from iraq and afghanistan. acting defense secretary christopher miller made the announcement. 2,000 troops will be withdrawn from afghanistan and 500 troops from iraq before president trump leaves office. the un is warning of a full—scale humanitarian crisis unfolding in ethiopia as thousands flee the fighting in the northern region of tigray. renewed clashes have broken out near thailand's parliament in the capital, bangkok, as lawmakers debate possible changes to the constitution. police used water cannon and tear gas against protesters calling for reforms to the monarchy and the military—backed government. the four astronauts who left earth yesterday have arrived at the international space station. they are the first crew to be brought up to the station on a nasa spacex mission.

hello and welcome to another look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster david davies and katy balls, deputy political editor of the spectator. welcome back. a few more papers have come in since we last spoke. the guardian reports ppe suppliers with political connections were directed to a "high—priority" channel for uk government contracts, where bids were ten times more likely to be successful. that's according to a report by the parliamentary spending watchdog. and the metro carries a warning from auditors that billions of pounds in coronavirus spending is unaccounted for, with what the paper describes as "government cronies" being accused of ‘profiting

from the pandemic‘. the i says that the governmment is working on a revamped system of local tiers to keep covid infections under control after england's lockdown restrictions are lifted on the 2nd of december, with extended support bubbles of up to four households that could enable families and friends to gather safely over christmas. the times reports the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will be banned from 2030 and hybrid vehicles outlawed five years later. the daily mail carries the same story with a warning from a leading economist that the switch would put £40 billion in road taxes at risk because electric vehicles are exempt, so some form ofroad pricing would be needed.

so some form of road pricing would be needed. according to the daily telegraph, sir keir starmer faces mutiny from his own mps after labour was accused of "adding insult to injury" by readmitting jeremy corbyn to the partyjust three weeks after he was suspended in a row over anti—semitism. and the daily mirror's front page features england's 1966 world cup winner, geoff hurst, giving his backing to research into the affects of heading in relation to the onset of dementia. a lot to get through. welcome back, both of you. now we know, instead of the 12 days of christmas, it'll be five this year. it's like revamp. a similar story in the i to a degree on what scientists are now looking at, the idea of having a brief period where different households can mix indoors. there have been some

speculations it will be resigned to christmas and a tent outside at christmas and a tent outside at christmas dinner, but what being discussed is a limit to... what the report says is that there cannot be a week long. it's not going to be over after christmas. they expect this to start from particularly christmas eve. i think we have to wait to see what's actually announced, but i think it does give us an announced, but i think it does give us an indicator where people are looking. and also what the rules are because clearly, lots of you want to travel for christmas, myself included, and that can be a bit of a journey. i think if you had a situation where the mixing was on the set days, you wouldn't want a situation where everyone was travelling at the same time because everything would be even busier. i think even if this is, we need more

specifics to work it out. can we stay say all this now? i'm sure we can't. indeed, matt hancock was saying in parliament today that he couldn't really say what's going to happen after december the 2nd, and that's the first point. the second point, an old sceptic like myself is bound to ask, if we're relying on the scientists, i assume we're still following the science, but what we've discovered is some scientists say one thing and another group of scientists say another thing. if boris is going to be following the advice of the brothers grimm, doctor whitty and sir patrick vallance, if they tell him it's not a very good idea, what's he going to do then one wonders with what? bah humbug. up to five days of acceptable... i don't understand what algorithm they're using. how many households will be

allowed to get together?” using. how many households will be allowed to get together? i think this is not an official rule changes so even this is not an official rule changes so even trying to make sense of it has limits. a lot of these things, i think the combination between what the scientific advice is saying and what is pragmatic and workable. for example, the rule of six, there's fluctuation on that. depending on where in the uk you are. i think there's a broad principle behind these things, but i think on christmas, we know borisjohnson does want to relax the rules because pa rt does want to relax the rules because part of the argument in government was that if you did it when he did it, that would allow you to save christmas. so, i do think it is quite genuine here when it comes to

a government's plans to relax do ee, a government's plans to relax do agree, david? the risk is there for sure. the risks are there and forecasting where we're going to be even in december is clearly immensely difficult. i think there's a lot of good intentions here, let's be fair. let the sacrifice november to have a better latter part of december, clearly if there is a policy and a strategy, that appears to be what it is. but we shall see. imean, i to be what it is. but we shall see. i mean, i am just very worried by some of the figures. let's go on to the telegraph. keir starmer underfire keir starmer under fire as corbyn readmitted. this is following a

