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away low pressure will start to ease away towards the continent in higher pressure will build later in the week to more widely across the uk, before weather fronts oppression and for the weekend. but from about wednesday onwards, a lot of places saying drier and warmer weather on the way before showers push away from the west during the course of the weekend. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news. the paper review coming up after a look at the headlines. sajid javid says he recognises the "huge responsibility" facing him as he takes over as health secretary, following matt hancock's resignation. 150 people are still missing after the collapse of a florida apartment block — nine bodies have been recovered from the ruins. an urgent investigation as classified ministry of defence
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documents containing details about the british military are found behind a bus stop in kent. hazzard striking from distance stop and belgium knock out stop portugal in the last 16 - of the european championship. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the parliamentary journalist tony grew, and the journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. good to have you both with us, thank you very much for agreeing to take a look at the papers. let you very much for agreeing to take a look at the papers.— look at the papers. let me bring you u . look at the papers. let me bring you u- to look at the papers. let me bring you up to date- — look at the papers. let me bring you up to date- the _ look at the papers. let me bring you up to date. the covered _ look at the papers. let me bring you up to date. the covered metro - look at the papers. let me bring you up to date. the covered metro leadsi up to date. the covered metro leads with the big political story, former health secretary matt hancock is being reported to the police for
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flouting his own social distancing rules. concerns about how the footage was obtained, why tour is coming for a review of security. the daily mirror quotes the opposition as labour accuses matt hancock of being a hypocrite. what about the role of the prime minister? the guardian says he has questions to answer over his decision to sack matt hancock but to accept his resignation on saturday. seyi javid is photographed on the front of the financial times as he arrived for work today, and he promised there would be a return to normality as quickly as possible. the times teases a head to his potential plan, it says the new health secretary is confidence walton will be eased on the 19th ofjuly. also reports on priti patel�*s plans to introduce new laws to enable the government to hold asylum seekers abroad so their applications for asylum can be processed there. let's dig in. tony, given who walk
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the parliamentary beat all the time it seems appropriate to start with you. it's a big question for tory mps, which side of the hawk or dove dividing line does the new health secretary for on?— dividing line does the new health secretary for on? absolutely. there has been a — secretary for on? absolutely. there has been a lot _ secretary for on? absolutely. there has been a lot of— secretary for on? absolutely. there has been a lot of speculation - secretary for on? absolutely. there has been a lot of speculation about| has been a lot of speculation about the position of seyi javid. but is notjust the position of seyi javid. but is not just a the position of seyi javid. but is notjust a decision the position of seyi javid. but is not just a decision for the position of seyi javid. but is notjust a decision for him, it is notjust a decision for him, it is not a surprise that he is saying he doesn't want to extend the lockdown past the 19th ofjuly. i think it more serious concern is that there are 5 million people in england waiting for treatment on the nhs, it will be a very difficult couple of years. i think he is a former chancellor of the exchequer means that he will have something of an inside track on how to navigate what's going to be a pretty grim
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couple of years. the what's going to be a pretty grim couple of years.— what's going to be a pretty grim couleof ears. , ,. , , couple of years. the times describes him as bullish, _ couple of years. the times describes him as bullish, that _ couple of years. the times describes him as bullish, that might _ couple of years. the times describes him as bullish, that might be - couple of years. the times describes him as bullish, that might be one - him as bullish, that might be one reason that not only is he inheriting the situation but also in terms of the future challenges for the health service, this is rishi sunak�*s old boss, admittedly only briefly, but also someone who boris johnson now owes for getting him out of a pickle. yes johnson now owes for getting him out ofa ickle. , . ~ johnson now owes for getting him out of a ickle. , . ~ ., of a pickle. yes and i think today said of a pickle. yes and i think today sa'id javid of a pickle. yes and i think today sajid javid was — of a pickle. yes and i think today sajid javid was compared - of a pickle. yes and i think today sajid javid was compared with i of a pickle. yes and i think today | sajid javid was compared with the ken clarke of the current tory party in terms _ ken clarke of the current tory party in terms of— ken clarke of the current tory party in terms of being lowered into a hot spot and _ in terms of being lowered into a hot spot and picking up the pieces ensuring — spot and picking up the pieces ensuring