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spin bowler axar patel inflicted much of the damage, taking six wickets. in theirfirst innings, india had reached 99—3 by the close. to football, and manchester city have beaten borussia monchengladbach in the champions league for their 19th successive victory. bernardo silva's header opened the scoring in the first half, but it was gabrieljesus who doubled their lead after silva headed it across goal in the first leg of their last 16 tie in budapest. a painting by vincent van gogh not seen in public for more than a century has been shown in paris, ahead of a sale by auction. the picture, called street scene in montmartre, has been in private hands since 1920. it's to be put on display in amsterdam and in hong kong before being sold by sotheby�*s in paris
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in march, when its expected to fetch at least £6 million. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has been to see it. as debutants go, this one is older than most — revealed to the world for the first time today after more than a century in a family home. montmartre street scene was painted by van gogh in 1887. here in paris, he met impressionists like renoir and began to absorb their styles, his famous brushstrokes already becoming clear. the pigments he used so pure, the colours still pop after 100 years. even for sotheby�*s own experts, the first glimpse of this painting was special. ifelt like i was in montmartre in 1887, in a way. it's a mythical place, and it still is a mythical place, and to see this painting where it's captured in time in 1887 by van gogh
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on top of that, it was fabulous. it was a punch, i have to say. it was an aesthetic punch, yes. van gogh lived in montmartre for two years with his brother, theo, who is thought to have inherited the painting, before it went to a french family, who held onto it ever since. the mill that van gogh painted in this picture is gone now, but it used to stand just next to this one, right around the corner from where he lived. van gogh often painted buildings in this area, fascinated by the mix of windmills and cabarets, of urban and rural lives. the painting will now be shown in amsterdam and hong kong before the auction in paris next month. the guide price, 5 to 8 million euros — not bad for an artist who sold almost nothing while he was alive. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.
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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are tom newton dunn, chief political commentator at times radio and sonia sodia, chief leader writer at the observer. i'm kasia madera. lovely to have you both with us. let's have a look at some of the pages we already have. the mirror's front page focusses on the huge logistical challenge of getting pupils back to schools, saying head teachers will have to stagger the return due to the new testing regime being put in place. the guardian also looks at the announcement made by the education secretary today, and highlights the news that teachers will get powers to decide exam grades this year. the i's front page looks at a new campaign encouraging the public to stay at home and not to drop their guard because of the warmer weather. to next week's budget,
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the express reports warnings from senior tory mps to not raise taxes to help people and businesses bounce back from the covid pandemic. the daily mail says rishi sunak will use the budget next week to pave the way for a post—lockdown boom. and festivals are back! the metro's front page says this summer will rock after all, as festivals announce they'll be going ahead this year. one of the many stories that we'll be looking at throughout tonight's addition of the papers of. thank you forjoining us tonight. we're going to start with the guardian. we heard today what the education secretary was saying and we will talk about that in a moment, but the guardian is looking at what we're expecting to hear tomorrow. it's about exams following the situation that we had in the summer last year. this time, it'll be up to
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the teachers rather than algorithms to decide grades.— to decide grades. that's right. after the funeral _ to decide grades. that's right. after the funeral or _ to decide grades. that's right. after the funeral or of - to decide grades. that's right. after the funeral or of last - to decide grades. that's right. - after the funeral or of last summer, and gavin williamson's terrible experience —— the furore, the approach you decide to take this year is young people's exam grades, gcses, other qualifications, will be determined by teacher assessment alone. so, lots of papers are reporting this. the guardian is leading on it. what it sounds like is there will be exam papers produced that teachers can set internally and used to inform their judgements, but thejudgements internally and used to inform their judgements, but the judgements will be done by teachers and there will be done by teachers and there will be far less moderation than there was last year, and there won't be this algorithm that is used to adjust the grades that teachers award based on previous years at that school. i think there were two
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big questions to the system. it may sound brilliant. it won't be as bad as last year. my teacher will just set my grades. i think they were two big questions that were raised by critics and experts. the first is we know that the teacher —based assessment tend to do worse for children with disadvantaged backgrounds. low expectations that some school can have. the second is it will lead to great inflation. i think there will be more of the system. it doesn't matter if we pull one year group where young people are on average doing much better, but this can lead to problems because if there is a lot of great inflation in one year, you might get
