hello, welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc — saying his mum, princess diana, was failed notjust by one rogue reporter, but by bbc leaders who looked the other way. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. prince william says the bbc has let you down. do you agree with him? you can message me on insta or twitter or email me. prince harry says the "ripple effect of a culture of exploitation"

ultimately took his mother's life. in a documentary with oprah, he said he drank too much and took drugs to deal with losing her. i would probably drink a week's worth in one day, on a friday or saturday night. and i was finding myself drinking not because i was enjoying it but because i was trying to mask something. enjoying it but because i was trying to mask something. a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas comes into effect — ending 11 days of violence which killed nearly 250 people, mostly on the palestinian side. and that live shot injerusalem. we will be live there in the next few minutes. it's reported that spain is to allow travellers from britain and japan into the country without a negative pcr test for covid—i9 from next monday. police say rioters who threw bricks at houses and torched cars in swansea will be met with "robust action". a major clean—up is under way.

hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. prince william has condemned failures at the bbc 25 years ago for contributing significantly to his mother, princess diana's fear, paranoia and isolation, and said that the corporation had let down his mum, his family and the public. it comes after an independent inquiry found a panorama interview conducted by reporter martin bashir was obtained by deception, and the bbc failed to adequaltely investigate concerns raised at the time. in the 127 page report lord dyson says martin bashir was deceitful in the way he obtained the interview. that the bbc�*s own investigation at the time was woefully ineffective. and that the bbc covered up what it actually knew about how the interview was obtained. the bbc�*s director ggeneral accepted that the bbc�*s behaviour fell far short of what its audiences expect. here is the full statement

from prince william. i would like to thank lord dyson and his team for the report. it is welcome that the bbc accepts lord dyson's findings in full, which are extremely concerning — that bbc employees lied and used fake documents to obtain the interview with my mother, made lurid and false claims about the royalfamily, which played on herfears and fuelled paranoia, displayed woeful incompetence when investigating complaints and concerns about the programme, and were evasive in their reporting to the media and covered up what they knew from their internal investigation. it is my view that the deceitful way

the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents�* relationship worse and has since hurt countless others. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. but what saddens me most is that, if the bbc had properly investigated the complaints and concerns first raised in 1995, my mother would have known that she'd been deceived. she was failed notjust by a rogue reporter, but by leaders of the bbc, who looked the other way rather than asking the tough questions. it is my firm view that this panorama programme holds no legitimacy and should never be aired again. it effectively established a false narrative which, for over a quarter of a century, has been commercialised by the bbc and others.

this settled narrative now needs to be addressed by the bbc and anyone else who has written or intends to write about these events. in an era of fake news, public service broadcasting and a free press have never been more important. these failings, identified by investigative journalists, not only let my mother down and my family down, they let the public down, too. in a statement from the us, prince harry said... here's our media editor amol rajan — his report contains

some flashing images. watched by almost 23 million people, martin bashir�*s panorama shocked the world. yesterday, we learned the real story behind the story after a report laid bare a catalogue of failures. lord dyson's independent report, commissioned by the bbc, says bashir was devious and dishonest, lying repeatedly to secure the interview and explain his conduct. he says the bbc investigation into how the interview was obtained was woefully ineffective. and, he adds, withoutjustification. the bbc fell short of the high standard of integrity and transparency which are its hallmark, including by covering up press logs, crucial information that it knew but didn't give to the media. princess diana and prince charles were already separated at the time of the interview. early in september 1995, bashir met earl spencer. he showed him fake bank statements to suggest payments had been made to informants around diana. earl spencer introduced bashir to diana. this constituted a serious breach of the guidelines at the time.

the interview aired, but soon journalists at the daily mail group and elsewhere started asking questions. a bbc investigation led by tony hall, later director—general, cleared bashir, but earl spencer was not approached. a big mistakes, according to dyson. in august 1996, prince charles and princess diana were divorced. she died in a year later. and in panorama last night, earl spencer explained the effect that bashir�*s ception had. the first statements i was shown, the first fake bank statements were to get my trust. the second set was to get to diana, and then to get the interview, so it is a very clear chain from anyone logical�*s point of view. the irony is that i met martin bashir on 31st august, 1995, because exactly two years later she died, and i do draw a line between the two events.

this is a young girl, in her mid 30s, who has lived this extraordinarily turbulent and difficult time in the public eye. she didn't know who to trust, and in the end, when she died, two years later, she was without any form of real protection. martin bashir won a bafta for the programme. he left the bbc last week, having been rehired in 2016. he has long argued that diana would have agreed to speak to him without the fake bank statements. in a statement he said... lord hall of birkenhead, who is the director of bbc news, conducted the investigation into bashir�*s conduct, and was, until last august, the director—general, has apologised and said that he was wrong to give bashir the benefit of the doubt.

the bbc has written to members of the royal family to apologise for what happened, and it says it has not plans to run martin bashir�*s panorama in full again. amol rajan, bbc news. matt wiessler is a graphic designer who was asked to forge bank statements by martin bashir to help get the interview with princess diana in 1995 for panorama. he said he welcomed prince william's comments. it's, it is a long time coming that is one of that stature says it is the way it is, and you know, i am very very pleased that they have come forward, because it, it is adding incredible weight to getting to the bottom of this whole saga. and you know, people like me have been waiting for a long time, for vindication and for the truth to come out. vindication and for the truth to come out-— vindication and for the truth to come out. ., ., . ., , .,

come out. tell our audience how you have been affected _ come out. tell our audience how you have been affected by _ come out. tell our audience how you have been affected by the _ come out. tell our audience how you have been affected by the events - come out. tell our audience how you have been affected by the events ofl have been affected by the events of 25 years ago, how your personal life, how your career has been affected. well, at the time, when i mocked up the statements for martin, i was in transition from leaving the bbc, i was in my notice period, and i agreed to set up a production company with some other colleagues, and, and yeah, it sort of stopped all that of that dead in its tracks? why? all that of that dead in its tracks? wh ? �* , , all that of that dead in its tracks? why? because unbe know known to us ton hall why? because unbe know known to us tony hall had — why? because unbe know known to us tony hall had hatched _ why? because unbe know known to us tony hall had hatched a _ why? because unbe know known to us tony hall had hatched a plan _ why? because unbe know known to us tony hall had hatched a plan with - tony hall had hatched a plan with many other unknown faces in the bbc, that we weren't to work for the bbc again. again. we had led left —— had left the bbc to set up a company to work for the bbc as our main client

because we had great colleagues and connections there, but i certainly never got a job from the bbc, my business partner patrick got some, but it was a very tough time. it was a tough time for two or three years until i threw in the towel and gave up. until i threw in the towel and gave u, . ., until i threw in the towel and gave u . _ . ., ., until i threw in the towel and gave up. what do you want from the bbc now? i would _ up. what do you want from the bbc now? i would like _ up. what do you want from the bbc now? i would like tim _ up. what do you want from the bbc now? i would like tim davie - up. what do you want from the bbc now? i would like tim davie who i up. what do you want from the bbc now? i would like tim davie who is| now? i would like tim davie who is the director-general— now? i would like tim davie who is the director-general now, - now? i would like tim davie who is the director-general now, i - now? i would like tim davie who is the director-general now, i have l now? i would like tim davie who is| the director-general now, i have to the director—general now, i have to say one very important point, that, certain untouch eberl people have been swept under the carpet. untouchable people. let us not forget thatjohn birt was in charge of the bbc when all of this happened, and even though he wasn't head of news he was head oaf the bbc, and he was, iam head of news he was head oaf the bbc, and he was, i am sure also dealing with the fall out of the biggest interview in news and current affairs had ever done and he has never been mentioned, so i would

like to speak to tim davie, the now director—general, in person, exactly about that, why to this day it looks like the importance people —— important people are being covered up. certain people get an apology yesterday, a public verbal apology on television, other people don't. i need to talk and find out why this is still happening, because i can tell you from from my point of view, every day this goes on and this sort of cover up, cover up carries on and this trickle feeding of the truth, the public are losing confidence in the public are losing confidence in the bbc, bbc�*s ability to do its job. i was asking do you agree with prince william you have been let down by what happened back then. janey says it made me feel ashamed to have watched the interview and to

have believed it. it left me thinking what else has the bbc deceived us about. this viewer says, martin bashir brought out diana's story to world to the embarrassment of the royal family. this from ghav who says i hope because of the outcome of the interview we do not forget how diana was treated by the royal family. and hilda says bash —— martin bashir seemed to use the same tricks for his michaeljackson interview. another one says i do feel let down so i agree with prince william, we don't have a choice about waking away from the bbc we have to pay a fee for this. now let's talk to stewart purvis — a former ofcom executive. he was was the chief executive of itn at the time of the interview. what do you make of where the bbc is today and what the potential risks are going forward as a result of prince william's statement? lard

prince william's statement? lord ' son prince william's statement? lord l son laid prince william's statement? lord dyson laid out — prince william's statement? lord dyson laid out a _ prince william's statement? lord dyson laid out a very _ prince william's statement? ii_;r'7"i dyson laid out a very interesting sec nunnion in his report which has the bold headlines issues i have not addressed in this report and he has not addressed them because it didn't fall within his remit from the bbc. it is pretty much everything that happened after 1996, and think two points worth highlighting that he highlight, one is why was bashir reengaged by the bbc in 2016? and the other one is whether there was a culture of the bbc of hostility towards whistle—blowers? 0n the second, you just heard vividly from matt wiessler what he thinks the bbc�*s hostility towards whistle—blowers meant for him. i am sure there are matters arising from that, i think the bbc and tim davie has to decide is he going to follow up has to decide is he going to follow up any of these points that lord dyson says he was knots able to cover? if so, who is going to follow them up? will that be another independent inquiry, or some other structure to do that and i think

those are decision points the bbc has the make. those are decision points the bbc has the make-— those are decision points the bbc has the make. yeah, i mean, i can say having — has the make. yeah, i mean, i can say having worked _ has the make. yeah, i mean, i can say having worked here _ has the make. yeah, i mean, i can say having worked here for - has the make. yeah, i mean, i can say having worked here for a - has the make. yeah, i mean, i can i say having worked here for a number years some things have changed. whistle—blowers by and large are treated with respect, we had you know we had a respect hotline set up for allegation of bullying and so on to be made, and people who make complaints can be treated with respect, that is something that i certainly have witnessed as a journalist here. do you think it is worth doing another one, two, inquiries to look at those things? i certainly think the bbc has to explain really, the re—engage. as lord dyson calls it of the bbc. that has been left hanging. think there are questions about what happened in 20062007 when the bbc said in response to a freedom of information requests they didn't have the file, well we found out yesterday there were plenty of files because lord

dyson quotes liberally from them so there a number of issues. i will leave it open as to how they are tidied up otherwise the loose ends are going to go on. 50 tidied up otherwise the loose ends are going to go on.— are going to go on. so this report has not drawn _ are going to go on. so this report has not drawn a _ are going to go on. so this report has not drawn a line _ are going to go on. so this report has not drawn a line under - are going to go on. so this report has not drawn a line under this i has not drawn a line under this piece ofjournalism, which he says was obtained by deceit. there is a midterm review of the bbc chart e next year, are there risks there for the bbc, do you see? ithaleiiii next year, are there risks there for the bbc, do you see?— the bbc, do you see? well i think the bbc, do you see? well i think the biggest _ the bbc, do you see? well i think the biggest issue _ the bbc, do you see? well i think the biggest issue which _ the bbc, do you see? well i think the biggest issue which has - the bbc, do you see? well i think. the biggest issue which has changed since the time of these is the way the way the bbc is regulated. what is noticeable from lord dyson's report is the absence of any regular investigation by the bbc government, so that system didn't work which is why in parts the government changed that system in cent legislation so there is a fully independent regulator in 0fcom and i having been at 0fcom would like to think they would do a betterjob in such circumstances so the question is, if that has been solved, is there anything else that requires a public

intervention through legislation or some other government intervention, and i am sure the government is going to want the look at that, because if nothing else they want to because if nothing else they want to be seen to look at it. whether ever merits further intervention to be honest is an open question. thank ou ve honest is an open question. thank you very much- — thank you very much. meanwhile, prince harry has described how he binge drank and took drugs as a way of deal with the loss of his mum. he was speaking in the first part of a tv series he has produced with 0prah, which looks at mental health issues. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell, reports. this is where prince harry said he was happiest — in the army, with no special treatment, wearing the same uniform as everybody else. it was carrying out royal duties that he now says caused him severe anxiety and panic attacks. to help him cope, he turned to drink. i was willing to drink, i was willing to take drugs, i was willing to try and do the things that made me feel less like i was feeling. but i slowly became aware that, ok, i wasn't drinking monday to friday, but i would probably drink a week's

worth in one day on a friday or a saturday night, and i was finding myself drinking not because i was enjoying it, but because i was trying to mask something. in perhaps an early warning sign of future problems, it emerged in 2002 that prince charles had sent a teenage harry to meet staff and patients at a drugs rehabilitation centre after he admitted smoking cannabis at the highgrove estate. understandably, harry attributes much of his pain to the very public loss of his mother when he was just shy of his 13th birthday. for me, the thing i remember the most was the sound of the horses' hooves going along the mall, the red brick road. by this point, both of us were in shock. it was like i was outside of my body and just walking along, doing what was expected of me. showing one tenth of the emotion that everybody else was showing. charles, charles.

this is my mum, you never even met her. it has been a difficult few months for the royal family, who are also having to come to terms with harry's determination to share his pain with the world. again, they too have come in for criticism for what harry sees as theirfailure to support him and meghan. i felt completely helpless. i thought my family would help. but every single ask, request, warning, whatever it is, just got met with total silence, or total neglect. now, living in california with his family, after years of not talking about his grief and trauma, harry firmly believes discussing his mental health battles publicly will help others. sarah cambell, bbc news.

well, to discuss this more we can speak now by victoria cadogan—rawlinson, a screenwriter who is originally from new york. how significant is what harry has said? ~ ., ~ , said? well, i mean i think in terms of mental health, _ said? well, i mean i think in terms of mental health, you _ said? well, i mean i think in terms of mental health, you know, - said? well, i mean i think in terms of mental health, you know, tryingj of mental health, you know, trying awareness round that is hugely significant. he is a globalfigure, people are paying attention to him especially after the interview with 0prah especially after the interview with oprah winfrey, and you know, i think that the tragedy of his mother played out on a global scale and you know, the entire world had feelings about this woman, and he may believe that his healing journey needs to also be played out in that way. so i think it probably, it is hopefully going to help him and it will create a greater awareness round this issue, which always will leave a spotlight on it. i

issue, which always will leave a spotlight on it.— issue, which always will leave a spotlight on it. i mean there are aaain spotlight on it. i mean there are again some _ spotlight on it. i mean there are again some criticisms _ spotlight on it. i mean there are again some criticisms of- spotlight on it. i mean there are again some criticisms of the - spotlight on it. i mean there are i again some criticisms of the royal family that he asked for help and help was not forthcoming, what do you think think of that? that help was not forthcoming, what do you think think of that?— you think think of that? that is the criticism about _ you think think of that? that is the criticism about what _ you think think of that? that is the criticism about what happened - you think think of that? that is the | criticism about what happened with diana, what happened with his wife meghan, ithink diana, what happened with his wife meghan, i think it's, diana, what happened with his wife meghan, ithink it's, i diana, what happened with his wife meghan, i think it's, i think it's a terrible thing, but i also think that, you know, that is what happens to people daily, there are so few facilities for people in this country, certainly in my country and america, for people with mental health issues, they are really low downton list of priority, and i think that needs to change. hopefully this document will help that change. {iii hopefully this document will help that change-— that change. of course there are some who _ that change. of course there are some who say. _ that change. of course there are some who say, you _ that change. of course there are some who say, you know, - that change. of course there are some who say, you know, he - that change. of course there are some who say, you know, he is| some who say, you know, he is telling us too much now about his private life, it is oversharing. well, i mean, you know, they went on to 0prah well, i mean, you know, they went on to oprah winfrey which is arguably

the most, the largest talk show forum in the entire world, he has shared quite a bit already, i think again, the spot lights on the mental health issue can be a good thing, but i think also, you know, he's, he has left the royal family for all intents and purpose, he is living in america, he has to carve out a place for himself there. you know, now he and meghan have a deal with netflix from what i understand, you know, netflix is proactive in terms of giving people in that rarefied world their movie deals, and you know, barack 0bama and michelle 0bama have a deal with them, so they are carving a nearby for themselves i think. —— niche for themselves i think. thank you. it's being reported that spain is to allow travellers from britain and japan into the country without a negative pcr test for covid—19 from may 24th.

let's get more on this with our correspondent in madrid — guy hedgecoe. tell us why? the spanish government is desoerate — tell us why? the spanish government is desperate to _ tell us why? the spanish government is desperate to have _ tell us why? the spanish government is desperate to have foreign _ is desperate to have foreign visitors come to the country this summer for the tourism season which will be starting really, in full in the next few weeks so it has been very keen to get foreign visitors to come and visit, especially british visitors who make up the single most important foreign tourism market, for spain. it is the number one market. so spain has been following and talking to the uk very closely, in recent weeks, and they now say that in the uk, vaccination rates are at such a level, to encourage them to think that it is safe for british people to come and visit, and that infection rates are sufficiently low for people to come and visit from the uk, without having to quarantine, without needing tests, so they are desperate for people to come and visit for economic reasons but they think it will be safe as well, if british people do start coming to visit now.

