tv The Papers BBC News December 4, 2021 10:30pm-11:01pm GMT
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—— lu kewsa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines. pre—departure tests will be required for all arrivals into the uk from tuesday to stop the spread of the omicron variant as nigeria becomes the latest country to be added to the travel red list. thousands of homes in scotland and northern england begin a second weekend without power after storm arwen. the parents of a teenager suspected of a deadly school shooting have pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter after they were found hiding in a basement at least one person has been killed and dozens injured after a volcano erupts on the indonesian island of java.
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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown and the director of communications at the free market think tank, the institute of economics affairs, annabel denham. let's take a first look at some of tomorrow's front front pages starting with the sunday mirror, which has spoken to relatives of covid victims who describe number 10 holding parties last christmas as "a slap in the face". there's a poll in the observer from yougov, which says trust in politicians has fallen dramatically since boris johnson become pm. the sunday times says doctors are angry that unvaccinated people are taking up hospital beds and delaying vital procedures. recollections from prince william about his mother is the top story
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in the sunday express. and he's also on the front of the sunday telegraph, which also reports on ministers planning to roll out an anti—viral covid treatment by christmas. so let's begin. it's lovely to have you with us. yasmin, you're going to kick us off and we're going with the front page of the sunday telegraph, the headline, covid pill to be rolled out before christmas.— headline, covid pill to be rolled out before christmas. yeah, which is an interesting _ out before christmas. yeah, which is an interesting story. _ out before christmas. yeah, which is an interesting story. people - out before christmas. yeah, which is an interesting story. people were - an interesting story. people were expecting this to happen next year. according to the sunday telegraph, which is borisjohnson�*s court bulletin, he and sajid javid want to get this out at christmas which is
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great because apparently what this pill does is reduce the symptoms and makes the illness much less dangerous and lethal than it has been for a lot of people. in many ways it is a very good story. my only anxiety is this, that the numbers we have of unvaccinated people in hospitals and we will talk about that later, will they be given the pill? do you have to be vaccinated? medically how does it work? i suppose it will become clearer but it is a bit of good news in a dark time.— in a dark time. there have been uuite a in a dark time. there have been quite a few— in a dark time. there have been quite a few treatments - in a dark time. there have been quite a few treatments and - quite a few treatments and medications that we have heard more and more about over the last few days. we've heard about the antivirals, they were spoken about a fair bit, but this is interesting, the covid pill.— fair bit, but this is interesting, the covid ill. , . �*, the covid pill. yes indeed and let's ho -e it's the covid pill. yes indeed and let's hepe it's a — the covid pill. yes indeed and let's hepe it's a game — the covid pill. yes indeed and let's hope it's a game changer- the covid pill. yes indeed and let's hope it's a game changer that -
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the covid pill. yes indeed and let's hope it's a game changer that the | hope it's a game changer that the health _ hope it's a game changer that the health secretary is claiming that it could _ health secretary is claiming that it could be — health secretary is claiming that it could be. we are all, especially the government, seeking good news ahead of christmas. for a while in autumn, it looks _ of christmas. for a while in autumn, it looks like — of christmas. for a while in autumn, it looks like the english epidemic was well— it looks like the english epidemic was well and truly over, that we were _ was well and truly over, that we were learning to live with covid, restrictions had been lifted, although there were increases and dips in _ although there were increases and dips in the — although there were increases and dips in the number of covid cases. it dips in the number of covid cases. it seemed — dips in the number of covid cases. it seemed like the vaccines had broken — it seemed like the vaccines had broken that link between infections and hospitalisations and deaths and omicron _ and hospitalisations and deaths and omicron landed on our shores and we were plunged back into some restrictions with the threat of lockdown hanging over our heads so i think there's — lockdown hanging over our heads so i think there's a lot of hope that this new— think there's a lot of hope that this new treatment can save christmas, can save lives and honefuiiy_ christmas, can save lives and hopefully allow us to go back to where _ hopefully allow us to go back to where we — hopefully allow us to go back to where we were a couple of months ago as soon— where we were a couple of months ago as soon as _ where we were a couple of months ago as soon as possible.