Broke his silence to issue this warning. We are asking them new again to adjust their behaviours on the pitch, goal celebrations, and in and around the beginning and end of matches. We are asking them to adjust their behaviour, and i think they understand why. Youve got to follow the rules, and youve got to set a good example. We get the optics, which is why we see ourselves in a privileged position. Ministers have made it clear they expect players to respect the so called no hug rule in a time of National Crisis or risk having the season suspended, but this week its been repeatedly ignored. Why is it taking so much to get the message across . Well, its a very recent adjustment, and we are making these requests and trying to get this message across in pretty quick order, and i think its going to take time to adjust to the situation, so we need a bit of time to get it right. And if players refuse or fail to do that, managers dont encourage them to do so, whats going to happen . How are you going to enforce this . We have sanctions available to us. The fas jurisdiction is on the pitch, and if the clubs are breaching
protocols, then we can take action. So sanctions are available, but i hope they wont be needed. But many are sceptical. Englands record goal scorer wayne rooney, who today was appointed derby countys new manager, says enforcing such rules will not be straightforward. Theres many people losing their lives from this disease, so i will give the message to the players to obviously be aware of the goal celebrations, but on the other hand we all understand if players do hug each other, because i know what its like when you score a goal. A lot of the time your mind goes blank. Are we taking the fun out of the game by asking players not to celebrate together as they always have . This isnt forever. This is hopefully until the end of the season, and i think under the circumstances we can make those small adjustments, get to the end of the season, and then hopefully things will return to normal. With a host of matches already postponed, the main goal is to complete the season and how players celebrate after scoring could now be decisive. Dan roan, bbc news. Thats it. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to whats in tomorrows papers. With me are the deputy online editor of the newstatesman, Rachel Cunliffe and the Deputy Editor of the daily express, michael booker. Tomorrows front pages, starting with. The i weekend reports that the uk has shut all travel corridors to try to protect the public from new covid i9 variants. The Daily Telegraph has a picture of Boris Johnsons former wife Marina Wheeler and his daughter lara on the front page urging women not to put off cervical screening during the pandemic. It also reports on the new travel restrictions, writing that borders will effectively be
closed from monday. The times adds that everyone travelling to britain will have to produce a negative coronavirus test taken within the previous 72 hours and then quarantine for ten days the mirror reports from the nhs covid front line in an intensive care unit, where doctors say patients are much younger than earlier in the pandemic. The daily mail writes that prince harry is heartbroken over his alleged rift with the royal family, according to the itv news anchor tom bradby. The Financial Times weekend reports on todays Landmark Court victory for tens of thousands of Small Businesses who will receive insurance pay outs covering losses from the First National lockdown. And the star writes that the transport secretary, grant shapps, says hes the last person to ask for Summer Holiday travel advice, even though hes in charge of transport. So lets begin. Rachel and michael, thank you very much forjoining us this evening. Lets talk first about the times front page. Britain shuts its borders, travel corridors to close on monday. Rachel, all the people saying that while this should have happened quite a while ago or is it the right time now . fix, happened quite a while ago or is it the right time now . A, lot happened quite a while ago or is it the right time now . Happened quite a while ago or is it the right time now . A lot of people sa in ou the right time now . A lot of people saying you should the right time now . A lot of people saying you should probably the right time now . A lot of people saying you should probably have i saying you should probably have happened around about nine or ten months ago in fact. This is the government decision to suspend travel corridors, and he went arriving to the uk needs a negative test and will then need to quarantine for ten days after that. This is obviously out of fear of the new variant we are seeing in south america, and potentially elsewhere. I think its the right decision because if there are new variants that we know about that we know may be less effective for the vaccine, the government is very worried about that. The speed concerns make of obviously a massive logistics issues stopping flights and forcing these travel restrictions into play, but
not come into play until monday morning and when you look at the speed at which the government has made all the decisions such as placing london in the very restrictive tier for in a matter of hours and of course reversing the instructions for children to go back to school last week, that happened at 8pm the night before. They do seem able to enact restrictions very, very quickly in some cases but not on International Levels when there is a potentially new and more transmissible strain out there, so im a bit confused about the timing of that decision. find im a bit confused about the timing of that decision. Of that decision. And correct me if im wrong. Of that decision. And correct me if im wrong. But of that decision. And correct me if im wrong, but didnt of that decision. And correct me if im wrong, but didnt they of that decision. And correct me if im wrong, but didnt they say of that decision. And correct me if| im wrong, but didnt