tv The Papers BBC News December 5, 2020 10:30pm-11:01pm GMT
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to the south coast of england, but for places like belfast, glasgow, much of scotland, actually, lots of sunshine on the way and there will be some sunshine in the south as well, but chilly, temperatures fall to six degrees celsius. and sunday into monday is going to be every bit as nippy as well. here is the jet stream for monday. we still have that big dip in the jet stream across many parts of western and central europe, and this is the reason for the cold air leaking in from the northern climes. so, this pattern are certainly worse through the first half of the week. in fact, what we are going to see is low pressure forming in the north sea during monday afternoon. monday afternoon itself is actually looking dry but then it does look as though monday night into tuesday, that weather front is going to roll in and it will produce rain, sleet and snow i think across the hills, probably yorkshire, the southern uplands, into the highlands as well.
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but in the south of the country, it should stay clear early on tuesday morning. so, let's have a look at the outlook, then, for the next few days. this is the summary. you can see those temperatures are into single figures. there isjust a gradual, gradual rise in those temperatures as we head towards the end of the week there, from four to eight in southampton. bye— bye.
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hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment with lucy beresford and joe twyman — first the headlines. brexit talks between the uk and the eu will resume on sunday after a phone call between boris johnson and the president of the european commission — but both sides say significant differences still remain.
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whilst recognising the seriousness of these differences, we agreed that a further effort should be undertaken by our negotiating teams to assess the whether they can be resolved. more rapid testing is introduced in areas in the highest tiers of restrictions in england — but there are concerns about their accuracy. a 28 year old man has been charged with attempted murder after a baby girl was found seriously injured at a property in blackpool. three people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in west yorkshire. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster lucy beresford and joe twyman, the co—founder and director of deltapoll. tomorrow's front pages starting with
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the telegraph says borisjohnson is giving the brexit trade deal "one final throw of the dice" — sending his brexit negotiator to brussels for "intensive talks". it comes after the hour—long phone call with ursula von der leyen failed to break the deadlock. the indepedent believes talks have failed so far due to "significant differences." it also carries an image of the pm speaking on the phone to commission president, ursula von der leyen, and says the two will speak again tomorrow — in what could be the "last chance" to strike a deal in time for approval on thursday. and military planes will be used to transport the belgium vaccine to the uk, in a bid to avoid delays at ports which may be caused by brexit, according to the observer. and the people reports that care home residents have been told they would have to travel by bus to hospital hubs to receive
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to receive covid vaccinations. so let's begin... lucy, joe, thank you very much for taking the time to join us this evening, albeit virtually. let's talk first about the sunday telegraph page, the final throw of the dice, and in this photo, the prime minister looks like he's actually just thrown some prime minister looks like he's actuallyjust thrown some dice, doesn't he come to be honest. lucy, it seems, doesn't it, that these talks really are going to go down to the wire. yes, although, for me, that photo almost looks like hostage negotiation. i mean, it's moody lighting, andi negotiation. i mean, it's moody lighting, and i think it's meant to suggest quite how serious boreas is taking best. —— boris. what came out of number generator in the week is that they thought a deal was really close, so i think they were hugely disappointed on friday night when clearly a stalemate occurred. then
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they built up the fact that there was going to be this phone call which was happening earlier today between boris and clearly that has not pushed everything over the line, so not pushed everything over the line, so there are still going to be talks. and i don't know whether we can really say for absolute certain whether there will be a deal. it's that's close. and there probably was a lwa ys that's close. and there probably was always going to be this tense choreography as we got closer and closer to it. but this week, as you say it, it's really crucial. as a meeting of that you rulers on thursday. it's got to be sorted out before then so they can ratify it, otherwise it will be no—deal by the end of the month. joe, what do you think, how much of this seems to you to be choreographed in the run up towards the end of the deal, so to speak? well, i think lucy's comment about tense choreography is absolutely spot on. it is not in any one's interest to make this process
