this is bbc news with the latest headlines... thousands of manchester city and chelsea fans are in portugal where the teams meet for the champions league final in a few hours�* time. it will mean absolutely everything. we've been fantastic since sheikh mansour purchased the club back in 2008. we've won every trophy that's available to us apart from this one. you have to wear that, wear a mask around all the time. it's quite hot and sweaty. it's really inconvenient, and obviously on the flight as well, but it's worth it. a teenager appears in court charged with conspiracy to murder following the shooting of sasha johnson, the black lives matter activist. the $6 trillion plan. president biden pushes the biggest spending programme since world war two —

to try to reboot america's economy. music plays. another �*lost summer�* for uk musicalfestivals — a report by mps blame the government for not backing an insurance safety net for organisers. and in half an hour — click heads to a race track with a dashboard device which might help you drive like lewis hamilton. hello, good afternoon. thousands of fans are descending

on the portuguese city of porto — for this evening's champions league final between chelsea and manchester city. 16,500 supporters will be allowed into the stadium to watch the all—english affair — the venue was switched from turkey, when the country was put on the uk�*s travel �*red list�*. our sports correspondent, laura scott, reports from porto. the morning after the night before, and while the clean—up job began for some, for fans the party in porto is onlyjust getting going. thousands of chelsea and manchester city supporters have now arrived, including a large number on special charter flights this morning, and they only want one thing. waited a long time for this. so, we�*rejust happy, but we, obviously, we want the right result first, don�*t we? great thing is, you can see a bit of the city, have a drink or two, and then go and win the champions league tonight. you know, this is a lifetimei experience, and it really is. i think for us as a family, . we're really going to always rememberthis, no matter how the result ends. - final preparations by both teams have been made, and there may be few secrets between them,

having already played each other three times this season, but this one is extra special and both managers know what�*s at stake. i�*m the happiest man in the world to be in here. so, it�*s a privilege, it�*s an honour, and we are going to try to do our best. man city is the benchmark. again, they are the champions, they are the benchmark in europe and in this league, and we are the guys who... who want to hunt them and who want to close the gap. chanting. skirmishes between fans have broken out on the last two nights, although local police dismissed the incidents as minor and no arrests were made. authorities are alert to trouble, patrolling outside two dedicated fan zones, where supporters without tickets can watch the game on big screens. many are expecting them and the 16,500 fans allowed inside the stadium to see a tight contest. i�*m going to say, i think city willjust edge it. i don�*t think chelsea... i don�*t think chelsea can beat manchester city

three games in a row. i think it�*ll be pep�*s trophy. having only been moved here at the 11th hour, the stage is finally set for the biggest contest in european club football. we know there�*ll be an english champion — it�*s time to find out which shade of blue it will be. laura scott, bbc news, porto. 0ur sport correspondent 0lly foster is in porto — where fans have travelled for the game, many of them without a ticket. i spoke to him earlier. i�*ve met an awful lot of people who are here without a ticket. the place is absolutely jumping now — what are we, six hours before kick—off? and we�*re in the chelsea part of the city. there�*s a fan zone for the chelsea fans just behind that enormous inflatable trophy. you can probably hear the chanting coming down one of these side streets here.

there�*s about, sort of, 200 or 300 chelsea fans chanting over there, throwing pints into the air and kicking a ball around. the manchester city fans are down on the waterfront of the douro river here that runs through porto with those beautiful bridges. very serene down there this morning when i was down there for breakfast, but i imagine that�*s very lively now as well, especially since they weren�*t all drinking coffee at eight in the morning, shall i put it that way, jane? but i think they alljust very, very thankful to be here, because football is opening up again. yes, the stadium will only be operating at 33% capacity, which is why there was only a 6,000 allocation of tickets for both clubs, but we understand that probably more manchester city fans in the city — some saying 10,000, just to say they have been here because porto could have a very, very special place in their history as being the city where they did it for the first time in their first european cup final.

