Before 9 30 last night, 18 year old Connor Lapworth and 15 year old Connor Lapworth and 15 year old corey mavin, both from blyth, died of their injuries after that crash. Their families after that crash. Their families are being supported by Police Liaison officers, but police are still asking for anyone with dash cam footage or who witnessed that crash to come forward. Now, in other news, today, millions are set to be on the roads today with the aa saying drivers can expect lengthy amounts of lengthy traffic jams as people travel to be with their families. The met office is warning flying debris and power cuts may disrupt those last minute getaway plans, as meteorologists are predicting wind gusts of up to 70 miles an houn wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour, hitting parts of scotland and Northern Areas of england. Rail services disrupted as well today , major london stations today, major london stations close for a few days. That includes euston , kings cross, includes euston, kings cross, paddington all having essential Engineering Works done. Travel editor lisa minot spoke to gb news earlier. She says careful planning is the answer. Services are going to be finishing much earlier than usual. The Northern Trains again having problems due to a number of staff available , to a number of staff available, so lots of trains being cancelled. There anyone whos looking to take a train today , looking to take a train today, please check you leave please check before you leave the house because things are not looking 100 great on the roads. Its going to be very busy. 21 million trips are being taken over this weekend as people head home weve home for christmas, and weve got crunch that. Got that lunch crunch that. Should be the one that youre trying to avoid. So between the hours of 12 and two, thats when motoring organisations say the roads are to be at their roads are going to be at their busiest. Now the minister busiest. Now the Prime Minister is people today to focus is urging people today to focus on of brighter on the promise of a Brighter Future. Address to the future. In his address to the nafion future. In his address to the nation this Christmas Eve , rishi nation this Christmas Eve, rishi sunak saying christmas is a time of hope, but its also important to remember those who are facing difficulties. He thanked nhs staff, police and the armed forces for sacrificing their time with their families over christmas in the service of others. His message coming after the latest round of strikes by Junior Doctors in england and plans for a strike in the new year beginning 3rd of january, christmas is a time of peace, joy, christmas is a time of peace, joy , compassion, a time of hope joy, compassion, a time of hope and a promise of a better world and a promise of a better world and today, as we look ahead, lets keep that promise of a Brighter Future burning into the new year. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing for the festivities, i wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year i new year sunak. Well, in his annual christmas message, the labour leader says the story of jesus is a reminder that in darker times, hope and love are always worth advocating for. Sir keir starmer said it is time to rejoice in the birth of jesus christ and rekindle bonds as families and friends share joy. He said he also thanked the nhs royal mail workers and the military for their work over the festive period. Praise as well the generosity of churches and charities as communities across britain gather together for a penod britain gather together for a period of faith and festivities. Period of faith and festivities. I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas throughout the Christmas Period, we see the bonds of kinship rekindled as families and friends share in the joy, the hope and the optimism that christmas provides i now, now, the home secretary has reiterated that the government is working as quickly as possible to stop small boat crossings. Speaking on a visit, a visit to Bedfordshire Police station, James Cleverly said the uk has reduced the number of Illegal Migrants reaching britain by a third. He said at a time when other european nations were seeing numbers increase. Im not going to aim for an arbitrary point in time. Were arbitrary point in time. Were working on this as quickly as possible. I visited the team of possible. I visited the team of Border Force Officials at Luton Airport earlier. Um who are returning people. To their returning people. To their countries of origins. The people who should not be here, the people who have come here illegally, we are sending them home. To make sure we home. We intend to make sure we get the legislation get the rwanda legislation through as quickly possible, through as quickly as possible, make have that deterrent make sure we have that deterrent and continue working the and continue working with the international with whom International Partners with whom we fantastic relationships. We have fantastic relationships. Thats James Cleverly and he has had to apologise today for joking about putting a rape drug in his wifes drinks. Just hours after announcing plans to crack down on drink spiking, after announcing plans to crack down on drink spiking , james down on drink spiking, James Cleverly reportedly joked about a little bit of rohypnol in his wifes drink every night, so she doesnt realise better men are out there. The comments, said to have been made at a downing street party which are normally off the record but the sunday mirror has broken convention and decided to report it now. The