hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the european commission recommends easing restrictions to allow more travellers this summer. but as a number of european countries begin to ease coronavirus lockdowns, there's a growing debate about how much travel should be allowed. us secretary of state antony blinken meets the british foreign secretary ahead of the g7 gathering in london. coronavirus, afghanistan and threats from russia and china were on the agenda there's nothing quite like being face—to—face — or sometimes mask—to—mask —

and i'm particularly pleased we've had an opportunity to do that here today and this will extend on for the next few days. india's supreme court orders the government to deliver oxygen to delhi. we'll speak to an expert about when the country's second wave of coronavirus will begin to subside and warnings of a sharp rise in hate crimes against people with asian backgrounds since the start of the pandemic here in the uk. there's disagreement on whether nonessential travel to europe should resume. this is the view from the top of the european union. the commission is proposing to ease restrictions on nonessential travel to the eu to take into account the progress of vaccination campaigns and developments in the epidemiological logical situation worldwide, while addressing variants through the new emergency brake mechanism.

among the main changes, we proposed to allow entry to the eu for nonessential reasons, not only for all persons coming from countries with a great epidemiological situation but also for all people have received the last recommended dose of an eu—authorised vaccine. so, that's the eu's view. for its part, england is set to resume international travel from 17 may and it will use a traffic light system to set restrictions according to a countries covid rates. here's borisjohnson. ido i do think it's important to be cautious_ i do think it's important to be cautious in_ i do think it's important to be cautious in this. we do want to do some _ cautious in this. we do want to do some opening up on may the 17th but i don't _ some opening up on may the 17th but i don't think— some opening up on may the 17th but i don't think the people of this idon't think the people of this country— i don't think the people of this country want to see an influx of disease — country want to see an influx of disease from anywhere else. i certainly — disease from anywhere else. i certainly don't and we have to be very. _ certainly don't and we have to be very. very— certainly don't and we have to be very, very tough and as cautious as we can— very, very tough and as cautious as we can while — very, very tough and as cautious as we can while we continue to open up. should _ we can while we continue to open up. should people be planning for holidays yet? we

should people be planning for holidays yet?— holidays yet? we will saying morrison as _ holidays yet? we will saying morrison as we _ holidays yet? we will saying morrison as we can. - holidays yet? we will saying morrison as we can. there l holidays yet? we will saying i morrison as we can. there will holidays yet? we will saying - morrison as we can. there will be some _ morrison as we can. there will be some opening up on the 17th but we had to— some opening up on the 17th but we had to he _ some opening up on the 17th but we had to be cautious and sensible and make _ had to be cautious and sensible and make sure — had to be cautious and sensible and make sure we don't see the virus coming _ make sure we don't see the virus coming back in. some members of parliament here in the uk don't agree with this approach. here's more from our political correspondent, jonathan blake. mps on the all party parliamentary group for coronavirus and informal cross party grouping say it's staggering ministers are even considering encouraging people to go on holiday anywhere this summer. they say there will also inevitably lead to further lockdowns and for the loss of life. specifically, their concerns around airport arrivals halls and travellers from different destinations mixing there, warning that can become a breeding ground for infection. also the test and isolate system not being robust enough and also the issue of fake covid test certificates possibly allowing people to travel without a genuine negative results. despite all those concerns, the indications are that the government is going to

later this week confirmed that some international travel will be allowed to from may the 17th. we don't know which countries will be classed as green in the traffic light system, that's where isolation won't be required after returning. one of the possible places is portugal. as you can see from this graph of case numbers, as you can see from this they've falled dramatically. gary search owns two bars there. we're looking forward to always trade in may orjune. it's much more exciting, we feel much more optimistic, the picture seems much clearer. wejust optimistic, the picture seems much clearer. we just have to wait and be patient. the levels are low, we're in stage four, basically one stage from being completely open. we are allowed ten to a table outside, six inside. it's very quickly returning to normal, as it is in the uk, albeit on a different rule basis. we

haven't taken any money since october 2019, the end of our last summer season. we had two weeks throughout the whole summer where we took anything in your normal and we've just been sitting here waiting ever since. are a opening up, we're just waiting for the tourists. resuming travel is being considered because coronavirus rates are now low across much of europe. let's look at that in more detail, starting with hugh schofield in paris. todayis today is the start of a process of coming out of confinement here in france. not that much is going to actually change today apart from possibly the hundreds of thousands of teenagers who are going back to school after a period of home—schooling. the end of the tenkm rule as well, meaning we can travel further than that from our homes but a curfew remains in place. the big change in france is going to be in

just a couple of weeks when terraces and cafes and restaurants can open, as well as nonessential shops and cinemas and museums, and that's when itching i'm going to see a return it to city life on the streets, here in the champs—elysee. to city life on the streets, here in the champs-elysee.— the champs-elysee. slowly but surel , the champs-elysee. slowly but surely. life _ the champs-elysee. slowly but surely, life is _ the champs-elysee. slowly but surely, life is beginning - the champs-elysee. slowly but surely, life is beginning to - the champs-elysee. slowly but i surely, life is beginning to return to normal here, but like everywhere, it is a new normal with rules and regulations. hairdressers and nail salons can begin serving customers from today but they must present proof of vaccination or a negative test certificates. all shops can reopen today but only in those regions with favourable infection numbers. in a few weeks' time, outdoor dining at reopen as well as beer gardens, although the latter had been doing a roaring and semi—legal trait already for weeks. behind it is the main shopping

