tv The Papers BBC News January 11, 2020 10:30pm-11:01pm GMT
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from the west of the british isles. not all doom and gloom, though. at least for a time, it was that bright out towards the east, a long way from that front that started the day across scotland and northern ireland but as the day progressed, relatively mild airs swept ever further towards the south. but it will take its time before we see the last of it, and it will be a feature of the weather overnight across the greater part of england and wales. further north, the skies will have cleared but still a peppering of showers and because it will get that cold, the showers will be wintry to about 300 metres and a touch of frost in the eastern side of scotland to start the new day on sunday. that will not be the case across wales across to east anglia and all points south because the rain will clear at lunchtime. one or two showers following on behind on a much reduced wind. as you experienced on saturday. still a fresh feel about the day despite all the sunshine across the north. further south, 8—11 will cover it but a glorious afternoon, plenty of sunshine and a fairly
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chilly evening after that. a cool night across the south because you will not have so much wind to keep the atmosphere churned up. as we start monday, from the word go, the first signs of very wet and windy weather across the western side of the british isles. don't be fooled into stepping out without a brolly or coat, because as we get on through the day on monday, so this whole band of rain will be heavy and it will work its wayjust that bit further towards the east, accompanied by a very strong and gusty wind. 40—60, possibly 70mph gusts, the met office already have warnings about this weather system. temperatures academic, 7—11 or so, would you want to stand around in it for long? i doubt it. that's not the end of the story. next week, stormy at times. spells of heavy rain and disruption to your travel plans. take care.
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hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. britain's ambassador has been arrested during anti—government protests in tehran, after iran finally admits it shot down a passenger plane by mistake. 176 people died in the crash. tonight, the canadian prime minister says he expects a full investigation. this is an extremely serious matter. canada and the world still have many questions, questions that must be answered. the queen and other senior royals will meet at sandringham on monday to discuss harry and meghan's decision to step back from their roles.
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power—sharing is restored in northern irealnd, as key ministers are appointed at the first assembly meeting for three years. we can agree that there was too much suffering and that we cannot allow society to drift back and allow division to grow. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster lynn faulds wood, and the journalist and commentator anne ashworth. thank you forjoining us. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. we are going to start with... well, there's only one story in town tonight, really, the express will kick us off, monday's showdown at sandringham, the way they have dubbed it. the queen and the duke of
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sussex are set to meet face—to—face for a series of meetings and consultations to discuss his and meghan's future roles. the mail on sunday says the summit is unprecedented and harry and meghan will be confronted with what it calls the dire financial impact of abandoning the royal family. meanwhile, the sunday times concentrates on the relationship between the brothers, harry and the duke of cambridge. prince william, the paper reports, has a sadness over the double's decision. the sunday mirror claims the couple told eltonjohn sunday mirror claims the couple told elton john about their decision sunday mirror claims the couple told eltonjohn about their decision to step back before they told the queen. and away from the royals, the other story this weekend really dominating the front page of tomorrow's observer as the paper reports the iranian regime is shaken by the wave of anger in the country following tehran's admitting it shut
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down the ukrainian passengerjet. and finally, the independent reports on the labour leadership contest, running an interview with candidate jess phillips, who says the party needs an ordinary leader to win. so those are the front pages. as we said, there's only one story in town. nearly won from your. let's kick off with the sunday times and, "i can't help harry any more", powerful language. extraordinary story, when a newspaper really extraordinary story, when a news pa per really wa nts extraordinary story, when a newspaper really wants a story to carry emotional weight, they put on it what is called a walkie—talkie headline, which is a headline with a quote, and this headline reads with a quote from prince william about his brother. "i put my arm around my brother all our lives. i can't do it any more". and there we have a headline that really lays bare the risk that seems to be happening throughout the whole of the house of windsor, that is going to culminate at this summit in sandringham over
