this is bbc news. the headlines. german police identify a man they believe killed madeleine mccann. the suspect — who is in prison — is being named as christian b. translation: with the suspect we are talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted for crimes against little girls. the police are appealing for the public‘s help — they say the man used this camper van when he lived in the algarve. donald trump is accused of dividing america, by his former defence secretary — james mattis has attacked the president's handling of the anti—racism protests. as the business secretary awaits the result of his coronavirus test — it's revealed he had a 45 minute meeting with the prime minister and chancellor before he fell ill.

i hope when i get out they will enable me to walk but if i can walk with a stick or better still without a stick, i'll be happy. the long road to recovery for people who've been through the severest form of coronavirus — some patients are struggling to return to health. and the cost of lockdown for the uk's most visited zoo. it hits five million pounds and it's feared the pandemic may spell closure for many zoos across the uk. but good afternoon. police in germany have identified

a convicted sex offender who they suspect killed madeleine mccann — she disappeared in portugal 13 years ago, shortly before her fourth birthday. german detectives have appealed for information from the public — they say they believe other people may know what happened to her. madeleine mccann went missing from herfamily‘s holiday apartment in the algarve in may 2007. the suspect is a 43—year—old man referred to as christian b. he is in prison in germany, but is understood to have been in the area of portugal where the mccann family were staying. a spokesman for madeleine's parents, kate and gerry mccann, said they believe the development could be very significant. nick beake reports. all those possible sightings. all those new leads. and all those false dawns. now, after 13 years, the most significant development in the case of madeleine mccann.

today in germany, police said they had a new suspect, and that they believed madeleine had been murdered. translation: we are assuming that the girl is dead, and the suspect, we are talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted of crimes against little girls and is serving a long sentence. last night, on the german version of crimewatch, it was revealed that mobile phone records placed the now 43—year—old suspect in the area where the mccanns were staying. he took a call an hour before madeleine disappeared. under german privacy laws, he is being referred to only as a christian b, but we know the convicted child sex attacker lived in portugal for over a decade and is thought to have burgled hotels and holiday apartments. officers have released photos of this volkswagen camper van he used to sleep in when he was living

in the algarve, and of this 1993 jaguar car. the day after madeleine disappeared, he registered it to someone else and left the area shortly afterwards. of all the thousands of leads and potential suspects that have been mentioned in the past or discussed in the media, there has never been something as clear—cut as that from notjust one, but indeed now three police forces, so it does appear to be significant. it was back in may 2007 when the three—year—old madeleine vanished during a family holiday in the algarve. she was sleeping in an apartment while her parents, kate and gerry, ate with friends in a nearby restaurant. the portuguese police launched an investigation, but, byjuly 2008, it had ended, with no official suspects. in 2013, the metropolitan police started its own full investigation.

just last year, the government agreed to extend its funding and, now, 13 years on, police have revealed this german suspect. it's now being reported that the man was found guilty of the rape of an elderly american woman in praia da luz two years before madeleine disappeared. so what you have now is you have an individual with a history of sexual offending that spans girls through to older women. extremely dangerous. he is not a preferential offender. he is someone that we know, from what we are told, will offend across a range of ages. also with a history, we are told, of burglary, so fits the profile. the public interest in the disappearance of madeleine mccann has never gone away, nor, too, of course, the anguish of her family. they say they've never given up hope, but are realistic and just desperately want to find out finally what really happened to their little girl. nick beake, bbc news. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is here.

13 years. people will be wondering why now? why has it come about now? there are two aspects to the timescale. first that christian b, the key suspect, has sex offence conviction going back to 1994 in germany. he moved to portugal in 1995, 12 years before madeleine mccann went missing. there is a man who had sex offences and convictions and was living in the area so there isa and was living in the area so there is a concern why it took so long to get to this point but then why has it taken so long to develop it into real evidence? the answer is there seems to have been fresh intelligence that came into the frame three years ago which has given a turbo boost to the german end of the investigation, the focus on this suspect. that is what led to them going back and working out about his mobile phone and where it was on the night, what was happening

about the vehicles he was connected to, and you end up with his mobile phone used an hour before madeleine mccann disappeared, and then his vehicle registered to someone else the day after madeleine mccann disappeared, and working from that, clearly there is a strong circumstantial case, but the germans are missing the last bits of the jigsaw that can get them into a situation where they can charge him with murder. people watching, when you refer to the mobile phone information, they might think, why was it not tracked at the time? are there questions still about what was done at the time? people might think that looking at mobile phone use might bea that looking at mobile phone use might be a normal line of enquiry. of course, and nobody would pretend the portuguese investigation in the early months was anything other than a bit ofa early months was anything other than a bit of a disaster. the forensics we re a bit of a disaster. the forensics were a disaster and looking at who was in the area who might have

previous convictions appears to have been a disaster, and things like mobile phone tracking, vehicle tracking, cctv has been lost, and the germans are working with something very thin but there is something very thin but there is something people can do because the vehicles the police are highlighting are important to the investigation. if you were in praia da luz that at time, do you have holiday snaps with those vehicles in them by chance? this man's description, is it something you recognise? the camper van? suddenly, there is stuff people can do if they were in praia da luz at that time and police urge people to come forward to give them those last bits of the jigsaw. the camper van is distinctive. it was made clear by german police they wanted the public pulse might help. phil hall is former editor of the news of the world —

hejoins me now. good afternoon. some people watching, particularly younger viewers, might not be aware of the gargantuan amount of coverage the disappearance of this little girl had 13 years ago. from your perspective, as a former editor, what are your thoughts this afternoon on what we have been discussing? in 40 years in the media i have never seen discussing? in 40 years in the media i have never seen so discussing? in 40 years in the media i have never seen so much evidence given out by a police force. in this country they would be reluctant to do that and we probably would not get that much information because the first strategy a defence lawyer will use is to say the client cannot get a will use is to say the client cannot getafair will use is to say the client cannot get a fair trial because of biased coverage in the press because any jury coverage in the press because any jury will go in with a preconceived idea about guilt. i think that is significant. they must be very sure

of theirfacts. significant. they must be very sure of their facts. second, significant. they must be very sure of theirfacts. second, i also met kate and gerry mccann. at the time madeline mccann went missing. not for one second did i think they were to blame and our heart should go out to blame and our heart should go out to them. this gentleman was first named in 2013 and in 2017. there we re named in 2013 and in 2017. there were suspicions around this individual. we have had so many false hopes and so many sightings, suspects. it brings it up for them and it is a difficult time for them and it is a difficult time for them and we should not forget that. in 2007, at the beginning, there was enormous sympathy for them as a family across the board. but, you andi family across the board. but, you and i and others will remember how in some quarters, that mood changed. again, a very difficult time for them. i think it changed because they were trying to get publicity to help find their daughter. they

somehow seemed almost too sophisticated and too professional for a couple going through what they were. but they are two doctors, bright individuals, and they realised publicity would bring. and they did a tenth anniversary broadcast and this helped bring this evidence to the fore. i suspect police have more information than they have given. to have found the telephone number and cars so many yea rs telephone number and cars so many years after, they must have insight to information they had not been aware of previously. you talked about the amount of detail the german police have given. is your feeling that the timing of this is significant? particularly about lockdown. large numbers in many countries still in lockdown, perhaps have more time on their hands than usual. could there be anything in that that police think some people have time to look at old holiday

pictures and perhaps there will be something we can use? it is a fair point because it is three years since they appealed for information, so since they appealed for information, so it has taken a long time to broadcast this. timing could be there. we should praise the british government to have funded british enquiries into this. at the time when the stories break people said it was a waste of money and commentators said let go. fair play to the family, they have carried on and said they would not give up until they get justice and said they would not give up until they getjustice or closure and the british government backed them and paid for the enquiry. credit should go there, as well. thank you very much. the former editor of the news of the world. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee is in a village in the algarve where the suspect is believed to have lived. it's a village about ten kilometres from praia da luz and the property behind me is one of two houses where the suspect known

as christian b is said to have used. local media and much of national media reporting that one of these properties — this one behind me — was used for drug dealing, that he was a known criminal. from 1995 to 2007, large parts of his lifestyle, travelling around — a transient life, we are told by police — in this minivan, this volkswagen westfalia minivan — which police have issued an appeal for. it is interesting that what we are hearing, as well as the details of the photos of the houses, the details of the vehicles — a jaguar vehicle, as well — that there is no visible outward operation, an appeal on the streets of praia da luz today. my understanding from the portuguese police, they say they are equal partners, as are the british police in this operation, but it is being coordinated by the germans. they are waiting for more information from them, and that is the difficulty with this. they believe the appeal right now is targeted towards tourists and holiday—makers, that, just by chance, if they had pictures of the vehicle to map out some sequence

of movements, or indeed the suspect, because, at the moment, i am told here, this is a significant moment, a possible breakthrough, but yet there is no solid evidence. that as a result of a new statement given by german police at lunchtime today naming a man they suspect has killed madeleine mccann. and appealing to the public for any help they can give them. madeleine mccann disappeared from the family's holiday villa in portugal in may 2007. the former us defence secretary james mattis has condemned donald trump's response to the protests about the death of george floyd. mr mattis said the president was wrong to say the military should be used to end the demonstrations, and that he was trying to divide the country. the former president barack 0bama has voiced support for the rallies, telling americans to seize the opportunity for change. david willis sent this report.

huge protests continue to grip this country in response to george floyd's death. thousands converged on downtown los angeles and, after violence here over the weekend, this time, their call for change was peaceful. night—time cu rfews remain in place here, as well as in new york and washington dc. in minneapolis, where all this began, anger gave way to cheers at the news that former police officer derek chauvin is to face a more serious murder charge. let me hear y'all say we got all four! we got all four! and at the news that the three other officers involved in mr floyd's death have now been arrested. they stand accused of aiding and abetting his murder. president trump's often bellicose response to the recent unrest here has unnerved even some in his own party. and now his former defence

secretary, james mattis, is voicing concern. in a withering critique in the atlantic magazine, mr mattis accuses the president of an abuse of power and writes... donald trump responded promptly. i see limitless potential that deserves to flourish and thrive. and you should be able to learn and make mistakes and live a life ofjoy. america's first black president struck a starkly different and more optimistic tone to that of president trump in a virtual town—hall event. as tragic as these past few weeks have been, as difficult and scary and uncertain as they've been, they've also been

an incredible opportunity for people to be awakened. right now, i think the nation needs law and order, because you have a bad group of people out there and they are using george floyd and they are using a lot of other people to try and do some bad things and what we do. we have it totally under control. george floyd's family and friends are due together in minneapolis on thursday for a memorial service in his honour. the calls for a radical reform of race relations in this country are growing. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. let's talk about what we have seen in the us. patrick gaspard is the president of open society foundations — a private funder of groups working for justice, he also served as the us ambassador

to south africa from 2013 to 2016. hejoins me now. good afternoon. good day, thank you for having me on at this difficult time. a difficult time absolutely. how much do you feel it matters that form a very senior members of the administration are so highly critical of the president's actions? that is actually a challenging question. i appreciate reconsideration of this president and his violations, by people like james mattis, though some others worry that he added legitimacy to this president who made it clear in his candidacy that throughout his career he has been a racial flame—thrower. late conversion is appreciated, but there is recognition —— needed recognition

for the harm all these individuals have inflicted on this democracy. interesting you use the phrase late conversion. perhaps first of all on a human level, can i ask you how you feel, sitting in new york? you must have watched all of this on television in the past days and weeks. do you despair, do you have any cause for optimism? what is your fundamental response? thank you for putting it in personal terms. ifeel both, despair and optimism. putting it in personal terms. ifeel both, despairand optimism. despair thatis both, despairand optimism. despair that is an activist who has been engaged in these issues my entire life, and my two white children now have to face the same challenges i would have thought we move past some time ago. i am seeing reforms lifted

