stuck within 15 minutes of where i live. it feels like a very constrictive and unpleasant form of life. you should know everything that alan was just talking there, though, is sums up the essence . what is sums up the essence. what would give me hope for 2023, though ? together was though? together was a grassroots organisation . yes, we grassroots organisation. yes, we were. and you know, he talked about the success as a delivering a petition with over a third of familiar names to downing street and potentially

being important being a very important contribution in altering the course of vaccine mandates was which was something truly terrible, horrific and authoritarian that we swerved in this country. what this country. so that's what that shows what happens when people do organise and come together can feel together because you can feel very disenfranchised main very disenfranchised by the main political parties , but people political parties, but people have remember can take have to remember they can take action. in fact, you know, action. and in fact, you know, to list as well, alan, could to my list as well, alan, could be somebody who does. i used to live on excuse you alan. so we were all have been talking about the honours list and we just felt you would be we are nominating you to be sir alan miller because of the work that done with the together association and how i myself , association and how i myself, it's empowered me to know that i can go and do something because sometimes i think we're a bit lost and we think we're helpless. but joining an association like this and there are of them around, gives are many of them around, gives you so how how can you power. so how how can someone join us ? yes. so if you someone join us? yes. so if you go to the together together declaration .org together that

question .org you can up as a member and you can join to become part of this we have local and regional hubs. we have an event in manchester on the 12th of january which is on the cost of lockdown, cost of living crisis. in fact, dominic is going to be speaking there as well as professor james wood. highs and we have an event in highs in and we have an event in birmingham in february. we have events around country. one thing that's really important is our slogan to get back democracy is not just a slogan. it's something that we encourage and we want get engaged we want people to get engaged with whilst we with because whilst we can criticise force, which is important do , the way to important to do, the way to actually have real agency is to get involved ourselves and to shape and curate things the way we want them are elected representatives have be representatives have to be accounts full to us and if they're not going to be, then we have to have a conversation about what we're going to do about what we're going to do about too. i agree with about that too. and i agree with laura, i think is a really laura, i think 2023 is a really big opportunity for people to take democracy, to the take that democracy, to put the pubuc take that democracy, to put the public heart of things, public at the heart of things, to that, you know , don't

to say that, you know, don't want. say that don't want. when we say that we don't want. when we say that we don't want neighbourhoods and want traffic neighbourhoods and you local councils, we're you ignore local councils, we're going challenge that. in going to challenge that. in fact, seventh in fact, on january the seventh in hanngey fact, on january the seventh in haringey happening when fact, on january the seventh in haringethat happening when fact, on january the seventh in haringethat we happening when fact, on january the seventh in haringethat we don'tzning when fact, on january the seventh in haringethat we don't want when fact, on january the seventh in haringethat we don't want new we say that we don't want new lies to be expanded because it will. businesses and residents andifs will. businesses and residents and it's actually very costly . and it's actually very costly. we don't want you to ignore us. mayor of london want that as a democratic response . and if democratic response. and if you're going to listen to you're not going to listen to these going to these things, we're going to actually well, we need to actually say, well, we need to talk about ourselves. we need to get people perhaps elected. we need stand and compete and need to stand and compete and put these things forward at the heart areas of heart of all these areas of what's going in the nhs, what's going on in the nhs, transport, educate , transport, health, educate, patient, all of these things is . the public has been sidelined . we've been treated with contempt . there are technocrats contempt. there are technocrats that , market, say or this is that say, market, say or this is what we're going to do to you because you're not you're not really part of this situation where the and the good and where the great and the good and we and what's really we decide and what's really crucial demos i mean, crucial is that demos i mean, you know, you know this from from your background, your demos across show the power of the people the very notion that

people the very notion that people power is essential and that's the way we keep things honest. and so we're inviting as many people that think this is important to get involved with us. goes together, us. so it goes together, declaration all to come declaration to all to come follow us on twitter together, take come to our events to watch podcasts , to actually join podcasts, to actually join a local group, to actually set one up yourself with people if you want around the country and to start having our voices heard much more around all of these campaigns is really essential that we take back democracy together . that's it. on that together. that's it. on that note, thank you much, alan miller. let's take back democracy together. i love that .thank democracy together. i love that . thank you. all right. in a few minutes, we'll be chatting to relationship expert joe hemmings about an expected surge in divorces in the new year. but first, here's some news update with bethany elsey . tonya, thank with bethany elsey. tonya, thank you. good afternoon . it's one you. good afternoon. it's one 1:31. i'm bethany lc in the gb

