of transferring hundreds of thousands of uighurs, and other ethnic minorities, from north—west xinjiang, to factory jobs often far from home — is being used as a method of uprooting and assimilating the population. president biden says the united states is on course to produce enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate every adult in the country by the end of may. the national lockdown and the roll out of vaccines has lead to a sharp reduction in deaths from covid in england and wales — to the lowest level since the start of the year. the biden administration has announced sanctions targeting seven senior russian officials over the poisoning of kremlin critic alexei navalny — with novichok. it includes the nation's top spy. the european union has announced similar measures.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anna mikhailova, deputy political editor at the mail on sunday and broadcaster and author, john kampfner. tomorrow's front pages starting with... the metro looks ahead to the chancellor's budget. the paper says that rishi sunak will extend the furlough scheme until the end of september, to try and ward offjob losses in the wake of leaving lockdown. the telegraph says the chancellor is planning for a slow recovery with his budget spending. it reports mr sunak will approve tens of billions of pounds in extra spending by extending furlough and the universal credit uplift. �*18 months of furlough�*

reads the front of the i. the paper also reports that fuel duty will be frozen for another year, with some extra support available to self—employed people who didn't qualified for financial help during the pandemic. a graph on the front page of tomorrow's guardian outlines just how much has been spent on bolstering the economy during the past year since the chancellor's last budget. £280 billion pounds to date. the financial times has no mention of the budget on its front page — instead the paper leads on treasury plans for an overhaul of company listing rules in the city — in a move that will allow london to compete with europe and new york. the daily mail has an exclusive — reporting that nhs workers could be forced to have covid jabs under plans being discussed by ministers. the paper says a review of vaccine passports will consider whether health staff who decline an injection could be legally the daily mail has an exclusive — reporting that nhs workers could be forced to have covid jabs under plans being discussed by ministers.

the paper says a review of vaccine passports will consider whether health staff who decline an injection could be legally obliged to have one. and, it wasn't �*quids in�* for a young couple on the front page of the star — the paper reports rachel kennedy and liam mccrohan thought they had matched all seven numbers to scoop the £182 million jackpot — only to find that their ticket payment hadn't gone through. ijust think we i just think we need to stop and think about thatjust i just think we need to stop and think about that just for a couple of moments before we start about the budget, because that will certainly help my family budget. good to have you both back. let's not look at the budget to start off with, because most of the papers have got the same details. let's start off with the

mail. john, do you want to just take us through the nhs staff could be forced to have jab, we've heard this from government advisers and talk me through. it’s from government advisers and talk me throu~h. �*, ,, from government advisers and talk me throu~h. h ,, ., ~ , ., through. it's nhs workers to make our through. it's nhs workers to make your home — through. it's nhs workers to make your home workers _ through. it's nhs workers to make your home workers could - through. it's nhs workers to make your home workers could be - through. it's nhs workers to make . your home workers could be required. those that have not had them already and soon going to finish the first nine levels, and then going to 50 commit a lot of nhs workers, junior doctors and others. what is so curious about the facts that underlie this government, sadly, sort of kite flying, to see how it goes, is notjust in the uk but in the eu and around the world. one of the eu and around the world. one of the groups that seems to be most reluctant to take any of the

vaccines are people who work in health and care sectors. and i genuinely have a greater minds will probably have better ideas than me but i genuinely scratch my head to work out why that would be. do they know something that we don't? where the evidence from all scientists is absolutely not that these have a very high degree of reliability in all respects, and so i simply wonder, and it comes down to the question of personal freedom to choose versus the responsibility you have into your employer. in this case the nhs, and your customers, quote unquote, who are your patients. that you should do everything you can not to carry the virus. so yes it is potentially controversial, but to me the logic is absolutely clear stop by and as

you are saying a0 minutes or so ago, this is what chris whitty has suggested it should be the way i had to. even though the government is very concerned about making it mandatory, because it would be discriminatory for certain people perhaps. discriminatory for certain people erha s. ~ , discriminatory for certain people --erhas. ~ , ., , discriminatory for certain people --erhas. ~ , . , ., perhaps. while his arguments, and the argument _ perhaps. while his arguments, and the argument that _ perhaps. while his arguments, and the argument that certainly - perhaps. while his arguments, and the argument that certainly heard i the argument that certainly heard from a _ the argument that certainly heard from a few mps recently is that of course _ from a few mps recently is that of course with people who refuse to take the — course with people who refuse to take the vaccine, i mean come at the moment_ take the vaccine, i mean come at the moment the — take the vaccine, i mean come at the moment the position is that it's their— moment the position is that it's their choice. most people think they have been_ their choice. most people think they have been taking it up, but in the health— have been taking it up, but in the health service this is notjust a case _ health service this is notjust a case of— health service this is notjust a case of their personal choice and their— case of their personal choice and their personal health. the health service _ their personal health. the health service has suffered hugely notjust fighting _ service has suffered hugely notjust fighting this virus but from very depleted — fighting this virus but from very depleted numbers already throughout this crisis _ depleted numbers already throughout this crisis. so the more people that are vaccinated and are protected the quicker— are vaccinated and are protected the quicker the — are vaccinated and are protected the quicker the workforce can return to full capacity, and therefore the nhs

