hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster daisy mcandrew and rosamund urwin, media editor for the sunday times. let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages already in, starting with... the independent which leads tributes to the hollywood actor, sidney poitier, the first black man to win a best actor oscar, who died at the age of 94. it also reports how the government has been accused to trying to �*subvert�* the justice system as the attorney general announces she may refer the colston statue case to the court of appeal. the i leads with what it describes as an �*nhs exodus�* of staff after it reports record numbers left the health service last year. turning to the telegraph — thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation says fourth jabs won't be neccesary, it reports as evidence grows of the omicron variant being milder. and the mirror reports that double—vaxxed brits are rushing to book their summer holidays, travel agents say they're seeing a �*huge spike�* in bookings after restrictions were relaxed. the ft reports that the chancellor is coming under pressure to revisit his decision last year to suspend the �*triple lock�* on annual state pension increases. the lock was introduced in 2010 and acted as a guarantee that the state pension would not lose value in real terms. and the express says lots of us are sitting on a cash pile of £1.7—trillion after saving money in the pandemic. so let�*s begin... walk us through some of those papers was a very good evening to you both. thanks forjoining us. sidney poitier, dominates the front page, all of them ahead of tomorrow�*s publications. but we pick this one here independent because it is particularly, we liked and thought it was very powerful. all the analysis written about him just says, what a trailblazer he was. daisy, what do you take away from all that�*s written about the man? it's all that�*s written about the man? it�*s fantastic that he�*s been featured in this way, notjust in this country but around the world. and his achievements were huge. actually, when you dig a bit deeper into his life some of it was a bit depressing in the way that he was treated at the time. when he really broke into hollywood at about 1950 he was initially really and there was something of a backlash in the 60s and 70s he wrote about it extensively in his memoirs in which he wrote about the backlash from the black community who referred to him in this horrible phrase in uncle tom. saying that he was too cosy with white hollywood. he wasn�*t angry enough and he didn�*t stand up for black americans or black people around the world. i think extraordinary to look back on his life. he retreated away from movies which i hadn�*t realised and went back to the bahamas, came back and started directing. because of all this anger that was being directed at him. it is an extraordinary story. of course, thankfully and quite rightly he did have at the end of his life been fully faded as he should have been.— of his life been fully faded as he should have been. such interesting anal sis. should have been. such interesting analysis- he _ should have been. such interesting analysis. he did _ should have been. such interesting analysis. he did cross _ should have been. such interesting analysis. he did cross over - should have been. such interesting analysis. he did cross over into - should have been. such interesting analysis. he did cross over into thej analysis. he did cross over into the political spare, analysis. he did cross over into the politicalspare, he analysis. he did cross over into the political spare, he was much more thanjust an actor, political spare, he was much more than just an actor, wasn�*t he? we heard from the former us president barack obama describing emma�*s epitomising dignity and grace had singular talent. epitomising dignity and grace had singulartalent. rosamond, you epitomising dignity and grace had singular talent. rosamond, you must agree with that. i saw you nodding away that he was such an important year notjust in the acting world in hollywood but amanda transcended that it really became a symbol. yes. that it really became a symbol. yes, absolutely- — that it really became a symbol. yes, absolutely. unfortunately, his death made _ absolutely. unfortunately, his death made me _ absolutely. unfortunately, his death made me go and look at how many afro—caribbean actors have actually won oscars — afro—caribbean actors have actually won oscars obviously he was the first black — won oscars obviously he was the first black actor to win an academy award _ first black actor to win an academy award in _ first black actor to win an academy award in the best actor category. there _ award in the best actor category. there have — award in the best actor category. there have only actually been three others _ there have only actually been three others sense him. halle berry is the only black_ others sense him. halle berry is the only black actress who is one best actress— only black actress who is one best actress oscar. i found that astounding after all the time has passed, — astounding after all the time has passed, he was an incredible trailblazer and not that much has