this is bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. outrage after a ryanair flight was diverted and forced to make an emergency landing in belarus, where authorities arrested an opposition activist on board. translation: lukashenko personally caused an international scandal, - used military aircraft against civilians in belarus and european countries to arrest a single person. no—one else is safe. a prominent uk black lives matter activist — sasha johnson — has undergone surgery after being shot in the head. myanmar�*s deposed leader — aung san suu kyi — has appeared in person at a court hearing for the first time since her government was overthrown. spain is allowing people from britain in from today, without needing a negative covid test — but it remains

on the uk's amber list. on twitter, it's @vicderbyshire or email victoria@bbc.co.uk. the other headlines... a set of gold rosary beads, carried by mary queen of scots to her execution in 1587, is among the haul of historic treasures stolen from arundel castle in the south of england. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. western countries have condemned belarus for diverting a plane flying over its territory to arrest a belarussian opposition journalist. the british foreign secretary dominic raab said the country's president alexander lukashenko must

be held responsible for his �*outlandish actions.�* eu leaders are due to meet later to discuss their response, and the us state department called it a �*shocking act�*. roman protasevich left belarus in 2019, and wrote about the disputed 2020 presidential election, after which criminal charges were filed against him in belarus. in a statement, ryanair said that the crew had been "notified by belarus air traffic control of a potential security threat on board and were instructed to divert to the nearest airport, minsk". belarussian opposition leaders say mr protasevich faced the death penalty in belarus, as he has been categorised as a terrorist. james landale reports. this is not where flight fr4978 was supposed to be, on the ground at minsk airport. the ryanairflight, with about 170 people on board, left athens bound for vilnius. butjust before the aircraft entered lithuanian airspace, it suddenly headed east. according to ryanair,

the crew were warned of a potential security threat, and ordered to land at minsk. for good measure, a belarussian warplane, armed to the teeth, was dispatched to escort the aircraft in. but no bombs were found on board. instead, this man was taken off the plane and arrested. roman protasevich is a well—known belarussian opposition journalist, and is wanted by the authorities for organising protests last year. according to the belarus state news agency, the operation was ordered personally by the country�*s authoritarian president, alexander lukashenko, who has faced growing opposition since disputed elections last year. belarus�*s exiled opposition leader said mr protasevich�*s life was in danger. translation: lukashenko personally caused an international scandal, - used military aircraft against civilians in belarus and european countries to arrest a single person. no—one else is safe. anyone can be in roman

protasevich�*s place. after several hours on the ground, the plane and remaining passengers were allowed to leave and arrived in vilnius, as outrage spread across europe, with several countries accusing belarus of an act of state terrorism. in a tweet, the foreign secretary dominic raab said he was coordinating with allies and warned: "this outlandish action by lukashenko have serious implications." at vilnius airport, supporters of roman protasevich waited in vain for his arrival, as they contemplated just how far president lukashenko will go to suppress opposition. theyjust take him with no violence. he didn�*t look scared or something like that. eu leaders will meet to discuss what price he should pay. james landale, bbc news. labour�*s shadow foreign secretary lisa nandy�*s called for a "robust response"

something has to be done, effectively he�*s been kidnapped, it tears up all the international rules—based order and sets a precedent and there has to be a robust response. i think the uk and eu should be considering further sanctions against the belarussian regime, we should consider blocking flights from the state—owned airline and we have to consider whether belarussian airspace is currently a safe place to fly which would have major implications for belarus. but if i were the foreign secretary today i would be summoning the ambassador and i would be demanding the release of roman protasevich and the dozens of others who have been arrested and detained recently for criticising the regime. franak viacorka is senior advisor to the opposition leader in belarus and a friend of the detained opposition journalist roman protasevich — he spoke to his friend shortly before the flight. i think we know already the full

story. yesterday morning roman protasevich was flying from athens to vilnius, i was speaking to him just an hour before he got on board. and his flight, his playing did not land in vilnius but minsk, we knew he was followed by kgb agents and the director of ryanair confirmed the director of rya nair confirmed that the director of ryanair confirmed that this kgb man, they were provoking the situation that happened. alexander lukashenko happened. alexander lu kashenko decided happened. alexander lukashenko decided to send a fighterjet in order to forcibly land the aircraft at minsk instead of vilnius, in order to detain roman prot immediately after the plane forcibly landed in minsk, rome and was detained by the kgb and more than likely he is interrogated now by special services. usually, likely he is interrogated now by specialservices. usually, not the detention is the worst but the interrogation because they use different methods in order to get information. different methods in order to get information-— different methods in order to get information. what do you think of that? it's horrible, _ information. what do you think of that? it's horrible, it's— information. what do you think of that? it's horrible, it's shocking, l that? it's horrible, it's shocking, because one _

that? it's horrible, it's shocking, because one week— that? it's horrible, it's shocking, because one week ago _ that? it's horrible, it's shocking, because one week ago we, - that? it's horrible, it's shocking, . because one week ago we, svetlana tikhanovskaya and i, we took the same flight and we could be in the same flight and we could be in the same situation as roman protasevich. what happened, it shows that nobody is safe who is flying over belarus. it also shows even if you are in the territory of the european union cannot be safe, even abroad. the lukashenko regime is using all possible ways in order to persecute journalists, opponents, activists, it abuses international standards and norms commit abuses interpol in order to persecute opponents but also collect information on them, it�*s horrible. also collect information on them, it's horrible.— it's horrible. fight with the president _ it's horrible. fight with the president of _ it's horrible. fight with the president of belarus - it's horrible. fight with the president of belarus be . it's horrible. fight with the president of belarus be so | it's horrible. fight with the - president of belarus be so worried by your friend, this 26—year—old opposition blogger? by your friend, this 26-year-old opposition blogger?— opposition blogger? because lukashenko _ opposition blogger? because lukashenko has _ opposition blogger? because lukashenko has lost - opposition blogger? because| lukashenko has lost elections opposition blogger? because - lukashenko has lost elections last august and there were massive protests, hundreds of thousands of people protested every sunday and he lost support in belarus society, and the belarussian people. the only

thing he may rely on is violence and the army and police and roman protasevich was one of the most vocal critics of lukashenko, writing about the regime, the atrocities, the situation in prisons and he became a personal enemy of lukashenko.— became a personal enemy of lukashenko. ., ., ., . lukashenko. roman protasevich has been accused _ lukashenko. roman protasevich has been accused by _ lukashenko. roman protasevich has been accused by belarus _ lukashenko. roman protasevich has been accused by belarus of - lukashenko. roman protasevich has| been accused by belarus of terrorism and provoking riots. he been accused by belarus of terrorism and provoking riots.— and provoking riots. he is accused of many things — and provoking riots. he is accused of many things and _ and provoking riots. he is accused of many things and moreover, - and provoking riots. he is accused of many things and moreover, he | and provoking riots. he is accused. of many things and moreover, he is on the terrorist list, he might face the death penalty in belarus. altogether, we have more than 20 people who might face the death penalty including svetlana penalty including svetla na tikhanovskaya penalty including svetlana tikhanovskaya however, the death penalty is not employed in belarus against women but still, it�*s crazy, you know, the fact of this conversation, that we speak about the penalty, against roman protasevich is, it sounds crazy to me. �* , ., , . protasevich is, it sounds crazy to me. �* , ., m me. the british foreign office says mr lukashenko _ me. the british foreign office says mr lukashenko must _ me. the british foreign office says mr lukashenko must be _ me. the british foreign office says mr lukashenko must be held -

me. the british foreign office says mr lukashenko must be held to - mr lukashenko must be held to account for his outlandish actions, the eu has already sanctioned him and his son, over the accusations of election fraud. and that heavy—handed crackdown on protesters and that did not stop him doing this so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation, so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation. we _ so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation, we should _ so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation, we should cut _ so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation, we should cut him - so what would stop him? sanctions, isolation, we should cut him from i isolation, we should cut him from all possible sources of funding. all his cronies, the oligarchs, as mrs that support the regime must be sanctioned as well. at the same time, eu intervention, the international community, must support civil society, especially journalists, the media, media are under attack and it�*s important to support repressed families, human rights defenders, activists could be because right now we see how this totalitarian regime becomes totalitarian regime becomes totalitarian and if we don�*t stop the regime now it will become a threat to all europe, not only to its people. i�*m joined now by john everard, who is a former british diplomat. he was formerly the uk�*s ambassador to belarus. good morning. what do you think of

what belarus has done? i am what belarus has done? i am appalled. _ what belarus has done? i am appalled. i — what belarus has done? i am appalled, i think— what belarus has done? i am appalled, i think everybody l what belarus has done? i—h appalled, i think everybody in the west is. intercepting a civilian airliner in mid—flight, using a heavily armed fighter to do so and forcing it to divert to your capital �*s airportjust so you can detain somebody on board of him you disapprove. it�*s an act of aerial piracy and belarus richly deserves all the condemnation that has been heaped upon it. i�*m all the condemnation that has been heaped noon it— all the condemnation that has been heaped upon it— heaped upon it. i'm not sure mr lukashenko _ heaped upon it. i'm not sure mr lukashenko we _ heaped upon it. i'm not sure mr lukashenko we care _ heaped upon it. i'm not sure mr lukashenko we care about - heaped upon it. i'm not sure mr lukashenko we care about the l lukashenko we care about the combination that has been heaped upon it, what would actually stop the president of a nation like this doing something like this in the future? ., ., ., , ., future? you have come to the nub of the problem- — future? you have come to the nub of the problem. you _ future? you have come to the nub of the problem. you are _ future? you have come to the nub of the problem. you are right. - future? you have come to the nub of the problem. you are right. words . the problem. you are right. words just bounced off alexander lukashenko, he regards himself as a hero saving belarus from the hostile and misunderstanding west. what you could actually do to stop him doing this again, your options are limited, with an aviation lot you can do things like block off flight areas, you can�*t stop flights but i

doubt very much if alexander lukashenko gives two hoots for anything like that. economically, you can apply the economic sanctions belarus is already heavily sanctioned and there is a risk that if you tighten the screws much more, you risk hurting the people of belarus rather than the regime which is not what we are trying to achieve so i suspect a lot of people in western capitals are scratching their heads right now. {line western capitals are scratching their heads right now.- western capitals are scratching their heads right now. one of his allies, his _ their heads right now. one of his allies, his supporter _ their heads right now. one of his allies, his supporter is _ their heads right now. one of his allies, his supporter is president| allies, his supporter is president putin, is there any leverage the west might have with him? there may be some. west might have with him? there may be some- ltut — west might have with him? there may be some. but president _ west might have with him? there may be some. but president putin, - be some. but president putin, firstly, i suspect he is horribly embarrassed this whole affair. putting it very simply, lukashenko has dumped him in it, if president putin condemns what lukashenko has done, he risks losing his alliance with belarus which is important to him. if he does not condemn it, people will start to ask whether russian airspace is safe as well? so he is darned if he does and darned

if he does not. do he is darned if he does and darned if he does not.— he is darned if he does and darned if he does not. do you have any idea how the domestic _ if he does not. do you have any idea how the domestic media _ if he does not. do you have any idea how the domestic media in - if he does not. do you have any idea how the domestic media in belarus. if he does not. do you have any idea | how the domestic media in belarus is covering what happened? the president 's _ covering what happened? the president 's own _ covering what happened? tue: president '5 own new covering what happened? tte: president '5 own new service covering what happened? tt2 president '5 own new service is president �*s own new service is portraying him as a fearless, unflinching hero, standing up against terrorism for the people of belarus. suggesting even the fact that he diverted an airliner which was actually closer to vilnius than minsk at the time, nevertheless diverted it to his own capital shows what a brave man he is and how he is prepared to face terrorists down. this is obvious hogwash and i�*d like to think most belarussian people will see it as such.— will see it as such. thank you so much for — will see it as such. thank you so much for talking _ will see it as such. thank you so much for talking to _ will see it as such. thank you so much for talking to us. - will see it as such. thank you so much for talking to us. we - much for talking to us. we appreciated. thank you. a prominent equality activist, sasha johnson, is reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head in south london. the campaign group, the taking the initiative party, says she is being treated in intensive care after suffering serious injuries in the early hours

of yesterday morning. police would not confirm her identity but say there is no evidence to suggest it was a targeted shooting. one of sasha johnson�*s acquaintances is the black lives matter activist, imarn ayton. the most recent update, from close friends and family, just so everyone is aware, i met sasha johnson during the black lives matter protest last year, the most recent update is that surgery went well, she is now with her parents and as far as i am aware, there will be a vigil today outside the kings college hospital at 3pm. as far as i am aware, the operation went well. do you know what happened? yesterday morning? of course i cannot speculate, i was not there, again, just based on the information i have been given from close friends and family, as far as we are aware she was at a party, some sort of gathering, this incident is more related to rival

gangs, as opposed to her activism. let�*s just say that, i think it�*s more to do with gangs or gang violence, rivalry, or some type of dispute between two different groups and the incident was not intended for sasha, as far as we are aware, as i�*m being told by close friends and family, this is not targeted, it�*s just unfortunate her friends and family have to witness this and go through it. she was caught up in something potentially between rival gangs at a party? apparently so, again, i cannot speculate, i was not there but allegedly, this is due to rivalries between gangs, apparently. i know you weren�*t there, i appreciate that, but essentially, a rival gang arrived at the party and started shooting randomly? or what?

again, all i can do is refer to the information that i have been given recently from friends and family, as far as we are aware she was at a party, there was a rival gang that may have heard about someone being in that party they didn�*t quite feel comfortable with or trusted, so they resorted to driving past and shooting into the garden, one of those shots obviously hit sasha johnson but i don�*t believe she was the intended victim. and that�*s, obviously, i am just basing this on the most recent information i have been given. understood, and as you said at the beginning, she has had surgery in hospital, as far as you know at this stage, that has gone ok? yes, yes. the headlines on bbc news... eu leaders are considering sanctions against belarus, after a ryanair flight was forced to divert to minsk — so authorities there could arrest an opposition activist who was on board the flight.

a prominent uk black lives matter activist — sasha johnson — is reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head. an acquaintance said a rival gang drove past the party and fired shots. myanmar�*s deposed leader — aung san suu kyi — has appeared in person at a court hearing for the first time since her government was overthrown. new ways to encourage people to get tested for covid, and to follow rules on self—isolation, are to be tried out in places with high infection rates. twelve million pounds will be spent on pilot schemes in nine areas of england. the government has acknowledged that some people find self—isolation �*challenging�* and the ideas being trialled include �*buddying�* services for people who need mental health support. charlotte wright reports. for many, life is returning to normal. but with concerns that the new covid variant from india spreads more quickly, experts say there�*s a greater chance that infections

will rise as restrictions ease. so the government is trialling new schemes to encourage people to get tested — and self—isolate if necessary — to help curb the spread. nine areas with high infection rates in england will receive a share of £11.9 million — including parts of london, the north west, yorkshire, peterborough and somerset. they�*ll trial increased social care support for vulnerable adults, and translation assistance for non—english speakers, while those isolating in overcrowded houses will be offered alternative accommodation. labour has previously called for more financial support to compensate people for lost earnings while isolating. meanwhile, the government is continuing to urge people to get vaccinated, as new research shows they are effective at reducing the chances of getting infected from the indian variant. but, while more than 60 million doses have now been administered across the uk, there are concerns that, in some areas, take—up is still too low.

