this is bbc news — i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at two: after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother — the prime minister says he's very concerned. 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 that nothing like this ever happens again. 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 was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing — the thing that stopped her from seeing it— the thing that stopped her from seeing it through was how unfair it will be _ seeing it through was how unfair it will be on — seeing it through was how unfair it will be on me, after everything that

had happened to my mum, and to now be put _ had happened to my mum, and to now be put in _ had happened to my mum, and to now be put in the _ had happened to my mum, and to now be put in the position of losing another— be put in the position of losing another women in my life, with a baby— another women in my life, with a baby inside — another women in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to 11 days of fighting. and here comes the sun — spain welcomes tourists but the eu good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has said he's very concerned about the bbc�*s handling of its 1995 interview with princess diana after yesterday's highly critical report by a formerjudge. lord dyson condemned the way the broadcaster secured the interview and its

failure to properly investigate its journalists. borisjohnson said the bbc had to ensure nothing like it ever happened again. last night, prince william said the interview worsened his parents�* relationship. david sillito reports. the story that has emerged — that landmark interview with princess diana was based on a deceit. the dyson report concludes that fake documents were used to win the trust of princess diana's brother, that martin bashir was devious and dishonest, the bbc investigation was declared woefully ineffective. prince william says the deception fuelled his mother's paranoia and distrust. 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. the investigation at the time was led by tony hall, who would go on to become director—general of the bbc. its deficiencies have led to questions about oversight of the corporation. well, i am obviously concerned by the findings of lord dyson's report. i'm very grateful to him for what he's done. 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 that nothing like this ever happens again. i think the government has to, in the light of these serious . findings, consider the matter very carefully and comprehensively- indeed, because it wasn'tjust the decision of a reporter- or a production team. there were decisions made much further up the chain, _ about the conduct of these - individuals, that have now proved, according to lord dyson, . to be unfounded and wrong. and therefore, government does have a responsibility to look- very carefully to see _ whether the governance of the bbc does need to reform, in the light of these devastating findings. i the bbc knew back in 1996 about the fake bank statements. lord dyson said the bbc knew martin bashir had lied when he said he'd not shown them to earl spencer. the defence was this note from princess diana, saying she had not seen the offending documents, but there were people

in the bbc who had concerns. the problem, they say, was the corporation's culture. very late 1995, i brought the documents to the attention of the bbc management, as i was asked to do by a bbc lawyer, and was told within 2a hours of doing that that i would no longer be part of the programme, i had been disloyal. that is what happened to whistle—blowers at that time at the bbc. there is also the question of the impact of martin bashir�*s allegations on the people he implicated. the bbc has made an apology about what it says were lurid and untrue claims, claims that earl spencer says undermined his sister's trust in the people around her. well, the irony is that i met martin bashir on august 31 1995, because exactly two years later, she died, and i do draw a line between the two events.

the bbc has handed back the bafta won by the programme, but lord dyson suggests an interview would have taken place, come what may. the issue is the methods that were used to coax and persuade. in prince harry's statement, he says, "this is the first step towards justice and truth, yet what deeply concerns me is that practices like these, and even worse, are still widespread today." "this is," he says, "bigger than one outlet, one network, or one publication." david sillito, bbc news. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has been analysing prince william's statement and his criticism of the bbc. i think, really, it was the intensity of william's statement, as much as the precise words that he used that made it so devastating. what we've seen over the past 2a hours, the dyson report, the statements from william

and harry, harry's latest comments on mental health in the oprah winfrey follow—up documentaries. it does remind us just of the extent of the trauma that those men went through and, really, that has haunted them for the past 25 years. now, panorama was not the start of the disintegration of the marriage of their parents. andrew morton's book, published injune 1992, really perhaps was that point. they separated in december 1992. but the panorama interview was perhaps the final straw, both for the couple and for the royal family. a month after its transmission, the queen gave her permission for the couple to divorce, a divorce which came through the following year. that, of course, was when william witnessed the sharp deterioration in the relationship between his parents, the increasing isolation that diana felt, the paranoia to which he referred. william was very upset when the interview was transmitted,

he was at school at the time. he is believed to have met martin bashir several times after the interview, and he is believed to have become extremely suspicious of bashir, and to have advised his mother not to have anything more to do with him. so, i think dyson confirmed what william has all along felt and suspected for these 25 years, and led to that devastating critique that he voiced last night of the bbc. the bbc has just issued a further short statement in which they say, "we now have a thorough and industry—leading whistle—blowing scheme which provides clear and independent routes to raise concerns, and if necessary direct access for whistle—blowers to a non—director on the bbc board." clearly, much more to be said about this. with me now is former channel 4 news chief, dorothy byrne.

thank chief, dorothy byrne. you very much for your time this thank you very much for your time this afternoon. the bbc finds itself in the position that no news organisation wants to be enna, namely being the story rather than reporting on the story. the bbc says that cost is a cornerstone of everything that we do. how does it go about winning back trust where'd it has been dented because of all of this? i it has been dented because of all of this? ~ , ., ., ., , this? i think is good that they did this? i think is good that they did this re ort this? i think is good that they did this report and _ this? i think is good that they did this report and that _ this? i think is good that they did this report and that they - this? i think is good that they did this report and that they made i this? i think is good that they did | this report and that they made the panorama programme last night, but it is truly scandalous that all this has only come to light recently because of a channel 4 has only come to light recently because of a channel a documentary, when in fact the new bc have no in the for more than 25 years of the deceit of martin bashir. i think what they have to do now is examine how on earth this man was appointed to be head of religionjust a few

years ago when this organisation knew that he was deceitful. i can't think of a more ridiculous job title to give martin bashir than head of religion. to give martin bashir than head of reliaion. ., , to give martin bashir than head of reliaion. ., _ ., religion. lord dyson said that he was very devious, _ religion. lord dyson said that he was very devious, that _ religion. lord dyson said that he was very devious, that he - religion. lord dyson said that he was very devious, that he came | religion. lord dyson said that he i was very devious, that he came up with plausible answers. the was very devious, that he came up with plausible answers.— with plausible answers. the bbc is su osed with plausible answers. the bbc is sunposed to _ with plausible answers. the bbc is sunposed to be — with plausible answers. the bbc is supposed to be one _ with plausible answers. the bbc is supposed to be one of _ with plausible answers. the bbc is supposed to be one of the - with plausible answers. the bbc is supposed to be one of the best - supposed to be one of the best journalistic organisations in the world, so it ought to be able to have found out by looking in its own files that martin bashir it was a bad one, and not appointed him to be head of religion. but i also think that both the bbc and itv would be wise to look at martin where's other scopes. questions have been raised previously about how he has gone about getting some of his other

stories. in fact, we know that the bbc wrote a letter of complaint about martin bashir�*s methods on two other stories to itv when martin bashir was working at itv. one thing thatis bashir was working at itv. one thing that is good is that the bbc is now regulated by ofcom, it does not regulated by ofcom, it does not regulate itself. i think that is a big step forward. i think that ofcom is an excellent regulator and a key reason why british people have such high levels of trust. what i would say is that people should not think that things like that go on all the time in television. the reason i have come on your programme is that i am so shocked, and i have never come across anything like this in my life. but martin bashir has been notorious for 25 years in the

television industry. can notorious for 25 years in the television industry.- notorious for 25 years in the television industry. can i 'ust asked you i television industry. can i 'ust asked you what i television industry. can i 'ust asked you what chris i television industry. can ijust asked you what chris bryant, television industry. can ijust- asked you what chris bryant, the former shadow is said to the said earlier. he said there needed to be a surgical examination of this. how do we get to that without people who are already inclined not to like the bbc taking a swipe at the vast majority of bbc staff who are engaged in ethicaljournalism? i engaged in ethicaljournalism? i think that you put the good journalism by being upfront, and that has been a bit of bad journalism in your organisation. what will protect the reputation of all the absolutely outstanding journalists at the bbc will be a thorough examination of the conduct of martin bashir throughout his time at the bbc, and an examination of how on earth he got thatjob. literally, i cannot think of a

journalists list appropriate to have been given thatjob, and he got it just a few years ago, and was in post until recently. do you think there needs to be a legacy sin 2, looking at other organisations as well, prince harry and his statement yesterday talking notjust well, prince harry and his statement yesterday talking not just about the bbc, but about other elements of the media. == bbc, but about other elements of the media. , ., , media. -- levenson inquiry 2. honestly. _ media. -- levenson inquiry 2. honestly. i— media. -- levenson inquiry 2. honestly, i have _ media. -- levenson inquiry 2. honestly, i have worked - media. -- levenson inquiry 2. honestly, i have worked in - honestly, i have worked in television for nearly a0 years, the behaviour of martin bashir is an aberration. he behaved in the way that we are used to seeing the worst of tabloid journalists behave. i do not believe that anybody that i have worked with in my a0 years in a television has behave like this. i

do not think that we need to examine the hall of television because of martin bashir. i think we need to examine the conduct of martin bashir and to look at how he got away with what he got away with. i do and to look at how he got away with what he got away with.— what he got away with. i do think the culture _ what he got away with. i do think the culture of— what he got away with. i do think the culture of the _ what he got away with. i do think the culture of the media - what he got away with. i do think the culture of the media industryj the culture of the media industry right now is such that this could happen again? —— do you think. i would not refer to the media industry, because different outlets are very diffident. the sun is completely different to channel a news. i am aware that there is terrible conduct among newspapers. television in this country is very highly regulated, and i do not believe that we have a systemic problem here. ialso

believe that we have a systemic problem here. i also believe that the bbc has indeed improved its processes, and since the time of what martin bashir did it is now regulated not by itself, as it used to be, but by ofcom. i think what we have seen here is people failing to be honest at the time when they discovered, and straightforward with the public, when the discovered he did something wrong. as always, the scandal is in the fact that when they realise something wrong was done, they did not face up to it. if they had fessed up to it then, princess diana would have discovered that she had been duped. if she had discovered that she had been duped, would she have gone on to abandon the safety and security offered to

her by the royal family, the safety and security offered to her by the royalfamily, and the safety and security offered to her by the royal family, and would she be alive now? i mean, the ramifications of their failure to be transparent when they discovered that he had been deceitful are truly tragic. that he had been deceitful are truly traaic. . ~' ,, , that he had been deceitful are truly traaic. . ~ ,, , . ., that he had been deceitful are truly traaic. . , . ., tragic. thank you very much for your thou~hts tragic. thank you very much for your thoughts this — tragic. thank you very much for your thoughts this afternoon, _ tragic. thank you very much for your thoughts this afternoon, dorothy. i prince harry has described how he turned to drink and was willing to take drugs as a way of dealing with the trauma of losing his mother. in a tv series he's made about mental health, the prince said he would drink a week's worth of alcohol in a single night to cope with his feelings. here's our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. and just a warning that her report contains flash photography. 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, i was, 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. while trying to deal with the trauma of his youth, harry described the added pressure he felt when he met meghan markle, they became the focus of worldwide media attention, some of it positive, much of it negative. yeah, my biggest regret is not making more of a stance early on in my relationship with my wife and calling out the racism than i did. history was repeating itself. my mother was chased to her death while she was in a relationship

with someone that wasn't white, and now look what's happened. you want to talk about history repeating itself, they are not going to stop until she dies. in her interview with oprah winfrey, the duchess of sussex revealed it was shortly before this engagement at the royal albert hall, when she was pregnant with archie, that she told harry she was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing it through... ..was how unfair it would be on me, after everything that happened to my mum, and to now be put in a position of losing another woman in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. archie was born months later. and harry says in the documentary wondering whether he would have to end up looking after his son by himself was one of the biggest reasons to leave. 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 their failure to support him and his wife. i felt completely helpless. i thought my family would help. but every single ask, requests, 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. that report from sarah campbel — who's been explaining more about how the tv series will detail the extent of trauma prince harry felt over the death of his mother. this documentary series was first mooted two years ago, this collaboration between him and oprah winfrey, so that was before megxit, but perhaps an early sign that he wasn't happy, that he saw himself doing something outside of the royal confines.

there are other celebrities in it — there is lady gaga, there is glenn close, but it's prince harry who co—created, co—produced it, and is a thread throughout the whole five episodes of the series. have we had some of that before? have we heard some of it before? yes, but perhaps not in that detail, not in the detail about the level of trauma that he was still feeling as an adult following the death of his mother. the fact he was willing to turn to drink, willing to turn to drugs. more detail about the trauma, he says, that he and meghan experienced in their brief spell as working members of the royal family. again, as difficult as it might be to hearfor the royalfamily, criticism again that, they say, when they turned to the royal family for help, they didn't get the help and the support that they need. this is his side of the story, it is unchallenged as, we have to say, with regard to all of the interviews. the podcast that he has done recently. but he has made it clear now, he has made clear again and again that he feels that by talking about his mental health battles,

he feels that he can help other people, and he's signed big deals with netflix, with spotify, with apple tv. clearly, at the moment, at least, other people want to hear what he has got to say. after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother, the prime minister says he's very concerned. 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 was having suicidal thoughts. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to 11 days of fighting. a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas appears to be holding. 11 days of bombardment led to the deaths of more than 230 palestinians, including 65 children, and 12 people in israel,

two of them children. experts warn it will also have a lasting impact on the mental health of youngsters. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, has been hearing from children on both sides. edan and nadine. their young lives have been consumed by conflict. this week in gaza, nadine saw her neighbours' homes reduced to rubble. with school cancelled, she has been making videos for social media, documenting the destruction by israeli air strikes. one clip of her distraught went viral. i don't know what to do, i'mjust10. i'm just 10. it captured the mental trauma of children, who make up half of gaza's two million people. instead of playing games, nadine's been worrying about life and death. me and my brothers are scared for each other, so we always try to be together, because if we die together, that would be the best thing, because we can still see each other

when we go to heaven. just a few miles away, edan, who is 11, lives here in southern israel, with his parents and three dogs. they relax me when there's bombs. he rarely leaves the house so that he stays near the family's bomb shelter inside. at least twice a day, warning sirens have been going off because of rockets and mortars fired by militants in gaza. we have to run to the bomb shelter, and it's so dangerous, cos we can die and we only have 15 seconds. we try to get there as fast as we can and close the door so we don't die. so it's really scary, but we try to... we're getting used to it. the latest violence has left widespread devastation, but as palestinians and israelis pick up the pieces of their lives, the damage that has been done to the next generation may be hardest to mend.

