Skip to main content

tv   The Papers  BBC News  July 20, 2020 11:30pm-12:00am BST

11:30 pm
this is bbc world news, the headlines... early results from two more coronavirus vaccine trials have produced an immune response without any serious side effects. one trial was carried out at the university of oxford, and the other at china's academy of military medical sciences. donald trump has said he plans to send federal law enforcement personnel to more us cities to tackle anti—racism demonstrations, which he insists are the work of anarchists. some democrats have called their actions deeply disturbing and unacceptable. the british foreign secretary has suspended the uk's extradition treaty with hong kong, because of the new security law imposed by china. tensions between london and beijing have risen over a number of issues in recent weeks. those are the headlines on bbc news.
11:31 pm
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the deputy editor of the daily express, michael booker, and i'm alsojoined by the director of uk, in a changing europe, anand menon. welcome back to you both. let's look through some of the other papers that have come in the past 30 minutes or so. the daily mirror hails the possibility of a vaccine for christmas, after promising findings from a team of scientists at oxford university. the same story makes the front page of the metro. the newspaper says that the oxford vaccine could train the body to fight off the virus. the i also leads on the vaccine progress, but it adds that further
11:32 pm
large—scale testing is still needed, before it can be rolled out. the guardian says that the prime minister has called the results from the oxford team "very positive" and "a step in the right direction". the times welcomes the fact that there were no serious side—effects in the vaccine trial, which involved over 1,000 volunteers. the telegraph goes with a different story. it says the long—awaited report into alleged russian interference in uk democracy will lay bare the kremlin‘s meddling in the scottish independence vote. that report is due to be published tomorrow morning. and front line workers battling coronavirus in the uk could be set to receive pay rises — that's according to the express. we will come to that in a moment.
11:33 pm
but let's start off with the guardian. hopes of coveted 19 vaccine raise as uk study hailed as break there. but several sites around the world. at the moment there are two vaccines that will reach phase three testing, there's a sign ofa reach phase three testing, there's a sign of a chinese vaccine and this one in the university of bok, or 0xford. both in brazil and other places, they are trying to test this in places where they are still getting a lot of cases, which makes it easier to get requisite numbers of people. the first results are very encouraging, 90% of people who took this drug showed signs of antibodies. but it doesn't prove that this. anyone getting coronavirus or falling ill with that as yet, and that's what we want to hear from phase three trials. some of the tabloids are talking about a
11:34 pm
vaccine by christmas. but i think most scientists don't want to put too much hope into this. but they are describing is a milestone. they are, and the lead in oxford, sarah gilbert, was cool about this, but said this is what they expected it to do. there's confidence there, but the problem is if there is problems with this in a couple months or so and the trials don't go so well, we don't want to get hopes too high as this could get dell macro deal a huge blow to morale, and if we have these headlines as you say reminiscing of the war, all over by christmas and things like that — if that doesn't happen, then people will lose morale. but at the moment it's good news, and we hope the good news continues. we've also got some other good news that's come in the la st other good news that's come in the last day or so about more
11:35 pm
treatments, or one more treatment for this as well that can help stop the disease in its tracks. so when we started this, it was all about ventilators. all they had to fight it was paracetamol. itjust goes ventilators. all they had to fight it was paracetamol. it just goes to show you that they have moved on very, very quickly, and it is thanks to the scientists and medics that we are in this position where we could finally beat it. the daily mail going for that headline, "vaccine by christmas" — as michael was saying, if you look at some of the pull quotes at the bottom of that main story, picking up on those other trials as well, including that separate trial of an inhaled drug, dramatically cutting the odds of patients becoming severely ill. so it does seem to a lot of these trials are all moving in the right direction, aren't they? yes, lots of different things. this is a protein that they found that if you inhale it, it can stop you becoming very
11:36 pm
ill with covid—19, so it is a treatment. and at the same time i think there are 19 different vaccines now at different phases of the trial process, with these two that i mentioned earlier up to phase three. so there's an awful lot of work going into either treating this 01’ work going into either treating this or trying to prevent people catching it. so there is grounds for cautious optimism, though if you look further up optimism, though if you look further up in the daily mail splash, under the headline, it says it is not yet known if a vaccine could stop people getting or spreading coronavirus. so that strikes me as a bit of a key thing we need to find out. but we do know is that there are no serious side effects, and it is safe? so that's what we hear so far, some people have had fever or headaches, andl people have had fever or headaches, and i think people will except that if that means that your immune from the thing. so let's hope that this continues, this detail in the papers talking about how it has been difficult for them to test this
11:37 pm
because of the low numbers in this country of infections, that's why they've had to move it out to different countries. so they're still good news here, there's still been relatively few deaths in the la st been relatively few deaths in the last few days in this country, which is obviously terrible news for those involved but good for the upward trend. so we are getting there, we just hope the good news continues. good news for the share prices as well, hitting record highs at £1.7 billion to the company's market value. money elsewhere, according to your paper, michael, pay rise reward for our virus heroes. what are the figures? well, teachers will get a 3.1% pay rise. i said earlier that it will be bumper, but when you look at it, for many of them if you're on £30,000 a year, it's an extra £1000.