street in the hague and last week all nonessential shops and outdoor seating areas and cafes and restaurants were allowed to reopen but that went against the advice of the scientists advising the government, who said it was too soon to relax the rules. some hospitals have reached capacity and their intensive care units, have others have stopped admitting new patients and others have delayed, postponed or even cancelled routing cancer and heart operations because they're so overwhelmed with covid patients. tonight, the dutch government was due to hold a press conference and expected to announce that zoos, museums and gyms could reopen on the 11th of may but that now has been postponed. the streets are really divided between those who have covid fatigue, business owners desperate to reopen and to be allowed to save their livelihoods and people who are afraid that was only about 5 million people vaccinated, covid still poses

a considerable risk to dutch society. the us secretary of state anthony blinken is in london today to meet g7 foreign ministers. the g7 is a group of some of the world's weathliest countries and this is the first in—person meeting these foreign ministers have had in two years. here is mr blinken with the uk's foreign secretary dominic raab. top of the agenda was china, in particular the way in which the us handles its diplomacy with beijing. is not our purpose to try to contain it china or to hold chinatown, once we are trying to do is to uphold the international rules based order that our countries have invested so much in over so many decades to the benefit, i would argue, notjust of our own citizens but people around the world, including china. secretary blinken also spoke about the growing challenge from china in an interview with cbs's 60 minutes.

what we've witness over the last several years is china and more oppressively at home and more aggressively abroad. as well as the g7, foreign ministers from the so—called quad are taking part. the is japan — already in the g7 — plus australia, south korea and india, they also attended. these countries are seen as a counterbalance to china's growing influence in the indo—pacific region. but for that to work for us interests, the us is going to need to co—ordinate its allies in a way the trump administration did not. leslie vinjamuri is from the think tank chatham house. a concern is that, over the past several years, that alignment has really taken several years, that alignment has really ta ken a several years, that alignment has really taken a battering, that we haven't seen coordinated policies, it's been very clear that the trump administration was not working well with its european partners. so, really altering that as a baseline for moving forward to cooperate with china is key.

let's go further into the differences between the trump approach to china and the biden approach. our 0ur correspondence our correspondence from bbc china is with us. how would you categorise that the shift in america's handling of china? we that the shift in america's handling of china? ~ , �* of china? we see the biden adminstration _ of china? we see the biden adminstration is _ of china? we see the biden adminstration is trying - of china? we see the biden adminstration is trying to l of china? we see the biden - adminstration is trying to pursue a more strategic approach when it comes to china. we see more emphasis on upholding values in us foreign policy in the current administration. also more emphasis on strengthening cooperation with america's allies and as you saw in the interview, mr blinken gave to cbs, he mentions china is becoming more aggressive internationally and it is no coincidence that mr blinken gave critical comments to china right before he attends a g7 meeting where china is likely to be one of the key issues in discussion on the

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china in the 21st century. so we are seeing less confrontational issues on the news headlines with certainty and competition with china remains. how do you read how the chinese have responded to the shift in approach? china would argue that the us is the bully here that is trying to separate the world by drawing a line between us allies and other countries and using coercion in its diplomacy. at the same time, china is cautiously watching what kind of china policy the biden adminstration will implements. so although there is discussion about the strategic framework of the current administration's china policy, we have seen very little of substance. in that regards, pacing is carefully watching. in that regards, pacing is carefully watchinu. . ~ in that regards, pacing is carefully watchinu. ., ~ , ., , in that regards, pacing is carefully watchinu. ., ~' , . the american troop withdrawal from afghanistan was also discussed.

there are currently between 2,500 and 3,000 american troops in afghanistan. the us is now in the final stages of the withdrawal, which will be completed on september 11th, exactly 20 years since the attack on the twin towers. senior officials in the uk defence establishment and the uk government went on record against that decision by the us. it was quite a rare example of the two allies disagreeing in public on a joint military deployment. the concern being voiced is that the withdrawal of troops could be followed by an increase in violence. this was antony blinken on that. we are very focused on a deliberate, safe and orderly drawdown of our forces. we've made absolutely clear at as we withdraw our forces from afghanistan, we will protect them

and, if they are attacked, we will take decisive action in response. here's paul adams on how that decision by the us to pull out it troops went down with its allies. that took everyone by surprise, it did not seem to be the result of the kind of cooperation and consultation which the two men are talking about so much at the moment is. i think there is a bit of an effort to repair that damage. particular here in the uk where, as you say, there are a number of quite senior figures, senior political and military figures, questioning the wisdom of this withdrawal, the way it's being conducted, the speed with which it's going to happen. i think antony blinken felt it necessary to say that this was not the end of the united states' involvement in afghanistan, it would continue to work with its partners to promote some kind of dialogue between the government of afghanistan and the

