good afternoon. the prime minister defends government advice on travelling abroad. but the labour leader sir keir starmer says the government's lost "control of its borders". we'll bring you the latest. also this lunchtime: police searching for a suspected victim of serial killer fred west have begun drilling at a cafe in gloucester. the family of a 24—year—old woman from london who was murdered in pakistan call for her killers to be brought tojustice. new york's prosecutor has launched a criminal inquiry into donald trump's property company. and fans celebrate the return of the eurovision song contest. and coming up on the bbc news channel: scotland manager steve clarke makes his 26—man squad announcement ahead of the euros. it will be scotland men's first

major tournament in 23 years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson had defended the government's policy on foreign holidays, after the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said ministers were presiding over a "hopeless system" which threatened to let new covid variants into the country. speaking at prime minister's questions, mrjohnson insisted the government's advice was "very clear" — that people should not be taking holidays in so—called amber—list countries such as spain and greece. recent comments by ministers have led to confusion about whether people should be booking foreign breaks,

and comes as the eu considers whether to open its borders to holiday—makers this summer. here's sean dilley. book a holiday, don't book a holiday. that is the question facing many as tourist destinations and an under pressure travel industry are readying themselves to welcome belated holiday—makers. so readying themselves to welcome belated holiday-makers.- readying themselves to welcome belated holiday-makers. so we are here offering _ belated holiday-makers. so we are here offering some _ belated holiday-makers. so we are here offering some protection. - belated holiday-makers. so we are here offering some protection. the i here offering some protection. the government _ here offering some protection. the government has introduced a travel traffic light system, meaning people can now travel to green list countries without having to isolate when they get home. but they will have to take a covid test. here when they get home. but they will have to take a covid test.- have to take a covid test. here is the hand sanitiser. _ have to take a covid test. here is the hand sanitiser. countries - the hand sanitiser. countries includin: the hand sanitiser. countries including australia, - the hand sanitiser. countries including australia, gibraltari the hand sanitiser. countries - including australia, gibraltar and portugal are on the green list. many popular destinations such as france, spain and greece are on the amber list. they must self—isolate on return and take two covid test. but messaging on who should and shouldn't travel to amber list

countries has been confusing. there will be reasons _ countries has been confusing. there will be reasons why _ countries has been confusing. there will be reasons why people - countries has been confusing. there will be reasons why people who - countries has been confusing. there will be reasons why people who feel they need _ will be reasons why people who feel they need to travel to visit family or friends — they need to travel to visit family or friends i — they need to travel to visit family or friends. ~ , , or friends. i think it is very important _ or friends. i think it is very important for _ or friends. i think it is very important for people - or friends. i think it is very important for people to i or friends. i think it is very i important for people to grasp or friends. i think it is very - important for people to grasp what an amber list countries. it is not somewhere where you should be going on holiday. irate somewhere where you should be going on holida . ~ ., ., , , ., on holiday. we are really relying on --eole to on holiday. we are really relying on people to use _ on holiday. we are really relying on people to use their _ on holiday. we are really relying on people to use their common - on holiday. we are really relying on i people to use their common sense, look at _ people to use their common sense, look at their— people to use their common sense, look at their own _ people to use their common sense, look at their own situation, - people to use their common sense, look at their own situation, look - people to use their common sense, look at their own situation, look at i look at their own situation, look at their— look at their own situation, look at their position — look at their own situation, look at their position and _ look at their own situation, look at their position and be _ look at their own situation, look at their position and be sensible. - look at their own situation, look at their position and be sensible. it. their position and be sensible. afr prime their position and be sensible. prime minister's questions their position and be sensible.- prime minister's questions today, pressure mounted for some clarity. can the prime minister answer a really— can the prime minister answer a really simple question that goes to the heart _ really simple question that goes to the heart of this. if he doesn't want — the heart of this. if he doesn't want people to travel to amber list countries, — want people to travel to amber list countries, if that is his position, he doesn't — countries, if that is his position, he doesn't want them to travel, why has he _ he doesn't want them to travel, why has he made it easier for them to do so? ~ . , has he made it easier for them to do so? ~ ., , ., ., ., has he made it easier for them to do so? . ., , ., ., ., ., so? we are trying to move away from endlessly legislating _ so? we are trying to move away from endlessly legislating everything - so? we are trying to move away from endlessly legislating everything and l endlessly legislating everything and to rely on guidance and asking people to do the right thing, and it is very, very clear, mr speaker. you

