the belarusian foreign ministry says the journalist — roman protasevich — seized from a passenge jet, is now injail in minsk. pro—goverment tv channels have published this video of him — allegedly confessing — to "planning riots". the u.s has sent its top diplomat, antony blinken, to the middle east — for talks with israeli and palestinian leaders. it follows a ceasefire agreement between israel and palestinian militants. the head of the world health organisation has condemned what he said was the scandalous inequity to covid vaccinations around the world. dr tedros said all health workers and elderly worldwide would have been vaccinated by now if rich countries had shared theirjabs.

hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn rentoul, who's the chief political commentator from the independent, and lucy fisher, the deputy political editor from the telegraph. hello again to both of you. a quick look through those from pages, we will start with the metro which reports on the story that flights to belarus have been grounded by the uk and aircraft diverted from its airspace after the country was accused —— after the country was accused of "state—sponsored piracy". the move follows the detention of the belarussian opposition journalist roman protasevich whose flight was diverted to enable his arrest. the times reports that nearly 400,000 homes will be built on greenfield sites in the south of england over the next five years, according to a new analysis

of planning policy. the i says downing street is braced for new claims about borisjohnson�*s handling of pandemic — calling it the revenge of dominic cummings. the guardian writes that thousands of patients died after catching covid—i9 while in hospital being treated for another medical problem. the telegraph reports that fully vaccinated people will be forced to self—isolate for ten days if they come into contact with someone infected with covid afterjune 21. the mirror leads on a plea from the footballer and campaigner marcus rashford, who's calling on mps not to let children go hungry. the daily mail writes that british firms worth billions have been sold off to private equity in what it calls a high—risk "pandemic

plundering" spree. and the daily express reports that brits are flocking back to spain, adding that tourism chiefs predict the country will soon join the green list. 0k, ok, let's begin our chat. john, lucy, lovely to see you back. john, you will kick off with us for this time around, the front page of the metro, pirates of europe's skies, what fascinating story.— what fascinating story. yes, absolutely. _ what fascinating story. yes, absolutely. it _ what fascinating story. yes, absolutely. it is _ what fascinating story. yes, absolutely. it is amazing. i what fascinating story. yes, - absolutely. it is amazing. actually, you should speak to lucy first about this, because she is a former defence correspondent on this to my think she would have a better idea of the implications for european countries. . , , ., of the implications for european countries. , , ., , countries. lucy, it is all yours all. countries. lucy, it is all yours all- mac— countries. lucy, it is all yours all. mac well, _ countries. lucy, it is all yours all. mac well, as _ countries. lucy, it is all yours all. mac well, as you - countries. lucy, it is all yours all. mac well, as you say, - countries. lucy, it is all yours all. mac well, as you say, a l all. mac well, as you say, a fascinating _ all. mac well, as you say, a fascinating story, _ all. mac well, as you say, a fascinating story, it - all. mac well, as you say, a fascinating story, it strikes| all. mac well, as you say, a i fascinating story, it strikes me all. mac well, as you say, a - fascinating story, it strikes me as something — fascinating story, it strikes me as something out of a novel, a passengerjet flying between

passenger jet flying between locations passengerjet flying between locations and ordered out of the sky on the _ locations and ordered out of the sky on the false pretext of a bomb being on the false pretext of a bomb being on only— on the false pretext of a bomb being on only for— on the false pretext of a bomb being on only for a dissident journalist and his— on only for a dissident journalist and his girlfriend to be from that flight _ and his girlfriend to be from that flight. very robust language. today, we have _ flight. very robust language. today, we have heard from the ryanair boss who called _ we have heard from the ryanair boss who called it state—sponsored hijacking and piracy of the skies, and then— hijacking and piracy of the skies, and then dominic raab, the foreign secretary. _ and then dominic raab, the foreign secretary, warning of his concern about _ secretary, warning of his concern about the — secretary, warning of his concern about the threat to international security— about the threat to international security of such an extraordinary move _ security of such an extraordinary move by— security of such an extraordinary move by the belarussian authorities, his warning _ move by the belarussian authorities, his warning that he will be looking at sanctions as a deterrent to stop the sort _ at sanctions as a deterrent to stop the sort of— at sanctions as a deterrent to stop the sort of behaviour in future. as it is the sort of behaviour in future. it is your area the sort of behaviour in future. is it is your area of speciality, before i come to you, john, can ask you another question, please, do you think this is something that was worth the risk that he did all of this with the world watching on for one man and the consequences are now starting to land at his front door?