they say that travel bands dont work . The . Im wrong, but didnt they say that travel bands dont work . Travel bands dont work . They did talk in those travel bands dont work . They did talk in those terms, travel bands dont work . They did talk in those terms, yeah, travel bands dont work . They did talk in those terms, yeah, but travel bands dont work . They did talk in those terms, yeah, but i i talk in those terms, yeah, but i think talk in those terms, yeah, but i think in talk in those terms, yeah, but i think in this talk in those terms, yeah, but i think in this case you can see from this press think in this case you can see from this press Conference Today with boris this press Conference Today with borisjohnson that they this press Conference Today with Boris Johnson that they dont want anything Boris Johnson that they dont want anything to affect whats going on with the anything to affect whats going on with the vaccines. When you look across with the vaccines. When you look across the with the vaccines. When you look across the whole of the last year theres across the whole of the last year theres not across the whole of the last year theres not been that many victories that the theres not been that many victories that the government have had with
this virus that the government have had with this virus. And i think at the moment this virus. And i think at the moment either they are winning with the vaccine, moment either they are winning with the vaccine, you had 3. 2 million doses the vaccine, you had 3. 2 million doses rolled out, you got a lot of the over doses rolled out, you got a lot of the over 80s all ready vaccinated, and i the over 80s all ready vaccinated, and i think the over 80s all ready vaccinated, and i think this isjust one thing that they and i think this isjust one thing that they dont need, another headache they dont need. This talk of the headache they dont need. This talk of the brazil variants, and others could of the brazil variants, and others could he of the brazil variants, and others could be coming from other parts of the country could be coming from other parts of the country. I think they have just seen the country. I think they have just seen that the country. I think they have just seen that this is the time to shut the travel seen that this is the time to shut the travel corridors and adjust another the travel corridors and adjust another variable out of the way that could another variable out of the way that could affect what is, you know, quite could affect what is, you know, quite a could affect what is, you know, quite a success with the vaccines at the moment. 5 quite a success with the vaccines at the moment quite a success with the vaccines at the moment. 5 million over 70s start receivin the moment. 5 million over 70s start receiving invitations the moment. 5 million over 70s start receiving invitations for the moment. 5 million over 70s start receiving invitations forjabs, the moment. 5 million over 70s start receiving invitations forjabs, this receiving invitations forjabs, this is great news. Over 70s are expected to begin receiving coronavirus vaccinations as soon next week as the government wraps up the programme. I know some seven year olds who have artie had the vaccine so i think its already been rolled out in some areas of the country but this is more great news on the Vaccination Programme. It country but this is more great news on the Vaccination Programme. If he had not been
on the Vaccination Programme. If he had not been for on the Vaccination Programme. If he had not been for the on the Vaccination Programme. It us had not been for the travel on the Vaccination Programme. It is had not been for the travel ban on the Vaccination Programme. It is had not been for the travel ban that would be leading, the majority of the front pages. Weve had so little good news and under the january lockdown is proving a lot more mentally challenging for a lot of people than the first one was, particularly because we thought we had come out of it and i we are back in again and the time of year, and the weather has an impact as well. Its fantastic news, theres also a story earlier this week about people who were scheduled for a vaccine in that age bracket who are already booking their holidays and looking ahead to when there will be able to travel freely. The only thing that concerns me slightly is also on the telegraph, a line from the Prime Minister today saying that just because the older more vulnerable members of the population have been vaccinated thats not a case for reducing restrictions and that actually may need everyone to be vaccinated, which i think is really damaging in terms of morale and has really shifted the goalposts so much about what we are trying to do with the vaccine roll out if the aim is to protect the most vulnerable,
protect key workers and make sure thatis protect key workers and make sure that is not able to spread and care homes and hospital settings and schools. Thats a very different prospect to actually its not safe to relax anything until everyone has had the vaccine, if we are waiting for everyone to have it we could be waiting another eight months, so i really think that we need to start having a debate now about the governments vaccine numbers goal and at what point in that Vaccine Programme they can start, notjust relax them completely, but start to relax them completely, but start to relax restrictions because of people out there that have not had a hug for anyone in almost a year. The government for anyone in almost a year. The government has for anyone in almost a year. The government has said that more under 65 being badly affected by covid now than before, and thats one of the factors that mean that they have made that decision to shift the goalposts, if you like, as rachel put it. Goalposts, if you like, as rachel ut it. � ~ ,. Goalposts, if you like, as rachel ut it. � ~ ,. ,. , put it. And think they have to be cautious. Put it. And think they have to be cautious i put it. And think they have to be cautious. I think put it. And think they have to be cautious. I think as put it. And think they have to be cautious. I think as chris put it. And think they have to be cautious. I think as chris whittyl cautious. I think as chris whitty said cautious. I think as chris whitty said in cautious. I think as chris whitty said in the cautious. I think as chris whitty said in the press so they come up once said in the press so they come up once they
