a service has been held at westminster abbey honouring the contribution and sacrifices of nurses and midwives during the coronavirus pandemic. this year's annual florence nightingale commemoration service was held as a service of remembrance. members of the nursing and midwifery professions were joined in the congregation by the prime minister and the health secretary. it's one of the most famous names on the high street. but all debenhams stores will close for good this weekend after 250 years of trading. the new owner boohoo said the business will now run online—only. a number of them closed today. our business correspondent emma simpson has been speaking to two workers who've been with the firm for more than 20 years each. it's the end of an era. it was a great place to work. totally lost its way, - totally lost its way, and this

is the result of it. like many towns, debenhams was mansfield's last department store, a big corner of its shopping centre, and these are its final few hours. the end of a chapter forjulie and glenys, too. 75 years of service between them. i have to think about it and think, "god, it's been my whole life there," you know? like i say, i grew up there and i grew old there. i think it became like a family unit, yeah. they and their former colleagues like to remember the good times. janice was the store director's secretary. when the store was first opened in 1976, there was fitted kitchens, carpets. glenis has even reminded me that we used to sell greenhouses! in the '805, the early '805 onwards, when the mines, the industries, debenhams was the harrods of this area because the money was so affluent.

it was so thriving - in the 705 and '805. tougher times now with the retail shake—out sweeping through britain's high streets. it's like many other towns, exactly the same. and ijust hope the high street can be reinvented to get some sort of that feeling back. those final few hours are going to be hard? yeah. it's not easy. it's hard. and it's. .. ..because, a, it's the heart and soul of the town. b, it's the heart and soul of the workers, our colleagues. cheering and applause we'll go out with a smile on ourfaces. they did just that, as the shutters closed for the final time. emma simpson, bbc news, mansfield. that's all from us this evening. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. now on bbc one, it's time

for the news where you are. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow, thursday morning. with me are political strategist, jo tanner, and broadcaster, david davies. tomorrow's front pages. bring you up—to—date with what they have already seen in the last few minutes. with the guardian, boris johnson faces criticism for delaying an enquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic until next spring. the telegraph says gps have been discouraged to favour in—person appointments favour of virtual appointments. daily mail leads with mounting costs for social care borne by families. the express picks up on

the improvement in the uk economy as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased. but the i says the final lockdown lifting could be delayed due to the threat from the indian covid variant. let's begin with the ft. i was saying on last night's papers, jo, we don't get a lot of coverage, and haven't done in recent years, of middle east and indeed of a lot of foreign used in a lot of our papers, certainly not prominently. events in the middle east in particular in gaza and in israel look like they are going to change that over the coming days. absolutely, and it is kind of, it is so sad, because we have actually spent a lot of time, most of the foreign news we have seen over the last 12 months in particular have been the effect of the pandemic in what has been going on most recently with the shocking images from india. and israel was one of those countries that we were heralding for their response to covid and their

work on the vaccine, now we are seeing these pictures where civilians are being killed and the images that the papers have got, the ft have got some very striking images on its front page, and it's incredibly sad that we are seeing the rise of violence again in that region. i the rise of violence again in that reuion. . , . ., ., , the rise of violence again in that reuion. . ,. ., ., , region. i mean, pictorially, david, what strikes _ region. i mean, pictorially, david, what strikes me, _ region. i mean, pictorially, david, what strikes me, looking - region. i mean, pictorially, david, what strikes me, looking at - region. i mean, pictorially, david, what strikes me, looking at that, l what strikes me, looking at that, you have gaza strip there, southern israel on the right, in other words it underlines powerfully how both sides are suffering, yet neither sides are suffering, yet neither side appears able to stop. this is a grim case of history repeating itself, but with ever greater, even greater intensity and savagery, and you are right about those pictures. jo is you are right about those pictures. j. , ., you are right about those pictures. jo is quite right about the pictures as well. jo is quite right about the pictures as well- this _ jo is quite right about the pictures as well. this is _ jo is quite right about the pictures as well. this is different, - jo is quite right about the pictures as well. this is different, though, | as well. this is different, though, and it_ as well. this is different, though, and it is— as well. this is different, though, and it is worse, because there is fighting — and it is worse, because there is fighting that seems to be going on in multiple fronts in different places. — in multiple fronts in different places, and also in one sense it is