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the future of harry and meghan within the royal family. the future of harry and meghan within the royalfamily. in the future of harry and meghan within the royal family. in a the future of harry and meghan within the royalfamily. in a dell january, when usually we are moaning about the weather and being back at work, this is the story that has divided britain. everyone you speak to has an opinion. it is an extraordinary story and it seems as though it is going to unfold in sandringham on monday with this summit, which every single aspect of the way forward will be discussed, including the tax bill that the couple could face if they decide to be, what? to base themselves in north america, canada in particular. i feel as if i'm locked in an episode of the crown only it is more exciting. i'm actually a bit republican and i know a lot of people in the country are probably more interested in the monarchy but we have got to remember, there's other bits of the country, and i am scottish and i think maybe the story
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will not be on every front page in scotland. but let me come to some of the points they make here, for example, like the sunday times says that it example, like the sunday times says thatitis example, like the sunday times says that it is revealing, we have only got the front page, tune in at 11:30pm to find out what else is in it, but they say among other things that harry's allies believe the leak has come from prince william or prince charles' side. they also think that senior royals, now, who are they if it is not the ones we have just named, are calling for the head of the queen's private secretary, sir edward young because he has presided over the mess. and also, i mean, fine detail like this, if they get royal protection office rs if they get royal protection officers in future, they might have tasers rather than gun. but that is exposing the kind of constitutional aspect of it. the queen's private secretary is part of what they call the golden triangle, in which we also have the cabinet secretary and the prime minister's principal
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private secretary. these people liaise in all these matters to do with government and the constitution. this is becoming a bigger crisis by the day because it is calling into question what the nature of the monarchy will be like when the queen goes. but you see, i believe that even this... everyone who professes to be a republican also has an opinion on this because nobody likes to read about a rift in a family. people find it very sad. and also, i suspect that the queen is... we have a tremendous amount of respect for the queen and her commitment to her duty, and there is also a feeling about, you know, at this time of her life, is this extra concern, extra worry? well... another argument could be that prince harry has not been very happy in his role in the royal family, by all accounts. he has spoken about
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his mental health issues. supposing he looked for somebody who could help him find a new role and that is how he has ended up with meghan markle, and why he is moving to another country. it is like being a bird ina another country. it is like being a bird in a gilded cage, there, and i think the monarchy is long due an overhaul and there are too many hrhs, there are too many members of the royal family who live in palaces, even if they are paying to live in them. do we not all think, though, that harry and meghan could have been the couple that takes the monarchy into a new era? it is quite a burden on them, though. you mean that, is it the expectation that they would renew the institution and it has been too much for them? there will be one salient detail in all of this story that we know nothing of, which will be a clue to much of the rest. looking at... on that salient
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point, looking at the front page of the sunday times, we have got words like civil war. yeah. peace talks. you start to think, is this what it is all about, a rift between the brothers? which is... everyone who has been talking to me this week has been talking about their memories of the funeral of the late princess of wales and how those two boys walked behind the coffin. terrible. bay has been each other‘s support and i think people find it quite tragic that that relationship seems to have foundered, to the extent that there seems to be a threat that if negotiations do not go harry and meghan's way, that there could be a no holds barred interview conducted by the couple. what would be unveiled in that about the unhappiness that we can't even contemplate? tom bradby, who is the itv main news anchor, has written for the sunday times, and the strap
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headline on the front page of the paper is, "meghan's nuclear option", and tom bradby saying he does not think it will be pretty if they do a fio think it will be pretty if they do a no holds barred interview to. think it will be pretty if they do a no holds barred interview tom think it will be pretty if they do a no holds barred interview to. it is an ultimatum, if they go down, that is the way it is written. yes, it is. turning to the front page of the sunday express, and we have already spoken about this, "showdown at sandringham" is the way the paper is putting it. what do you make of the lea k of putting it. what do you make of the leak of details? is it helping in any way? they have been talking about it, by all accounts, for quite some time. harry had been told to put it in writing to them. he was worried... to charles and his brother, william. he was worried about doing that because he thought it might be leaked and now, according to the last paper we have just been looking at, the sunday times, it sounds as though he is
