tv The Papers BBC News August 13, 2020 11:30pm-12:00am BST
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the us president, donald trump, has announced a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. the palestinians have rejected the agreement, but the un and egypt have welcomed it. as part of the agreement, israel has agreed to suspend its controversial annexation of parts of the occupied west bank. the israeli prime minister has described the annexation as delayed, not cancelled. workers at a huge state—owned factory have gone on strike and are calling on the belarus president, alexander lukashenko, to step down. protests have been continuing against the disputed re—election of mr lukashenko and subsequent violent suppression of dissent. the uk has imposed a two—week quarantine on travellers returning from france and the netherlands, after a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. the new measures come in on saturday. it also applies to monaco, the dutch territory of aruba and the british
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turks and caicos islands. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. to what the papers will be with me are the chief political correspondent for the telegraph, christopher hope, and the director of the centre for labour and social studies, faiza shaheen. let's start by taking a look at tomorrow's front pages. the times reports british holiday—makers returning from france will have to go into quarantine from saturday — prompting a scramble to book trains, ferries and flights home. the daily express says people in england who repeatedly flout laws by refusing to wear face masks could be fined up to £3,200. meanwhile, the metro concentrates on restrictions being lifted — including wedding receptions, with up to 30 guests being allowed.
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after a—level results were released in england, wales and northern ireland, the daily telegraph says the exam regulator has accused teachers of submitting "implausibly high" predicted grades amid a growing fallout over the results. the i reports that those students from poorer backgrounds are more likely to be penalised after marks are moderated. the guardian says britain's equalities watchdog has warned it will intervene in the controversy, while the financial times reports that an angry backlash from pupils and teachers, opposition parties and trade unions have led calls for ministers to review how pupils‘ results were modified by exam regulators using a computer algorithm. let us begin, christopher and faiza. we've got quite a lot of papers to get through. let's start with this story that has broken the last hour, travellers to france sent into quarantine, front page of the times there. faiza, what is your reaction
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to that? unsurprising perhaps or surprising? personally, ithink to that? unsurprising perhaps or surprising? personally, i think it is unsurprising. i was quite surprised by these travel corridors when they were for set up, and we have seen with spain and france and other countries that lots of people are being told they are going to have to come back and quarantine. this is a lot of people, and there's another for this is a lot of people, and there's anotherfor 50,000 -- 450,000 to —— 450,000 to go this month. this could affect a lot of people. the question here, then, is, given what has happened in spain and france, two of the biggest holiday destinations for brits, were we too quick to put those travel corridors in place? a lot of people are going to be quite annoyed to have to come back, quarantine for two weeks. that could mean some of their kids are going to miss the first week of school and it doesn't really help, a holiday, to help you relax when you
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know that is going to happen. christopher, not in the papers, because it is something that came into us at bbc news a short while ago, but france saying they're going to introduce reciprocal measures. ago, but france saying they're going to introduce reciprocal measuresm course they are, because this is really attacking the tourism economy in both economies. this is the worst thing to do. 4am on saturday morning, the rules come in. quite what happens tomorrow, it could almost be like the dunkirk evacuation off the beaches of northern france tomorrow, with boats and ships going over there to bring britain's home because many people cannot work. it is ok for office workers stuck on zoom calls every day, but if you are a builder, you cannot. the lib dems donation you
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should compensate who cannot go to work because they're stuck inside on quarantine. this is the last thing the economy needs giving what is going through, given the uncertainty for millions because of this crisis. faiza, when the pawn teen girls came in when it was spain, i think it was something like six hours people had, so something like six hours people had, so there really was a scramble. —— the quarantine rules. this is going to have a big impact on the travel industry. yeah. of course, the impact on the travel industry is the reason why they opened up these travel corridors in the first place, but again, this is what happened. we moved too quickly, and a people with a matter of hours have to rush back — first, a matter of hours have to rush back —first, spain, a matter of hours have to rush back — first, spain, now, france. really, we should have done is to put the travel industry... we had a global pandemic. i did find kind of strange we we re pandemic. i did find kind of strange we were along this kind of travel because we know that that is how
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things spread, and of course france is reciprocating. these things are very political as well. i think a lot of people will be hugely disappointed this is another thing we had to consider in the handling of the whole pandemic, in this country. you have got no holidays planned abroad then, faiza? no. i didn't look anything. i know that people drove to france, so it's a little bit different... christopher? a staycation for me, camping in wales, in the lake district.” a staycation for me, camping in wales, in the lake district. i do not think there is any quarantine for that. a reminder, coronavirus is still out there. the reason this is coming in, they are saying cases in france, recorded... quite a high figure, christopher. it's been coming all week, this threat. it
