and you can see a special programme this evening — the knee was a symbol act of taking the knee was a symbol of we'll meet again. # don't know where, don't know when. # but i know we'll meet again... dame vera lynn, the forces‘ sweetheart, has died at the age of 103. vera lynn's strongest bonds were always with the veterans she still referred to as my boys. # we'll meet again. the word she sang will endure long after the last of them have left us. # we'll meet again. # don't know when. her singing was a glimmer of optimism in the second world war, # but uniting soldiers on the front line after the last of them have left us. #but| after the last of them have left us. # but i know we will meet again some with their families back home. this little girl from the east town would never have had the opportunity sunny day. if she hadn't have been singing. if my mother hadn't put me on the stage. the prime minister said dame vera's magical voice uplifted the country in its darkest hours, dame vera lynn, who has and many charities have paid tribute. died at the age of 103. dame vera was a wonderful person who built bridges across generations and across people from all walks of life.

we will talk more about dame vera we will look back at dame vera's later in the programme. long and remarkable life. also on today's programme: more than a quarter of people who test positive for covid—19 can't more than a quarter of people be reached by the test and trace who test postive for coronavirus system in england, can't be reached by the test according to new figures. in the first two weeks and trace system in england. of the scheme's operation, it was given the details of 111,000 an easing of lockdown in scotland — people to follow up, the first minister but only about 10,000 says some shops can of them could be contacted. more details from richard galpin. reopen from the 29th june. the foreign secretary has been criticised for suggesting testing those with symptoms of that the act of taking the knee coronavirus and if they are was a symbol of subjugation positive, tracing all the people originating in the tv they have been in close contact recently is regarded as one of the drama, game of thrones. key ways of slowing the spread of and, the inventiveness of football the virus. according to the latest fans, having to adapt to a new way of watching the premiership. figures for england for the past week, almost 6000 people who tested positive had their details are and in the sport later in the hour passed on to the test and tray on bbc news. more reaction to the system. but around a quarter of them premier league's return and the could not be reached. and those who players' support for the black lives we re matter movement. could not be reached. and those who were reached, almost 115,000 were

asked to self—isolate, an increase of around 12,000 from the previous week. if you test positive, nhs test and trays will contact you to trace people you might have infected. and trays will contact you to trace people you might have infectedm good afternoon and welcome fa ct, people you might have infectedm fact, a quarter of the people with to the bbc news at one. the virus are not being traced will tributes have been pouring add to the concerns that the in to dame vera lynn, government's programme is not the wartime singer who has died working well. the test and trace at the age of 103. system that has been set up through known as the forces sweetheart, the government procedures is really dame vera's music came to symbolise britain's spirit falling short of capability. it is during the second world war, conveying hope during the bleakest falling short of capability. it is falling far short of where it needs days of the conflict. to be to allow the lockdown to songs including ‘we'll meet again' proceed. the undoing of the lockdown and ‘the white cliffs of dover‘ united soldiers with their families to proceed. meanwhile, on the isle on the home front. of wight, more problems for the test the prime minister said her voice and trace system. the app, which has lifted the country in its darkest hours, and will live been trialled here for many weeks on for generations to come. 110w been trialled here for many weeks now and should have been launched robert hall looks back at her life. already, is facing further delays into the winter. this, apparently # there'll be bluebirds over...# due to more technical problems. in