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accusing their offices... it is very messy. it really is and this idea of a showdown at sandringham, i mean, i think we should take this as an opportunity to look at the royal family in the 21st—century and how it goes forward, it is notjust about these two people. sorry, talking about the modern royal family, meghan is dialling in. yes, she is dialling in, it is going to bea she is dialling in, it is going to be a real video conferencing number, isn't it, up there, with screens? who wouldn't want to be a fly on the wall there? wouldn't you love it? the trouble is, somebody will be a fly on the wall because they will have to set it up. you have turned to the sunday mail, what was your point with yellow this is a really long read—through point with yellow this is a really long read-through on every single aspect of what they think is going to be at the sandringham summit. the paper has taken the calculation that
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there is an appetite for all of this. we have got to language even such as, "the courtiers are asking, will it be a hard megxit or a soft megxit? they are even going into the fa ct megxit? they are even going into the fact that they seem to have consulted accou nta nts fact that they seem to have consulted accountants about the couple's tax position. what i just... there isn't in the papers today any discussion of what exactly it is that harry and meghan actually wa nt to it is that harry and meghan actually want to do, because it is clear they have set up a company which may have a commercial purpose, but one thought that they were going to be ambassadors for their causes. the whole of these papers would lead one to believe that they are almost going to be like the duke and duchess of frequent flying, going back and forth between london and toronto, london and la, fulfilling some royal duties but also doing some royal duties but also doing some commercial stuff. but the reason they want to be a separate
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entity, isn't it that they can pursue the causes in which they believe? exactly, and the reason they have set up a separate company is explained here, as i know happens with charities, that if you have a charity, you need to have a commercial arm of it, as william and kate have with their charity, their foundation, to sell whatever that charity is dealing in, because charitable purposes come into use for that. there's quite a lot in this about various problems they have got with taxes. it is not straightforward at all. they probably thought through none of this. if they go and live in canada for more than 183 days per year, for example, and the killer line for me is if they move their pet dogs there, then they have to pay global taxes in canada on that, as meghan
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already does, being a us citizen. she pays global taxes in america. the whole thing is a hugely complicated mess and it sounds as though they are trying to push it through really quickly but this is not going to be quick. through really quickly but this is not going to be quicklj through really quickly but this is not going to be quick. i love that expression "outpace", i'm now going to say to someone, "i want that done at pace", which means now. the next few days, the queen says. it's impossible! if prince charles decides he is going to support his son through his purse, will it matter? he will have to pay tax on it, apparently, according to the mail on sunday. does that mean that he also funds a massive panoply of security for harry and meghan, and remember, harry, a man who fought in afghanistan, and is thus a terrorist target? i mean, i'm sure that, there would be also... you know, the home secretary priti patel, and
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everybody, must be involved in this, because it is about the level of security the couple are entitled to stop what do we have an idea of the figure. —— stop what do we have an idea of the figure. -- do we have an idea of the figure? theirs... millions, said some in. there's a lot of words written about this but there's a of question in my mind which shows how much ground this summit at sandringham needs to cover, and how can they come to a conclusion about something which is going to be the way in which the royal family looks in the future? two thirds of canadians, it says here, would welcome prince harry as the country's governor general. i'm prepared to bet that is one of the reasons why they went to canada rather than the us, that they have andl rather than the us, that they have and i on having a role in canada —— that they have one eye. but with the tax they then have to pay on their world earnings, the sovereign fund that the taxpayer funds will not be open to them if they go. but they
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have, to put their side of this out there, they have said they want to be financially independent. sure. they say they don't want but the question is, can they be commercial and have it tied to the royal family? if you look at edward, when he tried to be commercial, or with prince andrew, and sarah, duchess of whatever she is, york, is it? sarah ferguson stop yes, i wish we would get rid of all these titles! we don't live in 15th century! do you know? i think this is making us all think that we would still prefer the monarchy to the alternative. monarchy! let's turn to another paper, the sunday people is going with the rift between the sisters—in—law. with the rift between the sisters-in-law. i think we have known about that for a long time. how do we actually know that they don't, that they haven't... they
