kevin raised far more than anyone expected, as our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. cheering it was a challenge powered by friendship and, this morning, that challenge entered its final strides. kevin sinfield had just run seven marathons in seven days to support the motor neurone disease association, and his former team—mate, rob burrow. made up, overwhelmed. that was unbelievable. we never knew it'd turn into anything like this. it was just six mates trying to raise a bit of money for rob. and my wife said to me this morning, "if someone offered to double it, would you do it again?", and in an instant, i said, "yeah, absolutely. " i'd do it because that's what mates do, don't they? probably the best week of my life. and in a couple of years, we'll look back, hopefully with a great deal of pride on being able to help people. as a player for leeds rhinos, burrow constantly defied the odds. this is a sensational try! there aren't many in super league that could do that! small in stature, but with enormous ability, sinfield — his captain and close friend —

was neverfarfrom his side. when burrow‘s diagnosis became public last year, his team—mates rallied round. sinfield's initial aim was to raise around £77,000. that target was soon smashed. i've had a few little private chats with him and he said, i burst out crying at this moment, i was thinking about this and that. because he's a very emotional character, and i can't imagine what the physical and emotional energy that's been drained from him this week must've done. but i'm just really glad that he's achieved it. you know, he's raised £1 million, over £1 million! and, as he set out on his final marathon, burrow had this message for him. kev, from day one, has always been a role model to me and someone who i've held in the highest regard. i hope you know i'd do the same for you. it means everything to me. rob burrow knows there are significant challenges ahead, but he won't be facing them alone. katie gornall, bbc news.

fantastic achievement. that's it. emily is here with newsnight later hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the uk political editor for politico, jack blanchard and the ecomonics correspondent at the spectator, kate andrews. let's see what is i the i leads with the news that borisjohnson will head to brussels in a bid to break a deadlock in talks over a brexit trade deal. the papers say the pm will try to end the impasse in face—to—face talks with the president of the european commision, ursula von der leyen.

it is not quite clear when he will be going, though. the telegraph... we are completely out of sync, i think. i'm not sure i'm going to try and read the rate through now. that's the metro. i'm just looking at what is on screen. the metro, first to get the jab, that is the main story for the metro, but above that, she's scott to be joking. picking up on the comments of nicola sturgeon about william and kate breaking into, or travelling into scotland, arriving at waverley station in edinburgh, despite edinburgh being tier 3, which means there should be no nonessential travel in or out. let's see if we can doa travel in or out. let's see if we can do a little bit better with the papers we are looking at now in a bit more detail. let's start. welcome to you both. kate, so, my goodness, deadline, what deadline? last—minute stitch talks, whatever. so the daily mail, last call for a deal, really? we have heard this

before, we are at the crunch points in the brexit talks, but it really is the case. the major game changer this time around is that it simply cannot be extended. 0n 31st of december we do or do not have a deal. in the case of no deal, that doesn't mean there couldn't be bilateral arrangements brought in, some kind of bare bone structure, but this is not going to be extended into the new year, as many watchers on will have seen these negotiations extended really for yea rs on will have seen these negotiations extended really for years now. it came toa extended really for years now. it came to a standstill yet again when the chief negotiators on the eu in the chief negotiators on the eu in the uk so ijust found that they we re the uk so ijust found that they were at a standstill. they weren't ina were at a standstill. they weren't in a position where they could continue to speak about three key issues, governance, fisheries and that level playing field, so now the prime minister is going to brussels, where he's going to speak to the president of the european commission. this is where the prime minister does tend to be in his element, it is how he broke with the withdrawal deal, going in speaking to people face to face, that does seem to be what he is particularly good at but this is crunch point,

these last few days. does anyone know what is going on? i was reading james forsyth, your political editor just a few minutes ago, saying eve ryo ne just a few minutes ago, saying everyone was expecting some sort of announcement this week. he is married to allegra stratton, who will now be the comms office for number ten, so he called that one wrong. does anyone know? look, i think people know the 31st is the real deadline here, they know it is heating up to something, and i think james has been pretty on the money throughout these negotiations, being able to trail what the government is thinking. the problem is that we are really at that standstill but once you strip away a lot of the quotes, a lot of the briefings, what you see are two sides that do really want to get a deal. the cynical opinion is that the prime minister is going to brussels just so he can show he tried everything but it really would seem tried everything but it really would seem there is sides know that it is in their economic interest to get this deal. the question is whether