so just to be clear, you people do start coming to visit now. sojust to be clear, you don't people do start coming to visit now. so just to be clear, you don't have to show evidence of a negative test, whether it is a gold standard pcr swab test or lateral flow. you don't have to show evidence of vaccination either? ~ ., , have to show evidence of vaccination either? ~ . , ., ., either? well, that is what we have been told. — either? well, that is what we have been told. so _ either? well, that is what we have been told, so far, _ either? well, that is what we have been told, so far, by _ either? well, that is what we have been told, so far, by the _ either? well, that is what we have been told, so far, by the tourism l been told, so far, by the tourism minute industry, which has onlyjust made this announcement. this has been announce odd today, it comes into effect in the state gazette on monday, first thing on monday morning, so, you know, we are still hearing the details of this, but this is what we have heard from tourism industry, and this would suggest that spain is very keen for people from britain to come and visit. thank you very much guy. a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group, hamas, has ended 11 days of fighting. the egyptian—brokered truce has been welcomed by leaders around the world, including us president, joe biden.

laura trevelyan is in jerusalem for us now. tell us the latest laura. well, victoria. _ tell us the latest laura. well, victoria, good _ tell us the latest laura. well, victoria, good morning - tell us the latest laura. well, victoria, good morning from | victoria, good morning from jerusalem where at 2am local, that cease fair came into force, so for the first time in 11 days, instead of sirens in the morning in southern israel, as hamas fired rockets, instead of the sound of air strikes instead of the sound of air strikes in the gaza strip, it was quiet, there were celebrations in the gaza strip, in fact, there were celebrations in the gaza strip, infact, but there were celebrations in the gaza strip, in fact, but people are watching to see if this ceasefire does hold. it claimed the lives of more than 230 palestinians, of 12 israeli, and in order to up hold the ceasefire the egyptians who brokered the truth are —— truce are sending bell investigations to try and turn it into something more enduring. my colleague now reports. there were celebrations on the streets of gaza city after the ceasefire came into effect

in the early hours of the morning. it brings to an end 11 days of bombardment in which more than 240 have died, mostly in gaza. hamas is a militant group that rules there, and this was the reaction to the truce. translation: i say that today this battle stops, i but netanyahu and the whole world should know that our hands are on the trigger and we will continue to ramp up the capabilities of this resistance, and we will tell netanyahu and his army, "if you come back, we will come back." the office of the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the ceasefire was mutual and unconditional. the us presidentjoe biden welcomed the ceasefire, which was brokered by egypt.

am sceptical it will be kept for a while. yon israel has achieved much, there are no, no agreements about there are no, no agreements about the future, nothing. this there are no, no agreements about the future, nothing.— the future, nothing. this ceasefire won't last. — the future, nothing. this ceasefire won't last, eight _ the future, nothing. this ceasefire won't last, eight hours, _ the future, nothing. this ceasefire won't last, eight hours, they - the future, nothing. this ceasefire won't last, eight hours, they will l won't last, eight hours, they will start_ won't last, eight hours, they will start shooting rockets again. the the us presidentjoe biden welcomed the ceasefire, which was brokered by egypt. we've held intensive, high—level discussions hour by hour, literally. egypt, the palestinian authority and other middle eastern countries with an aim of avoiding the prolonged conflict we have seen in previous years when the hostilities have broken out. cairo is sending two delegations to monitor the situation, as the world's attention now turns to maintaining peace. the latest conflict is the fourth big war between israel and hamas since 2008 and many fear it will not be the last. for now, though, both sides are claiming a victory. courtney bembridge, bbc news.

the latest conflict is the fourth big war between israel and hamas since 2008 and many fear it will not be the last. for now, though, both sides are claiming a victory. courtney bembridge, bbc news. the gaps between the israelis and the palestinians are on this conflict and how to resolve it are extremely wide, psychological and politically. for now, though, both sides are claiming a victory. for now, though, both sides are claiming a victory. courtney bembridge, bbc news. here injerusalem here in jerusalem and here injerusalem and across israel and the palestinian territories people are watching closely to see if this ceasefire holds. thank you laura. prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc saying princess diana was failed not by one reporter by the bbc who looked the other way

it brings sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i rememberfrom those final years with her. prince harry says the ripple effect of a culture of exploitation ultimately took hiss mother's life. in a documentary with 0prah he said he drank too much and took drugs to deal with losing her. i would probably drink a week's worth in one day on a friday or saturday night. and i would find myself drinking not because i was enjoying it but because i was trying to mask something. aha, enjoying it but because i was trying to mask something.— to mask something. a ceasefire between israel _ to mask something. a ceasefire between israel and _ to mask something. a ceasefire between israel and hamas - to mask something. a ceasefire i between israel and hamas comes to mask something. a ceasefire - between israel and hamas comes into effect ending 11 days of violence which killed nearly 250 people, mostly on the palestinian side. gl spain is to allow travellers from britain and japan into the country without a negative pcr test for covid—19 from next monday. and in swansea police say rioters

who threw bricks at houses and torched cars in the city will be met with robust action, a big clean up is under way. in the past week, there's been a huge drive to vaccinate people living in bolton, as coronavirus cases linked to the indian variant continue to rise there. health officials are particularly targeting those eligible for the jab but have yet to come forward. our special correspondent ed thomas has been hearing from residents in the town. that's my mum. this is my nana, my nan. margaret was 78 when she died. you miss her, don't you? itjust made me feel like i've lost the person to me that was so special. and this is why i hate covid so much, because it's taken the person i love the most. and it's proper hurt me. she was in a nursing home. that's where she contracted covid. and then, obviously, they had to rush her to hospital

because she had breathing difficulties. she lived a week. and once again, the family is isolating. a suspected outbreak at the nursery. a lot of my anxiety has been building up, and i've got more anxious about speaking to people. we are still strong, we are still fighting, and there is that minority that doesn't go. we are going to get through this. i think this is why we are back to square one. as cases spread, many fear a local lockdown. i feel trapped, yeah. i'm absolutely trapped in this house. - sharon has a heart condition... absolutely trapped. ..and suffers with anxiety. and what's it like living here now? i'm frightened of going out, me. and how long have you spent like this, shielding? i've been in here - for months and months. it's like i've got a jail sentence, and i've not done anything. - on average, the five areas with the highest levels

of deprivation in bolton have more than double the number of weekly covid cases compared to the least deprived areas. i've just had a text. it says, "dearjack, yourfirst covid—19 vaccination is now due." there is a race to vaccinate as many as possible. "covid—19 can cause long—term problems, long covid and even kill." but i'm worried about what's in it, because people are having these jabs and then they are getting side effects of covid. this jab has saved thousands of lives, it has prevented thousands of people going to hospital, and people are worried if people don't take the jab here, this new variant is going to spread through. i do agree with it. i'm not against it. i'm not saying i am not going to have it, but i do know people who are against it and i know people who are for it. tanzy has never known a time like this. every week he comes here for a covid test. every time you buy the papers, all you see is

bolton is on high alert, high alert. and it's ten times higher than everybody in the borough in the whole of england. if boris put india on a red list weeks ago, then i think this problem would not have happened. they have just come from india, they are spreading the variant, and i could see what was going to happen, like last time when the coronavirus cases were up. there is frustration, too. could more have been done to protect the most vulnerable? we are being blamed for something that is totally wrong. we didn't get the vaccination site. we got the pop—up sites, but that was it. councillor shamim abdullah wanted a dedicated vaccine site in her ward. it is not about vaccine hesitancy. it is to do with deprivation, health inequalities, access, provision, which we didn't get. but there is growing hope — a push like never before. in bolton, 10,000 people have been vaccinated in just a week. yeah, turnout has been amazing. the weather has been awful, some days, but everybody has turned out, and i'm

really grateful for them. keep in your group of three. proud of being in the nhs. i'm proud of being part of this, definitely. and belief that cases will come down and lives can be saved. ed thomas, bbc news, bolton. in the past week, a number of vaccination centres have been set up in bolton in a bid to control the spike in infections. one of them is the essa academy. martin knowles is the head teacher. why did you say, yes, use the grounds of our school is a vaccination centre?- grounds of our school is a vaccination centre? ~ .. vaccination centre? well, we knew two weeks — vaccination centre? well, we knew two weeks ago _ vaccination centre? well, we knew two weeks ago they _ vaccination centre? well, we knew two weeks ago they were - vaccination centre? well, we knew two weeks ago they were growing | two weeks ago they were growing cases around the bl3 postcode, the school is well trusted in the area, i started a conversation with the council, the nhs and other agencies and said, well, you know, let's turn this into a vaccination site. we

have the vaccination buzz, let's find a way of putting it at the school, and stjohn's ambulance have come along as well, and a response from the local community has been absolutely overwhelming. find from the local community has been absolutely overwhelming.— absolutely overwhelming. and tell our audience _ absolutely overwhelming. and tell our audience right _ absolutely overwhelming. and tell our audience right around - absolutely overwhelming. and tell our audience right around the - absolutely overwhelming. and tell. our audience right around the world what effect covid has had on your pupils. what effect covid has had on your --uils. . what effect covid has had on your .u ils, ., , ., what effect covid has had on your ..uils, ., , ., ., what effect covid has had on your --uils. . ., ., , pupils. yeah, so over the numerous waves that — pupils. yeah, so over the numerous waves that have _ pupils. yeah, so over the numerous waves that have affected _ pupils. yeah, so over the numerous waves that have affected the - pupils. yeah, so over the numerous| waves that have affected the country and the world, we know of at least 30 students that have lost immediate relatives during the waves, and of course there relatives, they are aunties and uncles to other students, and that has impacted on our students and their mental health, and we do a lot of work around the mental health. 0bviously, around the mental health. obviously, this is real tragedy that has gone on, not only in the school but across the country, for well over a year now, and the vaccination programme we are helping to provide it is, you know, the way out of

this. ifirmly believe it is, you know, the way out of this. i firmly believe that, and people need to come and get the vaccine and let's get on top of this virus and get back to normality. i5 virus and get back to normality. is it true that you looked out of the school window the other day and was so overwhelmed that you actually started crying?— started crying? yeah, i came on sunday to _ started crying? yeah, i came on sunday to volunteer, _ started crying? yeah, i came on sunday to volunteer, and - started crying? yeah, i came on sunday to volunteer, and i - started crying? yeah, i came on i sunday to volunteer, and i looked out the window, and i looked down and, yeah, it upsets me now, but in and, yeah, it upsets me now, but in a sense of pride, you know, what can happen very quickly with the right people getting together to do the right thing, to get on top of this. and it is a truly inspiring, humbling site to see what is going on, and i can't thank all the agencies involved, stjohn's, the council, nhs, the ccg, and most importantly the people of bolton, because we have moved quickly, and this is what can happen. this is a

great town, and we need to get back to normality, and we need the students to get back to learning, because that is their future. hesse because that is their future. have ou seen because that is their future. have you seen the _ because that is their future. have you seen the parents _ because that is their future. have you seen the parents and - you seen the parents and grandparents of students from your school queueing up to have the vaccine on your site, because they trust the school?— trust the school? yeah, it is right in the heart _ trust the school? yeah, it is right in the heart of _ trust the school? yeah, it is right in the heart of the _ trust the school? yeah, it is right in the heart of the community, i trust the school? yeah, it is right in the heart of the community, it| trust the school? yeah, it is right i in the heart of the community, it is in the heart of the community, it is in walking distance, so it is so accessible, and i have seen people i know, parents and elderly relatives, i have been out a lot in the past week or so, and people are saying thank you with big smiles, and down the road there is a gentleman who set up his own food and drinks tall, free of charge, him and his wife, and they are providing drinks and refreshments to people in the queues. that is true community spirit, and that is what has brought us together in this time of crisis. and from your chats with people in

the queues, those who have been eligible for a while, why have they left it until now? i think there is a lot of people, accessibility, i think, is certainly one. quite a lot of people in this area don't drive or don't have access to get to the larger vaccination sites that have been put up around bolton and greater manchester. i think the school is trusted, schools are trusted, we have a wonderful reputation around here, and that partnership, coming together, we can get here, we trust what you are doing, and the nhs and the other partners come injust doing, and the nhs and the other partners come in just work perfectly. well, thank you very much for talking to us and taking time out of your day. and good luck, thank you, mr knowles, martin knowles. an investigation is under way in swansea following what police have described as "large scale disorder" in the city yesterday evening. videos posted on social media

show people setting fire to cars and rolling them down a hill on a residential street. officers say the incident may have started out as a vigil to a local person who'd recently died but then escalated into violence. the cabinet is understood to have agreed to negotiate a trade deal with australia which would lead to there being zero tariffs and quotas in 15 years' time. senior ministers met yesterday to discuss the concerns of many british farmers, who've warned of potential damage to their industry. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas is in westminster. sorry, it is leila, tell us what you can about the deal.— sorry, it is leila, tell us what you can about the deal. well, this deal is the first big _ can about the deal. well, this deal is the first big trade _ can about the deal. well, this deal is the first big trade deal _ can about the deal. well, this deal is the first big trade deal that - can about the deal. well, this deal is the first big trade deal that the i is the first big trade deal that the uk is trying to sign with a big country that has not been rolled over from the deals it had as a

member of the eu, so it is an important template, test case, for british trade policy going forward. so that is why all eyes are on it, also because there seems to be a bit of a rush to get the deal signed, because the uk is hosting the g7, to which australia has been invited to month, so liz truss is very keen to get something nailed down before then, and it also provides a bit of an insight into how the british government is approaching these big trade deals. now, as you say, there have been lots of concerns about the effect on british farmers, specifically the welsh and scottish governments have expressed concern about their farmers and how they will eventually be able to compete if a trade deal like this goes ahead with australian, larger scale operations. and of course they have one eye on other countries, other large operations in countries such as the us, where trade deals are coming down the track too. but what we understand is that there has been

agreement, after some rumblings and discontent within the cabinet, about how long and protections and safeguards for farmers, but we understand there is now a 15 year transition period, if you like, to use that terminology, into going down to zero quotas and the zero tariffs on australian imports. now, thatis tariffs on australian imports. now, that is a transition period but it does get to the same place that people are worried about, that british farmers are worried about, that they national farmers' union say this could have a devastating effect eventually, but the message from the british government has clearly been that there are going to be opportunities from this sort of a deal. you heard borisjohnson earlier this week talking about british farmers, having faith in british farmers, having faith in british farmers, having faith in british farmers to get exporting and making the most of the new market. so this is a very sensitive topic, it speaks to lots of issues about the realities of brexit, about the ideology behind brexit, this was one of the big opportunities, the

british government said, but it also has domestic implications politically, farmers in wales and scotland perhaps raising questions about the future of the union, about distribution of benefits across the country. so i very politically sensitive deal, but it is understood that there has been some progress. thanks very much, leila. that may bring you this news about travel across europe, the bbc has been told as eu ambassadors have decided to delay making a decision on which countries will be added to the eu wide white list for travel. they had been expected to agreed the list today, but that has been delayed for two each, and individual countries are making their own decisions on access. we heard about spain earlier, allowing travellers from britain and japan from monday,

without needing to show a negative pcr test. last year, a black man called george was killed by a police officer — not in minneapolis, but in dublin in ireland. george nkencho was shot outside his family's home. he had assaulted someone and police say he was carrying a knife. his family say he was in the midst of a mental health crisis. it was only the sixth fatal shooting by the irish police in 22 years. bbc population reporter stephanie hegarty has been to dublin to see how the killing has exposed. 0n the afternoon their brother george was followed home by gardai, the irish police, gloria and grateful nkencho were in the house. i opened the door, i'm like trying to talk to them, like, that's my brother. they're screaming, they're shouting, get back, get back. the door is closed, and then i heard shots. he was shot dead by an officer

on their doorstep. police say they tried non—lethal methods first. george was 27 and the eldest of five. george was someone that i always describe as a protector. he played the big brother role incredibly well, you know, he had four after him, everyone was protected and well advised. recently, he'd been suffering from mental health problems. as a mother, like, every day of my life, i don't think i can forget my first son. fatal shootings by the gardai are rare. this was just the sixth in 22 years. an independent investigation has been launched by the ombudsman. human rights groups have urged that the investigation look at racial bias. if there was a full and effective investigation, which is absolutely necessary in this case, it must look at the wider context as well, questions about how some members of our community engage with the police, people from ethnic

minority backgrounds. this is a sprawling suburb of dublin city. in the past 20 years, it's become one of the most diverse communities in ireland. but george's death has exposed tensions as these new communities comes of age. i've been racially attacked many times, you know, and racially abused. certain areas we couldn't go to, even if our friend lives in that area, we had to help him get home safe. an eu report in 2019 found that ireland has one of the highest rates of violence against black people in europe, second only to finland. effective legislation on hate crime was only introduced in ireland in april. it is to become law by the end of the year. right across ireland, we are seeing a real change in the demographics of our society. do you think that your officers are equipped to deal with these new diverse ireland? i think we are, we already have diversity officers, with 281 across the country. in 2019, we launched our diversity strategy, which included how you engage with diverse and minority

