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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Joining me are deputy Political Editor of the telegraph, lucy fisher and political commentator and former labour Party Director of communications, lance price. Tomorrows front pages starting with. The mirror says one down, 5a million to go reporting on the news that 90 year old Margaret Keenan has become the first person in the world to get a clinically approved Coronavirus Vaccine, as the uk starts its mass vaccination programe. The metro reports on an emotional day, cheers and then tears. The paper says Prime MinisterBoris Johnson watched patients receive the vaccine at guys hospital in london, hailing the covid 19 Vaccination Programme as a shot
in the arm for the world. The mail calls those who received a vaccination today v day heroes and says around 5,000 people were vaccinated today, including the elderly, care home staff and nhs workers. The times says more than a million more doses of the Pfizer Vaccine will arrive in britain next week, with the nhs due to have four million doses before christmas the telegraph sounds a note of caution. It says despite hopes for the roll out of the vaccine, the public may have to wear masks for another year to slow the spread of the virus. Thats the warning from chief scientific adviser sir patrick vallance. The guardian turns to another big story. The paper says the future of britains relationship with the rest of europe hangs on the success of a dinner between borisjohnson and eu chief ursula von der leyen
in brussels tomorrow. And the i carries both of the main stories for tomorrows papers on its front page. Pictures from an historic day as the Coronavirus Vaccine is rolled out feature alongside what the paper is calling a showdown as borisjohnson heads to brussels to salvage a trade deal with europe. Show down. A word used so often in the past four and a half years especially over brexit. Lets kick off. Lucy, lets start with you again. Daily express, they have cropped the picture of margaret, or maggie keene here. Seems like every fleet street photographer and International Tv crew was out there earlier today. Yes it was a pretty
amazing moment at 6 31am where margaret, a 90 year old grandmother became the first person in the world to receive a vaccination against coronavirus. And its a lovely picture of the nhs staff cheering and applauding her, and in her own words, i found very humbling as well, she spoke of what a privilege it was to be that first person to get the jab and explained how she had spent most of the year pretty much in isolation and how Going Forward ahead of her birthday next week she will be 91, this would mean potentially a chance to be reconnected with her children and grandchildren. Before start of the fight back but pretty clear from all around, this is a long fight to come. Yes, they have a bit of a mixed message to deliver today. The politicians and scientists in nhs
obviously wanted to celebrate the fa ct obviously wanted to celebrate the fact that at last if vaccine is going into british arms up and down the United Kingdom and all four nations of the United Kingdom, and that clearly is a momentous day, and very good news not only for the individuals concerned about for all of us as we look to the future and hope for a much better year in 2021. At the same time they dont want us to get carried away with the idea that somehow the light at the end of the tunnel is actually at the end of the tunnel is actually at the end of the tunnel. Because its not. And we still have a long period to get through when we are going to have to be under various restrictions of one sort or another, and be under various restrictions of one sort oranother, and in be under various restrictions of one sort or another, and in some parts of the country probably stricter restrictions before they ease because in some areas london, kent, essex, it looks as if the incidence of the virus is going up rather than down. So they are worrying signs they are. And also the suggestion as we saw, and the headlines you were
reading earlier that the warning from sir patrick vallance, the actually we could be of some of us at least, Wearing Masks or restricted in some way for even another year. How big a deal for the British Government that the uk was first . I think it is a big deal. Not least because we first had to say it really is to the applause of the independent regulator that they work night and day to fast track the process , night and day to fast track the process, but not rush any of the kind of very careful consideration they gave to study all the data of they gave to study all the data of the trials of this vaccine to ensure its efficacy and safety. But it is an important moment for the government. It does allow for a shot in and his cabinet to show but a little bit on the world stage that britain was the first country able to get going with this vaccine. It has been a really, really tough year for politicians to try and manage
