is ok, feeding the animals. some of the animals that we have here have to be fed up to six times a day. and also we've been playing music around the centre so the animals have been getting used to the noise ready for reopening. and after six months, today, they finally will, as indoor attractions are allowed to reopen. the pandemic, though, has cost sea life here in blackpool over £1 million. it's been very tough in lockdown, especially here in lancashire, because we've had some of the most severe restrictions in place during the whole pandemic. i started here on the first day of lockdown so i haven't actually seen any guests in the building. so the animals have been my only friends, so i can't wait to have people back and see the excitement on everyone�*s face. tourism experts believe these fish and attractions like this are vital to the success of the staycation. indoor attractions are hugely important. we know that visits to attractions were two—thirds down last year, so getting everything open, you know, those big museums, the historic houses that you might drive out and make a day trip to,

and some of the sea life centres and the aquariums that people can go to when it looks a bit cold and rainy, and we need to be inside. for months, these animals have been looking out at no—one. but, for the first time today, they will finally have a very different view. fiona lamdin, bbc news. now, goalkeepers don't usually score goals, they stop them, but the end of liverpool match against west ham evolved a rare role reversal. the goalkeeper alison scored a winning goalkeeper alison scored a winning goal in the 95th minute. in the history, no goalkeepers ever scored for the cloud. it is keeping alive

the hopes of the championship convocation. you have properly notices —— hello again. you have properly already noticed our weather pattern has got stuck. low pressure in charge of our weather for ages now and as our rainfall totals this month have been really mounting up, and top of the rainfall league, that is in north yorkshire, over twice as much rain as we would normally see in the whole of the month of may and of course, we are onlyjust past the halfway stage. there is loads more rain to come, no change to our unsettled weather pattern for the foreseeable future. today is a showery kind of day and what is really important for the showers across england and wales is this trough, that will be working its way eastwards and will be taking the heaviest of the showers with it. and so across parts of yorkshire, down to the midlands, east anglia and south—east england, that is where the heavy storms are going to be as we go through the afternoon, but behind that feature, showers become much less common across wales, parts of the west midlands and parts of north—west england, where you have got a much better chance of the weather staying dry.

for west scotland, also a chance of broken cloud and sunshine. eventually, it will become a little bit drier. temperatures drift down to around five to eight celsius. looking at the satellite picture we have at the moment, towards the south—west. this area of cloud is going to be responsible for bringing the heaviest showers our way on tuesday. otherwise, most parts of the uk should have lighter showers. most parts of the uk will have these heavy downpours. middle part of the week and guess what, it is another day of sunshine and showers. at this time they are most likely to form a crust eastern scotland and eastern areas of england. this time, they areas of england. this time, they

are going to be slow and could be with you for a long time. it could be drier across wales and south—west of england, temperatures at around 14 or 16 degrees, of england, temperatures at around 1a or 16 degrees, in the may sunshine it is not feeling too bad. the good news is we are not going to see showers, but the bad news is because we are going to see more outbreaks of rain with this area of low pressure. it's almost like the hosepipe gets turned on and on thursday and friday and it will be getting windy with the gusts being strong enough to bring down a few branches. no chance really have a change from the unsettled weather we have got at the moment. that is all from the bbc news at one and bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc news teens where you are. goodbye. you're watching bbc news.

it's 1.34. at the bbc sport centre — we've had government pilot programmes around the return of sports spectators, but from today, the fans can be let back in in england. racing at carlisle is under way. racecourses are allowed to host 4,000 specatators or operate at 50% capacity — whichever is the lesser number — with today's easing of lockdown restrictions. the first race was off at one o'clock. there are also crowds at redcar, leicester and windsor today. there are no premier league games until tomorrow. bournemouth�*s championship playoff semifinal will have just over 2,000 spectators. they'll have to arrive early and follow protocols inside the ground. there'll be 11,5000 fans at the other play off semi there'll be 11,500 fans at the other play off semi between barnsley and swansea. england's summer series against india and pakistan will go ahead even those two countries are on the covid red list.

