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hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and journalist mihir bose, and former pensions minister, baroness altmann. let's start with a look at some of those front pages for tomorrow. the metro leads with the vaccination programme. it says there are hopes that all over—50s could have covid jabs by the end of march. according to the daily mail, ministers are hoping to ease restrictions in may. but the guardian carries an interview withjeremy hunt, the former health secretary, who advises against lifting lockdown until coronavirus cases fall to 1,000 a day. when lockdown does ease, outdoor sport and socialising are set to be among the first activities to return — that's according to the times. the telegraph focus on the hotel quarantine plans, for people arriving from coronavirus hotspots it says ministers are racing

to reserve more than 28,000 hotel rooms, in preparation for that scheme starting in mid—february. the mirror leads with its home learning campaign, with a first delivery of supplies arriving for school children in east london. and a different story in the financial times. it reports on new proposals to shake up the audit industry, in the wake of accounting scandals at companies such as carillion and patisserie valerie. let's get started here, thank you both forjoining us this evening. the delta craft, just don't make this is about the story of the government will be forcing people who come from covid—19 hot spots, uk residents to quarantine themselves and pay for their own quarantine. what's your take on this? some have criticised it as too little, too late, and others say it's the right

move now the vaccines are being rolled out. move now the vaccines are being rolled out-— rolled out. well, i think criticising _ rolled out. well, i think criticising is _ rolled out. well, i think criticising is very - rolled out. well, i think criticising is very easy. | rolled out. well, i think. criticising is very easy. and rolled out. well, i think- criticising is very easy. and of course it's always easy with hindsight. but i think this is the right thing to do, though i would've liked to have seen it done earlier, to be honest. but what we are doing, from 15 to february, is making sure that when people come in from these 33 circled hotspots where there is a new strain of the virus, including this south african and brazilian strains, then they will be forced to properly quarantine so that they are not able to spread it. and it sounds as if the restrictions are going to be really tough — just the sorts of things you had in other countries which seemed to have worked there. guards on every floor, people allowed out but only accompanied for allowed out but only accompanied for a little bit of fresh air or two.

0therwise a little bit of fresh air or two. otherwise they had three meals a day delivered to them, and it will be a proper quarantine rather than the current situation where you can get on the tube and go somewhere, then you're supposed to isolate. i on the tube and go somewhere, then you're supposed to isolate.— you're supposed to isolate. i agree with ou, you're supposed to isolate. i agree with you, general _ you're supposed to isolate. i agree with you, general hindsight - you're supposed to isolate. i agree with you, general hindsight wins . with you, general hindsight wins every— with you, general hindsight wins every battle, and we shouldn't play that game — every battle, and we shouldn't play that game. but nevertheless, the telegraph itself mentions that yesterday — today, we're about to go into tomorrow — was a day of chaos. secondly, _ into tomorrow — was a day of chaos. secondly, the — into tomorrow — was a day of chaos. secondly, the government will pay out the _ secondly, the government will pay out the grant then collect the money — out the grant then collect the money i_ out the grant then collect the money. i would've thought people coming _ money. i would've thought people coming and should be made to pay, and we _ coming and should be made to pay, and we should look at the example of other countries that worked there quarantine very successfully, like australia, — quarantine very successfully, like australia, korea, cambodia where what _ australia, korea, cambodia where what happened is if an airline comes in from _ what happened is if an airline comes in from any— what happened is if an airline comes in from any country, not a red list country. — in from any country, not a red list country. and _ in from any country, not a red list country, and of if one of the