newsroom, a record number of migrants , almost 46,000, crossed migrants, almost 46,000, crossed the english channel to the uk in 2022. the last took place on christmas day when 90 people made the journey from on to small boats . it brings the total small boats. it brings the total number for the year to 45,756. that's 60% higher than the figure for 2021, when more than 8000 migrants crossed over . 8000 migrants crossed over. prime minister rishi sunak has promised bring in noodles this year to make it clear to those who enter the country that they won't be allowed to stay. pope francis has paid his respects to his predecessor whilst addressing worshippers at the vatican this morning . pope vatican this morning. pope benedict xvi died within vatican at the age of 95. tomorrow morning his body will be brought to st peter's basilica where people will be able to pay their respects. he will lie in state there for three days until his funeral, the 5th of january and

celebrations mark the start of 2023 have taken place across the nafion 2023 have taken place across the nation , including in central nation, including in central london , where a crowd of more london, where a crowd of more than 100,000 gathered to watch the new year fireworks display . the new year fireworks display. london's mayor the 12 minute display, which the first since the start of the pandemic is the biggest in europe. the sold out show featured a tribute to the late queen elizabeth. highlight at the lionesses euros win and show solidarity with ukraine. europe today on tv, online and derby plus radio. this is gb news. tanya will be back in just a moment .

welcome back to gb news live . welcome back to gb news live. it's not all new beginnings this gets underway . it's also a time gets underway. it's also a time when many people decide to call it quits, not least in their marriage. divorce are predicting a surge in cases. and as it happens , divorce day is on happens, divorce day is on tuesday . unusually this year , tuesday. unusually this year, men are expected to seek a split than women . i'm joined. men are expected to seek a split than women . i'm joined . so than women. i'm joined. so what's behind this and i'm joined now by relationship coach and psychologist joy joe hemmings. hello joe. so what is this search about? why is this happening ? hi, tanya . it's happening? hi, tanya. it's a number of factors. it's always a spike in january because couples who either put off until after christmas issues that they've got and they just want that christmas and then they'll get on with other couples who think perhaps we can get through it because pat's will be alright.

and finally have them. but this year particularly you've got all the other pressures of the cost of living crisis. of course that's just really adding to the burden of families and it's very difficult to live in harmony under those circumstances . and under those circumstances. and you've got the no fault divorce law that came in in which means that there is no blame. it have to be blame on either side , and to be blame on either side, and therefore you can't contest that divorce. and i think , you know divorce. and i think, you know men particularly may be sort of thinking, right, that's fine. you know, my ex, my wife can't contest this divorce, so we don't have to cite unreasonable behaviour or anything else you suggest it's like a quickie divorce . so what they have . so divorce. so what they have. so whatever happens, you can get divorce now. so if somebody was for example, trying to divorce me on the grounds of one reasonable behaviour, i could contest it and stop the divorce from going through. no from going through. that no longer longer longer exists. that no longer exists. so there is no blame on either side now. so these divorces through quite

divorces are going through quite quickly. a dating with quickly. this is a dating with some you know, it is a sort of packaged deal, not very expensive. and they're going through. january through. but, you know, january is always this set time is is always been this set time is also bit a spike. the also a bit of a spike. the couples that have on couples that have been on houday and couples that have been on holiday and it's , you holiday together and it's, you know, calling know, that intense calling together that they're not necessarily used to is another time january can a is a tough one because my in my own practise relationship counselling also goes up and you get the couples saying we don't want a divorce, we're going to see if we can repair what's going on and recognise that obviously it's a touchy feely. i've got to do something about it. do you think this clause in this new divorce clauses is going to make people give up faster than they would if they had to go through something a little bit more? do you think it's dooming thing for it's a kind of dooming thing for relationships to some easy way out, not to have to fight for a little bit more? i mean, that's always a good question. yes part that's true . but also in part

