this is bbc news. the headlines: six years of donald trump's tax returns that he'd refused to make public have been released in the us. they confirm that the former president paid no tax in 2020. the uk hasjoined a growing list of countries imposing new covid restrictions on arrivals from china, in response to a surge in infections. england will require a negative pre—departure test from next week. controversial online influencer andrew tate has been remanded into custody for 30 days in romania, along with his brother. the pair were arrested on thursday as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape. pele�*s face is illuminated on buildings across brazil,

on the first of three days of national mourning for the footballing legend. fans have taken to the streets dressed in his iconic number ten shirt. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are geri scott, political reporter at the times, and broadcasterjohn stapleton. we will say hello to both properly in just a moment. we will say hello to both properly injust a moment. first, though, let's take a look at the actual front pages. the telegraph focuses on the return of covid tests for travellers to the uk from china, amid worries over the spread of the virus. the mail calls the new controls "drastic" but says they've been brought in because of concern beijing is withholding data. the times leads with a warning that middle—aged people are dying from heart conditions

because they didn't get common medication during the pandemic. the express has obtained figures showing more than 700 prisoners have either escaped or been released in error over the last decade. as the year ends, the ft points out how far many stock markets around the world have fallen this year. the mirror looks ahead to the new year honours, with guitarist brian may and the england lionesses among those recognised. while the daily star is worried about arctic weather bringing a return to freezing conditions in the uk. their headline — "polar brrr". lots to get through. good evening, both. thanks very much or during this. let's get straight into it with a story of been covering the last couple of hours. geri, let's kick off with the front page of the daily mail. their headline there... what details have the daily mail

picked out?— picked out? this is rishi sunak decidin: picked out? this is rishi sunak deciding that _ picked out? this is rishi sunak deciding that the _ picked out? this is rishi sunak deciding that the government. picked out? this is rishi sunak| deciding that the government is going to demand that travellers coming in from china have to have a negative covid test before they travel. this is a massive flashback, isn't it, to those months now couple of years ago where those travel restrictions were first learned to come in? you had a pre—travel test and the isolation afterwards and surveillance, and all things like that, but a little bit slower on the uptake then some other countries. the us had already put this in place, so had italy, and this is all about concerned about covid rates in china but the information sharing, what governments in the world around the world —— ring road are concerned about is that they're not sharing the number of cases... , that they're not sharing the number of cases- - -— that they're not sharing the number of cases... , . ., ., i. of cases... interesting. what do you make of it? — of cases... interesting. what do you make of it? i _ of cases... interesting. what do you make of it? i think— of cases... interesting. what do you make of it? i think it _ of cases... interesting. what do you make of it? i think it is _ of cases... interesting. what do you make of it? i think it is a _

of cases... interesting. what do you make of it? i think it is a good - make of it? i think it is a good move, i think _ make of it? i think it is a good move, i think a _ make of it? i think it is a good move, i think a lot _ make of it? i think it is a good move, i think a lot of people | move, i think a lot of people welcome _ move, i think a lot of people welcome it. at the start of covid in 2020 _ welcome it. at the start of covid in 2020 i_ welcome it. at the start of covid in 2020 i was — welcome it. at the start of covid in 2020 i was on the road to the airpori— 2020 i was on the road to the airport at_ 2020 i was on the road to the airport at heathrow without any... covid _ airport at heathrow without any... covid spread like wildfire. this won't — covid spread like wildfire. this won't happen from china, from the third onwards, because travel is it evolved _ third onwards, because travel is it evolved issue because it will only apply— evolved issue because it will only apply to — evolved issue because it will only apply to england. most flights from china come into england anyway, so that covers— china come into england anyway, so that covers that point. also, as geri _ that covers that point. also, as geri said. — that covers that point. also, as geri said, people are concerned and mr sunak— geri said, people are concerned and mr sunak is — geri said, people are concerned and mr sunak is concerned that china has not been _ mr sunak is concerned that china has not been as— mr sunak is concerned that china has not been as forthcoming as it might be about— not been as forthcoming as it might be about the information about the number_ be about the information about the number of— be about the information about the number of cases in china. and more ports— number of cases in china. and more ports are _ number of cases in china. and more ports are there could have been as many— ports are there could have been as nrany as 18 — ports are there could have been as many as 18 million cases with 100,000 _ many as 18 million cases with 100,000 deaths, reports of one hospitat— 100,000 deaths, reports of one hospital in— 100,000 deaths, reports of one hospital in shanghai having so many patients— hospital in shanghai having so many patients with covid, they are having to treat _ patients with covid, they are having to treat people outside. we want more _ to treat people outside. we want more information from china particularly with regards to whether they have _ particularly with regards to whether they have a new variant, because that is— they have a new variant, because that is what — they have a new variant, because that is what causes problems. having said att—