11:38 pm
so it's not a huge amount, but at the moment with the economy the way it is, it's a good jump to be in at the moment, the public sectorjob, because they're slightly more security. the police will be getting 2.8% -- security. the police will be getting 2.8% —— doctors will be getting 2.8%. there will be rises for those the chancellor says have made a vital contribution during the pandemic. clearly they also want all the schools working by september, so they may think this will give them a little push to some teachers who weren't confident about going back. but if they will be rewarded for it, maybe that will change some people's minds. but it's relatively small amounts, but in this economy at the moment, it is something to be thankful for. you say this is relatively small, not compared with all the other money going out. how will that be paid back? that's what we are waiting to hear from the chancellor. in some ways this is
11:39 pm
quite canny not just chancellor. in some ways this is quite canny notjust in rewarding people who helped get us through the pandemic, but also what we are expecting as we get the auto, a spike in unemployment, now the public sector has suffered from pay restraints basically since the start of the last decade. and if this can pull public sector salaries back up to near equivalent with private sector salaries, it might be that you find all the people who can't find jobs in the private sector moving to the public sector. so aside from being a thank you gift to key workers, this could be a sensible economic move from trying to deal what some could believe a significant economic crisis in the end. when you look at unemployment figures and you look at the migration figures which are all coming out around the same time as well at the end of the year when we actually get through to the moment brexit happens, where do care workers stand in all this? we will
11:40 pm
have to wait and see. it is a desperate situation that the economy faces at the moment. people's jobs in all sectors are currently under threat because of what's going on. as you say by the end of the year, we will have a clear picture on just what the damage has been done. we need to reward those people who have been worked and working hard during this. we hope to care workers will also get a decent raise as well, but many of these are in the private sectors here, so we will have to see what happens to them. but overall we just thank god we've got some good news that some people are being rewarded for what's been going on, and hopefully some better news on the horizon for the economy. because there's a lot of bad news coming down the track as well. let's go back to the guardian, the nurse who didn't back dominic cummings. britain's chief nurse, tell us what
11:41 pm
she is claiming? ruth may, the chief nurse in england, claims that on the 1st ofjune, she went to a practice press c0 nfe re nce 1st ofjune, she went to a practice press conference in downing street expecting to be there at the 5pm press c0 nfe re nce . expecting to be there at the 5pm press conference. in the practice she failed to support dominic cummings, she was asked a question about what she thought of his trip to the northeast and didn't come out with any support for him. she was then told that she wasn't needed at 5pm and no explanation was given. a lot of people are jumping to the conclusion that the government didn't want experts who wouldn't back dominic cummings at the press conference. and number ten says that is definitely not the case? they say it is not the case. further down in the guardian's report, it says that there were some briefings that she may have been stuffed in traffic, so i'm not quite sure who was given that briefing and whether they knew exactly what was going on, whether they were spreading a little bit of disinformation. you're the deputy editor, you must know, who gave that briefing? i don't know who gave that
11:42 pm
briefing? i don't know who gave that briefing because it wasn't given to us. briefing because it wasn't given to us. that seems to be a report elsewhere, but there does seem to be a little bit of a whiff of something going on here. she says you'd have to ask other people what exactly we nt we nt to ask other people what exactly went went on... news net to micromanagement, surely not? surely not from this government, what do you mean? they have to be careful what the messages given. and in the end, we had jonathan van town who came out on the weekend shortly after that and did say what he thought about dominic cummings. so they didn't entirely manage everyone into silence, but it does seem as though she may have said something they didn't particularly like. will we ever find out? i'm they didn't particularly like. will we everfind out? i'm not they didn't particularly like. will we ever find out? i'm not so sure. let's go to the telegraph, a couple stories here. mns job let's go to the telegraph, a couple stories here. mnsjob cuts, as we we re stories here. mnsjob cuts, as we were saying, a lot of bad news coming down the track as we approach the autumn, let's hope we don't have
11:43 pm