should not be going to an amber list country except for some extreme circumstances such as the serious illness of a family member. you should not be going to an amber list country on holiday.— country on holiday. lockdown weary brits have been _ country on holiday. lockdown weary brits have been telling _ country on holiday. lockdown weary brits have been telling the - country on holiday. lockdown weary brits have been telling the bbc - country on holiday. lockdown wearyi brits have been telling the bbc they will be holidaying in amber list countries whatever the government advises. . ., , countries whatever the government advises. . :: :: �* advises. october 2020, we weren't allowed to travel _ advises. october 2020, we weren't allowed to travel to _ advises. october 2020, we weren't allowed to travel to greece, - advises. october 2020, we weren't allowed to travel to greece, so - advises. october 2020, we weren't allowed to travel to greece, so the | allowed to travel to greece, so the travel— allowed to travel to greece, so the travel company moved it. we moved it to the _ travel company moved it. we moved it to the half— travel company moved it. we moved it to the half term that is just coming up. to the half term that is just coming up then _ to the half term that is just coming up. then the judgment came out, the travel— up. then the judgment came out, the travel company won't move it again, so we're _ travel company won't move it again, so we're going, because i can't afford — so we're going, because i can't afford to— so we're going, because i can't afford tojust write so we're going, because i can't afford to just write off a holiday. the last — afford to just write off a holiday. the last 15— afford to just write off a holiday. the last 15 months has been hard for britain's travel industry, with their business grinding to a nova —— overnight halt, they have lost billions of pounds. irate overnight halt, they have lost billions of pounds.— overnight halt, they have lost billions of pounds. we need to see more clarity _ billions of pounds. we need to see more clarity and _ billions of pounds. we need to see more clarity and less _ billions of pounds. we need to see more clarity and less confusion - billions of pounds. we need to see i more clarity and less confusion from the uk government. they are getting nervous and worried about other

countries moving faster. the eu is likely to vote to open up its borders much more during june. eli borders much more during june. eu leaders met this morning to give their members the green light to freely welcome fully vaccinated uk tourists. for now, british holiday—makers are free to plan their foreign trips, holiday—makers are free to plan theirforeign trips, but holiday—makers are free to plan their foreign trips, but the prime minister says people should not be travelling to amber countries unless absolutely necessary. anyone who does must self—isolate on return or face a fine of up to £10,000. sean dilley, bbc news. we will go to brussels in a moment. let's speak to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. is it ok to travel to amber list countries or not? listening to the prime minister this morning, the answer to that would be no. people are only supposed to travel to amber list countries according to borisjohnson for extreme emergencies, and they can be fined if they don't isolate on the way home. but that comes from a day

of mixed messaging, ranging from you could consider a foreign holiday to be necessary to your well—being, to not travelling anywhere in the world. the difficulty is the government is issuing guidance here not hard and fast rules. it says in black and white on the government's website that you should not travel to amber list countries, but that doesn't mean you can't, and boris johnson told mps as you heard that the government is moving away from legislating against things people are allowed to do or not towards guidance, hoping to encourage people to do the right thing. in other words, borisjohnson may not want you to go on holiday to france or spain, but that doesn't mean that he can stop you or that he is going to stop you. now, there is concern at westminster about other variants of coronavirus being discovered in fighting the —— finding their way back to the uk, political pressure on government to tighten up the rules around travel. but what we also heard from the prime minister this lunchtime is that he is

increasingly confident that vaccines are effective against known variants of coronavirus, and the government is clearly banking on that remain in the case. . ~ is clearly banking on that remain in the case. ., ,, i. g ., ., ., officials have been meeting in brussels to decide whether to allow tourists into the eu this summer. our correspondent, jean mackenzie, is there — british travellers are already welcome in portugal and other european nations. so what's this decision about? this is about coming up with one rule for the whole of the eu to make things slightly simpler than they have been. so there have been two decisions made today. the first is to allow people who have been fully vaccinated with a eu vaccine to come here on holiday, and the second is to add more countries to the eu's safe list, countries people can come from whether they have been vaccinated or not, but there has still been no decision on whether to add the uk to this safe list. that is going to happen on friday. the infection rate in the uk is low enough for it to be considered, but the eu will also be looking at

