The Trail Blazing Hollywood actress cicely tyson has died aged 96. With a career spanning seven decades she made her breakthrough in the 1972 film sounder, for which she was nominated for both a golden globe and an oscar. Our arts editor Will Gompertz looks back at her life. You got your lowlife job. You got your lowlife job. Cicely you got your lowlife ob. Cicely t son in you got your lowlife ob. Cicely tyson in 1972 h you got your lowlife ob. Cicely tyson in 1972 as you got your lowlife job. Cicely tyson in 1972 as rebecca you got your lowlife job. Cicely| tyson in 1972 as Rebecca Morgan you got your lowlife job. Cicely i tyson in 1972 as Rebecca Morgan in sounder, a film for she was nominated for an oscar. Its sounder, a film for she was nominated for an oscar. Its unique and it has rightfully nominated for an oscar. Its unique and it has rightfully set nominated for an oscar. Its unique and it has rightfully set a nominated for an oscar. 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Cicely tyson was a brilliant, Ground Breaking actress, about whom Vice President Kamala Harris tweeted tonight saying, she broke varies and inspired the world with art, activism and altruism. Thank you for your wisdom, activism and altruism. Thank you for yourwisdom, i activism and altruism. Thank you for your wisdom, i will forever be grateful. Cicely tyson, whos died at the age of 96. Thats it. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. This is bbc world news, the headlines. Before we take our look at the papers, lets get more on that developing story around the eu stopping vaccines crossing the irish border. The bbc understands that the European Commission is backtracking on its plan to override parts of the brexit deal in order to stop Vaccine Exports to Northern Ireland. An eu source suggested the decision had been a mistake or misjudgement. Prime minister borisjohnson had expressed his Grave Concerns and Northern Irelands first minister Arlene Forster described the move as an Incredible Act Of Hostility by the eu. Sirjeffrey donaldson is the mp for lagan valley and the parliamentary leader of the democratic unionist party, the dup. Hejoins us now. Your reaction he joins us now. Your reaction to all of these events . All of these events . Well, i think we were absolutely all of these events . Well, i think we were absolutely horrified all of these events . Well, i think we were absolutely horrified thatj we were absolutely horrified that the eu would use the Northern Ireland protocol to prevent vaccines for covid i9 getting into Northern Ireland. This is the eu who told us that they didnt want to hard border on the island of ireland and here they are erecting a hard border for medicines. The very thing that people need most at this time to prevent the vaccine entering Northern Ireland. Ijust think its an incredible decision by the European Union and highlights the complete on workability of this Northern Ireland protocol. To understand the reasoning behind that yous original decision in terms of protecting covert supplies for its own region . Own region . Well, if thats the case, own region . Well, if thats the case. Why own region . Well, if thats the case. Why have own region . Well, if thats the case, why have we own region . Well, if thats the case, why have we got own region . Well, if thats the case, why have we got a own region . Well, if thats the | case, why have we got a border own region . Well, if thats the. Case, why have we got a border in the eye receipt . Wise it that my constituents can order goods and products from Great Britain . I know we have that you wanting to stop us getting access to medicines to this Covid Vaccination from within the European Union. I think people here, both unionists and nationalists are absolutely astounded by that yous actions. As the first minister stayed, it was an overtly hostile action, and i again repeat, it demonstrates the Un Workability of this Northern Ireland protocol. Its unfair and unjust that people in Northern Ireland dont have access to goods and products from suppliers in Great Britain because of the demands of the eu, and now that you are talking about using the protocol to prevent medicines entering Northern Ireland as well. find to prevent medicines entering Northern Ireland as well. And eu source has Northern Ireland as well. And eu source has suggested Northern Ireland as well. And eu source has suggested since Northern Ireland as well. And eu source has suggested since then| Northern Ireland as well. And eu source has suggested since then that the decision was a mistake and a misjudgment . The decision was a mistake and a misiudgment . The decision was a mistake and a misjudgment . Well, the Northern Ireland protocol misjudgment . Well, the Northern Ireland protocol is misjudgment . Well, the Northern Ireland protocol