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just goes to show, for many, 20/20 is basically cancelled, in terms of doing anything that you normally do. life is complete different this year, all the stuff we normally did to relax, take it easy, have been got rid of because of this dreadful virus, and we really have to hunker down get past this, get to the end of the year, really, hope it is better next year. in a normal situation, i would better next year. in a normal situation, iwould be better next year. in a normal situation, i would be in us to deal with you both for a start. before we move on, faiza, i want to go through some of the other countries subjected to this. it is notjust france, of course. yes. there are a number of other countries coming out, smaller countries, ithink malta is one of them, and again, just goes back to the fact that opening up and saying that we should, you are allowed to travel, actually gave people help and now they're going to be massively
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disappointed by the fact having to come back and quarantine or back out of holidays. people are going to lose money him and in this situation, having months of economic destruction, it's really not what anyone needs. yeah, it's really sad, especially since it's school holiday, people with young children having to scramble back. just before he move on, the list of other countries on there, monaco, malta, the netherlands, turks and tickle silence and aruba. it says anyone breaching the rules will face a fine —— turks and capos islands. boris cracks down hard on desperate bird to avoid second virus bike. he is cracking down, but he is also unlocking the country, isn't he, christopher? yes, it is a carrot and stick approach dealing with this much feared and long forecast second
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wave of the virus. he is, for people refusing to wear a mask, finding £3200. if a policeman says, put on a piece of cloth to save 3000 quid, most people will do it — and thank goodness. they do protect you from people's party elsewhere. my experience in london this week is that it also... a light to that, he is also opening up new things, so bowling could be something we could do together after all of this, go to the casino, living the high life... definitely going tojoin the casino, living the high life... definitely going to join you for that one! certainly, he is trying on the one hand to open up things in the one hand to open up things in the economy and also to toughen down the economy and also to toughen down the rules unmask wearing. i think we
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are going towards a point where the government will try and get all of the economy opening but for a mask wearing public stub that is the future from all this going to the awesome into the winter. and i can also finally get my eyebrows done if i wanted to, having attempted to do it myself many times and failed. faiza, the fine of £3200, a large amount of money, but people still are not amount of money, but people still a re not really amount of money, but people still are not really wearing face coverings or masks. a lot of people are and i've seen a lot people who are and i've seen a lot people who are not. there has been a change in people wearing them, but certainly, you get on public transport and you see people without them, or bring them on their chin, weirdly, and so i guess upping the spine to really enforce more people to where it, i mean, the police have said it is very ha rd mean, the police have said it is very hard for them to see what is going on, they casually enforce it, so... going on, they casually enforce it, so...i going on, they casually enforce it, so... i guess it's scary the public into wearing it, because £3200 is
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obviously a lot of money, and so people hope they will be more likely to put it on and put it on properly. 0ne to put it on and put it on properly. one of the things, this is quite a change from what we had, from the governmentjust a month ago, where they were not really advocating the wearing of masks. and one of the things that have come out that not only is wearing masks giving stomach protecting you giving cove into others but also will help with other issues like the flu season coming up —— protecting you giving cove into others. it might be taken pursed of east asia, something permanently you see people wearing —— like in parts of east asia. i would say, though, that within that announcement, they are allowing indoor theatres, music and performance venues, as well as sports grounds, to reopen, or social distancing measures remain. that means fans at football games, that means fans at football games, that means no more candy noise... they
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are piloting that at the moment, i think with the snooker championship? yes, they are piloting that. slightly wobbly on that. it is all important and vital he will be masked. i am important and vital he will be masked. lam not important and vital he will be masked. i am not sure singing foot ball masked. i am not sure singing football chance with a mask on, maybe that will improve things, i don't know! faiza, you wanted to come in? the snooker, it is indoors, not a lot of scientific about outdoors. this tension... we went into sharp decline, big recession, and this pressure on government to look at opening up the economy faster, look at making sure that the money starts circulating again, and so money starts circulating again, and so just with the travel corridors, we have to be really careful. just like lockdowns have occurred around
