in his life brought about by the pandemic. you give yourself goals, and my goal was to get home... it was just to get home. we met dr mike hare last may. he had achieved his goal, but frail and exhausted, his recovery was just beginning. now the weather is colder but the smile is steady. it's so lovely to see you both looking so well. you look like a different person than you did, what, ten months ago when we met. gow are you feeling? how are you feeling? different! i think we were fairly fatalistic when we saw you last, and now we know that we can get over severe illness, this covid can be beaten. before covid, mike's nickname was mr fit, he ran marathons, loved skiing and sailing. this time last year, though, he was put on a ventilator. he was in intensive care for almost two months. i remember nothing, absolutely

nothing, until they woke me up over seven weeks later, saying i had been on colchester itu. what were your physical milestones? which is important to me. i wanted to stand as soon as possible, and then as soon as i stood, five minutes later i wanted to walk and have a shower. having a shower was fantastic! phwoar! i was looked after then. # yes, i wish i was a cabin boy...# but for someone who was worried about speaking again, see if you can spot him back doing one of his favourite hobbies — singing in a sea shanty group. # sam's gone away, aboard a man of war...# i have just had to be patient. there is pressure on us to get better quicker and quicker. it's not the job, it is just everything going on around us, but in truth nature is in charge, and it takes a while to improve our health. did you always believe that

you were going to get well? every day was taken as a different day. honestly, mike's mental attitude was unbelievable. really, though, his progress has been speedy. it takes longer for many patients. morning! after covid, mike thought he might retire from his job as a gp, but he changed his mind. i tried to retire in my currentjob. i thought i'd retire in my currentjob! but then realised i had made a recovery, just before september, and thought that i wasn't ready to retire. i want to retire on my terms. how do you compare physically now to the mike who was mr fit? i think i am probably about 70%, but i am not trying to be that same person, i think it is mentally and emotionally i am probably iio—i20%. and the recovery programme wasjust what i thought it

would be, but half the time. people were saying, it will take him six months, and it took about three. after i woke up, i had messages from about 1000 people, and it was almost an experience whereby perhaps you attended your own funeral. i think i am lucky. i am lucky, i have been looked after well, and i am supported by good genetics and good friends and good family. dr michael hare talking to our health correspondent catherine burns. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow.

with me are faiza shaheen, political commentator and non—resident fellow at new york university and lizzy burden, economics reporter at bloomberg. welcome to you both. we've got a few front pages, most of them already in. astro—nought is the headline on the metro, with a major us trial showing the oxford astrazeneca jab cut coronavirus deaths in every age group with no serious side effects. the i leads with the irish prime minister's support for the uk government on vaccine exports after the eu warned it could �*forbid' doses made in the bloc from being exported to the uk. the taioiseach said this would be �*a very retrograde step.�* the telegraph publishes leaked cabinet plans to make covid—i9 jabs a legal requirement for care home workers.

the paper writes that ministers felt compelled to act following alarm at the low take—up of the vaccine among care home staff. from next monday, britons could face a £5,000 fine for leaving the uk without a �*reasonable excuse — such as for work or family matters — that's according to the daily mail. there have been reports that all of britain's european neighbours could be put on the uk's travel ban red list in the coming weeks. and the guardian leads with scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon being cleared by an independent inquiry of breaching the ministerial code over her dealings with alex salmond. we'll come to that in a minute, but let's just start now. faiza, should we start with the independent. my goodness.

written�*s year of loss, the world's year of loss. —— britain's. very strong front paid picture with a very start stat below it is well. yes, very stark. so, yeah, it's definitely worth reflecting, 126,000 deaths related to covid and more when you count the excess deaths. it's a huge amount of people and loss, and i think one of the stats they have on the front page is on average, each victim lost to ten years of life, and it's worth thinking about what happens in ten years. there's been some very difficult things to hear from people when they say that these were people with pre—existing conditions or they were old, and sometimes it sounds like they are discounting the importance of those lives. what this

number shows is that these lives have been hugely important that have been lost, and on average, it's ten years of life. anyone who's lost someone close to them will know what even a day means, let alone ten years, but i think also this will be a point in which not in the uk —— notjust in the uk, but all around the world, countries need to change going forward. how do we prevent this type of loss in the future? we may well have, horrible to think come up another pandemic or another type of crisis, and how can we make sure the same sorts of mistakes that were made this time around like being slow i'm walking down, issues with ppe, but the same �*s mistakes aren't made again. —— the same mistakes. 0pposition parties are calling for an inquiry, so we can learn from the mistakes, learn from the good stuff as well and make sure we are better prepared in the future. i think it is also worth