passengers on that plane bringing them _ passengers on that plane bringing them has — passengers on that plane bringing them has tested positive, then the entire _ them has tested positive, then the entire plane is put in quarantine. and this — entire plane is put in quarantine. and this is — entire plane is put in quarantine. and this is what happened at the australian open, when tennis players came _ australian open, when tennis players came in. _ australian open, when tennis players came in. a _ australian open, when tennis players came in, a couple people on their flights— came in, a couple people on their flights came in from the middle east had test _ flights came in from the middle east had test positive for covid—i9, and all the _ had test positive for covid—i9, and all the players had to quarantine. i would _ all the players had to quarantine. i would like — all the players had to quarantine. i would like to see some more severe meesures— would like to see some more severe measures notjust from would like to see some more severe measures not just from the would like to see some more severe measures notjust from the red list countries, — measures notjust from the red list countries, but all countries if we are going — countries, but all countries if we are going to try to maintain and make— are going to try to maintain and make sure— are going to try to maintain and make sure that the success we had with the _ make sure that the success we had with the vaccine is carried forward to a reel— with the vaccine is carried forward to a real lasting success. the government _ to a real lasting success. the government is _ to a real lasting success. tie: government is talking to a real lasting success. tte: government is talking about extending the number of countries. but what we've got here is a situation where the government has now requisitioned and booked 28,000 hotel rooms, costing £55 million up

front. but the money will be paid by the passengers when they go into those quarantine hotels. so obviously the government must make sure that the hotel rooms are pretty booked so they are available, can guarantee they are available. and we have about moo people a day coming in, and this won'tjust be airports, but ports, euro tunnel, and hotels around ten airports where people enter the country. so i think this is really being done pretty strictly, people will be tested for coveit strictly, people will be tested for cove it back on day two, and on day eight, anyone who is testing positive will have to quarantine for longer. and i do agree with you that it would've been better to do this earlier when we were seeing cases spiralling and people were bringing

infections in from overseas. the plan is from 15 to february at least until 31 march, then presumably there could well be extended, that this is the arrangements that will be in place, and none of this popping on the tube and spreading the virus if you've got it before you quarantine. that never made sense to me at all.— you quarantine. that never made sense to me at all. let's talk about the daily mail— sense to me at all. let's talk about the daily mail now, _ sense to me at all. let's talk about the daily mail now, the _ sense to me at all. let's talk about the daily mail now, the front - sense to me at all. let's talk about the daily mail now, the front page | the daily mail now, the front page carrying the story of a look into the future. "most covid—19 curbs to and in may." they say ministers are aiming for a and in may." they say ministers are aiming fora major and in may." they say ministers are aiming for a major lifting of restrictions in may as vaccination rates hit 3 million a week. do you think that may is too early, is it too late? do you think there should be a date put on it, are these things unhelpful? i’m be a date put on it, are these things unhelpful?— be a date put on it, are these things unhelpful? be a date put on it, are these thins unhelful? �* ., , , things unhelpful? i'm not sure these kinds of things _ things unhelpful? i'm not sure these kinds of things help _ things unhelpful? i'm not sure these kinds of things help because - things unhelpful? i'm not sure these kinds of things help because they . kinds of things help because they

build _ kinds of things help because they build up — kinds of things help because they build up false hopes, which could well prove — build up false hopes, which could well prove to be false hopes, and the article — well prove to be false hopes, and the article in the mail has obviously talked to the chairman of the covid—19 recovery group of mps, mark harper, and reflects the views of a large _ mark harper, and reflects the views of a large section of the conservative party that wants to lift the _ conservative party that wants to lift the lockdown. i think what we should _ lift the lockdown. i think what we should be — lift the lockdown. i think what we should be careful about is letter a, putting _ should be careful about is letter a, putting a _ should be careful about is letter a, putting a date on when we will get back to _ putting a date on when we will get back to normality, and b, emphasise what we _ back to normality, and b, emphasise what we mean by normality. will social— what we mean by normality. will social distancing have to continue even _ social distancing have to continue even in _ social distancing have to continue even in the — social distancing have to continue even in the new normality? i think the new— even in the new normality? i think the new normality will come into being. _ the new normality will come into being. and — the new normality will come into being, and that is something to be emphasised, so therefore we will not io emphasised, so therefore we will not 9° beck— emphasised, so therefore we will not 9° back to _ emphasised, so therefore we will not go back to the state of world we were _ go back to the state of world we were in— go back to the state of world we were in before 23 march, 2020 when the lockdown came in. and i think to a certain— the lockdown came in. and i think to a certain extent, the man is right,

