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:00:00. > :00:18.Sportsday in 15 minutes after The Papers.
:00:19. > :00:21.Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers
:00:22. > :00:26.With me are Dan Bilefsky from the New York Times, and Tim Montgomerie,
:00:27. > :00:33.The world mourns a pop icon - the International New York Times
:00:34. > :00:44."The Stars Look Very Different Today," the Metro quotes
:00:45. > :00:52."Ashes to ashes," is the Bowie quote chosen by tomorrow's i, illustrated
:00:53. > :01:00.Another intriguing image of the Thin White Duke leads the Guardian, which
:01:01. > :01:06.like many of tomorrow's papers devotes its front page to him.
:01:07. > :01:08.As well as joining the tributes to David
:01:09. > :01:11.Bowie, the Express cover offers hope for sufferers of back pain -
:01:12. > :01:20.The Telegraph leads with the story that junior doctors could
:01:21. > :01:22.be called off the picket line during tomorrow's strike
:01:23. > :01:32.In the Times, a call from David Cameron
:01:33. > :01:38.for every child to have a so-called tiger mum to push them to succeed.
:01:39. > :01:43.And the Daily Mail leads on the resignation of the Environment
:01:44. > :01:49.Agency boss, Sir Philip Dilley, amid anger over this winter's floods.
:01:50. > :01:58.So, let's just hone in and of course we must start with David Bowie. Tim,
:01:59. > :02:03.the Guardian with this beautiful front-page spread with words like,
:02:04. > :02:08.audacious life. This is one of the most captivating and intriguing
:02:09. > :02:14.pictures. There is no make up. This is the real man. No other papers,
:02:15. > :02:22.not many other broadcast, have had this particular picture. This is a
:02:23. > :02:28.rockstar, an actor, an innovator, cultural innovator, who has been
:02:29. > :02:31.with us for 60 years. You know, three or four or five decades when
:02:32. > :02:36.he has been centrestage. People comparing him to Frank Sinatra,
:02:37. > :02:39.Elvis Presley, his stature. Of course, he reinvented himself so
:02:40. > :02:45.many times in different ways with different genre is. I think this
:02:46. > :02:52.picture in fights us, asking, who was the man behind this
:02:53. > :03:00.extraordinary cultural innovation? -- genres. Is a blank canvas,
:03:01. > :03:06.essentially. -- the blank canvas. It reminds me of Madonna, even Lady
:03:07. > :03:11.Gaga, before them, he was bending gender, fusing art and music, rock
:03:12. > :03:14.'n' roll, fashion, in a way that seems obvious today, but would not
:03:15. > :03:23.exist without David Bowie. You have a sense of that androgynous Ziggy
:03:24. > :03:30.Stardust -like persona. What we've heard today from ordinary fans,
:03:31. > :03:35.let's move on to the Mirror, with the image many think of, the daring
:03:36. > :03:39.to be different, the ability to say, I don't mind what people think, this
:03:40. > :03:44.is who I am or a character I want to play. And people being able to
:03:45. > :03:49.empathise and think, oh, great, I can be am and I don't have to be
:03:50. > :03:54.ashamed. Absolutely, and the 1970s was the decade when he was most
:03:55. > :04:00.culturally impactful, certainly in the UK and write to your point on
:04:01. > :04:04.Top of the Pops, he was inviting people to be themselves -- right. I
:04:05. > :04:11.think that he gave people a lot of confidence in that respect. He was
:04:12. > :04:14.himself. He fashioned himself almost from a space. Millions from around
:04:15. > :04:21.the world, whether you are in New York, London or Hong Kong, he made
:04:22. > :04:26.it seem OK to be different. That was hugely empowering to many people.