taliban and to make sure support for afghanistan's military was afg hanistan�*s military was maintained. afghanistan's military was maintained. of course, there are a lot of people who say this will unravel rather spectacularly after the american—late withdrawal later this year. we won't know that unless it happens but i think that was an area where he felt he needed perhaps to repair a little bit of damage. it was worth noticing the general atmosphere and warm tone between the two men. and there was renewed focus from the secretary of state on the relationship between the us and the uk. that special relationship is enduring, it's that special relationship is enduring, its effective, dynamic and close to the hearts of the american people. the work we do together serves our people's interest across a vast array of interests. let's finish with more from paul adams on how those warm words were received by anthony blinken�*s

hosts here in london. i sure it would have been greeted with powers of in whitehall, exactly the kind of language that british officials see with almost unseemly anxiety to seek out any time there is a high—level meeting between the united states and the uk. the true fact of the matter is that the us has special relationships with all sorts of countries, we are just one of them. but it is a very long relationship, a very deep relationship, a very deep relationship and one that it takes all sorts of forms and so i don't think it would have been, there is no cost to antony blinken it to massage dominic raab's ego just a little bit in london. india continues to struggle with severe oxygen shortages as it tackles the pandemic. also, its overall number of cases is approaching 20 million and on sunday, it recorded its highest daily death toll, 3689.

also, its supreme court ordered the federal government to supply oxygen to hospitals in to delhi by monday evening. and india's railways minister has tweeted this video of what's been dubbed the oxygen express, a train carrying oxygen tankers heading to delhi. and there's no doubting the urgency. in delhi, 12 people are alleged to have died from a lack of oxygen over the weekend. there have been other reports of oxygen shortages causing deaths. here's more from divya arya. this is something we witnessed in delhi over the last week, where hospitals have been sending out sos messages because they have run out of oxygen and unfortunately, patients have died because they haven't got the supply and time. we're seeing allegedly a similar incident any hospital in another part of the country where it has been alleged that more than a two

dozen people died after an oxygen shortage impacted the supply that they needed to survive. the hospital has told us that 12 of these patients were covered positive patients were covered positive patients and others were ailing from other diseases. they have yet admitted that all the deaths are because of oxygen shortage that they did admit there has been a shortage of oxygen. an inquiry has been called into the incidents. and several of delhi's hospitals have been pleading for supplies over social media. here's one example. this tweet reads... on monday delhi authorities have also asked the army to set up covid facilities and intensive care units. and all of this is happening as the results from several state elections come in. this is the washington post columnist and government critic rana ayyub in mumbai.

it feels like we were operating in two different worlds, where in social media hype people begging for oxygen, hospitals begging for oxygen, hospitals begging for oxygen, whereas the government led by the renter mode it was leading elections. the bgp election page was live tweeting the rallies which it said was a festival of democracy with thousands of unmasked people. but there is clearly a lot of public support for mr modi still. his bjp party may have lost that election in west bengal. but it increased its number of seats. it had hoped to do even better, and win outright. that didn't however happen. one analyst tweeted. . ..

he is referring to india's only woman chief minister, mamata banerjee — she's a fierce modi critic. naredra modi has been accused of focusing on polls rather than the pandemic. and he has resisted imposing a national shutdown even though some individual states have imposed restrictions. and america's leading scientist on covid has this warning. the most important thing immediately is to get more oxygen supplies, get medication, get ppe, those kinds of things. but also, one of the immediate things to do is to essentially call a shutdown of the country. if you shut down — you don't have to shut down for six months, you could shut down temporarily to put a end to the cycle of transmission. the argument isn't open and shut for

a lot of people. last year a national lockdown was largely disruptive to the indian economy. this time round many experts, as well as members of the ruling bjp party, are saying another lockdown could hit both the economy and job market as hard. i wanted to show this model by an independent global health research center at the university of washington. it predicts that the number of daily virus deaths will only peak around may in the worst—case scenario — that's represented by the dotted orange line. by august 1st, they predict, the number of coronavirus deaths will surpass a million. let's speak now to the director of the institute for health metrics and evaluation at the university of washington, dr christopher murray. thank you very much, why do you think it may still take several weeks before the pandemic peaks in india? we think infections are probably, orwe india? we think infections are probably, or we hope, india? we think infections are probably, orwe hope, peaking india? we think infections are probably, or we hope, peaking about now and that is partly because of

some of the state lockdowns, partly because many states like delhi it came into this second surge already with a huge fraction of the population previously infected, 75% in some cases in delhi. the combination of lockdowns, some past exposure, it means we think transmission will be peaking but it takes about three weeks from that peak for deaths to peak. so we do expect the consequences of this huge transmission to lead to much higher daily death tolls in the next few weeks. i daily death tolls in the next few weeks. . , daily death tolls in the next few weeks. ., , ., , ., weeks. i was mentioning your calculation — weeks. i was mentioning your calculation around _ weeks. i was mentioning your calculation around deaths - weeks. i was mentioning your| calculation around deaths that weeks. i was mentioning your - calculation around deaths that india could reachi million by august, help us understand that a little better? ., ., , better? unfortunately, given the exlosive better? unfortunately, given the explosive rise _ better? unfortunately, given the explosive rise of _ better? unfortunately, given the explosive rise of cases _ better? unfortunately, given the explosive rise of cases in - better? unfortunately, given the explosive rise of cases in the - better? unfortunately, given the| explosive rise of cases in the last few weeks, really most parts of india, we think deaths per day will get over 10,000, maybe

