tv The Papers BBC News February 27, 2020 10:45pm-11:01pm GMT
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, "ow in all of this because up until now there has been a degree of reassurance and the figures appeared to be relatively low and they are still relatively low. in the uk, only 16 people have tested positive, no one has died, half of those people who were tested positive for half been discharged from hospital and yet at the same time we are getting these warnings that feeders may have a close, schools may have to close, may ten macro big sporting events have to be cancelled, and if the rate of increase carries on, we could get to a situation where those sorts of desperate measures are necessary. i think that it's probably for some of the readers of the papers, that is a heart to be to make from her are now to where we could find ourselves but clearly a lot of people now are treating those threats seriously. even though we also read that in china the number of new infections appears to be declining which suggests in may be
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possible to contain it. there's a huge amount of uncertainty around this. i'm not sure if readers will get much reassurance of this but at least i think they will get a sense that across—the— board now least i think they will get a sense that across—the—board now from government to sporting organisations to whatever else it might be, people are taking this very seriously and the potential for the major crisis is certainly there. also in the telegraph there are reassurances from sir simon stevens, the chief executive of the nhs to say that the nhs is making all the necessary provisions and preparations for an expanse of the virus. but it is really when you look at the front of the financial times that you get into the sort of more global potential effects and the, already, issues with stock markets and various other economic indicators that seem to be taking something of a hit. a hit that in some ways seems
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to be slightly disproportionate to the very use and studied and reasonable... we are going to use the guardian's front page story for the guardian's front page story for the economic impact of coronavirus. the big headline seems to be coming from the us dowjones and the drop it has had there, 4.4% which is the sharpest drop in its history, day drop in its history. which is a dramatic, dramatic fall. and the indication of it is that people who trade in currencies and and shares somehow more no than the rest of us about the way which this virus is going to progress. isn't itjust uncertainty? that's it. it is a huge amount of uncertainty but the prospect that the virus could result in damage to the world economy on the scale of the 2008 crisis from which we still have not fully re cove red which we still have not fully
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recovered again seems to be a disconnect between that and the relatively low number of cases at the moment. and the fear is that as a result of the measures that have to be taken that there will be a massive decline in economic activity. and factors will have to show that the possibility will show that global trade will have to be reduced simply because nothing will be moving around the world to try and stop the virus spreading. the alarm bells are certainly ringing about questions about whether central banks are in position. we would've thought yesterday if we had been sitting here whether the national health service was in a fit state to deal with the possibility subway jeremy hunter said it state to deal with the possibility subwayjeremy hunter said it will not be able to cope. the former health secretary said this. there could be overstretched health service and it could put the
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financial sector and how would cope with the? will hit us all in the way that the financial crisis did?m with the? will hit us all in the way that the financial crisis did? it is important that newspapers don't get into the business of promoting an unnecessary what could be a run on the market affect and i feel nervous when you see a headline that includes maybe. i don't know whether thatis includes maybe. i don't know whether that is the most responsible thing to put in a headline. what did you make, ido to put in a headline. what did you make, i do not know if it is in the guardian but certainly the bank of england, deputy governor has said that there is no need to hit the panic button yet? and in one of these other articles about the imf saying... yes i'm sorry the ecb saying... yes i'm sorry the ecb saying exactly that at this point there is no need to be preparing for a monetary problem. we know how jittery the traders can be which is why we as seen these extraordinary
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falls which do not seem to have a logical explanation. let's turn to the other big story of the day and we are going to use the picture on the front page of the independent and what next for heathrow and the climate campaign, what did you make of that ruling today? wasn't a com plete of that ruling today? wasn't a complete know or a few tweaks here and there? this is the ruling by the court of appeal suggesting that the government's policy had not fully taken into government's policy had not fully ta ken into account government's policy had not fully taken into account what is effectively its own legal restrictions of the back of the paris accords. what i mean if it was two things. one that it is extremely politically expedient and convenient one might say for the prime minister, it gets him out of a potentially difficult hole because of course his own constituency is own outspoken two way down in front of bulldozers should a third runway
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go ahead. this makes it easierfor him not to be put in the political conundrum. but i also feel that this is another example of what the government have been i think quite rightly anxious about, so—called judicial overreach. in this case it isjudicial judicial overreach. in this case it is judicial overreach that seems to be quite convenient for them. what about the comments made by cra n ks hafts about the comments made by crankshafts though saying that any expansion at heathrow will be industry led? expansion at heathrow will be industry led ? —— expansion at heathrow will be industry led? —— grant shafts? expansion at heathrow will be industry led? -- grant shafts? data source when the government's position... what does that mean? it means that the industry will have to justify the need for it and pay for basically. it is a little bit of a copout, i think it is been a cop out all the way along because there has beena all the way along because there has been a big question which is a strategic question for the country, do we want to have an airport of a scale that other major airports can
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be, like frankfurt? they are running away from that and i am afraid boris johnson who likes to be seen as a strong sort of almost church hill unit leader once again, he is ducking a big decision... it is almost unfair to risk because he has been remarkably decisive since he has been leader of the conservative party and since he has been prime minister and on infrastructure projects but this is the one that for him post a particular political dilemma that could be embarrassing for him and it seemed to be an easy way of getting out of the decision. two —— churchillian leadership. i think that is a little fair to boris. in a weeper we have seen him hiding away with their were difficult decisions —— decisions to be made about the floods, he was ushering leadership, he is not showing leadership on this and he seems to be prepared to hide behind