well, it's a good question whether alexahder— well, it's a good question whether alexander lukashenko often referred to as yours _ alexander lukashenko often referred to as your's last dictator, it is ruling — to as your's last dictator, it is ruling this— to as your's last dictator, it is ruling this move tonight. it clearly will have _ ruling this move tonight. it clearly will have consequences. it's not 'ust will have consequences. it's not just the — will have consequences. it's not just the uk looking at sanctions. the eu _ just the uk looking at sanctions. the eu and the us as well, bots, clearly, _ the eu and the us as well, bots, clearly, lots of suspicion in the uk that he _ clearly, lots of suspicion in the uk that he will— clearly, lots of suspicion in the uk that he will have had at least the tacit complicity of the russian government to make this move. it's the sort _ government to make this move. it's the sort of— government to make this move. it's the sort of thing we see strongmen do to— the sort of thing we see strongmen do to prove — the sort of thing we see strongmen do to prove their strength at least to a domestic audience to discourage others _ to a domestic audience to discourage others from — to a domestic audience to discourage others from engaging in dissident or opposition— others from engaging in dissident or opposition activity. john, others from engaging in dissident or opposition activity.— opposition activity. john, what struck you _ opposition activity. john, what struck you the _ opposition activity. john, what struck you the most _ opposition activity. john, what struck you the most about - opposition activity. john, what struck you the most about the j opposition activity. john, what - struck you the most about the story as it has unfolded over the last 2a hours? as it has unfolded over the last 24 hours? ~ ., as it has unfolded over the last 24 hours? . . ., as it has unfolded over the last 24 hours? ~ ., ., ,., as it has unfolded over the last 24 hours? ~ ., ., ., hours? well, apart from the sort of s. hours? well, apart from the sort of spy elements _ hours? well, apart from the sort of spy elements of — hours? well, apart from the sort of spy elements of its, _ hours? well, apart from the sort of spy elements of its, i _ hours? well, apart from the sort of spy elements of its, i thought - hours? well, apart from the sort of spy elements of its, i thought whatj spy elements of its, i thought what was interesting about dominic raab's

statement in the house of commons today was that he wanted to have a coordinated response with the rest of the eu. now, that was slightly surprising, i thoughts, for a brexit minister in a brexit government. you know, he didn't seem to want to take advantage of brexit for britain to go it alone and responding to this, and quite right, i think it is important that europe, democratic europe, read —— unites in response to this and make sure is that collectively we make lukashenko pay. lucy, let's turn to the front page of the telegraph from your paper of course. the first story we are looking at is concerning a free palestine protester at grange school in leeds. yes, that is right, peace was

stationed _ yes, that is right, peace was stationed outside the school yesterday after faced a barrage of criticism — yesterday after faced a barrage of criticism after the head teacher described the palestinian flag is a call to— described the palestinian flag is a call to arms. really, just think it shows— call to arms. really, just think it shows how— call to arms. really, just think it shows how sensitive and feeble the arguments for the discourse has become — arguments for the discourse has become in — arguments for the discourse has become in the uk in the wake of the appalling _ become in the uk in the wake of the appalling scenes we have seen in the middle _ appalling scenes we have seen in the middle east, people killed on both sides and — middle east, people killed on both sides and both israel and palestine, that it's _ sides and both israel and palestine, that it's getting increasingly politically sensitive here as well. john? _ politically sensitive here as well. john? l— politically sensitive here as well. john? ., ., �* ., ., , john? i mean, i don't want to be rude to lucy's — john? i mean, i don't want to be rude to lucy's paper, _ john? i mean, i don't want to be rude to lucy's paper, but - john? i mean, i don't want to be rude to lucy's paper, but i - john? i mean, i don't want to be rude to lucy's paper, but i don't| rude to lucy's paper, but i don't think this _ rude to lucy's paper, but i don't think this is — rude to lucy's paper, but i don't think this is really _ rude to lucy's paper, but i don't think this is really a _ rude to lucy's paper, but i don't think this is really a front-pagel think this is really a front—page story. the head of this school said something foolish, has apologised for it, he describes the palestinian flag is a call to arms as lucy said, whereas, you know, some pupils in the school where, you know, were wearing lanyards with the flag on it. you know, to put it perfectly ——

