this is bbc world news. these are the headlines: new european union measures will force pharmaceutical companies to seek permission before supplying countries outside the bloc with vaccines produced in europe. the move comes amid a supply dispute between the eu and two manufacturers, astrazeneca and pfizer. the eu is backtracking on its plan to over—ride part of the brexit deal and block vaccines from entering northern ireland. the european commission now says it is not triggering the safeguard clause. meanwhile, the european medicens agency says it recommends the covid—19 astrazeneca vaccine for authorisation in people aged 18 and older. this is the third covid—19 vaccine the ema has approved for use. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has expressed "great concern" over rising political tension in myanmar. the armed forces are contesting the results of the election last november.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. i'm joined byjames moore, chief business commentator at the independent, and harriet line, deputy political editor for pa. let's ta ke let's take a look at tomorrow's front pages now. and we start with the eu vaccine story, which is dominating the front pages. "now eu are really giving us the needle" is the sun's headline. "eu vaccines war explodes", says the daily mail — no mincing of words as it describes the original eu move as incendiary. the times has spoken to michel barnier, eu negotiator, reporting that he intervened to tell brussels to step back. in the telegraph, emmanuel macron is apparently being accused of making "nonsense" claims about the oxford jab, risking public confidence.

the french president also makes the front page of the guardian — his warning that the eu will seek to "control" vaccine exports from the bloc. the mirror also going with that story from brussels, with the headline "eu block on ourjabs". to the financial times — which has gone with the wall street chaos as its main story, saying us regulators and prominent political figures have leapt to the defence of amateur share traders who've challenged the old guard of wall street. and finally, "champagne super nova". the star claims vaccines tsar kate bingham ditched dry january to celebrate news of the new vaccines. let us begin, james and harriet. thank you both of you forjoining us. let's start with the sun's front page now. now eu are really giving us the needle. this referring to the story i have been talking about, a vaccine war on britain, the sun is calling it, a bitter row over

supplies. james, i know the eu has backtracked on its article 16 triggering for northern ireland, but there still is a lot of rancour right now between the eu and the uk, andindeed right now between the eu and the uk, and indeed the likes of astrazeneca, over this whole vaccine debacle? yeah, i mean what the macron would tell you is that the row is actually between the eu and astrazeneca —— what the macron would tell you. the producers of one of the first wave of vaccine to be approved. some of that vaccine is produced in britain and some on the continent, and astrazeneca as —— had told the eu supplies would be something like 67% lower than expected, which broke the eu, saying, hang on a minute, you said you promised to do this, you better fill your order, and we don't really mind weather that comes from britain or not but that is the order. to

characterise it as giving britain the needle i think is over aching in a bit, ithink the needle i think is over aching in a bit, i think what we need at the moment is people to step back from the brink, step back from this incendiary rhetoric, because as i've said before, the virus really does not care whether you are in the eu, whether you're in the uk, what your political perspective is. it will just go for anyone. and if we don't get everyone vaccine, that is a clear way of bringing it to an end, or part of the arsenal for bringing it to an end to come reducing transmission, reducing the replication, and if we don't get everyone vaccine, it is in our interest for as many people to get vaccines as possible. this sort of vaccines as possible. this sort of vaccine nationalism we are seeing is really, really unhelpful.— really, really unhelpful. harriet, the issue here, _

really, really unhelpful. harriet, the issue here, isn't _ really, really unhelpful. harriet, the issue here, isn't it, - really, really unhelpful. harriet, the issue here, isn't it, is- really, really unhelpful. harriet, the issue here, isn't it, is the i the issue here, isn't it, is the fact that only a few hours ago, we were thinking that the european union had brought a hard border to the island of ireland, something which it said would not happen? and it isjust that which it said would not happen? and it is just that kind of, some people would describe it as the trust issue now between the eu and britain, and indeed northern ireland, ireland, excuse me stop lou yeah, i think it's hard to overstate just how short never leave explosive love this move from the eu was this evening —— just how extraordinarily explosive this move was. boris johnson was — explosive this move was. boris johnson was on _ explosive this move was. boris johnson was on the _ explosive this move was. boris johnson was on the phone - explosive this move was. boris johnson was on the phone to i explosive this move was. boris johnson was on the phone to ursula von der_ johnson was on the phone to ursula von der leyen this evening, late night _ von der leyen this evening, late night friday call, saying he has grave _ night friday call, saying he has grave concerns over it, and yes lots of questions — grave concerns over it, and yes lots of questions asked about how we got to this _ of questions asked about how we got to this position in the first place, and i_ to this position in the first place,

