this is bbc news. the headlines at five: a mountain cable car has plunged to the ground in northern italy, killing at least 13 people. two injured children have been airlifted to hospital. two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. government ministers deny claims by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with the coronavirus in the early part of last year. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panaorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. zero points. and nil points for the uk at eurovision,

as italy wins the big prize. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. i'm martine croxall. 13 people have died after a mountain cable car plunged to the ground in northern italy. two children have been airlifted to hospital in turin. the cable car takes people from the town of stresa, on lake maggiore, up almost a mile above sea level to the top of the mottarone mountain. earlier, our rome correspondent mark lowen gave us this update. at least 12 people have now been confirmed dead in this tragedy. there are two young children who are seriously injured — they have been airlifted to hospital in turin. it happened after a cable car

was reaching the end of its isoo—metre climb from lake maggiore up to the italian alps when it broke away and plunged to the ground. the images from the scene showed the cable car was virtually destroyed, and it was extremely difficult for rescue workers to get to the scene, because it is a very wooded area and of course very high as well. in fact, one of the rescue vehicles actually overturned en route but there were no injuries. we understand that there were 15 people on board the cable car, so we are waiting to hear what is the fate... whether or not the number of 12 dead increases further. it isa it is a very popular area of italy normally. but how busy is stresa and lake maggiore generally at the moment because of covid? well, the cable car itself had only recently reopened from the second lockdown of the pandemic. it reopened on the 24th of april.

it was a cable car that... ..between 2014 and 2016 shut for restoration work that cost over 4 million euros and it was deemed to be safe and various equipment was put on board to check the structure and deemed to be safe and reopened in 2016. it is, as you say, a very beautiful part of the country. from going up to the swiss border — very popular in summer and winter. and italy is slowly reopening to tourists. we do not know the nationalities of those on board. well, since we heard from mark lowen the death toll has increased from 12 to at least 13. luca gemelli is a travel agent based in stresa, and says both the town and the wider region are very popular with tourists. lake maggiore sits in the northern part of italy and is one of the big three lakes in the northern part of italy. quite popular with tourists, especially during the spring and summer. and the cable car that we have been

talking about where this accident happened, it's a popular destination for people, i assume? it's a very popular destination. before covid it used to carry approximately 100,000 passengers every year. and where does it go from and to? because it is quite high at the end, the summit. it goes from basically one of the suburbs of stresa, to the top of mount mottarone, 4500 feet above sea level, to a particular viewpoint. because obviously you can dominate quite a few lakes and a good share of the alps from there. how busy is lake maggiore at this point, because obviously

covid has meant that fewer people have been travelling? obviously not as busy as it is normally in may. during the weekend it's quite busy with people doing trips for the day from the big cities like milan and turin, which are only an hour and a half away from stresa. that was luca gemelli, a travel agent in stresa, talking to us. the pfizer and astrazeneca vaccines are effective against the indian variant of coronavirus a new study has found. health officials have urged people to take up the offer of a second dose, which experts believe makes both vaccines just as effective as they are against the older kent variant. the research from public health england suggests the pfizer vaccine provides 88% protection after the second dose. however, health experts say social distancing rules, facemasks and other coronavirus prevention measures must still be observed to stop the spread

of the indian and other variants. here's our science correspondent pallab ghosh. back upa back up a little bit more there are, fella... back up a little bit more there, fella... in rochdale in greater manchester, people are actively coming forward to receive their vaccinations. the latest research shows that the jabs are effective in reducing the chances of infection from the variant that came from india, and experts think that the vaccines are also stopping serious illness. of the 3,000 or so identified cases of the variant, there have only been 31 hospital admissions and just six deaths. fortunately, we are not seeing much, so this is a good thing but of course it means the data will come through more slowly. we're watching that very carefully, so the data, there's a technical briefing the public can access on the gov.uk website which shows that up to the 19th of may we had only had six deaths. they are obviously very sad for those individuals, but the vast majority of these are people who had not been vaccinated. research shows that the first dose

of the pfizer or astrazeneca jab is 33% effective at stopping infection against the variant that came from india, but not as good as they were against the older kent strain. but the second dose closes that gap almost completely. the lower figure for astrazeneca is because there were more older people in that group, and it's thought that it's just as effective as the pfizerjab. it's important, though, that people continue to come forward for vaccination and to take their second jab. experts believe that there will be a rise in cases as a result of recently allowing people to mix indoors. there is a bit of a race going on between the vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions and so on, and we will see more cases over the coming weeks as a result of that. so there's still a need to be cautious. scientists expect to have a clearer idea of how quickly the variant from india spreads in the coming weeks, which in turn will determine whether all legal restrictions can be lifted onjune the 21st. but the news that vaccines

are effective against it is a big boost to those wanting to get back to a more normal life. pallab ghosh, bbc news. the home secretary priti patel has denied claims made by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings that the government pursued a strategy of herd immunity during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. in a series of tweets last night, mr cummings described the government's handling of the crisis as a "disaster", and claimed that "lives and money" were needlessly lost. our political correspondent greg dawson told us mr cummings is due to face questions on the issue from mps on wednesday. he of course was the prime minister's chief adviser at that time. now, via a series of tweets, he is giving an indication of what he's going to tell those mps. he is making the claim that the government's official plan was this policy of herd immunity

