Of covid 19 in the capital. Well have all the latest developments on the virus here in the uk and Around The World and you can get in touch by tweeting me reetacbbc or using the hashtag hello and welcome to bbc news. Bbc your questions. Covid 19 vaccinations are being given to patients at some gp surgeries he was hugely influential in a in england from today as part of the next stage of the roll out generation of novelists, notjust of the programme. Spy gp practices in more generation of novelists, notjust spy novels, just the way that he than 100 locations wrote. He created a kind of world will receive their first deliveries of the vaccine later today, which sometimes takes the place of with another 100 to 200 over the real world, its so vivid. The course of this week. And coming up this hour, some will start giving tributes paid to the the cold war the vaccinations to patients spy novelist, John Le Carre, from today, with people over 80 who has died at the age of 89. Along with health and care staff top of the list for the vaccine. This report from our Science Correspondent pallab ghosh contains some flash photography. Dr Ammara Hughes is getting her surgery ready for the next phase of the nhs vaccination campaign. In the heart of london, bloomsbury surgery will aim to vaccinate between 800 1000 over 80s in the next three and a half days. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here that will mean injecting up to a0 and across the globe. Patients every hour. Negotiations will continue today between the uk and the eu, like others receiving the doses, after both sides agreed to go the practice will be open The Extra Mile to secure between 8am and 8pm, a post brexit deal. Seven days a week. Those eligible for a jab will be london and brussels have said enough progress has been made contacted by the surgery. For the talks to carry on, do sit tight, we will although the british Prime Minister has said the most likely be phoning you. Outcome is still no deal. So it is by appointment, the eus chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has briefed and we will get to everybody, ambassadors of the 27 Member States this morning. So dont start ringing your he said it was the responsibility practices, because we will be of both sides to give the talks ringing you to ensure that, every chance of success, if youre eligible, that but warned that disagreements still remain on the usual sticking you are invited for your vaccine. The roll out to gp surgeries points of fishing rights, and shared competition rules. Comes less than a week after Margaret Keenan made history, when the uk became the first country in the world to begin translation , we will give it every vaccinations in hospitals. Chance. It is our responsibility. A the jabs are now being deal is still possible. A good administered in the community. An Immunisation Campaign of this balanced deal. This means two magnitude has never been undertaken by the nhs. Conditions not yet met. Conditions of free and fair competition, fair and free, the two go together. And it has been a real roller coaster. Many of my colleagues have secondly, the agreement that guarantees reciprocal, and i do mean been working all hours through the covid pandemic and now, reciprocal, access to markets and to finally be in a position water. And its on these points that we have not yet found with our to offer a vaccination to our community is incredibly powerful. British colleagues the balance, so and, as a gp, im really we will keep on working. Quite blown away. Around 100 practices in england our europe correspondent, will receive their doses. A further 100 200 are expected to receive them by the end of the week. Nick beake, is in brussels. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. Nick, Michel Barnier saying a deal is still possible, and i suppose thats it, isnt it . If they are vaccinations have also begun in care still talking, deal is still homes in scotland today. Staff and older residents will be possible. Good morning. It was the first to receive the jab. Interesting because Michel Barnier there had been fears that the roll was on his way into one of the out wouldnt go ahead building sewer in brussels to brief because of difficulties ambassadors from the 27 eu in storing the vaccine. The Scottish Government says countries. And i havejust been its a Step On The Road to recovery from the pandemic. Talking to somebody who is familiar with what he told them. I think he went a little bit further than he scotlands deputy chief medical was willing to say for the cameras. 0fficer, dr nicola steedman, because im told Michel Barnier told explained how the decisions are being taken on prioritising ambassadors they could be a brexit who gets vaccines first. Deal in the coming days if an this has always been our absolute priority, to protect the most agreement is found on fishing vulnerable to covid infection, and that is care home residents, rights. He also is said to have particularly older adults. Reported that the two sides are far apart on that key issue. But if and so, our officials and clinical there is a pathway then everything teams and our chief pharmaceutical else will fall into place. Now this officer have worked really hard to put in place a mechanism so that we can actually bring could be significant because we know the vaccine to the care homes. After the deadline yesterday came as you know, this particular vaccine has some issues about cold storage and passed, the two sides have said and also limited transport times. But we have mhra approval now they will keep going. Maybe there is for our boards, our hospitals, to be able to pack down the vaccine more room. We havent got a new into small enough packages and to be latest deadline. Potentially both sides have got a bit of time to able to transport it, to take it to care homes, manoeuvre now. I am also told that to give it to care home residents and staff, actually, in the homes. Mr barnier said that on the level Playing Field, a member of this is competition rules, that there had been progress there as well. It was difficult, but they were moving in the direction of an agreement. Now we are absolutely bearin the direction of an agreement. Now delighted to hear that. Bear in mind that when Michel Barnier has been briefing his ambassadors in previous weeks, the the self isolation period for anyone sort of words we have been hearing who comes into contact with a positive covid 19 case is reduced from today are downbeat assessment, gloomy from 1a days to ten. Analysis. So whether or not this is it also applies to people who have to isolate after returning analysis. So whether or not this is a big change, certainly the wording from high risk countries. The change comes into force is different and if you are an in england, scotland optimist, if you are looking for a and Northern Ireland today. It was introduced deal, maybe it is a good sign. You in wales last week. Have been watching this for the last mps in london, essex and kent have days, weeks, months, and it has gone been told that cases of coronavirus up days, weeks, months, and it has gone up and down. Is there any reason to are off the charts, and action needs believe that optimism at this stage to be taken urgently. Might actually result in a deal . Is it simplya might actually result in a deal . Is it simply a question of the talk theres speculation the capital the clock is ticking and they have could be moved to tier 3 to make some agreement if they are possibly as early as today. Going to agree at all . Its 0ur Health Editor hugh pym gave me this update on this interesting. I know over the weekend fast moving situation. It is a fast moving situation, we had some uk Government Ministers make the argument that they have and i understand that Health Officials have presented data done all along, that this is really about sovereignty, so much of it, to Council Leaders and london mps for the uk side. The whole point of showing a sharp rise in virus cases brexit, taking back control and just in the last few days or so, having a relationship with the eu, and the projection that, whereby the uk is not tied to eu without further action, rules and regulations for years to they could start rising very, very rapidly indeed. Come, but interesting listening to now, there has been speculation some Government Ministers over the for a few days that london might weekend, yes the comic they are move up to the highest tier, tier 3, along with essex, still making that argument, but also they are talking about specifics, for the toughest restrictions they are talking about specifics, in england after concerns the technical ways you could have were flagged up last week by professor chris whitty, whats called an Evolution Clause or the chief medical officer for england, and matt hancock, the Health Secretary. Other terminology, a mechanism in but it was always assumed it place, so that if one side is seen to undercut the other in the future, would happen on wednesday. Or there is some sort of disagreement, how that can be solved. That talk coming into the Public Domain is quite specific and technical. And maybe thats a sign we have moved beyond the big given the data, it seems it is very principles of sovereignty on one possible it could happen today, hand and protecting the eu Single Market on the other. Maybe there is and we are expecting a statement from matt hancock in the house a meeting of minds in the middle. Of commons this afternoon. But time is running out. And i think most people here dont, just because there really is a concern about this data. We good go to the 31st Of December, it is not clear exactly which bits of the capital, but it seems to be more widespread dont think that will be the case because of course you need some time than just the north east of london, which was the source of concern last week. For businesses on both sides, speaking to me earlier, customs, ports, all the rest of it, sadiq khan said that if the government does move london they need time to adjust to what is to tier 3, there could be catastrophic consequences for the hospitality coming injanuary and retail sectors. He says the government needs they need time to adjust to what is coming in January The 1st. Many thanks. Nick beake there in to provide additional Financial Support to avoid job losses. Brussels. Sirjonathan faull is a former Director General of the european commission. If the government decides to move he joins us from brussels. London into tier 3, they need to do good morning to you. Could you have it with open eyes and realise the caddick answer catastrophic foreseen that these negotiations consequence for our satiety, retail would go on and on and on right up to the wire like this . Well, they and cultural sectors. Many have had the worst year in living memory and sometimes do, so its not altogether work relying upon a decent december a surprise. I think its a pity. All to make up some of the money lost. If the government decides to move these up and downs, to end where we london into tier 3, they must are, some of them could have been provide additional Financial Support avoided. But there is a note of to those businesses who will otherwise go bust and hundreds of optimism in the recent exchanges. People are becoming helpful. Our thousands of jobs otherwise go bust and Hundreds Of Thousands Ofjobs will be lost. It is far better for the government to correspondence there was saying that keep these businesses afloat by ambassadors had been briefed that additionalfinancial there could be a deal in the coming keep these businesses afloat by additional Financial Support rather than the alternative, which is these days, if there is an agreement on businesses going bust and hundreds fishing rights, and that Everything Else might then fall into place . Of thousands of londoners losing theirjobs. There are various well, the Fishing Issue has been an perspectives on this and some believe they should be a tier 2 one important one. Its a matter of numbers, its a matter of days. It half, which would enable restaurants raises high emotions on both sides, so its got to be dealt with. And and shops to remain open, restau ra nts a nd and shops to remain open, the last thing anybody needs is a restaurants and bars. 0thers and shops to remain open, restaurants and bars. Others want there to bat three plus, because they point out that when you look at skirmish in the channel. So i hope what has happened to kent, which has that the wise heads around the table beenin what has happened to kent, which has been in tier 3 since the end are talking about the final shape of lockdown, the cases have continued are talking about the final shape of a deal on that, and if Everything Else falls into place, so much the to go up and now every area in kent better. We dont have a great deal has seen a rise in Infection Rates. Of time left. And what do you think where do you stand on either of those positions . I am worried that that says about the negotiating process . That says about the negotiating process . The two sites have been talking with each other since march the government is seeking to and here we are in the middle of retrofit Solutions Based upon a december and we still dont have a flawed tiering system. The main difference between tier 3 and tier 2 deal. I dont want to say who is at is in tier3, fault, but most of these issues have difference between tier 3 and tier 2 is in tier 3, pubs, difference between tier 3 and tier 2 is in tier3, pubs, bars difference between tier 3 and tier 2 is in tier 3, pubs, bars and restau ra nt been well known since 2016. And is in tier 3, pubs, bars and restaurant have to close down and in tier 2 they stay open. We do know that one of the biggest drivers of there have been great ups and downs this virus is in schools and and bumps on both sides. With all colleges, that is the biggest area where there has been an increase. We that has happened in british also know that many who should be politics. And it takes deadlines and self isolating are not because they sometimes to concentrate minds and cannot afford not to. What the get a final compromise done. And government needs to realise is we need a sophisticated approach to dont forget, they want to be final. This virus based upon the evidence. They will still be a lot of work to so schools can stay open in any be done in the coming months and yea rs be done in the coming months and years to deal with all sorts of tier, but what the government is leading to is a situation where other important issues in the relationship between the eu and the london was in tier 2, over christmas uk. They are neighbours, they are will be in tears zero and then after christmas back in tier 3, joined by a very narrow strip of water and on land in the island of potentially leading to a National Lockdown. We need sensible approaches based on the science and ireland. So all the words that are evidence was also being aware of the written down in the agreement will have to be worked out in practice. Consequences of what the government decide to do that. Agreement wont cover everything anyway. So this is a very important long standing relationship. Its in the interests of europe as a whole and the wider world that this be sorted out in an amicable way. But there is still a risk of no deal. The Prime Minister was very clear to the Council Leader wrote to all one about that, although talks are still going on and he wants talks to pa rents the Council Leader wrote to all succeed, he says it is still parents and teachers saying that teaching should be moved online. Possible, maybe even probable, that there will be a no deal. How will you see that if that is the well earlier, the mayor eventuality . Well, it would be a of london sadiq khan spoke to us from a school in walthamstow. Great pity. I think it would be a he says the government needs to provide more Community Testing failure on both sides. And it in schools or schools should be closed early. Wouldnt do much good for the iamata i am at a college that began reputation of the uk and the eu in Community Testing late last week and what they are doing here is making the wider world. The referendum sure that the environment is covid safe by making sure students and happened. Brexit has happened. The future relationship is important. Staff ca n the issues that remain to be agreed safe by making sure students and staff can be regularly tested. Im asking the government to make sure that all of our schools can be covid on are important, but they shouldnt be beyond the wit of the very clever safe because we note that the age and able people sitting around the group for which there has been the table. So i go grown up relationship biggest increase in the virus is between the uk and its continent is those between ten and 19. And we saw what everybody needs. And to have a a 75 increase in at age group. What no deal now would be a failure, it is happening is the young people are having the virus, not realising they would cause disruption, it would have got it, go home and give the virus to a mum or dad and those cause disruption at a time when the young people meet older relations world is a pretty miserable and dangerous place for the other over the Christmas Period and could reasons we know about, so the last pass it on. You are talking about thing you need is another crisis on top of all the other ones. You have Making Schools Covid Safe but you have also said schools should shut. Do you still that . If schools cannot said in the past that its not all be made covid safe in the government or nothing. The eu cannot and will not shut out of the city. Financial cant provide the Community Testing for these schools, the Government Services are so important to our economy. I wonder if you could must provide urgent clarity and expand on what you said that . Well, guidance to those schools. If those schools cannot have the mass testing the uk is part of the european this week, those schools should shut economy in so many ways. The city of down a few days early. If it takes a london is a very important part of few more days injanuary to get the european economy. There are all these schools with the testing they sorts of interconnections between need, they should open if you days the british economy and the wider later in january. Need, they should open if you days later injanuary. We need to make european economy. Financial services sure our schools are covid safe. Are an important part of it. But nobody wants schools closed just look at the news this morning about the large contract under unnecessarily, but also nobody should what these schools to be in consideration for edf to build new places where the virus is spreading rapidly and into the rest of the Nuclear Power stations in suffolk. Community as well. Do support Greenwich Council closing the look at the pictures on the side of schools . There is one school in red buses driving around london. Lots of them have a picture of the greenwich that says it is staying open because it has not had a single river seine flowing through paris. Case of covid since october. Your French Companies are busy in the uk. Party leader keir starmer says he would be reluctant to see the schools close. I sympathise with why the british exporters are sending goods and services all over europe. The council has taken the decision they have had. What i would rather the car industry is completely interconnected with the cars being happen is the Department For Education gives guidance to all borrowers and schools. What we do made, assembled and assault in different places all the time. All not want is a free role with some this talk about australia is simply schools closed. Some councils wrong. The uk is not on the other side of the world from europe. So wanting one thing and others another. That is why the government obviously, trade and business will have to continue. They were taking must provide leadership. Place when the eu was a member of earlier our correspondent andy moore gave us this update from outside a school in greenwich. The. In the uk was a member of the greenwich is the first bowler to go eu command