this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. vaccinating the amazon. we have a special report on brazil's push to protect the remotest corners of its country from the coronavirus. it feels like brazil is trying to go to the end of the earth to inoculate everybody in this enormous country. the european commission recommends easing restrictions on travel as parts of europe relax covid rules and the debate begins on whether it's safe to go on holiday. the us secretary of state meets his british counterpart ahead of a g7 gathering in london, vowing to work together on everything from china to climate change. and the couple who founded the world's largest

charitable foundation — bill and melinda gates — announce they are to divorce after 27 years of marriage. hello, welcome. few if any places on the planet have been untouched by the covid crisis. while much attention is paid to major cities, it's also crippling remote areas of the globe — places like the amazon in brazil which are hard to get to and hard to help. brazil itself continues to struggle with high coronavirus infection rates and deaths, but the government is now trying to speed up its vaccination programme following criticism it's been moving too slow as it struggles with vaccine shortages. our correspondent, mark lowen, has been to the islands of bailique in the amazon, and has this report. as day breaks over the amazon, it's

a race to protect its people. we're on a journey to one a brazil's most remote corners, the archipelago of bailique, following health care workers as they deliver covid vaccines to the isolated communities overcoming every obstacle. here, close to the equator, dominique oliveira says temperature gauges keep the astrazeneca jabs inside at minus eight degrees. once opened they must be used within 48 was. if you thought rolling out vaccines in cities was tough, this once opened they must be used within 48 hours. if you thought rolling out vaccines in cities was tough, this is brazil's logistical challenge. the government is way behind where it should be but reaching vulnerable communities is a priority. it feels like brazil is trying to go to the ends of the earth to inoculate everybody

in this enormous country. the medics land with treasure for the islands. they're in a battle for survival. it's house—to—house to deliver it. translation: | got| the virus a year ago. and i saw death. i drank lemon and ginger tea. we are far from the city and people can't afford to go there so it's a blessing from god that they came to our homes. with no hospitals here, this is literally a lifeline to islands already under threat from erosion. translation: the transmission rate is very high here with poor hygiene. i

there is no filter water, they live togethen — if one gets infected, it can bring down the whole island. they are abandoned by the government so when we brought the first doses, we all cried because we were bringing hope here. the fact is that brazil has the experience of inoculating these cut—off communities. past national vaccine campaigns against flu, polio, rubella and swine flu have been quick and successful. the problem this time is that it was just too slow to buy covid vaccines, meaning that deaths have soared and communities were left unprotected. on one island, they call residents to the school to receive jabs. traditional villages learning new methods. but it's all too late for the over 400,000 brazilians who have died, including the brother of this man. translation: i am so sad. i still can't believe that he's dead. . if he'd been vaccinated in time

he would have been saved. - the government did not care - about the pandemic at the start. they called it just a little flu. the fact we are getting the vaccine here is an honour for us. _ as the last of the day get their doses, it becomes quite a show. there's vaccine hesitancy in these isolated areas. maybe the snaps will inspire others. and so a virus shield has now arrived for those here, brought along the mighty amazon, a source of life. mark lowen, bbc news, bailique, northern brazil. the british prime minister says there's a �*good chance' that social distancing rules can end in england onjune 21st, the final date of the government's road map out of lockdown. borisjohnson says it depends on coronavirus case numbers remaining low, with no spikes caused by variants from other countries. that fear clouds the debate on whether people should be booking holidays, with the government due to release

later this week its so—called �*green list�* of countries tourists can travel to this summer. iain watson reports. for so long the message has been to stay apart, but today the prime minister was sounding optimistic that we could be able to move closer next month. it looks to me as thouthune the 21st we'll be able to say social distancing as we currently have to do it, the one metre plus, i think we have got a good chance, a good chance, of being able to dispense with the one metre plus. that would make entertainment venues more viable, but the government's review on social distancing in england has yet to report and it's possible we might still be advised to wear masks in cinemas and theatres and on public transport. but the prospect of spring and summer sun seems to be moving closer. later this week, the government is expected to confirm it is lifting the ban on holidays abroad from england on may 17th.

