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we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, a look at the headlines: royal crisis injordan — former crown prince hamzah says he's under house arrest. he's been accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. england is to trial covid passports, in a bid to allow the safe return of mass events. the fa cup final will be among the pilots. petrol bombs and hijacked vehicles, in a second night of violent protest in a loyalist area of northern ireland. a scaled back easter sunday, although the choir was able to perform at canterbury cathedral. at the vatican, the pope called for vaccines to be shared with the world's poorest countries. and it's a double win for cambridge, in both the men's and the women's boat race.
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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. i'm joined this evening by the parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. lovely to see you both again. quick look through some of the front pages. the i leads with the prime minister's plans to offer every person in england access to two lateral flow tests a week, in an attempt to help stop new virus outbreaks. the telegraph headlines the same story, and also has a photo of one of the victorious cambridge rowing teams — both the men and women's teams won their respective boat races earlier today. "two covid tests each week for everyone" is the headline on the front of the mail — it says people will be encouraged to take the tests in order
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to safeguard the unlocking of the country. the prime minister's plans for testing are also the lead story in the guardian, which says borisjohnson is being warned against "quick fixes" by experts. the availability of lateral flow tests is also on the front page of the express, which says they will be available from friday. the times says borisjohnson is pinning his hopes on mass testing, as the government promises a return to a more normal way of life. and china's central bank has asked lenders to rein in credit supply, according to the ft, which says the amount of lending needed to sustain the country's recovery from covid—19 has led to concerns about financial stability. 0k, ok, so those were the papers. tony and caroline, lovely to see you both again, so tony, you're going to kick us off with the front page of the mail committee male lead story. this is about the — mail committee male lead story. ti 3 is about the government's new mail committee male lead story. ti 1 is about the government's new plans to try and unlock the country, which will be the people will be able to get two coronavirus test so weak
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that they can do at home, to check whether or not they have got the virus. as you know around a third of people have had the virus or have the virus, with symptoms, so i think this is a good thing —— with no symptoms. it is going to cost a lot of money, but government is really keen to ensure we do not go into any lockdowns and that they can slowly reopen the economy. there are the people have it is financially, a lot of people who have not suffered financially, rough got a lot of catching up bank accounts, and i did government is key in the summer, people have as much opportunity as they can to spend that money, so i think this is a good thing. caroline, immediate questions that p0p caroline, immediate questions that pop into your mind over this? my first caution is, if i'm being invited _ first caution is, if i'm being invited to— first caution is, if i'm being invited to take these two tests a week, _ invited to take these two tests a week, because i want to go somewhere, what happens when i see a positive _ somewhere, what happens when i see a positive test? i guess the usual and adjust _ positive test? i guess the usual and adjust guidelines will apply, but i think— adjust guidelines will apply, but i think this — adjust guidelines will apply, but i think this is very much, as tony
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said. _ think this is very much, as tony said. the — think this is very much, as tony said, the government, borisjohnson for a veer. _ said, the government, borisjohnson for a year, has been saying, let's use your— for a year, has been saying, let's use your common sense —— the usual nhs guidelines. i think the question that arises, if the government fear, is if there _ that arises, if the government fear, is if there is— that arises, if the government fear, is if there is a fresh outbreak come what _ is if there is a fresh outbreak come what happens then? more responsibilities and guidelines kicking — responsibilities and guidelines kicking in? as tony said, lots of organisation, questions over enforcement, but in theory a good thing. _ enforcement, but in theory a good thing. and — enforcement, but in theory a good thing. and i— enforcement, but in theory a good thing, and i think people will see this as _ thing, and i think people will see this as a — thing, and i think people will see this as a price thatis that is small to pay. as we turn to the sun, linking _ that is small to pay. as we turn to the sun, linking jabs _ that is small to pay. as we turn to the sun, linking jabs and - that is small to pay. as we turn to the sun, linking jabs and these i that is small to pay. as we turn to i the sun, linking jabs and these free tests to perhaps opening up international travel as well. yes. international travel as well. yes, this is a really _ international travel as well. yes, this is a really interesting - international travel as well. 1e1 this is a really interesting story. i am often critical of the government, so let me praise them for once. last year the government took significant risk with taxpayers
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money and bet on the whole suite of vaccine, hoping one or two of them would come good. it seems fibre sick of them have come good, a couple of them are sigel does jabs, and the story is younger people who can get a singlejuice —— single dose jab, and can travel. —— it seems fibre six of them. i think the government deserve praise for the fact that they took these risks with taxpayers money and have come good, and it means the uk has a whole suite of different vaccines, several of which are coming down the track. and i are coming down the track. and i su ose, are coming down the track. and i suppose, caroline, _ are coming down the track. and i suppose, caroline, though - are coming down the track. and i suppose, caroline, though they mentioned he sigel dose, particular as they see on the front page of the sun, saving the opportunity to go on holiday for youngsters, because it is often the young who don't want to have multiple visits to their doctors —— single dose. i have multiple visits to their doctors -- single dose. i think this is a time management _ doctors -- single dose. i think this is a time management issue - doctors -- single dose. i think this is a time management issue as - doctors -- single dose. i think this l is a time management issue as well. waiting _ is a time management issue as well. waiting for— is a time management issue as well.