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looked anything other than extremely difficult. everyone involved, whether the european side were on the british side wants this to look as difficult as possible to make it clear that every possible inch was fought for, that nothing was given, and only at the very last minute was and only at the very last minute was a compromise reached. if indeed, thatis a compromise reached. if indeed, that is what is to happen. so there is talk about the fact that, oh, well, it has to be sorted out on monday between boris johnson well, it has to be sorted out on monday between borisjohnson because then we have to get things sorted for the meeting on thursday. it's perfectly possible that the meeting could be postponed, or indeed, that another emergency meeting could be called later in the year. it would not surprise me if these negotiations go on until the very la st negotiations go on until the very last minutes, possibly the 30th or the 31st of december. in fact, boris johnson, if he had any new year's eve plans, should probably cancel them. it's worth remembering that them. it's worth remembering that the british public remains very divided on this. it's described in the telegraph as the last throw of
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the telegraph as the last throw of the dice. the problem is in some games come you throw the dice, you wa nt games come you throw the dice, you want to get a sex, and other board games coming through the you want to get a one. of the british people can't decide whether they want to sex or can't decide whether they want to sex or they want to one. what ever happens will take an extraordinary effort to sell to a large proportion of the british public on one side or the other, or perhaps both. lucy, do you think it's been made to look difficult, or as a genuinely difficult, or as a genuinely difficult to reach a deal?” difficult, or as a genuinely difficult to reach a deal? i think it is genuinely difficult because both sides have so much to lose. there are clearly these three sticking points and fisheries is a really big symbolic one for us, although you know, president macron is also now making it really difficult by suggesting a veto. and we know that in terms of the trade deal and we know that in terms of the trade dealand in we know that in terms of the trade deal and in terms of the level playing field that neither side really actually wants to give way. but those are the technical details. the problem is around that, is this
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bubble of politics which that the eu just doesn't want to be seen to be giving britain a really good deal, because they are terrified that that might give encouragement to other countries, which is why in the telegraph piece, you've got the head of the european research group of conservative mps saying that, actually, we don't have anything to fear encouraging us to remember that actually, some people really want the uk government to walk away, and there was research, a study that i think was in the sun only a couple days ago that showed that in a lot of those redwall constituencies, those who voted for the first time for boris because he said, actually, i will be able to get you out of europe, they will not want him to cave in. they probably wanted to dig his heels and even more. what do you think i'm ajoe?
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well, 40% of people say that they wish the government to negotiate with the european union but not make any further compromises. 38% say they think the government should negotiate with european union and make more compromises, so almost split entirely down the middle. only 596 split entirely down the middle. only 5% of people believe we should negotiate with the eu, but even among the voters, half of them think that we should begin. at a quarter think we should give more compromises and remain voters, half of them think we should give more compromises and a quarter think we should begin. it is so complicated, and whatever position you come up with, you find yourself in it with a deficit in terms of public opinion supports, and this has been exactly the same problem that faced theresa may and indeed david cameron before her. no solution on europe that has yet been presented covers anything like the kind of support that you would want to have when going into
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these negotiations. britain as a country and in terms of its politics cannot agree on a way forward that pleases even close to a majority of people. let's move on now. moving onto another story on the front this headline reads hancock vaccine will loosen tears before march. so he's been speaking to the sunday telegraph, matt hancock, and he says he cannot wait to scrap this tiered system altogether and for the country to get back to living by mutual respect and personal responsibility, not laws set in parliaments from in the article says that it marks a bit of a change in rhetoric and tone for mr hancock who, until now, has been one of the strongest proponents of these strict measures. what do you make of that, lucy? yes, it's more empathic of matt hancock that we are being allowed to see right here as the p says. he has historically been known as someone who is really keen on these restrictions in order to clamp—down on the virus. but now
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with this fast accelerated vaccine that's coming through, he himself is saying, you know, this could be the golden opportunity for restrictions, for the tiered restrictions to be lifted. arguably even sooner than we anticipated. so, it's certainly chiming in with the national mood that so many of us are feeling frustrated by the two—year process and the restrictions that come with them, but at the same time, you know, we might have difficulties with the supply of the vaccine. —— tier process. we don't know how people will be able to access it. so it's interesting to think that he's going to be thinking of the new normal, whereas for some people, they are thinking a little bit further ahead and thinking, well, i don't know whether we will be back to the new normal by march, let's say maybe by the summer, so maybe he's being too optimistic for once. you think is being too optimistic? yes, i think he is, you think is being too optimistic? yes, ithink he is, and i think indeed, this whole article would be best described as showery say