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courts telling him heathrow cannot happen which joan and says is a very convenient position for them to take. —— which jo—anne convenient position for them to take. —— whichjo—anne says. if he has ambition for the united kingdom to be able leader on ankle trade and stepped up rather than reduce, i will happen incredible terms? let's turn to the front page of the financial times with borisjohnson and this picture, let us assume an and this picture, let us assume an and there is the prime minister about the exe talks. is it bluster that we heard today? always, it is the early stage in the negotiations in both the government paper that came out today and the one from the european union that came out a couple of days ago appeared to be miles apart and you would think it would be impossible for them to come together and find an agreement if there is a will, i'm sure they will find an agreement. today's paper
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from the government certainly indicates that boris johnson and his team are prepared to contemplate something that not so very long ago government policy suggested was impossible to contemplate which is falling out of the european union without any kind of agreement at all and there is an interesting story on one of the online outlets on the huffington post of the briefing notes that tory politicians have been given about not talking about no deal, simply talking about the australian style deal which is effectively no deal but apparently if you associated with austria, people think that it can't be too bad because austria hasn't sunk...|j think lance was obviously very senior in new labour government so he will know all about spending and what is appropriate, but what is not
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unreasonable for governments to hope that their elected members will use the most positive way of selling something and we know that the expression no deal is somewhat controversial. and in a way misleading it is not really no deal, just not a new deal as such. it is reverting to... that is a good point to nearly finished, our final reverting to... that is a good point to nearly finished, ourfinalfront page, the daily telegraph and it seems that gavin williamson wants direct convert back to victory in times almost in the classroom. he wa nts to ba n times almost in the classroom. he wants to ban mobile is in the classroom. i don't know if that is reverting back to victorian times. it is reverting back to perhaps three orfour it is reverting back to perhaps three or four years it is reverting back to perhaps three orfour years ago. it is reverting back to perhaps three or four years ago. this is something he had said back in 2019 and this is part of his new education policy. he says he wants to see victorian spirit of ingenuity and inventiveness in the classroom. it's not clearly from the government because one minute they're talking about the value of mobile phones and
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apps that can help in education, all the schools will be close so everyone will have to learn their lessons on the mobile because they will be no other way of doing it. some teachers might be happy with that but then a lot of them use the apps. that but then a lot of them use the apps, don't they in the classrooms? that's it for the papers this hour. lance and jo—anne will be back at half past eleven for another look at the papers, and don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you. seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. the headlines are coming up at eleven. stay with us for that. see you shortly. hello, no mobiles and here i assure you. i think it was on the radio but
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there you go. we have concerns again lam afraid, there you go. we have concerns again i am afraid, the first taste of winterfor i am afraid, the first taste of winter for some i am afraid, the first taste of winterfor some of you i am afraid, the first taste of winter for some of you today but the next couple of days is about heavy rain and pretty strong winds. the rain and pretty strong winds. the rain exacerbating the flood situation we suspect details on the bbc weather website. the data set start with that across the eastern side of the british isles underneath a ridge of high pressure, the skies we re a ridge of high pressure, the skies were clear and there will have been a widespread frost at least for a time. there may even have been a touch towards the west but as the weather front creeps in, touch towards the west but as the weatherfront creeps in, the touch towards the west but as the weather front creeps in, the cloud, wind, and rain will help to lift the temperatures. it comes at a price and it is that regime, milder air moisture laden from the south west to all parts of northern ireland, england, wales during the course of the morning creeping for the north and scotland hill snow across the north and it turns increasingly mild from the south. i do nothing that will catch a retention. it is the fa ct will catch a retention. it is the fact that this weekend we have another named store on our doorstep
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named by the spanish authorities it is storm jorge which will be close by to the north—west of northern ireland as we start the day on friday and then gradually bring in further towards the british isles. the front pushes in quickly and then some stash some sunshine. this portion of the weather front wraps up portion of the weather front wraps up here through northern ireland, scotland, the north and england, a miserable day and a windy one. met office warning out already because storm jorge comes with a real punch. we are talking about 65, possibly even 70 mile per our winds. when i show you the track here, this particular low—pressure centre with all of its isobars wrapped on its southern flank, it is no surprise that a terry that even as far ahead as sunday, some of the gust of wind overnight on saturday and onto sunday, 60 — 70 mph. not all doom and gloom by any means at all
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because once the front is away once you get away from them because we are joining you get away from them because we arejoining those you get away from them because we are joining those showers with longer spells of rain or snow, there will be sunshine. given the strength of the wind it won't feel like a spring day which is where we are almost at climatological on the first of march. so there is a lot going on. rainfall totals will mount up going on. rainfall totals will mount up and that will be there with wind across the weekend.
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this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11:00pm: three more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in the uk, including the first in northern ireland. they are all receiving specialist care. our health service in northern ireland, just to reassure the public, is well used to dealing with such infections, and i want to reassure the public that we are prepared. in china, in the city where it all started, one doctor says the world cannot afford to underestimate the coronavirus. in one night i lost five lives. that's really miserable, and i should warn the rest of the world that you guys should take
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