india, we think deaths per day will get over10,000, maybe 12,000 india, we think deaths per day will get over 10,000, maybe 12,000 deaths per day, unfortunately, towards the end of the month. even if they do start to come down from those huge numbers, it adds up to a tremendous death toll in the country between now and august. haifa death toll in the country between now and august.— death toll in the country between now and august. how do you observe what's happening _ now and august. how do you observe what's happening in _ now and august. how do you observe what's happening in india _ now and august. how do you observe what's happening in india versus - now and august. how do you observe what's happening in india versus how| what's happening in india versus how the pandemic is manifesting itself in other countries which have been very badly affected? right in other countries which have been very badly affected?— very badly affected? right now, aloball , very badly affected? right now, globally. the — very badly affected? right now, globally, the two _ very badly affected? right now, globally, the two big _ very badly affected? right now, globally, the two big centres . very badly affected? right now, j globally, the two big centres for covid transition are of the epidemic that's related to the brazilian variant in brazil and neighbouring countries, that's still ongoing. and there's a huge surge in india that was also affecting pakistan and bangladesh, but those seem to have slowed and bangladesh seems to have turned and just coming down. because of the two main places globally. india is driving global transmission

of the virus to levels that we haven't seen ever before in the pandemic at a global level. i was sa in: pandemic at a global level. i was saying that _ pandemic at a global level. i was saying that there _ pandemic at a global level. i was saying that there is _ pandemic at a global level. i was saying that there is a _ pandemic at a global level. i was saying that there is a disagreement in india between those like mr modi who favour regional and local restrictions and those who favour a national lockdown is the only way of properly containing this second wave. do you have a view on which would be most effective? the wave. do you have a view on which would be most effective?— would be most effective? the one thing we've _ would be most effective? the one thing we've learned _ would be most effective? the one thing we've learned throughout i would be most effective? the one | thing we've learned throughout this pandemic, it will keep learning at country by country, is that the social distancing measures do work and when you are in the throes of an epidemic, as april has been and now may, the right thing to do... between states in a country, national lockdown make a lot of sense. similarly, where transmission

is... notjust a very few communities. ii is. .. notjust a very few communities.— is... notjust a very few communities. ., , ., , ., communities. if that is what you advocate when _ communities. if that is what you advocate when there _ communities. if that is what you advocate when there is - communities. if that is what you advocate when there is a - communities. if that is what you advocate when there is a spike l communities. if that is what you | advocate when there is a spike in infections what about in europe at the moment where infection rates are decreasing and have done so for a number of weeks and there is debate over nonessential international travel? ., . ., travel? the great concern that we all have is — travel? the great concern that we all have is that _ travel? the great concern that we all have is that the _ travel? the great concern that we all have is that the speed - travel? the great concern that we all have is that the speed of - travel? the great concern that we all have is that the speed of the l all have is that the speed of the epidemic in india, in places like delhi where 75% were previously infected, means it's an escape variant, likely what's driving this is the new variant, we are not 100 per censure but that is most likely, and that is able to infect people even if they have already had the virus. all of which means the precautionary principle would say is that we should be very careful and restrict travel from any place where those righteous man could come from.

thank you very much. different calculation is being considered in india and in europe at the moment. i'll be back in a couple of minutes with more of the bigger stories from around the world. it was drierfor longer it was drier for longer but a far cry from the 25 degrees we had this time last year. for many, with the cloud and rain tumbling down, temperatures in the afternoon were around 8 degrees. we had the rain earlier in northern ireland, sunshine and the afternoon giving the temperature is a bit of a boost but for many, underneath that cloud, a cold bank holiday monday. you can see this coming in with the centre of the low pressure, that is the

driver of the weather, continue to push eastwards and taking the rain down towards... winds across parts of east wales in southern england, round the coast, cost up to 50mph. the centre of the low will work its way out into the north sea, persistent rain clearing away in easton area as the wind direction changes, we continue to feed and rain... last night in scotland and northern england, and should be forestry overnight given the strength of the wind. still want to start tomorrow, especially down the north sea coasts. the winds will ease a bit but sunshine and showers, perhaps long spells of rain into northern ireland and northern england, down into the midlands in the wind and temperatures in scotland, despite some sunshine, no better than 8 degrees. highest temperatures in southern england and wales, 13, here drierand more temperatures in southern england and wales, 13, here drier and more in the way of sunshine. showers

following that area of low pressure moving away from the uk... were still maintaining that cold feel into wednesday and beyond. some sunshine around on wednesday, not as windy, more showers breaking out, again wintry over the high ground in scotland and in the afternoon, most uppish showers across the east and possibly the worst but temperatures well below par for this time of year. it won't feel so chilly until thursday as the winds continue to ease. more cloud and southern parts of england and wales, rain may be at the english channel but those shower is moving southwards and also into northern england on thursday. are not rising much at all, 11 celsius the high.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the european commission recommends easing restrictions to allow more travellers in for summer. but as a number of european countries begin to ease coronavirus lockdowns, there's a growing debate about how much travel should be allowed. us secretary of state antony blinken meets his british counterpart ahead of a g7 gathering in london — coronavirus, afghanistan and threats from russia and china were on the agenda. there is nothing quite like being face—to—face or sometimes mask to

mask and i'm pleased we had an opportunity to do that here today and that will extend over the next few days. one of the world's largest online child pornography platforms operating on the darknet is shut down by police. and the end of an outbreak. the democratic republic of congo has declared the end of an ebola outbreak. we'll be speaking to a un official there about how it was done. the democratic republic of congo has declared the end of an ebola outbreak. the outbreak began in february in the city of butem—bo. a woman whose husband had contracted the virus in a previous outbreak died from the virus — 12 others were infected in the east of drc — six of them died.