communities, and also our response to hate crime. the garda ombudsman say the independent investigation is continuing and all relevant issues will be reviewed as part of it. for george's family and many in the black irish community, the stakes are high for its outcome. i'm worried that we're not going to getjustice, you know, i'm worried that this is going to happen again, in a different scenario. stephanie hegarty, bbc news. sinead gibney is the chief commissioner of irish human rights and equality commission. since george's death, his family and friends say they have experienced racial harassment on and offline, what you think of that?— what you think of that? well, obviously. — what you think of that? well,

obviously, the _ what you think of that? well, obviously, the investigation i what you think of that? well, i obviously, the investigation into the shooting is under way, so we will not comment on it. i can talk more generally about racism in ireland and where we are as a society and a country in terms of racism. there is no question that racism. there is no question that racism exists in irish society, we need to acknowledge that. we published a national survey of 1200 people in ireland, and one of the starker statistics we found was that nearly half of young people, 48% of that group, had witnessed or experienced racism in the previous 12 months. we know that it also exists in our workplaces, black irish people are twice as likely in accessing work to experience discrimination, and nearly 3.5 times as likely to experience racism in work, and those statistics go up even further if they are not irish people. we know it existed in education, and we have some very bleak reports from the ombudsman for children's office last year, speaking about the experiences of

children in our protection system, and the racism they experienced in school. and when we talk about racism in ireland, we must talk about our treatment of travellers, the effect of discrimination is very clearly visible in political representation, employment, education, health and very starkly in terms of life expectancy. so it is no surprise that for us as a commission, race remains in the top three reasons why people contact us on our helpline. 50 three reasons why people contact us on our helpline.— on our helpline. so you told us about the _ on our helpline. so you told us about the survey, _ on our helpline. so you told us about the survey, but - on our helpline. so you told us about the survey, but i - on our helpline. so you told us about the survey, but i also i on our helpline. so you told us i about the survey, but i also read this, black irish people twice as likely to be discriminated against when applying forjobs, and that is even worse when they are not irish citizens. how do you tackle that? well, our recommendations focus around three particular areas of data, laws and understanding. at the moment, ireland is very much in behind of disaggregated data, and it

makes it difficult to understand in clear terms where racial discrimination is happening, particularly in areas such as policing. we also have problems in terms of laws, where our laws are not up to date, and there is legislation currently progressing through our parliament to address this, but it is may 2021 and we do not have effective legislation to deal with that, particularly the newer landscape of online hate, orchestrated cross—border campaigns, and he needs to protect children and young people. in terms of understanding, we need as a society to build awareness and challenge the attitudes that lead to people experience in racism. we run a successful campaign showcasing the voices of those who have experienced racism in ireland, trying to help people understand how their behaviour may contribute to the picture. but understanding also needs to be noted and attended to by the state itself, and underpinning all of this is the absence at the

moment of a national action plan on racism, so the government is currently... that is under way at the moment and will be published later this year in line with eu law as well, but it hasn't existed since 2008, so all of those other areas of advancement are problematic because of that. . .. advancement are problematic because of that. ., ,, , ., advancement are problematic because of that. . ~' , ., , advancement are problematic because of that. ., ,, y., , . advancement are problematic because of that. ., ,, , . ., of that. thank you very much for our of that. thank you very much for your time _ of that. thank you very much for your time today, _ of that. thank you very much for your time today, thank - of that. thank you very much for your time today, thank you, - of that. thank you very much for your time today, thank you, we | your time today, thank you, we appreciated. sinead givney. the headlines on bbc news: prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc — saying his mother, princess diana, was failed notjust by one rogue reporter, but by bbc leaders who looked the other way. prince harry says the "ripple effect of a culture of exploitation" ultimately took his mother's life. in a documentary with 0prah, he said he drank too much and took drugs to deal with losing her. a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas comes into effect, ending 11 days of violence which killed nearly 250 people,

mostly on the palestinian side. it has become a controversial topic in the world of sport — the role of transgender athletes — particularly trans women. rugby�*s world governing body does not recommend that transwomen play women's contact rugby at the international level on safety grounds. but officials in france have decided to reject the advice, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. perfect rugby weather, and a rainy, muddy day in southern france. perfect rugby weather and lens women take on blagnac in a friendly. turning out for the home side, alexia cerenys, a transwoman, now officially allowed to play the game she loves. translation: from a personal point . of view i feel really proud to have i this support and see things change. i hope to see doors open for other federations to open up competition to trans people in all other sports.

world rugby, the body that runs the game, is uneasy about transwomen playing the sport. it argues this is a safety issue — transgender players may have unfair physical advantages. but alexia cerenys has undergone years of hormone therapy, and says there are stronger women than her on the team. the french rugby federation is backing its player to pursue her passion. translation: we've taken a step further to be more inclusive, - for people whose physique is the result of genetics but also their complex and complicated human stories and for those who could feel excluded in many sectors of society. here, we have opened the doors.

for lons, a defeat by 16 points to 23. but for alexia a victory. no matter the result. back now to prince william, who has blamed bbc failings over its panorama interview with princess diana for fuelling her isolation and worsening his parents' relationship. his intervention came after an independent inquiry found that the interview in 1995 was obtained by deception, and that the corporation didn't properly investigate concerns raised at the time. earlier i spoke to veteran panorama reporter and investigative journalistjohn ware, who was the lead reporter for last night's panorama, about what the ramifications are for trust in the bbc. the bbc�*s unique selling point is trust, is straight dealing. you know, and i know, that the vast majority, i mean vast, vast majority of bbcjournalists, when they ask someone to do an interview, orfor information, or help them in some way

with a programme, we operate, the bbc operates by a strict ethical code, and, you know, when it's seen to be broken so blatantly, when a reporter uses such a high degree of calculating subterfuge — i mean, this wasn't, as lord dyson says, and we agree with him... i should say our investigation was entirely separate from lord dyson, we didn't have any communication with him, but it is interesting we arrived at almost identical, an identical destination. you know, this was a very calculating way of currying favour with earl spencer, who bashir identified as the gateway to the princess. and you know, to have done

what he did, mocked up bank statement, presenting them as real, you know, telling earl spencer that here was solid evidence from his super duper sources, which i don't believe he actually had, showing that the establishment, the security service, and all the rest of it were, you know, spying on them, that fed, that mainlined into the spencer family. i mean, absolutely. and martin bashir knew and calculated that it would and it did. said, in my opinion, the interview told a story that needed telling, the fact that it was obtained by deception is shocking only because it was the bbc. as for the interview itself, diana seemed both eager and enthusiastic to tell her side of the seemingly shocking treatment that

she received at the hands of the royal family. as for the view that a line can be drawn between the interview and her death, there are some who think she was killed by a drunken driver who should never have been allowed behind the wheel. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. i'll start with a quick reminder that it is late may, not october, it certainly feels like that at the moment. the view from space shows this massive swirl of cloud more reminiscent of a storm crossing the uk in october than during late spring. bands of rain swirling around its, strongest winds to the southern edge and across southern counties of england, widespread gales this afternoon through the english channel, winds touching 50, maybe 60 miles an hour at times, too. but at least here, a little bit of sunshine and one or two showers, sunshine to the far north and north west of scotland. but for the rest, staying cloudy,

outbreaks of rain coming and going, most persistent through parts of wales, northern england and through moray, aberdeenshire and angus. risk of some minor flooding for one or two. a cold feel here with gale force winds coming in from the northeast and for all, temperatures way down on where we expect for this stage in late may. this evening and overnight, as our air of low pressure starts to push its way off into the north, the northerly winds will start to develop for all of us. these conditions are where drier weather will be into the morning, west of scotland, northern ireland, with a bit of morning sunshine, cloudy elsewhere with some outbreaks of rain. but compared to today and indeed yesterday, saturday looking a bit more optimistic for those hoping to head out, fewer showers around and the winds nowhere near as strong. but by sunday, after a bright start, more rain will return. let's take a look at saturday. best of the morning sunshine west of scotland, northern ireland, brightening up across other western areas, one or two showers. most of the cloud will break up. the strong winds down eastern coast will slowly start to ease, and many actually have a dry and sunny afternoon, but there'll be a few showers dotted around through parts of the midlands, southern england. if you catch a shower, there's a chance it could be heavy and thundery. again, another cool day, even though the breeze is starting to ease.

a rather chilly night through saturday night into sunday, and then the next low pressure system gets ready to swing its way in. so eastern areas start off dry and bright. some will stay dry all day long. best chance in the far north east of scotland with the sunshine. clouding over there for most, heavy rain to begin with, turn to sunshine and showers across ireland. that heavy rain spreads across parts of scotland, wales and the western half of england by the end of sunday afternoon, heading its way towards eastern coast through the evening. a chilly day for all with strong winds, though not as strong as today, really blustery into monday with a mixture of sunshine and showers, but through tuesday and beyond, temperatures will lift just a little bit.

this is bbc news, i'mjane hill. the headlines at 11... prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc, saying his mother princess diana was failed notjust by one rogue reporter, but by bbc leaders who looked the other way. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. prince harry says the ripple effect of a "culture of exploitation" ultimately took his mother's life. in a new documentary with oprah winfrey, he said he drank too much and took drugs to deal with losing her. i would probably drink a week's worth in one day,

on a friday or saturday night. and i was finding myself drinking, not because i was enjoying it, but because i was trying to mask something. spain says it is lifting restrictions on british tourists from monday, and they won't need a pcr coronavirus test, but an eu—wide announcement about travel has been delayed. a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas has come into effect, ending 11 days of violence. in swansea, police say rioters who threw bricks at houses and torched cars in the city will be met with "robust action". a major clean—up is under way.

good morning and welcome to bbc news. prince william has condemned failures at the bbc 25 years ago for contributing significantly to his mother princess diana's fear, paranoia and isolation, and said that the corporation had let down his mum, his family and the public. it comes after an independent inquiry found a panorama interview conducted by reporter martin bashir was obtained by deception, and the bbc failed to adequately investigate concerns raised at the time. in a 127—page report, lord dyson says, "martin bashir was deceitful in the way he obtained the interview. that the bbc�*s own investigation at the time was woefully ineffective. and that the bbc covered up what it actually knew about how the interview was obtained. the bbc�*s director general accepted

that the bbc�*s behaviour fell far short of what its audiences expect. here is the full statement from prince william. i would like to thank lord dyson and his team for the report. it is welcome that the bbc accepts lord dyson's findings in full, which are extremely concerning — that bbc employees lied and used fake documents to obtain the interview with my mother, made lurid and false claims about the royalfamily, which played on herfears and fuelled paranoia, displayed woeful incompetence when investigating complaints and concerns about the programme, and were evasive in their reporting to the media and covered up what they knew from their internal investigation. it is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents' relationship worse and has since hurt countless others. it brings indescribable sadness

to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. but what saddens me most is that, if the bbc had properly investigated the complaints and concerns first raised in 1995, my mother would have known that she'd been deceived. she was failed notjust by a rogue reporter, but by leaders of the bbc, who looked the other way rather than asking the tough questions. it is my firm view that this panorama programme holds no legitimacy and should never be aired again. it effectively established a false narrative which, for over a quarter of a century, has been commercialised by the bbc and others. this settled narrative now needs to be addressed by the bbc and anyone else who has written, or intends to write about these events. in an era of fake news,

public service broadcasting and a free press have never been more important. these failings, identified by investigative journalists, not only let my mother down and my family down, they let the public down, too. in a statement from the us, the prince harry said, "the ripple effect of a culture of exploitation and unethical practices ultimately took her life. to those who have taken some form of accountability, thank you for owning it. this is the first step forward towards justice and truth. yet what deeply concerns me is that practices like these — and even worse — are still widespread today. then, and now, it's bigger than one outlet, one network, or one publication." let's now speak now to the media editor at the guardian, jim waterson. good morning. good morning. i know

prince harry — good morning. good morning. i know prince harry is _ good morning. good morning. i know prince harry is talking _ good morning. good morning. i know prince harry is talking about - good morning. good morning. i know prince harry is talking about it - prince harry is talking about it being more than one outlet but let's talk about the bbc because it is so very raw, there are so many injured parties. as someone who has watched the media landscape for some time, what on earth does the bbc do, going forward? ., ., ., ., forward? going forward, one of the challenaes forward? going forward, one of the challenges the _ forward? going forward, one of the challenges the bbc _ forward? going forward, one of the challenges the bbc has _ forward? going forward, one of the challenges the bbc has got - forward? going forward, one of the challenges the bbc has got is - forward? going forward, one of the challenges the bbc has got is it - challenges the bbc has got is it already under attack from all sides, it's already facing a hostile government that is trying to nudge the new director—general tim davie into a slightly different direction. it's also having to deal with its place in the media landscape already. one of the interesting things out is that this is about serious failures 25 years ago. that's a long time ago. a lot of the reaction has been, does this mean the bbc needs reform today? a lot of the bbc needs reform today? a lot of the processes have changed in the intervening period. the question is, would this happen today? with the bbc still cover it up today? and if

not, why are we talking about reforming the bbc in the current era when this is relating to the mid—nineties? when this is relating to the mid-nineties?— when this is relating to the mid-nineties? that's a really strikin: mid-nineties? that's a really striking point, _ mid-nineties? that's a really striking point, i— mid-nineties? that's a really striking point, i suppose - mid-nineties? that's a really striking point, i suppose this| mid-nineties? that's a really i striking point, i suppose this is mid-nineties? that's a really - striking point, i suppose this is so seismic that... does the bbc only prove that point from here on in? i don't know how we prove that other than trying, day after day, week after week, from here on in, to absolutely show, one hopes, that that sort of scenario simply wouldn't happen again. the that sort of scenario simply wouldn't happen again. the bbc is fairly unique _ wouldn't happen again. the bbc is fairly unique in _ wouldn't happen again. the bbc is fairly unique in its _ wouldn't happen again. the bbc is fairly unique in its willingness - wouldn't happen again. the bbc is fairly unique in its willingness to i fairly unique in its willingness to kick itself and investigate itself and put the findings on their full at the same time, it's an enormous giant organisation and those sort of organisations are prone to cover—up, prone to management after themselves and prone to a defensiveness when anyone criticises them. i think a

lot of it is that the bbc, when you read this report, it comes across to the extent that they were so proud of what they had done by getting this interview that it was such a big get, that to accept it had been inherently flawed wasn't really in their interests and for 25 years, that had basically been what they managed to get away with. the most extraordinary bit is really when they conclude that martin bashir had unknowingly been a bit naughty and you know, these mistakes happen and brush it under the carpet. in some ways, the thing that strikes me as, we knew a lot of the broad brush details of the report 25 years ago when the mail on sunday put them on the front page of a national newspaper. what's changed in some ways is the attitude of the public towards them, the willingness of the bbc to investigate them and just general changing attitudes to how the media should operate and the fact we had that extraordinary statement they are from both princes william and harry, the heir to the throne just directly criticised the

bbc, that would have been unthinkable in those terms only 15 years ago. unthinkable in those terms only 15 ears auo. ~ ., ., unthinkable in those terms only 15 earsauo. ~ ., ., ~ years ago. would it heal the bbc toda if i years ago. would it heal the bbc today if i could _ years ago. would it heal the bbc today if i could use _ years ago. would it heal the bbc today if i could use that - years ago. would it heal the bbc today if i could use that word, i years ago. would it heal the bbc today if i could use that word, if| today if i could use that word, if those who made those big mistakes at the time actually, a lot of them no longer at the bbc, came forward and said, i hold up my hands, i clearly believe things i should not have believed or put trust where i should not have put trust, and i accept responsibility for that? {line not have put trust, and i accept responsibility for that?- not have put trust, and i accept responsibility for that? one of the ruestions responsibility for that? one of the questions is. _ responsibility for that? one of the questions is, martin _ responsibility for that? one of the questions is, martin bashir- responsibility for that? one of the questions is, martin bashir who i questions is, martin bashir who until recently was a regular on screen as the religion editor on bbc, he was really hired despite this original investigation being carried out by the director—general at the time. two decades later, he was rehired, how did that go through if they thought there was an issue? the bbc, i am intrigued to see some of the newspapers leading the

attacks on the bbc, are those who let some of the most intrusive investigations into diana, some of the most reliant on paparazzi pictures at the time. there is i think both are very, very enormous failure ofjournalism here at time in terms of using fake bank documents and there is a bigger power play going on in terms of this is a sort of investigation you can only demand if you are very high up member of the british establishment. all sorts of people have suffered from wrongdoing at the hands of the british media who do not have access to a judge led inquiry 25 years later to get that rated. it intrigues me that essentially this is being litigated 25 years on and things that were missed at the time, being found. what about the wider issue? there is still a problem with the culture of the press in many aspects and to look at this in isolation, as a one—off thing, at the bbc would be wrong.

