good afternoon. downing street is to convene a session of its emergency committee, cobra, in response to the global cyber attack which has disabled nhs computers in england and scotland. the home secretary, amber rudd, said 45 organisations, within the nhs, had been affected. it's not yet clear the extent to which patient safety has been compromised. today, the eu's law enforcement agency, europol, described the cyber attack, which has struck in about 100 countries, as unprecedented in scale. here's simonjones. a major incident declared at this hospital to ensure haitian safety. saint bartholomew ‘s in east london as part of the largest nhs trust in england. some ambulances are being directed to neighbouring hospitals and will be no vibration deployments today. some treatment has been delayed. i was worried. today. some treatment has been delayed. iwas worried. i have today. some treatment has been

delayed. i was worried. i have got to stay in here, it is frustrating. it is after this message came up on cou ntless com puters across it is after this message came up on countless computers across the nhs demanding a ransom to access files. i saw demanding a ransom to access files. isawa demanding a ransom to access files. i saw a patient yesterday and they had a severe stomach pain for ten days. we needed to obviously find out why he was in pain. we couldn't find out because we could not get the blood results. the disruption to the blood results. the disruption to the nhs as part of a global situation. cyber attack throughout an unprecedented level, according to europol. it is thought as many as 100 countries have been hit. 45 nhs organisations have been hit in the uk, including 11 of scotland's health boards. the nhs is in the coverage face. there is a great deal of work to get systems back to normal. every effort is being made to make sure any impact on patient ca re to make sure any impact on patient care is kept to an absolute minimum.

it is windows operating systems that are being hit. they attack locks users systems before demanding money. it is believed the nhs is particularly vulnerable because of its ageing it systems. they have been moved to the mac asked to move from windows xp, the secretary of state has been clear in that direction. people do not move as quickly as you would like any situations but there will be lessons to be learned from this sort of example. experts say it is vital technology is up—to—date. example. experts say it is vital technology is up-to-date. this is a little bit like making sure that you lock the doors and the windows before you go to bed. it will not necessarily stop the burglars getting in but it will keep most of them out. the government says it does not believe patient data has been stolen. there will be a meeting of the emergency committee, cobra, this afternoon. the former labour prime minister gordon brown is calling on voters to elect labour candidates that will hold theresa may to account and scrutinise the party in power. he says labour mps need to be in

westminster as a strong opposition. his comments follow a warning from labour's deputy leader tom watson that the conservatives would win a margaret thatcher—style landslide unless current poll numbers are overturned. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoojoins me. it is the pricing that he is not asking for people to vote for the party, it is a different course. this is gordon brown's second intervention in this election campaign. he delivered a speech earlier this week saying theresa may is asking for a blank cheque from voters and he is saying voters need to back labour to speak up for things like the nhs, socialjustice, better education. he did not mention anything about a future labour government. all references to a labour government were in the past. the subtext being that labour are going to be in opposition and we need our mps to be there to keep up pressure on the government. labour's deputy leader tom watson has given an interview to the guardian where he warns about the difficult task

facing labour in the face of opinion polls, some of which have laboured behind by 20 points by the conservatives. he says if there is no dent in the tory lead, theresa may could have a majority of 100 mps, giving her the freedom to do what she likes. tom watson saying there are exciting ideas in the ma nifestos, there are exciting ideas in the manifestos, we are determined to ove 1120 m e manifestos, we are determined to overcome this lead, but talking about local mps, a similar undertone, let's make it a strong one. jeremy corbyn in aid to win it. saying it is not a foregone conclusion. different messages from senior labourfigures. meanwhile the conservatives say they want to give people the power to demand social media companies to delete any embarrassing content, posted before the age of 18. but critics have questioned whether the legislation is enforceable, since many of the big social media companies are based abroad. other news, over three million customers in south—east england have been told to save water because of a lack of rainfall. the company which supplies parts

of the home counties, north london, and kent, say many rivers in the region are low on water. using the shower rather than the bath and stopping the use of garden sprinklers are among ideas being suggested. the eurovision song contest final is being held in ukraine this evening, with italy's entry, an act involving a man dressed as a gorilla, the strong favourite to win. luciejones will be representing the uk, performing her ballad never give up on you. 0ur moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, is in kiev, and has been to meet some of the contestants. # hold out your hand #. it's eurovision 2017, and it's all rather confusing. take azerbaijan's entry. a horse head on a ladder. why? the audience is not understanding it. i am leaving the whole meaning to them. oh, well, that's clear, then(!) and what is going on with one

