14/07/2017 The Papers

Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

Even women can do it, that is relevant and Aaron. -- relevant and

current. With me are Caroline Crampton from

The New Statesman and Lynn Davidson, Whitehall Correspondent

with the Sun. The Times leads with the rise

in acid attacks and suggests that anti-knife crime laws might be

harnessed to combat the sale of corrosive

substances to under 18s. The Guardian has new research

which it claims highlights the financial divide

between the generations. The Daily Mail has a warning

for drivers hiring cars abroad with excess charges for damaged cars

now averaging over The FT reports on the fortunes

of two major US Banks which are facing a drop in revenues

- the front page photo shows one of those extended handshakes

between Presidents Trump The treatment of Charlie Gard,

the baby at the centre of a court dispute over his care makes

the front of the 'i'. And the same story is on the front

of the Daily Mirror - an American doctor is flying

in to discuss a new therapy Let's begin with the story about the

knife crime laws to halt acid attacks. Headlines in the Times,

ministers act after five new victims in east London. These incidents are

increasing. It is a particular concern to the police. It is. The

figures in the story, 183 in 2012-13. 524 in 2016-17. The problem

for the police and Home Office, as one person says, these are chemicals

which most people can find under the kitchen sink. Hard to introduce a

licence. Controls about carrying them, as they did with knife crime

when that spiked a few years ago. The authorities are in a bind. You

cannot prove because someone is carrying acid there is any intent.

Stephen Timms, the MP for East Ham who was attacked in his constituency

some years ago. He will be debating on Monday in Parliament, pushing for

a change in the law, so that carrying acid is the same is

carrying a knife. If you have a knife wrapped up, bought it from the

shops, it is an offence. If you can prove intent. If someone has

sulphuric acid, which they may be taking time to unblock the drain,

but if there is evidence of intent, they can be charged with a serious

offence. What we discovered talking to a QC, there are laws from

Victorian times which mention corrosive substances like vitriol.

There are laws like GBH with intent, using a corrosive substance. Maybe

those laws may be used if people are called. Interestingly legal

precedent goes back that far, showing this is not a new

phenomenon. Corrosive liquids as a weapon has been around for as long

as corrosive liquids. It is finding the balance between cracking down on

people doing household chores, versus people causing serious harm.

Top US doctor flying in to see Charlie Gard. The parents of this

little boy in the High Court again. They have been there all week. To

win a chance to get this numerology may have an experimental treatment

which could help. Everyone involved and this is in an impossible

position. They are, the staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital and to

provide the best care for the child. The parents want to give their child

every chance of survival. I'm sure this expert wants to offer the same

thing. But it seems like they are competing interests, competing

evidence. So difficult to settle that and see that clearly in such an

emotive case. A sensible ethical solution, they are calling for.

Whether that turns out to be the case, we don't know. This professor

arguing that this experimental therapy he can offer can give 10%

improvement for Charlie's condition. This is a baby that cannot see or

hear or move or swallow or even breathe on its own. It is very

emotive for everyone involved. Some of the staff working at the

hospital, they just want the best for little Charlie. So appalling,

when you think great Ormond 's reaches so world-renowned. Everybody

working for the best of all the patients they are trying to treat.

Let's look at the Guardian. Campaigning headline. Divided UK,

the rich thrive, the under 35 struggle. What is new about the

report? Repeating quite a lot about it. Not reading anything that any of

us did not know already. We know that people earning ?275,000 or more

than recover quickly any recession. The other 99% of the population, we

know under 35 is which many of whom supported Labour, the just about

managing under 35 is, that's a reason may want to support by

overhaul housing. Incomes are the top people take a others didn't. A

big challenge facing us is divided Britain. Does it offer any

solutions? It does not, outlining what we have been talking about as

the background to every political event since the referendum. To be

honest, before that. This idea how you vote these days is better

predicted by whether you own a home or not than any other factor. The

average age at which you can own a home is steadily getting higher and

higher. Meaning that people in their 40s, maybe 20, 30 years ago would

have made the switch from Labour to conservative which comes with

greater stability are not making that anymore. The issue housing came

up quite a lot in the election. Even though it was supposed to be about

Brexit. The fact that so few people can afford to buy a house was such

an issue. Fundamentally what you want in this country. We are

programmed to want it. People not getting on a housing ladder is not

good news, particularly not good news for the Tory party. The issue

with a triple lock, which the Tories did not, and Labour wanted to hold

onto. The redistribution of wealth, he held at the top, the older

generation, not trickling down. There will be many people saying

there are a lot of pensioners struggling. Difficult to make

sweeping statements. It is indeed. More evidence and more grass cannot

hurt. We like grass, even though quite difficult to see. Maybe that

is my eyesight. The FT, hands-on approach. President is joining

forces for the Bastille Day parade in Paris. Donald and Emmanuelle in

their best friends. Loaded with symbolism. 100 years since the

American forces during the First World War, Bastille Day, France

looking at its very best for this holiday. Two great revolutionary

republics. Throwing off the shackles of oppression at the same time in

the 18th century. Dating anyone would have imagined this from

America coming ever to meet this president in France. Two astonishing

political stories in their own right. Two male egos on display in

these last few weeks. As the FT displays with this very firm

handshake. You can see white knuckles. Interesting to see how

long that handshake would have been helpful. How long for Donald to let

go. Still not as uncomfortable as the first time they met, when they

seem to be arm wrestling. They have really put on a show for him. Dinner

in the Eiffel Tower last night. A lot of commentators saying, well,

you can make you feel welcome it, he will not look or feel so isolated.