isolation, as a one-off thing, at the bbc would be wrong. prince harry talks about that _ the bbc would be wrong. prince harry talks about that wider _ the bbc would be wrong. prince harry talks about that wider culture. - the bbc would be wrong. prince harry talks about that wider culture. he i talks about that wider culture. he talks about that wider culture. he talks with the ripple effect and he means many, many sections of the media. he means many, many sections of the media. ., , ., ., , media. he does, and it was telling also in prince _ media. he does, and it was telling also in prince william's _ media. he does, and it was telling also in prince william's statement | also in prince william's statement he referenced the phrase this was not one rogue reporter which was infamously used to refer to clive goodman that the news of the world when the original phone hacking scandal started 15 years ago. you can trace a line back to the mid—2000s when tabloid print newspapers are in their absolute pump. to today, when both of the leading members of that generation of royalfamily feel leading members of that generation of royal family feel happy to essentially wage near all—out war on the press. people in this country and their attitudes towards the media, they are much more aware of where stories come from and how they come about. there is an increased confidence on those you are subject

of the stories to essentially turn on them because they have other avenues. prince william could put the social media statement out and haveit the social media statement out and have it picked up by broadcasters and doesn't have to be mediated like his mother chose to be with martin bashir. ,., ., ., his mother chose to be with martin bashir. ., ., ~ his mother chose to be with martin bashir. ., ., ,, ., ,. his mother chose to be with martin bashir. ., ., ,, ., ., ,, bashir. good to talk to you. thank ou ve bashir. good to talk to you. thank you very much- — joining me now is labour mp chris bryant, former shadow culture secretary. good morning. morning. could be here some of that? — good morning. morning. could be here some of that? i'm _ good morning. morning. could be here some of that? i'm interesting - good morning. morning. could be here some of that? i'm interesting in - some of that? i'm interesting in your thoughts picking up from his themes, i'm absolutely not trying to deflect from the bbc, but he was also making a wider point that there is more at issue than just one institution. is more at issue than 'ust one institution.i is more at issue than 'ust one institution. and i don't want to deflect from — institution. and i don't want to deflect from the _ institution. and i don't want to deflect from the bbc - institution. and i don't want to deflect from the bbc either, i institution. and i don't want to i deflect from the bbc either, because let's face it, this is appalling. martin bashir lied. faked documents and the fact that could happen at

the bbc is beyond shocking. so we must simply not put that to one side. i completely agree with prince harry. that there was indeed, i think you call that a culture of exploitation. and it's true. it didn't only apply to the royal family, it also apply to the royal family, it also apply to the royal family but there are thousands of families who, families who were the victims ended up having their lives intruded into and their private lives were turned on so many cases into a commodity that was essentially sold around the world. we see this very, very clearly in this particular instance, but it was true of thousands of thousands of other families as well. it's not just one staple that needs to be cleared out, it's the whole barnyard. cleared out, it's the whole barnyard-— cleared out, it's the whole barn ard. ., , ., ., , ., barnyard. how should that be done then? fora —

barnyard. how should that be done then? for a start, _ barnyard. how should that be done then? for a start, i'm _ barnyard. how should that be done then? for a start, i'm sick- barnyard. how should that be done then? for a start, i'm sick of i barnyard. how should that be done then? for a start, i'm sick of the i then? for a start, i'm sick of the hypocrisy — then? for a start, i'm sick of the hypocrisy that — then? for a start, i'm sick of the hypocrisy that i _ then? for a start, i'm sick of the hypocrisy that i have _ then? for a start, i'm sick of the hypocrisy that i have seen - then? for a start, i'm sick of the hypocrisy that i have seen from i then? for a start, i'm sick of the i hypocrisy that i have seen from some news outlets today. wanting to dance on the grave of the bbc when frankly, they were engaged in far, far more intrusive, mendacious practices for many, many decades and making money out of it. so i have long believed we should have had levels in two which is meant to be investigating precisely what happened at the news of the world. we don't know the answer to that. there is still the extraordinary case of daniel morgan who was axed to death, a private investigator and we still don't, after so many years and many allegations of corruption at the metropolitan police and the revolving door between the metropole the met police and news international, we don't know what happened there. i hope this is going to be an opportunity as prince harry says, to say to the whole of the media environment and everything has

to be, you cannotjust treat people's private lives as commodities. even if they are really, really famous and significant people, for the royal family, my heart genuinely bleeds for those two lads who suffer terribly. the bbc may have contributed in this, but so did every single newspaper that ran all those intrusive photographs, although stories about every twist and turn of their private life and i want to have a royal family that's able to hold its head up high and is not going to, of course privilege brings with it duties and responsibilities to the wider public as well, but you could say that equally of the bbc.— as well, but you could say that equally of the bbc. there is the review next _ equally of the bbc. there is the review next year, _ equally of the bbc. there is the review next year, the _ equally of the bbc. there is the review next year, the mid-term review next year, the mid—term review next year, the mid—term review of the bbc�*s charter. in

light of the last 2a hours, how is that going to be approached by government, do you think? i am a passionate — government, do you think? i am a passionate supporter _ government, do you think? i am a passionate supporter of _ government, do you think? i am a passionate supporter of the - government, do you think? i am a passionate supporter of the bbc, | passionate supporter of the bbc, incidentally, i should declare that i used to work for the bbc from 1998-2001. i love i used to work for the bbc from 1998—2001. i love the i used to work for the bbc from 1998-2001. i love the bbc, i used to work for the bbc from 1998—2001. i love the bbc, because i think it guarantees something for everybody, my constituency, it's just as much the sport and east end are something like that are as important to them about the licence fee and i have always seen the licence fee as a decent chunk of money to make british programming and incidentally, it's considerably less now. it's about a quarter of the amount of money sky has ever yearfrom its the amount of money sky has ever year from its subscription services. so i really don't want to see the bbc consigned to history or a sideline in british broadcast we are

amazingly fortunate in this country that we are not, partly because we have such a strong bbc as a producer of drama and cultural programming, that we also have a strong itv and channel 4 and so much british content getting onto netflix and selling across the whole of the world. so i want to see a surgical examination of why on earth martin bashir was re—employed in 2016. that seems to me extraordinary. bbc executives who were involved in these decisions do need to come on television, on your channel, to be able to explain to the british public their own involvement. nobody should behave in a way at this moment but i don't think that means that this should be the end of the bbc. it's a very precious institution and with that privilege, as i said earlier, comes duties and responsibilities which it needs to

take seriously, just as the royal family does. take seriously, 'ust as the royal family does.— take seriously, 'ust as the royal famil does. , ., ., family does. many thanks for your time, we family does. many thanks for your time. we will _ family does. many thanks for your time, we will let _ family does. many thanks for your time, we will let you _ family does. many thanks for your time, we will let you go, - family does. many thanks for your time, we will let you go, thank i family does. many thanks for your| time, we will let you go, thank you for talking. meanwhile, prince harry has described how he binge drank and took drugs as a way of deal with the loss of his mum. he was speaking in the first part of a tv series he has produced with oprah winfrey, which looks at mental health issues. our royal correspondent, sarah campbell, reports. this is where prince harry said he was happiest — in the army, with no special treatment, wearing the same uniform as everybody else. it was carrying out royal duties that he now says caused him severe anxiety and panic attacks. to help him cope, he turned to drink. i was willing to drink, i was willing to take drugs, i was willing to try and do the things that made me feel less like i was feeling. but i slowly became aware that, ok,

i wasn't drinking monday to friday, but i would probably drink a week's worth in one day on a friday or a saturday night, and i was finding myself drinking not because i was enjoying it, but because i was trying to mask something. in perhaps an early warning sign of future problems, it emerged in 2002 that prince charles had sent a teenage harry to meet staff and patients at a drugs rehabilitation centre, after he admitted smoking cannabis at the highgrove estate. understandably, harry attributes much of his pain to the very public loss of his mother when he was just shy of his 13th birthday. for me, the thing i remember the most was the sound of the horses' hooves going along the mall, the red brick road. by this point, both of us were in shock. it was like i was outside of my body and just walking along, doing what was expected of me. showing one tenth of the emotion

that everybody else was showing. charles, charles. this is my mum, you never even met her. it has been a difficult few months for the royal family, who are also having to come to terms with harry's determination to share his pain with the world. again, they too have come in for criticism for what harry sees as theirfailure to support him and meghan. i felt completely helpless. i thought my family would help. but every single ask, request, warning, whatever it is, just got met with total silence, or total neglect. now living in california with his family, after years of not talking about his grief and trauma, harry firmly believes discussing his mental health battles publicly will help others. sarah cambell, bbc news.

we will talk about that story for much of the day. a lot of other news around. let's turn to some of that. in the last hour, spain has lifted travel restrictions for people coming from the uk, so travellers from britain will be allowed into the country without a negative pcr covid test from monday. ministers here say people should not travel to spain, which is on the government's amber list, unless it is absultyely essential. those who do will have to take tests before they head back to britain, twice on their return, and quarantine at home for ten days. our correspondent guy hedgecoe in madrid has more details. this statement in the last hour.

explain, slightly tricky scenario. it's on the british amber list but tell us what spain is saying. we had from prime — tell us what spain is saying. we had from prime minister _ tell us what spain is saying. we had from prime minister pedro - tell us what spain is saying. we had from prime minister pedro sanchez| from prime minister pedro sanchez just a few moments ago that, there was a certain narrative confusing about what the government said about lifting of restrictions on monday but pedro sanchez was very clear. he said travellers from the uk to spain will not need to undergo any health care restrictions or controls on their arrival in spain. as i understand it, that means no pcr test, no quarantine and no vaccine certificate. spain is clearly very keen to have visitors come from the uk because the uk is the single biggest foreign tourism market. and that's what oi biggest foreign tourism market. and that's whal ., .., , �*, biggest foreign tourism market. and that's whal ., , �*, ., that's what of course it's a important _ that's what of course it's a important part _ that's what of course it's a important part of- that's what of course it's a important part of the i that's what of course it's a i important part of the economy, that's what they are aiming it at. are they in apposition, spain's authorities, where they are hoping

they can get onto the green list which is this government's responsibility here? and the i think spain's status on that traffic light system is being extremely closely followed ., system is being extremely closely followed . ., , system is being extremely closely followed ., ., , ., ., . followed and when it was announced s-ain was followed and when it was announced spain was on — followed and when it was announced spain was on the _ followed and when it was announced spain was on the amber _ followed and when it was announced spain was on the amber list, - followed and when it was announced spain was on the amber list, the i spain was on the amber list, the spanish authorities have said they have been in touch with the uk government, trying to persuade it not to look at spain as a blanket hole and look at its overall infection rates, look at specific regions. for example, the balearic islands and canary islands, the valencia region, where benidorm is, those places which are extremely popular with tourist, have much lower infection rates than much of the rest of spain. much lower infection rates in madrid where i am, the spanish government is saying the uk should look specifically at those areas and perhaps give them a specific traffic light status. give those areas at queen —like status.

that's what a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group, hamas, has ended 11 days of fighting. the egyptian—brokered truce has been welcomed by leaders around the world, including us president, joe biden. laura trevelyan is injerusalem for us. good morning from jerusalem where at 2am local, that ceasefire came into force. forthe 2am local, that ceasefire came into force. for the first time in 11 days, instead of sirens in the morning, in southern israel as hamas fired rockets, instead of the sound of air strikes in the gaza strip, it was quiet, there were celebrations in fact. people are watching anxiously to see if the ceasefire does hold. it claimed the lives of more than 230 palestinians, 12 israelis and in order to uphold the ceasefire, the egyptians who brokered this truce are sending delegations to meet with the

israelis and palestinians to try and turnit israelis and palestinians to try and turn it into something more enduring. my colleague now reports. there've been celebrations on the streets of gaza with a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian there were celebrations on the streets of gaza city after the ceasefire came into effect in the early hours of the morning. it brings to an end 11 days of bombardment, in which more than 240 have died, mostly in gaza. hamas is the militant group that rules there, and this was the reaction to the truce. translation: i say that today this battle stops, i but netanyahu and the whole world should know that our hands are on the trigger and we will continue to ramp up the capabilities of this resistance, and we will tell netanyahu and his army, "if you come back, we will come back." the office of the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the ceasefire was mutual and unconditional. but some israelis in

tel aviv were doubtful about how long it will last. the ceasefire is good for humanitarian reasons, to let civilians relax a little bit on both side. i am sceptical it will really be kept for a while, i don't think israel has achieved much, i mean there are no agreements about the future nothing. this ceasefire won't last eight hours. i they will start - shooting rockets again. the us presidentjoe biden welcomed the ceasefire, which was brokered by egypt. we've held intensive, high—level discussions hour by hour, literally. egypt, the palestinian authority and other middle eastern countries with an aim of avoiding the sort of prolonged conflict we have seen in previous years when the hostilities have broken out.

cairo is sending two delegations to monitor the situation, as the world's attention now turns to maintaining peace. this was the message from the united nations. i stress that israel and palestinian leaders have a responsibility beyond the restoration of calm, to start a serious dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict. the latest conflict is the fourth big war between israel and hamas since 2008, and many fear it will not be the last. the reality at this point - is the gaps between the israelis and the palestinians on this| conflict and how to resolve it are extremely wide i both psychologically, and i would say politically. for now, though, both sides are claiming a victory. courtney bembridge, bbc news. people are watching closely to see if the ceasefire holds.

benjamin netanyahu and others from the israeli defence forces are giving a statement following on from the introduction of that ceasefire. none of it has been in english as yet but we're very much an year across all of that and we will see what their comments are following the introduction of that ceasefire. that is live in tel aviv. the cabinet is understood to have agreed to negotiate a trade deal with australia which would lead to there being zero tariffs and quotas in 15 years' time. senior ministers met yesterday to discuss the concerns of many british farmers, who've warned of potential damage to their industry. our political correspondent, leila nathoo is in westminster. people might know that there has been anxiety expressed among many in

the agricultural industry about this. what stage are we at with these talks about a free—trade deal with australia? we these talks about a free-trade deal with australia?— with australia? we know that liz truss the international _ with australia? we know that liz truss the international trade i truss the international trade secretary wants to get this trade deal done as soon as possible, within weeks, because we have got the g7 being hosted in cornwall and the g7 being hosted in cornwall and the australians have invited to that. we know there is a bit of a hurry. it's also proving to be a bit of a test case which is why there's a lot of focus on this deal, not just because it's the first one uk is going to be negotiating with another country that isn't being rolled over from the deals we had as a member of the eu. so there is a very close eye being kept on this, as a sort of example or insight into the government's thinking and strategy, their approach towards these trade deals, which have long been heralded as one of the main benefits of britain leaving the eu. we do understand that there has been

some move towards agreeing this 15 year transition period. officially, the government is not commenting to see them go sheesh on ongoing, but this 15 year period, leaving from a place where we go to their quarters, it's the destination and not the time period that is worrying british farmers. you had a lot of strong pushback from across the uk. from the northern ireland administration, the northern ireland administration, the welsh administration, the scottish administration, worrying about the impact on farmers here if cheap meat is the main worry can come overfrom cheap meat is the main worry can come over from australia and of course they have one eye on the other larger producers in other countries britain is trying to do trade deals with. the us being the key example. the message from government has been quite clear. borisjohnson earlier this week saying this is presenting opportunities for british farmers. telling mps in the commons they should have had faith in british farmers to make the most of the

opportunities. export british produce. i think there is a lot of nervousness about the impact this is going to have and there will be political ramifications too. in terms of what it means for the union. whether this leads to unease in wales, scotland and northern ireland and of course the way the benefits are being distributed across the uk, one of the key government political strategies. it's a very sensitive topic. we are not at a point where things have been completely nailed down but it certainly looks like the direction of travel is becoming clear. thank ou ve of travel is becoming clear. thank you very much- — now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. low pressure spreading around a central swathe of the uk. through the north and east of scotland and

across the south, we will see widespread gales. touching 50—60 miles per. the strongest of the winds to the south of england. but here and across northern scotland, we will see the best of the sunshine, and it will chilly, temperatures in the north low for the time. the strongest winds will start to ease, and it will be a blustery night. cloud and outbreaks of rain across central eastern parts, but clearer into the west to start tomorrow. many places seeing areas brighten up. sunshine, and if you show us. winding through eastern counties, and through tomorrow afternoon, as the sun comes out across central and southern parts, we could see the rumble of thunder and flash of lightning, but overall, another cool day. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc, saying his mother princess diana was failed notjust by one rogue reporter, but by bbc leaders

who looked the other way. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation that i rememberfrom fear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. prince harry says the ripple effect of a �*culture of exploitation' ultimately took his mother's life. in a new documentary with oprah winfrey, he said he drank too much and took drugs to deal with losing her. spain says it is lifting restrictions on british tourists from monday, and they won't need a pcr coronavirus test — but an eu—wide announcement about travel has been delayed. a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas has come into effect, ending 11 days of violence.