of the favourites, italy, this year? why the monkey? why the ape? "the monkey," francesco gabbani tells me, "is a symbol that at the end of the day we are all naked apes." among the frontrunners are bulgaria and portugal. but what about the united kingdom? you know, there was a time when the uk was always a contender in eurovision. we always seemed to be in with a shot at the top spot. more recently, though, we have been propping up the table. but could this be the year that britain is back? at rehearsals, luciejones has been wowing everybody with her power ballad, never give up on you. from eurovision i am really hoping that i will go home with the respect of the nation that watched the show at home.

if the uk wants success in eurovision, this could be our golden opportunity. note to a man who needs no costume and make—up to get as message across. plenty of make up under the eyes at this time of the morning. good afternoon. while chelsea have already claimed the premier league title after beating west bromwich albion last night, the race is still on to qualify for the champions league. manchester city can move up to third, if they can get at least a point at home to leicester city. they are hoping for more than that. this gave them the lead early on. leicester claiming he was offside. 2-0 leicester claiming he was offside. 2—0 from the penalty spot. a definite penalty as well there. in the scottish premiership, rangers need a point against hearts to clinch third place — and they're1—0 up, thanks tojoe garner's early goal. hearts are down to ten men. that is

due to a professional foul. manchester city manager pep guardiola used today's programme notes to wish the club's women's team good luck in today's fa cup final. they're up against birmingham city ladies — and its live on bbc two from five o'clock. city are aiming for a domestic treble. you always dream of playing at wembley and dream of capping on your side and ever since ijoined this clu b side and ever since ijoined this club it is about trying to win the fa cup and we are closer to doing that. definitely up there with the stuff i have achieved so far. it is exciting for us. this is the third year the fa cup final has been at wembley. we want to put on a great performance. we want to be another team in the fa cup and who want to do one better, we want to win, showcase what we are about. we show grit and determination as well. we cannot wait to go and play at wembley. jonny brownlee's return to the world triathlon series was almost as dramatic as his collapse at the end of last season.

in treacherous conditions in yokohama,japan, he was caught up in a crash, on the last lap of the bike leg and sent flying over the railings — but he carried his damaged bike, to the transition point, to get his running shoes on before eventually finishing down in 42nd place — but what determination. you can see highlights tomorrow at one o'clock on bbc two. in rugby union, saracens are looking to retain their champions cup trophy this evening. they take on clermont auvergne in the final at murrayfield. not only that, they're hoping to complete a double double, as patrick gearey reports. hats off to saracens! they are champions of england! harrison ‘s eye the european champions and from start to finish they have produced a magnificent performance. saracens thrive on being different. the sound of the wolf pack, a spirit which echoes out on the pitch. it has helped make them rugby's most

successful current trophy hunters. having gained experience over the years, you, to the semifinals and finals and you have that connection together that will get you through. ashton has experience of such moments. his england days i know over but he is one swan dive away from being the european cup's record try scorer. last year no one got over the line in the final but saracens still won the cup. the victory was viral‘s final. so many of sara ce ns victory was viral‘s final. so many of saracens points and prizes have been reliant on 0wen farrell. man of the match at last year's sinai back to dominate another. he and his team became premier ship champions after that. they double could be dominant. it is not worth talking about. we need to get to a place where we want to be before the game. —— double could be doubled. then we will be able to put in a performance that we are proud of. if saracens peak on the big occasion, to... the french

clu b the big occasion, to... the french club are 11 times beaten finalists in france. they face a side on the cusp of greatness. 0ne in france. they face a side on the cusp of greatness. one that could write a new record for an unbeaten european matches. if they engraved their names here. and the secret band every trophy, karaoke. they are on eurovision night, we have music for you as well. thank you very much. you can see all of today's's stories on bbc news channel. goodbye for now. you're watching bbc news. more now on the global cyber attack which has disabled thousands of computers in companies across the uk including the nhs

