lampard had been in charge forjust 18 months, but five defeats in their past eight league games, and the club lying ninth in the premier league, saw the club's owner roman abramomich decide to part company with the chelsea icon. our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. as a chelsea player, frank lampard's timing was impeccable. lampard, goal 100 for chelsea! but as a manager, even his status as a club legend couldn't stop time from running out. the warning signs were there after a slump in form saw chelsea lose five of their last eight games in the premier league, and this is not a club known for its patience. they've just always done this. i thought it would be different this time because it's frank. i thought, at last, chelsea are going to do something different. i was wrong. it's just what chelsea always do. this morning, chelsea

confirmed his departure, saying: while owner roman abramovich took the unprecedented step of adding his comments, describing lampard as an icon of the club whose status remains undiminished. lampard was handed the reins just 18 months ago. under him, chelsea finished fourth last season and reached the fa cup final. but more than £200 million was spent on players in the summer, and when a title challenge failed to materialise, he was dismissed like many before him. claudio ranieri was the first casualty of the abramovich era in 200a. in fact, ten full—time managers, some who enjoyed huge success, have been sacked since the billionaire bought the club nearly 18 years ago. and all we can really do is sympathise with him, and in most of our cases, empathise with him because if you've been in football a long time, there won't be many people who can look back and say, "i never

once got the sack". chelsea are expected now to turn to the former psg manager thomas tuchel, but whoever comes to stamford bridge will find more often than not that reputation counts for little in the long run. katie gornall, bbc news. 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 katy balls — the deputy political editor of the spectator and the broadcaster daisy mcandrew. tomorrow's front pages starting with... the financial times leads with moderna launching trials of a new vaccine — to tackle the coronavirus strain

that has emerged in south africa, after warning that its existing jab is less effective in fighting the variant. according to the guardian, borisjohnson is expected to sign off sweeping new quarantine rules for travellers in airport hotels — as cabinet ministers rebuffed pressure from tory mps to set out a timetable for the easing of lockdown. the �*i' says travellers entering the uk face a lock—up to stop new variants spreading — though it adds the cabinet is split over extent of border closures. the daily telegraph says britain's covid vaccine supply is in jeopardy, after the eu threatened to block exports of the belgian—made pfizer jabs as part of a row with the uk—based astrazeneca.

the metro highlights the 6.5 million people nowjabbed in the uk — with another 32 vaccination centres opening. according to the daily mirror, the majority of children want to go back to school — as lockdown is affecting their mental health and future hopes. the daily express picks up on health secretary matt hancock's comments — insisting there can be no easing up of covid restrictions for now. and the sun says a holiday abroad for brits looks a long way off at the moment. right, let's start. welcome to you both. a lot of stories about vaccines, problems with supply which matt hancock admitted today in his briefing. katie, do you want to kick us off with the moderna and the new

trials? which does not sound very good news in terms of the original jab for the south african variant. h jab for the south african variant. i suppose there's good and bad news. is concerned about the variant, and also other variants, particularly brazil, and all the south african variant is what they found is that the vaccine does work against it but it is not as effective. so where it works it what you might call the canterbury it, in the uk and pretty much the same as the original coronavirus, the concern is that the south african variant it's less effective. as a result they are now launching vaccine trial to try to tackle this new strain to try and get it to a point where it is a more effective vaccine. now there's good news in the sense that you are working out what you can do as the virus adapts, but there's also just another reminder that this is a very long road we are on and decided we were all going to be vaccinated in

the first half of the year, and covid would be gone and we would have to stop bring about that seems to be drifting further out of sight. we have to look at how we deal with the borders and other stories and in terms of how many vaccinations people need in terms of how much time there is to come up with the prime minister was asked when he would be thinking about looking at using lockdowns and he said mid—february, presumably when the would be the 50 million jabs and a review of the lock then. just on the story, what is really alarming is that we have the south african variant and the kind variant, and brazil variant, who knows where the variance might come and how strong they may be. the variance might come and how strong they may be-— variance might come and how strong they may be— they may be. the one thing that we can all be certain _ they may be. the one thing that we can all be certain of _ they may be. the one thing that we can all be certain of is _ they may be. the one thing that we can all be certain of is that - they may be. the one thing that we can all be certain of is that new - can all be certain of is that new variants — can all be certain of is that new variants will come. coronavirus will mutate. _ variants will come. coronavirus will mutate. this— variants will come. coronavirus will mutate, this is going to be a