blackburn with darwen has one of the highest covid rates in england, so this week a vaccine bus — like this one in bolton — will visit venues including mosques, colleges and leisure centres there to make getting the jab more convenient. at the moment, infection levels across the uk are still relatively low — but the authorities are urging the public to remain cautious, to avoid another lockdown. charlotte wright, bbc news. myanmar�*s deposed leader aung san suu kyi has appeared in person at a court hearing on monday — for the first time since her government was overthrown by a military coup. ms suu kyi is facing charges that range from illegally possessing walkie—talkie radios to violating a state secrets law. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head says ms suu kyi has been kept isolated since her detention in february her lawyer said that she actually doesn�*t know

where she is being detained. so she has been completely kept sealed off. they�*re not really sure about how much he knows about what is going on, but her ally, president win myint who was detained along with her has told his lawyers that in fact they have been told nothing at all. they have got no sources of information. they have been held now for 16 weeks. so, this was the first time that she was allowed to leave that secret place of detention somewhere in the capital naypyidaw. it was the first time she got to meet her lawyers. this has been a real source of concern for her. there have been at least five court hearings and a number that have been adjourned, and until now, she has never actually been able to meet her lawyers in person. she has had video link conversations with them, but ones that are listened into by the security forces. so, up until now, there has been no ability by her to be able to discuss her case or prepare any kind of defence. so, i suppose to that extent it was important, but she only got 30 minutes, so it is hardly enough time when you are talking about six

charges that carry multiple years in prison. and nobody really is under any illusions that there is going to be a fair court process here for her. most outsiders look at this and see these various charges that range from the trivial to the really quite serious as a device to somehow disable her from any future contest in an election. and the military has talked about holding an election at some point in the nearfuture, and it is quite clear they would not do that if she, given her popularity, was able to contest it. spain is allowing people from the uk to travel to the country without needing a negative covid test from today. but it�*s still on the uk�*s amber list — which means you�*ll have to quarantine on return — and the government says you shouldn�*t be going on holiday to amber list countries. speaking to the bbc, spain�*s tourism minister fernando valdes has denied the country is rushing to open up to international travel. imean, if i mean, if we take a closer look to the numbers, on the numbers of how many international visitors or

non—spanish visitors we are having after now, we are, we have dropped close to 85% regarding 2019. we are not trying to rush into this. we believe as other countries do, that the priority is to tackle the virus, tackle all related issues to the transmission. we have learned, i have to say that, we have learned from the pandemic, from the beginning, march 2020, so we are not trying to rush on this activity but it is true that not only for spain, worldwide, we need to learn to work with the virus stop i mean, we have learned how to put in place protection measures, how to put in

place other means that give us the chance to gradually integrate international mobility in our schemes. let�*s speak to sue aspey, owner of the wigan bar in malaga. it looks amazing, what temperature is it? i it looks amazing, what temperature is it? ~ �* , ., it looks amazing, what temperature is it? ~ �*, ., ., is it? i think it's round about 27, 28, is it? i think it's round about 27, 28. something _ is it? i think it's round about 27, 28, something like _ is it? i think it's round about 27, 28, something like that. - is it? i think it's round about 27, 28, something like that. my - 28, something like that. my goodness! _ 28, something like that. my goodness! i'm envious. is it wigan goodness! i�*m envious. is it wigan borough because you are from wigan or not? t borough because you are from wigan or not? ., , borough because you are from wigan or not? .. ., , borough because you are from wigan ornot? ., , or not? i was actually born in manchester _ or not? i was actually born in manchester but _ or not? i was actually born in manchester but i _ or not? i was actually born in manchester but i had - or not? i was actually born in manchester but i had a - or not? i was actually born in | manchester but i had a public or not? i was actually born in - manchester but i had a public house in wigan for ten years. and everybody says where is wigan, so it�*s now wigan are. haifa everybody says where is wigan, so it's now wigan are.— it's now wigan are. how are you feelin: it's now wigan are. how are you feeling about — it's now wigan are. how are you feeling about seeing _ it's now wigan are. how are you feeling about seeing plenty - it's now wigan are. how are you feeling about seeing plenty of. feeling about seeing plenty of british tourists?— feeling about seeing plenty of british tourists? really looking forward to it. _ british tourists? really looking forward to it. i'm _ british tourists? really looking forward to it. i'm presuming i british tourists? really looking j forward to it. i'm presuming as british tourists? really looking - forward to it. i'm presuming as they forward to it. i�*m presuming as they get on the flights, they have to

have already had the vaccine, presumably the second jab, and even though they don�*t have to take a test to get over here i think that in itself should be sufficient protection for the people over here. brits don�*t have to have been jabbed to get on the flight to spain, you don�*t have to have had bothjobs. that�*s probably false information, just from what i�*ve been reading. again, we are not overly concerned because we are still doing all the distancing, mask wearing, sanitising. everybody is really clued up with all of this, we�*ve been open, we were shot down during lockdown, we weren�*t allowed to open and once we were, we�*ve been open now since lastjune. although this has been extremely slow, we�*ve still had people coming in. and touch wood, so far, i don�*t know anybody that has been ill with covid and

like i say, we�*ve been here every single day since i think during the 13th, something like that last year. right, when i looked on the foreign office website about what you need to do before you can go to spain, you know the uk is saying spain is on an amber list which means anyone coming back has to self—isolate at home and do a number of tests, travellers from the uk should be prepared to present evidence of a negative test, if they travel to a country on spain �*s list of risk countries in the 1a days prior to travel but all passengers entering spain will have to complete a pre—travel declaration form. so that�*s it, how many people are you expecting? that's it, how many people are you exectinu ? �* that's it, how many people are you exectina? �* ., , that's it, how many people are you expecting?— that's it, how many people are you exectin. ? �* ., , ., ., expecting? being honest, we are not exectinu a expecting? being honest, we are not expecting a lot- _ expecting? being honest, we are not expecting a lot. to _ expecting? being honest, we are not expecting a lot. to begin _ expecting? being honest, we are not expecting a lot. to begin with. - expecting a lot. to begin with. obviously, when they get back they�*ve got a pcr test and then two more tests and quarantine for ten days, something like that? we are not imagining a huge influx of people. i presume people that can

come over more sort of long—stay, or maybe three, four weeks will come in the hope that we are in the green by the hope that we are in the green by the time their holiday is over. we are also hoping that if the uk government does not put spain as a whole on the green list, that it will look regionally because i know other places are struggling a little bit. whereas the likes of malaga province, really, ithink bit. whereas the likes of malaga province, really, i think valencia, i�*m not sure, many, many other places that have god very little incidence and the vaccine roll—out is doing quite well. so if they look at it regionally, you can fly into malaga but not madrid. that would really help the spanish economy and i believe the people from the uk that are desperate for a holiday in the sun. ., ., ., ,.,

that are desperate for a holiday in the sun. ., ., ., i. , ., the sun. how long have you been out there? this — the sun. how long have you been out there? this is — the sun. how long have you been out there? this is our _ the sun. how long have you been out there? this is our 22nd _ the sun. how long have you been out there? this is our 22nd year. - the sun. how long have you been out there? this is our 22nd year. is - the sun. how long have you been out there? this is our 22nd year. is it? i there? this is our 22nd year. is it? well, my gosh, you are looking good in it, i have to say.— in it, i have to say. have you been vaccinated? _ in it, i have to say. have you been vaccinated? l _ in it, i have to say. have you been vaccinated? i have _ in it, i have to say. have you been vaccinated? i have had _ in it, i have to say. have you been vaccinated? i have had my - in it, i have to say. have you been vaccinated? i have had my first i in it, i have to say. have you been l vaccinated? i have had my first one, that was about three weeks ago. the astrazeneca. and i am ggoott my second one injuly. ok. astrazeneca. and i am ggoott my second one in july.— astrazeneca. and i am ggoott my second one in july. ok. all the best with our second one in july. ok. all the best with your business. _ second one in july. ok. all the best with your business. good _ second one in july. ok. all the best with your business. good luck. - second one in july. ok. all the best with your business. good luck. you | with your business. good luck. you are very welcome, _ with your business. good luck. you are very welcome, victoria, - with your business. good luck. you are very welcome, victoria, so - are very welcome, victoria, so lovely to speak to you. find are very welcome, victoria, so lovely to speak to you. and you. so 'ealous of lovely to speak to you. and you. so jealous of that _ lovely to speak to you. and you. so jealous of that weather! _ northern ireland is lifting the ban on indoor socialising — a week after england, scotland and wales. hospitality venues can now serve food and drink inside, and all indoor visitor attractions — including cinemas, museums and galleries — can also re—open. our ireland correspondent chris page has spent the morning at an ice rink in belfast. this is the only ice rink in northern ireland. it has been shut since before christmas. everybody is really excited to be back. they have been out since six o�*clock this morning having lessons. i�*m very pleased to say that i am with two

competitive skaters here, jodie and molly. jodie, what was it like for you the first time you stepped onto the ice? it was so, so surreal to get back on the ice and finally get back to what we love doing most. just felt amazing. really, really did. molly, how much have you missed it over the last nearly six months? so much, i mean, not being able to do something that was so natural to you every day and having to adjust to everything off the ice. there is nothing like the real thing. it isjust so great to be back. how often do you train usually? five days a week, sometimes twice a day as well. so it�*s really exciting to get back to it, isn�*t it? yeah. so there has been a big gap in your life while this place has been shut? what did you do in the meantime? just loads of off—ice training. off—ice jumps and flexibility. we both did off—ice skating on roller skates. it�*s a very different experience. it's very nice to get back to the actual skating again. get real equipment back. so what are your plans now?

any competitions coming up or is that down the line a little bit more? we don't really know. hopefully it will be the end of the year. we love competing. just getting to go to different places. maybe we could get to compete again. maybe we could get more time, it would be great. well, all the very best to you. thanks for talking to you on bbc news. we�*ll let you get back to your training which you miss so much. cheers. well, so so aside from indoor visitor attractions like the ice bowl here reopening, also, today is about the ban on indoor socialising being lifted, pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers indoors once again. and you can have people round to your house, a maximum of six people from two households can get together in private homes. it might feel that life has been on ice for more than a year now, but today here in northern ireland, certainly people feel they are taking some quite slippery steps back to normality. tuesday will mark a year since the killing of george floyd — the black american man — by a white police officer. the death triggered protests against racism and police violence across america and around the world.

members of mr floyd s familyjoined activists and citizens of minneapolis on sunday to begin marking the anniversary. barbara plett usher reports. the killing of george floyd was such a pivotal moment for race relations in the country and for the city. it�*s taking stock now of a year full of grief and anger and passionate debate about what to do with policing and police reform. so this is a time to take stock, to mobilise for the future, and to pay tribute. i will stand and be the voice for him. the change for him. i will stand and continue to be the legacy for him. there was that crucial moment of accountability about a month ago when the former police officer derek chauvin was convicted of murder. it felt then as if the city heaved a collective sigh of relief. but polls show that a majority of americans believe racial justice and policing issues have only improved marginally since this time last year. and in washington,

a bill on police reform named after george floyd is stuck in congress. it was historic... ..to see a white police officer for the first time be convicted for killing a black man. that is nothing to brag about! that is something that�*s shameful! it shouldn�*t have took to 2021 to see a man like chauvin get convicted. but it will go again and again and again acquittals unless we can get further along, cos already they are changing police laws and voting laws in states all over this country. he has invited the floyd family to the white house on tuesday as a way to signal that he wants to make this a priority. barbara plett usher,

bbc news, minneapolis. the headlines on bbc news... eu leaders are considering sanctions against belarus, after a ryanair flight was forced to divert to minsk — so authorities there could arrest an opposition activist who was on board the flight. a prominent uk black lives matter activist — sasha johnson — is reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head. myanmar�*s deposed leader — aung san suu kyi — has appeared in person at a court hearing for the first time since her government was overthrown. spain is allowing people from britain in from today, without needing a negative covid test — but it remains on the uk�*s amber list. sniffer dogs have been trained to detect coronavirus in humans — they could be used for screening at airports or mass events.

the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has called for the immediate release of the belarussian opposition activist, roman protasevich, who was arrested after belarus ordered a ryanairflight —— on route to lithuania —— to divert and land in minsk. the airline�*s chief executive said the incident was a "state—sponsored hijacking"; belarus has inisisted it acted legally in diverting the plane. the lithuanian prime minister — has been speaking about the incident this morning. it is an unprecedented attack against an international community. a civilian plane and its passengers have been hijacked by military force and considers it has been inducted and considers it has been inducted and his life is endangered. it is unjustifiable that ordinary international travels have been held hostage to the ricci migration. it is an act of terrorism directed against the european union and other countries. civil society of belarus seeking asylum from the routine persecution as well as international

civil aviation. we will demand a clear and uncompromising response from the international unit. the airspace of belarus is unsafe for everyone. the eu must take effective measures to protect all individuals regardless of their nationality who are at risk from inadequate action or division. to go with our international partners we will work to close the airspace of belarus from internationalflights. today it was an attack not only on... it is a signalfor the entire was an attack not only on... it is a signal for the entire european was an attack not only on... it is a signalfor the entire european union and international organisations. more than a million pounds worth of historical treasures — some of which have been described as irreplaceable — have been stolen from arundel castle in southern england. the break—in happened on friday night, days after the castle reopened to the public. several stolen artefacts date from the tudor period, including a set of gold rosary beads carried by mary queen of scots to her execution in 1587. we�*rejoined by professor kate williams, historian and author of rival queens: the betrayal of mary queen of scots�*.

good morning. you have visited the castle and you recall the display cabinet where some of these possessions were.— cabinet where some of these possessions were. yes. it is a heartbreaking _ possessions were. yes. it is a heartbreaking robbery - possessions were. yes. it is a | heartbreaking robbery because possessions were. yes. it is a - heartbreaking robbery because there are many important items in there, gold and silver, and for so many of us and particularly for me, an author and researcher of mary queen of scots, the rosary beads that she wore to her execution, this is a real loss. so much of mary queen of scots... she was a champion shopper, she had a lot of things. when she fled scotland into england most of her belongings were shared out between various people and after she was executed, nearly everything that she had was taken and burned because people were concerned that she would become a catholic marketer, so the

fact is that we still have these rosary beads, one tiny memorial of mary queen of scots the fact that she took these rosary beads, she was carrying them to her execution, because she was a catholic queen, what is the significance of those rosary beads? incredibly significant. she was executed after she was caught up in a plot against queen elizabeth. she had been an house arrest in england, she wanted back on the throne, and finally she agreed to a plot to put her on the throne and she was tried and queen elizabeth signed the execution warrant. when it was signed, the men enacted at very quickly and they went to mary and told her she was going to be executed the next day, and she asked to organise her things and they said no. she had the execution and try to

strip her of all dignity, she had no ladies in waiting, the executioner would take off her clothes, they were trying to get her to convert on her death moment, and she had these rosary beads, catholic faith prayers, they signify her last act of resistance, the only resistance against being executed. they are incredibly historically significant. they have such meaning, it is magical to see them, i hope the comeback. we cannot get into the minds of the people who stole them, but it is going to be hard to sell them because... going to be hard to sell them because- - -— going to be hard to sell them because... , ., ., , , ., because... they have not been stolen for me. because... they have not been stolen for me- what — because... they have not been stolen for me- what i _ because... they have not been stolen for me. what i hope _ because... they have not been stolen for me. what i hope personally - because... they have not been stolen for me. what i hope personally is - for me. what i hope personally is that they have been stolen to order who is a collector who will keep them and not that they have been stolen because there is a lot of gold in that case and they would be melted down as gold because then we

will lose them. the rosary beads themselves... some things are worth £1 million, the rosary beads are not worth that much money in terms of goals, so i hope they survive. they are so significant. this shines a light on everything that museums are suffering through covid—19, they have been close, they finally get to open and a double whammy. i really hope the thieves gave back the rosary beads and the other things. to mary queen of scots to have lost so much on the final thing that we had is taken from her again. it is heartbreaking.— heartbreaking. gave them back, whoever has _ heartbreaking. gave them back, whoever has got _ heartbreaking. gave them back, whoever has got them. - traffic levels are returning to their levels before the pandemic. that�*s bad news for children who live or go to school near busy roads and have to breathe in the fumes. the government is coming under increasing pressure to tackle the problem, as our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. this is st ambrose

primary in manchester. the children live, learn and play next to one of the busiest roads in europe. on the playground, high levels of pollution. we can�*t open the windows at st ambrose, because you can�*t hear yourself teach. when the traffic is at its worst, you can actually smell and taste it. like millions of children in towns and cities across england, they�*re breathing in dangerous fumes. it affects me with my asthma and it makes me cough more. i do have to take my asthma inhaler a lot. it is destroying our lives, because ever since we started here in nursery, we have been we have been inhaling the fumes of air pollution. and ijust think that this is not how we should be living, because we have the right to a healthy life. in a landmark ruling in december, nine—year—old ella adoo—kissi—debrah had air pollution recorded

as the cause of her death. the children have written letters to politicians, pleading with them to take action. i am writing to you from st ambrose to protest about high levels of pollution. the air has been testing and pollution levels are three times over the limit. as a person in a position of responsibility... - ..we urge you to protect us in this crucial matter. so, this school was built in the 19305. and i think it was a very different situation at that time. and we certainly didn't have the traffic that we've got. the head teacher, mrs vayro, is concerned that soon, traffic levels will be back to where they were before lockdown. if it's possible for some hybrid type of working at home, thenjust reducing, perhaps by 20%, the commuter traffic, we would benefit immensely from it. the air quality would improve for us. the teachers and children have also

enlisted the help of scientists from lancaster university, with a pioneering new project to protect playgrounds from pollution. the particles bump into one of these leaflets and they deposit on it, so that�*s the filtering effect of the vegetation. hedges have been installed to see if it can create a natural shield to protect against pollution generated by the traffic. this can take out up to 50% reduction in the fine grain particles, the ones we worry about in terms of health impacts. the air quality is constantly monitored. we�*ve been doing work which has examined even infants 11 months in age, in very polluted cities like mexico city. and we�*ve found these particles that come from traffic, or industry, inside the hearts and brains, even of infants of 11 months in age. those particles are very likely to be involved in causing the later manifestations of neurodegenerative disease, of heart disease, of lung problems.