chelsea, of course, this is a third cup final for them, and they have won it once before back in 2012, but it really does feel now that we have got cup final weather and it feels very special indeed, jane. you are not wrong, 0lly. we can hear the chanting, absolutely. i am struck that i am seeing quite a few people behind you who are walking around with masks on. you�*ve mentioned reduced capacity inside the stadium. what are the general covid rules? i mean, is there any sense that some people realise there is still a pandemic on and some don�*t? what are the actual guidelines there? everybody walking around in the streets, the portuguese people we have seen are wearing masks. some very mixed messages. the hotel where we are staying, they said, "oh, it�*s not mandatory." but pretty much 95% of the local residents have been wearing masks, and there is some anxiety amongst the people who live in porto because they have had it extremely tough over the past 12 months as well. they are delighted that portugal has

been put on the uk green list, which means that to get in you take your pcr tests, to get back out you take a lateral flow test to get back into the uk, than a two—day pcr test will get you back at your own expense. of course, they are delighted that so many uk citizens can go into this green list country because turkey was a red list, that�*s why the final wasn�*t there. but they are not happy, many of them, that suddenly 16,500, probably more, are suddenly descending on porto in a 48—hour period. it is making some of them feel a little bit nervous because they are all abiding by those covid rules. they�*ve said it�*s ok for us to be broadcasting live here — we�*ll put our masks back on if we move position. but, yes, there are some anxious local residents here but you can hear, well, the chelsea fans are not

wearing masks and i doubt whether you will be seeing many of the fans wearing masks at the stadium either. an 18—year—old man has been charged with conspiracy to murder, in connection with the shooting of black lives matter activist sasha johnson in south london last week. she remains in hospital. 0ur correspondent tim muffett was in court. it�*s almost one week since sasha johnson was shot at a house party in peckham, south london. thank you all for coming today. the black lives matter activist remains in a critical condition in hospital. this morning 18—year—old cameron deriggs of bromley hill in lewisham appeared at westminster magistrates�* court. he�*s been charged with conspiracy to murder in relation to the shooting. an application for bail was rejected byjudge michael snow. cameron deriggs is now due to appear at the old bailey onjune 25th. four other men who�*ve also been arrested in relation to the incident have been bailed until latejune. detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone with information in relation to the shooting, which took place in the early hours of last sunday

morning, to contact police. tim muffett, bbc news at westminster magistrates�* court. republicans have criticised president biden�*s plan to increase federal government spending to the highest level since the second world war. his $6 trillion budget would include money to invest in infrastructure, education and green technology. the white house says it�*s needed to get america�*s economy moving. but one senator has called the plan "insanely expensive". 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, reports. president biden is looking to boost american manufacturing, and with it the lower and middle class. he�*s proposing a massive programme of public spending, the largest since the second world war, a plan that would add trillions of dollars to this country�*s national debt.

last month, in a presidential address to congress, he said america�*s economy needed to be reimagined and rebuilt. my fellow americans. "trickle down." trickle—down economics has never worked, and it�*s time to grow the economy from the bottom and the middle out. applause. the president�*s proposals include spending $4.5 trillion on infrastructure and social programmes over the course of the next decade, an additional $14 billion on climate initiatives designed to accelerate the move away from fossil fuels, and more than $2 billion on addressing the problems caused by gun violence, including provisions for tighter background checks. all paid for by tax increases on wealthy americans and big corporations. republican reaction was sharp and severe. "president biden�*s proposal would drown american families in debt, deficits and inflation," tweeted mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate.

all setting the stage for a bitter fight in congress over what democrats regard as the long—overdue redistribution of wealth, and their opponents see as a return to the dark days of big government. the party�*s differences were laid bare only hours earlier, when senate republicans voted to block the formation of a commission to investigate the events of january the 6th, a day which saw hundreds of donald trump supporters storm the capitol building in washington, dc, delaying the certification ofjoe biden as president. republicans feared such a commission could harm their chances in next year�*s congressional elections. the senate leader accused them of seeking to sweep the events ofjanuary the 6th under the rug. out of fear or fealty to donald trump, the republican minorityjust prevented the american people from getting the full truth about january the 6th. the republican minorityjust prevented the senate from even debating the bill.