that second wave or big spike in coronavirus cases as well. 950 jobs to go at marks & spencer, another high street below? this is a story very much into parts. yes, there are 950 jobs going at marks & spencer because of fears that customers won't come back to the high street. but because customers are shopping on the high street, hermes, the delivery firm is hiring thousands of new staff over the next few months because it is effecting a further boom in its business if people don't go back to the high streets. sorry, i haven't read it here, but i think i heard it that 15,000 jobs for hermes kudela yes, thousands of jobs. one of the things we don't know for sure is whetherjobs lost in one part of the economy, like on the high street, will be made up for byjobs the high street, will be made up for by jobs that the high street, will be made up for byjobs that are gained in other parts of the economy that are doing well out of this. most economists reckon that won't be the case, but there are certainly some grounds for a little bit of optimism in the
11:44 pm
sense that big firms doing well out of online shopping are starting to hire more people, and that might at least cut into the number of people going back to work after this. the question is, what sort of quality jobs? if online people are employing more, will those really be warehouse jobs and deliveryjobs, which can often fall under the gay economy? they can be low paid, zero—hours contract —— they can be low paid, zero—hours contract -- gig economy. i think that's a very worrying thing, and again one of the reasons why boris johnson was wanting people to get back to work, because a lot of these places are in towns and cities where the office workers were, now people are back in their homes and people aren't going to the shops any more.
11:45 pm
and it is very dangerous for britain's high streets of the moment. again, we mourn the loss of 950 jobs at marks & spencer, another big—name. we just worry what will replace them if anything else. it's a worrying time for the economy. are we clear what the advice is now about working either from we clear what the advice is now about working eitherfrom home or from the office? as far as i know, thanks for putting me on the spot... sorry, i'm putting myself on the spot as well, because i don't know. from the 1st of august, it is up to employers to discuss with their staff and the possibility of them coming back to work. so the guidance changes slightly from the start of next month. anything to add to that? will people are worried, that's the thing. aside from everything else and it's all well and good the prime minister wanting us to go back into the offices and get back out there shopping, one of life's... i think
11:46 pm
it is for many people, it is a leisure event, going shopping in this country. but looking around the high town, i live in an field in north london, and it's very quiet. people are very worried about catching this fire is out there. there's a lot of worried people out there. the people who traditionally go into shops and buy things, many of now which are in the vulnerable age groups as well, they aren't the ones who do the online shopping. but they aren't the ones going out there shopping at the moment because they're still very scared of. we do live on different planets when it comes to shopping. confidence needs to come back and it will take a while. let's look at the other story. it could be quite a big story tomorrow, russia tried to meddle in the scottish vote. this long—awaited intelligence report finally being published tomorrow after a lot of foot dragging by number ten, the telegraph choosing to talk about the attempt to meddle in the scottish
11:47 pm
vote, but not the british vote. one question that comes to mind from reading this, because as you say it's pretty good news for the government that russia interference was limited with regards to the scottish independence vote — one must wonder why number ten sat on this report for so long if this is all it said. so we will wait tomorrow and see if there's more to it than this. far as it goes, yes, linking russian interference supporting scottish independence is pretty nice story for number ten. interestingly, aaron banks, the leader of the biggest pro brexit campaign has been told that he won't be the subject of criticism either. do you get the impression the telegraph is putting all the good news out first? it does seem that way. there may be something lurking in there that the government won't like. it is good news for leave dot
11:48 pm
eu, whose founder, aaron banks, was accused of murkiness with the russians. he was cleared by the national crime agency, he's been told in this report now, having written a letter to the committee chairman that he went to see if he was being named in it. he's been told that he's not facing criticism of any sort whatsoever. so good news for the brexit campaign, of any sort whatsoever. so good news forthe brexit campaign, not of any sort whatsoever. so good news for the brexit campaign, not so good for the brexit campaign, not so good for those who thought the british people couldn't vote without the assistance of moscow. let's see how that one plays out tomorrow. finally, the new york times features a story on the front page as often every day, a picture of the canary islands with pretty empty beaches there. the coasts are clear and empty. the consequences of this pandemic are pretty dire, aren't they, for these island communities which rely so heavily on tourism?
