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attacking cities, and threatening to over—run the capital of helmand province. the uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which a british national was killed. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the editor of yorkshire women's life, dawn—maria france, and the former pensions minister, ros altmann. let's start with the metro and another golden day for team gb at the olympics. it features gold medalists max whitlock and charlotte worthington, but also duncan scott
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after he became the first british athlete to ever win four medals at the games. the telegraph says that booster vaccines are set to be offered to 32 million people in the uk starting next month, with up to 2000 pharmacies poised to deliver the programme. in the times — tory mps and travel industry criticise the governement over plans to introduce a new amber watchlist of countries at risk of moving to the travel red list with little warning. and according to the guardian, there's another rebellion awaiting the prime minister over the treasury spending this autumn, after a high—profile mp hit out at the "intolerable" levels of hardship in their �*blue wall�* constituency. a daily mail exclusive reveals that growing number of patients are having to pay for life—saving surgery because of large nhs waiting lists. according to the ft, there are signs of a "housing fever" as house prices boom in almost every major economy in the wake of the pandemic, which revives concerns over potential threats to financial stability.
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let's start with the fun stuff. let's start with the fun stuff. let's look at the guardian, and this extraordinary picture, ros, of charlotte worthington to stop you have to look twice, because it is a women hang upside down in this picture, and she is under a bicycle doing a 360 degrees black foot. find doing a 360 degrees black foot. and landinu doing a 360 degrees black foot. fific landing it. wonderful. it has never been done before, apparently. and shejust been done before, apparently. and she just stunned everybody and she went straight and got to the gold. she says, you have to gamble, which i love. you have to take a chance, and she she says, you have to gamble, which i love. you have to take a chance, and she must she says, you have to gamble, which i love. you have to take a chance, and she must have she says, you have to gamble, which i love. you have to take a chance, and she must have practised she says, you have to gamble, which i love. you have to take a chance, and she must have practised and practised so many times, and she knew she could do it. and she pulled it off on the day. it was really breathtaking to watch. and i think we can all be so proud of our team performance. gold medals in so many different sports, silvers, bronzes,
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bodilly are doing so brilliantly at these games, and it is fantastic to have something to lift us now. it have something to lift us now. it is. dawn—maria, we know is far from is. dawn—maria, we know is farfrom hearing athletes just how much pressure these crucial scratch people are under. so, to pull it out of the back when it most matters as charlotte worthington did us all the more remarkable. it is charlotte worthington did us all the more remarkable.— more remarkable. it is absolutely remarkable _ more remarkable. it is absolutely remarkable and _ more remarkable. it is absolutely remarkable and it _ more remarkable. it is absolutely remarkable and it just _ more remarkable. it is absolutely remarkable and itjust gives - more remarkable. it is absolutely remarkable and itjust gives the l remarkable and it just gives the country— remarkable and it just gives the country a — remarkable and it just gives the country a lift stop the games have been _ country a lift stop the games have been splendid. i'm not a sporty person— been splendid. i'm not a sporty person myself, but it has been great to see, _ person myself, but it has been great to see, to— person myself, but it has been great to see, to see the medals coming in. and we _ to see, to see the medals coming in. and we needed something to lift the country. _ and we needed something to lift the country, and these are called medals and the _ country, and these are called medals and the olympics hasjust done that. it has _ and the olympics hasjust done that. it has got _ and the olympics hasjust done that. it has got us to unite behind the athletes. — it has got us to unite behind the athletes, and it is a good news story, — athletes, and it is a good news story, and _ athletes, and it is a good news story, and we needed that with all