so it�*s an epidemic of our own making, actually. the pandemic has had a significant impact on how we live, work and travel. and this school says important lessons need to be learned. in a statement, defra says it has a 5.8 billion plan to clean up transport and air pollution is the hope. the hope here is fewer car journeys on england�*s road map out of lockdown. this is our children's future, and the air that they're breathing is not fit for purpose. now is the chance to really do something about it. elaine dunkley, bbc news in manchester. british researchers say that dogs taking part in trials have been able to sniff out coronavirus on humans as much as 94% of the time. the animals were able to identify the disease even when it was caused by different variants, and when the person had no symptoms. our health correspondent

dominic hughes reports. this is talla. in less than five seconds, he�*s correctly identified a small unwashed fragment of sock that�*s been donated by someone who had covid—19. and this is asher — who doesn�*t take that much longer. all these dogs have been specially trained to identify what researchers have found to be covid�*s distinctive odour. the dogs were able to be trained... you can hear one barking in the background there. the dogs were able to be trained really quickly on this odour and were able to distinguish people who were infected from those who were uninfected. so the best dog was able to detect somebody correctly that had covid 94% of the time, which is really, really high and very exciting. research has already moved on to testing whether the dogs can identify the person wearing a t—shirt that belonged to someone who had covid. watch how this dog immediately finds the right person. even as people file past,

there�*s no fooling in these dogs with their incredible sense of smell. which dog have we got with you today? this is talla. a dog like talla here would have 350 million sensory receptors dedicated to olfaction. now, us humans have got five million so that gives you a comparison. talla can detect odours that are diluted down to parts per trillion. doesn�*t mean much to us, but actually a part of a trillion — if you could smell a teaspoon of sugar in a cup of tea, talla here could smell the same in the equivalent of water of two olympic—sized swimming pools — quite phenomenal, and that�*s why they�*re so good at this. dogs are already used at airports to detect explosives or drugs. it�*s still very early days, but with their ability to quickly and unobtrusively screen people, medical dogs could also play an important role in keeping a post—covid world moving. dominic hughes, bbc news. the restaurant group hawksmoor

is offering bonuses of up to £2,000 to workers who recommend friends forjobs in a bid to fill staffing shortages. the firm says that the whole of the hospitality industry is struggling with recruitment. the firm said it needed to "turbo—charge" its hiring efforts. let�*s get more on this from our business interesting idea. i should say they are not giving _ interesting idea. i should say they are not giving £2000 _ interesting idea. i should say they are not giving £2000 for- interesting idea. i should say they are not giving £2000 for one - interesting idea. i should say they i are not giving £2000 for one person, it is £200 for the first person, £300 for the next and up to 2000 if you find five people. it�*s interesting and a lot of money. other firms have done this, gift vouchers to staff for finding people. in america, we have seen some of theirs. it is indicative of staff shortages in the hospitality industry. they are not only struggling to hire, the digital

sector, childcare, it is a vast array of people that we are trying to find vacancies for, last week, the latest figures said 657,000 vacancies, getting closer to pre—pandemic levels. there are vacancies out there and especially in hospitality. we spoke to the chief executive of hospitality. this is more about the number. £2000. that has grabbed everyone�*s attention. this is not a new practice. attention. this is not a new practice-— attention. this is not a new ractice. . . . attention. this is not a new ractice. , , , _ ., practice. this has been used by a lot of companies _ practice. this has been used by a lot of companies in _ practice. this has been used by a lot of companies in the _ practice. this has been used by a lot of companies in the past, - practice. this has been used by a lot of companies in the past, you mentioned — lot of companies in the past, you mentioned a couple. what we found is within— mentioned a couple. what we found is within our— mentioned a couple. what we found is within our business, word of mouth recommendation is used widely in recruitment groups and people have been given— recruitment groups and people have been given incentives in the past. the figure — been given incentives in the past. the figure has got the headline attention. it the figure has got the headline attention. . the figure has got the headline attention. , ., ., , attention. it is not only restaurants, _ attention. it is not only restaurants, last - attention. it is not only restaurants, last week| attention. it is not only| restaurants, last week i attention. it is not only - restaurants, last week i spoke to

our chief executive talking to their old members of staff to get them backin old members of staff to get them back in because they know the processes. is that also happening? we have a challenge at the moment. the whole _ we have a challenge at the moment. the whole economy is standing up at the same _ the whole economy is standing up at the same time, a lot of businesses are coming — the same time, a lot of businesses are coming back to life and hospitality. through the crisis, we lost 636,000 members of staff because — lost 636,000 members of staff because we were not able to follow lots of _ because we were not able to follow lots of people, seasonal workers who lost their— lots of people, seasonal workers who lost theirjobs, so hospitality is trying — lost theirjobs, so hospitality is trying to— lost theirjobs, so hospitality is trying to recruit a large number of people _ trying to recruit a large number of people. we are also finding that when _ people. we are also finding that when people come off far lower, they are not— when people come off far lower, they are not returning, 85% are about 15% are not returning, 85% are about 15% are not _ are not returning, 85% are about 15% are not this— are not returning, 85% are about 15% are not. this is why businesses are using _ are not. this is why businesses are using a _ are not. this is why businesses are using a wide — are not. this is why businesses are using a wide range of tactics to broaden— using a wide range of tactics to broaden their recruitment net and to promote _ broaden their recruitment net and to promote hospitality as a career choice — promote hospitality as a career choice where people get training, career— choice where people get training, career progression and they can come in at a _ career progression and they can come in at a variety— career progression and they can come in at a variety of levels. a lot career progression and they can come in at a variety of levels.— in at a variety of levels. a lot of --eole in at a variety of levels. a lot of

people who _ in at a variety of levels. a lot of people who have _ in at a variety of levels. a lot of people who have worked - in at a variety of levels. a lot of people who have worked in - people who have worked in hospitality have been eu workers. how is brexit affecting the recruitment strategy of these restaurants and hotels? partly it is to do with covid-19 _ restaurants and hotels? partly it is to do with covid-19 rather - restaurants and hotels? partly it is to do with covid-19 rather than - restaurants and hotels? partly it is to do with covid-19 rather than to l to do with covid—19 rather than to do with— to do with covid—19 rather than to do with brexit. a lot of our staff, that 15% — do with brexit. a lot of our staff, that 15% not returning from furlough, are made up of eu workers and foreign _ furlough, are made up of eu workers and foreign workers who have gone home _ and foreign workers who have gone home during the crisis to be with their— home during the crisis to be with their families and have made the decision— their families and have made the decision to remain at home or cannot io decision to remain at home or cannot go back— decision to remain at home or cannot go back because of travel restrictions. it is the same across the uk _ restrictions. it is the same across the uk. people have left london and .one the uk. people have left london and gone home _ the uk. people have left london and gone home to be with her family so we are _ gone home to be with her family so we are trying to make sure we can recruit— we are trying to make sure we can recruit people back but it is clear that london in particular and the south-east— that london in particular and the south—east has suffered as a result of a net _ south—east has suffered as a result of a net outflow of eu migrant workers — of a net outflow of eu migrant workers. in the heart of the d made up workers. in the heart of the d made up half— workers. in the heart of the d made up half of— workers. in the heart of the d made up half of the workforce. particular challenges — up half of the workforce. particular challenges for recruitment there. chief_ challenges for recruitment there. chief executive of uk hospitality,

kate nichols, thank for your time. the bbc has uncovered allegations of widespread neglect and illness among the twenty thousand migrant children being detained at camps in america. many of the youngsters say they ve fled violence in central america. the us government said children in its care have access to nutritious food, recreation and are being kept in a healthy environment. hillary andersson�*s report begins on america�*s southern border. midnight on the rio grande. smugglers carry migrants across to the land that they�*ve dreamt of. but this is a night of fear. many of the adults will be deported in the morning. there are children here too, travelling alone. most of them will stay. jordi has fled violent gangs in guatemala. tonight, he has a new dread — america�*s camps for migrant children.

this is donna, texas. these tents held almost 4,000 children earlier this spring. these, the notorious cubicles the migrants call ice boxes. journalists haven�*t been allowed to speak to children inside to tell their stories. but we�*ve tracked down children who have been released. ariani, ten years old, was about to see her mother for the first time since she was four, after a harrowing ordeal. this a few weeks ago. she says they�*re not sure because they can�*t recognise her, but it is her. ariani fled violence in honduras, then spent weeks in donna.

to paola, 16 years old, who was in the same camp, it was a child jail. lights were on all night, children cried incessantly and were left filthy. now a mass movement of children is under way. we obtained flight logs. here, children are about to be flown to a set of new and secretive detention sites around the country. cindy was transported out of donna with a0 girls, all sick with covid.

cindy was flown 1,500 miles away to a new detention site in california. there are 1a new facilities set up to reduce overcrowding. we set out to find them. this is a camp with a capacity for 10,000 children in el paso, texas. we�*ve been told hundreds of children are being isolated in tents for covid, scabies and lice, and there�*s at least one allegation of sexual abuse. an official document indicates children under six may be sent here. in the heart of downtown dallas, we�*d heard that hundreds of teenage boys were being held here in the convention centre. we asked for access, but no. staff have to sign agreements that they won�*t talk about what goes on inside. so, they�*ve asked us to leave the premises. they don�*t want anyone filming

anything around this place, and no one will give us any reasons for the secrecy. this man who worked inside spoke to us on the condition of anonymity. the boys have been in there for 45 days straight without any sunlight. they go to bed hungry, it�*s freezing cold. no recreational time outside, none of that, no fresh air, no nothing. how do the boys cope with that? how can they cope? they�*re all depressed. i heard the other day that several were contemplating suicide because of the conditions here. this, a rare glimpse inside, was secretly shot and given to us. children spend on average a month in the new facilities. responding to the allegations of neglect, the government told the bbc that the children have access to nutritious food, recreation and are being kept in a healthy environment. ariani drew pictures in detention of love hearts and flowers to fight off her sadness.

many nights now, she wakes up screaming. ariani, once bubbly, has become withdrawn. like thousands, she may bear scars of her detention for life. hilary andersson, bbc news. while other parts of the world suffered lengthy lockdowns, for most of the past year, east asia has remained relatively unscathed by the virus. but now cases in the region are rising — despite strict measures and tight border controls. even places considered success stories — like singapore and taiwan — are returning to partial lockdowns. from singapore, nick marsh reports. this is now shafirah�*s office. it�*s also a classroom for her daughter, hazira. just when everything seemed fine in singapore, highly infectious variants entered the country. the government says they�*re spreading fast, with children being infected much

more this time around. now schools are shut, and the message is to stay at home. i really didn�*t expect that the number of cases can increase like that and we again come back to square one here. what i�*m looking for now is my family to be safe, to be at home, don�*t always go out, and for myself, the opportunity right now to work from home. i already work from home, and for the children, i think it�*s better for them to be at home. it�*s almost certain that the variants came in through the airport. cracks in the supposedly watertight quarantine system saw some airport workers infected, then mixing with the general public. now, dining in at food courts and restaurants is banned and you can only meet in groups of two. here we are again, tightening up once more. and the question being asked by a lot of people here and in other parts of asia, is if this can happen even in a safe place like singapore, what hope is there of

going back to normal life anytime soon? having done so well against the virus until now, some places have pursued a zero—covid approach. the experts say this is not realistic. many countries did use their borders to effectively keep the virus out. now, that�*s not sustainable. you can�*t keep locking down and doing mass testing forever. eventually, you have to live with this virus. the hope is in the vaccine, obviously. that�*s clearly the most important tool we�*ve got to preventing serious infection. singapore does look to be on course to vaccinate everyone by the end of the year, but most other countries in the region don�*t have enough supplies. taiwan and japan will probably have to wait until the middle of 2022. poorer countries, for much longer than that. for them, the road to a post—covid world will be a long one.

nick marsh, bbc news, singapore. you�*re watching bbc news: now it�*s time for a look at the weather: hello again. we have seen a lot of rain during this month of may. but it looks like as thursday�*s high pressure builds on, things should start to settle down. today, though, we are still looking at heavy blustery showers and sunny spells as low pressure continues to dominate our weather. we have got it resting on the north of scotland and another area pushing eastwards across england and also wales. so the rain will persist across northern and western scotland through central areas. showers across england and wales developing further. some of those will be heavy and thundery and torrential. northern england and northern ireland see something drier and brighterfor the best part of the day. but breezy across the north and also south—west with top temperatures up to about 15 celsius.

as we head on through the evening and overnight, our showers continue to pull away from the south—east, a bit further south and in doing so, turns that bit lighter and more patchy in nature. a noticeable north—westerly breeze but no issues with frost with temperatures falling no lower than about six or 7 degrees in towns and cities. as we head on through tomorrow, we start off with all this cloud and patchy rain but we will see some of that turn a bit heavier, particularly across eastern scotland and eastern england where we could also have some thundery downpours. and through the day, next batch of rain comes in across the south—west and the channel islands. between there will be some sunshine, top temperatures up to 15 degrees. cooler along the north sea coastline. that will be the case through tuesday and into wednesday as well. you can see what happens, our low pressure on the east coast, the centre of it in the north sea, a lot of dry weather follows on

behind on wednesday, but we could have some heavy thundery downpours once again. breezy along the north sea coastline. top temperatures will be 13 degrees. move inland, we are looking at about 17 degrees in glasgow and also london. we say goodbye to that area of low pressure, on thursday, the ridge of high pressure builds and, effectively keeping these weather fronts at bay. they may bring some rain into the west later on on thursday. we can see some spots of rain coming up from it on friday as well and even into the weekend, the ridge of high pressure across us, so things do remain fairly settled and we see a recovery in those temperatures.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: outrage after a ryanair flight was diverted and forced to make an emergency landing in belarus, where authorities arrested an opposition activist on board. translation: lukashenko personally caused an international scandal, - used military aircraft against civilians of belarus and european countries to arrest a single person. no one else is safe. a prominent uk black lives matter activist — sasha johnson — has undergone surgery after being shot in the head. if you live in an overcrowded home in england and need to self—isolate, you will be offered alternative accommodation. spain is allowing people from britain in from today without needing a negative covid test — but it remains on the uk�*s amber list.

cocker spaniels, retrievers, and labradors have been trained to detect coronavirus in humans. they could be used for screening at airports or mass events. and a set of gold rosary beads, carried by mary queen of scots to her execution in 1587, is among the haul of historic treasures stolen from arundel castle. western countries have condemned belarus for diverting a plane flying over its territory to arrest a belarussian opposition journalist. the foreign secretary dominic raab said the the belarussian president alexander lukashenko must be held responsible for his �*outlandish

actions�*. eu leaders are due to meet later to discuss their response, and the us state department called it a �*shocking act�*. the 26—year—old left belarus in 2019, and wrote about the disputed 2020 presidential election, after which criminal charges were filed against him in belarus. in an interview with irish newstalk radio, ryanair chief executive michael o�*leary said it is believed some kgb agents off—loaded off the aircraft as well. belarusian opposition leaders say mr protasevich faced the death penalty in belarus, as he has been categorised as a terrorist. the incident has been condemned across the eu, with the foreign secretary dominic raab adding to calls for mr protasevich�*s immediate release. james landale reports. this is not where flight fr4978 was supposed to be, on the ground at minsk airport. the ryanairflight, with about 170 people on board, left athens bound for vilnius.

butjust before the aircraft entered lithuanian airspace, it suddenly headed east. according to ryanair, the crew were warned of a potential security threat, and ordered to land at minsk. for good measure, a belarussian warplane, armed to the teeth, was dispatched to escort the aircraft in. but no bombs were found on board. instead, this man was taken off the plane and arrested. roman protasevich is a well—known belarusian opposition journalist, and is wanted by the authorities for organising protests last year. according to the belarus state news agency, the operation was ordered personally by the country�*s authoritarian president, alexander lukashenko, who has faced growing opposition since disputed elections last year. belarus�* exiled opposition leader said mr protasevich�*s life was in danger. translation: lukashenko personally caused an international scandal, - used military aircraft

against civilians in belarus and european countries to arrest a single person. no—one else is safe. anyone can be in roman protasevich�*s place. after several hours on the ground, the plane and remaining passengers were allowed to leave and arrived in vilnius, as outrage spread across europe, with several countries accusing belarus of an act of state terrorism. in a tweet, the foreign secretary dominic raab said he was coordinating with allies and warned: "this outlandish action by lukashenko have serious implications." at vilnius airport, supporters of roman protasevich waited in vain for his arrival, as they contemplated just how far president lukashenko will go to suppress opposition. theyjust take him with no violence. he didn�*t look scared or something like that. eu leaders will meet to discuss what price he should pay. james landale, bbc news.

