good morning, it's friday. welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines: surgeons call for dozens of new hospital hubs in england to tackle what's being called a "colossal backlog" of non—urgent operations. lockdown and the indian variant — people are urged to get a jab, as cases of the variant nearly double in a week, as ministers continue to assess a further easing of restrictions. there's nothing in the data that will delay the date, but we've said we're always reviewing the data and we'll come to a final conclusion on whether to reopen on the 21st ofjune, on june the 14th. the health secretary is under pressure, as care home leaders dismiss as "absolute rubbish" the claim there was a protective shield around homes in the pandemic. was your relative discharged

from hospital to a care home last march or april? were they tested or not? let me know. on twitter, it's @vicderbyshire. or you oryou can e—mail. coughing the sound of a covid cough — scientists come up with a new technique to detect if someone has the virus. a controversial clean air zone scheme to tackle pollution — a quarter of birmingham drivers face a minimum £8 charge. new measures to stop what's called the loyalty penalty — that's insurance customers being penalised for renewing, rather than shopping around. and barack obama praises the anti—poverty campaigning of england footballer marcus rashford.

good morning. surgeons are calling for specialist hubs to be set up in england, to help tackle what they call the "colossal backlog" of non—urgent operations that have been postponed because of the pandemic. in march, around five million patients were waiting for surgery — that's the highest number since records began. but the government says it's working "to accelerate the recovery of services". our health correspondent, laura foster, reports. when the pandemic began, hospital trusts had to cancel non—urgent surgeries such as hip and knee replacements, so there were enough staff and resources to look after patients with covid—19. but since then, waiting times and lists have only grown. 1a months on from the first lockdown, latest figures show almost five million people are on the waiting list. more than 400,000 of them have been

waiting for more than a year. well, these are the worst waiting time figures ever recorded, and we all understand that stuff had to be put on hold whilst there was the pandemic, but now the pandemic is beginning to recede, we need a serious approach to getting into this backlog. the college says the answer is to spend £1 billion over the next five years, and to carry out operations not at local hospitals, but at dedicated hubs. that way, these hubs would still function even if there was another wave of covid or, indeed, another pandemic. the college argues people are willing to travel further if it means surgeries happen sooner. laura foster, bbc news. we can speak now to brian cherry, who has been waiting since 2019 for knee surgery. and to dr helgijohannsson,

council member at the royal college of anaesthetists, and consultant anaesthetist. easy for me to say! thank you for talking to us, how are you doing, brian? , ., , , ., , brian? obviously, i am struggling. and the pain. _ brian? obviously, i am struggling. and the pain, putting _ brian? obviously, i am struggling. and the pain, putting up— brian? obviously, i am struggling. and the pain, putting up with - brian? obviously, i am struggling. and the pain, putting up with the l and the pain, putting up with the pain on a daily basis causes me problems, getting about and mobility. so therefore, it has been a very frustrating time. how mobility. so therefore, it has been a very frustrating time.— a very frustrating time. how many times has your — a very frustrating time. how many times has your surgery _ a very frustrating time. how many times has your surgery been - times has your surgery been cancelled? my times has your surgery been cancelled?— times has your surgery been cancelled? g , , . cancelled? my surgery was cancelled in janua cancelled? my surgery was cancelled in january last _ cancelled? my surgery was cancelled in january last year. _ cancelled? my surgery was cancelled in january last year. after _ cancelled? my surgery was cancelled in january last year. after initial - in january last year. after initial consultation in september 2019. and then, from then onwards, i have moved on to another hospital and i finally had a consultation with my doctor back in february last year, it got to march and that was ok. i was going forward, and then it all came to a standstill because of

covid. i am came to a standstill because of covid. iam now came to a standstill because of covid. i am now at a situation where i finally covid. i am now at a situation where ifinally had a covid. i am now at a situation where i finally had a final consultation with my doctor in march this year and i had the pre—op forms and i am still waiting. and i had the pre-op forms and i am still waiting-— still waiting. does it feel a bit like our still waiting. does it feel a bit like your life _ still waiting. does it feel a bit like your life is _ still waiting. does it feel a bit like your life is on _ still waiting. does it feel a bit like your life is on hold? - still waiting. does it feel a bit like your life is on hold? it. still waiting. does it feel a bit like your life is on hold? it is| like your life is on hold? it is totally on — like your life is on hold? it is totally on hold, _ like your life is on hold? it is totally on hold, i— like your life is on hold? it is totally on hold, i can't - like your life is on hold? it is totally on hold, i can't do - like your life is on hold? it 3 totally on hold, i can't do what i would normally like to do. go out, walk for quite a few distances because i quite enjoyed working out in the country and so on like that. yes, it is a real frustration. in the country and so on like that. yes, it is a realfrustration. i5 in the country and so on like that. yes, it is a real frustration. is it yes, it is a realfrustration. is it ainful, yes, it is a realfrustration. is it painful. how — yes, it is a realfrustration. is it painful, how are _ yes, it is a realfrustration. is it painful, how are you _ yes, it is a real frustration. is it painful, how are you managing the pain? painful, how are you managing the ain? ~ ., , , painful, how are you managing the ain? . ., , , painful, how are you managing the am? . , , pain? well, initially, my pain was cuite pain? well, initially, my pain was quite severe _ pain? well, initially, my pain was quite severe last _ pain? well, initially, my pain was quite severe last year _ pain? well, initially, my pain was quite severe last year and - pain? well, initially, my pain was quite severe last year and i - pain? well, initially, my pain was| quite severe last year and i ended up quite severe last year and i ended up having to go to the doctor and i had cortisone injections put directly into my knee to relieve the pain. but i also thought a need to do something proactive myself, so i

decided to try and lose some weight —— | decided to try and lose some weight —— i need. i have lost overfour stone in weight and that has of history helped put less pressure on my knees and therefore, i only now take coco jamal instead of having to have cortisone injections. weill. have cortisone in'ections. well, that is an h have cortisone injections. well, that is an immense _ have cortisone injections. well, | that is an immense achievement have cortisone injections. well, - that is an immense achievement -- that is an immense achievement —— coco jamal. that is an immense achievement —— cocojamal. i that is an immense achievement —— coco jamal. i wonder if you are doing something to help yourself so that boosts you a little bit? it certainly does, it makes me feel better and makes me feel, because i won't sit back and relax and think that everything has to happen for me, i always feel you need to go out and do something for yourself. so thatis and do something for yourself. so that is what i have done. i feel quite proud of myself that when i went to the hospital, the doctor turned round and said, the consultant said, your knee is really in a mess and it really needs to be done. so therefore, that is why i am sitting and still waiting. let’s