are Pretty Simple because its own way of the Labour Leader, of the hard work of many decades to councillor danny thorpe, believes the situation was just so risky and get the european Single Market to the stage it is now. Really the uk has left that. And therefore, it dangerous and talk about an exponential rise in cases of about wont be the same as before. There dixie percent in one week. It now will be friction. But everybody stands at around 2a8 per 100,000. Should try very hard to make sure that that friction is limited as that is high but there are higher much as possible. But either way the places in the country where schools uk is going to be a foreign country remain open. As you say, a letter to the eu, january the ist . Was sent to teachers and parents uk is going to be a foreign country to the eu, January The 1st . Yes, yesterday telling them that this well it is already. And it will be would be the last they at school. We more foreign from January The 1st spoke to some parents arriving this because all the rules that have morning at this Primary School here applied still in the transition and one over there and this is all period, will no longer apply. So it will be a foreign country. And that schools in the borough, primary and means that all of the decisions secondary, and we asked what they thought. Some said it was silly and taken without means that all of the decisions ta ken without any means that all of the decisions taken without any british input, because there are no british people they had not been given enough sitting at the tables any more, this notice that schools were closing on means that all the rules that wednesday or thursday and this would not achieve much. 0thers normally apply to Foreign Countries wednesday or thursday and this would not achieve much. Others said yes, will apply to the uk, unless there covid was something we had to take isa very seriously and anything that will apply to the uk, unless there is a special agreement, and that could be done to reduce the risk of special agreement is what theyre talking about at the moment. Ok. Infection was worth doing. As i very good to talk to you. Thank you said, these schools will be closing so much. Former senior british early, but there are other schools official at the european commission. Thank you so much. Thank you. In the borough who are not controlled by the local authority, who are three to decide by as weve been hearing, one of the main areas themselves what they want to do and of disagreement in the at least one of those is remaining negotiations between the uk and the eu is fishing. John maguire has spent the morning open. None of this has been with fisherman on the devon coast sanctioned either by the mayor of in the south west of england. London or the Department For Education. The view of the weve been told its one of the government is that education should Sticking Point in the negotiations, continue and the Department For Education says it is vital that havent we . But its absolutely education of children across the crucial. The European Union has defined this industry for the last country should continue whatever the 40 coronavirus rates are. The borough defined this industry for the last a0 yea rs defined this industry for the last a0 years or so, since its inception. Of greenwich is the only one in and really, the Fishing Industry has london that has announced that early been controlled by the European Union ina closure of schools. Well waiting to been controlled by the European Union in a way that many other hear from the aspects of british life just hasnt closure of schools. Well waiting to hearfrom the government closure of schools. Well waiting to hear from the government later. It been. And this time of the year, is thought highly possible that december the 15th, is when they london were move to tier 3 later Common Fisheries Policy is, the when the Health Secretary, matt quotas for the following year is hancock, speaks. We have to wait and published. It is always the time of happens. We have to wait and happens. The year when the industry very much youre watching bbc news. Focuses on negotiations in brussels, but of course this time very, very negotiations will continue today between the uk and the eu, different. Good morning to you after both sides agreed to go The Extra Mile to secure troller owner mike. Your two boats a post brexit deal. Out at sea at the moment. They are the president of the european out at sea at the moment. They are out for six days. They will be Commission Said progress has been made for the talks to carry on, although the british Prime Minister fishing in waters that, as we say, has said the most likely quotas will have been agreed on last outcome is still no deal. Year. What do you want to happen . In a tweet, the eus what would you like to see, the chief negotiator, Michel Barnier said it was the responsibility message coming out of brussels in of both sides to give the talks the next couple of days, hours or every chance of success. Speaking in the last hour, whatever . I would like to see boris ursula von der leyen said the eu would not be sticking to what he is saying. We changing its fundamental negotiating position. Need full sovereignty, full control of our waters. I think theyre saying not to choke everybody out of we are on the very last mile to go. Our waters, but we need an agreement how many boats fish in our waters but it is an essential one and we and how many votes facing their wa nt but it is an essential one and we want a level Playing Field. We want waters. Some times of the year we do a level Playing Field not only at face in their waters as well. Face the start, but also over time. This dont respect international borders. Is the architecture we are building. They will go wherever. You say they we are fine about the architecture go anywhere, but from dover to the itself, but the details in its, do Isles Of Scilly we have the best they really fit . These are crucial eating fish in the world. If you points, because again, it is a dont believe, have a look at it. Matter of fairness, a matter of fair the faces in the uk sector of the competition, and we want to ensure channel. If the fish was in the that. Maddy thimontjack french waters, we wouldnt be stood is associate director at the institute for government. Here talking. What is the Biggest Issue at the moment and how much do you want things to change . The welcome. Thank you forjoining us. Biggest issue is to share the how do you read where we are now in quotas. In the channel here we have terms of the likelihood of a deal being done . I think it is quite the lime ands faces cod and difficult to predict. I am not sure ican nail haddock. We have 8 of the quota. Difficult to predict. I am not sure i can nail my flight to the mast at this stage. It is still really on the french have sa . That faces in uk waters. Some of the quote is, certain. The two sides are still talking and they do say they want a deal. It does feel like a deal is historically, since the 1990s, have been sold by britain to spanish possibly looking a bit more likely boats, to dodge about. Quote ats. This week. Particularly the fact that there has been a bit more would you like to see that change . Movement and there is recognition and we are zeroing in on the key they are uk registered vessels, uk Sticking Points. It feels like there Company Owned them but owned by a isa Sticking Points. It feels like there is a slightly more positive mood this week, but the same time to get dutch man or a spaniard, which can a deal they will have to be potable fish in the uk waters. That needs to be tightened. The government, i compromise and i do not think we can say that will definitely happen. The think are asking for 77 of that total continue and we have to wait face landed in the uk. That will and see. Government insiders say benefit everybody, really. The ports, the transport companies, some anything that knows what is going on of them go back to spain and is wrong. Nobody knows what is going on apart from those in the room. Holland, i guess. At least the port is getting a chunk of permission. We there are reports that the ee has moved in a significant way on how future disputes between the uk and look at Something Like three quarters of the fish landed in uk eu will be handled in that there is ports that goes back to europe, that a desire from the eu to be able to they eat more fish than we do. Are impose automatic sanctions whether you be going to be struggling to be any divergence. That is uphill . No, i dont think so. You something the uk government does not look, what is it . Look at asia, 7 wa nt something the uk government does not want and it is reported that the eu has moved on that to allow for billion fish eating people in asia. Mediation before any sanctions and at the moment of the face that we that that then could read on, if catch is the top face you can get at there was an agreement on that, to an agreement on fishing rights. What the price. The italians, the is think of those reports on how spanish, the french, love to fish. Plausible it sounds to you . there is not going to be an issue with them not buying the fish. Good is think of those reports on how plausible it sounds to you . I am not on the room and the people who know to see you. Thank you. A couple of where we stand on those in the room. Those are the reports we are hearing boats getting ready to set out. And it seems like there is some mikes troller is out for six days. Movement from the eu side. They are it isa recognising that there has to be an mikes troller is out for six days. It is a process of hunting. They dontjust go out, catch the fish element of fairness to all of this where instead of just element of fairness to all of this and come back in. We know it is an where instead ofjust being able to extremely dangerous job but it is apply sanctions across the boa rd, one a lot of these families are born apply sanctions across the boa rd, apply tariffs across the boa rd apply sanctions across the boa rd, apply tariffs across the board if theyjudge the uk to be more into, they take it seriously. And it competitive in the future, there has supports some of these communities to be more of a process. It is worth around the fishing ports. Its a very important that these last few staying in negotiations that both sides start out with their preferred details, if that is indeed the case, are endowed. Outcome and then we see both sides that is the bbcs are endowed. That is the bbcsjohn maguire. Move. That is the point of covid vaccinations will start being given to patients from some negotiation, you find a compromise. Doctors surgeries in england as part of the next stage of ido negotiation, you find a compromise. I do not think it is necessarily unexpected we are seeing the the roll out of the programme. Gp practices in more than 100 movement at this stage, but i think locations will receive their first it is welcome and that is one of the deliveries of the vaccine later today, with another 100 to 200 over things we have found throughout the talks so far. 0ne the course of this week. Things we have found throughout the talks so far. One side is going to some will start giving the vaccinations to patients have to move first. I think both of from today, with people over 80, them wanted the other to go, but it along with health and care staff top seems like possibly the eu has made on the list for the vaccine. This report from our science that move to say, look, this is the correspondent, pallab ghosh, contains some flash photography. Realm we are willing to consider how this process will work. It will be dr Ammara Hughes is getting her up this process will work. It will be up to the uk to say. Thank you so surgery ready for the next phase of the nhs vaccination campaign. Much, we need to go to wales. Thank you so much, we need to go to wales. Lets go to cardiff now, where the first minister in the heart of london, of Wales Mark Drakeford is giving bloomsbury surgery will aim a Welsh Government to vaccinate between 800 1000 over 80s in the next briefing on coronavirus. Three and a half days. Repackaging the vaccine into smaller quantities for use in care homes has to be done under strict conditions that will mean injecting up to a0 set by the regulator. There is a patients every hour. Risk that it becomes less potent if like others receiving the doses, the practice will be open it is mood to much once it has been between 8am and 8pm, seven days a week. Thawed. This week, we will check those eligible for a jab will be that we can repackage and deliver contacted by the surgery. The vaccine without wasting any, do sit tight, we will and, crucially, that it still be phoning you. So it is by appointment, protects people. If all goes well this week, we will roll out care and we will get to everybody, so dont start ringing your practices, because we will be home vaccinations at a much greater ringing you to ensure that, if youre eligible, that pace ahead of christmas, bringing a you are invited for your vaccine. New level of protection to some of our most vulnerable people. The roll out to gp surgeries comes less than a week u nfortu nately, our most vulnerable people. Unfortunately, there are very few after Margaret Keenan made history, reasons to be cheerful about the when the uk became the first country very serious situation that we in the world to begin currently face in wales. We continue vaccinations in hospitals. To see very high cases across wales. The jab is now being administered in the community. An Immunisation Campaign of this in the last week, there have been magnitude has never been undertaken by the nhs. More than 1a,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and one in five tests carried out has been positive. The it has been a real roller coaster. Many of my colleagues have latest figures show cases are rising been working all hours through the covid pandemic and, in all but one local Authority Area now, to finally be in a position to offer a vaccination to our in wales. All of this tells is that coronavirus is widespread within our community is incredibly powerful. And, as a gp, im really communities. The chance of catching quite blown away. It or spreading it whenever we are around 100 practices in england will receive their doses. A further 100 200 are expected to in contact with other people is receive them by the end of the week. High. That is why we are asking pallab ghosh, bbc news. Eve ryo ne high. That is why we are asking everyone not to mix with people you do not live with. We passed two earlier, professor Martin Marshall, summer milestones in the past two chair of the Royal College of gps, days. The number of confirmed cases said surgeries are confident they have the resources and training has passed the 100,000 mark and on to make the roll out successful. Friday, for the first time, the number of people in hospital with coronavirus symptoms exceeded 2000. There is going to be about 100 this fell back very slightly over the weekend. 0ur nhs experienced one practices and at the first instance only on this week, expanding to more of its biggest weekends of the year practices later in the week. The as winter and pandemic pressures number of practices involved is came together. Coronavirus is partly based on just making sure we get it right from the start, so we dont use too many, whilst we get putting additional and sustained strain on our health service. It is the system up and running. It also on the event ability of the vaccine unlike other winter illnesses that as well. So its likely that as you we normally see. Many people who are describe, each group of practice admitted to hospital will be there that has come together will deliver nearly a thousand vaccines over for weeks and need intensive support three days. That is to start with. Then we will see what other supplies come our way. So you say it will be to recover. Significant numbers of our nhs staff are either off or self ioo come our way. So you say it will be 100 to 200 to start with. There are isolating, so there are staff about 1200 eventually that you hope shortages in key areas. Health will be charged with delivering this boards are already making difficult vaccine. How does that work . Do the decisions to pause some normal gp surgeries volunteer themselves . Services, to focus on winter and are they chosen . Are they chosen in pandemic pressures. Swansea bay and terms of having enough capacity, enough staffing . Just describe what other Health Boards are postponing goes on. Practices are coming together into primary Care Networks, some outpatient appointments. This will help many difficult days and established groups of practices will stop so it is not individual weeks ahead. At each of these practices, it is groups of practices choices come with consequences. We working together. There is about 1250 primary Care Networks across are now looking very carefully at how we can support all of those england. And just about 100 or so people who are in hospital who are are starting off today. So the ready and able to go home. There are networks that have been selected for hundreds of people in hospital who today have been selected on the have finished their active treatment basis of their willingness, their for coronavirus and are now ability to get up and running recovering. Some have been in hospitalfor many straightaway. Those networks will be recovering. Some have been in hospital for many weeks because they sending invitations out to local are still testing positive for the virus. We believe that while genetic patients, working on the strict Priority List, starting off with people in care homes, care home viral material can still be staff, people over the age of 80 and detected, these individuals are very unlikely to be infectious in the Health Care Staff as well. So when vast majority of cases. We continue an invitation is received by a to learn more and more about patient with information about what is expected of them, they will come coronavirus and how to look after along for their appointment and they people as the pandemic goes on. A will get vaccinated. And how paper by a Technical Adviser Group widespread is this across the has advised that it can still trace country . Well, they have tried to make sure there is a good the virus in people more than 120 distribution across the country, taking into account the 50 or 60 or days of infection. But international so hospital sites up and running Research Suggests the majority of from last week. Evidently, with the people are very unlikely to be relatively small number of centres, infectious 1a days or more after not everybody will have access symptoms started. So we are working straightaway but over a period of months, working through the priority with our nhs, local authorities, list, the expectation is that perhaps the 30 million or so people ca re with our nhs, local authorities, care providers and the Older Persons in the country that require the commissioner to make sure that we vaccine will actually receive it. Can commissioner to make sure that we ca n safely commissioner to make sure that we can safely get these people home you spoke a little earlier about how again. It is really important for the roll out will depend on access Peoples Health and well being that they do not spend any longer than to the vaccine. What are the worries around that . This vaccine is a necessary in hospital. Today the new complicated one, it has to be said. Last week of term for School Pupils and of course General Practice, as in secondary school in wales starts. Everybody knows, is under a lot of in light of the very serious pressure as well. This is not going to be an easy programme to roll out. Situation we face at the moment in but the challenge with the pfizer wales. From january, new testing vaccine is that it needs to be arrangements will be available to stored at 70 degrees. And then moved into community settings, help school staff and pupils return to school as quickly as possible and diluted with sideline and injected help parents return to work. All into people who are eligible for