constant _ mutate, this is going to be a constant battle of the scientists vaccine — constant battle of the scientists vaccine manufacturers playing catch up vaccine manufacturers playing catch up and _ vaccine manufacturers playing catch up and try— vaccine manufacturers playing catch up and try to finally overtake whatever _ up and try to finally overtake whatever the variant that we are dealing — whatever the variant that we are dealing with, that's the biggest threat — dealing with, that's the biggest threat at the moment hoping that the race ends. _ threat at the moment hoping that the race ends, they keep calling it a race _ race ends, they keep calling it a race because we need to get, we can make _ race because we need to get, we can make humankind, need to get some sort of— make humankind, need to get some sort of herd — make humankind, need to get some sort of herd immunity whether that's from people having at command actually — from people having at command actually from a vaccine that actually _ actually from a vaccine that actually works before the next mutation _ actually works before the next mutation of the next variant, and of course _ mutation of the next variant, and of course on _ mutation of the next variant, and of course on top of that you've got the public— course on top of that you've got the public mood which is so important when _ public mood which is so important when it— public mood which is so important when it comes both to people accepting the vaccine and not being too sceptical or scared about the vaccine, — too sceptical or scared about the vaccine, or— too sceptical or scared about the vaccine, oraccepting too sceptical or scared about the vaccine, or accepting lockdown. steve _ vaccine, or accepting lockdown. steve got — vaccine, or accepting lockdown. steve got all of these human behaviours that the politicians and scientists. — behaviours that the politicians and scientists, the economist or whoever it is her— scientists, the economist or whoever it is her trying to protect and trying — it is her trying to protect and trying to— it is her trying to protect and trying to curtail. and meanwhile ordinary— trying to curtail. and meanwhile ordinary people like the three of us, and — ordinary people like the three of us, and everyone watching are just sick to— us, and everyone watching are just sick to the —

us, and everyone watching are just sick to the back teeth of it and wondering what you and you can but when _ wondering what you and you can but when it's _ wondering what you and you can but when it's going to have it summer holiday— when it's going to have it summer holiday and — when it's going to have it summer holiday and winter my children going to -o holiday and winter my children going to go back— holiday and winter my children going to go back to school?— to go back to school? these are all the stories — to go back to school? these are all the stories we _ to go back to school? these are all the stories we are _ to go back to school? these are all the stories we are going _ to go back to school? these are all the stories we are going to - to go back to school? these are all the stories we are going to be - the stories we are going to be discussing, let's look at the telegraph. russell threatens to block vaccine. now, is that story just like the headline suggests? in the copy it says this is a threat feared by government ministers. where are we, just talk us through it. where are we, 'ust talk us through it. �* , , , ., where are we, 'ust talk us through it. �* ,, , ., where are we, 'ust talk us through it. ,, , ., j where are we, 'ust talk us through it. brussels have said they're going to im ose it. brussels have said they're going to impose tighter _ it. brussels have said they're going to impose tighter controls - it. brussels have said they're going to impose tighter controls on - to impose tighter controls on exports, and the concern on the uk side is this could be used to limit the supply of vaccine in europe to the supply of vaccine in europe to the uk, because a similar thing happened with ppe back during the first lockdown when we had a global shortage. and so we don't know for sure that this is going to happen, but we have seen in the past few daysis

but we have seen in the past few days is vaccines are in short scrppty, days is vaccines are in short supply, there's lots of doses but there's more countries that need it, and obviously there's a strong sense of urgency. i think the eu had lots of urgency. i think the eu had lots of problems with the vaccine programmes, that had a lot of criticism and they had an issue in the sense of the pfizer vaccine having to reduce in the short term having to reduce in the short term having doses that had available, whether they have reached their factory and then you had the oxford vaccine that they said would not be able to deliver all of those doses quite on the timeline they wanted them. the worry is that the eu have responded to that by saying they're going to be looking at exports out of the eu and this can be used as a concern to some ministers to punish the uk by making it harder to get vaccines. ~ . . the uk by making it harder to get vaccines. ~ ., ., , ., ., ., vaccines. what are you hearing about this? is vaccines. what are you hearing about this? is this — vaccines. what are you hearing about this? is this what _ vaccines. what are you hearing about this? is this what you _ vaccines. what are you hearing about this? is this what you are _ vaccines. what are you hearing about this? is this what you are hearing - this? is this what you are hearing as well? i this? is this what you are hearing as well? ~ , , ., _, . as well? i think this is a concern, because if— as well? i think this is a concern, because if you — as well? i think this is a concern, because if you looked _ as well? i think this is a concern, because if you looked at - as well? i think this is a concern, because if you looked at what - because if you looked at what happened to ppe and so to happen during that time, but if you scratch the surface a bit i think this is,