japan today, in sharp contrast of it is a voice that has spanned the decades the decades, all this, government minister announced the launching of their the voice of an ordinary london girl test and trace app. it will, the born at the end of the first world minister said, quickly test and trace app. it will, the ministersaid, quickly warned of the first world war who became test and trace app. it will, the minister said, quickly warned those who are using the app if they have an iconic symbol of the second. beenin vera welch, daughter who are using the app if they have been in close contact with someone infected by the virus. and he said, of a plumber and a dressmaker began singing as a child. she took her grandmother's surname this would save lives. back in the lynn as a stage name, uk, there is less work to do as the made her first record aged 19 and sold a million records infection rate continues to fall. in the next three years. this little girl from the east town but ensuring there aren't further would never have had the opportunity outbreaks now, depends on the if she hadn't have been singing. contact tracing system working well. if my mother hadn't put me on the stage. richard galpin, bbc news. this letter of mine is getting to be a sort of rendezvous scotland is moving to the next phase of its plan to ease the lockdown. where husbands and wives, torn apart by war, can be nicola sturgeon has been outlining the details in the last hour. brought together by music. 0ur correspondent, when war broke out again, vera began lorna gordon, is in glasgow. broadcasting with the bbc. what has the first minister been through a forces request programme sincerely yours, she became the girl that thousands saying, lorna? phase two will, it of fighting men hoped they'd meet when they returned home. seems be phased in. nicola sturgeon

although some accused the programme said there is still a need to of damaging the war effort. exercise care and caution and she too sentimental, making the boys home sick. laid out in the scottish parliament, i said, that's rubbish, the moves for incremental changes in a lot of rubbish, i said, areas like socialising, work, because the letter are so thankful shopping leisure and sport. the only for the programmes. change that will take place today, vera was a star but her desire to do we will see restrictions lifting for more took her to meet fans those who are shielding, they can go way around the world. outside for exercise and from they said, where do you want to go? tomorrow they can meet people outdoors, meet with households but i said, if i'm going, i know europe no more than 80 people in any time. are getting well supplied, but they will see a gradual easing i want to go somewhere where there isn't any entertainer. they said burma is the in the economy. —— eight. in 11 only place, you know. days, on the 29th ofjune, factories she kept a record of herjungle adventures in a secret diary. and warehouses are being told they can reopen as long as there is i took my little diary, my little strict, physical distancing measures pencil and just about see it, in place. retail can also reopen on tiny little writing. the day but only if the shop has an "slept on stretcher." oh, yes. outdoor exit and entrance, so indoor shopping malls will remain closed in

"balanced on kitchen chairs." scotla nd shopping malls will remain closed in scotland for now. there is one "a rotten night, i should think so." element that is not there that was it's not being awarded, in the original blueprints, in the you earned it. original phase two section of the it was another a0 years before vera route map for the easing of lynn received her own burma star. by then, she was dame vera lynn restrictions, there is no green and as busy as ever. light for outdoor hospitality, such am i allowed to kiss you? yes. as beer gardens being reopened. the cheering. first minister saying more scientific advice was being sought to guide that decision. it is all in 1995, vera led veterans in song outside buckingham palace to mark getting quite complicated and this the 50th anniversary of ve day. easing will also see a change, the first minister said in the government's message going forward. in this next phase, instead of asking you to stay home, protect the nhs and save lives, we will be and in 2010, aged 94, asking you to stay safe, protect she topped the charts once again. it was a shock. others and save lives. this advice recognises that although the virus is being suppressed, it has not gone i thought, 70 years ago the same away. it is still highly infectious and it is still deadly to some and song was number one and little did dangerous to many. so, a slow and i think i would even still be around let alone have a number one hit. gradual easing of restrictions in

0n dame vera's 100th birthday she listened to the children scotla nd gradual easing of restrictions in scotland but the first minister's of her old school and remembered argument is a patience will reap the biggest rewards and the prize for the singing coach she ignored. going more slowly is a recovery that is more sustainable. lorna gordon, thank you. # don't know where, the foreign secretary dominic raab has been heavily criticised, don't know when...# after he said that taking the knee felt to him like a symbol of subordination, which seemed have when she heard me sing she said, been taken from the tv series "no, i can't train that voice. game of thrones. in a radio interview, he said he'd take the knee "it's not a natural voice." only for two people, the queen and his wife. he later tweeted saying so i said, thank you very he has full respect for the black lives matter movement. 0ur political correspondent, much, madam and left. 00:06:36,454 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 # keep smiling through chris mason has the story. the return of the premier league last night and a powerful, symbolic moment. players and officials taking the knee in support of the black lives matter movement. after watching the football last night, would you take the knee if you are asked to? i understand this sense of frustration and restlessness which