said in the press so they come up once they see how the Vaccination Programme works, if we start seeing numbers programme works, if we start seeing numbers of programme works, if we start seeing numbers of deaths coming down in the numbers numbers of deaths coming down in the numbers of numbers of deaths coming down in the numbers of hospitalizations as well coming numbers of hospitalizations as well coming down, i think they will be more coming down, i think they will be more confident to start having that debate more confident to start having that debate at more confident to start having that debate. At the moment they were talking debate. At the moment they were talking about pushing things back into, a talking about pushing things back into, a debate over when spring was, was going into, a debate over when spring was, was going to into, a debate over when spring was, was going to be spring after easter or not was going to be spring after easter or not at was going to be spring after easter or not at what point in the press conference or not at what point in the press Conference Today. They are not sure themselves Conference Today. They are not sure themselves. They can be a bit dispiriting to hear them pushing things dispiriting to hear them pushing things a dispiriting to hear them pushing things a bit further down the road, but they things a bit further down the road, but they dont want us to be overconfident, but i think there is, you know overconfident, but i think there is, you know underlying theres a confidence that i think thats why they have confidence that i think thats why they have brought in the travel corridor they have brought in the travel corridor ban because they see the vaccinations working, itsjust corridor ban because they see the vaccinations working, its just that they cannot quite see yet when they dont they cannot quite see yet when they dont want they cannot quite see yet when they dont want us to be overly confident, they want people this weekend, for instance, to listen to all the weekend, for instance, to listen to all the rules weekend, for instance, to listen to all the rules and keep applying by the rules all the rules and keep applying by the rules. Ithink all the rules and keep applying by the rules. I think theyre just being the rules. I think theyre just being incredibly cautious, but there is hope. Being incredibly cautious, but there is hope. I being incredibly cautious, but there is hope, i think on the horizon from the way is hope, i think on the horizon from the way they is hope, i think on the horizon from the way they are talking. Let� s
is hope, i think on the horizon from the way they are talking. Lets move onto the ft the way they are talking. Lets move onto the ft weekend, the way they are talking. Lets move onto the ft weekend, to the way they are talking. Lets move onto the ft weekend, to stories the way they are talking. Lets move | onto the ft weekend, to stories want to talk about in the front page. The global death toll tapping 2 million. Obviously a grim milestone to reach, isnt it rachel . Aha, obviously a grim milestone to reach, isnt it rachel . Isnt it rachel . A very sobering fiaure isnt it rachel . A very sobering figure come isnt it rachel . A very sobering figure come with isnt it rachel . A very sobering figure come with that isnt it rachel . A very sobering figure come with that reminds| isnt it rachel . A very sobering l figure come with that reminds us isnt it rachel . A very sobering figure come with that reminds us of what were talking about the vaccine roll out here, as we said relatively succeeding at the moment is that covid i9 is a global challenge, and individual country responses only take us so far. There will come a point when britain passed our population has been vaccinated sufficiently to reduce restrictions, but we cant give up than it we can say this is not a challenge to us any more, notjust out of our moral duty to other countries particularly developing countries, although thats part of it, but because one thing we have seen for the past year as of the virus is able to spread anywhere, mutations are possible and they can bring as mutations back into the country, so basically we want to be safe until every country is safe and i think that figure is
just a reminder to the Google Community that we have to stay focused and Work Together on this long after individual countries have sorted, you might say, their co pay challenge covid challenge. Another story is pfizer warning of the least a vaccine to whats going on with that . The least a vaccine to whats going on with that . There try to increase the capacity on with that . There try to increase the capacity of on with that . There try to increase the capacity of how on with that . There try to increase the capacity of how they on with that . There try to increase the capacity of how they can on with that . There try to increase the capacity of how they can roll. On with that . There try to increase the capacity of how they can roll it | the capacity of how they can roll it out commits with them mob it is 1. 3 billion out commits with them mob it is 1. 3 billion capacity that they can do in a year billion capacity that they can do in a year. They want to get that to 2 billion a year. They want to get that to 2 billion and a year. They want to get that to 2 billion and get that as white and as fast as billion and get that as white and as fast as possible. To do so they have to change fas