meeting. this is after the eh rc rizzo but —— eh rc report. anti—semitism and allegations of it within the party, jeremy corbyn had put out a statement suggesting that although he accepted some of the report's findings, anti—semitism could be overstated. that led the labour party to suspend him. but now i think the labour leader finds himself in a bit above pickle, to be honest, because this made the decision to letjeremy corbyn back in. keir starmer still has some options. you could re—withdraw the whip, but ultimately, it's not a situation where i think he wanted a lot of credit but he risk losing

that. in terms of being loyal to jeremy corbyn, i don't think you should —— they‘ re jeremy corbyn, i don't think you should —— they're going to be grateful. david, it just should —— they're going to be grateful. david, itjust shows the divide within the labour party. it seems that members of unite, some reports that baroness chakra body it is the least —— it is only three weeks since he was suspended. within the labour party, there are still a remarkable number of people, perhaps even a majority, who not long ago we re even a majority, who not long ago were chanting, there's only one jeremy corbyn. that is what sir keir starmer has inherited. now, how he deals with this is nothing new about labour leaders, as katie will

confirm, having difficulties. —— katy. that goes back since time began, it seems. how he deals with it will be of very interesting test of his leadership. let's look at the story below that, katy. brexit trade deal could be days away. the landing zone is in sight. is that what you're hearing? there are definitely some positives, and in this case, the iris side. i would say for the past few weeks it feels we go from hearing positive standings about how there is a deal to be done —— the irish side. to hearing about how the talks have been bumping. it often goes back to fishing and i think what's interesting here is them talking about why there might be a breakthrough and why a deal may be done early next week. i manual micron, the french president, has

accepted that they are good have to reduce in terms of their take from —— emmanuel macron. ithink reduce in terms of their take from —— emmanuel macron. i think that is a positive side in terms of getting a positive side in terms of getting a deal, but it also depends on how much the uk side is willing to give. we know fisheries have been a politically potent issue during these talks. even if emmanuel macron is willing to listen, borisjohnson can hear is that —— not so much in terms of the economy. but i think within government, it's most important as political symbolism in making a political point about taking back control. david, .1% of gdp in terms of the symbolism. do you think the french really are going to move on that? you think of how much how the french fishing industry relies on that water. some of us believe that ultimately, of

course both sides want a deal. doesn't borisjohnson, with all his current problems, really want no deal? and the uncertainty, the unpredictability of what life will be like, for example, at dover on january the 1st. i find that very, very ha rd january the 1st. i find that very, very hard to believe. having said all that, i think he probably knows that he will probably have an element of his party that will find just about any deal a betrayal, a sell—out and all the rest of those expressions that we've grown used to. but people are very tired of covid—19, they're probably even more tired of brexit. doesn't make any difference to how the prime minister will respond to this now that dominic cummings —— dominic cummings is gone? he is very insistent it

won't. we've also had the chief negotiator talking about the fact he personally isn't going to pound on this. david frost was unhappy with the departure of lee cain and dominic cummings. i do think there area dominic cummings. i do think there are a few ways. firstly, nigel farage after dominic cummings left. he took to the social media to suggest this meant a brexit sell—out was coming, so i think it could make a little bit harder to make brexit feel the success if you weapon eyes that side of it. i also have heard of view tory mps raise the question of view tory mps raise the question of what the team currently in number ten be the ones borisjohnson would wa nt ten be the ones borisjohnson would want but by his side and i know you'll brexit. —— a no—deal brexit.

you have the scenarios... i think it pla nts you have the scenarios... i think it plants the seeds of doubt. very briefly, who agreed to allow dominic cummings to leave? i think he agreed to it. it clearly at choice, i think we can say. let's go the mail. end of the road for petrol and diesel ca i’s of the road for petrol and diesel cars in nine years. this is for new cars, but it's not going to be that happy for people who have them after that. hybrid vehicles going five years later, this is all fine and and it's the green agenda. it includes, we're told in the story, nuclear power, clean energy as well. but yes, the easy part to talk about

is this whole question of electric cars, and for some of us, this will be far easier to sell. if there are jobs coming from all this, but also if electric cars are going to be easier and cheaper to purchase. and one of the other papers has a story, another point of what he's going to announce tomorrow, the confirmation of {1.3 billion for more charging points for electric vehicles and 582 million in grants for making more affordable. so, that is quite interesting for some of us who are highly sceptical of the timescale thatis highly sceptical of the timescale that is now being brought forward. highly sceptical of the timescale that is now being brought forwardlj that is now being brought forward.” was reading something about this recently, saying streetlights can be used to hook up charging points if you live in the cities, but that's also easy if you're living in rural