respectable show of rights for palestinians, he was rbc wrong to suggest that there was a problem with that. i think that should be the end of it. i don't think it's really a front—page story. vaccination won't mean an end to self isolating, definitely a front—page story, lucy. yes, definitely it is. i think it will— yes, definitely it is. i think it will surprise a lot of people to learn — will surprise a lot of people to learn that the government's current thinking _ learn that the government's current thinking is — learn that the government's current thinking is that even once you've -ot thinking is that even once you've got troth— thinking is that even once you've got both doses of vaccine and we have _ got both doses of vaccine and we have seen— got both doses of vaccine and we have seen all the evidence so far suggests— have seen all the evidence so far suggests that the vaccine cuts the link between serious illness from covid _ link between serious illness from covid and — link between serious illness from covid and hospitalisation that even after you _ covid and hospitalisation that even after you have had both doses, you won't _ after you have had both doses, you won't be _ after you have had both doses, you won't be free from having to self—isolate for ten days if you come — self—isolate for ten days if you come into _ self—isolate for ten days if you come into direct contact with someone _ come into direct contact with someone who is confirmed as someone positive _ someone who is confirmed as someone positive with _ someone who is confirmed as someone positive with coronavirus. i really think— positive with coronavirus. i really think there — positive with coronavirus. i really think there is going to be a lot of

backlash— think there is going to be a lot of backlash to this idea, not least from _ backlash to this idea, not least from some of the more libertarian and lockdown sceptic mps injury —— boris _ and lockdown sceptic mps injury —— borisjohnson's a party, because people _ borisjohnson's a party, because people will wonder about the impact on the _ people will wonder about the impact on the economy in getting things back to _ on the economy in getting things back to normal, people may be deterred — back to normal, people may be deterred from wanting to go into town— deterred from wanting to go into town centres, go to large events, even — town centres, go to large events, even if— town centres, go to large events, even if they— town centres, go to large events, even if they have had their vaccine, if there _ even if they have had their vaccine, if there is— even if they have had their vaccine, if there is that risk than they then might— if there is that risk than they then might be — if there is that risk than they then might be beeped by nhs test entries and to— might be beeped by nhs test entries and to their own homes for ten days. john from _ and to their own homes for ten days. john from i_ and to their own homes for ten days. john from i to — and to their own homes for ten days. john from i to know about you, but when you think about that, the obvious question is is there? 0ver obvious question is is there? over the efficacy of the vaccinations for this than to be put in place? yes. this than to be put in place? yes, this than to be put in place? yes, this does go _ this than to be put in place? yes, this does go against _ this than to be put in place? yes, this does go against all— this than to be put in place? ieis this does go against all evidence that we have heard in the past few days about how effective the vaccines are against all variance. you know, perhaps the prime minister who is presumably studying some numbers tonight to report to the

cabinet tomorrow, has seen some figures going the other way, but i think this isn't going to stand. i suspect, you know, sense will prevail, and in the end, they won't try to ask people to isolate if they are double vaccinated. i mean, just enforcement is going to be too much of a problem to start with. ijust don't think people are going to take it seriously. don't think people are going to take it seriousl . �* , ., it seriously. let's turn to the front page — it seriously. let's turn to the front page of _ it seriously. let's turn to the front page of the _ it seriously. let's turn to the front page of the guardian, i it seriously. let's turn to the - front page of the guardian, revealed 8700 people died after catching covid in hospital. well, this isjust a tragic, tragic, terribly— well, this isjust a tragic, tragic, terribly sad _ well, this isjust a tragic, tragic, terribly sad story about those people — terribly sad story about those people who caught covid while in hospital— people who caught covid while in hospital being treated for something else. hospital being treated for something else so _ hospital being treated for something else. so the guardian has hospital trusts— else. so the guardian has hospital trusts all— else. so the guardian has hospital trusts all over the country and found — trusts all over the country and found that around 32,000 people caught— found that around 32,000 people caught covid from hospitals since march _ caught covid from hospitals since march last year, and of those come