in england and scotland. earlier i spoke to brian glick, editor in chief of computer weekly. i asked him why it is that despite the hack to the nhs computer system, patient records may not be affected. it is stopping people from accessing all the systems they would use in running a hospital. theoretically, likely to be, patient records are on a bigger computer somewhere else and all people are doing is using that pc to access those records. there is no evidence yet that this ransomware has yet deleted data not that it is copying data from elsewhere. it is simply putting a software while our best to getting beyond it. they issue may be that if you have got information stored locally on your particular terminal that you use, thatis particular terminal that you use, that is where the could be a vulnerability. yes, that's right. ever seen your doctor keeps some important information locally on

their pc or if the chief executive of the trust keeps maybe some important financial information there, potentially that is at risk. if it hasn't been backed up, in theory it should have been, but these things never always go the way they sued, that hasn't been backed up they sued, that hasn't been backed up —— shoot. they sued, that hasn't been backed up -- shoot. potentially they could lose their data. people are getting exercised over the fact that the nhs is using a windows operating system thatis is using a windows operating system that is quite a few years out of date, not even supported any more, if problems arise with it. should we be that worried about it? from what you're saying, that maybe the issues at the terminals people are using at their desks. it may not be the issue with the big computer that actually hosts all the critical data. yes, in theory it shouldn't be an issue. as you say with the patient records. the fact that the nhs is using this old version of windows xp, it is an issue because it is not supported by microsoft any more. where floors are found in it, microsoft fix those flaws. it makes a very vulnerable.

it isa flaws. it makes a very vulnerable. it is a striking looking at some of the information. we had a article published in the british medical journal the day before seeing there was good to be an attack by the end of the year, fracking up the vulnerability. i saw some information looking at my notes, the us department of homeland security says microsoft released a security patch to month ago. people do not seem to have updated our users. in december it was reported nearly all of the nhs were using an obsolete version of windows. people have known about this. it is not that they have woken up yesterday and thought that they didn't realise. that information has been out there but people have not acted on it. that information has been out there but people have not acted on itm isa but people have not acted on itm is a sad fact that something like 95% of all cyber attacks happen because of known flaws. what is needed is the discipline to make sure you're updating software when updates, alt, these patches and

fixes to the floors are applied. suchis fixes to the floors are applied. such is the one that exists here. clearly the organisations affected by this ransomware haven't done that. every cyber security expert will say do not use old software thatis will say do not use old software that is no longer supported, such as windows xp. ultimately this could have been avoided will stop it as a management decision at the end of the day as to what you buy ties and whether you have the discipline to apply all of the cyber security process of the few could have. we now have a national cyber security centre. presumably they are the ones going to be reading the riot act to the public sector and saying they need to do this now. yes, they will provide all the advice, tell people what to do but at the end of the day, the nhs is a federation of several hundred different organisations who have their own budgets and it managers and it security people. all they can really

do is shout at them and say you have to do this. it takes somebody to make a match decision and say we have to spend money on addressing this. live pictures now coming out of fatima in portugal. there is pope francis in the now famous popemobile. it was introduced by john paul ii his predecessor. he has been carrying out a ceremony of canonisation for it to mike shepherd children. imagine if you can when you see crowds now that you were there 100 years ago and what you would have seen his pasture land with sheep grazing at a couple of small children called jacinta and francisco marto. she was seven, he was nine. 0n francisco marto. she was seven, he was nine. on this day 100 years ago, and that very spot with the pope is now and where all those crowds are waving, they said they had seen the virgin mary, she had come to them. she came to them six times between may and october of 1917. the two of them and their cousin, lucia dos

sa ntos. them and their cousin, lucia dos santos. she grew up to be a nun. she died in 2005. the other two is that they were killed in the influenza epidemic this work to europe. they claim that there was a warning of the second world war contained in her visions. there is the pope as he leaves fatima do waving crowds. let's hear it now the story that lies behind this decision are canonised these two young children as the bells ring out of fatima celebrating that ceremony. it was 100 years ago today that three children tending sheep near the village of fatima said the virgin mary had appeared to them. two of the children, at jacinta virgin mary had appeared to them. two of the children, atjacinta and francisco marto, died young. they are canonised by pope francis today because of the case of a boy in brazil who inexplicably recovered