and i think— to this position in the first place, and i think essentially questions about_ and i think essentially questions about the — and i think essentially questions about the tenure of ursula von der leyen— about the tenure of ursula von der leyen as _ about the tenure of ursula von der leyen as commission president after this really— leyen as commission president after this really explosive move. you leyen as commission president after this really explosive move.— this really explosive move. you do wonder, this really explosive move. you do wonder. don't _ this really explosive move. you do wonder, don't you, _ this really explosive move. you do wonder, don't you, harriet - this really explosive move. you do wonder, don't you, harriet who . this really explosive move. you do i wonder, don't you, harriet who made this decision and who backed down on it? absolutely, questions will be asked _ down on it? absolutely, questions will be asked into _ down on it? absolutely, questions will be asked into next _ down on it? absolutely, questions will be asked into next week - down on it? absolutely, questions will be asked into next week as i down on it? absolutely, questions will be asked into next week as to | will be asked into next week as to what _ will be asked into next week as to what happened here. i do not think anyone _ what happened here. i do not think anyone expected the northern ireland particle _ anyone expected the northern ireland particle to _ anyone expected the northern ireland particle to be overridden, certainly not so _ particle to be overridden, certainly not so quickly after coming into force. _ not so quickly after coming into force. and _ not so quickly after coming into force, and also i think people would not thought it would come from the eu side, _ not thought it would come from the eu side, the hard border on the island _ eu side, the hard border on the island of— eu side, the hard border on the island of ireland, something it argued — island of ireland, something it argued against so much, so questions are going _ argued against so much, so questions are going to— argued against so much, so questions are going to be asked about where the touch— are going to be asked about where the buck stops on this because it is politically— the buck stops on this because it is politically explosive.— politically explosive. absolutely. a . ain, politically explosive. absolutely. again. that _ politically explosive. absolutely. again, that kind _ politically explosive. absolutely. again, that kind of _ politically explosive. absolutely. again, that kind of frederick i politically explosive. absolutely. again, that kind of frederick of i again, that kind of frederick of explosions and war on the front page of the daily mail, james, as well — eu vaccines or explodes. i do of the daily mail, james, as well - eu vaccines or explodes. i do not... i do not eu vaccines or explodes. i do not... i do not like — eu vaccines or explodes. i do not...

i do not like this _ eu vaccines or explodes. i do not... i do not like this sort _ eu vaccines or explodes. i do not... i do not like this sort of— eu vaccines or explodes. i do not... i do not like this sort of wartime, i i do not like this sort of wartime, likening it to wartime, because people are dying on both sides. i think the bbc is going to be running the second wave piece from london tomorrow, which will show desperate scenes, but you will see those scenes, but you will see those scenes repeated around the world, you will see those scenes repeated in the third world and they must be looking on at what is going on here and saying, hang on, you lot are throwing bricks at each other across the channel for this vaccine and we have not had any yet. i think you yourself reported the cakes were delivered when he first vaccine in egypt was given to a hospital. we have got 10% of the population vaccinated, europe has got 2% of the population. it is a lot better than the first vaccine at all in a hospital. the first vaccine at all in a hospital-— the first vaccine at all in a hospital. the first vaccine at all in a hosital. ., ., ., , ., hospital. harriet, what do you think, how — hospital. harriet, what do you think, how do _ hospital. harriet, what do you think, how do you _ hospital. harriet, what do you think, how do you think i hospital. harriet, what do you think, how do you think this i hospital. harriet, what do youj think, how do you think this is playing out on the global stage? i

