Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are rob merrick, deputy political editor of the independent and broadcaster and writer dawn foster. Tomorrow s front pages, starting with, the i has a full page splash on the news that the government wants to offer all over 50 s a second jab in the next three weeks to end covid restrictions byjune 21st the times also leads the over 50 s vaccine story and covers news that this bank holiday monday is likely to be the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures set to hit 25 degrees c. The financial times reports that us financial authorities are preparing to take a more active role in regulating cryptocurrencies amid growing concerns over a lack of proper oversight. The independent says nhs hospitals could struggle to deal with a surge in demand from uk holiday makers taking trips between different parts of the country. As with many of today s papers, the daily mail has a picture of bor
Israel and the palestinian militant group hamas have agreed an egyptian brokered ceasefire, which came into effect around 30 minutes ago. It brings to an end 11 days of conflict, in which 232 palestinians and i2 israelis have been killed. Israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu s office says his security cabinet voted unanimously in favour of a mutual and unconditional gaza truce. But within minutes of the announcements, ahead of the ceasefire, the two sides were trading rockets and strikes. Paul adams has the background to the ceasefire agreement. Israel s security cabinet met for several hours in the course of the evening. At the end of that meeting released a statement which it was said that they unanimously to an egyptian initiative to a bilateral ceasefire without preconditions. They went on to say that they had reviewed israel s great achievements of the campaign, some of which it said were unprecedented. Hamas officials for their part quoted as saying they have secured guarant
Hello. I m shaun ley. Welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk s leading commentators, uk specialists and the foreign correspondents filing and blogging to audiences back home from the dateline: london. This week: embarassment for boris johnson over who originally paid for his wallpaper, but does it really deserve the days of headline coverage devoted to it? and the world rallies to india s aid, but is it too late to halt the virus deadly course? joining us to discuss those questions. Ashis ray, indian foreign correspondent who s reported from london since the 1970s. Steve richards, uk political commentator who s even turned hisjournalism into a successful stage performance. And with me here in the studio, lyse doucet a canadian whose passports must be thick with immigration stamps by now, having reported from so many parts of the world. No wonder she s our chief international correspondent. Lovely to see you again, lyse. And good to have you with us, steve and
Was the first subject to be debated, let s hear what each of the parties had to say. Ido i do think people are understandably still concerned about taking the virus back into scotland to the united kingdom, we are well through the health pandemic, the success of the health pandemic, the success of the vaccination roll out has been so positive of got more hope and optimism but let s have steak patients in scotland and look at what we have here on our own shores and at home here in scotland. The world is still and at home here in scotland. The world is still waiting to be vaccinated in most countries are not on the vaccinated in most countries are not on the scale vaccinated in most countries are not on the scale and pace that we are in scotland~ on the scale and pace that we are in scotland. They re still going to be that risk scotland. They re still going to be that risk that we import new cases, potentially that risk that we import new cases, potentially new, more dangerous
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