sitting and still waiting. let's brina in sitting and still waiting. let's bring in dr— sitting and still waiting. let's bring in dr helgi _ sitting and still waiting. let'sj bring in dr helgijohannsson, sitting and still waiting. let's bring in dr helgi johannsson, brian bring in dr helgijohannsson, brian is one of 5 million people waiting for non—urgent operations can make you and your colleagues really do seem to have a mountain to climb, don't you?— seem to have a mountain to climb, don't ou? ~ , , ., ., ., don't you? absolutely, and i want to start by saying _ don't you? absolutely, and i want to start by saying how _ don't you? absolutely, and i want to start by saying how my _ don't you? absolutely, and i want to start by saying how my heart - don't you? absolutely, and i want to start by saying how my heart goes . start by saying how my heart goes out to _ start by saying how my heart goes out to brian and the other 5 million people _ out to brian and the other 5 million people in_ out to brian and the other 5 million people in the uk who, as he has said, _ people in the uk who, as he has said. his — people in the uk who, as he has said, his life is on hold, but not 'ust said, his life is on hold, but not just on— said, his life is on hold, but not just on hold, a lot of people's condition_ just on hold, a lot of people's condition will be getting worst while — condition will be getting worst while we don't treat it and surgery is very— while we don't treat it and surgery is very much a preventative thing to -et is very much a preventative thing to get people — is very much a preventative thing to get people back to work and get people — get people back to work and get people back to the quality—of—life they should be having and that they deserve _ they should be having and that they deserve. and at the moment, we have -ot deserve. and at the moment, we have got an— deserve. and at the moment, we have got an enormous mountain to climb for people _ got an enormous mountain to climb for people to get there. that got an enormous mountain to climb for people to get there.— for people to get there. that is such a good — for people to get there. that is such a good point _ for people to get there. that is such a good point because - for people to get there. that is| such a good point because what for people to get there. that is - such a good point because what might be routine now, the longer it is left might become more complex and more dangerous and difficult. absolutely, and ifind the more dangerous and difficult. absolutely, and i find the term routine — absolutely, and i find the term routine surgery a bit difficult

because _ routine surgery a bit difficult because for instance, if you have a hernia. _ because for instance, if you have a hernia. thal— because for instance, if you have a hernia, that willjust get worse and it becomes — hernia, that willjust get worse and it becomes more complicated and more difficult _ it becomes more complicated and more difficult to _ it becomes more complicated and more difficult to deal with the longer you leave it. and a lot of these conditions _ you leave it. and a lot of these conditions will do the same and have complications that the patients will come _ complications that the patients will come in _ complications that the patients will come in as— complications that the patients will come in as an emergency for. what do ou think come in as an emergency for. what do you think of — come in as an emergency for. what do you think of this _ come in as an emergency for. what do you think of this idea _ come in as an emergency for. what do you think of this idea and _ you think of this idea and suggestion today from colleagues of yours that there should be hospital hubs, so in a hospital site, you have the emergency department and then a separate area to carry out surgery like brain needs? 50 i then a separate area to carry out surgery like brain needs? so i very much welcome _ surgery like brain needs? so i very much welcome the _ surgery like brain needs? so i very much welcome the whole - surgery like brain needs? so i very much welcome the whole report i surgery like brain needs? so i very| much welcome the whole report by surgery like brain needs? so i very - much welcome the whole report by the royal college of surgeons —— brian needs _ royal college of surgeons —— brian needs. particularly the element about— needs. particularly the element about staffing. and we at the royal college _ about staffing. and we at the royal college of anaesthetists have identified in the last two years, even _ identified in the last two years, even pre—covid, there was about 10% vacancy— even pre—covid, there was about 10% vacancy rate — even pre—covid, there was about 10% vacancy rate among anaesthetists in the uk _ vacancy rate among anaesthetists in the uk and — vacancy rate among anaesthetists in the uk and we are simply not training— the uk and we are simply not training enough enisa tests to be able to— training enough enisa tests to be able to cope with the demand. and in

this report. _ able to cope with the demand. and in this report, there is a call for more — this report, there is a call for more staffing which i absolutely support~ — more staffing which i absolutely support. —— trained enough anaesthetists. we need to increase the amount of staffing we are able to do— the amount of staffing we are able to do so— the amount of staffing we are able to do so that we are able to do all this work — to do so that we are able to do all this work. . . to do so that we are able to do all this work. . , ., ,., , this work. that is also very interesting _ this work. that is also very interesting because - this work. that is also very interesting because i - this work. that is also very interesting because i think| this work. that is also very - interesting because i think people will know there are thousands of nursing vacancies and midwifery, but not necessarily a number of vacancies within the anaesthetists profession and without somebody to put you to sleep, you cannot do the operation. put you to sleep, you cannot do the o eration. .. , put you to sleep, you cannot do the oeration. .. , , ., ,., put you to sleep, you cannot do the oeration. , , ., ., operation. exactly, but we also do nerve blocks _ operation. exactly, but we also do nerve blocks and _ operation. exactly, but we also do nerve blocks and also _ operation. exactly, but we also do nerve blocks and also -- - operation. exactly, but we also do nerve blocks and also -- and - operation. exactly, but we also do nerve blocks and also -- and all. nerve blocks and also —— and all sorts _ nerve blocks and also —— and all sorts of— nerve blocks and also —— and all sorts of things. but it is really important _ sorts of things. but it is really important we are able to train our ownand— important we are able to train our own and the number of anaesthetists in the _ own and the number of anaesthetists in the uk _ own and the number of anaesthetists in the uk has risen in the last few years. _ in the uk has risen in the last few years. but— in the uk has risen in the last few years, but the number of training places— years, but the number of training places has— years, but the number of training places has not to any significant extent — places has not to any significant extent. ., ., ., , ., ,, places has not to any significant extent. ., ., ., , .,~ ., extent. how long does it take to train an anaesthetist? _ extent. how long does it take to train an anaesthetist? well, - extent. how long does it take to train an anaesthetist? well, youj

train an anaesthetist? well, you become a _ train an anaesthetist? well, you become a doctor— train an anaesthetist? well, you become a doctor and _ train an anaesthetist? well, you become a doctor and she - train an anaesthetist? well, you become a doctor and she spent| train an anaesthetist? well, you i become a doctor and she spent two years— become a doctor and she spent two years as _ become a doctor and she spent two years as a _ become a doctor and she spent two years as a junior doctor and you start— years as a junior doctor and you start your— years as a junior doctor and you start your anaesthetic training which — start your anaesthetic training which is — start your anaesthetic training which is normally around seven to eight _ which is normally around seven to eight years— which is normally around seven to eight years before you become a consultant, so it is a long time. it is a highly— consultant, so it is a long time. it is a highly skilled profession that requires — is a highly skilled profession that requires a — is a highly skilled profession that requires a lot of training. and at the end — requires a lot of training. and at the end of— requires a lot of training. and at the end of it, you become a fully fledged — the end of it, you become a fully fledged consultant. so the end of it, you become a fully fledged consultant.— the end of it, you become a fully fledged consultant. so a lot of work to do, fledged consultant. so a lot of work to do. thank — fledged consultant. so a lot of work to do. thank you — fledged consultant. so a lot of work to do, thank you very _ fledged consultant. so a lot of work to do, thank you very much - fledged consultant. so a lot of work to do, thank you very much for- fledged consultant. so a lot of workj to do, thank you very much for your time today, dr helgi johannsson from the royal college of anaesthetists. brian, or the best, the royal college of anaesthetists. brian, orthe best, i hope the royal college of anaesthetists. brian, or the best, i hope you get surgery soon, thank you very much for talking to us.— for talking to us. thank you for havin: for talking to us. thank you for having us- _ for talking to us. thank you for having us. wayne _ for talking to us. thank you for having us. wayne cherry, - for talking to us. thank you for having us. wayne cherry, fromj for talking to us. thank you for - having us. wayne cherry, from essex. -- brian. up to three—quarters of new covid cases could be linked to the indian variant, according to the health secretary, matt hancock. there are concerns the increase in infections could delay plans to lift all restrictions in england on june 21st. our correspondentjames reynolds has the latest. in bolton, the race between the vaccine and the variant is fought at the pace of an average

