etc, constitutes a hug, how close etc, and yet we are seeing this constant emergence of variance, and i think you can't not have been moved by the sights of what was going on in india and what is continuing to, and we have to be aware of variance, we have to be aware of variance, we have to be aware of the risk, we have to be aware of the risk, we have to be aware of the risk, we have to recognise that as these things develop, we don't have a vaccine will work, we don't know how the vaccine will work on younger people for example because they haven't had the vaccine yet. so the scientists, the doctors, are learning all the time. i think the government will do their best to stick to the road map, but we cannot, we would be foolish to assume that, as boris said, the end of lockdown means the end of the pandemic, because it certainly does not. this is certainly something people like chris whitty have said we will have to live with for some time. in we will have to live with for some time. , ~ ., we will have to live with for some time. ,~' ., ,., we will have to live with for some time. n' ., ,., ~' time. in the risk of sounding like the four yorkshireman's - time. in the risk of sounding like the four yorkshireman's sketch l time. in the risk of sounding like - the four yorkshireman's sketch from monty python, i have to sayjo i am

quite envious that your son could open the windows, the school i went to he couldn't open the windows because it is on the top of hill, you would blow off. and in the summer that wasn't very pleasant, can tell you! smiles return, great british mask. we have all learned to smile with our eyes, haven't we? this is it. i never thought i would live to _ this is it. i never thought i would live to see — this is it. i never thought i would live to see the day when the government would be telling me what is a hug. _ government would be telling me what is a hug, when is a hug a real hug and not _ is a hug, when is a hug a real hug and not a — is a hug, when is a hug a real hug and not a real hug. it�*s is a hug, when is a hug a real hug and not a real hug.— and not a real hug. it's the nanny state, david! _ and not a real hug. it's the nanny state, david! i— and not a real hug. it's the nanny state, david! i have _ and not a real hug. it's the nanny state, david! i have heard - and not a real hug. it's the nanny state, david! i have heard about| state, david! i have heard about that as well. _ state, david! i have heard about that as well. no, _ state, david! i have heard about that as well. no, being - state, david! i have heard about that as well. no, being serious. that as well. no, being serious about— that as well. no, being serious about it. — that as well. no, being serious about it. it_ that as well. no, being serious about it, it is good news. i have a granddaughter who is aged 11, going on 26. _ granddaughter who is aged 11, going on 26. and — granddaughter who is aged 11, going on 26, and she has, i know, got fed up on 26, and she has, i know, got fed up with_ on 26, and she has, i know, got fed up with the — on 26, and she has, i know, got fed up with the wearing of a mask. and i think— up with the wearing of a mask. and i think it _ up with the wearing of a mask. and i think it is _ up with the wearing of a mask. and i think it is great news. butjo is

absolutely correct that the pandemic is by no _ absolutely correct that the pandemic is by no means over, and if ever we understood — is by no means over, and if ever we understood that we may get no deaths. — understood that we may get no deaths. or— understood that we may get no deaths, or suddenly good figures for a day— deaths, or suddenly good figures for a day or— deaths, or suddenly good figures for a day or two, and a week or two, or a day or two, and a week or two, or a mohth_ a day or two, and a week or two, or a month or— a day or two, and a week or two, or a month or two, a day or two, and a week or two, or a month ortwo, but a day or two, and a week or two, or a month or two, but what is going on in the _ a month or two, but what is going on in the rest _ a month or two, but what is going on in the rest of— a month or two, but what is going on in the rest of the world does matter to us— in the rest of the world does matter to us desperately. jo, in the rest of the world does matter to us desperately.— to us desperately. 10, have you got to us desperately. 10, have you got to the point — to us desperately. 10, have you got to the point yet _ to us desperately. 10, have you got to the point yet where _ to us desperately. 10, have you got to the point yet where you - to us desperately. 10, have you got to the point yet where you have - to the point yet where you have forgotten you are wearing a mask? i have come perilously close in the studio on occasion, as colleagues will recall, because we are all very carefully wearing masks around the studio, where sibley has said you know you still have your mask on? i have almost stopped feeling it is on my face. it have almost stopped feeling it is on m face. . have almost stopped feeling it is on m face. , ,., have almost stopped feeling it is on m face. , , ., my face. it is so sad but i am sittin: my face. it is so sad but i am sitting in _ my face. it is so sad but i am sitting in my _ my face. it is so sad but i am sitting in my office _ my face. it is so sad but i am sitting in my office at - my face. it is so sad but i am sitting in my office at home | my face. it is so sad but i am i sitting in my office at home and my face. it is so sad but i am - sitting in my office at home and i'm wearing lipstick. i mean, the sales of lipstick have completely plummeted because people aren't wearing it any more but it is so nice to have lipstick on, because i can't wear it. if i go out the