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to and situation —— a situation where teachers say that was a covid dear, it was all set by teachers —— covid year. so that a isn't really a a. ithink covid year. so that a isn't really a a. i think some of the criticisms are really out of the best interest of young people because grade inflation doesn't always serve young people well. inflation doesn't always serve young peeple well-— people well. there are warnings about extremely _ people well. there are warnings about extremely high _ people well. there are warnings about extremely high grade - about extremely high grade inflation. turning to the mirror, not today, we had gavin williamson outlining the extra spending that the government will be issuing out to help pupils in england catch up on missed learning. £700 million in funding. when you divide that up amongst schools, obviously, it's a lot less than that, but what the paper is focusing on is already a situation
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with the 8th of march when we were expecting all pupils to return, but there could already be a problem with that. �* , w with that. let's face it, there aren't many _ with that. let's face it, there aren't many in _ with that. let's face it, there aren't many in westminsterl with that. let's face it, there . aren't many in westminster who with that. let's face it, there - aren't many in westminster who are any more _ aren't many in westminster who are any more. you're getting a double dose _ any more. you're getting a double dose you — any more. you're getting a double dose. you had him tomorrow making a statement _ dose. you had him tomorrow making a statement in _ dose. you had him tomorrow making a statement in the commons, outlining his plans _ statement in the commons, outlining his plans for— statement in the commons, outlining his plans for grading. of course, we have _ his plans for grading. of course, we have the _ his plans for grading. of course, we have the funding today. this is building — have the funding today. this is building and steam, which is the government's promised to bring back schools_ government's promised to bring back schools on— government's promised to bring back schools on march the 8th, which was greeted _ schools on march the 8th, which was greeted by— schools on march the 8th, which was greeted byjubilation by everybody. parents _ greeted byjubilation by everybody. parents and kids, especially. the way the — parents and kids, especially. the way the government wants to bring them _ way the government wants to bring them back— way the government wants to bring them back with the mass testing regime, — them back with the mass testing regime, it's a huge logistical operation, but we'll almost certainly— operation, but we'll almost certainly see teachers and children tied up— certainly see teachers and children tied up for— certainly see teachers and children tied up for a day or two trying to -et tied up for a day or two trying to get the —
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tied up for a day or two trying to get the thing up and running. huge amounts _ get the thing up and running. huge amounts of— get the thing up and running. huge amounts of teachers and spaces in schools _ amounts of teachers and spaces in schools set — amounts of teachers and spaces in schools set aside to get every kid through— schools set aside to get every kid through tested and twice. so, the argument — through tested and twice. so, the argument being with teaching going on for— argument being with teaching going on for much of that week. i suppose i on for much of that week. i suppose i have _ on for much of that week. i suppose i have sympathy. in a way, he's damned — i have sympathy. in a way, he's damned if— i have sympathy. in a way, he's damned if he does or if he doesn't. if damned if he does or if he doesn't. it he _ damned if he does or if he doesn't. it he doesn't— damned if he does or if he doesn't. if he doesn't test, which is a very painful— if he doesn't test, which is a very painful process, then he runs the risk of— painful process, then he runs the risk of mass _ painful process, then he runs the risk of mass outbreaks owns coronavirus is in school. with exams, — coronavirus is in school. with exams, it's— coronavirus is in school. with exams, it's really, really hard to come _ exams, it's really, really hard to come up — exams, it's really, really hard to come up with a single uniform system to test— come up with a single uniform system to test all— come up with a single uniform system to test all two, three million kids in the _ to test all two, three million kids in the country. when they've had such _ in the country. when they've had such an — in the country. when they've had such an incredibly different variety of education. excellent education from _ of education. excellent education from some, down to almost nothing for others, — from some, down to almost nothing for others, so is unlike testing apples — for others, so is unlike testing apples against pears or strawberries
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or irananas— apples against pears or strawberries or bananas or a range of different food, _ or bananas or a range of different food, really. as i say, you won't find _ food, really. as i say, you won't find. ., ,. , ., find. home-schooling, this remote learnin: , find. home-schooling, this remote learning. we _ find. home-schooling, this remote learning, we know— find. home-schooling, this remote learning, we know it— find. home-schooling, this remote learning, we know it was _ find. home-schooling, this remote learning, we know it was never- find. home-schooling, this remote i learning, we know it was never meant to have been a long—term option, but here we are. how do you feel about teachers and vaccinations, given that we are now at 18 million people in the country being vaccinated? you hear people saying perhaps teacher should have been vaccinated during that time so make a return back to school quicker.— school quicker. well, we did see labour call _ school quicker. well, we did see labour call for _ school quicker. well, we did see labour call for this _ school quicker. well, we did see labour call for this proposal - school quicker. well, we did see labour call for this proposal a i school quicker. well, we did see. labour call for this proposal a few weeks ago, but i think... thejc vi, which is the independent scientific advisory committee which advises the government on its vaccination programme and its schedule have been really clear that the primary objective is to reduce that and