where this could be an issue is on the pfizer vaccine. although there is the oxford vaccine within the eu we also have one in wrexham, so i think we are more self sufficient on the oxford vaccine but there's a concern that with the pfizer vaccine commit if our relation sour or if the ee wants to play hardball on this you have a situation where we find it harder to get the pfizer vaccines at the pace they expected. it could just be more paperwork or something worse, it might not come to it. i think it touches what we will see which is this global struggle for vaccines will get uglier before it gets better in terms of all of these doses. not just thinking it's across the world and lots of countries.— just thinking it's across the world and lots of countries. even europe are said they _ and lots of countries. even europe are said they were _ and lots of countries. even europe are said they were going _ and lots of countries. even europe are said they were going to - and lots of countries. even europe are said they were going to buy i and lots of countries. even europe l are said they were going to buy the vaccines together at the block, even they are divided over this as well. i think germany is putting its own order against the rest of the block

buying together. order against the rest of the block buying together-— buying together. that's right there's huge _ buying together. that's right there's huge critical- buying together. that's right | there's huge critical struggles within— there's huge critical struggles within the eu nations and lots of discomfort about how the eu and the commissioner in charge, has been dealing _ commissioner in charge, has been dealing with this. also it is becoming so incredibly political in fact one _ becoming so incredibly political in fact one of the german papers tomorrow— fact one of the german papers tomorrow is now saying that the astrazeneca vaccine for the over 60 faves. _ astrazeneca vaccine for the over 60 fives. not _ astrazeneca vaccine for the over 60 fives, not effective at all and some of them _ fives, not effective at all and some of them have chemists of the so-caiied _ of them have chemists of the so—called experts in the article are saying _ so—called experts in the article are saying it's — so—called experts in the article are saying it's 8% efficacy in the over 65 schema — saying it's 8% efficacy in the over 65 schema now astrazeneca this evening — 65 schema now astrazeneca this evening has launched a diatribe saying — evening has launched a diatribe saying that there is complete rubbish, _ saying that there is complete rubbish, and we will see over time but these — rubbish, and we will see over time but these things plant a huge seed of doubt _ but these things plant a huge seed of doubt in amongst people who are getting _ of doubt in amongst people who are getting that vaccine. of course they will and _ getting that vaccine. of course they will and it's— getting that vaccine. of course they will and it's been very concerning, and a _ will and it's been very concerning, and a iot— will and it's been very concerning, and a lot of— will and it's been very concerning, and a lot of it is so political. we seen _ and a lot of it is so political. we seen the — and a lot of it is so political. we seen the ritz benjamin netanyahu during _ seen the ritz benjamin netanyahu during mason well with the israeli

vaccine, _ during mason well with the israeli vaccine, vaccines and israel. all this is— vaccine, vaccines and israel. all this is becoming politicized this evening — this is becoming politicized this evening. the american pharmaceutical company— evening. the american pharmaceutical company merck is dissing continuing its vaccines — company merck is dissing continuing its vaccines that were hoping to record — its vaccines that were hoping to record to — its vaccines that were hoping to record to be effective and i'll say they're _ record to be effective and i'll say they're not— record to be effective and i'll say they're not going to continue with those _ they're not going to continue with those experiments. is are huge issues, — those experiments. is are huge issues, and that's becomes political and as— issues, and that's becomes political and as countries fight and compete with each— and as countries fight and compete with each other we are losing the bil with each other we are losing the big picture. which is no matter how you might _ big picture. which is no matter how you might shut borders, it's a global— you might shut borders, it's a global pandemic, and if we don't get it under— global pandemic, and if we don't get it under control globally we will never— it under control globally we will never get under control because it is going _ never get under control because it is going to — never get under control because it is going to pop up all around the world _ is going to pop up all around the world and — is going to pop up all around the world and keep going.— is going to pop up all around the world and keep going. that's what the head of— world and keep going. that's what the head of the _ world and keep going. that's what the head of the who _ world and keep going. that's what the head of the who said - world and keep going. that's what the head of the who said can - world and keep going. that's what the head of the who said can we. world and keep going. that's what - the head of the who said can we have to get rid of it everywhere notjust anywhere. on the politics of this, it seems to be like a state secret about how many vaccines have been ordered, and when they are coming