that is what causes problems. having said all that, there are reports and lots of— said all that, there are reports and lots of these papers, the telegraph, saying _ lots of these papers, the telegraph, saying that these researchers only delay— saying that these researchers only delay any— saying that these researchers only delay any problem by a week or so in the new— delay any problem by a week or so in the new variant would only —— these restrictions— the new variant would only —— these restrictions would only delay in... a step _ restrictions would only delay in... a step in — restrictions would only delay in... a step in the right direction, many would _ a step in the right direction, many would agree. a step in the right direction, many would agree-— would agree. let's go to the front ofthe would agree. let's go to the front of the daily _ would agree. let's go to the front of the daily telegraph _ would agree. let's go to the front of the daily telegraph and - would agree. let's go to the front of the daily telegraph and pick i would agree. let's go to the front j of the daily telegraph and pick up that exact point, because it was not a quote from dr andrew pollard, who says border test were pointless because they did not stop the spread of the virus and there was no current evidence of a new variant in china. and we have been speaking to various experts over the last 48 hours here, saying similar things, that actually if you are going to have tests or any kind of border controls, you can do what australia or new zealand did, that's effective. you've got to go the whole hog, as it were. anything less than that is not actually effective in stopping any spread, geri. that's riuht. in stopping any spread, geri. that's right. listening _ in stopping any spread, geri. that's right. listening to _ in stopping any spread, geri. that's right. listening to the _ in stopping any spread, geri. that's right. listening to the medical - right. listening to the medical experts is very important. it did not really work when we did it

before. is it going to work now? i think the big point here is, this is all about information sharing. if there is a new variant of covid, as we saw when it happened in 2020, it will spread around the world, and it will spread around the world, and it will spread around the world quickly stop information is the best protection against that. what is being reported is countries are honest about the challenges they are facing, and that seems to be the real concern here, but the government has been really clear actually in saying that these measures will be kept under review, that officials are speaking with their chinese counterparts, and if they feel that they are getting the full picture and that they can be assured that everything is under control of these measures can be lifted. ithink it is control of these measures can be lifted. i think it is pretty difficult to sustain having these measures against just one difficult to sustain having these measures againstjust one country, because as the experts are warning, it is going to get around the world and come another route. to it is going to get around the world and come another route.- and come another route. to point there... and come another route. to point there- -- the _

and come another route. to point there... the telegraph _ and come another route. to point there... the telegraph pulls - and come another route. to point there... the telegraph pulls out | and come another route. to point i there... the telegraph pulls out one figure from a yougov poll, saying 70% of people actually backed tests for travellers from china, despite the scientific evidence pointing in slightly different direction. john? it is about appeasing public opinion as well, _ it is about appeasing public opinion as well, fearful feeling a bit more secure _ as well, fearful feeling a bit more secure and — as well, fearful feeling a bit more secure and safer. the other and to bear _ secure and safer. the other and to bear in _ secure and safer. the other and to bear in mind, _ secure and safer. the other and to bear in mind, and this is my thought only, _ bear in mind, and this is my thought only, not— bear in mind, and this is my thought only, not coming for many experts, we have _ only, not coming for many experts, we have an — only, not coming for many experts, we have an incredible amount of people _ we have an incredible amount of people in— we have an incredible amount of people in hospital with flu at the moment, — people in hospital with flu at the moment, hospital staff suffering from _ moment, hospital staff suffering from covid illnesses and symptoms. the last _ from covid illnesses and symptoms. the last thing in the world we want is another— the last thing in the world we want is another outbreak of covid in our communities, sol is another outbreak of covid in our communities, so i suspect anyway that this _ communities, so i suspect anyway that this ism _ communities, so i suspect anyway that this is... mr sunak has taken his line _ that this is... mr sunak has taken his line in — that this is... mr sunak has taken his line in consultation with his experts — his line in consultation with his experts bearing in mind the references from backbenchers like ian duncan smith, who says, let's go carefully~ _ ian duncan smith, who says, let's go carefully. others like david davis saying. _ carefully. others like david davis saying, come on, we need to take some _ saying, come on, we need to take some measures here to appease public