in swansea, police say rioters who threw bricks at houses and torched cars in the city will be met with "robust action". a major clean—up is under way. much more to come and those stories, and we will also talk about park run. but now, aust and with the latest sports news. good morning, jane. i can't help with the weather, i'm afraid, but i can take you to sunny south carolina. the second men's major of the golf season is under way there, and rory michael roy has work to do in the second round this afternoon. —— rory mcilroy. mcilroy was one of the favourites to win the us pga, but he didn't get off to the best of starts yesterday. he won the title the last time the event was held at the course nine years ago, so he would've known straight away that this first tee shot wasn't

going to end well. it went straight out of play into the water. the start of a frustrating day that left him 3 over par — 8 shots off the lead. that's held by american, corey connors, but as for the brits, well, englishman sam horsfield is just two shots off the lead, and scotland's martin laird is one further back. he said he attacked the course and didn't want to give it too much respect, even if it's the longest in major history. world number 3 simona halep will miss the french open, which starts at the end of the month in paris. the 2018 champion, who's been a finalist three times at roland garros, has a torn calf muscle. halep had to be helped off the court at the italian open last week and said there's just not enough time for her to recover. she's still hopeful though of playing at wimbledon, where she's the defending champion. now to football, and charlie adam continues to enjoy his return home to dundee as he nears the end of his long career. the former liverpool star is back in his home town, and at 35, he scored the goal that gives

the championship club a great chance of getting back into the premiership. they won 2—1 in the first leg of their promotion play off, beating kilmarnock, who are hoping to extend their 28—year stay in the premiership. the second leg is on monday. chelsea's women bounced back from their champions league final defeat in style. they romped to a 3—0 win over everton to reach the quarterfinals of the fa cup. drew spence with the header that made it comfortable. with the wsl title, and the league cup already secured, emma hayes' side are still on for a domestic treble. well, fresh from celebrating his third premier league title with manchester city, pep guardiola's eyes are now firmly on the champions league final. city will face chelsea in porto next saturday, and he'll be aiming to add the only trophy that's missing from his collection since arriving in manchester. he's been speaking to dan walker. for us to be in the final of the champions league, we have never been before.

we have never been in semifinals. but once, now, never to be in the final is to be ready. but for sure, we want to win. the best way to win the final is to be ready. but still you have to play. it is a dream come true again, so, yes, for this club, never been before. he going to the final of the champions league is a dream. so hopefully we can do a good performance. that will be some final. well, city's neighbours — manchester united — also have the chance of european glory next week. they play villarreal in the europa league final. sir alex ferguson twice won the european cup as united manager, and speaking ahead of the release of a film about his life and career, he told us that united's star quality mightjust make the difference. overall, a decent team. i saw them against arsenal and they played well. i have seen our boys playing well. i have seen our boys playing well. they have matchwinners in the team. that's a good thing. edison

can ivy cavani and others, these boys are winners for you. if you're going into the final with that kind of support system in your team, it gives you a chance. and the olympics can't come soon enough for britain's swimmers after another gold at the european championships in budapest. adam peaty says he's even more excited now after the mixed relay team that also included james guy, kathleen dawson and anna hopkin won the mixed 4x100—metre medley and set a new european record too. freya anderson also took bronze in the 200—metre freestyle. and before we go, one more story that's reached us in the last half an hour or so. leicester city's wes morgan is retiring from football after a career spanning over 750 professional games. he spent the last nine years at leicester and lifted the premier league trophy with the club in 2016. there's more on the bbc sport website, but that's

all the sport for now. thanks very much, austin. see you in the next hour. thank you. an investigation is under way in swansea following what police have described as "large scale disorder" in the city yesterday evening. videos posted on social media show people setting fire to cars and rolling them down a hill on a residential street. david grundy sent us this update. the emergency services were called here to mayhill at around 7:30pm last night. when they got here, they were met with around a group of 100 people who started throwing stones at offices. we understand a number of officers suffered minor injuries in the incident. a number of cars were damaged as well, windows were broken, doors were torn off, and the cars were set alight. one was rolled down this hill here before hitting the ball i right in front of me and taking it out. the car, still burning, then crossed over this hump and rolled even further down the hill, and hit another car, which then burst into flames. this morning, what was left, broken

glass, broken windows, boarded—up homes. a number of volunteers gave here to sweep the streets and clean away the mess and help those who were cleaning up the mess deal with what was left here this morning. the police have said that the violence was totally unacceptable. the first minister of wales mark drakeford has said the violent scenes were completely unacceptable and not to be tolerated anywhere in wales, and people who threw bricks at the houses and torched the cars will be met with robust action, the police have said today. david grundy with the latest in swansea. it is 11:40am. as promised, let's talk park run. the free event is a 5k run every saturday morning in green spaces across the country, but it hasn't been allowed to operate during the pandemic. the organisers had been hoping it would resume on 5thjune — but agreement hasn't been reached with all landowners, so it's been announced

that won't now happen. they're now aiming for 26thjune. joining me now from harrogate is tom williams, the global chief operating officer at parkrun. tom, hello, good morning. good morninl. tom, hello, good morning. good morning- lots — tom, hello, good morning. good morning. lots of— tom, hello, good morning. good morning. lots of people - tom, hello, good morning. good morning. lots of people so i morning. lots of people so disappointed _ morning. lots of people so disappointed by _ morning. lots of people so disappointed by this. i morning. lots of people so i disappointed by this. explain morning. lots of people so - disappointed by this. explain what the hold—up is, exactly. i know a lot of landowners have agreed that it can resume, but what stage are you at? it can resume, but what stage are ou at? ~ ., it can resume, but what stage are ou at? . ., ., it can resume, but what stage are out? ., ., iv you at? we have got 589 five k events in england, _ you at? we have got 589 five k events in england, and - you at? we have got 589 five k events in england, and in i you at? we have got 589 five kj events in england, and in order you at? we have got 589 five k i events in england, and in order to come back safely, they need to bring a large majority back at the same time, so if we only open a small number of events, they would be overwhelmed with excessive participants, making them unsafe. so working with over 600 landowners, we have been trying to agree a start date when park run can come back en

masse, as it were. unfortunately as of our cut—off today, we had about 260-270 of of our cut—off today, we had about 260—270 of those 589, and with just a few weeks ago, we felt it was too short a notice to give to the teams, so we regrettably took the decision to delay until at least the 26th of june. �* , ., to delay until at least the 26th of june. �* ,. . ~' to delay until at least the 26th of june. �* y., ., ,, ., june. and when you talk about landowners. — june. and when you talk about landowners, for— june. and when you talk about landowners, for people - june. and when you talk about landowners, for people who i june. and when you talk about i landowners, for people who perhaps aren't familiar with parkrun, who aren't familiar with parkrun, who are we talking about? some of the land is owned by local authorities. it is some of it completely private land, which people let you use? what sort of people are we talking about yeah yeah, so all kinds of landowners.— yeah yeah, so all kinds of landowners. . ., , ., yeah yeah, so all kinds of landowners. ., , ., ., landowners. about four fifths of our events are a — landowners. about four fifths of our events are a local— landowners. about four fifths of our events are a local authority - landowners. about four fifths of our events are a local authority land, i events are a local authority land, but some are in areas like national trusts and so on. so where we have had the real challenges have probably been from two key areas. one, a misunderstanding on the local level as to the legality of the

return of parkrun and how it fits within guidelines, we have been legally entitled to return since march the 29th, the minister of sport and the secretary of state for dc ms have clarified that recently. the other issue has been around differences in opinion across the country, really, in terms of the benefits of being active outdoors and the risks of gathering groups of people together outdoors to be active. we think it's pretty clear that the risks are exceptionally low and the benefits are high, so we are calling on all our donors to enable events like arkrun, and other outdoor activities, to resume as soon as possible. —— parkrun. because this is entirely voluntary, volunteer led, and you have marshalls around the course. is the point that you want to bring it back as it was pre—pandemic? and i am thinking particularly that you want to keep that special spirit where you just turn up at nine o'clock and you just turn up at nine o'clock and you do it. you don't have to

pre—book in, you presumably feel you couldn't run a parkrun if you had to insist on numbers or pre—booking? absolutely right. at the beginning of the pandemic, we were in contact withjonathan van tam and jenny harries, both who go on parkruns, and jonathan van tam described it as one of the greatest public health initiatives in the uk, and it is great because anyone can turn up and take part no matter what your age and ability. you can walk, run, volunteer or spectate, orjust and ability. you can walk, run, volunteer or spectate, or just turn up. to come back in a way that prevented that would, in our opinion, break the public health benefits that are so important. we are not a run, benefits that are so important. we are nota run, not benefits that are so important. we are not a run, not a race. we benefits that are so important. we are nota run, nota race. we are benefits that are so important. we are not a run, not a race. we are a community public health initiative. it gets people together. that has to stay, and when we come back, we have to come back with that in mind. fight! to come back with that in mind. and so, ou to come back with that in mind. and so. you are — to come back with that in mind. and so, you are aiming, we hope, forthe

so, you are aiming, we hope, for the 26th ofjune. you sound like you have still got an awful lot of talks to go between now and then? yes. have still got an awful lot of talks to go between now and then? yes, an incredible amount _ to go between now and then? yes, an incredible amount of _ to go between now and then? yes, an incredible amount of work _ to go between now and then? yes, an incredible amount of work to - to go between now and then? yes, an incredible amount of work to do. i incredible amount of work to do. looking at our permissions today, once we have included landowners who are comfortable with us returning on the 26th ofjune, i think we are over 300 now who have given permission for parkrun to return. we don't have a set number for what we can confirm, but we will probably need to get at least another 200 over the line in the next two weeks before our two week cut—off before june 26. so we're feeling really positive. we are humbled and touched by the outpouring of support from across the country in the last few days. but we need everybody to focus and get on board with enabling outdoor activity of all types, not just parkrun, to return to parks and open spaces as soon as possible. yes. so, 11th ofjune, is that the date we should be watching out for to see whether it is coming back?

yes, we will be building towards that point, and that's where we will be able to say, yes, we have enough confidence to go on the 26th ofjune or not. on a typical saturday, we will have 20,000 volunteers in the uk enabling parkruns to happen, and we feel we need to give those 20,000 people enough notice to plan their lives around it, fit around it, and we know that's not very much notice at all, but we wouldn't want to go any closer than that and put doubt in people's mines. so i think friday, 11th ofjune, if i have got my doubts right, is the point where we will either say, brilliant, we have enough lenders landowners over the line and we are good to go, or unfortunately we still haven't and it is a work in progress, and we hope to return sometime in the future. well, crossed fingers, because we all need it after the last year. thank you very much. lovely to talk to you. some of us need those few extra weeks to just get a little bit back into shape for parkrun! crossed fingers for the 26th of

june. we will see how those discussions go. it is11:1l6am. for more than six decades, the eurovision song contest has been an annual highlight for lovers of big songs, big costumes, and some really big performances. last year, the covid pandemic forced it to be cancelled. it is all about covid cancellations at the moment! but it's now back, and is taking place this weekend in the dutch city of rotterdam. the semifinals are ongoing. quite a lot of eurovision talk this week, because they have been semifinals, which you have probably been watching. we know covid cases have forced some of the acts to fall back on videotaped performances, and the hall in rotterdam has had quite a few thousand socially distanced fans. as i say, the final is tomorrow night. let's talk to someone who knows exactly how those

finalists must be feeling with 36 hours to go. it is duncanjames, who joins us, member of bleu, of course, who represented the uk in 2011. good morning, duncan! who represented the uk in 2011. good morning. duncan!_ morning, duncan! good morning. i can't believe _ morning, duncan! good morning. i can't believe it _ morning, duncan! good morning. i can't believe it is _ morning, duncan! good morning. i can't believe it is ten _ morning, duncan! good morning. i can't believe it is ten years - morning, duncan! good morning. i can't believe it is ten years ago! i can't believe it is ten years ago! where did the time go? i can't believe it is ten years ago! where did the time go?- where did the time go? i can't believe it _ where did the time go? i can't believe it either! _ where did the time go? i can't believe it either! it _ where did the time go? i can't believe it either! it is - where did the time go? i can't believe it either! it is a - where did the time go? i can't believe it either! it is a little i believe it either! it is a little different this year, for obvious reasons, but how nervous were you on the day before the final? filth how nervous were you on the day before the final?— how nervous were you on the day before the final? on a scale of one to ten, definitely _ before the final? on a scale of one to ten, definitely a _ before the final? on a scale of one to ten, definitely a 12! _ before the final? on a scale of one to ten, definitely a 12! yeah, i before the final? on a scale of one to ten, definitely a 12! yeah, it i to ten, definitely a 12! yeah, it was really nerve—racking. i have never been involved in anything so crazy and all my life. at such an iconic show to be a part of. you know, to say you have represented your country in the eurovision song contest was a huge honour for us, your country in the eurovision song contest was a huge honourfor us, so we had a really great time back in dusseldorf ten years ago. fun crazy? oh, we arejust looking at a picture of you now. i will put on my glasses to have a look. you

don't look any older! anyway, you are saying. fun crazy, was it? . ., . anyway, you are saying. fun crazy, was it? , . , , anyway, you are saying. fun crazy, wasit? , ,,, was it? yes, it was the camp best thin i was it? yes, it was the camp best thing i have _ was it? yes, it was the camp best thing i have ever _ was it? yes, it was the camp best thing i have ever done. _ was it? yes, it was the camp best thing i have ever done. i - was it? yes, it was the camp best thing i have ever done. i have i was it? yes, it was the camp best. thing i have ever done. i have done a lot of camp things in my career, lots of shows i have been involved in, but that was the number one. —— campest. it was so fun to be part of something so huge like the eurovision song contest, and this year, the 65th year, we've got james newman representing the uk with the song embers. good luck to him. i'm such a huge fan of eurovision that i'm so excited to watch the final tomorrow night. i can't wait. absolutely. i'm going to a eurovision party. i like this year's entry. how do you fancy our chances? it's a weird thing, isn't it, with the uk? we don't seem to do too well with other countries and get those marks, which i think is unfair. when me and bleu represented the country

ten years ago, i think we got the highest score that has ever happened in the last ten years. we did the best. but there is a thing where the judges have a score and then, of course, the phone vote has a score, and the judges penalised course, the phone vote has a score, and thejudges penalised us because they didn't think it was fair a band of our stature were in the competition, but the phone votes came in and we were top five. so it was one of those things. but we still had a really good time and really glad we got to represent our country at eurovision. we do end up talking about the politics of a year now, don't we? it's been like that for a few years, and it's a shame, because as you say, it'sjust and it's a shame, because as you say, it's just a and it's a shame, because as you say, it'sjust a big glorious evening of fun. i mean, dare i say, it's not really to be taken so seriously, but it is to be enjoyed, and it would be great to get back to the essence of that, i think. iyiiui’hat the essence of that, i think. what is really interesting _ the essence of that, i think. what is really interesting is, _ the essence of that, i think. what is really interesting is, in - the essence of that, ithink. tfirysgt is really interesting is, in europe, these countries, they take it so seriously, and it is such a huge thing. but in the uk, we kind of see it asa bit thing. but in the uk, we kind of see it as a bit more of a joke, which is a shame, really. maybe it is because

we need to win and if we get a winning song again and bring it back to the uk, maybe people will start taking it seriously again. goad taking it seriously again. good loint. taking it seriously again. good point. well. — taking it seriously again. good point. well, we _ taking it seriously again. good point. well, we do _ taking it seriously again. good point. well, we do need i taking it seriously again. good point. well, we do need to i taking it seriously again. good l point. well, we do need to win! taking it seriously again. good point. well, we do need to win! in all seriousness, which country are you putting your money on this year? we have to feel sorry for iceland. they have already had to drop out because of a coded case and the band. i because of a coded case and the band. ~ ., because of a coded case and the band. ~' ., . ' because of a coded case and the band. ~ ., ., , ., ., , ., band. i know, awful. i have a sneaky feelin: band. i know, awful. i have a sneaky feeling that — band. i know, awful. i have a sneaky feeling that mult _ band. i know, awful. i have a sneaky feeling that mult will _ band. i know, awful. i have a sneaky feeling that mult will do _ band. i know, awful. i have a sneaky feeling that mult will do really - feeling that mult will do really well tomorrow night, because they have a song —— malta, a singer called destiny, a really catchy song, and i have a hunch they might do well. ., ., , , ., ., ~ do well. your money is on malta. and how do you — do well. your money is on malta. and how do you watch _ do well. your money is on malta. and how do you watch tomorrow - do well. your money is on malta. and how do you watch tomorrow night? i do well. your money is on malta. and | how do you watch tomorrow night? do your band members get together? is there any group involvement, orjust you and the family? mr there any group involvement, or 'ust you and the family?i there any group involvement, or 'ust you and the family? mr anthony costa in m band you and the family? mr anthony costa in my band is — you and the family? mr anthony costa in my band is a _ you and the family? mr anthony costa in my band is a big — you and the family? mr anthony costa in my band is a big eurovision - you and the family? mr anthony costa in my band is a big eurovision fan - in my band is a big eurovision fan as well, so me and him will get on the phone and messaging talk about it. the other two aren't really too bothered! but me and anthony love

it, and it has been quite interesting, because the semifinals have gone and there are a few songs from countries i would have put my money on that they would have gone through, and they were knocked one of them being croatia, another being austria. both great songs, and they are not going through, sol austria. both great songs, and they are not going through, so i don't know what will happen tomorrow night. it is only one�*s game. well, enjoy your eurovision night. i'm sure you will, and i hope you will. a pleasure to talk to you, duncanjames. good to talk to you, and ten years ago! can't believe it. as you exactly say, where do the years go?! my goodness. it is eight o'clock tomorrow evening on bbc one. you might know that, but that is where you can start your eurovision party. on monday, holiday—makers finally got on planes for those long awaited holidays abroad and last night, cruise passengers set sail in uk waters for the first time in over a year. passengers on board

the msc virtuosa left from southampton for a cruise which will take them along the south coast of england. anjana gadgil has this report. a four—day cruise along a cold and gusty english channel. but for passengers in southampton, it feels like the trip of a lifetime. so excited, first cruise ship out of the uk, can't wait. it's absolutely amazing. the last cruise ship we were on was in march last year. we did a trans—atlantic, got off in barcelona, and then the cruise ship didn't go anywhere after that. now, of course, it's the uk, it's not the bahamas. definitely not, no! but that doesn't bother you? no, it's going to be fun. msc virtuosa is the first cruise ship to leave the uk for a year with passengers on board. and there's stringent safety measures in place — covid tests before and on arrival, masks in public areas, and the rule of six or two households.