playing out on the global stage? i thinkjames's point of axing more, the mail— thinkjames's point of axing more, the mail kind of characterises all of the _ the mail kind of characterises all of the really extra ordinary development today on europe publishing its astrazeneca projects and plans— publishing its astrazeneca projects and plans to block millions ofjabs being _ and plans to block millions ofjabs being exported to britain. on the global— being exported to britain. on the global stage, i think this does not look good — global stage, i think this does not look good for the eu, and it is somehow— look good for the eu, and it is somehow suggested might be some that of a smoke _ somehow suggested might be some that of a smoke screen, because there roll-out _ of a smoke screen, because there roll-out of— of a smoke screen, because there roll—out of the vaccine has been, compared — roll—out of the vaccine has been, compared to the uk, been so poor. time _ compared to the uk, been so poor. time is _ compared to the uk, been so poor. time is of— compared to the uk, been so poor. time is of the essence, but any kind of delays, _ time is of the essence, but any kind of delays, especially for political reasons, — of delays, especially for political reasons, do not look good when lives are on— reasons, do not look good when lives are on the _ reasons, do not look good when lives are on the line. yeah, this whole row is _ are on the line. yeah, this whole row is not — are on the line. yeah, this whole row is not reflecting well for brussels. if row is not reflecting well for brussels-— row is not reflecting well for brussels. . ~ ., ., brussels. if we take a look at the daily exoress _ brussels. if we take a look at the daily express front _ brussels. if we take a look at the daily express front page, - brussels. if we take a look at the daily express front page, eu i brussels. if we take a look at the l daily express front page, eu chiefs behaving like the mafia, and also that moving on to the times front

page, where we see michel barnier telling the eu to step back from the vaccine or, how much damage do you think, james, this has all done to the eu, in terms of how trustworthy, quite frankly, it looks? it the eu, in terms of how trustworthy, quite frankly, it looks?— quite frankly, it looks? it has not done any favours, _ quite frankly, it looks? it has not done any favours, i _ quite frankly, it looks? it has not done any favours, i think. - quite frankly, it looks? it has not done any favours, i think. it i quite frankly, it looks? it has not done any favours, i think. it hasl done any favours, i think. it has been particularly poorly received in northern ireland, and we have heard what some of the unionist politicians have to say, and i think the nationalist politicians are not any more pleased. barnier�*s comments are interesting. what he has done in the past is negotiate hard on the mandate he was given, which was what we would expect them to do if you was working for us, but here he is missing, look, cool it, you need to back down from this. we need to work together on this, to the eu, and i

think that's a very important step. it shows that he is a grown up. i hopeifs it shows that he is a grown up. i hope it's heard. i think it probably will be heard because she is very influential, and i think it's very welcome. �* , influential, and i think it's very welcome-— welcome. let's talk about the guardian now, _ welcome. let's talk about the guardian now, harriet. - welcome. let's talk about the guardian now, harriet. eu i welcome. let's talk about the | guardian now, harriet. eu will welcome. let's talk about the i guardian now, harriet. eu will seek to controljob exports, macron warns. we don't have the guardian to show you, but i can read what it says. he talks about emmanuel macron warning the uk, but it also takes a swipe at the astrazeneca vaccine —— he also takes the because i ineffective on people order than 65. that is a claim that has no evidence. that is damaging. it has made a lot of people quite angry. absolutely, it is something that has not been _ absolutely, it is something that has not been found in evidence and has been _ not been found in evidence and has been slabs— not been found in evidence and has been slaps down by senior scientists. french president claiming _ scientists. french president claiming something like a vaccine,

so crucial— claiming something like a vaccine, so crucial in — claiming something like a vaccine, so crucial in getting us out of the pandemic, — so crucial in getting us out of the pandemic, ineffective in those over 65. today. — pandemic, ineffective in those over 65. today, the european regulars on vaccines— 65. today, the european regulars on vaccines approve the astrazeneca vaccine _ vaccines approve the astrazeneca vaccine in — vaccines approve the astrazeneca vaccine in all adults —— in the european _ vaccine in all adults —— in the european regulator. he did reference an emphasis on the over 65, but it said that _ an emphasis on the over 65, but it said that the other vaccines do work in over— said that the other vaccines do work in over 60 _ said that the other vaccines do work in over 60 fives and it was not a concern — in over 60 fives and it was not a concern that it did not work, sol think— concern that it did not work, sol think it _ concern that it did not work, sol think it was _ concern that it did not work, sol think it was a general scientific belief— think it was a general scientific belief that vaccines can lose effectiveness and the order generations but not that they do not work -- _ generations but not that they do not work -- the — generations but not that they do not work —— the over—655. to come out on the record _ work —— the over—655. to come out on the record and — work —— the over—655. to come out on the record and say it does not work, that might _ the record and say it does not work, that might be damaging to frans's roll-out _ that might be damaging to frans's roll-out of— that might be damaging to frans's roll—out of the vaccine when astrazeneca has wrought out in france — astrazeneca has wrought out in france. �* , ., astrazeneca has wrought out in france. �*, ., ., ., ,