11:49 pm
the island communities, the places where people traditionally go on holiday like grease that are very reliant on tourism — remember, some of these southern european economies are ones who think they will be worst hit by the pandemic in the worst hit by the pandemic in the worst cases and looking for bailout money from the eu. this makes a bad situation even worse for many of them, including italy where, despite them, including italy where, despite the government trying to give people money that they can spend in order to go away to italy, there's been no significant increase in tourism. despite all the countries in southern europe emerging from lockdown, there are these little pockets of other cases which i suppose casts doubt potentially in the future about these air corridors that exist around much of europe at the moment? it certainly does, these cases put people off. because again, we've seen a lot of the reporting of this, we are still scared to get the virus, and it seems people are
11:50 pm
scared — it's quite a bit of a pfaff to go on holiday at the moment, so you don't want to go through that. you speak to a guy who normally at this time of year would be stuffing his face at an all—inclusive buffet in southern europe, risking food poisoning. it won't put me off. have you found an all—inclusive buffet somewhere in the uk?|j you found an all—inclusive buffet somewhere in the uk? i think because of the restrictions they aren't doing it any more, so i'll be losing a bit of weight. there's quite a lot of people, because it is hard work, particularly for big families, as well — they won't be wanting to go out to these places because sometimes, again, when you come back if there's been a flare—up in the hotel or area where you've been, you may end up having to quarantine as well. so there's all these things to think about that it is putting people off. we are running out of time, but the cruise industry — goodness knows when that will get
11:51 pm
back on its feet. absolutely. the worst pr in the world at the start of this, we saw the photos of those cruise ships around the world marooned off the coast of different countries with cases on board for people who were slightly nervous about picking up the virus, and i suspect it'll be a very long time before any of those people start getting on a cruise ship. especially for that traditional demographic of people who would be going on cruises for holidays. i'm afraid we are out of time but good to see you both again. thank you very much for taking us through the first editions of the national and international papers tonight. hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is your sports news — where we start with cricket. england have levelled their three—game series against west indies at one each after winning the second test by 113 runs at old trafford. england declared their second innings early in the day,
11:52 pm
meaning the tourists needed 312 to win or bat for 85 overs to save the match — which they failed to do, as andy swiss reports. it took them until gone 6pm, but it was worth waiting for. a victory completed by the bowlers, but earlier created by the bat of who else but ben stokes? where's that gone? with england needing quick runs, stokes went into overdrive. with no crowd, the west indies had to fetch the ball themselves and they ended up fetching it rather a lot. stokes's blistering 78 pushing england's lead beyond 300 before they declared. to win, england now needed all ten west indies wickets. he finds that length! no problem, it seemed. stuart broad — left out of the last match — bowling like a man with a point to prove. the west indies, 37—11. surely game over. well, not quite. as jermaine blackwood and shamarh brooks led a spirited fightback.