house, i got a mask on, it comes off, it's a complete waste of time. david will sympathise can we really don't want to know what our masks are like at the end of the day, i face is covered with studio make up. i certainly won't be offering them for sale on ebay! they should be destroyed clinically, i think. let's end on a very odd story, this one came out of nowhere, private eye seem to have been tipped off about it. a funny thing about the rules, somebody can post a debt against you and if you don't know it kind of gets recorded, as if you owe a debt. this actually happened to me many years ago, where someone i were sharing a house with didn't pay the debt at the end, i got a letter which i managed to contest. but the prime minister has apparently got a mystery £535 county judgment prime minister has apparently got a mystery £535 countyjudgment against him. we are not sure what it's for, and number ten him. we are not sure what it's for, and numberten claim it him. we are not sure what it's for, and number ten claim it is being

contested, but they have been lots of questions over the prime minister's finances recently, and this one is just like a minister's finances recently, and this one isjust like a gift minister's finances recently, and this one is just like a gift really for private i too have discovered. the prime minister when he was running for mayor of london, there were lots of pictures of his car that he used to leave parked in islington near where he lived, parking tickets on it, and all sorts, so he has had form the things in the past, but number ten are contesting this. quite robustly, i think, and saying there is no grounds for this, but actually as you said, these things can happen and it stands on the you then have to work at how we can get out of it, if you can. did to work at how we can get out of it, if you can-— to work at how we can get out of it, if you can-_ i i if you can. did you get out of it? i did, i if you can. did you get out of it? i did. i wrote _ if you can. did you get out of it? i did. i wrote a _ if you can. did you get out of it? i did, i wrote a very _ if you can. did you get out of it? i did, i wrote a very robust - if you can. did you get out of it? i did, i wrote a very robust letter. did, i wrote a very robust letter and i did. iwas did, i wrote a very robust letter and i did. i was only about 20. ja. and i did. i was only about 20. 10, wh does and i did. i was only about 20. jo, why does that surprise me that you wrote a very robust letter? whether or not redwall— wrote a very robust letter? whether or not redwall voters _ wrote a very robust letter? whether or not redwall voters are _ wrote a very robust letter? whether

or not redwall voters are concerned about _ or not redwall voters are concerned about the _ or not redwall voters are concerned about the prime minister's finances, sectors _ about the prime minister's finances, sectors of— about the prime minister's finances, sectors of the media certainly are, and i_ sectors of the media certainly are, and i suspect will go on being so. and the _ and i suspect will go on being so. and the fact of the matter is he has taken _ and the fact of the matter is he has taken a _ and the fact of the matter is he has taken a huge pay cut to become prime minister _ taken a huge pay cut to become prime minister he _ taken a huge pay cut to become prime minister. he has a fairly expensive private _ minister. he has a fairly expensive private life, let's put it in those diplomatic terms, and he's having a few problems, i don't think there's much _ few problems, i don't think there's much doubt about that. this clearly doesn't _ much doubt about that. this clearly doesn't make matters any better. and jo. doesn't make matters any better. and jo, lovel doesn't make matters any better. fific jo, lovely david to doesn't make matters any better. fific jo, lovely david to speak to doesn't make matters any better. elic jo, lovely david to speak to you, stay with us, i know you will be back hopefullyjust stay with us, i know you will be back hopefully just after stay with us, i know you will be back hopefullyjust after half past, technology permitting. jo and i will go and fix our make up now, i'm not going to bother with lippy, it is the old joke about lipstick on a pig in my case, i'm afraid, but we will be back after the sport and the weather and i will be back at the top of the arab with more news. —— top of the arab with more news. —— top of the hour with more news.

good evening. the title may have already been decided, but there's still plenty to play for in the premier league. chelsea were looking to go third in the table tonight, but a 1—0 defeat at home to london—rivals arsenal means they still have work to do to confirm their place in the champions league next season. and the only goal of the game was a nightmare one for chelsea to concede. a mix—up betweenjorginho and goalkeeper kepa arrizabalaga, gifted emile smith rowe the goal. it's the first time the gunners have done the double over chelsea since the 2003/2004 season. they move up to eighth in the table. chelsea boss thomas tuchel wasn't impressed. brute chelsea boss thomas tuchel wasn't im - ressed. ~ chelsea boss thomas tuchel wasn't imressed. ~ ' :: ., chelsea boss thomas tuchel wasn't imressed. ' :: ., , , impressed. we were 1-0 down because we for: ot impressed. we were 1-0 down because we forgot to — impressed. we were 1-0 down because we forgot to score _ impressed. we were 1-0 down because we forgot to score at _ impressed. we were 1-0 down because we forgot to score at the _ impressed. we were 1-0 down because we forgot to score at the other- impressed. we were 1-0 down because we forgot to score at the other end - we forgot to score at the other end and then scored almost an own goal without any pressure, i cannot imagine how arsenal would have been able to score today if we would not do it ourselves. so we were not

