tv The Papers BBC News August 23, 2020 11:30pm-11:45pm BST
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who've lost their homes. opposition protesters in belarus hold a big demonstration in minsk — too much alcohol during lockdown. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin lipton, chief sports reporter from the sun and the guardian's political correspondent kate proctor. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. ..
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the metro's front page looks at police crack—downs on more than 100 illegal mass gatherings and raves across the uk this weekend. the mirror focuses on the prime minister's plea to parents to send their children back to school when they re—open next month. the ft reports that president trump is considering fast—tracking a coronavirus vaccine being developed by oxford university, to use in the us ahead of the presidential election in november. the daily mail leads on an investigation into the deaths of at least 15 babies at the east kent hospitals university trust since 2011. the express looks at rumours that the bbc is considering removing songs like rule britannia and the land of hope and glory from its last night of the proms, over concerns about racism. the front page of the yorkshire post
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features warnings from a charity report that radicalism and racism may grow in coastal and industrial towns as they slip into decline. so let's begin... we are going to start with the financial times. we are going to start with the financialtimes. martin, we are going to start with the financial times. martin, do we are going to start with the financialtimes. martin, do you we are going to start with the financial times. martin, do you want to kick us out this time around? president trump is eyeing a vaccine, a potential covid—19 vaccine. president trump is eyeing a vaccine, a potential covid-19 vaccine. yes, this is really a signal i think, of genuine concern in trump towers, as it was. the white house over the state of his reelection campaign. trump dries fast tracking uk covid—i9 vaccine before election. this is suggesting that the vaccine that's being worked on by astrazeneca at oxford university will be fast tracked bypassing the normalfederal will be fast tracked bypassing the normal federal drug administration rules. to get them into service to
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try to counter out the issue in the 870,000 plus deaths already. as we know this was supposed to be a hoax that wasn't real and was going to go away and disappear like a miracle. well, miracles don't happen even in trump world. clearly an issue for him. he is desperate to try to change the narrative. i ran covid—i9. he recognises belatedly that this is a massive issue that u nless that this is a massive issue that unless he can seem to be ahead of the curve he is going to probably mean that on january the curve he is going to probably mean that onjanuary 20 it will be joe biden being inaugurated rather than him returning for a 2nd. in office. therefore, he has to push theissue office. therefore, he has to push the issue with her country that is been told by many people whoever singing ?? been told by many people whoever singing ? ? transmit been told by many people whoever singing 77 transmit 77 capnext are opposed to the old government approach to covid—i9 that all that they shouldn't wear a mask, they shouldn't take vaccine, they are now trying to suggest that people should ta ke trying to suggest that people should take the vaccine. because he's got this new wonder cure. let's hope it
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is, we know there are a huge number of trials going on around the world. asi of trials going on around the world. as i said, i think it's really indicative of a bigger issue for trump which is, can i get reelected? kate, it's not really up to him, is it7 kate, it's not really up to him, is it? it depends if the vaccine is ready and if the us fda approve it. yes, that's right. and trump is being very critical of the fda and the us food and drug administration organisation and he's referred to them in part and he is basically trying to say that it really, the vaccine could be here if it wasn't for the fda trying to hold things out. he's trying to get excusing and as he often does that someone else is to blame for the coronavirus response. he thinks very negatively of the fda already. he thinks they've been slow in allowing a vaccine to go ahead. and they're all trying to work against them because
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they are part of this deep state background. and doesn't want him reelected. let's stay with the idea of working. staying at the front page of the financial times and martin, working from home may be becoming more permanent for some. for many as of us i suspect. this is bank institutions effectively calling out saint look, we've got to be realistic home—working is going to be the future for many, many people. not whereas, standard life, ups, lloyds, virgin money, it's almost an accepting of reality for many. we have become used to working from home. ialways many. we have become used to working from home. i always did, many. we have become used to working from home. ialways did, to many. we have become used to working from home. i always did, to be fair. is not a great change for me. the difference is i have not left the house and on anywhere at all. which is certainly been good for my card balance. i haven't used the tube in
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five months. this is the new reality where people can work from home productively. do not need necessarily, to commute. i think for younger workers this is a massive blow. because they, they are set on their working lives and want to spend time with each other, socialise, fraternize. be young and about town and meet people. those of us about town and meet people. those of us who are unfortunately, the wrong side of 30, more willing to work from home. and avoid the chaos. and the nature of commuting. i do think it's a recognition that posed covid—i9 the world has changed. and these huge office blocks up and down these huge office blocks up and down the country which were previously teeming with people will not be teeming with people will not be teeming with people will not be teeming with people. and obviously, a massive knock on effect for the shops and the restaurants and cafes
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around the office block areas. because the footfall has disappeared. kate, you must be on the right side of 30 because you wa nt to the right side of 30 because you want to head back to the office. yes i want to get back. i know this is a real concern he's trying really hard to try and get people back in the office but you need to look at these figures in the stories. 63,000 staff, 50,000 are working from home. it is not likely that all of those will be going back. let's turn to kate, you are going to keep us on to the front page of the metro and the raving idiots. yes, these parties that have been going on some of the northwest of england, their illegal gatherings because they have far, far many people that are allowed to get together. it's finds being handed out to organisers so yeah,