and today, the eu raised the prospect of allowing nonessential travel from countries with good rates of vaccination, such as the uk. but the government will impose a range of restrictions on travellers when they return home. a traffic light system of restrictions will be introduced in england from may 17th. if you come back from a country on the red list you need to book expensive hotel quarantine. if you are returning from a country on a new amber list, you will have to self—isolate at home. initially a small group of countries with high vaccination rates or low levels of virus will be on a green list. if you visited any of these, you won't need to quarantine, so long as you have proof of a negative test. but here at westminster, a cross—party group of mps is rather cross about the prospect of reopening foreign travel in just a couple of weeks' time. they're accusing the prime minister or potentially snatching defeat from the jaws of a victorious vaccination programme. they say the way in which you'd allow foreign travel to go ahead could be seriously flawed.

when you've got surges happening across the world which are likely going to be countries ending up on a red list, the people coming in from those countries will be mixing relatively freely with people from green countries and amber countries in those arrival halls. we are urging extreme caution and are actually asking the government to discourage leisure travel at this time. the labour leader also urged the government to proceed with caution. it's clear that the virus is increasing in some countries around the world, so we will have to be very careful. what we can't have is a repeat of last summer where the lists were chopping and changing on a daily or even weekly basis. in india and some other parts of the world, covid is far from being under control, so there are politicians here who are concerned about making foreign travel any easier. meanwhile, the european commission has recommended easing restrictions on non—essential travel to the eu, giving hope to the tourist industry

for the coming summer. with vaccination campaigns picking up and covid infections starting to fall, several countries are beginning to lift lockdowns following a devastating second wave of the pandemic. let's take a look at what is changing and where. greece is reopening the outdoor spaces of its taverns and cafes. in the czech republic, hair and beauty salons have opened and older students will return to the classroom in about half the country's regions. portugal is extending the opening hours for cafes and restaurants as part of its final stage of reopening, and all sport activities can now resume. it's also reopened its land border with spain. and in italy, the museums in vatican city have opened their doors to the public once again, with covid restrictions in place. so, what does it mean for the tourism industry? let's speak now to paul charles, founder and chief executive of the travel consultancy company the pc agency.

paul, thanks very much forjoining us. what's going to determine the speed at which the different countries open up?- speed at which the different countries open up? well, it's clear that eumpe _ countries open up? well, it's clear that eumpe as _ countries open up? well, it's clear that europe as a _ countries open up? well, it's clear that europe as a region _ countries open up? well, it's clear that europe as a region is - countries open up? well, it's clear that europe as a region is movingl that europe as a region is moving faster than several other parts of the world, despite it being through the world, despite it being through the tragedy of lockdowns and high death rates recently. but it's opening faster because it's being led by the need to get that economic growth going. travel and tourism contributes over 10% of europe's gdp, so it's vitalfor many countries like greece, portugal, spain and france to see tourism open far quicker than was expected. the uk, though. _ far quicker than was expected. the uk, though, looks like it might be a bit slower than parts of mainland europe at the moment at least. i think the uk is being too cautious. it could be opening far faster from may the 17th, but it's likely we're going to see some 15 or so countries

open up to uk travellers directly on the green list that the prime minister and the cabinet is due to announce. it should be opening far more. we had pretty tough to restrictions in place in terms of form filling, testing when you come back into the uk, and what we're seeing is other countries now saying to those who've been fullyjabbed that they can travel without many restrictions in place. and we should see that from the uk government. we have over 15 million people fully jabbed in the uk. the most vulnerable have been jabbed jabbed in the uk. the most vulnerable have beenjabbed and jabbed in the uk. the most vulnerable have been jabbed and they should be allowed to travel with your restrictions from may the 17th, but we haven't heard that announcement yet. == but we haven't heard that announcement yet.- but we haven't heard that announcement yet. -- if you are. you're self-isolating _ announcement yet. -- if you are. you're self-isolating from - announcement yet. -- if you are. you're self-isolating from the - announcement yet. -- if you are. | you're self-isolating from the uk. you're self—isolating from the uk. what was that like as an experience on a plane, wearing masks and all of the different controls that you're facing? i the different controls that you're facin: ? . . , , the different controls that you're facin? . ., , , facing? i certainly felt very safe auoin facing? i certainly felt very safe going there- — facing? i certainly felt very safe going there- i — facing? i certainly felt very safe going there. i went _ facing? i certainly felt very safe going there. i went to - facing? i certainly felt very safe going there. i went to mexico, | facing? i certainly felt very safe j going there. i went to mexico, i didn't need to fill in any forms or