particularly — places, and also in one sense it is particularly bad for israel, because some _ particularly bad for israel, because some of— particularly bad for israel, because some of their mixed communities within_ some of their mixed communities within their country, they are now at war— within their country, they are now at war within those communities, and the israeiis _ at war within those communities, and the israelis haven't had really to deal with— the israelis haven't had really to deal with that particular problem hefore~ — deal with that particular problem before. it�*s deal with that particular problem before. �* , , ., ., ~' deal with that particular problem before. �* , , ., ., ~ ., before. it's interesting, looking at the front of— before. it's interesting, looking at the front of the _ before. it's interesting, looking at the front of the independent, - before. it's interesting, looking at. the front of the independent, david, that we've got this special report from the correspondent on the bad, —— on the ground, who actually i was listening to on the radio earlier being interviewed on the pm programme on radio four, if people want to listen back on bbc sounds, but the interesting thing here is the kind of record on the ground of what it means in one israeli city. that kind of reportage is still something the papers are very good at, isn't it? , ., , something the papers are very good at, isn't it? , . , ., ., something the papers are very good at, isn't it?— at, isn't it? they are very good and the independent _ at, isn't it? they are very good and the independent is _ at, isn't it? they are very good and the independent is also _ at, isn't it? they are very good and the independent is also particularly .ood the independent is also particularly good at _ the independent is also particularly good at that. and you know something, it is quite remarkable

that. _ something, it is quite remarkable that, people will say we know what is going _ that, people will say we know what is going to — that, people will say we know what is going to happen here, it will go on for— is going to happen here, it will go on for a _ is going to happen here, it will go on for a few— is going to happen here, it will go on for a few days and may be longer than that. _ on for a few days and may be longer than that, and then there will be some _ than that, and then there will be some form — than that, and then there will be some form of a ceasefire, the rest of the _ some form of a ceasefire, the rest of the world — some form of a ceasefire, the rest of the world will wring its hands and say — of the world will wring its hands and say how awful it all is. but it is a remarkable failure by the rest of the _ is a remarkable failure by the rest of the world, as well as the two main _ of the world, as well as the two main parties, to have the leadership on either— main parties, to have the leadership on either side, to have the leadership particularly in america, which _ leadership particularly in america, which effectively, with respect to jared _ which effectively, with respect to jared kushner, withdrew from the diplomatic battle in the middle east. _ diplomatic battle in the middle east, and the result is what you are seeing _ east, and the result is what you are seeing at _ east, and the result is what you are seeing at this minute. jo, east, and the result is what you are seeing at this minute.— seeing at this minute. jo, a very strikin: seeing at this minute. jo, a very striking image — seeing at this minute. jo, a very striking image on _ seeing at this minute. jo, a very striking image on the _ seeing at this minute. jo, a very striking image on the front - seeing at this minute. jo, a very striking image on the front of. seeing at this minute. jo, a very| striking image on the front of the independent, the orange of the explosion and the immediate aftermath. it is also a big image, a bold image. the independent is not a newspaper any more, this is the

image that appears on its website, of course you can't go and buy it, but an image like that, it is not really inviting you to buy a paper, unless you are somebody who is really committed to, you maybe that is one of the reasons, let's talk about it crudely, why newspapers don't put much of the way of foreign stories on the front, because they don't sell papers and papers are struggling to be sold at the moment. well, i think the fact is news is news, and people are interested in use. whether or not you would suggest that you would buy a paper or not by a paper based on pictures, i'm sure the daily mail for years have concentrated on pictures of animals and things, and the royal family, which i think they always thought would sell more. laughter and it is absolutely _ thought would sell more. laughter and it is absolutely right, _ thought would sell more. laughter and it is absolutely right, the - and it is absolutely right, the striking images, they are horrifying images, but at the same time this is what news organisations do best, which is confronting us with the truth and showing us what is actually going on in the world, and it is important that we know what is