that is— a certain extent, the man is right, that is part — a certain extent, the man is right, that is part of the paper'sjob to put a _ that is part of the paper'sjob to put a date — that is part of the paper'sjob to put a date and hope for x happening or pushing _ put a date and hope for x happening or pushing for x happening, but the x that— or pushing for x happening, but the x that happens might not be quite the x _ x that happens might not be quite the x that— x that happens might not be quite the x that people expect to happen, which _ the x that people expect to happen, which can— the x that people expect to happen, which can lead to a lot of disillusionment and anger. | which can lead to a lot of disillusionment and anger. i don't think anybody _ disillusionment and anger. i don't think anybody is _ disillusionment and anger. i don't think anybody is talking _ disillusionment and anger. i don't think anybody is talking about - think anybody is talking about suddenly getting back to normality, certainly the prime minister and, you know, even those calling for an urgent review so that we can see once the vaccine is working that we can ease restrictions. nobody is talking about suddenly getting rid of everything all at once, that's not the way it'll happen. but there will be more freedom, we have to help businesses plan for when they might be able to open again. we have to help people see that there's light at the end of the tunnel. you know, there are a lot of people who are really suffering and really struggling through this lockdown. we

are having suicides, people's cancers being missed — these are real issues. the vaccine is being rolled out in order to address that. and we've had a huge success with the vaccine programme, 99% of deaths are occurring in those people over 50. and within the next few weeks, if this programme continues as currently as expected and we've secured the supply of vaccines for the next two months at least, that means the over 50s will have protection. and at that stage, why do we need to keep the restrictions as they are? that doesn't mean parties of 100—300 people, we aren't going back to that straightaway. but ou

going back to that straightaway. but you say that, but the fact is there are people — you say that, but the fact is there are people on the libertarian right who have — are people on the libertarian right who have always believed there shouldn't be any lockdown right from the beginning — and certainly in my own paper, — the beginning — and certainly in my own paper, the telegraph, believe there _ own paper, the telegraph, believe there should never been any kind of lockdown _ there should never been any kind of lockdown. all i'm saying is when you say nobodv's — lockdown. all i'm saying is when you say nobody's asking for it, there are always — say nobody's asking for it, there are always people who have asked for the complete lifting of lockdown, who felt — the complete lifting of lockdown, who felt this was the wrong way to id who felt this was the wrong way to do and _ who felt this was the wrong way to do and we — who felt this was the wrong way to go and we should've followed other models _ go and we should've followed other models. there are voices there, that's— models. there are voices there, that's what— models. there are voices there, that's what i was trying to say, that— that's what i was trying to say, that we — that's what i was trying to say, that we should be careful what we are promising in case we overpromise and cause _ are promising in case we overpromise and cause problems. yes, are promising in case we overpromise and cause problems.— and cause problems. yes, in the history of— and cause problems. yes, in the history of this — and cause problems. yes, in the history of this whole _ and cause problems. yes, in the history of this whole thing - and cause problems. yes, in the history of this whole thing is - and cause problems. yes, in the| history of this whole thing is over promise and under deliver — and we don't want to do that. we are now over delivering on the vaccine, you know, the roll—out is going much better than people would've expected. and that is hopefully a good sign, but i do think we've

talked ourselves into this awful gloom where we can't see any end to this and some people are calling for zero covid—19 strategies — that is a strategy for endless lockdown. the covid—19 recovery group is not calling for no lockdown ever, it's not calling for a sudden total opening — what it's calling for is a plan that sets out the result of the vaccine, the easing of restrictions, how will they be ease, let's have a plan, we don't need precise dates on it. but i do think we are working towards a situation where we can be far more confident that it is ok to reduce the restrictions. let’s far more confident that it is ok to reduce the restrictions. let's move on and talk — reduce the restrictions. let's move on and talk about _ reduce the restrictions. let's move on and talk about the _ reduce the restrictions. let's move on and talk about the guardian - reduce the restrictions. let's move i on and talk about the guardian now, the front page here an interview inside the guardian tomorrow with jeremy hunt. the former health