Unexpectedly mentioning maybe America will rethink whether we stay

inside the Paris climate accord. Quite amusing how Donald Trump

mispronounced his name. Like was Scottish or something. That the

suggestion was made tactfully and diplomatically that there may be

movement. Macron saying he would not meddle in another country's affairs.

Some of those affairs following into Europe. The talk all week about the

meeting his son had with the Russians. Now we learn today there

was a former Russian intelligence officer part of that meeting. Going

to be very difficult when he gets back home. Completely astonishing.

Revelation after revelation coming out. The investigation has not

properly got under way. All of this stuff is coming out. If we have

learned anything from the presidency of Donald Trump, the more terrible

things that come out, the more immunity seems to be. On a world

tour seeming totally unruffled by the fact his own family is the

subject of a serious litigation. He said it was a fast meeting, anyone

would have taken it. Page nine of the Daily Mail. Secondary schools to

have 500,000 more pupils in the next ten years. We have known, not a

similar story. We had known about the baby boom fuelled by migration.

We now have the numbers. The issue at the moment, we seem to have a

funding wise, Justin Greening, the Education Secretary asking for extra

funding. We had known about this for some years, the primary school bulge

in population moving to secondary schools. We are short of teachers.

The combination is a difficult one. Looking at places like Birmingham,

70,000 people in Birmingham giving to school is not near them. This

report yesterday, very difficult. Talking about hundreds of foreign

teachers to be recruited to fill the gap. Foreign teachers means more

immigration, which we're trying to keep on top of. As the Prime

Minister repeatedly said, we need to get the net migration targets in

place. They will have to introduce exemption for teachers. Essential

services, similar story with essential NHS workers. Many of them

come from outside Britain. The health service would collapse

without them. Part of the problem, which is not the main focus of this

story. The issue of teacher's pay. Why young British graduates are not

interested in joining the teaching profession. Or joining it, or

leaving within five years. Not staying with it for their whole

life. Pain conditions were not great. The number of teachers

standing as candidates against the Conservatives in the election

demonstrating the scale of the problem the Conservatives have on

that front. The advantage of being able to control migration means you

can target specific teachers. Physics or chemistry teacher

shortages you can recruit them individually. That is the theory. If

they come upon a way of implementing it. The Sun, oh, dear. Even a woman

could do that says the Chancellor. Tell us how he drops of this

clanger. Philip Hammond, in trouble before for making sexist comments

earlier this year. Sparking a storm by saying in a private cabinet

meeting that driving trains is so easy even a woman can do it.

Apparently subject to a withering slapped down by the Prime Minister.

Who, as we well know, does not like men complaining or making comments

about women. Not that she does not like men. Full stop. Do you think he

forgot his boss was a woman? Is it so deeply ingrained, does not matter

who is in charge. Or he genuinely believes, that some men holding

opinions like this, the intelligent women they know of anyone category,

and womankind as a whole is in another category. I'm very

interested on how it came to be on the front of the sun. This is a

private cabinet meeting. Someone has chosen to share the details. I

wonder who could that have been. You will not tell us. What we have to

look at now. The inner movements of the Cabinet. Philip Hammond has

renewed power within the Cabinet. Whether he has been flexing his

muscles, you might assume, by making these comments. Earlier he said to

the Labour MP in the chamber accusing her of the hysterical when

she asked a question about how businesses in Ireland fare after

breakfast. He said he would urge her not to be in hysterical. He got into

trouble for that. Another comedy has made. I would suggest there is no

doubt he did make it. Absolutely no doubt. His track record will not

helping. A picture of a female train driver called Pauline, quite rightly

angry on page four. Theresa May had a month to lick their wounds. It is

her getting her strength back. The Daily Mail has a timely warning

before the main summer holidays starting. ?2200 summer car hire

rip-off. Large bills if you crunch the hire car. Anyone who has ever

hired a car for a holiday and experience the sinking feeling, you

thought you got a good deal booking in advance, standing by the desk.

They say would you like to take the extra protection, you ask what that

involves. Just an extra ?16 a day, we can charge you to grand if you

hit a lamp post. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying I had better pay the

extra. It is a classic male free summer holiday story. If there isn't

it an outrage that car companies are able to do this. Hiking up the

charges, not fair on holiday-makers. Other things you may want sat there,

child booster seat. It is stressful when you drive out of the airport,

which way to go round the roundabout. We see this story year

after year. Putting pressure on the car hire firms paying very little

attention clearly. Families facing mounting costs for giving on

holiday. Does not help. Public service announcement from the

presenter. You can go online and buy yourself ?35 for the year and excess

insurance policy covering you for all excess charges for any car you

may hire in Europe. Or anywhere else in the world. For the whole year.

Never ever need to say yet again to those questions at the desk. Top

tip. Use them, they're very good. Finally the back page of the

Telegraph. Elegance. A little while to speak about this extraordinary

man, Roger Federer. One match away from claiming his eighth Wimbledon

title. 21 Grand Slam finals. 35. Relevant in this context. He has

been up against younger players. He has seen them all. Different players

plagued by injury. He has made an amazing comeback from injury this

season. Matchless elegance is a good phrase. Not a big baseline it's like

Nadal or Djokovic, or some of the other players. He lacks finesse, to

come into the net. He likes to put on a show. He has so many fans.

Marin Cilic will hear them cheering on Centre Court. Hugely popular. A

class act. Now Andy Murray is no longer in the frame sadly, we know

where we will be shouting for. Don't forget you can see the front

pages of the papers online Thank you Caroline

and Lynn - Goodbye Coming up next, the weather. You

know what, the weather this weekend is not looking perfect. Going

downhill at the moment. There will be some, as I like to call it,

windows of opportunity. Amongst the rain,