the health secretary is facing questions about compensation for victims of the contaminated blood scandal. matt hancock will give evidence at a public inquiry into what's been called the worst nhs treatment disaster. our health editor, hugh pym, is at the inquiry in central london, and explained the significance of this afternoon's proceedings. this will be the first time that a serving uk government cabinet minister has given evidence at this inquiry, which started two years ago. ministers from the devolved governments have been appearing earlier this week. matt hancock will speak on behalf of the uk government. the significance that there is that the events in this very tragic scandal go right back to the 1970s and 80s, before devolution. ultimately, it will be the uk government that has to face up the uk government that has to face up to the consequences of this

inquiry, the saga which saw tens of thousands infected after their treatment with contaminated blood products. they were infected with hiv and hepatitis c, and it's thought that 3000 have died. victims and theirfamilies had been receiving financial assistance, but they say what is crucial is compensation. that is, compensating for loss of earnings, a life brought short, all the consequences of being treated with these contaminated blood products. it is only very recently that the government has acknowledged that compensation will have to be paid out, and that some sort of net framework will have to be established to ensure that is ready to go when the inquiry reports its findings next year. what families and campaigners want to hearfrom matt families and campaigners want to hear from matt hancock this afternoon is a commitment to that compensation, which one minister, penny mordaunt, who is in charge of

the government's response to this, has already said will have to be paid out, that is inevitable and will be profound. but the significance of matt hancock's appearance is what will he say on this conversation as well as the levels of financial assistance available to different parts of the uk. we will be going live to that inquiry. it is due to start at about half past two this afternoon. that is when we expect the health secretary to be speaking, we will bring you that live. in the past week there's been a huge drive to vaccinate people in bolton, as coronavirus cases linked to the indian variant continue to rise there. health officials are targeting locals who are eligible for the jab, but haven't come forward. ed thomas reports. covid cases are surging. and in bolton, this is the epicentre. one of the most deprived parts of the town. places and people who have

already suffered too much. that's my mam. that's our nana. my nan. margaret was 78 when she died. this is why i hate covid so much, because it's took the person i love the most and it's proper hurt me. because she had breathing difficulties, she lived a week. and once again the family's isolating. a suspected outbreak at the nursery. my anxiety's been building up and i've got more anxious about speaking to people. we're still strong, we're still fighting. as cases spread, many fear a local lockdown. i feel trapped, yeah. i'm absolutely trapped in this house. - sharon has a heart condition and suffers with anxiety. i'm frightened of going out, me. 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 nothing. - on average, the five areas

with the high levels of deprivation on average, the five areas with the highest levels of deprivation in bolton had more than double the number of weekly covid cases compared to the least deprived areas. i've just had a text. "dearjack, your first covid—19 vaccination is now due..." there is a race to vaccinate as many as possible. 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. 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 mean, i'm not against it. i'm not saying i'm not going to have it, but i do know people are against it and i know people are for it. tansey has never known a time like this. every week, he comes here for a covid test. bolton's on high alert, high alert, and it is ten times higher than every other borough in the whole of england. if boris put india on a red list weeks ago, then i think this problem wouldn't have happened.

like last time when coronavirus cases were up. there is frustration, too. could more have been done to protect the most vulnerable? we're being blamed for something which is totally wrong. _ we didn't get the vaccination site. we got the pop—up sites. this is not about vaccine hesitancy. it's do with deprivation, access, provision. - but there is a push like never before. 10,000 vaccinations in a week. i'm proud of being in the nhs. i'm proud of being part of this. because what happens here has consequences for all of us. ed thomas, bbc news, bolton. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen. hello. it will stay wet and windy for the rest of the day for many. we have had up to 90 millimetres of rain in some areas since the rain started. the gusts quite lively, as well, a0—50 mph inland around this deep area of low pressure. even stronger than that around

some southern coasts. so it will stay pretty bleak out there for a may afternoon, and also chilly, 12—1a celsius. perhaps drier weather in north—western areas. the good news is that overnight, although it stays wet and windy in some areas, the rain and the winds are starting to ease away. we are in for a chillier night, a touch of frost not to be ruled out across northern scotland, for example, but quite contrasting in southern and eastern areas, 10 degrees. it will be the east again with the windiest and wettest weather to start the day, but it's a day of sunny spells and showers, so it's a drier and quieter day for many, but there could still be some sharp showers around. temperatures still below par because we have got a northerly breeze. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over

the panorama interview with his mother, the prime minister says he's very concerned. i can only imagine the feelings of the 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. 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 was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing it through was how unfair it would be on me, after everything that happened to my mum, and to now be put in the position of losing another woman in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to eleven days of fighting. and here comes the sun — spain welcomes tourists but the eu delays any decision on opening up this summer.

sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. we're going to start with football because in the last hour, wolves have announced that manager nuno espirito santo will leave the club after four seasons at molineux. the portugese manager guided wolves to the premier league from the championship in 2018 and has gone on to establish the team in the english top—flight. in a statement, the club say he leaves by "mutual consent". his last match will be on sunday against manchester united. leicester city's premier league winning captain wes morgan says he'll retire at the end of the season. he's 37 now and his career peaked when he led 5000—to—1 outsiders leicester to the premier league title in 2016. and he came off the bench last week to help the foxes win their first fa cup. he played 32a times for the club, and his 9 years at the king power stadium have coincided

with their most successful spell. manchester united look like they will be without harry maguire for their europa league final against villereal next week. united boss ole gunnar solskjaer said today that he doesn't expect maguire to be fit, although he hasn't given up all hope yet. the england defender suffered an ankle ligament injury earlier this month. solskjaer says he'll travel with the squad to gdansk either way. there was hope he might be able to play in the game, after he was seen without crutches at the premiere of a new film about sir alex ferguson last night. about sir alex ferguson last night, who thinks united's star quality might make the difference in the final. i already think they are a decent team. i saw them against arsenal, they played well, but having said that, i think our boys have been playing well. they've got matchwinners in the team. cavani, greenwood, they are winners. these boys win games for you,

and i think going into a final, you've got that kind of support system on your team that gives you a chance. well, the blue half of manchester are looking for european success of their own next week. fresh from winning his third premier league title with manchester city, pep guardiola's eyes are now firmly, on the champions league final. city face chelsea in porto next saturday, and he's aiming to add the only trophy that's missing from his collection, since arriving in manchester. he's been speaking to dan walker for the bbc�*s football focus. 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. going to the final of the champions league is a dream. so hopefully we can do a good performance. the second round of golf�*s us pga championship is well under

way in south carolina. some of the leaders are already out on the course at kiawa island. canada's correy conners was the overnight leader but this course has been a test for all the players. he's already dropped four shots and moved down to one under. six players lead the way on three under par. south africa's branden grace the only one of them out on the course at the moment. scotland's martin laird is on two under. he tees off later, as does rory mcilroy, but the former winner has work to do he's three over after yesterday's first round. 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 3 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. that's all the sport for now.

the scottish government has decided to maintain tighter coronavirus controls in glasgow, but to ease restrictions in moray, where the situation has improved significantly in recent days. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, also urged people not to travel to bedford, bolton, blackburn and darwen, to avoid contracting the indian variant. at the moment, anyone in a level one or level two area, and of course, that is most of scotland, can travel to any other level one or level two area 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 english local authority areas, bedford, bolton, and blackburn and darwen. so for that reason, from monday onwards, we are imposing hopefully temporary travel restrictions on travel between scotland and those three local authority areas in england. so if you were planning to visit

friends or relatives or to stay in those areas, bedford, bolton, and blackburn and darwen, you must delay your visit. we are not placing legal restrictions on travel to lancashire or greater manchester more widely, or to areas around bedfordshire. but if you are planning to visit these areas in the next few days, please consider whether you need to make your visit or whether it can be delayed. and finally, remember that the situation with this new variant changes quickly, so 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 the april 02 variant. 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. this weekend, at last, the delayed contest is back, in the dutch city of rotterdam. the semi—finals have already been taking place — and while covid cases have forced some of the acts to fall back on their video—taped performances, the hall in rotterdam has been full of socially—distanced fans. i'm joined now by simon bennett, president of the international eurovision fan club. welcome. you've been to every eurovision final since 1999, but not this one, sadly, but be glued to your screen?— your screen? absolutely. it's breakin: your screen? absolutely. it's breaking my _ your screen? absolutely. it's breaking my heart _ your screen? absolutely. it's breaking my heart but - your screen? absolutely. it's breaking my heart but i - your screen? absolutely. it's breaking my heart but i will. your screen? absolutely. it's i breaking my heart but i will be watching it at home.— breaking my heart but i will be watching it at home. what do you think it's going — watching it at home. what do you think it's going to _ watching it at home. what do you think it's going to be _ watching it at home. what do you think it's going to be like - watching it at home. what do you think it's going to be like a - watching it at home. what do you think it's going to be like a givenl think it's going to be like a given that you have experienced all of these finals, what do you think the socially distanced final be like? to be socially distanced final be like? trr be honest, the dutch are relying very heavily on a testing regime that every member of the audience has to be tested on the day that they attend one of the concerts, so once they've been tested and found to be negative, they get in the

whole, when they've taken their seats, they can take the mass of and then it's kind of normal by the looks of it. friends i have got over there are saying, it's exactly how you would expect it but with less people. you would expect it but with less --eole. ~ ., , you would expect it but with less ..eole, . ., , ., you would expect it but with less n-eole. . . , . . , people. what is it that get so many eo - le people. what is it that get so many people excited _ people. what is it that get so many people excited about _ people. what is it that get so many people excited about eurovision? i | people excited about eurovision? i was saying to the team a little while ago, i haven't watched it probably since i was a teenager, actually, but i know so many people who get so excited about it. it’s who get so excited about it. it's like, who get so excited about it. it's like. every _ who get so excited about it. it�*s like, every may, it'sjust fun, and particularly after the year we have had, it's escapism and you can just have a wonderful evening watching music from around the world, now that we've got australia in there as well, and it's brilliant fun. ltruie’iiii well, and it's brilliant fun. we'll need a bit _ well, and it's brilliant fun. we'll need a bit of — well, and it's brilliant fun. we'll need a bit of escapism, - well, and it's brilliant fun. we'll need a bit of escapism, maybe | well, and it's brilliant fun. we'll need a bit of escapism, maybe this year will be the year i start watching again! what you think of the uk's chances with james newman? oh, we've lost simon, what a shame. let's hope... alchemy your back. fantastic. i wasjust let's hope... alchemy your back. fantastic. i was just asking if you

heard me about the uk's chances this year with james newman. lode heard me about the uk's chances this year with james newman.— year with james newman. we are all keein: year with james newman. we are all keeping our — year with james newman. we are all keeping our fingers _ year with james newman. we are all keeping our fingers crossed, - year with james newman. we are all keeping our fingers crossed, we - year with james newman. we are all keeping our fingers crossed, we got| keeping our fingers crossed, we got an up—tempo numberand keeping our fingers crossed, we got an up—tempo number and in the semifinal yesterday, an up—tempo number and in the semifinalyesterday, he an up—tempo number and in the semifinal yesterday, he is certainly loving the experience and i think his enthusiasm is infectious, it's about staging of the sun, as well. so i think we are hoping for a better performance than we have had in the last couple of years. lloathe better performance than we have had in the last couple of years.— in the last couple of years. who are our to in the last couple of years. who are your top tips? _ in the last couple of years. who are your top tips? this _ in the last couple of years. who are your top tips? this year _ in the last couple of years. who are your top tips? this year is - in the last couple of years. who are your top tips? this year is the - in the last couple of years. who are your top tips? this year is the most 0 en final your top tips? this year is the most open final we _ your top tips? this year is the most open final we probably _ your top tips? this year is the most open final we probably ever- your top tips? this year is the most open final we probably ever had. i your top tips? this year is the most. open final we probably ever had. but fancied contenders are malta, switzerland, france, but it really is a wide—open contest. i switzerland, france, but it really is a wide-open contest.- switzerland, france, but it really is a wide-open contest. i think you said there were _ is a wide-open contest. i think you said there were a _ is a wide-open contest. i think you said there were a lot _ is a wide-open contest. i think you said there were a lot of _ is a wide-open contest. i think you said there were a lot of marmite i said there were a lot of marmite songs this year, and it's impossible to tell how all of those juries, really, what they feel about the different entries. they can be so different, the nature of the songs. that's the beauty of it, it's not like sport where there is a clear winner on performance. this is down to taste, and we've got half the votes from the jury and half from the public, and i suspect this year the public, and i suspect this year the jury and public votes would

agree, i think that is quite in the semifinals as well, and it's just completely predictable. —— the jury and public votes will not agree. give us a sense of how you will be planning to set up the scene for tomorrow night's final, what will you be doing? i tomorrow night's final, what will you be doing?— you be doing? i will have my whatsapp. _ you be doing? i will have my whatsapp. my _ you be doing? i will have my whatsapp, my zoom - you be doing? i will have my whatsapp, my zoom i - you be doing? i will have my whatsapp, my zoom i will. you be doing? i will have my| whatsapp, my zoom i will be you be doing? i will have my - whatsapp, my zoom i will be talking all of my friends who i would normally be showing the contest was, we will be doing it virtually, like we've done everything else for the last year, and with texting and messaging each other throughout the contest. ., ~ messaging each other throughout the contest. ., ,, , ., , . messaging each other throughout the contest. ., ,, , . ., ., contest. thank you very much forward to talkin: contest. thank you very much forward to talking to — contest. thank you very much forward to talking to us _ contest. thank you very much forward to talking to us today _ contest. thank you very much forward to talking to us today and _ contest. thank you very much forward to talking to us today and i _ contest. thank you very much forward to talking to us today and i hope - to talking to us today and i hope you really enjoy tomorrow evening. every year, thousands of young footballers, enter academies at professional football clubs with the aim of eventually making it onto the senior team. however, only a few get that far — and for those left behind, the mental health impact, can be significant. alex howell has been to swansea city to find out

about their new approach to supporting young players on — and off — the pitch. it's the pinnacle of sport, but one very few footballers get to experience. under 1% of academy footballers will go on to play top—flight professional football. the shock of rejection can be very real. the football journey is hard and everyone tells you only 1% make it. but, as a player, you always think that's not me, surely not. swansea city academy player ali knows about the pressures of trying to make it. you're getting judged every single day on every single thing you are doing. a lot of people can't handle that pressure and can't handle the mental stress that comes out of it. i had this time yesterday. just found out obviously what people are getting contracts. and people like to put a face on and think it's ok, but deep down those boys are gutted. that is their dream. for a lot of them, that is gone now. and it takes a lot of mental toughness to be able to pick yourself back up from there.