british queue. in recent weeks, up to several thousand people a day have waited patiently for their turn to be jabbed. in this town, the indian variant is hitting those who haven't been vaccinated. the number of cases of the indian variant in england has more than doubled since last week, rising to almost 7,000. according to the health secretary, up to three quarters of new uk covid cases could be linked to the variant. the worst affected areas in england continue to be bolton, bedford and blackburn with darwen. seven other areas in england each have more than 100 confirmed cases of the variant. the critical thing to watch is the link from the number of cases to how many people end up in hospital. the increase in cases remains focused in hotspots, and we're doing all we can to tackle

this variant wherever it flares up. the prime minister said we may need to wait for the lifting of all covid restrictions, but he added that there was nothing currently in the data from england to suggest that the easing couldn't go ahead as planned. the next two weeks, then, may be crucial. a decision is expected in mid—june. james reynolds, bbc news. the health secreatry, matt hancock, is under growing pressure over the deaths of care home residents in the pandemic. it comes after the prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings, accused him of lying in late—march 2020 about care home residents being tested for coronavirus before leaving hospital. but mr hancock says the allegations are unsubstantiated and untrue. he also says ministers "worked as hard" as they could to place a "protective shield" around care homes. nadra ahmed is the head of the national care association and disputes that. she was on question time last night. absolutely not. it's absolute rubbish.

there was no shield around. i think that was an utterance that came about in a form of embarrassment, perhaps, because nothing had been done for social care. well, it's an utterance that he's repeated a number of times, nadra. i mean, do you think... do you think... a number of people have said this, but i'm just wondering, do you think he should resign, then? i don't think it's a resigning matter, and it's not for me to decide. i think it's about ensuring that we talk about the issues, rather than think about uttering things that are untrue. that is not true. there was no protective shield. we know that. we were working the floor. if there had been a protective shield, there would have been a plan to support the most vulnerable people, the people that we look after. su says, my former mother—in—law

tested positive for covid in hospital and was discharged into hospital, one of her granddaughters was briefly able to get into her room without ppe and betty was completely distressed and asking, does anyone know i am actually in here? she died shortly after, alone and frightened and without the medical care she deserved. ben wright i am really sorry to hear that. i am asking you this morning, did you have a relative that was discharged from hospital to a care home last march last april without being tested? do in touch today. —— do get in touch. let's speak now to our political correspondent, ben wright. we will talk more about matt hancock continued to be under pressure, but if you could update our audience on the latest with the indian variant and how it might impact the easing of restrictions in england injune. monica, victoria, the engine variant as we call it is clearly rising in parts of england, but what is interesting is hospital admissions

remain pretty flat —— morning. there has not been a spike. and that is the link that ministers and officials are really looking closely at at the moment. the data is coming in all of the time and it is clear they are not in a position yet to decide whether or not the final step on the road map, the lifting of all social—distancing restrictions and everything else can happen or not on june the 21st. borisjohnson said yesterday, we had to wait a bit longer to see what the data is saying. so i think there is a sense of caution around, understandably. this morning, the business secretary kwasi kwarteng also said it was too early to say what would happen. we've been very clear that we'll be looking at the scientific data before we rush to any conclusions. and we've said that, as far as i can see, there's nothing in the data that will delay the date, but we've said we're always reviewing the data and we'll come to a final conclusion on whether to reopen on the 215t ofjune,

onjune the 14th. and where our week with questions about matt hancock as health secretary, whether he pledged to the prime minister that everybody been discharged from hospital to care homes would be tested first? —— where are we. homes would be tested first? -- where are we.— homes would be tested first? -- where are we. and whether that's true or not? _ where are we. and whether that's true or not? that _ where are we. and whether that's true or not? that is _ where are we. and whether that's true or not? that is the _ where are we. and whether that's true or not? that is the key - true or not? that is the key question that remains hanging over matt hancock today and there are gruesome front pages he will wake up to. he issued a broad denial yesterday in the house of commons saying that these were unsubstantiated allegations by dominic cummings and he was honest in all his dealings, but he had a really tricky press conference where he was pressed on this question of dominic cummings claiming that matt hancock had really misled the prime minister back in march when he claimed that people going into care homes from hospitals would be tested. yesterday at his press conference, he said that, my recollection of events is that i committed to delivering that testing

when we could do it, then i went away and tried to build that testing capacity. so not the strongest rebuttal and i think there is now a lot of focus and precisely what he was saying then and what the broader policy was. we know something went really terribly wrong in care homes at the start of this pandemic for several reasons and the question about the extent of transmission of people who had confirmed cases of covid or covid cases from hospitals into care homes was part of that and there is clearly pressure on matt hancock and others in government to explain what happened. the government say this will all be answered and explained in the fullness of time when there is a fullness of time when there is a full public inquiry, they insist this is not the moment to delve into these questions. whereas i think dominic cummings has raised them now and until there are fuller explanations, these questions will continue. . explanations, these questions will continue. , ., ., continue. yes, not least from relatives _ continue. yes, not least from relatives of — continue. yes, not least from relatives of those _ continue. yes, not least from relatives of those who - continue. yes, not least from relatives of those who died i continue. yes, not least from relatives of those who died in continue. yes, not least from - relatives of those who died in care homes having been discharged from hospital without a test. thank you

very much, ben wright, our political correspondent. if you are about to renew your home or motor insurance you will not pay anymore than new customers from january. new rules have been confirmed by the city regulator, the financial conduct authority. the fca says it will protect those of us from the so—called �*loyalty penalty�* where prices are hiked up for existing customers. our business correspondent katie prescott is here with more. what has the fca announced this morning? this is something that really gets to people, you refer to this as the loyalty penalty and it is often called the laziness penalty, that insurers tempt you in with low prices and the longer you stay with them, the more they increase your prices so you might think by being loyal that you would be rewarded, but the opposite is often very true and the financial watchdog said today that from the start of next year, no one who is a new customer will pay any less than a customer who is renewing their policy, to stop this practice are essentially of current customers funding cheap