the business can go on. he was very— ensuring the business can go on. he was very bullish today in the press conference, saying he was very busy, don't _ conference, saying he was very busy, don't stop— conference, saying he was very busy, don't stop me to talk to you now, i have _ don't stop me to talk to you now, i have business to do! very much sleeves — have business to do! very much sleeves rolled up, a lot of tasks ahead, — sleeves rolled up, a lot of tasks ahead, not— sleeves rolled up, a lot of tasks ahead, not least picking up the pieces— ahead, not least picking up the pieces of— ahead, not least picking up the pieces of the continuing lockdown and how— pieces of the continuing lockdown and how to navigate his way through that, plus _ and how to navigate his way through that, plus all of those other things that, plus all of those other things that have — that, plus all of those other things that have had to be put on the back burner_ that have had to be put on the back burner for— that have had to be put on the back burner for so long with such terrible _ burner for so long with such terrible consequences for so many people _ terrible consequences for so many pe0pte~ so — terrible consequences for so many people. so he has all that to look
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forward _ people. so he has all that to look forward to— people. so he has all that to look forward to in his in tray tomorrow morning — forward to in his in tray tomorrow morninu. ., , ., forward to in his in tray tomorrow morninu. ., , , , morning. tony, as suggested in the guardian, morning. tony, as suggested in the guardian. matt _ morning. tony, as suggested in the guardian, matt hancock's _ morning. tony, as suggested in the j guardian, matt hancock's departure doesn't get the government off the hook over the breaking of social distancing, concerns about the role that this former adviser to him, now resigned from the department, how she got a job in the first place, what role she was actually performing and how she got it and indeed over the prime minister's grip over his minister's behaviour. i was thinking, 0k, it is thursday evening, six o'clock, it appears the sun newspaper has photos of you inside your office. but i think by friday morning he should have realised that if he didn't resign immediately, that was going to compromise all of the instructions at the government was giving people.
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by at the government was giving people. by the way, these are not requests, these are instructions, this is the law. but i also think about the perimeter, i think, law. but i also think about the perimeter, ithink, who law. but i also think about the perimeter, i think, who was advising you? —— i think about the promised. did you learn nothing from the barnard castle incident? it's part of being an adult, doing things you don't want to do. so just very surprised both that he did not immediately, matt hancock, realised that he would have to resign, and then the prime minister was telling then the prime minister was telling the press this matter was closed. i can't work out whether they were being audacious or whether they can just say it will go away. interesting you mention the fact that these are notjust interesting you mention the fact that these are not just advisory, they are the law. the metro is reporting that matt hancock is being reported to the police, whether that will lead to any formal action is another matter but it prompts police investigation. there were
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suggestions there was some kind of police investigation over dominic cummings although he said he hadn't been spoken to by the police and of the catherine calderwood case in scotland when police had words with her as a result of travelling when she should not have done and she resigned as the scottish chief medical officer. caroline, on this question of the prime minister's role in all of this, it looks like he came under political pressure from tory mps over the prospect of matt hancock standing up in the house of commons tomorrow and delivering further advice to the british people lockdown. for sure. as an observer, _ british people lockdown. for sure. as an observer, you _ british people lockdown. for sure. as an observer, you can _ british people lockdown. for sure. as an observer, you can feel - british people lockdown. for sure. as an observer, you can feel the l as an observer, you can feel the mood _ as an observer, you can feel the mood shifting. i was driving back from _ mood shifting. i was driving back from the — mood shifting. i was driving back from the coast on friday, and all the bulletins on the radio, the mood had slightly shifted, tory mps are starting _ had slightly shifted, tory mps are starting to sound slightly less supportive, moving backwards away from him _ supportive, moving backwards away from him and i think itjust became untenable — from him and i think itjust became untenable. that statement on friday, the prime _ untenable. that statement on friday, the prime minister has accepted his