secretary says basically that he doesn't believe that lockdown should and before cases fall below 1000 a day. he is quoted as saying, "the game changed massively with these new variants." did the game change with these variants, does that change a lot of the viewpoint on covid—19? i change a lot of the viewpoint on covid-19? ~' , . ., , covid-19? ithink it did, because the feeling _ covid-19? ithink it did, because the feeling was _ covid-19? ithink it did, because the feeling was this _ covid-19? ithink it did, because the feeling was this covid-19 - covid-19? ithink it did, because| the feeling was this covid-19 was the feeling was this covid—19 was one type — the feeling was this covid—19 was one type of variant. there would be other— one type of variant. there would be other variants coming from different parts of _ other variants coming from different parts of the world — the chinese are pretendind — parts of the world — the chinese are pretending that covid—19 didn't come from wuhan, but whatever the case may be, _ from wuhan, but whatever the case may be, the — from wuhan, but whatever the case may be, the feeling was this was one particular— may be, the feeling was this was one particular disease we were tackling, not that— particular disease we were tackling, not that it _ particular disease we were tackling, not that it had siblings which were doind _ not that it had siblings which were doind to _ not that it had siblings which were going to suddenly emerge that we didn't— going to suddenly emerge that we didn't know about. but that is what is happening, and of course, these siblinds, _ is happening, and of course, these siblinds, if— is happening, and of course, these siblings, if one can call them that, are comind — siblings, if one can call them that, are coming from different countries. and what— are coming from different countries. and what it — are coming from different countries. and what it suggests is that if you control— and what it suggests is that if you

control one, you're not controlling the others — control one, you're not controlling the others. scientists have assured us that— the others. scientists have assured us that the — the others. scientists have assured us that the vaccine is just as effective _ us that the vaccine is just as effective against the south african variant _ effective against the south african variant and the resilient variant. there _ variant and the resilient variant. there are — variant and the resilient variant. there are reports that these other variants. — there are reports that these other variants, their infection lasts londer— variants, their infection lasts longer and you can be much more easily— longer and you can be much more easily infected. jeremy hunt has always— easily infected. jeremy hunt has always taken a much stronger line, if you _ always taken a much stronger line, if you like. — always taken a much stronger line, if you like, on the lockdown. he's been _ if you like, on the lockdown. he's been a _ if you like, on the lockdown. he's been a hardliner on lockdown and he's been — been a hardliner on lockdown and he's been looking at cases with countries — he's been looking at cases with countries like australia, new zealand _ countries like australia, new zealand and the east asia countries which _ zealand and the east asia countries which have — zealand and the east asia countries which have controlled this disease much _ which have controlled this disease much better than the european countries, _ much better than the european countries, including ourselves in america — countries, including ourselves in america. so he's urging us to follow their example of having... the point of 1000 _ their example of having... the point of 1000 cases, our strategy has been we should _ of 1000 cases, our strategy has been we should not overwhelm the nhs, and that is— we should not overwhelm the nhs, and

that is the _ we should not overwhelm the nhs, and that is the question — should we not therefore _ that is the question — should we not therefore think of easing the lockdown if the pressure on the nhs decreases? that is really the important question. and decreases? that is really the important question.- decreases? that is really the important question. decreases? that is really the imortant ruestion. �* ., important question. and i agree with ou. but important question. and i agree with vom tout the — important question. and i agree with you. but the idea _ important question. and i agree with you. but the idea that _ important question. and i agree with you. but the idea that you _ important question. and i agree with you. but the idea that you can - important question. and i agree with you. but the idea that you can take l you. but the idea that you can take 1000 cases a day is fine, 20,000 cases a day is not — that is not, in my view, what this is all about. what you need to know is if people have got covid—19, if there are extra cases, are they seriously ill with it or not? are they likely to end up in hospital or not? in the evidence from the vaccine so far is that once people are protected, they don't end up being seriously ill with covid—19, even if they catch it. and certainly once they are inoculated, the idea that we have to eradicate covert back rather than live with it strikes me as rather