the pupils and staff identified as close vaccine. Its quite a complicated contacts pupils and staff identified as close co nta cts of pupils and staff identified as close vaccine. Its quite a complicated vaccine to deliver. But were contacts of someone who has tested positive will be asked to either confident with the experience the self isolate as normal for ten days, General Practice has of delivering mass vaccination programmes, both or to take the Flue Programme and the childhood self isolate as normal for ten days, orto takea self isolate as normal for ten days, or to take a rapid result test at the start of the school day for the programme, were confident we have duration of the salt isolation the resources to do it and we are period. Those who Test Negative will bringing in extra staff to make sure that we are able to do it, to make continue attending school as normal, sure that we are adequately resourced to do it, so this isnt but those who test positive will going to be an easy task, but it is have to self isolate and book a a really important task and it is confirmatory test. Serial testing one the General Practice is up for. Will not get rid of coronavirus in can people expect to be called by the new year, but it will mean their gps for the vaccination . Yes, they can. This is very important. Childrens education is less disruptive in the next year. Today, please dont contact your own practice because that could really the situation in wales looks and is introduce all kinds of complexities into the system. As i say, general very serious. But with greater use practice has got an established system, we know how to do this, we of new testing technologies, will be sending out invitations to targeted to where they will do most people. When people receive those good, and the roll out of a vaccine invitations, please turn up, but please wait your turn. It is programme, it does give us hope for important we do it according to the a better and brighter year ahead. We Priority List established by the National Committee for vaccination need everybodys help to get through and immunisations. That is based on the people who are at highest risk what remains of this year. The virus of developing covid or developing is here, it is widespread throughout severe side effects. The uk, and wales,. The best present professor Martin Marshall from the Royal College of gps talking to me we can give ourfamilies is a earlier. Coronavirus free christmas. So i our vaccinations will also begin in care homes in scotland today. Staff and older residents will be the first to receive the jab. Message is simple, if you can, do there had been fears that the roll out wouldnt go ahead not mix with people outside of your because of difficulties in storing the vaccine. The Scottish Government says household. If we all do that, we can its a Step On The Road keep ourfamily to recovery from the pandemic. Household. If we all do that, we can keep our family safe and keep wales scotlands deputy chief medical safe. Thank you very much. I will 0fficer, dr nicola steedman, said they were hoping to receive now take questions from journalists additional Vaccine Supplies this month, but had a plan to prioritise stop all answers will be broadcast larger care homes if needed, live on our social media channels. As they were most at the first question today is from itv risk of infections. News. Thank you. The picture you this has always been our absolute paint isa priority, to protect the most news. Thank you. The picture you paint is a bleak one. As the nhs vulnerable to covid infection, and that is care home residents, currently being overwhelmed . Has it particularly older adults. Reached that point, and if it has, and so, our officials and clinical teams and our chief pharmaceutical what are you doing to pull the officer have worked really hard situation back . The nhs is not to put in place a mechanism overwhelmed, but it is having to so that we can actually bring make choices to make sure it does the vaccine to the care homes. Not become overwhelmed. As i have as you know, this particular vaccine has some issues about cold storage described, having two of our health and also limited transport times. Boards making choices about but we have mhra approval now restricting normal treatment, that for our boards, our hospitals, sets out the extent of the pressure we are facing. You will have heard to be able to pack down the vaccine comments from some of those treating clinicians explaining the reality of into small enough packages and to be what is happening within those able to transport it, hospitals. That reflects what is to take it to care homes, to give it to care home happening within our communities, residents and staff, with the spread of coronavirus. We actually in the homes. And we are absolutely know that in putting off outpatients delighted to hear that. Or planned surgery appointments, that produces a different sort of harm and our nhs will have to catch up dr nicola steedman, scotlands devey harm and our nhs will have to catch up with that in the future. But the reason those choices are being made, the reason i endorsed a local chief medical officer. Some sad news framework that enabled Health Boards just in. The former football manager, Gerard Houllier, has died. To do that, is because otherwise we he has died aged 73 after having a really could see our nhs being overwhelmed. So all of us need to Heart Operation in paris. Gerard ta ke overwhelmed. So all of us need to take account of that when we make our choices about what we choose to houllier, of course, a long and do and how many people we choose to illustrious career. He was the former manager of liverpool. And see. Thank you. And i wonder if you aston villa. He also managed Paris St Germain and led the french could say overall, what is it that you as a could say overall, what is it that you as a government are could say overall, what is it that you as a government are now trying to achieve . If it is to suppress the National Team in a long career. Virus, that does not seem to be working. If it is to prevent the nhs under his management liverpool won a struggling and being overwhelmed, that does not seem to be working. Is u efa under his management liverpool won a uefa cup title, an fa cup and a the situation out of control . What league cup. In fact, a travel in we are trying to do is save lives 2001. So that news just in. Being and livelihoods and the situation is not out of control. It gathers and reported by the french sports daily gets more serious. The gathering pace of infections is a concern for newspaper lay keep. Gerard houllier has died aged 73 after a heart all of us. The government have operation in paris. Responsibilities undoubtedly with with the highest coronavirus death toll anywhere in the world, setting rules, we are giving people a vaccine cant come soon enough encouragement, we are trying to set to the united states. Out the consequence of each of our and today, the first Three Million doses are being distributed choices stop we are asking people to to dozens of locations think about what they should do. But in all 50 states. The government aims to vaccinate about three quarters ultimately, we need everybodys of the population within the next help. The government cannot do this five to six months. Frontline Health Workers will get it on its own. We need people across first, followed by elderly wales to consider how they can do people in care homes. Lebo diseko has more the right thing to protect from washington. Themselves, and protect other people around them. That is the point of keeping wales safe. As i have said, in the future there is hope because its been a long and painfuljourney but finally help is on its way. The a vaccine is here, at least one of them. We expect there will be more coming on board. But there is a long first of nearly 3 million doses of journey together and we do not want the Pfizer Vaccine leave the firms to leave people behind on that plant in michigan. Packed on dry journey because we have not done ice, they will go out to enough together to make choices Distribution Centres in all 50 about how we choose to live our states, the first immunisation could lives. If we do that, more of us ta ke states, the first immunisation could take place as early as monday. The will get to the end of the tunnel together. We cannot do that if we government says its aiming to vaccinate a 20 billion people by the cannot do that, we will ease more end of the year, 100 million by the people along the way. Bbc wales. End of the year, 100 million by the end of the year, 100 million by the end of february. I never imagined we will lose more people. Picking up that we would see a virus show up and have a vaccine available to on that, we saw in the data quite a fight it in less than a year. It quick effect from the firebreak, and truly is an extraordinary as you have illustrated today, now accomplishment for all the Vaccine Developers out there working we are seeing the data quickly move globally to tackle this problem with in the wrong direction. Should we unprecedented speed and vigour. But conclude, then, that in the winter now the challenge is distribution, at least, there is no way to because those vaccines dont do anybody any good until they are in suppress this virus over than a full the arms of the people who need them, and that is our big job ahead. Stay at home suppress this virus over than a full stay at home lockdown . But tweets like this from donald suppress this virus over than a full Stayathome Lockdown . When we see trumpjust but tweets like this from donald the virus taking off, as it has trump just hours before the fdas approval have heightened concerns done, we have already taken measures about political pressure in this to intervene. You will recall it was process. The president tied to the head of the regulator is saying, get not long ago before interviews like this and interviews on press and on those vaccines out now. Add to that the radio and tv were all about the report to the white house have told measures we just had taken for more hospitality restrictions. I said this doctor if it is not approved by that was painful and hard and i friday he should resign. What i can recognised it would cause real harm to the businesses and the say is we have heard from a number livelihoods and jobs affected, but i of sources, including the white said it was necessary to get on top house, that there was a desire for of the virus. There were lots of us house, that there was a desire for us to move as quickly as possible. Calls for us to allow further and jake, we have, but our absolute restrictions to continue. Yet now we obligation to the American People are ina was to make sure we did a thorough restrictions to continue. Yet now we are in a position where we can see the harm that is being caused spread of the virus. The choice comes down scientific review. We needed to ensure that our Goal Standard of assessing the safety and the to our behaviour, to whom we see, efficacy of the vaccine was done and done properly, we had to get this how long we see them for, whether we right andl see people in our own households, in done properly, we had to get this right and i believe we did. That is larger numbers, whether we can act something he is going to need ina way larger numbers, whether we can act in a way that means we can go about americans to believe too as the vaccines start to arrive on the next our business with a wide range of businesses that are able to operate leg of theirjourney. A recent survey showed the willingness to ina businesses that are able to operate in a covid secure way. This is still ta ke survey showed the willingness to take the vaccine has gone up, but it very much of the choices we are is still under the levels needed to making as a country. Where as if we achieve that all importa nt cannot do that and then the is still under the levels needed to achieve that all important herd immunity. Government has a responsibility to intervene. It is what we have done lets look at the headlines. The eu in my doesnt of the nhs increasing Chief Brexit Negotiator says the Treatment Options and in moving to next few days will be important if a Distance Learning for secondary schools this week as well. We mainly proposed bag is a trade deal is to be in place by the new year. It to go into the level four in the new comes as both sides agreed to continue talks in an attempt to break the deadlock. Framework, as the first minister indicated the end of last week. We translation we will give it every do not take that decision likely and chance. It is our responsibility. A deal is still possible. One i enjoy taking at all as a a deal is still possible. Minister in this government. But we a good balanced deal. Coronavirus all have a part to play in keeping vaccinations begin today in some gp safe. The government has a part to play and each and everyone of us surgeries in england. And in care homes in scotland. In too. Can i ask you more about people who are in hospital, infected but the us the Biggest Inoculation Programme in the countrys history begins, with millions of doses of not infectious, as you described it . The first Coronavirus Vaccine been delivered across the country. How many people are we talking about here and could we soon see people in the uk growing calls for schools in london to close because of being sent home or sent back to the surging levels of covid in the capital. Hugely influential hospital or care homes even though on a generation of novelists. The way that he wrote, he created a kind of world which they are still testing positive for sometimes takes the place of the real one, it is so vivid. Covid . This is part of the point, tributes pour in for isnt it . It is about how we keep the cold war spy novelist, John Le Carre, who has died people safe. We have Scientific Evidence that suggests those people at the age of 89. Are no longer a risk in terms of infecting and causing harm to other people. But if they are staying in a hospital environment, even without covid, we know those in a hospital bed where it is no longer the right the london mayor, sadiq khan, place for their care and treatment, has urged ministers to ask schools and colleges to close early harm will come to them. Either for christmas, to combat a surge because of the potential risk or in coronavirus cases. Schools in the london Borough Health care requirement infections, of greenwich have been asked but also because staying in a by the council to close from this evening, because of a rise hospital bed the conditions people, in coronavirus cases in the capital. Particularly older people. If you given all the person in a hospital the councils Labour Leader wrote to all headteachers bed, they are likely to lose muscle and parents in the area suggesting that Teaching Moves online. Capacity, potentially lose some of their independence as well. That is the National Education union said the decision was very sensible. That can happen quickly. We could see harm caused if we do not get 0ur Reporter Nickjohnson is at a Primary School greenwich. He says parents have been voicing them to the right place for care and a sense of dismay ahead treatment to carry on. We have to of a possible closure just a few give People Insurance they will not be infected and full spray to harm days before the end of term. To the family home they returned to or the care home when there is lots there are around 130 schools here in the borough of concern as well. We think will of greenwich and last night, the Council Leader, danny thorpe, able to confirm this and the older wrote to the Head Teachers of all of them and urged them when the school gates close persons commissioner has an interest because if we are able to change and and the last peoples leave at around we can agree to do so, the biggest 3 30pm this afternoon. Beneficiaries of this will be all the people themselves getting to the and all learning should also be right environments. It has to come moved online until the end of town. Where there is an assurance all he said he had to make this, round it is the right thing to do. I what he called, and can think the Scientific Evidence will help to do that, but even, looking at the numbers, in regardless of that, the position is not going to change stop we can greenwich, there are 250 cases per 100,000 people, look at the London Borough of papering, which sees the we can do that on a basis where we highest covid rate in london, they do not cause harm in a different are looking out over 500 cases per home environment. We now have mark 100,000 people. Swale in kent, about 30 miles away, has seen the highest Infection Rate in england, was have smith. Got around 630 cases per 100,000 germany hasjust germany has just gone germany hasjust gone into a hard people, really, you can see in lockdown, despite having an greenwich, despite the council Infection Rate a fraction of what we leader taking this action and urging are seeing here. Therefore, is there schools to close, the Infection Rate being relatively modest, and here is are seeing here. Therefore, is there a possibility that if cases keep what parents have been telling me rising, you will be forced to do the this morning. Why have they left it same here in wales before christmas so late . Youve got three, four days and have you discussed what the triggers for that might be . Well, left of the school term . Its every option is Still Available to putting us in a very odd position. Us. Ive had a meeting with local it means they have to be at home, stakeholders across wales, ministers andl it means they have to be at home, and i am not going to work. Will discuss today, the cabinet it means they have to be at home, and i am not going to worklj it means they have to be at home, and i am not going to work. I am concerned for the safety of my son but i dont think he is in any meets as usual on a monday in our new virtual form and so we will greater danger at school, especially continue to have those discussions, the school, theyve only been two we will continue to have evidence isolated incidents of covid, both of from the chief medical officer, the the close that i am aware of, no one scientific advisers and also from the chief executive of nhs wales within the groups contracted covid asa within the groups contracted covid as a result and im not aware of any about the reality of Service Pressures and will then have to make other schools in tiered three areas, a balanced choices because, in many ways, it is much easier to demand ina other schools in tiered three areas, in a city, council or bro, theyve closed all of the schools so i think action from the government, it the decision doesnt make sense. Wasnt that long ago when people are pa rents the decision doesnt make sense. Parents have been telling me they criticising the government for taking that action, but we then had feel dismayed, there are only a few to think about the real world impact days left of this term anyway, they in terms of both lives and livelihoods as well, so these are feel like theyve been ambushed. This school that i am stood outside not straightforward choices. But we hasnt decided whether it will close will, of course, live up to our at the end of the day but its worth responsibility to consider the evidence and whether we act or not, pointing out the children here are meant to be having their annualflu the government will be responsible for those choices and we are asking vaccinations this week so there are certainly questions over how those people across wales to be responsible for choices that they will be carried out of the school ta ke responsible for choices that they take in how they live their decides to close. Its also worth day to day lives because each others saying there are a number of needs to be part of this, of us academies and free schools here in needs to be part of this, of us needs to be part of this, of us needs to help to get the whole of greenwich, they dont receive funding from the local authority, wales through to a different and they receive funding from National Better future that we can see with a Government Entities the department vaccine likely to become more widely for education that has said it is available as we move into 2021. Vital that School Stay Open until the end of term. 0ne school, one thank you very much. Secondly. Academy here in greenwich came out last night and said it would be Vaughan Gething with that briefing staying open until the end of term. All eyes on local Head Teachers in cardiff and he was talking about here, seeing whether they will stick the concerns around the increasing numbers of covid cases and saying with the Council Recommendation and close their doors or stick with the that people need to think carefully about what they need to do over National Government recommendation and stay open until the end of term. Christmas. We are expecting a News Conference later from the health mps in london have been briefed by secretary, matt hancock, he will the government this morning ahead of a review of also be speaking with a statement in the current restrictions the commons at half past three and in the capital on wednesday. It is anticipated that he may well the labour mp Wes Streeting tweeted this morning announce that london is to go into telling his constituents to prepare for tier 3. tier 3. There has been a lot of speculation around that being pretty much inevitable with the number of lets speak to our political covid cases going up quite dramatically in london. It was do correspondent helen catt. You, the changes due on 16th december, but it may be announced to this has certainly been threatening happen immediately, so that will be for a few days, to a certain extent a News Conference from the health it might not be a surprise for secretary after that statement at people but what else have you 330 in the commons. Let me also tell learned . This was a call put into Mps Diaries Last Night and it went you about what is happening with far wider thanjust schools in london. Mps diaries last night and it went far wider than just london mps, Mps Diaries Last Night and it went far wider Thanjust London mps, also mps from surrounding areas including kent, essex, hertfordshire, and told there has been some controversy. 