:04:27. > :04:29.That is why today people feel his death with such a visceral grief, he
:04:30. > :04:36.touched people in a very visceral way. It was the affirmation that you
:04:37. > :04:42.can be yourself. He transcended politics, culture, language. One of
:04:43. > :04:45.my favourite stories of his life is something we feature in the Times
:04:46. > :04:48.tomorrow, which was that he lived in Berlin for a period when he was
:04:49. > :04:54.recovering from drug problems, that was there where he wrote Heroes,
:04:55. > :04:57.from the west of the Berlin Wall when the country was divided, and he
:04:58. > :05:04.could hear those from east Berlin singing his lyrics, and I think that
:05:05. > :05:11.was a very moving moment for him. He was at live aid. For many that was
:05:12. > :05:15.one of the defining it -- episodes of our time. He has been an
:05:16. > :05:21.important part of the cultural punctuation of recent decades --
:05:22. > :05:26.Live Aid. Damn, if we move onto the Times, they haven't got a picture,
:05:27. > :05:29.but fragile David Bowie swore friends to secrecy -- Dan. This gets
:05:30. > :05:36.to the heart of why people are so shocked today. His death came as a
:05:37. > :05:41.shock because it was very private. There isn't a beach on the front
:05:42. > :05:45.page but there is a special wraparound cover, so the Times
:05:46. > :05:49.hasn't neglected the great man. No, but in the age of Twitter, when
:05:50. > :05:52.everything is linked, when people are so open about things, in this
:05:53. > :05:57.confessional age, it is remarkable that it was kept under wraps. Even
:05:58. > :06:00.good friend of his and collaborators were surprised by his death and
:06:01. > :06:06.shocked by it. He had been e-mailing with his friend even until last
:06:07. > :06:09.week. The fact that he could maintain that secrecy, that his
:06:10. > :06:13.friend had such loyalty, is testament to his character and the
:06:14. > :06:18.bombs he had with his friends. Team, people taking comfort in the
:06:19. > :06:22.fact that he has controlled his passing in some way -- Tim. And
:06:23. > :06:27.written his own obituary in the form of his last album, Blackstar. It
:06:28. > :06:32.came out on Friday, his birthday. I think the residents of some of the
:06:33. > :06:35.tracks on that seven track album are so much more potent now that we know
:06:36. > :06:41.that he must have known that he was just on the eve of his death. I
:06:42. > :06:44.think people will listen to those lyrics again today, who perhaps
:06:45. > :06:48.heard them for the first time on Friday, but with new remorse and
:06:49. > :06:54.insight today. Just a final thought. Presumably, this is a
:06:55. > :07:01.massive story for us in the UK, art, Dan, the same extent in the State?
:07:02. > :07:05.He is a global icon. People were gathering outside his house in
:07:06. > :07:10.central Park this morning. He is a global icon who belongs to Britain,
:07:11. > :07:13.the son of Brixton, but a global star -- States. He resonated with so
:07:14. > :07:19.many people. He was an adopted New Yorker. The great thing about him
:07:20. > :07:21.was he justified his characterisation, and everyone
:07:22. > :07:27.across political boundaries, are crossed urography, religion, loved
:07:28. > :07:30.him, whether you are Madonna or the Archbishop of Canterbury --
:07:31. > :07:33.geography. Some wonderful tributes coming out. Let's turn our attention
:07:34. > :07:40.to the Daily Mail. They have that wonderful mural there in London,
:07:41. > :07:47.where people have been laying their floral tributes in Brixton. But
:07:48. > :07:52.their main story down the bottom, Tim, the chief of floods quits in
:07:53. > :07:56.shame. This is the case of Sir Philip Dilley who has been under a
:07:57. > :07:59.lot of pressure. Lots of families, especially in the north of England,
:08:00. > :08:05.or having their Christmas ruined, their houses racked, lots of people
:08:06. > :08:09.unable to ensure their homes because houses that have been hit by floods
:08:10. > :08:16.before, they cannot afford cover. And then there is the head of the
:08:17. > :08:20.Floods Agency on ?100,000 per year, saying he was on holiday with
:08:21. > :08:26.family, of course, we learnt that he was not just at any home but that he
:08:27. > :08:29.was in Barbados. If you are in the public eye, if you are willing to
:08:30. > :08:32.take that kind of money from the public purse and you are not able to
:08:33. > :08:36.understand that you cannot be so remote during a moment of crisis,
:08:37. > :08:40.then you are not probably fit for the job. And he has fallen on his
:08:41. > :08:47.sword today, probably inevitably. Some make the point that, perhaps,
:08:48. > :08:50.Dan, has he fallen on his sword because it is politically expedient
:08:51. > :08:56.to go because it takes the heat of the politicians? Pot of money that
:08:57. > :09:03.is needed just isn't there. He has taken the easy way out by parting.