is a misjudgment . Well, the Northern Ireland protocol is a mistake misjudgment . Well, the Northern Ireland protocol is a mistake and l misjudgment . Well, the northern| ireland protocol is a mistake and a misjudgment, because what it is doing in Northern Ireland is creating economic instability and political instability. It undermines a core tenant of the good friday Belfast Agreement and that Northern Ireland remains an integral part of the United Kingdom and the protocol undermines our position in the uk and the internal market. Its present preventing consumers and constrictions having access to the supply of goods and products from Great Britain, farfrom protecting Northern Ireland as we have seen by the action of the eu, this is undermining Northern Irelands ability to trade freely. H0 . . . Undermining Northern Irelands ability to trade freely. How much dama. E ability to trade freely. How much damage do ability to trade freely. How much damage do you ability to trade freely. How much damage do you think ability to trade freely. How much damage do you think has ability to trade freely. How much damage do you think has been i ability to trade freely. How much i damage do you think has been done ability to trade freely. How much damage do you think has been done by all of this . ~ ~ , all of this . Well, i think this decision has all of this . Well, i think this decision has seriously all of this . Well, i think this. Decision has seriously damaged all of this . Well, i think this decision has seriously damaged that yous credibility in all of this. The genie is really now out of the bottle. And once its out, it wont be put back in. In Northern Ireland protocol was not fit for purpose. Its being used as a political stick to beat Northern Ireland with. Its being used to punish the United Kingdom, and thats wrong. Thats not what Good Neighbors should be about. And we want to have a good treating friendly relationship with the European Union, but the settled will of the northern people of ireland, is that we have access to our market which is ray britain, and other moments, the Northern Ireland protocol is prevented that from happening, and i think that you to recognize that todays decision is notjust recognize that todays decision is not just the whole recognize that todays decision is notjust the whole issue, its just the tip of an iceberg, and underneath that there are difficulties that this protocol is causing for the people of Northern Ireland, and i really do think its time the uk government took the action that is needed to prevent the harm thats been done to the northern it Northern Ireland economy. Northern it Northern Ireland economy northern it Northern Ireland econom. , y. , economy. Ok, sir geoffrey donaldson, thank ou economy. Ok, sir geoffrey donaldson, thank you very economy. Ok, sir geoffrey donaldson, thank you very much economy. Ok, sir geoffrey donaldson, thank you very much for economy. Ok, sir geoffrey donaldson, thank you very much for answering thank you very much for answering our questions. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are james moore, Chief Business Commentator at The Independent, and harriet line, deputy Political Editor for pa. Lets start now with a look at some of tomorrows front pages. That eu vaccine story dominating the front pages. The times has spoken to Michel Barnier, eu negotiator, reporting that hes intervened to Tell Brussels to step back from the growing row over vaccines eu Vaccines War Explodes says the daily mail. No mincing of words as it describes the eu move as incendiary. In the telegraph Emmanuel Macron is apparently being accused of Making Nonsense claims about the oxford jab, risking public confidence. The mirror also going with that story from brusels, still developing tonight, with the headline eu block on ourjabs. To the financial times, thats gone with the Wall Street Chaos as its main story, saying us regulators and prominent political figures have leapt to the defence of Amateur Share Trades whove challenged the old guard of wall street, as it says back to the vaccines story, with The Independent on the eu controls that regardless of the irish situation will limit the uks ability to access some vaccine sources, saying the standoff with brussels has intensified. So lets begin. Thank you very much james and harriet, both of you forjoining us this evening. Lets start with the daily mails front page, and this story obviously dominating so many of the front pages. The bbc has understood that the European Commission is backtracking on its plan to invoke article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol, but that doesnt take away from the fact that there is something of a vaccine were developing between the eu and other countries outside the block. James . Yeah. Its disturbing. I think there is some bad