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able to do it effectively. before operation snap was in place, there was a 28—point plan process for the police that meant they had to go through many steps in order to collect footage and bring it back to arrange interviews. by allowing the safety camera process, he has now got that down from about 16 hours of officer time to about half an hour to an hour and a half for more complex cases. so that is around 3000 officer hours saved across wales every month. depending on the seriousness of the motoring offence — drivers have been fined, sent on a awareness courses or prosecuted in court. a similar scheme is now being set up in england and police from hong kong and japan have also met go—safe staff to learn more about the project. more than 100 people a year die on welsh roads. 0peration snap aims to act as a deterrent, to encourage responsible driving and improve safety for all road users across wales. some extraordinary images there.
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in a few minutes‘ time, we'll have our paper review and a chance to see what challenges our reviewers think lie ahead for the prime minister over brexit. and theresa may herself will be interviewed on the andrew marr show tomorrow morning. that's at ten o'clock on bbc one. now, though, darren bett has the weather forecast. hello, it was a cold, grey day, very few places saw sunshine coming through today. most of us had dull skies, like this. at least the blanket of cloud means temperatures shouldn't fall too lower overnight. we have the cloud trapped underneath the area of high pressure, coming into it a weakening weather front is bringing a bit of rain and drizzle down from the north—west. not much for northern ireland, most of it in scotland but even that tends to become light and patchy as it heads south of the border towards the overnight. the breaks coming eventually into the far north of scotland but on the whole cloudy skies, temperatures typically 2—4 degrees above freezing. cloudy picture for many of us
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on sunday, there won't be much rain or drizzle left. most of it affecting north—west parts of england, perhaps north wales and returning into northern ireland. the best of the sunshine for the northern half of scotland, quite cloudy elsewhere. maybe some brighter skies to the east of the high ground in wales. it shouldn't be quite as cold, temperatures about 8—9, maybe double figures towards some western coasts. the high pressure still around as we head into monday, but getting pushed away by a big area of low pressure running between scotland and iceland and that really will pick the winds up with some rain for a while, most affecting scotland and northern ireland, as the rain sweeps southwards it tends to fade away. we get some sunshine following that for northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland but the wind is the main feature of the weather on monday, some stronger winds everywhere but particularly windy for the northern half of scotland. gusts of around 70 miles an hour later in the day and overnight and into tuesday for a while. monday should be milder,
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temperatures io—ii. as the low—pressure sweeps away towards scandinavia it will drag down cold air on north north—westerly wind. that will blow in some showers to the north—east of scotland and those north sea coasts. for most parts of the country it will be dry with some sunshine, this on tuesday. the winds lighter towards the west, maybe touching gale force at times near the north sea coasts, but easing down a bit later in the afternoon. it will feel colder on tuesday, probably only briefly colder. the temperatures back into single figures, only around 5—7 in the north. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. the family of lee pomeroy — the 51—year—old man fatally stabbed on a train in surrey yesterday — say it was a "pointless attack". a man's been arrested in connection with the murder.