from severe injuries after his family prayed to the fatima visionaries. the third little shepherd of 1917, their cousin lucia dos shepherd of 1917, their cousin lucia d os sa ntos, shepherd of 1917, their cousin lucia dos santos, later wrote down three so—called secrets that mary had told them. 0ver so—called secrets that mary had told them. over the decades, so—called secrets that mary had told them. 0verthe decades, fatima so—called secrets that mary had told them. over the decades, fatima has become one of the world's most important catholic shrines. we must be here to make stronger our faith and tissue other people that if you want, you can do everything. this is excellent to see him drive by and to celebrate mass with him. on the eve of his trip, the pope described himself as a pilgrim of hope and peace. at the shrine, he prayed with the faithful before the traditional candlelit procession. francis is the fourth pope to visit fatima but the centenary in the canonisation of the two little shepherd skip this year's ceremony is a special significance for catholics in portugal and around the world. the prime minister is on the

campaign trail in northern ireland today. it looks a perfect bucolic scene behind you. what has she been seeing? what has she been up to? she has been into the women's institute ten to she met a number of middle—aged ladies dressed as little bo peep and given a jar ofjam. she has toured stalls at the balmoral show and she was a little bit of beef cattle judging which is going on in the ring behind me. this is an historic site because on this show ground in the old days was the notorious maze prison his hate blogs halston ira prisoners and hunger strikers. but one of those have been swept away and replaced by this showground. it is a token visit the prime minister because the conservatives are fielding only

seven candidates in the 18 constituencies here in northern ireland. they cannot expect to get many ireland. they cannot expect to get ma ny votes. ireland. they cannot expect to get many votes. in 2016 the assembly elections here, the conservatives picked up less than 0.5% of the total vote. it is pretty much a sideshow from the point of view of the conservative election effort generally. but it would be pretty unthinkable really for a woman running for election as prime minister not to pay these one visits to northern ireland. part of the united kingdom during the course of the election campaign. there has been criticism from the sdlp, one of the opposition parties you, and the last i were or so that this is only her second visit to northern ireland to she became prime minister and that she hadn't been to take part in discussions about the peace process, about brexit, she has only been to the balmoral show and the sdlp think thatis the balmoral show and the sdlp think that is the pretty pershore.|j suppose she is wise not to get into

the business ofjudging capital. you a lwa ys the business ofjudging capital. you always disappoint and annoy somebody. there are serious questions that the government, if she wins, she will have two address. what brexit means brexit and the border with republic of ireland. yes, absolutely, yesterday in the day before the chief brussels negotiator was in the republic of ireland is talking to both houses of the irish parliament and then yesterday visiting agricultural businesses on the border who could be very badly hit. there is an enormous amount of cross—border trade, particularly in the food and agriculture sector. i spoke to a man who runs a large dairy a few miles on the southern side of the border on the southern side of the border on the southern side of the border on the tour with a 50% of the milk he processes comes across—the—board every day. that is 18,000 truck loads of milk each day. if what they call here are hard border were to be

imposed after brexit then that could be immensely disrupted and very difficult for his business and other businesses like it on both sides of the border. barnier yesterday was careful not to get drawn into possible solutions to problems like that but there have been suggestions about how you might be able to continue that free movement of goods across the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland even after the uk and northern ireland with it leaves the european union. that is a very important issue here and a very thorny issue and one that the government will after the election have to come to terms with and grapple with. made slightly more difficult with the fa ct slightly more difficult with the fact that there isn't an administration in northern ireland after the assembly elections earlier this year, the parties are still not been able to agree on who should be first and deputy minister. they are still negotiating. there is something of a vacuum here in northern ireland. there isn't a

local executive speaking up for northern ireland trying to find common ground between the communities, in an area that voted in staying in the eu. thank you very much. drayton manor theme park has reopened today, four days after an 11—year—girl died after falling from a ride. evha jannath, from leicester, fell from a boat on the splash canyon ride. the park's owners say the ride will remain shut, along with ones that overlook it, as a mark of respect to her family. us president donald trump has refused to confirm or deny whether the white house secretly records his telephone calls and meetings. yesterday the president appeared to warn the former fbi director, james comey, that his administration could produce tapes of their conversations if he spoke to the media. democrat leaders in congress have demanded an explanation. for patients who need palliative care in the final days of their lives, the option to be cared for, and die,

at home, isn't something that's always available. a new survey suggests that one of the main barriers is a shortage of specialists, who can also offer the right training to family members. graham satchell reports. my husband, roger, i'd been married to for 47 years and he was raf aircrew. a brave man. 13 years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer. when his condition was terminal, the only thing he wanted to do was to die in his own house, with his own things and me looking after him. ok, so we'll practise with some water. we'lljust draw up a mil of water. zilla took part in a trial project. with the help of a district nurse, she was trained to give controlled doses of pain relief to her husband at home. how easy did you find this process?