take any tests, but when i arrived at canc n airport, i had to undergo extensive temperature checks and questions about where i'd been in the previous two weeks. i felt very safe, although in canc n, you're outside most of the time. but actually coming back, it was a very arduous process. a lot of forms to fill in, i taken six tests to prove that i'm not carrying anything. i may be asymptomatic, i don't know yet, but i should not be quarantined, i shouldn't be self—isolating. i'm perfectly healthy. itjust goes to show that the uk is still on very arduous rules when many other parts of the world are opening up faster. par charles -- _ world are opening up faster. par charles -- paul— world are opening up faster. par charles —— paul charles, thank you very much. the couple who founded the world's largest charitable foundation,

bill and melinda gates, have announced they are to divorce after 27 years of marriage. in a joint statement posted on twitter, the couple said they would continue to work together at the foundation that bears their name. but that they could no longer grow together as a couple in the next phase of their lives. peter bowes is in los angeles. this is how you announce your marriage is over these days, on social media. it marriage is over these days, on social media.— marriage is over these days, on social media. it seems to be, yes, ou're social media. it seems to be, yes, you're absolutely _ social media. it seems to be, yes, you're absolutely right. _ social media. it seems to be, yes, you're absolutely right. i - social media. it seems to be, yes, you're absolutely right. i think - you're absolutely right. i think this has come as a shock to a lot of people, certainly one of the world's wealthiest couples, best known couples in the charity world and bill gates with microsoft, which he founded in 1975. they should be going their separate ways. they will continue to work together. they say they put a lot of effort into their relationship. they decided to go separate ways as a couple because they do not believe, just paraphrasing, that they have a

future together, at least in a romantic sense, but they will continue that charitable work which really has been the emphasis for both of them since they started it in the year 2000. benefiting hugely from the financial success of microsoft and the sums of money in stocks that bill gates transferred into the foundation. it stocks that bill gates transferred into the foundation.— into the foundation. it certainly sounds extremely _ into the foundation. it certainly sounds extremely amicable - into the foundation. it certainly l sounds extremely amicable from into the foundation. it certainly - sounds extremely amicable from the statement that i've read, but there is a lot of money that the two of them will be able to share, i guess. yes, they are together worth billions of dollars. clearly we are not privy to any financial relationship that they have, any prenuptial agreements they had. it's always the subjective speculation when wealthy couples decide they are separating, but clearly, it will be something for them to perhaps sort out privately if they can, but there will be a lot of focus on what they do next and perhaps their

relationship together. but in terms of their business relationship, perhaps you can almost talk about their celebrity personas as well. this is going to be a big story for a few days, i think.— a few days, i think. peter, thank ou ve a few days, i think. peter, thank you very much- _ still to come... in the philippines, thousands struggle to afford food as a long and hard coronavirus lockdown takes its toll. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to the faithful of the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises

their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile _ in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... the european commission recommends easing restrictions on travel to the eu as parts of europe relax covid rules. the us secretary of state meets his british counterpart ahead of a g7 gathering in london, vowing to work together on everything from china to climate change. to the philippine capital manila

now, where a second spike in covid—19 cases is putting renewed pressure on the country s struggling healthcare system. and with one of the longest and hardest lockdowns in the world, a crippling recession has forced thousands onto the streets in search of food. howard johnson now reports from manila. at manila's main crematorium, smoke billows incessantly. outside, ambulances and hearses queue, filled with the dead. a driver tells us that an incinerator has stopped working, overloaded because of the pandemic. inside, urns of the cremated await collection from loved ones under lockdown. in manila's hospitals, bed space is in short supply. translation: we arrived at 5am, we waited in line. j when we got to the emergency room, we waited for another two hours. all in all, we waited for almost six hours. but a second hard lockdown has seen daily new cases begin to fall down

