Report in the times. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper and shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock have reportedly been speaking to asylum experts to draw up an alternative way to stop migrants crossing the channel the plan would see Asylum Seekers have their claims processed in a second country with successful applicants allowed to enter the uk. Labour allowed to enter the uk. Labour leader sir keir starmer has previously dismissed the governments rwanda scheme as a gimmick. Governments rwanda scheme as a gimmick. Russia has governments rwanda scheme as a gimmick. Russia has confirmed gimmick. Russia has confirmed one of its warships has been damaged in a ukrainian attack on a black sea port, which killed one and injured several others. One and injured several others. The airstrike took place at fedosya in russian occupied crimea earlier this morning. The crimea earlier this morning. The head of the Ukrainian Air force confirmed that its warplanes hit the russian landing ship britain welcomes claims ukraine has destroyed the russian ship as a sign the war has not reached a stalemate. Russian defence stalemate. Russian defence minister Sergei Shoygu says forces have stopped ukraines counteroffensive and are now pushing forwards on all fronts. Pushing forwards on all fronts. This marks and spencers and john lewis are among major retailers who have opted to remain closed this boxing day tradition. The day after tradition. The day after christmas is one of the busiest shopping days of the year, with this year expected to be the biggest in five years. Wicks pets at home and Home Bargains as well as other major supermarkets aldi , iceland and supermarkets aldi, iceland and the majority of Waitrose Stores will also not open today. More will also not open today. More than three quarters of people are expected to do the majority of their shopping online. Instead, ceo of british retailers Andrew Goodacre says businesses will be hoping people spend more. Spend more. It has been such a difficult year for so many, as i said, and now is the time to eke out every last penny we can from shoppers out there , people who can afford out there, people who can afford hopefully to spend that little bit more, um, at this time of yean bit more, um, at this time of year, uh, and, and i think every business will be looking to do that and i think , you know, that and i think, you know, fingers crossed every business succeeds in what they want do succeeds in what they want to do and they want to achieve in and what they want to achieve in the seven days. And what they want to achieve in the laboureven days. And what they want to achieve in the labour has days. And what they want to achieve in the labour has been warned to labour has been warned to stay away from traditional boxing day fox hunt parades ahead of the next general election. Countryside election. Countryside campaigners have told the party to end its running attack on Rural Communities. They say sir keir starmer risks igniting a toxic culture war if his party repeats past attacks on rural life. Fox hunting was banned in england and wales in 2004. However, labour has vowed to crack down on all hunts. Its crack down on all hunts. Its Countryside Alliance chief executive tim bonner says if sir keir chooses to tighten legislation further, there will be a fight. Be a fight. This really isnt about foxes and this debate never really has been. Its about people and its about the fact that there are elements rights elements of the Animal Rights movement and elements the of movement and elements of the of the political left. The labour party, who cannot cope with the fact that hunt still exists, that they are still meeting today, that tens of thousands of people going out to people will be going out to support. Um, think support them. Um, so i think it was bizarre , frankly, that were was bizarre, frankly, that were that thinking again that were really thinking again about back to legislate about going back to legislate further on this issue, have further on this issue, but have no doubt if they do, therell be a fight. And rats are driving car owners nuts as a Record Number of pest related breakdowns are reported this year, wires in mechanical belts are the nibble of choice for vermin nesting under the bonnets of vehicles. Under the bonnets of vehicles. The rac said. It was called out to 303 incidents of animal damage in the first 11 months of the year drive are being warned that rodents can be attracted to vehicles left unused for long penods vehicles left unused for long periods of time, or with food inside or nearby , and queen inside or nearby, and Queen Camilla has hosted afternoon tea at Windsor Castle for a girl with a brain tumour. The little girl , who has with a brain tumour. The little girl, who has spent most of her life on chemotherapy. She sang life on chemotherapy. She sang a Christmas Song and gave the queen a handmade ring when she was invited. Olivia taylor has a brain tumour which has left her blind, but she leapt up to say hello your majesty, as she met Queen Camilla. The seven year old also tried her very first cup tea, which poured by cup of tea, which was poured by the. Queen. This is gb news the. Queen. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news. Now its back to gb news. Saturday thank you sophia. Lets get stuck in to todays topics to get us started. This boxing day, were going to get some reflections on all the festivities of the past 24 hours. Joining us now and throughout the programme is disc jockey and tv presenter tommy sandhu. Tommy, thank you very much for your time. Good to see you. Thank you. Darren, you look you look too perfect. Im telling you, this man, im telling you, this man, hes im looking his looking at your skin. His skin looks dont like looking at your skin. His skin lookhad dont like looking at your skin. His skin lookhad any dont like looking at your skin. His skin lookhad any drinkint like looking at your skin. His skin lookhad any drink yesterday ke looking at your skin. His skin lookhad any drink yesterday. E looking at your skin. His skin lookhad any drink yesterday. You you had any drink yesterday. You dont like youve overeaten you had any drink yesterday. You dontway like youve overeaten you had any drink yesterday. You dontway tooze youve overeaten you had any drink yesterday. You dontway tooze you im vereaten you had any drink yesterday. You dontway tooze you im worried. Your way too fresh. Im worried. Darren. Speaking of fresh, darren. Well speaking of fresh, youre less than yes, i youre feeling less than yes, i am. I dont know how. Like i shouldnt be on tv. Am. I dont know how. Like i shouldnt be on tv. I am. I dont know how. Like i shouldnt be on tv. I shouldnt shouldnt be on tv. I shouldnt even be out in public. I dont know what im doing here because im like, you know, when youre like, post Christmas Day, im like, you know, when youre like, had st Christmas Day, im like, you know, when youre like, had tothristmas day, im like, you know, when youre like, had too much1as day, im like, you know, when youre like, had too much1aseaty, drink. W w were a little bit delicate, were a little bit twitchy. But its lovely to be so no, but its lovely to be here it nice actually. Here and it is nice actually. Reflect it. This this here and it is nice actually. Reflect it. This this is a reflect on it. This is this is a time reflection. This is the time of reflection. This is the time of reflection. This is the time year when think a lot time of year when i think a lot of end of year, of us, at the end of a year, end of us, at the end of a year, end of of a, of a calendar, month end of a, you annual year im you know, the annual year im looking back at not only our lives year, but also lives the last year, but also the last 24 hours like, the last 24 hours and like, yeah, what was i thinking yesterday . Why have that yesterday . Why did i have that extra glass of red wine . I shouldnt done . Shouldnt have done . Though. Come shouldnt have done . Thats though. Come shouldnt have done . Thats that. Though. Come shouldnt have done . Yeah, that. Though. Come shouldnt have done . Yeah, tha ive though. Come shouldnt have done . Yeah, tha ive beenjh. Come shouldnt have done . Yeah, tha ive been sayingie yeah, but ive been saying that of that since the middle of december, gone a little december, so its gone a little bit too long. How are you feeling, though . Excellent. Im excellent. Im excellent. Im excellent. I was on air i basically well i was on air yesterday, pretty yesterday, so i had to be pretty well behaved. So im as good as gold. So what did you do for your career . You have like a gb . Your career . Iou have like a gb . Your career . I actuallylike a gb . Your career . I actually ike a gb . Your career . I actually i wentsb . Your career . I actually i went off with, uh, carvers family last uh, emily carvers family last night, which was lovely. Perfect Christmas Day. Perfect for Christmas Day. Perfect for Christmas Day. It was. You want to be around . Calvus . Calvus w calvus . Calvus good and they calvus . Calvus good the and they calvus . Calvus good the carving. They calvus . Calvus good the carving. They were good at the carving. They were good at the carving. They were so there we are. Were 50 there we are. Were so there we are. Id expect them to have swords. Id expect them to have swcsamurai determination in samurai determination in action tell me, what action there. But tell me, what did royals did you make of the royals yesterday . Any of yesterday . Did you see any of the speech too the kings speech with one too many wine . So we many glasses of red wine . So we had, many glasses of red wine . So we haci have quite a big family and i have quite a big family and there lots people there are lots of people were over sisters their kids. Over my sisters and their kids. Theres people theres about 20 people over, so its on in the background, as it always um, but doesnt its on in the background, as it alwayanyones but doesnt its on in the background, as it alwayanyones attentionesnt its on in the background, as it alwayanyones attention. ;nt its on in the background, as it alwayanyones attention. This draw anyones attention. This is interesting. I remember years ago the queens interesting. I remember years ago was the queens interesting. I remember years ago was was the queens interesting. I remember years ago was was ans queens interesting. I remember years ago was was an appointment to speech was was an appointment to watch. I dont know if it was just my lot this year, but it was there was a bit of an eye roll and a and a lack of interest in whats being said. I think it was, um , you know, its think it was, um, you know, its an important speech. Everyones an important speech. Everyones hanging on every word. I want to kind of read into little kind of read into the little phrases or the choice of language that the king uses. Uh because this one was obviously he mentions the, the commitment to Environmental Issues and, uh, us looking after each other as people. Uh, but it just very people. Uh, but it just very quickly i felt my look like a theres nothing really being said here. There was nothing. Yeah. The countrys in a bad way. You kind of want him to going to go call. Blimey, hes been terrible. Yeah. You been terrible. Yeah. Uh, you know, but were going to kick ourselves back into action. Think, actually. What do i think, actually. What do you the british you think the british people want do want to hear right now . Do they want to hear right now . Do they want of want to hear a bit of cheery optimism, they want to optimism, or do they want to hean optimism, or do they want to hear, my god, arent going hear, oh my god, arent we going through brits. Through it . I think were brits. Need little i think we need a little bit. We have cheery we cant just have cheery optimism will make optimism because that will make us. We have to. We have us american. We have to. We have to little