i'm happy to be a guinea pig. to see the ship sail past the solent, we live on the isle of wight, to see the ships empty, it's so sad. it's such a momentous day. on board, there's plenty of room with 1,000 passengers in a ship built for 6,000, meaning social distancing at sea shouldn't be a problem. it was really smooth, very easy to get on board. it took about an hour and a half, which really wasn't much different from the covid test from when we used to board pre—covid. i can take my mask off and you can have my first drink on a ship in... oh, i can't remember when. back on land, there's a boost for businesses too. catering, hospitality and the taxi firms who ply their trade at the terminal. it's a large percentage of income, especially in the summer months. so we went all the way through last summer with no cruise business whatsoever, so it's been a really tough year. the ship sets sail from southampton, headed to dorset,

with a stop at portland. it'll take time for the cruise industry to become buoyant once more, but it's hoped this maiden voyage will be the first of many. anjana gadgil, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. if you looked at those pictures, they told their own story! but that it is a full update from matt taylor. it is may, though it feels october. this swirl crossing the sea is more like that in october. across southern counties of england, widespread gales this afternoon through the english channel. when�*s touching 50, may be 60 mph at times, but at least they will be a little sunshine on one or two showers. sunshine also to the far north and north—west of scotland, but the are staying cloudy, outbreaks of rain

most persistent through wales, northern england, and aberdeenshire, murray and angus. the risk of flooding for some. cold with gale force winds from the —— north—east, and temperatures down from where we expect in late may. this evening and overnight, as the low pressure starts to push into the north sea, northerly winds start to develop for all of us, taking cold airfrom further south. all of us, taking cold airfrom furthersouth. drier all of us, taking cold airfrom further south. drier weather and chilly conditions into the morning. morning sunshine in parts, cloudy elsewhere, but compared to today and yesterday, saturday looking optimistic for those hoping to head out. fewershowers optimistic for those hoping to head out. fewer showers around and they went nowhere near as strong, but by sunday, after a bright start, more rain will return. let's look at saturday first. best of the sunshine northern ireland and scotland. brightening up, one or two showers, cloudy start through eastern scotland, northern england and wales. most i will break up. strong winds down eastern coast will ease. many will have a dry and sunny afternoon, but if you showers dotted around. a part of the midlands and

southern england, the showers could be heavy and thundery. another cool day, even though the breeze is starting to ease. a chilly night through saturday into sunday, and then the next low pressure system gets ready to swing its way in. eastern area start off dry and bright. some will stay dry all day long. best chance in the far north of scotland of sunshine, but cloudy for most. heavy rain to begin, starting to turn to showers, and the western half of england, heading its way towards eastern coast through the evening. a chilly day for all with strong winds, and not as strong as today, blustery into monday with as today, blustery into monday with a mix of sunshine and showers, but for tuesday and beyond, temperatures will lift a little bit. bye for now.

this is bbc news, i'mjane hill. the headlines at midday... prince william launches a scathing attack on the bbc, saying his mother princess diana was failed notjust by one rogue reporter, but by bbc leaders who looked the other way. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. prince harry says the ripple effect of a "culture of exploitation" ultimately took his mother's life. in a new documentary with oprah winfrey, he said he drank too much and took drugs to deal with losing her. i would probably drink a week's worth in one day, on a friday or saturday night. and i was finding myself drinking,

not because i was enjoying it, but because i was trying to mask something. spain says it is lifting restrictions on british tourists from monday, and they won't need a pcr coronavirus test, but an eu—wide announcement expected today about travel has been delayed. a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas comes into effect, ending 11 days of violence. in swansea, police say rioters who threw bricks at houses and torched cars in the city will be met with "robust action". a major clean—up is under way.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. prince william has condemned failures at the bbc 25 years ago for contributing significantly to his mother, princess diana's fear, paranoia and isolation, and said that the corporation had let down his mum, his family and the public. it comes after an independent inquiry found a panorama interview, conducted by reporter martin bashir, was obtained by deception and the bbc failed to adequaltely investigate concerns raised at the time. in the 127 page report, lord dyson says martin bashir was deceitful in the way he obtained the interview. that the bbc�*s own investigation at the time was woefully ineffective. and that the bbc covered up what it actually knew about how the interview was obtained. the bbc�*s director general accepted that the bbc�*s behaviour fell far short of what its audiences expect. here is the full statement

from prince william. i would like to thank lord dyson and his team for the report. it is welcome that the bbc accepts lord dyson's findings in full, which are extremely concerning — that bbc employees lied and used fake documents to obtain the interview with my mother, made lurid and false claims about the royalfamily, which played on herfears and fuelled paranoia, displayed woeful incompetence when investigating complaints and concerns about the programme, and were evasive in their reporting to the media and covered up what they knew from their internal investigation. it is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents' relationship worse and has since hurt countless others. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those

final years with her. but what saddens me most is that, if the bbc had properly investigated the complaints and concerns first raised in 1995, my mother would have known that she'd been deceived. she was failed notjust by a rogue reporter, but by leaders of the bbc, who looked the other way rather than asking the tough questions. it is my firm view that this panorama programme holds no legitimacy and should never be aired again. it effectively established a false narrative which, for over a quarter of a century, has been commercialised by the bbc and others. this settled narrative now needs to be addressed by the bbc and anyone else who has written, or intends to write about these events. in an era of fake news, public service broadcasting and a free press have never been more important.

these failings, identified by investigative journalists, not only let my mother down and my family down, they let the public down, too. earlier, i spoke to the media editor at the guardianjim waterson, about the ramifications for the bbc and its reputation. going forward, one of the challenges the bbc has got is it already under attack from all sides, it's already facing a hostile government that is trying to nudge the new director—general tim davie into a slightly different direction. it's already having to deal with its place in the media landscape. one of the interesting things is that this is about serious one of the interesting things is that this is about a series of failures 25 years ago. that's a longtime ago. a lot of the reaction has been, does this mean the bbc needs reform today?

a lot of the processes have changed in the intervening period. the question is, would this happen today? would the bbc still cover it up today? and if not, why are we talking about reforming the bbc in the current era, when this is relating to the mid—nineties? that's a really striking point, i suppose this is so seismic that... does the bbc only prove that point from here on in? i don't know how we prove that other than trying, day after day, week after week, from here on in, to absolutely show, one hopes, that that sort of scenario simply wouldn't happen again. the bbc is fairly unique in its willingness to kick itself and investigate itself and put the findings on their full at the same time, it's an enormous giant organisation and those sort of organisations are prone to cover—up, prone to management looking after themselves and prone to a defensiveness when anyone criticises them.

i think a lot of it is that the bbc, when you read this report, it comes across to the extent that they were so proud of what they had done by getting this interview that it was such a big get, that to accept it had been inherently flawed wasn't really in their interests and for 25 years, that had basically been what they managed to get away with. the most extraordinary bit is really when they conclude that martin bashir had unknowingly been a bit naughty and you know, these mistakes happen and brush it under the carpet. in some ways, the thing that strikes me is, we knew a lot of the broad brush details of the report 25 years ago when the mail on sunday put them on the front page of a national newspaper. what's changed in some ways is the attitude of the public towards them, the willingness of the bbc to investigate them and just general changing attitudes to how the media should operate and the fact we heard that extraordinary statement

there from both princes william and harry, the heir to the throne just directly criticising the bbc, that would have been unthinkable in those terms only 15 years ago. meanwhile, prince harry has described how he binge drank and took drugs as a way of deal with the loss of his mum. he was speaking in the first part of a tv series he has produced with oprah, which looks at mental health issues. our royal correspondent, sarah campbell, reports. this is where prince harry said he was happiest — in the army, with no special treatment, wearing the same uniform as everybody else. it was carrying out royal duties that he now says caused him severe anxiety and panic attacks. to help him cope, he turned to drink. i was wanting to drink, i was wanting to take drugs, i was wanting to try and do the things that made me feel less like i was feeling.

but i slowly became aware that, ok, i wasn't drinking monday to friday, but i would probably drink a week's worth in one day on a friday or a saturday night, and i was finding myself drinking not because i was enjoying it, but because i was trying to mask something. in perhaps an early warning sign of future problems, it emerged in 2002 that prince charles had sent a teenage harry to meet staff and patients at a drugs rehabilitation centre, after he admitted smoking cannabis at the highgrove estate. understandably, harry attributes much of his pain to the very public loss of his mother when he was just shy of his 13th birthday. for me, the thing i remember the most was the sound of the horses' hooves going along the mall, the red brick road. by this point, both of us were in shock. it was like i was outside of my body and just walking along, doing what was expected of me. showing one tenth of the emotion

that everybody else was showing. charles, charles. this is my mum, you never even met her. it has been a difficult few months for the royal family, who are also having to come to terms with harry's determination to share his pain with the world. again, they too have come in for criticism for what harry sees as theirfailure to support him and meghan. i felt completely helpless. i thought my family would help. but every single ask, request, warning, whatever it is, just got met with total silence, or total neglect. now living in california with his family, after years of not talking about his grief and trauma, harry firmly believes discussing his mental health battles publicly will help others. sarah cambell, bbc news. spain has lifted travel restrictions for people coming from the uk,

so travellers from britain will be allowed into the country without a negative pcr covid test from monday. ministers here say people should not travel to spain, which is on the government's amber list, unless it is absolutely essential. those who do will have to take tests before they head back to britain, twice on their return, and quarantine at home for ten days. our correspondent in madrid, guy hedgecoe said the announcement about easing restrictions for british travellers was made by spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez.

there was a certain amount of confusion about what the government said about lifting of restrictions on monday but pedro sanchez was very clear. he said travellers from the uk to spain will not need to undergo any health care restrictions or controls on their arrival in spain. now, as i understand it, that means no pcr test, no quarantine and no vaccine certificate. spain is clearly very keen to have these visitors come from the uk, because the uk is the single biggest foreign tourism market. it's a important part of the economy, that's what they are aiming it at. are they in apposition, spain's authorities, where they are hoping they will get onto the green list which is this government's responsibility here? i think spain's status on that traffic light system is being extremely closely followed and when it was announced spain was on the amber list, the spanish authorities have said they have been in touch

with the uk government, trying to persuade it not to look at spain as a blanket whole and look at its overall infection rates, but to look at specific regions. for example, the balearic islands and canary islands, the valencia region, where benidorm is, those which are extremely popular with tourists, have much lower infection rates than much of the rest of spain. much lower infection rates than madrid where i am, the spanish government is saying the uk should look specifically at those areas and perhaps give them a specific traffic light status. give those areas a green light status. that's what spain would like to see anyway. let's cross to edinburgh, the first minister nicola sturgeon is giving a briefing on coronavirus alongside the new health

secretary humza yousaf. here she is. we let's listen and get today's run of is briefing from scott and's first minister. let's hearfrom nicola sturgeon. minister. let's hear from nicola sturueon. ., ,, sturgeon. good afternoon everyone, thank ou sturgeon. good afternoon everyone, thank you for— sturgeon. good afternoon everyone, thank you forjoining _ sturgeon. good afternoon everyone, thank you forjoining us. _ sturgeon. good afternoon everyone, thank you forjoining us. i _ sturgeon. good afternoon everyone, thank you forjoining us. i have - sturgeon. good afternoon everyone, thank you forjoining us. i have got l thank you forjoining us. i have got quite a substantive update for you today so bear with me and as you can see, i'mjoined by shamsa today so bear with me and as you can see, i'm joined by shamsa yusuf, our new health secretary jason leitch. i will give you an assessment of the national picture in relation to the pandemic and i will set out and explain the decisions the scottish government has reached today in relation to moray and the city of glasgow and also east renfrewshire which has been been subject to particularly

close examination. firstly i will set out today's figures. the total number of positive cases reported yesterday was 414. 212 of these were in the greater glasgow and clyde area. 62 in lanarkshire and 48 in lothian. the total number represents 1.9% of the total number of tests and it means the overall number of confirmed cases is now 231,282. currently, 81 people are in hospital, four people in intensive care. one down from yesterday. no deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours, which takes the total number of deaths under this daily definition remains at 7006 and on 64-bit i definition remains at 7006 and on 64—bit i want to convey my condolences to everyone who has lost

someone as a result of code. —— 7664. let me touch on progress in the vaccination programme. as of this over 3 million people have received a first dose, that's an increase in addition, 26,000 over 26,000 people got a second dose yesterday, that brings the number two 1.7 million. today's figures show across the country, cases remain at relatively low levels and that's positive. the number of people in intensive care and hospital with covid continues to be lower than it has been for the majority of this

year. that said, there are no grounds at all right now for complacency. we are seeing an increase in covid ratesjust complacency. we are seeing an increase in covid rates just now, notjust in glasgow, though the biggest concentration is in glasgow, we are seeing an increase in several parts of the country. across scotland as a whole, new cases have risen over the course of the past week by more than 25%. the latest estimate we have of the r number suggests that it now might be slightly above one. although the vaccination programme is proceeding well and it's proceeding exceptionally well, and i want to stress this point, that means we should be still really optimistic about the future, because of how well the vaccination programme is going. but at this stage, less than half of the adult population has had both vaccine doses and many young

people have not had their first dose. while we still extending the coverage of vaccination further and we are doing that as quickly as supplies allow, it's still really important to cautious and that's particularly so in light of the impact of the so—called indian variant of the virus, which from now on i will refer to as the april 02 variant. in recent weeks, this variant. in recent weeks, this variant has become quite established in many parts of the uk, including here in scotland and we have reason to believe that it might be more transmissible even than the kent variant which spread so rapidly over the winter period. the health secretary and i have been discussing the situation with our clinical advisers and have been paper to attention to the situation in moray and the city of glasgow, the only

two parts of scotland which right now are currently in level three of levels of protection. we have been paying close attention to east renfrewshire which has in the last few days also seen a steep rise in cases and they want to talk about each of these three areas in turn. before i do so and i will return to this point later on, we look across at the headline figures, the raw figures, but as we make decisions, we also look in detail at what underlies these figures because of the different sized of the areas, the different sized of the areas, the raw figures can mask a much more complex situation. i would ask you to bear that in mind. if i can turn to bear that in mind. if i can turn to moray first of all, i'm very pleased to see the situation in moray has actually improved very significantly. last week, the area was reporting 98 new cases a week per 100,000 of its population. that has now fallen to 37. test

positivity has also fallen quite markedly from 2.8% a week ago, to 1.3% now. in addition, and this point is important, the april two variant does not seem to be as commonly present in moray as it is in glasgow and indeed in other parts of the country. i'm able to confirm today that moray will move down from level three to level two in this decision will take effect from midnight tonight. i know this will be welcome news for people and businesses in moray for very good reasons. they had to wait longer to going to level two. this progress has been made possible by the efforts local health and the public and an grateful to everyone who has played their part. i would say it is important to be careful being in level two still comes with necessary restrictions. please stick to those as you have struck so well to level three rules and do everything you

can to help moray and the country as a whole enjoy more freedom is an easing of restrictions later in the summer. let me turn to the situation in glasgow. over the past ten days, there have been extensive public—health measures deployed across the city. these include enhanced testing and vaccination in the areas with the highest rates of covid, especially in the g 41 and g 42 postcode areas, areas i know very well myself, because they make up the bulk of my own glasgow south side constituency. enhanced contact tracing has also been put in place, this has also been used in lanarkshire and fife and will be adopted as necessary in other areas when dealing with rising cases or new variants of concern. the enhanced tracing means that teens may well ask close contacts of close contacts to self—isolate and book a test and that will be a really important way of trying to break

possible chains of transmission as quickly as possible. if you are a contact of a contact, and you are asked to self—isolate and get tested, it's really important that you follow that advice and it's really important to follow that advice even if you have been vaccinated. despite the efforts that have been made in the ten days, though cases are still rising in glasgow and we're fairly certain that the increase is driven by the april 02 variant. last week, just to give you some context, we were seeing 71 new cases per 100,000 of the population, that has risen as of this moment in time to 112. that increase will partly be due to the fact that there is more testing being done, but the percentage of positive tests has also increased over the past week from 3.1% to 4%. in summary, we don't think that we have turned the corner in glasgow

yet. let me stress, though, that we are confident the major public health interventions under way will be effective and that they will bring rates of the virus back under control, but ourjudgment is that they need a bit longer to do that. we also think we need a bit more time to be more confident than we arejust now that time to be more confident than we are just now that vaccination will stop the rising case numbers today becoming sharply rising hospital and severe illness numbers are couple of weeks from now. for all of these reasons, i can confirm today, regrettably, that glasgow will remain in level three for a further week at this stage. i know, not least because i live in glasgow myself, how unwelcome this is for individuals and businesses, but i genuinely hope it will not be for too much longer and of course, all of us who do live in glasgow, complete our part in getting this under control as soon as possible. every single one of us who gets tested, every one of his gets as