via infection, effectively letting the virus spread throughout the population to boost immunity levels. he says the government only abandoned that idea when it was warned by scientists of the consequences. now mr cummings in his tweets describes those consequences as hundreds of thousands of people choking to death. today the government have flatly denied those claims, the home secretary priti patel was on the andrew marr show earlier this morning and she says the policy was about saving lives and protecting the nhs. can you now admit as government that herd immunity was the policy until march? not at all, no. absolutely not. our policy from the outset, andrew, the policy and the strategy... - then why is dominic cummings telling us that is true? well, i can't speak for mr cummings and one individual... _ so if you say it's not true, he said it was on all the graphs, all the paperwork in those crucial meetings. presumably, therefore, he cannot be bringing hard evidence of this, if you say it's not true?

i'm not going to comment _ on what mr cummings is going to say, also what is being speculated about right now. _ priti patel, speaking to andrew marr. but this isn't just anybody coming forward with these claims, is it? no, this is a man who was in the room when these decisions were being made at the start of the pandemic. and don't forget, before he left downing street last november, dominic cummings was a man whose opinionsjohnson greatly. —— valued greatly. and, tweet by tweet over the last 2a hours, he has been revealing those opinions and they are very damning and very critical of the prime minister and of this government. just quickly, we are expecting to see dominic cummings appear before two select committees this week as well? yes, he's going to appear before a joint committee of the science and health committees where he'll be asked his opinions on what happened in those early stages in february and march, leading up to the first lockdown and then throughout the summer.

that was craig dawson reporting. —— that was greg dawson reporting. the home secretary priti patel says the bbc�*s reputation has been "compromised" following lord dyson's report into howjournalist martin bashir obtained his interview with princess diana for panorama in 1995. she said the bbc�*s governance and accountability could be strengthened during the renewal of its royal charter. meanwhile, speaking to the sunday times, mr bashir has said he never wanted to harm diana and that to shoulder him with the responsibility for the royalfamily�*s relationship with the media is unreasonable and unfair. tim muffett reports. the fallout from the publication of lord dyson's report continues. it concluded that martin bashir had used deceitful behaviour to secure his 1995 interview with diana, princess of wales. speaking to today's sunday times, the former bbc journalist tells prince william and prince harry that he is deeply sorry about what happened.

he acknowledges again that forging bank statements which were shown to diana's brother, earl spencer, was wrong. but he dismisses the duke of cambridge's claim that he fuelled princess diana's paranoia or any suggestion that his interview was somehow linked to diana's death. good morning, let me start with the bbc... speaking to andrew marr this morning, the home secretary priti patel stressed how harmful she felt this episode was to the bbc. great harm, the reputation of the bbc has been damaged. lessons will have to be learned, no question about that, and also there will be work on regaining trust and confidence. speaking on the same programme, dame esther rantzen, who knew princess diana, said she disagreed with earl spencer's claim that there was a direct link

between the interview and princess diana's subsequent divorce and death. they were separated at the time of the interview, prince charles and she were, and i think they had made each other very, very unhappy. yesterday, former bbc director general tony hall stepped down as chairman of the national gallery. in 1996, he had led an internal bbc inquiry into the panorama interview which concluded that martin bashir was honest and honourable. the dyson report found this inquiry to be woefully ineffective. in 2016 martin bashir was rehired by the bbc as a religious affairs correspondent and the following year he was promoted to become religion editor. there are now renewed calls for those appointments to be investigated more thoroughly. scrutiny of the bbc�*s handling of this affair shows little sign of easing. tim muffett, bbc news.

eu diplomats have demanded an explanation after a ryanair flight from greece to lithuania, with an opposition activist from belarus on board, was forced to land in the capital, minsk. the plane was in belarussian airspace when local air traffic control was told of an alleged bomb threat and ordered the plane to touch down. the activist on board — roman protasevic — was then arrested. he is the founder of an online news portal called nexta, which played a key role during the protests against the re—election of the authoritarian leader, alexander lu kashenko. the headlines on bbc news: a mountain cable car has plunged to the ground in northern italy, killing at least 13 people. two injured children have been airlifted to hospital. two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus.

government ministers deny claims by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with the coronavirus in the early part of last year. a ceasefire between israel and hamas has continued to hold for a third day. the truce brought to an end 11 days of violence, in which at least 260 people were killed — the vast majority of them palestinians. efforts are now focusing on rebuilding gaza. laura trevelyan has more from jerusalem. the ceasefire is now in its third day~ _ the ceasefire is now in its third day~ a — the ceasefire is now in its third day~ a lot — the ceasefire is now in its third day. a lot of intense diplomacy behind — day. a lot of intense diplomacy behind the scenes to try to shore up the ceasefire. an egyptian delegation was in the west bank yesterday and you have the us secretary of state coming to the region— secretary of state coming to the region next week, but the immediate focus _ region next week, but the immediate focus is _ region next week, but the immediate focus is on _ region next week, but the immediate focus is on the reconstruction of gaza _ focus is on the reconstruction of gaza and — focus is on the reconstruction of gaza and on the condition of people there _ gaza and on the condition of people there for— gaza and on the condition of people there. for more on that let's go to