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the bbc understands that two british special forces soldiers have been seriously injured in an islamic state attack in syria. an investigation has been started after a 31—year—old man was shot dead by police in coventry. officers had gone to an address near the city centre as part of a pre—planned operation. white house officials, including vice—president mike pence, make no progress in a meeting with democrats, as the government shutdown goes into its third week. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejoe twyman, who's the director of the polling organisation deltapoll, and the author and journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown. many of tomorrow's front
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pages are already in. starting with the observer, which reports that the threat of a tory rebellion could mean a delay in the roll out of the government's flagship welfare reform — universal credit. brexit leads the independent — the paper says theresa may's hopes of securing legal binding changes needed to win her the support of her deal are fading as brussels diplomats say it's unlikely that the eu will hold a summit to sign off any changes. the mail on sunday leads on the story of an ex—wife forced to pay out £250,000 to her former husband after she apparently tricked him into thinking he was the biological father of their three children. the cost of obesity is the lead for the sunday times — with a 575% increase in operations for knee and hip replacements costing the nhs an estimated £200 million a year. the sunday telegraph warns that
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russia's foreign intelligence agency is trying to establish a new network of spies in britain after their previous unit was broken up following the salisbury novichok attack. and many of the papers, including the sunday express carry a picture of 51—year—old lee pomeroy, who was stabbed on a train between guilford and london yesterday. lots of different stories across the papers. as mps are about to return to westminster, no surprise that there is a lot of politics back again. interesting on the observer, it looks as though the still relatively new work and pensions secretary amber rudd is going to put the breaks somewhat on universal credit. yes, i hope this is correct. i hope it has not been done with
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everybody in the leadership game at the moment, one never knows what the reasons are. will display well for her? i don't know. ithink reasons are. will display well for her? i don't know. i think the universal credit experience at the receiving end, very few people would now say it has been anything other than miserable, at times tragic. it needs to be thought about. it needs to be thought out very much more clearly tha n to be thought out very much more clearly than i think it has been thought out. it became an ideology, especially after iain duncan smith had launched this ship. they would not look at it again. if amber rudd means it, good. this programme has been beset with problems right from the outset. now the suggestion is, because she has to get some legislation through, she is being forced to back off and delay it ain? forced to back off and delay it again? it's a really difficult situation. welfare spending accounts
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for a huge proportion of government spending in this country. as the population gets older, this situation is only going to get more difficult. mps and the public recognise the fact that welfare needs to be reformed. the current system doesn't work. the difficulty is, nobody can really agree on how it can be reformed. the reforms they have come up with in terms of universal credit do not seem to be working very well. i mean, the effect on poor people, there was a case last week of a woman who had had a serious illness, being told she was fit for work, nine days later she dies. i mean, the interviews are so cruel. universal credit was supposed to make it easier. easierfor people credit was supposed to make it easier. easier for people that perhaps get more work, and easier for the benefit system to adjust to cope with it? of course it was meant to make it easier, they would not go out and say we are trying to make it more difficult for people. but it is a hugely complicated system. i do
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wonder whether anyone involved with is actually appreciated the difficulty involved in harmonising everything, knowing that at any moment you could come up with a bad example, left, rightand moment you could come up with a bad example, left, right and centre, to use as a stick to be persisting with. it's notjust one or two examples, andl with. it's notjust one or two examples, and i do disagree, the aim was to make it as difficult as possible. there are other ways of reforming the system. i think we should be looking at, you know, middle—class pensioners, for example. we should be looking at how we are actually getting all of the advantages, at the moment. and working families are the ones that are not able to feed their children. the system is wrong. and the rich are getting richer, not paying the taxes they should be. reform needs to go across the board. but you have to go across the board. but you have to have public support for that. there is public support for getting the rich to pay, i tell you. but among older people you may struggle to find of large numbers to say,