the outbreak was contained by vaccinating more than 1,600 people who had either come into contact with the patients or with contacts of the patients. the un says this rapid response made the difference and there will be relief. this was third outbreak in drc in less than a year. and all this is happening with the the ebola epidemic of 2018 to 2020 fresh in the mind. it killed more than 2,200 people. let's speak tojean metenier, unicef eastern drc coordinator, goma. tell us more about what went right this time in terms of containing the virus. ,., ., , ,., , virus. good evening, everybody. i think first of _ virus. good evening, everybody. i think first of all _ virus. good evening, everybody. i think first of all we _ virus. good evening, everybody. i think first of all we have - virus. good evening, everybody. i think first of all we have been - virus. good evening, everybody. i| think first of all we have been very lucky to have people in place, to have a stock in place and to be able to very quickly respond to the outbreak which was identified at the

beginning of february. we have mobilised the community especially more than 1000 community action cells which were activated and which were already learning from well mobilised, well trained in order to bring back alerts to the medical services in order to try to identify in response to any potential cases which were mobilised or identified within the community. and we had put in place a number of systems in place, especially the epidemiological systems in the medicalfacilities in epidemiological systems in the medical facilities in order to ensure we can detect and isolate the cases which were identified by the communities. it cases which were identified by the

communities.— communities. it sounds like a fantastic effort _ communities. it sounds like a fantastic effort by _ communities. it sounds like a fantastic effort by an - communities. it sounds like a fantastic effort by an awful i communities. it sounds like a | fantastic effort by an awful lot communities. it sounds like a i fantastic effort by an awful lot of people. are you confident that every single case of ebola in drc is accounted for?— single case of ebola in drc is accounted for? , ., ., , , accounted for? yes and no. yes but we know that _ accounted for? yes and no. yes but we know that unfortunately - accounted for? yes and no. yes but we know that unfortunately the i accounted for? yes and no. yes but| we know that unfortunately the virus is still circulating. we know that people which have been surviving the outbreak are still potential contact cases, which can transmit the disease among their relatives and so on. so we need to continue to ensure that community cells are still operational and activated in order to bring back any potential cases which could be identified within the communities and the medical system. is there any early resistance to being vaccinated when you suggest to

communities or individuals that they need to? , , communities or individuals that they needto? , , . need to? yes, there is resistance amon: need to? yes, there is resistance among the _ need to? yes, there is resistance among the communities - need to? yes, there is resistance among the communities and i need to? yes, there is resistance i among the communities and people are very worried about when we are talking about vaccination. we need to advocate, we need to convince the relatives of the cases identified to join the vaccination, to explain why it is important to be vaccinated to prevent any potential contamination. because we have contact cases with people which were infected and to prevent the spread of the disease amongst the communities.- prevent the spread of the disease amongst the communities. thank you for speaking — amongst the communities. thank you for speaking to _ amongst the communities. thank you for speaking to us. _ amongst the communities. thank you for speaking to us. jean _ amongst the communities. thank you for speaking to us. jean with - for speaking to us. jean with details of the plan for the ebola virus which has worked.

to the uk now — and it was one hundred years ago today that legislation paved the way for a devolved parliament to govern what would become northern ireland. the queen says the centenary is an opportunity to reflect on togetherness and diversity, and she s paid tribute to those people today who ve worked for peace. but the anniversary is viewed very differently by unionists and nationalists, as chris page reports. these are the pictures northern ireland wants to be best known for, a place of friendly cities and splendid coastal scenery. but it has a history which hurts. it's still recovering from the conflict which lasted for 30 years, until the late 1990s. there was violence, too, a century ago. sectarian killings across the island of ireland. republicans fought a war with britain. the southern 26 counties became independent. people with a british identity had a majority in the north—east of the island, so six counties stayed in the uk, becoming northern ireland.

