good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: ten million people could be on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year because of the coronavirus impact — a stark warning from england's nhs leaders. another slave—owner's image removed as the debate over controversial statues intensifies — labour councils are to review public monuments with links to the colonial past. calls for racial justice at the funeral of george floyd, whose killing in police custody sparked the wave of international protests. the long queue for a refund as thousands of holidaymakers are still owed cash, virgin holidays tells

breakfast its customers will get their money back in full but it could take up to 4 months. the threat of football clubs going bust hasn't gone away — that's the stark warning from the english football league as the third and fourth tier vote to end their seasons. they admit some might not survive the coming months. good bonding. today is going to be cloudy and wet for most of us with limited sunshine. the driest conditions later on across the far north of scotland. all the details later. it's wednesday, june 10th. our top story: there's a warning this morning that up to 10 million people could be on a waiting list for medical treatment in england by the end of the year — that's double the current figure. the nhs confederation, which represents key parts of the health service, including hospitals and ambulance trusts, says it's due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the nhs. our health correspondent,

richard galpin, has more. the report paints a bleak picture of nhs england are struggling to manage as health workers continued to look after thousands of patients infected by coronavirus, while at the same time reopening services for cancer and stroke patients as well as those for heart disease. according to the report, the need for social distancing and other measures to prevent the virus from spreading also significantly limits the capacity of the health service. the nhs confederation has written to the prime minister warning it will not be possible to simply switch on all nhs services immediately and the government will need to manage the expectations of people needing treatment. i think the greatest among nhs leaders at the moment is expectations. the fact is, we are trying to rebuild services as

covid—i9 is still around within our hospitals and communities and it will take time and it will take patients to try and build up services to where they were before the outbreak and it will take even longer to try and deal with the huge backlog that has built up during this process. nhs confederation also wa nts this process. nhs confederation also wants extra funding, particularly with recovery service and rehabilitation for the many people who have been hit by the virus. richard galpin, bbc news. let's speak now to our political correspondent, jessica parker, who joins us from westminster. jessica, we heard in that report that the nhs confederation has written to the prime minister warning it won't be possible to simply switch on all nhs services immediately. how has the government responded? the department for health is saying that guidance has been issued to the nhs on how they can start to restore urgent services safely in the government says it will continue to

provide the resources funding and support that the health service needs but, of course, the nhs carers, they have been widely praised and applauded on a weekly basis for their part in tackling this crisis and i think it is potentially politically challenging if the government were to be seeing is not providing resources the nhs leaders say they need and, of course, members of the public would wa nt to course, members of the public would want to know when it those cancelled operations and late appointments might come back again and i think it is another illustration of how complicated and difficult the route out of lockdown could be. the prime minister himself, boris johnson, will do prime minister ‘s questions later but he is also expected to ta ke later but he is also expected to take the downing street press conference to talk more about the path out of lockdown and he is expected to say that zoos, safari parks, driving cinemas can open from mondays stop the virus less likely

to spread outdoors. that news will be welcomed by many in the sector is. a slight shadow after we learned yesterday that that plan to get children in primary schools back in england for a month before the summer, that had been scrapped and proved difficult due to social distancing and while of course reopening primary school might be much more complicated than reopening zoos, i think borisjohnson at this press c0 nfe re nce zoos, i think borisjohnson at this press conference likely to face questions about the overall strategy when it comes to easing lockdown and its priorities as well. and we'll be putting some of those points to the business minister, nadhim zahawi, at 7:30am. anti—racism demonstrations in the uk have turned their focus on calling for the removal of public memorials which have links to slavery. in oxford last night, protestors demanded a statue of the colonialist, cecil rhodes be taken down. in london, a monument to the noted slaveholder, robert milligan, has been removed from outside the museum of london docklands.

nick beake reports. they have taken pride of place in oui’ they have taken pride of place in our communities for decades, sometimes centuries, but in 2020, it isa sometimes centuries, but in 2020, it is a shame not pride which is driving me to look again at who we celebrate. it was the ripping down of i7th—century slave edward colston‘s statute in england last weekend which sparked this reflection on the way we mark the past. the rippled set out and felt farand past. the rippled set out and felt far and wide. a statue of robert milligan, in london, and 18th century merchant who owned more than 500 slaves in jamaica, century merchant who owned more than 500 slaves injamaica, the latest to be removed but this time by authorities, not angry protesters. it was an insult to the people of black colour, people and so today, finally, define that this statue has

been pulled down is symbolic, is a victory. in oxford, thousands gathered at one of the university buildings demanding the statue of cecil rhodes be removed. they say the i9th—century imperialist in africa represented white supremacy. 0riel college, which refused to take it down four years ago, says it up was racism and discrimination in all its forms. —— despises racism. more reviews of public statures. in cardiff, this statue may not be at city hall for much longer and it is not just city hall for much longer and it is notjust in the uk where the debate is taking place. in antwerp, in belgium, this figure of king leopold ii was the face. his claim for the genocide of 10 million people in the congoin genocide of 10 million people in the congo in the late 19th century.

transferred to a removal van, and other controversial public memorial consigned to history. nick beake, bbc news. there have been impassioned calls for racial justice at the funeral of george floyd, the man whose death in police custody sparked global outrage. speakers in the church in houston, texas, lined up to remember a man whose only crime, as one of them pointed out, "was that he was born black". peter bowes reports. a final goodbye to a man whose death sparked protests around the world, a black man loved by his family, killed by the police, whose death may have changed the world. george floyd was a regular guy from a rough neighbourhood, a father, a champion basketball and football player, a gentle man. his funeral was passionate, political, but above all personal. i just want to say to him, i love you, and i thank god

for giving me my own personal superman. amongst the tears and the family's grief, there was anger, reflecting the outrage seen on the streets over the past two weeks. no more hate crimes, please. someone said make america great again, but when has america ever been great? i want justice for my brother, my big brother. that's big floyd. everybody know who big floyd is now. he died lying on the minneapolis street, with the knee of a police officer bearing down on his neck. some of the mourners wore "i can't breathe" badges, a reference to george floyd's final words, gasping as his life slipped away. the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, addressed the funeral in a recorded video message. no child should have to ask

questions that too many black children have had to ask for generations. why? why is daddy gone? looking through your eyes, we should also be asking ourselves why the answer is so often too cruel and painful. why, in this nation, do too many black americans wake up knowing that they could lose their life in the course ofjust living their life? george floyd's finaljourney was by horse—drawn carriage, with people lining the streets. his coffin was taken to a cemetery south of houston, where he was laid to rest next to his mother, for whom he cried out as he lay dying. a private ceremony, after a very public farewell. peter bowes, bbc news. the duke of edinburgh is celebrating his 99th birthday today. to mark the occasion, buckingham palace has released this photo of prince philip and the queen. the duke is expected to spend the day at windsor castle — where he and the queen have been isolating during the pandemic.

quite a few people have been having isolation both days. more as the days passed. when schools first closed back in march, it wasn't clear how long parents would be homeschooling their children for. but since plans to get all primary school pupils in england back to the classroom before the summer holidays have been dropped, it looks like lessons at home will continue for the foreseeable future.breakfast's tim muffett has been speaking to parents, to see how they feel about the prospect of more lessons in lockdown. a promising start, full marks for trying, but for this family, a promising start, full marks for trying, but forthis family, home schooling has become a struggle. we started this home schooling journey very positively. we went for it. however, since half term, that enthusiasm has dwindled somewhat. we feel a bit fatigued with each other and with more workbooks, more of the same, we are very much missing the teacher interaction which i think is

what inspires the children to do better. we continue to work with the sector... better. we continue to work with the sector. . . yesterday better. we continue to work with the sector... yesterday the government scrapped returning children before the summer holidays. we would like to see schools who have a capacity to see schools who have a capacity to bring back more children in those smaller class sizes. to do so, if they are able to do. what was your reaction to the announcement? the fa ct reaction to the announcement? the fact that this make continue into and beyond september is completely disheartening and really, really quite concerning. hi, how are you? how is your home schooling been going? it started off really well and then we kind of started bunking off a little bit because it started... everybodyjust arguing. too many people wanting to much

attention from two little adults. how about accessing a computer? we have a computer but i work from home andl have a computer but i work from home and i end up working on my home. they all have their own portal with all that lessons on but obviously they cannot all be on it at once. do you worry about the long—term impact? i worry about the long-term mental health impact, if i'm going to be honest. it has been testing relationships. schooljust gets that family routine back. what other things have missed most about school? friends. friends. nothing. at this london primary school, the prospect of managing more children while social distancing had been a major concern. abreaction to the announcement is

major concern. abreaction to the announcement is a major concern. abreaction to the announcement is a relief. it is lovely to have children back in the school and you can probably hear their voices in the playground but equally we were unable to figure out how were going to get everybody back into the building. it felt and feels like a sort of possible mathematical problem that even as primary school teachers were not going to be able to solve. i think it is definitely the individual parents prerogative and it might be a good idea with how things are at the moment. it is no surprise. i think it is very hard, all the work teachers are doing, trying to place all the kids with much less space. if the kids are going to be crowded in school, it could bring back another spate of covid—i9. could bring back another spate of covid-19. for rebecca and her daughter home schooling has gone well and she welcomes the announcement to delay the return of

all pupils in england. announcement to delay the return of all pupils in englandlj announcement to delay the return of all pupils in england. i think it will take a lot of pressure off a lot of parents. what advice would you have other parents? do not pressure yourself, some days are not going to be good days, all going to have those days where we are just not in the mood or our children are not in the mood or our children are not in the mood or our children are not in the mood and if monday is not going right for you, do stress about it, i think it is better to have a happy home life than be stressed about homeschooling. an educational experiment forced upon the whole country with no end in sight. tim muffett, bbc news. so many of you got in touch with us yesterday on your thoughts on that. do let us know what you're thinking today, i'm sure many of you will be getting ready for another day of homeschooling. staff. what do you do? are you maths? are you? yeah yeah. we did a project on kenya and

we did some art in the afternoon, great fun. luckily mine aren't old enough to have to do it. i definitely wouldn't be able to do their maths stop it's as hard for their maths stop it's as hard for the children as they think it is for the children as they think it is for the parents. of course it is. let's take a look at today's papers. the image on the front page of the times shows a statue of the slave trader robert milligan being removed from outside the museum of london docklands yesterday. the paper says it is one of many which face being pulled down, after 130 labour councils said they would assess the "appropriateness" of monuments in england and wales. "the lost generation" is the daily mirror's headline, as it declares the government is "in chaos" over its plans for the full reopening of schools in england. the paper says almost nine million children will not return to school until at least september. the guardian reports that almost 10 million people could be waiting for hospital treatment by christmas, following the disruption to services caused by coronavirus. we covering that here this on

brea kfast. the picture is of george floyd's sisters during his funeral service in houston, texas last night. the daily telegraph claims school children under the age of 15, are more likely to be hit by lightning than die from coronavirus, according to research by scientists at the universities of oxford and cambridge. the paper also marks the duke of edinburgh's 99th birthday, with a new portrait of him and the queen. which we mentioned. it's pe, today, louise. oh, i could do that. i could do zoom pe. what time are you available? two p. m. ? do zoom pe. what time are you available? two p.m.? and spanish as well, i think i could do that. available? two p.m.? and spanish as well, i thinki could do that. look at you. 0k, pe at 2pm, spanish at three p.m.. i think this is from the guardian.

little britain has been removed from all british streaming platforms. netflix, brit box and bbc iplayer. there is a bbc statement on it as well. that is because some of the content. the show has been taken down as "times have changed." there isa down as "times have changed." there is a lot of historic programming on the iplayer which we regularly review. times have changed, and so is not currently available on bbc iplayer. i wonder where else the line will be drawn on other programmes, much as people are drawing attention to statues and tv programmes as well. have you ever dreamt of having your name in lights? no. this man changed his name to hugo boss, so he could protest against hugo boss. this man decided his only way to get his name in lights was to change his name to

fire exit. so that is what mr fire exit has done. what a bizarre story. this story is quite magnificent. i told my friends and family and they all laughed and said its genius. that's why i have done it. genius? "genius." 0ne comedian says this is the height of comedy and stardom. i have disproved everyone who says i would never be famous. says mr fire exit. the first woman to walk in spaceis exit. the first woman to walk in space is now the first woman to dive to the deepest known spot on earth. kathy sullivan, 68, reached a depth of 35,810 feet. it is called the challenger deep, and she is the eighth person to reach it. "it

reminded me of video clips of astronauts flying over the lunar surface. " i don't know if you can see this, i'm sure we have shown this creature on bbc breakfast before. oh, that little dude! it's a blobfish. apparently it is one of the scariest fishes in the sea. it scours the seafloor, sucking up prey. it lives 2000— 4000 feet down off australia and new zealand. i'm not going down there. are you ready for this? pay attention, not going down there. are you ready forthis? pay attention, everybody, i think you will enjoy this. hello? what? there is a reason for this. there is good reason for this. is it soi there is good reason for this. is it so i can sit closer to you?” there is good reason for this. is it so i can sit closer to you? i have one of sally as well. we're talking later about football matches were obviously you cannot attend them but you can have a cardboard cutout

football match. to complete the set, get rid of these two, there he is! there he is. go on, son. so they are going to put cardboard cutouts on the seats? can i have a single? welcome to bbc breakfast with me and me! we'll have more on that a little bit later. how did we get such a wonderful shot? sally was incredibly glad. more on that a little bit later. it is 6:21am. some of the country's top drama schools have apologised for not doing enough to combat racism on their campuses after being accused of hypocrisy over social media posts in support of the black lives matter movement. among them is the royal central school of speech and drama in north london, which is today meeting a group of bame actors who studied there. they believe an action plan for reform is needed to end the racist abuse and discrimination they experienced.