— as soon as possible. annabel, is this a repurposed _ as soon as possible. annabel, is this a repurposed medication . as soon as possible. annabel, is this a repurposed medication or|
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as soon as possible. annabel, is - this a repurposed medication or has this a repurposed medication or has this been made specifically for covid? �* ., ., , , �* covid? i'm not actually sure, i'm not familiar— covid? i'm not actually sure, i'm not familiar with _ covid? i'm not actually sure, i'm not familiar with how _ covid? i'm not actually sure, i'm not familiar with how it - covid? i'm not actually sure, i'm not familiar with how it differs i not familiar with how it differs from — not familiar with how it differs from prior— not familiar with how it differs from prior treatments. not familiar with how it differs from priortreatments. but not familiar with how it differs from prior treatments. but what i would _ from prior treatments. but what i would say — from prior treatments. but what i would say is the speed with which we have rolled _ would say is the speed with which we have rolled out and improved treatments in this country has been phenomenal and i expect boris johnson, — phenomenal and i expect boris johnson, as yasmin alluded to with his connection to the sunday telegraph, will be delighted that this news is on the cover of the paper, — this news is on the cover of the paper. that _ this news is on the cover of the paper, that there is some emphasis on the _ paper, that there is some emphasis on the speed with which it has been approved _ on the speed with which it has been approved. it's going to give him perhaps— approved. it's going to give him perhaps a — approved. it's going to give him perhaps a bit of a bounce after what has an _ perhaps a bit of a bounce after what has an immensely difficult week for the conservative party and for boris johnson _ the conservative party and for boris johnson. we the conservative party and for boris johnson. ~ ., ., . , johnson. we will get onto politics shortl . johnson. we will get onto politics shortly- let's _ johnson. we will get onto politics shortly. let's look— johnson. we will get onto politics shortly. let's look at _ johnson. we will get onto politics shortly. let's look at the - johnson. we will get onto politics shortly. let's look at the sunday | shortly. let's look at the sunday times. this is interesting, doctors' angeras times. this is interesting, doctors' anger as the un—jabbed filled emergency beds. late anger as the un-jabbed filled emergency beds.— anger as the un-jabbed filled emergency beds. anger as the un-jabbed filled emeruen beds. ~ , ., , , emergency beds. we should be very careful not to _ emergency beds. we should be very careful not to forget _ emergency beds. we should be very careful not to forget that _ emergency beds. we should be very careful not to forget that we - emergency beds. we should be very careful not to forget that we were i careful not to forget that we were through some of the worst periods of
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the first year of what happened with covid but the numbers of infections and the numbers of deaths are still going up and it's like we've kind of turned away from that. this is really interesting, that nine out of ten people in hospital are taking up beds and all the resources and the attention of the medical staff are unvaccinated and this is why the whole anti—vax thing is so important to counter properly. it isn'tjust a matter of your choice, you are putting others in danger and you are absolutely making it harder and harder for other patients to get the treatment they absolutely have the right to get in the national health