happening. i have been surprised already at comments on twitter for example over the last couple of days of people in this country that have already started to sense that there is tension between communities that they are part of, and are experiencing things being said to them on the street because of the escalating violence in the middle east. and that's quite terrifying, that you can actually see how quickly the tension will spread, and actually the concerns, and many concerns for family members and friends that live in those regions, and their safety. it is friends that live in those regions, and their safety.— and their safety. it is a very powerful — and their safety. it is a very powerful point, _ and their safety. it is a very powerful point, over- and their safety. it is a very powerful point, over there l and their safety. it is a very| powerful point, over there is and their safety. it is a very i powerful point, over there is a noise over here. we won't dwell on the coverage of the telegraph but thatis the coverage of the telegraph but that is a very striking image of a young jewish boy in what is a mixed city, again, clearing up in his house, and the one thing you can see that seems to have survived the bombardment is his little cardboard castle. if only buildings were as robust as that appears to be. jo, do you want to talk us through the telegraph's main story? gps told to encourage patients to go online.

yeah, this story is about some guidance the nhs have issued, which is essentially trying to say when people are trying to make gp appointments they should be directed to use online appointments first, and many people have seen this happening during the pandemic, and it's been really interesting, that lots and lots of commentary has begun about different conditions that haven't been diagnosed, and vulnerable people that almost have not been spotted, simply because they haven't had to contact they usually would have had with their gps. and on the flip side of the argument there are people that say actually, i'm extremely busy, i don't like having to take off time just to go and see my gp about something fairly routine that i could have dealt with over the time or on a video call. and it's interesting that there is a very different way in which people access the nhs. it is clear this guidance is almost trying to develop something of a hybrid, to say, look, we understand that some of these

online services have worked very well, some people will have been driven crazy by tapping stuffing and getting these very anodyne back. it's a bit like when you dial, when you dial the telephone service sometimes and you get told you need to call an ambulance because you are on the verge of having a heart attack because you said something wrong in your answer, or you over egged it a little bit. so there is a job that receptionist do very well when they felt out some of that stuff, but at the same time there are also those people that are just able to get a sense that something isn't right from the patient, and they are able to address that and say, look, in some respects, it is progress, but we can see some difficulties. there are some difficulties, the chair of the royal couege difficulties, the chair of the royal college has said there are some concerns there is a very real risk of damaging the patient doctor relationship and missing serious problems, which many people have had, perhaps cancer that hasn't been treated during the pandemic, people that have gone with conditions and found out they have something worse, people with depression, it is mental

health awareness week and some people really value having somebody to talk to company do that via app or on a computer screen. i can to talk to company do that via app or on a computer screen. i can see david is itching _ or on a computer screen. i can see david is itching to _ or on a computer screen. i can see david is itching to get _ or on a computer screen. i can see david is itching to get in. - or on a computer screen. i can see david is itching to get in. i - or on a computer screen. i can see david is itching to get in. i am - david is itching to get in. i am itchin: , david is itching to get in. i am itching, behalf— david is itching to get in. i am itching, behalf of _ david is itching to get in. i am itching, behalf of somebody who says can i itching, behalf of somebody who says can i say _ itching, behalf of somebody who says can i say to _ itching, behalf of somebody who says can i say to you on behalf of somebody a bit older and both of you. _ somebody a bit older and both of you. the — somebody a bit older and both of you, the face—to—face relationship with gps— you, the face—to—face relationship with gps matters desperately, and if you dont— with gps matters desperately, and if you don't have online connections, and if— you don't have online connections, and if you — you don't have online connections, and if you are faced with what jo hasiust— and if you are faced with what jo hasjust described, this endless battle _ hasjust described, this endless battle on — hasjust described, this endless battle on the phone with colour your call matters to us, we will put you through— call matters to us, we will put you through a — call matters to us, we will put you through a soon as we can, and you know. _ through a soon as we can, and you know. ten. — through a soon as we can, and you know. ten. 15. _ through a soon as we can, and you know, ten, 15, 20, 25 minutes later, there _ know, ten, 15, 20, 25 minutes later, there used _ know, ten, 15, 20, 25 minutes later, there used to — know, ten, 15, 20, 25 minutes later, there used to laugh, it is immensely difficult. _ there used to laugh, it is immensely difficult, and i'll tell you something else, if keir starmer might— something else, if keir starmer might be — something else, if keir starmer might be interested in policies that. _ might be interested in policies that. if— might be interested in policies that, if the government gets the credit. _ that, if the government gets the credit, understandably for the