as a child, ali's family came to the uk after fleeing war—torn iraq. he wants more to be done across the sport to support young players. the first thing people come up with is they are on this amount of money, or all they do is kick a football every day for a living. there's a lot more that comes with it. we are just normal people, at the end of the day. external pressures have increased for modern day professionals with the use of social media, and the number of young players making it from academy level to professional level remains low. so off—the—pitch support is something that all clubs at every level need to think about. swansea city have partnered with mental health organisation beyond the white line. imagine coming in at eight years old, nine years old and you are in that bubble until you are 18. and potentially, then, you are suddenly cast out into society, ill—prepared for that transition. it is quite a shock. beyond the white line provides money advice and mental health support to players and is working with the football association of wales. the longer term view is we really do bring systemic change to the way

in which professional sport treats the people within it. all this focus on profit and performance, we often forget the people. there is a human cost and we want to address that. in recent years, there has been increased focus on mental health in sport and football, helped in part by prince william, who has shone a light on the issue. injury led tojeremy whiston being released from manchester city's academy. despite trials at swansea, last year he was found dead at his family home. he was 18. he was a funny lad, we spoke in the changing room and a few of the boys were quite close to him. so when i heard about that, that did really shock the system and that did affect me quite a bit. as the season closes, difficult decisions are being made. players across the country will be going into the summer having been released. in uncertain times, support off the field could be as important as support on it.

the health secretary, matt hancock is giving evidence to the inquiry set up to investigate how thousands of patients were infected with hiv and hepatitis c through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. witnesses have been sworn in including the health secretary, lets listen in. ministerial roles included a year in the own occupied as by penny mordaunt. the own occupied as by penny mordaunt— the own occupied as by penny - mordaunt._ your mordaunt. just under a year. your role and responsibility _ mordaunt. just under a year. your role and responsibility is - mordaunt. just under a year. your role and responsibility is a - role and responsibility is a secretary of state for health mean you have national health service legislation, ministerial responsibility department for the provision of the health service in england. i provision of the health service in encland. ., provision of the health service in encland. . ,, , england. i have the responsibility ofthe england. i have the responsibility of the provision _ england. i have the responsibility of the provision of _ england. i have the responsibility of the provision of health - england. i have the responsibility| of the provision of health services in england, but i also have responsibility for the health of the uk as— responsibility for the health of the uk as a _ responsibility for the health of the uk as a whole, although of course the provision of health care is

devolved _ the provision of health care is devolved in scotland, wales and northern— devolved in scotland, wales and northern ireland. if devolved in scotland, wales and northern ireland.— devolved in scotland, wales and northern ireland. if we 'ust look at one document, h northern ireland. if we 'ust look at one document, it h northern ireland. if we 'ust look at one document, it will_ northern ireland. if we just look at one document, it will come - northern ireland. if we just look at one document, it will come up - northern ireland. if we just look at one document, it will come up onl northern ireland. if we just look at i one document, it will come up on the screen in front of you... this is described as the framework agreement between the department of health and social care and the nhs business services authority, and if we go to page seven... we can see. i'm sorry, because pages further on, my apologies. —— two pages further on. the top paragraph on that page, under the heading, accountability, secretary of state, this tells us the secretary of state is accountable to parliament for the health and social care system. its steward is how you're described, including nhs esa, and nhs bsa for present purposes is the

administrator of the english infected blood support scheme. yes. infected blood support scheme. yes, that's a very — infected blood support scheme. yes, that's a very good — infected blood support scheme. yes, that's a very good description of it, that's a very good description of it. yes — that's a very good description of it, es. ~ .., that's a very good description of it, es. ~ .. ., ~ that's a very good description of it, es. . .., . ~' . that's a very good description of it, es. ~ .«r ., ., it, yes. we can take that down, thank you- _ it, yes. we can take that down, thank you. what _ it, yes. we can take that down, thank you. what role _ it, yes. we can take that down, thank you. what role does - it, yes. we can take that down, thank you. what role does the l thank you. what role does the minister is within the department of health and social care have in terms of responsibility for or involvement in the issues with which this enquiry is concerned? —— what role do other ministers have? it is i am at thejunior minister do other ministers have? it is i am at the junior minister responsible for this area —— at the junior minister responsible for this area -- the at the junior minister responsible for this area --_ for this area -- the “unior ministers * for this area -- the junior ministers responsible - for this area -- the junior ministers responsible for| for this area -- the junior- ministers responsible for this area to positions in my time as secretary of state _ to positions in my time as secretary of state for— to positions in my time as secretary of state for the detail of the work we've _ of state for the detail of the work we've needed to do and that i wanted us to do— we've needed to do and that i wanted us to do to _ we've needed to do and that i wanted us to do to bring the systems across the four— us to do to bring the systems across the four nations multiparty. the principle — the four nations multiparty. the principle responsible to, i would say, _ principle responsible to, i would say, for— principle responsible to, i would say, for ministerial decision making in the _ say, for ministerial decision making in the name — say, for ministerial decision making in the name of the secretary of state _ in the name of the secretary of state has — in the name of the secretary of state has been taken byjunior ministers _ state has been taken byjunior ministers. but as the document correctly— ministers. but as the document correctly describes i am the steward of the _ correctly describes i am the steward

of the system as a whole and therefore i take this possibility for everything that happens in the department. —— itake for everything that happens in the department. —— i take the responsibility. in some cases, for a bil responsibility. in some cases, for a big decision, — responsibility. in some cases, for a big decision, i will be, i would be sited _ big decision, i will be, i would be sited on — big decision, i will be, i would be sited on it— big decision, i will be, i would be sited on it after a junior minister has decided it in order for me to be content _ has decided it in order for me to be content with — has decided it in order for me to be content with the decision. —— i would — content with the decision. —— i would be _ content with the decision. —— i would be a _ content with the decision. —— i would be a second back on it. so it's perfectly reasonable to ask me about— it's perfectly reasonable to ask me about all— it's perfectly reasonable to ask me about all decisions, but i won't be able to— about all decisions, but i won't be able to answer that —— i will be able _ able to answer that —— i will be able to— able to answer that —— i will be able to answer that —— i will be able to answer that —— i will be able to answer that which i know, there's— able to answer that which i know, there's a — able to answer that which i know, there's a level of detail i don't .et there's a level of detail i don't get into— there's a level of detail i don't get into because i have such a broad range _ get into because i have such a broad range of— get into because i have such a broad range of responsibility. and get into because i have such a broad range of responsibility.— range of responsibility. and that in art is wh range of responsibility. and that in part is why we _ range of responsibility. and that in part is why we have _ range of responsibility. and that in part is why we have another - range of responsibility. and that in l part is why we have another witness here who may be able to assist on some of the more granular points. in terms of the personnel come in terms of ministers, thejunior ministry dealing with this between 2017 and 2019, the currentjunior ministers

is nadine dorries. when you took up your position, what did you understand of the suffering of those infected with hepatitis and hiv through infected blood products? i knew that this had been a tragedy that had _ knew that this had been a tragedy that had happened in the past. i knew— that had happened in the past. i knew there was an ongoing concern. but the _ knew there was an ongoing concern. but the failures of the state had not been — but the failures of the state had not been properly acknowledged. —— a concern _ not been properly acknowledged. —— a concern that _ not been properly acknowledged. —— a concern that the feelers of the state — concern that the feelers of the state had _ concern that the feelers of the state had not been properly acknowledged. i had a broad but not detailed _ acknowledged. i had a broad but not detailed understanding of the consequences of the tragedy of the infected _ consequences of the tragedy of the infected blood for individuals and their families. infected blood for individuals and theirfamilies. i knew, of course, that the— theirfamilies. i knew, of course, that the prime minister had set up, the then— that the prime minister had set up, the then prime minister had set up this enquiry, but i was not across

any of— this enquiry, but i was not across any of the — this enquiry, but i was not across any of the details with respect to support— any of the details with respect to support schemes or how that might have, _ support schemes or how that might have, or— support schemes or how that might have, orthe impact of support schemes or how that might have, or the impact of that. but i did have — have, or the impact of that. but i did have this sense, and i have it today, _ did have this sense, and i have it today, and — did have this sense, and i have it today, and this guy my actions are secretary— today, and this guy my actions are secretary of state, that many people felt, and _ secretary of state, that many people felt, and i_ secretary of state, that many people felt, and i am sure many people still feel. — felt, and i am sure many people still feel, that the government needs— still feel, that the government needs to — still feel, that the government needs to make sure that the, exactly what happened and the consequences of it are _ what happened and the consequences of it are fully uncovered and that those _ of it are fully uncovered and that those of — of it are fully uncovered and that those of us in positions of responsibility ensure that all past actions _ responsibility ensure that all past actions and decisions in this area are scrutinised, and perhaps even more _ are scrutinised, and perhaps even more than — are scrutinised, and perhaps even more than that, that we acknowledge, even though i obviously wasn't involved — even though i obviously wasn't involved in the 70s and 80s, that we

acknowledge in my role as secretary of state, _ acknowledge in my role as secretary of state, i_ acknowledge in my role as secretary of state, i acknowledge, the pain and suffering not only of the initial. — and suffering not only of the initial, the errors that led to this a harm _ initial, the errors that led to this a harm on— initial, the errors that led to this a harm on people's lives, but also a sense _ a harm on people's lives, but also a sense that — a harm on people's lives, but also a sense that redress wasn't properly considered. and that people felt their voices were not heard, they want _ their voices were not heard, they want to— their voices were not heard, they want to make sure those voices are heard _ want to make sure those voices are heard and — want to make sure those voices are heard. and so whilst i wasn't the minister— heard. and so whilst i wasn't the minister responsible for the details. _ minister responsible for the details. l— minister responsible for the details, i was determined that the direction _ details, i was determined that the direction and work of the department would _ direction and work of the department would be _ direction and work of the department would be to be fully transparent, open, _ would be to be fully transparent, open, ensure that all the history could _ open, ensure that all the history could be — open, ensure that all the history could be accessed and crucially, that we — could be accessed and crucially, that we should try to reach a fair support— that we should try to reach a fair support scheme for the future, and i hope _ support scheme for the future, and i hope we _ support scheme for the future, and i hope we can— support scheme for the future, and i hope we can do that. the

support scheme for the future, and i hope we can do that.— support scheme for the future, and i hope we can do that. the enquiry has heard extremely _ hope we can do that. the enquiry has heard extremely harrowing _ hope we can do that. the enquiry has heard extremely harrowing accountsl heard extremely harrowing accounts of psychological, physical and emotional harm, live destroyed and lost. to what extent has that information and the sense of quite how horrific the experiences people have undergone have been, to what extent has not been related to us secretary of state by your officials? —— to what extent has that been related to you, as secretary of state?- that been related to you, as secretary of state? that has been rela ed, secretary of state? that has been relayed. though — secretary of state? that has been relayed, though not _ secretary of state? that has been relayed, though not suffering - relayed, though not suffering directly — relayed, though not suffering directly myself, it is hard to imagine _ directly myself, it is hard to imagine the consequences of that, especially— imagine the consequences of that, especially because so many people have their— especially because so many people have their lives cut short were ruined — have their lives cut short were ruined by— have their lives cut short were ruined by something completely outside — ruined by something completely outside of their control, when they

were _ outside of their control, when they were given — outside of their control, when they were given a medical procedure, perhaps— were given a medical procedure, perhaps a — were given a medical procedure, perhaps a transfusion, all sorts of different— perhaps a transfusion, all sorts of different medical procedures, that led to— different medical procedures, that led to this — different medical procedures, that led to this enormous and terrible consequence for them. i've been told about— consequence for them. i've been told about that _ consequence for them. i've been told about that by my officials. i've also _ about that by my officials. i've also seen _ about that by my officials. i've also seen direct testimony. and my twojunior_ also seen direct testimony. and my twojunior ministers, also seen direct testimony. and my two junior ministers, jackie doyle—price and nadine dorries and have both _ doyle—price and nadine dorries and have both been heavily involved and i've have both been heavily involved and we talked _ have both been heavily involved and i've talked to them about it. mr vineall, can _ i've talked to them about it. vineall, can i i've talked to them about it. ii vineall, can i turn to you again by way of introductory questions? your asingles civil servant within the department of health and social care and your title is director of nhs quality safety and investigators at the department. —— you are a senior civil servant. the department. -- you are a senior civil servant-— civil servant. correct. you been in that position _ civil servant. correct. you been in that position since _ civil servant. correct. you been in that position since 2016. - civil servant. correct. you been in that position since 2016. correct. |

that position since 2016. correct. just pulling away from that enquiry into the infected blood scandal, this relates to what happened in the 19705 this relates to what happened in the 1970s and 1980s, when nearly 5000 people with the blood disorder haemophilia were infected with potentially fatal viruses after being given a clotting agent which was called factor viii, much of it imported from the us where prisoners and other at—risk groups were paid to donate plasma which was then given to haemophiliacs was up around 3000 people died after being given blood products containing hiv and hepatitis c in the 90s of it is and 80s, so health secretary matt hancock speaking their the enquiry. —— the 1970s and 1980s. the health sector racing even before he took on this one certainly now are secretary of state for health, he has the sense the government needs to look at what exactly happened and the consequence of it are fully uncovered. now, the weather

forecast. 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's even in some other coastal areas, 60—70, and 50mph inland, a land gale, very unusual at this time of year. it will stay windy and wet, those wins coming down from the north across scotland, so colder here too compared with yesterday, and wetter weather as you can see circulating into central areas. temperatures are a—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—1a 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. 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.

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines: after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother — the prime minister says he's very concerned. 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 that nothing like this ever happens again. the former head of bbc news takes responsibility for re—hiring martin bashir — but says the extent of his misdeeds were not known. i was running bbc news when martin and bechet _ i was running bbc news when martin and bechet was _ i was running bbc news when martin and bechet was hired _ i was running bbc news when martin and bechet was hired back— i was running bbc news when martin and bechet was hired back into - i was running bbc news when martin and bechet was hired back into bbci and bechet was hired back into bbc newsi _ and bechet was hired back into bbc news, so _ and bechet was hired back into bbc news, so the — and bechet was hired back into bbc news, so the responsibility- and bechet was hired back into bbc news, so the responsibility for- and bechet was hired back into bbc news, so the responsibility for thatj news, so the responsibility for that sits with _ news, so the responsibility for that

sits with me — 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 was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing it through was how unfair it would be on me, after everything that had happened to my mum, and to now be put in the position of losing another women in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to 11 days of fighting. and here comes the sun — spain welcomes tourists, but the eu delays any decision on opening up this summer. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news.

the prime minister has said he's very concerned about the bbc�*s handling of its 1995 interview with princess diana after yesterday's highly critical report by a formerjudge. lord dyson condemned the way the broadcaster secured the interview and its failure to properly investigate its journalists. borisjohnson said the bbc had to ensure nothing like it ever happened again. last night, prince william said the interview worsened his parents�* relationship. david sillito reports. the story that has emerged — that landmark interview with princess diana was based on a deceit. the dyson report concludes that fake documents were used to win the trust of princess diana's brother, that martin bashir was devious and dishonest, the bbc investigation was declared woefully ineffective. prince william says the deception fuelled his mother's paranoia and distrust.