0ne and they were presented with what one described to me as an alarming school decided not to close, it is a set of data about the rate of growth free school which is not bound by of Coronavirus In London and in what the council has said. Now, we those areas. This rate was enormous, are hearing that islington is also seeing a doubling time of 5 7 days advising its schools to close from the end of tomorrow, and move to and in the case of london, no longer confined to certain areas, the east Online Learning again because of or north east but was spreading throughout all of the boroughs. What Islington Council says there in its tweet, the serious rise in covid picture painted was pretty alarming. As you said, there was no specific discussion of whether or not to move cases, the second London Council to announce the closure of its schools. London into tier 3 but mistreating, as we have been hearing london has you mention, tweeted to say they been experiencing a sharp rise werent told explicitly tier 3 is in cases of coronavirus, theres speculation that it coming in words but the numbers could be moved to tier 3, possibly as early as today. Dont lie. Against that background i i can speak now to chris hopson am told there was some discussion who is chief executive of nhs about the christmas relaxation providers which represents every measures, the wisdom of that, if hospital, community, Mental Health and ambulance rates were growing so rapidly. Then trust in england. Relaxing restrictions for christmas, thank you forjoining us. Do you there was some concern expressed about whether that was a wise thing think tier 3 is inevitable and to do. Im also told there was should happen sooner than later with discussion about the rates rising in kent and a suggestion, and admission the speculation it might happen today . We wrote to the prime that the National Lockdown followed minister over the weekend and said by tier 3 restrictions had not worked to get the rates down. Helen, three things. We said, please exercise extreme caution before you this may not be a question youre able to answer but i will ask it do downgrade any areas. The second was, you get a sense of a timetable, we can you please put any area that note the review is on the 16th, needs to be in tier 3 as quickly as possible, as soon as its needed, wednesday . If these areas go into a without any delay and the third higher tier, is that likely to thing we said is that he needs to happen immediately . There is no personally lead a better informed explicit timetable thats been set debate about what people do over out here and as you said, the review christmas, where the question shouldnt be, can i do something, it is due on wednesday, they usually do shouldnt be, can i do something, it should be, should i be doing it on wednesday, thats when they had the most up to date data and the something in terms of increased social contact. In terms of putting thought was the restrictions would come in on saturday but from the mps areas into tier 3, what we saw at called this morning, but i gather is the beginning of the second wave is theres been real concern about what has happened in the last few days. Effectively a delay that occurred in the government is not bound to the places like liverpool and manchester was really, really unhelpful. Days timetable, if it wanted to move faster it could and if the rates are going up at the rate it was matter here and if you delay described to me from this call, we may see something earlier. Thank you unnecessarily, you are effectively increasing the virus spread and you very much. Are certainly making things more difficult for the nhs and we would Coronavirus Testing will be absolutely support the idea that as rolled out across schools and colleges in wales from january. Soon as an area needs to pupils and staff absolutely support the idea that as soon as an area needs to be in tier who come into contact 3, needs to go into that tear with an infected person will be without delay. Sale, london into asked to take a rapid test every day tier 3 today, as far as youre for ten days or self isolate. Those who Test Negative at the start concerned . I dont have access to of the school day will be able to continue attending school and college, while those who test the epidemiological evidence. I represent the nhs, and what the nhs positive would need to self isolate and book a confirmatory test. Trust leaders are saying to us is that they are getting increasingly concerned about what is going on across the uk, the self isolation period for anyone who comes here. They are seeing rapidly rising into contact with a positive coronavirus case has been cut rates of infection that is now turning into rapidly rising numbers from 1a days to 10. It also applies to people who have to isolate after returning of hospital admissions and what from high risk countries. The change comes into force theyve got is, their most busy in england, scotland and Northern Ireland today. Period of the year coming up in late it was introduced december and january, they have some in wales last week. Very important patients they need to treat, people who have had their planned care delayed from the first phase, its obviously covid more now on brexit patients, we also know that we will talks between the uk and the eu get more emergency patients over are resuming in brussels after both sides agreed to go the extra winter, we are also trying to mile to secure a deal. Vaccinate the population which is the Prime Minister has really important. So they are very said talk will carry on, clear. The only way they can do all but the most likely outcome is still no deal. Of that is if we properly control the number of Covid Patients coming into hospital and that at the moment the Conservative Mp, can only be done by having an sir roger gale, has said if borisjohnson fails to agree a trade deal with the eu, appropriately strong and tough then he would have failed restrictions on social contact. What the people of the United Kingdom they are saying to us is, could you and his position as Prime Minister please say to the government very would be untenable. Sir rogerjoins is now. Clearly that as soon as an area needs to go into tier 3, it must go into that here. You said that matt thank you very much for your time, sir roger. Why do you say that, why hancock needs to lead a better informed debate about what happens do you say his position would be over christmas. In germany, theyve untenable . Let me be absolutely clear, if he fails to reach an a cce pta ble clear, if he fails to reach an acceptable deal, which is not quite the same thing as any audio, but the said that before christmas was going to happen, its changed now because Prime Minister promised very clearly of the statistics. Should the to the british people, at the government do similarly . In the election, that a deal would be easy letter we sent the Prime Minister, to achieve and that a deal would be we asked him to lead the debate, and delivered. Any old deal. I we asked him to lead the debate, and we said that we werent at this point asking for the regulations to believe that deal is in the change, but we very deliberately use interests of the United Kingdom and that wording of at this point the European Union and i want an a cce pta ble the European Union and i want an acceptable deal to be reached. If because of we discovered all the way the Prime Ministerfails acceptable deal to be reached. If along throughout coronavirus, what we are asking people to do needs to the Prime Minister fails yet again to keep a promise, then i believe at change with the evidence and if what that point his position indeed we see is a continuation of this becomes untenable and as an honourable man, he would have to do rapid rise in infections and we also as David Cameron did, of course, after the referendum, and make way see rapidly rising hospital admissions, then this is a question for somebody else. What do you mean were going to need to ask ourselves and part the problem here, and i by an acceptable deal . for somebody else. What do you mean by an acceptable deal . I think an really do recognise this, is that a cce pta ble by an acceptable deal . I think an acceptable deal is one that is not you do have to have a bit of a crystal ball here. You have to make an erosion of sovereignty, i dont some predictions about what might wa nt an erosion of sovereignty, i dont want that any more than anybody else happen ina some predictions about what might happen in a couple of weeks time but there are terms that can be and the problem is that if you leave agreed in Terms Of Trade and in it until you see real problems in hospitals, then the reality is that terms of the future relationship and its too late. But yes, i think this in terms of fishing. And imaginative isa its too late. But yes, i think this is a question which we are going to ideas have been put forward on those need to ask, but the thing that we we re need to ask, but the thing that we were saying yesterday is, if you grounds. And that is a doable deal. Look at what happened in the united if that is not achieved, it would be as the result of bad faith, im states at thanksgiving, another festival when families gather afraid, on the part of the united together, what you have seen is a kingdom as well as the european real rapid increase in both cases, union and it will be as a result of hospitalisations and deaths, so over failure to negotiate well, inept, in the last fortnight, as of yesterday other words. So you say if an in the united states, the number of cases has gone up by 25 , hospitalisations has gone up by 20 a cce pta ble other words. So you say if an acceptable trade deal is not reached, Boris Johnson and the number of deaths has gone up acceptable trade deal is not reached, borisjohnson s position by 60 in a fortnight. So that gives as Prime Minister would be you pretty clear evidence that when untenable. Is that view shared by your conservative colleagues, by anyone in the Conservative Party . |j you pretty clear evidence that when you increase social contact then, surprise surprise, you get further may well be in a minority of one but virus spread and a higher death iam may well be in a minority of one but i am well used to that, i have been rate. So, is that enough evidence then for the government to say, we ina minority i am well used to that, i have been in a minority of one over the internal market bill, i believe what can easily predict whats coming idid and internal market bill, i believe what i did and said it was right then and down the track, perhaps the i believe that has cost us ill will decisions taken are no longer right . In europe and that is a shame. You pa rt decisions taken are no longer right . Part of my problem is that i only voted against. I am not seeking the support of colleagues but what i have pa rt of part of my problem is that i only have part of the evidence here and it is myjob to make it very clear, do know from my constituents, people in behalf of nhs trusts, that they i talk to, people who voted to leave are worried about their ability to the European Union, are now saying treat all the patients they need to we did not vote for this, we voted treat. Nobody on the nhs is arguing to leave the European Union, which that this is just about the health we have done, and that is right but we have done, and that is right but service. We absolutely recognise we did not vote for the other there are difficult choices that need to be made here because consequences and im afraid i peoples livelihoods, businesses, believe those consequences could be our economic position, they are all extremely damaging. I dont believe at stake here as well. What we are mrjohnson would like to be the Prime Minister that oversaw the saying no is, you know, hey, every break up of the United Kingdom and i government has difficult decisions believe the union is actually at to make at this point. The bit that sta ke. Believe the union is actually at stake. Sir roger, you must believe i want to reinforce is that what we by putting your head above the parapet like this it will lead to mustnt allow to happen is that the more of a swell of opinion from difficulty of those decisions people who agree with you . effectively pa ralyse difficulty of those decisions effectively paralyse is us and forces us into, lets wait a bit more of a swell of opinion from people who agree with you . I stuck my head above the parapet in full knowledge of what i am doing and it longer, and then find that actually, wont surprise you to know the hate its too late. I think my favourite mail is already arriving because i believe the European Reform Group picture here is of a tap. We are does not run the country, that there trying to turn the tap of infection is another voice that has to be is often what i dont want us to do heard and has a right to be heard and that there are people i is often what i dont want us to do is keep twisting the tap and hoping represent who were promised a deal that we are going to cut the Infection Rate, but we started and expect that promise to be kept. Turning a tap too late. So the not at any price. But at a fair reality is that you have to have an price. And that is doable, that is element of prediction here, but i all i want to see happen. In the cant do that prediction because i dont have all of the evidence in event that mrjohnson does not front of me, its only the government that has that. Based on achieve this and does not get a trade deal with the eu, would you what you do know with capacity in call on him to resign . I might be a hospitals, how do you envisage the coming weeks . I think theyre very lone voice but i would. Ok. Very difficult. To give you one statistic, last week, a quarter, unequivocal, thank you very much. More than a quarter, 36 of 120 sir roger gale, mp, thank you very much for your time. Thank you. Hospital trusts were saying covid admissions going up by more than 20 . They are seeing really very one of britains best known spy novelists John Le Carre has died aged 89, following a short illness. Steep rises in the number of described as an undisputed giant of english literature, his most famous works include admissions. It is one way of tinker tailor soldier spy, the Night Manager and the spy who came in from the cold. Measuring capacity is a number of 0ur reporter keith doyle takes a look back at his life and career. Beds. In the nhs, we have 10,000 then he must have a man on the inside, mustnt he . Fewer beds than we had last year, 9 less last year, because of the need Alec Guinness in the Television Version of tinker tailor soldier for very strict Infection Control spy, playing george smiley. And at the same time, as of last the spy master wasJohn Le Carres most enduring and celebrated creation. Thursday, we had 13,000 patients like smiley, le carre with covid 19 in the remaining beds had been a spy. And all im saying is, you just need david cornwell, his real name, to look at each of the last five had been fascinated by lies and duplicity since childhood. Winters, when effectively, what has he was first recruited happened is that getting into late for intelligence work december, early january and at university in switzerland. February, is that the nhs has always then, at oxford, he spied on left wing contemporaries. Been short bed capacity, so when the option was presented to me, effectively, we are in a position where we have 10,000 fewer that we it was immensely attractive. Had last year and we are saying it really was as if the whole of my life had prepared 13,000 of the remaining beds are me for this moment. Occupied by Covid Patients in a way the spy who came in from the cold, that they werent last year, so we laterfilmed with richard burton, we re that they werent last year, so we were struggling last year, imagine what it will look like this year. Was le carres breakthrough novel, written while he was working for mi6 the other bit of evidence that i at the British Embassy in bonn, think is particularly notable is when the berlin wall went up. That actually, the number and rate the Author Stephen King of people leaving hospital who had tweeted covid is definitely much slower than it was in the first phase, so we are seeing people for very good reasons saying in hospital longer and his agent of 15 years, jonny geller, therefore, that putting pressure on wrote beds. People are really, really worried and if im honest, whats really happened over the last fortnight is that there is a definite sense that people have got his work did define significantly more worried. People the cold war era, but his first are saying to us, they are now post cold war novel. The Night Manager. Expecting to see bigger problems and. Was another bestseller and a hit theyre expecting to see those tv adaptation, 20 years later, problems earlier than they were even in which the author played a rare cameo. But it was his spy novels he will be a fortnight ago. You mentioned the large number of fewer beds than most remembered for. He believed authors and spies their previously have been in the had much in common both hiding their real selves system. 