we�*ve just had word that nato ambassadors are going to discuss belarus over that forcible landing, and we will of course keep you updated on that. also, further comment from ryanair, i mentioned michael o�*leary saying he believes there were kgb agents on that flight, that echoes what roman protasevich had indicated, he had indicated he believed he was being followed in athens before he got on that flight, he had actually blogged about that. we�*ve got a bit more now from ryanair, a statement condemning the unlawful actions of belarussian authorities, it was an act of aviation piracy, this is now being dealt with by eu safety and security agencies and nato, ryanair is for cooperating with them and we cannot comment further for security

reasons. —— cooperating fully. so obviously a lot of discussions under way as to how to protect roman protasevich, there he is, going forward, having been taken off that flight that had been diverted, and a little bit later at midday, i will be speaking to the opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, who is widely believed to have been the winner of last year�*s elections. a prominent equality activist, sasha johnson, is reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head in south london. the campaign group, the taking the initiative party, says she is being treated in intensive care after suffering serious injuries in the early hours of yesterday morning. police would not confirm her identity, but say there is no evidence to suggest it was a targeted shooting. one of sasha johnson�*s acquaintances is the black lives matter activist, imarn ayton. the most recent update from friends

and family... the most recent update is that surgery went well, the operation went well, she is now with her parents and as far as i�*m aware, there will be a vigil today outside king�*s college hospital around 3pm to show support to sasha and her family. as far as we are aware, she was at the party, there was a rival gang that may have heard about someone being at that party that they didn�*t quite feel comfortable with and trusted, and so they resorted to driving past and shooting into the garden, and one of those shots obviously hit sasha johnson, but i don�*t believe she was the intended victim. new ways to encourage people to get tested for covid and to follow rules on self—isolation are to be tried out in places with high infection rates. £12 million will be spent on pilot schemes in nine areas of england. the government has acknowledged that some people find self—isolation �*challenging�* and the ideas being trialled include �*buddying�*

services for people who need mental health support. charlotte wright reports. for many, life is returning to normal. but with concerns that the new covid variant from india spreads more quickly, experts say there�*s a greater chance that infections will rise as restrictions ease. so the government is trialling new schemes to encourage people to get tested — and self—isolate if necessary — to help curb the spread. nine areas with high infection rates in england will receive a share of £11.9 million — including parts of london, the north west, yorkshire, peterborough and somerset. they�*ll trial increased social care support for vulnerable adults, and translation assistance for non—english speakers, while those isolating in overcrowded houses will be offered alternative accommodation. labour has previously called for more financial support to compensate people for lost earnings while isolating. meanwhile, the government is continuing to urge people to get vaccinated,

as new research shows they are effective at reducing the chances of getting infected from the indian variant. but, while more than 60 million doses have now been administered across the uk, there are concerns that in some areas, take—up is still too low. blackburn with darwen has one of the highest covid rates in england, so this week a vaccine bus — like this one in bolton — will visit venues including mosques, colleges and leisure centres there to make getting the jab more convenient. at the moment, infection levels across the uk are still relatively low — but the authorities are urging the public to remain cautious, to avoid another lockdown. charlotte wright, bbc news. northern ireland is lifting the ban on indoor socialising — a week after england, scotland and wales. hospitality venues can now serve food and drink inside, and all indoor visitor attractions — including cinemas, museums and galleries — can also re—open. the head of the world health

organization has said that at least 115,000 health and care workers have died from covid—19 since the start of the pandemic. tedros adhanom ghebreyesus told the organisation�*s annual assembly that frontline staff had paid the �*ultimate price in the service of others�*. and he said that worldwide the number of cases was already higher than last year. almost 18 months into the defining health crisis of our age, the world remains in a very dangerous situation. as of today, more cases have been reported so far this year than in the whole of 2020. on current trends, the number of deaths will overtake last year�*s total within the next three weeks. since our health assembly started this morning, almost 1000 people have lost their lives to covid—19. and in

the time it takes me to make these remarks, a further 400 will die. this is very tragic. we are pleased that for three consecutive weeks, though, we have seen a downturn in the number of cases and deaths being reported, but globally, we remain in a fragile situation. spain is allowing people from the uk to travel to the country without needing a negative covid test from today. but it�*s still on the uk�*s amber list — which means you�*ll have to quarantine on return, and the government says you shouldn�*t be going on holiday to amber list countries. speaking to the bbc, spain�*s tourism minister fernando valdes has denied the country is rushing to open up to international travel. i mean, if we take a closer look to the numbers, on the numbers of how many international visitors or non—spanish visitors we are having after now,

we are, we have dropped close to 85% regarding 2019. we are not trying to rush into this. we believe, as other countries do, that the priority is to tackle the virus, tackle all related issues to the transmission. we have learned, i have to say that, we have learned from the pandemic, from the beginning, march 2020, so we are not trying to rush on this activity but it is true that not only for spain, worldwide, we need to learn to work with the virus. i mean, we have learned how to put in place tests, protection measures, how to put in place other means that

give us the chance to gradually integrate international mobility in our schemes. spain�*s tourism minister. the home secretary priti patel is about to give a major speech on immigration policy. just being introduced at the moment, it�*s been described as wholesale reform of immigration policy, she is going to warn that the system cannot be fixed overnight. let�*s listen. and of course, since your foundation in 2014, bright blue has offered intelligent and thoughtful contributions to conservative debate and discussion. and as we all know, the battle of ideas is at the very heart of conservatism which is why i�*m delighted tojoin heart of conservatism which is why i�*m delighted to join you all today and join this wider topic of what

next for immigration. for too long, for several decades in fact, immigration was a democratic outlier. when politicians and commentators discussed immigration, we inevitably had a discussion based on economics and culture. the crucial principle which was overlooked was the principle of democracy. and it was seen as entirely proper for the british people to express their wishes at the ballot box on matters such as taxation, health care, education, pensions, international relations, the environment and law and order, and yet concerns about immigration, its impact on communities or control over immigration numbers are policy, within some quarters be met with derision and scorn by parts of the political class. fartoo derision and scorn by parts of the political class. far too many politicians were indifferent to public opinion about this issue. and too many were happy to assert that even raising the topic of immigration was racist. it has taken

a referendum and a change of government for politicians to recognise that by choosing to ignore this issue, public frustration has also contributed and led to the framing of this debate. it�*s a fact that successive governments have failed to control immigration and there are a whole number of reasons as to why. and the problems and unhappiness caused amongst the public became impossible for any politician to continue to ignore. the british people voted to take back control of our borders in the 2016 eu referendum. they then drove the message home again at the 2019 general election. and political parties of every hue have an obligation and responsibility to face reality. in the 2016, the british people withdrew their consent to be governed in part by the european union. they also withdrew their support for our

broken immigration system. we therefore have a democratic mandate and imperative to fix it. in addition to seeking to fix the broken system, we also have a responsibility to dispel many of the false myths and assertion around this issue. some still deny that immigration could ever be excessive, inanely claiming that it�*s only ever a question of adequate investment. this is to deny reality. people across the country do not want their communities and way of life to change beyond recognition. and yet acknowledging this is not to be anti—immigration. neither i, the prime minister or our great country are anti—immigration. and to those who say that i am, they are wrong. instead, they are seeking to sow dissent, ratherthan instead, they are seeking to sow dissent, rather than address the very concerns raised by the british public. it�*s an undeniable fact that immigration has and continues to enrich in every sense of the word

coronation immeasurably. people from every part of the road are here in the uk and are making enormous contributions to our society, culture, economy and individual lives. —— from every part of the world. we all cherish this and i want this to be part of our national life and our place in the world, and for it to become stronger. immigration is part of my own story. my immigration is part of my own story. my family came from uganda and had the privilege to make a home here in the privilege to make a home here in the uk. they worked ferociously hard to keep a roof over our heads and to secure a lie for my family, and eye over them more than i can ever say. —— to secure a life. i am part of britain and i�*m proud of my parents and my british indian background. and ijoined the millions of british indians and children of migrant families who have established a life in one of the greatest countries in the world. but there are many who struggle with this concept. in particular, those on the political

left, who have the audacity to think that they only monopoly of thought on the issue of race and immigration. —— that they own the monopoly of thought. but let me make absolutely clear, they do not. neither do they speak for the silent majority who look to their government to establish appropriate measures and control on who comes to and settles in the uk. i believe in fairness and in law and order, and i love our country, just as much as someone whose great great grandparents were born here, and i want our nation to succeed. the government is taking back control of immigration because there is such a thing as too much immigration, and such a thing as too little immigration. and, yes, the optimal level will be different at different times and, no, calculating it may not be an exact science. that does not be an exact science. that does not mean we should conclude it is helpless. the answer is to fix the

system, to make it logical and fair. the first thing we have done is to restore public confidence in the immigration system. over the last few decades, public confidence in our broken system was shot to pieces, but we�*ve already taken a number of important steps, delivering on election manifesto promises of ending free movement and introducing a new points—based immigration system. we have published a fair but firm plan to stop people from risking their lives on dangerous journeys to the uk, break the business model of people smuggling gangs, and to speed up the removal of those with no legal right to be here. but we know there is more to do. the simple reality is, it is not possible for everybody who wants to come and live here to do so. the concept of open borders is afloat one. it would not be fair to the people of this country whose

taxes fund public services and who have made it clear that they want control. it would not be fair to those fleeing torture and persecution, who want to use a safe and legal routes to get here. the united kingdom has a long, proud tradition of providing a home for people fleeing persecution and oppression. such asjewish people escaping hitler in the 1930s and 40s, hungarians in the 1950s as the soviet menace rolled in, exiled ugandans in the 1970s, bosnians from the war ravaged former yugoslavia in the war ravaged former yugoslavia in the 1990s, and victims of the syrian conflict in more recent times. the entire government is committed to a generous and compassionate approach to those in need, and many of us have an intensely personal reason for feeling this way. there is another wrong—headed approach to immigration that we must challenge. and this is the fantasy approach. it

is sheer fantasy to say that we can give a home to anyone who wants to come here. currently, there are an estimated 80 million displaced people around the world, and as i have said before, i asylum system is fundamentally broken. it is so unwieldy that the cost of the system has skyrocketed to more than £1 billion this year. our new plan for immigration is key to fixing this. it will improve routes to those in need, so that they don�*t have to put their lives in the hands of people smugglers. refugees who make their home here will be given support, more support to integrate into the community, learn english and to become self—sufficient. i want them notjust become self—sufficient. i want them not just to survive, become self—sufficient. i want them notjust to survive, i want them to thrive. british nationality law has not changed since 1983 and it is now full of anomalies. under my plan,

the home secretary will be able to grant citizenship in compelling and exceptional circumstances, where someone has suffered historical unfairness is beyond their control. we are also taking action so that the windrush generation are not prevented from qualifying for british citizenship because through no fault of their own they were unable to return to the uk and meet residence requirements. immigration practices and processes of successive governments badly let down the windrush generation, and i am utterly determined that this should not happen again. and we will fix the injustice which prevents a child from acquiring their father�*s citizenship if their mother was married to someone else at the time of their birth. my hands will no longer be tied by an out of date, broken system. their plan will reduce incentives for people to come here illegally, thereby removing the

opportunity for criminal gangs to profit, allowing these repugnant gangs to continue to line their pockets is rurally wrong and against our national interest. the —— is rurally wrong. the profits they make through violence and crimes, they use the same writs and methods to smuggle guns and drugs onto our streets. and we�*re coming these gangs. there is responsible for these heinous crimes will face the law within a maximum life sentence for people smugglers. since the start of 2020, we have secured more than 65 small boat related prosecutions, totalling over 53 years in custodial sentences. despite those who maintain the status quo, we will continue to enhance our operational efforts against them with greater powers for border force to stop small boats.

small boat detection reached record levels this summer, does the weather improves more people will be encouraged to make dangerous crossings. we have seen thousands of migrants entering the spanish territory, everyday people are putting their lives at risk, getting to small boats to the mediterranean. there is a desperate need for reform of the global approach to ensure protection of those who are genuinely fleeing persecution so that they can find sanctuary in the first safe country, rather than placing their lives in the hands of people smugglers. the uk will continue to provide leadership and do anything we can to prevent more lives being lost. that�*s a speech by the home secretary, priti patel, talking about the future of immigration

after brexit, talking about broken, the broken asylum system and talking about rewriting outdated bureaucracy, which ties officials�* hands when it comes to deciding who can be granted citizenship. she said the windrush generation were badly let down, she also wants to reduce the incentives for people to come here illegally. she is also going to go on to talk about a fully digital border system within five years. so we will stay across her speech here, and we will go back to her, as well, when she starts to answer questions of the back of the speech. let�*s go back, though, to our main news. western countries condemning belarus for diverting a plane flying over its territory to arrest a belarussian opposition journalist. ryanair chief executive michael o�*leary told an irish radio station he believed some security agents were also on the plane. i think it�*s the first time it�*s happened to a european airline but

this was a case of state—sponsored, it was a state—sponsored hijack, it was state—sponsored piracy, but unfortunately i can�*t say much about it because the eu authorities and nato are dealing with it at the moment, we�*ll debriefing the cruise, aircrew, to get that aircraft and almost all the passengers out of minsk, but we have to do a detailed debrief today with the nato authorities.— authorities. fair enough, i understand _ authorities. fair enough, i understand you're - authorities. fair enough, i. understand you're restricted authorities. fair enough, i- understand you're restricted in what understand you�*re restricted in what you can say for the bid must have been very stressful for everybody, particularly, i presume, for your staff, for the pilots and crew, it must have been very frightening for them. t must have been very frightening for them. ~ ., , must have been very frightening for them. ~ .. . , them. i think it was very frightening _ them. i think it was very frightening for— them. i think it was very frightening for the - them. i think it was very frightening for the crew, them. i think it was very - frightening for the crew, the passengers who were held under armed guard, had their bags searched, and it was clear, it appeared that the intent of the russian authorities was to remove a journalist and his travelling companion, and we believe there was also some kgb agents off—loaded of the aircraft, as well.

so your understanding as there were agents on board, as well come on that flight? tt agents on board, as well come on that flight?— agents on board, as well come on that flight?_ just - that flight? it appears so. just finall on that flight? it appears so. just finally on this, _ that flight? it appears so. just finally on this, with _ that flight? it appears so. just finally on this, with a - that flight? it appears so. just finally on this, with a change i that flight? it appears so. just - finally on this, with a change plans in terms of flying over belarus? will you make any changes to your schedule is, do you think? t will you make any changes to your schedule is, do you think?- schedule is, do you think? i think we, like all _ schedule is, do you think? i think we, like all european _ schedule is, do you think? i think we, like all european airlines, - schedule is, do you think? i think| we, like all european airlines, are looking for guidance today from the european authorities and from nato, and if we are directed, we have asked them, should we fly around belarus? i mean, we don�*t fly over belarus? i mean, we don�*t fly over belarus much, and it would be a very minor adjustment to, say, fly repellent on those routes, but we will take our lead from the european safety agencies. —— to, say, fly over poland on those routes. that question will not be looked at that flying over belarus, will know that be discussed by nato, as he was mentioning, nato ambassadors will be discussing that forcible lending this morning, to stay with us because after midday i will be

speaking to belarus�*s opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, who is now exile, it�*s widely believed she was actually the winner of last year�*s election and it is understood from reports that actually, roman protasevich was in greece, in athens, for an event involving her, and that�*s why he�*d been out of lithuania and it was on the journey back from greece to lithuania that that flight was diverted, resulting in his arrest. tuesday will mark a year since the killing of george floyd, the black american man, by a white police officer. the death triggered protests against racism and police violence across america and around the world. members of mr floyd�*s familyjoined activists and citizens of minneapolis on sunday to begin marking the anniversary. barbara plett usher reports. the killing of george floyd was such a pivotal moment for race relations in the country and for the city. it�*s taking stock now of a year full of grief and anger and passionate debate

about what to do with policing and police reform. so this is a time to take stock, to mobilise for the future, and to pay tribute. i will stand and be the voice for him. the change for him. i will stand and continue to be the legacy for him. there was that crucial moment of accountability about a month ago when the former police officer derek chauvin was convicted of murder. it felt then as if the city heaved a collective sigh of relief. but polls show that a majority of americans believe racialjustice and policing issues have only improved marginally since this time last year. and in washington, a bill on police reform named after george floyd is stuck in congress. it was historic... ..to see a white police officer for the first time be convicted for killing a black man. that is nothing to brag about!

that is something that�*s shameful! it shouldn�*t have took to 2021 to see a man like chauvin get convicted. but it will go again and again and again, acquittals, unless we can get further along, cos already they are changing police laws and voting laws in states all over this country. president biden has pushed to get the police reform legislation passed by the anniversary, but that now is a promise delayed. he has invited the floyd family to the white house on tuesday as a way to signal that he wants to make this a priority. barbara plett usher, bbc news, minneapolis. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. our weather is going to remain unsettled until thursday, when high pressure starts to build in and things should settle down and temperatures should rise. but today, we still have some rain across the north and west and central parts of scotland, we have showers across england and wales, more developing through the afternoon,

and some of those will be heavy and thundery with hail. in between there will be some sunshine. breezy across the south—west and also the far north of scotland. through this evening and overnight, our showers continue to push eastwards, eventually clearing. our rain sinks a bit further south, turning lighter and more patchy in nature. there�*ll be a noticeable north—westerly breeze but we shouldn�*t have any issues with frost, as temperatures tending to fall no lower than about 6 degrees. through tomorrow, you�*ll find we still have a fair bit of cloud and some rain, albeit patchy, especially affecting eastern areas, where it could be heavy. later in the day, more rain coming in across the south—west and top temperatures of 15. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... eu leaders are considering sanctions against belarus, after a ryanairflight was forced to divert to minsk so authorities there could arrest an opposition activist

who was on board the flight. a prominent uk black lives matter activist — sasha johnson — is reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head. people who live in overcrowded homes in england are to be offered alternative accommodation if they need to self—isolate, to try to bring down covid infection rates. spain is allowing people from britain in from today without needing a negative covid test, but it remains on the uk�*s amber list. sniffer dogs have been trained to detect coronavirus in humans — they could be used for screening at airports or mass events. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here�*sjohn watson. good morning. after becoming the oldest major winner in golf, phil mickleson will be eyeing another slice of history at next month�*s us open. he won by two shots at kawah island

to clinch his second us pga, his sith major title, pulling level with sir nick faldo. and were he to win the the us open next month in his home city, he�*d become just the sixth man to complete the career grand slam. it�*s very possible this is the last tournament i ever win, if i�*m being realistic. it�*s also very possible i may have had a little bit of a breakthrough in some of my focus and maybe i go on a little bit of a run, i don�*t know. the point is that there is no reason why i, or anybody else, can�*t do it at a later age. it just takes a little bit more work. the chelsea manager thomas tuchel was left thanking rivals tottenham, whose victory over leicester meant they pipped the fa cup winners to a champions league place along with liverpool on the final day of the season, as manchester city were finally crowned champions.

adam wild reports. cheering manchester city are the premier league champions. a coronation that may have had to waitjust a little, but for the manchester city fans who are lucky enough to be there, it was the perfect end to the premier league season. every one of us, we suffer for this pandemic situation and that�*s why it makes this title a little bit special for this reason. but every title, every premier league is amazing. this may have been a triumph and team finish, but amongst it, a very personal ending. the last home game for one of the best. we knew sergio aguero was going, we should have known he wouldn�*t go quietly. commentator: it's aguero! a player whose name will forever be shouted, giving the blue side of manchester a final cheer and then, because he can, giving them another. commentator: to aguero! oh, my word! i am so happy,

so proud for the team. and everyone. the most important, the fans, for me, the fans. away from the celebrations, there were calculations. maths amid the madness. chelsea, leicester and liverpool, three teams aiming for just two remaining champions league places. the sum for some wouldn�*t quite add up. —— for someone. how football has missed noise like this. and feel alive once more, liverpool fans roaring their side on to a champions league finish. chelsea had begun the day best placed, but somehow contrived to lose at aston villa, a result that might have put their place in peril had rivals leicester not slipped up as well — they were beaten by tottenham. harry kane amongst the scorers. his future remains more than a little uncertain, but here he was having a significant say in leicester�*s. agonisingly, they miss out again. so leicester head for the europa league, a journey west ham will take as well.