trends, and there is a little concern here about the surge in cases due to the indian variant. there is some suggestion they might want to see how this plays out for a little longer. they are reluctant to put the uk onto a safe list only to have to take it off one or two weeks later. but as you say, victoria, countries have been making up their own rules. we already have greece, italy and portugal allowing british travellers in, and it is likely that we are going to see more of this, because it is ultimately up to the different countries to decide what they want to do, so there may well be variations depending on where you want to go this summer. thank be variations depending on where you want to go this summer.— want to go this summer. thank you very much. — want to go this summer. thank you very much. jean — want to go this summer. thank you very much, jean mackenzie - want to go this summer. thank you very much, jean mackenzie in - very much, jean mackenzie in brussels. police searching for a suspected victim of serial killer fred west are preparing to begin excavation work at a cafe. a teenager, mary bastholm, who worked at the cafe in gloucester, went missing in 1968. our reporter steve knibbs is there.. what can you tell us about the activities in the cafe? ads,

activities in the cafe? significant moment of course today. forensic archaeologists arrived this morning with power tools, and in the last year we have heard the sound of pneumatic drills coming from the basement of the cafe here. yesterday we learned more about the evidence that the tv production company who were filming a documentary about fred and rose west, what they discovered what they showed to the police, including the discovery of six voids in the floor here that showed anomalies, but also they drilled holes on the floor and put a camera inside, and discovered a image of a piece of blue material. that is significant because mary was wearing a blue coat and a blue dress and carrying a blue bag when she disappeared injanuary1968. ispoke to a forensic disappeared injanuary1968. i spoke to a forensic archaeologist today not connected with the inquiry who said it is likely that if it was synthetic materials that were being used in the mid—60s onwards, it is likely that could have survived. but police are very keen to stress that no evidence of human remains all bones at the moment. they are

searching, the excavation work has started in the cafe behind me where mary used to work, where fred west was a customer. he has long been the main suspect in this case. mary's family who have been waiting over 50 years for this, it is nowjust a waiting game. stephen ames reporting. the rate of inflation more than doubled last month, to 1.5%, as a rise in energy and clothing costs drove prices higher. but the figure is partly explained by the big fall in prices last year, as the pandemic took hold. let's talk to our economics correspondent, andy verity — how does one and a half percent compare with what it has been? well, if you look at this chart, 1.5% is more than double what it was last month, but it's only back where it was in march last year. and about half of what it was back in 2017, for example. if you ask "what's fuelling

inflation?", you've already answered your own question. last year lockdowns meant far fewer goods and people moving around and oil and gas companies were producing far more fuel than the world needed — so the price plummeted. a year on from that, economies around the world are re—opening and the oil price has bounced back — along with other commodities like metals. so because of that, manufacturers have to pay more for raw materials — also known as input prices — which are up by nearly 10% on a year ago. but the bank of england has been anxious to calm fears that that could lead to an early rise in interest rates to stop inflation getting out of control. you do hear stories about an increase _ you do hear stories about an increase of prices, but we are not seeing _ increase of prices, but we are not seeing strong evidence of price rises _ seeing strong evidence of price rises i— seeing strong evidence of price rises i can _ seeing strong evidence of price rises. i can assure you we will be watching — rises. i can assure you we will be watching this extremely carefully, and we _ watching this extremely carefully, and we will take action when we think— and we will take action when we think it — and we will take action when we think it is — and we will take action when we think it is appropriate to do so, no question — question. with the government, small businesses and poorer households deep in debt, a rise in interest rates would make it harder

