clearly that's a lot less a concern. clearly we are in the position where we don't want to bring in lots of new variants, and from 15 to february, the government has now announced that quarantine for those who are travelling into the country will start ten days quarantine in an airport hotel at the expense of the traveller. now that's proper isolation. but so far, that bit has been missing, whereas in other east asian countries, in australia and korea, in the other countries, and new zealand, for example, they did do the isolation. now that we've got the vaccine, that is an alternative way of controlling this virus and this terrible disease, and reducing the costs that we are all

undergoing. we've got to get life moving again, we can't live like this. mentally, physically, children's education, so many elements of life have been put on hold. we cannot stay in a deep freeze all the time.— freeze all the time. let's talk about the — freeze all the time. let's talk about the guardian's - freeze all the time. let's talk about the guardian's front i freeze all the time. let's talk- about the guardian's front page, the former health secretaryjeremy hunt has given an interview. and he's talking about the worry about these variants. in fact, he says, talking about the worry about these variants. infact, he says, "we shouldn't and lockdown until covid—19 cases fall to 1000 a day. the game changed massively with these new variants." do you think there should be a figure on it and wait until cases are so low before releasing lockdown? i wait until cases are so low before releasing lockdown?— wait until cases are so low before releasing lockdown? i think there's alwa s a releasing lockdown? i think there's always a danger— releasing lockdown? i think there's always a danger in _ releasing lockdown? i think there's always a danger in these _ releasing lockdown? i think there's always a danger in these things - releasing lockdown? i think there's always a danger in these things to | always a danger in these things to put a _ always a danger in these things to put a figure, that if it goes to this, — put a figure, that if it goes to this, we _ put a figure, that if it goes to this, we will do this, or something like that — this, we will do this, or something like that. from the very beginning, jeremy— like that. from the very beginning, jeremy hunt has been a critic of how the government has followed policy.

clearly _ the government has followed policy. clearly he _ the government has followed policy. clearly he came out fairly early on when _ clearly he came out fairly early on when the — clearly he came out fairly early on when the government was slow, and i believe _ when the government was slow, and i believe the _ when the government was slow, and i believe the government was slow in enforcing _ believe the government was slow in enforcing lockdown last year. he's now clearly laid out a landmark. but the point _ now clearly laid out a landmark. but the point he — now clearly laid out a landmark. but the point he makes about getting the number— the point he makes about getting the number of— the point he makes about getting the number of cases down, if we look again— number of cases down, if we look again at— number of cases down, if we look again at the — number of cases down, if we look again at the countries that have coped _ again at the countries that have coped well, countries like australia, new zealand, korea, japan and so _ australia, new zealand, korea, japan and so on. _ australia, new zealand, korea, japan and so on, japan is proposing to hold _ and so on, japan is proposing to hold the — and so on, japan is proposing to hold the olympics and so on, we should _ hold the olympics and so on, we should go— hold the olympics and so on, we should go back to some sort of normality. _ should go back to some sort of normality, not complete normality and no _ normality, not complete normality and no one — normality, not complete normality and no one knows how long these countries — and no one knows how long these countries will take to come back to complete _ countries will take to come back to complete normality. but to come back to some _ complete normality. but to come back to some sort _ complete normality. but to come back to some sort of normality — i agree that we _ to some sort of normality — i agree that we cannot always live in a deepfreeze, but the question is, if you come — deepfreeze, but the question is, if you come suddenly out of the deepfreeze, what do you do to yourself? _ deepfreeze, what do you do to yourself? you must come out gradually— yourself? you must come out gradually and make sure the outside temperature that you're coming out to, you _ temperature that you're coming out to, you will — temperature that you're coming out to, you will be able to bear. i think— to, you will be able to bear. i thinkjeremy hunt is raising the stakes— thinkjeremy hunt is raising the stakes here in saying that 1000 cases— stakes here in saying that 1000 cases a — stakes here in saying that 1000 cases a day. i think we will be in

iockdown— cases a day. i think we will be in lockdown for a very long time for 1000 _ lockdown for a very long time for 1000 cases, and that's different. exactly, — 1000 cases, and that's different. exactly, i— 1000 cases, and that's different. exactly, i completely agree with you. at the moment, we have 20,000 cases a day. but the numbers of cases a day. but the numbers of cases is not the issue, because the whole point of the vaccine — and maybe i'm wrong, maybe it won't work out in the way the scientists who've developed the vaccine say it has been proven to work — but the idea is that the vaccine stops people getting seriously ill. now if that is the case, and of course that's why we are rolling out the vaccine and doing all this amazing work to get millions of millions of people across the country protected, if thatis across the country protected, if that is the case, then we shouldn't be so concerned. and as i said, the plan would be to ease restrictions gradually, not all in one day. but the more we get the vaccine rolled

