it's difficult to overestimate so in that sense, i would say the impact that the pandemic it is racist because it doesn't acknowledge race in people's lives. has had on britain's live performance sector. musicians specifically have been hit really, really ha rd, having loads of gigs before despite challenges, the university's and almost none afterwards. african caribbean society, something like 30% of musicians also known as the acs, are talking about leaving has been a lifeline the profession altogether. 70% are earning a fraction for the students. of what they were earning this time last year. when else in cambridge's history would you get a room full of black and minority ethnic students? the players performed a brief passage of mars we are alljust here from gustav holst‘s the planets. existing and thriving. it's just such a beautiful symbol of how far we've come, the musicians' union said that around 85% of their 32,000 and i'm so excited to be able members are freelance, to say that. many of whom have been unable over the summer black lives matter to claim adequate income support. protests broke out across the uk following the death of george floyd in the us. there needs to be more concerted effort, whether that be i'm sure every black person through philanthropy or government in cambridge has a story to share funding or a combination of the two, about some sort of covert racism. that actually targets money towards the freelance community, byjuly, the academic because it's enormous, we rely year has ended. and for sharon, there is some good news. on it, and they are being left out. i got my exam results. when times are good and when it somehow i managed to bag a first all comes back, actually, a huge amount of money is generated in both history and in spanish! by music and entertainment. we are the destination, really.

as the students prepare for a second when you go to see a show year at cambridge and another year in the west end, perhaps you don't of navigating the coronavirus, think about the people in the pit, but that's the freelancers. their resilience is clear. the musicians fell silent, both ashley jean—ba ptiste, bbc news. in london and in a corresponding event in birmingham, to make their point. the department for digital, culture, and if you would like to see more media and sport said it was working of the students' journey — flat—out across the government being black at cambridge is now to help the arts through covid. will gompertz, bbc news. on bbc iplayer. that's it. now on bbc one, time the rock guitarist eddie van halen has died for the news where you are. at the age of 65. have a very good night. he'd been suffering from cancer. the dutch—american musician was the founding member of the band named after him and his brother alex. van halen was hugely successful and sold more than 80 million records worldwide. in a statement on social media, van halen‘s son, wolfgang, said every moment shared hello and welcome to our look ahead with his father on and to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster off stage was a gift. david davies and madeline grant — it's time to have a look at our hundreds of freelance international and national news in musicians performed the papers. hello and welcome to our

in parliament square at westminster today to demand more 00:02:03,471 --> 2147483051:37:46,450 targeted state support 2147483051:37:46,450 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 for self—employed artists. look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us in the next few hours. with me are the broadcaster david davies and madeline grant — deputy comment editor at the daily telegraph. tomorrow's front pages. ..starting with. the daily mail leads on the future of covid lockdowns and the news that thousands of scientists around the world urging that life should go back to normal for all except the elderly and vulnerable, who should be protected from the virus. the uk edition of the financial times leads on news of a european shortage of chemicals and kit needed to process covid tests in uk labs. the guardian leads on the struggle by uk universities

to control the virus which continues to spread through halls of residence better covid news in the i — which says the proportion of people dying in hospital because of the virus is much lower than in the spring, but reminds readers that deaths are continuing to rise in the north of england le figaro's front page is dedicated to donald trump's triumphant return to the white house after battling covid—19 in hospital, and comments on president's message to americans that they don't need to be afraid of the virus. the president's messaging also the lead for the metro — his false assertion on social media that flu is more deadly than coronavirus was judged as fake

news by twitter and facebook. so let's begin... welcome to you both. madeline, shall we start with the ft. nhs labs shortage of vital kit and chemicals for a covid tests. pretty seriously bad news. especially in light of the problems we've been having with testing and tracing. yes, this is very worrying news. the ft reports that the swiss company is one of the big suppliers of coronavirus testing reporting serious disruption in the supply chain. which means it's already filtering to shortages in la bs already filtering to shortages in labs and nhs supplies. 0bviously very alarming afterjust days after the government reported the technical glitch of the tens of thousands of papers, individuals who had tested positive for the virus not having their contacts traced

out. although the focus is on coronavirus i think that's what many people will be worrying about. the bad news is it goes a bit further than that because the swiss company it's a major supplier of other forms of testing including other test. in general this looks likely to put further pressure on the nhs at a time when heading into the winter season time when heading into the winter seasonis time when heading into the winter season is already going to be some problems. the other problem david, is there is no end in sight to whether this problem is going to be resolved. i don't know if it makes you, it makes me think about what's going to be happening next year. brexit and everything else. if we are still in this pandemic. well that's the point that i was going to make. it seems to me that the scary, really scary part of the story don't forget, just after the government was on the road earlier because of a technical glitch in trays, here comes this problem no end in sight