to afford their repayments. but many economists think that won't happen any time soon. the markets are starting to expect an interest — the markets are starting to expect an interest rate _ the markets are starting to expect an interest rate rise _ the markets are starting to expect an interest rate rise by— the markets are starting to expect an interest rate rise by the - the markets are starting to expect an interest rate rise by the end - the markets are starting to expect an interest rate rise by the end ofl an interest rate rise by the end of next _ an interest rate rise by the end of next year. — an interest rate rise by the end of next year. and _ an interest rate rise by the end of next year, and if _ an interest rate rise by the end of next year, and if you _ an interest rate rise by the end of next year, and if you think - an interest rate rise by the end of next year, and if you think aboutl next year, and if you think about it, next year, and if you think about it. the _ next year, and if you think about it. the bank— next year, and if you think about it, the bank of— next year, and if you think about it, the bank of england - next year, and if you think about it, the bank of england cut- next year, and if you think about it, the bank of england cut the l it, the bank of england cut the rates _ it, the bank of england cut the rates in — it, the bank of england cut the rates in march _ it, the bank of england cut the rates in march of _ it, the bank of england cut the rates in march of 2020, - it, the bank of england cut the rates in march of 2020, we - it, the bank of england cut the l rates in march of 2020, we were it, the bank of england cut the - rates in march of 2020, we were in an emergency— rates in march of 2020, we were in an emergency situation, _ rates in march of 2020, we were in an emergency situation, the - rates in march of 2020, we were in. an emergency situation, the markets were seizing — an emergency situation, the markets were seizing up. _ an emergency situation, the markets were seizing up. it— an emergency situation, the markets were seizing up, it was _ an emergency situation, the markets were seizing up, it was the _ were seizing up, it was the beginning _ were seizing up, it was the beginning of— were seizing up, it was the beginning of the _ were seizing up, it was the beginning of the pandemicj were seizing up, it was the - beginning of the pandemic and were seizing up, it was the _ beginning of the pandemic and nobody knew what— beginning of the pandemic and nobody knew what would _ beginning of the pandemic and nobody knew what would happen. _ beginning of the pandemic and nobody knew what would happen. do - beginning of the pandemic and nobody knew what would happen. do we - beginning of the pandemic and nobody knew what would happen. do we still. knew what would happen. do we still need rates _ knew what would happen. do we still need rates at — knew what would happen. do we still need rates at the _ knew what would happen. do we still need rates at the emergency - knew what would happen. do we still need rates at the emergency level. knew what would happen. do we still need rates at the emergency level is| need rates at the emergency level is the question— need rates at the emergency level is the question the _ need rates at the emergency level is the question the bank— need rates at the emergency level is the question the bank of— need rates at the emergency level is the question the bank of england . the question the bank of england will he _ the question the bank of england will be asking _ the question the bank of england will be asking itself, _ the question the bank of england will be asking itself, and - the question the bank of england will be asking itself, and do - the question the bank of england will be asking itself, and do we . will be asking itself, and do we need _ will be asking itself, and do we need rates _ will be asking itself, and do we need rates to _ will be asking itself, and do we need rates to be _ will be asking itself, and do we need rates to be a _ will be asking itself, and do we need rates to be a little - will be asking itself, and do we need rates to be a little higher| will be asking itself, and do we . need rates to be a little higher to contain _ need rates to be a little higher to contain inflation? _ even with inflation at this level, it's serious for more than seven million people of working age who receive benefits. because their payments since april have been uprated based on inflation back in september — they're only rising by half a percentage point. so prices are once again rising faster than their payments — making millions of the poorest people in the country worse off. victoria. thank you very much, andy.

authorities in new york have launched a criminal investigation into donald trump's business dealings before he became president. the inquiry will look at whether mr trump's property firm misled investors. he denies any wrongdoing. our correspondent gary o'donoghue — why has this gone from a civil to a criminal inquiry? victoria, they are not saying what has prompted the change, but it does no doubt to ratchet up the pressure on donald trump, his family and the organisation itself. they'rejoining organisation itself. they�* re joining forces organisation itself. they'rejoining forces in some ways with the district attorney, the prosecution in manhattan whose investigation is already a criminal one, and we knew there were some overlaps in those investigations in terms of the right donald trump and his organisation represented their assets, depending on whether or not they were trying to raise loans or whether or not they were trying to pay their taxes. so we know there was some common ground, but we don't know the reason for actually changing that. the interesting thing is the extent to which this puts pressure on members

of the trump organization, perhaps to turn evidence. prosecutors often want people to trade their immunity, if you like, for information, as a way of getting what they see as a case that will stand up in court. also worth remembering that this is not the only criminal investigation or investigations that the former president is facing. down in georgia, his attempts to put pressure on election officials there are also being looked at in a criminal sense.— the time is... our top story this lunchtime. the prime minister is forced to defend the government's policy on foreign travel admit confusion over whether she had people book foreign holidays abroad or not. and hedging their bets, why some families have put two holidays in the summer, one in the uk and one abroad. coming up on the bbc news channel. a crowd of 16,500 supporters will be allowed into murrayfield next month to watch the british and irish lions playjapan.