here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. danny, danny and i are meats. we video films. sneaker has been in an itv hit, but she was left angry when the royal central school of speech and drama in north london, where she studied, posted online support for black lives matter. for her, the school is a place she had experienced racism for the first time and started during a movement lesson. you are meant to comment what you think you see from the body, and get a movie title. and his response was chain gang. and that... was something i felt the teacher would. however, the teacher decided to... over analyse why the student had got a contract inclusion. that really diminished me. rhys weathers

was appearing on stage with david michell in the 0livier nominated u psta rt crow michell in the 0livier nominated upstart crow when lockdown began. this experience was similar. at that moment in time there wasn't any proper guidance available at central, for whatever reason and the person directing that scene, their reaction was, well, i'm sure you know about that, don't you? and i looked at him deadpan and i thought somebody would laugh. why with the payments stopped ? somebody would laugh. why with the payments stopped? elliott, who worked with stephen spielberg in ready player 0ne graduated from central in 2012. i'm trying to edge away from anecdotes of black, and like pain, if that is what is about, but there is a culture racism and bullying currently at central, where they assume you don't know things. now former students work together to

deliver a reform plan and discuss with staff proposals. we want to hold central accountable, and we think there should be an external body that can regulate and really see if the school is matching the requirements of this document. and ensuring the students who are coming in are safe within their learning. since people have been speaking out, it has become apparent it is a universal problem within the institution, so i guess those changes need to be implemented top down. i just changes need to be implemented top down. ijust want changes need to be implemented top down. i just want everyone to feel like they can go to drama school and currently, drama school is in a safe place for a person of colour to be out. central have apologised for institutional, systemic and overt racism, and say they will learn from shared experiences and act upon them to affect transformational change. —— effect. colin paterson, bbc news.

it is 6:24am. we are early! you are complaining we are late every day, now we're three minutes early. doubletime. bless you. i'm in shock. i'll put the smelling salts behind me. good morning, everybody. today is going to be fairly cloudy. this was sent in by one of our weather watchers this morning, there is a spot of rain in winds are. it's fairly cloudy, rain at times, some of that rain will be happy and persistent and also we will have the odd rumble of thunder in there as well. high pressure has been in charge of the weather, now low pressure it has taken over. we have these two with the moving east, both producing some rain. not much in the way of wind at the moment but the wind will strengthen later on across the north. you can see where we have got the rain, two distinctive bands both moving eastwards. both potentially happy but particularly through the course of this afternoon across south—west scotland, north—west england, in through wales

south—west england. this low pressure we currently have is going to be with us for the next five days, so we're looking at quite u nsettled days, so we're looking at quite unsettled conditions. any sunshine today will be fairly limited but it will brighten up later on, for example, across the northern isles. temperatures are on par for this stage in june, temperatures are on par for this stage injune, we're looking at 11— 16 degrees. as we head onto the course of this evening and overnight our low pressure starts to drift south and take it weather fronts with it, so, still some heavy rain across parts of wales in the south—west. it can be raining in the south—west. it can be raining in the south—west of england all night and still there is potential for some fund and lightning. it is also going to be windy, winds picking up stop but some clear skies and temperatures face similar to the nightjust gone. it's a mild mate if you haven't gone out. so, here is our low pressure sitting in the south around biscay, taking rain with it. there are other fronts around and it will be windy. but we focus on the rain to start with stop

it sinks out and then thursday into friday it moves northwards again. so, a closer look at that. we have got our low pressure south of us during the course of thursday, other showers coming in and some of the weather fronts we have. showers coming in and some of the weatherfronts we have. some showers coming in and some of the weather fronts we have. some of them are going to be happy and hungry, particularly as parts of wales, the midlands, sensual england and the south—west potentially, we also have more showers coming in across the east. you will have seen on the chart earlier a lot of isobars on the chart, so it is going to be windy on thursday. temperature is 12 in the north, 18 further south stop then into friday, here comes our low pressure, it's coming back again with its front, moving steadily northwards, bringing some more persistent rain and some heavy rain as well in across southern england and wales. north of that we have a weather front draped across parts of northern and southern scotland and northern and southern scotland and northern england producing some showers into northern ireland at times. generally speaking, it's

great if you had further north. it is starting to get humid. and louise and dan, it's going to be more or less warm and humid everywhere. we're going to have to be careful if we're going out for a walk or something. thank you, carolwill be back later, you are all over the place today. carol, i'm not saying you are all over the place.|j place today. carol, i'm not saying you are all over the place. i am always here, daniel. patiently waiting for you to go over to me whenever. do youjust waiting for you to go over to me whenever. do you just stand here for the full half—an—hour? whenever. do you just stand here for the full half-an-hour? as if! as soon as we say goodbye, you're gone, i've seen you. is the whole i've been digging big enough now? you are underground now, down. all right, we will see you later, carol. hello this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it's 6:30. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning:

last week they were fighting for survival — this morning they're roaring back to life. we'll be live at chester zoo, as the government prepares to give them the green light to open from monday. we'll hear calls for us to clap together one last time, and use the birthday of the nhs next month to show our appreciation for everybody who's played their part in helping during the pandemic. and if your pets have loved you working from home, spare a thought for them when you go back to the office. we'll hear how the rspca is warning some might suffer from "lockdown anxiety" once restrictions are eased. i have two dogs. ruby, she is a labrador and i will be sitting typing on my computer and shejumps behind me and sits here. it must be lovely to have you at home. that is

what going to talk about what happens to the pets when we go back. pet anxiety. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: delays caused by the coronavirus crisis could lead to a backlog of 10 million people waiting for medical treatment in england by the end of the year. that's according to the nhs confederation, which represents key parts of the health service including hospitals and ambulance trusts. it's warning that social distancing and other protective measures will continue to limit capacity for months to come. the government says it will continue to provide resources, funding and support to the nhs so it can restore urgent services in a safe way. more monuments have been removed because of their links to slavery, after protesters toppled a statue of a slave trader in bristol. last night a statue of the slave dealer robert milligan was taken down in london docklands to cheers from crowds, and hundredsjoined a protest in oxford to demand that a statue of the colonialist cecil rhodes be taken down from 0riel college. mourners at the funeral

of george floyd, who died after being restrained by a white police officer have called for systemic change. the service at a church in houston was attended by mr floyd's family, friends, civil rights leaders and celebrities. reverend william lawson praised the impact of the global protests sparked by his death. i used to be of marchers, all the marchers were black. but now there are white people who know the story and hispanics who know the story, asians who know the story. every morning we speak to a gp about the coronavirus pandemic, and today we're joined by dr farrah sheikh. good morning and thank you for joining us as always. let's talk first about this news about what could happen to waiting lists and we

know that leaders, nhs leaders are saying 10 million could be on waiting lists because of what has happened with coronavirus. what impact will it have on you as a gp? it will have an absolutely massive impact on the gp community. firstly we are dealing with coronavirus and then we are dealing with frustrated patients who have had their treatment delayed. 10 million people are expected on the waiting list by the end of the year and this is because of having to limit the number of people in the clinics because of social distancing so it is expected that hospital services will not resume to more than 60% capacity so naturally patients are going to be quite frustrated by this. frustrating and also people presumably, they are on the list for a reason stop will it have long—term impact on them? it could potentially

have long—term impact. the area in which i work, we do thankfully have access to be able to communicate with local consultants to get further information as to what the next stage of treatment could be and something that we could implement in primary care we do adapt to it but there is possibility it could have a significant impact on some people's health. are you able to refer at least some of your patients? for some patients, yes, we are able to refer and they are able to reach video consultation so, for example, we can also e—mail consultants to get some advice about what would be the next thing we could potentially do for some patients but, in most cases across the country, clinics

have been suspended and, if you do symptoms of cancer than those phoenix are still being made... being attended. —— those clinics. you could use telephone and on line as well. the northwest has the highest number in england. as a doctor in greater manchester, what are you experiencing? how many people have got coronavirus? is it on the up? we have thankfully not seen a significant rise in the number of cases of coronavirus but for other areas, we would suggest they strictly followed that social distancing guidance, maintain good hygiene and it is difficult to say white lockdown restrictions have been eased too quickly. it is difficult to know exactly why this is happening. from the british

medicaljournal, they say a high proportion of pregnant women from the black community and other minority communities are being infected with covid—19. minority communities are being infected with covid-19. there has been 30% of women contracting covid—19 were from bame communities. try to stay indoors and make sure you wash your hands thoroughly as you wash your hands thoroughly as you possibly can. as always, thank you possibly can. as always, thank you for your time. good morning if you're watching brea kfast. good morning if you're watching breakfast. sally is back with us. good morning if you're watching breakfast. sally is back with usm really doesn't look quite strange. sadly you are here and there... what are you doing with me!|j

sadly you are here and there... what are you doing with me! i do not have these around the house. ijust realise that looks incredibly awkward. we are talking about cardboard cutouts about football matches that why i have them. exactly. we have seen across several different ways of making foot bull stadiums look a little bit more like the fans are there. —— football. you could pay money to have a photograph of yourself in your seat so cardboard cutouts of us. i wonder where they will and up. plenty to talk about today. after league one and two clubs voted to end their seasons, the chairman of the english football league has warned there are no guarantees all clubs will survive the pandemic and remain in business for next season. the current campaign was ended on a points per game average, with one club director saying his team have been cheated out of potential promotion. joe lynskey has all the ups

and downs from a dramatic day. this is coventry city midfielder and his team had just been promoted and he marked this in the streets. a vote yesterday meant five clubs went out across two divisions. they have not played since march and, for now, celebrate apart. at coventry especially, they are booking a party with the neighbours. the sky blues have shed a state with birmingham this season, after financial turmoil, they finished top of leg one. we have not played a home game at all this season. we have been away at birmingham city with a ground share and to be back is great. many have decided not to play behind closed doors. in ligue 1, promotion and relegation is now being confirmed and the play—offs

go—ahead in the usual format. this was the top eight in ligue1 go—ahead in the usual format. this was the top eight in ligue 1 when covid—19 put foot bull on hold and while top soup was slightly ahead, you can see just how close it was in the race to reach the play—offs. just three points of second but the model has seen them drop out of the top altogether without kicking a ball, they have now no chance of promotion. i have been in the game for 60 years my biggest, biggest disappointment. i felt my club has been cheated out of the chance of getting promotion. this point per game, i do not see what is fair in it. those fine margins can change a team's trajectory and they see how clubs can disappear at this level. last august, berry brought broken and expeued august, berry brought broken and expelled from the league and after covid—19 many will fight to stay

afloat. we will be working 24 hours afloat. we will be working 24 hours a day to make sure they survive stop who knows whether there will be a second sparkling at the end of this crisis. nobody has got clarity, least of all the people in football. the play—offs next thursday, monday from the premier league restart but by now, for most of english football, the top—flight riches have never felt so far away. joe lynskey, bbc news. the premier league and championships seasons will restart next week, but worrying news ahead of that from stoke city. their manager michael 0'neill has tested positive for coronavirus. it meant the championship club's practice match against manchester united was cancelled at short notice yesterday. stoke's players were already at united's training ground for the game when they found out — they hadn't came into contact with 0'neill or any of united's players and staff.

it'll be decided later if liverpool's first game back at rivals everton will go ahead in the city. the game a week on sunday could see liverpool win their first premier league title. that's if manchester city lose to arsenal four days before that then they win the merseyside derby. the city's council will make the decision later after fears from police and liverpool's mayor joe anderson that fans would gather outside the stadium. and finally, you'll remember on monday we showed you how sergio aguero was helping with homeschooling by teaching kids how to count to 10 in spanish. well, later today england and manchester united striker marcus rashford will be holding a fitness class. as part of the bbc‘s celebrity supply teacher on cbbc, he'll be teaching children how to do jumping jacks and balance on one leg and he'll face some very tough questioning too. take it away, poppy.

hi, marcus, if you are nota footballer, what would you be? when i was actually at school, one of the things i was good at was mathematics so things i was good at was mathematics soi things i was good at was mathematics so i always thought to myself if foot ball so i always thought to myself if football didn't work out i would be an accountant or work in a bank or something along those lines. good job he's good at mathematics with all those medals behind him. we have been there for bbc breakfast and he explained that actually we would have to move everything because it was not big enough. he needed more space. oh my goodness. thank you very much. you're watching it first. —— breakfast. last month we heard concerns that people with a learning disability were dying at a greater rate of

covid—19 and at a much younger age. well, this week the government in england announced it would extend priority testing to people with learning disabilities who live in care homes. but four out of five don't live in a care home, and the regulator has told this programme the changes don't go far enough to save lives. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin reports. laura, nigel, susan, barbara, just some of those with learning disabilities who died with covert 19. in these 560 more in england. his name was christopher, he was a very, very funny man and he used to have myself and the support staff laughing a lot. in late march, just as work on the first nightingale hospital began in london, a 54—year—old man with a disability died. we have a lot of people to

support here. they just died. we have a lot of people to support here. theyjust got on with thejob and support here. theyjust got on with the job and were absolutely amazing. nine support workers who helped christopher live independently went to his funeral and they say they felt abandoned by the government ever since. 0n felt abandoned by the government ever since. on march 24, just as christopher was falling ill, nhs england published a document saying they was strong reason to suspect people with a learning disability may be significantly impacted by the pandemic yet, as the pandemic was nearing its peak, the charity which supported christopher say they receive no extra help. we are spending $1 million a month on pp and when it came to testing... we had no access to any testing so really and truly, the team was petrified, not knowing whether they we re petrified, not knowing whether they were spreading the virus, whether they were taking it to the people they were taking it to the people they support or taking it back to theirfamilies. they support or taking it back to their families. four weeks ago we

expressed concern on this area. concerned that, while the elderly we re concerned that, while the elderly were being prioritised for testing, with all without symptoms, those with all without symptoms, those with disabilities were not. then on monday... from today, all remaining aduu monday... from today, all remaining adult care homes in england will be able to order the whole care home testing kit. it will mean right across adult social care, everyone will have the certainty and confidence of a high—quality coronavirus test whether symptomatic or not. but it is not everyone because only one in five people with a learning disability live in a care home, the rest like christopher, barbara, nigel, live with support in the community. this has to be wrong. we are supporting a unit where they might be many people having their front door but living in a cluster environment, 60 people, that is not

dramatically different from a care home and get we are treating it as though they are no more vulnerable than you and i and many of these people have profound underlying weaknesses. we should be treating them as a distinct but vulnerable community. in a statement the government said they were listening and were urgently exploring supporting parts of the care sector. but the regulator told us this does not go far enough. what we are keen to see now is that expended into supported living settings, we know from our data they were 134% increase in deaths with adults with learning disabilities. it is critical they have access to testing

and that is people with symptoms and without symptoms. it is only when you test people without symptoms you can probably on an ongoing basis keep them safe. yes. paul and cheryl lived with support from the charity who also helps christopher. he was the very first of 47 people today of covid—19 in the group. they believe regular asymptomatic testing in the community is essential. as in england, the government in wales and northern ireland offer tests in care homes but not to all in the community. in scotland, there is no testing for people with a learning disability who do not have symptoms. you are furious about this?” disability who do not have symptoms. you are furious about this? i am furious about this because we have lost people i do not think we should have lost. the nightingale hospital we re have lost. the nightingale hospital were worried about capacity and tried to ramp up the focus on care homes but still missing the