is driving the black live matter movement. this taking the knee thing, maybe it has a broader history that seems to be taken from the game of thrones, seems to me subjugation, subordination rather than liberation and emancipation. i understand people feel differently so understand people feel differently so it isa understand people feel differently so it is a matter of choice. would you, or would you not?” so it is a matter of choice. would you, or would you not? i take the knee for two typical, the queen my wife. david lammy said it was insulting and deeply embarrassing and he is not the only one criticising the foreign secretary. to compare the protest and the symbolic gesture of taking the knee to the game of thrones was too flippant, not a serious and we need a level of leadership that is better than that. people are deeply worried about in charge of the aid budget, doesn't understand the depth of feeling about racism in our society. taking the knee has long history,

martin luther king did it in prayer in america in the 1960s. in four yea rs in america in the 1960s. in four years ago, the american footballer, colin kaepernick, provoked a huge debate in the states when he did it during the american national anthem to protest against racial injustice and police brutality. the foreign secretary has now sought to clarify what he said. he didn't apologise but said he had full respect for the black lives matter movement. taking the knee has become a symbol of global protest loaded with huge feeling and sensitivities. 0ne critics insist their man's diplomatic language from the foreign secretary. chris mason, bbc news. president macron will arrive in london shortly, for ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of charles de gaulle's bbc broadcast which urged the people of france to resist the nazi invasion. mr macron will meet borisjohnson in downing street, where they're expected to discuss brexit, and how to ease coronavirus travel restrictions.

here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. here is a statement in french of great importance to our french listeners by general de gaulle. vive la france! he speaks french. it was 80 years ago when charles de gaulle came to broadcasting house to make his famous speech, urging the people of france not to give up. "the flame of french resistance", he said, "must not and shall not die." driving the general around london in those days was a young englishwoman. 0livia jordan, then just 21, had been driving ambulances for the french army. now 101, she told us how, even then, she sensed the importance of this solemn frenchman. very impressive, de gaulle. he always made use of all that and rather frightened people. i think he was a very good figurehead, but he was no good at organising it himself. i think his wife was rather better than him! this morning, president macron began the day attending ceremonies

in paris to mark the anniversary of his predecessor's historic broadcast. later, in london, he'll take part in events with the prince of wales and award london with france's highest award, the legion d'honneur. he'll also meet the prime minister in downing street for talks about the government's strict quarantine rules for britons returning from abroad. the foreign secretary said the government wanted to open up the country when it could. 0n quarantine, of course, we'll look at all those issues with the french. the key thing for us is to, yes, open up our airports and our air traffic and all of the travel that goes with it as soon as we can responsibly and safely do so. president macron's visit, his first trip abroad since lockdown began, may come at a time when britain and france are at odds over the pandemic and brexit, but the anniversary is a reminder of a time when both countries were united in a fight against a common enemy. and james is with me now.

a huge amount of effort going into this visit, james? yeah, and i think that's because you cannot underestimate how important this event is to france. if you just imagine 80 years ago the country has been defeated, the government has capitulated yet this little—known general comes to the uk, gets on the bbc says, no, we might have lost a battle, we haven't lost the war and he gave the people of france hope and this event event is a founding story of the french nation but as ever there's politics. president macron is facing some political criticism at home. he wants to associate himself politically with charles de gaulle as much as he can and also with borisjohnson, it's a chance to create entente cordiale over brexit and quarantine rules that are quite difficult at the moment. james landale, thank you very much. our top story this lunchtime... tributes have been paid to the forces sweetheart, vera lynn, who has died at the age of 103.