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waiting for 12 weeks did not seem anvthing _ waiting for 12 weeks did not seem anything so bad, at first, because it was— anything so bad, at first, because it was a _ anything so bad, at first, because it was a new— anything so bad, at first, because it was a new vaccine for now vaccines _ it was a new vaccine for now vaccines are coming along, more and more _ vaccines are coming along, more and more people — vaccines are coming along, more and more people getting vaccinated it is natural, _ more people getting vaccinated it is natural, young people are saying, what _ natural, young people are saying, what about us? this is quite cleverly— what about us? this is quite cleverly branded as a way of reeling all those _ cleverly branded as a way of reeling all those youngsters out. of course, oider— all those youngsters out. of course, older people would benefit from having _ older people would benefit from having a — older people would benefit from having a single jab vaccine as well, but the _ having a single jab vaccine as well, but the idea is all these people kicking — but the idea is all these people kicking at the doors and walls to -et kicking at the doors and walls to get going — kicking at the doors and walls to get going off to i —— a beat the forever young people gom _ —— a beat the forever young people gom -- _ —— a beat the forever young people gom -- ibiza _ -- a beat the forever young people gem -- thin-— go... -- ibiza. this ties in well with the _ go... -- ibiza. this ties in well with the next _ go... -- ibiza. this ties in well with the next story, _ go... -- ibiza. this ties in well with the next story, the - go... -- ibiza. this ties in well - with the next story, the telegraph, the prime minister facing with the next story, the telegraph, the prime ministerfacing defeat on the prime ministerfacing defeat on the idea of faxing passports, mps are promised a vote, but if you want to go on holiday, how do you prove
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you're safety travel? the government's _ you're safety travel? the government's working i you're safety travel? tue: government's working majority you're safety travel? tte: government's working majority is you're safety travel? t'te: government's working majority is 80, it would take 45 conservative mps to vote against the government and with the opposition to try and defeat government policy. also, 47 mps are opposition mps or other nation mps, so would not be a part of... it is important to stress the government listens to concerns. when it comes to the vote, if the mps vote against government policy, they have the whip taken away from them. if people want to go to a concert, a football match, this is peanuts compared to the freedoms that... i do not think there is any chance of the government being defeated on this. a
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government being defeated on this. a government without discipline is chaos, and i think it is about time some of these conservative mac mps were elected as conservatives not because of their views on civil liberties, because they were the conservative candidates. i conservative candidates. caroline? i 'ust think it conservative candidates. caroline? i just think it is _ conservative candidates. caroline? i just think it is really _ conservative candidates. caroline? i just think it is really interesting - just think it is really interesting this whole vaccine passport debate has somewhat been relegated on these headiines— has somewhat been relegated on these headlines in front pages and tomorrow, just because the government has now put all of its medications energy into this story about— medications energy into this story about testing at home, these two tests— about testing at home, these two tests a _ about testing at home, these two tests a week, in although we have 'ust tests a week, in although we have just looked — tests a week, in although we have just looked at. in a way, the vaccine _ just looked at. in a way, the vaccine passport thing is clearly, it may— vaccine passport thing is clearly, it may come back, but i feel as a person— it may come back, but i feel as a person in— it may come back, but i feel as a person in the street, all of the talk of— person in the street, all of the talk of the _ person in the street, all of the talk of the testing, i fear this has been _ talk of the testing, i fear this has been somewhat relegated. | talk of the testing, i fear this has been somewhat relegated. i suppose this is art been somewhat relegated. i suppose this is part of — been somewhat relegated. i suppose this is part of the _ views running, the cautious or churches. we are going to hear about