excited when we are invited to do so and everyone of us who sticks to the public health guidance is helping get things back on the right track. —— everyone of us who gets vaccinated. please continue to do that, it's really important. the final area i want to talk about is east renfrewshire and it's where i'm going to go into more detail about the differences between east renfrewshire and glasgow, notwithstanding the apparent similarities. because on the face of it, levels and east renfrewshire, as a proportion of the population, are actually very slightly higher than in glasgow. in the last week, we have seen 118 new cases for every hundred thousand people. i am acutely aware that people will look at the raw data and see if glasgow is in level three, east renfrewshire should be there too. as you have heard me say many times before, i know this is difficult, but it's important, the situation underneath the raw data is often more complex and it is the detailed analysis that

we must try to base decisions on. for example, while the case rates per 100,000 in glasgow and east renfrewshire look similar, the total number of cases in east renfrewshire because it is a smaller area obviously, is significantly smaller than glasgow. to illustrate that, yesterday there were actually just 17 new cases reported in east renfrewshire compared to 166 in glasgow. more importantly, many more of the cases that have been imported in —— reported can be traced to specific household clusters than is the case in glasgow where transmission appears to be much more widespread. that means that we think strong and targeted public—health measures have more of a chance at this stage of stemming the rise without the need to wider restrictions. taking all of that into account, ourjudgment and these decisions are often finely balanced, but ourjudgment at the moment is that east renfrewshire should stay at level two for now, although this will be kept under close review. and

we will continue to use enhanced public health measures to try to keep covid rates under control. i want to stress again, as i have done to people in glasgow in moray, to those who live in east renfrewshire that it's really important that you cooperate with these enhanced measures. get tested even if you don't have symptoms, get the vaccine when it's offered, and be careful when it's offered, and be careful when meeting other people, especially indoors. although we are not petite putting traveller sections in place for east renfrewshire right now, please think about whether you need to travel over the coming week. if you are planning to meet up with friends, in another part of the country, perhaps think about delaying that for a week or two. think about delaying that for a week ortwo. by think about delaying that for a week or two. by doing that, all of you can play your part in reducing case rates and hopefully in ensuring east renfrewshire can stay in level two and then of course move to level one with hopes in the coming weeks. they

are complex decisions, we are taking consistent decisions even if it sometimes might not look at because we're looking at the very detailed picture in each area and trying be as proportionate as we possibly can be. i have one other measure that i want to set out today which relates to travel within the united kingdom. at the moment, anyone in a level one or level two area and of course that's most of scotland, can travel to any other area level one within scotland and to any other part of the uk. however, we know that there are particularly serious outbreaks of the april 02 variant in three specific angus local authority areas. bedford, bolton and black blackburn and darwen. from monday we are imposing hopefully temporary traveller sections and travel between scotland and those three local authorities. between scotland and those three

localauthorities. if between scotland and those three local authorities. if you're planning to visit friends or relatives or stay in those areas, bedford, bolton and blackburn and darwen, you must delay your visit. we're not placing restrictions on lancashire more widely or areas around bedfordshire but if you are planning to visit the areas consider whether you need to make the visitor whether you need to make the visitor whether it can be delayed. finally, remember the situation with this new variant changes quickly. if you are travelling to somewhere else in the uk, look and see what the situation at your point of destination is. at the moment, we would advise against travel to any part of the uk where there is an active health protection response. associated with variant. we hope these rules and guidelines will not be in place for very long but at the moment they are a way of helping us reduce the risk that any more of this variant comes into scotland while we are trying to deal with outbreaks of it that we have a

right now. i have brief final point i want to meet before i finally finish and go questions today. the first is about tomorrowcup final. tomorrow will be a big day for both stjohnstone and hibs fans. i know that fans and indeed others will be wanting to watch the game. however, please do not gather in big groups in peoples houses or in hospitality venues to watch the game. that is still against public health rules and is not safe in the current situation we face. supporters of the winning team in particular, and may the best team win, but for the winning team in particular, remember that no one including fans should be congregating anywhere enlarge numbers at the moment. please enjoy the game, celebrate if your team wins, but for your own sake and for the safety of others, please do so safely. and that is something that i urge him on every football fan watching the game tomorrow. a final

point i want to make before ending is reallyjust about point i want to make before ending is really just about the overall course of this pandemic. ever since we got the first news of the successful pfizer and astrazeneca vaccine trials last autumn, we have believed that vaccination would provide us with a route out of this pandemic and i want to stress today, that's still the case. i still firmly believe that. in fact, if anything, the performance of vaccine so far in real—world conditions, not just clinical trials, has been remarkable. and actually better than we could have dared hope back at the end of last year. but we also knew and we still know that the route out of the pandemic is never going to be completely straightforward. com pletely straightforward. u nfortu nately, we completely straightforward. unfortunately, we will public not be completely linear in every respect. we have always known that there would be bumps on the road and what we are experiencing now is one of those bumps on the road. the presence of the april 02 variant in

some communities is undoubtedly a setback. we know or at least fairly certain it's more transmissible than the kent variant we had previously been dealing with. the upside and i want to stress this as well, at the moment, we do not see any signs that it causes more severe illness than other variants. we believe that the vaccine still works against it. it is not possible to be definite on theseissues it is not possible to be definite on these issues yet. it is still very early days, but we should all continue to hope and expect that over the summer, we will be able to progress through our levels of protection and back to a degree of normality. over the next few weeks, we intend to publish our expectations for life beyond level zero as we return to something that we will hopefully recognise is much closer to normal and even level zero restrictions. the april 02 variant undoubtedly gives us many more

reasons to be very careful, but we also, and i don't want us to lose this point, we also have good and strong grounds for optimism. all of us have a part to play in turning that optimism into reality, so i will end today with a clear call to action for all of us. firstly, remember, all of what i said today should remind us, the virus is still circulating, so continue to be very careful whatever level your area is in. please follow the guidance, and in. please follow the guidance, and in particular, make sure you are keeping a safe distance from people outside your family groups, where face coverings, and wash your hands and surfaces. to apply these basic measures to stop the virus spreading. secondly, come forward for vaccination when you are asked to do so. we are working to accelerate the programme especially around second doses as fast as supplies allow us to do, but we can only vaccinate you if you can forward when you get the invitation,

so please do so. uptake rates have been remarkable so far, but we have to make sure the maximum numbers come forward to get vaccinated. that is ultimately our best way forward. thirdly, please get tested. everyone now can order what are called lateral flow tests, so go on to the scottish government website to find out how. i will post a link how on twitter later. —— a link to that. this is particularly important if you are in an outbreak area, and on the south side of glasgowjust now, there are areas where you can collect these tests, but it applies to all of us. if we all test ourselves regularly, it means we will identify cases where someone has the virus but is not displaying symptoms, so we can break these chains of transmission. i will be taking a test regularly, and i'm asking everyone else to do so. remember, if you're lateral flow testis remember, if you're lateral flow test is positive, you should then book a pcr test to confirm your positive result and follow all of

the advice on self isolation. if we all do this individually, then collectively, we are giving this virus much less opportunity to spread. so these are my three asks i've everyone today. the ultra—careful. get vaccinated as soon as you are invited. and get tested. together, we have come a long way, and while these bumps on the road are really difficult for all of us, together, we will beat this thing, so please stick with it, and thank you very much for bearing with us today. scotland's first minister will continue, because nicola sturgeon will keep taking questions. you can follow that continually on bbc one in scotland, butjust to say, the first minister had good news for moray. it will drop from level three to level two at midnight, because the situation there has improved significantly, says nicola sturgeon. however, cases still rising in glasgow, and they are fairly certain the scottish government, because of

the scottish government, because of the indian variant of coronavirus. and a quick word about travelling. nicola sturgeon wanted to stress people in scotland are not allowed to travel to those parts of england where we have seen spikes, of course, bedford, bolton, blackburn and darwen. also thought about tomorrow's cup a reminder from the first minister, do not gather in big groups. if your team wins, celebrate safely. that is the urging from nicola sturgeon. we will keep an eye on that, because the first minister is now taking questions from journalists, but we also want to hear from the prime journalists, but we also want to hearfrom the prime minister journalists, but we also want to hear from the prime minister boris johnson right now, because he has been talking about a lot of today's events, on a visit in portsmouth. he has been asked about a number of issues, including coronavirus and more besides. let'sjust hearfrom him. well, i'm obviously concerned by the findings of lord dyson's report. i'm very grateful to him for what he has

done. i can only imagine the feelings of royal family, and i done. i can only imagine the feelings of royalfamily, and i hope very much that the bbc will be taking every possible step to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. william was very scathing of the bbc last night— william was very scathing of the bbc last night in a statement. how do you think— last night in a statement. how do you think that will affect the reputation of the bbc? of course, i can only— reputation of the bbc? of course, i can only imagine the feelings of the royal— can only imagine the feelings of the royal family after lord can only imagine the feelings of the royal family after lor— royal family after lord dyson's re ort, royal family after lord dyson's report. but _ royal family after lord dyson's report. but i — royal family after lord dyson's report, but i think _ royal family after lord dyson's report, but i think it _ royal family after lord dyson's report, but i think it is - royal family after lord dyson's report, but i think it is up- royal family after lord dyson's report, but i think it is up to i royal family after lord dyson'sl report, but i think it is up to the bbc now to make sure nothing like this ever happens again. fin bbc now to make sure nothing like this ever happens again.— this ever happens again. on trade, did ou this ever happens again. on trade, did you know— this ever happens again. on trade, did you know the _ this ever happens again. on trade, did you know the government - this ever happens again. on trade, did you know the government is i did you know the government is pr0posing — did you know the government is pr0posing a _ did you know the government is proposing a trade _ did you know the government is proposing a trade deal- did you know the government is proposing a trade deal with - proposing a trade deal with australia? _ proposing a trade deal with australia? we _ proposing a trade deal with australia?— proposing a trade deal with australia? ~ ., ., proposing a trade deal with australia? ., ., ., australia? we are looking at doing free trade deals _ australia? we are looking at doing free trade deals with _ australia? we are looking at doing free trade deals with countries - free trade deals with countries around the world, and i am here on this incredible aircraft carrier, which is a symbol of the way we want to do things. we see a global future for this country. i do think free trade deals present a fantastic opportunity for our farmers, businesses of all kinds, for

manufacturers, and i think it is vital that as a great historic free trading nation that grew to prosperity thanks to free trade and indeed, thanks to the royal navy, that we see these new openings not as threats but as opportunities. lip as threats but as opportunities. up tojune the 21st, freedom day, will people _ tojune the 21st, freedom day, will people have to show any certification or a so—called vaccine passport— certification or a so—called vaccine passport that has been mentioned to show a _ passport that has been mentioned to show a negative test or to attend any large — show a negative test or to attend any large event or high risk setting? _ any large event or high risk settin: ? ., ~ i. any large event or high risk settin: ? . ~' ,, ~ setting? thank you. we will let everybody _ setting? thank you. we will let everybody know _ setting? thank you. we will let everybody know what _ setting? thank you. we will let everybody know what sort - setting? thank you. we will let everybody know what sort of i everybody know what sort of arrangements to expect for a june 21, but what i can tell you, and just to stress, i am still seeing nothing in the data that leads me to think that we are going to have to deviate from the road map, though obviously we must remain cautious, but i'm seeing nothing which makes me think we have to deviate.

but onjune the 21st, and vaccine certification or covid status certification, i should say, i don't see any prospective certificates to go into pubs or anything like that. so to go into pubs or anything like that. soto reiterate, during the 21st is so to reiterate, during the 21st is looking _ so to reiterate, during the 21st is looking very promising from your point _ looking very promising from your point of— looking very promising from your point of view? will people have to wear _ point of view? will people have to wear masks afterjune the 21st? we will let wear masks afterjune the 21st? , will let people know as much as we possibly can by the end of the month, about weddings, for instance, all the details. we will try to let people know by the end of the month about exactly where we think we will be onjune about exactly where we think we will be on june the about exactly where we think we will be onjune the 21st, step four, but at the moment, i can't see anything that makes me think that we are going to have to deviate from the road map, though clearly, we must remain cautious in our approach. there was a ceasefire announced last iii-ht there was a ceasefire announced last night in _ there was a ceasefire announced last night in gaza. what is your reaction to that? _ night in gaza. what is your reaction to that? i_ night in gaza. what is your reaction to that? ~ , , ., ., to that? i think it is very good news that _ to that? i think it is very good news that there _ to that? i think it is very good news that there has _ to that? i think it is very good news that there has been - to that? i think it is very good news that there has been at l to that? i think it is very good i news that there has been at last to that? i think it is very good - news that there has been at last a ceasefire in gaza, and i think

everybody deeply regrets the loss of life on both sides, and i think what the world wants to see now is dialogue, conversation, negotiation between the parties, and as you know, the uk remains firmly committed to a two state solution. that's the only way forward. and committed to a two state solution. that's the only way forward. and we are here on — that's the only way forward. and we are here on the _ that's the only way forward. and we are here on the queen _ that's the only way forward. and we are here on the queen elizabeth - are here on the queen elizabeth ahead _ are here on the queen elizabeth ahead of— are here on the queen elizabeth ahead of its operational deployment. why are _ ahead of its operational deployment. why are we spending all this money and effort _ why are we spending all this money and effort sending it halfway around the world _ and effort sending it halfway around the world when we should be more concerned — the world when we should be more concerned about threats closer to home? _ concerned about threats closer to home? , , ., concerned about threats closer to home? , , . ., , , ., concerned about threats closer to home? , ,., , ., ., ~ home? this is an opportunity to work with friends — home? this is an opportunity to work with friends and _ home? this is an opportunity to work with friends and partners _ home? this is an opportunity to work with friends and partners around - home? this is an opportunity to work with friends and partners around the | with friends and partners around the world. about 40 countries will be joining us on this operation, this strike group. we will be going through suez, through the red sea, round india, through the south china seas, and on the way, the people who

will be going on this mission will be doing a number of things. they will be projecting notjust britain's hard power, our military capabilities, which are obviously extraordinary, but also our soft power, ourvalues, extraordinary, but also our soft power, our values, what we stand for, our belief in democracy, the rule of law, and one thing we will clearly do is showing to our friends in china that we believe in the international law of the sea, and in a confident but not confrontational way, we will be vindicating that point. 50 way, we will be vindicating that oint. ., �* ., ., , point. so we don't want to be antagonising _ point. so we don't want to be antagonising beijing? - point. so we don't want to be antagonising beijing? we - point. so we don't want to be i antagonising beijing? we don't point. so we don't want to be - antagonising beijing? we don't want antagonising bei'ing? we don't want to antagonise — antagonising beijing? we don't want to antagonise anybody, _ antagonising beijing? we don't want to antagonise anybody, but - antagonising beijing? we don't want to antagonise anybody, but we - antagonising beijing? we don't want to antagonise anybody, but we do i to antagonise anybody, but we do think the united kingdom plays a very important role with friends and partners, the americans, the dutch, the australians, the indians, many, many others, in upholding the rule of law, the international rules based system in which we all depend, and that's one of the many things that this carrier strike group will

be doing, but it will also be projecting written's soft power, britain's influence as well. thank ou very much. so that was the prime minister speaking _ very much. so that was the prime minister speaking in _ very much. so that was the prime minister speaking in portsmouth | very much. so that was the prime l minister speaking in portsmouth in the last little while, asked about a lot of major stories in the news today. among them, coronavirus, and he said he could see no reason at the moment to deviate from the road map out of lockdown. that is of course a reference to the next preferred date ofjune the 21st for easing up, but not in essence saying anything more concrete than that. but he doesn't see any reason to see the road map, is how he put it. let's look at the latest figures from the ons, the office for national statistics. they suggest that there was a slight increase in the number of new covid infections across the uk last week. estimates from the ons survey suggest that about 54,000 people in the uk would test positive for coronavirus in the week to may 15th, up from 47,000

people the previous week. this analysis shows that the rise was attributed to the kent variant of the virus, which has been dominant for most of this year, rather than the variant that was first identified in india. the figures cover a period before the latest relaxation of covid measures in england, scotland and wales, on monday. west midlands police say the welfare of the mother of a newborn baby boy found dead in a canal in walsall is their top priority. a passer—by spotted the baby in rough wood country park yesterday lunchtime. officers say the baby's mother may need urgent medical attention herself, and are urging anyone with information to get in touch. an investigation is under way in swansea following what police have described as "large scale disorder" in the city yesterday evening. videos posted on social media show people setting fire to cars and rolling them down a hill on a residential street. david grundy sent us this update.

the emergency services were called here at about 7.30pm last night, to reports of disorder. when they got here, they were met by a group of around 100 people, who started throwing stones at officers. we understand this morning a number of police officers suffered minor injuries in the incident. but a number of cars were damaged, as well, windows were broken, doors were torn off, and then the cars were set alight. one was rolled down this hill here before hitting the bollard and taking it out right in front of me. the car, which was still burning, then crossed over this hump and rolled down the hill even further and hit another car, which then burst into flames. this morning, what was left here was broken glass, broken windows, boarded—up homes, and number of volunteers came here to sweep the streets and clean away the mess and help those who were cleaning up the mess deal with what was left here this morning. now, the police have

said that the violence was totally u na cce pta ble. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, has said the violent scenes were completely unacceptable and will not tolerated anywhere in wales. the people who threw bricks at houses and torched the cars will be met with robust action, the police have said today. david grundy. the return of parkrun across the uk has been delayed by at least three weeks. the free event is a 5k run every saturday morning in green spaces across the country, but it hasn't been allowed to operate during the pandemic. the organisers had hoped it would resume on 5thjune, but agreement hasn't been reached with all landowners, as tom williams, the chief operating officer at parkrun, explained. working with actually over 600 landowners, we've been trying to agree a start date for when parkrun can come back en masse, as it were. unfortunately, as of today, our cut—off, we had about 260—270 of our