the match comes ahead of their tour of south africa. an investigation by the bbc�*s panorama programme has found serious patient safety issues are being buried in confidential hospital reports. although the findings of hospital reviews are meant to be published and shared with regulators, the programme found this isn't happening in most cases. there are now calls to change the law. dr faye kirkland, who is a working gp, has the story. in november 2017 sarah and tom which were at the queen elizabeth the queen mother hospital in margate in the early stages of labour. at 3am junior doctors carried out an emergency cesarean section with no consultant present. bill emergency cesarean section with no consultant present.— consultant present. all of a sudden i was 'ust consultant present. all of a sudden i wasiust in — consultant present. all of a sudden i was just in stress _ consultant present. all of a sudden i wasjust in stress and _ consultant present. all of a sudden i wasjust in stress and it _ consultant present. all of a sudden i was just in stress and it was - consultant present. all of a sudden i wasjust in stress and it was not l i was just in stress and it was not an environment that was nice to be

in. b. an environment that was nice to be in. �* . ., , ., an environment that was nice to be in. a consultant eventually arrived but was too _ in. a consultant eventually arrived but was too late. _ in. a consultant eventually arrived but was too late. i _ in. a consultant eventually arrived but was too late. i didn't - in. a consultant eventually arrived but was too late. i didn't know - in. a consultant eventually arrived but was too late. i didn't know if l in. a consultant eventually arrived but was too late. i didn't know if i | but was too late. i didn't know if i would see — but was too late. i didn't know if i would see either— but was too late. i didn't know if i would see either of— but was too late. i didn't know if i would see either of them - but was too late. i didn't know if i would see either of them again. l but was too late. i didn't know if i would see either of them again. i | would see either of them again. i 'ust would see either of them again. i just imagined walking out on my own. when _ just imagined walking out on my own. when tom _ just imagined walking out on my own. when tom and sarah understood harry would have had very limited quality of life they were advised to turn off his life—support machine. his grandad obtained an unpublished royal college review into the maternity unit at the hospital highlighting the very failings that had gone wrong in the care of his grandson. i had gone wrong in the care of his arandson. . , had gone wrong in the care of his arandson. .,, ., , ,., , , grandson. i was absolutely stunned because even _ grandson. i was absolutely stunned because even the _ grandson. i was absolutely stunned because even the introduction - grandson. i was absolutely stunned because even the introduction goes intojust _ because even the introduction goes intojust about ten because even the introduction goes into just about ten lines that could have written his demise. it tells you about — have written his demise. it tells you about consultants not turning up overnight _ you about consultants not turning up overnight and about a lack of escalation. overnight and about a lack of escalation-— overnight and about a lack of escalation. , ~ ., ., escalation. derek gave the review to the hospital— escalation. derek gave the review to the hospital regulated _ escalation. derek gave the review to the hospital regulated the _ escalation. derek gave the review to the hospital regulated the care - the hospital regulated the care quality commission which had not seen it. they were generally shocked. east kent hospital trust says it is deeply sorry that it failed the family and apologised unreservedly to them and the other families for things that could have been done differently. it says it is

the findings to inform changes including increased staffing, training and improved clinical oversight of the labour wards reporting the findings and progress to the regulators. it continues to make improvements to its maternity services. bbc panorama said freedom of information request to all uk nhs hospitals asking for any review in the last five years. in response we were told about 111 reports across 69 trusts and only 16 reports have been made public and only 26 have been made public and only 26 have been shared with the regulator in full. most concern potential patient safety issues. doctor bill has investigated major nhs candles and we shared the findings with him. i we shared the findings with him. i think we may need to consider making this a _ think we may need to consider making this a legal— think we may need to consider making this a legal duty of trusts that they— this a legal duty of trusts that they have to disclose when these investigations have been going on. nhs england told us there are robust and transparent systems to ensure

hospitals learn and improve services. they said all independent reviews should be made available to health commissioners and regulators. the health regulator in england said it is very disappointing that despite this very clear expectation we continue to see examples of a lack of transparency.— we continue to see examples of a lack of transparency. there should be a law that _ lack of transparency. there should be a law that says _ lack of transparency. there should be a law that says all— lack of transparency. there should be a law that says all invited - be a law that says all invited reviews must be published to the regulator. i hope this change happens in harry's name. and you'll be able to watch panorama: hospital secrets uncovered presented by faye kirkland on bbc one at 7.30 this evening and later on the bbc iplayer. the family of a young woman from london, who was murdered in pakistan, have called forjustice over her killing. 24—year—old mayra zulfiqar was shot dead in lahore earlier this month. police are investigating allegations she was being threatened by two men whose marriage proposals she had rejected.