can return _ full capacity, and therefore the nhs can return to full capacity, and let's _ can return to full capacity, and let's fire — can return to full capacity, and let's fire and blessing crisis mode. so i let's fire and blessing crisis mode. 50 i think— let's fire and blessing crisis mode. so i think that the argument presented by people like chris whitty — presented by people like chris whitty ministers as well. let�*s presented by people like chris whitty ministers as well. let's go into the times. _ whitty ministers as well. let's go into the times. i _ whitty ministers as well. let's go into the times. i know _ whitty ministers as well. let's go into the times. i know this - whitty ministers as well. let's go into the times. i know this is - whitty ministers as well. let's go into the times. i know this is one | into the times. i know this is one of your favourites. royal aides reveal meghan bullying claim before interview. an exclusive. just talk us through with the claims are. this is us through with the claims are. ti 3 is extraordinary, both us through with the claims are. ti 1 is extraordinary, both the context of any claims are that there were accusations which went via the then head of communications to the head of human resources that meghan had been difficult with members of

staff. now, whatever the rights and wrongs of this, this is a classic case of different courts fighting it out. and it could not come at a worse time. this seems to be a piece of fairly below the belt retaliation ahead of the screening of meghan and harry's great oprah to our bonanza on sunday evening. and he backed up for all of this, which has allowed people to get even more angry with meghan and harry than they already are, those who are their detractors, is the fact that the duke of edinburgh is, age 99, is being transferred to a heart hospital and his health seems to be in some, a cause for some considerable concern. you have a sense of some quite

vicious warfare going on house of which nobody will benefit stop by and it shows that the palace is really quite concerned about what is going to come out in this oprah interview. ~ �* going to come out in this oprah interview— going to come out in this oprah interview. ~ �* ., ., , ., interview. we've already had the trailer where _ interview. we've already had the trailer where prince _ interview. we've already had the trailer where prince harry - interview. we've already had the i trailer where prince harry compared the treatment meghan got to the treatment his mother got. and i think— treatment his mother got. and i think the — treatment his mother got. and i think the palace particularly would have been concerned when oprah winfrey _ have been concerned when oprah winfrey announced that the show would _ winfrey announced that the show would not — winfrey announced that the show would not be one hour 30 minutes, but extended to full two hours. so it's not _ but extended to full two hours. so it's not only— but extended to full two hours. so it's not only going to be, as they say, _ it's not only going to be, as they say, no — it's not only going to be, as they say, no holds barred in a full account— say, no holds barred in a full account of— say, no holds barred in a full account of meghan and harry, mostly meghan. _ account of meghan and harry, mostly meghan, the interview is her point of view— meghan, the interview is her point of view mostly, but it's going to stretch — of view mostly, but it's going to stretch over to full hours. so of course — stretch over to full hours. so of course as — stretch over to full hours. so of course as john says timing stretch over to full hours. so of course asjohn says timing is everything. we've got these explosive stories come outjust for this interview. the interview itself

had to— this interview. the interview itself had to really question. there's already— had to really question. there's already called in some of the other papers _ already called in some of the other papers to— already called in some of the other papers to delay the interview considering prince philip's health at the _ considering prince philip's health at the moment. and considering prince philip's health at the moment.— at the moment. and that's a bit difficult with — at the moment. and that's a bit difficult with the _ at the moment. and that's a bit difficult with the us _ at the moment. and that's a bit difficult with the us network - difficult with the us network seeking ratings of a properly paid a lot of money for this interview as well. both sides accusing each other. as you say. let's take on the times front page. this is the main source for most papers quit curiously not the fda because they are not playing ball with all of the leaks. ahead of the budget. john, the main point all of the papers of god, is there anything new in the times? �* , god, is there anything new in the times? 3 . god, is there anything new in the times? �*, ., , , god, is there anything new in the times? �* , ., , , ., times? there's an interesting set of ruestions times? there's an interesting set of questions about _ times? there's an interesting set of questions about what _ times? there's an interesting set of questions about what happens - times? there's an interesting set of questions about what happens to i times? there's an interesting set ofl questions about what happens to the top employed would have been the ones who have been most forgotten. sole traders and self employed have been pretty much left to hang. during the pandemic whereas those