royal navy is deploying a warship to guyana as tensions grow with neighbouring venezuela. Hms trent will take part in joint exercises in the region as well with the mod confirming its all part of the governments defence diplomacy strategy. The uk, working with strategy. The uk, working with the south american nation to ensure its territorial integrity after a historical dispute with venezuela over minerals and oil. Venezuela over minerals and oil. His. Majesty the king will be his. Majesty the king will be delivering his second christmas message from a room decorated with a living Christmas Tree. For the first time, a photograph has been released. If youre watching on television, you can see ahead of tomorrows broadcast charles is broadcast that king charles is a long time environmental campaigner, so sustainable and natural ornaments , were told, natural ornaments, were told, are hanging from that tree, which will also be replanted at a later date. And a reminder you can see the kings speech right here on gb news 3 00 tomorrow afternoon, Christmas Day. Lets afternoon, Christmas Day. Lets take you live now to the progress of one very busy man. Today father christmas is on the move. We can report hes just left antarctica. He is, of course, delivering presents to children around the world right now. All the ones on the nice now. All the ones on the nice list. Of course. We understand. Hes on his way to new zealand. This live feed coming to us from the norad santa tracker. Thats the norad santa tracker. Thats the north American Aerospace defence command, who are protecting santa as he flies across the world delivering those all important presents. As those all important presents. As i said, he is on his way to new zealand. Norad tracking that annual trip since 1955. After one child phoned the command centre asking to know where santa was. Well, now you know. Santa was. Well, now you know. This is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speaker by saying play gb news this is britains news channel. Britains news channel. Thank you very much polly. Im dawn neesom and ill be with you for the next three hours. And i have some very special christmas companions. Join me on the panel today. The broadcaster , Esther Stanhope former , Esther Stanhope and former labour laza. Labour adviser matthew laza. Thank you so much for joining me. Us looking lovely and festive. Esther yes, yes. yes, yes. Um, unfortunately someone didnt get the memo , did they . Didnt get the memo, did they . Uh, no, they didnt know. But uh, no, they didnt know. But you never know. We might find a bit of sparkle as the afternoon rolls on. Its a challenge tour. Well, you could you maybe got your sparkly underpants on or your sparkly underpants on or your sparkly underpants on or your sparkly socks. Absolutely. Absolutely. I, i thought we were on the bar didnt put the bar stool, so i didnt put the christmas socks on. I know, i know, were not on if you want one. Yes. Later. Well one. Yes. Later. Later well put it later. It on later. Not on the bar stool, were not on the bar stool, considering we actually have alcohol. Were having a more relaxed sort of down. Weve sort of sit down. Weve because is actually christmassy. Its exciting. Are you ready . Its exciting. Are you ready . Yes, im ready because i am, yes, im ready because i believe you said that. I believe you both said that. Only because i dont have to do very much. Because i go to friends. Because, all my friends. Because, uh, all my family australia. My family are in australia. My parents so Friends Family are in australia. My pare|after so Friends Family are in australia. My pare|after me. So Friends Family are in australia. My pare|after me. Fifth Friends Family are in australia. My pare|after me. Fifth christmas look after me. Fifth christmas i worked out. Weve had together. So basically in their hands, so im basically in their hands, so have do. No, so i dont have much to do. No, i dont have to cook. So. And they tomorrow theyve they and tomorrow theyve organised so having a walk organised it. So having a walk in between two. So meeting in between the two. So meeting at place walking. So were at one place walking. So were not allowed bring not even allowed to bring anything cant anything because we cant carry it walk. It on the three mile walk. My that sounds oh my god that sounds wonderful. About esther . Wonderful. How about you esther . Yeah. Well, its my are you. Yeah. Well, its my daughters birthday tomorrow. Shes we have shes going to be 18, so we have to celebration to have a double celebration every christmas. To have a double celebration every iwe stmas. To have a double celebration every iwestmas. Kind to have a double celebration every iwe stmas. Kind of so we have it kind of regimen. We have to spend an hour non festive. My hour with non festive. Oh my god. An hour of god. And we spend an hour of birthday time. You have, you know yeah. So you have, you know dedicated birthday time. We have dedicated birthdays. Im always by im always fascinated by people birthday on people have their birthday on christmas my Christmas Day because my birthday weeks birthday is exactly two weeks before daughter on the 11th before your daughter on the 11th of thats bad be and thats bad enough, to be honest and thats bad enough, to be horyes. Yes. Yes. Most people, especially the husband, like one presents husband, its like one presents all you all right, isnt it . You wouldnt if it was july. Wouldnt do that if it was july. Swap husband . Would you . Swap the husband . No. Exactly. Dont think no. Exactly. Dont you think christmas than Christmas Day is better than