up time ago. i am seeing reforms lifted up by time ago. i am seeing reforms lifted up by aggressive public officials. i have not just been up by aggressive public officials. i have notjust been watching, i have taken to the streets as well here. there is something in place to contain demonstration and i have gone out in violation of the curfew to express outrage and determination there will be policies put in place to turn this around. i appreciate the solidarity we have seen in the uk where there have been demonstrations in brixton and hyde park, in front of the us embassy, and in parliament square. we often talk about the special relationship between the us and great britain. regrettably we have a special relationship in rachel disparities as well coming to the fore at these moments and it is important to have solidarity. how is that harnessed? you work at the heart of those big questions. how do we as a society

harness the positive elements of this protest? they have been negative, as well, but take the positive and the fact there are allies in this. how do you turn that into a better society for children and every child and grandchild?m the lead into this interview you mentioned president 0bama's comments to the nation yesterday and in those he said that we have a responsibility to make people in power uncomfortable, so i am taking hopefulness from the diversity of the public square right now and the fa ct the public square right now and the fact many people in power, making them so uncomfortable, we have seen cities like los angeles, a decision by the mayor to take resources away from the police force, to put them

directly into the african—american community for solutions. i am optimistic about the fact we are seeing now a 21st—century task force for policing created in a prior administration getting a second look, and investment notjust from those in public office but also from the private sector and from philanthropy. i am the private sector and from philanthropy. iam hopeful the private sector and from philanthropy. i am hopeful because young people i was in the streets with yesterday were reciting their constitutional right. they understood the context of history and know they are not alone. and are expressing the need for reform not just in new york, notjust in los angeles, but also in south africa, where 230,000 black people have been jailed for a social distance violations. also in the uk, where you have not had a single law enforcement officer convicted and brought to justice since 1969 for

these kinds of violation. it feels as if there is a movement that is not local, that is global, expressed on the ground with marches and with legislation. that is a good thing. regrettably it had to happen with the death of george floyd and too many george floyds around the world. thank you for your time. the president of the open society foundations and a former us ambassador to south africa. the duchess of sussex has spoken out following the protests about the death of george floyd. in a video message to the graduating class of her former high school, meghan said she felt compelled to address what's happening in the united states. the only wrong thing to say is to say nothing. because george floyd's life mattered

and breonna taylor's life mattered and philando castile's life mattered and tamir rice's life mattered. and so did many other people whose names we know and whose names we do not know. stephon clark, his life mattered. the duchess of sussex in the video message made for her former high school. we will talk more about that in the next hour. now events back here. the business secretary, alok sharma, is self—isolating at home after becoming unwell yesterday whilst speaking in the commons. if he tests positive for coronavirus, it's possible that the prime minister and chancellor could be advised to self—isolate after they took part in a 45—minute meeting with mr sharma on tuesday. we are told it was socially

distanced, but it was 45 minutes long. iain watson is our political correspondent. it reminds us how complicated it is when we come into contact with somebody who might be unwell. explain more. it is complicated and worth going through guidance. alec sharma looked in some distress yesterday in the commons, mopping his brow. he has been tested for coronavirus and the government is committed to getting test back within 24 hours but we do not know if his will be delivered within 24 hours. we are still awaiting confirmation he has coronavirus, for example a cabinet colleague suggested he might have had a bad bout of hay fever so we will await medical advice. the second thing to say is he had this 45 minute meeting with the prime minister and chancellor in downing street ahead of the cabinet on tuesday before he

was showing symptoms. when contact tracing takes place, assuming he was found to be infected, there is guidance how that will proceed. for example, you should really have to be in close contact with people at a distance of less than two metres for 15 minutes or more before you have to say that contact of yours has to be traced and informed you have the virus. what downing street insisted is that all meetings in downing street are socially distanced in that meeting in the cabinet room was socially distanced, which means they sat more than two metres apart, so in that sense i think it is highly unlikely the prime minister and chancellor would have to self—isolate. there is guidance that if they are in close contact, in less tha n if they are in close contact, in less than a metre, going in the same car together, they may be in trouble. but if downing street are keeping people apart, i would not

get overexcited at the prospect of the prime minister and chancellor at the prime minister and chancellor at the top levels of government necessarily self—isolating the next two weeks. there is another thing to say and a more general problem as we begin to go back to work, how possible is it to socially isolate in the workplace? it looks like parliament was not setting a desperately good example this week. mps have tweeted pictures of collea g u es mps have tweeted pictures of colleagues queueing up to vote on tuesday and a person was sent to me showing the education secretary gavin williamson and jacob rees—mogg a p pa re ntly gavin williamson and jacob rees—mogg apparently standing close together in the queue. i have not seen pictures of alok sharma queueing up to vote if some mp unfortunately gets the virus, questions will be raised again about the system of voting, and this so—called hybrid parliament where people could participate, those questions will be raised again. a liberal democrat mp

wa nts a raised again. a liberal democrat mp wants a debate on that but downing street today justifying wants a debate on that but downing street todayjustifying bringing mps back, saying that is the way to pass legislation and have proper scrutiny, but i think that issue is not over yet irrespective of whether the business secretary test positive 01’ the business secretary test positive or not. we will see to what extent that debate comes back on parliament and how it is working. the northern ireland executive is meeting today to discuss the easing of lockdown. if it confirms the changes, large retailers such as shops in retail parks and car showrooms will also be allowed to reopen on 8thjune. let's speak to paul ward, who is the sales director for shelbourne motors — which is a family run business. hejoins us from one of their sites in newry. good afternoon. are you looking forward to perhaps reopening next week? absolutely, we are delighted with the news and cannot wait to get back at it. have you been able to

spend part of the lockdown period preparing everything? has there been work ongoing in the showroom? absolutely, we have been pretty much been open with after sales departments helping essential workers, but now we are able to open up workers, but now we are able to open up sales and online sales and deliveries, the past weeks, as well as preparing showrooms. is your plan you will operate as we have seen in garden centres, with people queueing outdoors, if they want to come in, the usual distance, stickers on the floor telling you where to stand, is that what you are looking at? we have prepared all our showrooms and service departments and we put in screens and the two metres distance tape. we have hand sanitising units. everything is ready to make a safe environment for staff and customers to come back into. that is the key

point. customers. what is your best guess there? are you hopeful there will be demand next week? yes we have seen a steady increase with online enquiries and this week we are making appointments for customers to come in, obviously spaced out with the correct amount of people in the showroom at the right time. we are confident from next week we will start back to business, maybe not as usual, but back to a better level of business. the new normal, as we call it. what about your staff? are they on board with this, saying thank goodness we can come back in? what is the reaction? we know across society some people are more comfortable with this than others. we have been able to demonstrate the safe environment that we have created and spoken to all staff. we keep a

weekly communication with all teams. everyone we have asked to come back in has been positive. and with the tea m in has been positive. and with the team back in already, they are up to speed with the latest procedures and taking every precaution. i guess it is the new normal we will have to get used to. we wish you all the best. we hope business does indeed return in the way you would like. let's pause for a moment and catch up let's pause for a moment and catch up with the weather prospects. it has been cloudy across the country today and there have been the scattered showers. that will be the story for the next few days. whether france tomorrow will drift south enhancing showers at times before a significant area of low pressure moves in later. the showers across england and wales will be hit and miss but a lot of cloud around. the win strengthening further north and by the end of the afternoon, heavy

rain into the far north of scotland, 9-17d but rain into the far north of scotland, 9—17d but the wind sent to strengthen. gusts in excess of 50, possibly 60 miles an hour which could be an issue. looking ahead it does look as though it will stay cool does look as though it will stay cool, showery at times and the winds will be a feature. the winds will be circulating around at low pressure thatis circulating around at low pressure that is drifting down through the north sea. it will enhance the read full on saturday for many, scotland escaping the worst and perhaps largely drier down through the southern half of the country. take care. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: german police identify a man they believe killed madeline mccann. the suspect — who is in prison — is being named as christian b. translation: and the suspect - we are talking about a multiple

sexual predator who has already been convicted of crimes against little girls and is serving a long sentence. the police are appealing for the public‘s help — they say the man used this campervan when he lived in the algarve. which is where madeleine mccann disappeared in may 2007. donald trump is accused of dividing america, by his former defence secretary. james mattis has attacked the president's handling of the anti—racism protests. as the business secretary awaits the result of his coronavirus test — it's revealed he had a 45 minute meeting with the prime minister and chancellor before he fell ill. i hope when i go out of here they will actually be able to enable me to walk, but if i can walk with a stick or better still without, i will be happy. the long road to recovery for people who've been through the severest form of coronavirus — some patients are struggling to return to health. and the cost of lockdown

for the uk's most visited zoo hits £5 million — it's feared the pandemic may spell closure for many zoos across the uk. more to come on many of those stories but now the latest sports news. good afternoon. premier league teams will be allowed to make more substitutions in a game when the season potentially resumes later this month. all 20 clubs met earlier to discuss a range of measures building towards the restart onjune 17th. a range of measures building 0ur sports news reporter laura scottjoins me now. there's no longer going to be the limit when it comes to substitutes? we are used to it being three but there can now be more. exactly. clu bs there can now be more. exactly. clubs will now be allowed to use up to five substitutes in a game and they will have the option of having nine players on the bench, so that

is up from having three substitutes toa is up from having three substitutes to a possible seven, from five to a possible nine. this will help clubs with their fixture congestion that they will have for the remainder of this season and it will benefit the clu bs this season and it will benefit the clubs with more squad depth, but it was approved by the clubs at the meeting today. we know it was a fairly lengthy meeting, all gearing up fairly lengthy meeting, all gearing up towards the restart in under a fortnight‘s time. up towards the restart in under a fortnight's time. three no longer the limit, especially with those concerns the clubs had about this preparation time being so short. we we re preparation time being so short. we were eagerly awaiting other details today about what the season will look like but still so many u na nswered look like but still so many unanswered questions. we know the clu bs unanswered questions. we know the clubs talked about the issue of curtailment today. it came up for discussion but what was decided they would only address it in terms of what they would do if the season we re what they would do if the season were curtailed if they have too. what we do know about the hot topic of neutral venues is that in

principle the clubs have agreed to use them if required, but clearly the hope is they will be able to play the vast majority of their fixtures at home and away venues. we are expecting more information on the broadcast plans but that might come tomorrow. that is in terms of the enhance offering for fans who will be watching from home and we are expecting a fixture list for the first few rounds in the next 24 hours or so, so that will be something for the event is to sink their teeth into and will include their teeth into and will include the first back the bbc. they are keeping us waiting for now. thank you. the scottish fa's confirmed all first team squads in the premiership will be allowed to return to training from the 11th ofjune. the plan in scotland remains for the new premiership season to start on the first of august. 0ther leagues wishing to resume training will need to prove they can meet the same testing and health measures. we've seen some powerful messages from sportsmen and women following the death of george floyd in amercia. but now there's a conflict emerging between two team—mates in the nfl.