france. let's move to the telegraph or in page- — france. let's move to the telegraph or in page- we _ france. let's move to the telegraph or in page. we cannot _ france. let's move to the telegraph or in page. we cannot spend - france. let's move to the telegraph or in page. we cannot spend our- france. let's move to the telegraph | or in page. we cannot spend our way to prosperity, that from the business secretary. this is a story basically carry an interview from him in the paper itself, but it is a debate, isn't it, as the story states, over the state of spending in the run—up to the budget? can we spend our way to a more prosperous uk or do we need to hold back and rein in the spending? l uk or do we need to hold back and rein in the spending?— rein in the spending? i think the government _ rein in the spending? i think the government is _ rein in the spending? i think the government is showing - rein in the spending? i think the government is showing signs i rein in the spending? i think the government is showing signs it | rein in the spending? i think the | government is showing signs it is getting concerned about the deficit. we are running record deficits at the moment. the flip side of that is the moment. the flip side of that is the debt is very cheap to service, we have an all—time low interest rate, and you have a debate which is just beginning to show through, what are you privatising? jobs or do you prioritise keeping the public finances —— what are you prioritising? the business secretary has put his flag down him up with

the most import person on this debate is rishi sunak, and boris johnson, so it will be interesting to see how they respond to this. the resonse to see how they respond to this. the response there, looking at key decisions that need to be made, including whether or not tax rises are necessary and how far and how high to raise taxes.— high to raise taxes. yeah, not 'ust that, it is who fl high to raise taxes. yeah, not 'ust that, it is who do i high to raise taxes. yeah, not 'ust that, it is who do you i high to raise taxes. yeah, not 'ust that, it is who do you tax? i high to raise taxes. yeah, not 'ust that, it is who do you tax? do i high to raise taxes. yeah, notjust that, it is who do you tax? do you| that, it is who do you tax? do you put a generalised tax rise? which areas do you target? do you just target people who are particularly wealthy? we have had a lot of interesting wealth taxes in this country, a talk of increasing corporation tax, which of the business lobbied very angrily reacted against, saying we are up against it at the moment we need all the help we can get, and i was not the help we can get, and i was not the time —— the business lobby. this is a debate that is

going to be featuring more prominently in the weeks to come running up to the budget. harriet, in this article, _ running up to the budget. harriet, in this article, they _ running up to the budget. harriet, in this article, they talk _ running up to the budget. harriet, in this article, they talk about i running up to the budget. harriet, in this article, they talk about the | in this article, they talk about the redwall mps in the midlands. they wants more money pulled into their region, regions that basically helped put the conservatives back in power. helped put the conservatives back in ower. ., ., , , helped put the conservatives back in ower. . . , , ., helped put the conservatives back in ower. . . , ., ., power. yeah, and this is an age-old cuestion. power. yeah, and this is an age-old question- do _ power. yeah, and this is an age-old question- do you — power. yeah, and this is an age-old question. do you deal— power. yeah, and this is an age-old question. do you deal with - power. yeah, and this is an age-old question. do you deal with public i question. do you deal with public financial— question. do you deal with public financial issues with austerity, which — financial issues with austerity, which in — financial issues with austerity, which in the red seats will be popular. _ which in the red seats will be popular, or do you spend, spend, spend _ popular, or do you spend, spend, spend your— popular, or do you spend, spend, spend your way out of it? —— pa rticula rlv _ spend your way out of it? —— particularly unpopular. it potentially levels up, which is something key in the conservative manifesto, and their plan, the government, to level up, and keep those _ government, to level up, and keep those red _ government, to level up, and keep those red wall seats, so it is no surprise — those red wall seats, so it is no surprise tories in the north want the government to invest and not return— the government to invest and not return to — the government to invest and not return to austerity measures, because — return to austerity measures, because that could very well cost them _ because that could very well cost them theirjobs in the next