who have been in employment have been committed including a base who are well—off, have been propped up as anna said an hour ago to the tune of 10 billion. and that's being extended now by the chancellor. three months straight up during the period where there's a large element of lockdown. but even after a tapered form for the three months after that. tapered form for the three months afterthat. back tapered form for the three months after that. back to the ft, i think it's good. i work for a few, several years in the lobby and i do find the herd mentality, agendas or act there to get stories, notjust be fed with seems to be fairly sort of plant to stuff from the treasury, and they have all been pretty much writing the same story. just have all been pretty much writing the same story.— have all been pretty much writing the same story. just got the front cover there. _ the same story. just got the front cover there, can _ the same story. just got the front cover there, can we _ the same story. just got the front cover there, can we show- the same story. just got the front cover there, can we show that? l the same story. just got the front. cover there, can we show that? no mention of the budget...

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your bullet points below that. and i think pointing out _ your bullet points below that. and i think pointing out the _ your bullet points below that. and i think pointing out the 18 _ your bullet points below that. and i think pointing out the 18 month thing _ think pointing out the 18 month thing while it is not new is really stark~ _ thing while it is not new is really stark~ it's — thing while it is not new is really stark~ it's a _ thing while it is not new is really stark. it's a huge amount of time to be paying _ stark. it's a huge amount of time to be paying people's wages for as much as 80%~ _ be paying people's wages for as much as 80%~ 0r— be paying people's wages for as much as 80%. or 90%. it's going to go down _ as 80%. or 90%. it's going to go down to— as 80%. or 90%. it's going to go down to 80% in august. when you think— down to 80% in august. when you think of— down to 80% in august. when you think of when the furlough scheme is first launched it was but a radical and no _ first launched it was but a radical and no one — first launched it was but a radical and no one at all thought it would be and no one at all thought it would he going — and no one at all thought it would be going on for this long. not least because _ be going on for this long. not least because of— be going on for this long. not least because of the extreme cost to the economy — because of the extreme cost to the economy. costs that rishi sunak has been quite _ economy. costs that rishi sunak has been quite clear we will have to make _ been quite clear we will have to make up— been quite clear we will have to make up through some form of tax raises _ make up through some form of tax raises. there will be more to come to plug _ raises. there will be more to come to plug the — raises. there will be more to come to plug the gap. find raises. there will be more to come to plug the gap-— to plug the gap. and how much ressure to plug the gap. and how much pressure you — to plug the gap. and how much pressure you think _ to plug the gap. and how much pressure you think he - to plug the gap. and how much pressure you think he will - to plug the gap. and how much pressure you think he will be i to plug the gap. and how much - pressure you think he will be under from his own party? to do that. because the labour position is not immediately clear in terms of supporting corporation tax increases

at the moment. supporting corporation tax increases at the moment-— at the moment. there's two pieces that always — at the moment. there's two pieces that always need _ at the moment. there's two pieces that always need to _ at the moment. there's two pieces that always need to be _ at the moment. there's two pieces that always need to be borne - at the moment. there's two pieces that always need to be borne out i at the moment. there's two pieces l that always need to be borne out and followed directly or indirectly budgets for years more than a character member. you get this tepid advanced leaks and then in the budget themselves, itself it contains two things. usually a very positive chasing of the good headlines in a rabbit out of the hat which comes right towards the end of the announcement, and also but hidden and it's really then for the economic specialists to go digging in the book to unearth what are the stealth taxes or the other punitive actions that are designed to raise revenue but not to be noticed for as

long as possible. i would wager a decent bet that both sets, the positive and the negatives will be there tomorrow i'm a because he has to start even at this stage, pre—and of lockdown. both preparing the ground and starting to recoup the money. ground and starting to recoup the mone . �* . ground and starting to recoup the mone . . ., ., ground and starting to recoup the mone , �* ., ., ., ground and starting to recoup the mone. ., ., .,, ,, money. and a lot of pressure as we were saying — money. and a lot of pressure as we were saying before, _ money. and a lot of pressure as we were saying before, from _ money. and a lot of pressure as we were saying before, from his - money. and a lot of pressure as we were saying before, from his own i were saying before, from his own side. perhaps the most difficult meeting you will have tomorrow according to the telegraph is going to be the 1922 committee. about with the vaccination programme rolling out so successfully keeping the support going right through to the autumn. in support going right through to the autumn. ., ., , autumn. in one of the first questions _ autumn. in one of the first questions asked _ autumn. in one of the first questions asked will - autumn. in one of the first questions asked will be . autumn. in one of the first i questions asked will be wire extending the extreme expense of furlough scheme to october, the end of september when the government has said that the country will be more or less back to normal on the 21st ofjune? so that will be number one and of course the big battle will be