prices for new customers in order for them to reel them in. {lilia prices for new customers in order for them to reel them in. for them to reelthem in. ok, what does that mean _ for them to reelthem in. ok, what does that mean for _ for them to reelthem in. ok, what does that mean for customers - for them to reelthem in. ok, what does that mean for customers and | does that mean for customers and will we see fewer discounted deals? i spoke to the financial conduct authority this morning and they said in the margins, we may well see fewer of these cheap deals new customers get but over the course of ten years, they said it will save us all over £4 billion, which is quite extraordinary. and that people who are continuing customers with insurers will see a real difference. in the laziness penalty, because we as customers should be shopping, if our premiums are going up by staying with the same company, probably we should be shopping around. we might all have noticed _ should be shopping around. we might all have noticed this _ should be shopping around. we might all have noticed this and _ should be shopping around. we might all have noticed this and they - all have noticed this and they changed the rules quite recently so when you get your new premium, it says how much you paid in the last year and some shoppers may say, i will shop around. but really, this hits vulnerable people and elderly people and people who find it quite difficult to shop around and that is

why the fca has changed the rules to say this stinking and around the pricing that was going on including trying to target people who they thought would stick with them with these very low prices is going to come to an end.— these very low prices is going to come to an end. ., ,, , . come to an end. thank you very much, katie. the next episode of prince harry's new mental health series has been released on apple tv. the latest instalment called the me you can't see: a path forward sees prince harry and oprah winfrey reunited with celebrity guests and experts, as they continue their conversations around mental health and well—being. in this episode, prince harry spoke to oprah about how he coped —— about the difficulties of grieving for a family member in the public eye. i grieving for a family member in the ublic e e. �* grieving for a family member in the ublice e. �* , ., public eye. i didn't recognise that i needed public eye. i didn't recognise that i needed to _ public eye. i didn't recognise that i needed to grieve _ public eye. i didn't recognise that i needed to grieve privately. - public eye. i didn't recognise that i needed to grieve privately. so l public eye. i didn't recognise that i needed to grieve privately. so i | i needed to grieve privately. so i am very thankful and appreciative that i did recognise how to set boundaries, i hope they are healthy

boundaries, i hope they are healthy boundaries around grieving person reverses grieving as a community, grieving with the public, grieving with the world. and i needed that. and i didn't necessarily pick up on it initially. brute and i didn't necessarily pick up on it initiall . . ., and i didn't necessarily pick up on it initiall . . . ., ., ., it initially. we have a lot of shared experience, - it initially. we have a lot of shared experience, when l it initially. we have a lot of. shared experience, when you it initially. we have a lot of- shared experience, when you talk about— shared experience, when you talk about that, when you see so many people _ about that, when you see so many people around the world grieving for someone _ people around the world grieving for someone they feel as though they knew— someone they feel as though they knew better than you did. in a weird way. _ knew better than you did. in a weird way, because you are unable to grieve _ way, because you are unable to grieve yourself. like, how are you showing _ grieve yourself. like, how are you showing more sort of, how are you grieving _ showing more sort of, how are you grieving more for someone who was my parent? _ let's discuss this more now with angela levin, royal commentator and author of harry, a biography of a prince. because she interviewed him a few years ago, what do you make of this episode? years ago, what do you make of this eisode? ~ episode? well, i quite en'oyed it, i thou~ht it episode? well, i quite en'oyed it, i thought it was i episode? well, i quite en'oyed it, i thought it was a h episode? well, i quite en'oyed it, i thought it was a very _ episode? well, i quite enjoyed it, i thought it was a very good - episode? well, i quite enjoyed it, i thought it was a very good idea - episode? well, i quite enjoyed it, i thought it was a very good idea to l thought it was a very good idea to bring all the five episodes together and to hear from bring all the five episodes together and to hearfrom expert —— experts all around the world what they felt

about mental health and is now. so there was a lot of positive stuff in there was a lot of positive stuff in there about, you are not alone and you can get over it, you are not your illness, you are yourself, or that which i thought was very valuable. and i thought it was a shame it was tarnished by his need to dig again at the royal family and to dig again at the royal family and to dig again at the royal family and to dig at the monarchy. what to dig again at the royal family and to dig at the monarchy.— to dig again at the royal family and to dig at the monarchy. what did he sa this to dig at the monarchy. what did he say this time? _ to dig at the monarchy. what did he say this time? well, _ to dig at the monarchy. what did he say this time? well, he _ to dig at the monarchy. what did he say this time? well, he referred - to dig at the monarchy. what did he say this time? well, he referred to l say this time? well, he referred to the monarchy. _ say this time? well, he referred to the monarchy, he _ say this time? well, he referred to the monarchy, he said, _ say this time? well, he referred to the monarchy, he said, when - say this time? well, he referred to i the monarchy, he said, when meghan went backstage at the institution. well, talking about mental health, it doesn't make a very good visual idea of what that is. and he also said that he was abandoned when meghan was suicidal. well, that is really to have found to have been untrue and in any case, he could

have contacted someone himself. and if you are nearly a0 and if you go and see your gynaecologist, they always ask you how you are feeling mentally. so i don't think you can blame it entirely on the royal family. he also made a dig at climate change and social media again. these are his itching bits he feels he has to do, that he thought that climate change was a huge reason why people are more mentally ill now than they were before. and of course, social media and the gasly press are also held responsible, and i thought that was a shame —— the ghastly press. it was an interesting and helpful summing up. he also said, or oprah said, the importance of family and building relationships and helping each other. well, i don't think he is building a good relationship with

his family at the moment. and those things stick out like sore thumbs really. things stick out like sore thumbs reall . �* ., ., ,, things stick out like sore thumbs reall. �* ., ., ,, ., , really. although he did talk to his brother and _ really. although he did talk to his brother and his _ really. although he did talk to his brother and his father _ really. although he did talk to his brother and his father at - really. although he did talk to his brother and his father at his - brother and his father at his grandad's funeral and we are told william and harry did conversed before they released their statements last week about the martin bashir interview with princess diana.— martin bashir interview with princess diana. yes, but i don't think they _ princess diana. yes, but i don't think they are _ princess diana. yes, but i don't think they are talking _ princess diana. yes, but i don't think they are talking about - princess diana. yes, but i don't - think they are talking about mending the rift, i think they got together because they needed to and the martin bashir incident and how he conned their mother was common to them both. and i think that was very important and very good. but there is so much more. this is touching the surface where they knew they were safe. but they need to be more compromising, i think, were safe. but they need to be more compromising, ithink, to were safe. but they need to be more compromising, i think, to move forward with their relationship. thank you very much, angela.

an erupting volcano has forced thousands of people from their homes in goma in the democratic republic of congo. more than 30 people are known to have died when the nira—gon—go volcano first spewed our lava at the weekend. there are continuing earth tremors and fears it could erupt again. rhal ssan reports. once again, thousands are on the move in goma in the democratic republic of the congo. the evacuation of nearly a third of goma's 670,000 has been ordered, as authorities say mount nyiragongo could erupt again soon. as word spread, many more decided to leave. translation: authorities have said that people should follow the routes and directions on where to go in the event of an eruption. they said people should leave without panicking, so as not to cause death or accidents. but unfortunately, when people see some fleeing, they go because they're afraid.

