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0:00:00 > 0:00:03Now on BBC News, here's Ben Brown with The Papers.

0:00:14 > 0:00:17Hello and welcome to our look at the front pages

0:00:17 > 0:00:20of the Sunday papers.

0:00:20 > 0:00:21With me are Sian Griffiths, the Education Editor

0:00:22 > 0:00:23of the Sunday Times,

0:00:23 > 0:00:29and Prashant Rao from the International New York Times.

0:00:29 > 0:00:31Today's front pages first, starting with...

0:00:31 > 0:00:34The Sunday Times, which says the Prime Minister will hold

0:00:34 > 0:00:36a Cabinet reshuffle tomorrow, with up to six ministers

0:00:36 > 0:00:37being moved or sacked.

0:00:37 > 0:00:39Its main story follows an investigation by the paper

0:00:39 > 0:00:41which claims to have found Google profiting from those

0:00:41 > 0:00:44with addictive diseases.

0:00:44 > 0:00:47The Sunday Telegraph reports that Theresa May is to appoint

0:00:47 > 0:00:49a new Education Secretary to try to reinvigorate

0:00:49 > 0:00:50the Government's approach to schools, leaving

0:00:50 > 0:00:55the incumbent Justine Greening fighting for her job.

0:00:55 > 0:00:58In another area of education policy, the Mail on Sunday claims Mrs May

0:00:58 > 0:01:02has criticised her new university tsar, Toby Young,

0:01:02 > 0:01:05after old social media posts of his, described as obscene

0:01:05 > 0:01:10and sexist, were unearthed.

0:01:10 > 0:01:12The Observer headlines President Trump's reaction

0:01:12 > 0:01:15to a new book about his administration - the publication

0:01:15 > 0:01:17by the journalist Michael Wolff questions President Trump's mental

0:01:17 > 0:01:24stability since taking office.

0:01:24 > 0:01:26The Sunday Express writes that Theresa May has ordered

0:01:26 > 0:01:29a review into parole boards, after former taxi driver

0:01:29 > 0:01:33John Worboys, found guilty of sexual assault against 12 women,

0:01:33 > 0:01:41was released after nine years in prison.

0:01:41 > 0:01:49Let us take off with that reshuffle. Sian, as an education correspondent

0:01:49 > 0:01:52you will know all about this, the Education Secretary, Justine

0:01:52 > 0:01:57Greening, fighting for her job. Absolutely, and the rumours have

0:01:57 > 0:02:03been going around all week that there will be... That she is one of

0:02:03 > 0:02:08the main people who is likely to be moved on.What has she done wrong?

0:02:08 > 0:02:15Well, where does one start? Education policy is in a mess. We

0:02:15 > 0:02:19have rows about school funding, a teacher recruitment crisis, some of

0:02:19 > 0:02:23the most expensive degrees in the world, we have children coming out

0:02:23 > 0:02:28not able to get jobs. It is a big, big mess. To be fair to Justine

0:02:28 > 0:02:32Greening, she inherited a lot of it. She has tried to smooth a path

0:02:32 > 0:02:39through, but I think the feeling is she has been pretty ineffective. I

0:02:39 > 0:02:43think the reason why Theresa May wants to move her on his in the last

0:02:43 > 0:02:46election, we know that education policy was a very big issue for

0:02:46 > 0:02:50parents, it really played into Labour's hands, Jeremy Corbyn saying

0:02:50 > 0:02:56he would scrap tuition fees, he said he would get rid of the £9,000 a

0:02:56 > 0:03:00year fees, he would improve school funding, we are getting stories

0:03:00 > 0:03:03about parents being asked for donations for textbooks because

0:03:03 > 0:03:07schools have so little money, and he would make huge efforts to get more

0:03:07 > 0:03:11teachers into schools, there are not enough maths and science teachers,

0:03:11 > 0:03:13that played incredibly well with parents and Theresa May wants to

0:03:13 > 0:03:18claw back some of that ground.Quite a big reshuffle, but not huge, why