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the covid — story, and we needed that with all the covid stories out there. i story, and we needed that with all the covid stories out there.- the covid stories out there. i hope the covid stories out there. i hope the athletes _ the covid stories out there. i hope the athletes realise _ the covid stories out there. i hope the athletes realise how— the covid stories out there. i hope the athletes realise how much - the covid stories out there. i hope l the athletes realise how much there has been patchy, because they are performing and front of a cheering audience, so it must be a very rarefied experience for them. we will come back to the guardian in a minute. on the telegraph, booster shots 432 million people to begin next month. we haven't quite funny to vaccinating people for the first i knew it, but this is to get ahead of problems could be in the autumn and winter. it of problems could be in the autumn and winter. , ., , ., , of problems could be in the autumn and winter-— and winter. it is, on the plan is to start as early _ and winter. it is, on the plan is to start as early as _ and winter. it is, on the plan is to start as early as september- and winter. it is, on the plan is to start as early as september the l start as early as september the sets, and they're hoping to push forward this programme before early december. so, it is quite an advance programme, but if it people it is a good idea. and i like the fact it are working with local pharmacists as well, so they have got a plan in place to protect us as we move
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towards winter, which has got to be a good thing for all of us, really. at the same time, ros, the drive to get younger people to come forward. it will no doubt run in parallel, in tandem with that. what you make of the idea of giving young people incentives like discounts on takeaway food to get them to come forward? iiii takeaway food to get them to come forward? _, , ., takeaway food to get them to come forward? ,., ., , _ ., forward? if companies are happy to do that, i forward? if companies are happy to do that, l think — forward? if companies are happy to do that, l think it's _ forward? if companies are happy to do that, i think it's brilliant. - do that, i think it's brilliant. they— do that, i think it's brilliant. they say, _ do that, i think it's brilliant. they say, if you have double jobs, people _ they say, if you have double jobs, people give you a discount or pizzas or whatever — people give you a discount or pizzas or whatever it is, and that works. that _ or whatever it is, and that works. that is— or whatever it is, and that works. that is great, because i understand that maybe — that is great, because i understand that maybe some people are a little bit reluctant, or have read some stories— bit reluctant, or have read some stories on— bit reluctant, or have read some stories on the internets, and unfortunately there are some terrible — unfortunately there are some terrible anti—vaccination sites, or pull starter — terrible anti—vaccination sites, or pull starter going around. but at the end — pull starter going around. but at the end of— pull starter going around. but at the end of the day, it is something that is— the end of the day, it is something that is sure — the end of the day, it is something that is sure to protect them and to
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protect— that is sure to protect them and to protect everybody else. so, in addition — protect everybody else. so, in addition to 2.5 million jabs a week for the _ addition to 2.5 million jabs a week for the over— addition to 2.5 million jabs a week for the over 50s, the blisters that we are _ for the over 50s, the blisters that we are going to have to run to see, we are going to have to run to see, we need _ we are going to have to run to see, we need to— we are going to have to run to see, we need to get as many of the younger— we need to get as many of the younger people as possible to come forward _ younger people as possible to come forward. and that will help all of us. forward. and that will help all of us it— forward. and that will help all of us it will— forward. and that will help all of us. it will also help everybody open up us. it will also help everybody open up and _ us. it will also help everybody open up and get — us. it will also help everybody open up and get back to some kind of normal— up and get back to some kind of normal life, where we can all love without _ normal life, where we can all love without this terrible fear. dawn—maria come as a process could become an annual thing, like flu vaccines, that we are going to have to keep being re—immunised, re—inoculated. to keep being re-immunised, re-inoculated._ to keep being re-immunised, re-inoculated. , , ,, re-inoculated. yes, it sounds like it is going — re-inoculated. yes, it sounds like it is going to _ re-inoculated. yes, it sounds like it is going to be — re-inoculated. yes, it sounds like it is going to be part _ re-inoculated. yes, it sounds like it is going to be part of _ re-inoculated. yes, it sounds like it is going to be part of our - re-inoculated. yes, it sounds like it is going to be part of our daily l it is going to be part of our daily life, really. so, if you can get ahead of it, any tools that we can use to protect yourself and each other has to be a good thing, really. other has to be a good thing, reall . , ., , ., ., really. the times, tories or fault of a new crackdown _ really. the times, tories or fault of a new crackdown on _ really. the times, tories or fault of a new crackdown on holidays. | really. the times, tories or fault i
