this is bbc news. the headlines at eight... thousands of chelsea and manchester city fans gather in the portuguese city of porto as the champions league final gets under way. in other news — a teenager appears in court charged with conspiracy to murder, following the shooting of sasha johnson, the black lives matter activist. dozens of demonstrations have taken place around the world to show solidarity with the people of belarus. and in other football news, brentford are finally promoted to the premier league for the first time in their history. they beat swansea 2—0.

good evening. the all—english final in the champions league has kicked off — between chelsea and manchester city. thousands of fans have made the trip to portuguese city of porto — for tonight's game. up to 16,500 supporters are inside the stadium to watch the game. from porto, here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks. they're here for a good time, not a long time. we start at 4:30 this morning, so it's a long day. the final planes arrived today, bringing exhausted supporters to porto for a 2k hours to remember. to get into the stadium they needed a ticket and a negative test and they received a coveted golden wristband and excitement was building.

this is ourdream. this is what it's all about. all the pressure's on city. there's none on chelsea. we're just going to have a happy day. we have been following this for many years and we have these tickets - and we deserve them. we deserve our tickets. the mood today has been one of happiness to be on foreign soil again. but there were some isolated scuffles last night. they were described as "nothing serious" by the authorities, but one fan says that he was hit intervening in a fight between manchester city supporters. i was just trying to calm _ the situation down, wanted to split it all up because it was city fans clashing with city- fans, and i went to calm the situation down and got a good uppercut myself. . in their bubble away from fans, confidence is coursing for the english champions. but this is the biggest honour missing from a trophy cabinet that is otherwise fit to burst.

meanwhile i've been here twice before, or relaxed thomas telling them to defeat in last seasons final now hopes to go one better with chelsea. somethings got to give. in my opinion, this is what pep was brought to manchester city for, to win the big one, the biggest game in club football that is the champions league and so it is a huge game for him and for chelsea's point of view, thomas has made great strides this season. just in recent weeks, they've dipped a little bit and results have not been the greatest, so it is massive for him to finish this season on a high note. of this competition recently, pep guardiola said there's something in the stars, but will they align for the champions or for chelsea? an 18—year—old man has appeared in court charged with conspiracy to murder over 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 in 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. several members of cameron deriggs�* family, including his parents, watched proceedings from the public gallery. an application for bail was rejected by districtjudge michael snow. deriggs is now due to appear at the old bailey on the 25th ofjune. four other men have also been arrested in relation to the incident but have been bailed until late june. 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. the home office have announced that 144 migrants crossed the channel today. it comes after authorities dealt with 19 events yesterday

involving 336 people. the record for a single day was set last september, when a16 migrants crossed the channel to england. let's take a look at today's coronavirus daily figures. there have been 3398 new cases and seven deaths reported in the past 2a hours. infections have been rising slowly over the past week, with an average of 3067 infections every day. in the vaccine roll—out, more than 197,000 people have received a first vaccine dose in the last 2a hours. that means that more than 39 million people have now had their firstjab. that's more than 74% of the adult population. just over a14,000 had their second dose in the past 2a hours meaning almost 25 million people — or 47% of the adult population — is now fully vaccinated. vietnam's health minister has said that the country is fighting a new covid—i9 variant, which is a combination

of those first identified in india and the uk. vietnam has so far only recorded 47 covid deaths, but is seeing a fresh surge in cases. officials in sri lanka have warned the country is facing one of the worst ecological crises in its history, following a fire in a naval container off the country's coast. thousands of military personnel have been deployed to clean up waves of micro plastics that have been washing ashore since the blaze last week. joe robinson has more?. with each wave, the task ahead becomes tougher. millions of microplastic pellets have already washed ashore. to be cleaned up by the army, navy and air force scrambled on the beach. this is an ecological disaster site. 0ne team managed almost clear their section of the beach on friday night. only to find it covered

the following morning. the fire on the express pearl began over a week ago. as it waited to enter colombo port. for indian ships havejoined the navy in their efforts to fight the blaze and mitigate the destruction. the navy does not believe the fire is under control, but the extent of the damage to the environment is still being assessed. the vessel was carrying hundreds of containers of industrial chemicals, threatening key parts of the area's ecosystem. fishing has already been banned along at 80 km stretch of coast while the clean—up operation is under way. but the threat to local jobs could be far longer the plastic but the threat to local jobs could be far longer—lasting. the plastic pellets pose a particular threat to sea life in an area known for its crab and jumbo prawn stocks. now, the livelihood of thousands of fishermen is under threat of being eroded.