a remarkable season for them, rightly rewarded. that was the race for the also—rans, manchester city were way out ahead. they still have a champions league final to play. the perfect finish hasn�*t finished quite yet. adam wilde, bbc news. wales forward hal robson kanu has been left out of their training camp ahead of next month�*s euros. with the final squad to be announced on sunday, it�*s increasingly unlikely he�*ll be included. he was one of the stars of their run to the semifinals at euro 2016, scoring in their quarterfinal win over belgium. and britain�*s francesca jones was beaten in the first round of qualifying for the french open by top seed vena zvonreva. it was a tough opening draw against the former world number two and two—time gran slam finalist. —— grand slam. jones was told she would neer becoem a professional player because of a condition which meant she was bron without several fingers and toes, but went on to qualify for the australian open

earlier this year. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. traffic levels are returning to their levels before the pandemic. that�*s bad news for children who live or go to school near busy roads and have to breathe in the fumes. the government is coming under increasing pressure to tackle the problem, as our education correspondent this is st ambrose primary in manchester. the children live, learn and play next to one of the busiest roads in europe. on the playground, high levels of pollution. we can�*t open the windows at st ambrose, because you can�*t hear yourself teach. when the traffic is at its worst, you can actually smell and taste it. like millions of children in towns and cities across england, they�*re breathing in dangerous fumes. it affects me with my asthma and it makes me cough more.

i do have to take my asthma inhaler a lot. it is destroying our lives, - because ever since we started here in nursery, we have been we have been inhaling - the fumes of air pollution. and ijust think that this is not how we should be living, - because we have the right to a healthy life. - in a landmark ruling in december, nine—year—old ella adoo—kissi—debrah had air pollution recorded as the cause of her death. the children have written letters to politicians, pleading with them to take action. i am writing to you from st ambrose to protest about high levels of pollution. the air has been testing and pollution levels are three times over the limit. as a person in a position of responsibility... - ..we urge you to protect us in this crucial matter. so, this school was built in the 19305. and i think it was a very different situation at that time. and we certainly didn't

have the traffic that we've got. the head teacher, mrs vayro, is concerned that soon, traffic levels will be back to where they were before lockdown. if it's possible for some hybrid type of working at home, thenjust reducing, perhaps by 20%, the commuter traffic, we would benefit immensely from it. the air quality would improve for us. the teachers and children have also enlisted the help of scientists from lancaster university, with a pioneering new project to protect playgrounds from pollution. the particles bump into one of these leaflets and they deposit on it, so that�*s the filtering effect of the vegetation. hedges have been installed to see if it can create a natural shield to protect against pollution generated by the traffic. this can take out up to 50% reduction in the fine grain particles, the ones we worry about in terms of health impacts. the air quality is constantly monitored.

we�*ve been doing work which has examined even infants 11 months in age, in very polluted cities like mexico city. and we�*ve found these particles that come from traffic, or industry, inside the hearts and brains, even of infants of 11 months in age. those particles are very likely to be involved in causing the later manifestations of neurodegenerative disease, of heart disease, of lung problems. so it�*s an epidemic of our own making, actually. the pandemic has had a significant impact on how we live, work and travel. and this school says important lessons need to be learned. in a statement, defra says it has a £3.8 billion plan to clean up transport and air pollution is the hope. the hope here is fewer car journeys on england�*s road map out of lockdown.

this is our children�*s future, and the air that they�*re breathing is not fit for purpose. now is the chance to really do something about it. elaine dunkley, bbc news in manchester. more than £1 million worth of historical treasures — some of which have been described as irreplaceable — have been stolen from arundel castle in southern england. the break—in happened on friday night, days after the castle reopened to the public. several stolen artefacts date from the tudor period, including a set of gold rosary beads carried by mary queen of scots to her execution in 1587. professor kate williams is an historian and author of rival queens: the betrayal of mary queen of scots�*. she explained the signifance of what had been taken. it isa it is a heartbreaking robbery because there is many important items in there, gold and silver, bop so many of us, particularly for me, a big mary queen of scores author,

researcher, it is the rosary beads that she bore at her execution in 1587. this is a real loss. so much of mary queen of scots�*s belongings we have lost, she was a champion shopper, she had a lot of things, but when she fled scotland most of her belongings were the boiled and shared out between various people and after she was executed nearly everything she had was taken and burned because people were concerned she turned to a catholic martyr, but hid her heart and a jar, so we still had these rosary beads, one tiny memorial, and are they are gone. —— despoiled. british researchers say that dogs taking part in trials have been able to sniff out coronavirus on humans as much as 94 per cent of the time. the animals were able to identify the disease even when it was caused

by different variants, and when the person had no symptoms. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. this is talla. in less than five seconds, he�*s correctly identified a small unwashed fragment of sock that�*s been donated by someone who had covid—19. and this is asher — who doesn�*t take that much longer. all these dogs have been specially trained to identify what researchers have found to be covid�*s distinctive odour. the dogs were able to be trained... you can hear one barking in the background there. the dogs were able to be trained really quickly on this odour and were able to distinguish people who were infected from those who were uninfected. so the best dog was able to detect somebody correctly that had covid 94% of the time, which is really, really high and very exciting. research has already moved on to testing whether the dogs can identify the person wearing a t—shirt that belonged to someone who had covid. watch how this dog immediately finds the right person. even as people file past,

there�*s no fooling in these dogs with their incredible sense of smell. which dog have we got with you today? this is talla. a dog like talla here would have 350 million sensory receptors dedicated to olfaction. now, us humans have got five million so that gives you a comparison. talla can detect odours that are diluted down to parts per trillion. doesn�*t mean much to us, but actually a part of a trillion — if you could smell a teaspoon of sugar in a cup of tea, talla here could smell the same in the equivalent of water of two olympic—sized swimming pools — quite phenomenal, and that�*s why they�*re so good at this. dogs are already used at airports to detect explosives or drugs. it�*s still very early days, but with their ability to quickly and unobtrusively screen people, medical dogs could also play an important role in keeping a post—covid world moving. dominic hughes, bbc news.

the employers�* organisation, the cbi, has said that businesses and the government must work together to innovate, level up and make industries greener. it�*s published an economic plan for the coming decade, which includes proposals for encouraging exports and investment and improving the relationship between employers and workers. let�*s get more on this from our business presenter ramzan karmali. they say this landmark plan will include regulatory reform and that economic prosperity and social solidarity should add £700 billion to our economy by 2030, plans, big words. they have also admitted that for the past five years business and government have really not seen out i when it comes to brexit, something they want to get over and bury the hatchet and start afresh. we can speak more on that with tony, the director—general of the cbi. you

have admitted that for the past five years government and business have not seen outright on brexit, what is going to happen to magically change that? t going to happen to magically change that? “ going to happen to magically change that? ~ ., ., . that? i think a global pandemic happened. _ that? i think a global pandemic happened. and _ that? i think a global pandemic happened, and brexit - that? i think a global pandemic happened, and brexit got - that? i think a global pandemic| happened, and brexit got done, that? i think a global pandemic - happened, and brexit got done, and we are _ happened, and brexit got done, and we are about to hit cop 26 where the whole _ we are about to hit cop 26 where the whole world — we are about to hit cop 26 where the whole world will commit to very aggressive targets to decarbonise the world economy. to be honest there _ the world economy. to be honest there is— the world economy. to be honest there is this agreement of the past along _ there is this agreement of the past along way— there is this agreement of the past along way behind us. what we have tried to _ along way behind us. what we have tried to do — along way behind us. what we have tried to do today take of those government ambitions in the past, levelling _ government ambitions in the past, levelling up and greening the economy, making the uk more innovative, you have put flesh on the bones — innovative, you have put flesh on the bones. we have said how those things— the bones. we have said how those things are — the bones. we have said how those things are going to happen, what businesses are going to need to do a lot more _ businesses are going to need to do a lot more of. — businesses are going to need to do a lot more of, including us at the cm. _ lot more of, including us at the cbi. at— lot more of, including us at the cbi, at what we need more from government to make sure that we move incomplete _ government to make sure that we move incomplete lockstep now that we have .one incomplete lockstep now that we have gone through three of the greatest agenda _ gone through three of the greatest agenda shifting think they could have happened to our economy which have happened to our economy which have happened to our economy which

have happened at the last year. so have happened at the last year. sc brexit have happened at the last year. brexit is have happened at the last year. for brexit is done, have happened at the last year. 5r brexit is done, but does that mean the cbi brexit is done, but does that mean the cb! and businesses will support government on all their pulses now going forward on trade deals? weill. going forward on trade deals? well, we're not going _ going forward on trade deals? well, we're not going to _ going forward on trade deals? well, we're not going to support the gothic— we're not going to support the gothic on _ we're not going to support the gothic on everything, we will not write _ gothic on everything, we will not write a _ gothic on everything, we will not write a blank cheque, i have the pleasure — write a blank cheque, i have the pleasure of talking to government ministers — pleasure of talking to government ministers everyday about everything on taxis _ ministers everyday about everything on taxis to— ministers everyday about everything on taxis to brexit to the reopening of the _ on taxis to brexit to the reopening of the economy, ourjob is to represent _ of the economy, ourjob is to represent business and that means business _ represent business and that means business does of course disagree sometimes. but if you speak to most businesses _ sometimes. but if you speak to most businesses around the country, i have _ businesses around the country, i have spoken to about 500 last six months. — have spoken to about 500 last six months, they do share the government because _ months, they do share the government because my— months, they do share the government because my view, notjust months, they do share the government because my view, not just the government but most political leaders. — government but most political leaders, that we need something dramatic— leaders, that we need something dramatic to get the economy going again— dramatic to get the economy going again -- _ dramatic to get the economy going again —— government's if you, to make _ again —— government's if you, to make sure — again —— government's if you, to make sure of— again —— government's if you, to make sure of society at every region of the _ make sure of society at every region of the country is included in the next _ of the country is included in the next decade. there is violent agreement about that.- next decade. there is violent agreement about that. there is geographical— agreement about that. there is geographical inequalities, - agreement about that. there is geographical inequalities, howl agreement about that. there is i geographical inequalities, how do agreement about that. there is - geographical inequalities, how do we solve those? it is notjust about

building a new railway line or new motorway or getting transport links up motorway or getting transport links up or getting better broadband across the country, to it than that. yes, i think government are doing their bit, those things you just mentioned, transport, infrastructure, broadband connectivity along with people like bt and others, government placing a massive role but they are necessary not sufficient, what you want is jobs in hard—hit areas, get promoted, get paid better and you want to be part of thriving local industry. that is the bit that business can do,— industry. that is the bit that business can do, ., �* , ., �* business can do, that's what we're focused on. _ business can do, that's what we're focused on, making _ business can do, that's what we're focused on, making different - business can do, that's what we're j focused on, making different parts of the _ focused on, making different parts of the country come alive again, we talk a _ of the country come alive again, we talk a lot— of the country come alive again, we talk a lot about the green economy and the _ talk a lot about the green economy and the race to cop, and i heard the schoolchildren wanting a greener future _ schoolchildren wanting a greener future. we have the potential in

different— future. we have the potential in different parts of the country that haven't _ different parts of the country that haven't been economically successful in the _ haven't been economically successful in the last— haven't been economically successful in the last decade to participate and lead — in the last decade to participate and lead this green recovery with new green— and lead this green recovery with new green technologies and new green 'obs new green technologies and new green jobs in _ new green technologies and new green jobs in the _ new green technologies and new green jobs in the next ten years. there is an opportunity to turn this great ambition— an opportunity to turn this great ambition of levelling up into real 'obs ambition of levelling up into real jobs and — ambition of levelling up into real jobs and real growth in every part of the _ jobs and real growth in every part of the country, but that means we have _ of the country, but that means we have to _ of the country, but that means we have to do — of the country, but that means we have to do a — of the country, but that means we have to do a write out all be involved _ have to do a write out all be involved-— have to do a write out all be involved. ., , , involved. one of the big things we hear is there _ involved. one of the big things we hear is there is _ involved. one of the big things we hear is there is a _ involved. one of the big things we hear is there is a massive - involved. one of the big things we hear is there is a massive scale i hear is there is a massive scale shortage. what can be done about that, what are we going to do to get really young people better trade to get others indices, greener industries you are keen on, how do we do that?— we do that? you are right, there is alwa s a we do that? you are right, there is always a bit _ we do that? you are right, there is always a bit of _ we do that? you are right, there is always a bit of a _ we do that? you are right, there is always a bit of a lag _ we do that? you are right, there is always a bit of a lag between - we do that? you are right, there is always a bit of a lag between what | always a bit of a lag between what employers are asking for, how do technologies are coming online or the markets are changing, at what the markets are changing, at what the skill _ the markets are changing, at what the skill system has been traditionally set up to deliver. we have _ traditionally set up to deliver. we have to _ traditionally set up to deliver. we have to close that gap, get really speedy _ have to close that gap, get really speedy at — have to close that gap, get really speedy at turning those newjobs of the future, — speedy at turning those newjobs of the future, those new skills of the

future _ the future, those new skills of the future into — the future, those new skills of the future into real training qualifications, and some of that will be — qualifications, and some of that will be delivered by universities and colleges, some will be delivered by employers. that is one of the reasons— by employers. that is one of the reasons why we say today we need to change _ reasons why we say today we need to change the _ reasons why we say today we need to change the apprenticeship levy to .ive change the apprenticeship levy to give employers more flexibility to train people in those skills.- train people in those skills. tony, director-general— train people in those skills. tony, director-general of _ train people in those skills. tony, director-general of the _ train people in those skills. tony, director-general of the cbi, - train people in those skills. tony, | director-general of the cbi, thank director—general of the cbi, thank you for your time. that�*s the business. the headlines on bbc news... eu leaders are considering sanctions against belarus, after a ryanairflight was forced to divert to minsk so authorities there could arrest an opposition activist who was on board the flight. a prominent uk black lives matter activist — sasha johnson — is reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head. people who live in overcrowded homes in england are to be offered alternative accommodation if they need to self—isolate, to try to bring down covid infection rates. a group of metro mayors

and council leaders say the uk will struggle to reach its climate change targets unless more money is put into local hands. opposition politicians have written to the prime minister calling for "further and faster" action to protect the environment. the government says councils and mayors have "a pivotal role" in reducing carbon emissions. bbc radio five live is launching a new project from leeds today, looking at how a major city can become carbon neutral by the end of the decade. and rachael burden is in the south of the city. welcome to sunny leeds. as you can see the skies are blue, if you have come to this area around 300 years ago, the air would have been grey and thick with smoke. very different picture these days. as much as leeds was the cradle of innovation in industry, a real heartland of industrial britain, although centuries ago, now it strives to be a greener, cleaner city, add they

have set ambitious targets to hit on the zero emissions by 2030. as part of a big project, we will be tracking the course of leads�*s progress towards that big goal over the course of the next 12 months, i definitely like that is going to work it needs staff community engagement, local people to buy into it. what better place to come and explore these ideas than in one of the oldest immunity centres notjust leeds but the whole country? this working men�*s club is the oldest surviving working men�*s club in the country, i am joined surviving working men�*s club in the country, iam joined by surviving working men�*s club in the country, i am joined by the counsellor, helen, and also daniel morgan —— daniel who is a student at leeds university. helen, we had shipping hearing how the mayors are saying we need to be given more power to dry this kind of greener agenda to the cities. where do you

see the responsibilities lying? the government, individuals, businesses? it is with all of us, it is usually important _ it is with all of us, it is usually important that local communities and the local— important that local communities and the local authorities i given these powers— the local authorities i given these powers and most importantly the funding _ powers and most importantly the funding to be able to tackle what is a crisis. _ funding to be able to tackle what is a crisis. and — funding to be able to tackle what is a crisis, and we have seen over the last 15_ a crisis, and we have seen over the last 15 months that we as a country and city— last 15 months that we as a country and city are — last 15 months that we as a country and city are able to deal with a crisis — and city are able to deal with a crisis it— and city are able to deal with a crisis. it takes everybody to pull together~ — crisis. it takes everybody to pull together. when local authorities such as — together. when local authorities such as a — together. when local authorities such as a vaccine roll—out i given the powers. _ such as a vaccine roll—out i given the powers, funding, we can do it successfully. we know our communities and when the committees pull together they can really pull it off, _ pull together they can really pull it off, and if that is what needs to happen— it off, and if that is what needs to happen with the climate crisis. we have happen with the climate crisis. have shown happen with the climate crisis. 2 have shown what can be achieved when everyone gets their heads together, but where do you start?— but where do you start? what's the ractical but where do you start? what's the practical first _ but where do you start? what's the practical first step? _ but where do you start? what's the practical first step? to _ but where do you start? what's the practical first step? to see - but where do you start? what's the practical first step? to see what. practical first step? to see what you are — practical first step? to see what you are dealing with, that's what we have done _ you are dealing with, that's what we have done over the last couple of years _ have done over the last couple of years with — have done over the last couple of