natalie _ there. for more on that let's go to natalie sato, the medical coordinator of— natalie sato, the medical coordinator 0 natalie sato, the medical coordinatoro�* . . , coordinator of matches here in jerusalem- _ coordinator of matches here in jerusalem. are _ coordinator of matches here in jerusalem. are you _ coordinator of matches here in jerusalem. are you also - coordinator of matches here in | jerusalem. are you also seeing coordinator of matches here in . jerusalem. are you also seeing an jerusalem. are you also seeing an increase in coronavirus cases in gaza because you couldn't get vaccines in gaza because you couldn't get vaccines i— gaza because you couldn't get vaccines i .., . vaccines in during the conflict? -- the medical— vaccines in during the conflict? -- the medical coordinator _ vaccines in during the conflict? -- the medical coordinator of - vaccines in during the conflict? -- i the medical coordinator of medecins sans frontiere.— sans frontiere. yes, less than 296 of the pepuiation _ sans frontiere. yes, less than 296 of the population vaccinated _ sans frontiere. yes, less than 296 of the population vaccinated in - sans frontiere. yes, less than 296 of the population vaccinated in gaza, i the population vaccinated in gaza, unfortunately. gaza was coming to the end of its second wave of covid when they started. they were still having 300 cases a day, so really the risk now, given that at one point there were 100,000 internally displaced people congregating outside of their homes, and the majority of those were in

conditions... in schools where there were no sanitation, with that volume of people, the risk is that we will see early in the near future third wave of coronavirus coming on top of all of the infrastructure issues and the trauma cases the medical agencies and health ministries are trying to manage. initially, the testing centre, as you may be aware, was damaged, and therefore there is very limited capacity for testing for coronavirus at the moment and the positivity rate is well over 40%, the positivity rate is well over a0%, so it is quite concerning going into the future. find 4096, so it is quite concerning going into the future.— into the future. and what about the medical needs _ into the future. and what about the medical needs of _ into the future. and what about the medical needs of people _ into the future. and what about the medical needs of people in - into the future. and what about the medical needs of people in gaza . into the future. and what about the | medical needs of people in gaza you are treating resulting from that 11 day conflict? as are treating resulting from that 11 day conflict?— day conflict? as you alluded to, there are over— day conflict? as you alluded to, there are over 1500 _ day conflict? as you alluded to, there are over 1500 injuries - day conflict? as you alluded to, l there are over 1500 injuries from this conflict, and the mortality, over 250 people, and people being

identified, unfortunately, dead under the rubble, on a daily basis still. so the burden is quite significant for the health infrastructure, especially due to the security issues for movement of medical staff and patients during the hostilities, and even now much of the infrastructure in terms of roads, water, sanitation, has been damaged, limiting people's ability to attend medical facilities, damaged, limiting people's ability to attend medicalfacilities, and six hospitals have been damaged and a number of clinics, i think 11, have been damaged, including our own, meaning that structural integrity testing has to occur, and the capacity of the medical agencies in gaza to respond to this have been limited. we also have the issue of not being able to get access, so we have team of clinical staff waiting to come in and relieve us but so far they have not been permitted to enter. ., ., ,

they have not been permitted to enter. . ., , ., ., they have not been permitted to enter. . . , . . ., enter. that was natalie from medecins — enter. that was natalie from medecins sans _ enter. that was natalie from medecins sans frontiere - enter. that was natalie from - medecins sans frontiere speaking to laura trevelyan. millions tuned in globally to watch italy win this year's eurovision song contest with a punchy rock song. for only the second time in eurovision history, the uk entrant failed to get a single point. anna holligan reports. maneskin, the italian rockers, won the audience over with their catchy anthem, quiet and good. it's 31 years since the italians last tasted victory at the world's biggest televised singing competition. we're so honoured and happy and we really want to thank everyone who supported us. this is unbelievable. we really didn't expect it and we're so happy, yeah. # out of the embers. # you and i are gonna light up the room. # from the winners to james newman... # light up the room! #

..who secured his place in history with nul points. # this ain't the end, no. # it's the birth of a new age #. for the first time in a long time, the fans were allowed to remove their face masks and forget about social distancing inside... she sings in russian. ..to sing and dance along to a quintessentially eurovision range. she sings in ukrainian. watching the contest in the stadium or on screen, eurovision's taste of togetherness offered some escapism from the virus that's dominated our lives for so long. # here in the dark # inside a hole in my heart... # many hope the way in which this event has been made possible could help to make live entertainment a reality around the world once again. anna holligan, bbc news, rotterdam. # by dancing on my own... #

two vaccine doses are found to give good protection against the indian coronavirus variant. as it continues to spread here, people are urged to make sure they get both vaccine doses when offered. and — the government hits back at claims from former downing street adviser dominic cummings that herd immunity was the original pandemic strategy. at the time of a crisis, when government is making very, very tough decisions, difficult decisions, we put public life and protecting the public at the forefront of all those decisions. we'll have the latest. also on the programme: a cable car crash in northern italy kills 13 people and seriously injures two children. the race to escape lava flows in eastern congo after a major volcanic eruption.