around _ march last year, and of those come around 30%, 8700 have died. as jeremy— around 30%, 8700 have died. as jeremy hunt described it, it is a scandal— jeremy hunt described it, it is a scandal of— jeremy hunt described it, it is a scandal of the pandemic that this has happened, and i think there will be questions asked as we go forward and lessons — be questions asked as we go forward and lessons are learned into the inquiry— and lessons are learned into the inquiry of— and lessons are learned into the inquiry of the pandemic gets under way why— inquiry of the pandemic gets under way why there wasn't more removed to compartmentalise covid patients in hospital— compartmentalise covid patients in hospital settings, perhaps? so whether — hospital settings, perhaps? so whether there was enough ppe, whether— whether there was enough ppe, whether there was enough ppe, whether there was enough testing facility— whether there was enough testing facility available in the early stages — facility available in the early stages of the pandemic to prevent people _ stages of the pandemic to prevent people from catching it in health care venues. people from catching it in health care venues-— people from catching it in health care venues. ., care venues. so, john from you ask ourself, care venues. so, john from you ask yourself. well. _ care venues. so, john from you ask yourself, well, did _ care venues. so, john from you ask yourself, well, did the _ care venues. so, john from you ask yourself, well, did the nhs- care venues. so, john from you ask yourself, well, did the nhs fully i yourself, well, did the nhs fully understand what they were dealing with? ~ , ., , ., with? well, plainly, not. i absolutely _ with? well, plainly, not. i absolutely agree - with? well, plainly, not. i absolutely agree with - with? well, plainly, not. i| absolutely agree with lucy with? well, plainly, not. i- absolutely agree with lucy that i think this is a much more importance avenue of inquiry for the public inquiry that is going to start next

year than some of the stories that we have been seeing coming from dominic cummings criticising boris johnson. i mean, i don't think boris johnson. i mean, i don't think boris johnson as prime minister can be responsible for the practices of individual hospitals, buts, clearly there does seems to he a rather general failure to control the infections in hospitals. it is very difficult to know if there was a better way of doing it because in the middle of a pandemic when the virus is full spread, that was, you know, that may have been inevitable, but we would like to know more. it’s but we would like to know more. it's a case of fire fighting, i suppose, at the beginning of the pandemic. let's turn to the front page of the daily mail, a business story on theirfront page, lucy daily mail, a business story on their front page, lucy stapley yes, this is the male looking at the fact that by their calculation, 123 firms in the uk, big household names, have

been taken over by what they call private equity raids. they're also concerned about another 19 major private equity biopsy in the pipeline. think the daily mail's argument here is obviously that the pandemic has been financially ruinous for many companies. they have had to seek these options to stay afloat, or their owners have had to sell them. private equity gets a very bad name, comes in to restructure businesses, often leads to loss of staff and wages being crunched, so i think there will be a lot of interest in this story, particularly some of those deals, not yet sealed, but whether there is any other options for some of those household named firms. particularly when you see a name such as as down that list because, you know, the first question is, what will that do to my food bill, john?—

to my food bill, john? yes, and i don't know— to my food bill, john? yes, and i don't know the _ to my food bill, john? yes, and i don't know the answer. - to my food bill, john? yes, and i don't know the answer. i'm - to my food bill, john? yes, and il don't know the answer. i'm afraid to my food bill, john? yes, and i. don't know the answer. i'm afraid i don't know the answer. i'm afraid i don't understand the story at all. it's written entirely in private language used by daily male journalists, i think, language used by daily male journalists, ithink, about language used by daily male journalists, i think, about private equity, no one knows what up private equity, no one knows what up private equity is, this is who investors who buy and sell companies. that is basically how capitalism works. i'm not quite sure what the daily male's intention is inputting the story on the front page because i don't think they would be able to make heads or tail of it. �* ., ., ., ., tail of it. before we move on from this, john — tail of it. before we move on from this. john has _ tail of it. before we move on from this, john has pointed _ tail of it. before we move on from this, john has pointed out - tail of it. before we move on from this, john has pointed out the - tail of it. before we move on from i this, john has pointed out the exact questions i had in my head, like, what does that mean? whether the —— questions that the bridge public should be asking when you are looking at this and try to decipher what they are saying?— what they are saying? welcome i think john what they are saying? welcome i thinkjohn makes _ what they are saying? welcome i thinkjohn makes some - what they are saying? welcome i thinkjohn makes some very - what they are saying? welcome i | thinkjohn makes some very good points _ thinkjohn makes some very good points i— thinkjohn makes some very good points. i think what the daily mail is trying _ points. i think what the daily mail is trying to— points. i think what the daily mail is trying to draw attention to is not least, _ is trying to draw attention to is not least, you know, you made the