this pretty much unprecedented crisis. This was the day for them to enjoy some good news. I also think if you look at it from the flip side, if it had been another country that had gotten the vaccine approved first you might have seen more pressure on the government in the uk asking well but have we not cut it here . Thats what you seen in the us for example when donald trump demanded scientists come to the white house and explain themselves with the process was not going as quickly in the United States. I think both positive and negative reasons its a happy day for the government. With your old hat on how do you think theyve done on this . The head of the Vaccine Programme today was on the today programme this morning and she was tasked with doing this. And shes delivered, hasnt she . She has and an extraordinary job. Hasnt she . She has and an extraordinaryjob. I think it would be wrong to take away from that in any way at all. Of the presentation of the day i think both number ten
from the nhs itself, and the hospitals concerned will be rightfully patting themselves on the back. It went extraordinarily well. They were able to demonstrate not only that bridget was the first country to be able to do that, and these pictures weve been talking about on the front of the newspapers will be on the front of newspapers all of the world tomorrow, and as each country wakes up with their morning papers. So its something to be very pleased about and in terms of coordinating the imagery around iti of coordinating the imagery around it i think the fact that it was the, elderly people were going to get the first jabs, clearly a First Priority by author and the country with a Health Care Workers and care home workers also being given the first vaccine, and that is. And william shakespeare. William shakespeare was number two. Apparently even from warwickshire like the playwrights
himself. Perhaps a little bit too good to be true given that the government are keen to present this somehow as a very english or british victory when actually of course this particular vaccine is being produced in belgium. And coming across the channel in large numbers. This paper cannot good news without the picture of the queen and members of the royal family meeting at windsor castle. But we are not putting a damper on things, but is pointing out that this is the start of a long battle. And that people still do need to be careful, masks for a year despite vaccines, and for some elderly people who have perhaps been looking forward to seeing their children and grandchildren, or great grandchildren as indeed the queen has, a lot of care still needed. Thats right. Maybe a slight disappointment to hear those messages, particularly the timeline
of the year. Weve already had the Prime Minister and downing street stressing the roll out will take likely until early spring to really make inroads for enough of the population to repeal serious restrictions. The idea of Wearing Masks and seeing the social distancing measures weve had now for nine odd months continuing for another year i think would be a disappointment, and also as you say ifi disappointment, and also as you say if i said day even though elderly people have had the vaccine and the booster that they may not be able to see their grandchildren will be a huge crushing disappointment. I think thats because the vaccine, although we know it seems to have a very high success rate in stopping people who receive it from getting seriously ill and still a bit unclear about whether it stops people transmitting it. So that might be grounds, increasing numbers of mp are saying with his life at the vaccine combat may therefore be
given a free pass to go out on the streets as they are still able to transmit it, but increasing numbers of mps are saying we should yet empower these people, restore their personal freedoms, and allow them to ta ke personal freedoms, and allow them to take decisions about these very low risk category groups like their grandchildren. We will come onto the Prime Minister going to brussels tomorrow for dinner, but interesting story in eft under that same picture to the uk will break ranks with eu and ditched us tariffs over state subsidies. How big a deal is this . Because its britain moving away from the eu in terms of those terrorists, but that wouldnt have been expected to have stayed with them anyway whatever happens. A deal or no deal. Thats right. Very specific sets that we should stretch
around with aircraft and bowing in particular. He betrayed probably rightly as an attempt by the British Government to offer a sweetener to joe biden, the incoming us president. In the hope that he will be more sympathetic than he seems to have been so far towards fast tracking a trade deal with the United Kingdom. Made it very clear that hes got other priorities, domestic priorities around making sure that the American Economy can re cover sure that the American Economy can recover as quickly as possible. And in terms of negotiating trade deals actually britain is not necessarily going to be the first one in the queue. So i think borisjohnson and his government recognise that the change in administration in the United States is probably not good news for their ambitions to have a quick trade deal with america. And this is to try to sweeten the deal. Should be going to the guardian . Because the means to refer them as indeed just below that story for the