two—thirds in social care which is supported living and until we get that right we are still putting people ‘s lives at risk. jayne mccubbin, bbc news and as ever, jayne will keep following that for us on bbc brea kfast. travel company virgin holidays has told breakfast its customer will get refunds in full — but it will take up to four months to do so. yesterday we heard how the regulator is starting to clamp down on holiday businesses, and sean, it once again triggered a big response from viewers. what can you tell us? good morning. yeah, it's remarkable how much this has affected the entire travel industry, one way or another. and people got in touch yesterday after the watchdog, the investigation that vacation rental said they would

offer full refunds. emirates, ryanair, last—minute booking, hotels .com, booking.com, pgl, the list goes on. all very different circumstances in each circumstance but many different issues. a lot of people got in touch about virgin holidays as well. delays in getting refunds. we spoke to vicki, he was planning an 11 person holiday to florida but got cancelled. she has been waiting to get her money back and is still waiting. we were due to travel on april three and because of the current situation, understandably, everything was being cancelled. i was offered a voucher or cancelled. i was offered a voucher ora cancelled. i was offered a voucher or a refund and i requested a refund due to the amount of people involved. 0n due to the amount of people involved. on april six, it was confirmed and i was promised the money between 45—54 days, which has now passed. before that deadline, i received an e—mail saying my money was safe, i would receive a refund but they didn't know when it would

be. it's £24,000 of my money and i'm getting really concerned as to when thatis getting really concerned as to when that is going to be back in my account. so, virgin holidays have confirmed to us if you want your refu nd confirmed to us if you want your refund you will get one in full but you may have to wait up to 120 days. they have said that is the maximum period but it could be four months before you get your cash back.” period but it could be four months before you get your cash back. i was going to say that is a very long wait for people, isn't it? what are their actual rights? rights are much stronger than that length of time and that is why the travel industry as having 70 problems. let's have a bit of a recap of these rights. you have the package travel regulations, if your trip is cancelled by the tour company had of travel, you are due a full refund within 14 days, in theory. for fights, the due a full refund within 14 days, in theory. forfights, the airline must refu nd theory. forfights, the airline must refund you within seven days. the watchdog has also said customers should not be misled, pressurised, encouraged to accept credit nodes, they have said this

encouraged to accept credit nodes, they have said this is encouraged to accept credit nodes, they have said this is a encouraged to accept credit nodes, they have said this is a difficult time for lots of businesses in the industry, they are waiting for money back from various hotels and airlines to pass on to customers. the civil aviation authority is looking into what airlines are doing with refunds. they say they are going to say what the results of their investigation will be injune. so it is still going to be a waiting game. we are starting to hear from more businesses that the refund will come, you'vejust got more businesses that the refund will come, you've just got to wait for it. can i leave you with a bit of brea kfast news ? it. can i leave you with a bit of breakfast news? dan and louise, when it comes to the old spread, there has been a shortage, and there may well be a shortage, unilever has told the bbc, because of problems with breweries not supplying as much yeast as before, more of us are eating more at home, there has been a temporary reduction of marmite on supermarket shelves. they say that will be resolved in a month or so. you may notice some of those cells

may be empty, and that is why. worrying news. it is louise's a favourite sandwich, marmite? they get me through most endurance events, marmite. good thing i have a substitute, otherwise i would have a problem. is it the australian version? it is unthinkable. i'm not commenting. we were at chester zoo after bosses told us lockdown had left them fighting for survival. we are told all zoos in england will be able to reopen from next monday. good morning to all three of you. good morning to all three of you. good morning! yes, i'm making friends here, this is benny the rhino. as you mentioned, it's hard to believe it was less than a week ago. i was standing here talking

about the possible extinction of chester zoo. this was because it was facing really difficult times. it hasn't been open since march 21. in that time it has lost £5 million so farand that time it has lost £5 million so far and counting. this place relies on 97% of its funding from tickets tales. no—one coming through that door, a really difficult time for this place. good news, then, that the government is set to announce outdoor attractions will be open from next monday. including chester zoo is a lot of people can come and meet this guy. let's speak to jimmy. jimmy, good morning. you are the cheaper operator here at the zoo. you must be so relieved that this news? you can see the smile on my face for a first time in quite a while, absolutely. it has been a rolle rcoa ster of while, absolutely. it has been a rollercoaster of emotions. going even up to yesterday lunchtime not thinking that we may not open until the end of the summer. so, it is fantastic but we're not out of the woods yet. we have lost £5 million

of income and when we do open our doors on monday, it will be in a limited capacity for that it will be a long struggle over the rest of the summerand next yearas a long struggle over the rest of the summer and next year as well. and since last week, the reaction has been remarkable. individual fundraising efforts, a giving page set up raising more £3 million, that must have helped ? set up raising more £3 million, that must have helped? definitely. it has helped and the last few weeks have been astounding. coming down on the roads, i signs saying "save our zoo." the amount of fundraising is fantastic, it has blown us away, we wa nt to fantastic, it has blown us away, we want to thank everyone who has donated. given the reaction, i imagine on monday there will be a stampede of wanting to come through those doors. there are plenty of measures in place, lots of social distancing measures. how are you going to stop? getting a ticket year is going to be harder than getting a ticket for glastonbury? tickets will go on sale later this week, we will

have controlled capacity so we will be opening the zoo to just 3000 people a day. our messages be patient was that if you want to come to the zoo, you will get here but if you miss on the first day, we have safety measures here as you would expect, and sanitisation units, lots of soap keep your hands clean, social distancing and the welcoming tea m social distancing and the welcoming team to make sure people are adhering to the guidelines in place. that's brilliant. all of the social distancing guidelines are in place. and one thing i have learned as well, jamie, you have to give two metres from the animals as well. because they don't know what animals can catch coronavirus. i don't need much of an excuse, if i'm honest with you, to keep two metres from benny. it looks friendly but a p pa re ntly benny. it looks friendly but apparently you shouldn't go in there because he can get boisterous. he looks friendly, though. and that fence looks particularly sturdy as well. she's just fence looks particularly sturdy as well. she'sjust huge, isn't he! big unit. cani well. she'sjust huge, isn't he! big unit. can i ask a primary school question, how much does he weigh?

tim can help us. tim, how much does he weigh? benny is a big boy. he is. he weighs around 2.5 times. -- tons. he weighs around 2.5 times. -- tons. he eats his greens, that's the secret. thank you, holly, we will be back with see you later. it's notjust zoos and safari parks that are set to be given the green light to open in england, drive—in cinemas will be able to operate, too. we're nowjoined by karen anderson, who owns the woodside drive in cinema in birkenhead. iimagine you i imagine you are rushing to get ready, are you? it's all stations go. we have some facts about rhinos there. i'm interested in the numbers of drive—in cinemas in the uk, do we have many of them? we do now! we

didn't up until obviously before virus, but yeah, we have seen a real research in numbers now. —— resurge. you said you had a rush to get ready, what has that been like? we we re ready, what has that been like? we were due to open onjune one, so, only ten days ago, wasn't it? we are now pretty much ready. we were provisionally booked into open on july four, so, we are obviously ecstatic that it will be sooner. and in the same way chester zoo are expecting a huge demand for tickets, what sort of impact you think that will have on your end of things in terms of people who are desperate to do something? i think it will be busier than usual. 0bviously with people being in their own cars, it isa people being in their own cars, it is a much safer way. hopefully we can fill the void into regular cinemas open again. and are you getting council guidance and information about how to reopen and sort of things that can be in place,

or have you done that yourselves? we are, yeah. the council had been fantastic with us, we have had environmental health and public health help us out and give some great advice. and we have been speaking to a lot of businesses over the last few weeks you are, you know, in real financial difficulty. how has the last few months into yourselves and how long do you think it could have continued before you we re it could have continued before you were in real trouble? it could have continued before you were in realtrouble? to be absolutely honest, it hasn't affected us per se as it has affected us per se as it has affected obviously the huge economy such as the union and eu. we were hoping to open onjune one, so it hasn't affected us too badly. if it had continued throughout the summer season, that could have been a real problem. the smaller and independent enemas affected as well. in terms of this shows you show and licensing and things. i'm a bit ignorant with dragon cinema. how does that work? is that something you could do with assistance on? the way it works is

you get your screening license through film bank media, they are the only company in the uk that provide outdoor screen and licenses. 0ur provide outdoor screen and licenses. our next move is to try to, because they are booked in untiljuly four, to try and bring them forward to the 18th or 15th, but there is usually a period between applying and being approved for your screening license. i suppose the weather will make a difference. the weather with carol is coming up. but you pay for good weather on the opening night? we do. it's really devastating. we have had such good weather and now it seems to have taken a little turn. hopefully it will come back soon. karen anderson, really great to talk to you. i expect you will be paying attention to what carol has to say and over the next few days as well. thank you for having me. it looks a bit cold for the cinema, doesn't it, carol? good morning. and wet as well, louise! a mild start of the day and you can see it is also a

fairly cloudy one. that really is the forecast for the next new days. a lot of cloud around and also a fair bit of green as well, perhaps not the new some of us want to be hearing, but others will be clapping their hands in glee. we had quite a bit of rain as we went to the course of the night. 0ne band continuing to drift eastwards and there is another one coming in hot on its heels. this is courtesy of two weather fronts, both drifting east. a pressure has beenin both drifting east. a pressure has been in charge of our weather for the last little while but low pressure is now taking over. and this low pressure will be with us for the next five days. low pressure usually means unsettled, and it does in this case. here is ourfirst usually means unsettled, and it does in this case. here is our first band of rain moving eastwards. here is our second one coming in from the west. now, some of that will be heavy. later it will dry in the northern hours but you can see across scotland a lot of cloud, they have put on the roads, so there is likely to be some surface water spray to watch out for. in northern ireland, sunshine and showers throughout the day but we could see to rental downpours across parts of

wales and south—west england. possibly the risk of localised flooding. meanwhile, out towards the ease we would still have some of those showers. limited sunshine, a lot of cloud. through this evening and overnight, the low pressure sta rts and overnight, the low pressure starts to think southland takes weather fronts wrapped around it with it. so here it goes, pushing south, taking rain through wales and especially south—west england. it could be reading for you all night. still to rental downpours and thunder and lightning embedded in this. —— torrential, the wind picking up as well, overnight lows quite mild in prospect. as we had through the night, we are likely to see a lot of showers. when taking the rain south et are likely to be across southern england, wales and in and across the midlands. some of those could also be thundery. some showers coming in across the east coast on the dry conditions in scotla nd coast on the dry conditions in scotland and northern ireland. 0n friday, a weather front moving across northern england, southern scotla nd across northern england, southern

scotland and northern ireland will continue to draw northwards and we can throughout the day. then low pressure comes back taking a swipe at scotland and wales. the other thing as it is starting to turn that bit more humid, particularly so across england and wales, with temperatures up to 20— 21 degrees. and as we move into saturday, well, we've got that rain pushing northwards. there will be some drier conditions but they will be a lot of showers and still quite windy. i think you will notice the wind coming in from the north sea, it will feel humid. headlines are next. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: ten million people could be on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year because of the coronavirus impact — a stark warning from nhs leaders in england. another slave trader's image removed as the debate over controversial statues intensifies — labour councils are to review public

monuments with links to the colonial past. calls for racial justice at the funeral of george floyd, whose killing in police custody sparked the wave of international protests. the long queue for a refund — as thousands of holidaymakers are still waiting for cash they are owed, i'll speak to one one consumer group that says regulators and the government are not acting quickly enough to enforce the rules. the threat of football club ‘s going bust has not ended. some may not survive the coming months. it's wednesday, june 10th. there's a warning this morning that up to 10 million people could be on a waiting list for medical treatment in england by the end of the year — that's double the current figure. the nhs confederation, which represents key parts of the health service, including hospitals and ambulance trusts, says it's due to the impact

of the coronavirus pandemic on the nhs. 0ur health correspondent, richard galpin, has more. the report paints a bleak picture of nhs england struggling to manage as health workers continued to look after thousands of patients infected by coronavirus, while at the same time reopening services for cancer and stroke patients, as well as those for heart disease. according to the report, the need for social distancing and other measures to prevent the virus spreading also significantly limits the capacity of the health service. the nhs confederation has written to the prime minister, warning it won't be possible to simply switch on all nhs services immediately and the government will need to manage the expectations of people needing treatments. i think the greatest fear among nhs leaders at the moment is expectations. the fact is that we are trying to rebuild services as covid—19

is still around within our hospitals and within communities, and it will take time and it will take patience to try and build up services to where they were before the outbreak and it will take even longer to try and deal with the huge backlog that has built up during this crisis. the confederation also wants extra funding, particularly for rehabilitation and recovery services for the many people who have been hit by the virus. richard galpin, bbc news. let's speak now to our political correspondent, jessica parker whojoins us from westminster. jessica, we heard in that report that the nhs confederation has written to the prime minister warning it won't be possible to simply switch on all nhs services immediately. it is an indication of the long—term impact of coronavirus? the letter wanting it will not be possible to just switch on nhs services again like we knew them before

coronavirus. the government says it guidance has been issued to the nhs on how to restore services safely and that the department of health will continue to provide the funding and support that the nhs needs but this comes as nhs workers and carers have been widely praised and applauded for their work during the coronavirus crisis and would be politically difficult for the government if they were seen they we re government if they were seen they were not providing the support the nhs leaders say they need. letter also said they say they will start to ease the lockdown and it shows how difficult and complicated the journey out of lockdown will be. the prime minister will take questions later and do the daily press conference to update us on the government strategy. he is expected to say that ensues, cinemas and

safari parks can open from monday and we know that the virus is less likely to be transmitted out of doors but there is a risk that might jar with the fact that yes we learned that not all primary school children will be able to go back to school before the summer holidays and that has caused deep concern and the prime minister will be under some pressure to talk about and give shape to the government strategy and priorities. and we'll be putting some of those points to the business minister, nadhim zahawi, at 7:30. the funeral of george floyd, whose death at the hands of a white police officer sparked global protests, has heard pleas for systemic change to prevent future acts of police brutality. there were powerful calls for racial justice during the service at a church in houston, which was attended by mr floyd's family, friends, civil rights leaders and celebrities. peter bowes reports. a final goodbye to a man whose death sparked protests around the world, a black man

loved by his family, the world, a black man loved by his family, killed by the police, whose death may have changed the world. george floyd was a regular guy from a rough neighbourhood, a father, a champion basketball and football player, a gentle man. his funeral was passionate, political, but above all personal. i just want to say to him, i love you, and i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. amongst the tears and the family's grief, there was anger, reflecting the outrage seen on the streets over the past two weeks. no more hate crimes, please. someone said make america great again, but when has america ever been great? i want justice for my brother, my big brother. that's big floyd. everybody know

who big floyd is now. he died lying on the minneapolis street, with the knee of a police officer bearing down on his neck. some of the mourners wore "i can't breathe" badges, a reference to george floyd's final words, gasping as his life slipped away. the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, addressed the funeral in a recorded video message. no child should have to ask questions that too many black children have had to ask for generations. why? why is daddy gone? looking through your eyes, we should also be asking ourselves why the answer is so often too cruel and painful. why, in this nation, do too many black americans wake up knowing that they could lose their life in the course ofjust living their life? george floyd's finaljourney was by horse—drawn carriage, with people lining the streets. his coffin was taken to a cemetery south of houston,

where he was laid to rest next to his mother, for whom he cried out as he lay dying. a private ceremony, after a very public farewell. the 34—year mystery of who shot sweden's prime minister 0lof palme could be solved later, as the man in charge of the investigation presents his conclusion. mr palme was shot dead in stockholm in 1986 after going to the cinema with his wife and son, sparking a massive manhunt. 0ur reporter maddy savage joins us now from stockholm. good morning. ithink good morning. i think they will be a lot of interest in what is revealed later today. they will be a lot of global interests and for swedes this is something they have been waiting to have a conclusion on for more than three decades. as one of biggest murder mysteries, what happened to the influential, outspoken prime minister 0lof palme,

a social democrat when he went out with his wife and was shot on the way home. more than 10,000 people have been interviewed as part of the police investigation. 0ne have been interviewed as part of the police investigation. one man was briefly child but later release. all sorts of theories about what might have happened, whether it was another loan gunmen with a vendetta against the prime minister or something more political at stake, something more political at stake, something about his anti—apartheid stamps. people wondering whether they may be the cause. —— stand. they have been very tightlipped about what they are going to say but this is a key moment for swedes. the prime minister described it as an open wound in swedish society that the person behind the murder still hasn't been brought to justice.