strange. the flu has different variants every year, viruses always mutate and change. as long as you have a vaccine that is effective, then the idea that somehow you can't open upjust in case then the idea that somehow you can't open up just in case there is a variant that we haven't yet found doesn't make sense. and indeed, to me, all the scientific evidence suggests that the vaccine is what we needed, the vaccine is what we are now rolling out to protect the country, and we are working on the new vaccines that will also deal with different mutations. so the scientists have done an amazing job, and we really have to give credit to the scientists in the nhs which has rolled out this vaccine so successfully so far.- rolled out this vaccine so successfully so far. rolled out this vaccine so successfull so far. �* , ., ., successfully so far. let's move on because we _ successfully so far. let's move on because we are — successfully so far. let's move on because we are running _ successfully so far. let's move on because we are running out - successfully so far. let's move on because we are running out of. successfully so far. let's move on i because we are running out of time, i want to get in the times front

page. "the return of sport and socialising outdoors," the times laying out what it's learned from government sources, saying these are among the first activities to be allowed after schools return next month. how important is it that this outdoor activity is allowed, especially given the better weather and longer days that will soon be upon us? it and longer days that will soon be u on us? , and longer days that will soon be uon us? , , ., upon us? it is very important. there's no _ upon us? it is very important. there's no question, - upon us? it is very important. there's no question, being . upon us? it is very important. there's no question, being in| there's no question, being in lockdown, _ there's no question, being in lockdown, just stuck in front of watchind — lockdown, just stuck in front of watching sports in front of your television — watching sports in front of your television screen is clearly not a very— television screen is clearly not a very satisfactory way of conducting ones— very satisfactory way of conducting one's life. — very satisfactory way of conducting one's life, and if it can be done, it is— one's life, and if it can be done, it is important that people go out and are _ it is important that people go out and are able to play tennis. people should _ and are able to play tennis. people should do— and are able to play tennis. people should go out and play golf as they did when— should go out and play golf as they did when the first lockdown was lifted, _ did when the first lockdown was lifted, and of course hopefully, this was— lifted, and of course hopefully, this was the hope that when the autumn— this was the hope that when the autumn came, a few spectators were

allowed — autumn came, a few spectators were allowed back into football matches, most spectators will be allowed back to football matches. they are part of a sense — to football matches. they are part of a sense of social life, if you follow — of a sense of social life, if you follow a — of a sense of social life, if you follow a football team, it's like a family— follow a football team, it's like a family to — follow a football team, it's like a family to you, it means a lot. and i think— family to you, it means a lot. and i think that _ family to you, it means a lot. and i think that is — family to you, it means a lot. and i think that is important, and we know if your— think that is important, and we know if your football team how badly, we know _ if your football team how badly, we know how _ if your football team how badly, we know how badly you feel. i if your football team how badly, we know how badly you feel.— know how badly you feel. i thought we were doing _ know how badly you feel. i thought we were doing to — know how badly you feel. i thought we were going to talk— know how badly you feel. i thought we were going to talk about - we were going to talk about football! i we were going to talk about football! ~ ., ., football! i knew it, he had to get it and somehow! _ football! i knew it, he had to get it and somehow! but _ football! i knew it, he had to get it and somehow! but that - football! i knew it, he had to get it and somehow! but that is - football! i knew it, he had to get it and somehow! but that is very j it and somehow! but that is very important. _ it and somehow! but that is very important. and _ it and somehow! but that is very important, and if _ it and somehow! but that is very important, and if it _ it and somehow! but that is very important, and if it can - it and somehow! but that is very important, and if it can be - it and somehow! but that is very j important, and if it can be done, the government needs to be supported on that— the government needs to be supported on that in— the government needs to be supported on that in every way, that should be a very— on that in every way, that should be a very welcome thing.— a very welcome thing. sport is so im ortant a very welcome thing. sport is so important for _ a very welcome thing. sport is so important for people's _ a very welcome thing. sport is so important for people's both - a very welcome thing. sport is so i important for people's both physical and mental well—being. important for people's both physical and mentalwell—being. it important for people's both physical and mental well—being. it is causing so much mental stress as well as physical deterioration, that people cannot do any sport, not indoor or outdoor. the least as we can start opening up outdoor sport. i must

