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tv   The Papers  BBC News  February 24, 2018 11:30pm-11:46pm GMT

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the actress emma chambers has died aged 53. she was best known for playing alice tinker in the vicar of dibley. britain is set for its coldest february week in five years as freezing air, dubbed ‘the beast from the east', arrives from russia. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin lipton, the deputy sports editor of the sun, and benedicte paviot, president of the foreign press association, as well as uk correspondent for france 24. before our chat, we'll look at the front pages. following the un's resolution for a ceasefire in syria, the observer carries the picture of two children in eastern ghouta, where it's thought hundreds have died in the past week. brexit leads the sunday telegraph.
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the piece is from the senior cabinet member, david lidington, in which he claims that the snp could split the uk economy and ruin trade deals. let's stay with brexit, and the sunday express reports that the prime minister will declare britain's best days lie ahead in a major speech coming up next week. the sunday times carries claims about high street tycoon philip green's business plans. the mail on sunday reports that the ministry of defence is setting up a helpline for british troops suffering from conditions including ptsd. and the independent has a picture of the actress emma chambers — best known for playing alice tinker in the tv series, the vicar of dibley — who has died at the age of 53. a nice mixture of front pages there,
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we shall start. shall we start with the observer? in the lead story really for us today was that draft resolution that was passed in new york at the un, what are your thoughts on that, realistically? sadly, one fears that not a lot will actually happen. within minutes of the security council resolution, which was unanimous and all 50 members of the security council voted for the 30 day ceasefire, the bombs started falling again in this province, this on clay on the outskirts of northern damascus. the regime in syria cares not at all about the lives of these people, it does not, and unless russia can be brought to the table and forced to do something about it, because russia the strong power in the middle east, then nothing will change and we will have is more children killed. what is that say
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than about the effectiveness of the un, what do you think? well, there are very many questions, i mean we have had many criticisms, some from the us ambassador, nikki haley, to the us ambassador, nikki haley, to the un, some from france's un representative, saying that if this was not passed yesterday or today that it really could be curtains, i mean, for the respect of the un, could spell the end of the un itself. it is quite extraordinary. let's be very clear, this week of intense bombardment, which has proceeded finally after this prevarication because of russia, really, that bombing on eastern ghouta, possibly 500 people, over 100 of them children, killed just this week and that is where delay m, this week and that is where delay in, and what is being talked about is simply allowing aid deliveries, medical evacuations, children to see
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daylight, fred to go in. they understand one of the aid charities, it is not in the newspapers but i had an interview, they have been ready since the 14th of february when they last went in, but of course, they need the ceasefire to be able to go in. they needed day to go in, at least a day to go out. they do not know what conditions they are going to be dealing with. and bombarded by the syrian government forces, backed by the russians, but it is basically bashar al—assad bombing his own people, killing them. 0k, al—assad bombing his own people, killing them. ok, let's turn, we are going to stay with the observer and university chiefs having 5—star expenses. i mean, the figures here are shocking, i think an annual bill of8 are shocking, i think an annual bill of 8 million in expenses by vice chancellors, is that right? there an awful lot of numbers here but is a channel 4 awful lot of numbers here but is a
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channel a programme but it has been linked to the observer, and these are the questionable claims made by the university vice chancellors, including a pawn star martini. you stopped right there that you forgot the fine dining, the 5—star hotels. idid not the fine dining, the 5—star hotels. i did not know what a pawn star martini was. we do now. we looked up, we did our research. we understand it is called research. apparently, it is passionfruit, vodka with vanilla essence, and you have prosecco on the sideline juices well. freshly squeezed lime juice as well. freshly squeezed lime juice as well. it is the only way. it is lovely. and £1600 for one new vice chancellor for his pet dog to be relocated from australia. this is properly scandalous when lecturers are being told that they should not be taking industrial action over potential cuts to their pensions, this is absolutely quite a
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revelation, i have to say. ok, let's turn to the telegraph and possibly another scandal that will get you head up today. what do you think about this, the aid charities scandal? what has really upset you about this story? i think the thing that makes it very difficult to come to terms with is that it is clear from the decisions that have come out that a number of charities, not only were aware of this sort of behaviour of sexual abuse perpetrated by aid workers in various parts of the world, and i understand that the view was that the good we do outweighs the bad that some of us do, and i can see why that might be argued, itjust is not a moral argument that is acceptable. but this has only come out subsequently and these major charities were aiding and abetting this behaviour, they were not doing anything about it, they were passing