sharp enough. i didn't feel us in the same energy like we normally do, and we are responsible, i am responsible, we are all together in this. ~ . . responsible, we are all together in this. . ., ., , responsible, we are all together in this. . ., this. we had a really good organisation, _ this. we had a really good organisation, there - this. we had a really good organisation, there were i this. we had a really good - organisation, there were moments when _ organisation, there were moments when you _ organisation, there were moments when you come to the stadium to play against _ when you come to the stadium to play against the _ when you come to the stadium to play against the team that thomas is that you're _ against the team that thomas is that you're going to suffer. it is not realistic— you're going to suffer. it is not realistic to— you're going to suffer. it is not realistic to come here and play them off the _ realistic to come here and play them off the park, and we did what we needed — off the park, and we did what we needed to— off the park, and we did what we needed to do, and i thought the attitude — needed to do, and i thought the attitude of the boys and the commitment was extraordinary. in scotland — dundee have one foot in the premiership play—off final after a 3—0, first leg win at raith rovers. dundee captain charlie adam put in a man of the match performance — jordan mcghee brace, 0sman sow added a third the second—leg will be played on on saturday. and that game was only part of a busy night in scotland. all 12 premiership sides played their penultimate games. champions rangers are nowjust one match away from completing an undefeated league season — after they beat livingston 3—0. celtic were the big winners on the night —

they beat stjohnstone 4—0. there were also wins for hibs and ross county. ross county's win all but relegating hamilton acidemical. manchester united have announced that casey stoney will leave her role as women's head coach at the end of the season. the former england defender was appointed as the club's first manager back in 2018. she secured promotion to the women's super league in her first season, but after spending three years in thejob and then missing out on champions league qualification by a point — she said now was the right time to step away and allow someone else to lead the team. a decision on porto hosting this season's all—english champions league final between chelsea and manchester city, is expected tomorrow. the city's estadio da drago remains the front—runner. wembley was under consideration, but the government couldn't offer uefa guarantees that quarantine restrictions would be lifted. the game on the 29th may was originally due to be in istanbul.

liverpool's virgil van dijk has ruled himself out of this summer's european championship. the netherlands defender suffered a knee ligament injury in october's merseyside derby. he says he hasn't suffered a setback, but that pre—season with liverpool is a more realistic goal. managerjurgen klopp says they club won't rush his return. the plan is for us that he can start the preseason— the plan is for us that he can start the preseason with _ the plan is for us that he can start the preseason with us, _ the plan is for us that he can start the preseason with us, but - the plan is for us that he can start the preseason with us, but even l the plan is for us that he can start. the preseason with us, but even that is not _ the preseason with us, but even that is not sure. — the preseason with us, but even that is not sure. so— the preseason with us, but even that is not sure, so that _ the preseason with us, but even that is not sure, so that the _ the preseason with us, but even that is not sure, so that the euros - the preseason with us, but even that is not sure, so that the euros were . is not sure, so that the euros were 'ust is not sure, so that the euros were just absoiuteiy _ is not sure, so that the euros were just absolutely in _ is not sure, so that the euros were just absolutely in the _ is not sure, so that the euros were just absolutely in the wrong - is not sure, so that the euros were i just absolutely in the wrong moment. but the _ just absolutely in the wrong moment. but the good — just absolutely in the wrong moment. but the good news _ just absolutely in the wrong moment. but the good news for _ just absolutely in the wrong moment. but the good news for holland - just absolutely in the wrong moment. but the good news for holland as - but the good news for holland as well is _ but the good news for holland as well is that— but the good news for holland as well is that then _ but the good news for holland as well is that then when _ but the good news for holland as well is that then when he - but the good news for holland as well is that then when he will - but the good news for holland as well is that then when he will be i well is that then when he will be fit, well is that then when he will be fit. because— well is that then when he will be fit, because we _ well is that then when he will be fit, because we will— well is that then when he will be fit, because we will not - well is that then when he will be fit, because we will not force - well is that then when he will be fit, because we will not force it, | fit, because we will not force it, because — fit, because we will not force it, because we _ fit, because we will not force it, because we cannot _ fit, because we will not force it, because we cannot force - fit, because we will not force it, because we cannot force it, - fit, because we will not force it, because we cannot force it, he. fit, because we will not force it, i because we cannot force it, he will then be _ because we cannot force it, he will then be 100%_ because we cannot force it, he will then be 100% fit. _ andy murray could be handed a wildcard to this yea r�*s french open. tournament director guy forget said the former world number one deserves one. murray's been hampered by injuries, his latest a groin problem