changed — trailblazer and not that much has changed there. it was shocking to me particularly _ changed there. it was shocking to me particularly in the women's category that people like viola davis, one of the best— that people like viola davis, one of the best actresses of her generation has been _ the best actresses of her generation has been nominated many times but never— has been nominated many times but never won — has been nominated many times but never won i— has been nominated many times but never won. i would say the work is an all— never won. i would say the work is an all done — never won. i would say the work is anall done i_ never won. i would say the work is an all done. i wasjust never won. i would say the work is an all done. i was just thinking that— an all done. i was just thinking that i've — an all done. i was just thinking that i've got to watch in the heat of the _ that i've got to watch in the heat of the night this weekend which is one of— of the night this weekend which is one of my— of the night this weekend which is one of my favourite films in his honor — one of my favourite films in his honor. because he'sjust astounding and it _ honor. because he'sjust astounding and it |_ honor. because he's 'ust astounding and it. ., honor. because he's 'ust astounding andit. ., ., ., and it. i saw you nodding away. have ou not a and it. i saw you nodding away. have you got a favourite _ and it. i saw you nodding away. have you got a favourite film? _ and it. i saw you nodding away. have you got a favourite film? well, - and it. i saw you nodding away. have you got a favourite film? well, that i you got a favourite film? well, that would be one- _ you got a favourite film? well, that would be one. i _ you got a favourite film? well, that would be one. i loved _ you got a favourite film? well, that would be one. i loved guess - you got a favourite film? well, that would be one. i loved guess who'sl would be one. i loved guess who�*s coming to dinner with the spencer tracy and katharine hepburn films of the films that he was most criticised for for being subservient or not black enough was one of the criticisms. i did love that film. in the heat of the night was fantastic. no way out was his big wine. it�*s always lovely when somebody like this does die that we get reminded of how wonderful they were. we get all these films coming back and we can really celebrate them and applaud them again and enjoy their work again. hopefully, that�*s with the commissioners will be doing right now. the commissioners will be doing riaht now. ., .,, . the commissioners will be doing riaht now. ., . �* the commissioners will be doing riahtnow. ., �* . ., , right now. fantastic. i've certainly not m right now. fantastic. i've certainly got my viewing — right now. fantastic. i've certainly got my viewing lined _ right now. fantastic. i've certainly got my viewing lined up _ right now. fantastic. i've certainly got my viewing lined up for - right now. fantastic. i've certainly got my viewing lined up for me i right now. fantastic. i've certainly. got my viewing lined up for me this weekend. we had a brief hiatus of talking about something that isn�*t to do with covid but let�*s get back to it. the daily telegraph, fourth jobs won�*t be necessary say experts. following a meeting of the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation. thej cvi announcing last night that boosters or rather tonight, boosters and their opinion provide enough protection are you surprised by that announcement? it�*s surprised by that announcement? it's nice to have a little bit of good news _ nice to have a little bit of good news on — nice to have a little bit of good news on the covid front. israel is country— news on the covid front. israel is country in — news on the covid front. israel is country in the world that has started — country in the world that has started program. so they have launched — started program. so they have launched a programme i think, december, theirs is already started rolling _ december, theirs is already started rolling out — december, theirs is already started rolling out a fourth jab. what they are saying — rolling out a fourth jab. what they are saying here is that actually, doesn't — are saying here is that actually, doesn't look like is needed because omicron _ doesn't look like is needed because omicron is — doesn't look like is needed because omicron is turning out to be less severe _ omicron is turning out to be less severe disease. including in those most _ severe disease. including in those most vulnerable. the other thing here _ most vulnerable. the other thing here of— most vulnerable. the other thing here of courses at the nhs under immense — here of courses at the nhs under immense pressure is were going to see another front pages. of course, if you _ see another front pages. of course, if you rolled — see another front pages. of course, if you rolled out another bit of the vaccination — if you rolled out another bit of the vaccination programme you might find that there _ vaccination programme you might find that there was another thing taking away resources from an stretch system~ — away resources from an stretch system. so it is also