india's men and women are scheduled to play in the country over the next few months and pakistan are due injuly. the players have been given permission to quarantine at the ageas bowl on—site hotel near southampton rather than government—designated accomodation. new zealand are already at that hotel after arriving yesterday ahead of their test series next month. emma hayes says her chelsea women's team were naive in last night's champions league final. the super league champions were outclassed by barcelona, 4—0, with all the goals coming in the first half in gothenburg. jo currie reports. it was a night that could have made chelsea history makers. but in the end, it was one to forget. a new name had been destined for the champions league trophy. for chelsea, a first european final, and in games of this magnitude you need a fast start. the sort their opponents barcelona had as they struck, first the woodwork, before a frantic scramble ended with the ball looping into the net after just 33 seconds. and the blows kept coming for emma hayes�* side. after conceding a penalty,

they were outpaced and outplayed for the third goal. chelsea's european dream had become a nightmare. when a fourth went in, perhaps a blessing chelsea's fans weren't in gothenburg to see it. after the break, they searched for a consolation goal and had chances. but on a difficult night, theyjust couldn't get it right. chelsea devastated and needing to regroup. barcelona runners—up two years ago. finally, champions of europe. jo currie, bbc news. we...are a classy team. and we behave, i think, as you should do, when you have been beaten by a better team. and that's one that acknowledges what we need to do to improve, and our owner came into see us, and all the girls were, you know, very quick to tell him that we will be back here and we'll work hard on the training pitch to make sure we do that.

this is a fight that should sell itself. tyson fury says it will be biggest sporting event ever to grace the planet earth. he posted a video on social media last night saying that his world heavyweight unification fight against antonyjoshua has been confirmed for 14th august. one of the sticking points had been a venue but it's set to be in saudi arabia. suddenly, in the last 60 or so hours, three orfour of the key players in this fight have talked about saudi arabia. it's happening, august the 14th. someone might have said, "hold on a minute, isn't it going to be hot?" yes, it's going to be boiling and at midnight it will still be boiling! the saudis have stumped up $150 million as a down payment. that gets split between the camps, that's why we are going to saudi in the middle of august. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.

lots of premier league news conferences going on right now also. i'll be back with an update in the next as covid restrictions ease in england, some parts of the country continue to be affected by a rise in cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in india. surge testing is being carried out at several locations in the uk, including in london. earlier, annita mcveigh spoke to the mayor of london sadiq khan. following the news that 18—39 year olds are being invited for a vaccine in glasgow, mr khan was asked if something similar should happen in the capital. yes, i spoke to the health advisor today and over the weekend, but also public health england and the nhs late last week. i am keen to try and persuade the government to have younger people in those parts of london where they are concerned about the rise of this indian variant receiving the vaccine sooner than they would otherwise do so. we know from the early research done by oxford,

but also by speaking to colleagues in india, that it does appear that those who receive the vaccine are less likely to catch this virus, the consequences are less serious and this virus spreads less easily. i am hoping the government can be nimble and flexible and allow us, in those parts of london, where concerned, to have younger londoners receiving the vaccine sooner than would otherwise be the case. and if that means other age groups have to wait a little longer, or if those over 50 are waiting on a second vaccine have to wait a little longer, is that the right order of priority in your opinion? i think the general advice from thejcvi is one we support, of course you do. that is that age is a big factor when it comes to the consequences of catching the virus and when you get the virus. actually, in some parts of our city, as indeed across the country, i think the flexible and nimble approach is the right one to take. the good news is over 6 million londoners have now received

a dose of the vaccine. in fact, 2 million have received both doses and 4 million have received the first dose. we are making really good progress, and that is the big game changer for now versus last summer. we are keen to make sure that the indian variant doesn't knock us and that is why i am hoping the government does approve the move to the younger londoners in parts of the city were necessary to receive the vaccine sooner. how difficult is it, then, to start getting that matching out? to say to younger age groups, if you are offered a vaccine, go get it, when, officially, they are not able to get it yet. the good news is, if you are above the age of 38 in london, you can go on the website and ring the number to get an appointment to receive the jab. that's really good news. we've got to make sure that everyone above the age of 38 does receive at least the first jab and so the good news is, last few weeks, we have made huge progress in relation to hesitancy.