that's true. but also in part there , people who can get out of there, people who can get out of really marriages without that partner contesting it and it's just makes it much less complex and much less expensive . and and much less expensive. and psychologically difficult. so yeah, there's a little bit of that in there but i think the plus size of feeling that you that freedom when you need it when your marriage needs to come to an end without it being challenged properly the. yeah so would you you know forget about disruptive or a kind of abusive relationship but would you always encourage people to work on their relationship if there's no abuse going on? it's just kind of communication is broken down. do you think that should always try and stay together ? oh always try and stay together? oh always. people have different reasons for staying together. you often hear couples , they'll you often hear couples, they'll stay together for the children and actually children pick up very quickly on unhealthy or toxic relationships. so the probably isn't a good enough

reason to stay together. i look think if you think it's better if you know there's not quite right some when you get to the point where you know there's something terribly wrong it's much easier to repair relationships at an earlier you know some couples to me for counselling and actually you know quite quickly that they simply have grown apart no abuse involved they just grown apart out of love to the extent that there isn't anything you can do to repair it. but for the majority of couples who recognise they've got into poor habhs recognise they've got into poor habits or behaviour , neglect, habits or behaviour, neglect, you know, not sort of being considerate enough for whatever is, you know, bringing that communication is the key to bringing that back into relationships very often be the saving of it as a show. so there you go. one of the things you need to do is communicate more. thank you, laura. are you surprised at the surge in divorce? i'm not because of the no fault changes. so i think that we don't really know anymore society or attitude to

marriage and divorces. i don't think we take it seriously. and i think that's really sad for society. it's sad for families. one parent families and i say this as someone who's divorced, i said my ex—husband for 20 years, and it's a great sadness that didn't work that the marriage didn't work out. i just i it's all out. i just i think it's all really complicated. you know, that to be almost no divorce before 1914. so, like one in 450 marriages ended in divorce. so there's a theory that divorce is increased alongside women's liberation. is not a bad liberation. this is not a bad that's not a bad thing. that makes up the reasons for it. and i if the fact that i do wonder if the fact that more men are now looking at divorce is something do with an equilibrium that's reached between . well this is the first between. well this is the first time, isn't it's the first time that it's more men are searching for women nominate for divorce. women nominate someone to out of someone that want to get out of the relationship. i wonder the relationship. so i wonder what's causing that swing. well, i it's going to be i think it's going to be multifactorial. sure the multifactorial. i'm sure the change the divorce laws is change in the divorce laws is part it. but another part of it. but and another thing is is this bit thing is this is this is a bit contrary there is contrary show, but there is quite a lot of research that shows that is linked , divorces,

shows that is linked, divorces, a couple of studies show cited it . about two thirds of us it. about two thirds of us divorces and number two thirds. it is i mean, there's a there's a thing about correlation and causation. is it is actually looking at sexual material, a symptom of an unhappy marriage . symptom of an unhappy marriage. but more research is showing that that perhaps is a directional effect. i think as a society, we're quite messed up in our attitudes towards sex , in our attitudes towards sex, relationships, commitment and marriage and i think overall it's sad thing. while at the same time , i also agree that same time, i also agree that it's better for people to be able to exit relationship easily. know, there's an old easily. you know, there's an old saying it's hungarian. saying, i think it's hungarian. the thing you should reheat the only thing you should reheat is cabbage . you know, when it's is cabbage. you know, when it's oveh is cabbage. you know, when it's over, it's over. you think of a relationship where it was over the communication was gone, everything was gone. and reheated sometimes it just reheated it. sometimes it just doesn't work. it doesn't. but i doesn't work. it doesn't. but i do feel we need to take a little bit more time to communicate with other before things with each other before things are broken. and think that's are broken. and i think that's the about why going to the big thing about why going to a coach like joe or a relationship coach like joe or someone just to kind someone like that just to kind of too late but to

