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and istanbul basaksehir was suspended afterjust 1a minutes when some players alleged racist language had been used by the fourth official. the match will resume tomorrow and governing body uefa said it will "thoroughly investigate". tomorrow, the uk's biggest celebration of black music and culture will be live—streamed online, as the mobo awards get under way. music of black origin comes in a year of momentous calls for change for black lives, with the pandemic also creating fresh challenges for artists. this report, by the former mobo award winner colleen harris, contains flashing images. it's been going for nearly 25 years, celebrating some of the biggest names in music of black origin. make some noise! # re—rewind, when the crowd say bo selecta.
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unlike previous years, tomorrow's event is a virtual ceremony. thank you from the bottom of my heart again. thank you to everyone that voted for me, to all my brothers that support me. there's no live audience, but they're trialling new technology to bring an immersive experience. this is a year like no other, so we're producing a show like no other. and so, for us, it was about using the power of black culture to bring people together. its return after a two—year hiatus follows a year of highly charged black lives matter protests, a movement that prompted the founder of the mobos to pen an open letter to the culture secretary. we've seen a solidarity which is so powerful and impactful, so i would say to any creative, look to see how you can connect, how you can work together and how you can find a support system. 20 years ago, i was here in a different capacity. i was lucky enough to win one of these, so i know first—hand how
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much it means to an up and coming artist, but so much has changed in the music industry, especially in the last year. singer—songwriter mahalia is nominated for three awards tomorrow, including best female and best album. it is an achievement she says has come at a time when musicians are relearning what it means to be an artist. i haven't done any live performances, which is strange, because i basically spent the whole of last year on the road, and, yeah, it's been a real, real roller—coaster, emotionally and just physically. it's been strange, but i'm trying to stay hopeful about it because i'm sure i'll get back on stage next year. until then, the mobo awards are showcasing all music of black origin in a year when it needs the support now more than ever. colleen harris, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time
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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. joining me are deputy political editor of the telegraph, lucy fisher and political commentator and former labour party director of communications, lance price. tomorrow's front pages starting with. .. the mirror says ‘one down, 5a million to go' — reporting on the news that 90—year—old margaret keenan has become the first person in the world to get a clinically approved coronavirus vaccine, as the uk starts its mass vaccination programe. the metro reports on an emotional day, ‘cheers and then tears‘. the paper says prime minister boris
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johnson watched patients receive the vaccine at guy's hospital in london, hailing the covid—i9 vaccination programme as ‘a shot in the arm' for the world. the mail calls those who received a vaccination today ‘v—day heroes‘ — and says around 5,000 people were vaccinated today, including the elderly, care home staff and nhs workers. the telegraph sounds a note of caution. it says despite hopes for the roll—out of the vaccine, the public may have to wear masks for another year to slow the spread of the virus. the guardian turns to another big story. the paper says the future of britain's relationship with the rest of europe hangs on the success of a dinner between borisjohnson and eu chief ursula von der leyen in brussels tomorrow. and the i carries both of the main stories for tomorrows
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papers on its front page. pictures from an historic day as the coronavirs vaccine is rolled out feature alongside what the paper is calling a ‘showdown‘ as borisjohnson heads to brussels to salvage a trade deal with europe. let's start. two big stories to him few others in the front pages as well. let's look at the mirror first. 0ne down, 5a million to go. that picture i think it's on all the front pages i have seen so far. fantastic news, but the start of the fight against the pandemic. yes, that's absolutely right. a long way to go and of course we saw boris johnson up this morning visiting the hospital in south london will coming the day, the first day of the vaccine roll—out. add a note of
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caution has also been struck by the prime minister and the politicians about the saga head. you know, this is not going to be in overate miracle cure and of course those coronavirus case is rising not least in london, and essex and in kent, but i do think as you say that picture is a very touching image of margaret keenan, the 90—year—old grandmother who is the first woman in the world to get the vaccine being cheered and applauded by nhs staff after receiving the jab. we have a character called william shakespeare from work shirt you would be thinking a lot of spin doctors would be wanting him to go first. it did sound too could be true we heard that william shakespeare was the second person to get it, because ministers been claiming it'sa get it, because ministers been claiming it's a great victory for britain and england. sol claiming it's a great victory for britain and england. so i think they will have been well pleased if it wasjust a
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will have been well pleased if it was just a coincidence, will have been well pleased if it wasjust a coincidence, but i'm afraid the retired spin doctor in me suspects perhaps it was not. no spin doctor ever retires, do they? 4 million doses before christmas, that's a lot. in only three weeks you think that's possible? that's certainly what matt hancock has said, millions of doses before christmas. we know that from today vaccine has been rolled out, at hospital hubs from next week that will expand to 300 gp hubs, of course there's the logistical challenges with the pfizer vaccine that needs to be kept at this extremely low temperature of —70 degrees switch presents some issues. but if the vaccines are arriving and getting rolled out that's great news. of course it has to happen in two stages, three weeks between a first dose being taken in a booster jab being administered. those people getting it today and the weeks to come will still have to wait a few