ft as well and others, pm is to brussels amid fears of a chance to break the deal is very slim. Your deputy Political Editor, what are you hearing because of that we know the technical talks between lord frost, the uk prospect chief negotiator, and Michelle Barnier have reached an impasse and so this is crunch time now. Weve heard that a lot over the past four and a half yea rs a lot over the past four and a half years since the referendum, but we really are going to the 11th hour now were a deal has to be agreed on trade security and fishing if its going to be agreed for there to be sufficient time for them in the Prime Minister to sell that deal to the British Parliament. Ursula, the european commission, two so that deal to the eu leaders and then for it to be ratified both by the European Parliament and by the British Parliament before that very concrete deadline of december 31. So
it really does seem like its all coming down to this, what will no doubt be belgium, three courses tomorrow night with the pm and ursula trying to thrash out. Is that your view that the Prime Minister will give much more that perhaps his backbenchers would want him to give to get a deal . Certainly there will be a bit of two and fro with this final tussle. 0nly there will be a bit of two and fro with this final tussle. Only about 296 with this final tussle. Only about 2 of the trade deal left, there will be some horse trading in these final stages. 0bviously head of the Prime Minister going to brussels tomorrow brexiteers have made clear tomorrow brexiteers have made clear to her knowledge of the telegraph that they will be watching very closely to make sure that he does not give away too much and hes final furlongs. We not give away too much and hes finalfurlongs. We are hearing a lot of music not least from Michelle Barney and that the chances of a deal or looking slim. Its always
the difficulties of these final stages working out what is real sentiment and what is choreographed for political effect. Lets bring lance in, is thisjust for political effect. Lets bring lance in, is this just use will brussels talk . You have to expect it is, and that remains in the interest both of the European Union and the other 27 nations, and the United Kingdom to reach a deal. Very much in borisjohnsons political interest as well. I think you can ta ke interest as well. I think you can take this with a bit of a pinch of salt him saying it will be actually fine with the wto deal, and britain will surge ahead. He said will have an australian style deal which means just that, i dont know what it dontjust just that, i dont know what it dont just say wto rather than australia. They say australia to make it sound more palatable. History is roughly successful and if its ok for them its ok for us, it
simply the lowest bar, the wto deal, so simply the lowest bar, the wto deal, so you could just call the nepalese deal or something else. And of the country that trades are the similar terms. In all the evidence, the evidence matters, suggest that there would be a very significant additional hitch to the british economy on top of what weve already seen as a result of the covid 19 epidemic. Users simply cannot believe that this government would wa nt believe that this government would want to take response ability for that, in effect a burst is not going over there for face to face talks to him if he does not succeed thats going to be asked personal defeat for him. No matter how much he tries to spin it and he will try to spin it, he will spend the other way. He does have to make big concessions just as he did to get the Withdrawal Agreement a year ago, surely after he became Prime Minister when he made a mess of concession and dressed it up or something else. If he doesnt concessions you could be sure that he will come back and sell it. In his own style with very little time there for his critics on
the conservative benches to do very much about it. And he will hope therefore that it will go through in time for the real deadline which of course is the end of the year. L smile but not a nut or sick of your head. The other story for the guardian is the rugby stars joining a legal case over dementia. These are proposals, but serious and certainly the stars with all well known names in their 40s suffering from early stage dementia. Thats right. Steve thompson who is 42 and when the Rugby World Cup into this and three with the england team as one of the eight players who are proposing to launch legal action against world rugby, the sports governing body, which is what the alleged failure to protect them from the risk of concussion. Very sad tale to hear that so many players