and this is what they're fleeing. last weekend, lava from the volcano destroyed countless homes and killed 32 people. in its wake, the lava left nothing. since then, aftershocks have destroyed many more buildings in the city. translation: a crack appeared just behind my house, _ a very big one that had to be covered up by people with stones. this morning, the authorities said that wherever there are cracks, the inhabitants must move and leave these places. they told us to evacuate and go to sake. at first, we were reluctant, but then we saw that everyone was leaving. the rush to get out has caused long trafficjams, as the city's infrastructure struggles to cope. to avoid this, others are leaving the city by boat, such as these orphans — all 127 of them — who fled over lake kivu. for these people, who have

already lost so much of the life they had, it seems their plight is not yet over. rhal ssan, bbc news. marcus rashford has discussed the power young people have to change society over zoom with barack obama. they also spoke about shared experiences, including being raised by a single mum. afterwards, the england footballer and child poverty campaigner said it had been "surreal" talking to the former us president from his kitchen. watch this. i think marcus is way ahead of where i think marcus is way ahead of where l was _ i think marcus is way ahead of where l was at _ i think marcus is way ahead of where l was at 23. — i think marcus is way ahead of where l was at 23. i— i think marcus is way ahead of where i was at 23, i was still trying to figure — i was at 23, i was still trying to figure it — i was at 23, i was still trying to figure it out. i was at 23, i was still trying to figure it out-— figure it out. for me being in sorts, figure it out. for me being in sports. i _ figure it out. for me being in sports. i knew— figure it out. for me being in sports, i knew that _ figure it out. for me being in sports, i knew that my - figure it out. for me being in sports, i knew that my life i figure it out. for me being in i sports, i knew that my life could change very, very quickly and if i wasn't mature enough or at a certain level in my own head, then it makes stuff like fame and bits like that even more difficult.— stuff like fame and bits like that even more difficult. when you look at the history _ even more difficult. when you look at the history of _ even more difficult. when you look at the history of big _ even more difficult. when you look at the history of big social- at the history of big social movements, and big social change, it is usually— movements, and big social change, it is usually young people who initiate this. if_ is usually young people who initiate this. , .,

is usually young people who initiate this. i. ., ., is usually young people who initiate this. i., ., . , this. if you give someone a helping hand at a young — this. if you give someone a helping hand at a young age, _ this. if you give someone a helping hand at a young age, they - this. if you give someone a helping hand at a young age, they will- this. if you give someone a helping hand at a young age, they will go l this. if you give someone a helping l hand at a young age, they will go on to do things that even they didn't think or believe that was achievable to accomplish. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah. hello there. with the bank holiday weekend just around the corner now, the weather is looking pretty optimistic over the next few days. some warmer, sunnier conditions on the card. today, there was quite a bit of cold around. we have got some patchy rain around in the west. the best of the sunshine today towards the east. so, we've got a weak weather front bringing cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain for western england, wales, northern ireland and south—west scotland. further east, the rest of the uk predominantly dry, with some sunny spells. could be the odd isolated shower in the east lingering into the evening hours. temperatures up to 18 or 19 in the warmest spots. now, overnight, under the cloud in the west, temperatures falling to around 10 or 11 degrees. it's seven or eight under those

clearer skies towards the east. saturday dawns on a fairly cloudy note. we've got some low cloud around eastern scotland, north east england. the cloud in the west tending to break up. just one or two sharp showers building through the afternoon, though, as the sunshine gets going. temperatures doing quite well, 18—20 . and then high pressure brings us more sunny, dry, settled weather for sunday and monday. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines... surgeons call for dozens of new hospital hubs in england

to tackle what's being called a "colossal backlog" of non—urgent operations. lockdown and the india variant — people are urged to get a jab, as cases of the variant nearly double in a week. ministers continue to assess a further easing of restrictions. there's nothing in the data that will delay the date, but we've said we're always reviewing the data and we'll come to a final conclusion on whether to reopen on the 21st ofjune, on june the 1ath. the health secretary is under pressure as care home leaders dismiss as "absolute rubbish" the claim there was a protective shield around homes in the pandemic. coughing. the sound of a covid cough — scientists come up with a new technique to detect if someone has the virus. new measures to stop what's called the loyalty penalty — that's insurance customers being penalised for renewing rather than shopping around. former us president barack obama

praises the anti—poverty campaigning of england footballer marcus rashford. you can watch the zoom on the bbc news website. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushall. good morning. the players and fans of manchester city and chelsea, have been settling into porto, ahead of their champions league final tomorrow night. both teams have now arrived in the portuguese city after the city staff gave the squad quite a send—off from the etihad complex. they're looking to add this trophy to the premier league title and league cup they've already won this season. some of the fans arriving in porto even caught sight of the team buses making their way to their hotels yesterday. getting a good shot from the

balcony. both clubs have been given just over 6,000 tickets for the final, but chelsea did return some of theirs. there will be a crowd of over 16,000 in total and despite the tests they need to do, it's the best feeling to be away supporting their teams again. we got a holiday quite cheap, we got apartments quite cheap but the tests have cost more than the holiday. getting here — nightmare. covid test before... it's not every day you get to see the champions league final. - happy to do it to see the boys bring it home. even if people don't get- to the game, there's a fan place there, and we can go to a bar, i go to a pub, we can sit in there, the vibe'll be great, _ just watching the game together. now, it could be one of the most sensational returns in football management. tottenham have contacted mauricio pochettino, over their manager's job — just 18 months after they sacked him. pochettino took spurs to the champions league final, but he was replaced byjose mourinho six months later. pochettino is currently manager of paris saint—germain. he only took over injanuray, and despite missing out on the french league title this season, talked about a great future there just the other day. but will his head be turned?

he did say last year, it was his dream to return to spurs one day. tiger woods says just walking on his own is his number one goal as he continues his recovery from a horrific car crash in february. speaking to a magazine, woods, who won the masters two years ago, wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd ever play golf again. he says he's taking it one step at a time. he suffered multiple leg injuries in the crash in los angeles. there was an absolute thrashing in rugby league last night as warrington were ruthless at salford. they ran in 10 tries, with toby king playing with the exhuberance that a new contract can give you. he scored two of those in the 62—18 win. admittedly salford lost their discpline, with two players sent to the sin bin in the second half. "we were stone cold, they were white hot," said the salford head coach. there's been quite a bit of fallout from naomi osaka's declaration that she wouldn't be doing press conferences, after her matches at next week's french open

because of the effect they have on her mental health. her decision has been supported by many players, but now the men's world number one says osaka may have to face up to the fact it's part of the job. i understand the press conferences sometimes can be very unpleasant, and it's not something that you enjoy always — especially if you lose a match or something like this. but it is part of the sport and part of your life on the tour, and this is something we have to do otherwise we will get fined. well, the french tennis federation has reacted fiercely. their president said in a statement, "it's a big error. what is happening here is unacceptable in my opinion. it is very damaging to the sport. she is hurting the game, she is harming tennis." the french open starts on sunday. that's all the sport for now. thank you. scientists have created