and max verstappen wins in monaco — and overtakes lewis hamilton at the top of the drivers�* championship. good afternoon. a new study has found that two doses of the uk's main covid vaccines offer strong protection against the so—called indian variant of the virus. the public health england study — the first to look at the vaccines�* effectiveness against that variant — comes amid warnings that the new strain is now the dominant one in some parts of the country. here's our science correspondent pallab ghosh. today through the weekend, people in rochdale were actively coming forward to receive their

vaccinations. the latest research shows that the jabs are effective in reducing the chances of infection from the variant that came from india, and experts think that the vaccines are stopping serious illness as well. of the 3,000 or so identified cases of the variant, there have only been 31 hospital admissions and just six deaths. most of these vaccines are really good. i'm going for my second astrazeneca jab soon and i think we will get more of that data as we go forward. the straightforward message is get that second dose. figs is get that second dose. as restriction _ is get that second dose. as restriction says, there is a greater chance people will be infected. it's thought the variant from india spreads more quickly than the current kent strain. research shows that the first dose of the pfizer and astrazeneca jab are 33% effective against the variant from india. the second dose boosts that 288% for pfizer and 64 astrazeneca.

the lower figure for astrazeneca is down to the fact that people in that group were older and it's thought that both vaccines are just as effective. experts say that it's important for people to come forward for vaccinations and to take their second job. for vaccinations and to take their second job-— for vaccinations and to take their second 'ob. , ., , ., ., second 'ob. there is a bit of a race auoin second job. there is a bit of a race auoin on second job. there is a bit of a race going on between _ second job. there is a bit of a race going on between the _ second job. there is a bit of a race going on between the vaccine - going on between the vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions and so on and we will see more cases over the coming weeks as a result of that. so there is still a need be cautious and not to draw the false conclusion if you like that it is all over because it isn't over yet. like that it is all over because it isn't over yet-— like that it is all over because it isn't over yet. scientists expect to have a clear _ isn't over yet. scientists expect to have a clear idea _ isn't over yet. scientists expect to have a clear idea of— isn't over yet. scientists expect to have a clear idea of how _ isn't over yet. scientists expect to have a clear idea of how quickly i isn't over yet. scientists expect to l have a clear idea of how quickly the variant from india spreads in the coming weeks, which in turn will determine whether all legal restrictions can be restricted on june the 21st but the news vaccines are effective against it is a big boost to those wanting to get back to a more normal life.

pallab ghosh, bbc news. meanwhile, a senior minister has rejected a claim from borisjohnson's former senior advisor that the original government plan for coronavirus was to allow most of the population to develop herd immunity to it. it comes ahead of dominic cummings' appearance before mps this week. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticus. late last year, and out of downing street. dominic cummings had been borisjohnson's isjust street. dominic cummings had been borisjohnson's is just ade. street. dominic cummings had been borisjohnson's isjust ade. now he is spilling his stories, even if they damage his former boss. the events he wants to highlight, last march and how the prime minister handled the start of the pandemic. in spain and italy, covid was spreading fast. lockdowns being brought in. in the uk, lockdowns came ten days later. mr cummings said borisjohnson's strategy came ten days later. mr cummings said boris johnson's strategy was different, going for herd

said borisjohnson's strategy was different, going for herd immunity to let people have natural resistance. he tweeted today... he says that it only changed when officials understood effects, hundreds of thousands choking to death, no hs for anybody. an economic implosion so we moved to plan b, suppression. and he says critical as i am of the pm, the disaster was notjust his fault, the official plan was disastrously misconceived. plan b had to be bodged amidst chaos. this is one of the explanations he points to, talk about cocooning the most vulnerable. by about cocooning the most vulnerable. by the time they come out and they are cocooning, herd immunity has been achieved. find are cocooning, herd immunity has been achieved.— been achieved. and the chief scientific adviser _ been achieved. and the chief scientific adviser two - been achieved. and the chief scientific adviser two days i been achieved. and the chief. scientific adviser two days later. it is not possible to stop everybody getting _ it is not possible to stop everybody getting it _ it is not possible to stop everybody getting it and it's also actually not desirable because you want some immunity— not desirable because you want some immunity in— not desirable because you want some immunity in the population. we need to have _ immunity in the population. we need to have immunity to protect ourselves from those in the future.

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nearly 557,000 people had their second dose in the past 24 hours, and takes the overall number in that grou, to more than 22.6 million, or 43% of the adult population. a cable car has plunged to the ground near lake maggiore in northern italy, killing 13 people and seriously injuring others, including children. the service was taking passengers up into the mountains from the resort town of stresa at the time of the accident. the resort had only recently reopened as covid restrictions were eased. our italy correspondent mark lowen reports. a climb to admire alpine beauty ending in tragedy. the cable car was in the last part of its journey, nearly 1500 metres high, when it plunged to the ground, killing most on board. it seems a cable near the final pylon broke away but the cause isn't yet clear. rescuers struggled to reach the densely wooded site,

one fire vehicle even overturning en route. no teams were injured. heading up the mountain from lake maggiore in north—west italy, it's a stunning spot. it's a very popular destination. it used to carry, before covid, approximately 100,000 passengers every year. and nothing has ever happened of this type before. the cable car had reopened from covid lockdown just last month. it underwent a two—year, 4 million euro repair in 2014. an investigation will try to discover how and why a trip through this tourist idyll collapsed in disaster. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. many thousands of people were forced to flee their homes in the democratic republic of congo last night after a volcanic eruption. at least five people died in the rush to get away