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apology— the prime minister has accepted his apology for a private matter and as far as _ apology for a private matter and as far as he _ apology for a private matter and as far as he is — apology for a private matter and as far as he is concerned the matter is closed _ far as he is concerned the matter is closed as— far as he is concerned the matter is closed. as much as i'm enjoying this resurrection— closed. as much as i'm enjoying this resurrection of the 1990s tabloid language, words like clinch and tryst, _ language, words like clinch and tryst, for— language, words like clinch and tryst, for once this isn't actually the headline. it is about the hypocrisy and about things that do actually _ hypocrisy and about things that do actually matter to all of us in terms — actually matter to all of us in terms of— actually matter to all of us in terms of the laws that we have received — terms of the laws that we have received and have taken into account in our— received and have taken into account in our daily— received and have taken into account in our daily lives in the struggle it has— in our daily lives in the struggle it has been. to see this absolute blatant _ it has been. to see this absolute blatant display of one law for one, one or— blatant display of one law for one, one or more — blatant display of one law for one, one or more for another is something we can't _ one or more for another is something we can't stomach. i would have thought — we can't stomach. i would have thought borisjohnson is not a hypocrite, he has made a big show of never _ hypocrite, he has made a big show of never asking — hypocrite, he has made a big show of never asking his electorate to do things— never asking his electorate to do things he — never asking his electorate to do things he is not capable of himself, that is— things he is not capable of himself, that is one — things he is not capable of himself, that is one of his great attributes, but i _ that is one of his great attributes, but i would — that is one of his great attributes, but i would have thought his other ability— but i would have thought his other ability would be to read the room and see _ ability would be to read the room and see that this doesn't sit well. but clearly— and see that this doesn't sit well. but clearly this is a sign of perhaps— but clearly this is a sign of perhaps either complacency orjust a massive _ perhaps either complacency orjust a massive blind spot and i imagine it
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could _ massive blind spot and i imagine it could be _ massive blind spot and i imagine it could be the last time we see it. this is— could be the last time we see it. this is the — could be the last time we see it. this is the first big head to fall. somehow— this is the first big head to fall. somehow the government has dealt with it _ somehow the government has dealt with it before but it didn't this time — with it before but it didn't this time. , a, with it before but it didn't this time. , , with it before but it didn't this time. ,, , time. the daily mail is pursuing it, six “aes, time. the daily mail is pursuing it, six pages, bombshell— time. the daily mail is pursuing it, six pages, bombshell reports. - time. the daily mail is pursuing it, six pages, bombshell reports. we| six pages, bombshell reports. we haven't seen the inside but it interesting, there's all sorts of questions over the use of public money, why was she at the junior health ministers meeting etc. if we moved in the bottom of the page, we can see the top half of the daily mail, the photographs of matt hancock, his mistress, as we know them, and his wife, who he left this week. we have destroyed about lost children of lockdown, it's a reminder that again, there are all sorts of long—term consequences. you mentioned waiting list. this is another one and this is one that
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could actually, we have been talking about a generation whose educational and deployment prospects will be potentially affected for the rest of their lives. it potentially affected for the rest of their lives. ,._ , potentially affected for the rest of their lives. , ' :: :: :: :: :: potentially affected for the rest of their lives. , ':: :: :: :: :: , ., , their lives. it says 100,000 stories -- children — their lives. it says 100,000 stories -- children have _ their lives. it says 100,000 stories -- children have not _ their lives. it says 100,000 stories -- children have not returned - their lives. it says 100,000 stories -- children have not returned to i —— children have not returned to school and there could be multiple reasons. there are about 9 million children in school in england. so proximately 1%. but one of the most invidious things about this is the way it has significantly interfered in years of school children's education. i think we had a round of the government not stumping up the money effectively to pay for what it was reportedly required to catch up and it is one of the things that does concern me as we slowly come out of the pandemic, just, there are going to be so many consequences. there are also to be loads of unintended consequences and ifeel thatis unintended consequences and ifeel that is unfortunate as well because it means that for the next five years, probably the next 20 years, the ministers will be standing at
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the ministers will be standing at the dispatch box saying, it is all the dispatch box saying, it is all the fault of covid but i'm concerned this will be used as a catchall excuse for every government minister for years to come. excuse for every government minister for years to come-— for years to come. yes, it is all down to covid, _ for years to come. yes, it is all down to covid, if— for years to come. yes, it is all down to covid, if it _ for years to come. yes, it is all down to covid, if it is _ for years to come. yes, it is all down to covid, if it is economic downturn, if there is failure of particular services, etc. that is a fair point. interesting, caroline, we have the daily mail and also the scottish daily mail and i mention that because the daily mail has 100,000 pupils lost to lockdown but the scottish daily mail has 100,000 also the figure but this time, 100,000 people in scotland