no opportunity for amendments, no opportunity for debate. there was an attempt by the republican minority to shunt this vote into the dark of night. but because of today's senate time agreement, it was done in broad daylight. the american people will see how each republican senator voted. the vote ends any chance of a nonpartisan inquiry into the events of that fateful day. it also underlines the widening gulf between the two parties going into the difficult months of budget negotiation that lie ahead. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the exiled belarusian opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, is calling for protests worldwide today in solidarity with belarus. the day marks the first anniversary of the arrest of her husband, who remains in detention. yesterday the united states

announced new sanctions against belarus, in response to last weekend�*s forced diversion to minsk of a ryanair flight, and the subsequent arrest of an opposition journalist. uk music festivals could be facing another �*lost summer�* according to mps, who blame the government for not introducing an insurance safety net for organisers. a report from the digital, culture, media and sport committee said ministers had refused to take multiple opportunities to address concerns — and that�*s now too late for many festivals to go ahead this year. this report from sarah campbell. early may, and a test event at liverpool�*s sefton park. more than 5,000 people were allowed in to enjoy the atmosphere, the music, the food. they were tested and their behaviour was monitored

to see whether a festival could be a safe place during a pandemic. leeds, 2016, and even if it means getting a little muddy, thousands of people are desperate to get back to the festival experience. and the reading and leeds festivals 2021 are on at the end of august, and are sold out. but glastonbury, probably the best—known event of its kind, was online only this year — for the second year running, this corner of somerset wasn�*t the focus of global music interest. and many other festivals won�*t happen either this year, the parliamentary committee argues, because the government won�*t provide back—up insurance to cover costs if events have to be cancelled at the last minute. there�*s 975 festivals across the uk each year. a quarter of them are already gone, and that�*s worth £1.7 billion and tens of thousands ofjobs. all they need is a little bit of certainty, so that if they can�*t go ahead, they will ensure that at least their costs, not their profits, are covered. the government department

responsible says, "indemnity cover will be looked at," adding they are, "working flat out to support festivals and live events." and following on from promising test results from this event in liverpool, it has been announced that the download music festival — which had been cancelled — will now go ahead injune, as a government test event. sarah campbell, bbc news. i�*ve been speaking to anna wade from boom town fair festival — which should be happening in august but is not now going ahead. she told me tickets had already sold out by the time the decision was made to cancel. we actually sold out fully in february for our 60,000 tickets. and i was part of the government dcms select committee back injanuary, when we first announced, well, called on the government to provide a government—backed insurance scheme, due to the fact there was no insurance available out there, so we had said that basically by the end of march most festivals

would need to know by then due to our timelines, so we actually cancelled boom town, i think on the 20th of april because we held out that long, but we just realised that without the certainty and the safety net of government—backed insurance the risks were just far too high for us to be able to proceed much further, unfortunately. and ou are presumably hugely out of pocket, even with that, because you presumably had to refund all those tens of thousands of people who bought a ticket? well, quite a few of our... well, a huge majority of our ticket holders have actually rolled them over to the 2022 event, which is amazing, and that has been such a lifeline for all events out there, really, so, yeah, we have had to refund a few, but we don�*t really touch the ticket money anyway, thatjust stays in a completely different bank account that we don�*t touch until we are able to actually put the show on, so it�*s a kind of different cash flow and different pocket of money, maybe, there. i�*m with you. in terms of this report from the committee, it must feel galling

for you because you would have been sitting there explaining how you felt you could make things go ahead, how you could make it covid—safe, and this group of mps is, essentially, backing you up, saying more could have been done to help music festivals, which are... it�*s notjust disappointing for people who love going to them, there�*s a lot ofjobs at stake here too? yeah, absolutely, and i think that all credit to the select committee, they have been absolutely amazing and it is the first time in our industry has actually had that level of government interaction and attention and they have really been dedicated to really digging into what the festival industry is, what we need, and what we provide, and how, as you mention, how many other industries we actually support, especially as independent festivals as well, so there�*s a huge supply chain and freelancers�* network and huge economy within the actual festival market itself, so it has been quite a tough journey, but the industry has come together as a whole and we have really called on