11:53 pm
was victory slipping from england's grasp? well, in stokes, they have a man with a midas touch. jos buttler with the grab, and blackwood was finally gone. england's talisman had done it again. still, the west indies resisted, but at last... a stunning catch from ollie pope — a fitting way to win it. stokes, the player of the match, after a first inning's hundred and that remarkable morning masterclass. obviously the game situation dictated how the game was to be played, and it was obviouslyjust to try and get as many runs as possible. the most pleasing thing is that we managed to get over the line, especially when you consider that we lost a day's play to rain. well, after losing the first test, this was some performance from england. they will go into the series decider, starting here on friday, with renewed confidence. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. this year's men's t20 world cup has been officially postponed due to the pandemic.
11:54 pm
west indies beat england in the final in 2016 and had been expecting to defend their title from october this year in australia. it's now scheduled to be held in october and november 2021, with another tournament the following year. brighton ensured they'll be playing premier league football next season in a goalless draw with newcastle united. it was a game of few chances for either side, but the point earned confirms brighton can't be relegated. wolves boosted their european chances with a 2—0 victory over crystal palace. jonny scoring the second that takes wolves up a place to sixth, while elsewhere everton beat sheffield united 1—0. organisers of the ballon d'or say it wouldn't be fair to award the prize this year and have cancelled it for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. it's the first time since it began in 1956 that football's most coveted individual award won't be handed out. football france said all possible winners wouldn't be in the same boat, with some having seen their season cut short and they say the ceremony
11:55 pm
will return in 2021. toronto wolfpack have withdrawn from the remainder of the 2020 super league season. the club cites the "overwhelming financial challenges" of the coronavirus crisis. toronto, who lost their opening six matches of the campaign before it was curtailed, had been due to resume against hull kr on the second of august. the canadian outfit have been playing in english rugby league's top flight for the first time after winning promotion from the championship. of course, for everything else, you can go to the website, but that's all the sport for now. hello. this week started off on a fairly dry settled note for most places, but we will see weather fronts approaching from the atlantic, bringing some outbreaks of rain in through this week. now, tuesday will start on quite a chilly note. we will see the cloud building through the day and that will bring some rain later on to parts of northern ireland and scotland courtesy of this weather front approaching here. for the south, high—pressure holding
11:56 pm
onto things so it's a dry picture of it to sit across the book of england and wales. under clear skies, quite a chilly start. temperatures in the mid—single figures for many of us first thing tuesday morning, a few early mist patches. in fact temperatures could be as low as around 3—4 celsius in the coldest rural spots. after that fresh start, there will be some long spells of sunshine through the morning. later in the afternoon, cloud will tend to build so that sunshine at times a bit hazy, cloudier skies later on in the afternoon. some rain breaking into the northern parts of northern ireland, the western isles as well. 1—2 showers around for the north—east of scotland too. now, temperatures across scotland and northern ireland between about 14—18 celsius. england and wales typically around 18—21 celsius, a little below par for the time of year. heading into tuesday evening and overnight into wednesday, we will continue to see this weather front in the north bringing rain, quite heavy at times, to northern ireland and parts of scotland as well. for england and wales, it's going to be dry, but with cloudier skies, it won't be quite as chilly as it has been over the past couple nights.
11:57 pm
into wednesday, outbreaks of rain continue at times for northern ireland and for scotland. later in the day, a few of those showers could just push into parts of northern england and north wales as well, but further south across england and wales, we should have a dry day and with some sunshine, it will be a little bit warmer. so temperatures up to about 23 celsius down towards the south—east. we're typically looking at the mid to high teens going north across the uk. looking towards the latter part of the week, and this waving weather front will push its way gradually southwards and eastwards, bumping into higher pressure across the near continent. it will be fizzling out, but we could still see some outbreaks of rain thursday particularly across western parts of england and wales too. they'll be followed by some fresher, brighter conditions of sunshine and scattered showers across parts of scotland, and temperatures will range between about 16—22 celsius on thursday. then things continue on a fairly unsettled and a showery theme as we look through friday and into the weekend for many of us, as well. that's it for now. bye— bye.
11:58 pm
11:59 pm
12:00 am

32 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on