:09:04. > :09:06.As Tim said, he needed to be there in his wellingtons on the scene. It
:09:07. > :09:11.reminds me of George W bush as president. During Hurricane Katrina,
:09:12. > :09:16.he was nowhere to be found. He arrived quite late on the scene. It
:09:17. > :09:21.is just unacceptable given the human suffering and the scale of the
:09:22. > :09:24.suffering. Partly, of course, politicians and officials cannot
:09:25. > :09:28.win. If they are there to early they are interfering with the rescue and
:09:29. > :09:32.cleanup. If they are there too late they are accused of not caring. This
:09:33. > :09:36.was a clear case when he needed to do more. It is worth suggesting that
:09:37. > :09:42.this won't be the end of the debate. It has become very painful
:09:43. > :09:45.politically with a lot of suggestions that - where is the
:09:46. > :09:50.money that should be put into flood defences and so one? And it
:09:51. > :09:56.resonates with the debate about climate change. -- so on? People on
:09:57. > :09:59.the left think David Cameron and the Tory government isn't doing enough
:10:00. > :10:05.to tackle climate change at its roots. Yes, the immediate issue of
:10:06. > :10:09.spending on flood defences. Jeremy Corbyn tried to raise in the House
:10:10. > :10:12.of Commons last week some of the projects that hadn't gone ahead that
:10:13. > :10:18.he thinks should have. David Cameron will come back and say, well, we
:10:19. > :10:22.could only afford flood defences because we have a sound economy.
:10:23. > :10:27.Would you be able to do that, Jeremy Colburn? Climate change, economy,
:10:28. > :10:30.public spending, austerity, the flood issue and the protection
:10:31. > :10:34.against flooding will become a big political issue. Let's stay with
:10:35. > :10:41.public spending and austerity, all of these issues, also taking a --
:10:42. > :10:44.asked into this story about junior doctors and the strike on the new
:10:45. > :10:50.contract. The suggestion is an interesting angle that they might be
:10:51. > :10:52.called off the picket line. That the idea is because the medical
:10:53. > :10:59.hospitals will be stretched and people are at risk. What is striking
:11:00. > :11:03.is health officials are warning the public to avoid falling ill today,
:11:04. > :11:11.urging people to look up symptoms online or go to your pharmacy. It
:11:12. > :11:15.kind of smacks of... In a country famed for its health-care system,
:11:16. > :11:19.however tricky it might be, people are basically being told, please,
:11:20. > :11:22.don't get sick, it could be inconvenient. Remember to take your
:11:23. > :11:32.buy-to-let or a. Have a good breakfast. -- to take your vitamin C
:11:33. > :11:39.at rapid assault in cotton wool. Cash vitamin C. Wrap yourself in
:11:40. > :11:43.cotton wool. The BMA union is very cross. That you can strike and then
:11:44. > :11:49.be told off, that you cannot strike and you have to be inside. The
:11:50. > :11:53.doctors, the medical profession, they do have a right to strike.
:11:54. > :11:56.There is a clash of rights and duties here. I think the public will
:11:57. > :12:01.have reasonable sympathy with the first two of the three strikes that
:12:02. > :12:07.the doctors are planning. Doctors are very well respected in society.
:12:08. > :12:10.And the first two days of action cover nonemergency treatment. That
:12:11. > :12:13.will be a lot of inconvenience for a lot of people. But the third day is
:12:14. > :12:18.about actually withdrawing emergency cover. I was really surprised and
:12:19. > :12:22.quite shocked when I heard that doctors were considering doing that.
:12:23. > :12:24.I think as much as they are respected in society, not providing
:12:25. > :12:29.emergency cover, I think possibly... (CROSSTALK). It seemed
:12:30. > :12:35.absolutely nuts. I would be surprised if this last more than two
:12:36. > :12:40.hours. If you need to see a doctor, people have the right to strike and
:12:41. > :12:46.ask for their demands, but surely doctors have a higher Hippocratic
:12:47. > :12:49.duty. It is not the same as a highway driver. Doctors have a
:12:50. > :12:53.strong hand to play and they are respected but I think they are
:12:54. > :12:58.overplaying their hand. Talks are still ongoing. In the meantime,
:12:59. > :13:03.let's turn the attention to the FT. Toyota will stay even if Britain
:13:04. > :13:08.votes to leave the EU, Dan. This is an important story in which Toyota
:13:09. > :13:13.says it will stay in Britain even if the country votes to leave the EU.