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illegal rates, mass gatherings at the police are having to break out. some of them are happening in areas where there are already a really high, in the context they are a higher prevalence of covid—19 and that's why some of these areas are impartial lockdown. i have a lot of sympathy with the police on this one for top is not going to be a funjob for top is not going to be a funjob for them at all having to go meet big crowds and break a party. people wa nt big crowds and break a party. people want to do this and they clearly don't feel scared in any way that there is good to be any rate percussion. martin, have you got anything to add on the story?” percussion. martin, have you got anything to add on the story? i do feel that with a situation where after a ll feel that with a situation where after all these months of lockdown it's harder and harder to expect anybody to stick with the restrictions. nevertheless, it's a huge health issue if they don't. it's a very difficult dilemma for the authorities particular, how do you police everybody? it's
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impossible. it's very difficult. the government are hoping that these threat of massive fines will have its effect and impact. we will see. let's turn to the front page of the guardian. the picture story there, the formerflag of guardian. the picture story there, the former flag of belarus. kate was mac the best picture is in the guarding depicting what has largely been a peaceful protest today. and this is all about this huge peaceful uprising against the president lukashenko and he's retaliated in a really strange way. he was photographed saying holding a rifle. wasn't thought to be loaded but it was very masculine display of strength. someone is holding onto his position. it's strange that he's
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not being flanked by lots and lots of supporters but he didn't use the media to try and get his image out there whilst he had this square minsk absolutely flooded with protesters and russia is trying very ha rd protesters and russia is trying very hard to make it sound like a group of people that are after a bit of a bloodbath on the street. but that's not what this image shows to me. martin, i'm keen to know what you think because obviously, these two men as we've been told, actually like each other. but russia has an interest on keeping a bit of interest on keeping a bit of interest in belarus. the russian government still has its fingers over much of the former soviet union. we seen what happen in crimea and ukraine and the attempt they are to sort of let that country and lukashenko is one of the last dictators. i have to say some of these scenes seem dictators. i have to say some of these scenes seem reminiscent of the decline in 89. and some of the
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things that happened around the fall of the berlin wall and the people power is becoming stronger and stronger. i went to minsk ten years ago and it was a pretty soulless, very much old fashion soviet state city. it felt like it was from the 19805, 905 as opposed to the early pa rt 19805, 905 as opposed to the early part of the 21st century. i think that's because of this aggressive control of the government has had. and the people there have been under this hardline authoritarian regime for very long time. boudin wants to have control. therefore, if he feels that he can retain that importance —— prudent. the russian influence on a country in his back garden as he sees it. he will look to do so. obviously, if it means the smart move is to cut lukashenko loose he would do that. he doesn't want to
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ferment this quiet and discord in his own country either. let's turn to the mirror. events taking place much closer to home. please send your kids back to school. boris johnson is saying. kate? like johnson is saying. kate? like johnson he put these words out which are going to go into many papers tomorrow. this is all about how important it is for children to get back to school. and he's seeing a moral case for it. also as long as children of out of school and is very obvious this is an actually huge educational damage but the other things as well like safeguarding issues and lots of things that will have been missed for vulnerable children whilst they been at home over this very, very long period of time. borisjohnson is saying now, let's get back and the parents trust science was up it's ok to go back and this goes back to the chief medical officer chris woody as well who is saying that there is very, very very low risk and harm to children if they're backin
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risk and harm to children if they're back in school. slightly different ta ke back in school. slightly different take on this saying that it's actually teachers that abound that can spread coronavirus rather from children to teachers. which i think was one of the big fear is that the unions have. martin, let's go to the front page of the time same subject, but it looks as though it's the teachers who are spreading the virus. teachers have been warned there are spreading covid—19 after there are spreading covid—19 after the government scientists said they we re the government scientists said they were far more likely to transmit the virus. that looks quite a dangerous and worrying intro. then you look at the numbers. and it's less of a concern, i suspect will stop not point not 1% of preschools in primary schools had cases between the start of june primary schools had cases between the start ofjune and the end of last month. it's a relatively small number. but the argument here is that the teachers themselves are more likely to spread amongst
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themselves and also to the pupils. as we know thankfully, the impact of the virus on kids is less nasty and pernicious that it is on adults. a tickly obviously on those who have underlying health conditions and of a certain age. i think this is a legitimate concern for everyone. but i think most fundamental issue is the need requirement desperation for pa rents the need requirement desperation for parents and kids for the kids to get back to school if possible. my kids are due to go back at the end of next week. my sons had six days at school since march. my daughter hasn't had a single day of school since march. for her sanity and maybe ours as well, it wouldn't be a bad thing for them to get back. but more seriously, they need to be amongst their peers and they need to be having one—to—one proper tuition but teachers talking and discussing. and they have all suffered, no
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question. i know it's been tough for the teachers and it had to try and find new ways of doing things. i'm not pretending otherwise. but for the good of these kids being back at school is absolutely imperative. yes, it's the idea of putting things into context, is in a? and they are so young into context, is in a? and they are so young for top kate and martin, thank you very much for this evening. that's it for the papers. thank you martin lipton and kate proctor — the film review follow next. hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith.
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