ufititflié: mtitflséz r" "nun", r" e‘fir decided to show this little girl and tell her story in the hope that someone tell her story in the hope that someone will recognise her and reunite her with her family. someone will recognise her and reunite her with herfamily. njeri mwangi, bbc news, nairobi. in brussels, talks about a future trade deal between the uk and the eu after brexit are still going on, with the uk's chief negotiator saying there had been "progress" but "a lot to do". the main sticking points are fisheries, a small part of the uk's economic activity but a symbolic one, with disagreement over the level of access the eu will get to fish in uk waters. fair competition is the second issue, also known as the "level playing field". the eu says the uk must to stick to agreed rules on government aid to british firms so that there's no unfair advantage. and third is what's known as the governance of the deal — if an agreement is reached, who will police it and how? there are just six weeks to go

to the final deadline for a deal to be agreed and ratified by both sides — a tall order by any measure. our europe editor katya adler is in brussels tonight. so with those factors still in play, how do you assess things? well, we have seen this timetable slipping and slipping and i think i could forgive you and i roll when i say that these weeks are now crucial. they are because you have done the maths. six weeks until the end of the transition period. by that time, a deal has to have been reached and signed off by the parliament in the uk and the european parliament, so what is holding the two parties back? basically, difficult political compromises. the eu needs to compromises. the eu needs to compromise big time on its fishing rights in uk waters. that is difficult forfishing rights in uk waters. that is difficult for fishing countries like france and spain. as for the uk, the government does not want to be tied

to brussels' apron strings after brexit, but the eu says, look, you wa nt a ccess brexit, but the eu says, look, you want access to our single market that we don't offer any other non—eu member state, so we have to agree fair competition rules and we have to find a way to make sure both of us to find a way to make sure both of us keep to those rules. to be clear, the choice before the government isn't between a harder brexit and a soft brexit. the uk is leaving the eu's customs union and single market, so the choice is between a ha rd market, so the choice is between a hard brexit with a deal or no deal at all. both sides still say they wa nt at all. both sides still say they want a deal, but we are not sure whether they are both willing to move enough to clinch one. katya, many thanks. katya adler with the latest on those talks in brussels. the product manager for the supplier of most of the insulation for grenfell tower has told the inquiry into the fire that his company — celotex — deliberately cheated — to pass a fire safety test. jon roper told the hearing that celotex was desperate to take business from a rival firm.

he then helped cover up the cheating, which he admitted amounted to fraud. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has the details. in 2014, celotex was desperate for its insulation panels to be picked for the refurbishment of grenfell tower, but three years later, the insulation installed behind cladding panels was blamed for helping the flames to spread. this is the standard lab test to prove how building systems handle fire. here, they're testing cladding panels. testing is crucial for manufacturers trying to break new products into markets. the inquiry heard that in 2014, celotex effectively rigged the test carried out on its insulation. did that not strike you at the time as dishonest? yes, it did, yeah. but you went along with it? i went along with a lot of actions at celotex,

that looking back on reflection were completely unethical. after one failed test, celotex commissioned this rig, which contained less insulation and extra magnesium oxide boards, which don't burn. celotex used the test results to market its product as "safe for tall buildings," but in information for clients, jon roper removed the reference to extra magnesium boards. i was 22—23, firstjob, i thought this was standard practice, albeit, it did sit very uncomfortably with me. celotex says following disciplinary processes, staff have left the company, but it's notjust a public inquiry which is investigating, the police are too. tom symonds, bbc news. before we go tonight, the story of a british diplomat

who's become something of a hero in china after he saved the life of a student who was in danger of drowning in a river near chongqing, in south—west china. stephen ellison, who took up his post as consul general only a month ago, jumped in to save the young woman. our diplomatic correspondent james landale takes up the story. a sunny day by the river, but look closely on the left. someone's fallen in. there is a moment of shock. no one moves. the woman's clearly struggling. she is beginning to lose consciousness. but step forward stephen ellison, her majesty's consul general in chongqing, with natty socks. he didn't hesitate. there is no time to think. there is no time to consider. there is no rational decision. there was a girl in difficulties. ithink if... if no one had taken action, she would have lost her life.

as he pulls for the bank, he lifts her face clear. for a short time, he feared the worst. but suddenly, she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would have jumped in, i was just first to get my shoes off and jump in. they eventually haul her up and our hero climbs out. i have had a few comments from any friends on the socks. i didn't have time to take my iphone out. so that's gone now. mr ellison has been hailed a hero in china, where his courage has been shared with millions on social media and done much to improve britain's reputation. the woman, a 24—year—old student, has recovered and invited her rescuer to dinner next weekend. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are journalist kate proctor, political editor of politics home, and the broadcasterjohn stapleton. welcome to you both. let's see what's coming so far. good news on the front of the i newspaper — "new hope for end to pandemic" is its headline, after us firm moderna posted positive early results for its coronavirus vaccine. the independent calls it the "most effective yet", after data suggested the vaccine has an almost 95% efficacy rate. the vaccine is on the front page of the financial times too — they quote moderna's chief medical

officer as saying the results were a "home run" for mrna technology. but, as the guardian points out, the uk nearly didn't have access to the vaccine — the government bought 5 million doses today, after initially opting out. the telegraph leads on more doui’ news — it says "lockdown looms over christmas", after health secretary matt hancock said it was too early to know whether the current lockdown restrictions were working. there's better christmas news on the front of the mail, however, which says families with relatives in care homes will soon be able to visit their loved ones due to an expansion in testing. iamjust i am just hearing that we have temporarily lostjohn