an artificial intelligence screening tool which can detect signs of coronavirus, by the sound of someone's cough. researchers led by the university of essex say the programme was 98 percent accurate in spotting those who had the infection. our science correspondent, richard westcott has more. coughing. one key to controlling covid is a quick test to see who's got it. this is the cough sound of our non—positive covid individual. cough. and that's where this coughing comes in. this is the sound of someone who has got covid. cough. scientists in essex have analysed more than 8,000 coughs from hospitals around the world and designed a computer programme that can tell who's got the virus. it's very difficult, almost impossible for human hearing to be able to distinguish when someone is a negative or positive. what these computers and machine

learning can do is to scan the whole frequency spectrum of the audio and pick of many differences that combine to allow us to differentiate between someone that has covid and someone who has not covid. you can imagine this is the way it might work. so you would have a qr code outside perhaps an office building or a pub. you scan it and the website comes up and then you open the website. and cough into it, and it tells you potentially, if you've got covid — if it comes up as a positive, then you would go off and have, say, a pcr test to make sure. doctors in mexico are already using the app in remote places where they can't get swab tests. javier found that, in controlled conditions, it could be 90% accurate. this is a boy who did not have covid. cough. today it's covid, but you could potentially use apps to spot all kinds of problems.

i think this is a first step that shows that, in the future, we could use our mobile phones to do many more things than to just communicate and just call our families and friend. we could use it for detecting different conditions and health states. richard westcott, bbc news, essex. people living in glasgow are expected to find out later whether the city will remain in level three of scotland's covid—19 restrictions. the city has been under strict measures for 270 days, while the rest of the scotland has seen restrictions ease in recent weeks. first minister nicola sturgeon has said there are "reasons to be optimistic" about the situation. gran canaria is a favourite holiday destination — but when the pandemic hit and tourists stopped coming, a british couple opened

up their hotel to migrants and asylum seekers. so far, they've taken in over 3,000 people and will continue to help them even as holidaymakers return. nick beake reports. across spain's canary islands, so many hotels have stood empty, holidaymakers unable to visit because of the pandemic. but at the same time, record numbers of migrants have been reaching these shores after putting their lives at the mercy of the atlantic ocean. so last september, calvin lucock, originally from the uk, and his wife, unn tove, opened their hotel on gran canaria to the new arrivals. we didn't know what to expect. who would walk through our door, how their behaviour would be, what chances we'd have to interact or what contact we would have with them. those fears and apprehensions went away very quickly. so far, more than 3,500 migrants have been given shelter here, including ousman and aliu from senegal. this was the moment they saw land

after nine days at sea. there is now the strongest of bonds. i think that, for me, it opened my eyes to see that in our cultures we have so much, and we can share. the vast majority of migrants arriving in the canaries end up stuck in camps. spain doesn't want to move large numbers to the mainland, fearing it would encourage many more attempted sea crossings.

originally, the red cross paid hotels for everyone they took in. the scheme ended in february, but the guests were allowed to stay on. now, though, as tourists finally return, they're moving to a house that calvin and tove have rented for them. i don't think any of us could have appreciated the actual poverty these people are living — because they have nothing. nothing. there has been some opposition to this on gran canaria, with a group of locals angry that arrivals had been rewarded with luxury accommodation, as they saw it. aliu, ousman and the others are hoping to leave the canary islands and find a job on the mainland — if, that is, they're not returned home. nick beake, bbc news. thank you for your messages, i was asking weather you had a relative discharge from hospital to a care home last year, particularly march or april, where they tested or not?

that is a key question surrounding health secretary matt hancock, what did he promise the prime minister when it came to the testing of people discharged from care homes? gabrielle says my mum daphne, 87, was discharged from hospital on thursday the 19th of march last year, clearly not well enough to be discharge, one week later she died in her care home. she had no covid tests before entering the care home that we were aware of. i am pretty sure she was discharged to make space for possible covid patients. i was very close to my darling mum and have been too upset and struggling with grief to look into what happened, but i intend to do so. irene says my father, 91, was in hospital last february with a chest infection after falling at a home. he was discharged into a care home in march the 9th with no covid test. one week later his care home locked down. during march he went back into

hospital for down. during march he went back into hospitalfor a short down. during march he went back into hospital for a short stay but once again was returned without a covid test. there were two outbreaks in the home but thankfully he did not contracted due to the amazing work of the staff. jay says my mum was infected and died of covid this year having been in a care home in january 2021. many other residents died following the infection. the can help manages would not discuss details and i never saw my mum before she died —— the care home managers would not discuss. alan says that a large percentage of care home staff refused to be tested or inoculated. but the vaccines were introduced towards the end of last year. they are a far more likely source of infection for care homes, stop blaming matt hancock, he was not personally responsible for lack of testing capacity. brian says it was clear from the outset of the pandemic that matt hancock was out

of his depth, without a clue, how had he survived? the bereaved and nhs staff had carried the can. you can e—mail me if you want to get in touch, or message me on instagram or twitter. if you loved the music of the 1980s — you will know how massive this was... # when you wanna come. # relax, don't do it. # when you wanna go to it. # relax, don't do it. # when you wanna come. # relax, don't do it. # when you want to suck, chew it. # relax, don't do it. # when you wanna come. # whoa—oh—oh. obviously i wanted to play that all

but that was not possible because we have lots of other things to talk about. what some of our younger viewers won't know is that radio 1 actually banned playing that song because of its lyrics and artwork. it was too sexually suggestive. one of the iconic bands of the 80s, frankie goes to hollywood is now going to be honoured at a special exhibition. opening tomorrow at liverpool's british music experience museum, it'll look at the impact the band made on british culture; there will be stage outfits, instruments, memorabilia and merchandise, with a particular focus on 198a. it's a year they dominated the music scene against the backdrop of hiv, unemployment and prime minister margaret thatcher. let's talk to the guitarist of the band, brian nash. hello, brian, good morning. absolute pleasure to speak to you. find hello, brian, good morning. absolute pleasure to speak to you.— pleasure to speak to you. and to ou. pleasure to speak to you. and to you- 1984 _ pleasure to speak to you. and to you- 1984 must _ pleasure to speak to you. and to you. 1984 must have _ pleasure to speak to you. and to you. 1984 must have been - pleasure to speak to you. and to you. 1984 must have been one i pleasure to speak to you. and to | you. 1984 must have been one of pleasure to speak to you. and to - you. 1984 must have been one of the you. 198a must have been one of the best years of your life so far? every day i am above the ground and breathing is the best day of your