some players have been asked if they'll choose to "take a knee" during the national anthem in the upcoming season in protest against racism and police brutality, but drew brees of the new orleans saints said he'd "never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the united states". in response, his teammate malcolm jenkins posted a video. here's a part of it. here we are now with the world on fire and you still continue to first criticise how we peacefully protest because it it doesn't fit in with what you do and your beliefs, without acknowledging the fact that a man was murdered at the hands of police in front of us all and has been continuing for centuries. the same brothers, the same guys you plead with and go into battle with every day, go home to communities that have been... decimated... true,

unfortunately... unfortunately you are somebody who doesn't understand that privilege. you don't understand the potential you had to be an advocate for the people you call brothers. drew brees has in the last couple of hours apologised for his comments, saying they were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the issues we are facing as a country. they lacked awareness and any type of compassion or empathy he said. his full post is on instagram. that's all your sport for now. boris johnson has opened a global summit on vaccines, saying immunisation is the most essential endeavour of our time. it's hoped the event will lead to countries pledging £6 billion to safeguard vaccination programmes, amid warnings that tens of millions of babies are missing out on life—saving jabs because of the disruption caused by coronavirus. the un children's agency, unicef,

says thousands of youngsters could die every day from diseases that had largely been brought under control. 0ur global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar, reports. new mums trying to do the best for their young babies in the midst of a pandemic. this clinic in niger's capital, niamey, is usually packed, but restrictions on movement, a shortage of healthcare workers and the fear of catching covid—19 have kept many families away. health worker ramatu says far fewer women have been coming to get their babies vaccinated since the pandemic, and children are now at greater risk of other killer diseases like measles. many countries were advised by health officials to suspend vaccination campaigns to avoid the spread of coronavirus. but now there's a stark warning about the longer—term impact of this disruption.

measles is on the rise, diphtheria, cholera, so all of these issues are going to be a real problem. as a world, we had conquered in this past century many of these preventable diseases for children. and so we made great gains on childhood survival. and what is now threatened is all of those gains in the last 30 years, that we will wipe them awayjust because children are not getting immunisations. the pandemic is disrupting life—saving vaccination campaigns on a global scale. in south—east asia, its estimated more than 34 million babies missed out on their routine vaccinations. both nepal and cambodia are currently reporting significant measles outbreaks. in africa, its estimated around 23 million babies missed out on their routine vaccinations. ethiopia, for example,

is currently fighting measles, cholera, and yellow fever outbreaks. recent research suggests disruption to these types of crucial services could result in the additional deaths of more than 6,000 children every day. medical staff around the world are working tirelessly to try and ensure those devastating numbers don't come to pass. here in bangladesh, vaccination clinics are reopening under a new normal. when you have a big effect on vaccines like this, it takes some time to rebuild some of the systems around it. and that's going to be important to make sure we can deliver routine vaccinations, but also as we rapidly move towards having covid vaccines available, these are the same systems we're going to use to be able to deliver those, as well as to look for further outbreaks. despite the challenges, the work continues. these medics going door—to—door here in colombia, as world leaders meet virtually

for the global vaccine summit, hosted by the uk, to ensure that these life—saving campaigns can continue. tulip mazumdar, bbc news. police say a two—year—old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being shot by a man carrying a handgun in brent in north—west london. the boy's mother and two teenagers were also injured in the shooting just before 10pm last night. the two—year—old is said to be in a serious but stable condition in hospital. officers have launched an investigation — no arrests have been made. the long—term impact of coronavirus can be severe, both physically and mentally. some people can struggle to adapt to normal life after they leave hospital. the seacole centre is a rehabilitation unit in surrey which helps patients recover from the virus. 0ur correspondent, sima kotecha, has been to speak to some of the people being treated there. well done. my first time on sticks. the road to recovery for those with coronavirus can be

a long and arduous one. david is 73 and spent seven weeks unconscious. he first developed sepsis and then caught the virus, which he still has. he also had a heart attack. you feel as though you're in a bit of a dream, a little bit of a haze, and you can't appreciate what's actually going on around you. he found it hard to walk or even move. slowly, he's relearning those basic mobility skills. i get involved in community issues, and i need to be able to stand up and talk. and i can't do that at the moment, but i hope when i get out of here, that with the help of these lovely physios, they will actually be able to enable me to walk. but if i can walk with a stick, or better still without a stick, i'd be happy. being away from his family has

been the worst part. i haven't seen my wife, or family or friends, since march. that's the major impact. you miss being able to put your arms around your loved one. a lack of contact and its impact on the mind is something they're very much aware of here. what we're offering here is some psychological therapy that will help patients to adjust from their long stays in hospital and also being separated from their loved ones. we do have one patient who remembers some delirium he had. he remembers being in bed at night, and he's actually quite frightened about going to bed now, so he seems fine during the day, but as night—time comes along, his anxiety increases considerably. they currently have four patients with coronavirus and 15 without. some are recovering from it, others need help with rehabilitation

after suffering from other debilitating illnesses. this hospital is a work in progress — it's expanding daily. at the moment, it has 130 beds, with the capacity to expand to 300. so, just tell me about who we're going to see now. so, peter has been in icu for a really long time, and it actually started out with him having a fall, and he had an injury to his ribs which affected his lung. and at some point he developed covid, and he was in itu for a very long time. so, you'll see he's very deconditioned, he's lost a lot of muscle mass, he's lost his strength, his endurance, his balance, and all of the things that go with that. hello, peter. morning! how are you? i'm fine, thank you. and yourself? yes, very well, thank you. you've lost so much weight as well, haven't you? that's from not having any exercise. look. peter's arms and legs are struggling to function.

oh dear. look at the state of that! i've lost. . .five kilos? which is heartbreaking, really. i mean, you shouldn't be allowed to lose that amount of weight. staff are helping him to gain strength through regular exercise. there we go. i didn't need to do much, did i? headley court used to belong to the ministry of defence and provided rehab to service personnel. that facility moved to the east midlands. this year, in just a matter of weeks, the nhs, local council and militaryjoined forces to create the seacole centre on the site. the scars of coronavirus on those who've had it are clear. as the country tries to carry on after the peak of the outbreak,

so do those who've experienced the devastating illness. nice and tall. ever hopeful that it won't be long, and i'll be home. i was told it would be about two weeks. it's just a case of — start running. oh, my gosh! well done. sima kotecha, bbc news, surrey. the hospitality sector was among the first to close when lockdown restrictions came in in march. restaurants, pubs and hotels will be allowed to open from 4thjuly at the earliest in england, if they can meet social distancing measures. so can the industry survive lockdown? let's get more on this from matt turner, founder and ceo of the diners‘ club tastecard., which has more than 6000 partner

restaurants across the uk. hello. how was your industry doing? you have carried out a survey quite recently trying to assess what the mood, the demand, what are your members telling you ? mood, the demand, what are your members telling you? clearly the industry has had a difficult time. nobody expected all restaurants to be closed for a three month period. if you went back nine months, that was never on the agenda but we surveyed our members recently and we regularly speak to our 10,000 restau ra nts regularly speak to our 10,000 restaurants so we are in a unique position where we are able to help the restaurants and explain what customers would like to see and how to get them through the door. the results indicated that at the moment we are looking at around a 20% drop in demand for visiting restaurants. but we were quite encouraged by those numbers. as long as the restau ra nts those numbers. as long as the restaurants address and reassure the

customers on the point is that they raised, i think we can get the demand back there for the restau ra nts. demand back there for the restaurants. in particular we are looking at hygiene factors, things like ppe equipment, hand sanitiser stations, training for staff and we feel it is our duty of care and responsibility to our customers to educate them that the restaurants are taking these measures and encourage people to dine out again. there is so much in that. that 20% is quite striking. i would have thought it would have been a bigger drop. i shall be banging on the door but not everyone feels that co mforta ble. but not everyone feels that comfortable. are you seeing a difference between big restaurant chains, andi difference between big restaurant chains, and i know you represent some quite famous names on the high street, versus small independent restau ra nts street, versus small independent restaurants in terms of whether they feel they can manage it, whether a chain has more resources to put in all the social distancing that is required? it is in the kitchen is,

isn't it, not just required? it is in the kitchen is, isn't it, notjust the required? it is in the kitchen is, isn't it, not just the front? required? it is in the kitchen is, isn't it, notjust the front? there isn't it, notjust the front? there is so much to consider. independent restau ra nt is so much to consider. independent restaurant owners, while so many industries have been affected by coronavirus, restaurant has some of the most creative and innovative thinkers will come across in the world of business. they have to be creative, innovative because that is the industry they are in, creating menus, amazing food. from personal experience, two fabulous restaurants have pivoted, they have become fantastic takeaway deli is overnight and that has kept the doors open over the past couple of months and they will go back to being a restau ra nts they will go back to being a restaurants once they are able to. the larger chains, some of them are waiting to see what happens. we are talking about two metres at the moment and certainly preparations are being made from that. their arguments to reduce that to one metre but the important thing is we are hearing from our customers and i

speak to the ceos of the large brands that you mentioned earlier on a daily and weekly basis, our members to miss those national brands, they are cherished and many of the fondest memories that people make are in restaurants be at local restau ra nts, make are in restaurants be at local restaurants, be in the chains, family occasions, celebrations, dates, impromptu nights out. people are desperate to get back out and you mentioned yourself that you are really looking forward to it, it is not just about the customers either. those people who work in the hospitality industry really see it as that, they want to be hospitable so they want to welcome the customers back, they miss them, they miss the excitement and the bus of a happy miss the excitement and the bus of a ha ppy restau ra nt. miss the excitement and the bus of a happy restaurant. absolutely. i want to ask you about the maths, does it adopt? if they have to have the social distancing, you are reducing the number of people allowed in a restau ra nt the number of people allowed in a restaurant at once, does that work? some restaurant owners say they need 70% capacity on average just to

break even. how's that going to work with social distancing? it will be difficult. there are pressures on the restaurants, rent rises and rate rises, the cost of food increasing due to the weakness of the pound, national living wage, so we know there are problems already and difficulties in the restaurant industry but the restaurants are nimble, they are innovative. if anyone can make it work, i believe they can and i am looking forward to them welcoming us back. absolutely. thank you very much for your time. let's turn our attention to award season. the historical drama, chernobyl, has received 14 nominations for this year's bafta television awards, making it one of the most nominated shows in the ceremony‘s history. the royal drama, the crown, is up for seven awards, and the bbc‘s fleabag, six. here's our entertainment

correspondent lizo mzimba. the dramatisation of the soviet nuclear accident leads with 14 nominations including acton nominations. —— acting nominations. a royal drama at the crown has seven including nominations for helena bonham carter's including nominations for helena bonham ca rter‘s princess including nominations for helena bonham carter's princess margaret. and josh 0'connor‘s prince of wales. nothing dave 0livia colman as the queen. all her comedy turn in a free bag which does have performance nominations for phoebe waller bridge and sian clifford. newsnight headline making interview with prince andrew about his friendship with jeffrey epstein prince andrew about his friendship withjeffrey epstein has been nominated for best news coverage. you are staying at the house of a convicted six offender. it was a convenient place to stay. coronavirus means thejuly ceremony will not see any styles on a red

carpet. good evening, ladies and gentlemen of. it will be a virtual event similar to baftas game awards this year, something that could be the format of future award shows like the next film baftas. we are all trying to plan ahead whilst there is so much uncertainty. 0bviously there is so much uncertainty. obviously we have quite a bit of time until those awards, so we are working through a number of scenarios at the moment. working through a number of scenarios at the momentlj working through a number of scenarios at the moment. i think it's pretty obvious i don't want you to leave. i don't find it obvious what you want to stop whatever happens, they hope is that by next year, when there might well be recognition for shows like normal people, normal award service might well have been resumed. i will be talking to the director of chernobyl after three o'clock, all about the tv baftas. britain's most visited zoo has warned it's at risk of closing for good because of the lockdown.