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could communicate quite quietly? it's a bold statement to say they have not spoken in six months. or more. it is, i wonder if have not spoken in six months. or more. it is, iwonder if the newspapers tomorrow are not at risk of assuming far too much. stoking the fire. and declaring things to be true which are basicallyjust guessing the situation. this is why i think we should be looking at the monarchy and what we want going forward , monarchy and what we want going forward, rather than letting it carry on being largely based on tittle tattle and the odd nugget of real information. and to see the way people are.. i'm not surprised they wa nt people are.. i'm not surprised they want to leave the country when i saw, i couldn't believe some of the quotes about meghan that have been out there. we will get to that, actually, on the subject of meghan, when you look on social media particularly, or you, you know, you listen to the radio, it is interesting that often, when you know there is a criticism coming their way, directed at meghan, when instead of saying, "harry" or
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"prince harry and meghan", it starts, "meghan and harry". what do you think of the way she has been portrayed? i think it is horrible for the poor woman and the trouble with twitter at the moment is it is savage out there and you get people like piers morgan who wrote a horrible page about her, and among other things, she was caused a crazed leech, and eamon holmes, who isa crazed leech, and eamon holmes, who is a nice guy, weighed in with equally horrible things to say. why don't we lay off the being horrible to each other and just stick to the facts for a bit? you can see why this is also compelling is because it is making us ask something about what we expect from the press and how people should be treated. personally, if i never hear the word "woke" again, used as a way of insulting people who have views slightly different from one's own. you are referring to a radio broadcast this week.
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you are referring to a radio broadcast this weeklj you are referring to a radio broadcast this week. i am fed up of hearing the word woke for somebody with slightly progressive views with whom you don't agree. ok... the final points on this, talking about bringing the monarchy into modern times. when you look back at phrases of "never complain, never explain", is that still relevant and should it be today? should theyjust put up and shut up? how do you do that when people are calling you awful things? ikeepa people are calling you awful things? i keep a very low profile on social media. i used to do a lot of it and i get called the most terrible things. one of the worst people who calls me things isjeremy clarkson. i've never met the man in my life! we should stop name—calling people. apparently he hates me but why? on that note, let's turn to the front of the observer, this huge story which is affecting a number of countries. the iran regime shaken by a wave of anger over the downed
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plane, they are shocked by their own people being angry against the lies. yes, which is extraordinary, because some weeks ago, the country was being torn apart by demonstrations against the government. but this story on the front of the observer telling us about this wave of anger over the downed plane, remember, there was an admission this morning that the iranian forces downed the ukrainian flight, is that we need to remember that qasem soleimani was not loved by all iranians, he was seen by many as a cog in an oppressive system and this seems to be coming back, that feeling of unhappiness among so many of the iranians is coming out in these demonstrations against the stance taken on the downing of the ukrainian flight. is this the start of something? one of the biggest
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demonstrations is at the university of the students are protesting because so many of the people who died on the plane where young students, young iranian students who either lived in students, young iranian students who eitherlived in iran students, young iranian students who either lived in iran or came from canada and when young people start protesting like that, they are in serious trouble. finishing very quickly on the front page of the independent and the labour leadership contest. which would normally be leading the papers because again, that is a thing in which i am tremendously engaged and interested. too much news! no, you can never have enough news, particularly in january! can never have enough news, particularly injanuary! we have the greatjess phillips, a person whose personality we cannot but warm to, saying that labour needs an ordinary leader to win, saying that labour needs an ordinary leaderto win, ie, her, somebody to whom ordinary people can relate, not a member of the islington intelligentsia, or an avowed corbyn supporter. whether that is what the