of get you go too late but to get you on again because get you on track again because i think lot of the time there's think a lot of the time there's still lot of love in still often a lot of love in relationships i'm a romantic so i'm going to stylistically this is relationships just is love and relationships just that way. and that you've lost your way. and i think as as get older as think as as we get older as women middle aged women that we are we watch it , but we of want are we watch it, but we of want to get more adventurous. we still feel there's life in front of us. we want to do things as men tend to want to stay home with our slippers and, you know, kind of make their world smaller. and i just think with a bit of communication, can bit of communication, you can find ground. well, they find a middle ground. well, they wouldn't the men us, wouldn't be the men for us, wouldn't be the men for us, would they they would would they know they would not be no, no, no. steph isn't be the. no, no, no. steph isn't staying think think staying at home. i think i think that's true i think you do need to that as to communicate. that said as well, shouldn't be well, people shouldn't be themselves up too much. i went to counselling ultimately to my counselling ultimately didn't but you didn't save my marriage. but you are starting early. are right about starting early. jordan says that one of jordan peterson says that one of the clearest signs the one of the clearest signs that a relationship it will end is people their eyes is if people roll their eyes about. the other one. i think a key respect. key thing is respect. absolutely. i've to try to

absolutely. i've got to try to respect the you're with, respect the partner you're with, even other things even if even if other things have wrong. you've got to have gone wrong. you've got to keep that of respect. keep that level of respect. absolutely. motorised absolutely. if a motorised roller, speak badly to roller, i can't speak badly to each other, speak nicely to each other. think that's important. other. i think that's important. well, seems like we've lost a well, it seems like we've lost a flurry, and beloved faces flurry, famous and beloved faces the 2022. among the the end of 2022. among the british fashion designer and punkicon british fashion designer and punk icon , dame vivienne punk icon, dame vivienne westwood , over a six decade westwood, over a six decade career at westwood pen pioneered new and rebellious ways to dress and also spoke out on political causes , including climate causes, including climate change. the treatment of julian assange . joining us to discuss, assange. joining us to discuss, westwood legacy is showbusiness reporter hayley palmer. hello hayley. how are you ? happy new hayley. how are you? happy new year to happy new year to you, too. so tell us a little bit about her legacy, dame vivien's legacy . yeah. i mean , she just legacy. yeah. i mean, she just really was an absolute icon, an absolute fashion royalty. it's just a shame. when i heard the news, i mean, you can see just

by the outpour on twitter just how much she really was loved. i mean, if we were watching back to the beginning, she was actually a primary school teacher before she went into fashion. and then she had a chance meeting with malcolm mclaren. he was the manager of the sex pistols and they opened this boutique on the king's road . it had that big clock which can still say and you could see her walk it up and down the king's road. she had orange hair or white hair. she was just very spry. king there was nobody else like . it's about her, especially like. it's about her, especially going back to her primary school daysis going back to her primary school days is the fact that she said that she loved all the kids, that she loved all the kids, that all the other teachers didn't like kind of more rebellious ones. and you can see that in her spirit, can't you? absolutely and she was not only trying to get the fashion across, she was trying to get that message across which she did so well. i feel like she makes politics with fashion and

music really well. indeed. and when you went to a vivienne westwood fashion show , you westwood fashion show, you weren't just getting a normal show. you were getting that show that would be memorable. i mean, i can always naomi campbell walking down the catwalk. i think she was in about eight inch heels , something that inch heels, something that i definitely couldn't do myself . definitely couldn't do myself. and i remember she went flying. she also remember when she it off. i also remember when she dressed a traffic cone. she dressed as a traffic cone. i mean, she also addresses were featured in the film and the city, the 2008 version. she the young, she designed the virgin air hostess, beautiful uniform. and i remember she designed a hat . pharrell williams at the so hat. pharrell williams at the so she really just does go down in history and it's such a sad loss to great britain. but one of the things i found really interesting is that she she was outspoken politically, something sometimes i agree , don't agree. sometimes i agree, don't agree. but one of the things i found really interesting is that dunng really interesting is that during wants get during assange wants to get personally cheap he can go to