from march's peak of 111,000 now to around 8000 per day. according to the department of health. however, doctors groups are warning with less than 1% of the population fully vaccinated, the country remains in a precarious situation. ., situation. right now, the vaccination... _ situation. right now, the vaccination... because i situation. right now, the . vaccination... because there situation. right now, the - vaccination... because there is no available — vaccination... because there is no available vaccines any more. there seems _ available vaccines any more. there seems to— available vaccines any more. there seems to he — available vaccines any more. there seems to be no effective programmes to contain— seems to be no effective programmes to contain the pandemic. the seems to be no effective programmes to contain the pandemic.— to contain the pandemic. the world's lonuest to contain the pandemic. the world's longest and — to contain the pandemic. the world's longest and hardest _ to contain the pandemic. the world's longest and hardest lockdown - to contain the pandemic. the world's longest and hardest lockdown has i longest and hardest lockdown has sent the economy into a crippling recession. noticing the suffering of the poor, manila resident put this humble caught stocked with food along with the sign— give what you can, take what you need. but when it was questioned it had advertised for communism, anna suspended the initiative forfear of communism, anna suspended the initiative for fear of retribution.

what started as a single food bank has now evolved into hundreds of these initiatives across the philippines. you can see by the length of the queue the need of the people here. they told me there aren't enough jobs and food hand—outs from the government to go around, and that's why they're queuing. shortly before two p:m., this food bank was shut down by the police. in order had been given to distribute the food for the local counsel. these women who had been queuing since 10am said they are yet to receive financial aid from the government. the government says it has distributed 75% of its financial aid

programme to metro manila. the hand—out isjust $21 programme to metro manila. the hand—out is just $21 per person, so the poor continue to queue. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. some of the day's other news. one of the most important legal cases faced by the us tech giant apple is underway in california. epic games, the makers of fortnite, accuses apple of being anti—competitive, charging developers fees of up to 30% for being on the app store. the firm denies this. the three week trial is expected to hear testimony from the apple ceo tim cook. us authorities say they will begin reuniting migrant children with their parents from this week. the move is part of president biden's special task force set up to reunify families split—up under donald trump's immigration policies. the biden administration hasn't clarified if the children will be permitted to stay in the us legally with their parents. the us secretary of state and the uk foreign secretary have been holding talks in london, ahead of tomorrow's ministerial

meeting of the g—7 group of industrialised nations. the two men discussed working together on climate change, economic recovery after covid, and human rights. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale has this report. this is antony blinken, america's new top diplomat, in london to meet the foreign secretary and reaffirm the transatlantic relationship. with both sides hoping their only disagreement will be who stands where. after four years of early—morning tweets and diplomatic tensions, mr blinken laid it on thick. there was, he said, no close ally, no closer partner. that special relationship is enduring, it's effective, it's dynamic and it is close to the hearts of the american people. we are connected by ties of friendship, family, history, shared values and shared sacrifice. and crucially during their talks, both sides agreed on the need for members of the g7 and other like—minded nations to do more

to defend open societies and international rules from authoritarian countries like russia and china. i do see the increasing demand and need for agile clusters of like—minded countries that share the same values and want to protect the multilateral system. and i think you can see that in the guests that we brought into the g7, korea, south korea, india, australia and south africa. the pandemic, of course, will overshadow this meeting, with delegates talking through masks and screens after daily on—site tests. their focus, not only india but also new ways of getting vaccines to poor countries. they'll also agree measures to tackle famine and encourage millions more girls into school. just as the british government cuts funding for both, prompting accusations of hypocrisy from cross—party critics. how can britain claim to show global leadership at the g7 when it is cutting

so much foreign aid? even after the cuts that we have had to make, not only because of the pressing covid situation, the biggest contraction of our economy for 300 years, double the budget deficit we faced after the financial crash, we are still putting £10 billion in as a proportion of gdp, still the third biggest g7 donor. so begins three days of crucial diplomacy. as the foreign secretary plays host to the uk's allies, and his global britain foreign policy is put to the test. james landale, bbc news. conservationists in kenya have rescued nine endangered giraffes from an island threatened by rising flood waters. the baringo giraffe — also known as the rothschild giraffe — is close to extinction. conservationists have been using a database of satellite images going back several decades to plan the translocation of the giraffes to a new sanctuary. emmanuel igunzahas more.