good _ not least, you know, you made the good question of what does it mean for consumers, people to engage with these _ for consumers, people to engage with these companies as customers, to my mindi _ these companies as customers, to my mind, i_ these companies as customers, to my mind, ithink— these companies as customers, to my mind, i think one of the key questions _ mind, i think one of the key questions will be what does it mean for employees for companies that have been— for employees for companies that have been taken over by private equity— have been taken over by private equity funds, often called vulture funds, _ equity funds, often called vulture funds, if— equity funds, often called vulture funds, if there are not major restructurings or major lay—offs at a time _ restructurings or major lay—offs at a time when we are already seeing unemployment rising doing to the pandemic. unfortunately, sony companies going back, having to lay off staff~ _ companies going back, having to lay off staff. that could be the real worry— off staff. that could be the real worry that _ off staff. that could be the real worry that we need to watch out for here _ worry that we need to watch out for here. �* , ., , here. ok, let's turn to the daily exress, here. ok, let's turn to the daily express. back _ here. ok, let's turn to the daily express, back to _ here. ok, let's turn to the daily express, back to the _ here. ok, let's turn to the daily| express, back to the coronavirus here. ok, let's turn to the daily - express, back to the coronavirus and travelling. yes, it is an interesting story, this, it's emphasising the fact that, you know, there is an international aspect to this, obviously. you know, the spanish tourist authorities who are obviously desperate to open up and

get onto the green list, they must be looking enviously at portugal next door because they want the british people to come and spend money there on their holidays. so the express is quoting the spanish tourism minister saying that he expects to be put on the green list in the next two weeks.— expects to be put on the green list in the next two weeks. lucy, can you take us to the _ in the next two weeks. lucy, can you take us to the front _ in the next two weeks. lucy, can you take us to the front page _ in the next two weeks. lucy, can you take us to the front page of - in the next two weeks. lucy, can you take us to the front page of the - take us to the front page of the times, moving onto the next ray very quickly. ruralareas times, moving onto the next ray very quickly. rural areas face threats of 400,000 new homes. lucy? ithink quickly. rural areas face threats of 400,000 new homes. lucy? i think we have lost lucy. she is frozen. 0h, 0k, john, i am wondering if you could pick up the baton and carry on for us. , , ., could pick up the baton and carry on forus. , , could pick up the baton and carry on forus. , for us. this is an absolutely story, isn't that? — for us. this is an absolutely story, isn't that? the — for us. this is an absolutely story, isn't that? the fact _ for us. this is an absolutely story, isn't that? the fact that _ for us. this is an absolutely story, isn't that? the fact that there - for us. this is an absolutely story, isn't that? the fact that there is l isn't that? the fact that there is no easy— isn't that? the fact that there is no easy solution to the fact that there _ no easy solution to the fact that there is—