personally cheap so he can go to her funeral because she was really outspoken him, really outspoken about him, wasn't she ? yes, she really was wasn't she? yes, she really was like i remember the protests and she was a good friend of his. and you're right, i've been reading in the papers this morning how he wants to leave britain, attend her funeral . britain, attend her funeral. they were very good friends. and, when had and, you know, when she had something stick up something she wanted to stick up for, really wants get for, she really wants to get that message across. and if see interviews with her, that made me actually about her me actually not about her fashion. it's my message she fashion. it's my message and she wanted people to speak up about politics, speak up about rights, and that is just something that she did so well. i'm actually she did so well. i'm actually she was working and so her dying day, writing book. she day, she was writing book. she was her art, working on was working her art, working on her designs . and i do know that her designs. and i do know that her designs. and i do know that her husband has been left with lots today and that he will be setting up a foundation later this year. i look for to see this year. so i look for to see how her legacy comes about in 2023. hayley thank you. hayley thank , you so much for that. and thank, you so much for that. and yesterday , yeah. happy new year yesterday, yeah. happy new year to you too. she'll be remembered

. so, laura, do you think that britain still has its of punk spirit , britain still has its of punk spirit, rebellious edge? do you think the british are still like that ? i don't really know. that? i don't really know. i mean, i don't follow fashion closely, so i'm not i'm not the best expert comment on vivienne westwood, but she was this amazing icon. amazing. but i mean, the british forget about fashion, forget about vivienne for a moment. we the first punks, right. we were the first punks. i remember kind of being a kind of pseudo punk. didn't go all the way . but a kind of pseudo punk. didn't go all the way. but i a kind of pseudo punk. didn't go all the way . but i knew as all the way. but i knew as a punk , oh, my god, i had that punk, oh, my god, i had that black hair, had the whole goth make up. i knew the whole punk thing. i loved it, and it was about rebellion and it was about kind kicking the man. and, you know, anarchy. do you think we still have that british kind of identity? absolutely i think we're the political punks of the world. do you? i do. even after what's happened since 2020. okay. so, alan was just talking about how we were kind of at the

vanguard of getting vaccine mandates dropped. yeah, we're political punks in this country. look at gender critical feminism, pushback gets to extremes of transgender ideology. that's very much product of britain . i suppose i product of britain. i suppose i can talk more terms of politics than clothing . i think we're than clothing. i think we're always at the edge. a very exciting island nation with exciting island nation with exciting edge ideas, and we always will be . well, on that always will be. well, on that note , we are british. we are note, we are british. we are exciting and something far more traditional. now as the catholic worship is across the uk, we'll be praying for the former pope benedict at mass services today after death aged 95 ailing health saw him become first leader of the catholic church to stand down in six centuries. back in 2013, after serving less than eight years at the vatican , king charles expressed his deep at benedict's death in a message as the archbishop can't be julian, just in will be also paid tribute . here's karen paid tribute. here's karen walker . a

paid tribute. here's karen walker. a look back at pope benedict's . extraordinary life . benedict's. extraordinary life. it's april 2005. white smoke rises from a chimney above the vatican . a new pope. the 265th vatican. a new pope. the 265th leader of the catholic church has been elected pope. benedict xvi, aged 78, became the oldest newly elected pope since the 17th, but also the first german head of the catholic church in centuries born ratzinger. in 1927, he lived with his catholic family in bavaria , although his family in bavaria, although his parents were anti. ratzinger was a member of . the hitler youth. a member of. the hitler youth. by the end of the second world war, he was serving as a german soldier , unwilling to fight. he soldier, unwilling to fight. he deserted and was briefly held as a prisoner of war by the americans . ratzinger was americans. ratzinger was ordained as a priest, 1951, and was a doctorates in theology at the university of munich. a few years later, he taught us a

number of universities before becoming the archbishop of munich and wrestling in 1977. he grew close to pope john paul the second and became one of his closest advisers . pope john paul closest advisers. pope john paul the second died in april 2005. joseph ratzinger was elected as head of the catholic church and became pope benedict for 16 . he became pope benedict for 16. he continues the legacy of his predecessor by speaking to other religious leaders, particularly judaism and islam domino is a case of conflating those. he aims to revitalise the in europe and maintains traditional catholic values relating to sexuality and priestly celibacy. he visited a number of countries in the early of his papacy, including new guidelines allowing more use of the latin mass. he directly addressed historical sexual abuse within the catholic church, speaking out against its during a visit to united nations. but he came media scrutiny in his role in