admit i'm not sure why golf is not been allowed all the time. you can go for a walk on a golf course but you can't play golf. but golf isn't one of those ports are you come into close contact and you could easily socially distance. not that i play, i don't. �* , i don't. laughter. but idon't. laughter. but the _ i don't. laughter. but the need - i don't. laughter. but the need for i | don't. laughter. - but the need for export | don't. laughter. _ but the need for export cannot be underestimated. this has health implications, huge health implications, huge health implications —— sport. and we want to be a much healthier population rather than sitting at home. bzierr; rather than sitting at home. very briefl , rather than sitting at home. very briefly. the _ rather than sitting at home. very briefly, the daily _ rather than sitting at home. very briefly, the daily telegraph's front page, a great picture of someone doing some very cold swimming. a big freezes on the way, we love talking about the weather so i thought we could and on that. what do you think about the snow? we had it recently and it was quite nice, or not? it and it was quite nice, or not? it was actually quite nice for the simple — was actually quite nice for the simple reason that the snow didn't stay for— simple reason that the snow didn't stay for very long and you could go out for _ stay for very long and you could go out for a _ stay for very long and you could go out for a walk very quickly. that is important. — out for a walk very quickly. that is important, you don't want to be

slidind, — important, you don't want to be sliding, and i'm not at that age where — sliding, and i'm not at that age where id — sliding, and i'm not at that age where i'd love to slide. so therefore, i think that was very welcome — therefore, i think that was very welcome. if the snow could clear away, _ welcome. if the snow could clear away, my— welcome. if the snow could clear away, my sister lives in canada and they have _ away, my sister lives in canada and they have to— away, my sister lives in canada and they have to clear the snow — we know _ they have to clear the snow — we know what — they have to clear the snow — we know what happens in our country, the snow— know what happens in our country, the snow on — know what happens in our country, the snow on the side streets can be lethal~ _ the snow on the side streets can be lethal~ if— the snow on the side streets can be lethal~ if we — the snow on the side streets can be lethal. if we had snow fall like that, — lethal. if we had snow fall like that, i— lethal. if we had snow fall like that, i would welcome it. are lethal. if we had snow fall like that, i would welcome it. are you a snowman type _ that, i would welcome it. are you a snowman type of — that, i would welcome it. are you a snowman type of person? - that, i would welcome it. are you a snowman type of person? i - that, i would welcome it. are you a snowman type of person? i love . that, i would welcome it. are you a | snowman type of person? i love the snowman type of person? i love the snow and l — snowman type of person? i love the snow and i also _ snowman type of person? i love the snow and i also love _ snowman type of person? i love the snow and i also love that _ snowman type of person? i love the snow and i also love that picture - snow and i also love that picture because i love swimming outdoors too. equipment you're made of stronger stuff than me, that's for sure. it's very refreshing if you are up for it. it sure. it's very refreshing if you are up for it— sure. it's very refreshing if you are up for it. it is said to be good for ou, are up for it. it is said to be good for you. l — are up for it. it is said to be good forvou. i might— are up for it. it is said to be good for you, i might give _ are up for it. it is said to be good for you, i might give it _ are up for it. it is said to be good for you, i might give it a - are up for it. it is said to be good for you, i might give it a try - are up for it. it is said to be good for you, i might give it a try one | for you, i might give it a try one day. thank you to both of you for joining us, it's been an absolute pleasure to talk to you, thank you once again. and thank you for your company, that's it for this edition of the papers. bye—bye.