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more of that tomorrow. let's turn to the front page of the guardian and teachers toxic culture, tony. t tind teachers toxic culture, tony. i find this really shocking, _ teachers toxic culture, tony. i find this really shocking, that - teachers toxic culture, tony. t t “tc this really shocking, that teachers are subject to sexual harassment in schools, certainly to someone who went to school 30 years ago, that strikes me as bizarre, the teachers that male pupils feel that it is, they can do this sort of thing and did away with it, i think is shocking. this is about the behaviour of some boys, the way in which some boys feel is appropriate to treat women... which some boys feel is appropriate to treat women. . ._ to treat women... tony, i am 'ust auoin to to treat women... tony, i am 'ust going to jump �* to treat women... tony, i am 'ust going to jump in i to treat women... tony, i am 'ust going to jump in there. i to treat women... tony, i am 'ust going to jump in there. why h to treat women... tony, i am just going to jump in there. why do i to treat women... tony, i am just. going to jump in there. why do you think, then, that that attitude has changed? where has all this come from? tt changed? where has all this come from? . , changed? where has all this come from? ., , _, changed? where has all this come from? .,, _, ., from? it has come from the internet and pornography- — from? it has come from the internet and pornography- it _ from? it has come from the internet and pornography. it is— from? it has come from the internet and pornography. it is pretty - from? it has come from the internet and pornography. it is pretty office l and pornography. it is pretty office where it comes from. people can access pornography from young age from with very little restrictions or oversight, and it presents women as objects to be used, and so it is
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not rocket science work comes from full to what is a thing that did not exist 20 years ago or previously? it is a huge societal problem, and it feeds into all this stuff we have heard about schools and rape culture and all these sort of issues. i am not entirely sure how the women deal with it, but it concerns me there are good to be generations of boys whose ideas and images of women are so deeply warped. whose ideas and images of women are so deeply warped-— whose ideas and images of women are so deeply warped._ i - whose ideas and images of women are so deeply warped._ i am - so deeply warped. caroline? i am 'ust so deeply warped. caroline? i am just equally _ so deeply warped. caroline? i am just equally shocked. _ so deeply warped. caroline? i am just equally shocked. when - so deeply warped. caroline? i am just equally shocked. when i - so deeply warped. caroline? i am | just equally shocked. when i think back to _ just equally shocked. when i think back to my— just equally shocked. when i think back to my school days, teachers were _ back to my school days, teachers were either— back to my school days, teachers were either inspiring, dead poets society— were either inspiring, dead poets society figures, that you would want to be inspired by for sewer life, alternatively the teacher was a figure — alternatively the teacher was a figure of— alternatively the teacher was a figure of authority, someone you would _ figure of authority, someone you would want to be heated from common corridors~ _ would want to be heated from common corridors~ to— would want to be heated from common corridors. to hear, basically, as we have _ corridors. to hear, basically, as we have said. — corridors. to hear, basically, as we have said. it— corridors. to hear, basically, as we have said. it is— corridors. to hear, basically, as we have said, it is probably 13—16 year old boys _ have said, it is probably 13—16 year old boys walking ready corridors, wielding — old boys walking ready corridors, wielding their verbal and possibly physical— wielding their verbal and possibly physical abuse and threats of abuse
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as instrument of power, the question is, how— as instrument of power, the question is, how has— as instrument of power, the question is, how has this come to pass and why do they need to behave like this? _ and why do they need to behave like this? as— and why do they need to behave like this? as tony said, the only thing we can— this? as tony said, the only thing we can point to is a social media, and when — we can point to is a social media, and when people ask similar question about— and when people ask similar question about the _ and when people ask similar question about the horrible rates of self— harm about the horrible rates of self—harm going on in society come all this— self—harm going on in society come all this points to the internet, initiat— all this points to the internet, initial some he polices it, we are putting _ initial some he polices it, we are putting our— initial some he polices it, we are putting our thumb initial some he polices it, we are putting ourthumb in initial some he polices it, we are putting our thumb in one every of the dvke — putting our thumb in one every of the dyke while the rest of the river continues— the dyke while the rest of the river continues to flood sopping 0k, the dyke while the rest of the river continues to flood sopping ok, the telegraph, uk continues to flood sopping ok, the telegraph. ui— continues to flood sopping ok, the telegraph. ui_ thisi telegraph, uk target climate. this is one of the _ telegraph, uk target climate. this is one of the curious _ telegraph, uk target climate. this is one of the curious climate - telegraph, uk target climate. this. is one of the curious climate change story. it is clear to me many of the homes in the uk are not energy efficient, it is going to cause significant amount of money to bring those up to efficient standards that would be appropriate for the uk to hit all of its carbon and climate