0bviously those working in in characters of their own creation. Hospitals are not immune from keith doyle, bbc news. Getting covid and if there is an optic then proportionately, staff will get ill too and that will John Le Carre whos reduce capacity for treatment. What died at the age of 89. Are you seeing on that front at the moment . All you need to do is talk to any chief executive runs a hospital or indeed air community Mental Health and Ambulance Trust in an area where there is high i can discuss this further with the bbc radio transmission is that, surprise presenterjames naughtie surprise, the nhs is a Cross Section who interviewed John Le Carre on several occasions good morning to you. Nice to see of the wider community. So if there you. You knew him and he interviewed is high rates of covid, thats him on several occasions, what was reflected in the nhs workforce. Its he like and who was the man behind not just the the stories . He was a wonderful reflected in the nhs workforce. Its notjust the individual reflected in the nhs workforce. Its not just the individual staff reflected in the nhs workforce. Its notjust the individual staff member themselves either, its people having to self isolate, people having to character full of vivacity, wit, look afterfamily to self isolate, people having to look after family members, so to self isolate, people having to look afterfamily members, so in wicked sense of humour. Fantastic those areas where there is high rates of covid, yes we also have the mimic, by the way, as well, but problem of insufficient staff above all, he was somebody who lived members because we are seeing high life to the full. His energy and his rates of absence. Chris hopson, intellect and his roving eye, he thank you very much. Talked about a novelist having a corrosive guy, very much like the countries Around The World are beginning the roll out one he was trained to use when he of covid 19 vaccines. But the scale of the challenge went into Secret Service in various is unprecedented. Just how do you vaccinate nearly ways in the 50s. He was just a man Eight Billion people . Half of those people live in asia. And singapore is set to be a key who dominated a room, he had a transport hub for billions wonderful, mellifluous voice, as you of doses of vaccine. Heard, a great mimic. And he was a 0ur Asia Business correspondent, karishma vaswani, reports on how quy heard, a great mimic. And he was a quy. You heard, a great mimic. And he was a businesses are preparing. Guy, you just felt extraordinarily privileged to be any point. And of separated from his family course, that intelligence, the for months by the pandemic. Observation of humanity, people, the im going to miss you, too, and im going to miss you. Way they dissembled, the weight they rafeeq missed his grandfathers funeral, and his honeymoon. Put up the little absurd pretences i am very sad to be away that we all do in various ways, was from my wife and my family. Devastating in its sharpness and my friends. Thats what made him a great and i have to work alone over here. Novelist. He used the Espionage Craft as his stage but his subject was man and woman. Did you get a hes been working at dhl in singapore for five years, commuting from malaysia every day. But when the border closed, sense of where he got his plots he stayed to keep his job from . Well, he was a storyteller, by and provide for his family. I hearfrom all of my family members instinct, he just loved telling that, oh, the vaccine is in, tales, thats how he described no words can describe it, very, super happy, im super duper happy. Himself, as an entertainer. And he was a wonderful trader of stories after months of waiting, about people and a wonderful gather vaccines are finally on their way. But transporting them here to asia of information. He couldnt walk in this heat isnt going to be easy. Into a room without finding getting the temperature Something Interesting which he would right is critical. 0ne mistake and the entire batch sweep up and put in his satchel over could be thrown away. His back so he knew so many people, and thats why cold chain knew so many stories, of course, had facilities are so important. Come in. Contacts knew so many stories, of course, had co nta cts in knew so many stories, of course, had contacts in very interesting places Around The World and therefore, he wow, it is cold here. Had such a fertile imagination but Zuellig Pharma is one of the biggest above all, what he did was he vaccine distributors in asia. Understood peoples weaknesses, its been investing in new temperature controlled warehouses like this one their alarms, their nerves and their across the region to get ready for the rollout. Personal conflicts and that meant theyve dealt with other vaccines that he could weave a story which before, but this time the stakes are much higher. Included fear, annoyance, hatred, its a lot of weight on a lot of peoples shoulders, basically. And love, all on one page and i and theres so many different pieces to fit together to make sure think it was Robert Harris who said that the vaccine get to the right patient at the right time, earlier this morning, the novelist, in the right quantity and in the right condition as well, who was also a friend ofjohn le because its not only about delivering in the cities, carre, said you pick up a page of but its also delivering one of the books and you know its in the provinces. Theyre not the only company him, could not be anybody else. In eyeing a piece of the pie. That sense, he had a dickensian usually, dhls conveyor belts would be filled with gifts flair, it was all there, the in the lead up to christmas, but soon they could be moving service, as he called the a more precious cargo. Headquarters of the Secret Service, singapore is a very strategic mi6, was place of extraordinarily location, and within a flight teeming humanity, with characters radius of seven hours, among whom george smiley, the most we are able to cover almost famous and indelible, one of the the whole of asia pacific to a population of four billion people. Meek who would not inherit the we are expecting up to ten billion earth, as he calls in one of his doses that need to be moved. First appearances, he was a great, so its something that we need great figure. And talking to david to get prepared early as possible. Cornwell about Alec Guinness s Singapores National carrier is also trail in the late 70s, incidentally getting ready today. Its flying medication. His imitations of Alec Guinness were someday soon, vaccines. Nothing like this has been attempted further, you would have thought it was him, that was such a creative before at such speed and scale. Economies all over the world enterprise. And you just realised are holding their breath. This fertile imagination wasnt finally, hope is on the horizon. Going to stop, the last time i sat down with him for a long time was karishma vaswani, just about a year ago, before this bbc news, singapore. Awful year began. And i said at the germany is to go into a hard end, we had a long talk and a nice lockdown over the Christmas Period lunch ina as the number of deaths end, we had a long talk and a nice lunch in a local pub and so on, and and infections from the coronavirus isaid, lunch in a local pub and so on, and i said, whats up and he said, im reaches record levels. Non essential shops will arguing with a novel. In other close across the country from wednesday, as will schools, words, he had another one in there, with children to be cared for at home wherever possible. He was then just about to be 89. And 0ver Christmas in germany, he was then just about to be 89. And he was then just about to be 89. And he was starting on another novel and thats the kind of man he was. He one household can invite four others from other households for three days from Christmas Eve to boxing day was a life force and anybody who had the privilege of knowing him, will elsewhere in europe in italy a travel ban will be brought find the memories absolutely in between towns over the Christmas Period. Indelible. He was a generous, great in spain friend to many people and somebody a National Curfew will remain who just, you know, in place and there are limits on social gatherings. Friend to many people and somebody whojust, you know, Lit Up Notjust in france current travel the pages of book shelves, but life restrictions will be itself. Jim, your fondness and lifted. People in sweden are being appreciation of him really shining advised to limit social through, thank you for sharing all of that with us. Thank you very gatherings and avoid travelling. And here in the uk the government has said three much. Thank you. Households can form a bubble from 23rd Of December to the 27th. New zealand Prime Ministerjacinda hundreds of boys are still missing ardern says her government have after gunmen abducted them from their Boarding School agreed in principle to establish in Northern Nigeria on friday night. A quarantine free Travel Bubble with australia. Anxious parents gathered its expected to open at the School Waiting for news early next year. As the Security Forces continued the measure will be contingent to search a forest area on the covid 19 levels in both outside the town of kankara counties remaining low and the deal to try to locate them. Being signed off by mark lobel reports. The australian government. South korea has reported its biggest daily increase as 0sama aminu tried to fall asleep in new Coronavirus Infections at his Boarding School on friday for a second day in a row. Night, gunshots broke the silence. More than one thousand new cases were confirmed on sunday. His attempted escape over the School Officials say they might have fence failed as bandits took him to tighten existing restrictions to control the spread to the forest instead, where he attempted to run away again. Of covid nineteen translation when i decided the first covid 19 vaccine vials have arrived in canada. To run, they brought the countrys Health Regulator approved the vaccine made by pfizer a knife to slaughter me. And biontech last week. The vials are being sent i put my clothes upside down to 1a Distribution Sites across the country. So that they could not see me as they said they would kill one of the least understood and most anyone trying to escape. Controversial exercises but i ran climbing from one rock in American Democracy happens on monday the Electoral College to another through the forest. Will formally vote for but as the empty classroom starkly the next us president. Illustrates, many other children joe biden won the popular vote in november, and more remain captive, importantly 306 electoral votes which were enough to beat donald trump. So, who are the electors . Including this mans. Jane 0brien went to meet we are sleepless, this, even this two of them in maine. Night when we stood praying to god. At 18 years old, Jay Philbrick is one of the youngest members of the Electoral College, it remains a nervous wait he was nominated by for the families of hundreds the Democratic Party in maine to vote forjoe biden, of missing children. Who won the state overall. One can only imagine how scared id say, im naturally sort of, they are being transported from the safety of this uh, sort of a nerd. School to an unfamiliar forest under duress. Naturally. I like math. I like science. And thats thats what really, there are chilling echoes really excites me. I mean, but im also of the chibok girls, around 100 of whom are still missing someone who really cares after their abduction about the people around me. From their School Dormitory in the northeast of the country over six and a half years ago. Hes already helping elderly people access Telehealth Services during the pandemic it is devastating because itjust through an organisation that distributes electronic brought back to me the whole devices that appreciate it. Pain and angerandjust and he believes social change starts with understanding political systems total disappointment such as the Electoral College. In governance when chibok girls 0k, heres your chance. Explain the Electoral College were abducted in 201a. In under ten seconds. After i saw the shoddy manner, good question. All right. The total lackadaisical manner in which the government the Electoral College is how handled this, we pick the president , i felt that that was a classic case its once removed from the people, of governments failure. Its a state by state approach. Sometimes it doesnt line up, president buharis security most of the time it does. Forces say they have and its our way, our unique way located the attackers of picking the president. And are engaged in freeing if you didnt quite get that, dont worry. The kidnapped students. Youre not alone. Their lives, his reputation, and the true sense of security in this country depend on it. I mean, i know it has to do with the states and each state has mark lobel, bbc news. A number and thats how they end up getting their their count. Indian farmers, who have been but i dont really protesting against governments know more than that. New agricultural laws, are holding a nationwide i know its to do with the voting. Hunger strike today. And i know its to do with, like, each state. Its now two weeks since hundreds right. I believe has certain of thousands of farmers and their supporters descended people they get to pick. On the indian capital delhi, and i really think its. Blockading major roads. A crock so you dont agree with it . Prime minister Narendra Modis assurances that the laws would double farmers income have i dont. Been rejected by the protesters. Do you know who your electors are . No. Germany is to go into a hard no, we dont know. Lockdown over the Christmas Period as the number of deaths well, peter is another and infections from the coronavirus of maines electors. He and his wife, beverly, are reaches record levels. Staunch supporters of donald trump. Non essential shops will close and because maine splits across the country from wednesday, its electoral votes, the Republican Party nominated him as will schools, with children to be to cast his vote for the president. Cared for at home wherever possible. I couldnt have asked 0ver Christmas in germany for a better gift. One household can invite four others and thats what it was, was a gift. From other households for three days ijust pleased as punch from Christmas Eve to boxing day. That they they considered elsewhere in europe in italy me equal to the task. A travel ban will be brought critics say the Electoral College in between towns over the Christmas Period. Should be abolished, in spain a National Curfew but its already survived some 700 will remain in place and there are limits on social gatherings. Attempts to change it so will likely in france current Travel Restrictions will be lifted. People in sweden are being advised to limit social gatherings be around until at least the next president ial election. And avoid travelling. Jane 0brien, bbc news, maine. And here in the uk three households can form a bubble from 23rd Of December to the 27th. Some leaves just through from our assistant Political Editor margaret new zealand Prime Ministerjacinda ardern says her government young. She says that downing street expects all schools and colleges to has agreed in principle to establish a quarantine free travel remain open until the end of term. Bubble with australia. Its expected to open early next year. That follows on from greenwich and the measure will be contingent on the covid 19 levels in both islington saying that all schools in countries remaining low and the deal being signed off by those boroughs should close. The australian government. Vicki young. She says there are no south korea has reported plans to review the christmas its biggest daily increase in new Coronavirus Infections for a second day in a row. Guidelines which relax rules on more than 1,000 new cases social mixing. Were confirmed on sunday. Officials say they might have one of britains best known spy novelists to tighten existing restrictions John Le Carre has died aged 89, following a short illness. Described as an undisputed giant to control the spread of covid 19 of english literature, his most famous works include tinker tailor soldier spy, the Night Manager and the spy one of the least understood and most controversial exercises who came in from the cold. In American Democracy happens 0ur reporter keith doyle takes on monday the Electoral College will formally vote for a look back at his life and career. The next us president. Joe biden won the popular vote then he must have a man in november, and more on the inside, mustnt he . Importantly 306 electoral votes Alec Guinness in the television which were enough to beat donald trump. Version of tinker tailor soldier spy, playing george smiley. So, who are the electors . The spy master wasJohn Le Carres most enduring and celebrated creation. Jane 0brien went to meet like smiley, le carre two of them in maine. Had been a spy. David cornwell, his real name, at 18 years old, Jay Philbrick had been fascinated by lies is one of the youngest members and duplicity since childhood. Of the Electoral College, he was nominated by he was first recruited the Democratic Party in maine for intelligence work to vote forjoe biden, at university in switzerland. Who won the state overall. Then, at oxford, he spied on left wing contemporaries. When the option was presented to me, id say, im naturally sort of, uh, sort of a nerd. It was immensely attractive. Naturally. I like math. It really was as if the whole i like science. Of my life had prepared me for this moment. The spy who came in from the cold, and thats, thats what really, really excites me. Laterfilmed with richard burton, was le carres breakthrough novel, i mean, but im also someone who really cares about the people around me. Written while he was working for mi6 at the British Embassy in bonn, hes already helping elderly when the berlin wall went up. People access Telehealth Services during the pandemic the Author Stephen King tweeted John Le Carre has passed at the age of 89. Through an organisation that this terrible year has claimed a literary giant distributes electronic devices. And a humanitarian spirit. His agent of 15 years, jonny geller, wrote John Le Carre appreciate it. And he believes social change starts was an undisputed giant with understanding political systems of english literature. Such as the Electoral College. 0k, heres your chance. I have lost a mentor, explain the Electoral College and inspiration, but, in under ten seconds. Good question. Most importantly, a friend. All right. We will not see his like again. The Electoral College is how his work did define we pick the president , the cold war era, but his first its once removed from the people, its a state by state approach. Post cold war novel. Sometimes it doesnt line up, the Night Manager. Was another bestseller and a hit most of the time it does. Tv adaptation, 20 years later, and its our way, our unique way, of picking the president. In which the author played if you didnt quite get that, dont worry. A rare cameo. Youre not alone. But it was his spy novels he will be i mean, i know it has to do most remembered for. With the states and each state has he believed authors and spies had much in common a number and thats how they end up both hiding their real selves getting their their count. In characters of their own creation. But i dont really know more than that. Keith doyle, bbc news. I know its to do with the voting. And i know its to do with, like, each state. Right. I believe has certain a french paralympian says he wants to climb Three Mountains in the pyrenees. People they get to pick. David labarre who has only and i really think its. A crock around ten percent sight so you dont agree with it . Has already reached the summit of mont blanc. I dont. He now wants to cycle and climb up do you know who your electors are . Three more mountains in france and spain. No. Tim allman has his story. No, we dont know. Well, peter is another climbing a mountain of maines electors. He and his wife, beverly, are is hardly easy for anyone. Staunch supporters of donald trump. But imagine what it must be and because maine splits its electoral votes, like for david labarre. The Republican Party nominated him visually impaired, to cast his vote for the president. But always determined. I couldnt have asked he can only see shapes and spots. For a better gift. That wont stop him, though. And thats what it was, was a gift. Even if he may not enjoy the full i was just pleased as punch experience once he gets there. That they they considered translation of course, me equal to the task. Critics say the Electoral College there are people who climb to see should be abolished, but its already survived some 700 the view, but deep down, attempts to change it so will likely i dont think they are really be around until at least the next going for the view. President ial election. They are going for something jane 0brien, bbc news, maine. Quite personal and the view is just a bonus. David is used to if youre a keen stargazer youll overcoming obstacles. Know that last night he is a paralympian, was a good chance to see the Geminid Meteor Shower winning silver in five some places give you a better view than others. A side football at the 2012 london games. These pictures he is also a cyclist. Were taken in a mountainous area of South West China where the High Altitude and clear skies helped to set up this incredible display. He can often be seen the geminids are huge chunks on his mountain bike. Of ice and rock from an asteroid its almost as if he isnt really disabled at all. And the earth passes translation as someone who works with david on a daily basis, through the debris every december. The word handicapped doesnt really feature. From the first day i met him, i thought, this guy must be lying, because he doesnt seem disabled. I have never considered now its time for a look at the weather with louise lear him to be disabled. Hello there. One way david prepares if youve had some rain already this morning, for his big climb is by pushing it has been pretty intense in places, hasnt it . A 300 kilo hay bale. For the remainder of the day, were under the influence of this he hopes to reach the area of low pressure, summit later next year. Plenty of isobars as well. So a blustery afternoon and thats he may not be able to see it, going to be driving showers but he knows its there. In from the south west. So those showers will continue. Tim allman, bbc news. Now, the heaviest of which always going to be along west facing coast but with that Strongish Southwesterly will be driving one simon mccoy will be here for the one or two further inland. Some of them could be quite intense oclock news in a moment. Time now with the odd rumble of thunder for the weather. Mixed in there as well. Now, this is mean speed wind. There will be some bright spells at so we could see gusts in excess times this week but generally of 30, a0 mile an hour, speaking, quite an unsettled flavour potentially with the sharpest to the weather with some rain at of the showers. Its worth noting, though, its coming from a southwesterly direction. Times. 