years. with our climate jury and the people _ years. with our climate jury and the people of— years. with our climate jury and the people of leeds at 8000 people responded to our big climate conversation, it is about what we can all— conversation, it is about what we can all do. — conversation, it is about what we can all do, so if we are asking people — can all do, so if we are asking people to _ can all do, so if we are asking people to make decisions to change the way— people to make decisions to change the way that they live their lives, we as— the way that they live their lives, we as a _ the way that they live their lives, we as a council need to facilitate that, _ we as a council need to facilitate that, make — we as a council need to facilitate that, make it easierto we as a council need to facilitate that, make it easier to choose to cycle _ that, make it easier to choose to cycle or— that, make it easier to choose to cycle or walk rather than use your car and _ cycle or walk rather than use your car and have _ cycle or walk rather than use your car and have really good public transport _ car and have really good public transport. retrofitting homes, 47% of our— transport. retrofitting homes, 47% of our carbon output is from people powering _ of our carbon output is from people powering out heating their homes. there _ powering out heating their homes. there are — powering out heating their homes. there are very particle steps we can take right _ there are very particle steps we can take right now, and from today people — take right now, and from today people can apply to have solar panels — people can apply to have solar panels installed as they have an income — panels installed as they have an income of— panels installed as they have an income of under £30,000. particle steps _ income of under £30,000. particle steps and _ income of under £30,000. particle steps and we can see that working for people — steps and we can see that working for people and make it their lives better~ _ for people and make it their lives better. ., ., ., .,~ for people and make it their lives better. ., ., ., ., better. you have to make it easy for eo - le, better. you have to make it easy for people. has — better. you have to make it easy for people. has to _ better. you have to make it easy for people, has to benefit _ better. you have to make it easy for people, has to benefit their - people, has to benefit their families. daniel was part of the jury, do you want to spring for your position was when it came to climate

change before being involved in this project, and how it may have altered as a result of the conversation? when i first started, i was a nihilist, _ when i first started, i was a nihilist, i_ when i first started, i was a nihilist, i thought— when i first started, i was a nihilist, i thought we - when i first started, i was a nihilist, i thought we had i when i first started, i was a - nihilist, i thought we had doomed nihilist, ! thought we had doomed ourselves— nihilist, i thought we had doomed ourselves and _ nihilist, i thought we had doomed ourselves and it _ nihilist, i thought we had doomed ourselves and it was _ nihilist, i thought we had doomed ourselves and it was what - nihilist, i thought we had doomed ourselves and it was what we - ourselves and it was what we deserved. _ ourselves and it was what we deserved, but— ourselves and it was what we deserved, but by— ourselves and it was what we deserved, but by engaging. ourselves and it was what we . deserved, but by engaging with ourselves and it was what we - deserved, but by engaging with a group _ deserved, but by engaging with a group of— deserved, but by engaging with a group of people _ deserved, but by engaging with a group of people that _ deserved, but by engaging with a group of people that represented leeds, _ group of people that represented leeds, we — group of people that represented leeds, we talked _ group of people that represented leeds, we talked through - group of people that represented leeds, we talked through the - leeds, we talked through the problems. _ leeds, we talked through the problems, thought _ leeds, we talked through the problems, thought about - leeds, we talked through the | problems, thought about how leeds, we talked through the - problems, thought about how we could solve them, _ problems, thought about how we could solve them, if— problems, thought about how we could solve them, if it — problems, thought about how we could solve them, if it produced _ problems, thought about how we could solve them, if it produced a _ problems, thought about how we could solve them, if it produced a report, - solve them, if it produced a report, my being _ solve them, if it produced a report, my being part— solve them, if it produced a report, my being part of— solve them, if it produced a report, my being part of something - solve them, if it produced a report, my being part of something that. my being part of something that icily produced _ my being part of something that icily produced suggestions - my being part of something that icily produced suggestions gavel my being part of something that i icily produced suggestions gave me hope _ icily produced suggestions gave me ho e. . .. icily produced suggestions gave me ho e. , ., , ., , icily produced suggestions gave me hoe. , ., , ., ., ., hope. these are people from a range of backgrounds. _ hope. these are people from a range of backgrounds. yes, _ hope. these are people from a range of backgrounds. yes, it _ hope. these are people from a range of backgrounds. yes, it was - of backgrounds. yes, it was specifically _ of backgrounds. yes, it was specifically designed i of backgrounds. yes, it was specifically designed to i of backgrounds. yes, it was specifically designed to be l specifically designed to be representative _ specifically designed to be representative in- specifically designed to be representative in terms i specifically designed to be representative in terms of| specifically designed to be i representative in terms of age, gender, — representative in terms of age, gender, ethnicity. _ representative in terms of age, gender, ethnicity. if— representative in terms of age, gender, ethnicity. if you - representative in terms of age, gender, ethnicity. if you look. representative in terms of age, | gender, ethnicity. if you look at the population. _ gender, ethnicity. if you look at the population, and _ gender, ethnicity. if you look at the population, and the - gender, ethnicity. if you look at the population, and the jury, i gender, ethnicity. if you look at l the population, and the jury, they are the _ the population, and the jury, they are the same _ the population, and the jury, they are the same. we _ the population, and the “my, they are the samei the population, and the “my, they are the same. we are asking people to no are the same. we are asking people to go green. — are the same. we are asking people to go green. often _ are the same. we are asking people to go green, often it _ are the same. we are asking people to go green, often it feels _ are the same. we are asking people to go green, often it feels like i to go green, often it feels like you�*re asking people to make sacrifices, dry less, eat different things, don�*t go on holiday. how do you change the narrative around that so it feels like there was a benefit to making these measures? all]! so it feels like there was a benefit to making these measures? all our

recommendations _ to making these measures? all our recommendations boiled _ to making these measures? all our recommendations boiled down i to making these measures? all our recommendations boiled down to i recommendations boiled down to giving _ recommendations boiled down to giving people _ recommendations boiled down to giving people a _ recommendations boiled down to giving people a choice _ recommendations boiled down to giving people a choice that - recommendations boiled down to giving people a choice that is i giving people a choice that is meaningful— giving people a choice that is meaningful to _ giving people a choice that is meaningful to choose - giving people a choice that is meaningful to choose to i giving people a choice that is meaningful to choose to go i giving people a choice that is. meaningful to choose to go on giving people a choice that is i meaningful to choose to go on the bus that _ meaningful to choose to go on the bus that is — meaningful to choose to go on the bus that is as— meaningful to choose to go on the bus that is as good _ meaningful to choose to go on the bus that is as good as _ meaningful to choose to go on the bus that is as good as going - meaningful to choose to go on the bus that is as good as going on. meaningful to choose to go on the | bus that is as good as going on the car or— bus that is as good as going on the car or to _ bus that is as good as going on the car or to choose _ bus that is as good as going on the car or to choose to _ bus that is as good as going on the car or to choose to titillate - bus that is as good as going on the car or to choose to titillate your i car or to choose to titillate your home _ car or to choose to titillate your home at — car or to choose to titillate your home at a — car or to choose to titillate your home at a reasonable _ car or to choose to titillate your home at a reasonable price. i car or to choose to titillate your home at a reasonable price. so| car or to choose to titillate your i home at a reasonable price. so you need _ home at a reasonable price. so you need to— home at a reasonable price. so you need to incentivise _ home at a reasonable price. so you need to incentivise people - home at a reasonable price. so you need to incentivise people to - home at a reasonable price. so you need to incentivise people to be i need to incentivise people to be able to— need to incentivise people to be able to make _ need to incentivise people to be able to make changes— need to incentivise people to be able to make changes that i need to incentivise people to be able to make changes that theyl need to incentivise people to be i able to make changes that they want to make. _ able to make changes that they want to make. l'd — able to make changes that they want to make, i'd also _ able to make changes that they want to make, i'd also tell— able to make changes that they want to make, i'd also tell people - able to make changes that they want to make, i'd also tell people what i to make, i'd also tell people what they can _ to make, i'd also tell people what they can do — to make, i'd also tell people what they can do-_ to make, i'd also tell people what they can do. helen, if there is one thing people _ they can do. helen, if there is one thing people can _ they can do. helen, if there is one thing people can do, _ they can do. helen, if there is one thing people can do, what - they can do. helen, if there is one thing people can do, what change | thing people can do, what change would you advise them to make? think about leaving — would you advise them to make? think about leaving the _ would you advise them to make? think about leaving the car _ would you advise them to make? think about leaving the car at _ would you advise them to make? think about leaving the car at home and travelling — about leaving the car at home and travelling to work once a week, or cycling. _ travelling to work once a week, or cycling. and — travelling to work once a week, or cycling, and the temperature in your home. _ cycling, and the temperature in your home, we _ cycling, and the temperature in your home, we do not need it so tropical. that issue _ home, we do not need it so tropical. that issue most of the time, although leeds is fairly chilly this morning, probably a few people with heating on, five live will follow this project over the next 12 months, so catch up with everything there and we will be back in leeds to bring you updates in the weeks to come. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. i weather will remain unsettled when

until thursday when it should settle down and temperature should rise. still some rain across the north and west and central parts of scotland, showers across england and wales, more developing through the afternoon, some of those will be heavy and country with hail, in between some sunshine, breezy across the south—west and also the far north of scotland. this evening and overnight, showers continue to push eastwards, eventually clearing. rain sinks further south, turning lighter and more patchy. noticeable north—westerly breeze. no issues with frost temperatures following no lower than successes. tomorrow, still a fair bit of cloud and some rain, albeit patchy, especially affecting eastern areas, heavy later today, more rain coming in the south—west, top temperatures of 15. —— later in the day.

this is bbc news, the headlines... outrage after a ryanair flight was diverted and forced to make an emergency landing in belarus, where authorities arrested an opposition activist on board. the airline�*s owner and politicians speak out. translation: lukashenko personally caused an international scandal, i used military aircraft against civilians of belarus and european countries to arrest a single person. no one else is safe. i think it's the first time it's happened to a european airline, but . mean. — this is a case of state—sponsored... it was a state—sponsored hijack, it was state—sponsored piracy. a prominent uk black lives matter activist — sasha johnson — has undergone surgery after being shot in the head. if you live in an overcrowded home in england and need to self—isolate you will be offered alternative accommodation.

spain is allowing people from britain in from today, without needing a negative covid test — but it remains on the uk�*s amber list. cocker spaniels, retrievers, and labradors have been trained to detect coronavirus in humans — they could be used for screening at airports or mass events. and a set of gold rosary beads, carried by mary queen of scots to her execution in 1587, are among the haul of historic treasures stolen from arundel castle. good afternoon. western countries have condemned belarus for diverting a plane flying over its territory to arrest a belarusian opposition journalist.

the foreign secretary dominic raab said the the belarussian president alexander lukashenko must be held responsible for his �*outlandish actions�*. eu leaders are due to meet later to discuss their response. the us state department called it a �*shocking act�*. the 26—year—old left belarus in 2019, and wrote about the disputed 2020 presidential election, after which criminal charges were filed against him in belarus. in an interview with irish newstalk radio, ryanair chief executive michael o�*leary described it as a case of �*state sponsored hijacking�*. he said some kgb agents appeared to be onboard the flight. belarussian opposition leaders say mr protasevich faced the death penalty in belarus, as he has been categorised as a terrorist. james landale reports. this is not where flight fr4978 was supposed to be, on the ground at minsk airport. the ryanairflight, with about 170 people on board, left athens bound for vilnius. butjust before the aircraft entered lithuanian airspace,

it suddenly headed east. according to ryanair, the crew were warned of a potential security threat, and ordered to land at minsk. for good measure, a belarussian warplane, armed to the teeth, was dispatched to escort the aircraft in. but no bombs were found on board. instead, this man was taken off the plane and arrested. roman protasevich is a well—known belarussian opposition journalist, and is wanted by the authorities for organising protests last year. according to the belarus state news agency, the operation was ordered personally by the country�*s authoritarian president, alexander lukashenko, who has faced growing opposition since disputed elections last year. belarus�* exiled opposition leader said mr protasevich�*s life was in danger. translation: lukashenko personally caused an international scandal, i used military aircraft against civilians of belarus and european countries to arrest a single person.

no—one else is safe. anyone can be in roman protasevich�*s place. after several hours on the ground, the plane and remaining passengers were allowed to leave and arrived in vilnius, as outrage spread across europe, with several countries accusing belarus of an act of state terrorism. in a tweet, the foreign secretary dominic raab said he was coordinating with allies and warned: "this outlandish action by lukashenko will have serious implications." at vilnius airport, supporters of roman protasevich waited in vain for his arrival, as they contemplated just how far president lukashenko will go to suppress opposition. theyjust take him, but with no violence. he didn�*t look...scared or something like that. eu leaders will meet to discuss what price he should pay. james landale, bbc news. ryanair chief executive michael

o�*leary told an irish radio station he believed some security agents were also on the plane. i think it�*s the first time it�*s happened to a european airline but, i mean, this was a case of state—sponsored. .. it was a state—sponsored hijack, it was state—sponsored piracy, but unfortunately i can�*t say much about it because the eu authorities and nato are dealing with it at the moment. we�*re debriefing the crew. our crew did a phenomenaljob, to get that aircraft and almost all the passengers out of minsk after six hours. but we have to do a detailed debrief today with the nato and eu authorities. fair enough, i understand you�*re restricted in what you can say. it must have been very stressful for everybody, particularly, i presume, for your staff, the pilots and crew, because it must have been very frightening for them. i think it was very frightening for the crew, for the passengers who were held under armed guard, had their bags searched, and it was clear, it appeared that the intent of the russian authorities was to remove

a journalist and his travelling companion, and we believe there was also some kgb agents off—loaded off the aircraft, as well. so your understanding is there were agents on board, as well, on that flight? it appears so. just finally on this, will it change your plans in terms of flying over belarus? will you make any changes to your schedules, do you think? i think we, like all the european airlines, are looking for guidance today from the european authorities and from nato, and if we are directed, we have asked them, should we fly around belarussia? i mean, we don�*t fly over belarussia much, and it would be a very minor adjustment to, say, fly over poland on those routes, but we will take our lead from the european security and safety agencies. that�*s reiner�*s chief executive michael o�*leary. let�*s talk now to

the excelled belarus opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, in the lithuanian capital vilnius. —— the lithuanian capital vilnius. —— the exiled opposition leader. thank you forjoining us. what�*s your reaction to the arrest of roman protasevich? tote reaction to the arrest of roman protasevich?— reaction to the arrest of roman protasevich? ~ ., ., , , ,, protasevich? we are always shocked b the protasevich? we are always shocked by the situation _ protasevich? we are always shocked by the situation because _ protasevich? we are always shocked by the situation because we - protasevich? we are always shocked by the situation because we couldn'tj by the situation because we couldn�*t believe that the whole flight would believe that the whole flight would be land just because the kid not one person, and they endanger the lives of 171 peoplejust person, and they endanger the lives of 171 people just because of roman protasevich. ——just of 171 people just because of roman protasevich. —— just to kidnap one person. and we were sure that to fly between two un member states is a safe, but it turns out it�*s not. do safe, but it turns out it's not. do ou safe, but it turns out it's not. do you have — safe, but it turns out it's not. do you have any that are told that this was an operation by the special services? —— do you have any doubt at all? services? -- do you have any doubt at all? ~ .. . . services? -- do you have any doubt atall? ., , , at all? we are sure this was special services operation, _ at all? we are sure this was special services operation, just _ at all? we are sure this was special services operation, just to - at all? we are sure this was special services operation, just to jailed i services operation, just to jailed roman. tote

services operation, 'ust to 'ailed roman. ~ ., ., roman. we were hearing there from michael 0'leary _ roman. we were hearing there from michael o'leary of— roman. we were hearing there from michael o'leary of ryanair, - roman. we were hearing there from michael o'leary of ryanair, who i roman. we were hearing there from| michael o'leary of ryanair, who runs michael o�*leary of ryanair, who runs the site that was diverted, saying he believes that special agents were on the flight. would you believe that to be true? we on the flight. would you believe that to be true?— on the flight. would you believe that to be true? we think that this is true because _ that to be true? we think that this is true because roman _ that to be true? we think that this is true because roman wrote i that to be true? we think that this is true because roman wrote to i that to be true? we think that this| is true because roman wrote to us that he was followed by an unknown person in the airport, and in minsk, russians... roman protasevich may be among those people the kgb, i don�*t know, people. among those people the kgb, i don't know. people-— know, people. actually, on that, we'vejust _ know, people. actually, on that, we've just had — know, people. actually, on that, we've just had a _ know, people. actually, on that, we've just had a newsflash i know, people. actually, on that, we've just had a newsflash three j we�*ve just had a newsflash three from writers saying that the chief of criminal police in lithuania says 125 passengers left athens, 121 arrived in vilnius. —— a newsflash three from reuters. we know obviously one of those who left the plane and didn�*t go back was roman protasevich, which would indicate

obviously then three others potentially those agents. he was returning from athens, where i know you had met him previously, you had met him for an event, i think you met him for an event, i think you met him for an event, i think you met him there last week. can you tell us what, did you have any discussions around any security concerns at that point? t discussions around any security concerns at that point?- discussions around any security concerns at that point? i had an official visit _ concerns at that point? i had an official visit to _ concerns at that point? i had an official visit to greece _ concerns at that point? i had an official visit to greece a - concerns at that point? i had an official visit to greece a week. concerns at that point? i had an i official visit to greece a week ago, and romanjoined us to make a photo of our visit, and i managed to come back with the same flight a week ago, and, you know, roman couldn�*t this week. at that time, we didn�*t think security because this was just a direct flight between greece and lithuania, two un countries, and we couldn�*t even imagine that it�*s