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change goals, and so therefore the only question is, who is go to pay for it? are homeowners going to pay for it? are homeowners going to pay for it? are homeowners going to pay for it? or is the government want to pay for it? the government is talking a great game, but where is the money was white caroline? == the money was white caroline? -- caroline? — the money was white caroline? -- caroline? the _ the money was white caroline? -- caroline? the cost _ the money was white caroline? -- caroline? the cost of _ the money was white caroline? -- | caroline? the cost of modifications to make homes — caroline? the cost of modifications to make homes fit _ caroline? the cost of modifications to make homes fit this _ caroline? the cost of modifications to make homes fit this modern - to make homes fit this modern technology is that the tune of £18 million. _ technology is that the tune of £18 million, so, yes, we should have thism _ million, so, yes, we should have thism untii— million, so, yes, we should have this... untilwe million, so, yes, we should have this... until we are million, so, yes, we should have this... untilwe are presented million, so, yes, we should have this... until we are presented with a bill, _ this... until we are presented with a bill, and — this... until we are presented with a bill, and at — this... until we are presented with a bill, and at that point to me you think. _ a bill, and at that point to me you think. how— a bill, and at that point to me you think, how important is this to me was not _ think, how important is this to me was not the — think, how important is this to me was not the great swerve in our consciousness, as individuals, we will consciousness, as individuals, we wiii att— consciousness, as individuals, we will all benefit from this collective responsibility —— how important _ collective responsibility —— how important is this to me? we collective responsibility -- how important is this to me? we have got a few seconds — important is this to me? we have got a few seconds left, _ important is this to me? we have got a few seconds left, front _ important is this to me? we have got a few seconds left, front page - important is this to me? we have got a few seconds left, front page of - a few seconds left, front page of the times, tony, and into the boat race. t the times, tony, and into the boat race. ., , the times, tony, and into the boat race. ., , race. i love the boat race. it is ure race. i love the boat race. it is pure metals... _
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race. i love the boat race. it is pure metals... laughter - pure metals... laughter only people _ pure metals... laughter only people who - pure metals... laughter only people who watched | pure metals... laughter . only people who watched the pure metals... laughter - only people who watched the last 0nly people who watched the last paper review will get that. caroline? t paper review will get that. caroline?— paper review will get that. caroline? i think it is quite innovative _ caroline? i think it is quite innovative to _ caroline? i think it is quite innovative to move - caroline? i think it is quite innovative to move to - innovative to move to cambridgeshire. i quite enjoyed the different— cambridgeshire. i quite enjoyed the different scenery of the different people. — different scenery of the different people, nice banks, apparently one metre _ people, nice banks, apparently one metre of— people, nice banks, apparently one metre of waterfront is akin to a £10,000 — metre of waterfront is akin to a £10,000 value on your house. gk! £10,000 value on your house. ok! tony grew. — £10,000 value on your house. t¥lj tony grew, caroline frost, £10,000 value on your house. t£ir tony grew, caroline frost, thank £10,000 value on your house. ot?! tony grew, caroline frost, thank you very much indeed. thank you, and thank you for watching. plenty more coming up on bbc news. for now, though, cheerio!
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hello, welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new releases for viewing in the home while we look forward to cinemas reopening in may. the brilliant french—algerian actor tahar rahim, star of the tv hit the serpent, got his big break in the 2009 prison drama a prophet, for which he won a best actor cesar. now he's up for a bafta for his lead role in the mauritanian, another tale of captivity, this time in the us�*s notorious detention centre at guantanamo bay. they made me. they made you as in they coerced you? what do you think? i don't know, you tell me, did they coerce you? shh! you've gotta tell me what happened, mohamedou. you're asking me to set fire to this
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place, but i'm still sitting here! rahim stars as mohamedou salahi, upon whose real—life prison diaries the film is based. having been subjected to extraordinary rendition injordan and afghanistan, salahi was held without charge in the american military prison in cuba for ill years. what if you're wrong? we're not. what if you are? elsewhere in the star—studded cast — jodie foster is nancy hollander, the lawyer who takes on salahi's case with assistant terri duncan, played by big little lies star shailene woodley, and benedict cumberbatch is liutenant colonel stuart couch, tasked with tying salahi to terrorist atrocities. i've never been part of a conspiracy, - but i'm starting to think that this is what it must feel like to be - on the outside of one. i'm sorry, what exactly are you accusing me of? one of the challenges faced by director kevin macdonald, whose career has shifted between fiction and documentaries, is how to make the mauritanian's revelations of torture
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