so far, no arrests have been made. secunder kermani reports. bubbly and outgoing. mayra zulfiqar had a bright future ahead of her. but two weeks ago the law graduate, who grew up in london, was murdered in pakistan. her father and brother have travelled here to help try and ensurejustice is done. i still can't believe that my sister is gone. it seems like it's a nightmare. that i'm going to wake up and just hug her. every day i wake up and ijust don't believe it, i can't believe that my sister has gone. she wanted to do something. she wanted to become something, she wanted to help the poor. she was a caring person. i worked so hard for my daughter to reach this position. she was well educated, says her father. what have these people done to her?

what did she ever do that was so wrong? mayra zulfiqar moved to this upmarket street in lahore a number of months ago. renting a home with friends. her body was found in her room by a maid, who alerted police. mayra's uncle named two suspects in legal documents, saying she was being threatened by them after turning down their marriage proposals. mayra had previously been to the police herself alleging that one of the young men had abducted her at gunpoint. she asked officials for protection. two weeks later, she was killed. if someone had helped... maybe my daughter would be alive todav _ she talked to me about other things but she never showed anything about any problem. i don't understand why, if she was facing some sort of problem, she would have shared something. i don't know what has gone on. maybe she just felt

like she was in control still. whoever has done this, planned it, and didn't let mayra know that this would happen. saad butt, accused of the abduction and named by mayra's uncle in connection to the murder, denies any wrongdoing and his lawyer says he is cooperating with the police investigation. the other man, a close friend of mayra, zahirjadoon, also denies any role in her death. both have been granted pre—arrest bail. mayra's family say they just wantjustice to be done. secunder kermani, bbc news, lahore. police are investigating a fire which badly damaged the home of the celtic football club chief executive, peter lawwell. let's speak to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. what are police saying at this stage, lorna? police scotland have said they were called to reports of vehicles on fire outside a house in an upmarket area on the outskirts of glasgow at around one o'clock this morning. we

know that the fire spread to part of the detached two—storey house and at its height eight appliances were at the scene for the pictures taken just a couple of hours ago showed the charred remains of what looks to be a converted garage connected to the main house and some burnt out vehicles in the driveway in front of the house as well. no one was injured but celtic football club confirmed there was significant damage following what they said was an explosion and fire forcing peter lawwell and his family to leave the property. they went on to say that peter lawwell and his family are extremely shaken and shocked by what happened overnight and are receiving the full support of the club. the police and fire service remain at the house and they are working to establish what caused the fire. thank you. the family of a private investigator murdered in south london more than 30 years ago has described the decision to delay a long—awaited report into his killing as an outrage. an independent panel has been looking into the killing of daniel morgan in south

london in 1987. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is here. why the delay, tom? the government says it wants to review this report before it is published. this has been going on for decades and it is a case mired in allegations of police corruption. if it sounds a bit like line of duty it actually got a mention in that programme is such an notorious case. the government plans to publish this monday and now that is slip to next monday and now that is slip to next monday but it says it needs to do this review of the report because it has an obligation to make sure that the report complies with human rights and national security considerations. the home office says it has nothing to do with the independence of the report on the home office is not seeking to make any edit to it but the family of daniel morgan have been building themselves up for this moment and have waited a long time for some answers their lawyer said to me today that for this intervention it is a remarkable and unwarranted

intervention which has been a real blow and he said also that he thinks the government has breached an agreement it had with the panel not to intervene in this kind of way and he also thinks that there is potential for someone here and possibly the panel to take the case to judicial review.— to judicial review. thank you very much. people running hotels and b&bs in britain say they're worried they could face a wave of sudden cancellations this summer because families are booking more than one holiday. many firms have offered bookings with the chance to cancel free of charge if covid restrictions suddenly change. but some are also booking foreign breaks at the same time, and will choose which one to go on at the last minute. coletta smith reports. the chambers' family holiday wasn't quite what they expected last summer. did we go anywhere? er... southport. yeah, we took... we went on a caravan holiday last year. holidays generate so much excitement, so much anticipation. you start planning, you start preparing.