believed to have a debilitating condition, in other words long covid. it depends when you're —— where you are reading it but the message is the same, a lot of long—term consequences for people. we lot of long-term consequences for --eole. ~ ., , lot of long-term consequences for neale, . ., , ., ~' lot of long-term consequences for n-eole. . . , . ~ . people. we have been talking about this for the past _ people. we have been talking about this for the past year _ people. we have been talking about this for the past year and _ people. we have been talking about this for the past year and one - people. we have been talking about this for the past year and one of - this for the past year and one of the sad — this for the past year and one of the sad stories is the inequality being _ the sad stories is the inequality being impacted and being exaggerated through— being impacted and being exaggerated through lockdown, for example, children— through lockdown, for example, children who are not able to attend school _ children who are not able to attend school for — children who are not able to attend
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school for seven months, some of those _ school for seven months, some of those better off children in better areas _ those better off children in better areas going to better schools, or at least _ areas going to better schools, or at least more — areas going to better schools, or at least more economically resourceful schools. _ least more economically resourceful schools, were furnished with laptops to -o schools, were furnished with laptops to go home — schools, were furnished with laptops to go home with, computers, spare books, _ to go home with, computers, spare books, there was enough spare to go round, _ books, there was enough spare to go round, whereas we have seen there are some _ round, whereas we have seen there are some huge gaps where that wasn't the case _ are some huge gaps where that wasn't the case and _ are some huge gaps where that wasn't the case and i think that is going to be _ the case and i think that is going to be another statistic that again we will— to be another statistic that again we will be — to be another statistic that again we will be hearing about. good luck to sajid _ we will be hearing about. good luck to sajid javid because he has a lot on his— to sajid javid because he has a lot on his plate and so does every other cabinet _ on his plate and so does every other cabinet minister dealing with all the things but the good news is the vaccine _ the things but the good news is the vaccine appears to have worked, we are edging _ vaccine appears to have worked, we are edging ourway vaccine appears to have worked, we are edging our way towards freedom, whatever— are edging our way towards freedom, whatever that looks like mine the next few — whatever that looks like mine the next few weeks and months but it 'ust next few weeks and months but it just means — next few weeks and months but it just means a fresh wave of what were not short—term problems but are now increasingly— not short—term problems but are now increasingly looming and need to be addressed. ., , , ., increasingly looming and need to be addressed. ., , , addressed. tony, focus of the story on the front — addressed. tony, focus of the story on the front of— addressed. tony, focus of the story on the front of the _ addressed. tony, focus of the story on the front of the financial- addressed. tony, focus of the story on the front of the financial times. | on the front of the financial times. i mentioned it in passing, one of the ongoing consequences and it is hard to tease it apart for the covid effect but clearly the government would acknowledge there has been a
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change in relations. this would acknowledge there has been a change in relations.— change in relations. this is not unexnected — change in relations. this is not unexpected for _ change in relations. this is not unexpected for those - change in relations. this is not unexpected for those of - change in relations. this is not unexpected for those of us - change in relations. this is not| unexpected for those of us who change in relations. this is not - unexpected for those of us who have been following brexit closely, particularly smaller business are finding it difficult to deal with some of the barriers and regulation thatis some of the barriers and regulation that is required to trade with the year. we do have a zero tariff deal with the european union but some smaller businesses have temporally stopped trading with the eu the problem is that we have liz truss trumpeting her brilliant new deal would lichtenstein. whilst that may over time produce new trade routes and it may over time, like the australia deal, boost the uk economy, the point is that it is right now that businesses with the eu are feeling ill effects of the realities of the new trading relationship. it’s realities of the new trading relationship. it's interesting,