we know this vaccine is a life—saver and a game changer, so it is really important that if you are eligible for the jab, you take it. we encourage everybody who should have had it by now to take it. mr khan was also asked for his reaction after four men were arrested by police investigating anti—semitic abuse in north london. i was in contact this weekend with both the commissioner and the deputy commissioner. the police, like me, have a zero tolerance attitude towards any form of hate crime and you will have seen as you have been reporting, people have been arrested, an investigation is under way and i think it is possible to protest about things happening 3,000 miles away, and many of us are angry and upset, heartbroken even by the events in israel and on the west bank and indeed, gaza, that is no excuse, though, for anti—semitism. we are a city that is really proud of our diversity. there is no excuse for hate crime and we are not going to tolerate in london. how do you make people feel safe

if they are targeted by hate crime? the first thing is that the rest of us have got to understand the chilling effect and the ripples of fear hate crime to minority communities, but also we have got to give these communities confidence to report these crimes. it is really important if you are the victim of any form of hate crime, and that includes anti—semitism, that you report it to the police. it is really easy to go to the met police service website and report this and a promise from the commissioner and myself, is that this will be taken very seriously. and that was the mayor of london. the us secretary of state antony blinken, on a visit to copenhagen, has been speaking about the escalation in hostilities between israel and palestinian militants. this is what he said a short while ago. the united states remains greatly concerned by the violence, the escalating violence. hundreds of people killed or injured, including children being pulled from the rubble.

we are also alarmed by how journalists and medical personnel are being put at risk, palestinians and israelis, like people everywhere, have the right to live in safety and security. this is not an israeli privilege, or a palestinian privilege, it is a human right. and the current violence has ripped it away. so we have been working intensively behind—the—scenes to try and bring an end to the conflict. president biden has been in touch with prime minister netanyahu and president abbas. i spent my own flight yesterday to copenhagen on the phone with regional leaders, including from egypt, saudi arabia, as well as with my counterpart in france, discussing the need to end the violence. we will continue to do that later this afternoon. as we have said before, israel has the right to defend itself.

there is no equivalence between a terrorist group indiscriminately firing rockets at civilians and a country defending its people from those attacks. so we call on hamas and other groups in gaza to end the rocket attacks immediately. i have also said that i believe israel, as a democracy, has an extra burden to do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties, even as it defends itself. the us secretary of state antony blinken. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister urges people to remain cautious as coronavirus restrictions in england, wales and most of scotland are relaxed again today. friends and family are allowed to hug each other again in many places — but the prime minister has urged people to get tested twice a week, and get the vaccine when called.

limited numbers of people are now also able to meet inside pubs, restaurants and homes. the international scheme set up to ensure equal access to covid—19 vaccines is currently 140 million doses short, due to the continuing covid crisis in india. now, unicef is calling for the powerful g7 countries — the leaders of which will meet in the uk next month — to share their surplus of doses. the bbc�*s global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. it's a global collaboration that's never been tried on this tight timescale before. the aim of the covax scheme is to ensure all people in all countries get equal access to vaccines to protect them against covid—19. some progress is being made but doses remain vastly unevenly distributed. and now, the pipeline providing vaccines to some of the world's poorest countries is being squeezed. as india continues its devastating battle against a raging outbreak, the country's prime minister has temporarily banned exports

