involve deal with patients. does not involve deal with patients. yeah, the i puts a question mark over the future of that and that the government make be slightly rethink you that policy, because it is so hard line, and as you say, the policy is notjust about doctors and nurses, it is about everybody who walks through the words in a hospital, so anybody who is front—line. that could be porters, cleaners and so on, and so it affects huge huge numbers of staff, and there are a significant amount of staff were still yet to be slated to become fully vaccinated, potentially creating this massive shortfall in the workforce, which obviously nobody wants to see that either, so it sounds like there might be a bit everything going on, trying to resolve that problem, because it really would cause severe

problems for the nhs. so many staff could merely be taken off front—line duty. could merely be taken off front-line du . , . could merely be taken off front-line du itis could merely be taken off front-line duty-- it is a _ could merely be taken off front-line duty.- it is a tricky _ could merely be taken off front-line duty.- it is a tricky one, - duty. james? it is a tricky one, this, duty. james? it is a tricky one, this. isn't _ duty. james? it is a tricky one, this. isn't it? _ duty. james? it is a tricky one, this, isn't it? 70,000 - duty. james? it is a tricky one, this, isn't it? 70,000 staff - this, isn't it? 70,000 staff potentially, this affects. and that'5~~ _ potentially, this affects. and that's... the tricky part of this is the moral— that's... the tricky part of this is the moral part. the whole thing of, if you _ the moral part. the whole thing of, if you go— the moral part. the whole thing of, if you go to — the moral part. the whole thing of, if you go to hospital, you expect people that are treating you to be protected themselves and therefore you are _ protected themselves and therefore you are protected, but then i suppose _ you are protected, but then i suppose there is this other side of the argument as well. it is a tricky one for— the argument as well. it is a tricky one for the — the argument as well. it is a tricky one for the government to solve this, _ one for the government to solve this, but— one for the government to solve this, but ultimately it is the nhs service _ this, but ultimately it is the nhs service that is stretched for a long. — service that is stretched for a long, long time and we need it to be at as high—capacity as it can: _ it to be at as high—capacity as it can, deel— it to be at as high—capacity as it can, dealwith it to be at as high—capacity as it can, deal with the backlogs and because — can, deal with the backlogs and because of covid as well. | can, deal with the backlogs and because of covid as well.- because of covid as well. i was stuck... because of covid as well. i was stuck- -- we — because of covid as well. i was stuck... we were _

because of covid as well. i was stuck... we were talking - because of covid as well. i was stuck... we were talking to... | because of covid as well. i was - stuck... we were talking to... one in five welsh man and woman is on a waiting list, a fit of the population waiting for treatment, partly because it is slightly older population, but also remind you how much treatment has been put off because of covid.— much treatment has been put off because of covid. certainly, yeah. this ism — because of covid. certainly, yeah. this is... you — because of covid. certainly, yeah. this is... you could _ because of covid. certainly, yeah. this is... you could argue - because of covid. certainly, yeah. this is... you could argue it - because of covid. certainly, yeah. this is... you could argue it is - because of covid. certainly, yeah. this is... you could argue it is a l this is... you could argue it is a problem of the government's own making, equally, to have an inherited problem which goes back to the start of the government and even a little before, a shortfall in the number of nhs staff anyway, and they're having to close a backlog which is taking some of the money that would otherwise be going to social care. you can see the argument why ministers would now be thinking maybe it was not such a good idea, particularly if the pandemic is fading.- good idea, particularly if the pandemic is fading. yeah, i think they thought _ pandemic is fading. yeah, i think they thought that _ pandemic is fading. yeah, i think they thought that it _ pandemic is fading. yeah, i think they thought that it would - pandemic is fading. yeah, i think they thought that it would be - pandemic is fading. yeah, i think they thought that it would be a i they thought that it would be a way to perhaps get people up, and those who maybe have not... had not got

around to it orjust were undecided. it might cue those people along, but it is clear there is a significant number of people who, for whatever reasons, are refusing to have it, and they do have a big problem now, where potentially they leave a big chunk of the staff just almost overnight —— lose a big chunk. it is a problem of their own making, but i think they hope it would move people on a little, i do not think they ever wanted to become a standoff in this way, and obviously they will be in regular talks with the nhs chief executive and senior figures in the health service, trying to work out how to resolve this problem. watch this space- — how to resolve this problem. watch this space. sam, _ how to resolve this problem. watch this space. sam, take _ how to resolve this problem. watch this space. sam, take us _ how to resolve this problem. watch this space. sam, take us onto - how to resolve this problem. watch this space. sam, take us onto the l this space. sam, take us onto the story from the universities minister, who is not impressed by either what universities are doing or by how much they are paying their