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service. i am completely baffled and shocked and alarmed and furious about this anti—vax movement. it reflects the fact they are pushing now for expectant mothers to really come and take up theirjab as well because they are the ones who are often presenting if they do contract covid. annabel, there is a line that says even when they are hospitalised and being treated, some of the patients are being rude, disrespectful and even violent. the treatment of _ disrespectful and even violent. the treatment of front line staff by certain — treatment of front line staff by certain individuals over the course of this— certain individuals over the course of this pandemic has been quite shameful— of this pandemic has been quite shameful and we would like to see that stamped out as quickly as possible _ that stamped out as quickly as possible. the other way that you can look at _ possible. the other way that you can look at this— possible. the other way that you can look at this statistic that nine out of ten _ look at this statistic that nine out of ten in — look at this statistic that nine out of ten in hospital icu beds are
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unvaccinated lays bare how effective the vaccines are. the vaccine hesitant, _ the vaccines are. the vaccine hesitant, i_ the vaccines are. the vaccine hesitant, i think there are a lot of people _ hesitant, i think there are a lot of people out— hesitant, i think there are a lot of people out there who don't subscribe to the _ people out there who don't subscribe to the conspiracy theories, they are 'ust to the conspiracy theories, they are just concerned that there is a new vaccine _ just concerned that there is a new vaccine and — just concerned that there is a new vaccine and it is unjustified, i'm afraid, — vaccine and it is unjustified, i'm afraid, they— vaccine and it is unjustified, i'm afraid, they don't seem to trust the vaccine _ afraid, they don't seem to trust the vaccine, they are worried it has been _ vaccine, they are worried it has been rushed through when it hasn't through— been rushed through when it hasn't through regulatory process so there's— through regulatory process so there's that side to it and i think there _ there's that side to it and i think there hasn't been enough work done in two _ there hasn't been enough work done in two really understanding why it is that— in two really understanding why it is that people aren't being vaccinated and attempting to communicate and educate those people but on _ communicate and educate those people but on the _ communicate and educate those people but on the other hand at least we haven't— but on the other hand at least we haven't moved towards the situation in some _ haven't moved towards the situation in some countries on the continent where _ in some countries on the continent where mandatory vaccinations have been _ where mandatory vaccinations have been introduced, people responding by protesting on the streets, i think— by protesting on the streets, i think there were about 40,000 people protesting _ think there were about 40,000 people protesting in vienna last week. one thing _ protesting in vienna last week. one thing i_ protesting in vienna last week. one thing i would pick up on in the
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article — thing i would pick up on in the article is — thing i would pick up on in the article is i _ thing i would pick up on in the article is i am uncomfortable with the idea _ article is i am uncomfortable with the idea we should be lambasted for the idea we should be lambasted for the free _ the idea we should be lambasted for the free choices we make and the consequences they might have on our health— consequences they might have on our health and _ consequences they might have on our health and therefore the implications that might have for the nhs. implications that might have for the nhs~ 0ver— implications that might have for the nhs. 0verthe implications that might have for the nhs. over the course of this pandemic, protecting and shielding the nhs _ pandemic, protecting and shielding the nhs has become this really important and powerful slogan and i'm important and powerful slogan and i'm eager— important and powerful slogan and i'm eager for important and powerful slogan and i'm eagerfor us to important and powerful slogan and i'm eager for us to get back to a situation — i'm eager for us to get back to a situation which the nhs has actually learned _ situation which the nhs has actually learned to— situation which the nhs has actually learned to look after us. we don't treat— learned to look after us. we don't treat people —— we don't not treat people _ treat people —— we don't not treat people who — treat people —— we don't not treat people who are overweight or addicted _ people who are overweight or addicted and i don't think we should deter— addicted and i don't think we should deter them from getting vaccinated. yasmin _ deter them from getting vaccinated. yasmin, you are shaking your head. i think that's not a choice. , a choice that actually endangers other people is not a choice. of these people is not a choice. of these people never had the polio vaccine?