or not they can chime each other or seriously negotiate with each other, perhaps a combination of the two, to get us over the line with a very, very clear ending now of the 31st of december. jacks, what do you think? cynics amongst us might say if the minister goes tomorrow and then some sort of a deal is announced on the eve of the european council summit, imean, eve of the european council summit, i mean, that would be quite good theatrically, wouldn't it? it would. i bowed to nobody in my cynicism over all of this. i do think the timing looks awfully convenient for borisjohnson to go timing looks awfully convenient for boris johnson to go riding timing looks awfully convenient for borisjohnson to go riding out timing looks awfully convenient for boris johnson to go riding out to the rescue of this deal in person and sort of bring home the bacon at the end of the week. as you say, the eu 27 leaders are all meeting in brussels on thursday anyway so it all fits rather neatly with that. so yes, ifi all fits rather neatly with that. so yes, if i was a betting man, i'd expect him to come back with a deal, really just expect him to come back with a deal, reallyjust because with anything it reallyjust because with anything it really is in borisjohnson's interest to do so. his government have faced a lot of criticism over the last 12 months particularly over the last 12 months particularly over

the coronavirus pandemic, and the opposition's main charges that they are simply not with things competently. they would look pretty incompetent for boris johnson to fail to strike a trade deal, having promised it would be easy to do so, and we know that at least in the short term we would see quite significant chaos at the ports in january if we don't have that deal, andl january if we don't have that deal, and ijust think that would look really bad for his government, at a time where he really doesn't need any more heat. so i'm fully expecting him to go out there and get something signed off, even if it isa get something signed off, even if it is a bit flimsy in the end. the pressure of course he has got is from his own backbenchers, eurosceptics, the brexiteers who don't want him to concede too much ground to the eu, and if you do so, you can imagine them betrayal. let's go to the telegraph, kate. same picture released from number ten there. just picking up on the backbenchers, though, do we know how many people would not support the prime minister, if they felt he was selling out? do we have any idea of

the numbers on that?” selling out? do we have any idea of the numbers on that? i think that really depends on what kind of a deal he comes back with, whether or not the european research group, which we haven't been speaking much about these days, it is the covid recovery group, but whether or not those hard—line recovery group, but whether or not those ha rd—line brexiteers recovery group, but whether or not those hard—line brexiteers on his backbenchers would think that what borisjohnson backbenchers would think that what boris johnson delivered backbenchers would think that what borisjohnson delivered was a real brexit. i am borisjohnson delivered was a real brexit. iam inclined borisjohnson delivered was a real brexit. i am inclined to think whatever boris johnson signs brexit. i am inclined to think whatever borisjohnson signs up to will be something that most of them a nyway will be something that most of them anyway will be willing to accept. borisjohnson is anyway will be willing to accept. boris johnson is easily anyway will be willing to accept. borisjohnson is easily one of the most hardline brexiteers in the cabinet. when he was on those backbenchers, he was —— on those backbenchers, he was —— on those backbenchers, it was over brexit, he didn't think theresa may was delivering enough of a brexit. he has his finger on the pulse of what those mps will be thinking. but is that right, he wrote two letters, one saying he was in favour of brexit and one against? yeah, i don't think any of us know the prime minister pulse mccart but we can speak to his actions over brexit specifically, and i think it is a

good point raised that they have been accused of being incompetent, very much so, been accused of being incompetent, very much so, over been accused of being incompetent, very much so, over these past ten months. but something borisjohnson has been pretty committed to, at least in since he signed up to the cause, is brexit, and when it comes to that deal he will know what those backbenchers are thinking, what they read lines and it is unlikely those will conveniently slip from his mind, knowing he has to bring that deal back and knowing what they might say or how frustrated they might say or how frustrated they might be if you didn't stick to the uk's red lines. how united is the eu on this, jack? it continues to be pretty impressively and surprisingly united. all the way through this process , united. all the way through this process, britain's main approach has been to try and prise different eu nations off, may be set them against each other because of course they have different economic interest, and try and get some leverage over the eu that way. we saw that as the main negotiating tactic during the first phase of the withdrawal agreement, and we have seen it again