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caroline. _ relationship. it's interesting, caroline, this _ relationship. it's interesting, caroline, this is _ relationship. it's interesting, caroline, this is not, - relationship. it's interesting, caroline, this is not, as - relationship. it's interesting, caroline, this is not, as tonyj relationship. it's interesting, - caroline, this is not, as tony said, it is a tariff free deal, which is good news, but it is what in the jargon is called nontariff trade barriers, so things like, we are not sure if this food is healthy or if it has been stored properly, we need to see where it was before it came here, all the things that can delay and therefore mean a product isn't wanted, therefore nobody pays for it or is prepared to buy it any more. it cuts massively into the profit margins — it cuts massively into the profit margins. what i'm surprised by is that any— margins. what i'm surprised by is that any of— margins. what i'm surprised by is that any of this is coming as a shock — that any of this is coming as a shock. everyday we hear of another industrv _ shock. everyday we hear of another industry being affected. i have doing — industry being affected. i have doing a — industry being affected. i have doing a lot of work today on the tv industry— doing a lot of work today on the tv industry facing possible impact of the eu _ industry facing possible impact of the eu deciding that european quotas will not _ the eu deciding that european quotas will not allow so much english or british— will not allow so much english or british tv — will not allow so much english or british tv production into their countries — british tv production into their countries because it impacts on the guotas _ countries because it impacts on the quotas they have protected for languages less spoken in different countries — languages less spoken in different countries that we do not normally think— countries that we do not normally think of— countries that we do not normally think of in— countries that we do not normally think of in terms of tv production, opportunities for them clearly, there _ opportunities for them clearly, there is— opportunities for them clearly, there is a — opportunities for them clearly, there is a market opening up, this is going _
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there is a market opening up, this is going to — there is a market opening up, this is going to bite. it may not yet come — is going to bite. it may not yet come to— is going to bite. it may not yet come to pass but it is another round of negotiations, similar with the music— of negotiations, similar with the music industry, touring, we have talked _ music industry, touring, we have talked about fishing and meat but there _ talked about fishing and meat but there is— talked about fishing and meat but there is always something that is going _ there is always something that is going to — there is always something that is going to be effective. perhaps we were _ going to be effective. perhaps we were short—sighted thinking that because — were short—sighted thinking that because 0k, we wave the flag, we got the deal. _ because 0k, we wave the flag, we got the deal, that was not the end of the deal, that was not the end of the storv — the deal, that was not the end of the story. it was barely the beginning of the story for that we are going — beginning of the story for that we are going to be eating this out in various— are going to be eating this out in various different industries for years — various different industries for ears. ., , , years. for us it is the end. tony and karen. _ years. for us it is the end. tony and karen, thank _ years. for us it is the end. tony and karen, thank you _ years. for us it is the end. tony and karen, thank you very - years. for us it is the end. tony. and karen, thank you very much. years. for us it is the end. tony i and karen, thank you very much. i know you will report backjust after half past 11. —— mike tony and karen. stay with us for a covered click followed by the weather.
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welcome to my new office. it has one advantage, it can be absolutely anywhere. advantage, it can be absolutely an here. ., . ~ anywhere. hello, nice port! are you avoidin: anywhere. hello, nice port! are you avoiding me — anywhere. hello, nice port! are you avoiding me in _ anywhere. hello, nice port! are you avoiding me in their? _ anywhere. hello, nice port! are you avoiding me in their? as _ anywhere. hello, nice port! are you avoiding me in their? as we - anywhere. hello, nice port! are you avoiding me in their? as we start i anywhere. hello, nice port! are you avoiding me in their? as we start to talk about the future of workspaces post—pandemic, this is one idea. they can be placed in the middle of an open plan office or a public place like a coffee shop, giving people the opportunity to be able to work in a safe and private space. this is about a future where people are starting to work perfectly in offices and party elsewhere. this hybrid working we are hearing so much about. it is all very well work
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in a cafe but sometimes you do need to take a private call or a private meeting. to to take a private call or a private meetinu. ., ., to take a private call or a private meetin. _ ., ., to take a private call or a private meetinu. ., ., i. meeting. to do so, you find the nearest pod _ meeting. to do so, you find the nearest pod via _ meeting. to do so, you find the nearest pod via the _ meeting. to do so, you find the nearest pod via the app - meeting. to do so, you find the nearest pod via the app where l meeting. to do so, you find the i nearest pod via the app where you can book it and pay for it. it is fully ventilated and the company is trialling using special lights to kill off any bacteria and viruses. this is a 1—person pod, there will be four and six people pod is coming too. then we can all —— when we can all share the same error again. but lara has been seeing a different type of pod that really does move. lara: many people who've taken a breakfrom using public transport may feel a bit intimidated about returning to it. so i've come to take a look at the making of what's being called a post—pandemic vehicle. this concept pod would sit somewhere between a bus and a taxi, both in size and cost, and could be booked, summoned and paid for via your smartphone.