vaccination programme, i suspect that if— vaccination programme, i suspect that if this — vaccination programme, i suspect that if this policy is followed through— that if this policy is followed through to its logical conclusion, the government might get the blame for what _ the government might get the blame for what is _ the government might get the blame for what is being talked about here. david. _ for what is being talked about here. david. if— for what is being talked about here. david. if i _ for what is being talked about here. david, if i can get you to scroll down a bit to the story that is the third story on the front of the telegraph, sage to discuss indian variant as number ten plays down reopening fears. this variant as number ten plays down reopening fears.— reopening fears. this is of course the effect of _ reopening fears. this is of course the effect of the _ reopening fears. this is of course the effect of the indian _ reopening fears. this is of course the effect of the indian variant, l reopening fears. this is of course j the effect of the indian variant, it seems _ the effect of the indian variant, it seems to— the effect of the indian variant, it seems to be a matter of huge conjecture, and the effectiveness of course _ conjecture, and the effectiveness of course of _ conjecture, and the effectiveness of course of the vaccines with the indian — course of the vaccines with the indian variant seems to be a matter of huge _ indian variant seems to be a matter of huge conjecture amongst the scientists and the medical experts and the _ scientists and the medical experts and the rest. we are now seeing reports — and the rest. we are now seeing reports of— and the rest. we are now seeing reports of particular hotspots, where — reports of particular hotspots, where the indian variant is a real concern. — where the indian variant is a real concern, and borisjohnson seemed to be particularly concerned about it

yesterday. so we wait to see, and that is— yesterday. so we wait to see, and that is what — yesterday. so we wait to see, and that is what this story here is addressing. at the same time as saying _ addressing. at the same time as saying that the road map in the next stage _ saying that the road map in the next stage later— saying that the road map in the next stage later in may and intojune at the moment is not at risk. jo, stage later in may and into june at the moment is not at risk.- the moment is not at risk. jo, are ou the moment is not at risk. jo, are you worried _ the moment is not at risk. jo, are you worried by — the moment is not at risk. jo, are you worried by this? _ the moment is not at risk. jo, are you worried by this? well, - the moment is not at risk. jo, are you worried by this? well, i- the moment is not at risk. jo, are you worried by this? well, i think| you worried by this? well, i think the prime minister _ you worried by this? well, i think the prime minister has _ you worried by this? well, i think the prime minister has done - the prime minister has done something quite interesting today, he said that the end of the lockdown is not the end of the pandemic, and i think that is something people are acutely aware of. my son is eagerly looking forward to next week when he is not have to wear a facemask at school for example, after having gone through the winter of having worn a facemask and worn coats in classrooms because the windows are all open, and so, you know, for some people they can see the end is coming, and people are busy booking tables to meet their friends and see their family tables to meet their friends and see theirfamily man we had a tables to meet their friends and see their family man we had a whole debate at the beginning of the week about how much could you have, what

constitutes a hug, how close etc, and yet we are seeing this constant emergence of variance, and i think you can't not have been moved by the sights of what was going on in india and what is continuing to, and we have to be aware of variance, we have to be aware of variance, we have to be aware of the risk, we have to be aware of the risk, we have to be aware of the risk, we have to recognise that as these things develop, we don't have a vaccine will work, we don't know how the vaccine will work on younger people for example because they haven't had the vaccine yet. so the scientists, the doctors, are learning all the time. i think the government will do their best to stick to the road map, but we cannot, we would be foolish to assume that, as boris said, the end of lockdown means the end of the pandemic, because it certainly does not. this is certainly something people like chris whitty have said we will have to live with for some time. in we will have to live with for some time. . ~ we will have to live with for some time. , ,, ., we will have to live with for some time. ,~' ., ,., we will have to live with for some time. n' ., ,., ~' time. in the risk of sounding like the four yorkshireman's - time. in the risk of sounding like the four yorkshireman's sketch l time. in the risk of sounding like - the four yorkshireman's sketch from monty python, i have to sayjo i am quite