this year. it has been it has been fairto this year. it has been it has been fair to say this year. it has been it has been fairto saya this year. it has been it has been fair to say a dismal failure on britain because my part to be able to do this, and i think in fairness it is the tribute to the eu. they have handed complete control over to the commission and to michel barnier and that has proved to be a very successful tactic whether you like it or not. britain has never been able to find the gaps between the eu nations. we have seen it a bit this year, a little bit more, we have seen year, a little bit more, we have seen the french over recent days being a lot more bullish than other parts, but i don't think really in any significant way are we seeing them really go at each other, and i think that's why britain really has failed to get the sort of big breakthrough it's been looking for, since 2017. 0k, breakthrough it's been looking for, since 2017. ok, let's go on to the daily mirror. kate, a big day, well, for the country, for europe, for the world really. the uk rolling out the first of these vaccines. what do you make of the daily mirror front page, interesting that sort of selection of photographs of people who have been on the front line. yeah, i

think it is really moving, in the sense that so many people have been in this together but we know that this virus is deeply unfair, we know that from a health implication it affects the old, it affects the vulnerable, we know from an economic implication it has very much affected the young, but we also remember about the front line workers even at the pics of this virus, when others of us were able to stay inside, many of them were not, and they had to risk their safety to help others. so i think it is really a lovely tribute. and an exciting day. 800,000 doses of the pfizer vaccine, equivalent to 400,000 of the most vulnerable and those who care for them being able to get vaccinated this first time around. the real question is how many more vaccinations will come through and be approved, because if say the oxford vaccination were to come off, then we could be in a position where we could really imaginea position where we could really imagine a world where it vaccinate every resident who chooses to be vaccinated. are you clear, jack, whether all of these 800,000

vaccines will be used tomorrow, because there is a shelf life, isn't there, it is not very long, but do we know how people, and we know who, which tiers of society will get it. do we know where geographically? no, not exactly, it is not clear, and there are difficulties in the roll—out as well, because this vaccine is such a difficult thing to store and transport, there is a limit to how many times you can move it, which means they can't actually get it directly to all the people they probably would do immediately, in an ideal world. and that will hopefully change, as more of this vaccine comes into the country, but also, as kate says, as some of the other vaccines come on stream. the oxford astrazeneca one in particular doesn't need to be stored at these very, very, very low temperatures, so very, very, very low temperatures, so will be a lot easier to roll out to the mass population, sol so will be a lot easier to roll out to the mass population, so i think although this is a massively important first step, it really does feel like the beginning of the end of this crisis, or at least we hope so. of this crisis, or at least we hope so. there is still a long way to go

before it really does start to reach the proportion of the population thatis the proportion of the population that is really going to make us or allow us to get our lives back on track. kate, the metro has interviewed the first, or some of the first people to get the vaccine, i think hugh pym our medical editor spoke to him for his report as well. it is interesting, they are history makers, but also the fact that one of them is a medic, i think. yes, these are going to be very important stories, because while we know the majority of people polled in the uk intend to take this vaccine, there are still people who are still sceptical, and unfortunately there is an anti—vaccine narrative that is a dangerous one but then there are also a lot of people who are just going to have questions about the safety. people will be inclined to get the vaccine but will be very encouraged by stories like this when they see people in their 80s signing up they see people in their 80s signing up to get the firstjabs, excited about it, and will go, you know, if they are going to do it, i will do it too. i think from a practical perspective these stories are really

important, we know there will be campaigns to bring in celebrities to get the vaccine, there are polls that suggest they want to see their mp get the vaccine. they are human stories about people who mightjust be your neighbours getting it as well will be very encouraging as well, and throughout 2021 when more vaccines are hopefully online, and when it is an option for more people to be getting this vaccine, especially younger people who might be less susceptible to severe cases of covid—19, these are going to be really important stories. how important and bigger problem is it, in terms of anti—rex sentiment? important and bigger problem is it, in terms of anti—rex sentiment7m isa in terms of anti—rex sentiment7m is a huge problem at the moment if you judge by the polls and some of the ludicrous conspiracy theories shared online —— anti—vaxx. the handle will have to be as we get that strong public messaging going out into the new year, and as people see people that they know taking the vaccine and not suffering adverse effects, then it will start to become a normal thing to do. you may also of course find that having had

the vaccine opens doors to you that will otherwise have remained closed. you can imagine it being easier to travel abroad if you have a certificate saying you can travel abroad, it will help to push people in the direction of getting inoculated and really putting this pandemic to bed. the guardian has an important story on this, an interesting one, a mixing max vaccine dash—mac a mix—and—match vaccine, talk through. this is interesting and the more that we have an increase number of vaccines coming online the more we can do to protect ourselves from covid—19, and the guardian is highlighting there will be a new trial expected next year where they may mix and match from doses of different vaccines to see if that helps improve the efficiency of these vaccines overall. before we got the updates on the pfizer and