today is one of a series of anniversaries. it's notjust the start of northern ireland as we know, it's the start of the united kingdom as we know. and the united kingdom is stronger and better because of all the constituent parts, northern ireland plays a huge part in that. for unionists, 2021 is the centenary of the state they strongly value. but for many people who identify as irish, it's the anniversary of the partition of ireland and the source of generational injustice. in her message, the queen called for a sustained commitment to reconciliation, equality and understanding. she said she treasured the spirit of goodwill from her state visit to the republic of ireland a decade ago, the first by a british monarch since independence. political divisions in northern ireland have been sharpened by the brexit trade border with the rest of the uk. but the irish president has also expressed hopeful sentiments. i think it is possible for us

to deal with the past. yeah. there will be a little, some pain, but i think it's possible for us to deal with even our present difficulties. i think they should be ironed out. they can be. events to mark the centenary have been limited so far due to the pandemic, but that doesn't make perspectives on the past any less powerful here. chris page, bbc news, belfast. police in germany say they've shut down one of the world's largest online child pornography platforms, following an international investigation. they've arrested four men accused of running the network, called "boystown", which was accessed on the darknet by hundreds of thousands of users. the investigation involved police in five countries. here's damien mcguiness in berlin. police are describing this as a major step forward in the fight against child pornography. now, this was a huge international

collaboration between officials from, as you say, all over the world, and it is shocking what police have uncovered, because you are talking about 400,000 users worldwide exchanging, looking at images, videos of, at times, very young children, including toddlers. officials say that this shows the extent of the problem. four men between the ages of a0 and 64 have now been tracked down. three of them, they are all german citizens, three of them are in germany, the other is in paraguay, their homes have been searched. last month, a couple of weeks ago, they were detained, and the hope is that now that this is shut down and now that users as well are being tracked down, it shows, officials say, that people who use this sort of, or look at this sort of pornography, or share it, are not safe from investigation and prosecution, and that is really the signal that is being sent out here. it is the only positive thing coming out of this story, the fact that these perpetrators

have been tracked down. three of the men are accused of running the site and a fourth man in hamburg, the 64—year—old, is accused of being one of its most active users, having exchanged and looked at more than 3,500 images or postings. so it is a chilling story, but at least the one positive thing is that this site has been shut down and it shows that the collaboration between officials from all over the world can be effective in fighting against child pornography. stay with us on outside source. we'll hear about an investigation by bbc africa eye, into how officials in nigeria are accused of depriving people of their pensions by declaring them legally dead. in two weeks, pubs and restaurants in england will likely be opening their doors to serve food inside. but thousands have left the sector during the pandemic.

some businesses say they're now struggling to get the staff they need. here's our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith. high pressure, long hours. late into the night. delivering perfection but no longer on a plate. jamie has quit hisjob as head chef no longer on a plate. jamie has quit his job as head chef at a fancy hotel change and started his own takeaway business. i hotel change and started his own takeaway business.— takeaway business. i think it has been a push _ takeaway business. i think it has been a push for _ takeaway business. i think it has been a push for some _ takeaway business. i think it has been a push for some people i takeaway business. i think it hasl been a push for some people who takeaway business. i think it has i been a push for some people who were stuck in the industry, who didn't know what else they could do. i have chefs working for me who have taken driving opportunities and now they are happy because they can spend more time with their family. we are a relief chef — more time with their family. we are a relief chef agency _ more time with their family. we are a relief chef agency so _ more time with their family. we are a relief chef agency so we _ more time with their family. we are a relief chef agency so we send i more time with their family. we are a relief chef agency so we send in l a relief chef agency so we send in temporary— a relief chef agency so we send in temporary chefs... a relief chef agency so we send in temporary chefs. . ._ temporary chefs... loads of restaurants _ temporary chefs... loads of restaurants have _ temporary chefs... loads of restaurants have been i temporary chefs... loads of restaurants have been in i temporary chefs... loads of. restaurants have been in touch temporary chefs... loads of- restaurants have been in touch with katie to get ready for full reopening, but lots of candidates on her book are just not coming back.

over 50% of them have found alternative employment over the last 12 months and decided not to come back into hospitality. they have been working in warehouses, delivery driving or working in supermarkets and decided to continue doing that and decided to continue doing that and not come back to being a chef. that is the problem they are facing at the gusto restaurant chain. ourfries which are our fries which are vegan... although it is scary, vegan has not got any regrets. it’s although it is scary, vegan has not got any regrets-— got any regrets. it's not1 million miles away _ got any regrets. it's not1 million miles away from _ got any regrets. it's not1 million miles away from what _ got any regrets. it's not1 million miles away from what i'm i got any regrets. it's not1 million miles away from what i'm doing. got any regrets. it's not1 million l miles away from what i'm doing. it is for me and my family to gain a better lifestyle eventually. it is for me and my family to gain a better lifestyle eventually.

colletta smith, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is us secretary of state, antony blinken is in london meeting with the uk's foreign secretary dominic raab. the two countries said they would continue to challenge china over its human rights record and hold russia to account. to nigeria now — and an investigation by bbc africa eye into how some pensioners have found their income stopped because they've been declared dead by the state. many of these elderly people, who clearly are very much alive, are victims of corrupt officials inside the system. yemisi adagoke has travelled to cross river state to meet the ghost pensioners of nigeria. since retiring last august, this woman, a former nurse living

in cross river state, has been chasing her pension without success. her son, a localjournalist, told us they were both asked for money if they wanted the pension to be paid out. we asked him to wear a hidden camera for his next meeting with the official at the colaba pension office. during the meeting, she implies he should make another payment on top of the money he claims he has already paid. he does what he's expected to do. but even then, the pension payments don't start, and having to pay someone to get the pension you're legally entitled to isn't the only problem facing retired people in nigeria. i'm in a community where last october this list was published