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alleviate pressure on the nhs, and they've always been very clear that vaccinating the top nine priority groups, the over 50s and clinically vulnerable, is the way to reduce the number of deaths. vaccinating teachers is obviously a nice thing to do and we'd all really like to do it, but the thing is when you've got a finite supply of vaccines, if you vaccinate teachers, that means you are not reducing avoidable deaths elsewhere amongst people who are more clinically bondable. so, i think it's important to emphasise that teachers who are clinically vulnerable will be vaccinated. i think in the next phase, there is a really good case of vaccinating people at the front line and people in jobs people at the front line and people injobs before people at the front line and people in jobs before the rest of us. the issueis in jobs before the rest of us. the issue is it's not as easy as it sound and it's not as obvious as it sounds, so for example, we know a far drier risk —— a far higher risk is for men in factories, like meat
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processing plants. taxi drivers for example. i think] cvi have looked at this issue and what we're hearing is the advice the government is giving is they should carry on vaccinating down the age brackets because once you try to sort people by occupation, that's a big logistical exercise that slows you down and prevents you from vaccinating people as quickly as possible. i personally think the jcvi were right to say the objective primarily has to be reducing deaths. let's stay with coronavirus and focus on the i. we've been hearing so much about the road map, focusing on that 21st of june dates, even though we were told that ray should be data not dates. we've got a new campaign warning the
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public not to get ahead of themselves —— we should be. this public not to get ahead of themselves -- we should be. this was cam aiun themselves -- we should be. this was campaign that — themselves -- we should be. this was campaign that began _ themselves -- we should be. this was campaign that began tonight. - themselves -- we should be. this was campaign that began tonight. it - themselves -- we should be. this was campaign that began tonight. it was i campaign that began tonight. it was casualty— campaign that began tonight. it was casually titled let's keep going, which _ casually titled let's keep going, which does what it says. this is the government— which does what it says. this is the government having concern. although compiiancy_ government having concern. although compliancy levels are still pretty high, _ compliancy levels are still pretty high, i_ compliancy levels are still pretty high, i was on an empty train this evening — high, i was on an empty train this evening im— high, i was on an empty train this evening. i'm a key worker sol high, i was on an empty train this evening. i'm a key worker so i had to use _ evening. i'm a key worker so i had to use it. — evening. i'm a key worker so i had to use it, sadly, but levels of compliance are still really good. the concern with government is now that the _ the concern with government is now that the road map is out there and you can _ that the road map is out there and you can see — that the road map is out there and you can see this finishing post, peopie — you can see this finishing post, people will begin to something where it's ok _ people will begin to something where it's ok to— people will begin to something where it's ok to start going out again. maybe — it's ok to start going out again. maybe they will see plummeting rates of infection and think it's ok and safe to _ of infection and think it's ok and safe to go — of infection and think it's ok and safe to go out and about. this of course _ safe to go out and about. this of course would delay the entirety of the road _ course would delay the entirety of the road map and get a lot of people
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quite the road map and get a lot of people guite sick— the road map and get a lot of people quite sick again. so, you tried to ram _ quite sick again. so, you tried to ram home — quite sick again. so, you tried to ram home the message by keeping ongoing. _ ram home the message by keeping ongoing, and we all have to hope it worbs— ongoing, and we all have to hope it works because if it doesn't, that finishing — works because if it doesn't, that finishing post is going to forever be somewhere in the distance. when it comes to ramming _ be somewhere in the distance. when it comes to ramming in _ be somewhere in the distance. when it comes to ramming in the - be somewhere in the distance. wrie'i it comes to ramming in the message, the daily mail is looking at the budget next week. they described this as a booster for the uk. highlighting it in a syringe. sonia, talk us through what we are expected to hear from talk us through what we are expected to hearfrom rishi sunakfor an economy injection. the to hear from rishi sunak for an economy injection.— to hear from rishi sunak for an economy injection. economy in'ection. the daily mail are economy injection. the daily mail are looking _ economy injection. the daily mail are looking forward _ economy injection. the daily mail are looking forward to _ economy injection. the daily mail are looking forward to what - economy injection. the daily mail are looking forward to what it - are looking forward to what it predicts will be a big economic fiscal stimulus. maybe even stretching to things like high street vouchers for shoppers to reducing levels of alcohol duty for hard—pressed pubs who've also
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obviously been closed. it's thinking along the right lines. it's been an incredibly, incredibly unprecedentedly tough time for the economy over the last 12 months, and it absolutely is in need of a fiscal stimulus. and i think that is definitely something we can expect to see. it's interesting because the daily mail are focusing very much on that side of things, the stimulus, whereas on the front of other papers, we got the debate that is playing out around tax. interestingly, the other papers have got the story that the chancellor �*s thinking about increasing corporation taxes. that's coming from some criticism from businesses who say this is not the time to increase taxation, but it's interesting because corporation taxes are tax on profit. there are obviously some businesses have done really well over the last year. supermarkets, online retails, hand
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sanitiser productions, for example.

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