from the lava flowing from mount nyiragongo — which stopped just short of the city of goma. reha ka nsara reports. this is one of the world's deadliest volcanoes. mount nyiragongo erupted late saturday night, setting homes and roads on fire. the first morning came when a big orange cloud illuminated the night sky. locals fled in desperation. some of them to neighbouring rwanda, others to a nearby town. it is neighbouring rwanda, others to a nearby town-— neighbouring rwanda, others to a nearb town. , ., nearby town. it is something we have never seen before. _ nearby town. it is something we have never seen before. we _ nearby town. it is something we have never seen before. we are _ nearby town. it is something we have never seen before. we are all- never seen before. we are all together, shaken. taste never seen before. we are all together, shaken. we watched the whole neighbourhood _ together, shaken. we watched the whole neighbourhood go _ together, shaken. we watched the whole neighbourhood go up - together, shaken. we watched the whole neighbourhood go up in - together, shaken. we watched the - whole neighbourhood go up in smoke. the fire _ whole neighbourhood go up in smoke. the fire came right down to here. even _ the fire came right down to here. even now. — the fire came right down to here. even now. i— the fire came right down to here. even now, i can still see it. the last time _ even now, i can still see it. the last time mount _ even now, i can still see it. tue: last time mount nyiragongo even now, i can still see it. tte: last time mount nyiragongo erupted its consequences are devastating. 250 people died and hundreds of thousands were left homeless. aid agencies say early warning systems failed. ~ ., .. ., ,

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1995 panorama interview with princess diana, has insisted he never intended to harm her. he told the sunday times that everything about the interview was done in line with the princess's wishes. here's our home editor mark easton. martin bashir, the bbc reporter whose lies and deception initiated the current crisis at the corporation, has given an interview to the sunday times putting his side of the story on that interview with princess diana. i never wanted to harm diana in any way, he tells the paper. and on using fake bank statements to help get the interview he says obviously i regret it, it was wrong but it had no bearing on anything. it had no bearing on diana. it had no bearing on the interview. the dyson report into the affair rejected martin basheer �*s account of what had happened, describing it as incredible, unreliable and in some cases dishonest. it effectively established a false narrative. the

duke cambridge suggested the way the interview was obtained fuelled her isolation and paranoia. mr bashir who resigned a week before the report rejects the criticism. former bbc presenter esther rantzen said the bbc should have done more to protect the corporation's journalistic values.- to protect the corporation's journalistic values. loads of che . ues journalistic values. loads of cheques balance _ journalistic values. loads of cheques balance is - journalistic values. loads of cheques balance is put - journalistic values. loads of cheques balance is put onto journalistic values. loads of - cheques balance is put onto bbc journalism didn't seem to be used in order to protect the bbc from experience what i call scoop frenzy. being a journalist involves trying to make — being a journalist involves trying to make the headlines. i've been very fortunate because i've made the headlines— very fortunate because i've made the headlines on several occasions. mr bashir headlines on several occasions. bashir had headlines on several occasions. tj�*i' bashir had been headlines on several occasions. tj�*i bashir had been understood headlines on several occasions. ti bashir had been understood to be too unwell to answer questions about his behaviour and neither he or anyone

from bbc management was available today to respond to mounting criticism. the home secretary priti patel appeared on the andrew marr programme this morning to suggest bbc executives did have important questions to answer. this bbc executives did have important questions to answer.— questions to answer. this is a reall , questions to answer. this is a really. really _ questions to answer. this is a really, really significant - questions to answer. this is a i really, really significant moment of reflection i think for the bbc. there is no doubt this world—class institution, its reputation has been highly damaged. i would have thought actually members of the british public, even around the world right now, watching what has happened will rightly, clearly be asking the question is, where is the bbc? the leadership of the bbc at this moment in time. the leadership of the bbc at this moment in time. ., ., �* �* , ., in time. the role of bbc news and holdin: in time. the role of bbc news and holding the _ in time. the role of bbc news and holding the powerful _ in time. the role of bbc news and holding the powerful to _ in time. the role of bbc news and holding the powerful to account i in time. the role of bbc news andj holding the powerful to account as in time. the role of bbc news and l holding the powerful to account as a trusted media voice means it will always have its opponents but the bashir revelations have led the corporation particularly vulnerable to attack and the director—general has said he will talk about what needs to happen in the coming days. mark easton, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood hughes

at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much. good evening. max verstappen won the monaco grand prix to go top of the formula one drivers�* standings for the first time. he over—takes lewis hamilton, who finished 7th after a poor day for his mercedes team. our correspondent andy swiss reports. so was this the day the title changed direction? max verstappen is delighted as lewis hamilton was dejected. starting seven needed something special and from the moment verstappen led them away the result seemed a formality. around the streets of monaco, overtaking is almost impossible. a spectacular setting perhaps that less than spectacular racing and hamilton were stuck in traffic to his obvious frustration.— stuck in traffic to his obvious frustration. ., ., , , frustration. how am i still behind him, frustration. how am i still behind him. man? _ frustration. how am i still behind him. man? at — frustration. how am i still behind him, man? at least _ frustration. how am i still behind him, man? at least he _ frustration. how am i still behind him, man? at least he fared i frustration. how am i still behind i him, man? at least he fared better than his team-mate _ him, man? at least he fared better than his team-mate valtteri - him, man? at least he fared better| than his team-mate valtteri bottas. than his team—mate valtteri bottas. how do you change tyres when they won�*t budge? race over. no such problems for lando norris who took an impressive third but no one could