no easy solution to the fact that there is pressure in the south and east of— there is pressure in the south and east of new england, but the people who already live there don't want their— who already live there don't want their green and pleasant land built on. their green and pleasant land built on there — their green and pleasant land built on there is — their green and pleasant land built on. there is no easy way around this one _ on. there is no easy way around this one the _ on. there is no easy way around this one. the conservatives seem to be lumbering — one. the conservatives seem to be lumbering into a problem of their own making, because it is conservative voters and mp5 who represent — conservative voters and mp5 who represent them who are most opposed to greenfield development. this is all about, — to greenfield development. this is all about, you know, developing a green _ all about, you know, developing a green field, because everybody knows that, you _ green field, because everybody knows that, you know, the brownfield option— that, you know, the brownfield option is— that, you know, the brownfield option is not enough. i mean, you cannot— option is not enough. i mean, you cannot build — option is not enough. i mean, you cannot build enough houses on so-called — cannot build enough houses on so—called brownfield sites. and cannot build enough houses on so-called brownfield sites. and they are expensive _ so-called brownfield sites. and they are expensive as _ so-called brownfield sites. and they are expensive as well, _ so-called brownfield sites. and they are expensive as well, cleaning - so-called brownfield sites. and they are expensive as well, cleaning up l are expensive as well, cleaning up the area and making them a viable area for human habitation as well. the demand for housing in the southeast is so great, it's usually worth— southeast is so great, it's usually worth doing that, but there just isn't _ worth doing that, but there just isn't that— worth doing that, but there just isn't that many old toxic gas works left to— isn't that many old toxic gas works left to build on. i mean, we have

built— left to build on. i mean, we have built on— left to build on. i mean, we have built on all— left to build on. i mean, we have built on all of them already. also, john, built on all of them already. also, john. what — built on all of them already. also, john. what do _ built on all of them already. also, john, what do you _ built on all of them already. also, john, what do you think, - built on all of them already. also, john, what do you think, how - built on all of them already. also, | john, what do you think, how much built on all of them already. isr, john, what do you think, how much do you think this demand is partly down to the fact that, you know, people have been experiencing this pandemic, living in big cities, and you really do reflect on that balance within your life, don't you? yes, i mean, there are a lot of people. — yes, i mean, there are a lot of people. i— yes, i mean, there are a lot of people, i suspect, who realised that they can _ people, i suspect, who realised that they can work perfectly well from home _ they can work perfectly well from home. they can do that, they can work— home. they can do that, they can work from — home. they can do that, they can work from home from anywhere, they don't need _ work from home from anywhere, they don't need to be in london on the southeast, — don't need to be in london on the southeast, but that doesn't seem to be using _ southeast, but that doesn't seem to be using the pressure on london and the southeast. i mean, maybe it's that people still want to be near london. — that people still want to be near london, and increasing pressure on the home _ london, and increasing pressure on the home counties, which is precisely— the home counties, which is precisely where it was already intense~ — precisely where it was already intense. ., , ., u. intense. ok, i wonder if you could wra intense. ok, iwonder if you could wra u- intense. ok, i wonder if you could wrap up for— intense. ok, i wonder if you could wrap up for us. — intense. ok, i wonder if you could wrap up for us, we _ intense. ok, i wonder if you could wrap up for us, we will _ intense. ok, i wonder if you could wrap up for us, we will turn - intense. ok, i wonder if you could wrap up for us, we will turn to - intense. ok, i wonder if you could wrap up for us, we will turn to the paper, the revenge of dominic cummings. what are your thoughts as we head towards wednesday? weill.

cummings. what are your thoughts as we head towards wednesday?- we head towards wednesday? well, i shau we head towards wednesday? well, i shall of course _ we head towards wednesday? well, i shall of course be _ we head towards wednesday? well, i shall of course be absolutely - we head towards wednesday? well, i shall of course be absolutely glued i shall of course be absolutely glued to it _ shall of course be absolutely glued to it. although, the suggestion that he is going — to it. although, the suggestion that he is going to be in front of the committee for four hours is going to be slightly— committee for four hours is going to be slightly testing people's patients come i imagine. as i said earlier, _ patients come i imagine. as i said earlier, i— patients come i imagine. as i said earlier, ido— patients come i imagine. as i said earlier, i do think all sorts of aspects _ earlier, i do think all sorts of aspects of— earlier, i do think all sorts of aspects of the government's handling of the _ aspects of the government's handling of the coronavirus that are worth investigating, but the ones that dominic— investigating, but the ones that dominic cummings has mentioned so far on— dominic cummings has mentioned so far on twitter don't seem to me to be the _ far on twitter don't seem to me to be the serious ones. i mean come i think— be the serious ones. i mean come i think in— be the serious ones. i mean come i think in the — be the serious ones. i mean come i think in the early stages, the prime minister— think in the early stages, the prime minister followed the advice of the scientific— minister followed the advice of the scientific advisers, and if dominic cummings— scientific advisers, and if dominic cummings wants to pick a fight with them _ cummings wants to pick a fight with them, then, you know, that will be interesting — them, then, you know, that will be interesting to watch, but it is not the grudge match between him and the prime _ the grudge match between him and the prime minister that a lot of journalists are expecting. gk, prime minister that a lot of journalists are expecting. 0k, john, thank ou journalists are expecting. 0k, john, thank you so _ journalists are expecting. 0k, john, thank you so much. _ journalists are expecting. 0k, john, thank you so much. lucy _ journalists are expecting. 0k, john, thank you so much. lucy come - journalists are expecting. 0k, john, thank you so much. lucy come i - journalists are expecting. 0k, john, thank you so much. lucy come i amj journalists are expecting. 0k, john, i thank you so much. lucy come i am so sorry we lost you there, but you have rejoined us just sorry we lost you there, but you have rejoined usjust in time sorry we lost you there, but you have rejoined us just in time for me to say thank you very much for your contribution this