0ften windy, and with all of so a pretty mild source. That, generally it will be mild. This is the satellite picture from temperatures above the average for the time of year, nine to 13 earlier on. You can see various degrees through the afternoon. Some of those showers lumps of cloud circulating an area will ease away as we go of low pressure, the cloud bringing through the night time period, perhaps clinging on to showers or longer spells of rain but west facing coasts. With winds coming up from the south of the south west, quite brisk winds but with the cloud and the showers around and still that but ringing mild air in our southwesterly air flow, its going to be a relatively direction, temperature is between mild night, frost free for all with temperatures sitting nine and 30 degrees. We could see at around four to eight degrees. Some more persistent rain moving so we start off tomorrow still under across the east of england, through the influence of that low pressure, but the isobars tend the night, showers across western to open up a little. Areas, not as many of them getting the winds will fall lighter still. And that means that perhaps across into the east, clear spells here and there and there is driving fewer showers. Temperatures not dropping too far, a now, its always going to be further bit cool in places, low is typically west, closest to that low pressure, between three and 8 degrees. Enter more at risk of seeing some showers. So sheltered eastern areas tomorrow, i shall shine on showers should stay dry with some sunshine coming through. Day again, really focusing in on the and again, still a pretty mild story for the middle part of december brisk south westerly winds, the as were likely to see highs western and southern coasts, whereas of eight to 11 degrees. Further east, more dry weather and now as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, theres more intense some spells of sunshine. Again, heavy rain and strong winds to come with another low starting to push relatively mild, temperatures just to touch down on where they been in from the atlantic, potentially centreing itself to the north of Northern Ireland today, highs of eight, nine, ten or to the southern flank of that low. 11 degrees. Briefly during tuesday thats where well see the strongest winds, gusts of gale force, evening, the showers will tend to fade, we will see a spell of dry, 50, 60 miles an hour in places. And some of that rain really could be quite heavy as well, quieter and calmer weather with clearer spells, but that wont last. Moving its way across the country through the middle part of the day. This is wednesdays weather, making once again, its going to be a mild quite a deep area of low pressure, theme, but im not sure youll it will pass very close to the notice that so much with the cloud, the wind and the rain around. Republic of ireland, close enough to but temperatures around nine to 12 the uk to provide some pretty brisk celsius, the overall high. Thursday looks likely to be winds across Western Areas the best day of the week, dry and brighterfor many, particularly, the good beer gales here and there, outbreaks of rain as more wet weather to come, though, well. The rain is piling up this from friday onwards. Week, issues of flooding perhaps, thats it. Issues of coastal flooding perhaps take care. Across South West England and Northern Ireland, with the strong winds combining with high tide, wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph in exposed spots. But there was winds still coming from a mild direction, so temperatures of nine, ten or 11 degrees. That area of low pressure will move away, a brief, very temporary ridge of High Pressure giving some drier weather on thursday but that wont last, there is another low weighting in the wings, that will bring some heavy rainfor wings, that will bring some heavy rain for friday, potentially very strong winds but high temperatures, 00 59 10,370 4294966103 13 29,430 12 to 13 degrees. This is bbc news. The headlines at 11. Coronavirus vaccinations begin today in some gp surgeries in england, and in care homes in scotland. A political row over Closing Schools in london, amid surging levels of covid 19 in the capital. The eus Chief Brexit Negotiator says a Post Brexit Trade Deal is still possible, but key differences remain. It comes as both sides agree to continue talks in an attempt to break the deadlock. Translation we will give it every chance. It is our responsibility. A deal is still possible a good, balanced deal. The former liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has died at the age of 73, having recently undergone heart surgery. Hugely influential on a generation of novelists. Maybe not even writing spy of novelists. Maybe not even writing spy novels. Just the way he wrote. He created a world that even replace the real one, it was so vivid. And coming up this hour, tributes are paid to the the cold war spy novelist, John Le Carre, who has died at the age of 89. Good morning. Covid vaccinations will start being given to patients at some gp surgeries in england from today as part of the next stage of the roll out of the programme. Gp practices in more than 100 locations will receive their first deliveries of the vaccine later today, with another 100 to 200 over the course of this week. Some will start giving the vaccinations to patients from today, with people over 80, along with health and care staff top of the list for the vaccine. This report from our Science Correspondent pallab ghosh contains some flash photography. Dr Ammara Hughes is getting her surgery ready for the next phase of the nhs vaccination campaign. In the heart of london, bloomsbury surgery will aim to vaccinate between 800 1000 over 80s in the next three and a half days. That will mean injecting up to a0 patients every hour. Like others receiving the doses, the practice will be open between 8am and 8pm, seven days a week. Those eligible for a jab will be contacted by the surgery. Do sit tight, we will be phoning you. So it is by appointment, and we will get to everybody, so dont start ringing your practices, because we will be ringing you to ensure that, if youre eligible, that you are invited for your vaccine. The roll out to gp surgeries comes less than a week after Margaret Keenan made history, when the uk became the first country in the world to begin vaccinations in hospitals. The jabs are now being administered in the community. An Immunisation Campaign of this magnitude has never been undertaken by the nhs. It has been a real roller coaster. Many of my colleagues have been working all hours through the covid pandemic and, now, to finally be in a position to offer a vaccination to our community is incredibly powerful. And, as a gp, im really quite blown away. Around 100 practices in england will receive their doses. A further 100 200 are expected to receive them by the end of the week. Pallab ghosh, bbc news. Vaccinations will also begin in care homes in scotland today. Staff and older residents will be the first to receive the jab. There had been fears that the roll out wouldnt go ahead because of difficulties in storing the vaccine. The Scottish Government says its a Step On The Road to recovery from the pandemic. Scotlands deputy chief medical 0fficer, dr nicola steedman, explained how the decisions are being taken on prioritising who gets vaccines first. This has always been our absolute priority, to protect the most vulnerable to covid infection, and that is care home residents, particularly older adults. And so, our officials and clinical teams and our Chief Pharmaceutical Officer have worked really hard to put in place a mechanism so that we can actually bring the vaccine to the care homes. As you know, this particular vaccine has some issues about cold storage and also limited transport times. But we have mhra approval now for our boards, our hospitals, to be able to pack down the vaccine into small enough packages and to be able to transport it, to take it to care homes, to give it to care home residents and staff, actually in the homes. And we are absolutely delighted to hear that. Lets get more from our scotland correspondent james shaw, whos in glasgow. Tell us more, then, about how this is being rolled out and how many people can expect to get the vaccination in the coming days and weeks. A really historic moment, i guess you have to decide it like that. Describe it like that. A former Care Home Worker at 19 years old was the first resident of a care home in scotland to get the Pfizer Vaccine and we saw pictures of her earlier on. She looked happy and very relaxed. It was a easy, simple process , over very relaxed. It was a easy, simple process, over in seconds. It is so important for the Tens Of Thousands of residents that there are in scottish care homes. You have to Bearin Scottish care homes. You have to bear in mind that at the moment, the Scottish Government has the capacity to vaccinate around about 33,000 people. That is two doses of the 33,000 people. And the total number of people in care homes in scotland is more than that. There is clearly a need for more vaccine just in order to protect the people who are most vulnerable. But certainly process of working on the care homes in scotland has started. We have seen in scotland has started. We have seen it starting in lanarkshire this morning. They have 19 care homes in that area alone. And around about 9000 staff and residents. This is an enormous process and there is no doubt it is going to take a long period of time. I think question, really, at the moment, isjust exact we how long it will take. Nobody yet knows the answer to that. Thank you very much. James in glasgow. James in glasgow. The self isolation period for anyone who comes into contact with a positive covid 19 case is reduced from today, from 1a days to 10. It also applies to people who have to isolate after returning from high risk countries. The change comes into force in england, scotland and Northern Ireland today. It was introduced in wales last week. Negotiations will continue today between the uk and the eu, after both sides agreed to go The Extra Mile to secure a post brexit deal. London and brussels have said enough progress has been made for the talks to carry on, although the british Prime Minister has said the most likely outcome is still no deal. The eus chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has briefed ambassadors of the 27 Member States this morning. He said it was the responsibility of both sides to give the talks every chance of success, but warned that disagreements still remain on the usual Sticking Points of fishing rights, and shared competition rules. Translation we will give it every chance. It is our responsibility. A deal is still possible. A good balanced deal. This means two conditions that are not yet met. Conditions of free and fair competition, fair and free, the two go together. And secondly, the agreement that guarantees reciprocal, and i do mean reciprocal, access to markets and water. And its on these points that we have not yet found with our british colleagues the balance, so we will keep on working. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake said the continuation of talks would determine whether there was room for manoeuvre over the key Sticking Points. It is interesting, because Michelle Barnier was on his way into one of the buildings here in brussels to brief ambassadors from the 27 eu countries. And i havejust been speaking to someone who is familiar with what he told them. And i think he went a little bit further than he was willing to say for the cameras, because i am told Michelle Barnier told ambassadors there could be a brexit deal in the coming days if an agreement is found on fishing rights. He also is said to have reported that the two sides are far apart on that key issue, but if there is a pathway, then Everything Else will fall into place. Now, this could be significant because we know, after the deadline yesterday came and passed, the two sides have said they will keep going. Maybe there is more room, we have not got a new latest deadline. Potentially both sides have got a bit of time to manoeuvre now. I am also told that mr barnier said that on the level Playing Field, so remember this is competition rules, that there had been progress there as well. It was difficult, but they were moving in the direction of an agreement. Now, bear in mind that when Michelle Barnier has been briefing these ambassadors in previous weeks, the sort of words we have been hearing are downbeat assessment, gloomy analysis. So whether or not this is a big change, certainly the wording is different, and if you are an optimist and looking for a deal, maybe it is a good sign. The Conservative Mp sir roger gale said that if borisjohnson does not secure a Post Brexit Trade Deal with the eu, then his position as Prime Minister will be untenable. If he fails to reach an acceptable deal, which is not quite the same thing as any old deal, but the Prime Minister promised very clearly to the british people at the election that a deal would be easy to achieve and that a deal would be delivered. I believe that deal is in the interests both of the United Kingdom and of the European Union, and i want an acceptable deal to be reached. If Prime Minister fails yet again to keep a promise, then i believe at that point his position does become untenable. And, as an honourable man, he would have to do as David Cameron did of course after the referendum, and make way for somebody else. What do you mean by an acceptable deal . I think an acceptable deal is one that is not an erosion of sovereignty, and i do not want that any more than anyone else does. There are terms that can be agreed in Terms Of Trade and in terms of the future relationship and in terms of fishing. And imaginative ideas have been put forward on those grounds and that is a doable deal. If that is not achieved, then it will be as result of bad faith, im afraid, on the part of the United Kingdom as well as the European Union, and it will be as a result of a failure to negotiate well. Inept, in other words. John longworth is the director of the centre for brexit think tank and the chair of the independent Business Network he said the uks long term prospects could be right outside the eu. Welcome and thank you forjoining us. Welcome and thank you forjoining us. The government says if there is no deal, which it describes as an australian style brexit, we would make it a success. The former australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said australians would not regard their trade relationship with europe as a satisfactory one. He won the uk to be careful what we wish for. Do thing could still be well and thrive without a deal . Do you think. In fact, a wto deal is better than most deals that could be achieved quite frankly. It gives us com plete achieved quite frankly. It gives us complete freedom. It is interesting to hear the report that said Michelle Barnier once free and fair trade. In fact, what the eu arguing for is protectionism. That is the antiochus of fair and free trade. Thatis antiochus of fair and free trade. That is the antithesis. They want to protect their markets while the decline relative to the rest of the world. Britain wants to trade with the world, boost the economy and have the freedom to do that. That can only be done if we meet the conservative Party Manifesto commitments we have just heard a conservative talking about what the Prime Minister needs to do. He needs to deliver the manifesto promise, which is actually to have complete sovereignty and control over our economy. Even though he was dealt a very bad hand by the remainer administration of hammond and may. So what value, though, is that com plete so what value, though, is that complete sovereignty if in the Real World Of Ha Rd Complete Sovereignty if in the real world of hard cash, business deals, trade, the need to get imports and exports quickly because of the need, for instance in the car market, of getting parts quickly, we have seen honda shutdown because of disruption to apply chains, pharmaceuticals, fresh food. All those things are important to have a quick and efficient supply chain. If that is in the imperilled, what does sovereignty matter when you compare with the day to day people are experiencing with matt we trot out this day to day nonsense in the media. What is nonsense of those statistics . I will tell you. Only media. What is nonsense of those statistics . Iwill tell you. Only 896 of businesses in the uk have any trade relations whatsoever with the eu. 92 trade either with the rest of the world or Domestic League within the uk. Those businesses, the vast majority of the economy, are being held back massively by the eu. The 80 of that trade with the eu they will be challenges and there will be opportunities. But all of those things you have just mentioned, irrespective of whether we leave or not, the whole thing about honda is to do with covid, not brexit whatsoever. Just like the whole business of the business of the ports being held up. It is also clogged up with ppe, which is useless and needs to be disposed of. Freight forward, whose job it useless and needs to be disposed of. Freight forward, whosejob it is useless and needs to be disposed of. Freight forward, whose job it is to export and provide the services to businesses in the uk are absolutely on this, because it is their entire business. Imports. As for the Auto Industry, the reason they constantly go on about this is because the trade organisations in the Auto Industry are entirely populated by german, french and Italian Companies whose interests is not the british interests. We can actually do extremely well Around The World by leaving the eu on wto terms. Extremely well Around The World by leaving the eu on wto termslj extremely well Around The World by leaving the eu on wto terms. I want to go back to what you said. You said about the 8 , only 8 of businesses in the uk have a treat with the eu. But in terms of the total exports and imports for the uk, it adds up to a3 of uk exports, and 51 of exports. Uk, it adds up to a3 of uk exports, and 5196 of exports. But that is declining. 