get near verstappen in what was by and large a victory procession. max. and large a victory procession. max verstappen — and large a victory procession. max verstappen wins — and large a victory procession. t— verstappen wins the monaco grand prix! jot; verstappen wins the monaco grand prix!, ., , . verstappen wins the monaco grand prix! ., , . ., , ., prix! joy for the dutch fans for the first time is _ prix! joy for the dutch fans for the first time is a _ prix! joy for the dutch fans for the first time is a the _ prix! joy for the dutch fans for the first time is a the championship i prix! joy for the dutch fans for the | first time is a the championship as hamilton trailed in seventh. hardly an action packed race but one man at least won�*t mind. andy swiss, bbc news. the final day of the premier league season is all about the race for the top four and those valuable european football places. all the games kicked—off at 4pm. champions manchester city will lift the trophy in front of their home fans after their game. second placed manchester united have also already qualified. and, as it stands, liverpool and chelsea will be joining them. great britain are still on top of the medal table on the final day of the european aquatics championships and ben proud nearly added another gold in the men�*s 50 metres freestyle,

just losing out by 800th�*s of a second to take the silver. olympic champion adam peaty is going for his 4th gold in the medley—relay later this evening. the much—anticipated british boxing showdown between anthonyjoshua and tyson fury won�*t be happening this summer, after fury signed a contract to fight deontay wilder injuly. fury and joshua had agreed to fight each other in august, which would have unified all four world heavyweight belts for the first time in history, but a legal obligation means fury has to take on the american first. and phil mickelson tees—off his final round leading the uspga later — he�*s aiming to become the oldest player to win a major. you can follow how he�*s doing on the bbc sport website. but that�*s it from me. back to you, mishal. thank you very much. that�*s it for now. i�*m back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it�*s time for the news where you are. thousands of couples whose weddings have been delayed during the pandemic will now be able to celebrate their big day

with up to 30 guests, thanks to the easing of restrictions this week. fiona lamdin has been speaking to a bride and groom whose wedding date has been moved three times. beth and toby have been waiting for this moment for two years. in march 2020 we went down to a venue and choose a date, and it happened to be the 20th of may, and we hoped and prayed between then and now, really. as of this week, 30 guests are now allowed inside the ceremony, and although they still have to wear facemasks, one of the other biggest changes is that now beth�*s father is able to walk her down the aisle. music plays. how's that feel? is that 0k? yeah, feels good. others, though, haven�*t been as lucky. oh, wow. you look fantastic. charlotte and her fiance have now moved their wedding date three times.

so, our original date was january the 2nd and then, unfortunately, with lockdown we've had to move it to the 17th ofjuly, so we're really, really hopeful, and what we had to do was change our venue, unfortunately. today, it�*s the hair and make—up dress rehearsal. they�*ve booked the 17th ofjuly, desperately hoping that in two months�* time all restrictions will be lifted. emma�*s also keeping her fingers crossed. so, it's been absolutely terrible. i i didn't work for a whole year, i had to put the mortgage on hold. it's not just financially, | it's also mentally, like, the mental side of things as well. had to get anotherjob, - but now things are looking up and i'm fully booked until november this year, which is _ absolutely brilliant. so this is the vivary room in taunton registry office. normally it, would be able to hold up to 40 guests. with the current restrictions and social distancing it can hold up to 12. there�*ve been 20 sets of rule changes to ceremonies since the first lockdown.

some couples have moved their ceremony date five, six times so far. we�*ve devised a new system for couples to get in touch and register interest and ask for things to be amended, and we�*ve had around 6000 or so inquiries so far. i promise to give you my loving friendship. beth and toby may have had to cut their guest list in half, scrap their first dance and cancel their honeymoon... you are now husband and wife, and toby, you may kiss your. beautiful bride and we'll clap! ..but finally, after the long wait, they are officially mr and mrs ward. hello! how does it feel? amazing! so great. fiona lamdin, bbc news.

hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available in cinemas and in the home. uk cinemas reopened this week with films that have previously been available on streaming services such as minari, mortal kombat and raya and the last dragon playing alongside new releases like those who wish me dead. why�*d they put you in a fire tower? well, i'mjust lucky, i guess. angelina jolie plays smoke jumper hannah, combating forest fires in montana. hannah is a wild card, haunted by guilty memories of a mission in which she misjudged the wind, with grim consequences.