589 events by permission today, with just two weeks to go before the 5th ofjune, we felt that was too short a notice to give, so we regrettably took the decision to delay until at least the 26th ofjune. and when you talk about landowners, for people who perhaps aren't familiar with parkrun, who are we talking about? some land is owned by local authorities. talking about? some land is owned by localauthorities. it talking about? some land is owned by local authorities. it is some of it completely private land, which people let you use? what sort of people let you use? what sort of people are we talking about? yes. people are we talking about? yes, all sorts of— people are we talking about? yes, all sorts of landowners. _ people are we talking about? 1913 all sorts of landowners. about four fifths of our events are in local authority land, but some are in places like national trust [and and so on. so where we have had the real challenges, they have probably been from two key areas, one, a misunderstanding at local level as to the legality of parkrun's return and how it fits within government guidelines, and actually, we have been legally entitled to return since march the 29th, and the

minister for since march the 29th, and the ministerfor sport and since march the 29th, and the minister for sport and secretary of state for the have recently qualified that. until the other one is the risks of gathering people outdoors to be active. we think it is pretty clear the risks are exceptionally low, and the risks are exceptionally low, and the benefits are exceptionally high, so we call on all landowners to enable events like parkrun, but also other outdoor activities, to happen as soon as possible. and other outdoor activities, to happen as soon as possible.— as soon as possible. and as part of our oint as soon as possible. and as part of your point that _ as soon as possible. and as part of your point that you _ as soon as possible. and as part of your point that you want _ as soon as possible. and as part of your point that you want to, - as soon as possible. and as part of. your point that you want to, because this is entirely voluntary and volunteer led, you have volunteer marshals all around the course, is the point that you want to bring it back as it was pre—pandemic? i am thinking particularly you want to keep that special spirit where you just turn up at nine o'clock and you just turn up at nine o'clock and you do it. you don't have to pre—book in. you presumably feel you couldn't run a park run if you had

to limit numbers or insist on pre—booking, that sort of thing? absolutely right. at the beginning of the pandemic, we were in contact withjonathan van tam and jenny harries, both of whom are part runners, and jonathan van tam described parkrun as one of the greatest health initiatives in the uk, and it's such a great public health initiative because anyone can turn up and take part no matter what your age, turn up and take part no matter what yourage, background turn up and take part no matter what your age, background or ability. you can walk or run, volunteer or spectate, and just turn up. to come backin spectate, and just turn up. to come back in a way that prevented that word, in our opinion, back in a way that prevented that word, in ouropinion, break back in a way that prevented that word, in our opinion, break the public health benefits that are so important. we are not a run, public health benefits that are so important. we are nota run, we public health benefits that are so important. we are not a run, we are not important. we are nota run, we are nota important. we are not a run, we are not a race. we are a community public health initiative that gets people together, and that has to stay, and when we come back, we have to come back with that in mind. and so, you are aiming, we hope, for the 26th ofjune. it sounds like you still have an awful lot of talks to go between now and then? yes.

still have an awful lot of talks to go between now and then? yes, there is an incredible _ go between now and then? yes, there is an incredible amount _ go between now and then? yes, there is an incredible amount of— go between now and then? yes, there is an incredible amount of work- go between now and then? yes, there is an incredible amount of work to - is an incredible amount of work to do. looking at our permissions today, once we have included landowners who are comfortable with us returning on the 26th ofjune, i think we are over 300 now, landowners who have given permission for park run to return. we don't have a set number four where we can sort of confirm that word go, but we probably need to get at least another 300 over the line before our two week cut off injune 26, so we're feeling really positive. we are humbled and touched by the outpouring of support from across the country that we see in the last few days, but we really do need everybody to focus and get on board with enabling outdoor activity of all types, notjust parkrun, all types, not just parkrun, enabling all types, notjust parkrun, enabling outdoor activity to return to parks and outdoor spaces as soon as possible. to parks and outdoor spaces as soon as possible-— as possible. yes. so, the 11th of june, is as possible. yes. so, the 11th of june. is that _ as possible. yes. so, the 11th of june, is that the _ as possible. yes. so, the 11th of june, is that the date _ as possible. yes. so, the 11th of june, is that the date we - as possible. yes. so, the 11th of june, is that the date we should as possible. yes. so, the 11th of. june, is that the date we should be watching out for to see whether it is coming back?— watching out for to see whether it is coming back? yes, we will build towards that _ is coming back? yes, we will build towards that point, _ is coming back? yes, we will build towards that point, and _ is coming back? yes, we will build towards that point, and that's - is coming back? yes, we will build. towards that point, and that's when we will be able to say we have

enough confidence to go on the 26th ofjune or not. on a typical saturday, we will have about 20,000 volunteers in the uk enabling parkruns to happen, and we feel we need to give those 20,000 people enough notice to plan their lives around eight, fit around it, and we know that is not much notice at all, but we would not want to go any closer than that with any doubt in people's minds. so yes, i think friday, 11june, ifi people's minds. so yes, i think friday, 11june, if i have my dates right, is the point where we will be able to say, we have enough [and is over the line, we will go on the 26th ofjune, or, unfortunately, we haven't, it is still a work in progress and we hope to return sometime in the future. tom williams from parkrun. i want to do that one. i don't know where those pictures are from. it looks absolutely beautiful. on monday, holiday makers finally got on planes for those long awaited holidays abroad and last night, cruise passengers set sail in uk waters for the first

time in over a year. passengers on board the virtuosa left from southampton for a cruise there which will take them along the south coast of england. anjana gadgil has this report. a four—day cruise along a cold and gusty english channel. but for passengers in southampton, it feels like the trip of a lifetime. so excited, first cruise ship out of the uk, can't wait. it's absolutely amazing. the last cruise ship we were on was in march last year. we did a trans—atlantic, got off in barcelona, and then the cruise ship didn't go anywhere after that. now, of course, it's the uk, it's not the bahamas. definitely not, no! but that doesn't bother you? no, it's going to be fun. msc virtuosa is the first cruise ship to leave the uk for a year with passengers on board. and there's stringent safety measures in place — covid tests before and on arrival, masks in public areas, and the rule of six or two households. i'm happy to be a guinea pig. to see the ship sail past the solent, we live on the isle of wight,

to see the ships empty, it's so sad. it's such a momentous day. on board, there's plenty of room with 1,000 passengers in a ship built for 6,000, meaning social distancing at sea shouldn't be a problem. it was really smooth, very easy to get on board. it took about an hour and a half, which really wasn't much different, apart from the covid test, to when we used to board pre—covid. i can take my mask off and i can have my first drink on a ship in... oh, i can't remember when. back on land, there's a boost for businesses too. catering, hospitality and the taxi firms who ply their trade at the terminal. it's a large percentage of income, especially in the summer months. so we went all the way through last summer with no cruise business whatsoever, so it's been a really tough year. the ship sets sail from southampton, headed to dorset, with a stop at portland. it'll take time for the cruise

industry to become buoyant once more, but it's hoped this maiden voyage will be the first of many. anjana gadgil, bbc news. not brilliant weather there. we will have a forecast in just a moment. but before that... for more than six decades, the eurovision song contest has been an annual highlight for lovers of big songs, big costumes, and some really big performances. last year, the covid pandemic forced it to be cancelled. but it's now back, and is taking place this weekend in rotterdam. the semi—finals have already been taking place, and while covid cases have forced some of the acts to fall back on video—taped performances, the hall in rotterdam has been full of socially—distanced fans. how will those finalists be feeling with 36 hours to go? earlier i spoke to duncanjames, who represented the uk in the competition ten years ago with blue.

i have never been involved in anything so crazy and all my life, but such an iconic show to be a part of. you know, to say you represented your country and the eurovision song contest was a huge honour for us. your country and the eurovision song contest was a huge honourfor us. so we had a really great time back in dusseldorf ten years ago.- we had a really great time back in dusseldorf ten years ago. crazy, but fun cra ? dusseldorf ten years ago. crazy, but fun crazy? on. _ dusseldorf ten years ago. crazy, but fun crazy? on, we _ dusseldorf ten years ago. crazy, but fun crazy? on, we are _ dusseldorf ten years ago. crazy, but fun crazy? on, we arejust _ dusseldorf ten years ago. crazy, but fun crazy? on, we are just looking i fun crazy? on, we arejust looking at a picture of you now. sorry, i'm just putting a picture up. you don't look any older!— look any older! botox and fillers! sor , look any older! botox and fillers! sorry. you _ look any older! botox and fillers! sorry. you are — look any older! botox and fillers! sorry, you are saying, _ look any older! botox and fillers! sorry, you are saying, fun - look any older! botox and fillers! sorry, you are saying, fun crazy, | sorry, you are saying, fun crazy, was it? yeah, it was the campest thing i have ever done in my career. i have done a lot of camp things, and shows we've been involved in, but that was the most fun. it is a huge thing to be part of something like the eurovision song contest, and this year, we have james newman

representing with his song embers, so good luck to him. i am a huge fan of eurovision and i'm really excited to watch the final tomorrow night. i can't wait. ~ ,,., , �* to watch the final tomorrow night. i can't wait. ~ , , �* ., ., can't wait. absolutely, i'm going to a eurovision _ can't wait. absolutely, i'm going to a eurovision party. _ can't wait. absolutely, i'm going to a eurovision party. i _ can't wait. absolutely, i'm going to a eurovision party. i like _ can't wait. absolutely, i'm going to a eurovision party. i like this- a eurovision party. i like this year's entry. how do you fancy our chances? ., ~ ., �* , ., ., year's entry. how do you fancy our chances? ., ~ ., �*, ., ., chances? you know, it's one of those weird things— chances? you know, it's one of those weird things with _ chances? you know, it's one of those weird things with the _ chances? you know, it's one of those weird things with the uk, _ chances? you know, it's one of those weird things with the uk, we - weird things with the uk, we unfortunately don't ever seem to do too well with other countries. we don't get those marks, which is unfair. when me and bleu represented the country ten years ago, i think we got the highest score that has ever happened in the last ten years, the best score, but there is a thing brought in where the judges have a score and then of course the phone vote has a score, and the judges penalised us because they didn't think it was fair a band of our stature where in the competition, but the phone votes came in and we were top five. so, you know, it was one of those things. but we still had a great time and we were proud of the fact we got to represent our country. of the fact we got to represent our count . ., , ., ~ country. oh, we do end up talking about the politics _ country. oh, we do end up talking about the politics every _ country. oh, we do end up talking about the politics every year - country. oh, we do end up talking about the politics every year now! j about the politics every year now! it has been like that for a few

years, and it's a shame, because as you say, it'sjust years, and it's a shame, because as you say, it's just a years, and it's a shame, because as you say, it'sjust a big glorious evening of fun.— you say, it'sjust a big glorious evening of fun. it's... dare i say, it's not to — evening of fun. it's... dare i say, it's not to be _ evening of fun. it's... dare i say, it's not to be taken _ evening of fun. it's... dare i say, it's not to be taken too _ evening of fun. it's... dare i say, | it's not to be taken too seriously, but it's to be enjoyed, and it would be lovely to get back to the essence of that, i think. i think what's really interesting is, in europe, these countries, they take it so seriously, and it is such a huge thing, but in the uk, we kind of see a bit more of as a joke, which is a shame, really. maybe it is because we need to win. if we get a winning song again and bring it back to the uk, maybe people will start to take it seriously. uk, maybe people will start to take it seriously-— it seriously. that's a good point. well, we it seriously. that's a good point. well. we do _ it seriously. that's a good point. well, we do need _ it seriously. that's a good point. well, we do need to _ it seriously. that's a good point. well, we do need to win! - it seriously. that's a good point. well, we do need to win! in - it seriously. that's a good point. well, we do need to win! in all. well, we do need to win! in all seriousness, which country are you putting your money on this year, because we have got to feel sorry forice because we have got to feel sorry for ice land. they have had to drop out already because of a covid case and the band. i out already because of a covid case and the band-— and the band. i know, awful. i actually have _ and the band. i know, awful. i actually have a _ and the band. i know, awful. i actually have a little _ and the band. i know, awful. i actually have a little sneaking| actually have a little sneaking feeling that malta will do really well tomorrow night, because there is a song, a singer called destiny,

and it's a really catchy song, and i have a little hunch that malta might do really well. ok. have a little hunch that malta might do really well-— have a little hunch that malta might do really well. ok, your money is on malta. do really well. ok, your money is on malta- and — do really well. ok, your money is on malta. and how _ do really well. ok, your money is on malta. and how do _ do really well. ok, your money is on malta. and how do you _ do really well. ok, your money is on malta. and how do you watch - do really well. ok, your money is on i malta. and how do you watch tomorrow ni . ht? malta. and how do you watch tomorrow niuht? do malta. and how do you watch tomorrow night? do any — malta. and how do you watch tomorrow night? do any of— malta. and how do you watch tomorrow night? do any of the _ malta. and how do you watch tomorrow night? do any of the band _ malta. and how do you watch tomorrow night? do any of the band members - night? do any of the band members get together? is there any group involvement in this or is itjust you and the family? involvement in this or is it 'ust you and the family?* involvement in this or is it 'ust you and the family? antony costa in m band is you and the family? antony costa in my band is a — you and the family? antony costa in my band is a big _ you and the family? antony costa in my band is a big eurovision - you and the family? antony costa in my band is a big eurovision fan - you and the family? antony costa in my band is a big eurovision fan as l my band is a big eurovision fan as well, so me and him, we get on the phone and talk well, so me and him, we get on the hone an. . ~ ., well, so me and him, we get on the hone an: ., ~' ., ., phone and talk about it. the other two aren't too _ phone and talk about it. the other two aren't too bothered, - phone and talk about it. the other two aren't too bothered, but - phone and talk about it. the other two aren't too bothered, but me l phone and talk about it. the other. two aren't too bothered, but me and anthony talk about it. it is really interesting, because the semi finals have been on, and there were a few songs from countries i would have put my money on to go through to the final, and they were knocked out, one of them being croatia, another being austria, both great songs this year and they are not going through to the final. so i really don't know what's going to happen tomorrow night. it's anyone's game. duncan james from _ night. it's anyone's game. duncan james from blue. _ james from blue. right now, the weather. hello. it feels more like autumn, i think, than late spring. it's cool, it's wet, and it is

windy. this is the extent of the clouds swirling around, and an unseasonably deep area of low pressure currently sitting across the british isles. it was with us yesterday and is with us for the remainder of today, producing gales and gusting winds up to 90 mph at the needles and the isle of wight. it even in some other coastal areas, 60-70, it even in some other coastal areas, 60—70, and it even in some other coastal areas, 60-70, and 50 it even in some other coastal areas, 60—70, and 50 miles an hour in land, a land 60—70, and 50 miles an hour in land, a [and girl, very unusual at this time of year. it will stay windy and wet, those wins coming down from the north across scotland, so—called called here too compared with yesterday, and wetter weather as you can see circulating into central areas. temperatures are for— 5 degrees down on where they should be at this time of year, and tempered by the wind, which will start to slowly ease, particularly in the west overnight, which is also where we see clearer skies developing. not as wet here as it was yesterday, but it will be chilly at night. a touch of frost and northern scotland,

where many central areas of scotland, it stays cloudy and windy with more rain. eventually on saturday, for most, it will become less windy, drier and brighter with more showers, before more rain rolls in for the second half of the weekend. it won't be windy, but the wind will still be very brisk nearly north sea coast tomorrow morning, pushing the rain out of the way. following, much more promise of sunshine, but equally, this time of year, with chilly air on a strong may sunshine, we will see though showers developing. only 12—14 once again, that is the wind is coming down from the chilly place up in the north, in the arctic, which we have become so used to. then through saturday night, a brief ridge of high pressure, so a colder night with more widespread frost, and then on sunday, our next area of rain to northern ireland, with a wet morning. that rain then crosses the irish sea into western england and wales, and the west of scotland, with showers following behind. brightness and dryness towards the north—east of scotland, holding on sunday, our next area of rain to

northern ireland, with a wet morning. that rain then crosses the irish sea into western england and wales, and the west of scotland, with showers following behind. brightness and dryness towards the north—east of scotland, holding onto drier weather later further east, but again, temperatures no great shakes, as you can see. into next week, low pressure still with us, so still a case of sunny spells and showers, but with the winds easing, the temperatures might creep up a few degrees. more on the website.

after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother, the prime minister says he hopes nothing like it will ever happen again. borisjohnson say he's very concerned by the findings of the report, which criticised the bbc for the way it secured the interview with princess diana. i can only imagine the feelings of the royal family, and i hope very much that the bbc will be taking every possible step to make sure nothing like this ever happens again. scotland yard has said it will now assess the contents of the inquiry�*s report after previously deciding against a criminal investigation. prince harry speaks about the trauma of the death of his mother, and the support he says he and his wife needed when she was pregnant

with their son and she was having suicidal thoughts.