the end of visitors has cost chester zoo £5 million so far and underlines the huge financial strain put on some of the country's best—loved visitor attractions because of the pandemic. holly hamilton has been to visit the zoo. no sign of the thousands of visitors that normally make this place the uk's busiest zoo. forced to close its doors at the beginning of lockdown, no ticket sales means a loss of 97% of its income, leaving chester zoo fighting for its future. we did think we were going to open a few weeks ago and the government changed regulations just over sunday into monday, which now means we can't open at all and they haven't even given us a date, so we can't even plan for the future. we are in our peak season now, june, july, august, is where we make the majority of our money, we are a very seasonal organisation, so we are really, really concerned that this could be the end of chester zoo. when it comes to zoos, it is easy to see what makes this place the main event. over 500 species across 128 acres, attracting more than 2 million visitors last year.

the running costs of this place amount to over £1.6 million per month and that is notjust to care for the 35,000 animals who live here, although there are some pretty big mouths to feed, it is also to cover the costs of the staff, of the site, of the insurance and all the conservation projects that are all going on behind closed doors. it's really difficult right now, i mean, forzoos, the main income is the visitors and to look after these animals, they all need specialist care, it is notjust simply about feeding them, it is about specialist knowledge and everything that goes on behind the scenes. so, for us, it is really worrying times. the government says it has provided a £40 million fund to zoos to support animal care, but here, they say that is simply not enough and failure to allow them to reopen within weeks could put this place at risk of extinction. holly hamilton, bbc news, chester. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear.

we are expecting quite a contrast to welcome in ourfirst we are expecting quite a contrast to welcome in our first full weekend of june, particularly in comparison to last weekend. we closed out may with blue skies, temperatures in the high 20s. this weekend there will be a lot of cloud around, a cold wind and longest bales of rain as well. you can see the signs of this change already. a lot of cloud across the country and it is triggering of some of these showers. some heavy. in terms of the feel of things, temperatures 9—18d at the very best. this evening we continue to see their showers drifting their way across the country but where we get clearer slots and favoured spots likely, southern scotland, northern england, here temperatures in low single figures. chilly start elsewhere, perhaps holding up around 7-10d. we elsewhere, perhaps holding up around 7—10d. we start off tomorrow again with a lot of cloud and a few

scattered showers. those will be very hit and miss across england and wales. but nevertheless they will be accompanied by a strengthening wind, gusts in excess of 30, may be 40 mph. the showers replaced by longer spells of rain by the end of the afternoon in the north of scotland and hear the winds will strengthen further, 45—50 mph may be more. it will feel pretty chilly under the cloud, the wind and rain, 9—13d. highest values likely of 17 but that lower area of pressure will slip down through the north sea. the winds stay strong as to the west of that low, that is where we will see the strongest gas, potentially topping at 60 mph. that is quite unusualforjune topping at 60 mph. that is quite unusual forjune and has the potential to cause issues, particularly with the trees in full if at the moment. that low sitting in the north sea, spiralling a land that are a series of fronts bring showers and longer spells of rain.

the far south of england escaping the persistent rain but look at the difference with the feel of the weather. really quite cool on saturday, 11—15d. sunday will be slightly better, perhaps not as showery, not as windy and as a result not feeling quite as cold. temperatures should peak with highs of 17 degrees. take care.

this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines... german police identify a man they believe killed madeline mccann, they believe killed madeleine mccann, who disappeared in portugal 13 years ago. the suspect — who is in prison — is named as christian b. translation: the suspect - we are talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted for crimes against little girls. detectives are appealing for the public‘s help. they say the man used this camper van when he lived in the algarve in 2007. donald trump is accused of dividing america by his former defence secretary — james mattis has attacked the president's handling of the anti—racism protests. as the business secretary awaits the result of his coronavirus test,

it's revealed he had a 45—minute meeting with the prime minister and chancellor before he fell ill. i hope when i get out of here they will enable me to walk. but if i can walk with a stick — or better still without a stick — i'll be happy. the long road to recovery for people who've been through the severest form of coronavirus — some patients are struggling to return to health. and the cost of lockdown for the uk's most—visited zoo hits £5 million — it's feared the pandemic may spell closure for many zoos across the uk. good afternoon.

police in germany have identified a convicted sex offender who they suspect killed madeleine mccann, who disappeared in portugal 13 years ago, shortly before her fourth birthday. german detectives have appealed for information from the public. they say other people may know what happened to her. madeleine mccann went missing from herfamily‘s holiday apartment in the algarve in may 2007. the suspect is a 43—year—old man referred to as christian b. he is in prison in germany, but is understood to have been in the area of portugal where the mccann family were staying. a spokesman for madeleine's parents, kate and gerry mccann, said they believe the development could be very significant. nick beake reports. all those possible sightings. all those new leads. and all those false dawns. now, after 13 years, the most significant development in the case of madeleine mccann.

today in germany, police said they had a new suspect, and that they believed madeleine had been murdered. translation: we are assuming that the girl is dead, and the suspect, we are talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted of crimes against little girls and is serving a long sentence. last night, on the german version of crimewatch, it was revealed that mobile phone records placed the now 43—year—old suspect in the area where the mccanns were staying. he took a call an hour before madeleine disappeared. under german privacy laws, he is being referred to only as a christian b, but we know the convicted child sex attacker lived in portugal for over a decade and is thought to have burgled hotels and holiday apartments. officers have released photos of this volkswagen camper van he used to sleep in when he was living

in the algarve, and of this 1993 jaguar car. the day after madeleine disappeared, he registered it to someone else and left the area shortly afterwards. of all the thousands of leads and potential suspects that have been mentioned in the past or discussed in the media, there has never been something as clear—cut as that from notjust one, but indeed now three police forces, so it does appear to be significant. it was back in may 2007 when the three—year—old madeleine vanished during a family holiday in the algarve. she was sleeping in an apartment while her parents, kate and gerry, ate with friends in a nearby restaurant. the portuguese police launched an investigation, but, byjuly 2008, it had ended, with no official suspects. in 2013, the metropolitan police started its own full investigation. just last year, the government agreed to extend its funding and, now, 13 years on, police have revealed

this german suspect. it's now being reported that the man was found guilty of the rape of an elderly american woman in praia da luz two years before madeleine disappeared. so what you have now is you have an individual with a history of sexual offending that spans girls through to older women. extremely dangerous. he is not a preferential offender. he is someone that we know, from what we are told, who will offend across a range of ages. also with a history, we are told, of burglary, so fits the profile. the public interest in the disappearance of madeleine mccann has never gone away, nor, too, of course, the anguish of her family. they say they've never given up hope, but are realistic and just desperately want to find out finally what really happened to their little girl. nick beake, bbc news. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been following the story and earlier told me that this development has come from fresh

evidence that came to light a few years ago. christian b, the key suspect, has sex offence convictions going back to 1994 in germany. he moved to portugal in 1995, 12 years before madeleine mccann went missing. there was a man who had sex offences, convictions and was living in the area, so there is a concern why it took so long to get to this point. but then why has it taken so long to develop it into real evidence? the answer is there seems to have been fresh intelligence that came into the frame about three years ago, which has given a turbo boost to the german end of the investigation, and the focus on this one suspect. that is what led to them going back, working out about his mobile phone and where it was on the night, what was happening about the vehicles he was connected to, and you end up with the fact his

mobile phone used an hour before madeleine mccann disappeared, in praia da luz, and then his vehicle was re—registered to someone else's name the day after madeleine mccann disappeared and, working from that, clearly there is a strong circumstantial case. but the germans are missing the last bits of the jigsaw that can get them into a situation where they can charge him with murder. people watching this, when you refer to the mobile phone information, they might think, why was it not tracked at the time? are there questions, still, about what was done at the time? people might think that looking at mobile phone use might be a normal line of inquiry. of course, and nobody would pretend the portuguese investigation in the early months was anything other than a bit of a disaster. the forensics were a disaster, looking at who was in the area who might have previous convictions appears to have been a disaster, and things like mobile phone

tracking, vehicle tracking, cctv, all of that has been lost, and the germans are working with something very thin. but there is something people can do, because the vehicles the police are highlighting are important to the investigation. if you were in praia da luz at that time, do you have holiday snaps with those vehicles in them, by chance? this man's description, is it someone you recognise? the camper van. suddenly, there is stuff people can do if they were in praia da luz at that time and police urge people to come forward to give them those last bits of the jigsaw. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee is in a village in the algarve where the suspect is believed to have lived. it's a village about ten kilometres from praia da luz and the property behind me is one of two houses where the suspect known

as christian b is said to have used. local media and much of national media reporting that one of these properties — this one behind me — was used for drug dealing, that he was a known criminal. from 1995 to 2007, large parts of his lifestyle, travelling around — a transient life, we are told by police — in this minivan, this volkswagen westfalia minivan — which police have issued an appeal for. it is interesting that what we are hearing, as well as the details of the photos of the houses, the details of the vehicles — a jaguar vehicle, as well — that there is no visible outward operation, an appeal on the streets of praia da luz today. my understanding from the portuguese police, they say they are equal partners, as are the british police in this operation, but it is being coordinated by the germans. they are waiting for more information from them, and that is the difficulty with this. they believe the appeal right now is targeted towards tourists and holiday—makers, that, just by chance, if they had pictures of the vehicle to map out some sequence

of movements, or indeed the suspect, because, at the moment, i am told here, this is a significant moment, a possible breakthrough, but yet there is no solid evidence. we will talk about that more after 3:30pm. the former us defence secretary, james mattis, has condemned donald trump's response to the protests about the death of george floyd. mr mattis said the president was wrong to say the military should be used to end the demonstrations, and that he was trying to divide the country. the former president barack 0bama has voiced support for the rallies, telling americans to seize the opportunity for change. david willis sent this report. huge protests continue to grip this country in response to george floyd's death. thousands converged on downtown los angeles and, after violence here over the weekend, this time, their call for change was peaceful. night—time cu rfews remain in place here, as well as in new york

and washington dc. in minneapolis, where all this began, anger gave way to cheers at the news that former police officer derek chauvin is to face a more serious murder charge. let me hear y'all say we got all four! we got all four! and at the news that the three other officers involved in mr floyd's death have now been arrested. they stand accused of aiding and abetting his murder. president trump's often bellicose response to the recent unrest here has unnerved even some in his own party. and now his former defence secretary, james mattis, is voicing concern. in a withering critique in the atlantic magazine, mr mattis accuses the president of an abuse of power and writes...

donald trump responded promptly... i see limitless potential that deserves to flourish and thrive. and you should be able to learn and make mistakes and live a life ofjoy. america's first black president struck a starkly different and more optimistic tone to that of president trump in a virtual town—hall event. as tragic as these past few weeks have been, as difficult and scary and uncertain as they've been, they've also been an incredible opportunity for people to be awakened. right now, i think the nation needs law and order, because you have a bad group of people out there and they are using george floyd and they are using a lot of other people to try and do some bad

things and what we do. we have it totally under control. george floyd's family and friends are due together in minneapolis on thursday for a memorial service in his honour. the calls for a radical reform of race relations in this country are growing. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. ministers are meeting members of the aviation industry, in the next few hours, to discuss the government's plans to quarantine people coming into the uk. from monday, most people will have to self—isolate for 14 days as soon as they arrive. airlines and some conservative mps have criticised the policy — saying it will devastate the travel industry. here's our business correspondend theo leggett. passengers arriving in the uk this summer face the unwelcome prospect of having to spend two weeks in isolation. the government says this is vital to prevent new cases of coronavirus being brought in from abroad.

when you book your ticket for your plane, train orferry, you'll have to provide an address in the uk. when you arrive, you'll be expected self—isolate there for two weeks. the government says it will be carrying out spot checks to make sure people are obeying the rules. anyone who breaks them faces a fine of up to £1,000 or prosecution. enforcement rules might differ in scotland, wales and northern ireland. but it is a deeply controversial plan. this is going to do untold damage to british tourism. the thousands of hotels and restaurants and guest houses all over the uk that depend on european visitors will be deterred by this useless and ineffective quarantine. airlines based in the uk are already planning thousands of redundancies. fears that more could follow have provoked a backlash in westminster, including among conservative mps, but ministers have defended the quarantine plan. the spread of the virus within the communities here in the uk is much lower than it was. it's got to a lower level.