somerset. the £40 billion in road taxes, katy, how are they going to be very in mind that electric cars are sometimes tax—exempt?” be very in mind that electric cars are sometimes tax-exempt? i think we need some more details in terms of what boris johnson need some more details in terms of what borisjohnson is need some more details in terms of what boris johnson is flashing need some more details in terms of what borisjohnson is flashing out tomorrow, but i think there is obviously a sense that they want to incentivize electric cars is much as possible. but you can't imagine if you get to a point where we are a majority electric car country, exemptions, you can't have the case that a small minority of other cars are going to... you know, the ones that are getting these extra charges and so forth. 0n electric cars, what's interesting if you look at how this... there's been lots of kickback of the idea. people saying lots of people care about it, but i think it was quite interesting

pulling this week, specifically on electric cars moving away from petrol. suggesting voters are a bit sceptical of it, particularly in those types of areas. i think government have a bit of work to do, particularly making it easier in terms of having electric cars with these charging points. i don't think these charging points. i don't think the country isn't ready yet for people en masse to move over to it, given the people i do know don't have electric cars. it can be quite a difficultjourney, working out exactly where you're going to stop and so first. there's also came to be —— going to be £300 million to develop mass scale electric batteries, so we all wait with bated breath to see what difference they make there's also going to be a hydrogen village. 0h, make there's also going to be a hydrogen village. oh, my goodness. that is. have you been to a hydrogen village before? no, i have not. this

isa village before? no, i have not. this is a new agenda, i think this is something dominic cummings has been interesting with on whether we can have hydrogen resolution lower emissions in terms of other gases, and perhaps at the way forward. i think there's a lot to be discovered. we will hear a bit more tomorrow, i presume. the mirror has this story, i will donate my brain to science. this is developing into a big story. donate my brain to science. this is developing into a big storym donate my brain to science. this is developing into a big story. it is developing into a big story. it is developing into a big story. it is developing into a big story, but it probably should have developed into a big story several, many years ago. we're now talking about, i think it's five players from the 1966 world cup winning team, who suffered from this terrible disease. there been various campaigns over the

years from the faa, the pfa and from foreign organisations to try and deal with the relationships and to understand fully the relationship between football and dementia —— the fa. the truth is not enough was done in my time in football or in this current time, because certainly, anyone who's old enough to play with those ghastly, old, heavy balls. if they were being rolled around in the mud and the rain, it was like hitting a rock. not like i ever headed a rock, but you know what i mean. when you have so many ex—players, it's virtually impossible to think that heading those old balls was not damaging. players now need to be treated and helps to now, and football, frankly,

should be helping them. katy, we only have a few seconds left, but does that make you feel like boxing and the debate about that and indeed, with football in the states? i think it raises all these questions. people have to be careful of this and so forth, but also if you look at younger footballers and heading, it does add to this argument that perhaps you do particularly when its younger groups have to have more protections in place. sorry to cut you short, but we are out of time. thank you very much for taking us through that second look at the first additions for the papers. good evening, i'm chetan pathak with your sports news. we start with the family of the 1966 world cup winner nobby stiles,

who died last month. they've been telling us that football needs to address what they call the scandal of dementia in the game. stiles was one of five players from the 1966 team with the condition. research has shown that ex—footballers are three and a half times more likely to die with dementia than the general population, with questions raised about the consequences of heading a ball. natalie pirks has this report. world cup aloft, and nobby dancing. i have never seen nobby stiles like this before. it's one the most endearing images in english football. we're proud of him as a man and the father that he was. john's father nobby was laid to rest last week, his final years spent battling denentia. with sir bobby charlton's recent diagnosis, it now means five of the 1996 winning team have suffered with the same disease. john is clear —

football killed his father. it's blatantly obvious. heading the ball has given them dementia. there's nothing else that they've done. although, again, all i hear from the football authorities is, "we need more studies, we need more studies." well, while they're doing that, the players aren't getting the help they need and they need it now. last year, one of those studies, co—funded by the football association and the players‘ union, the pfa, concluded that footballers were two to five times more likely to die of a degenerative brain condition. i thought that would have been enough for the world of football, for the global game of football to wrap its arms around the game, and say this is something we need to deal with seriously now. this is something we need to put more effort into research and try to mitigate against future problems, and none of that has happened. the findings are compelling but not yet conclusive. that's why a number of studies