:13:14. > :13:18.Toyota, the big iconic company is saying it will stay in Europe. So,
:13:19. > :13:23.it is a blow for David Cameron, you know, supporting to stay in the EU.
:13:24. > :13:29.At the same time, it is surprising in some sense, since so many global
:13:30. > :13:33.car companies operate in the eurozone. In fact, Toyota is willing
:13:34. > :13:38.to in and deal with the hedging costs of a financial cost on that
:13:39. > :13:41.occasion, it which is quite surprising to me. This is a very
:13:42. > :13:45.good story for those of us who would like Britain to leave the EU. Lots
:13:46. > :13:49.of people want to leave the EU because they think we can control
:13:50. > :13:53.our borders. People are worried about immigration. Lots of people
:13:54. > :13:58.want to leave the EU because we spend ?20 billion on Allen and the
:13:59. > :14:05.ship of the EU. That is money we could get back if we left the EU --
:14:06. > :14:08.our membership. People worry that could be some economic risk, that
:14:09. > :14:15.companies like Toyota won't invest in Britain. If Toyota says it won't
:14:16. > :14:21.affect investment, your jobs or OK, this is a good news story. Except
:14:22. > :14:23.the vast majority of companies, including most automobile companies,
:14:24. > :14:27.say they would like Britain to remain in the EU. That is true. If
:14:28. > :14:31.they say that they would prefer you to stay in but we are still
:14:32. > :14:35.committed to the UK, that is a good news story for those supporting
:14:36. > :14:41.Britain becoming an independent nation again. A nation like the US.
:14:42. > :14:47.For these to start fighting, let's finish with the Times. -- before
:14:48. > :14:50.these to start fighting. All children should have tiger mum is
:14:51. > :14:54.according to the Prime Minister -- two. Do you think it is a good
:14:55. > :15:02.thing? Remind people what a tiger mum is. It was a huge story in the
:15:03. > :15:07.US. It was based on a book, a law professor, who argue that people
:15:08. > :15:14.with children should be high to ambitious and focused on work and
:15:15. > :15:19.that this was the recipe for having successful kids. There is another
:15:20. > :15:22.argument that if you put too much pressure on your children you have
:15:23. > :15:27.kids on the edge of a nervous breakdown or they are emotionally
:15:28. > :15:30.unhappy. I am not sure, with this bad weather and austerity problems
:15:31. > :15:33.in this country, do you need a nation of tiger mum is all people
:15:34. > :15:38.who become completely despondent? Well, you know, you want parents and
:15:39. > :15:42.mums who push their children to be the best that they can be but you
:15:43. > :15:46.also want homes where children always feel love regardless of their
:15:47. > :15:49.achievement in life. Some children are not going to be good
:15:50. > :15:54.academically or good at sport. And there are some people who worry that
:15:55. > :15:59.too much pressure from parents can be dangerous for children's
:16:00. > :16:02.upbringing. So, this is part of a wider push by David Cameron to
:16:03. > :16:07.position the Conservative Party as interested in issues other than
:16:08. > :16:12.economics. But this is... (CROSSTALK). By creating a nation of
:16:13. > :16:15.stressed out kids?! That is the problem. It is a bit of a mixed
:16:16. > :16:19.message. That is a good point on which to end. Dan and Tim, thank you
:16:20. > :16:20.both for being with us this evening. Thank you,
:16:21. > :16:24.Tim Montgomerie and Dan Bilefsky. Coming up next,
:16:25. > :16:39.it's time for Sportsday. Hello and welcome to Sportsday,
:16:40. > :16:41.I'm Anjana Gadgil. Argentina and Barcelona forward
:16:42. > :16:43.Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d'Or for a record fifth time,
:16:44. > :16:46.beating Cristiano Ronaldo