over tax raises. so we are fully expecting rishi sunak to lay down some markers tomorrow for upcoming tax raises. why the expected that the corporation tax pathway of starting to raise corporation tax will be set up over the course of the parliament, and other things such as freezing allowances for income tax, freezing certain claw—backs in terms of pensions, these things that are largely stealth taxes and won't be headline tax raises, but will obviously feed into people's pay packets and wallets. so rishi sunak is going to face the argument from his own side that you should not be raising taxes at this point before we are even out of the crisis, while we are still in lockdown. because there's a big argument that is supported by the iss and quite a few economists that

the worst thing you can do before recovery has begun it to try and start raising taxes at the beginning and then choke the economic recovery. so the general view is that rishi sunak is not going to try to do anything radical tomorrow and that's respect, and say real tax rises until the autumn. so but of course he's going to have to set the tone tomorrow and the kind of language coming out from him into the interviews and tweets and press releases is that he wants to level with people, wants to be honest with people about the challenges ahead. and of course don't be fooled, that means we will be paying for these measures in one way or another. just below that story pressure on nicola sturgeon to quit after witnesses back alex sam and. when he thick about how far ahead in the polls they have been, this is turning into

a catastrophic pr episode for them in terms of the fight with alex over the last year or so. the in terms of the fight with alex over the last year or so.— the last year or so. the first minister _ the last year or so. the first minister has _ the last year or so. the first minister has her _ the last year or so. the first minister has her moments, | the last year or so. the first - minister has her moments, nine o'clock tomorrow morning bright and early at this inquiry conducted by parliament into the committee hearing and into what has happened. this is more than a pr disaster this is a potential political disaster and it has not sprung up out of nowhere, the alex salmond case but the court case and subsequent issues about who did what when has been bubbling underfor some about who did what when has been bubbling under for some time. about who did what when has been bubbling underfor some time. it actually influenced nicola sturgeon's thinking around the calling of the last general election in december 2019. and that was, and the fact that the s&p's approached

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.on . on that note we wish them the very best, play the same numbers next week, they may come back, you never know. lightning might strike twice. love to have you back on. thank you very much indeed for taking us through that second look at the papers. good evening, i'm tulsen tollett with your sports news. we start with football — and manchester city have moved 15 points clear at the top of the premier league with a a—1 win at home to wolves. an own goal by leander dendoncker handed the hosts the initiative after 15 minutes, and they saw a second ruled out for offfside just before half time. wolves didn't have a touch in the opposition penalty box until after the hour mark, and conor coady scored to level matters. but two goals from gabrieljesus either side of a riyadh mahrez strike handed pep guardiola's side

a 21st consecutive win in all competitions. in the championship, reading have beaten blackburn 1—0 to keep up their push for automatic promotion. the only goal of the match came from a defensive mix—up that allowed george puscas to score 2a minutes in, which leaves the royals six points adrift of second placed brentford. elsewhere, cardiff city made it ten games unbeaten under mick mccarthy moving back into the playoff places with a a—0 thumping of derby county, while there were wins for luton, millwall, and middlesbrough. for all the very latest, head to the bbc sport website. tributes have been pouring in for ian stjohn today after it was announced the liverpool legend died at the age of 82 following a long illness. stjohn joined liverpool in 1961 from motherwell and was a key member of the famous bill shankly side, that became one of the biggest teams in europe. capped 21 times by scotland — he later established a career in television alongside jimmy greaves, for the popular saint

and greavsie show back in the �*80s and �*90s, and former liverpool defender phil thompson told us earlier of his fondness of watching it. we'll always remember the saint's laugh on there. it was quite loud, and he would just laugh at everything that came about. so it was different. yes, they were serious when it needed it. but they had a laugh, they had the craic, they'd have a little bit of fun banter — and it made our saturday afternoons. so it was something different from what we'd always been served. the government has backed a plan by the football associations of the uk and ireland to put together a joint bid to host the world cup in 2030. prime minister borisjohnson is fully on board, pledging £2.8 million to kick—start the process. a formal bid wouldn't begin to take shape until next year, after the five governing bodies have completed a feasilbility study.