top staff. or by how much they are paying their to staff. .. or by how much they are paying their to staff. . , . top staff. yeah, even pre-pandemic, there were — top staff. yeah, even pre-pandemic, there were regular— top staff. yeah, even pre-pandemic, there were regular stories _ top staff. yeah, even pre-pandemic, there were regular stories about - top staff. yeah, even pre-pandemic, there were regular stories about the | there were regular stories about the salaries at universities. some are as much as 500,000 tonnes a year, which by anybody�*s standard is a huge salary to be on, so even before the pandemic, the salary issue was one that kept popping up —— £500,000. but then you add into that the way teaching has changed during this pandemic and the switch to online teaching, which has now become the default, the universities minister saying, actually, students, they are paying more than £900,000 in fees, you have a right to face—to—face teaching, and with

these eye watering salary — her term — you should expect that, and if you don't get that service, you should get a refund. when i was... i am not sure if doing it by zoom would've made a difference! i think it is a good thing if you're paying off a lot of money that you do see someone in class! , .. . lot of money that you do see someone in class! .. . .. lot of money that you do see someone in class! ., , ., ., ., ., remember the days that you had grants, even before loans came in, but it was virtually by phrase in the interview, she said, we saw refunds in the tens of thousands during the pandemic, so quite a lot of students had gone down this route. ! of students had gone down this route. ~ . of students had gone down this route. ~' , ., route. i think the interesting about this as well. _

route. i think the interesting about this as well, so _ route. i think the interesting about this as well, so many _ route. i think the interesting about this as well, so many courses - route. i think the interesting about this as well, so many courses are i this as well, so many courses are different. — this as well, so many courses are different. it — this as well, so many courses are different, it turns what you need. some _ different, it turns what you need. some courses, you do really need that face—to—face part to learn and pick up _ that face—to—face part to learn and pick up the — that face—to—face part to learn and pick up the schools need from that degree, _ pick up the schools need from that degree, whereas others is not as important. — degree, whereas others is not as important, so i dig it is always difficult — important, so i dig it is always difficult comparing different degrees. this article focuses on the vice chancellors and how much money they earned, — vice chancellors and how much money they earned, and that is a strong comparison — they earned, and that is a strong comparison to make with the loss of learning _ comparison to make with the loss of learning potentially that some students have had. but, yeah, for some _ students have had. but, yeah, for some students, it has been a lot harder, — some students, it has been a lot harder, hut— some students, it has been a lot harder, but for others, maybe it hasn't— harder, but for others, maybe it hasn't treen— harder, but for others, maybe it hasn't been a huge change for them at all— hasn't been a huge change for them at all and _ hasn't been a huge change for them at all and has not affected things too much, — at all and has not affected things too much, so they get is an easy comparison to make. vice chancellor salaries _ comparison to make. vice chancellor salaries is _ comparison to make. vice chancellor salaries is all — comparison to make. vice chancellor salaries is all most a separate discussion— salaries is all most a separate discussion point to the offering of what _ discussion point to the offering of what some courses do in terms of whether they agree to be online or not, whether they agree to be online or not. and _ whether they agree to be online or not. and i— whether they agree to be online or not, and i think... and whether they agree to be online or not, and i think...— whether they agree to be online or not, and i think... and how quickly it should go _ not, and i think... and how quickly it should go back— not, and i think... and how quickly it should go back as _ not, and i think... and how quickly it should go back as well? - not, and i think... and how quickly it should go back as well? yeah, . it should go back as well? yeah, and also the way —

it should go back as well? yeah, and also the way the _ it should go back as well? yeah, and also the way the honey _ it should go back as well? yeah, and also the way the honey filters - also the way the honey filters down in some _ also the way the honey filters down in some of— also the way the honey filters down in some of these courses. if money is taken _ in some of these courses. if money is taken away, because of this argument _ is taken away, because of this argument about vice chancellors, will it— argument about vice chancellors, will it go— argument about vice chancellors, will it go into the right areas? there's— will it go into the right areas? there's lots of different variables involved — there's lots of different variables involved in this discussion. absolutely. you should be working for the vice chancellors! thank you very much indeed. thank you both. i did mention the mail's campaign, just about getting rid of that tax hike coming in april. we will talk more about that in our second review. sam and james will be back at around ataround 11:30pm. at around 11:30pm. first, the sport and the weather, and then i will have a full round up of the news at 11 have a full round up of the news at i! p:m.. good evening. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes here with your latest sports news.