it's a rescue mission. the baringo draught is being ferried to a new home in a barge. she's one ofjust three thousand —— 3000 baringo giraffes that remain. the community decided to act when she became trapped on an island. it meant the island was getting smaller every year. island was getting smaller every ear. ., ., ., , , island was getting smaller every ear. ., ., , ., year. the food availability on the island is insufficient, _ year. the food availability on the island is insufficient, so - year. the food availability on the island is insufficient, so it - year. the food availability on the island is insufficient, so it is - island is insufficient, so it is justifying in supporting the need for the translocation of the giraffe to the mainland. the for the translocation of the giraffe to the mainland.— for the translocation of the giraffe to the mainland. the team has been usin: to the mainland. the team has been using satellite _ to the mainland. the team has been using satellite images _ to the mainland. the team has been using satellite images to _ to the mainland. the team has been using satellite images to plan - to the mainland. the team has been using satellite images to plan the i using satellite images to plan the move. the digital africa platform contains data that was only available to a handful people until recently. now the team can see changes and going back several

decades. this pattern means we have to delo decades. this pattern means we have to deploy real-time _ decades. this pattern means we have to deploy real-time data _ decades. this pattern means we have to deploy real-time data and - to deploy real—time data and information to support conservative efforts _ information to support conservative efforts both by citizens and —— conservator efforts. gn efforts both by citizens and -- conservator efforts.— conservator efforts. on the mainland. _ conservator efforts. on the mainland, the _ conservator efforts. on the mainland, the barge - conservator efforts. on the mainland, the barge mustl conservator efforts. on the l mainland, the barge must be carefully brought to the shore. they are waiting for her in the new draught sanctuary. the long—time aim is to introduce more giraffes into the population. emmanuelle igunza, bbc news, kenya. italy has result... giving visitors the opportunity to stand at the same

level where gladiators fought in the amphitheatre. the new floor will be made of rotating slats to allow ventilation into the passages below, which were discovered in the 19th century, when the previous floor was removed. you're watching bbc news. hello. when it comes to bank holiday weather, our expectations are normally low, but even they were undercut by whatjust happened. up to two inches of rain in the wettest parts of scotland, but very few avoided a spell of lashing rain. a wind gust over 90 mph off the south coast of england. even where the rain held off until late in the day, the temperature only reached 1a celsius, and that's the lowest high temperature the uk has had on the early may bank holiday, so that makes it the coldest early may bank holiday on record. it's not going to feel any warmer during tuesday. it'll still be windy, though not quite as windy, and there'll be showers around as the area of low pressure that did for the bank holiday weather pulls away into the north sea.

the flow of air behind that, though, coming down from the north, that means temperatures below average for the time of year, feeling colder and the wind and the showers around of which there will be plenty from the word go though not much in the way of frost to start the day. that is going to change, though, as we go through the week ahead, so back to a risk of overnight frost. gales close to these north sea coasts where it's been windiest overnight in southern england and south wales. won't be as windy by the time we get to mid—morning. there are areas with showers moving south, perhaps some longer spells of rain in parts of northern england. brightening up later in northeast scotland. not many showers in southern england and south wales. the winds at their strongest along the north sea coasts and across parts of eastern england. very gusty, but again easing later. catch a shower, hail, thunder — with temperatures like this, it'll be wintry over the hills in scotland. some places will not get into double figures. now, on through tuesday evening and night, some showers continue to feed south. it's where it gets clearest overnight — northern england and parts of scotland — we're going to have frost going into wednesday morning,

so it will be a cold start. and wednesday will be a day of sunshine and showers. again, there will be a wintry flavour to these showers in places with hail and some snow on the higher hills in scotland, northern england, perhaps into wales as well. it's not going to feel any warmer. we're back to the risk of overnight frost. a similar picture on thursday — further showers, wintry on hills moving south and maybe a spell of rain flirting with the south coast of england, so we're going to keep a close eye on that. friday will be another chilly day of sunshine and showers and going into the weekend, here comes another area of low pressure. more wind and rain, though as the wind changes direction to a southerly, it may turn much warmerfor a time, especially parts of england.

brazil has reported another 983 covid deaths on monday bringing the death toll to more than 408,000 according to data released by the nation's health ministry. in april, brazil reported its deadliest month so far. the european commission has recommended easing restrictions on nonessential travel to the eu. it says fully vaccinated people from outside europe should be allowed into the bloc, as should citizens of countries with low coronavirus infection rates. the us secretary of state anthony blinken has described america's relationship with britain as vital in addressing the most urgent global issues. the pair will attend the g7 foreign ministers meeting in london. billionaire bill gates and his wife melinda gates have said in a joint statement that they are ending their 27—year marriage.