politics at work here. Fundamentally, here is the thing. The virus really does not care whether you are british, and it doesnt care whether you are french or german stop at doesnt care if you are brexiteer, and it doesnt care whether you are a remainer. We live in an interconnected world, and its in the interests of everyone to get as many people across the world vaccinated as quickly as possible. And thats cant be forgotten about because the virus doesnt care about any of this. Thats what we have to remember. The virus is nasty. Harriet, what do you think about whats happening between that you and other countries, but also between the eu and these two Pharmaceutical Giants . Between the eu and these two Pharmaceutical Giants . Yes, this is an absolutely Pharmaceutical Giants . Yes, this is an absolutely extraordinary Pharmaceutical Giants . Yes, this is an absolutely extraordinary row. It| an absolutely extraordinary row. It has been an absolutely extraordinary row. It has been bubbling on all week because has been bubbling on all week because of the shortages of vaccines in the because of the shortages of vaccines in the ell because of the shortages of vaccines in the eu. Some suggested that this route in the eu. Some suggested that this route might be a smoke screen, but tonight, route might be a smoke screen, but tonight, they really have fired out of both tonight, they really have fired out of both barrels triggering article 16 allows it to be overwritten, and in doing 16 allows it to be overwritten, and in doing so, 16 allows it to be overwritten, and in doing so, that goes down the pass of pulling in doing so, that goes down the pass of putting absolute controls on vaccines of putting absolute controls on vaccines between Northern Ireland and the vaccines between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland. That has come and the republic of ireland. That has come under fierce political criticism has come under fierce political criticism from i think every party in westminster. Also the urge bishop of canterbury weighed in, and all eyes of canterbury weighed in, and all eyes are of canterbury weighed in, and all eyes are on Arlene Foster and she said it eyes are on Arlene Foster and she said it was eyes are on Arlene Foster and she said it was an act of incredible hostility said it was an act of incredible hostility. In the latest this evening hostility. In the latest this evening as i have spoken to Ursula Bonder evening as i have spoken to Ursula Bonder line evening as i have spoken to Ursula Bonder line and outlined great concerns bonder line and outlined great concerns about the eus move. At all eyes are concerns about the eus move. At all eyes are deafly in brussels to see what eyes are deafly in brussels to see what their eyes are deafly in brussels to see what their next move is. Eyes are deafly in brussels to see what their next move is. James, what do ou what their next move is. James, what do you think what their next move is. James, what do you think the what their next move is. James, what do you think the rest what their next move is. James, what do you think the rest of what their next move is. James, what do you think the rest of the what their next move is. James, what do you think the rest of the world i do you think the rest of the world is thinking about this . I mean, while the you is obviously and clearly thinking about its own citizens, there are countries around the world, particularly third world countries, that probably wont get hold of vaccines until the end of this year. I mean, how does this look to other countries globally . I think it looks bad. It isjust the think it looks bad. It is just the worst possible, its the worst possible thing to be arguing about and to be fighting about and to be throwing things at each other across the channel. Its really not helpful, particularly, you know, earlier this week, we were talking about 100,000 britons dying from this. There are similarly, you know, perhaps not as bad as ours because our per capita total is higher, but a lot of europeans have died from this as well. You know, we would be far better off working together. I think really, its time for cooler heads to prevail. And notice, you know, you mentioned the times front page with Michel Barnier. Now, Michel Barnier has had a very bad press in britain because he was obviously the eus brexit negotiator. But if you read his words in the times, you will see that he is behaving like the grown up that he is behaving like the grown up in the room and sing, you know, step back from this. This is not good. We have got to Work Together on this. And you know, i wonder, good. We have got to Work Together on this. And you know, iwonder, i would hope, i doubt it well, but i would hope, i doubt it well, but i would hope, i doubt it well, but i would hope at