pointing out it's a picture of and essential worker. pointing out it's a picture of and essentialworker. post pointing out it's a picture of and essential worker. post these, food delivery, care workers and very little has changed in terms of pay and write for these groups. what are we going to learn, what are we going to change going forward? and in this moment, it doesn't feel like a lot has changed for the better or that we've learned our lessons.- we've learned our lessons. lizzy, ou're we've learned our lessons. lizzy, you're nodding — we've learned our lessons. lizzy, you're nodding your— we've learned our lessons. lizzy, you're nodding your head. - we've learned our lessons. lizzy, you're nodding your head. we . we've learned our lessons. lizzy, i you're nodding your head. we don't know the effect long covid. which a lot of people are suffering from as well. . �* , �* lot of people are suffering from as well. . �*, �* , .,, ., well. that's true. but people who had lona well. that's true. but people who had long covid, _ well. that's true. but people who had long covid, people _ well. that's true. but people who had long covid, people who've i well. that's true. but people who l had long covid, people who've lost loved _ had long covid, people who've lost loved ones — had long covid, people who've lost loved ones through covid, people who've _ loved ones through covid, people who've lost their livelihoods because _ who've lost their livelihoods because of the lockdown, it's a really — because of the lockdown, it's a really poignant cover of the independent. it has been such a tough _ independent. it has been such a tough year for so many people. it is important _ tough year for so many people. it is important that we learn the lessons from all— important that we learn the lessons from all of— important that we learn the lessons from all of this. there is light at

the and — from all of this. there is light at the and of— from all of this. there is light at the and of the tunnel. we got this road map— the and of the tunnel. we got this road map to recovery —— the end of the tunnel — road map to recovery —— the end of the tunnel. my warning there could be a third _ the tunnel. my warning there could be a third wave, unfortunately is not the — be a third wave, unfortunately is not the in — be a third wave, unfortunately is not the in— be a third wave, unfortunately is not the in. ,, , , not the in. stay with this moss we no to the telegraph. different photograph man. a clergyman praying. remembering all those lives that have been lost here and around the world, but interestingly, staff to face compulsory vaccination, this is a leak from a face compulsory vaccination, this is a leakfrom a cabinet face compulsory vaccination, this is a leak from a cabinet meeting which will go to a vote and it would certainly support what professor chris whitty has been saying over the past few weeks in press conferences.— the past few weeks in press conferences. ., , ., w conferences. so, the idea is to make “abs back conferences. so, the idea is to make jabs back in — conferences. so, the idea is to make jabs back in a — conferences. so, the idea is to make jabs back in a legal _ conferences. so, the idea is to make jabs back in a legal requirement. - conferences. so, the idea is to make jabs back in a legal requirement. we j jabs back in a legal requirement. we know— jabs back in a legal requirement. we know they— jabs back in a legal requirement. we know they are one of the places where _ know they are one of the places

where people are most at risk, and this would — where people are most at risk, and this would affect 1.5 million people who work— this would affect 1.5 million people who work in england. it raises a lot of moral— who work in england. it raises a lot of moral and — who work in england. it raises a lot of moral and ethical questions. there _ of moral and ethical questions. there are — of moral and ethical questions. there are lots of people who can't have _ there are lots of people who can't have the _ there are lots of people who can't have the vaccines for health and religious— have the vaccines for health and religious reasons, and they happen to work— religious reasons, and they happen to work in— religious reasons, and they happen to work in the sector. also a lot of people _ to work in the sector. also a lot of people who — to work in the sector. also a lot of people who work in the care home sector— people who work in the care home sector are — people who work in the care home sector are from bame minorities in. just in _ sector are from bame minorities in. just in the _ sector are from bame minorities in. just in the point of religious reasons, is that true? i'm not sure how much a factor that is on religious grounds. i how much a factor that is on religious grounds.— how much a factor that is on religious grounds. i mean, it's not something — religious grounds. i mean, it's not something that _ religious grounds. i mean, it's not something that affects _ religious grounds. i mean, it's not something that affects me, - religious grounds. i mean, it's not something that affects me, it - religious grounds. i mean, it's not something that affects me, it is i something that affects me, it is something... i something that affects me, it is something- - -_ something that affects me, it is something... i don't want to cut across, something... i don't want to cut across. but _ something... i don't want to cut across. but i _ something... i don't want to cut across, but i think _ something... i don't want to cut across, but i think a _ something... i don't want to cut across, but i think a lot - something... i don't want to cut across, but i think a lot is - something... i don't want to cut across, but i think a lot is been | across, but i think a lot is been through misinformation. can ijust pick up on faiza? it's always been seen as discriminatory but if you are a front—line care worker, care

home worker, you have a duty to the people you're caring for. is that your view are not?— people you're caring for. is that your view are not? certainly. in the sense that — your view are not? certainly. in the sense that you're _ your view are not? certainly. in the sense that you're going _ your view are not? certainly. in the sense that you're going into - your view are not? certainly. in the sense that you're going into homesj sense that you're going into homes and one of the most vulnerable populations to work with. there's been a huge amount of people who have died in care homes. what i would say as well as its right, lizzy is right in saying there are moral ethical considerations that when you force people to take the vaccine, we do need to get to the heart of why it is that some groups are so reluctant to take the vaccine and we do need to cut through. a lot of misinformation and the kind of anti—vax misinformation. 0therwise anti—vax misinformation. otherwise we won't get higher uptake from all groups. it is worth saying as well that care workers are some of the lowest paid, not many of them on