evening. john, lucy, thank you and have a very good evening. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. we've got sports coming up next. cheerio. good evening. i'm gavin ramjaun — and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre. it comes as no surprise, but emma hayes has been named women's super league manager of the season for the second year in a row. the chelsea boss led the side in a historic campaign, with the blues winning back—to—back wsl titles, the league cup and reaching their first ever champions league final. chelsea striker fran kirby has also been named player of the season — she netted 16 goals in 18 appearences. hayes also became the first manager from the women's game to be amongst the top six contenders for the league managers association manager of the year award. and that award was won by manchester city boss pep guardiola — the spaniard being voted

for by his fellow managers. it comes after city lifted the premier league trophy — his third league title with the club in four years. marcelo bielsa, david moyes, brendan rodgers and daniel farke were also shortlisted. and city will be hoping to add more silverware to their collection this weekend, when they turn their attention to the champions league final. phil foden has been one of their standout players this season. the 20—year—old has scored 16 goals in all competitions and made ten assists. with the final against chelsea just five days away, foden's been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. i would've never thought that it would've happened so quickly. you know, i would always laugh and joke with my mates about playing in the champions league final, i never thought that i would be playing in one. so, so, yeah, it's all gone so quick, and ijust want to enjoy the occasion as much as i can because you never know if you are going to get another opportunity.

yeah, and when you think about it, you are only 20 — about it, you are only 20 — 21 this week — but given your age, the players that you play alongside and up against and given the fact that you are a local lad, does it sometimes takes some believing? because if you like a dream sometimes? definitely, always. most of the time it does feel like a dream, but it was nice to get the fans in at the last game and just feel the support again. it felt more like football. so, yeah, i felt the love. how much would you love to give, though, those fans, something at the weekend? we know how important this champions league has been to your club. it's the thing that really city have wanted so much over the last decade, really, since the current owners came in. just how special would be to deliver that, do you think, for the owners and the fans as well? definitely, you know, it's... all the players speak about it, we just want to do it for the fans. they deserve it for all the support over the years. yeah, wejust want to do it for them and try our best. you have obviously developed a hell of a lot

as a footballer on the pitch. do you also feel off it? you are about to become a dad again for the second time and we wish and we wish you all the best, of course, do you sense that you have also matured off it as well as a man this last 12 months? i think i've had to mature pretty quickly when it came in at 17 to the team. i think i became a man straightaway because, you know, i was training with great players and had to show what i was about to be able to have a chance, so, yeah, i think i've become mature pretty quickly. phil folden talking to our sports editor, dan roan there. after two seasons away, dundee are back in the scottish premiership. they beat kilmarnock in the play off final. leading 2—1 from the first leg, they extended their advantage through danny mullen. and they doubled their lead five minutes later through lee ashcroft — dundee leading 4—1 on aggregate. kilmarnock did get one back, but it wasn't enough. they're relegated to the championship, ending a 28—year stay in in scotland's top division. but for dundee, they're back in the premiership. england manager gareth southgate will name a 30—man provisional squad ahead of the delayed european championships, set to kick