obviously, we want to see that to continue to be lower, and that's why this is the right time to bring this in. when you have those higher community transmission rates, the difference of what somebody coming into the country, the difference they can make, is much, much more marginal and much more negligible. the science behind the policy has also been questioned. experts have pointed out that the uk still has a higher rate of new infections than many other countries. and people within the travel industry believe quarantine measures might have been more effective much earlier in the outbreak. rather than talking about quarantine with exceptions, what we should be talking about is open borders, with some form of restrictions, if possible. there is clear scientific evidence to suggest that countries who have a similar health position in relation to the pandemic can move in step and provide connectivity and bridges between the two countries to ensure that we can continue to manage the health effects. there is a ray of hope for the travel industry, though — the possibility that the government

could allow so—called air bridges between the uk and countries deemed to be a low infection risk. this might allow people to visit holiday destinations in countries such as portugal or spain, for example, without having to hide away for two weeks on their return. theo leggett, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. german police identify a man they believe killed madeleine mccann. the suspect is a convicted sex offender who is in prison. he is being named as christian b. madeleine mccann disappeared in 2007 in portugal. president trump's former defence secretary, james mattis, launches a stinging attack over his threat to use troops to end the protests sweeping the united states. as the business secretary awaits the result of his coronavirus test, it's revealed he had a 45—minute meeting with the prime minister and chancellor before he fell ill.

boris johnson has opened a global summit on vaccines, saying immunisation is the most essential endeavour of our time. it's hoped the event will lead to countries pledging £6 billion to safeguard vaccination programmes, amid warnings that tens of millions of babies are missing out on life—saving jabs because of the disruption caused by coronavirus. the un children's agency, unicef, says thousands of youngsters could die every day from diseases that had largely been brought under control. our global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar, reports. new mums trying to do the best for their young babies in the midst of a pandemic. this clinic in niger's capital, niamey, is usually packed, but restrictions on movement, a shortage of healthcare workers and the fear of catching covid—19 have kept many families away.

health worker ramatu says far fewer women have been coming to get their babies vaccinated since the pandemic, and children are now at greater risk of other killer diseases like measles. many countries were advised by health officials to suspend vaccination campaigns to avoid the spread of coronavirus. but now there's a stark warning about the longer—term impact of this disruption. measles is on the rise, diphtheria, cholera, so all of these issues are going to be a real problem. as a world, we had conquered in this past century many of these preventable diseases for children. and so we made great gains on childhood survival. and what is now threatened is all of those gains in the last 30 years, that we will wipe them awayjust because children are not getting immunisations.

the pandemic is disrupting life—saving vaccination campaigns on a global scale. in southeast asia, its estimated more than 34 million babies missed out on their routine vaccinations. both nepal and cambodia are currently reporting significant measles outbreaks. in africa, its estimated around 23 million babies missed out on their routine vaccinations. ethiopia, for example, is currently fighting measles, cholera and yellow fever outbreaks. recent research suggests disruption to these types of crucial services could result in the additional deaths of more than 6,000 children every day. medical staff around the world are working tirelessly to try and ensure those devastating numbers don't come to pass. here in bangladesh, vaccination clinics are reopening under a new normal. when you have a big effect on vaccines like this, it takes some time to rebuild some

of the systems around it. and that's going to be important to make sure we can deliver routine vaccinations, but also as we rapidly move towards having covid vaccines available, these are the same systems we're going to use to be able to deliver those, as well as to look for further outbreaks. despite the challenges, the work continues. these medics going door—to—door here in colombia, as world leaders meet virtually for the global vaccine summit, hosted by the uk, to ensure that these life—saving campaigns can continue. tulip mazumdar, bbc news. the business secretary alok sharma is self—isolating at home after becoming unwell yesterday whilst speaking in the commons. if he tests positive for coronavirus, it's possible that the prime minister and chancellor could be advised to self—isolate after they took part in a socially distanced 45—minute meeting with mr sharma on tuesday. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, had the latest

from westminster earlier. alok sharma looked in some distress yesterday in the commons, mopping his brow. he has been tested for coronavirus. the government is committed to getting test back within 24 hours, but we do not know if his will be delivered within 24 hours. the test has not been made public. we are still awaiting confirmation he has coronavirus, for example a cabinet colleague suggested he might have had a bad bout of hayfever, so we will await medical advice. the second thing to say is he had this 45—minute meeting with the prime minister and chancellor in downing street ahead of the cabinet on tuesday, before he was showing symptoms. when contact tracing takes place, assuming that he was found to be infected, there is guidance on how that will proceed. for example, you should really have to be in close contact with people

at a distance of less than two metres for 15 minutes or more before you have to say that contact of yours has to be traced and informed that you have the virus. what downing street insist is that all meetings in downing street are now socially distanced and that meeting in the cabinet room was socially distanced, which means they sat more than two metres apart, so in that sense i think it is highly unlikely the prime minister and chancellor would have to self—isolate. there is other guidance that if they are in close contact, at less than a metre, or going in the same car together, they may be in trouble. but if downing street are telling the truth and keeping people apart, i would not get overexcited at the prospect of the prime minister and chancellor, the top levels of government, necessarily self—isolating the next two weeks. there is another thing to say and a more general problem

as people begin to go back to work, how possible is it to socially isolate in the workplace? it looks like parliament was not setting a desperately good example this week. mps have tweeted pictures of colleagues queueing up to vote on tuesday and the picture was sent to me showing the education secretary gavin williamson and jacob rees—mogg apparently standing close together in the queue. i have not seen pictures of alok sharma queueing up to vote but if some mp unfortunately gets the virus, questions will be raised again about the system of voting, this so—called hybrid parliament, where people could participate from a distance, those questions will be raised again. a liberal democrat mp wants a debate on that, but downing street today justifying bringing mps back, saying that is the way to pass legislation and to have proper scrutiny, but i think that issue

is not over yet, irrespective of whether the business secretary tests positive or not. if you aren't sleeping so well, then you are not alone. researchers at king's college london say since the start of lockdown at the end of march, nearly two—thirds of us are having worse night's sleep. even some people who are sleeping longer aren't feeling so rested afterwards. and many are having more vivid dreams. the scientists say the survey, which was carried out by ipsos mori, shows it's both quantity and quality we're lacking in. there is the way to start my conversation. dr iva na rosenzweig is head of the sleep and brain plasticity centre at king's college london. shejoins me now. good afternoon. hello, lovely to be with you. i am not meaning to chuckle through this but i think it

was that sense of recognition and the fact i just was that sense of recognition and the fact ijust recognised the ailments i read out. i suppose... what does that mean? it tells me i am like everyone else in the uk. what does that mean? it tells me i am like everyone else in the ukw means you are a wonderful human biological being. i think you rightly point out it is striking, the finding, but we have to keep in mind sleep is one of the early signs that there is a disturbance and we are reacting to a rather extraordinary situation. it will be important to monitor the situation and in so many ways, it is important to know that if this continues, disturbed sleep itself might become a mechanism that prolongs stress—related, so we need to be aware of it. is it similar for adults and children? is there a

breakdown between the genders, for example? tell us more about what this research reveals. u nfortu nately, this research reveals. unfortunately, children were not covered in this survey, so it covered in this survey, so it covered age groups from 16 up to 75 and it is a spot—on question. there are huge issues coming out from the survey. predominantly, not unexpectedly, the younger generation seem to be effected more. in particular on both sides of the spectrum. they report shorter disturbed sleep, but also sleeping longer, however not feeling refreshed. also, personally, but also something i feel strongly about, the finding that we saw was that women are more affected. women

we re that women are more affected. women were definitely more predominantly present in groups of disturbed sleep. as a sleep researcher and clinician, it is easy to overlook how little research in sleep in women is being done, simply because we tend to be a bit complex, the research, and our sleep is slightly different from that of men, but this suggests perhaps we should pay more attention how extraordinary circumstances are shaping an important natural therapy our body has, and that is sleep. all of that is so interesting. i had no idea that women's patterns were researched less than men's. how do we get out of this? 0nce researched less than men's. how do we get out of this? once we are through the pandemic, we could be talking about next year, but do we hope that we all go back to having better sleep? do we assume that? is there something to do in the

interim? it is difficult to charge based on one survey but i would say what we see is reaction that has been reported, in a variety of war zones, during wars in other countries, so it is a normal physiological reaction to an extraordinary set of circumstances that happen rapidly and involve huge changes in our lifestyle. if we want to put it in theoretical terms, it is like adjustment disorder, that we have all gone through. it is expected this will slowly get corrected. what i think is interesting and perhaps it is a finding not so striking among others from the survey, there was about a quarter of the population who reported sleeping longer and feeling

better for it. i think i would like to concentrate on that finding. again, we did not have enough detail to look more at that set of participants, but what came through, it seems those people are relatively less stressed in general about life, and perhaps we can see them as more self resilient. maybe it is part of the population i might count myself m, the population i might count myself in, that under normal, before covid lifestyle, would have been fooling ourselves we were having enough sleep and we were not having enough sleep and we were not having enough sleep and we were not having enough sleep and maybe this is the time to use this particular period to change priorities. as i listen to your programme, mentioning maybe we change the way we work. mentioning working more from home, having more

set, regulated daily activities, but with less stress and less consumerism in our lives. it is so interesting. thank you so much. perhaps we will talk again. thank you. that is the talking point interview of the day, let's be honest. now, we will catch up with the weather. it has been cloudy across the country and there have been scattered showers, which will been scattered showers, which will be the story for the next few days with weather fronts drifting south tomorrow with showers before low pressure m oves tomorrow with showers before low pressure moves in later. the showers across england and wales will be hit and miss. the wins strengthening further north and by the end of the afternoon, heavy rain in the far

north of scotland. the winters are set to strengthen across the north of the uk. gusting up to possibly 60 mph, which could be an issue. it looks like it will stay pretty cool, with showers and the winds a feature. they will circulate around low pressure drifting down through the north sea and enhance the rainfall on saturday for many with scotla nd rainfall on saturday for many with scotland escaping the worst and perhaps largely try to the south of the country. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: german police identify a man they believe killed madeline mccann, who disappeared in portugal 13 years ago. the suspect — who is in prison — is named as christian b. translation: and the suspect - we are talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted of crimes

against little girls and is serving a long sentence. detectives are appealing for the public‘s help — they say the man used this campervan when he lived in the algarve in 2007. donald trump is accused of dividing america, by his former defence secretary — james mattis has attacked the president's handling of the anti—racism protests. and — as the business secretary awaits the result of his coronavirus test — it's revealed he had a 45 minute meeting with the prime minister and chancellor before he fell ill. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. premier league teams will be allowed to make more substitutions in a game when the season potentially resumes later this month. all 20 clubs met earlier to discuss a range of measures building towards the restart on june the 17th. i spoke to our sports news reporter

laura scott a short while ago. what we know is clubs will now be allowed to use up to five substitutes in a game and they will have the option of having nine players on the bench, so that is up from having three substitutes from a possible seven, from five to a possible seven, from five to a possible nine and clearly this will help clubs with their fixture congestion they will have for the remainder of the season and it will benefit the clubs with more squad depth, but it was approved by the clu bs depth, but it was approved by the clubs at the meeting today. we know it was a fairly lengthy meeting all gearing up towards the restart in under a fortnight's time. three no longer the limit then, especially with the concerns clubs had with the preparation time being so short. we we re preparation time being so short. we were eagerly awaiting other details today about what the new season will look like but are so many unanswered questions. exactly. we know the clu bs questions. exactly. we know the