opinion— some measures here to appease public opinion and _ some measures here to appease public opinion and make people feel they are more _ opinion and make people feel they are more secure. i suspect, and it is my— are more secure. i suspect, and it is my suspicion only, there is a political— is my suspicion only, there is a political element to it as well. maybe — political element to it as well. maybe geri will comment on that. we will maybe geri will comment on that. will come maybe geri will comment on that. - will come back to it. we move on to the front page of the financial times. the end of the year, so they look back at the year that was, 2022, and as you can imagine, they look back with a financial lens, and markets... that's not a happy headline there, geri. trio. markets. .. that's not a happy headline there, geri.- markets... that's not a happy headline there, geri. no, and in my “ob, headline there, geri. no, and in my job. people — headline there, geri. no, and in my job. people speak— headline there, geri. no, and in my job, people speak about _ headline there, geri. no, and in my job, people speak about how- headline there, geri. no, and in my job, people speak about how the i job, people speak about how the economy is performing in the uk over the number of times i've written inflation and were in ukraine this year is kind of off the charts in how that's affecting our financial outlook at home. what we have heard ministers say again and again is, these are global problems, and i think this is shoving that is the case. firstly that further extend un

circumstances in the uk, such as liz truss and kwasi kwarteng's financial plans whilst they were in government, but it does show these pressures are being felt throughout the world, and fiscal leaders all over are going to have to come up with the plans on how to fix this, how to soften this customs and crisis that everyone around the world is facing. that is going to be the massive problem for rishi sunak in the next two years and, if labour comes in an 2024, as the polls are expecting, a massive problem then. this is not going away any time soon. , , ,., ., this is not going away any time soon. , ., , , , soon. just some of the numbers they icked out soon. just some of the numbers they picked out there, _ soon. just some of the numbers they picked out there, microsoft _ soon. just some of the numbers they picked out there, microsoft down i picked out there, microsoft down 30%, alphabet, google, nearly 40%, facebook down 64%, tesla, basically two thirds of its value gone in a year. these are huge numbers. the pension fund _

year. these are huge numbers. the pension fund down as well! i can tell you. — pension fund down as well! i can tell you, quite considerably, the last time — tell you, quite considerably, the last time i— tell you, quite considerably, the last time i looked. looking any more. probably recovered a little bit! _ looking any more. probably recovered a little bit! the one moonlight on the horizon was... it is entirely marginal _ the horizon was... it is entirely marginal. worrying times. there is no doubt _ marginal. worrying times. there is no doubt about it. interest rates, inflation, — no doubt about it. interest rates, inflation, the war in ukraine the factors— inflation, the war in ukraine the factors contributing, allegedly, causing — factors contributing, allegedly, causing this, and inflation, but as geri says. — causing this, and inflation, but as geri says, action needs to be taken, but what _ geri says, action needs to be taken, but what that action will be and when? — but what that action will be and when? who knows. this but what that action will be and when? who knows.— when? who knows. this is the olitical when? who knows. this is the political dilemma, _ when? who knows. this is the political dilemma, isn't - when? who knows. this is the political dilemma, isn't it? i when? who knows. this is the i political dilemma, isn't it? actions taken to share increase rates —— actions taken to share, to increase interest rates, the effect of that will be seen six to 12 month later, as in next year, so the actual economic downturn could be worse

potentially next year than what we have seen this year.— have seen this year. yeah, that's ri . ht, have seen this year. yeah, that's right. and _ have seen this year. yeah, that's right, and basically— have seen this year. yeah, that's right, and basically it _ have seen this year. yeah, that's right, and basically it is - have seen this year. yeah, that's right, and basically it is really i right, and basically it is really dangerous for a conservative government, i think... dangerous for a conservative government, ithink... i dangerous for a conservative government, i think... i was speaking to a conservative mp a few weeks go now who was kind of tearing the hair out because they felt like it was supposed to be the party of economic management and they said, how can i say that on the doorstep? and supposed to be the party of supporting growth, and that is the same week that the house building target had been scrapped and they said, how can i stand on the doorstep and say, we want to bring down your taxes? taxes have gone up as well for i think it is very difficult for conservatives at the moment for did mention labour then as well. i think keir starmer has a really difficult challenge ahead of him, because last time, tony blair, public finances were in a good place. he could do a lot of the promises he made. i do not think keir starmer is going to be in the