the duke of edinburgh is celebrating his 99th birthday today. to mark the occasion, buckingham palace has released this photo of prince phillip and the queen. the duke is expected to spend the day at windsor castle, where he and the queen have been isolating during the pandemic. anti—racism demonstrations in the uk have turned their focus on calling for the removal of public memorials which have links to slavery. in 0xford last night, protestors demanded a statue of the colonialist, cecil rhodes be taken down. in london, a monument to the noted slaveholder robert milligan has been removed from outside the museum of london docklands. nick beake reports. they have taken pride of place in our communities for decades, sometimes centuries, but in 2020, it is a shame not pride which is driving mnau to look again at who we celebrate. it was the ripping down of 17th—century slaver edward colston's statute in bristol at the weekend which sparked this reflection of the way we mark the past.

the rippled sent out as it was dumped in the docks are being felt far and wide. a statue of robert milligan, in london, an 18th century merchant who owned more than 500 slaves injamaica, the latest to be removed but this time by authorities, not angry protesters. it was an insult to people of colour, black people, and so today, finally, to find that this statue has been pulled down is symbolic, is a victory. chant: take it down, take it down... in 0xford, thousands gathered at one of the university buildings demanding the statue of cecil rhodes be removed. they say the 19th—century imperialist in africa represented white supremacy. 0riel college, which refused to take it down four years ago, says it abhores racism and discrimination in all its forms. more than 130 labour councils across the country are now reviewing all controversial public monuments.

labour's leader and his deputy were keen to show that stance, tweeting that black lives matter. in cardiff, this statue of thomas picton, the former governor of trinidad, and a slave holder, may not be at city hall for much longer. and it is notjust in the uk where the debate is taking place. in antwerp, in belgium, this figure of king leopold ii was defaced. he's blamed for the genocide of 10 million people in the congo in the late 19th century. transferred to a removal van, andother controversial public transferred to a removal van, another controversial public memorial consigned to history. nick beake, bbc news. we'rejoined now by mora kale, an organiser of the rhodes must fall campaign, and by social commentator and campaigner, patrick vernon.

good morning. i know you were in 0xford yesterday. what was the atmosphere at the demonstration?” just saw a clip of how exciting these times are and that is one of these times are and that is one of the biggest challenges to slavery and racism globally. we received overwhelming support for the peaceful and democratic nature of the movement where we shared, we sat in silence, and we enchanted in support of the value of equality. the plan is for this to continue until there is a decision on the statue? yes, we do plan to continue, depending on what the response is from the university and in particular 0riel college under the

statue. patrick, that statue of cecil rhodes, there has been a long discussion about whether it should be that as well. i thought the statute should be removed. what is interesting as they have been lots of campaigns for many years about removal of the monument which basically brought slavery in britain. i think we should seriously look at it. in 2020, do they want that statue representing the diversity of the city and the university as well? i compare the removal of it a symbolic gesture. in 1989, there was a new start in germany. and in britain, we need to

put our past of racism and discrimination which has an impact every day. to so many people around the country. do you see a difference of putting a statue of cecil rhodes ona of putting a statue of cecil rhodes on a plinth or a museum? the majority of statues in london and england the majority were paid by the state. they were of people found inaudible they are symbols of that individual and they have been well documented inaudible you could put them ina documented inaudible you could put them in a museum but it would be no

different to the information in the public domain. it does not reflect the population, we have been here for many years. cani can i ask you, if the statue were to be removed, what would you like to have happened to it? as we have emphasised throughout this movement, that we are putting democratic principles at the centre of our approach, we would like to have a discussion with all of the resident stakeholders, with the colleges, with the university, with the communities at oxford about what should happen to the statue. so that isa should happen to the statue. so that is a communal discussion that we believe we should have, and the reason for the protest was to be able to start that democratic discussion. so, just to be clear on

what you saw happen in bristol, with the edward colston statue, would you rather that have been done by democratic processes? patrick was talking about it, linking it to the berlin wall or the pulling down of those kind of statues. would you rather it be done by public vote and removed officially? you know, the situation in oxford and the situation in oxford and the situation in oxford and the situation in bristol are different. imean, situation in bristol are different. i mean, they have had 15 years of discussion about the statue of colston in bristol, which went unheard for that long. so that was the response of the community and the response of the community and the people in bristol, to tear it down. we certainly stand in the solidarity with the people of bristol you have done so. i mean, you know, with that approach — what they have chosen to do, we definitely stand in solidarity with them on that. so, we have been

talking about statues, but there are of course other things that are named after people, including streets and buildings and schools. what would you like to have done about that sort of thing? well, there is a review in london. i think borisjohnson should do there is a review in london. i think boris johnson should do the there is a review in london. i think borisjohnson should do the same thing. he talked about black lives matter, let's be how serious he is. and it's notjust monuments and street names, when there is a new monument, there is no monument in britain which recognises the victims of the slave trade. 50 million people died as a result of horrific trade, and there is not one monument. there have been campaigns for at least the last 15 years, you have a plot of land in hyde park, permission from the council, people have been trying to raise money, but

no support from the government. borisjohnson, when no support from the government. boris johnson, when he no support from the government. borisjohnson, when he was mayor of london, he was committed to that project. now as prime minister he hasn't commented. recognising the efforts of black abolitionists, we have hundreds of monuments for white abolitionists, but not one for black abolitionists. they have two statues about black women, mary saint paul, and the bronze woman statue in lambeth. so, we need to have more alignments to celebrate. and i have been involved in the campaign to do the impact on the coronavirus in britain, andl the impact on the coronavirus in britain, and i lost a family member to the coronavirus. many people have lost family members that have died from coronavirus. why couldn't we have a national monument for the workers and people who have died from covid—19? we need to have

monuments to celebrate. i'm sorry to hear that personal use. thank you very much for your time on brea kfast. every thursday for ten weeks millions of us stood in our gardens, balconies and on street corners to clap for carers to show our appreciation for key workers. now there is a call for everyone to come together one last time on sunday, july 5, for a nationwide clap to mark the birthday of the nhs. our home editor mark easton reports. three, two, one. britain is counting down to what it hopes will be a national moment of thanks and celebration for the nhs, but also for everyone who supported the health and protected the health service during the pandemic at the royal papworth service during the pandemic at the royal pa pworth hospital service during the pandemic at the royal papworth hospital in temperature, stafford been on the frontline. but when it emerged there was a shortage of protective clothing, people in villages responded. a sewing circle got to work, using bed sheets and curtains to make for doctors and nurses.

people like dawn, was shielding from the virus in the fens village of which fed. having to make has been wonderful, because it gives me a sense of purpose. up and down the country, people have been doing their bit. and at papworth, like every hospital, they say the rainbows have been sunshine in the rain. that support from someone, knowing that the public was behind us, you know, it gives you strength. it has kept us going, to be honest. the support from everybody has been fantastic. nhs staff club for unity and the community clap the nhs. fantastic. nhs staff club for unity and the community clap the nhsw makes me feel good to be able to do something, and it has been a family effort. my mom has been doing owning and pressing and my dad has done cutting out — — and pressing and my dad has done cutting out —— ironing and pressing. it has been a lot of work, i would

say that. for people like adriana, in the linen department of papworth, the club has been recognition for those who are often seen as the unsung heroes of the nhs this makes me feel nice, good. like i am somebody. i can help with the stuff i do. it's important. you feel appreciated? yes. actually, yes. the lifeboat is the official birthday of the nhs this year is hope or opposed to —— this year is hope for opposed to —— this year is hope for opposed to commemorate the nhs was that the community spirit distilled from this pandemic and strengthening it for months and years ahead. churches and charities, as well as famous and not so famous faces, the hope is for the country to come together to remember, give thanks and learn from the pain of pandemic. someone, bbc news, cambridgeshire. and we are hoping to speak to the head of nhs confederation to talk

about the impact of these waiting lists. they say could got to 10 million people by the end of year because of coronavirus. and we will because of coronavirus. and we will be speaking to the business minister inafew be speaking to the business minister in a few minutes' time as well. live on breakfast. but now, let's find out what is happening with the weather. good morning, carol. good morning, everyone. it is quite cloudy. not just in morning, everyone. it is quite cloudy. notjust in felixstowe, this lovely weather watchers picture, but across the board with your exceptions. sunday was my sun will be limited. we will see some sunshine across the far north of scotland, but for most of us it is going to be cloudy with rain at times. —— sunday's sun will be limited. low pressure is now taking over and will be with us for the next five days or so. you can see various weather fronts crossing the uk today, of bringing rain. this one is moving steadily is good and the second one is coming in hot on its

heels. the second one will bring torrential downpours across the england and wales. heavy rain, too, across north—west england and southern scotland. temperatures 11-16, with the southern scotland. temperatures 11—16, with the wind picking up in goblin later on. as we go through the evening and overnight, across the evening and overnight, across the board the wind will pick up. there will be quite a bit of car around, a few showers. low pressure with its fronts wrapped around it will sink southwards, and in doing so will move eventually out of wales. but the south—west england, you are likely to have some torrential rain overnight for most of the night, and also, there will be some thunder and lightning embedded in that. but it will be a mild night, really, wherever you are. this is our low pressure sinking south thursday into friday, and it anchors in the bay of biscay. you can see the front coming in behind it and the isobars telling you it will be windy. taking a quick look through thursday and friday, it moves south, then north to take a

swipe at southern england and also wales was on thursday we said goodbye to the low pressure, it clears the south—west of england, then we have perky showers coming across parts of the midlands, southern and wales. again, some heavy and thundery ones. showers across eastern england as well. scotla nd across eastern england as well. scotland and northern ireland, something drier and brighter for you. temperatures 12— 18 degrees. then before friday, a weatherfront draped across northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland bearing rain will move northwards and turn more showery in doing so. here comes the rain up from the south, and some of that will be happy. it's going to be windy and cool along the north sea coastline. dan and louise. the business ministerjoins us now. thank you forjoining us live on bbc brea kfast thank you forjoining us live on bbc

breakfast this morning. if we could start, it is but things to get through with you this morning. 0ur lead story is that the nhs confederation warning the waiting list could double to 10 million people by the end of the year on that waiting list. they are calling for extra funding to help with capacity. are there assurances from the government to ensure millions of people don't miss out on vital treatment? i think this is a really important subject, you are quite right to highlighted on the top of your programme. we are bringing more money into recruitment of nurses, of course we are putting more money into building more hospitals, new hospitals will be built. —— 14. borisjohnson has asked his secretary of state for help and across government to focus on making sure we continue to invest in our nhs and social care system as well. we have made that commitment. we will have talks to ensure we deliver

a social care system that is fit for 2020 and beyond. that is all in our ma nifesto 2020 and beyond. that is all in our manifesto and we will continue to deliver on that. it's really important we continue to invest as we come out of this covid—19 challenge. i paid for view not because of just the challenge. i paid for view not because ofjust the leadership of the nhs, but also the front line, the nhs, but also the front line, the nurses and doctors, my cousin is and any neither says —— administers anaesthetics, and those workers are the real heroes of this challenge. it's important that those people are also able to do all of the elective surgery and everything else that they need to do so that they are able to maintain an nhs that is absolutely first class, delivering for people on what they need, when they needed. —— need it.