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. the investigation at the time was led by tony hall, who would go on to become director—general of the bbc. its deficiencies have led to questions about oversight of the corporation.

well, i am obviously concerned by the findings of lord dyson's report. i'm very grateful to him for what he's done. 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 that nothing like this ever happens again. i think the government has to, in the light of these serious . findings, consider the matter very carefully and comprehensively- indeed, because it wasn'tjust the decision of a reporter- or a production team. there were decisions made much further up the chain, _ about the conduct of these - individuals, that have now proved, according to lord dyson, . to be unfounded and wrong. and therefore, government does have a responsibility to look- very carefully to see _ whether the governance of the bbc does need to reform, in the light of these devastating findings. i the bbc knew back in 1996 about the fake bank statements.

lord dyson said the bbc knew martin bashir had lied when he said he'd not shown them to earl spencer. the defence was this note from princess diana, saying she had not seen the offending documents, but there were people in the bbc who had concerns. the problem, they say, was the corporation's culture. very late 1995, i brought the documents to the attention of the bbc management, as i was asked to do by a bbc lawyer, and was told within 2a hours of doing that that i would no longer be part of the programme, i had been disloyal. that is what happened to whistle—blowers at that time at the bbc. there is also the question of the impact of martin bashir�*s allegations on the people he implicated. the bbc has made an apology about what it says were lurid and untrue claims, claims that earl spencer says undermined his sister's trust in

the people around her. well, the irony is that i met martin bashir on august 31, 1995, because exactly two years later, she died, and i do draw a line between the two events. the bbc has handed back the bafta won by the programme, but lord dyson suggests an interview would have taken place, come what may. the issue is the methods that were used to coax and persuade. in prince harry's statement, he says, "this is the first step towards justice and truth, yet what deeply concerns me is that practices like these, and even worse, are still widespread today." "this is," he says, "bigger than one outlet, one network, or one publication." david sillito, bbc news. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has been analysing prince william's statement and his criticism of the bbc.

i think, really, it was the intensity of william's statement, as much as the precise words that he used, that made it so devastating. what we've seen over the past 2a hours, the dyson report, the statements from william and harry, harry's latest comments on mental health in the oprah winfrey follow—up documentaries. it does remind us just of the extent of the trauma that those two men went through and, really, that has haunted them for the past 25 years. now, panorama was not the start of the disintegration of the marriage of their parents. andrew morton's book, published injune1992, really perhaps was that point. they separated in december 1992. but the panorama interview was perhaps the final straw, both for the couple and for the royal family. a month after its transmission, the queen gave her permission for the couple to divorce, a divorce which came through the following year.

that, of course, was when william witnessed the sharp deterioration in the relationship between his parents, the increasing isolation that diana felt, the paranoia to which he referred. william was very upset when the interview was transmitted, he was at school at the time. he is believed to have met martin bashir several times after the interview, and he is believed to have become extremely suspicious of bashir, and to have advised his mother not to have anything more to do with him. so, i think dyson confirmed what william has all along felt and suspected for these 25 years, and led to that devastating critique that he voiced last night of the bbc. the bbc has just issued a further short statement in which they say, "we now have a thorough and industry—leading whistle—blowing scheme which provides clear and independent routes to raise concerns, and if necessary direct access for whistle—blowers to a non—director on the bbc board."

to a non—director on the bbc board." clearly, much more to be said about this. the former director of bbc news, james harding, said he took responsibility for the re—hiring of martin bashir in 2016. of course this is really distressing for everyone, and it is depressing for everyone, and it is depressing for anyone — for everyone, and it is depressing for anyone who cares about journalism, who cares about the bbc. i journalism, who cares about the bbc. i want _ journalism, who cares about the bbc. i want to— journalism, who cares about the bbc. i want to be _ journalism, who cares about the bbc. i want to be clear, i wanted to say that so— i want to be clear, i wanted to say that so much of what is no one now was not _ that so much of what is no one now was not knowing then, and certainly not by _ was not knowing then, and certainly not by me — was not knowing then, and certainly not by me. did was not knowing then, and certainly not b me. , , ., was not knowing then, and certainly not b me. , i. ~ ., was not knowing then, and certainly notb me. , ~ ., ., not by me. did you know that he forced not by me. did you know that he forged bank _ not by me. did you know that he forged bank statements? - not by me. did you know that he forged bank statements? i - not by me. did you know that he forged bank statements? i did i not by me. did you know that he i forged bank statements? i did not know. in forged bank statements? i did not know- in fact. _ forged bank statements? i did not know. in fact, if _ forged bank statements? i did not know. in fact, if i _ forged bank statements? i did not know. in fact, if i had _ forged bank statements? i did not know. in fact, if! had no - forged bank statements? i did not know. in fact, if! had no income l forged bank statements? i did not| know. in fact, if! had no income of know. in fact, if i had no income of course _ know. in fact, if i had no income of course he — know. in fact, if i had no income of course he would not have got the 'ob. course he would not have got the job i_ course he would not have got the job i can't — course he would not have got the job. i can't help feeling that the fact that — job. i can't help feeling that the fact that he was hired back in 2016 has made —

fact that he was hired back in 2016 has made it more difficult for everyone, so i'm sorry that he was. but he _ everyone, so i'm sorry that he was. but he knew — everyone, so i'm sorry that he was. but he knew— everyone, so i'm sorry that he was. but he knew. the question of exactly who said what _ but he knew. the question of exactly who said what to _ but he knew. the question of exactly who said what to do, _ but he knew. the question of exactly who said what to do, i _ but he knew. the question of exactly who said what to do, i have - but he knew. the question of exactly who said what to do, i have the - but he knew. the question of exactly| who said what to do, i have the same question _ who said what to do, i have the same question. they way i look at this, and the _ question. they way i look at this, and the way— question. they way i look at this, and the way that i think about it, i was running — and the way that i think about it, i was running bbc news when martin basheer— was running bbc news when martin basheer was hired back into bbc newsi _ basheer was hired back into bbc news, so — basheer was hired back into bbc news, so the responsibility for that sits with _ news, so the responsibility for that sits with me. —— when martin bashir. had any hand in the rehiring of martin basheer at that point? bbc news hired martin basheer, so the responsibility for that sits with me _ responsibility for that sits with me lord — responsibility for that sits with me. lord dyson's report, as i understand, in terms of the

rehiring, _ understand, in terms of the rehiring, it was done by bbc news,. i ran rehiring, it was done by bbc news,. i ran bbc_ rehiring, it was done by bbc news,. i ran bbc news rehiring, it was done by bbc news,. iran bbc news so the rehiring, it was done by bbc news,. i ran bbc news so the responsibility sits with _ i ran bbc news so the responsibility sits with me. did i ran bbc news so the responsibility sits with me— sits with me. did you check martin bashir's credentials _ sits with me. did you check martin bashir's credentials when - sits with me. did you check martin bashir's credentials when you - sits with me. did you check martin | bashir's credentials when you hired him? ~ ., bashir's credentials when you hired him? ~ . �* . , bashir's credentials when you hired him? ::'~ him? martin bashir was hired in 2016 to be the religious _ him? martin bashir was hired in 2016 to be the religious affairs _ to be the religious affairs correspondent. the recruitment process ~~ — correspondent. the recruitment processm i_ correspondent. the recruitment process... i know and i completely understand, — process... i know and i completely understand, exactly how the process was run. _ understand, exactly how the process was run, exactly who said what to whoi _ was run, exactly who said what to who, as _ was run, exactly who said what to who, as i — was run, exactly who said what to who, as i say, i can't do that with possibly— who, as i say, i can't do that with possibly the — who, as i say, i can't do that with possibly the certainty of detail that you — possibly the certainty of detail that you want. but what i can keep coming _ that you want. but what i can keep coming back to you and are saying is, you _ coming back to you and are saying is, you know, we can all see what has happened, we can all see the distress _ has happened, we can all see the distress this is because so many people. — distress this is because so many people, and actually at the concerns caused _ people, and actually at the concerns caused about the bbc and the journalism that we really cared about — journalism that we really cared about i— journalism that we really cared about. i think the best thing you could _ about. i think the best thing you could say— about. i think the best thing you could say at these times, when you

look at _ could say at these times, when you look atjournalism, particularly could say at these times, when you look at journalism, particularly at the bbc, — look at journalism, particularly at the bbc, where people understandably expect— the bbc, where people understandably expect accuracy and impartiality and fair treatment of people in the news, — fair treatment of people in the news, is — fair treatment of people in the news, is that when it fails, it looks— news, is that when it fails, it looks at— news, is that when it fails, it looks at what happened and it tries to make _ looks at what happened and it tries to make sure that those things don't happen— to make sure that those things don't happen again. to make sure that those things don't happen again-— happen again. martin bashir was subsequently — happen again. martin bashir was subsequently elevated _ happen again. martin bashir was subsequently elevated to - happen again. martin bashir was| subsequently elevated to religion editor. that lord hall sanction that appointment? —— did lord hall. appointment? -- did lord hall. you're right. _ appointment? —— did lord hall. you're right, martin bashirwas appointed _ you're right, martin bashirwas appointed as the religious affairs correspondent. he took over in 2016. forgive _ correspondent. he took over in 2016. forgive me. — correspondent. he took over in 2016. forgive me, because i left the bbc and those — forgive me, because i left the bbc and those details of exactly when they happen are not available to me, but i'm _ they happen are not available to me, but i'm sure — they happen are not available to me, but i'm sure if you ask the bbc they will be _ but i'm sure if you ask the bbc they will be able — but i'm sure if you ask the bbc they will be able to tell you exactly

when — will be able to tell you exactly when he — will be able to tell you exactly when he was elevated to religious editor~ _ with me now is richard ayre — he is a former member of the bbc trust and a former member for england of the ofcom content board. he is also a former deputy chief executive of bbc news. trust is the cornerstone of everything we do — that is part of the bbc statement in response to all of this. how does the bbc begin to regain trust where that trust has been lost? i regain trust where that trust has been lost? ~ regain trust where that trust has been lost?— regain trust where that trust has been lost? ~ ., , been lost? i think it was the prime minister that _ been lost? i think it was the prime minister that called _ been lost? i think it was the prime minister that called for _ been lost? i think it was the prime minister that called for the - been lost? i think it was the prime minister that called for the bbc i been lost? i think it was the prime minister that called for the bbc to | minister that called for the bbc to do everything it can to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again, and i think that was an appropriate thing for the prime minister to call for, unlike some of his colleagues who have been rather... that have urged the bbc to

be turned upside down and started again anew. i'm absolutely certain that the bbc board, which now consists of independent people from outside the bbc, will be pleasantly director—general to do exactly what borisjohnson has suggested any organisation in this situation should do— learn the lessons and learn them quick. will they ever be able to guarantee in an organisation that employs literally thousands of journalists that they will ever be able to rule out the possibility of one going rogue? well, they will never be able to. but they must do their best, and i'm absolutely sure they will that have been a number of suggestions over the last 2a hours, some of which do not make much sense to me. one trip which i think is worth looking at is that the bbc already has a whistle—blowing technique, organisation outside of the bbc that any member of staff can

call if they feel harassed or sexually abused. i think there needs to be a separate editorially run organisation set up outside of the bbc that any member of staff if they have reason to believe that they had evidence that anyone inside the bbc is breaking its editorial guidelines. iii is breaking its editorial guidelines.— is breaking its editorial uuidelines. . , , guidelines. if! may interrupt, the bbc sa , guidelines. if! may interrupt, the bbc say. ' _ guidelines. if! may interrupt, the bbc say. ' we _ guidelines. ifi may interrupt, the bbc say, " we now— guidelines. if! may interrupt, the bbc say, " we now have - guidelines. if! may interrupt, the bbc say, " we now have a - guidelines. if! may interrupt, the i bbc say, " we now have a thorough and industry—leading whistle—blowing scheme that provides clear and independent routes to raise concerns to a non—director on the bbc board.". are you saying that is not enough and there needs to be something else? abut enough and there needs to be something else?— enough and there needs to be something else? enough and there needs to be somethin: else? �* ., something else? at the moment, you cannot whistle — something else? at the moment, you cannot whistle blow _ something else? at the moment, you cannot whistle blow if _ something else? at the moment, you cannot whistle blow if you _ something else? at the moment, you cannot whistle blow if you feel - cannot whistle blow if you feel harassed or on the subject of sexual abuse or intimidation. i'm talking about a body relaxes it a totally focus, that a member of staff can call our anonymously if they have

any evidence that another bbc journalist is behaving in the way martin bashir did. that outside body should have the power to investigate much in the way that lord dyson has done. it much in the way that lord dyson has done. , .,, ., i. done. it sounds as though you believe some _ done. it sounds as though you believe some of— done. it sounds as though you believe some of the _ done. it sounds as though you believe some of the calls - done. it sounds as though you j believe some of the calls from people who may not be inclined to look favourably at the bbc in the first instance suggesting that more should be done than needs to be done. ., , should be done than needs to be done. . , ., , ., done. there have been a number of oliticians done. there have been a number of politicians today _ done. there have been a number of politicians today calling _ done. there have been a number of politicians today calling for - done. there have been a number of politicians today calling for the - politicians today calling for the bbc to have a new form of governance it has already had two new forms of governance since there is a dying art programme went out. first, the board of governors was got rid of at the bbc. then the government got rid of the bbc trust and put in place of this new system, which has a board of two of which are a majority of

outsiders. that board has responsibility for everything the bbc does. i do not know what is to be gained by scrapping it and on the board of governance for the bbc and coming up with something different, unless it is that politicians want to get ever tighter control of the bbc, which of course is always a really risk. bbc, which of course is always a really risk-— bbc, which of course is always a reall risk. �* �* , ., ,, really risk. the bbc is approaching its mid-term _ really risk. the bbc is approaching its mid-term review— really risk. the bbc is approaching its mid-term review of _ really risk. the bbc is approaching its mid-term review of its - really risk. the bbc is approaching its mid-term review of its charter. j its mid—term review of its charter. in terms of timing, what you make of that? . ., ., , ., in terms of timing, what you make of that? .., ., , ., ., , that? there could not be a worse time. i that? there could not be a worse time- i think _ that? there could not be a worse time. | think | _ that? there could not be a worse time. i think! heard _ that? there could not be a worse time. i think i heard a _ that? there could not be a worse time. i think i heard a grey - that? there could not be a worse time. i think i heard a grey on i that? there could not be a worse| time. i think i heard a grey on the radio this morning saying that no political party will ever use a bbc crisis as leveraged against the bbc during negotiations with up well, the very opposite is the case— every government will use the bbc as a clever age because every government wants to get the bbc under its thumb. —— will use a crisis as