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—— have these people never had the polio vaccine? have they grown up without being protected by other lethal diseases that used to wipe out populations? people in the developing world would absolutely give everything to be vaccinated and sometimes i do think that westerners are so spoiled they forget what it's like to live in communities where there is no vaccination available. so i have no sympathy for them at all. ., , ,., all. to remind viewers, government has brought — all. to remind viewers, government has brought in _ all. to remind viewers, government has brought in the _ all. to remind viewers, government has brought in the new _ all. to remind viewers, government has brought in the new requirementj has brought in the new requirement of if you are planning to travel to the uk, you are going to have to test before your departure. the front page of the sunday mirror, we are mixing covid and politics here but our loved ones died while number 10 partied. the
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but our loved ones died while number 10 artied. ~ ., .,, ., , 10 partied. the mirror has gone big on this story. _ 10 partied. the mirror has gone big on this story, they _ 10 partied. the mirror has gone big on this story, they broke _ 10 partied. the mirror has gone big on this story, they broke the - 10 partied. the mirror has gone big on this story, they broke the story| on this story, they broke the story and they have done quite an effective spread on why people were partying at 10 downing street. there was a woman who died on that day and her daughter couldn't see her because people had to follow the rules. i sense the same anger as we witness during the full dominic cummings episode, this is beginning to cut through, one law for them and one law for the rest of us. certainly in that period, when really it was so hard, my sister died of covid and i couldn't see her and i obeyed the rules and the idea that these people were kind ofjust
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ignoring their own rules and regulations, it's bewildering. condolences about the loss of your sister. let us turn to the front page of the observer, we've got more politics on the front. faith and trust in mps.— trust in mps. the two stories dovetail quite _ trust in mps. the two stories dovetail quite nicely, - trust in mps. the two stories dovetail quite nicely, it's - trust in mps. the two stories dovetail quite nicely, it's no | dovetail quite nicely, it's no wonder— dovetail quite nicely, it's no wonder that public trust in politicians is eroding when you hear stories _ politicians is eroding when you hear stories about parties in number 10, those _ stories about parties in number 10, those who— stories about parties in number 10, those who designed the rules obviously knew how to bend them. here _ obviously knew how to bend them. here we _ obviously knew how to bend them. here we have stark data about the institute _ here we have stark data about the institute of public policy research which _ institute of public policy research which found that the share of voters who believe politicians are merely out for— who believe politicians are merely out for themselves jumped to 63% recentlv _ out for themselves jumped to 63% recently. that was up from 57% in mav _ recently. that was up from 57% in mav it _ recently. that was up from 57% in may. it wasn't as a consequence, i believe — may. it wasn't as a consequence, i believe of— may. it wasn't as a consequence, i believe, of the numberio parties but the _ believe, of the numberio parties
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but the sleaze, scandal that the conservative party and politicians across— conservative party and politicians across government to a greater or lesser— across government to a greater or lesser extent have been marred and over the _ lesser extent have been marred and over the last month or so. like i said, _ over the last month or so. like i said. it — over the last month or so. like i said. it has _ over the last month or so. like i said, it has been a bit of a plague on all— said, it has been a bit of a plague on all of— said, it has been a bit of a plague on all of their houses despite the fact there — on all of their houses despite the fact there are a lot of mps out there — fact there are a lot of mps out there who _ fact there are a lot of mps out there who are scrupulous and follow there who are scrupulous and follow the rules _ there who are scrupulous and follow the rules to — there who are scrupulous and follow the rules to the letter, just 5% of those _ the rules to the letter, just 5% of those polled by the institute of public— those polled by the institute of public policy research say that mps work for _ public policy research say that mps work for the public good so it's not very good — work for the public good so it's not very good news if you are working as a member— very good news if you are working as a member of parliament at the moment — a member of parliament at the moment. ., �* ., ., ., ,, , a member of parliament at the moment. ., �* ., ., .,~ , ., moment. you're going to take us to the front page _ moment. you're going to take us to the front page of — moment. you're going to take us to the front page of the _ moment. you're going to take us to the front page of the independent, | the front page of the independent, yasmin. top tories tell priti patel to overhaul the asylum system. yes. to overhaul the asylum system. yes, it's really interesting _ to overhaul the asylum system. yes, it's really interesting and _ to overhaul the asylum system. yes it's really interesting and for me quite unexpected because andrew mitchell and david davis, both tories, and pauline latham who is a
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peer are pushing the important, different way of responding to so many refugees and asylum seekers and economic migrants who are trying to find a way of being safe and having a better life. what they are suggesting, and i think it is a more humane way, is instead of doing what priti patel and borisjohnson and all of them want, make it harder, however hard they make it, desperate people will cross the channel, that they should be allowed to go to british embassies in all the countries that they live in and get their papers processed there. it could be very difficult in some countries, afghanistan, that would be impossible, but i think it would be impossible, but i think it would be an important idea because at the
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moment there is no kind of legitimate and safe way of doing this. ~ ., ., ., , , , this. we are going to pick this up at 11:30pm _ this. we are going to pick this up at 11:30pm. we _ this. we are going to pick this up at 11:30pm. we will— this. we are going to pick this up at 11:30pm. we will discuss - this. we are going to pick this upj at 11:30pm. we will discuss more this. we are going to pick this up i at 11:30pm. we will discuss more of those stories and see what else comes in. for now, thank you very much. see you later. i will be back at the top of the hour. now it is time for click. horns blare noisy, isn't it?