for people on what they need, when they needed. -- need it. just to give context, this is double, more than double the current waiting list. rishi sunak said the nhs would get whatever it needs. does this apply to this current situation as well? it certainly applies and the chancellor, rishi suna k‘s well? it certainly applies and the chancellor, rishi sunak‘s commitment is there from the whole of government because boris johnson quite rightly, who had first—hand experience of the nhs saving his life, is absolutely committed to investing in the nhs, continuing our recruitment drive and making sure we deliver for this. recruitment drive and making sure we deliverfor this. making recruitment drive and making sure we deliver for this. making sure this forecast that has been put forward doesn't actually happen, that is our commitment. are you looking into potentially continuing and extending that deal with private hospitals to try and deal with this? well, at the moment the nhs is slowly getting back to a place where it cannot only cope with the covid challenge, where we have seen infection rates more

than halved, and we have seen really good performance in terms of recovery, but also getting back to delivering for people with cancer, with other ailments. that investment, but amendment continues. we can do that. we can do that without the private hospitals, we can do that because the nhs has performed incredibly well as a service, a health service. if you look around the world, it is seen as the best of the best in the world, and it will continue to do that as we come out of this covid challenge and go back to a place where we can continue to deliver for people with their ailments. the nhs, because of social distancing measures can operate at 60% capacity and this is linked to the two metre link. viewers will be

monitoring what is happening in other countries. it is 1.5 metres in germany, it varies in different countries. how closely is of the two meet several being monitored because changing that could affect how many people can get into hospital and also the situation in schools. absolutely so the experts and scientists look at this every week and we monitoring very carefully as we review everything that we do, whether it says enter the business department with livelihoods and of course with the health department with lives. we make sure everything is under review. we need to be deliberately slow and careful as we come out of lockdown. infection rates have more than halved and we have track and trace in place. as we

do that, we will be reviewing this and all the things in terms of our announcements today that zoos and safari parks are open so that families have other outdoors facilities they can enjoy with their children and, of course, schools. we make sure the school remained open for frontline workers and the children in need... can you understand why some people might be listening to you this morning thinking i cannot get my head around the fact that you mention schools and zoos and you are keen to get more shops opening and get the economy moving and yet the vast majority of pupils, there will be lots of pa rents majority of pupils, there will be lots of parents homeschooling today, watching you this morning whose children by september will not have beenin children by september will not have been in school for six months. what is your message to them this morning? my message is it has been

tough which is why we make sure we focus on the families who most need the help. we have invested 100 million pounds in the challenge. ipads, and those who do not have connectivity get connected so they could do more of the homeschooling but also we make sure that 80% of schools stay open for principal workers are children and children indeed. of course we have to follow the signs and the advice is that you can only have 15 children in the classroom to maintain that social distancing. we made sure that early yea rs, distancing. we made sure that early years, 1—6, came back. what we're seeing now is schools are not compelled to open up all classes for primary school children but children who have to do pcs is an a—level ‘s will also come back and to make sure that everybody is back in september.

that is our ultimate aim but you have to deliver it in a way that the system have to deliver it in a way that the syste m ca n have to deliver it in a way that the system can cope and teachers... that is the question because... forgive me, the same invoices that last week we re me, the same invoices that last week were basically supporting, people who were saying, do not open up the schools, are this week criticising us schools, are this week criticising us for saying that we are taking it deliberately carefully and we do not compel all primaries to open every classroom and every year group. we are doing it by consulting and working with teachers to make sure we do this properly. we want to make sure all children receive the education which is why we are investing with those children. i can tell you that children from families who really need that education are critical which is why we have invested £100 million in helping those families in most need to get

the education. while going through this difficult challenge. there are other things i need to talk to you this morning but i do not want to run out of time. we're talking about schools in england, i should mention because it is different across the four nations. i was looking back at figures regarding track and trace. lang hancock entre the first was asked about content figures and he said he did not have the numbers. —— matt hancock. we are now seven days on how many people are in the system ? on how many people are in the system? we are currently not publishing the figures because, quite rightly, the statistical experts wanted to be robust when we publish them. the worst of all worlds would be to publish figures that are wrong or change because there are people being tracked and traced and then tested in mobile

locations or other forms. we want to make sure the figures are right. you will know last week, the statisticians wrote to the government, to matt hancock to say they need the data to be more concrete. this country has a proud record to make sure we are transparent in everything we do. we will learn lessons from this, i guarantee it but we will do it after we get through this challenge. that is why i am asking you for these figures, for the sake of transparency. how many people have downloaded the nhs? no, because the app has only been available in the isle of wight and as we roll it out we will be able to have figures to share with you. we recruited 25,000 people who are doing the track and tracing, they deal with 10,000 cases a day. they are already doing their

work and we want to make sure that whatever we publish is robust data that share with everybody we can see how people are behaving and how we are able to stay ahead. either way, for first are able to stay ahead. either way, forfirst time, are able to stay ahead. either way, for first time, because of what we have put in place, we are able to stay ahead of the virus because we can see spikes and be able to work with local government because they are producing local plans for this. we are able to stamp it out as quickly as possible. we have been told a lot by the government that these measures are essential in us coming out of the lockdown. i am trying to get a bit of clarity. how many people have been told to isolate through the quarantine system ? isolate through the quarantine system? you are right to ask and prod on figures. what i can tell you on quarantine, because the border force in charge of this operation, reported yesterday, which i think is

really positive. people are really complying with this. like i expect them to do so unlike the british people did we quite rightly did to stay at home if they can, work from home if they can, to protect the nhs and save lives and they continued to be alert now to make sure we deal with this epidemic, this pandemic. ultimately, people are complying. borderforce ultimately, people are complying. border force tell us they. we will absolutely publish figures but there is no point giving you figures that could be incorrect. i amjust asking when they will be available. we were promised them last week for track and trace and we have not got them yet. what i can say to you is, when we think rightly the figures are robust and they are correct and we are working with the statisticians to make sure that they are, as i

said to you, there is no point publishing figures that are then wrong. that is the worst of all outcomes in my view. it is much better to be certain of the figures and then to publish them. to work with authorities to make sure they are robust. this country has a proud track record of doing that and we will do it when we think the figures are robust. that is my promise to you. nadhim zahawi, thank you for your time this morning. let's pick up your time this morning. let's pick up on your time this morning. let's pick up on one your time this morning. let's pick up on one of the subjects. patients waiting for medical treatment in england are being warned to expect long delays, with new figures showing nearly 10 million people could be on waiting lists by the end of the year. let's speak now to their chief executive, niall dickson, who joins us from london. how do you get these figures. they are alarming when you first look at them. there has been independent work done by the trust and by the

independent providers health network andi independent providers health network and i think the indications art festival we went into the pandemic with well over 4 million people waiting. through the last three months, we are thinking we are adding on — again these are estimates because people are not being seen and treated — but it looks like by autumn time we will have perhaps 8.6 million, quite a significant number waiting and by the end of the year may be as high as 10 million. some of that could be affected, it depends on the rate the nhs can pick up and also on the government renewing its deal with the private sector which we very much urge them to do because we frankly did all the capacity we can get. 0ur message is slightly wider, that we do absolutely need to start tackling what is a mammoth waiting list problem but we have also got other services, for example services

in the community and in primary care and social care, which we have heard and social care, which we have heard a lot of, that are under enormous strain and the ability to build things up back up again is severely strained but the fact that we are also treating covid—19 patients so we have institutions divided between covid—19 and non— covid—19 and capacity constraints and ppe and social distancing. the message has to be to politicians that, please, lower expectations. do not raise them. it is great the people are recognising what health and care staff have done during this pandemic but we need to have realism about how quickly we can build these services back up again and notjust in hospitals but throughout the whole health and care system. we we re whole health and care system. we were speaking to nadhim zahawi a few minutes ago saying that the aim is not to reach projections because we

are heavily funding the nhs. no, we absolutely have to use all the capacity we can get. i am not sure if the minister was referring to the independent sector. i know there have been talks going on to try and renew or extend the deal and i very much hope that they will do that. we need to use all the capacity that we can getand need to use all the capacity that we can get and it is great that, of course, not all of it has been used because we did not reach the level three expected or thought there was case scenario might be during the pandemic but we need to absolutely use the independent sector, the volu nta ry use the independent sector, the voluntary sector where they have capacity as well. we need to use all the capacity can possibly going forward. we have got significant number of staff who are exhausted and traumatised and we have to try and traumatised and we have to try and build up the services while we are running these traditional covid—19 services, if i could put it

that way, and we have to mobilise the independent voluntary and community sector and to work more closely with local government and social care than has been possible in the past. he said that should not have to rely on the private sector. another important question, if you have all these people going onto waiting lists, presumably they are on the waiting list for a reason. are you concerned about the long—term effects on health? are you concerned about the long-term effects on health? yes and we talk about things like routine operations as if this was something 0k —ish, it is not of course for those individuals. quite often, they may be in significant discomfort or even pain in waiting for the procedure to happen and secondly, in some cases, their health will deteriorate the longer that the weight they have. we are nowhere near back to where we were in the

19905 in terms of the number of people waiting or length of time waiting. the nhs has made fantastic progress but the reality is, before we went into this pandemic, we were already facing a crisis where waiting lists were building up and the nhs is so much more efficient, if you like, able to treat many, many more patients than it used to treat but the realities of that the amount has increased, the changes in the way the society has changed, and the way the society has changed, and the people who are surviving, thankfully, who did not survive at all, means there is a huge pressure and that pressure will reappear big—time as soon as this pandemic recedes as we all hope it well. what we are making a plea for is for government to look at funding, to look at the independence that, regulation and freeing up at local level people to find the solutions to these problems but we are also asking them to raise — not to raise

expectations and to say this will all be solved. we need to have a grown—up conversation with the public about what the health service and social care can do over the months and years ahead because it will be restricted and we will be desperately trying to make good some of the damage that has been done over the months of the pandemic. we appreciate your time, thank you. are you one of the holidaymakers waiting for refunds from cancelled flights and hotels? sean, airline regulators are not —— airlines are not acting because enough? we have heard from regulators that airline companies said they would offer refunds when customers want them but

they weren't doing that previously. under the package travel regulations — if your trip is cancelled by the tour company ahead of travel you're due a full refund within 14 days. and for flights, the airline must refund you within seven days. joining me now is rory boland from the consumer group ‘which?’ you've been following this very closely. good morning to you. good morning. regulatory bodies a refunds will come, companies say people just have to wait because the huge volume of req u ests have to wait because the huge volume of requests stopped all of that is understandable, isn't it? it is understandable. i don't think anybody would doubt the travel industry is under enormous pressure and that the number of refunds that need to be processed is really exceptional. that being said, we are talking about millions of holidaymakers owed billions of pounds. and importantly, some of them have now been waiting three months. those are consumers,

holidaymakers, who may be in financial distress themselves, which? has heard from many, many people where someone in the household has lost theirjob, someone has been furloughed, thousands of pounds from these on the day companies, and in some cases they can't even get the holiday company to pick up the phone. that is causing real, real distress for them. at this stage, after so many months, what we need is government action. in many cases, consumers have exhausted all of their avenues, certainly all of their patients. they need the government to step in and get regulators working to act on the worst companies that aren't helping their customers. is there a danger that the 14 day or 17 day rule being enforced, —— seven day rule, companies could go bust if they said we are going to find new, ta ke they said we are going to find new, take you to court if you don't pay within that period of time? the

truth is government at this stage is already seeing companies go bust. we have seen as many tour operators go bustin have seen as many tour operators go bust in the last few months as we have seen in the whole of the previous year. any of these plans are to help the industry, because we don't want to companies to go under. if we go back to travel, and when we do, hopefully it isn't too far away, we wa nt do, hopefully it isn't too far away, we want these companies to be around so there is skin competition and enterprises. finally then, rory boland, on credit notes, abta is saying get the government to back credit notes as a form of refund, not necessarily paying cash, saying we will be able to have customers have a service, but not right now? absolutely. it is one of those things in the plan we have put the government. the problem with refund credit notes is that many tourist

operators are forcing them on customers. when they request a cash refund, they are told they can only get a credit note. that is not on. those customers signed up under the package regulations, and they should be allowed a refund. but there are customers out there who may be willing to accept them if they were financially backed by the government. that would take some of the immediate pressure of tour operators. ok. rory boland from the consumer group which'. so that investigation will continue into package holiday companies in the uk. jd sports has said its 309 stores will open on june 12, not necessarily once in shopping centres because of devolved government legislation there. and the owners,

ofa legislation there. and the owners, of a resting grips at 520 of its sides would not open, owned by simon and garfunkel? that wagamama chain will not be impacted, though. it is 7:50am. how many of you have sat down to work from home, and immediately found a wagging tail or a paw in the way? 0ur pets have definitely made life in lockdown interesting! they have. but the rspca is warning that some pets may experience separation anxiety once restrictions are eased. when we go back to work or school or whatever it is. in a minute, we'llspeak to two experts but first, you've been letting us know how your furry friends have been keeping you entertained at home. you can access things through...”

hope that is your cat that wandered through the window? yes, yes! and the reason why louise was giggling between the introduction was because you experienced this at home yourself? i thought i was alone in being the only person who's dog comes in and sits in the back of my chair. have a look at theirs. this is what happens when i'm trying to reply to your e—mails! ruby is

checking my spelling. so i thought i was alone at this but i'm clearly not. she loves having you there. she does! but they might get anxious when we go back to work. we'rejoined now by sam gaines from the rspca, and her dog flo, as well as animal psychologist dr roger mugford, who's with his dog dave. he is right behind you! good morning. good morning, both. good morning. good morning, both. good morning. what is the impact? so many of us have been alone with members of us have been alone with members of ourfamily of us have been alone with members of our family for of us have been alone with members of ourfamilyfora of us have been alone with members of our family for a very long time. what is the impact on our pets?” think we've spent the last 10—11 weeks, everyone in the house with our dogs, with our cats. so we very much gone from having a full house of people around them 24/7, but we tend to work now, and they will be left alone for extended periods of time. that would be difficult for a lot of dogs, because we know already

anything like 8% of the dogs in the population already experienced separation problems when their owner is not there. so it is a big concern. roger, is it the biggest problem for dogs like dave, would affect other animals as well? no, it is predominantly a dog issue. cuts will probably be relieved the house is quiet. that them to sleep. another species like rabbits and other common pet species are not so affected. dogs are supremely social and missed the company of people. i'm sort of surprised that both of you. if a certain bill turnbull was watching this programme, he would be horrified the dogs on the bed and on the chair. do you think we are letting pets get into bad habits, roger? this dog is a bit vulnerable. he was rescued from a pretty horrible situation, a farm in korea, and now i can watch him panic with a

webcam, i highly recommend people invest in a security camera. you can see what they get up to. very often, what you see as they are not sleeping and being relaxed, but a sin, panting and showing all sorts of distressed behaviours. you've got to therefore train them to be accustomed to those brief periods of separation while you are at home during lockdown. he is having free rein behind you, dave. and, sam, from the human point of view, dogs and pets have been a real source of companionship over the last few weeks, because there haven't been many conversations and meetings with others. absolutely. ithink many conversations and meetings with others. absolutely. i think we don't do our pets in terms of crisis anyway, but it has never been truer than in the last few months when we have all been affected by the coronavirus. particularly at the beginning, we were very limited to whether we could go out or not. having our pets there was a huge, huge source of help. i think this is why we are really stressing the

importance now to prepare our pets for us being absent, for them not to worry while we are there and it's ok for them to be by themselves. and damn, to prepare the pet —— sam, what can we do? well, start preparing now and start introducing the routine your pets are going to have do live in day to day once we go back to work. for example, with flo committee normally has three walks a day, she hasn't been having that while we have been in lockdown. i'm now starting to introduce the routine that will match what happens when she goes back to work, so she is used to that. and i'm also getting her used to spending more time by herself as well so we're building that up very slowly, giving her things to do occupy herself as well. what we will start doing his over the next few weeks, build that up over the next few weeks, build that up so she does get used to again being by herself. and i will be