0:03:18 > 0:03:22do you think the Prime Minister is making it now? Is it an attempt to

0:03:22 > 0:03:29freshen up the Government?I think that is probably it. There are two

0:03:29 > 0:03:32separate issues here, there is the political issue, and the education

0:03:32 > 0:03:38issue. I guess she is trying to get back on the front foot, that

0:03:38 > 0:03:43election was a complete disaster, so the interesting thing is, the Sunday

0:03:43 > 0:03:52Telegraph notes this, that kind of suggestion that she has dealt with

0:03:52 > 0:03:56the European Union but she is unable to sacked several Cabinet ministers

0:03:56 > 0:04:00if she wanted to, they are questioning how strong she really

0:04:00 > 0:04:05is.Because of the Brexit balance, she has to keep people like Boris

0:04:05 > 0:04:11Johnson in place.But also she is dependent on the DUP so any mass

0:04:11 > 0:04:15Tory rebellion will create all kinds of new problems. So I feel like this

0:04:15 > 0:04:19is a very difficult reshuffle to pull off because the people you'd

0:04:19 > 0:04:23demote or fire, you will have to placate them and head of a

0:04:23 > 0:04:27rebellion. It is a very difficult thing to pull off.I think you're

0:04:27 > 0:04:32right and I think we have seen a bit of that in the Sunday Telegraph

0:04:32 > 0:04:38where Justine Greening sent out a series of tweets defending her

0:04:38 > 0:04:40position and St Mary's school standards are rising statistics and

0:04:40 > 0:04:46statistics. So I think it is not going to be as easy as all that.

0:04:46 > 0:04:51Still with the Tory Party, we have got the Prime Minister, according to

0:04:51 > 0:04:57the Mail on Sunday, slamming Toby Young, who is her university Zaha,

0:04:57 > 0:05:03his position on the new watchdog is said to be in jeopardy by the mail

0:05:03 > 0:05:08on Sunday for these obscene and sexist tweets and posts on social

0:05:08 > 0:05:15media. What do you make of that? This feels kind of like a scandal,

0:05:15 > 0:05:19somewhat unnecessary, in the sense of it was not something that came as

0:05:19 > 0:05:24a surprise, these things could easily have been researched.From

0:05:24 > 0:05:28years ago?This is the kind of simple research you should do before

0:05:28 > 0:05:33appointing somebody, you check their public comments and the public

0:05:33 > 0:05:35record, and this is another controversy that I'm not sure they

0:05:35 > 0:05:41needed at this point. This is something where it is an important

0:05:41 > 0:05:45issue, Britain's university system is incredibly important, to Britain

0:05:45 > 0:05:50and the wider world. I went to a British university. It matters, who

0:05:50 > 0:05:53is the regulator. This kind of controversy distracts from the at

0:05:53 > 0:06:03hand.-- from the issue. Can Toby Young hold onto this position?He

0:06:03 > 0:06:09has been fighting to hold onto it all week. I think is hoping that

0:06:09 > 0:06:13attention will divert to the reshuffle on Monday, and whoever

0:06:13 > 0:06:17comes in, if somebody replaces Justine Greening, will be well

0:06:17 > 0:06:22disposed so towards him. He is only one of 15 people on this board but I

0:06:22 > 0:06:27agree, such an important new regulator for university and this

0:06:27 > 0:06:31belief undermines that very important job, and this new

0:06:31 > 0:06:34organisation, which has only just been announced. We will not go into

0:06:34 > 0:06:38the details of some of the tweets, some of the least offensive ones are

0:06:38 > 0:06:44still pretty offensive.Maybe not at this time of the morning!Even

0:06:44 > 0:06:50people coming to his defence are doing so in such a heavily guarded

0:06:50 > 0:06:58way. Saying that these are impossible to defend, then they go

0:06:58 > 0:07:03on to defend him! But this is a very complicate -- complicate a

0:07:03 > 0:07:08controversy that is not very necessary.And if anything else

0:07:08 > 0:07:13comes out...One more tweets and you're out! The Donald Trump Sardar