off in three weeks' time. southgate was due to announce a squad of 26 — but with so many players involved in the europa league and champions league finals this week, the final squad will now be announced next tuesday. well, earlier today, wales forward hal robson kanu was left out of their training camp in portugal. with their final squad to be announced on sunday, it's looking like he won't make the cut. he was one of the stars of their run to the semifinals at euro 2016, scoring in their quarterfinal win over belgium. and spain have left out captain sergio ramos from their squad. the real madrid centre—back, who is 35, has played 180 times for spain but has been struggling with injury and has only played once since march. his absence means that, surprisingly, no players from real have been picked by head coach luis enrique. egan bernal, the colombian riding for the british ineos grenadiers team, has strengthened his grip on the giro d'italia. he won stage 16 and now leads by two minutes 24 seconds. it was a bad day for simon yates.

the british rider slipped from second overall to fifth, after losing over two and a half minutes. bernal attacked the field, on a stage shortened due to bad weather in the italian mountains, and rode away to win the stage. britain's hugh carthy finished fifth today, so he's now up to third place overall, three minutes 40 behind bernal. and max moseley, the man credited with improving driver safety in formula one has died at the age of 81. he ran the sport's governing body the fia for 16 years, serving as president and oversaw several safety reforms following the death of ayrton senna in 1994. he raced in his youth, and founded a car maunfacturing company before moving into formula one. former chief executive bernie eccelstone said it was like losing a brother. team gb have announced the men's gymnastics team for this summer's 0lympics, which will be led by max whitlock he heads to his third games after being confirmed in the four man team — he scopped double gold in rio, and is the most experienced member, with world championjoe fraser,

giarnni regini—moran and james hall also included. and that's all the sport for now. hello. we know may has been wet, and now with less than a week to go, the met office says provisional figures indicate that wales, despite all of the sunshine to end monday, has had its widest may on record — those records going back to 1862. wales will have a drier tuesday, but depending on where you are, there will be further heavy showers to dodge because low pressure, although it's moving into the north sea, is still close enough to produce some of those showers. now, there are weather changes on the horizon and we'll look at those in just a moment. this is how we're starting off tuesday morning. a lot of cloud across scotland, northern england, through north wales, the midlands and on towards east anglia, where you could be encountering some patchy rain to begin with.

elsewhere, a few sunny spells. the cloudy zone will brighten up, but this is where we're going to see some of those heavy and possibly thundery showers, with the risk of hail during the day. quieter weather through much of wales, the midlands, into southeast england, bar the odd shower, and largely dry in northern ireland. but cornwall and devon clouding over with outbreaks of rain moving in. it'll be fairly breezy out there and temperatures for the most part in the range of 12 to 16 celsius. tuesday evening brings some of the heavier showers in towards the midlands and east anglia before the day is done. the rain clears away the far southwest of england, further outbreaks of rain pushing in towards southeast scotland and northeast england. and wednesday starts where you're clear on a chillier note, some spots down into low single figures. and on wednesday, there will be a few sunny spells around, but much of the east of the uk will be cloudy, and you could well see some outbreaks of rain turning increasingly light and patchy as the day goes on. but through parts of scotland and again northern england, through the afternoon, there could be heavy and thundery showers getting going.

where you get the sunshine, though, it is going to be a little warmer. still quite chilly as thursday begins under largely clear skies. now, there will be a weather system trying to approach from the west. some uncertainty about how far it's going to get in during daylight hours, but it could well bring some cloud and rain into at least parts of northern ireland. but where you stay dry, with sunny spells, it'll be a touch warmer still. that weather front to the west willjust die a death and we're left withjust building high pressure going into the weekend, and that is going to bring rather more settled weather than we've had of late. not completely dry. there may be a weather system approaching from the west later on bank holiday monday. but for most of us, it is looking this weekend drier and warmer.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lukwesa burak. a belarussian journalist arrested in minsk following the forced diversion of his flight has appeared in a video, apparently under duress. european union leaders have banned belarussian airlines from eu airspace and are drawing up targeted sanctions against officials. the head of the world health organization condemns what he says is the scandalous inequity of access to covid vaccinations around the world. in gaza, we meet one community grieving the loss of seven children and one young man in the recent clashes with israel. and max mosley, the former head of formula 1's governing body and campaignerfor tougher

regulation of the press, has died at 81.