life, isn't it, especially in the light of some of the tragic things you have been talking about, but it was amazing, i describe my time with thank you as going to a party in 198a and coming home three years later. 1984 and coming home three years later. ., , , ., , later. two tribes went to number one, later. two tribes went to number one. relax _ later. two tribes went to number one. relax was — later. two tribes went to number one, relax was at _ later. two tribes went to number one, relax was at number- later. two tribes went to number one, relax was at number 21 - later. two tribes went to number one, relax was at number 21 two tribes was at number one and then later in the day, the power of love was in the charts at number one as well. , ,., , .,, was in the charts at number one as well. _., , , was in the charts at number one as well. , _. ., well. everybody was very proud, and es-eciall well. everybody was very proud, and especially for — well. everybody was very proud, and especially for relax _ well. everybody was very proud, and especially for relax to _ well. everybody was very proud, and especially for relax to be _ well. everybody was very proud, and especially for relax to be climbing . especially for relax to be climbing back into the charts, john lennon had to die to do that and thankfully we are all still here. find had to die to do that and thankfully we are all still here.— we are all still here. and your music, we are all still here. and your music. you — we are all still here. and your music, you had _ we are all still here. and your music, you had the _ we are all still here. and your music, you had the backdrop| we are all still here. and your. music, you had the backdrop of we are all still here. and your- music, you had the backdrop of hiv, unemployment, the miners�* strike

which began that march, interest rates over 10% and the songs were politically aware. i rates over 1096 and the songs were politically aware.— politically aware. i think if you are brought — politically aware. i think if you are brought up _ politically aware. i think if you are brought up in _ politically aware. i think if you are brought up in the - politically aware. i think if you are brought up in the city - politically aware. i think if you are brought up in the city of l are brought up in the city of liverpool you cannot help to be politically aware. we are a city of rabble—rousers and opinionated, it is in our dna. it was very tense at times in the city, the city was faced with a fat government wanting to incur a managed decline on the city, thankfully the city fought back —— faced with the thatcher government. thankfully 30 years later it bears no resemblance to the place in the 80s where unemployment was rife, heroin addiction was rife, the city was on its knees. i guess it shows the resilience of its citizens and the people who have

come to live here and study at university and made it their home, the changes in the city over the last 30 years, it is so encouraging, who is to say where the city will be in 30 years? i who is to say where the city will be in 30 years?— in 30 years? i went to liverpool university _ in 30 years? i went to liverpool university in — in 30 years? i went to liverpool university in the _ in 30 years? i went to liverpool university in the late _ in 30 years? i went to liverpool university in the late 80s - in 30 years? i went to liverpool university in the late 80s and l in 30 years? i went to liverpool l university in the late 80s and you could see the regeneration around the albert dock area and at various streets just starting to kick in. what was really fantastic about the band was the day energy of the music. —— was the day energy. holly and paul were day and out in the early 1980s. and paul were day and out in the early1980s. in and paul were day and out in the early 1980s. in the 80s eltonjohn was still married, george michael was still married, george michael was in the closet. if you have any

experience of liverpool you will know that the city is full of big characters, and regardless of sexual orientation it is a place full of flamboyant peacocks, specifically holly and paul and other guys i know and rememberfrom that holly and paul and other guys i know and remember from that time, holly and paul and other guys i know and rememberfrom that time, it holly and paul and other guys i know and remember from that time, it was very brave to be openly gay in liverpool. if it is something you have grown up with and come to terms with, you realise how to stand up for yourself, again, something endemic in the citizens of the city, standing upfor endemic in the citizens of the city, standing up for themselves, so regardless of your sexual orientation it is a scouse thing, i think. did you watch its a sin? lots of young people only realise what was happening in the 1980s with hiv

due to the programme. i was was happening in the 1980s with hiv due to the programme.— was happening in the 1980s with hiv due to the programme. i was going to watch it, due to the programme. i was going to watch it. my — due to the programme. i was going to watch it. my wife _ due to the programme. i was going to watch it, my wife watched _ due to the programme. i was going to watch it, my wife watched it. - due to the programme. i was going to watch it, my wife watched it. to - due to the programme. i was going to watch it, my wife watched it. to be i watch it, my wife watched it. to be honest, i could not put myself through it because i remember it, i rememberfriends of through it because i remember it, i remember friends of holly and paul and guys who started our videos, if you look at the opening scenes of the very first relax video, i am sitting at a bar with half a dozen quys sitting at a bar with half a dozen guys and they are all no longer with us. the stigmatisation and tell gay people were treated was sickening. —— and how gay people were treated. despite having an interest in the era and the subject matter, i did not want to put myself through that because it is something i remember too well, how people were treated like that. thankfully it is changing and we are moving forward, but we have to remember that aids has not gone away, in the type that we are conducting this interview, somebody

has died from it, africa is still with it and it is easy to forget our privileged world that it is something that has gone away, but it is still very real. let something that has gone away, but it is still very real.— is still very real. let me ask you about the _ is still very real. let me ask you about the exhibition, _ is still very real. let me ask you about the exhibition, what - is still very real. let me ask you about the exhibition, what are l is still very real. let me ask you i about the exhibition, what are your favourite bits, how do you feel about having an exhibition about frankie goes to hollywood and the impact you had on the country in the 805? it impact you had on the country in the 805? . impact you had on the country in the 80s? , ., ., , . impact you had on the country in the 80s? , . .,, . ., impact you had on the country in the 80s? , . . ., ., 80s? it is fantastic to have it in the cunard _ 80s? it is fantastic to have it in the cunard building, _ 80s? it is fantastic to have it in the cunard building, if- 80s? it is fantastic to have it in the cunard building, if you - 80s? it is fantastic to have it in the cunard building, if you are | the cunard building, if you are familiar with liverpool you will know the three majestic buildings on the waterfront, it is an amazing space and hasn�*t exhibition space they have a lot of stuff from heroes of my youth, bowie, the beatles, queen, it is good to be in that exhibition space rubbing shoulders with those legends, the fact it is in liverpool, the exhibition is topped and tailed by that year. in

terms of items, to me, frankie goes to hollywood was an experience, a life changing experience regardless of what i owned all have loaned to this exhibition, known of it means anything more to me than the actual memories. at the end of the day, these things arejust memories. at the end of the day, these things are just stuff, we had some emotional attachment to them but it is the memories of the experience is about time, being 21 years old it liverpool being lucky enough to have a job, but then suddenly to be in the irons this hurricane for the best part of 18 months and to travel the world —— being in the eye of this hurricane. it made me who i am. to go to these places and see what is behind the walls, lots of people do not want to go and see what is out there and the old adage of travel broadens the

mind, it certainly does and it gives you a global perspective and it shapes you as an individual, i think. ~ , ., shapes you as an individual, i think. ~ . . ., shapes you as an individual, i think. . �* ., think. were you electrician, brian? didn't ou think. were you electrician, brian? didn't you have _ think. were you electrician, brian? didn't you have to _ think. were you electrician, brian? didn't you have to get _ think. were you electrician, brian? didn't you have to get permission i didn�*t you have to get permission from the city council to go on tour? yes, at the time liverpool, the council was run by a militant, derek hatton was the leader, i was employed by the council and i had done three years of my apprenticeship and got my city and guilds, but i had another year, i asked for these of absence and they said we will give you eight for six months to be a pop star, and that it was extended for another six months. i was still working as an electrician the first time i have heard relax on a radio, i was working in sefton park in an old