monitoring her on a webcam to make sure she is happy and relaxed. i agree with roger mugford, everyone should be doing this with their dogs. and if they see those signs, seek professional help. we do have time to help our dogs before we go back to work. roger, 2020 has been a strange old year for so many of us. and it's teams as you have both been explaining this morning, it is going to be quite tough. there are millions of dog owners out there, you want them to make sure they use these measures. laughter so when david doesn't have a ear to leg, he has some sort of help? well, there is also dog daycare, professional dog walkers without much to do over the last three months. they would rejig their businesses. and also, thinking about getting a companion for your dog,

that companion doesn't have to be another dog, it could well be a cat. so dogs are supremely social animals, they must have company. they have looked after us very well over the last three months, giving a psychological support. but with social distancing, dog owners have been tending to avoid contact with other dogs, wisely. this is probably going to impact the social skills of dogs. they will need to relearn social skills, dog on dog behaviours. and sam, your view on cats, they may need help as well, briefly? potentially, yes. we tend to have this view they are very independent, that they don't need people. but there are lots and lots of cats out there that enjoy and value human company. for them, us going back to work is going to be something that is difficult for us to adjust to. so preparing for the

absence of people are something worthwhile. sam and roger, and your dogs, thank you very much indeed. it's nice to see you all. and talking about cats, i wonder how carol's don is going? how has it been? ithink carol's don is going? how has it been? i think it's great spending more time with don, dan. he always runs down the stairs after being asleep stop but it is wise to stay inside today, as you can see from our weather watchers picture from northern ireland. it will brighten up northern ireland. it will brighten up in northern ireland, sunshine dense hours. but for the rest of the uk, it will be cloudy and wet with limited amounts of sunshine. so you can see this morning there is a lot of cloud around, a mild dart. we have two weather fronts, one already progressing towards the east and a second one coming in right behind it in the west. and that one is going to produce some heavy and potentially torrential bursts of rain, across south—west england and

wales and rumbles of thunder. for north—west england and south—west scotland, likely to see some rain as well. sunshine and showers across northern ireland, showers across the rest of northern england, but brightening up in the northern hours. temperature—wise we are below average for this time of year. we have 11 in the north, 16 or 17 as we push further south. through this evening and overnight we hang onto some of those hours but the low pressure now driving our weather sta rts pressure now driving our weather starts to sink southwards, taking its cloud and rain with it. but more torrential rain across parts of south wales and south—west england for much of the night. and again, some rumbles of thunder. and it is going to turn windier across the board for a mild night. tomorrow we see the back edge of the low pressure taking its weather fronts out, so the rain clears, but it's going to be replaced with showers. heavy and potentially thundery across heavy and potentially thundery a cross ove n heavy and potentially thundery across oven england, midlands and wales. as we move across northern ireland and england, drier conditions, even sunshine with

occasional showers across parts of eastern england. don't forget, on thursday it is also going to be windy. then, on friday, a weather front drifting across northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland will move northwards and turn showery. 0ur northern ireland will move northwards and turn showery. our low pressure comes back, introducing more heavy rain into the good morning, welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: ten million people could be on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year because of the coronavirus impact — a stark warning from nhs leaders in england. another slave trader's image removed as the debate over controversial statues intensifies — labour councils are to review public monuments with links to the colonial past. good morning. the government is set

to announce more easing of lockdown restrictions in england, which will allow the reopening of outdoor attractions, including zhous, which provides a much needed lifeline for the uk's busiest chester zoo, making the uk's busiest chester zoo, making the staff and its residents very happy indeed. and in sport — brighton fans will still have their place in the stadium as the premier league returns next week. cardboard cut—outs will fill the stands for their last five games. we'll be live at the stadium shortly it's wednesday, june 10th. our top story. there's a warning this morning that up to ten million people could be on a waiting list for medical treatment in england by the end of the year — that's double the current figure. the nhs confederation, which represents key parts of the health service, including hospitals and ambulance trusts, says it's due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the nhs. let's speak now to our political correspondent, jessica parker.

morning. we have heard from the government this morning. jessica, the nhs confederation has written to the prime minister, warning it won't be possible to simply switch on all nhs services immediately. how has the government responded? yeah, you're right. health leaders warning that they are not going to be able to simply switch on services. there are a backlog of cases, there are exhausted staff, there are funding concerns in the longer term as well. what the nhs confederation is calling for is a robust rationale, they say, from the government as to the easing of lockdown restrictions and a kind of honest assessment as to what it is all going to mean for the nhs and for the public going forward. speaking to bbc breakfast in the last hour has been neil dickson, the chief executive of the nhs confederation. we need to have a grown—up conversation with the public about what the health service and indeed social care can do over the months

and years ahead, because it will be restricted and we will be desperately trying to make good some of the damage that has been done over the months of the pandemic. of course the nhs carers, they have been widely praised, applauded for their work on the coronavirus crisis. politically it would be tricky if the government were to be seen not to be providing the support of that nhs leaders say they need. ministers say they will provide that support. you asked about the government response. you have been speaking to the business minister, names are we. the chancellor, the commitment as they are from the whole government, because borisjohnson, quite rightly, had first—hand experience of the nhs, who saved his life, he is absolutely committed to investing in the nhs, making sure we continue our recruitment drive and deliver for this. and making sure that this hmmfi for this. and making sure that this forecast put forward doesn't actually —— does match our commitment. this is to some extent an

illustration of how complicated the road at of lockdown is going to be. later on today we will hear from the prime minister. but borisjohnson is also going to take the bar is —— downing street press conference to talk about the lockdown. expect to hear him say like —— that places like zoos, safari parks, outdoor places like that, will reopen from monday. slightly casting a shadow over that was the announcement yesterday that schools, primary schools, want be able to see all children back for a month before the summer holidays. boris johnson children back for a month before the summer holidays. borisjohnson will be under pressure today to explain, give shape to the government strategy and its priorities going forward. thank you very much. lots of information. i am sure we will be listening carefully to what the prime minister is to say later. we will be live in chester zoo shortly. anti—racism demonstrations in the uk have turned their focus on calling for the removal of public memorials which have links to slavery. in 0xford last night, protestors demanded a statue of the colonialist cecil rhodes be taken down. in london, a monument to the slave trader robert milligan has been

removed from outside the museum of london docklands. nick beake reports. cheering they have taken pride of place in our communities for decades, sometimes centuries, but in 2020, it is a shame not pride which is driving us to look again at who we celebrate. it was the ripping down of 17th—century slaver edward colston's statute in bristol at the weekend which sparked this reflection of the way we mark the past. the ripples sent out as it was dumped in the docks are being felt far and wide. a statue of robert milligan, in london, an 18th century merchant who owned more than 500 slaves in jamaica, the latest to be removed, but this time by authorities, not angry protesters. it was an insult to people of colour, black people, and so today, finally, to find that this statue has been pulled down is symbolic,

is a victory. chant: take it down, take it down... in 0xford, thousands gathered at one of the university buildings demanding the statue of cecil rhodes be removed. they say the 19th—century imperialist in africa represented white supremacy. 0riel college, which refused to take it down four years ago, says it abhors racism and discrimination in all its forms. labour's leader, keir starmer, and his deputy, anglea rayner, were keen to show their stance on racism, taking the knee and tweeting that black lives matter. more than 130 labour councils across the country are now reviewing all controversial public monuments. in cardiff, this statue of thomas picton, the former governor of trinidad, and a slave holder, may not be at city hall for much longer. and it is notjust in the uk where the debate is taking place. in antwerp, in belgium,

this figure of king leopold ii was defaced. he's blamed for the genocide of ten million people in the congo in the late 19th century. transferred to a removal van, another controversial public memorial consigned to history. nick beake, bbc news. mourners at the funeral of george floyd, who died after being restrained by a white police officer have called for systemic change. the service at a church in houston was attended by mr floyd's family, friends, civil rights leaders and celebrities. reverend william lawson praised the impact of the global protests sparked by his death. i used to be part of marches, all the marchers were black. but now there are white people who know the story, and there are hispanics who know the story, and there are asians who know the story.

an investigation into the convicted paedophile suspected of killing madeleine mccann may have to be dropped, if no more public information is received. german investigators say they need more evidence to take the suspect to court. 0ur correspondentjenny hill is in braunschweig in germany. jenny, what are people saying about this? investigators hear leading the german enquiry into madeline mccann's disappearance have told us they have evidence that the madeline mccann is dead. they want to share with us the details of that evidence, but if they say it is not just circumstantial, it is notjust based on tip—offs, it is substantial evidence which leads them to believe that madeline mccann was killed. but, and this is the crucial part, they say the evidence is not strong enough to charge their suspect, a man called christian b. his full

surname is being withheld for legal reasons. he is a 43—year—old german man, a paedophile with convictions for rape and for drug dealing. he spent a lot of time in the algarve. police say he was in praia da luiz on the night of that madeline mccann disappeared. they have made public appeals for information. they say there are probably other victims out there. they want them to come forward. my impression is that really they are desperate for more information. translation: are investigating good and without a charge. it could end like all the others. we are optimistic it will be different for us optimistic it will be different for us but before that we need more information. now christian b is currently in a german prison serving a sentence for drugs dealing. he is at the stage in his sentence where he could be considered for parole. investigators say it is highly unlikely for all

sorts of reasons that the authorities would deem him fit for release. you good —— you do get the sense to that for them the clock is really starting to take. christian b is the man that has been named throughout the world now as a suspect. they say they have this vital evidence. what is not clear is why the metropolitan police in britain still say the possibility that madeline is alive is open to them. we understand the two investigations are sharing their evidence. they are talking as well to the portuguese authorities, but that discrepancy remains. in england police leave open the possibility that madeline mccann could be found alive. in germany, investigators are, i'm afraid to convinced —— i'm afraid to say, convinced that the little girl is dead. jenny, thank you. the duke of edinburgh is celebrating his 99th birthday today. to mark the occasion, buckingham palace has released this photo of prince phillip and the queen. the duke is expected to spend the day at windsor castle — where he and the queen have been

isolating during the pandemic. you are right up to date with the latest news. let's talk about something we mentioned yesterday as well. when schools first closed back in march, it wasn't clear how long parents would be home—schooling their children for. but since plans to get all primary school pupils in england back to the classroom before the summer holidays have been dropped, it looks like lessons at home will continue for the forseeable future. brea kfast‘s tim muffett has been speaking to parents, to see how they feel about the prospect of more lessons in lockdown. a promising start, full marks for trying, but for this family, home schooling has become a struggle. we started this home schooling journey very positively. we went for it. however, since half term, that enthusiasm has dwindled somewhat. we feel a bit fatigued with each other and, with more workbooks, more of the same, we are very much missing the teacher interaction which i think is what inspires the children to do better.

we continue to work with the sector... yesterday the government scrapped land for all primary—aged pupil in england to return to school before the summer holiday. we continue to work with the sector on the next steps. we would like to see schools who have the capacity to bring back more children in those smaller class sizes, to do so, if they are able to do. what was your reaction to the announcement by the education secretary? the fact that this may continue into and beyond september is completely disheartening and really, really quite concerning. hi, tim, how are you? hello, rachel, jackson, macey and cora. how is your home schooling been going? home—schooling started off really well and then we kind of started bunking off a little bit because it started just... everybody was just arguing. it was just too difficult. too many people wanting too much attention from too little adults. what about accessing

a computer, how hard it that? so we have a computer but i work from home so i end up working on my phone. they all have their own portal with all their lessons on, but obviously they cannot all be on it at once. do you worry about the long—term impact of this? i worry about the long—term mental health impacts, if i'm totally honest. because it has been hard, it has tested our relationships. so i think getting back to a normality of schooljust gets that family routine back. what are the things you have missed most about school? friends. mmm, nothing. at this london primary school, the prospect of managing more children while social distancing had been a major concern. i think our reaction to the announcement is a relief, to be honest. it is lovely to have children back in the school, you can probably hear their voices on the playground but equally

we were unable to figure out how we were going to get everybody back into the building. it felt and feels like a sort of impossible mathematical problem that even as primary school teachers we just were not going to be able to solve. i think it is definitely the individual parent's prerogative and i think it might be actually a good idea with how things are at the moment. it is not a surprise. i think it is very hard, all the work that teachers are doing, trying to place all the kids with much less space, social distancing. family members want their kids back to school but, if the kids are going to be crowded in school, it is going to bring another spate of the covid—19. for rebecca and her daughter, home schooling has gone well. she welcomes the government's announcement to delay the return of all pupils in england. i think it is going to take a lot of pressure off a lot of parents.

you sound like you've had quite a positive experience. what advice would you have for other parents? just do not pressure yourself, some days are not going to be good days, we're all going to have those days where we are just not in the mood or our children are not in the mood and if one day is not going right for you, just do not stress about it, i think it is better to have a happy home life than be stressed about home—schooling. an educational experiment forced upon the whole country with no end in sight. tim muffett, bbc news. i wonder how you are feeling if you are watching that? we're joined now by siobhan collingwood, a primary school headteacher in morecambe. and geoff barton, the general secretary of the headteachers' union, the association of school and college leaders. good morning to both of you. a really nice to speak to you both this morning about this issue, which i know is of concern to millions of people. so many viewers as well.