0nly and 5196 of exports. But that is declining. Only 30 of the economy is to do with trade with the external world at all. And the vast majority of that is with the rest of the world. Actually, the percentage of gdp that represents exports to europe is 13 . We are actually the tail wagging the dog here and it is Com Pletely Tail Wagging the dog here and it is completely wrong for the Conservative Party to not fulfil its ma nifesto Conservative Party to not fulfil its manifesto promise, which was to enable the uk to compete with europe, and that is exactly what they do not want. They know if we leave the eu and succeed, the eu is finished. Because people will recognise the fact it is a declining mini empire. It has already halved its relative size to the rest of the world within the last 30 years. Britain needs to break free, world within the last 30 years. Britain needs to breakfree, grow, and actually become part of a Global Trading system again. Thank you very much. Theres speculation this morning that london could be heading into tier 3 covid 19 restrictions soon. Health ministers and officials are understood to be deeply concerned about a sharp rise in virus cases across the capital. Lets talk to our Health Editor hugh pym who is here now. When we say very soon, how soon is that . There is a review on the 16th. Talk us through the timeframes and possibilities. Is a fastmoving situation and i understand that Health Officials have presented data to cancel leaders and london mps, showing a sharp rise in virus cases just in the last days also. And the projection that without further action, they could start rising very rapidly indeed. Now, there has been speculation for a few days that london might move up to the higher tier, tier 3, along with essex, for the toughest restrictions in england after concerns were concerned last week by professor chris whitty, the chief medical officer week by professor chris whitty, the Chief Medical 0fficerfor week by professor chris whitty, the chief medical officer for england, and matt hancock, the Health Secretary. It was always assumed it would happen on wednesday. Given the data, it seems it is possible this could happen today. We are expecting a statement from that hancock in the House Of Commons this afternoon. Matt hancock. There is concern about this data and it is not clear exactly which bits of the capital, but seems to be more widespread than just the north east of london, which was the source of concern last week. If there is an announcement later today from the Health Secretary to say that london is going into tier 3 today, what would it mean . Elementary question would be timing, is there any notice given . Essentially it would be bad news for the hospitality industry, they would have to move to a takeaway only situation. Of course, there are other areas in tier 3 in england that had been living with this both before and after the National Lockdown. I understand some Council Leaders want a tougher regime than the normal tier 3. Tier 3 plus as it has been described, because the Current System does allow for Nonessential Retail to stay open in tier 3. So they would not want Nonessential Retail Staying open . That is one constituency. The decision is for the Health Secretary along with national officials. May be going further than just tier 3 would be seen as too damaging at this stage. Really there is a worry about the rise in cases. Remember, the National Lockdown in england only ended just under two weeks ago. It is only accelerating already exhilarating rapidly and is a feeling action needs to be taken sooner feeling action needs to be taken sooner rather than later. In other words, very soon. 0f sooner rather than later. In other words, very soon. Of course, the christmas relaxation will happen at the end of next week and we know there are concerns about a rise in cases with more families mixing, which then puts more pressure on the nhs, on hospitals is obviously at the forefront of officials thoughts. Lets remember, the opening up over christmas is to help families who havent seen each other for a long time and there are issues of loneliness and well being, which will be helped by that mixing. It is a very difficult situation of the moment. Im told meetings and decisions and discussions are ongoing this very moment. Thank you very much,. We can talk now to siddique khan. Thank you very much for joining siddique khan. Thank you very much forjoining us. Welcome. Sadiq khan. I know you want all schools to close in london. You are at a school today. We are just hearing from our correspondence that it will be possible to have an announcement today that london will go into tier 3. Have you been part of those discussions with matt know, it is a government decision with regards to what restrictions are placed on london. I am at a college where they have begun Community Testing late last week. What they are doing here is making sure the environment is covid safe by making sure students and staff can be regularly tested. What im asking the government to do is make sure all of our schools can be covid safe, because we know that the age group for which there has been the biggest increase in the virus is those aged between ten and i9. Virus is those aged between ten and 19. We saw figures that saw a 75 increase in that age group. What is happening is these young people having the virus, they dont realise they have got it, they go home and give them virus to mumble dad. These young people are meeting on the relations over the Christmas Period and capacity on. Youre talking about Making Schools Covid Safe, you have said they should shut. You still think that . If schools cannot be made covid safe and the government cannot provide protection for these schools, the government needs to provide urgent clarity and guidance to those schools stop if those schools cannot have the mask testing this week, those schools should close down a a few days early. If it takes a few more days injanuary early. If it takes a few more days in january to get these schools with the testing they need, maybe these schools open if you days later in january. We have to make sure our schools are covid safe. Nobody wants schools are covid safe. Nobody wants schools closed unnecessarily, but also nobody should want these schools should delete to be places where the virus is spreading rapidly into the community as well. The use Greenwich Council supporting the schools . Do you support. There is a school that says it is staying open because it has not had a single case of covid since october. Your party leader, keir starmer, says he would be reluctant to see the schools close. I sympathise with Wiley Council has the decision they have had. What i would with why the council. What we do not want is a free throw with some schools open and some closed, some councils deciding one thing and others and over. The government has to provide leadership and make sure schools have the mass testing. We are grateful that we have this college and mass testing here. If it is the case that schools cannot have the testing this week, they should close early. The problem with our schools is that they simply arent aware. It could be passed on because children can be asymptomatic and pass it onto their parents. It is passed that way. It is not as simple as saying that because we havent seen any child with a symptom they have not had the virus. We know there has been a 75 increase in the spread of the virus between those people aged between ten and 19. That is the age bracket for which there is the biggest increase in the virus in our city. It is not true that schools and colleges are places where the virus is being spread. You said after christmas they could potentially save closed for longer. What are you thinking . potentially save closed for longer. What are you thinking . I dont want schools to close any longer than they need to. I have personally seen they need to. I have personally seen the detrimental impact on children, many of whom have not been in school since march and were pleased to go backin since march and were pleased to go back in september. It is impose important to keep our schools open if we can. If we cannot be sure that the children are not catching the virus and passing it on, the sensible thing to do in the absence of Community Testing is to close a school down for a couple of days. It is possible to have all of our schools in london with Community Testing. It is possible to test our children and staff on a weekly basis and it is important we get the mass Community Testing in our schools and colleges urgently. Moving on to london going into tier 3. You said you have not been part of the conversation. You think it will be right for them to go into tier 3 today . Do you think it would be right. If the government sides to move london into tier 3, they need to do it with open eyes and realise the catastrophic consequence to our hospitality sector, our cultural sector and part of our retail sector. Many of our bars and restau ra nts sector. Many of our bars and restaurants have had the worst year in living memory. They were relied they were relying upon a decent december to make up the money lost. If the government decides to move london into tier 3, they must provide additional Financial Support to those businesses who will go bust and Hundreds Of Thousands Ofjobs will be lost. It is far better for the government to keep these businesses afloat by additional Financial Support rather than the alternative, which is these businesses going bust and hundreds of thousands of londoners losing theirjobs. There are various perspectives on this. Something they should be a tier 3 light, a sort of to it that we met he at two and a half. That would enable restaurants and bars to remain open. 0thers half. That would enable restaurants and bars to remain open. Others want there to vat a three plus because they point out that when you look at what has happened to kent, which has beenin what has happened to kent, which has been in tier 3 since the end of lockdown, actually, the cases have continued to go up and now every area in kent has got the vaccine a rise in Infection Rates. Where do you stand on has seen a rise. am worried the government is trying to retrofit Solutions Based on a flawed tiering system. The main difference between the two tiers is that in tier 3, bars and restaurant have to close down and in tier 2 they stay open. We do know that one of the biggest drivers of this virus is schools and colleges. That is the biggest area where there has been an increase. We also know that many people who should be self isolating are not. They cannot afford not to. The government needs to realise we need a sophisticated approach to this virus based upon the evidence. Schools can stay open in any tier, all the government is leading us to isa all the government is leading us to is a situation where london was in tier 2, could go into tier 3, but over christmas will be in tier zero and then back into tier 3. That leads to a National Lockdown. We need sensible approach is based on the science and evidence and also being fully aware of the economic consequences of what happens. being fully aware of the economic consequences of what happens. Is it sensible to go back into tier zero as he put it, over christmas . The government announced five days of relaxation across the four nations. Iam asking relaxation across the four nations. I am asking what you think. Do you think that tier zero, as you have just described, would be the wrong thing to do over christmas . My view is tended by the fact the government has announced five days worth of relaxations and many older londoners living by themselves are looking forward to seeing their loved ones and suffering ill health and loneliness for not doing so. The key thing is it is not mandatory to have these five days of Relaxation Stop if you asking someone, please your windows open and avoid hugging and christmas though it might kissing hugging and kissing others. Christmas though it might kissing hugging and kissing othersm christmas though it might kissing hugging and kissing others. If you are concerned about reducing the spread of the virus and scientists are warning very strongly on the figures as they currently are in london. And you are talking of the need a3, how is that compatible with same to people, be sensible over christmas because there is already the expectation and the hope miss the expectation and the hope miss the need a3. The expectation and the hope miss the need 43. We have to be honest with compliance issues and if this has been announced, it has. What nobody once is Police Officers going door to door to check the rules are being followed. Government needs to provide leadership and we need to make sure we are explaining to people the consequences of the rules being relaxed. The experts i have spoken to have predicted an increase in the virus spreading and a potential surge as a consequence of the relaxation. We must be honest about that and understand the consequences of the relaxation. We cannot pretend it will not happen because the expense of one can do. I am that january is traditionally the busiest month of the nhs. I do not wa nt busiest month of the nhs. I do not want the presbytery issues, plus a surge in the respiratory issues. Will not be inevitable . There will bea will not be inevitable . There will be a relaxation over christmas. Will its not be inevitable with my different household bubbles mixing, some are potentially not going to follow the rules and some will be in the Each Other S Company for many including possible sleepovers. In london, where we have seen a big increase in the virus amongst children, i am worried. That is why the government should be saying to our schools this week, if you cannot get the Community Testing, lets close a few days early and air on the side of caution to sort out the testing. But also make sure that in january it is in place so that if children returned to school with the virus, they can avoid this happening. That is why i am urging the government to get this testing out today. You spoke of your concerns for the economy, but do you believe that we should go into tier 3 today in order to prepare as best for that relaxation that is going to happen at christmas . for that relaxation that is going to happen at christmas . I think a move to tier 3 by itself would not address the big issue of the increase in the virus. The increase in the virus is caused by children aged between ten and 19 catching the virus and passing it on. From the numbers, a 75 increase. I do not see many children in pubs, bars and restau ra nts. See many children in pubs, bars and restaurants. But if the government moves us restaurants. But if the government moves us into tier 3, they must provide Additional Support for those sectors, hospitality, and culture in particular. Siddique khan, thank you very much forjoining us. Sally khan. Sally khan. If you get caught in some of these showers, they could be quite intense, rumbles of thunder mixed in as well. A south westerly wind which is quite blowing those showers along west facing coasts but some of them will push further inland as we go through the afternoon. The strongest of the winds with the sharpest of the showers out to the west, but at least its coming from a south westerly direction so its a mild source, so temperatures through the afternoon are slightly above where they should be for this time of year, nine to 13 degrees. Low pressure stays anchored to the far north west, the isobars open up just a touch as we move out, which mean slightly lighter winds and hopefully fewer showers around on tuesday. Still the risk of a few isolated showers but more wet weather set to return on wednesday and windy with it. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. Coronavirus vaccinations begin today in some gp surgeries in england, and in care homes in scotland. A political row over Closing Schools in london, amid surging levels of covid 19 in the capital. The eus Chief Brexit Negotiator says a Post Brexit Trade Deal is still possible but key differences remain. It comes as both sides agree to continue talks in an attempt to break the Deadlock Translation we will give it every chance. It is our responsibility. A deal is still possible a good, balanced deal. And still to come, tributes are paid to the former liverpool manager Gerard Houllier who has died at the age of 73. Londons mayor has urged the government to ask all secondary schools and colleges in the capital to shut early ahead of christmas. It comes as schools in the London Borough Of Greenwich have been asked to close from this evening, because of a rise in coronavirus cases in the capital. The councils Labour Leader wrote to all headteachers and parents in the area suggesting that Teaching Moves online. The National Education union said the decision was very sensible. We can speak now to our news correspondent andy moore, who is in the royal borough of greenwich in london for us. Just spoke to sadiq said ijust spoke to sadiq khan and he said that a free for all with schools in different boroughs making their own choices is not the best situation, where testing can enable to keep schools covid secure and open, that would be ideal. But greenwich has gone its own way, albeit not all schools following. What happening . Yes, as you say, greenwich we understand is the first borough to go its own way. The Labour Leader, councillor danny thorpe believes the situation was just so risky and dangerous, he talked about an exponential rise in cases of about 60 in one week, now stands at about 2a8 per 100,000 which is high, but there are higher places in the country where schools are remaining open. A letter was sent to teachers and parents yesterday telling them that this would be the last day at school and we spoke to some parents arriving this morning at this Primary School and one more just this morning at this Primary School and one morejust over there, this is all schools in the borough, primary and secondary schools and we ask them what they thought and some said it was silly, they had been given enough notice that schools we re given enough notice that schools were closing on wednesday or thursday anyway and this wouldnt achieve very much. 0thers thursday anyway and this wouldnt achieve very much. Others said, yes, covid was something we have to take very seriously and anything that could be done to reduce the risk of infection was worth doing. As i said, these schools will be closing early, but there are, as you said earlier on, other schools in the borough who are not controlled by the local authority, you are free to decide for themselves what they want to do and at least one of those is remaining open. None of this has been sanctioned either by the mayor of london or the Department For Education. In the view of the government, education should continue and the Department For Education says it is vital that education of children across the country should continue, whatever the coronavirus rates are. The government said it has legal powers to require schools to stay open but ultimately, what would that look like . What could they do . Its a very good question and one that hasnt really been answered. Certainly of these schools at the moment are listening to what the local leader is telling them, that they should close, and that is what they should close, and that is what they are doing. If the government we re they are doing. If the government were to issue some sort of countermand in order telling them to stay open, then maybe they would do that. The schools themselves, obviously its a difficult position they are being put in. Their local Borough Leader telling them one thing, the Department For Education telling them something very