possible to make a fight land in minsk. , , ., .,~ possible to make a fight land in minsk. , , ., possible to make a fight land in minsk. , ., ., minsk. does this now make you fear for our minsk. does this now make you fear for your own — minsk. does this now make you fear for your own safety? _ minsk. does this now make you fear for your own safety? you _ minsk. does this now make you fear for your own safety? you know, i i for your own safety? you know, i have to pay _ for your own safety? you know, i have to pay more _ for your own safety? you know, i have to pay more attention i for your own safety? you know, i have to pay more attention to i for your own safety? you know, i | have to pay more attention to my for your own safety? you know, i i have to pay more attention to my own safety, but of course, we can�*t look at this case apart from the political situation in belarus because we see the escalation of repressions in belarus, so we have to take it as who are in valdez, who are tortured in belarussianjails. what can be done now to protect roman protasevich? tbe what can be done now to protect roman protasevich?— what can be done now to protect roman protasevich? be vocal about our situation. _ roman protasevich? be vocal about our situation, and _ roman protasevich? be vocal about our situation, and of _ roman protasevich? be vocal about our situation, and of course, i roman protasevich? be vocal about our situation, and of course, we i our situation, and of course, we have to start an international investigation about this case, because nobody is safe now, flying through the territory of belarus. in

the european union countries have to suspend all flights over belarus, and of course, we demand strong sanctions, because sanctions are very influential and they will help to release political prisoners. do ou to release political prisoners. do you fear for his life now? he said he feared for his life, going to the country which has the death penalty. special services in belarus are very cruel and were almost sure that roman protasevich is being tortured at the moment, the same as other political prisoners, and we are aware of his life, for sure. tt political prisoners, and we are aware of his life, for sure. it has been reported — aware of his life, for sure. it has been reported that _ aware of his life, for sure. it has been reported that this - aware of his life, for sure. it has| been reported that this operation was on the direct orders of the president of belarus, alexander lukashenko. what are your thoughts on that? we lukashenko. what are your thoughts on that? ~ .. . lukashenko. what are your thoughts on that? ~ ., , ., ., , on that? we are sure that it was because of— on that? we are sure that it was because of a _ on that? we are sure that it was because of a direct _ on that? we are sure that it was because of a direct order- on that? we are sure that it was because of a direct order of- because of a direct order of lukashenko himself, because he

considered roman to be his, like, private enemy. and so he made possible this operation, so it can be done without a direct order, for sure. —— it could not be done without a direct order. sure. -- it could not be done without a direct order. roman protasevich _ without a direct order. roman protasevich had _ without a direct order. roman protasevich had been - without a direct order. roman protasevich had been living i without a direct order. roman protasevich had been living in| without a direct order. roman i protasevich had been living in exile since 2019. what message does this now sent any dissidents living in exile, and also, the safety of those living in the country? who exile, and also, the safety of those living in the country?— living in the country? who is in exile, living in the country? who is in exile. they _ living in the country? who is in exile, they have _ living in the country? who is in exile, they have to _ living in the country? who is in exile, they have to of - living in the country? who is in exile, they have to of course . living in the country? who is in i exile, they have to of course think about themselves, think about their security, because we see that the regime doesn't stop against anything to capture people, to kidnap people, and for those who are in belarus, they are continuing to fight, underground, secretly, but it's evident that we have to continue our fight against the redeem,

dictatorship, and we are demanding new elections. —— against the regime. new elections. -- against the reaime. ~ ., ., ~' new elections. -- against the reaime. ~ ., ., ~ regime. what do you think could actually rein _ regime. what do you think could actually rein in _ regime. what do you think could actually rein in alexander - actually rein in alexander lukashenko over this? pressure. pressure on _ lukashenko over this? pressure. pressure on the _ lukashenko over this? pressure. pressure on the international - lukashenko over this? pressure. . pressure on the international arena. we have to isolate him politically and economically to put more sanctions, private sanctions and very smart, targeted sanctions on the state organisations of lukashenko. soto deprive him of money to pay policemen who are torturing people.— torturing people. svetlana tikhanovskaya, _ torturing people. svetlana tikhanovskaya, thank - torturing people. svetlana tikhanovskaya, thank you | torturing people. svetlana - tikhanovskaya, thank you very torturing people. svetlana _ tikhanovskaya, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. we are going to say goodbye in a few moments if you're watching us on bbc two. thank you very much. just check in, sometimes we have people from

the busy road with us, as well, to say goodbye if you're watching on bbc two. thanks for your company because of —— sometimes we have people from bbc world. let me just bring you some breaking news that we are getting that the diplomatic process in the middle east. there has been that ceasefire in place now in israel and gaza since friday, and there have been various diplomatic efforts to ensure that process, that ceasefire continues. we are hearing the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is going to be heading to the middle east to meet israeli and palestinian leaders, so antony blinken is going to be going tojerusalem, cairo and amman, and he will also be meeting with other regional leaders. that news just three from the state department. —— that news just came

through from the state department. but we also bring you some breaking news about the steel plant in stockbridge, the uk's largest steel maker, liberty steel, has announced plans to sell off the stocks bridge steel plant as part of a restructuring plan. the company says it will allow it to pay back one of its main creditors in full. it comes after a meeting over the weekend in dubai between liberty boss and credit suisse, his customers lost more than £1 billion when his main financial backer, greensill capital, went bust early in march. credit suisse had agreed to pose court proceedings while the sale process is conducted, so significant development there on what will happen with that steel plant, we are hoping to speak to a correspondent for more on that shortly.

a prominent equality activist, sasha johnson, is reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head in south london. the campaign group the taking the initiative party says she is being treated in intensive care after suffering serious injuries in the early hours of yesterday morning. police would not confirm her identity but say there is no evidence to suggest it was a targeted shooting. one of sasha johnson's acquaintances is the black lives matter activist, imarn ayton. the most recent update from closer friends and family... just so everyone is aware, i met sasha during the black lives matter protests last year. but the most recent update is that surgery went well, the operation went well, she is now with her parents and as far as i'm aware, there will be a vigil today outside king's college hospital around 3pm to show support to sasha and her family. as far as we are aware, she was at a party, there was a rival gang that may have heard about someone being at that party that they didn't quite feel comfortable with or trusted, and so they resorted to driving past

and shooting into the garden, and one of those shots obviously hit sasha johnson, but i don't believe she was the intended victim. northern ireland is lifting the ban on indoor socialising a week after england, scotland and wales. hospitality venues can now serve food and drink inside, and all indoor visitor attractions — including cinemas, museums and galleries — can also re—open. the headlines on bbc news... eu leaders are considering sanctions against belarus, after a ryanairflight was forced to divert to minsk so authorities there could arrest an opposition activist who was on board the flight. a prominent uk black lives matter activist — sasha johnson — is reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head. people who live in overcrowded homes in england are to be offered alternative accommodation if they need to self—isolate to try to bring down covid infection rates.

sport, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. after becoming the oldest major winner in golf, phil mickleson will be eyeing another slice of history at next month's us open. he won by two shots at kiawah island to clinch his second us pga, his sixth major title, pulling level with sir nick faldo. and were he to win the the us open next month, in his home city of san diego, he'd become just the sixth man to complete the career grand slam. it's very possible this is the last tournament i ever win, if i'm being realistic. but it's also very possible i may have had a little bit of a breakthrough in some of my focus and maybe i go on a little bit of a run, i don't know. the point is that there is no reason why i, or anybody else, can't do it at a later age. it just takes a little

bit more work. liverpool booked their place in next season's champions league after victory over crystal palace. knowing a win would almost certainly seal their spot in the top four, the reds were 2—0 winners at anfield with sadio mane scoring both goals. and despite struggling with injuries for most of the season, jurgen klopp's men end up finishing third. absolutely incredible. the whole team, obviously, yeah, used the experience of the season already at the end of the season. fight through it. don't expect there's any easy situations, just fight through it. that's what we did. here we are. qualified for the champions league. it's unbelievable. it feels really, really great. chelsea joining them there at the expense of leicester. wales forward hal robson kanu has been left out of their training camp ahead of next month's euros. with the final squad to be announced on sunday, it's increasingly unlikely

he'll be included. he was one of the stars of their run to the semi finals at euro 2016, scoring in their quarterfinal win over belgium. and britain's francesca jones was beaten in the first round of qualifying for the french open by top seed vena zvonreva. it was a tough opening draw against the former world number two and two—time grand slam finalist. jones was told she would neer becoem a professional player jones was told she would ——never become a professional player because of a condition which meant she was bron without several fingers and toes, but went on to qualify for the australian open earlier this year. that's all the sport for now. new ways to encourage people to get tested for covid, and to follow rules on self—isolation, are to be tried out in places with high infection rates. £12 million will be spent on pilot schemes in nine areas of england. the government has acknowledged that some people find self—isolation 'challenging' and the ideas being trialled include 'buddying' services for people who need mental health support. charlotte wright reports. for many, life is

returning to normal. but with concerns that the new covid variant from india spreads more quickly, experts say there's a greater chance that infections will rise as restrictions ease. so the government is trialling new schemes to encourage people to get tested — and self—isolate if necessary — to help curb the spread. nine areas with high infection rates in england will receive a share of £11.9 million — including parts of london, the north west, yorkshire, peterborough and somerset. they'll trial increased social care support for vulnerable adults, and translation assistance for non—english speakers, while those isolating in overcrowded houses will be offered alternative accommodation. labour has previously called for more financial support to compensate people for lost earnings while isolating. meanwhile, the government is continuing to urge people to get vaccinated, as new research shows they are effective at reducing the chances of getting infected from the indian variant.

but, while more than 60 million doses have now been administered across the uk, there are concerns that in some areas, take—up is still too low. blackburn with darwen has one of the highest covid rates in england, so this week a vaccine bus — like this one in bolton — will visit venues including mosques, colleges and leisure centres there to make getting the jab more convenient. at the moment, infection levels across the uk are still relatively low — but the authorities are urging the public to remain cautious, to avoid another lockdown. charlotte wright, bbc news. let's discuss the self—isolation support scheme being piloted with alfie stirling, chief economist at the left of centre think tank, the new economics foundation. welcome, thank you forjoining us. good afternoon. welcome, thank you for 'oining us. good afternoon.* good afternoon. over a year into lockdown. _ good afternoon. over a year into lockdown, and _ good afternoon. over a year into lockdown, and now _ good afternoon. over a year into lockdown, and now this - good afternoon. over a year into lockdown, and now this pilot, i good afternoon. over a year into i lockdown, and now this pilot, what you think about why it's happening

now? i you think about why it's happening now? ~ �* , you think about why it's happening now? ~' �* , ., , ., you think about why it's happening now? ~' �*, ., , ., now? i think there's a strong case here for it — now? i think there's a strong case here for it being _ now? i think there's a strong case here for it being too _ now? i think there's a strong case here for it being too little - now? i think there's a strong case here for it being too little too - here for it being too little too late, but having said that, i mean, the points you just may, but it is welcome, but the government is now looking at this issue more seriously, too late to some extent, and particularly around housing support, which has been a big issue in this country. but stepping back there is a big, big elephant in the room, which is a lack of financial support forfamilies. on room, which is a lack of financial support for families. on this issue, the uk is a big, the global outlier, we got some of the weakest statutory sick pay of advanced economies, on average only 10% of people's earnings gets replaced if they are unwell, compared to 100% in the us and germany or 90% in france, and actually, if you don't tackle the financial support that is missing, you end up with really poor compliance with isolation, which of course risks everyone's health and the economy.

course risks everyone's health and the economy-— the economy. could you put some firures on the economy. could you put some figures on turning _ the economy. could you put some figures on turning that _ the economy. could you put some figures on turning that around, i the economy. could you put some figures on turning that around, if| figures on turning that around, if the statutory sick pay were to be operated? because obviously, the government has already spent huge amounts of money on the furlough scheme and various other measures. to do that with statutory sick pay, what would it cost? the to do that with statutory sick pay, what would it cost?— to do that with statutory sick pay, what would it cost? the first thing to oint what would it cost? the first thing to point out _ what would it cost? the first thing to point out here _ what would it cost? the first thing to point out here is _ what would it cost? the first thing to point out here is that _ what would it cost? the first thing to point out here is that the - what would it cost? the first thing to point out here is that the cost l to point out here is that the cost of not doing enough to support families is of course higher transmission of the virus, because of lower compliance of isolation, therefore the need for lockdowns or restricting business activity, which of course not only because the economy and jobs but also cost the government in tax receipts. —— not only costs the economyjobs. but making sure people do have support to a slit isn't even expensive before you take up the fact that there are benefits the chain. —— supported itself isolate. one example to make sure that people can furlough for a few days if they need to as a result of a positive covid test, at the moment moment that

isn't possible, and that would cost about in the region of £300 million about in the region of £300 million a month, so a fraction of what we are already spending in subsidising, but potential with huge, huge positive impact, both in terms of suppressing virus transmission can puffed preventing lockdowns, but also boosting the economy, as well. is it a temporary measure specifically pinned to covid? i think more widely, the uk has a real issue with living standards and actually it has to some extent been overlooked at the moment we have modelling by the organisation i work for that shows that 21 million people in this country almost one in three, are living below the level of income that is sufficient to live on, deliver decent quality of life. and of course that is bad in a pandemic because it means people are struggling to isolate and not go to work, it leaves us with the vulnerable and exposed in a crisis like this, but it's also really

damning in the long term as well to be in one of the richest economies in the world and to have such a high proportion of the population not being able to live a decent quality of life. so i think there is a particular issue today, and particular issue today, and particular issue, india, crisis, but the uk has a long—term issue with inequality and living standards for people. —— and particular issue, indeed, a crisis. the head of the world health organisation has said that at least 115 thousand health and care workers have died from covid 19 since the start of the pandemic. tedros adhanom ghebreyesus told the organisation's annual assembly that frontline staff had paid the 'ultimate price in the service of others'. and he said that worldwide, the number of cases was already higher than last year. almost 18 months into the defining health crisis of our age, the world remains in a very dangerous situation. as of today, more cases have been reported so far this year than in the whole of 2020.

on current trends, the number of deaths will overtake last year's total within the next three weeks. since our health assembly started this morning, almost 1000 people have lost their lives to covid—19. and in the time it takes me to make these remarks, a further 400 will die. this is very tragic. we are pleased that for three consecutive weeks, though, we have seen a downturn in the number of cases and deaths being reported, but globally, we remain in a fragile situation. spain is allowing people from the uk to travel to the country without needing a negative

covid test from today, but the country is still on the uk's amber list — which means you'll have to quarantine on return, and the government says you shouldn't be going on holiday to amber list countries. speaking to the bbc, spain's tourism minister fernando valdes has denied the country is rushing to open up to international travel. i mean, if we take a closer look to the numbers, on the numbers of how many international visitors or non—spanish visitors we are having after now, we are, we have dropped close to 85% regarding 2019. we are not trying to rush into this. we believe, as other countries do, that the priority is to tackle the virus, tackle all related issues to the transmission. we have learned, i have to say that, we have learned from the pandemic,

from the beginning, march 2020, so we are not trying to rush on this activity but it is true that not only for spain, worldwide, we need to learn to work with the virus. i mean, we have learned how to put in place tests, how to put in place protection measures, how to put in place other means that give us the chance to gradually integrate international mobility in our schemes. british researchers say that dogs taking part in trials have been able to sniff out coronavirus on humans as much as 94% of the time. the animals were able to identify the disease even when it was caused by different variants, and when the person had no symptoms. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. this is talla.

in less than five seconds, he's correctly identified a small unwashed fragment of sock that's been donated by someone who had covid—19. and this is asher — who doesn't take that much longer. all these dogs have been specially trained to identify what researchers have found to be covid's distinctive odour. the dogs were able to be trained... you can hear one barking in the background there. the dogs were able to be trained really quickly on this odour and were able to distinguish people who were infected from those who were uninfected. so the best dog was able to detect somebody correctly that had covid 94% of the time, which is really, really high and very exciting. research has already moved on to testing whether the dogs can identify the person wearing a t—shirt that belonged to someone who had covid. watch how this dog immediately finds the right person. even as people file past, there's no fooling in these dogs with their incredible sense of smell.