the cover up of and physical abuse cases by parish priests and in schools . the vatican and in schools. the vatican denounced the allegations as false and said its handling of the cases showed wisdom and firmness . in 2013 pope benedict firmness. in 2013 pope benedict of 16th announced his eminence resignation due to old age and ill health, making him the first p0pe ill health, making him the first popein ill health, making him the first pope in some 600 years to resign. more than 50,000 people crowded st peter's square to his final public address , a meeting final public address, a meeting of canada . but no. in this of canada. but no. in this year's post—christmas statements, pope francis made a surprise appeal. at the end of his address to ask for prayers for former pope benedict, saying he was very sick. the vatican issued a statement saying he was receiving medical care . but soon receiving medical care. but soon after, the 95 year old passed away in the vatican, the home of the institution he dedicated more than 70 years of his life to karen walker, gb news. so

coming to the end of our show, laura what do you think is the best thing that you're looking forward to ? 2023? can i tell you forward to? 2023? can i tell you what mine is first? yeah, go on then. going out partying with you . okay. i'm on for that. you. okay. i'm on for that. definitely i think you on the back of that story about pope benedict, it's obviously it's a sad loss and blow to the catholic church. we will see to the catholic church. it was 95 innings for me. so it's a good innings for me. so it's a good innings and it's sad. but let's be rio and it's 995. what it should teach us is that every day counts. i think we're quite death phobic, you know, don't mourn that too much. he's a man who believed in heaven and the afterlife. but got make afterlife. but you got make every so i feel every day counts. so i feel quite that in 2023 quite focussed that in 2023 we've had a lot of fun sucked out of us for the last couple of years. i'm pulling it. so that's what we're going to do for 2023. laura i have decided we're laura and i have decided we're going make every second going to make every second count. well that's it from us gb

news live. thank you forjoining news live. thank you for joining . in minutes, . coming up in a few minutes, a look at a momentous 2022 look back at a momentous 2022 for royal family a year in for the royal family a year in the royal life . looking ahead to the royal life. looking ahead to this afternoon and the uk is looking cold rain and hail snow over scotland showers in bright spells elsewhere. here's the details . patchy rain and spells elsewhere. here's the details. patchy rain and hail snow will continue to gradually clear to the east, but it will mostly cloudy with hill fog lingering in places and mostly cloudy day. to start the new year across northern ireland, there will also be some patchy light rain at times. there will also be some patchy light rain at times . there'll be light rain at times. there'll be a mixture of bright and sunny spells, along with scattered showers across north—west england. the showers will be heavy and blustery times , bright heavy and blustery times, bright or spells will edge in from the west, although it will stay rather cloudy in the east. they'll be locally heavy, blustery showers in the west .

blustery showers in the west. it's a rather cloudy and windy start to the new year across the midlands and isolated showers possible in the. mild day falls cloudy and overcast conditions will persist across east anglia with limited bright spells. the odd shower is also possible . odd shower is also possible. cloud will thicken across southern , with outbreaks of rain southern, with outbreaks of rain edging in from the south, turning heavy at times. rather windy too, especially along the coast , feeling mild, full. windy too, especially along the coast , feeling mild, full . and coast, feeling mild, full. and that's how the weather's shaping up for the rest of the day . i'm up for the rest of the day. i'm convinced so many join me on gb news on sunday mornings for a politics show with personality on tv , radio and online. gb news on tv, radio and online. gb news the people's channel. britain's news .

channel hello there. welcome back. it's just gone. 2:00. i'm bethany elsey with your top stories from the gb newsroom. a record number of migrants, almost 46,000, crossed the english channel to the uk in 2022. the last crossings place on christmas day when people made the journey from france on to small boats . from france on to small boats. it brings the total number for. the to 45,756. that's 60% higher than the figure for 2021, when more than 8000 migrants crossed over primary stove rishi sunak has promised to bring in laws this year to make it to those who enter the country illegally that they won't be allowed to stay . pope francis has his

stay. pope francis has his respects to his