leila nathoo, many thanks- — restrictions at all. leila nathoo, many thanks.e and break trains of transmission now. so i find it bewildering, bewilderingly negligent that the government still isn't giving people proper sick pay and financial support to isolate. we thought we were going to get that today but apparently boris johnson and today but apparently borisjohnson and rishi sunak today but apparently boris johnson and rishi sunak have blocked it. that was a labour�*s jonathan ashworth. time now for a look at the weather with ben rich. those that have flooded this week should have a chance to dry out. we should have something colder. spells of sunshine and also some snow in places. what we have is no pressure to the north—east. the remnants of storm christoph. with the low sitting to the north—east, it is driving a northerly wind. that is going to be feeding quite a few wintry showers in through tonight, though xiao was moving in from the north—west. some sleet and snow even to low levels and some widespread ice, with temperatures dropping to freezing or b

our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. to avoid border checks between northern ireland and the irish republic was the issue that dominated the brexit negotiations. but last night, the prospect of a hard border on the island was raised again after the eu activated an emergency provision in the brexit deal in frustration over the pace of its vaccine roll—out. it is an absolutely incredible act of hostility towards those of us in northern ireland. it was nothing to do with making sure that northern ireland was in a peaceful state and all to do with the european union's vaccine embarrassment and mismanagement. the prime minister now needs to act very quickly to deal with the real trade flows that are being disrupted between great britain and northern ireland. the eu announced controls of exports of vaccines produced in the bloc and wanted to stop any doses entering northern ireland as a back route into the uk. but the commission quickly reversed its decision after condemnation from westminster, belfast and dublin. as a joint d

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our political correspondent leila nathoo reports.

abigail and leila are worried that gcse grades are fair.hat what everybody has been through, i think that needs to be taken into account, that some people have had more education than others and that they need to take that into account and make everybody equal, really. i just think they should take into account every single aspect that they can possibly find and try and even it out so that everybody has equal results, i guess. not equal, but as fair as it can possibly be. there is a long way to go between today's announcement and the kind of detail that schools really need. but also, a long, hard road to travel, with pupils and their parents, to win back the trust so badly damaged by the chaos last year. you get consistent results... the man in charge of the plans is promising to listen. schools will be consulted from next week and asked what should be included when teachers calculate a grade. you will use lots of different ways of measuring, tests, homework, you will use mock exams, you will use teachers‘ observations based on classroom in

let's get more from our political correspondent leila nathoo. currently in terms of payments if you are required to self—isolate. the first thing to see is that there has long been an acknowledgement or criticism that isolation was the weak point if you like the weak link in the test, trace, isolate system which is supposed to be to help stop the spread of coronavirus, and currently people on low incomes who are in receipt of certain benefits are in receipt of certain benefits are eligible for a £500 payment if they cannot work from home, if they do need that money. it doesn't mean everyone who applies for it necessarily gets it but there is a support system in place for those on lower incomes, the idea being if you are going to be put off isolating because of financial need then you can get some money to top up your income during that period on top of any sick pay if you are not receiving a salary during that isolation period. the idea to go further, to make a £500 payment universal, that is something that has been drawn up by officials, report

leila, what is the political fall—out from this row?le vaccinated population and brings the brexit deal and this clause that was really designed to be used as a last resort in the brexit agreement back into the spotlight. the eu, the relationship between the uk and eu now in this post—brexit world will be called into question. the eu apparently showing itself determined to use the clause barely one month into the new arrangement and the end of the transition period in order to try to safeguard its own vaccine stock and apparently undermining its whole argument that used the negotiations all along that its priority was ensuring no hard water between the republic of ireland and northern ireland and i think the fact that it managed to unite parties in northern ireland across the island of ireland and the uk government against this move shows that the eu has apparently made a big step in that. think also just zooming out —— big misstep in that. i think zooming out to see what is triggering this row, it is access to vaccines which i think is

what is leila's position and the closure of schools?course today we will be ina very lockdown. of course today we will be in a very confusing situation for pa rents in a very confusing situation for parents because of some schools in some parts of the country will be closed to most pupils. it is important to remember that all schools are remaining open for vulnerable children and four children of key workers. but in other parts of the country, schools will be opening, and i think parents and staff are struggling to make any sense of what is going on now. priority should be to schools opened safely and to have children in class and learning. i know you are aware of this but i don't know how many of our viewers know what the unions are saying. the national association of head teachers are saying all schools should move to home learning for a brief and determined period for most children. the national education union have said all primary and secondary schools should remain closed for a further two weeks after the school holiday. the nasuw

this is where i ended up, lenox hill hospital, which happens to be the place where nick and leila werere a way to speed up the pace a little? >> it really is, you know, depending on which facility, it puts in a number of appointments they get the vaccine and put in for those appointments if you're lucky enough, as i was, to get in now, it could have just as easily been february or march. i lucked out. >> they're going quick there was 300 appointments at lenox on sunday. from 9:07 to 9:15, they went like that. for the million plus, 65 and older in new york city, this is a tough thing. we're glad you're there. what shot are you getting, al? >> well, i'm getting the pfizer vaccine. in fact, let me bring in dr. daniel baker, the medical director here at lenox hill. so i'm getting the pfizer vaccine, doc this is two vaccines spread out over three weeks >> yes over 21 days. >> and i'm going to ask the question because a lot of people -- is it safe >> absolutely. we get asked that a lot. the clinical trials really showed its efficacy. we've seen hundreds and hundreds of thousands of doses sin

. >> other end of it, leila went back to paris. >> first steps to sending your daughter to paris.