of covid—19 vaccines so that all doses can be used in country. the serum institute of india was due to supply around half of the two billion vaccines for covax this year, but nothing's been shipped since march, leaving a shortfall of around 140 million doses — which is due to rise to 190 million by the end ofjune. unfortunately, we are in a situation where we just don't know when the next set of doses will materialise. our hope is things will get back on track but of course the situation in india is uncertain itself. and how much of a concern is that? it's certainly a huge concern, and that's why we are calling on higher income countries that have access to doses to start sharing those doses now. but countries are not being forthcoming with donating doses. data commissioned by unicef suggests

that the rich g7 nations, as well as the eu, could make a big dent in the vexing deficit in poorer countries by donating 20% of their supplies injune, july and august. this would free up around 153 million doses. so far, france is the only country to have already shipped vaccines in view of the crisis in india, pledging half a million doses by mid—june. nations including rwanda, senegal and here in ghana are using up some of their last remaining doses. it's very important that they could make a promise of solidarity for those countries that have enough vaccines to distribute and share those doses, because unless we stop the transmission everywhere, it will be very difficult to end this pandemic, even in places where people have been completely vaccinated. new deals with different vaccine suppliers and manufacturers are also under way to try and get the covax

scheme back on track. but right now, there a gaping hole in supplies which is threatening the global plan to end this pandemic. tulip mazumdar, bbc news. a year ago, new york was the epicenter of the pandemic in north america. this is a big week for new york — it is officially reopening. the city's underground subway system resumes full 24—hour service today and on wednesday, more people will be allowed in shops, offices, restaurants and theatres. tom brook reports on how the city is faring. today, you can take the a train. infact, the b, c, d or one, two, three, orany train, 24 hours a day for the first time in over a year. the subway is resuming full service this week and it is a moment of great pride for patrick foy, the chairman of the metro transportation association. the mta. new york is back.

the 24/7 service is emblematic of new york, it is emblematic of the mta subways and to return to that is an incredible step forward and a sign of confidence and resurgence in york. but some early morning commuters on the number seven train heading to grand central terminal think new york might be moving a little too quickly to reopening this week. i don't think enough people are vaccinated yet and i think it is too quick. it should have been done maybe after summertime. last year, this hospital was in the midst of a covid—19 war zone. two huge refrigerated trucks were brought to the back of the hospital to accommodate the overflow of dead bodies in the morgue. this doctor, head of emergency medicine at the hospital witnessed all the trauma. as new york reopens, he is positive. this is an encouraging time. yes, there is some anxiety, there is some anxiety also because we have seen the worst and we hope to never get back there. with the city reopening, many new yorkers are holding their breath.

culture is seen as a driving force which could help bring about new york's comeback. in the heights, a movie set in northern manhattan will be released at the upcoming tribeca film festival next month. that festival came into being to help revive lower manhattan in the wake of the september the 11th attacks. the festival's co—founder — movie legend robert de niro is visibly banging the drum for the city. new york has been through a lot over the years. and it will come back. i have never doubted that for a second. it will. i don't know how long it will take, but it will come back. there is no place like new york. but new york has been badly scarred by covid—19. it has also witnessed a recent spike in violent crime. a few months ago, new york city seemed to be dying — moribund, with a sustained vibrancy that has for decades defined america's financial and cultural capital has not yet fully returned. not everyone or everything has moved

out of the shadow of covid—19, but there has been some progress. there is some optimism. tom brook, bbc news, new york. the composer and theatre owner andrew lloyd webber has told the bbc that it is selfish not to get vaccinated against covid—19. speaking to edward stourton for radio 4's the world at one, he said livelihoods depend on restrictions being lifted onjune 21st — and that although theatres can reopen from today, none of his will be. none, sadly, because the shows that are in the theatres are the shows that can't play to a 50% audience because they would just be too costly. but in any event, frozen doesn't open until the end of august and my cinderella, that was going to have its world premiere on the 14th ofjuly if we're lucky, so that