election _ them their 'obs in the next election.— them their “obs in the next election. �*, ., ,, ., election. let's talk about the ft weekend- _ election. let's talk about the ft weekend. james, _ election. let's talk about the ft weekend. james, us _ election. let's talk about the ft weekend. james, us watchdog | election. let's talk about the ft - weekend. james, us watchdog defends eu army —— reddit army. can you expand this to viewers at home who may not know the reddit army? l expand this to viewers at home who may not know the reddit army? i lose may not know the reddit army? i love this sto ! may not know the reddit army? i love this story! we — may not know the reddit army? i love this story! we have _ may not know the reddit army? i love this story! we have this _ may not know the reddit army? i if- this story! we have this company called gamestop —— gamestop. there is this chap who found his way onto the board and bought shares, people noticed this on reddit, said, this is getting interesting. anyway for the brush into the shares, which were three, $4 and have shot up by ten times that, and this is really badly hurt some very, very hoity—toity hedge funds who had placed bets on these

shares to fall further and they have lost millions and millions of dollars. they are not happy about it, they are kicking up all sorts of a fuss, and when you got ted cruz on the one hand and aoc defending these traders, which are mom—and—pop, often, working together on reddit because they think they see value in this, it is quite something, and they really have, it is a peasants revolt. digital peasants revolt against wall street and wall street really does not like it. what against wall street and wall street really does not like it.— really does not like it. what do you make of it, — really does not like it. what do you make of it, harriet _ really does not like it. what do you make of it, harriet was _ really does not like it. what do you make of it, harriet was you -- i make of it, harriet was you —— henry? make of it, harriet was you -- hen 7, ., , , make of it, harriet was you -- hen ? . . , , . make of it, harriet was you -- hen ,, . ., henry? james is much more knowledgeable _ henry? james is much more knowledgeable on _ henry? james is much more knowledgeable on this! i henry? james is much more i knowledgeable on this! there's a part in— knowledgeable on this! there's a part in the — knowledgeable on this! there's a part in the ft... the authorities appear— part in the ft... the authorities appear to — part in the ft... the authorities appear to be allowing an army of funny— appear to be allowing an army of funny spirits punters... could this be something we see? watchdogs have been keeping an eye on something

unlawful— been keeping an eye on something unlawful happening, but i think this is a real— unlawful happening, but i think this is a real disruptive moment in the markets — is a real disruptive moment in the markets. do is a real disruptive moment in the markets. , ., ,, g ., , markets. do you think, james, the markets. do you think, james, the market needed _ markets. do you think, james, the market needed to _ markets. do you think, james, the market needed to be _ markets. do you think, james, the market needed to be disrupted i markets. do you think, james, the market needed to be disrupted in. market needed to be disrupted in this way? i market needed to be disrupted in this wa ? ~ market needed to be disrupted in this wa ? ,, ., , market needed to be disrupted in this wa ? ,, .,, , ., this way? i think it has brought some very _ this way? i think it has brought some very big _ this way? i think it has brought some very big names - this way? i think it has brought some very big names in - this way? i think it has brought some very big names in very i this way? i think it has broughtl some very big names in very big this way? i think it has brought i some very big names in very big guns down to size and that is never a bad thing. i wrote a column about this earlier this week and described it as beautiful and terrifying. the terrifying part of this is what comes up must go down, and there is no earthly reason why gamestop should be quite as high as it is, and when people look at the profits... i have had a look at this reddit, someone saying they are paying for their sister's lime disease treatment, and others pulling together for charity. it is really quite refreshing to see, but the thing is when people start to sell and actually crystallise the profits they have made from betting on these shares, the shares are