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pardon? i said, it's noisy! it's been the bane of our lives for as long as i can remember — trying to film next to busy roads and having to fight the noise of the traffic! but in a few years' time, it will be replaced by this. soft noises electric cars are not only good for the planet, but they're also good for our ears — not that everyone minds. makes car revving noises but, of course, there is a problem — if electric cars don't make a sound, you can't hear them coming. so, dan simmons has been driving a little bit slower than usual, it has to be said, to find out what might replace the sound of silence. if electric cars have to make a noise, well, we could end up with something like this. electronic music plays well, you wouldn't
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accidentally step out in front of it, would you? this is an art experiment to see how cars can interpret and complement the soundscape around them. more on that idea in a bit. but first, to get a feel of what the ev manufacturers themselves have in store for us, i've come to japanese car giant nissan's technical development centre in bedfordshire. what do you think people expect an electric car to sound like? that was the interesting question that we started with — what should a car sounds like? because none of us had really thought about it. itjust sounds like the engine. the leaf is one of the world's best—selling electric cars and they now come with nissan's reimagined suite of sounds called canto. we wanted to be optimistic, a little bit futuristic, but not to pretend to be
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anything that the car wasn't. we didn't want to pretend to be a petrol engine and we ended up putting sort of three together and then melding sounds together and building from there a profile of different sounds that would work with the car. not all new leafs will sound the same. we're the first tv crew to be invited into nissan's top secret semi—anechoic chamber, and paul's the man in charge of testing the sounds and tweaking them to different markets. because, it turns out, different countries have different ideas of what good quality sounds like. in europe, we attribute quality with a more sort of solid feel, sort of more like a low—frequency content, like a solid closing of an oak door is a good—quality sound. injapan, they tend to be slightly more bias towards higher—frequency sounds, and that's more because that's where their language operates. like the motorcycle engine's higher revving, turbo—charged engines would be a high—quality sound,
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so there's different tastes in different markets. here's hyundai's virtual engine sound system in a new ioniq. of course, each brand of electric car will want to make a slightly different sound — perhaps a sound that tells you it's their vehicle that's coming. but to some, that's sounding an alarm. la cucaracha plays fart noises yep, that is a fart noise. making customisable sounds for your tesla has caused a social media storm... fart noises ..since what the firm called a boombox was added to recent models. ok, so let's enable "driving sound". kettle drums play now, in europe, these only work when the car is stationary, but in the us, well, you can broadcast any sound you like while on the move. now, that taxi idea doesn't seem so far—fetched, does it? one of the guys behind the art project
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is sound designer yuri suzuki. and if you can imagine like a car being quiet, it can be terrifying. as an independent consultant to the auto industry, he thinks our cars should adapt to what we're doing, and when. the beauty of the electric car is actually we don't have to choose one standardised sound at all, ok? it really depends on the time and the usage of the car. it has a totally different soundscape you can create as well. here's the car's start—up sound in the morning. and its horn. and this is what they sound like at lunchtime. and here they are at night. peaceful sounds
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and it's yuri's dream that the cars we drive, while not all sounding the same, may perhaps harmonise and create a soundscape we want to hear. sounds a bit far—fetched? well, maybe not. i can say that i've already implemented it because my ensemble consists of bmw, mini and rolls—royce. and if you, one day, a bmw, a mini and a rolls—royce would meet at a traffic light, they would be in harmony. i'm in munich to visit the top sound designer at german car giant bmw group. renzo vitale has been composing some groundbreaking in—cabin sounds with hollywood film composer hans zimmer. the sound underlines the soul of anything and right now, we are at a really exciting point, shaping the sound of the future. yep, bmw's taking this seriously with hans and renzo taking inspiration from female vocalists...