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yes, do that. that is a particular problem because that is where a large number of conservative voters come from. this is what mrs may tried, and she was beaten back. but thatis tried, and she was beaten back. but that is where we should be looking, actually. with brexit going on, there is not really the bandwidth to look at this in the kind of detail thatis look at this in the kind of detail that is required, given that it is a huge problem that is not going away. you suspect that part of the reason for rowing back now is that it is so difficult in parliament that they don't want something else difficult? and speculating that amber rudd was burned so badly at the home office, she came in to a volatile environment, i don't think it was her fault that she ended up having to leave. she wants to leave a better legacy, i think. she to leave. she wants to leave a better legacy, ithink. she needs to leave. she wants to leave a better legacy, i think. she needs a win. at the moment, at best this is going for a score draw. brexit, the big vote looming in ten days' time. the sunday times has an interesting story. mps planned shutdown to
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prevent no deal? it is the christmas trend, here and across the atlantic. let's just shut down government if we don't get what we want. this is an all—party group of senior mps who have said that they are, it is reported in the times, planning a shutdown, working around the finance bill to prevent a no—deal brexit happening. so, they are using parliamentary procedure to ensure that would be the case. whether it works remains to be seen. but it shows the depth of feeling that some mps have against a no deal. lots of people in the country do, apparently there is going to be a big public information campaign starting on tuesday, saying, do this if there is no deal. you know, actually panicking people. of course, theresa may wants her deal to be pushed
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through. whatever it takes. but it's not going to happen. interesting that this tactic seems to be designed to try to prevent money being spent on no deal planning, and one wonders if mps will think that isa one wonders if mps will think that is a responsible thing to do. think thatis is a responsible thing to do. think that is more of a means to an end. they are using whatever processes they can in order to ensure the no deal does not take place. but, again, it is a risky tactic. there is no guarantee of success. we may still, despite the fact that it is clear there is a majority in the house of commons against no deal, we may still end up stumbling into that. you work with the business world, how would they feel with a no deal? it depends on who you speak to. if there is one thing that businesses don't like, it is uncertainty. the uncertainty around particularly no—deal, but also to a lesser extent theresa may's deal, and, it would be fair to say, even
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remaining in the eu or a second referendum. all of these have uncertainty associated with them. it's very clear, whichever way we 90, it's very clear, whichever way we go, what the outcome will be. labour's position is very interesting, just to go back to the 0bserver, they have the story on that, saying that labour faces a mass exodus over brexit policy. it seems to be suggesting that a lot of labour members wantjeremy corbyn to support another referendum? and he's not going to, and therefore he is com pletely not going to, and therefore he is completely the wrong leader of this party at this time. he is splitting and creating an upheaval in the party, which i would never have expected. this is their moment. the government has been a mess for 18 months. they have not been able to do anything with this. so, i think there has been a surge in membership, and quite a lot of... am i right? more and more of them want
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a people's vote. actually, i disagree onjeremy a people's vote. actually, i disagree on jeremy corbyn a people's vote. actually, i disagree onjeremy corbyn not supporting it. you are right, the party members survey, a big members survey of labour members just before christmas, it was conducted, it found that nearly three quarters of labour members back a second referendum. nearly nine out of ten support remaining in the european union. but, at the same time, nearly half believe that labour's stance is the right one to take. just under a third oppose the stance. do they know what the stance is? it suggests to me that jeremy corbyn know what the stance is? it suggests to me thatjeremy corbyn is know what the stance is? it suggests to me that jeremy corbyn is the person to eventually deliver on a second referendum and staying in. he won't! you say that, but it may be the case. this is someone who has prided himself repeatedly on the idea of party democracy, giving the membersa idea of party democracy, giving the members a voice. yeah, yeah! you
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could argue he does that when it suits him, which is probably a fair criticism. it may be that he pivots away and says we have exhausted all other options, so we must have a second referendum, which i have hardly support. labour's problem is that they may have the members supporting it, but many of their mps represent leave constituencies. supporting it, but many of their mps represent leave constituenciesm is exactly like the tory party. the labour party is as split and confused. they do need a leader who is able to communicate at least a compensable position. —— comprehensible edition. he's been very clever, say something to everyone that he thinks they like. at the time comes when he has to be much more decisive. i support some of his anti—poverty, equality policies, but i cannot believe he
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has let this drift on and on. you don't think he is bathing his time? there is an arrogance if he thinks he can do that when the countries in a state of real urgency. it is surprising, given all of the government's difficulties, that labour is not straight ahead in the polls. that is what would expect. on the traditional questions on who is best on the economy, who is the best leader and who can do best with brexit, theresa may leads on all of these things. it is always a relative measure. the government may be doing badly, but labour is not doing well either. neither one is really grasping initiative yet. could we just have caroline lucas as president of our country? then we start again. what an interesting idea. a green mp as president. another brexit story, the sunday telegraph is suggesting that theresa may could delay the brexit about again. hooray! i can't wait. what