of like to have a little bit of like a like we all know how it is, like we all know how hard it is, but a king, uh, but the problem with a king, uh, with his and with all of his staff and servants privileges and, uh, servants and privileges and, uh, you know, saying that, saying , you know, saying that, saying, oh, its been hard, isnt it . Its like it has though. Its like it has it, though. Charles has it been hard for you . Have really felt have you . Have you really felt have you . Have you really felt have you about your you been worried about your mortgage been you been worried about your mortgagabout been you been worried about your mortgagabout your been you been worried about your mortgagabout your kids . Been you been worried about your mortgagabout your kids . Have been worried about your kids . Have you your you been worried about your Mental Health the mental Mental Health or the Mental Health closest friends . Mental health or the mental hea|know, closest friends . Mental health or the mental hea|know, in closest friends . Mental health or the mental hea|know, in his osest friends . Mental health or the mental hea|know, in his Little Friends . Mental health or the mental hea|know, in his little whatsapp you know, in his little Whatsapp Group . Are they group with his buddies . Are they all struggling right now . All a bit struggling right now . Uh, think so. I dont uh, i dont think so. I dont think world. Think that applies to his world. It our it applies to mine and our world. Theres just it just world. So theres just it just feels like the gap between the royals and the royals, the people , the real people is so people, the real people is so far right. Far right. But think that gap is but do you think that gap is evident politicians evident with politicians as well . Feel like that . Well . Do you feel like that . Always had this well, weve always had this whole last year weve spent saying, rishi really saying, oh, does rishi really understand people, you know, from of money hes from the kind of money hes from . Politicians really from the kind of money hes fron us . Politicians really from the kind of money hes fron us . Because liticians really from the kind of money hes fronus . Because iticians really from the kind of money hes fronus . Because iticianfeels ly get us . Because it just feels like everything around us at the moment is not working as well as it could. I dont want to, i dont want to do this britain bashing, which think going dont want to do this britain ba way, which think going dont want to do this britain ba way, whitoo think going dont want to do this britain ba way, whitoo much going dont want to do this britain ba way, whitoo much. Going dont want to do this britain ba way, whitoo much. Its ing dont want to do this britain ba way, whitoo much. Its not on way, way too much. Its not that bad. Things need that bad. Its bad. Things need to be fixed. Things need to change. Its how we run our house. Uh, but the again house. Uh, but but the gap again between politicians , between between politicians, between People Management and regular people in management and regular folk and regular folk. Folk royals and regular folk. Theres a divide. Theres a divide. So i agree with that. But do you not reckon it is time for a little bit more gratitude . Right. Do you think, right. Do you not think, actually certain right. Do you not think, actually of certain right. Do you not think, actually of entitlementin right. Do you not think, actually of entitlement with amount of entitlement with people, younger people, especially younger generations . Me, me , me generations . Its the me, me, me generation. Yeah, but i guess what that is coming from is looking at the older looking up at the older generation and kind of going, i dont you know what youre dont think you know what youre doing. Dont think you know what youre doiiso worried me. Im so im worried about me. Im worried green worried about my, my green future and how green planet future and how green the planet is because you is in the future. Because you guys like you know guys dont look like you know what and i dont what youre doing. And i dont think theyre think i think theyre right there there about there is there is a fear about my children and their childrens children. Think king children. I think even king charles to that. You charles refers to that. You know, to create world know, you want to create a world for your childrens children, but but youre right. I think were looking up and were kind of lack of of order. What did you think about fergies comeback . The duchess of and she of yorkshire was back and she apparently was out there apparently she was out there longer of the other longer than any of the other members the royal she members of the royal family. She was it was was milking it for all it was worth say , well, worth to her. I say, well, theres gaps now in the royal family. Theres w see, theres others that have left the scene. So theres almost know, were almost like, you know, were casting again. Were for casting again. Were looking for reappearance old members. Reappearance of old members. Its like they its a bit like they do in eastenders. When they bring back, they bring back the classics and its a ratings thing. They got the ratings for thing. They got the ratings for christmas. Yeah, nicks coming back. Yeah , theyre all on it yeah, theyre all on it probably right. Okie dokie tommy, thank you very much. Thank for that. Well come thank you for that. Well come back you throughout the show. Thank you for that. Well come back folks,j throughout the show. Thank you for that. Well come back folks, away ughout the show. Thank you for that. Well come back folks, away from it the show. Thank you for that. Well come back folks, away from christmas . Now folks, away from christmas festivities months of tory festivities after months of tory fumbling over rwanda. Im getting sick of it. Its time for labours turn to make a right mess of our migration crisis. Yes, folks, acc