cheers, the boys, cheers, up the villa. and, still to come — the inventiveness of football fans, having to adapt to a new way of watching the premier league. in sport later in the hour on bbc news — 100 days after the last premier league match it doesn't take long for var to steal the headlines. the goal that never was at villa park. donald trump has hit back at his former national security adviser, john bolton, after his claims that the president asked for china's help to get re—elected. mr trump says a new book byjohn bolton is made up of "lies and fake stories", and he's trying to block its publication. david willis sent this report. he's a controversial figure whose hard—line views on american foreign policy led to clashes with president trump during his 17

months as national security advisor. now, in the first memoir by such a high—ranking administration official, john bolton provides a withering portrait of his former boss, in what's being touted as the book donald trump doesn't want you to read. referring to a meeting with president xijinping injune 2019, bolton accuses donald trump of soliciting the chinese leader's help in the forthcoming us presidential election. trump, he writes, was pleading with xi to ensure he'd win. having stressed the importance of farmers and increased chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome, trump urged china to, in bolton's words, "buy as many american farm products as it could". the us government has now filed a lawsuit seeking to block the book's release, alleging it contains information that could cause irreparable harm to national security. this book is full of classified

information, which is inexcusable. former national security advisor john bolton should know all too well that it's unacceptable to have highly classified information from the government of the united states in a book that will be published. it's unacceptable. john bolton is set to go even further in a television interview this weekend, giving this view of the president's relationship with vladimir putin. i think putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle. i think putin is smart, tough, i think he sees that he's not faced with a serious adversary here. i don't think he's worried about donald trump. but speaking on fox news, mr trump denied allegations contained in the bolton memoir. nobody has been tough on china, and nobody has been tough on russia like i have. and that's in the record books, and it's not even close. the last administration did nothing on either.

and then in terms of bolton, he broke the law. blistering thouthohn bolton's attacks are on president trump, his is just the latest in a string of memoirs and tell—alls. others are set to follow, that will examine the persona and the performance of the man in the white house in the run—up to this year's presidential election. david willis, bbc news. campaigners are urging the government to do more to consult people who are shielding from covid—19 in england. national voices, which represents more than a hundred health and social care charities, says there's a danger that a two—tier society is being created. laura foster reports. more shops opening, football back on the telly, and life increasingly feeling a bit more normal for many. but, for natasha, things haven't changed much since she first started to stay at home almost 100 days ago.

there have been really beautiful moments, where you appreciate certain things around you, whether it's just having a chat with a friend, or cooking something and enjoying it or writing a good song, but then it's been really difficult some days, where you don't know when the end is going to be. they four in the end is going to be. they four in the boy boys house. natasha has crohn's disease, so when she learned she should be shielding her partner matt decided he would move in and shield with her. every little bickering has been doing things to exactly the same standards, whether that's one and a half hours it —— hours of wiping the supermarket delivery, i've got to take it as seriously as she does, so she's not going outside, i'm not going outside. the changing faces one says the government needs to do more to listen to people like matt and natasha. it says right now those who are shielding are being forgotten. we must avoid creating a sort of

tuttia we must avoid creating a sort of tutti a pandemic society where we focus on only the wealthy and healthy and young and then we forget about everybody else —— a two tier pandemic society. we have to think about those who are most impacted are at the forefront of our minds and are not after four. the department of health and social care says... the current guidance for both england and northern ireland is due to expire at the end ofjune, while in scotland it's the end ofjuly. the rules are in place in wales until the middle of august. if changes are announced those affected will want to make sure that they are clear and that they are safe. laura foster, bbc news. a 14—year—old boy from hampshire has appeared before magistrates in london accused of trying to make homemade bombs containing shrapnel, in preparation for committing an act of terrorism. he is thought to be the youngest person ever accused of planning a terrorist attack in the uk.