and just one game in the premier league tonight, and potentially a huge one for norwich city, who are out of the relegation zone for the first time all season. they beat watford 3—0 — us internationaljosh sargent with both goals, his first an unusual flick which needed goal line technology to be confirmed. then the game was in jeopardy when the floodlights played up. but after an ii—minute delay, the teams agreed to play on with reduced light, which watford may regret because sargent then got his second, their top scorer emmanuel dennis was sent off for two yellows, they had a goal disallowed and then substitutejurai kucksca scored an own goal. so, norwich's victory means they swap places with watford in the table — now in 17th. and it could get worse for watford if burnley or newcastle win this weekend, although both face tough away trips at arsenal and leeds respectively. everton host aston villa in the lunchtime kick—off tomorrow. rangers are into the last 16 of the scottish cup

after a comfortable 4—0 win over league 2 side stirling albion. teenager alex lowry scored on his debut, coming off the bench to put rangers ahead in the first half. and there were also goals from tavernier, itten and sakala. the fifth round draw will take place after the rest of the fourth round ties tomorrow. next to some worrying statistics released by the uk's football policing unit which show that arrests at matches across the top five leagues in england are at their highest for years. the figures are based on the first half of this season and show a significant increase in the number of disturbances at grounds with incidents occuring at almost half of all games — 759 reports in total, up by 34% compared with the same period last season. and there were 802 football—related arrests, which is nearly double and the highest number since they started collating the data back in 2015. and according to the senior lecturer in criminal law, geoff pearson, the figures follow a national

increase in violence and disorder. it may be that we have got a post lockdown effect, which is that fans didn't have the opportunity for that ability to transgress during lockdown and are essentially... they are letting their hair down and they are letting their hair down and they are engaging in sort of behaviour thatis are engaging in sort of behaviour that is challenging and can be on the borderline of criminalisty. and it may also be that, just as... we are getting more irregular and new fans attending matches, who simply are not deterred to the same effect. harlequins arejoint top of their pool after another last—gasp comeback in rugby union's european champions cup. already guaranteed a place in the last 16, quins made several changes for tonight's game against castres and they were nearly made to pay. but england's alex dombrandt was the star again, scoring a hat—trick —

including the winning try deep into overtime — as they won 36—33. it's the first time harlequins have reached the knockout stages in europe for nine years. worrying news for england ahead of the six nations in a fortnight, because captain owen farrell looks set to miss at least the first match after suffering an injury in club training. farrell has been out since november with a separate injury to his ankle, and it was only confirmed this week by head coach eddiejones that he was still the captain. he was hoping to return for saracens against london irish in the challenge cup this weekend. england's first game is against scotland on february 5. meanwhile, scotland's women have made it into the world cup play—off final after two of their rivals withdrew. they'll take on kazakhstan or colombia in a one—off match in dubai on 25 february, with hong kong and samoa unable to play due to covid travel restrictions. if scotland win, they'll be in group a for the delayed tournament —

along with australia, wales and hosts new zealand. it starts on the 8th of october. scotland's scott jamieson is still leading golf�*s world tour season opener in abu dhabi after two rounds. it's tough going there for all the players, with high winds on the course. but jamieson coped well, only dropping two shots to finish on seven under par. he's one ahead of england's ian poulter and james morrison and viktor hovland of norway. britain's tennis number two dan evans will be aiming to reach the last 16 at the australian open for only the second time in his career tomorrow morning. evans is the last remaining briton in the singles draw. he faces the ninth seed felix auger—aliassime in melbourne at around 6am. he should be pretty fresh going into this one, as he received a walkover in the second round after his opponent withdrew due to injury. there's commentary on bbc radio 5 live sports extra.

and some cricket for you. england are back in action tomorrow in adelaide for the second t20 of the women's ashes series against australia. and they'll be hoping for a turnaround in form after losing the first game by nine wickets. but wicket keeper amyjones says they were always expecting it to be tough. i think we see ourselves as the top two teams in the world, and, yeah, you obviously specked a big battle. there's no fear. there's a lot to projector them as players. there were champions, they agreed side. we know we are going to have to be at our best to be done. but, yeah, it's a great challenge. yeah, it's even the exciting challenge we are all up for. that's all the sport from me for now, but if you want to know any more about those stories, go to the bbc sport website and app. hello. largely cloudy skies on the way this weekend. despite the cloud, most areas are looking dry. there will be some occasional rain

towards northwest scotland. by sunday night, it'll be turning heavier here. now, just a touch of frost for northeast scotland, parts of wales and england. as saturday begins, a few mist and fog patches. plenty of cloud around. yes, a few sunny spells, more especially towards eastern scotland and northeast england. and it's mild in scotland and northern ireland. and temperatures elsewhere are a bit higher than they've been over the past few days. very limited frost on saturday night. parts of wales and england most favoured for a touch of it. maybe a few mist and fog patches slow to clear on sunday morning. it is across southern areas the winds are quite light. it'll freshen on sunday in northern ireland. especially in northwest scotland and the western isles, some gales developing. there will still be a bit of patchy rain here, but here's a weather front moving in for sunday night, so turning wetter in scotland then. elsewhere on sunday, a lot of dry weather, a lot of cloud. that's your forecast.

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