least some people would hope at least some people would reassess their position on Michel Barnier because he is The Voice Of Reason here . Is Michel Barnier because he is The Voice Of Reason here . Voice of reason here . Is he The Voice Of Reason here . Is he The Voice Of Reason here . Is he The Voice Of Reason . Voice of reason here . Is he The Voice Of Reason . Are voice of reason here . Is he The Voice Of Reason . Are you i voice of reason here . Is he the i voice of reason . Are you reassessing your position on him . Your position on him . Well, hes not alwa s the your position on him . Well, hes not always the most your position on him . Well, hes not always the most popular your position on him . Well, hes not always the most popular character i your position on him . Well, hes not always the most popular character in the uk, always the most popular character in the uk, is always the most popular character in the uk, is he . But i think he is someone the uk, is he . But i think he is someone that will certainly be listened someone that will certainly be listened to in brussels as the chief negotiator listened to in brussels as the chief negotiator for the eu and brexit talks, negotiator for the eu and brexit talks, so negotiator for the eu and brexit talks, so him telling that you to step talks, so him telling that you to step back talks, so him telling that you to step back i think really well be heard step back i think really well be heard in step back i think really well be heard in brussels. In the times, its interesting, he says we are facing its interesting, he says we are facing an its interesting, he says we are facing an extraordinary crisis which is creating facing an extraordinary crisis which is creating a facing an extraordinary crisis which is creating a lot of suffering, causing is creating a lot of suffering, causing a is creating a lot of suffering, causing a lot of debts in the uk, france, causing a lot of debts in the uk, france, germany everywhere, just like james france, germany everywhere, just like james is point right now, and he says like james is point right now, and he says i like james is point right now, and he says i believe we must face this crisis he says i believe we must face this crisis with he says i believe we must face this crisis with responsibly come and certainly crisis with responsibly come and certainly not with the spirit of one upmanshiu certainly not with the spirit of one upmanship and unhealthy competition. And thats, upmanship and unhealthy competition. And thats, i upmanship and unhealthy competition. And thats, i think, unfortunately, that this and thats, i think, unfortunately, that this is and thats, i think, unfortunately, that this is what this really looks like that this is what this really looks like. ,. , that this is what this really looks like. ,. , , that this is what this really looks like. , � , like. James Committee Thing its understandable like. James Committee Thing its understandable that like. James Committee Thing its understandable that the like. James Committee Thing its l understandable that the European Union is trying to look after its own, so to speak, into, you know, make sure that it has a free flow of vaccines for eu citizens . I think its understandable that the European Union is key to secure stocks and is keen to get orders fulfilled. Ithink stocks and is keen to get orders fulfilled. I think that is understandable. I think what is unfortunate is the way its gone about that. I think there are better ways, perhaps, of doing this. I think thats whats unfortunate. Its perfectly understandable but it wants to get its citizens vaccinated as quickly as possible, as we all do. But it is also in our interests for the European Union to get its citizens vaccinated as quickly as possible because the virus will travel across borders. Possible because the virus will travel across borders. Lets move on and talk about travel across borders. Lets move on and talk about the travel across borders. Lets move on and talk about the telegraph travel across borders. Lets move on and talk about the telegraph front l and talk about the telegraph front page. Yuri at Emmanuel Macrons attack on oxford jab. This is basically referring to Emmanuel Macron who was last, basically accused of Making Nonsense and untrue claims about the Oxford Astrazeneca jab. James, explain exactly what he said . Astrazeneca jab. James, explain exactly what he said . Well, hes questioned exactly what he said . Well, hes questioned the exactly what he said . Well, hes questioned the efficacy exactly what he said . Well, hes questioned the efficacy of i exactly what he said . Well, hes questioned the efficacy of the i exactly what he said . Well, hes| questioned the efficacy of the jab on the over 60 fives in particular, if you read his quotes. Im really not