0:07:13 > 0:07:20goes on, with this new book about his White House -- Sardar, and his

0:07:20 > 0:07:26reaction to. He is saying he is a very stable genius, obviously a very

0:07:26 > 0:07:32modest one!Of course he is. I think we all know what the tweets were, I

0:07:32 > 0:07:37think this book, Michael Wolff has suddenly become the most important

0:07:37 > 0:07:40person in journalism today. We do not need to go over the accusations

0:07:40 > 0:07:45and Trump's counterclaims. One of the interesting things that has come

0:07:45 > 0:07:51out about this, it was written about in the New York Times recently, as

0:07:51 > 0:07:56the President continues to make these tweets, and the bellicose

0:07:56 > 0:07:59rhetoric, what is -- when it is not backed up by action it says

0:07:59 > 0:08:03something about the power of the American Presidency and the erosion

0:08:03 > 0:08:07of the institution of the American presidency. If he does not follow

0:08:07 > 0:08:11through on these various allegations and accusations, whether it is to do

0:08:11 > 0:08:17with the book or the age to the Palestinians, all this matter of

0:08:17 > 0:08:20international and domestic issues, it says something about his own

0:08:20 > 0:08:27power.He says stuff but doesn't do it?Is there a case to say he is

0:08:27 > 0:08:30blowing off steam? But that erodes his other public statements because

0:08:30 > 0:08:34these are a matter of public record. He is speaking on behalf of the

0:08:34 > 0:08:40presidency. So this matters.And the more he says things about this book,

0:08:40 > 0:08:48surely the more he just promotes the book and makes it a top seller?It

0:08:48 > 0:08:52is just a brilliant headline, Tron, I'm a very stable genius! Who

0:08:52 > 0:08:58wouldn't want to read that? So the first thing you think is, how stable

0:08:58 > 0:09:04are you to be tweeting this stuff? Still on the Observer, companies

0:09:04 > 0:09:11facing a new VAT burden after Brexit?The details are in the

0:09:11 > 0:09:15paper, how VAT will happen to be handled differently by British

0:09:15 > 0:09:19companies when Brexit happens. If Brecht -- if Brett -- if Britain

0:09:19 > 0:09:23leads the customs union. This is one of a litany of issues that will have

0:09:23 > 0:09:28to be iron out. A new level of day-to-day complexity, whether it is

0:09:28 > 0:09:35for better or for worse, it is a huge uncertainty, it is not just how

0:09:35 > 0:09:39we enforce the common agricultural policy or being part of the single

0:09:39 > 0:09:43market, it is the little things that small businesses will have to deal

0:09:43 > 0:09:47with, they are going to need some time for adjustment. Whether that is

0:09:47 > 0:09:52good or bad for the economy, think that will play out, but these

0:09:52 > 0:09:57things, fishery policy, you know, cars that are sold, innumerable

0:09:57 > 0:10:01issues like this that will come through.Let's rattle through them.

0:10:01 > 0:10:07The Sunday Times, they have insight, undercover investigation into

0:10:07 > 0:10:11Google, profits from the plight of addicts. A company reaping millions

0:10:11 > 0:10:15from parasites playing on the vulnerable?This is a good

0:10:15 > 0:10:22investigation. When you are an addict and you're looking for help,

0:10:22 > 0:10:26you are very likely to go onto the internet and typed into the search

0:10:26 > 0:10:32engine, where can I get advice? So you get these referral centres, and

0:10:32 > 0:10:35they look like free advice lines, but actually they are being paid

0:10:35 > 0:10:39hundreds of pounds to refer people to addiction clinics and that is not

0:10:39 > 0:10:45made clear to the people looking for these, and Google are also charging

0:10:45 > 0:10:49these services to come to the top of the search engine. So there is a

0:10:49 > 0:10:53whole layer of commercial moneymaking going on, but the poor

0:10:53 > 0:10:57old addict and their family had no idea about it. They think they are