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labours want or not, but i think it is not a bad pitch. i think they should also go around being really nice to each other and don't start accusing people of being islington intellectuals or whatever they are going to call them. first of all, labour has never had a woman so i would quite like to see a woman there. but i think we have had, we are going to have to pick someone who's got a bit more centre grounding them. it's going to take a couple of iterations for labour to get it right. probably about ten years is what people are saying. may be some of them should bide their time! that's it for the papers this hour. lynn and anne will be back at 11.30 for another look at the papers. so many things we could have discussed so let's do it in half an hour. all the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. really dominated by prince harry and meghan. it's all there for you, seven days
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a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you to lynn and anne. iam back i am back with you at the top of the hour with all of the top stories. don't go away. hello. the first half of the weekend was a taster for what we can expect through the coming week. wet and windy conditions dominate the scene. why is it happening? let's take a look at the jet stream, that fast flowing ribbon of their high in the atmosphere. the stark contrast in temperatures in america is helping to energise the jet stream and it is acting like a conveyor belt, sending acting like a conveyor belt, sending a succession of low pressure system is our way through the coming week. on sunday, some wet and windy weather to start down towards the far south and east which clears away. another area of rain for wales, the midlands, lincolnshire and yorkshire, clearing through the afternoon. some showers for scotland
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could be wintry over higher ground but a good deal of sunshine around. many places drying up as the day goes on. it will be a blustery day but not as windy as it was on saturday. temperatures will feel fresher for the northern saturday. temperatures will feel fresherfor the northern half of saturday. temperatures will feel fresher for the northern half of the uk but we are still seeing double digits down towards the southern half. as we head into sunday night, for many, clear skies and dryjust about sums it up, there will be some showers feeding into western areas which could be wintry over the higher ground of scotland and it will feel cooler than of late, particularly for the southern half of the uk, where temperatures have tended to be in double digits over the past couple of nights. on monday, all eyes on this area of low pressure which is winding up in the atla ntic pressure which is winding up in the atlantic and it looks as though it will bring a spell of stormy weather for monday. not initially, many places get off to a dry and bright start with some good spells of sunshine around, particularly the further east you are. this rain will start to advance from the west. heavy downpours expected, turning wintry over higher ground initially
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and accompanied by strong winds, gales, perhaps severe, in one or two western spots. temperatures still above average for the time of year. that starts to clear away as we had to monday night, clearing eastwards. then attention turns to this developing area of low pressure as we head into tuesday, which could bring another spell of wet and windy weather. many areas starting on a dry note, still some showers for scotla nd dry note, still some showers for scotland which could be wintry but then this area of low pressure will start to descend in rain and some of which could be heavy and once again, we could see gales, perhaps severe gales, in one or two spots and the pennines may see something a little wintry as well. temperatures, many areas, particularly the southern half of the uk, above average for the time of year. through wednesday, it looks as though it will be a bit quieter but another blustery day, with low pressure never too far away. we will start off with an area of rain stretching into the southern half of the uk, and further spells
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of rain pushing into parts of scotla nd of rain pushing into parts of scotland still, a bit wintry over the higher ground, some dryness around, some bright spells, do, and temperatures above average for the time of year so staying on the mild theme. heading to the latter stages of the week, low pressure is never too far away and it looks as though we will see further spells of wet and windy weather through thursday and windy weather through thursday and friday. returning to the jet stream, there are signs as we head into next weekend that there will be on the southern side of the jet strea m on the southern side of the jet stream and if that happens, we could see a quieter spell of weather. to summarise for the next few days, potentially disruptive wind rain, heavy at times, it will be mild but there are signs that we could see something a little quieter towards next weekend.
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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11pm: the queen and other senior royals will meet at sandringham on monday to discuss harry and meghan's decision to step back from their roles. britain's ambassador is arrested during anti—government protests in tehran, after iran finally admits it shot down a passenger plane by mistake. 176 people died. the foreign secretary condemned the arrest of the ambassador as a flagrant breach of international law. the northern ireland assembly resumes for the first time since the collapse of power—sharing three years ago. we can agree that there was too much suffering and that we cannot allow
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