out and the more people we get protected, especially those groups who are most vulnerable, and with that protection, they shouldn't become seriously ill even if they do get the virus. so even if there our cases, that shouldn't be a cause for dreadful panic, then we should be able to get back to life and have some benefit from the tremendous achievements that we've had in getting the vaccine developed. let’s getting the vaccine developed. let's kee with getting the vaccine developed. let's keep with the _ getting the vaccine developed. let's keep with the guardian's front page, in this story at the bottom, "anger at stark racial divide atjab uptake." ministers have been criticised for failing to act more quickly on vaccine disparities after data showed white people are twice as likely to have been vaccinated than black people among over 80s in england. whose responsibility is it to make sure people get vaccinated? the government or the people themselves? it’s the government or the people themselves?— themselves? it's a dual responsibility. - themselves? it's a dual responsibility. the - themselves? it's a dual- responsibility. the government themselves? it's a dual— responsibility. the government must offer the _ responsibility. the government must offer the vaccine and the people

must _ offer the vaccine and the people must take it up. you cannot force people _ must take it up. you cannot force people to — must take it up. you cannot force people to take the vaccine. but this ongoing _ people to take the vaccine. but this ongoing story, right from the day we went in— ongoing story, right from the day we went in the _ ongoing story, right from the day we went in the lockdown, there was evidence — went in the lockdown, there was evidence in cases coming up that more _ evidence in cases coming up that more black— evidence in cases coming up that more black people and people from ethnic— more black people and people from ethnic minorities were dying rather than white — ethnic minorities were dying rather than white people. and of course the problem _ than white people. and of course the problem here is that — i haven't seen _ problem here is that — i haven't seen the — problem here is that — i haven't seen the inside page of the story, but the _ seen the inside page of the story, but the evidence is that there are people _ but the evidence is that there are people in— but the evidence is that there are people in the ethnic minority communities who are refusing to take the vaccine _ communities who are refusing to take the vaccine for many reasons. they believe _ the vaccine for many reasons. they believe the — the vaccine for many reasons. they believe the vaccine is polluted in some _ believe the vaccine is polluted in some way, — believe the vaccine is polluted in some way, it has things that could damage _ some way, it has things that could damage them and things like that. so there is, _ damage them and things like that. so there is, if— damage them and things like that. so there is, if you like, a barrier. but _ there is, if you like, a barrier. but clearly, _ there is, if you like, a barrier. but clearly, and the article says the government it would appear has not done _ the government it would appear has not done enough to look into the question— not done enough to look into the question of disparity developing between the white communities and the non—white communities. and this

has been _ the non—white communities. and this has been an— the non—white communities. and this has been an ongoing situation for some _ has been an ongoing situation for some time, and the government really shouid've _ some time, and the government really should've looked at the disparity. welim _ should've looked at the disparity. welim i— should've looked at the disparity. well... i agree with you that we do need to worry, if there are groups in the country that are not being vaccinated in the same way as other groups, particularly if those groups are more vulnerable. there is definitely evidence that the ethnic minority groups are much less willing to take the vaccine, so they may be offered it but they are not taking it. and we are seeing that and care homes as well, which is a huge worry. so i'd like to see a targeted advertising programme, it may be some leading ethnic minority figures coming out and doing a promotion campaign to help encourage people who may be frightened for understandable reasons to take this up.

understandable reasons to take this u . _ �* , ., understandable reasons to take this up. it's an absolute pleasure to have ou up. it's an absolute pleasure to have you both, _ up. it's an absolute pleasure to have you both, thank— up. it's an absolute pleasure to have you both, thank you - up. it's an absolute pleasure to have you both, thank you veryl up. it's an absolute pleasure to - have you both, thank you very much for talking to us. thank you for watching us. bye—bye for now. hi there, good evening. i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. jose mourinho has lost consecutive home games in the league for the first time in his mangerial career, after his former side chelsea left the tottenham hotspur stadium with all three points tonight. the game was settled almost midway through the first half when eric dier fouled timo werner. jorginho stepped up to convert the penalty. it's back—to—back to wins for thomas tuchel, who only took charge of chelsea last week — they're up to sixth. spurs slip to eighth. i'm happy with the attitude and i'm happy with the squad. i'm happy with