perhaps a sort of semi—blessing if this doesn't look— of semi—blessing if this doesn't look like — of semi—blessing if this doesn't look like it's needed when we are seeing _ look like it's needed when we are seeing massive staff absences in the nhs and _ seeing massive staff absences in the nhs and also because people need to self—isolate. also other pressures hecoming — self—isolate. also other pressures becoming ever more severe in the nhs _ becoming ever more severe in the nhs. �* ., ' becoming ever more severe in the nhs. �* ., , nhs. but off the back of this announcement _ nhs. but off the back of this announcement by _ nhs. but off the back of this announcement by the - nhs. but off the back of this announcement by the] - nhs. but off the back of this announcement by the] (vi l nhs. but off the back of this - announcement by the] (vi seven announcement by the] cvi seven javits still saying to everyone out there, rememberto javits still saying to everyone out there, remember to go and have your booster during these quite challenging times was up is not saying it�*s time to relax, he�*s reminding those that have not had it, go and get it done. find reminding those that have not had it, go and get it done.— it, go and get it done. and this is the constant _ it, go and get it done. and this is the constant battle, _ it, go and get it done. and this is the constant battle, by _ the constant battle, by encouraging people to live life as normally as we all can because we want to see kids to school, businesses making money and so on. we want to see people go back to work and yet we are all fearful that the nhs is going to be overwhelmed. i think with this boosters story there�*s another side a lot of people, it�*s not auntie baxter�*s but sceptics or —— anti—baxter�*s. or turning into human pincushion, the idea that you may have to have a fourth jab in in a sixjob, it is very may have to have a fourth jab in in a six job, it is very off—putting do a lot of people. if a line can be drawn and say your third will be the last for now. and that we get into a situation where like the flu jab, the vulnerable, anybody who wants it or anybody you over a certain age can get in annual booster, covid jab. i think that would normalise it for people. and take some of the fair and the sting out of this. because the booster has become a bit of a battleground for either side of the argument i think to take some of that heat out of the argument would be very beneficial. you that heat out of the argument would be very beneficial.— be very beneficial. you both reference — be very beneficial. you both reference the _ be very beneficial. you both reference the nhs - be very beneficial. you both reference the nhs being - be very beneficial. you both _ reference the nhs being overwhelmed and ddiidd today reporting on record numbers leaving the health service in 2021. worklife balance being cited as a major concern. we�*ve been reporting how the army is coming in hell particularly in the northwest how critical is this according to the i? , how critical is this according to the i? y . . ., how critical is this according to thei? _ ., ~ ., the i? very critical. if you talk to any doctors. _ the i? very critical. if you talk to any doctors, and _ the i? very critical. if you talk to any doctors, and minimise - the i? very critical. if you talk to any doctors, and minimise the i the i? very critical. if you talk to - any doctors, and minimise the impact wives— any doctors, and minimise the impact wives and _ any doctors, and minimise the impact wives and consistently you'll know that they've been under immense pressure — that they've been under immense pressure and isjust getting that they've been under immense pressure and is just getting worse. at the _ pressure and is just getting worse. at the moment when you talk to staff what they _ at the moment when you talk to staff what they say is part of the major problem — what they say is part of the major problem is — what they say is part of the major problem is that so many people are off because they're having to self—isolate. so that means that they don't— self—isolate. so that means that they don't have enough other staff to do— they don't have enough other staff to do the _ they don't have enough other staff to do the job. so a lot of people are doing — to do the job. so a lot of people are doing the jobs of two people which _ are doing the jobs of two people which is — are doing the jobs of two people which is a — are doing the jobs of two people which is a pretty desperate situation. and the big challenge is it's affecting the ability to deliver— it's affecting the ability to deliver safe care which obviously every _ deliver safe care which obviously every member of the nhs wants to do, they wanted to look after the patients _ they wanted to look after the patients in a safe environment. but if they're _ patients in a safe environment. but if they're not able to do that because _ if they're not able to do that because they are simply not enough staff or— because they are simply not enough staff or boards that is a very desperate situation. it does look as though— desperate situation. it does look as though it _ desperate situation. it