have contracted early onset dementia, had the same diagnosis which is dementia with probable encephalopathy p. It will be a Landmark Legal case if this proceeds. What you make of this . Ask what you mentioned the rf view, they are saying they have no legal approach on this matter. The union ta kes pla ce approach on this matter. The union takes place safety very seriously. And the strategies based in the latest research and evidence. Its difficult and at Contact Sport like by, difficult and at Contact Sport like rugby, especially modern rugby, which is so tough now. And players ta ke which is so tough now. And players take such a battering about how to control and regulate this. I suppose what theyre already doing is first come off and are not allowed back on the pitch until they have been
thoroughly tested. Its a real challenge, boxing is faced as well. Rather than a legal story is very much a human story, so Steve Thompson cant remember the matches when he excelled on the pitch for england. And he says himself that he would not want his own kids to go into rugby. I think that tells us something about the risks that players of that sort of level to take. And some would argue that they, you know, its clearly a Contact Sport and they must have known that they were taking a risk when they got involved. But it will or may well find itself being adjudicated in the courtsjust or may well find itself being adjudicated in the courts just as or may well find itself being adjudicated in the courtsjust as in the United States as it has with the nfl, and potentially of course very large awards given if it were to go in their favour. He said he felt
like a camera ready film had been removed. Which i thought was a very striking thing to say. I should go back to her paper, lucy. Just at the end hear a story we touched on earlier. Mount everest goes up in our estimation. We got it wrong but not the that wrong. We have the definitive joint statement from both the chinese and nepalese survey teams they ruled its actually 86 cm higher than previously thought. It settles a long running dispute between the two countries over the height of mount everest. China was out by about four metres, but it shows that its even taller mountain than previously thought. So a political breakthrough as well yes and a tramp for plucking nepal. Triumph. And they were pretty close. Extraordinary, mightve been slide rule rs extraordinary, mightve been slide rulers or whatever it mightve been, but made a very good estimation for the height of the mountain. Unless it has been changing since then. And the figures today are pretty close to what there were 200 years ago but so what with all the fuss about . L very long way to climb still. Thank you forjoining us here on bbc papers for that second look on the first additions. Bye bye. Good evening. We start at the Champions League in paris where psg and istanbul baskashier walked off the pitch after the turkish side accused the fourth official
of using a racist term to one of their support staff. Assistant coach pierre webo was shown a red card in an exchange on the touchline. His club say that official used a racist word. Istanbul players came off in protest with psg players following. The incident happened just 1a minutes into the Champions League group h tie, which was still goalless. Psg will go through regardless of whether the game is completed. Manchester united are out of the Champions League after losing 3 2 at rb leipzig. It was a Manchester City player angelino, on loan at the german side, who scored the opener inside two minutes. A second was added just over ten minutes later, amadou haidara coming in unmarked from the right hand side to make it 2 0. United had been 5 0 winners when the sides met at old trafford in october but it was leipzig who added another, Justin Kluivert putting the home side three up. A glimmer of hope came with a Bruno Fernandes penalty. And then there was real hope
when paul pogba headed onto Harry Maguire and another ricochet sent it into the goal to make it 3 2. And they almost had another stroke of luck, but the leipzig defender had his goalkeeper to thank for preventing an own goal. The defeat sends 0le Gunnar Solskjaers side out of the competition and into the Europa League instead. Chelsea were already through to the knockout stages. They went behind against russian side krasnador. Ex newcastle winger remy cabella got the goal. But, the lead didnt last long, jorghino levelled from the penalty spot and it finished that way. Lionel messi and Cristiano Ronaldo renewed old rivalries. Barcelona and juventus were just playing for top spot in their group. Two penalties from ronaldo gave the italians a 3 0 win and put them above barca. In the championship where milwall hosted Queens Park Rangers just days after fans at the den booed players for taking the knee in support of black lives matter. There was no repeat this time. Milwall players chose to stand arm in arm as a show of solidarity for footballs fight against discrimination while the clubs regular shirt sponsor has been replaced with the logo of anti discrimination body kick it out and some of the qpr players chose to to take the knee. All were applauded by the supporters at the game. And when qpr went 1 0 up they made