jeff barton, talking to the government minister earlier this morning on this programme about of the two metres social distancing, and he says it is being monitored week by week. it appears they will be some sort of social distancing still in place in september. there are so many parents watching this morning wondering when they will get back to normal with regards to schools. what are your main concerns? i think my main concerns, and what we heard from the prime minister a few weeks ago was a promise to the nation which set very high expectations but which by definition were never going to be attainable, so what he said is four weeks of primary education for every child. the guidance which came out of that night essentially said the maximum group size you could have in primary was 15 because of social distancing. those two things don't square. how could you possibly have all of your children back if you are only going to have half classes? the government also ruled out the idea of rotors. you could have some children in one day and some the

next. this is a frustrating example of overpromising without a clear plan. if i was the parent with a child in year six i would be saying, hang on, when is my year six children to have 20 hours a week and my child in year four has nothing until september? we have to do better for the nation's young people. siobhan, i know your school has been open to children of key workers. to get all the children back by september, what would have to happen to social distancing and what changes would you need to have? well, asjeff wasjust what changes would you need to have? well, as jeff was just saying, what changes would you need to have? well, asjeff wasjust saying, we really need a fresh look at it. if we are going to socially distance, and all of these signs are that social distancing will be maintained beyond september, then we are going to have to look at these with fresh eyes because you simply cannot... my school is designed for 300 children in normal circumstances. under arrangements for social distancing that halves the number of children i

can bring in in one fell swoop. so unless we look at rotors, there simply is no ray we can bring all those children back. we have been working really hard. we went through a ridiculously high workload when the announcement was made, to try to find a way of trying to make it work. risk assessments and protocols. but i just work. risk assessments and protocols. but ijust was impossible. so i'm afraid what we wa nt impossible. so i'm afraid what we want is for the government to allow us want is for the government to allow us the flexibility to come up with dynamic responses that will adapt to the situation is that we are in. and siobhan, how can you provide for some of the more vulnerable children you have at school? as i become more difficult as things have gone on? -- has that become more difficult? we have got several vulnerable children in school as well as key workers. they kept coming and all the way through. the number is growing. what i would like to do if i was given complete freedom to make my decisions about who my priorities

are,| decisions about who my priorities are, i would like to extend the numberof are, i would like to extend the number of children who we bring in under that category. so to look at the children whose mental health has been affected by being at home, or whose family's mental health has been affected by being at home. if i could extend that category and look at children who are simply not able to access any learning because they don't have a learning platform or any access to it, allow me to choose who my priority children are and i will continue to provide for them. the children that come into us are happy to be here. they are working ina happy to be here. they are working in a socially distant environment. they have got used to it. it gives them security. what we absolutely need to do when the children come back as to allow them to feel safe again and to reconnect within communities before we start putting them under pressure to close any academic gaps. geoff barton, ifi can ask you this question, we spoke

to nadeem is a how we earlier and he said, we will make sure everyone is backin said, we will make sure everyone is back in september, that is the ultimate aim. is it going to be possible, do you think? the only way it is possible i think is a social distancing is needed and class sizes are going to be half the class size, would be rotor. what i would say to the minister is what we are hearing from that head teacher is an example of leadership that we really should have been hearing from the government. we need to have greater ambition what they are seeing in wales, for example, is, what would it take working with trade unions to have every child in wales have some experience of reconnecting with their children before —— teacher before the summer holiday? we could have done that, we can still do that. i represent 20,000 head teachers. we will see the head teachers, unions and teachers having higher aspirations for our children than the government. there will be lots of people this morning who now

know their children are not going to go back to school before next september. what is your advice to pa rents ? september. what is your advice to parents? it is hard for them too to try to educate their children. what would your advice be ? try to educate their children. what would your advice be? so i think many of the parents you are talking to in the vt before we started to talk were very wise. cut yourself some slack. we are living through an absolutely impossible time. we have never lived through anything like this before. and we all have up and down days, were one day we feel on top of it and another it is starting top of it and another it is starting to drag us down. if we try to press on regardless, we want to do ourselves any good. and we will do the children any good either. when we get children back in front of us in the classrooms, we are skilled practitioners. we will get those children back to where they need to be. and we will help them to feel safe again and reconnect. but at the moment, the best thing parents can do within their homes is to make sure that their home is a happy and

safe place to be for the children, so safe place to be for the children, so that they are in a good condition when they come back to us ready to learn. geoff, we have spoken a lot this morning by primary schools, an obvious focus this week. there are lots of secondary school pupils as well. many concerns there but also to have things like exam results, those not getting what they expected to get to move onto the next level. what are your areas of concern there? first of all, the government is saying that from next monday my year ten, children halfway through their gcses, and year 12, will come back into school. the quota system says a maximum of 25% of children can come back into school. it is not going to be business as usual. those year 115 and year 135 who didn't have a chance to do their exams formally, you didn't wave goodbye to the school and all the rites of passage of the school prom etc, they will be worried about the process that leads to their grades in the summer. all i can say representing head teachers and deputies is the process there is not that your

history teacher has put a finger in the wind and made a guess at what your grade is. they will have used a range of different assessments throughout your school career, including mock exams. that would have been moderated by other history teachers within the department. if you have got the new kid on the block as a teacher, the veteran head of department will also be involved, eve ryo ne of department will also be involved, everyone does that. the head teacher will be signing off at the end of that process to say, we have made thejudgment is that process to say, we have made the judgment is not that process to say, we have made thejudgment is not in that process to say, we have made the judgment is not in the interest of performance tables, they have disappeared, in the interest of every child. then statistically the regulator will look across those gratings across all schools. i feel confident about that. what i'm worried about is the year tens and year 125, where we need to know what their exams next year are going to look at and we need a plan from the government in terms of that. lots of people in the same situation, i am sure, demanding and needing information for their families and children. thank you very much this morning, really good to talk to you. thank you for sharing some of the issues you are going through in your various roles. if you don't know when those results are, the a—level results are on the

13th of august, gcses on the 20th. put the dates in your diary. 23 minutes past outcome if you are preparing for a day of home—schooling. last month we heard concerns that people with a learning disability were dying at a higher rate of covid—19, and at a much younger age than other people. well, this week the government in england announced it would extend priority testing to people with learning disabilities who live in care homes. but four out of five don't live in a care home, and the regulator has told this programme the changes don't go far enough to save lives. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin reports. laura, nigel, susan, barbara, just some of those with learning difficulties who died from covid—19. in england there has been at least 560 more. his name was christopher. he was a very, very funny man. and

he used to have myself and the support staff laughing a lot. in late march, as the nightingale hospital began in london, a man in his 505 with learning this ability is dyed in the north of. after they broke down and rang them, they said, let's get on, we have other people to support her. theyjust got on with theirjob. there are absolutely amazing. nine support workers had helped christopher live independently. they went to his funeral. they say they felt abandoned by the government. in march 24, just as christopher was falling ill, nhs england published a document which said, there is strong reason to suspect people with a learning disability may be significantly impacted by the pandemic. yet as the pandemic was nearing its peak, the charity which supported christopher say they received no extra help. we are spending £1 million on —— a month on

ppe. and when it came to testing out we had no access to any testing. so really and truly, the team was petrified, not knowing whether spreading the virus. four weeks ago we first raised concerns in this area. those people with learning difficulties will be at the back of the queue. concern is that while the elderly were being prioritised for testing with or without symptoms, those with learning disabilities we re those with learning disabilities were not. then on monday... from today, all remaining adult care homes in england will be able to order the whole care home testing service for residents and staff. it will mean that right across social ca re eve ryo ne will mean that right across social care everyone will have the certainty and the confidence of a high—quality test, whether they're symptomatic or not. but it is not every one. because only one in five people with a learning disability

live in a care home. the rest, like christopher, barbara, laura and nigel, live with support in the community. this has to be wrong. we have got supported living units where there might be six people having their own front door but living in a kind of cluster environment, maybe with 60 people caring for them. that's not dramatically different to a care home, but yet we are treating it as though they are no more vulnerable. then you or i. many of these people have profound disabilities, underlying weaknesses. many of them are shielded and we should be treating them as a distinct vulnerable community in the uk. treating them as a distinct vulnerable community in the ukm treating them as a distinct vulnerable community in the uk. in a statement of the government said, we are listening to views about how different groups may be affected by the virus and are urgently exploring how we can further support of the ca re how we can further support of the care sector. we significantly increased testing capacity so

eve ryo ne increased testing capacity so everyone with symptoms of coronavirus can access testing. but the regulator told us this does not go far enough. what we need to see now is that expanded into supported living settings and extra care housing. we know from our data last week there was about 134% increase in deaths of adults with learning disabilities. it is critical they have access to testing. people would symptoms and without. it is only when you test people without symptoms that you can properly, and an ongoing basis, keep them safe? yes. who have we got here? paul and sheryl live with support from the charity which also helped christopher. he was the very first of 47 people to die of covid—19 in the group. they believe regular asymptomatic testing in the community is essential. as in england, the governance in wales and northern ireland offer testing care homes would who all in care homes

what not to all in the committee. in scotla nd what not to all in the committee. in scotland there is no testing for people with a learning disability who do not have symptoms. you're furious about this? i am furious about this because we have lost people i don't think we should have lost. we build the nightingale hospital is because we were worried about capacity. we are still missing the two thirds of social care, which is social living. we are putting lives at risk until we get that right. jane mccubbin, bbc news. thank you to everybody who took part in that film forjane. she will keep following that story. let's find out what is happening with the weather. carol is here. what is happening?

good morning everyone. rain pushing east, and more on the cards as well. the rain in northern ireland has pushed away and you will have a day of sunshine and sharon has as the rain clears into the far north of scotla nd rain clears into the far north of scotland it will brighten up for you as well, but there are two weather fronts crossing up, both moving east and we've been dominated by high pressure of late and today low pressure of late and today low pressure is taking over and it will be with us for the next five days or so. here is the first weather front producing all of the rain in the east and the second where the front sta rts east and the second where the front starts to come in from the west and some of that rain is going to be particularly heavy, especially with torrential downpours across wales and south—west england later on and here we could see thunder and lightning. there will be a lot of cloud and temperatures between 11 and 16 with the wind picking up across northern scotland later as well. as we head through the evening and overnight, the wind will be more ofa and overnight, the wind will be more of a feature for all of us and we will see a few showers and the low pressure will sink south, taking the

weather front with it, pressure will sink south, taking the weatherfront with it, so more heavy rain, torrential downpours at times across south wales and south—west england. but as a result, it will not be a cold night and most of us having a mild night. tomorrow, the low pressure sinks south and anchors itself in the bay of biscay and you can see other fronts crossing on the isobars telling us it will be windy. if we pick up on the broader map, you can see the rain sinking southwards and then it pushes north once again during the course of friday and again, quite gusty winds. if we go back and look at thursday in more detail, the rain is sinking south and we see potent showers coming in across southern england, the midlands, wales and into the south—west and some of those could be thundery and also some showers in the east and a lot of dry weather around with variable cloud and it's starting to feel humid across parts of england and wales, but don't forget it will also be windy. as we head into friday, the low pressure comes back, moving across the channel islands, across southern

england, wales, the midlands, east anglia and the weather front draped across northern england and southern scotla nd across northern england and southern scotland and northern ireland will move north, turning more showery as it does so. again, a noticeable wind and it will feel humid wherever you are and into the weekend of the trend continues, remaining unsettled with showers and longer spells of rain at times and and humid. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. delays caused by the coronavirus crisis could lead to a backlog of 10 million people waiting for medical treatment in england by the end of the year. that's according to the nhs confederation, which represents key parts of the health service including hospitals and ambulance trusts. it's warning that social distancing and other protective measures will continue to limit capacity for months to come. the government says it will continue to provide resources, funding and support to the nhs so it can restore urgent services in a safe way.

all pupils in england will return to school in september a government minister has told breakfast. yesterday the plan for pupils from all year groups to spend at least four weeks in school before the summer break was dropped. in the last half hour minister nadhim zahawi, tried to reassure parents that children would go back after the holidays. schools are not compelled to open up all classes for primary schoolchildren, but children who have to do gcses next year and a—levels next year will also come back and, of course, we will make sure that everybody is back in september. that is our ultimate aim and what we want to deliver, but we have to deliver it in a way that the system have to deliver it in a way that the syste m ca n have to deliver it in a way that the system can cope. more monuments have been removed because of their links to slavery, after protesters toppled a statue of a slave trader in bristol. last night a statue of the slave dealer

robert milligan was taken down in london docklands to cheers from crowds, and hundredsjoined a protest in oxford to demand that a statue of the colonialist cecil rhodes be taken down from 0riel college. you might remember we were at chester zoo last week, after bosses there told us that lockdown had left them fighting for survival. well, the prime minister's expected to announced later today that all zoos and safari parks in england can open again from monday. holly hamilton's back at chester zoo for us this morning, and can tell us more. she looks like she's about to go for a swim. good morning. good morning. i'm trying to be quite careful here. i don't know if you remember, but last week when i got in the penguin enclosure i wouldn't say i was attacked. there was a tiny little penguin called hazel who was quite friendly, but i've been brave and come back in. here is one of the main ambassadors at chester zoo and its odd we were talking about its possible extinction, that was the

language used, and it was in a dire position having lost £5 million so farand position having lost £5 million so far and this is a place that relies on 97% of its funding through ticket sales and it has been shut since the 215t sales and it has been shut since the 21st of march on the government had said it had to remain shut indefinitely. a bit of fish water on me here, thanks for that. but the government has said it can reopen from next monday, all outdoor exhibitions can be opened due to the lockdown measures being reduced and it's good news for chester zoo, who thought for a long time it might be facing —— facing closure. mark has been feeding the penguins this morning and you're in charge of one of the sections of birds here and it must be great news. it's a very, welcome relief and it couldn't come ata welcome relief and it couldn't come at a better time. our welcome relief and it couldn't come at a bettertime. 0ur89th anniversary of opening, it's really anniversary of opening, it's really a day for us all to remember, especially after all the hard work of the staff here. it is great timing. it's the 89th birthday, as

you mentioned, a great birthday celebration, no birthday cakejust yet. not yet. 0verthe celebration, no birthday cakejust yet. not yet. over the past few days the reaction from the public has been incredible. it has been huge. massively overwhelming, to be honest, from individuals, schoolkids, care homes, even local businesses as well. just yesterday i was picking up animal bedding from a local company and their support has been huge and overwhelming, really. that financial help, you need it. £1.6 million a month to look after these animals. it is a staggering figure, really, but we will never compromise on our animal welfare here. it's what we do, it's what we lead the world in and we will never compromise on that, so we had to maintain those standards. looking ahead to next week, i've got this vision of a stampede of people turning up on monday morning.

hopefully. but there will be measures in place to prevent that.” should probably add it will be a digital stampede, i should add. what we are asking our visitors is that first and foremost a book online. we cannot let you in the zoo unless you book online. we have a lot of safety measures across the zoo, book online. we have a lot of safety measures across the zoo, some newly trained welcome team members and lots of measures in place to make your visit a safe one and we are already to welcome you but we will do so ina already to welcome you but we will do so in a safe manner and there is ple nty of do so in a safe manner and there is plenty of detail online. we have a welcome video online that will tell you everything that we have got in place and has been in place ready for this day. mark, brilliant and thank you forjoining us. we are disturbing breakfast time here at chester zoo. mark mentioned there will be loads of social distancing measures in place on monday when this place reopens again and we've sent to your plate —— seen plenty of them this morning. 0ne sent to your plate —— seen plenty of them this morning. one thing i will say, penguins, no good at social distancing. we can see that. it's

been brilliant to see you there this morning, holly, thank you very much indeed. glad they left you alone today. no where near two metres. a shamble from the penguins. some of the country's top drama schools have apologised for not doing enough to combat racism on their campuses after being accused of hypocrisy over social media posts in support of the black lives matter movement. among them is the "royal central school of speech and drama" in north london, which is today meeting a group of bame actors who studied there. they believe an action plan for reform is needed to end the racist abuse and discrimination they experienced. we'll be hearing one actor's thoughts on the entertainment industry as a whole in just a moment, but first here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. danny — danny and i, we're mates. we videophoned. shaniqua 0kwok has just been in an itv hit, van der valk, but she was left angry last week when the royal central school of speech and drama in north london, where she studied, posted online support for black lives matter.