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 attitude of the guys. they're very find guys, it's a very nice group, very open guys. and it'sjust a pleasure to be around them, you feel very welcome. and it's a pleasure to come to work every day and to be part of the chelsea 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, centre 0llie 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 can't 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. poor zak crawley slipped and fell on his wrist before the series even started. to win in india, body and mind must be aligned. more than anything, we've got to be mentally resilient in these conditions. i think that'll be a real challenge for us. as it always is, you need to be prepared to play the long game and, you know, to outpace the other side. i think that's going to be a really important factor within 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 around the cauldron.

on arrival, england were swabbed up and then locked down. six days in quarantine before four—and—a—half weeks of bio—secure test cricket. to try and release the pressure, england gave the likes of ben stokes and joffra archer time out before this tour, and others will be rested during it — not entirely noncontroversially. anyone that's criticising it has never stayed in a big bubble for months, i should say. 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 if you're not feeling good within your cricket, you know, there's no escape, nowhere to go. india have no need to shake off rust — they come into this series having just beaten australia away, mostly without their captain and star, virat kohli. he's back from paternity leave and is expected to face england and lead india into the final of the world test championship against new zealand — which he's trying not to think about.

i think it's a by—product _ of you doing well as a team, anyway. so there's no point adding extra pressure as a team. | for us, it remains a game of cricket one at a time, l one session at a time, one hour at a time. i and that's how the success is achieved in the longest i format of the game. no point thinking about something that's still months away. _ this series in sporting theatre will be british daytime television. channel 4 will show every match — the first tests on free—to—air in 15 years. sojoe root will have plenty watching him when his 100th cap, 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. cold and snow on the way. for now for many of us, it's just yet more rain with an ongoing risk of flooding.

but as you know, in northern scotland, the snow has arrived. heavy snow, at that, where the met office an amber warning in force throughout friday. still snowing here, and even into the weekend within the amber zone — so significant disruption as a result, as those snow totals mount. now all the wet weather, snow or rain, is from this area of low pressure only very slowly moving away over the weekend. as it does so, rain turns to snow as an increasingly strong and bitterly cold easterly wind sets in across the uk. and as that continues into next week, we will continue to see some snow coming in, particularly but not exclusively to eastern parts of the uk. this is how we start off on friday morning — most of us are above freezing. most of us seeing rain rather than snow, but the snow very much still there across northern scotland. wet, too, in northern ireland, especially to the eastern parts of northeast england — both areas with the risk of flooding from the persistent rain. showers moving into wales, southwest england, the west midlands as we go through the afternoon.

east midlands, east anglia, southeast england, and parts of northern england away from that rain towards the far northeast. drier and brighterfor a time, a few sunny spells, and still that big range of temperatures from north to south across the uk. now the overall pattern doesn't change very much as we go through friday night into saturday morning. still the showers or bands of rain circulating around an area of low pressure, and still very wet for some of us in northeast england, along the east coast of scotland with that snow further inland, and especially into the hills — still snowing, perhaps for some of us, even into the start of the weekend. for all this weekend, it turns much colder and that snow becomes more widespread. plenty of cloud around on saturday, showers or spells of rain especially in the east with the wind starting to pick up, as well. i think deeper on into saturday, more of that rain turning into snow in northern england initially on the hills. looks to be a drier day though in northern ireland. 0vernight and into sunday, the cold air really starts to dig in. rain turning to snow across eastern parts, could be a prolonged spell of snow

across parts of east anglia and southeast england, then further snow showers in the east — some may push further west. regardless, though, for all of us, it is much colder by then.

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