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wishful briefing, the headline says that we will have a change in the tears come march, the first sentence in the article says we could have a change to that year system emerge from and i think it's the latter thatis from and i think it's the latter that is far more likely to align with reality. the logistical challenge of disturbing the vaccine is enormous. this is a vaccine that has to be kept at —80 celsius, but a lot colder than even the coldest parts of britain in winter. it also means that people have to travel to the centers where these vaccines are stored because it's very difficult to distribute. and, of course, there are lots of people who need that vaccine and there are only so many people to administer it. and so we have been told it will go to care homes first and the people over the age of 80, and that's great news, but to roll that out to the large numberof but to roll that out to the large number of people that would be required to be vaccinated in order for it to have the kind of effect that will bring about change in the tier system, well that will require a lot longer than march, i imagine,
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but of course, we shall wait and see. certainly, this does represent a change in tone formats hancock, but i imagine that's one that's designed to boost public opinion rather than actually bring about change in behaviour. it's interesting you talk about getting the vaccine to people, joe, because in the observer, the front page shows military planes to fly vaccines into avoid ports hit by brexit. so, lucy, tens of millions of doses of covid—i9 vaccine for the one manufactured in belgium will be flown into this country to avoid the delays in the ports caused by brexit. already, brexit causing a few issues here with getting that vaccine to this country potentially. yes, it's a fantastic bend diagram of these two stories and where they overla p. of these two stories and where they overlap. of course, because we don't even know what kind of deal we are going to have by the end of the month, which is about three weeks away, the government are making contingency plans in case the
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delivery of the vaccines, those that are coming in from europe from belgium are delayed in any shape or form, whether that's because of the ports, because of the huge blockage at the ports because of changes to do with brexit, or whether it's just because, you know, maybe the roads are because, you know, maybe the roads a re really because, you know, maybe the roads are really clogged up, you know, whoever knows, it could even be some of our infamous snowflakes on the line or snowflakes on the motorways, but suffice to say that the governments are clearly putting a lot of energy, they've spoken to the military, they have worked out how they are going to get these vaccines in if the normal method of delivery, the normal logistical routes are compromised. politically, you might argue that this is maybe a waste of money for a problem that perhaps the government created for itself, or you mightjust government created for itself, or you might just say, government created for itself, or you mightjust say, this is sensible thinking because all businesses and
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all businesses have to have contingency plans in case something goes wrong, and let's hope that they don't need to use them. what you thinkjoe? i think this is smart positioning by the government because a lot of emphasis for the la st because a lot of emphasis for the last few months, in fact for many months now has been placed on the importance of a vaccine being available. of course, the vaccine being available and a vaccine working is only part of the problem. we are only really starting to get a sense of the huge logistical issues around delivering that vaccine. now, we heard about in the previous story and we have heard about it now, of course, and we have heard about it now, of course , we and we have heard about it now, of course, we have eu negotiators travelling from belgium to britain. iimagine travelling from belgium to britain. i imagine they could be asked to bring some vaccine with them, but i think that's probably the only option the government want to be considering. everything else will be on the cards, including military planes flying things in. i imagine that's one of a whole host of possible options that will be discussed on a sort of menu
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available to the government to pick and choose, because they will want to deliver this as fast and as effectively as possible, because once it becomes available, they will wa nt once it becomes available, they will want to spread it as far as possible because as we previously talked about, the more people that take it, the greater the uptake, the great took the quicker the uptake of the more effective it can be to bring britain back to some semblance of normality. let's move on and talked briefly about this story on the observer. again, frontpage, the poll reveals the scale of alone christmas. this is an opinion poll by the observer which is talking about how many people are spending christmas on their own. in a number of people expect to spend christmas on their own has doubled from 4% in a normal year to 8% this year, which is basically the covert effect, according to the observer. it really is sad to read this, isn't it? mac it's heartbreaking. that percentage figure is just a
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general percentage figure. if you look at people over 64, that percentage rises to i4%. i certainly don't want to be flippant about this story, i do know a lot of people who have actually decided that the restrictions mean that it gives them the perfect get out clause to not spend christmas with people that they otherwise might not tubbs wa nted they otherwise might not tubbs wanted to spend christmas with, but the flip side of that is that there are an increasing number of people, and again, for over 60 fours it's 1.7 million people who will not be able to spend the christmas with the people of their choice. it speaks to a wider loneliness epidemic that we have seen as a result of the pandemic, as a result of the lockdown restrictions. it's probably exacerbated the situation that's been happening in our society for a little while now, but it really accelerated during the first lockdown, and nine months, ten