and if that's suddenly taken away, it can actually impact our mental well— being. it has a big impact on us. so this year, they've come up with a plan — double booking. one holiday in fuerteventura, and one in norfolk — for the same ten days. louise is the brains behind the operation and is the one who ensured that the plans were in place. was in your idea, louise, to book the two? yes, i'm taking full credit, yes — it was my idea. it might end up being another uk beach holiday — which wasn't so bad here in lytham st annes last year. but they're holding on to the dream of guaranteed summer sun, and bracing themselves for anything. miles says he doesn't mind going on holiday in the uk... apart from when it's raining like this! - and also when it's| very freezing cold. a holiday here in the uk can be the absolute best. but when there's always the chance

of those worrying rain clouds on the horizon, you can understand why people are wanting to hedge their bets till the last minute. but those late cancellations could be a real headache for uk holiday providers. avvio provides software for 500 top uk hotels. they say cancellation rates are scarily low — running atjust 4%, way below the usual 30% at the moment. they're worried about the impact of a last—minute surge in cancellations. so if that were to happen at scale it would potentially be a devastating problem for hotels that would be left with perishable items like food and drink, but also the additional staffing costs to see their guests have a great experience over those bumper summer months. many hotels in britain are a reporting a rise in cancellations already. others are confident they'll stay busy. and maybe there's good news for all the disorganised holiday makers,

if late cancellations mean last—minute deals. come on, it's raining, let's go under cover! the chambers family say they'll give enough notice for either holiday provider to fill the space, but it's no secret which destination they're hoping to head off to. fuerteventura — fingers crossed. colletta smith, bbc news, in lancashire. it's the world's biggest music event, and last night saw the return of the eurovision song contest — albeit it in a slightly scaled back form. fans needed a ticket and a negative covid test to get in, and performers were put into "delegation bubbles". anna holligan was there. waterloo by abba plays over speakers. an iconic eurovision anthem pumps out of the traffic lights, providing fans with a soundtrack for their long—anticipated arrival at the ahoy arena. i heard it and i saw it on television. and i said, "i'm

going to rotterdam." whatever happens, i'm going. yeah, i think this is much safer than sitting on a terrace in the town. i think so. because everyone is tested. baby's first concert, actually. well, we thought we might as welljust go all in. it's a once—in—a—lifetime experience. for her, as well, i guess. 3,500 people are allowed in to watch each of the live shows. there are nine of them in total. a ticket and a negative covid test are essential. the glitter, optional. it's just nice to be in front of a crowd again. the vibe off them is brilliant, having been in lockdown like everybody for so long. so it's just such a great buzz. it really is. how did it go? everything went crazy, and, yeah, it was really good. we are extremely happy to be here, yes. so, lithuania there, just coming off stage, and here we have ireland's lesley about to go on. this is what the fans

are so excited about. finally, the chance to see live music again, and everyone who'as got a ticket for this year had one for last, too, but that was cancelled because of covid. so the usual eurovision fever is heightened because all of these people have been waiting so long for this moment. while people are excited, there are concerns, too. two delegations have recorded positive tests since reaching rotterdam. the organisers and dutch government are adamant eurovision is being conducted in the safest possible way in the context of a pandemic. you test when you leave, you test when you arrive, then you test when you get in here, and then you pretty much stay at the hotel, within your delegation, and you come here to do your work. over the course of this week, more than 31,000 spectators will have the chance to witness what everyone here hopes will provide a model for the global revival of live events. anna holligan, bbc news, rotterdam.

time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. we start off on an optimistic note. there are a few showers around today and in any sunshine it is feeling pleasantly warm. 15 degrees in dorset and we will see them a degree orso dorset and we will see them a degree or so higher. there are some showers but these are isolated in comparison to the last couple of days. more sunshine to come this afternoon into wales and south east england but there is a change arriving through there is a change arriving through the night. more on that in a moment. for the remainder of the afternoon showers confined mostly to the east today. still some of them heavy on the west seeing more in a way of sunshine coming through with temperatures peaking between ten and 18 degrees. as we go through the

night the showers fade