same position. i think he is aware of that, but i think it is a public calling for a bite to belt—tightening for quite a wild document a belt tightening. what belt-tightening for quite a wild document a belt tightening. what you make of the election, _ document a belt tightening. what you make of the election, going _ document a belt tightening. what you make of the election, going to - make of the election, going to 2024? it is going to be hard work for whoever— it is going to be hard work for whoever is _ it is going to be hard work for whoever is leading either party, quite _ whoever is leading either party, quite frankly. inflation, we think, is going _ quite frankly. inflation, we think, is going to — quite frankly. inflation, we think, is going to come down, may be down to two— is going to come down, may be down to two or— is going to come down, may be down to two or 3%, — is going to come down, may be down to two or 3%, which is the target, but people — to two or 3%, which is the target, but people are having a rough time, and every— but people are having a rough time, and every single day, people's wages are not— and every single day, people's wages are not keeping pace with inflation, having _ are not keeping pace with inflation, having trouble buying enough food, trving _ having trouble buying enough food, trying to _ having trouble buying enough food, trying to meet their energy bills, charslev— trying to meet their energy bills, charsley like crazy, and whoever is in charge _ charsley like crazy, and whoever is in charge is — charsley like crazy, and whoever is in charge is going to have to convince _ in charge is going to have to convince them at least they have measures — convince them at least they have measures in place to accommodate some _ measures in place to accommodate some of— measures in place to accommodate

some of those problems —— soaring like crazv — some of those problems -- soaring like cra . �* , ., some of those problems -- soaring like cra . �*, ., ., ., like crazy. indeed. let's move onto the front page _ like crazy. indeed. let's move onto the front page of _ like crazy. indeed. let's move onto the front page of the _ like crazy. indeed. let's move onto the front page of the times - like crazy. indeed. let's move onto the front page of the times now. . the front page of the times now. blamed for increase in our debts, geri. can you explain this for us —— for increase in heart deaths? due geri. can you explain this for us -- for increase in heart deaths? due to ressures for increase in heart deaths? due to pressures and _ for increase in heart deaths? due to pressures and your _ for increase in heart deaths? due to pressures and your searches - for increase in heart deaths? due to pressures and your searches due i for increase in heart deaths? due to pressures and your searches due to | pressures and your searches due to covid, we always knew there was going to be a hangoverfrom covid, we always knew there was going to be a hangover from the pandemic in terms of people not either being able to go and see their doctor or not wanting to put more pressure on the nhs when it was stretched, and we are now seeing that play out with concern that thousands of people who have not been taking things like statins of not having their health checks, it is people having parkinson's. this is people having parkinson's. this is a concern from professor chris whitty, if you know your face, saying that this is going to play out now, and we touched on this a

bit earlier, the pressure the nhs is under at the moment, the pressure lots of nurses are feeling. as we know it is causing some of them to go out on strike, so still trying to catch up with those backlogs is still a massive issue, and we know the health secretary is concerned about this, we know that backlogs is about this, we know that backlogs is a key issue, but it is another thing in that in the tray of another problem to deal with and no clear solution. ., ., . ., solution. yet another challenge for the hs, solution. yet another challenge for the hs. john- _ solution. yet another challenge for the hs, john. yes, _ solution. yet another challenge for the hs, john. yes, indeed, - solution. yet another challenge for the hs, john. yes, indeed, as i solution. yet another challenge for the hs, john. yes, indeed, as if. the hs, john. yes, indeed, as if the hs, john. yes, indeed, as if the did the hs, john. yes, indeed, as if they did not _ the hs, john. yes, indeed, as if they did not have _ the hs, john. yes, indeed, as if they did not have enough. i the hs, john. yes, indeed, as if they did not have enough. -- i the hs, john. yes, indeed, as if| they did not have enough. -- for the hs, john. yes, indeed, as if- they did not have enough. -- for the they did not have enough. —— for the nhs _ they did not have enough. —— for the nhs one _ they did not have enough. —— for the nhs one of— they did not have enough. —— for the nhs. one of the other factors, 800 more _ nhs. one of the other factors, 800 more health problems due to hearts... people during _ problems due to hearts... people during covid were not having as many, — during covid were not having as many, and _ during covid were not having as many, and people are wondering if

health— many, and people are wondering if health consultations are having a factor _ health consultations are having a factor the — health consultations are having a factor. the nhs has got enough problems, nurses short, gps leaving in droves, _ problems, nurses short, gps leaving in droves, and organisation that has been, _ in droves, and organisation that has been, according to nhs leaders, anyway, — been, according to nhs leaders, anyway, drastically underfunded. geri, _ anyway, drastically underfunded. geri. i_ anyway, drastically underfunded. geri, i don't want to bring everything back to a general election which 0akley is a while away, but the issue of the nhs, it's funny, how to fund it, what taxes should potentially go up or be introduced to pay for health and social care, these are big issues, very prominent next year —— which we hope is a wireless way, but the issue of the nhs, its funding. it is somethin: issue of the nhs, its funding. it is something that _ issue of the nhs, its funding. it 3 something that people like me are already thinking about because actually two years is not a long time to fix big issues like this, whether it is the economy, whether it is the nhs, workforce problems, cost of living. these are big, big

issues that take time to solve, and the question for