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months on from that experience, what we're finding is that at this one time of year when we always assume that people will do their level best to reach out and be with people that they love, there are going to be far too many people all who are going to be alone and unhappy at christmas. joe, just reading a little bit further into this article, it shows a similar polling from the british red cross found that a lot of adults felt very lonely, and the executive director of communications said that the shorter daylight hours, very different christmas for many can cause a public health issue, loneliness can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia. this is not just heart disease, stroke, dementia. this is notjust about people wanting a chat with someone. this can wanting a chat with someone. this ca n affect wanting a chat with someone. this can affect someone's health, canted? yes, and this has been one of the consequences that has really been moved to the back burner in terms of the impact of covid—19 because the mental health impact the continued lockdown and particularly over christmas during the darker periods of the winter, the impact that this
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has on people is enormous. nearly half of people when surveyed last week said that they expected to have a wares christmas this year than they did last year, that compares to only around a third of people who think that it will be just as good as last year. and yes, the implications in the short—term, but in the long term are an enormous, and that's why things like the vaccine are so important in bringing back a normal situation, because we really have only begun to feel the impact that the last year has had on our future. let's move onto the sunday mirror. the front page of the mirror, lots of famous celebrities on this front page, all, dare say, ofa on this front page, all, dare say, of a certain age, and they are all advocating the vaccine. a headline reads, will give the javits tab. let me read out some of these names if you can see the photos, and robinson, gloria honey furred, paulo
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grady, john humphreys, craig revel hall would michael parkinson, all of these celebrities are advocating giving the coronavirus, getting the vaccine, and if we can move on very briefly as well to the daily mail. again, a connected story, the queen is expected cording to the front page of the daily mail to receive a covert vaccine within weeks. she's hoping that being given it will encourage people to take it up. i mean this is really important, isn't it, lucy? that celebrity sand indeed her majesty show us the way. yes, but you have to choose the right people. interesting that the queen is going to be one of those people, because we look up to this woman so much, and we respect and admire her in so many ways that you hear that she's going to be doing it i think will turn the corner for she's going to be doing it i think will turn the cornerfor a she's going to be doing it i think will turn the corner for a lot of undecided people. what i'm not so convinced about are some of these names on the front page of the
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sunday mirror. and as you very elegantly put it. they are of a particular generation, so maybe it is deliberately skewed to the people who are going to be receiving the vaccine first up of a particular age you know, the more vulnerable people overin you know, the more vulnerable people over in their 80s and 70s, but who are they going to choose for the rest of us? where they going to choose to encourage people who are vaccine hesitant and unfortunately, for whatever reason, there are a lot of people who are nervous about the vaccine. joe is absolutely right, it's a complete jane doe 19 change it. it's good to ultimately people. at that doesn't stop some people feeling very nervous or hesitant about taking this vaccine. so they need is a government to make sure that the people they choose our people that we really respect and really admire. what do you think i'm a joke, looking at these faces, lots of well respected and well admired celebrities, the queen herself. i
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mean, do you think this kind of knowledge, knowing that the queen has had the vaccine, without make a difference to the way people view its? with a trusted? breathing conspiracy theorist will be conspiracy theorist will be conspiracy theorists know whatever the newspaper space? conspiracy theorists know whatever the newspaper space ?|j conspiracy theorists know whatever the newspaper space? i think it depends on the person. research shows that only run how people at the moment say that they are very likely to want to take the vaccine. and around one and 12 say that they are very unlikely to take it. now, 50% of the population taking the vaccine is not enough. there has to bea vaccine is not enough. there has to be a big campaign to boost that number if it's to have the effectiveness that's required to bring back normal circumstances. but that approach must be multipronged and it will mean a series of incentives, carrots and sticks if you like. not from our research has shown that actually, rules around travelling, saying that people can travelling, saying that people can travel abroad or they can travel domestically, those are the things that have a big impact, but there is no doubt that at the same time, those sorts of regulations are being put in place, it's a good idea to