so that wouldn't be open anyway, but it isjust, i'm afraid, a fact that most musicals can't play to 50% capacity. so, thejune 21st date, is, from your perspective, absolutely critical. absolutely critical. if that doesn't happen, i really don't even want to think about it. it has been such a devastating time for everybody. but, one has to think all the time of the actors and musicians and all the people — if you saw the happy faces of the cast rehearsing cinderella on the first day, you realise just how much it means to all of them. i just feel so strongly at the moment, particularly the people who are not getting vaccinated and everything. just, how selfish it is because so many people depend on thisjune the 21st date, really depend on it. and i would say to everybody, please, support the theatre and support live music, please support a vital part of the country — it's the heartbeat of the country, what we do. and it is essential. support your theatre

everywhere and get vaccinated! but your view is they are being selfish, people who don't get vaccinated? you don't think some of them might have reasonable reasons or grounds for doing that? i mean, if they have got medical grounds, yes, but i do think it is selfish. because look at it this way, you can say, i would like to go out and have a drink tonight and drive home and accidentally i kill somebody, it seems to be that nobody is going to go out and deliberately infect anybody with covid, but it is completely wrong if you know the science and i was on the oxford vaccine trial last year, for this reason, we know that the vaccines are very effective and that they are really broadly speaking, unbelievably safe. itjust seems to me thatjust not... i think the queen put it well, that you have got to think about the people in all of this. but it is a very stark comparison to make, that, isn't it? between drink—driving and refusing a vaccine.

well, i don't know. i think that you could argue that it is all choice. i feel very strongly now that there are really now people that have got to realise that by not having the vaccine, they are affecting an enormous number of people's jobs and livelihoods. andrew lloyd webber speaking to radio four there. at 2.30pm, we'll be answering your questions on the easing of restrictions across the uk. we'll be putting them health experts so send in your questions using the hash tag bbc your questions or by emailing yourquestions@bbc. co. uk. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. you have properly already noticed our weather pattern has got stuck. low pressure in charge of our weather for ages now and our rainfall totals this month have been really mounting up, and top of the rainfall league, that is in north yorkshire,

over twice as much rain as we would normally see in the whole of the month of may and of course, we are onlyjust past the halfway stage. there is loads more rain to come, no change to our unsettled weather pattern for the foreseeable future. today is a showery kind of day and what is really important for the showers across england and wales is this trough, that will be working its way eastwards and will be taking the heaviest of the showers with it. and so across parts of yorkshire, down to the midlands, east anglia and south—east england, that is where the heavy storms are going to be as we go through the afternoon, but behind that feature, showers become much less common across wales, parts of the west midlands and parts of north—west england, where you have got a much better with broken cloud and sunshine through the afternoon. temperatures are about 14 to 16 celsius. overnight, though showers are going to take quite a long time to slowly fade away, but eventually, the skies will become a little bit clearer and our overnight temperatures drift down to around five to eight celsius. looking at the satellite picture

we have at the moment, we are going to zoom away from the uk that down towards the south—west. this area of cloud is going to be responsible for bringing the heaviest showers our way on tuesday. otherwise, most parts of the uk should have lighter showers. most parts of the uk will have these heavy downpours. middle part of the week and guess what, it is another day of sunshine and showers. this time, they are going to be slow and could be with you for a long time. the good news is we are not going to see showers, but the bad news is because we are going to see more outbreaks of rain with this

area of low pressure. it is going to be windy, windy enough for the gusts to bring down a few tree branches.

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 2pm — covid rules are eased across britain, but people are asked to be responsible. indoorfood and drinks, in limited groups, are back on for millions of people. thousands take advantage of the new travel rules and head overseas, in the first legal foreign holidays for months. i just want to get to the villa! she laughs. and just to get out in the sun. the weather's been so awful in the uk, so... as fighting between israel and palestinian militants enters its second week, the us urges both sides to ensure the protection of civilians. the covax scheme, which was set up to help poorer countries get equal access to covid vaccines, faces a severe supply shortage. and prince charles says plant a tree — to mark the queen's

platinum jubilee next year.