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the country as cases have started to raise, is going to be very haphazard over the next few months, i know borisjohnson said over the next few months, i know boris johnson said about over the next few months, i know borisjohnson said about normality by christmas what i think there will bea by christmas what i think there will be a lot of back—and—forth on these things. christopher, just before we move on, i wanted to ask you, the front page it says boris cracks down hard. he said he is going to be ruthless. do you think there is a change in messaging? the prime minister has been criticised for not giving out a clear message when it comes to coronavirus. i don't want to correct you. i'm not your he is going to be ruthless, the express is saying, with a ruthless double dose of tough measures. i think he said his ministers are going to be ruthless— something like that, i think i read a. ruthless— something like that, i thinki read a. he ruthless— something like that, i think i read a. he wants to try and grip it. he is good at language, trying to talk a big game, the problem is that works in a campaign, the slang which can work in a campaign. it's got to work and start
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working. we don't know what the r number is, whether it is above one or around one, because all these measures, how they affect the reproductive rate of this awful virus, will define what opens and what closes. as i think patrick valence said recently, we are now at the limit of what can open, so they're going to try and close things down and opened other things and try and limit the damage the economy, but also to people's health not truly coronavirus but because they cannot cannot you see a doctor on time, they get depressed, they can't get out, they cannot work. you talk about the virus having a bearing on other things. let's move on to the next paper, the daily telegraph, front page there, teachers handed out implausibly high protected grades, says exam relator. this is the story on a number of paper today, the fallout on the a—level results. faiza, telus the latest on this then. where does this
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leave thousands and of students? about 40%, some 40% of grades, were downgraded, and what today's results show, that has been very much for those on the lowest incomes, living in deprived areas, so there is been a morava... at the top and, those young people in a private school, there has been an upgrading, so there has been an upgrading, so there is a real issue about inequality. what this article focuses on is really about whose fault it is and 0fqual is coming out and saying teachers overinflated grades, and what will remain to do? of course the algorithm stripped out the individual hopes and efforts of young people, so there were thousands of young people that opened their results today, got the results today, and saw that instead
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of getting a a, they got a c and they've never gotten a c in their life, or instead of the sea, they got a you. —— instead of a c, they got a you. —— instead of a c, they got a you. —— instead of a c, they gota u. got a you. —— instead of a c, they got a u. we saw in scotland, nicola sturgeon did a u—turn. here, they are digging in, you can use your mock results. mock results are not the same. there is real tension and real upset about that, what is a huge wrong to young people. the education secretary, gavin williamson, mentioned in this article, you talked about some of the pressure on him. christopher, how much does the buck stopped with him? the article saying he has got the support of colleagues even though he is coming under a lot of pressure. he's got an ally, quoted
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in the article. other tories getting the guillotine ready for mr williamson. he has some enemies. this is a problem a long time coming. last week, the scottish government came out and did in about—face on this exact issue. these algorithms are judging these pupils on previous performance by other pupils in previous years, so ifa other pupils in previous years, so if a year is outperforming in the school, the kids in that year will be downgraded because of kids in the previous school years and in previous school years and in previous years, and that's what seems so unfair. in this piece on the front page of my paper, the telegraph, talks about one person who, having telegraphed three b by his teachers, got ubb. u is an
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unclassified grade. it is dion to fail. let's move onto the guardian, you touched on this, poorest hit ha rd est by a—level you touched on this, poorest hit hardest by a—level results. but it says that britain's equality watchdog has said it will intervene in this controversy. so in what way might they get involved? this is a really important intervention, because there is huge inequalities within our education system, but this shows those inequalities have been made worse by this algorithm, so you saw at the very top and, for those going to private school, the increase in the numbers getting a a—star. it is really important that the equalities watchdog comes in and looks at the algorithm, the decisions made, because this is ultimately people's lives, and i think the story is a really important one to demonstrate the
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inequalities existing, and also this thing about the poorest young people that have seen a downgrade, most likely to have seen a downgrade, and my old college, they also had downgrades. that could be any one of us. and i think one of the things that will really get into people's hearts is that this is, if you work hard, you do well... that's not what's happening here. the data shows that is not really the case anyway. this dated today shows how the system is rigged. it is absolutely right the equalities watchdog goes in and looks at this because this cannot be something thatis because this cannot be something that is allowed to happen. there is a possible way out here for the government. i was reading the back of my daughter's a—level results today, and it does say this result is provisional, and will be confirmed in certificates sent out at the end of this year, so, yes,