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weeks more until their immunity is fully satisfied. people like margaret and william are elderly and in that vulnerable age group, but i wonder in terms of the presentation of this in the whole debate about those people saying this is been approved too quickly and not meant to ta ke approved too quickly and not meant to take the vaccine, this is really rather a good generation to have these jabs because they lived through his second world war, they've lived through rationing and things like this and are thinking well, we'll goodness sakes, why not? it's a big that potentially can save mei it's a big that potentially can save me i will take it. as a more or less set exactly that, what have i got to lose? it is great news and hoping of course that means availability will bea course that means availability will be a bit closer to be with her grandkids or whatever in the coming weeks but as we've been hearing there's warnings that that might not necessarily be the case. i think the government and the nhs of course did
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a very good job of spreading the roll—out across the country from all four nations of the united kingdom, and we saw pictures of, of course come up with care home workers getting the jab because although the out are the most vulnerable there's a good case to make sure that the people administering the vaccine are themselves safe before you actually then go on to the patients. a very good mix of images today. they handled it very well. the metro, the same friend of god and that front page of margaret keenan. a bit too much for matt hancock. without being cynical, ministers on the front line like this have had month after month of pressure, and indeed criticism for calling things wrong. there must bea for calling things wrong. there must be a sense of relief, and as you can see emotion from the health secretary today. he acquitted a very
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proud day for britain and at one point even appeared to be perhaps wiping a away from his eyes as he reviewed some of the scenes of a plotting nhs staff as the first vaccines were administered. as you say it's a very difficult time for the government, and unprecedented pandemic around the world. i think there is of course the slight degree, perhaps warranted of smugness in the government that britain has been the first country in the world to approve the vaccine, interesting today to note some of the slightly veiled swipes from european politicians who i noticed the belgian prime minister remarking on twitter that the vaccine was made in belgium, and of course that is the site where the pfizer vaccine is manufactured and where it has come from, so some of our other european neighbours not as happy to see the uk get out ahead of the rest of the
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world, but i think it has been a bit ofa world, but i think it has been a bit of a political been in what's been otherwise a very tricky time for the cabinet. do agree with that? kevin williams said said it's all thanks to brexit, i don't know where he made that length. they've got a bit over—the—top on that, i think boris johnson a matt hancock that they we re johnson a matt hancock that they were proud to be british today and all the rest of it. we are all very proud to see pretends with the vaccine and delighted to see that. but the achievement, if there is one is the speed of the regulars managed to get approval for in this the only reason that it is british arms that the vaccine is going into today. and how much of a political being is that? going back a few years, do you think that's a big political win for the uk to be the first? absolutely. and i think you would want to not milk it can be have to be very careful not to be seen to be crowing
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about it too much, and not least because it's a very difficult message that you have to get across at this moment. ministers have spent weeks and months having to answer very, very difficult questions. it's today with dick and got front of the cameras with good news to tell, but at the same time they had to get the message across that this does not mean it's all over, it does not mean that we can relax or that we can start to take the foot of the pedal and not take this seriously all the restrictions that are enforced. at the back of their minds we are announcing this is a great day, which it is, it's the fear people will overreact to that good news and think, well that's it it's all over. is going to your paper to malusi. love the picture of the queen and others at windsor castle. your people pointing out fantastic news, but it's not back to normal.
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jonathan van tam saying mask for a year despite vaccine, and they would a lot of other people might not have picked up is that even if you are vulnerable and have had the vaccine you can't necessarily be holding her grandchildren still. it will be a source of just surprise grandchildren still. it will be a source ofjust surprise and dismay. those over 90 and over 80. a huge incentive to make people that age at the vaccine is that there will be reunited with their families, and as we heard earlier from margaret keenan the first lady to get a job in saying she's had to spend a lot of this year alone and for her getting the jab mentioned that she could be reunited with her grandchildren and her children. i've been interested today talking to some been interested today talking to some conservatives particularly those in the covid research group which is been very critical of the elect are restrictions. urging the
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government to set out a timetable for the kind of restoration of personal freedoms that have been infringed upon by the crisis, and how the vaccine will play into that. we do know that the vaccine is not an overnight cure but at the same time people want to see restrictions repealed sometime before next spring. particularly as individuals if they get the vaccine and perhaps the ability to take more decisions for themselves about their personal risk. also pointing out that the 0xford risk. also pointing out that the oxford university vaccine, is that more research was needed but when we spoke to the lead professor she was much more upbeat about this. have you worked out quite with the situation is regarding this vaccine, which is of course much easier to distribute and deliver. which is of course much easier to distribute and deliverlj which is of course much easier to distribute and deliver. i think the news is pretty good on that one as
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well. up till now all we've had is the press release saying with the headline figures were for the efficacy of the vaccine. and now because it's been published the scientist everybody else to go through in more detail to see exactly what lies behind that headline. and actually the news seems to be pretty good. they're still the concern with all of these vaccines because the process of clearing them has been accelerated. there's no question marks about all of them, and one of those is of course whether or not you may be protected as a result of taking the vaccine but are you still capable of harbouring of the virus and passing on? as with the question of whether or not masks might still be necessary. so there will be ongoing examination of many of the people who have received the vaccine to see exactly how they respond to it. and the research work into the broader spectrum of exactly what freedom
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