clubs talked about the issue of curtailment today. it came up for discussion but what was decided is they will only address it in terms of what they will do if they have two and a clearly it —— the hot topic of neutral venues. in principle the clubs have agreed to use them but clearly the hope is they will be able to play the vast majority of their fixtures in their home and away venues. we are expecting more information on the broadcast plans but they may come tomorrow. that includes the enhance offerings for fans watching at home and we are expecting a fixture list for the first few rounds in the next 24 hours or so, so that will be something for the fans to think their teeth into and it will likely include the first game is back on the bbc. the scottish fa's confirmed all first team squads in the premiership will be allowed to return to training from the 11th ofjune. the plan in scotland remains for the new premiership season to start on the first of august. 0ther leagues wishing to resume

training will need to prove they can meet the same testing and health measures. the former england batsman kevin pietersen says he's glad he's not playing now, with international matches going ahead behind closed doors. he says he thrived off the energy of the crowd. england's three—test series against west indies has been delayed until next month because of the pandemic. from the player ‘s perspective it will be interesting because these quys will be interesting because these guys are used to playing in front of crazy crowds and we have seen stories from the bundesliga already where players are not playing up as much, they are not speaking to the ref as much, what will happen in cricket? what did this is just a tourgame? it cricket? what did this is just a tour game? it will be strange for the players and in a strange way, i am quite happy i'm not playing any more because goodness i would not have wa nted more because goodness i would not have wanted to have gone plaque and played in front of no spectators and no crowds. i hated playing when

there was in an atmosphere and you are not feeling like every single session there is something there. rafael nadal believes tennis should set a positive example to the rest of society, and "wait a little bit" before resuming competition. the 19 time grand slam champion says he currently has little desire to travel to new york in august to defend his us open title, but admits the situation could improve. the 34—year—old says tournaments should not restart until all players are able to travel both freely and safely. the european gymnastics championships that were postponed in the spring have been rescheduled. the men's and women's events will take place in december, in baku, azerbaijan, although the governing body has said it will "react accordingly" if the coronavirus situation still makes it unsafe for gymnasts, coaches and spectators. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour.

more on our main story this hour and a german prisoner has been identified as a new suspect in the disappearance of the 3—year—old british girl madeleine mccann from a holiday resort in portugal 13 years ago. the man in his 40s is a convicted six offender who had been living in the algarve at the time, travelling around in a camper van. i've been speaking to phil hall — former editor of the news of the world newspaper — about how the mccann investigation has progressed over the last 13 years. i have to say, in 40 years in the media, i have never seen so much evidence being given out by a police force. in this country they would be very reluctant to do that. they probably wouldn't give that much information because the first strategy a defence lawyer will use

is to say, "my client can't get a fair trial because of the biased coverage in the press," because any jury potentially having seen that evidence are going to go in with a preconceived idea of the guilty or not guilty that they are going to give later on, so i think that is very significant, they must be very, very sure of their facts. secondly, as a journalist, i also met the mccanns at the time maddie went missing because we talked about doing their pr and not for one second did i think they were in any way to blame and i think our hearts should go out to them because they have had this before. this gentleman was first named in 2013, again in 2017 there were suspicions around this individual, so they have had so many false hopes and so many sightings, suspects, so yet again, it must bring it all up for them. it's a very, very difficult time for them and i think we shouldn't forget that. and in the latest, i say the later stages, i am talking about in 2007 itself, of course at the beginning there was enormous sympathy for them as a family, i mean, across the board, but you and i and others will remember how in some quarters

that mood changed and again, a very, very difficult time for them. i think it changed because they were just so trying to get publicity to help find their daughter and they somehow seemed too sophisticated and too professional for a couple going through what they were, but they are two doctors, two very bright individuals, they realised the potential that publicity could bring justice and that is what they went after. i think it is very significant that three years ago they did a tenth anniversary broadcast, they appealed for help again and this is what brought this new evidence to the fore and i suspect the police have even more information than they have already given us because to have found a telephone number and found cars so many years afterwards, they have to have some sort of insight and some sort of information they were not aware of previously. and you talked about the amount of detail that the german police have given. is your feeling that the timing of this is significant? by which i'm talking actually

particularly about lockdown. large numbers of people in many countries are still in lockdown, they're at home, perhaps got a little more time on their hands than usual. could there be anything in that that the police think some people have time to sit at home and look at old holiday photos and perhaps there will be something there that we can use? jane, that point that its three years ago since they appealed for information, so it's taken a long time to actually come to broadcast it, so i think the right timing could be there. and i think we should also for once praise the british government who have been funding the british enquiries into this as well. i think at the time when those stories broke, people were saying it was a waste of money, there were commentators saying, come on, let go, and fair play to the mccanns, they have always said they will not give up until they getjustice or closure, and the british government backed them and have paid for the enquiries. i think credit should go there as well.

the acting leader of the liberal democrats sir ed davey has launched his campaign to lead the party permanently. the mp for kingston and surbiton has been serving as interim leader sincejo swinson stepped down after losing her seat in the 2019 general election. he's in the race for the job along with mps layla moran and wera hobhouse. and we can speak to mr davey now. good afternoon. what is your pitch for the topjob, sir ed davey? our country faces some challenging times, coronavirus, recession, climate change, brexit. the liberal democrats need a leader with a vision and experience to have the leadership. we believe in a fairer, greener, more caring society and my experience of life as a lifelong carer as well as politics fits me for that task of leading the party

now with all these challenges. yes, use the phrase lifelong carer, that isa use the phrase lifelong carer, that is a reference i hope it's fair to say to your son. and your mother? yes, my dad died when i was four and my mother became terminally ill when i was 12 so for three years, my brothers and i nursed her so as a young carer that obviously affected my life and my views and now my wife andi my life and my views and now my wife and i have a lovely son and daughter, but my son can't walk or talk. and so i think my experience of caring has really touched my life, it has made me a lifelong champion of the nhs but also made me realise that we need to do far more on social care and i think the covert crisis has shown that our caring system needs far more investment needs to be brought up to the level of the nhs. that is something we have talked about

before that has been debated hugely and i'm sure will be continued given the covid pandemic and in that sense everything you say is also very topical as well as being very personal. i just topical as well as being very personal. ijust wonder topical as well as being very personal. i just wonder though whether people will also be thinking you are still of the era of the coalition and there will be some people who simply want an end to that, they want a leader of the party who can put all that behind them and can be a truly fresh start for the liberal democrats. in 2020 for the liberal democrats. in 2020 for the liberal democrats. in 2020 for the next general election, i think people will be looking to the future. they will want to know which is the party that will have the greenest agenda, the therapist agenda, caring agenda and my experience in parliament and government fits well. i have a strong record on renewable powerfor example as secretary of state for energy and climate change and i nearly quadrupled britain's

renewable power and helped make us a leader in offshore wind, bringing power to communities like hall and grimsby. if we want to be a fairer society with economic wealth widely distributed and go green, it is the sort of approach that i have done which i think will help our country and our economy. now i am forming a green recovery plan which will be pa rt green recovery plan which will be part of my leadership bid and part of the liberal democrats's contribution. by the time of the next general election, what on a practical level would be the liberal democrat pitcher though? what would the party stand for? what would its identity be given that you're focused so much has been on brexit. what will you stand for by the next election? we will remain passionate pro—europeans election? we will remain passionate pro—europea ns but election? we will remain passionate pro—europeans but i want to get over to the british electorate all the many things the liberal democrats done for, particularly the fact we

area done for, particularly the fact we are a very pro—environment party, that we believe in socialjustice and if our society and that we want and if our society and that we want a more caring society. the liberal democrats have always had these values but in recent times we have not got over our commitment to that fairer, greener, more caring society. i am determined we do and the people across the country realise we have the policies and ideas that will improve their lives, improve the lives of millions of our fellow citizens. thank you very much. the campaign goes across this summerand we find much. the campaign goes across this summer and we find out who is the new leader in late august. the long—term impact of coronavirus can be severe, both physically and mentally; some people can struggle to adapt to normal life after they leave hospital. the seacole centre is a rehabilitation unit in surrey which helps patients recover from the virus. 0ur correspondent, sima kotecha, has been to speak to some of the people being treated there. well done. my first time on sticks.

the road to recovery for those with coronavirus can be a long and arduous one. david is 73 and spent seven weeks unconscious. he first developed sepsis and then caught the virus, which he still has. he also had a heart attack. you feel as though you're in a bit of a dream, a little bit of a haze, and you can't appreciate what's actually going on around you. he found it hard to walk or even move. slowly, he's relearning those basic mobility skills. i get involved in community issues, and i need to be able to stand up and talk. and i can't do that at the moment, but i hope when i get out of here, that with the help of these lovely physios, they will actually be able to enable me to walk. but if i can walk with a stick, or better still without a stick, i'd be happy.

being away from his family has been the worst part. i haven't seen my wife, or family or friends, since march. that's the major impact. you miss being able to put your arms around your loved one. a lack of contact and its impact on the mind is something they're very much aware of here. what we're offering here is some psychological therapy that will help patients to adjust from their long stays in hospital and also being separated from their loved ones. we do have one patient who remembers some delirium he had. he remembers being in bed at night, and he's actually quite frightened about going to bed now, so he seems fine during the day, but as night—time comes along, his anxiety increases considerably. they currently have four patients with coronavirus and 15 without. some are recovering from it,

others need help with rehabilitation after suffering from other debilitating illnesses. this hospital is a work in progress — it's expanding daily. at the moment, it has 130 beds, with the capacity to expand to 300. so, just tell me about who we're going to see now. so, peter has been in icu for a really long time, and it actually started out with him having a fall, and he had an injury to his ribs which affected his lung. and at some point he developed covid, and he was in itu for a very long time. so, you'll see he's very deconditioned, he's lost a lot of muscle mass, he's lost his strength, his endurance, his balance, and all of the things that go with that. hello, peter. morning! how are you? i'm fine, thank you. and yourself? yes, very well, thank you. you've lost so much weight as well, haven't you? that's from not having any exercise. look.

peter's arms and legs are struggling to function. oh, dear. look at the state of that! i've lost. . .five kilos? which is heartbreaking, really. i mean, you shouldn't be allowed to lose that amount of weight. staff are helping him to gain strength through regular exercise. there we go. i didn't need to do much, did i? headley court used to belong to the ministry of defence and provided rehab to service personnel. that facility moved to the east midlands. this year, in just a matter of weeks, the nhs, local council and militaryjoined forces to create the seacole centre on the site. the scars of coronavirus on those who've had it are clear.