today, its not today, though . Because its not only one of the one of only one of one of the one of one of my friends hosting tomorrows hes tomorrows birthdays today. Hes french. Ive just sent his Bon Anniversaire gif. But my old boss, ed miliband, his boss, ed miliband, on his birthday on Christmas Eve as well. So even worse, well. So thats even worse, because everybodys running around not around getting ready. Its not a day. Day of preparation. Day. Its a day of preparation. Not yeah, not celebration. Yeah, no, thats true. Very busy day, it is a very busy day, obviously, at least tomorrow obviously, but at least tomorrow you time out. You can carve the time out. Youve got three yeah, but youve got three hours sit and relax watching us. Us. You dont have anything you dont have to do anything at okay . You at the moment, okay . Because you are nearly ready. Present in front of wrap a present in front of the telly. Pm; the telly. Be cooking. Ill be so i will be cooking. Ill be doing everything. Doing doing everything. Were doing everything doing everything. Were doing everytiyoure doing birthday cake so youre doing birthday cake and cake . And then christmas cake . Yes. Yeah, tell you. I cant i cant tell you. I cant tell you what birthday tell you what the birthday cakes. Course not. Cakes. No, no, of course not. No, were to be making no, but were going to be making the of the cake the main bit of the cake tonight. Weve already got all the go the christmas stuff ready to go tomorrow, wrapped two tomorrow, and weve wrapped two types the types of presents. Weve got the sparkly there sparkly Christmas Presents there and dont tell and then. Shh. Dont tell anyone. Other presents. A Little Something for got a Little Something for you. Yeah. Em, em so what do you do first . Do you the stuff first you do the birthday stuff first or no, we do the stockings. No, we do the stockings. No, we do the stockings. Thats. Ive thats that is thats. Ive got kids they have to do got two kids and they have to do stockings the and stockings in the morning and then then then breakfast and then its like, time. Then breakfast and then its likeoh time. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless time. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless her, time. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless her, i time. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless her, i do. |e. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless her, i do. I. Then breakfast and then its likeoh bless her, i do. I guess oh bless her, i do. I guess new probably the new years eve is probably the worst year new worst day of the year or new years worst day of the year or new yaneah. Whenever weve got yeah. Whenever weve got hangovers, even worse. At least youre on youre opening champagne on new years youre opening champagne on new yearyears day probably the new years day is probably the absolute Christmas Day. Absolute worst. Christmas day. The christmas. The second worst christmas. Christmas second, Christmas Eve, the second, the worst, i think worst, second worst. I think christmas fun school, Christmas Day is fun school, though, could kind of go Christmas Day is fun school, th0|t01, could kind of go Christmas Day is fun school, th0|to the could kind of go Christmas Day is fun school, th0|to the pub could kind of go Christmas Day is fun school, th0|to the pub so ould kind of go Christmas Day is fun school, th0|to the pub so oul4daughtergo Christmas Day is fun school, th0|to the pub so oul4daughter is out to the pub so my daughter is turning out to the pub so my daughter is turrso; the time were so for the first time were going and find a pub going to try and find a pub open. I going to try and find a pub open. I think theres one pub near in near us in spitalfields in london be open london thats going to be open at 12 00. Shes going us london thats going to be open atpint. . Shes going us a pint. Thats so weird because because i nearly if i was going to that very to start the day in that very pub, coming to gb pub, if i wasnt coming to gb news the morning. So news in the morning. So we nearly because nearly had, by the way, because its wouldnt be . Because its. Because its. So youre an east londoner. Exactly. Yes. Right okay. We have got some music to listen to now as well. Another part of christmas is the music. Obviously the christmas one is always christmas number one is always a huge moment. Every december and this live this week we had a live performance. I cant believe we got this here on gb news of arguably one of the best christmas all time, Roy Christmas songs of all time, roy wood rock roll band wood and the rock and roll band performed it could be performed i wish it could be Christmas Every day on farage as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Can you believe it . Lets have a listen, shall we . Stand turn round. Stand up, turn round. Stand up, turn round. Roy would take it away. We. Roy would take it away. We. Roy would take it away. We. Wanted tom and ellie fryston. Wanted tom and ellie fryston. Where the church. Bright lights. Where the church. Bright lights. No where the church. Bright lights. N0 45 where the church. Bright lights. No 45 each round until. Five. Its funny. Because we are back its funny. Because we are back with the colour of your hair. But. You liked it dancing on the but. You liked it dancing on the cheeks. I love the way , the way, cheeks. I love the way, the way, the way. She could be Christmas Every day. But when the kids every day. But when the kids started singing on the bus stop that day. Oh, i wish it could be that day. Oh, i wish i