the government to be able to throw us this vital lifeline and it does look as though there may potentially be some hope post the 21st ofjune. i think the government have mentioned that they are looking to do that, so i think the next step would be just to ask for that to be implemented as soon as possible to help save the rest of the events out there for the rest of the summer. the headlines on bbc news... thousands of manchester city and chelsea fans are in portugal where the teams meet for the champions league final in a few hours�* time. a teenager appears in court charged with conspiracy to murder, following the shooting of sasha johnson, the black lives matter activist. the $6 trillion plan. president biden pushes the biggest spending programme since world war two — to try to reboot america�*s economy.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s katie sha na han. as you�*ve been hearing, we�*re just a few hours away from the all—english champions league final between chelsea and manchester city in porto. the two premier league sides will compete for the biggest prize in european club football. chelsea are aiming to lift the trophy for a second time, having won it in 2012. while for manchester city this is the prize they�*ve longed for in recent years. they may have won the premier league in three out of the last four years, but for pep guardiola�*s side this will be theirfirst champions league final. most of the times in the final, you have to suffer, you have to have the resilience and adjust to the bad moments there in the game are going to happen and come in the end, to try to be herself and try to be our self and do a good game.

we worked hard to be here and we feel absolutely become dominant hunger— feel absolutely become dominant hunger that we are not happy yet. we are not_ hunger that we are not happy yet. we are not happy to be here, we are not overexcited — are not happy to be here, we are not overexcited to be here, we want to be overexcited tomorrow after the match _ be overexcited tomorrow after the match we — be overexcited tomorrow after the match. we want to do the last step. we are _ match. we want to do the last step. we are here — match. we want to do the last step. we are here to win the trophy, may be a slight — we are here to win the trophy, may be a slight underdogs but this does not change nothing. we want to close the gap _ not change nothing. we want to close the gap and _ not change nothing. we want to close the gap and we want to leave porto with the _ the gap and we want to leave porto with the trophy. the game in porto will have a crowd of up to 16,500 lucky fans. many of the supporters from both clubs are travelling in and out of the country over 2a hours on specially chartered flights. we�*ve won the lottery! can�*t wait for tonight. we�*ve won the lottery! can�*t wait fortonight. it�*s we've won the lottery! can't wait for tonight-— for tonight. it's been gone good lona for tonight. it's been gone good long time- _ for tonight. it's been gone good long time. it's _ for tonight. it's been gone good long time. it's what _ for tonight. it's been gone good long time. it's what we've - for tonight. it's been gone good l long time. it's what we've waited for four long time. it's what we've waited forfouryears- — long time. it's what we've waited for four years. the _ long time. it's what we've waited for four years. the premier - long time. it's what we've waited i for four years. the premier league is always— for four years. the premier league is always amazing _ for four years. the premier league is always amazing to _ for four years. the premier league is always amazing to get _ for four years. the premier league is always amazing to get the - is always amazing to get the champions _ is always amazing to get the champions league - is always amazing to get the champions league finals - is always amazing to get the| champions league finals and is always amazing to get the -

champions league finals and rail. it champions league finals and rail. [1 is champions league finals and rail. is great it has all come together and we have got this chance. bit nervous but i think we're going to turn up. — nervous but i think we're going to turn up, good win and then bring it out. well the champions league isn�*t the only big final in football happening today. the championship play off final, the richest game in club football is under way. it�*s said to be worth around £178 million with brentford and swansea battling it out at wembley for the last spot in the premier league. after 20 minutes, brentford lead 2—0 — literallyjust scored — ivan toney giving them the lead from the penalty spot. he�*s the top goal—scorer in the championship with 33 goals this season. literally just seconds ago they doubled the lead so it is now 2—0 to brentford afterjust doubled the lead so it is now 2—0 to brentford after just 20 doubled the lead so it is now 2—0 to brentford afterjust 20 minutes. brentford have not been in top flight for 7h years, while swansea last played in the premier league in the 2017—18 season. celtic�*s search for a new manager