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have people all, as many well—known respected people out there saying they are having the vaccine, so having the queen being an inspiration to many people over the age of 80 who also live in government paid for housing could be a really good incentive, but also having the different people that are listed on the mirror. now, individually, are many of those people likely to make a difference? iimagine if people likely to make a difference? i imagine if you said to somebody, are you going to take the vaccine because christopher begins to get two they probably say, oh, no, i won't. but collectively, not quite christmas yet, joe. mech i want to ask you lucy, briefly, only 30 seconds or so, i will ask both beat me to think vaccine should be mandatory? no. no, because i think it really dismantles any sense of trust. people want to feel that they've got some autonomy. what you need is better education. 0k, joe, what you think? you don't convince people who are anti—vaccination that the right answer is to have a
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vaccination by making it compulsory. you change people's minds by informing them of the advantages that they provide, and perhaps pointing out that they don't have polio or smallpox anymore. 0k, joe, lucy, an absolute pleasure. back in about half an hour to talk to me again. thank you very much. that's it for the papers this hour. lucy beresford and joe twyman will be back at 11:30 for another look at the front pages. goodbye for now hello. well, saturday was quite a chilly day, and it looks as though sunday we day, and it looks as though sunday have had a vigc of day, and it looks as though sunday low pressure w some of low pressure which has brought some very wet weather over the net last few days and also some sleet and snow, most significant snowfall of the season so far. however, that moves away. looks like things will turn were settled, drier, remaining cold, we also perchance a frost, ice and some fog two. could be some low cloud here, any
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rain across the south coast will clear away, and showery rain for eastern scotland in northeast england will also tend to fizzle loud. so by sunday afternoon, i think many places will be dry with variable cloud, some areas stain grey, but also some sunny spells around. it's going to feel cooler, temperatures around world below the seasonal 3—8 . temperatures around world below the seasonal 3—8. now, through temperatures around world below the seasonal 3—8 . now, through sunday night from its days largely dry again under clear skies. it's going to turn cold with frost, fog and perhaps even some highs developing for now come into the new week, for monday, looks like we are in between two weather systems, but this weather system over the north sea will impact the weather for tuesday onwards, so will turn more unsettled things to this, but in the short—term, certainly for monday, it looks like it's going to be a cold day, frosty start, fog around, some low cloud, could stay quite cold and grey some areas all day, a bit of sunshine though further west as temperatures range from around freezing to 5—6 . later in the day, start to see some wind and rain pushing into the east coast of the
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uk. that means for the rest of the become interns more unsettled with low— pressure become interns more unsettled with low—pressure beginning to take over. so this is the picture. moving out of monday and tuesday, the slow over the north sea drifts its way westwards into much of the united kingdom. particularly central and northern areas could be the south of england that could remain dry, little bit of sunshine here. the winds will pick up and turned very windy across northern areas, bands of rain or showers spinning around this area of low pressure. a bit of snow as well and sleet up the high ground, the pennines and over the hills of scotland. as temperatures generally ranging between 5—8 or 9 degrees in the south, given some sunshine here. our area of low— pressure sunshine here. our area of low—pressure sticks around as we head on into wednesday as well, but sta rts head on into wednesday as well, but starts to fail, that means it's going be weakening across the country. so conditions will slowly improve through the day. so we will start off fairly windy, rather cloudy across many areas. our breaks of rain around, but four—part two of the day, i think those showery bursts of rain began to ease down along with the winds, leaving a
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legacy of cloud, we could see a little bit of brightness here and there. those temperatures ranging from around 6—8. there. those temperatures ranging from around 6—8 . so, still, that air is chilly. as we move into thursday, could see this area of low pressure pushed into the near continent. it affect southern britain for a while, little bit when you're again, generally come the theme is for a tuesday unsettled for theme is for a tuesday unsettled for the rest of the week and into the following weekend as the jet stream will be reinvigorated and taking aim towards the uk. that will steer weather systems towards our shores. friday, we could see another such system bring some wet and windy weather, but there's a chance into the following weekend that it will be in between weather systems, so could see dry interludes at times before another area of low pressure will sweep and off the atlantic. so very changeable for the rest of the new week, could see some drier interludes at times, you will notice it will stand the cold side, but as we had on into the following week, that new area of low pressure moving in off the atlantic, that will bring u nsettled in off the atlantic, that will bring unsettled conditions and the chance of something a little bit milder
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