with over 300 names of people declared dead, and as a result their pension payments stopped. including this man. so your name is mr efuah cleatus laffan. yeah, so your name is on this list that says that you are dead. i'm not dead. ican see! i can see that you're alive. in order to get his pension reinstated, he has to prove to the auditor general�*s department that he is alive. this means a trip to the state capital, a journey this impoverished man has done five times. across the country and for many different reasons, retired people are being denied their hard earned pensions. in fact, in 2019, 400 billion naira was owed to pensioners. last november,

many other pensioners — tired and frustrated by delays to vet them and reinstate their pensions — protested outside the offices of the auditor general. this retired nurse was involved in the protest and is still angry at how the pensioners were treated. they are treated as beggars on the streets for their own civil rights. following the filming of this investigation, thejournalist�*s mother, margaret, began receiving her pension efficaciously to still has not been paid and has no idea when or if he ever will. we put the findings of the africa investigation to them and asked for their comments. they have not responded.

apple has been accused of turning its app store into a "walled garden", at the start of a landmark court case in california. it's up against epic games, the makers of fortnite. it's one of the world's biggest video games. last year epic games decided to bypass a 30% charge added by the apple app store by introducing a different payment option. this was against apple's rules. it promptly kicked fortnite off the app store. epic games responded with a lawsuit accusing apple of being anti—competitive. it also taunted apple with this parody remake of an iconic 1984 advert for the apple mac. here's james clayton in san francsico. apple's app store and google's google play are the dominant global app stores outside of china. if you want to make games for smartphones, you pretty much have to play by apple and google's rules. epic calls that a duopoly and that if there was more competition, those fees might be lower. their argument is a pretty

simple anti—trust one, that no one company should have so much market dominance in one sector. apple's argument is pretty simple — it invented the app store so it should get to charge what it likes. it also says that a majority of apps don't pay anything at all to apple. its reasoning for charging 30% to some developers, well it says it needs to vet and check apps that come onto the app store to protect the apple ecosystem. we know apple is taking this case seriously. its chief executive tim cook will give evidence at some point. it'll be the first time he's testified at a trial. here's more from michelle fleury in new york. it has captured the attention of many in silicon valley because, if apple loses, that is a game—changer for app developers. for apple, of course, we know this is a growing source of revenue so it is something that is closely watched and it is this idea of, what is good for the consumer, what is good for developers? it's a lot of tricky questions that the judge is going to have

to rule on, and, no doubt, whatever the outcome of this trial, you can expect appeals down the road. lianna ruppert is from the magazine game informer. i think as we are speaking the ceo of epic games is beginning to talk. explain to viewers who may not follow gaming why this is so important. edi follow gaming why this is so important-— follow gaming why this is so im ortant. _, , . , important. of course. he recently took the witness _ important. of course. he recently took the witness stand _ important. of course. he recently took the witness stand to - important. of course. he recently took the witness stand to give i important. of course. he recently took the witness stand to give hisj took the witness stand to give his testimony, but this is a big deal because it's a conversation going on in the bigger gaming scope of is apple monopoly, violating regulations to protect consumers from the predatory financial monitors asian models, and that is what epic games has to prove here —— financial monetisation models. this removal from the game store by apple has impacted the game immensely because it is no longer an updated version of the game and it is never

involving experience. by not being able to update the game appropriately, it is effectively cut off from millions players and that is what epic games is arguing against, claiming apple is going against, claiming apple is going against anti—trust protection is meant to protect the consumer. i5 meant to protect the consumer. is there no way for a company like epic to get its games to consumers other than by the way apple and google choose? . , than by the way apple and google choose? ., m,, �*, than by the way apple and google choose? ., , �*, . choose? that is apple's defence, the are choose? that is apple's defence, they are claiming _ choose? that is apple's defence, they are claiming epic— choose? that is apple's defence, they are claiming epic games i choose? that is apple's defence, they are claiming epic games arej they are claiming epic games are being not the most truthful in their argument because it's available on every conceivable platform currently. you can play it on nintendo switch and pc, so they say the claims of being a monopoly is untrue according to apple because of the fact it is so widely accessible. but then epic games says that is

also not true because the ios community is so big they are impacting millions of players who no longer have access to an updated version of the game, and that is where epic games are saying that apple are still abusing their monopoly stance within the duopoly with google. find monopoly stance within the duopoly with gooale. �* ., monopoly stance within the duopoly with google-— with google. and of course gamers don't 'ust with google. and of course gamers don'tjust like _ with google. and of course gamers don'tjust like playing _ with google. and of course gamers don'tjust like playing games, i with google. and of course gamers don'tjust like playing games, they| don'tjust like playing games, they like talking about them as well which is why they read journalists like you. i wonder if there is a good guy and a back —— bad guy in this debate? share good guy and a back -- bad guy in this debate?— this debate? are there any good au s? this debate? are there any good guys? l'm _ this debate? are there any good guys? l'm not— this debate? are there any good guys? i'm not sure. _ this debate? are there any good guys? i'm not sure. it's- this debate? are there any good guys? i'm not sure. it's a i this debate? are there any good guys? i'm not sure. it's a good l guys? i'm not sure. it's a good conversation that right now epic is fighting against the 30% cut apple requires, and 30% has been a standard in the gaming industry right now. the biggest client in gaming right now also take a 30% cut. the ceo of epic games has also gone against them, not quite in the