leveraged. the bbc will go through this review as government and will no doubt fight its corner for its independence, while needing to show that it has learned lessons from these events. pare that it has learned lessons from these events.— that it has learned lessons from these events. �* . ., these events. are you concerned that in some quarters _ these events. are you concerned that in some quarters there _ these events. are you concerned that in some quarters there may - these events. are you concerned that in some quarters there may be - these events. are you concerned that in some quarters there may be a - in some quarters there may be a desire to take a really heavy hand with the bbc, when what we are looking at, many people would say, in this particular panorama martin bashir incident, an outlier. something that is not representative of the vast majority of the ethical work that the bbc does. it is of the vast majority of the ethical work that the bbc does.- work that the bbc does. it is not representative _ work that the bbc does. it is not representative of _ work that the bbc does. it is not representative of anything - work that the bbc does. it is not representative of anything other| representative of anything other than itself. i once worked at the bbc and it stayed there for 28 years, though i left 20 years ago, i'm not aware of anybody in my time having behaved in the way that we now know that martin bashir did. but you do not solve the problem of one

rogue renegade by throwing the whole organisation upside down and starting again.— organisation upside down and starting again. something that prince william _ starting again. something that prince william said _ starting again. something that prince william said in - starting again. something that prince william said in his - starting again. something that - prince william said in his statement last night was that he thought they should be no future use of that interview, of that panorama interview, of that panorama interview with his mother. what do you think of that? i interview with his mother. what do you think of that?— you think of that? i seem to remember _ you think of that? i seem to remember the _ you think of that? i seem to i remember the director-general you think of that? i seem to - remember the director-general of the remember the director—general of the time making clear that the bbc would not broadcast it again from the very day after its first broadcast. it has never been repeated on the bbc channel. when other rival broadcasters want to make programmes about it, they generally steal extracts from the internet. it is no change in policy. i think the bbc said yesterday it has no plans to allow a further broadcast. but to pretend it did not happen would be crazy. this is an important historical document. the circumstances of the interview are

shameful. the interview itself, unquestionably, was a statement of what diana felt at the time. she had tried to say the same thing to other journal just tried to say the same thing to other journaljust a few tried to say the same thing to other journal just a few weeks before tried to say the same thing to other journaljust a few weeks before she met martin bashir. she wanted at these things on the record. she gave these things on the record. she gave the interview freely. it would be crazy to do is to something we should block away forever, it is an important document.— should block away forever, it is an important document. beyond what the bbc has already _ important document. beyond what the bbc has already said, _ important document. beyond what the bbc has already said, what _ important document. beyond what the bbc has already said, what do - important document. beyond what the bbc has already said, what do you - bbc has already said, what do you think is the single most important thing it can do now to speak to its audiences and some of those audience members are saying they are really upset about this but they know it does not represent the majority of the bbc. other people are incredibly angry about this. so what is the single thing that the bbc can do now to connect with its audiences, to do thejob of explaining to connect with its audiences, to do the job of explaining anything that it needs to explain about this whole

episode? the it needs to explain about this whole eisode? ., ., ., ., episode? the organisation it now needs to be _ episode? the organisation it now needs to be as _ episode? the organisation it now needs to be as frank _ episode? the organisation it now needs to be as frank as - episode? the organisation it now needs to be as frank as it - episode? the organisation it now| needs to be as frank as it possibly can be. it has given all its evidence to lord dyson, he has now published everything that he thinks is relevant in this case. the bbc has apologised, the new director—general has apologised repeatedly personally to the two princes and publicly yesterday. most of the people involved in that programme have long since left the bbc, many of them are dead. the current organisation is as horrified as most of your audience will be, and rightly so. most bbcjournalists will share their sense of betrayal at what has happened. that is the surest sign that the bbc will do is best not to let it happen again. prince harry has described how he turned to drink and was willing to take drugs as a way of dealing with the trauma of losing his mother.

in a tv series he's made about mental health, the prince said he would drink a week's worth of alcohol in a single night to cope with his feelings. here's our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. here's our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. and just a warning that her report contains flash photography. 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, i was, 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. while trying to deal with the trauma of his youth, harry described the added pressure he felt when he met meghan markle, they became the focus of worldwide media attention,

some of it positive, much of it negative. yeah, my biggest regret is not making more of a stance early on in my relationship with my wife and calling out the racism than i did. history was repeating itself. my mother was chased to her death while she was in a relationship with someone that wasn't white, and now look what's happened. you want to talk about history repeating itself, they are not going to stop until she dies. in her interview with oprah winfrey, the duchess of sussex revealed it was shortly before this engagement at the royal albert hall, when she was pregnant with archie, that she told harry she was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing it through... ..was how unfair it would be on me, after everything that happened to my mum, and to now be put

in a position of losing another woman in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. archie was born months later. and harry says in the documentary wondering whether he would have to end up looking after his son by himself was one of the biggest reasons to leave. 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 their failure to support him and his wife. i felt completely helpless. i thought my family would help. but every single ask, requests, 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.

that report from sarah campbell, who's been explaining more about how the tv series will detail the extent of trauma prince harry felt over the death of his mother. this documentary series was first mooted two years ago, this collaboration between him and oprah winfrey, so that was before megxit, but perhaps an early sign that he wasn't happy, that he saw himself doing something outside of the royal confines. there are other celebrities in it — there's lady gaga, there's glenn close, but it's prince harry who co—created, co—produced it, and is a thread throughout the whole five episodes of the series. have we heard some of it before? yes, but perhaps not in that detail, not in the detail about the level of trauma that he was still feeling as an adult following the death of his mother. the fact he was willing to turn to drink, willing to turn to drugs. more detail about the trauma, he says, that he and meghan experienced in their brief spell as working members of the royal family. again, as difficult as it might be

to hearfor the royal family, criticism again that, they say, when they turned to the royal family for help, they didn't get the help and the support that they need. this is his side of the story, it is unchallenged as, we have to say, with regard to all of the interviews. the podcasts that he's done recently. but he's made it clear now, he's made clear again and again that he feels that by talking about his mental health battles, he feels that he can help other people, and he's signed big deals with netflix, with spotify, with apple tv. clearly, at the moment, at least, other people want to hear what he has got to say. some breaking news from heathrow airport from our business correspondent, theo leggett. he reports that heathrow airport will be opening a dedicated arrivals facility for arrivals from red list countries. the terminal will cater for passengers arriving on direct

flights from countries which are deemed to be high risk in terms of covid infections. passengers coming from these regions are already expected to quarantine in dedicated hotels. there has been criticism over the idea of travellers from red west aid is being forced to mix with other passengers in immigration halls where passengers could be waiting potentially for several hours. he forces opening the facility will logistically be very challenging, but our hope is it will enable border forced to carry out its duties more efficiently as passenger volumes increase in line with the green list. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen. hello. got it'll stay wet and windy for the rest of the day for many. we have had up to 90 millimetres of rain in some areas since the rain started. the gusts quite lively, as well, a0—50 mph inland around this deep area of low pressure. even stronger than that around some southern coasts.

so it will stay pretty bleak out there for a may afternoon, and also chilly, 12—1a celsius. perhaps drier weather in north—western areas. the good news is that overnight, although it stays wet and windy in some areas, the rain and the winds are starting to ease away. we are in for a chillier night, a touch of frost not to be ruled out across northern scotland, for example, but quite contrasting in southern and eastern areas, 10 degrees. it will be the east again with the windiest and wettest weather to start the day, but it's a day of sunny spells and showers, so it's a drier and quieter day for many, but there could still be some sharp showers around. temperatures still below par because we have got a northerly breeze.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother, the prime minister says he's very concerned. i can only imagine the feelings of the 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. the former head of bbc news takes responsibility for re—hiring martin bashir as its religion editor, but says the extent of his misdeeds were not known. i was running bbc news when martin bashir was hired back into bbc news, and so the responsibility for that sits with me. 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 was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing it through was how unfair it would be on me, after everything that had happened to my mum, and to now be put in the position of losing another women in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to eleven days of fighting. and here comes the sun — spain welcomes tourists, but the eu delays any decision on opening up this summer. good afternoon. we're going to start with football because, after four seasons at molineux, wolves have announced that manager nuno espirito santo

will leave the club at the end of the season. the portugese manager guided wolves to the premier league from the championship in 2018 and has gone on to establish the team in the english top—flight. in a statement, the club say he leaves by "mutual consent". his last match will be on sunday against manchester united. manchester united look like they'll be without harry maguire for their europa league final against villereal next week. united boss ole gunnar solskjaer said today that he doesn't expect maguire to be fit, although he hasn't given up all hope yet. the england defender suffered an ankle ligament injury earlier this month. solskjaer says he'll travel with the squad to gdansk either way. there was hope he might be able to play in the game, after he was seen without crutches at the premiere of a new film about sir alex ferguson last night. well, meanwhile, he thinks united's star quality might make the difference in the final.

i already think they are a decent team. i saw them against arsenal, they played well, but having said that, i think our boys have been playing well. they've got matchwinners in the team. cavani, greenwood, they are winners. these boys win games for you, and i think going into a final, you've got that kind of support system on your team that gives you a chance. well, the blue half of manchester are looking for european success of their own next week. fresh from winning his third premier league title with manchester city, pep guardiola's eyes are now firmly, on the champions league final. city face chelsea in porto next saturday, and he's aiming to add the only trophy that's missing from his collection, since arriving in manchester. he's been speaking to dan walker for the bbc�*s football focus. 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. going to the final of the champions league is a dream. so hopefully we can do a good performance. the second round of golf�*s us pga championship is well underway in south carolina. canada's correy conners was the overnight leader at kiawa island — he was one of the first out on the course. but he hasn't been able to repeat yesterday's form. he made 5 bogeys on the front 9 so he's dropped down to 2 under par. he's now two shots behind south africa's branden grace, who leads on a under par. scotland's martin laird is 2 shots back. he tees off later, as does rory mcilroy. but the former winner has work to do — he's 3 over after a frustrating first round yesterday. 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 3 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. and the six nations looks set to remain on free to air tv after the organisers have reached an agreement in principal for the coverage to continue to be shared by the bbc and itv over the next four years. the bbc will broadcast all scotland and wales home matches, as well as all of the women's tournament. itv will show all england, ireland, italy and france home games in the men's competition. that's all the sport for now. thank you for that. a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas appears to be holding. eleven days of bombardment led to the deaths of more than 230 palestinians, including 65 children, and 12 people in israel —

two of them children. and 12 people in israel — experts warn it will also have a lasting impact on the mental health of youngsters. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, has been hearing from children on both sides. edan and nadine. their young lives have been consumed by conflict. this week in gaza, nadine saw her neighbours' homes reduced to rubble. with school cancelled, she has been making videos for social media, documenting the destruction by israeli air strikes. one clip of her distraught went viral. i don't know what to do, i'mjust10. i'm just 10. it captured the mental trauma of children, who make up half of gaza's two million people. instead of playing games, nadine's been worrying about life and death. me and my brothers are scared for each other, so we always try to be together, because if we die together, that would be the best thing, because we can still see each other when we go to heaven.

just a few miles away, edan, who is 11, lives here in southern israel, with his parents and three dogs. they relax me when there's bombs. he rarely leaves the house so that he stays near the family's bomb shelter inside. at least twice a day, warning sirens have been going off because of rockets and mortars fired by militants in gaza. we have to run to the bomb shelter, and it's so dangerous, cos we can die and we only have 15 seconds. we try to get there as fast as we can and close the door so we don't die. so it's really scary, but we try to... we're getting used to it. the latest violence has left widespread devastation, but as palestinians and israelis pick up the pieces of their lives, the damage that has been done to the next generation may be hardest to mend.

a clean up is under way after cars were burnt out and windows smashed during riots in swansea last night. south wales police say rioters who threw bricks at houses and torched vehicles will be met with "robust action." seven police officers suffered minor injuries in the violence, but did not require hospital treatment. the first minister said the scenes were �*completely unacceptable�*. from swansea, rhys williams reports. residents say they were left cowering in their homes in terror as these rioters started to turn their attention to their properties. one rushed home from work to protect his girlfriend and two young children. they were coming down with bumpers lit up on fire, throwing it inside this black vehicle, what used to be a black vehicle there, trying to get it to light. i came out and ijust pulled that out to try and stop the fire. and then they targeted me,

and started lobbing bricks at me, started lobbing bricks at my house, with my babies in the house. they smashed through my front window, smashed through my front door, no fear whatsoever, and the police were nowhere to be seen. one... just to correct that a little bit, there was one van down the bottom of the hill, and one patrol, and that was it. this was the moment rioters started to target mr romain, along with another remarkable angle of that runaway burning car. they were taken by this young man�*s security camera. so basically, what happened was, i told my mother, don't get involved, because as i saw, the guy trying to protect his house, he got all the attention, so i literally told my mother, get away from the windows, just honestly, hide in the back room and don't do anything stupid. and luckily, theyjust went past us. there�*s been widespread condemnation from across the political divide. the uk government�*s home secretary, priti patel, called the scenes

disgraceful and thanked police officers for bringing the situation under control. the first minister mark drakeford also thanked south wales police and said such violent scenes will not be tolerated. footage from earlier in the evening shows police being attacked by the rioters further up. it is understood some officers received minor injuries during the riot. in the past week there�*s been a huge drive to vaccinate people in bolton, as coronavirus cases linked to the india variant continue to rise there. health officials are targeting locals who are eligible for the jab but haven�*t come forward. ed thomas reports. covid cases are surging. and in bolton, this is the epicentre. one of the most deprived parts of the town. places and people who have already suffered too much. that�*s my mam. that's our nana. my nan. margaret was 78 when she died.