rugby has recommended the 2021 rugby world cup for women be delayed for a year. this follows a number of covid cases in auckland and the problems of teams having to quarantine before the tournament starts. it was due to begin on 18 september and is the first women's world cup in this sport to be held in the southern hemisphere, hosted by the five—time and reigning world champions. leading trainer gordon elliot says he fears his licence will be taken away after a picture emerged on social media showing him sitting on a dead horse. he told david jennings of the racing post that his world was crumbling. eliott has apologised, saying it was a "moment of madness" — but he's been suspended from racing in great britain until an investigation is concluded. elliott has won the grand national three times — twice with tiger roll — and he's licensed in ireland, but the british horseracing authority said it was appalled. i'm deeply saddened. and, actually, more than that, angry.

angry for all the people who work in this sport whose values are just not represented by those images. i've worked in it for nearly three decades now, and i've never seen any behaviour that resembles this. it's just an enormous frustration. i haven't seen people this angry in the sport in all the time i've worked in it, because they're just furious that they've been let down by a couple of very selfish, thoughtless individuals who have just put the sport into a bad light — which is just not what i've ever seen, which does not reflect the values everyone else in the sport shares. the formula one constructors champion mercedes have presented their new car for the season ahead. it carries on the anti—racism black paint theme, updated with a flick of silver to represent their traditional colours. world champion lewis hamilton is aiming for what would be a record eighth career title, in what could be his final season with the team — despite extending his contract

until the end of this campaign. firstly, i'm kind of in a fortunate position where i've achieved most of the stuff that i've wanted to achieve up until this point. so there is no real need, necessarily, to plan too far ahead in the future. i think we live in quite an unusual period of time in life, and ijust wanted one year, then we can talk about if we do more and keep adding if we have to. former seven—time world snooker champion stephen hendry has lost the first game of his comeback to the sport. the 52—year—old scot scored a century break in the one frame he won in the first round of the gibraltar open, but eventually lost a—1 to matthew selt. played at milton keynes due to covid restrictions, it was hendry�*s first tournament since quitting the professional game nine years ago. getting ready, getting my suit on, i felt quite nervous. which is a good sign, because without nerves, you can't perform.

but it needs to be more nerves of excitement and expectation, rather than nerves of not knowing what's going to happen. for more news, head to the bbc sport website. but that's all the sport for now. hello there. a week ago we were seeing temperatures of 17, even 18 degrees in the sunshine. this wednesday, though, will be a lot cooler across the uk than it was last wednesday. mainly because there's a lot of clout around. this was the scene in pennine areas in west yorkshire where temperatures were only two or three degrees on tuesday afternoon. there is a lot warmer in the sunshine out towards the west with more shelter, and the northwest of wales in particular. and the reason for those differences, really, is high—pressure to the east of the uk and easterly wind drawing in all of that moisture. and two things are happening overnight, that low cloud is becoming more extensive so there's more mist and fog,

and towards the southwest this cloud is thickening to bring some showers. now with a lot of cloud by the end of the night for most places it will be a few degrees above freezing. or we have some clear skies and parts of scotland, northwest england, there will be a frost. there could be some sunshine around, though, on wednesday morning. it's the fog, though, that's more of an issue. it will gradually tend to lift. many places, though, will stay dull and cloudy. it may well brighten up a bit in northern ireland, but the showers in the southwest will spill into wales, and then into the midlands, the southeast of england into the afternoon. ahead of the showers in the southeast, if it does brighten up a bit, those temperatures will get a boost, but across eastern scotland and the north east of england with the low cloud, going to be four or five degrees. the showers that do develop will continue into the evening. some of them heavy and possibly with the odd rumble of thunder before becoming confined to the southeast and east anglia by the end of the night. and as we head into thursday we see another area of high pressure. this one is moving down from iceland, and it's bringing with it colder air and a north easterly breeze. there will still be some showers towards the southeast

early on thursday. those will move away. that we have got this line of mostly light rain or drizzle. early snow over higher parts of scotland, and then behind that that the colder northeasterly wind comes in. as you can see, a lot of cloud around on thursday, so it's going to be a cold day with temperatures typically five to eight degrees. let's look ahead to friday and saturday, and temperatures aren't going to change very much by day. could be a bit colder in the mornings with some clear skies. the cloud tending to bubble up and developed more widely during the course of the day. but high—pressure is going to be in charge on friday. perhaps into saturday as well, but there are signs of weather fronts coming in from the atlantic, and that signals a change as we head into next week.

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