joe robinson, bbc news. 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 award—winning tv producer charlie hanson has been removed from the netflix production �*after life�* and suspended from bafta, following accusations of historical sexual misconduct. in a 5,000—word document emailed to netflix and bafta, 11 women accuse mr hanson of misconduct ranging from 2008 to 2015. charlie hanson denies the accusations. actor and writer ricky gervais, who created the after life series, said he was "shocked and appalled"

by the allegations. 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. sarah campbell reports. 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. the headlines on bbc news... thousands of chelsea and manchester city fans gather in the portuguese city of porto as the champions league final gets under way. a teenager appears in court charged with conspiracy to murder following the shooting of sasha johnson, the black lives matter activist. dozens of demonstrations have taken place around the world to show solidarity with the people of belarus. there�*ve been dozens of demonstrations around the world to show solidarity with the people of belarus. in poland, hundreds of demonstrators have ta ken to streets of the capital, warsaw. small gatherings have also been held in other european countries, the us and australia. many protesters have been calling for the release of the belarusian journalist, roman protasevich, who was detained along with his girlfriend after an airliner was forced

to land in minsk. i�*m joined now by matthew sherwood, senior europe analyst at the economist intelligence unit. good evening to you, mackie. thanks so much forjoining us. so there have been these protests including in berlin, in wharfedale and elsewhere and they are in solidarity, effectively, with the people of belarus after president lukashenko crackdown on purchase and ballad boots itself? —— in berlin, in warsaw. —— cracked down on protests in belarus itself. it is certainly an — protests in belarus itself. it is certainly an effort _ protests in belarus itself. it is certainly an effort by - protests in belarus itself. it 3 certainly an effort by the opposition in exile mostly in poland and lithuania between europe too to keep the attention focused on belarus because their main concern is that very quickly as new cycles move on people will stop worrying about what�*s happening there. how about what's happening there. how well attended _ about what's happening there. how well attended have they been? how effective will they be?—

effective will they be? well, i think in what _ effective will they be? well, i think in what i've _ effective will they be? well, i think in what i've seen - effective will they be? well, i think in what i've seen from l effective will they be? well, i i think in what i've seen from your think in what i�*ve seen from your correspondence saying, we�*re talking hundreds not thousands. i think it is more to make sure that they stay in the news in places like the bbc. i think it does raise the question what actually can european and us governments do to actually affect change in belarus and, to be honest, there�*s... it�*s relatively limited, to be honest. there's. .. it's relatively limited, to be honest.— to be honest. that's interesting because the _ to be honest. that's interesting because the eu _ to be honest. that's interesting because the eu announced - to be honest. that's interesting because the eu announced thatj to be honest. that's interesting i because the eu announced that it to be honest. that's interesting - because the eu announced that it was introducing more targeted sanctions against individuals in the lukashenko government last week, and that follows sanctions that were introduced last year as well. i mean, will they hurt? can they hurt? they can. the thing to remember about the eu sanctions is that they�*ve been proposed but given the way the eu is organised it needs to be agreed by all the members so

that�*s going to take several months. they have mooted this idea of some aid to help the democratic transition which is sort of a, if you will, a bribe for regime change, and the us has also replaced sanctions as well. i mean, these things take a long time to take effect. mr lukashenko�*s done quite well. he�*s weathered the storm after the august disputed elections and he has cracked down quite a bit, certainly on the opposition inside of belarus. so, if anything, the sanctionsjust of belarus. so, if anything, the sanctions just drive him of belarus. so, if anything, the sanctionsjust drive him closer to russia, where he does find support. are, right. iwas russia, where he does find support. are, right. i was going to ask you about russia because he is under the wing of resident putin, they met yesterday. how reliable do you think

russia�*s support is for him? russia�*s support is for him? russia�*s support is reliable up to a certain point. a mean russia�*s whole policy goal is to keep belarus from moving closer to the west in orbit, if you will. i mean, may be further integration with you all, you know, defence organisations like nato. and so, for now, they will stick with lukashenko. they are not thrilled with him, necessarily, but he is the person in place at the moment and this, probably, they are buying themselves time until they can orchestrate, potentially, a move to a place in the summer and that is more to their liking but, yeah, would still keep belarus firmly in russia�*s m. so, really, you think that the power here lies with russia rather than with the other? yes. that the power here lies with russia rather than with the other?- rather than with the other? yes, i mean, rather than with the other? yes, i mean. russia _ rather than with the other? yes, i mean, russia is _ rather than with the other? yes, i mean, russia is very _ rather than with the other? yes, i mean, russia is very good - rather than with the other? yes, i mean, russia is very good at - mean, russia is very good at extracting concessions from those who are economically dependent on it. there are things that europe and

the us can do. if the sanctions go forward at the eu is proposing, not just on individuals but if they really started targeting some of these state companies that certainly lukashenko and his allies benefit from, things like the oil company, they�*ve finally, you know, belarus produces 20% of the world�*s potash, things like that. i mean, these are money generating entities that if muscles, if washington are serious about really trying to bring lukashenko down —— if brussels. it will consider such measures. lukashenko down -- if brussels. it will consider such measures. thank ou ve will consider such measures. thank you very much- _ will consider such measures. thank you very much. that _ will consider such measures. thank you very much. that is _ will consider such measures. thank you very much. that is matthew - you very much. that is matthew sherwood from the non—dharma economist intelligence unit. thank you for your time. to matthew

sherwood from the economist intelligence unit. 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 enjoy the 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.