the potential, i'm happy with the aptitude test attitude of the guys, it's a very nice group, very open guys. and it'sjust a pleasure to be around them. we feel very welcome, and it's a pleasure to come to work every day and to be a part of chelsea's family. ads, every day and to be a part of chelsea's family.— every day and to be a part of chelsea's family. a great win for his side. arsenal have lost their appeal to overturn david luiz�*s red card against wolves. the centre—back was sent off for tripping willianjose during tuesday's defeat. the fa has though overturned southampton defenderjan bednarek�*s red card in their game against manchester united on the same night. var had judged he'd denied anthony martial an obvious goal—scoring opportunity. he'll now be available for southampton's match against newcastle at the weekend. german authorities say liverpool won't be allowed into the country to play their champions league game in leipzig on 16 february. it's because of border restrictions imposed over new variants of coronavirus. leipzig could now ask uefa to move the game to a neutral venue,

switching the order of the legs so that liverpool play at home first could also be an option. uefa's marked the 2nd of april as the latest possible date to finish last—16 games. some rugby union news next. as we get closer to the start of the six nations on saturday, center ollie lawrence will make his first start for england in their opening match against scotland at twickenham. eddiejones has dropped george ford to the bench and moved 0wen farrell to number ten. and lawrence will line up against another debutant cameron redpath — who played with him at youth level for england, but chose to switch to scotland. his dad, bryan redpath, is a former international captain. andy murray will make his return to tennis next week in qualifying for the atp challenger tournament in biella, northern italy. players travelling from outside the eu have been told they won't need to self—isolate. murray's been back in full training for nearly two weeks. he's not playing at

the australian open in melbourne, after a positive covid—19 test disrupted his preparations. and finally, england's cricketers are in chennai, ready to take on india in the first test which begins in the early hours of tomorrow morning. they recently beat sri lanka 2—0, but this is going to be a much sterner test for them. india haven't lost on home soilfor 11 years. patrick gearey reports. you cannot escape cricket in india. these dusty pitches are some of the game's most fertile slopes. but if you're an englishman, this round can trip you up. crowley slipped on his wrist before the series even started. to win in india, body and mind must be aligned. we are to be mentally resilient in these conditions. that will be a real challenge for us, as it always is. you have to be prepared to play the long game

and to outpace the other side. that will be a really important factor in the four games. england tend to be subordinate on the subcontinent. over the six series in the past 30 years, they've won only once in india. four years ago, they lost 4—0. and this time, of course, there will be a bubble. on arrival, england were swabbed up and then locked. to try and release the pressure, england in the likes of ben stokes and john for archer timeout before the tour and others will be rested during the series but not entirely noncontroversially. anyone who is criticising it has never been in a bubble for months. i think we need to get in and out because, at the end of the day, humans are social people, and if you're not having a great game or are not feeling good in your cricket, there's no escape, nowhere to go.

india have no need to shake off rustles of the coming of the series having just beaten australia away. most without their captain and star. he is back from paternity leave and expects to face england and lead india into the final against new zealand which he's trying not to think about. a by—product of you doing well as a team anyway. i no point adding after pressure as a team. i | for us it remains one cricket game| at a time and one session at a time in one hour at a time and that's how the success is achieved _ and the longest format of the game. no point in thing about something that is still months away. - this series sporting theatre will be british daytime television. channel 4 will show every match in the first test free to air in 15 years. sojoe root will have plenty watching him when his 100th gap, and plenty hoping his centuries don't stop there. patrick gearey, bbc news. play starts at 4am. you can keep updated via the bbc sport website. but that's all from us for now.

thanks for watching, goodnight. hello. it still rained with an ongoing risk of flooding, but the snow becomes more widespread. for friday, that's no very much still there with a met ominous amber warning. no very much still there with a met ominous amberwarning. forthe no very much still there with a met ominous amber warning. for the rain across northeast england, northern ireland especially across eastern counties, afternoon showers for whales, big temperature contrast between north and south across the uk. furthershowers between north and south across the uk. further showers were spells of rain overnight friday into saturday morning, and it's still snowing in scotland. on through saturday, i think that snow in scotland becomes a bit more widespread even to lower levels away from the north as we get deeper onto the day, and it's a similar picture into northern england. many of us will see rain turning to snow, the lower levels of

be going through saturday evening. then more widely across eastern parts of the uk, over night into sunday as it turns much colder for all.

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