this is why i hate covid so much because it's took the person i love the most and it's proper hurt me. because she had breathing difficulties, she lived a week. and once again the family�*s isolating. a suspected outbreak at the nursery. my anxiety's been building up and i've got more anxious about peopling to people. ——about speaking to people. but we�*re still strong, we�*re still fighting. as cases spread, many fear a local lockdown. i feel trapped, yeah. i'm absolutely trapped, in this house. - sharon has a heart condition, and suffers with anxiety. i'm frightened of going out, me. 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 nothing. - on average, the five areas with the high levels of deprivation in bolton had more than double the number of weekly covid cases compared

to the least deprived areas. i�*ve just had a text. "dearjack, your first covid—19 vaccination is now due..." there is a race to vaccinate as many as possible. 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. 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 mean, i�*m not against it. i�*m not saying i�*m not going to have it, but i do know people are against it and i know people are for it. tansey has never known a time like this. every week, he comes here for a covid test. bolton's on high alert, high alert, and it is ten times higher than every other borough in the whole of england. if boris put india on a red list weeks ago, then i think this problem wouldn't have happened. like last time when coronavirus cases were up. there is frustration, too. could more have been done to protect the most vulnerable?

we're being blamed for something which is totally wrong. _ we didn't get the vaccination site. we got the pop up sites. this is not about vaccine hesitancy. it's do with deprivation, access, provision. - but there is a push like never before. 10,000 vaccinations in a week. i�*m proud of being in the nhs. i�*m proud of being part of this. because what happens here has consequences for all of us. ed thomas, bbc news, bolton. last year a black man called george was killed by a police officer, not in minneapolis but in dublin. 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 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 tensions in ireland as a new, diverse community comes of age. on 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 had shots. ——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 garda diversity officers. we've 281 across the country. in 2019, we launched our diversity strategy, which included how we will 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. the headlines on bbc news: after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother, the prime minister says he�*s very concerned 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 was having suicidal thoughts. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to eleven days of fighting. every year, thousands of young footballers enter academies at professional football clubs with the aim of eventually making it onto the senior team. however, only a few get that far — and for those left behind, the mental health impact, can be significant. alex howell has been to swansea city, to find out about their new approach to supporting young players on — and off — the pitch.

it�*s the pinnacle of sport, but one very few footballers get to experience. under 1% of academy footballers will go on to play top—flight professional football. the shock of rejection can be very real. the football journey is hard and everyone tells you only 1% or whatever make it. but, as a player, you always think that�*s not me, surely not. swansea city academy player ali knows about the pressures of trying to make it. you�*re getting judged every single day on every single thing you are doing. a lot of people can�*t handle that pressure and can�*t handle the mental stress that comes out of it. i had this time yesterday. we just found out obviously what people are getting contracts. and people like to put a face on and think it�*s ok, but deep down those boys are gutted. that is their dream. for a lot of them, that is gone now. and it takes a lot of mental toughness to be able to pick yourself back up from there. as a child, ali�*s family came to

the uk after fleeing war—torn iraq. he wants more to be done across the sport to support young players. the first thing people come up with is they are on this amount of money, or all they do is kick a football every day for a living. there�*s a lot more that comes with it. we are just normal people, at the end of the day. external pressures have increased for modern day professionals with the use of social media, and the number of young players making it from academy level to professional level remains low. so off—the—pitch support is something that all clubs at every level need to think about. swansea city have partnered with mental health organisation beyond the white line. imagine coming in at eight years old, nine years old and you are in that bubble until you are 18. and potentially, then, you are suddenly cast out into society, ill—prepared for that transition. it is quite a shock. beyond the white line provides money advice and mental health support to players and is working with the football association of wales. the longer term view is we really do bring systemic change to the way

in which professional sport treats the people within it. all this focus on profit and performance, we often forget the people. there is a human cost and we want to address that. in recent years, there has been increased focus on mental health in sport and football, helped in part by prince william, who has shone a light on the issue. injury led tojeremy whiston being released from manchester city�*s academy. despite trials at swansea, last year he was found dead at his family home. he was 18. he was a funny lad, we spoke in the changing room and a few of the boys were quite close to him. so when i heard about that, that did really shock the system and that did affect me quite a bit. as the season closes, difficult decisions are being made. players across the country will be going into the summer having been released. in uncertain times, support off the field could be as important as support on it.

just coming into us, the news that ofcom, the media watchdog, has responded to lord dyson�*s report into the bbc�*s panorama programme, panorama interview with diana, princess of wales, in 1995. the chief executive of ofcom said in a short statement, lord dyson�*s findings are clearly of great concern and raise important questions about the bbc�*s transparency and accountability. she goes on, as the bbc�*s independent regulator, ofcom is considering the report and will be discussing with the bbc what further actions may be needed to ensure the situation can never be repeated. the response there to lord dyson�*s report by ofcom. the time is 3:51pm. 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 the dutch city of rotterdam. the semi—finals have already been taking place — and while covid cases have forced some of the acts to fall back on their video—taped performances, the hall in rotterdam has been full of socially—distanced fans. are they excited to be back? take a listen... i think i vote this year for, i�*m from holland of course, but i think portugal. because that�*s a beautiful song, and i hope it ends very high. it�*s not a winner, but it�*s a great song. no, no, no, iceland! iceland! yes, absolutely! everyone is in a good mood, and friendly. it�*s really nice. er... serbia! serbia. hurricane. romania. for tonight... greece! i think iceland is also, shame they're not here, but they are really good, as well. switzerland. switzerland, also, we have

two, two favourites. a year later than planned, the eurovision song contest in rotterdam will finally take place this weekend. and let�*s go to a little bit of the netherlands in russia, going live to the dutch embassy in moscow, where our most correspondent, for those of you who don�*t know, he�*s a wonderful pianist and he has been taking to the piano to share some of his favourite entries from the many years of eurovision competition. let�*s have a listen.

that was the winner for luxembourg in 1973. i think eurovision has produced some great songs over the years, the 65 years. back to your requests. let�*s see... , this is an interesting one. anthony in kenya on twitter asks for ne, the 2018 winner by —— ask for toy, the 2018 winner by —— ask for toy, the 2018 winner by netta. that was something like this.

that was something like toy, the is really winner in 2018. —— the israel winner. time to say goodbye to viewers on bbc news, thank you for joining us, you�*ve got the news

coming up, but plenty more requests and use it, if you want to carry on watching, switch over to the bbc news website or facebook page. that�*s a little musical interlude courtesy of our moscow correspondent. i think it�*s amazing, he has no sheet music all of the music is in his head, and he�*s been doing these requests, playing these eurovision requests come on the weekend of the eurovision final, of course. and that�*s continuing on the bbc facebook life page. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with helen. hello. it will stay wet and windy for the rest of the day for many. we have had up to 90 millimetres of rain for some areas since the rain started, busts lively, a0 had of 50 mph in land around this area of low pressure, stronger than that a some southern coasts, so it will stay pretty bleak out there for a may afternoon, and chilly, 12—1a

celsius, perhaps in the drier weather in north—western areas. the good news is, overnight, though it stays wet in some areas and windy, the rain and winds are starting to ease away. a chillier night, a touch of frost not to be rolled out across northern scotland, but contrasting 10 degrees in southern areas. the windiest and wettest weather to start the day, but a day of sunny spells and showers, so drier and quieterfor many, but spells and showers, so drier and quieter for many, but still some sharp showers around and temperatures will still be below par because we have another bring the breeze. —— a northerly breeze.

this is bbc news, i�*m annita mcveigh. the headlines at four: after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother — the prime minister says he�*s very concerned. 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 that nothing like this ever happens again. the former head of bbc news takes responsibility for re—hiring martin bashir as its religion editor — but says the extent of his misdeeds were not known. i was running bbc news - when martin bashir was hired back into bbc news, _ and so the responsibility for that sits with me. 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 was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing it through was how unfair it would be on me, after everything that had happened to my mum, and to now be put in the position of losing another women in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to 11 days of fighting. here comes the sun — spain welcomes tourists, but the eu delays any decision on opening up this summer heathrow airport says it will open a dedicated arrivals facility for passengers from so—called red—list countries in terminal 3 from june 1.

good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has said he�*s very concerned about the bbc�*s handling of its 1995 interview with princess diana after yesterday�*s highly critical report by a formerjudge. lord dyson condemned the way the broadcaster secured the interview and its failure to properly investigate its journalists. borisjohnson said the bbc had to ensure nothing like it ever happened again. last night, prince william said the interview worsened his parents�* relationship. david sillito reports. the story that has emerged — that landmark interview with princess diana was based on a deceit. the dyson report concludes that fake documents were used to win the trust of princess diana�*s brother, that martin bashir was devious

and dishonest, the bbc investigation was declared woefully ineffective. prince william says the deception fuelled his mother�*s paranoia and distrust. 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.

the investigation at the time was led by tony hall, who would go on to become director—general of the bbc. its deficiencies have led to questions about oversight of the corporation. well, i am obviously concerned by the findings of lord dyson's report. i'm very grateful to him for what he's done. 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 that nothing like this ever happens again. i think the government has to, in the light of these serious . findings, consider the matter very carefully and comprehensively- indeed, because it wasn'tjust the decision of a reporter- or a production team. there were decisions made much further up the chain, _ about the conduct of these - individuals, that have now proved, according to lord dyson, . to be unfounded and wrong. and therefore, government does have a responsibility to look-

very carefully to see _ whether the governance of the bbc does need reform in the light| of these devastating findings. the bbc knew back in 1996 about the fake bank statements. lord dyson said the bbc knew martin bashir had lied when he said he�*d not shown them to earl spencer. the defence was this note from princess diana, saying she had not seen the offending documents, but there were people in the bbc who had concerns. the problem, they say, was the corporation�*s culture. very late 1995, i brought the documents to the attention of the bbc management, as i was asked to do by a bbc lawyer, and was told within 2a hours of doing that that i would no longer be part of the programme, i had been disloyal. that is what happened to whistle—blowers at that time at the bbc. there is also the question of the impact of martin bashir�*s allegations on the people

he implicated. the bbc has made an apology about what it says were lurid and untrue claims, claims that earl spencer says undermined his sister�*s trust in the people around her. well, the irony is that i met martin bashir on august 31, 1995, because exactly two years later, she died, and i do draw a line between the two events. the bbc has handed back the bafta won by the programme, but lord dyson suggests an interview would have taken place, come what may. the issue is the methods that were used to coax and persuade. in prince harry�*s statement, he says, "this is the first step towards justice and truth, yet what deeply concerns me is that practices like these, and even worse, are still widespread today." "this is," he says, "bigger than one outlet, one network, or one publication." david sillito, bbc news.

our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has been analysing prince william�*s statement and his criticism of the bbc. i think, really, it was the intensity of william�*s statement, as much as the precise words that he used, that made it so devastating. what we�*ve seen over the past 2a hours, the dyson report, the statements from william and harry, harry�*s latest comments on mental health in the oprah winfrey follow—up documentaries. it does remind us just of the extent of the trauma that those two men went through and, really, that has haunted them for the past 25 years. now, panorama was not the start of the disintegration of the marriage of their parents. andrew morton�*s book, published injune1992, really perhaps was that point. they separated in december 1992.

but the panorama interview was perhaps the final straw, both for the couple and for the royal family. a month after its transmission, the queen gave her permission for the couple to divorce, a divorce which came through the following year. that, of course, was when william witnessed the sharp deterioration in the relationship between his parents, the increasing isolation that diana felt, the paranoia to which he referred. william was very upset when the interview was transmitted, he was at school at the time. he is believed to have met martin bashir several times after the interview, and he is believed to have become extremely suspicious of bashir, and to have advised his mother not to have anything more to do with him. so, i think dyson confirmed what william has all along felt and suspected for these 25 years, and led to that devastating critique that he voiced last night of the bbc.

the bbc has just issued a further short statement in which they say, "we now have a thorough and industry—leading whistle—blowing scheme which provides clear and independent routes to raise concerns, and if necessary direct access for whistle—blowers to a non—director on the bbc board." clearly, much more to be said about this. the former director of bbc news, james harding, said he took responsibility for the re—hiring of martin bashir in 2016. did you know that martin that showed how to fake bank statements when you rehouse him back in 2016? the how to fake bank statements when you rehouse him back in 2016?— rehouse him back in 2016? the first thin i rehouse him back in 2016? the first thing i want — rehouse him back in 2016? the first thing i want to _ rehouse him back in 2016? the first thing i want to say _ rehouse him back in 2016? the first thing i want to say is _ of course this is really distressing for everyone, and it's depressing for anyone who cares about journalism

and who cares about the bbc. so, i did want to be clear, i wanted to say that so much of what's known now was not known then, and certainly not by me. did you know that he forged bank statements? i didn't know. in fact, if i had known, of course he would not have got the job. i can't help feeling that the fact that he was hired back in 2016 has made things more difficult for everyone, so i'm sorry that he was. did you talk to lord hall about it? because he knew. so, the question of exactly of who said what to who, journalistically, i would ask the same question. they way i look at this, and the way that i think about it, i was running bbc news when martin bashir was hired back into bbc news, so the responsibility for that sits with me. but i want to know whether lord hall, director—general of the bbc, who had intimate knowledge of what martin bashir had done around the diana interview had any hand in

the rehiring of martin bashir at that point? bbc news hired martin bashir, so the responsibility for that sits with me. lord dyson's report, as i understand, has spoken to lord hall at some length. in terms of the rehiring, it was done by bbc news. iran bbc news so the responsibility sits with me. did you check martin bashir�*s references when you re—hired him? martin bashir was hired in 2016 to be the religious affairs correspondent. there was a recruitment process... i know, and i completely understand... exactly how the process was run, exactly who said what to who,

as i say, i can't do that— with possibly the certainty of detail that you want. but what i can keep coming back to you and saying is, you know, we can all see what has happened, we can all see the distress this casused so many people, and actually the concerns caused about the bbc and the journalism that we really cared about. i think the best thing you could say at these times, when you look at journalism, particularly at the bbc, where people understandably expect accuracy and impartiality and fair treatment of people in the news, is that when it fails, it looks at what happened and it tries to make sure that those things don't happen again. martin bashir was subsequently elevated to religion editor. did lord hall sanction that appointment? erm... you're right, martin bashir was appointed as the religious

affairs correspondent. he took over in 2016. you'll have to forgive me, because i left the bbc those details of exactly when they happened are not available to me, but i'm sure if you ask the bbc they will be able to tell you the circumstances. our media correspondent, david sillito, is here. let's talk about that james harding interview — let's talk about that james harding interview. ,, ., ., let's talk about that james harding interview. ., , ., , interview. some tough questions bein: ut interview. some tough questions being put to _ interview. some tough questions being put to him _ interview. some tough questions being put to him there. - interview. some tough questions being put to him there. what - interview. some tough questions being put to him there. what is i interview. some tough questions i being put to him there. what is your assessment of that? ila being put to him there. what is your assessment of that?— being put to him there. what is your assessment of that? no dyson report revealed his — assessment of that? no dyson report revealed his views _ assessment of that? no dyson report revealed his views about _ assessment of that? no dyson report revealed his views about martin - revealed his views about martin bashir. he said that was deceit,