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excitement awaits. parliament comes back on the 7th of january, supposedly by the 21st of january we will have had the vote on may's deal. 0r will have had the vote on may's deal. or not! it might have been delayed. 15th was the date people we re delayed. 15th was the date people were expecting. lets see what happens. what i would say is if, and it seems pretty clear that theresa may's tactic, at least in part, is to run down the clock and placed time pressure on everybody involved, if that is your technique, if that is your plate, why not go for it? why not delay, delay, delay comment on the very last moment, when all other options appear to have been exhausted. i wish she would just defer article 50. we can still do that, can't we? the suggestion is that, can't we? the suggestion is that she might, but only to prepare for leaving without a deal. that she might, but only to prepare for leaving without a deallj that she might, but only to prepare for leaving without a deal. i think deferring an article 50 is more likely than no deal. but i think she will do all she can to get through a
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version of her deal, with perhaps some small amendments. do you think it isa some small amendments. do you think it is a good idea? anything other than panic, and this rush into what seems to be senseless decision—making at the moment. it's so decision—making at the moment. it's so partisan. it is the civil war playing out again, you know, the virtual civil war. i was given to say, without the... the murders. don't say that! well, you never know... don't say that! well, you never know. . . and don't say that! well, you never know... and saying, the 17th-century civil war was on a different scale. but the passions and the divide seems to be very deep. yes. that is certainly true. i think theresa may is in certainly true. i think theresa may isina certainly true. i think theresa may is in a difficult position because delaying it will not go down well with her mps and it will not go down well with conservative members. perhaps more widely the public, they are frustrated with how it is taking? it is the role of elected
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parliamentarians to do the right and rational thing, and not rush into things. that is why we let them. —— elect them. theresa may is trying to show that she is not completely consumed by brexit. lots of magic trees and a magic forest. the daily express, about her billion fund to pay for care for mental health. which is good. if i believe that is going to happen, and that it is enough. it is all about politics now. not about policy. this is part of the long—term plan for the nhs which is being announced tomorrow. we know it is important, because long, term and plans are in capitals. precisely what it means remains to be seen. there is talk of a 24—hour hotline, talk of increased services on mental health, which is clearly a hugely comic hugely
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important issue in this country. —— hugely, hugely important issue. i agree there is a bit of politics here. clearly, there are a lot of young people who desperately need better access to mental health treatment. and nobody denies that. and if this works, i think it will bea and if this works, i think it will be a very positive thing. the question is, is this actually positioning on a political agenda. we don't know the state of the economy, i am a remainer and we don't know the state of the economy, lam a remainerand i we don't know the state of the economy, i am a remainer and i don't believe there will be this amount of money available next two or three years. whatever happens after two or three years, maybe we will recover, we are going to go through a very ha rd we are going to go through a very hard time. i really hope this is going to happen. i am not against this. one always has to ask, why is she doing it, why is she doing it now. what is it really about? it is about keeping her own leadership safe. but you could argue that this is something that theresa may has
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campaigned foran is something that theresa may has campaigned for an talked about for some time, particularly around the time of the election. it could be seen as delivering on that promise. i don't remember her saying that. she has talked about mental health. she has talked about mental health. she has talked about mental health repeatedly, in a way, to be fair to her, previous prime ministers have not. it could be that this is delivered. but brexit hangs over all of this as a huge spectre. just another nhs story in the sunday times. talking about what it describes as a horrific rise in obesity surgery threatening the nhs, which we already know is under huge pressure, as we havejust which we already know is under huge pressure, as we have just been discussing. don't worry, there are adverts when a proper diet books across all the newspapers. 0besity comes up everyjanuary, as we all recover from the excitement of our