going to fall, and you just worry that some people who have joined the party late, in the hope of making if you quit or a few bucks, more like, might get burned and that is the part of it that worries me a little —— making if you quit it. the part of it that worries me a little -- making if you quit it. the final -a er of -- making if you quit it. the final paper of the _ -- making if you quit it. the final paper of the evening, _ -- making if you quit it. the final paper of the evening, daily i -- making if you quit it. the final paper of the evening, daily star, | paper of the evening, daily star, the front page — champagne supernova. the former vaccines sarr kate bingham fizzing with excitement, so she promptly ditched dredge anyway. i have to ask both of you —— dryjanuary. have you done dry january? you —— dryjanuary. have you done dryjanuary? lirlat you -- dry january. have you done dryjanuary?— dry january? not in lockdown. absolutely — dry january? not in lockdown. absolutely not. _ dry january? not in lockdown. absolutely not. i _ dry january? not in lockdown. absolutely not. i am - dry january? not in lockdown. i absolutely not. i am wondering, dry january? not in lockdown. - absolutely not. i am wondering, new vaccines coming _ absolutely not. i am wondering, new vaccines coming along, _ absolutely not. i am wondering, new vaccines coming along, harriet, i absolutely not. i am wondering, new vaccines coming along, harriet, it i vaccines coming along, harriet, it is good news, because the more vaccines we have, the better place we are to fight the covid—19 pandemic. we are to fight the covid-19 pandemic-— we are to fight the covid-19 andemic. ~ ,,., , . ., pandemic. absolutely, in particular with the backdrop _ pandemic. absolutely, in particular with the backdrop we _

pandemic. absolutely, in particular with the backdrop we were - pandemic. absolutely, in particular with the backdrop we were talking l with the backdrop we were talking about _ with the backdrop we were talking about with vaccine wars, this novavax _ about with vaccine wars, this novavax vaccine is made on teesside, although— novavax vaccine is made on teesside, although we _ novavax vaccine is made on teesside, although we won't get it until the second _ although we won't get it until the second half of this year. it is promising _ second half of this year. it is promising news, highly effective in handling _ promising news, highly effective in handling the infection, and kate bingham, the former tsar and therefore _ bingham, the former tsar and therefore the one involved in by these _ therefore the one involved in by these vaccines, did well to get to these vaccines, did well to get to the 20th— these vaccines, did well to get to the 20th of dryjanuary before ending — the 20th of dryjanuary before ending it, tricking some champagne to celebrate, which i think lots of people _ to celebrate, which i think lots of people will be looking at kate bingham and thinking she has done quite a _ bingham and thinking she has done quite a good job despite the criticism _ quite a good job despite the criticism around her handling and spending — criticism around her handling and spending earlier on. ok, criticism around her handling and spending earlier on.— criticism around her handling and spending earlier on. ok, thank you so much to — spending earlier on. ok, thank you so much to both _ spending earlier on. ok, thank you so much to both of _ spending earlier on. ok, thank you so much to both of you, _ spending earlier on. ok, thank you so much to both of you, james i spending earlier on. ok, thank you so much to both of you, james andj so much to both of you, james and harriet, for taking the time to run through the papers this evening. bye—bye to both of you. and bye—bye to you. thank you so much for watching the papers. bye—bye.

hello, i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre with a round—up of the latest sports news, and we're starting with athletics because britain's dina asher—smith has made a winning return to top level competition at the world indoor tour event in germany. racing internationally for the first time in over a year, the world 200m champion stormed to victory in karlsruhe, comfortably winning the 60 metres in a personal best time of 7.08, only two—hundreths of a second off the british record set by asha philip, who finished fifth. the performance bodes well for britain's medal hopes in the women's sprint events at the tokyo olympics. personally, we've missed a whole year of high level competition, so me, my coach and my team, we all made sure that we wanted to focus on the 2021 indoor season. mainly to make sure that we are race—sharp going

into olympic outdoor season, because whilst the world has been really weird, we still cannot forget that the biggest prize in track and field is up for grabs this year. so you have to, yeah, get ready properly. there was also success for britain in the men's 800 metres, as elliot giles timed his final lap to perfection to beat a former world champion in the final. the premier league's chief executive, richard masters, says that tackling online discrimination is a priority for football and social media companies need to do more. manchester united players anthony martial and axel tuanzebe were both targeted this week, while west bromwich albion have contacted the police following what they've described as an "abhorrent message" sent to their midfielder romaine sawyers. adam wild reports. on the field, football's stance against racism couldn't be clearer. online, for some, it seems that message still is not being heard. west bromwich albion have now contacted police over a message described as "abhorrent"