premeditated way they have against apple but in terms of putting their money where their mouth is by trying to encourage other companies out there to reduce the court so the developers in question get the higher pay rise in terms of the game is being put out on the market. it’s is being put out on the market. it's been very helpful. lets talk again at the end of all of this please. thanks to liana. over the weekend, football clubs and their players here in the uk have been boycotting social media in protest over online abuse and racism. the stand comes as police in london say the number of hate crimes against people of an asian background have tripled since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. the bbc�*s special correspondent fergal keane has been meeting victims of the attacks. one old white lady, she uses herfinger, points to me and screams at me, saying, "yol- chinese, i you have the chinese virus, just go back to your country". translation: when the train -

was approaching camden road station, the tall, young white man who was sat next to me started making a noise, trying to get phlegm up from his throat. and when the train stopped at the station, he spat at me. i was on my way home and this kid shouted "coronavirus" at me. i there was no one else in the street and it was directed at me, - and this happened at the start of the pandemic. _ anti—asian racism didn't begin with the pandemic, but victims say it has escalated dramatically. this has exploded since the beginning of the virus. this really affects both the emotions and mental health and the whole atmosphere in the community. dr pong wang was jogging near his home in southampton when racist comments were shouted from a car. they punched me on my face and my nose was badly hit. the physical injury can be healed very easily,

but most importantly, it is the inner side. how do you restore yourfaith in humans? ..not just your nose but your mouth, your eyes, your hair, your voice. the fear around coronavirus has helped inflame xenophobic attitudes around the world. conspiracy theories have spread online. and victims told us the rhetoric of some leaders caused enduring harm. donald trump: the chinese virus. ..kung flu. ..the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world, china. the issues in america transfer themselves over to the uk quite regularly, and obviously, that is in the media regularly as well. so it gives a voice to people and somebody as powerful as trump, with his views, emboldened the racists. it is an atmosphere in which older

prejudices have revived. dan su's supermarket symbolises a korean family that is fully integrated into british society. but recently, his wife and baby daughter were racially abused in an affluent west london suburb. i remember very clearly feeling how sad i was. it was my first reaction. because this is the country that i was born in and i grew up in, and i love... ..everything about this country. communities long established in britain, part of the country's culturalfabric, are being targeted. the sense of belonging, reflected in london's chinese new year celebrations, is challenged by racism. now, an opposition mp of chinese descent wants tougher policing of hate crime. remind of the lead story we have been covering is that there are now passionate debates playing out in the uk and the european union about

what kind of nonessential travel in particular holiday travel should be allowed, and the eu and the uk are still assessing its approach to that as summer approaches. thank you very much indeed for watching. see you tomorrow at the usual time, goodbye. hello. highest temperatures today were in the south—east of england where it was drier for longer but a far cry from the 25 degrees we had this time last year. instead for many with the cloud and rain tumbling down, temperatures in the afternoon were around 8 degrees. we got the rain earlier in northern ireland, it meant some sunshine in between the showers in the afternoon giving the temperature is a boost, but for many underneath that cloud it was a cold bank holiday monday. you can see the clearance coming in around the centre of the low pressure. that is the driver of the weather, that is continuing to push

eastwards and taking the rain down towards east anglia and the south—east of england, and strengthening the winds across parts of wales and southern england around the coast gusts of around 50 mph. the central of the low will work its way out into the north sea. we will see the persistent rain clearing away from south—east areas. as the wind direction changes we continue to feed in showers overnight with snow in the scottish mountains. not as cold as it was last night in scotland and northern england, and it should be frost—free overnight given the strength of the wind. still a windy start to tomorrow. the winds will gradually ease, there will be sunshine and showers, perhaps longer spells of rain coming into northern ireland. it will feel chilly in the wind and temperatures in scotland no better than 8 degrees. highest temperatures in southern england and wales at 13 degrees where it will be drier with more in the way of sunshine. showers following the area of low pressure

moving away from the uk but we are still feeding on cold winds coming down from the north maintaining that cold feel into wednesday and beyond. some sunshine around on wednesday, not as windy. we will have more showers breaking out. wintry mainly over the high ground in scotland. in the afternoon most of the showers across eastern parts of england should be drierfurther across eastern parts of england should be drier further west, across eastern parts of england should be drierfurther west, but those temperatures well below par for the time of year. may not feel quite so chilly as we head into thursday. more cloud coming into southern parts of england and wales, rain mainly in the english channel, but there was showers moving southwards into northern ireland and into northern england on thursday. those temperatures not rising much at all. nine to 11 celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines. no more keeping your distance. the one metre covid rule, could end in england, next month. but borisjohnson says infection rates must stay down. we've got a good chance, a good chance of being able to dispense with the one metre plus from the 21st ofjune. together in person, the foreign secretary meets his us counterpart, vowing to work together on everything from china to climate change. a complex, divided history.

it's exactly 100 years since the birth of northern ireland. new premier league rules are introduced, to prevent top clubs from breaking away. and coming up in half an hour, global questions asks if america's racial divisions are starting to heal, one year on from