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them on to otherjobs other similar ilk within the aid industry and if someone ilk within the aid industry and if someone is taking advantage their position to sexually abuse young kids, to take advantage of teenage prostitutes of any gender, what on earth are they doing in this, these jobs? is absolutely horrendous. it really, you can understand why there is now a genuine fear among a lot of these charities that they are going to lose a lot of their donors. what a lot of people are saying that the real money for these charities comes from the government, that is their co re from the government, that is their core funding but they do not want to lose the support of the public. would you stop donating? know, but what penny mordaunt is demanding my monday is for almost 200 uk charities to disclose any safeguarding issues and there is no
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doubt that some of them are eating humble pie, and this is why more sexual misconduct claims are coming out. but to be clear, on oxfam, the only 10% of the money, i understand, £32 million in the last natural year, actually went oxfam. they also get other donations and there is no doubt that by tuesday, they had lost over 7000 individual donors and subscriptions. what is the big question mark at the moment for those charities and for the rest of us those charities and for the rest of us is we do not know what big corporations, they are observing for the moment, are not making public that they all looking at it, at cetera. so it is about the initial, a small number of people who seem to have targeted these organisations, let's remember that there is fantastic work that is done by these aid charities, whether they are french or british, and by the way,
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the british scandal is making international headlines. but france and other countries are looking at this and i think the most interesting thing that has come out that apart from safeguarding rules and the whistleblowe rs that apart from safeguarding rules and the whistleblowers line in all of that, is very much this idea put up by save the children and i think one of the worst possible things about preying on vunerable people is for one person to do that, not be reported on and be able to move onto another charities. 0k, well, we will see what happens this demand. the sunday express has led the brexit and apparently we have some good days ahead. this is wonderful. theresa may will tell the country the best day is really do lie ahead of us, she will be... because we have an ambition. ok. and we will have an ambition. ok. and we will have an ambition. ok. and we will have an ambitious future in our ambition and we are going to make that ambition into reality and we
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will have an ambitious policy and a great relation ship, and the best exit is about our national future, pa rt exit is about our national future, part of the way we improve the lives of people all over the country. excellent, so brexit will be the beginning of a bright new chapter in a national story. do you feel better? and our best days, i want to point this out again really do lie ahead of us. that is excellent news andi ahead of us. that is excellent news and i am delighted to read it, i think the whole country will rejoice in this brilliant speech on the prime minister, who once again has... and when is the speech? friday? friday, in the north-east. yeah, iam friday? friday, in the north-east. yeah, i am so happy. that is what is said that the decisions we make now will shape this country for generation. the sunday times. reigning on the prime minister's parade before she makes that beach and before the united front becomes very public about this day away at
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checkers, is that actually the archbishop of canterbury is not agree at all and is warning that the catalyst of british introspection, xenophobia and self—pity. i had to say that on the european continent, this has been reported somewhat before. justin welby as saying that actually this is very, very serious, he is actually also saying that what he is actually also saying that what he is actually also saying that what he is witnessing, seeing and hearing about is more hate crime, more divisions within this country, and he is basically by worried about that. 0k. he is basically by worried about that. ok. we have three more stories we are going to squeeze in. the mail on sunday, that makes you happy, does it as yellow well, it is a start. we have troops come back from various parts of the world who are suffering from their involvement. -- well, it does. this will be the first round—the—clock helpline for them to ring for help, basically when they need someone to talk to,
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to listen to them, to give their problems. the mental stress, the mental harm that warfare does to people is now accepted, i think. people were shot forward in the first world war because they could not cope with it and thankfully we have moved on, they still happen, these things still happen. it is how you deal with people, how you give them a chance to read out and deal with —— to readapt to civilian existence. they quickly, we have a minute. the rugby, who is following it, who is a fan? we were rubbish. and we, as in england? scotland thoroughly deserved to win, they we re thoroughly deserved to win, they were much better. england's rugby world cup hopes destroyed up at murrayfield. the first lost to scotla nd murrayfield. the first lost to scotland since 2008 and rightly so,
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they were excellent. i'm going to point you to the front page of the telegraph, why did this your interest? well, because ijust think he has a way off, i think it actually has a french flavour, maybe it is my education and my sensitivity, but it is basically two university academics walking along and saying if a philosophy...” university academics walking along and saying if a philosophy... i can read that... lecturer. thank you, lecturer. and that is, i could just see that as a dissertation in the baccalaureate. as the vice chancellors make expenses claims, pawn star martinis and go to 5—star hotels, the lecturers are fighting for their pensions. and meanwhile, the poor students who have to do exams, ido the poor students who have to do exams, i do not know if they get any
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money back. i'm going to say a very good night and thank you to you both. it has been a pleasure. this is water, this is water. don't forget, plenty more online. you can see the papers on the website seven days a week. thinking to both of my guess is but there is more coming up right here on bbc news.
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