picked up in march — but he made a return to the court at the italian 0pen today. murray and fellow briton liam brody won their first round match against australian pair luke saville and max purcell on a championship tiebreak. and should murray get there, there'll be more crowds at roland garros this year. 5,000 fans will be allowed onto centre court for the final five days. before that, spectators will be limited to no more than a thousand on any court. britain's jack laugher has won the silver medal in the one meter springboard at the european aquatics championships in budapest. it's the second medal that great britain have won at the championships. he'll also be competing in the synchronised 3m springboard tomorrow along with dan goodfellow on thursday. as they prepare for the olympics this summer. mo farah will look to

qualify for the olympics at the british athletics 10,000m championships next month. the four—time olympic champion has been focusing on road events since retiring from track racing in 2017, but he's looking to go to his fourth games in tokyo. he's twice won gold in the 10,000 meters. he'll form part of a 12—strong team set to compete at the university of birmingham on the 5th ofjune. one of the contenders for overall victory at the giro d'italia crashed out, after hitting a race marshal, near the end of today's fifth stage. spain's mikel landa, bahrain victorious�* lead rider, and yesterday's stage winner joe dombrowski, crashed less than three miles from the finish. landa was taken to hospital, and is receiving treatment for a broken collarbone and ribs. australia's caleb ewan went on to win the stage and alessandro de marchi retained the overall lead. and finally, in the netherlands, ajax have decided to share their championship trophy —

with theirfans. it's been melted down, and each of their 42,000 season—ticket holders will receive one of these small stars. ajax won an unprecendednted 35th dutch eredivisie title — and like most teams across europe, have played without fans this season. and that's all the sport for now. have a very good night. hello, there. the weather is in a very unsettled mood, notjust for the next few days, even as we head into the weekend, and to next week. that's because we've got low pressure nearby. the next few days, it looks like it was daesh showery, some heavy downpours in places, with some heavy downpours in places, with some hail and thunder, but also some warm sunshine around too. no pressure sitting on top of the country on thursday. this weather front bringing some wet weather to start the day for wales, parts of

the midlands, to the south. away from the north and east of scotland, which will be rather grey through the day today, northern ireland, southern scotland and the rest of northern and eastern england will see some sunshine. but then the showers will get going again into the afternoon. and like the last few days, some will be heavy with a mix of hail and thunder in places. temperatures reaching 1a—15 celsius for most, but rather cool again across the far northeast of scotland. now, as we head through thursday night, it looks like the showers will tend to fade away from most areas, and that weather front will clear away completely. so, many places will be turning dry, but we will start to see some cloud rolling into northern and eastern areas, so that should stop temperatures from falling much below 6—7 celsius, so another frost—free night for most. as we head on into friday, we are in between weather systems, low—pressure to the east, a new area of low pressure slowly encroaching in off the atlantic. and you will also notice the blue colours across the north of the uk. this colder air tries to get into the northeast of the country but doesn't get too far, but it will bring enough chill

to the north and east of scotland, and in northeast england it will be quite noticeable there. but a rather grey, cloudy day for most, away from northern ireland, wales, the west midlands and the southwest where we will see some sunny spells. and that will set off a few showers again here, again, some of them will be on the heavy side. temperatures in the sunny spells 1a—15 celsius, but noticeably cooler, like i mentioned, across the northeast. then as we move into the weekend, we see this weather front sweep across the country to bring a band of rain, and then our new area of low pressure starts to push across the uk for the rest of saturday and into sunday. so it's back to square one with sunshine and showers once again. now, some of the showers again over the weekend will be heavy, there will be the risk of hail and thunder, and there will be some sunshine in between these showers. and the sun, of course, this time of year is strong, so it will feel fairly warm. low—pressure, though, wants to hold on into next week too, so unfortunately, it's looking pretty unsettled for much of the country, further showers at times. those temperatures below the seasonal average.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. for a second straight day, a tower block in gaza is destroyed. israel's prime minister says this isjust the beginning, as hamas confirm some of its senior leaders have been killed. from the other side, palestinian militants fire waves of rockets into israel — hitting an apartment building in the israeli city of sderot and seriously wounding a young child. 0usted — republicans ditch the trump critic — liz cheney — from their leadership team — for accusing the former president of peddling �*the big lie' — about winning the us election. she remains defiant. i will do

everything i can