as the country tries to carry on after the peak of the outbreak, so do those who've experienced the devastating illness. nice and tall. ever hopeful that it won't be long, and i'll be home. i was told it would be about two weeks. it's just a case of — start running. oh, my gosh! well done. sima kotecha, bbc news, surrey. now to something completely different. we are going to talk about awards season. we are going to talk about awards season. the historical drama, chernobyl, has received 14 nominations for this year's bafta television awards, making it one of the most nominated shows in the ceremony‘s history. the royal drama, the crown, is up for seven awards, and the bbc‘s fleabag, six. ina in a moment or two i will talk to

the director of chernobyl. here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. care to see inside? i don't have to. the dramatisation of the soviet nuclear accident leads with 14 nominations, including acting nominations for stellan skarsgard and jared harris. # i can sing anything faster than you... royal drama the crown has seven, including nominations for helena bonham carter's princess margaret... i, charles... and josh 0'connor‘s prince of wales. nothing, though, for 0livia colman as the queen. do you want to know what gift i'm giving yourfather? 0rfor her comedy turn in fleabag, which does have performance nominations for phoebe waller—bridge and sian clifford. newsnight‘s headline making interview with prince andrew about his friendship withjeffrey epstein has been nominated for best news coverage. you were staying at the house of a convicted sex offender. it was a convenient place to stay. coronavirus means that the july

ceremony won't see any stars on the red carpet. good evening, ladies and gentlemen... it will be a virtual event, similar to bafta's games awards earlier this year, something that could possibly be the format for future awards shows like the next film baftas. we are all trying to plan ahead whilst there is so much uncertainty. obviously we've got quite a bit of time until those awards, so we're just working through a number of scenarios at the moment. i think it's pretty obvious i don't want you to leave. i don't find it obvious what you want. whatever happens, the hope is that by next year when there might well be recognition for shows like normal people, normal awards service might well have been resumed. lizo mzimba, bbc news. joining me now isjohan renck, the director of television drama chernobyl. good afternoon. good afternoon to

you as well. and many congratulations. what does it mean to receive so many nominations?m quite overwhelming. we have been ridiculously spoiled with nominations throughout this year, so to some extent you are starting to question everything by the sheer amount of these nominations and the recognition we get. i guess it means something in the bigger picture of certain types of television and so on and so forth. we are all very, very pleased and based on the subject matter and the actual event, all the way down to our own craft, it is something we feel a lot of pride. even though i am swedish, it is good to be pleased with myself or anything. you can't help embracing

some of it at least. of course. i am really interested in the creative teams behind historical works like this because when the script arrived, is your first instinct to think, chernobyl, that is really famous, we all know what happened, i know what will be in the script, where did you find lots in there that were really intriguing to you and didn't know? for sure. one of the first findings i had was that i thought i knew about chernobyl because i lived in those days and i remembered vividly, but then i realised that i knew very little about it. it was definitely mind blowing to realise everything that had been going on. so that was one of the many aspects of it that made me interested. did it feel like it carried a greater responsibility, if ican carried a greater responsibility, if i can put it that way, because you are dealing with something that was so traumatic for so many people? is

it different from something that is purely a work of fiction? for sure. and i think there is a massive responsibility and one of the first things i said, i said it to the heads of the departments in the early days of meeting is that we owe... the dream is that someone who was there in the ukraine or belarus and experience this, would see this and experience this, would see this and see it is a representation of not only from a faxed point of view but even more so in terms of the depiction when it comes to some aspects of authenticity and the emotional depiction of it as well. it was something that was tremendously important and in the beginning, when you go into something, it is like, it interests me, ican something, it is like, it interests me, i can see this, it suits me but it goes more to a bigger sort of

more. . . it goes more to a bigger sort of more... something altruistic, so for sure. and a quick thought about the future because lots of people are so worried about the creative industries, the impact that coronavirus has had. how has it affected your livelihood? coronavirus has had. how has it affected your livelihood ? what coronavirus has had. how has it affected your livelihood? what do you envisage for the industry once we all emerge from this coronavirus world ? we all emerge from this coronavirus world? it has become increasingly important to understand that the crisis of this nature promotes arts in various forms. i listen more to music and i read more abuse, i watch more films than i have ever done so it is important we understand that we need to safeguard all forms of art in this kind of thing happens. most artists live from pocket to mouth so to speak and need to be

able to, they are freelance and working under these circumstances, it is important to understand that we need the establishment to understand the importance of this and understand all aspects of it. that is my main finding about this. iam sure that is my main finding about this. i am sure the world will return to some shape or form of normal afterwards and various forms of production will begin but some businesses, i have a lot of friends in the music industry who are not massive rock stars and they live on the gigs and the few things they can do and they are completely deprived of all of that right now. i am just worried. indeed. thank you very much. congratulations again. the director of chernobyl. nominated for 14 baftas. the baftas are at the end ofjuly. now the weather.

weather fronts will drift south, enhancing showers at times before a more significant area of low pressure m oves more significant area of low pressure moves in later on. the show across england and wales will be hit and miss but a lot of cloud around. the wind strengthening further north and by the end of the afternoon, heavy rain into the far north of scotland, 9—17d the high but the winds are set to strengthen across the northern half of the uk, gusts of 50, possibly 60 mph. looking ahead, it does look as though it will stay pretty cool, showery at times and the winds will be a feature. the winds will be circulating around at low pressure drifting its way down through the north sea. it will enhance the rainfall on saturday for many, scotla nd rainfall on saturday for many, scotland escaping the worst and perhaps largely dried down to the southern half of the country. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines. german police identify a man they believe killed madeline mccann, who disappeared in portugal 13 years ago. the suspect, who is in prison, is named as christian b. translation: and the suspect, we are talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted of crimes against little girls and is serving a long sentence. detectives are appealing for the public‘s help. they say the man used this campervan when he lived in the algarve in 2007. donald trump is accused of dividing america, by his former defence secretary. james mattis has attacked the president's handling of the anti—racism protests. as the business secretary awaits the result of his coronavirus test, it's revealed he had a 45—minute meeting with the prime minister

and chancellor before he fell ill. i hope when i get out of here they will actually be able to enable me to walk. if i can walk with a stick, or better still without a stick, i will be happy. the long road to recovery for people who've been through the severest form of coronavirus, some patients are struggling to return to health. and the cost of lockdown for the uk's most visited zoo hits £5 million. it's feared the pandemic may spell closure for many zoos across the uk. good afternoon to you. police in germany have identified a convicted sex offender who they suspect killed madeleine mccann, the young girl who disappeared

in portugal 13 years ago, shortly before her fourth birthday. german detectives have appealed for information from the public. they say they believe other people may know what happened to her. madeleine mccann went missing from herfamily‘s holiday apartment in the algarve in may 2007. the suspect is a 43—year—old man referred to as christian b. he is in prison in germany, but is understood to have been in the area of portugal where the mccann family were staying. a spokesman for madeleine's parents, kate and gerry mccann, said they believe the development could be very significant. nick beake reports. all those possible sightings. all those new leads. and all those false dawns. now, after 13 years, the most significant development in the case of madeleine mccann. today in germany, police said they had a new suspect, and that they believed madeleine had been murdered. translation: we are assuming that the girl is dead, and the suspect, we are talking

about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted of crimes against little girls and is serving a long sentence. last night, on the german version of crimewatch, it was revealed that mobile phone records placed the now 43—year—old suspect in the area where the mccanns were staying. he took a call an hour before madeleine disappeared. under german privacy laws, he is being referred to only as a christian b, but we know the convicted child sex attacker lived in portugal for over a decade and is thought to have burgled hotels and holiday apartments. officers have released photos of this volkswagen camper van he used to sleep in when he was living in the algarve, and of this 1993 jaguar car. the day after madeleine disappeared, he registered it to someone else and left the area shortly afterwards. of all the thousands of leads and potential suspects that have

been mentioned in the past or discussed in the media, there has never been something as clear—cut as that from not just one, but indeed now three police forces, so it does appear to be significant. it was back in may 2007 when the three—year—old madeleine vanished during a family holiday in the algarve. she was sleeping in an apartment while her parents, kate and gerry, ate with friends at a nearby restaurant. the portuguese police launched an investigation, but, byjuly 2008, it had ended, with no official suspects. in 2013, the metropolitan police started its own full investigation. just last year, the government agreed to extend funding. it's now being reported that the man was found guilty of the rape of an elderly american woman in praia da luz two years before madeleine disappeared. so what you have now is you have an individual with a history of sexual offending that spans girls through to older women.

extremely dangerous. he is not a preferential offender. he is someone that we know, from what we are told, will offend across a range of ages. also with a history, we are told, of burglary, so fits the profile. the public interest in the disappearance of madeleine mccann has never gone away, nor, too, of course, the anguish of her family. they say they've never given up hope, but are realistic and just desperately want to find out finally what really happened to their little girl. nick beake, bbc news. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been following the story, and earlier told my colleague jane hill that this development has come from fresh evidence that came to light a few years ago. christian b, the key suspect, has sex offence convictions going back to 1994 in germany. he moved to portugal in 1995, 12 years before madeleine mccann went missing.

there was a man who had sex offences, convictions and was living in the area, so there is a concern why it took so long to get to this point. but then why has it taken so long to develop it into real evidence? the answer is there seems to have been fresh intelligence that came into the frame about three years ago, which has given a turbo boost to the german end of the investigation, the focus on this one suspect. that is what led to them going back, working out about his mobile phone and where it was on the night, what was happening about the vehicles he was connected to, and you end up with the fact his mobile phone used an hour before madeleine mccann disappeared in praia da luz, and then his vehicle was re—registered to someone else's name the day after madeleine mccann disappeared, and, working from that, clearly there is a strong circumstantial case. but the germans are missing the last bits of the jigsaw that can get them into a situation where they can

charge him with murder. people watching this, when you refer to the mobile phone information, they might think, why was it not tracked at the time? are there questions, still, about what was done at the time? people might think that looking at mobile phone use might be a normal line of inquiry. of course, and nobody would pretend the portuguese investigation in the early months was anything other than a bit of a disaster. the forensics were a disaster, looking at who was in the area who might have previous convictions appears to have been a disaster, and things like mobile phone tracking, vehicle tracking, cctv, all of that has been lost, and the germans are working with something very thin. but there is something people can do, because the vehicles the police are highlighting are important to the investigation. if you were in praia

da luz at that time, do you have holiday snaps with those vehicles in them, by chance? this man's description, is it someone you recognise? the camper van. suddenly, there is stuff people can do if they were in praia da luz at that time and police urge people to come forward to give them those last bits of the jigsaw. the former us defence secretary james mattis has condemned donald trump's response to the protests about the death of george floyd. mr mattis said the president was wrong to say the military should be used to end the demonstrations, and that he was trying to divide the country. the former president barack 0bama has voiced support for the rallies, telling americans to seize the opportunity for change. david willis sent this report. huge protests continue to grip this country in response to george floyd's death. thousands converged on downtown los angeles and, after violence here over the weekend, this time, their call for change was peaceful.

night—time cu rfews remain in place here, as well as in new york and washington dc. in minneapolis, where all this began, anger gave way to cheers at the news that former police officer derek chauvin is to face a more serious murder charge. let me hear y'all say we got all four! we got all four! and at the news that the three other officers involved in mr floyd's death have now been arrested. they stand accused of aiding and abetting his murder. president trump's often bellicose response to the recent unrest here has unnerved even some in his own party. and now his former defence secretary, james mattis, is voicing concern. in a withering critique in the atlantic magazine, mr mattis accuses the president of an abuse of power and writes...

donald trump responded promptly... i see limitless potential that deserves to flourish and thrive. and you should be able to learn and make mistakes and live a life ofjoy. america's first black president struck a starkly different and more optimistic tone to that of president trump in a virtual town—hall event. as tragic as these past few weeks have been, as difficult and scary and uncertain as they've been, they've also been an incredible opportunity for people to be awakened. right now, i think the nation needs law and order, because you have a bad group of people out there and they are using george floyd

and they are using a lot of other people to try and do some bad things and what we do. we have it totally under control. george floyd's family and friends are due together in minneapolis on thursday for a memorial service in his honour. the calls for a radical reform of race relations in this country are growing. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. there's been solidarity around the world for the protests in america. the former chief prosecutor in the uk, nazir afzal, says three years after a review into bame treatment in the criminal justice system here, chaired by the mp david lammy, nothing appears to have changed. nazir afzaljoins me now. thanks very much for being with us. just some up for us for our viewers who may not remember what this review from david lammy actually reached in terms of its conclusion.