are ongoing, helped by former pros, like mark bright. i've headed a lot of footballs, you know, 14—year career, practised every day after training, heading, finishing, heading. and so ijust know, i thought, i'm in this circle somewhere. research like this will take years. in february, the fa banned under—11s from heading the ball. but with women at double the risk from concussion, families are imploring the sport to move quicker. he's not part of this world any more, he's gone, he's completely gone, but he is physically stood right in front of you. eight years ago, gary's dad, chris chilton, hull city's record goal—scorer, was diagnosed with dementia and now needs round—the—clock care. the pfa paid for three weeks in a care home, but the family have had to fund raise to pay for more, and gary may still have to sell his home. it cannot be swept

under the carpet any longer. we're hoping for this to be elevated again and that something truly comes off the back of it, whether that's comprehensive care packages for ex—players and theirfamilies, just to make sure that this has been recognised and that link has been made between the sport and this disease. football still has much to do. natalie pirks, bbc news. next to tonight's nations league football, where germany have suffered their biggest defeat in 89 years after being thrashed 6—0 by spain in seville. germany hadn't lost a match in overa year but were swept aside by spain. manchester city's ferran torres scored a hat—trick before mikel 0yarza bal here wrapped up the win. theyjoin france in the finals with two more places still up for grabs. two former umpires are accusing the england and wales cricket board of institutionalised racism. john holder, who retired 11 years ago, says it looks "more than suspicious" that he's not

received a reply from the ecb after offering to be a mentor at the organisation. meanwhile, ismail dawood claims that racist language used in front of senior ecb staff has gone unchallenged. the pair are asking for an independent investigation to be carried out by the equality and human rights commission. i have no reason to doubt that. the decision, the fact that a few non—white umpires, several non—white umpires, have made inquiries about going on the first—class umpires panel or becoming a mentor or liaison officer or whatever and none have progressed, that looks more than suspicious to me. an ecb spokesman has told bbc sport they won't tolerate racism.

next to a brilliant game at the atp tour finals in london, where the us open champion dominic thiem beat french open winner rafa nadal in straight sets. it was a really tight first set which thiem ultimately won on a tie break. he then squandered three match points before the second set went to a tie—break, which the austrian managed to win too. that victory, coupled with a win for stefanos tsitsipas over andrey rublev, means thiem is through to the semifinals. fiji's autumn nations cup match against italy on saturday's been cancelled after coro navi rus tests found 29 positive cases in the fijian camp. it comes after their opening match against france, which was due to be played last sunday, was also called off. it could have a knock—on effect for scotland, who are due to play fiji

in their final pool match on the 28th of november. there's more on the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. hello. the very mild air that's been with us for the past few days is going to get swept away, and we're set to see a real change in weather type through the course of wednesday. it's going to be windy with some rain moving eastwards, and behind that, some colder air moving in, too. it's all down to this area of low pressure with its trailing cold front here, which is moving its way eastwards. lots of isobars on the map, indicating strength of the wind as well. still very mild out there. in fact, first thing wednesday, the temperatures well in double figures, teens for most of us. more typical, really, these temperatures of daytime highs. now through the day, we've got some initial heavy rain across western parts of britain and northern ireland, western scotland, too.

the rain will edge its way slowly eastwards. something really persistent for the northern isles and also for western parts of scotland as well. but it becomes a little bit more patchy as it heads across eastern england during the course of the afternoon. so, cloudy ahead of that, with a return to some showers behind it and a drop in those temperatures. we are back into single figures in the west late on wednesday. now, wednesday evening, that's when the winds are really going to picking up, particularly for parts of scotland and northern ireland, western fringes of england and wales, too. further showers moving south and across scotland, those showers will be wintry, even down to low levels, first thing for thursday morning. so certainly colder air moving in. you can see those northerly wind arrows and blue colours that are going to be spilling further south, a colder air mass across the uk as we head on into thursday. above the high pressure is going to be squeezing away most of the rain, but we've still got some pretty windy conditions, especially in the east. so, gales possible for eastern scotland, down the east coast of england as well. some sunshine for most places of the day on thursday. one or two showers dotted

around here and there, and they could be wintry across parts of scotland, in particular over the higher ground. it's certainly much colder than recent days. largely in single figures for most of us. we may welljust get 10—11 degrees across parts of wales and the south west of england. but it doesn't stay cold for very long because by the time we get to friday, we see more cloud and outbreaks of rain working into the west. the breeze coming in from the south—westerly direction once again. so, many of us back into double figures by the time we get to friday, and it's looking fairly unsettled through friday. into the weekend, it's a little bit up and down, quite breezy through the day on saturday. cooler but brighter for most of us. some sunny spells by sunday. bye— bye.

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