has taken another twist with news that they�*re in advanced negotiations with the former australia boss, ange poste—coglou. he�*s currently managing injapan, but could be announced as the new celtic boss as early as next week. yesterday, the club�*s number one target, eddie howe rejected the chance to replace neil lennon. fabio katarrarro will start on pole in the italian motogp on sunday. the frenchman set a new all time lap record around the mojello circuit as he claimed pole for the fourth race in a row. francesco banyaya will start his home race from second and johan zarco completes the front row. great britain suffered their fifth defeat in six games at the world ice hockey championships in latvia. they were beaten 6—1 by the czech republic — their first meeting since i948. they�*ll face switzerland in their final group game on tuesday. that�*s all the sport for now. you can find more

on all those stories, including plenty more ahead of the champions league final. there�*s also live coverage of the european team championship athletics over on the bbc sport website. a social media trend that involves using tiny magnets as fake tongue piercings has led the nhs to call for them to be banned. in the last three years, 65 children in england have needed urgent surgery, after swallowing magnets. 0ur health correspondent, katharine da costa, is here. how serious is this? 65 children in three years. that sounds really grim. tell]! 65 children in three years. that sounds really grim.— 65 children in three years. that sounds really grim. tell is more. the nhs sounds really grim. tell is more. the was called _ sounds really grim. tell is more. the nhs called for _ sounds really grim. tell is more. the nhs called for the _ sounds really grim. tell is more. the nhs called for the span - sounds really grim. tell is more. the nhs called for the span of. sounds really grim. tell is more. | the nhs called for the span of the videos appeared on tiktok showing young people using two little magnets on either side of the tongue trying to trick people into thinking that they�*ve had a piercing. now, the danger is that they�*re easy to

swallow and if you swallow more than one, 18 can be potentially life—threatening and cause significant damage within hours they�*re not immediately the nieves garment removed because what happens is these magnets are super strong and become stuck together inside the bowels of the intestines, squeeze the tissue and cuts off the blood supply in the tissue dies so they can cause long—term physical problems, internal scarring. can cause long—term physical problems, internalscarring. earlier this month the nhs issued a patient safety alert to gps and hospitals warning them about this trend in saying that cases should be treated as an emergency and referred to urgent surgery. these tiny magnetic bills are sold widely as toys for children and the nhs has also seen an increase in hospital admissions among teenagers as a result of this rays. among teenagers as a result of this ra s. ~ .., among teenagers as a result of this i’a s. ~ . ., .. among teenagers as a result of this ra s. ~ ,., ., , among teenagers as a result of this ras. ., among teenagers as a result of this ra s. ., ., rays. while, so who is saying what about these? _ rays. while, so who is saying what about these? the _ rays. while, so who is saying what about these? the people - rays. while, so who is saying what about these? the people who - rays. while, so who is saying what. about these? the people who make them, the people who promote them, what more the action has there been to the skull from the nhs? 50. what more the action has there been

to the skull from the nhs?— to the skull from the nhs? so, from a statement — to the skull from the nhs? so, from a statement from _ to the skull from the nhs? so, from a statement from tiktok _ to the skull from the nhs? so, from a statement from tiktok they - to the skull from the nhs? so, from a statement from tiktok they have l a statement from tiktok they have said that keeping our community safe is a top priority and community guidelines make it clear what content is not accessible on the platform and that includes pond, content that encourages, promotes dangerous behaviour that might lead to injury and tiktok says the content has since been removed. some are calling for a change in the law to make products classified as toys because they might need strict regulations and magnets would need to be encased in something that would not be able to be swallowed. parents are being warned about the dangers of these magnets and tests seek urgent medical help if a child swallows these magnets but ultimately, england�*s top children�*s doctors call for them to be banned altogether. doctors call for them to be banned altoaether. �* �* . doctors call for them to be banned altoaether. �* �* , ., doctors call for them to be banned altoaether. �* v . ~ , doctors call for them to be banned altoaether. �* �*, ., ~ , doctors call for them to be banned altogether-— altogether. but's a key point, the fact that you _ altogether. but's a key point, the fact that you have _ altogether. but's a key point, the fact that you have to _ altogether. but's a key point, the fact that you have to get - altogether. but's a key point, the i fact that you have to get treatment really quickly as well. the fact you have to react quickly. well, because of the damage... because they can connect and suppress the oxygen supply in the tissues so what they are saying is it can cause problems