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the greater out there —— razor out there, and they are used to help students into university... we've only got about a minute left, but you mention your daughter was actually one of those students getting a—level results today, so i was like to know how she is feeling today and how she did. she was downgraded as by the system, by small amount, and she a was... she got into her university place but she was downgraded by the system, below what her teacher said she was going to get, but there were much worse cases that are really sad. she got into her university. i think these are provisional, looking at that form, and i wonder if that gives the government some leeway over the next few months — but two —— too — — too late —— too late for people want to get into university. usually on results day, you see people hugging, crying,
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a lot of human emotion, a lot of contact. now, we have pictures of people wearing masks and distancing and they don't look too happy even the news. we don't have too much time, but given we have you here and you have a story on the front page of the telegraph, it would be remiss to ignore that. what is all this about? i hosted a podcast, and today we about? i hosted a podcast, and today we had douglas ross on, the new tory leader, the tory scottish leader, and his idea is that on any big ticket items, they should be stamped with a union flag in the same way the european union has put its logo, its flag, on reges and roads in scotland and around the country, often in poor areas, marked with the union flag to demonstrate why the union flag to demonstrate why the union works for ordinary scouts. that was the idea. it will anoint some snp mps and activist because
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they don't like the union flag, but i think it is the beginning of a muscular attempt by number ten and unionists to own the union again —— it will annoy. i worry of the snp wins next may's election, the union between them then in scotland is on the table for a debate, maybe for a referendum. not sure about that, but the battle starts now and here's the first sign of that. 0k, we have run out of time but i'm glad we got to talk about your story. also glad your daughter got into her university. also really great to to speak to you, faiza, as well. that's it for the papers for now. until next time, i buy. —— until next time, bye—bye. hello there. i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sport, where we start with the news that the final of the world snooker championship
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at the crucible theatre this weekend is set to have spectators, after the government announced that pilot events to test the safe return of fans will resume from saturday. the opening day of the championship saw fans in attendance in sheffield, before the plans were called off. well, that final will include either mark selby or ronnie 0'sullivan. selby leads their semifinal 9—7, with 0'sullivan unable to find any rhythm, and this missed pink caused him to take out his anger on the table. they'll play to a conclusion tomorrow. german side rb leipzig are the latest team to reach the semifinals of the champions league. they beat atletico madrid 2—1 in lisbon to reach the last fourfor the first time. leipzig were pegged back after taking the lead, but american tyler adams put them back in front and sealed the win in the final few minutes — thanks to a big deflection! and leipzig will face paris saint—germain next tuesday for a place in the final. there will be no fa cup replays next season,
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in an attempt to ease pressure on the football calendar. the competition will start with the extra preliminary round on the ist of september and the final is due to be played on may 15 next year. meanwhile, the efl cup semifinals will be reduced to one leg. the weather halted england's bowlers on day one of the second test against pakistan in southampton, with heavy rain bringing an early end to play. james anderson answered some of his critics who'd been questioning his place in the side with two wickets as pakistan slipped to 126—5. joe wilson reports. who did shan masood see approaching? that is james "eternal" anderson, a classic start. but watch now for a dropped catch. for a ball that struck the stumps, but refused to dislodge the bails? and for another dropped catch? dropped again. worse than the one before. allowed the opportunity to thrive, pakistan did just that. even before lunch, it seemed england
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were chasing after missed chances. and so, anderson... howzat carried? age is just an abbreviation for experience. burns held on, azhar ali gone. abid ali fell for 60 as england really caught up with their catches. next, dom sibley clutching a chance to dismiss asad shafiq. good catch! fawad alam's approach to batting didn't get him a run — lbw, the computer proved. five down, and then the decisive weather interruption. thursday's worst but, sadly for the test, unlikely to be the last. joe wilson, bbc news. 0bviously, they won the toss and batted, so that was a responsibility as a bowling group to try and get the wickets. and i thought we did really well. i did think it was really humid throughout the day. i've seen the forecast. it looks a bit thunderstorms throughout the week, so who knows? but there's definitely something in the wicket, i think.
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hopefully we can take those wickets as quick as we can and hopefully, yeah, bat really well. defending us open champion bianca andreescu says she won't defend the title she won in new york last year when the event gets under way at flushing meadows at the end of the month. the canadian is the latest high—profile player to pull out — and having not played since october, she says the coronavirus pandemic has prevented herfrom being able to train and prepare fully. one player who has confirmed he'll be playing in new york, though, is the men's world number one novak djokovic. he says he's happy to compete despite the likes of rafa nadal pulling out because of fears over travelling to the us due to covid—i9. it's been another challenging day for chris froome and team ineos at the criterium du dauphine. for the second day in a row, the four—time tour de france champion couldn't keep up with his team—mates.
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