which dog have we got with you today? this is talla. a dog like talla here would have 350 million sensory receptors dedicated to olfaction. now, us humans have got five million so that gives you a comparison. talla can detect odours that are diluted down to parts per trillion. doesn't mean much to us, but actually a part of a trillion — if you could smell a teaspoon of sugar in a cup of tea, talla here could smell the same in the equivalent of water of two olympic—sized swimming pools — quite phenomenal, and that's why they're so good at this. dogs are already used at airports to detect explosives or drugs. it's still very early days, but with their ability to quickly and unobtrusively screen people, medical dogs could also play an important role in keeping a post—covid world moving. dominic hughes, bbc news. now it's time for a look

at the weather with matt taylor. a little bit of weather optimism for later, right now it is as you were, big downpours. rumbles of thunder already, the bulk of those in the south, more persistent in the northern half of scotland. remaining there for the rest of the day. try across northern ireland, fast not than england, most remaining dry. pleasant with the sun, longer spells of rain coming your way, temperatures dropping. a case of you are used to what will happen tonight, more showers around, particularly across scotland and england. northern ireland, parts of wales, southern eglin dryer, clearer, cool night to come. bright start to tomorrow morning. distribution of showers slightly different tomorrow, mainly across parts of scotland, northern england down towards lincolnshire. cornwall, ice of silly and later the channel

islands seeing more persistent rain. in the sunshine, nice enough. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... eu leaders are considering sanctions against belarus, after a ryanairflight was forced to divert to minsk so authorities there could arrest an opposition activist who was on board the flight. a prominent uk black lives matter activist — sasha johnson — is reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head. people who live in overcrowded homes in england are to be offered alternative accommodation if they need to self—isolate, to try to bring down covid infection rates. sniffer dogs have been trained to detect coronavirus in humans — they could be used for screening at airports or mass events. let's get more on some breaking news this hour — the uk's third largest steel maker, liberty steel, has announced it's

to sell its stocksbridge steel plant as part of a restructuring plan. our business editor simonjack is here. bring simon jack is here. bring simonjack is here. us up—to—date. it is no secret that bring us up—to—date. it is no secret that liberty steel has been in dire financial straits since its maintenance or backer collapsed at the beginning of march. it is under incredible pressure from creditors and one of their was taking it to court to try and wind up some of those which would force a sale. we have learned in the last half—hour that the company is undergoing a restructuring plan and as part of that they are intending to sell off its stockbridge plant, one of 12 site it owns in the uk. stocks bridge merely do specialty steels, used in the av even industry, those customers had been in acute distress over the last year or so —— aviation

industry. this plan would make it a leaner, better credit and the creditors might agree. given how much distress the aviation industry is in, and how difficult that is, there is no guarantee this plant is worth a great deal, so you would not realise an enormous amount of money if you could sell it, and this plan hasn't been done yet, but nevertheless the creditors who lost a lot of body and when the company went bust and have tried to claim assets, have agreed to call off the dogs just for a bit, assets, have agreed to call off the dogsjust for a bit, they assets, have agreed to call off the dogs just for a bit, they were due to take them to court in earlyjune, they said we will give you a chance, so they are inching toward some sort progress. but the company is still trying to raise new finance, liberty steel, which will be incredibly difficult to do because i was a financial conduct authority and a serious fraud office investigation into this relationship between liberty steel and greensill capital

which waived in david cameron who had to give evidence because he was a paid employee. had to give evidence because he was a paid employee-— a paid employee. located at messy, ou a paid employee. located at messy, you mention — a paid employee. located at messy, you mention the _ a paid employee. located at messy, you mention the current _ a paid employee. located at messy, you mention the current economic i you mention the current economic backdrop that means the steel plant, this deal is not a great demand, but times will change, it welcomed back into great demand no doubt, i detested caples mike third largest steel maker. detested caples mike third largest steel maker-— steel maker. quite a few things auoin for steel maker. quite a few things going for this — steel maker. quite a few things going for this to _ steel maker. quite a few things going for this to legislate - steel maker. quite a few things going for this to legislate at - steel maker. quite a few thingsj going for this to legislate at the moment —— and it is the uk's third largest steel maker. there will be a big demand for steel, and the government says now we are outside of the year, we could buy more british, so procurement will be there. as you say, at some point demand for aviation will come back, we're not quite there yet but these are quite valuable assets. if you look at steel prices right around the world, some people say we are at the world, some people say we are at the beginning of a real super cycle

of rising prices for those, as countries around the world, the us, china, out of covid—19 and use government spending on big structure projects to stimulate economies, and that will be a worldwide phenomenon. there might be any shortage for steel assets, the problem is unpicking all the different people that echo ceos money to, it is being sued, there is investigations ongoing, it is not a straightforward sales process, and this particular bit of business is probably the least business, so how much money it would raises a difficult one to gauge. it will be an uncertain time for the 600—800 people who work there, some of whom are still furloughed, i have been there, it dominates the town, so that it is being sold off creates uncertainty, a lot of people will be watching this with a certain amount of anxiety. tuesday will mark a year

since the killing of george floyd — the black american man killed by a white police officer. the death triggered protests against racism and police violence across america and around the world. members of mr floyd s familyjoined activists and citizens of minneapolis on sunday to begin marking the anniversary. barbara plett usher reports. the killing of george floyd was such a pivotal moment for race relations in the country and for the city. it's taking stock now of a year full of grief and anger and passionate debate about what to do with policing and police reform. so this is a time to take stock, to mobilise for the future, and to pay tribute. i will stand and be the voice for him. the change for him. i will stand and continue to be the legacy for him. there was that crucial moment of accountability about a month ago when the former police officer derek chauvin was convicted of murder. it felt then as if the city heaved a collective sigh of relief. but polls show that a majority of americans believe racial justice and policing

issues have only improved marginally since this time last year. and in washington, a bill on police reform named after george floyd is stuck in congress. it was historic... ..to see a white police officer for the first time be convicted for killing a black man. that is nothing to brag about! that is something that's shameful! it shouldn't have took to 2021 to see a man like chauvin get convicted. but it will go again and again and again acquittals unless we can get further along, cos already they are changing police laws and voting laws in states all over this country. president biden has pushed to get the police reform legislation passed by the anniversary, but that now is a promise delayed. he has invited the floyd family to the white house on tuesday as a way to signal that he wants to make

this a priority. barbara plett usher, bbc news, minneapolis. more than £1 million worth of historical treasures — some of which have been described as irreplaceable — have been stolen from arundel castle in southern england. the break—in happened on friday night, days after the castle reopened to the public. several stolen artefacts date from the tudor period, including a set of gold rosary beads carried by mary queen of scots to her execution in 1587. professor kate williams is an historian and author of rival queens: the betrayal of mary queen of scots. she explained the signifance of what had been taken. it's a heartbreaking robbery because there's many important items in there, gold and silver, but for so many of us, and of course particularly for me, a big mary queen of scots author, researcher, fan, it's, to lose these heads, the rosary beads that mary queen of scots bore at her execution in fotheringhay castle in 1587, i mean, this is a real loss. so much of mary queen

of scots' belongings, we've completely lost them. she was a champion shopper, she had a lot of things, but when she fled scotland into england, most of her belongings were despoiled and shared out between various people, and then after she was executed, nearly everything that she had was taken and burned because people were concerned she'd turn into a catholic martyr. they even hid her heart in a jar under the hill. so the fact is that we still had these rosary beads, you know, one tiny memorial of mary queen of scots, and now they're gone. traffic is returning to pre—pandemic levels. that's particularly bad news for children who live or go to school near busy roads and have to breathe in the fumes. the government is coming under increasing pressure to tackle the problem, as our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. this is st ambrose primary in manchester. the children live, learn and play next to one of the busiest roads in europe. on the playground, high

levels of pollution. we can't open the windows at st ambrose, because you can't hear yourself teach. when the traffic is at its worst, you can actually smell and taste it. like millions of children in towns and cities across england, they're breathing in dangerous fumes. it affects me with my asthma and it makes me cough more. i do have to take my asthma inhaler a lot. it is destroying our lives, - because ever since we started here in nursery, we have been we have been inhaling - the fumes of air pollution. and ijust think that this is not how we should be living, - because we have the right to a healthy life. - in a landmark ruling in december, nine—year—old ella adoo—kissi—debrah had air pollution recorded as the cause of her death. the children have written letters to politicians, pleading with them to take action.

i am writing to you from st ambrose to protest about high levels of pollution. the air has been testing and pollution levels are three times over the limit. as a person in a position of responsibility... - ..we urge you to protect us in this crucial matter. so, this school was built in the 1930s. and i think it was a very different situation at that time. and we certainly didn't have the traffic that we've got. the head teacher, mrs vayro, is concerned that soon, traffic levels will be back to where they were before lockdown. if it's possible for some hybrid type of working at home, thenjust reducing, perhaps by 20%, the commuter traffic, we would benefit immensely from it. the air quality would improve for us. the teachers and children have also enlisted the help of scientists from lancaster university, with a pioneering new project to protect playgrounds from pollution. the particles bump into one of these

leaflets and they deposit on it, so that's the filtering effect of the vegetation. hedges have been installed to see if it can create a natural shield to protect against pollution generated by the traffic. this can take out up to 50% reduction in the fine grain particles, the ones we worry about in terms of health impacts. the air quality is constantly monitored. we've been doing work which has examined even infants 11 months in age, in very polluted cities like mexico city. and we've found these particles that come from traffic, or industry, inside the hearts and brains, even of infants of 11 months in age. those particles are very likely to be involved in causing the later manifestations of neurodegenerative disease, of heart disease, of lung problems. so it's an epidemic of our own making, actually. the pandemic has had a significant impact on how we live, work and travel.

and this school says important lessons need to be learned. in a statement, defra says it has a £3.8 billion plan to clean up transport and air pollution. the hope here is fewer car journeys on england's road map out of lockdown. this is our children's future, and the air that they're breathing is not fit for purpose. now is the chance to really do something about it. elaine dunkley, bbc news in manchester. the headlines on bbc news... eu leaders are considering sanctions against belarus, after a ryanairflight was forced to divert to minsk so authorities there could arrest an opposition activist who was on board the flight. a prominent uk black lives matter activist — sasha johnson — is reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head. people who live in overcrowded homes in england are to be offered

alternative accommodation if they need to self—isolate, to try to bring down covid infection rates. the bbc has uncovered allegations of widespread neglect and illness among the 20,000 migrant children being detained at camps in america. many of the youngsters say they ve fled violence in central america. the us government said children in its care have access to nutritious food, recreation and are being kept in a healthy environment. hillary andersson's report begins on america's southern border. midnight on the rio grande. smugglers carry migrants across to the land that they've dreamt of. but this is a night of fear. many of the adults will be deported in the morning. there are children here too, travelling alone. most of them will stay. jordi has fled violent

gangs in guatemala. tonight, he has a new dread — america's camps for migrant children. this is donna, texas. these tents held almost 4,000 children earlier this spring. these, the notorious cubicles the migrants call ice boxes. journalists haven't been allowed to speak to children inside to tell their stories. but we've tracked down children who have been released. ariani, ten years old, was about to see her mother for the first time since she was four, after a harrowing ordeal. this a few weeks ago. she says they're not sure because they can't recognise her, but it is her. ariani fled violence in honduras, then spent weeks in donna.

to paola, 16 years old, who was in the same camp, it was a child jail. lights were on all night, children cried incessantly and were left filthy. now a mass movement of children is under way. we obtained flight logs. here, children are about to be flown to a set of new and secretive detention sites around the country.

cindy was transported out of donna with a0 girls, all sick with covid. cindy was flown 1,500 miles away to a new detention site in california. there are 1a new facilities set up to reduce overcrowding. we set out to find them. this is a camp with a capacity for 10,000 children in el paso, texas. we've been told hundreds of children are being isolated in tents for covid, scabies and lice, and there's at least one allegation of sexual abuse. an official document indicates children under six may be sent here. in the heart of downtown dallas, we'd heard that hundreds of teenage boys were being held here in the convention centre. we asked for access, but no.

staff have to sign agreements that they won't talk about what goes on inside. so, they've asked us to leave the premises. they don't want anyone filming anything around this place, and no one will give us any reasons for the secrecy. this man who worked inside spoke to us on the condition of anonymity. the boys have been in there for 45 days straight without any sunlight. they go to bed hungry, it's freezing cold. no recreational time outside, none of that, no fresh air, no nothing. how do the boys cope with that? how can they cope? they're all depressed. i heard the other day that several were contemplating suicide because of the conditions here. this, a rare glimpse inside, was secretly shot and given to us. children spend on average a month in the new facilities. responding to the allegations of neglect, the government told the bbc that the children have access to nutritious food,

recreation and are being kept in a healthy environment. ariani drew pictures in detention of love hearts and flowers to fight off her sadness. many nights now, she wakes up screaming. ariani, once bubbly, has become withdrawn. like thousands, she may hear scars of her detention for life. hilary andersson, bbc news. let's get more on our top story now — in the last few minutes we've heard from the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. this the dissident was taken off the ryanairflight and this the dissident was taken off the ryanair flight and arrested. also special agents left at light as

well. in the last few minutes we have been hearing from the russian foreign minister. we believe that this situation should not be looked at in a hurry. we need to have all the information before we make anyjudgments. the secretary of the foreign ministry of belarus has made the detailed comments, he said that belarus intend to look at this matter and follow all international law procedures. we would like to guarantee transparency when it comes to accepting international actors. i think this is an unreadable approach, it was also emphasised that belarus is ready to provide details or materials that we confirm that the aviation regulators and authorities acted in accordance with

international law. we are getting reaction from lithuania. the lithuanian government says it will be proposing that the eu ban eu airlines from flying over belarus and to bandy belarus airline from entering the us base. the lithuanian government is advising all live training citizens not to travel to belarus, and those in belarus to leave immediately due to the safety situation. the lithuanian prime minister says lithuania will not agree to flight plans over its territory which include flight plans on its territory, sorry, which include flights over belarus. i have some more breaking news. i havejust been set some more breaking news.

about the lord dyson reported to the part aroma interview in 1995 with diana princess of wales. a statement from the bbc board says members of the bbc board, we were concerned by the bbc board, we were concerned by the findings in lord dyson's report, we accepted lord dyson's findings in full and reiterate the apology we have offered to all of those affected by the failings identified. we recognise the impact that the events it describes has had on so many people, not least those whose lives were personally affected by what happened, we also acknowledge that audiences had a right to expect better from the bbc. that audiences had a right to expect betterfrom the bbc. as that audiences had a right to expect better from the bbc. as a that audiences had a right to expect betterfrom the bbc. as a board that audiences had a right to expect better from the bbc. as a board we believe that the bbc is a different organisation today with different and stronger governance as well as improved processes. nevertheless lord dyson's report speaks to historic failings which should be reflected upon. we must notjust assume that mistakes of the past cannot be repeated today, we must

make sure that this is the case. we have confidence that the processes and guidelines today are much stronger than in 1995 but now we must do all we can to prevent such an incident happening again, as such we think it is right we review the effectiveness of the pc�*s editorial pulses and governance in full. that statement from the bbc board about lord dyson's report into martin bashir�*s interview with princess diana. myanmar�*s deposed leader, aung san suu kyi, has appeared in person at a court hearing on monday, for the first time since her government was overthrown by a military coup. ms suu kyi is facing charges that range from illegally possessing walkie—talkie radios to violating a state secrets law. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head says ms suu kyi has been kept isolated since her detention in february. her lawyer said that she actually doesn't know where she is being detained. so she has been completely kept sealed off. they're not really sure about how much he knows about what is going on, but her ally, president win myint who was detained along with her has told his lawyers that in fact they have been

told nothing at all. they have got no sources of information. they have been held now for 16 weeks. so, this was the first time that she was allowed to leave that secret place of detention somewhere in the capital naypyidaw. it was the first time she got to meet her lawyers. this has been a real source of concern for her. there have been at least five court hearings and a number that have been adjourned, and until now, she has never actually been able to meet her lawyers in person. she has had video link conversations with them, but ones that are listened into by the security forces. so, up until now, there has been no ability by her to be able to discuss her case or prepare any kind of defence. so, i suppose to that extent it was important, but she only got 30 minutes, so it is hardly enough time when you are talking about six charges that carry multiple years in prison. and nobody really is under any illusions that there is going to be a fair court process here for her. most outsiders look at this and see these various charges that range from the trivial to the really quite serious

as a device to somehow disable her from any future contest in an election. and the military has talked about holding an election at some point in the nearfuture, and it is quite clear they would not do that if she, given her popularity, was able to contest it. now it's time for a look at the weather. if you're fed up with the rain clouds and unusually cool conditions, there is a weather optimism coming this way later. instead of low pressure, high pressure is across much of the uk, keeping most of the rain clouds at bay, not all of them, but it will also boost temperatures as well. back to levels more typical of late may. drier, warmerfor many as back to levels more typical of late may. drier, warmer for many as we head towards the back holiday weekend. contrast was again to what is out there today, big fancy downpours, sometimes even there, the best in northern ireland, northern england, fewer showers, more

persistent rain across the north of scotland, especially cool, nice if you dodge the downpours across parts of central and southern england and wales, this evening fading, this shower still going in parts of scotland, one or two dotted around elsewhere. price and clearest towards the south—west, northern ireland, temperature is dropping further to allow a cool start to tuesday, but drier and brighter weather found. scotland, tuesday, but drier and brighter weatherfound. scotland, northern weather found. scotland, northern england weatherfound. scotland, northern england and most prone to heavy showers, they will come and go. fewer showers elsewhere, a better chance of staying dry for many compare to today, chiefly across northern scotland and southern england, cornwalland northern scotland and southern england, cornwall and later the channel as likely to see more persistent rain, running its way into france as we go to tuesday night. showers dotted around into the night, through to wednesday, co—star, cloudy, occasional rain down the eastern coasts, chilly in the breeze. elsewhere one or two showers but a lot of drier weather,

in the sunshine could see temperatures hit 17 celsius across the west of scotland, some parts of the west of scotland, some parts of the south—west midlands and southern england. as we get a wednesday night, low pressure pulling away, high pressure building, not strong enough yet to prevent rain clouds butting into was the far west later, especially for northern ireland, heavy rain, splashes across western fringes of england, wales and west of scotland, much of scotland, eastern wales, a dry day of thursday, temperatures creepy back up thursday, temperatures creepy back up to where we should be, write 18 or19 up to where we should be, write 18 or 19 celsius in a few spots. the bank holiday weekend, not completely dry, or of you will spend time drier for longer, feeling a bit warmer.

international condemnation — after a ryanair plane is diverted and forced to make an emergency landing in belarus — where the authorities arrested a dissident on board. western countries call the actions of the belarus government shocking — the airline's boss says it's unprecedented. i think it's the first time it's happened to a european airline. but, i mean, this was a case of state—sponsored — it was a state—sponsored hijack, it was state—sponsored piracy. eu leaders are preparing to meet to discuss possible sanctions, we'll have the latest. also this lunchtime: a prominent equality activist, sasha johnson, is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in south london. a new buddying scheme is trialled, to help people struggling during covid — and encourage those who need to self isolate.