0:10:57 > 0:11:01searching in a transparent way for a good service to help them, and

0:11:01 > 0:11:05actually all this money making is going on. In America, some states do

0:11:05 > 0:11:09not allow this practice, it is illegal. In this country it is legal

0:11:09 > 0:11:14but you have to ask, how proper is it? Young addiction clinic has

0:11:14 > 0:11:19already said they are not going to use these referral practices any

0:11:19 > 0:11:24more. -- one addiction clinic. They do call them parasites.You can see

0:11:24 > 0:11:29how the papers are targeting people over a lot of these investigations,

0:11:29 > 0:11:37on YouTube as well, running terror videos and so on.Rightly so, these

0:11:37 > 0:11:41company played an enormous role in our lives. It is right they are

0:11:41 > 0:11:45scrutinised in this way. It is not just addicts, if you have any

0:11:45 > 0:11:50question, what are you going to do? It is a turn of phrase, you Google

0:11:50 > 0:11:54it. This company and others like it up a central role in everything we

0:11:54 > 0:12:00do and our lives, our economies, the scrutiny is well-placed. These are

0:12:00 > 0:12:03effectively as powerful as governments. They need to be

0:12:03 > 0:12:12scrutinised.Also the Sunday Times, acid attacks, a voluntary code on

0:12:12 > 0:12:15restricting the sale of acid because of the horrible rise in acid

0:12:15 > 0:12:19attacks. This is just restricting the sale to younger people under the

0:12:19 > 0:12:26age of 18.It is, but we were discussing this fellow, this is part

0:12:26 > 0:12:31of a much more complex problem about youth violence and youth crime, and

0:12:31 > 0:12:35the Observer has a story about Cressida Dick talking about tackling

0:12:35 > 0:12:43knife crime as a public health issue, this story also notes, the

0:12:43 > 0:12:45Home Office has commissioned research that will look into the

0:12:45 > 0:12:49motivations behind carrying and using acid as a weapon. There are

0:12:49 > 0:12:54obviously things we can do that grab headlines, but this is a complex

0:12:54 > 0:12:59problem that will require much more multifaceted response. Which you

0:12:59 > 0:13:05were collaborating on.Absolutely. OK, if we have the retailers saying

0:13:05 > 0:13:10we are not going to sell acid to under-18s, but as we were saying,

0:13:10 > 0:13:14any kid can get that stuff, could get bleach from the kitchen cupboard

0:13:14 > 0:13:21and take it out.And they can get it easily online.So the parents of a

0:13:21 > 0:13:25big role to play because I think it is parents that need to be in charge

0:13:25 > 0:13:28of the teenagers, they need to know what they are carrying when they go

0:13:28 > 0:13:33out. I don't think that this is going to stop the problem although

0:13:33 > 0:13:38it is a welcome initiative.Let's talk about the Golden Globes, the

0:13:38 > 0:13:43first major awards ceremony, really, since the whole Harvey Weinstein

0:13:43 > 0:13:52thing blew up. There is good to be something of a protest, a black

0:13:52 > 0:13:56dress protest by some of the actresses, they are saying that

0:13:56 > 0:14:02normally they are expected to twirl these wonderful dresses and to add

0:14:02 > 0:14:04glitz to the Hollywood spectacle, but this time they will wear a

0:14:04 > 0:14:10sombre black as a mark of protest. Is that a good move?Absolutely. A

0:14:10 > 0:14:15lot of people have said it is elitist, what does it count for? But

0:14:15 > 0:14:19these are powerful women who can command column inches in newspapers,

0:14:19 > 0:14:25front-page pitches, and they are making an important point, that

0:14:25 > 0:14:28sexual harassment is rife through almost every industry you can think

0:14:28 > 0:14:32of. They are making the point for Hollywood, but the fact they are

0:14:32 > 0:14:37making it means that women in other industries will also be empowered to