does look as though it were heading into that situation, — though it were heading into that situation, in fact we are already there _ situation, in fact we are already there and — situation, in fact we are already there and some hospitals. daisy, i saw ou there and some hospitals. daisy, i saw you nodding _ there and some hospitals. daisy, i saw you nodding away, _ there and some hospitals. daisy, i saw you nodding away, the - there and some hospitals. daisy, i saw you nodding away, the front l saw you nodding away, the front liners and telling the eye the second way because my health and my marriage. on the back about a better news story, no fourth jab needed yet. of course we don�*t yet know if there�*s going to be another way. there�*s so many unknowns out there. yes. we know that various trust in hospitals of already announced emergency measures, lots of people saying what about these fabled nightingale hospitals? nightingale hospitals are absolutely pointless if you don�*t have nurses and doctors to man it and look after patients there which is why they�*ve all been left out. i thought was interesting also seeing the health secretary seeing a hospital this morning being tackled by an anaesthesiologist there and saying that he doesn�*t want to have a vaccine because he believes that he has got antibodies that he�*s been antibody check. it must�*ve been an extremely uncomfortable conversation for the help secretary to have. you are to have any nurses with the mandating of vaccines are feeling a similar way. that is yet another straw that is broken the camels back. i don�*t have the answer to that. because if i was in the hospital i would very much like to know that everybody treated me had been vaccinated. equally there is a lot of evidence that mandating doesn�*t necessarily help the uptake, you might be forcing people like this exit is that they talk about to leave the health services. so really, really difficult situation. edi health services. so really, really difficult situation.— difficult situation. of course the other story _ difficult situation. of course the other story running _ difficult situation. of course the | other story running concurrently with the nhs throughout the pandemic has been the economic one. the balancing of the book, the chances been having to wait throughout the situation. and on the daily express, fearful britons sitting on a cash pile of 1.7 trillion pounds. this sounds good on the one hand, certain britons have been able to build up a cash pile that they are considering spending on things like a holiday, very well—deserved. of course people remaining cautious because they are cautious about rising taxes, rising energy bills, we are all having to play this delicate balancing act. irate play this delicate balancing act. we know a massive squeeze is coming this year — know a massive squeeze is coming this year in— know a massive squeeze is coming this year. in april we will have the tax advice — this year. in april we will have the tax advice two hikes are national insurance — tax advice two hikes are national insurance with a weasel for that rising _ insurance with a weasel for that rising energy bills which is the big thing _ rising energy bills which is the big thing being focused on in the express _ thing being focused on in the express. of course people if they can are _ express. of course people if they can are putting money aside for the eye with _ can are putting money aside for the eye with other inflationary questions as well, it was in the rising _ questions as well, it was in the rising cost— questions as well, it was in the rising cost of food. of course those people _ rising cost of food. of course those people that can afford to would inevitably put money aside. obviously, there's been less things you spend — obviously, there's been less things you spend it on since the lockdown rather _ you spend it on since the lockdown rather limited peoples ability to go out and _ rather limited peoples ability to go out and spend any money. there's a huge number of other households who have very _ huge number of other households who have very little money to put aside and who _ have very little money to put aside and who will be increasingly squeezed i think this is becoming an issue _ squeezed i think this is becoming an issue that _ squeezed i think this is becoming an issue that evil and quite safe conservative seats are concerned about _ conservative seats are concerned about i— conservative seats are concerned about. i think they'll be a lot of pressure. there's a picture of rishi sunak— pressure. there's a picture of rishi sunak beside the story, of course he will be _ sunak beside the story, of course he will be under intense pressure from conservative mps to come up with some _ conservative mps to come up with some ideas are in now to ease this pressure — some ideas are in now to ease this ressure. ~ ,,., y pressure. absolutely right. twinge this story with _ pressure. absolutely right. twinge this story with that. _ pressure. absolutely right. twinge this story with that. in _ pressure. absolutely right. twinge this story with that. in the - pressure. absolutely right. twinge this story with that. in the mirror. |