different, so they are in a difficult position, but at the moment, they are listening, it seems to their local Borough Leader and the schools anyway are closing. Thank you. Lets catch up with the sport. Some sad news breaking in the last hour the former liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has died, at the age of 73. He had recently undergone heart surgery. Houllier first went to Anfield Asjoint manager alongside roy evans in 1998 but soon took sole charge, leading liverpool to a cup treble in 2001. He was credited with reintroducing a winning mentality at the club. Many of his former players have been paying tribute, michael owen described him as a great manager and a genuinely caring man. Jamie carragher said he was absolutely devastated and hed recently been in touch with him to arrange a visit to liverpool. Gerrard houllier, whos died at the age of 73. Hasjust been made, and heres how they came out. Lets look at the english sides first chelsea will face atletico madrid, Manchester City will take on borussia moenchengladbach, and liverpool also have german opposition in rb leipzig, who knocked out Manchester United last week. Other notable ties there, 13 time winners real madrid will play atalanta; last years runners up Paris Saint Germain will take on barcelona; and holders Bayern Munich will face lazio. The first legs will be played in mid to late february. Arsenal will be in the Europa League draw later but their problems in the Premier League just keep building, theyve now made their worst ever start to a season. Last nights1 0 defeat at home to burnley leaves them down in 15th place in the table. Joe lynskey reports. Theyd waited nine months to watch arsenal. Defeat to burnley was their fourth at home in a row. They havent done that since the 50s. This match swung on one loss of control. A players throat was grabbed and it was seen on va are. His manager said it showed too much willingness. When an extra player, bernie their moment. They scored the games only goal with the help of arsenal s captain. Games only goal with the help of arsenal s captain. Arsenals awful start to the season is set to continue. The last gunners goal in six weeks ago and that was a penalty. Here he was scoring in his own net. For so long, arsenal made the top four. Now they are just six of the bottom. Its terrible, to be honest. Its not what the fans deserve. We are arsenal, we need to be better than this and we are not performing up to the standards. Are you clearing your mind but will need to improve . Yes, but i dont how to put the ball is on the net. It was last there is bad a6 years ago. Arsenals manage it may only find success this season in cup competitions, but in this Premier League era, there isnt much patience. Tottenham are still top, above liverpool on goal difference and just one point behind them are leicester, who beat brighton 3 0 James Maddison scoring twice. Manager Brendan Rodgers said he was one of the biggest talents in the country. Roger federer says he may not be fit in time to play at the australian open, which is likely to start in early february. He ended his 2020 season injune, after a second knee operation, and he hasnt played since january, when he lost to Novak Djokovic in the semi finals in melbourne. Hed hoped to return to the tour at the start of next season but admitted progress had been slow and his priority would be the summer and wimbledon, the Olympic Games and the us open. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. As brexit negotiations between the uk and the eu continue in brussels, many businesses are worried about this uncertainty means for them with less than three week until the end of the transition period. It comes as the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said the uk would have to play by the rules if it wanted access to the Single Market. First of all, there is movement. That is good. And the transition period ends. So we are talking about a new beginning with old friends but we should also be clear that from the 1st Of January on, we should also be clear that from the 1st ofjanuary on, and we should also be clear that from the 1st Of January on, and three weeks, the uk will be a third country to the European Union and what we have sorted out such a package already in the agreement, but what is essential now to finalise the one and only important question, that is if the uk wants a sea mless question, that is if the uk wants a sea m less a ccess question, that is if the uk wants a seamless access to the Single Market and the Single Market of the European Union is the largest one in the world. They are welcome, but they either have to play by our rules, because this is a matter of fairness for our companies in the Single Market, or the other choice is that there is a price on it and that its full term tariffs. We are on the very last mile to go but its an essential one and we want a level Playing Field, we want a level Playing Field, we want a level Playing Field, we want a level Playing Field not only at the start, but also over time. This is the architecture we are building and we are fine about the architecture itself but the details in it, do they really fit . These are crucial points because, again, its a matter of fairness, its a matter of fair competition and we want to ensure that. We can speak now to our business presenter, ben thompson. Hi, its very easy for us to get caught up in the politics of these negotiations, but behind all of this, our many businesses who are trying to work out what happens on the 31st Of December and what trading relationship they will wake up trading relationship they will wake up to at the start of the new year. You might say that for larger organisations, they maybe have more resources , organisations, they maybe have more resources, deeper pockets, more teams who are able to work on some of that paper work that will be required, whether there is a deal or not, but for smaller businesses, that uncertainty is proving to be pretty difficult to navigate. A lot of businesses i have been speaking to say that they have run out of patience as far as this is concerned and they just want to know what they are preparing for. They can do it, but they need the time and information to be able to make sure they are compliant with the new rules, whatever they may be. So lets get the thoughts of mike cherry, hes the chairman of the federation of Small Business. Mike, good morning. Itouched federation of Small Business. Mike, good morning. I touched on it there, a lot of businesses running out of patience, talk to me about the implications for smaller businesses in particular. As i said, they may have not as much resource, not as much help, not as much staffing to get them through some of this uncertainty. Youre absolutely right. They dont have the time, resource, and they dont have the financial resource that they might have had some time back when we first looked at doing the deal and of course, were still trying to talk about doing the deal and we welcome the extension of these negotiations in the hope that we will get a pro enterprise ambitious Small Business chapter in whatever will be agreed, but we only have three weeks to go, have christmas in between, the capacity basically has been taken up with a pandemic and trying to keep many thousands of businesses going over this period. Without having the normal trading levels, so its very difficult time indeed. We also need to have clarity over what we are supposed to be complying with and thats something weve been asking for for a long time and we wont have that possibly even until midnight on the 31st Of December, midnight eu time of course, 11pm uk time. We also need to have vouchers. This is something else, we have been calling for the government to put in place, to help businesses with training, upgrading of tech and simple advice. So that they can get the support and help where they dont have the resource in house and can make sure that they are able to comply with whatever it is but the rules of origin and things like that, there needs to be leniency on both sides and that will need to be a time during which that leniency applies. And, give us a sense about some of the things that dont work in the favour of Small Businesses. They dont necessarily have us deep pockets or as much resources , have us deep pockets or as much resources, but at the same time we know they are very nimble and able to adapt because they are small. Thats right. They are innovative, adaptable, fleet of foot, if you like, but clearly they dont have the staff resource, the time resource and they dont have the financial resource when they are trying to comply with everything under covid, trying to make sure that theyve got adequate stocks for whatever trading they hope to be able to achieve up to the Christmas Period and through into the new year and of course, they face a very uncertain time when we get into january and february, before the vaccine hopefully comes into being and we can start getting back to some sort of normality during spring and summer of 2021. Yes, he is some sort of normality at the start of next year. Its good to hear your thoughts, thank you very much. Thats mike cherry, chairman of the federation of Small Businesses. So many things for businesses to be contending with right now and it really co m es contending with right now and it really comes down to whether they have the time, money or energy to navigate all of this. Not only have they had to cope with all of the pandemic implications on Small Businesses, but also coming down the line, there is brexit negotiations that could make or break many Small Businesses. Joanna, back to you. The office for National Statistics has published a report into why the coronavirus pandemic has hit some parts of society harder than others. It found that covid mortality for people of black african or black caribbean ethnicity in the first half of this year was two to two and half times higher than for people of white ethnicity and that black and asian men are more likley to have a job associated with higher covid 19 death rates. With me now is Glenn Everett from the office for National Statistics to discuss some of the findings. Thank you very much forjoining us. Can you talk us through these headlines about why it is that covid mortality for people from black african or black caribbean ethnicity is so much higher than for others . Its a variety of reasons. Its not a simple solution. Most ethnic groups, including white groups, experienced worsening of their Mental Health earlier in the year, associated with the pandemic. What we have done is try to look at different characteristics of these ethnic groups, thinking about whatjobs they work in, their general health, their working conditions and where they live, all could have impacted on this type of various impact on different groups. So, its to do with basically the job they are doing, the way that their domestic setup is, its not to do with Health Factors relating to particular groups . Its not a simple one characteristic. Its a variety of things, it could be their age, where they live, the type of household composition, for example, living in multi generational households. Also thejobs, if multi generational households. Also the jobs, if they are working where they cant work from home, things like security guards are taxi drivers, these type of things will all impact on different groups. And you have also looked at, you spoke about the impact on white groups in particular in terms of Mental Health. Tell us more about that and the impact on different groups in society. Its a range of groups. What we tried to do is look at the whole population and look at the different ethnic groups. So where almost all groups experienced worsening of Mental Health, in particular, the indian ethnic Group Reported differences in sleeping duty worry and other Mental Health conditions than other ethnic groups. Eight of easily very interesting. Are you able to deduce why that might be . Its a multitude of information we have tried to go through. For example, in black british households, they reported it was more difficult to get by financially than some of the other ethnic groups. And that may be that they have less access to some of the assets like savings etc than some of the other ethnic groups we found like white and indian groups. You collate this research and it builds a very interesting and clear picture. What would you think could be the Practical Application of it . Pa rt be the Practical Application of it . Part of it was to try and understand where the impact may be over all this pandemic and understanding some of the different challenges, perhaps, of the various ethnic groups. So its not perhaps one size fits all. To better understand what some of the impact may have been on the different groups and where they work, where they live, type of housing conditions, these type of things, could all be effective, so any changes to policy or anything, they can actually consider how this may affect different groups in different ways. Thank you very much for joining different ways. Thank you very much forjoining us. Glenn everett from the ons. Mps in london, essex and kent have been told that cases of coronavirus are off the charts and action needs to be taken urgently. Theres speculation london could be moved to tier 3 possibly as early as today. We can speak now to the professor of Public Health, sian griffiths. Would you like to see london go into tier 3 today . We have been hearing from the public Health Officials in london that the rates are extremely worrying and it does seem that this is going to be a decision that needs to be balanced with obviously the hardships of closing down the leisure centre, the shops and businesses. So the decision will have to be based on a whole lot of factors, which will include the rates, which are going up fast, the pressure on hospitals which is increasing and how we know this is going to play out because at the moment, the rates have been high on secondary School Children and the u nfortu nate secondary School Children and the unfortunate thing about that is that although they themselves dont usually get reflected in the hospital statistics, as they spread the disease to other age groups, particularly the older age groups, then we know the pressures. I think this will be a decision made by the government, it will be a decision about whether its the whole of london, just some parts of london and their arguments for both ways, to ensure that some action needs to be taken because, as you say, the cases are off the scale. Lets look at the charts. We can see the figures there. The rate per 100,000 of the population, at the top is yorkshire and the humber with a161. At the bottom is london, 22a5. That is why its being described as of the charts. Very high levels. You said there are many factors to take into consideration, but when you look at those stats and the number of cases, is there really any option to going into tier 3 and if so, better sooner than later . It depends what part of the population were talking about in the distribution across london and how the figures have been going. The decisions are made on the basis of rates of change up made on the basis of rates of change up or down and in london its up, where as in the north west, weve seen where as in the north west, weve seen them coming down. It depends on how much capacity there is in the Health Care System and it does depend on otherfactors, such as economic factors, when these decisions are made, so that will be taken into account, but i personally think that london probably does need to go into tier 3, because otherwise, we are going to have even more problems coming up to christmas, coming up to the relaxation of the rules for the Christmas Period and then we are looking down the track at problems injanuary and looking down the track at problems in january and february because looking down the track at problems injanuary and february because we will have had more mixing in the community. This is a virus that spreads to household mixing through mixing in crowded places such as bars and also crowded shopping areas and really, weve heard the mayor ask the schools to close early today, the director of Public Health in london, kevin fenton, warning the population of london and anybody who goes to london that this is a very serious situation. 0bviously, goes to london that this is a very serious situation. Obviously, the people make the decision at the end of the day will the politicians. Was it right for the politicians to say what obviously everybody wants, which is to be able to have as normal a christmas as possible, and therefore the relaxation was announced for the Christmas Period, but other countries are now saying that actually, the case numbers are too serious for that and they have now changed their approach. Is the approach in this country still right . That line is going in and out u nfortu nately. That line is going in and out unfortunately. But that was professor sian griffiths. One of britains best known spy novelists John Le Carre has died aged 89, following a short illness. Described as an undisputed giant of english literature, his most famous works include tinker tailor soldier spy, the Night Manager and the spy who came in from the cold. 0ur reporter keith doyle takes a look back at his life and career. Then he must have a man on the inside, mustnt he . Alec guinness in the Television Version of tinker tailor soldier spy, playing george smiley. The spy master wasJohn Le Carres most enduring and celebrated creation. Like smiley, le carre had been a spy. David cornwell, his real name, had been fascinated by lies and duplicity since childhood. He was first recruited for intelligence work at university in switzerland. Then, at oxford, he spied on left wing contemporaries. When the option was presented to me, it was immensely attractive. It really was as if the whole of my life had prepared me for this moment. The spy who came in from the cold, laterfilmed with richard burton, was le carres breakthrough novel, written while he was working for mi6 at the British Embassy in bonn, when the berlin wall went up. The Author Stephen King tweeted John Le Carre has passed at the age of 89. This terrible year has claimed a literary giant and a humanitarian spirit. His agent of 15 years, jonny geller, wrote John Le Carre was an undisputed giant of english literature. I have lost a mentor, and inspiration, but, most importantly, a friend. We will not see his like again. His work did define the cold war era, but his first post cold war novel. The Night Manager. Was another bestseller and a hit tv adaptation, 20 years later, in which the author played a rare cameo. But it was his spy novels he will be most remembered for. He believed authors and spies had much in common both hiding their real selves in characters of their own creation. Keith doyle, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with louise lear. Hello. If you are looking for a cold, crisp weather story this week then think again. It looks likely to stay pretty unsettled for the remainder of today, its a case of sunshine and blustery showers. If you get caught in some of these showers, they could be quite intense, rumbles of thunder mixed in as well. Its a south westerly wind and thats blowing no showers along west facing coasts, but some of them will push a little further inland as we go through the afternoon. The strongest of the winds and the sharpest of the showers out there west, but at least its coming from a south westerly direction, so its a south westerly direction, so its a mild sauce, temperatures through the afternoon should be slightly above where they should be for this time of year, nine to 13 degrees is the overall high. Low pressure stays anchored to the far north west, the isobars open up just a touch as we move out of monday into tuesday, which means slightly lighter winds and hopefully fewer showers around on tuesday, still the risk of a few isolated showers but more wet weather set to return on wednesday 01 59 02,385 4294966103 13 29,430 and windy with it