deceit lay at the heart of that interview. the second question was all about the investigation the bbc did in 1996 and the fact it has taken 25 years did in 1996 and the fact it has ta ken 25 years to did in 1996 and the fact it has taken 25 years to come to light. at the heart of it is, who knew what, and when did they know it? even back in 1996, lord dyson concluded that martin bashir had been deceitful to the bbc when he said that he had not shown when fake bank statements to earl spencer, and then changed his story. lord dyson said the bbc knew about this in 1996. the question is, when martin bashir and returns in 2016, who knew what, when did they know it, and what did they do? those are the questions are being addressed at the moment, we have not got a complete answer yet. ofcom

said that they are going to be looking at lord dyson the�*s report. they are of course the regulator of the bbc at the moment. it�*s they are of course the regulator of the bbc at the moment.— the bbc at the moment. it's very interesting _ the bbc at the moment. it's very interesting what _ the bbc at the moment. it's very interesting what they _ the bbc at the moment. it's very interesting what they are - the bbc at the moment. it's very interesting what they are saying, because if you go back to 1995 the regulatory framework around the bbc was different then as it is now. ofcom was not the regulator back in 1995, it was the board of governors, that was then replaced by the bbc trust, and is now the bbc board of directors. governance has dramatically changed at the bbc over those 25 years. the bbc has said it has completely changed its policy about whistle—blowers. things are very different now. these questions do persist. you go back to prince william�*s statement. he was not asking questions of the bbc 25 years

ago, he was asking questions of the bbc today and whether or not it can address these issues. can the bbc proved that this will not happen again? prince harry has described how he turned to drink and was willing to take drugs as a way of dealing with the trauma of losing his mother. in a tv series he�*s made about mental health, the prince said he would drink a week�*s worth of alcohol in a single night to cope with his feelings. here�*s our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. and just a warning that her report contains flash photography. 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, i was, 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. while trying to deal with the trauma of his youth, harry described the added pressure he felt when he met meghan markle, they became the focus of worldwide media attention, some of it positive, much of it negative. yeah, my biggest regret is not making more of a stance early on in my relationship with my wife and calling out the racism than i did. history was repeating itself. my mother was chased to her death while she was in a relationship with someone that wasn�*t white, and now look what�*s happened. you want to talk about history repeating itself, they are not going to stop until she dies. in her interview with oprah winfrey,

the duchess of sussex revealed it was shortly before this engagement at the royal albert hall, when she was pregnant with archie, that she told harry she was having suicidal thoughts. the thing that stopped her from seeing it through... ..was how unfair it would be on me, after everything that happened to my mum, and to now be put in a position of losing another woman in my life, with a baby inside of her, our baby. archie was born months later. and harry says in the documentary wondering whether he would have to end up looking after his son by himself was one of the biggest reasons to leave. 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 their failure to support him and his wife. i felt completely helpless. i thought my family would help.

but every single ask, requests, 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. in the past few minutes, the latest uk coronavirus statistics have been released. in the past 2a hours, 2,829 people have tested positive. and the deaths of a further nine people have been recorded — that�*s of people who tested positive for coronavirus in the past 28 days. a ceasefire between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas appears to be holding. 11 days of bombardment led

to the deaths of more than 230 palestinians including 65 children, and 12 people in israel, two of them children. experts warn it will also have a lasting impact on the mental health of youngsters. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, has been hearing from children on both sides. edan and nadine — their young lives have been consumed by conflict. this week in gaza, nadine saw her neighbours�* homes reduced to rubble. with school cancelled, she has been making videos for social media, documenting the destruction by israeli air strikes. one clip of her distraught went viral. i don�*t know what to do, i�*mjust10. i�*m just 10. it captured the mental trauma of children, who make up half of gaza�*s two million people. instead of playing games, nadine�*s been worrying about life and death. me and my brothers are

scared for each other, so we always try to be together, because if we die together, that would be the best thing, because we can still see each other when we go to heaven. just a few miles away, edan, who is 11, lives here in southern israel, with his parents and three dogs. they relax me when there's bombs. he rarely leaves the house so that he stays near the family�*s bomb shelter inside. at least twice a day, warning sirens have been going off because of rockets and mortars fired by militants in gaza. we have to run to the bomb shelter, and it's so dangerous, cos we can die and we only have 15 seconds. we try to get there as fast as we can and close the door so we don't die. so it's really scary, but we try to... we're getting used to it. the latest violence has left widespread devastation, but as palestinians and israelis

pick up the pieces of their lives, the damage that has been done to the next generation may be hardest to mend. heathrow airport is to open a dedicated arrivals facility for passengers from so—called red—list countries. terminal 3, which has been closed for the past year, will reopen to process people arriving on direct flights from countries that have high—levels of covid infection. both the government and heathrow have come under fire over reports that travellers from red list areas were forced to mix with other passengers in immigration halls. meanwhile, spain has said uk tourists will be allowed into the country from monday without showing a negative covid test or proof of a vaccination. the uk government still says people should not go on holiday there. our europe correspondent, jean mackenzie, is in brussels — she told us it remains an confusing picture for travellers. really, that�*s because we have three

things going on here. we have the rules of the eu as a whole, then we have different countries in europe making up their own different rules, and of course we have the rules in the uk. at the moment, none of these things match up. we had been expecting today the eu to add more countries onto its green list, but they have delayed that decision for another couple of weeks because of concerns about the indian variant. they want to see what happens to infections over the next couple of weeks. but the longer that this decision is delayed, the more we are seeing countries make their own rules, particularly the countries that rely on tourism and uk tourists, deciding that they just can�*t wait any longer. so, today we�*ve had spain saying it�*s going to welcome british tourists back from monday without any restrictions — no need to have been vaccinated and no need to even show a negative pcr. portugal, greece and italy have already decided to welcome british tourists back. but as we have been saying this

is only one part of the puzzle. because portugal is still the only country on the uk�*s green list, meaning people do not need to quarantine when they get back to the uk. so, if you go to spain, you do still need to quarantine. as you can imagine, countries here are now desperate for the uk to expand its green list so that travellers can start taking advantage of some of these new rules. a clean—up is underway after cars were burnt out and windows smashed during riots in swansea last night. south wales police say rioters who threw bricks at houses and torched vehicles will be met with "robust action." the first minister said the scenes were "completely the scenes were "completely unacceptable." from swansea, rhys williams reports. residents say they were left cowering in their homes in terror as these rioters started to turn their attention to their properties. one rushed home from work to protect his girlfriend

and two young children. they came down with bumpers lit up on fire and they were throwing them inside this black vehicle, what used to be a black vehicle there, trying to get it to light. i came out and ijust pulled that out to try and stop the fire, and then they targeted me. they started lobbing bricks at me, they started lobbing bricks at my house, with my babies in the house. they smashed through my front window, they smashed through my front door. no fear whatsoever. the police were nowhere to be seen. just to correct a little bit — there was one van down the bottom of the hill and one patrol, and that was it. and this is the moment rioters started to target mr romain, along with another remarkable angle of that runaway burning car. they were taken by this young man�*s security camera. so, basically, what happened was, i told my mother to not get involved, because, as i saw, the guy trying to protect his house, he got all the attention, so i literally told my mother to get away from the windows.

"honestly, hide in the back rooms. "don't do anything stupid." luckily, itjust all went past us. there been widespread condemnation from across the political divide. the uk government�*s home secretary, priti patel, called the scenes disgraceful, and thanked police officers for bringing the situation under control. the first minister, mark drakeford, also thanked south wales police, and said such violent scenes will not be tolerated. footage from earlier in the evening shows police being attacked by the rioters further up waun—wen road. it�*s understood some officers received minor injuries during the riot. rhys williams reporting from swansea. back now to coronavirus travel rules. this week has seen holiday—makers able to travel to countries on the uk government�*s green list. of the 15 destinations on this list, only portugal and iceland are currently accepting british tourists. we can speak now to rita marques, who is portugal�*s secretary of state for tourism.

thank you very much forjoining us today. what has the initial reaction been from businesses and people in portugal who rely on tourism? first of all, portugal who rely on tourism? first of all. thank _ portugal who rely on tourism? first of all, thank you _ portugal who rely on tourism? first of all, thank you for _ portugal who rely on tourism? f “st of all, thank you for having me. the reaction was very good. we have been in a very huge lockdown process, we opened up everything in may so our expectations was huge. we want to see people travelling as fast as possible, but as secure as possible, and the british market is one of the most important markets to the portuguese so we are very happy to be on the green list. it is portuguese so we are very happy to be on the green list.— be on the green list. it is early da si be on the green list. it is early days i appreciate, _ be on the green list. it is early days i appreciate, but - be on the green list. it is early days i appreciate, but how- be on the green list. it is early days i appreciate, but how are j be on the green list. it is early - days i appreciate, but how are you monitoring any impact from tourists

arriving in portugal on infection rates? in other parts of the country, there are some concerns currently still about the rates of infection? ~ , ,., , currently still about the rates of infection? ~ , , s currently still about the rates of infection? ~ , , . ., infection? absolutely. we need to monitor that _ infection? absolutely. we need to monitor that in _ infection? absolutely. we need to monitor that in a _ infection? absolutely. we need to monitor that in a very _ infection? absolutely. we need to monitor that in a very attentive i monitor that in a very attentive way. the british holiday makers was only possible because in portugal we currently meet all the necessary conditions to welcome them safely. monitoring the situation, we need to ensure all the ones who want to travel to portugal present a negative test. even if you aren�*t vaccinated, we are demanding a negative pcr test. this situation can of course be revised according to the eu recommendations, but at the moment that is how we guarantee everything, that we have the necessary conditions to keep everything under control. although

holiday-makers — everything under control. although holiday-makers from _ everything under control. although holiday-makers from the _ everything under control. although holiday-makers from the uk - everything under control. although holiday-makers from the uk are i everything under control. although i holiday-makers from the uk are being holiday—makers from the uk are being told they should not be travelling told they should not be travelling to spain at the moment, unless for really essential reasons, not for holidays, spain are saying it will welcome visitors without pcr tests are without proof of vaccination. the you think that is a mistake from your neighbour? taste the you think that is a mistake from your neighbour?— the you think that is a mistake from your neighbour? we need to focus on the portuguese _ your neighbour? we need to focus on the portuguese situation. _ your neighbour? we need to focus on the portuguese situation. we - your neighbour? we need to focus on the portuguese situation. we do - your neighbour? we need to focus on j the portuguese situation. we do have the portuguese situation. we do have the european presidency, portugal holds the european presidency. one of the things we are very hard is to get organised rules across europe. we are following all the recommendations issued by the commission. as far as the british market is concerned, we are following recommendations. the uk now meet the necessary standards to be on the green list of the eu. we will continue to follow all the recommendations from the commission,

especially because we do have the presidency, so it is a huge responsibility and our end for sure. we are reporting on in the eu decision opening up being delayed. do you think that is helpful? in some ways, is it easier for individual countries within the eu to glue their own way and make their own decisions? it is to glue their own way and make their own decisions?— own decisions? it is always a possibility. _ own decisions? it is always a possibility, but _ own decisions? it is always a possibility, but we _ own decisions? it is always a possibility, but we saw - own decisions? it is always a possibility, but we saw it - own decisions? it is always a l possibility, but we saw it here own decisions? it is always a - possibility, but we saw it here at last year. everybody was defining their own rules and each country was adopting their own standards, and everybody was criticising about that. because we do have the presidency of the european council, portugal is pushing very hard to have checked out the european covid passports, no matter what the name.

we really would like harmonised rules, portugalwould we really would like harmonised rules, portugal would like to experience the same experience all over europe, so that�*s our main mission and what we have been fighting for. for mission and what we have been fighting for-— fighting for. for british tourists arrivin: in fighting for. for british tourists arriving in portugal, _ fighting for. for british tourists arriving in portugal, how- fighting for. for british tourists arriving in portugal, how much| arriving in portugal, how much freedom will they have in the busiest areas? for example, freedom will they have in the busiestareas? for example, if beaches are particularly busy. will there be a traffic light system operating? for example, they may have to wear masks on the beach? the bills are have to wear masks on the beach? tie: bills are pretty simple. have to wear masks on the beach? ti9 bills are pretty simple. we have to wear masks on the beach? ti9: bills are pretty simple. we are pushing very hard to have the rows in a clear and assertive way. you do not need to wait a mass on the beach, it makes no sense at all. evenif beach, it makes no sense at all. even if it is a really busy? it cannot be really busy because we do have a light system. basically, we do have green, amber or red light saying you are advised not to go to

the beach if it isn�*t too busy. we had that system, by the way, last year. so we tested it and the feedback that we got from holiday—makers that were here last year was pretty good so we are maintaining that system. about the rules, you have to use masks, it is mandatory, in the restaurants or on a terrace near the beach. we have all restaurants and shows open, but they have to close at 10:30pm. for instance, we do have an important role to us, outdoor alcohol consumption in a public spaces. we are informing all the tourist they should comply with these rules. it is the same for the portuguese as well, of course. portugal now has the lowest rates in europe and we want to keep it that way.

now it�*s time for a look at the weather. i wish we could have some sunshine here, i don�*t know if helen has any of that for us. it�*ll stay wet and windy for the rest of the day for many. we have had up to 90 millimetres of rain in some areas since the rain started. the gusts quite lively, as well, a0—50 mph inland around this deep area of low pressure. even stronger than that around some southern coasts. so it will stay pretty bleak out there for a may afternoon, and also chilly, 12—1a celsius. perhaps drier weather in north—western areas. the good news is that overnight, although it stays wet and windy in some areas, the rain and the winds are starting to ease away. we are in for a chillier night, a touch of frost not to be ruled out across northern scotland, for example, but quite contrasting in southern and eastern areas, 10 degrees. it will be the east again with the windiest and wettest weather to start the day, but it�*s a day of sunny spells and showers, so it�*s a drier

and quieter day for many, but there could still be some sharp showers around. temperatures still below par because we have got a northerly breeze. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines: after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother, the prime minister says he�*s very concerned. i can only imagine the feelings of the 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. the former head of bbc news takes responsibility for re—hiring martin bashir as its religion editor, but says the extent of his misdeeds were not known. i was running bbc news when martin bashir was hired back into bbc news, and so the responsibility for that sits with me. 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 was having suicidal thoughts. a ceasefire between israel and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to eleven days of fighting. here comes the sun — spain welcomes tourists but the eu delays any decision on opening up this summer. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s austin. good afternoon. the second round of the us pga championship is well under way in south carolina and once again the conditions, and the course, are proving tricky for the world�*s best at kiawah island. overnight leader correy connors has dropped back, but ian poulter is having the round of the day so far. the englishman is three under par — that�*s five under for the day — mostly thanks to this brilliant eagle from the sand at the seventh hole.