sent to romaine sawyers. the club are calling for the toughest available legal punishment, as well as a lifetime ban from the hawthorns for the individual responsible. the rules that they abide by maybe are not sufficiently hard enough to get the social media sites to act in a more responsible way. we all know how good they are. we all know how much money they bring in, and we all know how popular it is for most people, but we've got to do our best to try and cut this element of abuse out. the message sent to sawyers follows tuesday's heavy defeat to manchester city. even this week, it appears not to be an isolated incident. manchester united and the anti—racism group kick it out condemned racist abuse sent on social media to anthony martial and axel tuanzebe after their defeat to sheffield united the following day. if you can create anonymous accounts and abuse people, of course it's not right,

and let's hope... we'll work together with everyone to stop this nonsense. such incidents, however widely condemned, represent an ongoing problem. in a recent report, kick it out says reports of racism in the professional game have risen by 53%. a poll of fans also found 71% have seen players targeted by racism on social media. earlier this month, football authorities met with twitter and facebook to discuss the issue of online racism, all vowing to do more to combat it. this week suggests there is still some way to go. adam wild, bbc news. well, the social media network twitter have put out a statement, in which they say racist behaviour has no place on their service and that they are taking action when they can identify accounts. they also say they're working with football to try to tackle unacceptable behaviour.

now, concussion substitutions are going to be trialled in the premier league from next month. a maximum of two concussion subs can be used per team regardless of the number already made. it will also allow for the opposition side to make an equivalent number of changes. they'll be introduced next weekend in the premier league and women's super league, as well as the next round of the fa cup. still with football, and west ham have completed the signing of manchester united'sjesse lingard on loan until the end of the season. the england midfielder has only featured in three matches for united this season and joins a west ham side who are currently fifth in the premier league table, six points behind leaders manchester city. onto tonight's action, and reading are level on points with second—placed swansea in the championship after beating fellow promotion contenders bournemouth 3—1. all of reading's goals came in the first half, with lucasjoao scoring their third shortly before half—time. despite the defeat, bournemouth remain in the play—off places. now to rugby union, and after an enforced break

because of the pandemic, the premiership resumed tonight with leaders bristol picking up where they left off, as they thrashed their west country rivals bath 48—3 to underline their title credentials. the fijian international semi radradra scoring the pick of their seven tries with this solo effort, which started inside his own half. it's now five successive victories in all competitions for bristol. well, sale are second after a 25—15 victory over leicester. former england winger marland yarde diving over to seal the win at welford road. and the world number one snooker player, judd trump, is through to the semi—finals of the german masters. he beat ding junhui 5—3. trump, who won this title last year, produced some of his best form to reach the last four, where he'll now meet barry hawkins for a place in the final. and that's all the sport for now.

hello. we're in for a cold weekend. there is some sunshine in the forecast but also more rain, sleet and snow. now, this time, the sleet and the snow should mostly fall across the hills. and at the moment, there's a battle between cold air coming in from the north and the milder air trying to spread in from the south. and this is also where we have a weather front, and that weather front will bring the rain, sleet and the snow on saturday. in fact, we've got a couple of weather fronts heading our way. this is just the first one which is moving across the uk as i speak. so, early in the morning, it's very mild in the southwest of the country, so certainly no snow here. the further north you go, the temperatures do dip away, so some sleet and snow across the welsh hills. and then north of that, early on saturday morning, with the clear skies across the far north of england and scotland, there's a sharp frost. so, that sharp frost and clear skies in the morning across scotland and the far north of england. to the south of that, the cloudier weather,

outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow. to the south coast, i think, here, it is going to be far too mild for any wintry weather. temperatures, for example, in plymouth will be around 10 degrees. but as the day wears on, some of that rain may turn to sleet and maybe some wet snow across other cities of the south away from the southern counties. now, through the night, saturday night into sunday, the skies will clear. so, with that wet day, it is going to turn icy early in the morning on sunday, as temperatures dip away to freezing or below across many parts of the uk, and another very cold night there in scotland. now, i mentioned two weather fronts, one on saturday. this is the next one paying us a visit on sunday. now, remember, it's a very chilly morning on sunday, the weather front is coming in, it's subzero here, at least for a time, so some of this weather will be snowy. sleet and snow certainly across the welsh hills, but there is a possibility of some

wintry weather spreading to other parts of the country as well, not in the north and the northeast. here, i think we're in for some sunshine. and it is going to be chilly wherever you are. but the chilly weather isn't going to last for very long, particularly in the south. i think by the time we get to monday, tuesday and wednesday, for example, in the south, temperatures will be back into double figures. bye— bye.

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