good afternoon. it was commissioned by the vampire minister david cameron, david lammy was able to speak and carry out an enormous amount of research and ultimately determined that there is disproportionality in the common justice system which means that if you are black or asian or from a minority, you're more likely to be arrested, more likely to be stopped and searched, more likely to be targeted, to be convicted and sent to prison. all through the system, there were issues which were magnified when you are from a minority and that report had enormous numbers of recommendations, largely i have to admit requiring money, and we were still in the middle of austerity of the time, however, there was a clear need for cultural change and the reality is that i would go as far as saying nothing is changed. a lot of boxes have been checked, a lot of people, organisations and said they got

diversity at the core of their businesses, and said they would change the guidelines and even employ more people from minority communities. the reality however is the are where we were 20 years ago. i wonder why this happened? you talked about it costing money and austerity, obviously a lot of this focus on bame in the criminal justice system in america, how police treat black people and so on, there was a huge report at the end of the 1960s, which came to exactly the same conclusion as the david lammy report. nothing happened in america nothing happened here, so why do you think that happened? why? as in why do you think that happened? why? asina why do you think that happened? why? as in a sense of fundamentally societies across the world frankly aren't bothered? i think it takes an event, we had stephen lawrence, the merger of stephen lawrence in the

early 1990s, and the macpherson enquiry, and then every organisation, my own organisation, the police, cps, admitted they were institutionally racist, and would do things differently, but the reality is, there has been a lot of lip service being paid to that. you know, i don't know why there is a struggle? we are systematically institutionally racist, that's a fa ct. institutionally racist, that's a fact. there's enormous bias in the system. one the last things i did as a chief prosecutor was to get a districtjudge struck off because of its racism in the courtroom. there are others of a similar nature. my senseis are others of a similar nature. my sense is unless we see this moment america is now experiencing as our opportunity to change things, nothing will change. sadly, generally i am an optimist but on this occasion i'm pessimistic. i look across at the organisations are

used to be part of, there's not one chief constable from a black or minority background, very few in other agencies, very fewjudges minority background, very few in other agencies, very few judges from a similar background, and unless the community is reflected in the people who are meant to be looking after them and the justice system, nothing will change the fact that the majority in both why we see the commission all know about it but nothing changes. if that because the white majority aren't bothered? they have to be our allies, absolutely, speaking up, and we have seen tha nkfully speaking up, and we have seen thankfully a lot of people speaking up thankfully a lot of people speaking up over the last few days. but it's not sustained. after a few days, they will go back to the other

things that are happening in the world which arejust things that are happening in the world which are just as tragic, and forget about this issue and it requires leadership. we haven't got that leadership, got the commitment of the top to make things happen, it has to be said, because, the prime minister has been accused of racist comments on the past, so we have got to ensure our leaders, the people in charge of the justice system, in charge of the justice system, in charge of the justice system, in charge of society more generally, recognise their responsibility and my sense is unfortunately, nothing held them to account, that won't happen. swinging back to the usa for a second, so much work was done obviously on the ground by martin luther king and the protest is on the ground, and we know doreen lawrence in the family here and their supporters have been pushing as well. at the end of the day in the usa, there was lyndonjohnson who pushed through civil rights legislation. if you haven't got the leadership of the top, it's a com plete leadership of the top, it's a complete waste of time, isn't it?|j

can't put it any better venue. one thing which struck me over the last few days, people have been saying we should go back to non—violent protest. of course, in no way do i condone violent protest of they are saying is we should emulate martin luther king. he was assassinated for speaking up. so absolutely, i've had a personalfar speaking up. so absolutely, i've had a personal far right demonstration outside my door, we've all, whenever we speak up, we get that kind of attention, yes, we need allies, the mainstream british white community and across the world to speak up in support of all minorities, notjust those of us who are people of colour. i go back to what i said. we have people who will celebrate black history month, lgbt, all those issues, and say so but when they go back into the offices, they discriminate against their staff, offer a poor service to the communities they work with and that, to my mind, has to change. that's

about holding people to account often naming and shaming. we have been pessimistic, depressing in this interview, so let's be positive. how do we move forward in a positive way to try to improve the situation at least here in the uk? well, the starting point is listening to the voice of the people with lived experiences. i don't want to be lectured on racism by people not experienced in it. the state, the authorities need to know that for people in the room and they have experience of it, i have experience of it and others like us, you have two, when they hear those journeys we've been on, they will be able to identify the areas where things could change and so absolutely, i believe it will happen and it will change but it has to be on the back of the victims, the survivors, the people who are impacted by this. being at the decision making. 0k, it's good to talk to you. thank you much indeed. boris johnson has opened

a global summit on vaccines, saying immunisation is the most essential endeavour of our time. it's hoped the event will lead to countries pledging 6 billion pounds to safeguard vaccination programmes, amid warnings that tens of millions of babies are missing out on life—saving jabs because of the disruption caused by coronavirus. the un children's agency, unicef, says thousands of youngsters could die every day from diseases that had largely been brought under control. our global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar, reports. new mums trying to do the best for their young babies in the midst of a pandemic. this clinic in niger's capital, niamey, is usually packed, but restrictions on movement, a shortage of health care workers and the fear of catching covid—19 have kept many families away. health worker ramatu says far fewer women have been coming to get their babies vaccinated since the pandemic, and children are now at greater risk of other

killer diseases like measles. many countries were advised by health officials to suspend vaccination campaigns to avoid the spread of coronavirus. but now there's a stark warning about the longer—term impact of this disruption. measles is on the rise, diphtheria, cholera, so all of these issues are going to be a real problem. as a world, we had conquered in this past century many of these preventable diseases for children. and so we made great gains on childhood survival. and what is now threatened is all of those gains in the last 30 years, that we will wipe them awayjust because children are not getting immunisations. the pandemic is disrupting life—saving vaccination campaigns on a global scale. in south—east asia, its estimated more than 34 million babies missed

out on their routine vaccinations. both nepal and cambodia are currently reporting significant measles outbreaks. in africa, its estimated around 23 million babies missed out on their routine vaccinations. ethiopia, for example, is currently fighting measles, cholera, and yellow fever outbreaks. recent research suggests disruption to these types of crucial services could result in the additional deaths of more than 6,000 children every day. medical staff around the world are working tirelessly to try and ensure those devastating numbers don't come to pass. here in bangladesh, vaccination clinics are reopening under a new normal. when you have a big effect on vaccines like this, it takes some time to rebuild some of the systems around it. and that's going to be important to make sure we can deliver routine vaccinations, but also as we rapidly move towards having covid vaccines

available, these are the same systems we're going to use to be able to deliver those, as well as to look for further outbreaks. despite the challenges, the work continues. these medics going door—to—door here in colombia, as world leaders meet virtually for the global vaccine summit, hosted by the uk, to ensure that these life—saving campaigns can continue. tulip mazumdar, bbc news. the prime minister will be speaking virtually of course at the opening of that global vaccine summit taking place today and we will bring you some of his remarks when he makes that address. ministers are meeting members of the aviation industry to discuss the government's plans to quarantine people coming into the uk. from monday, most people will have to self—isolate for 14 days as soon as they arrive. airlines and some conservative mps have criticised the policy, saying it will devastate the travel industry. here's our business

correspondend theo leggett. passengers arriving in the uk this summer face the unwelcome prospect of having to spend two weeks in isolation. the government says this is vital to prevent new cases of coronavirus being brought in from abroad. when you book your ticket for your plane, train orferry, you'll have to provide an address in the uk. when you arrive, you'll be expected self—isolate there for two weeks. the government says it will be carrying out spot checks to make sure people are obeying the rules. anyone who breaks them faces a fine of up to £1,000 or prosecution. enforcement rules might differ in scotland, wales and northern ireland. but it is a deeply controversial plan. this is going to do untold damage to british tourism. the thousands of hotels and restaurants and guest houses all over the uk that depend on european visitors will be deterred by this useless and ineffective quarantine. airlines based in the uk are already

planning thousands of redundancies. fears that more could follow have provoked a backlash in westminster, including among conservative mps, but ministers have defended the quarantine plan. the spread of the virus within the communities here in the uk is much lower than it was. it's got to a lower level. obviously, we want to see that to continue to be lower, and that's why this is the right time to bring this in. when you have those higher community transmission rates, the difference of what somebody coming into the country, the difference they can make, is much, much more marginal and much more negligible. the science behind the policy has also been questioned. experts have pointed out the uk still has a higher rate of new infections than many other countries. and people within the travel industry believe quarantine measures might have been more effective much earlier in the outbreak. rather than talking about quarantine with exceptions, what we should be talking about is open borders, with some form of restrictions, if possible. there is clear scientific evidence to suggest that countries who have a similar health position

in relation to the pandemic can move in step and provide connectivity and bridges between the two countries to ensure that we can continue to manage the health effects. there is a ray of hope for the travel industry, though — the possibility that the government could allow so—called air bridges between the uk and countries deemed to be a low infection risk. this might allow people to visit holiday destinations in countries such as portugal or spain, for example, without having to hide away for two weeks on their return. theo leggett, bbc news. britain's most visited zoo has warned it's at risk of closing for good because of the lockdown. the end of visitors has cost chester zoo £5 million so far. holly hamilton reports. no sign of the thousands of visitors that normally make this place the uk's busiest zoo. forced to close its doors at the beginning of lockdown, no ticket sales means a loss of 97% of its income, leaving chester zoo

fighting for its future. we did think we were going to open a few weeks ago and the government changed regulations just over sunday into monday, which now means we can't open at all and they haven't even given us a date, so we can't even plan for the future. we are in our peak season now, june, july, august, is where we make the majority of our money, we are a very seasonal organisation, so we are really, really concerned that this could be the end of chester zoo. when it comes to zoos, it is easy to see what makes this place the main event. over 500 species across 128 acres, attracting more than two million visitors last year. the running costs of this place amount to over £1.6 million per month and that is notjust to care for the 35,000 animals who live here, although there are some pretty big mouths to feed, it is also to cover the costs of the staff, of the site, of the insurance and all the conservation projects that are all going on behind closed doors. it's really difficult right now, i mean, forzoos, the main income is the visitors and to look

after these animals, they all need specialist care, it is notjust simply about feeding them, it is about specialist knowledge and everything that goes on behind the scenes. so, for us, it is really worrying times. the government says it has provided a £40 million fund to zoos to support animal care, but here, they say that is simply not enough and failure to allow them to reopen within weeks could put this place at risk of extinction. holly hamilton, bbc news, chester. much more coming up including a briefing from downing street. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. cloudy across the country today and there have been a few scattered showers which will be the story for the next few days, the weather front tomorrow drifting south enhancing some showers at times before a more significant area of low pressure moves in later on. the showers across england and wales will be hit and miss but there will bea will be hit and miss but there will be a lot of cloud around, the wind strengthening further north and by

the end of the afternoon, heavy persistent rain into the far north of scotland. 9—17. the wind will strengthen across the northern half of the uk, gusting in excess of 50-60 of the uk, gusting in excess of 50—60 miles an hour. it could be an issue. so, looking ahead, does look as though it will stay pretty cool, showery at times, and the wind will bea showery at times, and the wind will be a feature and in fact, the wind will circulate around that low pressure drifting its way to the north sea enhancing the rainfall on saturday for many, scotland escaping the worst and perhaps largely dried down to the southern half of the country. take care.

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. our top stories for you now. police in germany identify a man they believe killed madeline mccann, who disappeared in portugal 13 years ago. the suspect, who's injail, has been named as christian b. translation: the suspect, we are talking about a multiple sexual predator who has already been convicted of crimes against little girls. he is serving a long sentence. detectives are appealing for the public‘s help, they say the man used this camper van when he lived in the algarve in 2007. donald trump is accused of dividing america, by his former defence secretary. james mattis has attacked the president's handling of the anti—racism protests.