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christmas turkey. 0r indeed our christmas turkey. 0r indeed our christmas vegan sausage rolls. but the numbers are staggering. there has been a 570% increase increase in operations over the last year. and thatis operations over the last year. and that is not just operations over the last year. and that is notjust down to a couple of days of too much turkey, let's face it. that's right. obesity is a problem not just it. that's right. obesity is a problem notjust in this country but across the developed world. how the government deals with that is a huge problem, because it has such major locations of health further down the line. it is a difficult issue to tackle. it is, because often obesity is highest amongst the poorest. and we have to deal with that, and it is partly due to how they live, how much they have to live, the lack of skills, making food at home, not having money for electricity, all of this. and being able to buy really cheap food, really cheap, bad food,
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which i would do if i was living on benefits. so, we need to really think about the causes of this, and notjust slam think about the causes of this, and not just slam these people think about the causes of this, and notjust slam these people because they are getting a knee operation, i mean, the numberof they are getting a knee operation, i mean, the number of people that are turning up with alcohol problems, for example, that is vastly higher than this, and many of them are middle—class. if we are going to panic, panic about whole lot of them, notjust panic, panic about whole lot of them, not just about something that is happening predominantly among the poorest. even tackling it, i mean you talked about the root causes, but even when you start looking at issues of diet and exercise, there issues of diet and exercise, there is then another tightrope, where the government can be accused of being a nanny state? exactly. by the time children get to school, it may be too late. there are studies that show that of somerby has a bad diet when they arrive at school, getting them to change their behaviour, what they eat, the exercise they take pa rt they eat, the exercise they take part in, that is really tough. so
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what do you do? do you intervene before that? intervention is not a very popular thing when it comes to people's food. on the right, actually, this is a right—wing thing, the nanny state, freedom, individual choice. actually, a government has a responsibility to ta ke government has a responsibility to take care of its people. if this was a crisis, it must do something. and there we are going to have to leave it for now. thank you both very much indeed for the time being. that is it for the papers. but we will be back for more at 11.30. do join us for that. next, let's catch up with the weather prospects. hello, it was a cold, grey day, very few places saw sunshine coming through today. most of us had dull skies, like this. at least the blanket of cloud means temperatures shouldn't fall too lower overnight. we have the cloud trapped underneath the area of high
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pressure, coming into it a weakening weather front is bringing a bit of rain and drizzle down from the north—west. not much for northern ireland, most of it in scotland but even that tends to become light and patchy as it heads south of the border towards the end of the night. the breaks coming eventually into the far north of scotland but on the whole cloudy skies, temperatures typically 2—4 degrees above freezing. cloudy picture for many of us on sunday, there won't be much rain or drizzle left. most of it affecting north—west parts of england, perhaps north wales and returning into northern ireland. the best of the sunshine for the northern half of scotland, quite cloudy elsewhere. maybe some brighter skies to the east of the high ground in wales. it shouldn't be quite as cold, temperatures about 8—9, maybe double figures towards some western coasts. the high pressure still around as we head into monday, but getting pushed away by a big area of low pressure running between scotland and iceland and that really will pick the winds up with some rain for a while, most affecting scotland and northern ireland, as the rain sweeps southwards it tends to fade away.
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we get some sunshine following that for northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland but the wind is the main feature of the weather on monday, some stronger winds everywhere but particularly windy for the northern half of scotland. gusts of around 70 miles an hour later in the day and overnight and into tuesday for a while. monday should be milder, temperatures 10—11. as the low—pressure sweeps away towards scandinavia it will drag down cold air on north north—westerly wind. that will blow in some showers to the north—east of scotland and those north sea coasts. for most parts of the country it will be dry with some sunshine, this time on tuesday. the winds lighter towards the west, maybe touching gale force at times near the north sea coasts, but easing down a bit later in the afternoon. it will feel colder on tuesday, probably only briefly colder. the temperatures back into single figures, only around 5—7 in the north.
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this is bbc news, i'm carole walker. the headlines at 11:00pm: police name 51—year—old lee pomeroy as the man who was fatally stabbed on a train in surrey yesterday. a man has been arrested in connection with the murder. in relation to what we know so far regarding what's happened, it was not random in terms of there was no contact between the two people before the incident. we know that they was talking together. that's all that we know about the two men at this moment in time. the bbc understands that two british special forces soldiers have been seriously injured in an islamic state attack in syria. the police watchdog begins an inquiry after a 31—year—old man is shot dead by armed officers in coventry. white house officials including vice—president mike pence make no progress in a meeting with democrats, as the government shutdown goes into its third week.
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