the point again in front of the home fans, not as warmly received this time. It finished 1 1, all the details from the championship are on the bbc sport website. World cup winner Steve Thompson is one of eight former professionals who claim the sport has left them with permanent brain damage and they are ready to start legal action against rugby Union Authorities for negligence. They have all been diagnosed with early signs of dementia. The law firm representing them say they are working with over a hundred other players as well. Thompson, who is 42, was capped 73 times by england, but struggles to recall his greatest moment in 2003. I cannot remember being in australia at all. I cannot remember the whole situation of the world cup, ive never watched all of those games, so i sat down to watch them and like i was watching a game for england, england playing, i could see myself there but i was not there. People talk about stories and since the world cup, talked about the people there and picked up stories and you can talk about it, but that was not me being there because, ijust cannot remember any of the games whatsoever. Anything that happens in those games. Was to be such a big thing in my life and its just not there. So, what is it like, is there way can simply experience it . Its like somebody or take the time to make film out, its like there are other times we are mine mightve gotten a bit better, so the film goes back in, and he get another one there and then its only missing and that is what happens,
itsjust like im not there. In an rfu statement they say. The 13 barbarians players that breached Covid Protocols causing the cancellation of their twickenham test against england in october have been hit with a range of bans and fines and also ordered to complete community work. The former england captain Chris Robshaw was one of the party that left the team hotel in london over the course of two evenings and also lied about their whereabouts. Hes been suspended for 4 weeks, fined two weeks wages and given 50 hours of community work. And sale sharks director of rugby,
steve diamond, has quit with immediate effectjust three games into the domestic season. Hed been in charge for 10 years and says hes taken the decision to step away from the business for personal reasons. Skills coach paul deacon will take over first team duties. And thats all the sport for now. Hello there. Low pressure will continue to bring more unsettled weather to our shores for the rest of this week and very slowly, those temperatures will be creeping up as we reach the end of the week and into the weekend. Now for wednesday, well have some showers across eastern areas. Some sunshine will develop, though, behind it is this ridge of High Pressure that builds in and then there will be rain pushing to Western Areas later on all courtesy of this new frontal system. So well start off rather grey, misty, murky conditions with some showery bursts of rain through this morning. They should eventually clear away, its an improving picture
with some sunshine developing though showers holding on across northeastern scotland. Later in the day for northern ireland, western fringes of england, wales and practically into the south west we will see thicker cloud moving in here with outbreaks of rain. Temperatures slowly climbing but again its going to be another chilly day for most, temperatures range from to 5 7 celsius quite typically. As we head through wednesday night, we will start to see that cloud thickening up across the east as well. It looks like most of the heaviest rain will start to push across wales, the south west england, to the channel islands. Elsewhere, we will hold onto quite a bit of cloud, some light and patchy rain under clearing skies across the north, it will be quite chillier otherwise, less cold than its been on other nights. On thursday, we are in between weather systems although we have this weather front affecting
the northern half of the uk. Weve got a slack airflow once again so winds will be light rather grey skies for many with some patchy light rain or drizzle, little bit heavier across scotland. Could see a touch of winteriness over the high grounds. The air is still quite cool with those highs ranging from 5 8 celsius. But slowly coming up across the south west, 9 10 celsius there for cardiff and for plymouth. As we head on into friday, a more substantial frontal system spreads its way eastwards across the country. This one will bring a bit of a change to the weather, some heavier rain at times will make its way towards the eastern side of the country, winds stronger for a time, and then skies will brighten up across Western Areas, perhaps one or two showers here. So, its out west where will start to see temperatures lift by the end of friday, 10 11 celsius here. A little bit less cold further east, too. Still on the chilly side with temperatures in single figures. Into the weekend, we hold onto a lot of cloud, some rain in northern and Western Areas. By sunday, well see another area of low pressure which will bring windier weather, some milder air, and