brentford have won in the championship play—off final. they beat swansea 2—0 at wembley in the show piece final — it�*ll be the first time brentford have played in the premier league. billed as the most lucrative match in english football — the club stand to earn an estimated £178 million. two brentford fans who watched the game in wembley are naresh puri and his son, eshan. they were outside a pub where many brentford fans gathered to celebrate, and described what the win means to them. we are passionate brentford supporters and for us guys this is going to be our return to the top flight in 74 years, and my son eshan�*s been going since he was a kid, and it�*sjust the biggest occasion of our lives! that was one of the best games of football — as a fan of football, anyone could appreciate that — and i'm sure tonight a lot of people will be tuning into the telly to watch a great team that does a lot for their community going up to the premier league, which they have been deserving for the last five years. and a lot of new fans will be coming in to support brentford,

i'm sure about that, after today. eshan, did you think that they were going to do it? were you confident that they would? me and my dad are optimists. we'll sit here with the fans in the back and we'll tell you, we've been saying for the last year, this is our year. 2021 of all years, brentford were going to do it, and we absolutely demolished swansea today. for the first 20 minutes, we went for it, and about this, this is part of a special, special community club, and it means the world to a lot of people and i'm sure this was our year. we knew it today. and the thing is, rita, we�*ve been through so much pain over the years. eashan pulled out a ticket, you know, last week, and it was brentford versus hartlepool in league 2 from when he was a young boy, so in those days we used to have 4,000 supporters at griffin park, which has now been demolished — we�*ve obviously moved into a new stadium — and it�*s incredible. in those days, we used to have like, four rows to ourselves, and now all of a sudden we�*ve got a beautiful stadium. but, rita, we�*re in the premier league, and we�*re saying, "hold on, does that mean brentford — liverpool, brentford — tottenham..."

cheering. "brentford — villa?" rita laughs. they�*re all cheering in the back. you can hear everyone! we are a small club, we are a humble club, we are humble individuals and as eshan says as well, he works as a volunteer for the club as well, he�*s been working there since he was 16. it is a fantastic, beautiful, humble club but now we... we're the big boys! we�*re the big boys! we�*re in the premier league! you are on the map, now, aren�*t you? so, look, this victory it could be worth nearly 100... shall we have brentford — man city, or shall we have brentford— liverpool? oh, yeah, i love that. brentford— man united... but rita, you know, but can i say one thing is well with this swansea fans as well, they have got a fantastic club, they are a brilliant team as well. we feel their pain because, you know, we�*ve suffered in ten play—offs.

we�*ve been through the absolute pain and misery so, you know, our hearts go out to those guys that they will have a successful next season but tonight is our night. shout out to all the players, all the club. yeah, brilliant. there are special, special team. special team. you are generous in victory, aren�*t you? what are your hopes, then? next step is the premier league? what are your hopes? we just want to be a team that fights and shows who we are. we want to be like wolves or leads, you know, go to the teams and fight them, and you know, that's brentford spirit. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with tomasz and more of this on the way. a little dose of summer and temperatures will continue to rise a little bit over the next couple of days. probably peeking by around tuesday. some strong sunshine out there and i�*m also going to mention the pollen. the warm weather has spread notjust across the uk put into scandinavia and many other parts of europe as this high pressure continues to build. the winds are like, there is plenty of sunshine, beautiful day and the east today, but help towards the west you can see a little bit

more cloud. that cloud is in the process of melting away, so to this evening and overnight we are talking about largely clear skies. however, we have got some cloud in the north sea and a bit of onshore wind so that does mean by the early hours of sunday morning it could turn quite overcast and murky in the north sea coast and, in fact, all the way down to the kent coast and it is elsewhere it is something in the worst, it would go so a stunning start the day and that luke grey cloud will be flirting with an note so let�*s take a closer look the comic. the pm on sunday. cloud off the coast of aberdeenshire there but possibly lapping onto the coast of yorkshire, may be lincolnshire, norfolk coast, but elsewhere england hardly a cloud in the sky. 22 degrees, perfect weather. into bank holiday monday, the warm air continues to spread across the uk.

light winds. the weather frontjust to the west of the cold air is kept at bay out in the atlantic. 0n bank holiday monday, temperatures of 23 in london, 23 in liverpool, and into the 20s for glasgow and also for edinburgh. i purchased two bidders on tuesday. the weather front still kept at bay and the winds are coming in from the south in the south and the southern climes. i think our warmest day will be on tuesday peeking around 25 on monday, london. we could hit the mid 20s further north, 20 degrees in belfast with some sunshine as well. how long is going to last? certainly until tuesday but by the time we get to wednesday they could be some thunderstorms in the way. you know what? that�*s a long way off. let�*s enjoy the sun, sunshine for now.

hello, this is bbc news with reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: it�*s goalless in the all—english champions league final between chelsea and manchester city, with thousands of fans in attendance in porto. a teenager appears in court charged with conspiracy to murder

following the shooting of sasha johnson, the black lives matter activist. dozens of demonstrations have taken place around the world to show solidarity with the people of belarus. now on bbc news, duncan kennedy reports on the story of historical forced adoptions and the mothers�* search for a justice. a warning — there are some details in this programme that some viewers may find upsetting. i loved her so much, i still love her. i�*m her mum. it was to be a secret, it was not to be discussed.