yes, it was easy for me, with your adequate instruction. zilla didn't have to actually inject the pain relief into her husband's arm — a thin tube or cannula was already in place and the dosage was controlled. it allowed zilla to relieve her husband's pain in the dying days, without relying on a nurse, who could be several hours away. this was such a godsend to me, to be able to do that. it took away all of the hopeless, helpless feeling you have to see someone you have loved for so long in pain, and it was wonderful. it is so important for people to have the death they want, where they want it to be. it has a lasting effect on the family they leave behind and i think that if that family can see they died peacefully and pain—free, at home, where they wanted to be, then that's the overriding factor. and we just secure that... according to the national council for palliative care, most people would prefer to die at home, but a survey of 370 health

care professionals suggests, for many, it's not happening. more than one third of nurses and gps who support dying people at home say staffing levels are not sufficient to meet pain management needs. 20% said their caseload was not manageable and nearly one third said the availability of end of life care training in theirarea was inadequate. our study shows that we are really failing people who want to spend their final days and weeks at home. we know that pain is people's greatest fear and if it is not controlled, that will lead to emergency admissions to hospital and bad memories for the families who live on. the department of health in england says everyone should be involved as much as they want in plans around their death. having family members administer pain relief won't be for everyone, but it is becoming one option in the final days of life. it certainly gave me such a feeling that i'd been here to the end with roger and made his last days completely pain free. and he died with me and both his sons here, holding his hand,

just as he would have wanted. these are the winning dishes of last night's masterchef final. as venison kebabs, dalkey and my personal favourite, the pan as venison kebabs, dalkey and my personalfavourite, the pan caught up. i always like to look at the bidding first and work out what i need to leave room for. these were the winners of last night's masterchef. they were created by a junior doctor from watford. 29—year—old saliha mahmood—ahmed became the 13th amateur cook to be named champion. earlier i spoke to saliha and she said she was thrilled to have won the competition.

people have been so supportive and amazing. i have been thrilled to bits, it is fantastic. how far did you think you might get? i had absolutely no idea. i think my family and friends had much more confidence in me than i had in myself. i had only ever cooked to please my family before, so cooking for the judges was a brand—new experience for me. 0ne then moved john to tears. i could not believe that! i thinkjohn and greg are wonderful and they are so emotional about food and that reflected on the camera. it is wonderful. one of the positive things about masterchef i think as a viewer having nothing to do with the programme is that they want to be supportive and in some of these reality shows people are performing a task, it feels like the judges are going out of their way to make you feel bad about what you have done. john and greg are really supportive on the show. they encourage you to improve yourself and learn. their critique is essential to us getting

better as chefs and cooks. without them, our development wouldn't be possible. i think it is just fantastic. they are exactly how you see it on screen. has this tempted you to think maybe whether you could consider a career as a chef? well, i am always going to be a doctor but yes, i think there is huge room to combine food in my life! your specialism is gastroenterology, isn't it? and that is completely linked to food. i would love to develop recipes in the future for people with irritable bowel syndrome and ciliac disease. as well as cooking and writing in my own style. lots of things i would love to do. is it a bit frustrating sometimes when you talk to patients about their diet and you think, why are they eating this? you know, diets are a big topic and frustration aside, we want to help all of our patients.

no, frustration isn't the word that would come to mind. let me ask you about your menu, then. i have to say, i haven't eaten properly yet this morning and maybe it did start my stomach rumbling reading about the venison kebabs. what is the salad? it is a traditional indian, pakistani salad with lots of lemon juice and chilli and herbs and lots of salad leaves cut very finely. it is a very traditional salad. i am sure your son and husband will be glad to have