having been sent to spend a season alone atop a fire tower, her path conveniently crosses with that of a young boy lost and on the run after his father was targeted by sinister hit men, played by aidan gillen and nicholas hoult. give �*em something else to worry about. music sting. loosely adapted from a novel by michael koryta and directed by taylor sheridan, whose credits include the oscar—nominated screenplay for hell or high water, this is solidly pedestrian stuff — a by—the—numbers, box—ticking affair spiced up by shoot—outs, lightning strikes and some very impressive fire—scapes. we can�*t go through that! that eats everything in its path! none of it is particularly believable, withjolie looking far too much like a movie star to convince as a battle—scarred firefighter. still, her character is far more convincing than the hit men, who were essentially upmarket, b movie caricatures,

killing everyone they meet whilst complaining about the scenery in entertainingly daft fashion. he�*s still on duty — you can try him on your radio. on the other hand, you have medina senghore stealing the show as the most indomitably bad—assed mother—to—be since frances mcdormand�*s marge gunderson in fargo. no masterpiece, then, but distracting popcorn fare, tailor—made to be seen on the big screen. on the subject of indomitable women, sigourney weaver achieved iconic status as ripley in the alien movies — a role which earned her an academy award nomination. she�*s had two further oscar nods for working girl and gorillas in the mist, and starred in such varied fair as ghostbusters, the ice storm and the cult sci—fi spoof galaxy quest. in her new movie my new york year, from the 2014 memoir byjoanna rakoff, weaver plays old—school literary agent margaret, whose most high—profile client is reclusive catcher in the rye authorjd salinger.

well? i like it. really? but what do you make of it? i'm not sure what you mean. well, it�*s not a kids�* book, is it? no, no. it's about kids for grown—ups. it's about female friendship. but will adults buy a book about kids? can i sell it? into margaret�*s agency comesjoanna, a college grad played by once upon a time in hollywood co—star margaret qualley who has never read salinger but aspires to be a poet. she�*s set to work dealing with salinger�*s fan mail, ensuring that no—one gets to the writer, while keeping an eye out for anything suspicious. jd salinger on phone: don't get stuck answering the phone, - joanna! you�*re a poet! what follows is a whimsical drama in which salinger befriendsjoanna over the phone and encourages her to concentrate on her writing, despite margaret�*s fierce insistence that she must never telljerry that she�*s a writer. there are echoes of the master—slave

relationship at the heart of the devil wears prada, although this has none of the bite of that acerbic novel—turned—film. instead, it settles for something more twee — a nostalgic world observed with dewy—eyed wonder by a character who, although based on real life, never seems real. is it on? but weaver has fun as the imperious grande dame who cannot abide computers and whose withering look is worth the price of admission. it�*s in cinemas now. a decade ago, saw 3d, the seventh film in the torture—packed franchise, promised to be the final instalment. fat chance! after 2017�*s jigsaw, we now have a ninth movie, portentously entitled spiral: from the book of saw. what is that?

"play me." digitally modified v0|cez hello, detective banks. i directed by darren lynn bousman, who held episodes two, three and four, this new chapter stars chris rock, promising to do for the saw franchise what 48 hours did for buddy cop movies. he�*s zeke, a wisecracking detective whose dad, played by samuel ljackson, was a legend in the force. i could�*ve killed you. faced with a jigsaw—style copycat targeting the police, loner zeke, who�*s watching his back after turning in a dirty cop, finds himself paired with a wide—eyed rookie played by max minghella. detective banks. zeke initially hates the rookie because, hey, that�*s what cliched movie cops do. but gradually, he comes to respect him because, hey, that�*s what cliched movie cops do. based on a script that has been polished by rock — and remember, there are some things you just can�*t polish — spiral seems to be pulling in two different directions.

on the one hand, there�*s rock doing his post—eddie murphy procedural shtick and on the other, there�*s the elaborate set pieces in which people get horribly tortured by ridiculously complicated machinery while a puppet explains the plot on a tape. when�*s the last time you saw your father? the saw franchise may be predicated upon these set pieces but it would help if they actually made sense and didn�*t leave you wondering a, how the killer designed, built and then set up all this machinery without anyone noticing, and b, what exactly the point of the traps is — particularly the one that seems to offer the victim the choice between death and, er, death, without even the possibility of cake. most importantly, for all its grotesquery, nothing in spiral is scary, with its plot twists provoking not shocks but groans. it�*s in cinemas now. meanwhile, over on netflix, we have army of the dead, the latest from zack snyder, who recently scored an online hit with his director�*s

cut ofjustice league. is there anybody else here who hasn�*t killed a zombie? well, we all know the basics. zombies, shamblers, the undead — whatever you want to call them — when it comes to killing them, it�*s all about the brain. quietly: brain. one comes at you, shoot in the brain. it�*s that simple. any questions? yes. what if i took a big rock and smashed it into the head? would — would that work? best known for such comic book—inspired movies as 300, watchmen and batman v superman, snyder cut his teeth on a remake of george romero�*s zombie classic dawn of the dead. in army of the dead, he conjures a satirical world in which a zombie outbreak has been confined to the walled—off environs of las vegas — a place that�*s always been hell on earth, but is now doubly so. what the. . ? shh! with a nuclear strike looming, muscle—bound dave bautista leads a ragtag troop back into vegas to raid a vault in one of the casinos, and also

to try to save a mother who went missing in sin city some weeks earlier. it�*s not too late to go back. with so many zombie movies in the past few years, it�*s unsurprising that army of the dead — of which a prequel and a spin—off anime—style series are on the way — seems so unoriginal, lifting riffs from everything from romero�*s movies to world war z to return of the living dead part iii. what�*s more surprising is just how much snyder and his co—writers have pinched not only from john carpenter�*s escape from new york and escape from la, but also from james cameron�*s 1986 gem aliens, which similarly spliced genres to altogether more gripping effect. bickering squad entering a deserted area full of temporarily dormant beasties? check. let�*s remember the team. parent—child jeopardy reconciliation theme? check. that�*s crossing the line.