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it'd be well ventilated, clearly labelled when safe to use, and moving screens would provide customisable—sized carriages. one could imagine being downstairs on a bus or on a train, that carriage could be configurable, so that's something we're working with manufacturers on to look at how they can configure vehicles to make them more friendly for multi—people use. and doing it via a mobile phone means you don't have to actually touch anything. exactly right. obviously a lot of benefits in the post—covid world but is this based around a vehicle that you created before? pre—covid, we were still using that user—centred design philosophy, and what were people's issues them? they were more interested in comfort, for example, or motion sickness. in autonomous vehicles, we can programme how gently they take off and what sort of acceleration and deceleration they give to the occupant in order to minimise that motion sickness dose, and so make the journey
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more comfortable. but wouldn't it be nice if you just didn't need to travel so far? spencer: yes, and that, my friend, is where working from home might morph into working near home. if the pandemic�*s left you sick of typing at the kitchen table, then this new local desk—booking app could be for you. narau launched last year and it lists desks in 350 locations, including co—working spaces, offices and hotels. this is the closest workspace to where i live and narau says this is different from the tradition co—working model where you would rent access to a dedicated co—working space on a longish—term contract, maybe month to month, but with this service, individuals can lease out spare desks and workers can work for as little as an hour without a contract. they say it's a bit
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like airbnb, but for desks. with many office spaces now sitting empty, a service like this could help building owners to monetise underused properties, with the app taking 10% of the fees and also giving users more flexibility on the type of place they want to work. so whether you're kind of relatively introverted, you might want to space that is quiet, and that might be more suited to you or if you might be more extroverted and want to go to a super creative space. people now don't need to go to an office space to show that they are working. introverted and while it's mostly being used by individuals, some companies are also using the app to help their employees work remotely too. these days it is all about keeping hands clean. we are used to greeted by hand sanitiser anywhere we go
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these days. your work pass would have an id tag in it which sets off an alert if you walk straight past this. so a discrete text message will arrive on your phone reminding you to go back again and clean your hands. there we go, job done. just don't have your ring tone set to loud stop pre—pandemic, savortex had focused on smart hand dryers that counted how many people used them compared to how many passed by. some maybejust didn't dry their hands but many didn't wash them, yuck. and then covid struck. however the future of our workplaces may play out, one thing can be fairly sure, and that's that they're changing. pardon? i can't see what's happening outside. what are you doing? i'm coming out! ok, right now, we are smack bang in the middle of
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euro 2020. are you enjoying it? yeah, you? yeah, iam, actually. i like a good shout in front of the tv and, quite frankly, i need that right now. indeed, but as the excitement heightens, there is growing evidence that playing the game may not actually be so good for you, as repeatedly heading the ball could actually, long—term, lead to head injuries, so paul carter has been taking a look at one piece of tech researchers are using to learn more. newsreel: the west german attack had bite and purpose. _ on they came again. concussion is a growing concern in professional sport, but it's not always as obvious as being knocked out cold. there's also growing concern about the potential for much longer—term damage. football is a sport increasingly coming under scrutiny in this area. a recent paper by glasgow university
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found that ex—footballers are 3.5 times more likely to die of dementia potentially caused by heading the ball. it's due to what is called sub—concussive head impacts, lower—impact hits that, frequently repeated, can have a residual effect. when football players head a ball, we can detect that you get changes in the electrical circuitry. to what you call the sub—concussive hits, you're not getting any symptoms and, in many ways, that is more sinister because you can have these sub—concussive hits week in, week out over a number of years and not detect them. the effect is starting to show in football heroes of the past. five out of the 11—man 1966 world cup—winning squad developed dementia in later life. these kinds of impacts aren'tjust a concern for seasoned pros, they can affect anyone, professionals, amateurs and especially children and teenagers.