derelict building rewiring it with a mate of mine and he said, all the guys i work with they absolutely ripped me mercilessly about the band, your band is rubbish, you will never get anywhere, then one day we were working away, listening to an old transistor radio, relax comes cracking through and i said, this is our record, and suddenly we were not this rubbish band any more, we were taken a bit more seriously, it was on radio 1. interesting times. it seems bizarre in hindsight, radioi seems bizarre in hindsight, radio1 not playing it because they thought the artwork on the sleeve was too suggestive and some of the lyrics, what do you think of that when you reflect now? the what do you think of that when you reflect now?— reflect now? the bbc ban is something _ reflect now? the bbc ban is something that _ reflect now? the bbc ban is something that is _ reflect now? the bbc ban is something that is a - reflect now? the bbc ban is something that is a bit - reflect now? the bbc ban is something that is a bit of i reflect now? the bbc ban is something that is a bit of a | reflect now? the bbc ban is - something that is a bit of a myth, people saying it was only a hit because it was banned, it was at number six in the charts, the

wording the bbc used what we are withdrawing it from the playlist rather than banning it. i wish they had said bandage, then it would have been official. people viewed it as a band, to us, at the end of that year, we were on christmas top of the pops and the producer at the time asked us to play a and we said, of course. you have to remember, it was played nearly 100 times and radio1 before it was was played nearly 100 times and radio 1 before it was withdrawn. was played nearly 100 times and radio1 before it was withdrawn. but i think the embarrassment caused to the bbc, they made it up to us when two tribes came out, it was getting played on the hour, every hour, and if they could have played some frankie goes to hollywood t—shirts they would have done that! it is frankie goes to hollywood t-shirts they would have done that!- they would have done that! it is so nice to talk — they would have done that! it is so nice to talk to _ they would have done that! it is so nice to talk to you _ they would have done that! it is so nice to talk to you and _ they would have done that! it is so nice to talk to you and i _ they would have done that! it is so nice to talk to you and i hope - they would have done that! it is so nice to talk to you and i hope the l nice to talk to you and i hope the exhibition goes well, i am sure it will, it runs throughout the rest of the year? i will, it runs throughout the rest of the ear? .. .

will, it runs throughout the rest of the ear? ~ , ,. ., the year? i think it is scheduled to run untiljanuary _ the year? i think it is scheduled to run untiljanuary next _ the year? i think it is scheduled to run untiljanuary next year, - the year? i think it is scheduled to run untiljanuary next year, i - run untiljanuary next year, i believe. . ., ., ~ run untiljanuary next year, i believe. . ., ., ,, ., �* ., believe. nice to talk to you, brian. thank you- — believe. nice to talk to you, brian. thank you. have _ believe. nice to talk to you, brian. thank you. have a _ believe. nice to talk to you, brian. thank you. have a great _ believe. nice to talk to you, brian. thank you. have a great day, - thank you. have a great day, victoria. �* ., ., . thank you. have a great day, victoria. �* . . , ., , thank you. have a great day, victoria. �* . ., , ., victoria. brian nash, guitarist from frankie goes _ victoria. brian nash, guitarist from frankie goes to _ victoria. brian nash, guitarist from frankie goes to hollywood. - measuring the amount of squashed bugs on your car after a journey, may be able to help scientists better understand insect populations in the uk. a new app is asking the public to gather the information, to identify where certain species are thriving and where others are in decline. here s our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. insect—ageddon is how the global decline in insect populations has been described by some scientists. one case in germany suggested there had been a 75% decrease in numbers over 27 years. take the humble housefly. you may not like them, but like many insects, they�*re one of the foundations of the whole food chain. if we lose them, we will lose lots of other species too. but there is actually

very little data for many insect groups and species, even here in the uk, which is where this new app comes in. the hope is that in the hands of a small army of citizen scientists it will generate more accurate figures for insect populations. it�*s simple to use. you clean your number plate before you go on a journey, then when you arrive at your destination you use the app to photograph the bugs squashed on a section of it, using a splat—ometer grid you get when you download the app. the results may become part of the nationwide survey. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the latest news headlines on the hour. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with sarah. hello, there. as we head through the final few days of may, things are going to turn warmer.

much of the month of may has been cool and it has certainly been quite a wet month, too. these are the highest temperatures we have seen so far this year. england, 2a.5. now, that was way back in march. april and may have been cool months, but this weekend, eventually, we are starting to see those temperatures returning to something a little bit closer to average or even a little bit above as well, so up to the low 20s for many of us through the bank holiday weekend. so some optimism in the forecast, but we have got a weather front that is bringing a bit of rain today to western parts of the uk, so light, patchy rain mainly towards the west. it is cloudier today than yesterday, but there will be some sunshine for parts of scotland and eastern england as well through the course of the day. so patchy rain continuing for western england, wales, northern ireland and south—west scotland. one or two isolated showers further east, but most places avoiding them. temperatures in the warmest spots, 19, possibly 20 degrees, but a bit cooler until the clouds in the west, and for the likes of aberdeen, where we have got a bit of low cloud that is lingering for eastern scotland

and north—east england as well. overnight, in the west, under the cloud, temperatures are ten or 11 degrees, but under the clearer skies towards the east, seven or eight celsius first thing saturday morning. now, what about the bank holiday weekend? well, things are looking increasingly sunny and those temperatures are going to be on the up too. so we may well start on a bed of a cloudy note first thing saturday, particularly around some of these north sea coasts, but the cloud in the west will thin and break, so plenty of spells of sunshine, just one or two sharp showers developing through the spine of britain, i think, through the day. temperatures up to about 20 degrees for many of us, just a bit cooler across the north of scotland, particularly for the northern isle. into sunday and widespread blue sky and sunshine with light winds too. watch out for some high or very high levels of uv. the sun is particularly strong this time of year. temperatures by sunday 20 to 23 degrees, a little bit cooler around some coasts. heading through sunday and on into bank holiday monday, here is the high pressure that is going to be driving our weather. not many isobars on the chart, some fairly light winds. a weather front trying to push into the far north—west,

but it looks like it should remain out at sea. so, again, bank holiday monday, dry, fine, light winds, sunshine and it is looking pretty warm, with top temperatures up to about 23, possibly 2a celsius. bye— bye.

hello, it�*s friday. welcome to bbc news. i�*m victoria derbyshire. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: people in the uk are urged to get their covid jab, as cases of the indian variant nearly double in a week. ministers continue to assess a further easing of restrictions. there�*s nothing in the data that will delay the date, but we�*ve said we�*re always reviewing the data and we�*ll come to a final conclusion on whether to reopen on the 21st ofjune, on june the 1ath. continued pressure on england�*s health secretary, as care home leaders dismiss as "absolute rubbish" the claim there was a protective shield around homes in the pandemic. surgeons call for dozens of new hospital hubs in england to tackle what�*s being called a "colossal backlog" of non—urgent operations. coughing

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