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of a new crackdown on holidays. we have got different parts of the conservative party and seeing different things. rishi sunak said we need to get the country opens up again, reduce the number of restrictions that people face, but grant shapps looks like he is pushing in another direction on this occasion. is pushing in another direction on this occasion. , ., ., pushing in another direction on this occasion. ., ., , occasion. is that correct? that is correct, occasion. is that correct? that is correct. but _ occasion. is that correct? that is correct, but we _ occasion. is that correct? that is correct, but we need _ occasion. is that correct? that is correct, but we need to - occasion. is that correct? that is l correct, but we need to remember that the travel industry supports 3.8 millionjobs, and it is worth £257 billion, which is 10% of the uk gdp. £257 billion, which is 1096 of the uk gdp. ~ ., ., , £257 billion, which is 1096 of the uk gdp. .,_ gdp. we need to actually support the travel industry. _ gdp. we need to actually support the travel industry. the _ gdp. we need to actually support the travel industry. the messages - gdp. we need to actually support the travel industry. the messages are - travel industry. the messages are mixed. travel industry. the messages are mixed- you _ travel industry. the messages are mixed. you can _ travel industry. the messages are mixed. you can go _ travel industry. the messages are mixed. you can go to _ travel industry. the messages are mixed. you can go to a _ travel industry. the messages are mixed. you can go to a green - travel industry. the messages are . mixed. you can go to a green country and what you are that they could turn into an amber country. people do not know what is going on. the messages are so mixed we don't know what we're doing. we cannot plan ahead, and we need to have clear messaging so that the public know which countries they can go to. i mean, why don't theyjust have
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either you can go to a green country, or stay at home? having a green country and an amber country, and having the traffic lights is very complicated indeed, and i don't think that is helping the travel industry at all, and it is not helping the general public to plan ahead either. i helping the general public to plan ahead either.— ahead either. i thinki have been grant shapps — ahead either. i thinki have been grant shapps in _ ahead either. i thinki have been grant shapps in the _ ahead either. i thinki have been grant shapps in the wrong - ahead either. i thinki have been| grant shapps in the wrong camp, there. i apologise for that. grant shapps is pushing for travel to open up shapps is pushing for travel to open up as well. it is fiendishly complicated, for the government to know quite what to do and for us to keep abreast of it. and further your holiday, you might put off twice over the last couple of years is going to go ahead. absolutely. in my view, this going to go ahead. absolutely. in my view. this is — going to go ahead. absolutely. in my view, this is ludicrous _ going to go ahead. absolutely. in my view, this is ludicrous complexity, i view, this is ludicrous complexity, horrendous — view, this is ludicrous complexity, horrendous uncertainty. it causes huge _ horrendous uncertainty. it causes huge anxiety, and at the end of the day, we _ huge anxiety, and at the end of the day, we are — huge anxiety, and at the end of the day, we are a successful country that has — day, we are a successful country that has done so much vaccination of
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our country. — that has done so much vaccination of our country, and the amber list and the watch _ our country, and the amber list and the watch list and the amber plus this, _ the watch list and the amber plus this, it's — the watch list and the amber plus this, it's impossible to know what's what~ _ this, it's impossible to know what's what~ and — this, it's impossible to know what's what. and also the government hasn't really— what. and also the government hasn't really been _ what. and also the government hasn't really been able to explain or justify— really been able to explain or justify what pits countries into these — justify what pits countries into these traffic light categories, because _ these traffic light categories, because a number of the amber or amber— because a number of the amber or amber pius— because a number of the amber or amber plus countries seem to have a better— amber plus countries seem to have a better track — amber plus countries seem to have a better track record than we do. so, it is really— better track record than we do. so, it is really confusing, and i think it's time — it is really confusing, and i think it's time to _ it is really confusing, and i think it's time to open up travel, let people — it's time to open up travel, let people have their holidays, and at least _ people have their holidays, and at least once — people have their holidays, and at least once they are abroad, if they have _ least once they are abroad, if they have gone, — least once they are abroad, if they have gone, you don't change the rules— have gone, you don't change the rules for— have gone, you don't change the rules for people who are out there. but that— rules for people who are out there. but that will surprise people to say that, because some people might be overseas for quite some time, and the picture can change that period. given that we are vaccinated, and kevin _ given that we are vaccinated, and kevin that, — given that we are vaccinated, and kevin that, at the moment, there