duplicitous company man who can�*t be trusted? check. foolhardy return to rescue someone as the clock counts down to a nuclear blast? check. the difference is that while aliens was a nail—biting combination of horror movie and war movie, this not—very—humorous horror heist hybrid settles for altogether more goofy splatter thrills, content to throw blood and entrails around without ever getting beneath the surface of the story. but when it comes to snyder�*s films, surface is everything, as is length, with army of the dead clocking in at a bloated 2.5 hours when it could have been in and out in 89 minutes. oh, and note to film—makers — putting a gurning cameo by trump�*s former press secretary sean spicer in your movie is never a good idea. ever. army of the dead is on netflix now. i�*ll leave you with news of rare beasts, in which star of stage, screen and pop charts billie piper adds writer—director to her cv.

speaks breathily: even though i feel scared and angry, - i still love and respect myself. a post—fleabag era tale of dysfunctional male—female relationships teamed with humour and a hint of horror, it�*s an ambitious work boosted by an exceptional cast. so, why are you single, pete? i find women intolerable. right. piper plays mandy, a single mum living with her own mum, played by kerry fox. when mandy goes out on a date with uptight workmate pete, played by leo bill, he tells her that he finds women intolerable but he refuses to be without one — something that should send her running for the hills. instead, she embarks upon a masochistic relationship with pete while simultaneously trying to reconcile with her selfish father, played by david thewlis, and to raise her anxiously twitchy son. yells: every wife, i respect your husband! there are stylistic echoes

of craig roberts�*s eternal beauty, in which piper and thewlis co—starred, both in the mix of tragedy and comedy and in the heightened theatrical reality which occasionally tips over into fantasy. i want a man! at times, this super stylised performative approach can seem distracting, and some audiences will struggle to engage with the characters, but the examination of modern gender roles is intriguing, entertaining and honest. and while mandy may be an uncertain character riddled with self—doubt, piper�*s direction is bold and confident, suggesting that a future career behind the camera awaits. rare beasts is in cinemas and online now. that�*s it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe, and i�*ll see you next week. how�*d you get in here? are you forgetting who the landlord is? yeah, but that doesn�*t give you the right to just walk in here anytime you want! renters got rights. you start paying some rent, you can get some rights.

hello. in case you haven�*t seen enough of it so far this month, yet more rain is pushing across the uk at the moment. in northern ireland we�*ve been seeing some heavy bursts of rain. actually, they are one of the few places to brighten up today, although there�*ll still be a showers around as this area of low pressure shunts the rain further east to those eastern parts that are staying dry for a large part of the day, will get in as we go through this evening. so here is the progress of the rain as we get on into the start of the evening as it moves slowly east. it will have some quite heavy bursts in itjust before it begins to clear away, for example, from parts of wales as we get on into the evening. heavy showers following the rain into northern ireland. some hazy brightness to the east before the persistent rain gets in but there�*ll be a few showers on another really quite cool day and an increasingly windy day along the south coast, round the coast of wales as well, gusts up to around 50 mph or so.

so this evening, the rain continues to spread across those areas that have had some dry weather today. before clearing away, though, a wet night in northern scotland. behind the rain, further heavy showers to wales and the south—west. showers easing in northern ireland, the coldest, rural spots here will see a touch of frost going into the morning. now, some places starting sunny tomorrow, continuing with rain in northern and western scotland pushing down across northern ireland. heavy and perhaps thundery showers spreading east across england and from wales, where we are going to see some hail mixed in with some of these as well, as low pressure is still very close by and it will be into tuesday as well, so it�*ll stay quite breezy out there monday and into tuesday. the wind�*s coming down from the north or north—west so there�*s no great warmth in those but there will be sunny spells around, but some heavy and possibly thundery showers from scotland down through northern and eastern parts of england. a few showers elsewhere, the chance for a little rain towards parts of cornwall and devon. the low pressure is beginning to move away as we go into wednesday but still close enough to send down

a weak weather front across eastern parts on wednesday with cloud and some outbreaks of rain. there is a chance for catching a shower that could be heavy elsewhere, but fewer showers around. more in the way of sunny spells to come and temperatures on wednesday actually just a degree or so higher if you are away from that cloud and rain towards the east. that is a sign of things to come as we get on through the rest of the week and into the weekend. pressure will be higher, promising something drier and a little warmer.

this is bbc news. the headlines at six: two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. government ministers deny claims by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with the coronavirus last year. ata time at a time of crisis when government is making _ at a time of crisis when government is making very, very tough decisions, difficult decisions, we put public— decisions, difficult decisions, we put public life and protecting the public _ put public life and protecting the public at — put public life and protecting the public at the forefront of all those decisions — belarus forces a ryanair plane with an opposition activist onboard to land in minsk, sparking condemnation from the eu. a mountain cable car has plunged to the ground in northern italy,

killing at least 13 people. two injured children have been airlifted to hospital.