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the effects of sub—concussion is far greater in children. you can see it in severe cases. the recovery time is far, far longer. but edinburgh—based company hit has come up with a piece of technology they think might tackle the problem by measuring how much impact an athlete sustains to the head when taking part in sport. i went to their lab at heriot—watt university to see their final stages of testing. and what we're doing is we're basically calibrating the accelerometer that's in the back of the head in the hit device to give us a really good indication of kind of how sensitive the accelerometer is and if we need to maybe alter that or if it's all good to go. would that be kind of the equivalent of the sort of impacts people might be getting in a real—world situation, or are you sort of going beyond that? so what we're doing here, the 60 gs is our threshold impact. what we would do there is put an adult rugby player, or an adult, anyone that's
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not wearing a helmet, and that is risky and it's dangerous. we want you to be checked out. for this one, you are seeing that movement down, the band of the head similar to when you get whiplash with your head off the ground. godspeed, mr head. three, two, one... that looks pretty dramatic. so you've got the numbers there? we've got the numbers here. you're seeing the impact. so you're seeing the impacts. we are able to count all of your impacts in a traffic light system. obviously 9 gs, anything up to 20 at the moment, is deemed safe. amber is when it's getting a bit risky and red, we want you to get off and get checked out for any symptoms. seeing it in the lab brings home how hard these impacts actually are, and how we overlook them in the speed of the game. it's certainly not something i would want to happen to my head. but to understand how this
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transfers onto the pitch, we met with some members of the heriot—watt women's football team who are trying out the device. there we go, so it's picked up this first header. there was a ten g one, so it's gone up now, so that's the new highest one, as we're watching. but that's still sort of within safe... within the safe range, of course. it is the accumulation. you're seeing research at the moment suggesting 20 headers or 15 gs is showing a change in brain that would take 2a hours to recover when we go outside to play sport, how often do we think about the hidden costs to our heads? it's particularly easy to see how this technology could be used with children to really understand the impact young heads are taking playing games at school. being able to see the hits that we are sustaining when playing sport may well help us consider how much we are putting are brains through. i really do think that real—time sensors is the way to go. we can act quickly,
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quantify concussion better, sub—concussion better, and take action to prevent early onset dementia. but all this does raise the question — should we really be using our heads at all? and that's it for this week. the full—length version is waiting for you right now on the iplayer. it is. you right now on the iplayer. it is, and ou you right now on the iplayer. it is, and you can _ you right now on the iplayer. it is, and you can keep _ you right now on the iplayer. it is, and you can keep up _ you right now on the iplayer. it is, and you can keep up with - you right now on the iplayer. it 3 and you can keep up with the team on social media throughout the week. you can find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter. thanks for watching, see you soon. bye—bye. hello. it is a bit of a mixed
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forecast across the uk. something of a north—south split at the moment and for the next few days. high—pressure holding on across scotland, northern ireland, low closer to the south, throwing showers and longer spells of rain across england and wales to the monday morning starts on a cloudy note, bringing some heavy showers initially in the west. later we will see some of those pushing into parts of eastern england and thunderstorms developing along the south coast. if you do catch one of these it could be torrential with hail and localised flooding. further north, lots of dry and sunny and bright weather. the clear skies will last into monday evening and overnight into monday evening and overnight into tuesday in the north, temperatures getting down to about single figures that are mild in the south with all the cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain for that much of england and wales on tuesday will be cloudy and showery. we could see some heavy showers developing once again, thunderstorms in the south—east during the afternoon. plenty of sunshine for the north and highs of around 23. bye—bye.
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