he said he would be pleading not guilty to the charge and is due to appear at the old bailey on monday. the bank of england is pumping an additional £100 billion into the financial system, to find the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. the bank will create new money to buy british government bonds, an expansion of its policy known as quantitative easing. the english premier league made a return last night, but it was a very different experience for fans as the games were played behind closed doors. as phil mackie reports, one group of aston villa fans were forced to get inventive. 0h, 0k. 0h, here he is. the pre—match build—up is socially distant. cheers, mate. yes, jack grealish speaking up for black lives matter. i want to know where he got his hair cut from. i've been looking for a barber for weeks and weeks. but the banter is no different. cheers, boys, cheers, cheers. up the villa. cheers. the punjabi villans have been waiting three months for this.

guri nandra and his family aren't in their usual seats and the build—up to the game couldn't be more different. we tend to organise to go to the game together, so a group of us will meet up, we'll meet up in a pub first of all. we'll then have a few beers, get ready for the game, talking about what's coming up in the game. we then head to the game together. outside the ground we kind of make ourselves known, so we let the other fans know that we're there. we've got drummers, we've got dancers, we make a lot of noise. we get in the ground, we don't stop making any noise, and then once we finish — hopefully it's a decent result — we either celebrate our win or we cry over a mixed grill and a few beers. the game's main talking point was this — the goal that never was, and there was no doubt among the villa fans that it should have been. oh my gosh, look at that! laughter. that's a goal, no doubt. aston villa had their chances. this was probably the best.

but by the end some had found other ways to keep entertained, and the verdict of the new way to watch football? it was better than nothing. i think similar to the result, really, i suppose, yeah — we'd rather have this than not have it at all. and you got a point out of the game, the villa. it could easily have been zero points. it could have and we had great technology and obviously on the day the referee didn't. this was a bit of an experiment for all of you, wasn't it? this was the first time you've done this. do you think you'll do it again? we will do it again, probably with our shirt off. to be honest you're not going to compare us all at villa park to us on phones, never. no, it's not the same. it's nice to see everyone but it's not going to be the same as going into the crowd, getting the atmosphere. thanks, guys, thanks, everybody. i'll say goodbye to you now. see you later. up the villa. phil mackie, bbc news, stourbridge.

let's talk more about dame vera lynn. 0ur correspondences in ditchling, east sussex, where she lived. a place she lived for many decades and many people are sad, having known her all those years. 0ne having known her all those years. one of her close friend here is gordon bain, who we've come across this morning. gordon, you've met her, you've known herfor many decades. what was she like? vera was a lovely person, she was seen around the village regularly and would have conversations with village members with no airs and graces. she was a lovely person. you once saw her singing person? i did, yes, it wasn't onstage, it was at her home andi wasn't onstage, it was at her home and i think the occasion was her 95th birthday. they had invited an act to sing along for the man vera joined in and i remember it was the

white cliffs of dover she was singing. and you are going to see her daughter and son—in—law this afternoon to talk about the arrangements for the funeral. yes, ina arrangements for the funeral. yes, in a couple of hours i'm going to see tom and vergini and see what the arrangements are and where i can help and the funeral should be about three weeks from now. she will be greatly missed. she will be greatly missed, she was a great personality in the village. thank you very much indeed, those arrangements are in place for the funeral. everybody who you speak to in the village say they know vera lynn, they saw her around the shops, one lady has been here for 88 years and says she is known dame vera for all those years and she says she'll be greatly missed not only by the village but also by the nation as well. duncan, thank you, duncan kennedy and east sussex. and you can see a special programme this evening — a tribute to dame vera lynn, that's on bbc one at 7.30. time for a look at the weather.

here is helen willetts. some parts of south—east england had about a month's worth of rain overnight and into this morning, so touch and go for the commemoratives fly— past touch and go for the commemoratives fly—past in london later this afternoon. this was west holland park about half an hour ago. the rain has eased, the rain eating further east as well and we are starting to see some sunshine materialise. this is the satellite picture. if i put the radar on you can see the rain is extensive along the m4 corridor and northwards, so it's going to be a slow improvement in conditions. yes, we will see more sunshine coming through across east anglia, into the midlands and the south—east, but that is already encouraging some torrential downpours not far away from the channel coast. they will