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doesn't _ kevin that, at the moment, there doesn't seem to be vaccine resistance to any of the variants that have — resistance to any of the variants that have been found, people may get ill, that have been found, people may get it, but— that have been found, people may get it, but they— that have been found, people may get ill, but they are not getting seriously ill, in general. and of course, — seriously ill, in general. and of course, people need holidays. it's notjust_ course, people need holidays. it's not just about covid. there are people — not just about covid. there are people who have been separated from families, _ people who have been separated from families, from loved ones, or his mental— families, from loved ones, or his mental health is really suffering because — mental health is really suffering because of covid and all the restrictions around it. so, i do think— restrictions around it. so, i do think that _ restrictions around it. so, i do think that there is huge need to say, _ think that there is huge need to say, we — think that there is huge need to say, we have really been successful. people _ say, we have really been successful. people need a holiday. and it is already— people need a holiday. and it is already difficult enough because of the testing stop and of course the testing _ the testing stop and of course the testing is— the testing stop and of course the testing is necessary, but then to add there — testing is necessary, but then to add there chopping and changing, and one might _ add there chopping and changing, and one might is right, one minute it is amber, _ one might is right, one minute it is amber, then— one might is right, one minute it is amber, then green, then amber, then amber— amber, then green, then amber, then amber pius _ amber, then green, then amber, then amber plus. and it is in the statistics— amber plus. and it is in the statistics being provided to anyone
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tojustifv_ statistics being provided to anyone tojustify it. parliament is meant tojustify it. parliament is meant to have — tojustify it. parliament is meant to have approved all of these things. — to have approved all of these things, and we're not sitting, and we are _ things, and we're not sitting, and we are not— things, and we're not sitting, and we are not being given the actual evidence — we are not being given the actual evidence. of course we need to control— evidence. of course we need to control covid, and of course we need be vigilant. _ control covid, and of course we need be vigilant, but if people are tested — be vigilant, but if people are tested before they come and tested when they arrive, then i think a lot of the _ when they arrive, then i think a lot of the extra — when they arrive, then i think a lot of the extra restrictions seem to me to be _ of the extra restrictions seem to me to be over— of the extra restrictions seem to me to be over the top.— to be over the top. let's look at the guardian, _ to be over the top. let's look at the guardian, another- to be over the top. let's look at the guardian, another revolt. i to be over the top. let's look at i the guardian, another revolt. this is in particular referring to steve baker, who is the mp for wycombe in buckinghamshire. infact, quite baker, who is the mp for wycombe in buckinghamshire. in fact, quite a lot of them, senior conservatives, signing in opposition to the cuts on universal credit, that £20 big increase we saw during covid. this really disturbs _ increase we saw during covid. ti 3 really disturbs me, that the department of and pensions penalising some of the purest people in the country, who do need that £20
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uplift. and i think that they should really revise the plans and look at how it affects the day—to—day lives of people that are really struggling. let us all trust, they have got a network of 1300 centres, that are doing food parcels, they report that 1.2 million emergency food parcels were handed out in the six months from september. —— trussell trust. and so we do have the crisis in this country, and we are seeing it exposed with covid, and i believe that the department of and i believe that the department of and pensions really need to consider how much the £20 uplift means to a lot of people come and how it helps them to get through their day—to—day needs. covid has exposed so much poverty and hardship, and i do believe the department of and pensions need to address that