is what worries the president of the institute of biomedical science i'm surprised as far as europe is concerned going forward. you would hope that our many, many differences with europe would be put aside for something like this. but you wouldn't guarantee it. no. let's go oi'i wouldn't guarantee it. no. let's go on to the eia. revealed medics saving more second wave patients. that's the good news but in certain parts of the country of course we are seeing big spikes, aren't we? in are seeing big spikes, aren't we? in a number of cases in hospitals beginning to fill up again. but the medics more experience with dealing with the problem. i think this is a welcome dose of positivity after that rather depressing story that we had before. one of the things that makes me more optimistic about the so—called second wave is that we are heading into is the fact that we do now know a lot more about the virus

was up now know a lot more about the virus was up we now know a lot more about the virus was up we have now know a lot more about the virus was up we have more now know a lot more about the virus was up we have more effective antiviral treatments. even medical ca re antiviral treatments. even medical care has improved. doctors know certain things about even something is turning up patient that struggling to breathe on its front is helpful. i think we are in that respect, much better prepared for the second wave then we are. the thing that worries me here is less case numbers many of these will be asymptomatic. but more more visualisation was a better way to judge their severity rather than case numbers. david, it's the same cover demographics is in a? 85 is the most common group to suffer the worst. and we are going to come onto that story in the mail later on. but interesting, doctors better equipped, hospitals more covid secure. yes, absolutely. wonderful to have a more positive stories without the thing for those of who live outside london that has really come to a head for us today is the

stark contrast now between the north and the south in theirs. and the joint letters from some of the elected mayors. pleading with the government more local control. there seems to be a dispute between the government thinks they have been consulted with some of these mayors in the big cities outside london and those in those big cities say yes, they may have made a phone call but it doesn't seem to be much more than a cursory discussion. sol it doesn't seem to be much more than a cursory discussion. so i think that's when i keep coming back to this point, when this is done and you hope eventually it will be. as borisjohnson sherry you hope eventually it will be. as boris johnson sherry does. the public inquiry into who did what and when and to whom, that will be very interesting and what really was the relationship between central government and local government. meanwhile, president trump says that

flu is probably more deadly than coronavirus and sometimes could be 100,000 plus. these figures are wrong. fake flu news is the headline the metro. although i suppose you could defend his statement by looking back to the 1918, 1919 the spanish flu pandemic which killed 675,000 americans. but that's a long way to go. yes a rather creative use of the word flu. if you're talking about that particular flu as opposed to the flu we are all familiar with that many of us have had at some point in our lives and i think you have to bejoining point in our lives and i think you have to be joining that distinct seating more carefully for some it's interesting to see the social media giants trying to remove trump tweets. is not the first time they've done this. i think it happened earlier in the year when he was accused of glorifying violence in one of his tweets. whatever the rights or wrongs of this i think it's interesting that that's the direction they are going whether they have that kind of duty almost asa

they have that kind of duty almost as a publisher would have the duty to guard the content that goes onto the platform and filtered out as fa ke the platform and filtered out as fake news. interesting to see where this goes and how this plays with the voters. presumably, his base will love it. but he doesn't really need to confuese when i convince his base does he? he's got to convince the middle ground in america. this is the big question. how most people and quite a lot of americans have already voted in the presidential election. but have most americans actually made up their mind? how extraordinary is it certainly in the uk, and one suspects in europe to come out to have an american president who has downplayed this all the time, when everyone believes about what he really thought. and then get the disease then performs as he has over the weekend. and yet

he's still by most pendants views in with a chance to stop not a big chance but in with a chance. —— pendants. of retaining the presidency. 0nto the figaro almost same picture on the cover of figaro. the headline there is criticised for his management of the pandemic, us president stages his exit from hospital to suggest that america can beat the disease. what struck me, no mention at all of the 210,200 20,000 americans who lost their lives. all the fact that he's have the best possible round—the—clock medical care presumably very few americans will be able to get an same way. quiet. he didn't even mention his own wife is also receiving care. that's a good point and it something back trumps critics have tripped criticised him for in my view, rightly force up on the other hand what he's trying to do

with his triumphant display when he alighted from his helicopter and then he walks up the stairs of the white house and symbolically removes the mask and performs the thumb dubs eight up at that price. it's not subtle. just as trumps critics will see a lot to condemn here there are also a lot of people who are weary of lockdown and i think looking for hope and optimism. his hope about defeating the virus, it may not be that simple but i can see it being somewhat compelling. that's why i think we are quite right to not write him out of the race too eagerly. which brings us onto the daily mail. worlds top scientists rage against lockdown. a debate that's been had right around the uk. i think right around the world about what the balance is between lives and the economy. and those people who really are at risk. just talk us through this report. do you remember

all those statements from the government right at the start of all this? were following the science, we are following the science. it's rather like my early economics classes which is to say well, let's ta ke classes which is to say well, let's take the economic advice.