within hours and they should be treated as an emergency and get that surgery is a priority. thank you very much. 0ur health correspond there, capping the cost. —— catherine back of stuff. the duchess of cambridge has received her first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. the duchess, who�*s 39, had herfirst jab at london�*s science museum. she said she was �*hugely grateful to everyone who is playing a part in the rollout�*. with indoor pools closed for most of the last year, swimming in the uk�*s rivers has become increasingly popular, but brings with it concern about the state of the country�*s waterways. as we go into a bank holiday weekend, an ocean conservation charity is launching an app to provide the uk�*s only real—time water quality information for water sports enthusiasts. tom webb reports. at a time when many of us have been discovering our natural waterways as a place for leisure, the uk ranks just 25th out of 30 european nations for water quality, which is why the usually ocean—focused charity

surfers against sewage is turning its attention inland with the use of a new app. 0ur rivers are sadly in a shocking state — only 14% meeting good ecological status, and none meeting good chemical status. and the app is really, really important. it gives people the real—time, live data on sewage and agricultural pollution of their favourite beaches and bathing spots on rivers. sewage discharges are only legal in certain very limited circumstances. but despite this, last year water companies in england did so more than 400,000 times, 837% rise from the previous year. this occurred for 3 million hours. 0ne treatment work alone dumped over 1 billion litres in one day, the equivalent of 400 0lympic swimming pools of sewage. and it�*s not only a threat to the environment, as andy tassell

discovered when swimming with friends in the river dee in chester last summer. when we got in, the water looked pretty clear. within a matter of an hour or two, started to feel pretty queasy. it knocked me off pretty much anything, spent two days in bed. but for many, the benefits outweigh the potential risks. health worker susi halley discovered her love for wild swimming with her friends, even turning it into a way to raise money for fellow front line workers experiencing problems with their mental health. i kind of took on this challenge to swim in the thames every day for 28 days in february, which was magical, and this really incredibly positive thing alongside this really challenging and difficult thing i was doing in the hospital. while surfers against sewage are hoping that users

of the app will be more safe when using the waterways, they�*re also hoping it will act as a campaigning tool. the safer seas and rivers service allows people to contact their mp and their water company�*s ceo in their catchment every time there is a pollution incident. the environment agency says it�*s working actively with the water companies to ensure overflows are properly controlled, and the harm they do to the environment is stopped. many of us will continue to use the rivers this weekend, despite the potential pollution from sewage, but environmental charities are hoping that the increasing use of our waterways will turn the tide in the campaign for cleaner waters. tom webb, bbc news. we know sniffer dogs can detect drugs, explosives and even diseases — and now man�*s best friend is moving into the drinks business. this is rocco the cocker spaniel, the newest member of staff at the william grant distillery on the west coast of scotland. he�*s been trained to sniff out impurities in the oak barrels before they�*re filled, so that none of the whisky goes to waste.

now it�*s time for a look at the weather with tomasz. every half hour needs to dog story, doesn�*t it, just to cheer us all up! and the weather is still looking good this weekend. now, at the moment, it is not the case of clear blue skies across the country. in fact, you can see earlier on a bit of cloud here and there, but that is an old weather front, it is in the process of fizzling away and i think for the second half of the afternoon at the very least it�*s decent sunny spells and warm, temperatures up around 19—21 celsius. but — and there often is a "but", isn�*t there? there is a lot of low, grey cloud in the north sea and that means that sunday morning some coastal areas — along the north sea coast and down to east anglia — will start off cloudy and some of the coasts, the very coastal strip, may hang on to some of that grey cloud

into the afternoon. so we are talking cooler weather in norwich —