i am just hearing that we have temporarily lost john stapleton i am just hearing that we have temporarily lostjohn stapleton so, while we wait forjohn to dial back m, while we wait forjohn to dial back in, kate, i was going to start with you anyway, but let's kick off with the front page of the i, and most newspapers talking about this... for the last seven days, monday has been a good day for vaccines. it's another great news story, huge advancements with vaccines all the time, and this is one by the us firm moderna. it has 95% effective rate and the big question now is whether we are going to be able to get it in the uk and whether people here are going to be able to get vaccinated and when that will happen, how far away in the future. the big question really is, it sounds as if the government didn't initially have this vaccine effectively on its books and it's had to put in a last—minute order of 5 million doses... last—minute order of 5 million doses. . . to last—minute order of 5 million doses... to be fair, i think the government have ordered 350 million

doses of vaccines from six developers in total, so they were hedging their bets. they couldn't bid for everyone, and they also ordered quite a lot from pfizer, so perhaps that is slightly unfair criticism. i don't think it is unfair. we have known about this particular vaccine for quite a while, for at least a couple of months this was in the pipeline. i know you can read plenty of things out there that say it took a while to get through testing and this was been a bit slower to get off the ground in terms of how effective it might be, but now we are here, it's not a very good look maybe if the uk government is behind the pack potentially in terms of getting hold of this vaccine. john, have we got you back? kate was saying it's not a good look for the british government that we didn't even order this new

vaccine which has been revealed today, and i just vaccine which has been revealed today, and ijust pointed out, in the government was not defence, they had ordered 350 million doses from six other developers, so they have hedged across a range, really. that's right. i didn't hear what kate said, because the line went down, but i agree, they have got doses on order from six other soui’ces, doses on order from six other sources, and mr hancock's argument in the press conference this afternoon was they went for the things which will be available first, talk about the possibility of one vaccine ring available before christmas and others being rolled out early in the new year. but it doesn't look good, when you bear in mind they also turned down the opportunity tojoin mind they also turned down the opportunity to join the europeans in a joint buying project in the summer, and it did appear on the face of it at least as though this was a last—minute gesture to climb on board, let's get 5 million, at least we will have this vaccine, which arguably theoretically is better than the one we have got onstream at the moment, in that it

can be stored in a fridge and it has been widely tested. i couldn't hear what kate said. staying with the i, anti—vaccination content should be stamped out on social media, says labour, and that will probably be quite epic story in the next few months and into the spring, won't it, the anti—vaxer campaign. months and into the spring, won't it, the anti-vaxer campaign. there have been quite a lot of polls show there is a bit of reticence amongst there is a bit of reticence amongst the british public to go forward and get vaccines, and i think a lot of thatis get vaccines, and i think a lot of that is to do with a very quick time this vaccine is being developed, but no vaccine would go out there were rigorous safety checks, and i think labour and members of the government will be united on this issue, absolutely trying to make sure that people get vaccinated who need to be vaccinated and to try and stamp out some of the absolutely crazy things you see on social media about the risk of vaccination. lets go to the

guardian, and we don't have a lot of time for this. the top story on a pitch of lewis hamilton, scramble for vaccine and its fear we may out on supplies. let's look at the story next to the pitch of matt hancock, concerns raised over number ten covid measures. number ten very keen to point out that they were covid secure, but all those pictures that emerged from the end of last week, and now the self isolation, nobody was wearing face coverings, were they? nobody was standing two metres apart. that's the first thing i saw when i saw the picture, the mp who has been tested positive for coronavirus standing less than two metres away from boris johnson. i saw all the other mps that were featured on social media in an attempt to prove that number ten had attempt to prove that number ten had a case. it was extraordinary for the y was the meeting necessary in numberten y was the meeting necessary in number ten anyway? why couldn't it

be virtual? it seems odd. there is borisjohnson, in isolation today, saying, i borisjohnson, in isolation today, saying, lam borisjohnson, in isolation today, saying, i am absolutely fine, it is a butcher's dog, but rules are rules and we have to abide by the rules, but it appears that he didn't abide by the and nor did those mps they met in numberten by the and nor did those mps they met in number ten for that arguably unnecessary meeting. a funny phrase, the butcher's dog, like something out of the beano from 60 years ago! kate, you wouldn't understand that because you are not old enough. let's talk about what the prime minister was saying, because interestingly, kate, originally, self isolation, there was an argument to bring that down from 14 to ten days and as far as i can see that argument seems to have been dropped now, but that was quite a current a few days ago.|j dropped now, but that was quite a current a few days ago. i think lots of people are thinking, why hasn't the prime minister been given one of these rapid tests, and then he can get back to work, but i think he is

trying to show that he is in the same boat as the public and, if the public have to isolate for 14 days, which are the rules, that is what he has to do as well, and there is no bending of the rules. that would be, i guess, a really bad luck, but incredibly inconvenient that this has happened at this point in time for the we might see more movement with the government soon on this self—isolating days. i expect that to come down. the telegraph, on the right, on the front page, bring in rapid tests to enter self isolation. the folly of the uk testing regime, which picks up on the self isolation here, but i suppose that could be extended also to what has been happening in the care home sector, on how care homes have been interpreting the rules in different ways up and down the country. interpreting the rules in different ways up and down the countrym interpreting the rules in different ways up and down the country. it is mystifying to a great number of people, and the story on the front

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