south africa�*s branden grace is the man to catch, though. he now leads on five under after three birdies in his second round so far. this was the last of them from the sand as well on the tenth hole. so confirmation of the latest leaderboard from south carolina. grace at the top there on five under. rory mcilroy tees off later this evening, but has work to do after a first round of three over par. to football, and after four seasons at molineux, wolves have announced that manager nuno espirito santo will leave the club at the end of the season. the portugese manager guided wolves to the premier league from the championship in 2018 and has gone on to establish the team in the english top—flight. his last match will be on sunday against manchester united. the bbc understands that there�*s no other club involved in his decision to leave.

manchester united look like they�*ll be without harry maguire for their europa league final against villareal next week. united boss ole gunnar solskjaer said today that he doesn�*t expect maguire to be fit, although he hasn�*t given up all hope yet. the england defender suffered an ankle ligament injury earlier this month. solskjaer says he�*ll travel with the squad to gdansk either way. there was hope he might be able to play in the game after he was seen without crutches at the premiere of a new film about sir alex ferguson last night. well, ferguson said he thinks united�*s star quality might make the difference in the final. i already think they are a decent team. i saw them against arsenal, they played well, but having said that, i think our boys have been playing well. they�*ve got matchwinners in the team. cavani, greenwood, they are winners. these boys win games for you,

and i think going into a final, you�*ve got that kind of support system on your team that gives you a chance. it�*s as you were for the main contenders on the giro d�*italia. italy�*s giacomo nizzolo sprinted to victory on stage thirteen, a 123 mile flat ride from ravenna to verona. colombian egan bernal leads by a5 seconds. british riders hugh carthy and simon yates are still more than a minute behind in fourth and fifth place. world number three 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 3 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.

and the six nations looks set to remain on free to air tv after the organisers have reached an agreement in principal for the coverage to continue to be shared by the bbc and itv over the next four years. the bbc will broadcast all scotland and wales home matches, as well as all of the women�*s tournament. itv will show all england, ireland, italy and france home games in the men�*s competition. that�*s all the sport for now. news just into us that former bbc objective he was a part of the 1996 internal investigation into martin bashir�*s interview with diana, princess of wales, has stepped down from his current board role with ofcom. the regulator issued a statement a little while ago about lord dyson�*s report into the

panorama programme is a subset of clear conflict of interest, i guess, therefore we are hearing former bbc executive tim souter, who was part of the 1996 internal investigation into the interview with diana, princess of wales, has stepped down from his current board role with ofcom, the media regulator, the broadcast media regulator. more on the news that heathrow airport says it intends to open a dedicated arrivals facility for passengers coming from red—list countries, where there�*s a high risk of coronavirus infection. passengers from these places must quarantine in dedicated hotels — but there�*s been criticism that they�*ve been mixing with other travellers at the airport. joining me now is our international business correpsondent, theo leggett. heathrow sang logistically this will be challenging, but it�*s obviously addressing a key concern from travellers here.—

addressing a key concern from travellers here. absolutely. there has been a _ travellers here. absolutely. there has been a lot _ travellers here. absolutely. there has been a lot of— travellers here. absolutely. there has been a lot of anecdotal- travellers here. absolutely. there i has been a lot of anecdotal evidence over the last week or so that passengers coming in from green or amber countries, low or medium risk areas, were having to mix in the immigration holes with people from red list countries. why is that bad? people coming from reckless countries like india, deemed to be at high risk of covid are supposed to go directly into quarantine. —— red list countries like india. if they are waiting alongside people from other regions, there is obvious that the potential risk of infection. the government says that risk of infection is low because everybody has had to take tests, covid tests before even getting on a plane. nevertheless, it is there. so heathrow is at the lucky position, in a sense. because of the low level of air traffic at the moment, it has terminals that aren�*t being used. tableau three has not been used for the better part of the year, so that will become a dedicated rival facility for direct flights from countries like india. —— terminal

three. they say that as soon as it is logistically possible, they will move operations to terminal four, and they say it�*s logistically difficult but they hope it will make it easier for difficult but they hope it will make it easierfor border difficult but they hope it will make it easier for border force, the immigration services, to do their work effectively without causing this kind of crowding in the immigration holes. there�*s been a bit of conflict in recent days between the government, which is in control of the border force, obviously, at heathrow which operates the airport, over who is to blame for the kind of keys that have been building up and the kind of mixing that�*s apparently been going on. mixing that's apparently been going on. ~ :, mixing that's apparently been going on, . :, :, , :, mixing that's apparently been going on. . :, :, , mixing that's apparently been going on. :, :, on. what about capacity at other airorts, on. what about capacity at other airports. to _ on. what about capacity at other airports, to separate _ on. what about capacity at other airports, to separate out - on. what about capacity at other - airports, to separate out passengers depending on where they�*re coming from? do we have any update on that? it's from? do we have any update on that? it�*s a difficult one. as i said, he throws in a good position because it has a lot of infrastructure —— heathrow is in a good position. it�*s difficult to get it up and running in the right way, there are logistical challenges, but there is that kind of spare capacity. at

other airports, there does remain the possibility that could be problems in future as passenger levels rise. so if you only have a few passengers, it�*s possible to sift out there�*s ones that are coming on the still relatively sparse number of flights from red list countries and keep them as separate as possible, even within our precincts. but as the number of passengers rises, that might become more difficult and we will have to see what other airports are going to do about that, because you are right, it�*s a problem for the future. right, it's a problem for the future. : , :, :, right, it's a problem for the future. : i. :, :, : future. and if you have border force officials then. _ future. and if you have border force officials then, you _ future. and if you have border force officials then, you know, _ future. and if you have border force officials then, you know, spreadingl officials then, you know, spreading out across different terminals, is that going to be an issue in terms of the time it takes to process passengers, do you think? the time it takes to process _ passengers, do you think? the time it takes to process passengers, - passengers, do you think? the time it takes to process passengers, at l it takes to process passengers, at the moment, passenger processing takes a long time and that�*s because border force have been checking the testing status of every single passenger, checking their locative runs and so on. in theory, as measures are eased and the green

list extends, as there are fewer restrictions on people, you can speed people up. for example, there�*s been talk about the electronic gates being made more able to cope with people going through and doing more of those checks. at the moment it�*s quite onerous and because of social distancing and so on, there do appear to be fewer border force staff on duty, so the question is, how many borderfor stuff staff on duty, so the question is, how many border for stuff you can get it pleasant how long it takes to process each passenger, and it really is at the moment a learning process, and are inevitably, i think are going to be more delays as the number of passengers rises as travel opened up. the headlines on bbc news... after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother, the prime minister says he�*s very concerned 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 was having suicidal thoughts. a ceasefire between israel

and the militant group hamas has brought to an end to eleven days of fighting. last night violence broke out on a residential street in the mayhill area of swansea. cars were set on fire, bricks were thrown, windows were smashed and some families say they were trapped in their homes. in the past hour south wales police have been giving this reaction. what occurred last night was absolutely unacceptable, and something that we rarely see here on the streets of south wales. it�*s very important to us in south wales release and myself personally that we do arrest and ensure that we bring justice to anybody who was involved in criminal behaviour last night. the investigative phase of the operation started last night, actually started while the incident

was still under way. we have collated a large amount of cctv footage, social media footage, and also video footage from our officers. and we are asking members officers. and we are asking members of the community, members of the public, if they feel comfortable to let us know what happened last night. that investigation will continue until we have identified everyone who committed a crime last night and investigated the nature of their involvement and assured where possible and where appropriate that a prosecution in cs. —— that prosecution ensues. police say they�*re concerned about the welfare of a mother after a newborn baby was found dead in a canal in walsall. a passer—by spotted the baby in rough wood country park, yesterday lunchtime. police think the boy may have been in the water for up to four days.

officers say the baby�*s mother may need of urgent medical attention herself — and are urging anyone with information to get in touch. the health secretary, matt hancock has been giving evidence to the inquiry set up to investigate how thousands of patients were infected with hiv and hepatitis c through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. around 2,a00 people subsequently died. many people felt, and i am sure many people still feel, that the government needs to make sure that the. ..exactly what happened and the consequences of it, are fully uncovered and that those of us in positions of responsibility ensure that all past actions and decisions in this area are scrutinised, and perhaps even more than that, that we acknowledge, even though i obviously wasn�*t

involved in the 70s and 80s, that we acknowledge, in my role as secretary of state i acknowledge, the pain and suffering, not only of the initial, the errors that led to this harm on people�*s lives, but also a sense that redress wasn�*t properly... ..wasn�*t properly considered, and that people felt their voices weren�*t heard. matt hancock. today is the deadline for the government to decide whether or not it should be compulsory for care home staff to be vaccinated against coronavirus. the industry is split on the issue — some believe it�*s the only way to guarantee the safety of care home residents, while others fear it will deter people from entering the sector. dan johnson reports. when i first heard about the vaccine, my initial thought was there is no way i would have it.

this is vaccine hesitancy amongst care home workers. i was really scared about it. i didn�*t know anything about the vaccine. it was the unknown, really. gabby was one of many who were reluctant at first. there were all these rumours going online about gene manipulation and you are going to grow an extra pair of hands and all sorts. you didn�*t believe that, did you? no, no. obviously, there are some side effects nobody knew about. maybe still we don�*t know about what might happen in future. and here they faced a real challenge. it came as a shock but we had about 30—35% of our workforce that were refusing it. they�*ve now got that down to just 7%, but the boss wants help to get it lower. i personally would support mandatory vaccination in social care. i think it is so, so important that everyone is vaccinated for the benefit of the residents and the staff.

i have a responsibility to protect everyone. but it is such a sensitive question — how to protect vulnerable residents but also respect personal choices. i don't think mandating - it is giving the right message, especially as they are not mandating it for anybody else. _ no health care workers have been mandated to have it. _ technically, one of our residents could leave an environment - where everybody is vaccinated, need to go into hospital and be cared for by somebody who is not vaccinated. | itjust doesn't make sense. but it has been a difficult year of restricted care home visits, families separated, even at the end of life. when you have got a 92—year—old parent that you can�*t see, i think 15 minutes a week is ridiculous. phil�*s mum died last year. he now feels mandatory vaccination is the key to reconnecting others. everyone has their right. but, you know, my mum had a right for a family life and that was taken away from her.

it�*s a bit ironic that you have staff working in there who haven�*t had a vaccination. yet you�*ve got families that, in some situations have had a vaccination, but they are still not being allowed into the nursing home to see their loved one. that can�*t be right, can it? this home brought a pharmacist in to reassure staff. i think, sometimes, when we are scared of things, as a lot of them probably were, and then a lot of them are of a child bearing age and there was a lot of concern over fertility and pregnancy, and some of them are from different ethnic origins and stuff where vaccination is viewed as a much more dangerous thing — people believe their ancestors were tested on and things through vaccine. so there are lots of different angles people come at and i think people maybe hadn�*t actually taken the time to stop and think it�*s just not about me, it is about the wider picture. i stand on both sides. i don�*t like the idea that we force someone to do anything, but i do feel that we have

to protect our elderly population. we have got to understand the backdrop of 120,000 vacancies in our social care sector. so, people leaving our sector is also going to be a massive issue. they can walk straight into a hospital setting where they don't have to be vaccinated. how crazy is that? we have circa 25 members of staff who are still refusing, so, on reflection, we are getting there. i�*m quite proud of what we�*ve achieved in terms of turning people around. and you�*ve had both doses now? yes, i have. my second dose was in april. so you are fully vaccinated. and comfortable with that? absolutely. would it have been easier if were just just told you have to have it? i think that would be the right thing to do. really? yeah, thinking back now... if you�*d been told to have it,

you would have just done it? yeah. some people might think that seems crazy. just make that choice. that's true, but we are still human beings and we have our own feelings and worries and this was something really new. and ijust feel like we have the duty to care for our vulnerable residents and that would have maybe beenjust easier. the department of health and social care says appropriate exemptions will be respected. but its priority is finding the right way to ensure people in care homes are protected. dan johnson, bbc news. that�*s it from me. kate silverton is coming up at 5. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with helen. hello. it feels more like autumn, i think, than late spring. it�*s cool, it�*s wet, and it�*s windy. this is the extent of the cloud swirling around, 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 gusts of winds close to 90 mph at the needles and the isle of wight. but even in some other coastal areas, 60—70, and 50mph inland, a land gale, very unusual at this time of year. it will stay windy and wet, those winds coming down from the north across scotland, so colder here, too, compared with yesterday, and wetter weather, as you can see, circulating into central areas. so temperatures are a—5 degrees down on where they should be at this time of year, and tempered by that 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, either, but it will be a chilly night. a touch of frost for northern scotland, whilst for many central and eastern areas of scotland, england and wales, it stays cloudy and windy with more rain. but eventually on saturday, for most, it will become less windy, drier and brighter with a few showers, before more rain rolls in for the second half of the weekend. it won�*t be as windy,

but the winds will be picking up once again. and the winds will still be very brisk near the north sea coast of england and scotland into the south—east tomorrow morning, still pushing the rain out of the way. following, much more promise of sunshine, but equally, this time of year, with chilly air and a strong may sunshine, we will see those showers developing. only 12—1a once again, that�*s the winds coming down from up north, from that really chilly place up in the arctic, which we have become so used to. then as we go through saturday night, a brief ridge of high pressure, so a colder night with more widespread frost, and then come sunday, our next area of rain to bring northern ireland, we think, a wet morning. that rain then crosses the irish sea into western fringes of england, into wales, into western scotland, with showers following behind. some brightness and dryness up towards the north—east of scotland, holding onto some drier weather into the afternoon, further east. but again, temperatures no great shakes, really, 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 mightjust creep up a few degrees.

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this is bbc news, i�*m kate silverton. the headlines at 5pm... after unprecedented criticism of the bbc by prince william over the panorama interview with his mother, the prime minister says he�*s very concerned. 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 that nothing like this ever happens again. the former head of bbc news takes responsibility for re—hiring martin bashir as its religion editor — but says the extent of his misdeeds were not known. i was running bbc news when martin bashir was hired back into bbc news, and so the responsibility for that sits with me. prince harry speaks about the trauma

of the death of his mother, and the support he says he and his wife needed when meghan