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..and even this... the first chord of a hard day's night by the beatles plays all of a sudden, it comes with an idea of a beatles chord with a guitar. the first chord of a hard day's night by the beatles plays we got all sorts of percussion instruments and we begin to play around with the guitar in a way that actually one does not — with pieces of glass, pieces of wood, and just recording, and some of them ended up being part of our composition for bmw. you see how the sound, it's much smoother. a little more metallic, maybe tubular bell kind of feel. yep, tubular — it's tubular bells, that's the right word. it's not being rough on the exteriors. it's more like an introverted kind of driving as compared to the sport sound, where it's more extroverted.
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it's push. it's pushing much more. bmw owners can expect some of the new in—cabin sounds to play with next month. but if you're hoping for that classic engine sound, you'll be disappointed. so, let me try this. renzo's not interested in v10 sound—alikes of an era that he says is now passing. besides, there'sjust too many alternatives to explore. meet ai—da, an ai creative robot. she's an artist and a performer who here, at oxford's
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ashmolean museum, is reciting her self—composed response to a dante poem at an event marking the 700th anniversary of his works. i wept silently, taking in the scene. i wept because they had lost something that i took for granted. hi, ai-da. lovely to meet you. tell me about yourself. i am the world's first ultra—realistic artist robot. i draw using cameras in my eyes and my robotic arm. i am contemporary art and i create contemporary art. what brings you here today? i'm doing a poetry reading. i've written a poem in honour of the poet dante. i am here as part of an effort to take poetry out of a box and into the public space. eyes with tears in them and a desire to weep, who never see the light of day.
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dante is quite a complex and remarkable writer and very relevant for today, and so we thought that ai—da responding to that will really show the capabilities of the language model but more fundamentally, why we have done it is because it is actually challenging the nature of writing itself. writing today is always done by a conscious writer to a conscious receiver — the reader. in this instance, it's done by a non—conscious machine to the reader. that's a fundamental difference in meaning—making, so the response and the relationship between a machine writing versus a human writing is fundamentally different. i find you rather intriguing. can we be friends? i am not alive. she's looking at me. i am a non—conscious machine. however, i'm interested in friendship in humans. that's fine — you haven't met some of my friends. i know you're continuing to learn lots of new skills but what is your ultimate ambition? my long—term ambition is to continue to encourage
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discussion about new technologies. i want to see art as a means for us to become so more aware of what's going on in our world and lives. art is a way to come together and address problems. ai—da is an ethical project. she's blurring the boundaries between what is human and what is machine. this is seriously unsettling. she doesn't settle. there's something not quite right about that. we need to discuss this. so what are your intentions — are they good or evil? i am not alive. i am a non—conscious machine. my intentions as an artist are to promote discussion and to make people think. to me, discussion can never be evil. good, thank you very much. that's all we've got time for this week. as ever, you can keep up with the team on social media. find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter at @bbcclick.
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thanks for watching and it's goodbye from us. hello there. most of the rain further north and east will be over the higher ground. we are still in the blue air mass, lighter winds further west. this weather front continues to enhance the rainfall across southeast scotland and northeast england so it will be wet here with further snow
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on the hills, showery rain across eastern england will push into the midlands but it should ease down a little bit into the afternoon. the best of the sunshine for the north and west of that high pressure, temperatures of five to nine celsius. the rain eventually clears away during sunday night and turns drierfor a while then away during sunday night and turns drier for a while then a new band of rain starts to work in from the west overnight. it will bring some rain and some snow to central and northern areas.
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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk becomes the latest country to tighten its travel rules as the omicron variant spreads. from tuesday, all arrivals will need a pre—departure covid test. we're seeing an increasing number of cases linked with travel. and, again, we have always said we would act swiftly if we need to, if the changing data requires that, and that's why we have decided to bring in this change on predeparture tests. the parents of a teenager suspected of a deadly school shooting have pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter, after they were found hiding in a basement. president biden and president putin will hold talks on tuesday, as russia's military build up
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