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urgently. pensions need to address that uraentl . ., pensions need to address that uraentl . . . ., , pensions need to address that uraentl . ., . . , ., urgently. there are certainly going to be coming _ urgently. there are certainly going to be coming under— urgently. there are certainly going to be coming under pressure. - to be coming under pressure. business versus first person to fill at least 40% of company boards with women. and in that article, it says that more than 100 ftse 350 companies still haven't met the earlier target of 33%. youtube women strike me as exactly the kind of people and businesses approach. during the approach? have you sat on boards? you must have done, ros, but your background. i boards? you must have done, ros, but your background-— your background. i have, but there is no doubt — your background. i have, but there is no doubt that _ your background. i have, but there is no doubt that there _ your background. i have, but there is no doubt that there is _ your background. i have, but there is no doubt that there is a - your background. i have, but there is no doubt that there is a deficit . is no doubt that there is a deficit at board — is no doubt that there is a deficit at board level for women, i had my groups— at board level for women, i had my groups in— at board level for women, i had my groups in general, actually. and what _ groups in general, actually. and what this— groups in general, actually. and what this is saying is that the review, — what this is saying is that the review, which recommended at least one third _ review, which recommended at least one third of— review, which recommended at least one third of boards for ftse 350 companies should be women, now wants to -o
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companies should be women, now wants to go further— companies should be women, now wants to go further in the next review and say that— to go further in the next review and say that it _ to go further in the next review and say that it should be at least 40% of women — say that it should be at least 40% of women. as you say, at the moment, we are _ of women. as you say, at the moment, we are not— of women. as you say, at the moment, we are not getting enough women coming _ we are not getting enough women coming forward. i'm hoping that as we go _ coming forward. i'm hoping that as we go on _ coming forward. i'm hoping that as we go on and more women end up being in more— we go on and more women end up being in more senior— we go on and more women end up being in more senior positions, that that will start— in more senior positions, that that will start to — in more senior positions, that that will start to change. it's about time — will start to change. it's about time i— will start to change. it's about time. i really believe that having a board _ time. i really believe that having a board with — time. i really believe that having a board with diverse backgrounds, women, — board with diverse backgrounds, women, men, minority groups, that should— women, men, minority groups, that should be _ women, men, minority groups, that should be much more efficient in running — should be much more efficient in running a — should be much more efficient in running a business, especially a consumer— running a business, especially a consumer facing business... the evidence there, _ consumer facing business... tie: evidence there, very briefly, consumer facing business... ti9: evidence there, very briefly, it is that it evidence there, very briefly, it is thatitis evidence there, very briefly, it is that it is good for business. the bottom line _ that it is good for business. ti9 bottom line benefit. it is, absolutely, but i think you can go further, they should go to schools and teach children about the leadership roles and about being
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board members. ithink leadership roles and about being board members. i think we should go into communities and show that it is doable. so many communities were glad to be part of a board but don't think it's something that is open to them. and i think if they run into schools, women could be mentors to children in state schools and show thatis children in state schools and show that is doable, and show that you can inspire to put on a board. i think that would be a better message going forward. fight! think that would be a better message going forward-— think that would be a better message auoin forward. : , ::f :, going forward. and maybe 5096 women, eventuall . going forward. and maybe 5096 women, eventually. let's _ going forward. and maybe 5096 women, eventually. let's not _ going forward. and maybe 5096 women, eventually. let's not get _ going forward. and maybe 5096 women, eventually. let's not get ahead - going forward. and maybe 5096 women, eventually. let's not get ahead of - eventually. let's not get ahead of us. that would never do, would it? ros, dawn—maria, lovely to see you both. hopefully in person, eventually. take care. thank you for joining us. that's it for the papers tonight. next it's the film review.
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