0:14:37 > 0:14:42speak out.But some women, some of the victims are saying, these women

0:14:42 > 0:14:46should have done more than this, they should have spoken out earlier

0:14:46 > 0:14:51and that their silence has been the problem.I think that is probably a

0:14:51 > 0:14:56valid criticism to some degree, but the fact is, we are now where we are

0:14:56 > 0:15:00and I think you rightly said, one of the criticisms would be, they could

0:15:00 > 0:15:03have boycotted, but he made the point that this is all about

0:15:03 > 0:15:07coverage, it is about raising the public consciousness about the issue

0:15:07 > 0:15:12and what better way to do so? They are going to get enormous numbers of

0:15:12 > 0:15:18colleges and photographs.It is going to be THE story.They are not

0:15:18 > 0:15:23just doing this, there is legal defence fund, all sorts of practical

0:15:23 > 0:15:30things are doing. I think Hollywood actresses are doing quite a bit in

0:15:30 > 0:15:33reaction to this, and it is not... This is quite a positive thing they

0:15:33 > 0:15:37are doing.Let's just end with what we hope is not the end of Andy

0:15:37 > 0:15:42Murray's tennis career. The Sunday Times front-page suggesting it could

0:15:42 > 0:15:49be. Because Pat Cash has been saying actually, he needs potentially a hip

0:15:49 > 0:15:52operation on both hips, so if he does need surgery, that is good to

0:15:52 > 0:15:57be very hard to recover from in terms of fighting for grand slams.

0:15:57 > 0:16:02This is so sad. This idea that he may never challenge again for a

0:16:02 > 0:16:08grand slam title. I just think Andy Murray has been one of those

0:16:08 > 0:16:11national icons, the first British guide to win Wimbledon, it has been

0:16:11 > 0:16:15fabulous watching his career. And also watching how he has become a

0:16:15 > 0:16:19national treasure from someone who was regarded as someone with a bit

0:16:19 > 0:16:25of a chip on his shoulder, the idea that he has fought so hard from

0:16:25 > 0:16:30quite a humble background to become this world-famous...He has achieved

0:16:30 > 0:16:34a lot but potentially got so much more to achieve, but obviously it is

0:16:34 > 0:16:39going to be very hard, even if he doesn't have surgery, to continue.I

0:16:39 > 0:16:42think we remember the athletes in particular who had these dizzying

0:16:42 > 0:16:48heights but they were cut short. There is this particular form of

0:16:48 > 0:16:52sadness we remember them with. Andy Murray at his peak was incredible

0:16:52 > 0:16:58and to not be able to watch that, we have been graced with Roger Federer

0:16:58 > 0:17:01and Rafa Nadal for so long that perhaps we have become spoiled and

0:17:01 > 0:17:05think they will last forever. But this is an example.The game must

0:17:05 > 0:17:12take such a toll on your body, the impact, the continual impact.I

0:17:12 > 0:17:16increasingly believe that these are professional athletes and the huge

0:17:16 > 0:17:23toll this takes on them, obviously, we should not... They are paid a lot

0:17:23 > 0:17:26of money to do this, but you see a lot of professional athletes in

0:17:26 > 0:17:30these kinds of very demanding sports, as they get older, they have

0:17:30 > 0:17:34a lot of physical problems because they have been taking such a toll on

0:17:34 > 0:17:37their bodies for so long. Andy Murray has been playing tennis since

0:17:37 > 0:17:45he was... It is very difficult.Let us hope for the best and hope he

0:17:45 > 0:17:48does recover, and get back onto the big stage and win a few more grand

0:17:48 > 0:17:49slams.

0:17:49 > 0:17:50That's it for The Papers.

0:17:50 > 0:17:52Thanks to my guests, Sian Griffiths and Prashant Rao.

0:17:52 > 0:17:55Just a reminder - we take a look at tomorrows front pages every

0:17:55 > 0:18:00evening at 10.40pm here on BBC News.

0:18:00 > 0:18:03Goodbye for now.