and everything else. why is that? i and everything else. why is that? i think is the reasons we just discussed, ultimately the uk government does not want to see how many doses they have, in part because they don't want to see where they are for security reasons and also because they don't necessarily want to let on if they have lots of doses because that could mean that these manufacturers come under pressure to give them to other countries with fewer doses. but they are contractually _ countries with fewer doses. but they are contractually arranged, - countries with fewer doses. but they are contractually arranged, we - countries with fewer doses. but they are contractually arranged, we want| are contractually arranged, we want 50 million doses please, here's the contract, here's what we will pay you and here's the delivery time. but they've also seen the companies renege on the agreements they've had with the eu. even with the pfizer vaccine they are saying it will give however much the serum up over a different pace. such unpredictable territory and this is new territory in many ways that actually there's a

sense that not revealing everything is the most sensible thing to do at this time. it also we are probably going to hear more in the coming months as you touched on. once you vaccinate perhaps the over 50s, should with your countries be getting the vaccines to younger aged adults or try to prioritise the elderly and countries that don't have the vaccine yet? i think most of those are going to come into play and that's part of why you don't want to be complete the open about the orders yet. fin want to be complete the open about the orders yet-— want to be complete the open about the orders yet. on the mean time for holida s the orders yet. on the mean time for holidays rrot — the orders yet. on the mean time for holidays not until— the orders yet. on the mean time for holidays not until 2022 _ the orders yet. on the mean time for holidays not until 2022 as _ the orders yet. on the mean time for holidays not until 2022 as according i holidays not until 2022 as according hotels become law. have you played anything for your family this summer?— anything for your family this summer? ~ ., ., summer? we booked a holiday last summer, summer? we booked a holiday last summer. of— summer? we booked a holiday last summer, of course _ summer? we booked a holiday last summer, of course is _ summer? we booked a holiday last summer, of course is everybody . summer? we booked a holiday last i summer, of course is everybody dead because _ summer, of course is everybody dead because i'm _ summer, of course is everybody dead because i'm one of those who would like to— because i'm one of those who would like to book— because i'm one of those who would like to book it a year in advance, so i like to book it a year in advance, so i can— like to book it a year in advance, so i can look— like to book it a year in advance, so i can look forward to it for the whole _ so i can look forward to it for the whole year _ so i can look forward to it for the whole year. of course realised that this holiday we had booked was not what happens we have delayed until the summer, meanwhile in a

ridiculous— the summer, meanwhile in a ridiculous waste booked a house in france _ ridiculous waste booked a house in france that— ridiculous waste booked a house in france that we thought we could go to that _ france that we thought we could go to that we — france that we thought we could go to that we cannot go to because of pointing, _ to that we cannot go to because of pointing, sol to that we cannot go to because of pointing, so i got the next two years— pointing, so i got the next two years holidays already booked and paid for. _ years holidays already booked and paid for, and god knows where we are going _ paid for, and god knows where we are going to _ paid for, and god knows where we are going to be _ paid for, and god knows where we are going to be able to take those. of going to be able to take those. ©er the going to be able to take those. of the insurance copy will play ball as well. �* , . ~ the insurance copy will play ball as well. �* , ., ,, ., the insurance copy will play ball as well. �* , w ., ., well. i've 'ust taken the head and thinkin: well. i've just taken the head and thinking next _ well. i've just taken the head and thinking next year _ well. i've just taken the head and thinking next year with _ well. i've just taken the head and thinking next year with you - well. i've just taken the head and thinking next year with you after| well. i've just taken the head and | thinking next year with you after i won't _ thinking next year with you after i won't have — thinking next year with you after i won't have to go for because i paid for it _ won't have to go for because i paid for it this— won't have to go for because i paid for it this is— won't have to go for because i paid for it. this is the kind of thing that— for it. this is the kind of thing that also— for it. this is the kind of thing that also does have big behavioural impact _ that also does have big behavioural impact people are longing for that li-ht impact people are longing for that light at— impact people are longing for that light at the end of the tunnel, and it's very— light at the end of the tunnel, and it's very dangerous when you start having _ it's very dangerous when you start having stories like this because it encourages people, everybody understands this, to say to hell with— understands this, to say to hell with that — understands this, to say to hell with that. it's too long to wait, i'm with that. it's too long to wait, i'm going — with that. it's too long to wait, i'm going to go on an illegal, or go break— i'm going to go on an illegal, or go break lockdown and go to cornwall when _ break lockdown and go to cornwall when i _ break lockdown and go to cornwall when i should not be going out. or whatever — when i should not be going out. or whatever. there's an element and i'm not saying _ whatever. there's an element and i'm not saying keep the public in the dark at— not saying keep the public in the dark at all. — not saying keep the public in the dark at all, because that equally ieads— dark at all, because that equally leads to — dark at all, because that equally leads to problems but this is psychologically damaging. as well as hugely _

psychologically damaging. as well as hugely damaging for the travel industry —