for shaniqua, the school was a place she had experienced racism for the first time, it started during a movement lesson. you're meant to comment what you think you see from the body, and you're meant to get a movie title. and his response was "chain gang". and that...was something i felt the teacher would stop. however, the teacher decided to...overanalyse why the student had come to that conclusion. that really diminished me. reice weathers was appearing on stage with david mitchell in the 0livier—nominated upstart crow when lockdown began. his experience at central was similar. at that particular moment in time there wasn't any proper guidance available at central, for whatever reason,

and the person directing that sort of scene, their reaction was, 'well, i'm sure you know how to source those, don't you?‘ and i sort of looked at them with a deadpan face and that turned into an awkward laugh. what happened this month to stop the payments? elliot barnes—worrell, who worked with stephen spielberg in ready player one and was also in van der valk graduated from central in 2012. i'm trying to edge away from anecdotes of black trauma, and black pain, because i don't think what is about, but there's a culture racism and bullying currently at central, where they assume you don't know things. now former students have worked together to write a reform plan, which they have delivered to the drama school. they have a meeting today with staff to discuss their proposals. we want to hold central accountable, and that means that we think there should be an external body that can regulate and really see if the school is matching the requirements of this document and ensuring that these students who are coming in, are safe within their learning.

since people have been speaking out, it has become apparent that it is a universal problem within the institution. so i guess those changes need to be implemented top—down. ijust want everyone to feel like they can go to drama school. and currently, drama school isn't a safe place for a person of colour to be at. central have apologised for institutional, systemic and overt racism, and say they will learn from shared experiences and act upon them to effect transformational change. colin paterson, bbc news. iam sure i am sure many of you will have seen the drama sitting in limbo, about the drama sitting in limbo, about the windrush scandal. we're joined now by the actor patrick robinson who is in cardiff. i'm sure many people have got in touch with you first of all about that programme. the question is, how important is programming like that? how important is programming like

that? i think it's basically for most people, i mean, 0k, that? i think it's basically for most people, i mean, ok, it's that? i think it's basically for most people, i mean, 0k, it'sjust an opinion but most people in this country, that piece of programming was some history that they didn't know. and i think, basically, because we pay for the bbc and it's incumbent on them to put those programmes out there for the whole nation. i think it's important and it's always going to be education that will hopefully change the way the world is right now. i think from those drama students, they are now actors, and i'm thinking, well, i didn't have any issue when i was at drama school in the early 805, but i know in the cohort i was in, there we re know in the cohort i was in, there were only two people of colour in amongst 22 people. and in the year above me it was the same, one or

two. so in one way, one could say that the token side of things that has been going on, now everybody seems to be saying that it needs to be inclusive and, for me, of course, this kind of programme is saying to everyone, did you know that this existed? i think the more the better for everyone. these drama schools have apologised for not doing enough to combat racism on their campuses. are you heartened by that? they are not doing enough or they should be? that they have apologised and given a fulsome apology and said that they are not doing enough to combat racism and that they will address it. great. let's see every institution hold their hands up and accept the fact that it is structural, systemic and throughout the whole world, to be honest. my basic analogy for racism is if you

think about cancer and you think about someone's body, let's say the system is within a body. well, the system is within a body. well, the system is within a body. well, the system is riddled with cancer in the body. and it's notjust in one area, like someone can say, you've got cancer of the bowels and we can whip that out and everything will be all right with the rest of the body. the whole body is riddled with it. i've never heard of a story, a new story that says, people in drama schools are facing all kinds of racist problems, and basically you've got the story on the news now which says it is everywhere. we can find exa m ples it is everywhere. we can find examples everywhere. going back to something you said a little earlier, particularly with your programme and it kind of echoes with what has been going on in the last few weeks, history that we didn't know about. is it really important that it is about education and looking at

things that perhaps we have not known before? louise, ifi had more time, i could tell you that when i came into this world it was the 19605, and i'm in these boxes. i'm west indian, and jamaican, i'm british and i'm english. now, for some, all people see is black. so, of course you have got to educate the people. i didn't know there was slavery until i was 12 years old when i watched routes on the tv. education is key for people to know and believe that they belong somewhere and that they have an identity. so ultimately, when you think about what kind of history we have learned, we have learned the victorious history. the people who won the war is, they tell the story of history. so black people did not feature that heavily in history, but we are still here. sorry to

interrupt, patrick. the impatient is the key, and you start with the youngsters —— education is the key. you start when they are three, four, five and you tell them about this world that we live in, so instead of mejust going to world that we live in, so instead of me just going to school in the early 19705 and learning the nursery rhymes, jack and jill, you never saw any black places in those stories. none. that is what i learn. i keep interrupting you, i've got a slight time delay. i do apologise, patrick. ijust time delay. i do apologise, patrick. i just wanted to ask you, talking about what you learn through roots, and there are changes going on and you say you have never watched little britain and we know it's been removed from streaming services because of the sketches, the shows characters and we also heard that he gone with the wind is being removed from hbo in america and they will

bring it back with a discussion about historical context. would you welcome those changes? well, to me, the whole intervention that people are looking at, re—looking at everything, is good. we have to reassess what has been going on because what it is, i believe, is the young people and i feel for them, because i've been like this for yea rs them, because i've been like this for years for so many years, but you think about young people between the ages of 12 up to 30, those guys are stuck, stuck at home and all they wa nt to stuck, stuck at home and all they want to do is hang out and do what they want to do and find themselves, and they can't. why is that? well, this is what they are looking at. why can't i leave my place and hang out in the park? because there is a lockdown, but they are so enraged by what has been happening in the world and they have got the tools to find out more information than we did in

the 19705. they have got the internet, they've got a phone in their hand, they can look into staff and research stuff and find out stuff, so they can cross—reference things they have seen from the big news corporations and they will check that bit of news. and what you are hearing now is that people are being more discerning about what they think about what is happening. so the quick events that happened down in bristol, i think those guys we re down in bristol, i think those guys were incredible because they were quite discerning and what did they do, they ripped down the statue of the slave trader. they didn't go into the main shopping area and trash places and loot. it is the youngsters. my son is 26 and he wrote and performed a poem which put me in tears about what is happening in the world and it's nothing to do with militancy. it starts off with

him being half white and half black, what colour do you see? that is the point. patrick robinson, a pleasure to talk to you. and people can still watch sitting in limbo, it is on the iplayer. well worth a bit of your time. i have some props this morning, louise. here you are. there is the captain there. can i sit that next to you? is that legal? and we have also got champion of sports here. there is a reason for this, sally. good morning. good morning. what i just realised sally. good morning. good morning. what ijust realised is that on this newly created vegetable patch i might take those home and make a good scarecrow. you will see i am surrounded by football fans, isn't it brilliant? cardboard cut outs at least because fans are brighton and hove albion will still have a place in their stadium when the premier league comes back next weekjust

like this. the paper sit ins will stay for the next five fixtures. we are joined stay for the next five fixtures. we arejoined by brett stay for the next five fixtures. we are joined by brett mendoza stay for the next five fixtures. we arejoined by brett mendoza of stay for the next five fixtures. we are joined by brett mendoza of the supporters club and this chap theories ben thatcher, a big brighton fan, and drummerfor the band royal blood. brett, iwill come to you first, because i recognise some of the places around you. tell me about the scheme and why it is happening. some of the faces. it's a bit of fun for the club to create some colour and obviously no one can come to the ground to watch the game, so we just like to fill the seats and create a bit of a backdrop for the tv. you are sitting right next to dan walker and that's the closest i've seen him sit by anyone for a long time and then a double of yourself. and there we are, we are all there. that's great to see. what has the reaction been from the fans?

it's been largely positive. there's been some negativity but i see it as a bit of fun and there needs to be a bit of light—heartedness in the news, so why not do it? let's have a chat about you, ben. have you seen your own cardboard cut out? you are one of the celebrity fans of brighton and hove albion. what made you want to be in the stadium even in cardboard form? yes, i have seen my cutout. i look absolutely amazing considering that picture was taken during the lockdown. i think it's going to be great. it's going to be strange but i would like my cardboard cut out to have one of those things like a birthday card that also syncs. that would be good. i'm not sure that can happen right now. i don't know if we have the technology for that, but as a fan,

how excited are you about the return of football, and what are your thoughts on the prospects for brighton for the next five games?” think we are all very excited to have football back. we've missed it a lot. i think the rhythm of the premier league has changed and it's going to be strange going back and we willjust going to be strange going back and we will just have going to be strange going back and we willjust have to see. it is a bit of a test for everyone, i think. brett, in terms of the team, one of the things we talked about is that the things we talked about is that the players will have to get used to almost silent stadiums. do you think this might help the players a bit at least if they can look up and see representations of their fans? yes, anything that can help. we are in a bit of a relegation battle, so anything we can do to help, even if it is cardboard cut outs, i don't see it as a problem. i am sitting in

the stadium now and it's completely empty and it is weird thinking that ina week empty and it is weird thinking that in a week on saturday the stadium will be empty for the actual game and it's very surreal. not com pletely and it's very surreal. not completely empty. brett and ben, thank you very much indeed. great to see you. i actually really like our cardboard cut outs, i think they're fabulous. before i go, time to tell you that roger federer has tweeted in the last hour to tell everybody that he has had another procedure on his knee and has been struggling with a knee injury. he's had another procedure and will not be playing tennis again until 2021, he has confirmed that in the last hour. thank you for the delivery of the cardboard cutouts. you are welcome. i think we are going to keep them. thank you, sally. i will find a way of using them in lockdown school i think. every thursday for ten weeks millions of us stood in our gardens,

balconies and on street corners to ‘clap for carers' to show our appreciation for key—workers. now there is a call for everyone to come together one last time on sunday 5thjuly for a nationwide clap to mark the birthday of the nhs. we're joined now by prerana issar, chief people officer for the nhs and kwame kwei—armah artistic director of the young vic. thank you forjoining us, and coming to you first of all, how are you involved and why are you involved? i'm involved because i think we are stronger together than as individuals. what the nhs and what this time has shown us is that actually we appreciate that the nhs has been there for us and we understand that we are better together than we are as individuals. iam here together than we are as individuals. i am here because i think it is important that even though we have lived a socially distant life for the last few months, our social connection with each other needs not just help but we need to underline

it and we need to make sure that it is there not just it and we need to make sure that it is there notjust for this period but for the years and decades to come. we've spoken to so many front line workers in the last few months on the programme and every single time you begin to mention the thursday night clap, you see the smile come across their face. it really has made a huge difference, that level of appreciation for the work they have been doing. absolutely. let me first start by saying my thanks to all nhs staff, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, gps, but also what the 5th ofjuly is about is to say thank you to everybody else who has brought us through this difficult time, so that's all essential workers, bus drivers, teachers, and that appreciation on thursday but every other day during the pandemic has really sustained our nhs people and has buoyed their spirits and the 5th ofjuly is our has buoyed their spirits and the 5th of july is our opportunity has buoyed their spirits and the 5th ofjuly is our opportunity to say

that we couldn't have done it without the support of everyone, the public especially, but also all the other essential workers. what would you like people to do on the 5th of july? come out, clap one last time, and then take a moment too deep in that sense of community that we have all built over the last few weeks —— to build on that sense. have a cup of tea with a neighbour or a glass of tea with a neighbour or a glass of wine, if that's what you like, and also a moment of reflection about the lives we have lost, so a balance between the good that we wa nt balance between the good that we want to keep from the last few months and that sense of enduring community as well as a moment of remembrance for those lives we have lost. i don't know where you live, if you are in a flat or house, or next to the people on your street, from my perspective, my children have enjoyed thursday and going out and meeting the neighbours and chatting to the guys across the road and being part of something that felt a lot bigger than just us, as a

family, if you know what i mean. totally. i live on a relatively small street and i've seen neighbours that i did not know before. i've seen the children run out and wave at each other. we have a wonderful citizen on our street who was running up and down the street banging these plans and the children were loving it —— these pans. it's been a wonderful moment and a wonderful moment to give thanks to the nhs, to give thanks to the key workers and a wonderful moment to look at my neighbour in the eye and kind of say hi. and i think that's going to be really important. tomorrow and the next year and the years after, they won't be easy years, but we have learnt something through this lockdown. we have learned to rely on each other and we have learnt to act in accordance with our national health as opposed to just our personal one. so, yes, it's been a wonderful time andi so, yes, it's been a wonderful time and ifor one so, yes, it's been a wonderful time and i for one want to say thank you

to the nhs and the key workers and to the nhs and the key workers and to everyone who has demonstrated that we know how to live with each other even in perilous times. so much to ask you, but as the director of the young vic theatre, presumably you really worry about your future, or the future. yes, yes. we are worried right across the sector right now. we are in a perilous time where probably by christmas about 70% of theatre companies and production companies will have run out of cash, which means that we would have twofold. but i profoundly believe that this government will not let the last 70 years of investment in our arts, our world —class investment in our arts, our world—class arts movement, fall by the wayside. art, theatre, it means too much to the british identity for it to die and i can't believe, and i do not believe, that this government will let that happen. let's end on such an optimistic note. thank you

both so much for your time. and that birthday of the nhs just to remind you is sunday the 5th ofjuly. that's it from us today. charlie and nagai will be here tomorrow. see you tomorrow.

hi, good morning, welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines: boris johnson will announce more plans to ease the lockdown, with zoos, safari parks and drive—in cinemas in england allowed to re—open from monday, a day after abandoning plans for all primary schools to return. the same voices that last week were basically supporting, you know, people who were saying, do not open up the schools, are this week criticising us for saying, well, we'll take it deliberately carefully. a warning from nhs leaders in england — ten million people could end up on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year. after another slave trader statue is removed, labour councils plan a review into public monuments.