contracts. they might be saying i'll take this vaccine, but you also have a duty to me to give me a decent contract and decent pay.- contract and decent pay. yeah, interesting _ contract and decent pay. yeah, interesting to _ contract and decent pay. yeah, interesting to see _ contract and decent pay. yeah, interesting to see if _ contract and decent pay. yeah, interesting to see if any - contract and decent pay. yeah, interesting to see if any of - contract and decent pay. yeah, interesting to see if any of thatj contract and decent pay. yeah, l interesting to see if any of that is approached when this pandemic is finally over. let's go to the mail. £5,000 fine for holidays abroad. this hasn't appear on my radar. you can be fined for leaving the country if you can't prove for it's —— it's for a legitimate reason. if you can't prove for it's -- it's for a legitimate reason.- if you can't prove for it's -- it's for a legitimate reason. france is likel to for a legitimate reason. france is likely to be _ for a legitimate reason. france is likely to be added. _ for a legitimate reason. france is likely to be added. britain's - for a legitimate reason. france is likely to be added. britain's needj likely to be added. britain's need to quarantine in a hotel, the son says... the sun says the whole of europe _ says... the sun says the whole of europe should be put on a read this. we know— europe should be put on a read this. we know in— europe should be put on a read this. we know in france, there could be up to 2000 _ we know in france, there could be up to 2000 cases of the south african variant, _ to 2000 cases of the south african variant, lrut— to 2000 cases of the south african variant, but it's really worrying

for cross — variant, but it's really worrying for cross channel trade if france has more — for cross channel trade if france has more restrictions. even if whole ears are _ has more restrictions. even if whole ears are exempt from the quarantine, it still— ears are exempt from the quarantine, it still adds _ ears are exempt from the quarantine, it still adds friction to this post—brexit scenario. the it still adds friction to this post-brexit scenario. the metro, a stunnin: post-brexit scenario. the metro, a stunning result _ post-brexit scenario. the metro, a stunning result from _ post-brexit scenario. the metro, a stunning result from the _ post-brexit scenario. the metro, a stunning result from the trials - stunning result from the trials carried out. stunning result from the trials carried out-— stunning result from the trials carried out. , ., , ., , carried out. yes, from the states. there's been _ carried out. yes, from the states. there's been a — carried out. yes, from the states. there's been a lot _ carried out. yes, from the states. there's been a lot of _ carried out. yes, from the states. there's been a lot of discussion i carried out. yes, from the states. i there's been a lot of discussion and pushback from the eu on the astrazeneca vaccine, and because of these stories about blood clots and these stories about blood clots and the number of countries who have stopped giving out the vaccine, the study really categorically confirms a lot of the work that has been done in the uk and elsewhere to say that it's extremely effective, it's very safe and it's really helping to

reduce hospitalisations, especially death. of course, we need to talk about reflection in the 126,000 we've lost, and these are the solutions. but i think, i can imagine the scientists who have worked so hard, will be relieved to see the study. worked so hard, will be relieved to see the study-— see the study. lizzy, turns on its head what _ see the study. lizzy, turns on its head what some _ see the study. lizzy, turns on its head what some european - see the study. lizzy, turns on its i head what some european leaders see the study. lizzy, turns on its - head what some european leaders have been saying. head what some european leaders have been sa inc. , , head what some european leaders have beensa inc. , , �*, been saying. definitely. it's fantastic news, _ been saying. definitely. it's fantastic news, and - been saying. definitely. it's fantastic news, and there i been saying. definitely. it's. fantastic news, and there has been saying. definitely. it's- fantastic news, and there has been growing _ fantastic news, and there has been growing vaccine hesitancy because of that suspicion that european you leaders — that suspicion that european you leaders have retracted the comments, but there _ leaders have retracted the comments, but there was a yougov survey that found _ but there was a yougov survey that found the _ but there was a yougov survey that found the majority of people in germany, _ found the majority of people in germany, france, italy and spain now see the _ germany, france, italy and spain now see the vaccine as a safe. hopefully this study— see the vaccine as a safe. hopefully this study will undo a little bit of that _ this study will undo a little bit of that. �* , ., , . ., that. 0k, there's a picture on the front page _ that. 0k, there's a picture on the front page of _ that. 0k, there's a picture on the front page of the _ that. 0k, there's a picture on the front page of the metro. -

that. 0k, there's a picture on the front page of the metro. my - that. 0k, there's a picture on the l front page of the metro. my editor was more interested. harry's grown up. let's go to the i. amid the row, they do have their problems and have done historically with astrazeneca in terms one of the numbers that have been scooped up by britain. but the irish p.m. backing the uk on these exports and it does seem europe is split —— irish prime minister. seem europe is split -- irish prime minister. �* , �* ., , seem europe is split -- irish prime minister. �* , minister. i'm sure boris johnson will be pleased _ minister. i'm sure boris johnson will be pleased to _ minister. i'm sure boris johnson will be pleased to see _ minister. i'm sure boris johnson will be pleased to see this. - minister. i'm sure boris johnson. will be pleased to see this. there has been a lot of conversations and threats about banning the exports of some vaccines that have been manufactured across the eu. and i think one of the things more broadly that the vaccine manufacturing is showing in the fight over the

vaccine is showing